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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Housing Problem
in Paris
Difficulty in Obtaining Lodgings
Has in Some Instances Pre-
vented Divorce

Paris. Nov. 19.-The great Difficult
~ OF hndlng lodging in Paris has
peen the cause of many unusual Incl
dents recently.
divorced persons seeking separate
apartments are having such difficultv
IN hndlnS them that, in one case az
least, they composed their tempermen-
tai differences in order to keep their
old apartment
n painter ana his wife who had
been divorced by mutual agreement
were both looking for apartments.
frequently their paths crossed in
their search for quarters. The first
time they met they bowed gravely but
politely. Their mutual smile grad
ually broadened as the hunt for flats
narrowed down to a few novels i'm
the slum section.
Lets kiss and make up and go
back to our fiat" the wife finally said ),
and they did.
President Millerand, who recently
took possession of the Elysee Palace.
received Al applications for his apart
ment on the Avenue de Villars
Henry Landru, who has been in
La Sante prison for the past 20 months
awaiting trial on charges growing out
Of the disappearance OF IL women, re-
Gently was dispossessed from the HAT
that he had occupied on the Bouie-
ward Rochechouart, n rather sordifl
section OF Paris. Requests came from,
every quarter in Paris, some even
from aristocratic Auteuil, asking that
the fiat be reserved.
a vagrant just finishing 80 days In
La Sante prison told his cell-mate
under sentence Of five years for
swindling, that he dreaded to return
into cold, dreary Paris. He was home.
less, prospects of spending the win
ter nights under Paris bridges did not
appeal to him. The prisoners ex-
changed clothing and cards OF identity
and when the warder called for the
vagrant to send him out into ne cold
world, the swindler responded The
fraud was discovered only when the
swindler's lawyer called at the Jail;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

Geneva, Nov. 22Ths possibility of
American aid for the Armenians was
discussed in the debate in the assem-
bly, league nations.s>n resolutions de-
manding intervenaon by league in Ar
menia. A. j. Balfour, Of Great Bri-
tain said the United States would
make an ideal mandatory over Armen-
la and that the league has been UNI
the Armenian situation. DR.. Nansen,
OF Norway, estimated that sixty thou
sand men would be sufficient force to
deal with the situation and that il
the assembly appealed to the whole
world the United States would share
her burden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Lloyd George
States Position
Declares Difference Between
England and France Do Not
Amount to a Quarrel

Paris, Nov. 20.-Premicr Lloyd
George lin an interview with a core-
spondcnt Of The Petit Parsien ieclar-
cd that the differences between Great
Britain and France do not amount to
a quarrel and divergent views did
not prejudice the alliance created dur
ing the war. Rcgaring reparations
he declared that England would
stand elbow to elbow with France
but he insisted that the amount
Germany is called upon to pay should
be fixed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Conveys ldea Of Meannssx.

Thrifty habits OF the rural New Eng.
land deacon have resulted In the per-
version of the noun aud its use as a
verb Is we'll understood. To deacon"
calf 10 10 knock II In The head when
born. hence, 'desconed" veal. To
"deac, strawberries, u custom more
honored In the observance than In the
breach, is to put the largest ones OH
tor, and to deacon" land Is to extend
ones fence to Include q portion OF the
highway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Record in Gasoline
New Mark for Output During
September

WAshlnstop. Nov. 22--All gasoline
Q9eput records were broken duirng
4eD1nNber. the bureau OF mines an
4&on< to-day. Rehneries produced q
N>3U .sversge OF 100000 gallons.
okating the output total for the first
ntnp nnUpths OF 1870 $500, 100000 gal
~ ~ compared with $500. .oo0. 900
Qollepa, duving tho Same period in
fViS.
~ coesunpIon. and exports contin-
ue4 btgh, however. the bureau said.
-. MAJ while storage tanks on Sep
f941Qf ~ held 29s. coo. 900 gallons,
- aUopnt on hand then was actually
- ehan that on hand August 80.
3oor)s for the first nine months
po&4e1e amounted 20 4e5,+3s.s92. al
uo4 y00ooo.ooo gallons more than
v69 'pqnt abroad during the same Pc
HD IN 1919.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Cause Of FATIGUE.

