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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

Marion. March -rrcsidcut-rl,c'
Harding arrived nome today and spou
after went into conference with Cen.
I'onard Wood who is promincnill
lWicr consideration for apoint-
nSnt as governor general OF the Phil
ipplucs. Mr.. Harding and wife will
he rendered farewell reception by
the town people tomorrow. and will
leave late IN the day for Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

Washington, March 1.-Impeach-
mcnt charges against Federal Judge
Lands were referred today by the
house judiciary committee to a sub
committee with instructions to re-
port tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

London, March 2.--Thrce hundred
thousand strikers have joined the an
u-Bol>hrNik revolution and lighting
~ PctrOGrad and Moscow has assum-
CT gigantic proportions with many
killo dand wounded ON both sides
accordin" to reports received here
from IlCisingfors. Finland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

< Washington, March 3.-Represen-
'atiN" Kitchen of North Carolina,
VINO became leader of the minority
on the death Of Champ Clark. yes-
terdaN will be able to resume his
seat at the extra session, his ply
sicians announced today. Mr.. CIark's
funeral services will be neld Satur-
day,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

Chicago, March 8 Sanction for
sixteen. railroad brutherhoods and
unions for strike on the Atlanta.
birmingham and Atlantic railway
were dispatched TO local unions after
"a midnight conference of heads Of
the organization here. The receiver
recently ordered a wage reduction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

WASHINGTON, March l.-Thcrc was
sharp falling off i'm American trade
with Europe in January. compared
with Deccmhcr, and a reduction i'm
volume of trade with South Amcri-
ca
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

Washington. March 2.-Replies to
notes OF the league OF nations council
and British governments regarding
mandates be left to the Harding ad- :
ministration w>s announced today at
The state dopafnncnt,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

washington. March 2.--Prcsidcnt
wilson approved the diplomatic and
consular bill carrying an appropria-
tion of ten million.ofive hundred thou
sDOH dollars
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
Death.

Mr.. George Nesbit Collier died
Tuesday at 6 a. m. at Camp
Alice after having been in i'll
health for several years. Mr.. Col
lier was Of Elloree, S. c., and has
worked as druggist for a number
of years in Charleston and other
towns in South Carolina. Mr.. Col
tier was 80 years of age. He is
survived by his wife, four small
children his mother and father,
Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Collier OF
Elloree, and two brothers, Mr.. j. T.
Collier of Pinewood and Mr.. L. NJ
Collier of Sumter. Mr.. Collier was
member of the Masonic order, the
w. o. W. and the Knights of Py-
'thIas. His body will be carried to
Elloree on the train leaving Sumter
at $3.50 tonight and the funeral SER
vices held at Santee Baptist
church, near E1orec, on Wednes-
day afternoon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
Meeting of the
American Legion
Officers Elected. Sumter
Post To Have Club Rooms.
Formation of Woman's
Auxiliary

At a meeting Of the Sumter Post.
American Legion. held Monday
night at the office of Epps 6, Levy,
Law Range, there was a full post
membership present. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected
which are the following: Post
Commander, Joe S. Chandler: vice
Commander. J. II. Forbes: Adju-
tant, Zach X. Darr: Historian, w.
H. Bowman: Veterans Bureau Of
ficer, DR.. W. E. Mills.
It was decided that club rooms
be established in Sumter for the use
and enjoyment Of the Legion men,
bers.
1t was also decided that a ladies'
auxiliary Of the American Legion
be established in Sumter. Mr..
John B. Duffie was appointed as
chairman of committee which is
TO make all necessary preliminary
Investigations towards the forma-
I'tion Of such a body. The ladies
eligible 20 membership are conpos-
ed Of the mothers, daughters, Sis
ters and wives Of eX-serv:.:e men.
This matter is to be takel up by
the chairman with the State Adju-
tant in Columbia and the organ
iZation will be formed at an early
date.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
Common Pleas Court.

The Court of Common Pleas con-
vened for its second weeks session
of this term on Monday. Pro-
gress in the dispatch Of the busi-
ness before this court is at about
its usual pace In the case of Wal
ter ]. Jennings VS.. Walker D.
Hines, Director General of the a.
c.. L. Railroad, the case resulted in
a mistrial. No agreement could be
reached by the jury which remain
ed in the jury rooms in deliberation
from o'clock Friday evening until
$3.50 Saturday morning.
A verdict for the defendant was
found by the jury in the case of
w. P. Barrett VS.. c. w. Smith.
Case now being tried: r. F.
Bradley VS.. A. c. L. R. r. Co., and
H. F. Capell VS.. A. C. L. r. r. Co.,
these two cases being tried togeth-
er by consent The suit is over
certain demurrage charges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
Meeting Of women's Council.

There was meeting of the Wo-
mans Council held in Sumter at
the Chamber Of Commerce on
Thursday, November 18th at p.
m. We were glad to have with us
Mrs. Campbell, Miss Atkinson and
Mrs. Plowden of the State eXecu-
tive force; Mr.. Levy, Mr.. Roddcy,
Mr.. Plowden, of the Young Mems
Business League; also Miss Oben-
chain; also Mrs. Dabbs. President
Of council asked Mrs. Plowden to
give a talk on the object of the
meeting and what the country wo-
men were trying to do.
She responded with a very inter
.esting talk, saying that the state
demonstration force and our coun-
ty agent were ready to help and
encourage the county women to CO.
operate in their marketing and now
we need the cooperation Of the
merchant and the business men OF
Sumter.
Mr.. Roddey spoke in behalf OF
the Young Mems Business League
saying that they were ready to dc
all that they could to help the mar
keting problem.
Mr.. Levy discussed the question
Of best size containers and best
seals to be used, also the stand
ardizing of products by the county
agent, in order that the preserves
je1lies, etc. might be handled by the
merchants.
Mrs. Campbell told us Of the
state market program that had
been worked out by the State force
at Winthrop college.
Showing how the women of the
county can make very good
amount by using UP the surplus
vegetables. etc., at home.
Some Of the salab1e goods being
as follows:: Dixie Bergo, Plum
Jelly, Blackberry jam and artichoke
relish.
These canned things will be sold
through the South Carolina Home
| Producers Association.
Miss Atkinsone talked on poultry
raising and the profit in it. Also
the SAD need Of more poultry in
the south.
Committees were appointed as
follows:
Legislative committee-Mrs. Pa
gan, Mrs. Haynsworth, Mrs. Dabbs
Marketing C o m m t e e-Mrs
Weinberg, Mrs. Leavell,
Mrs. E. w. Dabbs, Jr..
President
Mrs. James Pagan,
! Secretary
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Dim Yo.ir Lights
Chief Barwiick Takes Expert
mental Night Ride in City

Chief J. NJ. Barwick states that
recently he has had occasion to do
a great deal of automobile riding
in the night and that he has used
the opportunity offered in making
experiments with the light DIM
ming apparatus on his car in view
of it's psychological effecs and reac-
ton upon the drivers Of oncoming
vehicles similarly lighted and equip.
ped. He says that every time he
met an auto with its lights afare
that he reached down and worked
his dimming outfit. In each case
he received an almost instantaneous
response by the lights of the ,ap-
preaching auto becoming dim. He
states that his observation is, that
each driver is evidently waiting for
the other fellow to dim first A
compliment was passed by the chief.
upon the bigness Of his subjects.
the Sumter citizens, and he says
that they are for the most part
very willing and strong on hearty
cooperation. Try it yourself. he
says, don't wait on the other 1Er..
Man to dim first. The results wiH
surprise you says chief. Another
thing-in all regular and real cities.
it is a strict law that all lights be
dimmed on the white ways. Th:s
comes as a request for Sumter.
You don't need tneffun lights on
the we'll lighted streets SO why not
save the electricity and keep the.
light excess out of the other fellows
eVeS
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The Sumter
Tobacco Market
Manager C. @. Watts OF
Farmers Warehouse Work
ing For Next Seasons
Crop

