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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09


This would make a gross product
Of each one horse farm aggregating
around seventeen hundred dollars.
The hay from the peanuts and pea
vines followingtthe oats would af-
ford roughage for the horse and
two COWS There would be ample
grain feed from oats, corn and vel
vet beans, TO provide necessary
concentrated feed for the horse,
COWS and hogs, with some excess to
be Sold
This should leave the cotton, milk
products, surplus hogs, tobacco,
snap beans. Irish potatoes and part
of the sweet potatoes as cash mon
ey crops, and these should bring
an aggregate considerably in ex-
cess of one thousand dollars :. per
farm.
If such a system Of farming can
be introduced into the county,
even on half the farms, we can
face the future with confidence.
Under such a system Of farming, if
adopted on all the farms, more
than eight million dollars could be
derived from the money crops
alone, and more than five million
more would be produced for use Of
the people on the farms, or used
in the production of the products
sold.
OF course we realize that all Of
the farms will not adopt such
program, but if only one-half Of the
farms in the county adopt it. our
annual wealth produced will eX-
ceed the average annual produc-
ton in pre-boll weevil times.
1t will be noted that in this pro-
gram the products Of the dairy
cow would approximate one mil
lion, two hundred thousand-being
three hundred dollars on four
thousand farms. If the program
be adopted on only two thousand
farms. it would yet leave the dairy
products to bring in six hundred
thousand dollars.
In order to realize this, we'll
equipped and we'll managed cream
cry at Sumter is an absolute neces-
sity, because through it the milk
and cream must be converted into
butter and saleable products and
distributed. The present creamery
here needs additional capital and
equipment.
I want to see creamery at
Sumter which Will serve the coun-
ties of Sumter. Clarendon and Lee.
| understand that such creamery
as / have in mind for Sumter is
operating very successfully at Sell
ma. Alabama. and is drawing the
cream for its butter. ice-cream and
other products from territory eX-
tending over fifty miles in every dl-
rection.
We have not yet gotten the COM
plete data as TO the capital neces-
sary, but from preliminary investi-
cations. we think that the capital
needed will be in the neighborhood
of $4,000. of which little less
than six thousand has already been
subscribed and invested in the pres
ent creamery plant.
A report just received from the
agriculture and industries depart
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

ment of the State Of Alabama shows
that for the year 1920 the value Of
the milk and dairy products eX-
ceeded the value of the cotton pro-
ducts for that year. The. report
also shows that there are twenty
successful creamer;es and two
cheese factories in operation in the
state.
If the people of Alabama can
make a success OF the milk and
creamery business to such an eX-
tent that such products exceed in
value the cotton crop of state
which for years ranked third in
cotton production, can see no rea-
son why we may not hope for equal
SUCCESS.
The problem to which I want
this organization to address itself
, is: first, to assist in raising the ad-
ditional carital necessary: and sec
ond, to the organization Of the nee
essary cream clubs and cream
routes throughout the county, 20 IN
sure the delivery to ne creamery
of a constant supply Of fresh milk
and cream.
1t will probably be necessary to
arrange for school district or other
community units to organize them
selves into clubs. each Of which
shall have a cream separator CEN
trally located, and truck to gath
er the milk and deliver the cream
to the creamery, and campaign
to this end should be inausurated
at the earliest possible date.
|. There is no one thing which
would go as far toward helping the
farmers to meet the difficult condi-
ton which they are going to face
the coming spring, when they find
themselves cut off from their usual
lines of credit, based on cotton;
for neither the banks nor the
merchants can, longer afford to eX-
tend large lines Of credit based on
q cotton crop, which may be almost
entirely destroyed by the boil wee
vii
The money for. the cream sold
will be available weekly or semi
monthly, and would enable thou
sands Of small farmers to run
their farms practically on a cash
basis. The two-horse farmer who
had four COWS should get in at least
eight gallons Of milk day, from
which the cream should bring IN
the neighborhood of two dollars a
day. This would mean $4,000 per
month, and $4,000 per month will
run any two-horse farm in the
county on a cash basis. Of course
where the farmers have not suffi-
cient feed on their farms to feed
the cows, it will not be wise for
them to put in the COWS until they
have had time to produce the feed,
but wherever the feed supplies are
sufficient, in my judgment it would
pay them to INN ediately put in
the COWS and begin to supply the
cream to the present creamery.
The present plant can still use
cream sufficient to make several
; hundred pounds of butter in ex-
cess of what they are at present
receiving, and are arranging to en-
large this capacity Immediately.
We will also Reed to put on a
campaign to induce the landlord to
aid his tenants to get cows, and put
in sufficient fencing to enable their
tenants to handle the COWS.
There is no other one thing,
which, in my judgment, holds out
! so much promise for early relief
as does the development Of the
dairy and milk interests Of the
! county, and to this end 1 solicit
your earnest cooperation.
When money talks it counts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
! PosTMAsTER DoAR.

