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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Stimulate Building
Activities

The next congress will be asked to
enact legislation necessary to the es-'
tablishment of a system Of federal
home loan banks, according to a
statement by the Information and
Education Service of the United States
Department Of Labor. A tentative
bill has been prepared and has been
mailed to all officers and committees
Of the United States League OF
Building Associations, and copies can
be obtained from the Division of PUB
lie Works and Construction Develop
nents Of the United States Depart
,nent of Labor.
In it's campaign to stimulate build
ing activities the United, States De-
Dartnlcnt of Labor. in January, IN
vited representatives Of the UniteG
I States League of Building Assocla-
tons to- a conference in Washington
! for a discussion of ways and means
/ Of increasing the usefulness OF the
building and loan associations. t
was realized that these ASSOCIATIONS
played an important part IN the
homebuilding activities of the nation,
and it was the hope Of the Depart
nlent of Labor that their field OF
usefulness might be enlarged. Out OF
this conference came the movement
in favor of national system OF
home loan banks through whlcn
these associations might red{scount
their securities and make available
for further loans a greater portion
of their assets
The chief work of the building and
loan associations is lending money to
home builders Association repre-
sentatives, in the Washington confer
:, ence. suggested that congress enact
law permitting these associations 20
organize regional banks, capitalized
!, by the associations and operated by
:, them under government supervision.
The purpose Of this was to provide a
> regional bank which would perform
. for building associations a, service
similar to that performed by the
Federal Bank for the commercial
banks, and by the Federal Land
Bank for the National Farm Loan
Association.
Owing to the congestion in i'm
portant legislative matters in the last
congress. it was impossible to obtain
consideration for the Federal Home
Loan Bank project. The building and
loan associations, working in mar
mony with the aims of the Depart-
ment of Labor in its campaigns for
u y, the revival Of building and construc-
ton activities, now have drafted
i tentative bill which, with such re-
{ visions as may be considered prudent,
: will be introduced in the next con-
:: gress. with she influence of the ma
u tional and State organizations OF
I building and loan associations be-
mind it-Manufacturers Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Oklahoma Oil Production.

Oklahoma City, April 3-Oil produc-
ton in Oklahoma in 1918 averaged
204,65O barrels day with daily com
mercial value Of $500,00G based on
present prices according to the report
of the State Oil and Gas Conservation
Commisson. The report gives the irst
oil production total announced by any
state for 1918 The Tulsa district stils
leads in Oil production, with daily
average for the year Of $4,000 barrels,
the report states.
The report says the state also pro-
duced for commercial purposes &c.
377,645,561 cubic ft. of natural gas in
1918 and "muddled in" or conserved
for future use, 32,7S0,536,0 cubic
feet. In natural gas production the
Blackwell-Garber district led with a
total of more than $1,000, 100000 feet
in 1913.
There are now 23.561 wells Okla
homa producing oil or gas. the COM
mission reported
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

$40 d dcadwciSht ton without any
guarantee from the government on
either labor or material.
In making the offer to the ship
ping board. Henry ~ Carse, president
Of the corporation, wrote that the
experience gained in duplicating steel
cargo ships in quantity demonstrated
beyond all question that the proc"-
aure the company was following
would enable il 10 continue Shipbuild-
fng successfully ut the marked re-
duction in cost even though ii was
the lowest price quoted today in the
world"
Most prices mentioned and talked
abolu foi. 1919 have been from SlS3
10 $50 ton Mr. Hurley said. re-
0lving to Mr. Carsc. your proposal
most effectively answers the uues-
liona rs 10 whether our steamship
builders can compete III prices with
Foreign shipy;n.tis.-
Such :: reduction also will give US
IN opportunity 10 firmly establish our
sllipbuilding induSlry and will allow
~ w cpt'iiI HiiiI':o 'tt ~ i|N'' '>NN0'-A
able enough 10 compete with foreign
ship operators.
Plans for the type OF vessel which
The Submarine Boat Corporation Of
Iers TO build were drawn up by
Theodore f. Ferris. a naval archi-
tcct and nllrinc engineer, and are said
10 provide for. "a great degree Of econ
onv in operation, efficiency and com
! tort for the crews. besides having
many advantages not found in yes
sells under foreign flags.
Describing the ships. Mr.. Carse as
serted that by utilizing oil for fuel
Il. steaming radius Of $4,000 knot
| would be obtained without refuelins
AUXILIARY machinery will be 9
the latest and most approved type
with large matches permitting III
most efficient handling Of cargo h
said. Quarters and other equip
mcnt will be Of the approved Amer
| lean requirements. affording therao
the maximum comforts for the crew.
The first ships, Mr.. Carse salH
could be delivered six months ate
the ways were completed. Eight o
the present launching ways at tn
corporation's yards would he take
Nc soon as available. he said. and &c
modelled to permit the constructIo
=, one time Of four OF the ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Wilhelm Loses
Arrogance
Manners Of Former Emperor of
Germany Improved by Adj
Versity

