The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 19, 1914, Image 4
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Contracts tor three mouths, or
Sauger wlil be mads at reduced rates.
AH aassmanieations a hi eis sub
?errs art vats interests will be ohargsd
fee as ad"ertissmsn:s.
?bttaarles and tributes of respect
wall be eaargsd tat.
Tma tumtsr Watchman eras fouud
e* ta 111! aad the True toataron la
is fa. Taa Watebaun aad Southron
envw aas the eomblaed elrealatlon and
aaftusaos of both of the old papers,
aad ? manifestly the best advertising
? itlurn la tumtsr.
At least two months ago. when the
question of paramount Interest
throughout the State was the drastic
reduction or the total elimination of
the cotton crop, w? took occasion to
direct attention to one phase of the
subject that was generally Ignored,
vrs. the problem of providing for the
thousands of farm laborers heretofore
dependent upon the cotton crop for
employment. At that time not one
of ths politico-farm economists and
financiers would give this subject con?
sideration, snd the general disposition
was to brush it aside as a matter of
f\.?nor importance that would auto?
matically adjust itself.
Several energetic sdvocstes of one
or the other of the numerous plans to
valorise, or Mnsnce, ths unsalable cot?
ton crop, through the aid of the fed?
eral or ths Stats government, took
occasion to protest strongly against
slds Issues bslng brought Into the dis?
cussion of ths big subject of holding
ths present crop snd eliminating that
of next ysar. They declared that the
farm laborers would be taken care of
In dus season, and that It was a
very Insignificant phase of the prob?
lem snd offered no difficulties.
As ths tlms for solving this so-call?
ed minor problem has drawn uen^er a
change In ths views of thoughtful men
Is perceptible The labor problem Is
looming up as a big ons thst seriously
complicates the distressing situation,
financial snd otherwise, that ths
farmers and business men of this State
are facing. Ths curtailment of ths
eetton crop and the scarcity of mon?
ey work together to decrease ths de?
mand for labor, and. as yet. no prac?
tical plan for finding employment for
those who sre dependent upon day
labor for dally bread has been sug?
gested. The pinch of necessity has
not yst been ser.ously felt, but It will
be bsfore the si inter ends, and con?
ditions, we fear, will be worse In the
spring. It Is true thst s larger to?
bacco crop will, in s measure, take
the place of cott >n as a means of fur?
nishing work for the day laborers,
but this crop will not give worX to all
of those who need it. There is s
world of work that ought to be done
on ths majority of farms in the way of
improvements, such as ditching, re?
moving stumps from the fields, build?
ing pasture fences, repairing dilapi?
dated buildings, but there is not the
money on hsnd or in sight to pay for
this work, and the farmer who is in
a position to mske work to furnish a
living for his dependent laborers is
fortunate and a public heenfactor. Ne?
groes snd white farm laborers are said
to bs moving into the towns and cities
expecting to find work, but tr.ere In
not employment in the towns for
those slready there, and thoo>? who
leave country are making thin condi?
tion worse. They will be better off
among the people who know them
and have heretofore given them em?
ployment
s s s
The Germans wero expected to
tske the aggresive on Innd an?! force
the fighting while to England was as?
signed ths role of taking the initial
at sea. Only in the wild imaginings
of the pro-Oermana w is it predicted
thst the Oerman warships would
brsve the great sea power of Great
Britain and attempt to take the war
to England's coasts. Uu? just this has
happened, the only aggressive naval
actions of the war. save In Isolated and
compsratlvsly unimportant Instances
have been Inaugurated by the Oer
msns. Todsy comes the startling news
thst the Oerman fleet. Ignoring the
Urltlsh North Hea squadron, reputed
to bs the strongest naval unit ever as?
sembled In the history of the world.
Is bombarding the coast towns of
England and Inflicting tremendous
damage. The world has been led to
believe that the German fleet was
securely bottled up at Kiel and Wtl
helmsaven and that the mighty Mrltlsh
fleet, strung out ne-oss the North Sea.
stood as an Impregnable bulwark pro?
tecting the shores of England from
attack. The Englishman's dream of
security ass rudely shattered when
the German fleet began the bomb.n l
ment of Hartlepooi. Scarborough and
Whlthv st n o'clock this morning. The
news despatches say that the Uriitled
Inhabitants fled In frenty and panic,
while their homes, shattered and fired
by German shells, went up In smoke.
As they fled Inland for safety the
thought uppermost In their minds was
"Where Is the great British fleet,
whose duty It Is to protoct England
from attack by sea?"
