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is ?*ub?sfced Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? Q3TEEN PUBLISHDfG COMPANY SUMTER, S. O. Terms: 51.50 pT annum?in advance. Advertisements* "hit Square first insertion ..$1.00 Svery 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 Y>r ?us advertisements. Obituaiies and tributes of respect Kill be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found *J In 1850 and the Trur Southron in 2266. The Watchman &ud Southron now has u^e combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW. The conference of the Associations of the League of Nations, meeting in Brussels, has instructed a permanent commission to draft a new code of international law.- which is to be studied by all the. associations and submitted to the various governments. The commission proposes "totally loj eliminate from the code the right lo\ go to war." There are here tw? distinct ad-; vances. One is the undertaking to j make a general, comprehensive revis- i ion of international law. which as it! stands has grown up without plan or j system, a vague, formless body of j precedent and agreement, and has j heretofore resisted all efforts to make I it an organic whole like the United! State- ^Constitution, for example. The ? other is- the explicit intent to outlaw J war. Hitherto international law has rccr! * i ognizecl, formally or informally, the j right of nations to go to war with lit- i tie regard to their orovocation or mo- i live. And many of the most cruel ? practices of war have survived be- j cause there was no legal authority to ? ?c:!p>'7 rhem. A successful war. start- j ed for whatever purpose, justified it- I self and in due time received the j formal sanction of the "law." If there is, to be no formal sane- j tion for war at all, then there can j be no. international sanction for the j spoils of a predatory war, and the j forces of decency and ?? ?'. vilization will ? also be in far better position to make j warfare more humane if it does oc- j cur. ly The '?"outlawing" of all war implies, j of course, the substitution of a sys tem af international justice, along: universally accepted lines, backed *y| international force sufficient to make, l it effective. Every civilized nation i has already outlawed war in this] way among the smaller units of which; it is made up. and every community has similarly outlawed war among its i ow;? citizens. This is one of the chief functions, of the League of Nations. It will be I fulfilled more or less successfully, ac- i cording to the completeness with ' Which the nations of the world enter into the spirit and purpose of the ] ? ! League. SUGAR CONTROL. It seems incredible that public su ffer control should be allowed to lapse' a. the end of ihe year. It will do sol ?unless Congress takes prompt action' to continue the federal Sugar Equali sation Board, whose tenure expires .-t that time. The need .of some kind of govern ment control for this commodity is patent to everybody, except possibly t; e sugar profiteers and those who aspire to join that class. This year's cane and beec^crop has not been well handled, but matters would have been far worse in recent months if the. Sugar Board had not asserted itself to equalize distribution and keep prices down. Without such authority, there will certainly be a riot of speculation and overcharging. With a production " JttJown to be less than the normal de mand, there will be ambitious efforts to cornier the market, and the fren zied competition of consumers will encourage manufacturers, wholesal ers and retailers to put uj> prices l>v yond all reason. Without federal control, small consumers ma> be ob liged to pay 25 or 30 cents a pound for sugar, and may not get their share of it at that price. A MEMORIAL FOB OUR SONS. We have been watching the efforts of the different committees through out the State of South Carolina in be half of the Memorial Building for the Soldiers and Sailors who fell in 'In great world war and we have been pained at the indifference that the people have manifested. Various ob jections have been raised, to the ef fect that the memorial should have been utilitarian in its nature or anything except the form mat the State legislature has selected. When it was shown that a utilitarian build ing to commemorate those who so cheerfully gave their all would be the rankest selfishness and when it was declared that the organization of sol diers and sailors had expressed them selves as being: overwhelmingly in fa vor of a building non-utilitarian in its character, it was then said that the building would contribute too much to the physical equipment of the Uni versity of the State. Suppose that itj should do so. should not every citizen ! in the State rejoice at anything thatj would benefit our State University? But it was demonstrated that the building would have no connection with the University, except that the; trustees had very graciously consented j to its being erected on the property | belonging to the University and hence I to the State, thus saving the expendi-i ture to the memorial fund of fifty orj I a hundred thousand dollars. There is j nothing in the way of an objection: i that offers sufficient room for a single individual to stand upon. What is the foundation, therefore.; of the indifferer.ee? It is due largely! to the fact that there has been a tre-j mendous slump in patriotic fervor since the signing of the armistice: but: secondarily to the