Amerongen, Netherlands March )
Correspondence Of Ihe Associated
pressj--All who come into clos,. con-
neciion with The former Gerl1s;lll en-
perOr these days are aStonsfIrd At
rhe change which has come over his
behavior in relation 10 people with
wi,orn he is brought into contact. His
naughty manner has disappeared .c
no longer takes il for granted rhal
mo is the supreme lord 10 whom All
,nust bow. Any service given 10
him. even by the humblest OF gaisdrn
nrs in the employ OF Count Bentlnck,
is rewarded with apparently sincere
thanks and sometimes even with Il
genuine handshake-t thing nol
looied for by The highest OF his cohr-
ticr. when he was still 1t the height
Of his power.
Virtually without exception, h'
passes three hours every morning be
l,vcen breakfast and lunch at his vol
nnt.ry task Of saving logs IN thc
grounds Of The castle. The last Ter
minutes of each hour is given up L
a spell of rest. during which the
lufnbcrlnan. once so imperodS
smokes a light cigarette. In thf
course. Of this intervaI-hearuly WEI
; coined by MS attendant who ASSIST!
nj the other end of the double-handI
ed saw now uscd--William Hohenz3i
lern starts smoking for the attend
ants still retain enough Of their sln
4. ia!
Then one OF The attendants dlscfef-
/ " draws n cigarette case from n'
:: pOckef. on scein. which the forme
! emperor often says. offering his Dam
| ing cicaretIe: Here You arc. Take
q light.
Soon all about him are smoking
and continue doing so until the ;e
minute interval is over and work be
gins again OfIlnes in these shor
rests the former empress who. durn
the work walks about in the castl
!! grounds when the weather is favor
able. comes up TO the place whf'r
The wood sawinG is done and a iitfi
seneral chat eIlsliea. both Herr Hon
enzolern aid his Vile putting Iu-s
tio1ls on ali sorts Of subjects 70 thos
III attendance.
AZ q rule, the former emperor
extremely talkative. He dwell
greatly on happenings in German!
both past and present. Often ne is l
a complaining mood. when he blame
All and sundry for what has occurcet
1t does not seem 70 enter his min
that any Of the fault lies with mn
AL these times he expresses SorTo'
for the asperity OF his utterance
On Other occasions-these are MOI
rar4-ll- closes up ike u clam IN
mol a word can be drawn from mr.
He has everything he can po@Sl''i
require in the way Of creature com
forts. but without actually beng III
prisoncd he is confined to n very SRA
area. for he has not dared since he
fore Christmas to put Il foot 0u's!4
Of the castle grounds. as he fear
contact with the outside world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Murder of Gar
Effort Will Be Made to Estab-
Iish Fact Of Assassination

Onsk. Feb. - Correspondence OF
the. Associated Press) Serious effort
Will be made TO determine the exact
Russian imperial family which oc-
Cured in a house at Ekaterinburg
Various accounts Of the affair are Still
current at Ornsk where at present
reside two tutors. one English, the
other French. who were attached tc
the family Of Gar Nicholas, and
who were with unhappy monarchs
until they were removed from TobolsE
to the house at Ekaterinburg where
they were subsequently murdered.
Official personaaes who visited this
house and who had some opportunity
Of cleaning details accept the story
that the former Emperor Nicholas,
his wife and their children were
thrown into a pit or cellar and there
half suffocated wounded and finally
killed under a hail OF missiles. in
Guiding bombs They believe that the
bodies were secretly transferred to
the forest and buried. Special in
veStisation is being made of the tale
that one OF the jewels Of the former
empress, a diamond, was found in a
forest recess
a story that Nicholas was stabred
with a poignard by sailor while being
transferred from one place to anoth-
er, and that, kissing the hem of the
sailors garment, he pleaded for mer-
cy, is not accepted as vouched for by
anT historical data Of serious ma
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Geatest Year For
Road Construction

