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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16
DEATH TOLL
OF TORNADO
Twenty-Five Killed and Forty
Three Injured at Oconee
HEROIC TEACHERS
f SAVE THREE PUPILS
Woman and Baby Killed Near
Augusta by Offshoot of lorna
do

Oconec. Feb. lit was definite
~ established today that one white
hoy. and twenty-eight negroes were
Killed In the tornado yesterday Far
as known twenty-threc persons, chief
ly negroes, were injured. Sevcnty-iive
houses occupied by negroes were
among the structures destroyed. Three
women teachers probably saved the
lives OF many white children i'm the
school here. ore end of the build
Ing crumpled and the other end Of
the rvof hung bow above the heads
oi scven,y-live pupils. By main
strength the teachers held up the sag
Fing roof with their hands until all
the children had passed out and then
lcapcd to satc.y themselves.
negro woman and her baby were
Killed on farm near Edic. eighteen
nEes from Augusta, when the high
wind blow down the house. 1t is be-
hcved this disturbance was an Off
shoot of the tornado. which struck
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16

Oconee, Ca, Feb. 1.-The death
toll Of yesterdays tornado which de-
stroyed the Gardner settlement near
here remained today at about 80.
Many OF the dead have been sent to
nearby points and Scores OF the i'm
turcd are i'm the hospitals at Ten
nile and Sandersville and there is
no. way or obtaining accurate infor-
nation as to the exact number. The
list OF Fatalities stood at two whites
and moro than o. score OF negroes.
But "a number of the injured, chiefly
negroes. are expected to die.
Later reports brOu Il ;de list of in
jired to forty-four. which included
six white persons. three men, TWO
women and one small girl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16
NEGRO WOMEN
DEMAND BALLOT
Petition For Investigation of
Disfranchisement

Washington, Feb. 12.-Negro wo-
men OF twenty states. meeting here
today. presented To the national wo-
n1cn's party a rcqcst that it urge con-
grcss tO investigate the alleged dis
franchisement Of negro women i'm the
south at the last general election.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16
DAKOTA BANK FAILS
Scandinavian American Bank of
Fargo Closed by Bank
Examiner

cargo \. D., Feb. 1.-THE Scandi-
naNlan- american bank of Fargo fail
ed To open for business today. The
bank was closed by order Of the state
bank examiner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16
Refuses to Comment.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE attacl,
on five American blucjaCke's at
.fiahivOstOk Tuesday night. as an
wpnrccd by the Asahi Shimbun Of To-
had not been reported tonight to
nayy department. In the all
OF am official report department
a. refused To- comment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16

Cork, Feb. 12.-Onc soldier was
Killed, and Il number of others were
wounded today in an attack on a
passenger train outside of the Mill
street station here by hundred arm
cd men. The attackers fired on the
cars, which contained thirty soldiers
rom both sides of the track.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16

Ian. -. Switzerland last
plcoholic drinks valued at
1npcs. which sum the
wee. NJ. Musy. says
10 pay the cx
0z}d local gov
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Human Appeal
In Citrus Ads

The Citrus Washing Powder
advertisements running in The
Capital Journal contain a very
human appeal and the story back
Of its writing reveals the reason.
Being anxious to make no far
fetched, claims in their advertis-
Ing that could not be substantial
ted by facts, advertisements were
run in a coast city. where the
product had been marketed for
many years, inviting the women
of the community to writo letters
telling Just what experiences they
had had in the use OF Citrus
Washing Powder.
Replies were tabulated and so
many popular uses enumerated
that the slogan 100 Per Cent
Useful Is Citrus was adopted
The human appeal OF the copy
comes from the fact that many OF
the little phrases used are actual
quotations from some one or an
other Of the letters received. The
illustrations are drawn around
these same phrases.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Selection of
Successor To
Hara Not Easy

Toxic, Nov. 12-Conferences OF
the elder statesmen continue in an
effort to arrive at an agreement
upon a successor to Premier Hara,
who was assassinated Friday
night. MARQUIS Saionji, Marquis
Matsukata, Maron Hakino and Ad-
miral Saito, governor general of
Korea, discussed the situation at
length at the palace yesterday but
so far as is known no decision was
reached.
The funeral of NJ. Hara yester-
day was held at his residence and
was attended only by personal
friends. After the services. con-
Quoted by a Buddhist priest, the
funeral cortege proceeded to the
headquarters of the Seiyukai par
ty, of which the late premier was
the head. where the body was
viewed by thousands. Later it was
removed on a special train to Mori-
Okla, where the final ceremony will
be held Friday.
The assassin. Ryichi Nakoka,
has confessed that he planned the
crime several months ago, and that
he trailed tht premier since that
time. seeking a favorable oppor-
tunity to stab him.
Marquis Saionii is most promi-
nently mentioned as Harais sue
cessor but in some quarters Il Is
stated that he is unwilling 70 take
over the duties himself. preferring
merely to have a hand in tie an
pOintment- Others assert he viii
accept il urged by Field Marshal
Prince Yamagata-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
In Good Faith

