The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 13, 1919, Image 3
cardinal mm- i
cier arrives
Famous Belgian Prelate Landed
at New York Tuesday
New York, Sept. 9.?Pardinal M?r
der, Belgium's gallant churchman,
arrived. here today bringing 10
America the thanks of his country. As
he stepped for the first time on Amer
ican soil he was asked for ai message
to the American people.
"I can only say, 'Thank you." he
replied. "What else is there for me
to say?"
" Cardinal Mercier speaks excellent
English.
Daylight was fading when the
?nited States army transport North
ern. Pacific steamed slowly to its pier
im Hoboken. Long before it docked
"?he watchers on the wharf had- caught
'sight of the tall, black figure stand
ing on the bridge. A great cheer went
up and the cardinal doffed his tri
ccrner beaver hat and bowed agtin
a-nd again in -answer. -
? iAs the transport was warped to its
moorings the cardinal left his post
on the1 bridge-and moved down to the
ipw;er deck where hundreds of re
turning 'soldiers were roaring their i
joy-over their homecoming. The sol-:
dlefp -fell back quickly and left a!
fqpace at the rsN where the cardinal j
Stood until the ship had docked.
As soon as the gangway had -been j
run up Mayor Hylan and the official
Welcoming committee, Archbishop j
Hayes and a number of other church ?
di^itaries, who had accompanied j
fh> transport up the bay on the police j
beat, Patrol boarded her and effi- i
ciliy welcomed the guest of the city j
alid nation. The cardinal was then;
escorted from the transport to ihe
Patrol on which he was taken across
the; river and thence by automobile,
to Archbishop Hayes' residence.
The transport had been welcomed \
to her ?oVk by the band of rhe em- j
barkation department playing 'Hail, ?
Hail, the Gang's*all Here," and kin- j
dre.d tunes which were presumablj'.
better known to the returning dough- j
,fepys than to the famous prince of ;
the church.
As. the cardinal stepp vd on to" the j
dock, however, there was a pause and j
then the band -swung into the stirring \
strains of "La Brabanconne," the \
magnificent national anthem of Bel- j
giuin. As the strains fell on the ears j
Of the. aged prelate a radiant smile
crossed his face. With ? i .veepmg
- bow he drew himself up to his tull
imposing height and remained stand- j
ing thus until rhe playing had j
\ finished.
.On his way across the Hudson he;
turned to Archbishop Hayes and x-'
pressed his astonishment that nis ar- ?
rival in America -should be heralded I
in such a manner.
"Oh. ch," commented the arch- j
bishop, "all America loves Cardinal {
Mercier. Tou will ^ind. -that out. *
Cardinal Mercier will go. to Baki-j
more tomorrow to visit Cardinal Gib- j
:? boas with whom he wiii stay some- j
' -'?:? .:- .
;-<iays. Afterwards he will return to
j New York und later visit-'? VU?Ariy an!
i Boston.
I His Western tour ending >n No
[yember. ?> will briiig Iiis American v;.yii
I to an end.
! Belgium's beloved spiritual prince.
, guardian of the welfare of 2,500.^00
' Roman Catholics in the little king
j dorn whose first fierce resist.*nc.
j stayed the German avalanche. Curdi
; hal Desideratus Wfercier, was born ? n
! November 22, 1851. in Brain d'Al
i leud. a village only a few miles from
; famous Waterloo.
! New York, Sept. 10.?Cardinal Mer
: cier is the guest vof Archbishop Pat
rick Hayes. He declared that his
j mission is to carry a message of love
? and gratitude from Belgium to t:?e
t American people.
I j Cotton Market j
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LOCAL. .
j * P. G. ^BOWMAN. Cotton &b?er.
I (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon)
! Good Middling 28.
i Strict Middling 27.50/
Middling 27..
Strict Low Midling 25.
I aim \*mn txrrro* mamvpt.
Yea'td'y
'??????n tilgt bftvr i'Tfwe Close!
Oct . . 28.20. 28.87 28.05 28.77 28.60 1
Dec .. 28.55 29.14 28.40 28.91 2S.86 ]
Mch . . 2S.60 29.27 28.50 29.02 29.03 |
/ "Ohas. Fairchild & Co." i
SEW ORLEANS.
Mch . .28.40 29.03 28.40 28.78 28.60;
Oct . . 2*7? 29.02 28.30 28.65 28.60!
Dec . .28.65 29.00 28.20 28.65 28.55'
**Mrs. Reach Tells How She Got to j
Know Rat-Snar.*
"Have always feared rats. Lately.
noticed many on my farm. A neigh-!
bor said tij just got rid Of droves with j
RAT-SNAP. This started me think- i
ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. It j
killed 17 and scared the rest away." J
RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, 25c, ;
>0. $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by]
Sibert's Drug Store, DuRant Hard |
ware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt. I
_;_._!
i
X'ot a 'Colyiun.
- j
' Did you see Trajan's Colamn when i
you were in Rome?"