consideration ihatj we have not caught the significance of : this memorial. If we could grasp what it really j signifies, there would be no lack ofi zeal and ardor and the necessary j funds would very soon be raised. As we sec it, this building is to be the j expression of rwo fundamental virtues: j First, a manifestation of a never-for- j getting appreciation of those who gave their lives for us; Second, an ex pression of gratitude for the safe re- j turn of those of our sons who went I and came back to us safe and sound.! If our imaginations would permit'. us to conceive of our inextinguishable: anguish, had our sons not returned: or if we could visualize the unspeak able brden of sorrow that we should j forever carry, had our sons returned j to us blind, insane, or mutilated bc-J yond description, as thousands of oth-, ers' sons have done; the cry over the; whole State would be, "Cease.' enough." We simply* are permitting ourselves to forget, rapidly to forget. Let us, on the contrary. f?e unwilling to for- ! get. If we arc given within the next: few days an opportunity to contribute; to this fund, let us do so. As far as Sumter county is concern ed, we decline to believe that we shall; fail nonr. When ilu legislature con-; \e;.es in January, let us be ready to! say, "As always, Sumter county is; ready now. When the other counties; shall have raised their quotas. Sumter j county's will i;e turned over in full.1 .The full amount is now heil in trust." i This will have the old-time ring of] fervent patriotism so characteristic of our county and will show that, while in war we endeavored to do our duty, in peace we have not forgotten the heroic sacrifice that maMe peace pos sible. PROFITS AND PATRIOTS. "Excess profits, too. are offensive, but they gave the country coal which could have been jrot in n<> other'way," says an editorial in tlio Xew York Times, referring to the fuel crisis dur ing the war. "When one reads this in connection with the present sugar "famine," and realizes how quickly the famine 'be came a moderate sufficiency as soon as the price was put up a few <-<-:r. one is moved to rellect a little on the subject of patriotism. If The Times statement conveys any meaning at all. is it not simply that the coal operators were plainly profi teering during the war? That but for tie- excess profits permitted, the operators would not have done their 0 uty? Apparently ther?; is more wrong in the coal fields of America than a miners' strike, and more behind the alleged sugar shortage than a defi cient crop in Cuba. A PUCL1C VICTORY. The great coal strike, as now ad justed, differs from nearly all other strikes in one very important re spect. It has been won by the pub lic. The miners profess their satisfac tion, and it is fortunate that they feel that way about it; but it is not a victory for the miners. Their ex travagant demands are ignored. Their 3.0-hour week is forgotten. Instead of a 6.0 per cent raise they get 1 I oer cent. They may get more, if an impartial commission decides that they deserve it. But starting out with an ambitious profiteering enter prise, they are he'd to the minimum required to mcei their higher cost of living. The operators say they are satis fied, and that, ion. is fortunate; but likewise the operators have not won. Expecting as usual ;<? pay any wage increase by passing ? on to the con sumer, find probably profiting as usu al in the transaction, they arc obiige.l to meet the raise out of their own pockets. The public is t<> have coal al tie same price as before, and if the min ers are eventually given some slight additional increase to square their p.:y fully with their living expense?, there will he no multiplication of that in crease to the consumer. It has been an unpleasnt exped ience for the public, b; : such an out come is worth what it cost. When j the public, usually the under-dog in Ian indstrial war, can for once asseri its supremacy over quarrelling Capi | tal and Labor and emerge on top. J there is some reasonable hope -of get ! u'n.a' American industry straightened i out. DOLLAR EGGS. Fresh eggs lately have been selling j in most parts of the country around I $1 a dozen, in some cities they have' i j been more than that. And they are l 1 not worth it. I ?*True:"' the discouraged housewife j ; may say. "But what IS worth the] j pri<-e you have to pay for it now ! a d a y s ? And b e s i d es, don't w e h a v e i to have eggs ?"* [ Very likely nothing is worth pres lent price. Some things, however, are 1 i [more nearly worth it than outers, i and thereby hangs the solution of the Ieggs problem given by one who has! Imade some study of food values as well as prices. People do not have to have eggs, he says. At least, they do not have] to eat eggs in the winter time at 9 i or 10 certs apiece. Eggs are excel-j 'lent food, and necessary perhaps for Cakes, pies and puddings. But these] I things are luxuries. And certainly j people do not need eggs at that price j to eat "straight." for breakfast or any j other meal, in the customary way. Eggs are largely proteid. So are] .are milk and meat. Milk is an almost j perf<et substitute for eggs, and has as varied uses, and value for value, despite its seemingly high price, costs one-half or one-third as much as eggs. Meat, expensive as i; is. costs much less than eggs at this season, of the year. For breakfast, bacon makes an excellent egg substi tute, especially in cold weather, a: a I cost of about half as much for the same amount of nutriment. Why buy eggs as usual, then, in I their season of scarcity. There is a season for everything. The hens know what they are about. Spring) and summer arc the time ! = ?:* esrsrs. i r ?rurir. .i ? i ?