The MsrUs was mot over when the
last reports were received and the
final result may be a complete Brit?
ish victory and the destruction of tho
Germar fleet that made the daring
raid on the English coast, but, be
that as It may, the Germans today
scored heavily on the English and
the laurels of the British navy have
been dimmed. If the Germans can?
not be bottled up In their own ports,
If England towns cannot be protected
against bombardment and ruin, what
service docs Britain's fleet perform?
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"Every arm of the service Is ener?
getically employed to protect the
English coasts." Another case of
locking the door after the steed was
stolen. The inference is that "every
arm" was not heretofore "energeti?
cally employed," and, In consequence,
England mourns the death of more
than one hundred and eight of her
citizens.
see
The Curb Market opened this morn?
ing and the results were satisfactory
to both sellers and buyers. There is
reason to believe that the experiment1
will prove a success and that the
Curb Market will become a permanent
institution. A try-out of several
months will be necessary, however, to
prove that the farmers will bring
their produce to the Curb Market
regularly and that the housekeepersj
will patronize it in sufficient numbers
to maintain it.
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It Is easy to believe that England Is
a veritable hornet's nest today and
that even the cricket players and pro?
fessional foot-balllsts are ready to en-,
list to flght for England. A mad man
who is Sens thoroughly scared is a
dargerosjs enemy?and old John Bull;
is now holli mad and sacred. Ger?
many has raised up against herself an
enemy twice as dangerous as she ever
had before.
e e e
Kecent developments in Mexico lead
one to believe that the American pro?
moters of strife in that country have
not given up hope of forcing the Unit?
ed State into armed Intervention in
that country. They will never rest so
long as there Is any hope of having
the American army stationed in Mex?
ico to guard their mines and oil wells,
see
Every seaport that has a naval sta?
tion is a strong sdvocato of a bigger
and still bigger navy. But they will
have hereafter to dodge around the
stock argument of the invincibility
of England's greatest of all navies and
the inviolability of English soil. Aj
few modorn fortifications armed with ,
long range guns would have been of
more benefit to Scarborough, Hartle
pool and Whitby than the great Eng?
lish dreadnaughts. The forts would
not haw* been wandering around in
the North sea when they were badly
needed.
MV AUTO.
My auto, 'tis of thee
Short cut to poverty?
Of theo I chant.
I blew a pile of dough
For thee two years ago,
And now you quite refuse to go,
Or won't, or can't.
Through town and countryside
You were my Joy and pride?
Ah, happy day.
I loved thy gaudy hue,
Thy nice white dresss so new
Now you're down and out for true
In every way.
To thoe. old rattlebox,
Came many bumps and knocks?
For thee 1 grieve.
Frayed are thy seats and worn.
Hadly thy top is torn,
Whooping cough affects thy horn,
1 do believe.
Thy perume swells the breeze.
While go *d folks choke and wheeze,
As we pass by.
I paid or thee a price
'Twould buy ?i mansion twice,
NOW everybody's yelling "Ice?"
wonder why.
The motor has the grippe,
The spar.? plug has the pip,
And woe is thine.
I. too, have suffered chills.
Ague and kindred ills.
Endeavoring to pay my Mill
Since thou wert mine.
Gone Is my bank roll now.
No more 'twould choke tho cow.
As once before.
Yet. if i had the yen.
So help me. John?amen.
I'd buy myself a car ngain
And spend some more.
Mal Hone, Csmden Chronicle.
Itnv Now at 1-2 Price.
The Sehwart/. stores are giving you
the clniu e now to get your coat snit,
clonk or dress at 1-2 price. Don't de?
lay. Schwartz thfOS. Advt
EMDEN'S MEN ACTIVE.
Forty of Crew, Left on Cocos Is?
land, Take to Sou Again and Men?
ace SI lipping.
Manila, Dec. 16.?Forty men from
the German cruiser Emden who
were left on the Cocos island when
the Australian cruiser Sydney forced
the Emden ashore and destroyed her,
have captured a collier, mounted two
maxims on her and now are raiding
commerce in the Pacific, according to
a report received here.
I The report came through offlcer3 of
the British steamer Malacca, just ar?
rived at Jolo, and has not been con?
firmed officially.
I The men of the Emden had gone
ashore on Cocos island to dismantle
the wireless and fled when the Emden
I was destroyed. Headed by Lieut, von
Mueck, they left Cocos island with a
commandeered schooner and plenty of
provisions, together with their own
0
armed launch and two boats, accord?
ing to the report. When they captured
the collier is not stated.
