The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 12, 1921, Image 2
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subsequent Insertion .60
Contracts for three months or loaf
Will be mado at reduced rates.
ensnemications which aubaerve!
,te Interests will be charged for
adver ttseraan la
Obituaries and tributee or respect
frill he charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
in 1K0 sad the True Southron In
The Welshman and Southron
fcise the combined circulation and
ce of both of the old papers,
H gsanllastly the best advertising
? aaojtluin io Sumter.
WmWmMTB^am^aB^s^ss^ssssss
Thai's a good idea to have Amor
j. teg '"honor an unknown hero of the
, world war." tloodnerr knows it has
? Wnejonorwd einnigh of Um known he
# e e
Tho United States paid "140 a
for the lied* deported on the
U* Ark. llolshevlsx he ids are north
sjjt nmch only when you're gitti:g
Of them.
one
British statesmen say they are
l&tWg SO put their navy on .in equal
rWltb ours?which means either \
King theirs or waiting until we
fh up?but of course that won't
the Jingoes and armumCnt
rer| Io either country.
? -0> o
UM a are still some Americans?or
seat some people in America?
hope Germany won't have to pa]
hing.
O 0 o
Admiral Sims, while not glimpsing
immediate trouble, says 'we
At as well have our hand* on
guns." And any landlubber
?wa what's likely to hapen when a
ffun-toter keeps lingering his weap
e 0 e
To a man up a tree it's might \ hard
to eee why Doha and Herger shouldn't
both be In Jab. or else both out of
ma
eee
The Jingo Idea seems to be that
Uncle Ham should do a disarmament
lg and dance while twirling u gun
hie trigger-linger.
THE WKAXTWY CLASS.
If the distribution of wealth were
??potter understood, the socialists would
?have to hunt a new argument. Then
Cerortt* claim is that the wealth of
to? country Is In the ha.nds of a few
rash men. ("old facts do not bear out
their reasoning
Otto Kuhn, financial-, declared late?
ly that "of the total income of the nu
aton. it per cent goes to those with
Incomes of less than $5,0 00, ami bare?
ly II per cent to thoso of $6.000 or
?nor? ' Mr. Kahn s statement is con
IArmed by the Income tax reports for
IfII, which, after careful analysis,
ehow tr? r-dutive pi-rcenlages u> ne
even more remarkable, 89.17 per cent
to lf.lt.
It will he a sad blow to the advo?
cates) of revolution to leam that their
downtrodden man of small means ac?
tually hrlongo to the moneyed class?
en, wtill* his rl? h master is number
Od with tho poor. H? sv? ver. the mere
fact that this is so will affect neither
their tongues nor their reasoning.
Whilst they love to talk of the ' mass?
es,*' they usually think in terms of
individuals?themselves and certain
men with money then want. If facts
Interfere, "so mach the worse for the
tact a '
com n:\sATio.v
a
I
I
The eternal luw of compensation
works pretty well in the realm of
economies just ito..4 t-lvew here.
These dull times afford endless il.us
tratlons of it.
The Industries that made the most
money during the war und after tlw
armistice are now making tie- [east.
The proUteera are paying tor Hour
SSUortloii. The workmen wh.veled ;
Ig the highest was*?'* >f theo liven an
OUt of work. Tin farmers who reu? h
Od unerampled heigh* of prosperity
find their products a drug on the mar
tie.!. To. merchants win* a short
time ago stemed to think hey wer
doing a rusteinei s favoi In permit*
ting him to hoy then goods are heg
ging for trade The middleman who
Wax hi! fut is forced to live on tint
same I it, ami is srot .ng slim in the
process.
, On the other hand there ar?- the
Professional and clerical peoph who
form to. nearest approach loa "mid
Sie class" that we have In this rwun?
try, ami who proAted least by ths ami
tooir lll\ lost While the | Sp<
Haasts and wage-earners profited
They nre now having their inning
Th? small-salury f??;k ;?re not loolni
nvon' v Ilk? He ir em .1.i -?. and thev
sie not out of sr or It like the mechan
lea With the cost of Jiving rapully
fallings they are beginning to find life
realty comfortable Just when tho class*
es they have been emying (er 11)
last ihre?- or four years are finding it
hard.
There 1? a sort of justice in Hie vise
and fall Of prosperity as it is ex?
emplified i>y large economic groups.
All have their upM and downs, but the
average level is probably fair. That
iHVel can be found by reckoning in?
comes and living conditions not in
units of a year, as is ordinarily done,
but in units of live or ten years.
A Mist HIKYOl s TAX.
