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tey^and Saturday G COMPANY Byi? B. o. edvsnee, first Insertoln_$1.00 luent Insertion .60 tor three months or Ion? st reduoed rates. Ntasftinenkatlon* which subserve interests will be charged for ivtlssments. end tributes of respect charged for Sumter Watchman wan found iJlltO end the True Southron In The Watchman sad Southron It the combined circulation and of both of the old papers, aeenlfeetly the best advertising ita Sumter. SPORTSMAN SH IF. rt H. Gary, head of the Steel aptly described the present ?lacy of American business, he said. In a statement last present tendency Is toward a more reasonable and fairer > basis. The whole community and strives for this. The dlf f Is found In the fsct that every lual Is perfectly willing that all shall make reductions?the th* better. As there wet, more if-a scramble for higher and prices when they were ad there w*ll be Just ah much In the enforced use of there Is a tendency to? pi Ices." 1 '.l ive the whole thin; in Ever)' Intelligent business hin that prices have got to Ml do* a considerably, but nearly wants to tot the other fol? ks* e% the reducing, and hold oft htra S*4f ge? mug as p*?ssible Is litUe te be gained by this ThSSjS Is much to be lout, to SSfstSsai in general as well as te the buying public, and perhaps to tfcsy awry concerns that hold out so seabbetnly against price re-adjust me*C There ought to be unaatmous reeOg?itlon of the far* that everybody SSL*got to come down, and unanimous aeeeWaceoce in the situation The-t Is m?re lommon sense, as al? most every business n an. In whatever IIa* d# eatorprisj, Is ready to admit la private though he may htsttatt to set on it. It is sportsmanship, peaiaesa men, whether they recognize It dr eel. are all In the same boat. They hang together pretty well whei. and profit* wane rising. They te bang together, nbw In yjeld tajr jsraeefully te redualions, even at a present rose. Any such loss, in the big majorrty of cases, will bo air ply ? etueioed by past profits, which acre made on the rising market. BuelaaaS sportsmanship demands tie taking of tMs whole up-and-down ported together It U a rare busiresa whb Y for the whole period, will fall a larger profit than was be for j the war, even sfter errifms; off whitevsr losses are inci? dent to the price revisions now de? manded. And such sportsmanship is the best possible way to lay a solid foundation for prosperous business hereafter. e ST avers***! rAYTWU i 'ON SKlt \ atit >N. What conservation in lumbering In actual financial return IS shewsriA earn figure* published in a rasant swni* of the Journal of Forestry. The figure? are based upon a survey made In Pennsylvania for? ests. They show that a gross return of approximately t?fK sn acre of for? est land was hsd by close forest utili? sation as against leas than $300 if the timber hsd been cut foi lumber alone. The lumber company received 128* per ar* a for a osrtaia cutting of hem Pwk lege. Under all-too-frequent waste methods, thst wculd be the < nly return. But by turning everything to some definite use. a good deal more ftymoy wss realised. The compsny made an additional $41 per acre by gathering hemlock bark, $20 by using ht ntdock tops snd ruils for pulp. $2S far mill waste ?tsed both for kindling ssd for pulp. $18 hy using hardwoods on the tract for stave* and $tf by cut? ting the small snd defective h?r>d wo*** waste hVo "chemical wood." r This thoroiif h process not only net had the lumber company a larger re? turn on its trsct, but It conserved snd made use of a btg quantity of wood ordinarily wasted.. There Is only one more step In s perftct conservation policy in lumbering, and that Is re for ? ?-Station. pay am? rmoovcr. British miners demand morjp pay, li.s tlritlsh government replies tSat they msy bavs Itt on one condi? tion?thst they dig more coal. British mining wages have been low. compared with American stand? ards, but when a similar comparison |e made between (he British and American output, there seems to he sj good desl of Justice In Uo>U fjeorge ? position. British miners sre eatd tn h? producu^ only ?nn "long sV tons*' of coal a- year par man. 