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PnWzhel Wednesday and Saturday _?BY? OSTEEN FUBUSHIXG COMPANY SUMTER, S. O. [ Terms: v $1.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisement*. Ose Square first insertion .. .. $i.oe JCvery subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or lenger will be made at reduced rates All communications which sub lervo private interests will be charger for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes' of respec will he charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ** in 1S50 and the' True Southron n 1*66. The Watchman and Soutaro now has the combined circulation ant influence of both of the old papers and is manifestly the best advertisi: medium in Sumter. SOLDIERS' IXSURAXCE POLICIES. Fifty per cent of the discharged - soldiers are not keeping up theii monthly insurance payments. Many of them intend to keep them up, nc doubt, and fail to do so simply be cause they do not know how to han dle the premium payments. But whatever the reason, the result is unfortunate. Continued neglect of th/\s matter will result in the for feiting of the policies, leaving the ex Bp soldiers without their insurance pro BMection, and making it necessary foi them to pay much higher rates ii . they undertake later to buy policies S|;;from private companies. The government intends to con H|tinue its insurance department changing the system of payments sc as to make it simpler for the menf* concerned. The rates will be basec oh- those charged by the private life insurance companies, but inasmuch !j .as the government will pay all the costs of administration, the ex-soldiei will have to pay only 80 per cent ai^ much as he would pay a private com pany. The new plans will offer si>. J different kinds of policies, from which!"3 - each roan insured can take his choice 9 h i . ?endowment policies, straight life Jn [limited pay life* etc. 1 For the present, every man hold ing one of the army policies shouh see that his payments are kept up The money due should be sent to th' War Risk Bureau, Premium Section Washington, D. C. Policy-holder.' may pay - for several months at .1 time if they prefer. i - Americans are inclined to agre; with Sir Horace Plunkett, the Dublir leader, when he. says that Ireland ha/ fetter remain for the present a mem her of *'the common-wealth of na ors known as the British Empire.' nd strive for a proper measure o elf- government within that com onwealth. ?GETTIXG TOGETHER OX THEj LEAGUE. r / ? !-= ?'In a statement issued since the ad jonrnment of congress, Senato Lodge, leader of the senatorial oppo ittlon. to the League of Nations Con ' ^s-itution, says: "My desire is simply to have th< Constitution for a league proposed by the commission of the Peace Con fiference thoroughly and carefully dis cussed-and considered. If it will no bear; discussion, it is not fit for adop tion. If it is what it ought to be Siecussion will only strengthen it." yXo reasonable person of any part: loan very well disagree with\ this pc sition. And it looks like a starting ^point for the getting together of all yho in their hearts sincerely want to *ee an effective League of Nations, ind are simply at odds over the rules and specifications for it. In starting from this position, how ever, it is. not likely that anybody will ?et very far unless he adopts the oresent draft of a Constitution, with Whatever imperfections it contains. a? liie basic working plan. For it rep resents what the Peace Conference *o far has been able to agree on; md if it is thrown away bodily, as some extremists would like to have Bit, there is little possibility of the Conference being able to franne an> substitute. It would leave the Con ference in chaos. The thing to do. obviously, is to go kbout, not to kill the present Consti tution but to do whatever Is neces sary to make it satisfactory and workable. The critics must wo*k in a constructive spirit, desiring not to make this plan a failure, but to ma-k"4 it a success. And if everybody 9 tackles the job in this way, the nec essary amendments will be made, aaad it will be a success. ' THE PROBLEM OF JOBS. r- ??;? ' j "The burden of responsibility to prevent unemployment," says Prcf. Arbuthnot of Western Reserve Uni versity," lies with the manufacturer or merchant. If he has made large profits during the war, he ought to be ready to stand some loss, if need be, to keep people at work during the period of readjustment." This is an argument that deserves more attention than it has received. It is commonplace