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Senator E. D. Smith Secured Passage of Wire Control Measure. Washington, July 20-When the senate on Saturday night, just be fore recessing until late in August, passed the resolution authorizing the president, "whenever he shall deem it necessary for the national security or defence," to assume control of the telegraph, telephone, cable and ra dio systems of the United States, one of the cleverest pieces of legislative work done in the senate in a long time had been successfully accom plished by Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina. What even many seasoned law makers, especially among the repub licans, believed would require at least a month was completed in less than a week, and the Senior Senator from South Carolina has been congra tulated, not only by-colleagues who favored prompt passage of the bill, but by a number cf Republicans who in the final vote were recorded against the measure, i Despite determined efforts .to amend, the bill, Senator Smith suc ceeded in having it passed without the change of a word from the form in which it came from the house. Senator Smith was not in Wash ington the day the wire resolution was referred to the committee on in terstate commerce, of which he is the chairman, having remained in South Carolina a day or two after attend ing the funeral of the late Senator Tillman. At a meeting of the com mittee during Senator Smith's ab sence it was decided to hold exten sive hearings on the bill, and this would have delayed its passage at least a month. Apprised of the situation, Senator Smith hastened to Washington and took personal charge of the measure, determined to expedite its passage by every fair means, and this deter mination was made stronger .by a conference with President Wilson, who expressed a desire to have the legislation enacted as promptly as possible. Desiring to satisfy the president's wishes and put him in position to cope with any situation that might arise involving the use of the wires, Senator Smith called his committee together and urged that the wire con trol resolution be reported favorably to the senate without consuming val uable time with what he considered unnecessary hearings. Despite its former action, a maj . i in committee on the program against hearings, no effort was made there to amend the bill. However, when it was brought up late .Satur day for final passage, determined at tempts by both Democrats and Re publicans to amend the resolution were made. Senator Smith kept his forces well in hand, though, and the resolution went to the president un changed. The vote on the passage of the measure was 46 to 16. Among prominent officials, besides the president, who commended Sen ator Smith for the manner in which he handled the wire control resolu tion were Postmaster General Bui-le son and Judge John Barton Payne, general counsel of the U. S. Railroad Administration. Perhaps the most in teresting comment of the senators who voted against the resolution was this statement from Senator Pen rose, Republican, of Pennsylvania: "Smith, that was the slickest piece of 'railroading' that ever took place in this senate." The Senior South Carolina Sena tor is proud of the fact that again he has taken a leading part in secur ing legislation that the president be lieves will help win the war. The School Teacher's Creed. I believe in boys and girls, the , men and women of a great tomorow; that whatsoever the boy soweth the man shall reap. I believe in the curse of ignorance, in the efficacy of schools, in the dig nity of teaching, and in the joy of serving others. I believe in wisdom as revealed in human lives, as well as in the pages of a printed buok, in lessons taught, not so much by precept as by exam ple, in ability to work with the hands as well as to think with the head, in everything that makes life large and lovely. I believe in beauty in the school room, in the home, in daily life and in out-of-doors. I believe in laughter, in love, in faith, in all ideals and distant hopes .that lure us on. I believe that every hour and ev ery day we receive a just reward for a\\ we are and all we do. I believe in the present and all its opportunities, in the future and its promises and in the divine joy of living.-Edwin Osgood Grover. Nine More Rules for Keeping Fit in Hot Weather. The diet in hot weather should be largely milk, vegetables, fruit and cereals. It should contain very little meat. Constipation is at all times ser ious and likely to impair one's health, especially during the hot summer months. The general tendency is to eat too much and too fast. 2. The farm house should be well lighted and ventilated in every part. Especially in the sleeping rooms should there be plenty of window space and fresh air admitted day and night. There is nothing in the old belief that night air is dangerous. In reality it is safer to breathe than day air, because with lessened traffic nigh air because with lessened traffic night air contains less dust. 3. Screen all windows and doors against flies and other insects. 4. Shrubbery and trees about the home should be well trimmed to ad mit plenty of sunlight. 5. Clealiness in the home is al ways important.Old carpets should be removed and rugs, if used, should be frequently cleaned and exposed to the sunlight. A bare floor, with a few well-cared-for rugs, is much better than a carpeted floor. 6. A farmer should drink liberally of water between meals. If possible he should take 15 to 20 minutes rest after dinner and supper. Regularity in bowel functions is absolutely nec essary for health. 