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WW A ? ? ' HASTYS BATTERY SERVICE t-.i ~ #y * " ' ' . CROSLEY RADIOS AND t SPEAKERS f Prest-o-Lite Batteries . . p. ' F - , Complete line of ; A, B, and C Batteries I R. C. A. Radiotrons ! Corner Church and DeKalb St. , PHONE 550 * I BURNS & BARRETT t naaMBaaaiMBwna i -5,- : j " g.. v ~ ~ - /* -' Hardware and Sporting Goods : t f ^ V' pLEPHONE 94?CAMDEN, S. C. ; ' i ii utv.-^ u^pijf fl vjp.'^fS? * ',?$*?T ^' SPRINGS & SHANNON INCORPORATED 5' HAY-GRAIN STAPLE GROCERIES . o - - -' ?. - . y 0 . ^ ' V fTELEPHONE No.3 CAMDEN, S.C. ?^<-.--^4'?Vn- .>v.?~;'r<-Tfo r :iS$* ~ ~^v --7-*^*^"^^ i '" ,**t,***i'\ ' t. Im i , , l? . -rr | Country Papers. 1 took over The Tribune on at, I had been out of touch I country-newspaper world rears. I hadn't seen an in that time. And . I Kjalizc that anything was ething very remarkable has I get small-town papers Kver South Carolina, and I uniformly excellent. All of K seem to have linotypes K of the publishers have Bnough to justify printing tore pages; and the makes' ads indicates that printers Hed a great deal or that a has been imported from ireekly comes to my desk that pdit to its community?some[ its community to be proud Seas the explanation lies in ithat the State has been andering doubtless the pub i- _ - " k i J - lishers could have printed papers like these years ago if they had had the business; but the excellence of their publications now affords a distinct and pleasant Shock to one who has "been out of touch while the change was taking place.?Robert Quillen in Fountain Inn Tribune. Western Inidians used cactus spines for needles. ?> If the water is not cold anr-oyster drinks about eighty quarts of water daily but if the water is below fortyfive degrees he is believed to go on a tfhirst strike. Gutta-percha was unfittingly discovered by Dr. Thomas W. Evans, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, dentist, while looking for a substitute for gold foil for tooth fillings. The daily bill of fare for Peter, a hippopotamus in the New York Zoo, consists of 150 pounds of hay, 15 loaves of bread, 5 heads of cabbage, and 60 pounds of cornstalks. ; .. . ^ III I ^ n.A'IPBL. .. !i? w "i-gwi-UJ-jiw .! JJM- ^ American Legion ! For Airieneanism (By Mr. Motrrin Lumpkin) In the Preamble to the constitution of the American Legion we find a clause which commit# this organization to the fostering and perpetuating of a one hundred per cent Americanism. While there' is scarcely an organization in the country which does not profess this same purpose, the Legion believes that oftentimes the coqpeptipn of what constitutes "Americanism" has been confused with other and eometifttes sinister.activities for which this patriotic terminology in simply used as a cloak or Ihield. The I^egion advances the thought that it is peculiarly fitted ,to maintain the principles of our Americanimti by reason of the fact those cit&zeus of the commonwealth, who compose the legion's membership have by their service,, and inert#ce to the nation in time of great emergency equipped themselves with a clear understanding of these principle*. In order to carry ^nto effect its conception of a proper patriotic program?its program of Americanism?the Legion maintains at National Headquarters in Indianapolis an Americanism Commission. This Com mission, composed of members of the organization especially equipped for such duties, functions at all times. .So also at the National Conventions one of the standing committees is a committee on Americanism. America today is filled with associations, societies and organizations all of which process a particular brand of patriotism. The phra.ie Americanism" is often substituted to indicate that the patriotic impulsesleading to the formation and functioning of such society has to do with American patriotism. When these associations are the product of some baleful condition that demands eradication they often hold much of goo-1 for the general advancement of the national welfare. But in most instances they are of narrow scope and directed toward some local influence and almost invariably get out of hand and become in themselves more of a menace th^n a helpful contribution to the national morale. The Legion believes that even hs its members gave unstintingly of themselves in war so can they now iri civil life give of their lives and efforts a material part to the maintenance. of those ideals which are accepted everywhere and by all men a.< making up the true measure of an American. And this association further believes that without interference in the lives or personal affairs of others, it can insist that this conception of civic duty owed the 'republic shall be accepted by all men whatever their selfish or personal de1sires may be. When America entered the war there were many exhibitions as to how we should act and what we should" do in order to bring that &tl.Uggle to a successful conclusion. The best thought given to the men of our armed forces was given by an officer of the army of our gallant ally Great Britain. He said: "It is not sufficient that you should be willing to die for your country, that is wljai .the German rulers want you to 33 Ydu - must be willing and able to live for your country." In other Words the demand was that we be willing to forego every consideration other than that of fully and thoroughly preparing ourselves to 'wage intelligent ,,0t ?'mply to rush out to be wbgfitered. So here in the performance of our duty to the republic yfc are required to equip- ourselves for, and to conscientiously perform, ?very civic duty. In itilr program of Americaniiifi strives to' inculcate in the hteafrts of every citizeff, native bt . born the. thought that th? iirst duty, the paramount duty, is always to the common welfare. It carries this thought vpto the schools where the youth of the land shall b* trained, with this idea always in mind. It does not seek to teach a blind, unreasoning devotion to a "fatherland/' - ? to thfse ynnng pmhryj citizens that unless . the republic'* welfare is guaranteed?no liberty no institution of free government can exist. ' \ -T1 ; , The Legion walks Its calmaiOg fast way unde rthe light of the stan of our common flag, believing and knowing that the same principles ol constitutional government that those i IS""* *epr***nUd gfj^Wfatheri who put them there, is ours todgtt .So in this fair America today whei "nrt nr*?.i?tior, for thi. or that purpose lift th^ir heads unItss .they can stlbacf fbe to these an. wnt and revered ideals of civic duty ?in other words to what we rocog. 2" ? Americanism^the Legioi girds itself far yet another battle 5* defense of our heritage. , And heri W tujiut CritickMa. Typographical crrora are the buga boo to a reporter. He oftentimes seee a story irv'Whkh he has taken (Treat pride garbled through a mistake in the spelling of an important word, or through the transposition of lines and letters, The average reader of a newspaper fails to understand why so many mistakes are made, and criticises unjustly for such errors, uot realizing that type is handled by many persons before it goes to press. , The fault of mistakes is not entirely due to typesetting, as errors of his own may not be caught as he hastily reads over what has been written, and even proof readers overlook mistakes. Recently a newspaper in a college town carried an account of the inauguration of the new college president, and the newspaper account of his opening remarks were as follows: "The great objection of modern education may be said to be the effort to train youth to deal masterfully with existing conditions," but it should have read, "the great objective." Newspaper publishers, editors and reporters well know that such errors leave a bad impression of the Whole article, and there is no reader wh^- realizes that any more than the writer who gleams over his "masterpiece," and finds words misspelled, and sometimes made senseless by ludicrous errors.?Exchange. An old circuit rider of Michigan tells of receiving as his pay hay, oats, socks, mittens, and cash, to the amount of $59.56 for one year. ' ' " Edmund Kean, the noted English acfor,- valued the opinion of the com mon people in the pit more highly than that of aristocrats and dramatic critics. The minimum age of fourteen ye&Vs for employment in industry adopted by the Washington conference of 1919 has been ratified by fifteen nations. ^ Rev. A. P. Caudill of \Vestwpod, Ky., was instantly killed Friday by a stick of dynamite which he held in his hand. He had been using the dynamite to blow up stumps. A. J. Reach, founder of the A. J. Reach company, manufacturers of sporting goods, and a one-time baseball player, died at Atlantic City, N. J., Saturday, aged 87 years. let us->sa{y that this I^egion arrogates to itself no peculiar quality of patriotism?Americanism; it does profess and does demand of others that Americanism be absolutely unqualified. In the matter of armament while properly belonging in the realm of national defense, the I^egion has taken and will forever take a decided stand. The Legion believes that a3 long as other nations are armed, that until positive guaranties - of world peace have been given?in good faith, our armaments shall be second to none, The Legion decries war. There _ ,iR no set of. men and women any.