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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Armistice Day
Movement Started for Obser-
vance of Holiday in Sumter

Sumter has been criticised very
severely in the psat because we ana
not observe ArmiStice Day oy
closing up our stores and other
business places on that date, NO
genlber llth. Now the fact is that
no ore took the lead to observe
Armistice Day in Sumter or to close
our places of bUsiness-it was not
that Sumter did not wish to honor
the day and to honor the heroes OF
the world war. living and dead. 1t
lust didn't appear 70 be pecullariy
anvbody's business to start the Dali
TO rolling TO suitably observe Ar
mistice Day in Sumter.
Secretary Reardon has been re-
uuested 10 take steps to nave the
day observed this year, and to see
that q signed agreement is execut-
ed among the business concerns to
close up. He will take the matter
up this week and appoint commit
tees to circulate closing up agree
mentS.
Armistice Day should be observ-
ed ali over Sumter county. There
are none who We're in Sumter on
November 11th, 1918, who will ever
forget how much the signing of the
armistcie meant to humanity. They
will never forget how thousands Of
men, women, boys and girls from
all over this and adjoining coun-
ties went wild with joy, how laugh
ter and tears Of JOY mingled to-
gether, how the throngs Of citi-
zens crowded together and rejoic-
ed, and there are many other
things about that never to be for
gotten day we will think Of for
years.
We have not forgotten how many
hundreds Of men and women were
made gloriously happy over the
news that their boys would come
home again. And there were
many sad hearts thinking Of their
loved ones who would, never come
home again.
Bat thisc Who were grieved and
heart sore We're also happy that
other mems and women's boys and
brothers would come home.
So it will be no difficult task to
get Sumter's business concerns to
honor Armistice Day-just start the
agreements to circulating and the
Job is done-all over but the hol-
lering
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Pee Dee Bridge
Controversy

COlunl bla, oct. GIL ne answer
of the state highway department TO
the Pee Dee bridge commission OF
statements made by it regarding
the discarded plans for the erection
of a state highway bridge over the
Pee Dee near Mars Bluff. has been
made public by Governor Cooper.
The statement, in the nature OF
report TO the governor, not only
shows that the state highway de-
partment did all it could TO get
the Pee Dee bridge located where
the Pee Dee bridge commission
wanted it, but that certain state
ments were made regarding the
highway departments plans which
were not correct. AS a result OF
the controversy between the state
highway commission and the Pee
Dee bridge commission the Pee
Dee commission last week reject
ed the possibility Of state and fed
eral aid for the bridge and a toll
bridge is to be erected, by private
capital instead.
The state highway commission
report to Governor Cooper shows
that plans for bridge We're drawn
and approved by government engi-
neers, to be located at a point two
and half miles above the Mars
Bluff ferry. This plan was ap-
proved by the Pee Dee bridge COM
mission, and contract was let for
the construction The work had
started, when charges We're made
that the estimates were hundreds
of thousands of dollars out Of line
and that high-water bridge
could be erected at Mars Bluff fer
ry for hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars less than the Pee Dee span
was to cost.
Bridge engineers from Georgia
and North Carolina were called in
to examine the job, the report
shows, and an engineer came from
! Washington for the same purpose.
The reports of all three confirmed
the position of the state highway
department. Later thorough in
vestigation was made by an engi-
neer from the bureau of roads at
Washington, and he found that a
bridge could be built as planned
by the highway engineers for less
than 100000, while a bridge at
Mars Bluff ferry, the last point Sc
lected by the Pee Dee commits
sion. could be built, up to the same
specifications, for s441,327. The
United States department estimat-
ed that the low-water bridge could
be built, at the Mars Bluff ferry,
for between S165,o00 and $4,000.
The highway commission tells
Gov. Cooper that it used every ef-
fort to secure the consent Of the
government to, participate in q
bridge nearer the ferry, but these
efforts were unsuccessful"
The department desires you to
know that the charges which We're
made to the effect that its estimates
were hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars out of the way, and that the
cost of high water bridge at the
| point of selected by its engineers
would be hundreds of thousands
of dollars more than the cost of a
high-water bridge at the ferry
proper, have been shown by COM
petenr outside authorities, includ-
! ing two of the governments prin-
f>cipal bridge engineers, to have
been without foundation. Thus
concludes the report to the gov
ernor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
How to Run a Cannery
Successful Gamer of Oconee
County to Address Meeting

