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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12
Death at Tindal.

Tindal, Oct G.--On last Saturday
afternoon, October lst, Mrs. Mary
Teresa Ann Hodge, wife Of Magis-
trate J. a. Hodge, passed away.
She was buried Sunday afternoon
at Providence church. She was the
oldest daughter Of Mr.. Elias Hodge,
by his second wife, who was Miss
Harriet Brunson, and was one of a
family Of fifteen children.
Mrs. Hodge was in the SEVENTEEN
year Of her age, and is survived by
her husband and five children, Nh
J. I'urlnan Hodge, Mrs. Mary Davis.
Mrs. Arthur F. Stafford, Mr.. j. Will
lie Hodge. and Mrs. Hester Hodge,
and thirty grandchildren. MI
Geo Dewey Sims, who was killed
in France. was a grandson OF Mrs.
Hodge.
Mrs Hodge united with Provi-
dence church when she was a girl
and remained q member there all
her life. Her funeral was attended
by the largest crowd that any one
can recall ever seeing at Provi-
dence. The funeral sermon was
preached by her pastor, Rev. Sid
ney j. Cobb, and the grave was
covered by the most beautiful floral
tributes.
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Meeting Held of Gem
etery Association
Plans Being Formalized T'
Pave Drives in Cemetery

At the annual meeting Of the
Sumter Cemetery Association which
was held at the office Of the Walsh
Insurance agency on September
30th, the matters of making ar
rangements to install water connec-
tions in the cemetery and to pave
the driveways Of same were discuss
ed at length. The meeting thought
that the paving Of the driveways
was Of more importance than the
water question and the committee
on improvements was authorized TO
pave the drives with concrete, as
phalt, gravel or sand-clay as it
might determine was the more
feasible, using for this purpose
sum not exceeding $4,000 o., the
associations funds now in hand
and supplementing this by solicit
ing subscriptions from lot owners
for the balance needed. The ~senti-
ment of the meeting was tha. this
was q favorable time for doing this
work and that it should be started
now
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Cotton Crop Condition
Report on Crop in South Car
olina by Counties

Saluda, Oct. According to re-
port of B. B. Hare, agricultural sta
tistician in South Carolina for the
Bureau of Markets and Crop Est1-
mates, United States department OF
agriculture, condition Of cotton IN
the state on September 25 was 40
per cent of normal, against 80 per
cent on August % and 62 per cent
July %, the indicated production
being $4,000 bales. The tota! pro-
duction for the state last year ap-
proximated 1,640,O00 bales. while
in 1919 it was l,422,000 bales and
100000 bales in 1913. Ten per
cent deterioration in South Carolina
during September and 7.2 per cent
in cotton belt.
Condition for the entire United
States on September % was AZ
pen cent of normal, against 49.3
per cent August 25 and 64.7 on July
25. The forecast Of production for
the entire United States is e,5i37,-
600 bales, the production for 1921
being l3,365,000 bales.
Condition August 25 and Sep
ten1ber 25 is shown in table below,
~,
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Bank is Not Bullisf1
Thinks People Should Sell
Enough Cotton to Pay
Debts

A prominent South Carolina
bank has sent the following letter
to other banks:
That there is great scarcity Of
cotton is generally admitted. to the
extent that the new supply from
the crop now being harvested, will
be of proportions unprecedentedly
small for a period Of more than
a generation.
The extent of the actual scarcity,
which will be reflected by an in
crease in market prices, will be af-
fected not only by the large carry
over from the last crop, but, per-
haps, quite as much by the uncer-
tainty as to what demand may be
expected for cotton goods made
out of cotton at increased prices
by mills, whose operatives are re-
ceiying wages from so per cent. to
100 per cert over those paid prior
to 1915.
The mills cannot run full tine,
and at the same time cut down
wages, and they cannot pay wages
but little below the war peak. and
pay a good price for cotton and
still sell cheap cloth. or indeed.
cloth in line in price with present
day psychology.
Accordingly. the situation IS
clouded and full Of uncertainty, a':d
owners Of cotton can only antlcl-
pate victory in the contest between
seller and buyer if they place them
selves in strong position, ana
they can do this only by paying
their debts, or most of their debts,
and they can pay these debts. only
by selling a substantial amount OF
cotton. 1t would seem as it the
right thing to do would be TO sell
cotton freely for the present, and
after debts have been cleared up,
view the situation and study how
to continue the struggle TO the
best advantages.-Camden ChroLl-
Gle
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COTTON LETTER.
fT,rnichad nv MapnCweli &

