The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 22, 1919, Image 6
Flour Can Now Be Shipped Into State
Without Permits, But Wheat Con
servation Stilt Is Necessary.
Columbia.?The embargo on flour, |
which has been in effect in South'
.Carolina, has been raised by order of!
William Elliott, food administrator for;
the State. Sine* May 15, during the)
time the embargo on flour has beeni
on in this State, shipments of flour i
were made into South Carolina only!
on-permits from the'Food Adniinistra-1
tion. The lifting of the embargo j
means that there, may be feee move-i
nient of flour into the State, without |
permits, hereafter. The embargo serv-j
ed to cut down shipment of flour from'
the mills at a critical time and through |
a period of extreme shortage so far
as the wheat supply was concerned.
During the embargo, however, there
was free movement of flour from one
part of the State to another, and no
section suffered; which was seen / to
by the Pood Acliainistration.
I With jthe coming In ,of '. the new I
wheat crop there,will be relief in the!
situation, but this does -not mean that |
the-public will be relieved from wheat;
saving. Conservation is still vitally
necessary. A hungry, fighting world
is to he fed. Only. in the United
States .will there be enough wheat,
ahdjthe harvest will provide enough
in this country only if the people con
firm with the Food Administration
ruios and regulations.''
S&GAR OBTAINABLE
ONLY IN SMALL LOTS
Purchases for,Household Use Limited
by Food Administration?Sugar Can
Be Secured for Canning and Pre
serving.
Columbia?Under, new regulations}
Issued by the Food Administration!
a*id/wl>ich have already gon9 into ef
fectt, sugar for household use cannot
be purchased in larger lots than two
poujwls by persons residing in cities
and towns, or .ih larger than five
jxrand lots by persons residing in ru
ral sections. These new regulations
have been rendered necessary by the
?sugar shortage, which has become se
rious. It is unlawful for any dealer
to violate this rule, and the serious
, nessl of the situation as regards sugar
calls for the most rigid economy in
its use.
Fpr cannjlng and preserving fruits
and vegetables, which is regarded as
very; important by the Food Adminis
tration, sugar can be obtained in lot?
up fo 25 pounds, but not more than 25
'pound* will be sold to any one per
son ill "any one month for canning
antf pr^>ervin*.
It 'is necessary, in order to.obtain
sugar for canr.ii/g ard preserving pur
poiss: that the purchaser sign r
3&&lge blanks for which cuca Ueaie;
has on hand, these being furnished
bjrthe Food Administration. The pur
chaser pledges , himself to use the
3ugar so obtained for canning and pre
serving purposes only, and to return
to She dealer any portion of the sugar
not used for such purpose. \Dealei?6
will strictly enforce this rule.
The public is urged by the Food Ad
ministration to save every possible
spoonful of sugar. There is none to
waste. As a matter of fact, the sugar j
situation is serious. Cuban deliveries
have been shorter than were expected.
Consumption has been larger. Sub
marine losses have been heavy, and a
reduction of sugar co? sumption all
along the line becomes absolutely nec
essary, says the Food Administration
ONLY NECESSARY USE
OF ICE PERMITTED
Bulletin Issued by Food Administra
tion Points Out Sources of Ice
^aste Which Should Be Avoided.
-??
; Calumbia?Then necessity of cpn
serving ice becomes important with the
srnnmer months ahead, and the Food
Administration for South Carolina toas
issued a bulletin in which some pre
cautionary suggestions are made.
f "The call for conservation of ice is
^prompted not by any anticipated
^hortage, but in the general interest
ofrthrift and the saving of supplies
essential to other important indus
tries," says the bulletin.
, The following suggestions are made
to indicate sources of wastte of ice:
"The practice of shaving ice for
restaurants, soda fountains, etc.,
should be eliminated.
"If ice becomes scarce in a commu
nity at any time, a vigorous effort
should be made to curtail its use by
eoncerns dealing in luxuries before
any reduction is attempted* in the
amount allowed families using it in
moderation. .
"Householders should be advised to
keep the refrigerator in a cool place,
to* see that refrigerator doors close
tightt, and not to put warm food in
refrigerators to cool at the expense of
theice.
'Tee should' not be used in serving
fruit and food. Served direct
from the refrigerator they are cold
enough. Ice should be saved by serv
ing no more than necessary in glasses
of water, tea and other drinks.
."The public should not be hysterical
over the danger of an actual ice fa ni
ne. At *he worst, onl;* ?> short accl* i
vrtital stoppage is likely to occur any* J
TIGER AND RHINOCEROS.
