University of South Carolina Libraries
fcfct iffflattijmatt aitb Sondra?. WwxmWmn Wednesday mmm Saterday omaat publishing company i sumtcr, *. a ? Terms: I MM per mnam-In advance. Adissessiiaiati Ooe Square, first tneeitotn-$1.00 Beery subsequent Insertion .10; Cos tracts for three mouths or long-' or wgl he mode et reduced rotes. All s s shm series tie nS) which so see res e>rlvste Interests will be charged for ee advertisement* Obituaries ond tributes of respect will be charged for. Tse Boaster Wstchmsn woo found - Of) tn 1060 en? Use True Southron In XI09 The Watchmen and Southron sjow bsa the eoerrhlned circulation and saBoonoe of both of the old papere, to ssanifeetlj the heat advertising Postmaster and Pat rote?. Poetmsster General Hays believs that If postmasters throughout the country will take a more active part la civic affairs It will help to better the postal eituatlon. Mr. Hays would have hi* postmas? ters participate in the work of chambers of commerce, boards of trade, commercial clubs and the like. U> encourage constructive criticism tad' better the service. Buch inter? course should prove mutually helpful to the postal officials and the cltUeus Of any locality. The postmaster, comma directly Inco touch with the people, 6da acquaint them with his aims and his difficulties and the ways la which the public can help him. /Iks public In turn can surfest the lines atom which the service Is weak or unsatisfactory and ways In which it oould be saade more effective. , Bvert in the email town where the poetefffce I? a central part of civic life there Is o,len a lack of real under* standing between the postmaster and the public ho serves. A postmaster hi On Importen citizen, rendering a groat service, yet how often docs he some out from bis office and meet his j1 fellow -cHloms on equal terms? How orten Is he asked to Address them on p bus business of Infinite scope and in- f f ta/est? Tie suggestion is worthy of serious con et deration by postmasters dad pubtte. s^0^#?ejssaiiLi ? 0 m 'I Lil TIE NAVAL HOLIDAY. J 1 .Its navel estimate for next year l< While that of the United States has bees raised by the senate committee en naval alfalra Britain expects to spend 1412,100.00o on her navy. If ihn senate estimate Is maintained. f.he patted States win spend sm.ooo.ooo Britain Is living up Its established policy of a navy equal to the com? bined navies of the next two powers. Big navy advocates at Washington went to tske up this policy ss Brit Ala drops it building and supporting I' . The British government has low A aavy equal to the combined sea igth of Britain and Japan. Brit ein Is keeping fswer dreadnoughts In commission than she has for many yeare past. Obviously she neither in* tends sggrearion nor fears it. the "one-power standard ' may be alt right for this country. It would | At (east be conducive to American self respect to have a navy as strong AS that of the presset mistress of the seaa That |:oa1 can be easily attain-1< ad if Britain slows up her building program ao4l waits for America to cAteh up. T>e mstn thing Is to stop competitive building. There are hints that Britain will welcome such a pol? io?, tt mtg.Ht afford a convenient eosapromtse on the part of the big savvy aad lltrle navy people, if the building would stop when that imme? diate end was attained. Further competition oould be Intolerable, mor? ally or financially. At lor Japan, her navy need not be feared If the United States is shrewd eooajgh to develop the proper rela? tions with England so that there will be no danger of that country siding With Japan In case of war. British statesmen lately have been frankly in vftrag such sn understanding, t With America and Hi Itai . equal in naval power, respecting but not fear rag each other, and between tnem oa *pabi>* of policing the eeas of alt the sjforli. the wsy would be prepared for gij nations t? tea* a naval holiday CJCNTKAI, \MKKK AN PIdKIM;KS. r Peaama may have expected to Pnd an undue advantage in her quarr ?1 with Costs files on account of her slese Association with the Luit id States from the beginning of her short history ss sn independent republic, it may have shocked her to be so promptly disabused of that not!