Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Southron. und S urday UttHXN'G COMPANY atH* ft. O. Totus: WUlum?In advance. menu. 4r?t Inaertotn .$1.00 ?at Insertion .50 for three month* or long mad* at reduced rates, nsunlcatlona which subaerve lot eres* a will be charged for loom en is. a* and tributes of respect Charged for. ?gter Watchman was found go* and the True Southron in She Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and of both of the old papers, manifestly the best advertising In aumter. IK It'rT 11 I.I 11 r M HOYCirTT. Ib'thlehem Hteel company bus meed, through Its president, Ku fl ?;i n . th.it it will i1 ?II fit. ..teil .steel to btllld contest lors wh t to use the on a union abop haala Hp la ptactl<all> a boycott of tin la Ihm the principle of the boycott la or at least dangerous, as u in the hands of labor, is i Mm b*m* wrens and dangerous In hands of oapital? la Itethletsoin Steel company, or other company, has, of course, ? fight to say Whether It will con Its own business according to open o? i s. i shop principle, u the right to sa) in . ij other way. long as ..1 does not violate funrfu human or legal rights, y\ it Ha own business shall be con Mi it haa,nnv corporation Ihs right dictate bov/ other businesses shall ?en^hscted ? Has it ine right to I* methods to Its customers? Sfr''aV corporation in big and enough to Ret nwu\ with the of dictation to its customers, or aot. In the latter case It simpl) on th-' m i ;n .ot ion- I lie dort (inegal work, and the cur loa must take its customers on ?fern terms, or no out of busl ln the former ease it becomes iny. having no place In Am ? Institutions da la not at all a question of Iber or not the open shop prin? ks morally or eronomi id. It is a question of a corpora* seeking dictation b> means of ihi (coi%. The nation will watch with Interest to see how far It Is fk to go with its pub icly anuounc pregTam. FOn TUE rONsTITTTION Conatltutii.n ol the t'till id and even the Declaration of lepeudeiM <-. aro In grave danger. Secretary of State Colby. This la as some peraona will hastily and ineousty conclude, because of the light cent h and Nineteenth A men,', aesata or even because of tin- pro r*"0ed Sunday Ulue Laws. Neither It mean that the spirit and i ?mpltahnior.is of those two ^ 1 ? dtsriiTnenta are menaced. The original manuscripts tin in aetvea. however, are now stored In an ordinary thin a teed aafe which la prooi against neither Are nor water. It stands In the library of Ihe State ]><? partment. ami is ?urrouiut? d o f.... Oomboatible in it? rial Indigenous to asjoh place?. Fire an.. Bood, not to tt* '? ti lt' s and thieves, could ? i ietotro> those hlstorlcall) prc< UtM-nno nt No proper megns is provld >'. e) hit) it mg the I nation and Ciotst It uteri to v tag to** \> I n oiiclnai eopl< a hum m liberty and A act in ln.st< The aecretaiy of state asks con? greaa a comparatively small appro* pvletion to iotuas Iheas docum si.ltahp. ami |0 pro Ids for thru pro? ?BflMou both when on exhibition an I When locked awa\ fr??m 11.. paid'* gsuie It ouahl noi to Is i very ?9 business to do this. Sorely rijanmith i:o< k and Hunker Hill l gsrve pi ''sei \ atmn i ? ?l>- ,.' s ,\ in our fori ftith is enacted part of the early history of the country, th< i the United ffjtateg Com n and the iMHalBjfatlOn of I' d I" " b original form-, in which trey dfawn up to declare t* Ideals, the faith ami the .-.spirit HaOOS ;ame forefathers. deser\< cqu. I bare. V.Si ot It \?.1\|. < ItlMI The Atlanta Constitution preaches .