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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
Are the Treaty Terms just?

To me the terms, so far as Ger
many is concerned, seem just. They
are weak where they create condi-
tions like those which Will exist in the
Sarre Basin. and Danzig, because in
both cases they leave to the future
the settlement Of questions which,
unless we are on the threshold of a
new age, may precipitate new con-
f1icts. The terms combined do not
permit anyone to deceive himself into
believing that a peace Of conciliation
has been made, but how could such
a peace be made?
Certainly there was only one way
to make such a peace and that was
to let Germany go scot free. This
would have meant a bankrupt France
and a ruined Belgium. It would
have meant. that Germany by destroy
ing her neighbor's machinery and
cities, had disposed Of competition
and, with her factories intact, her
fields unravaged, could proceed to
harvest prosperity at home, having
sown destruction abroad. There new
er was any middle ground either
Germany had to pay, and this meant
a ,su1ien, bitter, vengeful Germany, or
she must be placated, and this meant
a ruined France.-From Peace with
by Frank H. Simonds, in
the American Review Of Reviews for
August, 1919.
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Blue . !.
- -
LIVER LAZY
TAKE A CAL0TAb
Wonderful How Young and En-
ergetic You Feel After Taking
This Delightful Nausealess
Cal0mel

II you have not tried Calotabs you
have delightful surprise awaiting
you. The wonderful liver-cleansing
and system purifying properties soss
calomel may now be enjoyed without
the slightest unpleasantness, for Ga:o7
tabs are calomei with the liver benefits
left in and the sting taken ont A Cali
otab at bedtime with a swallow OF
water, that's all. No taste, no nausea,
no salts nor the slightest unpleasant
after effects. You wake UP in. the
morning feeling fine. Your liver is
clean your system is purified, your ap
tite hearty. Eat what you wish, no
danger, and no risk of salvation. The
next time you feel lazy, mean nervous,
blue or discouraged give your liver 4
thorough cleansing with a CaIotab.
They are so delightful and effective
that your druggist is authorized TO res
fund the price as a guarantee that
you will be dilighted.
For your protection, Calotahs are
sold only IN original sealed packages,
price thirty-five cents. At all drug
stores.-(adv)
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AMERICAN LE-
GION OF s. G..
70 Organize Post in. Every
County in the State

Columbia, Aug. 2.-The American
Legion Of South Carolina has opened
State headquarters at room 80 in the
National Loan and Exchange Bank
building in Columbia; and is con-
ducting drive for the organization OF
a post OF the legion in every county
in south Carolina. A great deal OF
interest is being shown and number
Of posts have already been organized
and charters asked for them from the
national organization:
The American Legion was organiz-
ed in Paris in March, 1919, by a thou
sand officers and men who were dele:
gates from all the units in the
American. Expeditionary Force. The
league held a caucus in st. Louis in
May, 1919, at which national officers
were elected and plans made for or
ganizing in the States of the Union.
= The first convention Of the Ameri-
can Legion of South Carolina was
held in Florence on July 16, 1919. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one and
since it was held the American Legion
of South Carolina has been growing
rapidly -.
Under the constitution of the Amer
iean Legion any soldier, sailor or ma
rine who served honorably in the
great war between April s, 1917, and
November II, 1918, is eligible for
membership Membership dues in the
State orga anization, including dues in
the national organization, are only
one dollar'a year.
The purpose Of the American Le-
gion are admirably stated in the pre-
amble of its constitution: For God
and country we associate ourselves to-
gether for the following purposes: TO
uphold and defend the constitution of
the United States of America; to
maintain law and order; to foster and
perpetuate a 100 per cent Anne. ;an-
ism; to preserve the memories and
incidents Of our association in the
great war; to inculcate a sense OF in
dividual obligations to the commun-
ity: State and nation; to combat the
autocracy of both the classes and the
masses; to make right the master OF
might; to promote peace and good will
on earth; to safeguard and transmit
freedom and democracy; to consecrate
and sanctify our comradeship by our
devotion to mutual helpfulness.
1t is expected that the American
Legion Of South Carolina will have
hundreds Of members in short time
as soldiers and sailors in other States
deem it privilege and duty to join.
The officers Of the American Le-
eion Of South Carolina are the fol-
lowing: julius H. Walker, State
commander, Columbia; Guy A. Gull
lick, vice State commander, Green
vile: Irvine F. Belser, State adjutant,
Columbia; w. D. Wilkinson, State
finance officer, Abbeville; Sam J. Roy
all, State historian, Florence; Jubai
O. Williams, State master-at-arms
Liberty; Rev. J. w. Fraser, State chap
plain, Spartanburg; Charles S. Gardn-
er, State publicity officer, Florence
and W. D. Workman, State insurance
officer, Greenville.
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VOL CA NO ERIJPTIO!N
r WROUGHT RUIN
Awful Scenes Prevailed in Java
When Kalut Erupted

