The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 02, 1919, Image 2
REV. WILLIAM
H. STEINMEYER
? ? ?
_ _____?_??.
Pomer Resident Died in Lake
land, Florida
__________
Charleston, July 28.?Mr. 0. E.
&e__neyer was, called to Lakeland,
Florida, Saturday, by the serious ill
ness of his brother, the Rev. William
H. Steinmeyer, and reached his bed
Side Just two hours before he died.
_9ie Rev. William H. Steinmeyer was
horn in Charleston, September 30,
and went through the Confeder
ate War with the Washington Light
Infantry and for years has been the
honorary chaplain of the Washing
ifcgton Light Infantry Veterans. The
following account, of his death was
taken from the Lakeland (Fla) Star,
of Monday, July 21:
''All Lakeland was' sad when the
news was given out yesterday that
the Rev. Wm. H. Steinmeyer had
passed away at 8 o'clock at the home
pf 2_s daughter, Mrs. L?la Clough,
504 East. Orange Street
"For several years Rev. Steinmeyer
had been.in declining health, and for
the past five weeks his condition grew
more serious, yet he did not give up
and continued to go about always with
a happy smile and a cheerful word for
who knew him. On the recent
election day he was at the polls and
cast his vote, and at that time greet
ed his friends with a hearty hand
shake. Saturday his condition became
inore' serious and physicians advised
that all his children should come, as
the: end was near. The children are
Mrs* Lula Clough, with whom he has
mace his home; Mrs. Maude McDon
ald of this city, Rev. F. E. Steinmey
e? of Live Oak, Mrs. Minna McColl of
>Ovieda> Leon R. Steinmeyer of De
Land, and Harry Steinmeyer of Tam
pa; also an only brother, E. C. Stein
meyer, of Charleston, S. C, were all
present when the end came.
; 'Tbe -deceased was bom in Charles
ton, S, C., September 30, 1846, and
when quite a young man? gave-his life
tir the-cause of Christ In 1880 he was
_i?e_sed to preach, and about that
thne.he married Miss 3usan Emma
Syadford of Sumter, S. C, who died
J^anuary 3 of this year. Soon after be
ing licensed to peach he. came to
Florida and joined-the Methodist Con
ference and became an honored mem
ber. He was pastor of the First
Methodist Church of this city for four
years and afterwards was pastor of
the Dixieland and Myrtle Street
efcureh the latter of which he built
"He was well known all over Flor
ida, and his- friends could not be
nnmbered for he was a friend and
helping brother to all, both young and
?id; and to meet him was to know
and love him.
??> "The funer ?1 services were con
ducted this morning from the First
Methodist Church in the presence of
a host-..of loving friends, who showed
their deep regard for him by their
many beautiful floral offerings. The
services; were conducted by the Rev.
J.. D. Major, assisted by the Rev. J.
Edgar Wilson and the Rev. L. D.
Lowe. Mrs. W. C. Norvel had charge
Ow the special music. The pallbearers
ere W. B. Arendell, O. J. Pope, W.
McRae, R. Zimmermann, M. C.
Weeks and V. W. Stephenson.
"Interment was in Lakeland ceme
tery." .
Mr. Steinmeyer was a resident of
Providence section of Sumter county
for a number of years up to the time
of his removal to Florida, and he had
many friends here.
AMERICA LENDS
HUN MONEY
London. July 28.-?An American
loan of 5100,000,000 has been obtain
ed by Martin Nordegg, representing
the Deutsch Bank of Berlin, accord
ing to an exchange telegraph dispatch
from Berlin.
- It was said 10 per cent of the loan
would be deposited in foreign bonds
to the German bank's credit.
PROFITEERING
RUNS MAD
Prke Fixing by Governraen Only
Means of Checking Prob?
ing of People
New York, July 26.?Price fixing
commissions by the government are
I the only remedy for profiteering in the
? necessities of life in the opinion of
j William Harmon Black, formerly vice
chairman of the war labor board, who
sailed today on a six weeks' trip to
I France and England. Mr. Black de
clared that even men *rho hit ""ed to
j be fair had been forced into .^etions
not warranted by the situation.