New Orleans, Oct lO.-The tendency OF
market remained downward with opening
Of the week Cables were better than due
and Lierpool advices were encouraging, re-
porting that the British board OF trade re-
port for September was the best since last
April, that there was more hopeful feellns
and that the south was not offering freely.
Sentiment in America. however, appears
to be beariSh for the time being owing TO
the continuance Of favorable weather in
the interior. smaller spot sales in the south
and less activity in me textile johbing dis
trictS because OF tie higher prices asked
for dry goods.
The continuance Of favorable weather
inland can hardl, add to The size OF the
crop as there is said to be little Of mid
die crop and practically nn top crop Wos-
poets at all.
Accounting for the small spot sales in
the south, The interior advise; ~ effect that
farmers are not willing to sell at the de-
cline determined 10 hold this Yeas very
small production for Il hlht- I;ric..
While the recent extensire buyi,s in the
goods markets has let up 20 some extent
because OF The higher pri" $ asked. the
trade will have to become accustomed -
the higher prices. which are warranted by
prospects of scarcity of raw cotton ulti~
niatelly especially of desirable grades.
In an effort to depress values. refe.an ,e
is constantly being made TO the unfayora"lc
foreign financial situation as reflected in
the rates of exchange but demand sterling
buged sharply today. advancing l-2 cents
while francs and marks ruled compara'i.e
ly steady.
There are indications OF climatic Ccii
ditionS in the interior becoming less far3:-
able in the immediate future probably ra.n
ana colder for the southwest.
While market has declined there is no
change in the fundamental situation OF
cotton and the outlook is that conditions
will become stronger as one h,IlliSh develop
ment after another InfOldS itself in tie
near and distant future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

Due to the prompt and efficient
work Of the fire company, g fire
which started Saturday afternoon
in the building occupied by the
Sumter Printing Company and the
FGanklin Pressing Club on Main
street was eXtinguished before it
had gained much Of any headway.
The fire caught at the rear on the
roof, probably from flue, and was
burning rapidly when the firemen
arrived Little damage was done
as only a portion of the roof was
burned AS this is an old wooden
building It would not have taken
the fire long to have got under
such headway that it would have
been impossible to save it.
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Rev. r. S. Truesdale to Lecture to
Sunday School Workers.

The Rev. Robt. S. Truesdale,
formerly pastor of Trinity Meth
odist church, Sumter, and now Of
Main Street Methodist Church, Co
lumbia, has been secured for the
Sumter School Of Methods for Sun
day school workers which is to be
held at the First Presbyterian
church on October %, 90, 80. This
announcement was made today by
the local committee Of arrange
ments, who expressed much graft
fication at the promise Of DR..
Truesdale's participation on the
program.
Or. Truesdale is said to be one
of the most beloved pastors that
have ever been in Sumter, and his
many friends here will look for
ward to hearing him again. In ad-
d;tion to his own church work in
Columbia, DR.. Truesdale is q mem
Der Of the executive committee Of
the South Carolina Sunday School
Association and an active supporter
Of the work of the association. He
is also secretary of the Committee
on Evangelism Of the Sunday
School Association, of which COM
mittee DIR. VIM. L. Ball, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church of Spar
tanburg, is chairman.
The sessions of the School of
Methods will be held at the Pres
,?yterian church with DR.. S. II. Ed
mInds as dean and Mr.. Barlow
Walsh and Mr.. c. NJ Hurst as as
sociate deans. Rev. D. S. Mac
Donald is chairman CT the ar
rangements committee.
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Hearing in Wallace Case.


