Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Pubtlahexl Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? OflTKEN PITH islllM. COMPANY M M I I It, 8. C. Terms: $1.60 per aunuin?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will bo made at reduced 'ates All communications which sub osrve private Interests will be charged for so advertisements. Obituaries snd tributes of respect will bo charged for. Tho Sumter Watchman was found mC la 1160 and the True Sourhi >n in 1st*. Tho Watchman and Sou hroi now has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter._ The volunteer aeroplane experts who undertook to manage the avia? tion construction programme for the government seem to have failed to make a success of the magnitude so blithely promised about a year ago, Judging from the statements made in the senate. see The politicians who have been play? ing the watchful waiting game have boon forced to come from under cov? er by the near approach of the State Convention. Lever has decided that he has s call to run for the senate-? which Is no surprise to those' who have kept in touch with political cur? rent* recently?McLaurln has been forced, so to speak, by the inward yearning for a place in the sun and the Insistence of well posted friends, to undertake to save the State by run? ning for governor, and there la a whole mob of others waiting on the side lines to make a break for the Job that Mr. Lever Is vacating on the chance of getting Senator Tillman's place. Politics Is a great game. In addition to the regular folks who are accustomed to sit In all the office dis? tributing games, there is a new en? trant?Rev. J. E. Mahaffey. of the Up? per Methodist Conference, has receiv? ed a call to run for the senate and he tells the dear people of this call in an open letter, which we are not printing, as It Is advertising matter of a political nature. OOS Boose fighting by the Jamaica Ginger route Is to be outlawed in Sumter and those who have been profiteering In this disreputable busi? ness will have to mend their ways immediately or take the chance of doing time on the chain gang. The ordinance adopted by City Council to put a stop to the sale of ginger as a substitute for liquor is drastic in its provisions snd its enforcement by Chief of Police Sumter will bo as I str>ct and sweeping as it is possible to make It. Chief Sumter has been ful ly aware of the large and growing traffic In ginger, but in the absence of s city ordinance specifically forbid? ding Its sole as a beverage and pre? scribing penalties for this form of lawlessness he has been powerless to take action. Now he Is fully empow? ered to take steps to suppress the cvl| and be propones to make It hot for the ginger dispense?. The ordinance goes Into effect within the next few days and the people who have been selling ginger have fair warning that there? after they will sell the stuff at immi? nent risk of arrest and punishment, see The recent cold weather has se nounly damaged young cotton and many farm* I ist week, were congratulating themselves upon hav? ing fine stands and an earlv crop of cotton, are this wee1, plowing up and replanting parts of theii crops In? stead of an almost perfect stand of OOtton In Humter counts SO udng to last week's cntlmate, there is not b? t ter than a seventy-five per cent, stand, according to latest entlmatcn. \ < aid of Thanks. The pastor of tho colored church. Wuyiu.in Clslpel at Statcburir, Kev O W Mpi\ey. und member** wish to tender llev C VY. Itoyd, the Episco i of the Hol> t'roMS church, many thanks for the grand and noble sermon he prea< bed for uj Sunday night. April 2?. ?very one present was greatlv goM flted by his good advice Kven though the weather wan inclement, we raised $1.40 for our Red Crons chapter. We also thank Mr. and Mrs W L Paunders for the cm ouraglng grordf and financial aid to our Red Cross chapter. (Mrs.) Hattle D. Taylor. Secret.i rv ll\l> l>\V H>|{ 4VIATOR*. Fort Worth. May 2.?Lleuts. Jana s S. Ennis. of New York City, and Ca det Paul Herrlott. of Oakland. Cal? ifornia, were killed at Hicks Held when they fell OHi hundred and fifty feet in a straight none dive. Oayton. Ohio. May 2 ?Major OO I ., Hrindley and < "?