'In the United State? a coal miner dig* two to tour times that much. Our miners have more machinery to help them, but there Is also an obvious difference In the spirit with which the men work. No one maintains that the British miner has been overworked. Unless he has been really underpaid for the work he did, It s a fair business prop? osition that h< pay for Increased wagea by increased production. The principle has its application just now In this country, in a slightly dif? ferent way. Wi*h prices of commodi? ties going down, there is natural pres? sure brought to bring wages down with them. Tnose wages, generally speaking, have been adjusted to en? able the workmen to meet living con? ditions at high-price levels. Some manufacturers can well afford to re? duce prices considerably and still maintain high wages. Others can? not. Some of the latter have already reduced wages to some extent, in sev? eral Industries, wt'.h the consent of the workmen, who prefer lower pay to the alternative of closed fuctories and no Jobs. There is one way, and only one, as practical business m?n and profes? sional economises havo pointed out, by which American labo>* can avoid such reduction of its income. It is by pro? ducing more. Juat how generally this can be done Is a matter of debate. The current view la that in most occupations workmen can still speed up a lit? tle without harmful overwork. Where this Is the case, it Is the obvious rem dey for the situation, and also a guar? antee of the greatest prosperity American labor has ever enjoyed. < ITIZICN AID FOIl CONGRESS. The suggestion made recently by Otto Kahn, of New York, that non >fAce holding cltUens might well act in conjunction with senators and rep? resentatives in hofding hearings and n vest (gating economical and other ion-political subjects, is worthy of arefui consideration. In speaking on he subject Mr. Kahn said. "Experience haa proved that con iresslonal committees cannot give to the task that continuous and concen? trated attention which It requires. "The best ability and ripest ex? perience of the country could be call Mi upon and would rurely t>e found ready to serve. It should come to bo looked upon as a distinguished hon ?r to be asked by congress to act as one of its instrumentalities, and the resulting sense cf responsibility and of public duty and trust, should?and I have no doubt would?<auae those thus selected and honored to give service wholly free from the bias of self interest. Such committees might be composed of, say, five non-offlce imiding cttlsens aud six or seven sen? ators and congressmen. "The reports emanating from tho deliberations of such a committee would, it may be hoped, come to be considered na sources of reliable in? formation to the public on 8O0ial and ?conomlc subjects, and 'if the commit in >s were wisely selected and lightly conceived their functions, their conclu ilons would surely come to have the public <? on Tiden--e for impartiality and ompetency, irrespective of party af? filiations. "They ought also tp make It easier Tor the political parties to have tho ourage of facing squarely and deal? ing, without too much zigzagging and compromising, with questions of a non-pollttcal nature, because the par? ties could point to the backing of the reasoned Judgment of expert and trustworthy men without political axos to grind." It waa part of the suggestion that these committees be chosen by con? gress acting through the president of the senate and the speaker of the house, aa the method least likely to in iplre partlran and personal antago? nism. The counsel of men of experience and business integrity was thus sought du/ring the war, generously and im? partially given and proved of immense value from every point of view. If some method could be worked out for securing the same sort of co-opera? tion In Mmcs of peace the benc.1.4 to the Button cannot be doubted. Both side sare sure they're going to win. And that's all right. It s hope that makes the world go round, see The easiest way to make money on the election: LsOB'l bet. see What's loyalty, after all? A cat may look at a king, and a monkey may bite one. see Those in charge of voting booths are urging women to do their voting In the middle of the day. and a lot of anxious candidates are hoping they will keep in Die middle of tbe road, see Judging from ... lot of the brainy po? litical argument* we've heard lat?ly. the hard-wood supply of this country isn't aaywhere near so short as Ifa represented. see The very name "Bolshevik!" is hypo? critical. The woid means "majority," and the R-d* using it are a smalt mi? nority. see One of the laws governing the ca ing of the ballot reads. "No electoi i are entitled to advice or assistance ey e%pt tha blind o? I