a hearing was granted J. c.
Wallace Saturday at 10 o'clock
at chambers before Associate JUS
tice T. B. Fraser Of the Supreme
Court. Wallace is charged with at
tempted criminal assault on Il
young girl under the age Of y
years. He was arrested and placed
in the county jajil several weeks
ago on q warrant issued by Mag
istrate j. a. Hodge. Some days
ago Mr.. Wallace came before Mag
istrate NJ. A. Wilder in prelim
mary hearing relative to the deter
mination of granting and fixing Il
bond. Magistrate Wilder ruled at
that time that the case was not
bailable.
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Married.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Cooper
announce the marriage Of their Sis
ter, Miss Meta Shaw Cooper to Mr.
John MacEachern, Thursday, Oc-
tober 6.h, at their home. Millwood,
Wisacky, S. c. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Eachern viii be at home after jan
uary lst at Knnsan, Korea.
The bride is the youngest daush
ter of the late Col. Robert NJ. Coop
er and is we'll known in this city
where she has been q frequent visi-
tor and where she has numerous
relatives and many friends. Mr..
McEachern is a missionary, whose
field Of service is Korea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12
Unemployment Con
ference Convenes

Washington, Oct. 1o.-The sub
committees have reconvened. prep
aratory to a meeting Of the full
unemployment conference tonaor-
row. The committees are prepar-s
ed to consider the recommends
tons for program Of permanent
measures to combat Nnenptoy-
nlent and hasten the return. of
normal conditions in industry and
commerce.
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A phone call from Columbia Fri
dav informed the sheriff's Of
fee that James Williams, colored.
alias James Phillips has been ar
rested there and is being held for
Sumter officers who will go TO Co
lumbia today to bring him back. He
is wanted for llousebreakinS and
stealing household goods from the
home Of Gilbert DuBose at Remini
Of the night Of October 4th.
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Mr. John McDaniels store at
Tindal was broken into the other
night and robbed OF several hun
dred dollars worth OF merchandise.
Entrance WAS gained through a
back window AS Yet no clue has
been found as to who committed
the robbery.
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Death.

Dalzell. Oct. TT Wilder James
died at his home near Hasood.
Sumter county, last Friday. He
was in his 73rd Year He vas a
man OF sterling qualities and was
held in great respect by all who
knew him. He is survived by one
brother. one sister and a niece.
with whom she made his home
MANY wears
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12
Large School
Enrolment

Columbia, Oct. THE schools
Of the entire state are fuller than
ever, according 70 a statement is
sued by the department Of educa-
tion today. Reports from every
county indicate record-breaking
enrOllmentS.
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Hunting De-
troit Bandits
RifIed Mali Sacks Found in
Alley in Foreign Quarter

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 10.-The po'
lice have instituted a vigorous
search Of the foreign quarters for
four bandits wanted in connection
with mail robbery Friday, after
finding a truck with the rif1ed sacks
in an alley.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

FOR SALE-About two thousand
stalks OF ribbon cane for seed at
&c a stalk. Parties wishing to
buy must come for it before
killing frost. J. 3. Warren,
Mayesville, S. C. -
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A house belonging to Cora
Brown. colored, on Broad street,
just outside of the city, was burned
completely down on Thursday
night, about o'clock. The origin
of the fire is not known.
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Car owners should watch out for
their cars as there seems to be
some one about who has the habit
of borrowing them. Last Saturday
night Mr.. G. c. Cooper reported to
the police that someone had taken
his car from his garage late at
night using it and returning it in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

Congressman don't spend as
much time delivering their speeches
as mail men do.
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Sumter

Substitutes: Bishopville, DuBose,
Krasnoff, Free, Heron and Fox
worth; Sumter, Crombie, Shaw,
Hodge, j., Dwyer, Brunson, a, Dix
on, Pitts, Witherspoon, j., and
Flake.
Officials: Referee, John 3. Duff
fie, Davidson, Umpire, G. Shaw,
Wake Forest; Head Linesman,
Henry Spann, Davidson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

a diving girl act always makes
good showing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

Marriage Licenses.
Coiored:
Caesar Mack and Agnes Brown
Of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

The end of perfect day is when
supper burns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12

Sales 10000. Mddling l4.lO. Good mid
ding 1906.
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COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Spots 80 down; middling 1880.
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L,yEPooi COTTON.

