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"\\fJP& Batnrday ILlKHINt; COMPANY gftVMTfeCK, 8. C. Twai: annum--In advance. Advrrti*rJi>ent*. first Insertoln_$1.00 lucnt insertion .50 its for three months or long mads at rsducsd rates, imuhlcatlono which subserve interests will ha charged for isaonta \ and tributes of respect am ha charged for. The shim tar Watchman was found ad in 1110 and the True Southron In life. The Watchman aad Southron now haa the combined circulation and Influence of b uh of the old papers, ?od lo OMtnifsatiy the heat advertising g^edlap* la duraler. STD h IT OCT. D?n a Review says: "Liquidation of I roods that could not be moved u4 pre iffpssl extreme prlcea la atlll a feature In varloua wholesale and retail chan? nels ' That la to say. in ordinary snguags, wholesalers and retailers *re still marking down erlcee In or? der to sail goods that they oould not aeil at the old. high prlcea The process is surs to continue, If buyers continue the caution and thrift I hey have ahown In the last three or tear montaa Many manufacturers are known to have vaat quantities of goods on hand, stored in expectation thaf the thr?" wave would pass and the public would soon start buying on the old. reek Use scale. >*tf their expectation were realised, the old prices could be maintained, might even be Increased. If the remelna wary, buying only t It really needs, and adopting a w me" attitude, those stocks will not be held indefinitely. They cannot 00. at a time when credit Is tighten? ing add when the price of so .nsny basic matert etlk. wool, cotton, rubber, fin. etc.. is failing. ? Eventually all kinds of profiteering manufscturers. 'peculators and whole? salers will have to unload as the au? ger men have* done. Then the con auavr will reap the benefit. TAX.KXr.MIT MORTOAGttd. Krank Mann, chairman of the com ? hjee on iiooelnj; appointed by thj are? or of New York city, haa a novel P*on to provide the neoeesary hour* -> for the homeless population. He recognises that of the three obstacles t ?? the construction of new dwelling* ?1? Oh cost of materials, high wages i qd scarcity of money --the luat is I'otiably the worst. He would rem II by holding out. as a bait lor buitdlng loses, exemption of real e ta\e mortgagee. Capital, he explains, has been re? luctant of lale to enter the mortgage bald because the return sevma inade? quate. "This is because % large part of the income must go to meet State and Federal Income tuxes und auper taxea. Then, there la the competition of at? tractive Investmente in Federal, State at d mtudrip.il bonds exempt from all tfcxee. Furthermore, there are oppor? tunities to invest In foreign bonds pxytng a. high return, and also railroad aad other mortgsges bring anywhere from 7 to I 1-2 per cent, thus en? abling the investor to pay. the income taxes and still have a far greater net return on his Investment than he could obtain from, real estate mortgagee" Now. if the federal and state gov? ernments, he says, would exempt real estate mortgages from all Income taxes. It would immediately attract large oortgrnge Investment capital from private ludvlduala and truat es? tates. "An added Inducement should take the form of an indirect subsidy. This oilght properly be exemotion of new construction from local taxation tor a limited period " England. Oermany and some other Countries have been euhaldtsing house construction, but the idea la not like? ly to find acceptance in thia country because of a deep-rooted American prejudice against subsidies of any kind, flubaidtei, however well-lnten floned. have a way of Interfering With the pi oper (?Pet ition oj natural business lawa, while they give some p people undue profits and work to the disadvantage of othera. Many aound atgumenta can be ad? vanced agalnat thia particular form of aubeldy. Capital must be obtained somehow; but can It not b? obtained more safely and logically by offering higher rates of Interest for real estate mortgages, rat?e l on the higher eain Ing power of property under present rental rases? Thia la the nutural way, and the way the problem is al? ready beginning to work itself out. \ i.Ill \ l PROFlT-yHAHINt; PLAN. Noteworthy among the profit-ehu Ing plans with which employer* are 'rvlng to clear the labor altuutlon b that of the McCormlck Harvest.! OOgspany. one of the biggest business concerns In the world. I'nder the new plan there will be u "vUty fort> division of net profits at % *t t ' '"? ' l "a invested capital. ??o ui? per cent allowance !wlll be divided among employees from the offices down. One-third of this compensation fund, paid partly in cash and purtly in common stock, will go to those holding executive posi? tions.' The other two thirds. paid ' partly in cash and partly in preferred 1 stock, will go -o the other worKers. 