Singapore, June 81, via Toxic, July
2.-The awful scenes which prevailed
NJ. en- the volcano of .Kalut in Java
burst into eruption on May 20, de-
s+royed 26 villages and: caused a loss
Of life estimated by some at $4,000
q. yividly described by Miss E. w
Cranen who has arrived here from
Sourabaya.
A river of boiling mud and lava
which overwhelmed the village OF
Blitac where Miss Cranen was stay:
ing, she says, was ten miles wide
and four feet deep.
The first symptoms of the. coming
eruption, Miss Cranen said, were
sounds like thunder and vivid flashes
in the sky. Enormous boulders were
flung from the volcano into the low
lands around it for immense dis
tances. There was pitchy darkness
owing to rain of ashes.
Then came warning to the oceu.
pants of the hotel at Rlitar that the
river of lava and mud was approach
ing. .FWe were almost beside our
selves as to what to do to avoid
hideous end. she said. Twenty-four
of those staying at the hotel escap ped
death in the boiling mud by fleeing
aboard a motor car driven by the wife
of the Assistant Resident Commission
er. J.
According to Miss Cranen the river
of mud ran for three hours and
wrought fearful damage to life and
property. It covered the railway sta
ton, buried the locomotives and cars
and destroyed virtually every house IN
B1itar, TWlingi and Srengat
A Mr.. Boekhont managed to rescue
his wife ard some of his children, buf
owing to the velocity of the mud river
was unable to save two of his little
ones who perished before his eyes
One European, while in bed in his
house was carried away and deposit
ed miles distant.
A Sourabaya paper which places
the total loss. of life at $4,000 says
that / 5 Europeans perished, and that
after the volcano. subsidized. the arms
and legs of the victims were seen pro-
truding through the mud all over
Kediri district, in the vicinity Of Ka-
1ut. Many thousands Of persons are
reported missing
It is learned that three lava streams
flowed from the volcano all taking
the same course as in the eruption of
1901. One Of these destroyed Blitar.
Government geolegists who ascended
TO the crater OF Kalut after the erup-
ton found it empty. s!
; The Dutch governor of the devas-
tated district reported that 5,100 per-
sons were killed in the eruption Of
Kalut.
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TRIP TO EXPERT
MENT STATION
Sumter County Farmers Will Go
to Florence in August

A letter from Mr.. r. E. Currel, Su
perintendent Of the Pee Dee Expert
ment Station at Florence, to Secretary
E. I. Reardon of the Sumter County
Chamber Of Commerce, received yes
terday, says that Mr.. Curren will be
fully prepared for the party Of SUM
ter county farmers who will visit
that station on next Friday, August
8th, regardless of how many are in
the party.
County Agent j. Frank Williams,
who is away for a few days visiting
his old home at Easley, S. c., will be
back by next Tuesday evening ready
to act as conductor Of the Sumter
county tourist farmers. In the mean
time he has left Secretary Reardon
temporarily in charge of the arrange
ments for the trip, and the secretary
has been paying special if indeed not
exclusive attention to the details OF
the, splendid dinner that Superin-
tendent .Curren will serve the SUM
ter party.
The secretary says the best breed OF
hog is cooked hog any way you can
figure it out. And the same pract1-
cal application or test applies to
chicken and '.trimmins'."
Superintendent Curren wants to
know not later than August 6th, II
possible approximately how many Will
go from Sumter county so that he
can prepare ample dinner for every
one. He says that the crops are
pretty grassy just now but he has
sufficient data of many kinds to give
the visitors a splendid idea of what
the experiments have brought forth
for several years. Those who are
going should notify County Agent
Williams, r. F. D. No. 3, Sumter, or
Secretary Reardon, Phone 200, Cham
Der of Commerce, Sumter, not later
than the early afternoon Of August
9Th.
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AMERICAS OUT
POST IN PACIFIC
Naval, Base ) at Pearl Harbor
Protects Entire West
O0oSG

