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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
RED CROSS NOTES.
Have Service Department.

Much Of the attention of Red
Cross Chapters all over the country
is being given to their Home Service
Departments. The need of this can
feasily be seen-the homecoming sol
after him.
| The obligation Of the Red Cross
TO families Of soldiers and sailors
does not cease upon honorable dis
charge frona the service. During the
Eperied OF read djustment to civil life. "a
duty is owed these men and their IA
milies,aa duty particularly imperative
in the caseso Of discharged men .physi-.
|calfy impaired.
- The Red Cross Will furnish aid in
helping them adjust themselves to
|existing social an economic sur
in the best manner IL pos
sihle. Il Il ess IS gs ssls 81
The family Of a man honorably
discharged viii be given informa-
tional and other service during. at:
least a year after discharge, and be
tyond that period applications for as
sistance may be dealt with individ-
suaIlYza at the discretion Of the Home
Service Sections. s1.14:
ss. TheHome Service will continue: to.
look after the discharged soldiers and
sailors, whether =able-bodied or dis
,abled, and their families; to the. fam
lies. of men and women attached to
hospital units as nurses, doctors, or
!derlies or ambulance drivers; to fami
lies of soldiers and sailors Of any Of
the allied forces, living. in this acoun
try; and to the families of civilians
who have been wounded or killed as
the direct result Of war activities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfer
in Providence township have been re
corded by Mr.. r. E. Wilder, Count
Auditor:
The Master to W. E. Robertson
one tract of land containing 10S acre
for $4,000.
J. C. ridwell to Robert Ramsey
one tract Of acres fer s100
The Master to Henry BenenhaIey
one tract Of 67 acres for $4,000.
r. D. Lee, ct al, executors to Vir
ginia DuRant, ct al, one tract of A.
acres for STATS.
May E. DGughrity to w. J. Stat
ford, .12 acres for $1,000.
II. e. and T. H. Parker to D. r
fcCallum ,one tract of SO acres fol
5000.
Geo. W. Dick to Barcus Pope, 2;
acres for $500.
H. J. Hardy to Sam & Julia Aston
one tract of 4S acres for s2,413.
H. J. Hardy to II. E. Ellington, 2:
acres Of land for $3.50.
Mary j.. DuBose to NJ. r. Rivers,
acres of land for $1,000.
Thomas J.. DuBose to NJ. R. Riv.
srs. 32-100 acres Of land for $500.
Mary J. DuBose to T. Scott DuBose
Jr., 143 acres for s12.225.
Thomas J. DuBose to T. Scott Du-
Bose, @Jr., one tract of 40 acres fo,
s3,S75.
Ellen Swinton to London Swinton
interest conveyed in 5 acres of land
McCallum Realty Co., to Jno. A
stuckey, one tract of III acres fo,
s11, 700.
Joshua Ballard to A. B. stuckey
interest conveyed in 25 acres of land
for ss0e.
Carolina Jackson, ct al, to Jake
Jackson, one tract of four acres for
50.
]. Elvin Rembert to B. Frank
Mickens, 21 acres of land for S415
md other considerations.
Margaret S. McColl to William
Wheeler, 81 acres for $4,000.
B. F.. Myers to B. Mclaughlin, 25
acres for $3.50.
j. J. Britton to Moultrie McCrae,
"a acres for 81, coo.
B. Mclaughlin to Thomas S. Ross,
one tract of Is acres for $4,000.
w. B. Colclough to Stephen Cab
oagestalk, one tract containing 123
acres for $4,000
w. T. Ball to Eva R. Burkett, 2
OTIS for s225.
F. o. Folk, ct al to Willie Frierson,
81 acres for $500.
D. C. Stuckey to ]. w. Scarborough,
one tract containing IS acres for
s6,425.
". E. Brunson to Jack Josey, one
acre of land for $50.
Jack Josey to r. w. Westbery, one
acre of land for $40.
s.J. T. Young to r. L.. Burkett,
one tract Of land containing 156 acres
FOR s14,500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Death.

