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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
PICNIC At P.ANOLA

Look up your Sumter penanjs
for your cars for the big get-Io-
gether. between Sumter and Pa
nola and Clarendon county picnic
at Pamela on July 4 iii. II fot
can't find your old pena:t. buy q
couple Of new ones. but there
ought to be enough penanfs i'll til,
homes and business houses o!
Sumter to stretch almost acros.
Sumter and Clarendon ccrn'ies
But new ones Will noJ feGuii'e !
sixty day loan-oa.ly ten c.AE. :
each.
Sumter has ben invited to meet
and dine with, and 70 dane WIKI
Clarendon comfy or ,jE y Str
The Sumter Chamber Of Com
merce wants u big and creditaaie
i epresentatio Of Sumter ana sum
ter county at Pamela On July 4ta
This will be a get-togetilef. get
acquainted tour and good time.
The dear ladies IL and around Pa
inola are putting the fat,en ~
flesh to hundreds Of trving s;ZeG
chickens. and about next SATURDAY
the finishing touch VIII be applied
to the necks of those delicious
birds to get them ready for chick
en- pie. chicken cooked with rice
baked chicken. fried chicken. 2hd
numerous other appetIzing sa2-
stantials and pastries also-Witi'
plenty of ice cream and cakes OF
= dozen varieties. 1t is dollars 60
doughnuts The Daily Item bunci1
Will come from OranSeburg TO ;ii-
tend when the hospitable ladies
and gentlemen Of Clarendon in
vite the whole city and county
of Sumter to this picnic.to meet
with and enjoy a day Of racle-
alton celebrating the national pa
triotic day. and to eat one OF the
most delicious dinners ever dream
ed of by mortal man. It IS time
to quit thinking about Cur troubles
and get ready to accept the Sra--
cious invitations OF the ladies Of
Pamela and vicinity. We Will nave
plenty of time TO get back to We
rying after July 4th. but ii you
really want to forget your troubles
and bandish your grouches 20 jo-
nah Land. you can jas; resign
from the crepe hangers union and
go to Pamela on July 4th.
: Every one should get in or this
big and happy event; il looks like
Clarendon county is just getting
TO love the Old mother county.
Sumter, more and more eve
wear, and Sumter coun:y should
20 to visit her children at least
once a year. and by the way. there
are not few grandchildren down
in that neck of the wonderful pro
gressive and hospitable section of
Clarendon county known as Pa
nola. Pinewood and Summelton
That section always looks good,
but it is going TO look "gooder OF
July 4th. believe me. e. |. +.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION

On July ! there will lie 8 1educ
tion of 10 per cert on railroad fares
in the eastern provinces Of Canada.
There was a similar cut at the
first OF the year The two cuts
together bring Canadian railway
fares back to normal level If
they can do it in Canada, why not
here
rne railroads complain thf ,he;
have no assurance that reduction
of freight and passenger rates will
bring any marked increase Of bus
mess. Yet they also complain that
they are losing money as things
go today. If things are as hope
less they appear under present
conditions, why not t:y changing
the conditions?
Railroad wages have been cut.
The materials required in the ope-
ration of railroads have been re-
duced in price. The public has a
right to expect that reduction in
freight and passenger rates will
ollow before long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
SUPERFLUOUS BUSINESS
MEN.

A typical business msn unques-
/ tionabiy is an asset to society. He
has a definite function. He per-
forms a necessary and valuable
service. It is declared, however,
by a New York expert on housing,
that the United States is suffering
today from an excess Of business
men.
There are too many of them in
all branches Of the housing busi-
ness, he explains, and that fact is
chiefly responsible for its evils.
They all have to make a living, and
in the general scramble the ulti-
mate consumer-who in this case
is the owner or renter for whom
building is erected-gets the worst
of it. The situation is much the
same, he suggests, through al
most the whole range OF business.
There is doubtless great deal
to this theory. Admittedly it fits
New York better than smaller
communities, because of the multi
tude Of merchants, statesmen, brok-
ers and middleme.l of various sorts
in the metropolis. But it applies
N some degree to every city. There
are usually more business instltu-
tions of all kinds than are neces-
sary. Particularly there are too
many stores; and the smaller
stores, contrary to common view,
act as drag on business and an
unnecessary expense to the COM
munity, because SO many people
have to get a living out of SO little
trade.
There is too much salesmanshlp
and too little service in New York
City,, says New York Paper,
SO is there everywhere. 1t would
be a blessing if fewer people were
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
PLEASE DRIVE REASONABLY

