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New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
HARDING AND CUMMINS

Two senators confer on FOutlCA Slt-
 uation-Wanamaker Mentioned to
 Succeed Harding to Senate Seat.
 Marion, O., July 12-Senator Hard ing conferred today with Senator Cummins of Iowa on the political sit nations and railroad problems.
 Other engagements were with J.. M. R. Wanamaker, a contestant for the republican nomination to succeed Senator Harding in the senate and Raymond. Robins of Chicago, former head of the Red Cross mission to Russia.
 Senator Harding plans to seclude himself beginning tomorrow from all visitors until he can complete his speech of acceptance.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
NOTICE. /
 Plainville, Conn.

NOTICE.
 Plainville, Conn.
 July 12, 1920. A public hearing will be held in the Court Room of the Town Hall, Plain vile, on Monday evening, July 26, 1920, at 7:38 o'clock to hear argument upon the establishment of building or veranda lines or both, on the north and south sides of West Main street between Pierce and Washing ton streets.
 All parties interested are hereby notified and warned to be present. The Commission on Town Plan and Bureau of Assessment and Award
 F. L. Benzon, Clerk.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
SKIRMISH NEAR PEKING
Cable Despatches By Way of London Say Capital City Remains Peace able. However.

able, However.
 London, July 12.-Minor skirmishes have occurred between the military factions near Peking, but Picking it. self remains quiet, accoring to Ten Tsin dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Go.
 the Chihli party to cease immediately the moving of troops towards the capital. The diplomatic authorities do not regard the position of the foreigners in Picking as jeopardized.
 Railway communication between Tien Tsin and Shanghai has been broken by the military who have torn up the track near Tehchow, ,Shantung.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
What He Wanted to Say.

General Biddle said at London
garden party:
"The doughboy in France has lot
Of trouble with the French language:
A doughboy sat on bench in. the
Tuileries gardens one day and
thumbed French phrase book discon-
tentedly.
"'This here book he growled, don't
tell you what you want to say at all.
It tells, you how to say the uncle OF
your mother is sixty-iye years old, or
the sister of your wife has bought a
COW, or the umbrella Of your neighbor
is in the attic, but don't want to say
nothing of that kind.
"'What Pm after said the dough
boy, is a book that tells you hoe to
say: "Your face is familiar-ain't we
met before?" or "Gse, them eyes!" or
Little girl, you sure do look out o
sight in that swimmin' sui" '"-Dal-
las News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
New sumter Corporations.

Columbia, May 25-Three Sumter
corporations We're chartered by the
Secretary Of State today. The Came
cock Manufacturing Co., was charter
ed, with capital stock of 100000,
proposes to manufacture medical
compounds. Dr. A. r. Koenecke is
president; w H. Fielder is general
manager, and J. l. Fielder is assistant
general manager.
The CentrH Insurance Agency, OF
Sumter, was also chartered. The com
pany is capitalized at $4,000 and VIII
handle fire insurance. w. B. Upshur
is president; C. H. Wilson is vice pre-
sieent; J. A Mcknight is secretary
and treasurer, and W. r. Parker is
manager.
The Peoples Grocery Co.. of Sum-
ter, was chartered, with SIC, 600 .ca,li-
tai. E. P. DuRrant is president; r.
W. Lewis is vice president and secre-
tary and w. r. Plowden is treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
DEPEW MIXED in HIS FACTS
Venerable New York Statesman =
Little Ahead OF Time in Use
OF Term "HiahbroW."

Who were 'sthe highbrows Of forty
years ago." of whom Chauncey Nd.
Depew spoke in giving his recollec-
tions Of Theodore Roosevelt at the
Methodist preachers conference?
The venerable ex-senator, relating
the circumstances of Mr.. Rooseyelts
political debut in 1880, quoted "a Re-
publican district leader" as suggesting
to him the nomination Of the young
Harvard graduate for assemblyman TO
placate the element In his district
(Which the boys call high brow liy-
ing along Fifth avenue.
Was there 1any sich animal" ut
that time? II was four years before
the appearance Of the mugwunp, who,
though a highbrow according to his
lights, was not the simon-pure article
His was not "a superior attitude
toward the generality Of mankind :
but only toward certain political rep
resentatives of it. The real h5ghbrow
| was yet. to come.
| Was, Will Irwin. his inventor? Ex.
cursions into the origins Of words are
always hazards, even In the case OF
contemporary coinage, but 1t appears
t. be sufficiently well authenticated
the highbrow is a more recent prod
uct than Mr.: Depew would have US
suppose.
Indeed, highban got into the dlctIon-
aries before ,highbrow, which is not
cited in the Century Of 1911 or the
Webster Of 1910, though it appears
in the New Standard OF 1913.
An octogenarian memorythough 1t
is marvellous storehouse Of events,
may at times deceive its possessor.
What the district leader probably said
was silk stockings"
Mr.. Depew has apparently merely
confused the period at which the grow
ing indulgence Of the proletaria. In
silk stockings caused the term 10 be
superseded by 'hfghbrows." New
| York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
nsilenee Ianssn in Foes.

