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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-14
News Items From
Wedgefield

Wedgefield, jan 10.-The press
reports on: lawmakers as gathering
in Columbia again. During the
few years Of wrongly interpreted
by ,nany prosperity the COM
mutation road tax was raised
from $1.0o to s4.oe, and it is a bur
den now on larger percent Of the
people of the county, and l feel
like I voice the sentiment Of many
when I say some step should be
taken to make this burden lighter.
Among the recruits on the chain
gang recently were a few white
men. When they violate the law
they should receive the same pun
ishnlent. It is a pity some of the
bootleggers could not wear stripes.
I understand two of these gents
are being g>punished not for selling
liquor, which it seems would have
been all O. H.. but for getting a
better price for water than the city
realizes for same..
Our farmers did more fall plow-
ing than ever done around here be-
fore. and it is hoped it will help to
destroy the weeviis.
Coon hunting is the most prof.
table occupation around these parts.
There are a number of good coon
dogs around here and the hides are
bringing good prices.
The Jordon folks presented their
play, "a Poor Married Man" in the
school auditorium here on last Fri
day night to a fairly good and ap-
preciative audience.
The following students have re-
turned to the various colleges after
a pleasant Xmas at home: Mans
field and Dick Ryan to Clemson.
May Celeste Parler and Myra Ram
sey to Winthrop, Lucy Coulter and
Lille Brice to G. w. College.
Messrs. Marshall Brice and Wade
Ramsey. who are teaching in Vir-
ginia and Alabama. also enjoyed u
short visit to the old home town,
Mr.. a. J. Geddings, who has been
farming the Thomas place for the
past four years, has moved to
newfoundland. Columbia where he
will operate a market.
Mr.. Lee II. Thomas Will be num-
bered among our new farmers for
the year.
Mr.. Geo. T. Geddings. who
bought the Metz place from Mr.. S.
Weinberg has remodeied it and has
moved in.
Mumps is the prevailing malady
around here. and it is no respecter
Of persons or age. the young and
old alike are mufflejawed.
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GOTHIC FARM BUILDINGS.

An Iowa engineer, addressing the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers, pleads for Gothic ar
chitecture on the farm. He wants
to give the sun chance to drift
into the hogs and other animals in
side the buildings
No doubt the Gothic type of ar
ci1itecture is somewhat better
adapted to that purpose than the
Characteristic American barnyard
type. A elearstory added to stables,
pigpens and hencoops would let in
light and air to an extent which
could hardly help improving the
wel.-being OF horses, cows, chickens
and pigs. Specialists say the farm
animals need light and ventilation
as much as human beings do, but
they very seldom get it. This is
particularly true Of the pigs and
chickens. Who can estimate the
gain in horsepower. butterfats, egg
records and selling weight Of these
serviceable creatures, if they were
only provided with a proper Gothic
environment?
There might be a moral uplift
too, along with this physical gain.
Gothic architecture suggests re-
lig:on, which is hardly applicable to
the farmyard denNens; but it would
promote cleanliness; which is next
to Goodness.
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Still Taken
Intoxicated Cow Leads to
Capture Of Still

Sunday two COWS were lost by
Victor Baula who urns farm some
five miles from Sumter not far
from the Rocky Bluff swamp. Boys
were sent out in search for the
missing cows and finally after a
time one Of the COWS was located
lying on the ground deep in the
swamp and near the COW were
found barrels of mash. The COW
could not be awakened from her
slumbers nor did she make any
great amount Of effort to arise and
return to her home and to her less
Intoxicating provender. The use Of
a wagon was necessitated to act as
an ambulance to convey the COW to
her previous abiding place. 1t is
stated that she finally came round
all right
Following the lead taken by Mrs.
Cow visit was paid by the officers
to the aforementioned spot and the
officers were rewarded by the find
ing OF 4 80 gallon still, complete,
made from a big steel Gasolene
drum and two barrels of mash
ready for the run The still when
found was partly filled with the
mash. The location Of the still was
on the place Of a negro named Joe
Brown and the officers forming
the raiding party Of Tuesday af-
ternoon were Sheriff c. NJ. Hurst,
Deputy Sheriff II. G. Mckagen, and
Rural Officers Sam Newman, Alex
Norris, Hamilton Boykin, and Ed.
Newman.
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Negro Rapist Sen
fenced to Death

