The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 30, 1919, Image 2
Cotton Association
Plans
Campaign Committee Holds
Meeting in Atlanta
Atlanta, July 24.?Appointment of
18-campaign committee from through
out the South who are to meet here
August 4, and start actively all the
dejiartments of the American Cotton
Association, was announced at the
excluding session here today of di
rectors and commitfeemen of the or
ganization.
It was announced at the final ses
sion that obstacles encountered by the
export financing corporation, a sepa
"rs^fce, organization from the American
Cotton Association, but in which many
of the association's members are in
terested, will have been overcome and
that working details of the corpora
tions soon will become actualities.
The 18 committeemen whose names
were announced todas* are: J. S.
Wan^maker, St Matthews. S. C: W.
?C. Barrickman, Dallas, Texas; M. C. j
AUgood. Birmingham, Ala.; Dr. Geo.
1*. Sands, little" Rock; J. J. Brown,
Atlanta; J. B. Ardis, Shreveport; D.
W. Robins, Tupelo. Miss.; Seth L.
^ar^ies. Marston, Mo.; L. S. Tomlin
sbn, Wilson, N. C; J. A. Whitehurst,
Oklahoma City; R. M. Mixon, Willis
ton, S. C; J. P. Matthews. Oakland,
Tenn.; J. A. Thompson. Coriscana,
Tiexas; J. H. Claffy. Orangeburg, S. C;
B- "L. Wi?ingham, Macon, Ga.; R. H.
King, Atlanta; L. B. Jackson, Atlan
ta^ and D. F. McClathsy, Atlanta.
No officer or director of the Amer
i^$eatt Cotton Association shall at this
;"tima become identified with the world
potton conference to be held in New
Orleans during October, according to ,
a. resolution adopted today.
President Wannamaker of the as
sociation today addressed the Georgia
legislature telling them of the pur
poses of the association.
He predicted that high prices for
cotton would accrue to the planter
who was able to hold his cotton. The
address. was made. in response to an
inYita&on from the legislators de
livered :yesterday at the opening ses
sion* of the cotton corporation being
held here. Discussing the American
Cotton Association, Mr. Wannamak
er declared, '"The man who holds his
cotton and refuses to be intimidated j
and frightened by bear raids and bear I
prices will reap a golden harvest. The j
hreak in the cotton in the last few
days was due absolutely to manipu
lation. It was premediated and was
such a flagrant and open violation of
the law of supply and demand, of the
laws of right and justice, that if the
bulls had treated the bears in sympa
thy with the records of the past, they
would have been hauled before the
bar of justice for. prosecution.**
United War Wor k
Pledges Unpaid
Speed-Up Week From Jury 28
- to August 4.
Atlanta, Ga. July 25.?Nearly two
"million dollars pledged last November
to- the- United War Work campaign in
. the South has not yet been paid in.
Unless the people who promised this
?am pay it during "Speed-up Week,"
? July 28 to August 4. the .work of the
seven welfare organizations, including
-?- the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation, National Catholic War Coun
cil, (KL of C), Jewish Welfare Board,
War Camp Community Service, and
-American library Association, par
-*ia*n??}y^ in^o campaign must be se
? soldiers an^suffer there
?-?hy?.
s This was pointed out today by R.
EL King, direcor of collections for the
United War Work Campaign in the
Southeast,,in giving out definite figures
on the status of the situation that has
caused Cleveland H. Dodge, national
treasurer, to declare that he has on
hand, enough funds to run the sev
en organizations only until August
1st
The South has not been worse than
' other sections of the country in its
percentage of collections, said Mr.
B3ng, but he is hoping that in the
- "Speed-up Week Campaign" it will not
fan below other sections in making
good its pledge and enabling the work
"of - the welfare organizations to con
tinue. *
"Mr. King states that the seven
States in this department?Mississippi.
Alabama, Tennessee. South Carolina,
Florida, Georgia and North Carolina
?abow a grand total of collections
amounting to $9,686,946. But there
is still . $1.842.812.88 uncollected. and!
this money is needed at once if the
men who fought and suffered for
America are to be comforted and j
cared for until demobilization as they
were - comforted and cared for when
their hardships were at their height.