MI. 60. Watts. the manager OF
the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
on East Liberty street was in Sum-
ter last Tuesday and had quite a
conference regarding the building
up Of the Sumter tobacco market
for 1922 with E. I. Reafdon, secre-
tary Of the Sumter County Cham Der
Of Commerce, Mr.. G.. A. Lennon,
president of the Farmers Tobacco
Warehouse Company, and Mr.. S. l..
Roddey, president of the Young
Mems Business League of Sumter.
The first thing Mr. Watts did w IS
to arrange with DeLorme's Phar-
macy to sell tobacco seed at rea-
sonab1e cost to farmers, but Mr.
Watts also hopes that if any other
seed dealers desire to sell tobacco
seed they will DO so as there has
been an agreement between tobac-
co warehousemcn Of South Caro-
lima that there will be no more free
distribution of tobacco seed. The
Sumter County Chamber Of Com
merce served widespread notice
last fall and spring that farmers
had better save seed, not only for
their own use, but because local
farmers who did save seed, could
sell hundreds Of pounds of tobacco
seed to those who did not save seed.
DeLorme's Pharmacy will give
preference to local farmers who
have seed to sell, paying a reason
able market price for same for as
much seed as he needs. 1t is pre-
sunaed that other local seed deal
ers interested Will do the same
thing.
The Sumter County Chamber Of
Commerce and the Young Mems
Business League Of Sumter have
arranged to work together to do
what these organizations can do to
build up bigger tobacco market in
Sumter and with the cooperation of
Mr.. Watts, and the advantageous
prestage given Sumter's market by
our large and modern tobacco stem
mery, together with the assistance
Of Suinter's banks and other busi-
ness establishments, inducing thei-
customers to plant limited acreages
of tobacco on every farm where
conditions and laoor are suitable
for tobacco cultivation. proper har-
vesting, and curing. it is hoped
that a large acreage Of tobacco Will
be planted rs a partial Substitute
for cotton as a casa cr -.
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A Smart Criminal.

Shanghai, Oct. Il e(By MaiE -
Amos E. Norman, who was: an
American soldier in the 18th IH-
fantry at Tientsin, has proved hiIr-
self the most dramatic figure sof
recent criminal annals in China and
after holding the interest of for
eigners generally in China for PEI
riod of thirty dayss1e has been
taken in charge by the army au-
thorities and is to face court mar
| tial - s5s;e
Norman was arrested as a de-
serter in Shanghai last spring and
escaped from his eapters by leap-
ing from a second story wind low. IT
was then found that after he had
quit the army he had retained his
/ own name and has been able. to OBJ,
tain a position in the Chinese ealgs
toms service. He was arrested
again in August and in the first
week Of September with a conf
| panioD. Henry Muncie, who was
also being held as a deserter from
the 18th infantry he carried oatal
sensational escape from the Amer
lean prison after he had dashed
ammonia into the face Of hissjail-
er. Muncie- was arrested shortly
after the two escaped, but; Norman
remained in hiding. and whep a
Russian girl with whom he was in
fatuated was arrested as an accenn-
plice in the prison break, he made
a remarkable effort TO shield her
from the blame by means ofSdaag
letters that were addressed to the
authorities through a newspaper.H H
was through these letters that the
police OF the International Settle
ment at length were :ahle~to ferret
out his hiding place.
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wedding.

interest to friends in Sumter
of mr. Channing Carter Of Atlanta
IS the announcement Of his ap-
preaching marriage to Miss Mary
Sue Nel1ns Of Royston, Ga. Mr..
Carter has worked for number Of
years at the Palmetto Insurance
Company IN Columbia, leaving that
place for Atlanta where he is now
associated with the Royal Insurance
Company.
Mr. Carter was a member Of the
One Hundred ard Eighteenth in
fantry OF the famous Tnirtieth di-
ssision and won the distinguished
service cross and was cited for gal
tantry under fre In rendering aid to
s the wounded.
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Marriage License Record

