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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Road Fund Assured
Coanty Board of Commissioners
Complete Arrangements to
Secure Federal Good
Roads Appropriation

ii; :! joint meeting Tuesday Of the
cal::1:;- Beard OF Commissioners ana
n" legislative delegation the ques-
ti@n oi Undertaking at once a pro-
.s.s;in nf I,clnI1nent highway c0nstruc-
ion IN ::u!nter county was discussed
- ica@til Tic problem confronting
!.e commissioners was ways and
:ie;tuS 20 raise the funds necessary TO
:;.cur" The federal allotment for
.;u;.lf@i. county. The federal govern
is!e.ii: aa$ made Il conditional ap-
Yroo,.i"t;"n for highway construction
and tho amount shat Sumter county
can obtain this year is approximate
Il $4,000: but to secure the money
he county must appropriate for per
manent road work this year an equal
amount 30 provision was made in
annual supply bill for this appropria-
;ion for road WORK and the commits
::orers were without authority to
borrow the money or to raise it in any
other manner. The commissioners
'3av,. availa bic. however. the uneX-
9":1t."G balance of the road bonds is
nod several wears ago for permanent
a:ehvay construction and this sum
&aloUn:inG to $4,000 they have au-
.orit. TO Use In addition the coun-
y VIII receive from the automobile
license tax between nine and ten
thousand dollars which will togeth
y, make about $4,000 available for
-oad building this year. The prop
lcn before the commissioners was TO
ind a way TO obtain the remaining
forty thousand dollars needed 10
i,na,ch the federal appropriation.
Afte,. going over the matter care
ril,Iv the members Of the legislative
delegation agreed with the commits
:;arcrs that it would be poor pollcy
O PASS 10 the opportunity to obtain
his year the money allotted by me
fat!ar%l government. 1t was agreed
ffa- the commissioners should use
.i.e unexpcndcd balance Of the roao
!.onA issue. also tho amount recelVet
| Rom the automobile license tax ano
! IL i:a,nodiatciy arrange to borrow
sufficient approximately $40
'tHn IL .:::kc up The sum required
| 10 ,..rl,sl the federal good road ahot
.i,rt,i i3I Sumter county. The legisia
,.vc delegation signed an undertaK
ing TO have ena cted at the next ses
.s;,.i OF t:lc legislature an act Il
validate the action Of the commits
;onors IL making this proposed loaF
/ in the name Of the county. and alsf
20 provide by appropriate Legislation
fol. the repayment Of the loan.
'rhc Board OF Commissioners WE:
,sti,r Steps N once to negotiate a !oar
! and XII! secure the federal appTo'
! i,riaton In the meantime the plans
rel. beginning work on the public
roads viii, be developed and put into
opcraton with the least possible de
I i;.r The plan OF the commissioners
conjamplaies the expenditure OF
! 81 10000 on permanent highway con-
! etruction during the current calendar
! yta:-. and with this amount of money
: y good deal OF first class roads and
/ ridges; can be built.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Little Big Stick
Roosevelt Very Busy
Devoting Time and Energy to
Organization of World War
Veterans

New York, April S.-A committee
whose officers declared it representeo
every State IN the Union, every fail'>
in the army and navy and every Snaoe
of politfcaf belief, issued here toniSh'
call for caucus in St. LOUIS leA'
month to elect preliminary ergahlZa-
tions OF the American legion to De
composed of Ameriacn> veterans OF the
world war. .
THE caucus, to be held May s.
and 10, will pave the way for nat
ionai convention set tentauVeN lol
November II. when the organization,
,ntended to offer membership to all
officers and enlisted men in the Unit
ed States military or naval service
between the date Of Americas dec
laration of war and the cessation OF
sbostiities, will be made permanent.
The caucus call was signed by
Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt of
New York, chairman: Lieut. Col. Ben
net Clark of Missouri, vice chairman.
and Lieut.. Col Eric Fisher Wood OF
Pennsylvania, secretary. together with
upwards of 200 committeeman drawn
from the commissioned and enlisted
personnel of the army, navy and ma
rine corps and representing the 4S
States and the District Of Columbia.
. The legion will not interest ;tse'f
in politics but will make its influence
felt in regard to the policies" Col.
Roosevelt said in discussing the en-
brvo organization. 1t will be strictly
non-partisan. he added, its objects
being to perpetuate conlradeshlps
formed during the war. to preserve
ihe history of the conflict and to
maintain the principles for which
American soldiers end sailors trained,
fought and died.
s. In addition to the delegates and
their alternates, the committee SAID
Representatives Of veterans and pa
striotic organizations already formed
would be invited TO attend together
with governors and adjutants gener-
n of all States as honorary delegates
Among them are expected to be Brig
Gen. Fl. A. Rlanding, Barlow. Fla
and Col. Alexander r. Lawton. .'r..
Savannah, Ga; Maj. ". d. Work
man. Greenville, s g; Col. Luke Lea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
War Restrictions
Eemove<
England NoN las lAsapie 5u9Ep!.
Of Foed

