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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18
Conference to BE Permanent.
The resolution passed was as fol

d ~ = - ~ sAAessAOuSs
The resolution passed was as fol-
lows:
Representatives Of commercial
bodies In South Carolina, at a confer
ence yesterday in Columbia, adopted
almost unanimously resolutions, as
follows. drafted by a committee con-
sisting OF William M. Otis Of Colum-
bia, chairman; A. T. Smythe Of Char
lesion. Legare Walker of Summer
Vile. w. B. Moore of York and Geo.
H. Edwards Of Darlington:
Resolved, That the temporary Of
fcers of this meeting be made per-
manent, and that they shall be ex-
ofhcio members Of permanent com
nittee OF Ave, the two other members
to be appointed by the chair. and that
this committee be, and is hereby
charged with the duty of carrying
into effect the plan contemplated by
these resolutions:
Resolved. further. That it is the
sense Of this meeting that the act
passed at the last session Of the legis-
lature in reference to insurance,
known as the Laney-O Odom bill, is ini-
mical to the business and farming in
terests Of this State and to the proper
development thereof. and that some
concerted action should be taken at
once. looking to the consideration OF
the same.
Resolved. further. That the chair
appoint one person In each county in
this State and the person appointed
be charged with the duty Of providing
for joint meeting of the business in
terests, commercial bodies. farmers
and legislative delegation at his coun-
ty seat at the earliest date possible,
with view Of having such joint meet
Ing carefully discuss the present SIT
uation and suggest some appropriate
remedy therefor.
Resolved. further. That the said
committee in their discretion shall
have the right and il hereby invested
with authority to confer with such
State officers az they may deem
proper, in the exercise Of their duties
under these resolutions, and further to
submit the question to such attorneys
az they may see At to pass upon end
ADVISE them as to the legality Of the
said aot and the propriaty Of inztitut.
Ing sush action as2mays be advisable
to test the constitutionallty and vail.
d&ty Of Ma sems." .e.-s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

oattieships and other necessary ves-
sells. My bill simply completes the
operation by seeking to furnish the
necessary munitions to put these ships
into the proper action.
The amendment which 1 secured
to the present federal reserve act
largely solves the problem of credit,
or ready money, as q loan to the
farmer. This bill now will help in
crease his bank account by reducing
the cost of the prime essential in
farming and increasing the products
Of the farm"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

Beiser. III we came back here In the
near future to repeal what we re-
Gently enacted"
Mr.. Belser was continually inter-
rupted; several efforts were made to
call for the resolution, but on motion
Mr.. Helser was given his full time.
The resolution was passed on di-
vision vote, Mr.. Belser alone oppos-
ing 1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18
NITROGEN FROM ATMOSPHERE.
Big FixatiOn Plant at Olda, Norway.
Reveals Process on Large Scale.

Christiania. March 13 Correspond
ence Of The Associated Press) The
process OF withdrawing nitrogen from
the air for use in manufacturing arti-
ficial fertilizers and high explosives
may be seen in operation at the new
$4,000 horsepower plant at Odda, in
the Hardanger Fiord.
The separation OF the nitrogen
from the oxygen in the air is accom-
plished by COMPRISING the air into
LIQUID form. The nitrogen, which
boils first at about $50 degrees below
zero (Fahrenheit), is led away by
specially constructed mains, and the
oxygen, which boils at about 2s5 be-
low. is utilized on account of its in
tensely low temperature. to assist in
the liquefaction process. Ultimately
1t escapes into the air again.
The nitrogen gathered in this man.
ner is put into form for use by COM
bining 1t with calcium carbide, a sub.
stance known to practically every
automobilist owing to its offensive
odor. Carbide is made by fusing
limestone and coal in the intense heat
of an electric furnace. The operation
can only be performed where cleo
tricity is very cheap. When carbide
Is heated in an atmosphere of nitro
gen 1t absorbs the nitrogen, forming
a compound known as nitrolim. This
is the new fertilizing product which
Norway is now producing, on a whole
sale scale.
The power for the gigantic odda
plant IL furnished by the nearby
waterfalls. The lime and coal are
fused together in series Of furnaces
each employing 1000 horsepower. All
the pyrotechnics Of a steel furnace are
eclipsed when ono Of the great Odda
crucibles IL tapped, for the molten
carbide pours forth with glare that
no man dare face with unprotected
eyes.
Meanwhile the production Of the MI
trogen is being pursued in another de-.
partment Air for the purpose ia
drawn in great inlet pipes from the
mountain tops. This wac found nec-
essary because the air In the valley
around the great works was found to
contain traces OF ace&ylene eas from
the carbide. Acetylene gas under
pressure is dangerously explosive, and
even a trace Of it in the liquefaotion
plant would be likely to cause the
destruction of the entire plant.
The nitrogen from the liquefaction
plant Is turned into cylinders filled
with powdered. carbide, which are
heated from the centre by the passage
Of an electric current through a piece
OF carbon, and as the temperaturs
rises the carbide absorbs the nitro.
gen and glows with the hest Of
chemical action. The result ID nitro
linn. the artificial substitute for nit-
rates and natural fertilizers, and the
starting point Of another process for
the production Of nitric acid and cef.
tain high explosives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

