The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 03, 1920, Image 3
in U# Ttmtwv**l of Public
U'lttUs*
Manufacturer* Retnnl. Palttmore.
The atentton el public utility in?
terests through Ihn country I? l?e
In* dtree**<? to t, ?n?ud and rommt>n
ernaewnjr In wMrh noun of the coin
Br.uirittoa of Virginia, with the appro* -
ai uf iha Htat?* Corporation Commis?
sion; art totting tha difficulties In
which at account of Inadequate re?
turns, various local utllltiea have
found themselves.
One of ?h#> atandar raw-w I? thnr.
of iha Vwiwn \- v\?s * Huiupton
Itai'lwuv, 'la* * !?:!??? tin- Coinpanx
Which mvfM the towna of Newpoi
New?. Hampton ami *? hue bus, Th
Company preavnt?ii to these common
III?? u full and comprehensive statt
raent tu? It* eaph 'i. v.iiue ..r ir? prop
ertt*>?. caau o( aervlc*. etc. and m ub
no attempt dictate or even siiKaest.
a policy ut r? Uef. It left that to tin
local authorities, which mm? to the
< orn* loatoft thktt it woitltl ?..- proper to
apply lo th* utility held (In- principle
lafti down In the Federal Transport;!
?lon Act. namalv, thai rapittil I? en?
titled to i, fair leturn. As ?th#? com?
pany waa able to .--how that .he c?-a
?f money for new Invent ment would
be ataprosna ifdy * per cent. the towns
lde?l that a i et um of ? per cent on
d i,lready Invented should tm
irht And of 1 per on new in
Ifnnnt or a two >+ar period. Ap
?Hat? .'ncreasea on the trolley lines
the company were. therefore,
framed ard an m< rcaae pf H? per cenr
tn the prlc of an* was onI.-red
Rquullv atgn'Hcant. ami perhap*
?van morr worth mud' I? the gas
rate oasn In Norfolk. The elty ban a
govorplng connci five members,
and all matter* of public Interest In
connection with utilities are referred
to Ihn Norfolk Public I'tiliUea Coin
miaaion * The main purpoee of thi ?
<'oanmtaetnn waa to aocure batter ser?
vice for th** citv It, therefore, being
< ompOMN.l of husbmea men act out ut
once to And the'fact* in the nit nation.
It called In as expert Mr. A. Merrltt
Taglor. cichited of the comprehen?
sive rapid ti.limit plena for Phtiadel
phta. who associated with him Mr.
Charles B Cooke. Jr.. of h>il\. Cooke
A f*t?.. consulting engineers. To them,
waa referr? <- foir i report, the appllca
t?oY- of the local K'-s company for
higher rat?
Theee gentle-men established as
eardinnl principle from whi< ii to work
thjo.rbouaht "Cuiatul legitimately in
waled In public-utility properties must
be eMfeg-iarded und protected ty te\u
nlelpal.i?e? ?i*h as to principal u?d aa
to a>, Jus; and Inviting return thereon
after reimbursement to the company
for es p* nee* Incurred in providing
After a most thorough survey, these
ggntlerm-n ?ie, nled that the company
I aa order no trlv* good service, was en
?'titled to an Increase In gaa rates of
'ton? II H> to It so a thousand, which
?teelaton wm? promptly concurred In
oy thn Norf .Ik Puhlic LH?ltiaa Chm
aaleaino uui by the city council when
the caee Went twore the State Cor
poraUon Coiamlaslcn the var> unusual
snertgnte was priemiited of a city It
satf pmrtioolh being the petitioner
for a higher rate for u utilit) Whut
haa happennft In the ea? case la about
to 'neppen hi the ruse of the street
railroads
What Norfqlk. governed by huni
.>eea>m^n. propuaea to do. In othei
Wotds. Is to get good snr\ic- for itii
*%aVO?da and nay whut the servica W
Vaorth
Norfolk d'>"S not consider liankrupt
utilities an a*s*d, but rather a heavy
liability, too hcuvy to More
ov#r. the cot-et territory of Virginia
th glelBrg notice to capital alt over the
ooontry that it U welcome, will >?e
treated Justly ami will not be con?
fiscated In part lor political purposes.
Mr. William F. Khc.i. chairman of
the Stste Corpo'raunn I'oiiunisslon of
Yuiiu?u, moroover, explicitly state*
[tint the fcesjeral program for the
whole State is along similar .lines.