The Malacca reports that she steam?
ed to Jolo without showing lights at
night.
Waste In America.
"We are an unduly extravagant
people; and the lesson of the hour is
economy, to add as little as possible
to the heavy burden of credit which
the country is now called upon to
bear. Let us save every dollar we
can against the day of investment op?
portunity just ahead of us. This is
best for the individual and for the
country as a whole, as we will have
no financial help from Europe for
years to come?and great development j
work will need every dollar that can
be saved."?Ray Stannard Baker.
Now is a particularly good time for
U3 Americans to consider earnestly the
necessity that is laid upon us to con-'
serve our resources of all kinds.
One of the Belgian delegates who
called on President Wilson recently
was greatly astonished at what he
saw in this country of the reckless use
of our opportunities. He said:
"On our ride to Chicago we saw
hundreds of miles of fertile lands lying
fallow. We saw orchards and fields'
with ungathercd products rotting on
the ground. We saw miles of young
trees being destroyed by Arcs started
by engine sparks and left to burn un?
noticed. Everywhere the farms and
residences were di"?*'*'! hv wnnden
fences that contain -: *no igh tum i
to build the homes i r at npiro.
"The waste of Ameriei 11 not on
fined to materials. Kevei can ft Eu?
ropean believe the magnitude ot wast?
ed labor in America unless he visits
the cities. Hundreds of thousands of
men, whoso energy might be applied |
to production, remain in enforced idle?
ness.
"In the country, wasted lands; in
the cities, wasted men. On the trees
and plants, ungathered food; In the
centre of population, hungry people.
Those are the economic elements of
American life. Why do not the states?
men here address themselves to bring?
ing about an adjustment that will cure
these evils?
"If any Country In Europe had such
bounteous natural wealth, such limit?
less land area lit for cultivation, and
such unused labor energy, it would
be quickly transformed into prosper?
ity beyond dreams. Why In Belgium
even our dogs work. Every city lot
is cultivated and most of our garden
'ruck Is raised on less ground than
Americans waste in unused back
yards."
Undoubtedly there are answers to
some of these criticisms from this
foreign observer, but we must plead
guilty to being wasteful.
It Is probable that tho great Eu?
ropean war will result in more thrift
in the United States nationally and
individually. There are several rea?
sons for this belief Every citizen In
America will feel the strain of this
crisis, and most of us will be disposed
,to retrench and to intrench ourselves
I by putting mors money into the
bank as a reserve fund and for in?
vestment purposes.
For many years after this war all
tho savings of the people of Europe
[probably will go into tho securities of
i their governments which will need to
do somo tremendous borrowing to
? pay the costs of the vast struggle. So
that littlo capital from Europe can
be expected for a long time to help
American development, as it has in
the p.*?st. We must finance ourselves.
I ndoubtedly also there will b^ a
igreat after-the-war immigration to
America from the European countries.
This Inflttl will contain many who.
both from training and necessity, are
thrifty and in the main they will be
a desirable element in our population.
Quite possibly we can learn some
valuable lessons from them.?T. D.
, MaeGregor,
l ire In Atlanta.
j Atlanta, Dec. 1 *?.?The Klyea Aus
tell store. Tripod paint company and
Harbour elgar stores at the corner of
Edgewood and Pryor was burned this
morning. The loss Is $75,000, Fire?
man Berryman was seriously hurt.
TAKES COTTON ABROAD.
Steamer to Carry l?.ooo Hates to
Genoa.
Savannah, Dec. 11.?The Norwegian
isteamer Hermion will sail within the
next few days for Genoa, Italy, with
the largest cargo of cotton that has
left this port this season for tt foreign
country. The Hermion's cargo will
consist of 18,000 hales of cotton. Her
cargo, if sold in this country, "would
be valued at approximately $720,000,
but because of demand for the staple
In foreign countries at this time its
value will undoubtedly be consider?
ably more. The Hermion is one of
seven steamers in port loading cotton
for foreign countries.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
; Co rrected dally by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 7.
I Strict Middling 6 7-8.
Middling 6 5-8.
Strict Low Middling 6 1-4.
Low Middling 5 3-4.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
New York Cotton Market.
Opening.
Jan. .7.12
July.7.64
Oct.7.95
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Dec. 17.?Cotton dull,
two and three lower. March, 7.32;
May, 7.48.
