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a PROFITABLE WATERWAY.
The Joint International Commission
li making a thorough /tudy
the proposed Lekcs-to-Ocean ship
route recently completed a three
hearing in Detroit There is
opposition to this project in the
East, where it Is feared that the new
weAerwey will Injure Atlantic ship?
ping ports and render the New York
barge canal useless,
Kaperte supporting the plan believe
that theee dire resulti will not follow
Its accomplishment. There is plenty
Of commerce to keep the railroads, the
J^er*?ye and the Atlantic seaports
e>U obey It is obviouc that the pres?
ent ?ongeattor needs relief.
The conference at Detroit found
much enthusiasm for the project all
through Mir bias a. The Hoard of
Commerce estimated the annual sav
Hfto the state as f 80.001,000.
Thtre is another phase of the Great
Lakes-Atlantic waterway project
which baa not bscn discussed so gen?
et-ally aa the new .transportation fu?
tilities It will afford That is the de?
velopment of water power which
Would be a natural accompaniment,
according to engineering experts the
eater power alens would pay for the
whole construction within a compara?
tively short time.
interest In ths commission's Investi?
gation la fslt in states and communi?
ties far from ths lake region, because
it will open new outlets' to world mar?
kets; for their products. If the plan
!s> worked out honestly and with due
regard to the beet interests Of the
Whole territory It ?II serve, both In
Canada and the Cnltei' Htutes. it Bt?ms
impossible that t*' could damage any
bot strictly selfish Interest*. It Is far
mere likely to Wnefb. everybody com
earned '^"^^^^J^^^^*^41" now*
A fair practices committi:!:.
? v ?
Coal operators from all over the
United States who have been In ses
?ion to discuss prices and distribution
bave Arrived at some very satisfac?
tory results along both lines, but their
most telling stroke wss the formation
of fair prabtlccs committees for all
bituminous 'districts. These commlt
wlll co-operste with the operators
the Department of Justice to se?
cure fair practices in ths handling of
coal from the mines to the bin of the
consumer Wh%re they find traces of
profiteering they will lay It bare to'the
gerernmeot and the public.
Now we are getting somewhere.
Fstr practices are the first requisite of
fair prices, and when those respon?
sible for supplying the public with any
Itty pledge themselves, to ob
fair practice the end of profi?
teering la In sighi
During the nr most of the coal
handled for tills country and Europa
Went into a fieat coal pool. Any op?
erator caught at any kind of trickery
or any attempt to grab off a llttVs
' elvst" for bis o\\ n concern was post -
ed publicly and roasted privately.
There were fair practices committees
that functioned. Why not have ibem
right along? And why confine them
to coal?
bTM'UAOE AND MANNERS.
Must masculi.no gallantry go as wo?
man suffrage comes? Opponents of
esjual euifrage have always said so.
eJbd hsld up the prospect as an Intol?
erable loss to society. Now some of
the suffrage leaders are saying the
same thing, and 'ar from tearing this
dlftriorStlon cf male manners as a ca?
lamity, are inviting It as a hlessmg.
Alice Paul, one of the foremost
feminists announces that a direct on?
slaught is to be mads on the afore
sakl male msnners, when the women's
psrty holds ittt national convention in
Washington next February. Along
with demands ltu>t women be allowed
retain their name after marriage,
refuse the wed Inn ring ss a "yoke
ft servitude." th* re will be an arraign
rnt of such tims-henored customs
Oofflng one's h.i' t<> < woman and
SJ la her presence.
attentions are not shown to
gny the^f^mlnlsts; why then to
men's equals, and
d rights insist on
?s7 r.c*tdc*. they
derred to sre not
dl. but are renl
;temptuoiis, luv
plying woman's inferiority. The tired
business man finds these prescribed
acts of courtesy a nuisance, say these
feminine critics, and "so does the self
respecting woman."
All this may be true, though it
would be more convincing to have
some kind of feminine referendum on
the subject. It has always been sup
j posed, by ignorant males, that women
in general liked such marks of respect,
tit may bo well to eliminate some of
the old-fashioned courtesies from
business life, whero they do seem
rather out of place, provided the men
retain the spirit of courtesy and help?
fulness, which is the main thing. But
isn't it going pretty far to treat vener?
able social institution'- as if they were
criminal? And If It is forbidden to
show these accustomed marks of re?
spect to a woman shah the prohibition
apply to an old iady as well as a young
one? And then, perhaps, by natural
progression, to An old man? Shall >
th.ere be no deference for either sex j
or age?
