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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
COTTON. 4. -
MARX. I. .E''TING 3
sAssO ON
New Contracts: Pouring into
: Columbia Headquarters

Goluma aia, S. sGs.Sept. 30.--Indi-
eating the onward sweep oficooper-
ative marketing eof cotton in South
Carolina, atelegram was received at
the headquarters of the South Car
elina Cotton. Growers Association
:fron1sA. L. Rice, of anderson. Stat
ing that j.. J. FretWeH. one OF: the
largest farmers, bankers and busi=
ness men in the upper part of the
state, had signed the contract. AZ
ter watching the progress OF the
organization, Mr. FretweI made up
his mind this morning TO afix his
signature to the contract.
Notwithstanding the cotton sea-
soa is on, dozens Of contracts are
pouring into association headquar-
tiers daily. Yest erday over fifty
new contracts were received. Cot
ton is alse pouring into the associa-
ton from all sections OF the state.
Yesterday over 200 cars were eth
.er in the yards here or enroute over
one railroad alone, the Atlantic
Coast Line. Other roads also had
heavy incoming shipments. So
heavy was the traffic that a report
got in circulation over the state
that an embargo had been placed
.on the associations cotton. This
report was denied by both associa
ton and Coast Line officials. Il
was admitted that shipments to the
association We're exceedingly heavy,
but denial was made that an enl.
barge would be placed. Railroad
officials are cooperating with the
association as closely as possible in
moving the cotton
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
THE GAS.
RATE CASE
Tive Motions to Be Heard
Tuesday IN Judge Smiths

Messrs. r. D. Epps. A. W HARDY
and B. b.. Hodges, representing, the
city of Sumter. and AFR r. q.
Pardy representing the Sumter
Gas and Power Co., Went to
Charleston Tuesday morning to
appear in the federal court In the
case Of the City of Sumter vs. the
Stunt & Power Co, involving
the rate charged sgass consumers.
The attorneys representing the
cry will present a motion asking
Judge Smith TO issue an order re-
curing the slinter Gas & Power
CO. to refund to customers of the
company the amounts collected by
the company over and above the
franchise GATE. In the original or
der issued by Judge Smith the gas
company was permitted to collect
a higher. rate than that fixed in
the franchise until the appeal
taken to the Eniteds States Court
of Appeals had been determined,
the gas company giving bond to
refund all overcharges. in the event
the court the decision was adverse
to the contention of the gas COM
.pany.
Mr.. Purdy, for the Sumter Gas
& Power Co.. will present a petit
ton requesting permission to
amend the bill of complaint, the
petition being based upon an act of
the legislature placing its regula-
Ttion OF rates of all public utility
firms. corporations or individuals
IN the hands of the railroad com
mission. The act specifically ex-
empts rates fixed by contract, ana
the point in issne is whether or
not the City of Sumter is a cor
poration within the meaning. of the
ac;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
TOWN And COUNTY NEWS
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BISCUIT
MAKING
CONTEST

Pretty and accomplished Young
ladies OF thirteen counties OF the
Pee Dee District Home Demon
stration department girls clubs are
in Sumter today in the biscuit
making contest being held at the
domestic science department of the
Girls high school Exhibits of
canning. preserving. and sewing,
prize winning demonstrations of
efficiency by the girls of fifteen
counties are al the Girls. High
school and show that home dem
onstration work is worth every
dollar and ruany more than it
costs.
Berkeley county-Gladys Platt.
Darlington county-Aileen Mc-
Enville.s ~.
Dillon COUNTY May Miller
( Florence county-Nora Mae Me-
MILAN.
Georgetown county ty-zula Me
Swaiis.
Horny county Minnie Bur
roughs.
Kershaw county-Mae Burgess.
Lancaster county-Alta Rogers.
Lee county-Atlie Humphries.
Marion county-Beatrice Dick
ems.
Marlboro eounty-Ida louise
Ashby.
Sumter county SARAH Marray.
Williamsburg county - Bessie
Locklies.
The following lady specialists OF
Winthrop. College are assisting:
Mrs. Tlseodosia Plowden, Pee Dee
District HON Demonstration
agent in the. contest and instrae.
tive sessions: AIRS. Dora Dee Walk
|er. Miss Loney Landrum, Mrs. Har-
lriett Johnson, Miss Lola Snider, and
Miss Caro- Pruluek, Sumter County
Home Demonstration Agent. Miss
Henrietta Dargan also assisted
while Secretary e. T.. Reardon wax
accorded the honor of welcoming
the girls and the Winthrop special
lists to Sumter ard thanking them
for honoring Sumter, by their pres.
sence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Beaufort Girl Wins
Given First H6nofs Id Riscail
Making Contest

