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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30
Car Users, Speed Up

To break freight blockade. and break II quickly.
the raiiroads and the Interstate commerce commits
sion have the cooperation Of every shipper
and consignre-
shippers must speed IN the loading Of cars.
Consignecs must speed up tho unloading OF cars
With hundreds of thousands OF freight on
the railroad systems. Il seems like small matter
when lone Is tied up aiding day or
waiting TO b loaded or unoaded.
Bu, this spirit. prevailing among Thousands Of
freightcar users has an overwhelming combined
effect IL Is cumulative. like straw piled onto a
camel until each has joint responsibility for
breaking the camels hack.
Every hour OF needless delay In loading unload.
ing creates shortage.
Railroad congestion Is holding hack the nations
prosperity. II Is only step from railroad oonges-
ton railroad paralysis And railroad paralysis
Is business paraiyaiA
Every shipper every oon-iynec. should sped up
his loading and unloading II the breaking OF the
freight blockade depended each individual car.
Here Is tho chance for you shipping clerks do
something patriotic for your country. something to
help stop another boost In COS, OF living to all
Americans including yourself.
Speed your loading.
poublespoe6 your unloading.
Poison needle gang Is operating noto ire
are told. Later on, tCe suppose, as the cam
paign 0rows warmer, itH be the poison gas
gang
Coal shortage not expected tn this state,
President Hdrlin Of the coal miners tells US.
Huh! Just tchat they told Us about gas.
John Sharp Villains says he tcotld rather
bay at the moon than SIT in the senate. Lots
of EN- do both.
The trouble about competitive building is
that q dreadHouDht Is dltcdys obsolete by the
time IL is finished.
Hetnie SAYS he piU never forget. WHY,
man, the marks are diminishing rapidly.
Notc let the senate try Newbery. 4 man
is entitled to a jury Of his peers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

SO far, no seller Of rood alcohol has been
found guilty of murder in the thirst degree.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

Poison needle gang Is operating noto ire
are told. Later on, zoe suppose, as the cam
paign oroDs warmer, itH be the poison gas
gang.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

History speaks Of a Diet Of Worms. Doubt
less there icere food profiteers in those daus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

81 once studied under one OF the
greatest musicians OF the world"
"You don't say7"
"uh.huh, He had his piano room
right above mine In his suite in a
~. Y. hotel"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30

There are many rays to reliere the paper
shortage. Trotsky drafted. Russia's poets
to make battalion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
New York Birth
49,, Rate Grows
Decline in Death Rate Attribut.
ed to Healthful Living

New York, Sept. 1.-Despite the
high cost Of living, shortage of hous-
ing and the scarcity Of domestic SER
wants, the, actual birth rate in New
York City is going up at a rapid rate,
according to. health authorities Stats.
tics issued here.
The figures show that the birth rate
>2r touSand for the first seven months
Of 1920 was 22.S4. against the rate
1f 2l.90 in the same period last year.
While the birth rate is on the in
crease, the health departments sta.
tistlcs show, that death rate Of chill
dren in the city is on thu Decline The
rate of infant mortality for the past
year on each 1000 births was 49,
"hlle the preceding years a much
higher figure is on the records.
The decline in death rate is attribut-
ed by the authorities to laws of SAN
tation and healthful living, which
are now better understood by the
mass of the people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Money Lenders Control
Government Employees
Brazilian Government Takes
Steps To Remedy Evil

Rio De Janciro, Aug. 9-That
money lenders have apparently gain
ed great hold on a large number Of
government employees is indicated
by the Introduction in the Federal
chamber Of Deputies of bill au-
horiZing special loan of about $25,-
100000, part Of which is to be de
voted to liquidating such debts, The
bill provides that the treasury shall
reimburse itself for the payment Of
;hese debts by deducting the amount
rom the employees wages in 60 in
stallments and take interest at six
per cent annually on the balance out
standing.
Part of the special loan. the bin
provides, would be used to REIN
oursc government employees for the
amounts taken from their salaries
by the special tax during the war
period.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
WORLD DEMANDS
MOTOR CARS
Looks to America to Supply
Needed Vehicles
MANY. SHIPPED
DURING PAST YEAR
England Leads All Other Coun-
tries in Imports. For Past Year

