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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

g.
and SO they are. THE vast mass
Russians. mostly conservative peas
ants, are against them. Those mass
es have a right to government OF
their own liking. Secretary of State
Colby's note. endorsed by France, al
lows Of only three separations from
imperial Russia-ethnic Poland, Fin
land and such part Of the old Ar
menia as can be given to the new
Armenian Republic by agreement.
The remainder is to be built up into
strong. new, modern nation when
ever the Russians find themselves,
and establish capable government.
Russia is not to be carved up in
her helplessness for the benefit of
disgruntled domestic minorities or
greedy foreign powers. Germany and
Japan are to be stood off. Eventual
ly the old Russian Empire, deprived
only CT what never properly belong
ed to it., is to arise as new, strong,
capable world-power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
SPENDING.

The Country Gentleman says it is
"going to keep on using argument
and ridicule, even abuse If necessary,
until signs of an abatement in this
national insanity begin to show them
selves and until the tide sets some
what strongly in the direction of in
dustry and thrift, which are the only
virtues which can pull us out Of the
hole we are in" One of its points
Is particularly we'll made--that
granted we have earned good
dine. we have earned a good many
things that we cannot AFFORD to have,
and this il no time to cash In on our
personal privileges"
This Is shrewd wisdom. There are
times when people are building mp
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
SUMTER COUNTY
SENDS MEN
TO Represent Her At Cotton
Meeting in Columbia
ANY CITIZEN is
ENTITLED TO ATTEND
Men From Every Profession
Are Expected to Attend State
Wide Rally

The Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce, cooperating with the Sum
ter County Branch of the American
Cotton Association, directs attention
the more than one hundred delegates
appointed from Sumter county to the
postponement of the South Carolina
Division of the American Cotton AS.
sociation at Columbia, on August 25th,
(neXt Wednesday,, at Craven Hall, at
IL O'Clock noon, and hopes that sum-
ter county will be well represented at
this meeting. The meeting is open to
the entire public and you do not have
to be delegate from any body or or
ganization in order to attend and take
part Any citizen is entitled to attend
this meeting, and to do his part in the
plan of organization. Sumter city and
Sumter county men of every profes-
sion and occupation, like men from
many other counties in South Caro-
lima, are very Indifferent ,as rule
about attending meetings anywhere
The farmers particularly should be at
next Wednesdays meeting which will
be in the nature of a state wide rally
Of the agricultural, mercantile, manu-
featuring, financial and general inter-
ests Of the entire state of South Caro-
lima to try and do something towards
heading off the we'll devised, already
Systematically advanced and thorough
ly planed efforts to steal the 1920 cit
ton crop like the tobacco spectators
are stealing the South Carolina tobac-
co crop from the farmers largely be-
cause of unbusinesslike, careless. un-
organized marketing methods among
farmers. The burden of organization
to save the 1920 cotton crop is on the
cotton farmers. But as many bankers
and merchants, automobile dealers,
manufacturers and other business men
should be at this meeting to help the
cotton farmers in every possible way
TO get decent, living profit for their
cotton and other farm products. Pres
ident X. G. Hamer, of the South Caro-
lima Division has written Secretary E.
L. Reardon requesting him to try and
bring not less than one hundred farm
ers, merchants, bankers and other in
terested Sumter county citizens to Co
lumbia on August 25th, at Craven
Hall, at IL o'clock noon. Every cit
izen is interested in the prices farmers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
BABY BUGGIES.

The United States Chamber Of
Commerce is perturbed to learn that
the demand for baby carriages has
fallen off SO per cent throughout the
United States In the last six months,
The manufacturers explain this lam
enable situation as due to decrease
In the birth rate for the past year,
which they estimate at IS per cent.
There has been some decrease in
the number Of births. as the fedora,
Bureau of Vital Statistics admits
High prices, poor housing conditions
and lack Of domestic help all tend to
discourage the stork But certainly
there has been no such tremendous
falling off in the babies as the man
ufacturers suggest.
The real cause is probably some
thing quite different Ask any moth
er or father who has gone into q
store at any time during these six
months and inquired the price of
baby buggies. When the present
slump in the buggy market forces a
reduction of prices, the manufactur.
ers and dealers will probably be as,
tonished to find how many babies
there are.
1t Is said that Ponzi; will plead FL
nancial Dementia. Wrecked by a
brain storm on the sea of finance.
Ell?
Don't listen so hard to what the
candidates say about their oppan-
ents that you fail to get line on
what they intend to do themselves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
NOT AN HOUR OF Loss.