"The pressing problem," he said, "is
the sky rocket cost of living. It iS^all
paid by the ultimate consumer. The
country believes that nearly every
body who can is profiteering. Nearly
every man is raising the price of ev- j
erything he sells. If nothing is done
to check this abnormal inflation in
prices, the stage will be reached fin
! ally when there will be a breaking
! point to relieve the tension."
j Suggesting the remedy of price fix~
! ing commissions, Mr. Black said that
j as far as the power of the govern
; ment to create such commissions was
j concerned, "the same supreme court
which read 'the rule of reason' into
I the Sherman act could read fair prices
I into a decision which would validate
I an act creating price fixing commis
Jsions/ '
He pointed out that the war labor
board had fixed the prices of labor
and that the price of wheat had also
been fixed and maintained; that there
was no difference in principle in his
plan. If the federal government was
found not to have jurisdiction over
prices of production in the States Mr.
Black proposed that each common
wealth appoint a commission to reg
ulate prices within its borders.
As to the composition of such co.n
missions, Mr. Black held that the un
organized consumers should be rep
resented, "especially that part of the
consumers who do not produce and
who have most bitterly .felt the
pinch." He suggested that each com
mission should be composed of a la
borer, a capitalist, a railroad man, a
steamship man, a farmer or miner, a
manufacturer and a consumer and
should include one woman member.
"The producers,' 'he added, "would
not dare to refuse to submit the ques
tion of prices to the kind of men who
would compose these commissions.
Mr. Black declined to answer a
question as to whether he had sub
mitted his plan to the president.
Automobile Accident Tuesday.
Mr. John Briggs of Columbia, who
is spending a few. days with . B. R.
China took ? party of young ladies
to Pe<?alla Tuesday in an automobile
and s>n their return to the city, on
their way to Hampton avenue, met
a Cadillac car at the corner of Wash
ington and. Liberty streets. The C?
diallac car carried license plate No.
49580, but the owner is not known
yet, Mr. Briggs going north on Wash
ington street and the Cadillac going
west on Liberty met. Mr. Briggs was
about half way across Liberty and
thought that the other car would
stop as he had blown his horn and
thought he had the right of wav.
Seeing that the Cadillac driver was
not making any effort to stop, that he
was looking into Mr. Jennings resi
dence, and felt that he would be
struck broadside, .made a turn to his
left and struck the post on the west
side of Washington street. The par
ties in the Cadillac without offering
any assistance to Mr. Briggs and his
party, as far as they know, drove
j away. B. R. China was not driving
j The car as stated in last night's
J Item.
! London, July 30.?King George re
j ceived Marshall Foch today at Buck
! ingh?m Palace and conferred upon
j him the rank of Field Marshall Of the
I British army.
/or
Sister Says
"I like candy. I like it best when
I get the kind I go for and see it
put into the package fresh and
clean from the showcase."
We also know that we cannot be
too particular about the candy we
sell and the way we keep k. So sis
ter shows good judgment in com
ing here to make her purchases.
Chocolates and Bon Bons
The best of the advertised brands
of package confectionery can be
secured here. We can help you
select the right box holding just the right
assortment of hard or soft fillings or both.
We will be glad to quote special quantity
prices for candy needed for parties, bazars,
and special occasions of all kinds.
DRUG COMPANY
Condition as of July 20 Is 69.9
Per Cent
POINTS 11,400,000
BALES
Labor Scarcity One of the Most
Serious Drawbacks?Caro
lina? Hurt by Heavy Bain
fall. 1
(Memphis Commercial Appeal, July
28.)
Reports sent in by correspondents
of The Commercial Appeal indicate
that the condition of the crop as of
July 20, 1919, was 69.9 per cent of a
normal. This compares with a condi
tion of 73.2 per cent at June 20, and
79.0 per cent at the close of the end
July period in 1918.
