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Pebiisked Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSPEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C, Verms: "51.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements. On? Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub nerve private interests will be charged Y>r as advertisements. - Obituaries, and tributes of respect 1?H be charged, for. -TAe'Sfiimter Watchman was found in1S50 and the Tru# Southron in 1866. . The Watchman, arid Southron nbvrhas the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the 'Best advertisia s medium in Sumter. _ . J? Ogden Armour, head of the cele brated, packing firm, says he hasn't | bought- any shoes in the last two, yeais. Being on the inside, as one of the dictators of the price of hides, ^e*'knows what the shoes are really worth, and doesn't want^ to pay any tribute to any other trust "vv . * * * ' The principal effect of all this anti higb prices campaign will be to throw the* fear<: of God into the hearts of tSe." profiteers. Guilty consciences may accomplish more than law. Something'"has: been accomplished al ready- " a a a . Expecting to throw the fear of God mW the hearts and consciences of the profiteers assumes that they have heart* and consciences. Maybe they have?but -what's a heart ' and con science to a profiteer? * a . * a Wail Street is opposed to the Plumb plan for fejdVfral Ownership of the railroads. -But if Wall Street really wants to defeat that plan, it iad better lie low and say as little ^as* possible. a. a a ?Anyhow, Henry Ford got enough o;ut of bis suit against" the Chicago Tribune to buy him a quart of gas oline. ? m a a. a ^Tbey*re using airplanes in Ala bama to locate -moonshine stills. Tirett/ soon a poor moonshier wont have even a sporting chance. B$&K. BOOK OR PAY ENVELOPE. * In England,, during the war, many oipSloyers undertook to encourage Qirift amor^ their employees by es tablishing the custom .of depositing weekly -wages to the worker's account ^ any bank.the worke'r himself pre fered-. .They ,. offered bonuses to all employees-* ' who would start such bank accounts. The employee so paid rarely drew out from the bank all his week's wages. Instead he would draw onlyj what his family actually needed to ineef current expenses. And as he s)ahr his -small beginning in saving slowly.increasing, he became enthus iastic over the plan* /Still- later another gain was recog nized. TJhis bank deposit system had done away with' the standing in line on pay day waiting for a turn at the pay office window. The latter sys tem was thoroughly exposed as a time waster, an inconvenience and an un dignified proceeding. Calling at the bank, proved to be a pleasanter and more efficient method of drawing one-s pay." * It is said that the idea has become popular among various industries in England and is spreading to others. It wouldn't be a bad4 idea to try it out m this country, not only to cul tivate the thrift habit, but because of the added convenience and safety. In tire past year or two in various parts of the country there have been big pay-roll robberies. If the pay envelope were abolished in favor of fhe bank -book, such robberies would be impossible. A USEFUL ARMY. Discussing the new army program with the senate committee on mili tary affairs, Secretary of War Baker; remarked:, "I believe that the people are go ing to insist on having an army more useful than heretofore. A good deal of , the time of the army in the past was spent in unproductive idleness. The country will not stand for :hat sort of thing, and the soldiers tv-:1! not stand for it." Precisely so! Particularly if th?* United tSates is to have a standing army of half a million men or more. No considerable body of Americans ever wanted to spend their time un productively, and there is less incii .nation in that direction now than there has been for m^ny years An army is meant primarily to fight But when there happens to bej no fighting to do, why merely march up- and down, or loaf in barracks9 Sdldiers, as Secretary Baker suggests, soon weary of that, and the public does not like to pay for it. Much has been accomplished ofj late in the way of using soldiers' spare time for educational purposes. A very respectable amount of useful civil instruction may now be obtain ed in the course of army service. It remains to develop some system of utilizing the troops in public works of various kinds when it can be done without interfering with their mili tary duties. HOME RULE FOR KOREANS. Most of the recent discussion of Japanese affairs has involved criti cal references as to the tyrannical way in which Japan has treated the Ko reans, since she annexed that coun try a few years ago The Japanese government has now formally an nounced an entirely new policy, cal culated to' change the status of Ko rea from that of a subject province to that of a self-governing, equal member of the Japanese Empire. It is stated that the military gov ernment of Korea has been displaced by a civil one, and a system of mu nicipal government based on popu lar suffrage is to be installed. Ko reans are to have the same privil eges and legal rights as the Japa nese. The latter have been here tofore a privileged class. These reforms, if carried out in the spirit of the proclamation, will go far toward restoring American confi dence in the ijeod faith of the Japa nese govenment, -and its understand ing of modern democracy. \ The an nouncement makes more creditable Japan's promises of good intent re garding the Shantung peninsula. FIRE