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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
NEW YORK "BCY A BNLE" CLI'u
,!r. Joiln *. CroSswcH Receives Or.
d"r foT TWcnty-nil.c Bales from \.
l.. Williams Of New York.

/ M2n2@ing Secretary Reardon IS
t"rday received for the Chamber @,
Commerce Buy Sale" directory
! from j. X. CrosswclI, of Crosswcu and
Company, Of sumter. the names OF
public spirited New York city huyi-
ness men and firms who recently Dur-
chased Wtnty-ninc bales Of cotton in
sumter at ten cents per pound.
As before announced in this paper
Mr.. y. L. Williams. ol the Wholesale
grocery firm OF Il. G. Williams Il Co..
OF New York city. organized The
Hudson street Buy a Bale Club" ara
forwarded thc money to Mr. j. X.
Cr"ssWcll u purchase the twcnty-ninc
bales.
Tn" sumter Chamber Of Commerce.
and Mr.. CroSsWcll feel very Gratcful to
thr parties, whose names appear bc-
low. for coming TO the aid Of the dis
tresscd farmers of Sumter county:
!. X. Armsy ana Company. mcr-
chanlis" brokers. > bale..
[. II. Dudley Company. mcrchan-
di*r brokers, > bales.
y. :. Cra&in. salesman with Il. c.
Williams u Co. i bale.
+. J. prsspir Of K. {. Williams ~
Company, 1 bale
W y. nualc. > bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
CHAMBER ACTIVE AGENT
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION
MEANS OF SELLING MANY
EALES OF COTTON.
New York Chamber of Commerce TO
send Out Letters Throughout That
state Asking Members to .iSuy "a
Bale OF COttOn''--Othcrs Heard
From.

secretary Ecardon has received an
order for tWO bales of cotton from
the Toledo Scale Company, Of Toledo.
ONO, in response To Il letter sent this
company by the secretary with en-
closures Of circulars regarding the
Buy !|alc" movement in Sumter.
The Toledo Scale Company recently
furnished three automatic platform
scales in this city, one at the Farm
crS' Tobacco warehouse and two at
the cotton Weighing Platforms
This company also promised 20 lend
It's assistance towards Interesting the
business men {. Toledo in purchasing
one OF more bales each as will be seen
from the following letter:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
y APPROACHING MARRI>GC-
bliss Eleanor Mason and Mr.. William
d. NroWsOn, Jr.. &c We'd on October

y marriage of two Sumter peonlo
Wen known among the younger set i'm
the city and one of general interest is
thAt Of Miss Eleanor, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Mason.
ana Mr. William James Crowson. Jr.,
Which Will take place ut the home of
ihc brides parents on Calhoun street
"h tn" evening OF October seventh.
Ihe marriage Will be quiet one and
4 reception will be given immediately
TO a large number of the
irl"n@s Of the contracting parties and
thelr families. Many invitations have
been issued ana the event is looked
forward 10 rs one OF the biggest social
affairs Of the season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26

1 shall Withdraw all government de-
posits from banks charging excessive
rates OF interest or which refuse rea
sonable accommodations, and | shall
refuse to issue socalled emergency
currency to banks which are not max
ms use OF 1t on reasonable terms for
the benefit Of the business community.
The reports OF national banks now
peing received by the comptroller of
the currency indicate an extra ordinary
hoarding OF money by many national
banks in various sections of the coun-
'ry. am astonished that SO many OF
the national banks are pursuing =
course so contrary to the public in
terest ana SO indefensible from any
point OF view. There is neither occa-
sion nor necessity for it.
Il intend To begin issuing daily q
list of the banks which arc boarding
money by maintaining excessive re-
serves, in order that the country may
Know how they are. performing their
pubic duties. The reports of notionol
pohks are public property. The pub
TIC does not know how to analyze
them. My purpose is to focus a,tcn-
tion upon the excessive reserves car
rleo by those banks. for the reserves
indicate whether or not the banks are
using their full resources for the RELIEF
ana accommodation Of business in
thelr respectiv" communities.
III Is matter of extreme regret
'''' the government has not the
power to exact similar statements
from the state banks and trus, cam
panies throughout the country hn-
cause am satisfied that many of the
state banks and trust companies or.
boarding money and refusing tn cv-
''"u iesi'linatc credits. | shall ask
the superintendents Of banks i'm tho
various States To cooperate with the
government 10y supplying reports of
the condition Of the state banks ana
trust companies.
The banks that are hoardin.
money should discontinue il. Such
action. more than amy other agency
tends to impair confidence and iniur.
business.
IF all of the banks of the couu,r,.
will do their duty by cxtcndiup lryi,i-
mate credits at reasonable rates or i'm
tcrcst, the most serious Of uur din
cultics viii promptly disappear. Tho
economic and financial condition ,r
the country is sound thr"ugholt. Th,
most essential thing now for our pr..-
pcrity is the prompt conduct ul husi-
ness un u normal basis"
The scCrCtary'S statement wne T..
sued tuui"ht after tn, federal reserve
r"ard had listened for several hour.
10 plca8 tor assistance from the "cuiu.
mittcc ur 10 of thc FarmcrH uul,a.
VhIch r1'u" tn Wuehingtou to ui...
lircct lcdcIol loans 10 cotton pro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
CHOLERA IN AUSTRIAN RANKS

troops Returning From the GaIicia
campaign arc Suffering From the
Plague. ana Great Care is Being
Iakcn by tic Austro-lLun.arian
Ministry TO Prevent its Sprcad-Pa-
ticnts Have Been Isolated.
Venice, Sept. 23.-Nine cases of
ASiatic Cholera have been discovered
among wounded soldiers in HUNGARY.
according Go an official announcement
by IN" HUNGARIAN minister of the in
terror. The announcement has eXcit-
ed srcat apprehension through the
dual monarchy.
Vienna. Sept. 23.-It is learned
here that the first suspected case of
cholera in Hungary was that of a
Wounded soldier brought September
18th t" Bekts Csaba. from the Cali
clan battlefield The hactcriologicaI
examination clearly showed Asiatic
cholera.
The patient Immediately was isolat-
"d. Since then cicht other cases have
been discovered among wounded who
returned from Galici1.
Both Austrian and Hungarian min
i~lrrs of thc interior are taking the ut
m"s: prcc5",lau oa.inst Il spread of
tie disease.
Niruut is awaiting with keen anX-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
commercial or2a niZation.

President Davis d. Noise. Of tn,
sumter Chamber Of Commerce in.
structcd Secretary RClrdon TO get il
closest possible touch with the com.
mercial organizations of the northern
and western states and try TO interest
them in the "Huy a Bale" movement
The Sumter secretary has been hit
ting nothing but the high places on
the "hi@h gear movement advcrtising
the sumter "Buy Bale" movement.
with President j. l.. HcarOn, of the
Retail Dealers Association acting rs
engineer Of the apparatus for swift
selling and spot cash deals in sum
ter county cotton.
The various committees Of the
the Chamber of Commerce and Retail
Dealers Association have been very
active in the "Buy q Bale" movement
and many hundreds of circulars are
being mailed out by sumter business
houses over the entire United states.
and some to foreign countries. sum
places in tie Unitcd States before the
'Buy Bale movement is over with.
even if W" don't sell the entire cotton
crop at ten cents per pound.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26

i"rprcciatc the thoughtfulness Of
Ai@ssrs. Il. c. Williams and Company.
and their friends above mentioned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-26
Letter from New York Chamber oi
'nnln nlNrHn,

Letter from New York Chamber OF
Commerce:
Now York, Sept. Is. 1914.
Mr.. =. I EcardA. Manaein@ Sccro-
tary, sumter Chamber Of Com
mcrCc.
Dear Sir: Your letter of September
Eth. and Enclosures were referred to
the president of this Chamber. tNr.
Seth Low and | h;Vc b,ru asked hy
him To say to YOU that if you care to
send Us l.G0o copies Of the circular
You have sen; us We Will bC @lad to
mail them to thc members OF his or
puniHatiuu.
Yours very truly,
CFign"d) ChaS =. GWYnn".
Assistant Secretary.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

ed a few days after their arrIvar, when the hated Bastille fell to its strains. It is now the national an- them of republican France. ....
 In Germany, no patriotic song has been sung with such fervor as the ia nous. battle hymn of the Germans, Die Wacht am Rhein' c"The Watch on the RhiDe'D. It was written in 1SlO, but remained practically un- known until the outbreak of the war with France, when it was sung by ev- cry soldier and every. man, woman and child throughout the German em- pirc. The Watch on the Rhine" was to Germany at that time what "The MarseillaiSe" was to FranCe-a soul stirring composition which made men eager to take up arms and fight for the cause which they thought was right.
 EngIands national anthem is Geor- gian product and originally opened with the words. God bless great George, our king" It has been hon. orrd by Beethoven with seven varia- tions for the piano, and it is intro duced into his Battle Symphony On the whole, perhaps, tue tune to which is sung God Save the King" has probably the largest circulation Of any tune in the world. Then there is "Rule. Britannia" which was compos- cd 'by Dr. Arne. the English musician, who wrote several operas. Rule Britannia" was included in the "NIasuue of Alfred" a musical farce produced in 1740.
 Just as the Austrian national anthem Is the only one set to music by great composer, so the Norwegian anthem IS the only one whose words were writ ten bv q real poet. This was Bjorn- sticrne Biornson. On one occasion ne was asked when he got the greatest pleasure out of bis fame as a national poet. He replied: Tt was when delegation from the Rights came to my house in ChriStiania and smashed all my windows. Because when they had done all the damage they could and were starting home again they felt they ought to sing something. So they began to sing. Yes, We Love This Land of Ours. They could do nothing else. They were obliged to sing the song of the man whom they had at tackled"
 Singularly enough, the country which has the best variety of patriotic an thenS iS the country which has had less warfare than any other, the Unit ed Stat1S of America. Her songs are fine.
 Thr real national anthem of America is My Country. 'TiS of Thee" and it is sung to the same tune as God Save the King" But perhaps the real, genu- inc rock lnttom anthem of America.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
NATIONAL HYMNS.
Inspiring Anthems of the Great
 States of Europe
SING THE PRIDE OF COUNTRY.

Patriotic Airs of Austria, Russia,
 France. Germany, England and Nor
 way-Our Own My Country Iris of
 Thee" and .'Yankee Doodle"
 Tue Austrian national anthem is one of the finest in existence. It was con- posed in I79I by that great nation al composer Haydn. who is chiefly known to cuucJrt gorrS by his magnia- cent oratcr.o "Tae Creation" in which occurs the splendid and torid chorus, "The Heavens Are Telling" The an- them was b"Scl upon an old national song. but Haydn made it a thing of beauty lt is the only national an- thcn composed by d musician of the foremost rank.
 But the Su9g which is sung in cities hv civilians k uot always, or, indeed, generally. the enc sung by the soldiers who have to hear the brunt of battle amu siege and march, The battle song of the Austrian soldier is "PrinZ Eugen der edlc Ritter" which tells how the noble cavalier. Prince Eugene of Sd voy. laid Sie@c to and captured Bel grade from the Turks in TIT. It ought to be good song for the purpose, for il waS actually written in the trenches before Belgrade.
 Probably the most stately national anthem is the Russian. Its very title, God the All Terrible" seems to strike heroic strain Sung by a great mass If peasant soldiers with simple ferrur. it's effect is grand ill the ex- trcme. Played upon the great organ in the cathedral at Moscow it sounds like a prayer. Not only are the words very purtiral but the tune is fOrceful and haunting.
 or course the greatest of all war songs pure and simple is unqueStion- ably The MarSrillaisc." What mem- or!c> it raS rIiu@iuy to it's fcryidly pa tYipt.c words. It WAS the song of the Frrurn r,yrIu,iru and did more to brin. down gho dynasty of the Bour' boYS tHal half a dozen army corps, It was called by the name which still is universally applied to if, because | the mra-uui wuulen-Of MarSeilles' the por, of the Mediterranean, march ed all thc Way to Paris, singing it as they went. Its first fruits were. reap
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
Drophead Disease.

A mere madneSs-tO live like wretch that be may die rich.-Burton.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
In a Quandary.

Worn out with a long series of ap- palling French exercises, wherein the bIunders were as the sands of the sea, a hapless high school mistress declar- ed her intention of writing to Flor ence's mother.
 Florence looked her teacher in the face
 Ma will be awfulIy angry" quoth Florence.
 'T am afraid she will. but it is my duty to write to her. Florence"
 'I don't know" said Florence doubt fully. "You see, mother always does my French for me-
 The teacher is wondering whether she will write.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
Agreed.

Miss Antique (to military cadet)- The man I marry must be a hero. Cadet-Yes. indeed-Life.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

after all" is the fEmOus "HanKee Doodle" which has the great advan- tage of being q real marching song, which not only helps to keep the mems spirits from dagging. but also helps to keep them in step. A band playing "Yankee Doodle" would take q regi- ment ten miles farther than any other tune!-London Tit Bits.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

Patriotic Airs of Austria, Russia, France. Germany, England and Nor way-Cur Own My Country, 'Tis of Thee" and 'Yankee Doodle"
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
sRiNsLEY SHAW.

TN HAT the best man will. twin out in
 the end and that fate Is not d.
 ways as cruel as is usually sup posed is brought out in a striking way by ''The Kentucky Gentleman" a drama which dates back to the time when the gentlemen of the south were hard drinkers, hard fighters and mas terful lovers. Warren Kerrigan plays the role of a southern gambler who makes his living by gambling with the arist0cracy.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
How, Indeed |?

Luke McLuke says umbrellas will last longer if you oil the iOints."
 How does that keep q person from stealing the umbrellas? ?"-EXchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11


 Drophead Disease.
 One of the strangest diseases is known as kubisagari. It is common in Northern Japan and in a small dis trict on tue Franco, Swiss frontier, but unknown elsewhere. It's symptoms are a sudden paralysis of certain muscles, loss of vision and vertigo. The at lacks last about ten minutes and con- tinue at intervals from May to NoTem- Der, recovery always coming in the autumn. Nothing is known about Its cause, though Dr. r. l.. COuchaud de- scribes in the Presse Medicale a mi crobe he fouDl in the Cerebro spinal fluid and the milk of persons suffering from the disease. The name kubisagari is Japanese. and means "drophead."
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

The Lion of Venice" spectacular six part story of Venice, was made at Venice, Italy. It reproduces a naval battle between Venetian, Turkish and pirate fleets of the early fifteenth cen tuTy.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

Brinsley Shaw, a direct descendant of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, author of "The Rivals" and "The School For Scandal" was q lawyer before he be- came an actor. He usually plays the villain, but sometimes attempts TO- mantle leads. ~r.ars-r-.4ls '-'.'.. .,-. .-
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

Legends and folk stories that have been handed down from father to son for generations are now being perpet, uated by the motion picture film. The latest legend to be shown in motion picture form is "The Vanishing Tribe, which has been repeated around count less Indian caInptires.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11
A NoIsy Caucus,

"Papa, will you tell me one thing"
 "Yes, my son."
 If q lot of crows were to hold a meeting and swear at one another would that be what they call caw- cuSs W-EXchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

A rose impregnated with deadly poison which has the Gect of turning the flower green kills scientist and his houSekeeper Originally 1t was adopted by the scientist as a safe way ip which to slay his ward, whose for tune he coVeaed: The story is told in ''The Green-4sOse," arr-.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

Deacon Jones has bad habit of borrowing his neighbours lawn mower. Lawyer Brown, q practical joker, sends him a telegram, which causes the deacon to skip town. Brown, realiz- ing that matters have gone far enough, goes in search of the deacon to ex- plain. After several complications they meet in the police station. There everything is strengthened out in "Flee. You're Discovered"
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-11

The walters in MT. Schmalz's res- taurant go on a strike, and the latter is forced to send to an agency for help. He gets it in the shape of remodeled tramp. As waiter, however, the tramp turns out to be a joke, and after breaking dishes and ruining the place he Is thrown out. He Is last seen tn ''The Scab Waiter" sitting with couple of his kind and enjoying some of the delicacies that he had stolen from the restaurant . -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
DAYLIGHT Kills a Grab