One of the freaks that mariners have
to contend with is silence lanes in
fogs. These lanes NOT only retard the
sound offoghorns, but stop it entire
ly. A lookout man on. a ship may not
be able to hear the foghorn Of a el2Se-
by vessel if his Ship is. in onefof those
silence lanes in rime to give' warning
Of its proximity.
It sometimes happens that there is
zone through which the sound car
ries exceptionally well, and the look
out men of vessels in su$hta zone are
unable to judge the distance away of
another vessel, whose fqghora they
hear so distinctly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Abandon Bio Kelp Plant.

The plant for reducing kelp, erected
at San Diego, Cal, at cost Of $780,
600, is TO be abandoned because the
cost Of harvesting and handling the
kelp is higher than the peace time
prices obtained for the products, ac-
ccrding to Dr.. W. /. Moot, who has
been connected with the chemical de-
partment of the kelp works, says
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He says,
however, that the people who are burn
ing kelp after drying it will continue to
produce potash, which is mixed with
mineral products from the packing
houses and sold for fertilizer. Doctor
Moot says something is, attacking the
kelp and that the beds viii entirely
disappear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
FLIGHT NOT PRINCES FIRST
Former, Heir to German Throne
Jumped From Wlndow to Escape
sss onconing French.

The former crown prince Of Germany
never took unnecessary chances. His
fight from his radieal-swept father
land" is in keeping with traits he ex-
hibited to the French during many In
cidents Of the great war. In a letter
received at Chicago from Sergt. Ralph
Sinclair Of the mobile ordnance repair
division, veteran. OF Chateau Thierry,
the one-time heir to. the German crown
is described as jumping froma window
TO fee from the oncoming French.
The story was told Sergeant Sim
clair by the mistress OF a French
chateau near az American camp. ;,
E 1t was during the first German drive
IN 1914" Sergeant Sinclair wrote.
when they swept down into France
IN the full flower of their. military
power. She saw the tired Poi1us fall
back, worn out with nine days of.cease-
less fighting to stem that apparently.
irresistible army. Then she saw the
great German war machine roll on
Some of the German high command
came to her chateau, and then a re-
@plendent figure on horseback, He
swung an emerald-headed swagger-
stick and bore himself with an air Of
conscious superiority-the crown
prince.
sHe informed the. lady of the cha
teau that on the morrow his troops
would be in Paris. But six miles back
the tired Poilus had halted and fought
the first battle of the Marne.e And
quite suddenly and Unexpectedly the
great German army started to go
back-with them the resplendent
crown prince, VINO at the first news OF
defeat jumped from the window Of
neighboring chateau where he was
staying and fed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Restoring Oil Paintings.

To repair an Oil painting which
shows blemishes, such as cracks. pro-
ceed as follows: Fill shallow dish
with alcohol and place the picture face
downward over it, taking care that It
does not actually touch the liquid. The
fumes from the alcohol rise to the
paint, and in a few minutes the cracks
Fill up and the colors appear bright
and new. It is necessary to watch the
process closely, for if the painting is
exposed to the fumes too long the
colors will run together and the pic
ture will be spoiled. With reason
able care this should never happes,
and old paintings which would other
wise have to be thrown away can be
made as good as new.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
SOME RESULTS OF WARFARE
Awful Price That -fs Paid in Broken.
Lines as Well as in DolIass
So. and centa

