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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

ESCAPE FROM
PENITENTIARY

Columbia, Aug. 11.-Governor
Harvey is making an investigation
of the escape of Dulius seiaro, the
|! convict who made a successful get
away from the state penitentiary
wednesday. The penftentiary cth-
Gals are also making probe Of
the mans escape, but as yet moth
ing has been unearthed to show
how the man got away. It is be-
iieved that he went through the
gates under a motor truck. as
trucks have to enter the prison
yard frequently. to bring in provis-
ions and other supplies, and 20
take out the chairs made in the
chair factory.
The governor stated today that
he was Of the opinion that D'1lius
i;seiaro is the man who robbed
his brothers home in Charleston
some months ago. The man was
sent up for ten years.
The governor recently received q
request from Massachusetts law
yer for a pardon for this man.
! What interest the Massachusetts,
lawyer has in the man is not
known. However, it is certain
the governor will not grant seiaro
| any measure of executive ciemency.
Seiaro is Greek. He is from
the north. He was wanted for a
series Of robberies. at many points
| up and down the Atlantic coast.
when he entered the home OF
Governor Harvey's brother, he
stole a heart-sheped, watch. ana
this unusual piece of jeweiry led
TO his arrest.
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Prsf conradi, Of clemson

Pref ConradI of Clemson Col-
aege, spent several hours in the
vscinity Of the city Thursday check
Ing us boil weevil infestation and
damage ia selected cotton fields. on
some OF which calcium arsenate
had been Systematically used and
others wkere the poison had not
been used at all He found that
where intelligence and persistence
Had been exercised in the use Of
calcium and other control methods
the anfestation and damage from
the ravage Of the pests were not
Serious, the prospect at present be-
ing that a fair average yield would
Be obtained. Where no poison had
been used and no effort made to
control the weeyiIs the infestation
was very heavy and the damage
was estimated to vary from seven
s-nve TO ninety per cent. Among
other farms, ne visited that of Mr..
G. Phelps near Camp Alice
Here Mr Phelps has three acre
field Of an early prolific variety OF
6otton that is pwticularly recon-
nnended BY farmers of the boH wee
VII section Of Georgia This field
has been carefully cultivated to
promote rapid growth and frliting
! ana great care mas been exercised
IA applying calcium arsenate and
in picking up punctured forms.
AS q result the prospect is for q
neavy Yield if the weeyiIs can be
Kept IN check untia the end Of the
srsssting season. At present the
crop has great many practically
s sfua grown boIls. many stalks hay
ing from forty TO fifty. and still
bloonaing and putting on Forms in
refusion. prof Gonradi said
thar this was one OF the best plots
of cotton he had seen, and the
prospect for a full crop under boil
Msevil conditions exceptionally
encouraging. He said, also. that
the field was worth the time it
would take for any cotton grower
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16
BANK EXAMINER ENDORSES
COOPERATIVE MARKETING
State Bank Examiner Recommends That
Banks Support Cotton and Tobacco
Associations

