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- "?'.?'??;-?7~? Published Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? OSTEE3T PUBLISHING COMPANY SXJMTEB, S. C. Terms: $2.{N> per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square, first insertoin .$1.00 '- Every subsequent insertion ,.50 Contacts for three months or long er will be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The JSumter Watchman "was found ed in 1850 and the True Southron in -1866.- The Watchman and Southron >. now "has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, j - andvi$ manifestly the best advertising; medium in Sumter._ The Boy Scouts of Sumter contrib \hateti thc?r full share towards making! the Confederate Reunion a success) and in ministering to the comfort and! convenience of the old soldiers. They j \ were cheerful and untiring workers and placed themselves at the beck and' ?^vcali of the senior members of the! many committees.. They were indis pensable in assisting the reception and housing committees, and almost every other committee would have found their, labor much more trying than it was without the aid of the Scouts. All -xsho had a part in making the stay oi?*the veterans in Sumter pleasant and; comt&rte,ble and thus contributed to; the success of the occasion, did their! f.'"TW?4?i"well, but tlte Boy Scouts espe cially - merit a word of commendation! and'" thanks. PRINT PAPER - CONSPIRACY Manufacturers Guilty of Plot toOLimit Production and 'Increase Prices W&shrngton, May 7?President Smith of the American Press Associa tion, charged that the corner in print paper, in testifying before the senate ronajj^ttee, said that paper manufac turegsj\were in a conspiracy to limit pro^Qction and, consumption. OPPOSES LOAN TO RAILR?ADS (-??\ * - - New York Baker Not In Favor of Advancing More Money Washington, May 7?Jerome G. Hanauer,, a banker, of New York, ap .pearing before the meeting of the senate interstate commerce committ??e suggested that congress ex tend the period of the loan of $300, $00,600 already provided* from five to {fifteen years rather than make addi tional appropriations for the railroads ie&Hy cars. AT JAUREZ Mexican Revolutionists Gather ins an Army to Attack City of Mexico EI Paso, May 7?The mobilization of troops believed to be intended for itii attack on Mexico City continues at Juare*. Authent'c information in re gard to numerous reports that Car ranza ha-3 fled is awaited. REAL PROFITEERS! r Officials Present Facts to| Prove That High Prices Not Caused by Labor ..Washington May 7?A study of pro fiteering in American industrry which was made under the auspices of the Railway Brotherhoods, was presented to. the Railroad Labor Board in sup-j P^rt of tie railway workers' demands for higher pay and to refute the charge that increased labor costs are responsible for the high cost of liv ing, The study seems to show that profiteering in industry is the funda mental cause for high prices in prac tically all commodities. WANTS PRESIDEN CY OR NOTHING! Hiram Johnson Serves Notice! That He Will Not Accept Vice-Presidency ; Washirgton, May 7?Senator Hiram .Johnson lias announced that under no j circumstances would be accept the] nomination for vice president. Marriage Licenses. i White: ; Workman Morris of Turbeville and Myrtle Nance, of Olanta. D. A. tfones and Agatha Page of Dai aeH, S. C, . John Keith and Nellie Wilburn, of Dalzell, S. C. ? John S. Team and Ruth J. Mitchell, Of Sumter, S. C. Colored: I Sam Johnson, of Lee County, and Annie Reeras, of Sumter. ' Sampson Monroe and Eliza Francis, of Mayesville, S. C. King Solomon and Eloise Nathaniel, oC Wedgefield, S. C. Ben Wilson and Rebecca Millette. of Mayesville, C. ' -?? - V.. fcUUL? USE HlS HEA?, B? f? j Sam Would Have Had More Conti dence Had He Been in Possession of Another Weapon. There was once a very successful business man, whose two pet hobbies were, system and everlasting trying to impress on his employees the im portance of doing their own thinking. His motto was "Use Your Head," and he had the office and the factory pla carded with the sentiment. One day he hired a likely looking colored man as his office porter. Sam? that of course being his name?forth with received the startling information thai* xuan is a thinking animal and he, Sam, must keep that in mind as much as possible. About twenty minutes after Sam be gan work the boss, glancing out the of fice door toward the factory, noticed that a row had started among some of the factory hands and the whole bunch was trying to settle the argument in that peaceful and quiet way possible with plenty, of good stiff stones. "Now, Sam," said the boss, "I shall depend on you to break up that fight at once. The method to take must come from your own brain, but what ever you do, Sam, remember, 'Use your Head.'" "Yessah, yessah, it suhtingly does look like Ah'd have to use my haid, sah, bat Ah?ah?shuah would feel a Keap safah, boss, ef Ah had my razah,' too." MOW BACON HAS A RIVAL French Professor Asserts That Wil liam Stanley, Earl of Derby, Real ly Was "Shakespeare." To those who take argumentative pleasure in the conviction that Bacon wrote Shakespeare, the introduction of yet another e~ndidat? for that dis tinction must be rather ..oying. Wil liam Stanley, sixth earl of Derby, is the latest "real Shakespeare," discov ered and produced by Prof. Abel Le Frank, a French scholar, who claims that only an Englishman who had lived in . France could have written "Love's Labor Lost," and that William Stanley j was the only contemporary English man who fits the bill; also that there was an instinct for the theater in the Stanley family, and that William is known to have written poetry. The argument seems to be about as com plete as that of the person who found a passage In a letter from Sir Philip Sidney which' mentions "Will, my Lord of Leicester's jester," and, not being able to find out just where Shakespeare was, and what he was do ing at the time, decided that he was probably "my Lord of Leicester's jester" himself.?Christian Science Monitor. Largest Tunnel in the World. Notwithstanding the war, the largest tunnel in the world Is well under course of construction In France, its object being to give Marseilles connec tion with Paris and the interior of the country In general by ra:: and wa ter. TBe canal will provide ample wa terway for barges. The new harbor and the cutting of a ship canal, actual ly tunneled through solid rock for five long miles, joining the old harbor and the Mediterranean to the River Rhone. The Rhone's upper stretches are placid and already are used extensively for barge navigation, but near Marseilles the stream is far too turbulent for I commerce. A range of hills had pre- j vented the construction of a canal in j days gone by. Now,, with France en- I ergizfed by the war and with the neces sity for the canal emphasized there by, the tunnel is being cut and the canal will soon be opened. The work was begun in 1911-12, and has been continued through the war. By this canal and links already available, barges can be sent from the Mediter ranean to the English channel. Cause of Oil Rashes. Oil rashes in users of cutting lubri cants and cooling liquids are found by the British department of scientific and industrial research to be generally due either to plugging of the small glands at the roots of the hairs of arms and legs, or to mechanical abra sion of the skin by suspended metal particles In the cutting oil. Suppura tion or abscesses may result. Pre ventives are dusting the skin with starch and zinc oxide powder before touching the oil, abundant after-use of soap and hot water, sterilizing of oil by heating to 300 degrees Fahren heit and frequent change to clean cut ting oil. Elephant to Have Shoes. An Interesting experiment was re cently tried out in New York city on De Wolf Hopper's hippodrome ele phant. Lena, says the Christian Sci ence Monitor. A huge shoe, presum ably made of coarse leather or cow hide, with stout laces of the same ma terial, was tried on the elephant's foot. To put it more correctly, four shoes were tried on the elephant's four feet, in the hope that they will keep Lena's feet warm during the cold weather. Certainly Lena will look very funny, walking about with these huge shoes on. Economical Daughter. "But when I was courting you you didn't need so much gas," said the young husband. "No, dear," replied the gweet young thing he called wife. "You were satisfied then to sit In the darkened room with me. Now you want every gasburr r in the house lighted." "Weljj you must remember, Henry, that my father Is not paying for thit gas now."?Toakers Statesmti). ; PROPER AMERICAN IS SIMS Many Reasons Why Rear Admiral j Has Obtained and Retains Gen j ? cral Popular Regard. Rear Admiral Sims came quietly j lato town the other day, made a speech or two, and when he left he j had Washington hanging to his very abbreviated jacket tail. Folks here certainly did like the admiral. A popular idol that obtains the plaudits of Washington is pretty good. These are some of the things the people liked about the admiral: He i said very positively that he will not write a book on the war: he referred to the navy's part in the war as its j "stunt"; he boosted General Pershing to the skies, indicating that the ad- | miral is without a jealous streak; he j referred jocularly to himself as "the ? only rear admiral in captivity," and ; said he was glad to exhibit himself if : the folks wanted to see him-; and, j J best of all, he took time to talk with ; every one who could squeeze a word j into his ears. Down at the Union station, when the j admiral was boarding his private car, j a gray-haired woman rushed up and shook his hand warmly. "This is the proudest day of my life, admiral," she said. "I now have shaken hands twice with you." "All right, my dear lady," the ad miral replied, raising his cap. "I'm glad if meeting me pleases you. Come around again the next time I'm in town and we'll sha_e a third time." If any further proof that the ad miral is human were needed, it might be stated that he plays a rattling game of