*Tra the wildest animal in tho
world," said the tiger. "For years
people have said:
"The tiger is
the most danger
ous of animals.
You can't trust a
tiger. They're all
wild, wild, wild!'
And at the third
cry of "wild"
the tiger roared
for all he was
"Try to Be Happy worth,
and Cheerful." "Ah, you're not
x altogether cor
rect," said a strange voice, and from
a little distance ''off the rhinoceros
was talking.
"Why not?" roared the tiger.
"Because you're /not the only fish
in the sea," said the rhinoceros.
**Have you gone mad, utterly and
completely mad?" asked the tiger.
"I'm not a fish, I never was a fish,
and I never will be a fish. I wouldn't
live in the water when I can Uve in
the forests. I wouldn't be* so fool
ish and watery-eyed and slippery. Ah,
no, I wouldn't be anything^ut a tiger,
a wild and wonderful animal with
great piercing eyes and a deep roar
and beautiful skin.
."And too," the tiger contimied, "I
don't see why >you talk about the
sea.
"I'm not interested in the ocean. I
don't care to go in it. I wouldn't be
the only fish in the sea for anything.
Of course I'm -not the only fish in the
sea, but why do you say it as if It
were something quite sad?"
"It's a great joke," said the rhinoce
ros langhing, which made his face
look a little more ugly than usual.
"What's a great Joke?" growled the
tiger.
"I didn't mean that you wanted to
be a fish or that you were a fish, or
that you could be a fish."
"Then ? why did you talk about
fishes?" asked the tiger. "They don't
interest me."
"Because," said the rhinoceros, j
"there is-an expression or saying that
runs like this?'You're not the only
fish in the .sea/ n
"The saying runs!" exclaimed the
tiger, "How can-an expression or a
saying run? How can it, forsooth?
Yes, how can it? We can run, but
.jvords can't."
"You are so particular," said the
rhinoceros. "I suppose for you I
should have said that the saying went
?like this, shouldn't I?"
"Yes," agreed the tiger.
"Well." continued the rhinoceros, "It
means that folks nnd animals shouldn't
become conceited. They shouldn't
think they were the only creatures
anywhere?if they happened to be
fishes they shouldn't think they were
the only ones in the sea?if tigers,
the only ones in the forests, if peo
ple, the only ones In the world.
"And so, I don't like it when you
brag and boast and'call yourself the
wildest and most dangerous of ani
mals."
"And what objection have you to my
boasting?" asked the tiger. ' ?
"Because I'm Almost as treacherous
and dangerous myself. I have heard
of some of my relations who became
quite gentle and friendly, but all the
same we're pretty famous for being
wild and dangerous.
"Yes. I've heard many a person say.
4the tjwo wildest, most treacherous of
animals are the rhinoceros and the
tiger.'"
"Well, I congratulate you, then."
said the tiger, "if you can come into
ray wild class."
"You should say," the rhinoceros an
swered, "that it's a compliment for
you to be In my
class."
And from the
top of the rhi
noceros' cage in
the zoo came the
sound of chirp
ing, chirping.
"Who an? yon?"
asked the rhi
noceros.
"I'm Mr. Chip
ping Sparrow. I've
come to tell yon ?
two creatures that
you shouldn't
honst about being
wild and cruel?
it's so foolish. Try
to be happy nnd cheerful and
and chirp for It's the springtime
beautiful springtime."
But as the bird flew off again, for he
didn't care to be near such wild ani
mals, Mr. Rhinoceros said:
"What a queer little creature that
bird was to talk of singing and chirp
ing."
"Ah," said the tiger, "poor little
thing. Re doesn't know the joy of be
ing wild." But the little bird whs
happy, for he got so much more fun
<>ut of life from singing than if he
roared and growled.
It's a Great Joke,"
Said the Rhi
noceros.
sing
-the
Too Much.
Two boys at the movies saw a tragic
pfrtur?? piny, and one of' them was
overcome. He took out his handker
chief and wept and sobbed.
"Why. Hill, ye're blubberln!" t>n\r
the other hoy.
"Well." sobbed Bill. "I like to s*?
a person show a Uttlp feelin'."
"FesMii'!" said tho first hoy. "Feel
In's all right, hut ye don't net-d tf
wash your fsce in It."