All who are interested in cam
ming factory or canning factories
on individual farms are invited to
attend a meeting at the Chamber
of Commerce to hear ]. A. Jones
from Pickens county, tell how he
operates a canning plant on his
farm and cans vegetables for his
neishbors. Mr.. Jones has been sue
cessfully operating a canning plant
for several years, and knows the
canning business. How it can be
run 20 make money and how a
plant may be run at loss.
J. Frank Williams,
County Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Saturdays Foot
Ball Games
Erskine Defeats Citadel
Davidson Victor Over
Wofford

Davidson. \. c., Oct. 22.-Slaugh-
tering Wofford by a score Of 81 to
0, Davidson did not even exert her
self here this afternoon; in fact.
the scrubs played more than half
the game and scored better than
the first string men. While the
quarters were for the regulation 5
minutes. Coach Gray stopped the
game in the final period after it had
gone / minutes, at the request Of
the visitors.
Everything Davidson tried was
successful, from forward passes to
most at will and had great success
in kicking goals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
The Waterman and southron
Entered at the Posfof6ee atSSun1'
ter, 5. c., as Second Glass Matter.
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alexander McIver, Who has
been visiting her son, Mr. ". w.
McIyer on Liberty street, has re-
turned to her home in Charleston.
Messrs. Willie Reams, Bill
plowden and DR.. e. P. DuRant
returned to Sumter last night from
the Georgetown section OF the
state where they have been ENJOY
ing a deer hunt. The hunting
party was successful in killing
three deer. Mr.. Plowden landed
his first buck during this hunt
Miss Ina Carte, of the, Marion
city schools, will spend the- week
end with Mrs. E. s. Boott.s Miss
3 Carte formerly taught domestic
science in the local school.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Miken. Of Atlanta,
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness
Messrs. P. K. Beach, Marion
Pate and JIG. Davis left this morn
ing for Columbia on business.
Miss Aden kirkland left~for
Charleston this morning where she
will visit Mrs. D.. NJ. Burns.
Mr.. e. L. Witherspoon has gene
to Cleveland, Ohio to attend the
convention Of Casket Manufaetur-
ess' Association of America.
Mr.. A. K. Sanders, superintend-
ent of the State Penitentiary spent
Saturday in the city.
.afr. I. A. Ryttenberg left this
morning in his ear for a trip
through North Carolina in interest
of the. Sumter Brick Works.
Mr. Howard sJones Of the, Uni
yersity of South Carolina is in town
{ for a few-days.
The following left Sumter Sun
day night in special Pullman via
Atlantic Coast Line and Atlanta for
s Chattanooga, Tenn, to attend the
United Confederate Veterans CON
sentioa: Messrs. G. w. Mahoney
Ro5en NJ. Mahoney, James E.
Brnnson. r. NJ. Josey, A. D. Be
thea, Judge Thos. E. Richardson,
Misses Halle Lesesne, bessie. Les
esne and Cleia Terry.
Hon. C. j. Jackson Of Horatio
was in Sumter on business today.
adessrs. Cyril Schwartz sanGsJack
: Skinner spent a short while in
Florence this. week end. Y
Mr.. e. H. Forester left gthis
morning for Charleston after
spending a while in the city.
Rev. 3. i. Knight passed
through the city this morning
While en- route to Columbia to at
tend the state Fair. Mr.. Knight
has made some entries an the
poultry department Of ths Fair. He
was unusually lucky with his show
ing of last year,and came out with
the first prize In a number OF fairs
Mrs. J. J. Williams and Miss
Bessie Eeod left this morning for
Columbia. So @
Miss Irene Bryan in company
with Miss Dorothy Carson OF sum
merten, VIII leave tonight Tor
Tampa, Fla, where Miss Bryan VIII
spend the remainder Of the wlnter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Death of NJ. M. Platt
Prominent Citizen of Sumter
Dies Suddenly

