Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TlBS lafBER WATCHMAN. K*abUa OuoMlldated Auk . a, 1 FARMERS MEET ATJCONCORD ,Many Matters of Importance and Interest Discussed -J_ boll WEEVIL CONSIDERED Ctamon Experts Show How The Feat May Be Fonght By Iatttligent Farming matins at Concord Thuraday la tbe Interest of the American Cot l*o Association and in better market layoff cotton and other farm products cooperative marketing, dlverelflcation fighting the boll weevil was well by maay ladles and gentle nasa. Me* 2. Frank Williams, county ag? ent, presided and Introduced the speaker* after a short talk ox piaialng the objects and the ad van - of carrying out the plane of the paign. Mr. T. J. Ktrvtn, vice pres of the Sumter County branch of the Asnerican Cotton Association as by advice and leadership In the of the mooting. Caro Truluuk. home demon? stration agent for this county, and Mrs. Door, home demonstration agent fee Osergetown county were the first twe> speakers who appealed for the co? operation In the homes between the farmers and their wlvea. sons and slaughters in solving problems. They sailed for greater cooperation in harping the housewife In her house - duties, in giving the women more leases to lighten their work, and In economising. They requested Interest in ths boys and girls work In the home and on the In the parents helping the a In poultry, running, corn ami tomato, and pig club work. Beth of these ladies showed unus? ual knowledge In the subjects they so head 1*1. r WNktas oa^Clemnon Col? on poultry raising interest discussed how to market eggs. , how to batch, build poultry feeding and health of poultry, r Winters, soil fertility sx dtscasssd nitrogen Importance, to secure nitrogen eco y without paying thirty cents eouad fee same, fie dwelt on the of Incorporation of humus ? gad ft bar organic matter in land. He *4amavaw?-pSenats as a money crop ?^?l/gfJi peanuts are not soil Improv PiQfsaem Conradl, entomologist of Ctesnsms was ths bolt weevtl expert Of (he meeting and he told his hearers spaas fhtags that made them sit up ? and take notice. In Sumter county H Is and will soon be very clearly "the enane eld story" that has followed the eftpearanoe of the boll weevil, every where, every year. Sumter couuty need not expsct any favors at the boll weevil's sxpense. The speaker did not favor boil Weevil catching machines and was not pa ad roosts of poisoning the first? year ct the weevil's appearance?in mat he did not sssm to ses much in taa poisoning proposition anyway. Diversification, rotation, rsductiorr of acreage to sett farm conditions of labor, growing everything possible for man pkvd' beast, and business like methods o.t the farm, and intelligent marketing seemed to be his chief slo? gan. He warned his hearers that too' much confidence in Sumter county's immunity to boll weevil damages spell disaster. His Islk was of Immense vales in many ways and was some? thing that Is very much neded. Mr. W. J. Sneaker, live stock ex pert, very oonprehenalvely connected ap live stock raising with boll weevil farming. Hs showed that oattle and hears go hand In hand in Intelligent and profitable farming all times, but are pooulmrry adaptable to agricul? ture during boll weevil times. Me dwelt on the most approved methods of stock raising, the impor? tance of mi proved breads, and show? ed haw South Carolina has be en the damping ground by "bushMj*)rkera" in damping "culled" breeds of hogs my) cattle on Carolina farms. Hs told tfm audience to watch out for and how tekvuid this faking system. Mr. Renn. Q. Honeycutt of the State Warehouse Commissioner's office dis? cussed ths eomrrtunttv cotton ware? house. State Warehouse certificates, cast of storing, insurancs. etc. He ad? vocated warehouses at cotton gia: said osttsa oaa be stored In such were ho seas at about so cents per month, ptae cost of management. Interest oa the money invested in ths building, and other minor e* sen Me Mr. J Frank Williams thought thut unless there Is an advanos In the cost ad snoring cotton In Sumter ware It will sacrcely pay to built munlty warehouses except under exceptional clrcumstancss. Sumter l uunty now has rapacity In commun? ity warehouses, outside of 8umter to store about 2d,OOP bales. Sumter can haadle about twslvs thousand bales. As soon as Sumter warehouses are shown that cotton production will not be greatly reduced by the boll weevil additional capacity will bs provided. Mr. B. Harris, Commissioner of Ag? riculture, strongly appealed to those present to 'lumeduitsly Join, and high? ly endorsed the American Cotton As? sociation which waa undoubtsdly large? ly rssponeible for the present prices of cstto* which he did not think would have been over thirty rant* if It had not ben for the organisation of tlie American Cotton Association, J Skottowe Wannamaker. founder and president of this wonderful and efti bed April, IftoO. "Be Just 881. SPEAKERS IN SIMM Candidates for Various Offices Present Claims to Voters SMALL CROWD OUT Little Interest Taken in Coming Election by People of Sumter - The candidate for the various of? fices In the State spoke at the Court House Saturday morning. Though the speaking had been advertised, few people seemed to have interest, and few came out. The meting was sched? uled to begin at 11 o'clock, but at 12 there were not more than 15 voters present. Chairman Clifton decided to go ahead and open the meeting any? way and give the candidates a chunce to present their claims. W. [Wt Moore was the first speaker, being a candidate for return to tho office of adjutant general. He gave a brief review of the record he had. made in previous years and "-cacr^^y eral letters of recommendation from men who were in a position to know the work he had done. HI?