Washington. April 3-Adoption Of
plans to expedite hlghwaT construc-
ton under the enlarged program re-
Gently authorized by congress are ex-
pected to result IN more miles Of
road being constructed this year
than in any previous year in the ma
tons history Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Houston announces. II I'll
States take advantage of the oppor-
ttnity offered and make available Tor
road building SUR equal 10 those ap-
portioned by federal road officials a
total Of s243, 500. .00o NAV be es1penl-
cd.
AS a result of q conference Iarch
between the secretary and Highway
commissioner Of eastern and middle
western States the department OF ag-
riculture, through the bureau OF pub
lie roads, has taken up with the rail
road administration the question Of
freight rates which are represented as
being one of the principal obstacles ~
the way OF active resumption Of
highway building. The matter IS nn
der consideration by the government
railway officials and 81 decision Is eI
pected soon. Secretary Houston also
has taken up with Secretary Of War
Baker the question Of releasing from
the army highway engineers in order
that their services may be utilized.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Good Chance Ahead
american Shipyards May Com
pete With Others

Washington. April S.-Constrnction
OF the latest type oil burning cargo
steamers at a price which will enable
American ShipyardS 10 compete with
the foreign nations was declared TO
be highly probable" by Chairman
Hurley OF the shipping board to-
night in Il statement announcing that
the Submarine Boat Corporation OF
Newark. \. j.. had made an offer to
build eight - .00J ton freighterS at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

Late dispatches indicate that Rol-
shevik pressure against Odessa, the
great Russian port on the Black sea,
was increasing. and intimated the
Imminent evacuation OF the city ~
the Allied troops. The Paris Matin
said ttat the Allies probably would
be Withdrawn ultimately to the Dnies-
ter in order to protect Ressarabia ard
Eunauia and that the Isthn1us of
Perekop had been fortified 70 pro
tect Sebastopol.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
seviets Capture Odessa
Recent News Intimated City
Was Untenable For Allies

Paris, April 8 (By the Associated
Press).-The Ukrainian Soviet troops
have captured Odessa, according to
advices from Kiev, transmitted by
wireless from Moscow, under date Of
April z. The news has nor been Of
fcialIy confirmed
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

The Want Ads will locate garages
and country homes for sale
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
The Want Ads are the information
bureau Of the world Of work

his hits wouldn't go safe. Get ball
player grabbing about his inability 10
get his hits and II will throw Off his
entire game
There is no question that the failure
OF Collins 10 hit effected the SoX morale
in the early games. Nothing so discour-
ages a team as To have its greatest star
fall down I'm the only two series that
Eddie failed TO hit his club was dc
cisively beaten The other instance
was with the Athletics Of 1914
Claude Williams wins the brown
derby for worlds series losing lie has
the unique distinction OF being the only
hurler who has lost three games in the
same series. Dineen. Adams. Coombs
and Faber have won three games i'm one
series but Claude has established a
new record by losing all three starts.
He had his old stun in his first two
games. though ne was wild as a hawk
in his 0rs game in Cincinnati. lie also
made quite a record for himself in los
ing two four-hit games in a row. and
then when people thought he was due
town be was knocked ont with four
hits in a third Of an inning
No one should begrudgc the Reds
their worlds championship Cincinnati
had a long wait FOR basebalrs biggest
prize and deserves a winner. II is 10
be regretted that the city quit on The
club the way it did last Wednesday. and
the cries OF fake and "frameup'
which were heard from one end Of Gin
cinnati TO the other after Tuesdays I'M
expected defeat left quite q stain on the
city's honor and showed quite per
vericd sense OF craftsmanship.
It is good thing for the sport TO
have National League team again cap
,ure the big series The American
League had had such a complete sue
cess in worlds series competition in
recent years that the only question in
doubt was the margin By which the
American League team would win
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
DELAWARE LEAVES
FULL OF Fight
Blue and Gold Confident of
Making Good Showing
Against Penn.
MEN ENCOURAGED
AT BIG SMOKER
snccIal lo ma EyenIng Journal.

