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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
CLINIC HAS PROVED asesaTls
Organization Established BY sosten
Firm Well Worthy Of imitstioa
by Other Employers

A pioneer medical clinic, established
Is years ago to protect the health OF
zoe employees, and gradually enlarged
and expanded until it now cares for a
total Of ?, ,700Ethat is the record pcord-
" held today by weH-known Boston
firm. AT the time Of its organization
the medical director was in charge Of
the clinic in the capacity Of director
and visiting nurse. Now the clinic is
in charge Of practicing physician and
surgeon, assisted by three full-time
graduate nurses.
During the influenza epidemic Of last
winter, over $50 employees were treat
ed per day, with only six deaths during
the entire course OF the dreaded dis
ease. All cases were given careful
Individual attention and, in instances
where no family doctor was in at
tendance, immediate arrangements
were made for medical care.
Il is. the policy of the nurses in the
clinic to- advise all employees with
whom they come in contact to be in
s1red, an activity which the firm itself
Hkndles through an employees Iorgan-
ization. The purpose Of such advice
is to secure insurance for sill en-
ployees in order that they may receive
Its benefits after one weeks Illness.
This arrangement does not place a
premium upon the employees being i'll,
and at the same time the clinic CO.
operates in the matter Of insurance.
a dental clinic is in a formative
state and. no doubt, will be established
in short time. The plan and method
of administration and organization is
simply in the making, but it is safe to
say that the dental clinic viii be as eff
cient assthe medical clinic.
The Modern Hospital. in describing
the clinic. says that it has fully proved
its value in protecting the health Of
the employees Of this particular COM
pany and merits the commentator
and imitation Of other mercantile and
Industrial establishments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Why Not?

Clymer Jeffries, Jr., OF Williams,
Ariz.. four and one-half years Of age.
recently acquired small dog and a
few DAYS later the following converse
ton occurred between him and his
next-door neighbor::
.A1rs. NJ, I want yon to keep your
chickens out of our yard"
"Why, Clymer, what do you mean by
that?'
"Well. / have dog over here. and
IL your chickens come over here J
am afraid that he will get the chicken
poX'
Al epidemic Of chicken po1 was Oh
at the time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
The CENSUS E
OF SUMTER
MIR. Thomas S. Sumter, Enum.
orator for Ward 2, Writes
Supervisor Wolfe

In connection with the complaints
of citizens that the census Of Sumter
was not complete, and that. the popu-
lation. as reported by the enumerators
was less than the actual number Of
people who live in the city, Mr..
Thomas. S. Sumter writes as follows.
20 Supervisor Julian s. Wolfe, who
was in charge Of the census taking
in the seventh district:
Sumter. S. c. Mar 81, 1920
Mr. J. S. Wolfe.
Oranss so',rg. S. c.
My dear sir
For reply to yours regarding CEN
sus enumeration for the city of Sum
ter for your satisfaction Lbeg to say:
While haye had expressions of sur
prise and disappointment from one or
two persons asking me \ what
thought about the correctness Of the
count etc, my reply seems to have
been satisfactory and I will now try
and. give. you the same reply L gave
them.
The census was carefully and con-
scientiously taken by me in ward No.
2. and as you requested me to. aid the
enpmerators, in the other wards. all
[ could, it, gives me the means OF
knowing and the right to say tho,
same for them.
Now. here are some facts: 4 found
Main street the white population
numerically the same as 1910, the
colored considerably less. On Wash.
mgton and Church, the lower part,
about the same in whites, small in
crease on Washington, and a large
increase on Church on the upper
parts in whites, but these two streets
had no colored inhabitants as here
tofore. On Hardy avenue there was
an increase in whites, but it is very
short street, and only two color
ed cooks were found on the avenue.
On Salem street and North Salem. in
Ward 2. an increase in whites. but
most Of the increase moved from 9TH
er parts Of the city, and there We're
only about three small families OF
colored people on the entire street.
Haskell street. q Short one. gave an
increase in whites; no colored at all.
Purdy street next. q very little in
crease in whites and colored very lit
tie if ary. These are the streets going
north and south on Ward ,. Now.
east and west Liberty street shows
a good increase in white. but
considerable decrease in colored.
Hampton avenue. an increase in
whites, but only a few colored at
the limits Of the street were left
Calhoun street. an increase of whites
in west end. but no cOlored on the
street.
Haynsworth street. increase i'm.
whites but nearly all increase from
other parts of the city. and no col
ored on it or on adjoining short
streets when formerly there were
.rowds
Now the streets leading from
-Iaynsworth to Broad All hav> a good.
Increase in whites but no colored at
III are left Broad street has an in
.rease in white but no colored. and.
he streets leading from it. while
lavingNan increasd in white have dl-
ninished in colored population.
Now. the colored people and whites
especially the former, have Moved
oeyond. the city limits to avoid taxes.
At the end Of Broad you will find at
,aree increase for mile or more, but
beyond the limits At the end of,
Main they are clustered beyond the.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
ROUND UP OF
STORE ROBBERS
Police Catch Three Of the Gang
That Has Been Looting
Columbia Stores

