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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
FRACTIONAL COINAGE.

There is a demand in some parts OF
the country for new coins Of small
denomination. It is due to the un-
settlement Of prices. Many things
that formerly cost nickel now cost
six or ceven cents; things that used
to cost dime row cost 12 or 13 cents
etc. One city wants seven-cent
piece to facilitate the payment OF
street car fares other suggestions
call for a revival Of the old two-ceni
and three-cent pieces.
This. however. is rather futile. Ex-
perience in the past has proved tha,
all the ordinary needs Of currency ca:
be met pretty we'll by Simple system
Of ones and fves. 1t is no great
hardship to use two or three or fou,
pennies for the fractional parts of a
nickel, and one-dol1ar bills for frac-
tons of 4 five-dollar bill The two
dollar note survives but is used com.
parativeiy little. Larger payments
are generally in even multiples of five
or ten. This system is the product OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
THE NEEDS OF RUSSIA.

The Archbishop Of Kherson and
ODESSA, who is now in the United
States, sends an open letter to call
Archbishops and spiritual leaders Of
Al Christian churches. denominations
and Christian Societies in general
throughout the United States of Amer
ica.''
In this letter, Archbishop Platon,
who had served in the United States
and in Alaska for seven years before
being raised to his present position,
asks all Christians Of whatever sect
TO come to the aid of bleeding Rus
sia. He says, mo human words can
describe the affliction and horrors OF
tie Russian tragedy of today"
''The faith of most religious peo-
pie has been Inundated, derided, pro-
famed. One-half of the educated Glass;
small at best, have been massacred
Russian women have been violated
and dishonored. Children have been
mercilessly butchered. The machinery
of government mas been destroyed.
Agriculture and industry have been
deranged. The finances Of the country
have been completely exhausted"
He begs all Christians everywhere
to pray for his unhappy country, and
to help it. He tells Of hunger, of ex-
haustion, of epidemic
There are no medicines. The most
indispensable articles Of linen are to-
tally lacking. I beg Of you all, my
brethren, to call upon your Red Cross
to make haste to the aid of a perish
ing people, and upon your Young
Mems Christian Association to in
crease their beneficent work"
This faith Of the Russian. prelate
in these two democratic agencies of
American service is appealing.
That the American people would be
glad to help Russia is certain How to
go about it is an unsolved question.
Nor is there much doubt that it is
only after the tantrum Of the naughty
child is over, and the emotion ex-
hausted, that any help offered would
be effective. 8
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
PROMPT ACTION FOR RIoTING


Even localities entirely free from
any present race-rioting can not af-
ford to dismiss the subject lightly rs
having no interest for them.
There is grave reason to believe
that the serious race riots which have
occurred in Washington and Chicago
were deliberately fostered by the same
agency which engineered the anar-
chistic and bomb throwing perform
ances that occurred early in the sum-
mer. No community where different
races abound in any number can be
sure that it is free from the danger Of
an outbreak.
At the first indication Of trouble.
the authorities should deal swiftly and
drasticaHy with the offenders respon-
sible for street rioting. Race or col
or should know no favoritism. A riot
er is a public offender be he black
white Or yellow.
Prompt action when the first sigr
: Of riotiag appears is the sovereign
remedy for preventing the spread o.
recurrence of such outbreaks. 1t j:
the daTlying policy which permits the
thing to run to dangerous extremes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06

Arthur has a sense of real values. He
knows that a pony is better than a
limousine, that dog is better than a
yacht, that a family Of rabbits is bet
ter than houseful of servants. that
a pasture field is preferable to city
park and 'swimnlin' hole" to a pri-
vate sea beach. He has pretty
good notion that wild berries and Win
tergreen leaves and horse-sorrel and
sassafras root gathered by ones own
hands are sweeter than all the wares
of the confectioner.
How many men, in middle life or
old age, look back with longing to
the joys Of life on the farm, forgetting
the hardships that went with it! And
what man brought up in a rich home
ever reverts with similar az oreciation
and sentiment to the pleasures Of his
early environment?
Time tells. Young John Arthur is
wise beyond his years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
SELL WOODEN SHIPS S
Authority for Sale of Score in
London

