The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 13, 1919, Image 4
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The Sumter Watchman -was found
in 1350 and- the True Southron m
1?68. The Watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation aud
Influence of both of the old papers,
and is manifestly the best adverus .- t
medium in Sumrer.
Isn't it about time the college pro
fessors organized a union, joined the
American Federation of Labor and
struck for better pay?
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Prices have oegun to go down.
They will keep on going down, pro
vided people don't start right in
squandering foolishly all the money
they figure on saving for the i next
year or so.
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After all this controversy over the
peace treaty, reconstruction and oth
er matters of cosmic "import, along
comes a practical philosopher and
maintains that rhe remedy for all po
litical ills is?to go fishing. ,
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Traveling salesmen are now begin
ning to carry photographs of their
- goods, instead of samples. The next
step may be for the salesman to stay
in the hon*o office and mail his cus
tomers phonographic records of his
customary line of talk.
DEMOCRATIC ROYALTY.
The democracy idea really seems to
be spreading. Suggestions cf it are
found nowadays even among royalty.
We have heard often of "democratic
kings" in these latter years, and
there has been some notable progress
made along this line by th?? rojal fam
ilies of Belgium, England and Italy,
but on the whore, the term has Leen
a misnomer. Royal democracy has
consisted chiefly- in condescending to
mingle with "commoners" occasional -"
ly?a mere yielding of substantial
power and privilege.
Now, however, King Victor Eman
uel of Italy gives a more convincing
sign of failing in with the spirit of the
times. He is said to have handed
over "six of his finest palaces, villas
1 and parks" for the permanent use of
disabled soldiers, sailors and orphans!1
cf those killed in battle, and has an
nounced that he will relinquish "all
hid vast domains" for the benefit of
"the peasantry and those who fought
for Italian unity."
More convincing still, he will "sub
feet his private patrimony to taxa
tion equally with the tax of every
commoner," and at the same time, j
continue his "usual public gifts of
$4i>0,0G0 a year.
With all this liberality, Emanuel!
will hardly suffer for the necessaries
of life. He still has a few palaces
left, and from all indications, a pret
ty respectably-sized fortune. How he
xir his ancestors obtained them it
would probably be impolite to inquire.
Seme questions about royalty are sim
ply not asked.
,' Why anybody should ever need even
as many as half a dozen palaces will
pass the comprehension of an Ameri
can, just as it passes comprehension
why a ruler's wealth should ever
have been exempt from taxation when
the property of his humblest subject
is taxed. However that may be,
Emanuel is to be congratulated for
having seen the light and done the
decent thing beyond th* wont of
kings. They may all come to it. in
time. If they don't, pretty soon
there won't be any kings.
OLD CLOTHES.
A controversy has arisen over the
suggestion made by Mark Sullivan,
former editor of Collier's Weekly,
that the way to beat the cost of
clothes is to turn a suit inside out
when it gets shabby.
Many tailors have risen up as one
man?which is as it should be, if it
takes nine tailors to make a man?
asserting that an old suit cannot be
? turned. They give all sorts of tech-J
nical reasons to prove the Impossi
bility of it. Against^ their arguments, j
however, rests the testimony of Mr. j
Sullivan that he has actually had it I
done by a New York tailor, and that
two United States senators have like
wise had it done, and been well satis
fied with the results.
It seems to be a case of finding the
right tailor. And surely if the
scheme works as well as Mr. Sulli
van says it does, there ought to be'
more than one tailor in America able
and willing to turn the trick?and the
suit.
In lieu of this miracle, however,
thorn i? thQ st*hrip* griven bv former
tecret?ry of the Treasury McAd??, t?
wear patched trousers?or skirls, a*
j the case may he?when clothing grows
\ over-expensive. He himself is said to
j have set the example of wearing
patches on the seat of his pants?or on
the knees, or wherever it is that Mr.
McAdoo wears them out, though
whether those patches were sewed on
by Mrs. McAdoo is not revealed.
Now comes his successor, Secretary
Glass, with a similar message. Handl
ing more money than anybody else in
the United States, he boasts of his
old clothes, and says that he expects
to wear his customary office suit five
years longer, if the suit will stand it.
