Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Country's Revenues Wasted by the Republicans. Millions Thrown Away on "Pork," and Yet Leaders Presume to Advise Democrats as to Proper Method of National Defense. . National defense is not a partisan {matter, but it is just as well to say right now that the administration and jthe Democratic majority in both houses of congress would do well to pay scant attention to Republican counsels. The present comparative helpless ness of the United States is directly and specifically the result of Republi can blindness, Republican carelessness and Republican "pork." .The RepubUcan party had absolute control of the nation's affairs for six teen years. It managed so well that at the end of that time the trained re serve of the United States army con sisted of sixteen men. It saw the Span ish war increase our responsibilities and difficulties at least tenfold, yet was content with an army less than four times aa great as had sufficed dur ing our previous isolation, while our fleet takes a lower rank among the naries of the world today than it did in 1898. Through all those sixteen years, ia .spite of repeated warnings, the Re publican party was spending enormous j sums on "pork," putting $5,000,000 into a single "fort" on the bleak, inacces s?b?e plains of Wyoming for the ben efit of Senator Warren; building navy lyards in Maine that no battleship leonid reach, for the benefit of Senator ?Hale; wasting the nation's money on lavery side. And yet this is the party j 'which comes forward now and claims ' ja monopoly of wisdom in the matter j ?cf national defense! Such impudence is sublime, but not convincing:. President Wilson and the Democratic majority in congress can ?at all the advice they need from trained experts in the army and navy. They do not need any counsel from Senator Warren, Reed Smoot, Gussie 'Gardner, OF any other Republican .wiseacre.-Chicago Journal. Administration's Program, i Retention of the Import duty on sn* ?'gar. and extension of the "war emer gency" tax beyond December 31, are P~ie only two revenue measures de> dad upon by the administration. j u an official announcement from the 'treasury department Secretary Me edoo states that these two measures -will be recommended to congress at jthe opening of the session. ? i Just what, if any, additional meaa nres will be taken, has not been de termined by the administration. ?Though Secretary McAdoo and other (tedrisers have consistently frowned upon ? bond issue, it is possible that an issue of Panama canal bonds win he made to finance the army and navy jin the preparedness program, and kept .as a separate transaction, leaving the 'ordinary receipts to care for ordinary ?disbursements. I j Secretary McAdoo will recommend 'that the free sugar provision of the Underwood-Simmons bill, which places sugar on the free list May 1, 1916, be ?withdrawn for several years, and that ?the emergency tax be continued until] the close of the war in Europe. >l Poor Policy to Advocate, j The trade balance in favor of this leonntry for the month of September pto $146.343.919, or at the rate of about ($1,760.000,000 per year. Such a com merce is too one-sided to be healthy, langland and France already have be \gvaa paying with bonds for supplies Chlch in ordinary times they would ty for with goods. We need larger 'imports to keep exchange steady, to make permanent trade. j Yet this is the time which Republi-, ?ean "statesmanship" chooses as appro priate to raise the tariff and cut down still further our already too scanty imports! The pany which advances a schemo ,l?ke that must be hard pressed for an issue. Simple Process the Pest. ! The great purpose of the "col'.ection jat-sourcc" provision of the income tax jwin be equally well served by a simple iprovision for information at the sonrce. The corporations may fairly be asked to furn?sh information of j salaries and stock and bond holdings. ! on which the government can proceed , in the performance of its own plain ! duty to collect its own taxe3. The cor- ? porations cannot fairly or econom- j lcally be required to do the collecting I when, with the same isformation in jlmnd. the government can do it with {fewer chances of evasion, j Ko tax gains in certainty or justice .through confusion or duplication in (methods of collection. The simpler Jthe process the better.