Columbia, April 1.-The arrest OF
three negroes in Columbia Wednesday
afternoon uncovered the secret Of q
chain of bold robberies. which have
baffled the Columbia police for sew
eral months. Several Of the best mer-
camille establishments of the capital
city have been robbed recently, and in
several cases thousands of dollars
worth Of valuable wares have been
taken.
a prominent Columbia merchant
was on a train between Winnsboro
and this city. Ee saw a negro on the
train who wore some clothes that had
been stolen from his store. He wired
to Columbia police and the woman
was arrested when she alighted from
the train Wednesday. She told on
two other negroes, and the police IN
a few minutes had made recovery OF
$4,000 worth of ladies' clothing: me
negro woman told Of other deposits,
and thousands of dollars worth OIL
valuable merchandise was recovere"
Wednesday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
REBELS GET
MORE TIME
German Government Temporiz.
ing With Radical Work
men In Ruhr District

Paris April 15.-The German gov
ernment has granted the. leaders OF
the workmens forces in the Ruhr dis
trict forty eight hours extension OF
time in which to accept or reject the
terms Of the ultimatum sent to Es-
sen last week, Berlin advices state
Negotiations are proceeding at Berlin
and it is believed the conflict in the
Ruhr valley will be settled without
further hostilities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
INCREASES YIELD oF, .MHEAIi
Experiment Of Treating Seed EIeo-
tricaily Meets With Success
in England.

An interesting experiment SIS to the
effect OF electrically treating seed
wheat before sowing has been car
ried out at Bodsham Green, Elmstead,
Kent, during this season, by w. F.
Pledge Of the Victoria -four mills, Ash
ford, the London Times states. The
variety Of wheat chosen for the expert
ment was "red standard" and two ad-
joining plots were sown on November
I3 and IA last at the rate Of three
bushels to the acre, the seed on one
plot being electrically treated and that
on the other not The land was treat
ed exactly alike all through the year.
Recently the growing crops were IN
spected by a party, including r. L.
Robb, lecturer on agriculture at the
Southeastern Agricultural college.
Wye, Kent.
A. marked difference between the two
plots was noticeable, the wheat on the
treated portion being much the more
vigorous In growth and habit, and
promising, so far as the experts pres
ent were able to judge, a yield at
least 20 per cent higher than at OF
the luntreated plot. There were evi-
dent signs of rust, too, in the untreated
crop, and it was significant fact that
the other plot was, at any rate at the
present stage, entirely free from this
disease. 1t was the general opinion
Of those present that electricity is
likely to become a very important fac
tor in the cultivation Of agricultural
crops and that great developments
along that line may. be confidently an
hcipated in the near future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
.JAPS AND. Boil
SIIEIVKI FIGHT
Seven Hundred Killed in Siberia
According to Japanese
Reports

Honolulu. April Seven hundred
japanese troops and civilians were
killed in a two-day battle with Rus
sian Bolsheviki forces at Nlkoiaevsk.
Siberia, according to Toxic dispatches
to the japanese newspaper Nippu jill
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Alas. Too True!