What is reasonable driving?
There are a great many motorists
who drive most unreasoaably, care
lessly and selfishly, hurting
through city, village or open eoun-
Try with no regard whatever for
any other persons or vehicles save
their own-and not even for them
selves, as many a bad accident
proves.
There are also a great many mo-
terists-and perhaps they may
even be in the majority-who do
drive reasonably, following traffic
regulations, showing courtesy and
consideration toward other users
! of the highway, and maintaining a
speed which is neither a menace
nor an offense to the community
through which they pass.
1T is a question how far arbitrary
speed limits affect either class of
drivers. Certainly the reckless
motorist. pays no attention at all
50 such "a warning: sign as greets
the tourist in most of the small
towns in the United States: 'Wel-
come. Speed Limit, 8 miles" Even
the eonsiderate driver, if there is a
clear road; is likely TO continue on
his way at Is to 20 miles per hour.
A current magazine suggests, TO
the villages all through the coun-
try, II yeur town flaunts paint
ed incentive to crime like the
ahove-pull it down. AS change
it suggests something like this:
welcome Please Drive Reason
ably" In that case, again, the
needless driver may proceed at his
own pleasure, but he is likely to
weaken and to treat that town bet
ter than most. The ordinarily
courteous driver will do better yet,
buying gas and oil if.he doesn't
need them, adniring the town and
probably advertising it generously
among his friends as a regular
place, both sensible and attractive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
WAX REfERINDI5ais.

Il popular referendum for a
ation iof war which is fsyor4
:I A by the Anegllcsn federation OF
Il o IS sexcealant in theory, but is
ossibae n practice
to what seems to be the
aationss assunption, i doas
ake two nations to make a
oneeount alone can start
rance had no choice when
n many stated her army for
IS. Via Belgium. Neither had
VIXEN that other German
funin started eastward. There
Ss been many cases IN history
equally fragrant acts commit
nx q country TO war as sne only
|lEefnatne of defeat and disaster.
ere might eonceiyabIy be some
ach act Of aggression against the
i6ed States at some time.
foreign power might suddenly
ts1ck our fleet or land on oar
aores What then.ss Should the
government wait for the forrnalits-
Sof Z popular vote before ordering
It's armed forces TO defend the
ountry
Only ii ease Of proposed aggres-
SION would the re6ereaduna work.
For purposes Of defense in crisis
is would be too slow.
There might be an internediate
situation, where the offense was
was not so vital nor the element
M time so important, and where
fhe7e was some doubt as to the jns-
fice or need Of cesort;ng to arms.
s sReshaps the Spanish war acould
serve as an example. In such a
case referendum might be possible
and wise. But the possibility Of a
crucial emergency arising will al
ways exist, and for that reason the
cozasfitutioflai power vested in
Eongress Of declaring war, and in
The President Of using the array
and navy at his discretion, is like
II to stand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
Sumter Men in College Work.

Editor Daily Item:
l am aware that the people OF
Sumter never boast, and dislike
very much to do so (E. |. R. es-
pecially) yet there never is any
telling, and most any DAY some
one of us may have to get into a
talkfest with q citizen Of Manning,
or Anderson. or Florence. OF some
of these other villages about the
merits of our several habltats.
Should such be the case it is we'll
to know that Sumter county now
has on the faculty Of the Univer-
Sity four representatives, a very
unusual circumstance.
J. Nelson Frierson is dean Of
the law department. Mr.. FTlerson
is from Cherryyale on the State
burg road, where his mother still
lives.
William I. Aycock, Large Ay-
cock as his college friends know
him. is one of the professors in
the law department He is of the
we'll known Wedgefeld family.
A. Courtney Carson is profes-
sor of science. He is from near
Dalzell. He has been in the fac
ulty of the University ever since
he graduated there in the late
COS.
]. Mcbride Dabbs has just been
elected to an adjunct professor
ship in English, anG will take up
his work with the beginning of
the next session. He is the son
of Hon. E. w. DaDbs of the Salem
Black River section.
Ali of these are alumni Of Caro-
lima, except, I think Mr.. FrlerSon.
who | believe never attended there.
Unless they happen to be teaching
in some local institution such a
thing as one county having so
many members OF the faculty Of
a university is really extraordl-
nary.
HERBERT A. MOSES.
Note-Mr. Moses has omitted
from the above list Dr.. w. E. Mi
kell. Dean of the law department
of the University of Pennsylvania.
who is a graduate Of the Citadel.
and Prof. a. Gilbert Flowers. dean
of the law department of Baylor
University. Fort Worth. Texas.
Prof. Flowers was for many years
connected with the mechanical
end of the Osteen Publishing Co.
from the age of years until
nearly 80. He is a graduate OF
the law department of Georgetown
University, Washington. D. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
AIDES OF DE VALERA.
IRE NOT At LIBERTY
Discussion of Proposed
Conference Calls At
feRti0n 10 Irish
Leaders il,
Jail

