The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 25, 1914, Image 8
SUMTER TOBACCO WARE
HOUSE OPENED TO-DAY
Tobacco Brings Good Prices on Open?
ing Day of Market
U. R. DUDOHK OF SARDINIA BRINGS IN LARGEST LOAD ON WA?
GON AND RECEIVES LAIIG F>>T CHECK FOR TOBACCO ? LA It GL
CROWD OF VISITORS IN ATTENDANCE VPON OPENING AND
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN BY BUSINESS MEN.
rrom the Daily Item, Juiy 23.
8umter'a Tohacco Warehouse open
at 41,000 pound* of tobacco In thei
warehouse, all of which was sold at |
whet wer? considered generally as
excellent prices. There were hun?
dreds of people present at 11 o'clock
when the market was formally opened
and hundreds more kept coming and
going all day long, all manifesting a
great deal of Interest in thl? new ven?
ture of .Sumter County farmers.
The business men of the city and
the Chamber of Commerce, who have
worked hard to arouse Interest among
the farmers In the planting of this
new crop end through whose effort.,
the warehouse was built, were nearly
all on hand at the opening and saw
their efforts fruitful of excellent re?
sult* The fact that this Is a new
venture and that approximately sixty
Ihre thousand or more pounds of to?
bacco was brought here Is In Itself
suspicious of a good market in the
future.
The tobacco was of the first pick?
ing or sand lugs and of course did not
bring as high a price as will be given
later for the better grades of tobacco
when they come In. The highest price
palll today was 20 cents and the price
ranged from this all the way down to
ft cents. Ten cents was probably the
average price for the tobacco sold,
much of which showed that the gath?
erers were not well up on methods of
curing. There were 142 persons to
bring tobacco here today to be sold at
the opening. The exact amount > uld
sot be ascertained this morning, as
the employes at the warehouse were
too busy paying off those* who had
brought In the tobacco and settling
4p the first day's work to make up a
total of the sales.
O. R. DuBose of Sardinia won the
prise fot bringing the largest load of
tobacco m one wagon. He had 6,
lit pou? ds of tobacco. The prise for
?d today with what was estimated
thin was $50 offered by the business
men of Sumter through the Chumber
of Commerce. Mr. DuBose also prob
abl;- received the prize for getting the
largest check for tobacco sold. Oth?
er prise winners could not be learned
this morning.
Throughout the morning free
drink's were served to all visitors to
the tobacco warehouse The Cham?
ber of Commerce had interested it?
self in this mutter and secured the
consent of the Coca-Cola Bottling
Company, the Chero-Cola Company
and Rogers- Ice Cream Company to
serve free drinks and cream to every?
body. This was done and there were
many to enjoy this hospitality of these
companies.
Another feature was the fact that
the banks of the city remained open
until 6 o'clock this afternoon in or?
der to cash all checks which were
given out to those selling tobacco, this
being done as a convenience to the
farmers.
The auction of tobacco began about
12 o'clock and lasted for about an
hour, Auctioneer J. W. Finch selling
pile after vile in an expeditious and
able manner. The sale was managed
by Messrs. Pepper and Marion, the
lessees of the tobacco warehouse, and
was conducted in an orderly way.
The buyers represented here today
were L. L Strauso Tobacco Company
of Richmond, Va., Imperial Tobacco
Company, Richmond, Va., W. H Win
stead Tobacco Company, Goldsboro,
N C; J. P. Taylor Tobacco Com?
pany, Henderson, N. C; J. M. Edwards
Company, Danville, Va., W. P. Henry
Tobacco Company, Boston, Mass.
Many of those present at the open?
ing where heard to comment favor?
ably upon the prices paid for the to?
bacco which was sold today and all of
those connected with the warehouse
seemed much pleased with prospects,
as they were indicated by the open?
ing.
FIIIERS' UNION CONVENTION
ANNl Ali MFJCT1NU IN MISSION AT
ANDERSON.
Fl Uli I m DfthlM, Head of State In Ion.
Tells of Year's Activity In tlie
Plant? rN Interest.
