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THl^EU>AT , JULY UTUT. 1*27. ■RT • • • ms. COOUDGLCOmOM SEHSI CHILDREN AND CANARY URDSl ROUTE GOV. NOODT REAL FLYING AUG I. Mrs. Cooltdge, in South Dakota, sees women of all kinds, young girls and- grandmothers, wearing knickerbockers. Mrs. Coolidge re spects them and probably admires their common sense, but she will not wear knickerbockers. Rubber boots when she goes fishing and a skirt of reasonable length—never mind if it gets wet. Clothes, as Carlyle shows in “Sartor Resartus,” make all the difference between a king in his grandeur and a “featherless brped.” Two hundred and seven Ameri cans reported incomes of $1,000,000 a year or more in 1925. In 1924 only seventy-five seport- •d incomes of a million dollars or over. Once a man owning a million was a wonder. Now 207 have a million or more INCOME and some have fifty millions of income through cor and a good deal more poration ownership. And the billion a year income will arrive before earth’s phase of industrial feudalism shall pass. Mrs. Freeman, the unhappy kith mother whose husband was killed by an automobile, killed herself and her five chMdren when told they must go to an orphan asylum. “Better dead than without a mother,’’ said the poor woman, and went with them. She was careful to protect twp canary birds, putting them where the deadly gas could not reach them. She knew that canary birds have a value; somebody would buy them and treat them kindly. She knew that children have no value: that she could not be sure that strangers in an asylum would treat them kindly; Visiting New York City with a party of distinguished Texans, welcomed and looked up to^ liter ally and in other ways. Governor Moody listens and thinks. He hears that New York City is the biggest American factory town, turning out five and a half billion dollars worth of products a f r ear. Governor Moody is too po- ite to mention the fact that any State he has seen on his way Hast, including New York, could be tucked away in Texas and not at tract much attention. Texas alone, intensively cultivated, could feed every one of the 1,900,000,000 hu man beings on earth and have room left to raise cotton. erican Industry Wants i,2MW|pr? a National Business Platform! IN TOWN OF 3,5001 r '—* By E. National Aaaootation Manufacturers QO you know that tha scarcity of husineas methods la govern- mnnt la costing millions of dollars a year? ,. v - Do you know that ths federal Rovurnment le increasingly enter ing Into buetneee competition with it* citizens, with plants that pay no taiea, carry no Insurance, bor row money more cheaply than private Individuate, and draw, on the public to make up deficiencies caused by failure? f>o you know that the United fit ales spends In one year for alf forme of government 111,000,000,- 000—a sum equal to the value In 1925 of all the crops raised on 0,500,000 farms embracing more than 140,000,000 acres of land? Do you know that It spends In one year for all government a sum equivalent to f 11.00 for every min ute of elapsed time since the birth of Christ? Do you know that for every eleven wage earners throughout the land there Is one governmnt employee on the payroll? Do you know that while federal taxtrtlon has been reduced, the cost of state and local taxation baa risen to the point where It may be easily overwhelming? Do you know that In the eeastone of the federal and state legislatures which ended—In 1927. th,ere wera. Introduced approximately 60,000 new bills, the mere printing of which would make a considerable cost figure: and that 16,000 of these bills were added to our statute books? Do you know that there are something like 2.500,000 laws on* our statute books and that Ignor ance of the law Is no palliation of violation? Do you know that the country has been built to Us comamndlng position by Its Industry and that Industry can operate efficiently only as It Is governed by laws which are neither archaic nor In tolerant of Industry’ll right to ex istence. /, Do you know the public has be come neglectful of Its duty tn the selection of state and local admin istrations that are to have the jpeAdldV *41.000,000,00# H yes*. Everybody In Peo!*, Kan., > Interested in OIL John EL Edgcrton scathingly for any yet criticise derelection? Do you know that in 1896 eighty percent of the eligible voters of the country voted, but that In 1912 only 68 percent went to the polls and In 1980 only 49 percent; and "that the president was elected by a majority of a minority of the ellglblea Do you know that In 1984, through an Intensive campaign to get out the vote, the Interest was Increased to 52.1 percent and that the president was elefted. by a majority of a majority'of the eltg- Iblea These are all facts—outstanding facts that have Influenced the man ufacturers to bring together a Nat ional Committee of One-Hundred Industrial and business leaders to formulate a Platform of American Industry and bustneaa. This plat form, based on fundamental econ omics and practical business, will be submitted to the convention of the