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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
BANKS TO
PRESS SUIT
Federal Reserve Seeks to Pre-
vent State Banks From Col
lecting Exchange

Charlotte. y c., Feb. 26.-An-
other chapter in the year old con-
test between the Richmond federal
reserve bank and more than 200
North Carolina. banks and trust
companies operating under state
charters, popularly known as the
par clearance" case. will open in
Onion county superior court at
Monroe tomorrow when the trial
Of the injunction suit brought by
the stateb anks against the reserve
,, bank is scheduled to begin.
The issue involved in the trial
lis whether the state, court injunc-
ton issued. against the Richmond
bank last spring at the instance
of the state banks shall be made
permanent or dissolved. The tenn
porary injunction restrains the re-
serve bank from indorsing as dis
honored" checks drawn upon the
state banks because the latter
charge exchange fees for clear
ance. as they have authority TO do
under an act Of the North Carolina
legislature of 1921.
The reserve bank. which opposed
the passage of the act. insisted up
on clearance of checks at par even
after the law became effective,
pointing out that it did not require
the state banks to charge exchange
on checks, but merely permitted
them to do so and that such a
course was contrary to the liked
policy OF the federal reserve system.
It sent a circular letter to North
Carolina banks corcerned advising
them that If they insisted upon
exchange for clearing checks
Through the mails. the reserve
,, bank would have the checks on
these banks which came into its
possession presented at such banks
by messenger for collection and If
the banks refused to pay them
without charging exchange the
checks would be returned by the
Richmond bank indorsed "dlshon-
ored." The state banks. through
counsel. thereupon obtained TEN
porary injunction to restrain the
reserve bank from carrying out its
announced purpose.
Whaa the injunction came on for
hearing in the state court, the re-
serve bank, through counsel, took
a transcript OF the case into the
federal court at Charlotte. seeking
transfer of jurisdiction from the
istate to the federal court. The
state banks. through their attor-
ineys, opposed this action and after
llengthy hearing before Judge Webb
1.-THE case was remanded to the state
icourt for final hearing. Attorneys
have intimated that the case will
be carried finally TO the supreme
court OF the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
-. . =
DEAkQGRaCY IN EGYPT.

Great Britain shaying got pretty
weu along ID setting upsself- f-gev-
sernment in Ireland, is proceeding
80 DO the same thing in Egypt.
s sircarnstanees are very different,
bntthe underlying idea is the same.
The Egyptians are to havessas
Iaueh autonony as; Britain feels
Win not sndanger the. British Em-
pire The safety of the snezg Ca
nal Is TO be assured, keeping open
Z the R8Iish route to India ana Aus
sraiia EritaIn. too, wants to ap-
sort of Monroe Doctrine te
Egypt, safeguarding certain British
interests and making sure that no.
other pewer viii butt IN. x
The plan is nowhere near COM
plete independence. but it repre-
sents a larger measure Of freedom
Egypt than that country has,
enjoyed for perhaps s,oe0 years.
And Egypt IS getting that freedom,
as Ireland is. because she demands
and fights for it. Before long
India may gain similar concessions.
The only imaginable way for
Great Britain or any other power
to govern subject aliens after
the old fashion is by force, and
somehow force no longer works as
II used to. Something has hap.
pened IN the world: There is a new
Split abroad; which is the most
vital fact row evidencing itself in
the world. 1t is the spirit of de-
neeraey, and if is,a direct outcome
ef TIE World War. It was war
of democracy after al, and IT sue
eeeded no matter what fhe cynics
may say
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
.snmteps sFSshfing Fiye"~in Scrap
ping Mood.
.NeRs and Ceurier)

