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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Meeting Of Fidelis Class.

The FideliS Class of the First
Baptist Sunday school held its reg
ular monthly business meeting with
their teacher, Mrs. c. c. Brown
last Thursday evening. After busi-
ness was transacted, as usual, an
hour Of socialibihty and recreation
was enjoyed. The class will hold
its next meeting with Mrs. Gainey,
and we hope all Of the members
Will be present.
The parsonage is going to be used
temporarily as Il Sunday school
building, ard the Fidelis class has
fitted up one Of the large front
rooms as their class room. They
will be in their new quarters next
Sunday .orning. and we hope that
evcry member will Ire there and
bring a friend. We desire to in
crease our roll Of membership to
one hundred or more. Come girls.
we want want you to join us, and
enjoy the pleasures socially and re-
ligiously OF our class.
Officers Tor tile ensuing SlH
months are as follows:
President-Mrs. Robt. Plowden.
First Vice Presid Jcn-
ME Walsh.
Second Vice Presidcnt-Miss
Mary Jones.
Third Vice Prcsident-Mrs. Jas.
Shaw.
'.rcachcr-Mrs. c. c. Brown.
Assistant Teacher-Mrs. Emma
Roper.
secretary-Mrs. Ernest Brad
ford.
Assistant Secrctary-Miss Maudc
Waddell.
Treasurer-Miss Margaret Roper.
Sunday school at 1915 Sunday
morning, No. 107 f. Liberty st.
Mrs Laura Lebby,s
Class Reporter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
''Y" Quintet To Play
Pacific Mills Team
Strong Team to Play Return
Game on Local Floor We'd
nesday Night.

The strong basketball team OF
the Pacific Mills of Columbia arc
ready for their return game OF
! asket bail with Sumter which is
TO be niayed in the Gym of the
local y. NJ. {. a. on Wednesday
night. The game is to start
promptly III 80 O'Clock. The
Pacific Mills tcs III has played fiji
teen games 80 fer this year and
out of that number of games they
have been the winners in all but
two games. Sumtcrshas honor Of
out pointing them in one Of their
unlucky games and SoartanburS
copped the victory N their other
game lost. Pacific Mills will come
armed with determination to take
back the victory and Sulntcr's big
five arc ready for Tax. fray. so
there you are: The Ecn compos-
ing the Pacific Mills :tam are =,
picked lot from the handlers Of
the basket ball in Culumbia and
have the reputation of knowing the
game. Sumter has been putting
in some hard practice and believes
that they are ready for their OPP
pOnentS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Honor for Postmaster Doar.

.AnnounccmC has been rccciv-
ed by Postmaster T.. S. Doar Of the
Sumter poStoliicc that his name has
been placed on the Honor Roll
and sent 10 the Postmaster Gencr-
al at Washington as a mark Of
special distinction.
The postmaster was an entrant
IN the postmaster. contest which
closed December ,3sst for the sale
of government savings securities.
He competed with all other post
masters Of the same class Offices in
and WAS one OF the winners in this
state.
a bronze Honor Pin of attractive
design. bearing the inscription
ferrtd upon the local Postmaster
by Howard T. Cree, Director Of
the Government Savings Organiza
ton, Richmond, Va, as Il reward
for patriotism and faithful service
While the sale of War Savings
Stamps and Thrift, Stamps has been
discontinued. the new Treasury
Savings Certificates offered the
public are so attractive that Post
master r. S. Doar says. Il believ"
this office will report much larger
sales this year than last Year as
soon Us our people recognize what
a splendid investment is open to
thcm.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Death.