In an aerodrome In France is an at
-tendant. He wakes the boys, looks af-
ter, their clothes. That is all he is fit
for now. But he is treated with the
greatest respect, Tor he was once an
aviator himself. Sometimes he muir
murs to a newcomer, as if in apology
for his present occupation: Z spent
500 hours in the air" Five hundred
hours, and he is now a nervous wreck
The other day a Canadian invalid
aviator passed through Chicago. we
rode with him for few>hours on the
train. He will never fly again. He
has no LESSONS, no. broken bones. His
nerves are gone. In his last fight his
muscles, through sheer nervous strain,
refused to function, and ne dropped
Ike, a plummet for 5000 feet-a mile
land redressed his machine just in
time to save himself from annifliia-
ton. Each time that the brakes OF
the trail. began to grind his lips Weuio l1l
set like the jaws Of steel trap. The
motion of the slowing train was like
that OF falling. Each time it hap
pened he would apologize in slut
tering voice Then he would apollo
gize for suffering. Before that awful
dive from cloudland he had never slut
tered, he said. We know something OF
the cost of dreadnaughts. torpedoes
and the Shells of 14inch guns. we
gire little thought to rifle cartridges.
But they cost five cents apiece in Amer.
lea and Is cents apiece, it is estimated,
by the time they are delivered to the
firing trench. These rife cartridges
are used in the machine guns, and an
ambitious gunner can use up $3.50
worth of them every 60 seconds-al-
mostlthe receipts from two small Lib
erty bonds.-Ch Chicago Evening Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
PROVING THAT "lVoMAn PAYS
Tragedy Of War None the Less Pitiful
Because Not Expressed in
Blood and Fire.

Upstairs in the big hospital a yoang
woman was greeting her soldier fance
hack from Flanders, badly wounded.
In the waiting room. the Woman Who
Saw tried to kill time by writing a let
ter.
Suddenly the page grew blurred, and
the pen stopped. Willy-nilly, she was
listening to one of wars tragedies,
albeit this was not expressed in blood
and fire. For the sergeant with the
bandaged arm was telling the girl who
lssat beside him on the sofa that he no
longer cared for her. Like. the stroke
Of a Mudgeoh came his words, carrying
clearly to the listener, who could not
stop her ears.
"rm sorry, but care for her more,
that's all. Perhaps if I'd never seen
her we'd have got along all right. But
did, and as soon assf can send for
her I'm going to marry her. / was bill
leted with her mother, and we got ac-
quainted, and it just happened. Sorry,
|:but It can't be helped Her names
Marie" he concluded. -
And then silence fell heavily. Not a
word spoke the rather plain-looking
girl beside him. Nor did she cry. After
little she took from her hand ring.
with such a tiny stone, and thrust it at
him.
"Give it to her." she said. And with
out a backward glance she left the
room.-London Nail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Carnegie Heroes

Pittsburgh, May 25.-Acts of hero5
ism brought to the attention OF the
Carengie Hero Fund Commission since
It's institution by the late Andrew
Carnegie in 1904. number nearly 21~-
600, according to F, ". Wilmot, direc-
tor of the commission. Every phase
of every case has been investigated
and more than 1850 have been found
to come within range Of the commits
sion's provisions and rulings as worthy
sof reward. Pensions in force amount
TO s1e1,,s4 annually.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
SCRAMBLE FOR
NOMINATION
Republican Candidates Lining
Up for Final Drive Ins
Chicago

Chicago, May Candidates for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent have opened the final drive to
capture the 4es votes that spell VIC
tory in the conventions which begins
Tuesday week. The disposition Of the
145 contested delegates is a big fac
Tor, The latest figures show that the
total convention vote of 9S4 is divid-
ed as fololws: Mood. 15S; johnson
199;; Lowden "a, favorite sons and
.uninstracted 64S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
NAVAL BUDGET
HAS BEEN FIXED
Washington, May 27-NeSt years
naval budget is fixed at about $780,
sumter County Sunday Schools