Trains from the Seaboard Air Line
main line passed through Sumter to-
day. being detoured by here between
Hamlet and Columbia because of the
burning Of trestlo over Lynches
river,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

celumbsa. March is.---A permanent
sssaslresle5 y obtain the s.ntimsnt
- ~ peer1s Of south Carolina In re-
o,fd u the insurancs situation was
~>n>e1 yeq1srday at called meeting
- representative from vsrious COM
vesal ossanisatioRA In the State.
vo1on IN . resolution declared that
- teeev-o o1sm psssprs 10 inimical
0sns bus1ssss and farming Interests
- ~ o>Ater 1t was recommended
49, ~ 'sems concerted action
eoeel1 - taksn q once. looking to
- o4Rq11esAtiea Of he same
A. ~ end. william n. Otis Of
ColpDhlA chairman Of the meeting.
- enthax1pe& TO appoint one per-
- - eoeA eonnty who shall arrange
1ra jelnt meeting Of the business in-
opeeeeR eooAmsricai bodies. farmsrs
90 1eoln1n11vN delegation for the
'uofposs q ,nAsnussing the present sit-
uoe3onr ana suoossting appropriate
seoes 0essfos.
IAe szssstiys committaa Of the
D>r.ansnt Association vas vested
V1eA pswsr ta instituts .. cult "a tsst
~ sonsei>nt,pnality ana validity Of
~ eanl>eompaet NV.
H. sontizneat of the mesting was
cqoSoAea1ly Unanimous In opposition
- "a xAn&y-Qdcm law. Ths spg-
ope~oa TOR the formation of mutual
ecnpes'ss 70 cass for the shortage
- meerancs wac olasssd - vtiepaxSi
= ~ held also that the dsarth Of
o~se would Gauss some. -e>ties n
seeeoe alReai hankrupc that y
vPp14 - ssesrlding and loan aspas
eeopos - q business; that the
apoono1oa Qethe,a =. U. A. would not
eeeFeose raaAs;- that the failure 70
eoooh jpGnFNQce would initiate
enoaPafy aGainst the farming and
no@eantile jntHpeAs.
4Ae neetinSs however. which was
- 80 =. - Mr. s>~~<svAoS NSsvoSsy
aoo - ef ths ~ counties We not
aesos<hR eRsvadsd. y. II. MeMas-
~ inDunnos compaisniepsr, wss
Aoard - longth In out lining his posi-
~ tqvef@e Tho measure. r. b.
1enonR ee o1ntar. msmpsr Of the
1eoa1lntss& Who fought for the bill
Uor1up ~ nlah,n1or q. a.. h<,,..
aDqae sGninst the resolution ana
o(ntains4 tkat the rSnsral as,sm-
~ ~ ~ passsd "srap tudsment-
- ehs msosurs. An the other rreals-
sEe hovsSsr. with one susspelon
eDeobe ef ne ssriouspsss o. the sit-
un<Da shEoash the Withdrawn OF the
eoQ5Danles and went into various
neataons Of the results oe "no
nIranes."
- meeting yesterday was felt By
unpy 70 bs premature and for shss
ssason the rssolution ala not take
shs form az deopits sction. but sus-
essesd . Plan ipfprdsr to- reach .
aso'saon = ~ tSliest possible mo-
menG The qnggs5kieas 20 call an ex-
sess'on of NE lsgislaturs In the
nsar future was also discountsn snancsd.
- u Wa held that ssrch an action
seesid como only after. mature con-
ea.feaon ana sfssr the demand -
"a come from the people of tno
!. - ~ ~ sss
vsry small pcrcsntass OF the
@sss u the meeting we're insur-
T msn or underwfitstN - u MA
o ~ co'umb'a assnts that any
ss.Sauon that n.4sht result in the
modification or .<vopool o. the stat,,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18
M ul(Ilnl Nl.
UUrotUuON PASSED DDCLAR-
no 0AAoU1D NnnCAL no
VuEARD or STATE.

