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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04

Washington, May 1.-The buy an
other bond" movement developed by
Liberty loan headquarters as boom
feature of the final days of the cam
paign grew today into a national
match the president contest" To-
day President Wilson agreed to take
another $50 bond on the installment
plan, and appealed for q million 9TH
ers to do likewise.
Tonight when the president went
to theater and formally offered his
buy another" Subscription to four
minute speaker nearly every theater
In the land was the scene of a match
the president" campaign with four
minute men seeking to harvest a null
titude OF new pledges or resubscrip-
tions for $50 or any multiple of that
sum. In 10000 meeting places during
the remainder of the week buy an
other bond" will be a campaign cry
to drive the third loan along toward
the goal Of 10000 subscribers and a
big oversubscription.
Indications tonight were that every
pledge would be needed to send the
loan to $4,000. 100000 or y5,OOO,-
600. 900. for todays reports showed
an addition of only s122.OOO, 900 bare
ly enough as a daily rate to put the
loan across the $3,OOO,O0 900 line.
The total reported was s2.57s,O79,4OO.
Four minute men and other Liberty
loan speakers were notified of the ex.
act situation regarding the third loan
and were told that an avalanche of
dollars was absolutely essential in
the next few days.
Telegrams pouring into headquar-
ters tonight told OF immediate re-
sponse to the buy another" calls. In
n Philadelphia restaurant II diners
matched the president when a mem
Der OF the local committee announced
the chief executives purchase. In
the Boston district the executive com.
mittee set the example when each
member ordered another $50 bond.
Results of the drive are expected
to show on tomorrow's reports from
all districts. .Tabulations made by tho
treasury tonight. not including to-
days business gave the following dis
trict records:
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A Card OF Thanks.

The pastor OF the colored church.
Wayman Chapel. at Stateburg. Rev,
q. w. spivey. and members wish to
tender Rev. G. W. Boyd. the Episco-
pal rector OF the Holy Cross church.
many thanks for the grand and noble
sermon he preached for us Sunday
night. April 20.
Every one present was greatly bene-
fitted by his good advice. Even though
the weather was inclepent. we raised
$40 for our Red Cross chapter.
We also thank Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
saunders for the encouraging words
and financial aid to our Red Cross
chapter.
(Mrs.) Hattie ID. Taylor.
Secretary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
WANTS LEVERS JOB.

Columbia, May 2.-Wade Hampton
Cobb, solicitor of the Fifth judicial
circuit, will likely be a candidate for
congress from the seventh congress
sional district. Learning last night
of Mr.. Levers definite announcement.
Mr.. Cobb said he would probably en-
ter the race" A definite statement
will be made within the next few
Jays, in all probability.
Mr.. Cobb has long been regarded as
4 potential candidate for the place
held by Mr.. Lever, and many friends
ire urging his immediate announce
ment. He is one of the best cam
paigners in the district and would
make a. formidable opponent for any
who might enter.
George Bell Zimmerman. of Bates
burg. solicitor of the Eleventh judic-
ial circuit, when communicated with
over long distance telephone said that
he contemplated making the race, but
would not announce definitely for the
next few days
Others who have been mentioned
as probable candidates are John H.
Clifton. Of Sumter; Junius T.. Lines
OF Orangeburg; Joe A. Berry, Of Or
angeburg, Thomas f. Brantley. o.
Orangeburg, and Thos. c.. Mcleod, o.
Bishopville, former Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
statement or Board of EtIucation
NeiatiVe 10 Need OF Larger Income
to Maintain Schools,