>| DOWM?i ? Xpert aviator*, were killed here today wher I n il four bundled feet. "BUY ANOTHER BOND." FINAL DRIVE IX LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN. Woorirow Wilson Calls on One Mil? lion Americans to Join Him in Taking Another Subscription on In. stallment Plan?AU Will be Need? ed. Washington, May 1.?The ' buy an? other bond" movement developed by Liberty loan headquarters as boom feature of the final days of the cam? paign grew today Into a national "match the president contest." To? day President Wilson agreed to take another $50 bond on the installment ulan, and appealed for a million oth? ers to do likewise. Tonight when the president went to a theater and formally offered his "buy another" subescrlption to a four minute speaker nearly every theater in the land was the scene of a "match the president" campaign with four minute men seoking to harvest a mul? titude of new pledges or resubscrlp tions for $50 or any multiple of that sum. In 20,000 meeting places during the remainder of the week "buy an? other bond" will be a campaign cry to drive the third loan along toward the goal of 20,000 subscribers and a big oversubscription. Indications tonight were that every pledge would be needed to send the loan to $4,000,000,000 or $5,000, 000,000, for today's reports showed an addition of only $122,000,000 bare? ly enough as a dally rate to put the loan across the $3,000,000,000 line. The total reported was $2,679,079,400 Four minute men and other Liberty loan speakers were notified of the ex? act situation regarding the third loan and were told that an avalanche o| dollars was absolutely essential in the next few days. Telegrams pouring into headquar? ters tonight told of immediate re? sponse to the "buy another" calls. In a Philadelphia restaurant 71 diner, matched the president when a mem? ber of the local committee announced the chief executive's purchase. In the Huston district the executive'com mittee set the example when each member ordered another $50 bond. Results of the drive are expectet to show on tomo-row's reports from all districts. Tabulations made by th< treasury tonight, not including to? day's business gave the following dis trlct records: Per Subscription centage Minneapolis. . .$133,570,450 12" St. Louis .... 156.326,350 12 ' Kansas City . . 148,490,350 111 Chicago. 406,947,000 9* San Francisco 194.938.900 9 Dallas. 72,597,300 9<> Boston.. . . . 221,971.150 II Cleveland .... 247,329,^60 82 Philadelphia . . 207.805,000 SO Richmond . . . 98,126,250 7T> New York . . . 633.956,800 7?' Atlanta. 67,101,700 r,:t WHEAT SUPPLY DEFICIENT. An Urgent Cull to All Americans T< Cut Down Wheat Kation. Columbia. May 2.?The wheat sit uation Is the most serious in the foov supply of the Allied world. This word com?? from Washingto to the Food Adi dnistration at Co I u m bia. The statement continues: "our harvest was less than estimat? ed; needs of the Allies arc greatoi than were calculated; losses by sea gad by buttle have been heavier thai were anticipated; leys comes from the Argentine than had been hoped; tenser demands on shipping space re? strict ships more than ever to the shortest haul an* the tightest bulk.' Until the next 1 arvest the crisis will not have been pissed. The call is therefore issued that all who can and all who will ko without wheat?give up wheat bread entirely?until the next harvest, as the club women o South Carolina have pledged them seises to do; that those who do nor go on an entirely wheatless ration OHi down the consumption of wheat by at least one-half, and that households keep within a weekly allowanco for ? i'h person of one and one-halt pounds of Hour and all other wh-al products. Public anting places must keep within the same allowance for every twenty-one meals served; not more than two ounces of wheat products Hour included, to be served to a Kuest at any one meal. Makers must keep within seventy per cent, of flour for? merly used. The stock of wheat of the Allies la flown to the danger point. Washington, May I. ?Today's cas? ualty list contained seventy-two names Killed In action. X; died Off wounds. 1 . died of accident. 1 ; died of disease, I; died of other causes. 1. \ ounded severely, I; wounded slight* i\. II; aliening in action |, Lleutt, Wil? liam II Jenkins and Franklin B, Pod in i. ore reported miming In ac ||#*n; Lieut. Nathaniel <\ Red was wounded slightly. STRICT FOOD REGULATIONS, Proprietor! of Hotels, Boarding I louses and Public Latin?; Places Colled to Meet. County Food Administrator G. A. Lemmon has been ordered by the United States Food Administration in Washington to call a meeting of ev? ery proprietor of public eating pli i'fs in the county of Sumter to receive instructions about the new rules of the food administration regarding con? sumption of wheat breads and other wheat products, and observation of the bakery product regulations. The meeting of white proprietors of public eating places will be held at 4 o'clock next Saturday afternoon, May 3rd, at the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, second floor of City Nat? ional Bank building. The colored public eating places proprietors have been called together for next Monday afternoon, May 5th. All places which serve meals or lunches are considered public eating places by the United States Food Ad? ministration, and all such places re? gardless of the number of people be? ing served are considered