Far be it from the writer to
discourage the buying of a new suit
when it is really needed. Even a
knightly suit of boiler-plate would
wear out in time. But there is vast
flexibility in the life of clothing. It is
amazing how long an old suit may
be kept serviceab z and good-looking,
provided it is kept cleaned and press
ed. There is a suggestion that is
possibly worth more than Mr. Sulli
van's.
LABOR AND CAPITAL. PARTNERS.
The United States Steel Corporation
may possibly have a '"right" to refuse
any dealing with its employees on a
labor organization basis, though that
is a very debatable question. But
even if this refusal is admitted to be
a capitalistic right, it can hardly, in
this day, be considered sound policy.
It may well be granted that Steel
Corporation has acted progressively
along many lines, and in many re
spects has treated its employees with
more than ordinary consideration. It
hardly deserves to have applied to it
tnis criticism, made by a national la
bor leader: *^So long as capital takes
no interest in the human side of the
labor problem, if all the worker ..is to
the manufacturer is a number on a
payroll, you are not going to solve the
problem.'" But a further remark
made by the same critic does apply: :
"So long as the employer will neith
er meet with nor recognize a com
mittee of workers, just so long there
will be trouble. If the industrial
problem is solved, tit can only be
solved by the worker having a voice
in establishing conditions."
The world has moved along too far.
mankind has suffered too much, and
workmen today are too intelligent
and Powerful to make it safe or pos
sible for capital to maintain the old
fiction that it is necessarily the mas
ter of labor, and that whatever con
cessions it makes to labor are gra
cious benefactions. Labor wants nc
crumbs from the rich man's table
Labor wants to eat, self-respectingly,
at a table of its own, not as the so
cial equal but as the economic equai
of capital. And it will gain its end
?peacefully and amicably, if capital
is wise, and forcibly if capital is auto
cratic.
NOT EASY TO CURE.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers has been called the "aris
tocracy of labor." Its membership ic
intelligent and powerful, and accord
ing to the generally accepted notion,
is highly paid. Eut possibly it has
not so enviable a superiority over oth
er labor organization as has been
supposed. In view of recent criti
cisms of the ^railroad brotherhoods, it
seems only fair to quote this state
ment from Warren S. Stone, president
of the Locomotive Engineers, in re
ply to an inquiry as to whether his
men were not already "getting enough
money."
"The average monthly income of an.
engineer," he said, 'is $200, and he
.spends $40 to $60 of that away from
home. Our insurance records show
that the average life of the engineer
from the time h? becomes an engi
neer until we pay his insurance is
eleven years and seven days."
These are facts that will bear
thinking about, quite aside from any
practical bearing they may have on
any particular wage controversy. The
more deeply any of these industrial
problems are gone into, the less sim
ple they become, and the more diffi
cult it appears to settle them in the
easy, off-hand way of superficial
thinkers who have a nostrum ready
for every economic ill.
LOWER TAX FOR BUILDINGS.
One remedy proposed for high
rents which is receiving serious at
tention is the lowering of the tax
rate on buildings.
it is pointed out that most of the
other remedies suggested have this
defect?they would tend to discour
age building. With the country as a
whole about three years behind in its
building program, and with the addi
tional difficulty to be faced of making
up the building deficit in a time of
high prices for materials and labor,
it is evident that building must be en
couraged in some positive way.
It is argued that the lower-tax so
lution would at the same time in
crease building operations and lower
rents. It is an old idea, already ap
plied to some extent in this country,
gaining force now to meet a new
> problem. Its adoption anywhere
; quires state legislation changing trie
' old taxation system,- and so it is a
; rather slow process.
This represents a sort of half-way
step toward the Henry George plan
oP a "single tux." imposed on lane!
alone. Even a slight lowering oA
building taxes is sure to be opposoi:
by those whose wealth is invested in
land rather than buildings, because
they fear that it will raise land taxes.
It is possible, however, that the tem
porary deficit created by lowering the
building rate would soon be made up
by the increase in the number of
buildings.
The proposal is worth thinking
about. It might be found desirable
'.o apply it to houses, at least, in ord"-r
to promote home-building.