Dnoill,. June p tEy The Asso-
ciated Press The announce
meat made by 81" James Craig the
Glster premier. that ne must con-
sal eitf his cabinet before reply
ing 20 The invitation Of Prime
Minister Lloyd George TO q con-
ference between the lead Of the
irish factions and the government
has directed attention to the fact
;hat four members of Eamonn De
Valera s cabinet are in jail. The
Countess Ceorgiana Markievich
minister Of labor. and Robert Mar
ton. wnO are under sentences Of
penal servitude and Arthur Grif-
fifth. founder OF the Sim Fein. and
Pref. John Mcneil. president Of
me Sim Fein Volunteers. who
have been held since last autumn
without charges being preferred
against them.
The opinion was expressed in
high Sim Fein circles today that
Mr. BE Valera would request an
opportunity TO consult with them
and that should Sir James Craig S
cabinet consider general meet
ing OF the northern parliament
members desirable De Valera
would make the same claim as re-
g&rds the Dali Eireann and ask
for the release OF all it's impris-
oned members.
IN both Official and Sim Fein
circles De Vale"a's acceDtance of
Nr. LLOYD Georges invitation is
regarded IS probable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
WANT COLUMN
One Cent a W ord

WANTED = Logging contractor
We have 100 thousand feet gum
logs cut in Lynch River swamp
1-2 miles from Wisacky, Lee
county. S. C. Will pay $1,000
per thousand feet for hauling
and loading on Coast Line cars
at Wisackv Contractor must
furnish all necessary equipment
and complete work promptly.
The Sumter Hardwood Co.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
Professional Notice

DR.. C. P Osten has his office on
the second floor of the D. ]. Chan
dler Clothing Co., building, North
Main Street, having been forced to
move by the fire that destroyed
the Osteen Building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

W WANTED-Your. clothes for
cleaning, pressing and dyeing.
We give reasonably quick SER
vice, fire insurance and press
by. steam thereby protecting
you against seorching and burn
Ing. tWe. protect your interest
a4lat 1HT charges are, moderate.
ssSF d b safrythi hg in .cleanin g
ASat n g g t lat g t! can. Gag be! done IN
we WIN Sc nd 'sto ;#aota 1Hasre
+. 1T will: be ;5ione. Night. We do
not claim TO do everything and
will so advise you. Inexperi-
enced hands can easily ruin your
delicate garments in the pro-
cess Of imperfect d-y cleaning.
Call on us for advice. Bee and
Dee Company. Phone TAT.
Agents Footer's Dye Works.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
.->-o-$-
NOTICE..

Pursuant to resolution of the
Board Of Directors of the Sumter
Race Track Association, q corpor-
alton. a meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the said Association is
hereby called, to be held at the
office of Anchor Motor Company.
on West Liberty Street in the city
Of Sumter, S. c., on the 29th day
OF July. 1921. at ten o'clock a. m.
for the purpose Of considering a
resolution to surrender the char
ter OF the said corporation.
S. X. ROWLAND.
June %, 1921. President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
VACATIONS

For q vacation, the sensible city
man goes to the country. The
|Sennible country man goes to the.
s lty Tbs mouneaiaeeF goes to the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

Fl Paso. June 27.-Aviators Da-
vid r. Davis and Eric Springer.
who left Riverside. Cal, at a. m.
today. in an attempted nonstop
eight to New York. descended at
Fort Bliss. Texas. at 1855 p. N.
Maj. l.. C. Hefferman, commander
CT the first surveillance group,
said the aviators We're forced to
land apparently because Of engine
trouble.
The aviators said they would
continue their flight tomorrow
They said they expected to land at
E!ineola Field, l.. l.. within %
hours after leaving. Engine
trouble forced their landing, they
added.
Some people cali Dempsey a big
:. n
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
sf4 REIdEF B1tL..

