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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
OPPOSITION TO PLAN.
Program to Sell Wheat Not Favorahy
Regarded.

Chicago. Jan 29.-Organized op-
position to the plan Of the federal
food administration for the govern
ment to buy and sell the 1918 and
1919 wheat crop was put under way
in Chicago today under auspices OF
leaders Of the board of trade who de-
cided to have a committee ask con
gress to reuse to adopt the admins
tration's wheat policy.
The board Of trade men will de-
nand that the government relinquish
all control Of the handling Of the
crops and conflne itself to the task OF
making good to the farmers its guar
antee Of $22G a buShel in Chicago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
AN INFLUENZA RETROSPECT.
A Brief Review of the Recent Re-
cIrence Of Influenza in The City.

Editor The Item:
In considering the epidemic of in
| IfluenZa. we Of Sumter have every rea-
son to be deeply grateful for the lit
tie that we have suffered in compar-
ison with other places. We realize
that we have lost some exceedingly
valuable lives and our burden is.
therefor, grievous: but when we see
what ravages this disease has made
in other places. it becomes us to be
deeply and humbly grateful
Now that the recent recurrence Of
the disease seems to have subsided
as evinced by the exceedingly encour-
aging reports from the physicians and
the schools Of the city, it seems pro-
pitious that we briefly review the sit
uation.
On the evening ofJanuary 18th,
the City Board Of Education met at
the call of the chairman to consider
the conditions. At the beginning Of
the meeting the board had only one
report before it and that was a re-
port submitted by DR.. J. A. Mood. AS
reflected by his individual practice
the conditions seemed to warrant the
boards closing ithe schools for at
least one week and it was unanimous
ly ordered that this be done. It had
been asoertained just before the meet
ing that the sheriff of Sumter county
had received an order to investigate
and report conditions to the State
Board of Health. Sheriff Hurst was
A., ;,, tn lyo r6nNrf
Of his investigations in the city. He
had report from all of the physi-
clans Of the city and the conditions as
reflected by these reports were by no
means the same as reflected by DR..
Moods practice. The board, there
fore, unanimously rescinded its form
err action that the board should on its
own iniative close the schools. ana
decided to await the action Of the
City Board of Health. The next morn
ing the Superintendent announced to
the school that the whole matter rest
ed in the hands of the City Board OF
Health and the schools would, as they
have always done, cheerfully cooper
ate with the City Board of Health,
and advised the pupils not to let their
minds become worried by the situa-
ton, but to leave the matter entirely
in the hands of the authorities.
It will be remembered that upon
the reports and showing made by the
physicians of the city, the City Board
of Health decided to take no action
at present. That this board acted
wisely was revealed by the steady and
marked Improvement during all of
last week. The reports from the ply
sicians and the school continued to
be more favorable every day and the
reports today show that the recent
recurrence of influenza has practical
VI subsided in our city.
The physicians predicted at the be-
ginning of the year that we shculc
have these waves of influenza during
the whole winter season. Our very
ardent hope is that we have had our
last recurrence However this may
be. while we appreciate our ire'oar-
able loss Of life, the hearts of our
whole community should be deeply
grateful for the blessings that we
have so abundantly received.
Respectfully and cordially submit
ted. S. H. EdmunCs.
superintendent Of the City Schools.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
The housing problem is growing

