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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
| Groves,
| TaSfeleSS !
Chill o!lll1ic
I0h Standard Remedy bf|
Chilis and Malaria. sec1
Public Welfare Beard
Many Applicants Fer Post Of
Secretary Made, Vacant by &
Resignation of ReE
Coft Williams

Columbia, Sept. 2s.-The special
COMMITTEES. from the state beard
of public welfare assigned the.
task Of selecting a successor 20
Rev G. Croft Williams as secretary.
OF the board, is being flooded with
applications. secretary viii
likely be selected at an early date.
Mr. Williams recently became adj
Junct professor Of ciotegy ct the
University and also rector Of the
St. Johns Episcopal church.
shandon, of this city Ellison caps
ers, who was field agent OF the
board. has recently been made as
sistant secretary. to succeed H g:
Brearley, who resigned Fred w
Groome. Of Charleston. sneeeeda
Mr.. Gapers as field agent wiz
work large with the reforrnateries
OF the state s.s.ss,. - - .-9 3 - s =
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rapidly into the -spss:s and habit Of
ciyilzatien. In the case of the
Turk civilization has never
taken. in spite of ,ong-continued
contact. The upper classes of Tur-
key. have assumed a veneer OF cui-
ture, but nothing more. The Turks
in general. as a nation and as a
government. have kept their anci-
ent. erudity, and merely taken on
some OF the vices of civilization as
they lost some of their soldierly
virtues.
Their ideals are still of the camp
and. the foray And as they have
lost the nsctpresaaeasss Of their
predatory life IN medieval times,
they have. turned into modern
gunmen.
The presens-day Turk is the gum
man Of civilization. and like our
city salnmen--morons Of a criminal
tendeney-ae shosisf be rounded
up and depriEed Of his weapon
and put where. he can do no more
harm.
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THE CROP BALANCE

The American corn crop this sea-
son is valued at more ,taan $1,000
0ee, 900. So is the cotton crop. So
is the hay, crop. The wheat crop,
Of which 80. much is made. is in
ferior TO all OF this royal trio, but
should bring three-auarters OF a
billion. The value OF all asricui-
issal crops. together is estimated
at $500. 100000, which may look
small compared with wartime val
s,1a lions. but is a billion and g guar
ter larger than last year.
That ex.ra. billion and quarter.
put into circulation, is going TO De
ore of the biggest factors in re-
esta blishins american prosperity
after the sad slump of the last year
or two. That is--if the farmers
are able to market their products
at the estimated prices. 1t is go
/ ing TO be very important to do
nothing. at home or abroad. tend
/ ing TO increase the difficulties rf
hnding market.
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SHERIFF TO BE
PROSECUTED

Columbia. Sept. 2s.-Gayernor
Harvey yesterday afternoon wired
Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, at
Hampton, to proceed with the
prosecution OF Sheriff w. B. B.sAcker-
man. of Colleton county, charging
him with shortage in the finances
of his office. A true bill was found
against the sheriff by the colleton
grand jury Tuesday. The governor
stated that he was acting under
the; requirements Of the censtitu-
ton, and it is likely that if no con-
viction results, the governor will
take further action, as he may
deem necessary.
The sheriff was found by an
audit of his books to be short ST.
307. and affidavits Of the shortage
have been submitted to the govern
or. The amount of money invofv-
ed in the shortage is said to have
been collections from delinquent
taxes. The sheriff, it is understood
here. has agreed TO make the
shortage good.
The charge against the Colleton
sheriff is malfeasance~in Office.
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|BAsNK ROBBERS
WIPED OUT
Citizens of Arkansas Town
Give Bandits Red Hot
Reception

