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The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25
Soya Bean Oil
 Shipped From
 East in Oil Cans

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. "A (by Asso ciated Press) ).-Importation of soya bean oil from the far east through Pu get sound ports has reached such pro portions that both in Seattle and Ia coma port commissions and private companies have erected special huge tanks to handle the trade. A few years ago soya bean products were novelty in commercial circles here.
 Soya bean oil is used in the manu facture of soap, paint, varnish and toilet preparations and a residue is sold as food for cattle. Most of the oil comes from Kobe, Japan. It is brought in old kerosine cans or in wooden receptacles and is shipped east
 in tank cars.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25
INFORMATION
 ON EXCHANGE
 LIBERTY BONDS;

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 (by As sociated Press).-Holders of tempo rary Liberty Bonds of the first, sec ond and third Liberty loans are fail ! ing to take advantage of the opportun- l ity to exchange their holdings for permanent bonds bearing coupons to maturity, according to John U Cal i kins, governor of the Federal Reserve | bank of San Francisco, in a letter to all banks, bankers and trust companies of the Twelfth Federal Reserve dis i trict. Interest on these temporary liberty bonds cannot be collected be yond- the number of coupons attached to them and- it is of vital importance to those who bought first, second and third liberty loan bonds to turn them in for permanent securities.
 The relatively small amount of tenn porary coupon bonds of the first, second and third liberty loans present ed for exchange indicates that large number of bond holders are not now aware that temporary bonds of the above issues may, at this time, be exchanged for permanent coupon bonds bearing coupons to maturity. Governor Calkins said in his letter: "This bank, as fiscal agent of the
 United States, is now prepared to make prompt and full delivery of first, second, and third liberty loan perma- nent coupon bonds for temporary coupon bonds surrendered"
 The banks of the Twelfth federal reserve district were also advised that 1 owing to unavoida ble delays in pre- pairing permanent bonds of the fourth liberty loan, these fourth loan perma- nent bonds will not be available, as planned until October 15. It is proDa- 1 ble that the exchange of temporary fourth loan bonds for permanent secur- ities of that issue will not be begun prior to February 1, 1921 However, as soon as the date commencing such exchange can be definitely determined, announcement will be made The | banks are cautioned not to forward temporary fourth loan bonds to the federal reserve bank until advised that the federal reserve bank is in a posi- | tion to make the exchange
 Individual temporary bond holders of the first, second and third Liberty loan bonds are requested to turn their securities in to any local bank, which will handle the exchange operations through the federal reserve bank, rather than to mail their bonds direct to the federal reserve bank.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25
WALES HAS THE TIME
 OF HISLIFE

MIOWERA, New South Wales. Sept. 24 (by Associated Press) The Prince of Wales had the time of his life here among the hard-riding, straight-shooting outspoken ranchers and, by his adaptability and good fel- lowship, made himself extremely pop ular. He won their respect when he entered five races against these pre- mier horsemen and won all the events.
 The ranchers are having a quiet smile over an amusing but somewhat embarrassing incident in which the prince was involved. With his usual 'hail-fellowwell-met" bearing, the prince on one occasion asked every one in the house to have a drink with him.
 After the drinks had been served the heir to the richest throne in the world discovered he had no money. He called on Admiral Halsey, who is tour ing with him for funds but the only reply was: "I haven't a shilling on me sir"
 al party came to the rescue and the drinks were handed around
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25
SIXTY MILLION
 LOANED TO
 U.S.RAILR0ADS

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (by Associ- ated Press 1.-The government loan of sixty million dollars to the railroads has been approved by the interstate commerce commission.
 This ends federal control of the railroads, according to the commission.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25

There are said to be 106 males to 100 females in the United States. The disparity will be even greater when the baseball season closes and the list to decedent grandmothers is complet- ed.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25

If money ever gets to be drug on the market, there will be lot of dope fiends.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25