Washington, Aug. 2.-Authority has
been given for the sale in London OF
90 wooden steamers OF the shipping
board fleet at q, price CT S30O,00V
each. In announcing the sale today
the board said the purchaser, whose
name was not disclosed, obtained an
option for 100 additional craft Of this
type. The ships sold are Of 3,30V
deadweigh; tons and bring the total
Of the woouen steamers sold by the
government to SO. The others SOLD
were of 4,50O tons and brought $780,
900 each.
The boards announcement said the
sale of the wooden steamers offers
the only opportunity in the world
market today for the purchase Of sea-
going tonnage at attractive prices,
adding that the rate OF $50 ton was
good value at bottom rates for i'm
mediate delivery"
The board is now operating Il
wooden steamers in varied service,
some Of them plying to all parts OF
the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
NEW PROGRAM FOR
BRITISH RAILROADS
Government Undertakes to Mod
ernize Equipment and OPP
GRAFTON of All Lines

Correspondence Of Associated Press
Lonaon, July 12.-The vast scope
of the work to be undertaken as soon
as the much discussed transport bill
is passed by parliament was outlined
the other day in the House Of Com
mons by Sir Eric Geddes, Minister OF
Ways and Communications, who Will
head the new extensive reforms and
Improvements planned for the rail
ways, roads and docks. The railway
program includes the following:
Elimination Of all competitive ser
vices given merely for the sake OIL
competition.
Common use by all lines of rolling
stock.
Elimination of privately owned rail
way cars.
Increase of traffic by judicious
electrification of certain lines.
Increase of the size Of rolling stock.
necessitating the alteration of station
platform clearances, enlargement OF
The entrance to warehouses and the
like.
Standardization of rolling stock and
locomotives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
THE BOY AND THE FARM.

Thirteen-year-old John Arthur
Hinckiey, heir to a s4,ooe,ooo estate,
accustomed to all the luxury Of New
York and Paris, is tired Of splendid
hotels and steamships and aarorno-
biles and fine clothes and elegant
houses He wants to live on farm.
He says he could be happy if he
only had pony, dog and some rab-
bits, and fields and woods to ramble
around in, and a stream to fish and
swim in. And so his guardian has au-
thorized the purchase of a farm where
he can get his hearts desire.
1t may seem strange to many boys
in the country, who wish they had
the things of which John Arthur is
weary But those same boys do not
know when they are well off. John
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
STUDYING NATIONAL PARKS.

Higher education is becoming very
practical indeed. It includes every
thing nowadays-excepting, of course
Greek and Latin-from plumbing tc
basket-weaving. Columbia University
is introducing a course in "Interpre-
tation of our Great Scenery" The rea1
name of this course, as Alice in Won
derland might explain, rs Features OF
An: erican National Parks
The course is catalogued under re-
gional geography and physiography.
It's purpose is to disseminate a knowl-
edge of the American National Parks
their location, area, surface, scenery
climate, fauna, fora, accessibility and
value to the nation.
It is planned also to organize a
short-time course for the purpose OF
preparing rangers, guides and other
qualified persons to give better SER
vice as intelligent interpreters Of ma
tional park scenery, and to train men
practically engaged in national parks
work.
There is really much sense in such
a course There are courses in ap-
probation of music, appreciation OF
art Whv Shoul6 there not be an
probation of scenery? Particularly
in a land which contains a large
share of the most beautiful and won
derful scenery in the world. There
would have been little need for the
.sSee America First" slogan if more
a. course in their school days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06

evolution, resulting from billions OF
experiences in making change. It
will hardly be altered nov.
The nickel may practically take the
place of the penny. A cent will then
amount to about as little as it has
for many years in Holland, where it
takes 100 >"cents" to make 40 cents
in American money, or in Germany,
where it takes 100 pennies or "pfen-
nigs'' to make an American quarter
dollar, or the farthing in England,
which is now little more than a ira
dition.
There are parts Of the country
where the nickel is already virtually
the minimum coin. It may soon be
so everywhere, and pennies or other
subordinate coins will cease to pass
current and exist only in literature
and museums.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
EN-, RELIGION.