The condition figure indicates a
yield of 11,400,000 bales, subject to
conditions to the end of the season.
This report is based upon cor
respondence covering in detail 782
counties included in the ten princi
pal cotton producing State%
Temperatures.?Mostly about sea
sonal normal, but below except
?South Mississippi and Central and
Northeast Alabama. Nights a little
too cool.
Rainfall.?Portions of Oklahoma
inclined to be droughty and rain
needed in Arkansas. Too much rain
South and Southeast Texas. Unusual
ly heavy rains over the Carolinas and
Georgia flatwoods detrimental. Sun
shine deficiency for 10 days preceding
the close of our report preiod amount
ed to one-half to two-thirds of the to
tal possible over the Atlantics.
Labor.?Scarcity of labor continues
to cause about as much apprehension
as boll weevil and exlains in a great
measure the rather poor state of cul
tivation.
Cultivation.?Cotton remained . in
the grass too long, and cultivation
has been neither timely nor thorough.
While most fields are being laid by
clean cultivation has been inadequate.
Rains now needed in many sections tc
start cotton to growing that is just
out of the grass. The crop is about
80 per" cent; laid by. Few farmers
have finished entirely.
Appearance of the Plant.?General-,
ly the plant is healthy looking, but
many sections complain that it is too
small, others that it is overgrown, and
in neither case is fruiting properly.
Majority of reports say plant is fruit
ing well. Reports indicate that the
crop is from one to four weaks late.
Tap Root.?While most reports in
dicate that there is a good tap root,
many say excessive moisture devel
oped laterals at the expense of the
tap root, leaving the plant poorly
fortified in the event of dry weather.
Insects.?There is some complaint
of red spider from the Carolinas,
Georgia and portions of Alabama,
and of army worm from Texas, but
boll weevil occupies thie center of the j
stage. Weevil has already done great
damage in South and Central Geor-'
gia, Louisiana and South and South
east Texas and has caused consid
erable damage in South Alabama and
South Mississippi, and Is widely prev
alent and spreading.
The following questionnaire sent
out to correspondents elicited the an
swers set opposite the inquiries:
If boll weevil has appeared in your
county, is damage little or great?
Two hundred eighty-sis answered lit
tle, 114 great and 59 moderate or con
siderable.
Has plant good tap-root? Good,
543; poor, 136; ?fair, -81:
Is plant healthy or unhealthy look
ing? Healthy, 645; unhealthy, 65;
spotted, 50.
Compared with 1918, is the prospect
better, about the same, or poorer?
Better, 129; about same, 152; poorer,
479.
Is plant fruiting .well ? Yes, 440;
no, 186; fair, 134.
Is general condition of crop in your
county grassy or clean ? Grassy or
weedy, 231; clean, 529.
Tf crop does not look promising,
what is chief drawback? Lateness,
159; weevil, 106; too small, 146; inad
equate cultivation, 329; rain, 256;
grass, 173; poor stands, 57; too rank,
no fruit, 107; wilt, 7; red spider, 12;
army worm, 4.
Condition by States as of July 20,
1919, with condition at June 20, 1919,
and condition at July 25, 1918, for
comparison follow. All estimates com
piled by The Commercial Appeal:
July 20, June 20, July 25.
STATE 1919 1919 1918
Alabama .67.0 71.0 84.0
Arkansas . ? ? ? ?2.0 64.0 84.0
Georgia.70.0 74.0 79.0
Louisiana.59.0 68.0 79.0
Mississippi . . . . 66.0 66.0 87.0
North Carolina .79.0 81.0 89.0
Oklahoma .. .. 76.0 67.0 85.0
South Carolina .76.0 81.0 89.0
Tennessee.. . . 70.0 66.0 89.0
Texas.69.0 75.0 70.0
AH ethers .. ..81.0 86.0 89.0
Average U. S.69.9 73.2 79.0
Condition indicates crop of 11,400,
U00 bales.