Columbia, Aug. lift forty
years of marketing under the old
system have left this section inn
poverished, except for about nor
NAL prices paid during the war,
then is it not at least time to
begin to look for some. other sys-
tenn Of marketing" asks w. w.
Bradley, state bank examiner, in q
statement issued today, strongly en-
dorsing the cooperative marketing
of cotton and tobacco and urging
the banks of the state to back the
two associations.
Mr.. Bradley declares that the
success of the associations rests
more largely with the banks than
with any other force in the state.
The plan will succeed, he declared,
just in so far as the banks will 1t
to succeed.
There is nothing in the problem
that is inimica1 to their interests
and there is every probability of
material prosperity to the banks,
as we'll as to the communities they
serve, in promoting this marketing
plan, declares Mr.. Bradley in
enumerating some Of the reasons
why the banks should support the
associations.
I'm the past farm products
have been SOLD to thoroughly or
ganized compacts by thoroughly
disintgrate producers. The man
who produces has had no word in
the conduct of produce exchanges.
The law of supply and demand has
been imperative except in the case
Of extremely large or extremely
small crops, and then has been
used mainly to the advantage Of
the specu1ator.'
cooperative marketing, it is be-
lieyed, will remedy. if not cure this
evil by enabling the producer to
get some advantage Of the selling
end of the law Of supply and de-
mand."
For instance, If all the cotton
produced in a single year were un-
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, der contract agreement with the
association, cotton mills could run
only until the carryover was ex-
hausted, and Immediately produc-
ers would get the benefit of the
law Of supply and demand. If half
the crop were tied up, mills
i'wouId then exhaust the carryover
and Independent cotton and would
respond to the law of supply and
! demand when they were forced to
call for pledged cotton or shut
down."
'If no cotton is pledged, the
mills buy from hand to mouth
over a period of about eight
months, in which time the pro-
ducers' interest has been eliminat-
ed and the mills finally pay a pro-
fit to the speculator."
These are facts that every in
formed farmer has known for all
time and yet he has been impotent
to remedy the condition
Manufacturers will not permit
their mills to lie idle, and hence
when the supply of independent
cotton is exhausted, as it soon win
be, with two very short crops in
succession, they will have to come
to the holders Of pledged cotton
and pay the price. The law OF
supply and demand will then oper-
ate as certainly as does the law OF
gravity in nature
"In general condition Of fair
prices, the banks will be the first
institutions to prosper and aside
from this, as distributing agents
between the corporation and pro-
ducer, they will be made direct de-
positors of proceeds of crop sales
Banks, however, should not expec,
ito have these side advantages
handed to them on silver waiter
The cooperative marketing asso-
Citations are now little better than
in their infancy, they need help te
enable them to grow to their full
stature. The banks should give this
fhe1p and give it ungrudgingiy."
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The Heads of
Railroad Labor to
Reject Proposal

Washington, Aug. 12.-Heads of
seven railroad labor organizations
now on strike were declared by
one of their chief officials today af-
ter a final conference to have de-
cided to reject completely the strike
settlement proposal put forward by
President Harding. 1t is under
stood the decision has been sent to
the White House. Officials Of or
ganizations not striking will go to
the White House at 2:30 and pre-
sent Il written memorial, which L.
E. Sheppard, head of conductors,
said would be supplemented by a
verbal representation concerning
the strike situation made by union
officials.
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nosDs FOR MORE STREET
PAVING.

The voters of Sumter VIII be
called upon to decide by a major
sty vote at an election to be held
% September 18th whether or not
the city Of Sumter shall issue
bonds in a sum not exceeding
sa5o,eee for the purpose of paw
ing additional streets and SIDE
walks. About seven years ago a
bend issue was voted to pave the
streets, and the funds derived
8 from the sale Of bonds were used
to pave as many streets as pos
ssble with the money available, the
s abutt1ng property owners paying
two-thirds Of the cost of the paving
laid. There was not Sufficient
money to pave all the streets for
(which petitions were fled by
owners, and many prop
aerty owners have not enjoyed the
Seneats of paved streets for which
sssney were willing to pay their as
g ssssnent. These property own
s.s have been paying their share
cs The taxes levied to pay inter
.est on the paving bonds and pro-
zsie sinking fund to, retire them
~ maturity They have been tax
ca to provide paved streets on
which other people i've. and the
benedts they have derived from
sseh;g tax have been indirect. They
i hare paid the taxes unconaplain-
irsiy, as a rule, for they realized
8 that at the time the paving pro-
gram was undertaken and carried
to completion it was impossible for
the city to issue sufficient bonds to
pave all the streets. and that no
more paving could be done until
the city could legally float another
bond issue. The city is now in a
position to issue additional paving
Z bonds, and those citizens who de-
sire paved streets abuttins on
their property ask that the neces-
sary additional bonds be issued
ard that the streets for which Pc
titsons have been fled or shall be
by property owners be paved at the
earliest practicable day. Those OF
us who live on paved streets and
have enjoyed them for seven years
may not feel that additional paw
ing is necessary. and. taking q
purely selfish view of the question
|. may be unwilling to pay the adj
ditional taxes that another pasins
bond issue viii impose upon US
s But is that a fair way to look a
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PRICE ADV.AN
IN COAL NOTED
Interstate Commerce Conn
mission Asked to Take Ae-