Do the people Of Sumter county
know the. Sunday School statistics for
the counr52
ty-four schools in the county this year
by the Sumter County Sunday School
Association. of which w. II. Fireman is
president, which show that there are
Only 3,913 people enrolled in these "a
Sunday Schools as officers, teachers
and pupils: The largest enrollement
is thae of the Methodist church in
Sumter, with 635 members. The next
largest IS the Presbyterian church, in
Sumrer, with 4ss-an increase Of 100
during the past year. The nine sun
Gay. Schools in Sumter have, q total
enrolment Of 2.211.
s The Christian Sunday School, OF
sumter, reports the following ten
points OF. efficiency: Evergreen,s hav-
ling good records, :, using graded les
lsons, organized Bible classes, syste-
matte plan for substitute teachers,
teachers meetings, teachers training
class, cradle roll, home department,
i aud cooperation with State, county
and district association work.
There are Il Sunday Schools report
ing the use OF good records" that
is marking each pupil on at least
three points-and the suggested points
Eares attendance, contribution and les
/ son study; 8 using graded lessons; 12
with organized Bible classes; s hay
( ing regular teachers meetings; s with
a systematic plan for substitute teach
Iers;; 13 teacher training classes; IS
tcradle rolls, and 6 home departments.
The County Sunday School Associa-
ton oqicers are anxious to see every
school put in these efficiency points.
as it will help to increase the attend
undertaking to reach this standard.
These forward steps in building up
Sunday Schools have been presented
at many district conventions during
1.-THE year. and a number OF the schools
have quite recently adopted these new
tpianss of work
Sumter county at the State Sunday
Schoof>convention held in Greenville
on May 4, 5. 6 was recognized as one
Iof the five Gold Star counties irle the
state. The other counties reaching
this standard. We're Spartanburg, Lee,
Lancaster and Hampton. The next
| high standard is that of the Front
| OF the Banner School points enumer-
ated above. This should be the goal
for thescounty to reach next year.
IS VIII each school help? Do your.
workers really wish to have the
schools throughout the whole country
more efficient in reaching and holding
more pupils? The following men and
sgomen, officers of the Sumter county
Sunday School Association. call upon
THE Sunday Schools of the county to
li1elp in tllis forward step:
VII. Free1nan. president; p. G.
! Bowman. vice-president: W. Fl.
Bowman, secretary Division superin-
ftendeats,, Miss Abbie Bryan. child
Eren's: DR.. J. H. HayDsworth. Young
! People: c. NJ. Hurst adult: Rev. c., L.
! Stopcy, administrative, and the six
sdi e4rict presidents;
No. f---sfs. d Rpps. Sumter.
4 No. 2-S. f. Moore DalzeIl.
- 40. s3-1Is.sJ. .Kolb. Sumter. No.
ssSssNe. IA Newman, Sumter,
||z.So.
N, Green, Shiloh. - S.
illiana 3 MCLEOD. s Mayes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
REPORT OF VALU-
ATOM COMMITTEES
Would Cost Over Three Billior
to Replace Railroads
!, the Editor 81 The state

Washington. May 27-Thonaas W.
Halme, vice chairman of the Carriers
Valuation Committee. told the Inter
state Commerce Cimmission that the
government engineering reports for
fifty system showed that the cost of
reproducing the railroads. according
to 1914 prices. would be over three
billion dollars
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29

There is no machine yet invented
that will destroy or catch the boil
weevii and the man who pays out good
money for machines and remedies is
draisting 1t. The method of poisoning
lxeevils is as yet in tfe experimental
sc ant has not received the uns
I'd endorsemen of the exp xpertss Of
rtnent of siit,re. Anys
thinks OF busting;
!lould ask the a dviee of
Clemson College consuit County
Agens 3. Frank mas before doing
Escs ssss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Iouiisiana Pa
yors Suffrag
Bill Will Likely Pass ss.teIeg
isIature Today g

Baton Rouge, Nav 27-The general
Impression of the legislative circles
is that an early decision is probable In
regard to suffrage following the fay-.
orable committee report on the bill
granting State suffrage to women.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Bright Idea for Feminine Apparel.

Professor Cfmician noted certain
substances that have the permanent
quality Of developing intense brilliancy
Of color when brought near the light
and fading away to dullness again as
the light decreases. He urged re-
search with a view to obtaining az
increased number Of these bodies
their possible application to
fabrics. AS a true Italian q
Armenian name he imagsnS
: = :
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Horses Generously. Fed.

Horses IN the veterinary hospit::is
on the British front in france were
fed four times a day. The more de
bilitated ones were fed f4Mor SIX
times. When they. were pan ;uiariy
run down the patients got moth ag hut
cooked foods. They received Eonics,
too. cns It was renaar rkable to@Ase the
improvement in their condition. tsat
q few weeks effected. 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
sTITIlEll llTSf KILL
ED IN ROME
! Clash With Royal Guards Dur
ing Celebration

Rome May 2S-At least SIX, per
son We're killed and more than thirts
Injured today as a result OF clashes
between the Royal guards and the stu
dents, who We're. celebrating the iiith
anniversary of Italy.s entrance into
the World War.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
DIR. SUNNY LEADS S
OPPOSITION
VIII Protest Close Vote On an
ter-Church Question -