The export tax which the allies
seek to impose on Germany for more
than a generation is mischievous in
many ways. German howls may be
disregarded and Herman propaganda
on this subject discounted, as usual;
but un honest American Is forced to
admit that, considered from the
standpoint of international welfare, it
seems indefensible.
This || per esjSJt tax is probably
calculated less to provide the allies
with additional revenue, welcome as
that wonld be, than to keep down
German prosperity to the lowest pos?
sible level, it is literally a tax on
German industry. The harder Ger?
many works and the more she pro?
duces, the more she must pay.
This particular form of reparation
Is said to have Urn devised by
France, and to have been agreed to ,
by Lloyd fjtorfjsj because it fitted into
l-ntish commercial plans. The Grit- :
tth will be ghid to sic the Germans
hamhciipped thus in the raoj for t
world markets The French want the
monev. nnrt they want to hinder tier
MM Industrial and commercial re?
vival as a means of curbing German I
national power. in fact, the latter
motivo may be the 'stronger one.
France might ne willing to give up all
hope of reparation if she were as- j
mired -f "ie imlustiial as well as mill- ;
tary impotence of Germany.
This is folly. Those allied states- j
men are playing polities, lattering the t
prejudice and cupidity of a short- I
Hlghted populace In order to hold 1
their power a little longer, instead
of admitting the truth which they
surely recognise in their sincere and j
logical moments.
The world of finance, industry and j
commerce- is one. It stands or falls |
logeUier. Lasting prosperity is not
national but international, ami will
grow more so hereafter. Nations will i
grow rich not by killing off each oth?
ers' trade, but by trading with each I
other. Any barrier raised to dam or |
deaden trade is sure in the end to in- j
Jure even the nation erecting It.
T11K MODKJtN MONROE 1KX%
TRINE.
The Monroe ffgu'lllBi is approach?
ing its centenary, in view of the Im?
portgut part it has played in the his?
tory of the t'niled States a special
celebration of this hundredth anni?
versary has been proposed. John A.
Stewart of the Sulgrave Institute
urges that a pail of any program .
honoring the Monroe Doctrine ought j
vo be the promulgation of a modern |
Wnrion of It, adapted to the new
conditions which have come to exist
On the Western Hemisphere.
When the Monroe Doctrine was First
decagfOdi the nations of South Amer?
ica, were in a chaotic state of de?
velopment and might easily have full
en prey to the selfish designs of Old
World powers. Kven the t'nw'ed States
was on a fa- from stable footing. Fn
prejudlued Judges adtntt that Ainerl- ;
can isolation rather than strength.'
materially aided by the British fleet. I
maintained the Monroe Doctrine up ,
to the close of the t'ivll war. After
thr the Fnited Slates was better
Ohle to mgki gOOd its own warning
In the other nations. ( i
Notg the United states is the most
POWOrfU] nation on the American con?
tinents, but she is not the only nation i
of strength ami pride. The southern
republics, have largely achieved sta?
bility In government, Integrity, peace?
ful development and benoHoont pur?
poses
The modern version of the Mon?
roe Do-tune Suggested b) Mr. Stew-'
urt acknowledges that fast In these I
words:
*The free nations of North and
flouth America are sovereign on this!
continent, their flat is law upon the
subjects upon which Ihej confine their
joint Intorpoaition. They harbor no
thought of aggression against the rest
oi' the worldi desiring only to be per
mitted to progress in the arts ami
customs and activities of peace and
to work out in their own way, an
rndurtnjg civilisation thai will bless
the woald."
Cleveland. Feb. ?Mrs. A. It.
Pike, Democratic national oommlt
teewoman from Ohio lit ? statement
today, declare dthal her signature to
trie fettOt sent George White chair?
man of the national committee, vir?
tually demanding his resignation.
?as Obtained b> National Committee
man Love, of TV vis. through a mis
understansJheg. she totegfuphed Mr,
Whltf last night that she was a flrm
SUpPOrter Of bis and requested that. I
hfr ttUnature on the round robin
made public in Washington he dl?
regarded.
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
At a regular meeting of council held
Tuesday, February st h, there were
present Mayor U \\ Jennings and
Counellmen r>. R, McCallun and J.
a. Rafhoid.
The minutes of the regular meet?
ing ot' January 2Mb Weri read and
approved.
Council ordered a refund Of ?7.50 j
to nicy01? dealers who paid such li- j
cense In addition to a merchant's 11- :
Cense and bicycle repair license, it be- t
Ing construed thai the bicycle deal?
ers' license should bg covered by the
merchants' license.
Council denied the appeal of the
American Express company for a re?
duction of the license charged tha*
Company, said appeal having been
made through Reynolds and Ko?
noids, attorneys.