8tnce the amount to he divided each year will depend upon the activity of the individual worker and also upon co-operative action among all of them, it is believed the proposed plan will stimulate personal activity und "shop" spirit, and do away with mpst of the labor discontent. , The Idea differs from the United States Steel Corporation plan of sell? ing stock to employees. As the New York World points out, the Harvester company "concedes the vested inter? est of employees in the whole busi? ness." In that fact, more than in the amount to be divided, lies the gist or the whole matter, though the per? centage of division Is noteworthy as showing the growing appreciation of the employer for the part which la? bor plays in his success. $ ITALIAN COMMt'NISM. If the French government were In control of Italy, that Communist out breuk would probably not last long. All such movements in France have been crushed with a strong hand. Italy is probably m<>re favorable soil than France for Russian propaganda, but in Italy, as elsewhere, the actual lleds are doubt lens a small minority of the whole population, and can suq ceed only by the tolerance of. the majority and the weakness of consti? tuted authorities. And in Italy there 10 no such strong government as there is in France. To tell the truth, modern Italy, with all its make-believe of reviving the glory and power of imperial Rome, does not teem to have much of the old Roman spirit. The Italian character and statesmanship are often brilliant and daring, but Co re is often discernible a lack of idlffnoss. stern? ness and perseverance. Americans traveling in Italy usually remark the easy-going nature of public authori? ties as well as private citizens. The policing of cities is not strict. The police are toksrant. Traffic regula? tions are lax. or poorly enforced. Dis? cipline In the army, it has often been said, Is too easy. This spirit shows itself again and again in the attitude of the government toward Important matters. It compromises and wavers. Concentrated and effective authority Is not expected. There Is llttlo of the German at? titude toward the "state." There Is much individualism. Thus the Italian people, individually, accomplish great things, and they aecom^?sh great things collectively when emotionally aroused and united, bul ordinarily they come short in the achievements of organization and centralization. The easy-going Italian government may allow this Communist revolution te gain much headway. There Is no telling how far It will go, or what will come of t. But It is reasonable to suppose, from the charucter of the revolutionists and the history of pre? vious efforts in the same direction, that It will not go to the extent of making a Russia of Italy. Many co? operative experiments have been tried in Italy, and they have seldom suc? ceeded. Hsvlng never shown any special genius for co-operative indus? try before, can tho Italians succeed now in so a nbitlous an undertaking? \ WHY M I N KMHEZZLK. A magazine writer who has been Investigating the facts of embezzle? ment reports that there is an appal? ling amount of that sort of crime. In digging into the reasons why men steal, he adduces these: In the tlrst place, the "good old" melodramatic reasons still hold. To some extent men do embezzle funds because their w;ves, sisters or moth? ers have tuberculosis or there is a mortgage about to be foreclosed. That Is to say. the human emergency Is al? ways with us as the strongest of mo lives. To a certain extent these crimes are--not excusable, of course ?hot recommended to mercy. There Is hope for this type of man if he is caught In time and given a chance to redeem himself. Then, of course, there Is the un? derpaid bank employee who handles money In such quantities as to make htm feel that others consider It of lit? tle value, while he is In coivtant need of money. This man, too. may be saved. Vhe dreaded bank examiner Is often enough a friend In need. Hut an extraordinary nun her of the embezzling crimes -ire committed by ' men who want the monev to "put on dog." They are Imbued by false stand ' ards of what kind of life Is worth liv? ing They stall the peculation he 1 cause they want money for luxuries ' Which they cannot afford, and they continue it, hoping to recoup by a^ lucky turn at storks. Needless