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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Where Blease
is Strong
Statistical Explanation of
Why He Carried Eleven
Counties

Practically complete returns
from the entire state indicate that
Cole L. Blease carried only II
counties. In all Of these counties,
save two, the percentage Of white
illiteracy is high. Charleston
county, which Blease has apparent
" carried by a very narrow ma
jority, has the lowest percentage
of white illiteracy in the state and
ranks first, but Charleston has the
greatest number Of foreign born
of any county in the state, and this
and the Grace-Blease alliance ac-
count for his vote there. Saluda
is the other exception and this
county. ranks seventh in the state.
The following figures taken from
the recently issued Statistical
School Atlas of the state, and the
figures here given are credited to
the 1920 Census Of the United
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
To Suppress Crime

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 1S.-
Calling upon Birmingham citizens
to aid public officials in suppress
ing crime in this city, speakers
at a mass meeting Of the newly
organized law observance and en-
forcement league declared either
mob violence must cease or the ma
ton faces conditions similar to
those of Russia and Turkey.
Speakers said the meeting was
the result of series of foggings
and homicides here in the last
eight months, adding that there
had been 10 honicldes in this
(Jefferson) county in that time.
c. p. Reddows. local attorney,
who was the principal speaker,
read the following anonymous let
ter which he declared he had re-
ceived following the announce
ment that he was to speak today;
I'VE hope you Will bride your
tongue and say nothing against
what you know to be necessary to
maintain white supremacy in our
Southland"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Marriage Licenses

White:
Archie Mcleod and Bette Poole
of Tindal.
A. C. Carrigan. Sumter. and AL
ma Frierson. Lynchburg, S. c.
Percy E. Weatherby Of Sumter,
and Mabel Best of Hartsville.
Colored:
Marion Albert and Matte Nc
Bride.
Thomas Richardson and Naomi
Curry of Statesburg.
Matthew Grand and Pattie Null
drow of Msyesville.
John Slater and Julia Romans
OF Lamar,
George Hammond and Minnie
Mcknight of Sumter,
Anderson Rhodes of Wedgefield
and Carrie Reed of Stateburg.
John Delay and Eva Jackson Of
Daizen.
James spann and Elise Brand
of Sumter,
Robert Judson of Sumter and
Mary Holme of Georgetown.
Willie Hill OF Providence and
Emma Higgins of Suter.
Edmond Reese Of Dalzell and
Eliza Pringle Of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Sumter Rotary Club
District Governor Carroll |
Jones Attends Weekly
Meeting

The regular weekly luncheon Of
the Sumter Rotary Club was held
Monday at the Claremont Hotel
with the fullest attendance Of mem
bers that has been had since the
summer season opened, with mem
bers absent from every meeting on
account Of absence from town.
Carroll Jones, Of Columbia, goy7
ernor OF the 3Sth district. attended
the luncheon. this being eais first
visit to. Sumter since his induction
into the Office. His talk was an
Inspiration to every Rotarian. The
Sumter club VIII cooperate with
him to the fullest extent in making
this year the best and most progress
sive in the history Of the organi-
szation in this district.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
STRIKE INJUNC-
TION HEARING

Chicago, Sept. 13 (By the Asso-
ciated Press) .-Undeterred by re-
ports of a peace agreement between
the striking shop crafts and por-
ton Of the country's railroads, the
government today continued to in
tsoduce evidence from all parts Of
the country charging violence and
intimidation by strikers, on the
strength of. which it is seeking an
Injunction against them.
Digging into the 10000 or more
affidavits Of unlawful acts charged
to the striking shop workers and
their sympathizers, Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty's assistants worked
road by road and state by state
to prove their claim that the yio-
lence is so widespread as to show
a concerted effort to interrupt and
destroy interstate traffic. When at
torneys for the strike leaders OBJ
jected that specific affidavits Of as
sault. and intimidation failed to
show any connection with the
strike or the strikers the prose-
cution pointed out that similar at
tacks, committed in a similar way.
had been definitely traced by sworn
affidavits to men actually known
to be members Of the striking
crafts, and that in every case the
victims were non-union men or men
who had refused to quit work.
Nearly 200 affidavits were placed
in the record today and Blackburn
Esterline, assistant to the solici-
tor general, announced that the
reading would continue tomorrow,
Friday and possibly Saturday.
The peace settlement reported
reached on some roads Will not af-
feet the governments prosecution
of the injunction case, Mr.. Daugh-
erty's spokesman said, and one
government attorney declared peace
on all the roads would not alter
the governments determination to
prosecute the case.
Something of the eost of the
strike was revealed in an affidavit
of General Manager Jeffers Of the
Union Pacific, that his road had
spent $4,000 for nearly ten miles
of nine foot highboard fence erect
ed in stockades to protect non
union employees and had spent an
additional 100000 for barracks
and commissary buildings used to
feed and house workers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Stoll is Defeated
by Gasque