-?^?. Cotton Market j MfiW I'OKK COTKJN AlAll&ET. y?6'td'y? Op?n Hieb Lev <~teiu? Clus* Jan . .35.00 35-.80 35.52 35.30 33.55 Meh . .33.40 33.76 33.12 33.7.2 :;ZA^ May . .31.?3 32.0$ 31.63 32.0:, 31.95 uly . . ::o.-i<; 30.62 :;o.2." 30.60 30.45 New Work spo:s, 2S.0?. Xc-.r Orleans. Jan . .30.61 ::7.20 36.23 :;7.2'"' 36.50 Mch . . m:*..(:s S3.?!." 34.3-j 33.63 May . .32.18 32.42 31.85 32.40 32.16 July . . 30.50 ;n._05 30.30 "o.si 30.55 Now Orleans pots. 30.75. j The Sumter High School football team held their banquei Friday ev< - ! ning at the V. M. C. A. Dr. Ed i mimds was present and made a few i remarks to the boys. The squad gave Professor Dargan : certain presents in appreciation of ; his endeavors at coaching them this ; p.-isr s<-ason. which was a very sue i eessftil "uc. i earns was selected by the mem bers of iho team to lead tin- team next season in the capacity of cap i tain. EVERY STREET IN SUMTER Has Its Share of the Proof That Kid ney Sufferers Seek. Backache? Kidneys weak? Distressed with urinary ills? Want reliable kidney remedy? Don't have to look far. Use what Sumter people recommend. Every street in Sumter has its cases. Here's one Sumter man's experi ence. Let W. B. Costin. prop, of grocery. 11 Z E. Calhoun street, tell it. Ee says: *A good many years ago I was troubled xriih my Icittrs-eys and I ha<3 all the symptoms of that complaint. I certainly war. in bad shape. All the family had used Dean's Kidney Pills and bad great faith in them, so T .t,ro' Doan's and used some. \ never spent my money better, for. after I had ta-j ken three boxes, I was entirely cured of the tron'de. i gained in weigh' and felt better in every way, so it is a great pleasure to r< commend such a hue remedy." Price 60c at all dealers. Don'; simply :isl< for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney rills -the same that Mr. Gostin had. Foster-Milburn Co.. MfgrSL. Buffalo. N. Y. 73 - ?, i. i ii ?? ? ? -?i FOR SAL1-:?Raving sold my farm, on the While's Mill iload- 1 want t<? s> !! *'. fine mules which can be seen on the plantation. 1 could n<?! dcliv ?>' these mules until January fsf. Neil I (rDonnell. FOR SALE?Some of the,bcsi regis tered Guernsey bulls of various ages. From a prize winning family. (:. M. Rovkin. Mayesville. S. <'., II. F. D. WANT INQUIRY ON j RAILROAD BILL! Norris Would Hr.ve Repealed Rumor of Use of Mop.ev Thoroughly Invest i gated _ I j Washington, Dec. 12.?The Iongi drawn out debate on the Cummins; railroad bill was interrupted today byj a demand, put in the form o? a resolu- . lien, that the senate investigate oft-j repeated reports that vast sums of money had been raised for use in helping to get the measure through congress. The investigation resolution was in troduced by Senator Norris, Republi can, Nebraska, at the conclusion of a ? five day address by Senator-La Fol iette. Republican. Wisconsin, who raked the hill fore and aft and de clared it was framed in the special interests of the railroads. During the course of his general attack on the hill, designed to meet conditions with the return of the roads to private control. Senator La Follette charged that the railway ex ecutives association and other inter ests had provided funds fur propa ganda purposes. Senator Norris. who said the pub lic had a right to know if sinister in fluences were secretly trying to bring about enactment of the Cummins bill, raised no objection to a proposal by Senator Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, that the senate interstate commerce comittee to which the resolution was referred, also investigate reports thai the Plumb plan people has ?4.000,000 to be expended in an effort to force adoption by congress of their tri-par tate system of railroad control. Warning was given by Republican leaders today that failure to dispose oft he railroad bill next week might force: ah mdonment of plans for a hol iday recess starting December 2'?. While strong opposition has develop ed in the ponding measure leaders claim that its passage is certain even if by a narrow margin; Ice Plant Sold. ; owners. They propose to enlarge ' and otherwise make improvements.? ice plant was sold November? Bishopville Vindicator. rivate sale bv the stockholders to iiessrs. Mtdgler and Richardson <?:" Eennetts-v-ille and the plant has al- viUe ready bo< n turned over the new 1 A; X5 and -Mrs. F. 3T. Kirk of Eutaw re the' guests of Mr .and Mrs. F. Leod for some time. naaaaa?tarn fraBaaoaieaBB?aaaa agaaagaaaan ?, r>rz^rrrr2io^T!r^c^^-jgvaB)f,?MnE n hi ? i * mrxna as I FERTILIZERS * I S?S For ever* a cua?ter of a century the firm of Harby arid a company (and their Successor::} 11 ARB Y AND COM PANY, INCORPORATED, have been distributing Ferti lizers to the Planters of South Carolina. The brands of goods we distribute are not only standard, but most of the formulas are OUR OWN, and manufactured ES PECIALLY FOR OUR TRADE. All lands do not require the same materials. They dif fer as well as individuals. We can supply you with ANY ANALYSIS, or ANY FORMULA wanted, and we stand squarely behind the Manufacturers guarantee. In other words, you have the .Manufacturer's guarantee, as well as the guarantee of EARBY" AND CO., INC., on every ton of goods you buy from us. 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