The housing problem is growing
more acute in Sumter all the time
There is a demand for houses ana
apartment here that cannot be fill
eG ard every real estate agent in
the city has a waiting list Of people
who want to rent houses here. If
there were houses to be had num-
Der Of families would come to sum
tel. to live and the population OF the
city would be considerably increased.
It is population that makes business
and some plan should be devised to
relieve the situation. The Chamber
of Commerce might find it worth
while 70 give the matter consioeril-
lion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Full Recognition
Of PadereWski1
Secretary Lansing Greefs New
Polish Premier.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Recognlhons
of the provisional government OF tso-s
land has been accorded by the AneTFI-Ts
can government. officials of the Stare
department said today in making pa1bys
lie a message which Secretary AT
sing at Paris, has sent by dlreefIonS
of President Wilson to Ignaee2J All al
Paderewski, the new Polish premier:
Mr.. Lansing congratulated Mr. Padergsss
ewski upon becoming head OF the go:
lish government and said that the
United States would be glad toaenteE.
into relations with the new Polish
state as soon as possible. Mr. Ian
sings telegram follows: rs
THE president Of the United States:
directs me to extend to you asfeF-
eign minister and secretary of foreign
affairs of the provisional Poiish gov
crnment it's sincere wishes for s1ltr
success in the high office which, ouS ouS
nave assumed and his earnestIhopeS
that the government Of which YOU;
are part will bring prosperity to the
republic of Poland.
TT is my privilege to extend to syoui
at this time my personal GREETINGS
and officially to assure you that IL
will be q source Of qualification to en-
ter into official relations with You ar
the earliest opportunity to renderStos
your county such aid as is possible
at this time as it enters upon new
cycle of Independent life. This wilt
be in accordance with that spirit or
| friendliness which has in the past an
mated the American people in thelr5
relations with your countrymen s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

some artillery. officers from st. Sehasz
tian. They have been over to see
us several times and we walked With
them over to their chateau Sunday
before last We met their colone!. He
is from Georgia. He has since invited
us to dinner but as Eleanor has the
mumps the party has been postpon-
ed. She is quarantined and also our
room for the present. I am living
with Bessie Little. a Red Cross girl
from Montana in B. H. II. The other
girls in this barracks are nurses. They
are ver$ nice to me and want me to
move over permanently. especially as
am attached to B. H. II. But I like
our quarters in 8. H. PIG much bet
ter and we have good fire always
Here the stove is poor and the man
who is supposed to keep the fire going
isn't on the job like our Mack. Lit
tie Bessie has just come in singing
Keep the Home Fires Burning" I
told her that was about all had done
all evening. Frog stoves are not built
on the same lines as Yankee ones.
My Christmas box came about a
week ago. It was badly crumbled
but we enjoyed the cake just the
same. I gave away most Of it to the
boys. Don't think didn't want it but
it was such fun to watch the boys eat
real cake.
I received TWO letters from ''raes
duck soeuIs'' on Christmas Eve. l
suppose the rest Of you have written
but the mali is SLOW. These letters
we're written at Thanksgiving. also
received a letter from Miss Marie. 1t
bothers me considerably because
don't get a chance to write letters.
Besides having unlimited work. so
much we have to do is so depressing
that we use all the recreation oos-
sible to counteract it. When l have
my afternoon off, I spend it out Of
DOORS We are allowed Sundays off
but no one takes the whole day sss it
seems selfish. We never see daylight
in this work; all we can do is keep
going and hoping that we are doing
the essential things first. Even when
we play, we do Red Cross work. If I'm
going for a walk, I take a convcies-
cent along with me and he acts as an
escort and as he walks he tells me all
the things he has been wanting. to
tell some one for months and NOR tbs.
It may seem queer to you folks at
home but one of the gretaest treats
the boys here can have is to talk to
someone who isn't a soldier.
Did auntie get my letter? I wrote
her and a great many others, on the
boat coming over and have heard
since that they did not go through.
None of mine were returned but some
of the girls Of CUR party had theirs
returned to them in Paris.
Some of the personnel here Rave
forth with kodaks that
were formerly tabooed. I have had
my picture taken several times and
if any of them are good, shall send
them home. Please put the enclosed
in my memory book.
Please tell Miss Fannie" that re-
ceived the Christmas card and apore-
ciate her remembering me.
Love to all,
KATIE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Women Bank Clerks
Bank of England Dismisses
Eight Hundred Bank Clerks.

London. Dec 20 Correspondence
Eight hundred women clerks en-
ploye7 by the Bank Of England as a
war measure have been notified that
their services will no longer be requir-
Ad b,,+ that 200 of them may make
special applications for as many per-
rnanent positions in the clerical staff.
The salary will be SIS week with q
pension of half that amount after 20
years service.
.~women will certainly be placed on
!, permanent footing in the future,
was the opinion Of one bank n1anag-
er. while another felt that they were
excellent and charming but they
Gould not work under pressure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
HoUsEHoLDERs WON'T PAY.
Decline in Price Of Dairy Products
Follows.