In an Eastern city a pastor of a
cclcred Baptist church consulted a
plumber and steamftter about the
cost Of putting in a baptistry. The
estimate was soon furnished and the
figure was regarded as satisfactory.
Bat said the plumber, ''ttis COW.
ers only the tank and the water sup
ply. OF course you will want some
sort Of arrangement to heat the wa.
ter"
But the colored pastor had a truly
economic mind, and his own ideas Of
religion also, for he promptly dissent
ed.
'..You see," said he to the plumber,
''I don't low to baptize nobody in
that there baptistry what hain't got
religion enough to keep them warm. /"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
War Camp Community Service.

The office of the Sumter War Camp
Community Service. which has been
active for the past four months. is to
close August 1st This organization
was formed in Sum 7 in accordance
with the nationwide. policy OF the
War Camp Community Service under
the Commission on Training Camp
Activities, that each returning ser
vice man might have the tangible
backing of the community IS he re-
turned to his home town. He was al
vised. through the local secretary, ol
the facilities available in existing or
carnations, such as the Red Cross for
securing information on allotment, IN
surance, etc, the Y. NJ. G. a. winch
has given three months free mem
bership to returned soldiers; ass'se-
ance in securing employment has
been given; welcome signs placed n
conspicuous places; welcome ceieofd-
tions have been suggested and III :
ranged through various organizations
in Sumter and rural districts; nag
rehabilitation services have been held
in accordance with plans carried OH
in cities all over the country; ana no
stone has been left unturned IN SUM
ter to assure those boys who nave
been in service that all are anxious Jol
them to have the best there is avail
able.
In closing the office, which has beer
housed with the Chamber OF Corn
nerce and enthusiastically backed oH
them, the committee feels that
though the visible organization vii
be removed the community spirit en-
,;enderet, by the W. c. G. S. Will be OF
lasting benefit. Cooperation ha:
been the key note, and Sumter has
formed a unit Of an organization
formed TO discharge Il large responsl
bility on a nationwide basis. Inc
sumter committee. ably directed by
DR.. f. S. Booth Who has been unt!r-
ing in his efforts. consists OF Mess:S
NeiIl O'Donnel. S. Ii. EGmunds. II
Neill O.Dcnnell, S. II. Edmunds. II
o1lons and Horace Hardy. Miss liaE-
el C. Hearon has been in charge cl
the office and has rendered faithful
service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
COMMITTEE TO
INVESTIGATE.

Washington, Aug. l. 1.-Development
today in the efforts of the govern
menc to reduce the cost Of living
were: The house at the request Of
President Wilson agreed to deferlts
planned five weeks recess and con-
sider demands of railroad employees
for increased wages.
The senate again discussed in
creas, a living costs but postponed ac-
ton OH the Myers resolution propos-
ing reduction in currency circulation.
The committee Of three appointed
yesterday to consider means Of reduc-
ing living expenses and report to- the
president and cabinet Monday began
work.
The rational officers OF the Order
Of Railway Conductors conferred with
President Wilson regarding increased
wages and the cost, Of living.
The house interstate commerce
committee reported favorably a reso-
luton directing the federal trade
commission to investigate the in
creased price Of shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed to
alleviate conditions Of living were in
trcduced in both houses OF congress.
Of the half dozen important devel-
opments, however, the request OF
President Wilson that the house fore
go it's rece~s at least temporarily to
consider wage requests of the rail
read workers of the country and to
study economic conditions was by tar
the most unexpected.
Alacrity With which the house COM
piled with the request Of the presl-
dent was taken as On indication OF the
deep impression made on members OF
congress by pleas for relief from all
parts Of the country. President VIII
son, it was said at the White House
today, had the subject OF ecoromlc
conditions before him n a variety oi
phases. In making his request to
the house, he said that he expected
important recommendations WITHIN
fortnight" from his advisers.
Shortly before the president sent
his request to the house it was learn
ed that the conferences OF cablnet
members and other officials ;essembl-
ed yesterday by Attorney General
Palmer to initiate measures for rn-
lieving the average man from high
prices would reassenble Tuesday and
would have q new member II the per-
son Of Julius Pa,nes, director of the
United States grain corporation. An
invitation to him to attend was inter
Dreted today as meaning that serious
consideration would be given to the
proposal 20 sell wheat at the market
price. allowing the government to aD-
sorb the difference between that ana
The s2.26 guaranteed the farmer. Sew
eral officials have expressed the opln-
ion that Q free market for wheat
would result in declines in the price
of flour which would bring down 9TH
er staples materially.
Director General Hines, Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Lettlnwell
and Chairman Colver Of the federal
trade commission, appointed a special
committee by the conference will re-
port at the next meeting on the va
ricuss suggestions which have been
advanced, especially those to curb
orofitaering. The department Of JUS
tice is understood TO be prepared to
nut the entire law enforcing machin-
ery of the government back Of any
campaign that may be decided upon
70 stop extortion in the prices OF nee
esSaries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
TIE CALIFORNIA ---soBLEM.

