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33** Watchman and Soiithron Fttblis&exi Wednesday and Satur day by C< Os*??a Jr^WshjUis. Company^ / Sumter, S, C. . Terms: . 5S.08 .pCT annum?in advance. _ Advertisements: One. Square, first insertion ? - - ? 1.0 0 Bve^y subsequent insertion.- .50 Contracts for three months or longer ^iU be made at reduced rates.. ?. All communications whjlch sub serve private . interests will j>e eharged, loir as advertisements. c-J?b^uaries . and tributes of re :ajj^l^-wiKv be charged, for. : Th* Sumter Watchman was founded in IS50 and the True Soutnron in 1S 6?. The Watch man as4 Scuthron now has the com bined circulation and influence of ?h of the old papers, and is man ifestly jthe best advertising medium in.lStmiter. POSTMASTER DO AR. : The brief Associated Press dis ; patch, announcing that the nomi nation of T. Screven jDoar to be E pOstSisster at Sumter had been sent * to, the senate by President Harding, I printed yesterday afternoon, was - the most .welcome piece of news ; that The Daily Item has carried v- to _the people of Sumter in many When Mr. Doar was appointed acting postmaster more than two v 3^ars ago The Daily Item stated 'tliat the;; selection was the proper .., cae in'the circumstances and that it Xhe naming of a postmaster ^.eould be left to the people of Sum ~ tcr, Mr. Doar would be first and al most unanimous choice of the pa ... icons of the postoffice. For rea 'S; soils "that can be explained only by the'wor^ politics the appointment ' cf a postmaster for Sumter has bc-en pigeonhoid for more than r^o years, and while there has been more or less talk of other ?raixji?ates for, tiie place, the'peo ple -of Sumter have never had any etfee4 candidate than Mr. Doar. The ( Democratic administration failed t? ?? the vacancr and Mr. Doar continued to administer the affairs ^pT tiie office as acting postmaster. ; When the Republicans took charge 'it' seemed probable that ? pohtical ^l^ipoictment might be made, but it *~$&on developed that Mr. Doar was ?...the first choice -of a large major ;/ ity of Sumter Republicans, ne ^g^oW^.as well as whites, and the pjfepensers of patronage found that . to ^fease the people of ^Sumter the 'ff?bid have to make a non-political " Appointment, based upon merit and JJ&Eg and. efficient service alone. The ..^ejmbiican administration is to be l?o?m?a?ed for the appointment, tjxor' it is a* recognition of the pref erence of the community most con >6eraed, it is in the interest of the *?feciency of the service andva de ' served promotion c_ a capable and iaithtul official. No higher or more deserved trib ute conld be paid to a public ser y|Lnt than Mr. Doar has .received in the solt? and continued endorse ^nent and support of the people ^ISumter. The confidence ana es iifeem Iii which he is held have been ^on by Elcrit and service. As as sistant postmaster and acting post '?master for nearly twenty years he ufeas. demonstrated his fitness for ffie position of postmaster and his "ggcord is the best assurance that ,|j.e will administer the affairs of the Sumter postofRce in a business 30te manner. Postmaster Doar is 5b6j?gratu!ated on his promotion. ;1tiat -isre-feel that th*? administra tion is duo both congratulation and -thanks for having the good judg ment to select the best man for the place, regardless of politics. *V?<?v REPBESKXTIXG FRANCE. ; ; Marshal Foch is France's most ~ Influential emissary. Though not a f delegate to the Washington arms conference, and having little direct ~_ ly'to do with it, he will probably i - wield more power in that con * ference in behalf of France than other Frenchman. And tee needs such help as he can jnder?-needs it today in diplo ~ macy almost as much as she needed f, it ;thr<be years ago in war. - ..' Americans are rather inclined to regard France as militaristic since tie armistice. They know that France has maintained a large ?rmy in the field, arm" has today the most powerful army in the world, *tnd is the chief exponent of mili " tary. efficiency and the leader of . the nations that regard large land armament as still necessary. Amer . icans,; too, have been disposed to condemn France for her insistence along that line and as a foe to dis - armament in general. Whether France has been judg * e<5 rightly or wrongly in this mat - ter it is hard to say. Certain it is, ? however, that if anybody can win If support in