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TSe Watchman and Southron Psj&tisbed Wednesday and Satur day by Osteen Publishing Company, Surater. S. C. Terms: ?" j^j.fHr.-per annum?in advance. Advertisements: Square, first insertion .-$1.00 ^subsequent insertion .. .50 ntracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced communications which sub ^^nfe; private interests will ,oe ?M&ged for as advertisements, j^^ruariea and tributes of re ^#?t .will be charged for. "Sumter Watchman was in IS50 and the True thron in 1866. The Watchman Southron now has the com eirculation and influence of of the old papers, and is man ;? the .best advertising medium ter. i^f??^ron^mers have discovered 98sr . ? ' '???s on Mars./ And here we've l^llt lM?ki*g that the American irmy had knocked 'em all off. * * * :*"?he Agriculture Department re jfoofts that there are going to be Bfefe of peaches this summer. There ire/lots already. Only we've got fO/ calling them flappers. * * * /^tifbkr men: work nearly all their ^ves. for "independence," and then don't know what to do with it * * * ' Germany does finally go trupt; she'll be as proud of it ZBZ&hei was of Hin<3enburg:'s*"vic ttjtfeai: retreats." " ? ":_\- ? ? ? ' V * * ' Jjohe "WTfter says that each one of ^.0B.h'have "an inward monitor" .'ffiSMftg' to be careful. Tes; but fellow is always coming along .&St. ahr outward Merrimac, and *'4fteir -fee trouble begins. .i. ? r.-.<5tor??' Matthew Adams says, .?'^*- * ? ?^^3ow a man gets up that &?tintfi-" When he gets up counts i&G?&iAS- BEBT PSYCHOIXXiY ^"The Rocky Mountain News Ifei?ts'?ut 'the fact that'the allied p?wers 'are not demanding of' the ?fftet ibvemment that it pay" old I^ssiaTs debts before possible loans miy be* discussed. They are de AaJuadlng first that the present rul 4sjrs pi Russia recognize the legal ,'of those debts. Once that " is i^, many "persons believe it will ?.."Sfe" possible to cancel them in part ?r^ih vhble, for it is obvious that ? '"??lBKia can't pay them. ; j r? is'clla-r to most of the world, ought to be clear to the Bol ^fee1^ leaders that recognition and Cancellation is a speedier and surer 'way to 'gain what they want of Help from' other powers than is st.uoborc repudiation. It is the only w^t? "Insure future protection for - -those - who would mvest in Russia afifd ;at the same time be fair to \ti5??e. *rho invested there in the ? %ktx and have .lost out. It's a obiem' in psychology and good as much as in finance and diplomacy. A TEST FOR FATHERS -'JHott long could or would father ;s (Marry mother's job? It's a long .' disputed question to which a New __J^;b?k paterfamilias has added val ^ble-data. He lasted just five -#i&2:s/in trying to care for the chil dren and the home while his wife - tfcfcfein the hospital. Then he tried t$- ebmimt suicide. He explained ifo&t the work and worry were too ~ ruu'eMr for him. ? Irntay be that this father's care w&e complicated by a job outside, but to offset that he probably neg Jecxed' a good deal of dressmaking, '?endirg. canning, cleaning, cook ing and laundry work which his wife carried on as part of her daily reuntine. 7 . '^Whatever else he learned. *he found" out that mother's job is a r*al j Job, a job requiring physical Strength, superhuman patience, rfcoral courage, initiative and ner vbi*.energy. His experience should mike him respectful of his wife's labors, .more considerate and more imiptnl. It is not to be hoped that e"Very father will be put to a similar t?fc Some of them do not need it. j?ut the experience would be val uable in manv families. STARVATION MOMENTOI ? The immediate famine in Rus sia fs checked, but the worst ef fects will begin to show during the coming year, as a result of the "starvation momentum" which ihakes it difficult to check the rav ?jfes of long-continued food short age. This is the word of Dr. Ern est Tarrow who has had charge of the American famine relief in the Armenian region. "Thousands of people", said the doctor, "are doomed to die of star vation still, in spite of th<- almn dam harvests which now are rip ening in the- fields. Famine deaths will contiuue at a heavy rate for a long time f? come, due to the mo mentum gained by malnutrition, which is such that' not even an abundance of food can stop its ravages. People who have been foodless for months cannot be saved when food becomes abun dant." Starving in the> -midst of plenty is an expression the dreadful mean ing of which is frequently under estimated. This literally must be the fate of many Russians. Noth ing could be more pitiful. The worst of it is that the famine was unnecessary. ' ' Tn the^ spectacle of thousands perishing miserably, or living more miserably still, stunted in body and mind because of starvation, long after the famine has passed the world has a sad lesson in the evils of undernourishment, and Russia sees the fruit of her rash political experiment. No more scandals reported in the movie business since young Mr. flays started Haysing the cinema tographic malefactors. * * * The hand that rocks the cradle may rule the world, but the hand that rocks the boat throws the world away. * * * Very:'likely* in the fall of 2022 the American people will be de bating the tariff with interest just as fresh arid conclusions just as inconclusive as ever. * * .