When Senator Phelan recently
made some rather startling state
menfs on the floor Of the United
{ States senate regarding the yellow
peril in California, eastern newspapA>s
criticised him for exaggeration.
His figures showing the percentage
ofs increase OF the japanese population
in Los Angeles county were indeed
alarming, but they seemed to be dis
counted by the known totals and the
small proportion Of Japs to whites in
that.State.
"A somewhat different aspect, how
ever, is given to the situation by COM
rnents from California newspapers
that are known to be calm and con-
saervative. The editor of the Wood
land Mail, in characteristic state-
meiat, recognizes. that Senator Phelan's
presentation may have seemed over
drawn, but thinks he was justified in
: . III -
bringing the subject to the attention
of. the public "in startling way"
Those Of us on the ground" says
the editor, are convinced that the
tgentlenen's agreement by which
Japanese laborers are supposed to be
kept out is worth little. 1t is conced-
ed that hosts OF the little brown men
are coming to the State across the
Mexican border. And contract
wives are coming in by hundreds, ap-
parently for no other reason than to
become bearers of children.
japanese laborers are creating dis
aster for the white race in scores Of
districts, their mode Of life making it
impossible for white men and women
to. tolerate them They have, gradual
II possessed thems elves Of whole sec
tons: IN both city and country, and
where they locate the value Of prop
erty Immediately depreciates. Posses
sing themselves. of a house in the
middle Of a block, for example. it IS
only a matter: of "a short time until
the whole neighborhood is under their
control.
..Men. women and children who
feEyears ago made success OF
berry and srnall fruit farms have
practically been crowded out Of that
industry by the japanese, and the
consumer pays more money for infer
Tor products.
: st can realize that the people of the
East and Middle West may feel that
the coast people are making a great
ado about a small. matter; but if they
knew the true conditions I am sure
they not only would agree but would
become aggressive propagan0ists
against very apparent menace.
~ It is quite evident that, whether
Americans of other sections can
agree with the, Californians or not,
the latter have genuine grievance
and a big problem on their hands, and
5acarv,a az loact resnectfll hearing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
NOTICE
Meeting Of County Democratic
Executive Committee

A mee-ins of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee is hereby
called to be held in the Court House
1T - O'Clock, noon, Saturday, Aug
ust 9Th. The object OF the meeting
is to make arrangements. for the pri-'
mary election ordered by the State
Executive Committee to nominate a
candidate for Congress, and to trans
act such other business as may come
before the committee. All members
are requested to be present or repre-
sented by proxy. Members should be
prepared to name three managers and,
one clerk for their respective clubs.
JOHN H. CLIFTON,
H. G.. Osteen, Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
What He Thought.