London, March l (CoresponGence}
Ensland's wartime food restrictions
are slowly but gradually disapp@,:i'-
ing. Early ~ the Hcw ye@l the 81
sar ration VIII he ra.set; TO l. ounces
LARD is now olotainab;o without cox
pom, al restrictions are removed is'@.t'
the making and selling oi sWcet= !;;.i
tries and cakes, IS We! rs tfl.. .'''s;:'4f g
ton or afternoon ;e::s ia rest;AS.,- us
and teas1oyS Fancy Dread IS So
forbidden but white braa.. i: :!oET SIP
Piled 4 hotels :tn6 oriv>:'" hotisa@
while w.,.tc i:uar IS obt;tio;.t.': ~
most anywhere.
Stocks OF food n London az. "a
crensiny ,Iaiiy. Mere ;h:tl ia!iy
thousand toms Of ufett are ci4,:at
discharge :,( tie t!eet>s, met IS az
riving by The sh:pIo::'i. Thousand -
boxes OF oranges. mats ::asi a9!'ie' ~
arriving and more arc iiic;'t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

CH.ESS'
.

Dallas. Texas Ns:.1 S-Cipa.ssiiss@cc .
that tie .who'e <.o;'iti s ':--;sll.za.i
asairSst The Gotten :a,oy.c,' ana i,eli2E.-
inG tha, the iiz7c kaa con" ioi'
farmers cf Teas ard oih.a, ca'5"a
producing Stats IL ei,ea~;sl2:ze fe9 ,i2eiI
OWE protection.' ,ile executive coz
n.itiec Of he Texas Cotton Conference
mere today started The Organization -
the Farmers E.eaSue of Texas With
the purpose. according 70 y. :. s;::l;:a:
of Ec,i River Comfy. chairman. fei
promoting greater interest in Ta1:a'
politics and extending the ors:a nizalion
throughout tile Southern StaeeS as 1ac
farmers answer to the ''DiatituGjaoas,'
at Washington, who py continued
maintenance Of the embargo on coz
ton have betrayed the South.
The new league also telcsraill'e.l
Coy. Henry j. Alien Of Kansas as<5n:s :
# he would recommend the proSec1-
tion by the attorney general q TIE
United States of persons in the con
bine'' 10 force down the price Of CT
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Meeting of Harmony presby,ery.

There was a. call meeting of Har-
rnony Presbytery held Tuesday IN 1he
Presbyterian Church. Present: Key.
He. Hammond, st. Charles; Rev. 4.
T.. Grier. Mayesville; Rev. l. i. Leg
tiers. Bishopviile; Rev. #. a. Knox.
Gaorgetown; Rev. w. ]. Mckay. Rev
u. e Marion and DIR. II J. McI-auElii.
sSumter. The business in hand was 20
take the necessary steps to sever the
pastoral relation between Rev. H. A
: Knex and the Georgetown church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

55.e l@.s1 Ten days 2as l5oven, beyond al
doubts. taat Our patrons belong to that
lass Ct people who appreciate Bargains
. .4ez4 e5.2sz. see them. The THOUSANDS
..son THOUSANDS Of our friends who
4::s.;:tse5 oaf three stores IN the last ten
z:4zs. vii tell you s112iIingly, Of the great
33@e...eszsi11s zve had for them, and the kind,
z@511i lsoJs and polite treatment that was
.z.xe:2 10 every one regardless Of the size
Of tlieiE purchases
}9e haze made special efforts for the ad-
s.iriaG1ai week to make it a memorable
eek Gso.- those who have not been able to
..zsg... 5Ezis sale the first ten days, and
<la;...0;z profitable fo: those who come a
second ana third time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12

