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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-03

However, Lever said he had q plan
and had seen the president last Fri
cay. He couldn't reveal the presi-
dents attitude because Of the conf
tlences involved, but here was the
plan Lever had suggested: Cd in
crease the ships available to send cot
ton to the countries needing it: CD
urge the federal bank to pursue u lib
eral policy in rediscounting paper
with cotton as collate-ial: O. urge
hat the federal licensed warehouse
system be used to the fullest extent:
"a ask the cotton farmers to retire
one-third Of the crop; CD agree to
sell cotton to other countries at q
price fixed after Investigation and also
10 loan them the money il neces-
sary with which to buy: co regulate
the price of manufactured products
80 that his profits would lie reduced
double as be red1ced the price Cor the
'aw material
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-03

6G& cures Headaches. Biliousncss
Loss Of Appetite. or that tired ach-
lag feeling. due to Malaria or Colds.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-03
Congressman Lever.

Congressman Lever spoke third,
and in answer to question, Amt
you dead?" replied, he was a
long ways from being dead either
physically or politically. mo prose
cutting attorney or two By four lawy-
er will ever destroy the confidence cf
the people Of the district in little
Z ra nix ever
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-03

Mrs. Charles Paine and children, of
Waycross, Ca, are visiting Mrs. NJ. G..
Smith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-03
Registration Notice.

The County Board Of Registration
will be in their office at the Court
House, continuously from July 1st to
August 31st. excepting July 4th, for
he purpose CT registering all qualified
voters Of the county Of Sumter, as the
law requires.
T. D. DUBOSE.
J. M. N. WILDER.
T. A. REAMES,
Supervisors Of Registration.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

the Red Cross having been caught in scheme
of selling sweaters? Did you repeat it, per-
haps several times?
The story was absurd upon it's face. and yet
the whole country buzzed for weeks with the
evil tale, confidence in the Red Cross organiza-
tion received check and an insidous doubt was
created and spread of the trustworthiness of
those who have in their hands the preparation
and use of the instrumentalities of war.
Every man, woman or child who repeated
that tale was playing Germanys game for her.
Therefore, let us recognize the Importance of
keeping level heads. Let put on the gas
mask of intelligence when these poison gas
rumors flying about and refuse to be STAN
pcded by them.
Test every rumor that comes along, whether
by tongue or by print, by the test of reason
and likelihood. If it fails to stand the test,
rcbukc the person who is spreading it and
refuse to repeat it. If it seems possible, if
there is evidence of it's truth, do not repeat it
aimlessly, but lay it before the proper authority
for investigation. Even if there is something
that should be corrected, if some one is in fault,
nothing at all can be gained by idle babble, and
much injury can be done.
Let us keep mistaken high heart of faith
and courage and permit one to doubt,
challenged, that we shall win an early and COM
pletc victory.
And let us by all means admiring
called German efficiency" and indulge in an
occasional word of approval for our own.
Why shouldn't Germany be difficult to beat?
For forty years she prepared for this war.
What nation with equal time and resource and
purpose, could not have done as much? Held
at bay while those whom she attacked concen-
trated into a small fraction of that time the
preparations she had had so long to make, she
intrcnchcd herself and turned the war into the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

