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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
Big Annual Exposition Opens
Monday, October 23rd

Columbia, Sept. 2S.-lne STATE
Fair opens in Columbia, Monday,
october % to continue throughout.
the entire week. Advance pros
poets indicate that the exhibition.
this year, both in numbers and:
quality of exhibits, will far sur
pass the fine shows of former.
Years. The six days and nights,
devoted to the fair will be crowded
With educational and amusement
features. The grandest array OF
pure bred livestock eyer assembled
in the south will be on exhibition;
Famous stables and herds from al
parts of the United States will COM.
pete for the rich premiums. The
arr and woman's departments VIII.
be !: overhoWing with dainty dis;
plays. Mammoth agricultural and
horticultural exhibits will be fea-
tured. The poultry show viii be
a distinctive feature with not less
than fifteen hundred birds on ex-
hibition. Poultry fanciers through
out the south this year are recog-
nizing Columbia as the premier
show and are entering their birds
accordingly.
Amusement features galore are
programmed daily. These include
Sand concerts, free circus acts,
harness. running and auto races,
while each night a stupendous
display of fireworks will be pre-
sented. The famous Johnny j..
Jones shows Will provide amuse-
ment and entertainment on the
I Joy Plaza.
Monday. October %, has been
designated as Ladies. Day. On that
ldate the fair Sex will be admitted
without charge. Mrs George w.
Vanderbilt will be the guest of hon
or. She Will hold a pubic re-
| ception on the Fair grounds ina
mediateIy following the cere-
monies in connection with the lay
ing of the corner stone for the
Woman's building. On Tuesday.
| October "a, the State FAR VIII De
turned over to the school children.
A small admission fee, ten cents.
will be charged that day and it is
anticipated that not less than thirty
thousand school children will be
! in attendance. Special entertain
ment features will be provided in
their honor. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday elaborate programs
will be provided. On the closing
day, Saturday, October %. profes-
sional auto races Will be staged.
With the completion Of the new
| buildings and the park improve
ments that have been made, South
/ Carolina will present State Fair
second to none, and record break
/ ing crowds are sure to attend.
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x
Prices Tunabling
Ford Says
..Buy as Little Coal as Pos
sible,'' . Is Advice

Detroit. Sept. es-Henry Ford.
in a newspaper interview late to-
day. advised the people OF the
country to buy as little coal as
possible now declaring coal
prices are tumbiing.''
Mr.. Ford granted the interview
shortly after his return from
southern Ohio, where he arrans-
ed for an uninterrupted move
ment of coal to his Detroit indus
tries.
..Teil the people of thes whole
world, If you can" Mr.. Ford said
to his interviewer. that If they
would save money they should not
buy coal in any great amount now.
Tell them TO buy only enough TO
get along on. For coal prices are
tumbling. and they will go much
lower. They will have opportun-
ity later on to get their winters $
coal much more cheaply.''
Mr.. Ford said he and his son.
Edsel had arranged for an ample
supply OF fuel for the Ford plants
for the next sixty days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
TWO OLtyn1BI;A
MURDERERS
White Men Arrested For KILL
ing of Taxi Driver

Columbia, Sept %. - Andrew
Roberts and Jesse Cooper. two CO.
lunlbia white men, are under ar
rest, and officials here are con-
tinuing their investigations OF the
murder of a negro taxi driver. c.
r. Cannon, in March, 1921, which
is considered among the coolest
murders perpetrated 'hereabouts IN
recent years. The men were ar
rested last week and they have
confessed to the crime. after much
gfilling by the officers.
The negro car driver was found
dead on the morning of March 9.
1921. his body sitting up in the
front seat of his car, bullet
wound in; his back. Each Of the
men taken by the officers here has
made a statement implicaing the
other, and each blames the other
with firing the fatal shot. They
relate how they hired the man to
take them on a ride for liquor.
Not finding the liquor at their first
peint Of destination, they proceed
ed further. At the end of their
Journey they found that the taxi
fare was SIS, in accordance with
the arrangement made with the
driver. Not having funds with
which 10 meet the obligation, the
whiskey hunt, from which they
hoped to realize funds, having fail
ed. they put the driver out of the
way. The officers are confident
they will be able to determine
which of the men fired the fatal
shot. Roberts is in the state PEN
itentiary, serving a recently inn
posed s-montils sentence for lar
nanv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
I sAyING THE MARX MAJ

