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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Working for Roads
Owners of Automobiles Will Pc
tition Legislature to Author
ize Bond Issue.

Columbia, Jan. "A large attend
ance Of representative men from over
the State is expected at the confer
ence to be held at the Jefferson hotel
in this city Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. at which plans will be made
for a vigorous campaign to have the
legislature pass an act authorizing a
vote on the proposed s25,00O,000 bond
issue
Delegates have been elected to the
meeting by the commercial oodles OF
q number of the cities Of the State
and it is expected that practically ev-
cry county will be represented. 1t is
expected that a number OF VISITORS
will reach the city tonight
r. Goodwin Rhett, Of Charleston
author of the plan endorsed by the
good roads convention for a s25,00O,-
900 bond issue to be paid by a special
tax on :automo obiles, will attend the
meeting. Mr.. .Rhett has been in Char
lesion since Sunday, but will arrive IN
Columbia tomorrow morning from the
national capital. He will make talk
and develop the plan fully for the
benefit of those attending the meet
ing.
At the meeting Friday the ways and
means committee, which is composed
of. Mr.. Cofeld, r. A. Wilson, of Rock
Hill, r. E. Grabel, of Anderson and
James .O'Hear Of Charleston, will
make its report through Mr.. Grabel.
The conference will act upon this
report and provide for permanent
organization to push the good roads
movement through in this State. It is
expected that following the meeting
headquarters will be opened in this
city.
C: C. Kirkpatrick, who is to be con-
nected with the State organization,
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon from Anderson and Greenville.
At Anderson Mr. Kirkpatrick ad-
dressed a meeting Of the chamber OF
commerce. He reports that good
roads enthusiasm is running high in
Hhe Electric. City and that there will
be representative from that city and
county here for the conference to-
morrow. .Greenville will also send
down a delegation of well known cit
izens.
Petitions asking the members of
the general assembly to pass the en-
abling act are being circulated among
the automobile owners Of the State
and it is expected that by the time the
legislature meets they will have been
signed by majority Of them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Peanut Marketing Suggestions.

On basis of 80 cents for cotton.
the 1918 peanut crop should not sell
for less than 10 cents per pound for
farmers stock. The ratio between
the price of cotton and peanuts usu-
ally runs one to three and this is not
an unfair basis. The general im-5
preston is that the peanut market will
open at 10 cents for good dry stock.
If the farmers will only use a little
business judgment, save their peanuts
in the best possible condition, fill the
sacks we'll (because when sacks are
so cents apiece, every crevice should
be filled), place no peanuts on the
market till they are dry, then market
slowly, there is no reason for this
crop not selling for 10 cents and
above. Immediately on the price
dropping below 10 cents, sales should
cease.-The Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Railway Heads Meet

New York. Dec. 31.-The standing
committee of the Association Of Rail
road Executives. in session here to-
day. decided upon a general meetlng
of heads of member roads next Sun
day morning in Philadelphia. The
committee will attend the meeting
having adopted today tentative plan
for the return Of the railroads to
private operation which will be sub
mitted to the general meeting. 1t
was not the intention, it was said,
to make the plan public until formal
IL presented to congress in January.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
270 Drowned in
Wreck Of Yacht
British Vessel Strikes on Dan
gerous Rocks Off Scottish
Coast.

London. jan 1.-Two hundred and
seventy sailors were drowned today
as the result of the loss of the Brit
ish steam yacht Iolaire off Stornoway,
Scotland.
The yacht had 800 sailors on board.
They were on New Year holiday leave.
The vessel struck on the dangerous
rocks known as '"The Beasts OF
Helm,' near StornowaT harbor and
only about thirty Of the sailors were
saved. Many OF these were terribly
injured in their efforts to reach the
shore.
All the officers and crew of the
Io!aire were lost.
The Iolaire was a vessel of 362 tons.
She was built in 1902 and before the
war belonged to the estate of the
late Sir Donald Currie
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Educational Pragran
State Board of Education Holds
Important Meeting.