Those who have been keeping up
with school affairs generally know
that throughout the whole country
there has been the greatest anxietv
about the schools for next year. Over
the Whole country the question of be-
ing able to pay living wage and thus
keep in the schools experienced and
efficient teachers has reached q very
acute stage. This condition is nation :
wide, Statewide and local. Our own
City Board Of Education has been
GIVING this matter careful thought.
ana quite number of meetings have
been held to discuss the whole nrob-
lem. The matter was brought to a
definite crisis recently by a petition
signed by all of the teachers of the
schooi. The teachers made the re-
quest that that their salaries be in
creased, and in order that their re-
quest should not seem unreasonable
they gave definite reasons, showing
in detail that it was impossible for
the teachers t. live with any ease or
comfort upon the present salary.
AT a recent meeting of the Board
this petition was very carefully and
thoroughly discussed and one member
OF the Board of Education was asked
10 prepare statement for the Board.
This paper was subsequently adopted
by the Board and is hereby submitted
for publication:
The Public Schools of Sumter NAV
well be given the foremost place
among the institutions of the city.
They are rightly reckoned by thought
full citizens as our most valued asset.
and have had loyal support from the
people generally.
Their destruction would be disas-
ter beyond repair. Dis organization or
reduction Of efficiency would prove to
he loss to every home, and disad-
vantage to every child of school age.
The unusual conditions, brought
about by war, are being realized i'm
every department of life, and the
schools are no exception. The menace
to the schools comes not only from
the increase of current expenses but
also from the danger of losing their
teachers.
This question is giving food for
'hought, and raising serious problems
all over the country. 1t is an ac-
knowledged fact that teachers are the
poorest paid Of professional workers.
with the higher cost of living, the
majority of them find it difficult to de-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
STRICT FOOD REGULATIONS.
PrOprictOrs of Hotels, Boarding
Houses and Public Eating Places
Called TO Meet.

County Food Administrator G. A.
Lennon has been ordered by the
United States Food Administration in
Washington to call a meeting of ev-
cry proprietor of public eating plo ces
in the county of Sumter to receive
instructions about the new rules of
the food administration regarding con-
sumption of wheat breads and other
wheat products. and observation OF
the bakery product regulations.
The meeting of white proprietors
of public eating places will be held at
4 o'clock next Saturday afternoon,
May 3rd, at the Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce, second floor of City Nat
ional Bank building.
The colored public eating places
proprietors have been called together
for next Monday afternoon, May 5th.
All places which serve meals or
lunches are considered public eating
places by the United States Food Ad-
ministration, and all such places re-
gardless of the number of people be-
ing served are considered public eat
ing places. Hotels. boarding houses.
restaurants, lunch counters etc. are
being notified in writing today by as
sistant food administrator e. I. Rear
don. by order of Mr.. G. A. Lennon,
County Food Administrator, to appear
at the meeting, and that all who fail
to attend these meetings will be re-
ported to the United States Food Ad-
ministration through Mr.. William FL
lott, Federal Food Administrator for
South Carolina in Columbia.
A boarding house or public eating
place consists, under the construction
OF the food administration, of any
place where people are served with
meals, for money, it matters not
whether the parties serving these
meals consider themselves boarding
house proprietors or not. Failure to
comply with the rules and orders ce
the Food Administration lay them
liable to prosecution.
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Tray the expenses of decent living. Of
necessity they are asking for a rea-
sonable increase OF pay; and in simple
justice these requests should be rrart-
ed
Nor is that all. In the unusual de-
mand for educated workers-created
also by war conditions--other fields
OF service are open to teachers where
compensation is much greater. and
into which they are urged to enter
We could not blame them should thew
forsake their chosen calling for
equally honorable work at larger nav
The loss of our capable and ex-
perienced teachers would result in
disorganization, confusion and in
efliciency-even if it were possible to
MI their places with less capable per-
sons. Even that might be imprac-
ticable and certainly would be unwise.
For some time the Board of Edu-
cation has realized that the crisis is
acute and, at several meetings. re-
Gently held has carefully considered
the question in all Of it's phases The
Board of Education believes it neces-
sary to lay these facts before the
citizens of Sumter for consideration.
1t is deemed proper that the strong
paper presented by the teachers
should be given to the public. The
Board has done and is doing its best
with the means in hand; but the
time has come when those means are
inadequate.
When, several years ago, the Board
of Education asked for an additional
levy, it was believed and so stated
that no additional levy would be asked
the people for a decade; but since
then the war has come which has
completely unsettled all Of our eco
nomic conditions.
we know tnat IL is not q DODula T.
thing to propose an increase of
taxes; and yet We must have an ad-
ditional levy of at least two mills.
We prefer such an increase rather
than see our schools lowered from
the high standard which they have
reached by years of thoughtful ef-
fort. With two mills more for next
term, we shall probably be able to
maintain the schools at their present
degree of excellence. Without such
an increase there must be deteriora-
tion
The emergency is here. How shall
we meet it? The Board, after a most
careful consideration of all elements
of the problem strongly advises that
a petition be circulated to procure
the signatures of third of the
Observation-Disclosures and a like num-
Der of the qualified electors petition
ing the Board of Education to order
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04

An Urgent Call To- All Americans Tc
Cut Down Wheat Ration.

