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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE.

The assurance Of early independ-
ence. given TO the Philippine mis-
sion at Washington, represents Of
course no new policy or sudden change
Of opinion on the part Of the United
States.
Repeatedly, by executive statement
and by resolution OF congress, in
both Republican and Democratic ad-
nainistrations, it has been declared
that the United States never had any
intention of keeping the Filipinos in
subjection and that the only purpose
behind the authority exercised over
them by the United States was 10
train them for political independ-
ence.
That purpose was given formal eX-
preston in connection with the act Of
August 30. 1916. which created the
Filipino congress and placed the is
lands on about the same plane Of self
government as that of Canada with
relation to Great Britain. That act
contained the following preamble:
Whereas. 1t was never the inten-
ton Of the people of the United States
IN the incipiency of the war with
Spain to make it a war Of conquest
for territorial aggTandiZement; and
Whereas 1t has always been the
purpose Of the people Of the United
States to withdraw their sovereignty
over the Philippine Islands and tc
recognizes their independence as soor
as stable government can be es-
tablished therein: and
Whereas. For the speedy accom-
plishment of such purpose it is de-
sirable to place in the hands Of the
people of the Philippines as large q
control of their domestic affairs :.>
can be given them without. in the
meantime. imp&iring the exercise OF
the rights Of sovereignty by the peo-
pie Of the United States, in order
that, by the US and exercise of pop
ular franchise and governmental pow
ers, they may be the better prepared
TO fully assume the responsibilities:
and enjoy al the privileges OF con-
piete independence"
It is hardly conceivable that tbs
policy. so explicitly declared. wcu,d
have been repudiated under any cir
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
o.o50 Nurses Needed for Permanent
ARMY

t1lIfy.
The prospect Of sustained need Of
$3.50 nurses in the permanent army
esta blishments is seen by Surgeon
General Merritt w. Ireland, Z. S. A..
Reviewing the experience Of the
American army in the World war,
Gen. Ireland. writing in the May
number of the Red Cross Magazine,
says:
''If the army is reduced to half a
million men and we make the usual
allowance for a sick list Of fou: ana
one half per cent the army Will re-
4uire in its Eursin" Corps 2.2a0
nurses in addition TO the necessary
enlisted men At present large num-
Ioers O. army nurses procured
through the Red Cross are being re-
lieved from service with the military
establishment In New York and
Newport News they find that the Red
Cross has many opportunities for
them. if they are properly equipped,
10 enter. o. 10 re-enter. public health
,vo.k. The numbers available even
now. ] am told. are hardly adequate
FOR the demand already existing. And
the demand is certain to increase as
rapidly as our civilian population be-
comes educated to the need of the
public health nurse, as rapidly as it
comes to appreciate how large a
proportion Of our young men failed
10 qualify physically in the draft.
largely because of defects due to the
lack of proper and adequate COM
munity health provisions, and in 9TH
or diractioOS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Many Slovaks Starve
Eitter Misery and Despair Pre-
vailed in Czecho- SIovakia