% good Hermon on ??rime, usintf as n tea\ the mild ernten. , s imposed on two criminals mm . ally in the public oys. That was Ponsi, o rJ ?n, the 'wl sard* who swindled thousands of pr i pie out of millions >>f d'dlars. There was no question whatever of his ?m11. pnd of'the vast amount of wretched igjOaa and want that i vaulted from his He.I operationa. Ponsi a u fenced to onl. five > .mi V imprison ??. ,,t His tlnw h cent bchu< mi may be reduced to thru- ;\\n\ a hall years. It is oonsldsrod quite possible that Ponsi has a fortune .stowed awa> somewhere, saved from his plunder, and H ?0, when he leaves the l><ni leattnry there trill be nothing to pre? vent Ins living the rest of h.s lite in soinfort, Then there was tin- ease ot the n--w England bootlegger who bought WOOd alcohol from a Brooklyn undertaker, in large quantities, ami peddled >f ?? whiskey, tank of the two knowing perfectly woll what the stuff erne, More than too persona ere known to nave died from drinking tin- poison. It |S possible Hi ll the victims nallv totalled eeveral hundred, ?nie of the criminals was iriven IS tears in tin penitentiary ami the other f|| e \c.n s'. ? \\ h> nre there so mani orlmhiale today, and so many robberies?' asks a citi/.cn writing- in the Sjninglield. (slats.) Union, He anawert his own qiustiwn. gaylni rl In bossnst of tkt SOJQ tolerance of nun like POnii b) those who ad minister Justice, The Constitution wants to know ?what .?; betng done for the benefit of I he future by judges who venh nee wholesale mmdeis and sight-destroy ers to serve Comparatively nominal prison senu pees," ami who make a pi i tice of permitting other dancer- ! ous offenders to eecopc by paying tin petty tnea M.^hty little! And still] less when, as happen - SO Often, men imprisoned for serious crimes arc set free bsfOie their short terms have ex? pire . A D18ARMAMKNT POLICY. *u a ret cut Add real in Philadelphia. cien. Tasker H, BIbm made these in^er estlng SUggeStlOna us propOSsli which i the United State? Btlgkl make to the other DOW< is for the promotion of srorld pesos'; , n We will agree with you that each laNon that BO deslroe shall keep and BOlhl whatever frontier ami COSSt I 01 :ideations it wishes. Fortifications nun ?t stride across the earth, devas stinf holds and destroying cities. ' We will agree with you that each Uttlon may maintain a navy. No navy without an army can conquer and aold foreign territory. ? Wo Will agree with you on a date \ ht n we shall simultaneously abolish my military system which is solely ?ecessary for internut icnal war. "We will agree with you on i date is remote as the existing conditions ?naUe ul.sidnt. ly nee- sary wh-n vs e ihall begin the grad r1 reduction of I Dur armed forces tfltOj they are nt the Mflsit neeossnry lot Ike pialntcn? inc? of internal order, In COmlOg to *n agreement about this w?> will ac* gnj reasonably Just principle of proportion, provided it results in a reasonable and material reduction, but olmltting in advance that reduced sTsoatn rots can no more be equalised lhan excessive ones. Wc will trust to the good sense of th?? common peoples nt the nations, who suffer most from MMalkBSrve armaments, to see to it that when the movement has once begun it Is pushed as rapidly as' may he to Its proper limit. Wo will agree wllh you on the proper amounts of material to be kept on hand for the reduced forces, and we will further agr*e with you to wast Mm manufacture sf material! until the amounts, now on hand are reduced to what we IgrSt upon a necessary for the reduced forces." Some ot theso proposals are novel, I particularly Iks one permitting aa-1 I vies of any size, provided utmles are limited. Ail of them are worth dls? cussing at I kit time. parttmilarly, when the league Assembly at <!etie-j \a has made dtssrajaonl a universal topic, and all the world is looking to [ the I'nlted States for sonn? word a-! la Us future military policy. now Ml CM IHK >Vi: wohth? No one sent If all last art have is a dollar, No one would be bo sen se? it St as to question |nj practical pui - ? kt ln| pOU r Of a dollar - the many things that it may buy and the uu ;n? rout Obllgatloas that it may enable one to meet -but it is certainly true that if one bai nothing but a dollar, he is poor imbed. Tie laal few yean have taught us n. in; I? one. One of the most i profitable h is i?