l1ooo1ng Usnd u CDauznb>s Dascuases
1nsrse Rscsas1y ERa<scd into Law
- Decide % Bring Test sArit
AGn1nse = g - Coassit1tloaality-
uoon Rn>esese Manifested. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

A license to marry has been issued
to A. c. Cooper, Sumter, and Matte
Montgomery, st. Charles, colored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

II
Ioid line companies have lost none,
and II stands to reason that we people
can not make money"
II do not think that Mr.. McMaster
ana, the governor should attempt tc
construe the law; the courts are here
for that purpose.
Mr.. Walker said that the agents
commissions from those companies
that have already Withdrawn amoun,
to 100000 q year.
Unless something Is done the
farmer will suffer-" he declared.
d. F. Mcleod of Charleston said
that the margin Of profit Of insurance
companies In South Carolina was 80
small as not to induce Investments,
Mr.. Mcleod said that he was assured
OF the withdrawal Of So companies,
which In 1914 wrote about 316s.o00,-
600 Of insurance.
Mr.. Mcleod said that an extra ses-
sion would cost about $4,000 and
tnat the repeal Of the anti-compact
law would Offset this expenditure. He
pointed out the losses to municipali.
ties.
I'VE need all the credit we can
get" said Mr.. Mcleod. "and we need
insurance protection" He said that
without insurance. credit would be
greatly restricted.
A. T. smythe. an attorney of Char
lesion. took up the brokerage feature
of insurance. pointing out the legal
procedure Of suing . company not
licensed In this State. whenever the
company disputes . claim. He said
also that after April the insurance
IN forcv would not bs under the su.
pervision Of any one In this State; he
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-18

l~of AsssssS~As ~oaV 00r. 0CMa9tor, on
being asked about the warehousa
commissioners promise to care for
all insurance
Mutual insurance. properly man.
aged. Is about the cheapest kind, :.
said Mr.. MoMaster. who said, how.
ever, that he did not know what all
Insurers are going to do.
e. H. Poulnot' of Charleston. a.
merchant. brought up the question
of mercantile risks, It was pointed
out that mutpals take only certain
selected risks.
Mr.. Mcleod moved the appoint-
ment Of a commistee of FIVE to pre-
pare . resolution to represent the
sentiment of the meeting.
Chairman Otis asked for nomina.
tions to the committee. The follow
Ing were nominated: A +. smythe,
Legare Walker. w. B. Moore of York
George H. Edwards Of Darlington and
Mr.. Otis.
The meeting ordered a recess at
1850 o'clock until 3:45 o'clock.
On convening in the afternoon the
resolution quoted elsewhere in this
connection was presented.
r. B. Belser Of Sumter, a member
OF the legislature. spoke agaist the
resolution, saying that he objected to
the phrase designating the bill as
inim'cal to the business and farming
interests. He said that the legisla.
ture did not pass snap judgment"
ON the measure. He maintained, that
the resolution should not be passed
without further consideration.
I'VE do not know how far the IN.
huence of the s. 70. u. A. extends."
said Mr.. Belser. and II We give in 10
them now We will forever be In their
grip" He argued that the action OF
the legislature followed the actions
of the 8. E. u. A.
We would be tho laughing stock
OF the United States" declared Mr..
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
NOT MUCH MONEY IN POETRY
Prices Paid to Writers Have Not
Greatly Advanced With It's In
creaslng Popularity.

In this day of revival of poetry there
may be a natural curiosity to know
whether prices for poetry have gone
up in proportion to the apparent pop
ularity. l am afraid not remarks a,
writer in the Buffalo Express. Masters
did not get cent for the magazine
publication of the Spoon river poems
but he will get few hundred dolIars,I
royalty from the book. and since its
success understand he has been paid
as much as 500 for a single poem BY
a New York weekly. The usual price
is 81 line. or $25 for a very short
poem. And the Spoon River Anthol-
ogy' is the most talked about book In
America today, either poetry or fiction.
The London Times paid Kipling $500
for the 'Recessional," and the same
for other poems at various times.
Walt Mason apparently is making
more money out of poetry than any
other man in America today. He
writes poem every day in the year
for a newspaper syndicate, and in a
recent interview he says he is paid
$12 each on yearly contract, which
Mr.. Howells in the Editors Easy Chair
figures out to be $3,578 or thereabouts
a year. Mason says the most he ever
made in one month is 1878.
1t was Moore and Byron who got
the really big prices for poetry, in
the days when the public gave the hon
ors to long, storylike volumes, such as
'Lalla Rookh," for which Moore re-
ceived 5000 guineas, or about $4,000.
Tennyson was said to have been paid
100000 a.year by Moxon for his poetic
output, and James Whitcomb Riley
was offered $4,000 year for his. The
New York Ledger paid Longfellow
$4,000 for 1.-THE Hanging of the Crane.f
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
Emerson as an EssaxIst.