1ateh announcing that the noai-
nation Of n screven Doar to be
posfaasfer at Sumter had been Sent
So the senate by President Harding,
printed yesterday afternoon, was
sse most welcome piece Of news
The Daily Item has carried
the people of sumter in many
nsn Nj Doar was appointed
aeang postmaster more than two
Years. ago The Daily Item stated
thss selection was the proper
ene "a the circumstances and that
The nanning of postmaster
sould be left TO the people Of Sum
poar would be first and al
most unanimous choice of the pa
s.1E0as of the postomce. For rea-
s6ss that can be explained only by
ne woss politics the appointment
q postmaster for Sumter has
been pigeenhold for Eore than
years, and while there has
d6en more or less talk of other
saudidates for the place, thelpeo
Of Sumter have never had any
8 ~ 5ff5& candid afc than Mr. Doar Tho
IaaTuocfatic administration failed
au the yacaneg and Mr.. Doar
S3nsinued to administer the affairs
fhe Office as acting postmaster
hen the Republicans took charge
seemed probable that a political
appoinfment might be made, but it
pon deve1oped that Mr.. DoaI was
gIae first choice of a large major
fy o Sumter Republicans, ne
s{0es as well as whites. and the
ispensers Of patronage found that
paeass the people of sumter the-T
faszf6 haye TO make a non-pontlcal
ppointinent, based upon merit and
16T and efficient service alone, The
Repnbsican administration is to be
6nznlended for the appointment,
foWr 81 It Is q recognition Of the pref
gTence of the community most, con-
esrnsd. It IS In the interest of the
ssciency OF the service and "a de-
served promotion G. a. capable and
faithfuI Official
No higher or more deserved trib-
ute could be paid to a public ser
than Mr.. Doar has. received
in the solid and continued endorse
Snaent and support Of the people
sumter. The confidence and es-
tegm Ia which he is held have been
s3eon BY merit and service. AS as
istant postmaster and acting post
zraster for nearly twenty years he
has demonstrated his fitness for
the position of postmaster and his
record Is the best assurance that
win administer the affairs of
he Sumter pestohce in a business
ike manner. Postmaster Doar is
congratulated on his promotion.
6;u We feel that the administra-
tisn IS dus both congratulation and
thanks for having the good judg-
naeht 10 select the best man for the
place, regardless of politics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
'U"E
5NeN Digger Hurt.

Anderson, Nov. 4.-Calyin Lewis
a Welt digger by trade, was inJurs
ed severely Thursday afternoon
when;thezwas digging well on the
Fretweli, farm near Pendleton.s a
large: rock fell on the head OF Mr..
Lewis, crushing his skull. Shortly
after, MraLewis was taken out the
walls, !cawed in. Mr. Lewis was
brought to local hospital where
an operation was performed, part.
Of thes-s -s]aall having to be removed.
His, condition is very serious
Washington, N6H The re-
quest by President Hardingfor
fifty THOUSAND dollars. appropria-
ton to augment the police fercel
during, the armament conference
has been rejected by the house ap-:
preparations committee which rec
commended the use Of; marines. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Boys Corn Club.

Best ten ears of corn: Paul Glib
son, Chester, first; Steadman Booz-
er, Newberry, second: Furman
Long, Prosperity. third: c. D. Long,
Prosperity. fourth: Tillman Mills,
Little Mountain; fifth; Ashley Long,
Prosperity. sixth; Earle Shealy,
Little Mountain, seventh: G. T.
Lyon, Chester, eighth; and Lonnie
Fulmer, Little Mountain, ninth.
Best single, ear of corn: Paul
Gibson, Chester, first; John Wicker,
Pomaria, second; Cyrus Lucas,
Chester, third; Ashley Long, Pros
perity, fourth; and Earle Shealy,
Little Mountain. fifth
Boys Pig Club.
Brood SOW and litter, four or
more pigs: oscar William Lever,
Rlythewood: first, Louise Monts,
Lexington. second.
Gilt from four to twelve months
old: James Becknell. Union. first;
and Louise Monts, Lexington, sec
ond and third.
Boar from four to twelve months
old: +. l.. Monts. Lexington. first:
Earle Durham, Smoaks, second;
and Coke Seay, Lexington, third.
Boar over one year old: +. l..
,Monts. Lexington, first; Clark
Langford, second.
Best SOW over one year old: Earle
Durham, Smoaks, first; Cecil Dur
ham, Smoaks, second: Oscar w.
Lever, Blythewood, third.
Champion sow or gilt: Earle
Durham, Sn1oaks.
Champion boar: F. l.. Monts,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