-?.?, but the shock Is probsbly good for her. and for the rest of turbulent Cen? tral America. ? ?he I'rlted Htate* government gfsj toststtd nrmly that Panama and Costn Urea shell both abide by the arbltra tloa awards to which they commit* # fad themselves As tse past. There SOW too sue a awards. The first was SAAde by President Loubet of Praaco IS 1000, AH "at gegjlAAUy accented by both tartlet in their treaty of 1910. The other waa made by Chief Justice White of the United States Supreme Court in 1916, supplementing; the Loubet award. In the latter instance, as in the former, both nations formally pledged themselves beforehand to abide by the decision. In each ease the arbi? ter was a man of distinguished abil? ity and position and Sdmltted fairness of mind. Our government naturally takes the position that It is useless to go behind those decisions, and wrong to refuse literal compliance wich them. The American public cannot but ap? prove this stand, and It seems inevi? table that the public in Panama anJ Costs Rica will likewise approve when the matter is made clear. There can be no satisfactory International relations, just as there can be no satisfactory relations between individ? ual citizens, unless pledges are kept and court decisions are respected. Panama may appeal to the League of Nations, but that body, it it takes up the Issue, win hardly do otherwise than support the policy of the Unit? ed States.. John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. says it is risky for a man to marry a woman of different nationality or religion from his own. More cynical persons say it ts risky to ryarrv a woman, and let it go at that. see Bathtubs have increased in Boston in the last 20 years from one tub t.i 40.2 persons to one tub to 4.4 persons. If this keeps on, Bostop may come to be known as the 'Cub of the Universe. f""fffSSgSg*f. , U , I HB? FARMERS APPEAL _TO LABOR Non-Partisan League QbM* On Uitioft Organizations For Fi? nancial Assistance Washington. March 20.? The atti? tude of organised labor toward the financial ventures of the state of S?rth Dakota under the Non-Parti san league Is described as one of 'friendly consideration" by Matthew IVoIl, vice president ef the American federation of Labor, m an Interview srhlch will appear in the current m lue of The Journal of the P.ioto-lSn rravers* Union and which wss issued oday in the form of a statement. Mr. Woll. who ss a member of the federation of labor's executive coun? cil recently heard an appeal from North Dakota officials for labor's as? sistance in floating a state bond issue, asserts that the executive council "did not Indorse the Non-Partisan league by any stretch of imagination, but It did ally Itself with the farmers of America against the flnancers of Wall street." The banking interests of the coun? try from the first, Mr. Woll chsrges. looked with disfavor on the financial Industrial proposals of North Dakota ander the Non-Partisan league. "Thus when adverse financial con Sltlons developed In our land.'* he &dded. "the opportunity our bankers ind financiers had hoped and prayed for had arrived. At first thoy vol? unteered to enter Into an agreement with the leaders of the National Non Partlsan league to help North Dakota out of Its financial difficulties, but de? manded as a price in addition to the profits of exploiting Its proposed loan, the state's abandonment of the most important parts of its, industrisl pro? gram. Later their attitude became 6ven more bold and they declined to five North Dakota any atd whatso? ever." "Driven from our streets of gold in New York City. Chicago and else? where." Mr. Woll Is quoted as further saying, "one now finds the farmers of North Dakota directing their appeal to the organised wage earners of our land ... in sn effort to marshal sufficient financial support to master the storm in whlcb this ship of state now finds itself. "The story of this tragic event was impressively related to the confer? ence of officers of the national in? ternational trade unions held recent? ly in Washington and sympathetic consideration was given the ' farmers Of North Dakota. The conference urged organized wage earners sad unions to give friendly consideration to the plea for the purchase of state bonds which will ?nable this Mete to demonstrate the sovereignty of the people of that state and to teach money leaders of our land a lesson they will not again overlook or soon forget. "This conference of the representa? tives of the American labor move? ment did not indorse the Non-Par tlran league by any stretch ef the imagination. It did ally Itself with the farmer* of America against the financiers of Wall strtet. Instead of merely isiting at the money powar of our land, it declared emphatically I that what North Dakota now needs I more than anything is sympathy, aid and a square deal." Providence. It. |? March 19.