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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-22
Birthday Party.

Master Lemuel King celebrated
his eighth birthday Friday with a
Valentine Party. After enjoying
many games that created much fun
and laughter, the little folks We're
invited into the dining-room which
had been beautifully decorated III
red ans white and were served
delicious sweets.
Marie Stewart Mason and Lenuel
King were the lucky ones in the
Heart Contest. Marie winning a
beautiful valentine and Lemuel a
box of candy. which he presented
to CorneIa Jackson.
Those enjoying the party We're;
Misses Virginia Parrot. Annette
McCo.luin. Cornelia Jackson. Marie
Stewart Mason, Marian Fielder
Esther Mitherspoon and Henry
BRADLEY. Robert Cross, Jack D.
Harbv. y. r. Stack. Irwin Till. VIII
liam Cox. Charles Lennon. James
wftherspoon and William and
L@nanel 4king
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Meter Times Phone Calls by Light
Signal

Long distance telephone calls
sometimes end IN arguments over
the time for which the subscriber
should be charged. To eliminate
such discussions the French Posta!
Service. according TO Popular Sci
ence Monthly for March. has IN
stalled meters in public phone
booths to give the subscriber warn
ing when his period is about 10
end.
The meter is stopwatch arrans-
cd 10 light electric signals in the
Telephone booth. When the coanec-
tion is made. the central plugs one
Of the Jacks into connection on the
timer. which cannot start until the
line is clear and ready for use.
Two and a half minutes later.
the hand Of the watch makes q
connection for two lamps hooked
IN in series. one Of which lights in
central office and the other over
the public telephone. This light
warns that time is nearly up.
Exactly at the third minute,
the lamp is extinguished. If the
subscriber continues 10 talk. ne
must pay for an additional period.
The te!ephonometer makes a
second revolution. and 80 SECONDS
before the end Of the second period
Gives the same warning as before.
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RURAL POLICE
:. MAN KILLS;MAN
Dead Man Alleged to, Have
Wrecked Officers Car
While Being Chased

Sp2rlanburg. Feb ..-clyde
Brown of Pacolet was shot and
killed on the Inman road this af-
ttrnoon by Furnan Davis. rural
policeman. From what could be
learned of the affair. it is alleged
that Brown. in company with Eddie
Upton. u young woman, passed the
rural policeman, driving at Il fast
and reckless rate. The officer gave
chase and passed Browns 5 car.
When he did. Brown is alleged 10
haze rarnmeG Davis car. wrccklnS
it and leaving Davis standing in the
road. Soon high powered car
passed and Davis got in and gave
chase. He again. passed Brown $
car. When he did. Browr is alleged
IL have run out OF the road and 70
haze thrown two jugs of wl.iskey
out. his car was chOkcd dowT and
Davis went to make an arrest.
When he did. Brown is said To have
made an attack upon the officer
and made an effort TO get the gun
from him. Davis jerked loose from
Crown and struck him With the
pistol. and when he did. the gun
went off. wounding Brown. in the
head. Brown was rushed TO the
General hospital where he died III
about an hour. The young woman
was lodged in the county jail on q
charge Of transporting. The IN
Quest viii DC. held at 1890 O'Clock
TOMORROW morning
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FRACTIONAL
FIGHT IN MIN
t,ERS,, UNION
Howat, Leader of Radica
Element Expelled From
United Mine Workers

Indianapolis, Feb. 111.-AleXander
Howat. expelled Kansas mine lead
CT, lost his. appeal for reinstate-
mont in the LHiIed Nine Workers
81 America on the face OF unoItl-
cial labuiation Of the roll, call OF
the union convention, which was
completed late today. The last 100
votes cast swung the majority 70
tb. administration forces, hea; ed
by President John l.. Lewis and
the latter won by approximately %
votes out OF the $500 votes cast.
While the defeat was shown only
hy unofficial tabulations OF the
vote. Mr.. Howat tonight conced-
ed be had bee nbcaten as also did
his principal supporter. Frank
harrington, the leader OF the Illinois
miners. The official vote viii not
be completed until tomorrow when
the roll OF absent delegates will be
called but Mr.. iiowaI said nc
doubted that any material change
would result from the additional
balloting.
In effect the vote approved the
expulsion OI ifoWat and his fol-
lowers by President John J.. Lewis,
who said he acted because OF the
; refusal Of the deposed Kansas
leader TO direct strikers TO return 10
work rs was ordered by the miners
convention last fall HOwat. how
ever mas Yet the right 70 appeal the
expulsion order 70 the unions exc
i cutive board and in event OF its re-
! fusal can bring the question before
thc unions next convention, which
viii he held in 1924.
Surprising: strength was shown
by liowat during the days roll call,
and the result was not determined
unofficially until $50 Of the last
/ 900 votes We're cast against him.
| The final vote was 1853 TO 1866,
:..ld efforts We're being made to-
night by his supporters to. muster
( q strength 70 overcome this de-
spite their leaders concession OF
| defeat.
I'VE gave them a good fight.
/ said Howat, and then added, Il
suppose now I will have TO get out
Of the United States and go TO Rus
sia.''
Mr.. Lewis said he was conf
dent that unofficial vote was con-
scrvative and ne interpreted the
/ result "as best for the welfare OF
the union Mr.. harrington salc
he regarded the vote as breaking
| Mr.. Lewis strength within the
Union. for he declared the resul'
means chat Lewis is q dead biro
now
As soon az the official vote i:
completed tomorrow the union OF
ficials plan TO direct the conven
ton towards its main object-til<
framing Of the unions wage policy
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Our Unemployed. :