man wh" has made q study of the
causes of fatigue declared that people
get tired not because the work I'm.
vo''eS muscular effort. but because
.neS remain In one position all day.
Ihus the woman who has to he on her
teet al homework ali day Is tired
ou' hOt more so than the O.tice woman
VINO mas 10 sit at desk all day. II
10 the confnng position without
chahge or relaxation that makes ia.
ugue more tian laborious effort.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
oosIasl

ossaan, q mythical Gaelic hero and
seru. 10 said to have lived In the third
century. and TO have been the son OF
Fineai. q Celedonian prince and hero.
wnom ne accompanied on various ex.
peditions. The story goes that OssIan
was carried away by his fniry kind.
mother to the "isle Of the ever
young" but he returned later. and
tnen old. blind and alone; "Ossian after
.ns Feinn." he told the story OF the
heroes to 81. Patrick. In 170ooS
lanes Mcpherson published two eplcs,
which he claimed to be translations
from ossian's poems
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

ise men Who work In the Cornish
Mass are . class by themselves
see al their differences are adjusted
us stannnry courts. as they are
so'eu hsm the Latin word stsnnum.
sssas Tin. These curious courts
ave existed In their present fora
s'Aes the middle OF the thirteenth cen.
ssiy. and. In q simpler form, much
eari'ef; and the miners claIm to be
nee from all other jurisdiction. "excsot
- matters affecting the land, life or
unb." ..-.-..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
One TO the SAY.

a lady having left her umbrella IN
q car, applied tor II al the office. "Oh,
you ladies', YOU mdIes." said the off,
cisi IN charge. as he brought about
hirty umbrellas for her inspection,
you are 81 terribly foryetful!" The
lady smiled ms she kindly pointed out
10 him that. with the exception of
three they were all gcntlemen's um.
brellas!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
To Win Suceess.

The trouble with a great many peo.
PIE 10 that they are not willing TO
make present sacrifices for future gain.
The tools for self-Improvement are at
your hand. Use them. II the Ak 10
duli the more strength must be put
forth. II your opportunities are linn.
ited you must use your energy, puN
forth more effort. Progress may seem
sew at drst, but perseverance assures
success,-Orlson SWEET MSrden In CHI.
cage News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
He Had Reformed.

Charies was known as scrapper
~ al his playmates and could whip
s"y 'oy 'n his ueighborhood. Finally
= new family moved to town whose
ooy was about his own age. Charlie.
'sck'ed oim aud received good whip.
Sing at his hands. He went home
sry'hg' anu the next day announced to
c's p'aymates: 81 want you all to up.
oers'and that from this time on I'm
On unscrspper."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

any primitive Nsv England say.
- are restricted wholly to the az.
ressfnral population, and among these
Are rffsrsnces whose provincIaiism 10
eMappsrtrt o. the speaker whose cav
- escoms familiar TO them. Get
ssp - commonly used to express In
~eouilty snd In remote districts "dp
sslI' 70. ssili good form 10 the best
sireIsa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

IN his autobiography. James @. Hu'
asta,r. the critic. says Of his first view
90 the ocean: "when I saw the sea
q vas ~ Eat ss q temperance lee
tsse- vas disappointed because OF
- yet mouotony. quoted Landor
os>Aip me out: rs this the mighty
eee4aNJs this allf Like the girl In
~ Stendhal novel. who found love
essid. 4 fels like asking: IL that
eeYs--"sfeeplejack," by James Glib
Dn0 Hunsksr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

