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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-13

Hobo college, opened Is door. o.
the Bowery IN New York Tuesday. nm
der the direction Of Janre Eafs Herz
Of 81. Lonis, the millionaire hobo. .
Courses win be given II sociology p
industrial law and public sneak.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-13

These bulletins are issued weekly by
the forest service and report the fishing
conditions for streams in and near the
National Forests Of Oregon and Wash
ington. These reports are based on da-
Ia furnished by field men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
Attempted Assault.

Much interest is felt in Sumtc:.
concerning the attempted assault by
V'iikie Green. young negro man,
upon a young white girl Sunday
night about 10 o'clock. From the
facts in the case it seems tha- the
young girl slept in the EeXt room 20
her father and usually kept the door
between the rooms open. About ten
o'clock the father Of the child was
aroused by screams from the ad
joining room, and seeing the door
closed, went to investigate. The ne
gro jumped out of window and ran.
The only clues left were a cuff but
ton and footprint just outside the
window. On Monday morning when
Sheriff Hurst carried the cuff button
TO the gin on the place and asked
all the negroes if they recognized it,
all emphatically denied having seen
it before. One negro left the gin I'M
mediately and wfle masked where he
was going stated he was going for
something to eat. Deputy Sheriff
McKagen and Rural Policeman New
man followed the negro to his house
and caught him in the act of putting
something in drawer. Upon inves-
tigation it proved to be a cuff button,
but not the mate to the one found
near the scene Of the attempted as
sault. The negro stated he was only
putting the button up to keep from
birg suspected and that the button
was given to him by another negro
who found it in the road.
Wilkie Green, who was attempting
to get rid of his cuff button was car
ried to the window from which the
negro Jumped the night before. His
foot and the print there were exactly
the same. Wilkie Green is In jail
but processes to be innocent of any
knowledge of the crime. What
What course will be taken by the
authorities depends entirely upon
further developments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
THRIFT LESSONS CONTINUE.

The interest, in thrift and the pur-
chase of the little thrift stamp which
is such handy investment for small
savings is not to be allowed to per-
ish from the life of the school child
just because the war is over. Eegu-
lar lessons in thrift in economical
buying and systematic saving, are
part now of most school courses.
Instances showing the waste of nat
ional resources, of Oil, gas. lumber
and coal, so APPALLING to the mind Of
the mature thinker, are to be used
as examples in the education OF the
children now in school. The COM
ing generations of Americans are not
to be noted the world around for
reckless extravaganza as have their
forebears.
There is no danger that they will
swing to the opposite extreme of mis-
erliness, for spending is the thing
they are to be taught-spending
which covers all necessaries and le
gitimate pleasures, and also provides
for that little corner of the future
which belongs only to the man who
has put aside part of his income
regularly for that purpose.
AS q nation, Americans arc far be-
hind in the teaching as in the prac-
tice Of true economy. The thrift les
sons. the saving to buy the stamps
which represent thrift, are among the
best things the modern child will
learn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
THOSE WAR FORTUNES.

The United States, as everybody
knows, is full of war fortunes. 1t is
absurd to say, as envious radicals
have often said, that the rich drove
the country into war, for the profit
there was in it, But it is certain that
the conflict increased the wealth OF
the rich, and more than that,
brought wealth to great numbers CT
citizens who had formerly been
merely well-to-do.
It has been estimated that there
are 1900 "war millionaires. There
are probably tens Of thousands who
have risen all at once to the half-mil-
lion class.
It is this great multiplication Of
moderate sized fortunes-anC mil
lion must now be reckoned as moder-
ate-which is the most remarkable
result of war business.
A prominent investment banker re-
marks that it would be unfair, in
spite OF the enormous war profits
made, and the enormous increase in
the volume Of wealth, to assume a
very great percentage of 'prohteers. .
T1- --1,,ai ins:
{. t.Mauy men hadsa1is wealth liter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
HOOVER AND HIS CHILDREN.
Herbert Hoover is returning to tn

Herbert Hoover is returning to the
United States for we'll deserved rest
Nobody asks any more, Who is
this man Hoover?" He is known the
world over as the man who. by ap-
plying American business ability to a
situation, saved Belgium from starving
and subsequently saved a large part
Of Europe. He has been credited
since the armistice with being a
veritable dictator" He has exer-
cised more power in eastern and
southeastern Europe in recent months
than the allied council.
But power is not what people as
sociate with Hoover's name. What
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
TILE DANCE AND THE CHURCH.