Columbia Sept: ss.aisg Edes
Mae SfcDanie1s, of Beapfort wen
first honors here today in the BIS
cult making confess, WIKI eona
,petitors entered from Aiken. Al
lendale, Bamberg. BarnWeIf Bean
fort, Hampton, lexington, oyang
burg and Richland countses Miss
Iva Thomas, Hampton, was sse-
.ond; Miss Mary Shealegs Lexines
ton, third and Miss .Ailiene AstSh-
ell, Barnwell. fourth. S;
Miss Annie Ruth sGarters BAlns
berg, was awarded first place In
the canning exhibit, and Mss
Genievieve Smith. Lexington aSkf
Elizabeth sGurran OF Richland,
were next IN order. - s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Abandon Steel
Merger Plan
Bankers Unwilling to Finance
in Face Of Government
Opposition

Washington, Sept. 2s s-,The prf-
posed merger OF the Inland Steel
Company, the Midvate Steel and
Ordnance Company and the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company VIII
not be effected. it was announced
today. The situation arising from
the action of the federal trade
commission in declaring that suci
a merger would be illegal, was de-
clared responsible for the decisioTl..
The decision to abandon the
three-conpany consolidation, which
was to have been known as the
North American Steel COMPANY.
was strengthened, It 8sss said by
the uwilHngness of bankers to
finance the merger in the face of
the federal trade ceEnissien's
ruling.
While the commissions action
was expected to result in a n,od-
ifieatlon OF the original merge
terms the actual abandonment Of
the plan came as a surprise in the
financial district.
The original plans for an inde..
pendent steel merger involved
seven companies. the Republic,
Midvale, Inland, Youngstown Saeel:
and Tube, Laeisaw:.nna Steel.
ISteel and Tube of America, and
Brier Hill Steel companies. Ex-
ecutives Of the seven companies
made tour Of the plants involv-
ed late last spring. Shortly after
they returned to this city, The
|.Lackawanna company withdrew
from the negotiations and annoanc-
ed that tentative plans had been
completed for its absorption, by the
bethlehem Steel company. Soon
| afterward the, YOUNGSTOWN Sheet
and Tube company withdrew be-
Ecause Of d issatisf aoe ID n with
the capital adjustment plan,
fleeing that their plant was not
Ebeing considered at its true yalu-
alton. After series OF conferences
two more companies dropped ont
- fs- Z
iand it was finally decided to go
ahead on three-company plan.
The merger plans were attack
led by the Lockwood legislative com
mittee Investigation housing con-
Editions and later both the federal
ltrade commission which gave out
la decision that the comb bination il
Eeffected, would constitute an Il
legal monopoly Promoters Of the
merger called attention to the fact
that the combined output of the
three coli,panlesW was more than 20
fperr cent Of the countrys S total
steel production: hey also claim
led to have the asso.ney geneSzPs
approval Of their project
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Florence Needs
IS Expense Money
Not Enough III tie Treasury
to Run Until January / +

Florence, Sept. Pa resolution
directing the county attorney to
prepare a bond issue for, $3.50, Geo
for: Florence County. TO be voted
upon by the people in the general
election in November. was one of
the important matters disposed Of
today at a joint meeting Of the
past Indebtedness and governing
commission and the new county
delegation. The funds derived
from this bond issue viii be used
to handle the county's past nidebt-
edness to date and pay the running
expense to January 1, 1923. This
will leave the county with clean
slate with the beginning Of the new
year. The bonds are TO run for "a
period of twenty. years.
I Another matter taken up was
that of raising the necessary funds
for running the county expenses,
the remainder of this year, there
being only some .sl0,8o0 in the
treasury at present: for all county
purposes. 1t was estimated that
additional funds amounting to. $23,-
900 will be needed and unless this
is secured all county work will be
closed down and. the courts sus-
pended. with the exception OF the
Criminal Court, which meets next
month. It was decided TO accept
the suggestion Of Ashton II. Will
liams, Senator-elect,: TO: find out
the amount necessary for running
expenses for the remainder Of the
year, and get the members Of the
old delegation to authorize this ap-
preparation. the new delegation not
having authority to authorize it. II
this appropriation is authorized,
the new delegation is bound by law
to appropriate the amount at the
next meeting Of the General As
sembly.
If the old delegation refuses to
authorize this amount, the actiyi-
ties of the county will be closed
down and the county convicts
probably sent to the State. peniten-
tiary, it was stated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
RADIO is HEARD
. ACROSS OCEAN
Wireless Phone Carries From
Newark to- London

Newark. Oct. l.-Off5cials of
radio station :svor here. today an
nouncedsreeeipt Of a wireless mes
sage declaring ihat-.,he voice of a
woman singing and the strains OF
an, orchestra that were broacasted
from Newark last night in an at
tempt.at transatlantic communities
ton had been; heard in London.
a message broadcasted by Sir
Thomas Upton did not carry across
the ocean, however. the London
message mentioning only the n1u-
sic strains and the woman's voice.
Sir Thomas, it, was announced, will
make q second attempt next week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Hagenbeck-Mallaee Circus.