It should bring a touch of shame to
those who have not paid their pledges
to, note that next to the State of Mis
issippi. which shows the highest per
centage of collections in the South
east, it was the army and navy divis
ion composed of soldier and sailor
Subscribers, in the United War Work
Campaign which did the best work in
making good on its promise. Pledging
$123;496. the soldiers and sailors who j
had to win the war while other folks
. 4$ayed at home, paid $104.968.66 of
their pledge, a record of 88 per cent
collected.
'The figures on the States speak for
themselves. They follow:
States Pledged Uncollected
i?Ssissippi ..$586.803.00 $92.660.16
Alabama . . . 847.415.00 190.681.42
Tennessee. ..1.363.530.00 300,000.00
South Carolina 905.730.00 230,000.00
Florida. . . .917.490.00 224.000.00
Georgia . . 1.330.585.00 403.385.00
N. Carolina ..868,448.00 3S3.5ri8.71
Rains Retard
Forest Fires
. Spokane. July 25.?The forest fire
Situation in Wrestern Montana and
"Kprthern Idaho which has been re
garded by forest officials as critical
for the last ten day* appeared much
improved today following the heavy
rains.
Fight on Palmer
Friends of Alien Enemies Try
ing to Discredit Man Who
Broke Up German Trade
Conspiracy
Washington, July 24.?A. Mitchell
Palmer, before the senate judiciary
subcommittee, today renewed his fight
for senate confirmation of his nomi
nation as attorney general and again
vigorously defended his administration
as alien property custodian. He re
'plied to charges of improper admin
istration of alien .enemy property,
made by Harold Remington, a New
York lawyer, and Leslie S. Kennard,
an Indiana attorney, holding a posi
tion in the alien property custodian's
office.
Mr. Remington, appearing before
the committee in person, declared that
as the department of justice must
pass on many acts and claims of the
alien property custodian's office. Mr.
Palmer's appointment as attorney gen
eral was highly improper.
General charges of improper ad
ministration are made by Mr. Ken
nard in a statement recently submit
ted to the committee by Senator New,
Republican, and answered today by
Mr. Palmei-. who presented an* affi
t davit from Mr. Kennard repudiating
his previous statement. Mr. Palmer
stated that Mr. Kennard after mak
ing his repudiating affidavit before
officers of the property custodian had
promised to appear before the com
mittee, but could not be located to
day.
Answering Mr. n Remington's state
ment that the attorney general must
pass on claims of owners and credi
tors of enemy property seized by +he
alien property custodian, Mr. Palmer
argued that justice of the claim:;
could not be decided by the attorney
general, but must be determined bv
the federal courts in regularly insti
tuted legal proceedings. In reply to
Mr. Remington's assertion that Mr.
Falmer's construction of the custod
ian's powers were erroneous, the at
torney general replied that these pow
ers had been upheld in every federal
court in which they had been tested.
Mr. Palmer declared there was
nothing inconsistent in this jurisdic
tion of claims for property made
against the alien property custodian.
Declaring that he had never passed
on a single claim, as such matters
were handled by subordinates, Mr.
Palmer added:
"Besides, these claims must be set
tled by legislation of congress after
peace is proclaimed. I have no doubt
that congress will provide the ma
chinery to prevent men from occupy
ing inconsistent positions."
Senator Sterling, Republican, South
Dakota, insisted, however, that there
was "some delicacy of ethics in the
situation."
Referring to the statement of Mr.
Kennard. Mr. Palmer said he had
learned that Horace Stillwell of An
derson. Ind., an uncle of Kennard.
had had Senator New present Ken
nard's statement of the committee in
executive session. Kennard was said
by the attorney geenral to be an "in
conspicuous $2,000 clerk" in the cus
todian's office and not in a position to
have information bearing on hi.?
charges." j
An Amazing Revelation.
(Tuscaloosa, La., News.)