The American National Associa>
ton of Dancing Masters has askea
the Methodist Episcopal church to
remove its ban on, dancing. This may
seem to many church people pre-
sumptuous and even impious request.
The dancing masters, however, ap-
pear perfectly honest and respectful
about the matter.
I'VE stand unitedly," they say, in
formal resolution, for dancing
that is decent and beyond any possible
censure Of church and municipal au-
thorities We pledge ourselves to i'm
prove, where possible, the standard
Of our profession. We decry all ef-
forts made to introduce music that
tends to degrade or sensualize dane
ing. We promise to try to have
dancing on a plane SO high that Meth
er church nor State can object to its
legitimate exercise"
1t must be said, to the credit of the
dancing masters, that their profession
in general has steadfastly opposed the
barbarous and sensual types of dane
ing that have come into vogue in the
last few years. Unfortunately the
very fact that their efforts have failed
to stem the tide tends to weaken their
appeal in this case. The church. peo-
pie who object to dancing on general
principles naturally fear that if they
let down the bars the sensual dancing
will invade their precincts in spite Of
the teachers. y
Dancing is admitted to have had a
religious origin, and to have been as
sociated intimately with religion in
many countries and ages. It is record
ed in the Bible that David danced
before the Lord. 1t does not seem to
be written, however, that any Of the
holy men or holy women danced any
of these modern "wiggles' or
"squirns," to an accompaniment Of
jazz music.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
Sumter Man Returns From Overseas
Work.

Mr.. James c.. Bryan who is we'll
known throughout this section return
ed to Sumter Friday after an absence
lasting since September, 1918. Mr.
Bryan has been in the service Of the
army Y. NJ. c. a. overseas and has
had many interesting experiences
while in Europe.
Mr.. Bryan was called to assist IN
a weeks conference of the overseas
secretaries held in New York last
September and after serving there as
assistant to DR.. Gaines for some i've
weeks, left the States for Liverpool
on September 1st, 1919. In the party
with the Sumter man there were $40
other "Y' workers including Bishop
Guerry, Episcopal Bishop of South
Carolina The party reached London
ct time when the English people
were singing the praises Of Uncle
Sans fighters who were showing the
Huns the proper method of war. The
party inspected Westminster Abbey
and here history making event took
place. The workers were permitted
to hold Thanksgiving service here
and for the first and only time in the
history OF that wonderful church.
the Star Spangled Banner was play
ed in those surroundings. This cere-
mony was one Of the most inspiring
witnessed in that section.
Mr. Bryan and a large part OF the
original party were in London four
days and arrived in Paris on Septcn-
ber %. Here they were given regular
A. E. F. passes which permitted them
much freedom, but Mr.. Bryan was at
once pressed into service and took UP
his duties as the head Of the depart
nlcnt on reception Of Y. VI. c. A
personnel. The next day after his ar
rival the Sumter man was called upon
| to receive a boat containing 6S AS
sociation work FRS and to provide t1eH,
with passes, tickets, lodgings. etc. IN
view of his inability TO speak French,
Mr.. Bryan had a lively time. AR.
Bryan had the great pleasure Of re-
cciving the boat carrying Miss Mar
saret Wilson, daughter of President
Wilson and this was only short
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
5 A LABOR PARTY.