E. B. Hanley is returning from Seattle on the Alameda, which sailed this morning.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-25

Some folks over exercise themselves trying to keep out of doing something.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
THE RED GROSS DOLLAR,

In issuing It's annual Roll Call app
peal, the American Red Cross an
nounces its desire to continue and eX-
pand its overseas activities. Perhaps
some Americans are surprised to learn
that the Red Cross is still busy with
work abroad. Col. Olds, director Of
the European commission, recently in
this country, gave a few of the reasons
why the great American relief or
ganization is still needed in the war
zone. In France and Belgium, whore
local committees have been organized
in several thousand villages and cons
munes, the American Red Cross re-
mains the chief adviser and organizer
of the relief agencies and their work
The Red Cross is teaching to the olA
world the best things in American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
THE QUESTION OF LOWER WAGES

Clothing manufacturers. forced &c
lower prices L. induce the public &c
buy their product and keep the fac
tories running. declare that they can
not make the necessary reductions un-
fess their prediction is materially in
creased. That puts the matter up to
the employees.
The same position is taken. with APP
parcns Justice. i'm several other in
dustries. and may be taken by all in
dustries sooner or later. First the
employers proilteering has to be
eliminated. where II exists; then, fnd-
Ing himself down to hard-pan, IL il
natural for the employer to ask his
workmen to shlte tho burden.
That burden can be shared In two
wpyA The workmen can lower the
cost OF production by speeding U,
their WORK. as employers have been
urging them to do. or they can &C.
cent a reduction in wages.
One or the ether Is Inevitable. II
they 40 neither. there will be closed
factories and. In grea, numbers o..
cases. no work at all.
II Is always n question to what ex-
tent the workman can or should in
crease hts output II Is widelS ad-
mitted that there was q good deal OF
easing up on the par. of labor during
the last year or two Now most OF
the bad Stacking seems to have dis.
appeared. and Industrial employees In
nearly all lines are working more
steadily and effectively. Still, IL Is
believed that tho majority could work
= little harder without self-injury or
hardship.
This. IL II can be safely done. is the
IDEAL way, to meet the situation. 1.
worknen car keep their boom wages
as prices sag ind living cneapens, they
will enjoy incomparsbiy the greatesi
prosperity they have ever had. II
they are awake 10 their own interests.
they Will put forth effort accordingly.
II they will NOT or cannot speed up
general production. they will have to
reconcile themselves to having their
war WAGES sir rlong with their war
prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

grabbing on the part Of all the major
Allies. This has appeared particular
ly obnoxious in the case of Great
Britain, because her possessions were
already so great. and because she had
made such fine professions Of jisin>
terestedness and generosity. The Irish
policy of the presen' British govern.
ment has been the chief cause OF the
revival Of American distrust and
enmity.
All this is very unfortunate in the
present critical state of internationa'
affairs. For their own welfare of the
world, Britain and America ought to
stand together in essential matters
They cannot stand together unles:
Britain will return to her own bes
self, and practise the precepts of de.
mocracy and fair dealing that sh,
lately preached so eloquently. Their,
ere many evidences that the Englisl
people are at heart agreed with tn.
American people in these essential
matters, but their governmer. seemr
out of tune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
BUILDING FRAUDS.