nv typewriter will never be pSe.
H eays the Jyracuse Herald. "u~-
o'Sh can 60 ahead and write some
80 without somebody telling Il what
- ~. Which reminds us OF what
Aivs,eg Is his hveller days wrote a.
2 Neumonial for Q certain machine.
Juet start the typewritsr OF with
e-i,ns he said; sthen ] 20 out for
Wf. aad when return there Is the
pGsm oil writer. Tran
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses were issued Sat-
urday 10 the following couples:
Lyedrugis Jackson OF Sumter, and
Rebecca Harker of Atkins.
Colored: ..'. ,
Eddie Cabbagestalk and Rosina Sin
gleton OF Oswego.
Johnnie Spencer and Annie Nur-
ply OF Dalzell
Henry Nixon and Willoughby Sim
sleton of IIoratio.
w. ". Galloway and Mamie Pat
tersOn OF Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
But What "Eor Sh,r41n

mu'uS nave q custom OF naming q
."'u from some event that occurred a,
,"e '''ne when the child was born. M,
'ohg ago child at Natal was brouyh,
~ .'e registry on day when strike
nau interrupted traffic on the rallrond
ne was givea the name "ymhlabelung
,r ,rsoe'''oe'a's'imela," meaning, when
w. "n''e men stopped the train"
,,,u "", 90 yon suppose they ever called
his boy FOR -uort2"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Apparent Mental lanse.

Not a great while ago young man
told US that he was thinking seriously
OF getting married. Shortly after
ward he did. Some people have no
conception at all Of what serious
thinking really is.--K. s. A. G. u
Brown Bull.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

y ees9ness down . ccsl.pR sounda
y wsird end dark: bat that. ~
M eas The erst "trip made By
49, bridssroom sfisr me church
~, The bridesrosm was Q
~ manager. and his new wife
1ever been down Q costplt. or
Ppe one. tIll the wedding day.
eyn rseusst they weat from
aFeh. ,dapned suitable attire,
~ lric the cage. ard were taken
Acttom OF the shaft. where
PAD rouslng reception from
VDyY srmtd With pick and shovel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

Wsru are contagious. as Is proved
experiments on their own fingers
80 - Drst Udo J. Vile and Lyle
Angssy OF the University OF Mich.
Medical school. These physi.
s sssm to have proved that the
go are caused by some sort Of a
us that passes easily through a
80 aud therefore through the sound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Fatal Duel Fought

Gahney, Nov. 23--Ira Surratt, well
10 do farmer, and Will Dawson. Sur
rats grandson. killed each other at
The Sarratt home Il miles from here
last night. Pistols were used i'm the
duel. There were no eye witnesses
Dawson and his wife were parted
and it is said he believed his grand
rather was responsible for his do
meStic troubles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Murder in North Carolina

Hickory, y. c., Nov. 23-Officers Of
hickory and Burke county, follow
ing an investigation here that lasted
most OF the day, carried five white
men to Jail at MOrganton tonight on
charges of conspiring and numbering
Glenn Lppard, young white man,
whose body wos found in the woods
OF Burke county, three miles from
here Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Spanish Dancers,

1here IN one nice thing nhont a
group or Spanish dancers. They en-.
JOY IT so much themselves. Always
merry and laughing and calling out
httic pleas1ntrlcs to each other, clap
ping their hands and stamping their
teet. But why, I'm the name Of Edgar
w. Cervan'es, don't they learn some
hew steps life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Plant Growth

IL 10 SAID that the length Of the day
"a" er Than the temperature affect
me growth OF plants. Iris given 1s
acuse OF light every day bloomed two
months earlier than similar plants
which experienced only the day of
'stural length. This was proved In
some government experiments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
alers Worry
ver Cancellations
Of Credit Mems Associa.
- ooys There Has Been Loss
- Two Hundred Fifty Mil.
Million

iNew Fork. Nov. 23--Loose business
nf>1eee throosout the country. re-
Uesy Nd To loss OF two hundred
N@44 QQy million dollars through can
'@eveuen OF merchandise orders. III. r.
v>Sr4er. an official OF the national
<oenotfattcn OF credit men. He advised
.e>1ssneSA men To make. short credit
<0vnAs AID prompt collections.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

New York. Nov. 19.-Steven Bir-
mingham, a member of the New York
police is alleged to be manager of the
compensation bureau" maintained by
Labor Leader Brindell, who has been
indicted for connection with the al
legged building trust
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Million Worth
of Narcotics
Government Agents Have Seized
During the Year More Than a
Million Dollars Worth of
Drugs

