Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Respect the Flag. Washington, D. C., July 1.-If hoist the Stars and Stripes on glorious Fourth or display a mi ture flag on your person, be ? you know the rules before you ahead. Every patriotic society in country has a jealous eye on National Flag to see that it gets full measure of respect on all 01 sions. The fact that you do not ] tend to be an expert on flag etiqui will not save you from being reg? ed as. an American of doubtful pi gree if you inadvertenely display flag with the stars in the wrong c ner. Not so many years ago the flag ?treated with enthusiastic but misgi ed familiarity. On any occasion wi the American Revolution or Rep lie were apt to be mentioned a I was decked out in flags. They wi looped and twirled and fastened ii Tosettes. They were nailed, to chi deliers and railings, and if a con of a flag here and there trailed on I HOOT no one thought anything of A large bunting flag was regard .as the most appropriate covering i the speaker's desk. The gavel \* laid on the flag, and if the chairm found it necessary to rap for ord there was no alternative but to ba on the patriotic table cover. A pite .er of ice water, set by the gavel, ge erally completed the setting for rousing meeting. The piece de resistance of the p triotic evening was generally a so dance by some star pupil of a dan ing school, in which the perform .appeared in a costume made out i a flag, or put together to resemb a flag. The dance usually began wi1 ?"Hail Columbia" and progresse .-through a list of patriotic songs 1 "The Star Spangled Banner" as climax. But all that is over. For some yea: the flag has been under the protei tion of nobody knows how man members of all the patriotic societie: History and heraldry have been tai ped to ascertain the exact etiquett suiable on every possible occasion a which the national emblem appear: Point? to Remember. It has been discovered that whe: the flag is used to decorate a room o building, it should always be hunj in straight lines, never draped no twisted... It should not be nailed bu hung by, loops or through rings ii the building. If it is~"used to cover a pulpit o; desk nothing should be placed on toi of it unless' it is a Bible. It must nev er Sn any^c?rcumstaric? be allowed tc touch the floor for fear someone might step pn it. If it is hiing as a banner-that is with the stripes horizontal, as We us ually see them-the field of stars, or union, should be in the upper left hand corner. If it is hung on end, stripes running up and down, the un ion should be in the upper right hand corner. If these rules are followed, flag decorations are sanctioned by patri otic experts. Some of the patriotic societies however, /hold that it * is really more desirable to use bunting in decorating the walls of a room. Red, white and blue bunting maj' be draped or festooned in almost any way desired. The only technical point in using bunting is that it has a top and bot tom. Unfortunately for the bewilder ed flag hanger, experts do not agree as to which is the top side of bunting. Four years ago a deputy quartermas ter general decreed that the proper order, for good taste, is red, white and blue-red at the top. This, he said was in accordance with the her aldic colors of the flag which always are read in the order he named. Another authority differs. He maintains as firmly that ? bunting should be lung with the blue al; the top, followed by white and then red, so as to follow strictly the rules of heraldry as theyvare shown in our shield. The shield, you may remem ber, has a blue field at the top and be low that the white and red stripe.3. As there is a disagreement over this, and as bunting, after all, is not the flag, this is not so important as some other points of flag etiquette. It is more important, for instance, to remember that a flag worn on the coat lapel should always be worn on the left side. It should be small and there should never be any button or other decoration worn above it. It is also important to know that when the flag passes, a civilian should lift his hat and hold it in his right hand across his left shoulder. This movement, if properly executed, is intended to bring the hat over the heart Anyone is expected to stand when the flag passes or is raised or lowered on a staff. Show Your Respect. There is a significance back of all the various observances. Persons stand to show respect and the flag js entitled to this respect because it is Ahe symbol of the nation. As the sym bol of the United States the Stars and Stripes should always be treated with veneration. That is why the law prevents the use of the flag or the national shield as a trade' mark. It I is not thought fitting that our nation al banner should be a common re minder of knives, hats or other ar ticles. j There is a strong sentiment agains the use of the flag as a costume, or part of a costume. It is also consid ered improper to use the flag as a background for a picture of any kind, as for example the portraits of the President and Vice-President, or? George Washington, or the National j Guard. In time of war, we became used to seing the flag flying at night as this was permitted by a War Department ruling. But now, even though this country has never concluded its peace negotiations, there is no reason for the flag to be left flying in bad weath er or after sunset. People have accepted the idea that | the flag is to be handled carefully and respectfully at all times. But person al judgment as to what is respectful treatment cannot, always be relied upon. One person will hang out an old tattered flag on patriotic days, feeling that its dinginess suggests long ser vice. Never Use Tom Flag. The