* Not that anybody wants to speak unkindly of the departed?but surely it is not stretching facts to call old 'Uncle Johnny" Shell a human fossil. NATIONAL ?i GUAM). REVIEW ? ? -i State Troops Wiff Be inspect ed try Gov. Harvey Columbia. July 24. ? Governor Harvey will review the state's National Guard infantry regiment, the 118th, at .Camp Jackson next Thursday. A formal dress parade will take place in the afternoon. With Governor Harvey, according to announcement by Adjutant Gen eral Grant, will be several other prominent figures in the state's military organization. Several former military leaders have also been incited to come to Columbia j for the review, including Col. Holmes B. Springs, of Greenville; Major D. E. Mayer, of Charleston, i and Colonel Bond, commandant of i the Citadel, Charleston. The review will take place at 4 o'clock, and it is likely that a num f ber of citizens and friends of the I Guardsmen will witness the parade. There are approximately 1,300 ; Guardsmen, representing manyi parts of the state, in the camp. The first week of the encampment proved highly successful, arid the men are enjoying their military life. Colonel T. E. Marchant, of Columbia, is in -command of the regiment. Sunday afternoon at 5:30 a band concert was given on the cap .itol steps by the regimental band, from Union. Capt. J. F. Walker is in command of the military unit, and Sergeant W- W. Goforth is band leader. Chapel services were held at the camp Sunday, with Chaplain J. W. Oxner in charge. During the coming week numer ous events are on the program of amusements,- for the soldiers' even infgs, inc"'udim.' wrestling, boxing matches and baseball game. One particular match will be between Demetree of Columiba. and Hicks, of Hartsville. and the championship bout wili be between Barfield, of Columbia, and Brooks of Spartan burg. The guardsmen stood a regular army inspection Saturday and they showed np well. ., ? i I ?mm m * -i COTTON CROP CONDITION Columbia. July 21.?The cotton belt is in good condition, but the outcome of the season depends on the weather. With good weather the south's crop ? will be large. The:<e are conclusions expressed by J-oseph Walker, of Columbia, manager of the American Products Export & Import Corporation, on his return to his office today after a trip through the cotton belt. Mrv Walker is optimistic over the sit uation throughout the south, as he found it. Mr. Walker left. Columbia sever al weeks ago. and went to Mem phis, then into Oklahoma and p^rts of Texas, and then back by way of Xew Orleans, stopping at points in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He got a good view of the entire cotton belt, and receiv ed expert reports from many sec tions. Mr. Walker found the boll wee vil doinrr some damage in runny sections. In Texas he found a spotted condition with regard to the crop In western Texas the crop is reported as excellent. In parts of Oklahoma the weevil is ;jt work. In the central south, Mis sissippi and Alabama, the crop out look is One. with prospects for ;? large production, if the weather is good for the rest of the summer. The cotton crop is late all over the belt. Mr. Walker, -found this true wherever he went. He says tbat if clear weather is enjoyed for the rest of the summer, the wee vil will do little damage and ih* production will be excellent. If bad weather prevails; with too much rain, the weevil will be en couraged, and the outcome then will be a matter />f conjecture. Mr. W:?lker found a tone of op tiraism wherever he went. i Reports of Freedom Allowed Prisoners on Chain Gangs To Be Investigated Columbia, July 24.?Governor i Wilson G. Harvey today sat hard I on the practice in some counties of [allowing prisoners on the county ! gangs too much freedom. He ad i dressed a communication to the I foreman of the Marion county ' grand jury, in which he asked that reports of this kind from Marion county be investigated, and a re port made to the chief executive. Reports from various counties ! have been received in late weeks, j that officials allow prisoners to go } in some cases to their hom.es. j From Marion county the govern or has been advised. that escapes from the chaingang are frequent, ! that" a man convicted of man j slaughter is "almost immediately J made a trusty," and that in some j cases convicts are allowed to go I to their homes- and work their I crops. K-u.Klux Klan to Discard Masks Oirt> t side Lodge Room Atlanta, Ga., July. 22. ? The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have j been ordered to discard their ! masks, robes and other regalia ex ! cept when in their lodge rooms, it j was announced here tonight at i headquarters of the organization, i The order as first made public in a letter to Governor Hardwick of j Georgia from E. Y. Clarke, im ; perial wizard pro tern., mentioned only Georgia Klansmen, but later it was stated the order was general. The imperial kloncilium, . or governing body of the Klan, passed I a rule more than a year ago, it was ?stated, prohibiting the wearing of ithe masks and regalia except by. j permission of the imperial wizard,: jand it was stated tonight that the present order menas .that effective ;at once no such permission will be j granted except for parades. Clarke's j letter to the Governor, however, [stated that he had issued orders j "forbidding all further parades, or j the use of the masks or other cos itumes of the Klan in the State of i Georgia except in the lodge rooms i until further orders." I Investigation by Klan officials of j any unauthorized^ wearing of Klan j regalia and of lawlessness by per | sons wearing such costumes also j has been ordered. Clarke's letter I said. He added that he could not j believe the Governor "antagonistic j to the Klan." and Mr. Hardwick, ' who had urged that the Klansmen i unmask, replied he had no "per ! sonal hostilities or animosity" to | ward the organization. Outrages by bands of - masked j men have increased in the last year, ? Governor Hardwick added, and ex I pressed his appreciation of the un i masking order and also of Clarke's j j statement that the Klan is not a J j "regulatory body." He reiterated j his stand that "there is no room j in Georgia for any organization, se ? cret or otherwise, which sets itself I up as the censor of the conduct of : the citizens of this State which, un j dertakes to try such citizens in i secret lodge rooms and to execute ! its decrees by the power of the mob I above our laws and outside our ? courts." Scout News. Friday night at 8 o'clock thej j scouts of Sumter had a big "get- j j together" meeting at the Y build- i I ing. Members of the boys* .work ! ! committees of the Rotary and Ki- j j wanis clubs attended this meeting! I and made talks, impressing on the j ; boys the fact that the objects of! j the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, and the boy scouts, are the same. They! ' promised the scouts that both clubs j j were watching them carefully, and ; would do all that they could to ! help them. After a bountiful sup I per of sandwiches, lemonade, ice j cream, and cake, the meeting was j held. About twenty boys attended j the meeting. The committees a;nd i the scout master felt that this was j a very good showing, considering i the fact that so many of the i scouts are out of town for the ! summer. The two troops have an j active membership of .about forty. ; It is fell that this is not enough, j and an effort will be " made to j have a membership of not less j i than a hundred, before the summer ' is over. The R?tari?ns and Ki-1 Iwanians are trying to perfect plans I to have a man here this winter to i j take charge of the scouts, and keep J them at active work. At the' meeting, plans for the! i balance of the summer were dis- j j cussed. These plans include week- j i Iy hike.-, community "good turns." j [and a summer camp at the sea-1 ; shore, some time in August. Aft#*r this the regular scout! mating;-; wiil ho held every Wed/-, ; nesday nisiht at ? o'clock. Regu- J lar scout work will be resumed at! the meeting nr<xt Wednesday. All ! scouts arc urged to be present then. I and all boys who wish to become I scotits are invited. The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs are backing the scouts, and th?>y wish noti-ing better than to have every boy over the age of \'Z join the scouts. Hoys: if you wish to! get into this big nation-wide ! movement, come to the meeting Wednesday night. At that meeting plans for the summer camp will be j discussed fuliy. Of course, none | but scouts ran go on this camp. There is nothing surprising about; the moribund condition of Ger-1 man finances. I>eath loves a shin-I ing marl.. ' INJUNCTION IN SHOPMEN CASE Many Defendants Required to Make Appearance July 31 in Federal Court Charleston, July 23.?Following the filing of a bill of complaint by attorneys for. the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, setting forth that it has suffered a proper ty loss amounting to $75,000 as a result of illegal activities since the strike of shop craftsmen started July 1, that men who come to their employ have been dealt with ruthlessly by strikers or their sym pathizers, and that the serious problem of rendering a public service as a common carrier and carrier of the United States mails is involved. Federal Judge Heriry A. Smith yesterday made an or der granting a temporary injunc tion against various organizations of labor and individuals at Flor ence and Charleston. The defendants