Columbia. Jan. "A special meet
lngsof the State board Of education
was held Tuesday night in the office
OF John E. Swearingen, State super
intende education. This meeting
has Been called by Governor Manning
III ii soraerto wind up the educational
AFFAIRS Of the State board of education
for 1915, and also the educational
pregram OF the governors administra-
ton
Tie seven appointed members CT
fhe State board were named by the
governor in April. 1916, to serve I'M
April 1929 Resolutions of SYM
pathy for governor and Mrs. Manning
foffhe death sef their Son in France
were offered Sby DR.. S. II. Edmunds OF
si:inter and were unanimously adopt
ed sby the board.
The scholarship recommendations
for the UniFersity Of South Carolina
slsbniitted by DR.. Patterson WafdlaW
and For The Citadel, submitted by Col
20 Bond, were received and con-
firTned A constructive program, rec
sonHnended to the general assembly
{3yTsIacs dtSSSOpSi1uISiANSAA " ". ASs@
ton, III the II items suggested in his
Forthcoming report, were scrutinize5
by The board and unanimously in
dorsed for favorable action by the
.awnakers.
ne STATE superintendent was au-
tho1ized TO notify the S counties that
an extra teachers' examination would
be authorned for the third Saturday
January, IN any county whose
county Superintendent might request
the same The;war emergency license
which has been granted to graduates
ofsStafe aided high schools, holding q
State high school diploma and to col
lege matrieulants, has not supplied
adgduatelyal1 the needs for teachers
his extra examination will afford
an sppoatunIty for prospective teach
erssto qualify.
The embers attending the meeting
were Coy. r. I Manning, Supt. r
A.fontgomery, A. DR.. S. H. Edmunds
President S. J Derrick and State
.Slpd SWsaringen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Making Men Out
of Street Waits
Former Governor Brady of
Alaska an Example of Work
of ChiIdren's Aid Society.

New York, JAM America as a
land of opportunity even for street
waits, orphans and foundlings was re-
called by the recent death in Sitka,
Alaska, of John C. Brady, former
governor of that terriory, and the
fact that when a child young Brady
had been taken from an almshouse
and placed in the custody Of the Chill
dren's Aid Society Of New York
which educated him and placed him
on the road to fame and fortune.
Hundreds of other cases similar to
Ex-Governor Brady's it is said, could
be cited by the organization which tor
more than half a century has been
taking homeless boys and girls on
city streets and sending them to farms
in the West where they grew up to oe
self-reliant, trustworthy and honoreo
citizens A certain delicacy surrounds
the publication of the names OF the
more noted of these former waits
but, the report Of the Childrens AID
Society. for 1918 shows the following
harvest of careers up to date:
One governor of a State, one COVER
nor of a territory (John 6. Brady OF
Alaska): two members Of congress,
two district attorneys, two sherlffs,
two mayors, a justice OF the supreme
court; federal judge, four state
Judges, two college professors, seven
high school principals, two school su-
perintendents, an auditor-general OF
q State. nine members Of State legisla-
lures. "a clergymen, one cashier OF
life insurance company, two artists, a
senate clerk. six railroad officials
eighteen Journalists, "a bankers, 1s
physicians. 35 lawyers, IL postmasters,
3 contractors, 81 teachers, 4 civil en-
gineers land vast number OF other
business and professional men, clerks.
farmers and their wives
and others who have acquired proper
ty and filled positions of honor ana
trust
Among the American forces sent
it is pointed out in the re-
port. are twelve commissioned Off
GERS and about 1000 soldiers and sail
ors who were once wards Of the Chill
dren's Aid Society. All were rescued
from the streets or from asylums ana
corrective institutions.
The society. since its foundation on.
January 9, 1855, has placed 32,O3l
orphans and deserted children in good
horaes in the country where many OF
them were later adopted. In addition
SLAP older boys and girls have been
sent to farms in the West where they
have been put on their feet and, be-
owners Of ranches, have
shown their appreciation in later
years by taking orphans into their
own homes.
II has been estimated that the cost
If salvasing child from the streets,
.ccording to the plan Of the Society,
$ $50 which not Only defrays the cost
If pfacing the younSster in COM
,ortabe country home but provides TOR
supervision so Ions as is necessary
The society keeps in touch with the
,oys or girls thus sent out 81 has on
ilei thousands of grateful letters WI
en- by them after they have grown II +!
manhood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