BIG SAVINGS STAMPS.
The War Savings plan has been re
garded rather superciliously by many
people. It seemed a petty thing to in
vest mere quarter-dollars in Thrift
-"tamps and then turn a collection of
:hem into a mere $5 Saving Stamp.
Even a collection of these sufficient
to fill a book looked undignified along
side of a bank book.
This was the exceptional view, for-j
runately. Enough people have taken
the plan seriously to pour more than
$1,000,000,000 into the United States
treasury. But now an appeal is being
! made to the disdainful folk who, if
they must save money, want to save
it in more than 'juarter-dollar or five
dollar units.
The Treasury Department has is
sued, and is now placing on sale in
the postoffices, new Savings Certifi
cates of $100 denomination. They
will bear interest at the usual rate,
md are subject to the sa*\e conditions
of redemption as the smaller stamps.
Along with them there is a new
$1,000 certificate which Will be sold
only at the banks.
With these inducements, therr
ought to be a rapid rise in Uncle
Sam's thrift fund.
THE SAiFE VACATION.
Anyone who has returned sound
and whole from a vacation in the
woods will tremble to think what he
.'acred, when he buys the new
pamphlet issued by the U. S. Public
Health Service, gruesomely entitled
"The Safe Vacation."
"Sanitary conditions are more im
portant than golf links or ball rooms,"
warns the little counsellor, tl also
jives a list of bandage-s, drugs ana
ether contents of the bath-room
medicine cabinet which should be
taken along. It even insists that a
clinical thermometer and a hot water
bottle are the only safe and sane
companions to life in the woods.
If you camp out, you must trench
iround your tent, build a wooden
floor, screen your cook tent, and then,
being exhausted, lie down to pleasant
dreams of what a good time you might
have had if you were not upon the
safe vacation.
Upon the safe vacation you carry
remedies for bullet Wounds, for
drowning, for poison ivy and for chig
ger bites, and on any and all occasion
you send for the doctor. This last is
the refrain, the golden thread of
harmony, which holds the composi
tion together.
Perhaps it is just as well that the
book did not come out until most
people had had their vacations. It
they got it now and read it promptly
it will be possible to forget most of it
by the time vacation time comes
round once more, and the vacationists
can start off unsafe as always, but
happy.
Several young men of Sumter en
joyed a fox hunt on Wednesday night.
MYOPIA is the Optometrie
name for near-sightedness. A
near-sighted child can rend but
cannot s<>e well at a distance.
In any game of play he is al
ways the one t<> be tagged. Oth
er children are far-sighted ami
also nc<-d glasses to enable
Vhem t<> study. L<-t our optom
etrist add a pair of glasses to
their school supplies.
ARBY & CO., Inc.
mm HE FERTILIZER HUTS
If you have cotton to sell, see us, it will pay you.
If you nave fertilizer or fertilizer materials to buy it will pay
you to see us before you buy, Cash or approved collateral.
--i r niiMiniw mm
S West Liberty Street
i
Y. M. C. A. NOTES
The Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
Opens Monday, Sept. 15
The local Y. M. C- A. is looking- for
ward to this year to be the biggest
year of its history with the boys back
from the army and those who were
here last year, we expect to do some
good work and have State champion
ship teams when it comes to volley
ball or basket ball.
Look at the shcedule below and see
which class you can arrange to he
in:
Freshmen ? Monday, S. 30-4.30;
Thursday, 3.30-4.30; Saturday, 10-12
a. m.
Junior?Tuesday, 3.30-1.30; Friday,
3.30-4:30; Saturday. 11-12 a. m.
High School ? Monday, 4.30-5.30;
Thursday. 4.30-5.30.
Working Boys?Tuesday, 7.20-S.30;
Thursday, 7.30-8.30.
Business Men?Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
from 6.15 to 7.30.
Young Men?Monday;and Wednes
day, 7.30-S.30.
Basketball Game?Friday 8-9.
Swimming Lessons?Saturday, 9.15
9.4 5 a. m.
Friday Nighters?Friday, 7.00-*.{:0.
