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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13

Prattsville, Ala, is reported under
nine feet Of water this morning. Telc-
graph and telephone offices are in
undated and abandoned. Citizens east
of Selma are using boats to go from
house to house. Thousands Of per
sons in the vicinity Of Meridian,
Mississippi, have been forced to de-
sert their homes, on account Of high
water and are without shelter They
are expected to suffer from the cold
weather expected tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
SMITH WINS PRIZE
Capt. Ross Smiti, Completes
Flight to Australia

Port Darwin. Australia. Dec. 10
Captain Ross Smith the Australian
aviator arrived here today from Eng
land. thus winning the pr:zc Of ten
thousand pounds offered the first avi-
a1or making !hc fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
THE SERBS ARE
READY TO FIGHT
Jugo Slav Army Will Resist
Italians in Dalmatia

Micnna. Dec. 10.-Agram tele-
grams report that two JuSo-Siav army
corps are moving toward Dalmatla
and northern Albania. Serbia has
explained. the message states. that the
movement is n precautionary measure
against any attempt at the occupation
Of Dalmatia or Albania by the ftal-
ian*. which tho JuSo-SlavS would be
obliged TO resist forcbiE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
HUNS TO MEET
THE DEMANDS
Reply to Council Amounts to
Capitulation

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE German reply
to the supreme councils note demand
ing the signing Of the peace protocoI
has been received according to TIC
Intransisient. and is being TRANSLATED
by the German delegation. The news
na,oi declares the reply is Subslan-
TALLY 9. capitula1ion ON the Scapa Flow
question and q proposal 20 discuss
other points.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
CLEATENCEAU'S
VISIT IMPORTANT
Paris Newspapers Attach Great
Significance to Con-
ference

Paris, Dec 1O.-Premier C!emen-
ceau's trip to London is of great po-
l;tical Importance. according to news
papers here. which say he will dis
cuss Adriatic. Russian, Turkish and
exchange questions and will seek to
bring about cooperation among the
entente nations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
GREAT DAMAGE
DONE BY FLOODS
Death and Destruction Report
ed in Alabama and
Mississippi
PRATTSVILLE IS UN-
DER WATER TODAY
Thousands of Persons in Mis-
s5sslppi Driven From Their
Homes

Atlanta, Dec. 1O.-Reports OF heavy
damage By rains in Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Georgia continued TO come
in today. There are three known
deaths and various points have un-
confirmed reports Of few other ia
talities Railroad traffic in the food
area is badly interrupted. trains over
some lines having been suspended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
PREE1IERS MEET
IN LONDON
CIen1enceau anu Lloyd George
to Discuss Serious Cues
tons

Paris. Dec .a-prca,icT Clemen-
ceau will go 10 London tomorrow to
confer with Prcnlicr Lloyd George on
the serious questions of the present
hour according to the newspapers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13
DeiIa aSiIiS Churches.

London. NOV. 14--Conversion OF
several churches in various parts o!
England into moving picture theaters
has resulted from decreasing church
attendance and the consequent dis
organization or amalGamation OF
Geo grc;.aiion>. At TorHuay one form
or place of worship ha: been turned
into laundry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-13

Amerongen. Dec 9.-Reports are
current that a house will be built
near Ane.ongcn for one son of form
er Emperor William. 1t is declared
that this son will probably be Adal-
bert. WHO is now visiting his parents
here.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
NEW BRITISH INSTITUTION
William Pollock in the Continental
Edition OF the London Mai)

William Pollock in the Continental
Edition OF the London MaiD
AS a Londoner l have often felt a
little envious of the heroes of Ameri-
can magazine stories who jump into
their dandy cars" and whirl them
selves away to country clubs. Hence
forward, however, my feelings will be
less disturbed for although | have no
dandy car" and, with the income
tax and coal and milk all becoming
Injuries. nO0hope of one. 1 have found
a country club-the first country club
In Great Britain.
It is called the London Flying club
and 1t is at Hendon. To people who
cannot fly and who do not like Hen
don this may sound rather dull ]
thought something like that till made
the clubs acquaintance the other day.
Vow think It not only has a very big
chance Of becoming one of the cheeri
est spots imaginable. but also of set
ting a fashion that will be extensively
followed
II should make flying social func-
tion comparable with polo. hut much
more luxurious and gay Members
VIII be able 10 take up their friends
inf their own machines or in airplanes
belonging TO the club, which already
possesses its 5-seater air limousine
play tennis, dance. get first class food
and sleep at the club If they want TO
Even an 1S-hole golf course and a rea
Ice skating rink are talked of as fu.
ture possessions
Eighty acres are occupied by tn,
club building and as landing ground
tennis courts. and so on at present
and some Of the accessories" are:
A barber shop.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

