The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 20, 1919, Image 4
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Will be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
wi in IS50 and the True Southron m
1866. The Watchman and Southron
now has i^e combined circulation and
influence of both of the old papers,
and-is manifestly the best advertising
medium in Snmter.
250 PER CENT PROFIT.
In the midst of other important |
matters recently it became necessary!
to investigate the high cost of the!
chicken sandwich so dear to the pal- j
ates of congressmen, clerks and other!
government employees who patronise:
the House Office Restaurant in Wash
ington, D C.
Representative King, of Illinois, j
feeling.that profiteering was being;
carried a little too far in the matter i
of chicken. sandwiches, purchased a!
sample at*the usual price of 35 cents, j
He did not eat it, but hastened to a'
drug store and had it analyzed, its;
various; component parts duly weigh-1
cd and their value appraised at cur
rent market prices. 'The tabulated
statistics are as follows:
Cost: Chicken?5 drams 30 grains
apothecaries', or 12.336 drams avoir
dupois, at 45 cents per pound?2.16'
cents.
Lettuce?5 drams 20 grains apothe
caries', or 11.968 drams avoirdupois,
at 6 cents per pound, .28 cents.
Butter;?1 dram 40 grains apothe
H caries', or 3.728 drams avoirdupois, at
70 cents per pound, 1.01 cents.
Bre^&~2 ounce 5 drams 50 grains
apothecaries',"or 1 ounce 15.04 drams
avoirdupois, at 7 cents for 12' ounce
|? loaf?L13 cents.
Total cost materials?4.58 cents. Ad
ding 100 per cent for handling makes
|iy & tq$al,net cost of serving of 9.16
? centsv Subtracting that sum from the
sealing price of 35 cents, one arrives
at the profit, 25.84' cents, or consider
ably more than 250 per cent profit.
And now, the point that interests
the long-suffering-public is?what did
congress do about it?
WHICH WAY FOR JAPAN?
The possibility of a Russo-German
Japanese alliance being formed with
in the next few years has become a
nightmare to many people. To them
it means that "the next war" will
have to be fought . within 15 or 20
years by the rest of the world against
that alliance, with.the English-speak
ing peoples' bearing the brunt of it }
NOr is that menace wholly of thej
stuff that'dreams, are made Of.
Japan'seems to be entering a period
similar to that of Germany 40 years
ago.- She has emerged from a feudal,
self-centred period of devotion to her!
own art, her own religion, her own
politics, into a period which may be
' v; caiied centrifugal. She is being push
ed outside her own confines by increas
ing population, by the material urge.
She sees the "modern improvements"
of the outer world and adopts their
?hells without the spirit which in
spired tthem. She has now a strong
centrol government and a mass of!
people too poorly educated to resent!
its impositions.
She is, like the Germany of 40 years]
ago, plastic, ready to be molded fori
ge?d: or ill, into a horrible fighting
machine or into one of the most bene-!
ficent of civilized forces.
Germany, it goes without saying, |
would" "be only too glad to go at it
again if there were any hope of re- J
cooping past losses and winning fresh
gains.
Rjissia in ten years wil be shaken i
down into some sort of order, but:
poor and resentful against the rest j
of the world. I'^vvould be reasonable.
to suppose that she would welcome >
such an alliance with a promise of
wealth and power to be used for her.
own development.
The turn of .the balance lies with
Japan. Arthur Bullard. in Harper's
Magazine, says we must decide "eith-,
er to befriend Japan or bully her. It.
is hard to conceive a middle course." j
Hel&hinks we have our chance, at this
stage, to ward off the Germanizing;
process. His concluding paragraph, j
as indeed the whole article, will bear
serious consideration:
*We cannot win the friendship of
Japan with words. We must deal just-|
ly with her. We must co-operate;
with her in working out plans for her
national well-being which do not d-"
pevd :>n the old method of brutal dom
inion, which we want to see dis-j
carded*?on the kind of diplomacy, j
which she learned from the practice
of* Christendom. If we want Japan
to be more considerate to her weak
er neighbor than other nations have
been?or are?we must give her active
and cordial assistance. There is nc
other policy for us, if we wish the
Pacific Ocean to deserve its aitrac
tr^i name." a_. .a^j?^
NIGGARDLY CHURCH WILL D
tl may be said, without any flourish J
of prophetic trumpets, that unless thej
members of Christian churches in j
America pay their ministers higher
salaries, there will be no ministers to
pay salaries to.