-
Mrs. J. l. Nunnamaker received a
telegram Friday bringing the sad news
news OF the death. at her home in
Garnsey,s alabama. OF her youngest
sister, Mrs. j. Lilies Besides her
husband she leaves two little boys,
Jno. Just and Howard, age three and
one year old two sisters, Mrs. ]. L.
Nunnamaker, Miss Alberta Brown and
one brother Brown, all of
Sumter. The two latter were with
her when she died, having been sum-
moned to her several days ago.
Mrs. Lilies will be- pleasantly re-
memberd by her former patients, as
Miss Susie Brown. She was grad
uate nurse Of Roper Hospital and
praeticed here before her marriage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

Washington, Dec. 2s.-America' S
army of women knitters who did not
cease work with the signing of the
arn1istice today were ordered by the
Red Gross to stack needles" their
ask accomplished. An inventory OF
articles in reserve shows sufficient on
aand to meet the needs Of fighting
.nen in this country and abroad and
of The Red Cross relief commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

Came Warden Frank L. Brunson
has received Instructions from State
Game Warden Gibbes to enforce the
Hunters License Law with unrela&ed
vigilance. The opinion Of the Attor-
rev General that the law is unconssI-
tutional does not repeal the law. nor
can it be set aside by anything save =
court decision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
British Fine Germans

Geaeyae Dec; 2s.-(Havas)-The
British troops have made arrests at
Cologne because the population did
not obey orders to be in their homes
ats p.. M, according to reports receiy-
ed here, Fines had proved ineffective.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

Ggeenyille, Dec. 28.-Dr. Gordon
Beverly Moore, former; professor OF
philosophy and political economy at
the sIRiHsssityy South. Carolina and
regarded as, one of the leading scfloi--
airs OF the State. died at his homo
here tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Death.

From The Daily. Item, Dec. 27.
Mrs. A. P vinson died in Charles
ton. this morning. at 2 o'clock, after a
short illness, aged seventy years. Mrs
Vinson was former resident Of Sum
Ter, but had made her home in Char
.eston for several years.
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- $50 y.
Married.

From The. Daily Item, Dec. 27.
4 Miss Julia e. Lawrence and Mr.. j.
E. Pelham were quietly married yes
terday at 3 p. m. by the, Rev. Jno. A.
Brunson at the parsonage Of Grace
Baptist Church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Old Exnresman Dead.

Charlie Howard, co3ored, who was
with the Southern Express Compa ny
for more than fifteen years, died on
December 23rd and was buriedsthe
next day. He was well known to ev-
cry patron of the local express Office.
He was a faithful, accommodating
and polite public servant an6 will be
missed, especially by those connected
with express Office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

A card with New Year greeting to
The Daily Item from Lieut.. Jack II.
Forbes received this morning says:
1.-THE Suater Daily. Item made many
a dreary hour more cheerful while
UP on the Yerdun 'front.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

London, &c. 3o.-vilna has been
captured by the Bo1shevist forces, ac-
cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to
The Mail, quoting Petrograd reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Cotton Marke

P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyer 81
Corrected Daily at IL o'clock NoonN
Good Middling % IA. sssSS<::
Strict Middling %. Ess5;sss
Midd!ing n 3-4. ssss5 s
Strict Low Middling 26s IA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
Pres. Wilson's Return

Paris, Dec. 30.-The present indiz
cations are that President Wilson will
start on his return. to. the lIaited
States February 10th.s s.as...ss s. s.
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speRlingthe day in the city.
spending ttheirs holidays witt
q S HaSenta Afr.sG George Hurst ahassre
rnHdskussE,anap SEWER, where he i
tafoHads Hsfhaahoapitaa..s S:
. dnaun left this afer
Tee Colnnabda tos attend the an
nHaI szneetiug so1 the Association O.
Sckoea SHpesHteHdenes teRight ant
~ :Sis sss.e.
rof Il w. Dick. of Hartsvilie, who
spent yesterday IN town went to Co.
aasslasfsdaA - g ss - :. s;s !
ana Mrs. Wright and Mis-
Sophie Wright, of Atlanta, are the
guests and Mrs Joseph NJ
Chandler. .5z...
ssassEz5eth Truesdale als and Wi.
ac1nas Truesdale, OF Columbia
age gesDshdiIf fhe day with Mr. and
Joseph Chandler =--s
Phelps spent the Christmas
ihdays witt his parerA ~ s.
dsnshter, NaSnri ARE spending some
z6s ffn Affs:s Phelps -
Sss ElmHaSe 5sHope sof Rock Hill,
isyisidngsaffs ID R Mceallunn
James is visiting her
Yarefifa NE and Mrs Hatfield
sXfEaysnnxli: +
9sss cavnel1 sHaffe3d 10 sp,eesndfngfa
! fsSv dsyaW1fil rela tives at Spring Hii1.
iSi5E;sss..Ranr:a IeeKieof Chester, and
3 II SlszI assfs rreaakt aof Baltimore,
viSsf afss1at4er,s sister Mrs r.
ETssasa ff,ve IN sartIs1t s
Waton Wallace went 80 Char
Iesf0n.s:tuiarlssa.yy to spend several days.
Little MISS Robbie Jean Truesdale
fsSspandsag a. few days with Mr.. and
Mrs joseph nj. Chandler. {,
BEarff,a alderman s. who has
! shess, ma 4. t,ae. Motor eCorus OF New
Yo.k an her own expense. is at home
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01

The following real estate transfers
in Providence township have been re-
corded by Mr.. r. E. Wilder, County
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
The Public Must Pay.