Chicago. Jan. 2S:-The decline in
the price of dairy products which was
renewed here today is attributed by
many dealers to refusal Of house
holders to pay the high prices w;lch
did not begin to break until q, -ort-
night ago.
In the last five days cheese at
wholesale has declined eight cents;
better six cents and eggs eight cents.
a federal grand jury is expected TO re-
port Saturday on retailers who arc al
legged not to have passed the SAVING
on to the ultimate consumer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
The Influenza Situation.

Reports received today show that
the influenza situation for the city
continues to improve very decidedly
at the various school buildings th@ at
tendEace last week steadily improved
each day and Monday the improve
ment in attendance continued. many
of the rooms being full Quite a
number of those who have been sick
have returned. The reports from The
schools are altogether encouraging.
Reports from the physicians are
equally encouraging.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
PERSONAL.

Capt. Herbert F. E. Bultman OF
the Coast Artillery, Z. S. a, who has
been stationed at Fort Hamilton, n.
z. is at home on a twenty day fur
Tough before proceeding to Fort De
Lessups Panama Canal Zone.
Capt. E. 3. Andrews, NJ. c., .. S. N,
who has recently returned from
France. is visiting his brother, DR.. G.
II. Andrews.
Mr.. W. J. McKagen, Health oiti-
Ger at Hartsville, as in the city today.
y Miss Kathleen Parham is at home
From Greenwood for two weeks, Laa-
der College having been closed until
February 18th.
Mr.. Des. Upshur, of NassawadaS,
va, rs visiting his brother, Mr.. w. b.
Upshur.
Rev. and Mrs. II. II. Covington. OF
Norfolk, Va, are here for few days,
stay.
Mrs, T. 3. Suber and little son,
Theodore, are spending sometime
with relatives in Lancaster.
Mr.. J. E. McNinch, who has been
spending several weeks with his sis
ter, Mrs. T. B. Suber. left this morn
ing for his home in Lancaster.
Miss Maud Anon. ef Bishopville'
was in the city today.
Mr.. I. H. Moses, of Orangeburg, is
Ia the city.
Mr. J. G. r. Wilder is spending a
few days in Orangeburg on business.
DR.. Walter Cheyne leaves tonight
for New York to take a special course
in surgery in the hospitals
Private David M. Smoot Of the Lib
erty Bell Division, is in town visiting
his sisters, Mrs. T. M. Bradley and
Miss Lizzie Sraoot. The Liberty Bell
Division was cited on two occasions
for bravery in The fierce fighting: Oh
the Argonne front during the fa-
NOUS mountains TO. the coast drive Of
september 26th, and before historic
Sedan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

Joe L. NJ. lshlcT. sheriff of Ander-
son county since 1872, handed his res
isnation to GOV. Cooper. j. Ohm San
ders. deputy to Sheriff, Ashley. was
immediately appointed to the Office
The new sheriff also took the oath Of
office before w Panks Dove. secretary
Of State. Mr.. Sanders expects to have
his bond arranged and the office
checked over TO him by Feb. /.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Neu. Spring Coat Suits.

The Sumter Dry Goods CO. are
exhibiting their first installment OF
coat suits for the spring Of 1919. The
adies are all invited to call and set
acquainted with these. rs we'll as the
.thcr now things on display AdTt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

The police are doing good work
rounding up the sDeedsters and al
most every day :! few of the auto
racers face the Recorder and con
tribute to the City Treasury. II there
were more policemen available TO
enforce the traffic ordinance the
streets would be SaIcr and mor.' OF
TIE speed maniacs would he arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

The meeting of City Council called
Tuesday night for the election OF City
Clerk and Treasurer and members OF
the police force was postponed as
Manor jennings was called to Wash
ineton on business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
All New.