< <n ikat In Itself a dol-1 lar is \a)Ue|e?.H. While to one W l'? has other thing* money mil) be e ceedingl useful and In many respects! Indispensable, ike person who places his confidence In t dollar alone w Ml [ sooner or Inter recognise what little I value it really has. Tklt fact will lei recognised, because money Itself is ,*o evanescent?men who six months ago numbered their dotlnrt S) the bun dred tkouserids, are loda) worth l*ss than nothing. Valueless, also, because Its ralni is so largely relative, its purchacl'w I power has varied SO much within II last four yeart at to make lit um! value practically indeterminate. \ a laejasai tflso, because n po session, Isolated from ail other pos? sessions, freum nil) gives oio an a( tltude of arrogance Ikat In tke esteem of his foiiow-man renders him bank* rapt in social qualities. Tin only I rue way to estlmste the raise of h dollar It to dstsrmine the , gast I hat it mav have upon our chuiaofer and cur attitude toward nur fellow-inen. Haw wv. any influence'.' It in with. out vajue if denendehi upon o?r ma? terial possessions. Huvo we any friends? They arc false ?' they are loynl to us only on (account of our money. Have WO any power? it is essen? tially Impotent It rendered effective [only by our wealth, ; Stripped of every penny and mi us [tired by the eternal verities, how much are we worth? In this day depression, Which Seems to reveal how unatable all material wealth Is, may be a aource ot consolatl >n f< in lo recognise the great truth th*ii man is poor indeed who, In Iii: Ii '? . has only gold. WHAT AltE Ul T/s HEAL VAIAirs Wo are rapidly approaching! the time when ev? ty merchant within th olty will ho taking stock to nsci rtaln i his loaaes and nains. There dre cor i lain features of his business thai i: Will consider serious liabilities; others, ? very productive assets. May it not be appropriate for n ? to take stock of our fives and k ? riously Inquire as to those things thai 1 in I hlfl Ufa are' re.illy valttabli . We do not profess t<? preach; we have no desire to preach to anyone; , but there are times in the ||vei of ill' seriously-minded men when ih< 1 wi* to locate themselvei In relations to the things of life thai are worth while; things that in life are, of real i value, that are essential, Unquestionably the most serious question with which one has to deal In .dotermlnHig life's great values la one's relation to his Maker, Thci is not even a Starting pond until this rolatlpnahip la established. This life's essential objective and one | fe>le to evaluate life's duties, respon bibllltlea, and privileges only when hi has settled with hlmsolf ;his great ml Of all quest ions, and highest of all j values. Another real value In life is ono's relationship to Ids loved onea This does not mean n selAhh promoting a the welfare of ones own family to the exclusion of others; bul i* do ?s moan thai one is to be ii al lo those l?s loves and will eaieem this relationship ;.s one of life's highest i values. Will one compare in !:' same breath tne value of money wir?? the exceedingly great worth of blessed relationship of this BOrl ? Would we coind money, ii by giving 1 it all up wo could brim back lo ? ? one whose untimely taking-off h - i given to our llvci ^ u en t > . ? . v. and lias made ;is wonder how we can spend the dull remainder of our da?? Measure the Jove of home and all that makes home dear and you will !t:i i ! one Of life's I'eal values. Another real value is our relation? ship to oia country, our state, our city, our fellow-man. The ca**nce of devotion to one's country is patriot Ihlll. We Ug W :,01lK' V<? 