The incorporation Of a company
ii Canada to deal in German marks
calls attention to the fact that the
billions of marks held by credu-
ieus investors in this country and
Canada are not necessarily total
loss. They may be worthless here.
but they have some practical value
n German There may be con-
siderable salvage. then, in using
them where they came from
1he value OF the mark IN Ger
man has been higher all along
than its value in international ex-
change. One might obtain more
food. more merchandise, more SER
vices. more real estate, etc. for. 1t
over there than anywhere else. That
IS particularly true now, when the
exchange value Of the mark has
sunk to practicaily nothing.
sooner or later the vast quantity
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
INJUNCTION IN
RAILROAD CASE
Exact Scope of the order Will
Be Argued Monday by.
Counsel for the Unions

Chicago. Sept. 23.-do1ding the
railway shopmen's strike a con.
spjracy in restraint Of trade, inter
ference with interstate commerce
and carriage of the mails because
sswilere minds meet together on
such purpose a conspiracy exists
without even word being spoken
Judge James H. Wilkerson in Uni
ted States District Court today
sustained the governments plea
for a countrywide temporary in-
junction against striking railroad
crafts.
The decision was hailed as one
of the most significant for law and
order ever read into the records. of
the judiciary by Attorney General
Daugherty and Assistant Attorney
General A. a. Mclaughlin. who
presented the governments case
against the shopmen. Donald +.
Richberg. of counsel for the shop
men, said he would take an ap-
peal at once from the ruling of the
court in an effort to have the in
junction set aside.
While the decision was inter
preted as holding in effect that
the strikers accountable for acts
Of violence, whether these acts
were committed by the strikers or
not. it's exact form will be argued
before Judge Wilkerson next Mon
day. pending which he continued
in effect the present stringent re-
straining order. The restraining Or
der prohibited the sllopmen and
The injunction is expected to pro-
hibit them from:
Terms of Order.
Interfering with operation, re-
pairs and employment Of the roads
Conspiring to interfere.
Lettering or trespassing on rail-
way property.
Attempting to induce road en-
ployers to quit or to prevent per-
sons from seeking employment
with the roads.
Picketins.
Harming employees or would-be
employees or visiting their homes.
Hindering transportation
Encouraging or directing en-
playes (union members or others)
to stop work or others TO refrain
from seeking work.
Issuing Instructions or public
statements which might have the
above effect.
Using union funds for purposes
ia be epioined as above.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27

Recess Appointment to Con-
tinue Head of Federal Re- ,
serve Anticipated

Washington, Sept. s2.-That W.
p. @. Harding, whose term as gov.
ernor of the federal reserve board
expired on August 8. last, will be
renamed by President Harding for
the position, was the. opinion e2-
pressed today by senate leaders,
who are conducting a poll OF the
senate to ascertain whether Gov
ernor Harding could be confirmed
If nominated by the president.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania
began a poll OF the senate banking
and currency committee, and Sem
ator Hitchcock OF Nebraska is also
conducting a poll in an infornna,
way to find if sufficient number
Of votes can be obtained to assure
confirmation of the former head OF
The reserve board Senator Nc
Lean denied that President Hard
ing had definitely notified him OF
his willingness to renonainate Gov
ernor Harding. but expressed a
iiope that the president would do
so. tt is thought likely that the
president may make a recess ap-
pointment Of Governor Harding.
which would make it possible for;
hi INTO remain at the head of the
resarve board for SO days after con-
gress convened on December 5.
. Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
has been one uf the outstanding
supporters OF Governor Harding, as
he has been impressed by the in
dorsements of bankers in all Sec
lions of the country, while others
have been pessimistic during the IN
term. Mr.. Mellon has evidenced
satisfaction that the president
ultimately would make up his
mind to offer Governor Harding an
other term.
The chief opponents OF Governor
Harding are John Skelton WIZ
liarns, former comptroller of the
currency, who has furnished am
munition" to certain members OF
congress, and Senator's Tom Heftin
of Alabama and Tom Watson OF
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oNE-snED REnlBuRsEMENT

