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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-24


ficials, OF the county branches. to
serve the balance OF 1919. In January
1920 the members Of the Stale asso-
citation, in each township, community.
or subdivision Of the county that is
used, will elect three members Of the
county board Of control. al least one
of whom shall be Il farmer. The county
board of control, elected by the town
ships, viii elect Il county board OF
directors consisting OF fifteen at
least, five of whom shall be farmers.
an executive committee consisting OF
five members and president. vice
president and secretary treasurer.
| The board OF control Will also elect
three members, at least one Of whom
| shall be farmer. OF the State board
OF control The State board OF con-
+, troll will elect the board of directors
The hoard of directors will elect Of
ticers. consisting Of Il president. first
vice president. second vice president
| manager. and Secretary-trcaSurcr. and
an executive committee. The eXccu-
tive committee will control The ai-
fairs of the state organization while
! The beard OF directors is in recess
BY having the same number OF mem
! berS on the State board OF control
! from each county. instead Of basins
the representation on the cotton pro-
;luced in the counties. will prevent
the possibility Of a group Of counties
having such Il large representation or
the board thai they will be able
10 control the affairs OF the aSsocia-
ton. t'ndcr the proposed plan. each
county will have Il fair show.
The three members OF the county
board Of control from each township
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-24
THE ST. MATTHEWS REALTY co.
St. Matthews, S. G.

ST. Matthews, S. G..
July ist 1916
Mi. c. c. Cooper
Monticello, Ga.
Dear Mr.. Cooper,
About a year or so ago you fitted me With
a. pair Of reading glasses. wtsh. g state
1ha. they have given me entire sats1action.
your method Of fitting same appealed TO
me-, YOU seem to know exactly what yoli
arc driving at, and the result confirmed
me in my views.
regret exceedingly that you found it nee
essary to remove from our town. Your your rs-
moyal means q distinct loss to our co1nnavna-
~ both in q social way as we'll ts In com
mercial m way. I trust that your removal to
the new locality will meet with all the sue
cess that you anticipate as we'll as sos ae-
serve With kindest regards from Us a1srto
oi' Yours sincerely.
). H. LORYEA -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
Sc Be Effected of All
GOODS
educti0nS Prevail

our store of all Spring and Summer
are to be carried over from season to
{ to live up to it. Now we know the
auctions they cite will make them find
Use all not to wait too long before de-
is liable to be all gone while you are
1T OVER
COATS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, WAISTS
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10
Boys Clothing

spenddy led and
be expected Prices
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-07-10

Clearance of Mems Suits

No matter how many suits ven buy at
this sale-a year from now you viii
the country t. facing "a serious short
axe Of woolen~. There i~ little raw
wool la sight and the world demand
Tor clothing is enormous Prices are.
bound 90 90 up. But I'VE are mcr-
chants not speculator~i W. have
The clothing 50. according to our Gus
tom. we propose 90 make SeaSonablc
cleanup by generous price reductions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
A VALUABLE RESULT.

Whatever be the intent Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in it's declaration of support
of the defunct steel strike, its pronouncement
against the leadership of that strike may be OF
value. There is of course glazing inconsistency
IN support of this abortive strike by the eie-
ments of conservative leadership which con-
denlned it when Foster had his way and
brought it about. Why the strike should be APP
proved when the men who engineered it are con-
demned and their removal from Influence in
labor leadership declared necessary cannot be
seen. But probably the logic of the matter is in
allegiance and the expediency of supporting any
and all labor moves for advantage held para
mount. But the net result seems evident
Foster and his fellows who have attempted
g boring from within the ranks of union labor,
only to involve union labor in loss of money and
prestige with the people, will be cast out; the
guidance of labor movements will come back
to more conservative men, to men who know
and sympathize with American thought and
who while striving to promote class advantage
will yet hold themselves responsible to law and
its enforcement If this be a result of the steel
strike it will be a valuable by-product to both
union labor and the public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
mo CHANIE FOR A POOR NAM