! Eureka Springs. Ark, Sept. u
! Five bandits heavily armed rode
into. this mountain town in two au-
/; toIiobiles at II o'clock this morn
ling to rob the First National bank.
Tonight the bodies of two Of them
are in an undertaker's establish :
meent, one bandit is so badly wound
led his death is momentarily cN-
/ pected, and two other members
Iof the gang. with less severe
fwodnds. are in the guarded Jail,
las. the result Of a battle between
] the bandits and citizens of Eureka
fSpringa.
t The dead robbers have been
/ identified as Sid Wilson, 40. and
7 George Price 40, both OF Crooks
towIf. Okla. Charles Price, brother
|, Of George Price, is the man not
expected to live and Mark Hem
dricks. As. Park Hill. Okla. ana
! Sam Cowan, driver of one of the
| ibandits' automobiles, are the men
in Jail. Cowan is believed 10 be
a resident OF Joplin. Mo- Charles
Price vas operated on tonight.
/ On entering the town the men
/ drove directly to the. bank. They
lmade the usual commands. which
were obeyea by the : bank en-
ployees.
| The robbers looted the bank
vaults, securing $4,000 in bonds
and s25, 900 in cash, which they
placed in sacks. While they were
! at their work f. e.. Smith, cashie:'
LOT the bank stepped on a but
! ton which sounded an alarm. SIM
! ultaneously in FIVE Business houses
The citizens were ready when
the. quintet emerged from the
! bank with their sacks Of loot.
| From places of vantage gunfire was
directed at the robbers. who re-
turned the hail of lead.
Ernest Jordon. ieweler, whose
place Of business adjoins the bank.
killed one of them Instantly and
wounded second man. Joe Me-
Kinney, attorney, fired from an u:o-
| per- window Of building across the
street and ne duplicated Jordon's
! feat: Except that -Jordon received
powder burns. not a resident of
/. the town was wounded in the bat
Ltle.
Dfrs to the fact that the town
is built on a mountainside, the
streets are not on a level. steps
Heading down from one street to
another. The citizens took ad-
vantage Of this and occupied po-
: tsitions on a street on higher Level
than the bank, firing downward at
the bandits.
iii April of this year. Henry
Staff, notorious bank bandit and
/ outlaw, paid visit to the Harri-
son'ibank, Harrison. Ark, 20 miles
east of Eureka Springs. and met
his death from a rife shot fred
/ by the president Of the bank
/ shooting from concealed loopholes
IN the vault.
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WHITE FIREBUGS
SENTENCED
Three White Men Sent to the
Penitentiary to Serve
Fifteen Years

Orangeburg, Sept. 27.-William
j. Collins, aged 81; his son, Clifton
Collins, aged 20, and Joe B. Shuler,
aged q. We're tried for arson and
found guilty with recommendation
TO mercy Each was sentenced to
serve IS years.
After midnight on the early
morning of August 8, w. J. Col
lins, Clifton Collins and Joe B.
shuler, it was testified. went to thu
premises of Waiter G1eaton, some
three miles from Orangeburg on
the Ninety-Six public road, and
set fire to Gleaton's house. 1t was
stated that Gleaton traded his dog
with Clifton Collins for gun that
William Collins, the father, later
came to Gleaton, claimed and TOOK
the gun, whereupon Gleaten aske1
for the return OF his dog. This
dog. a witness related returned To
Gleaton's house by following
.GIeaton's SON Gleaton worked. al
a, saw mill and it was. thought that
the Collins and Shuler thought
Gleaton was away from home AMI
they went to Gleaton's house for
the dog, coming upon the porch
and stating that they had come
for the dog and We're going to
burn the house down on them. in
which house Afrs. Gleaton was quite
sick following childbirth and FIVE
small children sleeping. it was tes-
titled. a fire, was set to-the house.
the. men julnping down to the
ground. William Collins and Joe
Shuler each firing a pistol and then
leaving. Mr.. Gleaton eytinguished
the fire before much damage was
done
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THE RIEDGEg: PROBLEM ZIG.