An American bar. with a famous
mixer" in attendance.
private band from Hawaii.
An aeronautical library.
Steam heating throughout.
THE finest kitchen in London" pre-
sided over by chef from Claridge's.
A service of club cars. from the Ritz
hotel to Hendon.
A flying school for air aspirants.
Fifty bedrooms.
Already the club counts hundreds of
members, women as well as men, and
as its aim appears to be comparative
luxury, at the lowest possible prices,
it looks like being very big success.
The wonderful thing is that no one
thought of starting a club more or less
on these lines years ago.
TT is hoped in the near future to
establish the club as the only center OF
general sporting instruction" the
clubs brochure says, "and to retain
the services of first class professional
instructors for golf, tennis, skating,
swimming "a pool" is one of its con-
templated additions), shooting, cast
ing, both fly and spinning, croquet,
fencing and boxing.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
FRENCH LEARN OUR GAMES

French village streets are admirably
adapted to the American game of fox
and hounds, according to Miss Vera B.
Haines of Lake Bluff, H.
Miss Haines is in charge of a sum
mer camp which the Y NJ. c. A has
opened for industrial girls at Quiberon,
France
The camp is similar to those which
the association has established in this
country for girls who want an out of
door vacation with plenty of sports and
good times, but who cannot afford to
pay much for it. 1t is only one of three
established in France by the American
Y NJ. c. A.
Swimming is taught every afternoon
for those who wish to learn it at Qui-
boron, but the weather is almost too
cool to make this sport popular, Miss
Haines writes. The girls are anxious
to learn American games. so they have
been playing fox and hound through
the streets of the village in the after
noon and becoming acquainted with
bacon bats" on the beach and long
hikes. Bonfires are next to impossible
| in arranging because of the scarcity
of all the essentials-wood, wiener
wursts and marshmallows.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

But serious consequences follow both
to the public and the producer when an (
exhibitor attempts really to edit film.
One day I went to see running of
Stevenson's Bottle Imp and to my
chagrin the prologue, showing Steven
son with the children on his knees tell
ing them his fantastic tale, was miss
ing. Without the prologue the story
became realism-and as such was alb
surd. The. fellow next to me said to
his wife-I suppose she was his Wife
ANY chump can write a scenario If he
just has things happen that couldn't
possibly occur in life"
When l asked the exhibitor why he
had cut the prologue he burst out:
'Aw, these bonehead producers ought
to eat a few firecrackers and get
little pep into their stuff! I have TO
speed up every fillum get, and l do it
even if ] have to cut out everything
but the big punch and the clinch."
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
THE COW COUNTRY LANGUAGE

Emerson Hough in the Saturday Eve
ming Pos)
The COW trade was very largely Span
ish and a great many Spanish words
have moved north and become common
in the west Thus, latigo is Spanish
and so is cincha and cuerda-quirt
Chaps originally were chaparajos; and
aparejos also came into the mountains
from the south. When / lived in New
Mexico a woman quite generally was
called a acknowledgements tran
script from the Spanish mujer. HON.
bre we have come to learn from our
returned Philippine soldiers.
We never used to speak of a house
but of a casa in New Mexico: and we
did not say yes, but 81. Some of these
phrases passed north and lived for
quite a while. | have heard POGO ITEM
po in Kansas, and even kin savvy'-
the latter from the universal quien
sabe OF the polite Texan. Arroyo, rim
con, salado, mesa-some of these
phrases are common in Colorado or
even farther north today. Still more
general is the use of the word bronco
by proof readers often spelled chon-
cho. as though it were a throat dis
ease. In Spanish bronco means simply
wild-not a bad shot at describing the
average horse of the lower range.
Manana, the spanish word for to-
morrow or wait a while" did not
stick we'll in the more energetic coun-
! try where the climate was colder
Rodeo-the Spanish word for the round
up-did not get far north of Colo
RADIO. The word mill-descriptive OF
the confused circling of cattle-eanlt
| up from the south. It was southern
men who taught the northern hands
how to bed down their cattle on the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

