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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
ROPER ASKS AID
IN ENFORCEMENT

Washington, Oct. 28.-Law-abiding
citizens, churches, civic organizations
and welfare societies were summoned
tonight by Commissioner Roper to aid
the bureau Of internal revenue in en-
forcing the prohibition enforcement
law.
Any flouting of the law, Mr.. Roper
declared would bring into disrepute
the American form Of government.
While the bureau is made the agen-
cy directing the enforcement of the
measure, with the Department of JUS
tice conducting prosecutions on evil
dence obtained by the bureaus men,
responsibility is not confined to fed
eral officers, the commissioner said.
State, county and municipal officials
are expected to do a full share in
stopping and Furnishing any violations
and the successful administration of
the law. Mr.. Roper said, will be meas
ured largely by the manner in which
these officials meet their requirements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
15s PER CENT INCREASE.

The coal miners are demanding a
straight so per cent increase in pay,
based on a weeks work. Along with
this, they are demanding that the
working week of 4S hours be cut to
80 hours, divided among five working
days of six hours each. See what
this means.
If a. miner were getting so cents an
hour under the old scale, he would
be making s24 a. week. The SO per
cent raise asked for would make his
pay $3.50 week. This higher pay
would be for only 80 hours work.
Thus under the new plan the miner
would be getting s1.2S an hour. That
is an increase for actual working
time, of 156 per cent.
No other industry has demanded
so great an increase as this. 1t is said
to be more than all the increases to-
gether in any american industry in
the last six years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01

Atlantic Coast Line Moving Cot
ton More Rapidly Than
Last Year

There has been considerable COM
plant in some quarters this season
on account of the congestionNof cot
ton on the platforms, and there has
been an impression that the rail-
roads have not been moving it as rap
idly as they should. To remove this
nisapprehension Mr.. E. Boney, A. G.
l.. agent, furnishes the following
figures in regard to the cotton ship
ments over his road. Since the open
ing of the cotton season the Atlantic
Coast Line has shipped from Sumter
1922 bales Of cotton, while for the
same period last year the shipments
totaled only $50. The total number
of bales of cotton loaded for shlpne ent,
for the past four days was as follows;
October "a, 396; 25th, $50; 26th, S36;
2Sth, $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
ST. MATTHEW'S
PROVES EASY
Sumter High School Football
Team Scores 10 to 0

In a game Of football which was
played here yesterday in baseball
weather, Sumter won from st. Mat
thews by the score of IS to 0. The
visitors backfield was an unusually
good one, but their lines wereu nahle
to hold the savage rushes Of the
Sumter backs. The St. Matthews
backs could not gain consistently
through Sumter's line, which was
heavier and more experienced than
their opponents.
Burns. the star of the game, did
not make his presence known until
the latter part Of the first quarter
when he commenced the line bucks
that were to sew up the game and put
the visitors out Of the running for
the high school championship of the
State.
The visitors received the kickoff
and then made their best gains by
forward passes, and end runs. The
first play Of the game netted the vls.-
tors 26 yards and was a forward pass.
Smoak to Gressette. an end run net
ted 12 yards and placed the ball on
the 26 yard line. Short gains by end
runs and losses by line bucks failed
to give first down and st. Matthews
punted over the goal line. The ball
was Sumter's on her 20 yard line.
Here a series Of line bucks in the
following order, put the ball within
the shadow of the goal posts: De-
Lorme took six, Burns netted II
more. eDLorme took 3 and Pitts
added seven. Wheeler gained and
Pitts followed with six. Burns. came
across with eleven and then six. Most
Of these plays went through. center
and over right guard.
The local lads lacked fifteen yards
of touchdown when the quarter
ended. AS play was resumed the line
of the visitors had stiffened consider
ably and held the Sumter backs for
downs on the fourteen yard line. Be
ing unable to gain on line bucks and
netting very little on end runs the
ST. Matthews backs bega an aerial
attack. which had been expected and
prepared for by Sumter. Before the
aerial attack began. the Sumter team
had thrown the st. Matthews backs
for a sixteen yard loss. Burns began
his spectacular playing by intercepting
a forward pass and running 80 yards
for a touchdown, the initial one OF the
season on the local gridiron. Goal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
IDEAS RFoM EUROPE.

