The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 16, 1917, Image 11
GOMFERS STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR
PASSAGE OF LI: VFR RILL,
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Pointe Out That Shortage of Crop* la
Added Factor Making Quick Action
Imperative.
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Washington, June 14.?Organized
labor was called upon formally by
the American Federation of Labor to
day to get behind the campaign for
enactment of the administration food
legislation by July 1. All unions were
urged in a letter by President Gom
pers to press their congressmen for
prompt action.
Mr. Gompers said:
"After July 1 the new crops will
be moving to the market, food spec?
ulators will have cornered crops,
prices will be forced up and the peo?
ple will feol actual want.
"Since the war wages have not
kspt pace with the increasing cost
of living. They have remained prac
t!call> stationary, while prices have
more than doubled. The only practi?
cal way to Increase the spending in?
comes "of all is to decrease the cost
of living.
?'Grave danger confronts the Ameri?
can people?the danger of hunger,
which unless our government takes
Immediate and effective action to pre?
vent will portend greater injury than
the threat of the foreign foe.
"Abnormal conditions exist?the or?
dinary checks of competition have
disappeared. Food speculators are
gambling on the people's necessities.
We must davise new machinery to
meet tremendous vital needs. We will
have to establish economic agencies to
control food so that the people may
be Insured subsistence. The problem
strikes at the very roots of life.
'This is a problem that has a strong
appeal to the whole nation. Legis?
lation can not be accomplished with
out persistent, intelligently directed
efforts of all.
"The proposed legislation does not
set up a food dictatorship. It does
not purpose to ration the people, but
attempts to protect the people against
speculation by rational practical
means."
"In order to secure the fullest bene?
fits from the Lever bill it must be
law before July 1. Every worker who
wishes lower prices of the necessities
of life can be helpful in securing
them by Immediate enactment of the
Lever bill. The following suggestions
are made, to those who wish td help:
"Let every trade union, every cen?
tral body, every State federation of
labor, every international orginization
take official action upon this matter
and communicate that to your respec
tive congressmen in the house of rep?
resentatives, your senators and to the
president of the United States.
"In addition to this formal official
action let every individual member of
the organised labor movement write a
personal letter or send some com?
munication to his or her representa?
tive and senator. Ask your friends to
take similar action. Ask all organized
bodies within your locality to express
to their representatives at the na?
tional capital their desire fox the im?
mediate passage of legislation that
will reduce the cost of the necessities
of life.
"The need of immediate, effective
action is demonstrated by the fact
that the world's grain crop is serious?
ly ^elow norm al. The wheat crop In
this country is even smaller than
that of last year and we are con?
fronted with the gigantic task of
feeding our allies and maintaining
our own army and civilian popula?
tion.
"The- war can not be fought by
hungry men. The work necessary to
maintain the continuity of this na?
tion can not Ite done by starving peo?
ple. Food administration is effective
as is demonstrated by the fact that
' bread is cheaper in Belgium, France
and Italy than it is In this country
and this even when we export the
grain to Belgium from which their
lower priced bread is made.
"You are urged to act In-mediately
to make known your need and your
desire to those who are charged with
the responsibility of creating agen?
cies by which sufficient food will be
assured to this nation and to those
fighting the world's war for human
freedom.
"Prem home upon all the necessity
that the Lever bill should be on the
statute books before July 1."
PI * \ KOR MURDERERS.
Barfleld* Enter Plea of Guilty of
IWjtnslaugbter Cliargc in Dillon
Court*
Dillon, June 14.?Thomas Barfleld.
Sr., and Thomas Barfleld. Jr., who
were on trial here for the murder of
Jack Barfleld, pleaded guilty to man?
slaughter and were sentenced to L'<i
years and two years, respectively, at
hard labor in the State penitentiary. |
IIB FOR IHM.
PURPOSE OF AMERICAN MIS?
SION OUTLINED.
American Amb.issador Issues Long
Statement Disclaiming Intention of
Internal Interference.
Petrograd, June 14 (via London).?
David R. Francis, the American am?
bassador, issued to the press today
a long statement explaining the aims
of the American mission headed by
Elihu Root which arrived in Petro?
grad yesterday. The statement Is
thus summarized by the official news
agency:
"The communique states that the
functions of the mission are to de?
vise, in accordance with the Russian
government, effective means to aid
Russia in her efforts to defeat the
universal enemy of democracy. Ger?
many and the German standpoint are
the greatest foes to the democratic
ideas now cherished by America and
Russia in common.
"The mission will elucidate to Rus?
sia the aims followed by America,
making it clear that America is in?
spired by idealistic motives; also that
she la devoting to the struggle all
her material resources, the indica?
tions of which are the facts that the
American fleet now is operating joint?
ly with the entente allied fleets; that
10,000,000 Americans are registered
and the economic support which
America can lend. Realizing that
Russia must not only fight but live,
America will try to reduce the bur?
dens and privations borne by the
Russian people.
"Among the members .of the mis?
sion, continues the communique, is
not one person who pursues any per?
sonal, financial or commercial aims,
or who desires to influence Russian
Internal affairs."