-New York [World (Dem.). j Imports Mow Too-Low. j The object of a high tariff is to re duce imports or. as the St. Louis Re public well puts it. "to keep foreign [products out of the United States." yThe one serious danger to the coun try's prosperity today is that imports are already too low. WIN Oppose Filibustering Congress will find many serious .questions before it. and a public senti ment itfhind it that is constantly gimping less patient with filibustering methods. Sab?e coat that has been valued at $30,000. STRONG COLORS IN FAVOR All Shades of Purple Employed-Va rieties of Blue Would Appear to Be Almost Innumerable. All shades of purple are smart, In cluding royal purple, amethyst, egg plant, reddish plum and mauve. Such reddish shades as mulberry, mahog any, garnet, dregs of wine, bordeaux, burgundy, rose, flesh, begonia, light magenta and deep old rose are all to be found in velvet, satin, chiffon, crepe, ribbons, etc. *~ Among evening silks are such shades as white, cream, silver, ciel blue, maize, nile, flesh, mauve and moss-rose pink. Among the novelties are a gray duller than battleship, al most a black, Egyptian purple, dark castor and a slate that is almost blue. Belgian blue is seen in velvet, rib bons, feathers, broadcloth, taffeta, sat in, crepe, silk voile, etc., belonging to the afternoon list of colors which are lighter than those used for tailor-made suits. Grenadier is a dark blue of grayish cast. Submarine blue is bluer than navy, having a trace of purple. Hermit brown has an earthy shade. Castor, beige, tan, sand, African and tobacco are among theffavored brown shades. Among grays only dark and semi-dark shades are seen, such as taupe, battleship gray, fawn, mouse and various black and white mixtures, forming a pepper and salt gray. Green shades are of the grayish cast, such as Russian, bottle green and bluish myrtle. Flag green is the vivid shade in Italy's flag, and a small quan tity brightens up an entire costume. NOVEL, USEFUL WORK CASE Especially Handy When lt ls Found Necessary to Do Needlework Away From Home. It often happens that a small quan tity of needlework has to be done away from home, and a work case that can be easily carried is a very useful possession. The case we show here is carried out in dark brown silk, lined with pale pink; it folds together in the center and the sides are stiffened with pieces of card cut to fit and sewn in between the cover and the lining. At the point where tue case folds there is an un stiffened space of three-fourths of an inch left sc that the case will fold comfortably together when filled. On the left-hand side there is a loop of broad elastic into which a pair of scissors may be slipped and held in place, and below this there are three small pockets for packets of needles. On the opposite side of the case there are two larger pockets for cards, one with white, the other witn black cotton wound upon it. The re maining space is occupied with tape, darning wool, needles, etc., held in place by loops of elastic. The case ia secured when closed with a tab and a press stud as shown in sketch on the right of the illus tration. The handles by which the case is carried are composed of strong silk cord. Unique Train. A novel touch in an evening dress is a new side train that loops up to forir? (?'-periijs wiien tue wearer is dancing. Thu gov/n is ot ivory white panne velvet and silver lace. L 'Steel-Making Industry Shows Gratifying Increase. May Be Taken to Mean Prosperous Activity for Other Occupations Confidence About All That Is Now Needed. There was a significant item in the business news the other day. It was the statement of a leading steel trade journal that this country's steel making capacity for the present has been practically reached, and that buyers who omitted to do their shop ping in that line early will have to wait their turn some time next year.; The significance of this item lies in I the basic character of the industry whose services have been bespoken i for months to come. This is the age I of steel, and when that industry's ! plants and workers are thus fully em- j ployed it is because the materials they Bupply are wanted and in active de-1 mand by a thousand other lines of industry. The crops, the steel trade and the money market-these are the recog nized markers of conditions that mean prosperous activity for all other oc cupations ministering to the vital needs of life as distinguished from ita luxuries and ornaments. When their indications are favorable we know that general prosperity is at least at