j. Kruttschmitt, engineering
department, "a years old;
l.. F. Loree assistant to engi-
neering corps, 10 years old;
r. S. Loyett, local attorney, "A
years old:
W. Il. Noonan, employee in ac-
counting department, IA years
old;
Edmund Pennington, ware.
houseman and brakeman, II years
old:
Samuel Rea, engineering corps.
16 years old;
e. l.. Ripley contracting freight
agent, 20 years old:
T. M. Schumacher. telegraph
operator, II years old;
w. III. Truesdale. clerk. Is
years old.
And SO the list runs. Practic-
ally every high-salaried railroad
man in the United States has
made railroading the business OF
his life and practically every man
entered the service when mere
boy and in q clerical or other
subordinate position. 1t will be
noted also that they came UP
from every branch Of the service
fireman. engineer. clerk, tele-
graph operator. freight handler,
brakaeman--and it is to be taken
for granted that they began with
neither money nor pull" They
fought their way up by sheer in.
dustry and merit, as hundreds Of
thousands of ether Americans.
born poor, are doing every year.
One thing is certain: These
men who have won their way to
$4,000 positions didn't spend
any of their time making
speeches from soap boxes, rail-
ing at the government. denounc-
ing the courts, demanding legis-
lation for their special benefit,
going on strike whenever they
wanted their hours cut down or
their wages pushed up, and howl
ing that "the poor man amt got
no chance"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

Eldorado. Kans., Times: Talk
to nearly any socialist, commun-
list. anarchist or political radical
Of any stripe and he will tell you
before he finishes that the reason
he is against the present form
OF government or the present
social or Industrial system is that
there is no chance for a poor
man" He viii tell you that
society is organized to keep the
poor man down." that the indus
trial system makes wage
slave" OF the man who works and
a Millionaire or the man whp
owns, and that the only hope for
a man who has to depend on his
own efforts Is through complete
political and social and economic
revolution.
By way Ut answer to all which
could there be anything better
and more conclusive than some
facts given in a recent issue OF
the Railway Age? This article
says there are now twenty-nine
railroad officers in the United
States whose salary is 5000 or
more, and 1t gives the positions
in which and the ages at which
a large number of those men
entered the railway service. Here
is part Of the list:
R. H. Ashton. axman, Is years
old;
w. G. Besler, trainmaster's
clerk, 16 years old;
H. e. Byram. call boy, 16 years
old;
T. J. Earring, telegraph opera
tor. II years old;
]. NJ. Hannaford, clerk in gen.
eral freight Office, 16 years old:
Walker d. Hines, attorney. %
years old;
Marvin Hughitt, telegraph oper-
ator, 10 years old;
L. E. Johnson. fireman, 20
years old;
e. F. Kearney, telegraph oper-
ator. II years old;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
aETHsEMANE.

&c HSE NAME.
In golden youth when seems the earth
summerland of singing mirth.
When souls are glad and hearts are light
And not shadow turks in sight,
We do not know it, but there lies,
Somewhere yelled under evening skies
A garden which we all must see
The garden of Gethsemane.
With joyous steps we go our ways,
Love lends halo to our days;
Light sorrows sail like clouds afar,
We laugh and say how strong we are.
We hurry on; and hurrying go
Close to the border land of woe,
That waits for you, and waits for me
Forever waits Gethsemane.
Down shadowy lanes, across strange streams,
Bridged over by our broken dreams.
Behind the misty caps OF years.
Beyond the great salt fount of tears
The garden lies Strive as you may.
You cannot miss it your way
All paths that have been or shall be,
Pass somewhere through Gethsemane
All those who journey soon or late,
Must pass within the garden gate,
Must kneel alone in darkness there,
And battle with some fierce despair.
God pity those who cannot say
Not mine but Thine" who only pray
Let this cup pass, and cannot see
The purpose Of Gethsemane
Ella WrheaIer Wi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
LIFE INSURANCE AND AGRICULTURE.