A questionnaire sent out by the
Manufacturers Record of Baltimore
to 303 of the largest manufacturers
of cotton, wool and silk fabrics who
do their own dyeing, discloses a con
dition of mind nothing short of shame
ful, when 31 per cent, replied that
they did not believe American dyes
were the equal of German dyes and
were going to resume the use of Ger
man dyes as scon as they were avail
able.
Before the war the dyestuff indus
try was dominated by Germany. It
was a gigantic trust and one of the
economic weapons with which Ger
many was threatening us. When
the supply of German dyes was cut
off, through the work of the United
States Department of Commerce, aid
was given to start the manufacture
of dyes in this country, and so suc
cessfully was the work done that we
are in position to be independent of
Germany in the future, and we have
ourselves become a large exporter
of dyes.
Yet it would seem that there is an
unpatriotic proportion of dyestuff us
ers who care so little about the in
dustrial progress of their country:
who are so forgetful of the outrageous
cond :ct of Germany, so blind to ev
ery instinct of patriotism, that they
would resume relations with Ger
many at once a.nd leave an industry
of their own country to perish, and
welcome the same condition which
obtained before the war when millions
of our money went to fill the coffers
of German dye trust. It is astound
ing. No complaint has come from the
users of goods dyed with American
made dyes. The industry is becom
ing more proficient and expert every
day. It is a valuable addition to our
list of industries, giving employment
to thousands of our people and dis
bursing millions for wages and for
materials. It is greatly to be hoped
that congress will put such a tariff
upon imported dyes as to be prohibi
tive?and at the same time provide
that home trade be given the benefit
of the difference in price wh'*n home
dyes are used. Such miserably un
patriotic persons as welcome the re
turn of German dyes would not hesi
tate to profiteer upon their home
people. It would be a shame to al
low the dye industry to be throttled
by the unrestricted eompetition of
cheap German dys. and if ever there
was a case for the imposition of a
protective tariff, this seems to be the
instance.
Paris. July 26.?Fourteen senators
from Alsace-Lorraine will sit in the
French parliament, it was announced
by Rene Viviari. president -of the
chamber of deputies of the peace com
mission at the meeing of the commis
sion this afternoon. In accordance
With French electoral laws Alsace
Lorraine with a population of a mil
lion and eight hundred thousand
would have twenty-four deputies.
Predicts Frost
Middle of October
Dutch Weather Prophet Thinks
"Dog Days" Now on and Re
sposible for Rainy Season
I
(The State).
Discussing the prolonged rainy sea
son and the possibility of an early
fall the Dutch Weather Prophet said
yesterday:
"A Columbia resident accosted me
+oday and said that he hoped it would
not rain because dog days begin on
July 23, and if it rained 40 days more
of rain were ahead of us. The day
before a Columbia maiden called at
my office to iwquire for herself and
a number of other interested folks as
to when the dog days begin. \ I was
not able to make a definite answer.
"Really when dog days do begin is
an unsettled question. Almanac mak
ers do not agree on any specific day
between July and September. About
735 A. D. the date was set as July
!l4: tenth century, July 6; 1660-1752,
July 19. after 1752, July 30. The con
junction of the rising of the dog star
Sirius with the rising of the sun. was
regarded by the ancients as one of
the causes of the sultry heat and of
the superstitions thta if one had a
malady like a sore, and bathed in
river or ocean surf, the malady would j
not heal as long as dog days lasted.
"The ancient Egyptians called Si
rius the 'dog star' because it seem
ed to show the friendly watchfulness
and fidelity of the dog. They asso
ciated the rising of Sirius as herald
ing the overflowing of the-Nile, upon
which great event depended the pros
perity of lower Egypt, as the star be
came visible above the horizon about
this time.
"The Dutch Prophet thinks that |
dog days begin with the rising of the
dog star (heliacal) around July G.
notwithstanding that the conjunction
does not occur at the same time in
all latitudes like many other similar
matters connected with the rising or
the sun.
