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"Published Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? 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 9 will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ed in 1S5Q and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of . the old papers, and manifestly the best' advertising medium in Sumter. COST OF LIVING SURPASSES. ? Practical benefits might result from Bp* careful study of eost-of-living fig ures recently given out by the De partment of Labor. There are many odd and many instructive facts ob ? servable in them or deducibie from s- them. . Why should living expenses have . ^ gone up less in the East, as a whole, v than the Middle West? It is usually the East /hat has the liighest pi ices, and the great, productive Middle | West that has the lowest. ^p^Wny, too, should there be such a difference between prices in Detroit ? and Cleveland, two cities near togeth - er, of almost equal population and - much alike in industrial character] and accessibility- to food producing . districts? In Detroit the increase has been nearly 108 per cent,' while in Cleveland it has been only 95 per cent. .-. n Such differences as these are mat ters for public authorities to:consid '? er. To some extent, at ieast, they car . probably be explained by local, spec ' ulatfon and monopoly. * The.. proportionate rise in diflerent | - kinds of commoditiies is illuminating, j After all this howl against profiteer landlords,. it is rather surprising to find chat rents have gone up?or j had, up to a couple of months ago | when the figures were - taken?less! - than any . other important living ex-j -pense. The" average rent was found j to have increased only a trifle over 23 j , per cent, less than one-fourth as much as living costs in general. The most impressive increase has been in cloth-! , ihg" w;hich'"has risen 201" per'.cent for1 V?en and ^23o per cent, for romeh. - Fue^ modest in its in crease of 50 per cent, while furniture has increased 173 per cent. A- casual ? survey of these figures will suggest to any thrifty-minded person where he'may save to most advantage. THE CITIZEN'S JOB Good roads, women's dress reform and scholarship may seem to be wide ly unrelated subjects. Viewed as spe cial interests, they have little in com mon. Viewed in the broad Tight of ; progress . and enlightened citizenship, . they air find an appropriate place on the program of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. The federation recently held its an nual convention. In addition to the three subjects mentioned, the conven tion went on record as favoring household economy and forest conser vation. It-adopted, resolutions indor sing the state thrift campaign, asK |ug for a higher standard ot scholar ship among the public school teachers and higher compensation for teachers. If the women end their work with the resolutions they will not have ac -complish'ed very much. But if the resolutions serve simply as a pub'ic record of the things these women are intelligently interested in and active ly working for, they will mark real progress. Good roa^s, efficient teach ers with good salaries, forest conser vation, ihrift and household .economy are all things in which every citizen should be concerned. Studying" them, practicing them in home and public office and teaching their value to men, wTomen.and children aline, will help to make the resolutions effective. The good citizens' job includes all these fchings. TESTS FOR DRIVERS. As ^p'ing advances, the .reports of automobile accidents- increase in number. In order tb reduce this toll all laws affecting the operation <>f au tomobiles should be carefully drawn and stringently enforced, but espec ially those governing 'the qualifica? tions of drivers. In one community where an appall ing number of fatalities are reported, no license is required for driving a machine. The automobile club in that town has drawn up an ordinance pro viding that such license shall be re Quired, a fee of $2 being proposed to tspver the expense of issuing. In or der to secure a license the driver musi have driven at least 500 miles or jnust submit to a test of his ability by ?empetetft judges. . Even though .hj y havj?. driven moreUhan the re quired distance, he must still take the test if there is any reason to doubt his proficiency. "No license will bo granted to any person und or 16 years of age, and no person suffering from a physical handicap, such a loss of a leg. arm, or eye, will be granted a Ii -cense without the test. Licenses will be revoked, and driving forbidden un der penalty, where carelessness is proved. Tfaffic ordinances, signals, speed limits, one-way streets, school zones, ill are good, and none should be Tie elected. But manifestly the first re quisite for public safety is ""that no person be allowed to drive a car who ;s not qualified to do so, and to de termine this, some sort of test is necessary. NOTES ?ND COM>n:.\T Our congressmen are supposed to be our representatives. They failed to represent us yesterday. Had they acted for us they would have kicked Congressman Madden out of- the House. t * * * About time for the college com mencement dances to start. * * * Speaking dances and commence ment, you know most people .think when you talk about getting your ?'dip" that you are tnlKing about some step in a danpe. * * * They are not wrong so very much, though. The faculty sure leads you a merry, dance and then the stuff is so dry you wish you were a '?'camel walfc er>~n' .Y-; * * * They, say that every time a Ford breaks down around here, the -owner gets out and says. "Oh, Shaw." * * * " They say some of our. Citizen?* "barely" escaped injury last week in in -auto wreck. Would you call that ?'the naked truth?" * * * Bryaj^ says he wants to help Dem-.' v. V ocracy. About the best way he could help us would be to get. a pipe and blow some of his hot-air down here to help the cotton gro'w^' * *}-:' "What has become of the Saturday night bath tub?*' asks-one -of our readers. It has moved out to Poo?ll? for the summer. State News of Interest v^The - proposed * improvement of ~ the .Waccamaw river in-North and South Carolina was disapproved by govern ment engineers in a report to con gress. Further improvement of the river would be of prohibtive cost the engineers declare. _______ . Locusts, are appearing in great j numbers in the vicinity of Rock Hill. They are already attacking the oak J trees and their number seems to be \ increasing, v It is still too early to pre dict the possible damage they made do to crops. ? - The National Guard intensive train ing camp has begun at Camp Jackson. Some 300 enlisted men* and 150 offi cers are in attendance. The course I will consist of lectures>and practical ; work ana the aim is to make the I guardsmen thoroughly familiar with i all the modern phases of war fare. The Southern Presbyteriah commit ' tee on systematic beneficence and stewardship is meeting in Spartan burg. Dr. A. D. P. Gilmore, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of Spartanburg-1s chairman of this com mittee. The! Presbyterian1 progressive program is the chief topic before the committee. ?j- . The national executive committee of the American Lejrion is meeting_in Washington. Col. Monroe Johnson of Marion and Irvin F. Reiser, of Col jumbia, are representing South Caro lina. The meeting is to consider the bonus question. The fignt of the railroads running through South Carolina for an in crease in freight rates has begun The question of an advance of 31 per cent will be taken up by the inter state commerce commission May 24. The University of South Carolina. Clemson and Winthrop have complet ed plans which call for joint confer ence sometime in the fall to consider conditions of country life. The aim of the conference is to. bring the lead ers of the State together and to get the views of all as to what stops may be taken to improve the rural life of the State. Lieut. Commander Thomas Motte Osborne. formerly warden of Sing Sing prison, in New York State, is in Charleston making an inspection ot the naval prison at the navy yard Commander Osborne is engaged in making an inspection of naval pris ons throughout the, United States. Announcement has been made that the laying of the corner stone of the new barracks of the Citadel in Hamp ton Park will be on June 10. The de tails of the cereniony will be publish ed later. CANDIDATES BET TER WATCH OUT Washington. May 20?The senate adopted a resolution ordering an in vestigation of Presidential candidates of b. th parties, including their con tributions'and-expenditures- or .use oi influence. MEETING OF EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE Of the Sumter County Tubercu-j !ar Association The Sumter Tubercular Associa tion met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Thursday. ?Dr. Waling, of the! ! State. Board in Columbia, was present and made a very interesting Kalk, tell-1 ling of the conditions throughout the State and what were the plans of the State Board i<>r the coming year.. He said that the Board has directed the activities throughout the State too much in the past. The policy to bo followed next year will be that of ad vising and consulting with the vari ous associations. They hope to get the county associations more interest ed in the work by putting more res i ponsibility in their hands. There is j to be a committee meeting: in Colum I bia some time in the fall, at which j there will be representatives from the j various counties. This committee will decide on the plans to be adopted in each county, different methods being necessary for the different counties. The State Board intends to send out men during- the coming year to address different groups on the sub ject of tuberculosis. In this way they hope to get the people more in terested in the subject. They . also hope to be able to put a traveling clinic on tho road an the fall. This ! clinic will eorisist of doctors and nur sese who are thoroughly familiar with the subject. It will travel over the j entire State, showing the people the I best methods of prevention and cure, j The question of securing a nurse j to make a. survey of Sumter county j and report all tubercular cases wafl considered. It was finally decided to 'delegate this work to the county and City nurses who will be instructed to ?make a complete survey in the near j future. ? j In ord^r that the matter may be j brought before the people of Surii : ter county better, a committee was {appointed by the executive commit ! lee to push the matter. This pom j ait tee will have charge of the edu cational program and is composed of Mrs. L. R. Williamson, chairman; Dr. j H. L. Shaw, Dr. C W. Burine. Mrs. Nina Solomons. Miss Gibson. Mrs. R. B. Fr.rman, Mrs. E. YV*. Dabbs, Mrs. C. J. Jackson. Mrs. R. A. Chandler and Mrs. L. D. Jennings. PRESERVERS OUT [ OF BUSINESS New .York. May 20?The National [ Preservers and Fruit Products Asso ciation has announced members would ? stay out of the market until the price i of sugar drops. Trcnibley-Patterson. - On Wednesday evening at 6:2"i o'clock at the Salem Baptist parson age. Miss Luciic Trcmbicy and Mr. Clarence M. Patterson were united inj /?marriage. Rev. E. W. Reynolds" per j forming the ceremony, using the ring service. A few of Xhe relatives and friends of; the contracting parties were in at tendance. ;>immedia-.ely after the; ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Patterson left for Montgomery, Ala., where they will^ reside in the future. Constantinople, May IS?Greek and Turkish troops have clashed about twenty-five miles east of Symrna. Can Yon Fill the Job? We have opening for 2 or 3 sales ladies. Permanent and attractive po J sitiohs. Experience is absolutely nec essary. If you are a real saleslady, we will be glad to have you call at once. SCHWARTZ BROS. -. ! YOUNG* MEX and Women for'Rail way Mail and Government Clerks, silo month. . Age, -IS upward. Ex aminations June 1C. Experience unnecessary. For free particular, write J. Leonard (former <'ivil Ser vice Examiner) 4.4-1 Equitable Bldg^ Washington. I). C. FOR SATJE?Two Liddell CO saw gins. with feeders, condensers, suction and press. Two engines, each 20 h.p.. and boiler and1 saw mill, with shafting and belting, all in good running condition, at a bargain. Ap ply R. P. Cook at D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.. Sumter. FOR SALE?At a bargain, one Colt's generator complete with all fixtures. It's all new an*l never been uncrat ed. See. J. P._ Commander. j 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 9110 ton trucks in transit. Still have one or two unsold. See us at once. Shaw Motor Company. DIM VISION QUICKLY RECTIFIED Don't have it said that you pass i your friends and fail to recognize j them. I If your sight is poor, come to .us [ for glasses that will enable you to I sec clearly. Our glasses arc right in every particular j COOPER'S OPTICAL PARLOR . U S. Main St, Phone 333 BOOZE SELLERS SENT TO PRISON Federal Judge Sentences Entire Family for Violation of Prohibition Toledo, Ohio, May 19?An entire ! family, consisting of father, mother, son and a nephew) were today sen tenced-to the federal prison following convictions for violations of the pro ' hihition law in the federal court. _j GOVERNMENT AP PEALS TO PRESS Newspapers Asked to Educate Public as to Real Value of Liberty Bonds ______ Washington. May 20?The Treasury ! Department has appcalcd to the press to aid in improving thf Liberty Bond situation by carrying statements as to intrinsic value of the bonds and their present prices. BATTLE AT MATTEWAN J Twelve Persons Killed in Fight Between Detectives and j Citizens \ >?: - ' J Mattowan, May 20.?With a hun dred deputy ; sheriffs patrolUng the ' streets."the situation.'here, where 12) persons were-killed last night, in a bat- i tie between private detectives and eit-j izens, is quiet. t- A LABOR PROTESTS AGAINST JOKER American Federation Objects Strongly to Conscription of Labor Washington. May 20?Senate and house conferees on the army reorgan ! ization- bill will be confronted with a protest from the executive^ council of the American Federation of Labor over* the clause regarded by labor leaders as a "joker" which would per mit ;peace time conscription of labor. AMERICAN LE GION GROWING f __________ .Eighty Thousand Members Ad ded to Rolls in Ten Days Indianapolis. May 2<?.?Incomplete refurnS indicate that eighty thousand new t*mbers were obtained for the .American Legion in the first ten-days of the membership caYnpaign. PRICES BEGIN ' NING TO DROP Leading* Chicago Stores Adver tise Twenty Per Cent Re duction Chicago, May I??Paacu^ally alLi leading stores are adver?-iog 20 per ; cent reductions i r-r-c :? t o? contract i goods. CHIN?^T?KES-7 - j ? STRONG STAND Cabinet Refuses to Enter into | Negotiations With Japan *-j as to Shantung lyor.don. .May 20-~Thd Chi:v;se c/thi-pi net has declined to enter into/neqroti?-- i tioTis with japan regarding the Shari--a tung Question, according to a_ Reut- \ <-rs dispatch. PALMER LEADS IN ; PENNSYLVANIA Attorney General Choice of Democrats for President PhiladelphiaT" May IS?Jnc >lete returns from the Pennsylvania Presi dential primary indicate that all but ' <?:' ; ? egi lar Kepu*dieari candi datcs/for delegates are a head. ? while Attorney General Palmer's followers, are leading in the Democratic figures. BOLSHEVIKI ATTACK POLES Soviet Government Claims That Offensive is Succeeding ?- London.. May 20:?A -Soviet govern^ >:>??:>.; statement claims. That an offen sive ha? begun agamst^the Poles l>y ; ??*-*?:!viki and is continuing success-' ?? ?-. , -.?.I ??j A MAN MAY BE KNOWN BY TH ? ENEMIES !-! E MAKES I HON. MITCHELL PALMER Attorney General of the United States and Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President K*: HAS MADE ENEMIES OF THE FOLLOWING: '"l?c|!5p''? 7" PRO-GERMANS. PACKERS ' ^fgjj RED REVOLUTIONISTS ^?J:?^h}^0R P ppofitffr^ AGITATORS PROFITEERS , REACTIONARY HOARDERS - REPUBLICANS ; WHY?. BECAUSE, As Allen F^operfy Custodian' hp Took EX F.Mr PROPERTY and Used it to Keip America WIN TSE WAR. BECAUSE, He is Driving the Alien ANARCHISTS. BOLSHEVISTS, COM- . UTLV1STS and D V. W'.'s BACK TO RUSSIA. 1. i BECAUSE, He is Prosecuting those who seek to Estorjfc UNWARRANTED and UNREASONABLE PROFITS from the Consumers oi, the Country. BECAUSE, He is Arresting the HOARDERS and Bringing out and Forcing the Sale of Commodities THE i" AHE HOLDING FOR-HIGHER.-., PRICES. BECAUSE. He. Forced the "Big Five" PACKERS to Accept a Court Decree '. ' 5Vhich Limits their Activities to the Production and Distribu tion of Meats and PREVENTS Them irom MONOPOLIZING Unrelated Lines of Industry. BECAUSE He Acted in Behalf of ALL THE PEOPLE Against Radical - Labor Agitators Who Sought to Prevent the PRODUCTION of" * COAL in Mid-Wirier, thus Endangering the Entire Public to Starvation and Cbld. BECAUSE, He Opnoses the STANDPATTS-M of REACTIONARY REPUB LICANS and Fights for CLEAN and HONEST POLITICS. MITCHELL PALMER II Is 100 Per Cent American and 100 Per Cent Democratic SOUTH CAROLINA Is Also 100 Per Cent A merican and 100 Per Cent 1:'. Democratic t ' \r THEREFORE X. South Carolina Should Stand for Mitchell Palmer and His Candidacy. \ WRITE?For Pa'mer for President Literature Showing what the Attor ney General Stands for and what he HAS DC\VE. 9- c- c??Jin> ChaTrman Palmer Pr\nnc.ry Campaign Committee, S05 Mun>, - sey S.'dg., Wasrihigion, D. 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