Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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lO?OSJS?* SOg BmU?f?MJ -4sY? llrlltUniUO COMPANY HWawT?, S. a ????? pot1 ssuesuu?in advance. .llTtnlwnieaui. i nrtt insertoia.11.00 fluent Insertion .10 |ftrojeto for throe months or long he roads st reduced rates Memiftileetlone e-hich subserve Inu rests will he ehsrgsd for Ivsrtlsement* lartee snd tributes of respect 0 charged for. ?umter Watchman wee found 1010 t.Ad the True Southron In The Watchmen sed Southron Ij? the combined circulation and fMNsssse of both of the old papers, #? Is man featly the best advertising ?ediusa in Meter. MgOJLg TO FFT THE FEET Ts* Y. W. C- A.. In carrying on Its Ifsempeige of health education, la E ' emphasis, on feet the m dch cover them. In inati, he public schools and the ibtto H a'tb federation are co-ope wfth the Y. W. C. A.. In ita (tOjrh of getting yoking girls and sauen** to realise the tact that as arts, good taste and good can be combined in good shoes te wishes, bet of attentioti-arresting dod put* the matter briefly and clev? is a fe v questions worth quoting. TS*? fins) is: "afen do not walk on -wSiy should women?" Of M*% essMihig a smaller side aeua, may convey the illusion fW feet aad if that illusion Is end to be sought ha wearing enie mag sa well forget all the . oor iside rations of corniest* and natural beauty. ^J/Hii tin attacks the "sess^Vrth sooth another qtiecjtjlp4r"Do you, bus to Ho eoroeone's eyes or youi Isen r* It must be admitted thai shoes worn by women are t> Slight to "fit someone's eys" ere sraose vision Is deformed by lar<te of what la beautiful asd suit am. Th^gf 100100 to be e lingering doubt In the feminine mind that ntaltlfctvt and comfortable shoes can Also be attractive end tasteful. If tie Y. tV C. A. Or any other organ I satiss) or, individuals ess dispel that design I he sesslbis shoes will become no faml.lsr snd pleasing to the gener? al eye es the "sports costutne." fer women shleh osme Into fashion pri? marily tor g< If and tennis snthuslasts and roruLined for all eromanklnd to ersar^ and rejoice In. "Wonvs make too much fuisj about men." sKys Arthur Brisbane. "That spelts life for women and makes mm unbesrsh 'v ' Bat Kuropean critics si ways levy that American men mace toe mach fuse about women. ? ? ? The trouble about coal Is that or ly half ef msoh so usual is belni; mined snd ika/i half is always being shipped sosaestbers eise. 0 o e Ther used te ship motor cars by ?rail. J!*:wtty soon. If evolution con Unset <M? Its present course. tbej'U be sUtOiMng freight cars by truck, see As swtemobile speeder tried to beg off from hie fine on the ground that he had nine ohlldren. He had come t'e*str ki'tmg a dosen other people's fehiklrtv?. e e e Not that the mllroad men have got their raise, who'll give sir. Aver s#e Gin stem an extra dollar a dayT see Met! Maybe the reason the hard ossJ euere tore don't want to show Moser no? me Ui sheets is that they re ashMiied of their poverty. e e s Frcm the statements of I )t of man ufs* firers .you'd think thut the more th< t rhargs for their product, the lea they make. It I <? II Kit ritHl.s, OR LOWER? The public has heard much about the 'peak of prices". Over and over sgat i It has been supposed'.y reach od. >r,i> to recede as.mountain peaks havf a way of doing whe i a traveler \m climbing the foothills. Are we still 111 he foothlJa of prices, or on the topmost summit? 11 jepends, probably, on whether weite? snd profits sre at their apex. If e.tlier wsg*?s or profits, or both, should go down, prices would cer? ts inly tske s drop. There might be a fall in prices even with wages and profits st their preeent level. If pro gCVflton and distribution were speed log UP But If either wages or profits rise further, prices may be expected to rise with them. lus has IIS bearing directly on the iwrwnt rsllrosd situation. The am t, -rs h*ve Just been given a wsge ratse wbkjh. though not great In any individual instsnee. snd no more than the men deserve, is vsst in the sg piegs^e. The rsllrosds sre now te BS K. ?* a rskw ig rales, to Isk. rare of these higher wages and provide means for their guaranteed profits. Thus the public will be obliged, im? mediately, to pay more for freight and passenger service. This will have Its effect on pi ices. The natural result would be to raise prlcea to a higher level thar ever. If, aa is generally believed, the preaent price tendency is downward, the two may about balance euch other, so that (here will be no genera' prlCS advance now. Thla la probably as hopeful a vlsw aa the situation Just 1 flea If the movement stops there, all may be well, eventually, then, prices! will really start downward, with as? surance of continuing their course. But if the railroad employees atart right in planning for another wage raising campaign, and the railroad operators start looking ahead to another rate-raise, how can prices ever subside? RECOVERING FROM THE WAR Belgium, hardest hit by the war of all allied countries except Serbia, reports that her railroads are restor? ed, h coal