Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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0 ?^B%m Fab?siM? Wednesday and Saturday r OSZEEK TVBLfSHlSQ COMPANY STMTER, S. O. tl?0 p?r Oaa Souara fixat^BMrti?? .. ..^1.86 JSvery subsequent insertion.. .. .60 Cos tracts for three mouths, -or longer will be made at reducedrates. AU communications which sub serve private interests will be charged flsr sa advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect *m be charged far. The Sumter Watchman was found wu in 1S50 and the True Southron m 216?. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertise medium *a Sumter. HELP FOR EXPORT BUSINESS. It is a far cry from the ante-bel lum "hostility to business," rightly or wrongly charged against the gov ernment and public, to the liberal aid now being given American busi ness in promoting foreign trade. ? ie Under the Webb act, passed by the p last congress, the War Finance Cor? ? ' poration has a billion dollar fund c< with which to help along the export g business. This fund is now avail- n able, and from present indications it w is not going to go begging. Some SO e< export organizations, consisting of groups of manufacturers combined P something after the manner of farm m - loan associations, have notified the st "Federal Trade Commission that 'they st intend operating under the provisions 1 gs of the Webb Jaw. They wfll^be eli-jot gible to loans-up to the limit of $50,- m 000,900 for any enterprise approved by the War Finance Corporation. bi There will be no charity about Qu these loans. They will be backed by ly good collateral, and will draw a rate at of interest approximating 6 per cent at Their value lies in the fact that they ga will be available for a class of busi- fe ness for which most banks cannot le-jra gaily make loans. Without them a! or great and growing set of export in- J ar terests, on which much of the future j th prosperity of the country depends, m< would be unable to take advantage of j at beckoning opportunities in many th lands. to This is one of the signs of the th times, a proof of the new spirit of co- ne operation- between government and th< business. It is a recognition that "big | **a business*" is not the concern of a few men, but is literally everybody's bus iness, to be helped along by every body: as long as it is honest and fair. THE SLOTHFUL BEE. One after another our traditions are toppled over and our ideals dimmed.; There is the bee, for example. From time immorial, and possibly longer, the bee has been a synonym of pro ductive industry and a model for mankind. "How doth the -little busy bee, etc?" How doth she, indeed! According to recent observations of irreverent, hard-headed, practical observers, this is the way she doth: She goes around gathering honey for two Shining hours, and then she sneaks home to the hive and la3's off, stuffing herself from her store of sweets, and lazily working her wings just enough to keep herself cool? sweet food being heating, as every body knows. She acts precisely like the idle women we sometimes read about who spends the afternoon dip ping into a handy bon-bon box and furnishing motive power to a palm leaf fan. After a while this gormandizing lethargy palls on Mrs. Bee. The con centrated food she consumes produces so much energy that she just has to jaj get outdoors and work it off some how. So she proceeds to take the only exercise she knows anything abqut, and- makes her flower-rounds aga|n. Two hours on duty and two off: ?eems to be her usual schedule. The experts say they have yet to And the bee that puts in an eight hour day. There is only one hope left?the ant And after this saddening reve lation, we're almost prepared to learn that Mrs. Ant is a hypocritical loaf er. ge: ca, pu on, noi thi m? be< is, th< wii wc wi znt no en ha W ne th ce sal P< in m g< "? EASY LOAN TERMS. If there is any difficulty in mar keting the new war loan, it will not be on account of the terms of pay ment They are more liberal and rea sonable than those of any previous loan. The payments are distributed over}1 a period of more than six months j with a fair degree of uniformity, j c Along with the subscription, on or be- j a fore May 10, there is required pay-p ment of 10 per cent. Another 10 perj ceni comes due on July 15. Theiij? there are four 20 per cent payments j s due in August, September, October!1 and' November. j ( This is obviously much better than j - the conditions of the last loan, which < made a payment fall just before;* Christmas and then called for the-, last 50 per cent in the two weeks Erom January IS to January 30. In connection with former loans I many banks made special arrange-j nents by which they themselves bc-< ?jam^irespmrsSble "for the payments re jniped *by?ne TJnitea States Treasury ind rallowaa their -patrons to pay ] he?? -snbscriplioas in uniform instaiT nents over a period of ten months. Chat-enabled..thousands to. subscribe\ ? vho would have been deterred by the; :overnnxent terms. .Bankers in many rases will doubtless renew that ar rangement, but with the terms now jstablished by Secretary Glass, it; ?rill not be so necessary. The big majority of purchasers can! loubtless take care of their subscrip. ions in the six-months period, malc ng the payments from current eari ngs right along?which is the best] fay for the individual, and the way ireferred by the bankers and the gov- ] rnment. 