The Democratic primary determ-
ines finally the choice Of officers for
South Carolina and women debarred
from 1t are thereby debarred from
other than a nominal voice In affairs
this year. The intent Of the new
amendment to the federal constitu
tion Is to give to women the political
rights that men have and to impose
upon them similar duties.
No woman applying to vote for Of
facers In the primary should be ne
MED the privilege.
The emergency would justify the
suspension OF the statute regulating
the primary. This can be done with
out violation of the law IL consent to
II be general.
Let the state executive committee
and the county coIAmlttees open the
books of enrolment until two or three
days before the primary.
Let all candidates signify in writ
ing their waiver OF objection to the
women voting. though 1t be held an
conflict with the statute.
II necessary provide. for this year,
a separate box for the women-call
this election another name than the
primary" and then count the votes
cast by women. adding them to those
cast In the mems boxes. This would
be evasion. yes. but evasion of a state
law to comply with the spirit OF the
constitution OF the Republic would
be I'm the highest degree lawful. Ex-
ira boxes at the voting precincts In
the primaries are not unprecedented
lit would be practicable to hold a
special primary for women August
81. and allow the ballots to be added
to those cast in the regular primary
We think that no candidate would
wish or dare to obstruct the voting
Of Democratic women in South Caro-.
lima.
What Is done should be done at
once. There Is not an hour to lose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

|6esned the stamps in sthe rJAttes
1fatsH the federal government might
decide that Il came within its iuris-
|oiction. though there was no federal
or state law against Il. But the ex-
change rate was the same In switzer.
land and Norway and some other
countries. redeem the-., there"
Ponsi was asked by someone in
the audience who would have to stand
the loss. and betrayed his Ignorance
OF the first principles of economics
by saying he hadn't fou:.d anybody
who would have to make 1t good"
OF course. the people who poy the
taxes in the countries defrauded viii.
have to make 1t good eventually
There Is no such thing as getting
something for nothing. Work and
work only is the creator of wealth.
The two dollars made on every dol
lar transaction were earned by the
sweat OF some ones brow. Had Ponzi
given any service along with the dol
lar which he exchanged for three. he
might be said to have. In some way
earned his two dollars. But he merely
took out of countries whose ex-
cheQuers were depleted by war his
easy millions.
Consider italy. for example. The
normal rate was five lire for a dollar.
Italy 10 so heavily burdened by war
debts that It's money has come down
In eychange value to less than one
fourth its normal rating. Taxes must
for a long time be pretty heavy n
Italy In order to get those obligations
pnid. No thinking person would want
to see the burdens increased. But
here comes the unthinking Ponzi,
mot able to find. the babies without
their milk, the women poorly clad,
the houses without their needed re-
pairs.
IT cannot be a comfortable thought
for those who shared the ready riches.
But probably they do Lot think.
People who think would have known
there were some screw loose in the
first place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

a new business or recognizing an old
one when, no matter how hard they
work or haw much they earn, the
oretically or in cash, everything must
go Unto the business" ONLY the
most closely reckoned living expen-
ses can be taken out for current use.
Everything else must go toward the
basic need: of getting the business
on it's feet, or disaster will follow.
The nation is in such a period of
it's growth. The war disorganized
our whole business, national and in
dividual. AS nation and as indiv-
iduals, we are running way behind
where we ought to be at this time.
If we spend everything we make as
we go along we shall never catch up.
But if we work as hard as we can,
earn as much as we can and spend as
little as we can, the saving differ
ence between our earning and spend
ing will soon fill up the hole and put
us where. we ought to be. Then, and
not now. we can afford to cash in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
RUSSIA FOR RUSSIANS.