"So many inquiries are being made
about an early fall and the probabil
ity of an early frost that the follow
ing forecast is given, the dates all be
ing 'central' as heretofore outlined:
Cool period. September 11. light frost
probable in northern latitudes of
Piedmont; October 15. frost.
"The present prolonged period of
rainfall has about spent its force. It
will recur in August with more or
less volume."
American Property
In Germany
Claimed That it Has Been Re
spected More Than German
Property Has Been in the
United States
Berlin. July 1.?(Correspondence of
The Associated Press)?Germany has
not liquidated American private or
business property, Clemens Von Del
bureck, acting Minister of Justice,
told The Associated Press correspond
ence today. He declared that Ger
many did, on March 4, 1912. issue a
ruling whereby the liquidation was
permitted because America already
had done the same.
While America carried out this
liquidation measure, the minister said
that Germany never did so, but, o;
the contrary, merely regulated a^
administered American property.
"When this administration is remov
ed the Americans will have their free
property again," said Herr Von Del
brueck.
"In no single case has Germany
touched or violated American trade
marks." continued the minister. In the
case of patents we distributed licenses!
for their use by Germans in five cases
but we never declared American pat
ents null or expired.
"American patents and trademarks
might be limited in Germany by an act
of January 3, 1918, if it lay in the pub
lic interest and a German could have,
under certain circumstances a license
to use an American patent. This order
was issued because America, Jong be
fore had. passed a similar law and
operated it in general. Germany was
particularly hesitating in all these
questions notwithstanding America
passed a pretentious law of this kinu.
because Germany hoped to be able
soon jo resume friendly business re
lations with the United States."
The Ministry of Justice quoted A.
Mitchell Pa In-er, formerly Property
Custodian of America, as having de
clared in his report to United States
senate in February last that Germany
had done the same as America in
liquidating alien property but had
always been a little ahead of America
in doing so.
"It is false to say that Germany
preceded America and correct to say
that Germany only used retaliation,"
said the minister.
House Plans Probe
Will Investigate Shipping Board
and Fleet Corporation
Washington, July 24.?Th*> house
today adopted a 'resolution providing
for the appointment of a special com
mittee to investigate activity of the
shipping board and emergency fleet |
corporation with the view of deter
mining how $3.250,000.000 appropri
ated by congress was expended.
Republicans contended that vast j
sums of money hud been inefficiently!
spent. Democrats said the investiga
tion would disclose that slanderous j
statements made about the shipping
board were without foundation,
Mr. George G. Palmer, of Cartciv- J
ville was in city on business Friday. I
Mr. Palmer who is the owner of Du-j
oc Hog Farms at Cartersville is ar-j
ranging for a sale of fine hogs early!
in September. The Du roc herd at j
Cartersville is one of the largest andj
probably the finest in the Southeast-1
ern States. The pre. tier herd boar of
the farm has an international reputa
tion and has won prizes at the great
hog shows of the middle west. ? '
Cams la are sold every'
where in seien ti?cally sealed
packages of 20 cigarettes or
ten packages (200cigarettes)
in a glassine-paper-covered
carton. We strongly recom
mend this carton for the
home or office supply or
when you travel.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Winston-Sa lern, N. C.
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Freedom from any unpleasant cigaretty after taste or any
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In fact, Camels appeal to the most fastidious smoker in 8?
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The National Guard
Enlistment Regulations Have
Been Revised
Columbia, July 24.?W. W. Moore,
adjutant general, has been advised
that the regulations under which en
listments may be made in the Nation
al Guard allow enlistments for 1 year.
The ratio of enlistment is that of one
or two, one-third of the company be
ing allowed to enlist for a period of
one year.
Recently General Moore was au
thorized to proceed with the organi
zation of two full battalions. He was
successful in organizing only one bat
talion. General Moore hopes soon to
have a full regiment of infantry or
ganized. This will include the bat
talion of four companies already mus
ered in. two more battalions of four
companies each, one regimental head
quarters company, one supply com
pany, one regimental sanitary unit,
one machine gun company. In excess
if this regiment, there will be organ
ized one field hospital unit, one com
pany of engineers and two companies
of coast artillery.
