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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
It Should Have Been, On to Berlin!

Manufacturers Record, Nov. 2S.
Some weeks ago Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels in public address SAD
he had an engagement to march with
the American troops into Beriln, put'
unfortunately. Mr.. Daniels pla2s can
not now be carried out, for the Amer
ican troops were stopped before they
had a chance to get to Berlin.
Major K K Huger, we'll known
throughout the South, writing from
St. Petersburg, Fla, on this point
says:
.'It looks as if the Kaiser and his
gang Of murderers are going TO es-
cape punishment. The granting Of
truce-armistice to Germany was
crime for which the world will, I fear,
suffer for all time, if not for etern!-
ty.''
The Manufacturers Record is in
thorough accord with this sentiment.
We believe that for generations, pos
sibly for centuries to cone, the world
will suffer because Of the arrnistice
granted to Germany. when one great
issue before civilization was to make
the criminals surrender uncondltlon-
ally and then for civilization to die
tate in Berlin the terms of their pun
ishment. giving them no more right
to talk back or to appea! to neurotlc
sympathy of the flabby- hearted,
weak-minded people than the black
est criminal has when convicted OF
an atrocious crime and condemned by
a. Judge and jury unto death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
KENTUCKY TOBACCO FARMERS
Unprecedented Prosperity Since Au-
tumn OF 1915.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 11-Kentucky
farmers. who produce about thirty
percent of the country's tobacco have
experienced unprecedented prosperity
since 1915 and this autumn were
able to get nearly three times the
price with which they would have
been content at the beginning of the
war
Eighty percent of the 250,000,000
pounds of hurley tobacco used in the
United States comes from Kentucky.
In 1914 prices for all qualities of
leaf, lugs and trash averaged be-
tween ten and twelve cents pound.
while the price for the heavy, dark
export type of tobacco grown in the
black patch of western Kentucky
climbed from six cents to sixteen
cents
When the war began tobacco pro-
duction in European countries was
virtually halted and there was a tre-
mendous drain on the big stocks OF
American tobacco IN European ware
houses 1t was the demand made
upon these reserve stocks that sent
prices upward, rather than the over
seas shipments, which were in reality
smaller than those in times Of peace,
dealers say. AS the big reserve sup
plies decreased, American exporters
began buying in the American mar
ket to replace the stocks when peace
would bring adequate transportation
facilities.
The amount now held for export,
however, is not sufficient, in the
opinion of big dealers, to replenish
foreign stocks. They say that this
condition, coupled With the desire of
domestic manufacturers to increase
their stocks. wi make competition
keen for ye..r.
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FOR WOUNDED AMERICANS.
Y. NJ. c. A. in Paris Receives Collec.
ton of Money from Chile.

Paris, Dec. 9.-Fifty three dollars,
collected by a small group of engl-
neers employed by copper company
at Valparaiso, Chile, for wounded
.nerlcan boys, anne all the way to
headquarters of the Y. NJ. c.. A. IN
Paris the other day, and this is what
happened to it. E. G. Carter, chief
of the Y. NJ. C. A. overseas activities,
gave the money to his secretary tell
.ng her to spend every cent of it on
boys in a certain hospital who needed
some extra comforts.
The secretary and two other girls,
all in the uniform of the Y. NJ. c. A.
collected a lot of the latest news
papers and magazines from home,
bought up cigarettes, chewing gum,
chocolate, jam and a basket full OF
fresh white grapes, and then, laden
way beyond the limit Of their ancient
hack. drove to the big base hospital
on the world-famous race track at
Autcuil just outside Paris, once the
home Of sport and now the home OF
a thousand or more wounded Amer
lean soldiers.
Cigarettes were given to every man
in four wards, also a box of matches.
Then the three girls went into - gas
ward, where boys are not allC to-
bacco in any form until the ga is en-
tirely out of their systems. Each OF
these boys was given chewing gum,
and some of them were so glad to get
it that they actually cried. Others
were not so far down with the ravages
of the attack and sang out glad "Hur-
rays" but there wasn't man in that
ward whose day was not made easier
b. that package Of gum.
The grapes were taken Into the
medical ward, where fever patients
with parched throats were relieved by
the cooling fruit The jam was given
to various nurses, for there was none
too much of it and not nearly enough
for all the boys The nurses take
these little extras and hide them un-
der lock and key in their medicine
chests. And now and thon it is given
to bed ridden patients whose appe-
tites as we'll as their tired bodies.
need nursing.
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CAPITAL AND LABOR.
Better Wages Means Better Health
Among the Laboring Glass.