As stateti in your paper few
days ago a temporary employment
bureau has been established at the
sumter County Chamber OF Com
:nerce. City Hall building, phone
200. Tor the purpose OF aiding the
unemployed OF the community in
securing work.
There are a considerable num-
ber OF men and women in our
midst out of work and are forced
10 apply 70 the Red Cross for as
sis,ance who would gladly work
for their support if work could be
secured.
SO l ask those in need Of work
10 register at the employment bu-
rcau. / also ask those who have
work 10 be done. or can create
Job oi any description let it be
known by phonins the bureau. |
specially request the people OF
Sumter to now have all odd Jobs.
al contemplated improvements, all
repairs that are needed or will
soon require attention done at this
imc for il viii not only benefit
YOU and your property but will go
a long way toward relieving 4 sit
uation that is nearly acute. Your
ioh MAY seem a small one TO you
bur in the aggregate il will relieve
much want. and even suffering.
Now is the time TO de this, not to-
morrow or ncXt week for this need
is pressing.
Very truly.
f. $. BOOTH,
Pres. Sumter County Chamber OF
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BUSINESS MEN
SHOULD HELP
CREAMERY
It VIII Furnish a Market For
Farm Products and Put
Money in Circulation

More than ever in the economic
history Of South Carolina this ring
ing fact is borne IN upon the. cor
rietion OF $he public that whole
hearted cooperation between urbaf
and rural populations is needed te
reestabfssh the economic equilib'
rinm of the country.
The greatest need in Sumter to-
aav is, not the need of production
.,,rt of permanent reliable markets
The farmer is not a specialist in the
manufacturing, marketing and sell
aA ass Of farm products. This is the
business OF the man who is accus-
toned TO that sort of work. In
asner Nx3ds marketing today is a
highly specialized business.
The establishment OF creamery
business on up TO date lines Will
tend 10 sreestsblish confidence be-
1ween farmers and business men.
The direct benefits derived from
q well equipped. we'll managed
creamery, established in this city
arefoo Numerous to mention. SUI
Zee ir- 20 say that the very nature
of the business is saci. that II brings
a,ncSer returns ncapitai invested
shaa any. other line Of business,
ard responsible and farseeins busl-
ness men viii not need to be told
hsw greet the benefits viii be to
the entire farming and city pepu-
iIarson if such market is establish
ed here
High classed products cannot. be
manufactured on commercial
scaIes in alpeorly equipped factory
and TO have such "a plant consider
able capital is needed. Here is an
opportunity for business men to
finance this proposition and it is
uns to- them to supply q permanent
market for dairy products. and to
encourage the farmers to keep
dairy cows. This would go a long
KAY towards stabilizing the finan-
cial condition OF both farmers and
business men in Sumter coun-
40 cali on the business instincts
offlle responsible citizens OF Sum
ters has ever come with greater IN
sistence and urgeneS than the pres
er,f call TO open and establish a
permanent market for dairy pro-
auefs. 1t Is needed iE1n1ediately
and promises quicker and better
results than any ether relief meas
slres suggested during the present
crisis.
The meeting to be held in the
chamber OF commerce at a. m
on Monday morning VIII tend te
sasnw shat Sumter business men can
: Be relied upon to do the right
thing at the right time
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Columbia. Feb. l7.--In the House
of Representative Friday several
speeches We're made in reply 10 the
message OF Governor Cooper, sent
IL both branches Thursday night.
and dealing with the appropriations
for public school education. The
TWO speeches which We're most
strongly in reply 10 the governor
were delivered by Messrs. Sapp and
Helscr. They declared that the
governors charge that the ways
and means committee had cut the
common school items 70 Il greater
extent than j, had cut the appro-
rl.iations for higher institutions OF
learning was not fair. Nh. HelSer
quoted figures TO show that the
common schools get public funds
tn Il total OF approximately eleven
million dollars. and that the cut OF
$@@4o 5000 is Il reduction Of only
;.1out three per cent. Whereas the
appropriations for The states five
colleges iaSt Year totallcd To-,
49, and the reduction Of $29 .262 is
y cut OF nearly twenty-five per
cert. In his message the governor
dtplorcd he reductions for COM
mon education. as against the
mounts allowed Tor higher cdu-
C:.fjoO
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LUMP SIM
FOR ARMY
Gen. Haberd Makes zsugges-
tion 70 Congress Concerning
Appropriation

