The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 15, 1918, Image 4
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The Sumter Watchman was found
?*? ?n 1850 and the True Southron in
ISC*. The Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation an?
Influence of both of the old papers,
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The Spartanburg City Council has
enacted a drastic antl-lcatlng ordi?
nance and the police have been in?
structed to enforce It to the letter.
The first day after the law became of
force thirty-seven loafers were taken
up. A similar law would do good in
Sumter. It I? true that, the town is
not altogether overrun with loafers,
but far too many able -bodied loaf?
ers are to be seen even' day in va?
rious parta of the clt>. Kvery boy
sixteen years of ago or over should be
required to put in six full days work
every week In some useful and pro?
ductive occupation. A loafer Is as
bad aa a pro-German and there is
no place In this country for such vile
parasites. Let's put the loafers to
work or drive them out.
see
The Food Administration has at
last taken hold, with a llrm hand, of
the matter of profiteering In the re
tall prices of groceries. Not only the
prices should be strictly regulated,
but there should be some system of
Inspection of weights and measures
to Insure full weights as well as rea?
sonable prices. Not every set of scales
weighs sixteen ounces to the pound,
nor does every peck meusure hold a
lawful peck. The cotton weighers
eeeJes are tested regularly and the
same system should be applied to ev?
ery dealer and merchant who pays a
license to do business In this city,
e e e
The Bleseelte demagogues and the
few newspapers in the State that do
not care what sort of country Ameri?
ca la after their editors are dead and
gone, are doing their utmost to di?
vert the minds of the people from
their disloyal pro-German records.
The controversy between Tlllman.
Manning and Lever Is being magnified
and made much of. but the pro-Her?
mann need not imagine that loyal
men whose sons are f.ghtlng for
America will forget the record. Tlll?
man. Manning and Lever may dis?
agree about who is the ?est man to
eit in the Senate, but the. are all
loyal and have been true and zealous
supporters of the Amcriein adminis?
tration In Its efforts to su ve America
from the Huns. They have never
been well wishers of the Kaiser and
have not given aid and comfort to
alien enemies who worked against
America in America. Tlllman. Lever
and Manning not only care what hap?
pens to America, but th ?y care so
greatly that thev quarrel amongt
themselves as to who Is the strongest
man to put on guard to save the State
from brazen demaK"gues who give
our country only Hp service.
PRICE lNTP.ltPltF.TIN?. BOARD.
total Administration Nanva Commit?
tee to Hcvlew I ??? a I Poi d Prices,
Acting under Instructions ftom the
National Food Administration G. A. '
(<emmon. County Food Administrator
hss named the following ladles and
Kcntlemen to i \ e as ,i price inter?
preting board to publish the w ho|.?
sale and retail prices of importan'
fOOd necessities and to review the
eame weekly.
Mr Abe |j\?teid.erg. representing
the wholesale dealers.
Mr I? <t F llultman. n presenting
the retail dealers.
Mrs L A. Hyttenlierg. representing
the consumers.
Mrs P. II Moses and Mis II G.
f?steen who have been seiving under
appointment of the National Food
Administration as official statisticians
of the administration for- gathering
Information weekk as to the retail
prices of foods, have been requested
to serve an ex-ofth io members of the
Interpreting board and have accept?
ed. The rule requiring that the
county food administrator or his as
nlntant admlnlntrator servo as chair?
man. Mr. G. A. Ijeinmon has devolv?
ed that duty on K 1 Resrdon, the
Msnistant county food adn inistrator.
The first meet in? of the new In?
terpreting board will be In Id at 11
o'clock tomorrow morning at Cham?
ber of Commeree. At this meeting
complete plann for a rigid inspection
and publication of food prices in
Sumter will be Inaugurated under
I.,od administration regulations.
The wholesale pro.? \\\\\ be pul?
llshed and the maximum and mini?
mum SgjSSI wholesale and retail also
Consumers will be notified by publi?
cation in these report! Jusi how much
per cent profit is allowed. All con?
sumers being charged moie than the
regulations are requested to prompt?
ly notify the price interpreting bo.\rd
through any member of the board.
lotion MOM and Cotton Acreage.
News and Courier.