this country for the I French view. Marshal Foch is the ; man.. He himself stands immov t>*fe}y for a strong, , self-sufficient France, defended by armies that Americans consider unnecessarily large; yet, looking into the face of this simple, kindly, honest sol dier, and hearing his friendly words and considering also the big things he. has done for all the world, Americans find themselves somehow disarmed of criticism.' DEMOCRACY IN THE EAST. Philip Kinsley, who has recently been in the Orient with Gen. Leonard Wood, makes an interest ing .point in regard to the recent developments in the direction of democracy: . "Democracy, is lifting its head in the Orient. It is widening its base in the Philippines, and that is why the powers are looking askance at our experiment there. It is caus ing uneasiness in Dutch Java, re bellion in India and uprisings in Korea. In China there is a stirring of ihe sleepers. . "There is a liberal element in Ja pan also, but we will not be dealing with it in the Washington confer ence. We will be playing chess with the men who put swords on the school teachers in Japanese colo nies." In China, Mr. Kinsley found very striking growth of the democratic idea, especially in Canton. In Ja pan alone, he feels, the old order still prevails. Japan moves slowly, but its peo ple learn if given , time enough, or keen enough teaching. It presents a face of more difficulty, also, for a foreigner to read. It is likely that , if Mr. Kinsley had been able to stay there longer, to study more deejply, he might" have found the rumblings there, .too.' \ ??*??j? ?,< IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT CANCER. All the literature published as a part of the ^'cancer week" cam paign agrees on two points: Only medical advice of known reliability should be sought, and no time should be lost in seeking it, where there is the slightest reason for anxiety. Many persons suffering from symptoms of tumor or cancer hesi tate to seek medical advice for fear an operation will be urged. They dread the multilation which oper ation sometimes implies. Here is where promptness is the saving grace. If the growth is taken ?in time, operation may not be needed. If it is not, no reputable medical authority will urge it.,-.Moreover if an operation is necessary it will probably be slight, and there w:ill be no recurrence of the trouble to necessitate further cutting. If the growth is "benign," this- same promptness provides for its cure or removal before it reaches the ma lignant stage which often develops later. ? Cancer is not hereditary. It is not contagious^ It^is'not disgraceful. Taken m time- it, is. seldom fatal.' COITC^MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. ; Ystdys Open High Low Close Close January 18.05 18.30 18.05 18.24 18.24 j March .18.03 5 3.19 17.93 18.13 18.20 May ...-17.75 .17.9.1 47.75 17.80 17.941 Juty..17.30 17.45 17.23 17.34 17.47 December ?48.25 18.50 18.23 !8.45 18.45 Spots unchanged: middling 19.90. i- ?? ? NEW ORLEANS COTTON. ? I Ystdys Open High Low Close Close Jannary ...17.72 17.86 17.67 J7.83 17.85 ?arch _17.62 17.77 17.61 17.74 17.77 May ._I7.34 17.47 17.33 17.43 17.47 July _16.92 17.06 16.92 17.02 17.04 December ..17.72 17.91 17.70 (7.88 17.86 Spots unchanged : middling 18.25. LIVEPOOL COTTON. January . 11.48 Waren .?._ 11.33 May . 11.23 July.- . 11.05 October.... 10.54 December . .... . 11.52 ? SaJes 7090: 6,160 American. Middling 11.85 Good middling-12.65. ? ? ? Club Boys Wie State Fair Prizes. Clemson College, Nov. 3.?Good exhibits were made by South Caro lina club boys in the Boys' Club department at the State Fair this year. The list of entries in the pig club show was large and contained many fine animals. The corn club exhibit, while not so large, con tained -many fine specimens of corn. Mr. L. L. Baker, Supervising Agent of Boys' Club Work, was superin tendent of the department. Fol lowing are the awards made by the j judges: Boys* Corn Club. ? Best ten ears of corn: Paul Gib- ! son, Chester, first ; Steadman Booz- j er, Newberry, second: Furman Long, Prosperity, third: C. D. Long, j Prosperity, fourth; Tillman Mills, Little Mountain; fifth: Ashley Long. | Prosperity, sixth: Barle Shealy, j Little Mountain, seventh: G. T. ! Ligon. Chester, eighth: and Lonnie i Fuimer, Little Mountain, ninth. Best single, ear of corn: Paul' Gibson, Chester, first: John Wicker, Pomaria, second: Cyrus Lucas, j