A LABOR BANK.
The first labor bank in this country
has Just been established. It is also
said to be tfeo first co-operative bank.
It is known as the Brother of Locomo?
tive Engineers Co-operative National
Bank of Cleveland. Its capital is $1,- 1
000,000, its paid-up surplus $100,000. 1
Its stock is held entirely by members ]
of the Brotherhood The popularity <
of the idea among the railroad men is \
shown by the fact that the stock is?
sue was greatly over-subscribed. Stock 1
dividends are limited to 10 per cent, j
If there are e:ccc?s earnings, they will i
be shared with ihe depositors. I
It Is expected that thes.-i depositors ]
will be mainly of the Brotherhood, ]
which numbers 85,000 men, with a
considerable mixture of other union 1
workmen. But though the bank is ,
? listin. tfreTy a labor Institution, It has 1
no intention of confining Its activities 1
to labor. It wlir do a general hank- j
ing business, with commercial savings .
and trust co*npany departments, wel- 1
coming everybody, and handling for- j
eign exchange for immigrants. Its 1
chlei Interest, however, will bo in j
ministering to the needs of railroad
workmen. 1
?The fact Is." says Grand Chief
Warren (>. Stone, president of the
bank, "that labor tnvds kinks of its
own rnofe than any other class, unless ]
it is the farmers. The wages of labor
In this country amount to $30,000,
000.000 a year, yet the average work?
ing man has no 'place to go to do his
banking, in the eitler at least. Ids de?
posits ane of ton not wanted In the
commercial bank. There Is often no ,
place the workman can go to get a ?
loan.' save the loan shark. where he |
often pays lflo to 200 per cent inter* (
est. There should be hanking facili- .
tte% for the workers the same as for
other classes. There are such banks
In every other country. There are .
55,000 co-operative banks In Europe. .
many of them small, and they rarely
lose a cent "
This statement probably exaggcr:
ates the plight of the American workj 1
man as regards the lack of banking !
facilities. In nearly every city there
are banks that welcome his deposits
at least, though it is often hard for
him to get loans. There is. however. ;
an obvious gap in American banking ,
which such Institutions as this may
succeed in filling, to the great advan?
tage of a large and thrifty class of
cltisens. and with no hurm 10 banks
of other types. The locomotive En?
gineers' experiment ?rill be therefore
welcomed, and watched with much in?
terest This labcr organization should
succeed, if any of them can. for it has
never yet failed in an enterprise, and
has had conspicuous success with its
Insurance business, which will be han?
dled hereafter through the new bank.
CHILD PRODIGIES).
There has Ijc'I much in the papcra I
lately about Edward ft. Hardy, the
"child prodigy" who entered Colum?
bia University at the age of twelve,
and who Is credited with know'- dge
of a dozen languages and remarkable
advancement in various sciences and
arte. As a matter of fact, he is prob?
ably not a freak of nature at all. The
New York World aptly suggests that
there may be thousands of lads In
New York who could do what young
Hardy hu done if thev had had the
I
same educational opportunities,
The ordinary boy or* girl doesn't
realty get much education except
what he picks up for himself. Most
bright children are ' I rigaded In class?
rooms with less precocious children
and handicapped by absurdly long va?
cations." With most children. too,
whatever system of teaching may bo
applied, there is not very good
psychology in the mode of teaching
In th? case of a boy like Ilnrdy. there
is reason to inquire whether he or his
parents deserve the credit
Like Bons bidis and Ihe Winner
wa N'T nn?Posit Ion as overseer of a
farm. Thoroughly competent, and
experienced in all kinds of binning.
Including stock, truck, poultry and
power farming. :ik years of age.
married and can furnish the best
of references W |?. Arnold
Ma yes vi He, S i\, R \,, :t.
Foil HALE One Vapoi .ooklng
stove, used about six weeks. 1<\ M.
M ojso,
I children, the Harvard "prodigies,"
he has had unusual parental advan?
tages. Both father and mother aro
university graduates and college in?
structors, and have devoted particular
attention to their son's education.
They have taught hint personally, and
they have supplied the books, environ?
ment, travel, etc.. to accommodate his 1
i
every phase o fmental curiosity, at the
time when it manifested Itself. Al
! most any child would develop with
surprising rapidity under such condl-I
tions, and a child somewhat brighter I
than the average might easily appear
to be a "genius."
A great psychologist is credited with ;
the remark that most people use only
one-tenth of their brain-power. Ed- 1
ward Hardy, besides having a goi I !
brain to start with, seems to have i
been encouraged to use pretty near al!