* only op? ponent. A. H. Marchnnt. sp.tke next, r.lowing the voters that the office needed reorganisation and the man to do that should be one that had had ictual "experience and knew modern methods of warfare. He gave a brief review of his life and experience in Prance. Wilson O. Harvey of Charleston was next speaker, running for lieutenant governor. Mr. Harvey gave u review of hie life as a prominent banker and asked support on his merits. O. K. Mauldln of Greenville was the next speaker and enlivened the crowd by his humor. After a brief speech he was succeeded of Octavus Cohen of Charleston; who went over Mhuldlna life in detail and ridiculed many of his statements. Mr. Cohen asked support on the ground that Charleston had ndt had a State officer for 25 years arfv that he stood for things that would uphold South Carolina. He spoke of Kood roads, schools, and condemned Mauldin's alleged stand on the liquor question, affirming that he was a total abstainer and strict prohibitionist. There were four contestants for the office of railroad commissioner pres? ort D. M. MnCasklll. It. C. Moss and D. L?. Smith were opposing Krank W. Bhealy who le offering himself for re? election. Mr. Shealy made a strong appeal for votes on the record his of? fice has made in the past few years and gave in detail some of the things he haa been able to do, such as trans? porting soda, arranging schedules and other matters. The meeting as a whole was the poorest excuse for a political meeting seen In many years. After waiting tor nearly an hour for n crowd to gg ther and the audience never number? ing over 30 voters, It seemed as though the candidates were wasting their time In coming to Sumter. They are to be congratulated though for naving gone through with their program and for not having been slackers as many vot? ers of Sumter county and other coun? ties throughout the State. Poles (Driven Back Withdrawing From Strategic Centers in Russian in Face of Bolshevik Offensive Paris, July 10. ? The Poles are with? drawing from Brest-Litovsk. Vilna and Plnsk as the result of the great Bus slan Bolshevik offensive, according to advices received here. Gen. March Decorated Distinguished Service Cross Awarded for Service in Phil? ippines In 1898 Washington, July in.? By direction eg President Wilson the distinguished service cross has hecn awarded Gen. March, chieJf of staff, for galluntry in action in the PhllllpplneS In 1898, when he led a charge against an en? emy breastwork near Manila, after the commander called for volunteers. Gen. March was then a lieutenant. <lent organisation. He stressed the importance of living ut home on the farm, cooperative marketing of cot? ton and all farm products, better busines methods on the farm, greater cooperation lietween members of (-very family and between the different com? munities, ami between the farmer and all other business men and people of every nrofession, trade und occupation. He unquestlonut 'y proved the im? mense value of the American Cotton Association to tm entire south. E. I. Heard on. manager of the Sum? ter County Chamber of Commerce came out "Hatfooted" for the Ameri? can Cotton Association as a prosperity creator for the South. He called upon the farmers to take greater individual and community interest in this organ!? ? Ion. and In cooperative marketing OfJ every farm product, cotton, corn, to-' bacco. livestock, ami all products. A most delightful dinner was served i by the ludtvs w hich was enjoyed anil ' appreciated. Miss Truluck and Mrs. pggt gave demonstration to the great ' many ladt''* present who attended the i meeting. and Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou A SUMTER, 8. C, WEDN1 ASK AID OF BANKERS American Cotton Association Launches State Wide Cam? paign WAREHOUSES AND GRADERS Party Will Tour the Entire State to Present Appeal Columbia, July 10.?An appeal to the bankers of the state to assist the South Carolina division of the Ameri? can Cotton association in the cam? paign which it launches on July 15 for tho construction of warehouses and the securing of cotton graders in the various counties of the State is con? tained in a letter which has been tent to them signed by Governor Cooper, i J. Skottowc Wannainaker, president of tho American