7. Cuts or scratches should be treated with iodine or a wet dressing of a boric acid solution made by dis solving in hot water all the boric crys tals or powder that the water will ab sorb. Care should be taken to keep dirt out of wounds. On the first indi cation of marked inflamation the far mer should seek proper medical ad vice. 8. Every farmer should take great pains to keep his water supply pure. This means careful attention to the location of hothouses and disposal of sewage and manure. Investigations have shown that from 20 to 40 per cent of farm and rural wells are un safe. It is of the utmost importance, therefore, that drainage from the barn or hothouse does not reach the water in the well. Driven and drilled wells are much safer than dug wells and so, no matter what may be the difference in cost, are preferable. Of course every well should have a tight cover and no stagnant pools should be allowed to stand about it. should be thrown into the vault to disinfect and deodorize the contents. A sewage disposal plant consisting of a septic tank and disposal unit, the latter of a kind best adapted to the lay of the land, the character of soil and natural outlet, is considered the safest mean of removing human wastes.-Selected. Don't "Lay By" This Year. There should be no such thing as an arbitrary "laying by" time, re gardless of weather conditions and the state of the growing crop. Too many farmers.still hold to the out of-date "laying by" idea, much as they continue to pull fodder and plant at a certain stage of the moon. If we would keep in mind the two main objects of cultivation-destroy ing weeds and grass and saving mois ture-we would see the error in "lay ing by" at a particular date-of quitting cultivation, simply because it is customary to "lay by" at a cer tain time. The question that should be asked is this: Will continued cul tivation, by killing weeds and grass and saving moisture for the growing crop, result in a sufficiently increas ed yield to pay for the work? If this can be answered in the affirmative the cultivators should be kept going. In the case of cotton, particularly, late cultivations may be worth all they cost and more because of thc ease of picking cotton in clean fields. Cotton pickers are probably going to be scarce and high-priced this fall, and it may be next to impossible to get them to pick at all in a field bad ly infested with burs and grass. -Progressive Farmer. Notice. I desire to notify my friends and the public generally that I have ac quired the barber shop in the base ment beneath the store of Reynolds and Padgett and will appreciate your patronage, doing my utmost always to give perfect satisfaction. Your patronage will be appreciated E. D. Corley. The canning season is on. We have a large stock of packers 2 and 3 pound cans. Let us supply your needs. Trenton Fertilizer Co., Hardware Dept. Every rookie has a chance to become a hero. Joy riders keep the doctors busy and the hospitals full. Freedom of speech does not include the privilege of speaking treason. There are various cures for the trea son habit and most of them are fatal. Just at present Old Kinp Coal is a sorry old soul and a worried old soul is he. The United States will have a part In thc making of a peace that will be lasting. Russians should know that Germa'hy can lick any. army that stops to talk socialism. ' With $040,000,000 voted for airplanes we shall now proceed to make our money fly. There are varieties of the middleman which on close inspection look like the hold-up man. At a pinch the leaky rowboat can be made to supply the fatal propensities of the trick canoe. A number of people are spelling con scientious objector In the simplified form of c-o-w-a-r-d. America does not like war, but when it has to have one it likes to show that it can afford the best. Fortunately, most of the summer "dont'.s" are more practical than the old standby "don't worry." The government Is going to put the exemption claimants through another sifter of a little finer texture. Some day the Russian army Is going to be ashamed of Itself. The sooner that day comes the better for the world and for Russia. A new definition of the slacker ls how in order. He is the young man whom Uncle Sam picks up by the slack of his trousers. Turkey is said to be angry with the United States. We should be ashamed of ourselves if we hadn't incurred Tur key's dispfeasure. Perhaps the poet ls justified In speaking of the rolling nf the seasons, but this year the seasons appear to have a flat wheel. This country has not yet fully waked up to'the fact that It ls nt- w?t. wcAiutu cuusc. rerhaps the next one will be discovered iu Carranza's whisk ers. The Gorman line seems impregna ble and the forces of the allies irre sistible; so there's nothing to do but walt for Uncle Sara to come with a crowbar. There are a good many men who are goin^' in strong for motoring at pres ent who would be a great deal wiser to go in a little more seriously for some groceries and coal. Automobile speedings and accidents are attracting more than usual atten tion. The country needs to keep its population intact as far as possible in this present demand upon it. Optimists jubilating because the crop prospects are better than last year are hoing counter-attacked by pessimists who point with alarm to the fact that they are not as great as the year be fore. The pro-German American Weekly tells us that Germany does not yet recognize a state of war with the United States. And there are still some men who do not admit the world is round. A Prussian deputy says the Ger ruaus are being cheated out of their victories because the enemy Is 'always getting new allies. The simplicity of this'explanation is equalled only by Its humor. According: to Popular Science Month ly chemists are experimenting with spinach as a material of which to make paper. This will be a much better use for these "greens" than to serve them as human food. Economy hysteria may have to run Its brief course before the proverbial common sense of the American people discovers that business as usual ia quite compatible with the proper con duct of a war. If you are in the selective draft list and have not a first-class excuse you may depend upon it that you will go to the front, so why not po manfully without kicking or quibbling over claim for exemptions? Recent coinage of .such expressive American terms as "gutter' oratory" and "poison press" shows that Amen can sentiment Is slowly but surely ,be IH?? arnn.