Aiken, Jan. 11-W-ith the court
house cleared Of all others save
those necessary 20 try the case.
Curtis Franklin, alleged rapist, WAS
given trial today. At i o'clock
this morning it became rumored
that he would be tried carly in the
afternoon. and q large crowd Of
men from the section in which the
alleged crime was committed, gath
cred around and in the court house.
Al noon Judge James W. De-
vore ordered the court room clear
ed Of all persons except the Off
Gals and witnesses Franklin,
who is a heavily built negro, was
placed in the dock carefully guard
ed by the sheriff and several Of
his deputies. All doors leading to
the court room were guarded and
not even the foreman Of the grand
jury was permitted to enter during
the hearing Of the trial.
The victim, frail, sweet-faced
wife and mother, + appeared in
court with her nursing baby in her
arms. In. low voice she re-
counted the night Of horror when
the man attacked her in her home.
But few questions were asked, her
story being strong enough to con-
vict the prisoner. Dr. Bodie, Of
Wagener, and several other citi-
zens from that place gave testi-
mony, and then Franklin was plac-
cd on the stand in his own de-
fense.
Franklin appeared very nervous
and declared he had purchased a
quart Of moonshine liquor in the
section where the crime was COM
nitted and that he was drunk on
the day Of the crime, but stood
steadfast in denying the crime. At
torneyS Thomas Morgan and Ell
more S. Henderson. appointed by
the court to defend the prisoner,
made no argument, and only a
few words>were said by Solicitor
Gunter for the prosecution. J. S.
Williams, Of Eureka, was foreman
of the jury, and the jury had re-
tired only about. twenty minutes
to deliberate when they reentered
the court room with verdict Of
guilty. The prisoner was taken to
Jail until 3 O'Clock this afternoon
when he was brought before Judge
Devore and sentenced to be cleo
troduced on Friday, February 8.
The judge spoke only a few words
in sentencing Franklin. saying 81
cannot for nay life see or under
stand why people Of your race can
be guilty Of such fearful crimes.
knowing that death is the penalty" F"
There was. absolute order. in the
court house, and the extra depu-
ties found no work to dom quelhng
any disturbance. Franklin must
be kept in Aiken until ten days be-
fore his electrocution according to
the law.
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The City Council has rendered fts
decision in the gas rate contro-
versy. fixing the rate the company
is permitted TO charge at $l.5e
per thousand cubic feet. 1t is to
be hoped that the dispute over le
gas rate will be ended by this
ruling Of council. but judging by
the comments on the report of
Auditor j. L. 2espass by Presid> It
Pol!itt Of the Gas Company, the
rate fixed by majority vote Of
City Council Will not be accented
by the gas company as fair and
reasonable return on the invest
ment. The matter may have been
settled by the ruling OF City Coun-
Gil but there remains the posi-
billty of further controversy and le-
gal complications. The audit by
Mr, EesDass was not IN vain, how
ever. for it affords a definite basis
tor argument respecting the cap
itaI investment and the operating
cost OF the Sumter Gas Company,
the two items that must be taken
into consideration in fixing a fair
ana reasonable rate.
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ty of the few. The Soviet govern
ment in Russia seems to have lived
up to it's professions. Latest re-.
ports indicate that the civil pay
roll of the Russian government has
no less than 100000 names upon
it.
The Soviet army. by far the
largest maintained by any nation,
numbers 100000 men according
to official admission. Navy statfs-.
tics are not available, but would
boest the total materially, since
there are still considerable fleets
in both the Baltic and Black Seas.
OF the civil employees. 2,97o,ooe
are in Industries which have not yet
relapsed into private hands. The
transport workers number 100000
ard the timber and farm workers
100000.
No less than 100000 are en-
.pleyed in government offices and
institutions. and this surprising to-
tai may help to explain Russians
plight. OF people whom the Soviet
government controls, one in 10 is
on some official payroll; and we
may suspect that in Russia, as in
other lands, the servants Of the
the public are seldom overworked.
1t is interesting to note, in this
connection, that Yourey Larin,
chairman of the committee which
is TO reduce the governmental
overhead, announces the most
sweeping cuts will be made in the
department of. education,
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Convicted on Charges.

