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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-12
CLEMSON
LIFE TRUSTEE j
Mr.. B. E. Geer, of Greenville
Elected to Fill Vacancy

Clemson College, July 6.-Afr. B.
e. Geer, Of Greenville, has been
elected a life mem Der of the Board
of Trustees of Clemson College, and
the college authorities are delight
ed to receive Mr.. Geer's acceptance,
according to announcement made
here today by DR.. W. W. Riggs,
president. The election of Mr..
Geer, filling the vacancy among
the life trustees caused by the
death of Senator B. r. Tillman in
1918, was by unanimous vote of
the life trustees, with whom it is
a rule that no vacancy in their
membership shall be filed other
wise.
Mr.. Geer is known over the Pied
mont and the entire state as one
Of South Carolina's really able men,
with vide experience in the educa-
tional and business world. He was
for a number of years professor of
English at Furman University,
Greenvil,e, and is now a prominent
cotton mill president and lead
er in other business activities. His
addition to the Clemson Board of
Trustees greatly strengthens that
body.
The other life trustees Of the col
lege are Col. Alan Johnstone, New
berry; Ex-Gov. r. I. Manning, Co
lumbia; Col NJ. L. Donaldson,
Greenviile; Mr.. J. E. Wannamaker,
st. Matthews; Dir. w. W. Bradley,
Abbeville.
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Clothes 500 Years Old Found in
Greenland.

Copenhagen, June 17.-Men's
costumes Of the 18th and 14th CEN
turies have been found in Green
land. They are in an excellent
state of preservation. and re-
semble the clothes worn by Dante
in the published pictures OF the
Italian poet. They are not yet
open to public view; but may be
exhibited at some future date.
These interesting finds were
made by Dr.. Noerlund, a Danish
scientist, while excayating in an
cient burial grounds in the south
western part of Greenland. They
are the only existing specimens in
the world of garments worn by
men in the 18th and 18th centuries.
Being deposited iltthe frozen earth
for about 500 years has preserved
them from destruction by moth
and age. The garments are now IN
copenhagen and deposited in the
Danish collection in the Museum
housed in the Prinsen's Palace.
DIR. Noerlund has found also sew
eral old wooden crosses in the
frozen earth. They are covered
with inscriptions in the Gothic rune
script. and are considered by scien-
lists to be Of great historic value.
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The White Mans Challenge.

(By Judge Andrew J. Cobb, Ath-
ems, Ga)
The government OF this country
is in the. hands OF the white man.
This will continue and It is best for
all concerned that it should.
This. imposes a great responsi-
biiity upon the white man. 1t is
shame when an injustice is done
a negro, either in the court house
or outside of it.
If we haye.the power to do JUS
.tiee and fail or refuse to admins
ter justice, we are unworthy Of the
power.
j. see no warrant in the consti-
tuition of the United States for an
interference in the administra-
ton of the criminal law of a state.
say however If the state does
not function through its constituted
tribunals and become efficient in
the protection of the right to live
and the right to be deprived Of life
only by due process of law there
will be interference
All thoughtful people wish a
government that governs. II the
state. government abdicates, the
people, will look to another. gov
ernment, and If another govern
nent appears that is efficient. its
authority viii not be closely scru-
tinized- Usurpation Will be. pre-
ferred to anarchy.
]. wish to see public sentiment
so sound and so strong that no
band of ruffians, biackguards or
brigands would dare to, tender a
Jail to take therefrom person
lawfully confined therein. or take
the life Of a human being without
authority of law no matter what
crime he is charged with or might
be. guilty of. I have but express
ed the sentiment Of all right think
ing people.
I. wish to. see a sentiment SO
strong that injustice will not be
done, or if done will not be toler-
ated in court or out of court
Such a sentiment and such a SEN
timent only will save the state
from interferenees.by an outside
mower
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a Discouraged Artist.