manufacturers tn Chattonooga In October and to both major political parties at their -cotfveir*" tlons next year , ’ Local and Personal News from Williston While Byrd was flying east across the Atlantic, and two young Army men west across the Pacific, at 110 miles an hour, our interesting visitor, the comet Pons-Winnccke, was leaving the earth behind, pass- gh vari< ing through various constellations at the rate o4 66,600 miles an hour. Shall we, tiny creatures, when released, from service on this earth, make some such journey’ That would be more kiteresting than going into the ground to stay there. The VERY DRYS plan a dry ticket in 1928, if neither party sup plies them with- a candidate dry enough. It would be enlightettjng to . nominate al least one independent dry.. The result would be mstruc- .tive. Few candidates dare defy the dry, few would avant an out and out dry nomination. At this moment of flying en thusiasm, one word of caution is necessary, and expert fliers remind you of it. Don’t go up “just to kflow how it feels" unless you know the pilot and the machine. There arc unsafe machines, .plenty of them, including many nought second-hand from the Uni ted States Government. There are unskilful pilots and others skilful, but reckless. Barring dangerously had weath er, bad pilots and unsafe machines, flying is now safe. But BE CAREFUL. > <. Biginning on August 1, air pas senger service from the Atlantit to the Pacific is promised, the trip to lake thirty hours. First will come a straight line air trip from San Francisco to Chicago, with transfers to Los Angeles and Seattle Then a San Francisco to New York line, with the same transfers. Passenger ships will carry the mails, and fly ing will have started. Undergoes Eye Operation. B. S. Moore, Sr., of this city, had . a cataract removed from his right eye ^ , by a specialist in Augusta. The op- , ' dnation tea successful and Qguaed . ao litle pain that Mr. Moore was able to return home tha same day and at- * tend the meeting of the local gun ' okib. Hie many friends will ba glad to knew that he is getting along so Williston, July 10.—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reel and children, of Augusta, were the recent guests tf Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Merritt. Mrs. J. H. F Milhous, of Green wood, Miss., and Mrs. S. E. Buchanan, of Drew, Miss., are visiting Mr. and and Mrs. G. C. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. AnYYstrong and Miss Ida Mae Arnawtrong, of Bath* and Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Woodward of Aiken, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Folk, recently. Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Courtnev and Misses Ruby and Marguerite Court ney have gone to Indian Springs, Oa., when* they will spend u few weeks. Mrs. Jessie Kennedy and Miss Olive Kennedy we*nt to Augusta to visit Mrs. Kennedy’s sister, Mrs Arm strong. I W. C. Bell and children and C. J. Willis, spent a day at the Isle of Palms, recently. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stone and children, of Sandersville, Ga., spent a week-end with the former’s sister, Mrs. John Miley. Mrs. E. F. Polcen and son, apd About l/out* Health Thing* You Should Know Mrs. L. R. Hair and daughter, have I ment effectually keeps the gone to Washington; D. C., where] Ppiton beneath the layers they will visit Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDougald. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mims and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hutson, of Savannah, motored to Augusta, recently. F. L. Mims, of Tampa, Fla., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mims. Mr. and Mrs. John G, Fearing and John G., Jr., of Charleston, were vis itors of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Melli- champ., - Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cook had as their guests, Mis s Kahron Folk, Mrs. Lil Baxley, of Columbia; Craig Bax ley, of Blackville;; Mrs. S. H. Ussety, Michael Ussery, of Barnwedl; Mrs. W. D. Faimer, of Rocky Mount, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thames and children and Miss Willa May Thames, of Ellenton. by John Jowph Gaines, M. D Rhus Poisoning In the rural districts of our mid dle latitudes, the “poison ivy” grows luxuriantly, to the sorrow and pam of those who are suscept ible to its influence. Only last week a victim came to* my office, with face so swollen, that both eyes were almost shut out from light; with difficulty could he see to go about, because of the greatly dis tended eyelids. Having no relatives near, or intimate friends, I sent him to the hospital for two days, until the inflammation could be subdued. I wish to warn my readers against the mistake this man made, using ointments on a case of rhus poisoning; he had, to use his ex pression, “piled on the salve" for two days and nights, only to in- teiuify his suffering. The oint- M’CanU-Hair Paola, Kan.