n
The Sumter High. schools Fight
ing Five is preparing for the in
vasiea oe the Charleston -Bantanas
Friday night, and hopes to meet
the Onslaught of. the Weeks and
E .1ekin brothers and their other
assistant DroWota. The quintet
has played eleven. interscholastie
games .i4fs seSson, winning nine
and losing only 8wo, one Of these
being wftilsthe strong Sanford, n.
c., team, Columbia !heing the other
team defeating them. BY one Of
the greatest rallies ever witnessed
on the local feos7they overeaMe q
1G to 5 lead against Columbia and
nosed the Capital City boys out by
one lone point. Coach Mcknight
has one of the scrappiest bunch of
youngsters ever rurned out by the
Game Cocks. Starting the season
with only one regular-Capt.
Wright-he has developed speedy
attack in spite of the feather
weights composing the team. II is
expected that the: largest crowd Of
the season viii be. on hand next
Friday night and arrangements are
being made to. take care Of the
overflow crowd The Sumter. tea m
win probably line up as follows:
Green and Chandler, forwards;
Wright, center; Wray and Bland
ing, guards, Carl Heidi, an old
Charleston Athletic club star, who
knows the game from "A TO H."
will p, obably oficiate, and this in
itself insures a well-run game. II
Sa.mIer is able to defeat the Ban
tams they Will have Q look-in on
the semi-finals. at Columbia. The
team is in lighting mood and de-
terrnined to give battle from the
sound of the whistle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
SHOT FROM
AMBUSH

ST. George. Feb. 26.-John A.
Patrick, about 40 years of age. who
lives on the "wire road" about five
miles from st. George was shot and
seriously wounded about S o'clock
last night while on his way home.
Early this morning Deputy Sheriff
Plat placed Willie Carr under ar
rest and charged him with the
shooting Mr.. Patrick was rushed
to a hospital in Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
THAT MAGIC BoNUs.

Hanfors, adaeNider. president Of
the American Legion, demands
that the bonus be passed. and pass
ed without any attachment of a
safes tax wherewith TO raise the
money TO pay the ponus. Mr.. Mac
Nider has repeatedly stated that he
is not at all interested in how the
money is raised Al he wants is
the money voted.
Now If there were some lovely
fsairy goamother who could, by
waving her wand oyer the United
states treasury, fiji it with gold
pieces, this might be a fine thing.
The gold pieces wonld be mater
ializea cut ot nothing. and the
boys would get them-as naturally
every American wishes they could
and nobody would have any taxes
to pay, and all would be well.
The point of view of the citizen
who objects to digging into his own
pocket and making some sacrifice
of his own, tc pay the bonus, is TOO
selfish to be worth consideration.
The boys made every sacrifice. and
what little the ordinary citizen
could do at this date would be lit
tie enough TO- compensate. But
that is not the point at issue.
The real point is that large
part OF this bonus money would
',av. tc come out of the boys them
selves. There IS re money where
with to pay that bonus, and it has
to be earned before there is any,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
FIRE IN PINEWOOD
Damages by Friday Night
Fire Estimated as in Neigh
borhood of $4,000

1t is stated that Pinewood has
been visited by fire which totally
destroyed the Silverman-Kifshner
building, the building owned by A.
r. Rollins and occupied by the
firm Of Geddings and Weeks, and
also destroyed the exchange of the
Pinewood Telephone Co., and the
entire stock Of goods Of Mr.. l.. Cor
don. The FIRE is said to have oc--
CURED during Friday night and
early Saturday morning. Damages
have roughly been estimated as be-
ing in the neighborhood of 500
900 Losses are partially covered
by insurance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
PAYING BACK
MONEY LENT
(! Farmers Return Money to
Finance Corporal n ..

Washington, Feb. 20 .ugene
Meyer, Jr... managing d' ctor OF
the war finance corpo' ron, has
concrete and indispurab evidence
that agricultural ,conditiCn are I'M
proving, for between 7 eoruary l
and 10, s3,s2o,00o OF ney lent
for the relief of .agr. u are was
voluntarily paid back.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
FANATIC STARVES HIM.
SELF AND FAMILY

Bloomington. H., Feb. 27.-For
obeying what he declared 10 be the
voice OF rle Lord ordering him and
his family 70 deny themselves the
ordinary comforts life and 10 fast,
Robert a. Sch1osSher, was commit
ted 10 the hospital for the insane
His three children are in a hos
piral. due, TO fasting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
SUES FEDER.
RES, 1RVE

Charlotte, N c., Feb. 2:.-The
trial of the suit brought by more
than two hundred North Carolina
bap':s and trust companies for a
pesr. anent injunction restraining
the Richmond Federal Reserve
Bank from dishOnoring checks
drawn upon them FOR which clear
ance fee is charged, opened today
at Monroe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Washington Feb. 27.-Indict-
ments against Charles w Morse,
the New York shipbuilder, his three
sons, Benjamin. Harry and Erwin,
and Colin II. Livingston. Of Wash
:ngton. president of the Virginia
Shipbnilding Corporation. as well
unned today by the federal grand
inly investigating the wartime
transactions of the defendants with
the shipping board
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
BIG FIRE IN
PORT HURON