more, than the world war heroes.
They can easily count on wide
spread interest in their booth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Crisis in Farming;
and Finance
Mr.. R. B. Belser Discusses
Problems in Address to
Young Mems Business
Leaguet

Hon. r. E. Belser, by invitation,
addressed the Young Mems Busl-
ness League Thursday night on
crisis in farming and finance that
farmers and business men Of Sum-
ter county now have confronting
them. His address was along con-
structive lines and did not consist
of a recital of the losses sustained
as a result of the invasion OF the
boil .weevil. but altogether along
practical lines, suggesting how
prosperity may be recreated by in
telligent utilization of natural re-
sources and opportunities. Mr..
Belser said in part:
cit gives me particular pleasure
to address the Young Mems Busi-
ness League, for the reason that
we are facing a crisis in the farm
ing and finance Of the country,
which necessitates radical changes
in the practices heretofore in use
in these lines. 1t is the young men
who must readily adapt themselves
to change, and who must help to
work out the new enterprises
which are necessary to cope with
the new conditions.
.In this county we are up against
a problem OF finding new farm pro-
ducts to take the place Of thirty
to forty thousand bales of cotton
which the presence Of the boil Wee
vii will cut off from our annual
cotton production in all future
years. This is problem which is
worthy Of the very best thought
and effort to this organization.
''The particular phase of this
problem to which I want to invite
your attention this evening, is the
value of an up-to-date creamery
and of the dairy COW and her pro-
ducts as a very material factor in
replacing this loss.
1.-The cultivated acreage of the
county runs from $50 to $50 thou
sand acres each year. This would
make about eight thousand one
lO9SS 1dIUlS, VI Nv Sli(S ~ ~ SAi@S
two and a half acres, and I shall
use as a basis of calculation q one
horse farm of 20 to % acres, and
assume that there are 5000 such
farms, though, Of course, we all
know that they are grouped into
farms of large sizes, and the num-
Der Of acres Of each crop and the
number of COWS in each farm
should be multiplied by the num-
Der of one-hcrse farms contained
in any given farm. In order to con-
slider the proposition fully, it is
necessary to take into consideration
the plan Of farming into which
the dairy COW is intended to fit.
Such a farm would be planted in
crops about in this proportion:
Corn followed by velvet beans, 6
acres, estimated value prod.-..-...s2l00e 90
Cotton, five acres, est. value -.,-:- 29o00
Six acres oats and wheat followed
bv hay. est, value ......... $50. 90
Two acres sweet potres, est value 10000
One acre Irish potatoes, followed by
peanuts, est. value l0Ge0
One acre snap beans, followed by
peanuts, est. value =. -. . 10000
Ono. acre tobacco, est. value -.....- $4,000
Products Of COWS: two 30 farm,
product -. -. $4,000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Small Fire on, Wright. :


There was an alarm at HOO
Sunday morning which called the
fire department to the foot Of
Wright street: The fire had,
however, been -exinguisfed by the
pouring of water, on it from buck
cts. No damage, other than the.
burning of a few. shingles, on the.
roof of the house, was caused by
the fire which was fortunately dis:
covered in its infancy. The prob
able cause of; the fire was from a
bad conditioned chimney.
The height OF politeness is to:
get off a street car and give a lady
your standing room.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Buy. a pipe
and some A.
Get the joy that's due you!

