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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Clarence A. Perry Tells How
Springfield, H., Learned Of
Own Shortcomings.
LARGE SPACES FOR PLAY
OF NO VALUE TO CHILDREN
Survey Of Conditions Leads to Re-
form@Schools Now Provided With
Ample Pleasure Facilities.

Play hunger in uncrowded city,
hazards to youth before there may be
plenty of play space, but scant recrea-
tion, are discussed by Clarence A.
Perry, in an article prepared ex-
clusively for the press service OF the
Survey. This is an organization whose
purpose is to find out and interpret the
facts Of living and working conditions
and to promote intelligent effort for
social advance.
AIR. Perry is connected with the de-
partment of recreation Of the Russell
Sage Foundation. He shows how with
consummate civic bravery one large
community submitted its community
life to the X-ray machine, and how 1t
found that with extraordinary play
space 1t was really giving little of real
recreation to its young. but driving
them into the movies for diversion.
Then he shows how this city is meet
ing its problem, and reorganizing its
system to meet conditions and give the
boys and girls what their natures need.
Hts article follows:
States a Proposition.
eff your boy had the run of spa
cious yard while a broad countryside,
with enhancing woods and streams,
was only a few minutes away and
somebody should suggest that you tax
yourself to enlarge sons play opportu-
mites, you would probably turn away
wondering what new foolishness would
come along next. When your daily
difficulty is how to keep Johnny in the
house long enough to fetch coal and
water and get his lessons, you are not
racking your brains over the problem
of teaching him new games. When
family next to them-people you have
always known-have each an individ-
ual parlor and the Sunday school gives
an entertainment every month, your
conc n. regarding sa susys social life
dressmaker's accounts and the hour her
beau departs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

to Plant Small Grain. aa, sm to ss Pee
and all of them may be fed to livestock
either as grain or as hay. It would seem
a simple matter for the southern farmers
to substitute these crops for cotton for
one year at least, thus improving their
soil and giving the cotton market chance
to regain its equilibrium at the same
time but, as matter of fact. there are
numerous difficulties. Many of the south
ern plantations are cultivated in small
areas by tenants. These men have not
the machinery to cut. thrash and bind
grain, and they have not the capital with
which to purchase this equipment.
The success of the movement to induce
them to plant grain depends upon inter-
esting enough men in each community
SO that they will band together to buy
reapers and thrashing machines. Further
more, few Of these men could raise car
load of grain, SO that unless there Is q
local demand for the grain. cooperation
would again be necessary In order to
market it.
The raising of moro livestock, espe-
cially of hogs and sheep. IL another
method of diverstication. and one
which can be practiced more easily.
The south once produced more hogs
than any other section OF the United
States. and it is admirably adapted to
the purpose. the climate making elab-
crate shelters unnecessary. and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

Wheat, oats and barley are the best
winter grain crops. In most places there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Experts Study Typical City.

This is perfectly natural state of
mind for persons who have never seen
a play-starved tenement child. Also,
unless you have studied the subject Of
recreation, 1t Is entirely natural I, as
sumo that boys and girls who have
adequate rooms for their games need
no further attention to their play ac-
tivities. Indeed, most people, on going
to healthy, uncroW ded city. with am
pie homo and schoolyards. expect. as a
matter of course. to find an elaborate.
Yigorous and wholesome play life.
Where the opportunities for right rec
reation are thick surely wrong recre-
alton will be scarce. So thought the
ascertafned the facts.
When you are conscious of vague
ills. but are not fiat on your back, it
taxes courage to ask the doctor to give
YOU thorough overhauling. There Is
always the possibility Of hidden dis
ease. Large cities always know that
they are infected. but In the smaller
municipa Titles corruption often keeps
beneath the surface for a long time.
So 1t was really an act of civic bravery
when. last spring. the citizens of
pose their community life to that
searching X-ray machine, the social
survey. The task of making the dag
nosis was fntrusted to the department
Of surveys and exhibits of the Russell
Sage Foundation. For the actual prob
inSs several other departments of the
foundation and three national agencies
were brought together. The staff of
twenty experts thus marshaled thor
oughly examined Springfield as to its
schools. recreations, charities. public
health work. housing and industrial
conditions. care of insane and it's cor
rectional and financial systems.
Plav Spaces Without Plav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Play Spaces Without Play.