this winter at fresh egg prices. This is fine
recommendation for the character of No.
cold storage egg, but does not speak SO we'll
for that of the man who sold it as fresh
Now, under the Consumers Club plan the
storage eggs Of last spring would have reached
the club members t the price of AZ cents This
would mean net wholesale cost of 3S cents,
plus 3 cents carrying charges, g cents for
Gambling and loss, cents distribution charge
and l cent profit, total of AZ cents to the
club members at this time for ice No. 1 cold
storage eggs that being sold at from SIS to
70 cents. Even the Federal Food Boards sug-
gested price has been as high as SO cents.
This practical comparison illustrates the
two principles back of the Consumers clubs.
First, cut out the lost motions in the handling
of food and reduce expenses, and second,
let the public know what its money buys. When
you pay US SO cents for eggs YOU are told
frankly that yC-. pay Sc cents for the intrinsic
wholesale value of the eggs l cent for profit
and 2 cents for distribution charges.
This is our idea of promoting truth and
efficiency in food merchandising and intelli-
gence in buying.
Cold storage will never be the blessing it
should be until it is handled SO as to inspire
confidence. Modern business is founded on
confldence-one sale may be made on a clever
ruse any number of people may be newly
fooled in succession, but this doesn't build busi-
ness. 1t has to be recreated with each sale.
It's the difference between sowing ANIMALS
and planting perennials.
Not until cold storage products arc sold as
such on their own merits and can be distn-
gulshed from the fresh, not until the products
put IN in times of plenty arc released at reg
ular intervals and not held for times of great
est scarcity, will the public ever feel sure that
the prices arc not being manipulated to their
disadvantage, no matter how good the quality
of the product may be-
1t was great disappointment that cold stor-
age did not lower prices. 1t didn't, and prob
ably never will
But when it can be proved that it has equal
lied prices, is not used for speculation and
the creation of fictitious conditions, that it mas
extended the season Of certain food supplies
and saved the surplus of the season of over
production, and that the food itself is whole
some and of excellent quality. thea cold stor-
age will become term 10 coniure with anI
not before
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

OUr plucky little woman doctors unit for
service in France has finally found a local
habltatlon and name. Guiscard France. IS
the habltation, and "Women's Foreign Service
Hospital of the U. s. A." is the name.
Under the direction of Drs. Gregory. Ed
ward and Van Sholly, three of the women doc
tors of the New York Infrmary for Women
and Children. the unit is completing final ar
rangements and will sail for France in the
near future. Six doctors, twelve nurses. cieh.
teen aids, an aurist, a dentist and mechan-
icians will comprise the unit, which will be- in
charge of tifty-bed hospital about ten miles
back Of the junction Of the French and British
forces. The wounded of shelled towns will be
given first attention by the hospital CORPS:
many OF these now sent miles in serious or
critical condition before they caa be cared for.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman will give a course
of six Studies in Social Philosophy" for
women at the Gamut Club, from February 4
to 9.
Mrs. Florence H. Chauncey, wife of Meth
odst minister in Broomc County, New York,
was ithe first woman in the Empire State to
exercise her newly-won voting privilege There
was a special election in Lislc January 5, and
ten minutes after the polls opened Mrs. Chaun-
cey marched into the bitterly cold and pitch
dark village hall, and was soon followed by
two hundred and forty-four other sturdy VIII
lage women, who were anxious to have their
say about local affairs
Mrs. ID. B. Wilcox, Of Peppermint AlIey-a
real street in Lisle-was the oldest voter
~ GU can't vote unless you be twcnty-one,n
man said to her, jokingly.
"l'm four times twenty one" she replied
quickly. "Do get to vote four times?"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

counterpart of the siege of fortified city,
the most difficult of all war problems
1t is time to recognize that our allies and
ourselves have done, and are now doing, work
far more wonderful than Germanys in eff
cheney and spirit and result.
Let us say SO, then, upon every possible oc-
casion and let US make every doubling spirit
and every gloomy foreboder whom we meet sec
and acknowledge the truth of our conviction
So shall we help to win the war; for we
shall be helping to inspire the whole nation
with the high, unfatering singing courage
that makes victory sure.
If you or | or any one know of a woman
who is not doing what she might to help with
the war-and with shame it must be confessed
that there are selfish, Indifferent women,
usually women Of more or less wealth. who
have as yet scarcely turned a hand toward
war work of any sort-it is our sacred duty to
make that woman realize what she ought to be
doing and to sec that she does it!
These arc all things that need tremendously
to be felt and thought and said and done by
every one of us every day that the war lasts.
Every woman can help tremendously by feel
ing and thinking and saying and doing them
and others of similar import.
Let us, every one, cherish within our
breasts, as our own secret slogan, the
thought:
Keep a level head and a high heart!
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Sparks From the Suffrage Anvil