patriotic societies looking at the matter from another angle, say that a torn flag should never be hoist ed until it has been neatly repaired. A tattered flag is more inspiring than a fresh one only when the old flag was worn out in battle or other dis tinguished service. And even such old historic standards are now carefully mended to preserve them, and also because not to do so suggests neglect and the always-to-be avoided disre spect. Because people differ as to what] might be proper in handling the na tional emblem, rules of guidance have been laid down for practically every emergency. These given here cover j the most usual situations. They are not official rules, backed by law. But they have almost gained the force of lav/ by the eternal vigilance of the flag protectionists. There are a few laws guarding the flag, such as the trade mark statute, the Federal law in the District of Co lumbia, providing a penalty for its desecrations, mutilations, and im proper use. The majority of the states ilso have laws making it a misde- J neanor to place any picture or in- 1 ;cri pt i ons upon the flag. And in the irmy and navy strict regulations in sure veneration of the Stars and Stripes. WISCONSIN HAS FINE HERDS Ranks Third Among State? Active In Eradicating Tuberculosis-Min nesota Is First. Recent field reports on official tuber- }1 eulin testing in Wisconsin show large gains In the number of herds in that state accredited as being free from tuberculosis. In the month of May Wisconsin made the largest gain of any state, with an Increase of 47 ac credited herds. Although all reports have not yet been analyzed, the June records are expected to show Wlscon sin, with a further gain of 92 accred ited herds, still making the most rapid progress Although last year about eighth in rank compared with other states active In eradicating bovine tuberculosis, the Badger state has recently forged to third place. Minnesota Is first with 500 accredited herds, and Virginia is second with 337. On July 31 Wisconsin had 302 accredited herds. The figures are from records of the federal bureau of animal Industry based on field re ports up to July 31, 1920. GRIND ALFALFA AND CLOVER Practice in Some Communities Fop nd to Be Economical-Cattle Eat More of Stalk. Many "bf the dairymen who have more than 15 head of cattle would find It profitable to get a grinder large enough to grind alfalfa or clover, es pecially If they expect to feed mam moth clover. The practice is general In some communities to shred the stover and feed this to cows. The cattle will eat more of the stalk and the remainder makes very good bed ding when mixed with the straw. FALL FRESHENING IN FAVOR Reuults in Greater Production of Milk and Butterfat, According to Specialists. Fall freshening results in greater milk and butterfat production than spring or summer freshening. The dalry husbandry specialists at the Iowa agricultural experiment station who have studied many records say that fall freshening gives about 10 per cent greater production than either spring or summer freshening. FOR SALE: Good young milch cow, fresh to pail. Apply at The Ad vertiser office. Ricard Figures Net Profit From Dempsey-Carpentier Bout. New York, July 3.-Tex Rickard figured today that his net profit from the Dempsey-Carpentier fight yester day would be in the neighborhood of five hundred and fifty .thousand dol lars. Expert accountants were busy .all day checking and balancing the books used in the promotion of the contest. Rickard said he did not. expect a final and accurate statement before Wed nesday, but that expenses of all kinds would approximate nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and taxes on his share one hundred thousand dol lars, while the gross gate receipts were expected to exceed one million, six hundred thousand dollars. It was also figured out that Demp sey earned in the neighborhood of twenty-nine thousand dollars a min ute for hi- ten minutes and sixteen seconds of actual fighting. Carpen ter's profits as the loser in the con test were approximately nineteen thousand five hundred dollars a minute,. The. United States government will received in one form of taxation or another, a considerable part of the three- hundred thousand dollars paid Dempsey and the two hundred thou sand dollars which was Carpenter's share of the purse. Total government proceeds, from the bout will total . more than four hundred thousand dollars, revenue officials estimate. The income tax'will take about one hundred and sixty thousand of /the three hundred thousand dollars earn ed by Dempsey and about seventy seven thousand dollars of Carpenter's shar?. The federal revenue from the sale of tickets will amount to about one hundred sixty thousand dollars. Ticket sellers who resold the paste boards at an increased price are re quired to give 50 per cent of their profits to the government. The state of New Jersey under provisions of the boxing laws also collects 10 per cent of the gate receipts. Profits of peliminary boxers and all ring offi cials also will be taxed adding to the government proceeds of thev bout. Georges Carpenter must pay his entire tax to the United States before sailing for France .Dempsey may pay tris tax in four installments next year, the first being due in March, 1922. Revenue officials have pointed out that Carpenter also is likely to face mother stringent income tax on ar rival in France, shrinking still more the earnings of the defeated hour. In many respects the contest,' from' ? i news reporting standpoint, was the greatest of its .kind in-the world. Ac- , lording to actual c ount, there were 323 reporters and telegraphers in the two press sections of the arena* More than one .hundred wires including tel- ] ?graph, cable and telephone, were 1 used to carry the news to every ' point of the world. While accurate figures are unavailable, it is estimated I that the number of words filed about the fight either in Jersey City or New ] York during the 16 hours ? between 3 a. m., and midnight of July 2nd ran , ?lose to the million mark. Uncle Sam Plans to Take Steps : to Get Hoarded Money. Sullivan, Ind.,-July 3.