II looks more and more as if there:
viii be a new labor party in the
field next year, with far crater
strength than any labor party has
e. e,.shad in this country.
The railroad brotherhoods have an
nnunced their intention Of starring
party of their own If :hey car not
persuade either the Republican or
Democratic party to champion their
csuse. Their big demand IS the na-
ticnanzation Of the railroads.
Now come the United Nine '!.o'k-
ers of America with demands that fit
in with those of the bIotaerh'ods.
Tleywant naturalization Of the ccal
naincs;- and to that. end, they arc talk-
ing much of a national labor party
aud of cooperative alliance with
the unions of transportation workers
with the miners and a;ailroa1 :oen
so near aragreement, it would be n;ltuc-
81 enough for them to combine in the
organization OF a national rar.y with
naturalization of railroads and mines,
and possibly some other industries, as
their platform, Or the principal plank
in it.
If the controversy between the Steel
Trust and it's employees should be hong
drawn out, it might result in the lat
ter joining this proposed alliance. and
adding a demand for naturalization of
the steel industry.
AT any rate, here is a new political
factor to be reckoned with.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20


is it, then? ASK any woman. Hoov-
er has secure place in the heart
of humanity today because Of the
children he has saved.
He will receive many compliments
on his return home. An admirins
government and public will praise and
honor him. But there can be moth
ing to surpass a tribute he has al
ready received across the Atlantic.
In Warsaw, before he left for home,
there was a spontaneous demonstra-
ton Of gratitude such as have come
to few men ever in the world, per-
haps to none. procession of chill
dren filed past him steadily, for five
hours, cheering, singing and weeping,
in happy recognition Of what he had
done for them.
.'He has 100000 babies to look af-
ter now" writes a European CORE
spondent.
On one of the rare occasions when
he relaxed from his severe business
attitude and showed some Of the real
feeling inside him, Hoover remarked,
"I believe i'm children"
Maybe that is why the world be-
lieves in Hoover, and gives him such
ungrudging praise for his work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
A DOUBLE CRIME.

If the strike of steel workers an
nounced for SEPTEMBER % actually
occurs. it wal be a crime against the
nation. There will be two groups OF
criminals sharing the guilt before
the court.of national opinion.
One Of these criminals will be the
group Of striking unions, whose Of
tense consists in resorting to this vio-
lent method with undue haste, in
stead of giving established authorities
fair chance to work out an accept
able solution.
The other criminal will be the
United States Steel Corporation. which
incfted its employees to this rash act
by. refusing to recognize their unions.
In each case the officials handling
the matter will bear the brunt Of the
blanie-Chairman Gary and his asso-
ciates for the Steel Corporation, and
for the strikers the officers of the
Federation Of Labor and Of the va
rious unions concerned. Along with
them, all the union men and all the
corporation officers and stockholders
who have acquiesced in the acts of
their. principals Will share the blame.
It is hard to say which side will
bear the heavier load Of guilt. 1t is
likely. however. that the general pub
lie VIII visit, its censure first of all
upon the Steel Trust representatives
whose blunt refusal to deal with their
employees collectively. through au-
thorized representatives, was the thing
Immediately precipitating the strike.
Captains of industry should recog-
nize that, whatever may be their prl-
vate convictions. this is no time TO de-
ny recognition" to labor. Such an
attitude is full Of peril. Judge Cary
and his fellow-ofhcials have been
playing with fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
ime after his arrival there.

time after his arrival there.
At the time the arrlistice was sign
ed Mr.. Bryan witnessed the celebra-
ton at Bordeaux which he says was
simply remarkable. The Sumter man
was also in Paris at the time OF the
A. e. r. 4th Of July celebration and
saw the greatest parade ever held in
history when the great generals,
Foch. Petain, Haig and our own be-
loved General Pershing marched
through the Victory Arch. Mr.. Bry-
an returns to Sumter to go into the
real estate business and will be con-
,nected with Mr.. R. B. Belser of Is
N. Main street in that work. In his
overseas work the Sumter man rcnd-
cred high service to the association
and his efficient work has been high
". complimented by che 'Y' authors
ties
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20

Paris, Sept 17.-Kiamil Pasha,
former grand vizier Of Turkey has or
ganized a nationalist government IN
Asia Minor. at -Erzerum and has con-
voked q nationalist assembly at 81
raSu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
Teachers Examination.