Chester, third; Ashley Long, Pros-j perity. fourth: and Earle Shealy, | Little Mountain, fifth. Boys' Pis Club. Brood sow and litter, four or more pigs: Oscar William Lever, Blythewood: first. Louise Monts, Lexington, second. Gilt from four to twelve months odd: James Becknell. Union, first: j and Louise Monts, Lexington, sec- ; ond and third. Boar from four to twelve months ' old: F. L. Monts, Lexington, first:! Earle Durham, Smoaks, second; ' and Coke Seay, Lexington, third. Boar over one year old: F. L. Monts, Lexington, first; Clark j Langford, second. Best sow over one year old: Earle < Durham, Smoaks, first: Cecil Dur ham, Smoaks. second: Oscar VV. Lever. Blythewood. third. Champion sow or gilt: Earle. Durham, Smoaks. Champion boar: F. L. Monts. Lexington. Crisis in Farming- s and Finance Mr. R. B. Belser Discusses Problems in Address to Young Men's Business Leaguej Hon. R. B. Belser, by invitation, addressed the Youn.sr Men's Busi ness League Thursday night on crisis in farming and finance that farmers and business men of Sum ter county now have confronting them. His address was along con structive lines and did not consist of a recital of the losses sustained as a result of the invasion of the boll weevil, but altogether along practical lines, suggesting how prosperity may be recreated by in telligent utilization of natural re sources and opportunities. Mr. Belser said in part: "It gives me particular* pleasure to address the Young Men's Busi ness League, for the reason that we are facing a crisis in the farm ing and finance of the country, which necessitates radical changes in the practices heretofore in use in these lines. It is the young men who must readily adapt themselves to change, and who must help to work out the new enterprises which are necessary to cope with the new conditions. "In this county we are up against a problem of finding new farm pro ducts to take the place of thirty to forty thousand bales of cotton which the presence of the boll wee vil will cut off from our annual cotton production in all future years. This is a problem which is worthy of the very best thought and effort to this organization. "The particular phase of this problem to which I want to invite your attention this evening, is the value of an up-to-date creamery and of the dairy cow and her pro ducts as a very material factor in replacing this loss. 44The cultivated acreage of the county runs fron 160 to 180 thou sand acres each year. This would make about eight thousand one horse farms, of twenty to twenty two and a half acres, and I shall use as a basis of calculation a one horse farm of 20 to 22 acres, and assume that there are 8,000 such farms, though, of course, we all know that they are grouped into farms of large sizes, and the num ber of acres of each crop and the number of cows in each farm should be multiplied by the num ber of onc-hcrse farms contained in any given farm. In order to con sider the proposition fully, it is necessary to take into consideration the plan of farming into which the dairy cow is ? intended to fit. Such a farm would be planted in crops about in this proporiton: Corn followed by relvet beans, 6 acres, estimated ralue prod.$210.00 Cotton, five acres.' est. value . 230.00 Six acres oats and wheat followed by hay, est. value . 1S0.00 Two acres sweet potates. est. value 200.00 I One acre Irish potatoes, followed by peanuts, est. value .... . 100.00 ! One acre snap beans, followed by i . peanuts, est. value . 100.00 [ One acre tobacco, est. value .150.00 -Products of cowr,: two to farm, Droduct . 300.00 Products of boss . l.")0.00 Poultry products . . 60.00 ?. $1.700.00 This would make a gross product of each one horse farm aggregating around seventeen hundred dollars, j The hay from the peanuts and pea vines following/the oats would af ford roughage for the horse and two cows. There would be ample grain feed from oats, corn and vel j vet beans, to provide necessary I concentrated feed for the horse, j cows and hogs, with some excess to i be sold. ? This should leave the cotton, milk I products, surplus hogs, tobacco, I snap beans. Irish potatoes and part of the sweet potatoes as cash mon ey crops, and these should bring an aggregate considerably in ex cess of one thousand dollars . per ; farm. I If such a system of farming can ; be introduced into the county, even on half the farms, we can face the future with confidence. Under such a system of farming, if adopted on all the farms, more than e'ght million dollars could be derived from the money crops j alone, and more than five million more would be produced for use of the people on the farms, or used j in the production of the products sold. Of course we realize that all of the farms will not adopt such a program, but if only one-half of the farms in the county adopt it, our annual wealth produced will ex ceed the average annual produc tion in pre-boll weevil times. It will be noted that in this pro gram the products of the dairy cow would approximate one mil lion, two hundred thousand?being three hundred dollars * on four thousand farms. If the program be adopted on only two thousand farms, it would yet leave the dairy products to bring in six hundred thousand dollars. In order to realize this, a well equipped and well managed cream ery at Sumter is an absolute neces sity, because through it the milk and cream must be converted into butter and saleable products and distributed. The present creamery here'needs additional capital and equipment. I want to see a creamery at Sumter which "Will serve the coun ties of Sumter. Clarendon and Lee. I understand that suc h a creamery as I haw in mind for Sumter is operating very successfully at Sel ma. Alabama, and is drawing the cream for its butter, ice-cream and Other products from a territory ex tending over fifty miles in every di rect ion. \W have not yet gotten the com plete data as to the capital neces sary, but from preliminary investi gations, we think that the capital needed wili be in the neighborhood of $25,000, of which a little less than six thousand has already been subscribed arid invested in the pres ent creamery plant. A report just received from tin agriculture and industries depart I jment of the State of Alabama shows : that for the year 1920 the value of the milk and dairy products ex ceeded the value of the oottoYi pro ducts for that year. The report I also shows that there" are twenty successful creameries and two J cheese factories in operation in the state. If the people of Alabama can j make a success oi* the milk and j { creamery business to such an ex- : tent that such products exceed in ! I value the cotton crop of a state! which for years ranked third in cotton production, I can see no rea son why we may not hope for equal success. # The problem to .which I want this organization to address itself is: first, to assist in raising the ad ditional capital necessary: and sec ond, to the organization of the nec essary cream clubs and cream routes throughout the county. ;o in sure the delivery to :'Te creamery of a constant supply of fresh milk and cream. It will probably "be necessary to j arrange for school district or other j community units to organize them selves into clubs, each of which shall have a cream 'separator cen trally located, and a truck to gath er the mlik and deliver tho cream to the creamery, and- a campaign to this ^end should be inaugurated at the earliest possible date. There is no one thing which would go as far toward helping the farmers to meet the difficult condi tion which they are going to face the coming spring, when they find themselves cut off from their usual lines of credit, based on cotton; for neither the banks nor the ' merchants can#longer afford to ex- j tend.large ?nes of credit based on: a cotton crop, which may be almost; entirely destroyed by the boll wee vil. I The money for the cream sold will be available weekly or semi- j monthly, and would enable thou- j sands of small farmers to run I their farms practically on a cash | basis. The two-horse farmer who had four cows should get in at least j eight gallons of milk a day, from | which the cream should bring in the neighborhood of two dollars a ! day. This would mean $60.00 per1 month, and $00.00 per month will | run any two-horse farm in the county on a cash basis. Of course where the farmers have not suffi cient feed on their farms to feed the cows, it will not be wise for them to put in the cows until they have had time to produce the feed, I but wherever the feed supplies are sufficient, in my judgment it would j pay them to imn cdiately put in the cows and begin to supply the cream to the present creamery. The present plant can still use cream sufficient to make several hundred pounds of butter in ex cess of what they are at present receiving, and