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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Service in Alaska
Dreary Work in The Far North.
By Signal Corps

Valdez, Alaska, March 10 (By Mafi1
Up among deep SHOWS and fierce
gales, in some of the most lonely
spots in the world in -time..
where the mercury sometimes is from
SO to 86 degrees below zero, the men
of Uncle Sans Signal Corps keep their
faithful vigil.
In lonely hanlets on the top Of SOL.
itary mountains, their cabins buried IN
snowdrifts, these men in. khaki watch.
in the white silences over the slender
wires of communication reaching.
from Valdez to the interior and thence
to the faTthest confines q the terri:
tory, ending above None in the
great white wastes of the sub-Arctic.
From Maine New York, Texas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and Other States, re-
cruits come to the serlice. There
has not yet been the first instance re-
corded of man failing to perform
the task allotted to him.
Seventeen stations are maintained
by the corps out of Valdez each COM
pletely Quilted The Pscifc-Alaska
cable after leaving Seattle first
reaches the coast at Vadez. Here;
messages are transferred from the
cable and sent out over the land lines.
To reach his station, or post OF
duty, many of the Sigma Corps men
have 10 walk hundreds ofmiles. Then
when the winter blasts hlri out oven4
the white wastes, begins the Signal
Corps mans vigil. CoppT wires that
link the great territory together and
carry the news of the world, pass
from Valdez through (eep forests,
tundra and morss. ove' lofty hills
and through beautiful iprairies to-
Fairbanks, down the Talana river to-
Fort Gibbons. down ths Yukon to
ST. Michael and thence TO Nome.
Daily trails must be boken to oth-
er stations. lines repaired; trees res
moved from the vicinity3of the wires.
The Signal Corps man must risk his
life time and again for the careless
or unfortunate travellers. Some of his
deeds have come to lght. Among
them was a rescue Of sos when the
Delta district between Valdez and
Fairbanks was visited " one Of the
worst bliZZardS in the history of the
country. For seventeen lays the mer-%
curry stood at 81 beloy. and gales
hurled continuously the fine snow in q
binding masses through the air. One
could scarcely face the elements. A
party of prospectors ah miners on
it's way from Valdcs to Fairbanks was
caught in the storm. uable to reach
a roadhouse. the traelers sought
shelter in the lee OF sCne timber. On \
the morning of the seond day one :
man succeeded in reading the cabin
of a Signal Corps ma. With the
soldier he returned t the stranded
party. Several men Rre frozen to
death Seven trips te and from his q
station the soldier male, rescuing all 3
the survivors. includis two women.
Later several of the rfn rescued died
Of exposure, and WIN the summer
sun pierced the drifts Of the trail,
bodies were pund.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Berlin Press Club
New Government Plans to Con
troll Press

Zurich, March 90 Correspondence
OF The Associated Press
ing to reports reaching here from
Berlir. the rulers Of new Germany
have resolved to surpass all the ef-
forts of their predecessors in the cx-
ercise or official influence over the
press.
Immediate... opposite the German
Foreign Office stands one of the pal
aces of the Royal House Of Prussia.
which of late years has been occu-
pied by Prince Frederick Leopold. a
cousin Of the former emperor. This
palace is to become the headquarters
Of the new press bureau which the
government will create soon. 1t will
be more than a mere government de-
partment, for it also will contain a
club for journalists.
One part Of the palatial building. a
Berlin dispatch says. will be devoted
to the Offices of officials whose worl:
will be that of inspiring the press,
and the remainder will be transform
ed into luxurious cIubrooms.
There will be a library. writing
rooms. smoking rooms. billiard rooms.
a restaurant, an American bar,
lounge rooms and q gymnasium
with telegraph Office conveniently
attached.
Every conceivable device. it is stat
ed. will be employed 20 capture and
retain the Synpathies Of newspaper
men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
First Test of League
London Papers Still Filled With
Comments of Wilson'S
Statement

London April 2G.-A majority Of
Yesterday afternoons newspapers con-
,inued to devote their leading articles
to "A discussion of President Wilson'S
statement OF the Italian situation.
The Westminster Gazette thinks it
is the first test ease of the League OF
Nations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
American Studentsat Eiinburg.