"Read it every 'morning."?Boston :
Transcript. *
"It Must Have Been Dead at Least 6
Months But Didn't Smell."
"Saw a big. rat in our cellar last
Fall." Writes Iiflrs. Joanny, "and
bought a 25c cake of RAT-SNAP,
broke it up into small pieces. Last j
week while moving we came across
the dead rat. Must have been dead '
six months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP
is wonderful." Three sizes, 25c, 50c. j
$1.00. Sold and guaranteed by
Sibert's Drug tSore, DuRant Hard- j
ware Co., and O'Donnell & Co.?Advt. |
FARMERS MUST
NOT FAIL NOW
Organization is the Only Thing
That Can Save Cotton Crop
The following letter containing in
formation not heretofore published
from Hon. U. R McDeod, Stute man
ager of the South Carolina Division
of th<- .American Cotton Association,
to Secretary E. I. Reardon, ot the
Sum tor County Division, contains some
very startling information which .vir.
Reardon takSs the liberty of publish
ing because he says he feels thai if
the Sumter county farmers, mer
chants, bankers, and professional men
and the employees generally, all of
whom are vitally interested in the
price of cotton know these facts it
will cause all of them "to sit up and
take notice."
Now that the New Orleans confer
ence has definitely fixed a minimum
price for cotton every interest in
this county should immediately get
busy backing up the association:
"I wish tb congratulate you on the
sp'endid work you have done in youi
county. Some of the county chair
men have advised that a few of their
townships or school districts have not.
up to this time, done good work. If
you think it will do any good, 1 will
write the members of these com
mittees-urging them of the import
ance of the work and if you wish me
to write them, please furnish me with
their names and addresses.
"If you and your committees knew
what is being done by the interests
antagonistic to the cotton association
to break up or prevent the organisa
tion, all of you would work night and
day to make the organization a suc
cess. They are writing articles for
the farm papers on other-subjects and
attach to the article a personal letter
to the editor.^ These letters are in
geniously and shrewd\y worded ap-_
parently for the purpose of creating
a doubt in the editor's mind as to
the men who are trying to make the
organization a success for the good of
the producer.
Since the bear raid some people in
New York are writing thousands of
letters to the producers of cotton
purporting to be friends of the pro
ducers urging them to sell their cot
ton at present prices, as the price of
cotton would go lower. "While these
Jetters are in the name of friendship.
ii is a part, in my opinion, of the hear
raid. They sold a great deal of cot
ton last spring for October delivery,
and are using every means in their,
power to force the price down to en
able them to buy cotton somewhere
near the price at which they sold" it
to deliver on their contracts. If you
fail to get: practically every whit*
man in your county into the organ
ization, and many other counties fail
to do the same, the organization would
be a failure, and if it is a failure, 1
believe you will see fifteen cent cot
ton before January 1st.
"Every township and county should
The- Wagon of Today and Tomorrow
- i.ii ?r.m^ Ctudebaker 4 auto" track wagons?be
^tio on most country roads ' auto" track is already ,
cstsUished
W c Ixliove that every dealer who sells wagons will
soon be handling nothing but "auto" track wagons
because there will be no demand for any other kind.
Wo are handling them now because a rapidly in
creasing number cf wagon users appreciate their
advantages, Even before the advent of the auto
mobile it was hard for the user to know what width
of wagon to buy because so many different kinds
were used, forcing him to ride the various ruts and
ridges instead of tracking smoothly with all wheels .
in a uniform rut. _ ,
Today the automobile, with a standardized width of
56 i?ches, makes the track on practically all of the 1
country roads. Studebaker 4 auto" track wagons fit
this track, riding smoothly in the ruts, avoiding wear
and tear on the wagons and demanding less exertion
.from the horses.
If you own an automobile it iz only common sense to have
wagons that will track v/itfc it. On the other hand, why jar
your automobile out cf ccornission by forcing* it to pudi over
the riits made by your own wide track wagons? If your
neighbor uses auto track wagons you cannot anbrd to spoil
the roads for both cf you with wide track. IZyop, buy Stude
baker "auto" track wagons -he's bound to log it the same way.
It's a fifty-fifty proposition. "Auto" track v/agon standard
ization has come to stay because it iz appreciated by wagon
users as the most sensible thing wagon manufacturers have
done in many years. Come in and find out anything yo;i
want to know about Stubebaker ''auto" track wagons,
W. B. BOYLE CO,
SUMTER, S. C.
1011
And yet the 'Royal Cord' pos
sesses amazing buoyancy and life,
That's the secret of this famous
tke's success.
Hardihood that ineasi many
extra miles, combined with tfee
luxury of easier riding.
Let us p?t 'Royal Cords' on your
car* They are the utmost in equip
ment?the finest tires in the worjd
Royal Cord*.
am of the five
We know United States Tires are good tires. That's why we sell them.
?Anchor Auto. Co.
Sumter Motor Co.
W. C. Rogers, BishopviJIe. .
?B. C. Gillis & Co.. Rem bort.
W. C. Plowden?New Zkm.
(Farmers Supply Co.?Pfuewood.