Mr.. Marion NJ. Platt, one of sum-
ter's best known citizens and husl-
ness men. was found by his wife at
about 8 o'clock Saturday lying
dead upon the bath room floor IN
his home on n. Church st.
Mr.. Platt was seemingly in very
GOOD health and his sudden death
comes as a very distinct shock to
his family and all Of his friends
and associates.
Friday morning Mr.. P t
spent in the discharge of his busi-
ness as usual in his Office in the
City National Bank building, While
IN the afternoon, he, in company
with an insurance representative OF
Philadelphia, made business trip
to Columbia through the country
in Mr.. PIatt's automobile. oeThey
left Columbia on the return trip
to Sumter about 10 o'clock that
eight and Mr.. Plat complained to
his companion that he was chilled.
The wind shield Of the automobile
was broken and Mr.. Platt was
dressed in a summer suit and with
out his overcoat. Several mishaps
occurred to the automobile which
delayed the arrival of the car in
Sumter until about 2 a. m. Mr..
Plat put his friend out at the
Claremont Hotel and with the ex-
ceptfon Of being very cold, was in
the best Of spirits when he Oade
his companion goodbye and went
to his home.
When Mrs. Plat found her hus-
band she Immediately telephoned
TO the nearest physician and to the
family physician and also to her
brother-in-law, DR.. NJ. L. Parler,
of Wedgefeld. The physicians were
soon at the home but nothing could
be done. Mr.. Platt was apparently
in the act of dressing when his end
came.
Mr.. Platt was the SON of the late
Rev. J. B. Platt of the Methodist
conference and Mrs. Celestia Platt.
;Ie was born at Rdigeville, S. c.,
on the gath of December, 1886. He
was a student Of Clemson College
and later went into business in Co
lunbia. He was married to Miss
Lucille V, Gasque, of Marion, on De-
cember %, 1916, after having NOV
ed to Sumter in 1915 and begun his
thriving business as general agent
for the Philadelphia Life Insurance
Company. Mr.. Platt had only one
brother, the late Mr.. Virgil c..
Platt, at one time in business here,
and two sisters, Mrs. w. F. Benton
who died in the year 1919 ard Mrs.
NJ. L. .Parler of Wedgefield, who is
ROW. the, only living member Of the
family. The deceased leaves his
wife and two small children, little
Dorothy, aged 3 years and Marion
who is under the age Of two years.
He also leaves one aunt, Mrs. ]. E.
Williams Of Holly Hill.
The funeral services will be held
from the residence at 1890
O'Clock Sunday morning.
An inquest was held Saturday,
the finding of which was that:
IN. NJ. Platt died suddenly at his
residence in Sumter on the 22nd
day Of October, 1921 and upon the
testimony of physicians who exam
ined the body and knew Or heard
of the family history Of deceased.
we believe that death was due to
some form Of heart disease. Sign
ed: Geo. L. Kicker, Foreman; r.
D. Graham, r. A. Bradhan, F. B.
Creech, A. L. Jackson, c. D.
PrunlS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Y. M. c.. A. Campaign