The building scandals revealed in
New York City in the course of the
SPECIAL inquiry conducted by Samuel
/ Untermyer have shed new light on
the housing problem. 1t developed
that ring Of building contractors has
existed in New York, conspirng to
keep up the cost of construction by
pre-arranging their bids, allowing
some designated member to make the
low bid and get The contract, and then
dividing up the profit. The low bid''
has been in every case made hiGh
enough to insure plenty Of velvet"
1t has been proved too, that con-
tractors have been forced to pay
blackmail money regularly to some
representatives of the building trades
to obtain men for their work and in
sure themselves against strikes. These
representatives have preyed on labor
as we'll as on capital.
There have been also revelations
as to price-flxing combines of man
uiacturers and dealers in building
materials. and intlmations of expos
ures to come regarding usurious iu-er.
sst rates Of bonuses" CHARGED 70.
money needed for construction.
1t Is estimated that not less than 20
per cent Of the recent high cost OF
building has been due to these COM
bined extortions. 1t is also declared
that, while the abuses are probably
worst in the metropolis. they are
found in nearly all the large cities
and TO some extent In the s:nalle,
ones.
such ohen3es are particularly cuJ.
pable at time when the housin,
situation is so critical. The CROOKS
have been prey ing on the most press
ing necessities OF the nation. The New
York Times says:
The burden Of the housing short
tage has fallen mainly on the poor,
VINO were already sOrely pressed by
the cost Of food and clothing. The
result is registered in the weekly
bulletin of the health department.
There has been sharp increase in
infant mortality from respiratory
and contagious diseases, which are
caused mainly by close and indis-
criminate contact The department
attributes the increase to the pres
ent housing situation, which has
necessitated the doubling up of fami-
lies, making il impossible properly
to isolate contagion.'
And this is only one OF the many
evil effects Of such grating. The New
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

tion and other expenses. Many per-
sons. knowing only of occasional cases
OF student self-support. believe thai
they are the exception rather than
the rule. Statistics recently publish
ed by the Harvard employment Office
must rather surprise outsiders.
In 1919 Harvard men registered NJ
tho university employment bureau
earned SIT 900. a gair over the figure
of 1918, which was $4,000. The re-
port shows that $4,000 was earned IN
term time and $4,000 in summer
work. 1t is quite likely that the other
universities aud smaller colleges
could produce similar reports of the
productive work OF their students.
Ambitious seekers after learning
are very demo cratic in their choice
or labor. They will accept any de-
cent task that comes to hand. They
act as tutors, clerks, proctors, moni-
tors, census takers, choremen, ticket
men, librarians, ushers, walters, Ste
nographers. dish washers, janitors.
and so on through thc list of possible
employments.
There are persons who consider the
undergraduate a frivolous being.
fond of stylish clothes and a good
time and inclined to be facetious
about not'lettinG his studies interfere
with his college career. This Grill
cism seems over harsh in view OF
the fact that 80 many of these young
men and women are willing to work
very hard, regularly or in odd hours,
at any available job which will en-
able them to earn the necessary
funds to pay fo- the desired educa-
ton. 1t is we'll to remember, too.
that good work i'm his studies is re-
quired Of the self supporting stu
dent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

child care, public health and social
care methods.
Farther east, in European Russia
and in Central and Southeastern Eu-
rope, the Red Cross and several 9th
er organizations, with big hearts for
service still have more than they can
do in clothing, feeding and strength
ening the ragged, understood. disease.
stricken children of the refugees. \
statement in one magazine which is
helping to put across the Red Cross
Roll Call says:
Possibly as many as five of an
estimated eleven million war orphans
need everything that money and So
clal service can provide Even where
they are helped by their own governs
mentS, the provision made is often of
the most primitive sort; these children
are herded in barracks which no
American would recognize as orphan
institutions; their ailments are insult
hciently attended to; they are not even
clean. Help for them must come
from the outside, since the countries
whore the evil is greatest are still al
most completely disorganized."
With this gigantic Humanitarian
task before it, the Red Cross docs not
forget or neglect its home service. 1t
continues its good work Of establish
ing health centers where the whole
family from babe to grandparents may
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
THE HOME RULE BILL.

