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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Miss Mamie Vaughn Entertains

Quite an enjoyable party was
given TUESDAY evening by Miss
Mamie Vaughn at her home on
3G$ " Salem Avenue. Converse
ton dates were made during the
evening and dancing participated
III by most OF the young couples.
4 delightful refreshment course
was served which was followed by
a ::'Shakespearean Romano contest.
The winners Of the first prize We're
Miss ThcIma CASTOR and Perry
Moses and the booty prize vas car
ried off by Miss Nina Jenkinson.
Those present Were:
Misses Ruth Briggs, Thelnla
Castor, Nancy Booth, Estell Ed
wins, Mary Vogel, Nell Ard, Lydia
Ryttenbcrg, Nina Jenkinson, May
Willis OSteen, Elizabeth Baker.
Messrs Charles Crombe, Louis
Lyons, George McKeiver, Perry
Moses, Marion Noise, Clinton
Wheeler, George cNofal, James
Burns, Henry Bruner, Blanding
Upshur, Elbridse Kennedy, Frances
Kirk. -AIva Spann. Marion Fox
worth and George Vaughn.
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Tobacco Market
ing Association
Secretary Reardon and Coun-
ty Agent Williams Do Good :
Work in Sumter County

From all that County Agent
Williams and Secretary Reardon
can learn Sumter county has done
splendidly in the drive for signing
up members Of the Tri-State TO
bacco Cooperative Marketing AS
sociation in the big drive ended at
- O'Clock last night. Mr.. VIII
liams estimates that about 70 to
80 per cent Of the tobacco TO be
produced in Sumter county during
1922 will be sold through this as
soeiation while Secretary Reardon
estimated G5 to Is per cent but con-
cedes that Mr.. Williams estimate
NAV be correct. All over Sumter
county many tobacco growers
worked hard for days signing up
their fellow tobacco growers, while
Messrs. Williams and Reardon
worked hard also in this city and
throughout the rural districts sign
ING ND members and assisting
State Secretary T. B. Young in di-
recting the work Of the drive.
The work of getting the tobacco
growers into a buSinesS-hke CO.
operative association for intelligent
marketing of tobacco has encour-
aged many farmers to try tobacco
this year who were very much
discouraged over last years prices,
While many who have not planted
tobacco. in several years feel that
with the old time, unbusiness- like.
helter skelter method Of selling to-
bacco, every man for himself, done
away with and with seVenty-hve
Der cent of the bright leaf tobacco
of North Carolina. Virginia, and
South Carolina bound up into the
cooperative marketing association,
the prospect for getting a profit
making t.rice is much better. To-
bacco will be one Of the chief, II
not The chief, cash crops of this
section Of South Carolina for sew
eral years TO come and perhaps
for many years. With a big to-
bacco Stemnlery and drying plant
located in Sumter, operated by the
big China American Tobacco and
Trading company in the market
for not less than ten and If posslpie
twenty million pounds of tobacco
annually, and buying all the local
" grown tobacco this big exporting
company can get, the Tri-State Co
oneratiye Marketing Association
will be equipped locally to buy, re-
dry, stem and hold hundreds Of
thousands of pounds of tobacco, if
the warehouse prices are not what
the association thinks prices ought
70 be
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Merchant Kills Negro
Shooting at Cartersville Sat
urday Night

