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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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