London. June 1s.-An income OF
$500 In four years from the paint
ing of pictures has been confessed
by c. r.. W. Nevinson, an 4artist
known both in England and in the
United States. Seeking an expla-
nation. representative of the
Lcndon Morning Post heard some
hard things about art from Mr..
Nevinson, both in this country and
America.
Across the water the study OF art
IS. most discouraging, worse than
in England. Nr. Neyinson declared.
Was there ever a country with SO
many hundred thousand million
art schools ana never any good
At American noughts-and so. few
srtists.. he asked. No wonder
the American public only buys the
giltedged dead masters, and sec
ond- hand junk from !. European
auction rooms. America is admit
,tedly only interested j in the dead
and the antique, so she might as
welt close her art schools :
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ARIZONA
w ANTS MEN

Columbia. July 6.Mayor Cole
man ard w 7. Wnlipgham, head
of the city employment bureau,
are awaiting anMously telegraphic
advices from Washington on the
subject whether farmers OF. Arizo-
na viii defray transportation
Sharges Of men who. the govern
mental labor bureau wired here,
we're needed. 4.00e strong to gath
sr the, cotton crop. This informa-,
Zion viii be important to several
hundred idle Inen of both races
who have crowded the city em-
ployEent bureau Offices in the. city
hall daily since the fact was pub
Iished that farm hands were need
ed out West. The large number
of callers at the office indicates
that there is considerable idleness
in the state.
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MEN ORDERED TO
la We MANNING
ANONYMOUS Letters Received
By Carey Smith, Dick Davis
add a Mr.. Burk halter

Manning, July s.-The Manning
postmaster, Carey Smith, has been
warned to leave town by an anony-
mons letter received last Sunday
morning
The letter stated that Mr.. Smith
was warned to- leave town by Mon
day night at s O'clock and if he
was in town after that time he
could not say he was not warned
There was no name. signed to the
letter. s
Mr. Burkhalter and Dick Davis OF
near Manning each received similar
letters to leave their sections with
ont any further warning. Apart
from rumors, no cause can be at
tributed to the act OF warning.
The letter was read by the
sheriff. but no official information
has been received today. The men
have not left town and nothing has
followed the writing OF. the letters.
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Sales Manager Of
Cotton Growers
Arthur Mazyck, of Bennetts-
vile, Named For Important
Position

Columbia, July 6.-Arthur Ma
zyci1, manager Of the Pee Dee
River Cotton Company, Of Ben
nettsvilIe, has been elected sales
manager for the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative, Asso-
citation and will enter upon his Of
cial connection with that organ
ization about August 1. Announce
ment Of his election was made by
the board of directors tonight.
Mr.. Mazyck has had twenty five
years experience q in the cotton
business, seventeen: years in the
Mississippi delta and eight; years in
South Carolina, and is a finished
classer of both short and long
staple cotton. The directors of the
cooperative Association felt that
his long and wide experience and
success as manager of large cot
ton businesses and his wide con-
nections in this country and
abroad fitted him for the position
to which he has been elected. ::
Mr.. Mazyek was for several years
connected with BarnweH & Co., OF
Memphis, Tenn. Eight years ago
he came to South Carolina as man.
ager of the Pee Dee River Cotton
Company, of BennettsviHe. The
success of that company has been
remarkable. due, according to Off
GERS Of the company, to Mr.. Ma
zyck's ability as a salesman and
his wide connections. j
Considerable progress has been
made this week by the directors Of
the. association in the. matter. OF
completing the organization that lis
to handle a very large percentage
Of the states cotton comparatively.
The announcement of the election
of w. r. Scarborough, cashier of
the Bishopville National Bank, as
treasurer was made Wednesday.
Members. of the board Of diree-
tors attending the sessions Wednes-
day and Thursday, were, besides
President Hammer, E. Wallace
Evans, of Bennettsville, J. Wade
Drake, of Anderson; J. S. Craig.
of Laurens; J. P. McNair. of Ak
en-; B. T. Williamson, of Darling
ton; A. Victor Bethea, of Dillon;
r C. Hamer, of Eastover; A. r.
Johnson, of st. George; L. D. Jen-
nings, Of Sumter. and J. B. john
son, Of Rock Hill. 49,.
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IRISH READY
TO FIGHT
Great Response TO Call to
Arms in Dublin