to say that the sel4iers have ventured everything and have suffered much, while the.busi ness men at home, on the whole, have fared better during the war than ever before. But it is a truth that should be given practical application at this time. Any prosperous business man who feels thar he is doing a soldier a fa vor in giving him a job, ought to be ashamed of himself. That soldier probably deserves the job more than the employer deserves his dividends, actual or prospective. ? And it is not the employer alon<> I who has a responsibility in the mat ter. "The consumer, too, has an ob ligation," says Prof. Arbuthnot. '-He must not delay buying in the hope of getting lower prices." By delay he thro^rs men out of work and destroys soldiers' jobs. And from this thought less or selfish policy he himself may derive mo benefit, because "losses due to delay are liable to outweigh what he possibly could save on his pur chases later." Workmen in possession of jobs have their obligation, too. They are morally bound to co-operate with their employers during this trying pe riod, making no extreme demands un til industry is on its feet again. For unreasonable or disloyal efforts on their part may resuit in closing fac tories and thus lessening the available jobs for returning soldiers. TEACHING USE OF BANKS. Foreign-born residents of the United States have been making more money in recent years than for nerly. Also, because of the war, they lave been unable to send so much of t to relatives in the Old Country, rhe American Bankers' Association istimates that during the past four 'ears they have amassed in this ;ountry nearly $4,000,000,000. Sc?ne of this money has . been in rested in Liberty Bonds and War lavings Stamps. Some of it has been ?ut into safe keeping in savings , >anks. Tliere are. however, a good , aany foreign-born earners who do , ot understand the savings bank idea, j ( rho have an ignorant timidity about I timing over their money to the! s anks, and who still keep it precar- J , >usly hidden in their homes or car- ' 7 it about on their persons. * The .American Bankers' Association ill conduct an Americanization cam- | aign along this line of banking. It t ill.teach people in every part of the ; ountry the character and usefulness a f the savings banks, the kinds of ? anking institutions that are safe nd reputable and the way to go ^ bout making use of the backing fa ilities offered in any locality. The reputable bank offers its pa- j rohs so much in service, convenience j nd security in handling their mon- c y, and so cheerfully took on during j rar days the extra work that came , as way, that it seems more than ever deserving of the confidence and sup- . ?ort of the public. This new cam- t ?aign, particularly, should be aided , ?y public good will. If successful, it , rill work perhaps more good to the , ?eople who are taught how to use the , )anks than it will to the banks ? hemselves. JCHOOIi GARDENS ARE POPUAK. . Evidenec of the rapid development >f the school garden work in Chicago s found in the fact that two years igo there were 33,000 such gardens. Last year there were 87,000. This pear the garden extension depart ment expects the number to reach 100,000. ' In Maine it is proposed to make gardening an integral part of the school work of every child, so im portant is it considered. School gardens have proved a source of profit and enjoyment to the youthful gardeners in every sec tion where the work has been se riously undertaken. The children love working with the earth, planting seeds and cultivating flowers and veg etables. The school garden makes it possible for many a youngster with no back yard to have just as much *un and pride in a garden all his very own as the happier child who culti vates his Ittle patch in a corner of dad's larger garden. Because the gardens have been so generally suc cessful in actually producing good though small crops, they have serv ed to introduce fresh vegetables in homes where they had been almost unknown. Here's wishing long life and suc cess to the school garden idea and to the children who have learned littiej lessons of patience and preseverance. j of the results of honest effort, of thej [pride of achievement, and who have [found health and happiness in their [garden work! FREE SPEECH. One evening last week Eugene V. j Debs, condemned to 10 years' im I prisonment for violating the espion age act. addressed a mass meeting of 1 brother Socialists in Cleveland. 