Florence, Jan. 3-H. P. Pittman,
prominent merchant Of Carters-
Vile, shot and instantly killed
Wash Jackson, negro, Saturday
night when the latter is alleged to
have attempted to hold up the
store. The local magistrate held
an inquest, which resulted in a YER
diet OF iustifable homicide.
The killing occurred in the Pitt
man store on the verge CT closing
time kfter the shooting Mr.. Pitt
man locked up the store, as he had
started to do when the negro cone
in, and went personally to call the
officers to the scene.
According TO the evidence ad-
duced at the inquest, the negro, who
was stranger in that section, ap-
peared in the store just as Mr..
Pittman was about to close up Tor
the night. He called for five cents
worth of tobacco. His appearance
and conduct aroused the suspicious
Of Nj. Pittman, who took the pre-
CtullOll lIOt W Luz IL iIIo 't'Nh o'' 80
negro. Observing this, the negro
took the ruse OF giving the mer-
chant bill TO change for the five
cent purchase, asking at the same
time, What if / did :ot have the
;noney 70 pay for this?" Mr.. Pitt
man replied he should not have Or
dered the purchase without the
money.
In the act Of rendering the bill
the negro suddenly snatched it
back, stating he believed he had
some smaller change. The negro
reached into his overcoat side
pocket for the change. Consider
ing the suspicious actions Of the
negro, his proceedings in tn" pur-
chase. his being stranger, his
reaching into such an unusual place
for change and the general cir
cumstanccs. Mr. Pittman shot.
Examination Of the negro's body
revealed u 3S-caliber revolver in
the pocket whore ne had reachc :,
oS;cnSibly for change. he body
was identified by other negroes,
Who stated he came from Darling
ton county.
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MRS. TYLER RESIGNS.

Atlanta. Jan Elizabeth Tyler.
Atlanta, tonight announced her
resignation as assistant to +. y.
Clarke. imperial klansman and
head Of the propagation department
Of the Ku kluX klan.
Mrs. Tyler in written com
municatlon. addressed TO members
Of the order stated the resignation
was to take effect immediately. and
that it was due To illness of her
daughter. Mrs. Doris Manning Jctt,
who is suffering from tuberculosis.
City physician, Dr.. Henry McGhee
says Il must rest or completely col
lapse" the letter said.
No announcements had been made
tonight as 10 Mrs. Tyler's success
SGr
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JAPANESE GENEROSITY.


Japan has gained in American
esteem by her willingness to fore
.go the advantage Of an American
guarantee for the safety Of
her. home territory. This attitude
removes a serious ground Of op-
position to the four-power treaty.
More important than that, perhaps,
is theta that it gives Americans
a new and better notion of Japan.
That country, rightly or wrong
1y, has been considered unneces-
sarily selfish in its international
policy and grudging in its conces-
sions for the sake Of peace. Here,
however, is something that looks
like generosity. Another such
gesture, and American sentiment
may find itself really warming to-
ward Japan.
:. The obvious fiele for sucn action
is China Japanese-Chinese rela-
tions are deadlocked, and Japan
has appeared relentless in her de-
termination to insure her own con-
tro1 over a large part Of China.
There can be no justice for China,
no assured peace in Asia and no
complete trust Of Japan in this
country and Europe while that sit
uation lasts.
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HEARING GRANTED IN
PIEEWOOD MATTER
Sumter and Pinewood Notified go
Hold Themselves in Readiness

Mr.. L. I. Reardon, Secretary Of
of the Chamber of Commerce. re-
ceived long distance telephone
call today from Governor r. a.
Cooper regarding the election of
voting back into Clarendon county
the thirty-five square miles Of the
ninety square miles of the Pine
wood section recently voted into
Sumter county, in which conversa-
ton Governor Cooper stated that
the petition has been filed for the
election but that he would grant q
preliminary hearing before this
election was to be held He stated
that both Of the delegations repre-
senting Pinewood and Sumter must
be ready at q minutes notice. Sec
retary Reardon told Governor
Cooper that Sumter would be in
readiness at any time. Pinewood
has also been given notice Of this
action
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
American Legion
Auxiliary Formed

The meeting OF those interested
in the American Legion Auxiliary
in Sumter, called by a committee
consisting Of John 3. Duffie, Frank
Jeppi and Hugh G. Brown, was held
yesterday afternoon at the auditor
iqm Of the Girls High School build
ing with aboNt forty ladies' present.
Mrs. H. c. Curtis, state treasurer,
was present by invitation, and ex-
planned the auxiliary in detail. At
ter discussion, it was decided to
perfecc onlr- temporary organiza-
ton and Mrs. E. w. Dabbs, Jr., Of
the Mayesville section Of the coun-
ty, was elected president and Miss
SalIie II. Rembert, secretary treas
urer. A membership committee
consisting OF Mesdames. Mitchell
Levi, Rosa 3. Duffie and Mary 3.
Warren, was appointed to seek ad-
Gitional members and to pass upon
the eligibility of all applicants, this
committee to work with the mem
bership Of the Sumter Post. who are
Waverly B. Levy, N. 3. Cox and
Note Lawrence. It was the hope
Of those present to effect perma-
fent organization within the next
two weeks and the temporary pres
ident was instructed to call a meet
ing for this purpose. The organiz-
ing committee is enthusiastic about
the wonau's auxiliary and 1t is be-
lieveG tkat q large membership will
be obtained and properly enrolled
hefcrc the next meeting. All ladies
desiring to join and who come
within the eligibility class. are urg-
ed TO get IN touch With any one Of
the membership committee who
will be glad TO furnish them with
aplicatioa blanks a thorough cam
vass is planned by the committee
before final report is made.
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1NTERDEPENDENcE.