Columbia, Sept, 1S.-Incomplete
returns from the second Democrat
ic primary in the Sixth congress
sional district yesterday indicate
that A. H. Gasque of Florence has
defeated P. H. Stoll Of Kingstree,
incumbent. Mr.. Gasque was lead
ing Mr.. Stoll by GIL votes at mid
night last night. The vote stood
Gasoue, 1851: Stoll. 1920. It is
not believed that the small out
standing vote will enable Mr.. Stoil
to overcome the lead already at
tained by Mr.. Gasque.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Coop Tobacco
Markets
Six Million Pounds Delivered
Last Week

Raleigh. n. G, Sept. 12-More
than 100000 pounds Of tobacco
were delivered to warehouses Of the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative as
sociation last week in eastern North
Carolina and South Carolina, ac-
cording OF the latest figures reach
ing Raleigh headquarters of the
association. With Increasing de-.
liveries and the opening Of the.
warehouses in the central belt next
week, receipts of the association
are expected toexceed 10,000,90Q
pounds week.
Organization of community locals
by the tobacco cooperative in Gull
ford. Stokes, Yadkin and Surry
counties has just been completed
and reports from the west describe
great enthusiasm over the prospects
of the association in these coun~
ties which have an overwhelming
signup for cooperative marketing.
More than 100 community locals
have already been organized, off,
GERS chosen and committees ap.
pointed "to fight for our associa :
tion," as one local chairman puts
it. Many new contracts have been
signed in western North Carolina
in the last few days as result of
the final campaign in this terri
tory.
Southside Virginia has scheduled
many meetings for this week when
the final campaign for signers be-
gins in the Old Dominion. Fol-
! lowing these local meetings to-
bacco growers will gather at two
large mass meetings at Danville,
September Is and South Hill on
September 16 to celebrate the re-
turn of Aaron Sapiro, who will ad-
dress the tobacco growers of Pitt
sylvania and Mecklenburg counties
which contains together more than
1000 members of the marketing
association.
The attorney for the organized
tobacco growers numbers among his
latest achievements the organiza-
ton of cooperative marketing as
sociations in Connecticut and Wis
consin. The growers of Maryland
and Pennsylvania are also prepar-
ing to launch a drive for members
! in their states.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Prison Sentences
Given by Peurifoy

York. Sept. 13.-The court of
general sessions for York county,
which convened. here Monday
morning with Judge James E..
Peurifoy of Walterboro presiding.
disposed of all cases ready for trial
in one day and adjourned in the
evening. Equity matters engaged
the attention of Judge Peurifoy
yesterday.
The unusually short term was
due to a light docket, coupled with
a number of pleas of guilty, which
obviated the necessity of jury trials.
The court machinery, too. was
kept going smoothly under the
skillful guidance of Judge Peuri-
foy, who saw to it that no time
was wasted. This was Judge Peu-
rifoy's first appearance in York
since he was elected to the
bench and the impression he
made was distinctly favorable.
Harry Miller, negro, charged with
killing a negro woman in Sharon,
entered a plea Of guilty of man
slaughter and was sentenced to
serve 20 years.
Alma Williams, negress, Of
Rock Hill, charged with killing her
husband, Harper Williams, was not
tried. the case being continued to
the November term of court.
Sentences drawn by those plead
ing guilty or found guilty were:
Claude Davis, larceny and receiv-
ing stolen goods, one year and a
fine of 81; w. L. Smeltzer and
James Coleman, breach OF trust
and grand laceny, five years each;
Henry Harrison, violation Of the
prohibition law. y months, SIN
months suspended during good be-
hayior; Richard Ruff, larceny and
receiving stolen goods, three years;
Frank Brown, housebreaking and
larceny, 80 days and a fine of 500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
EFFICIENCY IN
COURT PRACTICE
Charlotte Judge Threatens to
Cancel All Suits
(Charlotte News