Emerson's essays constitute his
continuously popular writings. Virtual
ly all his prose consists Of essays.
Their point Of view is uniquely unitary
and self-consistent. They form pleas
for freedom Of personality. All set
forth enthusiastic and constant faith
in the worth Of every individual. be.
cause Emerson believed in the inner
goodness Of all men, and the necessity
OF each Of US standing immovably in
himself. He taught the eternal truth
that men have founts of Joy in them
selves. and quickened faith in the soul
He stood for the large attitude toward
life. He regarded the whole world as
an expanded circle Of brothers. His
message was that of Keats: Beauty
is truth, truth beauty" and he cared
equally for each. He exemplified the
highest function the essayist can per-
form. His Interpretation of life, con-
duct and character is the spiritual and
idealist Interpretation. His Judgment
of men was so nearly infallible, that it
seemed that Of fate, and proved again
that the man Of ideas judges the man
of action more wisely and justly than
the man Of action the man of IDEAS
Frederic Perry Noble in the Spokane
(Wash.) Spokesman-Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
Women's work.

The widening of the field of women's
employment is illustrated by the rec
ords Of the intercollegiate bureau of
occupations in New York city. Its
third annual report, just issued, for the
year ended April 80, shows STA Jobs
filled, compared with AIS the year be.
fore and S0S in the first. More than
half of those for whom employment
was found during the last year were
college trained. Many have become
secretaries, companions, suffrage work.
ers, librarians, settlement workers.
workers in war relief and nurses.
Others became writer's and editors, au-
tomobile saleswomen and demonstra-
tors, stock saleswomen, rent collectors
and police agents and detectives. The
bureau still has several hundred places
waiting for occupants, including FIVE
policewomen, efficiency experts, dieti-
tians and translators. There was little
demand for women over forty; but
this condition seems bound to be modi-
fed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
TO BE HANDLED WITH CARE
Lady Psychologist Has Word to Say
az to the Necessary Training
Of Husband.

That the husband should be trained
and not broken Is the firm belief OF
Miss Anna List, the celebrated lady
psychologist, who vows she will never
marry while In love. Doctor List has
collected extensive data in regard to
the establishing of dominant person
alities in the home. Most of the facts
she has obtained at first hand from
the undisputed possessors of dominant
personalities themselves.
"The husband" says Anna List, "in
common with other beasts of burden,
should be handled very gently at first.
He should be taught one, and only one,
thing at time. He should become
well accustomed to harness before be-
ing urged violently to the accomplish
ment of the severer mental tasks of
the household.
Many wives ruin an otherwise sem
sible and obtrusive husband by trying
to break his spirit too soon. In the I'M
domesticated state the inexperienced
husband is naturally sportive and lib
erty loving, and his instincts all tend
to make him refractory and antagon-
istic toward female supervision. At
tempts at tustifiable coercion are, in
the early stages Of matrimony, almost
sure to be met with vicious stubborn
ness that is much more likely to grow
than to diminish.
"A wise mixture Of cajolery, coax
ing, contempt. independence and per-
sistent firmness seems to secure the
best results in training a husband.
Young wives should proceed slowly.
They should study the temperaments
of the men whose natures they have
chosen to exploit. Firmness and per-
sistence are sure to be crowned with
success. Judge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
LOOK MORE TO THE FUTURE
Mothers Vision Sometimes Too Linn
tied, Is the Opinion Of Writer
In leading magazine.