What has life insurance to do with agrlcul-
sure? Few persons realize the correlation of
aese two factors in our national life. Life In
.urance companies in the two-year period end
sng December thirty-first, 1916, increased their
arm mortgage investment from $658,00 600
q 1915 100000, and for the two-year period
nding December thirty first, 1918, the COM
4anies increased their farm mortgage holdings
o more than a billion dollars, making the
american life insurance companies the most
Important private agency In the country loan
sag money to farmers.
1t is interesting to note that the insurance
ompanies have found farm loans to be safe, re
1 able investments. One company during its
jstory of fifty-two years has made 103,331
| Vans to farmers, amounting to 1922 81, 111.66
!, poured by mortgages on 15,475, 100 acres, an
aEerage loan of $2,135.62 to a borrower. The
1 ptal loss upon the investment OF 500 Sll ,l1166
hlring the period of fifty -two years has been
81 ,63910, less than one-tentb of per cent.
5fI As the largest single hacker OF the farmers,
4. scepting the government, the insurance com
4 Ianies have been leading factors in our great
agricultural expansion. They have financed
+ ie development of new farming sections, en-
I lied the farmers to utilize improved machin-
II in the practice Of efficient methods aided in
lie movement for increased production and
tlade it possible for many thousands of farm
1a,s to own the farms they till and become pro
IS esslve, permanent citizens.
IN While emphasizing the Importance of guard
I'd 6 against inflated land values by determining
rsAle intrinsic value from a productive stand
t5;uint, the insurance companies maintain optim.
n in regard to the future of farm land values.
spy-rices will go down." they say, ''but when
Icy do farms will not depreciate in value, be-
1Yssuse their value is not built upon high prices
p upon actual and permanent improvements. .
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
F1UME QUESTION HAPPILY SETTLED

Italy is likely to come into her own, because
Justice and common sense have been the ruling
forces brought into play, within the last lew
months, at the sessions OF the peace conference.
The conference seems intent on doing the things
that must be done and has taken European at
fairs in charge. From present appearances It
is a real peace conference, not ponderous tank
OF a machine liable to be stalled indefinitely by
some trifling obstacle Three or four men are
all there is to it, but these are the allied pre-
lniers who can speak for their governments and
have won the confidence Of their people. Meet
ing quietly in London recently, they proceeded
with admirable despatch and unanimity to set
tie the Fiume controversy over which the Paris
conference had quarreled for about year, by
decreeing that as far as they were concerned
Italy should have the city, which belonged to
her. and had determined to be an integral, IN
separable part of the Italian kingdom. This
satisfies the mass of the Italians.
1t does not appear that President Wilson was
on the matter, his implacable opposi-
ton to the plan being well known The prln-
ciple of self observation-disclosures of the first OF
the historic fourteen for the harmonizlng OF hui
not of application as he viewed It,
tc Fiume But the premiers realized apparent
" that the national aspirations OF the Itallan
people could no longer be withstood without
starting a revolutionary movement that might
sweep half the continents hence their decision
to take the matter into their own hands. 1t
seems happily improbable that the president
will undertake single-handed to coerce Italy m
to abandoning the city; and it seems certain.
happily that this is one of the last OF conce1v-
able projects which the American people would
undertake The settlement appears therefore
to be one that will endure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

IF one has what is now called one Of the six
best cellars it is reckless to go away from home
and leave it unprotected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
THE STAGE FOR CHILDREN.

Drama leagues the land over have been de-
voting time to discussing the best means OF
providing proper theatrical entertainment for
children 1t is recognized that great child
public is in attendance at theaters, principally
at motion picture theaters, and the leagues are
trying to devise an upIft scheme, always a.
dangerous and generally a futile endeavor. But
the drama league which functions in New York
CITY seems to have arrived at sensible decls-
ion. It proposes to find in the plays current at
the theaters of the metropolis some that are
wholly wholesome and to some extent educatlve
as well as attractive; having found such plays
and pictures it proposes to cooperate with
their managers in providing special perform
ances for children on Friday afternoons and to
give due publicity to these performances. The
sensible thing here is recognition that the ma
jority of patronage is going to the commercial
thater rather than to specially planned performs.
ances By finding in the current stage the best
material for children and encouraging children
to spend their time and money on the better
things, the drama league of New York City is
not only within it's functions but on the road
to practical accomplishment of desirable end.
The year 1919 will be remembered as the
period when the United States went on the
water wagon and we began paying income taxes
on the instalment plan.
IF one has what is now called one Of the six
best cellars it is reckless to go away from home
and leave it unprotected
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

