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aitb ,s* ontjjroii' Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? PI BI lKHl\ i? COMPANY ttCMTKIt. s. O. Terms: i .00 per annum?in advance* Ad vert torment a Square. Drat tnatrtom.$1.00 subsequent Insertion .60 [tracts tor tnre* months or long |pt be made uf reduced rates. All eommanit atlons which subservs artvate Interests will he charged for is advertleeinentH. Obituaries and tributes of real - t nlll be charged for. The Suioter Watchman was found in 1150 and the True Southron In The Watchman and' Southroa has the combined circulation and isnce of both of the old papers, Is manifestly the best advertising hutwn In Sumter. ANOTHER LEAK STOPPED. The Internal revenue service Is at k on plans to curtail shArply the ?f "medicines' and other prepa contatning more than one-half ?er cent of alcohol. It may be supposed that such mat are already well restricted. As a liavtter of fact, in almost every com ivunlty of any appreciative***, stores "gave sprung up pretending to cater to a general fruit or giocery trade, btit In truth deriving the ers?hest part of tlteir profits from the wie of medicinal preparations which, according to their ktoeg*. often contain'to\o*-# than 40 ?er rent alcohol. , Under th? proposed reuolatloh*, pat tjai medicines could be sold at drug a ores only; perfumes, tojlet waters sad the Ilk* at drug scores and de pvrtment stare* featurtng drug depart - n eats; flavor in 4 extracts could be h Untied only bv groceries. In every Haps the sals wjald be controlled by d -astle restriction*. Utile by ItuVi the devious ways of a<tlng tha prohibition laws are being discovered and flopped. Defore long U SFf4l be foun t by the majority of poopes that securing alcoholic bever ssrsa is more trolWo than It Is worth, t| en prohibition jarlU begin truly to pehjbit. In tho, meantime a vast number of person* are saving life ap? preciably brighter without any "morn? ing* sfter." while IH* jails and other reformatory Irvtvmions "rear . witness ? ? ? as to the true wofih ef tha.satbl.4u0r movement _ -! 'j . ? TIUC (.lltl'K l'ftOHT^M. Greece is considering whether to ro? es 1 the exiled King Constantino. On Hcvetpher 14 there, in going to be a national election. It will show wheth? er tha people fstw '\ with Premier If^sdjselos and the Allies In their de t*t tnlimUon to kogp* Constantino and hJI *Jd**t son UexnHP off the vacant Uli one, snd givo |t> to, C0n.1t an tine's joxngsst son. Psul. k. 1. Is a lad mix-up, ^ahi h may se? riously affeot the peace of fcurope if , st si not properly bundled. Constan? tly Is remembered as the brother-in Its of tho fo> msr Kaiser Wilhelm, and the monarch wh^ played Into the hat da of Qermany, interfered with the a it* tie' prosecution of the war and tint oat w recked Qrspco, until ho was klcl;#d off the throne and AlesanJcr was put in his place, with Eleuiherois Vei taelos as pramb r. I. was VenUeloa who. more than an| otiK?r man. had iren ftrcec* suc ?eejfully throutVthe ia'*?e ?a'Jtan wars and given her s seiC-reaps*!ting place among* modern nations. Since the e*~ pu'nion ef Censtantine he has accom? plished new wonders tar his country, greu'iy extending her territory, >opu laUIn and prestige. ."Vet It is the old stoiy. Many reaotkmary Greeks long get the I'ruaman tyranny of th# exil ^^Hjpooetantino. 'and wtth Yenistdos. sm I heir ancestors Ww<. wuh Arlstldes. si* "tired of h-arlnr h'm called 'the joa* It Is sale* that there is danger Of h majority vots being cast In favor mi Constant me. the allied powers may not permit M?a . *nt 'erence would belle the prltc.11 A "s?y-determlnatb>n," but d* iJiey dare let Greece, made great by the Parle treaty, and with its strategic position in the eastern Med Itenmnean, come again under the potter of an autocratic king who be? trayed Oreer? snd the Allies'.' It was Grant Britain and France, moreover. 1 that created modern Greece and guar? anteed Its constitutional freedom, and pk?c*d the present dynasty on Its throne, under a pledge of good be it or. I( the Oree<? jo tote for the recall Constantino the question Will |rtless be brought before the of Nations. It will be a hard crack. ? ? m 1 ? i 11 rr|| it I \I. PHICE-FIXING. pmerlcan farmers are trying Ii prl'e of wheat by with ? ctftp* from the market m\-' If 11^. or half, of tho tVert to pn:ts in this ef gjfhelbJy have some ef cn do* (o\ long. Whse* ts prl^e is i,?<tl -t\ ?? cor Img w smtl deVnund. The at tnsrseaji know how much wheat there is, and when It i% and to what extent it will meo the demand. They also' know tha sooner or later it will start to move freely, and the price then, if It has been disturbed at all by local med dllng, will find its natural level. Wheat brokers at Chicago ha v. been asking the federal government t< put an embarg > on importations "i wheat from Canada with the stun benevolent purpose of forcing up tin price of American wheat. This actioi also would be futile, if the govern men were to undertake it. Both Canada and the United Stater? are exporters 0 (wheat.. The price in the world mar? ket, wnich becomes, with only s'.lgh variations, the pleo In every Iocs market, is determined by the surplus available for exportation. The United States itself Is exporting wheat right along, and presumably will continue doing so as long as it has any excess supply. Canada has 100,000,000 bush? els to export, which if it is not sold in the United States will bo sold in Eng land, and will affect the America, price Just the rame. "Wheat-grower* and corn-grov, err? and producers of other staples, migh. aa well face thK economic fact phil? osophically. Nothing that any individ? ual or any group can do is going tc {have much effect in establishing th< average price which their product k going to bring In th*? markets of thl: big economic union, the modern worh of Industry and commerce. About al that producers can hope to do Is t< avoid letting their crops go, locally 01 temporarily, at less than the average price for the season, before that piict has been determined If the farmer, can merely av^id "dumping" their crops the moment they are reaped, and ?market them slowly and regularly they will get th^ world market price, which Is all they can hope to get. Apples have been selling for tw?, cents a pound In some cities duiinp "Apple "Week." And when people have once formed the habit, they'll probabl> sell for five to ten cents apiece the rest of the wlnte.r. TIU: CALIFORNIA JAPS. The Japanese problem Is up again as seriously as ever, as a result of the California referendum vote ap? proving the new stair law which dc 01 If eg Japaneso of the right to own or lease land. The protests of tin Japanese government, it Is expected will be pressed now with renew, vigor. Jspan will hardly be satistlu with the old explanation that It u purely a state matter, und the fed eral government can do nothing Treaties, naturally, are supposed tt apply to every part of the coutnrj which agrees to them The Jspencs hold that the United States is dteobt ing the spirit, if not the letter, of tti treaty. The United SCites la evidently in p'o sltlon to bring similar charges again* Japan, on another score?that of col; onulng California and other westeri states with coolies, or at least wink ing at such colonization. That is * matter which r.eeds straightening oj' as much as the land problem. It will be unfortunate if the latte. is allowed to stir up trouble and re sentmcnt between California and the rest-of the country, along with Iti in ?ternatlonal complication. There is a possible solution that Joes not appct to have been given the consideration j deserves. Tho burden of Japans plaint is that the California prohibi? tion applies to OrteiUala nione, and virtually to Jaonneso alone. It Is this Invidious race distinction that hur's most. Now, Japan herself, aa well na various other countries, has a law for? bidding foreigners to hold land. Why cannot California accomplish the pur? pose aimed at by extending her law to apply to all foreigners, and thus remove tbo racial cause of protest ? Til K PbOPl.K WANT PK At r.. The election, in spite of all tho ef? fort* to make it a clean-cut referen? dum on the League of Nations issue, according to most olaiervers faded of that purpose. Again and ngaln, during the cum? paign. wet beard the words, In offices and homes an I on the street: "This Is not a solemn referendum " " The straight Issue of League or no League was complicate^ by the personalities of the candidates, by then- utterances, by their platforms, by the division! within party lires. by political and racial ant pathos at o various other factors. Nevertheless one lac. became ob? vious as the campaign nearod its close, and is sti'l mere obvloua today. The American people do want some organized effort for woild peace, pat tlelpated in by the United states, ii may be the League of Nations. al? ready organised, und favored, with or without reservatior a. by a large though Indeterminable proportion of American Citizen?,. it may be some new 'Association" of nations, such gs the successful presidential candi? date his Hugr.esied, it the oih.-r tu? itions Of the world ran be persuaded to dissolve their pre*, en I organization 'now Just beginning to function ind T^H E perfect con ^ struction of T HORNHILL WAGONS insures long wear, light draft and complete satisfaction. v Sumter, S. C. form a new ono alter a new American pattern. It m tv bo q fusion of the two plans, keep'.pg "whatever la bos:.** In the present League, in accorda ice with the majority. Something of the sort there must be t the obvious will of the American, people is to be earned out. It ;s :.. mattot- of common knowledge hin' vast numbers of men and women vot ed for Mr. ilarding because, for some reason or other, th< y felt m?re < n ftdent of getting a world p< a. . fed eratlon by electing him than I 3 < ? Ing the candidate who sto > 1 m re ! rectly and explicitly for such ; L? 1. oration. higher Rates Not Contemplated Southern Railway Official De? nies Reports That Have Been Circulated Atlanta, Nov. ir.~ -st nemcnts M leglng that the railways 0/ the t'nit ed States are planning to ask a fur thor increase in freight and passeng? er rates are entirely without author? ity according to Mr. Lincoln Green, vice president o1 the Southern Railway system In charge of trafllc. There la not the slightest foundation for the surntl.se that the railways are going to ask further increases said Mr. Green today. They intend tc work out their salvation If they can under the ln orea:e 1 ! rcau y 14r;i a; < >' by I he I lit 1 r State commerce commission arid it is believed that no fuithcr advances in ratts will be necessary. Oil Traffic Expert Petroleum Jobbers Association Planning to Improve Delivery Service Columbia. Nov. 1".- Improvement of the oil business in South Carolina especially as regards delivery, Mas planned at a m 'ctig of the South Car? olina branch of the Southern ivt'o louni Jobbers' association, at a meet? ing In Columbia this week, unnouce ment of which was made today by J. S. Wilson, of Lancaster, president of the association. The oil men are ptannig to em? ploy a traffic expert, who will handle all matters pertaining to freight rates and claims against the railroads. A committee fron de association has been instructed to gi to Atlanta to look for an valiablc man there. About twenty oil concerns of the state were represented at the meeting in Columbia. DeaThlbay Fixed Will Lomax to Be Electrocuted November 19th Columbia, Nov. 11.?Will f.omax, Greenville mrro charged, with tlm murder of his wife, is to electrocuted ?t the Btate penitentiary on November ID. He Is now in the death house it the state prison. No appeal of his case has as yet been announced. Th< negro was convicted a few days ago In Greenville, N? w York. Nov 11 Ih aetices of the t'ntted Siitis shipping board which led to congressional committee Investigation, have not been "cor? rupt." ? ominamler A. It. Clement, ex? ecutive ass.slant lo Admiral llcnson, j testified this in ? n;r; lb said ground for criticism has noi been perfect co? ordination between the different de? part inents I The. World of Sport i - Philadelphia Oarsmen Planning to Hold World Championship Sculling Race Annualiv _ I - Philadelphia. Nov. 10.?Local oars? men have taken the Initiative to hold , a. world's sculling title race yearly to commemorate the recent victory of John 11. Kelly nf the Vesper Boat : club in single scull;; a* the Olympics. A petition hau been addressed Stliuylk.il navy, an Organization of ? .