ON COST PLUS BASIS.
Method of Awarding Camp Contracts
Outlined.
Washington, June 14.?Col. I. W.
Littell, in charge of building the new
army cantonment, today made pub?
lic-the fee systems of the contracts.
The fees vary from 10 per cent, on
small contracts of $100,000 or less to
6 per cent, on contracts of more than
$3,500,000, with a final limit of $250,
000.
The shortness of time allowed for
construction made it impossible to
ask for competitive bids and it was
decided to make contracts on the per?
centage or cost plus basis.
Precautions will be taken against
extravagance by contractors.
WILL STAND NEUTRAL.
Sweden Will Not Join in World War.
Stockholm (via London), June 14.
?Foreign Minister Lindman made a
statement to parliament today In
which he declared the Swedish gov?
ernment intended to continue to ob?
serve unequivocal loyal neutrality.
"The war will not end soon," said
the foreign minister, "and we must
be prepared for greater suffering than
we have previously borne, all the
more as the Swedish harvest this year
will unquestionably be a poor one."
llagood News and Views.
With a curl in his lip he snecringly
said to the other fellow: "You go
around town afoot peddling eggs and
butter." Of course, the other fellow
was nothing, because he did these
things, and he was something extra,
but what did he do? He wheedled
confiding folks out of their property.
Yet of courso he was right and he was
the respectable man. Of course the
above is purely imaginary.
Riding* through the country we
never saw more promising crops, ev?
erything in thriving condition, clean
and well worked. Folks here are
threshing grain and wheat Is begin?
ning to come in. Yet hard times a.c
ahead of us from scarcity of corn.
Messrs. W. H. Freeman, D. G.
Brown and R. C. Riehburg with oth?
ers, ran over to Columbia to hear Gen.
Wood speak.
We have had excellent rains and
some high winds, but no serious
damage resulted.
You just ought to sec our grape
vines on our front porch loaded with
fruit. Your old creepers are nowhere
beside them. "A thing of beauty is
a joy forever," when it is a thing of
positive benefit and utility.
He was in ecstacles over a thor?
ough bred that ambled like a coon at
a thirty mile pace (I mean thirty
miles a day.) A th(;rough bred 'tis
true but she was no account and he
was a fool for thinking otherwise.
Reko Sanders, who died of blood
poison June 11th was buried by the
colored Masons at Pisgah, colored,
church In tho presence of an Im?
mense concourse of people.
"ffogood."
Rembert, June 12.
The Slipper Clean-up Begins Tomorrow
At The Schwartz Shoe Store
All Broken Lots?Not All Sizes But Your Size in One of the Lots
Mothers Avail Yourself?Buy the Children Shoes.
Lot 1 27 pairs White Canvas San?
dals and Oxfords, cheap today at
$1.50, sizes 8 to 2 at_85c
Lot 2 26 pairs White Canvas San?
dals, sizes 2 to 5 worth $1.75
at_$1.00
Lot 3 22 pairs White Buckskin
Sandals, size 2 to 5 worth $3.50
Sale $2.00
10 pairs Russian Calf Sandals 121-2
to 2 Sale $2.00
Lot 4 43 pairs Tan and Brown Kid
Sandals, sizes 12 1-2 to 4 1-2 cheap
at $2.50, on sale at $1.50
Lot 5 25 pairs Black Kid Sandals
sizes 111-2 to 4 1-2 $2.50 and $3.00
goods all at $1.50
Lot 6 22 pairs 2 strap Kid Sandals
sizes 8 1-2 to 2 worth $2.50
Sale $1.50
Lot 7 21 pairs 1 strap Kid Sandals
sizes 8 1-2 to 12 $1.50 and $1.75
Sale $1.00
Lot 8 21 pairs White Sandals sizes
6 to 10 regular $1.00 Sale 50c
Lot 9 Patent Leather Sandals sizes
121-2 to 4 regular $2.50 Sale 31.50
Also Several Broken Lots of Ladies' Slippers to be Closed Out at Less Than Cost
SAIjK starts tomorrow
SCHWARTZ SHOE STORE
BPWORTU LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
Large Attendance at all Sessions?
Delegates Evince Great Interest.
The evening meeting of the Epworth
^League Conference on the night of
the 12th was conducted by the Rev. J.
M. Culbreth. His address, which
was on "The Evangelical Message of
the Bible," was the f st of a series of
lectures to be given by him. "The
Evangelical Message of the Bible,"
Mr. Culbreth said, "deals with the re?
covery or redeemableness of the na?
tions and the majority of humanity.
The great pioneer of religious free
don was Abraham. Then came Mo?
se? who gave the law. Isaiah thought
that love was the incentive and re?
pentance the method of recovery. The
re; son that Christ is greater than
John the Baptist is that John failed
to catch the difference between repent?
ance by grace and repentance by le?
gal requirements. To tell this to the
Wo dd, Mr. Culbreth said, is the
evangelical message of the Bible.