Mrs. Gustavus Werber. who has
been visiting Mrs. Altanont Moses
.seturned Tuesday to her home IN
Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-12
Allies Lose Odessa

Garrison of Black Sea Port
Driven Out by Bolsheviki
Paris, April 9.-The evacuation of
the Black Sea port Of Odessa by the
allied forces has been confirmed Of
ficially.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
STILL FOUND
AND MORE ARRESTS MADE

Sheriff Wright and his deputies
went down below Wade on Red riy-
er Sunday and arrested II. NJ. Hood
Obey BOlin. Dick Stevens. a man by
the name of Hyde, and one other
all charged with completely in the
operation of still found several
weeks ago.
Tuesday morning the sheriff.
force made another trip to that sec
tiOn and at the home of Tom Cole
located a fOrtygallon still. with
eight gallons of freshly made booze.
The still was in house of Coles,
a fire was under II and the liquor
was brewing. All the men have been
turned over to the Federal officers,
Three cases have been filed
against Cole, who was tried several
years ago on a similar charge.
Sunday the sheriff's force made
u raid on a poker game in the Matoy
neighborhOOd. and six pleaded gull
ty to gaming in the county court.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
Mrs. Manic Wager.

Tuesday morning. after an illness
of six months, Mrs. Mamie Wager,
$50 West Texas street. wife of Her
man wager. at last succumbed to
her long suffering. There are left,
besides the husband. four children,
the Oldest twelve years and baby
of six months. Funeral services
conducted by Rev. Butler. were hald
at the home and interment made on
Wednesday afternoon in Highland
cemetery. The sympathy of many
friends goes out to the bercavcd
husband and children.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
WAR TANK WILL BE IN
DCRANT THIS FRIDAY

Citizens of the county are being
gwen an opportunity this week to
seeone of the baby tanks" which
were used so effectively to combat
the Huns ON the Western front In
charge of the tank are two soldiers
VINO have seen service, and who are
helping In the Victory Loan Cam
paign.
The tank was in Caddo Monday.
In Colbert Tuesday. bennington on
Wednesday, Thursday in Bokchito,
and is being shown in Durant Friday
and Saturday. thus giving many OF
the country folk who come to town
on the last day of the week an Op-
portunity to see this modern instru-
ment of warfare.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
I. W. W. Draws Sentence.

John Virgins, |. w. w organizer,
was found guilty by jury in the
Federal court at Tulsa of conspiracy
to obstrnct the recruiting and enlist
ment service and was sentenced by
Judge J. W. Woodrough to four
years in the Federal penitentiary at
LeavenwOrth. Virgins has been in
the Federal Jail at Muskogee for
nineteen months. but the peniten-
tiary sentence becomes effective at
once
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
VIII Not Join Any Alliance.

From a high source in the Amer
lean delegation at Paris it has been
learned that the American attitude
on the reported alliance between the
powers to guarantee the safety of
France against attack by Germany,
was that no alliance would be enter
ed into by the United States that was
not consistent with the spirit of the
league OF nations.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS

Every once in while II seems
that something just HAS TO happen
even in the Weekly News shop
and ii happened last week. Thorugh
somebody's oversight the names of
the prizewinners in the mispelled
word page for the week of April II 3.
didn't get their names on the page
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25

last week tissue of April l8), and
to make 1t all the worse. the prize
winners from the issue Of April 5
appeared two successive weeks in
the page. To try to square 1t" all
around, in this weeks paper. the
prizewinners for April II and18 all
have their names printed, and wen
try not to pull the same bone"
again. The Editor
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25

Walter J. Turnbull, Choctaw At
torney. has returned from a busin-
ess visit to Washington and reports
that Congressman Carter will visit
this district in a short time and will
make several addresses.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
Cutting Scrapc at kcnefick.

Monday night Sheriff Wright was
called to Kenefick to look into the
matter of free for all cutting scrape
and brought back with him several
participants. lr is said that one
party was pretty well hacked up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25
Iibcri,tr Japanese Subjects.

