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LEAGUE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED.

600 observed the second annivrr-
Sary OF the birth of the League of
Nations Jane 18th by drm"n>trI-
tons i'll Lonllon'> famous public
forum. Hyde Park.
p;lradr> formed throughout the
city and marched To Hyde Park.
where twenty speakers. including
Lord Robert Cecil ana the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury. addressed
the crowds. which included rep
reSentativc> Of the forty-ciSh. ma
tionS in the League.
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Mr., TAFT TO Be CHIEF JUSTICE.

Former President William How
ard Taft was nominated late July
Both by President Harding TO be
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court and his nomination
confirmed by The Senate in rNccll.
live session.
The nomination was not con
iirmcd without opposition. how
ever. and a rOl! call was demanded
The opposition was understood TO
have beer voiced by Senators BoTah
Idaho; Johnson. California. and
I.aFOi.cttr. Wisconsin, all Republic
cans. who were said 10 have criti-
riScd MIR. Tult'> record and his
nomination.
On The roll cali. however. only
four votes were cast against con
1irInatiUn. These were by Senator'S
Bohai'. Johnson. and laFoIlctir. and
Senator Watson. Democrat. Georgia
The final vote was Go 10 I. An
agreement was Reached not To max e
public the roll cali.
\ number of the Democratic
Senators spoke strongly for con-
tirmalion.
Mr.. Taft referring to the nominal
ton said:
1T has been HE ambition of my
life to be Chief Justice but now
that ii is Sratilicd. ! ircmblc To think
whether ] can worthily fiji HE DO
sltIon and be useful to The country.
Il expect TO be in Washington
on July 9TH. to take the official oalh
to confer with the Attorney General
ana to pay my respect and thanks
in person to The President"
We suspect that Mr.. Taft's ardent
and consistent advocacy of the
League OF Nations, being willing TO
accept ii Just as submitted to the
Senate by President Wilson was the
real cause Of opposition to him by
Senators Rorah. Johnson and La
roulette. all Republicans. who CD
posed the League, with or without
reservations or amendments. We
ihInk me country generally will az
crpt IN" appointment as Il good one.
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Oh THOSE SWEET PROMISES.

Congress used to think in terms
of millions. Now ii thinks in terms
Of billions and expects the country
TO find in some way or another the
revenue To satisfy its inilamed i'm.
aginaiion.
If Mr.. Harding were concerned
with anything more important than
holding The factions of his party
together in Congress he would CON
Centratc all his energies and all his
attention on the one issue OF cconO-
my. He would sacrifice everything
else, every pet project Of every
politician, TO the single business OF
giving the country The economic re
lief that is SO essential 10 the re-
vival Of industry.
Senator Borah expresses the 0pin-
ion that the expenses Of the Gov
eminent for the fiscal wear 1922,
which have been estimated at So
OO0, 000,O 900. Will b" nearer $J.500.-
100000 or $4,000. 900, 900. Where
does Congress expect to gel the
money? How does ii expect this
money can be earned? Is it TO be
Sweatcd out of Labor by the cCrpor-
atoms that bear the brunl of the
tan and paid out of reduced wages?
Or do the gentlemen in Washington
expect to meet the running cNpcn-
scS by borrowing money?
What has become Of all ihos.
sweet promises of economy made
during the campaign last Nca?
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60MPERS FLAYS HEARST,

William Hando!ph Hearst. pro-
prIcior New York American and
olh2r papers Was denounced Oh The
!IoOr of the Convention OF thc A.
mrrican Federation Of Labor b>
president Samuel GOnpcr> as a
TRAITOR to thr cause Of America,
TO The caus" Of freedom. an enemy
to labor and OF Ireland"
The staicmrn! with many other
drnunclatory remarks regarding
Hearst. made by President Comp
crS III reply to question from the
'l""r as to his stand on the Irish
question. were chccrcd aud applaud
Ell by The delegates.
The veteran labor leader dccIar
cd Hearst had attacked him because
ne had declined to be- "rhaincd to
his mad chariot for the Presidency
OF The United States" and because
he has tried TO see to it that Next
co shall go nndis!urbrd and not b.,
ovcrrun by the American rorccs."
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OF THE CONDITION OF
Bank Of RENICK.

