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C|tMa!t|ma!t mit Smrfjnm Pab?jslied Wednesday and Saturday _. ?BY? OSTBEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. I Terms: 91.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Bvery subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve private interests will be charged for ?ts advertisements. OMtuaiies and tributes of respect SFill be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found in 1850 and the True Southron in as66. ! The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. _ ENGLISH TS THE HOME. r ___________ "We are Russians," says a four teen-year-old boy, with neither pride nor shame in the statement, "but there is not a word spoken in our house that is not English." That boy, after two years in this country, can speak as good English as the ordinary native lad of his age, though he naturally has a slight accent. He stands at the head of his class Jn school. His father and moth er have more difficulty than he has, because it is always harder for grown-ups to learn a new tongue, and they are not in continual contact, as he is, with people who speak cor rectly and are willing to help them. Still, they do surprisingly well. And the big point is, they stick to it. It requires courage and patience for any family thus to banish its native language from the home absolutely. But it is the way to learn the new language, and it brings quick results in mental, social and business progress as well as in public approval. "Father thinks this is the most wonderful country in the world," says the boy. Of course he does! That is the way to make good Americans. If immigrants in general could be persuaded to undertake this heroic method of learning English, nine-tenths of the Americanization j problem would be solved. 11,000,000 WOOMEN. So many problems are arising in connection with women in industry that it is interesting tc/ consider the real magnitude of the subject, espe cially as there is still a tendency in many quarters to minimize the whole question of women in employment. . While the final figures have not been assembled, the latest statistics gathered by the United States Em ployment Service show that there are not less than 11,000,000 women wage earners now in the United States, and that the actual number is probably nearer 14,000,000. It is of no use for any organization, male or female, political, industrial or religious to attempt to brush aside the affairs of any such number of in dividuals by sweeping denunciations or assumed indifference. The problem of women in industry is not one of elimination. It is one of fair wages and working conditions and. fair recognition of the import ance to any nation of the services of over 11,000,000 able-bodied workers. "A treaty of violence!" shrieks Ger many. Certainly?to cure a war of violence. * * * Seats for the Willard-Dempsey fight on the Fourth are being sold at $30 apiece. And yet people complain cf the cost of living. * * * Dr. Pressoa, president-elect of Bra zil, fortunately finding North Anrier .cans not so black as they're painted by German-inspired Brazilian jour nalists. * * * .The Federal Reserve Board is said to be recommending a plan to "ur; lock American money for Europe," to promote foreign trade. That's the first anybody knew that there was any lock on American money, so Car as Europe is concerned. * * * The Federation of Labor wants the peace treaty ratified. Big business in terests want it ratified. Nearly all the "church people" seem to want it ra' ? ified. A lot of big Republicans want it ratified. In such a situation, what is the senate gointf to do? * * ? i The Danish prince Aage. visiting in America, and wanting to say something especially polite of Amer icans, sums up his sentiments as fol lows: "You're so damn nice!" That may not be princely elegance, but it stands the test of real eloquence. We "get" him perfectly. HASTN PAYMENT OF WAR DEBT. Paying the American war debt bill will not be such a big task, when once the heavy current expenditure on the army and navy comes to an end. Senator Smoot figures that the wind up of the war will leave the United States owing $30,000,000,000. That is a bi? .urn of money. It is big enough even when we deduct the $10,000, 000,000 which represent loans to the allies, and which may properly be figured as an asset. .But it is small when compared with the national abil i ity to pay, and jtgte burden can be dis tributed over many years. Even if the allies did not repay any of those loans, and the United States were left with the whole $30,000, 000,000 to pay, Senator Smoot says it ! could be taken care of in 24 years by j setting aside for that purpose $7?0, ? i 000,000 a year. That would be a i short time, as such matters go. Most nations let their debts drag on in definitely. If we wanted to let it run longer, !we could wipe out the whole thing in 32 years by paying $450,000,000 a year, or in 44 years by paying $3<)D,? 