1 MOKE NEWS FROM PARIS! I - ? ? t The other day the Peace Confer- j nee undertook to rebuke the news- \ apers. It issued an official note ( lying: "The press has published c ertain information on the peace ne- j \ otiations, especially the financial It egotiations, which does not agree c ith the facts, but is entirely erron- i >us." ^ The note -was acknowledged by the t aris Temps with this pointed re- ; c ark: "The above contradiction con-Jt itutes the sole official information tpplied to the French press with re-1 ird to the important deliberations * the heads of the allied govern ents." - ,f< It was a dignified and deserved re- i] ike for the Peace Conference. Un- t< ?estionabiy the press, and particular- n the French press, has gone too far c ; times in the publication of un-" h ithorized and unverified reports re-.|n trding the proceedings of the Con- n rence. But nearly all these inaccu-:tl cies whether in France or England a ' America, have been committed in tl l honest effort to give the public u e truth so far as the. newspaper 1< en could obtain it or infer it. The r? titude of the press has been that e public everywhere had a right 'ti know what was going on?not all P e details of delicate and difficult |T gotiati?ns, but. the main drift of }*' em and the big facts at issue. This | sc -s.Jilso' been the attitude of the' d neral- public, especially in Ameri- d< , where it is the custom to air all fi blic questions, frankly and thor- "1 Khly. M [t is really the people at home, h; t .those representatives at Paris, h< it are responsible for this settle >nt. Yet from the first there has io e?n a plague of censorship at Par- h; and that plague has grown withjT] i progress of the treaty. Recently, |i0 th conditions grown critical and thei"* >rld more eager than ever to know; tr tat is being done about a dozen n< macing developments in Europe, '*} t in order to hinder the Confer ee but to help it, the censorship s closed down tighter than^ever. hen there ought to be the fullest 9 ws and freest comment from Paris, ere is the least. American newspapers, with few ex ptlons. have patiently endured this luation, -making excuses for -the ti ?ace Conference rather than criticis- n p g it. But the time for silent sub- d ission is past. L The American press and public are f< jtting weary and suspicious of ? secret diplomacy.** The American ^ x>ple want more news from Paris, tl _? f< fi SELLING THE GOVERNMENT s SHIPS. n _ ii ? U There is a widespread chorus of pproval of the plan worked out by* t hairman Hurley of the Shipping fi oard for transferring the govern- h tent merchant fleet to private own- t] 0 rship. The reasons given by Mr. ^ [urley are recognized as sound. It was necessary, he says, for the overnment to undertake the build- P ig and operation of a great commer- a s ial fleet as a war measure, because ^ rivate enterprise couid not have ac- r. omplished so vast and complex a ** ask. But with the war end^d. the ^ Ituation is changed. t For one thing, it would result in j npleasant complications with other z lations if the Fnited States govern- a aent were running our ships when oreign ships are in private hands, j < More important, however, is thcjT lonsideration of efficiency. Chair-11 tmn Hurley well says: L '*Thc chief argument in favor cf ] vrivate ownership and operation ip j bat n successful merchant marine f lopends not so much on ships or ? noney or government aid as it docs|j >n the existence of a large class of \ ( ilert. resourceful and energetic men' 1 >ngag<'d in the shipping busine??. Thej( nori who enters the shipping busi-!; jess enters a battle against the wits;; >f the world. The formalities neees- j , iariiy surrounding government opera- ( ions are not suited to the success ful conduct of a shipping venture re- , miring quick decision, sudden re versals of policy and the assuming of great hazards. The successful chipping man in an emergency con- j, suits no book of rules. He consults j Duly his wits- So, it is contended, j that only under private ownership may we expect a further increase in the number of small, independent, skilful ship operators, which we shall need more and more as the Ameri can merchant marine expands." Manifestly, if there is one great public utility which, more than any other, must by its very nature succeed best under private ownership and con trol, it is the merchant shipping bus mess- It is no iieW for the slow, lumbering, bureaucratic processes ofj a government department. So desirable is