relief ard care for
M ~ their var service
fference On opinion.
81 pabE &c BE and pri-
anss them 10 hare
ssat saa psssibsy help
:xeger their health and
f sfor al1 healtn Of
= peznaanently lost, the
sct 70 pay libersily.
nest Of the prsvisioas
1iisf measure now pending
shere Is. Ike agree
does not ants SO ap-
aSefrl or stingy with re-
81 e millions Of men who
col1iEr d rs Uniform in
I Hy lsai aszsate arEsnge-
lsreby they can Be helped
farms or engage ia.spch
psoyment as Mey should
fered by the government
pnblk approval.
sang tie ezsh bonus, how
here's q wide dhifffsreuse of,
There 8 eerious oppesi-
exenapldied most strong
he United states Gharaber
msnerce which presumably
far the jority Of business.
rosessioaal men ii TIE conn !;
These elasses, who pay most
ias taxes, and ssho asesa sirsess
rest q tie aa tbe govern
s. speras its nlohey. do not cen,
s. tie cash bonus plstf fled eth
by the plight of BE service u,en
3y The state of the United
ites Treasury.
poinf ont sfhat TIM govern
iS S having tronble enough to
e its imperatiTe expenses and
& as not see how an adj dfsional
ste pf billions can bs squeezed
THIS ti1he, wishositt danger TO
ational finances and pusslble
aster to business No lnats:f
arrangement g rasds 10 pay
money, they argues tie very
sFllst another such o6aigation is.
s1lned IS bound TO proaong the
asfrial depression
npioymerlt. not cash gifts, they
what the service mea need;
employment can only be pro-
ed By methods that are econ
5cally sound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

engaged in business, as small mer-
chants, manufacturers or sales
men, and more were engaged in ac-
tually producing things instead of
merely EXCHANGING things produc-
ed by other people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
Notice to Debtors and Creditors

All persons having claims or de
mands against the estate Of A. NJ
Andrews. Deceased, Will presen'
them to the undersigned duly at
tested. and all persons indebted tC
said estate will make payment tC
the undersigned.
Mrs. Lou Van Andrews.
Executrix.
Sumter, S. c.. R. i.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

Bicycle tires from s1.75 up
at Hatfield & Cato, E. Liberty
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
Notice Of Application for Final
Discharge

Estate of Mary R. Lawrence,
Deceased.
On July %. 1921, I will apply
to the Judge of Probate for Sum-
ter County. S. c.. for a Final Dis
charge as Executor Of said estate.
Jake l. BrOgdOn,
Executor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

LOST-Star and Crescent Pin Set
with emeralds and diamonds.
Cash reward for return to T. B..
Boyle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

%OTICr-t1avins puYfhs sec 9lte
more registered Guernseys we
can supply few more eusto-
mers with orr rich G1erhses
milk, skim milk and cream. ASK
your neighbor Who uses cur
milk then ask the driver Tor a
sampls or phone 639. Gomecocil
Dairy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

FIRE DIRT-We are excavating
for new building in rear Of old
Osteen Pub. Co.. building. and
any one desiring dirt to fill in
low lots can obtain a large
quantity by applying to Contrac-
tor Harper on the lot. Enter
from Sumter street through the
O'Donnen lot. c. P. & H. G.
Osteen. 6-2S-6t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

Shaw wants people to live 1000
years. Some married folks do.
When wild wave meets mar
celled Wave-it'S an accident,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29
BUSHES NOTICES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Brace
lords will be carried on in the
state of South Carolina by Ralph
Hill. No. 5 Caldwell street, be-
hind postOffice
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

WANTED-To rent five or six
room house. close in. r. r.
Evans. Jr.. w. Bartlett st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

Some people cali Dempsey big
bum. May mean bomb.
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FOR RENT

FORRENT-Furnishedr room with
modern convenicnces. Apply "A
kendrick St. Phone 993.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

WANTED-Piano pupils Tor the
summer months by graduate
OF the musical department of
Winthrop College Miss Annie
Churchill, Phone S48L.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-29

FOR RENT-Fiye room house:
sleeping porch and "ath. All
conveniences and elise in. Call
650-J
The evening world., 1921-03-17
OPEN SHOP PAPERS
IN BINGHAMTON
After Eight Days Publication Of
Press Is Resumed With
Non-Union Printers.