:. The recent American note to Italy
has made 1t quite plain that tho
American government. backed by the
American people. will insist on Rus
sia working out her own salvation.
The remarkable French response to-
th at note shows that France will in
shyt on the same thing. The French
re recognition Of Peter Wrangel as mead
OF a responsible Russian government
I'm South Russia is in harmony with
that policy. There are to be no
dealings with the Bolshevist goyA
ernment, because 1t does not repre-
sent anything but small minority
OF the Isussian people. because II has
proved, by word and deed. utterly
lacking In good faith. and because II
actively seeks to foment trouble
abroad and establish its system in
other lands. There Is to be no In
vasion Of Russia by allied troops, but
all legitimate moral support and
assistance Is to be rendered
to the Poles I'm their fight
against the Soviet Government
In the north and to Wra lySI and. ki,
figh' against at goverrprsn, in tho
South. IL Great Britain disagrees
she may be ignored.
Thus Lenine and Trotzky are
treated az aliens In their own land
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
Lever Playing
Safe Game
Former Congressman Declines
to Speak for Cox for Fear of
Being Accused of Partisan
ship, But Will Address
Apple Growers

Washington, Aug. 21.-Because of
the non-partisan policy Of the farm
loan board, whose policy is for. it's
members to- keep out OF active parti-
cipation in partisan politics, former
Congressman A. +. LeveC of South,
Carolina, who is member of the
board, has had to decline an invita-
ton from Senator Pat Harrison, head!
of the speakers bureau Of the ma
tiOnal Democratic campaign commit
tee, to go to New Jersey next week
and address a great gathering of 25,
900 people in behalf Of Cox and
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lever has accepted an invita-
ton to address the Apple Growers
associat ton of North Carolina at Ashe-
Vile October 20. and is considering
an invitation to speak at the semi-an-
nual meeting of the national and state
officers of the American Cotton as
Sociation at Montgomery September
to 3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
lnseparabIe Musical Instruments.

In modern Spanish dances one finds
the woman gracefully waving a tam
BOURNE, while her male partner agi.
tates the bones, or "castanets." The
TWO seem to go together. Indeed, IL
mas been so for thousands Of years.
'Ihey were played together as an ac-
compartment Of amorous, and par
ticularly OF bacchanalian,> dances In
ancient Carthage, in Athens long be.
fore the Christian era, aud In Rome.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

get for their cotton.
Getting cold feet every time the cot
son and tobscco spectators steal a
Tobacco or cotton crop, and '.cussing
out" the robbers and saying that meet
ings to do no. good, never get farmers
anywhere. There must be continued,
effort and plenty of meetings and lot
of publicity and n great deal of deter-
mination in order to organiZa the
farmers as, they should be to get what
they should for their crops. Those
who take the crops for less than they
are worth stay organized all the year
around. The farmers do not.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
THE TRANS-C CONTINENTAL
CRUISE

A motor camping trip of 5000
miles without night spent in a no.
tel is the record made by a Los AM.
geles physician. l
The doctor packed his wife and
children into his touring car. loaded
a rubber tire trailer with cots, cook
ing utensils. tents. land other camp
iPg paraphernaMa, and away they
went on their land cruise which took
them from the West to the East. ov-
er the Rockies and through the Berk-
shires and Adriondacks, and up into
Maine. then back home.
1t was vacation which the most
luxurious traveller might envy them.
They saw sights lost to the view Of
the swifter traveller or the one who
follows only railways or main trav-
eled roads They had plenty of
good, wholesome food. cooked. SER
we'd and eaten out of doors, with all
that that implies OF fun and inform
ality and good appetite. And they
travelled over an area and did an
amount Of sightseeing which would
cost SO much done in the usual way
of trains, steamers and hotels las to
be entirely prohibited to the family
|of ordinary means. s.
The world Is full of sensible people
doing wholesome, interesting thing:
that are not costly and are good fun
The pity Is that more people do not
avail themselves Of their opportuni.
ties for this sort of recreation. AL
kinds Of ills and family quarrels ant
financial crashes could be saved II
they would.
From a good many Of these cam
paign arguments, any one might sup
pose the issue was whether the Pres
ident should abolish the Senate OF
the Senate should abolish the presi
dency.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
HOW roSzi DOES TT.