Col. Richard d. Lee. who had
been in failing health for several
wears and critically i'll for more
than a month, died at o'clock
Friday morning at his home on
Warren street.
Col. Lee about four years ago
on account of failing health sew
cred his connection with the firm
OF Lee. e Noise, OF which he had
been the senior member for more
than twents- years and with which
he had been associated since 1872,
when he was admitted to the bar
and began the. practice of law in
this ciyt He was the senior mem
Der of the Sumter bar and served
as president of the Sumter Bar As
sociation for many years until his
retirement from active practice.
For a quarter of Il century Col.
Lee was the admitted leader Of the
Sumter bar, and was Of counsel in
Il majority of the important cases,
both criminal and civil; that We're
on the calendar of the coutt of
general sessions and common pleas
during that time. He was Il man
Of untiring energy. Il hard student
and Of great force and determina-
ton OF character. and these quail
ties, experimenting a keen, logical
and trained intellect, and q mem
DRY that was encyclopedia in its
eXactneSS. his success as {; lawyer
and business man is easily account
ed for.
Richard Dozicr. Lee was born
August ). 1913. son Of Col George
". and Susan Lee. He WAS grad
uated from South Carolina College
in 1867. read law, was admitted
to the bar in 1872. and began. his
practice at sumter. He served dur
ing 1S83-S5 as member of the
house of representatives from
Sumter. He was also a prominent
leader of the Democratic party
for many years, being Il member
of the State Executive Committee.
AoldlC y OIIStltutlClltt1 NCllf fcIitlOIl lii
1895. u Presidential clcctor in
1900, and president of the Demo-
cratic ELECTORAL College in 1901.
On April 22, 1915. he smarried
VI iss Mary Dozier. daughter of Hon.
Richard Dozier of Georgetown, S.
Ct Me is survived by two sons. L.
DoZier Lee, .Jr.. and John D. Lee,
of Sumter: two daughters. Mrs.
Henry II. CovinSton, Of Norfolk.
Va. and Mrs. Samuel r. Garter. Of
Ashland, Va, one brother. Mr.. r.
w. Lee Of Sumter. and three Sis
ters, Mrs. T. y. Dick of Charles
ton and Misses Mary and Sarah
Lee Of -ishevillc, y. c.
The funeral services We're held
in the Church of the Holy Comfort
er at j o'clock Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Philatl,ca Reception.

On Friday evening Mrs. W. T..
Thayer entertained from 7:3I to
10 o'clock in honor Of the Phil
athea class OF the First Baptist
Sunday School. A cake guessing
contest afforded much merrimcnt.
Mrs. Lindsey was awarded the prize
for guessing the greatest number
Music on piano and victrola'
throughout the evening was en-
joyed greatly and added much TO
Tie pleasure Of all present
Delicious refreshments OF cocoa.
sandwiches and cake were served.
All Joined in singing quite a num-
ber of .'yc ole time" songs after
which we bade our charming hos
tess good night with gracious words
of appreciation For the pleasant
evening spent together.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Bought tic Entire Business
CRock Hill Rccord)


One of the new business changes
for the new Year was the purchase
By r. II. and II. +. Parker of Sum-
ter OF the interests in the Parker
Smoak Clothing CO., Of this city Of
S. X. Smak. who has been managing
the concern for some tiIic. and of
Nh Bryan of Sumter There We're
four stockholders. each. we under
stand. holding Il onc-fourth inter
est For the present. we under
stand that Tom May Parker will
manage the business.
Nh Sneak, wc understand. has
Eot Yet decided definitely what he
l:I do, whether he will engage in
business here or elsewhere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Meeting Of Taxpayers Protest to Legislature
Questions OF Great Import
ance to Be Discussed Here
Wednesday
Wednesday