production Is greater than it was before the var and her food production is almost up to nor? mal. France, which had so great a part of its agricultural acreage laid waste, hoe excellent crops this year, with more than her prewar harvest of wheat, and will be able to feed her own people next winter. England, as a result mainly of the more thor? ough cultivation of small areas and home gardens, has greatly increase/, her food production over ?bv war years. . S * fto It goes, Nearly all the countries o#"?urope except Bolshevist Russia and the self-ruined Centrai powere show signs of more rapid recove tl an wae expected. The popular n?od in many places remains pessi? mistic, but often the material facts give the lie to pessimism, j The United States is no exception. This country has been, all along, , more fortunate than most of its war partners in its freedom from direct war ravages and its comparative prosperity. There are few misfor? tunes now except those of our own making, and they are probably mild? er than we deserve. Crops ars good, the wheat crop particularly. Which In spite of slim expectations Is going to top the flve year average. Th** railroads are not In pf ?od shape, and coal production is alow, and business In some induatriea shov a aliens of dulnesa. But on the whole, conditions are surprisingly good, when one remembers what presidential years" ui?ed to be, and considers the economic sins of com? mission and omission of which this nation has been guilty. And nearly every expert declares that conditions are fundamentally sound, with a tine prospect for several years to come, when once this period of hes? itancy is over. The world I? recovering from the wsr. Muteria recovery, strange to say. is coming first. Morally, men? tally, spiritually, recuperation comes more slowly. Nevertheless there Is improvement in those .spheres, too. The mental gloom is less thick than it was a few months ago. and there is a stronger disposition to look to the future cheerfully and confidently. W" may get the war out of our sys? tem, and find ourselves In a new aud buoyant era, before we know it. VACATION CO-OPERATORS. To make tbo brief holiday of the young working man or woman count for the most possible healthful plea? sure and recreation Is the purpose of co-operative vacation organizations In England. The movement was start? ed some years ago by a minister in a typical industrial community. He was ularmed to see how the work? ers In his parish practically threw away their week'a vacation and the savings of a year In a futile riotous outing, which sent them buck to work very little refreshed and considerably straightened as to funds. He started his vacation scheme as a form of so? cial service carried on by interested philanthropists. But the idea grew until It became a matter of co-ope? ration among the vacationers them i selves. Now th? re are two large national oiganlzatlons in Enghmd They con? duct $2 vacation centers, located in some of the most beautiful mots in the British Isles, and far from the In? dustrial sections where the vacation? ing co-operatora live and w< rk the rest of the year. At OMR eenter there are hostesses and recreation leaders, good living quarters, cam pirn? arran? gements or whatever is best adapted to the vacation possibilities of the place. Charges are kept remarkably low. and an effort la made to provide the moat possible enjoyment for thoae charge* It la cany to see what good such an arrangement could accomplish. Young workers, homeless men and ?omen. ?hin from tantilles v hi< h could not afford auch an outing 11 undertaken by them individually, are enabled through this co-opcratlon to travel or camp or simply rest, in beautiful surroundings, with good sleeping quarters, good food and, best of all. with good comrades. They have learned the difference between SfeOgJ) amusements at seaside resorts and the genuine outing, with suitable outing clothes, simple food and plenty of healthful exercise. In this country the welfare camps and the summer camps of such or? ganizations as the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Y. If., und V. VV. C A.. of? fer similar advantages to a limited number of boys and girls and adults who could not otherwise have such vacations. But the opportunity for industrial workers, or even young professional people who are starting in new communities, to get together and help each other to better and more enjoyable vacations is obvious. CONGRESS AND THE* CENSUS Somebody adds a note of interest to census discussion by reminding people what the census is for. Con? trary to what seems to be the popu? lar impression, it was not designed by the ^fathers of the Constitution, who established It, for the purpose. of> stimulating municipal rivalry and* en? abling rapidly growing cities to gloat over their unfortunate neighbors. It' was intended to furnish, every ten years, a new basis for the apportion rp^-ru of congressional representa? tives among the states. It served ori? ginally, also as a b?v?rfs for apportion? ing direct taxation, but that has been abolished. The 1920 census, then. Is primarily a device by which it can be determin? ed how many members Curb state can send to the national House of Representatives for the next decade. If the 1910 ratio is maintained, and to what extent the ratio of represen? tation to the population must be ?hanged if the member of represen? tatives is to continue as it is. The present number of representa? tives altogether Is 435. With the ex? isting ratio, and with the population crown about 16,000,000 larger than it was 10 years ago, the House would l>e increased to at least 600 members, it is generally admitted that the House is too large already. It has be some moiv of a mob than a dellber ttlve assembly. An individual rep? resentative is lost in the crowc. It would doubtless work more effective? ly if its numbers were cut down. That is not to be expected. It may be hoped, though, that the number will not be further increased, but Lhnt it will be kept approximately as It is, by simply making each con? gressman represent a larger number of people. r SUGARLESS CANNING A ray of hope for the housewife who has not been thrifty enough or lucky enough to accumulate a supply of sugar sufficient for her canning comes from experts in the .Depart? ment of Agriculture, who say that the use of sugar in putting up fruit is unnecessary so far as preservation Is L-oncerned, if the canner will use the cold pack method and follow direc? tions exactly. * Under this method plain hot water may be substituted for the usual syrup, and then sugar con be added at any time when the can Is opened for ut*. For jellies the fruit juice is boiled and canned, and when sugar is plentiful it can be added and the Jelly boiled down as always. Since this method of canning per? mits the use of a limited amount of sugar at various times, instead of de? manding a large amount at any time, it seems a reasonable fashion to fol? low regularly. Shortage! are not pleasant things, but as they almost invariably lead to economic discoveries and ii iproved methods of various kinds, perhaps they are after all, "like the toad, which, ugly and venomous, wears yet a prec ious jewel In his head.' THE CLERICAL UNION It is reported that at least twenty Ave Protestant ministers actually died of starvation in England last year. This is an appalling elimax to the undcr-paymcnt of Clergymen which ban been going on for years. It is no wonder that English parsons have rormed the National Clerical Union whose object is "tin- establish? ment of a minimum living wage for the clergy." The plergymon forming It an? nounce that they have no intention of using tin- strike to enforce' their demands, but they are eo-operating to enlighten the public on the actual state of things in tho ministry, and not only to establish the minimum wage but to make provision for ade? quate retiring pensions and pensions for widows and orphans of SlOrgymOn. it Is a pity that a supposedly OH' lightened public should have allowed matters tr come to such a pass in re? gard to the ministry, cut that same publid; tieve as well as in England, has almost allowed its schools to dis? integrate for laek of proper support The fuilure to take proper care of ministers and school-teachers is not intentional in either country. It Springs from a sort of carelessness of things not right under* one s nose. The school teacher who suffers un der-payment too long simply leaves and enters another profession. The minister, usually too proud to con? fess his actual state to his parishion? ers lest it look like begging, and with his mind keenly cognizant of his Master's poverty, suffers in silence to the breaking pcint. The co-operative publicity pro? vided by the Clerical Union of Eng? land will undoubtedly help a great deal. There wil /he no loss of self respect about it. And it Is high time that people did come to realize the need of those who serve them so faithfully and seif denyingly, through joy and sorrow, life and death. BOND INVESTORS WELL OFF. Most of the lamentation over the low price of Liberty Bonds is unnec? essary and rather absurb. The cur? rent market price of bonds is impor? tant only to those who want to sell them. To those who do not want to sell, who bought the bonds to keep and who intend to keep them, it is of no importance at all. To such people, the real investors, the bonds are serving the purpose they were intended to serve. The in? terest is pivid regularly, every quarter; and though comparatively small, ns interest rates are measurod in these! days in inflation, it is tax-free in; most cases, and far higher than the rates that government securities bore formerly, or will bear hereafter. More, important than that, perhaps, the principal is absolutely sure?some? thing not true of the stock invest? ments Whose present high dividend rates make bond-owners envious. And all in all. this same investment in war bonds, from first to last, will doubtless make more money for those who stick to it than a similar amount would make for the average Investor if scattered through the list of secrities that are now making so brave a show. ADULT EDUCATION It is Interesting to learn that the term "Americanization" seems about to give way to one less offensive to the persons whom we try to put through the process. Since most of the immigrants to this country come vvfth a"sincere interest ami trust in America, and are eager to become real Americans, the term which S0tS them apart as outsiders and strangers who must be completely altered be? fore they are accepted as fellow-citi? zens is thought to have done more harm than good. It har made them distrust the Americanzation work in the first place, and has put thern^ on their guard to defend their own tra? ditions. It) one of our large cities having a very high percentage of foreign-born! residents, the work of helping these newcomers to enter into American life fully and happily is to be called "adult education" hereafter instead of Americanization. Adult education may not be the most Inspiring term; which could be found, but at least it' includes everybody who needs this! special training. It includes the na-i tive-born illiterate as well ns the for? eign-born man or woman who needs only to learn American language, customs and ideals, and to receive I the friendly welcome of native citi-l zens. . ? Cheer up. This war is only going' to last five months. SCALKS FOR MOTOR TRI CKS "Put scales at each road used by trucking companies entering the city, and do not neglect to use them, and you will soon see why pavement is going." This is the suggestion of a practica? truckman who has been do? ing some investigating of truck dam? age to highways in the Middle West. He says in his report that one truck company is in the habit of loading four and five-ton trucks with from seven to twelve-ton loads, and that trucks and trailers of five-ton capacity with fourteen and sixteen ton loads are frequent. Furthermore he says that the very trucking con? cerns which are loudest in their com? plaints about poor roads are the pnes guilty of this sort of OVCr-loading, and asks what sort of pavement could ever be laid which would stand up under such weights. Another means suggested for checking the abuse would be to charge truck-owners according to the yearly tonnage hauled, instead of on capacity. It is true that no improvement in roads will take care of the trouble, so long'as loads of road-wrecking size are carried. Laws ;o control the mat ter win do little good without some such weighing system as suggested. The installation of scales at import? ant points on main-traveled truck routes would bo troublesome and peneiVPi hut b'ss so than repairing the damage done to pavements Ly overloads. COTTON LETTER (John F. Clark & Co.) MOW York. J uly 29?The g"iu rnl liewi earl was against the market, cables were weak. Manchester cabled that business had slackened up :ig (in. This, together with a couple of failures In the local silk and fur trade weakness in exchange and fav? orable weather all helped to depress the price bill the contracts were ab? sorbed by shorts and tfa.de interests and prices rallied. October was in better demand . <d December was easier apparently reflecting the liq? uidation of lot straddlers yesterday. GtonersJ business was h^ht and the market very thin most of the day. It will probabk meet the government report Monday not far from present levels. NEW YORK COTTON Y'st'dv's Month Open High Low Close Close :>ct .. ..32.40 32.47 32.00 32.22 32.45 [)ec. .31.20 3~t.2<? 30.61 31.00 31.26 Ian .*." . 30.30 10.45 29.97 30.30 30.60 dch .. ..30.07 30,12 29.50 29.86 30.28 May .. 29.61 29.67 29.10 29.35 29.80 NEW ORLEANS COTTON Y'st'dy's Uonth Open High Low Close Close 3ct - -.31.30 31.47 31.05 31.23 31.57 Dec .. -30.45 30.58 30.08 30.27 30.7 7 Ian .. ..30.13 30.14 29.61 29.88 30.30 Mch 29.55 29.72 29.30 29.46 29.98 May .. 29.OS 29.15 28.60 28.89 29.29 LIVERPOOL COTTON. Close: Jan 21.31; Feb. 21.08; Mch. 20 84; May 20.38; Oct. 22.56; Nov. .'2.09; Dec. 21.61. Schroeder Selected To Pilot American Plane in In? ternational Race Washington, July 29.?Captain Rit: lolph Beroeder, the world's altitude record holder, has been selected to pilot the army plane in the Gordon Bennett international cup race to bo. held in France in Septem her, the war department announced today. '? FOR BAL*? 142 acres of ?an 1. two miles of Oswego, S. C, on road from Bethel church to DuBose Cross roads, near Bethel churcr a tait of the Swimming-pens ol Aula? :? ?n. Thos. P. McLeod. rXartsvithi S. ?. FOR BALJ3?A J)ig cheap mule, suit? able for heavy work. Will take Wood as payment, or give terms to responsible party. J. P. Comman? der. To The Tobacco Farmers Tobacco is selling: high on the Sumter Market. Our average for Wednesday was $35.70 per hundred pounds. Some warehousemen are sending men in the country to buy tobacco from the farmers. Do not sell to these men for they certainly will not pay you as much for your tobacco as they think it will bring. Bring your tobacco to Moore Brothers and they will see that you get the high market dollar for every pile of tobacco sold on their floor. Yours very truly, Mo ore Bros. "The Farmers Friends"