> ~.
The Presidents announcement
OF q prospective deficit of :s65e.-
100000 for the present fiscal. year
has been particlalarly disappoint-
ing because OF the public hopes
aroused by the new budget system,
So huge a deficit for the first full
year OF operation doesn't look very
sWea an 1he face OF things. fer
such q system. even in its infancy.
Two big factors are said to; have
been mainly responsible for this
defseit First. the revenue fen soff
msrs than was anticipated. as q
result of, business depression.
Second. Congress failed to keep its
appropriations within bounds.
i, IS generally recognized that
the budget bureau Gid its best to
eaftali expenses by eliminating
duplication and waste in the yari-
Gus administrative Departments,
and met with: reasonable eo-opera-
ton among department heads. So
far as there is any blame tosbe as
signed. it seems 70 belong mainly
10. Congress
The weak part Of the budget
system is that the branch Of; gov
ernment preparias the budget is
not the branch that appropriates
the: money. It Is OF little use for
the exeeaeive: department. to plan
lsaw much shall he spent. in sum
and in detail Il Congress Will not
do its. best TO lise up to the: plans
and specificatipas:
Foreign geseraments usually
have better machinery for ball
aneine therbuas1s because the
same gevernmens-rhat is, pre-
uier and cabinet-thas prepares
the budget has charge of the ies-
islatiye program and directs the
expenditures. Il is doubtful wheth-
eers our government will ever: sue
-. !. ~. 3
coed ins balaneiRgzits budget reg
ularly as iongas our legislative
branch lacks such executive direc-
ton and is free to- order the spend
ing of whatever sums it peases.
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TWO MEN
ARRESTED

Rocky Mount. n. c.. Sept. 27.-J.
L. and G. E. Daniels. brothers,
were arrested here today on
charges of assault with deadly
weapons as the result OF several
shots. being fired last night at the
guards employed by the Atlantis
Coast Line railway at its pumpins
station in this city. The guards lre
said to have returned the fire but
no one was injured. The Daniels
We're released on bonds of $500
each and it was understood they
would be tried in municipal court
tomorrow.
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sIR TRANS

The whole civilized world has
been interested IN tas success OF
the glsaing planes recently demon
s1rafad in Eaarope Yet. while
they were regarded as opening an
earirely, new branch of aviation
and as rather nsaryeious achieve
raents ii themselves few persons
Believed they would ever cone 70
{ be Of aay practical use.
Glenn II cnrriss an American
leader in airplane dese1opment,
has suggested -two possible uses ,E fog
the gaider. One IS the sman netogea
zane which Would make use OF
gliding possib bisities as veil as OF n
IT'S Comparatively small engine.
Saea plane would cost less than
s.. aao and aould be suitahle for
general use for sport and
commercial purposes.
The other suggested develop
: naenS is the air train. Mr.. Eurtiss
has been experimenting recently
airh sea- gsdsers Fowed sy a speed
bnat 4 glider rose from the water
ann reached a height of 80 feet.
8 the der. Is in the air the
on The sow line IS not great.
IN one Yisat. when the toM-line
vas eat the plane stayed :nRs 8
seconds then Light q. fully
and saseiy On the wa assr
lr. Gurfiss BELIEVES I hat lhis l 3
the sorernnner.So Of the air arsail77-5sa g
series Of gHderss sowed hss
plane, starring froIe siss water
level and nsing as high aa snscess
cary. folsoHing the sosored plate
easily AID aIishriag 'Isl's tlae
end Of she trip. may ss be
siid srs ar
sflHrEc Sxss,s. KS ~ a.
Gaidlng xperinieHts are SO new
tbat II imppysible 70 prophesy
her 1uir future development i
IS more than likely, however. that
the successes So far achieved have
been merely BEGINNINGS opening
the eyes and minds OF inventors and
sir-engineerss to- a biz neyf held Of =
experiment and pregress -
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SAYS HE DID
NOT VIOLATE
CONTRACT
F. w. Fairey, of Kingstree
: Replies to Injunction
Proceedings

