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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
FEW MILLS
USE COAL
Majority of Piedmont Cotton
Mills Are Operated by Elec-
tricity

Charlotte, n. c., August 30
While the possibility Of an en-
forced shutdown of many textile
mills in the Carolinas within the
next two or three weeks looms
larger daily, most of. the mills in
the Piedmont sections of the two
states operate exclusively on hy-
dro-eiectric power and therefore
are not menaced by the growing
scarcity OF fuel. according to men
familiar. with the situation.
Many Of the mills operated by
hydro-electric power use some coal
but comparatively little. it is point
ed out. Of this class is the Chad
wiek-Hoskins Company's large
chain Of mills. E. G. Dwelle. sec
retary Of this company, said to-
night that thei, plants have enough
coal on hand to last only two or
three weeks. According to Win
some d. Adams, secretary of the
american Cotton Manufacturers
association, this condition is typi-
cal Of that of the electrically driv-
en- mills of this section general lily.
1t was said by the officials that
very nearly no coal is being re-
ceived by any mills in this section
and unless the. situation is relieved
somewhat in a week or two cur
tailment of operation on the part
of many mills will be necessary.
Only one mill, the Lancaster Cotton
mills, Lancaster. S. c., thus far
mas been reported closed on ac-
count of the coal shortage. This
company employs around l.a0o
workers 1t closed last Saturday.
It was pointed out that of the
.0n0 or more textile plants Of all
kinds in the two Carolinas, S43,
mostly in the Piedmont sections,
use hydro-elcetric power exclu-
sively, while 2a5 use steam power
according to the latest available
statistics.
No general shutdown of electri-
cally driven plnats is expected,
according to local textile. workers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
Notes Of City
Public Schools
Lists of Textbooks Issued.
Just as Few Changes as
Practicable.

/ The lists Of textbooks to be used
hin the city public schools were is
! sued Wednesday Just as few
lchanges as practicable have been
made in these lists. There are
some of the books that are used
several years from grade to grade.
| These have not been changed at
all.
| There is law of the state OF
South Carolina that requires a re-
adoption of text books every five
years. The State Board Of Educa-
ition knew, therefore, that at some
time before the first of July, 1922,
this adoption would have to be
made. On account of conditions
everywhere the board anticipated
/ that when this adoption should be
made there would be marked adj
vance in the price of textbooks; for
under the terms of the contracts
with the publishers books were
being sold below the cost of pro-.
duction.
With these two things in mind
the board at meeting held last
summer requested the secretary Of
the board to ascertain from the,
publishers of all of the textbooks
on the state list whether or not j:
would be possible tc renew all con-
;traets for FIVE years without in-
crease in the price Of the books.
With practically no exceptions the
publishers replied that renewal
/ of their contracts on that basis was
out of the question While antici-
pasting this refusal, the board felt
that every effort should be made
Ito prevent as far as possible any;
increase in the price Of textbooks
+ for the pupils of our state.
| The board anticipated a refusal
because there were facts that clear
~ indicated that, just as soon as
the present contracts should ex--,
ipire, there would be in South Car
olina a noticeable advance in the.
price of textbooks. For five years
the book contracts that went into
effect on the first day Of July 1917.
have saved to the people of South
fcarolina thousands of dollars. To
|, cite three illustrations from the:
scores that are available: One. Of
the primers was sold to the chil-i
sdren of South Carolina for one-.
third of the cost of the same book.
I in other states. The geography
brought twice as much in New
York City as IN South Carolina,
The paper required to make and,
bind one OF the arithenetics was
at one time worth more than the
books were being sold for to the
pupils Of ouf ste.e.
There is no wonder that the
board OF education anticipated an
increase in the price of textbooks
and there is no surprise to anyone
who has noted the cost Of other
commodities that this anticipation.
should have been realized. During
the past five years textbook was
the only article of trade n South
Carolina whose price did not mark
edly increase. The only preventive
eef eef the increase of price OF the text
books used in South Carolina was
the contract that the state had
with the publishers, through its
board OF education.
In arranging the list of books for
the city every possible consid-s
eration for the patrons has been
shown, consistent with the demands
of a new period Of adoption.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
To the Democratic Voters OF Supa-
ter County. -