The following modifications of the
regulations under which the National
Guard is to be reorganized have been
received by General Moore:
(a) Those men who served as en
listed men in hte United State:; Army
or in the organized militia of the sev
eral States or the District of Colum
bia, since April G. 1917. and have been
honorably discharged, may, within six
months after July 11. 1919. or if dis
charged subsequently to July 1, IdlD,
within six months after such dis
charges, enlist in the. National Guard
for a period of one year aud may re
enlist for like periods.
(b) All other qualified men shall
be enlisted for a period of one year,
or for a period of three years. In
each organization the proportion of
one-year enlistments to three-year
enlistments shall be in the propor
tion of one to two and in determining
this proportion all enlistments made
under (a) will be excluded. This pro
portion of one to two applies only to
enlistments. The requirements of
law are met if enlistments in each
organization are maintained in th"
propei' ratio, regardless of subsequent
changes.
(c) On and after January 1 1, 1920.
all enlistments for a period of one
year will be counted against the pro
portion of 1-3 authorized for that
period in any organization, provided
that reenlistments from soldiers in
the classes specified in paragraph 1
(a) including enlistments made with
in six months of discharge will be ex
eluded from this proportion.
(d) THe term "organized militia of
the several States," as used in the
above paragraph, is held to mean
military organizations recognized as
organized militia by the State, terri
torial or district authorities.
(e) The enlistment in the National
Guard for periods of one and three
years carries with it no obligations to
serve in the National Guard reserve.
(f) Enlisted men in the National
Guard of the several Stales serving
on July 11. 1919, under contracts pro
viding for a six year period of enlist
ment, three years in an active organ
ization and the remaining three years
in the National Guard reserve, shall
be afforded at any time an opportun
ity to enlist for one or three year
periods, and upon entering into a new
i contract of enlistment for a period of
three years under this authority, shall
ho given credit for the period served
under the old enlistment contract and
the previous enlistment shall in such
cases and with the consent of the en
i listed man be canceled,
j (g) The provisions of the act of
j congress approved July 11. 1919, rela
tive to the proportion of one and
three year enlistments, are manda
tory. At inspections for federal rec
ognition the inspecting officer will
check the enlistment papers and fed
eral recognition will not be extended
unless the enlistments are in proper
proportion in the organization under
going inspection.
according to a report made to. the
Austrian government by the police of
Vienna which was based > on secret
documents found at the Hungarian
embassy in Vienna, the Hungarian
ambassador expended no less than
sixty million kronen for the purpose
of bringing about a revolution.
London, July 2f;.?The extent of
! propaganda, of Soviets in Vienna to
[bring about a revolution in German
! Austria is shown by an article in The
j Berlingske Tidende of Copenhagen.
! This paper learns from Vienna that
New York, July 25.?The strike of
aerial mail pilots, which went into ef
fect this morning, has been called off
pending conferences in Washington to
morrow between Second Assistant
Postmaster General Praeger and rep
resenttaives of the strikers, it was
announced tonight by Superintendent
Stanton, of the Eastern postal division,
prior to his departure for Washington
in an airplane.
We have the best equipped shop
and the largest stock of monuments
that hes ever been in Sumter.
Now is the tune to place your
order for work you want erected
this fall.
Sumter Marble &
Mantle Company
J. P. COMMANDER Proprietor
NEILL O'DONNFXL,
President
O. L. YATES,
Oasld'-r
STILL THEY COM
Practiially every day we are
adding new names to our list of
depositors.
There must be a reason. Can
you guess what it is? If you
can't we might be able to en
lighten you. Drop in and talk
it over with us.
The First National Bank
SUMTER, S, C.
The National Bank of South Carolina
of Sumter
?S?
A "Roll of Honor Bank"
Ts one, with surplus and profits in
excess of capital, thus giving tangible
evidence of Strength and .Security.
or the S?.OO.-) banks in the IT. S..
only one in ten occupies the proud
position.
We Are Among the Number
t
C. C. ROWLAND.
Preside
F.' E. H1NNANT.
Cashier
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