That the European business man,
can do a surprising amount of work
and still give the appearance of leis-
ure. is a statement made by a writer
IN system
In the. first place, man of any i'm
portance whatever has a plan for
each days work. He does not allow
this to be interfered with by casual
callers. or by telephone takers. He
IS protected from the latter just as
he. is: from the former.
In Holland, the typewriter is used
much more expediently than with u.s.
Instead OF waiting for girl TO be free
from dictation, any man who has a
moderate amount of correspondence
to take care Of has his own ma
chine beside his desk and writes his
faalf-dozen or so letters day, and
the Job is done.
Some oe the examples Of meeting
business callers as if they were in
a drawing-room, and of having spe-
cial reception rooms for business
guests, strike the ordinary American
as extreme, and more punctilious than
effective. The idea that big e4ecu-
tive Should have his Office away from
his factory or workshop so that he
may not be called upon for details
which his subordinates could settle
seems superf1uous. A big executive
is superior to his environment.
But the last of these European
models deserves emulation everywhere
in America The writer calls it
courtesy at the front door" Abroad,
he says, someone who does not think
it extraordinary that you want to see
some one in the Office, or talk with
someone on the telephone, will take
eyour name and errand and see that
YOU are waited upon. TO have a boy
or girl merely say, mo, he amt in.'
with immediate disconnection Of the
phone or withdrawal of attention, is
rather the rule than the exception in
business offices in this country. This
is neither good manners nor good bus
mess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01

been based largely On this great sub
stratum of unskilled, low-priced labor.
The value Of that labor is being
more clearly appreciated now when
it has become scarce, and able al
most to command the price Of skilled
labor.
Economically the alien has played
his part in the American scheme of
things, and a big part it has been. He
may play his part socially and po-
litically, to the satisfaction Of the
older Americans, if he is treated here
after more as human being, and
is given chance to do what he has
probably wanted to do all the time
become a real American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
was missed by DeLorme and the
score was to 0.

was missed by DeLorne and the
score was 6 to 0.
AS play was resumed another touch
down was registered by Pitts s,fter
several line bucks by Pitts, Burns ana
Wheeler for consistent gains. De
Lorme made one of the prettiest runs
of the game in the second quarter for
22 yards, interference being furnished
by Burns.
Wheeler was a consistent ground
gamer on line bucks.
In the third quarter Pitts secured
the third and final touchdown Of the
game by a long end run after a Saries
of line bucks. No goal from toucn-
down was kicked.
In the line Wright did the best
work for Sumter. Several times he
broke through and threw the visiting
backs for losses.
For Sumter the playing Of Burns
was the best, both on offense and de-
fense, however the work Of Pitts and
Wheeler. also deserves mention. De-
Lorme did not play his usual game.
Sumter was weakened by the absence
of Captain Rhame in the line.
Gressette was the best man that
wore the red jersey Of st. Mat
thews. He was wonderful ground
gamer and either threw or received
the pass. He played quarter and is
also manager Of the team.
With a faster, heavier and more eX-
perienced line the visitors would have
made much better showing. The
game was very good and exciting.
However. it did not receive the sup
port of the Sumter people that it
should.
The officials were:
Referee-Burns (Davidson).
Umpire-McKnight (Wake Fores).
Head Linesman-Winn (Carollna).
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
CAMP CONSTRUCT
ION INVESTIGATION
Criminal and Civil Prosecutions
May Result From Inquiry at
Camp Sherman

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 29.-Both
criminal and civil prosecutions may
result from testimony given before
the congressional subcommittee
which is here Investigating the con-
struction OF Camp Sherman, accord
ing to members of the committee. AL
legged promises OF graft, orders of su-
perintendent and bosses to slow up
work under threat Of discharge and
general charges of ineffciency, mis-
management and extravaganza was
contained in evidence furnished by
witnesses, many of whom had been
employed in different capacities in the
construction. ~
7 The only witness who said he did
not consider there had been extrava-
gance at the cantonment was Nal.
Gen. Edwin F.. Glenn, commanding
the camp. He added, however, that
he was only acquainted generally with
the construction.
Carl M Watts, Columbus, team
foreman asserted that at the end OF
his first days work with about 80
teams under his direction, General
Superintendent c.. H. Mollingsworth
Of A. Bentley & Sons Company, To-
ledo, called him into his office and
told to "slow up" Watts testified
that the men learned they were not
expected to work
AS many as 500 men at a time
could be hidden in gravel pits from
the eyes of government inspectors
according to Watts. Time keepers
came twice a day and checked the
men as being at work, Watts de-
clared. The witness declared that he
brought down four saddle horses and
that a foreman told him he would
put the horses on the pay roll II
Watts would split the money with
him.
Members of the committee tonight
said they would not subpoena mem
bers of the Bentley company. which
built the cantonment on a cost-plus
basis. The hearings will be continued
the remainder of the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
THE DEsPISED ALIEN.