PREVENTION. Little Falls, Minn., has a fire war den who means business when it comes to fire prevention. He has been making personal investigations to find out where inflammable rubbish has been allowed to collect and has issued warnings to property holders that they must clean up at once. A law not very carefully observed by the public forbids owners to dun-p refuse outside buildings even on their own property. There -will be no, fui ther warnings, says the fire warden. Early arrests will follow failure to clean up. Special safety -exits and fire es capes on buildings make it possible today for human beings to escape un injured from burning buildings. There is one thing, better than escape fr .1 burning buildings. There - is one thing1 *{>e?tter htan escape from/ a fire, and that is prevention of the fire in-the .first .place. '-. Office buildings, schools, apartment houses and other structures in big cities are now built fireproof. There are chemical devices for putting out small local fires in a building as soon as they are discovered. But buildings in the small town are not so well pro tected. Rubbish is allowed to collect in al leys and in vacant lots, in yards back of public bulidings and private houses. Rickety old sheds and piles of refuse are as real a menace to the town as they ever were to the big city in former days. Perhaps the danger is even greater, for the fire extinguishing apparatu of the small locality is not so effective. It would be a good plan to look to back alleys, store rooms and base ments before fall. Clean out the waste paper and rags, provide safe containers for such things, or remove them entirely. Teach caution and fire prevention to old and young alike. Enforce the fire laws already in ex istence, and if there are no satisfac tory laws, see to it that some are passed before the season for artificial heat and light returns. CHECKING AUTO THEFT. More pratcical state and interstate measures to stop the theft of auto mobiles is urged by the courts of New York. Auto thievery is on the increase ev erywhere, and it is now a common practice to ship * stolen automobiles from town to town or from one state I to another, where they are sold to un suspecting buyers. Nothing but the closest cooperation among dealers, in surance companies and the public of ficials can put an end to the practice. It is suggested that an exchange might well be established by the in surance companies to keep a com plete register of all cars insured, with detailed descriptions to make identi fication easier. This bureau also would be the headquarters for all reports of stolen cars, and to it any applica- i tion for insurance could be reported j and the application investigated to! make certain that the car to be in-1 sured was not a stolen one. ! Car owners are urged to employ in- ! dividual initials and monograms which cannot be so quickly changed as can the state license numbers. Finally, greater police activity is need ed everywhere, and the most drastic laws for the punishment of auto thieves. ; It is essential that such action shall be taken by the states singly and col lectively, for the t-affic in stolen au tomobiles has grown alrear ? alarm ing proportions. AN AUTO WRECK Touring Car Smashed at Sumter Street Crossing 9 While going north on Sumter St.. on Saturday night, a car which was driven by Mr. Bill Miller of this city ~was completely torn up by being struck by a freight car on the Sum ter Street crossing. Mr. Miller says that there was neither , flagman nor light at the crossing and that ,he was unaware of the car until it struck the auto. The automobile, which was i Mr. Miller's was carried about 30 i yards up the track and knocked to one side. The car had four occu-1 pants, but very fortunately only one | was seriously injured. Mr. Walter j Jennings had his leg broken and heel mashed, beside being considerably bruised. He is doing very nicely to day, according to the report. The freight car was so close upon the auto when seen that it made it almost impossible to avoid the acci- i dent either by jumping out of the | auto or speeding up. Mr. Miller has not decided just what action Le will take in the mat-! ter. [ Cotton Market liOCAIi. P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Bfcjer. <Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock Noon). Good Middling 30. Strict Middling 29 1-2. Middling 29. Strict Low Middling 27. New cotton one-half cent off on all grades. NEW YORK COTTON MARK FT. Yes'td'y? Open High Low Clo?e Close Oct . . 31.70 31.70 31.33 31.64 31.27 Dec. .'. .31.80 32.00 31.60 31.98 31.5S Mch . . 32.00 32.15 31.72 32.15 31.65 "Chas. Fairchild & Co." NEW ORLEANS. Mch . . 31.54 31.57 30.15 31.55 30.94 Octx. . 31.15 31.40 30.85 31.36 30.80 Dec . 31.25 31.44 30.99 31.44 30.85 Frank H. Barrett. Resolutions of *Rcspect. A committee appointed by the president of the Sumter County Medical Society to draft resolutions relative to the death of their late as sociate. Dr. Walter Cheyne, met and drafted the following resolutions: Whereas God in his divine wisdom removed from our midst our friend and associate, therefore be it resolv ed: .First: That in the death of Dr. Walter Cheyne, the Sumter County Medical Society has lost an enthus iastic, active and energetic member. Second: Int his death there will be a distinct loss felt by his co-la borers, his patients, whom he faith fully and ? efficiently served, and the public at large. Third: That the sympathy of the members of the Sumter County Medi cal Society be extended to his bereav ed family, and that a copy of these ] resolutions be sent to them and pub [ lished in The Daily Item and in The j Journal of the South Carolina Medi cal Association. Fourth: That these resolutions b inscribed on a page of our minute book, together with date of his birth and death. H: L. SHAW. H. M. STUCKEY, ARCHIE CHINA. Tokio. Aug. 25.?It is reported the imperial cabinet has decided it would j insist upon "the exclusion of Man-1 churia and Mongolia from the con sortium by which four great pow ers will assume a dominant position in China's affairs. DAT-SNAP KILLS RATS Also mice. Absolutely prevents odors from carcass. One package proves this. RAT-SXAP comes in cakes?no mixing with other food. Guaranteed. 