- Ro? land It. Porthler. formerly a ser? geant bugler In the aimy, is being held by department of Justice agents In connection with the death of Ma? jor Cronkhtte. a son of Major Oen ersl Cronkhite st Camp I*wis, Wish.. In Itls\ Porthier has not been tech? nics My arrested and the officials re? fuse to talk ef the matter. Detroit. March 19. The Detroit federation of labor has made in s public letter to Hamuel (lompets the declaration that "the soviet govern? ment possesses a better mundate from the Itussian people thsn doew any oth? er government on the face of the earth." Gompers had a crime,i the Detroit leaders of being the "servants gf Ute soviet pverjMs**, < GOVERNMENT LOSES MONEY Taxes Collected on Estates Musi Be Refunded Washington. March 18.?The fed? eral government today lost an im? portant income tax suit when the United States court of claims held that every estate, the net t mount of which exceeds $60.000 und which has been or is hereafter compelled to pay the federal estate tax is entitled to deduct the amount so paid from its income tax return. The effect of the decision, should it be sustuined by the supreme cou;'., to which the government noted sin appeal, will be that the government will not only be compelled to refund art taxes al? ready collected from estates under such circumstances, but will be un? able to collect similar amounts from estates in the future. The court awarded a judgment for $165,075 in favor of Senator Under? wood of Alabama, Alan H. Woodward and Reginald Barrister, as executors of Joseph H. Woodward, in a suit to reverse the action of the commis? sioner Internal revenue in refusing to allow as a deduction under the income tax law the sum of $489, 834 paid by tho executors as federal estate tax. The decision in the case was based on the construction of Section 214 of the revenue act of 1918, which pro? vides that "in computing the net income, war profits and excess profits taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year imposed by the au? thority of tho United States except income, war profits and excess profits I taxes," the instruction of the com? missioner of internal revenue beinj that the amount paid under the es? tates tax law was not a tax which could be deducted but a toll taken from the property transferred. Judge Downey in discussing the position taken by the commissioner of internal revenue said: "We are, in effect, asked to con? strue the statute so as to nullify one of its plain provisions. We do not feel that wo are justified in add? ing another exception to those pro? vided for in the statute. If congress intended that the estate tax should not be deducted in determining the net Income It would have said so. We are not unmindful of the importance of this holding and of its possible effect on revenues and the public treasury but we cannot conclude that such matters should be In any wise controlling." Solves Problem Of Patronage Postmasters Likely to Be Re? quired to Take Examination Washington. March 18. ? Gossip from well Informed inside adminis? tration circles is to the effect that Postmaster General Hays will recom? mend to President Harding a solu? tion of the problem of postmaster ship patronage, which was all put un? der a form of civil service by an order Issued by President Wilson in the spring of 1917. Instead or outright revocation of the Wilson oroVr the plan now pro? posed is to modify the order so as to require that hereafter there shall be a civil service examination for ap? plicants for first, second and third class postmastershi^s, the three high? est named in each case, to be certified to the Postmaster General and the selection of the appointee to be made from these three, among whom, of course, there would be pretty sure to be a Republican. According to this plan, postmaBters of the classes nam? ed are now in o'fh>e and were ap? pointed and confirmed before the Wil? son order wen* into effect would be required ti undergo the competitive civil sorvico examination When their terms expire. Those not confirmed would have to undergo the exami? nation at any time the government should prescribe. Those of "the faithful' who have looked for a laid revocation of tho Wilson order and the restoration or the old status of presidential postmaa tershlps are likely to be disappointed. The judgment of the party leaders here on consideration seems to be veering steadily toward the view that this would be too "raw." However, the modified order suggested would have the effect of getting a large pro? portion, if not the large majority or Democratic incumbents out of the wuy, sooner or later. CONVINCING TESTTsffONY. Given by Many Sumter People. j Experiences told by Sumter people ' Those who have had weak kidneys \ ! Who used Doan's Kidney Pills? I Who found the remedy effective? Such statements prove merit. You might doubt an utter stranger. You must believe Kuniter people. Here's Sumter proof. Verify it. Read, Investigate. Be convinced. You'll find why Sumter folks believe in Doan's: B. Cotsin, proprietor of grocery, 113 E. Calhoun St., Sumter, says: "A good many years saro I was trou? bled with my kidneys and I had all the symptoms of kidney complaint. I certainly was in bad shape. All tho family had used Doan's Kidney Pills and had great faith in them, so I got Doan's and used some. I never spent my money better, for. after I had tak? en three boxes. I was entirely cured of the trouble. I gained in weight and felt better in every way, so it is a g/eat pleasure to recommend stich a fine remedy." Price 60c, at all doalers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get I>oans' Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Costln had. Poeter-Milburn Co., Ufr*., Buffalo, N, X^hA\*X% TROTZKY KILLS HUNDREDS Stockholm, March 20 (By the Asso? ciated Press).?Details of the fall of Kronstadt before the repeated on? slaughts of the Bolshevik arniV un? der command of Leon Trotaky. the soviet war minister, have been brought here by refugees. In the citadel, according to the refugees, 1.700 men were left en? deavoring to fight their way toward the east and in the other fortresses approximately 1,000 were made pris? oners by the Bolsheviki. All officer*; and leaders among the military forces and civilians were immediately pick? ed out and on Trotaky's orders, given before the final attack, were exe? cuted. Their bodies were thrown on the ice of the Gulf of Finland with stones and scrap iron in the pockets so that they will sink when the Ice breaks up, probably a fortnight hence. All the other rebel soldiers interned are awaiting the future, which, according to the refugees, most likely will bring executions. As food Is scarce and the victorious army is on half rations, the situation of the prisoners is easily under? standable, the refugees point out. The town of Kronstadt suffered severely. At the beginning of the retreat by the insurrectionists big tires were burning in five places, but by Friday no smoke or lire could be seen. The stream of refugees from Kron? stadt hao ceased, according: to dis? patches received from Terioki on the Finnish frontier, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Only a few men arrived this morning after an adventurous night, clad in white and with badly wounded hands sustained in creeping for miles along the ice in order to escape detection by the many Bolshe? vik patrols. The Bolsheviki. the refu? gees say, h%Ve established a circular chain of sentries and patrols around Kronstadt, through which it is im? possible to break. London, March 20.-?A Moscow wireless dispatch briefly describing the recapture of Kronstadt from the insurgents says the town, the forts and the fleet again are in the hands of the Soviet power. The report adds that normal life is being restored in Kronstadt and passenger traffic is gradually being restored on the rail? ways to Petrograd and joints on the Baltic. Belfast, March 19.?In a great am? bush by Irish republican forces near Kinsalo, county Cork, today, six crown soldiers were killed and five wounded. It is reported the attack? ers suffered heavily and the battle Is continuing. Washington. March 21.?President Hanlin ghas suggested to Chairman Fordney of the house ways a.id means committee that he sound out the senate Republicans on the feas? ibility of the early passage of the emergency tariff act to take care of ihe fattrfers. Home Demonstration Department Schedule of Agent For Week Be? ginning March 21 Monday?Office and special (pre? paring for Tuesday meeting). Tuesday?Salem II. D. C.. 2.30 o'clock. Sumter community meeting 6:15. Wednesday?Stateburg Q. H. D. C. and Gen. Sumter H. D. C. Thursday?Enroute to Rock Hill for agents' short course. Friday ? Short course Winthrop College. Saturday?Short course, Winthrop College. Miss Elizabeth Forney, dairy spe? cialist from Winthrop college, and Mr. Parker, dairy specialist from Clemson College will be in Sumter Tuesday evening for the meeting in interest of a milk campaign for Sum? ter. Greenville has just completed such a campaign which was put on by the state extension forces from Win? throp and Clemson colleges cooper? ating with the United States depart? ment of agriculture and Greenville city board of hearth. The purpose, plan of procedure and result* of milk campaigns will be discussed Tuesday evening; also some results Ol local ex? periments with milk work in the city school. Miss Obenohain. who has done Bomo of thi3 work with chil? dren in her grade ha3 consented to give results. Every organization in Sumter and county haa been asked to send at least one representative to this meeting. Every one interested In the health of our town and county is cordially invited to attend. It is hop? ed that a representative body will be present as the final