Musiness Men: For pleasure and j
?ecreation, how about getting into the j
volleyball games at the **Y" every]
afternoon at 6.15. Young man: Help {
Sumter win the State championship in :
basketball this year.
. Regular "'Gym" work first part of !
each class followed by basketball on i
Monday and Wednesday at 7.30 with!
special match games every Friday:
night. '
T. C. McKnight. I
Physical Director. '
Mr. C. H. Hutchins of Spartanburg ;
was in the city for a short time on !
Wednesday with friends.
NEW PICTURE SHOW
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Rex Theatre Building Purchased
By R. G. Hill of Gaffney
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Mr. R. G. Hi!!, of Gaffney, hasj
purchased the building- now occupied!
by the Rex Theatre .from Mr. \V-\
liam Berg of this city. Mr. Hill' at
present owns and operates several
picture shows in South Carolina and
intends to open up here as soon as
possible. He takes possession of >1)^
building on November 1st and will im
mediately begin to renovate. Mr.
FT512 expects to fit out the building
with handsome, new fixtures, a steam
heating plant, an excellent cooU?ig
system and all modern convenient cs
found in the b;'St of theatres. Under
the management of "the new owner.
Sumter will have another up-to-dato
theatre.
Mr. Miller of the Rex Theatre will
move back to his old quarters wheiv
the T4ric was located and expects
to give the same good service as
heretorc.
LOST AT SEA
Forty-five Adrift in Small-Boats
Off Miami
Miami. Sept. 11.?Fcrty-five per
sons are reported adrift in small
boats between Fowey Rock lighthouse
and Cape Florida as 2 result of the
storm. Beats have left here to go
to their rescue. v
Teachers' Examination. .
TI. > regular fall teachers' examina
tion will be h<dd by the County
Board of Education at the Court
House on Saturday. October the
fourth, at nine o'clock.
J. H. HAYNSWORTH,
County Superintendent of Education.
NO MORE RATS
or mice after you use RAT-SICAP.
It's a sure rodent killer. Try a pkg.
and prove *t Rats killed with RAT
SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs
won't touch it. Guaranteed.
25c size (I cake) enough for Pan
try, Khcchen 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
Druj Store, O'Donnell & Co. and Du
rant Hardware Co. Sumter. S. C.
Marriage Licenses.
? White: it. W. Andrews of Sumter
! and Lucile Brunson of Sumter.
I Colored: Enoch Fulwcod of Mott
j Bridge and Roberta Monzie of Mott.
j Bridge.
? .foe Davis of Sumter and Lena
! Jackson of Sumter.
Miss Lena Wallace of Wilmington
is in the city today.
j BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES?I have
I lately received a few Georgia made
j hives and frames?8 and 10 frame
I size. Also on hand sections and
j foundation for comb honey. N. G.
i Osteen, 320 W. Hampton Ave._
j ItEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity
large or small Am paying best
cash price. See me if you have
any. If. G. Osteen._
MILK COWS FOR SALE?Having
sold my farm, I am offering my en
tire herd of dairy cows for sale,
either as a herd or as individual*.
This U an unusual opportunity fcO
t-. i Wish grade, big producing coWB,
rn.ii h.tve been proven satisfactory
in every particular. Also dairy
equipment for sale. C. P. OsteMfc
Sumter. S. C.
TIME, 10:30 A. M.
Located on Bishopville-Dazel Road, 4
Miles Southwest of Woodrow,
S. C, at Gallard's Cross Roads
SUB-DIVIDED TO MEET THE WANTS OF ALL
THIS IS KNOWN AS THE T. H. AND H. E. PARKER PLACE,
NOW OWNED BY W. R. SCARBOROUGH AND J. S. DIXON.
All in a high state of cultivation, Underlaid with red clay and
just as fine as can be made. Good home, twelve tenant houses and
all necessary outbuildings. Close to good Schools and Churches.
Railroad siding 1-4 mile of farm. Each and every tract will be
cut to face a hard road. Attend this sale TUESDAY, SEPTEM
BER 16TH, 10:30 A. M. BUY FARMS and pay for them with
RENT MONEY.
CASH PRIZES EASY TERMS
BAND CONCERTS FREE LUNCH