An egg expands when it is frozen ano
breaks its shell. Apples contract so
much that full barrel will shrink un'
til The top layer is a good deal below
the bripI. When the frost is drawn
cut the apples assume their normal
size snd fill the barrel again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
UNDER PRESIDENT
WILSON'S ORDERS
American Troops In Germany
Not Subject to Allied
Command

Washington. April 1. American
troops in Rhine territory arc subject
only TO the order of the President.
Congress was informed today by
President Wilson in response to a re-
solution of inquiry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
LOOTING THE
RJJHR VALLEY. Il LEY
Red Array Pltndering the Peo-
pie Under the Guise Of Re.
QUESTIONING Supplies

Nm sterdam. April 1.-Plundering
uncer the ge;se Of requisitions is the
order Z: IN . day in parts of the Ruhr
valley. aG.ices received, here state.
The disintegratipg Communist army
and the lack OF discipline are adding
to the seriousness of the situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
THE ADRIATIC
PR OBLE M
Italian Government Has Decided
to Accept President Will
sons Plan

Trieste. April 1.-The Italian gov
ernment notified Gabrial D'Annunzio
that it will have to accept President
Wilson'S project for the settlement OF
the Adriatic question.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
SECRETARY FOR
IRELAND OUT
Ian Mcpherson, Chief Secretary,
to Be Succeeded by Sir
Hamar Greenwood

London. April 1.-Tha Globe today
says that Ian MACPHERSON, chief sec
retary for Ireland. has resigned and
will be succeeded by Sir Ha1nar
Greenwood, under-secretary of affairs,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
NORFOI OIa
WESTERN
shopmen at Winstd d
Work in sympat thy
Striking Clerks

Winston-salem, n. c., April
Norfolk &. Western shopmen and sesr
inspectors today joined .the CLERKS
who struc lastnigl1t in sympathy with
the strike Of t4les:clerks in ssthas main
Office at Roanoke. j--sE:s.ss S;szssas -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03

1t is currently reported that at least
some of the county officials Will nave
,opposition in the primary this sum-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Lapa Fast Skater.

Tire Laplander c;n cover $50 lo!let
q day on his, skates.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
DC. KIWANIANS
TOFIGHT REDS
Will Join National Organ.
ization in Americanizing
School Children.

kiwanis clubs throughout the
United States are about TO launch
campaign against reds and red
propaganda as the result Of dcliber-
tion of the District. Virginia. Mary
land and Delaware clubs at Will
mington. Saturday.
The slogan of the new movement.
Know Your Country-Love Your
Country" will be emphasized upon
thousands of school children. Under
direction of Kiwanis clubs in each
community. Young America will be
provided with fac-simile copies OF
the Constitution. Declaration of In
dependence and other great doru-
ments in American history.
A large part of Che credit for for
mutation OF the campaign goes to
the del y ltion from Wilmington.
many o. whom were accOmpa nie d
by their wives. Those in attendance
were: Warren W. Biggs. +. G.
Adams. J. Max Cunningham. Carl J.
ouentel. Frank w. Sigourney. Har-
~ w. Hahn. Harry G. Eimball,
Frank T. Shull. +. +. Sherry. NJ. r.
Crabill. william w. Sheaver. Law
renee Barr. Charles w. Pimper. Mr..
and Mrs. John ]. Boobar. Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. F. Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Barrett. Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Fulker-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. O'Eourke.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. +. Simpson.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
FESTIVAL
IN NCITY'SHONOR
Spring Pageant Arranged
To Celebrate Growth
Of Washington.

Washington has nearly reached
half-million population mark and
intends to let the world know Of
her elatiOn by holding. in the near
future. spring festival AMI pageant
in honor OF the event
In doing this she probably will
establish precedent other cities
will follow
The pageant will be under the
direct supervision of the Commu-
nifty Service. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins has called meeting Of the
executive board for tomorrow morn
ing ia coplete plans and fix a
date for the celebration.
The pageant will depict the life
of Lincoln and other notable per-
sons who have contributed to max
ing Washington one of the most
historical cities in the world.
A musical festival will be held
in connection with the pageant. as
sisted by the National Community
Chorus of 1900 voices 1t is es-
timated 10000 persons will take
part
Further statistics concerning the
present population Of Washington
will he announced by the Bureau
of the Census. These statistics will
give the number of white people.
their nationali:ies and data on their
occupations.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Sermons Heard in Washington Churches Yesterday
More Men Like Nations S
Father Needed for Pres
ent Reconstruction, Says
Pastor Of Calvary Meth
odist.