3b' ] reiterated his charge that the gov i ernment was persecuting the Social list party. He praised the Russian jBoIsheviki. He assailed the motives iwith which the United States entered * the war and the spirit in which it is i j now making: peace. H-e- accused the (government of trying to stifle "free j speech" and defied the authorities to 'silence him and his followers, j A Socialist editor, from the same 'platform, made a speech of similar j tenor, holding the Bolsheviki up as j inspiring examples, and condemning ;the ??tyranny" of the United States government. Me also had much to j say about "'silencing free speech." j ? The Socialist audience then raisrd ; their hands and swore that "either [ Gene Debs would get out of jail, or j they would get in." This meeting was held two or three days after the Supreme Court of ;hp United States had upheld the Debs sentence. Debs was still out on bail, and was not molested. Not a man of that crowd was arrested. Xot a i>o liceman's club was swung to inter fere with their false, mischievous and seditious utterances. And they complain that "speech, is not free in America!" AMENDMENTS TO THE CONST!- j TUTION. ' Former President Taft, whose spe cialty is constitutional law, and who has been studying the League of Na tions question for many years, bring ing his knowledge and experience to bear cn President Wilson's draft of Constitution, suggests these amend ments: He would make a specific reserva tion of the Monroe Doctrine?not because he himself is afraid that the Monroe Doctrine 'is going to be de- { stroyed and its purpose put in peril, but because he thinks those who are worried about it ought to have as surance on that point. He would have a more definite statement in the Constitution as to the powers and operation of the Executive Council. He would have a clearer expression is to how the League's decisions are io be enforced, and how mernber lations may end their obligations to he League. These suggestions are made in a spirit of helpful, constructive criti cism, and therefore have a right to ' 'espectful consideration at Paris. They reflect the opinion <.of many houghtful ^Americans. They are In ended not to destroy the Constitu ipn, but to make it workable by ierfecting the machinery provided ind strengthening American con idence in it. BUILDING THE PEACE LEAGUE. | Perhaps the chief trouble about the .eague of Nations discussion has 1 >een that the champions and antag- ! mists 01 the plan presented have >oth emphasized their differences of 5 ?pinion rather than their agreements.;' Many people, the president among ' hem. seem to have adopted the at- j ] itude that the document as report** ! jt >y the Peace Conference committee]] ?f which the President is chairmen |] tvas so nearly perfect that sugges- * Lions of amendment were unnees-L sary. i i Many others, particularly in the 1 United States senate, seem to have issumed that the whole document was objectionable, and deserved a blanket condemnation. < Instead, of looking for things in the ! constitution that they could accept, coo many critics have looked only t'er , [hings they could object to. And in stead of inviting the friendly co-oper ation of opponents, too many friends [ of the plan have, in their excessive zeal, alienated those opponents still more. Nothing in the way of legislation or governmental organization has ever been accomplished by the process of unyielding antagonism. Nothing per manent is accomplished except by friendly co-operation. Co-operation is surely possible on this Constitution, in America as in Paris. If the peace delegations had begun by emphasizing their individual dif ferences, we should have a dozen Constitutions submitted to the world instead of one. They began by es tablishing what they could agree on. thus building up constructively, point by point, until they had roughly shaped*something they thought would prove workable. It remains subject to th<> alteration and approval of all the nations concerned. The only way anything will ever come of this great undertaking is forj every nation, including our own, to follow the same process, agreeing first upon those parts of the plan that are acceptable to everybody, then ac- j cepting others, one by one if possible; and aprreeinp: to changes when, after f l fair discussion. it is found that ? changes are imperative I AGAINST STABILIZATION. Mr. Dabfcs Doubts Wisdom of Trad ing Cotton Seed to OH Mills. The oil mills have proposed certain trades for the farmers' cotton seed. AS a member of the conference of February 10-11 my views have been asked and I replied substantially