Jpon my return home from the
bedside of my sick wife, who had
for FIVE weeks been desperately III
in Hendersonville. y. c.. was as
tonished and mortified to learn
that, during my ABSENCE the, To
bacco Growers Cooperative: Asso-
citation had commenced proceed
ings against me. alleging the
breach of my pledge as one of its
members and asking for aasinj1nc-
ton, to- restrain me from selling
my tobacco on the independent
market, and was shocked and hu-
inflated to ascertain that the as
sociation had given to their action
so much unnecessary publicity
through the newspapers. |. there
fore. in behalf Of myself and in
consideration of my lend $
throughout this section of the state.
take this means OF explaining the
natter
/ am not conscious OF having
in any way violated my agreement.
I. have not sold one pound Of my
1922 tobacco in an independent
warehouse. The only stobacco
which was grown by. me in 1922
that has left MY farm is $50
pounds. which I delivered to the
association in Kingstree. The bal
ance Of my tobacco is now stored
on my farm, being graded and
prepared for delivery to the. asso-
ciaton and will be delivered as soon
as it is in proper shape.
!. have a great many. tenants, on
my place who rent my land and
who are furnished by me. Some
Of these are members of the asso-
citation and some are not One OF
them. q negro, Nero Chandler, a
member of the association. in good
faith, pursuant to his. agreement
brought 1920 pounds OF tobacco to
the association. It was graded
and an advance OF s22, which Is
supp posed- 10 be .one-third Of the to-
tai valuation. was rendered him
He was dissatisfied with the grad
ing and took it to Lake City and
sold it on the Independent floor fos
sI74.23. and offered to pay the as
seciation the s cents per pound
penalty. The statements in the
complaint are made upon infor-
nation and belief, and I presume
the above is the information upon
which the action is based. The
negross agreement with the asso-
citation is entirely independent from
mine and the association has done
me a great wrong in bringing the
action charging me With a breach
Of my contract and having its
charges published in the two
leading daily newspapers of the
state and a number of county pa:
pers.
have not preached my con
tract in the slightest respect. dc
not think. that the association will
promote. the cause of the farmer
or do itslef any good by bringine
suits on unreliable information
against men who have not violated
their agreement.
- F. W. Fairey.
Kingstree,. S. c.. September 81.
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spezia. Sept. sS.-The entire
naval garrison of .Faleonara Fort.
near here. is believed to have been
killed in an explosion caused by
lightning which destroyed every
thing within a radius Of ten miles.
Seventy bodies have been recover
ed. Fifteen hundred tons OF ex-
pIosives We're stored in the tunnels
and the entire hill top was blown
away. No estimate as to number
OF dead ana wounded.
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NEGRO
LYNCHED
=. . IN GEORGIA

Sandersville, Ca. Sept. 3S-Jim
JohRson. 4 negro. was lvnched
while being carried to Wrightsville
for trial. according to report of
the. sheriff. Johnson was charged
with assault on white woman
and according to information
reaching here. Ehe confessed be-
fore he was put TO death. The
body was hanged TO tree and
riddled with over two hundred
bullets. fifty men being in the
party.
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IS. e. tuberculosis
= y Association
Educational Campaigns Con-
Quoted