Washington the soldier and
statesman sinks into depe ndence
and subordination in the presence
of Washington the American" said
the Rev. James Shera Montgomery
in a sermon on the Patriotism Of
Washington" delivered last night
at the Calvary Methodist Church.
LET US remember that Washington
was right, Great Britain was wrong
and that right triumphed over
wrong, giving rise to the greatest
republic ever born. a monument to
the 3Americanism OF George WASH
ington." 49,
DR.. Montgomery described Wash
ington as the greatest man OF a
wonderful group of great men OF
his time. Speaking of the momen-
Itousz period in which Washington
lived and the part he played In
shaping the affairs OF the country.
he said: Those pioneers who stood
50 bravely and so wisely on the
frontier of this republic will al
ways have the gratitude OF the
nation. Foremost among them
SN""NS Aht u SNohCShAeH-
him must be accorded the highe st
place among the colonial builders.
and his memory will never die out
Of the American heart.
George Washington was a man OF
great Christian faith. He believed in
the divine mission OF this republic.
perhaps as no other man of his time
DR.. Montgomery asserted that the
greatest need of the present daN was
meh who could grasp the problems
of today with the same clearness of
vision that enabled Washington 10
Srapple successfully with the issues
that confronted his generation and
would approach those problems with
the same loftiness OF purpose that
actuated Washington. He declared
our free institutions can be preserved
only by the exercise of the same fear
less spirit and wisdom by which they
were established.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Assimilation Of Immigrants
Severe Test Of American
Church Missions Eff
cheney Declares DR.. H. A.
upper. q.

The Rev. DIR. Henry Allen Tupper.
Preaching yesterday morning at the
First Baptist Church on The
Menace Of the Melting Pot" as
serted that the infux Of Ignorant
foreigners to this country has pre-
sented the severest test with which
the adherents of the Christian faith
are confronted today.
ITO bar the doors against -hem
would be an evasion not solution
of the problem. The sole solution
is assimilation" said DR.. Tupper.
Here we have the greatest mission
problem in the world. The success
or failure of our mission enter
prises among foreign nations is 10
be settled here upon the home fields" &"
he continued.
What is to be our action and
attitude upon this most vital mat
ter" asked DIR. Tupper.
AS Christ came down, from
Heaven that He might lift us up
from earth to Heaven. so we must,
by our lives and labors, under the
spirit OF God, love wickedness into
righteousness and bitterness into
brotherhood. Our duty6 plain and
upon US rests the responsibility"
DIR. Tupper gave a summary of
the legislative acts and, declared
that stringent requirements for the
admission of aliens 10 citizenship
! were necessary protection for the
institutions of this country. The
problem is essentially an urban
one he said, FOR THESE aliens set
tie in the congested cities of the
country and there congregaIe in
sorhes. making the problems OF as
sanitation all the more difficult.
Before the war 1.25O,0O0 of aliens
were coming TO our shores annually.
and 40 per cent of our present popu-
lstion is either foreign born or the
children OF foreign-boEn parents.
When the tide sets in from the Orient.
the menace will he all the greater.
for then we shall be confronted by a
people who offer the greatest re-
sistance 10 assimilation and who
cling most ste-dfastly to customs
and traditions at variance with our
own. They are already here in large
numbers, but we must expect them
in far greater hordes."
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
.EAGLAN TRIAL
IN MARYLAND
.Colored Youth to Be Turned
Over to Montgomery
County for Trial.