Circus day has been set for Sat
urday, October L4th when the ma
jestice Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
viii exhibit heres. Bright, flashing
posters are now heralding the glad
news.
The advance car. No. / has al
ready been here and the men in
charge say the exhibition this sea-
son will surpass tail former pro-
grams. The show will exhibit on
the lot at Sumter.
From information received IN
advance from cities wherein the
circus has already appeared this
season, 1t is saii the trained ami
NAL acts contain naany new fea-
lures. The trainers spent the win
ter months in drilling these beasts
to answer their conn and and have
accomplished wonders heretofore
unknown.
Further information, declares the
equestrian acts are composed OF
European headliners. and daring
American performers. There viii
be the funny clowns, famous aero.
bats. bewildering aesrialists and
many unmentionablei features
that are proving decid,s sd hits. )
A menagerie containing amen
Der of every living wild anima
family is being carried and is said
10 be one of the largest collection.
in the world. The doors will be
opened before each performance
both matinee and; night. SO that q
thorough visit to the .nenagerie
may besenjoyed:- During thejshow's
visit here downtown ticket Office
where the same price will sbt
charged fer tickets as OH he circu:
lot, will be opened at sibel;t's Drus
stores s -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
NINE OWNERS
TO MEET. MINERS

Cleveland, soct. { About one
hundred representatives Of btu
niiinous operators and miners from
five states will meet here tonor-
row to consider matters pertaining
TO. the coal industry, which have
been subdued, since the mine strike
ended and TO arrange for a con-
ference in January. when miners
wages for the fiscal year beginning
April L. are to be set. Another
purpose of the conference will be
to initiate an; Investigation Of. the
industry .concurrently with that to
be carried on by the fact-fndins
commission to be appointed by
President Harding.
The conference may recommend
representative union officials and
operators to be placed ON the pres
,ident's coal commission. The hope
has been expressed on both sides
that the conference will reach some
agreement which will avoid aneth-
Ter national coal strike. II, y
The conference was provided fol
an the agreement which. brought
the coal. strike to- an end in the
middle of.August. The area ofsthe
:bituminous coal fields TO be repre-
ssenteGl tomorrow will be larger thar
sthat.eoYered. by the Cleveland con-
ference. Scale comnitteemen from
all the operators association .o1
Ohio, Illinois. Indiana, Pennsylvan.
ia and West Virginia dealing with
the United Mine Workers. OF Amer.
lea are expected. Members OF the
Pittsburgh Vein Operators Asso.
}ciation of Cleveland, many Of
whom seeded from the Angus,
conference, will participate individ
ualIy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
FRENCH POLICY
REMAINS SAME
Government IS Coneerna
Over Athens Report

Paris. Sept % BY the Asso-s
ciated Press Frances policy In;
the Near East, as laid dsRn IN the
note she sent To Ke,nal Pasba
Jointly with the other allies. has.
nor been modified by the uvertaafn
IN Greece. It was announced after
Ia cabinet meeting today. -
The French government 7s
greatly concerned ever the report
led deternination of the new
Greek government to defend.
Talrace.s Such a decision, i Is be-
Iieved, would be certain to react
unfayora;a1y on the Kemalfsts and
the dispatch of Greek forces go
Eastern Thrace would almost cex-
tainly be followed by .belligsrs1L
move on the part. Of the TuFxslu
ASIA Minor and disturbances Ia Cau-
stantinopie The situation, Is
thought, vii. have; the effect Of
delaying KennaFs reply te the q +
lied note several more days
IL: Franklin BeuiIin. the Fgeneh
enirssary to the Natienalists is
expected TO see KemaI at SMYRNA
TODAY or tsmorrew. He will use
the entire influence of his g0Ner1-
iaent to try and keep the Nafi0n-
aIist leader from taking any actiost
with regard TO Thrace until The dn-
;tentions Of the Greek gpyernn1ent
are clearly estab bIshed.
After his interview with de
French diplomat Kemal. It IS ua-
-derstood, viii leave immeaiatssg
for Angera, where the Nanana1st
assembly viii formally vote on the
allied connunfcatiops The feari Is
expressed that af Greece x1aa1-
tine begins plans for the defsss,ss
Eof Thrace the ascend viii EeAsse
to accept the alhed terms
There was said today 90 be- %
intention of mods ifying the stsisd
attitude reward Greece Ia iew 0f
the abdicatien Of Constansnae ashe
I'aIIies will. make the stzoiis:
forts to have the Greeks fefsTe
from Eastern Thraee under the
terms made to Kemal Al.isd Oh
servers, however. admit kafa =
popular reyolt in Greece for the zdes
tense OF Thrace could not De- stops
ped BY allied diplomats psesSETe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