washington Aug. 1e.-Bse oE
the emeTgencv m ne, powers Of the IN
terstate Commerce Comnission to;
h,insy into line coal operators, Who
bro faiIing ia cooperate with tf1as
4adaraI f1e, Organization in the
troI so4. ,,r.;;c.ss1 was under coz
.ssderafion today by the central
!!eosI committee.
The governments defense against
n,ice a91ya noes above the naaxsmum
charges agreed 1ii,,on by producing
o,perators with Secretary Hoover
was declared 10 lie: in the power
- +,,a: Interstate Con, yferse Com
;;s..;o, :, all...4e, s,s,oa3 oars -.
t,,a t,,.1 :. tsoost;n. ,,,icos 1ra,,ld
10 y,,;tho,st ~, tat;o,, saci5fties
I y : Das,a : ~. I,,s.if.e
co-,ae4ed M Will, the felIeraI 4ffI1ef orr;
90 - ,,in,.a ,5zstio,, we've said TO- hare ad
y;sad S 1,1e cona,,,itteee that the cen
mission had ample autnerYity under.
fhe law Ia distribute cars to- the
,,,;nes as fo effeetiveiv f,dro1 their
cb b.rges $50
aia,ar ma onerators M. Hooyerss
anI,o,,nced today nave broken
awav fror, ffaeir fair price agree
paents =, : do 1vi;tl hi NJ. and he ada;
ID f*ayarr,, Kilhv Of AIabarnass
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Tobacco Prices
Please Growers
Another Day added to Re-
eeiving Schedule in State
Praise For Handling

Raleigh, Aug. 1o.-Enthusiasm
Of the organized tobacco growers
over the successful operation Of the
cooperative markets caused heavy
deliveries throughout the South
Carolina belt IN, spite Of rains dur
ing the past forty-eight hours.
T Members brought tobacco in
such large quantities to Darling
ton, Lake City, Timmonsville and
Kingstree all day long on Wednes-
day that the graders were unable
to finish their work on that day.
In view Of this fact. the coopera-
tive markets will add another day
to their schedule for receiving to-
bacco and will take in deliveries
Mondays, Tuesday. Thursdays and
Fridays beginning next Monday,
August IA.
The same enthusiasm on the
part of member growers over the
operation Of their orderly system
of marketing was experienced on
Wednesday, as on Monday at the
opening sales.
In many instances cash advances
by the association were equal to
the entire price paid on the open
/ ing day of last years sales.
Those opposed to the association
are circulating all kind of false
rumors, among them one to the
effect that dissatisfied growers have
taken tobacco to other warehouses
than those of the association. a.
r. Breedlove, assistant manager of
the leaf department Of the To-
bacco Growers Cooperative Asso-
ciation, emphatically denies this
rumor. In a message to Raleigh
/ headquarters today Mr.. Breedlove
accounted for this rumor by the
/ fact that in some instances land
lords end tenants, one belonging to
| the association and the other not,
have divided their tobacco on the
association warehouse floors and
non-members have tried to sell
their tobacco to the association.
At Kingstree the 100 per cent.
cooperative market of Williams
burg county, where more than 80
per cent of the growers are mem
bers of the association, nearly
500. 900 pounds were delivered to
the association warehouses for the
opening day.
At Lake City. where the associa-
ton warehouse received close to
goo. 900 pounds. and many piles
brought first advances of s15.75
w. 3. Coker, large grower, said:
81 like the way you are handling
it better than anything 1 ever
saw"
Every warehouseman of the as
sociation in Eastern North Caro-
lima received the following tele-
gram this week from T. c. Wat
kins, manager of warehouses fol
the association: Tell your farmer
friends the opening of cooperative
warehouses for receiving tobacco
+ in South Carolina is complete
success. The organization worked
perfectly. The tobacco was graded
and handled to the entire satisfac-
ton of the members and practi-
cally every one expressed satisfac-
ton with the cash advance.
about 100000 pounds were re-
ceived the first day. If any one
doubts the satisfactory operation OF
the association in South Caroline
ask them to come and investigate
You cannot do the non-mem.
bers greater service than sigr
them in this association"
A serious shortage of reformed
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9
Prospect Of Coal
Strike Settlement
Meeting of Operators and
Union Leaders at Cleveland
Moving Toward Agree
ment