An instance of this gratitude was
recorded in the report for 1918 Of Ed
win G. Merrill. treasurer of the So
ciety, who acknowledged a bequest OF
$1,000 from the estate of DR.. Michael
A. Jordan, a physician and educator
of Legansport, Indiana. DR.. Jordan
many years ago was a friendless or
phan in New York City and was be
friended by the Children's Aid Society.
Many similar legacies from former
wards have been left to the organiza-
ton in the past.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Can't Solicit Labor.

paumbia, Jan. John Lee Davis,
federal director Of the. United States
employment bureau for South Caro-
lipasz has emphatically prohibited con-
tractors and builders Of other States
soliciting labor in this State. Firms
in North Carolina, Florida and Vir-
gfnia want South Carolina labor, but
the director viii not allow them to
solicit. He said that the labor in
Seut Carolina already is short, and
to permit other States filing their
wants from South Carolina would
greatly embarrass the situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Congress in Session
Senate Will Start Talkfest or
Peace Conference.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Congress got
back to work today after the holiday
recess. It is expected that most OF
the senate session will be devoted to
discussion of peace and other sub
jects. House leaders have planned an
other effort to send the war revenue
bill to conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Carranza Is Dictator
Mexican Congress Grants Him
Extraordinary Powers.

Washington, Jan. Mexican con-
gress, it was reported today to the
State department has granted special
powers to President Carranza to raise
or lower import and export duties at
his discretion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
House Means Business
Revenue Bill VII Be Pushed
Through Without Delay.

Washington, Jan. 2.-House leaders
have resorted to a special rule TO
force the war revenue bill to confer
ence. without holding it for debate on
demands for votes on certain senate
amendments. The rule was unanl-
mously reported by the rules commit
tee and adopted with only a few scat
tering negati-e votes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

sArchangel, Tuesday, Dec. 81
American troops yesterday reca ptur-
ed the village of Kadish, on the mid
die sector of the northern front and
today they pushed forward their lines
a distance of two miles south of the
village in the direction of yologda.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

Washington. Jan. 2.-An extension
of the investigation OF the Hog Is
land shipyard to a general inquiry into
the accomplishment Of shipping
board was voted today by the serate
cnmmerce committee 4 reSolu. ION
was adopted calling on the board to
furnish detailed information re,a.iv'
to all it's worI. since the building no
gram was undertaken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

Newport News, Jan. Carrying
about three thousand returning troops
the steamer Princess Mstoika arrived
here today They inclrde approx
mtaely one thousand wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

Basel Dec. 30--The Poles are a2as.
ters Of Posen German Polandl. a.
cording to the Vorwaerts of Berlin.
They have disarmed German Officers
and soldiers. some Of whom, the pa
per adds. were shot after being tried
by eonrtmartial Violent fighting
has taken place in the streets between
German and Polish soldiers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04

dence and inspiration that flow from
united efforts.
Talk this over with your delega-
tons. These are your colleges, sup
ported by your money and educating
your children.
Neils Christensen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-04
Allies in Cons: tai pie
Detachment Of french, British
and Italian Troops Hold
Different Quarters.

London, Jan. IA battalion OF
French troops. has been detailed to
occupy the Stambou1 district OF Con-
stantinople, while a British battalion
will occupy Pera, the European quar-
ter. Italian forces Will OCCUPY an
other district sef the city
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
American Government Will
Help Folks Build Homes

Cooperation by building and loan
associations on national scale has
been proposed to the Division of
Public Works of the Department of
Labor as means of aiding home
building during the next few years
The retarded building development
during the war has left somewhat
serious condition of congestion in
many large cities, and almost every
where the amount of housing. is be-
low normal. On the other hand,
many workingmen who have been
working overtime during the war and
who have saved their money believe
that this is propitious time to put
some of their savings into home.
The building and loan associations,
it is pointed out, can function in be-
half of the home builder much as the
farm-loan banks aid the agriculturist.
Certain difficulties are in the way of
a national organization of this work,
but it is believed that these can all
be surmounted.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
St. Johnsbury Band
Getting Busy for Summer