000,000 a year. Compared with the billions a year the nation is now paying in war taxes, this latter figure looks particularly small. And if we figure on the for-] eign loans as collectible in the same period of time, we find that the whole debt could be paid in 44 years by de voting to it only $200,000,000 a year. That is a sum which, even now. would hardly be missed, and which wi'.l seem absurdly small a decade or two hence, with doubled national wealth and in come. MULTIPLYING TAXES. Internal revenue officers have been visiting soda fountains and other es tablishments affected by t. e federal tax on soft drink-s and other "luxur ies," to see whether proprietors are using the tax as a pretext to boost prices higher than the tax itself war rants. Isn't this rather irregular? Since when has a retail dealer, or indeed a dealer anywhere along the devious line from producer to consumer, been denied the sacred privilege of adding as much as J*e likes to any tax im posed on his goods by public author ity? There has been no formal permis-1 sion granted, of course; but dealers have never waited for permission. The most casual inquiry into the com mercial history of almost any com- j modity, native or imported, subject to i excise tax or customs tax or any oth er kind of tax, will show nearly ev erybody through whose hands it pass es, whether ne himself pays the ta^J or not, boosting the price another notch simply because somewhere along the line there happr-ns to b-r a tax collected on it. The fact was shown with unusual clearness "i# the case of tobacco and alcohol, after the imposition of the war taxes. It can be shown in the case of any other important article of trade if anyone cares to look into the matter. And it is one of the main causes for the present high cost i of living. Why discriminate, then, against the .soda fountains and soft-drink sa loons? If the public is to be pro tected from extortion in any par ticular by federal agencies, fine busi ness! But why not extend the pro tection to include other commodities where taxation for private profit is much more oppressive? ANTI-CARBURETORS. A Cleveland man is said to have invented an "anti-carburetor" which dispenses with the carburetor of an automobile and feeds direct. As a result of the invention, he says. J j it will be possible to run 90 miles on! I a quart of gasoline, and even lo run i I a short distance on water alone j ! should gas give out. J It sounds like a fairy tale, but the public will be hopeful that it is one of the fairy tales which come true. Of course, should the invention prove thoroughly practical, a reduc tion in price should accompany the reduction in demand for gasoline, j and feeding the machine will not add 1 to father's problem of buying shoes for the children as it has hitherto. Now if only some enterprising soul could invent an anti-carburetor for human beings which would reditce the nuantitv of food essential to life, with a consequent reduction of pricv-s, i what a blessing it would be! i Speaking of lovely hot-wcather j jobs, how'd you like to be one of the i "Big Five" at Paris, with the world's affairs to settle and a billion people jumping onto you no matter how you ! settled them? i * * * "Who plants a tree, plants hope." i But judging from the treelessness of j many streets and homes, there must j be a woeful lack of optimism in'the ? ordinary American community. * * * An Ohio court has decided that |2.47 per cent beer is not intoxicating, j Wonder if 2.4S per cent beer would i be. * * * The French "Tiger" certainly chewed up the Germans in that mes sage he sent them along with the amended peace treaty. I Almost Caused Clash i ________ Negroes Taken to Hotel at St. Matthews St. Matthews. July 1.?Three white !sergeants in charge of a baseball nine ! of negroes came near stiring up a 'genuine hornests' nest here this morn ing. Arriving in town about 8.30. the negroes who were also in uniform were marched directly to the hotel. So jone suspecting the purpose of the of ficers in charge, paid any especial at tention until it was learned that they had been marched upstairs and had ordered breakfast and taken charge of the lobby. The presence of the negroes confounded the proprietor. Mrs. Her long. and in a very few moments it was known over town. Before a crowd could gather they were advised to get out lest they be summarily ejected. This they seem to have done in a leisurely way. without evidencing any I knowledge of the fact that they hud committeed a breach of Southern manners. When they arrived again on the streets, their manners were not of a penitent nature. A number of