Cleveland, Aug. 10 (By the As
sociated Press).-Negotiations Of a
wage contract, which, according to
sponsors of the plan. will probably
result in the breaking of the soft
coal strike, were begun today b.,
operators and miners, who decided
to leave the details Of settlement
to committee Of 21 which viii
begin considering its report tomor-
row. The start was made after
the policy committee of the United
Mine Workers voted in favor Of
contracting with those operators Of
the central competitive field who
had enrolled in the conference.
Approximately 90 per cent. of
the normal coal production of the
central competitive field was repre-
sented in the conference but this
proportion did not deter President
). Z. Lewis Of the miners from
predicting that a settlement at the
conference here would result in
more than 100000 miners return
ing te work, in the soft coal fields
within a. week.
"Tl1e miners have won this fight
and it is practically over," said Mr..
Lewis. ls
None Of the Illinois or Indiana
association Of operators was repre-
sented in the conference as it set
tied down to business but inde-
pendent operators were present
from both states. While the con-
ference was at work here W. A.
Glasgow Of Philadelphia counsel
for the miners, had gone to Toledo
TO confer with three members OF
the Illinois operators scale COM
mittee and the hope was held out
among the conferees here that the
Illinois Operators association
might yet join the conference. Mr..
Lewis, however, declared there had
been no deviation from the unions
stand against arbitration, a position
to which the Illinois association
have attributed their refusal to join
the conference. The unions de-
mands for settlement center on the
lreestablishment of the wage con-
tracts that expired last March 81,
! the eve of the strike that has tied
| up the coal industry for more than
| four months. This was made
clear by Mr.. Lewis at the meeting
| Of the union policy committee when
he declared there will be no re-
lduction Of wages, and the miners
will not go back to work except
under the old contracts. "
/ No announcement came from the
operators of their demands.
The committee Of 2l that vii
frame the settlement which vii
be presented to the general con.
terence for acceptance or rejection
| will include II miners and ter
operators. While several West
| Virginia operators had attended
| the conference they were not en-
rolled as conferees by the creden-
tiaIs committee but they said they
expected any contract they may
make with the union would be bas-
ed on that negotiated at the con.
ference.
The unions purpose to adopt any
scale made here as a basis for set
Elements throughout the soft Goa
industry was shown at the policy
committee meeting, after which
Mr.. Lewis declared that when 9
scale is made here, Is per cent. o1
Eall bituminous tonnage now or
I ..:.... s.,, 1<, >,
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given Of a
school election to be held in Man
chester School District No. 4. at
Bloomhill Thursday, August "a. be-
tween the hours of Z o'clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. m., for the purpose
of voting an additional exsra levy
of two (2) mills, for school pur-
poses. Only qualified electors,
with tax receipts and registration
certificates, and who pay either real
estate or personal property tax
may be allowed to vote.
The trustees will act as managers
BY order of the Sumter County
Board of Education.
F. NJ. COULTER,
Chairman School District No. 4
August {. 1922
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ATTACK ON
STUDENT

Atlanta. Aug. 1O-A Georgia
Tech student named Hill, who has
been working during vacation at
the Western & Atlantic railroad
wards here. was beaten with club
bv six men today as he left the
wards. according to a report he
made to Clint W. Hager, federal
attorney.
The lad. who appeared with his
face swollen and his legs bruised.
said he was accused by his assali-
ants OF being strikebreaker- He
declined to give his full name. De-
partment of justice officials I'M
mediately began an investigation,
but no arrests had been made.
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ABRuzzI RYE-New crop se-
1ected recleaned seed $3.50 per
bushel. Wheat: Selected Vir-
s. ginia. Blue Stem, FuIcaster and
leans Prolific, $3.50 per bushel.
Place your orders now and be
certain to secure first class seed.
sumter Roller Mills.
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Trouble about going around with
long face is you do it alone.
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Trouble with getting rich quick
is you may get caught quicker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

Detroit man who struck a match
To look at his gas is learning to
read with his fingers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

Now they tell women low heels
mean fiat feet. Last year they sad
high heels means fat heads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

Summer is the silly season. ~
Alabama man is suing a girl fer
breach Of promise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