Tbc Commission has ami will *con
tinue to treat all public service cor?
porations in a fair and Juwt manner,
to the end that the st itc may be de?
veloped to the fulleat exten? .the pub?
lic give nthe very Pent possible ser
?lee, and Use public service corpora?
tions givesj u fair anr just return upon
the capital Invested/'"
V. hen many municipalities are try?
ing to int themselves by their own
bootstraps bj attempting to compel
l.he utilities to furnish service at
.i \<t inn eosf, it is gratifying
to see it least one great Stale throw?
ing eSjde political I'Uik ombe uiul
1 standing squarely in obedience to eco<
ii .inn- law Tin- most e\pensi\' sel
rtSS in i lie world Is che ip if poor
s.-isice. (Jood service is worth paying
ff"i worth it to the people Who get
it and worth it to the community a i
a whole, because where good service
is lhers other people come. (Jood
Iseejvlca, like good government, is ^al?
most priceless.
\\ ? commend the Norfolk and New?
port News cases to the attention ot1
. He i eoiiimnnltfej WhJ h are engaged
in political rows with their lOOSl
? utility corporations. No team ever
made much progress with the horseM
nulling in opposl ? directions,
I
I all Irish Potatoes
?' miicoii College, June 28.-??Though
grown and appreciated by few, the
a i ond or fail crop of po
. antl keeping qualities is of
tsteep, through its superior tu
greater importance in the home
garden than the sprint crop.
it. m.i\ Im- grown either from tubers:
?of t!ie pre'ious year's crop of from
those of the spring crop of the cur?
rent j$ear. liest results are obtained
Crom potatoes held over from the last
year's crop, but if these a OS not
available, seed of the current sea?
son's crop may be used.
Kur this erop there is no better
I niety than lookout Mountain. Next
i<> Lookout Mountain are i'reen
Mountain. 'Peerless and llural New
Yorker Where none of these \>i
rielies can he ?htained. it Will be
net e. sars to fall i?ael< on spring po?
tatoes.
The fall crop should be planted
any time Crow July lath to August 16.
? h pending upon climatic conditions.
It require* |1 to H weeks for pota?
to* h to mature front seed, and there?
fore they musi he planted that nuicn
ahead of tin- earliest frost date.
The preparatl m. fertilization, antl
planting of tin- second crop are the
line as for the first crop except" t hat
the seed are put down in a water
furrow und covered a little deeper
than with the spring erop. Fre?
quently shallow cultivation is neces?
sary for good res ilts.
potato bugs are. usually very de
, Struct ive to the second crop and Of
! ten destroy the young plants as soon
US thev come up. Wiito tho Kvten
siou Service of Clcmson College for
Information how to control potato
Pugs \iu\ for extension Circular 0,
on "The Second or Fall Crop of Irish
Potatoes.'' \
?i-^
The supreme "oiirt handed down a
decision Monday affirming the de
. clsion of the court of general session!
, In ;d hero last October when it Sen
noed lue Wells to a term of life im?
prisonment. Wells had appealed to
the supr? me conn oi'r a reversal of
th" eoUli of general sessions. It will
he reniem oer.-d that Wells was oon
vi. ted of the murder of Fritz lieh re.
iwpiji ? ?um wntft?
14-11? I 1 MMil 3*1. l>* l.?U'vl f
J-*-? >?
1 do not know how it is ut hom?
hut over here in Atlanta it III a prob- ,
lern with the avenge white family to
live wilhin their income, and this, not.
because of extravagance but because
of the extortion, not the least of
which is house reut, which has recent
ly tumbled. And this last is brought |
about by the conscienceless reu I estate I
nutn whose holdings arc rated by his
rentals.
Hut money is flowing without stint
by Those who can atYord it. as is evi?
denced at the movies, places of plea?
sure, c&f CS, Uie stores, etc. The negro
is having a smooth, easy time because
Of cheap living while, the J hites are
up against the wall.
,\ certnln philanthropist in the city
who has ben renting homes for shop
guK spending a hundred ami rwenty
thousand d 'liars a year in tlu-t way
was given 'iiteen minutes to decide
whether he would pay one hundred
and Sixty lor a home he had formerly
rented for eighty dollars, This is j/.ven
HI i ? i!nsiraiio > of how things ure
u 'ic. The pa id's are saying that
93,000,0441 will be spent in Atlanta
within the po*t year for the erection
of houses, '. his gives one some idea
of how the city 1? growing.
t:e' e!,?|\ an ordinance prohibiting
the parking of cars on the principal
thoroughfares of the city has been
Paeded, thus greatly facilitating the
movement of street cars and In large
measure eliminating the ?langer of
oolltelotti in travel.