ROBBER BAND]
? .... . ,, ? 1
Daniel W. Sullivan Arrested on
Charge of Larceny
. =__ j
Xew York. Nov. IS.?David \V. Sul
livan, a member of the Consolidated
stock exchange was arrested here to
day on a charge of larceny. The i
American Surety company which has
been working on the case with the1
district attorney's office, declared iiv
a statement tonight that it is believ
ed the arrest will "reveal a number
of messenger thefts among .down ?
town brokerage offices totaling at :
least ?500,000." v f
Sullivan, who is in partnership with
Norman Bowles under the brokerage
name of Sullivan & Co.. was arrested
in his office at 10 Wall street on or
ders of Alfred J. Talley. acting dis
trict attorney: The prisoner ac
Cording to the surety company, was
accused of acting in concert with ;
Frank Parnell. a messenger, whose
name is mentioned in the warrant ftr
Sttllivan's arrest; and others not
, apprehended.
: '"Sullivan was arrested in his of
1 :ice by Detective Sergt. Grover C.
Brown, upon the identification of Se
lective Sergt. Pat O'Brien of Wash
ington who knew him as a fo'rftk-r
bar tender," 'read the company'.-:
statement.
B. J. McGinn, manger of the claim
department of the American Surety ?
company who worked in connection
with Detective Sergts. Brown, Mayer,
Mindheim and R?hsburg on the case
stated' tonight that Sullivan admits
giving a certificate for 100 shares of
Crucible steel stock which had previ
ously been stolen from Clark. Childs
.\c Co.. of this city, to an unidentified
individual. *?
The police said tonight j that in the
last -six. months they had received
complaints from the financial district
>f thefts of securities with a total
value exceeding $1.000.000.
The first progress in solving the'
mystery of the disappearing bonds is
said to have been made when detec
tives were called on the case of Clark.
Childs & Co., which reported last Oc
tober that a messenger giving the
name .of Frank Parnell had disap
peared, with two certificates for 100
shares of Crucible steel stocks worth
.-M.'.OOo.
No trace has been found of Parnell,
but New York detectives picked up a
trail leading to Washington and
found there that a loan of $14.000 had
been obtained from the National Sav
ings nnd Trust company on one of
the certificates. According to .the po
lice the loan was obtained by a man
giving^the name of Winfield Williams
who after being arrested in Washing
ton on a charge of bringing stolen
goods into' the city was released in*
$25.0*00 bail. '
Williams, it was alleged, claimed to
have .received the certificates from
Sullivan and the latter on his arrival
here today from Washing!on,'was ar
rested.
Questioned by Mr. Talley, Sullivan
is said by the police to have admit
ted he gave Williams the certificate.,
?n which the loan had been negotiat
ed and that he had disposed of the
other Crucible certificates in Phila
delphia last Monday. He claimed t->
have received the v certificates from
three persons with whom he pre
viously bad had dealing but about
whom he knew 'nothing. Pie denied
Yny knowledge of Parnell.
After examining Sullivan's hooks.
Police Commissioner La hey said he
had found other securities, stolen
from 27 firms and totalling at hast
5500.000 had passed through Sul
livan's hands in a maner which
"he prisoner could not explain to the
commissioner's satisfaction. Sullivan
told the police that before taking a
'urn at the stock market he had con
tacted in Washington a '"fashionable
afe" at which he had played host to
many nationally known persons.
COAL FAMINE
DRAWS NEAR
Washington, Nov. 19.?Prospects of
a coal famine drew nearer tonight
with negotiations between operators
and miners apparenily at a standstill.
A subcommittee of the joint wage
scale committee was in session three
hours but it was announced after the
meeting that only the general sif.ia
ion was discussed and that the op
erators did not submit counter pro
posals tot he miners' demands. The
conference will continue tomorrow.
"No progress was made. The opera
tors submit red no proposals. We are
still in a receptive mood." said John
!.. Lewis, acting president of the
Cnited -Mine Workers, as he came out
?>f the hotel room where the confer
ence was held.
The operators' committee remained
in session an hour longer. At the end
of that time. Thomas F. Brewster.
chairman of the operators' committee
in the central competitive holds. sp*oke
oplimtistically. declaring that this
\v;:s the first attempt at real nego-;
tiations since the miners and opera
? >rs mei at Buffalo. For that reason,
he s;:id. only general matters were"
discussed.
GERMAN PROTOCOL
Paris. N<>v. 20.?No formal meeting,
has yet been held between the Ger
man delegates, who arrived yesterday
morning, and representatives of the-i
allied powers concerning tbe propoSrj
protocol to the German peace
treaty. It now seems unlikely that:
ihe protocol will be signed before the
I
end of November.
Case of Hindsights.