T. E. COOPER. St. Charles
Robert Baker. Silver.
D. H. Skinner.. Elliott.
Goo. M. Hall, Lucknow.
I. X. Griffin, Lynchburg.
!>a!zeil Mercantile Co.. Dalzell.
H. Ij. Thomas?Mayesville
W. B. Davis?Smninertoii.
Auto Sales Co.?BishopviJIe.
The D. & G. Motor Co.,
Suminertonr S. C
W. H. McCathen-Woodrow-Providenee
if. tu Giflis & Co., Rembert.
Anchor Motor Co.
Wedgefield' Mercantile Co.?Wedge
field.
go into permanent organization as
soon as possible, but this cannot be
flone until all the counties finish their
membership canvas?:. The plans for
(taking care of distress cotton cannot
be matured until permanent organ
ization is effected, therefore, tlu
counties that are slow about the mem
bership canvass are holding back the
organization of the companies to take
j rare of distress cotton and if t'hey
jhold back much longer, it will be too
late to take, care of much of it.
I hope you* will see to it that your
County is thoroughly canvassed, if it
is not already canvassed. It will ex
pedite our work materially if you
will send in the memberships you i
now have on hand with check to eov- 1
er dues, rather than wait until you]
make you^Hnal report. i
"vre must not fail. It is up to:
you and your township or school dis
trict committees to say whether the
organization is to be a failure or a j
success. *
"I again urge you to let me hear1
from you by wire at our expense on
receipt of this letter,
"Yours very truly,
"B. F. McLeod,
"State Manager."
"P. S. Tour membership quota is
1,200."
Read What U. S. Dept. of Agricul
ture Says About What Two Hats
Can Do.
According to government figures,
two rats breeding continually for
rhree years produce 3f.!),709.4S2 indi
vidual rats. Act when you see the
I first rat, don't wait. HAT-SNAP is
Che surest, cleanest, most convenient
exterminator. Xo mixing with other
nods. Drys up after killing?leave?
no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch
sr. Sold and sruaranteed by Ribert'?
Drug Store, DuRant Hardware Co..
?nd O'Donnell & Co.?Advt.
Cotton Weights.
The public cotton weigher? nn
-.ounce thru on Monday only Al bales
if cotton were brought to be weigh
d. This is a decrease of about 200
;ales from \h\\ of Saturday. The
ew platform, which is nearlng com
pletion is rapidly being tilled with cot
>n ready for shipment to other
-joints.
i Spend a $1 on Rat-Snap and Saved
the Price of a Hog.*'
.lames McGuire, famous Hog Raiser
? f New Jersey says. "1 advise every
armer troubled with rats to use RAT
"XAP. Tried everything t>> get rid of
?.is Spent $1 on RAT-SNAP. Fig
ired rats it killed. s:iv>'d the pricp ?f
t hog.' RAT-SNAP comes in earke
'orm. No mix ins:; with other food,
"ats or d?>gs won't ttoneh it. Three
?izes, 25c, 50c, $1.00 Sold and guar
'nteed by Sibert's Drug Store. Du
?-:ut Hardware Co.. and G*Donnell &
CO.?Advt.
RAT-SNAP
KILLS RATS
Also mice. Absolutely prevents
I odors from carcass. One package
! proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in
j cakes?no mixing with other food,
j Guaranteed.
? 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry,
Kitchen or Cellar.
i 50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage build
ings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's
[Drug Store, O'Bonnell & Co. and Du
rant "Hardware1 Co. Sumter. S. C.
I Washington, Sept. 11.?Weather
j bureau reports show that the tropi?
cal storm is about two hundred miles
southeast of the mouth of the Mis
sissippi and two hundred miles south
of Pensacola, with movement still to
j wards the northwest.
Glasgow. Sept. 11.?The trades un
ion congress ny a close v->te declared
against the principle of direct action.
KILLS RATS
and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old
reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in.
cakes?no mixing with other food.
Your money back if it fails.
25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan
try, Kitchen or Cellar. ...
50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.00 size (5 cakes) enough *d*
all .farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Sibert^s
Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and :Du
rant Hardware Co. Sumter, S.-X&
Tiie national Bank st Seoth Mn
of Sumter
A "Roll of Honor Bank"
Is one, with surplus and profits in
excess of capital, thus giving tangible
evidence of Strength and Seeurtty.
Of the 25.000 banks In the U. S.,
only one in ten occupies the proud
position.
We Are Among the Number
i
C. ?. ROWLAND,
Preside.it.
Ft E. HiHWANT.
Cashier.
NELLL O'DONNELL,
President
\ '*?
?. L. YATES,
Cashier
Liberty Bonds.
We regard Liberty Bonds as the
best investment in the world and ad
vise our friends not to part with
them.
We are writing this for the reason '
that we have heard of some sales be
ing made below the market value. W?\
keep a list of daily quotations, and .J
will take pleasure in telling you
what they are worth.
See us before selling.
The First National Bank
SUMTER, S C.