Cotton association; R. C. Hamer, president of the South Car dllna division of tho American Cotton aaociation; H Harris, commissioner of agriculture; J. C. Rivers, warehouse commissioner, and W. W. Lung, di? rector of extension service of Clemson Collenge. "To maintuln a profitable mavket for the South'* principal crop, cotton, is the most important problem now re? quiring the careful study and energet? ic efforts of Southern people," says the letter. "The main essentials in solving this probl-nn are as follows: ".First, to secure sufficient ware? house space in the hands of farmers, or of interests friendly to them to satisfy our warehouse needs. The U. 8. department of agriculture esti? mates the country damage to cotton as causing a loss of $60.000.000 annu? ally to the growers. < In addition cot? ton not stored in a bonded warehouse cannot be used as collateral for loans. The non-warehousing of the crop in bonded warehouses is one of the causes of 'distress coiton' which an? nually brings an enormous loss ! also to the South. Second, cotton growers must be urg? ed and assisted to market the crop over a period of 12 months, instead of dumptiiig 7<> per cent, of the crop on the market during the fall months as at present. If this he done the large loans now made to cotton mills to car? ry their OOttop pnrehascs for the year would probably spilt into many- small loans to the producer who hold cot? ton. If cotton were marketed over a long period Instead of a short one many of the Speculative features of the cotton busine ss that, are frequently so disastrous to the grower would be re? moved., To put the marketing of cot? ton states on a sounder basis. In other words, levery luie of business now being conducted in the South Is working for Its own best Interest In joining hinds with those organiza? tions now cooperating to bring about the much needed reforms mentioned in this letter. Urge your patrons to warehouse their cotton us soon as gin? ned and to market it gradually. "Third, the official grading of cot? ton while it is still In the hands of the producer, and the direct marketing of cotton in quantity from producer to spinner, must be brought about. These 1 things are coming and it is only fair to Ith,, producer to aid him in every way ! possible to bring them about especially I since these changes would be reflected j in greater prosperity of all the people. I Grading and direct marketing have al I ready Isen demonstrated in this state to the great satisfaction of every lion? et interest. It remains to extend this work until it covers the entire belt; If you are not already a member you are urged tp Join the South Caro? lina Branch of the American Cotton Association and lend your personal in? fluence toward helping to put acrosH ,this work. A blank form for your ns>e In making application for membership Iis enclosed. In this connection South I Carolina now has on a campaign to secure a larger percentage of bankers as members of the Association than any other state. Let us not tail to stand at the head of the list on I his as 'we have stood in so manv other 1 lines." 1 1 ? - Hays Planning j Campaign i Republican Manager Holding Conference i [With. Western , Leaders j Chicago, July 8.--Chairman Hays COnoltided a conference with the mid? dle west Rspuhiican leaders today, and h ft for Marion to confer with Senator Harding, Mr. Mays said ho u hi hi consult Senator Harding par? ticular!) on the subject oi ths front porch campaign, -__?? i Gov. Cox Work- I ing Hard Clearing dp Business Affairs at Dayton to Return to Colum? bus Cox and Roosevell will meet in Co? lumbus Monday igjfernonn. Dayton, inly in - Governor Cos Is making strenuous efforts to get thlngg In shapi hen so he can return to Co? lumbus Monday No conferences were i heduled today. 1 Jins't ut be thy Country's, Thy God's a SBDAY, JULY 14, 1920. FARMERS MEET AIREMBERT Picnic Dinner, Cotton Associa- ' tion and Clemson Experts Divide Attention _i_ WANNAMAKER SPEAKS Tells of Work of Association in Eloquent Address At least two hundred and fifiy rep? resentative ladies an d.ijentlemen of Rafting Creak, Provident)* and stat?s burg townships at Reirbert, Sumter county Friday heard .1. Skottovve Wan namaker, president of the American Cotton Association deliver one of the most impressive, eloquent and con? vincing addresses ever listened to in Sumter county. To attempt in the ab? sence of a stenographic report, an ac? count of Mr. Wannamaker's speech j would be a waste of time and energy* He was at his best, and for one hour he held the undivided atten- 1 tion of his hearers from start to finish. His discourse was chiefly about the American Cotton Association's activ- | I ities of course, and he showed con ilusivcly what this wonderful organi? sation has already done and could do for people of every profession, trade ?.nd oeupation in the South--farmers particularly, of the thousands who should be Interested only went In for intensive and ?extensive organization by townships, counties and states. Preceding Mr, Wannamaker's ad? dress several Clemson College experts of the Farm Extension division of that college and a representative of the State Warehouse Commission who have been I addressing community meetings for several days in this coun? ty in the interest of better marketing and in preparation for the boll weevil interestingly and instructively covered practically the sanve grounds as at previous meetings. One of the most delightful of picnic dinner? and barbecued shoat were nerved by the charming and hokpitabm ladies of Rembsrt and vicinity. Senate Committee Takes Recess Investigation of Expense Ac? counts of Candidates Prob? ably Ends at St. Louis St. Louis, July lo.