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to the following colored
couples:
Henry Carey and Cornelia Bow
den Of Stateburg.
Doctor Manning of Sumter and
Martha Allen of Tindal.
Eddie Bradford and Aline Nit
clell Of Sumter.
Ernest Hudson of Mayesville and
Margaret Williams of Sumter,
Josekiak Wilder and Fannie
Lewis of Sumter
Ed Grant and Essie Robertson
Of Sumter.
Hnlard Singleton and Mary Nc
Rea of Sumter.
Dan Tindal and Josephine Mar
Shall Of Mayesville.
James Dow and Lula Brewer of
Stateburg.
William Hayward and Mary
Dinkins Of Rembert.
Augustus Cooper and Martha
Murray Of Sumter
Jackson Charles and Addie
Adams Of Pine~ood
Moultrie Weston and Ella Nc
Duffie Of WedGefield.
Shaftcr Dickey and Addie May
Lorory Of Shiloh.
Eugene Coleman and Gertrude
McBeth of Sumter.
Alex Browie and Maggie Mat
hews Of Sumter
Willie Jones and Gssie Paterson
Eof Mayesville.
Henry Jenkins and Rosa Bland
ing of DalZell.
Harry Green and Harry ASHLEY
of Sumter
Henry Coleman and Jessie BOYD
of Sumter.
Simpson Bradford and Annie
Galloway of Sumter.
A little LIQUOR now and then
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Card From Chair
man O'Quinn
Expression of Appreciation
For Cooperation of All Who
Took Part in Fair Week
Parade

In behalf Of the committee charS-
ed with the pleasant duty of for
nation of the Pageant of Progress
Parade of last FRIDAY, November
18th. which was such great sue
cess and pleasure. and which dlo
so much to reflect credit on and
advertise our city and county, will
you permit me to express the
thanks of the people Of Sumter
county TO those who by their parti-
cipation made this long to be re-
membered event such great sue
cess.
It is to be regretted that circum-
stances beyond our control prevent
ed US securing the names Of the
numerous individual and organiZa-
ton units of this procession Of
progress-but I desire to thank
every man, woman, boy and girl,
and every firm and corporation for
their splendid exhibition of city and
county civic pride, and to thank
our police force and fire depart
E1ent also.
/ To ne thousands Of school chill
dren and hundreds /of teachers,
from the city and rural schools,
and the numerous ladies and girls
of the rural clubs, would tender
our sincerest thanks and expires
sions Of gratitude for the magnlfi-
cent public spirit they manifested
would feel that I am remiss in
my duty if I did not also express
our thanks to the many thousands
Of citizens from Sumter and ad-
Joining counties who showed their
appreciation Of the public spirit OF
the thousands in the parade by
coming out to see and to applaud
the patriotic participants of the
procession Of progress.
I have heard many citizens say
and 1 heartily concur in thier opin-
ion, that the Pagenant Of Progress
Parade should besan annual event
of our county fair, and I will take
the liberty of suggesting that we
start at an early date to arrange
for the 1922 Pageant of Progress
Parade, make it bigger, and il
humanity possible, make it bette:
than last weeks parade, but human
ingenuity will be taxed to its limij
to exceed the artistic ability dis,
played by the 1921 Pageant o.
Progress Parade.
s. O. O'QUINN.
General Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
City Court.

Monday was 2 rushing day in the
city court. At the end of the hours
session held by Judge Hardy the
sum of s217 was at the disposal of
the city These were the wages of
law breakings during Saturday,
Sunday and a portion Of Monday.
The cases tried consisted of various
charges. vagrancy, drunkenness.
disorderly conduct, petit larceny.
gambling, reckless driving, etc Nu-
merous forfeitures of bonds saved
further pains and trott1le in quite
a lot of the cases.
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The assurance Of the establish
n1ent OF canning factory will be
good news to some farmers at least.
Mr. Henry J. Hardy stated yes
terday that the cannery is GER
tainty, all the proposed capital stock
Of swenty thousand dollars having
been subscribed. The cannery Will
afford a cash market for large
quantity of fruit and vegetables
that can be grown in this county,
and cash markets are the things
most needed.
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Turkeys appear to be quite
plentiful this year but there has
been no standard price, sellers ask
ing all the way from 1S cents a
pou1d to thirty-fiye. The prevail
ing price has been twenty cents and
most of those who have turkeys
for saae seem satisfied that twenty
cents a pound is a fair price.
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Comments by "Hasood" Bethca