Berlin. < >et. 16.?The TagelieheV]
ItundseHati publishes a letter from;
the former Crown Prince Frederick
in which he complains of the hack ol'|
resolute political leadership during
the war. and of the failure, of Ger
many to make peace with England
on the 'oasis of an economic c<?mpr<?-|
misc. The battle of th\ Marne, he
deplores :ts :i grave failure solely
through the then ariiiy leaders !oS
ing their heads.
Saturday, Nov. 22. 10 A. M. to 2 P.
Hart-Parr 30 Tractor
At Dr. Archie China's Farm, 1 mile from Burnt er
Tractor shown at Sumter Fair on
Boot-Strap
All Farmers and general public invited.
_ Plowing--3 Bat ton Plow
Plow made by B. F. Avery & Son, Reid Hart, Parr Co., Distributors,
Charlotte, N. C.
Represented By
T.F.JAMES, R. L.ARNOLD
WILL INCREASE
CAPITAL STOCK
Sumter Trust Company, Will In
crease Capital Stock From
50,000 to $i00,000
At a meeting: of the share holders
of the Sumter Trust Company held at
the banking house, of the company
on the ]7th day of November, it was
determined to increase the capital
stock from $"?0,000 to $100,000. The
present stockholders have been re
quested t<> waive their right to one
half of the increased stock to which
they are entitled, which will leave
$25,000 in stoek to l>e distributed
among new share holders.
The new stock will be sold for
$87.50 per share, the present book
value of the stock, the par value of
*the same being $.00.00.
There are already a number of ap
plications for the $25,000 of stock to
be distributed among the new stock
holders: but the matter will be left
.?Pen Until Pecember r>th for all the
friends and depositors of the Sum
ler Trust Company to make applica
tion to the company for such stock
as they may desire. This will be dis
ributed as will best subserve the in
erest of the company. Xo application
will be considered after the dale
..Mentioned.
SEVEN JOY
RIDERS KILLED
Buffalo Scene of Terrible Auto
Slaughter
Buffalo. Nov. is.?The seven occu
pants of an automobile, including six
nurses, returning from a social af
fair were killed when the car was
struck by a train in the outskirts of
be city early today.
RADIUM TUBE LOST
Chicago Hospital Has Queer Ac
cident
Chicago. Nov. IS.?Hospital author
ities reported today that a tube of
radium valued at twelve thousand dol
lars became unfastened in a bath
rub at St. Mary's Hospital and dis
appeared down the drain pipe, while
being used in the treatment of a
patient. The loss is protected by in
sura nee.
RIOT IN CAIRO
Police and Demonstrators Fight !
in Streets
Cairo. Nov. is.?Nationalist demon
strators collided with the police to
day. The officers tired, wounding!
two of the crowd. The crowd later
?-\ the police station on fire. The dis-j
orders were suppressed after a short i
t ime.
PRESIDENT WIL- ;
SON VETOES BILL,
Jnter-Slate Commerce Commis
sion Shorn of Power
Washington. N'ov. ^.?President;
Wilson today vetoed th<- bill reserv
ing toi he interstate commerce com-,
mission its pre-war rate making pow- \
er. The veto message will be trans-j
iiiitted today to the Senat*- where ;b> |
bill originated.
! COTTON MILLS
MAY SHUT DOWN
ILack of Coal Affects Southern
Mill Centers
I Atlanta,, Nov. IS.?The closing of
| numerous, coal burning cotton mills
; and other manufacturing plants in
! the South within a few days was
I foreseen today in the order of the
regional committee of the railroad
administration discontinuing their
supplies of coaL The order which is
effective today, was announced as
"imperatively necessary because of
the. failure of the miners in the coun
try's greatest coal producing regions
to return to work." although the soft
I coal strike call had been cancelled.
Income Tax Forms.
Plans for the issuance early in De
cember of forms for tiling income andr
excess profits tax returns are being
made by the Bureau of Internal Reve
nue. Taxpayers will thus be given
j ;he opportunity of making out their
returns immediately upon the closing
of their books for the year 1919. when
accurate knowledge of their accounts
is fresh in their minds.
As a convenience to themselves and
as a means of expediting the work of
the government, taxpayers are urged
by the Bureau in a statement issued
today, to avail themselves of this op
portunity. The period for filing is
from January 1 to March 15, 1920.
If the tax is paid in quarterly in
stallments, one-fourth of the amount
must accompany the fding of the re
turn. *
Form 1040-A will be used for fding
individual income/tax returns of $5.-|
.100 and less, and' form 1040 for filing
returns of income in excess of that
amount.