Extension OF The time for pay
mcnf Of state and county taxes. the
formation Of a temporary organ
ization to see about getting funds
from The war finance corporation
TO aid farmers who Can not secure
sufficient money to prepare Tor
1922 farming and with which 10
purchase milk COWS for creamery
purposes and to so into tn" raising
of livestock. etc. Will be discussed
at an important meeting in Sumter
at l1:30 O'Clock Wednesday Jan
uary 18th. This meeting will be
held IN the county court room. If
the senate has not already pass
ed the income tax Bill by Wcdnes-
day then the question Of endorsing
The South Carolina Taxpayers As
sociation bill fixing the rate of taxes
not TO exceed ten per cent Of the
federal income tax will be present
Cd for discussion and action by this
meeting. Delegations are wanted
from every county interested in
the two tax questions and We'd
ncSday's meeting will be open to
the public.
Secretary l.. /. Rcardon said to-
day that his organization has been
receiving requests and telesrams
from numerous taxpayers and 9TH
cr citizens of Sumter and from
other counties also 20 do something
about the extension OF time for
paying taxes, getting money from
the war finance corporation and
from the South Carolina Taxpay
ers' Association about the income
! fax legislation.
The war finance corporation
money proposition Will be mat
ster for consideration by-Sumtcr
! and Sumter county citizens, while
| the extension Of taXpaying time
and the income tax legislation are
state wide matters and, citizens of
| Clarendon. Lee, Richland, ker-
shaw, Darlington. Florence. Or
angcburS and any other counties
/ interested are cordially Invited to
attend Wednesdays meeting and
discuss and vote on these two
}Auestions. The Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce desires 4 full and free
f! expression of opinion about all
three of these important questions
and the adoption of appropriate,
/ resolutions to cover public senti-
ment to be forwarded to the gen
eral assembly. If the public ls in
terested it Will attend Wednesday S
: mecting-if there arc only a few
citizens present it will be taken for
granted that there is very little in
terest either way and matters Will
+! be permitted to jog along and the
! Legislature allowed TO use its own
/ sweet judgment without recon-
mendation from the taxpayers Of
! this section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
las. Day Of Hunting Season:

January 81 is the last day on
which wild ducks and geese, cootss
salinules, and Wilson snipe or
jacksnipe may be hunted any
where in the United States under
the Federal law which prescriBeS
seasons on migratory game birds.
This law. which is administered by
the Bureau Of Biological Survey Of
the United States Department. Qf
Agriculture, provides, howeverS
that the carcasses of birds killed
during the open season may be pos
>esSed for an additional period of
20 days following the end of the
season if State or local laws do not
prohibit it. The possession Of car.
csisses Of wild ducks, geese, and
other migratory game birds in
cod storage plants after February,
10 renders the owners subject to.
prosecution in the Federal courts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Birthday Party.

in honor of the fourth birthday
Of her niece. little Miss Pretto Hal
ford Of Columbia, Mrs. Pringle
Brunson entertained at little pink
tea party Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The little girls took their dolls
and enjoyed doll tea party. Then
they were invited into the dining
room where 1T Il pretty pink tea
tb;lc :, sweet course was served
The guests present were: Little
Vi isScs Pretto, Betty and Mary
Louise Halford OF Columbia, Mary
Caroline Bowman, Polly Anne
Levy, Gussic Williams. Virginia
Williams, Sara Williamson, Mar
sarct Brunson, Jane Walsh, Mil
dred Brown. Sara Jackson, Gather
inc Bagnal and Nell Navy Of Savan-
nah.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Boil Weevil Meeting
Experts Heard in Splendid
Meeting in Court House

An exceptionally large audience.
made up for the most part Of
farmers. representative Of every
township in Sumter county and al
so OF Lee. kershaw. Clarendon
ard Richland counties, was present
at the meeting held Saturday morn
ing at the Court House.
The meeting was truly one OF
the most splendid Of its kind held
in Sumter of late days and every
person comprising the large audi
.encc must truly have been benefit
ed by the first hand knowledge
which was placed directly within
their grasp by the team Of capable
government experts sent out over
the country for the express pur-
pose of telling the people OF the
latest known devices and methods
of Beating the boil wcevil to it.
Following are s.,cakers and their
subjects:
Or. j. y. Harper. Director of the
Southern Soil Improvement Com
mittee Fighting the BoIl NeeVii
by Proper Fertilization
Mr.. j. O. Taylor. of the Delta
Laboratories at Tallulah, Louisi-
ana. Government Boil WccvIl EX-
pert. Government Method Of
Fighting the Boil Weevil.
Mr.. c. A. Whittle, OF the Soil
Improvement ;ConEmittee. "Earf-
ness in the Production Of Cotton.
Mr.. David D. Long Soil Special
list. The Question Of Soil in Cot
ton Production. :
Mr.. f. H. Jeter of the Delta
Laboratory. The Practices Found
Successful ii Georgia and Ala
bana For Beating the Weevil.'
All Of these men have their
headquarters at present in Allan
Ia. Ga
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Meeting at Pinewood
Formation Of Marketing As
socia 4.ion to Be Presented
by Experts