Edinburgh, March27 Corresponds
ence)-Amons the tudents enrolled
at Edinburgh Uniersity are $50
Americans and 80 Canadians. The
total enrolment is thousand more
than last year and 'ithin go Of the
pre-war figures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

vladivostok. March 13 Corresponds
ence)-A contest for composition of
a Russian patriotic hymn, unindica-
tive OF any form OF government or
OF any political party has been an
nounced in Omsk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

Paris. April oS.--The French gov
ernment has no fear Of serious man.
ifcsta:ions on May ist. which the Ia
Dor unions have declared general
holiday. il is learned from authorita-
tive sources.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

1t has come to the point where q
body has to earn twice as much as
he is worth in order to get half
enough to live on.-Jciferson City
Democrat-Tribune
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

Norfolk. April 26.-F'ire complete
ly wrecked the Ledger Dispatch buiid-
ing last night causing two hundred
thousand dollars damage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

From the way GfEany is talking,
one gathers that 1t is willing td4
grant a reasonable peace 10 the Ala
lies.-Chicago Daily News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

It's reported Trotzky has ordered
the Russian Fleet TO sea We thought
all Russia had been at sea for the
last two years. Newark News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

When we speak Of enduring peace
these days, it is taken for granted
Germany will have to do the endnr-
ing.--Mauila Bulletin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

Rernc. April 26.-The Swiss fed
eral council has officially recognized
The Czecho- -Slovak republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

Try freedom Of ae seeds on your
,wn backyard-W;l Street JournaL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
League of Nations
Revised Covenant of League OF
Nations Contains Names of
Vhirty-one States as Original
Members-Thirteen Others to
Be Invited to Join

washington, April 27.-The revised
covenant ef the league Of nations as
It will be presented at Paris tomor-
row to the peace conference IN plenary
session was made public tonight by
the State department. It's essential
features. including important amend
ments designed to meet criticisms in
the United States Of the original draft,
already had been disclosed through an
official summary issued two weeks ago
when the revision was completed.
Attached to the text, however, is
the hitherto unpublished annex re-
fe,rea to in the covenant, in which
are named the 81 States, including the
self governing British dominions,
which are to be invited to accede to
the covenant. The original members
are all the nations which declared
war on Germany, and in addition the
new states Of the Czecho-Slovakia and
Poland. Those invited to become
members by aceeding to the cove
snant are the three Scandinavian coun-
tries, the Netherlands, Switzerland,
Spain and Persia and the American
republics of Argentina, Chile, Colon
bia. Paraguay, Salvador and Vene-
zuela.
Mexico was not represented in the
conference Of neutrals at Paris, and
as was expected, does not appear in
the list. Provision is made in the
covenant. however. for the admission
to the league of any fully self gov
erning country which will give re-
quired guarantees. upon a two-thirds
vote of the assembly, composed Of
representatives of the member nations.
AS in the original document the
covenant provides that the league
shall act through an assembly, in
which each state shall have one. vote
and not more than three delegates
and a council composed Of one rep
resenta.ive each Of the FIVE great pow
ers and each Of four other powers to
be selected from time to time by the
assembly.
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Publication Of the text discloses
that the official summary quoted YER
batim the new article recognizing the
Monroe doctrine. It provides that
nothing in the covenant shall be
deemed ito affect the validity of in
sernat;oual engagements such as treta-
ties of arbitration or regional under
standings like the Monroe doctrine for
securing the maintenance Of peace.
Changes suggested in criticisms in
the United States senate add provis-
ions for the withdrawal of member
nation upon two years notice after
fulfllment of the league obligations,
exempt domestic questions from the
leagues jurisdiction. provided that
n1anda tories over German colonies on
former Ottoman donlinions shall be
given only to nations wiling to accept
them, leave it to member states to
decide what armed force, if any. 1t
will contribute to the force required
by the leagufe to enforce its man
dates, and make il clear that member
states individually viii pass upon pro-
posed limitations upon their arma-
ments.
With notifications the new draft
includes all the provisions for the sub
mission. to tie council Of international
disputes, for inviting non member na-
ticns to accept the obligations Of
members for the purpose of adjusting
disputes anG for breaking economic
relations or the use of armed force in
dealing with a state which has broken
the covenant and thereby committed
.an act Of war against the league
Except in certain specified in
stances, unanimous agreement is re-
quired for all decisions. In the pro-
visions for the settlement of disputes,
Z it is set forth that the votes must be
unanimous, excepting the represen-
tatives OF the parties to the dispute.
Geneva. Switzerland, is named as
the seat OF the league, where the
secretary general will maintain head
quarters and where the council and
assembly viii meet at stated inter
walls, unless some other palce Of meet
ing is designated.
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MI. iuIICSOI > lItltOtt@ tdu bvt
successfully be laid by him at the
doors of those whom he may assume
are his enimies for political purposes
only because their source is some
thing deeper. Mr.. Burleson's troubles
arise from the fact that he has at
tempted With singular zeal to carry
out an archaic autocratic policy in
the conduct of the postal. telegraph
and telephone services Of the Unit"i
States Any postmaster general who
will follow the same policy will incvi-
tably face the same public cOndcm-
nation and eventually walk the same
plank that Mr. Budleson must walk
sooner or later.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-24
What Shall Be Done With the Kaiser?
BY DR.. A CRANE