the door waiting to come in. Nor may these signs be dismissed as mere hectic flushes with the re mark "War orders!" Such comments are superficial. There is demand for the tools of destruction from warring ! Europe. But there is also a rising and swelling demand for the materials and tools of construction here at home. j All the American people seem to need is Just a little more calm con-. fldence in their destiny and in their ability to cross bridges when they come to them, and a little more reso lution to shut their ears to partisan clamors and to make hay while the sun is shining with hard-headed busi ness Judgment, for the sea of pros perity to rise tb full tide and float to fortune all who are prompt, energetic ; and bold. j PASS AROUND THE BENEFITS Policy of Protection Should Be Made of Value to Worker as Well as Employer. The boosters of a protective tariff should be forced to make good their : promises of its benefits to laborer and I consumer, says the New Republic, j "Let us assume that the representa tive heads of a great industry appear before the committee on ways and ! means (or before a tariff commissjpn . if the future grants us this boon) to ! ask for a specified increase In cus toms duties. After Mstening benevo lently to the recital by these business men of their present hardships and their hopes of betterment under high er protection, why should. the chair- j man not ask them for a definite state ment of the ameliorations which in-! creased tariff rates would enable them ! to make in the condition of their em ployers? "The appearance at this juncture be fore the committee of representative workers invited from every branch of the industry under consideration would give desirable concreteness to the discussion. In the end the grant of higher duties could be made con ditional upon definite minimum wage standards, or at least the establish ment of regional wage boards empow ered to determine minimum wages. Similarly, certain standards regarding hours of labor, workmen's compensa tion, arbitration of industrial disputes, safeguarding dangerous machinery, and <he like, might be stipulated. "Women workers could be guaran teed conditions of labor that would preserve them for their future func tions as wives and mothers. There would seem to be no reason whatever for the employment of children of ten- j der years in industries enjoying the i special favors of government, and any j Industry which sought higher tariff j rates without cleansing its hands in ; this regard, or pledging such a cleans ing within a short period, should be ! forced out of the committee room I without ceremony." Chance for Progression. It has always been said of our busi ness and of our banking that lt was too provincial. It now has a chanco to break the shell of provincialism. Our bankers can prove their intelli gent ability to become real merchants in credit instead of mere conductors of a brokerage traffic in accommoda tion. Our business men can demon strate their capacity to take a world View of trade by relying no longer on having business brought to them. New Role for Root. Senator Elihu Root, once secretary of state, has seen a new light, so to speak. He wants to win the Repub lican nomination for president and thinkp to rally new forces to the sup port of that discredited organization. He comes out with a bid in favor of the "rule of th' people." All of which suggests the thought, "Where were the people during all the years thal the Republicans had control of the govern mern t.Zt? Root one o: the chiefest ar-.ong them in deliberately thwarting their will?" New Through Sleeping Car: Between Aiken and New York, Washington, Baltimore, Phil adelphia, effective November ''23, li) 15 on the Augusta Spe cial Via Southern Railway. Lv Aiken Treu ton Ar Washing Ar Baltimore Ar Philadelphia 1:45 p m 2:25 p m 7:00 a m 8:32 a m 10:50 a m 12:57 p. m Ar New York Drawing Room, State Room and Open Section Steel Electric Lighted Sleeping Cars? Dining Car Service For All Meals. For reservations and information, applv to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticker Agent, Edgefield, S. C. Now Well "Thedford's Black-Draught is the best all-round medicine lerer used," writes J.A. Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas. "I suffered terribly with liver troubles, and could get no relief. The doctors said I had coo sumption. 