PARIS March is Correspondence
{ The Associated Press)-Utter mis-
". starvation and despair prevailed
II the new republic Of CZecho-Slova-
Hia before the allied governments be-
gan 10 ship food supplies to that
country in the latter part of Febru-
ary.
II is not known here whether this
situation has been relieved to any
large extent but large shipments Of
flour. milk and other supplies have
since been forwarded to Prague and
additional foodstuffs were in Triest
awaiting transportation to the CZecfo
Slovaks.
An appeal by DR.. Alice c. Masaryk.
laughter Of President Masaryk, and
head of the Czecho- -Slovak Red Cross,
written on February 20 pictures the
conditions in her country as ter
: Die one American British and
French authorities are cndeavoring to
respond.
1t is stated that, unless help ar
lived quickly. q million children under
SIX years were doomed TO die; that
o0G,9 children up to 4 years were
veal; from undertaking and that the
mortality among the old and feeble
was appalling.
Separated from the allied terri
tories on three sides by Germany and
,us1ria. The Cecho-S -Slovak republic
was, even before it's birth. ruthleSsly
md Systematically denuded by the,
Austrians Of all foodstuffs and sup
olies When Eostilities were suspend
ID. there WIS in Czacho-Slovakia no
corn. meat. clothing or medicines.
Hhe scanty weekly ration Of pound
the capital, ceased on February 20.
Twc-1hirds Of the cattle and pigs 1E
the country already have been slaugh-
tered and the lack Of fat is extreme.
The supply Of milk was only one
thir1ieth of normal. More than so
per cent Of the babies Of Prague
were rachitic. anaemic or consunp-
tive. More than half the patients IN
the children's hospital died Of cor.
sumption.
In the mining districts the position
as reported here. is still worse. At
Kladno. 116 of the 165 babies born
in 1918 died Of consumption. Births
throughout the country have decreas-
cd onc-ha'f and deaths have incrc:iS'. i
30 per cent.
Almshouses, maternity hospitals
and other charitable institutions can
no longer feed their inmates. Nine
teen per cent OF the infants und"r
re year in Pisen. the formerly
iourishing city of brewcrieS and arse
al workers died last year from lack
->"..':.'"n Prices of household
commodities have risen 700 to $40
,.,r cent while wages have increased
200 to 500 per cent. Clothing costs
IN times more than formerly ana
ewing cotton Is 100 times tlearer than
ctorc the war. CThese reports show
that Professor Thomas G. Masaryk.
! ne hr:st president OF the new Czech"-
Siovak republic. who went from New
York last winter 20 assume ms dil-
ties. fees; u h"r"u c:n task. VIZ
ing to Lady Murlrl Paget on February
70. the presidents daughter told he"
:" 'h"i said he hoped you would
romc. 30 come and help us. } LAZY
Paget h.; obtained from the French
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
capt. ]. W. Llkin. of Columbia,

Capt ]. w. Llkin, of Columbia,
who is visiting his son, Rev. j. w.
Eikin, Oswego, spent the morning in
the city. and paid this Office a visit.
Capt. Elkin and Mr. N G. Osteen are
probably the oldest printers in the
State. and both worked in the Daily
Carolinian Office in Columbia during
the War Between the States when
that paper was owned by DR.. R. w.
Gibbes and later by F. G. de Fontaine,
Henry Timrod and others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
CLEAN AND BEAUTIFY.
Not only the rake and the bonf

Not only the rake and the bonfire
should be the weapons in the clean
81 campaigns. Paint and white
wash. flower seeds. hammer and nails
all should come into play; for the
cleaning operation sh"ald be Il beau
tifying one as wei.
There is health IA c'ran ars; but
here IS happiness and pride in beau
~, and t:e al. pile waica turns :l..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

Professor Masaryk was in the
United States in October last when
he was elected president Of the new
republic of Czecho-Slovakia. On re-
ceiving the notice of, his election he
went to Prague and was inaugurated
president late in December. In the
latter part of March it was reported
that he had resigned, but this was
officially denied by the Czecho- -Slovak
Mission in Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Revolt Against Soviet

Copenhagen, April 10-Dispatciles
from kissingen report that citizens
and officials Of Wuerzburg have struck
against the Bavarian soviet republic
and the town is now in the hands Of
government troops
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
T President Visits Queen
Official CaIl Made OF Queen Of
ROumania

Paris. Apr! Io.-prc:s;dent and
Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Gray
son called upon Queen Marie Of
Roumania, at her temporary residence
here before this mornings session Of
the council of four
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

government. 10 trucks which tn"
American Ked Cross has tiled with
medica! supplies fer the CzccIo-S.o-
vaks. and plans to take to Bohenlia
20 tons of rice. Recent information.
however, states that freight traffic
to Bohemia is disorganiZed and the
fear is expressed that the Austrian
threat. "if we are to lose Bohemia,
we shall lose her as a corpse" may
become a terrible reality.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

!;EESWAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Am paying best
cash price, See me if you have
any. n. G. Osteen. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Gae Wlategnan alaa sontBto1l.
Published Wednesday and Saturday
By
OSTkRN PUBLISHING COMPANY
SUMTER, S. @.
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All communications which SUD-
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now has the com bined circulation i,1s
infIuence of both OF the old paper
and is manifestly the best advertis.
medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

support
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
MADE HELPLESS
BY RHEUMATISM
zlROA Did This Kentucky gentleman More
Good Than Any Other Medicine.