j. w. Caddin was Wednesday
tried in the city court on the two
charges Of carrying concealed
Weapons and for disorderly con-
duct. He was convicted by the
jury on both charges and aes1enc-
ed by Judge Hardy to the payment
OF fine Of $50 Or the serving Of so
days for each Of the charges. The
sentence of the concealed weapon
case bore the proviso that with
the forfeiture OF the pistol to the
city and the payment Of $25, the
remaining SIS Of this fine would
be suspended This condition was
accepted and the .32 caliber Smith
and Wesson revolver surrendered
and the SIS. cash collected. Cad
din was arrested on the 5th day
of January but the trial Of his case
was continued until this morning.
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Farming Program
Schedule Of Crops Recon-
mended For Boil Weevil
Conditions
Conditions

After careful consideration,
the following schedule Of crops
for an average one-1orse crop
has been agreed upon, and is
recommended for use under
boil weevil conditions. It is
intended, of course, that each
individual farmer shall make
such minor changes as the
needs OF his farm require. The
number of acres Of the given
crops and the number Of cows,
sows and poultry, should be
multiplied l'y the number Of
acres in yoar farm.
The acreage and estimated
average return. and the num-
Der Of livestock per one horse
farm is as follows:
S to C acres Of cotton,
estimated value (5
acres --S250.00
6 acres Of corn, with
velvet beans. at S35-- $1,000
5 to 6 acres Of oats and
wheat. (1 acre wheat)
followed by peavlne
hay, at S30.00-- $4,000
/ acre sweet potatoes 10000
/ acre Irish potatoes.
'ollowed by peanuts 10000
1 acre snap beans. fol-
lowed by peanuts - 10000
l acre in sorghum, SUI
gar cane and similar
crops 5000
2 acres in tobacco. or
some substitute money
crop 10000
And live stock as fol-
lows:
l COW, increased to two
as soon as feed is
available, estimated
value Of milk and
cream. one cow ---- 10000
/ sow and pigs $500 10000
Flock Of poultry, 20 to
25 1000
Estimated total yield per
one horse farm, under
this plan ----s1.500.00
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Marriage License Record.

Marriages have been issued to
the following colored couples:
Richard Brown and Anna
Brown Of Sumter.
Henry Jones. Oswcgo and Ada
Capers. Sumter.
Eddie Kennedy and Rebecca
Spann. Sumter.
Frank Gregg and Rosa Taylor.
Mayesville.
David Wright and .Aslee Tub
bard of Shiloh.
Eugene McDufi1o and Annis Ben
nett of OsweSo.
Century Prince. Oswego and Re-
bccca White. Bishopville.
Sam Carolina and Naomie Will
son Of MayeSville.
James Peterson and Martha
White of Mayesville.
Sidney Mack of Wedgefeld and
Sally Conyers of Cane Savannah.
Douglas Davis and Emma Jones
Of Oswego.
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Wood Fragment
Death Weapon
Portion Of Stump Kill:
Eleven-Year- Old School
Girl

Grccnville. Jan. 9.-Mamie
Crenshaw. elcven-year-o school
girl at the City View School near
Monaghan Mill. was killed this
morning when she was struck by Il
fragment Of 4 stump that had been
buried $50 feet through the air by
a. dynamite blast. The accident oc-
Cured just as the pupils were as
sembling to re-entcr the school
room after a recess period. The
stump was blown up out of a road
nearby by a party Of road workers
rebuilding the highway.
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Meeting Of Mothers Club.