Hard coal operators say they
viii nave to add 81 a ton for coal
5at The mouths.of the mine, until
spring, to make up for main
ienapce costs. during the long
Shutdown
s Soft coal operators have been
adding more than that, and will
certainly not add less, in spite of
iShe efforts of the state and federal
aerernmenes TO limit prices.
Such additions, as usual viii be
increased iheraAy in being passed
onto the eA.onsurner by the middle
man and the retailer.
in all fairless it must. be said
that some increase is to be expect
I'd; and possiblsz the public de-
serves TO have the increase, made
5ssonbltant as; a natural penalty for
society,s tolerance Of so absurd
and wastefui q system of industrial
production Society cannot have
industrial warfare and inefficiency
witheut paying for them.
The wrong consists in the pay
.ment being So one-sided. Ihe
operators can recoup. The con-
sumers are helpless.
B The miners. loo. have. no such
advantage as the operators. Though
they go back at their former wages,
'ihey lose. They cannot make up
their maintenance costs during
the idle period The extra amount
the operators are adding to the
price Of every ton of ceal dug is
more than the miner is paid for
digging that ton.
= q =
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* ~ &,
Plan TO Increase
Acreage in Grain
Bryan and Wallace Are invit-
ed to Meeting to Be Held
| in Columbia

Columbia. Sept. 21-The exei,u-
tive committee of the South caro-
lima division of the American Cot
ton Association at a meeting held IN
Columbia wednesday night, passed
resolutions calling upon farmers.
merchants, bankers and other allied
business interests to meet IN Coiu M
bia on october il to inaugurate a
campaign for increasing the small
grain acreage and thereby securing
"a drastic reduction in the cotton
acreage for 1928: practical meth
DDS for boil weevil control: the en-
actment of federal legislation for
the appointment Of a federal conf-
mission to investigate the entire
cotton growing industry and to take
steps to secure financial relief n,ea-
sures that Will materials aid IN the
rehabilitation of the agricultural
industry in the south.
Urgent invitations were today ex-
tended to William Jennings Bryan
and Secretary of Agriculture Henry
c.. Wallace, to attend the meeting
and make addresses.
After full discussion Of the cost
of growing the 1922 cotton crop,
the shortage of raw cotton sup
plies and present low prices pre-
vailing for the same, it was unan-
inously recommended that cotton
be held for an average OF all grades
for 80 f1-2 cents per pound, as a
fair and reasonable price. The cot
ton growers throughout the south
and all cooperative marketing as
sociations were urged not to saeri-
fee the staple at prices less than
cost plus a reasonable profit: it
was declared that if the pending
war develops the price Of cotton
will reach very high values.
The American Cotton Association
will Immediately launch a South
wide campaign for drastic acreage
reduction in 1923 and greater di-
versifcation of crops.
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THE WOMEN i
MUST REGISTER

'sro the Women Of South Carolina.
While according you the high
est commentator for Your Won,
derfuI response in the recent pri-.
mary election, we beg to remind
you that your duty as citizen is
not done until you have voted, also,
in the general election. 1t is prob
able that both the Democratic and
Republican parties will have candl-
dates in the field, and: 1t is Very
important that every qualified wo-
man in the State should go to the
polls and vote for the nominees of
her party.
'rhe fact that your name is en-
rolled on the Democratic club
books does not entitle you to vote
in the general election. In order
to exercise that privilege you must
be able to show a registration GER.
tificate. The law provides that the
registration books be opened on
the first Monday in each month at
the county court houses and be
kept open for three consecutive
days. but that they shall be closed
thirty days prior to the election.
Hence it will be seen that only
the first Monday in October re-
mains in which to register for the
election on November I. Let every
eligible woman in south Carolina
who has not already secured
registration certificate, go to the
court house on Monday. October
?, and qualify to vote i'll the gem
eral election.
(SignedD Annie Games Will
liams.
President, South Carolina League
@e n-a,o.1.r, I-otar.s:-,,
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The Toioert faction Of the Re-
publican party has decided to put
out candidate in the Seventh Dis
trict against Congressman Fulner.
They do not expect to elect their
candidate. but will ile contest
against the seating Of MIR. Fulmer
and the Republicans in Congress
will unseat Mr.. f'u1nler in favor Of
the Tolbert candidate if they need
another vote to swell their major
ity. The only way this scheme
can be defeated is by the Demo
Gratis of the Seventh polling q full
vote for Fulmer in the November
election. Every Democrat in Sum-
ter county should register and vote
in the general election. The books
of registration will be open at the
Court House on Monday. October
End, for the last time before the
general election.
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Pissah News and Views.