- Th?? repeal of 1 he appropriation granted by the l;<st congress to the department of justice i to tight tlx- high qosJI of living eras) demanded by Senator Kenyon on the ground that it was used primarily to boost Palmer for the presidential nomination, Kenyon announced today. St. LfOu^is. July 10.?The senate in? vestigating committee planned to dis? band temporarily tonight; alter the ?x ; intnation today ;)f several witnesses, who may he able to testily concerning Attorney General Palmer's preconven tlon activities. French Bruiser Goes Home Georges Carpetier Sailed From New York For France? To-day _ MOW Voik, July 10;---GeorgeCar? penter, the French Pugilist, sailed for Frame today. Admiral Fisher Dead First Lord of Admiralty Suc? cumbs to Operation London, July 10.?Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher, former first lord of the admiralty, died here today. He underwent an operation yesterday and I tiled to rally. Inspection of Alaska Coal Fields Secretaries Daniels and Paine Sailed From Seattle This Morning Seattle, July 10.?Secretary Daniels and Secretary Paine sailed for Alaska ? today on a de-1royer to Investigate the i development of the coal fields as a ' source of fuel supply for ths navy, as well as for commercial purposes, France Awarded German Ships Vessels Seized by Brazil During War Probably Go To France Paris, July lO.t-The German steam? ers seized during war by Bragli will probably i>e given to France according to a Sps dispatch League Meets in November Washington, July 10,?*-November ir> lias been determined as the date for the firsi meting of tin* league of m tions assembly, tiie vtMte department announced today, The meeting place WlH not Im> disclosed until the presi? dent Issues >h< formal call. ml Truth's." THE TRUE BC CUMMINGS AND COXJONFER Will Meet Soon to Lay Plans For Coming Campaign COX WILL SEE WILSON Will Go To Washington to See The President Dayton. July iL?The first import? ant conference to arrange for tho Democratic campaign will be hold on July 20th. according to a telegram to? day from Chairman Cunimings to Gov. Cox. The telegram stated that Chair? man Cunimings has called a. meeting of the cntiic national committee to confer with Gov. Cox. Gov. Cox stat? ed that he Is not certain whether the conference will be held here or in Co? lli nil) us. Plans for the Democratic national campaign arc held in abeyance by ? Gov. Cox, pending the arrival of Sec? retary Roosevelt from San Francisco and members of the national commit? tee for the rirst conference with the presidential nominee. The conference may not be held before Monday. Gov. Co* has given no intimation as to whom he wants for campaign man? ager, but many friends are urging E. H. Moore of Youngstown, Ohio, the governor's pi c onvention campaign manager. Since Ohio is to be the bat? tleground, as both candidates are from this State, Gov. Cox's friends believe Mr. Moore is the logical man for tho job. although it is admitted Chairman Cummiifgs would be a good man. Gov. Co^ intimated today that he may go to Washington soon for a conferenco with President Wilson. Dayton. July 9?Cox said today that his personal campaign head? quarters would be located in Colum? bus. He woidd not comment on the report that the national headquar ers would be established here. He said that probably there would be Kastern and Western headquarters. Mexican Aviators Killed Five I^ost Lives When Plane Fell at Tinagita Thursday ? _-. Mexico City, July 10.?Five mem? bers of the crew of the military air? plane which was wrecked Thursday at Tinajita were killed when the ma chine fell. Two other men in the ma? chine were injured. American Forces In China Detachment of Marines in Pe? king and Infantry Regiment Eighty Miles Away Washington. July 10.?The Ameri? can forces in Peking consist of the le? gation guard of 275 marines. Tljo only American army detachment in China is the Fifteenth infantry at Tien Tsin, 30 miles from Peking. Several other powers nave legation' guards. ? I i German People Reconciled Acceptance of Demands of Al? lies Respecting Disarmament Causes No Excitement in Berlin London, July 10?The news that the German delegation at spa had signed the agreement to accept the, allied de? mands relative to disarmament was received quivtly in Berlin, according to a dispatch to