to say, tbcy .never recoup. ' Notbin? can save the man or wo? man who gets a good start along this lino. Tbc taste for easy luxury be? comes part of the person. The Jail sentence whic h follows Joes nothing to give these people a construcliie atti? tude toward society. But much can be done by an?en? lightened public opinion to prevent the bringing up of young people to believe that luxury is a vital part i I life, that pretending to be something you are not or to own something you don't is of any lasting satisfaction. Half the mental energy used by .h.' embezzler in a vain effort to cover up his tracks. If put Into useful thinking, would in most cases give him a solid earning power equal to the one he shams. BUMPER FA1H ATTENDANCE. An unprecedented attendance is re? ported from most of the state and county fairs. The residents of the ru? ral districts and those from the city alike seem to be interested. These fairs are productive of valu? able results in most communities. In one region within "the last few years the raising of grade cattle has prac? tically ceased, only registered stock being handled. The movement was started at the county fuir. In other communities the quality of farm pro? duce has undergone just as remarkable a' change. It is difficult to go to the fair and see first class grain and po? tatoes and blood stock which were e raised by the next door neighbor, and go back to OOO'a own farm contented to produce inferior stuff. This is the true mission of the fair, though its so? cial features are not to be depreciat? ed. Of course, !th-2 more people who at? tend these functions,'the more widely the seed of successful and progres? sive farming will be sown, and the in? creasing interest in fairs may well mark the beginning of the greatest agricultural era the nation has ever known. BULIJOTS FOR SPEEDERS. A policeman in a Chicago suburb, seeing an automobile speeding through town at 60 miles an hour, tried to stop"it. The two men In the car laughed at him, and rushed on. The policeman calmly drew his re? volver and tooU u. shot at the disap? pearing car. Still it roared on. He emptied his revolver then, and the car stopped. The driver had a bul? let In his shoulder, and his festive companion had one in his neck. Both are now In the hospital. It'was drastic treatment, but salu? tary. It would not be right to shoot at every motorist who breaks the speed luws and disregards a police? man's warning, but if there is no other way to enforce respect for the au? thority the policeman represents, he is justified in taking such action in extreme cases. His bullets, at the worst, can do no more harm than the speeding car Is likely to do. An oc? casional example of this sort will give the law-breakers of any community a new Idea of the dignity of the law and the rights of the public. Bank Statement Called Washington. Sept. 13.?The comp? troller of currency has called for a re? port on the condition of all national banks at the close of business, Wed? nesday September 8th. Truck Farms. I will subdivide and sell my Chan? dler place, about a mile and a-half from town, into small farms soon. This land will make valuable truck farms. I). C. Shaw.?Advt. Korean Conspirator Sentenced Tokio. Sept. 11.?Jo-so-kan. a Ko? rean, has been sentenced to four years penal servitude in connection with a conspiracy against the lives of Prince and Princess Yi of Korea. The con? spiracy was formed as a prolest against the marriage of the Korean prince with a princess of Japanese blood. S When the judgment was announced Korean girls among the spectators be? gan to moan and weep. At this Jo so-kan turned ami asked them to have no fear?thai he wou'd appeal his case. Veterans Begin Encampment Washington, Sept. 13.?The twenty tlrst annual encampment of veterans of foreign wars lagan here today. The parade will be held tomorrow. Labor Journal Bribed London. Sept. in.- The Herald. th?