Washington, Aug. 31.-The whole
world seems to be demanding motor
vehicles and is looking to the United
States for its supply. Records Of the
Department Of Commerce for the fis-
cal year 1920, just ended, show that
automobiles and parts of automobiles
valued at $232,252,376 weer shipped
from this country. This was nearly
nine times the total value Of such ex-
ports before the war.
The number Of commercial cars ex-
ported during the IL months ended
June 80 was 24.356, valued at $41,577,
684 as compared with 1921 valued at
$33, 233,4S5 in 1919. Passenger car
shipments showed an even greater in
crease, the total being 1853 valued
at $125,384,025 as compared with Al,
291 valued at $45,8S2,7O5 the year be-
fore.
The United Kingdom led in the i'm,
ports Of both commercial and pas
senger cars, taking 1888 Of the form
ler and 1883 Of the latter. Canada
was second in the matter Of poth
types of cars taking 2,443 CONNER
Cial and 9,993 passenger vehicles
Cuba imported 4,663 PASSENGER cars
and 1926 commercial automobiles
Brazil ws.s next behind Canada in
inhorts Cf passenger cars to the tota
IF 6,109. British India imported g.
l44 passenger cars and British South
Africa, 5,752.. Australia took 5,S98
Argentina 3,S43 and New Zealand
1928 passenger cars.
| The Scandinavian countries alsc
We're heavy purchasers of. passengcI
automobiles, Norway taking 3,03E
and Sweden 4,055. Spain purchased
ANA, Denmark 2,374, China 1859
Uruguay 2,754, Peru 1851, Mexico
2,749, Philippine Islands 2.444, anC
Chill G19 France imported only SO!
passenger vehicles, but it took 1,39:
commercial cars. jar n also DUrchas
cd 1896 commercial trucks anC
Mexico 1,017.'
HAneFit;ar, taetOr cycles also contfh,
tod in heavy demand a total Of 35,
O41 valued at $9,55O,G22 being ex
ported dnring the fiscal year.
The demand for American ma
hines brought with it a correspond
ing demand for equipment. The value
Of automobile tires exported during
iscal year 1920 was $39,919,777 a.
compared with $22,63O,2OO the yea
before. The total Of automobile en-
lines shipped was 39,421; valued a
| 5000, ,449, compared with 28,44:
valued at $4,434,244 the year before
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Mr.. Shelley Improving
Victim Of Auto Wreck Much
Better

Mr.. W. II. Shelley who suffered a
broken arm and few minor injuries
IN an automobile collision last SUM
day afternoon just outside the city
limits on the Wcdgeileld road. is inn
proving AT his homo on Wright street.
Immediately after the accident Mr..
shelley was taken to the Tourney hos
pital where attention was given his in
juriGs.
Mr. Shelley was riding on the rear
seat "G lhc car which was being driven
by his son Major Shelley. when at A
point near Richardson's grove a heavy
car driven by young girl ran out OF
small side road directly in front
Of Mr.. Shellcys car NTr Shelley saws
the girl did not give any wrning Of
her approach and the collision was the
result.
Mr.. Shelley also says that if this girl
had driven her car, which was crowd
cd with young people, ont in front of
tie fellow just ahead of him who
vas running about forty miles an hour.
there Would have been several funer-
ais on Monday instead Of hospital
bills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
.AIRPLANES GO I I. !.
TO EUROPE
America To Be Represented in
Paris Races "
HIGH POWER AND ..
SMALL SIZE FEATURES
Builders Are Confident Ameri-
can Crafts Will Be, Among
the Winners

New York. Sept, 5.-Original Amer
lean design, high power, small size
and greater speed than any recorded
aeronautical performance of the past,
are features which the designers say
are possessed by three airplanes ea
route to Paris to represent America
in the Gordon Bennett cup races be-
ginning September 27. =
Wright, Curtiss and the UniteG
States army, all pioneers in the eoo-
quest of the air, are the names which
win be painted on the fuselages of the
three American racers. each chosen
or the promise it held out to bring
back the trophy which has been in
France since 1913. -
Upon these three entrants America
The coveted cup, which will become
he permanent property of France If
she wins again this year. g. @
the race will be held at Etampes
lear Paris, over "a circular course ol
500 kilometers (1S6.3 miles). Tho
.'ri2es include 10000 francs offered by
the French government and, the Cor
con Bennett cup, valued at $2,500. "
Two OF the three American ma,
chimes are monoplanes, while the arms
contestant, though of miniature pro;
! portions is biplane. All three have
been especially designed for thy race
including "pecial motors and devices
20 increase speed and endurance. II
is said to be the opinion of flying ex,
| r'erts that the winners of this race
must make over 200 miles an hour.
| In the special Curtis machine the
DiIots seat is far back on the fuse,
| lage two-thirds the distance from
| nosG to tail. The propeller is short
nd stubby with a strcamlHed hub
Unusually thick wings are supported
IN either s;de by single thick strut ex,
ending to the hub 6 the landing
wheel. The bird cage radiators are
slung on either side of the motor The
| power plant is a 12-cylipder, '40C
horsepower motor. + '-N''~A'. -. 'E."
The chief peculiarities Of the Wrigh
entry are the wings, which are OF
hree-ply wood veneer instead of the
usual fabric covered frames, and ar
Undercarriage which folds into the
fusclage when The machine is in flight
thus reducing wind resistance and re
Sulting in "a proportionate increase ir
! speed. The mechanical action neces
sary to fold UP the undercarriage also
| t'attens out the wings into racing
| form, providing wide variation be
wCCn minimum and maximum speeds
the thicker wing being used for land
| ng and taking off. Power is fur.
| niFEed b va $50 horsepower motor o.
special design.
| The air service racer is still some
1 thing of a mystery. 1t was designed
! and built at McCook field, the army
experimental. station by designers o
the Liberty motor. The motor is o.
500 horsepower.
! Pilots of the three machines are Ro
land Rohlfs, former holder of thu
worlds altitude record Captain Ru
| dolph Schroeder, the present it'll,
holder and Howard Rinehart
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
SPARE DIET AF-
FECTS GERMANS
Go To Holland To Get Square
Meal 70 Help Out
THEATRICAL PEOPLE
DESIRE TO TOUR
Netherlands in Order That They
Might Get Food, Seems Like
Paradise

Oldenzaal, Nethcrland Sept. 9
Students of the food situation in cen
trail Europe have a good opportunity
to observe the effects Of long con-
tinued spare diet at this place, which
is the first station on Holland soil
after leaving German territory on the
main route from Berlin to Amster-
dam.
Here Germans have the first O6pOr-
tunity to recoup themselves for lost
calories. Fifteen minutes ride to the
east, the bill Of fare is meager; here it
is plenteOus and sustaining and the
big station restaurant is daily jammed
with hungry clamOrOus crowds whose
capacity for solid trencher work is
amazing.
Mountains Of white bread sandwich
es melt way like snow and frOm> a
score of points cries arise for glasses
of fresh milk-an unObtainable lux
ury in Germany. The meal here only
serves as a preliminary snack for an
even NOR plenteous feast aboard the
train.
AS the Associated Press cores
a German theatrical company with a
'Ontract to fill in Holland was max
ing a vigorous frontal attack on the
luncheon counter. The profession
n Germany is in bad way, salaries
| are low and living is correspOndingly
precariOus. Competition for joining
curing companies in Holland is keen
Their delight in facing square
meal was pathetic. One, holding alof
lam sandwich Of generous proper.
| ions. deClaimed: beautiful bounti
| full Holland! Behold the ham in tn!
sandwiches is draped in luXuriant fes
| tOons, far surprising in beauty anC
fragrance the roses in the gardens o
| SomiramiS!'
! One woman sat with folded hand
in rapt contemplation of chunk o
resh butter the size Of brick. "Thi
IS truly PARADISE! she gasped.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Local Red Cross
Receives No Credit For Good
Work Done

The workers in the local branch Of
he American Red Cross was rather
surprised this morning when they
;ead an OCcount in the Columbia State
If Mrs. =. T. WOOten, field secretary
If the child placing department Of the
bureau of pubic welfare, in which
She tells of finding a poverty stritk-
on family in Sumter county and Civ
ing them aid.
To read the account of Mrs. WoOtcn.
one would think that she found the
family by herself and secured the aid
tor them which was greatly needed
The facts in tn" case according to
Miss Chandler, Of the local Red Cross
are that she notified Mrs. WoOten Of
the case, and when the field secretary
arrived in Sumter, Miss Chandler took
her out to the f"mily in her car ana
coOperated with her in getting the
required aid.
The local ReA Cross is doing much
good in Sumter county. as WAS stlaed
in u regent issue Of the item. in at
tending 60 cases like this, and the
workers are Justified in feeling little
hurt when they do good work ana
hay" som" one else get the credit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08


economic SuDJcCtiOn; that leaves on
one side the corporation president with
a wife and two children drawing $50
10000 year and on the other the
floor sweeper with wife and ten chill
dren drawing three dollars day.
Business was made for man, not man
for business.
The task OF religion is a gieantic
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
LADY SUBSCRIBE
TOLAUNDR
Would Furnish Site and Take
Stock in Venture
TELLS SECRETARY
REARDON TO GET BUSY
Sumter Business and Profess
sional Men Mast Get Togeth-
er and Build