be physically iu ihm," and every ardent supporter of ono party thinks he ought to bo allow? ed to direct the vote of any ardent supporter of the other party, on the ground that "none are so blind as those who will not see." see Keep your money moving -a rolling dollar gathers no moss. e a e ' A constant reader reports that he asked a man he met tin other day \vn ) he thought would he elected president, and the man replied, "President or what?" If more than one chiel^execu? tive has not asked himself the same thing on many occasions, wo are no Judge t of human nature and politics, see The papers arc commenting on the toct that out of 2<i0 university students questioned, only nine had ever heard if Absalom, and yet more copies <?? the Bible ane sold now than ever be rcre in history. Maybe the story cf Absalom has be?n left out of the new fangled Bibles. Has anybody looked in ono to see? see According to one report of tho re? cent strike discussion in the house of parliament, "Sobcrod by reminders that Ireland, unemployment and tha European situation were as pressing and difficult as the coal strike, hardly a word from any speaker showed prejudice', or intolerance." Nothing like a lighl foot, when you're walking on eggs. ? * a It's a little late to begin studying up about the various candidates, but at that there is probably time to learn all that some of them would care to have you know. Fair Week Boosterlcttes ?. I. R. Takes His Pen in Hand To Says a Few Things Sumter is going to conduct a school of instruction to teach every individual how to resign from the crape hangers' union and banish h s or her grouch to Jonah land. If the jinx is pursuing you and you don't know how to get away from It, why just line up with the battalion of boosters and pessi? mism extcrmlnatera of the merchants' bargain and gala week and greater Gamecock County fair for November 16th to 19th inclusive. If you are toting your'"Jinx" around you are overloaded with imaginary troubles, your back is weak, your feet are sore and cold, and you have cob? webs on your brain. You can't think clear nor can you dat.ee to the musi<: of optimism. Your conjured up bogey man of "Old Man Hard Times" has you hoodooed. He will ride you to despair and failure if you don't shake bitn off. His greatest success lies in your gloomy outlook. There is really nothing the matter with you but you just don't know it. Your troubles liagnoscd and remedies provided with a sure cure guarantee m tho. booster battalion. Your brain and eyes made to think and see the bright sunshine of hope, to look ahead for the brighter times, and to forget the good old days of profitable profi? teering, and to learn how to live and do business profitably under normal conditions. You can't bring back the past. Time, like water that has turned the mill's wheel is gone, like the days of the divine rights of kings, gone, never to return again. Sumter (is going to manufacture a new future out of the experiences of the past and the op? portunities of days to come. Kvery man can be a Marshal Foch or a General Perching In the booster's bat? talion. We have no grouches in this company. No up-to-date business concern in Sumter, wholesale or retail can afford to not be in the Battalion of Boosters. Those who arc on the outside will be noticed as much as those on the Inside, but if you are on the inside you will be classed as a booster, as one trying to help; those on the outside mishit be mistaken for ?deckers, grouches, failures. Therefore lint up with "the never say die" wit.i ?.be crowing gamecocks who defy pes? simism, defy any condition to put Sumter down and out. Sumter is famous as the most suc oest'tul fall festival producing city in the southern states. Sumter is goinu after more'business whether business v antr to come here or not?going af? ter new business and new customers. Sumter is going to show the world that Sumter is not dead or discourag? ed if other cities think they are. The gamecock is crowing and fighting for victory and he is going to keep j crowing, and then some. Ohio in Doubt Nobody Knows Who Will Win The Election Columbus. Nov. 1.?Ohio is trying to pick the winner in the presidential election, after an avalanche of politi? cal argument und a stirring campaign 1:11?l OF NEGRO JOY KIDKUS I0XDS SUDDKXIiY A seven passenger Peerless car be? longing to Mr. A. T. Heath was bully damaged yesterday i Uernoon whet? it turned over completely. The ac? cident happened