Eight years ago was down with
rheumatism" writes M. J. Hutcherson.
OF Tomkinsville, KY. 81 was HELPLESS
for three months, unable to even feed
myself. Doctors doctored me and l got
up, but have had bad health ever since,
with soreness and weakness across my
back and in my arms and legs. final
ly took Ziron, and 1t has done me
more good than any medicine have
ever taken, and l intend to take more
OF 1t, for 1t is the best medicine I ever
used. have found 1t just what II La
recommended to be, and am ready to
tell other suffering people that Ziron
helped me, and anxious to speak q
word OF praise for it."
Ziron acts on the blood and has been
found Of great value In Rheumatism.
Indigestion, Anemia and General
Weakness. Ziron puts iron into the
blood, and iron is needed by your sys-
tenn to make you strong and healthy.
Ask your druggist about the guaran-
tee on the first bottle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
BOIL WEEVIL SURVEY BEING
MADE in SUMTER COUNTY
Records Are Being Taken on More
Than 500 Farms, and the Results
Will Be Published.

The Georgia State College of Agri-
culture, in cooperation with the U.
S. department of agriculture in
Washington, is making a study of
500 farms in Sumter county to de-
termine what effect the boil weevil
has had in farming in South Georgia.
Records were taken in this county
five years ago, and so the present
survey will give excellent information
upon which to base conclusions as to
the changes in farming which the boil
weevil has brought.
From the records it will be deter
mined just what size farms are pay
ing the largest profits and what pro-
portion the different crops or enter
prises show in determining this prof
it, 1t might be guessed that the pig
peanut-potato proposition has gone a
long way towards lessening the dam
age done by Mr.. Weevil.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
Your Blood Needs
= Q @ 81
POLICEMAN ARRESTED
UNDER 4 WARRANTS
PROMINENT BENEVOLENCE CIT
IZEN PROSECUTES CUTHBERT
OFFICER WHO JAILED HIM.

Several days ago Mr.. Ed Harrison,
of the Benevolence neighborhood,
while in Cuthbert, was taken in
charge by Chief of Police Grubbs.
who claimed that the former seemed
to be under the influence of whisky
and was acting in a disorderly man
ner. Harrison protested against ac-
companying the officer, and according
to the policeman made a movement
as though to attack him, whereupon
Mr.. Grubbs used his billy upon Har-
rison's forehead, breaking the skin
so that the services of a physician
were required. Harrison was locked
up for several hours and released on
bond. In police court Harrison was
fined S25 on each of two charges.
He appealed to the council, but the
city fathers sustained the mayor.
Harrison has announced his inten-
ton of appealing to the superior
court, and has sworn out four war
rants against Policeman Grubbs.
These charge assault with intent to
murder, assault and battery, false ar
rest and false Imprisonment. Mr..
Grubbs waived commitment trial,
and Judge Graham assessed his bond
on the first named charge at 5000,
and $50 each on the other warrants.
The bonds were soon signed.
bert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
ORIENTAL oils USED
UNDER FOOD RULINGS?
COTTON STATES MARKETING
BOARD ASKS FOOD ADMINS
TRATION PERT QUESTIONS.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Are American
oil refining companies, manufactur.
ers of lard substitutes, operating un-
der the protection of the price sta
bilization agreement brought about
some months ago by he United
States food administration, taking
advantage of that sterilization plan
to ring in cheap, imported oriental
oils in place of domestic cotton seed
and peanut oils, to the gross injury
of these commodities?
For some time there has been a
striking comparative inactivity in the
Southern cotton seed market; crush
ers in this section, particularly the
independent mills, have been unable
to take on more seed because their
oil tanks are full and they have no
more capacity for storage. The sale
of crude oil has not been at all live
ly and lately there has been an ac-
emulation of complaint that the re-
filming companies are enormously de-
pressing the use of cotton seed and
peanut oil and diluting and substitute
ing with oriental bean oils because
that IS obtainable at a considerably
| lower price than the domestic oils.
Want Substitutes Banned.
Activity looking to the exclusion of
sale of substitutes intended for hui
man consumption, which contain
these oriental oils, has already been
started in other states, and, it is
reliably understood, the state of Geor-
gia will be asked this summer to en-
act law which will prohibit the sale
IN this state of any article manufac-
tured for human food with the use
of these oriental oil substitutes; that
IS that the products shall be offered
for sale only when they contain do
nestle cotton seed or peanut oils.
In this connection, it is interest
ing that today the Cotton States Adj
vlsory Marketing Board has address,
ed letter to the United States food
administration, which is signed by
Harry d. Wilson, of Alabama, pres
ident, and L. B. Jackson, of Georgia,
secretary, in which a series of point
ed questions are asked the food ad-
mnstration in Washington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
EASY TO JUMP FROM ONE
AIRPLANE TO ANOTHER
Aviator Who Performs Feat Declares
That Is Is Very Simple.