The regular fall teachers cxamina-
ton will be held by the County
Board of Education at the Court
House on Saturday. October the
fourth, at nine o'clock
J. H. HAYNSWORTH,
County superintendent of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
NEW ORLEANS.

Boston, Sept 17.-Union leaders to-
will be no general strike. despite the
vote of a majority of the unions to
support the policemen in their strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20


If Boston Is really the auo Oh 'i'e
Universe, that helps TO explain inc
universal chaos.
Don't listen TO "ha' 1ney can ehe
other IeiioW; llseen 10 "nar 'hes SKY
a0out the treaty Ana' % '''e iee'- 80
Inc crown friiicesS ~ oei 14Ae''i' >
a1te- applying 'oi d o1'oi oe' 20 ''-'i'
lns the crown piiioe' ioo''0iS "
see IL ne Is a29 h~So do @i1e 'A'oOeA'' ~
only worse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20


ally forced on them. Men who per-
haps had hoped to accumulate $780,
D0G during their lifetime have gone
past this mark without recognizing 1t
or remembering they had it until
they found themselves in the mil
lionaire class. They were flooded
with orders which could not be TAX
en- care of by the large concerns IN
the established trade channels, so
while many men and many concerns,
wealthy and prosperous before the
war. have accumulated a surplus OF
100 per cent. during the past five
years, the small manufacturer has
become the equal in wealth OF his
former leaders and has perhaps add
ed several thousand per cent. to his
original surplus and capital.
1--WE have seen the small investor
make many thousand per cent on
his securities, bought for income pur-
poses, because he happened to own
shares in small rather thar large
corporation.
Those who had millions before we
entered the war naturally made
great deal Of additional money; but
they did not increase their fortunes
at anywhere near the rate of those
whose fortunes were small to begin
with. The war proved to be essen
TALLY the opportunity of the small
business man and small capitalist.
Thus it might be called democratic
war even in its distribution Of profits.
In almost every industrial commun-
ity in the United States there are
manufacturing concerns that were u1l-
known before the war, which are now
big and highly respected, and which
have made a good deal more money
on their capitalization than the Unit
ed States. Steel Trust, or than even
those paragons of war prosperity,
Bethlehem Steel and General Motors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20

Corrected daily at Il o'clock by
Chamber of Commerce)
Good Midlipg 20.
Strict Middling 2S IL.
Middling %.
Strict Low Middling 2s 1-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20

FOR SALE-Seventy-f acres level
land fronting Fish Road and ad
joining lands Of DR.. Mood, Wade
and Barton and Mrs. E. w. Frier-
son. Share crop income this year
eighteen hundred to two thousand.
Tenant houses and outbuildingS
sufficient for place. Price $4,000.
Address Box S2A, r. 8, Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20
Cotton Market

LOCAL
p. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer.
Corrected Daily at IL o'clock Noon).
Good Middling 20.
Strict Middling % IL
Middling %.
Strict Low Middling rs IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20

BEEHIVES AND SUPPLIES-I have
lately received q few Georgia made
hives and frames and 10 frame
size. Also on hand sections and
foundation for comb honey. N. G..
Osteen, $40 w Hampton Ave.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
DEATH OF MRS COLEMAN
DECLARED ACCIDENTAL
Verdict of Alexandria County
Coroner Who Investigated Fatal
Burning at Queen City.