The figures were confused in
Fridays report. Total subscribed
was s5,87S.00, of which s1,S76.66
was cash. not the latter amount
added. Total subscriptions now
are sG.5S3.0O, about $4,000 short OF
what is actually needed, and the
committee feels hopeful.
At the meeting last evening it
was agreed that it would be we'll to
give the people a condensed state
ment Of the financial status OF the
association, which is as follows:
There is due to the Equi-
table Life Assurance
Society balance on the
building debt - --s16, 10000
Due in notes for the
Current bills, including
money for repairs nee
essary l,loU.oo
The directors of the association
decided TO raise one-half of this
amount for the following reason:
There was due last June
on the mortgage debt,
$500 which the in
surance company is
holding over. There will
be due Dec. 1st on the
same account 81 900 and
a few months later ST.
500, making total to be
raised for this purpose 4, ,0O0.00
The notes due must be
paid 4,75O.OO
The current bills and re-
pairs 1,75O00
Amount for one years in
terest on the whole
debt 100000
The item of s4,75O notes is an
accumulation of deficits from time
to time, which the management
believes will not continue as the
! local expenses have been very
greatly reduced, and if the asso-
citation is put on its feet now it can
/ be maintained by the income from
rents and membership fees. The
committee has agreed. to keep this
matter before the people and con-
tinue to beg for help until the
necessary amount is raised.
II YOU have not given a helping
hand please do so; if you have
made a subscription and feel that
YOU can do more, follow the die
tates Of your better self.
You get no dividend in dollars
and cents from this investment
! but Your investment will continue
TO pay dividends in that which Is
1 far better long after you have
passed away.
Let every citizen Of Sumter fee.
that this debt is as much his OF
hers, as it is debt Of the asso-
citation.
The committee will meet Mon.
day evening at 8 O'Clock at which
time we hope to have the entire
amount. but to do this you must
help.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

Revival services are being held
this week at Salem Baptist church.
Morning services at 1880 ana
evening services at 7:30 y. m. DR..
I>uckholtZ is doing the preaching.
with Rev. Robert Barksdale lead
ing the singing and Prof. John
I.andrum at the piano. A cordial
invitation is extended TO all
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
Funeral for Sergeant Alfred j
Bradford

The body Of Sergeant Alfred ).
Bradford, who died in France
while in the service Of the United
States arrived in Sumter this morn
ing from Washington, d. c. The
funeral services We're held Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock a n d
the body inferred in the city ceme-
terry.
Sergeant Bradford died at a hos
pital in France of pneumonia while
he was serving in the United States
army.
The funeral services will be in
charge Of Rev. J. P Marion.
Those serving as pail bearers are
Messrs. William Raffield, Alva Bur-
kett, Pitts Bradford, Ed Bradford.
Louis Bryan, James Bryan, Ed
Scale and Marion Hurst.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

IF the bed bug had a different
way Of getting his living, we might
not consider hi msuch a disrepu-
table member Of society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

The man who makes money bet
ting against his own success GER
tainly doesn't earn it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

NOTICE-We are fully equipped
with press machinery. etc, TO Go
your cleaning and pressing. and
our prices are reasonable, Give
Us your work. Phone I13, Mo-
W. Hampton Ave. Sev.l & Nc
Daniel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

Thousands Of moths specializing
on womens clothes have starved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

The real Chinese puzzle is China
Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

One nice thing about a crowded
street car is it is warmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26

E. w. DARBS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root il
soon realized. It stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one Of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
90 many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble lie 90
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are, declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. It il on sale
at all drug stores IN bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample b7ttle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
LOSS FROM INFERIOR SEEDS
Farmer Is Cautioned to Make Test In
Home Germinator in Advance
Of Planting.