Judge J. Bis Ray, who is presid-
ing at the present two-weeks term
of civil court, has told lawyers Of
the Charlotte bar that if they were
not present and ready to try their
cases when they were called on the
calendar during the coming week,
their cases would be nonsuited.
There was only two days. or less
than, Of court during the past
week, including the granting Of nine
divorce cases, and Judge Ray de-
cided, there was too much time be-
ing wasted. He ordered that the
calendar be Are-arranged at once
and the cases fixed for trial for the
coming week.
Judge Ray is here holding court
by exchange with Judge James L.
Webb.
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Total = = =
Hopes majority :
Close Race for Congress


In the race for congress in the
Sixth district a. H. Gasque, Of
Florence, is leading Representative
P. H. Stoll, the incumbent by 446
votes with some % boxes still to
be reported. The vote as tabu-
lated stands as follows: Gaseue
1873. Stoll 1868.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Columbia early this morning
stated that information had been
received from Florence that Con-
gresham P II. Stoll had conceded
his defeat by Mr.. Gasque.
The Outstanding Vote
In the governors race probably
not over five or six thousand votes
are unreported. The votes still to
be heard from cannot change the
result. The boxes are widely scat
tered, mainly precincts which We're
unable to telephone in the results,
and are distributed as follows:
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Hagood, News and Views.

Rembert, Sept. 4 l0.-This is Sun
day night, Sept. 10, and it is rain
ing Just how much it will rain
Il cannot tell. I had hoped to get
my hay up before g shower, but
some folks was with this after
noon. were lanenting. in a ni,d
way. the drought.
Back yonder the story is told
how IN a company met to pray for
RAIN was an old lady who was not
ready because her fax was out.
Us It not that way about every
thinge If you have anything to
do, do it and don't wait for, the
other fellow TO get ready. Speak
ing about hay, an abundance Of
fine quality is being made this
year, and the weather to date for
harvesting has been ideal. It is
maturing earlier. due, doubtless, to
the abundant rains. It will come
l-welI here FOR the. corn crop Is
shorter than in years.
Dined today, Sunday, Sept. 10,
with Willie Thompson, who, as
usual, has a whole lot OF home
cured hams and shoulders on hand.
The pot bolts strong at mis- house
aud from appearance will continue
TO do SO. He has u big porkers
and the finest boar. Poland China,
we have seen. and green's to beat
the band. Yes. sir, I'm going; back
there. he is very feeble, but
stronger than awhile back.
Bob Atkinson does not i'm
prove puch-
we have rot heard from our
good neighbor, W. ]. Spencer,
who was down last Sunday with
malarial fever. Here's hoping he
is well again.
Cotton is being picked about as
fast as it opens.
AR. and Mrs. 6. 1T. Lenoir have
returned from Piekens.
Crowds still congregate at Din
kins mill for bathing. They are
making the most of the late hot
weather
rs Folks from around Hagood had
picnic, and barbecue there the
other day with people from colum-
bia as guests.
II. c. Bethea at home keep
ing batch with the madame in the
mountains. This batch business is
something else. let me tell you. and
he has my sympathy.
we have thought much lately
that good remedy for lot OF
swell head was big dose Of
debt paying.
They said it was a temple but 1t
was very gloomysand dark, fit abode
OF all hideous things. OF thieves and
robbers. It was 50 forbidding:
One came TO it on a, day and such
transformation as was made II was
swept and garnished, while it pass
es all description. From garret to
cellar glowed with the fires within;
not a shadow where might lurk a
foe. It's air, all its surroundings
suggested purity Christ had come
toh is temple. A m anhad been
born again.
sHasood.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Four New Exten-
sion Publications
Feeding Dairy Animals and
Crop Rotations Given
Attention

Clemson College, Sept. -Four
little publications of timley inter-
est just issued by the Extension
Service of Clemson College, two
on feeding dairy animals and two
on crop rotations, are ready for
distribution to those who desire
them. These are Information Card
90, Feeding Dairy Cattle; Infor-
maton Card "a, Feeding Dairy
Calves; Extension Circular 80.
Crop Rotations for Piedmont
Counties; and Extension Circular
40. .aCrop Rotations for Eastern and
Southern counties
The Information Cards are in-s
tended as practical feeding guides
and contain each sixteen general
suggestions, besides recommended
rations for calves and cows. They
should be OF special benefit to-
farmers who are new in the dairy
industry, which is making such
rapid gains in this state.
The rotation circulars are pub
lished IN the interest Of the pres.
ent cover crop and soil building
campaign being conducted by the
Extension Service. Circular 80 COM
tains crop rotations for the upper
Piedmont counties, including
oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spar
tanburg, Cherokee and York, and
for. the lower Piedmont counties
including Anderson, Abbeville, Nc
Cormick, Greenwood, Laurens,
Newberry, Fairfield, Chester. Unions
and northern Lancaster, upper Lex
ington, Saluda, and Edgefeld. Cir
cular 40 contains rotations sug-s
gested for the Pee Dee Counties
including Sumter, Lee. Darlington,
Marlboro, Dillon Florence, Claren-
don, Williamsburg. Marion Horry
and Georgetown, for the Sand Hill
counties, Including Kershaw. ches-
terfieId, lower Lancaster. RichIand s
Lexington. and Aiken, and for the
southern counties, including Cal
houn, orangeburg. Barnwen Al
lendale, Bamberg, D Dorchester, Coz
Teton, Hampton, Jasper, Beauforts
Charleston and Berkeley.
Copies OF these publications may
be had from county agents or from
the Extension Service. Clemson Cox
lege, S. C.. =
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GROWERS TO
BRING SUIT

Raleigh, Sept. 1.-THE Tebac.
co Growers Cooperative Assoaia-s
ton will Immediately bring sult
against contract breakers in East
ern North Carolina AID in Soath
Carolina, according to an an
nouncement of association officers
following conference in Rich
mond, Va, today with Aaron
Sapiro, attorney for the association.
Four suits will be instituted IN
Eastern North Carolina and two in
South Carolina. according to Mr..
Sapiro who said a few men cannot
block the $4,000 organized tobac.
co growers of the Carolinas and
Virginia, who have behind them
the national laws, state laws s1a
overwhelming public opinion Al
though but few instances OF con-
tract breaking have occurred in
two Carolina where the assccia-
ton has begun receiving tobacco.
the cooperative association viii
go to the mat with growers who
break their contract. and with
INSCRIPTIONS persons who en-
deavor to induce them to do 50.
The directors at today's meeting
in Richmond expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the work
ing Of the association, particularly
the large deliveries in the Eastern
North Carolina and South Caro-
lima belts, and the satisfactory
prices received from large sales
made to leading leaf dealers and
manufacturers. A conference of
the big tobacco cooperatives viii
be held in Louisville early in Octo-
Der at the Invitation Of President
James G.. Stone of the Burley
Growers Cooperative Associations
in which the tobacco growers CO.:
operative of Virginia and Caro-
linas and the Wisconsin. connecti-
cut and Maryland organizations
will probably take part.
The directors of the tri-state or
ganization made it clear at today's
meeting that there have been COM.
paratiyely. few breakers OF con-
tracts but that contract breakers
will be promptly dealt with In or.
der to protect the interests OF the
thousands of loyal members Of the
association in three states.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16

Some of the merchants com
planned Saturday that business was
dull Notwithstanding the large
crowdin town. Manager Love of
Ehrd's says he found business Just
the reverse of dull-i1e did not have
a force of salespeople sufficient to
wait on the trade. He advertised
sneciai offerings Of seasonaoie
goods and the buyers flocked to the
store. He kno%s that 1T Pays to
Advertise" Other merchants might
try his remedy for dull times-per-
sistent and attractive advertising:
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CANDIDATES
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Swearingen, Blease and 4
Leod File Statements

Columbia, Sept. 12.-John E.
swearingen, C. l.. Biease and
Thomas C. Mcleod fled their ad-
ditional expense accounts with the
secretary of state yesterday, show
ing how much money they have
spent between the first and second
primaries.
Mr.. Swearingen gave his figure
as SS9.99, Mr.. Blease as s1,228.10
ard Mr.. Mcleod as S1,772.l0.
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NcCollum-AIlston.

Married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
McCollrra, on Broad street at .
o'clock Monday afternoon, Miss
Linis McColium and Mr. J. N.
Allston Of Mccormick, Rev. j. P.
Marion performing the ceremony.
Only the immediate family and a
few intimate friends were present.
SIR. and Mrs. AEston left immedl-
ately after the ceremony for the
mountains.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
GINNERY BURNED
Mr.. Robert Reeves Sustains
Heavy Loss

The ginnery, saw mill and i'm
plement shed of Mr.. Robert
ReaYes Of the Forks of Black
River, were burned Monday night,
entailing a loss OF eight to ten
thousand dollars, with only a
small amount OF insurance on the
ginnery. The Ere is supposed to
have originated from a spark from
the saw mill which was operated
Tuesday.
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STATEMENT BY M'LEOD