Ladies and Gentlemen. wish
to thank all of you fe: the hand-
some vote given me in the recent
election and for the confidence you
have shown in me by electing me
one of your Representatives. {
trust that YOU will never feel that
your confidence has been misplac-
ed. E. w. Dabbs, Jr.s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

WANTED-Young man as assist
ant in office. Must be accurate
at figures and write fair hand.
address Box 5s1. City.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

The reason so many women
think their place is not in the home
is so many men think it is in the
Kitchen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

Columbia, August 31-Former
Governor c. l.. Blease missed elec-
ton in the first primary over five
opponents by 1886 votes. out OF a
total reported cast of 163,S91, with
a total of 1928 boxes out of 1867
reporting up to two o'clock Thurs
day. Thomas G.. Mcleod gained
slightly in the votes reported dur
ing the morning. The votes as re-
ported at O'Clock stood as fol-
lows: Blease 2.s9S, Cantey 1886,
Coleman 1892. Duncan 1927, Ian
ey 21,16o, Mcleod 63,37S.
In the race for attorney general
Wolfe seems to be safely nominated
over his two opponents, Harold
Eubanks and d. N. Winter. With
only eight boxes missing. out OF
1907, the votes stand as follows:
Eubanks 34.134: Winter 41.l31;
Wolfe S2262.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

It's getting to be a long time bs-
tween Constitutional AmendHenEs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

Mrs. J. W. Rodgers of Wedge
field died Sunday morning and was
buried at the Wedgeaeld cemetery
on Monday. Surviving her is hus-
band, one sister, Mrs. ]. B. Rich
ardson, OF Sumter, and one adopted
daughter, Mrs. Alex Norris Of
wedgefeld.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

% n. 4NdSn, JOHn Is. DuIde ana
E. ". Dabbs, Jr.. were declared
the nominees for the House Of
Representatives; J. c. McElveen
for magistrate in the First district;
L. G. Tisdale in the second district,
NJ. A., Wilder in the third district,
and Geo. j. Aycock in the eighth
district. The other candidates had
no opposition and were according
ly declared the nominees:
For the senate, Davis D. Noise;
Judge of Probats, Thomas E.
Richardson: Superintendent Of Ed
ucation, ]. II. Haynsworth; Magis-
trates. IA. Hodge, w. II. Ramsey,
r, l.. Burkett. l.. S. yinson.
The total vote for candidates for
State officers as tabuiated was as
follows: =:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
Death

Mr.. J.. z. Drakeford died Tues
day morning at Q o'clock at 11is
home No. 214 s. Washington street
sof apopiexy. He was stricken with
out previous illness and death re-
suited In q short time He was 50
years old. He was a native OF Ker-
shaw county, but had made his
home In Sumter county for many
years. He is survived by his wife,
Ave daughters and three sons. The
funeral services were held at II
o'clock Wednesday morning from
his late residence, No. 214 S.
washington street. Interment at
the city cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
superintendent of Education

There will be a second race for
State superintendent of Education
between the incumbent, J. E.
Swearingen and ]. H. Hope. The
vote in this contest stood:
Mrs. Drake .. ..32,Se0
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
Marriage Licenses

Colored:
Wash Evans and Esther Bradfo1
of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
LATEST news
OF PRIMARY
ELECTION
Leads w it h
Less T h a n T e n
Thousand v O t e S
@ V e r Mcleod
Race Of Lieutenant
Governor in Doubt

Columbia. August 31-In the race
for Lieutenant Governor E. B.
Jackson seems to have been cleo
ted over his two opponents. DR.. E.
c. L. ssdams and J. K. Owens,
though the majority is small. The
vote for this race as reported to
? o'clock Thursday stood Jackson
1924. Adams 36.3577, Owens 49,
21S. In other contests the results
are practically assured. J. H. Hope
and J: E. Swearingen are to run
again for superintendent Of educa-
ton. For other Offices the first race
decided the nominees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

Sai -i"','''
It will be observed that the re-
turns for the other contests are
not so full as in the governor
race. Mr.. Jackson may we'll have
been nominated sin the first pri-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