1 v gloHOUS *X hlbltiom of patriotism during world war.. Our very*beings thrill i with the heroism, sacrifice, and mi selfish devotion that wi re so evident on every hand during this | r< it Struggle, Milton has told us thai "peace hath her victories no lese i nowned than wtr." He muht With) equal truth have said that peace 11 uh ; her problems rar greater than w i These are crying out to us In no un certain touts for o safe and sane so lutlon. Tin re has never beep In tin history of the world a time that de- 1 n.undi d a more earnest enToit to ud-I just harmouloualy our relationship our Country, our state, our cit) an I our fellow-man, This will rcqmie subordination Of SOlf for the sake a sane solution of the problems that arise out of such n relationship an he only safe solution will be fciuod i In an effective application of tlv principles of a constructive and ai trulatle do jbcracy, In my relation ship with others 1 shall Insist upon my r.-ihis only when these right i o.. not hrmrfere frith the exercise of th-| iust rights of others. In other wpris we shall salve the problem of the .< i justmeni of this relationship in ;ti light of consideration of Hm rlgh und feelings of othera The prope adjustment of such relationship is another of lite's greatest values, So closely connected with this hlgl value as t'> lie a corollary ? a desire to mv" every child n i equal change In lift through educational opportun-1 ties. Ignorance is a ro'^edy for noth? ing. Every cltlsen in >ur state is ., j sovereign and as such should la quallllcd to rule, qualltled to ? < ? n 11 i i. lute his share in the maintenance of her life and In the proaervation ? in r most cherished traditions. If \\ I love our state, we shall most nssur-1 ! idly see to il that every oll Isen a'ut ! be one w ho em help her, Mill win ?will not hinder her progress ihrouu'i ? vicious Ignorance. Moreover, evej\ child hi our democratic country l* j entitled to a fair chance in life, T den) hint ihi; ehanci Is lo be t.i!v;>" io I the demands of Justice und consldei 'atioii. This chance may be best m. en through the opportunities thai ui education affords. Hupplylns. ihn I education !?> every child In our com monwoalth Is one of the highest val ues thai life oau offer, These are some of life's real Val? ues. At this t'hiistnias 11?1.? may e/e V v % Ik , \ ?*s 7 ": \ Jbk;' v: / \ i a\L| : v asp I \ JL <*ki I v -.1 A< ".' . . - a .'a Wfl M DOWN ? i"* a ir1 j COST l vvjll do WHAT i HAVE I OM1SED Staple and Fancy Groceries will be sold the c >i ner at whole? sale prices. 1 will save you from to 25 per cent on your grocery bill. One price to everybody. Pay cash and carry. No tele? phone. No delivery. Goods Arrived a Day Late. It will be imp Ible to open Friday. Work is being rushed. Store will open in a few daj s. Watch for prices. not meditate uj -;i tin m and Ii after gel an adjusted balance )?. ability to placo those values others in proper proportion and th< m their proper p!a s In scheme i-t our lives. lii:i:i >I i.. IKE WE MEI.llNti OUR MISFCi:- ' ? TUXES LIUK \IKN? ' . i Not if ere are whining and wri ' ? inci ? Ing under misfortune's I lows like > ? ? ?. belabored hound oeneatli his mai ' " ???? lash. ( Are WO willing to admit niisfi the tune's inuster) '! Tin :i we :';:!'? ' 1 ' 01 1 ' Wu>S l>? Bin VI , Are wo bigger than anything lha ? , ; , ' can happ?n to us? Then a arc u I to I . ihe road to manhood, , r Above the day.; < ? en of the v.* >rl ? Id . t to war today calls Cor the heroic. To Dli' B" ' bleep i.iy d< mands thai w m el husp '- ' , ..' tune with the conscious smile "f. re- ... >ping ha l serve power unafraid. This will ?? >? lovable 1 . ? ? only enable u.