Honolulu, July 14.-War against
the United States will be made almost
protibitive for any Oriental nation
through the Enlistment at Pearl
Harbor base here of the greater part
of. the new Pacific fleet, according to
naval authorities The arrival Of the
feet late, in August, it was declared,
would make Pearl Harbor one OF the
greatest naval bases in the world and
the most important to the United
States
Naval authorities have said Hawaii
affords the only possible location for
a strong naval base in the Central
Pacific ocean for a distance Of 1000
miles It lies approximately $500
miles off the American coast. II
Hawaii were in the hands of an enc
my, according to local authorities,
taat nation could harass and threaten
the entire Pacific coast. To guard the
Pacific coast against an enemy occu-
pying Hawaii, the United States would
be compelled to keep fleet many
times the size required with HAWAII
as an American base, it is declared.
With the United States in control
OF the, islands an Oriental nation NOV
ing against the United States would be
compelled to work from a base p
600 to 5000 miles from the American
coast instead Of the Hawaiian coast
only $500 miles off.
Pearl Harbor, where the base is
situated, is considered one of the best,
if not the best, natural harbors in the
world. It has an area Of 10 square
miles and a depth of more than 90
feet. It is landlocked and ships with
in the ilarbor are out Of view from
the sea. The great new drydock just
completed, will be officially opened by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels when
he arrives with the fleet. It is 1923
feet long, is 13S feet wide and can
handle any ship af1oat or contemplat-
ed.
The war department also has ample
sites at the channel entrance and al
ready has engaged on the construc-
ton of protecting defenses. a consid-
erable army force also is maintained
in the islands.
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Low RATES ON
STORED COTTON
Lots Of Ten Bales and Less
Insured at $40

Columbia, July S0--Farmers l1av-
ing stored ten Or fewer bales Of cot
ton can now insure it at s2.40 per
sslee of insurance, according to an e n
nouncements made yesterday by w
McSwain, State insurance cornmissi
zer, affer.a conference with w. F.
Dunbar, manager. Of the Southeastern
aa aerwrieers' Association.
Heretofore the rate has been $3.85
per 500 OF insurance, but by the ar
Srangement announced yesterday the
rate IS reduced to, 81. 40. This new
rate applies only to lots of cotton in
ZEN or fewer bales stored by farm
sers in barns When the number Of
bales IS greater than ten, the rate is
the same as that charged for cot
ton warehouse. which is $3.85 per
s10e.
The new rate viii result in substan-
4ial savings for the farmers of the
Stare. In discussing the rate yester-
day Mr.. McSwain said:
Il hope the neW%rate will induce
many more farmers to take some
means OF protection from fire in the
cotton holdings. Few farmers, COM
sparativeIy speaking, with Ten or few
ser bales in their barns, carry any
insurance at all. Only few days ago,
We saw wfer 120 bales near Silver
Street were struck by lightning and
consumed. There was no insurance
on this cetton. I ffeeI sure that there
are hundreds of other farmers in the
STATE who have also failed to protect
themselves IN case of FIRE. The new
rate may serve to increase the number
OF farmers who take out fire insurance.
On their small lots of cotton.
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Baptist Campaign.

C4reenvisle. Aug. 3,-Apportion-
ments for the thirty-eight Baptist
Associations in South Carolina in the
Baptist IS Million Campaign, togeth-
er with the association organizers and
publicity directors for the great drive,
were announced today at State head
quarters here.
South Carolinas share of the great
fund is, in round figures, five and a
half million dollars, which is to be
raised between November 80 and De-
cember Z, this year. In exact figures.
however. the total of the apportion-
ments for the associations is $685.
S74.
The apportionment for the Santee
Association to which Sumter belongs
is s295.266. Organizer, Rev. ". M.
Gordon. Summerton: Publicity Direc-
tor, Rev. J. W. Guy, Lynchburg.
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NO TIME FOR
INDEPENDENTS
Newberry Paper Says Appeal to
Negroes Means Trouble