t-oryHeHt. tera o. o. fnsEs cHHt, ~-N~~~~~S
Th" question before The hou,a seems uo bc. what Aal we do with
the KaI.rr7
Shall We hang bum, Danish him. mutIatc him. impri,,n hin, MP
slap hmI uu rI" wrist aud ht him nuY
Myself upon e time dad lean toward the proposal 10 hang him.
ARMY down to the rank at mojor, one at the gate vi each cy of Brl
glum and Of northern France that had been uyshcd by their fright.
fitness
That anger. however, IS spent On y.coud Thought agrca with
Lord I4tiou that the very worst ur 20 br made pf ANY mn rs to
hang him. even of kaiser breed
For mo arurr Isl man huns, even the most aIIaui ,couulr,l Than
the natural reaction ot pl SET, iu apolprsts appear here and There.
The death penalty uvu}- carries with b q sort ri cuuoutation And
many o. yellow dog h, surulrI mp rhr path of glory after 'hc MARTYR,
So, death b, too noble % thing for William
Much 81 No" same ram hr objected to exile II a. least implies that
the victim is dangerous.
William is not dangerous. ir contains uo Napolcouir menace
llr !, 10 broken, mp".rt old man Tine cart of Time has ratified ON aud
dumped him uu the road out of us TAIL
would therefore suggest my lords and gentlemen. that YOU visit
upon mi, criminal % punishment which Gs The crime. 90 wit. namely;
That lou put tdm 20 work.
| hesitate 40 suggest uuD us ~ may seem iulumm and cruel far
.hnyuud even tur horror ol the Hun.
li justice must br done FIRST, therefore. It u, deprive said
William lIohruzUIcw of AN his lands CASTLE, estates, money, and i'm.
como. handing the sum over 90 that belgium aud Franco which were
robbed through bis rruuIyuurr and command
Then tt nm Doe given % job i the white good, counter u the
Cheap fortash Emporium IN rcauuvilc, kuu,, there to wait ipon
of soap boxes with loaded gum. ready 10 shoot Of au ear or 80 in ease
Dec jump. h. Jnb.
IN this manner unique iu me treatment OF offending mairstic,.
hc would Toe banded q large juicy slice of democracy. would lr uMr Il,
DO some real productive work uclorc hr dies, aud incidental, bc 4,
drawing card tor the above mentioned Emporium not 10 Dee ,ucclrd at.
And the Grown Prince might drive the delivery wagon lie
,couldnt be any worse than the boy they have now.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-24