You theater and buy 2-dollar of
charged scent cigar because of
the package of cigarettes the smoker
You have been paying these taxes for some time
they affect poketboo But of what Congress
will burden unless you lodge vigorous once?
partial articles everyday ncessi
upon Congress attempting saddle socled luxury
the expense OF the public:
Women hats shoes stockings; mems Shoes
stockings and frames, ewy trunks
purses pockbook shopping hand bags umbrellas paasols
fans bath robes smoking Jackets wascoats and
neckes shirts, night underwear hmonos petit
II Congress ena the luxury tax section of the revenue
law who careful of her purchase
pair she
that mart f the purchase price which exceeds S. 1t may be that
money Mrs. Jones, who isn't
appearance finds the stockings she
Sso nevertheless Mrs Brown obliged part
of the price stockings while Per-
husbands OF these exactly the and
both their income, and yet when their wives to
pay ndugng her natural
ing for article OF little better quality while the other pays no
The proposed luxury because they
appear bill inconsiSencies For example
working girl by and sacrifice able
lily little better quality in shoes, stockings
umbrella paraso pockcbook will be obliged On
wealthy if she chooses, $1,000
dress without being required to pay tax
And upon The merchant who sells
these goods compelled by law collect the from
strongly opposed this burdensome tax, which be
lvc will discomfort the public We believe that every
retail throughout country opposed it The law
chant the Upon the merchant falls the burden OF coec
will involved bookkeeping and
OF wstcfu work this time when all energies must
be conserved
proposed intended not to obtain revenue for
OF purchases by the
people o the country during the
But and the BILL aside from imposing
the public impractical measure because
derived by the from it will be negligible
will the government out OF all proper
lion restriction to business
Congress the recent postal laws IN
regard system knows that these laws have
fzd that instances it costs more to
collect tan than the
We luxury will work out the same way.
The government expense the public, make material
gain Fl
It not luxury which Congress unwiscly trying to
force upon public luxury only because 1t
everyday 1t ncNpedent inequitable and
difficult OF administrations public should protest
AGAINST it, enactment.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01

Government Printing Office Council.
National Union, will hold an ''over
there" meeting tonight at Typograph-
ical Temple at S o'clock. Senator
Daniel Chisholm has promised two
''over the top speakers, beside some
thing of interest to every member of
the National Union. The usual BAN
quet and cigars will close one of the
most enjoyable meetings that has
ever taken place in a National Union
council. All members of the order
are cordially invited.
Miss Adah Friedlarder. OF the mon
otype keyboard loom, paid her sec
ond visit to Walter Reed Hospital.
taking with her twenty-four jars of
jelly and two dozen eggs. This is a
worthy cause. and if you have not
contributed. come across.
Capt. George G Wilson, in charge
OF the hand section, night, conducted
his nephc ", Lieut.. Fleetwood Lanier
through the shop yesterday. Lieut..
Lanier has just returned from active
duty in the trenches.
Mrs. Edna Moore has resigned her
position in the confidential room and
will return to her home in Philadel-
phia. Her husband has just received
his discharge from the Medical Corps
after several months active service.
Charles WelCh, on behalf of her CO.
workers. presented Mrs. Moore with
beautiful piece of cut glass as n
remembrance from the friends she
leaves behind.
Alexander NJ. Watson, operator in
the linotype section. night, will soon
be speeding around in his new Ford.
Martin Dreis. bookbinder in the for
wardinG and finishing section. who
has been suffering with influenza for
several weeks. expects 10 return to
work in a few days.
The next regular meeting of Phil
Sheridan Post No. 6, Department of
the Potomac, G. A. r.. will be held
February :, at the hall. 1412 Penn
sylvania avenue. Visiting comrades
in the city are cordially invited.
Miss Jennie q. Johnson, Miss
Sarah c. Cremelien. Miss Mary L.
Ragan. Miss Sarah L. Simpson,
Miss Allie Trefts, and Miss Nellie
Theaker, readers in the day proof
room. were absent yesterday after
noon attending the funeral of the
mother of Miss Lillian NJ. Russell
Miss Emma d. McCauley. direct
ress in the pamphlet binding Sec
tiOn. is on the sick list.
Miss Mamie NJ. McMichael, mono
type keyboard operator, who has
been i'll for several months, has re-
signed.
Mrs. Margaret L. Nealon, Fress-
feeder in the day press division, is
on the sick list.
Harry B. Kaufman, linotype op-
orator, returned. to work in the
Record room Thursday night after
several weeks absence.
Albert G. Smith. who has been
absent for several weeks from the
pressroOm because of illness, is i'm
proving.
Judson J. Withall. r. S. ScanneIl,
George S. Kaufman, Herbert Van
De Bogert, John c. Mellis, c. W.
Summers. and Frank T. Razey were
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01