on the State burg road about two miles from Wedge field. The car was being driven by a negro named Tom Harvln. who is in the employ of Mr. Heath, and three other negroes, one man and two women, were the only occupants of the car. Tho reason for the accident seems unaccountable. Tin- negroes were all thrown out, badly shaken and frightened. Both men received cuts on their hands from the glass of the broken windshield. The over? turned rar was lying longways across the road making it necessary for all vehicles traveling Ihe road to get completely out of ihe road Express Confidence Will Hays Says Harding Will Have 368 Electoral Votes White Says Cox Will Be Elected New York, Nov. 1 ?On the eve of the election both Democratic and Re? publican headquarters are confident that their candidates will win. Hays claims that Harding will have not less than .'16 8 electoral votea. White -.says Cox and Roosevelt will win. Monument For Italian Soldiers Men Who Died Fighting on Mountain Front to Be Buried on High Peak Rome, Oct. 31.?A great national I subscription, is now being made to col? lect together all the bodies of Italian soldiers who died fighting on the mountain front and are insufficiently buried, all the bones which are whitening on the rock mountain sides and to give them fitting sepulchre on i Cii-e of the highest peaks, probably San Michele. It is proposed that a uimpte, noble monument should be erected under which will rest togeth? er officers and soldiers, rich and poor. One of the sad phases of Italy's war on the mountain trout was the difficulty of burying those who fell lighting. The soil on the Carso range is such a thin crust over the massive rock of which the mountains are form? ed that dynamite hud often to be used in order to make a sufficiently deep grave especially on those historic peaks like Monte Santo, Monte Nero, the Grappa and the Hermada, where Italian blood flowed like water. The, Auatrfana originally held all the passes there and dominated Italians at every point but they were taken and retaken over and over again until the final victory gave them to Italy for? ever. Jury List Fall Term of Court of Common Pleas Will Convene November 15th The court of common pleas will con? vene on Monday, November 15th, for a term of three weeks, with Judge I. W. Bowman of Orangeburg presid? ing. The jury lor the first week was drawn Saturday, as follows: J. A. Reames, Rembert. W. M. Gaylard. Daltell. J. L. Haynsworth. City, C. W. Dwyer, City. A. J. Ard. City. L. M. Jackson, Sumter. R. 2. W. E. Pre3C0tt, Sumter. It. 1. C. E. Sanders. Hagood. L. J. Newman, Sumter, R. 1. P. K. Ellis,%City. T. D. DuBor.e. Oswego, R. 1. C. S. James, Rcmbert. Robert Muldrow, Mayesville. H. G. Stone, Tindals. J. M. Barrett. City. J. T. Keels, Lynchburg. J. C. Huger, City. E. W. Nettles, Wedgeffeld. C. M. Prcscott, Sumter, R. 1. W. D. McLeod, Oswego. Abe Kyttcnberg, City. W. N. Bradford, City. S. J. Black well, GreelcyvlUe. S F. Weeks, City. A. L. Northcutt, Sumter, R. 4. Tal Geddings, Tindals. B. S. Moore, Olanta. T. M. Pierce, Shiioh. J. L. Sanders. Hagood. R. P. Galnley. City. C. 15. Richardson. <'ity. Henry Renenhaley, Dal/ell. C. M. I'h if er, City W. >?. MeEeod, Mayesville, R. 3. W. C. Jones. City j. R. Wingate, City VOliLKY BAIili SUPPER. The monthly volley ball supper I will be held tonigb? at the "Y" dining I room at 8 o'clock. All volley ball ami basket ball artists are expected to be strictly on hand and ready to enjoy the specially prepared chicken sup? per. ? At this supper plans shall be dis? cussed lor carrying on two leagues at the same time. Owing to the largo number of men who come out at H o'clock in the afternoons and are al? ways ready to indulge in the wonder? ful pastime and exercise of volley ball, the single gmynasium court is Inadequate to accommodate the men so work has commenced on a court electrically lighted at tht* rear of the V. M. C. A. building. This court is soon to be put in splendid condition and will indeed' be ideal for pleasant .weather play. i All plans for the basket ball team 1 will also be discussed at the supper tonight. A captain and manager will be elected and convenient nights lor practice arranged. Don't forg? I the hour. 8 bells. DEATH. Notice was received Saturday of the death of Mrs. J. A. Scarborough last night in Asheville, N. <'. Mrs. Scarborough has been In ill health for some time which caused her to go to Asheville with the hope of regaining her strength. The last