The report upon its play life, which
was made by the foundations depart
ment of recreation, Lee F. Hammer di-
rector. has just been issued, and the
surprising fact is revealed that in this
uncongested city of not quite 10000 in
habitants. with its extraordinary wealth
of play spaces, the recreation move
ment in it's modern form had hardly
appeared;
yards Is almost unparalleled They aver
age 233 acres per school for the city and
furnish 3S1 square feet of free space Cor
each pupil. But the play at recess time
IS rough, half-hearted and unoTganiZed
and the yards are little used after dis
mssai. During the numerous rainy pc
RODS the mud is unccnquera bic that
The pupils are confined TO the walks and
There was no physical training depart
nent in the school system.
The chiidren's game resources were
surprisingly meager. The investigators
over 20 per cent Of the boys were base
ball. motion picture shows, reading and
kite flying. while the old standard games
that American boys have been brought
biiad mans bun. bull In the ring. hare
aud hound and duck on the rock. are re-
ported az played by less than half Of
Per cent OF the grammar school boys.
S1oSt OF tuese etdnoafo games were men
toned by only one-tenth Of per cent
or about one boy in LOCO.
I'm the case Of the girls, motion pic
ture shows. jumping the rope, roller
skating and hide and seek are the four
most popular means Of recreation. The
standard games which should bring
girls together In safe. happy, cooperative
play. such as spy. London bridge. fox
and geese. button button. and blind mans
bun. are at the bottom o: the list, indi-
eating that they are played by COMPARE
lively few girls
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

Mr.. r. B. Belser, who planted an
last fall and obtained a yield of 1-2
tons Of prime clover hay per acre, has
just harvested a crop of corn planted
on the clover stubble. The yield Of
corn was 35 bushels, the ears being
unusually large and heavy. The only
fertilizer applied to the corn was 200
pounds each of KANT and acid per
acre worth $2.G5. He has increased
his acreage in clover this fall, as he
found ready sale for all the clover
hay he could sell at $22.50 a ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Belgian Relief Committee.

Mr.. Il. ]. Manning has announced
that the appointment of committees to
aid in the collection of Belgian relief
fund has been made. Mr.. Manning
was named by the central committee
for South Carolina in Columbia 10
conduct the work of the relief fund
In sumter county. The committees arc
from the various communities in this
county. Announcement of the com
mittees will be made later. 1t is
very probable also that u bazaar will
be given for the benefit Of .he relief
fund.
Mr.. II. I. Manning, who has charge
of the Belgian Relief Fund, in Sumter
urges that contributions be made to
this fund without delay. Contribu-
tions may be in lash, and good cloth.
Ing Is also very "eptablc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Reardor
have made fine contribution OF
clothing. consisting of: 10 overcOats
Ii coats. vests. SO girls cloaks, 4C
boys and girls caps.
Some cash contributions have come
i'm which will be acknowledged in this
paper later.
Cash contributions should be left
at Mr.. Manning's Office at the Bank OF
Sumter.
To facilitate the collection OF this
fund throughout the county. Mr.. Man
ming has requested the following gen
tlemen to look after the wor. in va
rious sections:
Messrs. T.. II. Aycock and w. II
Ramsey. WedgcGcld.
:. "A. IIarvin. Sumter.
Joel Davis, ZOar.
j. NJ. ErOgdon, Concord
Il. a. Chandler and j. T.. Bland
Maycsville.
IL. w. Dabbs. Salem.
$. w. Truluck. Shiloh.
NJ. III. Andrews, Oswcgo.
a. G. Burrows, Providence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