During the IlaSl lNO ulOllIIS Tie
South Carolina Tuberculosis Asso-
ciation has conducted educational
campaigns in connection with tu-
berculosis surveys and free clinics
in E,dgefeId, Colleton, Oconee,
Pickens and Horny counties.
At the SIX clinics held 779 per-
sons were examined and LIT found
to be actually OF suspiciously tu..
berculous. These cases were given
instruction as to treatment for
themselves and protection for thei.
families, application and provision
made for many Of them to enter
sanitorium for treatment, while
others were referred to local doc
tors for home treatment
The surveys in, Oconee. and Pick
ems counties were conducted by
Miss Elsie Gudger, executive secre-
tary Of the Anderson County Tu-
berculosis Association. who had the
subject of tuberculosis presented at
IS public meetings, placed over l.
| GOO posters, distributed 5000 pieces
of literature, secured publicity in
the county papers continuously
and ran films in the moving pic
ture houses. Clinics were conduct
ed at WaIhal]a,. Easley and Seneca,
at which SIS examinations were
made. and SO cases discovered Miss
Gudger is now working up a
clinic in Horny county.
In EdgefieM and Co1leton coun-
ties, Miss Anne Murphy, formerly
with the Bureau of Rural Santa
ton. conducted the surveys. Talks
We're made at 10 public meetings,
over 800 pieces of literature dis
tributed, lA0 posters placed. $50
letters written 54 homes visited.
Clinics were held at Johnston,
kEdsefield and Walterboro at which
431 persons were examined and
80 cases of tuberculosis found.
In addition to the number of
new cases Of tuberculosis found,
one Of the striking results Of the
clinics was the surprising number
Of bad teeth and infected tonsils.
a large number of persons were
suffering from i'll health due to
these. causes. These were advised
as to treatment.
Dr.. Earnest Cooper and DR.. Bon
ner of the State Sanatorium at
tended these clinics and made the
examinations with the assistance
Of local doctors. The United States
Public Health Service at Govern
ment Hospital at Greenyille also
assisted at the Easlet clinic.
According to Mrs. Chauncey
Blackburn Mcdonald, executive
secretary OF the South Carolina Tu-
bercu1osis Association, tfe people
of these counties were most gen
erous in supporting the campaigns.
The doctors, business men, wo-
meu's clubs. county agencies. news
papers and neighboring Tubercu-
losis Associations contributed
much toward the success Of the
surveys.
The South Carolina tuberculosis
Association is q voluntary agency
| for com batting the rayages of tu-
! berculosis in this state. 1t de-
riyes its financial support entirely
from the. sale OF Christmas seals
except for a, small sum received
from mem bership dues.
The officers are J. Nelson Frier-
son, Columbia, president: DR.. r.
n. Pollitzer OF Charleston and Dr..
Earnest Cooper of Columbia, vice
president; Reed Smith sof Colum-
bia, secretary; A. s.. Manning, Co
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British Diplomat
Calls on Hughes
Near Eastern Situation Dis.
cussed, Is Belief-An1er-
lean Aid Sought

Washington, Sept. 25.-Sir Auck-
land Geddes. British ambassador
was among Secretary Hughes call
ers today, the latter's first day
back at his desk after an absence
of several weeks. While no state.
ment as to the nature Of the con.
ference was forthcoming. there
were indications that the Neal
East situation was discussed.
! Unofficia1 advices from Londol,
have Indicated that the British
government would welcome Ameri-
can participation in proposed con-
ference to determine the final dis:
position to be made of the Bar.
danelles and the Bosphorus. 1t was
regarded as probable that the Brit
Iish AMBASSADOR had sought to
learn from Mr.. Hughes whether an
invitation to: send a, representative
to the conference would be ac.
cepted by the Washington govern.
ment. s.
f American intervention in the
Near Eastern situation has been
strictly confined to relief work at
Smyrna. It is obvious, however,
that with a growing merchant ma
rine, the washington government
has a very material interest in any
question involving freedom of the
Dardanenes and the Bosphorus te
merchant craft OF ali nations.
American Turkish Treaties.
Another matter in which thu
American government might be:
come interested very particularly
as a result OF any settlement
reached by the Allied powers II
conference with the Ken,aiists Is
the status of the treaties of cap.
itulation between the Turkish. gov
ernment and the United states i'll:
vo1ving the extra territorial rights
of Americans in the former Turk
ish empire under which they, are
subjects to trial before consular
courts only.
The United States never has rec.
osnized the rights of Turkey L
terminate these conventions of it:
own, motion, as the Constantinople
government endeavored to do II
1914. The express point of the
treaties of capitulation is not GOV.
cred in the so-ca1led national paci
adopted by the KemaIist govern.
ment as It's statement Of princi.
fples: One OF the principles OF tI1a,
pact. however, appears to touch
/ the question in its assertion oi
.judicial' as weil as socail. and
economic independence for Turkey
Tn any event, there are importan1
american consideration involved II
/ the State Departments treatmen,
Of the Near Eastern crisis. The
subject, it is thought, may vel
come up at the cabinet meeting to.
morrow, now that Secretary
Hughes is back in the Capital.
y,.l \ 80. -
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Athens. Sept. 2s.-Reports are
current that the second revolution
ary army is imbued with the idea
OF IL republic. and that the acces-
sion OF King George may be ac-
companied with some difficulties. An
impressive pro-Venizelist demon-
stration occurred last night. The
revolutionists have entered the city
and occupied all Strategic points.
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Health Officers S
s. Monthly Report