The Mothers Club was delight
fully entertained on Friday after
noon. January 9Th. by its president
Mrs. John Wilson, at her home on
Harvin Street.
AT the cloae Of the business
meeting. those present were en-
tertained by two vocal numbers.
IF Knew" and Water Of the
Minnetouka. hv Mrs. James Shaw,
accompanied by Mrs Alvin Burns.
Mrs. Jack Rowland; read two
numbers. when Pa Shaved off His
Whiskers. and Good Morning" :"
Mrs. Shaw then played several
selections after which a delicious
luncheon was served by the hos
tess.
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Railway Rates
Being Reduced

Washington. Jan. 1i.-Ralroad
rates are being slowly but steadily
forced downward by economic
laws which govern their levels,
Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, argued
today before the interstate COM
merce commission when that body
resumed its inquiry into the general
level of transportation charges.
There is no need but considerable
danger, he added, in forcibly de-
creasing them by government edict
at the present time.
Mr.. Willard appeared as the first
OF several railroad presidents who
viii sum UP the case Of the COM
mon carriers in defense of the ex-
listing rate levels. He was preceded
by several statisticians who present
ed masses of figures all tending 10
prove insufficient earnings from
railroad operations during recent
months, and meager prospects for
appreciable Improvement even if
present rates are ~ a i n Ii n d.
What then. may the public ex-
pect?" Mr.. Willard said in review
ing the statistical case. Must it
continue to pay existing rates and
fares? Is no relief to be expected?
To assume that such is the case
would be in error. In the past
American railroads have afforded
the cheapest transportation service
in the world. They will do SO
again. They are in fact doing so
at this minute. High as railroad
charges are, they are not higher
relatively than other prices are or
were. and it is important to re-
member that railroad charges or
prices were the very last to go up
and in the nature Of things can
not be the first to go down. They
can and will participate in tie
downward movement Of all prices.
SIN my opinion to accelerate the
downward movement artihcially at
this time would injure the roads
and not benefit the public. Rail-
road rates are now and always have
been subject to economic laws
against which they can not prevail,
and the mere operation Of such
laws and influences will tend con-
stantly to bring about lower rates
just as has been the case not only
during the past year bat during all
rc Of
Lower costs of operation, which
must be attained before rates can
be cut. Mr. Willard contended,
largely depends upon lower labor
costs, or upon investments Of large
amounts of capital for betterments
and upon time for the consumption
Of high priced materials still in
railroad inventories and their re-
plenishment with cheaper products.
The statements and statistics
put in evidence would seem to af-
ford no basis for immediate and
further reduction Of railroad rates"
he said in summing up, because
1T must certainly be clear that
railroads can not continue ade-
ouately to serve the public il they
are required to operate under con-
ditions which yield no higher rate
OF return on the value of prop
erty devoted to public use than
that shown by the estimates. and
that only by virtue Of the most
drastic economies and deferred
maintenance
When the hearing opened to-
day. the United States chamber Of
commerce asked the commission TO
call Secretary of Commerce Hoov-
er, as general representative of
commercial interests in the rate
hearing and the commission so or
dercd. Mr. Hoover will appear Ia
ter.
--@>-o-
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In {, Spartanburg Township.

Attention Of the General Assem-
bly, is directed to conditions in a
community Of Spartanburg coun-
ty. brought before the Spartanburs
legislative delegation. because they
may have q significance not con-
fined to a single community III the
state.
We quote from the SDartanburg
Journal:
Alleging that the liquor traffic
in Campobello township is great
er menace today that it was direct
ly after the civil war, Enoch Law
renee, citizen OF that community
appeared before the Spartanburg
delegation to the general assembly
today and requested that body to
take prompt action looking toward
ameliorating the conditions he de-
clared exist at the present time.
''Mr. Lawrence charged that in
efficient work by the rural police
in that section has been and is the
source of much unfavorable COM
ment among citizens OF that COM
munity. He declared that houses
have been burned near Campobello
by dealers in Illicit whiskey who
have been infuriated by efforts 60
have their traffic abolished. Rural
policemen have been subsidized,
Mr.. Lawrence told the delegation.
In one instance, he declared in q
hearing before a magistrate several
residents Of that community testi-
fled tina tthey considered the repu-
tation of the arresting officer bad,
resulting inlthe imposition Of an
insignificant fine upon the de-
fendant.
"Mr. Lawrence asked the dele
CATION to take prompt steps to
bring about a radical change in the
manner Of enforcing the prohibi-
ton laws in Campobello township.
This allegation aroused much
interest among the members Of the
delegation. and +. Gentry Harris.
acting as secretary Of the delega-
ton, consulted several citizens from
near Campobello in an effort to
procure names of men who are ia
nniliar, MIR. Lawrence said. with the
conditions he claimed exist in that
township"
The State hears .rumors of con-
ditions in other rural and village
communities more or less similar
40 these said to prevaili in Campo
bello. Beyond question. the en-
forcement Of prohibition is by no
means a matter in which cities and
large towns are solely interested.
Whiskey making and whiskey sell
ing is ten fold or fifty fold more
common in many r::ral neishbor-
hoods now than it was ten years or
80 years ago. When the saloons
were open they were Affections of
towns and cities. they corrupted
municipal politics. often they were
crime centers.' but the country
districts were free Of them.
Now the time has come when the
Liquor question is at least a mat
ter of concern Us serious in the
country as in the town.-The State.
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The sheriff's office announced
today that they would begin at
once to levy or property 70 stats
iy tax executions for unpaid state,
county and city taxes for the year
1920. These executions have been
in the hands OF Sheriff Hurst for
several months and he has eNer-
cised all the leniency possible SO
that the delinquent taxpayers
might. If possible. pay their taxes
and save additional costs. He has
no further discretion in the mat
ter and is required by law to
forthwith levy on the property.
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THE RUSSIAN PAYROLL.