Pisgah. Sept. 25.-H looks as if
we Will have dry fall The little
cotton is about all gathered. The
gins are open about one day out OF
the week and now and then get
a bale to GIN. We have made the
finest crop of hay this section has
ever made. Enough and To spare.
Good corn and potatoes. but poor
peas. and that is. the story.
The colored people are leaving
for ether places to get something to
live on. Several white men are go
ing ito the railroad shops to get
work. Those who went to the
Southern shops at Columbia are
heme. The strikers when they
went back to work told them to get
out and get and they left. The
country is in such a state that
people don't know what to do. I
Is blue sure.
tTaxpaying has been gong on all
the year that people don't know
whether their tax receipts are good
to vote on or not. The attorney
general ought to give the law Oh
the case so people viii know.
Aaron Logan, highly respect
ed old colored man died quite SUD:
denly here last week. He was oxe:
eighty years old, and always had
fine manners for all. All people
who knew him We're his friends:
A great meeting went on at
atizpah church last week, conducs-
ed by an Indian preacher. Big
crowds. attended all the services.
Have not heard the results as to
joiners. =
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Columbia. Sept 25.-More than
a nillion dollars has already been
advanced to farmers of the state
by the cotton cooperative associa-
ton. since the organization began
work q few weeks ago. according
to announcement made from its
Columbia Office yesterday. During
last week the advances amounted
to 100000 a day.
The advances have been made
on the basis of II cents a pound
for short staple cotton and 16
cents for long staple.
The corporation reports that
much cotton is moving now. One
railroad reported 90 cars of cot
ton hauled into Columbia Satur-
day The cotton handled by the
cooperative corporation is con-
centrated at Columbia, Greenville
and Spartanburg.
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Use THE BUREAUS

: So much time Is spent in com
planning Of the inefficiences of the
gavernment that its notable eff
eieneies are. often everloo ooked:
Three, business men each OF
whom does a little amateur farm
Ing assshis recreation were talking
about their gardens. One man was
discouraged about his products.
Maybe the son needs lime. or
phosphorus, or something, sug-
igested one of the Others. Why
dons you try it out in little patches
and sees1
The third man, whose operations
had been little more extensive
proposed that instead of doing the
experimenting himself the perplex-
ed one should send samples of the
soil to the nearest state agr'cui-
tura. experiment station, state bis
problems and ask for chemical SOIL
tests and advice. You VIII find
those fellows down there very
helpful" he concluded > and 1t will
save you lot of bother and time
Neither Of the ether men had
thought of asailing himself OF the
pubic machinerw which all were
helping to support. The situation
is not uncommon. There are local,
state and federal bureaus to help
solve many OF the ordinary prob
ilezns OF existence. Yet lew OF the
ttaxpayers take advantage of the
services they pay for. II the re-
verse were true. contempt for gov
ernment as constructive and help
full institution VOID be far less
common.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
Cox Blanes America
For Return of the
Turks to Europe