Why do so many mothers fail? Is
it not because they lack Imagination?
Because they cannot see the effect of
their training on their childrens later
life? They have fixed rules to fit pres
ent circumstances Their discipline Is
for today; none of it has reference to
the future. If mothers had a little
more vision, they would not try to
govern their children to suit parental
convenience, but they would let the
youngsters be themselves. A mother
should be able to see the man in the
child, as the gardener sees the bush
with It's blossoms in the tiny sprout;
and she should care for her children
as he cares for his plants-not trying
to twist them into unnatural shapes
but providing the proper conditions
for them to develop according to their
nature.
Help your child to develop judg-.
ment rather than compel him to obey
arbitrary rules. The arbitrary for
mulas of conduct you manufacture for
him today may not help him in the
least In his later relationships When
your son grows to maturity he will
not be surrounded with the same con-
ditions that made up the environment
of his childhood. He will perhaps goi
to new places and come in contact
with new people. Even if he does not
leave his native town, he will have to
face new conditions. for hia town will
change with the times. His city will
not harbor the same ideas that pre-!
vailed in his youth. Men will think
differently, and he will have to keep
up with the procession Are you pre-
pairing him to meet the tests of life
that will come to him when he is a,
man? Are you preparing your daugh-
ter to be q better mother than you
are?-Mother's Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
Father S
Conspiracy
ByGEoRCE MUNsoN


The last time had seen father was
In the court. He was standing up in
one place and mother in another, and
was between them. The Judge was
at the top, on high seat, and he
looked at father SO angrily that l
didn't feel like doing anything but
cry.
Before that father had been away
for long time. and mother and Mr..
Griggs told me he was never coming
back. and ! must forget him. How
could I forget him when he used to
play soldiers with me and we'd go
fishing together and have such lots of
fun?
The Judge told me I'd have to go
home with mother and forget him,
too. / guess was only kid then
I'm nine now, and that was long
time ago. Anyway. forgot what hap
pened for some time after that, but
! didn't forget father.
remembered him all the time, es-
pecially when Mr.. Griggs was at our
house. One day mother asked me how
I'd like Mr. Griggs for a new father,
and said II he were my father I'd
run away. guess mother didn't like
that, and she told me Mr. Griggs would
be q far nicer father to me- But Mr..
Griggs never played anything with me,
and he didn't know fly from a worm.
Then came the time when / saw
father. I'd been to the store at the
end Of the lane, and l heard a noise
In the bushes, and who should step out
but father? He was all roughly
dressed, but guess I didn't think
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
ITALYs TOURIST TRADE GONE
Nation Is Called Upon to Provide for
Loss of Receipts From
Hotel Patrons.

The tourist trade as a source of
national income and as substitute for
taxation is Of enormous value to Italy,
says the Nuova Antologia, Rome. In
deed, as a means of settling interna-
tional obligations, it is almost indis-
pensable for our land. Hence, nothing
could be more unreasonable than to
let the hotel business become demor-
allied, as upon it will rest the task Of
reviving the tourist trade.
This led Us to propose q year ago
that payment of the rental charge Of
hotels should be postponed, proposal
that was only adopted In part, pay
ment for half of these rentals being
adjourned until the end of the war,
interest at the rate of per cent q
year to be charged in the meanwhile.
Now, however, in view of the pro-
longation Of the war, 1t becomes nee
essary to make similar provisions for
the remaining half of the rent. II
we are unwilling to allow the manager
Of hotel to pay his entire rent in
promissory notes or other instruments
Of credit, q special fund should be es-
tablished, If necessary, with state aid,
to finance that half of the rent hotel
keepers are now required to pay while
the war lasts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
His Great
Case
Bp
VIRGINIA LEE
~1Ss~s~s~a~sOn~Sa-s s~noe~ssoONa~e~k
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
Twice within the hour Mrs. Edna
Danvers had seen the tears fall from
the eye Of her hired seamstress upon
the work in her hands. The latter
thought herself unperceived, and
when Mrs. Danvers came directly near
to her, she smiled to conceal her emo.
ton. and went on briskly with her
task
She broke down utterly as she was
left alone in the room. Mrs. Danvers
had gone into the hall. She paused
there at the sound OF gentle sobbing.
She stole back softly into the room,
gently lifted the work from the hands
OF her seamstress,. stroked back her
hair, kissed her and sat down facing
her.
Now then, my DEAR" she said in
her pretty, persuasive way, tell me
all your troubles, for you have some.
I've found that out, and I'm going to
find out the rest OF it and help you,
II can and you will let me"
The flood gates broke loose. 1t
was just such sincere and soothing
sympathy that the poor soul. wear
ing her life away over the needle,
needed. Soon other tears were
mingled with her own and loving arms
supported her.
Pitiful and impressed, Mrs. Danvers
listened to a story that aroused her
keenest interest. Mary Walters was
the wife of convicted felon. They
had one little child. and she was now
its sole support and her own, for her
husband was in prison, awaiting trial
on charge Of burglary
He is not innocent" the seamstress
reluctantly admitted, "but, obi he tells