The following figures indicate the
condition of cotton crops as reported
by the U. S. Department of Agricul
cure, as of June 25, 1919, July 25,
1918. and the highest and lowest con
dition at July 25, covering a period
of 10 years, and the 10-year average
condition at July 25, as indicated by
Washington. July 30.?Kina; Albert
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will
be guests at the White House during
their visit to Washington this fall.
Elaborate plans for their entertain.
ment are being prepared but detaift
have not yet been announced.
L i i e_ g o v ?ri n n} t-i 11 . i-st i 11111 t gs:
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Alabama 67.0 78.0 73.4 94.0 54.0
Arkansas 64.0 77.0 78.9 94.0 71.0 j
Georgia . 72.0 77.0 75.9 95.0 68.0 j
Louisiana 61.0 65.0 73.3 84.0 58.0 j
Miss. .v 63.0 81.0 74.0 86.0 64.0
X. Car .83.00 87.0 79.5 87.0 65.0!
Okla.69.0 75.0 77.2 88.0 69.0;
S. Car. ..78.0 80.0 75.3 86.0 65.0 j
Tekn. . .64.0 86.0 80.6 92.0 71.0 j
Texas .69.0. 61.0 75.7 86.0 61.0 j
All others.
U. S. . .70.0 73.6 76.0 89.1 70.3
Following are U. S. Department of
Agriculture figures by states indicat
ing 10-year average condition at June
25, 10-year average condition at July)
25, 10-year average deterioration
from June 25 to July 25, greatest 'de- j
terioration any year during 10 years
and greatest improvement any year
during 10 years. Figures under the,
letter "D" in the column at the right)
of the table indicate the number of
years out of 10 in which deterioration
was shown from June 25 to July 25,
figures under "T" the number of years
out of 10 showing improvement, and
under "U" the number of years out
of 10 in which there was no percep
tible change:
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Ala .79.0 73.0 25.0 4.0 5.3 6 2 2
Ark ..82.0 79.0 26.0 5.0 2.8 7 2 1
Ga. .79.0 76.0 12.0 2.0 2.9 7 2 1
La. ?79.0 73.0 22# 2.0 5:9 8 1 1
Miss. 79.0 74.0 20.0 5.0 5.3 8 2 0
X. C 70.0 79.0 6.0 4.0 1.8 8 2 0
Okla. 83.0 77.0 15.0 3.0 3.3 7 2 1
S. C. 77.0 75.0 9.8 Z10 2.0 ? 3 1
Tenn. 83.0 80.0 8.0 5.0 2.0 6 3 1
Tex. 82.0 76.0 23.0 1.0 5.9 9 1 0
AHO..... .
?. S. 80.3 76.0 12.2 . 0.9 4.3 8 1 1
The highest end-July condition rec
ord by the government was in 1911,
when an estimate of 89.1 was given
following an end-June condition of
88.2, the highest end-June condition
of lint cotton per acre in 1911 was
216 pounds. :r
The. lowest end-July condition with
in the decade was in 1917-, when the
government reported 70.3 of. a norm
al, which showed no change from the
^end-June condition of 70.3,.which was
^tbe lowest end-June condition within
"%he decade. The yield of lint cotton
per acre in 1917 was 160 pounds.
The" following figures show final
ginners' reports in equivalent 500- j
pound bales by the bureau of the
census for the ?years indicated, and
IT. S. Department of Agriculture
acreage estimates, yields of lint perl
acre and the condition each year at
July 25:
Yield
i . Per Condi
Bales Acreage Acre. tion.