1 could not work at all. Finally i tried THEDFORD'S BLACK DRAUGHT and to my surprise, I got better, and am to-day as well as any man." Th edi o rd's Black Draught is a general, cathartic, vegetable liver medicine, that has been regulating irregulari ties of the liver, stomach and bowels, for over 70 years. Oct a package today. Insist on the genuine-Thedford's. E-70 Make the Old Suits Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Speci.il attention giv >n to La dies' Silk Wai?tsjuid Skirts. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS, PROP. SHEPPARD BUILDING BRAND LADIES I Alt your VruKgltt for CHI-CHES-TER'S DIAMOND T GOLD metn? Ribbon. TA; ?V'j7<-h<; and J/iAilONP BRAM/ PILLS, for twentv-fivQ years regarded m 3?;t, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS TIME EVERYWHERE SS TRIED GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and glasses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. -.-. -J Ford Automobiles We have the agency for Ford auto mobiles for the western part of Edge field county. There is no better car on the market for the money. The Ford owners who have thoroughly tested these cars will tell you that. If you want a car, drop us a card and we wi!) call on you and demonstrate the Ford advantages. W. F. RUSH & CO. PLUM BRANCH, S. C. fir %kr% Mm Mmvm .ILLS T?-?E'COL??H. CURES IKE LUNCS'.' The greatest thins in mode rn feeding; is MOLASSES. It ce down th* feed bill and builds ap th? ?tock. RED SHIRT HORSE AND MULE MOLASSES FEED 's something the horses and mules like-gives them an appetite-starts the saliva running and aids digestion. Far superior to an all grain feed. Give your horses and mules a treat, and at the same time save money. Our RED SHIRT (first grade) Horse and Mule Molasses Feed contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfalfa, made appetizing with salt and pure cane molasses, and analyzes as follows: Protein 10%; Fat 3<7o; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 57% PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED M^I? 12%; Carbohydrates 65%. SWAMP FOX HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED I PERFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED Protein 12%; Fat 3%; Fibre 12%; grain and ground Alfalfa Meal. RED SHIRT DAIRY FEED Pro Fibre (3rd Grad?) This analyzes: Protein 9%; Fat 2%; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 55%. ( Dry Mixed ) We manufacture also a dry mixed (no Molasses) Horse and Male Feed, which analyses: Carbohydrates 17%. This is composed of straight First Grade: A balanced rot inn containing Molasses. Cattle are very fond of it keeps them in good condition. Increases th? flow and sa ri ch ea the quality of the milk at a reduced cost of feeding. Contains ground Cora. C. S. Meal. Wheat Middling, Ground Alfalfa. Pure Cane Molasses and Salt. Analyses: Protein 15%; Fat 3%: S Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates M%. I PIEDMONT DAIRY FEED ^\S?&?*!?i m* **< J Hi PET) ?UTOT nnr mrT A combination of Digestir? Tankage, Ground Corn. Bies J s= BLU MUM HW rCXJJ Bereenin|r8 ; very fattening. Koopa the hogs in Sood condition. ^ Wt manufacture also RED SHIRT Scratch Feed sad RED SHIRT Baby Chick Feed.; "SEVEN EG?S A WEET HEN MASH ^Tcr^Vw^t?^?^ i Rice, Cottonseed Meal. Cow Peas, Meat Moa! aa? Linseed abai. Analysis* Protein 18%; Fat 4%; Fibre 12% ; Cartosy?ratss 49%. As shown on the bags in our ad. nearly all of ear feed fs made from Carolina products, even to the bags and twine. We arc, therefore, in the market for Oats, Cora, Wheat, Alfalfa Hay aad any other kind of Hay. We also carry a fun stock of GRAIN, HAY AND STRAW. Our feeds as shown abo re are mixed en scientific principles to famish the greatest nourishment at the lowest , cost. Let us shown you hew to I cut your feed bills down. Writ? f us for prices, etc Molroy & Carter Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets Cn Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. BEST BY TEST Sluskys Roofing Materials Metal Shingles, Galvanized Corrugated Iron, Painted Iron Siding, Rubber Roofing, Mantels, Tiles, Grates, Paints, etc. Lowest prices. Prompt deliveries. Let us quote you before )rou buy. DAVID SLUSKY Augusta, Ga., 1009 Broad St. Agent for the Great Majestic Range. How to Grow Bigger Crops cf Soperb Fmit-FREE VOU need this practice!, expert information. Whether * you own or ir.'.or;d to plant a few trees or a thousand, it is infor mation that will save you tirr.c, lajor and money. Get it ! 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