illness which cauaed htr death was due to a stroke of paralysis, which occurred about four weeks ago. Since that time she has been critically ill. and not ox . pected to live. M A It BI AC i K 1JCKN S ES. A marriage license has been issued to Mr. Dalton Daniel Jones of Timlal and Miss Bertha. Thlgpon of Manning. < lolored. McDutlie Mack ami Magdalene Johnson of Davis Station. Henry Anderson of Shiioh and <'in i. tine Dennett of Camdcn. j Cotton Warehouse Fire Edgefield Cotton Warehouse Damaged by Fire Suspected of Being Started By Incendiary Edge field, Oct. 1. I'irc was d,s covered in ihe office of i h. hri< i, warehouse of the Ldgetiehl Wan - house company near tin station ye terday morning about r, oYhu k. The alarm was given and as soon .is ho c Could be rushed to He; building a strong stream of water from the re? cently installed municipal water syi Urn was turned on and the lire was extinguished Without damage to the warehouse proper in v. hu h was stored about 1,500 hales of cotton. From the office the flames spread to a small adjoining section of tha ware? house in which a largo quantity <>f seed oats and feed stuffs belonging to J. D. Kemp & Co.. were stored. Their loss was about $4,500 with in? surance of $3,500. The owners of the warehouse will sustain a loss to toe property of two or three thousand dollars, which is fully covered by in? surance. Theie is strong suspicion bete that the fire was of incendiary origin. Negro Night Riders Two Residences, Gin and Qther Buildings Burned in Alabama Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 31.?Ten negroes are in the ? .Montgomery county jail charged with arson as the result of the burning last night in the "Black Belt" district of the county, about L'o miles south of Montgomery, of the summer homo of Dr. X. H. McCrummell, the residence of G. Gibson, the cotton gin of J. T. Davis with ten hales of cotton and a quantity of cotton seed a grist mill, several bains and negro tenant houses. Sam Wat kins and Dim Lee. ne? groes, weiv shot and killed by a sheriff's posse shortly after mill - night after they had tired upon an automobile containing Sheriff Seog gin and three deputies. The sheriff and ids deputies were en route to the scene to investigate the hies. The outbreak occurred on the farms of J. T. Davis and M. S Holton, white farmers, hut the negroes killed and arrested are tenants and laborers for the most part on an adjoining farm and no motive is ascribed for the at? tacks. The fires broke out simultaneously and a reign of terror ensued among 'the families ol* the white farmer;, who began telephoning the sheriff's ollice for assistance. Responding promptly, Sheriff Scoggin, with four deputies, set out for the scene in an automobile, which was tired upon from the roadside as it approached the locality. The sheriff's posse had narrow escapes from death and only saved themselves by jumping from th-e ear on the opposite side of the road from whence the shots came and falling to their knees, t'sing the au? tomobile as a sliield they killed two of tho negroes and effected the cap? ture of ten others. A hurried telephone call to the county jail and police department brought reinforcements and a drag? net was quickly spread about the lo? cality but only two other suspects were thereafter arrested during Sun? day. A strong guard of deputies is {Kitrolling the affected scene tonight. The governor's otllce has nol as yet been pftlcially notified of tho out? break and it is not expected that troops will be called out. j Montgomery. Ala., ul. :iI.- Activi? ties of lire torch bands broke out in .Montgomery counly anew Sunday I night when the cotton gin of M. E. McLemore. nine miles from Mont? gomery was burned to the ground. The burning of the McLemore uin followed a Saturday night of maraud? ing in which two negroes were killed, two cotton gins, four louses, eight barns, ten hah .-; of cotton, two tons of cotton seed and 40 bushels of crushed corn were horned. Sheriff John L. Scoggin, and a posse of coun? ty deputies and policemen arrested 20 negroes early Sunday morning, all but six being re leased. , \ War on Loafers - Soviet Government of Russia Finds Work is Necessary London. Oct. 31.?Advices Crom Moscow* say that an appeal has been issued by the soviet government for overtime work, under the heading of "the war with loafers." in which the soviel government declares it cannot tolerate anyone living in the soviet republic at the expense of others. Loafers must be pursued merciless? ly." In one village which refused to fulfill the compulsory labor order, 7."