drive and where to put the point men
and the swing men on the trail. The
north was not yet experienced and
whole new species OF animals-and
men-had come up from the half
Spanish south; a whole new industry,
ready made, q thing new and never re-
peated in our American big business.
You could tell the old cowman who
came from the south. He would say
reckon" and "mebbe So emphasiz
ing the so. He never would say Il
took" anything. but Il taken'-and he
had certainly taken plenty in his day.
That seemed TO him more elegant. You
always heard taken for took all
through lower Texas, and you even yet
do throughout most of the south. In
Kentucky the common people saS
mounting" as being more elegant
than mountain; and even have
known southern little girls who spoke
carefully of "cotting almost the only
word in which they would pronounce
the "g"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
WHY WEDOIT

Not many women have thought rea-
sons governing some of their every
day customs in housekeeping. But the
things which have become a self-un-
conscious habit are really founded on
solid reasons of convenience.
For instance, the general rules for
setting a table have their foundation
in convenience and are not mere "cus-
tom"
We use the so-called silence cloth"
under the ordinary tablecloth to protect
from heat and scratches the polished
surface of the table and to eliminate
the unpleasant clatter of dishes. The
heavy pad under the linen also gives
the table surface soft, smooth, yet
| firm appearance.
| Silver is set at the right or left OF
the plate according as it is used with
| the right or left hand. 1t is laid with
/ the piece to be used first furtherest
from the plate in order to avoid confu-
/ sion in use and for convenience OF
! handling.
In serving, the individual plates OF
food are set down at the right of the
guest because ne can easily help him.
self from them but platters or bowls
of food are passed at the left so thai
the guest may use his right hand ii
helping himself
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
PEssIMIsTs,s THANKSGIVING

(J. s., in New York SUM
Thankful for life? Perhaps not. Yet
Being born, one needs must thankful
be
To Providence COR Destiny
For certain gifts-a sound mind set
Within a body sound and fair
"a gift rot everyone may share).
For eyes that priceless jewels see
Where duller eyes see dust and stones;
For ears that catch the undertones
OF Natures ceaseless symphony
The rhythmic seasons as they pass,
The chanting stars, the springing
grass;
For the keen wit that cheers the road
With laughter yet checks not the flow
OF tears that fall DER others woe
Nor stays the hand that lifts the load
From weaker shoulders TO our own,
Testing at burdens double grown;
Till halts the step and fails the breath
Thankful at last for thee, Friend
Death
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
PRoFITEERING

There's nothing new under the sun.
We read of profiteering and of food
boarding as though it were of fairly
modern origin-the result of the world
war.
bl+ going back to biblical times, we
find Joseph gathering and storing n
huge sheds all the available foo l.,
mostly corn, in the surrounding com
try against famine he predicted.
The drouth came and Joseph sold
his grain at a good profit until he was
in possession of all the gold and silve.
and most of the land of his community.
Then he surrendered political con-
troll of Egypt to Pharoah, but kept the
economic control for himself, which
after all, is more important
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
Such O
]lsl[ n I. r E

A man came to us recently with a
great story about how we would soon
be unable to run our automobiles for
lack of gasoline.
Don't worry, brother.
Gasoline for our pleasure cars is
merely a makes shift" until some ge-
MUS invents a storage battery that will
carry two or three hundred miles.
Electricity is the logical power for
an automobile. 1t is clean, dependable
and always the same
An electric driven car will have sew
eraI hundred fewer parts to get out
of order than have our present autos.
And with the lessening of parts, etc,
we can ell own Il better and more eff
ficient car for less money.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
CHANGE TITLES OF FILMS