y Very important meeting OF lIle
farmers and other business men o.
Fulton and Calvary townships Of
Sumter county Will be held at !
O clock tomorrow, Tuesda,. Janu-
airy 24th at Pinewood TO formulate
plans for the organization OF the
farmers of that section into Il
truckers association. cooperative
farm marketing association, and
the building Of Il sweet potato cur
inS and storage house. MI.
Hoffman. horlicrlturiSt of Clemson
College. County Agent J. Frank
Williarls. Il marketing expert Of
the United States government and
Secretary T., J. Reardon Of the
Sumter County Chamber Of Com
mcrce Will attend his meeting and
viii assist in the organization plans
until same arc completed.
The Sumter County Chamber Of
Commerce is pushing organization
Of the agricultural districts, and
wants every community in this
county TO call on the CONNER
cial organization TO help pat things
over. The Chamber Of Commerce
is a firm believer in getting the
agricultural sections functioning
and producing other cash crops in
stead Of cotton. on rather while
growing cotton in q limited way,
,,i.,,+i,,o ~, J,o,. ,,,u atn Ia "a ,pI 1.-Two
at home crops The question Of in
telligcnt, business-likc and cooper
ativc marketing to protect the
farmers and help them to secure
living price for their products is
another important feature Of local
Chamber of Commerce endeavor.
The Young, Mems Business
League Of Sumter is cooperating
heartily with the Chamber of Com
mercc and the young men OF Sum
ter are doing much good TO help
the farmers oul. The scheme OF
having at Least one and as many
more milk COWS as possible on ev-
cry farm. selling butter fat, and
then feeding skim milk to pigs and
poultry. increasing the number of
chickens to hundreds OF thou
sands and producing eggs by the
millions. raising every pound Of
pork. wheat. truck, meal. grists,
potatoes. beef. and furnishing all
the canned vegetables and other
foodstuffS possible. and growing OF
all the hay, oats. corn. alfalfa. Glow
cr and other feedstuffs needed to
supply home consumption and sell
the surplus are among the now
midnight summer dreams being
enjoyed during the summer wealth
cr of the present by the Chamber
iof Commerce. the farmers and the
Young Mems Business League Of
Sumter and Sumter county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
The Sumter Lyccum Committee.

On account of the conditions
the Sumter Lyceum Committee did
not arrange a program for this
Year. The committee remembers
however, that one of the numbers
last gear did not come up to the
expectations of the committee on
account Of the absence Of the
principal member of the concert
company. In order 20 keep per
fcctly good faith with tn. >;lbscrib-
ers. the committee took this mat
ter up with the Piedmont Lyceum
Bureau and it has been decided
to offer free of cost 10 the mem
hcrS Of the Lvccum an attraction
which is very strongly endorsed:
The Kaufman Male Quartet This
quartet has some Very discriminate
ing and VERY strong Icconmend;,-
tions. This number VIII bc III sum
ter at the auditorium Of the. Girls
High school building on the even
ing of the list OF February. The
only requirement for the mem
bers of the sumter l-yceum .Asso-
ci2tior viii be TO hand in their
names AT the door Those who
are not members viii be admitted
upon the payment of 15c. the reg
ular price Of the tickets. The sub
scribers VIII please keep in mind
that this quartet will be in Sumter
on the evening Of the list Of Feb
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
Taxpayers Association Does
Not Favor Income Tax Bill :
Before Legislature 2