II was ominous for the fate of the
New Irish home rule bill that its fianl
passage by the British House Of Com
mons was described as a purely per-
functory proceeding on the part OF
"a small and rather listless gather
ing OF members" The Liberal and
Labor members were absent. Most
OF those present seemed to feel the
hopelessness of It.
Yet there are big things offered in
that measure. things which few
years ago might have set the Irish
people OF all the world afame with
enthusiasm. II makes Ireland virtr-
ally independent in the local affairs
which .Jarticularly concern that coun-
try much after the dominion home
rule" established in Canada, Austra-
liza, South Africa and New Zealand.
There are to- be parliaments. one
for North Ireland and one for South
Ireland. with a council appointed b.
the two designed to unite their actiy-
tiles. Ireland is to ,have control cf
its own education. land policy trans
portation. old ase pensions. insurance
and other domestic affairs, leaving 10
the British pa-liament only matters
OF imperial AMI international charac-
ter, such as peace anJ war, army and
navy. coinage. postoffices, navigat;on
and foreign commerce. The policing
system, including the Irish constabu-
larry and the metropolitan police
force OF Dublin. arc to come under
Irish control in three years. Contri-
buttons to the support of the empire
are to cease in two years.
All this. however, IL Is practically
certain, the Iri&h will refuse. They
will refuse 1t almost unanimously.
Two things they object TO particular
iy; The governmental PARTITION OF
Ireland, and the reservations the
British government has made for the
avowed protection OF 1.-THE vital in
terests OF the Jnited Kingdom"
Even these. 4 few years since, wou a
hardly have been insuperable. Now it
Is too late. Lloyd George himself
sadly admits that while he considers
the bill generous measure" he
realizes that "the Irish people are not
in position to give it. proper consider
alton" The laundering and cruelty
OF the British government in Ireland
have gone too FAR, no enlightened En-
glishmen themselves confess, an1
what will como now no man knows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

receive care and advice, Of sending
out public health nurses; of making
communities safer, healthier and hap
pier; Of helping service men, civilians
and their families.
The answer to the Roll Call for any
person is simply dollar. In the ap-
preaching Thanksgiving season and
the Christmas holidays which follow
soon, no dollar could be better invest
ed and none more thankfully used
than the dollar contributed to the
American Red Cross.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
THE ARMY BONUS.

Two recent Developments regard
ins the military bonus are contraaIc-
tory. One Is the biz majority vote
given BY the peCple &C New York state
for a bond issl,c OF $4,000. 900 to pro.
vide payments to soldiers and sailors.
such payments not 10 exceed $3.50 In
any Instance. II is estimated that
this means tax of s2i on every fam
ily In the state The other develop
ment referred to Is the semi-ofiicia.
announcement made by leaders at
Washington that no bonus legislation
! reed bo expected from the next con.
Eress
Apopulnr vote approves the bonus
plan. The emphasis or that vote
seems TO suggest that the people /.
othcr states would probably take
similar action IL they had the oppor-
tmity. Yet IL IN considered unlikely
that congress will approve OF nationa:
action along the same line.
Those two positions. however. are
not neceyari.y inconsistent. Most
People might b. expected to vote for
bonus for the war veterans. out Of
sheer goodwill. withou. giving much
consideration to the question OF where
xho money was coming from. Those
rho would think OF that might con-
&1tic thar most of A would con,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

York inquisitors are performing q
national service i'm exposing the
crooks. Putting them out Of busi-
ness will have wholesome effect on
he building trades everywhere. Mean
while, every other city or state that
aas suffered from unjuly high build
,ns costs might well do some probing
Of its own.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20
COOLING TOWARD ENGLAND.

The London Natior. says "Europe
has disgraced herself i'm the eyes of
America. sympathy with the Allies
has evaporatc1 and given place to
suspicion and hostility. Never were
the relations with England worse
since tho crisis o. Venezuela. The in.
fanny of our Irish policy. the grabbing
Of mandates, over representation of
the British Empire in the League OF
Nations and cur world struggle for
oil are some OF the ingredients in this
brew OF enmity."
This statement may have been cx-
aggerated a little for political reasons
the Nation docs not like the Lloyd
George governmen'. Still, it contains
enough bitter truth to give Britons
and other Europeans something to
think about. and suggests the chief
lines OF justifl6 alton for Americas
present coolness TO hes late allies.
\ In some respects the conduct o.
>aropean governments since the ar
HIcc has really been disgraceful, as
Hheir friends must admit In
q dIgnited effort to liquidate
nicng lines Of strict justice.
zen TOO Wuch unscomi,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