this stimulation of private enterprise aimed at that it will doubtless justify the selling of the 600 or more ships already built, and the hundreds now under con struction, for considerably less than It cost the government to build them. The government will simply "write off' 20 or 30 per cent of the cost price as "war less," with the hopeful prospect of the nation getting- it back ater in indirect benefits of business. The transfer of the ships, if the plan goes through, is to be carefully safeguarded. The bills of sale will provide that the vessels shall remain mder the American Hag, that their/ >wnership shall be held by Ameri cans, that they shall not be turned nto any monopolistic shipping trust, hat they shall charge fair rates for :arrying freight and that they shall ncorporate under federal charter. Vith such provisions it is likely that he public will approve, and that ongress will grant the necessary au hority. c c i c r 1 t I d WILHELM EXPLAINS. The former Kaiser, in his latest de- J ^ ence, published recently, says noth ing unexpected. He blames Russia, orn and bleeding plaything of Gcr lan intrigue, for the war. Russia anr.oi defend itself. He blames the ite Edward VII of England. "Dead len tell no tales." He says his own liUtary party gave no heed to him aat he was "taken by the shoulder nd pushed from the room" when tiey were making a decision involv ig war. The haughtiest Hohenzol ?rn of them all pushed from the Dom by a subordinate? He says the sinking of the Lusi tnia was a "blunder." which he has agretted ever since. A blunder? hat is not the sort of thing about hich "blunders" are made. It is the >rt of thing which one either does or oes not do, according as he has a :*cent regard for humanity and the ghts of the individual. Nobody blunders" unto giving detailed, de berate orders for the drowning of ttle babies, innocent children and ?lpless women. If Germany had emerged victor us from the war, who would have id the credit? Russia? England? he military party? "Whose "victor >us armies" were those? Whose florious navy?" If America were ?embling under German rule right >w, who would regret the Lusitania blunder?" Wilhelm? 0 The Price of Peace ,000?000 Feet of Film Exhibi-i tion For Victory Liberty | Loan Appeal Washington, April 5.?More than uro million feet of motion picture .film j as been supplied to the treasury de artment by the motion picture in ustry for use in the Victory Liberty oan appeal. Many pictures hereto ?re banned by the censor on account) f th? information they contained, ave been released and are included l this lot. "The Price of Peace" is ie stellar feature, containing 5,000 j ?et of actual activities on the battle ront in France, photographed by the j ignal corps of the United States ar ly during some of the hottest fight- j ig. One of the photographers was illed while on this work. The treasury department got all his film at the actual cost of the 1m itself, and without profit to any iidividual or any concern in the mo ion picture business. The exhibition f all the Victory Liberty Loan ap ieals will be made by the theatres without charge to the government. "The Price of Peace" contains the lictorial record of the first American | .ttack at Chateau-Thierry', and -;he j pectator sees American soiuiers drive >ack the Germans when it seemed al ii ost impossible to check their ad 'ance. This picture also shows a pectacular air battle in which the Jerman aeroplane is destroyed, and j his particular feature affords an op- | >ortunity to see a German aviator in iction. A field piece and its crew j ire shown on the screen and a mo nent later it is completely wiped >ut by an exploding shell from the memy'r. gun. At the end of the >icture the American soldier is "reg stered" keeping watch on the Rhine. Activities of the army, navy and air "orce are shown in the "Price of Peace " The American soldier is seen "rom the time of his enlistment in the service until he crosses the Rhine. It shows his training preparatory to go ing to France, his embarkation, life >n the transport, his debarkation, and then he is shown in actual battle for peace. Because the men who fall are really dead is why "The Price of Peace" is considered one of the grcai pst. spectacles in the history of motion pictures. Dramatization of ten of the best deeds of heroism of American soldiers Is another important feature of pic tures provided by the War Loan Or ganization publicity bureau. Repro ductions of the heroic deeds were staged at Camp Dix, and American soldiers used, as actojs. Tbc staging * \ If you have cotton to sell, se2 as, it will pay you. If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay you to see us before you buy, Casli or approved collateral. ?! ??? I???? 9 West Liberty Street )f the battle scenes was directed t>y J )fficers who had seen service on the j ront, and the motion picture record { >f the ten achievements is complete. Douglas Fairbanks has produced a lew film which