Chicago, Dec. 12.@Good wages
generally mean good health, accord
ing to Arthur E. Holder, member of
the Federal Board Of Vocational Edu-
cation The higher the wage the
better would be the health Of the en-
ploye and the greater his output, he
told the American Public Health AS
ISOLATION today in an address In which
he advocated an eight-hour day and
increased wages.
Mr.. Holder proposed that the fed
eral health agencies be concentrated
.nto one department with a secretary
at it's head and that the secretary
should be a member of the presidents
cabinet.
Panics, said Mr.. Holder were
brought about more by inequitable
distribution of wealth than by any
other cause. He quoted statistics to
how that in 1850 the wage Garner OBJ
tained % IA cents Of every dollars
worth of value he created, but that in
1910 he got only Is 1-2 cents. He
added:
Formerly when the laborer got %
cents in wages for each dollar Of his
product, panics occurred about once
n twenty years, as witness 1887, 1857.
1877. Since real wages shrunk to 16
cent on the dollar, panics roll around
more frequently as the record shows
1884, 1894, 1907, 1914.
Nothing influences our individual
health more than severe changes IN
our economic life. During busy Pc
RODS workers are literally rushed TO
death. During panicky periods, the
workers and employers spend a large
part of their energy fretting their
ives away.
"Since the union cigarmakers
adopted the eight-hour day in 1885,
rom twelve to fifteen years have been
added to the average life Of the ci-
garmakers," he added. Similar e:S-
periences have been recorded by 9TH
er organized wage earners. The work
ers realize that health is their capital.
To keep health or improve health
means increased power to produce.
The speaker then gave a labor pro-
gram of health and safety which in
Guided the following provisions:
Continued agitation for a shorter
work day to a maximum Of eight
hours for all manual toilers; demand
for higher minimum wage for all
labor; release from work at least one
full day in seven; elimination Of the
sweat-shop system; enforcement Of
rigid child labor laws; abolition Of
night work by women and minors;
equal pay for equal work regardless
of SEX
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
The Kaiser.

The Kaiser had six hundred years
of an ancestry that he worshipped;
six hundred years Of the greatest in
heritanca that ever came to q human
being Like gambler it was riske1
on the throw OF dice. and he lost.
ard fer the rest Of his lie. if he
lives ever go long he lives amidst so3-
rcw. regret. and bitterness. deserted
b.. the kings whom ne has ihurl" |
from thoir thrones. cursed by the pco-
pc who have suffered so much. AM
cursed by his own people. Why? Be-
c@use he did not win and bring them
the loot which they hoped to share.-
Hon. Chauncey Depew.
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Paxville News Items.

Miss Helen Creecy, Of Jordan, is the
attractive guest at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. NJ. B. Corbett, near town.
ed home from Winthrop College on
account Of the serious illness Of her
stepmother, Mrs. c. H. Broadway, has
returned to resume her studies. Mrs
Broadway is now convalescing at the
Tuomey Hospital.
At a recent meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Methodist church, the following
officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Miss Jessie
Curtis; vice president, Miss Ethel
Corbett; recording secretary, Mrs. ).
w. Minis, Jr., corresponding secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. T. w. Gunter.
Mrs. r. c.. Reynolds was made lady
manager of the junior society. The
ladies are very proud of their work
this year. In spite Of the many va
ried calls for money, the society has
gone well cover the top" @ =.
Mrs. C. K Curtis, Of Chesterfield,
came few days ago for a visit to
Mrs. S. e. Curtis. -:
Louis Weinberg left last week for
work in Sumter at the Western Un-
ion Telegraph Office.
Miss Leila Corbett has resigned as
postmaster at Paxville to accept,a po-
sition as saleslady in the store Of Mr.
G. H. Curtis. Miss Ida Davis has
charge of the Office until her successor
can be appointed. ~, ~ so
Mr.. Leroy Geddings has recently
been discharged from Camp Jackson,
and is glad to be at home again.
The many friends Of Miss Emily
Broadway are glad to see her ont
again after a continued illness of in
1uenza.
Mr.. G. H. Curtis has recently had
an eIectric lighting system installed
in his residence.
Miss Catherine McLaurin, Of Sum
ter, was a very welcome visitor In our
town last week. -
Miss Jimmie Broadway, teacher in
the g, AIDED school is sick with an
fuenza. Mrs J. w. Minis, Jr:, has
charge of her grades until she can re-
turn.
Rev. A S. Lesley has been return
ed to the Methodist church here to
begin his third pastorate. He went to
conference with an overawing treas
=
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Overseas Gasoline Demand.