We print it right here that if you DONE know the
ssfee1o and the friendship Of joy'us Jimmy pipe
GO GET ONE! And-get some Prince Albert and
bang howdy-do on the big s1noke-gong!
For Prince Albert's quality-aavor- coolness-
fraerance-is in class of its own You never tasted
such tobacco Why-fgure out what it alone means
to your tongue and temper when we tell you that
Prince Albert can't bite, can't parch! Our exclusive
patented process fixes that! 80 . -
Prince Albert is revelation in maxim cigarette
NV, but how that delightful flavor makes a dent!
And. how it does answer that hankering! Prince
Albert rolls easy and stays put because is crmped
cut And say-oh, go on and get thepapers or pipet
Do it right now!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
lse Wafchman and southron
Published Wednesday and Satur-
day hy a.
1steen Pnbaishi Coanpan5, .
Sumter, S. C. "a.
Terms:
.e0 per annur11-ill advance.

Advertisements:
E3ne qaares first insertion s 90
Every subsequent insertion .5o
Contracts FOR three months or
ssoIaEer vii be made at reduced
communications which sub
seFge private interests win De
esaaiiarTed for as advertisements.
fsbisuarses aud tributes Of re-
spect wa. be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was
s6unded in 1850 and the True
Sanxifron in 1866. The Watchmap
ana Sathron now has the COM
hined circulation and influence OF
of the old papers, and is man
esfIy ahe best advertising medium
IN sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

Club Boys VIC State Fair Prizes.
Clemson College, Nov. Good
exhibits were made by South Caro-
lima club boys in the Boys Club
department at the State Fair this
year. The list. of entries in the pig
club show was large and contained
many fine animals. The corn club
exhibit, while not SO large, con-
taineG many fine specimens of corn.
Me- l.. L. Baker, Supervising Agent
of Boys Club Work, was superin-
tendent of the department. Fol-
lowing are the awards made by the
iild0eS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

Prince Albert 10
sold IN toppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and hclf pound tia
hun,idors and inthe
pound crystal glass
Il u mid or With
sponge moistensT
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Club Boys VIC State Fair Prizes

Sales 1000: 6,100 American.
Middling 11.85 Good ,uiddling 1855
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW oRLEAss coTTon.

Spbts unchanged; middling 1890.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
Lee PREDICTS GREATEST STRIKE IN WORLDS HISTORY
ATTEMPT To DESTROY illicit
STILL MAY. COST LIFE

In desperate attempt to destroy all
evidence 81 hts illicit distilling opera
tions. Gabriel 10th Of East Liverpool
trantically splashed kerosene about his
home and applied the match Sunday
morning.
He failed 70 notice that some OF the
oil had slopped over his clothes and
the result was that he suffered terrible
burns and Is now IN ST. Margaret's hos
pital in Hammond Physicians say
that II he RECEIVERS he viii not Be out
Of the Institution short Of three weeks.
It all came about when one OF Toth's
stills which was located ii his barn
exploded. The barn caught Are and
burned TO the ground As the flames
spread beyond his control. 10th realiz-
"a that the liverpool fre fighters
would soon be there.
He grabbed the kerosene can and
rushing into the house poured the oil
over the walls, floor and furniture. As
the fre department arrived 10th rush
ed headlong from the house mass 81
flames. The men snothered the hrs
with blankets. probably saving his life.
The IRE in the residence was just
getting under way when the fremen
Broke in. After short battle ii was
extingutshed. Then the place vas
searched
The cause 81 Toth's acton vas soon
discovered. In the cellar and a small
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
AGED HOBART MAN
KILLED IN CHICAGO
Falls Down Stairs Where He
Had Collected the Rent.
rsprcIAL 10 Is rIMEs1

HOBART. Ind, Oct. 17.-This town
was shocked Saturday by the violent
death of one Of its oldest and most re-
spected residents. Benjamin stratton.
He was killed by fall
Nh Stratton who was elghty-four
years OF age. went to Chicago Saturday
morning TO collect rent from his prop
erty He fell from the second floor OF
a building at 1923 Sedgwick when he
tripped as he started. downstairs. His
skull was fractured and he died on the
way to the hospital in an ambulance
Mrs. Stratton received two telephone
messages. one Of the accident and a
few minutes later a report OF the death
of her husband.
The deceased man was one Of the
pioneer merchants OF Hobart, having
conducted a general store in The STRAIT
ton building for years. Besides his
wife he IS survived by his son, Har-
land. and two grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Stratton We're prepar-
ing TO leave for Florida for the winter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
WON'T BURY
SLAIN CHILD
POLICE TOLD