< to bear our burdo.i* j" ?1 ??:' roth more easily; bui it will serve to max* ', nave been patej these burdeijs lighter; for ? men made which ni? si : iiiy our attitude will take n,> tl\***r th > b? elct ? >>? r. shafts of the load more wllll-i'Jily ?toKceping has < more resolutely, hinre cheerful') ami ? through the co-operation of all the ,| tojm ,;r, burden of each will he made light< 1 States. Mail ?.!. Not o..l\ will the load of each be 1 "? ?' ?" ;' 1 come llghtei\ but confidence will ? ?? '"' 1 In t hi si, i N Inspired In others. The e^sen.f ahei ?tat constructive business is contidi ice,. C< nlldonce in the future will make ;..! men more Inclined t.> meet tin ir pi 1 ent obligations. The suit.-; wav to rectify conditions of today Is to spire eontidence in tomorr ?w, ThH will never be accomplished by a Ion face or un oft-repeated tale ot woe.' There has boon a period <?. 11 ipr< cedonted prosperity. Iiv *.nonti as in science the law is imintttah] >? 'j ? ?very ;?* t i?? m there Is an opposite und equal reaction. The 1 v rses of. today tare following oconomlc laws as nal j mal and as In? xorablo as nat i\ laus. Tu recognlzi this fact Is to keep us from boinw overwhelmed r.'HI gloom "i dismay, , If w e \\ !'? I OlIVi rl this oln ? ' into a stepping stone, Ihei is but one wa: and 1 hat Is with mil ilto ..114 :?. to me t 11ii- emergent y |lk< men 1 j faces v. real In ?I wit h the smII 1 . conscious rei rvt ?pow< r and "1 sun <i \ Ictory. V eepi rs \\ 1 hoiisa 11 : \\ in lilngton, 1 ?ec. 23. The 1 foltitv lie. the home plan, has a n ? d Iadjourn until Monday, Cincinnati) ,,?<?. 23, Joseph Clin? ;i v 1 utrd <>n 11 truck loaded wl Ii w key, bound from Kentucky <<> Nt Y<> U w IS l;C,i lb shot in an ,;m ,,. Qussi'ul utttmipl to iteal the whlske) liat 1 !;<? excessive - a common cause and that the use of sugar would All those state rove that tips ad* '?' mo 1 to his a m Bat thou hon? ! I. *' t Proverbs dso the sweetest ie iter than hon* j hi??The * I old en Mr. D?l a (;u Roads ? '?? > are <ia. wie n '%mall favors lh infi received"?my ssjuib ' ! >ads in your issue of the sth 1 l??n*ne iruib City Council sent sail ? ' w !. n.!.; and filled the holes In the tiruhnni boulevard'' the next week, .:: il thai pi rtlon of :he road into gum* lm*U in I etter fix than 11 has been for several years. Xon If the County Board would Just di ig and roll until smooth and pack* ? <i ih.' road on to Black River, it too ild be put In good condition. Uta* less this Is dom the reconl hauling of more m II and sand onto the places that wer? t'a.-a becoming Impassable win simply make them Impassable wh< n M e next few days rain comes. Tin more dirl <>!' ?in wrong kind piled ,up on a vt ni ti><' worse the resultant m <?!; whon mi . ? mos wet. Good road imaterial is here in abundance on th;> le ol l.lack River for only the cost [of hauling. E. av. DABB& " 1 ? : wimm 5\\ in t?l{OTI ST ? >i I IM Kll . ;<. 1 ? l - An e! U liy man. ; dr< s.-;cd?and of distinguished ap* ranco smashed the ivindow of one rn 1 iMst fash 01 able .1 ???.i !r\- simps ? t.;-? on tin rue s.m ; ETonore yes* >; , with h:< heav) gold-headed i 11 d< no attempt to gather In of th< k< ms. A n n a rry rrowd li , ' in a few seconds ..ml soc - ., 11 w hile flic sh ?.> n:-o tor \ < nt for * m ndurme. SI ? 1 k !" -hi 1.1' ?1 Hie old nian v "This i- ibi> man 1 lynch." pointing to the l ii 10s ni st re s and misi . in a v iudoa ! I'-'i artlch 1 ihr ? of all the trou* ? hi ? di d. 1'm : 1 ? > to an anor ? 1 whitdi, still remained ?w. " 1.'m-\ .11 tin> price The> did. The I m hor<* I' one milion franca", ^ ih* pi u|ii u tor an 1 11 gendarme \iea the < roa<i upen d an ! (In elderly gentleman vanished. ? A I T TO VISIT 11 VRDING tor llard ulay. but scheduh .1 holidays.