public eat? ing places. Hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, lunch counters, etc. arc being notified in writing today by as? sistant food administrator E. I. Rear don, by order of Mr. G. A. Lemmon. County Food Administrator, to appear at the meeting, and that all who fail to attend these meetings will be re? ported to the United States Food Ad? ministration through Mr. William El? liott, Federal Food Administrator for South Carolina in Columbia. A boarding house or public eating place consists, under the construction of the food administration, of any place where people are served With meals, for money, it matters not whether the parties serving these meals consider themselves boarding house proprietors or not. Failure to comply with the rules and orders c the Food Administration lay them liable to prosecution. WANTS LEVER'S JOB. Columbia, May 2.?Wade Hampton Cobb, solicitor of* the Fifth judicial circuit, will likely be a candidate for congress from the seventh congres? sional district. Learning last night of Mr. Lever's definite announcement. Mr. Cobb said he would "probably en? ter the race." a definite statement will be made within the next few Jays, in all probability. Mr. Cobb has long been regarded a. i potential candidato for the place held by Mr. Lever, and many friends are urging his immediate announce? ment He is one of the best cam? paigners in the district and would make a. formidable opponent for any who might enter. i George Bell Timmerman, of Bates burg, solicitor of the Eleventh judic? ial circuit, when communicated with over long distance telephone said that he contemplated making the race, but would not announce definitely for the next few days. Others who have been mentioned as probable candidates are: John H. Clifton, of Sumter; Junius T. Lines of Orangeburg; Joe a. Berry, of Or angeburg. Thomas F. Brantley, or Orangeburg, and Thos. G. McLood, o Bishopville, former Lieutenant Gov? ernor. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer Prompt Attcntin to Oay and Night Calls At |, 0 CRAIG Old Stand, N.'.Main Phones: iffiSS,, inntinuRiiixttmtnttttiittit D LENS GRINDER We Grind Lenses, examine the eyes scientifically and fit eye? glasses perfectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions On file. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly. Graduate Opto? metrist end Optician in charge. I W. A. Thompson, JEWELH ? OPTOMETRIST, ? 4 I ?< hn:n::u:::R:::::r.m?nnrrnn?in:ixnni i TILE CITY SCHOOLS. btalcmeut or Board of Education liolative to Need ?>t* Larger [ncomo to Maintain Schools. Those who have been keeping up) tVith school affairs generally know thai throughout the whole country there has been the greatest anxiety g.bOUt the schools for next year. Over the whole country the question of be- j ing able to pay .1 living wage and thua Keep In the schools experienced and efficient teachers baa reached a very acute stage. This condition is nation? wide, State-wide and local. Our own (Jity Board of Education has been jiving this matter careful thought, and quite a number of meetings have been held to discuss the whole prob? lem. The matter was brought to a definite crisis recently by a petition, signed by all of the teachers of ihe school. The teachers made the re? quest that that their salaries be in? creased, and in order that their re? quest should not seem unreasonable they gave definite reasons, showing In detail that it was Impossible for the teachers to live, with any ease or BOmfort upon the present salary. At a recent meeting of the Board this petition area very carefully and thoroughly discussed and one member of the Board of Education was asked to prepare a statement for the Board. This paper was subsequently adopted by the Board and is hereby submitted for publication: The Public Schools of Sumter may well be given the foremost place imong the institutions of the city. They are rightly reckoned by thought? ful citizens as our most valued asset, ind have had ioyal support from the people generally. Their destruction would be a disas ir beyond repair. Disorganization or teduction of efficiency would prove to I e a loss to every home, and a disad? vantage to every child of school age. The unusual conditions, brought ibout by war, are being realized in very department of life, and the schools are no exception. The menace to tho schools comes not only from Lhe increase of current expenses but ilso from the danger of losing their t cache re. This question is giving food for bought, and raising serious problems :ill over tho country. It is an ac? knowledged fact that teachers are the pooreat paid of professional workers. With the higher cost of living, th< majority of them find it difficult to de fray the expenses or decent living. Of necessity they are asking for a rea? sonable Increase