Since the signing Of the armistice
the overseas demand for motor trans
port grade Of gasoline has increased
rather than diminished. The motor
transport grade and the two aviation
qualities are chief items in the over
seas demand upon American supply
sources. Aviation demands have
greatly increased. Overseas demands
as we'll as domestic requirements will
have considerable bearing upon any
decision as to whether it is desirable
to fix a standard of quality for DO
mestic motor gasoline. The fuel ad-
ministration has for some time had
-'>fser consideration the question of n
domestic standard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
The New Calonel a
Perfect Success

Calotabs, the newly perfected cal
omel. is absolutely purified from ali
Of the unpleasant, sickening and dan
gerous qualities Of the old-style caio-
mel. The new Calotabs are rapidly
taking the place Of the old-style calo-
mel tablets, as they are much more.
effective as a liver cleanser and sys-
ten, purifier, yet are entirely free from
all Objectionable qualities.
The new Calotabs are sold only in
original, sealed packages; price.
thirty-fve cents. Your druggist rec
on:rlends and guarantees them
AdVt
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Hne Service Department Fully Organ
izad

The officers and new executive board
Of the Red Cross met wednesday af-
ternon to discuss the home service
work that is to be carried on in the
future Mr.. r. L. Parkinson from At
lanta headquarters was present, and
spoke of the good that can be accom-
plished by this branch Of the Red
Cross. AS can be seen in the above
report. this work has been carried
on under the Civilian Relief Commit
tee. The committee was most enthus-
iastic and has promised a full CO.
operation with Mr.. Parkinson, because
now that actual fighting is over, the
Home Service Department is consld-
cred OF more importance than ever to
the returning soldier and his family.
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Her Little Plan.
Flubdub.

Il see you a good deal with young
Flubdub'
Yes, auntie.'
II hope you are not going to mar
ry a spendthrift.
''Oh. no. I don't think I'll marry
him. But it's nice going around with
Courier-J ournal.
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Kept His Word.

Haro,d-"I thought YOU made a
resolution not to drink any more
Percy-"I did.
Harold-"But you are drinking as
much as ever.
Pcrcy-"Well that isn't any more,
is it it?"-Pearson's Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
Delicate

Shall / sing Tost. Good-by'? in
ouired the young man who tries hard
to be entertaining.
nIied Miss CAYENNE. 'And don't
bother to sing. Just say it.'-W2sh-
ington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
Hits the Mark.
Dear Brunk:

Husband-"It is a strange thing.
but true. that the biggest fools have
the most beautiful wives"
Wife="Oh You flatterer.-Judge
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Answers am Easy One.

How did so many of the men wh'
are in training camps happen TO Sc
influenza? %
1--WE give up
.ecause they were in the draft. :
Nashville Tennessean.
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Red Cross Notes
Annual Report of The Sumter
Red Cross Chapter.