The Capital Journal acted good faith in presenting thu
case of the Perry girls at the request of their distracted
mother for newspaper the spokesman of the weak
the appeal of the suffering"
The Capital Journal had knowledge of the charges
against the stepfaher and despite requests for information
vouchsaed by officials These charges existed
hearsay until The Capital Journal learning of them asked
official investigation at the request of the MOTHER to
ascertain the for the detention of her daughters
If these Mowry charges had been part of the official
records suppression of them by officials would have been in
the nature of compoundng felony They did not officially
materiaize until the investigation underway.
The Capital Journal is opposed matter of principle to
farming out children who wards of the county drudges
for the penurous to exploit and will continue to advocate
the of the downrodden and helpless believes that
public office public trust and that secret diplomacy is
vicious and out of place in county in international affairs
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12

JouRNAI. VIZ Aps PAy
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Oregon Grads
To Return For


University of Oregon, Eugene
Nov. 12.-Hundreds of alumni
from all parts of the state are ex-
pected in Eugene on November 19
to attend the annual University
of Oregon Homecoming, of which
the Oregon-O. A. G. football clas-
sic for the state championship will
be the principal feature. Special
rates to Eugene have been offered
on all railroad lines leading to En-
gene for that date. which is ex-
pected to prove an additional in
ducement to graduates and former
students to return to the school
they once attended.
The program which has been afr-
ranged for the Oregon homecom-
ing covers three days. Friday
night is the big homecoming rally,
in which two thousand students,
and hundreds of mechanical noise
makers take part. The rally is to
wind up at the monster Frosh bon
fire to be erected on historic Kin
caid field.
Saturday morning the alumni
will be shown over the campus oy
student committees, while inform
al parties will be given by several
organizations. At noon, big
campus luncheon is to be given for
all alumni, guests and students,
which will be followed by the
A. G. game. The annual
cross country meet between Ore
gon and o. A. G. will finish inI
front of the grandstand on Hay
ward field Just before the start of
the game.
In the evening the big home
coming dance will be held. Due TO
the number of visitors expected
this year, the dance will be di-
vided, the alumni and upperclass-
men dancing in the new Women's
while the lowerclassmen
and other guests dance in the
Armory downtown. Sunday in
formal gatherings will be held at /
all living organizations and spe-
cial vespers service win be held in
The afternoon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
TabIoid Sermon
For Busy People by
Parson Abiel Halls
.Man hath mol pre-eminence above ha.a,

Man hath pre-eminence above beast - 81. -
This ancient text should be copied and pasted :, ~
and re-read frequently. In all animal creat;o '0s
creature puffed with his own Importance; and man w
Of ages the dog, the only two things in crea N'
sufficient instinct. Man has intellect-and a.. s
one from long association with men. All a man q ~
to be taught them From infancy to the grave. Il / ~
teach, teach guide guide Everything in creat,
erring instinct. handful of thinkers have p,vo ~
our civilization Look over our leasers Edison did ~ r.
tricity; Coudert did not invent international law.
first tap the earth for OIL Morgan did not first fas
Willard create the railroad And il these great MAJ L @
lowers and developers Of the real originator wha, s
their minons? Men like beasts first protopasmic MI
and at last spewingm and squay infant He has ~ u Y
animates-and it is less rugged. He has brainasa"
the creative species He lives his little day-and die III
all others in the animal Kingdom The Deity &C. 4 Y
and thus enabled him to develop his intelligence WI y
able intelligence is rejected empty skull results p
should be taught children in order that they NAV MI
the only thing lifting mans spirit above that of beasts
that knowledge only by receiving nstru,, y
petent teachers and htat wisdom only by the sh
assimilation of knowledge. The is absolute in scenic
life. There is no substitute rule.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Nation s Business
Hinges On Postal
Service Says Hays