CHICAGO.-Lieut. Ormer L. Lock
lear, the aviator who leaps from one
airplane to another while in full
flight, arrived in Chicago today in
connection with the liberty loan
drive
How do you do it?" he was asked.
"Well, it is simple. When my pi-
lot is running smoothly at not less
than 5000 feet l climb down to the
axle of the ground wheels under the
lower plane and sit there and wait
for the second machine to fly under
me. When it is directly under me
and both machines are going virtually
at the same speed l drop about two
feet. One foot slips instantly under
an iron support for an exhaust pipe.
Then grab it with my hands. That's
all if you do it perfectly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
LIVING COST TO STAY
UP FOR SOME TIME
NOTED NEW YORK STATISTI-
CLAN SAYS PRICES WILL NOT
DROP. MANY TO BE FED.

The cost of living is going to stay
up. This is the opinion of O. P.
Austin, statistician of the National
City bank of New York city. He gave
some of his reasons in an address he
made a few days ago before the
New York Business Publishers AS
ISOLATION.
MIR. Austin found three principal
causes for the rapid increase in
prices: Abnormal demand for raw
and finished food and other products.
to keep in the field the vast armies
of the world; the advance in wages,
due to the increased cost of living
the enormous imitation of the worlds
currency by issue of paper money by
the warning nations.
Meat Prices Advanced.
In support of the first point, the
meat situation may be instanced
Since the food administration remov-
ed the regulation guaranteeing a
minimum price for meats, on the hoof
and slaughtered, meat prices have
advanced. The American Meat Pack
ers' Association has reported that
while live stock in the United States
at the opening of this year exceeded
the supply by 100000 cattle, A.
213,O00h ogs and 100000 sheep the
increased demand for export would
much more than absorb this increase,
because war has reduced the stocks
of the European belligerents to
point far below the normal, and the
end of active hostilities had increased
by 2O0,000,000 the number of foreign
mouths that looked for food to the
United States
Volume of Currency Inflated.
Mr.. Austin emphasized, in support
of his belief in the continuance of
high prices for commodities and SER
vices generally, the monetary situa-
ton. The warning countries, he said,
had issued paper money with a face
value of 100000, 900. or more
than the value of all the gold and
silver mined in the world since the
discovery of America This does not
include the $8O,OOO,OO 900 issued by
the Russian bolsheviki. During the
four years of war the national debts
of the world have risen from $40
OOO,000,O00 in 1913 to $22O,0O0,OOO,-
600 in 1919. He saw no promise of
immediate reduction in this initiation.
as present indications are chat the
governments Of the world will be
compelled to collect in taxes about
$5O,000,000,000 a year, as against
$12,500,O00.OOO in 1913, or $1,000
100000 a week.. as against $1,000
100000 a month before the war"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

More biscuit with less four-Pos-
tels Elegant (plain) and Blue M
alf-Rioing. w. S. CULPEPPER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

A 30-cent pail of Purity Ice Cream
from Weaver Drug Co. will serve six
people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
TO RETURN TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE LINES
Government to Relinquish Control
By the Middle of May.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr 2S.-
The government is preparing to re-
'inquish control next month of the
American cable lines and to restore
he telegraph and telephone systems
to private ownership Immediately af-
ter enactment by congress of laws
~ecessary to safeguard the proper
ties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
Habitual Constipation Cured
in IA to II Days

"LAX-F0S WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for IA to 81 days
to induce regular action. 1t Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. SOC
per bottle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29

Palm Beach Suits, specials at $40,
at Herman's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-29
REVISED COVENANT OF
LEAGUE ADOPTED MONDAY
Sir Eric Drummond, of England, Is
Made Secretary.