—On top of ,one of tbn ahalloweat oil llelda In the world, tha town of Paola la filled with people who either own an oil or gas well or an Interest In one. Paola haa a popula tion of 8,500 and there arethore than UgOO producing oil wells within the coffines of Miami county, of which P4>la la the couq^r seat The oil underlies the surface in shallow atreama and pools. Some of the pools supply oil for 20 years or so and then die down. A pool struck re cently In the northwestern part of the county has renewed Interest and activity. Well Costs $1,000. Oil is found in the field at a depth of about 450 feet A well costa a little less than $1,000 and If It is a good one the owner stands a chance of being comfortably wealthy. Consequently nearly every adult In town is “taking ft chance." - Maps of the field are displayed In hotels, grocery stores, drug stores and dry goods stores and every operator carries his own specially marked map, by which he will show that the de velopment Is directly In line with his lease. Excitement is at a high pitch. Since 1875 these flurries have been coming and going in the town, bnt none seems to have lost enthusiasm. Employees of the post office formed the Post Office Oil company and drlHed a well, the men at the drug store drilled an-* other and the men at the Kandy Kitchen still another. Some hit and some got dry holes. The town Is full of typical stories. Enthusiasts cite the farmer who lived frugally on a small tract for years, barely existing. Then the oil came In and froiq * l x small wells he now gets about $1,000 a month. Others cite the case of Herman Miller, a junk dealer, who refused $1,000 for a one-eighth share In a well one day, only to find It was a dry hole tb» next. The Miami county pool has been giving up ell for more than 40 years. "'■"‘K. 'WTUfiTrlsWe put down the wild cat that opened up the. latest He sunk the first well on a location arrived at by the motions of a curved stick. Some believe explicitly In the powers of the stick and others open ly deride It In favor of geology. Good Well in lack Yard. One of the best known wells la that of W. H. Morehouse, ID a back yard In Paola. It came In 12 years ago, flowing 150 barrels a day. 'It la 450 feet deep and cost about $730 to drill. It still la flowing three barrels a day. When oil was selling at $3.50 a barrel the well was averaging about 15 barrels a day. Sevtffhl of these back yard oil wells have -been In ex istence from 5 to 12 years. Back-yard gas wells also are com mon. Farmers light and heat their homes, barns and yards with the gas. David McCullough even lighted up the highway In front of his farm with gas from his well. On another farm a croquet ground was brightly lighted. Two deep wells are being sunk In the field and although the shallow pool men scoff at the possibility of their bringing In oil, they hava ardent backers. la aad ^bera over this section have receivM tett 1 cordiarintereet the an- nounce**nt of the. recent marriage of Min NelMe McCanta to Arthur Bjfcon B* lr . which occurred at the home of the bride’s parents, Dr.'and Mrs. E..C. 1 McCanta, in lAnderson. The ceremony was simple, and the af- ftur was * quiet home wedding, at tended Iff only a few doae relatives *nd intioste friends, after which the oouple left by automdbile for a brief hq/neymocA- The Jotffkiajtiing mini ster was Rev. P. F. Kilgo, Methodist divine, of Anderson. Both parties are popular in this city. Miss McCtnta and Mr. Hair were con nectedwith tjte faculties of the pub lic schools Here for sevteral years, and each rendered splendid semrice. They taught in Bamberg the past ses sion, and resigned to accept positions for the coming term in the Ridgeland public schools, where Mr. Hair bo- comes Superintendent. News of the n?t a surprise to friends and the qitizena and'society of Ridge- land will be-fortunate to have them in their midst. The bride is from An derson, and. is * graduate of Lander College, Greenwood, where she. was well liked. Mr. Hah* it a young ma of much promise in the educational field. His home is in Blackville. He completed his course of study at Clem- son College, and haa many friends scattered far and wide who will be pleased to learn of his good fortune in winning such a chanming bride. He is widely connected in this section. Decreased Overhead “Splendid, Aloysius, I see by the ^Yaipcjro tjhat the price of gasoling) has come down*” * “That’s right, Hepsibah, but I had no idea you had a car.” _ “I haven’t but I’ve got one of those trick cigar lighters.” ADVERTISE in The People-SentineL active- To Columbia This Week. The two contests engaged in by the 4-H Club girls of Barnwell County are the Health and Biscuit Making contests. The winners in these con- tests will represent the county at the District Cotest to be held in Colum bia ithig week. Miss Sadie Creech, daughter of Otis Creech, the Health contest winer, and Mios Janie Lou Hutto, daughter of Gus Hutto, and Miss Dalice May Bonds, daughter of A- J- Bonds, winners in the Biscuit ,contest, accompanied by their home •gent will attend the District contest •t Columbia Colegs, where they will .be entertained for two days. ayers of the' skin—the very thing that should not be done,' no matter how “soothing” the salves are reputed to be. I have .seen small sloughs result in rhus dermatitis, when ointments were used erroneously. Being an acid poison, our suc cess lies in neutralizing the acid with an alkali, as soon as possible. The best remedy I have ever used, is, alcohol and lime water—equal parts, applied on. cloths or gauze wet with the solution. The lime counteracts the acid, and the alco hol consumes the water from the swollen tissues; the treatment does not exclude air, nor does it keep the poison in. If any of the solu tion should accidentally get into the eye, it does no particular dam- age. Solutions .ofHead salts are used with good effect—but lead is harm ful, unless used under the careful direction of the physician. The alcohol and lime water are equally efficient, and can be applied con tinuously without danger. The pa tient above mentioned was cleared of his affliction in seventy-two hours. ———, th* Alaska Salmon Yield Brings $610,750,038 Washington.—From the Island-dot ted waterways of Alaska’s thousands of miles of coast has come a wealth more precious, more vital than gold. It Is the wealth of the sea Itself—of the teeming mini ns of salmon that have b.C€Q taken from the bosom of the North Pacific And placed on world’s table. Since Alaska was purchased from Russia, GO years ago^ salmon has led the list of exports from the territory, with $010,750,038 to'its credit—a flg ure which multiplies nearly eighty-five fold the price Uncle Sam paid for the territory. Despite the mineral wealth of the territory, the salmon exports lead those of gold by $250,000,000. Thousands of .nen, many of them native AJaskan Indians, are engaged in salmco fishing or canning and sub sldiary Industries. The number dur ing 1925 was estimated at more than 25,000. The Investment at that time was set at $.'3,400 000. Poor Charles Newlywed—“Chairles has giorte to address a meeting.” Friend—“Why, I didn't know he was a speech-maker.” “Neither did I. But he's been called upon to make a statement be fore a meeting of his creditors.” Bureau of Fisheries* Navy Gets Ready for Action Ketchikan, Alaska.—Fish, pirates \nd salmon poachers along the Alas kan coast, the region whence comes many millions of dollars worth of canned fish each year, will confront a aerlous handlcap\when the bureau One Got Well Medico—“Anything happen while I was ont?” , Nurse—“Yes, sir; a patient called.’’ vessels, gets on the patrol line. Pirating Is trap and Scow robbery, while poaching is fishing In prohibited areas. Both are subsiding, according to fisheries officials. To. keep the long Indented coastline under the watchful eye of the bureau 55 armed boats with 88 small tugs are commissioned to act as guards and peace officers. Headquarters will be maintained at Kodiak, Cook Inlet, Cblgnik, Afognak and Ketchikan. Scotti Becomes Citizen New York.—Having sung for the Metropolitan opera for twenty-seven years, Antonio Scotti, Italian barytone, Is to become a citizen. 1L& ' »'£i • • YOUR " AUTOMOBILE! THE DAY of hit and miss garage service is gone. idf longer do thoughtful owners of automobiles entrust repairs and over-hauling to the ih- hope to be” mechanics. Our garage service is and trained workmen, from the experienced or “ in the hands off experienced washing of your car to the most complicated job. It i 8 cheapest m the long run to have every job done right, - In our accessory department we have only the best tires, tubes and equipment of all kind. Replacementa of standard parts always at lowest cost. One trial here and you will join the ranks of satisfied customers whom we have served for years. Dittve in any hour and allow us to demonstrate Give us a trial SERVICE. We tue only genuine Alemite grease. It costs no more to Alemite your car than ordi nary greasing. Vickery Bros. Barnwell, South Carolina ♦ *•«*• Telephones Outstrip Population Growth ^HE Southern Bell Telephone Company serves the nine Southern states shown on this map. The figures In dicate, for each state, the population and the total num ber of telephones at the end of 1926, including those owned by this company and those owned by other com panies, but connected with the Bell System. Since the esd of 1915 the population of this territory haa grown from 18,445,000, to 80.452,00(F-an Increase of 11 per cent T\ e total number of owned ,and connected tele phones has |rown from 623,584, to 1,830,125—an Increase of 97 per cent The number of telephones owned and operated by this com|any has grown from 369,657 to 843,172—an increase of B8 per cent - of fisheries’ navy, a of 55 armed ie patVol During this same period the tax bill of the company has Increased 385 per cent, while the taxable property has In creased 135 per cent' Th« rslstivs ratss sf growth of population and of talophsnss In dies to inersasad commarcial and aacial activity, and a fultar ap preciation of telephone service. They are evidsnoo that tha com pany la meetlns the demand far service In ovary reasonable way. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH'’ COMPANY (Incorporated) ——