The report of our Red Cross chapter
read at the annual meeing last Tues
day shows Improvement in every
phase of war work taken up. Sumter
can well be proud of the success OF
dts efforts during the past year.
The report in detail follows:
AIRS. H. C. Haynsworth, as chair
man of the membership committee,
reported 1887 members. This in
sscludes all auxiharies, white and col
ored.
Mr.. R. L Edmunds, as treasurer,
made the following report:
RECEIPTS:
Headquarters sales. =. IS 525.6S
Membership fees 2,443.75
; Donations and enter
IS tainments 2,e42.43
Tobacco sales . 1,068.09
Labels for packages. 1850
First War Fund 2,2S1.e7
Second War Fund. 1o.s52.sS
Surgical Dressings dept. e4.00
s2o,oossoo
EXPENDITURES:
Expense act, salaries. s1,034.00
Expense act, war fund ;. 204.52
Expense act. nliscei-
laneous. -. 93.95
SsuppU act, hospital
supplies, surgical
dressings materials 9,238.73
Xmas boxes ..-... :. 102.64
Training class 1896
Stationery v& Stamps. 1888
EsmbIenns &isInsignia,. 59.46
HaNfax disaster -. >. 10000
Nurses for Soldiers
wives $500
Freight & Dray.....: 41o.ss
s11,5o7o3
Balance in bank ;. ss.5oo.s7
SEQ, ,oos.oo
Second war fund sub
scribed ss7,sos.ss
Collected 14,eoe.2e
Amount still due :. ...,s2s.2os.1s
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Expenditures s1,sss.44. Balance in

Expenditures s1,36s.44. Balance in
bank, s416.57.
Not once Gid this committee have to
call on the Red Cross for money, due
to the many donations
The committee desires especially to
thank all those who contributed sup
plies and money, and thinks it but
proper to mention, the excellent SER
vices given by the Boston Candy
Kitchen. 1t wishes to. express appre-
citation for the use of the canteen
building and the cooperation in the
work given by the railroad officials,
and also for the good work done by
the Colored Auxiliary.
The Civilian Relief Committee, or
Home Service Department as it is
known, has been organized just four
months, under the supervision of
Miss Antonio Gibson. During that
time, however, much good has been
done. Twenty-six families have been
helped, one financially to the amount
of $50. Thirty-feur applications have
been made for allotments and allow
ances.
Just a little more than year ago,
the faculty of the city schools or
ganized the Junior Red Cross. The
boys and girls were quick to respond,
as the following report shows:
The Washington school has
had no regular organization, but the
little folks have supported a French
orphan by keeping penny rays.
This work is being continued under
the leadership of Miss Florence Oben>
schain.
The Hampton school, under Miss
Ina McNally, organized a FED Cross
society last January Since then
S121.75 has been collected; a French
orphan is being supported, 100 tongue
depressors have been given to Allan
ia headquarters; a Nnlas box sent to
soldiers overseas; squares for two
afghans knitted by both boys and
girls; boxes made for shipping sup
plies; scrap books MI and sent to
camps, and in the spring, flowers
went regularly to the hospital at Camp
Jackson.
The pupils at the Girls High school
are well organized under Miss Ruth
Harrington They have sent flowers.
plants, a vi jellies to Camp Jackson;
knitted an afghan and made scrap
books for hospitals; knitted many
garments for the local chapter; sent
three boxes of clothing to the Bel
gians; collected 800 volumes for camp
donated old silver amount
ing to s35; made and paid for ma
terial for 175 garments for refugee
relief. and are now finishing an al
lotment of 40 property bags for hos
pitals; collected 1925 for the Blind
Relief Fund, and have made the fol-
lowing money donations:
Children of America "Relief
Fund =. ;. $500
A Belgian Hospital Relief
Armenian aad Relief Fund. ;. 5000
s14500
The boys at the Calhoun School,
under the leadership Of Miss E. II.
are also doing good work.
Miss katherine Moses is now chair
man of the entire Junior Red Cross
Auxiliary
Mrs. R. K. Wilder. chairman of the
supply committee, reported as follows:
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I OUPpIIeS OII iItAIT1' ~ "'0fe' o-o
ham 1880 yards outing, 12O dozen
buttons, 40 pounds wool IA dozen
spools thread, 800 emhlems.
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under the leadership of Miss E. II.
Hepburn, are also doing good work.
Miss katherine Moses is now chair
man of the entire Junior Red Cross
Auxiliary.
Mrs. r. K. Wilder, chairman of the
supply committee, reported as follows:
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Children of America '.Relief
Fund -. $500
A Belgian Hospital Relief
una oV.VV
Armenian Relief Fund. =. =. 5000
s145.oo
The interior journal., 1918-08-13
TEACHERS, INSTITUTE