Vlscount kato. prominent Japan.
ese statesman. favors giving freedom
to Korea and creating an autonomy
for Formosa, japanese subjects.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25

Community Singing Sunday. the
27th. at First Baptist Church.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25

Community Singing Sunday. the
27th, at First Baptist Church.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-25

IF il Is FIT to print it is in the
News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
Romance of Woman. 66, and Man, v,
 Comes to Bad End

Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov 29-After trial of the case had progressed for nearly two days, a $10,O00 breach of promise suit instituted by Mrs. Oc- tavia Lovelock of Portland, Ore, against George Summers, a pron1i- nent South Dakota veteran of the civil war, was settled and the ac- tion dismissed in the circuit court of Davison county.
 The defendant is 77 years of age, while the plaintiff is 66.
 Mrs. Lovelock and Summers be- came acquainted during the G. A. R encampment at Portland, Ore. in the summer of 1918, although it develop ed during the trial that they had cor. responded with each other for some time before meeting.
 Evidence in the case indicated that through an arrangement made be- tween them, Mrs. Lovelock came tc South Dakota from Portland, the money for. the trip having been fur nished by Summers. They disagreed before the marriage took place, and Summers is alleged to have taken possession of household effects which she brought with her, informing her he would not surrender them unt I she had reimbursed him for the cost of the transportation.
 In the settlement Mrs. Lovelock received certain sum in cash, and Summers turned over the household effects.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30

grasshoppers along the roadsides in June, of crickets out in the dark in September. The yshould hear a leaf less ash hum, a pine tree sigh, oli trees groan in the forest, and the floating ice in a brook making its incomparable music beneath the frog en crystal roof of some flooded glade.
 They should have chance to chase a load of hay, to camp out, 70 cook over an open fire, to tramp through new coluntry and to sleep under the open sky. They should have the fun of driving a horse, padding d canoe, and sailing boat. and of discover ing that nature will honor the humb- lest seed they plant.
 Things that children can do in cit ies are not to be compared with such country activities. Out of the coun- try and it's experiences has come and always will come the most stimulat- ing and healthful art of the world. One cannot appreciate and enjoy to the full nature books, novels, histor- ies, poems, pictures, or even musical compositions, who has mot had in his youth the blessed contact with the world of nature.
 l do not forget what cities have done for us, and always must do; but one can get all the best ascity has to yield by visiting it, whereas one can not reap all the harvests of the coun- try except by living there in child hood. And feel somehow that such life in the country is the birthright of every child. There is truth in Cow per's statement that God made the country and man made the town.
 l believe that every child of God has a right to see the countrywide house his Heavenly Father made for him-unobstructed by brick walls, unspoiled by filth and undimmed by smoke. And one of these days, some how, all children born into the world will be given chance to enjoy to the full their inspiring patrimony.
 Living in the country in childhood "the voice of the Lord God, walking in the garden in the cool of the lay" is more likely to be heard; and. be- ing heard by all, that voice will be answered more universally, and with warmer love-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
TO PLAY IN OPEN THE BIRTHR|GHT
 OF EVERY CH!!D
Cities Cannot Give Child the Thrills, Lessons and Strength
 of Country.
(By Henry Turner Bailey, Director
 Cleveland School # Art.)

All children ought to be familiar with the open country. They should know the joy of playing in healthful mud, of padding in clean water, o1 hearing roosters call up the sun, and birds sing praise to God for the new day.
 They should have the vision of pure skies enriched at dawn and sunset with unspeakable glory; of dew drenched mornings flashing with priceless gems; of grain fields and woodlands yielding to the feet of the wind; of the vast night sky "all throbbing and panting with stars"
 They should feel the joy of seed time and harvest, of dazzling sum- mer moons, and of creaking, glitter ing winter nights. They should live with flowers and butterflies, with the wild things that have made pos sible the world of fable.
 They should experience the thrill of going barefoot, of being out in the rain, without umbrellas and rub Der coats and buckled overshoes: of riding white birch, of sliding down pine boughs, of climbing lodges and tall trees, of diving head first into transparent pool.
 They ought to know the smell of wet earth, of new mown hay; of the blossoming wild grape and eglantine; of an apple orchard in May and of a pine forest in July; of the crushed leaves of wax myrtle, sweet fern, mint and fir; of the breath of cat tie and of fog blown inland from the sea.
 They should hear the answer the trees make to the rain. and to the wind; the sound of ripping and fall ing water; the muffled road of the sea in a storm, and its lisping and laughing and clapping hands in a stiff breeze. They should know the sound of the bees in plum tree in May, of frogs in a bog in April, of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
sack General,
 Mere Youth, Idol |n of His Outfit