Port Huron. Mich, Feb. PA
large furniture store. several auto
mobile agencies. business school
and numerous Offices in the Baer
block We're destroyed by fire to-
day with loss Of a half million
dollars
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
STOCK BROKERS
CONC BROKE
Two More Wall Street Firms
Put into Bankruptcy

New York, Feb. 27.-The Con-
soidated Stock Exchange announc-
ed the suspension Of Mosher and
Wallace, brokers'. An Involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was. filed
against Gambel & Yates. stock
brokers Three. creditors. present
ed claiG.s OF $50
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
Profit in Poultry.

Girls and boys in the Home
Demonstration clubs OF South
Carolina are earning their own
money by means Of poultry, can
ming and similar plans. Alton 3.
Smith. of the Miller's club, in Ma
rion county. made q clear profit OF
$500 on his flock Of Barred
Rocks. Alton sold 30 settings OF
eggs at $3.50 each, besides selling
some of his hest fowls.
Olive H. Moody, of the Bermuda
Poultry club Of Dillon county re-
ports profit OF $ll2.25 on he,
flock Of Orpinstons Besides sell
ing eggs and chickens. the family
table was kept supplied with poul-
try products.
Thelma Miller, II year old
member of the Poplar Springs
poultry club Of Spartanbnrg coun-
~. purchased a pen OF pure bred
Barred Rocks. set pure bred eggs
and raised total of "a birds. Thel-
ma sold ] dozen eggs, "a fowls,
won four prizes al the county fair,
and has a. yard full OF fine birds 10
begin the new years work. Her
profit for last year, after deductins
expenses. amounted 10 $9S.6a.
Geneva I.angford. 4 Richland
county poultry club member living
at Elythewood, raised White Rocks.
Hcr sales from fowls and eggs
amounted 10 $I26.&5. Geneva WOn
$40 in prizes on her best birds n
the far. 4 flock OF about 10
birds is in the yard for beginning
another year Of successful work.
These are only a few of the
many splendid records made by
poultry club members last ye;r
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Washington. Feb. 27-Thc wo-
man suffrage amendment was de-
clared constitutional by the sn-
preme courr in disnlissias for want
of jurisdiction the suit Of Charles
Fairchild. of New York, challeng-
ing its validity
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

According /. II German scholar
in Pittsburgh. Shakespeare was a
German and his name Jacob Speer
The war is over,-Chicago Daily
New.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Washington. Feb. 25.-The four
power pacific treay with supple
nients and reservations. naval nm
itation and submarine treaties WAS
ordered tavorahly reported lay The
senate foreign relations committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
TY COBB BUYS
BASEBALL CLUB

Augusta, Ca, Feb. 27.-Ty Cobb
and foar other local men have pur-
chased the Augusta baseball club
OF the South Atlantic League.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