brood mare works up to the time of
foallng and the colt at two years
brings $50. No other farm animal
is as valuable as the brood mare
when used in this way. But it re-
quires good strong and tough stock.
How can an elevator handle 2OO, 900
bushels Of grain when there is no
cash after building the plant?
That is one Of the questions that
Mr.. Smith has had to answer on the
grain campaign. He explained how
similar situations have been met in
the Middle West.
When the grain is brought to the
local elevator, it is sold Immediately
and is shipped at once to the whole
sale dealer with bill of landing at
tached. The local dealer will make a
sight draft on the wholesaler and
will deposit the draft and check on
it through the local bank to pay the
farmer for the grain.
When the corn is shipped with bill
OF lading attached, the wholesale
dealer will not get his corn until he
pays for it. The local dealer makes
a margin of about 4 cents in his draft
in order to cover any difference in
grade or shortage in weight
Sometimes the corn is bought sew
eral days or several weeks before
hand The farmer merely wishes to
store and wait for higher prices. In
case Of this kind the local dealer
sells upon the board of trade and
"hedges" SO that whether the price
Of corn goes up or down he can make
his normal profit.
With an elevator plant worth sew
eral thousand dollars the manager
will have no trouble to get the banks
to let him have little working capi-
tai for the first month in order to
cover the cents difference in the
bills of lading and the drafts, and
each month after that the profits will
reduce the loan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
A Birthday Party.

Miss EOline Oliver entertained a
number of her little friends on Sat-
urday afternoon, from 4.3O to 6
o'clock at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
c. w. McGrew, the occasion being her
eighth birthday.
On their arrival the little guests
were met by Eoline, who invited them
into the parlOr. After spending some
time in playing games, the little folks
were invited into the dining room
where delightful refreshments were
served.
On leaving they all expressed them
selves as having had a most delight
full time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
ANOTHER NAVAL DISASTER.

Buiwark, Second Limo Battlcship. DC.
strOycd by Her Own Magazine, Ac.
cording to Official Report, With Loss
Of More Than 700 Men.
sheerness. England, Nov. 26 (via
British battleship
Bulwark was destroyed by explosion
as she lay off here early today. There
are only IA survivors from the crew
of 700 or 500 men who were aboard.
The explosion Is believed to have oc-
CURED In her forward magazine. A
commission has been appointed to in
vestigate.
In the opinion of naval men it was
an internal explosion that put an end
to the battleship which for IL years
has done service at home and abroad
and lately had been guarding English
shores. There was no great upheaval
of water such as would have occurred
IL she had been torpedoed or struck
by a mine. Instead the ship was en-
veloped in smoke and flame and when
this had cleared nothing could be
seen.
1t Is believed the explosion was
caused by the fall and bursting of a
l2-inch lyddite shell in her magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Gcrr,ans Send Rcinforccments.

Rotterdam. Nov. 27.--Several Ger
man submarines In zeebrugge harbor
escaped to sea despite the heavy
bombardment by British warships.
The British gunners arc wonderfully
accurate. One shed containing three
submarines was destroyed. Twenty
Ssven men were killed. All the Bel
CLAN railroads are given over to troop
movements and many train loads of
Germans are pouring into western
Belgium.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
SPARES LANGFORD'S LIFE.
Governor COmmutcs Hampton MUIR
dcrcrs Death Sentence to is Years
Woman ParOlcd.

Columbia. Nov. 30.-The governor
yesterday saved A. w. Langford from
the electric chair when he commuted
ms sentence to Is years in the State
penltcntiary. LanSford was convicted
IN Hampton county in October of mur-
der and was sentenced to be electro
cuted December II.
Ihe governor has granted a parole
to Mrs. Isham Padgett, who was con-
victed in the mayors court at Wal
terboro Of violating the dispensary
law and sentenced to serve 80 days
or pay a fine of $100.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
ENGLANDs FINANCES or BEST
Chancellor Tells Of Conditions Which
nrc In Excellent Slmnc.