Washington, Nov. ~. - "on
more than any other one thing the
nations business depends on the
postal service"
Postmaster General Will IL.
Hays made that assertion recently
and proceeded to give many facts
and figures to bear it out. "The
postal establishment Is the big
gest business In the world" he
said, employing $4,000 men and
women, of about one postal en-
ploye to every sos Of the country's
hundred million population,
In order to visualize the I'M
mensity of its business operation"
continued the postmaster general.
"let us roughly estimate that there
are 12,0O0,000.vvU letters and
5000, 900. 900 parcels handled an
nually. There are 33,00O.00O
copies OF daily newspapers print
ed. many Of which go through the
mail service. Nearly $4,000, ,O0O,-
900 postage stamps, 2,7O0, goo ,000
stamped envelopes and 1,I25. .000.-
600 postal cards are sold annual
ly. The enormous sum OF $1.5O0,-
100000 is issued in money orders
annually. There are 100000 de-
positors OF postal savings. larger
in number than any banking insti-
tuition existing, and their deposits
amount to S152.0o0,000."
Postmaster General Hays point
ed out that the postal establish
ment operates It's railway mail
service over rail trackage long
enough to encircle the earth ten
times. The rural delivery service
serves over six and one-half mli-
lion families. The length Of the
routes is about 1.l70.000 miles
and the carriers travel annually
back and forth over these routes
distance OF s6s. 100000 miles.
Some other amazing figures
we're used by Mr.. Hays TO empha-
size the immenslty OF the postal
service. or instance. the railway
mail service uses $4,000. 900 mail
sacks In which to carry the mail.
and Il takes 6.000.e eco yards OF
canvas 20 make these sacks Near
" 100000 miles OF twiue Is used
annually 10 tie up the packages Of
letters in transit OF enough to
wrap around the eatrth thirty-two
lines. The facing slips used on
hese packages as lebeis amount 20
'1.s2s. zoo. .00o annually. The pin
ushion OF the postal service Is
sept filled from 100000 boxes
4 pins annually and $500. 600
cad pencils and 100000 pens
re used each year.
According TO Postmaster Gen.
raj Hays the weak link In the
ostal service has been the low
lorale % the employees. We are
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Wire BnStLe
Hides Girl
Booze Stock

Williamson, w. Va, Nov. 12-Te
call Frances Robbs, a woman resi-
dent Of this place, a "bootlegger
would be SANDER.
The dictionary defines a boot
logger" thus: "To sell liquor
against the law; so called from the
practice of carrying flask In the
leg of boot"
But getting back to Frances
Hobbs. Frances undoubtedly sold
contraband liquor Of more or less
uncertain quality, but she carried
none of it in her boots.
She was arrested by the state
police and fined 500 and SEN
fenced to sixty days in jail by
Squire Meek.
Although the state policemen
knew Frances had booze on her
person they could not locate II
until they had another one OF the
same sex as Frances to do the
frisking. To the amazement oil
the police the woman was wearing
a very good sized hustle made OF
heavily padded wire. In this
Frances carried several half pints
loaded with moonshine.
Just how Frances extracted her
hootch without trouble the police
have not learned. But she was
caught passing a half pint bottle
to a thirsty resident on a side
street and taking his So bill in
payment.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
"Shy" Huntington
Engaged to Wed

University Of Oregon. Eugene.
Nov. 12.-charles tShy) Hunting
ton. Oregon football coach. has
announced his engagement to Miss
Halle Hills. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs J. B. Hills OF Oak Ridge.
II Is understood the wedding
will be an event before the Oregon
football team leaves on its trip to
the Hawaiian islands. December
10. and that this will be the
honeymoon trip OF the bride and
bridegroom.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
PRATUM
salem, Or, Route 3.

Last Sunday - one long to be
remembered by the Pratum Meth
odist Episcopal church which was
crowded to the doors when 22
adults joined the church. This
church was recently transferred
from the German Methodist con-
ference to the English speaking
Oregon conference and John A.
McNees. a student OF Kimball col
lege, appointed as pastor. Dr.
John d. Mccormack assisted the
pastor in the services aud Misses
MeCrachen and Walker of william
cite university sang Sweet Peace.
the Gift OF Gods Love-"
On Monday night DR.. E. r. Gil.
bert. the district superintendent.
conducted the business session and
the formal organization was sf-
fected The following officers
were elected; Recording steward.
William Devries: district steward.
Fred Devries; reserve steward.
George kleen: communion stew
ard. Mrs Lydia Meyers; director
OF social and religious life. r. W.
Brauch: other stewards. Melvin
Lien. Oscar Meyers. Archie Bowen:
trustees. Alfred Meyers. William
DeVries. George Kleen. Paul Selhe.
Herman DeNries and Fred De-
yries; chorister. Mrs. Ellea Selhe:
organist. Mrs. sarrie Baueh.
Next Sunday. the 18th. the serv-
Ices win be devoted 10 the chill
fren. the tuuior ~noir VIII sing.
ser non. The Child N the
c. ifch.r followed by a bHptlsmal
&c Tor children BY the pas
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12