Dublin, July 6.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. 1-There was a great
response today to the Provisional
governments call to arms and al
the Wellington. Portobella and
Beggar,s Bush barracks, as well as
at the city hall, long lines stood
waiting to join. The men are be
ing segregated into their own
areas.
Besides members of the volun-
teers offering themselves. there
were large numbers Of ordinary
citizens for recruitment in the vol
unteer forces as preliminary to
transfer to the actual service list.
During the day great crowds
visited the scenes of the fighting.
but Gordon was drawn to pre-
vent approach to the buildings. only
the shells of which are standing
and are in danger Of falling at
any moment. From the ruins from
time to time an explosion is heard
this caused by ammunition aban-
dened by the insurgents. The fire
mems efforts prevented the fire
from destroying the Sackvlle
Street club and the Nelson Pillar,
but some of the new buildings In
the unburned part of the street
bear many bullet marks.
The banks reopened today and
the stock exchange will open again
on Monday. Liverpool steamers
for England will leave tonight with
almost normal cargoes.
There is still no definite news
of Eamon De Valera. The Even
ing Telegraph says it vas freely
rumored in Bray, suburb OF
Dublin, last night, that De Valera
has been wounded; credence was
given by the fact that Father Dom
inic, chaplain of the Republican
guard. passed through the military
lines in Bray Tuesday night in a
motor car flying the. redress flag
Father Dominic is reported to have
visited De Valera's house at Grey
stones.
s The same paper says reports
from the provinces that over the
greater part OF the 26 county area
complete calm prevails, although
here and there some fighting. has
occurred, but nothing comparable
to the magnitude Of the struggle
in Dublin.
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Land Ownership In Mexico to BE
Restricted.

Chihuahua City, Chihuahua,
Mexico. July about 200 Amer
leans owning more than 100000
acres Of land will be affected by the
new land law which has been ap-
proved by the state legislature.
: Nobody in Chihuahua can own
more than 1000 hectares of land.
fabout 1890 aeres) that is entirely
under cultivation. the law provides.
Nobody can. own more than 1000
hectares of land that is half irri-
gated. or more than 1000 hectares
of dry farming land. However,
holders of the foregoing amounts
Of farm land may hold as much as
40, 900 hectares of grazing lands.
Under the law, within the sixty
days from now (about September
I persons holding more than that
permitted by the law. must make a
selection of what they desire to
keep. and the balance must be par
celed out under government super
vision and offered for sale. Con-
tracts of sale must allow the pur-
chaser 20 years in which to pay,
under partial payment plan. In
terest must not exceed five percent.
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TOBACCO
ASSOCIATION ;.
MEMBERS
Lists Will Close. July 31st and
Farmers Who Do Not Join
Before That Date Cannot
Sell Through Association

Raleigh, July 8.-Soutn caro-
lima tobacco growers, who do not
join the Tobacco Growers Cooper
ative Association by July 31st can
not market their crops through the
association. according to an an
nouncement issued today from tri-
state headquarters here. The heads
Of the leaf, finance and warehouse
departments of the association say
that it is necessary to close the
campaign for new members early
enough so that they can deter
mine how much tobacco is to be
handled in advance OF actual de-
liveries. Warehouse Director T. c..
Watkins, a. r. Breedlove, of the
leaf department, apd Secretary NJ.
O. Wilson, are now in South Caro-
lina making final arrangements for
opening the association ware
houses. In company with G. O..
Dixon. manager OF warehouses for
South Carolina. they lave visited
most Of the important market
centers in South Carolina during
the past week.
Arrangements are made for a
final series of meetings to be held
at twenty-five points. covering the
entire South Carolina tobacco area,
within the next two weeks. This
series of meeting Will offer the last
opportunity to tobacco growers to
join with the more than $4,000 9TH
er farmers who will for the first
time be free from the clutch Of the
auction system.
These meetings will be address
ed by leaders from the three states
including Nr. D. =. JOINER. W. d.
Hill. J. a Brown. F.. T. Bondurant
and ]. r. Blanks Of Kentucky.
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FORD SEEKS.
PRESIDENCY
He Will Be a Candidate With
out Party Backing