The normal rate of tax for 1919.
provided for in the Revenue Act of
1918, is \ per/cent Oh the first $4,000
above the exemptions, and S per'cent
on the remaining net income. The
tax for 1918 was H and 12 per cent
respectively. The surtax rates, which
range from 1 per cent on the amount
of net income between $5,0?^ and
SC.noo to <b" per cent of the amount
by which the net income exceeds $1.
000.000. are the same as for the year
191S. The exemptions of $1,000 for
single persons and $2,000 for married
persons and heads of amilies remain
unchanged.
These rates apply to every citizen
and resident of the United States.
Alien nonresidents receiving income
from sources within the ,United j
States are subject to the full tax ofj
S per cent on such income in excess
of the exemptions.
Form 1041 will be used for filing re- I
turns of fiduciaries. Form 10G5 fori
partnerships and personal service cor
porations, and Form 1120 for corpor
ations.
Announcement will be made of the J
date on which the forms will be j
available :tt the offices of the collector,'
of internal revenue anfi branch of-j
fie es.
REVOLT IN EGYPT!'
Troops Called Out to Keep Or-jj
der in Afaxandria
?_, i*
London. Nov. ]fl.?The Egyptian b
ministry has resigned on account of j
dissatisfaction with the mission ap-||
pointed for the investigation of thejt
unrest in Egypt. Rioting occurred Ig
all dav vesterdav in Alexandria anil ! j
the military was - :i 11 ? ?I upon !<? re
store order. ?
Lessons.o? The War.
"Washington, Nov. 19.?England ^as
learned some lessons froni the world
war which it would be well, foj: Anie'rr
icans to consider in the light Of preS^
ent economic disturbances, according
; to a bulletin from the^ Washington"
headquarters of the National Ge?r
I graphic Society.
"The greatest lesson the British
j people have learned from the war is
i that of consumption," says Judson C.
I Welliyer, writer of ? communication
j on which the bulletin is based-.
I'They have acquired the-habit of>be
ling steadily employed at g?ods.wagS?
! "They have learned how to spend
I their money carefully, sanely,. thrift?
j ily. They have learned to save; the
j bond-selling campaigns have taught
j that. Thrift came from ebriety, se
j rtous-mindedness, and the necessity
of stretching ?ll supplies to make
them go round. Money ceased to
mean so much when one, though he
had a bushel of bank notes, wasn't
allowed to spend more than 'one
and-thrrppence' for afternoon .tea,
with other meals in proportion.
"Britain has the idea that 'this
world has seen the last of overpro
duction. I It has become convinced
that the real difficulty that gets
things out ot economic kelter is un*
der-consumption. So it proposes that
the ladies shall keep on working, the
men shall join /them, and arrange
ments shall be made for such a dis-.
tribution of their joint product that
there will be no overproduction.
"London was ful of great houses
vacant when the war ended. . Income
taxes did part of it, the fuel controll
er much. Who wanted a 40-room
house when the coal administration
allowed only fuel' to heat seven-room s?
and when servants could not be had
at any wage ? So today many of the
great places still stand empty, while'
there is a scarcity of middle-class\
houses: palaces, are too expensive,
hovels no longer good enough.
"A better race of British men and
women will come out Of this war.
Notwithstanding the physical misfor
tune to the race of having so many
of its best men killed or maimed,
Britain will gain vastly more, than ^it
will lose through the training, dis
cipline, and physical improvement of
its inanhood; through teaching ro
liance. self-respect, realities, true
values. The world will gain greatly
by a renaissance in Britain of spir
it that made Britishers its pioneers,
colonizers, civilizers. administrators.
And that renaissance has been
achieved.
"Not again will Britain permit , it
self to be dependent for its daily
bread on the uncertainties of impor
tation. Agrieulture is become a chief
object of national solicitude, and .will
remain so. The 191$ achievement
would not have been so striking in
normal conditions as to labor, ani
mals, implements, fertilization, and
the like: but in the circumstances of
its nceomplishments it was one of the
war's wonders."
Ca-rd of Thanks.
We want to take this method of
thanking every one in the city who
helped make the W. M. I*. convention
which met here so recently such a
success. The editors for the generous
>pace given for the publications con
?cining the convention, all those who
?o kindly helped in transporting the
Iclegatcs: the holies one and all for
heii- hearty cooperation in entertain
ng. Some did not receive delegates"'
)ecause many came in cars and re
urned home for the right. We are
iorry that you missed the joy of hav
ng them, hut we appreciate your
rindess just as much.
Hospitality Committee W. M. U.: