The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 13, 1920, Image 4
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Philadelphia Oarsmen Planning
to Hold World Championship
Sculling Race Annualiv
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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*
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?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.