The following is a copy of a letter
Which has been addressed by Mr. A
B. Jordan, of Dillon, S. C. to the
members of the BOttth Carolina dele?
gation in congress;
I am addressing you this letter af?
ter consulting with a number of prom
Inont business men and farmers. The
prevailing opinion V that unless
something is done and done at once
the fall cotton ciop will sell at from
II to 15 cents. This will mean finan?
cial embarrassment and probably
bankruptcy for a big portion of the
South.
' The farmers have invested heavily
in Liberty Bonds, in many cases mak?
ing the Initial payment of 10 or 20 pei
rent, with the idea of paying the bal?
ance from the proceeds of the 191S
cotton crop. If cotton sells for less
than 20 ct nts a pound the banks car?
rying these bonds will have to dump
them on the New York exchange In
order to get money to warehouse ;
portion of the crop. These aro Ulf
views of thoughtful men in clos"
touch with the situation down here.
"Ah a means of avoiding this ca
lan ity It has l et n su^Kcsted that
prompt measures he taken to curtail
tin r.i i i? erop by limiting tho farm?
er to an acre of cotton for everv
care of jrrnln planted. i
"This plan would decrease the 191
cotton crop to a maximum of 8,000.
neu hal? s and would more than doubi.
the food production in the South. 1
would have the effect of solving to ;
l.i i ire degree tw o problems that hav.
given the administration much coi;
corn, viz. The overproduction o
cotton rnd the under-production o
food.
"If this plan cannot he put into of
feet by virtue of the authority given
the president under the War Erne,
gency Act. it can be done by an Act o
Congress, and I believe you will ren?
der not only your own State but tin
entire South a great service by putt'n.?
Ktch a measure before congress.
"I shall be glad to have your view
on the t .alter."
The view which Mr. Jordan takes ai
to the cotton outlook Is more BOrlOUt
than that of other observers whos.
opinions we have read. He bases it
upon "the prospect for a 15.000,000
bale crop." the fact that there is ;
surplus in warehouses from the 191'
crop, the lack of bottoms to carry thi
surplus to Europe, and the probable
serious curtailment of exports on oth
er accounts.
Tho News and Courier does not g?
as far as Mr. Jordan In estimating the
gravity of the situation, but we agree
with him that in the light of the gov?
ernment estimates recently published
and of conditions generally, it is well
that cotton growers and Southern bus
iness men should begin now to la>
their plans against a slump In cotton
prices this fall such as he predicts and
fears.
The plan which Mr. Jordan propos
es for an absolute reduction in cotton
;mifffmgjl in 1919 is th" simplest and
most direct which eould be followed
What remains to be determined is Iti
feaslbihty. it was along this line tha
an effort was made In South Carolin*
in 1911. at the tune of the disastrous
drop in cotton pric es, which occurred
immediately after the oubieak of the
war. to secure the passage of legisla
tion limiting the size of the cotton
acreage next vear.
That program The News and Cour
kef Opposed on a number of grounds
Condition! h ive vastly changed in tlu
past four years, however, and some
oi the reasons which then made Imi?
tation of cotton acreage by law an
i.nertee ami unsound move no long*?'
03 let. 1* or instance, the position up< .
Which this newspaper laid the mo.
? mphasis was that it would not be
POSStblC |o take ( lie of out large 1io
gro population if the cotton aoreage
Were eilt in half; that they had been
brought here becauet Ihej were need?
ed to cultivate' and gather the cotton
erop and fh.it Wf hid to provide work
for them.
In the light of the labor situation
todaj that sort of argument now is
?mile-provoking'. so great is the
Change in conditions that if the cot?
ton ecreage tor till could be limited
arbitrarily t>\ the method which Mr
Jordan suggests one of the Imme?
dlate effects would be to eise the
lemand for labor which is so acute.
\\. do not believe that congres
would have any power to act, but ai
a war measure other humus mi^v?t
well be found, as things now go, to pu
this scheme into effect, if after ma?
ture on. ideratlon it should be deem
ed the wise thing to do. As to that.
we ha sard no opinion now. \\v de
believe tint it is worth Immedlnh
and thoughtful attention aad it WOUM
be interesting to hear Argument* <"
i ,i h m ? n of the question.
SAVE THE BABIES.
Sumtcr Now Ready to Take Part in
Nation-wide Campaign.