: Under the caption ''No Time for In
dependents The Newberry Herald
and News, a newspaper that has here
tofore been staunch supporter Of Cole
i, .Blease, this week published the fol-
lowing editorial article:
We regret to see in the papers that
Governor Blease has announced that
he will be candidate for congress IN
the Seventh district as an independ-
ent in the general election. This is
no time for an independent. 1t is a
time above all others in the history
of our State when the white people
should stand together as one man.
Independentism means an appeal to
the negro vote. That means trou-
BILE for the negro and the white man
both
I'VE. can not see how Governor
Blease can square his present position
with the. many speeches he has made
over the State denouncing the inde-
pendent and the Haskellite and all
that sort of thing.
eve do not believe that he will find
many of his former supporters who
will indorse his present position. And
when we consider that the people Of
this State have honored him with the
highest position in their gift we can
not understand how at this time he
can indeit right to announce that he
will no longer trust the white people
who are in charge of the government,
and become an Independent candi-
date for congress.
we can not believe that the mem
bers of the State democratic executive
committee, however much they may
hate him personally or his politics,
would fail to give him a fair deal if
he went into the Democratic primary,
but that even does not Justify an in
dependent movement, and we feel
sure that the good people Of that dis
trict will put their seat Of condemna-
ton hard down on any such attempt
20 divide the white people.
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Germany Mnst Pay.

There was saIwaysSfh unmistakab1e
dilemma: AZ Germany conciliated
would be a1Gernany escaping pay
ment at the expense OF the nations she
had sought to ruin. A Germany COM.
peeled to pay would be a Germany un-.
reconeiIed. The Paris Conference
chose the only course open to it. AS
a. consequence we have, not a peace
ef conciliation. bat peace Of justice.
and the Germans remain as hostile
as before the armistice.
But would they have been less hos.
tile to any treaty that one can con-
French, the Belgians, and Poles? In
POINT of fact it is the Polish phase Of
tie treaty, on the territorial side, and
the French and Belgian phase on the
financial side, which most anger the
Germans Poland has not been treat
ed generously by the allies. Far more
Poles have been left under German
rule than there will be Germans un-
der Polish domination, but Ger
many, in losing Posen, West Prus-
ata, and perhaps Upper Silesia and Po-
hsh-speaking portions Of East Prus-
Sia, suffers what seems TO all Ger
mans a fatal muti1ation.
I doubtsif there is a German alive
81 no would regard the restoration to
poland of the lands stolen by Prussia
in successive partitions as a possible
preface to peace Of conciliation. Nor
would it be easier to find German
VINO could be reconciled to repaying
to France and Belgium losses incident
TO German destruction. Yet how can
anyone justly criticize these two acts
ofrestoration?
- We nave made peace with Germany
based upon the facts OF the German
conduct Of the war. 1t is not a peace
of vengeance. It is not a peace or
violence. It takes from Germany no
territory to which she had clear ii
tie. so far as Europe is concerned.
and no territory outside Of Europe In
which the substitution Of another
seyereignty is not palpable gain for
the natives.
We have made Germany pay, but
not the costs Of the war-only sums
which everyone comedies will be In
sufficient to restore Northern France
and Belgium Indemnify, in the
ssrse that Germany levied indemnity
upcn France after the war Of 1870,
has not been exacted. AS for the vast
debts piled up by France and Britain,
to say nothing of the United States. in
defending themselves against Ger
man attacks, they remain for the
French. British and American tax
payers to lquidate-From Peace with
Eermany," by Frank II. Simonds, IN
fine American Review Of Reviews for
August, 1919.
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NO REASON FOR IT.
when sumter Citizens Show a Way.

There can be no reason why any
reader Of this who suffers the tor
lures Of an aching back, the annoy
ance of urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers of kidney Ills will fail to
heed the words Of neighbor who
has found relief. Read what a Sum
ter citizen says:
Mrs. A. N. Skinner; 2os W Oakland
Avenue, says: 'I cert - can
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Z
had kidney trouble and I was subject
10 headaches and dizzy spells. sone-
times I had to hold on to something
for fear I would fall oyer. Tired
spells often came over me and 7
would feel languid and sleepy. My
kidneys acted irregularly and worried
me great deal knew would have
to get something, so when I heard OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, / got some. TWs
boxes Of Doan's cured lac Of all the.
trouble and think they are splendid" !"
Price e0c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get.
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Skinner had Foster-Milburn
CO., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.--Advt. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
SHIPPING BOARD
SELLS VESSELS
one Hundred Built at Great
Lakes