leading citizens had come, upon the scene and when advised of the ugliness of their conduct, one of the sergeants is said to have resented it. That was enough. But for the timely appearance of Sheriff Hill, who took charge of the officers and advised {them immediately to leave town, there I may have been serious trouble. How ever, after having gone back to the station to take the next train out, h was learned that the conduct of the whole party, both in getting off at the station and at other places when they were not stispicioned, had been of a taunting nature and the party were waited upon by men ready to enforce their demands, and instead of waiting for the train they took the foot route up the railway for Columbia. America Warns Russian Soviet Says Reprisals Against Ameri cans Will Cause Trouble Washington, July 1 ?The Russian Soviet government was warned by the United States today in a message sent through the American legation at [ Stockholm that reprisals against I American citizens in Russia would ! arouse intense sentiment in the United States against the Soviet heads. The warning was contained in the cablegram sent by acting Secretary of State Phillips, in re] ly to a protest from Soviet Foreign Minister Tchitch erin. against the reported arrest of L. C. A. K. Martens, the Soviet rep resentative in Xew York. The protest intimated that reprisals might be taken against Americans ir Russia. Hagood Notes. Two weeks at Winthrop and what? In that time a great deal can happen. I We have become acquainted with i Prof. Wolf of Trinity, Daniels and [Wallace of Wofford, Murray of Fur man, Steger of Winthrop, Evans of i city schools, Spartanburg; Coker of Winthrop, etc. Besides the writer there are three or four other men tak ing the courses and women, women to no end. I do not think I could en dure a summer school with nothing but women. They put me at a table filled with them and they saw how old I was, found out I was married and the procession passed on. Could I have talked on fashions, frills and fiounces I might have interested them. All this in dry weather, and exceeding ly dry it was to me. Why write the things you know of Winthrop. Dr. Johnson, etc. Every one in South Carolina knows what a great, a well equipped plant this school is and what it means to the womanhood of our State. Others I might have, doubtless would have, i done so, but this is the work of that [ extraordinary man, Benjamin Ryan Tillman. whose nephew, a most ca I pable man. is today State Superin i tendent of Education. I Every one com.es here, or is sup posed to come here to work, so slack I era are not tolerated. Resides our regular studies there ! are courses of lectures on educational topics -by capable : *j such as Doctors Kilpatrick, Bagly and our own Ed I munds. I can't resist the temptation j to tell you a most beautiful thin? | that happened with the hope howev?r that it will escape his eyes and ears. Each succeeding lecture of Dr. Ed munds surpassed the other and was roundly applauded, with hearty con gratulations following. but the last was simply sublime. What an ova tion awaited the doctor at its close, but he escaped it by a back door. I All the time there is provided en | tertainment of some kind which i the authorities are careful to see is wholesome. Tt. is said there is plenty of money in Rock Hill but the streets give no j hint of it. It is not generally known that there j is an automobile factory hen* whose j daily capacity is ten cars. ! Theirs is a tiptop job, a neat strong j job. They must be doing well as they j are preparing to work on an extensive j scale. j Lands in York county are not so J productive as with us. but then they j do not fertilize as we rlo. Crops here ?are very backward, especially corn, all ? the early being planted over. I "Hagood." i Rem beiJune 30. Laborers Needed in Kansas to liar vest Wheat Crop. i The following telegram was receiv ed this morning by th<- Chamber of ? Commerce: "Fifty thousand men are needed ' immediately at Wichita. Kansas, to j harvest the wheat crop which other ! wise will 1m> a total loss. Wages and j living conditions are excellent. The j war department and assistant secre ; tary of agriculture request your full jand immediate cooperation in reliev j ing the situation. Report by letter j action taken. "C. E. Reed." G?TT?N AND FERTILIZER MERGKANTS If you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you. If you have fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay ycu to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral. 9 West Liberty Street I TOBACCO BOOSTER TRIP. Business Men Will Spend July 1 Otli in Country Districts. Having a Good Time. Eating a Splendid Picinc Din ner and Advertising the Suintcr To thacco Market j At a meeting cf business men of Sumter yesterday, it