1919. 33.Q&0.000 .... 69.9
1918 . .12^022,601 37,207,000 160 73.6
1917 /. 11-302,375 33,841,000 160 70.3
1916 ...11,449,930 34,985,000 157 72.3
1915 ...11.191,820 31,412,000 176 75.3
1914 . ..16,134,930 36,832,0^0 224 76.4
1913 . .14.156,486 37,089,000 190 79.6
1912 ...13,703,421 34,283,000 200 76.5
1911 ...15,692,701 36,045,000 216 89.1
1910. .11,608,616 32,403,000 177 75.5
1909 ... i0.004.946 32,044,000 158 71.9 j
Coblenz, July 30.?The first divis
ion of the American army will begin
entraining for Brest on its return to
the United States about August 15th,
according to unofficial information
from central headquarters received
here. This would leave a total of
eight thousand troops in the army of
occupation. This force would be com
posed of the Eighth Infantry which
will probably be garrisoned at Cob
lenz with a company of engineers, a
company of military police and a unit
of artillery.
The Amateur Militarist.
He was a "rookie" on his first sen
try duty at the training camp. The
corporal told him what to do when
the Officer of the Day appeared, which
should be about nine-thirty. The sen
try was to notify the corporal when
he passed, but at ten had made no
report. The corporal investigated.
"I haven't seen him, Corporal," said
the sentry.
"Well, keep me posted; he's mighty
late!"
Twenty minutes later the officer ap
peared.
"Who goes there:" challenged the
sentry.
"Officer of the Day" came the re
ply.
"You're late, you are, ' replied the
sentry. "Just wait, you'll catch it
when the Corporal sees you."
Going Up!
Occasionally some penurious indi-1
vidual seeks his druggist to have his
disease prescribed for.
One afternoon Cy Bushby, wearing
a very forlorn countenance, walked
into the \-illage apothecary's and re
marked to "Doc:"
"I seem to have something queer
in my stomach, and I want you to give j
me something for it."
"What are your symptoms?"
"Every few minutes something
seems to rise up and then settle back
again, and by and by it rises up J
again."
The apothecary put his chin in the
palm of his hand and meditated
thoughtfully.
"Look here," he said graveiy,
"you haven't swallowed an elevator,
have you?"
London, July 3.?It is estimated
that the increase of $2 to $2.50 in
the weekly wages of all shop clerks
will cost merchants of the United j
Kingdom $125.000.000 to $150.000,
OO? a year. '
NEXT CAMPAIGN
Democratic Chairman Spends
Hour at White House
Discussing Outlook
Washington, July 30.?Homer S.
Cummings. chairman of the Demo- j
cratic national committee, discussed I
with President Wilson today the po- j
litical outlook for 1920 and the at-!
titude of the country toward the'
peace treaty and the league of na-;
tions. describing his observations dur
ing his recent two months' trip
through the Western States.
The conference, wnich lasted more
than an hour, was the first the nation
al chairman had had with the presi
! dent since last December. Mr. Cura
mings refused to discuss the possibil
ity of Mr. Wilson again leading his
party in the 1920 election and would
not affirm or deny that this .subject
was broached during the conference.
Chairman Cummings said he told
the president the country was over
whelmingly in favor of immediate
ratification of the treaty and its league
of nations covenant without changes
or reservations. As to the political
situation Mr. Cummings was under
stood to have been emphatically con
fident.
Many matters of party interest were
understood to have been taken up and
policies and legislation considered
from every conceivable angle.
The president was said t? have out
lined to Mr. Cummings the tentative
itinerary of the trip he will take!
through the country to give the peo
ple an account of his stewarship at
Paris. The proposed trip was under
stood to have received the chairman's
approval.
In no State he visited, Mr. Cum
mings informed the president, did he
find'a majority of the people opposed
to the league of nations. On the con
trary he said if the people had an op
portunity to vote on the question to
day ten to one majority would he
given the league and covenant with
out change or reservation.
In California, the home of Senator
Johnson, one of the leading oppon
ents of the league, . Mr. Cummings
said he found the sentiment fot?r to
one in favor of the league.
EAST PRUSSIA
VERY QUIET
People of Section Given to Po
land Will Submit
Berlin, July 2.?Eastern Germany
will remain quiet ? despite the fact
that, some p-,rts of it are included
within the borders of Poland by the
Peace Treaty, wires the Thorn cor
respondent of the Deutsch Zeitung.
