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^Sattpan anil Statin. ^ Publfehi? Wednesday and Saturday _ ?BY? g^OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. Terms: $2.00 per annum?in advance. Advertisements. One Square, first insertoin .$1.00 Every subsequent insertion . .50 Contracts '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 he charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ed in 1S50 and the True Southron in 1&66. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and j influence of both of the old papers, j * and *|s manifestly the best advertising . medium in Sumter. rXCLE SAM'S MERCHANT FLEET. Congress is trying to find money, in :._ billions for the army bonus and for many other purposes, some unneces sary, perhaps, but some imperative. Taxation seems almost to have reached limit. . How is money to be pro led for new ventures; and how is public to be relieved of its enor mous tax burdens? Well, for one thing, there are the government owned ships. The govern / ' ment went into the business of build ing and operating ships as a war meas '' tire. That measure seems to have been ?-- necessary, but the common opinion is that it has now served its purpose. -r'Yet the government is still building and operating ships. - The shipping board has spent, up . to date, over $3,000,000,000 for ships, . and is still spending and calling for "new appropriations. It is selling some - vessels, but apparently not enough to pay for the new construction. " The government is not committed y to federal ownership of ocean car riers ?s a) permanent policy. Congress ? -does not believe in government own : -ership of any great public utility if ft is avoidable, and neither does the \\ American public. Nearly everybodj is agreed nowadays that private en terprise, with some degree of public cupervisiom is best for this country. -However, it is admitted that the ocean shipping business is one in which- private initiative has a great { advantage over public control. Yet ; Uncle Sam keeps on operating his hundreds of ships, and from all ac counts is not making enough out ol them to pay the interest on his in - vestment Nearly everybody conojerned, in cluding the officials of the shipping ~ board, is in favor of selling that great merchant fleet and stopping govern ment shiip construction as soon as possible. Then why not do it? The ships will doubtless have to be sold at ar loss, but. at least $2,000.000,000 t ought to be realized from them, and that would help a good deal to case the present financial load of the na tion. Another sign of the times: 1 Dele* - gates to the "hoboes* convention" in s. Cleveland went to the city hall and entered a formal protest against the sanitary condition of lodging houses. * * * 'There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood." sweeps a good many ambitious pa triots 'way up Salt River and leave? them stranded there. * * * / .Thousands of men and women are paying physical culture experts good money to reduce their fat. when they could do it for themselves by digging J *it garden. * * * The farmer, as usual, is busily sav ing daylight in his own way. The pretzel is said to be disappear ing. Because of the high cost of varnish ? THE SUGAR SITUATION It is an admitted fact that the Cu ban sugar crop last year was largei than the year before. It is also ad mitted that more sugar has been im ported into this country during ti:e year ending June 30 than was imported last year. There has been no foiiure of the domestic sugar crop j It. might be expected /therefore that there would be more sugar available ?this year than last. Everybody knows thct it is impos sible to get as much sugar for house hold ose as it was last year, or even during the war years. Everybody knows, too. that the price has almos* trebled. And naturally, everybody wants to know the reason, and every body is getting mad. It is becoming quite clear that there is good reason for getting mad. Thev< arc of course, some purely economic reasons for the apparent shortage. Herbert Hoover has pointed out that America and Europe-have beembid ding against each other for the sugar crop more strenuously than usual, and lhat naturally tends to send up pnefc-s. Both America and Europe, are de manding more sugar than they used to demand, so that even the plenriiul 'op would hardly satisfy i-verbody even if it were equitably divided Mr. Hoover proposes to share the crop by international arrangement, thereby putting a stop to the "bid ding up" of prices. And to supple ment this measure, he would have the notion put on rations again, to divide the sugar fairly among indi viduals. Such action would certainly help matters, and the plan deserves the government's attention. P>ut that is only half the story. The other half is, not a matter of ordinary economics at all, but a matter of human greed. The fact is that the sugar supply has been cornered by speculators.; Sugar, raw and refined, has been held. I and is being held, in enormous quan- j ties, partly to take advantage of the I international bidding referred to, and ! partly to create an abnormal scarcity j by withdrawing the sugar from tne | market, and thereby forcing prices! i still higher. If the government would j get after these speculators in earn est, it would make the public feel bet ter immediately, and would undoubt edly cause a general loosening up of the supply, a moderate reduction of prices and some assurance of enough sugar for the approaching canning | season. Between international and domestic j rationing on one hand and putting a lot of unprincipled profiteers in jail on: the other, the situation could be improved consfcterab-y even at this j late hour. ____________ i i HOPE FOR MEXICO. The present situation in Mexico,! with all its confusion, is regarded by] most Americans as hopeful. There is; at least a sporting change that out of { the confusion will come order. As long as Carranza remained in power, there was only a false semblance of j order and no possibility of satisfac- j tory relations between Mexico and j other countries. There have been ten years of chaos, j The United States is weary of the de struction of American life and prop erty, weary of the flouting of Ameri can rights by. insolent spokesmen of an ignorant and half barbarous na tion. j Carranza could not unify Mexico. The greatest unity it has known since the days of Diaz is shown now by ri val chieftains in expelling Carranza. The-nation at last seems capable of acting together in a national cause. Is it too much to hope that this new unity will find some strong man as a rallying center, and that Mexico again will have a government capable of taking care of domestic affairs and dealing intelligently and honestly with the United States Anj- such tendency should be fostered by our government i in all friendliness. SECOND CLASS MAIL RATES. ???^? .j The post office commititee of the House of Representatives has on its calendar a b"'l proposing the repeal of the graduated increases in second class mail rates for 1920, 1921 and 1922. Recently the bill came up for discussion and the committee refused by a vote of eight to seven to act fa vorably. This negative action did not take the bill off the calendar entirely. It may be called up for consideration j any/ time. This matter of second class mail; rates is something in which the av erage citizen bas taken very little in terests. It is something in which he )ught to he very actively interested, j ?*Or one thing, if he happens to livej very far from the place in which his favorite magazine is published, he is joing to find that magazine costing him more than it used to. While cheir usual group of magazines in j many persons will , continue taking ?spite of increased rates, there arc many others who will stop their pur-! '-?bases at the news stand or their! subscriptions to magazines which have' had to raise their rates. j The better magazines have been fill- j :ng a big place ;n public life. They! have discussed not local problems.) out big national and international in- | terests. Their outlook has been broad' and their value in educating the pub lic and in bringing widely scattered j sections into closer understanding and j sympathy can hardly be over estimat I 2d. If now. because of the increasing; costliness of sending them through j the mail, they lose readers and their j circulation becomes localized to the' '?cone in which they are published.! there will be a definite loss to the; public itself. If magazine readers would back up with their own ex- j pressed protests the fight the publish ers are making against this unfair o j it least unwise zonin?;, system, it is; i likely that Congress would take prompt action to undo the mischiief done by hasty war legislation cover ing second class postage rates. MAN KILLER IS GRANTED BAIL Manassas. Va., May 17?Karl A. Austin, charged- with killing R. Bailey Davis, was released on ? 10,000 bond i today. PEACE BY RESOLUTION! _ ! Republican Senators Working j Hard to Forestall Further ? Action on Treaty -. j ; Washington, May 15?With few] i thrills and no hitch in the prearrang- j !cd program, the senate adopted today,; 4:; to 38, the Republican resolution de- j daring the state of war with Germany j and Austro-Hungary at an end. The measure was in the form of aj substitute for the peace resolution re cently adopted by the house, which j dealt with Germany alone. The two proposals will be adjusted in confer ence, beginning next week, the result to be indorsed by both houses and the final resolution sent to the President j for signature. j Thai the President will veto it is a; I foregone conclusion, unchallenged by i j any speaker during debate in the; ; house or senate. It is uncertain when the final reso- j I lution wil reach the White House, but I Republican leaders anticipate no diffi- j culty in'putting through a conference j draft with little delay. The senate vote today gave the j (majority of five predicted by Demo-i j cratic leaders for the Knox substitute.! ' The y. r.rty alignment was about as an- j j ticipated. Three Democrats?Reed of j Missourio, Shields of Tennessee, and Walsh of Massachusetts?joined the. Republicans in supporting the resolu- | tion. Two Republicans?McCiimber, of North Dakota, who was paired, and '? Nelson, of Minnesota?lined with De mocratic opposition. Predictions by leaders on both sides j that the treaty of Versailles would re- j main in its present unratified posi- j tion indefinitely were made during' the debate. Senator Underwood, off Alabama', in his first speech in his new ( role as Democratic leader, declared j the Republicans had apparently "fore closed" action on the treaty for the .present session of congress: From! the Republican side. Senator Harding,! Republican, Ohio, declared the reso- j lution was a demonstration against "one man rule" of President Wilson. ! The resolution was denounced as j "futile, impotent, useless and done for no other than political purposes, to deceive the people, by Senator Hitch cock, of Nebraska, administration He also reiterated, against Republi can denials, thai President Wilson's; pronouncements had "pledged" the) nation to the league of nations. | The senate substitute goes to the -house Monday with the promise of early arrangements for a conference, although there was said to be senti ment for immediate concurrence by the house in the senate measure. The prospective house conferees are Chairman Porter and Representative; Rogers, of Massachusetts, Republi cans, and Representative Flood. Dem ocrat, of the foreign affairs committee. Representative said tonight that mem bers coud "rest assured that there would be no quarrel over a peace resolution." ' Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, in explaining to the senate his vote in support of the Knox -resolution, said: "In my opinion the treaty of Ver sailles is so full of international injus tices that it is a service to our coun try to do whatever can be done to pre vent ratification in its original form." The Knox resolution, he added, was the "only constructive measure sug gested, tending to remove the chaotic state of the country." and protested against his party being compelled to make any such defense in the next election of the 'international injustice and robbery" which, he said, had been placed in the treaty. * I FUNDS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL Washington, May 15?Receipts ofj the Baptist Sunday School Board, for the last year were $S6o.O00. according to the 2Mb annual report of the board made by Dr. I. J. Van Xess. secretary to the Southern Baptist Convention in, session here today. The total rep resents an advance of $227,000 over previous years. (Jut of its business profits the board expended approxi mately $140.000 for benevolent and! field work not connected with its bus iness. The net assets of the board were shown as $700.000. In addition to its own business, the Sunday School Board financed the i Baptist 75 Million Campaign to/the extent, oi* $300;0<?0, but the sum was! refunded by the various State organ-j 'nations. In an effort to promote greater ef- j Goiency in the rural Sunday Schools; of the South a Campaign for rural j Sunday School extension was carried j into various States in co-operation j with the State organizations which re sulted in 10,000 separate points being! touched by teacher training institutes. I To provide the equipment for men and ' women who want to supply tlie grow ing demand for persons o> take apt Sunday School werk as a vocation Ihej I beard has arrange ! for a month's] school to be held in its headquarters;] at Nashville, beginning May 31. i Through the architectural depart- i meet of the board help was furnished : <L*>7 congregations in planning new buildings of worship, many of these Iiapplications coming from other sec- ' tions of the country. WAGE DE MAND HEARING i ? _ i i Chicago. May 17?The hearings on ! the demands of the 2.000.000 railroad ; workers for wage increases began to- j j day with railroad managers appear-: ing before the Railroad Labor Board. _I - ! Washington, May 17?Moving pic tures, lax laws and intemperance are, blamed for the numerous divorces inj the United States by the committte ofj temeprance and social service in itsj report to the Southern Baptist conven tion. The enactment of a uniform! code of marriage and divorce laws was) ireconimended as th< remedy. STATES TO ELECT GOVERNORS Thirty-Five States to Choose! Chief Magistrates This Fall Chicago, May J 6?Thirty-five States j will elect governors next fall at the; time when the President and vice-1 President are chosen. Thirty-two United States Senators, to take office March 4, 1921, also are to be selected. Of the governors, whose terms ex- i pire next year twenty-two are repub licans and thirteen Democrats, while 17 of the 32 senators are Democrats and 15 Republicans. The 35 governorships to he filled offer a wide range, both in terms and salaries. Among the State executives whose terms expire are Frank O. Lowden. of Illinois, the highest paid governor in the country; and S. R. ?McKelvie, of Nebraska, the poorest paid. Mr. Lowden receives $12,000 yearly for a four year term and Mr. McKelvie $2.500 annually for two years. Only twelve of the 32 will re ceive over $5.000 a year; and five will be paid ?3.<>00 or less. Governor Cbolidge. Of Massachu setts, whose position carries a $10,000 salary, is the only governor of the country elected for one year. All oili er States t 'e either two or four year Territdria jbv< rnors are better paid than the average Stale executive and two of the four are appointed for in definite terms, with the result thai, they remain in office as long, as a rule, as the President who named them. Francis Burton Harrison, governor general of the Philippines tops the list of territorial executives with an indefinite term and a $20,000 yearly salary. Arthur Yager, Governor of Porto Rico, receives $10,000 and is appointed for an indefinite term. Gov ernor Thomas RIgg, Jr., of Alaska, and C. J. McCarthy, of Hawaiis each re ceives annual salaries cf $7,000 err ing their four year terms. The States which will elect gover nors this year, with the incumbent, his politics.'r.saXary: and term of office are: (Note?The letters "R" and "D" Ki'Anit'y Republican and Democrat re spectively in the list below) Ariz. T. E. Campbell R. $ 6.500 2yrs Ark. C. H. Bro?gh.. D 4.000 2 yrs. Colo. O. H. Shoup.. . R 5,000 2 yrs Conn. M.H.Koleomb R 5.000 2 yrs. Del. J. G. Townsend R 4.000 4 yrs. Fla. S. J. Catts.l_ D $.000 4 yrs. Ga. H. M. Dorsey.. D 5.000 2 yrs. Idaho D. W. Davis. . R 5,000 2 yrs. 111. F. O. Lowden.. R 12.00 0 4 yrs. Ind. J. P. Goodrich R S.000 4 yrs. Iowa W. L. Harding. R 5.000 2 yrs. Kans. H. J. Allen.. R 5.000 2 yrs. Maine F. C. Milliken R 10.000 2 yrs. Mass. C. Coolidge. . R 10.000 1 yr. Mich. A. E. Sleeper R 5.000 2 yrs. Minnesota. J. A. A. Rurnquist R 7.000 2 yrs. Mo. F. D. Gardner. . 1) 5.000 4 yrs. Mbn. S. V. Stewart D 7.500 4 yrs. Neb. S. R. McKelvie ft 2.50? 2 yrs. IST. II., J. IT. Bartlett R 3.000 2 yrs. N.M., O.O. Larrozola R 5.000 2 yrs. N. T.. A. E. Smith D 10.000 2 yrs. N. C. T. W. Biekett. D 6.500 4 yrs. N. D., L. J. Fraizier R 5,000 2 yrs. Ohio. J. M. Cox.... I) lO.oco -2 yrs. R.I., R.L.Beeckman R S.000 2 yrs. S. C. R. A. Cooper D l3.000 2 yrs. S. D.. Peter Norbeck R 3.000 2 yrs. Tcnn. A. H. Roberts D 4.000 2 yrs. Texas W. P. Hobby D 4.0.00 2 yrs. I'tah S. Bamberger 1> (t.OOo 4 yrs. Vor. P. W. Clement R -3.000 2 yrs. Wash. L. F. Hart.. R 6.000 1 yrs WVa.. J.J.Cornwell I) "?.000 4 yrs. Was. E. J. Philip... R 5.0o0 2 yrs. SEMINARY FOR NE GRO PREACHERS Washington, May 17?After sever nl years of preparation, everything is in readiness for early construction at Nashville, Tenn.. of the first indepen dent theological seminary for negroes in the world, according to a report submitt'-d to the Southern Baptist Convention today by Dr. O. L. Haiiey, secretary of the commission to estab lish' the institution. Nashviile has provided a place for the seminary adjoining the sit of Rog er Williams University and the white Baptists of the South will make an in itial investment of $20f?.O00 in the seminary from the proceeds of the 7") Million Campaign. Tin- National Baptist Convention, composed of rep esenatives of Negro Baptist churches from al! sections of the country, will likewise contribute to the support of the seminary. * Arrangements have br,en made whereby other Christian workers among the negroes, such as passion aries. Sunday School tea< hers, and tin like, will also be given training at the seminary while persons desiring fur ther collegiate work can receive such instruction in Nashville at the same time' they are pursuing theological or other special religious course. ROBERT B. GLENN DEAD \Vinnepeg. May 16? Robert P,. Glenn, former governor cf North C: - roiiha, ami a member cf tin Fn.to.rna> tlorial great waterways ??ommiv;-.??.-;,, was found dead in bed at the t-*i Alexander hotel here tonight. Death was due to heart disease. A trained nurse v. ho had been in c!; stant attendance on the former g?v ernor for tin- past year was the only person with him when he died. Over exertion cn the commission's tour of investigation of tin- Sf. Lawrence deep waterway project hastened Iiis death if wns said. Saturday, while on his way to the commission's meeting at city hail, a friend asked him to wait at the bottom of a long flight of stairs until he could be assisted to walk up. Mr. Glenn re plied lie would climb the stairs alone. From tin- city hall meeting he return ed to his room ;it the hotel and did not again leave his bed. London. May 17?The Russian Bol sheviki forces are striking back at the Polish and Ukrainian troops, which recently captured Kiev, according to an official Moscow statement: COTTON LETTER (John F. Clark & Co.) ? New Orleans, May 17?Heavy rains throughout Texas, most of which were regarded as unfavorable, together with stronge cables, caused *i 7.0-polnt ad vance on the opening, which met sell ing that looked to be chiefly Japanese interests. There was fair Southern buying on the weather and the fore cast for shower; over the Eastern belt. The market woul- doubtless be much higher but for1 the unfavorable business conditions due to railroad and port congestion and credit re strictions. It is hard to bull the mar ket under these conditions because the public lights shy. particularly at prices that look pretty high. The govern ment report on Junc2. however, pro in hes to be extremely bullish, so no de cline of coi ..v jtience is probable. NEW YORK COTTON. . Yes'td'ya Open High Low Close CIosg May .. 41.a0 41.30 41.00 41.40 10.601 July .. 38.G2 3S.S0 3S.50 3S.50 3S.26 : Oct. .. 3G.50 36.85 36.38 36.45 36.11 Doc. .. 3.",.70 35.S9 35.45 35.4S 35.15 Jan .. 35.10 35.22 34.7S 34.85 34.54 Mar 34.65 34.75 34.28 ::4.::2 3.4.02 NEW ORLEANS COTTON Yes'td'ya j Open High Low Close Cios? ? May 10.03 10.25^40.00 3D.9? ?-.?1 July .. 3s.:,o ::s.::i -::s.:::; 3-s.iS : Oct. .. 36^80 .36.86 36.3." ?6.40 36.11j Dec .. 35.8 r> 35.60 35.38 35'cl2 35.1?" j Jan .. 35.30 35:30 34.72 34.88 j Mar .. 34.5S 34.76 3L32 31.32 34J)3 j MVEUPOOL COTTON. . | High Low Close j ' Close: May 25.55: July 25.22; Aug.! 24.90; Sept. 24.<d.: Oct. 24.46: Dec.! 23.64; Jan. 23.40; March 22.On. CHICAGO GRAIN ANY) PROVISIONS CO UN:? High Low <-;..-?. July.1.7a 1:743-2 3:.}T0 ~ds High Low Clo* ; Sept. vTff^S .7e-;.i .76 ?. ; LARD: { High Low Close [.Inly. 21:25 20.S0 20.90 iSept. 22.00 21.57 21.72 RIBS:? ' High Low Close July . 18.75 IS.52 1S52 Sept.10.50 10.30 19.30 Court Strike in Vienna. Vienna, April 28.? Officers and at tendants of the iYenna ? courts have gone on strike and taken with them the keys to the lockers containing the robes and wigs belonging to the judges. Consequently the Vienna courts for the first time in history are siitting in ordinary civilian cloth ing. Because of the large slocks of these products accumulated during the war. ooth here and in the United States, a surplus has been created and it is said they may now be purchased at a lower price in the United States than in the Philippines. PEACE UP TO HOUSE Senate Resolution Sent Back to House for Concurrence With Senate Wasington. May 17?The Itepub ican peace resolution adopted by the senate Saturday was sent back to the; house today for .notion on the amend-j nents. ' FRENCH EVACUAT ING RHINE CITIES: - Mayence. May 17.?The French troops have1 evacuated Frankfort. .Hirmstad. ami other German cities ?ast of the Rhine. COUNTERFEITERS IN GERMANY - _ Berlin, April 23.?Fifty gangs of banknote forgers have been discov ered and arrested in Germany as a result of the leaders of a recently in stitued special department of the Reichsbank dealing with counterfeit money. New types of German bank notes are in course of preparation, which are claimed to be absolutely forge proof. GO TO Tin: RESCUE. Don't Walt 'till It s Too Laic?Fol low the Example of a Sumter Cit izen. Rescue the aching back. If it keeps on aching, trouble may come. fiSSlpi ?ften it indicates kidney weak ness. If you neglect the kidney's warn ing, Look out for urinary disorders. This Sumter citizen will show you how to go to the rescue. Mrs. L. L. Gage, 207 W. Oakland Avenue, says: "A short ti:ne ago I was tr< ed with .pains in the small of si 7 back. iL felt as tliourh somc one were ? sticking pins and needles into me. Headaches and., dizzy spells bothered n\4 and specks seem ?1 to float before me. Hy.kidneys acted very irregularly and I was in bad shape. Doan's Kidney Pills had been used in our family for years, so V got some at DeLorme's Pharmacy. I cert: inly rivust say Doan's positive ';. r-. ".: \ I me of kidney trouble." Price ?:>??>?; at all dealers. Don't tsk for a kidney remedy?get - K ti?tey Pill's?the same that Mrs. Gage had; Foster-Milhnrn Co., : ' ; iffalo. N. Y.?Advt?77. -. - ? t - s-.-r-roLj^T^.^ SSSS5555 F?K SA5 E -Two Liddell 60-saw gins., with feeders, condensers, suction and press. Two engines, each 20 h.p., arid boiler and' saw mill, with shafting and belting, all in gcod running condition, at a bargain. Ap- ; ply R. P. Cook at D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.. Sumter. I . _c S?TItlv-The Delineators have ar-, rivedr and subscribers will please-, call and get them. ; Sumter Dry: i Goods Co._ FOR SALE?At a bargain, one Colt's ? generator complete with all fixtures. -' It's all new and never been uncrat- ?? ed. See J. P. Commander. HAVE A FEW Ford Starters that we can install at once. If you have a ? Ford without a starter, see us. Shaw Motor Company. HAVE CAR LOAD Ford one ton trucks in transit. Still have one or two unsold. See us at once. Shaw Motor Company. Coal Prises Smashed Coal expert tells how to save $1.50 to $2>G0 a ton on best quality coal "Under a plan -which has been successfully operated fcr over fifteen years, coal users can now secure their ccai direct from the best mines at a saying of not less than $1.50 a ton. ar.d through prompt action may effect a total saving o: $2.00 a ton," said A. Galin, Sales Manager of one of the country's largest coal brokerage concerns. "This plan enables the user to secure the very best grade of whatever coal he prefers, whether he uses live tons or a hundred tons a year. "Ovr office in Chicago will gladly furnish detailed in formation to persons jn any part of the country, snowing how and when to . H buy their coal to the best advantage and &t . the biggest saving. Simply send your name and address, advising the kind of coal you prefer, and you will receive full details- free cf cost or obligation, telling just what wc can save you in doHars and cents. Write today," Bernice Coa I Company, 665 Ccmo Building, Chicago, Illinois. ?ESLL O^ONXELL, Preei?ent "KEIJL? DADDY" ?l ';'K? r: Ml ? ? ' i ??? forge 1 y ? Kiddie.'' Per s tb sugg' ? ! a substantial way , !??.??? , *?;?: hi <??>." Oom ? . n orning :j-I deposit: ?Har i" I.< r? : i 1 keep this ?ry \if'!c until !:? is 2' years *>f We will compound it quarterly c per cent, and by the time the ;?..,,.>.,kg the a*"e of maturitv he ?ave :> bank account ?n?fuciont The First National Bank SUMTER, S. ? * ?5? ? * ? ? * The National Bank of South Carolina of Suintcr, S. C. Resources 52,n00,000. Strong and Progressive The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Clve ns the Pleasure of Serving YOTT The Bank of the Rank; 3 and File C. G. ROWLAND, President EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier