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Evening star., 1917-10-21
BACKING THE UNITED STATES.

From the Scranton Republican.
There can be no stronger argument in
favor of subscribing to the liberty loan
than that contained in President Will
sons terse description. namely. that at
Is service of patriotism" Buy lib
erty bond today.
From the Providence Journal
We must all hope and believe that 1t
Is procrastination. not lack OF patriot
ism. which makes the liberty loan lag.
From the Memphis Commerclal-Appeal
Buy until you are bloated.
From the Omaha Bee.
Over the top with the liberty bond
quota. Watch Omaha do IT!
From the Raleigh News and Observer.
Everybody a bond buyer is still the
slogan.
From the Portland Oregonian.
Uncle Sam asks every patriotic Amer
lean to lend him money with which to
win the war.
From the Springfield Republican.
The Germans will soon triumphantly
announce that their seventh war loan
mas been oversubscribed. What will
americas answer be?
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Retirement Fund Maintenance.

Ia the preparation of data respecting
the departmental system with reference
to the question Of clerks retirement at
tention is being paid to the question
how the proposed pension system is to
H.. financed. There are three possible
III tEodz pensions paid exclusively py
til .-4vrrInI.ni or 10y contributions
fps, iLe ,..!.ri.s vi the employees. or
l., 4 co.l', nation oi government ana
suu;,,,v,s' lnoncy The first may be
called il,s Straight pension plan. the
Second TIL. coniributory and the fhlrd
tn. mixed cuntTibuiory method. 1t Is
the opinion or the head of the federal
bureau oi efficiency. according to an
article printed in Yesterdays star, that
the mixed plan is best both for the gov
ernment and for the clerks, yet 1t in
sures the clerks more certain tenure
and leaves them more independent IN
dividua.ly than in the straight system
of exclusive government maintenance.
Obviously there should be some degree
Of government participation In the up
keep of the pension funds from which
the salaries of superannuated and re-
tired clerks arc paid. A mere compul-
sorry saving system in which the gov
crnment docs not participate would not
be a just means of providing for the
saperannuation pay of the clerks. AT
the same time. it is believed, the ex-
elusively governmental system would
put the clerks too definitely at the
mercy of the government and give them
no equity in their position. such as is
guaranteed by the combination system.
On one point there should be no dis
pute or hesitation. If any system of re-
tirement is established in which the
clerks themselves participate on scale
of partial contribution the present rates
of pay of the government employees
should be increased. 1t would be in
human and altogether unjust to COM
pei the department workers to contrib
ute part of their own meager stipends
q. the present scale for the maintenance
of a retirement fund A horizontal in
crease. not given on a year-to-year basis,
Ike the increase granted at the last ses-
sion of Congress. which covered the
present fiscal year only as a considera-
tion for the increased cost of living,
but a permanent raising of the scale to
adjust department salaries to modern
conditions, should be one of the funda-
mentals of any contributory department
retirement plan.
When the project is laid before Con-
gress at the next session, with the sta
tistics bearing upon the economic status
Of 100000 government employees, the
whole matter should be approached with
the view primarily of granting relief
to the departments from the burden of
superannuation. No just system of pen
sions can be worked out. however, that
does not at the same time take into
consideration the welfare of the individ-
ual Such a system should surely be
provided through an enactment before
the next adjournment of Congress.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Yon Lam knows why to buy liberty
bond.
II every person in the United States
had the clear vision of this Chinese
laundryman the second liberty loan
would be SO tremendously oversub-
scribed that Secretary McAdoo and John
Poole would have to sit up for a thou
sand and one nights counting the
money.
must know that he lives in Monticello.
Ind, and to appreciate Monticello 1
must tell you little about it. Month
cello sits on a blum above the Tippe-
canoe river. It is town where every
man walks in his own shrtsleeves,
where no young man carries cane and
every man Is as good as his neigh
bor-if he is. The people there pro.
nounce the name of their town Just
conductor on the Monon to put you off
at "Monti- -chello" he would take par
ticular delight in calling out Monty
cello" 90
Now Yon Lam has three claims for
distinction in this fine little middle
west town. In the first place he is the
only Chinese laundryman in Monticello
That alone gives him certain prestise.
Yon Lam is an original advertiser
too He is the proud possessor of a cat,
and this cat at times runs away from
him. Whenever this happens Yon HES
himself to the office of the Evening
Journal, and that evening there ap-
pears this advertisement:
Lost
"One girl cat.
"Yon Lam
But now Yon Lam. Chinese laundry
man. has shown his progressiveness
further and has demonstrated to his
fellow townsmen that he. too, although
not a native of the banks of Tippe-
canoe appreciates the blessed oppor-
tunfty which Uncle Sam conferS on him.
Yon Lam has bought a liberty bond.
In the liberty loan display which ap-
pears in the window of the state bank
on Main street, among the applications
for bonds and other interesting ma
terial shown there, shines the applica-
ton of Yon Lam.
me for Uncle Sammie." said Yon
Lam, as he put down his hundred dol
lars. How many collars, how many
shirts. how many Sunday cuffs that
hundred dollars represented. perhaps
nobody but Yon Lam will ever know.
A bank official explained to him that
he could pay for the bond in INSTALL
ments. If he SO desired.
Yon Lam smiled blandly.
me pay cash, alice same win war
quick" he said.
The crowning praise of President
Wilson's writings was given by solid
citizen the other morning in front of
the White House.
The solid citizen was walking along
with another solid citizen.
II like to look at the White House."
said the first man. There is some
thing SO dignifled about it.
There is. by the way, IL you really
look.
Then the two men got to talking
about the Presidents messages and
writings in general.
He not only has a fine command Of
English" said the solid citizen; "he
has thoughts behind his words
Evening star., 1917-10-21
A Mixed Situation.

American campaigns sometimes de-
velop strange phases, and sheer off from
original designs. Take the one now in
progress in New York.
Originally. the proposition was good
government for the town. As Mayor
Mitchell had given that, and there would
be advantage to the town in continuing
it, the thing to do clearly was to re-
elect him. This called for another fu-
sion of forces on a non-partisan basis.
Let democrats, republicans and indie
pendents, rating the occasion above par
tisanship. get together, as four years
ago, and repeat the success over Tam
many they then achieved. The outlook
was in every way promising.
But the unexpected happened. A re-
publican revolt took place. A man un-
associated with city leadership offered
for the republican nomination for
mayor, and, to the general surprise, got
it. The Mitchell men made the mistake
Of understanding the movement. They
did not wake up to the danger until too
late to ward it of.
Since then a sort of chaos has set up.
Tammany, heartened by the division Of
the opposition, has grown perky to .
degree, and turned the betting odds to
two to one in favor Of its candidate. The
socialists, until then considered negligi-
BILE, are now very much in the picture,
and both of the principal contestants are
using them as bugaboo. Look out for
them. They are Unexpectedly numer-
GUS and dangerous.
This change in the situation has had
its effect on the canvass. Personalities
are now the rage, and every stumper is
raging. The principal issue has been
thrown into the background. Other is
sues, and some of them entirely foreign
! to the campaign, have been introduced,
and are causing new divisions. The re-
suit is bitterness and confusion. In
terest is high. The meetings are well
attended, and speakers are. warmly ap-
plauded.
1t will be more than local loss if for
any reason Tammany should return to
power 1t is an agency for evil. 1t has
a record which not only New York but
the country knows well. Everywhere
there is hope of improved city govern
ments. Everywhere there is need of
such improvement. -partisanship in
municipal affairs has grown into ma
tional demand. Hence, should New
York, after trying the experiment and
profting from it, turn back to the old
order, and particularly to the organi-
zation associated with the worst features
! of the old order, regret would be widely
felt. and many worthy movements else
where for business administrations of
cities would be discouraged.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Some Of Mr.. Cleveland's Friends

Don VI. Dickinson, who died the other
day, was one of the men introduced to
national life by Grover Cleveland. He
served as Postmaster General little
over year in the first Cleveland eabi-
net. Others introduced during that ad-
ministration were Daniel Manning,
Charles s. Fairehild and w. C. Whit
ney Of New York, w. C. Endicott of
Massachusetts, and w. F. Villas of Wis
eonsin. None Of these men, though we'll
known at home, had ever held national
Office before.
The men introduced by Mr.. Cleve-
lad during his second Administration
were Richard Olney Of Massachusetts,
Evening star., 1917-10-21

phrase Of tan old parliamentary hand"
His service - lawmaker extends over
many years, and covers . great variety
Of matters.
In this country there is much criti-
cism Of Congress. Some Of it, however,
proceeds from . combination Of igno-
rance and impatience, and now and then
goes to the absurd extreme Of proposing
such change as would bring the law
makers together about once in four
years, and then for only few months.
Is there panici Charge it to Congress.
Is there q droughtf Congress has pro-
duced it. Is the cost Of living hight
Trace the trouble thoroughly, and it leads
to Capitol Hill.
Undoubtedly, congressional procedure
could be improved. At times there is
too little debate in the House. and too
much in the Senate. Committee work in
both houses could be simplified to ad-
vantage. The speakership has been
stripped of all power, and yet in some
way retains its attraction as an honor.
One of the best debaters and most ex-
perienced legislators in the present
House occupies the chair, and finds op-
portunity for the exercise only of his
knowledge of parliamentary law. Thus
his largest and most valuable equipment
is lost to the country. Mr.. Clark in the
speakership. with the authority and in
fiuenee on legislation that once attached
to the office, or on the floor, rs a lead
ing participant in the daily fray, would
be in his element, and Of greatly in
creased value as a representative.
Still, with all deficiencies admitted, the
legislative branch Of the American gov
ernment was admirably conceived, and
in action has justified the wisdom of its
authors. Its procedure has not always
been, and is not now, of the best. But
changes, when the advisability is fully
demonstrated, are easily made.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Bringing EN- Out!

It's bringing 'em out, boys, it's bringing
'em out.
That liberty bond is wonder!
We've talents that no one was thinking
about,
But you know that you can't make a
blundcr,
When you simply step forward and
speak from the heart
And set an example in doing your part
There are orators ready with eloauence
fine,
There are poets and songsters a-plenty
And better than these, the subscribers
in line.
Who dig for q ten or q twenty
That bond is q wonder, beyond any
doubt.
It's bringing 'em out, boys, it's bringing
'em out!
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Have You Got It?
Somewhere there is dollar that is lying
fast asleep,
While Liberty is calling that it has a
date to keep.
While our patriotic duty sets nations
pulse a-throb,
Somewhere there is a dollar that is
loafng on the job.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

The farmer is naturally looked to as
big purchaser Of liberty bonds. For
years he has been the special object Of
soiicitude among the nations law
makers. His opportunity has come to
show that patriotism aud prosperity 60
hand in hand
Evening star., 1917-10-21
A Natural Leader.

"Were you fighting with that boy next
door7"
"No. mother" replied Willie Wiggs
"We were not fighting. 1 found it nee
essary for the welfare of the neighbor-
hood to discipline him. And he was SO
indiscreet as to put up a show of re-
sistance."
Evening star., 1917-10-21

A failure Of the liberty loan would be
serious military reverse at the outset
OF the campaign. No American would
think Of courting disaster by failing to
do his bit.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

War is promoter Of a democratic
spirit The fashionable as we'll as the
questionable world is awakening TO
the fact that it is no disgrace to econo-
mize
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Mutual Pride.

al suppose you will be very proud of
your boy Josh when he gets back from
the war;
"Yes.' replied Farmer Corntossel;
"and I'm going to try to buy liberty
bonds enough to make him reeiproeate
little bit"
Evening star., 1917-10-21
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHltANDER JOHNSON,
Hahiliments of Humanity.

Habiliments of Humanity.
"There is no reason for putting on
sackcloth and ashes," said the genial
citizen.
"Not exactly. But just the same I'm
wearing mended clothes and tending my
own furnace"
Evening star., 1917-10-21

German science has accomplished
much, but it has not educated German
politicians to the point of knowing when
to quit.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Among the important contributions to
Americas war preparation are the sleep.
less nights Thomas A. Edison is giving
to various problems.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Elegance.

care Mrs. Flimgilt's diamonds gem
uine?'
81 don't know anything about her
diamonds" replied Miss Cayenne But
I understand her family has genuine
butter for breakfast every day."
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Berlin will know better than to send
Won Bernstorf any money to spend on
Turkish influence.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

The further an invading army gets
into Russia the more doubtful it be-
comes as to what it shall do next.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

By some mysterious process MIR. La
Toilette seems to convince himself that
he is the man who is doing the accusing
Evening star., 1917-10-21

The German military experts are ex-
perimenting to prevent the strategic re-
treat from being overdone.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

little sef-denial under present cir
eumstances will give the public valu-
able education in the thrift that makes
for future prosperity.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

The temptation to indulge in wild
cat specuiations has been put out of
business by the liberty bond.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

DR.. Cook is again taking advantage Of
the fact that there is no censorship on
exploration news.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Sugar is another of those articles that
you can get on without if you have to.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Short-Weight
Hucksters,


the hucksters and food venders in the
markets were under little or no re-
straint in respect to their weights and
measures In The Star OF October 16,
1887. is the following on the subject:
Frequent complaint has been made
Of late relative to the short weight and
measure given by many of the dealers
in the market houses. but these are al
together thrown into the shade by the
wholesale swindling of a large portion
OF those who peddle fruits and vege-
tables through our streets in carts and
wagons. We hear Of innumerable in
stances of late where from forty to
sold for bushel by these parties in
stead of f1fty-six. as the law requires.
and even where the parties thus swim
died afterward found out the amount
they have lost in this way general In
disposition to prosecute has usually re-
suited in an aggrayation of the evil.
For the fruits and vegetables. which
are still sold by measurement. meas
ures with false bottoms, which can be
showed backward and forward by a
quick movement of the hand, are used
by some of them. In many other cases
the measures used by them have had a
coopered in such way as to leave the
sealers' stamp on the end just as be-
fore; but slight cracks are left in them
SO that they will not hold water. this
being the way in which they are tested.
Housekeepers certainly have to pay
high enough for country produce now
adays without having to stand such
wholesale swindling as this
The hackney carriage rates prevail
ing in Washington in 1867. as provided
in a new act Of the munici-
Carriage pal councils and published
in The Star of October 10,
AallA. were not much If any lower
than the taxi rates of today. For one
messenger, not exceeding q mile, 10
cents was charged: for each additional
passenger of the same family and party
30 cents; one passenger, over one mile
and under two, $3.50; each additional
passenger, so cents; one passenger,
over " o miles. 81; each "d1itionai pas
senger, 75 cents; for children over five
wears and under ten. half price: under
five no charge. The distance from any
DEPOT steamboat landing or hotel to
any railroad depot. steamboat landing
or hotel was in all cases to be esti-
mated not to exceed one mile. For the
use of a carriage for one or more pas
from place to place and stopping as
often as required, $3.50 an hour. Each
passenger was allowed to carry on the
carriage his ordinary travelling bag
gage. not exceeding one trunk and
twenty five pounds of other baggage.
For every additional package, when the
whole weight was over sixty pounds,
the owner or driver was permitted to
charge 25 cents.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Figures of Colorado mine production
for the first six months of this year
indicate, according to ex-
Colorado perts OF the geological
-r. survey, an increased pro-
AS' duction of silver. lead and
copper, but a decrease in gold and zinc
1t is stated by those experts who have
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Counterfeiter
Captured.

While there were legal standards OF
weights and measures fifty years age
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Georgia.
Georgia.
By C. NJ. CHRISTIAN. Chairman.
GEO E, THORNTON, Secretary.
Date: July 2, 1917.
PUBLIC SALE.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
There will be sold at public out cry
before the Court House door in city
OF Americas. Georgia, during the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
August. next, to the highest bidder for
cash. the following described land,
namely;
City lot number 1920 under the old
Numbering in Americas, Sumter Coun-
IT, Georgia, Jackson street, being So
| IL feet wide and running back in a
uniform width distance of 210 feet,
bounded on the North by lot of Sallie
Lester, on the East by M. M. Redick,
on the South by M. w. Redick and on
the West by Jackson street being same
property conveyed to Alb Jackson by
Richard Davis by a warranty deed dat
ed February II, 1902, and recorded in
Book E-E, page 451, records of deeds
Sumter County, Georgia.
Said sale is to be made under the
power of attorney contained in deed Of
All Jackson made to Calvert Mortgage
co. on February 10, 1916, and recorded
in Book MN folio 1856 of the record of
deeds Sumter County, Georgia. Said
deed was given by Alb Jackson to Sc
cure sixty notes all dated February 10,
1916, and falling due one each month
for sixty months thereafter commenc-
ing on the 10th day of March, 1915, and
one on the 10th day of each month
thereafter until all become due. Only
the first thirteen Of these monthly
notes to mature have been paid and
there is still due the Calvert Mortgage
Company the sum of $192.47 principal
and interest on said notes and $S.25
for taxes due and paid by them on said
lot for Alb Jackson. Said Calvert Mort
gage Company have elected to declare
all of the unpaid notes due under the
terms of the contract as set out in
said deed, in pursuance of the fact that
All Jackson has failed to pay all of
said notes and has caused a default
thereon and has also failed to pay the
taxes on said porperty Said sale to be
had for tn epurpose of paying said in
debtedness in accordance with the fol-
lowing provision of said deed:
In the event that party of first part
fails to pay any of said notes at matur-
ity, or to pay any taxes due on said
property, or in case of any default on
said notes hereby secured, or in case
any of the premises be destroyed by
fire, then the whole debt hereby secur-
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ed shall, at the option of the payee, be-
come due and payable to the party of
the second part, its successors or as
signs, or any of the agents of the same.
or the sheriff of the county where any
of said property is situated are hereby
authorized to. proceed to sell at the
Court House door, in the County in
which any of said real estate is located,
to the highest bidder for cash, all of
said property, to pay the Indebtedness
hereby secured"
CALVERT MORTGAGE co.
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Ga.
500 George Griffin Murrah, Richland,
Ga.
304 Stephen Raymond Pearson, Rich
land, Ga.
300 Curt Patten, Richland, Ga.
3O6 Jesse Green Patten. Richland,
Ca.
3O7 Sam L. Patten, Richland, Ga.
sos 0. C. Perry, Richland, Ga.
800 Iseral Tillman Pearson, Rich
land, Ga.
80 Charlie Allen, Richland, Ga.
81 Sam Bell, Richland, Ga.
312 Judge Clayton, Richland, Ga.
313 James Dunkins, Richland, Ga.
314 John Jorden, Richland, Ga.
315 J. B. King, Richland, Ga.
316 Sam Mills, Richland, Ga.
317 viii Paul, Richland, Ga.
31S Alton Slaughter, Richland, Ga.
319 George Thompson, Richland,
Ga.
800 Willie Thompson, Richland, Ga.
321 Jessey Wills, Richland, Ga.
322 Charlie c. Drew, Preston, Ga.
1923 Jesse Horn, Preston, Ga.
1924 Willie Wise Harry, Preston, Ga.
325 Walter Webster Harry, Preston.
Ga.
1926 Robert Ivy Lowrey, Preston, Ga
327 Richard Arnold Lowrey, Pres
ton, Ca
1928 Manson Gibson Little, Preston
Ga.
829 Andy Richard Lowrey, Preston
Ga.
$50 Jeff Davis Thomas, Preston, Ga
331 Benjamin Franklin Tullis, Pres
ton, Ca
1872 Homer Wooley, Preston, Ga.
1873 Bloomer Bell. Preston, Ga.
1874 Add Benton, Preston, Ga.
335 John Luther Bell, Preston, Ga.
$50 Wesley Dyous, Preston, Ga.
337 Curtis Dew, Preston, Ga.
1913 Eugene Hightower, Preston. Ga
339 Dan Hollmon, Preston, Ga.
340 Lab Jones, Preston, Ga.
341 Jim Leverett, Preston, Ga
342 Thomas Mathes, Preston, Ga.
343 Henry Louis Mathis, Preston, Ga
344 Robert Massengale, Preston, Ga
345 Bloomer hurry, Preston, Ca
346 Felix Massengale, Preston, Ga.
347 Homer Pool, Preston, Ga.
348 Essie Robertson. Preston, Ga.
349 Claude Reed, Preston, Ga.
$50 Fate Smith, Preston, Ga.
351 Arthur James Sears Preston
Ga.
352 John Smith, Preston, Ga.
353 Lee Williams, Preston, Ca
354 Bentley Williams, Preston, Ga.
$50 Eugene Wright, Preston, Ga.
LOCAL BOARD for Webster County
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TO Be Discharged From Guardianship

10 be discharged FrOm UuaruldhSHIp
Mrs. Lizzie F'urlow Rogers, as guard
ian of Louise Rogers, and Tim Furlow
Rogers, has applied to me for dis
charge from her guardianship of said
Louise Rogers and Tim Furlow Rog-
ers. This is therefore to notify all per-
sons concerned to file their objections
if any they have, on or before the first
Monday in August, 1917, why said ap-
plication for DISCHARGE should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature, this
the 18th day of July, 1917
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary of Sumter County Georgia.
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First Real Flying Machine.

The flying machine THAT is, the
heavier-than-air machine) that first
bore men through the air successfully
was an American, and not a German
machine. The trick was pulled off by
the Wright brothers, Orville ard VIII
bur, along the North Carolina coast,
on December II. 1903.