in the action are required to appear before Judge Smith here on July 31 and show cause why they should not be "en joined and restrained until the fur ther order of the court herein." The copies of the order and other exhibits were placed in the hands |of United States Marshal Samuel J. Leaphart, of the Eastern district, late yesterday afternoon for ser vice. Allegations a Surprise. It is alleged in the bill of com plaint filed that the men who have come into the employ of the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany have been intimidated and in I terfered with at Wilmington and I other North Carolina points; Flor j ence. Columbia. Waycr?ss and iSouth?ver, Georgia, and High Springs and. Sanford, Florida. !? Further outlining the position of ; the plaintiff railway, ft is alleged | that "the defendants have unlaw j fully and in pursuance of said conibination. federation and con spiracy attacked, beaten and in jured the. employes of the plaintiff and others . seeking employment with plaintiff; have boarded trains of the plaintiff and taken therefrom employes of the plaintiff being transported to their work, have'as saulted said employes and others seeking employment with sticks, laxe handles, pistols, rifles and the like and hare applied opprobrious epithets to said employes, such as 'scabs.'. 'gray rats,' 'all-around flunkeys/ 'general flunkeys,' 'wooly rats," blue tail Virginia rats,* and other epithets too vile and obscene to repeat." The general allegations in the j bill of complaint are supported by j a number of affidavits, such made jby J. .P. Walker, local superinten | dent of the Atlantic Coast Line and j others. Several cases of boisterous I conduct and threats are also al | leged. one of these a gathering of ! strikers and sympathizers at the union passenger ? station Friday night, when after pleadings by Mayor John P. Grace, the crowd dispersed. ! NEW DEFENSE PLAN FAVORED i ? ??? ? I Gen. Pershing Outlines Pre paredness Program ! . ' - j Washington, July 23.?Steps to i establish "a national position in i readiness"" for the army as a de | velopment of the national military i policy are forecast in a memoran ! dum recently submitted by Gen j era! Pershing to Secretary Weeks I and made public today at the war j department. Details of such plans as may have been already proposed by ! General Pershing are not disclosed. The general nature of the project, j however, contemplates assignment of National Guard divisions to specify defensive positions on : coasts and borders to which they would be rushed in the event I of war. j "Under this plan." General ! Pershing said, "the military organ izations required to secure critical landing places upon our coasts and I favorable lines of advance upon I our land frontiers can be definitely I formed and prepared. With such initial organizations assured, the I additional military units required j for the full prosecution of a seri ous war can be mobilized at once and brought to full strength with out disturbance or interuption. "With our territory thus pro tected against landings in force at the start, and with the machinery for further military expansion fully organized, our fleet will be free to deal with the hostile naval forces without concern as to possi j ble invasion." I The plans are practicable. Gen. ! Pershing said, "if we can count jupon a reasonable development of j the economical military system i sanctioned by the National De ! fense Act." COALSHORTAGE i IN COLUMBIA Results of Long Continued Strike Being Felt by In dustrv ?-imsmm Columbia. July 24.?A serious shortage of coal for industry has developed in Columbia and in other parts of the state, due to the prac tice of many users of coal for in dustry of buying^ direct from the mines and the recent failure of the mines and the railroads to deliver, due to strike conditions. The traf fic bureau of the Columbia Cham ber of Commerce is giving the matter consideration now. and will make a report to the body at a meeting this week. At the same time the traffic bu reau makes investigation and an nounce- that the home consumer of coal need have no fear, that stocks on hand with dealers will supply demands for home consump tion for many months to come. ?I ?________*_?_?????_?_??___??_???