? cows have b? en confiscated and will not be returned until tin- set task is ocmpleted. MAHIUAOi: LfC'KXKKS. A marriage license has been grant? ed to Willie Oadsden and Willie Washington, colored, of Sumter. Woman Vote Has Politicians Guessing | - ; Professionals Cannot Figure Out How the Suffragists Will Line lip < in. >; ?. Nov. l.?The mystery as in tide of Hi.' tremendous woman .<?;. is r.?::< en ?1 in ihr many eleventh Im in discussions i?r the general eleeS ion Situation, n is stated on all shhs ihai in.-. w<*man vote would ue ay 'lie returns. Grade Crossing Trag Ay Three Persons Killed and Several Fatally Injured Near Ashe? ville, N. C. ! Asheville. X. C., Oct. 31.?With one J hoy killed at the collision, two men dying soon after being brought to ja loeal hospital, two others expected to die at any time, two others se [riously injured and one slightly In Ijured, the most serious autonioblb ac? cident to occur in western North (Carolina for many years took place (today at Morrison's crossing, one mile J east of Old Fort, near here. Pas? senger train No. 15, en route to Ashe? ville, collided with a touring car, the property of Tommy Khinohardt of .Marion, and in which seven other ' peopje were riding. Paul Condry. ?son of Wl I'. Condry. aged nine, was ! instantly killed and Ernest Mullnex 'and Jeter Rhinehardt died from in? juries soon after having been brought I to the Bfltmore hospital.< W. P. Con 1 dry and J. S. Y. Khinehardt are not expected to live through the night, while Carl Lowry and Tommy Rhine hardt are also seriously injured and .1? T. Myers is slightly injured. All : the injured are at a local hospital. Harding Simply Waiting Republican Candidate Says He Has Done His Best Marion. Nov. 1.?Senator Harding lias finished his campaign and is rcst j ing at home. He and Mrs. Harding i plan to vote m th< afternoon and spend the day quieUy receiving the re i turns in their home. He said he had ? made the tight to the best of his abil I ity and was ready to abide by the rc jSUltS. Millerand Re? sembles Teddy Paris, Oct. 31.?President Millerand greatly resembles physically the laic [Colonel Theodore Rooscvedt. He has the same broad chest, short, thick-set stature, the twinkling blue eyes look rscarchingly at one ? through thick lenses; the same large head, strong powerful neck; the same capacity for hard work. At Versailles, after Millerand had I been officially invested with the pow? ers of president of the French repub? lic, the correspondent of The Associat? ed Press was one ot a large group of newspaper men with whom tho president shook hands. ? flow do y<fu feel. Mr. President?" the correspondent asked. "Splendid!" Millerand fairly shout' ed. Somehow, the word sonndod very much like one heard years' ago: ' Bully." --u (.ONE FOR GOOD. ; Results That E?*<t arc What Appeal to Sumter People, Kidney sufferers in Sumter want i more than temporary relief. They want results that lust ? Results like Mrs. Carnes tells ibout. Her's was a thorough test. Four years is a long time. Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the *test and stood it well. Why experiment with an untried medicine? People here In Sumter have shown the way. j Read the story of Mrs. Annie C. [Carnes, 531 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter. She gave the following statement January 12, 1915: "My kidneys were out of order and my back ached. 1 had headaches and dizzy spells, too. I used Dosns' Kid? ney Rills and they cured me of all the trouble." Over three years later, or on Feb? ruary 13, ruj, Mrs. Carnes said: "I can certainly recommend Doan's Kid? ney Pills, for they gve me a perma? nent tore, l am glad to confirm my I former statement." i Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get I Doan's Kidney Rills?the same that Mrs. tlarnea had. Foster-Milhurn Co.. Mt'urs.. Buffalo. N. Y.?Advt 83 i or SAL#s. - <>,M Vapor cooking j stove, usedN^bout six weeks. F. M. j Moise. ! x Many of you are going to hold your cotton and &Wely ? IM you are not going to leave it in the weather. StoVaW X , R room is becoming scarce. We have room yet for a (cow- o X siderable amount in the Palmetto Warehouse, Colunjibia^ R c) S. C, and will be glad, to furnish terms and information? f? K to any desiring them. i ? |R W. GORDON McCABE & Co., S. J. Smith, L\gk 8 I SUMTER, S.C. I i ? ||^Office^ov^^