Columbia, Jan. 23.-The South
not in favor Of the income tax bill
now on the calendars OF the sener-
al assembly. according TO a state
mcnt issued today by John |. Rice,
secretary of the association. The
rates Of taxation. as proposed. IN
the bill, are excessive and would
cripple business in South Carolina.
according to the statement today
from the taxpayers association.
The taxpayers association at it's
ed an income tax for the state, not
to exceed ten per cent Of the fed
eral income tax The statement
from the associations secretary to-
day brings ou, the fact that the
proposed state income tax would
impose q tax Of from twenty-five
per cent to, III some instances. one
hundred per cent of the federal,
tax
Protest Will be voiced before
the legislature. The executive COM,
mittce Of the taxpayers assecia-
ton will meet in Columbia Tues.
day, ut which time meeting will
be he'd with the finance commits
tee Of the state senate, to consider.
the proposed income tax law, y
The income tax bill has already
passed the house and has been
sent TO the senate, by which body
it has been referred to its finance
committee The finance committed,
will start hearings on the bill Tues
day. N
c. w. Coker, OF Hartsville. pres
ident of the taxpayers association,
today issued the following state
ncnt:
The proposed state income tax
and excess profits tax bill, now be-,
fore the finance committee of the
senate, provides an income tax OF
from twenty-five per cent TO. in.
some instances. one hundred per.
cent OF the federal income tax
This bill, if enacted into LAW. Will
seriously cripple South Carolina
industries and probably repel new
capital. Under present boil wecviF
conditions in this state, our peo-
pie will have to rely more on IN
duStrlal work than they have i'll
past. Ii industries are discourage
ed, our people will suffer. - ."-f;cl f,s
There are five income producing
bills before the legislature, those
producing taxes on incomes, IN
heritance, hydro-electric power,
gasoline, and corporations. There
is also, it is understood, to be ar
occupation tax introduced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
France Makes Friends OF Molians
,ncdanS.

Jerusalem. Dec. 23.-Francc has
achieved Il great increase of hei
prestige throughout the Near East
BY her treaty with The Turkish Ma
tionalists by her surrender to them
of the whole province Of 1Cilici;l
and by giving assurances of the
moral support Of the French in
the final settlement OF the Near
Eastern question.
Noilallmcdans OF Syria. Egypt
and Palestine are beginning To look
upon France us having assumed
the role Of champion Of Islam in
succession To Great Britain and the
later efforts Of Emperor William
to become the Defender Of the
Crescent y
Political observers here affirm
that France has scored Il diplo-
ma'ic victory in the Near East as
Il result Of the Angor;l pact and
tha; this means the cud of Allied
cooperation in handling Turkish
affairs. France. they say. never
forG;,vc England fol. having turned
over MeSopotamia to Enir Fcisal,
who was driven out Of Syria by
General Gouraud. They point out
that Frances latest action has
placed Il hostile nation on the
border Of Mesopotan,ia.
Only yesterday the Mohanme-
dams OF Syria. Egypt and Pales-
tine were all united III their con-
dcmnation OF the French mandate
and also in Syria. Today they are
singing loudly the praises Of every
thing French. The MoSlcm press
il: dcvotinS many Of its columns
III appreciation of the Angora pact
and the service it has rendered
Islam in general and the Caliph;tc
in particular.
Chiefs Of Bcdouin tribes. WHO in
past months have been Il source Of
trouble TO the Syrian administra-
ton on account Of regular raids
carried on in Syria. are now not
only plcdsins their loyalty and
good behavior but are also de-
mandinG that they be incorpora-
ted under the government Of Syria.
\ few days Ego. II great demon
stration was held in the city of
Beirut to commemorate the Anglo
Turkish Treaty. About 10000
Mohammcdans took part III the
event. Speeches We're delivered by
leading citizens in all of which the
key note was long live France:
down with England" y resolution
was adopted calling upon all Mos
LENS in all parts of the world to
stand loyal To the French llaS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
4, the cisy co,,rt

tie docket of the Court AZ on
appeared the names lof a
Der OF negroes that had been
Jed IN from about the town
arious petit effenses.
ael Hopkins was fined SIS Tor
sorderly charge for which. -
| guilty. Israel seems to nave
ed quite a disturbance among
ge number of the negro pop
gathered together Saturday
noon or E. Liberty street. 1t
that he had some words witt,
Ter negro earlier in the after
and had left the scene :td t:s ts::s
rbanees only to return later
1.-THE afternoon. presumably to
d out his fight.
arl Baldwin. colored,, rsas
/ a fine of s15 or thirty days
ch CT tao cases against her fer.
larceny. Pearl almost was
.ssf,H in getting away with a
and a pair OF trousers; but
: came. Mr.. Carrigan and ar
d her.
hi. " Gallachat. colored.. was
415 or sentenced to serge 80
on the chaingang for stealing
ON an old negro woman carly
moi aing.
e cases Of sewan Dwyer. col
fer carrying concealed weap-
Charlie Wells, colored. viola
the speed law and Julia
han, colored. on a whiskey
se. were continued until
hearing