llfilNf W. tif A@f'iiii-
NEWARK. oct li.-NcWark High
played Elbton High a 6 10 6 tie game
on Frazer Field yesterday afternoon, II
Was the first game Of the season for the
neal school team. Considering the
fact That only three Of them ever play
ed football before this season they
made a good showing Longland, who
played on Delaware team last wear, and
is now instructor in agriculture ht the
d gh school has been coaching them.
Both teams scored tilcIr touchdown
In the last quarter and both failed TO
Kick Tie goal Elkion scored first
when Dicbcrt caught Newark for
ward pass on tie latier's 20-yard line
and carried The bail over. Five minutes
later Newark tied the score This
touchdown was made by steel after
two long runs. lie first went around
ERtons end for % yards and a minute
later went through the line for The
touchdown. Tile lineup:
- -.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

Central High School Subsillutions-
Seiderman> for Eddowes. Thornton for
Seiderman Bainey for thornton. Hess
for Russell. Jameson for Goldsicin.
Wells for Saunders. Bull for Kaufman.
McAlpinc for Lciberman. Russell for
Hess Kaufman for Bull Leiberman
for McAlpine Saunders for Wells
Goldstein for Jameson. Corlin for
Hayes. France for Anderson. Anderson
for Soulhwell TOuchdowns Saunders.
?; Harris Russell, Goldstein, Thornton.
Goals kicked Saunders, Z. Time OF
quarters-i0 minutes.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
TEXAS In LINE FOR
MAT CHAMPIONSHIP

Tommy Texts. the well-known local
wrestler. was too much for Jack Al
bright at the Y. VI. II. \. Hall last
night. forcing the New York star to cry
enough after. more than ap hour Of
strenuous work. The Gotham grappler
had a good grasp on the middleweisht
wrestling crown up until last night :
showdown. after which all his hopes
must be recognized as the foremost con
tender for the~midd' 'cweigh title.
\ half-Nelson and toe hold was the
cause OF AlbrightS defeat During the
earlier stages OF the contest the New
Yorker had the advantage. but the
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
CENTRAL CRUSHES
WILMINGTON High
Crimson and Colds Powerful
Machine SmasheS Locals,
40 TO o.

In the annual gridirvn battle be-
tween Central High school Of philadel-
phia and Wilmington High School yes
terday on Houston Field. me Crimson
and Gold team defeated The local boys
by the one-sided score Of 10 10 0.
Eddowes won the toss Of the coin
and elected defending The north goal.
Harris then kicked OF 10 souitWeil,
who was downed on his 3O-yard line.
On the fourth down Hayes punlcd TO
Saunders, who was doWned on VII
mlnglon's iO-yard line. From here Cen
trail marched down the ileld 10 the 3
yard line, from where saunders took 10
over. lie missed the goal.
The second touchdown came when a
forward pass from Eddowcs 10 Russell
brought the ball TO the 2-yard line.
Harris then took 10 over on cross
buck and Saunders kicked the goal
Long forward passes 10 Russcl and
GOldslein were responsible for the third
and fourth touchdOwns. which were
scored in the second quarter, while
straight football and an intercepted
forward pass by Thornton accounted
for the last two touchdOwns
Eddowes badly bruised his shoulder
i'm The third quarter, which necessitaicd
his being taken out. while a deep cash
in his nose got Seiderman out Of the
game. The lineup
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

IOuchdOWns Dlehert ana steel SUD
stitutes: Newark. Wolasion for Mote,
and IIenning for Hubert. Referee
Shipley.
Newark High would like Ia arrange
games with other schools Of about the
same size. Those desiring game
should communicate with Lee Cromp-
ton, manager, Newark.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
BAPIISTs TO COLLECT
81 OOO. 900 OF John ID