Pointing out the impcssibility Oh
Ireland being really Independent OF
England, or England Of ireland,
Bernard Shaw writes:
Independence is a fine shib-
boleth for a slave; but the moment
he is free he discovers that we are
members, one with another. ana
that independence is an egocentric
dream. England calls herself IN
dependent, but why has she been
afraid to let Ireland go until she
was ANONYMOUSLY forced to? Ad-
mittedly it is because she is SO de-
pendent on Ireland. She has tried
to plunder Germany only to find
that She is dependent on Germany
She has helped to ruin Russia only.
to find her streets filed with mil
lions of starting Englishmen clam
oring to be allowed to work for
Russia in order to live
Here is truth, as anyone dispas-
sionately observing events is driven
to admit. There is no complete
national independence left in the
civilized world, any more than there
is any complete Individual inde-
pendence.. Civilized society, Of per-
sons and nations, becomes more
end more a complex system Of in
teraction. We are members one
with another" as Shaw says, quot
ing one greater than himself. Even
the heavenly bodies, that seem to
move SO freely, are inseparably
bound to each other, and. find
therein their strength and steadi-
ness. The new and inevitable form
OF independence is self-respecting
interdependerce
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Working On
Annual Message
Gov. Cooper Getting Ready
For Meeting Of Legislature

Columbia, Jan. 5.-Governor
Cooper is at work on his annual
message 20 the legislature, which
convenes III Columbia next Tues
day. The governors message wlii
be read to the legislature on the
opening day.
The governor has not indicated
what he will discuss in his mes
sage. except to say that some OF
the points on which he will touch
have already been touched by hm
in statements during the past
week, such for example as his
policy for economy in approprla-
tions. The governor has refused
to put into the state budget any
items for new buildings this year,
holding that such expenditures can
be postponed State finances, ed
ucation, the law enforcement Sit
uation and other matters are like
~ to be discussed by the governor.
The recently proposed $4,000
900 six-year road program viii be
submitted to the legislature by the
governor, though this Will not be
gone into at length in the annual
message The governor Will sub
nit this at different time.
Discussing the road program the
governor stated today that he
would T. to see the legislature
put this into effect now, though
he does not hold out any great
hope for it. There is an opposition
TO bonds in lean years, he said,
though the burden Of the bonds
does not fall on the year they are
voted. The governor stated that
the issue OF bonds, as part OF the
road program, would make en-
ployment for hundreds Of men now,
and the cost OF the issue would
come later, when the people Will
be better able to stand it. Il don't
know better year in which to
start this road program the gov
ernor stated.
subject of taxation will be
the main theme Of bill and speech
at the coming legislative session.
New sources of revenue, the light
ening of the tax load on real es-
tate and personal property, with a
consequent effort to tax property
now escaping taxation. the reduc-
ton Of the total state levy, more
economy in county appropriations
together with the election Of num-
erous officers, including a supreme
court justice, seven circuit judges
and trustees Of numerous institu-
tionS, will be the main matters be-
fore the solons during the 1922 leg
islativc session.
There will be one new face in
the House, j. 3. Britton, Of Sum-
ter. elected in December. Mr..
Britton succeeds D. d. Noise, who
was elected state senator, to sue
ceed the late John H. Clifton.
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ENGLISH CLUBS.