Atlanta la a very healthy place.
More people, of great age arc to be
seen here than elsewhere. The climate
is splendid the year round, scarcely
a night passingWfhgtl yoii do no: sleep
without cover, [p my rounds on er the
city I met an unelev of Walter Pago.
1 may have somewhat to say of him
later.
So Georgia boasts as the birthplace
Of some celebrities.
I sent you mints.
And since ,
You do no* write
It makes me wince
With pain
ify elYort was
In vain
To get response.
The loss 'tis plain
plot gets
A faithful friend ~
Who frets
And worries till
One day he gets
Heply
tie's Piled frith, Joy
His ey?
Is bright, and hope
Rtnrnul, high
Spring up
, Within his breast,
His cup
With joy runs o'er.
"Hagood" P.ethea.
Hotel Aragon, Atlanta, Cla., June
; 27tb. 1920.
Coal (letting Scarce
Washington. June 29.-?Freight con
geetlon and car shortage has com?
I polled the ah I p ping board to go into,
i he open markt t to obtain coal for the
Igovernment merchant marine, it was
^aid today at the board's offices. The
result is. officials said, that btnker
coal which under eonlract could be
! purchased for pWen dollars a ton la
i ostlny the shipping board as much aa
$1K a ton.
Coal operators under contract to de?
liver Opgl for bunkering purposes have
been unahltN to get their shipments to
the seaboard heeause of the freight,
Congestion and car shortage.
While operation o| the nations mer
ichant tleet as yet lias not been hamp?
ered by fuel difficulties, shipping
I board officials freely admitted that
la serious situation was developing.
Just Received
A Car Load of
E HAVE just received a shipment
of a car load of Thornhijl Wagons
?the wagon made in the heart of the
hardwood region of tough highland oak
and hickory.
These arc the long wear wagons with
many patented features. Made with the
old standard track.
Not the lowest price*! wagons but die best and in
the end the cheapest. uu.+
W. B. Boyle <fc Company
t S?MTER, S. C.
i ? t
Scholarship IiOaii Fund
Some Snmter County hoy or girl
who in going to college this fall can
1 obtain financial aid from the Alta
I monl Moses Scholarship L,oan Fund.
This fund loans on easy terms each
year to someone who needs i: in fur?
thering his or her studies. Anyone
who wishes to get information about
I this or to put in an appllcaton should
, see Mr. Arthur S. Harby, secretary
1 of the directors, at the City National
I Building, or Mr. Herbert A Moses,
! treasurer and president at 12 2 South
j Main Street.
> The Vund was establish el as a
memorial to the late Altamont Moses
I who during his life time was greatly
j interested in educational matters.
I The directors of the fund are D. W.
1 McCallum, W. B. Upshur. 8. H. Fid
I munds, Burtow Walsh, A. S. Harby,
' H. P. Moses and H. A. Moses. <
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Ex-Service Supper
July Fifteenth
Men From Sumter County to
Gather at Court House in An?
swer to Mess Call
*-r ?
Mess call will be sounded at the
; Court House at 8:00 o'clock, Thurs?
day even|ng, July lf>, and all the ex
eerylca men in the county will he ex
| peou-d to answer it and march in for
an evening of wine, women and song,
a la mess kit. John B. Duffie, Ad?
jutant of Sumter Post No. ].), Ameri?
can Legion, is making great plans for
the meeting. The supper will probab?
ly be served by Camp Fire (iirls,
which will make it taste much bette1'
and a speaker \v?ll known wir be'
there to talk to those present.
All members of the American "Le- j
gieai in good standing who have paid I
their dues of $3.<>0 will he admitted j
free of charge. Those who have not j
Joined or have not paid their dues are
advised to get in touch with some
member of the membership commit?
tee at once. This committee la com?
posed of Dick (-lainley, Hal. Harby
and John J- Riley. Every man in the J
county is wanted at this supper so
It will be a regular get-together meet- :
ing. Posters are being mailed out by
Adjutant Duffle to different places in
the county and these will be placed in
a prominent place so as to call the
attention of ex-serviee men to them.
Members of the American Legion are
asked lo give the greatest publicity t
possible to this hnnounoement. so that!
the meeting of July 15, will be i sue-]
Scout News
Troop No. 1 Going on Big Hike
Scout Troop No.* 1 of Boy Scouts is
busy getting ready for their summer
camp. The camp this year will be
held at Murrell's inlet. About twenty
scouts will make the trip, it will be
under the command of Scoutmaster
Levi and Assstant Scoutmaster Beet
ham.
Through the kindness of Messrs
Mood, Policy and Bates, a splendid
camp site and accommodations will
be furnished. The scouts h^ve all the
necessary equipment, the same betas;
practically identical with equipment
that is used in the U. S. Army. A
splendid time is antieipated by all.
The Troop contemplates going th>
the country in cars. They are still one
or two automobiles short, if there is
anybody in Sumter who would like
to make this trip In his car. the scouts
would appreciate the use of same and
will be glad to entertain him or them
at their camp for a few days. The
Troop will leave Tuesday morning
July 6th. If interested, photic Scout?
master l.evi at !PJ8.
The following candidates h*V? re?
cently passed successfully their ten
d r-foot test and will b* initiated in
the near tuture: Harold Wanamakei
Quy Warren, (i. c Cooper and vv.
M im ms.
the Troop is jnstU proud of the
r.-eoid made by Patrol Leader Buek
and Assistant Patrol Leader Sheloi
in VhtJ Alanuel or Aims cualest at the
recent Commencement exercise*.
The following; scouts have success?
fully pas&ed the test for merit badfes.
Louis Lyon, badge for swimming and
for First Aid, Car^ton WhUdea.
merit badge, for swimming
COTTON LETTER
(John F. Ciarli A Co.)
New York, July 1.?The only lea
ture in cotton today was /the inert aa
ing strength in July whicu went to a
premium of over more than '?00
points over October due to cherts
covering, otherwise the trading vas
mostly evening up for the govern?
ment report tomorrow. Several pri?
vate crop reports were gW*n 014
around 68 and the average guess of
60 exchange members was 68.2. N >r
? den's report emphasised extens.ve
damage by weevil and private irpfria
from Texas said weevil depredation*
were becoming alarming . The map
and forecast was for favorable weath?
er. The market will probably iruet
the report at a I: mi todays g.uotailo ag.
>KW YORK COTTON
Y'st'd^a
Month Open High Low Close Oese
July .. .38.00 38.68 88.00 3tM0 37.80
Get .. . 33.25 33.48 33.25 33.35 33.16
Dec ....32.00 32.18 32.00 32.05 31.9.0
Jan .. . 31.32 31.48 31.28 31.43 31.26
Mch .. 30.72 80.30 30.70 30.30 gO.dfc
NF.W OKLF,A#S < OTTO*
Month Open High Low Close Clone
July :. 37.40 37.40 37.24* 37.40 87.(0
Oct .. ..33 00 IMS 33j06 33.1-9 32.46
Dec .. .31.32 32.12 31.92 41.38 3}.?g
Jan. . .31.45 31.55 31.30 31.28 33.17
sich .. . 80.67 30.85 30.62 80.63 30.65
LI V 1\ It POOL (OTTO*.
Close: Jan 21.06, F*b 20.73, March
20.52. \vpril 20.30, June 20.09. July
23.97. Aug. 23.66, Sep. 23.09, Oct 22 -
63, Nov 21.08, Dec. 21.41.
Local Concern
Wins 8**#
The Jury in the ease of Harby and 9
company against the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway, Columbia Compress Co.
and the Riser button 6 brought
in a VJtrdipl S,u,.i 'jy' for *?.3^0J5
again* the Ki^et 1'ott.01 Company.
Judge Tow mend granted a nonsuit in
the complaint against the railroad and
the Columbia ?'omprv?s. The ease en?
gaged the affertirn ot aha court of
common pleas two days. . ?
The plaintiff alleged that in Octobei.
Itlt he shipped 52 bales of cotton to
Colombia from smithfield. N. C. and
thai :;i balSfl were delivered to the Co?
lumbia Compress and lat#r to tue
Riser cotton Company. The phUnlUT
alleges that he made demands for the
cotton and the defendants refused to
produce 11 or replace it.
' -??-rsrer
There was a small fire Tuesday
afternoon about 3.30 on Cajhoun
street. A blaze wag discovered on the
roof of the two-story heuae oppo?
site tiie hospital, occupied fey M'*
>lex Dick. The fire department pas
summoned and it wgs on the job be?
fore the flames could spread. The
blase wus extinguished by aha ??).? un
ogl wagon grui very little u*mag?
was donei _
CLEMSON COLLEGE
South Carolina's College of Agriculture a
Next Session Opens Wednesday, September 8th, 1920
P HI' . ' ???!'! I I1.1 I1. I '.>. Hi.!..'.' 1 Ul. . . . ? ?1... ' 1 I 1 ?? .
KQI IPMKNT AND COI RSK.S
Col|tfef;e l-.ut.u 15(0 acres.
Val. e College plant- |2.<?ftu.l?00 ? >().
Teacher*, Officers Assistant*?120.
P.nroibiwnt mm-1?2??1014.
i ii Degree I'ourwM In: Igrh ultare.
\nMt?Tinn , t Itrinistry. Cliemhal
l-'.rrinM tag. OrvU 1 nglnta ring,
. ..icirieaj i .nghiecrliu*. Textile
i las try. Industrial Induration, (ien
cml K??lei*"C.
Hh-.rt Courses in Agriculture and
Textiles.
slMMiR SCHOOL
June 14 - July 24
\?rt In It in a I 'reseller*!
# weeks course?June 14-July 24.
4 weeks course?June 28-July 24.
loftoii trailing Course
Beginn June 14 and continues for
about four weka.
4 lege Make-1 p Con ems
oarer* for Itemoval Entrance Con
?Httufja
Juuo 14 July 24.
Clllh BllJ M t OUPMHI
July 13?July 23.
si txiM) iioMr: comix:
.IiiIi ?0. 31. snd Aug. I
AU grade and es-studonta are
urged lo stteml thin leathering of
"Tlaem" ut the old*Lair! You will
be quartered in Hsrrackn. so bring
sheets. to*el?. < tc as you did v. hen
\ "i were ? endet
We can aeeomodnte only 1000 In
Hurrsrk* and will reserve np:?ce in
order of the applications received.
Value of a College Education
Th*re was never a time when expert knowledge
was so highly prized and so highly compensated.
High wages for untrained lahor will tempt
many a young man to discount the value of a col?
lege education. But such an education, represent?
ing the work of four years, viewed merely as an
investment of time and money, is equal in earn?
ing capacity to an estate of more than $50,000.
What estate comparable with this can the par?
ent of average mean?* hope to give or leave to his
son? What young man can acquire that much
value in the same time at any other business?
Education fits one for a life whose possibilities
are limited only by his capacity and character.
Eventually for the untrained there awaits the
slavery of ignorant and undirected effort.
Clemson College brings within the reach of
every young man in South Carolina the benefits
and possibilities of a technical education. M
Clemson College a boy from the humblest home
in South Carolina can prepare himself for a high
place in the service of his state and nation.
W. M. RIGGS President.
X PCBLIC SKRVCK
Fertilizer Analysis and Inspection
Insect and Plant Disease Control.
Agricultural Research
Agricultural Extension
Clemson College, S. C.
Tick Kradicution
flog Cholera Control
Live Stock Sanitary Work
Liberty National Bank Bidg.
Columbia, S. C.
Pee Dot* KxperJment Station
Florence, S. C.
Coastal Plain LxpcripjLt'nt Station
Suminerville, S. C
Call on those agencies for assist?
ance.
SCHOLARSHIPS AXD i:\AMl\\
TIONS i
The College maintains 170 four
year scholarships in the Agricultural
and Textile Courses ,und 52 in tlie
tine fear Agricultural Course (Oc?
tober 1 to June 1). Each scholar?
ship Is werth $100.00 and free tl i
t ion.
Scholarship and entrance exainim
Ltons are held at the county court
houses at 9 A. M., Jply 9th. Write
for full information in regard to the
Scholar: hips open to your county
next se sion. and the laws governing
I heir avurds.
Those who are not seeking tfl
enter un scholarships are gdvteea' to
stand ? \aniinutiions on July 041ft,
rather <han wait until they come to
the College In the fail. Credit will
lie given fof examinations passed at
the county seat.
1 i ? i '
For Full Information Write or Wire The Registrar, Clemson College, S. C.
til S<Kr HH.?V. vol. MAY UK CROWDED "IT. \ITI.IC ATK IN s VfllJ, III: < ONMD1HI 1> IX Till; OJtOCIt RECEIVES.