decision of un? dertaking or not undertaking such a campaign will be decided. The city hoard of health will give further an? nouncements. Mis* f^aura Pailey, clothing spe? cialist, from Winthrop college will he with the county agent Tuesday and Wednesday and will give sewing les? sons to 8tatehurg girls at their regu? lar meeting and demonstrations in the use of sewing machine attach ments to Salem and Gen. Sumter wo? men. Dethel Home Demonstration club held its monthly meeting at the school house Wednesday afternoon. March 9th. The meeting was called to order by tho president. Owing to the inclem? ent weather it was only fairly well at? tended. The demonstration was on dessert making. PuddingB or some simple dessert was to be made by dif? ferent members of club. Miss Tru luck made chocolate and marsh mal tow puddings, both delicious and easy to make. Mrs. Haynsworth made a nameless pudding. Others on program were prevented from being present. Mrs. Wm. Haynsworth, For Secretary. The Providence Girls' Home Dem onstration club held its regular monthly meeting Thursday, March 10. The president (ailed the meet? ing to order and the secretary called the roll, but as we had no minutes we dispensed with them. Miss Truluck save a receipt for maktns yeast bread by short dough method and sponge method. She explained how to make bread both ways, sfter which we made bread by short dough method. When bread was done rt was tested and scored, and pronounced very line. We will make cake at our next meeting. The president said that sha and Tessie Hodge would see that th? room was clean and that all neces? sary' supplies were brought. The Providence Home Demonstra? tion club held its regular meeting on March 11, at the school house. The subjects of good dressing and gardening were discussed. Some very interesting and helpful points were brought out. Garden seed were dis? tributed by the demonstration agent. The meeting adjourned to meet the following Thursday after the first Sunday in April. Mrs. 10. H. Hodge, President. Theola firogdon. Secretary. Danville, Va.. March It.?A mob of masked men with sledge hammers tried for two hours last night to break into the Halifax county jail house to seise Joe Coleman. a negro, suspected in connection with kilting Willie Rickman, white. Falling to gain access to the Jail the mob fired pistol volleys Into the windows and dispersed. No one was injured. Mexico City, March 19.?The rail? road unions have ordered the men to resume work irr mediately as the re? sult of an agreement between the strike leaders snd the government, and it Is believe! normal service will be restored next week. Washington. March 19.?The body of Sir Moses Bssdflet, the world fa? mous sculptor, who died in Rome in 1917 will be buried In Arlington na? tional cemetery on March 30th. He wns born In Richmond, Vs., and serv? ed with the. Virginia cadets In the itTonfederate army. Williamson. W. Va., March 21.? The sixteen defendants In the Mate won trial were found not guilty. The defendants remained in jail pending bond arrangements on six other in? dictments charging implication in the death of six other detectives In rha battle. The trial consumed forty-six days. FOR SALE?Dixie Triumph wilt re? sistant seed from tot ten that made bale and half the ac_rq> carefully ginned to prevent mixing. Tbfs is a large boll open bearing cotton of the earliest variety which quali? fications makes It the best to plant under boll weevil condition*. Also a limited quantity of Gillespie ljong Staple seed from cotton that pulled 1 S-8 inch staple. Either seed one dollar per bushel f. o. b. Sumter, S. C, cash with order. E. S. Booth, Sumter. 8 C. Good news for the man who wants spring Clothes of merit at lower prices Lower prices: We are co-operating with our customers in the effort to establish the lowest possible prices on clothes for spring. ^; High quality: Every garment in our large stocks has met the most exacting quality tests. Fabrics of pure vir? gin wool, the most durable weaves; the patterns and the color effects are new, different and appealing. The tail? oring will stand long, hard usage. ^ Correct styles: The new models are the handiwork of the foremost designers in the country. Conservative ideas?nothing extreme; styles that reflect excellence, smartness and good taste; a variety to satisfy the wishes of any man or young man. * >? m m $ New selection: Buyers just returned from New York and Chicago markets with the latest creations. A wide variety of new springy patterns in herringbones and tweeds. **. *#N?*tt? m&&W MtWKtJM You'll like the fine values at New Spring Furnishings Ready, Too. See Our Windows The Largest Stock in Eastern Carolina The D. J. Chandler Clothi