- III many cities in Czecho-Slova-
kia today. according to news dis
patches and private reports. there
are organizations known as Eng
lssn Cubs The club at Prague
has a membership Of over 500;
others, are only little smaller.
The members OF these clubs are
not Americans Or Englishmen So
journine in czecho-slovakia. They
are native citizens who want TO
know more about the United States
and England for the purpose Of
helping their own land. They
study not only our language, but
our.gevetnment and our literature.
They very earnestly desire friend
ship. between their country and
ours and frankly seek the help
which such friendship will mean.
The government is giving its sup
port, to. ethe clubs and has shown
It's approval Of their purpose by es-
tablishing private school where
English is. the only language taught.
AS these students learn to speak
and read and write our language,
they ate to start a correspondence
exchange with students in this
country, preferably in our colleges.
These" clubs are only one Of
many indications of the serious
ness and progressiveness Of the
new ezecho-slovak republic. What
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Wealthy Prisoners

Newark, N J., Jan. 4.-Four
wealthy manufacturers, powers IN
the tile, crate and mantel indus
try. the first men ever to go to jail
for violating the Sherman anti
trust law, have been pronounced
model prisoners by Richard Nc
Guinness, warden Of the Newark
Street Jail. where they arc spend
ing four months.
The ouartet-Frank H. Noble,
Arthur Shilstone. Albert Shaile and
Herman Petri, who recently plead
ed guilty to eliminating competition
after their activities had been un-
earthed by the Lockwood lesls-
lative committee in New York
apparently are quite content with
prison fare. Although their funds
are sufficient to supply them daily
With an outside caterers products
they seldom supplement the prls-
on menu with anything but pie.
All have developed a strong taste
for this form Of Sweetmeat and the
pie-boy never misses chem on his
daily round Of the tiers.
Occasionally. ~ said the warden
today, I'VE have a particularly fine
roast or fowl down at the staff din
ing room, and will send some OF
the meat up 70 them. They could,
Of course, have meals sent IN
from the outside, but they seem
satisfied with our regular food.
That take as q compliment to our
Kitchen
The quartet are all housed in one
large cell in the hospital wing, be-
cause one of their number is suf-
ferihg from an illness which re-
uuires constant medical attention.
Therefore, they do not come into
daily contact with the other prls-
oners-murderers, burglars, petty
thieves
When visitors call, however, the
four must follow prison routine
and receive their visitors in the
prison center or general entertain
ment room. On such days this
center is Internationally crowded.
The four men OF wealth while
away the hours much as they
would do in their clubs. They
have their pipes, their newspapers
and their cards But instead of
looking out on the avenue through
glasse crystal clear, they gaze
thr@gh bars upon the historic
Morris canal, as from q feudal cas-
flo
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DEBTs AND ARMANlENTs.

The insistence of France on
I freedoma TO maintain big arma-
ment, BY land and sea, changes
not only the whole armament sit
suation but the whole economic sit
Hsaiou. 1t has a definite and pow
erful bearing on the question Of
The glHeg,, indebtedness
There,.has been a distinct Ten
dencgsofs late, in this country and
elsewhere, to be easy about the
pressing ,of those var claims. The
unitea States has wanted to be hb-
eraf WITH France, Britain and 9TH
! er debtors. easing the pressure as
much, as, possible. to help !, our
friends.and all Europe with them,
In their efforts toward economic
revival The british have been Sc
riously contemplating the cancel
lation OF sthe billions lent to France
and Other war-partners, and many
iafiueatial Americans have urged
similar1aetion by this country.
there was any possibility of
such geaerous offers it is swept
away hg Che F'erch attitude al TIE
!, arms Conference. Great Britain
viii certainly not forego the col
lection OF her French loans in or
der to 4enable France to aarm
against her more effectively. The
UAited States will certainly not
give France or any other part of
Europe billions to buy unnecessary
battleships. submarines and bomb
ing Planes, whereby a new ana
greater armament burden would
be: imposed on US. We might pos
sibty finance world-pecae. We will
not finance world-war.
=
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
City Council Meeting
Petition Against Lease OF
Water Works LanG-Plans
For Abbatoir