London. Nov. 27.--Chanccllor
Lloyd-Georgc I'm speech in tho house
Of commons this afternoon declared
that England has rallied from it's lin
sncial depression caused by war and
conditions are now I'm the very best
shape. A war loan of n billion and
three-uuarters has been ovcrsubscrib-
cd. At the beginning of the war tho
whole world owed England money
which the country could not get
Among the large debtors were tn,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Fierce Fighting In Argonnes.

Paris. Nov. 27.-Oficial-The re-
pulse of the German infantry attacks
on the right bank Of the User In Bel
gium and in the Argonne regipn of
France was announced this after
noon. The bombardment of Rheims
continues. The fighting in tho Ar
sonnc is apparently very severe. Some
trenches were taken by the enemy and
retc.Sn by the allies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

Berlin. Nov. 27.-Military experts
declare that tho announcement of
heavy losses inflicted on three Rus
elan armies In Poland are the most
important since tho war begun. The
Russians iost forty thousand prisoners.
= hsndssd suns. Strong German re-
inforcements have arrived In Poland,
and tho tide Of victory Is beginning to
now with the Germans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Japs Fortify Kiao Chow.

Toxic. Nov. 27.-It was officially
announced today that Gen. Kanyo has
been appointed commander of the
Using Tao garrison. Kiao Chau is now
held by u strong Japanese force and
heavy guns have been mounted to de-
fend the harbor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
PROTESTS ON ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

United States Would Stop Dropping of
Bombs Oh NOn-combatants.
Washington, Nov. 27.-Reports that
the United States government. has in
formally protested against the drop
ping OF bombs from Zeppelins on un-
fortified cities occupied by non-com-
batants, particularly Germany, were
confirmed by the State department to-
day. The Zeppelin raids since have
practically ceased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Turks BADLY Defeated.

This. Nov. 27.-It Is officially an
nounced that the Turks east of Ere
zerum have been completely routed
by the russians and havo fed into
Ereserum. Tho Russians took nine
thousand prisoners and sixteen guns.
kurd horsemen and Turkish reinforce
mcnts have been driven back south Of
Alashgerd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

lie will be n wise farmer who has
wheat and oats To sell next spring.
He who has not. and has too little
to supply his homo consumption, will
nave to pay ont top prices for these
commodities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

Petrograd. Nov. 27.-It was officially
announced today that an entire Ger
man army corps (hfty thousand) has
been captured by the Russians In Po-
land. Another whole corps has been
surrounded. The terrific losses are
weakening the German offensive. Rus
sian successes In Gallcia continue. Sew
sral thousand prisoners were taken in
Hungary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
PAY FARMERS FOR DROUGHT.
Government ApprOpriatcs Million Dol
lars to- Pay for lost Wheat CrOp.

Ottawa. Canada. Nov. 27.-Thc APP
purchase seed grain for farmers los
ing their crops by drought in the west
last summer have been made by the
Canadian government
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Austrian Operations Successful.

Vienna. Nov. 27.--The Austrians
continue successful In their operations
agsimt tho Servians. despite heavy re-
inforcements from tho Russians They
have gained ground at several points
In Poland. especially north of Cracow
The Austrians have repulscd all Rus
sian attacks I'm Galicia. (OficiaL)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Germans Have Small Gains.

Berlin. Nov. %. Wireless.
German successes without any dccls-
i've result In either the western or
eastern war zones is announced OIL
cially this afternoon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
Turkish Submarine Sunk.

Petrograd. Nov. 27.-Twu Turkish
submarines while trying TO enter tho
harbor OF Sebastopol last night were
nred upon. One Is reported sunk aud
the other escaped.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
WAR NEWS IS conflicting
Germans and Austrians Claim Great Sue
cesses in Poland and Galicia, While Rus
slams Make Similar Claims.