NEW YORK. Oct i0-John D. Bocke-
fellers newly announced gift Of $1,000
600 10 The Baptist church is in addl-
lion TO his s2,OO0OOO pledge 10 the Bap-
lis victory campaign fund. The latest
gift goes to the aid Of aged preachers
and their dependents, and is made out
right, while the victory campaign fund
donation is contingent on the raising
Of si,0O000 by The church. II is now
only Sj0O000 shy of the mark.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

However
The families whose money
Is in Real Estate
When hard times come
And they need the money
Can't sell their Real Estate
At its real value
To keep it.
So they economic
And get along
And when good times return
They not alone
Have all their Real Estate
But often it has doubled
And tripled in value.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

Manager Moran of the vic
torious Reds coached his play
.rs from the first base line. Kid
Gleason did not attempt any
coaching but remained on the
Sex bench.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

superior endurance OF the Wilmington
mat artist told after a While, with the
result that Albright met his downfall
The principals had agreed to one fall
prior to The match, which, under The
circumstances proved to be a good
thing. This bout put Tommy in
position to make a bid Tor the world
mddleweight championship,
The big crowd present pulled hard for
the local man.
Evening journal., 1919-10-11
NEWARK HIGH TIES
ELKTON 6 TO 6
Steele Saves Delaware Boys
BY Two Long
Runs.
Special 10 The Evening Journal.

NEWARK. oct 1.-THE Delaware Col
| lege football squad in command pf
Coach Shlpley, and accompanied by
several hundred students Of the two
colleges. left Newark at Lao o'clock
this morning for Philadelphia where
Delaware meets Penn on Franklin
FIELD this afternoon. The game is TO
start at o'clock Two sections in the
immense stands were reserved for Del
aware students and followers Of the
team.
While this is The FIRST time in the
history Of the college that Delaware
has met Penn in football and while
Penn is said to have crack team, the
Blue and Gold men are determined TO
make good showing and hold the big
college 10 a reasonable score
The student body held smoker last
night and more pep was displayed
than at any similar affair held for
years. Dean T.. H. smith. president Of
the Athletic Council. made a short ad-
dress i'm which ne told every man to
do his best. During his remarks Dean
Smith said Penn SENS, from all ac-
counts TO be somewhat worried They
are wondering Just what we have down
here and whit We are going TO pull.
don't know why big college team
like that should be worried, but do
know what We have. We have eleven
husky young men wha arc going up
there fun OF pep" and "nght." ami
who will nghl every inch Of the way.
II YOU do that you VIII be sure TO
make "A good shONingn
Considerable time was spent by the
cheer leaders in perfecting some of
the new cheers and songs which the
student body will use on Franklin
Field. Coach Shipley announced that
Delaware at The start Of the game, will
line mp as follows:
Evening journal., 1919-10-11

The Reds were in hilarious
frame of mind after they had
piled up safe lead. They roar
ed with laughter at the bonn
bardment of the Sox pitchers.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-10
Dick Loadman Makes Three Sparring
Partners Quit; Puryear Shows Fast;
Both BantamS in Best of Condition

~ the best middlewcights and wei
tcrwcights In the world including
such notables as Les Darcy. George
CHIP, Ted Lewis, soldier Fairfield.
Joe Egan. Tommy Robson and
others OF reputation Msgirl is a
fast boxer ana has knockout wal
lop IN his right hand. lie believes
he can win deCisiNCly over George
and IN already in great shape.
Kid George n training with
Puryear and n his work ~ yCHter-
day is criterion OF what he can
do then the fans are willing to vote
him a battling hearcat The
blonde haired lad Is as strong as a
bun and a good hitter As Pro
mOter John j licisler has prom
ised the winner OF the Magirl-
George bout "a match with Mike
Gibbons there's bound to hc u biz
terlv fought contest. for each lad
would Ike crack at Phantom
Mike. who IL recognized as the boss
OF the middlewcights
The advance sale for Monday
nights show Is very encouraging
Promoter Rcisler Is delighted with
the heavy advance sale, which in
dicates that there viii hc u larger
house than the one Rllly Miske
and Brennan drew Tickets are on
sale AT John J Rcislcr's office. 70l
Wright building, Pete Martins
Buffet. 12 East Third street; Jim
Marcus Bar East Third street
and At the Elks' club