handball.?Washington Star. OLD THINGS UNDER THE SUN Democracy in Ancient Jewish Days and the League of Nations, Are Two. The democratic idea is of great antiq uity, the Christian Herald reminds its readers. Under the prophets and judges, Israel was a democracy. It was not until they were fascinated by the barbaric splendor and unrestrained li cense of-the heathen nations around them that they began to be dissatisfied with their own simple ways and to long for a king and a showy court. It was the lure of sin and worldly vanity. Samuel warned them against courts and kings and told them of what would happen, but his warnings went unheed ed. The vision of the age of peace began as early as eight centuries B. C, but it was not* until the Christian era that the world change in the existing order fully dawned upon the minds of men. The idea of a league of nations ; Is not new. Such a league was fore ; shadowed by Jean Bloch, in his re markable book, "The Future of War," issued 20 years ago. It was also fore seen by Emanuel Kant, who, in his es say on "Perpetual Peace," wrote that the law of nations must be based on the federation of free states. At dif ferent times leaders in national and international reform have had visions of such a league, but always as a pos sibility of the remote future. It has remained for the United States to promulgate it at a time when the world seems prepared to listen. "Wiping Out Predatory Animals. During 19IS hunters of the United States department of agriculture killed 83 gray wolves in New Mexico, 34 mountain ? Hons, 15 stock-destroying bears, 1,860 coyotes, and 350 bobcats, we are told. These animals were killed at a total expense of $24,860, and the saving effected by their de- ! strnction, on the basis commonly ac- 1 cepted by stockmen, amounts to $215,- | 950 ? annually. Hunting during Ihe j spring period destroys many young, j and thus prevents increase. Man$ coyotes not accounted for In the fig ures given were destroyed by poison. The killing of these animals marks a long stride in extermination of gray i wolves and other predatory animals, i and the saving is cumulative for years j to come. Pass the Salt! Two reporters were boasting of the speed of their shorthand writing. "Whenever I am reporting at a meet ing on a warm evening, all the people try to get near to my table. "Why?" asked the other. J "Because," said the pen pusher, "my hand goes so fast that it creates a current of air like a fan." "A mere nothing," said number two. "I always have to report on wet pa per, or else the current of air caused by the movement of my hand would j blow it away. Besides the paper has to be wetted every few minutes, be I cause the friction caused by the rapid I movements of my arm would set fire I to it in no time." - Use for Rat Skins. Exhibiting the cured skin of a bro>vn rat, the veterinary inspector of New castle, Eng., / has pronounced such skins superior to the linings found in j some expensive coats. The difficulty in creating a ratskin industry appears ! to be the uncertain source of supply; ! \ but the demand that would be aroused I would be an incentive for destroying : the rats that now constitute so serious ? a plague. The bodies of the animals j need not be wasted, as they form suit : abie food for pigs, poultry and do?s. Didn't Know the Groom. **I made a terrible break today." "That so?" "Yes. You know I went to Lillian's wedding." "Yes." "WeU, ihe other day I met Lillian on the street, and I dida't recognize the -* ?...?, tt I Pienit^ at Pleasant Grove : The annual eemmen-cment picnic of Pleasant Grove school, in Shiloh township last Friday was largely at tended by the old folks and the girls and boys, and the little ones, too. and was a most delightful occasion. Of course the big number on the program was the delicious picnic for which that section is famous, it didn't look as though the H. C. I., was ever heard of in that prosperous '.?live at home" township. Misses Ruby Ragsdale and Bornic Ramsey, tbe efficient and popular teachers of Pleasant Grow school proved, as did all of jtho ladies and gentlemen of that school dsitriet <.>?;? > were present, hospitable hostesses and hosts. After dinner an open air meeting was held, presided over by Mr. T. U. Mc-HIveen, and several u\ the guests were railed upon to $aal:e short talks. Miss' "Madeline Spiegher, of Colum bia, president of the State Rural ^Chod. Tmprovc?r,c::i asroeia'~^ry ; interestingly discussed the imp. uuicc of improvement societies and the j splendid work resulting therefrom for tiie schools where such Associations are actively at work. Dr. J. i:. Haynsworth, couii ty superintendent of education urged the patrons of thai ;school district to vpte additional taxe for enlarging the scope of the school work and the organization <>'?: a school improvement association aiso. Mr. J. Frank Williams, farm dem onstration agent, appealed to the far mers and their families to do every thing possible to. make their schools the best obtainable and to make, the school house the forum for commun ity co-operation. and inspiration, and told of the best ^ethods for diversi fication and conservation of farm pro ducts. Mr. E. f. Reardon, secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce ' was called on to discuss the proposed $2, 500.000 bond issue ^nd the main high way system of hard surfaced roads, He said that he had attended the pic nic with two main objects in view? the first and chief objec: being to eal all he could possibly hold and live tc tell the story afterward, and that, he had already carried out that resolu tion to the letter, and ast syllable The second to discuss the bond issu< for a main highway system, the lattei object- by invitation of Misses Rubj Ragsdale and Bernie Ramsey, th< teachers of the school. Regarding the bond issue; he coulc not enthusiastically discuss that sub ject because he didn't have anything to argue about, and no one to argu< with. He^had talked wit It about everj voter of the thirty or more voters pre> sent about the bond issue, and so had Mr. Frank J. Wiliams. and Count} Commissioner E. T. Mim?. And wher the three summed up the poll thej could; not find a single man who would disagree with them and every one was in favor of the bond issue and is going to vote for it. He urged every votei w'ho favored the bond issue to hunl ?p their registration certificates and to be on hand with their friends, rela tives and acquaintances on May 11th y PRICE DROP IS PROMISED j to vote for the bond'issue. j Several ' leading citizens of Shiloh j j said that they believed Shiloh town-1 Footwear to Tumble This Year. Says I ship would go by a good majority for I Tanner. ? the bond issue?not les than two to - j one. The speches by Miss Spigner | Atlantic. City, X. J., May 6?The and Mr. Williams and Dr. Haynsworth j of prices in footwear has been were certainly of much value an- r ? tov,. - , ?. .... ... . .? reached, hut wil take three to four I terest, and it was said that their tai.,:, . ... . ., _ ... .. . ... ! mcnths for anv reduction to reach the ; would probably result in calling a spe- , A, ?? cial election to increase the school I consumer, ^executive committee of I levy and add to the curriculum and ?he T^nerf Counci1 ot the .,Umted number of teachers in that school, jStat?s sported at the councils an at least jnuril meeting here toda:'. _ Miss Caro Truluck home demonstra- j " 1 I ,tion agent, Mrs. Garrick, Mrs Edith iStroupe, county health nurse and FOK SALE?At a bargain, one Colt's ' Professor C. S Hutchinson, assistant ' gcncr?itor- complete wiih all hVctures. !r<>u::ty superintendent of education, It's rii! new and never been uncrat r-wcn? among Summer guests whoj 0%] gec j. p. Commander._. iients o- Pleasant Grove hospitality. [HAVE A I'KYY Ford Starters that we' -?- I can install at once. If yen have a r i ? >,'-)?'??<? j Ford without a starter, see us. - Shaw Motor Company. L-WE CAR LOAD Ford one ton t! ':vf s. i'.i transit. Still have one or two unsold. See us at once. Shaw ?flKBBSMHOMfl few Lrays, ai :>!::-? enameled pan, ? a preserving ke^fTe were left ad Tobacco- VVarehoure yesterday. I ?rs can g? t them by en Hing at 315 I Hampton avenue. ' National Bank, of of Sumter? S. C. Resources $2,600,000. o f Strong and Progressiva The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Give us the Pleasure 'of Serving YOU The Bank of the RanK; and File * 4? * 4? ? 4? 4* C. G. ROWLAND, President EARLE * ROWLAND, Cashier 4? * 4* NFJTX O'DONNELL, President O. L. YATES, Cashier MARKHANNA Was a very successful man/ He start ed life in an hum^'e way, as most of us did, and he attributed his success to the ''Thrift-Habit," which he ac quired early in - life. He gave it as, his opinion\ that any man or woman to be useful or helpful to the com munity in which they live,. should save.. Take Mark's advice. It is not too late. Get the saving habit and open account with us today, and "Watch it Gro'w.*' The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C. Idling Laid By Our Own Modern ? Auction Methods s Our 1919 Sales Amounted to Approximately Eleven Million Dollars Our past perfoiTaance in selling, land ..at auc tion should commend us to your confidence. :Our rcpuicftion is bulk upeii it: Your interest if; our first interest. We shoulder all 'responsibility. We relieve those wftdrn wo sexye of details! Our service is piompt ? convenient ? evident, and therefore, SATISFACTORY;- ' ' ' ' " " We oifer you the very pimbst in - land celling efficiency; the utmost for the least. Take time by the forelock. A good profit on that invest ment in land would look go<kl to you, wouldn't it? Let us sell YOUR land JS[OW, for LARGE RETURNS. . . V r?M v No matter if your farm is rented for 1920, we can sell it for you NOW. We handle city, suburban and farm properties ?farm lands especially. Write us today. Let us tell you of our "Seller Purchaser-Tenant" plan. . Atlantic Coast Realty Co. ??The Name That Justifies Your Confidence** ? ? OFFICES: ? Petersburg, Va., and Greenville, N. C. Reference: Any person for whom we have sold. BANK REFERENCES: Any Bank in Petersburg, Va., or Greenville, N. C.