The following is a summary OF
the activities Of the City Health
officer for the month of July, 1929:
Premises Inspections 58.
Crea merry inspections, 8.
Meat market inspections, 3.
Soda Fountain inspections, l..
Grocery stores inspections. 2.
Complaints handled, Is.
Condemned 20 pounds sausage.
Used two gallons disinfectant.
Sold i IL gallons disinfectant.
Sold three sanitary cans. Fumi-
gated eight rooms.
infectious Diseases Reported:
Measles. white /; black Q.
Dlpbtheria, white 3: black. o.
Scarlet fever. white 2; black O..
Typhoid fever white 2: black O..
Tuberculosis, white o.; black: j.
Vital Statistics:
Births, month of :. July, 1922:
White IS, black 49,
Deaths month Of July, 1922:
White (: black 9.
Total births for 1922: Whites
rs black 65.
Total deaths for 1922: Whites go:
blacks ~
Bacterial Report of Milk Analysis.
". F Baker, $500 bacteria per
G. s.s..z.e,, =,
Pitts. Dairy, 1os,soo bacteria
per G. e.
N. 3. Pullman, 1o,seo bacteria
per c. c.
j. /. purdy, $500 bacteria per
c. c.
u. T. Brown le.soo.ooo bacteria
per, c. c.
The following is report Of the
City Health officer for: the month
of August. 1922:
Number of inspections of prem
ises, I25.
Number of inspections of Cream
ery.ss7
Number of inspections of Meat
Markets, 9.
Number of inspections OF Soda
Founts, 3.
Number of inspection of grocery
stores. 10
Number OF inspectiens Of dairiess,
Number of complaints, 10.
Used seven gallons disinfectanr
on mosquito eradication
Used five gallons :disinfectant on
coptagious diseases.
Sold l2 sanitary cans.
Infectious and contagious dis
eases reported:
Scarlet fever. white /; black 1.
Typhoid fever, white 3; black L.
Diphtheria. white L.. black 0.
tuberculosis. white I; black. 1.
Vital Statistics.
Births month of August, 1922:
white %; black Is.
Deaths month of August. 1922.
White 8; black. s.
Total births for 1922: White
9S;;6 blacky7S-
Total deaths for 1922: White
40; black. 81.
Two newspaper articles publish
led. .., s.s1.,
One patient taken. to Camp Alice.
Oiled sand traps lin the storm
drainage system once.
Bacterial report OF milk analysis:
". j. Stafford. 100000 bacter-
ia. per c.
v. T. Brown, s,45e,ooo bacteria
per c. G.
L. E. Reames. 2.sae,ooo bacteria
per C. G. -
sanitary Dairy, s.eoo,eeo bacter-
ia per c. c.
Gameeoek Dairy. $500 bacteria
per G. G.
Pitts Dairy, 1890 bacteria per
c. e.
D. o. BROWNING.
City Health Officer.
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Red Springs, N. c., Sept. 2S-.Ioe
Kemp. charged with killing Daniel
Mcneil. here forty-four years ago,
has been arrested at st. Augustine,
Florida. according to adviees. Kemp
is understood to have. waived re-
QUESTION papers.