4 special meeting Of Council was
held in the clerks Office Tuesday
evening at o'clock, there being
present the mayor and both coun-
cilmen.
Mr.. c. G.. Rowland was pres
cnt and addressed council briefly.
setting forth his objections to the
city leasing any part Of the land
adjacent to the pumping station
10 the Fair Association, his main
objection being the fear Of con-
terminating the citys water sup
ply He left with the clerk pc
tition signed by 272 citizens who
were opposed to the lease
Mr. H. L. Tisdale. chairman OF
the Board OF Health, was also
present and stated that although
he was Il stockholder in the Fair
Association, he signed the petition
submittd by Mr. Rowland
The Health Officer submitted two
sets of blue prints Of the proposed
abbatoir to be erected by the city,
one of which was accepted by
council, and Dr. Browning was au-
thoriZed TO have plans and speci-
fcations drawn up, and when
completed, the city Will advertise
for bids.
a letter from Miss Mary Eber-
hard, in which she complained of
the damage done to her fence by
the street gang While trimming
trees. was read TO council by the
City Manager, and Council directed
that such damage be repaired at
! once
The Sumter Canning Factory was
allowed the usual exemption from
taxes, exclusive of the school levy
of 2 1-2 mills, for five Years from
date.
Refund on license No. 6174 is
sued to Mrs. Alice f. Bates. and
license No. G227 issued to II. j.
| Hodge was refused by council.
The City Manager and the Man
ager of the light plant We're au-
thoriZed to make such changes at
the pumping station as may be
deemed necessary.
After approving all such bills
as were ready fer payment. and
discussing routine matters, council
adjourned.
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!. itsf-l
Ne BOOM WANTED:

There has been no more valu-
able suggestion made as to the out
hook ad for 1922 than Charles
Sehwab,s statement that ''we don't
Mant. boom, but we do want a
slow aHiag Of the sails Of the ship
OF industry"
EEersbody knows that such in
fated prosperity as the country en-
joyed fora time is not sc. good as
it seems on the surface, because
II IS fuaamentally unsound and
bound toi,be followed by a, period
cf cfdepression which puts the aver
age Below normal after all.
In spite of this knowledge,
gained by most of us through sore
expshte, we have bee: hanging
around waiting for business to
open on the grand scale. That is
why il refuses to open up at all, or
way, if it does start up on a mod
est Scale in. any direction. we are
seither, blind to the process or
scprnfulsof it. Yet It is only as we
content ourselves to return to a
normal prosperity by normal de-
greessthat We can safeguard our
selsessagainst another such slump
as TIE country now suffers. 1t is
the tendency to "despisei the day
OF saaall things that is at the
botsonsSf our troubles. :.
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James Brown.
Senior Patrol Leader

Philadelphia, Jan. 5.-Senator
Penroses funeral was held this
morning with great secrecy. No
information was given out concern
ing the funeral and reporters were
barred from the cemetery. The
body was brought TO the cemetery
in a hearse and the undertaker's s
assistant and four automobiles con-
stituted the procession. Only the
immediate family attended the SER
vices. Private funerals are said
to be a family tradition.
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CHICAGO BANK
PRESIDENT
SHOT By BANDIT
Five Bandits Opened
Fire on Bank OFF,
GERS and Capture
$4,000 Payroll
BY the Associated Press.

Chicago. Jan. 5.-John SolfcI,
president OF the haywood state
bank. Was SHOT ard killed and
LcHls Sweeney. suburban chief OF
police. and .,rtlar Benson, bank
messenger. we're wounded when
five bandits robbed them Of the
twelve thousand dollars payroll OF
The American can Company. The
bandits opened liI- without warn
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BUDGET BUREAU ESTI-
MATE DISREGARDED

Washington, Jan. 4.-Despite
informal administration requests
for congress to follow the budget
bureau estimates the treasury de-
partment appropriation bill was
reported by the house committee
with nine per cent cut, approx
mately twelve million dollars less
than is required.
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COAL DEALERS
CONVENTION

Columbia. Jan. More than
100 coal dealers of the Southeast
are expected 20 attend a convention
Of coal men III Columbia ON jan
uary -. NJ j.. Patterson, OF At
lanta. secretary OF the Southeastern
Coal Dealers Association. is to
haze charge of the details OF the
convention Many prominent f"cl
men OF the state are expected To
attend