The anti-Blease majority, it will
be seen, stands at 1850. and in
the second primary on Tuesday.
September y, the result will be
determined by the votes cast last
Tuesday for other candidates. and
also by the votes of many enrolled
voters who did not cast their ball
lot IN the first primary. but who
are expected to do SO in the Sc
cond.
Lieutenant Governor
E p. Jackson, of Wagner. seems
to have just missed the nomination
for lieutenant governor in the first
primary. His two opponents. Messrs.
f. G. l.. Adams and Jennings K.
Owens, are both far behind him.
but both are very close togeth-
er. Adams viii apparently be in
the second race. if there is one.
The vote in this contest stood:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

Attorney General
Attorney general Samuel NJ.
WoRe, has been renominated over
both his opponents. The vote in
ghis contest stood:
Eubanks = ----ss,o16
Winter - 4l,135
Wolfe --82,414
Total = ----l5s,5e5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02
PRIMARY s 1
RESULTS
DECLARED
County Democratic Executive
Committee Tabulates Re-
turns and Declares Result

The County Democratic Execu-
tive Ccmmitte met in the Court
House today and tabulated the re-
turns of the managers Of the twen-
,ty-six clubs of the county and de-
clared the result of the primary
held on Tuesday, August 2ath.
There were no protests fled and no
contests to decide. The meeting
was more lengthy than usual owing
to the fact that errors in the returns
from two clubs were detected and
this necessitated the recount of the
ballots in these boxes. The errors
were found to be clerical-the man
ager in making out the return
having reversed the fgures-writ-
Il in place of Tin one place
and giving Laney credit for the
vote received by Mcleod in the
other.
TIL results as declared were as
follows:
For State Senate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

No general shutdown of electri-
cally driven plnats is expected,
according to local textile. workers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-02

656 1911 72F 64sI s52l 49, 1861 17s Al 67las0
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
FLOATING COURT
 F0R ALlkSA

Washington, March 1.-The gov ernment has organized a floating court for Alaska.
 The treasury department an nounced today the appointment of five commanders of the coast guard service as commissioners.
 The following officers were given the appointments: Captain Claud S. Cochran, commander of the cut ter Bear in Arctic waters; Captain James H. Ottel. commander of tle cutter Haidia. in Boring sea; Cap tain John Boedecker, commander of the Mojave in Boring sea; Captain William Stromberg, commander of the cutter Algonquin in Boring sea; Captain Edward D. Jones. command CT of the cutter Unalga in south eastern Alaskan waters. In addition, the following officers in the coast guard service were appointed special deputy marshals: Lieutenants Thom- as s. Klinger. Clewent J. Todd, Will fred x. Derby, Frederick J. Birket, and John E. Whitbeck.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
FREIGHT RATES
ARE ANNOUNCED

Seattle. March I3.-The joint freight rates of the steamship com panies and the government railroad in Alaska were published today.
 Forty-two dollars per ton on min CTS supplies for delivery via water and rail at Panama and Fairbanks. with intermediate points proportion ateIy less. is the joint freight trans fer from Puget Sound.
 The rates have been approved by the government and are effective on March 20.
 The rates run from twenty-three dollars 10 eighty dollars per ton. ac- cordiug to classification, but the average or basic rate applying to groceries and canned goods is forty two dollars.
 All wharfage and terminal charges are absorbed by the rail and water lines.
 The rate on general merchandise to Seward is thirteen dollars and fifty cents per ton, and fifteen dol lars and fifty cents to Anchorage.
 No through rate for passengers has been established
 The steamship lines will make their own charges and the railway will do likewise.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
HISTORY REPEATING
 ITSELF IN ALASKA ROW
 BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS

Washington, March 12.-Shau the United States government or the Guggeuheim interests control the disposition of the hundred million cords of paper timber in Alaska be- longing to the government? This is the question that is at the bottom of the fight betweeu Chief Forester Greeley of the department of agri- culture and Secretary of the Inter- for Fall.
 The TOW is a re-opening of the Pinchot-Ballinger controversy, with different principals.
 It's ramifications proceed from AL ka through the department of agri- culture to the department of the in terior and via the White House to congress. The battle will be hard fought.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Eight thousand tierces of mild cured salmon. valued at SI,60O,0OO, virtually the entire output Of Southeastern and Southwestern AL aska, has been sold. The cleanup this year is the best and quickest in the history of the industry since 1914. Seattle is the world distribut- ing point for mild cured salmon. The American markets this year took nearly 90 percent. of the Seat tie sales, and other shipments going to Great Britain, Norway and Ger many and other foreign countries. The record last year points to an ac- tive season in the mild cure plants during 1922.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
FAIRBANKS NEWs.MINER
 BOOSTING FOR JIM GALEN

Fairbanks, March ll.-(Special to the Skagway AIasksn)-Jim Galen Republican aspirant to congress, is here looking over the opposition camp.
 His personality and direct attitude upon everything, while not marking him as a politician, appeals consid- erably to the old timers and he falls heir to some strength supposed now to be Dan Sutherland's.
 After only two days in our town he feels as much al home here as though he had been here from early days and the impression here Is that there are now two Republican can- dgdates at the primaries for delegate from Alaska. - Fairbanks NeWs- Miner.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
WOULD SHIFT ALLIED
 DEBT TO GERMANY

Paris, March l3.-In the tentative plan as worked out at the Anglo Italian conference. the payment of the war debts to the United States would be shifted by the allies to Germany and the latter would be required to pay off the entire in- demnity in five years.
 France would be deprived of her present preponderant military posi- ton while sharing in the prosperity resultant from an early return to economic normalacy in Europe
 Belgium has subscribed to such an arrangement, but France has not yet approved it.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
PRESIDENT WILL PITCH CAMP IN HEART OF
 CALIFORNIA REDWOOnS

San Francisco, March 12.-The ln- tention of President and Mrs. Hard ing to pitch their summer camp in the heart of the California redwoods between June Is and July lf be- came known recently.
 The receipt of War department or ders at the Presidio to assemble ar my tents and conveyances for their use when the party arrives, reveal ed the plan.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
COMPANIES COMBINE TO
 DEVELOP SIBERIA

Seattle. March l3.-Under the ln- corporated name of Olaf Swanson company of Seattle. the Hubbard SwensOn company, Seattle; Denbigh & Company, YladIYostock; Hako- date. Japan: A. ". ShvetzoT & Sons, New York and London; A. N. Rush nareT. Ahutsk. Siberia, and Bryner & Company, Yladivostock have com biued for the development of Kam- Chatka and the mainland of Siberia.
 The steel motorship Aazatlan will be the first boat dispatched by Swen- son & Company, which will be fol lowed by several Lthers.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
BANBURY APPOINTED AGENT OF ADMIRAL LTNE
 AT KETCElKAN

Seattle. March 12-CeOrge P, Banbury. for many years purser on Alaska steamships, has been ap- pointed agent for the Pacific Steam ship company at F,etchikau.
 Eanbury will succeed the late Vic tor A. Peterson, who passed away a few days ago.
 (Note-George p. Banbury is well known in Skagway, where he held the position of acting agent for the Pacific s. s. Co. some time ago and where he made and retained many friends who will congratulate him on his adyancement.-Editor.D
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
VOLIVA PROPHESIES FALL
 OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
 NOTHING LEFT BUT HELL

Milwaukee, March 12.-Wilbur Glenn Voliva. the overseer of Zion, has made a prophecy that Great Dri- tain will lose ner colonial posses sions, which will be followed by the foundation of a great northwestern confederacy with Russia, Germany, Japan and China forming to com bat the nations already allied.
 There is to be no peace for the world and nothing but hell, he de- clared at a meeting held here last eight.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Washington, March 14.-Presi- dent Lewis of the United Mine Workers conferred with secretary of labor Davis today on the coal strike which is threatened to take place on April first
 The conference was for the pur- pose of ascertaining the possibilities of negotiating a national conference with the bituminous operators.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
HEIR TO LARGE FORTUNE
 WANTS OUT INSANE ASYLUM

San Francisco, March l2.-Count Hugo Atterberg, heir to an estate in Germany, said to be valued at l2,- 0OO.OOO marks, has begun a fight for freedom and release from the Napa Insane Asylum.
 Atterberg has been confined in this institution fol the past six years and now claims that he is sane and should be released.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
GEN. SMUT HAS MARROW
 ESCAPE FROM BCILET

Johannesburg, March 12.---A shot was fired at General Smut, tEe not ed Boer war leader, who is now pre- mier.
 The would-be assassin fired the bullet while General Smut was be- ing driven towards the parliament building.
 It is reported that the missile pierced the ear of the premier.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE WILL STAND
 PAT ON COMPROMISE