Not that the ministers will strike,
as do the laborers in every other
calling. The American clergy has no
intention, of striking, although Eng
lish brethren of the cloth threatened
some such summary method of forc
ing recognition of their pligM. The
prediction means something more se
rious, if less immediate and upsetting, j
Church members may as well face the j
fact that unless better salaries and j
higher standards of living are of
fered clergymen, the young men ofj
this and the succeeding generation will;
not enter the ministry. At least only j
the stuped and futile sort of person, j
the kind who couldn't make a living j
in any other profession or calling, will J
sacrifice himself upon the church al- J
tar.
It has often been said that in Eng- ?
land, when a son seems to lack execu
tive ability and is regarded by his
family as being rather below normal;
in ability, he is set aside for the
pulpit.
Able and wide-awake young men ?
i
will not take six or eight years- of]
t
their lives to study for a profession
where the rewards, as recently stated ;
oy a New ^ork clergyman, are, o^
the average, less' than the amount:
necessary to buy and operate a flivver j
for a year. The call to God's service i
cannot sound very loud in the ears j
of able men when it has , no more j
power behind it than $600 a yearj
generates. Ministers do not work forj
money alone, but they need enough to j
enable them to live in decent comfort, j
and to educate their offspring to ai
degree commensurate with their j
standing in the community and their!
rights as children of public servants)
and public benefactors.
EDUCA3IO?' APFRECIATlsD.
Manchester, Eng., 3>ec. 1.?There;
has been an increase in zeal among;
the college .students of this country j
since the war. acording to Viscount 1
Bryce. Speaking at the university of j
Manchester he said that in all the j
universities, notably in Oxford and!
Cambridge, the numbers of s*sdentsj
had grown until it had become diffi
cult . to find acommodation for them.
At Oxford, he continued, they had
told him that men had come back
from the war hungry and thirsting
for learning. They were training!
themselves with an energy which was
seldom seen, even under the pressure
of tne competition that existed before
1914. Moreover, the intellectual vi
tality of the students was high, prov
ing that so long as the British peo
ple maintained their patriotism,
strength, force and intellectual life the!
country would pull through.
Referring to the duties and func
tions which universities would dis-!
charge in the future, Viscount Bryce j
said that he did not think that in the
whole range of human thought there
was any subject at this moment which
wa3 more important in the interests
of the country and of the world than
the study of economic problems.
It. was not merely for practical}
purposes, or the merely utilitarian
part of life that we should study lan- ?
guages and history, he said. Half the j
business of life wa3 concerned with
knowing how to use men and women,!
how to understand them, how to get
on with them, how to turn their facul
ties to the best account.
"It is good for us," said Lord j
Bryce. "that we should get to know j
not only men but nations. These are
times in which no nation can any j
longer live a life of isolation. Wej
have stood apart from the European j
Continent, secure in our immunity |
from invasion, and our people have
given too little thought to what wasj
passing in other nations and studied
too little the relations .which we have;
maintained with them. But the war j
has shown us that our fortunes are.
bound up with the fortunes of the rest j
of the world; it has shown us that]
not even a continent cut off from usj
by a great ocean, that no great peo- |
pie. can any longer stand outside the
circle."
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Just the kind of bracelet watch you ;
want can be found at Cooper's Jewel- j
ry Store.?Advt.
COLD STORAGE FOOD j
St. Paul. Minn.. Dec. 16.?Managers'
of 20 coal storage plants in Minneap
olis, St. Paul and Duluth today were
ordered by N. J. Holmberg, State com
missioner of agriculture, to remove
before January l all foods placed in
storage before August 19. 19-18. The
order was authorized under the cold j
storage law passed by the special ses- i
sion of the legislature last September, i
under which the food may be stored
only one year.
Acording to Holmberg large quan- i
tities of food, especially meats, fish
and poultry, will be forced into the;
market.
Don't buy that Xmas gift before,
you visit Cooper's Jewelry Store.? j
Advt.
Mexico City, Dec. 10.?The govern- I
ors of all States of Mexico have been j
summoned to meet in Mexico City on
December 20th for a conference with
President Carranza. looking to a more j
rapid pacification of republic and also
to outline plans whereby the ap- j
proaching -elections will be carried out j
with the least disturbance or unfair- j
ness. ?
Thousands of dollars worth of hol
iday goods, fresh from New York has
just been received at Cooper's Jewelry
Store.?Advt.
A BIG CHANCE FOR
EX-SERVICE MEN
Twenty Plants Ordered By
Judge to Comply With Law
Passed By Legislature
A special ruling allows all former
service men, no matter when dis
charged, to reinstate their insurance
on or before December 31, 1919, on
statement in their applications that
they are in as good health as at the
date of discharge or at the date of I
the expiration of the grace period for
the payment of premiums, whichever
is the later date, and payment of two
months' premiums on the amount of
insurance to be reinstated. After De
cember 31st, the privilege of rein
statement will be limited to the pe
riod of 18 months following the
month of discharge, or 12 months
following* the month of lapse, if re
instatement is made after IS months
following month of discharge.