Bumter Is now ready to take her
part in the nation-wide campaign to
save 100,otio bablea?a part of the
number who die yearly from pre?
ventable causes.
This campaign should have begun
On April Oth with a weighing and
measuring test for children under
school age, but owing to difficulty in
getting the necessary record cards the
work in this county has been delayed.
These cards have now come and the
physicians of the city have offered
their services in carrying on the work.
The Hampton school has also been of?
fered, and the hist test will probably
he made on Friday afternoon. Moth?
ers wishing to have their children
tested should communicate with Miss
E. W. McLean, phone 73, as no one
can be taken who has not made an
appointment previously. This is nec?
essary that overcrowding and con?
fusion may be avoided, and that the
mothers and children may be spared
inconvenience or discomfort.
The object of the test is to And if
the children conform to the standard
of weight and height. If they vary in
any great degree from this standard,
it is often a sign of some weakness
Which should he corrected.
The record cards are in duplicate
fortHi one part to be kept for refer?
ence by the mother, and the other to
be sent on to Washington.
It Is earnestly hoped that the moth?
ers of the city and count v wall coop?
erate with US in this effort to banish
disease and death among our little
children, and that they may at once
make their arrangements to have
their children tested both for their
own sek.es and for the sakes of those
who may he influenced by their ex
smplea
PATRIOTISM AND THE MENU.
I
What You Eni These Hays Is a Mat
tor of Grant importance.
Columbia, June 10.?It is a matter
of great importance what you eat
these days, says the food administra?
tion. Patriotism may be measured
by the menu as well as by the light
ing spirit.
The season of perishable foods Is
opening . Already many people av.
eating garden truck. In a short time
vegetables and fruits will be floodius
the markets. There will probably be
with home gardens r.nd truck farms,
x surplus of perishable food produces !
It is the patriotic duty of those who
are prlvlllgod to remain at hom^
while the war is being fought out to
consume these perishable foods, se
far as possible, the food administra?
tion contends?that, i.s to say, to eat
perishable food products instead o*
the more concentrated and stapi
foods which can be shipped abroad.!
for the soldiers and for the*|)cople O?
the allied count r ics.
The usual wastage of largt
amounts of perishable foodstuffs will
be frowned upon i>y the food admin?
istration this year, Pood is not s >
plentiful in the world today that 11
can be wasted.I Even the garbage
should be kept clean and free o-'
trash and refuse, and this should be
utilised for the feeding of hogs whicn
Will, In turn, help feed human beings.
|| |s decidedly unpatriotic, says \\Vi\
food administration, to use canted
goods at this particular time, or SO
loin? as perishable products are aval!
able, but immense stocks of eanne.;
goods must be reser ved for the Ameri?
can and silled soldiers. In helping
Oreate this reserve Stock, every Amer?
ican home can have a part by eating
fresh and perishable products Instead
of canned goods, even though a lit?
tle more work should be required m
the preparation of meals.
We Grind Lenses, examine the
eyes scientifically and fit eye?
glasses perfectly. Let us work
for you.
We have all prescriptions
on tile. Broken lenses replac?
ed promptly. Graduate Opto-' J]
metrlst ond Optician In charge, jj
W. A. Thompson, E
JEWRLE * OPTOMETRIST? |
niHtitr.inHtjmiiHiiirxinnwmtitinnup
j WAR SA Vie
J To the People or Sumter County:
The campaign for War Savings
starts tomorrow, the fourteenth. It
lasts for two weeks, through the -jsth.
land during that time nothing should
make us forget this one matter
that our government has asked us, its
people, to come to its aid.
The government has appealed to
us before, and we have responded, it
appeals to us once again ,and we must
respond once again. To us of this
I
particular part of the country the ap?
peal is large, and it comes at a timej
when it is hard to meet, and so, for
these very reasons, we must redouble
our efforts to the end thai we shall
meet it; were it easy to be met there!
cuuld be little glory in meeting it.
The government asks now not only'
that we lend it of our wealth but that
all of us should participate i 1 the loan.
The government asks that its whole
citizenry line up solidly behind it,
and that all its people make a public
exhibit of their loyally and patriotism
by buying government securities.