-A billion j dollars which should be in circulation to assist the coming industrial reviv al is being hoarded in American stockings, Will H. Hays, postmaster general, declared today in announc ing plans for revision of the postal saving system to make it more attrac tive to potential depositors. Through his reorganization plans, Mr. Hays hopes to draw the hoarded wealth of the country out of its hid ing places into useful channels. The present treatment of depositors in the postal savings bank, he said to night after conference with middle western bankers, amounts "almost to fraud," while the government has profiteered at the expense of the de positors to the sum in the last year alone of $1,720,000. His general plan of reorganization which will be submitted to congress, has been approved by bankers of the east and middle west at conferences in Washington, New York, Terre Haute and at his home here. Mr. Hays assured the bankers that he had no intention of entering the postal sav ings bank in competition with private savings banks, but rather hopes to make a valuable feeder of established banking institutions. While asking congress to make the interest rate double the average paid now, he point ed out it would still be below the av erage paid by the majority of savings banks. Private banks are not and cannot hope to reach the vas? hoarded wealth which offers a particular field for pos tal savings expansion, Mr. Hays said. He pointed out that 70 per cent of the present 508,000 depositors are of foreign extraction *id that they, as well as others ^of their countrymen who are accustomed to postal savings systems abroad, will trust no one but We have recently overhauled and added new machinery to our Seven ty-Five-Barrel Capacity Full ^System 5 Flour Mill and with our forty years |of practical experience as millers we are offering you this season better service than ever before. Speeial Attention Given to Out-of-Town Orders SHIP US YOUR WHEAT Let Us Mill Your Wheat and Corn WE GRIND FOR THE TENTH --BB- ??--?--?--??-?-? mummil mi III mumu mun iiiiiiwiini Leesville Milling Co. LEESVILLE, S. C. the United States government. To reach this field of potential de positors, Mr. Hays plans the follow ing basic changes in the present pos tal system. 1. Increase the interest from two to three per cent. 2. Payment of interest on deposits held less than one year. 3. Removal of the restriction against depositors under ten years of age. 4. Provision for joint and .trust funds. 5. Establishment of postal savings in 50,000 postoffices instead of the present 6,300. 6. Compensation for fourth-class postmasters on the basis of the de posits they handle. 7. Redeposit of the funds in local banks with more liberal qualification rules for such depositories. 8. An enlarged board of directors including a representative of the fed eral reserve bank and possibly one or more civilians. "There is a lot of business .in this country that is really sick, still stag-, gering under the shell shock of war and the debauch of extravagance," Mr. Hays said, "but there is a good deal more than is mere malingering. What we need more than anything else is the common sense of courage and. confidence. There is, of course, the greatest era of expansion and prosperity ahead that the world has ever seen. Everyone knows this and the only question discussed is when it will start. "Well, it is time to go out and meet it. This we propose to do." The postmaster-general declared that the hundreds of thousands of postal savings depositors are practi cally being defrauded because their certificates specifically state that two per cent interest is paid on deposits held less than one year. Because of this system, he said, the average in terestpaid on all money held was only one and a half per cent. -_ Only One "BROMO QUININE"' to get the genuine, call for full name. LAX [ TI VE BKOMO QUININE. 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GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ont Malaria.enricbes the blood. a nd bu i Ids np the sys? .-tn- A true tonic. For adults and children. S?r Improved Train Service -TO Western North Carolina Resorts NEW TRAIN Daily Beginning Sunday, June 26th -BETWEEN COLUMBIA and ASHEVILLE -VIA Southern Railway System Read Down Service in Connection With New Train 6.45 7.23 7.56 8.24 8.57 11.50 5.15 5.50 a. m. 6.25 7.30 a. m. a. m. -Lv..AUGUSTA.Ar. Lv. .GRANITEVILLE.Ar. Lv..TRENTON....Ar. Lv.WARD.Ar. Lv....LEESVILLE.Ar. Lv.COLUMBIA.Ar. Ar..TRYON.:_Lv. 10.30 p Ar....,.SALUDA.Lv. 10.00 p, Ar-.HENDERSON VILLE.Lv. 9.30 p, Ar...ASHEVILLE.Lv. 8.25 p. ' Read Up 10.40 a. 9.52 a. 9.20 a. 8.52 a. 8.14 a. 2.50 a. Connects at Hendersonville for Lake Toxaway, Brevard, etc., and at Asheville for Waynesville, Black Mountain, etc. Through Pullman Sleeping Car Service Between Augusta and Asheville on Above Schedule. SEMI-WEAKLY-Leave Augusta Tuesdays and Fridays; leave Asheville Wednesdays and Sundays. First car from Augusta Tuesday, June 26, first car from Asheville Wed nesday, June 29. SUMMER TOURIST .TICKETS NOW ON SALE Daily including September 30, 1921, final limit October 31, 1921. STOP-OVERS. Consult nearest ticket agent or communicate with R. S. BROWN, J. A. TOWNSEND, District Passenger Agent, Ticket Agent, Augusta, Ga. Edgefield, S. C.