Does not the frame yield to and sympathize
with the seasons? births in the spring
and more deaths In the spring vesetates
thoughts another kind Of activity SEXES
him. he wood which does not harden till past
midsummer For my part, find all literary work irk-
some from April to August; my sympathes run IN otner
fail approaches the mount to the head again.
But my thoughts rpen well till after there has been
a frost. The will not open much before thae. A
mans thinking, take knc Of combustion as Is the
ripenna and leaves. and he wants plenty OF
oxyoen in the air. to have become
positive magnet the fall the forge and anvil Of the
have effect In the spring it is negative e
ali intellectual conditions drains Of his lightning
John Burroughs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

The policy holders money is not only being
wisely invested but it is employed directly in
promoting better farming, more enduring
agriculture, and thereby tending to insure
larger food production to meet the demands OF
our increasing population
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sibley Tribune: Victor Berger, the
pro-German representative of the Mil
waukee district, who was kicked out
of the house, has been reelected to
congress. All the house has to do is
to kick HON out again and continue
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

to kick him out until Milwaukee Is
willing to be represented by an Amer
lean that this country need not be
ashamed of.
Vinton Eagle: The American-Legion
demands the deportation of Victor
Berger That's the stuff Decitizenize
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

nized the confederate states Of A..
lea. Yet some people are now in..s.
ingthat this government oupht 4.
recognize the republic Of Ireland =
Carroll Herald: Boxing is not a I. I,
after all. Development of the MAJ, n.y.
art won't hurt anybody. II Hayner 1 ~
found law against boxing mstcsss
he ought to have II repealed. III ~
governorship via the blue law rou ,ae
will be found exceedingly slow t 1sS.s
In Iowa, we predict.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

All the great things of life are sacramento,
nor is there anything so common, but rightly
conceived, some light of the spirit breaks
forth from it-Gaius Glenn Atkins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31
and deport every alien who Is an en-
envy of American institutions.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The men and
women who signed that petition 20
congress for the government TO puy
and operate the railroad must nave
an abnormal appetite for taxes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-31

Webster City Freeman-Journal: The
people of the United States would
have been incensed at Great Britain.
had the British government recog'
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
Alarm System Saves
Omahan's Car as Auto
Thieves Pay I'd Visit

Elmer Beddeo, 5lOo lizard street
year ago experienced the loss of a
new automobile, which was stolen
from his garage and not recovered
until month later.
He hit upon the idea of electrifying
his garage, with an Arm system, and
an electric switch in his home which
would turn on the garage lights by
pushing a button. This electrical
ton cost him $500.
At 2:3O a. m. yesterday the alarm
went off for the first time, awaken
ing the Beddeo family and also the
neighborhood, Mr.. Beddeo turned on
the garage lights, looked out and told
his wife he could discern the forms
of two men. He telephoned the po-
lice station. Four policemen were
on the scene, and with drawn re-
,volvers surrounded the garage, but
the intruders had disappeared.
The Beddeo garage has been
equipped SO that if even a window
is pushed the alarm will ring Iron
bars inside the windows are charged
with electricity. Mr.. Beddeo was
kept busy for an hour explaining to
his early-morning callers how he
protected his automobile against
theft
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
AUTO LOAD OF
WHISKY FOUND
IN DAKOTA CITY
Davis, Driver Of Booze Car,
Under Arrest and Brought
to Omaha for
Hearing.