as follows: "While the proposition would give immediate and partial relief to deal ers and farmers, it would be so bear HARBY & CO., Inc. COTTON iO FERTILIZER UTS If you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you. If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral. 9 West Liberty Street I :sh in its effect upon refiners, !ar*d manufacturers and consumers rhat it would break down stabilization. It will be better to make other ar rangements for fertilizers and hold the seed until the trade can take them at the price agreed upon. If they run over into next season, well and good. The reduced cotton crop of 1919 and world demand for fats will out seed by November and December to as high or even higher prices than under stabilization." The above meets with the views of several farmers and one independ ent crusher, the only one I have been able to confer with, and was indorsed yesterday by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. The food ad ministration has called a meeting in Washington for Wednesday. March 19. and I have been asked to attend. I will be glad to hear from every farmer and seed dealer what his views are to help me reach a right ' inclusion next Wednesday. Some of the best farmers 1 know are putting their seed in the field. Yesterday the radical suggestion was made to -ecure pledges from farmers to sell no seed to mills for two years. Eith er the stabilized price, goes through or there will be a trade war between farmers and mills that will do both harm for years. Replies may be addressed to me care Cotton Seed Division, Food Ad ministration. Washington, D. C but I would like to have as many as Ij pan at home Monday and Tuesday. E. W. Dabbs, Chairman Ginners' and Dealers* Com mittee. Mayesville. S. C. GOVERNMENT SODA SHIPMENTS. All Orders Will Be .Filled at Time!: Specified in Apphcation. h All government nitrate of soda ap-! plied for to be delivered in February, I'. and which has not been paid for, or j arrangements made to ship this soda,: ater under a guarantee that it will j' ae paid for, will be sold by the local j < "ederal distributor. j' Sumter county has been allotted: iust so many tons by the bureau of j markets of the department of agri-! -ulture under applications made by "armers. The aplications stated what nonths soda should be shipped in, and j ^ :he local distributor proposes to seej* .hat Sumter county gets its full allot- (* ment. Any farmer who has applied r Tor government soda must come up! \ xnd pay for it or send the money]1 tvith the shipping instructions or he' will lose out, and his soda applied 1 for will be sold to some one else, as; there is a constant, demand being j made for government soda, more' :han can be filled at present. This rule also applies to March. J April. May and June shipments or- j Jered by farmers. If you order soda j shipped you must pay for it in ad-j vance. and in ample time to have it j shipped to you during the month you ? order it shipped. The government j must have some way of knowing; whether applicants want their soda J as applied for, and about the only! way to find this out is for applicants to pay up and give shipping instruc- j tions or to say that they will not j get the soda applied for. Such excuses as "I didn't know that i the government was ready to ship soda" or -'i didn't get any notice"; will not amount to anything because j. card notices are mailed out every j month to every applicant to pay for! soda ordered shipped during that j month, and the newspapers have car-I ried numerous advertisements about I government soda distribution, some j paid advertisements and mostly free advertisements. There is no excuse for any applicant not knowing just what is expected of him. Send your money and your instructions to E. I. Reardon, federal nitrate distributor, j Sumter, S. C. Twenty-seven cars of j government soda are enroute for | Sumter county points, and the local j distrubtor is ordering an average of four cars daily. There is plenty of j government soda to supply all appli- j cations, and then some. Tennis Association Organizes. At a meeting Wednesday afternoon; officers were chosen for the ensuing: season and plans were made to repair I damages done to the Associations'j courts. Much enthusiasm was shown' by those present in the informal dis- } cussion which took place con Urning the. renewing of the Association's ac-j tivities. after a lapse of two years. The followng officers were chosen j f??r "the year: President. A. P. Harby: j vice president. S. L. Roddy: secretary j and treasurer. L. C. Bryan. Other j members of the executive commiri'-e; are II. A. Moses. H. P. Moses and IV. J. Crowson, Jr. 1:. was decided to admit ladi-s to membership, as well as school bo'ys and college students .