n EvERAL weeks ago the Herald veutured the
prediction that a great deal q i~axatioa legis-
lafion would be offered 10 the present session
Of the legislature ADD that much Of Il would be
proposed IN an EFFORT 20 rrvolutionize or make over
The present taxing system. This has proven 20 be
Che case. There are pending IN both houses o mum
her of measures seeking 20 amend or make over the
taxation system Of this state. any one OF which, III
adopted, would not only upset the prenent system.
just now reaching a siagr 81 marked efficiency. bat
would plunge the state into another long period Of
uncertainty a. TO taxation which would not only
not increase valuations hut would probably result
IA o reduction Of revenues al a time when the state
can 10 afford h.
Mr.. Tully Of Lincoln county has introduced two
hills IN the senate both Of which have points of
great merit but neither Of which can be Adop,ed
rs q whole in New Mexico with safety 70 oar ia.
dusirial and economic situation. The Lincoln
county senator has introduced a modified form of
The Arizona mine tax law. New Mexico has about
Que. dftieth Of the mining development aud abodt
one-fwentefh Of the mineral production Of our sister
state. Our greatest need here il development, aud
that development, altogether Of a speculative char.
ncter, must start al the grass roots. To enforce
taxation which would not only discourage but
would probably check the introduction Of big money
into mining development In this state would be a.
disastrous a policy a. the state could follow. The
present mining tax law has is defects but the
rrayest Of these are rapidly hcing overcome by adj
minisiratiyc regulations in the state tax commission
The Law has made very important increases n state
revenue from mine taxation and VIII make further
such increases. There are isolated instances IN
which coal lands may not be paylag their fair share
OF taxes. These eases can be reached by admins
trntive means. They should be reached IA that way.
But al this preliminary stage Of mining development
Of al kinds In this state any taxing plan which
would prove unjusily burdensome would ehecinally
stop further Investments o~fcapitsl, and New Mexico
cannot stand that kind Of a check. We need above
all things the increased values which come. ard
which in our easc can only come through large de-
velopment operations.
Mr.. Tully = other bill. rc-creaiing the state tax
commission is generally sound. Il gives vastly
greater powers 10 the tax commission powers 10
great that probably neither the Legislature nor the
people are ns yet ready 10 grant them To our mind
is principal defect is the provision making the
state tax commission elective. An elective com
mission In charge Of taxation will be responsible
not 10 the governor. or any other power wherein
responsibility can be eentered and AN accounting
demanded, hut TO the whole people-whose votes for
reelection will be sought. Effective taxation en-
forcemcnt and successful vote getting DO not go TO-
gether here or in any other state.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-24
We DO NOT Need Revolutionary Changes in Taxation Law:
But the Few Amendments That Are Known to Be Required.

We become more and more convinced that the
plan suggested recently IN these columns, Of Que
executive tax commissioner. always ON the job with
the secretary. aud two associate commissioners, viii
offer the best compromise aud The most effective adj
ministration. in the progress we are prepared TO.
make IN tax administration IT this time The com
mission should have ample funds for field work aud
ample powers for enforcing IL orders Il cannot as
yet afford TO be loaded down with bg salaries. or
with masses Of red tape. n a change IS made IN he
tax commission law. let Il b. 90 reduce the commits
sion 20 three members, with one an executive mem
her resident in santa Re. aud with added power
over local assessing officials. Those changes viii.
mark a long step forward. la two years more We
may be prepared 20 make a further step. La iaxaiion
law-making II pays 70 step carefully The hest state
tax laws in this nation are those which have been
built mp slowly. conservstively. from year 20 year
as experiences teaches thg way to sure results.
II seems 10 the Herald that the most vital legis-
lation n 20 tax administration needed from this
legislature. is with regard 10 collecting the taxes
especially huge sums IN delinquent taxes which have
been piling up from year to year since statehood.
Senator Salazar has Introduced into the senate
q delinquent tax law, Senate Bill No. 81. which has
many sound provisions aud which VIII MARI q great
Improvement over the present system. The percent.
age system for collection Of taxes through employ.
mcni Of special attorneys has had only one effect
That has been 90 pay twcnty eight attorneys twenty
eight fees in as many counties. The old system Of
publishing the delinquent tax lists Va that onc''
neigibors aud the public might See was far more
effective than the special attorney system. Our dis
trict attorneys are not 30 busy that they cn' attend
to the court phases of delinquent tax collcction-ii
they and the county collectors are forced by Law
and penalty 10 do ~.
Our tax sale provisions al present are worthless
They mean nothing They do nothing. The SalaNii
bill will greatly improve this feature, but IL should
20 further and not only pass am absolute title with
the tax sale certificate. bat should pat real property
no sold into the administrative management of th'
state or county during the period Of redemption.
This would stop the common practice OF land
grant owners in a number % counties of refusing q
pay their taxes continuing the refusal for q tern
of years and then forcing a compromise with d
needy county. The owners of these Delinquent
grants should be made 10 pay their taxca a very
simple provision Of law will provide the necessary
inspiration 20 good citizenship which is now ap
parenily wholly lacking in many of these owners
Let us adjust the defects in our taxing system
that we now know how 10 adjust wisely aud wet
before we begin 10 undertake experimental tour
into uncharted taxation fields.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-24
TOMORROW