Cleveland, O.. Sept. a3.-(By the
Associated Press. asking wha1
the issue will be in 1922. former
Governor. James Cox of Ohio and
Democratic nominee tor President
in 1921, declared here today i'll his
first address since his return from
an extensive tour of Europe, made
before the City Club, that the
people this year will be asked to
elect a Congress that Will undo the
present tariff nlohstrosity.
s.Bur we will not lose sight OF
another great question-the inter
national one Mr.. Cox added. III
Will be more pertinent for discus
sion, however, in the great nation
al. forum of 1924.
"When a surgeon finds an in
jured man suffering from a Sc
pered artery and a broken leg. he
.sews up the artery first. In the
present instance bad as the inter-
national issue is, domestic injury
inflicted by the most incompetent
Congress in all history is even
worse, he said.
Touching on the general Euro
pean situation, MIR. Cox said in
part:
1T is scarcely helievabIe that
European powers have agreed to
the return of the Turks into the
affairs Of the continent. There may
be reason which is not apparent
from the surface of things. It is
barely possible that the whole Mo
hammedan world has been stirred
to its base and that the urge upon
England is from India.
Europe is inGrm from var
suffering from an economic break
down and divided by the deadlock
of reparations she seems to lack
the sitEity and resilieucy to hold
back the Turk.
"AH Of this is proof of what has
been urged upon the administration
at Washington for months. Europe
has been slowly drifting toward a
state. OF utter collapse. The first
thing that started her upon the
way was the base betrayal by
America of her Allies.
tThe chicks are certainly coming
home to roost.
For more than two months the
economic recovery Of the world has
hinged upon the settlement of rep
afations. The deadlock has con-
tinued so long that England and
France have slowly drifted apart.
Now we have the spectacle of
France joining hands with the
Turk against England. The Turk
was smart enough to see that his
hour had come. All Of Central Eu-
rope is on the verge Of bankruptcy
There has been no cohesive action
with the Allies since the United
States abandoned them.
teThe longer developing events
east tie light of truth upon the in
ternational situation, the palmer it
will be that the international pol
icies of this administration has
been criminal in their neglect
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
THE NeRRY G1gRE.

8 A znan nth mon leisure and
hsg1th MAS on his way TO an ocean
Safhsns beach 70: have q sFFsn. The
ssr WASH Z working props 50
asasleped eaaside cradle iil tenn
p winch lasted until he reached
me: beach There ne found g
crippled children whe had been
taken Scr an outing He described
item thus: 6
ass we're bafhlng suits.
selas could enas set around BY
seraw ling on hands sand
Knees Three young girls. with
soft swest faces. pulled them
ssasss asong the sand with their
aaads one aifeslls 8 +. eelorsd child
hpupe6 along IKE d, toad They
asars sa usaiing ana ha.ing q
gs65a time sFse watched them for
aMhile and hen Joined tn rae fln: E'lIt:
Soa sVersoHe who Ind ulges him
eest needless worry and he1pfui
ss sngersis granted such a strik-
ing piicture with Viii to .cem3are
his troubl lies sos sel9eae,
eielsr. has honesty eaeagh to profit
sse picturs and admit 4,
ne young man who broke q
swSfssng friend of her habit es y.
asslpg I'D sghe time about annoy
by the ghIng sugges
tfesa .slsTen, sup npese Se sit aoyn:
ssad sForrs awhiile was on the
ga track. Ferryiing is a sitting
sort ef eecaRa 4 is not
enstralc csiSe DDS 70 The orisinal
ssnsse os unp1e p1easantn by weak
snlrs the worTier,s ability to face
~ rsouhlss sauarels ind osereorne
taan sse only way TO cure Hor'.y
o SON ii the I'm and the work
- 49,
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REealAMATIoN

is an interessiin scemneutary
81 81 aegislatFe standasds when the
tinted states Senate, ppropriatiag
Ssss5e. ese for the comp pletien sef
ssisarn land reclamation protests;
does M il In the form aa q casual
silendment TO a bin lending So
6ae, oag to LiberIa $3.50. Z
Perhaps IL is wsse or Necessary
te lend ihse;.s that money. for
reasons OF sars,gn policy or the
prsomotion OF fore IGN trade The
asarage 9snaer;esa however, is
ysrg little coeeAsnad With Liberia,
ii indeed he kaoWssWhat OF where
Is g He Is -vsss aAuch concerned
NTH the deseIppm Of the Tnited
States and The tarnfng of potent
ai,g rich land to productive human
sse: He finds il strange, there
{ors that reclamation work should
not be handled INDEPENDENTLY, on
fsssoWn merits; and fiaanced on a