-it reduced ad mission charge. Tbc regular admis sion charge of $5.00 was fixed for membership. Tale?* care of your dollars now and they will take care of you later. Put them into War Savings and watch them grow. Mass Meeting in the Interest of The Y. M, O. A. There was a large attendance at the Opera House Sunday afternoon at the meeting in the interest of the men arid hoys of the city. Good mu sic was furnished by local ta'lent and a very suggestive and inspiring ad dress by Dr. John L. Weber of Camp Jackson. The president of the association presided and introduced to the audience Mr. W. A. Bryan who has been selected by the Board oil* Directors to manage the campaign this year in behalf of the association. After a few remarks in which he urg ed the people to Sumter to support the organization. Mr. Bryan tunned the meeting over to Mr. L. D. Jennings who in a very short while had the pleasure of hearing announcements of subscriptions to the amount of $3.500. This is a record breaking first day's work in behalf of the as- j sociation and the campaign for the rest of this week should enable this j organization to do very effective j work. It is certain that the present j indications are altogether favorable; Tor the best sort of work in the inter- j est. of the boys and young men of the j ;ity. _._j Mrs. W. H. Bays Dead _ i Rock Hill. March 14.?Mrs. W. H. | Bays, wife of the Rev. W. H. Bays, j D. D.. of this city, died at her home; in Oakland Thursday, after an ex- j tended illness. Mrs. Bays, who was! born Frances Virginia .Herbert, was: i native of Murphy. X. C, and was married in early womanhood to Dr. j Bays, then an active member of the ! Vorth Carolina Conference. The j greater part of her life has been j spent in this State, however, where j >he was loved and respected by many j congregations as a devoted wife and; ig other. She is survived by Dr. j Says' and by the following children: |. Mrs. W. G. Stevens. Mrs. W. B. Wil-j <on. Jr.. and Mrs. T. A. Moore, of; flock Hill, .and Mrs. P. C. Blackmam j ?>f Ashevile. NT. C. The funeral ser- i ,'ices were held in Charlotte today. I - HONEY. _ ! - I A limited quantity of Extracted; loney on hand which T am disposing! >f 'at .">" cents per quart?$2.00 per '5 ralion, on draught. If you will need j my before next summer don't delay i retting what vou want while I have. ' i t. Send your jar or can to 321) W.j lampton Ave. N. G. OSTEEX. i 1 Cotton Market local. : % j P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. ? j (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 26 1-2. Strict Middling, 28. 3 , j Middling 25 1-2. Strict Low Middling 23. NRW YORK COTTON market. Yes'td'ys Open High Low Close Close (Old Style) May . .24.00 24.50 23.70 24.03 23.95 July . .22.S0 23.53 22.80'22.90 22.80 (New Style) May . .24.s5 25.15 24.60 24.65 24.62 July . .23.80 23.70 23.20 23.29 23.10 Oct . .22.05 22.12 21.57 21.60 21.65 Revised Prices on Bees. Since T advertised Bees for sa!e at SS.50 for a hive, I have received new price list of Bee Supplies, and find the hive with inside fixtures sueb. as I use will now cost $9.50 without the bees and. honey stores. Therefore 1 withdraw my former offer; but as I have more than I have spare time to attend to, I will seli a few hives of bees for $10.00 each. The hives are standard movable frame pattern, eithr-r new or good as new. Don't de le, y if you want bees, as it will soon "be too 'ate to move them. N. G. OSTEEN, 320 W. Hampton Ave., Sumter, S. <?. Paris, March 17.?The govern ment has refused passports to three. Socialists to go to Russia to investi gate the Bolsheviki government, in accordance with a decision reached at the recent Socialist congress at Berne. ? FOR SALE?300 bushels slip shuck ed corn. See L. C. Tisdale, Mayes ville. S. C, R. 2. _ BEESWAX WANTEB?Any quantity large or small Am paying besj". cash price. See me if you have any. N. C. ?stren._. ... ~ FOR SALE?F. O. B. cars, Camp Jackson, stable manure; very littl* straw. Car load lots only. G!te!ni' cal and Fertilizer vslue rated very high by Clemson college. a. A. Strauss. Sumter, S. C. twear Our Easter line of Footwear is now in stock and ready for wearers of Stylish Pumps, Oxfords and High Top Boots Our window display is a fair index of the New Models. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.