New MILDLY suits, new coat suits,
new spring top coats at the Sumter;
Dry Goods Co-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

FOR SALE-F. o. 3. cars. Camp
Jackson, stable manure; very little.
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi>
cal and Fertilizer value 1ated very
high by Clemson college. A A.
Strauss, Sumter, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

BEEsNAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Am paying best
cash price See me il you have
any. n c.. Osteen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

FARM LAND FOR sALE-In Sumter
Lee and Clarendon counties. c. p.
Osteen. Sumter, S. G.. 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

WE SELL-Fertilizer and fertilizer
materials Of all kinds. Write us for
prices. We can save you money.
Southern Brokerage Co.. Sumter,
S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

= Y >
you hear The average American
soldier has little chance Of obtaining
access to a real French home. Cn-
fortunately. they are judging the
whole nation by the riff-raff. The
yulgarity Of the lower class people Of
the cities is repulsive, but nowhere
will you find people of more refine
,nent than the better class people Of
France When I say better. don't
mean money or blood, but merely
opportunity. Capt. Petrie lives in
Nantes with a French family.
Madame Held is without doubt the
most charming woman 1 ever met.
She is the personifcation of all that !
ever read or heard concerning French
fascination Her home is filled with
bric-a- -brac and beautiful handmade
embroidery. Another interesting
family are the Fremonts who live at
st. Luce. village just on the other
side Of us They live in chateau
more than five hundred years old.
with a moat all around it. SO many
of the chateaus have been modern
lied but this is the real article, even
to dungeon and water III the moal
Their whole estate is picturesque anu
interesting. What Interested me most
were the family portraits in oils. Both
! Monsieur and EIadame are OF no
bility. They have been very nice TO
me. Sunday before last 1 had tea
with them and they showed me soma
of the family heirlooms. one of which
| was a harp that had gone through
the revolution and was the only thing
that branch OF the family saved.
Saturday, evening. week ago
! Eleanor and | had dinner in towT
with Capt. Petrie Afterwards W.
went TO the theatre where we me-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON.

l Dear Social Corner Sisters: I sup pose you have survived the gayeties of the summer season. I hope many have been able to take vacation. for a change and rest from work is very beneficial to one.
 have enjoyed reading the accounts of your various picnics which I all ways attend in my mind.
 l presume there will be many more before you commence meeting in the different halls
 The schools in this vicinity opened this morning which makes one real- ize that the summer has nearly gone and that later crops are nearing ma turity. As it was impossible for us to procure help in the spring we have not much to harvest, and have miss ed, and will miss, the little income we received in this way We do hope that another spring conditions will be different because we obtain our 1iv- ing by what we raise on our farm.
 Many of you I know are busy can ming preserving and drying vegeta- bles and fruits to store away for win ter consumption.
 T just enjoy The Corner letters and there is room for many more Don't cipes and helpful things. for we need them. One likes new foods. and If there are nice. inexpensive dishes to serve in these days of high living one would like to try them.
 Nature is looking beautiful. No doubt this is due to our many recent rains Our sunsets are lovely. I some times fancy that they are much pret- with its setting. as it looks in a bank of green. If painters fail with their brush to transfer the beauties of a sunset on canvas there is no use for me to attempt to describe one; but I do enjoy watching the sky each day at sunset. It seems as if no two are alike. It is also pleasing to watch the colors fade away and mix together and then after a time disappear.
 extend a hand of welcome to the new sisters, and hope the older ones
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
AUNrY NO. is PICNIC.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: As Ru-
 ral Delivery says: "There has been | several moons since I have written for The Corner" But have read all the letters with more or fless intersst:s and would try out the recipes. only uncle and I don't eat very many sweets, or fussy dishes-S~ We eat@ to live. 9slf' --' [ 1 l have attended most of the gath4r- ings and enjoyed myself at. the ex- pense of others, so now will try and let you all enjoy yourselves at my ex- pense. ;rt I am planning to have you all meet at my home the 25th of this month. Please bring plate, cup. fork and spoon, and something to help sprsad the table as usual and we will Hope the weather man will give us a good, pleasant day. Let us see if we cant get ahead of Olga for A good crowd The trains are running convenient ly now the Central Vermont" Mow leaving Norwich a 9.o3 a.. m. and 4Vn- limantic at 9.25 All who are able to walk three quarters of mile up hill. and wish to come that way can get off at the Franklin station. cross the track, and come up the hill, keeping to the right. 4s former years. Farmers are all too
 Aunt sarah. Where have you kept yourself all summer? We have missed you.
 Guylena: Congratulations. Hope
 (con.inued on Page 13-col. 4
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
TO PRESERVE APPLES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: was called away by the illness of a brother and have not been able to attend any meetings of late. While I was away l got the recipe for sulphurizing ap- pies: Take as many apples as you would like to put up for next summer bag and take barrel and put some slats across the middle of it inside. and place a pan at the bottom with a little ashes in it: and have some live wood coals and place on ashes and put two tablespoons of sulphur on the coa1s. Put the bag with the apples on the slats loosely and cover tight so as to keep the fumes of sulphur in the barrel Do this in the forenoon and again in the afternoon, and let them stay in the barrel all night In the morninc take them out and put them in crock or anything to keep them and cover with a cloth or anything to keep the dust away from them; don't need sealing; when you want to use them. take what you want to use and rinse in cold water and then pour hot water on them for a few minutes and they are ready for use. These apples will keep for a year and will never turn dark. I have fixed one-ha1f bushel and they are very nice.
 Hope some of the Sisters will try this. If you have early apples that will not keep. try this way and keep them all winter for pie. sauce or any thing you want to use apples for.
 For Canning Apnies-Pare and cut
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
FRUIT JUICES FOR JEILiEs
 KEPT WITHOUT SUGAR