The White Teachers Department
nj and Graded Institute will be held
in Stanford beginning, August Goth
First meeting at the Graded schoo'
building, 9 A. NJ. Prof. NJ. /. Can.
Ger, general manager The Colored
Teachers Institute will be held joint
ly with the colored teachers Of Gar,
rard county in Lancaster, beginning
August 2Gth. Garland Singleton
Superintendent. 65-2t
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SOME TOMATOES THESE

The Interior Journals lifelong
friend, Mr. c. V. Gentry, sends to its
editors this morning a lot Of toma-
toes OF his own raising that are de-
cidedly the finest and largest seen i'm
this section. Mr. Gentry is not only
a erackerjaek gardener, but has the
peculiar faculty Of knowing what a
Newspaper man likes. as wen as bis
inability frequently to get what he
wants.
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THE IDEAL MOTHER

The woman is the heart Of the
home. II she is cross, miserable and
dispirited, there will be little life
and true happiness within. Let her
do her part, but let her refuse tc
labor beyond her strength. A wise
tender mother is of more Importance
than anything else in the world 20
young children. Let every mother
train herself to wise neglect of un-
important things that she may be II
her own the embodiment Of SYM
pathy, hope, gentleness, charity, wis
dom and love.
The interior journal., 1918-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs George Owens spent
Monday at Mt. Vernon
Miss Annie Ashlock visited Ian
caster relatives Sunday.
Mrs. A. W. Smith, of Covington,
has been here the guest Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Mccall spent
Sunday with his mother and sisters
at Maretburg.
Miss Nerna Lutcs, Of Danville, has
been the guest Of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs John Lutes.
Mr. and Mrs J. Frank Howard, a.
Crab Orchard. were guests Of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs S l.. Burdett
Mr.. J. G. Coulter. wife and hand.
some little aon. J. c. Coulter,Jr.. Of
Middlcburg, were in the city Monday
Mr. o. r. Newland came up from
Burnside to attend court Monday
As usual he was given the glad hand
Mcssrs. j. c. Hunley and G. L.
Greer, Of the Southern End Of the
county, were callers at this office
Saturday.
Mr.. s. s. Purcell, valued sub.
.crihcr of the ottawa section 81
Roclcas,lc. was here yesterday. deal
ing in cattle.
Robert Burdett. Of Detroit. is Wis.
ting his parents, Mr. and Mrs s
T.. Burdctt. and sisters. Mrs. J FRANK
Howard and Miss Sallie Burdett
Miss Mamie Kennedy arrived from
Little Rock. Ark. Sunday 70 visit
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. +. u. Ken
nedy. and sister. Miss Mary D. Ken.
nedy.
Mr. J. +. Anderson, Of Garrart
county, valued patron Of this
uaper. was caller at this office
Monday. He came over to attend
court
Mrs Jessie Stagg and Miss Eli
abeth Stagg are back from n FRO
tracted visit to the formers dauCh'
cr. Mrs Willie Wilcher, at Colds
horo. n. c. They had a most delight
ful trip.
Miss Katherine Anderson has ac
cepted a position with the Ohio
Photo Co, at Camp Sheridan, Mon'
gomery. Ala. and orders the |. J
sent her there. Miss Anderson hai
shown much talent as a Photographic
and her friends are sure she will
make good in this place.
Mr.. n. /. Young, who was reare,
in the Highland section of the coun
". but who now resides in the hust
ling city Of Los Angeles, was a call
er at this office Friday, when he re
newed his |. J Mr.. Young has dom
lwell in the business world since leav
ing Lincoln county but looks forwar,
TO his occasional visits back home.
Enclosed find our subscription 70
the Interior Journal, our time havini
expired and we do not like to mis-
a copy for it is like a visitor from on
old home and keeps us in touch wit
old friends and relatives in our hom
county. While we like the spirit o
the West and its progressiyenes'
still our thoughts often wander to tn
hills and dales of dear old Zen
tucky," writes Mrs. j. f. Carso
from Ponca City. Oklahoma.