Washington, Feb. IA sus-
sestion that. congress fix upon a
lump sum appropriation it is pre-
pared to vote for maintenance OF
the regular army for the fiscal
ycar and then ask the war depart
naent to work out an army plan
/. that weuld yield the maximum OF
military efficiency within that eS-
penditufe was laid today before
the floase subcommittee on army
appropriation at its initial consider
alton Of the 1923 army budget. Ma
lor Geseral Harbord, deputy chief
of staff; was the only officer heard
as Secretary Weeks was still at his
home indisposed and his appear
ance with General PerSiaing has
been deferred until next week.
Gsnefai Harbord made the sus-
sestione1 the committee SO that il
could obtain an idea Of what
would De done with the army in
the even. of reduction Of the au-
shorize& enlisted strength below
E1le fIcSGUt I9P.DVV ltS QiC. II w a.
indicated that the officer had POINT
cd out 1he difficulties Of shaping q
well rounded military program. on
the basis OF authorized strength
alone and urged it would be snore
soand procedure to state the sum
that would be available and then
cut .he army cloth 10 fit that ms
terial.
Back of the suggestion lies Il hope
ia military circles that congress
will work out d continuing tipan-
cial policy for the army covering
a period OF years. 1t is argued
that If the army could know just
what funds would be made avail
able each year for the next three
or four years it would be possible
70 frame Il constructive program
and 10 lessen the apprehension
among commissioned and enlisted
personnel as to their future in the
service
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SI7MTER WINS
FROM COLUMBIA
Gamecocks Win Seasons
Hardest Fought Game by
Single Point

Friday night in the gymnasium
OF the local Y. NJ. c. A. the sum
tor High school basketball team
nlayed the Columbia High school
quintet and wrested the svictory
from them by the score o. "a 10 23.
+, can truly be said thai Sumter
won their game by their lndoml'
table spirit with the possibility Oh q
slight ingredient Of luck inter
mingled. The Columbia team con-
sideral1ly outwighed the liSh'
;Gamccock team and at beginning
of the great game considerably
ou;played the local lads. The score
az the end of the first half OF the
game stood lG TO in favor OF the
visitors. Columbia had possession
of the ball during the greater por-
ton OF this half and were extreme
" lucky with their goal shots. The
Sumter team took on new life and
renewed determination from the
very beginning OF the second hall
Of the game ard were rewarded
for their up stream fighting by inc
all more glorious victory after
their strong come back.
Rodgers and James were the
best players for the visitors
Rodgers making three consecutive
goals from IL position on the f"'
side OF tu- center ring. these shots
being "v.ic :; rcmarkabl" feature
of the game Each member Of the
Sumter team worked like q young
tiger. Wright for Sumter however
j made the best showing.
The game was witnessed by 4
large and very enthusiastic crowd.
! 1t WAS declared to be the season :
best and hardest fought game.
'rhe Imam, NaS 1S follows:
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CONSULTING
ENGINEER At
TACKS FORD
Hugh L. Cooper Says Accept
ance Of Fol'd's Proposal
Would Be a Calamity