Can all do it? Yes, all can do it for
these securities come in denomina?
tions as low as twenty-live cents, and
Sach parent can give its youngest
child a stamp. Ali can come in, but
the quota asked for can be reached
not by buying in these very small
amounts, hut by buying generously.
The quota for you and the quota for
me is $20 lor each for the j ear 1918.
We must buy our quota, but we must
buy more. Some can not buy to the
extent of the quota, so we who can
must, buy to bring up the average low?
ered by those who cannot. The gov?
ernment recognises thai some must
buy more largely than others, and so
permits. The government feels,
however, that all who can should
come In as largely as they might, and
to keep the wealthy from gobbling
up the issue it has limited the hold
Ing of each individual or each insti?
tution to $1,000 maturity value.
Von. each of you. who read this
can help In two ways. Pledge to buy
what you can. Make yourself a com?
mittee to spread the knowledge of
War Savings everywhere; help spread
the light of it among the most back?
ward, the most lowly, the most Ig?
norant.
We are asked to pledge ourselves
to purchaee during litis $850,000 odd.
We are asked to purchase during this
month $170,000 of that amount.
When we purchase a War Saving
so our job is really easier than it
JGS STAMPS
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j
Htamp for $4.17 we get credit for $5
looks. When we agree to join the
Limit Club an<l buy the limit, $s:;i
'is all that is necessary to buy tho $1,
[ 0(M? worth Of stamps.
To make this campaign n success,
to accomplish in Bllniter county all
that is asked of Sumter county, toi
I keep the Oame Cock perched high
[where he always proudly stands, re?
quires enormous work. It requires
j the work of a whole people. The few
[ individuals who along with me have
been especially called upon to help
stal l, this work for our own land, these
few have labored faithfully. Left
alone, our efforts will be but as little
waves beating against great boulders.
I After all it is our affair but very
I slightly; in the large measure it is
yours.
That our work may be a success we
need the energetic backing of all Sum?
ter. of the young and of the old, of
the man and of the woman, of the
white ami of the colored, of the rich
and of the poor, of the master and of
tho man?of the one and of the all.
l)o we get it?
What is your answer?
Faithfully yours.
HERBERT A. MOSES,
Chairman of War Savings for Sumter!
('ounty.
KLACKEltti TO BE 148Tb.:
War Savings Canvass Affords Pine <>p
portanity for I cn-iting <>ui Um l>??
loyal?To dc Listed and II? Id.
The War Savings canvass will prac?
tically cover til ??entire land, and a
very small percentage of the popula?
tion will escape being personally in?
terviewed by some interested work?
er. Because of the broad scope of
this work it la an excellent opportun?
ity for finding1 out what the authori?
ties want to know, who is indifferent
or disloyal to his country. The fol?
lowing letter has been addressed to
each director by Ch !i tan Moses:
To the Director Addressed:
Dear Sir: Phase instruct all can?
vassers under you, and direct each to
so instinct an} canvassers under
them in this War Savings work, to
keep an accurate list of any who re?
fuse to buy or pledge to buy War
Savings stamps, or who respond in
such niggardly or unwilling spirit as
to evidence ;i feeling of indifference
or disloyalty to the cause of tfM ir
country ;:t war. This li.sL with no?
tations as to causes, remarks, eon
duet. et<-. made by the canvasser
rhould be mailed to me with the reg?
ular reports made from time to time
dm Ing the canvass.
Very truly yours.
Herbert A. Moses, Chairman.
let lie Put
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ASIC HE HOW ?
FORSHEE & CO.,
Sales Agents Sumter, S. C.
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TOL&mHGS STAMPS
' MtotP TKB
UNITED STATES
jQOVERMMENT
Buy Them And
Help Win The War
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
June 14th Through June 28th Are War
Savings Weeks in the United States
(J Sumter County is called upon to do its share in
the War Savings Loan to our government, strug?
gling to maintain such an army that our national
existance will be safe for all time.
H Sumter County is asked to pledge $850,000.00
and to buy stamps to the extent of SI70,000.00.
q Are YOU going to do YOUR part?
The Great War Savings Meeting Will Be Held at
the Opera House Sunday Afternoon at Four. The
Speakers will be Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, Lieut. Bland
ing Dick and others. You Be There.
This Space is Contributed to the War Savings Committee by
O'DONNELL & COMPANY.