was unanimous 1 ly decided that .July 10th will be the j date for a big day's outing of the bus ! in ess men of Sumter, among the peo j pie of Sardinia. Xew Zion. Turbeville, i Shiloh. and Trinity sections of Clar j endon and Sumter counties. The j meeting was held at Chamber of Com merce rooms, a number of merchants and bank representatives bring called in conference by Secretary Reardon. There will be somewhere enroute, to be decided later, a swell olden time picnic dinner, good music by the Sumter City Schools Orchestra sup plemented by other local musical tal ent, some short talks by selected speakers at each point visited, and a general get together day will be spent. It will incidental}* be advertised, far and wide that Sumter is no longer a "one warehouse tobac-^ market, but the days outing will, in a way cele brate and herald the news of the completion cf Sumter's second and commodious tobacco warehouse. Other banks and mercantile establishments sent word to count their establish ments in for the trip, and that they heartily approved of the event. At yesterday's meeting Messrs. O. A. Lcmmon. Neill O'Donnell. M. Gold berg. G. W. Hutchinson. D. G. F..Bult | man. John W. Shaw. E. L Reardon I and Mr. W. P. Moore of the Sumter Tobacco Warehouse expressed them selves as heartily favoring the trip of July 10th and each one guaranteed that their firms and banks will be rep resented by automobiles and repre sentatives in the advertising and pleasure trip of July 10th. A committee with Mr. C. W. Hutch inson, chairman, and Messrs. John W. Shaw, M. Goldberg and C. E. Hurst were named to call on every business (and professional establishment in I Sumter to see that Sumter's business and professional establishments and banks are represented in the big com j bination booster and pleasure trip. Every establishment is cordially in | vitcd to do all of the advertising of ? their kinds of business desired, and it ? was also decided that the trip will not j be confined to Sumter city people ! alone, hut. that all the people of our ! county who desire to join in will be ? heartily welcomed as on previous : booster trips as these events are call ' ed. j The Sumter County Chamber of : Commerce will be glad to hear from jail firms, corporations, and individuals i who will run cars, and lake their j friends along. In order to' provide [ample dinner for all it is desired that I these names be sent in as early as j possible in order that the committee will be able to have an idea of about I how many automobiles can be de ' ponded upon, and approximately how many persons will have to be provid 1 cd with dinner. Phone to Sumter ? Chamber of Commerce, Phone No. I 200 Messrs. W. P. Moore, R. H. Knott and PI I. Reardon were named on the j committee to advertise the big event j and to arrange for the music for the I occasion. Messrs. J. F. Williams, W. P. Moore and E. I. Reardon. were ap i pointed to go ahead and arrange for ! a. bang-up picnic dinner. They have their eyes on a certain place where booster trip dinners have proved fa ! mo'us and delightfub affairs in the ? past, and they will start out scouting ' tomorrow and to interview a number of very charming ladies of culinary fame, and other accomplishments, i Everybody should devoutly join in wishing this committee the very best of luck. Leprosy in Japan. Tokio. May 10.?There are at pres ent about 120.000 lepers in Japan, ac cording to an estimate of the Tokio .Asahi. 11 Cotton Market | !__ LOCAL. j P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Bfcjrer. j (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). j Good Middling. 32. j Strict Mdidling 31 1-2. ; Middling 31. j Strict Low Middling 29. - ! NEW YORK COTTON MARK FT. v Yea'td'y? Open High Low Close Close iOct . . 33.00 33.10 22.20 32.20 32.95 jDec . . 32.80 32.88 31.96 31.96 32.75 I Meh .32.25 32.67 31.55 31 55 32 40 I Japanese Make Apology ??? J Washington, July 1.?Commenting {today on a published report that the [incident growing out of the clash be I tween American and Japanese soldiers ! at Tien Tsin, China, March 12 had I been closed with an apology by the (Japanese Government officials of the ' State Department said the negotia | tions still were going on. The ex j changes have been entirely friendly ; and officials expect that the matter ! will be soon satisfactorily closed. ? i ?" FOR SALE:?One Bowser gasoline tank filling station complete. Prac tically new. A bargain. A. J. Ard, 24 E. Liberty St._?/' BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have lately received a few Georgia mac'% hives and fnames?8 and 10 frame size. Also on hand sections and foundation for comb honey. N^.G. Ostecn, 320 W. Hampton Ave. BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small. 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