Columbia. May 2.-The wheat sit
uation Is the most serious in the food
supply of the Allied world.
This word comes from Washingto:
to the Food Administration at Co
iumbia. The statement continues:
Our harvest was less than estimat.
ed; needs of the Allies are greater
than were calculated; losses by sea
and by battle have been heavier thar
were anticipated; less comes from the
Argentine than had been hoped;
tenser demands on shipping space re.
strict ships more than ever to the
shortest haul and the tightest bulk"
Until the next harvest the crisis will
not have been passed. The call is
therefore issued that all who can and
all who will go without wheat-givc
up wheat bread entirely-until the
next harvest, as the club women o.
South Carolina have pledged them
selves to do; that those who do not
go on an entirely wheatless ration cui
down the consumption of wheat by at
least one-half. and that households
keep within weekly allowance for
each person Of one and one-half
pounds Of flour and all other wheat
products
Public eating places must keep
within the same allowance for every
twenty-one meals served; not more
than two ounces of wheat products
flour included. to be served to a guest
ut any one meal. Bakers must keep
within seventy per cent. of flour for
merly used.
The stock OF wheat OF the Allies Is
down TO the danger point
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04

Washington. May 1.-Todays cas-
ualty list contained seventy-two
names Killed i'm action. g. died Of
wounds. l. died OF accident, 1; died
OF disease. 3; died of other causes, / :;
wounded severely. 8; wounded slight
ly 81; missing i'm action 2. Lieuts. vii.
liam III. Jenkins and Franklin r.
Pcdrick are reported missing i'm ac-
tirn; Lieut.. Nathaniel G.. Red WAS
wounded slightly.
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the necessary election.

the necessary election.
The Board has long felt that it
would be necessary TO increase the
teachers salaries for next year. and
this feeling was intensified and
crystalized by the paper which was
presented by the teachers. This pa
per follows:
We, the teachers of Sumter City
schools, having presented a petition
for increase of salaries, hereby state
the reasons for our action.
The average salary for a teacher
is $4,000 per month for nine months,
or $4,000 per month for twelve
months. Out of this must be paid
travelling expenses for those who live
away. Many boarding houses charge
$50 Or more per month, not includ-
ing fuel and laundry, the cost of
which is about $500 per month. This
leaves about s14.OO per month. Out
of this amount one must pay for
clothing, books, medical attention, re-
ligious contributions. Teachers who
spend the best years Of their lives at
their work, unless paid salary from
which something can be saved, find
themselves in the end, helpless and
dependent.
From these figures it may be readi-
ly seen that not only is the salary in
adequate as a living wage, but that
it must be supplemented by extra
work after school hours, which time
should be devoted to preparation of
the next days work. This lowers ef-
hciency and robs the teachers of the
opportunity for rest and recreation.
BESIDES. the ambitious teachers who
wish to avail themselves of the ad-
vantages offered by summer schools,
or those who would improve their
proficiency by attendance upon classes
offered by local teachers, find them
selves undDle 10 90 so. III they 40
not take every advantage of making
an extra dollar, they can not make
ends meet the demands occasioned by
the excessive cost of living.
Many teachers are considering the
offer the government is making for
work in the service. Twelve hun
dred dollars is the initial salary, with
the promise Of increase for efficiency
of service. which has in many cases
been quickly realized. The teachers
have adopted teaching as their chosen
! profession. and do not wish to leave
it. They have spent much time, ef-
fort and money in equipping them
selves for their work in the class
room. If paid a reasonable salary,
they have no disposition to leave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
BAD DAY FOR AVIATORS.
Secretary

Fort Worth. May 2.-Lieuts. James
8. Ennis. of New York City. and Ca,-
Diet Paul Herrlott. OF Oakland. Cal
ifornia. were killed at Hicks field
when they fell one hundred and fifty
feet In n straight nose dive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04

Dayton. Ohio. May 2.-Major Os-
car Brindley and Col. Damma. expert
aviators. were killed here today wher
.bss fell four hundred feet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
buy ANOTHER B0ND."
FINAL DRIVE IN LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAIGN.