No city or town in the world mas
a. higher appreciation of the ser
vices rendered by. the boys and
girls. and men and women who
served in every branch of the SER
vice overeas and at home during
the great world war than Sumter
has. No place is any more CRATE
full to these heroes and heroines
than Sumter. and whenever Sum
ter is requested by the veterans OF
that war to do anything Sumter
has always. and will always re-
.spond to the extent of its ability.
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Re careful how you swap con-
idences or you will get cheated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16

Is your wife back from your va
cation yet?
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The man who talks too much
never does it well.
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A serious shortage of reformed
reformers is reported.
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Talk about freedom OF the seas,
how about feedom Of the beaches?
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Chamber OF
Commerce Notes
Advertisement in American
Legion Souvenir Program

Sumter will be in the picture dur
ing the big stats convention Of the
South Carolina Department Of the
American Legion in Florence next
week. Miss GeQeva Edwards. agent
OF the state headquarters, with of
fees in the state house in Columbia,
spent a day in Sumter last week
and with the cooperation of a
number OF Sumter members Of the
Legion and Secretary e. L Rear
den. succeeded in getting a number
Of business and professional men
and the city Of Sumter to put up
the necessary cash to have two
page advertisement Of Sumter IN
the big souvenb and historical
sketch program of the convention,
several thousand copies of which
will be distributed throughout this
and other states. The Sumter
county veterans OF the world war
wanted their city and county and
their service represented and SUM
ter made it possible to do this.
The South Carolina department of
the American Legion desired that
South Carolina cities and towns
would take at least one page each
in the historical program to help
out the good work, 'Sumter's public
spirited business establishments,
ard others who are always ready
to show their appreciation and adj
miration for the gallant veterans
of the world war quickly oversub-
scribed the sun, necessary for one
page and without much trouble or
time lost in soliciting. sufficient
money was soon subscribed to put
in two pages describing Sumter,
the county seat, and Sumter county
as desirable place for homeseekers,
farmers. manufacturing. wholesale.
jobbing, trucking. dairying, live
stock, etc. and telling Of our city's
educational institutions, paved
streets, churches, public utilities in
general, health record, pure water.
three million dollar hard surface
roads construction, and other good
things about our city and county.
Every concern or individual ap-
preached with one or two excep-
tions, quickly and readily subscrib-
ed the amounts asked for.
The following are the names OF
\ IL fs,
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The Watchman and southron

Publisbed Wednesday and Satur-
day by
Osteen Publishing Company,
Sumter, S. 6.
IS Terms:
$500 per annuna-in advance.
Advertisements:
One Square, first Insertion 800
Every subsequent Insertion = so
Contracts for three months or
longer VIII be made at reduced
rates.
Al communications which sub
sserfe private Interests will pc
CHARGED Tor as advertisements
Obituaries and tributes Of re-
speet viii be charged for. 8,
The Sumter Watchman was
fesndad in 1850 and the True
Southron in 1886. The Watchman
ana Southron now has the COM
Ssned circulation and Influence of
both of the old papers. and is man
Kestlg the best advertising medium
S. Sumter.
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The trouble in Europe is it
wont stay there.
, 1922-05-26

dr~amatizaGoh from Kipling's story, will
be re 1eated at St. Mary's Hall this eve
ming as per programme advertised above.
This film was we'll received on it's first
presentation here last Tuesday night and
is described as pulsating with intense Wig
III and individuality, mingled with TO-
nance and tragedy that secured for it the
unanimous satisfaction of the big audi
ence.
The S. S. Guiana from New York is due
at St. Thomns today and looked for in
Frederiksted, tomorrow, in all probability
to leave from there for St. Kits in the
afternoon.
, 1922-05-26

both parties are driving at diff
thin IS, and while both may be 50 far
right, their premises being separate a
m1tual agreement is impossible.
1t looks to me that Business Men is
aiminglto that the Government has
declared the corporation already dissolv-
ed, while the other side (which ought to
know its WI affairs best) holds that it is
only 10 course of dissolution. |, like others,
must understand the reading of the notice
that the corporation was dissolved there
and then. evidently there is an error
which is still unexplained
Very truly yours
AN AMUSED ONLOOKER.