The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 29, 1919, Image 2

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Southern Troops Coming Home Twenty-Seven Hundred Men of Eighty-Second Division on the Way. 'l Washington, Jar 25.?The trans : port' Minnekahda, is due at New York i F?^bruaiy 1st with twenty-seven hun dred men, including' headquarters .company, machine gun company. ? s?pply: -company, medical detachment !- and companies A. B. C. D, I, K. L. M, of. the 32Sth Infantry (Eighty-second division) and eighty-third division ca dets of hundred thirty-seven men and casual company of Alabama troops. HORRORS IX ARMENIA. Starving People Eat Flesh of Their Dead. ? New York, Jan. 23.?A cablegram was received by the Hon. Henry Mor geutbau, former United States Am . baSsador to Turicey. from relief work ; "ers in Armenia, telling of conditions in that country that are so'horrible as to be unprintable. 'Thousands of children are starving : and dying for want of the bare ne cessities of life each day, and I have seen mothers so crazed from hunger nhat they would eat the flesh from the bodies of their own children who had died of starvation." ?Reports: from every part, of the country where campaigns are being conducted \to raise money for relief of; these people indicate that sub scriptions are generous," said L-. A. Cooper, Southern Division Director of the Armenian-Syrian Relief Commit tee, Many counties and cities have voluntarily raised their quotas. ^Because of the reappearance of the... Spanish influenza, -and local con ditions the drive has been postponed in.many counties, but we feel assur ed'.that as soon as conditions will permit the campaign to be put on. the ?outh, with a hundred per cent record in all war charities will not fall down on this, one of humanity's .most, distressed calls for assistance. I. -don't think that American, mothers and fathers, knowing that there are thousands of children dying of star vation, can look ..on their own little ones and refuse to give to this worthy cause." BARXWELL MAX SEXTEXCED. B. F. Fanning Gets Year for Shoot ing Off Fingers. Columbia. Jan. 2-1.?B. F. Fanning, of Barnwell county, was sentenced in United States court here today to serve one year in the federal prison at Atlanta after oenviction on a charge of shooting off' two of his fing ers to escape military service. 1 To Head League of Nations President Wilson Will Probably Be Offered Permanent Presi dency of Body. Paris, Jan. 24.?President Wilson is likely to be offered the presidency of the commission of the le; rue of nations, the Echo de Paris today says. By commission is probably meant the permanent executive body for the i conduct of the league's affairs. ! MAY EXPORT COTTON. _______ President Wilson Cables President of j Farmers' Union. Orangeburg, Jan. 23.?Col. J. H. Claffy, president of the South Caro lina State Farmers' Union, authorizes the publication of the following ca blegram received today from Presi dent Woodrow Wilson from Paris: "Cotton may now be exported to ail neutral countries in amounts ade quate for their needs. Farther ex ports to or for account of enemy coun tries raise important questions of pol icy which are the subject of atten tive consideration by associated gov ernments." LIEUT. CHAS. K. DI LL1NGH AM. I-oinner South Carolinian , Cited for ExtraortLmary Heroism; Cheraw, Jan. 24.?Of special inter est to Charleston people is the citation of Lieut. Charles K. Diilingham for extraordinary heroism in action, near Xantillois, France, October 6, 10IS. Lieut. Diilingham, on duty as battal ion intelligence officer, twice volun teered and led a patrol through woods known to be occupied by hostile mar chine guns, and ascertained the po sitions of units on the right and left of his own. At Nantillois and Boxs i des Ogons he was a constant inspTra. ! tion to his men by his devotion to I duty and disregard of personal safety, j Lieut. Diilingham is the son of Mr. ? James Diilingham, formerly, of i Charleston, now of Newark, and the grandson of the late Dr. Cornelius I Kollock, of Cheraw. Dr. Charles Kol I loci;, of Charleston, is r.n uncle. He was born in Cheraw and was educat ! ed here and in Charleston and at the University of South Carolina. Paris, Jan. 24.?The second session of the peace congress tomorrow like the first will be open to the press. The first subject for consideration wil< be intematiori.