siderable importance when 1t. comes
10 computing final results.
With vory few exceptions. cot.
ton is being sold as fast as GIN
ned. The principal reasons for this
are the. farmers urgent need OF
funds wherewith to pay off bank
loans, also the high prices pre-
vailing. In some states there are
a few reported as holding 10 to 25
per cent back.
INQUIRY into the activities Of CO.
operative growers associations
shows that these are most effec-
tive in the carolinas, Georgia and
Mississippi .sAt. other points es-
peciaAy Texas, Oklahoma, Ten
nessee and Arkansas these organ
izations are not an. favor. How
ever. even where they have most
members the general belief is that
| they will not prove much Of a fac~
tor in the marketing of the crop.
En- only few, isolated cases are
they said to be handling: as much
as 25 per cent of the cotton gin
tned.
In analyzing this months re-
turns the feeling paramount seems
to be one OF. keen disappointment
at the failure to realize the splen-
ibid promise Of last spring. Coupled
Y-;th the ever increasing .inroads of
the boil weevil, rendered doubiy
!. formidable. by two open winters
and then excessive moisture
throughout the spring, weather
conditions have been consistently
| unfavorable TO cotton growing and
MANY farmers are showing signs
..of extreme Encouragement. This
is indicated by numerous reports TO
!. the effect that planters are plan
| ming either increased diversihca-
ton in their crops or else give up
1.-THE attempt at cotton production
altogether.
In view of all these consiaera-
tions it is perhaps not altogether
unreasonable to presuppose that
n rather too pessimistic attitude is
being taken. Some usually we'll
Uniformed observers point out thai
last year. with fully as MANY ORA ".
backs as this. nearly two million
more bales We're produced than es-
1imated. 1t would not be at all
surprising, therefore, if this years
spotted" crop should turn out to
be less Of failure than is now so
widely believed At all events
with the constantly increasing de.
mand for the staple and high prices
realized coupled with lessened
costs Of production there is very
little likelihood Of the south aban-
doning its struggle TO raise cotton.
1t rs far more likely that new and
more effective means to control
the weevil will be essayed next
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Conference Declined
General Manager of Coast
Line Refuses to See
ShOpmen

Rocky Mount. y. c.. Sept. Is
There can be no subject for dis
cussion or negotiations and the re-
quest for a conference has been
declined" said P. r. Albright.
vice president and general manager
OF the Atlantic Coast Line, when
questioned concerning the appeal
made by officers Of the Atlantic
Coast Line shop crafts for a con-
ference with the management with
the view Of effecting an individual
settlement Of the strike on that
railroad
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

Farmers of various sections OF
Sumter and Clarendon counties who
were in town Saturday, almost with
out exception reported that cotton
picking was practically completed
this week and if good weather
continues next. week the crop will
be cleaned up. The concensus OF
opinion is that the total yield will
fall considerably below that OF
last year which was less than one
third Of a normal crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
RUM RUNNER
CAPTURED
High Powered Car Especially
Fitted For Hauling Liquor
Being Held i'm Augusta