Because Of the unusual amount OF
work required during the recent in
fIuenza epidemic, and the fact that
help is scarce, has caused a num-
Der of the druggists in the South
east to agree to close their places
of business on Sundays from l un-
til 6 o'clock in the afternoon. To-
morrow almost every druggist will
close during these hours. They are
desirous that the public will appre-
ciate their position in this matter,
and render all assistance possible
to make the experiment success
Mrs. w. Q. Roome. jr., entertained
the members of the Friendly League
of Southeast, yesterday afternoon at
her home in Maple View avenue.
The league at this time is chiefly
interested in securing a better street
car service for the Southeast subur-
ban section and reports made indi-
Gated that rapid progress Is beins
made. in securing signatures to the
petitions to be presented to the
Utilities Commission asking for re-
lief. The petition asks for more
cars on the line. and cites many OF
the hardships now endured D!
patrons of the line.
Two brush fires in the Southeast
yesterday kept Truck Company No.
s and Engire Company No. 70 busy
before the fires were put out. No
damage was done. Fire in the yard
of premises 2912 Nichols avenue
southeast, owned by Charles West
nadge did damage to the extent OF
about $40 before being eXtinguished.
Alonzo Stone. of Southeast. has
gone to Cincinnati. Ohio, where he
will make his home. He was con-
nected with the local office of the
Southern Railway for a long time.
and was just recently transferred.
Mineola Tribe No. II, Improved
Order of Red Men, met last night
in its hall in Good Hope road south
east, with several candidates to be
admitted to membership. DIR. il. W.
Tippett. past great sachem of the
order in the District was present,
and delivered remarks covering the
work of the order in general.
Persons in Southeast Washington
are being besieged at the present
time for rooms, by men from Boiling
Field, who are being assigned to
this field regularly each day. To
facilitate this matter, George E.
Bury, druggist, 22OO Nichols avenue
southeast, has consented to open a
room renting bureau at his place OF
business. Anyone having a room to
rent will confer a great favor on
the men at this field il they Will
register the same with DIR. Bury. as
most all of the boys inquire there
first as to rooms. The quarters at
Boiling Field are not adequate TO
care for all the men and for this
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink a glass of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life is not merely to live. but IN
live well, eat well. digest well wCr',
well. sleep well look well What
glorious condition to attain. and Yet
adopt the morninE inside bath.
Folks who arc accustomed tu Frr.
dull and heavy when they arisl.
splitting headache, sUufty from o.
cold, foul tongue, nasty breath. ur.H
stomach. can, instead, feel az fresh
as daisy by opening the SluiCes OF
the system each morning and flush
ing out the whole Of the internal
poisonous staEnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailinE. SICK or
well. should. each morning. beTUrn
breakfast, drink q glass Of, real hot
water with tCaSpuunful OF lime
stone phosphate m IL 10 wash from
the stomach, liver. kidneys and bow
els the previous days diEeStiblc
waste, sour bile and poisonous toN-
inS: thus cleansing. SWeeteninE
and pUrifyin- tho entire alimsntary
canal before puttlnG more food into
the stomach. The action Of hot wa
ter and lImr~lunu phosphate on an
empty stomach iS wonderfully ir-
NiEoTatluE. II cleans oUi all the
sour Concentrations. gases. vast,
and aCidity and gives one a splcn-
did appCtit, FOR breakfast While
you are enjoying your breakfast thr
water and phosphate is quietly CN-
tracing large volume Of waite
from the blood and getting ready
for a thorough flushing Of ali tho
inside organs
The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation, bilfou~
spells. stomach trouble. rhCuua-
tism; others who have sallow skfus.
blood disorders and SiCkly complies
ions are urged tn -,t quarter
pound OF limestOn' phosphate from
the drug store which viii cost very
little. but is sufficient TO make any
one pronounced crank on the sub
jeCt Of internal sanitation.-AdN
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Southeast Washington
Personal NeUs Notes