he donated to the Treasury Department to help the Vic ory Liberty Loan. Julian Eltinge las also produced a film to be used luring" the campaign. Liberty Loan films made by twenty even motion picture stars for the fourth Liberty Loan have been alter- j d and retitled for the Victory Lil>- j rty Loan. These films were not j hown in many sections of the Unit- { d States during the Fourth Loan be- j ause of the influenza epidemic. A committee of the biggest motion ] dcture producers ? is cooperating with i? he Treasury Department in this" 1m campaign in behalf of the Victory i liberty Loan and has issued appeals [ o all the exchange men and exhibl ors in the United States to provide he fullest cooperation. Film commit- j% ? t ?es representing the twelve Federal teserve War Loan Organizations are ollaborating with the picture inter- t sts in each Federal Reserve Dis-! * riet. Vienna, April 7.?The Hungarian !ommunist government in Budapest as been overthrown, according to umors current in official circles, the ew3papers say. Bela Kun, the for ign minister is reported to have een assassinated. The reports do ot say whether the attempted rev lution in Budapest was organized by he Socialists or Bouregois parties. Washington, April 5.?The latest j u gures on the status of the military; i orces in Europe, Gen. March an- { ounced. show that the armies of j le central powers constitute about 5. per cent, of their strength when le armistice was signed, while the Hied forces still organized comprise 5 per cent, of their strength on Xo mhr 11th LOCAL. P. <;. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon), j; Good Middling 26. ij Strict Middling 25 1-2. Middling 25. , Strict Low Middling 22 1-2. j? NEW YORK COTTON MAKKFT. 11 Yes'td'ys | Open High Low Close Close! ' (New Style) I Hay . . 26.40 26.50 26.03 26.30 26.25'J t ruly . . 24.25 24.50 24.25 24.38 24.05 )ct . . 22.01 22.75 22.25 22.65 22.01 London, April 5.?The- situation in outhcrn- Russia has recently become j listinctly worse from the allied 'iewpoint, mainly owing to the short-} ige of food, according to the Press j I Association. There is a possibility j i hat Odessa will become so short of ood that the allies may be compelled o evacuate the city. St. Johns, N. F., April 5.?Weather :onditions continue so unfavorable hat persons interested in the propos d trans-Atlantic flight with airplane ay it is doubtful whether it can be | - attempted within the next fortnight, jj Paris. April 5.?Marshal Foch has elegraphed the allied governments hat the right of the allies to use Dan-! , ;ig as a port of return of Polish j roops in France had been formally | " ipheld in a conference with German j t ?epresentatives. J.. Paris, April 5.?The commission j * >n the constitution of the German ; * national assembly bas adopted a;" :Iauso stipulating that there shall bei to state church, according to a Wei- j / nar dispatch. Sunday is maintained j ls a legal holiday. i ' Road and Poll Tax Notice Road and Poll taxes due to the bounty of Sumter for 1918, are now payable at my office in the Court douse; or to the Rural Policemen. The Treasurer is required to issue warrants for the arrest of persons iable for these taxes, unlees paynreit s made as above stated. All men between 21 and 60 years )ld, are liable for Poll tax.' All men between 21 and 50 years, unless .ex empt by law, are liable also fb? Road Tax; except those who live in towjas, md pay Street Tax. This applies to those who did not nake returns, as well as those whoso lames are on the tax books. Prompt settlement will save trou >le and expense. C. M. HURST, Sheriff. ; Sumter, S. C, April 25, 1919. Washington, April 5.?The, war.-dcgr Hutment has definitely decided that t will be impracticable to parade the 'tainbow Division in Washingtonas l complete organization. The divjg on will be in Camp Meade by; the ast of April and units will be se?t o home camps for demobilization. Regiments and smaller units wiH;-bo yaraded in th? principal cities'of tieir lome States. . ? ; . ? v'_> BEESWAX WABTTED?Any qu&ntiey large or small Am paying bost cash price. See me if you hay? any. N. G. Osteen. " ? :.v:;. 10 Hour Kodak Finish^ All rolls developed 10c; pac?s :oc up; prints 2 l-2c-4c-5c; enlar^fcv 55c up. Specialists?we ? do nothing mt kodak finishing. All work guar anteed to please. Eastman Kociak*/ films. Supplies. Columbia Photo Finishing Co-., 1111 Ifcylor Street Col umbia, ANNOUNCING the OPENING ;-: of the :-; Shaw Insurance Agency Agents of the Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. We have the safest and best OLD LINE IN SURANCE, and offer the most attractive policies to be had. Business solicited anywhere within the State, except in counties on the coast. We wiil be glad to show what we have to anyone in terested. Our office is located in the Shaw Motor Com pany building, corner of Hampton Avenue and Sumter Streets. G. W. SHAW, P. If. SHAW, Manager Sec'y and Treas. L. C BRYAN, Assistant Mgr.