Charles Ponsi. as guest OF the
ktvanis Club OF Boston. made an ex-
oustion OF his method OF money
ineAins. He said:
~ buy today dollars worth OF
,l1o1lsn exchange. AT the present rate
- 70 lire. would get five under
hbrIhAl exchange. with the Is lirc
= bsv % international reply coupons.
xheeo coupons can be sold for three
1oInsru n American money. Foreign
1o1(ramsnt realize a profit on the
oo <tu ; postal certificates and
1tR to disciose to other
wovA ..ss.az .ow many coupons the,
~ )cruHN. ! decided that " J re.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
America Wins

Antwerp. Aug. 23.-The Olympic
events closed with the American ath-
letic so far in the lead in point or
scoring that they won by q large mar
gin. The closing contests were held
in the rain with only a handful OF
spectators present.
The final unofficial scores in the
Stadium field and track events give
American 210 points against Finland.
her nearest competitor, los points.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

1n9ho" villa. having surrender
~ th< do facte ~,vernment I'm
80. Or rather - omitted. as he
4crs 90 cali II. announces that he
0oaee 70 ssttle down I'm Durango
= fAFMsr. LISA sign of the times,
neeH not be assumed thar villa
experienced any real charge of
g Very likely he would still just
~ shoot . man ~ look al him.
q tte man happened to DO an
n>rican would rather do Il. But
oon1St business n not what II
. be- Even Mexico. after all
SeArs az turmoil shows signs
Coqrss toward the white mans
o<zen- obrsgon and De La HUI
uoc4s 10. hare suoeedeA pretty
r''s>oring of1er throue hout
vith the sxc&paion OF Lower
vnk which ls Srylittisr import
~. away ana htEd to roach.
- q ths bucoiic role is an ap-
~ Character. The swashbackler
1|ee lived heretofore by stealing
- onss'p food viu 80 to work pro-
~ f'oQd for himself. The
W0p Nsasted his neighbor's
.X4M. ---c1,a - 49,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

The senate committee investigating
the campaign expenditures directed
Chairman Kenyon to ask Cox to ap-
pear here next Monday or send a rep
resenta tive to present evidence to SUBJ
stantiate charges Of the Republican
SIS, 100000 fund.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

Kalamazoo, Mich, Aug. 21.-Three
trainmen were killed when a Lake;
Shore freight train ran into an open
switch here this morning. The train
was derailed and the men were buried
under the overturned coal cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
Cheap Shoes Once More.

Not cheap in quality, but cheap for
the quality, are the children's and
misses summer shoes which the sum-
ter Dry Goods Co. are closing out at
cost See them by all means.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
Common DeIus!cn.

Zone reason for high prices" re-
marked Jud Tunkins, "is that so many
people think nothing can be arY good
unless 1t costs a lot of money"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25
A Statement From
Senator E. d. Smith
Giving the Facts on Roll Calls in Reply to Circular
issued by II. l.. Scaife

There is being Democratic of SEN
ton throughout ate leading
and cur
OF in the country candi-
ington d. c., making a date endorsed
tack by his md voted for at
by his estate
Den OF is wears
/ have he was renominaed and
senator by not attending to reelected by his
challenged Penrose Republcan
ittee on
and and
issuance for.
with of he tho
country.
the Dernoc
spective Affairs
and under Demo-
record in the
throughout AS
his diligence faithful,
to his Sena-
attorney in Washington
guessing he John Sharpe VIII
liams mocrat whose
ssman
of the following Senator's
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat
o who is
ognized the ripes
Demo o and in
and the
The he Sixty
fight frs first,
Senator Owen Democrat session of
Chairman of the Banking and by Galloway
Currency Committee
penrose. IfIman. Williams
quorum, s7sa 455s 4e4s 4O15 1922
voting E&**~
paired 221s 1890
respectfully submit this comparison in answer to the
Scafe circular to the voters of the state.
E. d. SMITH
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

a . I| 4 n
~ nsgs'or'A Leasus ofSAmer-
'''eo for : cnarter In New
q |<< 1ne eDsscs OF the lea
!; \ = copy OK tne Con-
. ~. ~. seo States IN every
"osos'o; homes OF
= snd % disseminate . wider
ege % me Constitution. the
~ under whish II was found.
- ~ Aeals which Inspired IT.
ergnninaAon = nonpartisan. and
~ - direoeors are Franklin X.
- ccher'es u. Hughes.
"s sc''on 10 the right
nsser, slnfe the great doc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