PARIS The revised covenant of
the league of nations has finally been
adopted at a plenary session of the
peace conference. Sir Eric Drum
mond is to be first secretary-general
of the league, the headquarters of
which will be Geneva, Switzerland.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08
Senator New Says
Errors of Youth
Cause of Trouble

WASIliNGTON, July 7--Seua-
,or NeS OF Indiana, tonight issued
the following statement regarding
the arrest IN Los Angeles on a
charge OF murder OF Harry ). New
who claims he is son ot the
senator:
Il have Just this 10 say about
this whole deplorable matter
More than thirty years ago, when
was in my twcntieS and unmar-
red, ! knew Mrs. Burger There
was never at any time a question
ut marriage between ". tOndi.
tlons arose which | did no, care to
dispute which resulted N my doing
everything IN my power tp make
amends then and later Whatever
| did IN that direction was of my
own accord and no ono else had
nYhlng whatever a. do with II
The affair was ended thirty years
lgu Since that time the people of
my home ciiy are the best Judges
OF what my life has been never
Shirkcd any responsibility that has
come TO me, and | never shall"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08

ROME, Monday. luly T. About a
dozen men, mostly French colonial
soldiers, were killed a, FIumc during
tho recent disorders there IN which
allied forces and Italians participated
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08

suspected the identity OF the "a,oss
from the past aud that the woman
who had ruined my mothers life had
no terrors for me.
No ,errors' caugh, myself up al
the thought knew that though ! nigh,
put on a bold front before Lillian, I
was nevertheless terrified at the
prospect Of facing the woman whose
very name | did no, know, yet Whose
personality had been ana,hema TO me
from the time ! was old enough TO
understand my mothers tragedy
And IN all probability | was to see
her IN few hours Lillian, message
could mean nothing csc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08

proof OF the source OF the biackmail
the word is none too Strong-w which
wa, being levied upon him
! had seen him growing older, thin
nrr more haggard, and feeling sure
that he WAS only submitting 10 the
cN'orlion because Of some Quixo,ic
idea Of shielding me- from the hnowl.
edge Of ms past which the woman
upiiici. ! had been exceedingly wor-
red about the matter Vet | had
dared =, hint no word oi my per
pIeuy =, my father. much as I
lougcd 20 assure him that the secre,
he wa, chcr,hing 60 desperately was
an open one 70 me- that more than
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08
BOOZE TEST May
Be ORDERED FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
Brewers to Lean Fate Of
Beer Shipments,

WASHINGTON, July 8 -ln,tuu-
ting OF test case in san Francisco
to decide whether alcoholic beverage,
are entitled TO interstate trau,g.ra-
ton under the nation wide prohb,-
ton act is regarded with apnrpyl by
railroad administration official,
Although tho case brought ly 'hc
California Brewers Protective as.
Sociatiou is directed against the d..
rector general OF railroads 1t Wa ,lnl
today that no order, had been .ru.d
to railroads 20 refuse TO accept a,
freight beverages containing alcohol
The incident on which tine .ui, wa,
based is declared 20 have occurred in
the use OF discretion by local rail
road officials
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-08

PARIS, July S-IomasSo 1ltoni.
the Italian foreign minister and heal
OF the Italian delegation 10 the peace
conference, is anxious TO have the
hdra,ic problem settled as quickly a,
possible Signor Ilttoui who ha,
gone to Rome for conference, with
King Victor Emmanuel and the cab,-
net ON Curcu, diplomatic ucgo'pa-
tonS, made TN, known IN long con-
versa'lon with ono OF the American
peace commissioners before his de
parture. The particular reason al.
vanced by the Italian peace delegate
was the increasing friction between
French and Italian troops in liumc
and elsewhere along the Adril,ic. fur
,her evidence OF which has developed