_?? ? To-day's Best Jokes and Stories -, Correct this sentence: "The man's stenographer was beauti ful and his wife was not jealous." A widow with money to burn ; seems to have a peculiar attrac | tion for he#r old flames. Still, a Ford rides very well when I loaded with five people and $118. I 60 worth of accessories. Nearly all people are fair and I decent if they have some assurance l that the other fellow will be. j The boll weevil is an' ardent prohibitionist He seems determinT ed to rid America of the cotton igin. also. Of course profanity is wicked, but what is one to do when a fly skids over one's bald spot at 5 a. m.? The modern man thinks he is roughing it when he wears a soft collar and drives the open car. The people who haven't time to vote always find time during the ensuing year to cuss the man elect ed. At twenty her love is all fire and dreams; at thirty it is all common sense and a desire to get settled. Those who condemn the sinner most bitterly are but endeavoring to still their own troublesome con sciences. I it's funny to" see' a crook elude ! the cops in a movie, but it i3n't so I funny when the crook has your au i tomobile. Most of the articles condemning the feminine sex are written by men who know their wives don't read their stuff. With so many men searching diligently for employment, it is strange that some of those on the pay roil don't trv it. j Artificial bait is now so perfect j ty made that it fools everybody ex ;cept the fish. I The consumer wonders, at times if lit wouldn't be a good plan to na I tionalize the minert* and mine ow- I j ners, at least. j Love is the quality that makes ja young man ihink his sweetie : beautiful even while filling her j face with a hot dog. I ????. j There are probably large parts jof Europe that wonder even yet if j America is really a country or just I manna from Heaven^ | If there is any virtue in reci-. j procity. there is no reason why the ! people shouldn't feel a profound ? contempt for politicians. ______ When you tell the garage me chanic to go over the car thor-1 oughly, you can always find grease spots on the cushions where he went over them. Impossible happenings. No. 4: | "Let him stay on the job," said the political boss. "He belongs to the I other party, but he's an efficient ; cuss." ; i -? ' i There is a great deal of religion I in America still, but it seldom in I terferes with anything. j Ti:c preachers don't threaten us with hell any more. They know we are getting cccustomed to it. I i Don't envy a good complexion, j iTake in washing and have one. There is a grand opening for an insurance man with a policy that will insure domestic felicity. The final measure of a man is taken by posterity. But his own! times judge him by his prosperity, j After looking at the portraits of! S some shaved Russians we eage?ly ! place ourselves on record as an j advocate of whiskers. It is very difficult for a rich ! man's son to settle down while his j father is willing to settle up. | Back of the busy man's hatred ! of a loafer is the same feeling that j makes a Bolshevik hate a rich man. ' The voice of the people seems to j occasion modern public servants much less concern than the vice of J the people. I Every employee should do! ! enough work to keep from being 'bored during the intervals be | tween pay days. | Medical men say dirt-eating is 'caused by the hook-worm. Also by {the desire to keep up with the car i that just passed. I Bronze is an alloy of copper and j I tin. but some of the bronzed mash- j ; ers on the beach seem tt> be al j most wholly brass. Age is the quality that makes a man sigh with relief when it ap-; j pears probable that a shower will I spoil the picnic. The conviction that the world is ! going to the dogs indicates the j need of a little sound religion or; ! a dose- o2 soda. ; If it will be any consolation to j ! the corkscrew, we assure him that j , this bobbing craze soon will send the hairpin to join him. The pessimist thinks only of the j present and cusses the rain: the op- j jtimist thinks of the doubleheader; ? that will come later. If hootch is wicked, and yet es-? Isential to a profitable merchant Lmarine, what reasonable argument j is there against piracy? I LANEIF iKECEI^CES GREAT OVATION About 2,000 of His Fellow [ Citizens Greet Him at Ches terfield i Chesterfield, July 21.?The recep tion accorded Senator George K. Laney, of this county, today by about 2,000 of his fellow citizens at the largest attended campaign 1 meeting of the present itinerary, was the feature of the day. At the conclusion of his' speech a bevy of beautiful daughters of Chesterfield veritably surrounded Senator Laney with a mass of gor geous flowers, fully a hundred bunches and baskets being pre sented to him. However, neither Thos. G. McLeod or Cole Blease, his opponent, were forgotten. Both were the recipients of flowers. The town of Chesterfield was dec orated with varl-colored pennants with the slogan, "Laney for gov ernor." An interesting -episode of the meeting was the presence of Sena tor Laney's aged mother. Mrs. Cynthia Laney, aged eighty-three, who sat in one of the offices of the court house and heard her son speak and listened to the hearty applause accorded him. In his speech, Cole L. Blease, referred to Mrs. Laney and said that her son should be proud that his mother was living and active at her great age, and could witness trie cordial ity with which he was greeted by| his fellow citizens. The crowd was extremely ' good j natured. and the greater part of it stuck throughout the entire meeting. It was rather sparing with its