ORDINARY citizens may he in doubt con-
~ cerning the plans of the Organization
ito make killing" through the acquisition
of land and palaces for the Municipal Court.
but the Organization itself knows what it
wants. The architects were not asked to
draw plans for one building on a corner lot.
The project involves an entire city block.
Not only will the building of the one structure
provided for in the loan bill increase imme-
diatey the cost of the land which the city
will have to acquire later, but it will enhance
greatly the value of all property in the
vicinity This does not imply real estate
speculation, for it is not speculation when
men gamble on sure thing"
The light of day has put an end to the
illegitmate profit in the transaction. how
ever. The small houseowners now under
stand the scheme, and they will neither sell
nor give options. They will take the profits
themselves. as is proper, II the extravagant
plan is finally consummated. But the whole
adventure has given the city clear view of
the methods by which PenFoseism in Phila-
delpha fourishes and retains It's power.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Mexico Labors in Transition

WHETHER or not Huerta and his gov
w ernment would have brought order out
81 chaos in Mexico if the eX-dictator had re-
xTed the aid and recognition of the United
states is no longer a question in the minds
c serious students of Mexican history and
: fairs. The struggle of the Constitutional
.sts has not been a bandit raid upon their
ountry in the name of revolution. 1t Is the
lme struggle which inspired Hidalgo and
Iorelos and Guerrero and Juarez and a host
1f other patriots in their fight against the
yranny of Spain and the oppression of the
rlvileged class in their own country. II is
ne same struggle which sounded the death
.;nell Of feudalism in Europe before the ad-
"ent of the modern industrial era, and il is
he same struggle which inspired the Ameri-
an colonists in their battle for political and
economic independence Mexico the country
Of early Spanish superstition and despotisn
md, later, private exploitation and betrayal
IS just waking up to the fact that feudalism
not the last stage of human progress At
!ast she stands upon the threshold of a new
"a. The transition, because of it's long de-
ny, is being accompanied with unusual hard
labor and suffering 1t will be accomplished
N the end.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Look Out For Red Herring

T1ASPAYERS are determined to have ra pld
4 transit. They will not be euchred out Of
1t Any schemes, therefore, involving the
expenditure of large sums Of city money
should be viewed with the sravest suspicion
1t Is an old trick for obstructonist politicians
to defeat a transit project by dedicating a
large part of a municipalities funds to other
plausible enterprises. There are few contem-
plated public improvements OF so great i'm
portance as the building Of the new subway
elevated system. As choice between 1t and
any other improvement. transit would come
arst It is a good time to be on the lookout
for red herring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
''Safety First" for Penroseism

tn HE Old Guard is out for halos or any
l. thing at all that looks we'll and costs
nothing-a little stolen altar fire to blind the
public eye to facts. John P. Connolly dons
he mantle of Judge Lindsay, drops a sob
over the delinquent child and negotates the
Municipal Court grab But, as always, the
master outdoes the man. Penrose has found
the perfect halo. 1t encircles his classic brow
on his newest campaign button-"Safety
First" The best advertised phrase of the
;ear. appealing, reassuring, yet gloriously
abstract; how well 1t goes with Penrose.
Safety First" But whose?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
THE IDEALIST

When trouble comes very peculiar per-
sOnal trait asserts itself. This trait is born
of the falling rTom which nearly all failngs
self.
One thinks that his or her troubles are the
sight OF the fact that other folks have troiIs
bles just as serious. When the troubled
mind accepts this truth It's own burden he
comes lighter.
An old Philadelphia minister FREQUENTLY
told his congregation, Friends, no matter
how badly you feel about something just re-
member That there are other souls whose
NO matter how serious your trouble il IL
only simple mental process TO conceive
thank your lucky stars that Il does moi reach
imagination.
A young girl lay on bed Of pain. Her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Music Teachers Come to Their Own

ooINHE laying OF the cornerstone Of a home
s.rS for retired music teachers in Germantown
only another sign that the American peda-
Eogue Of music is at last coming into his
"wn. The biggest portent of all is the war
cloud over Europe Hitherto the foreign
teacher has had everything his own way The
prestige of the Continent led every Ameri-
pupil who could afford ii to take the
'ong journey overseas. Now it VIII be a reck-
less parent. indeed, that will trust a son or
Laughter 70 the chances OF Italian neutrality.
while 1t is doubtful if either conserva tories
~ private teachers will be doing business in
iermany, France or England. Our Ameri-
an teachers may not be the equals ot the
European; they have never had the material
Nth which to prove their abilities. Now is
heir chance, II they know their art what
hey call the myth OF Continental training
will be exploded for all time