-'J legislation on la'?or. A number of recommendations on la bor will be referred to a committee. The American and British views are believed to harmonize in many re spects. The plan is to provide in ternational protection for labor. Building Material and Feed Stuffs EougQ and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Brick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. All kinds of Feedfor Horses, Co**s, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. B??th &. McLeod, Inc. Phones 10 & 631 Farm Land For Sale In Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties ? C. P. Ny :: Sumter, S. C. TllllltHIIIIIIIIIII t-H-H-H- -*-H-^-?^M-?-M-^>-?>?^H-f4-f I The Goddess of Liberty At Our Door Welcomes you to the Bank that ? has purchased for itself and its cus tomers over a half million dollars of Liberty Bonds and Certificates, ?AND? Has given six of her young men ? the service of her country. Resources Over $2.000.000. lie National Bank el South Carolina i C.G. ROWLAND, President. ??a?? Cashier. * ??44 M M ??4 (Red Steer Brands) ive Proven Their ia ? They have m?miame i highest; rank ior many years, ' ? Oar customers say they are the best? In materials used-- In care in manufacture? In crop results. Be sure you get the best- -S?/IFFS. Fomtilas for any crop on any soil that most sols are becoming sadly lack We can supply any desired percentage of l iiKfii/? QT^rl r""^ IflJ Vpf ... :?JVI cMLixt 1*34^ Oio -j^u Order Swift's P?rili2?2rs eai-iy and Se fig of your supply. v.. _. '.. .J ?_ of _i fe3 (fertiker Werks) liip^_fiii# I ? mm owmi mmwTtE, n. c. ^aeSsries: Wiifm2Rgt?R9 ft?c ' ^reergsb?^ Pia C. Columbia, S. < Chester, FOR SALE BY MAYES, JR. MAYESVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA Pinchot Scores Penrcse Republican Boss Alleged to H :?;> resent AH That is Svii in Politics. Philadelphia. Jan. J7.?The follow ing open letter to Senator Pen rose was made public today by Gilford Pinchot, the former Foil Moose leader: There is a matter of great import ance to the Republican party to which I would like to direct your at tention. Before doing: so. 1 want to recall that I ran against you for the United States senate in 1914, and was beaten. I had no complaint to make at the time, and I have none now. I mention it merely because (iure will be a tendency on the part of certain persons to attribute this Lietter to disappointment or spite, i [can assure you honestly that it has nothing 10 do with cither. Someone, however, ought i<> take j ;ho burden ?f Writing you this letter. [In the absence of any sign th:ii some j one else is going to do it. i have de j-cided to assume the duty and write it myself. i TJko millions of other Republicans. I I am anxious to see the Democrats -beaten in 1920. Like them. I see in {the possibility of your election to the [^chairmanship of the senate committee j on finance one of the principal ob stacles iii the way of such a victory. It is w<dl known that the Mj< i West will east the deciding vote i i \ the next presidential election. The j ivliddle West know? you maud is the ! most perfect living rersresontai iv-e of the worst type of politics in America. ; Indeed. I am m.ciihed to think ? is { :*: ??.? to say that no other ?):.-<a in ? ur Khistory has ever represented to s, i many Americans all thai is wo- -' h I American public life, ft this is true, pit a record, and you arc ? ntitle 1 to ? whatever credit goes with it. The p :>:?]<? of the lT?ited State*' j know that the irreal mbtVopoT: - j your friends, and thiLl you accepted ! a < !?.?..:':.?? Si!r>.0iV0 from the Sta.nd ard '>U Company and thanked them : They knew thai you have adv. t\> ? :'? ?!: i'i< c-liirmpien of the litjuor in T < .?: ' . iIV;,! h i "t adi'y worked ;in(; v rl again:?! 