applause, except for Sen ator Laney. . In fh!e race for comptroller gen eral T. Hagood Gooding, speaking first, stated that his opponent Wal ter E. Duncan, would intimate that' Gooding had been removed from office.' Replying Mr. Duncan said, that he didn't intimate that he made the direct charge that his adver sary had been removed from the office of auditor of Hampton coun ty. In reply to Mr. Gooding's state ment that his trouble in Hampton county's was due to petty politics, and the animosity of Senator Lightsey whom he charged had framed him, Mr. Duncan said that the. charges had been instituted by the grand jury of Hampton county j and he read the following excerpt i from the jury's report: "We direct the clerk of court to forward a copy of this present j mert immediately upon its being j filed to the governor to whom we I take the liberty of suggesting that ! the county auditor (Gooding), of I the county, should be required to perform duties even to the extent of requiring him to show cause why he should not be removed from the office in the event he has failed." Mr. Gooding again referred to the j Griffin-H?gen report ^nd challeng ed Mr. Duncan to explain why 179 j voters of his home precinct, Aik i en, "scratched" his name when he j was unopposed for comptroller gen | eraX Mr. Duncan replied that, as I editor of the Aiken Standard some j years ago he waged a fight against : "as corrupt a gang of political i crooks as ever perverted public of ifice," and he had gained this j crowd's undying animosity. Dr. E. C. L. Adams, candidate for J lieutenant governor came out to ! day in vehement opposition to a ! tax oh luxuries. j John T. Duncan, the first speaker i for governor, interspersed his ar ) gument tor a state-owned owner ? ship with sarcastic attacks on his j opponents, particularly Cole Blease, j who the State Democratic execu j tive committee, he declared, should I ru'e from the primary elections. "I am satisfied." he said, "that if j the lawless element which follows j Blease would, depart from the j party it would mean a house j cleaning for the South Carolina De i mocracy." j He claimed the pardon record of the former governor is responsible for much of the lawlessness prev alent in the state today. Amid a great ovation, George K. ; Laney arose to speak to his home I folk. He told of his early asso ! ciations in Chesterfield, where he j worked himself up from a poor boy and graphically depicted his life ! for the people and the soil of his native heath. He told of his work I for education and declared that if ? he is elected governor he will re main the same "George K. Laney who has walked the streets all my I life." When presented with the huge mass of flowers, the Chesterfield senator said: "Ladies and gentle men, I want to thank the good women of my town for this beau tiful floral tribute, beautiful girls and beautiful flowers, symbolic of purity." Thomas G. McLeod. the third speaker for governor, congratu lated the people of Chesterfield for the greedng extended their favor ite son. He told of the even tenor of the campaign, declaring that when he entered the race it was with the determination that he would utter no word with a sting. He made his usual speech rela tive to the necessity of relieving the burden of taxes on realty and personal property but declared that this must be done by an indirect system of taxation so that the ef ficient operation of the government would not be impaired. Ke pleaded for the enforcement ,of the laws, asking for the cooperation of all the people in the stamping out of criminality in this state. Cole L. Blease. the last speaker for governor, paid a tribute to Mrs, Cynthia Laney. the mother of Sen ator Laney, and congratulated his opponent on the reception he had received at home. He explained the method by which the general appropriation bill passes the gen eral assembly and declared the veto power is a valuation weap on by which to correct extrava gance. He told of his various ve toesf declaring that one year he had saved the people $90,000 through executive disapproval, lie condemned the indirect taxation, averring that the only way to cur tail, expenses was by the elimina tion of extravagance. He said that if the wasteful methods now in vogue were done away with and the useless offices abolished the levy [ could be cut in half and no agency of government would be impaired. Mr. Blease attacked the lawless condition of the day. Without using the names of either former Governor Manning or Cooper he said that one of these administra tions had "been one of the most disgraceful we have had since Moses." The meeting tomorrow will be held at Florence. \ -? ? . i-h Troops Mobilized \ in Pennsylvania Harrisfcurg. July 21.?Pennsyl vania cavalrymen . and machine gunners are 'moving" into ^Cambria, Washington, Somerset and other counties in southwest Pennsylvania today to prevent disorders when the bituminous mines are reopen ed. The whole power of the state government is being massed behind them. SHOT DEAD BY PIRATES -2m\ Master of Schooner Killed Sea Columbus, July 21.?Ohio Nation al guardsmen are stationed today at" Cadiz, and Lancaster, two stra tegic points In the coal producing districts ready for any emergency which may arise in connection;with carrying out the president's pro tection plan for opening the coal mines. ADDRESS TO TEACHERS Columbia, Juty 24.