Socialists, il this country as
eyerywhere else, have always ex-
aited the interest of many and pro-
tested volubly against the prosper
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Even man with blue blood can
haze q red nose. remarks the Jack
sonville Timcs-U Mon. He must
also. however. in addition I" his
BLU. blood. have sorne green backs.
Charleston News and Courier.
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Corresponding Sec

Kinssport. Tenn, Jan. l1.-Danl-
age estimated at two hundred
thousand dollars resulted from a
fire which partially destroyed Z 10
cal store.
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The folks Of the lady who is to
marry ,the former Kaiser are OBJ
]ectng seriosuly knowing Bill
IS we do we cannot blame them
GAINESVILLE wis. Gazette.
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The Watchman and Southron

Pubifshm Wednesday and satur-
.ss4ss4 day by
OsteeR Publishing Company,
a. Sumter, S. G.
~ Terms:
$s.e0 per annum-in advance.
Advertisements:
One Square, first insertion $500
Fsrery.s,thsequent insertion = so
Contracts for three months OF
longer will be made at reduced
Eli ea5nnunications which sub
serve Eapriyate interests viii oe
charged for as advertisements.
OBITUARIES and tributes OF re-
specs wilt be charged fer.
Thess Sumter Watchnan was
founded IN 1850 and the True
sSoushren, in 1866 The Watchman
and Soathgen now has the com
bjned circulation and influence OF
beth o9 thu old papers. and Is man
ifsstSys the. best advertising medium
sin SHmSer.
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Some people feel so superior in
the possession Of high standards
that they don't think it Necessary
to bother .uch about conduct.
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Census says half the women mar
ry before they reach %. but il is
because it takes them so long TO
reach p.
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Taxation: The act of robbins
one man because it is too diff
cult TO catch another who lodges
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Domestic life and affection is
highly developed among ducks.
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1t isn't always politeness that
makes q man let woman get on
9 street car first.
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If the Spartanburg Herald would
make casual inspection Of the re-
port on the distribution of the
State school extension fu,ld it
would find one more reason why
Spartanburg and other favored
Piedmont counties can continue to
hold the fort and remain cheer
full. Spartanburg and several 9TH
er up-country counties have re-
eeived for schools annually, for
several years, many more thou
sands dollars than they paid for
this cause. Sumter, Lee and other
counties Of the section said to be
suffering from boil weevil she'll
shock, have been paying many
thousands dollars a year to help
the Piedmont to be cheerful. Sum-
ter county, for instance has paid
abort $4,000 a year for school
extension purposes and the greatest
amount received has been $4,000.
It is rather difficult to hold the
fort and remain cheerful when
the burden of taxation ig SO un-
.S.r..~. IT,. s7:,,i = "a
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wHaRaDoEs THIS MEAN:
the annual
n SunnSer.

Ii the nainutes os the annual
meetings Of. the County Board OF
commissioners the following para