of pay; and in simple justice these requests should be grai t ed. Nor is that all. In the unusual de? mand for educated workers?created also by war conditions?other Heids of service are open to teachers where! compensation is much greater, and into which they are urged to enter. We could not blame them should they forsake their chosen calling for equally honorable; work at larger pay. The loss of our capable and ex? perienced teachers would result in disorganization, confusion and In? efficiency?even if it were possible to till their places with less capable per? sons. Even that might lie imprac-! ticable and certainly would be unwise. For some time the Board of Edu? cation has realized that the crisis is acute and, at se\eral meetings, re? cently held, has carefully considered the (|uestion in all of its phases. The Board of Education believes it neces? sary to lay these facts before the Citizens of Bumter for consideration. It is deemed proper that the strong paper presented by the teachers should be given to the public. The Board has done and is doing its bes1 with the means in hand; but the 1 i i time has gome when those means are Inadequate. When, several years ago, the Board of Education asked for an additional levy, it was believed and so stated that no additional levy would be asked the people for a decade; but since then the war has come which has completely unsettled all of our eco? nomic conditions. We know that it is not a popular thing to propose an increase of taxes; and yet we must have an ad? ditional levy of at least two mills. We prefer such an increase rather than see our schools lowered from the high standard which they have reached by years of thoughtful ef? fort. With two mills more for next term, we shall probably be able to maintain the schools at their present degree of excellence. Without such an increase there must bo deteriora? tion. The emergency is here. Htnv shall we meet it? Tho Board, after a most careful consideration of all elements Of tho problem strongly advises that a petition be circulated to procure the signatures of one-third of the resident-freeholders and a like num? ber of the qualified electors, petition? ing the Board of Education to order the necessary election. The Board has long felt that it would be necessary to increase the teachers' salaries for next year, and this feeling was intensified and erystalized by the paper which was presented by the teachers. This pa? per follows: t We, the teachers of Sumter City schools, having presented a petition for increase of salaries, hereby state the reasons for our action. The .average salary for a teacher is $05.00 per month for nine months, or $4 9.00 per month for twelve months. Out of this must be paid traveling expenses for those who live away. Many boarding houses charge $:}a or more per month, not includ? ing fuel and laundry, the cost of which is about $5.00 per month. This Jeaves about $14.00 per month. Out of this amount one must pay for clothing, books, medical attention, re? ligious contributions. Teachers who spend the best years of their lives at their work, unless paid a salary from which something can be saved, find themselves in the end, helpless and dependent. From these figures it may be readi? ly seen that not only is the salary in? adequate as a living wage, but that it must he supplemented by extra work after school hours, which time should be devoted to preparation of the next day's work. This lowers ef? ficiency and robs the teachers of the opportunity for rest and recreation. Besides, the ambiticus teachers who wish to avail themselves of the ad? vantages offered by summer schools, or those who would improve their proficiency by attendance upon classes offered by local teachers, find them? selves unable to do so. If they do not take every advantage of making an extra dollar, they can not make ends meet the demands occasioned by the excessive cost of living. Many teachers are considering the offer the government is making for work in the service. Twelve hun? dred dollars is the initial salary, wi'.h the promise of increase for efficiency if service, which has in many cases been quickly realized. The teachers have adopted teaching as their chosen J profession, and do not wish to leave it. They have spent much time, ef? fort and money in equipping them selvi ? for their work in the class room. If paid a reasonable salary, they have no disposition to leave. Subscribe to The Daily ltt?m. Only .,?*. ?ak ?t??l!v*r-d. STOVER FEED MILLS A Mill that will grind and cut your corn on the cob and in the shuck ? A Mill that pulverize velvet beans, soy beans and soja beans ? We have these Mills in stock and install it will for you on your farm for - $195.00 Carolina Machinery Co. '?Everything irv Machinery" Opposite Post Office. Sumter, S. Carolina.