Washington, Feb. 17.-Accept-
ancc by congress Of the offer Of
i!cnry Ford for the purchase and
lease OF the government proper
ties at Muscle Shoals in Alabama
would handicap ,hc water pswer
devclop,ncnt OF the entire South
and in this respect would be like
removing the vcrtebrae from a
man you expected 70 get along
Hugh l.. Cooper. consulting eRsi-
neer 10 the government on Muscle
Shoals Development, declared to-
day in testifyinG before the house
! military committee which Is coH5
sidering the offer.
Mr. Cooper attacked the offer
from practically every angle and
a, onc point declared il would be
q calamity 10 remove the super
water power project OF the soaif!
froa. the field c: pa',iic utility TOR
100 wears. lie also presented esti-
mates based upon army engineer
data showing that it would cost
ithe government s1,2I3,0 0e6,eee
during the next 100 years in order
that Mr.. Ford may secure sole, un-
regulated possession OF the greatest
uower the soGth has.
! The tine for lease Of government
t lands containing water power pos
sibilities.. Mr.. Cooper said, should
he 80 wears and only that long TN
less the license was made subject
! TO the regulation OF the federal wa
: ter Dower<act He opposed 100 yea
period on the ground that it was
! impractical from {, business stand
point and no contracts negotiated
1T this time could be made apph-
cable to condition that might pre-
vail in 2022.
While thcawitness said he realiz-
ed that the people OF The south We're
! CRYING for the consummarion or
the Ford offer he firmly beiiev-
cd they would be crying for its abb
/ rogation before the lease period
expired. He declared that belief
was predicted on personal expert
cnces in water power development
IN the past 80 years, including that
ut Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Cooper was called by Char
man Kahn 10, the witness stand al
ter Theo Swami, president Of the
Federal Phosphorus company Z at
birmingham, Ala, had explained
The possibilities for extensive chem
ical operations. including the man.
ufacture Of cheap fertilizer at
Muscle Shoals. The-larter told the
committee that his company had
definitely assured the success Of the
| Muscle Shoals operations by ap-'
plying satisfactorily new processes
in the Birmingham plant which
would be duplicated upon a greater
scale at Muscle Shoals.
J. W. Worthington, representing
the Tennessee River Improvement
association, concluded his statement
in support of the Ford offer at
the forenoon session. He urged
| the acceptance of Mr.. Ford'sSpian
and said if the Detroit nlanufac-
1urer was given the opportunity at
1he shoals an extensive develop
ment Of water power in the upper
Tennessee river where he estinat-,
ed 1000. 800 horse power could be
produced, would be possible.
The committee adjouSned late TO-
day until Monday.
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AT the hearing in the United
States court of the case OF the sum
ter Gas x Power Company vs. The
City OF Sumter which was held in
charleston Friday. ,he attorneys for
the plaintiff were Judge X. O.
.Purdy Of Sumter. lIagood. Rivers
& Young. of Charleston and Fran
ce> T. Homer Of Baltimore For the
defendants McsSrs y, s siarby. +.
d. Hodges. X. u. Epps and d. ID.
Noise Of the Sumter bar Hon. D.
ID. Noise was forced 10 MAKE quite
Il hurried "trip TO Charleston from
Columbia but appeared there with
a certified copy Of the act Of the
legislature whereby the franchise
was ratified. validated and con-
firmed
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DRINKING
MILK IN CITY
SCHOOLS
The Beneficial Results Are
Very Noticeable

], Is gratifying 10 hear visitors to
onr city public schools comment
With some show OF surprise upon
tn.. physical appearance of Tho
pupils OF our schools Only FRIDAY
a gentleman. who visits i great
many schools throughout oul
country. said that he was struck
n oEce with the excellent. appear
;.nce OF all our pupils The teach
ers who have been giving this mat
ter Very particular attention at
tribute this general condition to
.ae fact that so many OF the pu-
pills OF our schools drink milk II
The same time every day II is
said that milk Is a perfect food. and
it follows. therefore. thai there
must be beneficial effects if this
perfect food takes the place ot
unwholesomc diet. especially if ii
is taken with regularity. Om
schools have been able through tho
consideration of the directors ot
the Sumter Creamery 10 get this
milk for our pupils at cents q
pint At this price milk is not
only a perfectly balanced ration
but .he cheapest form OF diet that
can be procured.
IN this connection it may he OF
interest to quote from statement
recently made by the Board OF
Education Of South Orange. y. j.
The quotation follows:
When the annual report Of the
Board Of Education WAS read to-
night. much comment was heard
because the members said that at
least one-tlird Of the school chill
t:rcn was unGernourished and that
a mothers care cannot be replaced
by q ncrvant's Judgment. 1t is cx-
pectcd that the report Will result
in the calling Of q special meeting
when the members and parents will
discuss the subject
Improper nutrition is our
greatest evil. 4. least one-third
of our pupils are undernourished
not un 70 the normal weight and
height
There is more OF it in the homes
Of the well-to-do than in the
homes OF those in moderate cir
cumst3nces. A wholesome diet un-
der 4 mothers care cannot be re-
placed by a servants Judgment or
= .J,;II'.- u,l,i ~, -
The main trouble is in the TACT
that children do not eat enough
vegetables and drink enough milk.
Our children can take full adVan-
tasc of the opportunities Offered
cn.y when properly fed and with
cut serious defects. Because it is
more important than anything else,
we ought. not only to safeguard the
health OF the children, but to try
and deliver them at the end OF Their
school life better physically than
they would have been if we had
not taken charge of them
The excerpt above shows that
other places are dcsirous of seeing
10 il that their children are proper
* nourished with wholesome food.
It shows also that the drinking o'
milk by the pupils is strongly ad'
rocrted
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An Enjoyable Occasion.