> labor organ, announced it had seven? ty-five thousand pounds or Bolshevik gold and must accept It or raise the subscription. Cork. Sept. 1:;. The eleven him? er strikers In Cork all were still alive today, but were materially weaker. More Baseball For Sumter Fats and Leans Will Battle Again This Week On last Thursday afternoon, even befoiy? the appointed hour of 4:150, iltiite a goodly number of the faith? ful baseball fans had journeyed to the ball park in every conceivable kind of conveyance, as well as on foot, to enjoy what was intended to be an ex? hibition of old time baseball between the "Fate" and "Leans" of the city, the proceeds to he given to the Dem? ocratic campaign fund to help elect our next president, Governor Cox of Ohio. "Tod" Folsom (and it is en? tirely proper that, his name should follow Qov. Cox) was slated as "Umps" for the occasion, and alter a little wrangling, weighing in of the two teams to determine the eligibility of the individual players, the game was on, and no one dreamed that out of the friendly test of skill of old timers so much rivalry and even animosity would have developed, and it was truly fortunate that Chief "Tyrus" Harwick was holding down "he center garden j for the Fats or there might have been trouble befor?? Jupiter Pluvlus took a hand In the fray and stopped the on-slaught of the Leans. In speaking of the chief, was there any one present who was not thrilled to the marrow by the magnificent slide he made to first base in the early part of the game, and when SHm Brun son endeavored to tag him, he was mystified to find the chief inverted? his head was on the base and his feet In the air, his pose resembling the big "Y" sign. The L'mpa called the chief safe, and this so irritated the lengthy one holding down first that it almost precipitated a riot and was probably the primary cause of so much bad feel? ing which now exists between the teams representing pins and minus avoirdupois, and the howl has gone forth for another game, and it matters not for what purpose the proceeds may be donated, it is worth the price of admission to see that fellow Mikell run; It takes three experts to time him on the bases?one to catch him coming, one to see him pass and the other to take his1 time as he circles for home base. Wonderful! to say the least, and space, together with the high price of. print paper prohibits a further detail of the. many thrills which were witnessed and will be wit? nessed at the next game. In view of the fact that such bad feeling exists between the two teams. City Manager Stillwell has promised to have the entire police force on the grounds, and Recorder Horace Harby will hold special court in the j>?eanut and soft drink stand to try offenders against the dign ty of the city, all fines to go into the general fund to be donated. "Doc" Burgess will also be on hand wdth his first aid kit. and the hospital has engaged the county fait building as a temporary annex for those who will need immediate at? tention. The game last Thursday afternoon was a try-out for eligibles, but the next will be a scrap to the finish, and If you miss it, blame yourself only. Further announcements as to the date and purpose for which the game will be played Will be announced later. Cruiser Pittsburgh Aground ^ Washington, Sept. 10.?The U. S. armored cruiser Pittsburg, which is aground in the Baltic sea is in no im? mediate danger, although several sec? tions of her double bottom are flooded, the navy department was advised to? day by Vice Admiral Huso. Columbia. Sept. 13.?A heavy vote is expected in the second primary election throughout the State Tues? day. The voto will probably be as heavy as any delivered in a second pri? mary in years, ?Juo to the closeness be? tween the two candidates for the United States senate. Senator E. I). Smith and Solicitor Qeorge Warren. Other candidates In state-wide con? tests are O. K. Mauldin, Greenville, and Wilson (J. Harvey, for lieutenant governor, and Frank Shealy and D. L. Smith, both of Columbia, for railroad commission, Mr. Shealy being the in? cumbent. Marion, Sept. 13.?A delegation of railway employes living in Marion and nearby cities visited Senator Harding's front porch today in a demonstration of allegiance to his candidacy. BAGGING?We have left limited quantity of sugar bag cloth which We are closing ottt at less than mar? ket price. Writ*, phone or wire us for prices. Shuler & Smoak, Or? angeburg, S. C. TRUCK FARMS?I will subdivide and sell my Chandler place, about a mile and n-half from town. Into ?mall farms soon. This laud will make valuable truck farms. 1). C. Shaw.