the London Times The people, the message said, generally recognised that Germany must accept the allied terms. - Bishops Occupy London Pulpits; Bishop Gray Disparages Work of Conference in Regard to World Problem London, July I {-?American bishops attending the Lambeth conference oc? cupied the London pulpits vest* rday. Bishop Gray of the Southern Florida Missionary District, spoke disparag inglj of the work of the conference in trying to deal with world problems, raying that the conferenco was inade? quate for tin- Job ami added thai "the world apparently was thinking ths Mtme." Lightning Kills in Tampa Two Killed and Many Injured at Church Service? Tampa. July 11? Lightning yester iay struck a school house at Bnvllle is the people were assembling for diurch services and killed J. B. Nor nan and seventeen year daughter. II Acre knocked unconscinus and the i Udlding set on lire. I ?UTHRON, Kstabllslied June 1, 1 Vol.1.. No. 48. WRECK AT GREEN SWAMP Through Freigh: Derailed aru Ten Cars Destroyed NO ONIi HURT All Traffic Helc Up For M Ho jrs One of the won it wrecks in nany years occurred at LJreen Swamp, on the outskirts of Stmter, on the main line of the A. C. I* railroad, at 3:00 o'clock Friday mo iling. The thtough freight, number 2,10, from Columbia to Florence, was derailed at the switch at the fertilizer factory, and ten cara were piled up on each other and com? pletely demolished. Seven of the cars contained coal wh le three were fuU of merchandise. 1 ho coal was spread all over the track?' and the track it? self torn up for u considerable dis? tance. The wreck ng train was sum? moned from Florence and the men are hard at work removing the coal and, repairing the track. They expect to have it repaired sufficiently to 6 o'clock so the Colombia train am go through. Passenge-s are being trans? ferred today on all trains except 52, from Charleston to Greenviha. This is being held in Sunn er and will r* serve pasengers from 51 and will then bo detoured over the Southern. No one was injured in the wreck and the cause of the accident is still unkoowi. It was thought at f ret that, a agreed switch caused the damage but *n. \p> spection showed that the swtvcli was I in good order. It is expected that when some of th > debris is cleared away fhe cause will be discoved. Killed At Niagara I Body of Daring: Man Has Not Been Found sCiagara Falls, July 11.?Charles O. Stephens of Briitol, England, wan killed today wher he went over the Horseshoe falls in a barrel. Ths cask in which he made the trip, tiough built of stout Russian oak staves snd bound with steel loops, wus smashed like an egg sheel >n the jagged rocks at the hase of the cataracjt. ? "Pieces of the barrel were picked up neitr the l ank on the Canadian aide, but Ste? phens' body has not been reeov'ire& Stepbens was 5U years old And JlaS a wife and 11 c illdren in Bristol, where he was a l arber. He ?ervsd three years in France with the Ilrltish army. He had planned to make ft lec? ture tour of Englt.nd if his trip was Successful. ; Niagara Falls, July 12?River men were patrolling N agara Gorge today* in the hope of recovering the bedy of Charles* Stephens. )f Bristol. England, who lost his life yesterday in attempt? ing to go over the cataract in a barrel. Wood Meets Harding Republican Leaders Trying to Harmonize Farmer Differ? ences Mirion, July 10.?Senator Ha ding will confer today with J^eonard Wood. This will be the first time Harding and Wood have met sii ce Harding's nom? ination. Senator Harding will confer tomorrow with National Chairman Hays. The Republican national headquar? ters announced tc day that Senator Xew of Indiana will head the Repub llcan campaign spcikers' bureau. Harding announced that if he la elected the vice president will be in? vited to participate in cabinet meet? ings. Vermont W ill Not Consider Suffrage Rutland, Vermort, July 12?Gjver tor Clement, of Vermont, will issue oday a proclamation refusing to call a special session o! the legislature to nake possible the ratification ot! the federal amendment for woman suf? frage. Rutland. Jaly 12.?The governor's proclamation followed a conference in Washington recently with Senator Sardine;. In giving his reasons for refusing to call the legislature togeth? er, the governor Slid the proposed amendment Invades the constitution ot Vermont That t te legislature waa elected before the question of ratifying suffrage arose and the people of the State hadn'l had an opportunity to express themselves >n the issue. Hs ileclared that the seventeenth and eighteenth amendments had been forced through by powerful and Irre? sponsible organizati MIS ami it teas proposed to force the suffrage amend? ment In the same way, ami without the sanction of free men. Peace in Sight Lithuanians Reach an Agree? ment With Soviet Russia Moscoto, July 12?The Lithuanian tnd Soviet government of Russia bars cached an agremert relative to the si ahlishment of i>cnce, according to VdOf Goffre, represfmativc of (ho < \ eminent in the negotiations.