The February lessons studied by
the poultry club people have beer
on the Care Of the Baby Chick The
folwolnig suggestions may hell
those who have not the opportun-
ity TO attend these meetings as
conducted by Miss Atkinson.
The first condition necessary fol
the baby chick is 10 have healthy
favorable living conditions from the
beginning. The mother hen, if one
is raising by hen. should be strong
OF quite disposition and free from
vermin. mites and lice. One busting
Of the hen before and one during
the sitting period viii kill all lice
Sodium fluorid is excellent or any
good insect powder Some find
that nests lined with tobacco O,
sprinkled with snuff will keep mites
out. Should the chicks become in.
tested q little grease rubbed on The
head and under the wings is good
The chicks should have clean
warm, dry roomy quarters where
there is 4 chance Of exercise Il
given these things diseases are moi
likely to set in. White diarrhoea
from which many are dying daily
can be prevented by giving a droI
I Of sour milk to each chick just a.
soon after Matching. as it can bs
handled. according. to poultry ex.
perts. They say that this must be
given just as soon.as the chick i:
dry enough to be handled, therefore
watch Your Matching and do thi:
on time. 49,
Feeding:
a. No sooner. than Is Or bettel
72 hours after hatehed
+ b. Feed little and often. Five
times a day best. -
c. Boiled egg good for FIRST feed
ing.
d. Give variety OF feed.
e.. Give dry feed, nothing soggy:
/. f. Keep sour milk before then
at all times.
g.. Give charcoal. oyster shell
grit anl.. ground bone.
The Community! Poultry Associa
| tions Of the state are making the
early hatch their first considera
tion. There are ten reasons why
/. Early hatc}ed chicks grow
rapidly and have" yigor.
2. Early hate11ed chicks arr
strong and less apt TO die from lie.
I; and disease. - =
{ 8. Early hatched chicks have {
! longer growing season.
4. Hot weather retards The
growth Of chicks.
5. Early hatched chicks matur,
by fall
6. Mature pnllets produce fal
and winter eggs,
Z. Fall and winter eggs brinG
/ the highest price.
s. Early ha1ched pullets Ia,
while the hens are Noting.
8. Early hatched pullets are tht
ones that become broody early tn.
following spring.
10. Early hatched pullets make
Your best breeders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Secretary Hughes is Off for a
vacation in Bermuda. We can un-
derstand why, for the sake OF va
riety, he should choose an island
not IN the Pacific-New York Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

We gather President Harding is
in favor OF the bonus if no money
is involved in the proposition
Florida Metropolis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

St Louis will spend Sl2.000,0o0
for waterworks. Who says prohi-
bition isn't success s?-Arkansas
Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

The date Of the Genoa confer
ence seems 10 he as uncertain :s
that Of the Japanese w:ihdrawa i
from Siberia -Hosion Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

The packing trust has bought
two more packing fouseS-presum-
ably with the money they lost
last year Providence Evening
Star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Kansas has so many gnherna-
torial candidates 4 man has 10 an
nounce ii only when he ISM rum
ming
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

About time for country photaS
raphers1o unpack their wooden fish
for the spring trade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Well. if there's anything in The
spare the rod and spoil the :
child theory, business ought TO be
good
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

One cause of>ihe house shortage
may be divorce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

March l5-last day to pay in
come tax Beware the idea OF
March.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Not knowing where We are go
ing Is no excuse for not being on
Our way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
Home Demonstration Department.

Mrs. Anne J. Campbell, special
ist from Winthrop College will
spend Thursday and Friday Of this
week in Sumter county. On those
days there will be. lessons given in
jelly, jam and relish making. These
with fig preserves are the special
industries which will be taken up.
in the county this year. Mrs.
Campbell is especially anxious TO
have every product put up in the
state this year absolutely standard
and it is hoped that every woman
interested will attend one Of these
meetings which will be held as fol-
lows:
Bethel school, Thursday, March
2nd
Sumter Home Demonstration
Agents office, Friday, March 3rd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Wars lessons should lessen
Piedmont.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
Senator at.;on' Will 40 Be
Pro obated Njo,venber 81 Court. q

Thomson, Ga, Oct. The viii
Of the late Senator Thomas 2. Wat Wfaa1t7-
son will be offered for probate at
the November term of the ordinaryts
court of Med Duffe county, when Mr..
sB. j. Stephens is expected to quail
:ifyS as executor. 1t is und erstood here
from reliable authority that Sena-
tor Watson bequeathed Mrs. Alice
Louise Lytle, managing editor Of his
paper, The Columbia Sentinel, two
tracts Of land aggregating some 200
OF more acres, a house on the Wat
son premises at Thomson back Of
the senator's own home, and $50 per
week income from his estate, the be-
quest, however, to revert to the estate
in The event Mrs. Lytle marries
again.
It is understood that the provi-
sions Of the viii in regard to Mrs s
Lytle are not altog ether satisfactory
to Mrs. Watson, although she has
not authorized any statement to the
effect that she will contest the will.
In fact, no one knows the what Mrs. Mrs.
Watson will do, if she does anything,
although she is said as stated, to be
displeased with the provisions for. y.
Mrs. Lytle, feeling it is said, that
they are excessive.
No statements viii be made by any.
of those directly OF indirectly con-
.cerned, Ordinary Lokey, Mr.. Stephens
and others declining to make state
ments on the matter. $50
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
Took Census of Vehicles Over
Spartanhurg Road.