A new railroad through Louisiana
strikes some Of the towns about a
mile from the business center, SO it is
necessary to run a bus line. A sales
man stopping in one Of the towns ask
ed the old darly bus driver about it:
"Say Uncle, why have they got the
depot way down here?''
After moments hesitation the
old darky replied: .'Ah dunno, boss,
unless dey wanted to git 1t Ca de
.aiiroaG"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
FOOD PROBLEM
BEING STUDIED

Washington, Aug. 4.-Pcesident
Wilson returned 20 Washington this
morning from a weekend trip down
the Potomac On the Mayiiower X is
understood that the president is de-
voting his attention to the high cost
Of living problem.
Paris, Aug. 4.-Fi"e persons We're
killed at Easel, Switzerland, during
the recent strike riots there, accord
ing to Official reports. Fifteen per
sons were wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
NEW YORK GOTTEN EaiiaET,
Yes'td'yu
Onon High. 2.
Marriage Licenses.

White-WilIiam w. Scott of Dalzell
20 Bessie Bowers of Dalzell.
L. o. Lowry Of Efhngham to Nettie
P. Turner of Etingham.
Colored-Manuel Allen of Remberts
20 Lucy Deas Of Renberts.
w. T. Douglas OF Columbia to Mary
Harris of Sumter.
Alex McNeal Of Sumter to Isabel
Hicks OF Sumter.
Abraham Bill of Sumter to Nora
Watson OF Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
Sporting Note.

you've made a mistake in your pa
ner' said an indignant man. entering
the editorial sanctum OF 4 daily pa
per. II was one OF the competitor:
at that athletic match Yesterday enc
you have called me the well-known
lightweight champion
We'll. aren't YOU inquired the ed
itor
NO. I'm nothing Of the kind, anc
it's confoundedly awkward because
I'm a Goa! merchant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
HANDS OFF
IN HUNGARY
Supreme Council Will Not Inter
fere With Internal Affairs

Copenhagen. Aug. 4.-Pren1ler
Clemenceau, president Of the peace
conference. replying to a wireless
message from the Italian military
mission at Budapest. declares that
the supreme council Of the peace con
ference does not intend. to Interfere
with the internal policy of the Hun
garian government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
FUGITIVES RETURN
TO GERMANY

Berlin, Aug. $50 many refugees
are arriving in every German city and
village from territories taken from the
former empire, that communities III
increasing numbers are forbidding
their residence because OF lack OF
BUILDINGS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06

''It is too bad said a young Off
Ger, ''tnat everybody in this country
couldn't have had the experience OF
service overseas, and of living in
those countries and among those peo-
pie. Anybody who did will never
need to be told again that the United
States is the finest country on Gods
green earth
A Kansas man says he has produc-
ed ''bugless potato" by crossing the
potato vine with a weed that the po-
tato beetle doesn't like The vines are
changed somewhat, but the tubers re-
main the same as ever. This will be
good news to Johnny. Now he won't
have anything to do but go fshin'
and swimmin'.
Chicago and other industrial cen
ters Of the North and West, having
made all the use possible of the ne
gro laborers that were induced by
offers of high wages to leave their
homes in the South, are now using
forcible measures to get rid Of them.
The North loves the negro only for the
profit that can be made out of him,
either politically or industrially. The
Northern attitude is the same now
that it was more than century ago
when New England Puritans were
building up fortunes selling rum tc
Africans and African slaves in the
West Indies and South. When Vir-
ginia and other Southern States made
strenuous effort to abolish the
slave trade New England opposed it,
for the slave trade was the most prof
table brahch of their commerce.
Sumter is law respecting and a
peace loving town, and the policy an
nounced by Mayor Jennings will have
the support Of every right thinking
citizen. The way to preserve good
order is for every man to attend
strictly to his own business, respect
the rights Of others and to do unto
others as he would be done by. This
is good gospel, good morals and good
law for any and everybody, and if OBJ
served there will be no trouble here
or elsewhere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06

The high price that farm lands now
bring is an index Of prosperity but
until some Of the money that farm
ers have TO spend is invested in fences
to enclose their farms this section
will never be truly and solidly pros
porous Nor will Sumter county be
prepared for the boil weevil until the
farms are fenced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
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and is mani9estly the best advertisias
mh6inYt nif1E Sumter.