Woodrow Wilson Calls OH One Mil
lion Americans to Join Him in
Taking Another Subscription ON In
stallment Plan-An Will be Need
ed.
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tho Fofuhteer aeropiane experts
who undertook to manage the avia-
ton construction programme for the
government seem to have failed to
make a success OF the magnitude so
blithely promised about d year ago,
judging from the statements made In
the senate.
The politicians who have been play
ing the watchful waiting game have
been forced to come from under COW
or by the near approach of the State
Convention. Lever has decided that
no has call to run for the senate
which is no surprise to those who
have kept In touch with political cur
rents recentiy--McIaurin has been
forced. so to speak. by the inward
yearning for a place In the sun and
the insistence OF well posted friends
10 undertake TO save the State by run
ming for governor. and there Is a
whole mob OF others waiting on the
side lines TO make a break for the
job that Mr.. Lever Is vacating on the
chance OF getting Senator Tillman's
place. Politics In a great game. In
addition to the regular folks who are
accustomed to sit In all the office dis
tributing games. there Is a new en-
trant--Rev. j. E. Mahaffey. of the Up
per Methodist Conference. has receiv-
ed call to run for the senate and he
tells the dear people OF this call in
an open letter. which we are not
printing. as II is advertising matter
Of n political nature.
Booze fighting by the Jamaica
Ginger route Is TO be outlawed in
Sumter and those who have been
profiteering In this disreputable busi-
ness will have to mend their ways
immediately or take the chance OF
doing time on the chain gang. The
ordinance adopted by City Council to
put a stop to the sale of ginger as a
substitute for liquor Is drastic in it's
provisions and its enforcement by
Chief OF Police Sumter will be as
strict and sweeping as 1t is possible to
make It, Chief Sumter has been full
ly aware OF the large and growing
traffic In ginger. but in the absence of
a city ordinance specifically forbid
ding Its sale as IA beverage and pre-
scribing penalties for this form of
lawiessness he has been powerless to
take action. Now he Is fully empow-
cred TO take steps to suppress the evil
aud he proposes to make II hot for the
ginger dispensers. The ordinance goes
into effect within the next few days
and the people who have been selling
ginger have fair warning that there
after they will sell the stun at immi-
nent risk of arrest and punishment.
The recent cold weather has Sc
riously damaged young cotton and
many farmers who. last week. were
congratulating themselves upon hav-
ing fine stands and an early crop OF
cotton. are this week plowing up and
replanting parts OF their crops. In
stead OF an almost perfect stand OF
cotton In Sumter county. according to
last weeks estimate. there is not bet
ter than a seventy-five per cent stand.
according TO latest estimates.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
OTTAWA BOY MAKES
RECORD ENLISTMENT 7

Lloyd Nebergall. fo23 Canal street,
made a recordbreakine enlistment in
the service Yesterday Nebergall left
Ottawa carly in the morning with the
intention of joining the coors and
lighting for his country.
Al S:i5 he entered the La Sale re-.
cruiting station and enlisted in the
Coast Artillery service Thirty min
utos later he was ON the train enroute
tor Jefferson Barracks He had gone
prepared TO 40 directly to war. and
lost no time m leaving
At the same time young Nehcreall
went. Raymond II Weaver. of Lock.
port. made the trip to jefferson Bar
racks. after having enlisted IN The
cavalry
Enistments are open IN all of the
branches OF the service. and All sorts
of tradesmen are needed Husky men
are wanted for the gas and fame
lrcgimeutsH Men are also wanted as
tank drivers. signal corps and radio
operators. lnemen, ELECTRICIANS. etc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
TEACHERS HERE TO
TAKE EXAMINATION