spartanburg, o. oct.l5 R. g White,
,superint tendent Of m aintenance Of
the State highways in spartanburg
county, / having under his direction
over 100 miles Of roads, has recent
ty taken q census Of vehicles travel +
ing on the state highways leading.
in and out Of spartanburg, which
shows that on the date the inforna-
ton was gathered, October 1 and 2
and five highways there was total Of
I10,S25 autos travelling, /, ,019 trucks,
and ,5S9 wagons and buggies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
Abb beYill Gre reeslWood ll-
tual Insure nee ASS
sciatio oll. Ii:
ORGANIZED 1897.

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We insure your property against
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pany in existence. s
Remember, we are prepared TO
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Our Associatlon IS now licensed
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Abbeville, Greenwood, Nc Cormick,
Edgefeld, Laurens, saluda, Ricli-y
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tanburg, Aiken, Greenville, PicksnI,
Barnwell, Bamberg. Sumter, Les,
Clarendon, KershaW, Chesterfield.
The officers are: Gen. j. Fraser
Lyon, President, Columbia, s. Cs,3s
]. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secretary
and Treasurer, Greenwood, s. G.. s.
DIRECTORS
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]. NJ. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. G. &
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
Georgia S oman Senator:


Governor Hard appoin tmenltl
E4of Mrs. w. H. Felton,, .sG G eorgia's
grand old woman, z to fill out the irl- ilrllss
iterim in the United States senate
between the death Of Senator Ton1 ON
Watson and the election of sucs-
cessor, is the most interesting news ",
development OF the day. The 5s7 fact +
that MRS. + elton will serve only IA a.
month does not lessen the nctionl
the Cracker state receives in send d.
ing the first woman to the senate Iltt sIltt;
gives Georgia much publicity and "
lis better publicity than the kind lt:E Mrs s.
Felton's predecessor often prodduu,c,eds
Mrs. Felton, is 81 years old5 but
She is not senile and has the same;
virility that has aracterized her 8
long association with Georgia politi-i
cal affairs. Her husband, who Isl
now dead, spent much Of his life, e
|dabbling in politics and IT was as 5lllI ms
participation probably that led Mrs: fsl:t 81
FELTON, into the game. She was one lll's
of the original woman suffrage adj
vocates in Georgia and championedi3
the cause vigorously. She has been beli
"a keen political observer and is said s aids
to be5as well yersed in governmrlselnltS ernmrls ( at
and history as any man who has ll. held t:se
political Office from the state. From "a
a humble home where the vines en- en-
Irvine her porch she has locke ed be 'ssI
yond her front yard and realized an an
honor that has not been bestowedeEi
upon any other woman. 81 u
&c Georgia,s grand old woman" VIII I'll
not be able to reform the senate IN
thirty days, but her presence viii! u be ,s'
: reminder of the new order ! efj y
things and will cause some little little
thinking by the gentlemen who look s.
ed with disfavor upon the enfrans
chising Of woma Greenville News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
All Freight Cong estion Re.
81 lieYed BY Southern.

Washing ton, p. Oct 8 Just
how big job the Southern Railway
System performed 4 q in clearing it's
lines Of 5allseongsstion and and returning ns'.
to normal freight i, and passenger Isl SER
vice in d twelve days after the settle
tment Of StheI strikessof its shop craft.
employ oyeesais5 shown in a statement.
ISSUED today by q: W. Miller, vice
president Is charge Of operation.
ss The Southern Railway System,
had an ccumulation Of fourteen
thousand one hundred twenty six
loaded cars not moving currently on
Sept 18th, when the strike Of
the shopmen was settled" said Mr.
Miller. Some Of these were frozen.
in yards and others we're set off on
side tracks out on the line. We had.
rigid embarg oes outstanding and a,
ID
number Of passeng trains had also
been discontinued as an emergency
measure: On October the first the en-
tire accumulation had been moved.
and all yards and terminals were
cleared and all embargoes for which
the Southern was responsible had.
been lifted and all passenger trains
had been restored. The Southern is
today in normal condition and
ready to handle all traffic offered by
shippers or connections for all des-.
tination subj ject only to outstanding
embargoes Of connection line" 2