A high powered touring car con-
tanning 444 quarts of whisky wa.
captured at Dakota City, Neb., Sat
urday night and the driver of the
car, James Davis, arrested.
Davis will be brought to Omaha
for hearing before United States
Commissioner Mclaughlin on a
charge of violating the Reed amend
ment. He told arresting officers at
Dakota City that he purchased the
whisky at Trosky, Mimi, and was
bound for Willis. Neb., when cap
tured on the state line, according to
reports received by federal officials
here.
Walter Turner, negro porter on a
land excursion car, was arrested
Sunday and Is being held in county
Jail for alleged violation of the Reed
amendment. Department of justice
officers found ~ pints of whisky in
Turner's car. they say.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
MRS. THOMPSON
EXPECTED TO SUE
bENNER ESTATE.
Attorney for Mrs. Thompson
Files Objection Against
Probating of Benner Will
In 0toe County.

A suit for $4,000 for alleged
alienation of the, affections Of
! Charles X. Thompson may be filed
soon against the estate of the late
Mrs. Happy" Theodore Van Wyck
Benner, F. A. Mulhnger, attorney
for Mrs. Thompson, intimated yes
terday. =.
Mr.. Mulfnger filed a motion Sat
urday in the Otoe county court, OBJ
jecting on behalf of Mrs. Thompson
to the probating of Mrs. Benner's
will in Ctoe county, alleging that
the proceedings to probate the will
there is fraud upon Mrs. Thomp-
son and done to embarrass the
prosecution of her right.
Filed Divorce Petition Here.
Mrs. Thompson filed suit for d.
vorce in the Douglas county district
court on the day following the ar
rest of her husband and Mrs. Ben
ner in the Office of the former in
the Railway Exchange building,
April 18.
Mrs. Benner died in her apart
ment in the Portland, April 26. Be-
tween the time of the arrest and of
her death. she and Mr.. Thompson
had been seen together several
times. Mr.. Thompson is manager
of the Omaha City Directory COM
pany.
Mrs. Benner was wealthy
woman and the estate left by her is
valued at between 100000 and ST.
100000. She was a daughter of the
late Charles Henry Van Wyck,
United States senator from Nebras-
ka from 1881 to 1887. four times q
congressman from the state of New
Nork and one of the country's most
prominent men of his time.
She was divorced from her hus-
band in 1915, and had lived in Om-
aha with her only son, Van Wyck
Benner from that time until her
death.
The objection filed in the Otoe
county court by Mrs. Thompson's
attorneys states that during the last
five years on numerous occasions
Mrs. Benner had declared Douglas
county to be her legal residence.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
Prison Sentence For
Postal Employe Who
Used Cancelled Stamp:

Clarence w. Woodard, an ex-em-
ploye Of the postal department at
the Union station, pleaded guilty
yesterday morning in federal court
to the charge of using cancelled
postage stamps, and was sentenced
to one year and one day in the peni-
tertiary.
Woodland was arrested last No
vember. Over $34 worth of cam
celled stamps were found on his per-
son at the time of the arrest, &C.
cording to federal authorities.
Evidence brought before the fed
eral grand jury last session showed
that he had been removing stamps
from large parcel post packages and
selling them instead of new stamps.
He weighed package and took the
required amount Of money from the
sender, then placed cancelled
stamps on the package and kept the
money, according to evidence.
Several specific cases were listed
against him in the grand jury in
dictment,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-20
Nine Methodist Churches Over
Top In Centenary Fund Drive

Nine local Methodist churches
have already oversubscribed their
quotas in the drive for funds to be
used by the national Methodist CEN
tenary council for world RECONSTRUCT
ton purposes.
The drive for the $164,000, the
Omaha quota, was officially opened
yesterday. Nearly all of this sum
has already been raised by the Oma-
ha churches.
The district quota is. $751; 25.
More than $4,000 of this sum has
been raised. Thirty-one Methodist
churches outside of this city COM
prise the district.
Next Sunday will see the close
of the campaign and by that time
Methodist leaders here hope to see
both the local and district quotas
greatly oversubscribed
In many of the churches the sums
were raised in record time, the
Florence Methodist church over
subscribed its quota by $1,000 in
10 minutes.