Forest Eaglan. young Washington
coiored boy. who has been held in
Jail since last July pending extradi-
ton on charge of attacking Miss
Mary Saunders. of Somerset. near
Chevy Chase Circle. on July last.
will he turned over TO the authorities
of Montgomery County tomorrow
morning. according to announcement
from the United States District At
'torney's office.
Eaglan was captured and Identified
BY Miss Saunders at time when
the entire city was aroused. the race
riots had broken out and when Mary
landers were threatening a lynching
party from a series or assaults on
women in the Districts suburbs.
Mai. Pullman refused TO turn EagIan
over to the authorities of Mont
gomery County. where he is alleged
TO have committed the crime.
Eaglan has been indicted in the
Montgomery County Circuit Court
and his case doCketed at Rockville
for the March term of court.
Ea CLAN was a caddy for the Kirkside
Country Club. locate near the scene
of the crime. and has stoutly pro-
fessed his innocence in the face of
positive identification by Miss Saun-
ders ever since his arrest.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
George Washington S
Greatest Quality His Self
Control. Says Rev. Her
bert Randolph, al Foun-
dry Methodist Church.

George Washington was portrayed
as the executor OF Gods sovereign
win" by the Rev. Herbert Randolph.
d. D.. last night at the Foundry
Methodist Church in a sermon on
The Christianity OF George Wash
'ington"
In the life, character and work
of Washington are presented the
plan of God for the American Re-
public" said DIR. Randolph. His
character was fundamental to his
life and work" he continued.
DR.. Randolph quoted the words of
Lincoln: ITO add brightness to the
sun or glory to the name of Wash
ington are alike impossible. Let
none attempt it. In solemn awe we
pronounce the name. and in naked.
deathless splendor leave it shining
on"
Speaking OF the personal attri
butes of the greatest of Americans,
DIR. Randolph said: Legend may
try to paint him as a faultless hero.
but IL is far more worthy to say
Of him that he was possessed of
such high powers of self-restraint.
such noble command of himself, that
he was saved frcrr being vic
tim of his natural tendencies. and
while capable of great Indignation.
he never lost his self-controI. More
than all and above all. he was a
perfect master of himself" As
proof of these statements, he cited
Washington's treatment of Saint
Clair and his attitude toward Ben
edict Arnold.
Asserting that Washington was
not only an exemplification of the
highest type Of character, but that
he furnished a worthy subject of
emulation in his relations to the
church of which he was a member.
DR.. Randolph said: Evidences arc
not lacking as to the personal re-
ligious life of the Father of his
Country. His public addresses and
state papers were saturated with
expressions of faith in God, his be-
lief in the power of prayer, hi
intimate knowledge of the Bible, his
pre- eminent devotion to the church
and his hope of immortal life. He
feared nothing except the Divine
displeasure. The foundations of the
moral world were shaken. but not
the belief of George Washington
In a great crisis. he stood a tower
of strength"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Democracy Slogan Of Boil
shevists Lures Americans
To Support, Declares
Dean Of Georgetown in
Lenten Address.

The Rev. w. Coleman Nevils. dean
OF Georgetown University, indorsed
the. recent deportations of reds, in
the first of a series of sermons on
the attitude of the Catholic Church
toward current problems, last night
at Holy Trinity Church.
Certain ungrateful and ungra-
cious men and women" he said,
have been placed upon ships and
sent to other lands. These ingrates
have been trying to burn the house
that sheltered them: they have been
sbrandishing weapons against their
protectors. Their insincerity is
proved by their violent unwilling
ness to go 10 Russia, the country
where the Bolsheviki are in control" !"
The spread of Bolshevism is the
result of clever advertising. he said.
The one great weapon needed for
new movement is to get some at
tractive motto" he said. THE Boil
sheviki know this we'll and made
full use of the word democracy,
which has an attractive sound these
days and, strange to say, there have
been found soms. not of their ilk,
who in press and on platform have
thought well to gain prominence by
crying out against these deporta-
tions, claiming THAT in so doing
America is no longer the land OF
the free" continued the father.
The dean closed his discourse with
a feryent plea for the respect of
authority.
There is only one institution" ."
he said, that can make the world
safe for democracy. and democracy
safe for the world, and that instI-
tuition is the church. That &C.
mocracy may live and prosper. there
must be a reverence for law and
authority"
Father Nevis will continue the
series throughout Lent. preach n :
each Sunday night. Other sermons
will define the attitude Of the Cath
olic Church toward spirituaIism. la =
Dor unions and profiteering