1xov, South Russia, Nov. 26.- ai Andre Skouro. of General
 mes South Russian forces op.
 s a sne Boisheviki, is credited with
 p.ure oa" from the Bolsheviki of ns vvo ,ruoles worth of booty. Am
 rS ne nere call him the Million
 os. general. He is the idol of SIo'ack SIoSack country and the leader feoulos foulos Wolves,' whose daring
 sarleSs nas, cavalry warfare has
 ghE;ssioie h;s. many of the volunteer
 flashing S2-year-old Cossack Fss s'urns all his money over to |S |uss beautiful young Caucasian m N "nI resides here. And she in |ces mas offered her fortune and Sloo ~ the American Red Cross. 4 houlo hoaa came to the American crosu creaaquarters shortly after the
 ivss unit arrived and was en- ed a volunteer worker, being ;n - charge of civilian relief Line a, large district behind the husband is one of the most 7s y!iicers in Denikine's army. ! aamous military leaders of ps G {, ns rides at the head of his abonte tevery battle. He has gath |ts cIe cs :, nm the most adventurous . onls r. the Cossack country. They Etf,. 70 light and eat-and do be na Skouro's cavalry that clear S1 pa'-an and Dnieper river basins
 olsneviki and were instru-
 V the fall of Kiev. Sqouro'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
MUSIC.

Say Jim, what happened at your house yesterday? I went past there and your wife was singing, Nearer, My God to Thee.'"
 "Yes, that's the song she cooks eggs stanzas for hard boiled. ."-American Legion Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
UNION OF NURSES.

London, Nov. 26-British nurses are to have a trade union. At the meeting where the new organization had it's inception, a nurse expressed the hope that any strike in which the members might in future partici pate would be directed against the employers and not the patients.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30

forces are fighting for a principle - the liberty of the Caucasus--but they are not gentlemen soldiers in the drawing room sense of the word. As there are practically no funds to pay troops, they believe in the old war adage that ito the victor belong the spoils."
 They have been heavy drain on the Reds treasury.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
ASK FOR VOTE
 0f CONFIDENCE
 IN GOVERNMENT

London, Oct. 24-Menabers of the Lloyd George cabinet are today con- sidering the situation which has arisen as a result of the adverse vote in the House of Commons yesterday, when the governments amendment 50 the alien bill was rejected by a vote of 1855 to 113,
 Because of the fact there was only about half of the members of the House in their seats when the vote was taken, IL is believed the govern ment will not resign. but 1t is possi- ble that Edward Shortt. Home Secre- tary, 1slo was in charge of the alien bill, may quit office. Andrew Bonar Law, government leader in the House, secured a delay until Monday for his collea gues by moving an adjournment immediately after the result Of the vote on the alien bill had been un- nounced.
 Mir. Bonar Laws declaration that any subsequent action by the min istry would depend upon the view of the House of Commons as a whole may indicate an intention on the part Of the government to ask for a vote of confidence at an early date.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

the arrest of Senator Humrert, owner of the Paris Journal was followed by charges against several m en who were alleged to have acted as agents of the Germans in buying the newspaper from NJ. Humbert. It was shown early in the investigation that Lenoir had paid M. Humbert large sums of money which he had received from Germans, and that Lenoir had receiv- ed a commission of about S200,O 900 for his work. The money handled by Lenoir came into France by the way Of Switzerland, a German agent named Schoeller acting for Germany 5n that country.
 Lenoir was doomed to death on May 8, 1919. and desperate but futile eff forts were made to gain a co1nmuta- ton of his sentence. L noir was re- moved to Sante Prison after what appeared to be his last chance for life had vanished but on September 19, last, when the firing squad was hl po- Eition and all preparations for his ex- ecutiOn had been made, his life was spared for 0 time in a most dramatic manner. His attorney asserted that Ienotr could give evidence wanted in the case of Joseph CaiIlaux, who was yesterday brought before the high CoCrt of the French senate on Q charge of "conspiring to bring about Q premature and dishonoraibIe peace with Germany Lenoir was given a searching examination by judicial au- thorities but subsequently it was an- nounced that nothing he had laid be- fore the officials would justify a init ieAtion Of the sentence of death passed upon him, An appeal to the court of revision was rejected on Oc- tober q,