Anderson. July 22.?Fifty dele?
gates were present tonight when
President Dabba called the conven?
tion of ths state Farmers' I'nlon to
order, sll of the 20 county unions
being represented. President Dabbs'
annual report was In the nature of
a resume of what he had done dur?
ing the year to encourage the mem?
bers of ths union, a report of hla at?
tendance upon the national conven?
tion at Salm.i, Kan., und a report of
bis work as chah man of the commit?
tee) from the national union to visit
President Wilson and Secretaries Mc
Adoo and Houston as to tho treasury
deposits for moving the crops und
the market bureau of tho department
of agrtculturs.
President Dabbs commends the ed?
ucational institutions of the Stute
mentioning Clemson, and Winthrop In
particular. He urged the members
of the union to support and cooperate
with the rural and high schools In
their districts, pointing out thut edu?
cation is the main plunk In tho foun?
dation for making a good and suc?
cessful farmer. President Dabbs rec?
ommends the appointment of u com?
mittee to cooperate with committees
of other organisations In preparing
for the invasion of the boll wevll In
ftouth Carolina.
He commended nnd extended
thanks to the press of tbc State for
able and courteous assistance) in fur?
thering the work of the union, both
editorially, and In tho news columns.
He advocates and urges tbat every
city and town have It* board of trade
and every rural district have Its
union so that they might work to?
gether harmoniously for the good of
their counties.
The reports of the executive com?
mittee arid socrr tury-treasurer, J.
Whltner Held, ahow that tho financial
condition of the union today Is bet?
ter than it waa one your ago, ulso a
small increase In membership. The
failure tc Increase tho membership
materially Is due to the Inability to
find sultatde men to servo us organ?
isers.
From now on efforts will !??? made
to organise union* In every county
The reports declare thut good beasV
FRANCE FEARS REVOLUTION.
HOY A MKTS ARE PLOTTING TO
OVERTHROW THE GOV?
ERNMENT.
Tho Calllaux Trial IIus Stirred Po?
litical Puss Ions to the* Fever I lout
and Officials uro keenly Anxious?
V ?sldent Polncalre Urged to Huston
Homo from Russia.
^aris, July 23.?With political pas?
sions approaching serious climax,
hinging on the result of the trial of
Ma?ume Calllaux for the murder of
Editor Calmette, officials are showing
koen anxiety toduy. Secret messeng?
ers have been sent to the president
and premier who ure now in Russia
advising them to husten back to Par?
is.
Royalists aro preparing for a move
to overthrew the republic and estab?
lish ? monarchy if the opportunity
presents.
Tho palace of Justice is strongly
guarded.
The expected political revolution is
completely overshadowing the mur?
der case.
i Immense crowds surround the pal
I ace of Justice.
TRUST SUIT STARTED.
Rill In Equity Filed Against New
Haven Monopoly.
New York, July 23.?Department of
Justice of the United States, filed B
bill in equity against the New Haven
railroad as a monopoly at noon today.
The bill charges that the railroad vio?
lator tho Sherman law "various ways
by restraining trade and commerce
In the New Kngland States, by con?
trolling the railroad, water and trolley
transportation." The dissolution of the
monopoly Is asked.
ness propositions over the State are
working so successfully that the mem?
bers feel that the union has grown
stronger Instead of weaker. Presl ?
dent Dahhs declared the union Is
stronger today In the determination
of those who ure sticking by the
union and who are eomlng in than it
was one year ago.
The delegates WlH be the guests of
President liijjus at Clemson college
tomorrow, going up early in the
morning and returning late tomorrow
;i fternoon.
A night sesion will be held tomor?
row.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
MILITARY ACTIVITIES CAUSING
GREAT UK EASINESS IX MEX?
ICO CITY.
War Department Officials Refuse to
(?Ivc Any Explanations and Rumors
arc Current thut Deadlock Between
Carbajal und ( airan/41 Has Develop?
ed.
Mexico City, July 22.?Extensive
military preparations that are being
made bs* the war department arc caus?
ing great uneasiness here. Govern?
ment officials refuse to give any ex?
planation of their action. Humor is
current that a deadlock has develop?
ed in the negotiations b tween the
agenta of Carbajal and Carranza that
may prevent a peaceful solution of
the situation. Provisional President
Carbajal is llrmly demanding that a
general amnesty be granted to Mcxi
cahs who supported Huerta.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS CAUCUS.
Majority Leaders Meet Tonight to
Discuss Plan? to Defeat Republican
Filibusters.