NANTED-pVsi:ion as overseer of Il
farm. Thoroughly competent, and
experienced in AL kinds of farming,
including stock, truck, poultry and
power farming. IS years of age:
lraricd and can furnish the best
ot references. W. p. Arnold,
nI3NCSIilIp - - i Nh .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

Warsaw, Nov. 1.-THE bolshevik
cavalry has swept through the Uk-
ranian lines and the Ukrainians are
fleeing defeated. They are evacuating
KEY ana all the other towns they
held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

Rub My-Tism cure bruises, cuts,
burns, sores, letter, ctc.-Advt..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-20

To break n cold take GC6.-Advt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-04-03
ROAD PROJECTS AUTHORIZED
Plans Involving Improvement of 12,15e
Miles at Estimated Cost of
81,143.644 Ratified.

The record indicates that from July
l, 1918. to November 1, 1919. the United
States department of agriculture ap-
proved L345 road projects. involving
the improvement of 12.159 miles, at an
estimated cost Of approximately $751;
1854. OF this sum approximately
S7S.592. 167 represents federal funds.
Since the passage of the federal aid
road act 1927 projects have been ap-
proved. These call for the construc-
ton of 1886 miles of road at an es-
'tna'ed cost of SOD. 2G7. S47. of which
about 95.49S. l40 will he borne by the
federal government. Gratifying prog
rcsS also has been made in connection
with the national forest road work
From July l. 1913. to November /,
1919 - projects. involving 923 miles
of road, were approved, and plans were
completed for the improvement of 80
others. aggregating 9i6 miles.
These facts are brought out in the
annual report of the secretary of agri-
culture.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-04-03
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
Prosperity Made TO Flow into Any
Locality by Construction OF Sub
stdntiai Highways.

Tho way 10 mah" prosperity flow into
any locality is to build roads that
viii last and not have To- bc done over
every few years.
With good roads farmers can deliver
all their products directly To towns
within Il radius Of 30 or more miles, and
hy making more profit themselves they
reduce the high cost of living for other
people; for merchants are able To taxi"
advantage of new sources Of supply to
buy their stocks under favorable CON
ditionS, and sell them to their custom
erS at a lower price.
Millions Of dollars are lost every
year through pcriShahlc goods spelling
on the railroads because of freight
delays and complications. writes &. W,
Morrison in Farm Journal. Single
large firms have actually saved more
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-04-03
The way OF a maid with a
man.
CTO BE CONTINUED
MOMENTOUS DAY IN HISTORY
Julius Caesar Said to Have Landed ir
Britain on Twenty-seventh Day
of August.

According to calculations carefully
made and that, at the least, estab
fish a probable case, August q is the
anniversary of the landing of Julius
Caesar in the island of Britain.
In his wars that Resulted in the con
quest of Gaul, or modern France, Ju
Illus Caesar kept a journal. in which
he recorded all his operations. He
called it, Commentaries" and it has
been pronounced to be perhaps the
best record Of campaigns ever writ
ten by a general IN the field.
In the midst of these operations ht
found time to cross the channel anC
pay a military visit to the land known
now as England. but not so known
then, for the ancient Britons then in
hahited the island He states the yeal
of that visit, which according to Our
calendar, was So B. c. He also states
other facts which enabled the caIcu
lation as to month and day to be
made.
Caesar in his journal. or "COmmen
taries," relates that he set out on tht
expedition when little of summer re
manned. when the people of the south
of Britain are engaged in their har
vest, and that after a stay of three
weeks. he returned to Gaul before the
equinox. II is. therefore, concluded
that tho day of landing must have
been in August.