II has become the usual thing late
w to attribute nearly ali Of this
coalntry's industrial troubles to "for-
eigners." Immigrants are berated
for their ignorance Of American IN
stitutions, their un-American modes
of life, their alien notions Of politics
and economics, their tendency to sup
port socialistic or anarchistic propa-
ganda. Those already here are treat
ed as unwelcome intruders. and the
prospect OF another immigration wave
is looked forward to with alarm and
horror.
1t is a natural enough attitude. in
view of the trouble that the nation
has had with some of its foreigners
lately. But is it not largely unfair?
Are these foreigners altogether liabiii-
ties? snd are they altogether to
blame?
How did they happen to come here?
Nearly all of them were lured to the
United States by American promises
Those promises may have been un-
authorized, so far as. the general pub
lie was concerned; they were made
largely by the representatives OF
steamship companies interested only
in passage money, and by the repre-
sentatfves Of industries that wanted
cheap labor. Still, they were Amer
ican promises Without that bait
most of the foreigners would have
stayed at home.
ARRIVING in America, they were
hired as cheaply as possible, for the
hardest and rougaest labor. They
were worked long hours. They were
allowed, and even practically forced
to live in colonies of their own. They
were treated with indifference and
contempt. Precious little effort was
S ever. made to show them what the
America of our ideals really is. until
the war had walked up native Amer
icans to the unassimilated mass OF
alienism clogging the life of the ma
ton. Little enough has been done
even ND to the present time.
These foreigners have made money
many of them. But what they have
made they have worked hard for
Most of it they have made by doing
work that older Americans woult
not do, and will not do now. And th'
profit is far from being all on one side
They have also made money for thei
employers; and in broad way the!
have made money for the nation
American Industrial prosperity
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
Observation-Disclosures Marriage.

A marriage which will be Of inter-
est to their friends was that of Miss
Eufaula Blacknn&n. Of Kershaw, and
Mr.. Sidney E. Rickenbaker of this
city.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. ]. P. Marion at p.
m. last night in the presence OF only
a. few intimate friends and relatives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
Cotton Market
Corrected daily at IL o'clock by
Chamber of Commerce.

Good Mlddllng 81 IL.
Strict Niddling 81.
Middhng 36 IL.
Strict Low Niddling "a IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01
Marriage Licenses.

Colored-Arthur Dargan. Rembert
AID Della Wade. Rembert.
Willie Jackson, Wedgeheld ana
Maria Scott, Bl don.
Henry Wilson, Sumter and Eugenla
Richardson. Sumter.
Singleton Green, Wedgefeld and
Hattie Harrison. Claremont.
Gilbert W. Richardson, StateburS
and Fanny Frances. EaStOver
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-01

Messrs. Roy Jervey, George Wilson
and Stuckey left last evening for Co
lun1bia to attend the dance and foot
ball game
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
Farmers Must Be
$500 Men With $500
Land, Says Expert

Chicago, Sept. 27-(Special.)-.
American farmers are Struggling to
get away from being 500 farmers
on 500 land" and realize they must
be $500 farmers on $500 land"
John 4. Cavanagh, vice president OF
the Des Moines, Ia, National bank,
told the members of the Farm Mort
gage Bankers Association Of Amer
lea at their convention here.
While the increase in the price of
farm lands for the nation has been
IS to 30 per cent in the last year, he
said the advance in the middle west
has been from so to 100 per cent and,
while he believed the price Of farm
products would decline within the
next few years. he predicted no drop
in the price of farm land for the next
decade.
with every farm bringing the
price now being paid for it, we are
going to learn everything that every
nation can teach US" Mr.. Cavanagh
said. There is not a nation in the
world that cannot teach America
something about farming and we
have already begun to learn"
Farming will continue to provide
4 reasonable return on both capital
and labor invested. he thought.
Farming viii be conducted more
scientifically than ever before, and
new type of intensive farmer will
result from the decrease in the value
of farm products and the increase in
the value in farm land" was his pre-
diction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
10000 Miles Private
Wires Are Used By
Chicago Grain Firm

Chicago, Sept. 27.-(Special Tele-
egram. )-Announcement that 10000
miles of private wires are in daily
use by a single firm on the Chicago
Board of Trade has drawn attention
to the immense extent of territory
now constantly within a moments
reach of the grain and provision pits
on change here. Some of the sys-
TENS of leased wires radiate both to
the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts
and to Canadian cities. as we'll as to
points on the Gulf of Mexico and to
dozens of nearer communities.
The largest number of telegraph
ers engaged in Chicago by any of the
Board of Trade houses is about So
Orders to buy and sell constitute
the bulk of the work Of these teleg-
raphers, most of whose activity is
during exchange hours, $50 a. m. to
lis p m.
Rivals of the Board of Trade firms
in regard to magnitude of private
wire systems are few. The largest
outside of the railroads and the
newspapers is said to be the United
States Steel corporation. 1t is est.
mated that there are 100 Board Of
Trade firms that have their own
private wires, and that each of these
100 firms has an average OF 3UC
miles of wire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
0vercharged On War
Tax. Sues for Two Gents