are arranging to en large this capacity immediately. We will also n^eed to put on a campaign to induce the landlord to aid his tenants to get cows, and put j in sufficient fencing to enable their I tenants to handle tue cows. There is no other one thing, I which, in my judgment, holds out i so much promise for early relief i as does the development of the I dairy and milk interests of the I county, and to this end I solicit 1 your earnest cooperation. ? ? o 1 When money talks it counts. COUNTY FAIR NOTES j The Sumter Red Cross Chapter j will be in the county fair picture in patriotic, attractive and useful j manner. This chapter will have [beautifully decorated booth and ! will operate a rest room for wo I men and girls. Miss Annie Purdy, j assisted by numerous other ladies will be superintendent. Mrs. Alston : Stubbs will have charge of decor [ating this booth, while Miss Helen I Wheeler, the secretary of the Sum ter Red Cross chapter will be on hand to tell about Red Cross work and generally make herself useful. The "Buy at Home" booth of the Woman's Council of Sumter county will be an important part of Sum ter county's 11)21 fair, and this pledge will be circulated for signa tures: i "Live"at Home pledge": I here by pledge myself during the year 1922 and the succeeding years of the boll weevil readjustment to use home grown products as far as possible in my home and my busi ness, and to trade preferentially with merchants who make a point of stocking such goods and pro ducts." j Mrs. E. W. Dabbs. Jr., president of the Vomcn's council and Miss Caro Truluck, home demonstration agent, with the assistance of num bers of other Sumter and Sumter county ladies will be "on the job" putting it over the top for living and buying at home. Call around at this booth and you will hear some" things that will interest you and show you how to help put Mr. and Mrs. Boll Weevil out of busi ness in the Gamecock County of Sumter. s 9 Sumter county's 1921 county fair is assuming a very wide scope of practical usefulness'and will bei largely utilized for bringing about 1 ; a speedy readjustment of business j conditions in this city and this j county. Every mercantile concern I in Sumter county should stand j back of the Sumter county fair this I year and hereafter. While a lot of j pleasure will be furnished, the real I objects and the benefits of a county j fair will be stressed in many de : partments for the general welfare ! of this city and county. I Oswego at The Fair. Mr. Thomas S. Collier, principal of the Oswego chool was in Sumter lat Saturday arranging for a bang up Oswego school and community participation in the pageant of ! progress parade on Sumter County ' School Day. November 18th, and I securing space for a large Oswego ; school and community booth in the main fair building. Mr. Collier said that it is contemplated having several large floats for the children \ and teachers to.ride in the parade instead of marching. These floats will, represent Oswego and Oswego school. i j Oswego and its up-to-date school are coming into the fair and the j parade with some style and get j there ways. The citizens of this I public spirited, patriotic and pro- J .gresive section of Sumter county; never do things in "half way" \ style.; They have the goods to de- j f liver in school and community pro- j gross and they will show the world in that motion picture film to be { taken of this parade what Owego is to Sumter county and to the country. That Sumter county is a "live at .home" county to great extent will Prince Albert i* sold in toppy red bags, tidy red tins, handsome pound and hclf pound tin humidors and in tho pound crystal glass humid or with sponge moistsnsr top. Copyright 1921 fey R. J. Reynold* Tobacco Co. Wiaston-Salem. N.C. Buy a pipe some P.A. Get the joy that's due you! We print it right here that if you don't know the "feel" and the friendship of aj?y'us jimmy pipe? GO GET ONE! And ? get some Prince Albert and bang a howdy-do on the big smoke-gong! For, Prince Albert's quality?flavor?coolness fragrance?is in a class of its own! You never tasted such tobacco! Why?figure out what it alone means to your tongue and temper when we tell you that Prince Albert can't bite, can't parch! Our exclusive patented process fixes that! " ; Prince Albert is a revelation ina makin's cigarette! My, but how that delightful flavor makes a dent! And, how it does