Brad Well Bros, made a personal re?
quest to he allowed to suspend a
small sign over the sidewalk in
froist of their work shop on Liberty
street, and also a sign of similar char
toter on Marvin .street. Council grant?
ed the request for the sign on Hurvin
street, but refused to permit the sign
to be hung on Liberty street.
By request Ot council, Mr. Austin
of the Qua company was present and
asked to show cause why the mini?
mum rate tor gas should uot be re?
duced In view of the comparative^
statement of sarnlnsjn of that com?
pany for the month of December, J
lHL'o. After discussion a vote was
taken, Counellmen MoCallum and
ReJfield voting for tho minimum ra;o |
of $9.00 per thousand to remain for
the present, Mayor Jennings oppos- j
Ing.
The police report for the month of
January was read, showing f>2 ar?
rests for various causes, and a total
collection of $4."?ti.0o in lines.
The matter of a license for tailors
was discussed, and it was decided that
where tailors made clothes in addi?
tion to repairing, etc.. tho license of
136.04) remains the same, but for re
palrmen and making other alterations
of Clothing, the license is fixed at $&.
Xo license is to be paid by dress?
makers who make dresses in their
homes.
a petition signed by Walsh Insur?
ance Agency. Reynolds and Reynolds.
Hayusworth and Ifaynsworth, Chas.
L. Cuttino and R. D. Kpps, asking
council to take some action towards
improving the condition of tho street
known as I?aw Hange, was read, but
as this street is county property, the
matter was deferred with a view to?
wards getting the county to deed
such property to the city, after which
the necessary drainage, etc., would
be given immediate attention. The
city manager was delegated to take
up the matter wdth the county au?
thorities, aid if the deed could be ob?
tained, to make the necessary repairs
to the street in question.
Tin city manager discussed with
council the advisability of the city
doing its own repairs to motor driven j
equipment owned hy the city, sugges- i
ting that a combination man be em- i
ployed at the tire department as driv?
er and mechanic. This matter is still
under consideration. Council author?
ized repairs to a Ford truck to cost
about $73.
Council also granted authority to
the city manager to purchase a halt'
OUT of sewer pipe, the other half of
the car to he paid for by Ard Plumb
inn company.
By request of the city manager, Dr.
J. H. Moris made an examination of
one of the city's mules, and in his re?
port he States that the mule, is suf?
fering from chronic lameness and
continuous pain while at work, and
that on account of the advanced age
of the mute, it would be Inadvisable
to operate and he did not consider
that treatment would result in any
benefit, therefore recommended that
the mule be destroyed, to, which coun
eil agreed.
The purchass of a dray for the
Board of Health was approved by
council, and the city manager author?
ized to make such purchase at the
best pricg obtainable.
OouilCll then adjourned.
Civic league Notes.
The Civic League is planning for
a Silver tea at the library on next |
Monday afternoon from *? to 7. Those
hours wer?, chosen, so at to make it
possible for the men to drop in also.
There will be no carde issued, but
every man and woman In Sumlor is
invited to COms ami get belter ac?
quainted with the library, its beauty
IIS S/ell as its needs. Every Civic
[?oagti* member is urged to be pres?
ent and bring others. There are many
n< w comers In Bumter whom we do
uoi v ant to overlook.
Now thai spring In coming, let's do
sou u real beautifying* How about
those old fellC s? lad's tear them
down and plant hedges instead: Mrs.
Dillon is glad to lend suggestions to
anybody about their flowor gardens.
Take advantage Of this opportunity
an i Qonsult with her. Y"u will cer?
tainly profit by it, and it won't cos
vom anything,
The spring festival will be held in
April, und Will he on a much larger
reale than the om- held In the fall.
The proceeds will go towards play*
ground apparatus, and supervisor for
t he summer mont hs,
Kuh reports from the whlrwind
drive for money for the city nurse
and null; for tho children have not
been handed In yot, The commit?
tees did a splendid work and prac?
tically all Old subscriptions were re?
newed and many new ones signed
tip. a full report will be published
later.
Tokio. I'Yb. Ymkio Oxaki, form?
er leader of opposition party, told
the Assoc iated Press today Im would
Introduce Independently before the
dirt resolution proposing curtailment
of naval armament. The resolution
would ;isk Japan to communicate
with the United States and Rngland
ami decide the heel way to restrict na?
val programs In conjunction with
those nations,
The road to I'oca I la is repotted to
be in very bad condition and two cars
aro said to have been stuck In the
mud m Pocatallfjiswaiup last uight.
Plan for Profit
YOUR prosperity during 1921 depends upon growing your
crops at the lowest cost per pound or bushel. This means
that every acre must produce more pounds and more bushels.