frage Association are constantly on the Job
And when considers that Mrs Wads-
worth and the anti-sufragists rely upon
him the rock of ages for their cause-if
indeed antisuffragc could be called a cause
one almost has compassion for the harassed
man. Almost.
Senator Charles B. Henderson, the Senator
newly appointed by Governor Boyle in place
of the late Senator Newlands, has announced
that he is for woman suffrage by the Federal
route. and promises that he will fight for the
political freedom Of American women because
he does not "consider that persons are free
unless they have voice in the government
under which they live"
A bill to enable the women of Texas to vote
at primary elections will be presented to the
State Legislature by the sufragists of the
Lone Star State at special session Of the
Assembly, to be called soon. They ask for
right of participation only in the primaries
because, as in Arkansas and other one-party
states, the primary practically determines the
result of the final election.
The Texas women also plan to support a
measure to enfranchse sailors and soldiers on
duty, as Texas law makes no provision for
men serving in military service Which is
rather scrappy of them, when they have fight
of their own on their hands.
German suffragists, who began a renewal of
hostities for the franchise last week, say they
will not quit until their demands are granted
Supposing, just supposing, that the Reichstag
should give the vote to German women, and
that the Senate of the United States should
turn down the Susan B. Anthony amendment.
Conversation about democracy versus autoc-
racy' might lag little.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
By SARAH ADDINCTON REID

C ENATOR WADSWORTH, of New York,
~ whose regard for the frail is SO ten
der that he would protect them from the
pitfalls of political enfranchsement, is not to
suffer from inattention on the part of the
voting ladies of New York State this year.
For if there's one thing that suffragists-rad
Gals and conservatives, party-liners and non
partisans alike-agree upon it is that Senator
Wadsworth must take off that old-fashioned
anti-suffrage garment he has wrapped himself
in for 10, these many years, and don the bright,
new 1918 suffrage model.
To bring about this desirable end all good
suffragists are taking the reform of the New
duty. The Committee Of One Thousand a
bipartisan group of New York City women,
assembled in meeting last week and framed a
special resolution to Senator WadsWorth, in
which he was asked to put aside his personal
prejudice and get on the suffrage bandwagon,
or words to that effect. This resolution is to
be followed up by a visiting delegation from
the committee, who will go to Washington and
have personal converse with him.
Meanwhile, while the New York City women
lay their plans to keep suffrage before Senator
Wadsworth during his every waking hour, the
Washington lobbies of both the Woman's
Party and the National American Woman Suf-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

morale of the country, the whole temper and
quality and amount of the support we give to
our lines of fighting or training soldiers.
1t is necessary to realize our individual re-
sponsbity in these matters and never to for
get that the country is made up of us and our
nelghbors and their neighbors. If you or | or
our ncghbors give up to panic fears, help
10 spread perncious rumors, or forget the
eternal principles of right and justice that arc
America, or indulge in gloomy forebodings, or
IN that hysteria Of censurc that is SO prevalent,
or fail to speak the stern word when it should
be spoken, we are playing into the hands Of the
enemy
1t is quite possible for most of us to do a
great deal toward helping to win and shorten
The war by simply holding our tongues.
This is especially true with regard to the
endless and manifold phases of enemy propa-
sanda that are being circulated, that we arc
all helping to circulate, all over the country.
Its hope of accomplishing something for the
enemy by undermining confidence in our in
Slrumentalities Of war and creating dissension
among us is based, and very astutely, upon that
almost universal tendency of human nature to
believe evil about others and to be quick to
spread suspicion of evil.
We have all been doing it for weeks and
months, swallowing every rumor that came
II on It's way to poison the very sources OF our
nope and faith and courage and unity.
Nd you Little while ago hear story about
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
What Is Offered:

Eggs will be delivered in twelve e-dozen lots
and butter in pound prints to any Consumers
Club in Greater New York Except on Staten
Island) at intervals of two days or longer, at
the rate of cents a dozen or pound above
their actual cost. Purchases will be made
. from the original shipper shippers agent
This allows cents pound or dozen for
the overhead expense of handling and deliver
ing and l cent profit. Audited accounts will
be published from time to time in The Tribune
and comparison with current retail prices
will serve as check
Under present conditions. a saving of to Is
cents dozen eggs and 5 to cents a pound on
butter could be effected.
In general, the saving on the retail price
would be from 10 to 20 per cent on the eggs
and 10 to Is per cent on the butter. Cold
storage eggs, now selling for 55 and 60 cents.
could have been offered at as to 48 cents.
Fresh eggs, selling for so and IS cents could
be offered for 67.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
What Happened to the EGGSof1917

<HE first scene of the egg drama was laid
i on the farm in the spring of 1917 The
farmer stood out for from 80 to 33
cents a dozen for his eggs on the farm, and
mostly he got it.
And, truth to tell, he needed it, and perhaps
little more, to cover the tremendously in
creased cost of production due chiefly to the
high price of grain and other increased ex-
penses, including labor.
An egg that costs 33 cents on the farm has
cost 38 cents by the time it is safely landed
in the cold storage warehouse. This covers
expense of collecting, transportation, carriage,
ETC.
Then by the time it comes out of cold stor-
age in the fall and winter it is worth about Al
cents, the increase being acquired by the pay
mcnt of storage charges Gao cents per case of
eggs), insurance, interest on investment, ETC.
With 3 cents allowed for Gambling losses
and Scent profit, your 33-cent egg is worth
at least AZ cents before the retailer gets it at
all--hence a 50-55 cent cold storage egg be-
comes no longer mystery, but an incxorable
though sad necessity, unless some one along
the line is going to do business at loss or
purely for exercise.
But these only the dry facts and fig
ures-the dramatic happenings behind the cur
tain another story.
Along in the fall it was rumored that all
eggs were to be marked cold storage, that peo-
pie would not pay the big price necessitated
by the extraordinary price paid the farmer
and large quantities of eggs changed hands at
32, 33 and all the way up to 40 cents-the
men who held them suffering from 'cold feet
and breaking taking a small loss
rather than hold on and perhaps take greater
loss later.
This resulted in two disastrous thngs--the
man who is selling eggs at SO cents may
have bought them from his fellow wholesaler
at lower price than this unfortunate paid
the farmer in the spring, may have carried
them shorter time and is now cashing in at
the expense Of the consumer and also OF the
wholesaler who lost his nerve last fall
Moreover, it is we'll known that thousands
Of cold storage eggs have been sold as fresh
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

ing, 154 Nassau Street, and find us "At Your
Service" to answer inquiries or advise as to
methods of organization.
Dealing in Futures:
Dealing in futures is strictly forbidden by
the food administration. Eggs will be bought
daily, carefully examined for imperfections,
and delivered at once.
Therefore, the price eggs for future de-
liveries cannot be quoted exactly, but it will
always be the actual net wholesale COST plus 3
cents dozen; on butter, 8 cents pound The
amount will be shown on the bill delivered with
the order, and will be notably less than the
normal retail price, though the exact price
will vary with the market and the time of the
year.
Here are some of the future phases of the
plan that be discussed:
1t is intended to have all the work, as far as
possible, done by women. From the Gambling
of the eggs to their delivery by motor truck
girls at fair wages will be employed. Even
the chaufeurs will be women if they can be
obtained.
If the plan grows, special offers on staple
products, such potatoes, canned goods and
coffee will be made from time to time, the oppor-
tunity being scheduled in The Tribune in time to
allow Or0erS 10 De sent by mail or telephone and
included in the regular deliveries.
What Makes the Offer Possible:
knowledge Of the exact cost of distribu-
tion of these products, extending over a period
of twelve years, is the basis of this plan, COM
bined with willingness to accept a cent profit
per dozen or pound for the amount of service
rendered.
The belief that sufficient number of intel
ligent women will be ready to assume some re-
sponsibility and take some trouble to effect
saving of this kind warrants the small profit
per package by assuring large bulk of bust
ness.
This is not philanthropy-it is something
much better: sound solution of public ser
vice problem, to which all contribute some ef-
fort and sacrifice, and from which all receive
gain.
If the plan seems impractical it is because
the buyer does not realize the expensiveness
of the service rendered by the jobber and re-
taller in breaking large packages repacking
in small containers, and paying clerks and de-
livery expenses on small quantities, such as
half pound of butter dozen eggs.
The whole magic of the economy lies in ham
ding smaller units than twelve dozen eggs
and in delivering these at stated periods only
This plan cuts out the "ost motion" in food
distribution.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Your Part in the Plan as Chairman of the
Club:

Form club of from two to four families
more if desired, but larger clubs involve more
trouble and responsibility. Women in the same
apartment or neighbors should club to-
gether Distant friends as club members in
troducc difficulties for the chairman
Fix the amount of your order and the dav of
delivery. Notify The Tribune Institutes Con-
sumers' Club Service Station (Telephone SITS
Mornlngslde) of your order. Consult with the
organizer in charge as to current prices and
grade of products desired
Bills will be rendered on delivery. collections
made and new orders taken, all at the same
time Deliveries will be carefully routed and
scheduled, so that they may be received and
paid for with a minimum of inconvenience.
Any change in order to amount or day of
delivery may be made by telephone between
a nl and p. m (Mornngside 8775).
The chairman of the club has the trouble of
organizing, of paying the bills promptly and
OF placing and receiving the orders. For this
service, if plans mature as is expected, there
should be available, at the end of each three
months, bonus or discount on the chair
mans bill.
If you are interested at all in the plan tele-
phone Morningside SITS, or write to The Trib-
une Institute Consumers Club, Tribune Build
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
By FLORENCE FINCH KELLY

HERE are two big, important
things every woman can do to
help win the war-keep a level
head and high heart. 1t is
impossible to ovcrestimate the
Importance of these two things,
because upon them depend the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
The Reason for the
Consumers Clubs

TSl cooperative buying schemes have failed because they
wi based theory deam thought
hey ought to but which had contact at all with real
merclal conditions and hard facts.
lhey represented idea with it's head the
single toe ON the earth Also usually there neither intelligent
cooperation the the
nor any co. the of the buyers
all the retail and mddmn doing anything
selves in return for the saving
Aso the plans have been
orders Couldn't be changed and too large amounts had to be ordered
tor convenience family resulting in losses through spag
ton based sound economic principles We believe that
have been worked out practical simple 1t nothing
sensational merely logical reduction the obbers
merely by approach to the conditions buyng-o
Is cents dozen fresh pound
The organization of clubs of probably
ideal to the trouble the
devered at intervals of two days, twice week.
intervals, desired
Our for offering that believe
butlon to the solution of the food distribution problem
cost OF living is public service of permanent value besides being
direct saving
Try this plan You YOURSELF you cooperate
the solution of big national problem if
nto thrift stamps also help toward winning the
and mddemen under conditions game
they play these often that
make legitimate profit.
the system wrong-inconsistent economy
We offer the first oursef
the solving of problem vitality
third help win the both by setting free labor
distribution methods by your egg
for thrift stamps!
They that capable teamwork fine though
they be individuality that they will cooperate
sustainedy that they lack initiative will
to order in advance and delivery
this true? We do not believe ibu
Qu. o{e.@,N G N NV5%e<
Director Tribune
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Announcing THE TRIBlJE INST111rTF Co,,s,,ax,, c,l

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New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
The PLAN in an EGG SHELL

ing 154 Nassau Street, and find us "At Your
Service" to answer inquiries or advise as to
methods of organizations