25c size (J cake) enough for Pantry. Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage build ings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have lately received a few Georgia made hives and frames?8 and 10 frame size. Also on hand sections and foundation for comb honey. N. G. Osteen. 320 W. Hampton Ave. BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small Am paying best cash price. See me if you have any. N. G. Osteen._ MILK COWS FOR SALE?Having sold my farm, I a:n offering my en tire herd of dairy cows for s&J* either as a herd or as individual! This is an unusual opportunity tu get high grade, big producing cow* that have been proven satisfactory in every particular. Also da?rj equipment for sale. C. P. Ostee* Sumter, S. C. DELCO-LIGHT ' The complete Electric Light and Power ?*ant 1 The safest, surest, and most economi- ! cal form of light and power. T. M. BRADLEY. Phone 649-L Sumter. S. C. ! HARBY & CO., Inc. BOTTOM M FERTILIZES BRUITS 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 FARMERS EXEMPT- j ED BY FOOD LAW: - ' i Bill to Put Teeth Into Food Law Not Applicable to Planters Washington, Aug. 21.?Representa- j tive Gordon Lee, of the Seventh j Georgia district, who is now ranking j Democratic member of the house com- j mittee on agriculture as a result j of the appointment of Representa- j tive Lever, of South Carolina, to the; farm loan board, called attention to-! day to the fact that the bill reported j by the committee to check the pro- j fitcers by putting teeth into the Lever; food control law specifically exempts farms and farm organizations. But for the similar exemption in the j anti-trust laws, it will be recalled, j the department of justice would have boon obliged to prosecute farmers for! agreeing to reduce cotton acreage. I Mr. Leo expressed the opinion that j the farmer ought to he encouraged; and not hindered In his work as the j ultimate solution of the high cost cf | living problem. **I do not look for! any cheap farm products within the j next year or two." he added. - I Los Angeles. Aug. 25.?Traffic on I four ofi the railroads iblcoked by J trainmens' strike of Southern Pa- ; cific brakemen is completely tied up j by the walkout today. Vladivostok. Aug. 25.?Siberian ! forces retreating cn the east Russian I front have planned to make a stand] on the Jshim river, a hundred and ! seventy-five miles east of Omsk. -c- { Subscribe to The Daily Item. Only; 10p t>er week, delivered. i London. Aug. 25.?A grave warn ing against possibilities in India was sounded by Harrington Verney Lovett, testifying before the government committee on the India bill. and mice?that's RAT SNAP, the old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in cakes?no. mixing with other food. Your money back if it fails. 25c size (1 cake) enough for Pan try. Kitchen or Cellar. 50c size (2 cakes) ..for.. Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.00 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du rant Hardware Co, Sumter, S. C. ir*+* tf9ffttf9JfT ?ff T t TTTT GINNING! OUR GINNERY has been thoroughly overhauled and repair ed and is in first-class condition. We are ready for business and can guarantee prompt and satisfactory service. THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO., ? /".: A. G. FISHBURNE, Manager. -H -* ? HH>44i ? ? ? ? t ? H ? * H M M ? t v t t f Mttt ?M Fortunate will be those who come in time to get one or more of these waists. -In the Blouse making world as well as with hosts of women throughout America the word WIRTHMOR has come to have a wholly unique, definite and distinctive meaning. It is a symbol always of quality; an unfailing sign of merit; a certain indication of Style attractiveness and inbuilt good ness; a positive assurance of complete and lasting satisfaction. To that great Wirthmor following, as well as to the women everywhere who spend judiciously, who insist on the greatest return for the expenditure, the fact that Wirthmor Blouses are hereafter to be obtainable in beautiful Geor gettes and Crepe de Chine and wash satins of exceptional quality will come as a bit of most welcome news. In this new group of models (four of which are above illustrated) there's a pleasing diversity of Style. Some of the models are handsomely embroidered, others are Filet lace trimmed, while others depend on an attractive arrangement of tucks, pleats and buttons for their appeal. The Same Price the Nation Over If bought and sold in the ordinary way these Blouses would have to sell for far more. Bought and sold, how ever, in the WIRTHMOR way, the way that makes for innumerable economies in both the manufacture and sale, this very modest price is possible. They are not five dollar Waists, but Waists which we, and we alone in this city because of the very fortunate arrangement with the Wirthmor manufacturers can sell at this price JUST A LIMITED QUANTITY AND NO MORE OF THE SAME STYLES WILL BE * OBTAINABLE.