The crop yield is in proportion to the plant food supplied, so
be sure you supply plenty of plant food.
The increased yield from the liberal use of Swift's Red Steer
Fertilizers bring you a large profit. Buy now.
Swift & Company
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DOCTORS OF
THREE STATES
Columbia. Feb. 10.?The twenty
third annual ?eeelon of the Tri-State
Medical association. which is compos
ed of Xorth and South Carolina and
Virainia, will be held In Spartan burg
February 1C and 1 7.
Leading physiciana and surgeons of
the three states comprising the asso
elatlon will address the meeting, and
in addition there will be other ad?
dresses by prominent speakers from
New York and Baltimore.
The simple purpose of the associa?
tion is to assist all the members to
become more enlightened on the
causes ami cures of various diseases,
and an extensive program of lectures
?has tu en announced.
The preliminary program contains
a list of papers and discussions by
doctors on subjects ranging from
Cytotoxins and anticytotoxins to ocu?
lar causes of fatigue.
There will also be a program of
entertainment for the visitors at
Bpartanburg. a committee to look
after the entertainmont of the wives
of the doctors has also been appoint?
ed. They will be given automobile
rides about the country and various
oilier means will he used to make
heir stay both profitable and enjoy
HOG ISLAND
SHIPYARD
Philadelphia. Feb. 10.?Shipbuild?
ing activity at Hog Island, the world'.
largest shipyard, has ceased. With
the delivery of the steamship Aisne
to the army transport service after
the vessel's trial trips during the hit?
ter pint of .January, not a ship re?
mains to be completed at tin- great
plant.
Hog island, during the three years
of its existence, has been one of tin
chief factors in placing America in
tin* irout ranks of maritime powers.
Created as a war linn* emergency,
more than 36,000 men ami women
wen employed there at the peak of
il s op? rat ions.
Tin- iiist keel was laid February
12, 1 f 1 b and since then \2'.'. vessels of
a total of a.o,,;..u deadweight tons,
more lhan cm -tenth of the Shipping
Hoard Emergency Fleet corpora?
tion's tonnage of contract steel ships
built at all the shipyards in the Unit?
ed Hintes have been turned out.
The production record of the Hog
Island yards reached its height in the
ii
one-year period from April is, 1919
10 April IT. 1920, when 7!? ships were
launched und 74 delivered, an average
of one ship launched cv< ry 28 work?
ing hours and one delivered every
30 working hour*.
The cargo carrying records of Huk
island \?-sy?!s Include the carrying
of 3,. .13,694 long tons of American
products to all Important porte of tin
world. To do Uns tile lieg Island
ships have steamed 3,775,435 nauti?
cal miles, equivalent t<> 157 trips
around the world. It is declared that
[they have functioned perfectly on all
j voyages.
; During the course of their travels
over the Seven Seas these vassels have
engaged in 19 rescues of craft dis?
abled in heavy storms; the lives of
702 members of disabled crafts' crews
' have been saved and ships worth
$ IS.000,000 have been brought safe?
ly into port by the steamers from
lloi; Island.
The Welsh language la peculiarly
'adapted to pOetlC effusions.
The National Bank of
South Carolina
of 8umter, 8. u.
Resources 31,000,000.
Strong and Progressive
The Most Painstaking gXRVlOB
with OOITRTK8Y
<?fv* es the Pleaewre of Sorrhsg TOO
The Bank of the Rank;
and File
C. O. ROWIaAND, President
EA'ir.K ROWLAND, Caanler
M ILL O'DONNELL
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ARCHIE CHINA
Vice President
O. Ii. YATPS
Ossdittfr
Perfect Protection Here
There is hardly a day that we do not
read of b\!rg,ariee and hold-ups. 8uch
things have no terrors for us. We
are fully insured against burglary or
hold-up. We hope never to he visit?
ed by gentlemen engaged In this line
of business.
L Our officers and employees aro
fully bonded.
The safety of our depositor's funds
is always our first consideration.
There is no safer bank in which to
deposit your money than this.
First National Bank
Sumter, S. C.
FARMERS
WE WILL TAKE COTTON SEED IN TRADE LOU AMMONIATED GUANO AND
ALLOW YOU THE BENEFIT OF MARKET PRICE UP TO MAY 1st. WILL ALSO
PROTECT YOU AGAINST DECLINE OF PRESENT PRICE.
Get your fertilizer now, let us give you credit for your seed at whatever future date
and price you decide on.
We are also in a position to sell on credit to those who own their own land or can
furnish proper securit) Come in and let us talk it over and see if we can make arrange?
ments.
NITRATE OF SODA NOW ROLLING -Will be hero soon.
16 W. Liberty St.
Phone 572
Sumter,