The Salcm l.. y. T. L. en'ert:tin-
cd It's members NJ Valentino party
which Was very enjoyable ot-
casion indeed. The party VAS given
in the Ear:tc:t room OF the church.
Quite Il number We're present. and
,he evening WAS spent III particlpat- :
in. in games Of various kinds. at
ter which ice cream was served
and lhcn the valentines were dis
trihu,cd consisting Of Il varied as
sortment o: comic and serious
Each one present voted the oc-
r:tsion one OF Very great delight.
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RaMson To Be Senator

DeS MoiucS, Iowa. Feb. L (By
the Associated PresSD Charles A.
Rawson OF Des Moines is the new
senator from Iowa. Announcement
of the appointment Of Mr.. Rawson,
who is chairman OF the Republican
state central committee, TO succeed
William $. KENYON in the upper
house. of the congress was made by
Gov. y. E. Kendall today.
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JUDGE LANDS
LEAVES BENCH

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Federai Judge
Kenesaw NJ. LanGis today announc-
ed that he had resigned from the
bench and would devote his entire.
time 10 his position OF baseball COM
missioner. The resignation is ef-
fective March lSt.
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\ Real Optimist.

That baldheadcd man who just
went OUT is the greatest optlmlst |
ever met" said the druggist.
That So?" asked the customer.
Yes. replied the druggist.
when / guaranteed my brand OF
hair restorer he bought bottle
and bought a comb and brush. be-
cause he figured he'd need them in
a few days. Druggist.
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New DrusGimS Method

phvsician: This mans condi-
tioA is not due 20 drink. He's been
dI'lle%cd
Policeman turning pale ana
speaking ,imidlyJ: I'm afraid
vc.r. right. sir. drugscd him al
7 h.. wlv-a matter Of Il hundrth
Yards or more. ."-Praron's Weekly.
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Dissolution

Traces of many diseases have
been found in nunmics three
Thousand Years old. II * only
natural that people of that age be-
gin 10 show signs nf breaking UP
Punch
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\ business Builder

III says here in the paper tha'
Dr. .Inncs is Il path"lo&lst " h''
does thai mean. dad
~ p:thu:"gist my boz Is q a"t-
Tor who invrnts diseases Tor "''!tl
.5l.tors Il, cure. Nrw York sun
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St. Louis. Feb. l7.-Urging ac-
cep1arce of Henry Ford's offer Tor
Muscle Shoals. James Z. Smith.
vice president OF the MISSISSIPPI
Valley association. today asserted a
recent vote taken by him among
43 directors of the association was
that "42 We're u1equivocallS for
f>or3'S offer
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inherited

DO YOU think that cryin@ bahy
is really SufferinS2&
No replied Mr.. Gr"wehcr.
Its Il cas-. nt hcrcditr. It's faith
or is one ol these natnra!-horn ora
tors who insist on being heard
whether th.r have anything on
I heir minds or NOT. - WaShiu@i on
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Germany was miiit:tris'ir h,-
cause she called y treaty :, scrap Of
paper: France i> mililariNtic l"-
cause she wishes TO keep another
treat: from being scrap OF paper.
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rs the symptoms Indica.t'i

Il can't imagine why R"rtir Is
90 hrainlcSs:a can You
.Why. Of course There ne
n,.,. ,b,1 he was hrourhr up On 4
vacuum hoitle bost"n 'f"h-
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Certain TO Cure Something

What's them ?" inquired Farm
OF CorntoSSeI as his wifi, was pre-
pairing for the party.
',Thos" are olives
What are they good l"r"'
Good 20 cat
What else? Y"n can't tell me
anythiH:: with Il taste like that
on@htn,t 10 cure something. -
Washington Star.
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Another income tax ia when vou
take wife candy because yonr in
come was a. m.