Spots - down; middling 1900.
, 1921-09-17

ter 29S Wyoming Compiled Stat
utes of 1920. That said chattel
mortgage provides among other
things:
"The Mortgagor further agrees
that if default be made in the per-
Torrance of any Of the conditions
herein contained on the part of the
Mortgagor to be performed at the
time and in the n herein
specified, or in case the Mortgagor
shall fail to keep the property in
first class condition or should at
tempt to sell, secrete, convert or
remove the property from the State
in which this mortgage is filed or
recorded, without the written con-
sat of the Mortgage, or II the
property should be seized upon
the Mortgagor, then the Mortgage
notes Immediately due and payable.
Should the Mortgage demand pay
ment of said notes or any of them
by reason of the failure of the
Mortgagor to comply with the
terms of this mortgage and same
are not paid forthwith, or If said
notes or any of them are not paid
at maturity, or If the Mortgagee,
at any time before or after the
maturity of said promissory notes
or any of them, or before any of
said amounts of money become
due, shall deem it necessary for the
more perfect and complete security
of the claim of the mortgage, then
the Mortgage is hereby authorized
and empowered to enter any prem
ises of the Mortgagor, or any other
place where the property may be,
and take possession of the prop
erty without notice or demand and
without legal procedure, said no
tice and demand being hereby ex-
pressly waived, and Immediately
sell the property at public or pri-
vate sale without notice and out of
ths proceeds thereof, to retain and
pay all amounts that may be due
under the conditions of this mort
gage and to pay the expenses Of
said sale, including expenses in
in locating and taking pos
session of and keeping the prop
erty, and to pay any and all liens
that may be thereon having priority
over this mortgage; to pay charges
for placing the property in good
salable condition, and to render the
surplus money, if sny, to the Mort
gagor. The Mortgagor hereby
grants unto the Mortgage the
right to become the purchaser of
said motor vehicle at any sale
thereof. The Mortgagor further
agrees that in the event that legal
proceedings are instituted by the
Mortgage or its assigns for the re-
covery of the property covered by
this mortgage, the Mortgagor will
also pay any and all attorneys fees
and disbursements incurred in such
proceedings. It is expressly agreed
, 1921-09-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF
CHATTEL MORTGAGE.


Notice is hereby given that a
certain chattel mortgage bearing
date March 4, 1921, was duly made
and executed by Jas. j. Prindiyille
to secure the payment of S4,259.O6,
according to the tenor and effect
Of twelve promissory notes, all
bearing date March 4, 1921, draw
ing interest at the rate of go per
annum, coming due May 25th, June
25th, July 25th, August 25th, Sep
TENDER 25th, October 25th, Novem-
Der 25th, December soth, 1921,
January 25th, February 25th.
March 25th, April 25th, 1929, re-
spectively, each for $354.92, ex-
cept the said note maturing April
25th, 1922, which is in the sum of
S354.e4, whereby the said Jas. j..
Prindiville did mortgage to the
Packard Motor Car Company of
Chicago, of the City of Chicago.
County of Cook and State of ILL
nois, mortgage, to secure the pay
ment of the principal sum with in
terest aforesaid. as hereinbefore
specified, one Packard Motor We
hicle No. 1S5703, Model EX, Motor
No. 1S5703; that the undersigned.
Packard Motor Car Company of
Chicago is now the owner and hold
er of said notes and mortgage and
the owner thereof, and that no suit
or proceeding has been instituted
at law to recover the debt or obi
cations secured by said mortgage.
That the said chattel mortgage was
filed in the office of the County
Clerk of Natrona County, Wyo-
ming, at Casper, Wyoming, on Au-
gust i, 1921, and duly recorded, as
required by the provisions. of Chap
, 1921-09-17