even Hurpass'l hIm boz quickly ufElu.
IziuE great musars uf men and inspire
Ius them With UuuutuuNv % snthuH.
.lHm UH worked uursmitunEiy Tor
tNr uuItt uI Germany bufIug fhu
Emperor IDriIuHud'H war against fhs
NahuUH. M~IilsuHirIf. who stood IDr t,.
urIuuH Ooh, alton and the destruction
COL II, H~ruHrIUHt ffE|Uu. disagreed
18Th NIH emperor uED| These policies.
HUI u|IN fH' object uI fHr.IuH l Just
HDH'U uu fI. ,Wp,rur Iu fIu uIrU Yts
Of uIisI DtfmIut Up entered toto
negotiations with France sa,uut luI
Hv rifu
us duuhI. pact became kuuvu BOO
Vienna .uf Hu f.D 10Th uI February.
lnai WalI,uH'Du utf murdered. yr,
t"WHuI. Ut command of mo- emperor.
although u' direct orders Iau u,ru
'sHU.I
,HHri,# Dul,sWurtn ,HurEu,t Ns
born boz Cherries town Du tho .lIH Ur
February. 1870 &C. served la tti
90 " NIuEisu u tU, uat uf iHr
d. NuIu'Iuu. .uH Was Tinted States
uIuiHi. Iu France from 1TTt loo ItHs
Iu lIHt .urt U.H been ~HfiuUlt,I
IH. fHUuH" phrase. Millions TOT de-.
iHNH, luf Hni DO cent for triluf, DO
The UHr.H,. however NtH u,. IIura.
tf On WIS iIrff heard ts DO tuusi
.I..u Hf I'D dinner which fr, m,uhrrl
'i COMPRESS save iu John Marshall %
Philadelphia 900 1905
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EDUCATION TOMORROW
q. ~ADpINoToN U
By h ADplNoToh BRUCE
Asthor Of ''Ths Riddle Of Personality "Psyehoi9u aae
Pasnthood.' Etc
tcopyright. 1919. ~ the Associated Newspspera)

cation IN a democracy. both within
apa without the school should de-
Neiop In each Individual the knuwl-
edge, Interests. ideals. habits and
powers whereby be Will flnu his place
and use that place 10 shape both hlm-
self and society 10 ever nohier cnds."
Here IL the higher note m education
al theory which I have long been
hoping would be officially sounded
In b past education has been dom
mated hy too extreme an individual
iEm. h~uthoutieH have differed as 90
whether the emphasis In education
should be- placed on the development
Of efficiency nr the development Of
characte hut thty have pretty nan
imOusly agreed ln assuming that they
shoulo chiefly have al heart the good
81 the individual who D. 10 be edu-
Gated Tor lftH opportunities
A. a result there has been no sys-
tcmatic cultivation % the sense % su-
nal responsibility
The self. regarding Instinct has been
fostefed al the expense Of the altru.
isiio Impulse. Ana the estcome ha,
necessarily been Hoc.si conflict and
disorder instead uf social harmony
und Justice. class difference hnN,
been promoted rather than mass soil.
oarity.
Only u recent years has there beer
an awakening a. this fundHmenta
cause ~ the social evils which an de.
ploro. Now We happily have tho prom.
ibe Of tn ono remedy that can set N,
world rirhi-un educational system
which regards society needs ns muci
az the needs 81 the individual
Under the plan proposed ~ the re.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-24

from she appearance ~ tho country
where Hoddy Fox would ne ukois q"
lead noNtcr. and hc ran for 20 place
which DO feit sure Hcddy would he
likely 20 pass.
Louder auC louder sounded the
great voice 70 Buwsrr ana faster aud
faster ran FARMER browns huY Co.
reach that place before huw Her
should pass The louder hat great
vuiC, sounded une morH absolutely
certain Farmer Browns Boy became
that it vas the voice ~ Huwscr and
"a great lug filled bic heart 40 last
h. reached au old road He fclt Ger.
tain that Hcddy would follow that
road 50 he hid behind an old stune
wall ON the edge ~ u
Hc aid not have long 90 wait \
rcd form runuinF swiftly appeared
around IL turn boz the old road Then
DO stopped and stood perfectly Htill.
90 course lf was itoddy FuX ie
was listening tu make sure Just how
flr behind him luwrsr was tie
listened Tor only r. moment. fhrn
started on swiftly gel before. Eirht
down .ho ROAD past FARMER Brown