"It is," he adds, "the painful result
of observations ma/ , on the spot." He
declares that the government contrary
to its promises, has ignominously de
livered up parts of the eastern prov
inces and that Prussia has failed to
come to the aid of her crown lands.
The correspondent states that the
natives and the troops had determined
to defend their hearths and homes to
the very last, but the government's
change of front now put an end to
those patriotic aspirations. He pre
dicts a grave menace to the country
as a- result of the dissolution of troop
units which have been accumulating
there.
Pa Knew,
"Pa," said little Willie Green, "what
is a sense of humor?"
"A sense of humor, my son," re
sponded Pa Green, "is that which
makes you laugh when ? thing hap
pens to someone else, that would
make you mad if it happened to you."
THE CHAMBER
OP COMMERCE
Can Be Made an Effective In
strument of Good to En
tire Country
I have just received a letter from
the Managing Secretary of the Sum
ter County Chamber of Commerce
urging the cooperation of the farm->
ers of the county with the merchants
and bankers to make the Chamber a,
real source of good to all the county.
I wish to endorse all that the secre
Jary says, and to add that I can con
ceive of no organization better calcu
lated to promote th welfare of the
county than a live ^namber o? Com
merce. "VVe are doing it every day.
Everything may not be just as'you,
Mr. Farmer, think it should be, but
if you will candidly consider the work
that is being done, you will be oblig
ed to admit that our markets, roads,
and facilities for keeping informed,
are many times better than they would
be if there were no Chamber of
Commerce with the sometimes elbow
touch of the city and county, and
with an efficient, live, progressive .sec
retary, always on the job. Not on the
job for any particular business or
man, but on the job for Sumter county
and all of its citizens.
There are between 400 and'5*00 live
farmers of Sumter county that I
know personally, and as many more
that I have- not the pleasure of a per
sonal acquaintance with who ought to
be members of the Sumter County 1
Chamber of Commerce.
The dues are $5.00 per year for the
country members. You can make no
wiser investment of $5.00 and of a
day or two annually, of your time to
keep in touch with your fellow cit
izens. Your influence on cotton and
tobacco acreage and prices alone
would pay you ten thousand per cent
on the investment, to say' nothing of
the good you will get in a social way
by a better acquaintance with your
own people.
And by so getting together now we
can meet the invasion of the boll
weevil with absolute confidence in our
j ability to win the fight, without shock
to the labor, land, and capital inter
ests of the county.
(Signde) E. W. Dabbs;
PERSHING OPPOS
ES REMOBAL
Commanding General of Opin
ion That American Dead
. . Remain in France
Paris, July 30.?Gem Pershing told
the correspondents - today that he
I would advise against the removal t?
I the States of American -dead. He
said he was, arranging a' conference
with American artists for. the beautf
fication of the permanent cemetery
for America's dead.'
SHOP STRIKE
IS AVERTED
Railroad Shop Unions Obtain
Promise of National
Agreement
Washington, July 30.?Representa
tives of siv railroad shop unions whe
are in conference with the railroad
administration officials telegraphed
shop employees all over .the country
today hot to strike, pending a'settle
ment of their demands. The work
men were informed that'the admin
istration had consented to enter into a
national agreement coverng rules 'and
working conditions. ? ,
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Date of Sale Owner
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Sept. 13,'18 _Mrs. Mary J. HarrelL.
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Oct. 1,*18?_F.L. & John Wilcox.,
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Location Aa't Sold For'
Near Mullins, S. C_$42,999.16
" Lake Citv, S. C._ 66,723.66
" Manning, S. C- 35,294.62
" Darlington, S. C. 25,134.56
" Hartsville S. C_10,116.20
" Timmonsville,S.C._ 71,589.85
" Kingstree, S. C._ 19,206.72
York, S. C-.11,331.25
Rock Hill, S. C._ 17,500.00
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