Secretary Kcardon says You can't
bluff the lady folks any more these
days." Don't try it. They are there
with the goods when you tell them
that they should take A mans place I'm
many ways now that they are given
the right to vote" 80.
Continuing the sccrctary said: ~
THE other day 1 wrote in The Daily
Item that the lady folks Of Sumter
should shoulder their share Of the re-
spOnsibility in establishing enterprises.
a steam laundry in particular because
a steam laundry is an enterprise that
appeals particularly TO the women
folks"
The next day a lady called on me
and told me to get busy and not talk
SO much. That some men talked too
much anyhow about what they are
going to do. had a kind OF suspic-
! ion she was insinup'ng something
about me-but ! didn't ask her for
particulars.
She said she didn't have any too
much cash money on hand but she
had land and she would furnish
suitable site to be paid for in stock
! and if her site was accepted she would
take one thousand and possibly two
! thousand dollars additional c S h
stock.
! Now that a Sumter woman has
made the first offer Of a stock sub
! HCriptiCn, will not some enterprising
man save the faces Of his fellow men
by Offering to do something to-
wards erecting a modern steam laun-
dry? o. ,
! Or will another Sumter lady follow
the lead of this first Sumter lady?
1t has been definitely learned that
the Nessrs, Brightwen will not re-es-
tablidh h the steam laundry recently
burned. ..
:: A number of Sumtcr's business and
professional men have been talking
about how badly Sumter needs a
steam laundry. Some of the ladies
have also, occasion ally, made few
remarks along the same line, and the
ladies have occasionally repeated their
remarks, with variations, and accentu-
atiOns and omphasis, with special ac-
cent on the emphasis, and with some
ew gentle but graceful ges;icUlations
so peculiar to all women.
Secretary ReardOn is sounding the
business men Of Sumter as to how
hey ieel about this steam laundry
enterprise and about how much stock
i hey will subscribe. He will a.so be
delighted to hear from some more of
he 'aIes of Sumter. All the ladies
should now join the Chamber of Com
nerCr. g..
The 'tightness Of the money market
is causing many public spirited bust
less men 70 stop, look, and Iisten,"
md to ponder the proposition before
deciding this matter, personally.
About the most important thing
now to be done is for some Of the men
who have been stopping Secretary
ReardOn on the streets and asking why
the Chamber Of Commerce doesn't
erect steam laundry, or do some
Ching TO have some body start one, to
get busy themselves matching up the
Sumter lady's Offer, circulating a
stock subscription list with their own
! ignature to this list for blocks of
stock, and when this is done the en-
! CrpriSe will be started as all stock
company enterprises are started.
Money first. "TheHp must be some
first money first ana then some to
start any kind OF enterprise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Scandinavia Worried
Over Shipping Law

. Stockholm, Sept. 4.-SCandinavinH
premiers at a recent meeting in Cop
cnhagen discussed the Jones nHvigar
ton law and will seek information
from the American government rs To
the eft, Ct Of the measure on Scandi-
naVian shipping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
To Investigate Game
Chicago Charged With Throwing
Away Contest

Chicago, Sept. 4~President Vecck
OF the Chicago National League base
ball team began investigation today
Of the charges that Chicago, dcliber-
ateiy lost to Philadelphia last Tues
day and that professional gamblers
cleaned up in a betting coup as a re
suit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Cooper HOnors
I. =. RequisitiOn
Prominent Farmers Must Go
To North Carolina For Trial

q. Columbia, Sept. Ex-Governor Coop
er today honored the requistion for
return TO Wadesboro, n. c., of w. d.
Mayfield, of Denmark and james
Breedin and Henry X. B. Sandifer,
prominent farmers charged in the
kidnapping two negroes from their
farms in Anson county, n. c., July
21st
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
Spartanburg Wins
Defeats Columbia in Labor Dav
Game