that il the unpaid balance on the
notes or any of them Cue to the
Mortgages, and all other amounts
that may become due under the con-
ditions Of this mortgage, shall not
be realized by said sale, the Mort
gagor will pay TO the Mortgage
such deficiency upon demand. In
the event that the notes or any of
them hereinabove mentioned are
not paid at maturity, the Mortgagor
agrees to pay all costs Of ccliec-
ton and attorneys fees"
That no part of said principal or
interest has been paid. That there
Is now due and owing TO the Pack
ard Motor Car Company, OF Chi
cago, mortgage aforesaid, on Sep
TENDER 3, 1921; the first day Of
publication of this notice, the sum
Of s4.259.06, principal, and 1927
interest, making a total of 1885,
06, and that the same has not been
paid, or any part thereof, and that
the said Jas. J. Prindfville has de-
faulted and is in default in the con-
ditions as contained in said ehattel
mortgage as herein stated. The un-
dersigned has, therefore, by the
power and authority in it vested, as
set forth and contained in said
chattel mortgage, taken possession
of the above described property, to-
wit:
One Packard Motor Vehicle No.
185703, Model Elk, Motor No.
is57o3, for the purpose Of fore
closing said chattef mortgage to nav
the sum of $4,3S6.06, besides ex-
penses of Attorney fees, labor, ad-
vertising and selling said property,
and other costs incident to the care
and preservation of the above de-
scribed property during the process
of foreclosure.
Wherefore, and by reason of the
Motor Car Company of Chicago,
MORTGAGE aforesaid, has declared
the principal sum secured by said
mortgage. with interest thereon
which is now unpaid, at once due
and payable, and have taken pos
session of the property described in
said chattel mortgage. and herein
described, and will sell the same at
public auction on Saturday, the
oath day of September, 1921, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock n. m.
and 4 o'clock p. m. Of said day, said
sale to commence at 10 o'clock a.
M, at the south front door of the
Court House in Casper, Natrona
County. Wyoming, the whole or so
much of the above described prop
erty Of which the undersigned has
taken possession, as aforesaid, as
may be necessary to satisfy the
above mentioned Indebtedness, to-
gether with all costs and attorneys
fees as aforesaid. Said property
will be sold at the time and place
aforesaid by the Sheriff of Natrona
County, duly appointed agent of
the mortgage aforesaid.
Dated at Casper, Wyoming, Sep
TENDER /, 1921.
PACKARD MOTOR CAR COM
PANY OF CHICAGO,
Mortgage.
BY Hagens & Murane, Its At
Publish sept. >. 10. II. 1921.
, 1921-09-17
IRISH ARMY IS
PREPAREDFOR
NEW WARFARE
by CHARLES MCCAIN
United Prs Stan Corespondentl

DUBLIN.-By MalENo mntter
what happens in ireland as h re
| suit OF tho present peace negotia-
tons. the Irish Republican army Will
be prepared for it.
Soldiers of the army are convinced
|, that tho /. r. A. has beaten the croSn
forces IN Ireland. Peace negotiations
were Instituted by the British Govern
ment after over a year OF desperate
guerilla warfare. The Irish leaders
soc in thai fact victory in their tight
for Irish independence.
From various Republican army
leaders in Dublin. the United Press
has gained information, much OF it
confidential, which shows that the
army viii be prepared to resume this
fight Immediately II peace Efforts fail
The various units OF the army are
3ust as well c~o-ordinated today n they
were before the truce started
Though all of tho men are on leave
except n few engaged with officers
in l.aison work. they are moi being
permitted to forget the fact h n 50
there is only n truce, not a per
manent peace in Ireland. They do
want n resumption of war but
will be perfectly prepared FOR IT.
According to army leaders, the men
would be ready TO the fight
on a days notice. To question
whether an army necessarily so
loosely organized would no detertor-
ate during n ruce. they reply that
the men OF the /. Il. A. pay a mem
bership contribution in order to be
10 Il; that they are as ready
now 10 fight as they were a mont or
six months ago: that they are fight
Inc a victorious fight for their own
country on their own ,oii. and that
hey will not stop fighting until their
,ause is won. or the I. r. A is wiped
tut