MERLIN DIPATCHE RUSSIAN ARMIES HAVE
BEEN DEFEATED AND 10000 SOLDIERS ONE uUNDpEn
GUNS CAFTURED-REPORTs SAY Ar RUSSIAN.
AND sERvIANs HAVE BEEN REPULSED-FROM pETRO;R An
AND ROME REPORTS ARE THAT GERMAN CORPS HAS
BEEN CAPTURED OF CRACOW TAKEN
LITTLE CHANGE WAR ZONE-GERMAN sUnHr.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

Rome. Nov 27.--Unonlcial reports
state that somo outer Notifications Of
Przcmysl have been captured by the
Russians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02

United States, which alone owed five
billion dollars. Financial conditions
are irnproving rapidly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15
Clearing House Puts
0. K. on Grady Bonds

Advocates Of a Greater Grady
were encouraged Wednesday by the
Endorsement of the S75oooo bond is
Sue by the Atlanta Clearing House
Association. The association repre-
SCENTS the largest banks i'm Atlanta.
and lis probably the most intiuenti4l
financial organization i'm the city.
The action by the Clearing House
Association was taken at its regular
meeting Tuesday and was unanimous.
Colonel Robert j. Lowry presided
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15
II GRO PRAISED
FOR PROGRESS
BY BOOKER 7.
5000 Hear Leader of Race Urge
Lives of Usefulness South
ern Field Commended.

Leading Atlanta negroes Wednes-
day We're expressing their satisfac-
lion over the message brought to their
race by Booker r Washington in an
address at dedicatory services in the
new colored odd Fellows Hall on
Auburn avenue Tuesday night More
than 5000 negroes crowded the han
to hear the most noted man of their
race, and on the outside several thou
sand more clamored for admission.
Bands Of music parsded up and down
the street while the speaking was in
progress.
Or. Washington made an earnest
plea to negro youths to discard their
habits of idleness and model their
careers after men Of their race who
have succeeded He declared that
the progress Of the race depends upon
the young men. and urged them to do
their part in the elevation of negroes
all over the world. He also eX-
pressed the opinion that the South IS
the best place for the negro.
Better Off in South.
You i'm the South he said, wear
better clothes, and are better led,
and no able bodied man need search
lonS for work. You are better of
here than you would be in any other
part of the world
The negro of the South must put
his faith i'm the white man of the
South. We are going to live by his
side. and the negro can not exist in
large numbers in the South without
the aid. sympathy and protection or
the white man They can teach us
much out Of the book of knowledge
and common sense.
Our race has been free for so
years and we have not asked con-
gress for a penny for food or shelter
The negro has progressed more in 90
years than any other race on the
globe.
"As a race we are learning to save
our money. to cooperate one with
the other. to organize to invest it in
directions that will help the present
and future generations; it means
that the old wasteful habit of living
has disappeared and that we mean
to live not only in the present, but
in the future.
Our race and other races have
learned thdt we as race Gan WIN
together in an organized capacity. 1t
has been said in the past that the
negro is individually strong, but or
ganicallV weak. This great occasion
means that we have learned to do
teamwork and to plan together; to
pull together and cooperate until
success has been attained.
we have reached the point in this
part of the South where we are 60
ing to disregard differences whether
they are personal. local religious or
political, that we are going to trample
upon all selfish feelings, that We are
going to forget and put behind US all
save that which means the progress
and the happiness of our race and
our Southland ~
Other speakers were Bishop Viii
Hams. Of Augusta, and DR.. c. t.
Walker
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15
Many Claim Unset
Diamond Picked Up
By Negro at Track

With dozen claimants insisting upon
possession of an unset diamond which
Berry Hutchins, a negro. found several
days ago at the Speedway, Chief Mathie-
son. of the County Police, has the puz-
zle Of his career to solve.
Hutchins was trying to pawn the
stone when a county policeman, think
ing he had stolen it, took him in tow
and sent him to the Tower. Later the
negro proved he had found the diamond
and was released.
The stone is in possession of j. r.
Cothron, who sued out writ of recoV-
cry in the Municipal Court TO secure H.
Another Of the claimants who may go
to law over the stone is r. NJ Poin-
dexter. of Poindexter & Sons, con-
tractors.
Hutchins, who had been promised the
diamond i'm the event no one claimed It,
is disconsolate All he got out OF his
find was night in jail.