(Rob Wagner in the Saturday Evening
Post)
1t is a fact-perhaps new to you
that even the titles of pictures are
sometimes changed by the exhibitor,
especially in billing film. One exhib-
itor here in Los Angeles told me he had
experimental a great deal with titles,
and if his show wasn't going well he
would "shock the village and crowd
the Dump" that he once changed the
name of a picture three times in a
week before it began to pull. This Of
Tense, however, is rare enough to be in
considerable
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

have bestowed riches, position or fame
upon the philosopher for the asking
And yet didn't he ask for the most
precious of all gifts-sunshine? With
cut it plant life, animal life, life Of
every kind would quickly disappear
from the earth. Come to think aboGt 1t
niogenes only demonstrated his great
pess by asking for sunshine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
GIRL PEACH PITTER
GETS $40 A DAY
milwaukee Journan

YUBA CITY, Cal.-Twenty dollars a
day is being earned here by Miss Mar
garet Myers, champion peach pitter of
California and that means the world.
She is working piece work in a local
cannery. Her lowest days wages has
been S14, while her average is $40
Housemaids and children's nurses in
surrounding towns have practically all
left their. positions for work in the
canneries pitting peaches, where they
are averaging $40 a day.
Peaches are bringing SIS ton. Not
more than four years ago they consid-
cred themselves fortunate to get $27
ton.
Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Results-Read for Profit
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

Mr.. S. J. Meckler, of the Boston
Store, recently graduated from the
American School of Practipedics, of
Chicago, and is now, busily en-
gagged in giving relief from all forms
of foot discomfort to the patrons OF
that store. The science of Practi-
pedics, consists of using the most
advanced methods of shoe fitting
in conjunction with the scientific
adapting to Individual needs of the
corrective devices invented by DR..
Scholl, the we'll known foot au-
thority. All sorts of foot troubles
may thus be overcome and COM
pete foot comfort gained. This
free service will be a regular fea-
ture of this store from now on. AS
Mr.. Mecker says: 1--WE will not
only fit feet, but will make feet fit"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
WISE DIOGENES

Diogenes, of Sinope, the most IA
nous of Cynic Philosophers-born
about 412 B. C.-who lived in tub Cor
large earthen vessel outside of Athens,
was one time visited by the king and
his court.
After some minutes of discourse, the
king asked Diogenes if there was
ANYTHING he could do for him or
give bin.
YES" replied Diogenes, ''stand as dc
so tne sun will shine on me-
What a foolish request TO make
when the king could have and would
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
USED IN LINCOLN PARADE
(St. Louis Republic)


MONETT, Mo.-Don Arnold, who
lives five miles north of here, recently
brought to a local blacksmith shop
set of wagon wheels which were used
in President Lincoln's first inaugural
parade Arnold's father owned the
wagon to which the wheels belonged
and drove the vehicle in the parade
The outfit was painted red, white and
blue, in honor of the occasion. The
wheels have been lying around the
farm for several years, and Arnold de-
cided TO have them repaired and re-
painted and will preserve them as
relics.
Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Results-Read for Profit.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
GETTING HIM RIGHT

Galveston Daily News.)
Nervous Gentleman from the coun-
try)-Oh, little lamb and some po
tatoes.
Brisk Waiter shouting up the res
tairanD -One lamb, one potato.
Nervous Gentleman-Waiter. waiter,
a little less lamb and little more
potato.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
indianapolis News.l

IInuIdnapOIlS NeWs.J
Miss Elizabeth Harrison, daughter
of Benjamin Harrison. former presi-
dent, has been admitted TO the bar of
the supreme court and the circuit and
superior courts of Marion county. Her
admittance to the practice of law was
granted on motions filed by William
Pirtle Herod, an attorney.
Miss Harrison recently completed a
law course at New York university.
She said she had not decided on her
plans for the immediate future. She
is % years old.
Use The Republican Classified Pages
for Resnlts-Read for Profit.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
JUST JOKING
Taking No Chances

(Boston Transcript
dick, darling limited Mrs. Young
brde, do you remember how we used
70 sit on one chair at papas?"
s'That was all right at papas," re-
phed the practical Dick, "but I'm not
going to forget that these chairs cost
ME good money"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13
A Broken Promise

birmingham Abe Herald.)
t'You seemed embarrassed when that
pretty girl met you at the station"
Fl had a reason for feeling embar-
raised" answered the doughboy.
+'What was it?"
II promised to bring her the kaiser
earsr
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

lowell II. Smith, No. SO; Lieutenant
X ). Worthington, No sc Lieutenant
II. y. Queen, No. 52 Major j. c. P.
Brtholf, No. 81, and Lieutenant ]. H.
Richert, No. 50.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