New York Nov. 23--Government
agents have seized over million dol
lars worth of narcotics. which will be
distributed among the hospitals of the
country Despite the large seizure the
drug habit is on the decrease, i'm the
opiniontor Supervisor Fitzpatrick. of
the prohibition enforcement depart
mcnt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

Y4e 80 time snail racing was q
~ In Austria- Vienna had q
4eis sntil racing club. where
wW~ frequently wagered on
Weiss'ous contests. Careful rec
g me time taken by the winning
" - crawl around the miniature
essrss were kept. In order that
Sneoeano might be properly handi-
ODoeo n subsequent matchsa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Wilhelm Cannot
Leave Holland
Dutch Government Says He Can.
not Go to Corfu Without Per-
mission of Allies

The Hague. Nov. 23--Former En-
peror William of Germany could go to
Corfu only with the consent of thtc
allies the foreign office announce, even
thugh the former Greek King Con-
stantine regained his throne and in
.Vited him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Frolicsome Birds and Eleb..

Inc crane will amuSe itself some.
times by running round in circlex ,nd
throwing small pebbles mn! hits ~,
"ood 'hto the air. Other watcrbird,
Gun any time be- observed AT their
rrolicS, cieaving the water or diving
after each Other.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
HOrdes Coming
From Europe

New York, Nov. 22-Ole Hansen.
Il former mayor of Seattle, returning
from abroad says, that everybody
from everywhere is trying to emigrate
TO the United States and he advocates
the total suspension of immibratiOn
for two years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Brother Of NcIsop

Sir james Mack 'rtog''. the first re.
corder OF Bombay. records I'm his dlorv
'"c. not generally known-viz.. that
horu NelsoL had a brother, com.
n''''urr OF trading ship, who was
cut OFT by the MalayS. Ills murdcr.rs
were executed ON the Oyster Rock i'm
h"hhay ha"hor."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27

fiume, Nov. 22-C;abriel D'Annun-
zio, the insurgent commander at
rune, declared that he is unalter-
ably opposed to accepting the treaty
OF Rapallo settling; the Adriatic treaty
between 1aly and Jugo- -Slavia and
would con;aue fighing uni he just
claims of Italy are met.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Tar Heel Indians
Disfranchised
Every Vote Cast by Jackson
county Indians Thrown Out
by Canvassing Board

=, NSheVllle' y. c., Nov. 29-Everv In
ul'h vote cast in Jackson county at
.ie general election was thrown out bv
''t' Nole OF the Jackson county board
''hV"SSers. who moved the hear
"i1 mere 1" prevent threatened dis
10y throwing ont the Indian votes
az 'le republicans except one were
ueie"'"o and protest will be heard in
the courts. '''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Call For Army
For Armenia

Geneva, Nov. 22-The League AS
sembly adopted a resolution inviting
the council of the League of Nations
TO confer with the powers with the
view of constituting a force to end hos
tilities in Armenia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Banker Takes Own Life
Clancy Littlefield Shoots Self.
Had Not Been in Good
Health

Greer, Nov. l9.-Chaney Littlefield.
vice president of the bank Of Greer
and president OF the Greer Bonded
Warehouse company, committed sui
eide this morning by shooting him.
self. Mr. Littlefield lived about an
hour and half, but never regained
consciousness. He had not been in
the best Of health for several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Six Refineries
Will Be Closed
Slight Demand For Sugar Are
Causing American Company
to Slow Down

New York, Nov. .0.--All six yofin~
cries of the American Sugar Refining
company will be closed Us the result
Of the slight demand for the COM
modify officials announced today.
They said they had ample stocks and
are prepared to make prompt delv-
cry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Cattle Eat "Rubber Cakes"

Experiments at Singapore hav,
shown that feeding cake for cattle
and other stock eau be produced from
the residue Of Para rubber seed after
the extraction Of an oil comparing ia
verably with llnseed oil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Memorial 10 m Annie