N7!@mhia, Sept. 6-Suartanburg
G"r"Ht"d Columbia in the Labor day
A"m" to-day, I'll" final score being
u.ur to three,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-08
FOR
~ MIORECARS
Railroad Commission Wants
Better Service "
SCARCITY OF RIGHT ..<
- KIND OF CARS
Continual Drawing Of Equip
ment From District Paralyz-
ing Industries ~ -'

Colun1bia1 Sept. IA strenuous
night for more freight cars for South
Carolina is being waged by the rail
road commission, the mater being
handled with the commission on car
service, at Washington, which handles
the distribution of cars. Requests
have been filed with the railroad COM
mission for an effort to get more cars
The commission On car. service advises
that the scaricty is due to the neces-
sary, distribution of cars throughout
the nation. .ast. .f... =
There Is not so much a scarcity of
cars as there is scarcity OF the right
Kind Of cars. The commission is
urging that cars not suited for grain
shipments In the west or for certain
other purposes, might be serviceable
IN the south and should therefore be
left in this territory. .a,.. ...
y Chairman Frank Shealy, OF the
:ailroad commissions has today sent
she following letter TO the car service
commission; .,. .saE,.
1.-The continual drawing OF equip
ment from this district is completely
paralyzing manufacturing industries
In South Carolina. We feel that much
equipment is being taken that is not
qualified for hanGling grain, but would
answer Cor commodities produced ia
South Carolina This. commission
wishes 20 do the right thing but it
is certainly not fair to reduce our
equipment to a point that is so detri-
mental TO, our tnterests. Equipment
that conld not be used for grain
movement would be sufficient to
move lumber, stone. brick. cotton
seed. cotton, etc, We request rigid
Inspection before transferring to 9TH
er localities Equipment not quail
fed car do grain shippers no good
and as we see 1t should be left in this
territory. Immediate action is neces-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-04-30
DANGER OF DAMAGE TO
SUGAR CROP is PAST
All Mills on Oahu RUNNING
More Than Half Time
ORy The Associated Pressl

vHONOLULU, T. H., Aprol 30
Danger of damage to the 1920 sugar
crop of the island of Oahu from the
laborers' strike has passed, according
to Royal ID. Mead. secretary of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.
"All the mills on Oahu are running
more than half time Mead con-
tinued, "and are turning out two
thirds of their sugar making capac-
ity. That is close enough TO nohnal
to insure the safety of the crop.
T. Tsutsumi. membership secretary
of the Japanese Federation Of Labor,
is reported to have told recent meet
ing Of the striking sugar cane workers
here that the walkout would be ex-
tended from the island of Oahu to all
islands.
According to published translations
of Tsutsumi's remarks, he informed
his hearers that the federation could
hold out in four-year strike, if nee
essary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-04-30
TEXAS ASSURES
ENDORSEMENT
FOR PARTY
Pro Administration Forces
Confident of Victory in
Precinct Meetings
(By Glenn Pricer in the Dallas
Dispatch.)
Especial To- TIE HcraldD

DALLAS, Texas, April 30.-All
indications point to an overwhelm-
ing victory for the pro-administra-
tion forces at the Texas precinct
conventions next Saturday, May /,
according 10 Chairman Sweeton
and Secretary Collins Of the demo-
cratic administration executive
committee. They have issued the
following statement:
As we approach the end of this
campaign we desire to say TO our
friends that all indications point to
an overwhelming victory for de-
mocracy Saturday. We have COM
plete organization in more than
two hundred counties in the state,
and have had reliable reports from
these counties upon which we base
this statement. The readiness with
which democrats have responded to
our call shows beyond question that
the efforts Of the opposition to dis
rupt the party have met with gen
eral disfavor throughout the state.
If our friends will attend the con-
ventions next Saturday promptly
at the place where and time called,
the opposition will meet with such
a decisive defeat that TO outsider
will again have the temerity TO
come to Texas with the avowed pur-
pose of destroying the party, either
by the organization of new party
or by fighting from within.
Let the democrats remember that
these are democratic conventions
and none but democrats who are
qualified voters are entitled to par
ticipate in them. Republicans, so
cialists and members of the So
called American party should be
excluded, if any such should pre-
sent themselves for participation
in the conventions.
CLYDE A. SWEETON, Chairman,
JASPER COLLINS, Secretary,
Democratic Administration Exec
utive Committee.