Charlotte, n c., May 27----Dr. Geo.
SUNNY. Of New Orleans, gave 1aoslsss oslss
today that the faction opposed you'd
protest the. close vote last might by
winch the Southern Presbyterians gens-
seral assembly decided to continue: sfs
affiNation with the inter2chullch world
nloveiment. s.. s--.i.s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29

6beville county, oneisof the last
IN he state to issre bonds for high
way construction. is now wmaking ready
to improve al her highways a'he
aenabers OF he AbbeviAe Highssas
ssepIansssien called upon the State
sllighxay engineer yesterday FUR
1ash them forms for making aI,plica,
s&op9Eor Federal aid. 5s.Sss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Pres. Wilson Vetoes
Peace Resolution
VIII Confer With Colby Beforl
Presenting f to Congress $

Washington. May 27-President
Wilso1 has virtually completed his
message Vetoing the peace resolution
but it was intinaated that he> might
discuss the matter with Secretary COL
by before sending it to Congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
g. :

Winnsboro saw It's first airpiaR@
Sunday when Pilot Ben fIonDe'
the Carolina Al i5A
Columbia, landed there III
plane. Several trips were ken y!
young men Of the town on Aa!
trip the plane crashed into 3 reeS
fell through some teIegrapaa
Neither the pilot nor Us
Palmer AAJcFle were it1red
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Southern Presbyte-
rians May Withdraw

Charlotte, N. c.. May 26-Consider-
alton cf the relations of the church to
the Inter-Ghurch World Movement is,
the chief business before the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly, which
is IN session here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
LEVER ACT IFS
NOT GOOD LAW
Judge Anderson Knocks Ou'
Three Sections

indianapolis, May 26.-Three sees
tons of the Lever Act were held un-
constitutional by federal Judge An
derson III quashing twelve of eigl1-
teen Of the counts in indictment
against miners and operators.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Armenians Accept
BOlsheyiki Proposal
Have Agreed to Send Delegates
to Moscow

-c1ris, May 81 -Armenians have ac-
cepted the proposal of the Bolsheviki
to send delegates to Moscow. accord
ing to French Foreign Office :informa-
ton, made public today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
MEREDITH
WARNS TEXAS
State Faces Quarantine On Ac-
count Of Boil Weevil

Dallas. May Secretary Agricul-
ture Meredith in letter to the Dallas
legislature made public today, warns
Texas that she will face a country
wide quarantine, if the State attempts
halfway dealings with the pink boil
worm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
WOODS CAM
PA1GN FUND
William C. Proctor Put Up Half
Million

Washington, May 2e.-William c.
Proctor told. the Senate investigating
committee that he had advanced a
half million dollars to General Woods
campaign fund He said this was
more than the total OF contributions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
For SherfH

Having served the County al nen
ty Sheriff under the late Sherif ES
ford, and desiring to- have nay re5S
inspected with a view to proMsk
I hereby announce myself as s
date for the office OF SheSiff of f3
ter County, subject to the rules %
Democratic, Primary. - SssSs5ss
JACK H. FORBES:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
WILSON'S PROPOS-
AL DISAPPROVED'

Washington, May 27- President
Wilson's proposal for a. naandate over,
Armenia has, been disapproyed by the
senate foreign relations committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
JOHN T. KING
TESTIFIES

Washington May 27-Dan Hanna,
agreed to raise 100000 to finaee the
campaign for General Wood, John T.
King testified before the senate inves-
tigating committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
DALRYAfPIE TO
EXAMINE HOMES
Warrants Issued in Chicago Te
Search For Whiskey

Chicago, May 2Ssearch warrants
for dozen Or more homes, apart
ments, houses and hotels have been
asked for,s according. to. Major DAILY
rymple, chief prohibition enforcement
officer here. -, 80 -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
Murray's Finances
/ Are Made Public
Judge Davies Testiies Before
Committee

Washington, May 27-Dr Nicholas
Murray Buffers preside entail campaign:
was financed to the extnene of $40,-
900, Judge Dawes testified today in
the investigation committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29

I hereby announce myself assa
didate for. the. Office of Sheriff
iject to the rules Of the DenocEa
party. JOHN r. suAEFF.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-29
For Treas,,lrer;

I announce myself "a candid
reelection as Treasurer OF SSniai
County, subject to the rules g0Vefnl
the Democratic primary.