A certificate of accidental death
was issued last night by Dr. r. j.
Yates, coroner of Alexandria county,
Va. in the case of Mrs. Mamie Cole
man, colored, who was burned to
death in fire which destroyed her
home and damaged three other houses
at Queen City, near Arlington juno
ton. yesterday morning.
Commonwealth Attorney Frank L.
BAH spent the afternoon at Queen
CITY investigating rumors that the
hre was of incendiary origin. AT
the conclusion of his inquiry Mr.. Ball
said he was satisfied the fire started
accidentally.
Chief Stebbins of the newly or
Myer was gratified last night at the
the flames, which for a time threat
ened to wipe out Queen City.
Although the company was only
formed on April II. Chief Stebbins
said the men worked like veteran
f1refighters. Among those who re-
.sponded to the alarm were Apparatus
Chief Edward z. McGrath, Plugmai
John Hebbard of Troop d. 11th Cav
airy; Pipeman Alvin G. Weir, Troor
B; Leonard ]. Bohlander, Troop C
Quartermaster Sergt. Ware. assistant
chief; Privates George A. Woody, S
j. Hammond and c. w. McClough. p
7. McSweeney of Troop A went into
one of the burning buildings and hat
his hair singed and his clothing
scorched
Evening star., 1919-04-20
MISS ALICE WOODS PLEA
FOR HEARING SET FORTH
Pamphlet Circulated Giving Teach
ers' View of Controversy With
Board of Education.

One thousand pamphlets relating the
history of the case of Miss Alice Wood,
the teacher who was suspended for in
discreet statements she is alleged to
have made while teaching current
topics. have been printed by the High
School Teachers Union for distribution
to organizations interested.
Miss Alice Deal, president of the
union. stated last night that one of the
pamphlets is to be sent to each mem
ber of the board of education in order
that the board may be fully advised
of the teachers side of the controversy
The teachers are looking with inter-
est to the meeting of the school board
scheduled for o'clock tomorrow after
noon. This is a special meeting made
necessary by the failure of the board
to dispose of all the business that was
presented at the regular session last
Wednesday.
The teachers confidently expect re-
ply at tomorrow's meeting to the per-
sona1 request which Miss Wood made
to the board for a reopening of her
case and a formal hearing on 1t.
Miss Deal said the Washington Fed
eral Employees Union intends to send
the pamphlet to all of the state
branches of the National Federation of
Federal Employees.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
ATTACK
ON COST OF LIVING
Industrial Board to Resume
Price Sterilization While
Rail Dispute Hangs.
FOOD, CLOTHES, ON LIST

Members of the Department of
Commerces industrial board indicated
yesterday that the board would re-
sumo it's general price stabilization
program without waiting for settle
ment of differences with the railroad
administration over steel prices. 1t
was said that an intensive effort
would be made to reduce the cost OF
food and other necessities.
President Wilson's cablegram to
Secretary Redteld was interpreted by
the board members as authorizing the
board to continue it's activities Mr..
Redfield returned to Washington last
night from New England. and it was
expected that conferences between
the board and the railroad admins
tration representatives would be re-
sumed tomorrow. although it was re-
ga rded as probable that no final agree
ment could be made effective until
Director General Hines returns from
his western trip.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
NEW MINISTER LEAVES SOON
Richard Crane to Take Up Duties
Among Czechoslovaks.

Richard Crane, newly appointed
American minister to the Czecho-
slovak republic, will leave soon for
his post, proceeding by way of Paris.
Mr.. Crane is the son of Charles r.
Crane of Chicago, Ill. Although born
in Denver, Col, he lived the greater
part of his life in Chicago. He at
tended the Lewis Institute in Chicago
and the Lawrenceville school, from
which he graduated in 1900. He later
attended Harvard, graduating in 1904,
when he went into business with the
Crane Company of Chicago, of which
he became third vice president. He
also was president of the Crane Valve
Company of Bridgeport. Conn.
He became secretary to the Secre-
tary of State August 2, 1915. In 1909
he married Miss Ellen Douglas Bruce
of Berry Hill Plantation, Fairfax
county, Va.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
DRINK BAY RUM, MAN
AND WOMAN ARRESTED

the police with persons who drink
bay rum and fiavoring extracts, both
containing large percentage of alco-
ho!. Two victims of the bay rum
habit We're behind the bars of the
first precinct police station last night,
one a woman and the other a man.
1t was said by the police that the
man had been arrested before on the
same charge, and yesterday he felt
SO much at home that he asked for
the same quarters given him only a
few days ago.
The woman. a resident of nearby
Virginia, was in such condition that
she was taken to Emergency Hos
pital Physicians applied a stomach
pump. Bay rum and lemon extract
bottles were in her possession.