Located at RcnicE, in the State of
West Virginia at the
close of business June 30, 1921:
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ORDER OF plRl.lCATiN\.
.T>TE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Grccnbrirr County. S.:
At Rules held in the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court OF Grccnbri"r
County. on the first Monday i'll tho
month Of June. 1921 the following
order WAS entered:
Marie McKcnEL Matthew's, Comp.
vs.. In ChanccrN.
Rctta J. MckcnnH, as cNccutriN OF
the last will and testament of Ed
ward w. McKrnna, Rctta J. Nc
Kcnna, and the First Trust and
Saving Bank of Alton. Illinois,
Defendants.
The object Of this suit is, lst: TO
discover and charge to Pctia J. Nc
will and testament of Edward W.
money that came, or should have
come. into her hands as such cN-
ccutriX and TO settle her accounts
with said estate.
and: TO cnioin and restrain the
said Rdta J. McKcnna as such cN-
ccutriN from paying over L. the
FirSt Trust and Saving Bank, Of
Alton. Illinois, any funds or prop
criy belonging TO said estate or to
said plaintiff.
3rd: TO secure The appointment
Of II trustee in the room and stead
of The said First Trust and Saving
Bank as trustee under the last will
and testament Of said Edward w.
Mckcnna.
Ith: To recover such other.
further and general relief rs her
case may demand. And it appear
ing, by affidavit filed. that the De-
PENDANT. The First Trust and Saw
Ing Bank, of Alton, Illinois, Il ccr-
poration, is Il nonresident of this
State. it is ordered that il do appear
here within one month after the
date Of the first publication Of this
ORDER and do what is necessary to
protect its interest in This suit.
\ Copy TcStr:
W. +. RICHARDSON, Clerk.
!. 5. McWhorter. Sol. 6ln-lw
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NnrICE 10 CREDITORS.

IN the Creditors Of W. +. BEARD:
MI persons hoiGinG claims against
". +. Beard. are hereby notified TO
present ;hc same before IN" UNDER,
signed Commissioner OF Accounts
for Grrcnbricr County. West Nlr-
ginia. at my office. i'll the Town Of
Lcwishurg. in said County. on or
before ,hr lJlh day of lulN. 1921.
with legal proof thereof.
The accounts Of J. J. Brown,
Trustee. uEdrr deed of assign
mcnt executed hy said ". l.. Beard
are before nc for settlement.
Given under NY hand t&i> The
Is, Lal of Iunc. 1921.
FINLEY VI. AltHlCklF..
G-3-6w Commissioners Oi Accounts.
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c.OMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
GREENEH.E R Coz \rY, to-wil:
In the Circuit Court Of said county,.
! The Virginia Joint Stock Land Bank
Il corporation, Plaintiff,
y. b. Hanna. Rllnch Hobbs lIanna.
II. j.. Hunter. Trustee: \. e.. Mast
rrs. +. NJ. Arbucklc. Tru.tcc: Jas.
\. IlHnna'S Administrators. Sallir
g. Hanna. Katherine hanna Cooke
and Bank OF GrCcnlricr. = cnrDor-
alton. Defendants.
\. &. Groves. administrator" o. Jas.
"a. Hanna. deceased. Plaintiff.
Nathan +. Hanna. Bianch NJ. Hanna.
Sallic \. Hamilton. Catherine
Cooke. \. E.. Masters. u. +. Hunter
Trustee: HE Bank Of Grccnbricr,
corporation. The .Aldr",on Ma
tional Bank. Il corporation. Henry
tiilncr, Trustee: J. Wash Price. q.
y. Argabritc. and Mary Catherine
ArSabritc. an infant. Defendants.
Pursuant 10 Il decree entered on
the Goth day Of May. 1921, conSoIi
dating the above entitled causes.
and whereby The same were rcfcrr-
ed to ChaS. y. McWhOricr. one Of
thC Commissioners in Chanccry of
troenbl Ter County. with instruc-
Tons to ascertain and report as fol-
lows:
o. What real estate was owned
by the said y. b. Hanna at The time
OF the institution Of This suit. and
where said real estate is situated.
ca What liens, if ANY. are Of
record said rnul
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Belief that Eamonn DrNaIcra
IrrSIdcnl Of the Irish republic"
VIII accept Premier Lloyd GEORGE,
InNrhtIon to come to London for
conference with the government
and Premier Craig. Of lister. de-
signed To bring about! a >rtllrmcr,
~ ne lrINn problem. is expressed
- the majority Of reports from
hHb'in. All reports agree That
ljo>1 Georges invitation caused =
rHr''und sensation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-07-14