Washington, July 22.?A caucus of
the senate Democrats headed by Sen
utor Kern of Indiana will be held to?
night. The majority leaders In the
senate have become anxious over the
legislative program because of the
filibuster that has been conducted by
the Republicans for the last two
weeks. The caucus will consider hold?
ing night sessions and putting for?
ward trust legislation and the appro?
priation bills.
ANTI-TRUST MEASURE.
Clayton Rill Reported by Senate Ju?
diciary' Committee.
Washington, July 22.?The Clayton
anti-trust bill as amended by the sen?
ate judiciary committee, was reported
to the senate today. The trade union
exemption is less sweeping than in
the house bill, fraternal orders are
not included in the exemption and the
section legalizing peaceful picketing
has been largely eliminated.
Too Hot For Pythians.
Ter re Haute, Ind., July 23.?Many
delegates to the annual encampment
Of the Uniformed Hank, Knights of
Pythias, left for their homes this
morning on account of the intense
heat which is causing much suffering.
Several features of the Conclave were
abandoned on account of the heat.
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
EVERY FARMER IN SVMTER
COUNTY SHOULD ATTEND AT
LEAST ONE MEETING.
Farm Demonstration Agent Points
out Necessity of Learning from Mis?
takes of One Year and Remedying
Mothoda from Them?-Information
Can bo obtained from Winthrop?;
t'lemson Institutes.
It is almost time for us to begin to
see our mistakes that we have made
In preparing, planting and cultivating
the present crop. If we are to make
any improvement we should fortify
ourselves for the next crop with in?
formation concerning the various
things with which we have had to
contend this year. Certain men are
devoting all of their time to studying
injurious crop insect pests, others are
studying plant diseases, while still
others are studying fertilizers. The
latest information on the above sub?
jects and many others, may be had by
every farmer in Sumter county by
attending one of the Clemson-Win
throp institutes to bo held in this
county next week. One will be held
at Shiloh, Monday, July 27, another
at Sumter, July 28, and the third will
be at Kembert, Wednesday, July 29.
I firmly believe that a third or a
fourth of the money spent for fer?
tilizer could be saved to the farmers
of Sumter county, if we were only fa?
miliar with the needs of the soil. Re?
cently, I have talked with farmers
that are going to apply nitrate of soda
to early planted cotton, this week, and
I believe that they are taking a long
shot at getting any return from mon?
ey so expended. I have talked with
many farmers who have tried apply?
ing nitrate of soda after the middle of
July on early planted cotton that has
shown signs of giving up, and thejr al?
most invariably say that the soda ap?
plied so late gives them a second or
top growth from which they seldom
pick any cotton. And which top
growth'helps prevent sunshine from
opening the crop of bolls already ma?
tured. I think that a farmer should
be very conservative about spending
his money for fertilizers that are
doubtful in giving a return or increas?
ed yield In 'the crops. The best time
for applying soda is just about the
time that the cotton begins bloom?
ing. ?
I should like to see all of the farm?
ers attend these institutes with note?
books and pencils, and ask questions
about anything of which they are in
RECEIVER BETS JUDGMENT, j
DECISION AT ANDERSON GOES'
AG AI X ST GARLIX GTOX.
Couit Rules That W. Hampton Cohh
for Carolina Agency Company Wins
Big Sum.
Anderson, July 20.?At chambers
late today Judge Prince overruled ex?
ceptions of defendant's attorney to
rulings of Master McFaddin of Hich
land count> and gave judgment
against John Y. Garlington in the sum
of $25,000 for Wade Hampton Cobb,
receiver for the Carolina Agency com?
pany.
The company receiver brought suit
against Garlington for an accounting
of all funds received by him as gen?
eral manager and treasurer of the
company. The matter was referred
to Master McFaddin to take testimony
and make report of findings. He found
in the sum .of $26,000 for company's
receiver but on the other hand gave
Garlington credit lor $5,000 as com?
pensation for selling stock.
Judge Prince ruled that Garlington
should not receive compensation for
selling stock since he was employed
by the company for full time and that
Garlington exceeded his authority if
ho advanced money to agents.
The complaint asked for judgment
of $25,000 against Gr.rlington, and
th? court ruled that ho could not
give judgment for $26,000 as the mas?
ter did. Garlington, who is absent
from the State, has an interest in
several thousand acres of land in
Jacks township, Laurcni county, but
the interest in the land will not bring
the amount of judgment given today
against him.
The Carolina Agency company was
organized as State agents; for Mutual
Life Insurance company cf Koine,
Ga.