'la t ion. i y:': ?' ! ! >r ' "ana dints *y>\y ;/prolerted and out ;. hltjn tariff oi trust products! The railroad men know ihid yoi yoted aj^tlnst ii-.M-r rot block signal systems on all railroads which would make travel much sufei for employes : nd public alike. The wage earners know thai ;h? American Federation ot" !.:>.. ? -i ? 0:0*dally declared y< ?? to hav-o beet ''uniformly hos**?e or needijrenl to la bor's interests in the United State senate." The Progressives know that yoi opposed Roosevelt in the Republican National Convention in 1!?12. when the people of Pennsylvania had de rlarccl oy< rwholmingly for him. They know that you were largely rcspon sible for the split in the Republican, party in 1912 and the election of a Democratic president. j The progressive Republican sena- j tors are fully aware of the danger to j party harmony ? and success in 1020 ; through your candidacy, and they have ] been fighting it hard. The name of the chairman of the' committee on finance will be insep-; ar?bly attached to the coming Repub-; Tican tariff bill, which will probably j he more widely known and discussed : by our people than any other bill be fore the next congress. It will be' argued by the Democrats thai you. could not be chairman of so import-; ant a committee and .in charge of, so crucial a bill unless the Old Guard j were in controi of th" Republican ;:party-. This argument i- likely to be j effective with great numbers of pro ? gross!ve; Repub! icans, as well as with [?Democrats disgusted with Wilson and j anxious to vote against Ihm if they, i caiV. I i Jf yon write the next tariff bill, the ? people will believe, and they are like I \y to be right, that Lt is unduly fa vorable to special privilege and mo nopoly. The Payno-Aldrich tariff bill was fatal to the Republican party in iftvj. AVI)--* would a Penrose t?rifT do to W in P>2?? You are liability The undivided, support of all th'- forces ycu repre sent would fall far short of carrying Republican party to victor*-* in . ii finance wouio uro ? i<> ?.<? uic hostility lo the r;epur?Iic;;n par ti-?* you ?? ? ~lr : !?;<? coiij uiilt.ee iT?ssibilin :s :?? i'ou '.now. man. whai to the ttepus - not Can to t'SS Of 0*0 ';i means for lOY?. ;'::<] '?1OW .: ? n o ugh ? te ?_. ?:? ! eneugh your nan;.'.' Yours iy\ y. ;S?:;!! .:> Gilford Pinehot. The Lnfluettza Situation. hi response ;<> h.ffuirios made of four of the leading physicians of the ,-ity the information aas obtained :r? tie- situation relative to influenza i ?? city vv.*rs dt-:Vdedly bctior. One r physicians stated thai Iiis ex ?-i eh nce i*'a?is him ' ? the beii? f that the recent recurrence of ilio disease had spent itself. cA \.i be .-I:;, i ? ?:a -t :i tinauce. The -n-, ; c ? i. "? m i'.'. i an**. (... ... ;\?vy o'( hi r iv. you ]'.?: :>' ben ^. ?:>:>.riv. Vou eau GAMDEN DAIRY FARM. Corporation Soon to Re Operating: With Three Hundred Head of Thor ooghbred Jerseys. (Camden Chronicle.) The large Guignard plantation for medly known as the SmyrI place, just on the otuskirts of Camden, is being' changed into a dairy farm. One large > barn, measuring two hundred feet in j length and capable of housing a large herd of cattle has already been com-' pleted and two others of a like size' will he erected at once. This farm comprises eleven hun- ? dred acres of swamp and upland and posesses unlimited grazing facilities.' Til;- new concern will-be incorporated at $100.000 and. will bear the name "Camden Dairy and Livestock Com-' pany." Messrs. G. A. Guignard and I J. A. Sbanklin, both of Columbia, are f the prime movers, and -Mr. Shanklin. who has already taker, up his resi dence here ..will have personal super- i vision. 