Of it. That may be the only import
ant difference between him a>nd other
boys of the same age.
MURDEROUS INCOMPETKNCY.
How long will the public continue to
allow the inexperienced or the other?
wise unfit to drive automobiles?
The other day in one of the eastern
cities a man turned his machine out
to pass another. He got by all right
but he failed to straighted up quickly
enough afterwards. His car jumped
the curb and killed a little baby whose
mother had it out for an airing in its
carriage. When the matter was in?
vestigated it was found that the license
was a temporary one. issued io the
Jriver until hia permanent U ens,
should be delivered, and that he was j
fc novice at driving a car, lacking both
ths knowledge and the experience to :
handle his machine sai'ely in any com- i
plicated situation.
This sort of thing will continue as
long as no suitable tests are requir?
ed to prove the fitness of the driver
before he is allowed to operate a car
in the public sheets. The driver win,
is competent has 10 reason to resent
mch an examinatior ; rather, he will
welcome it. The person who does ob
lect to it is the one who should be
forced to take it, in the interest < J
public safety.
The Garners
Ferry Bridge
Plan for Elimination of Grude
Crossings and Other iMatters
To De Considered
Columbia. Nov. 4?Tie- Wat eres
river bridge between Richland and
Sumter counties and the settlement of
< misunderstanding between groups of
citizens regarding the construction of
v road in Hampton county will be two
principal matters before the State
Highway com drslon at its meeting: in
Columbia next Tuesday. Matters per?
taining to the bridge to be erected
i?ver the Savannah river at Savannah.
Ua., will also probably be discussed.
A delegation of citizens from East
cver will appear before the commis?
sion in connection with the Wateree
river bridge, their Interest being in the
location of the proposed span. High?
way officials are working on the sur?
vey and plans for this bridge, and at
an early date the site for the big
bridge will be located. The bridge will
be somewhere In the vicinity of East
over.
The misunderstanding over a road
in Hampton county has to do with a
proposed hiffhw ty between Estlll am
Hampton. It la stated that a foYmer 1
misunderstanding bed wren the State j
Highway department and the Hamp?
ton county highway officials includ?
ed this road In the st.it- system, but I
that now it is proposed to leave it out,
because of the fact that it Is not a
main highway. lit order that a sat?
isfactory understanding may be reach?
ed regarding the road the stale com?
mission has invited a number <>f prom?
inent citizens of the territory affect?
ed, to be present at the meeting next
Tuesday. Amoiuv these is Stab- Sen.
ator W. F. Lightscy, Captain William?
son and others.
Regarding th< highway connection
with the Savannah River bridge Sen?
ator Christens-vn, of Beaufort, county
officials of Jasper, among them Sup?
ervisor <iill and State Senator Purdy,
ind highway officials from Savannah
have been invited to attend the meet
ting in Columbia.
Oranard. Ireland. Nov. 4. ? Repris- I MARRIAGE LICENSE,
als for the killing oi a police inspec- j -
tor was made last night when eleven | A marriage license has been iaj
motor lorries ailed with uniformed to W. M. Whitfleld of Andrew!
men lired Into the town of Longford ? Anna Hazel of Fairfax, colored,
and burned the hotel and mat Let I_.
house
Washington. Nov. 4. -All govern?
ment restrictions ovet sugar were re?
moved by the signature of Presi lent
Wilson to the proclamation providing
restriction to November Hit 11 of the
licenses hchl by wholoraldcrs, refin?
ers, exporters, ami importers.
We'll Buy Your Cotton.
And allow you 1 1-L'c per poj
;.lio\< beat market price. Head
large ad. Schwanz Bros.?Advt
Turkeys are said to be more p
i ful this year than last und nj
peopi,. Will bo aide to enjoy tUI
? r Thnnksgivsng and Christmas
Tin farmers of Sumter county are
holding cotton more firmly and more
generally than ever before, and when
prices go up la4er in tne season they
will real? a proiit. 1.' prices <lo not
advance substantiallj before the plant?
ing season, they will then surely be
boosted as Is customary as an incen?
tive to the planting <u a larger acre?
age.
To the Farmers of Sumter County
Many oi" you are going to hold your cotton and surely
you are not going to leave it in the weather. Storage
room is becoming scarce. We have room yet for a con?
siderable amount in the Palmetto Warehouse, Columbia,
S. C, and will be glad, to funv.sh terms and information
to any desiring them.
W. GORDON McCABE & Co., S. J. Smith, Agt
SUMTER, S.C.
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