-sed to the necessity of proper ly classifying and subsequently deal ing with the nation's enemies at home. A Mother's Part. I may not climb to the heights of fame Or cross the billowy sea. It may not be in the camps of France My country has need of me. So, I'll 1*. .en each day for the still small voice That bids me be steadfast and true To the lowly tasks; and I answer at once, "I'll do what you'd have me do." I may not bind up a soldier's wounds, Or answer the surgeon's call; But I'll kiss the wounds on little hands And heal the hurts of the fall. There's cooking and canning and sew ing galore, -~ And I'll mend all the broken toys. I'll make over the trousers that once were dad's For my own tiny "soldier boys." I may not give with a lavish hand So offer the widow's mite, For I know that even the smallest gift Is blessed in the Savior's sight. I'll always give love, if lacking in gold To make brighter the dark, gloomy day; And will offer my hand to the fallen ones As I tread life's commonest way. I may not march to the battle lines And carry a deadly gun; But I'll seek the mothers with aching I hearts And comfort them every one. With patience and love in my own humble way, I'll labor with heart and hands. I'll do all I can for my' country and home, And I know that God understands. Nadine S. Salmons. Notice Of Opening Books Of Enrollment For Voters In The Democratic Primary Election, etc., etc. Notice is hereby given that the following committees for enrollment have been appointed to enroll the voters of Edgefield County in the Democratic Primary for the year 1918, and said books of enrollment will be opened at the places designa ted for each club Tuesday, June 4th, 1918. Bacon.-W. H. Smith, Secretary; G. M. Smith and B. B. Bouknight at r'aagCl/b ?U1U Vt. AU. UIM1C3, ut. V UUUJ and Son's Store. Edgefield Democratic Club No.2 J. W. Kemp, Secretary; T. A. High tower and T. J. Paul at the Edge field Mercantile Company. West Johnston.-W. M. Sawyer, Secretary; E. H. Smith and John Wright, at Lott-Walker Company's Store. East Johnston.-A. M. Clark, Sec retary; W. S. Mobley and S. G. Mob ley, Jr: at J. C. Lewis' Store. Long Branch.-E. L. Scott, Sec.; Luther Yonce and L. C. Clark, at Lewis Clark's Store. Meriwether.- J. A. Thurmond, Sec. J. T. Reece and J. 0. Scott', at^ J. A. Thurmond's Store. Meeting Street.-J. K. Allen, Sec.; J. R. Blocker and J. H. Cogburn at J. H. Cogburn's Store. Moss.-P. W. Cheatham, Sec.; T. A. Williams and W. A. Reel, at Reel's Store. Pleasant Lane.-J. T. McDowell, Sec.; S. T. Williams and F. L. Tim merman, at F. L. Timmerman's Store: Red Hill.-H. E.g Quarles,:;Sec.;;;0. 0. Timmerman and R. M. Johnson at H. E. Quarles' Store. Ropers.-F. F. Rainsford,1 Sec.; B. T. Lanham and J. D. Boswell,;.at^ Rep er's Store. Shaw.-W. W. Wise, Sec.; 1/A. Webb and A. J. Day,cat A. J. Day's Store. Talbert.-J. D. Hughey, Sec.; A. Gilchrist and E. P. uWinn, at E. P. Winn's Store. The qualifications for membershid in any club of the party and]for voting at a primary are as follows: The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so before the secceeding 'gen eral election and be ajwhite Democrat. He shall be a citizen of ?the Unite States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club or vote in any primary unless he has resided in the State two years and in the County six months prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days prior to the first primarv?following his offer to enroll; PROVIDED, that pub lic school teachers and ministers of the gospel in charge of regular organized church shall be exempl from the pro visions of this section as to residence, or otherwise qualified. Under the rules a new enrollment is required. _ B. E. NICHOLSON, ^? County Chairman. May27, 191S. War-time Responsibility Yews and Ours ' " National necessity has put a nev/ responsibility on every motorist. Utmost service is demanded-the highest use-, fulness of yourself and your car. Service and economy are your only considera tions. Our responsibility goes hand in hand with yours; As the largest rubber manufacturer in the world,1 it is our duty to supply you with tires cf unfailing reliability and extreme mileage. United States Tires are more than making good in this time of stress. They are setting new mileage records-establish ing new standards of continuous service-effecting greater economy by reducing tire cost per mile. There is a United States Tire for every car-passenger or commer cial- and every condition of motoring. The nearest United. States Sales and Service Depot will cheerfully aid you in fitting the right tire to your needs, United States Tires are Good Tires wm K??P YOUR SHOK NEAT White INI Shoe JLDressiiig' >trfUens,Womeris and Childrens Shoes / Vtir F F. DALLEY CORPORATIONS. LIMITED'. BUFFALOI'N.Y.' .' I GARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta .... - Georgia