As only two months' premiums are j
now required for reinstatement, a
former service man who paid men-j
?than two months' back premiums in
reinstating prior to July 2.">, 1910.
can. on application, obtain credit for
any premiums so paid in excess of two
and. have the overplus applied to
ward future premium payments.
The Bureau of War Bisk InfTir
ance wants the service men to know
what their rights are as to Govern- i
ment insurance and th methods byj
which this insurance may be f< tained
or reinstated. It is to the interest of j
every service man whose insurance i
may have lapsed or be> n cancelled
apply at on-r for reins* at em en t. To
v.ait may mean disaster.
Check or money order should b< j
made payable to the Treasurer of the :
United Stales and. with the applied-j
tion. sent to the Premium Receipt
Section, Bureau of War Bisk Insur
ance, Washington, Dj C.
Call at the Bed Cross Home Sery- i
ice, 602 City National Bank Building, j
for any information in regard to the j
above
CALLS FOR INQUIRY
Washington, Dec. 16.?Discussion I
of the report of the special house j
committee, investigating war depart- j
ment expenditures after consuming
practically three legislative days, was j
completed today by Representative |
Graham, Illinois, chairman of the j
Committee 'who in a speech advanced
the proposal that all settlements for
unexpired contracts with the war de- j
partment be submitted to an impartial f
board ' for review and tinal disposi- |
tion.
Representative Garrett. Tenn.. j
minority member of the committee. !
replying to the chairman's speech, j
characterized the committees investi- ]
gation as "raking of the war depart- !
ment with a tin*- tooth comb hoping
that some fraud might be uncovered."
Efforts of the committee to find cases
of fraud, he told the house, were fu
tile. Presentation of a report such
as the one compiled by the majority, j
he said, was "a reflection] on the in- j
telligencc of majority members as j
lawyers." j
No affirmative action was taken by
the house in the suggestion of Chair
man Graham. A previous report sub- j
mitted last month contained a reso
lution directing Secretary Baker to
review all claims settled for unexpir
ed contracts. This was later aban
doned and the report as made pro
vided only for discussion of the com
mittee finding before the house.
Sliiloh Items.
Shiioh, Dec. 15.?It is very gratify
ing to report that there is so much
less malarial fever amongst our peo
ple than was last year. We are in
clined to believe that we will be prac
tically free from this trouble another
year.
Rev. W. L. Guy preached a very
interesting sermon Sunday evening, j
Subject, "Service."
Mr. .J. \\'. Goodman who moved j
away from our midst one year ;i.u<? is!
moving back. "We are glad to note j
that Shiioh is attractive enough to j
draw some of her people hack to her. j
Mrs? W. W. Green entertained her
sister, Mrs. S. II. Goodman, her broth- ;
er. Mr. J. T. Keels and their families j
Sunday.
Mr. s. j. Player is having a new j
lighting system installed in the resi- ?
deuce of the late F. L. Player (which i
he has purchased). Mr. Player is J
making preparations t>> move in ?>in-!
midst shortly.
Mr. ("laude Taylor who belongs to
Uncle Sam's navy and who lias been ;
visiting Iiis family for a few days re- j
cently, returned to New York where j
hr> is now stationed. His family state
they look for him again Christmas, j
Miss Ruth Green, who is now liv-j
ing in Sumter. Together with a lot of;
her young friends, visited her people i
here during the week just past.
Mr. J. H. Clifton is having a nice \
dwelling built on his place near here j
to be occupied by Mr. H. O. Good
man and who will superintend a
farm for him another year.
Some of our folks who had hog j
killing times some days ago are very <
glad indeed to note the falling of j
temperature. We hope that thej
weather will come around just right j
and that all their meat will be cured
out o. k.
-j
The post office officials have placed J
an extra table in the lobby for thej
purpose of receiving parcel nos? pack- |
ages. To dat'- th^ postmaster and his)
assistants have done ? xceedingly well j
in handling the heavy shipment of
parcel post packages. A motorcycle j
with a side car has been equipped |
and is now greatly aiding in distribut- j
ing the incoming mails. These offi- ]
cials request that the public co-oper
ate with them in giving quick sere- j
ice.
Platinum and diamond bar pins,
the very latest designs are now on dis
play at Cooper's Jewelry Store.?
Advt.
WOOL NOT SCARCE
Record Stock of Wool Held By
Manufacturers Shown By
Recent Survey
_
Dealers, manufacturers, and thei
government held 729.373,000 pounds
of wool, grease equivalent, on Sep
tember 30. 1919, according to the Bu
reau of Markets. United States De
partment of Agriculture. This repre-1
sents holdings in excess of those re- j
ported in any quarterly period sine?: \
the reports were first issued. Stocks!
on September 30 were S per cent j
greater than on June ?u. 1919, and
50 per cent greater than stocks In. id '
on September 30. 1 i? 1S.
At the present rate of consumption I
the bureau points out that the cotal!
stocks on Sepember 30 are sufficient
to last for more than a year. The
greatest increase in holdings is show1,
hi one-fourth and three-eighths blood ?
grease, amounting to 42.000,000
pounds. Because of the great de-j
mand for fine wools the reports]
show a decrease in fine and one-half i
blood grease amounting to 9.000,000 |
pounds. Both manufacturers and
dealers h?ld innrer of all grades with1
the exception of fine wool. A de
crease of 22,000.000 pounds of fine!
wool holdings compared to June O is|
shown for dealers' s?ocks. while man
ufacturers' holdings of this grade in
creased 5,000.000 pounds.
Total stocks in the hands of deal- :
ers and manufacturers on S< ptember
30. 1919. in pounds according u>
grades were: Grease wool. 388,564.
S92; scoured wool. 45.626.163; pulled
wool, 22,325,546; tops, 18,732,272;
noils. 13.006,594. Stocks held by the
government were: 17.790,000; pulled
wooh S.7H5.000; tops. 1.448,000: noils,;
10.000.
Eoston holds first place among the
markets of the country with 150,000,-:
000 pounds of all kinds and classes, j
Philadelphia ranks second, followed j
closely by Chicago. Manufacturers in j
Massachusetts held 91,000.000 pounds; !
Rhode Island. 33.000.000; and Penn- j
sylvania. 29.?00.0U0.
Cotton Market
Op?n Kitfh fvcw fn?ca Close
.37.00 37.07 36.6S 36.73 36.99 i
. .35.00 35.00 3-1.50 3-1.06 34.$4 ;
. .32.85-32.S7 :U.35 32.40 32.80!
. .31.20 31:22 30.60 30.62 31.12:
Xcw Orleans.
38.40 38.50 38.09 38.10 36.35
35.3?i 35.47 3a.OS 38.15 35.35
33.45 33.30 32.90 ::r.;>7 C3.3r;
Christmas Fund.
Since the recent \
Christmas fund;
amounts 'nave been
[Plication ih'
th<- following
added:
DOES YOUR FACE?Always look
Ah fresh, and clean or does it. .show the
unmistakable signs of work,' worry
or age. Mme. Post's Skin Food is
a tissue builder, a line eliminator
and will clarify any complexion.
Price per jar $2.00; by mail. $2.05.
Mme. Post. 130 X. Main St., Surit
ter. S. C.
LET ME?Cut your tire cost 50 per
cent or more. You will escape tire
trouble on the road. Alone worth
more than the cost. I give written
ugarantee*they will not blow out and
seldom puncture. No money tied
up in spare tires, rotjting. I can re
inforce old tires that seem worth
less, to serve 1*000 to 5.000 miles
more, and new ones to serve dou
ble the guarantee or more, for
prices so low you cannot guess. Sat
isfaction to you or .money back. A
G. Warren, at the garage, 21 and
23 Telephone St.
FOR SALE?rSome of the best regis
tered Guernsey bulls of various ages.
From .?!. prize winning family\ C..JVI.
ttoykin, Mayesville, S. C, RF. D.
No. 3.
CORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE CO. The oldest of its
U r?d ."3 years in business. Writes!
00.00 on loss of life. $2,500.00
on 4 other injuries, and various less
amounts on other accidents; pays
weekly ?25 t" $50 for lost time from
accidents; weekly sick benefits. $25
on 63 diseases named, and other
emergency relief, as much as $100.
00! No medical examination; no
assessments; no dues. For male
and female: white and colored alike,
from 16 to 70 years. AH for ah?
nual payment of $10 in one
amount! Noj ail; but n.uff said. See
rue at the garage, 21 and- 23 T?le
phone St. A. G. Warren, Agt.
Jewelry,
Watches,
Jewelry, Jewelry
Watches, Watches
In addition to our already complete line we have just
received from New York several thousand dollars worth
of the very latest styles and designs in Cameo Brooch
es, Fancy Brooches, Platinum and Diamond Bar Pins,
Cuff Links, Bracelet watches and various other things
especially suitable for Christmas gifts.
Remember there are only five more shopping days
before Christmas and the sooner you buy the larger
the assortment from which to select.
A guarantee of satisfaction goes with each pur
chase.
/f*9 9 ?
No- 6 South Main Street.
,. Sumter, S. C.
We are now prepared to book orders for spring shipment on
Ammoniated Goods, any analysis you desire. It will pay you to
see us at once, as our tonnage this season will be limited.
9 West Liberty Street