Washington, March l3.-It was decided today by the Republican members of the house ways and means committee after a long con- ference that they would stand pat on their determination to report a compromise on the soldier bonus bill.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
REVOLUTIONISTS CAPTURE
 CAPITAL. OF ALBANIA

London. March l2.-ThC revOlu- jiOnists have occupied Tirqla. the capital of Albania.
 The town was taken OElv after Nard and stubborn resistance by tue federal troops
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
SERVING LIFE IN PEN
 WOMAN ACCUSES TWO MEN

San Francisco, March 12-Mrs. Louise L. Peete. who is serving a life sentence in San Quentin, has designated two Los Angeles men as the slayers of Jacob c. Denton, a Los Angeles mining man.
 Mrs. Peete was tried and convicted of the murder Of Denton.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Washington, March I4.-The di- vision Of the country into eighteen districts as enforcement territories of federal force for the general pro- hibition agents was announced to- day by Commissioner Haynes.
 Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington will constitute dis trict number seventeen.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
AMERICAS CLAIMS OF PRIORITY DISREGARDED
 BY ALLIED MINISTER'S

Paris. March I3.-The allied min isters signed the agreement for the distribution of the first billion gold marks of German separations.
 This agreement disregards Amer ica's claim of priority for its troops in connection with the occupation of Rhineland.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Moscow, March l4-Bn Haywood heads a group of American I. ". ". men 10 whom Premier Lenine has granted a concession to operate NadeijdDinsky Iron Works In the Jral mountains district, was the in formation which was given out at headauarters today
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
HARRY GREBs RESTS
 TOMMY GIBBONS

New York, March 14.-In furious bout lasting fifteen rounds. Harry Grebs. the Pittsburgh light heavy weight. won a decision over Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul.
 The fight took place last night and was characterized by the heavy hit ting and Gibbons took a great deal ot punishment.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
HOwAT WRIT OF ERROR
 DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT

Washington. March IS.-Ths Uni ted States supreme court today dis missed the writ of error by which Howat sought to have reviewed the decision of the Kansas courts. hold ing him in contempt of court for his refusal to appear before the court of industrial relations.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
NEW ERA FOR ALASKA
 COMMENCES MARCH 20

Seattle. March l2.-CommissiOn- CT Dole of the Alaska Engineering commission said today that altho the new tariG rates mean much to Alaska. "The day for which we have waited even since We began work on the railway will arrive on March 20. That date will mark the beginning Of a new era" he said.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
BOMB EXPLODES IN AMERICAN
 LEGATION

Sofia. March I2.-A bomb eSplo- sion occurred at the American lega- tiOn today.
 Nobody was injured but several of the windows were shattered.
 The perpetrator Of the outrage has not been found, but the police are working hard on the case.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
 AT S:t5 O'CLOCK SHARP

The doors will be open to the pub lie at 7:45. Reserved seats may be secured at the door.
 Those coming in during a number will remain at the rear until the end of that number.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
LARGE APPROPRIATION
 FOR |. S. ARMY

Washington, March 14.-The house appropriation committee re- ported the bill carrying two hundred and seventy million dollars for the army of one hundred and fifteen thousand enlisted men and eleven thousand officers.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Washington, March i4.-Alaska reindeer, fox and caribou marched tn Noah's ark array before the house committee on appropriations, ac- cording to a transcript of the hear ng before that committee when the annual appropriation bill was being made.
 Delegate Dan Sutherland of Alas ka told of their wrowth and possi- bilities.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
SEATTLE ATTORNEY
IN THE TOLLS

Seattle, March 13.-Henry Clay Agnew, a well known Seattle attor- ney, is held in the Tacoma jail.
 1t is alleged that Agnew plotted 10 deliver from jail D. x. Schoon- over, a former Seattle policeman and bootIegger.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14
SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON
 ASSAILS FOUR-POWER TREATY

Washington. March 13.-Assail- ing the four-power treaty as a quad ruple alliance, Senator Hiram John son told the senate today that its ratification would mean not only re- cession from American tradition. but national surrender under threats of foreign powers.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-03-14

Keller Brothers have just received a fresh shipment of the choicest ci- gars. Among them may be found Van Dyck's, Robert Burns. Mi HO- gar, Mozeart, Independent and many other favorite brands.
 Call in and get a good smoke. 2t