reason they are allowed to seek
quarters outside OF the camp.
The epidemic Of influenza. which
was prevalent at the Good Hope
Orphans Home. whrn twentN-threc
of the children had the disease at
one time, has practically disappear
ed and conditions ar" again normal
at this institution. Only one death
resulted from the disease.
Trojane MaChonski, a patient al
the Government Hospital for the In
sane, escaped from that institution
yesterday. but had not gotten far
from the grounds, when he was ta-
ken into custody by policeman
Brooks. of the Eleventh precinct
and later returned 10 the institution
He is a Russian and had been "a
patient there for some time.
Since the Y. NJ. {. \. at St. Eliza
beth's sent out an appeal for
musical instruments to be used
there for the amusement Of the sol
diers and sailors. a number have
responded, but enough OF these in
struments have not been obtained
Anyone having an old violin. guitar
banjo, or any musical instrument
il lntN VIII Stnb II ~ Nii' - W
\. there. it is said that much good
will result from the act.
The scmaphore at the corner OF
Nichols avenue and Good Hope road
was again smashed yesterday. when
collision occurred between an
automobile driven by David Edelin,
of Waldorf. Nd. and machine
driven by Frank LuCkcll. OF soc
Portland street southeast. Both ma
chimes were badly damaged. but nc
one was injured.
Private John f. Harrison, now In
the Veterinary Corps at Camp Nc
| ClelIan, Anniston. Ala. and formerly
residing at 1928 l. street southeast
has been sentenced to serve five years
at Fort Leavenworth, kans.. and to
be dishonorably discharged from the
service and forfeit all pay and allow.
ances, by a court-martial. and the
verdict has been approved by the
camp headquarters. The charge upor
which he was convicted is desertion
he having absented himself from his
command from August 19 TO August
2S of last year, when he was arrested
in this city.
William Selby, of l0ls Potomac av.
enue southeast, is confined to hi,
home, suffering from injuries received
by being run down by an automobile
while riding his bicycle at New Jer.
sey avenue and d street. The auto
mobile knocking him down did no'
stop, but the police say they hav,
the number of the machine.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
TWO LIBRARY COURSES
OPEN TUESDAY NIGHT
Technical Methods and Children S
Literature to Be Explained

Two new courses, Technical
Methods of Library Science" and
Literature for Children" will be
opened at the Wilson Normal Com
munity Center Night School next
Tuesday.
The former subject is an elemen-
tary course designed especially for
those who hold library positions or
are contemplating" taking up the
work. Requirements will be library
position or two years of Normal
School work or its equivalent. Les
sons will be given on Tuesday and
Friday evenings.
Literature for Children" is 4
course for parents. teachers, libra
rians or social workers, giving a
survey of literature for children
from Mother Goose to Shakespeare
Requirements will be a high school
course or it's equivalent. Lessons
will be given on Tuesday and Fri
day evenings at 1880 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
By DWlC

his absence the ink factory is in
charE" Of Ralph Orr.
Mrs. Julia T. Pyles. feeder in the
! press section. is on the sick list
| stephen l.. Storer has been ap-
pointed as probatiOnal compositOT
and assigned to the monotype as
! s"mlluug section.
AIb,rtInr l.. Neal, skilled labarer,
! has resigned from the pamphlet
| binding section.
John Sheridan Is absent from the
| day proof room because OF illness.
Harry H. Henscl linotype opera
! tor on the day force. has been alb
sent Tor several weeks because of
illness.
Moses Bretzfelder. of the day
press section. is on the sick list
! Mrs. May Parsons, of the day mono
! type keyboard room, is on the sick
list
Mrs. Emile {. Morell, folder. is alb
sent from the pamphlet bindery be-
cause of illness.
| Alexander \. Carr, of the watch
/ force. has resigned.
! Joseph IL bN l4.f. plFHSliAhiA WI NiAN
day force. is on the sick list.
Miss Irene Deeter. monotype key
board operator, is suffering with
grip.
Henry +. Finkenhofer, detailed
from the job 10 the proof section, is
threa tened with influenza.
Miss Rose +. Helwig. folder in the
| pamDhlet bindery, is i'll
William W. Cook bookbinder in
the forwarding and finishing section,
has resigned.
Mathew Harrcr has returned 10
work in the night keybord room after
several days illness.
Ira f. Cole. OF the day prrssroom,
| Is on the sick list
Miss Fannie 4. Briggs. skilled la
borer in the pamphlet Lindery. is on
the sick list.