-: where that know better than those I the horror of - conflict, ' But the I-egion has no part with the pacifists | of this country who, without knowli edge of the preparedness of other n$| tions, would disarm this great, proir photos country and invite disaster. In. .short the Legion's conception of true. Americanism lies in this; i The performance of every civic duty. "IV^rvote in every eldcttsn and to cast t that vote with one's hat off out of jf respect to the tremendous importance i of the act there performed. To k serye 0pop the juries of the state !, witbopt excuse and as conscientiousiy a* -one attends divine worship? , and as -prayerfully. To see that our children: and those of the community i receive in the local schools adequate and proper training fa devotion to the republic and to the state. To be i ever*,, watchful of persons*or organizai tions ripping up from the peaceful ; flowing waters Of our everyday difa 0 to disturb and disrupt the even pro! cesses of constitutional l government 1 th*t rafrht fa some small fashion threaten or.rqenace that government ' To demand and support a proper proc gragp of national defense without , which up government or people i3 i sa^e in the World tdday. To aid the i governing authorities of the ^nation '? to nypid war in every possible way k' but if that terrible event should \ transpire to be sure that every citizen I of the republic shall be ready to aur? r render not only their lives but them! selves without reservation to the.jfcP feus* o&this country and her institu. tiortg. " ' ~~~ ~ i To tifta conception of Americanism i the American Legion and its mem. bera fofcever pledge their loyalty and to it* maintenance we summon every ' mair. and woman of America, aye and little child, each one who can lay his t hand- upon- his heart and grasping i the folds of our common f'.ag say "This i: -.V. DON'T LIKE SALARY CUT Lieutenant Governor. Provoked Over Trustees Recommendationa Columbia, Jan. 19.?Lieut. Gov. Thomas B. Butler today challenged the legislature to keep faith with the trustees of the ^University of South Carolina and with Dr. D. M. Douglas, president, by giving the latter the $10,000 a year salary promised him by the trustees instead of $7,500 as recommended by the budget commission headed by Governor Richards.' Appearing before the joint session of the senate finance committee and the house ways and means committee, the lieutenant governor, who is also a trustee of the university, declared: 'If Dr. Douglas is not paid the salary the trustees agreed he should receive when they elected him, then the State of South Carolina is getting his services under false pretense and misrepresentation. "Dr. Douglac did not apply for the position," he went on. "Wo had applications from the north, the east and the west, but the trustees felt that the university ought to have a South Carolinian to the manner born, and they unanimously elected Dr. Douglas before approaching him." Referring to the agreement to pay the incoming president $10,000, the t lieutenant governor said: "What do you want trustees for if you have not confidence in their ability ? Why doesn't the legislature elect a president for the university? Or better still, why not have him elected in a primary? I dare say '-r 1 ; 1 1 ~ - % you could get plenty of men to take the job at $1,600 in that way?or * even less." t ( <| V '' ....?* Dr. Douglas, who preceded thejT"^ lieutenant governor, said it errvbar- ;rassed him too discuss his salary, but :' 4 he could have received as much or ~ "v more by remaining at Presbyterian college us several friends of the In- '" "* stitution had sought to induce him to ? remain there by offering to make ar- T rangoments for his salary. But, ho added, he felt be had a wider field in Columbia, and after some thxva months of hesitation, he accepted th?, offer made him by the univertfty trustees. , Twenty-four fire alarms >were ' V sounded in the city of Washington between midnight and noon on Tuesday. ' :; The police believe that the fires were due to the work of a pyroraaniac. -l ' v ?* vSM -* . i \ H? Searching for a will in the home J of Mrs. Katrina Scott of Buffalo, & Y., administrators of her estate found 1; :"1 $34,000 hidden between floors, and ibv -? cupboards and closets. , A Kansas City judge has ruled that a wife is entirely within her rights ---p-vto bend back the toes of her husband ;'V'^ in an effort to awaken him after other methods had failed. "1 ' : Miss Frances St. John ..Smittbl; daughter of a wealthy New YoVk broker disappeared from Smith college, Northhamptop, Mass., last Friday and a nation-wide search is being \._T made for her. " [ " Vi:"i \ A - *'| A. A. SHANKS i ? ? 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