Augusta, Gaif:Sept- PA high
powered automobile, apparently es-
peeially constructed for transport
ing liquor, and a, negro driving
the car were captured shortly be-
fore s o'clock yesterday by Officer
.Radford, who said that he had
been tipped off, that the machine
was en- route to this city from South
Carolina. The officer stated that
the car originally bore a South
Carolina state license number, but
that the negro driver had stopped
the ear at the Center street bridge
and changed the tags, placing "a
Georgia state number on the ma
chine. ..e<
Some parties crossing the bridge
detected the negro in the act OF
changing. the. tag and, upon seeing
Officer. :Radford, Informed him that
the ear would arrive in Augusta in
a few minutes. When the machine
reached the. Georgia side of the
bridge. shortly after, The negro was
= =.
placed under arrest and sent TO
police headquarters for investiga-
ton. :e. s
Upon investigation it was. found
that the machine, high powered
Cadillac touring car, was construct
Led in such a manner as to be able
Ito haul AT least 300 quarts, Of IL
auor. The seats were camouf1aged
10 look natural, but the padding
land springs had been. removed and
in their place was a. -box-lke. ssf-
flair in which a number Of bottles
could be stored. The partition be-
between the front and rear seats OF
the. car was also constructed for
! hauling purposes, and small doors
were cleyerly concealed which led
ito the hiding places.
l., a thorough inspection of the
icar was made by officers yester-
day morning, but no whiskey was
| found, and even though the odo1
! Of liquor was strong and some
stray. coverings of whiskey bot
ties We're found, the authorities
stated that they are without au-
! fhority TO copfscate. the machine
anasmuch as. no liquor was found
The negro driving the machine
gave his name 70. the local authori-
! ties as John Hibbs, and said that
his. home was. in Columbia, S. G
He told the officers that the mas
chine beonged TO P: G. Kanelos
la white man, at Columbia, and
stated that me was just taking
/ q trip to Savannah . The author
tues here are of the belief that The
car was en- route to Savannah FOL
other purposes, however. and :the
owner Of the machine has beer
| iInotiaed to come to 1la this city for the
car. s,l,.8s 80 .;ss......5s.. 80.
In searching The negro, sfollowina
his arrest. Officer John Vaughn
found,a pistol kon his person, ami
charges Of. carrying q pistol with honl
la:iicense and carrying. concealed
weapons have been docketed
against him, .,...sa.,. -. = -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Sultan Quits, Report

Paris. Sept. 2s.- Moaamnaed
VI, Sultan Of Turkey. has abdi-
Gated in favor of the heir apparent,
Prince Abdul Medjid Efiendi, ac-
cording TO report sent by the
Havas correspondent at Censtan-
tinople, The news, he adds, has
not yet been officially announced.
Prince Abdul Medjid. who is q
cousin Of the Sultan, was born in
1858.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
Engager,enf Announced. 4

L-,-4c
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rssgane9e
announce the engagement OF their:
laughter, Miss Evelyn AustelI
.Caudle to Mr.. William q CroEson,
.Ir:, the wedding to take plasei
about the middle OF Novenhez
Much interest has been occasion-
ed by the announcement Tor Miss
Candle IS one OF the most popular
members Of the younger set Ia
Sumter, while Mr.. Crowson as CASH
Ter and director OF the. Nationaf
Sank OF Sumter, IS one of fheshss
known young bankers of the staze,
besides being prominently idsHss-
fed with civic and social ergsn
lzations in the city and county
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

Quite a number of Sumter peo-
pie attended the centenary district
rally at Boykins' Mill Thursday.
Some OF those in the party were
DR.. and Mrs. ]. W. Daniel, Rev.
and Mrs. E. L. Mccoy, Rev. J. G.
Ferguson, Mr. Robert Brown and
Mrs. E. W. yogel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
ENGLAND
YIELDS TO
KEMAL | PASHA [!
Dispute Over Darda-
nelles to Be Settled
at Arrnistice Con-
ference at Mudania
aoustantinople Oct. with

4sonstantinople. Oct. with
thes armistice conference, definitely
fixed for tomorrow at Afudania, q
peril of war between Great Brit
ain and Turkey appeared less men.
acing. Britain's recession from the
neutral zone controversy caused nc
little surprise and disappointment.
hut it was generally admitted this
step was. the only thing which
could have stayed Musiapha KEN
al Pasha' 8 hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

Constantinople, Oct. 2-An i'm
mediate mutual agreement to sus-
Bend all movements OF troops is
expected, to be the first outcome OF
the Mudania armistice conference,
which meets tomorrow. The allied
policy at. the conference will be
decided upon at a meeting in Gon~
this afternoon Of the al
lied generals, admirals, high COM
.missiopers and military attaches in
extraerdinary council. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

The Sumter tobacco market clos
ed for the 1922 season Friday. The
E;anner warehouse closed on the
s22nd, and the Farmers, WarefoEise
and the Cooperative ieceiving
warehouse closed Friday. The to-
tai receipts of tobacco at the SuY-
ter marke, during the season ap-
,proxima.ed l,5G0, 0,0o0 pounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04

There is much complaint that the
detours around the sections Of pub
tic roads now being hard surfaced
are unnecessarily long and that It
tie has been done to make them
reasonab bly, fit for use.