July 1.-one hundred
steamship buiiiitt on-fhe Great Lakes
during the war have been sold by the
shipping board to- the Anderson Over
seas Corporation Of New York for ap-
proximate1y ss 0,00e eco. This is prob
ably the largest ship sale ON rec
rrd the board said lnsannouncing the
deal tonight and the vessels will even
fua41y pass into French and Italian
ownershfp
Delivery of the ships will commence
August 10 and proceed at the rate
ofssaz or more "a week until COM
pleted, Chairman HurIey said. As the
sale is made, On a partial payment
basis, the board will keep measure
ofscontrsl to assure profision of in
saraf,ce protection and freedom from
license. The ships range from 8. 800
tsSsa;soo dead weight tons draft.
Mr Hurley made the announcement
eomesnin4athe sale a few minutes be-
fesahes left his Office as chairman
osss The shipping boafd. for the slast
time. Il :Tomorfn he returns to private
Ins,, leaving for shiss farm I'M Illinois.
sDuring. the ..afft srloon Nh. S Hurley
shSeok haHds with and said good bye.
to nearly 1900 men and young women
employees Of the board. Earlier in the
dag the retiring chairman called at
the White House and @haae goodbye
to president Wilson. He was closet
sa with the president for about an
hour. The president thanked, Mr..
Harley for the+'aid he had rendered
during the past two years.
mfr. Hurley tonight was given a
farewen dinner by Washington news
paper men who have covered" the
Shipping beard during his administra-
lion as chairman.
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She, Too?

William j. Burns, the noted de-
tective, said in Scranton lecture:
ITO a well-trained detective, every
incident is pregnant with significance
yes. every incident is as full OF
meaning as-well, 1 am reminded OF
a story:
"A young man sat in parlor,
alone To him a beautiful girl en-
tered Thereupon the young man
arose, took six cigars from his upper
waistcoat pocket, laid them carefully
on the piano, and then advanced to-
ward the girl passionately, his arms
outstretched.
But the girl drew back
:. You have loved before!' she
said. Los Angeles Times.
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/. Baptist Campaign.

Greenville, Aug. 2 (SpeciaD-An
effort to have the Baptist Courier,
the official organ of the South Caro-
lima Baptist State Convention, placed
in every Baptist home in South Caro-
lima is being made by the Leaders of
the Baptist Is Million Campaign jn
this state in connection with their
work. Baptists are being encouraged
to subscribe to the Courier, but all
who do not subscribe will receive the
paper for the next four months free
of charge, as it will be sent to as
many Baptist homes as are known, as
part cf the publicity compaign for
the great drive. Many churi hes are
ordering the Courier on the budget
system, the amount Of the subscrip
tions OF all members being paid out
of the current expense fund.
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Greenville, August 2, (SreciaD-
Great encouragement to them In their
work was given state leaders of the
IS Million Campaign here today when
they were informed by DR.. John E.
White, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Anderson, that his church
had voluntarily voted to raise its ap-
portionment from $4,000 to $780,
900.
The members of church feel
that they are able to give more than
the apportionment assigned us" said
DR. White, $50 they took this action,
hoping to set precedent for other
churches of the state that are well
able to exceed their appointments
in the drive"
The apportionments for all asso:ia :
tions and the churches of each aSso.
citation will be announced from state
headquarters here within few DAYS
it was stated today to representatives
of the press.
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Tobacco Warehouses to Report

Columbia, Aug. 3-The State de-
artment of agriculture has sent olt-
blanks to all tobacco warehousenen.
for full report of last month 8 sales.
The warehousemen have until the fifth
O feach month to report the preced-
ing months business. Failure to-
meet the requirements Of this statute
is punishable by fine of not less,
than $500. ssSz., - $
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No Prohibition in England.

Mrs. Russell-"What is your hus-
bands avera ge income, Mrs. Harper p
Mrs. Harper-"Oh, about mid
night"-London Blishty.
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Innocent.

Executive Officer Gas ship is COM
ing to anchor)-"Leggo that star
board anchor
Recruit Gust aboard ship recently
IL amt got ahold of it, sir."-Sol..
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Harp OF Pitchfork?

Host-"won't you try a piece OF
my wife's angel-cake ?'
Guest-"Will it make an angel OF
me?"
Host-"That will depend on the
kind Of life you have led."-London
Blighty.