Washington, July 8.-Political
Washington takes cognizance today
!; Of the fact that Henry Ford is. a
candidate for the presidency Of the
United States. Ford headquar-
ters have been opened in Chicago
For the first time the picture OF
the manufacturer appears in news
paper advertisements throughout
the United States. His issue will
be Muscle Shoal a specific. in
stance Of the Republican party 5
unwillingness or inability to legis-
late in the interest Of the people
against the dictates Of the masters
of big business"
Ford is running neither as a
Democrat nor Republican. He
entered both the primaries in
Michigan when he aspired to a
seat in the senate. Party govern
ment like history is bunk to
Ford, and party rectitude is ana
thena to bim-like the Jew, it is
said.
Both Democratic and Republican
headquarters in Washington have
heard that Ford will offer "as the
friend of the people, as one who has
always bucked the trusts, as one
who having grown rich, desires to
divide his money with those who
have none
Under ordinary circumstances
both Democratic and Republican
headquarters would scott at Ford S
plan to "hivverize" the government
Just as they scoff at his financial
scheme of issuing currency with
natural resources such as Muscle
Shoals. rather than gold, as a ba-
sis. But the circumstances are
not ordinary. Politically, they are
revolutionary, and it is known that
Ford has acquired a hold on the
imagination OF the people. 1t is
known that many Of the people
farmers and laborers, believe tina:
he could do with government just
as he has done with the automo-
bile. SO old strategists of both
parties do not scoff. They are in
dulging passion for watchfu'
waiting. The third party bugaboo
has not lost its terror for the Re-
publicans. and the Democrats ars
, uncertain whether a candidacy fol
Ford would aid Or hurt them.
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Boil Weeyil Poison
Amusing Incidents Told by
President Wannamaker

st. Matthews, July. Al. Skot-
towe Wannamaker, the Natiena;
Cotton Association president, finds
that all the joy is not taken out OF
life by the weeyil. Occasionally 1T
tie things grow out Of the exasp er-
ating life that weeyil is causing
him to live and he is always open
to a spirit Of levity when she.e
bright little things come his way.
Two choice bits of story came to
him today. He finds that the .ln-
educated laberer, once fearful that
the weevil was the hand of Sod
upon wicked and perverse gen er-
alton. and refused to kill him, rs
now by force from sheer hunger, ~:
inyenterate bug murderer and ali ne
wants to know is how to swat aim
successfully Teaching him Is in
many instances an arduous task.
Some days ago, weary of conduct
ing continuous school in the
poisoning business. a graduate Of a
college came in looking for in
struction. Relying upon his mental
ability to grasp the idea without
going into detail. the poison was
supplied with instruction to put in
the poison. horn and shake it. in
the middle Of the cotton. A day
or two later the bright one came
in and advised AR. Wannamaker
the job was; neatly done. lie had
distributed the beautiful white stuff
in the middle furrow and careful
ly plowed it in and reported that
the cotton was showing signs of
marked Improvement already.
Another, less sophisticated, hav-
ing been apportioned his sack Of
poison, took it home. and carefully
laid it upon the back porch. The
baby began to cry with heat. The
wife, thinking that the big new
sack was -four, proceeded to white
wash the crying babe Herewith. A
day later when the skin began to
whelp, a doctor was needed to adj
wise that the youngster had got an
over-application of bug killer. He
will develop into manhood with
several new patches of skin. when
he gets we'll.
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Nc cClellanviIle
Wants Railroad
Town Meeting to Stir Efforts
For Such Service

McClellanville, July "A meet
ing of the McCleilanville Develop
ment Association was held June
81 at the Masonic Hall. j. A zLof-
ton is president and T. w. Graham
secretary and treasurer. The OBJ
ject Of this meeting, as stated. by
the president, was to take the
necessary steps and do our part
in getting railroad connection with
the Seaboard Air Line at James
town, or at some other point, and
Mount. Pleasant.
The meeting was largely at
tended by citizens of Mcclellan
vile and st. James, Santee Parish,
both men and women. The motion
made by H. T. Morrison request
ing the legislature to grant the
authority to bond the parish to
help in the construction, Of such
a railroad was unanimously car
ried, and committee was ap-
pointed by the chair to get up a Pc
tition for the purpose signed by
the freeholders.
A railroad traversing the entire
length Of the two adjoining par
ishes, St. James Santee and Christ
Church, would afford connections
by rail and water and develop one
of the best trucking sections along
the Atlantic seaboard for dis
tance Of forty miles. While the
trucking industry was being de-
veloped this road would be util-
lied in handling the timber of this
section, of which there is more
than 2S0,080,000 feet. The A. c.
Tuxbury Lumber company owns q
large part Of this timber and prob
ably would haul it over this line.
as the proposed road would run
through and near it's holdings for
a distance of about fifteen miles.
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MEETING
OF RETAIL
=. MERCHANTS : Z !.
First Step Toward Organiiza.
ton of Local Association