The St. Johnsbury Consolidated
Band began rehearsals for the sea-
sons concert programs last week on
Tuesday evening at the band rooms
in the Republican block. The outlook
for the season is extremely bright.
Most of the members of last years
organization are still present and,
in addition, it is expected that some
of the men who have been filling po-
sitions with the army bands in France
and in this country will return and
that few Of the younger musicians
of the town will be admitted.
Never have the citizens of St.
Johnsbury SO appreciated the efforts
of the local organization of musicians
as last season. At each concert, the
listeners numbered over a thousand
and the streets were parked full of
automobiles for more than a block.
The numbers to be rehearsed to-
morrow evening include the "Bohe-
mian Girl" overtre by Balfe, EN-
tree de Procession" by Batiste, and
Martha" overture by Flotow.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
WOMEN ACT INA
DISGRACEFUL WAY
AT WASHINGTON
Burn President in Efhgy to Show
Disapproval of Hsi
Policies

Washington, Feb. 9-The militant
branch of the suffragettes, known as
the National Woman's party, had a
stormy time today on the eve of the
vote in the Senate to determine whet-
her the question of giving nation wide
suffrage to women shall be placed be-
fore the state legislatures. President
Wilson was burned in effigy in front
of the White House after q demon
stration by number of women, who
charge that the President is to blame
because he has not swayed the recall
citrant senators to his will and thus
assured victory for the cause.
At least 80 and possibly as many as
At of the suffragettes who participat-
ed were bundled into patrol wagons
and later, on refusing to give bail,
were sent to the house of detention.
The anti-militant workers-in state
ment issued late tonight by their pre-
sident, Miss Mary Garrett Hay, de-
nounced the demonstration staged by
the National Woman's party and
questioned the sincerity of the mill
tants.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
Red Guards Claim They Are
Tired of Plundering and
Killing
BOLSHEVISM FAILURE
Reign of Terror In It's Critical State
According 60 Story of
Refugees

Warsaw, February 1O-That
Bolshevism is in it's critical stage,
returning to imperialism, with per-
haps Leon Trotzky, minister of war
and marine, as the new Emperor, or
slipping back to the idea Of the old
Nihilisn, with sort of orderly dis
order, is the impression given by
many refugees of all nationalities
who have arrived here from Russia.
The correspondent has talked to a
number of these people as to what
might happen in Russia if there is no
outside interference. One of them
was a Bolshevist soldier who desert
ed while his contingent was engaged
in raiding the country west of Minsk.
"Our chief characteristic, he said,
"is that we are tired-tired of fooling,
tired of killing, tired of fighting and
tired Of wandering from pillar to
post. There is no doubt that Leon
Trotzky is attempting to obtain or
der of to whip the troops into shape.
He is known to be terribly ambitious
and possibly he is dreaming of becom-
ing Czar, knowing that Bolshevism
has failed"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
American Government Is
DepOrting Agitators

Chicago, Feb. 10-Fifty members
of the Industrial workers of the
world passed through Chicago last
night in a special train under heavy
guard enroute to an Atlantic port,
where they will be deported by immi-
grafton authorities. Forty came di-
rect from Seattle where they parti-
cipated in fomenting a general strike
which has paralized industries there
for several days. A majority were
alien labor agitators picked up by fed
eral authorities during the year in
secret campaigning in Pacific coast
industrial centers.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
MRS. WALTER LEONARD

One of the sad deaths of the past
week was the sudden demise on
Thursday night of Mrs. Walter Leon
ard, wife of Walter Leonard, a farm
er of Glover, who before her marriage
was Miss Jessie A. Ashton, formerly
employed here in the Scott bakery.
Mrs. Leonard was i'll but brief
"a hours, failing to survive a severe
attack of euremic poisoning. She had
been about her house work the day
that she passed away.
Mrs. Leonard was born in St.
Johnsbury on the 26th of August,
1896. She was the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J: Ashton of Pearl
street and went through the gram
mar schools here. On May 7, 1917,
she married Walter Leonard of Glow
er and has since resided in that vii
lage.
Beside her father and mother, NJ
Leonard IS survived by her husband
and three brothers, Julian T. Ash
eon of St. Johnsbury, Merle J. Ash
5on of Burlington and Lieut.. Merton
E. Ashton, now in France. She had
no children.
The funeral was held at II o'clock
Saturday morning from St. Aloysius
church, of which her husband was
a communicate, Father Dwyer Off
ciating. The bearers were T. G. Por-
ter, Merle J. Ashton, Jake Paino and
Sylvester Paino.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
CUPID IN
ST. JOHNSBURY AS
FEB. l4APPROACHES
Miss Leila A. Humphrey Married Her
bert w. Carson Week Bsfore
Valentines Day