Judge Prince, in handing down the
decree, took occasion to criticise di?
rectors of the company for their ap
i parent negligence in attending to the
j affairs of the company.
Mr. Clarence A. Kinard, who Is con?
nected with the Westlnghouse Elec?
tric Company, has returned to Pitts
burg, after a visit to his mother.
! doubt.
The institutes will open promptly at
I 11 o'clock, and everybody that is in
j terested in better farming In Bumter
.county is cordially invited to attend
j one or more of these institutes.
J. Prank Williams.
i Local Farm Demonstration Agent.
GONE TO JOIN DIAZ.
IHERTA WILL LIVE AT EASE IX
EUROPE78 PLAY GROUND.
He Makes Final Statement Charging
That l/nitcd States Will Try to An?
nex Mexico?Officials at Puerto
Glad to Get Him Off Their Hunds.
Puerto Mexico, July 21.?With Gen.
Huerta safe aboard the German cruis?
er Dresden bound for Jamaica all the
officials here breathe easier today. A
rebel attack was feared while the
former dictator was here. The feder?
al soldiers who guarded the Huerta
party and who were not sent back to
Mexico City threw away their uni?
forms, and disappeared in, the forest.
Before leaving. Gen. Huerta gave
out a statement declaring that the
I'nited States is preparing to annex
Mexico, but said the plan can never
succeed. Huerta will soon sail from
Kingston for France and go to Riviera
to join Ex-president Diaz.
TRAGEDY IX LOS ANGELES.
Infatuated Man Kills Woman ami
Himself.
Los Angeles, July 21.?The investi?
gation of the murder of Mrs. Edna
Bikes, the beautiful young wife of
President Sikes, of the First National
! Bank, of Non ross, Ga., by Charles
! Haag, of Los Angeles, a builder and
j contractor, who then committed sui
' cide was started by the coroner today.
'According to the friends of both par?
ties the mad infatuation of Haag for
the woman was responsible for the
tragedy. Haag was recently divorced
by his wife. Mrs. Sikes last week
filed papers asking for a divorce from
her husband.
The woman was dragged from her
bedroom early this morning by the
man for whom she gave up her hus?
band and Georgia home. She was
shot and killed; as her 5-year-old son
? lung to her and begged Haag not to
kill his mother. Haag then sent a
bullet through his own brain. Jeal?
ousy and a quarrel are supposed to
1 have caus Ml the tragedy. Mrs. Sikes,
? who was 27 years old, came to Los
Angeles IS months ago. She lived at
a boarding house, and there met
Haag, who was 30 years old, about
one year ago.
Freezing at Pincwood.
The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist
Church will serve ice crr.am and cake
on the Baptist church y ird, Thursday,
July 23rd, beginning at 5 o'clock P.
M. Everybody is i ordiahy invited.
UffilK AO TIES 1914
H The tillers of the soil are to be congratulated upon the magni?
ficent prospects for yi crops, which we sincerely hope will con?
tinue, so that our agricultural friends may reap a rich reward as
the result of their year s labor.
Our business is largely dependent upon
the farming class, when they prosper, we pros?
per, and we feel very grateful to them for the
loyal manner in which they have stood by us
for many years past.
You will soon be looking around for the
wherewith to cover your cotton, as the indi?
cations point to a reasonably early crop and as
usual, we are well prepared to take care of
your wants in this respect.
We have all grades of bagging up to 3 lbs.
per yard. Our Globe brand is a re woven fa?
bric, but free from holes or any imperfections
whatever. It will make an ideal bagging for
persons running public gins, as it will serve
the purpose equally as well as the new goods
and costs verv much less. Our Dundee brand
is doubtless familiar to you, as we have been
selling it for many years. In Sugar Sack bag?
ging we handle nothing but standard goods,
which we have in 3 and 3 lbs.
Our experience has taught us that second
hand ties are unprofitable as well as undesirable,
so we are offering nothing but standard new
goods. We carry a stock of both bagging and
ties in our warehouse in Charleston, from
which we can ship you direct, thereby saving
the local freight from Sumter to those for whom
hauling would be inconvenient. Wc are pre?
pared to make shioments August payable
October ls^ without interest and yr*u can de?
pend on our prices being right. If you have
any doubt as to that, it will be a pleasure to
quote you. Soliciting your inquiries for this
or any thing else in our line.