BtNGIAMToN N. y, March H.
Binghamton newspapers resumed publi-
cation to-day after lapse OF eight days
following the printers strike voted
Tuesday March s. The Bnghamton
Press Is issuing an elght-page paper,
advertising being eliminated and the
space devoted exclusively TO news. The
Morning sun Is arranging to resume
publication tomorrow morning. Non
union linotype operators and compost.
ors are employed in getting out the
papers.
The strikers assert that they viii con-
tinue their stand for an increase OF
wages and a forty-four- hour week and
that they have assurances Of unlimited
funds from the international Union.
The publishers declare that offers OF
non union men are coming in from all
parts Of the country and they will have
no difficulty In reorgaizlg their plants
on an open shop basis.
The evening world., 1921-03-17

cloud both poisonous and obstructive
70 a ships visibility.
In actual battle, according to the
Colonel. one group Of planes carrying
gas bombs could 80 cripple a surface
feet that n second air group, armed
with explosive bombs, would find It's
task OF destruction greatly lessened.
Gen. Mitchell and Col. Fries hope to
conduct tests along these lines in SON
junction with the coming sea attack.
They recognize the difficulty, however,
Of accomplishing full experiments
without injury to the men on the ship.
The air battle probably will take
place the frst week in June. Gen.
Mitchell plans to employ 100 planes,
raining bombs as great as a ton In
weight upon the battleship which
will be sacrificed for the benefit OF
the science Of war.
The evening world., 1921-03-17
Arrested for wrItins "Down with
u. g."

For writing Down with the L. s..
Government; II n unfair 70 the work
ers" on a slip OF paper and pasting II
on O pillar of the Barge Once to-day
man VINO described himself as Joseph
Jacob Greenburg Of No. 239 West 37th
street, a craftsman out OF work. was
arrested. charged with advocating Grim
inal anarchy Greenburg appeared
daRed
The evening world., 1921-03-17
DID BATTLESHIP
Ito Be GASSED BY
! ARMY AIR SERVICE
Prepared to Show Craft is
Helpless Under a Shower
of Bombs.
PLAN TEST IN JUNE.
Hope to Use One Hundred
Planes Carrying Missiles
Weighing a Ton.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
Army Air Service is preparing to gas
q battleship.
When the army planes sail over an
obsolete battleship next June to
demonstrate that surface craft is
helpless under a shower Of BOMBS
the Air Service also intends to show
that a battleship can be forced into
virtual submission by the use Of gas.
This was reveai,c 'o-day by Brig
Gen. william Mitchell. assistant d.
rector Of the Air Service. and Col.
"A. A. Fries. head OF the chemical war
fare section, who ls cooperating with
Mitchell in the proposed gas attack.
THE possibilities OF gas bombs are
30 astounding as 70 make one vince"
Col. Fries said to-day.
AMY form Of gas, varying from the
kind that puts men gently asleep 70
the poisonous mustard variety and
Ehe tear gas, can be placed In explo-
giVe SHELLS ana dropped by alrpiaheA
on an enemy feet below. The gas
would permeate a bG.ueship. some
hinds continuing their effect for sew
eral days. The crew Of an enemy
ehip presumably would don gas masks
and rubber suits but this would
greatly iacapacitate them for work
aboard ship and some gases are 80
powerful as TO defy artificial protec-
fion."
Liquid gas. Col. Fries explained,
could be showered on a battle feet by
n host Of airplanes so that it would
descend in a steady mist. Progress by
the United states in chemical warfare,
Col. Fries said. also has reached the
point where floating bombs can be
dropped in the water. creating a smoke
Graham guardian., 1921-02-25
Possibilities Here

If it's jewelry, cut glass, watches or rings,
Stafford jewelers. carry a full line and you
know the value of what you are getting when
you buy. A mail order house will hand you
the gold-brick, but Stafford merchants cherish
their honor and reputation TOO much. What
you buy at home is on the square, The same
thing is true of lumber and building material
Buy it in Stafford and you see on the spot
what you are paying for. Order from some
foreign concern and the chances are your
material will prove inferior
Amsng other interesting facts the buyer should know that
special awnings Saod get special plumbing
fixtures and will find ample facilities machine and blacksmith shops
here fix make any broken part of automobiles
machines You will also find uptoa sad lie and
supply your every and decorate your with top
SUCH FACTS SHOULD INSPIRE EVERY INDIVIDUAL
TO MORE THOUGHT IN THE JUDICIOUS SPENDING OF
OF HIS MONEY. MONEY KEPT IN CIRCULATION AT
HOME Is MONEY MADE
And why should send away have made when
class cleaning and pressing establishments in Stafford