Thomas Mcleod his headquarters in Co
lu,bia last night II o'clock statement follows:
feeling of profound gratitude TO
Carolina for their jealous and
unslctsh during the campaign.
ITO the people of South Carolina desire to say that the
of the, campaign makes
result Endorsement of the principles that advo
Gated than OF myself.
shall within lies that the
economically managed We are liN-
the adversely fails
There therefore be and just
distribution of taxation. We must take backward
fair distribution of the burden means
the maintenance of efficiency.
Carolina foreign element. white cti-
.enshp I'll With the traditions hopes
and sincerely that there Will be
OF division but that together work out the
Destiny OF q vigorous vaorous commonwealth.
realize the responsibility that will assume as
earnestly beg the cooperation of al
efforts
mpartaly this In the campaign
personal attack leaving as:
entered it. without malice. have bitterness and covet
the good will and sympathy of 1t is my purpose
problems for the good of all Will be
the governor Of all the people"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
Notice of Election

The County Board of Commis-
sioners will hold an election for
the position of Cotton Weigher at
Sumter, representing the country,
at its meeting October 3rd. Apph-
cations must be filed with the un-
eersigned before 10 O'Clock a. m. on
that date.
D. NJ. Blanding.
Clerk to Board
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-16
DEMOCRATS GAIN
IN MAINE

Portland, Maine, Sept. 11.-Sen-
ator Frederick Hale Republican,
and Coy. Percival E. Baxter Gre
pubIcan} were elected in Maine
today by majorities falling decid-
edly below those given Republican
candidates in. 1920. The Demo
cratic vote in three quarters Of the
state was nearly 5000 ahead Of
that of two years ago, while the
Republican vote fell off by $4,000
from that of the presidential year.
sReturns from 4ss4 election pre-
cincts representing 426 cities and
towns gave for senator: Hale (Re-
pubhcan) $3.50, Curtis Demo
crat) 1922.
For Governor: Baxter (Repub-
Ican), 6S,173, Pastangall (Dem-
ocrats) 49.26S.
Partial returns indicated the re-
election of the four Republican
congressman from Maine.
Portland, Maine, Sept 1.-THE
city Of Saco, which returned a Re-
publican majority of 7S0 for COVER
NOR, two years ago gave Baxter
(Republican) a. margin Of only
one vote over Partangall Demo
crat) today.
Returns from 141 election pre-
cincts give the senator: Hale Gre
publican) 14,742, Curtis Demo
crat) 1o,os4-
Baltimore, Sept II. - United
States Senator Joseph I. France
was nominated by the Republicans
in yesterdays primary. Returns
early today showed he had carried
ten of the q voting units in the
state including Baltimore city and
had an apparently safe margin in
several others which would give
him considera bly, more than the
necessary 67 convention delegates.
In the three cornered Demo-
cratic contest William c. Bruce ap-
peared assured of the nomination
although the preferential voting
DELAYED the counting Of the ballots
and caused confusion in some dis
tricts. representative T. Alan
Goldsborough Democrat), the only
member OF the present congress
sional delegation whose renomina-
ton was contested, won a decisive
victory.
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Death of a Little Girl
Clerk to Board.

Susie Embly pack. the two
year-oid daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
u. ri. Pack. died Sunday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock at the residence OF
Mr.. ;. 3. Pack, No. Dsngle street.
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Lee County Primary

Bishopville. Sept. y. = r. NJ.
Cooper. Jr.. was elected to the SEN
ate over Lane, 1876 to 1868. Jen-
nings was elected to the house
and there will be third race be-
tween Moore and Chewing. j. O..
DuRant defeated H. w. Carnes for
magistrate at Bishopville
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Berkeley /. Charleston Chester L
Chesterfield Clarendon 1 Collie
ton 8. Florence 4. Georgetown I,
Greenville 4, Hampton :, Horny =,
Kershaw 2, Lexington 8, Marion J.,
Mccormick s. Newberry 1, oconee
8. Pickens i. Spartarburg 6. Sum-
ter 9, Williamsburg 2.
Too Late to Tabulatc
The following reports We're re-
ceived too late to be tabulaled:
Orangeburg. Sept. 12.-Orange-
burg county gives Blease l,9.l,
Mcleod 1854, Hope 1865 and
Swearingen 2.144.
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The Paving
Bond Election
Majority in Favor of Bond Is
sue 52S to 81

The result of the election held
Tuesday on the question Of issuing
s250,090 in bonds for the purpose
of providing funds for additional
street paving resulted as follows: