Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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They will In the loa? run .too, by 'Jspfr word, even at a tern ^eOgtO Bot eooJ miners in gen-1 ypivmlee'l tbat their work le. 4Me more eontlnuoun. snd #0 ?eofferfng hardship through of their own. while work i/met a? the other Industrie? If they owe the U the public owes a duty i What Is to ho done shout mm.? 1 f3?H||Oal. ACCIDENT* la-np writes a e^oetrtoai department I how go the family, together hen ?uing friends, has been mak i-trtrai dev *eav ^tlid'eskVex u Jfhj|. Wrh>r soytf In reply t nJflf ?{'s relrtut their experiments to %0'tv^ which may he used In with dry batteries or stor fOOrb*. no harm is probable. It*y should not be permitted to rtent, except under proper mi taeon. with drvlre* need on H0 clreuits. such as are used for ltin(tr the home There is great ?r In this case of short circuits burns and shock* as a by-pro Moreover, the use of home, device* In connection with the iting circuit* Is In moat eitle? a Vteeatk>.i of Insurance provision* end co*lee. Ptatlstlcs show, eays this ?lit*, ihet the *majhiity of accl and fires traceable to electrical t?re the result of Inexpert work tfOsoteur*. Let the boy use his own dry and lorage butteries, then, and learn all he can while amusing himself. But gift strict orders end a formld wart Ing about plugging Into the Ik eta. HOggOgsejppe^^????? ?M snel MULL MJLiAonm von theater*. How theaters Ihst will coet til* 000.000 are under construction in '' jtOW Torlc City They include a doa .001 largn bou**f. and many small ^iNptoSs. W th all Its theaters, number. ' log more than 100, the metropol s. It j Per SM, te not yet sufflcently amused.1 Bo 'be famous Broadwsy district Is i fo he still mere congested wtb mag Bl P**7 bouses; .. and palatlui ?$pr?? pieces sre to b* sprinkled still Seere freely throughout the city. At the same time It la announced that the homing problem I* mure oeriotia than ever, and builders of dwellings and flats are unable to ob tin loans for their projects. To make !matter? worse, many of the new the? n-tore going op are wiping out old flats and houses and thus doubly ag-] gravi ting the famine. f?e*?pl* must have "shows ", Wheth? er t be have living quarters or not. -and it isn't necessary to point the finger of erttkngm gt New York. Those theaters ore largely1 for visit? or* from the. '*provinaes''; and very Mkeby ?ho ?am? sort of thing la going eat to the smaller towns that the vtaKors oome from. ? ??wsaimiamsasmwsgt mJHjR RIVKHS* Oov. Harding of Iowa, speaking at the Great Lahee-At. Lawrence Tide? water Congress, likened the Mississ? ippi valley to a man on a desert la? in** with a million dollars In gold. *Th*t vast territory,'} he anld. "the! home of is,St0,000 people, producing the major part of the nation's wheat, com and moat supplies, t* practical? ly deed to the world because it lacks adeqqete facilities. The best and sheepest facility; Is that provided nat orally. Our immediate problem 1? to see that this valley Is connected pro perry., In the rnost^ economical way. with all parts of the world. It Is really amaslng, when one con? sider* whet fihirope has done with its.l Inland wattrwaa, that so little hss been acoompJtahed for natural tians portatttsm ht the groat Mississippi val? ley, the Hcheot area In all the world, rhe Great Lakes chain has been far tnesV fully utilised, owing largely to the fan* that It required less improve? ment The possibilities of the St. Lawrence, now much discussed, bavo tever yet been properly appreciated. MHieh also remains to be done, as lenator Polndenter has pointed out, THE BONUS. The soldiers and sailors of the big evidently, ere not going to get their bonus. Neither#of the big par? lies In its convention waa willing to pledge Itself to such action, and aince the conventions very little has been Heard about the matter. The bonus Is emphatically not an issue of the campaign, so far as the party leaders iro concerned. There is no way ap? parent In which H can be mad* an ISSU.c, Inasmuch as sentiment on the location is not partisan, but both parties are divided on It, with prob. ibiy any unfavorable majority in each. Those officers of the American Le? iten who have been foremost in urg? ing the cash payment are now driven lo direct their efforts toward electing individual congressmen of each p*tr ty who are known to be favorable, lind fighting those who are unfavor? able or noncommittal. It doea not seem likely that success can be at? tained in this way. It Has become an up-hill straggle. Conrress. which al? most yielded In the last session, has become unfriendly and uninterested. The public I as no particular enthu? siasm for^th^ bonus, and is worried fcjr the expeiuw^Tt" -would entail and the harm it might do to. business. The service men themselves axe by no means unanimous, with a good-sized minority act vely hostile to the pro? ject. It seems quite unlikely then, that the veterans have any rettson to ex? pect a bonus from the next Congress They have, however, very good rea son to expect favoruble legislation of a. more constructive nature which in the end may do them more good than a bonus. sith the emterways Of the North vest, to give that vast, rich region an idequste outlet for its products. Some day the United. States may sake op and spend on transports ion as much as it spent on the last s*ar: Thors could be no better In? vestment, "n the meantime the ex pendture of about I par cen: of that f l war cost would have a tremendous effect on American prosperity. 1 WHAT IS THE CSC? The railway wage raise was Intend? ed to make the Income of the trans? portation workers of the country ade? quate to meet the cost of living. Un? it?? It does ho. the whole trouble will have been in vain. But there are plen y of people trying to keep It frotr remaining so. Altoona Is one of the largest rail? road centers In the state of Pennsyl vmli. The Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen baa a ledge of about 1600 members there. From one of the offi? cers of this lodge W. O. Lee, presl dent of the brotherhood has receiv? ed a lot sac saying that immediately at'te ? the announcement of the rail? road labor board's wage award sev? eral of the members had received no? tice that their house rents would be raised |10 per month. It seems haidiy likely that natural eani.es operating In the field of real estate are responsible lor tin *e raises at thin time. The Instinctive hellet of t\?e avcniRf ireader of such bit of newij would be that the landlords had waited- to learn what the wage raise would be ,t nored srlc hm hh raise would be, in osder to raise the rents "all the traffic would bear." If everybody who serves the rail? road men?which finally comes down to everybody who serves anyone in country. Is going to take advantage of the wage award to 1mmat prices, nothing will have been accomplished at all. . This is pre-eminently the time for everybody who can possibility live on his present wage or profits to stand pat. A little self-denial in the way of luxuries, a little extra work to push production up out of the hole it has been In for five years and the trick will be turned. Living will * come down, there will be enough necessar? ies for everybody, and life will b<* more comfortable and settled all around, ?'.Li . 1 . ... i When a man tells you he couldn't live on less than $6,000 a year, just remind him of the government report that 103.000,000 people are llvir.g on Tamlly incomes of less than $2,Goo a year. , \ A- 4) O Maybe, after all, the much-abused motor trucks will have to be called to to move that coal from the mines. ?*.*' r,How should corn on the cob !>* ?aten?" asks a correspondent. Most? ly with the mouth'and ears, but It sn't against the rules to lnlinle it. see Hogs are cheaper, but bacon hasn't round it out yet. OOP It's still a good time to buy Liberty Bonds. It's never a good time fo sell hem. ? Irish Sympathizers Support Republicans Marion, August 2.?Representative daaon of Illinois, after a conference i vi;b Senator Harding,' said that Irish lympathisers would support the Re >ublleans because of the amendment o Article X of the league covenant, vhlch the nominee is preparing. -?\ ? Harding headquarters issued a ttatement claiming a complete Repub? lican unity behind Harding, on the eague issue. It said pledges of mpport from Stat?es usually Demo jratlc were ?"amaslng." Hitchcock Selected For Debate Will Meet Republican Speaker on League of Nations Washington, August 2.?Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska has been se? lected by Governor Cox to represent ;he Democratic party in the joint de? bate on the league of nations at Wlnona Lube, Ind., on August Oth. The Republican national committee will select his opponent, it was said, today at Senator Hitchcock's office. [. C. C. Allow* Large Increase Washington, 'July II.?The Inter itate commerce commission today iranted a 25 per cent, freight in? crease in the South, 40 per cent in the Bast, 36 in the West and - "> in the nountain and Pacific territory. Pas? senger ft res, excess baggage and milk nc.reused 20 per cent. Fifty per cent surcharge on sleepisg and par or ciurs was also granted. Mexican Government Victorious Mexico City, August 2.?The indica? tions are that the government party was victorious in yesterday's congre' ninnal elections, which passed off with only a few minor disorders. Government Forecasts Cotton Crop More Than a Million Bales Greater Than Last Report Washington, August 2.?The agri? culture department's forecast of the cotton crop is 12.510,000 bales, more than a million bales greater than the forecast of a month ago. Bandit Robs Synagogue Armed Man Holds Up Congre? gation and Takes Poor Fund Minneapolis, August 2 An armed bandit held up the congregation of (lamillus (Ihesud synagogue and sjo ceped with four hundred dollars which had been collected for the poor. He tired one shot which was Ineffective and fled. i i State Increases in Prosperity Columbia. duly si?Increased prosperity in South Carolina if indi? cated in figures announced by the secretary of state Saturday covering fees received for the issuing of char? ters tO new corporations. The total re< oipts at the secretary of state's office for July Just gone are $??.404. For July of l?si year the total was 13,273. ?UJULJ-!- }muaam^m99m^m^^!mu9t9awauf The Refuse Problem Our iff the most troublesome and Most neglected problems c mfront? ing the average small city today in the proper preliminary care and subse? quent dispsoal of its Waste production; < and refuse?its garbage br kitchen organ iC wastes, discarded paper, rage, bottleK. articles of furniture. ?tc. It is a proidcm in which the mutual Cooperation of. the city's forces and the public at large i? essential and mast be gained bofbre efficient re? sults can be accomplished. KofuHe disposal in the small community should begin with the household where the waste originates. If the several wastes are properly a id care? fully handled in the reapeetiv? house? holds, the final care, collection and disposal arc reduced to a minimum, and the efficiency of the del urtment engaged in this work increased very materially. In the first place, suitable, Rubstan tial, well-reinforced ret eptueh s should be provided in every house? hold for the retention of decompos? able wastes, such reecp*aclea to be water tight, tightly covered and of such u size tha^ when full they will not cause the collector an undue amount of effort In lifting them to his truck. The can needs to be substant? ial, ot good material, w.cll reinforced to avoid an early and hasty deteri? oration and 'destruction Tr a cover is of great importance and nothing should be done to impair its function. The separation of all wastes within < the household Is essential. The or? ganic and vegetable scraps should be kept apart from the cans, bottles, papers and other decomposable wastes The cans should preferably be, per? forated several times in ordei* to pre? vent the collection of water. f,his Will aid in the combat against tie mos? quito. The wrapping of the waste organic matter from the kitchen is lecelving considerable attention ond wh?re con? scientiously tried is meeting with.suc? cess. The wrapping process pro? motes greater cleanliness arc und thf garbage can. defeats th^ fly, lml fur? thermore, foils thcV cur dog that oc? casionally tips over the can in q?est of food, and spreads the contents broadcast. The careful selection of a suitable place at each heusenold for keeping the several refuse receptacle;i Is also important, it is the opinion of the writer that all waste cans should be placed in an easily accessible placv on ?he curb line, in order to lighten the labors of the collefbtAr and ts econo? mize on the time of collection. One may feel that a garbage collectors time and labor are of little conse onence, but only when one considers the frequency of collectioi and its consequent costs, can the value be de termined. All of the above factors entering irtto the disposal of refuse begin at the household, and if properly at? tended to will lie a great step toward relieving many objectionable condi? tions. The separation ot rol use pro- . ducts. tl\e encouragement of wrnp- j ping of garbage, the adopt on of a * convenient and satisfactory 'eee|ftaclg und tin- designation of :i location *t?'v tpa receptacle .are factor* ? t the ut? most signifiesin und all ran be reg? ulated through the cooperation ot the public 'it large. The department <?r street oleaihihs and refuse disposal is being MOfcOl'UH d in an efforl t<? produce greater i ftV ciency within this departmen1 ami ten? der the servier to t *. * - public, to whh h it is entitled. This ran be done, but only with the cooperation of the in dividual, who must see thai ?be refuse to be disposed oi is piarr in the cans ready for collection at not later thai! 10 o'clock in the morning; that nothing but kitchen waste goes into the cans, if this is done, the hereto? fore unsightly Conditions will be dome away with and the o; nest ion 01 why hasn't my garbagp been removed ?up planted with Sumter's Department of i Public. Works is the most < fticient of ! any department in the cit\. And it should be. Howard Bti Itoell, City Manager. j Notes of the City l?iibllc S*dM)0ls. - The public schools of the city will reopen for the fail term ot Tuesday, September the seventh. Monday. September the sixth, will be spent by the teachers in getting everything so thoroughly organized a;i to facili? tate the opening on the following day. The school session for next year will be for forty weeks, with two weeks at Christmas. The schools Will close on the tenth of June. The list of teachers for next, year :8 practically complete. As soon as nil of the teachers have been selected ind assigned to the different elasseu, x full list will be published. It is hoped that, the teachers may not have as hard a time next year, as hey did lasft year, in getting suitable places to board. As in former years, the managing secretary <yf the Sum-1 ter Chamber of \ Commerce will be. pleased to act a* a means of com? munication In helping the teachers to procure desirable plales for the coming year. A new heating plant is being In? stalled at the Washington school building. The one that h is just been taken out. has been in us? for nearly thirty years and Is burnt out. In ad? lition <o this, the "Washington school building is being renovated and one idditional room added. Next sum? mer the four rooms alreudy arranged for will' be added. While: Mr. Davis Molso has not nade a formal announcement that be .vould stand for reelection to house >f representatives it ts pricticalty aa-j lured that he will accede :o the wish? es of the majority of his consitutents ?nd consent to serve orrc more term in he legislature. He stated to a repre? sentative of this paper Thursday that <ie had the matter under serious con Udoration and would decide positive y before the meting of the executive committee August 4th. Mr. Aloise lid not say so in so many words, but it was evident that he lias about de? cided to tile his niedere. Serious Charge Against Manufacturers Attorney General's Office De? clare Effort Made to Stam? pede Retailers Washington, August 2.? Howard H. Flgif, assistant ta the attorney general, Charged today that the manufacturers* and jobbers in wearing apparel w< r<? attempting a through pixrpiasHhda to stampede retailors and the. public ir.to a renewed Iietltloua demand for ch thing in order to force Lhc priced up. He charged of inafincea that the mills were closing to justify the under productic n plea. fhe election in the Vln-cwood ts* i - tioo ol flareml >n county on the ?)>"? tiou ?( annexd ;?.n id BuoHer county awaits Only tbt order ?>t CJOV. C* < out fixing the date. All the preliminatktn, including the survey, have been com? pleted :?nu .ill he papers are in Cov. Cooper's hands. ??.-1 the report'of the architects on the condition pf the Court House will be a revelation ard a? shock to the ma? jority of the people of Fnmter Oouhty who rarely rave occasion to Oh serve the condition of the hnlidtng. Ti'a't this costly building, which wag erected only a lew .\ears ago under the supervising of a, reputgbte archi? tect, should have m<hi< i<> p|e< ee o. the extern that the n port Indicates shows cbal shoddy material whs used! and shoddy Wprk pormlbd. The building shodhl have been built to lasi a century <>r more, but it seem? *o have beep put up with no thought of permanence. What it will <ost to make the absolutely necessary repairs it if difficult to estimate, but there is no eseMp< from me oonoluVion that a large sum will be needed. The second meeting of the county Camalgn was held at Wedgenetd Fri? day. Exclusive of the candidates there were rihout 2T> or 3?? voters in attendance The meeting was en? tirely without incident. Th icvcrj candidates made their anuotuicemend and solicited U)e support of jthe vojt ers of vVedgelleld at the coming \>' -, nary and pledged themselves to serve the county to the best of their ability. N?TICE The Hoard of Registration for Sum? te* County will be in M ?yesvitle on Monday, August 23rd, l>20, tor purpose of registering, transferring" and renewing registration certificates, T. R. puHose .1. M. X. WihJer, J. A. Heames, Commissioners.', August 2, 1920. FOR SXl.K 142 acr.s Of tanl. tvo miles of Oswogo. S. C. on road from Reihet church to RuRose Cross roads, ac.tr Bethel ehurer a imt of the Rwimmlng-pens plantation. Thos. P. Mj-Leod, Hartsvi?o S. C. Attention, Merchants! PRINGLE BROTHERS entend a most cordial invitation and are exceedingly anxious for you to visit Charleston and inspect their stock of the best assorted wholesale line of high class merchandise on the South Atlantic Coast, at their expense. We will pay every expense of you!1 trip if you decide to buy your fall goods from us, if not in excess of one per cent of your purchases, and we have the goods, prices and tern>s which will convince you that we can save you money and bring you trade. We are cheaper than the larger markets and you will get your goods promptly and save time, freight and much worry. We offer the following standard and attractive line especially selected for your trade. Buy now as some lines that are very low priced, we believe, will positively be considerably advanced in the next thirty days, as we look for cotton to be much higher. 27 and 32-inch Dress Ginghams, Domestics and Sheetings, Staple Ginghams and Cham- Towels, Damask and Napkins, brays, Neckwear, Suspenders and Wdol Serges and Flannels, Collars, Novelty Dress Goods and Silks, Underwear?M^n's, Ladies', Plain and Fancy Outings, Boys', Misses' Fleeced and Plaids and Cheviots, Ribbed, Wool and Cotton, Complete line of Hosiery? Dress Shirts?Dress Pants, Men's, Women's and Chil- Raincoats, Parasols, Umbrellas, dren's?in Silk and Cotton, Work Pants, Overalls and a Small Wares, Laces and Em- Complete line of RELI ANCE broideries, WORK SHIRTS. IF YOU CANNOT PAY A PERSONAL VISIT: Write, Wire or Phone at Our Expense and our salesman will call and show you our exceptional line and will convince you we are right. LET'S GET TOGETHER FOR OUR MUTUAL ADVANTAGE. Respectfully, Pringle Brothers 411-45-47 HAYNE ST. 106-108-110 MARKET ST. CH ARLESTf )N, S. C.