Ladies! Tills is for You!
Come here now and pick from our
entire stock of coat suPs, cloaks and
dresses and pay just 1-2 price. Tills
places before you the Schwartz great
stock of pick from. W. want you all
to share in this sale. Sehwartl Bros.
Advt.
S muter Comes Sixth.
According to the census report of
the department of commerce, Sum
ter with 45,14 2 baies of cotton comes
sixth on the list of counties in South
Carolina out of a total of 1,230,239
bales of cotton ginned up to Decem?
ber 1, 1914, 69,514 bales more than
were ginned in 1913. The counties
ginning more cotton than Sumter are:
Orangeburg, 71,709; Spartanburg,
60,588; Barnwell, 64,677; Marlboro,
53,245; Anderson, 49,050. Ten coun?
ties last year ginned more cotton up
to December 1"t th^n this year.
.\ oe i our Cl ancc.
Ladies wt yrointj o put on sale
nov oi fruit. k . coat suits at
1-2 price. The stock is still quite ex?
tensive and selctions can easily be
made at this store. Cloaks and dress?
es also go at 1-2 price. Schwartz
Bros.?Advt.
Horse Strayed.
One roan horse strayed this morn?
ing from lot. Please notify Schwartz
Bfpos.?Advt.
RAILROAD FARE FREE!
For the first 20 students who enroll
I In our college) by January 1, 1013, we
j will pay railroad fare FREE to our
j College. Why not save this amount?
You can. 1 Write its by return mall for
full particulars. Write today before
you forget It.
MAC FEAT BOWEN BUSINESS COL?
LEGE, Columbia, S. C.
FOR SALE?300 bushels Texas rust?
proof seed oats, at 65 cents per
bushel, f. o. b. Forden, S. C. Apply
Emanuel & Co.
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Specialist,
I 606 UNION NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.
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ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO,,
Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Let uce Phnts
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Vounjfs Island. S. C.. Nov. 23. If?:4
To grt started with you we make you tits fallowing offer: Beod us |LM for l.COO
Frost I'roof Cabbage Plants.gtOWu 1m the open air and will stand freezing; grown
from the Celebrated teed of BolfIna ft 8<hi ana Flmrbon & Co.. and I ?rill s-nd you
1.0 0 Cabbage Plants additional RtKE and yon run repeat the orUer as many ttmes as
you like. I Will give you special pi itva on Potato Boen and Potato Plants later. We
want the accounts ot close buyers, large am' small. We nan supply all.
ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO.
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL FUNDS.
Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Successors to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co *nd Central Lumber Co.
Geo. Epperson's Old Sta^nd Opp. Court House
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THIS BANK
Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking
System of the United States.
U nr^HE soundness and ability of the bank and the CHARACTER OF
j THE MEN behind that bank are investigated before the United
**? States Government will allow a bank to become a member of
the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve
System a hank is one of the VAST ARMY of respon d le banks which
S'rANl) TOGETHER for each other's protection; and the U. S. Gov?
ernment at Washington, 1). C., through its representatives on each
Federal Reserve 13ank Board supervises and assists all mcm!)cr banks
Your monev is absolutely safe in our bank, and YOU C AN GET IT
WHEN YOU WANT IT.
The First National Bank
OF SUMTER.
Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000.00
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DECEMBER 7, 1914
The National Bank qf \
South Carolina
RESOURCES $800,000.00
4\i compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept.
5i on Time Certificates of Deposit.
Strong, conservative, progressive.
We appreciate our old friends, and are contin?
ually seeking new ones. We want your ac?
count.
C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier J
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$43.65 T0,
HAVANA
AND RETURN
Via Key West to Tampa,
Thence Steamer to Havana
(Rates Cover Meals and Berth on Steamer)
Tickets on sale January 7th, limited to return Jan- +
uary 25th 1915 Children at Half Fare. For any de- t
tailed iniormation write to
MR. F. M. JOLLY, Traffic Agent,
Wilmington, N. C.
VIA THE
I Atlantic Coast Line f
"The Standard Railroad of the South"
LO. V. PLAYER, Agent, Sumter, S. C.
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Holiday Excursion Rates
Tickets on sale December 16th to 25th
inclusive, and December 31sr, 1914 and
January 1st. 1915, with final limit Jan?
uary 6th 1915.
Between all points on the Atlantic Coast
Line and Connecting Lines.
Atlantic Coast Line
" I he Standard Railroad of the South '
O. V. Player, Agent, Sumter, S. C.