Ehe shove suggestion from the Co
'lpnoh ottte meets with the hearty
4poeoves Of the Item. The woman
- been given the vote now by a
11oher power than South Carolina
M she should be allowed to take part
- the primary. We await with in
o@re& the action vf the candidates In
regard 20 the above.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-17
Dolls

% Inch Baby Dols--349
-Lfe-like baby dolls dressed with lace trimmed
dress bootees and cap. Unbreakabe head.
Crying Baby Dolls-8.9s
Crying dolls, Is inches high completely dressed,
also have knit booees caps and nursing bottle.
Bobbed hair and composition head, They are 49S
values.
Mary Jane Dols-398
We'll made dolls IS inches tall. Fully dressed
sleep eyes fitted with hair They are dolls worth
49S
Newbiso Baby Dolls-1.9S
Kitty Kat Dols-75c to Las
Kewpie Dolls-25c to LOO
Jane Bunny Dolls-75c to Las
Madam Henderson Crying Baby Dolls, very lfe-like
Priced 9.25 to 11.50
Toyand-Third Floor
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-17
FREE MOVIES FOR THE KIDDIES
ost of Xmas Merchandise at Worth While Savings


OF
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-17
A Phenomenal Sale of
Mems and Boys Suits
and OveTCudttS

York S lowest Clothing market in years permits of
ferng thousands of dollars worth of finest quality
stylish garments for the men and boys at prices
which defy comparison
HUNDREDS OF NEW SUITS AND ovERCoATs,
Together with every one in stock,
co INTO THIS MAMMOTH EVENT
$500 Suits and Overcoats, 1850
1000 Suits and Overcoats. now 81 80
Suits and Overcoats worth to 1000, now------28.95
1850 and $500 Suits and 0vercoats, $3.50
1850 5000 and $500 Suits and Overcoats.-.~3S45
Boys 1900 Two Pants Suits now priced 945
Boys 1850 Suits and Overcoats, now priced---1245
Boys $50 Suits and Overcoats, now--~--~~-~.-5S 9
Nothing Sensational in Our Advertisements but the
Prices
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-17

Offerings this far exceed effort
inspection of merchandise will the
the Pacific Coast the purchasing oa
a your store Mccormack Brothers of Tacoma
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-17
IF YOU CAN'T CONE "SHOP BY MAIL

For the benefit of our patrons,
We have enlarged upon our mail
order facilities and are equipped
to handle your wants by Mail "
to the tniest detail. If impossible
to attend personally, send us de-
scription, or clipping from our
Advertisement, with sizes, colors,
etc. and our Efficient employees
will do the rest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-17
Hosiery
for the Chic Touch to the
Fall Wardrobe

For every day, Radmore Lisle
Hose is good in black, white or
colors with mock seam, at 69c.
Iron Clad Isle Hose wears well
and also looks neat. Wide top,
mock seam hose in black, white
and gray for 75c.
For dress we have the Radmore
Silk Hose with Isle heel and toe.
The top is elastic hemmed, at $500
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-17

club of South Bend resumes it's
meetings for the winter season.
The announcement that r G..
Weir, advertising director OF the
Round Oak CO., at Dowagiac, Mich.
viii make the principal address at
this initial meeting, was sufficient
in itself 10 attract large mum bers.
Mr.. Weir is recognized as one OF the
most forceful and dynamic speakers
on business subjects in the country
and he has delivered the headline"
talks at many OF the greatest sales
conventions and big business gather
ings. His subject Friday evening
will be: The Primary Principles of
Merchandising"
Besides Mr. Weir, the club will
hear Charles II. Morath. field score
tary for the Associated Advt- Rising
Clubs of the world Elton Crepeau,
the we'll known baritone will sing.
Dinner Will be served at o. Mem
bers who have not already sent their
reservations are urged 10 do 80 at
once, calling II. r. Paxton. secretary
Of the club. at the LampOrt- Mac
Donald Co, J. NJ. S, bldg. Main 716.
One OF the $3.50 per minute
speakers at the convention Of the
Advertising Clubs last June i'm Ind
annapolis, who will address the first
meeting OF the Advertising Club of
South Bend, Friday evening
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-17

of the mode
A smart new line of pattern hats in
black and colors have lately come in. They
are proper in every detail and are very
pleasingly priced at $1,000 to $500.