answer that hankering! Prince Albert rolls easy and stays put because it is crimped cut. And, say?oh, go on and get the papers or a pipe! Do it right now! \ the national joy smoke be demonstrated by a number of i eating booths and other food sup- j plying facilities furnishing plenty of Sumter county produced eat ables. Mr. Louis Scott, the famous barbecue cook, will have, an eating) stand that, will supply Sumter j county produced barbecue, chick- j ens, and other delicious and .sub-j stantial things, to eat. Other eat--; ing facilities are being booked by local societies and individuals. No ! scarcity of "something to eat" .at! the 1?21 Sumter County Fair, No-! vember 15th to ISth. The local post of the American [ Legion are planning to have a [ booth at Sumter County Fair. This ; exhibit will be of special interest to every one as there are no:peo-'i' pie for. whom Sumter county citi zens entertain a higher regard, and whom. Sumter county loves I more, than the world war heroes. Thej* can.easily count on wide spread interest "in their booth. Small Fire on Wright.' There was an alarm' at 11:05 Sunday morning which called the fire department to the foot of. Wright 'street: The fire had. however, been extinguished;by the pouring of water on it from buck ets. No damage, other than the burning of ? few shingles, on 'the roof of' the house, was caused by the fire which was fortunately dis-. covered 'in its infancy. The' prob able cause of: the fire was from a bad conditioned chimney. .. TfrcU Digger Hurt. Anderson, Nov. 4.?Calvin Lewis, a well: dfeger by trade, was injur ed severely Thursday afternoon when .he .was digging a well on the Fretwell .farm near Pendleton. A large, rock fell oh the head .of Mr: Lewis.--crushing his skull. Shortly, after Mr.; Lewis was taken out the wails caved in. Mr. Lewis was brought to a local hospital where an operation -was performed j part of the* sfcjalL having to be removed. His condition is very serious,, The height" of politeness is to. get off a street car and give 'a lady your standing 'room. ' AVashiiagton, No^- 7.?The. re quest by ^President Harding, for fifty thousand dollars, appropria tion to -augment the. police force j during the' armament conference has.pe^enr,rejected by the house ap propriations committee which rec ommended the use of marines. ;J* - : ? ~ ???--? An Offering o f Attractive Values for Fair Week Shoppers Eras coat suits and dresses Coat Suits from_$10.00 to ?50.00 Dresses from_$10.00 to $50.00 skirts French Serge Skirts from_$5.00 to $8,50 PrunclJa Skirts from_--$8.50 to $15.00 sweaters Ladies' Sweaters from_-_$2.50 to $10.00 Children's Sweaters frp'm__'__?--..-----^--^-~_$1.50 to $5.00 cotton good: dress goods 36-Inch All Wool Storm Serge at_75c 38-Inch Heavv Wool Storm Serge at_$1.00 44-Inch All Wool, Sponged and Shrunk Serge at_$1.50 46-Inch Tricotine at_$3.00 36-Inch French Serge at_75c 40-Inch French Serge at_$1.25 40-Inch Heavy French Serge at_$1.75 sms 36-Inch Satin at f_$1.75 and $2.00 40-Inch Charmeuse at_$2.50 40-Inch Canton Crepe at_$3.50 40-Inch Crepe De Chine at_$2.0u all wool blankets All Wool Blankets, worth $12.00, for_$7.98 Best Outing, in Lights and Darks, worth 20c, for_____-_15c 36-Inch Percales, in Light Colors, worth 25c, for-f5c 36-Inch Extra Good Percale for-1?-1?25c 27-Inch Dress Ginghams, worth 18c, for-12 l-2c 27-Inch Dress Ginghams, worth 25c, for-18c 32-Inch Zephyr Dress Ginghams at__.--~-25c 36-Inch Unbleached Sheeting, worth l?c, for-12 l-2c 40-Inch Unbleached Sheeting, worth 20c, for-15c 36-Inch Bleach, worth 15c, for_-12 l-2c 36-Inch Bleach, worth 18c, for-15c 36-Inch Bleach, worth 25c, for_?-18c 36-Inch Cambric, worth 25c, for _ -18c Wear Weil Sheets, with Tape Selvedge, worth $2.00, for_$1.50 Wear Well 9-4 Bleach Sheeting, worth 65c. for_55c Wear Well 10-4 Bleach Sheeting, worth r.6c, for-_60c 72-Inch Unbleached Sheeting, worth 45c, for_;_35c 9- 4 Unbleached Sheeting, worth 60c, for_59c 10- 4 Unbleached Sheeting, worth 65c, for_55c 72-Inch Extra Heavy Table Damask, worth SI.00, forh_75c hosiery Wool Hose from_$1.00 to $2.50 Silk Hose from-1_50c to $3,50 A big line of Buster Brown Hose for Ladies and Children. ladies' and children's shoes A big line of Ladies' Shoes and Oxfords, from_,.-$3.00 to $11.00 A big line of Children's Buster Brown Shoes. . Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Company 11 SOUTH MAIN ST. SUMTER, S. C TELEPHONE NO. 68