American farmers suffer losses
every year through inferior seed, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture finds. If seed is foul with weeds
or If the seeds are dead, the loss can
not be made up once the crop is In
the ground. If crop is to be planted
in April, discovery of poor seed in
May does no good. The remedy is
to test seeds in home germinator in
advance Of planting.
Small samples of seed are counted
out and sowed in moist soil in some
shallow receptacle like kitchen
plate. The plate may be kept near
the stove or anywhere to maintain
temperature conducive to germina-
tion. When the plants have had time
to sprout, count of the results will
give good indication of the value
OF the seed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
FINEST HORSES USED
in GOVERNMENT STUD
Troubador Of WiIIoWmoor Won
Ribbon at Chicago Show.
Morgan Stallion Mcmahon Was Made
Champion at Vermont 1920 Fair
Excellent Records Made by
Other Animals.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The United States Department Of
Agriculture's stud Of Morgan horses
at Middlebury, VT. contains excellent
specimens of the Morgan breed. This
fact was demonstrated when Trouba-
dour of Willowmoor, the premier stall
lion at the farm, won the Morgan stall
lion class at the 1919 international
show. at Chicago. At the 1920 YER
mont state fair the Morgan stallion
McMahon was made champion. Nc
Mahon is sired by Scotland, stall
lion bred by the late Joseph Battell
and for the past several years owned
by the Department of Agriculture.
Scotland and McMahon's dam, Beauty,
are both sired by General Gates, for
many years at the head of the govern
ment farm stud. Mcmahon is full
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
WIRE REPLACING
OLD-TIME FENCE
Stone Walls, Split Rails and
Hedges Rapidly Being Dis
carded by Farm Owners.
MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS
Essential That Ends and corncis Be
Erected Firm and SoIid--Posts
Should BE Large Enough to
Give Needed Strength.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
OF oil the changes wrought in the
farming industry during the last CEN
fury none is more noticeable than that
in fencing, say specialists Of the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture.
All over the Eastern United States
there are hundreds of miles Of stone
wall fences which are monuments to
the patience and thoroughness of
earlier generations. Overlapping this
territory, and extending west, are
found fences Of split rails, with their
familiar weeds and berry bushes in
the angles, while still farther west,
where there was neither wood nor
stone. are seen Usage orange and
other hedges. These are natural pro-
auctions of the time.
The farmer usually finds today that
barbed-wire or woven-wire fence will
best serve his ends for new construc-
ton, and at the same time cost least.
Barbed wire is used on large stock
ranges where the loss of one or two
animals through wire cutting is not
serious, but for the farmer with fine
horses, or a selected herd of cattle,
large mesh woyen-wire fences are
coming more into use.
Ends and Corners.
The manner in which the fence is
erected has much to do with its serv-
ice. The ends and corners are by far
the most important elements of a
fence. 1t is essential that they remain
firm and solid in order to hold the
fence rigid. The first thing to consider
is placing the corners. The posts used
should be large enough to give suffi-
Gent strength; they should be set deep
enough to prevent heaving by the &C.
ton of frost; they should be, braced
from each direction of tension by a
stout rail about IL feet long.
Metal and concrete posts are on the
market, but great many farmers cling
to wooden ones. The line posts should
be approximately inches in diameter.
Various woods are used, including
Usage orange, locust, red cedar, null
berry and burr oak. They should be
thoroughly seasoned and the bark re-
moved, and to get the longest life
should be dipped in creosote at a tenn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
GOLFER NOT "WHOLLY" BAD
Player Makes Ingenious Defense Of
Those Who Insist on Using
Links on Sunday.

"Chick" Evans, the brilliant golfer,
was talking at a golf club dinner in
Chicago about Sunday golf.
"The prejudice against playing golf
on Sunday said Mr.. Evans, has
practically disappeared, but in New
England there are still clubs where
the game is not permitted on the
Sabbath.
ITO deprive the modern player"
continued Mr.. Evans, "of his Sunday
golf-the only day in the week that
some men can PLAYS great hard
ship"
Smiling, the great golfer added
whimsicaily:
"And as a matter of fact, doesn't
the golfer remember the Sabbath day
and keep it 'holeyr LOS Angeles
Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-08
NOT A GOOD BUSINESS MAN
Young Corn Husk Evidently Was
Never Intended for High Place
in Modern Life.

J. D. Rockefeller, Jr, said in Y.
NJ. C. A. address:
"The successful business man today
is one who knows how to choose his
managers. A successful modern bust
ness is too vast for any one man to
handle. So managers are essential,
and if these managers are Lady
chosen, failure follows.
'"rhe unsuccessful business man is
apt to depute authority to such crea-
lures as young Corn Husk.
'Young Corn Husk's daddy sent him
to the mill one day to try to sell the
seasons wheat crop
"Corn got hold of a miller and sub
mitted q handful Of wheat to him.
The miller examined the wheat care
fully. Then he said: n,
"'How much more has your father
got like thisT
"'He amt got no more like it,
young Corn answered. 1T took him
all morning to pick that out"