l Fruit juices for use later in jelly l aking can be sterilized and bottled wihout sugar and made into jellies at the housewife's convenience.
 This enables her to do with fewer jelly glasses and to distribute her par chases of sugar for jelily making through the year. Moreover. with the : bottled juice she can make a greater variety Of jelly. as juices which will not je1 can be put up when the fruit is ripe and combined later with fruits that will jeli, or fruit ripening at diff ferent seasons can be combined. For example. the juice of straw ber- ries, cherries or pineapples can be kept without sugar and later. when apples are plentiful. can be made into com bination jelly
 From the unsugared sterilized juices of entrants, apples. craba pples and grapes, kept from g to Is months. the bureau of chemistry. United States Department of Agriculture. recently made ieIies of excellent texture fla vor and color.
 To put up unsugared fruit juices for jelly making proceed exactly as if jelly were to be made at the time. Cook the fruits until they are soft and strain out the Juice through flannel bag. Heat and pour while hot into bottles previously scalded. Fill the bottle full,- leaving no air space be- tween juice and cork or seal. Place the filled seal bottles on their sides keep them in that bath for about 50 minutes. Make sure that the corked or sealed end is under the hot water. AS soon as the bottles are cool cover the cork with a paraffin seal. Thor ough sterilization and sealing are ab solutely essential to success.
 To make jelly from the sterilized juice test it's telling quality. add the proper amount of sugar and proceed as in making jelly from freshly ex-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
VERA
LOOK UPWARD,

Dear Social oCrner Sisters: Now that school has begun. and the young sters are required to do quite bit of walking, I think it is an excellent time to give them a little advice. Remem- Der this will apply to some of the older ones well as the younger set
 1he whole secret of standing and Walking erect consists in keeping the ch-n well away from the breast This throws the head upward and back ward, and the shoulders wilh n aturall settle backward and in their true posi- tion Those who stoop in walking gen erally look downward. The proper way IS to look straight ahead. and upon the same level with your eyes. or if you are inclined to stoop until that tendency is overcome look. rather aboVe than below the level
 Mountalneers are said to be as straight as an arrow" The req son IS because they are obliged to look up- ward so much. It is simply impossible to stoop in walking if you will heed ana practice tIi;s rule.
 You will notice that all round snouidered persons carry the chin near u breast nd look downward.
 Take warning in time. for bad ha Dit is more easily prevented than cured.
 MINNIE IA IA.