SALT LAKE CITY. oct. 12-Three
westbound aviators In the transcon-
ttnental air derby tonight were at
Salduro, 100-miles west of here. ready
to hop Off for San Francisco to-
morrow morning and a fourth was
here, eager to get away and beat to
the coast if possible, the three who
lead him by 100 miles
At, Salduro were Lieutenant L. S.
Webster, No. 10; CAPTAIN p. o. Donald
son, No. so, and Lieutenant Alexander
'ruson, Jr.. No. S. At Buena Vista
field here was Lieutenant f. NJ. Man
4etman, No. 49, who landed Saturday
ater dark in a field about two miles
from the official landing place. Eight
Westbound aviators are between
Cheyenneand Omaha.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-10
LATE NEWS BULLETINS

Polk andsr sec sesrc.a @sy of stasa. viii Ii
succeed sue l,,: Secretary Lansing as head of
circles. Secretary Lansing will sail
'0s mo SSTG nTtasY. ALA. July o.
been held in the Mon,g emery county
jail for several days. charged with
Frank Foukal on the nigh, of June
% III the Baldwin County jail. were
carried back TO Bay Minnet,e this
WASHINGTON. Jluy assigning the
peace treaty with Germany has re-
suited in decision by the Department
OF Justice that the Erea, majority Of
German and Austrian enemy aliens now
al large on parole may safely be re-
leased from an parole obligations,,
day ut the plant of the Corn Products
Refining Company nj Argo. m. where
yesterday two persons were killed and
a score wounded in the fight between
armed guards OF the. company and
strikers. Sheriff Charles W. Peters
and ninety deputies were at the plant
NEW YORK. July 9.-Fiye trans
ports. the ,Nansemond, from Brest; the
Marica and Re d,Italia. from Marseilies
from BordeauN. arrived here today with
sol officers and 1854 troops.
meeting MUin ' Of the Gnnard Steamship Com
been held in New York: was held In
Montreal today at the offices of the
Robert BEDFORD Company.
WASHINGTON. July a.--John w.
Davis. American ambassador to Great
Britain is understood to have been
selected as the American representa-
tive on the permanent court Of inter
national justice which is to be formu-
lated by tho council OF the league Of
PARIS. July 2-The Montcnegrin
government has addressed a new note
TO the peace conference protesting
against alleged excuses by Serbian
troops in Montenegro.
PARIS. July 9.--Dispatches from
Rome report continued Improvement
in the situation in most of the Italian
high cost Of living have been occurring.
An exception is noted in the case Of
Rari. on the Adriatic, whore general
strike has been proclaimed.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Reprcscnta-
lives of American oil companies operat.
the state Department today to request
permission from the Mexican govern
ment for their employees in Mexico
to arm, themselves for protection
against bandits.
PARIS, July a.-The council OF i've,
the head of the Hungarian communist
amount or securities he holds has
under cons liberation note to him dis
approving his plan.
PARIS. July a,-Thc Chamber of
ing for he immediate raising of the
state Of siege and the suppression Of
the censorship, the vote being 256
10 202.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-10
LABOR MEN WOULD OPEN
LEAGUE TO ALL NATIONS
Delegates From Ten Countries Adopt
RESOLUTION Proposed by SAM
ucI G0mpcrs.
IBv Associated Press. F,

NEW YORK, July "a demand
that all the nations Of the world be
made eligible to the league Of nations
was expressed in a resolution unani-
mously adopted here today at the first
annual congress Of the Pan American
Federation Of Labor by delegates from
ten countries, including the United
States
The demand was formulated In an
amendment proposed by Samuel Com
head OF the American Federation of
Labor, following report by COM
mittce on resolutions indorsing the
league or nations
Lively discussion was precipitated
by the report, several of the delegates
contcndins thar ii was unreasonable"
TO expect the labor movement in coun-
tries which had not been admitted to
tho league TO do more than sympathize
with it's general aims.