-^116 teach er has an important part in the building up of citizenship, the en forcement of law and' the sup pression of crime. Governor Wil son G. Harvey told the teachers and students of the University's summer' school in an address de livered' at the summer school this morning. There are educated as well' as uneducated criminals, the governor said,'but the ratio of the former to the latter is infinitesi mal." Man wants'- to' be doing something aud ignorance leads him to crime.' The governor also paid a tribute to the sphere of woman in public affairs. The chief magistrate was''warmly applauded. m> ? Conditions might be worse. There is little probability that the number of divorces ever will exceed the number of marriages. Miami, Fla., July 20.?The coi verted auxiliary schooner Williai H. Albury was held up by boat pirates off Gun Key late tl afternoon and her^ master, Caj Edgecombe, shot dead on deck, cording to a Wirdes? message _r< Bimini picked up by the Mi Beach radio station tonight The message said that' All was held up by men who alongside in ? motor boat4'1 the name Falcon and license V-74o6. No details of theTicld-i were given. The Falcon put off escaped, the message said. The Albury immediately for Bimini, where the body of captain was taken oft; The Miami police and the si iffs of Dade and Palm Beach ties were notified and immediate! began an investigation. It was found that the Falcon was a Miami boat and a close watch"was bein? kept tonight in 4 the belief that \t might put in here. The William H. ATb?ry hsurbeej* in the Nassau-Jamacia ru_a' tra? for some time, it was said toniglft by H?rbor Master-Manson. ? Tiead? One day last week Congress for got and did some work. Gang or Peniteintia Anderson. July 20.?To tain whether the specific sentenc of . Judge Ernest Moore ordei that Walter Hays and Ed Wil who were convicted at the term of court of the murder of E& Ramey, ^be confined in the S penitentiary for a period of years will be carried out, or win er the two men will be- sent to derson county convict canfrwr serve their terms in complianc with an order of J. M?ck Kii county supervisor, Solicitor Harris is today communicat with Attorney GeneTal'^oIfer A hitch has developed in the' caste since the issuance of aii order ^by Supervisor King ordering that the two njen be sent to county convi< camps .to serve their terms: garding the new deveiopme?fcs the case, Solicitor Harris is of tl opinion that the order of Ji Moore must be carried* out thai tl men be confined in the state _pei tentiary. According to _ attorneys,'^there i? a statute empowering tffe super visor to claim the services of th? c'o'untyrs' prisoners. July 21,1922. I TO THE PUBLIC: t We imderst?nd that some com?laiijteiaye been made this year about the out-turn, ol flour per measured bushel of wheat. A^rea| many people think that a measured bushciipr wheat should weigh 60 pounds; whenv^ea grades and tests No. 2 the government weigh is 59 pounds to 60 pounds to thie m^asurec bushel. This, year on account of the poo| quality of wheat a measured bushel is run ning;from 49 pounds to 51 pounds. , We have at our mill a government testing machine, and any one wHo cares to test;tHei| wheat when they bring it to the , mill can se<? it tested. Of course every one knows that, ih out-turn from a measured bushel weight 49 pounds to 51 pounds canpot be as great the out-turn from a measured bushel weighf ing 59 pounds to 60 pounds. Our charge for milling is one-eighth to though as a matter of fact it costs more to poor wheat than it does good weat Respectfully, SUMTER ROLLER MILE& The National Bank of South Carolina Of Sumter, S. C. The Bank With the Chime Clock. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Capita] $880,008 Surplus and Profits $304,000 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE Give us the Pleasure of Serving TOV. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARLE ROWLAND, Cashl? ?.. . ? V. HE HAS A FORTUNE. W* mean the bey who has one hundred dollars that J? himself has made and saved, he feels like a millionaire. He has learned many a lesson by this. He has caught tha thrift habit. He has learned to do. without unnecessary things. He ceases to squander his money. His judgment of values is better. He is all in all a much better boy. How about your boy. Has he got the habit yet? If not bettw get him started at once. This bank will be pleased to handle his account. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, S. C.