-?a! i p\vi;uj e'-ubs t-? those interest ;d 0 amateur rowM.ga-* :"ollows: "Thai recent vlt ory of John B. i Kelly, we believe, is the only victory vci recorded thot may truly be 1 considered aa representing the world'.; championship in amateur single tculls. "Heretofore, tho wii ning <?f the d 1 mond sculls at the i index- has carrie I . .h ; the nearest approach to such a title, but due to the fact that any sculler, no matter how valid his per? sonal tiUaliftcations, may have his; 1 ?ry r? rosed l) ythe Henley stewards i this event m;?y well bo considered as I a closed, local or at h ast an Invita? tion evtutt. ? 'In his recent victories John 11. Kelly defeated not only the recent j winne:- of^the diamond sculls, but the I pick of all the r+nateur single scul 1 lurs from all nations of the world. "Now therefore, that this victory may !??> commemorated for all tune that opportunity may not henceforth j he lacking for clean amateur soul ? lors from all parts of the world to 1 compete for this noble title, it is pro : posed to pres. nt a gold cup i?> be known as tb ? 'Philadelphia Challenge ('up' f?>r the world's championship Iamateur single sculls, this cup to pass from cue champion 1 > the next under j terms t.<? be set forth In n deed of Rifl to be drawn up by th<> committee ap? pointed by the commodore of the Sehuylklll navy and evented by that ? committee representing the Itidivid ual subscribers, n li>;' of whom is to he attached to Iho deed of gift. The ( up to be tlo- property of the Schuyl klll navy, but to be held by the cham? pion tir.ti! by defeat, default or loss or amateur stai.di.ij? it passes to the next champion <?)? to the Sehuylkill navy pending the appearance of a new* champion. The first name to be en? graved on this emblem will be that of champion John B, Kelly, of Phila? delphia." > serve four years in the Atlanta pris j on for embezzlement. He plead guilty to mlsappropr ation of express company funds while serving as ag??tit "i the company at Norway. It was ; charged iha. the young man mlsup i preprinted three thoi sand dollars. H<? was represented by Congressman I.Mann. He pleaded for mercy on the j grounds that lie had a family de 1 pending on him and promising to pay ! *ack part of the mci ey. Federal Court Sentences Columbia Veterinarian Sent te Prison For One Year For Selling Morphine Columbia, Nov. *. ?II. L. Gregory, a C< 3umbia veterinarian was on Monday aft rnoon given a sentence of $1,000 and a so a year in the federal peni? tentiary In Atlun'a for violation of the Harrison ant:-nareoth law. He was i barged with disposing of an exces? sive amount of morphine and cocaine. He is ;t member of a well known South ( .:;??>;>;? in family. J. l\ Holliday, of Orangebttrg, was sentenced to pay a line of $5,000 and New Vorl., No'. 10.?Individuals ird corporations <>f n*. financial stand? ing and maritime experience have I een allocated shipping hoard vesre s for operation,/J. V. Richardson testi ged bei ore the ocngreusional commit? tee. He said that ship* had been allocated to companies in which rela? tives of men connected with the ship? ping board were financially Interest* ? d ?VANTEI>?Position nr overseer of a fai m. Thoroughly competent, and. experienced in all kinds of farming, including stork, trink, intultry und power farming. 38 years of age; married and can furnish the lest, of references. \V. P. Arnold, May* svllle, s. C, R No. it. To the. Farmers of Sumter County $ Many of you are going to hold your cotton and surely ft you are not going to leave it in the weather. Storage X room is becoming scarce. We have room yet for a con- \u si der able amount in the Palmetto Warehouse, Columbia, R S. C? and will he glad, to furnish terms and information o to any desiring them. U W. GORDON McCASE & Co., 5. J. Smith, Agt. 8 SUMTER, S.C. ? OiTiee over Barnetf s Store, Phone 304 R Practical Farmers Attention We have, for rent or share cropping the following Farms located within town limits of Andrews, S. C. ONE TEN HORSE FARM ONE EIGHT HORSE FARM ONE FOUR HORSE FARM ONE TWO HORSE FARM These Farms have modern dwellings, good barns* tenant houses, fine wah r supply and under fine cultiva-! tion. Andrews is oae of the best Tobacco and Cotton markets in South Car olina. Tine Schools, t hurches of all denominations, and a most progressive community. Shipping, Marketing and Banking facilities second to none in the State. Corresnonder.ee solicited only with practical and ex? perienced farmers who desire to locate in a growing and productive section of the South. ADDRESS Bank of Andrews, Andrews, S. C.