You bury her. You killed her Now
you bury her"
NO shes your daughter. You bury
her I'm not 10 blame
Llttls SIX year old Anna didn't know
they we're talking about her How
could shec She was dead. Killed by
an automobile as she was hurrying
home from schoo! on the afternoon OF
October IT, The woman whose auto
mobile struck Anna too@ the child 70
the hospital. The parents however re-
fused physicians permission 70 operate
Then they took Anna back TO her home.
She died there early Friday morning
since then. and up to a late hour last
night. the twisted little body OF Anna
in the front parlor of her father
house at 55S Krapac Place, East Ham
mond There was no undertaken.
There vas no priest.
While all that was mortal OF Anna
remained unattended the parents. po-
lice say. sought to interest Mrs
Charles Hopple. 4sl1 Barring avenue
East Chicago. the woman who was
driving the car that struck the child
10 assume portion or all Of the fun
eral expenses.
Last night Alderman sam Skufakiss
called Hammond Central 81 alton and
told police the child has not yet had
the attention Of an undertaken Police
say they viii attend to the burial at
once.
The parents Of the dead child. Mr
and Mrs. \. V. Kolodziej i've at 55e
Krapac Place
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
CHAS. DYER AND
Jesse WILSON
OUT FOR BROWN
Will Address Republican
Meetings This Week.

Here's a budget of news from the re
publican camp
Charles Dyer and Jesse Wilson are
going to take the platform for the
Brown forces this week. Dyer to speak
at the Columbia school Wednesday night
and Wilson to speak al the K. of P.
hall Thursday night
The republicans have so many speak
ers they don't know what TO DO with
them on the other hand there is a
dearth Of speakers IN the democrat
ranks the material being limited to
late to the candidates Tloyd Murray
and Bernard Gavit Frank Barnett and
J K stinson are being held i'm reserve
by the demos
Another important item Of news com
es from City Republican Chairman
CLYDE Cleveland today George T
Daily. candidate for alderman -at-large
has resigned owing to the constitution
al amendment on first paper votes Daily
came TO this country at the age of 8
and hasn't his second papers. He lost
his first papers and so viii have to
start over again His place has been
filled by Frank Seliger his opponent in
the republican primaries who was nos
ed out by IA votes
seliger had bad break IN the pri-
naries. His picture did not appear in
the paper until the night of primary
day and he believes II II had been run
day ahead he would have won.
seliger is a splendid young man,
football player and is foreman of an
electrical shop.
The dope in the republican camp is
this: The heavy registration Is in
favor Of Brown Thirteen hundred and
forty voters are registered. OF these
the democrats have $500 The rest
are republican, it is estimated by the
Brown dopesters- Everything depends
on getting out a heavy vote.
Other republican meetings this week
will be announced later. Meantime
Chairman clyde Cleveland has his splen-
did organization going full TIT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
LACK Of
HARMONY
IS SHOWN
BrOtherhoOds and A. F. Of |.
Not In Agreement Over
Modes Operandl
U. S. IN ACTION

WASHINGTON, oct I7-Gov ern-
ment plans 20 prevent the thrsatensd
railroad strike. or. failing 20 prevent
it, to protect the public interest,
once t4is strike IS under way, steadily
went forward in Washington today.
All Of the machinery Of government
IS being brought into action against
this new menace TO the nations well
being.
The post ofTiee and WAY depart
ments are cooperating on plans to
keep the malls moving at any cost,
A1rplanes, motor trucks and armed
guards on the trains themselves VIII
insure the prompt dispatch OF mails
according TO officials.
at the department OF justics ths
feasibility OF seeking an Injunction
TO prevent the walk-out - being eeri-
ously considered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-17
BLOW Up SAFE;
FRIGHTENED AWAY
Robbers Frightened Away
Miss Rich Haul in Rob
ertsdale Sunday.

safs blowers frightened away after
they had successfully blown off the front
doors OF a heavy safe in the offices Of
the Consumers Company, Indianapolis
boulevard and 1o6th st. in Robertsdale
early Sunday morning, missed rich
haul Of cash and liberty bonds, say
police
The va lehman making his rounds at
sos a. m. found everything in order
When he returned. ne says. an hour Ia
ter the office was in confusion. The
cracksmen had used bags TO deaden the
sound Of the explosion. After drilling
holes in the door Of the safe. the eX-
plosive was poured in and ignited. Police
found the door completely unhnged. It
would have been the work of bur a few
minutes TO gain entrance To the interior
Of the safe where reposed a small for
tune when for some reason the robbers
were frightened awas.