Miss Leila A. Humphrey and Her
bert Walter Carson were united in
marriage, Saturday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock, at the home Of the brides
sister, Mrs. Renwick Cutting, 43
Pleasant street, Rev. George A. Mar
tin performing the ceremony The
brides maid of honor was Miss Pear
Richards, and Kenneth Humphrey,
brother of the bride, was best man.
Little Dorothy Cutting acted as ring
bearer, the single ring service being
used.
After the ceremony refreshments
were served, Mrs. Cutting being as
sisted in serving by Miss Marion Bur
bank of Lyndonville.
Mrs. Carson has been EMPLOYED as
booleeper in the local Telephone Of
fee for the past year, and Mr.. Car
son is with the Fairbanks Company.
Upon their return from short
wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Carson
will reside at Is Main street.
Those frcm out of TIN to attend
the wedding were Mr.. an. Mrs. Clar-
ence Humphrey and son. Kennetl
Humphrey of Lancaster, n. H, and
the groom's mother, Mrs. ". Z.
Emery of Monroe, n. H.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
TOWN OF BARNET
ATTENDS PRETTY
WEDDING THURSDAY
Miss Hazel Kay Becomes Bride oj
Fred Quimby of East Barnet,
Vermont

A pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mrs. Ada Whitney on
Charles Street, Thursday evening,
when her niece, Miss Hazel KAY, was
united in marriage to Fred Quimby
OF East Barnet, recently returned
from the Federal Service overseas.
The double parlors were tastefuIlv
decorated with garlands of laurel and
evergreen and large punches of laurel
mere and there. The bridal party en-
tered the front parlor to the strains
Oh the wedding march played by Miss
Irene Kay, sister of the bride, taking
their position in front of a large
American flag. Della Kay, sister of
the bride, acted as bridesmaid and
Owen Quimby, brother of the bride
groom acted as best man. Two little
ring bearers, Andrew Kay and Max
Cowles, bore the rings for the double
ring service on two rare old china
cup-plates, more than a1O0yearsold
Fred Kay gave his daughter in mar
riage. Rev. D. E. Burns, now O.
North Havorhill, N. H, but forlnerly
of Monroe, n. Il, performed the
ceremony. The bride wore a becona.
ing gown of white crepe de chene ana
carried white roses. The groom vorz
the uniform of the U. S. soldier. Thc
bridesmaid wore a gown of white
French voile and carried carnations.
Before the ceremony and after, the
guests were entertained by vocal Sc
lections given by an aunt of the
bride, Mrs. Harry Cowles of Lyndon
vile. Ref eshments of sandwiches
,, and coffee, olives and various kinds of
Continued on page 81
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-10
CLEMENCEAU SAYS !
ARMISTlCE IS ONLY
LULLIN THESTORM
Germany Has Been Beaten
But Red Russia
Remains
PRAISE GOESTOWILSON
Society of Nations Must Be Willing
to Renounce It's Territorial
Aloofness

Paris, Feb. 10-(By the Associated
Press)-"While / have said that the
war has been won, it would perhaps
be more accurate to say that there is
a lull in the Storm" said Georges
Clemenceau, the French premier, in
the course Of an interview with The
Associated Press today. AAt least, ;,
he added, cit is as well to face square
ly all the possibilities.
Although Germany has been beaten
militarily and has been largely dis
armed, there still remained, the Pre-
nier pointed out, chaotic fruitful
Russia from which great help might
be drawn by the Teutons. There
would be danger, he thought, of re-
opening Of the military debate if it
were not for the assurance President
Wilson had voiced recently that
whenever France or many other free
people was menaced, the whole world
would be ready to vindicate its lib
erty.
In the Society of Nations, said the
Premier, each nation must be willing
to renounce it's traditional aloofness
and be willing to employ the ma
tional strength outside its own coun-
try, both in war time and in peace.
He warmly praised the help the
American troops had given in win
ming the war for Democracy and ex-
pressed disbelief that there was a
man in the American army of oc-
cupation who regretted that he had
fought on the side of freedom be-
cause he had found more creature
comforts in Germany than in France.