One hundred and nine prospective
teachers We're on hand this morning
TO take the teachers examination that
IS being held today and tomorrow in
the court house here This number
greatly surpassed all expectations.
aud preparations had to be hurriedly
made to accommodate the large mum
bor Of girls taking the examination
The examination is almost always
held in the supervisors room in the
court house, but today 1t was neces-
sarry TO use the Circuit Court room
also
Practically all the girls taking the
examination were those who are to
gradWe from the high schools thru
out the county this year and are pre-.
pairing to teach schools next year
Every large high school in the
county was represented at the examin.
alton this morning, and every person
taking the examination was a resi-.
dent Of La Sale county.
The examination will continue this
afternoon. tomorrow morning and will
be finished up tomorrow afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
MURDER VICTIM
PLACED IN GRAVE

Funeral services for the late Mrs
John kas,ner whose mysterious
death Sunday remains a puzzle to the
authorities, were held yesterday at
tie family residence in Peru
The Rev = 0. C.. Culleton pastor Of
ST. Mary church. Peru, hell Il short
service at the home before :he re-
mains We're taken to St. Nmccnt's IS
cemetery where mtermcnt was made.
\ large number of The family were
in attendance at the obsequies yes.
terday afternoon
The case remains as pu2lling today
rs 1t dia when She dying woman was
discovered lying on the blood.stained
bed Sunday afternoon There is not
the semhlance OF u clew that would
lead to an explanation Of he affair, al
though the Peru police and the sher
iii's oflice have searched every nook
and corner of the home for some cyi
dence.
The remains were removed to the
kastncr horne following the coroner,
F inquest. which led to a. verdict ol
death due to stranguation by nm
known parties.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
WIFE'S CHARGES ARE
DISMISSED IN COURT

Mrs. Tuba Richards Prendereast $
charges against her husband, Mark
Prendergast. who was arrested on
state warrants alleging abduction of
their child and appropriating an auto
mobile belonging to the wife. to his
own use. were dismissed before Judge
Lewis in Grand Ridge yesterday.
Mrs. Prendergast, wso is wealthy
in her own right. refused a reconcillia-
ton, however. and before the proceed.
ings ended threatened to sue the de
fendant for divorce Bitter words
passed between the couple which in.
dicated that the estrangement was a
permanent one.
prendergast was arrested yesterday
by sheriif's deputies after he had been
spending considerable time and money
in Ottawa's loop lie bore evidence
of having been on a continued spree
when taken in custody
This afternoon Mrs. prcndereast
made good on her threat by filing n
divorce bin and giving her grounds
as cruelty. The couple were married
In 1912.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
OFFICIALS TRACE DOWN
WHEELS RlSPOSEO OF
IN OTTAWA
ONE BOY IS CAUGHT
slEuTHs DO GOOD AND EFFicl-
EMIT WORK IN HELP RENDERED
STReATOR DEPARTMENT
BABY BANDITS ADMIT ROBBlNG
GRAND RIDGE HOUSE.

Getting report that two stolen
bicycles probably were in Ottawa.
deputies from the sheritf's office and
members of the police force succeed
ed in recovering two wheels that dis.
appeared Monday from Streator and
were Instrumental in the apprehen'
sion Of one of the thieves.
With only The meager information
10 guide them that two boys were
seen to ride north ont Of Streat0r on
bicycles answering the description of
the wheels wanted, Deputy Arthur
Barrett and Officer Jerry Looney set
out to find the stolen goods
Sleuthing carefully thru the loon
they happened into the Max Pruelt
shop on Main street. where they
learned that two boys, one about t.
and other -, appeared and sold b'
cycles. saving they Were their own
and that they needed the money
Pruett, thinking the lads were in good
faith, took the wheels off their hands
and later sold them TO a westsider
Working on this strong clue the two
guardians of the peace and Woel OF
the community, traced down the bi
cycles and recovered them for the
Slreator police, On the same tip
Chief Hopkins traced the lads to lo-
liet, where he cusseeded in catching
one e'of them, but the other got away.
To Chief Hopkins the captured lad
admitted they had broken into a
house near Grand Ridge and stole a
revolver
The wheels are now being held in
the sheriff's otfide for their owners
The escaped boy is being soush fol
probably will be arrested. They are
wanted in Streator for number oI
petty crimes.