There ~ n monument of stone with
Z bronze tahiti which marks the spot
where the York imperial apple was
developed from q Seeding 100 years
igo. The mon ument IL erected on a
farm along the baltimore pike. two
miles from York. Pa. and was dedi.
eated 81 few days agO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Pittsburg Bank Robbed

Pittsburg, Nov. 22-Three armed
men held up the employees Of the
metropolitan Trust Company and es-
capped in an automobile with fareg
amount OF funds
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Greek Plebiscite
Postponed
Vote on Question of Return of
Former King Constantine Not
to b. HaStened

Paris. Nov. 23-Thc French foreign
office has been informed that the pleb-
iscite to decide on the return Of ex-
King Constantine has been post
DOned until December 9Th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Cotton Ginners Report
Nearly Nine Million Bales Gin
ned Prior to November IA

Washington, Nov. 22-The cotton
ginncd prior TO November 14th =
mounted TO S,920776 bales, the census
bureau announced today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Poet Starts Hun
ger Strike
VeneZulan Who is Prisoner i'm
Santo Domingo Tries Mac
Swiney Stunt

Havana. Nov. 23-IIoracio BIanco
FombOna. the Venezuelan newspaper!
man and poet, who is held prisoner
by the American military authorities
in Santo Domingo, has started a hun
ger strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Venizelos is Despondent
Great Greek Statesman May Re.
tire Permanently From
e '. Politics

Paris, Nov. pm. Venlzelos is de-
sponient over his defeat at the polls
and may retire permanently from poll
tics, his son tells the newspaper cor
respondents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Overseas Air
plane Service

Miami. Nov. 23--Regular airplane
service will be inaugurated between
Miami and the Bahamas, Cuba, Jack
sonville ana Palm Beach this winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Sugar Drops Again

New York. Nov. 23-The pirce Of
sugar dropped again today. One re-
inner quoted SIS for fine granulated
HE others quoted nine cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Crisis in Retail Trade

New York, Nov. 2S-A council of
the National Retail Associations has
been organized to meet the crisis in re-
tail trade occasioned by price declines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Alabama Mine Disaster

birmingham, Nov. 23-Two men
were killed and nine injured in a
mine explosion at Parrish today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Larger Grain Crops

Rome, Nov. 23-The 1920 wheat
crops show a slight increase over last
years figures of the worlds crops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
More Troops For Ireland
British Government Seriously
Considering Sending Stronger
! Force

London. Nov. 22-Eneland is scri-
ously considering sonding more troops
10 Ireland, the war office said today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Former Empress
Very Sick

Doom. Holland. Nov 23--The for
mcr empress OF ermay is very weak
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-27
Hlutchery in
Dublin Unchecked
!. .Qeatk List Yesterday Totalled
afisv Persons--No Report on
! Wounded

Hei(axs. Nov. 23-The death toll In
nposin totaled i've persons yester-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO

George Lee has recovered from an i'll
ness of several weeks.
w. II. Gay has traded two cows with
II. p Yearly for a horse.
Mrs. Viola Roberts is out again, after
Wing been confined to her home three
weeks with severe cold.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Brooks returned Sat
urday from New London, Conn, where
she has been visiting several days with
relatives.
f. a. Knight resumed work Monday
for the Estey Organ company after hav-
ing been confined to his home several
days by illness.
Edward Denning of Palmer, Mass.
who has been in the Melrose hospital
several weeks, underwent an operation
Saturday by DIR. E. r. Lynch.
r. Bligh Teller occupied the pulpit
in the Congregational church Sunday
morning and preached an interesting
sermon to large congregation.
Miss Katherine Exert, teacher in the
primary grade, went yesterday to her
home in Cincinnati to spend the vaca-
ton Miss Addie Maynard, principal of
the academy building, is spending the
vacation at her home in Fair Haven
Miss Leota McKnistry, intermediate
teacher, is at her home in Bradford and
Miss Ruth Anderson, teacher of music
and substitute teacher. is spending the
vacation at her home in Florida