A preliminary meeting of the
retail merchants. OF Sumter was
held Thursday at the City Hall.
Representatives of every branch of
the retail trade were present.
After having several remarks on
the general attitude Of the mer-
chants on collective publicity, mu-
tual intercourse between the mer-
chants and the shoppers, relations
of the merchant to the community,
mercantile ethics and many other
interesting subjects, the following
committee was selected to arrange
for an information luncheon at one
of the hotels in Sumter in the very
near future: W. B. Burns, Jr., II.
r. Love, Ralph Hill. G. C. Cooper,
W. E. Brunson. Jr., Willie Bultman,
E. H. McCollum.
Mr.. WaRnamaker, of the. South
Carolina Retail Clothier's Associa-
ton is expected, to be here and sey-
erai other: prominent leaders in the
retail trade are expected to attend,
and an enjoyable affair is antici-
pated.
The retail merchants of Sumter
realizing the benefits Of mutual co.
operation. and the beneficial results
obtained by close study of general
needs Of the community in which
they; live, have also come to, the
realization that in order to obtain
better results it must be done by
mutual and friendly collective un-
dertakings, hence the retail n1er-
chants of Sumter. are ready to
demonstrate. in fact, the Sumter
spirit that knows no defeat.
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CHILE ACCEPTS
PERU PROPOSAL
Arbitration For Tacna-Arica
Controversy After Forty
Years

Washington, July (By the AS
sociated Press Chile has &C
cepted the latest Peruvian propos-
al for arbitration of the Tacna-
africa controversy, clearing the way
to a successful termination Of the
Chilean-Peruvian conference which
began here eight weeks ago.
The Chilean reply was commu-
nicated to the Peruvian delegation
tonight by Chilean Ambassador
Matthew after the receipt of in
structions from the Santiago for
eign office. 1t was indicated that a
joint session of the conference
probably would be held Monday to
put the agreement into final form
AS it now has been accepted by
both sides, the agreement provides
for arbitration of the 40 year old
controversy by the United States in
the following manner:
That, the arbitrator decide w'heth-
er a piebisc;te shall be held in the
disputed province Of Tacna-Arica
as originally provided by the treaty
of Ancon:
Tat in case a plebiscite is de-
cided on. the arbitrator shall fiA
the conditions under which it is tc
be held.
That if the decision is against q
plebiscite, Chile and Peru will en-
ter into direct negotiations to de-
eide to whom the province belongs;
and
That in the event these direct
negotiations do not result in ar
agreement within a specified time
both sides viii request an eNer-
else of good Offices by the United
States to aid in a settlement.
Except for the final clause. this
is the compromise formula suggest
ed by Secretary Hughes after The
Washington conference had reach
; ed deadlock on June I. The flna
provision. providing for an eNer.
else OF '.Sood Offices" was added
at the suggestion OF Peru. whose
representative regarded il as nee
essary 10 complete the formula
and make certain that ali posi-
bilitieS Of further controversy o!
! the sabjcct were eliminated.
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ANDERSON y
BOY DROWNED
Falls From Trestle to Mill
pond Below

Anderson. July "a little boy
three years of age was drowned in
the pond of the Anderson mill
Wednesday afternoon. The child
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. a. l..
Boykin. and he and his older
brother were walking across Il
trestle of the Piedmont & Northern
railway when the little boy fell
between the crossties. The older
BOY gave the alarm and help hur-
r;ed to the scene. but the body
could not be recovered until the
pond was drawn Off, which was
done Immediately. The child was
under water about 80 minutes.