__ WANTED?First grade certificate teacher, experienced, wants posi? tion . Sta'.e length of .school term, salary, price board, and, if possible data of opening. Can teach music References. Address "D", care Item office._ Till; \VI/ARI>?Automobile. Jr.. I> only Standard. Air-cooled Antonio bile built in America at a popular price, $:!!).">. Weighs only clglil hundred pounds. Mnct.v--i\ county agencies already appointed. Ten tlsuwind oars under contract. Union county. North Carolina, changed hands in duly for three thousand dollar-. Secure your coun? ty agency now. Wizard Automobile Company. Charlotte. .North Carolina. TRUCK FARMS I will subdivide and sell my Chandler place, about a mile and a-half from town, into small tat ins soon. This land will make valuable truck farms. D. C. Shaww Tokio, RYpt. 11.?The liijcralistic j tendencies of the speeches in this year's session of the Diet has been a distinct feature of constitutional de? velopment in Japan. The leader of the movement is a young representa? tive named Flyutaro Nagai whose bold? ness of word has attracted tike atten? tion of the empire. In the railroad train, at public meetings, wherever men gather tin- name of Nagai is on j the lips of Japanese as a "comii man." Nagai was formerly a professor at i Waseda university, the . most demo? cratic of Japan's universities which j was founded by that heroic radical leader, Marquis Okuma. The young j man is a great believer in th?' den," tjratic development ot Japanese po? litical institutions and is an p.dmirer of both the British parliament and the American congress, lie is described as a man of remarkable oratorical talents who will be heard from later in modernized Japan. j But the young orator came to grief in a maiden speech in the house "i representatives when during an at- j tack on the cabinet he called Pre mier Hara "the autocratic Lenine of Japan." The governmental majority had him sent to the disciplinary com? mittee which suspended hiin for live days from the sittings of the hou; ? The incident caused members the opposition party to hold an "in- 1 dignation" meeting In a Tokio hall for the purpose of "protecting freedom of i speech and personal rights." Many policemen were present and finally stopped the meeting altogether. Mr. , Nagai was given a great ovation. He insisted that a thorough regeneration , of the representatives of the people of the Diet was really more imperative1 than a change, in the cabinet for, he said, the standard of the Dirt must In raised. Of free speech he said: "Japan has in the pas* shown her wonderful ca? pacity for assimilation as may be seen from the Japanization of Buddhirm and Confucianism and from the fact that Christianity is also in the same process of assimilation. With su< h glaring object lessons before us an attempt to prevent new ideas from taking hold of the people by the sup pi ession of speech, must be as de? scribed as ignorance of the great nat- i lonal characteristics and an insult to the power of assimilation of the Jap- . anese people." i I Ii EHE AT HOME. Samt er Citizen;? Gladly Testify and Cordidoutlv Hccommcml Doan's Kid. ncy Pills. y*?** It i.s testimony like the following th.it has placed Doan's Kidney Pills ho fnr above competitions. When people right here at home raise their voice in praise there is no room teft for doubt. Head the public statement of a Sumter citizen: W. T. Hall, blacksmith. 22G Salem Avenue, says: "I am glad to rec? ommend Doan's Kidney Pille, for they have been of great benefit There was too much uric acid in my sys? tem and I was bothered a great deal with" my back. When I bent over, it was difficult for me to straighten up. I heard of Doan's Kidney Tills being such a ??ood remedy and 1 used them, it only took one box of Doan'a to make hie fell a whole lot better." Price r.Oc, at all dealers. Don't i simply ash for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills- the same that ! Mr. Hall had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, X. Y.?Advt. 76 Track Farms. T will subdivide and sell my Chan? dler place, about a mile and O-half from town, into small farms soon. Th's land will make valuable truck farms. D. ('. Shaw.?Advt. I 1 ???? Poles Make Suc? cessful Drive Russians Defeated on North? eastern Front With Loss Warsaw. Sept. 10.?The Polish armies on the northeastern'front have delivered a series of successful at? tacks up<?n t1!?' Russians, taking 3. 300 prisonerr., lour guns and two armored trains. Helen Clark and Joseph Phillips THEMSELVES IN SUMTER The famous American contralto and the celebrated baritone, whose finished artistry has charmed a whole continent, are coming by Special ar? rangement to Sumter. Their person? al appearance makes this the musical event of the season. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21tK . at 8:30 P. M.?8:30. OPERA HOUSE Assisting them will be Grace Hof heimer, pianist, and Mr. Thomas A. Edison's Three Million Dollar Phono? graph. * \y <J FREE TICKETS Call, write or telephone us for free tickets of ad? mittance. They will be issued in order of applica? tion. > Jennings-Gainey Furniture Company ? ?| . ')' UMB>t ? *??. ! . Afmi 10 W. Liberty St.