/ It is not necessary to discuss the
rights and Wrongs of this long con-
detriment Of the national defense,
troversy. That it existed, to the great
cannot be denied. The World War
jolted everybody concerned pretty
severely and cleared the minds of a
great many people as to what the
Guard should be. There has come
about among the Regulars change
of sentiment with respect to the
Guard and today we find all the pro-
gressive officers in the Regular es-
Enlistment anxious to build up the
Guard into a great and effective
force. t
And the guardsmen themselves
many of whom prior to the war did
not possess the national viewpoint
now realize that the future of the
Guard depends upon its being made
in truly national force, Compel
ent to join the Regulars and to be a
part of the Army when great war
breaks out. The new law states this
policy in Section 3 quoted above,
and several other provisions contri-
butte to the end sought.
For example Guard officers, for
the first time, may hold commissions
in the Officers Reserve Corps and
thereby become eligible for service
with Regular troops in status
equal to that of the Regular officers.
They may also attend the Service
Schools of the Regular establishment
such as Bennings. Riley, Knox
and the rest. and there take short
courses of instruction and become
thoroughly trained in the latest
tactical developments of the combat
arms.
Perhaps the most important pro-
vision of this kind in the new law
is that which admits a number of
National Guard and Reserve offic-
ers to membership in the General
Staff at Washington. Under this
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-07-14

provision the Secretary Of War Sc
,lectS from among Guard and Reserve
officers, nominated by the govern
ors Of the States. those deemed best
qualified for the work Of the War
Plans Division and the Operations
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-07-14

ficers representing the citizen ele-
ment Of the Army in intimate con-
tact with the Regular officers engag-
ed in General Staff studies.
Already it is apparent that this
Continued on page 11)
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Division Of the General Staff. When
one remembers that nearly all poll
cies affecting the ALLEGATION. organ
ization and training of troops orr
gins.s in the General Staff. one can
see how important it is to have Of
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-07-14
THE NATIONAL GUARD
How the Reorganization Act Nov In
I Force Plans for Military Com
potency That Will Go Far
Toward the Elimination
Of War

By james w. Wadsworth, Jr.
United States Senator from New
York. Chairman, Senate COM
mittee on Military Affairs. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
Entire Police Force Called Out
Against Possible Radical
Outbreak
ORDER PROMPTED BY
FEDERAL AUTHORITY
Public Buildings, Public Utility
Plants, Churches and Homes
OF Wealthy Citizens Under
Heavy Guard

New York, Jan. 14.--Public build
ings churches, public utility plants
and the homes OF wealthy citizens
throughout the city are under heavy
guard today by police order, a pre-
cautionary measure against a pos
sible radical demonstration.
Police officials are extremely re-
ticent concerning the order given
verbally last night to the entire force.
but they intimated that it was pro-
noted by federal authority.
Warnings Of threatened demon
startion with bombing activities in
New York were received by the gov
ernment from reputable private de-
tective agency, department Of justice
officials said today. An fnvestiga-
tion is being made but the federal
agents have been unable to find evi-
dence when the demonstrations are
10 appear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
LICENSE ON TOBAC-
co WAREHOUSES;

Columbia, Jan. 1i.--iIigh license
Tor tobacro warehouse operators who
market leaf Tobacco that is ungraded
and united Is provided for in bill
INTRODUCED I'm the house Of represcn-
tatives today by Representative A. III.
Williams. OF Florence Mr.. Williams
would make the license for such
warehouses five thousand dollars
each. the money to be used for school
purposes. Warehouses that sell
graded and tied leaf tobacco would
not be affected. The license would
be payable TO the county. license to
be issued by the clerk of court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
NEW FRENCH
CABINET

Paris. Jan. 1s (By the Associated
Press) s).-Aristide BRAND, former
French prime minister, succeeded to-
day in the task undertaken by him
yesterday to form a cabinet in sue
cession to the ministry Of Premier
Leygues, which resigned last We'd
nesday.
Besides the premiership, NJ. Driand
takes the ministry of foreign affairs
Louis Barthou becomes minister OF
war and Paul Doulner minister of
finance.
Shortly before $50 o'clock tonight
@. BRAND presented the official cab
tnet list to President Millerand The
ministry Is made up as follows:
Premier and minister Of foreign
affairs. Aristide BRAND.
Minister Of justice, NJ. Bonnevay.
Interior, Pierre Marraud.
War. Louis Barthou
Marine, Gabriel Guisthau.
Finance. Paul Doumer.
Public instruction. Victor Berard
Agriculture, Edmond Lefebre du
Prey.
Commerce, Lucien Dior
LABOR, Daniel Vicent.
Pensions, Andre Maginot
Public works, Yves lie Troquer.
Liberated regions, Louis Lofiucheur.
1T is not the great cabinet but
1t is n great cabinet I have formed" ="
said Premier Eriand this evening.
My ministers and myself will be
busy men looking after Frances in
al c,t.
that the American administration
will look after it's own affairs. 1t
may be Republican, it may be Demo
cratic. it matters little it is always
pro-French, l am sure. Please fell
them that in America.
''ThOsc who have been in France
for many years understand that we
are not n militarist nation. We have
the warmeSt desire to be on friendly
footing with the British and Ameri-
can nations, but there is pact, sign
ed a9 Versailles. which must be full
filled. I trust that in the fulhllment
of that pact we come not in con-
test with our friends.
My ministry will make its bow in
the cha mber Tuesday. 1t may be
that representative of France will
meet the British and Italian dele
gates thu next day. / have asked for
no postponement. France will meet
the foreign delegates and discuss
questions Of international interests
as II there was no crisis in France"
The general impression in political
circles is that the cabinet as con-
stituted by NJ. BRAND is a very pow
erful element, although many are
deploring The absence of M. Poin-
caire and NJ. Viviani from the COM
bination.
NJ. BRAND has succeeded in form
ing his seventh cabinet, which, as he
says himself, embodies national
unity"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
MURDER AND
-'-)N-' 41'S SUICIDE

Columbia, Jan. TX. U. Bouk-
night salesman for sporting goods
store here this morning shot Mrs.
Clara Graham. Of Henderson, n. c..
and turned the pistol on himself and
sent a bullet through his temple.
Both are still living, but are in a
precariOus condition. The police are
investigating. but it is not known
what caused the tragedy. The wo-
man was in the dining room OF her
home on Assembly street, when Bouk-
night caller her out of the room. He
put the pistol in her face and pulled
the trigger. There was another man
and another woman in the room ut
the time
Both *. T.. Bouknight and Mrs. Gra-
ham died shortly after being taken to
hospital here this afternoon. Mr..
Bouknight shot himself in the temple.
He had called to tell Mrs Graham
goodbye, having declared days ago
that he would kill himself f she did
not marry MIN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
MILITIA MEN ARE
ARRESTED
IL Members of Company
vi. Charged With TAX
ing Prisoner From
Jail and Hanging
Him

birmingham, Jan. II. -- Eleven
members Company NJ, Alabama Ma
tional Guard are in Jail here today
charged with lynching OF William
Baird, a miner, at Jasper Thursday
night. The soldiers, five non-commis-
stoned officers and six privates. were
arrested last night, after Leslie West,
tax! driver Is said to have made a
complete confession Of the part he
took and named the soldiers West
is said to have. confessed that he
lrove one Of the two cars the soldiers
used. Baird was in Jail awaiting trial
or killing Private James Morris, Of
Company M, after Morris shot and
killed Raird's father-in-law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
NOTE TO JAPAN
NOT PUBLISHED
Toxic Newspapers Dis.
cuss Probable Con-
tents of Message
Respecting Killing
of LangdOn

Toxic, Jan. 17.-Government off,
cials have not yet made public the
text OF the American note protesting
against the shooting Of Lieut.. Lang
don. The publicist express the belief
that Washington not only asked repa-
ration, with guarantees removing the
probability Of similar incidents in the
future, but also again pointed out to
Japan the wisdom of reducing, If not
Withdrawing altogether troops from
the country, where she possess no SOW
ereignty rights but the literal Of which
is dominated by her military power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Columbia, Jan. Il. --- FIX Senator
Jim Ham Lewis, Of Chicago, will
he the chief speaker for the annual
convention of the South Carolina Bar
association, to be held in the hall of
the house of representatives, Colum-
bia. January 21-2S. Governor Coop
er will deliver the address Of welcome.
and this will be followed by the an
nual address Of the associations pres
idcnt, w. ID. Melton, of Columbia.
After Senator Lewis address on the
evening of the 2Sth the annual ban
quet will be rendered at the Jeffcr-
son Hotel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following colored couples:
Frank Sealy and Mamie Wheeler Of
l. lie i.
William David and Maggie Kirk
land Of Rembert.
sam llodgcr and Moudie Dwyer Of
Tindal.
James Logan of Providence and
Annie Priolcau of Dalzell.
Robert l.csesne and Pauline Moore
Of MaYcsvilic.
Willie BENJAMIN Of Shiloh and Ma
ho'a Brunson of st. Charles.
lShmcl bradley and Kina Pitts. of
sumter.
Willie Tilman and Phellcr Myer Of
Eastovcr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
Farmers Pledge.

l, =. =. :. 3. =.
OF the county Of
10 certify that I am a farmer and
cotton grower and hereby solemnly
promise and agree on my sacred
word of honor that during the year
l92l | will not plant in cotton moro
than one-third Of the lands cultivat-
cd by me during the year 1921.
And | further promise that I will
use whatever influence that | may
have with my friends and neighbors
To have them sign a like obligation
and 10 cooperate with the county
COMMITTEES in the organization and the
work for the said cotton reduction.
=.
Witness:
. .. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
.AIRMEN ARRIVE
IN NEW YORK

New York. Jan. 1I--I.icuts. Kloor,
Farrell and Hinton arrived here this
morning. exactly one month after they
landed near Moose Factory. after
their balloon flight from Rockaway.
A CROWD OF relatives and naval Of
fiecsrs. greeted the officers upon their
arrival. The balloonists declared they
are none the worse off for the adven-
4nre and lined up for the photograph
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Washington, Jan. l7.-Rowland
Mahaney, solicitor of the department
OF labor was appointed by the prcsi-
dent as American representative Of
the international committee of inn
migration TO meet at Geneva on Il date
fixed by the international labor office
of the league of nations. 1t is the
first appointment by the president
made to any bodies meeting under
the league Of nations since the SEN
ate refused to ratify the Versailles
treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
COTTON ACREAGE
REDUCTION

The Sumter Chamber Of Conn
merce in behalf Of the American Cot
ton association furnishes some off,
cial and convincing information be-
low about the worlds supply and
consumption Of cotton that ought TO
he warning to every cotton produc-
er In Sumter county. Secretary X,
[. Reardon earnestly urges every
farmer to carefully read the statis-
tics by Dr. Bradford Knapp given be-
low.
A Call to Action.
1t is generally agreed by all who
have given the matter careful study
and thought that large cotton crop
in 1921 would mean financial disas-
ter and ruin, for the south. This
world can not use more than eighteen
million bales this year, and there are
now in existence not less than twen-
ty-seven million bales Of cotton or
enough TO last nearly two years.
The salvation Of the south depends
upon reduction of cotton acreatse.
Get it out - your head that any,
thing but the supply and the worlds
ability to buy fixes the price of cot
tom DR.. Bradford Knapp,
There is enough cotton now in the
world to last tbout two years. II
you want TO plant more cotton after
reading these figures then we must
confess We have nothing more to say.
1t is up to you:
The ten year average am at 3of
cotton on hand unspun at .Ne legin-
ming of each fiscal year. 100000
bales.
Al August 1st, 1920 beginning the
present fiscal year, according TO Hes
ter unspun American cotton, $685.
900 bales
Probable amount of American cot
ton unspun July 31sht, 1921, now in
dicated more than 100000 bales Cor
100000 bales larger than any
amount ever carried over beforeO.
The greatest consumption OF cot
ton Gall kinds) ever known I'm any
single year. less than $1,000, 900 bales.
The greatest consumption of/Amer-
lean cotton, any one year ever known.
$4,000, 900 bales
Ten year average consumption 6f
American cotton prior 10 the great
var. 100000 bales
Ten year consumption of all kinds
OF cotton, including American cot
ton, prior to great war, 100000
bales.
Consumption all kinds cotton 1919,
1870, L. S. census figures, lS,1st,-
600 bales.
American crop of 10000, 600 bales
u92O) indicates world supply OF all
kinds of cotton, including American,
Of 29,000.000 bales.
The world during the present fis-
cal year is not likely TO consume more
than 100000 bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
PEASANT REVOLT
In UKRAINE
Moscow Soviet Fears Re.
belliOn Will Spread
Among Peasants of
Other Sections

London, Jan. IA Riga dispatch
says that Moscow reports that a Sc
rious peasant rebellion has broken out
IN Polda, Craine. The soviet govern
ment fears that the revolt will spread,
as the result Ukranian peasants un-
rest over the refusal OF the soviets
TO remedy numerous grievances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Columbia, Jan. l5.-MiSs Corrine
FAIRFIELD, Of Manning, has announc-
ed herself candidate for the house
of representatives, from Clarendon
county, 80 succeed w. r. Sprott, who
died last year. The election will be
held on the 25th. Miss Barfield is the
first woman of the state to announce
for q seat in the legislature.