'Hi- has had years of experi ence in the da.irv business, having i been manager of the Taylor Farm, at j Columbia, one of the largest dairy herd:; in the South. -Ml of tin- dairy barns will have the most modern conveniences, such as j waterworks and electric lights, and j will be of cement foundation with j proper drainage to keep it at all < times in a sanitary condition. j Some idea as to the magnitude of ; this venture can be gathered when it is proposed :<> milk three hundred . ad of thoroughbred registered Jer ys. A modenn dairy house will, also be erected, containing two cold . ierage plants for milk and meats. Also ?; plant will be installed for pasteur ising mi ;;. An office force will be nrptbyed. livery cow will have a ? ' \'\ record kepi to amount of milk as well as butter fai produced. in the very near future they pro pose :?> erect a saw null in th.e swamp Cor sawing the timber, the sann? to be used in constructing an overseer's ?:<>:??;.? ?jnd a !?>n v rev; of teiuint houses to he used by 'he high-class milk' rs and 1:*J'?>?'? rs t<> be employed on this farm, it is further proposed v jh-- t >??:.?>!iea to grow :??spai"3giis. ? ? ? tat'i- s. celery ana all kinds of ??? ? ?.ah".-.- the lands being espoei.-i] . aoapted to truck growing. No Vhi m Clemson Clemson College; .Tan. j... ? ('lemson is no; suffering now from the influ enza. There have been only six genu ine cases s: :,,,> ( '::??'?:?-;mas among the ?odets, with two others .doubtful. There has been on<> pneumonia case, but it is net serious. Precautions are 1 eing taken to prevent th.e breaking ;m1 of t!i" disca.se. Cle-mson has been ;xcntpted from the Oconee county quarantine, but President Rig'Ts says hat students are not allowed to go tway from the college and no teams >r bodies of peonle are allowed to ?oms to the college. Pensions for Veterans. '.Editor The Daily Item: My attention has been called td the item over Capt. E. Scott Carson^S signature stating that I had refused to support a proposed bill to increase the pensions for NEEDY Confederate Veterans. For several years past there has been before the General Assembly a bill to give pensions to ALL Confed erate veterans regardless of whether they needed it or not, and this was the measure which I understood Capt., Carson asked me to support. The pension appropriation now amounts in round figures to $300,000, and with the schools of the State and many other worthy causes crying for more funds for their support, I do* not favor giving pensions to veterans not in actual need of the aid. I do however favor giving just as large a pension fund for the aid of NEEDY Confederate Veterans as the State can reasonably provide. I have not replied to the card soon er. because I did not wish to do Capt.; Carson an injustice, and he tells me he intended to ask only for increased aid for NEEDY Confederate Veterans. I understood him to ask for increas ed pensions for ALL Confederate Vet- i erans, and this accounts for the mis- ;|? j understanding as to the matter. I As far as support of NEEDY Vet? : erans we are in accord. [ R. B. BELSER. Pisgah News Notes. Pisgah. Jan. '2o.?The warm weath er has hindered hog killing. We are lafraid to kill hogs when the weather is so changeable. Hope we will have some cold so we can butcher. The oats are killed out a good deal. Farm labor is scarce and high. A' proed deal of it is contaminated by i the negro soldiers who seem to he ; profuse in lying about many things. They ought to be made to go to wortt' ; and quit loafing. The. slump in cotton is hurting the farmers. What the remedy is I can't see. Lor every plan proposed seems td ? ; a failure. Warehousing and hold . ing cotton don't seem to hold the, price up for downward it goes. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blackman, o?-~ j Cassatt have been visiting relative* hire this week. Tbeir many friends are ?lad to see them. V -s Carrie Baker is visiting her brother near Sumter. Flu is still here and deaths fre I (tuentiy occur. The inauguration of Gov. Cooper . was very impressive. His address was j line. A large number attended it who j set'tu deeply interested. He is a very pleasant man in his office and out of ! it. His appeal for a united people j for education, better roads, etc. was warmly applauded, and the people nd doubt will heed him. After all thi political racket, we are one people*