Mr.. Editor:
One week ago today I attended
a meeting in Opera House. It -ad
been we'll advertised but attendance
did not measure up to expectations.
Although matters of grave import
ance were under discussion: Co.
operative Marketing and Co-opc-
rative Farming. Out on the street
heard a reason given for slender
attendance disappointment. Years
ago how many the books did not
say, a boy, keeping sheep, in order
to have some fun cried, wolff wolf.
wolf! with the result that the
whole country side turned out. The
next day he repeated it with a
smaller crowd. The third day the
wolf came and he cried out in
earnestness and terror but no one
came. Certain, men were adver-
tised on uncertainty to make ad
dresses, but failed to appear. I un-
derstand this has happened moro
than once before. I know more
than one man who came from re-
mote corners Of the county just to
hear those talks.
What is said above is not despair
agement of addresses. we heard
Messrs. Scarborough, Mcleod
Jennings and Strauss. By all mean:
let cooperative marketing and
farming be stressed and let ou:
people do these things which
means their salvation. Let the can
merry business, the creamery and
such industries be discussed and
understood.
''Hagood" Bethea.
Rembert, S. c.
The responsibility for the failure
of DIR. Clarence Poe and DR.. W. w
Long to attend the meeting does
not rest upon A1r. j. Frank Will
liams,, county demonstration agent
who advertised the meeting. He
was instructed to do so by the Dis
trict Agent at the request Of thl
officers of South Carolina Cotton
association. No one in Sumter
knew that Drs. Poe and Long
would not be here until just be-
fore the meeting assembled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26

Mr.. Edgar Skinner today an
nounces his candidacy for the
House Of Representatives to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion Of Hon. Davis ID. Noise. Mr..
+. w DabbS. Jr. has also formal
ly announced his candidacy and it
is rumored that Mr.. s. X. Nash
will be a candidate A few days
ago it was reported that the
friends of Mr. r. J. Bland were
trying to induce him to enter the
race, but there have been no fur
ther reports.
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Game of all kinds is said to be
more abundant this year than for
many seasons. Partridges and duck
are exceptionally plentiful every
Where
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Browns Oldest
Graduate
In Good Health at SO Years

Providence, r. l., Nov. 21.--
Brown University lays claim to hav-
ing the Oldest graduate of anv
American college. John Hunt, of
Springfield. o., 80 years old on Oc-
tober II, was graduated from
Brown in 1912, nearly two decades
before the Civil War began. He
was born in Lowell, Mass.
During his undergraduate course
at Brown, which then consisted OF
four buildings, tuition was s21 q
term and board s1.25 E week. He
has been pastor of eight different.
Baptist churches, five in New
Hampshire. one in Vermont, one in
Massachusetts. and one in Ohio
He was married twice and had one
son. He has survived his entire
family.
John Hunt is in good health
mentally and physically. He at
trihuted his great age to hered.ty.
His mother lived to be we'll over q
century old and he expects to du-
plicate this record.
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The lehman and Sou thron
Entered at the Postofice af Sum-
s. Gs as second Class Matter.
pEKsoNaI....

Mrs j. Gy nam and daughter
ef Rock Hill are visiting Mrs. Julian
Bradford on e. Liberty St. as:
howard Jones OF the Uniyer-
Sly Of South Carolina is In Sumter
to. spend the Thanksgiving holidays.
rs Joel d. Charles OF Greenville
listing her sister, Mrss.J J.1B. Fol-
sn4n On Haynsworth st.
b Jenkins. OF Richmond, |,
ssa visitor N sSun4e
X Rowland returned this
n6rning from Atlanta, where he
mas LEFT his little daughter. Annie,
f0r another stay of ten days5under
Dr. Hoke. Little Annie underwent
an soperaxIen on her feet several
weeks ago under this Atlanta spe-
eialist and has since that time
been getting along very nicely and
vas able tereturn home for a short
Miss Augusta Remberts .of Co
hsmbia will be the visitor OF Mrs.
Abbott on washington street for
several days.
fessrs r. Stoudemire. w. j.
crewsen. George G. Warren
and D. shirer left today fer the
lower part Of the state on a duck
) hunt
A party composed Of Mr., and
G. +. Korn, DR.. H A. Mood.
Il DR. 9. ~ Green, and Messrs, r. A.
Braahana. g. 4. b.. Jenkins: and G. T.
Hagan has gone to Waccanlaw
e,lub near Georgetown on a deer
md d1cs hunt. - -.
Samuel Carter OF Ashe-
land and Mrs. Henri II. Coy
& list on OF Norfolk, Va. are visiting
father Colonel RID, Lee on,