Brockton, Mass, Sept. I.-Two
Lincoln pennies are all David K.
Rabovsky wants, but he is going to
court to get them. He has brought
suit against Georges Pharmacy OF
this city, because they charged him
4 cents war tax on four sodas,
whereas he contends he should only
have been asked to pay 2.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
SITS for Shirt In Russia;
Clothes Up $500 Per Cent

notwithstanding to reports
from Petrograd it is predicted that
all Russia shortly will be without
clothing owing to the production
of the textile industry being reduced
50 per cent. The price of textile
goods has gone over $500 per cent.
That industry is kept going excius-
lively for army purposes, civilians
being obliged to purchase old
clothes in the market places. A
shirt costs easily $l75, while a pair
of remake trousers may fetch as
much as $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28

with his tail or move the same as
delicately and gracefully as a cate
Aim to become = "lion of the piano"
To do this it is less important to
look the part than to play it.
Art lives without artists, but ar
lists cannot live without art.
At the Lockport musical festival
the works of lao American COM
posers were heard. This is the
greatest support and opportunity
ever given to American composers,
for a hearing.
Musical Notes.
Cecil Bergman, concert pianist
and instructor, began his bimonthly
studio recitals Thursday evening,
September rs, at which, in addition
to the regular solo and ensemble
playing, there was an exhibition by
several pupils of special talent ID
improvisation. composition and ear
training. These features of interest
will be continued throughout the
season. FI.ven pupils will be pre-
sented in individual recital. Studio
recitals will be given by others
each contributing one or more
groups of numbers to the program
Pupils Of Miss Helen Mackin will
give a piano recital in her studio
Sunday, September q, at 4 p. m.
Miss Mackin has recently returned
from Chicago. where she attended
the normal class for piano teachers
under the direction of Anna Tomlin,
son, and the Interpretation classes
for piano under the direction Of
Georgia Kober, president of the
Sherwood Music school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
Tomato Can Star Gets
False Sheriff. In Trouble

Vincennes. Ind, Sept. "a
bright and shining star brought John
Savage to grief. John and 10 other.
were employed to maintain the
peace and dignity of the Knox coun.
ty fair at all hazards. As an EN-.
blem Of his authority John displayed
upon his lapel a star. So noticeable
was the star that arrest was speedy.
Mayor Mcdowell said S. and costs
would square the matter. The charge
was impersonating an officer. John
admitted that the star. large one,
was cut from a tomato can.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28

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Fontenelle ball room Saturday.
These concerts are of untold value
| to the audience in the fascinating art
of listening. 1t holds the ear acute,
and the attention concentrated, to
| try to detect differences and to
make comparisons. One listens
sharply, and consciously or subcon-
sciously one hears beautiful, we'll
trained voices, fine musical tone and
good music as we'll. These recitals
not only exhibit the perfection of
the inventions they display, but they
do much for the spread of good
music, and in the development of a
musical public.
The seats for the Chicago Grand
Opera company are ging rapidly
and the local management is quite
pleased with the interest shown
aida will be presented in its en-
tirety in this production. Aida
has been here often without the bal
let and without many of the spec
tacular attractions with which it is
presented in Chicago and New
York. This is one of the most gor-
geous of all operas, and, presented
in its entirety, it will be magnif-
cent performance.
Appoggiaturas.
Frances Nash will open her fifth
season by playing the Mcdowell
D minor concerto with the Phila-
delphia Symphony orchestra at the
all-American Worcester festival
October 10.
Sidney SLIDER, in Reflections fol-
Serious Piano Students" in the
Musical Courier, says, among othe,
things:
| There is a type of concert-goe,
who cannot appreciate the Difficult
| ties of the keyboard unless the ef
| fort of the executant is manifested
! by exaggerated gestures and ths
shedding of an abundance Of perspi
ration. The truly great pianist ne
gotiates all mechanical difficultie.
with utmost ease and does not ain
to appeal to persons who are more
impressed by the. flashy colors O
an imitation diamond than by tn.
colors of natures own product.
Have you ever reflected upon thu
tremendous dynamic scale of The
lion, who can either STAY mar