The large crowd of Leaguers at the
sunrise prayer service at 6.30 showed
the great interest manifested in this
meeting. The morning session opened
at 10 o'clock by a praise service con?
ducted by Rev. J. P. Patton of Colum?
bia College. Then followed the Bible
Hour by Rev. T. G. Herbert. This was
a cjntinuation of the study began in
the Bible Hour of yesterday. He?
brews was chosen for study and by
the use of the blackboard the study
is vary interesting and instructive.
During the problem hour Rev. J. M.
Culbreth discussed in a practical man?
ner the second and third department.
Miss Mamie Chandler conducted a
model devotional meeting.
The afternoon session yesterday was
devcted to the third Eible Hour led
by Rev. T. G. Herbert. This closed
the series of studies of the book of
Hebrews which Mr. Herbert conduct?
ed. It was a practical application of
the former lectures and proved very
instructive to tho conference. The
session closed with a model Junior
: League demonstration given by the
[junior League of Sumter. Under the
leadership of Mrs. W. B. Sassnett, the
Junior superintendent, the missionary
program given by the Juniors was one
of the most enjoyable features of the
program. In the evening Rev. J. If.
Culbreth delivered his last address.
' The Social Message of the Bible" The
conference was indeed fortunate in
having Rev. J. M. Culbreth whose
wide experience in Epworth league
work enabled him to be of great as
sistarce to the conference.
The service prayer meeting met at
t.30 and was conducted by Dr. R. 8.
Truetdale. At 10 o'clock the morning
session opened by devotional exercises
conducted by Mrs. W. H. MeCormack.
Rev. John A. Gee Shipley, who is a
representative from the central office,
held mi institute on the fourth depart?
ment. Mr. Shipley is especially good
for this department as he has been
for some years a missionary In Chi?
na.
Then followed a business session at
which reports were made from the
conference otiicers and district secre?
taries. The report showed advance
ment of the work In the various de?
partments and recommendations for
work .o be undertaken in the follow?
ing year. The reports of Marion.
Sumter and Orangeburg distric ts es
pecially showed the excellent char?
acter Of the work done in these dis?
tricts.
Rev John A. ft. Shipley again :iu
Urcased the conference on the theme
The Missionary Menage of the Bible.
The afternoon session will be de?
voted to the business of the confer?
ence. The reports of the various
committees will be hear'' at the even?
ing service. Rev. John A. O Shipley
will again address the conference and
the pledges for the Africa Special
will be made. This service will con?
clude the conference.
Joe Poole, colored, was brought up
in the Recorder's court thil morning
and charged with gambling. Police?
man Chandler had caught Joe and
another nogro "matching" early this
morning, but the other culprit was
fortunate enough to make a get-away.
Though Joe claimed that he was only
making change for his colleague,
there were a couple of eye-witnesses
whose testimony made a line of $J
inevitable.
The July American Magazine.
There is a blending of articles and
fiction in the July American Magazin?'
that gives a reader the proper propor?
tion of helpfulness and entertainment.
In ' Marley's Method" one will find :?
serviceable idea that can be put to use
by all. John Hays Hammond thinks
Cecil Rhodes was the most wonderful
man he ever met, and he tells some
now things about Rhodes. "What the
Micdle-Aged Can Do for Their Coun?
try" is full of timely suggestion^.
Douglas Fairbanks writes about some
of his stunts in the movies and Dar?
win P. Kingsley, president of the New
York Life Insurance Company, gives
his idea about the difference of |t,?
000 and $5.000-a year men.
The stories by Hugh S. Fullcrton,
David Grayson, Gladys Johnson and
others are amusing and thrilling. ;ind
"Sid's" editorial has a punch packed
in every line. The serial story by
Edna Ferbcr, has a generous install?
ment, and the "Interesting People"
department and Family Money are
filled with good things. The results of
the contest "How I Think Middle Age
Should Be Met" are also in this issue.
DEMAND HIGHER WAGES. J
Employes of l*rlvnte Shipyards
Threaten Strike.
New York, June IS.?Employes in
14 private shipyards in this vicinity
have demanded higher wages, it was
learned today. Compliance is request?
ed by June 23 and unsatisfactory re?
sponses or no responses at all would
result automatically in a walkout on
July u by 20,000 machinists, boiler
makers and patternmakers, according
to the men.
It is reported federal mediators arc
endeavoring to effect a settlement.
Beginning Monday, June 18th
And Lasting Until Thursday, June 28th, Inclusive,
We will place on Sale, at Cost, our Entire Stock
of Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Suits, Dresses,
Skirts, Shirt Waists, Kimonas and all Kindred
Lines. These are goods that cannot be duplicat?
ed at the price we will offer them at. So we ad?
vise that you anticipate your future needs and
buy at our Sale where you will save at least 25
percent, on the present Wholesale Market Price.
We have gotten in lots of New Goods that we
will include in this Sale that we had contracted
for at the Low Prices. Come early with your
shopping list while stock is plentiful, so choosing
will be easy.
THE LADIES SHOP
"The Home Of Good Styles" Phone 190
No Charges During Sales. No Approvals During Sales.