TO the Editor Here are some
Actions Of the people which may
cause Mr. Edison's fears. In Amer
ica's initiative we had leaders who
sponsored for the welfare of the
people. Now the people are made
to sponsor for the welfare of our
leaders by allowing them to raise
their own salaries and raze the
taxpayer to meet expenses.
Recently we declared against a
fifty years license of an inebriate
making liquor traffic, and added
the eighteenth amendment to the
constitution, and are now legaliz
ing the same outlawed curse under
the guise Of an NJ d. as guardian.
1t Is certainly edifying to have a
doctor say when we should drink
liquor when he knows, and most
everybody knows, that at no time
are we dependant on alcohol as a
beneficial portion. prefer let
ting this particular guardianship,
II II must be, to the banker or rail-
road manager, rather than to a
do/tor who has only a trifle at
sake. And further, the duly
elected public officials should en-
force the prohibition laws and not
make ours second hand admin
istration by the Anti-saloon
league.
Organized labor will collapse If
the cause for labor unions is not
removed.
The effort to help the farmer
and other Industries Independent
ly will collapse for the reason that
as Americans we exist collectively
or as whole. AS citizens we have
our allowances and bounds but in
dependently we don't own foot
OF earth nor any thing which if|
produces. To make this plain,
taxes has a priority over a deed.
II seems that collapse is certain II
we continue to burn corn or
(bread and meat) for fuel, while
millions are starving Millions
are out Of employment and coal
and other fuel resources are In
exhaustable.
The crucial test OF the collapse
of the worlds civilization Is now
in the melting pot. If our leaders
are too stupid to covenant that no
nation shall take up arms against, !
nor over run another nation with
out guaranteed permit from the
league Of nations, and then secure
this covenant by proportionate
contribution OF force there is no
help for civilization.
All other claims or demands
that win come before this con-
vention are secondary and can be
persisted in, only, for an evasiye
purpose.
I most humbly and hopefully
offer an earnest proyer in concert
with the laity Of the world for
divine guidance OF our leaders
while assembled for the purpose OF
. worlds peace.
DAVID II. CLARK.
Salem, Or, Route 3.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12

trying to improve the working
conditions OF the 325. 900 men and
women employees who are doing the
job" he said. This in itself is an
accomplishment and 1t is just as
certain to bring consequential i'm
provement in the service as to-
morrow's sun"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
s. Sia|iL!,IIEg|'|k|!!I ST. n! d! u
Me G77zo q1d nuxsc storY Aet1s;1ia Es6a1e aIIIo
eaa71119 ard naNc = Stay AIa9laia fai,1axs m1iIos

is in conference and then you will
have to wait while he smokes {
| cigarette or two, or tries to make
himself solid with some Jane he
intends to put on small part
If she is nice to him. The one
thing that you must learn right
now is that you must never put
off anything that you yourself can
do Immediately, for wait and wait
ing are the watchwords of this
whole business. You wait and
wait and wait for the promise of
job, and you wait until somebody
has written script of the play
and then you wait till the direc-
tor has given his o. X. to you for
the part. You wait upon art di-
rectors, camera men, and the tenn
permental furies of the star-be
that star man or woman-and the
picture finished you start in wait
ing again for another job"
I laughed, but l was grateful
for the wisdom of Ria.
There were no waits during the
first part of our visit at the Ser
vice Bureau-at least they didn't
seem waits to me. Ria and I ioin-
ed line of old men and shabby
men, white men and black men
pretty girls and ugly girls, old wo-
men and young women, sweet fac
ed women and the other kind n
seemed to me that in this line one
might find every type of human
being that God had made or the
Devil had put his sign upon.
There's lot of them TODAY
for the papers say that the movie
business is picking up,"Ria said
looking at me, and then aston
your trembling" came her sharnI
command. And remember that
with your wardrobe and vourI
looks it's seven fifty day for Won
nothing less. And you might tell
them that you have got a ten dol
lar wardrobe too"
But Ria, you know 1 have inst
paid out hundreds of dollars for
my new clothes
"of course. silly. that is what
mean A ten dollar wardrobe
means that if they pay Won ten
dollars for a days work you will
trot out better duds than You will
for seven fifty"
Are you sure that will go.
Ria?" e''
Careful Quiet You're next >,
Ria suddenly stopped. I felt
the hand that clasped mine grow |
cold. I looked behind the man
who was sitting at the table-tbe ,
nan who held my fate in his hands
and saw one OF the handsomest
men | have ever seen. He was
l young Greek god grown blase !
n his worship OF beauty and
cynical in his measure OF
women.
: Who is he? Who is he?" III
whispered TO Ria.
She murmered something that n
lid not understand. did not ev-i
n recognize her voice. looked
gain at the man. He seemed to
'e gazing at some one just behind
ne with a little half wistful. haIfi
triumphant smile upon his face I
aw RIA Ria transformed. Her
ace was diyested OF color: her
yes had narrowed to a point
where they aceentuated the scorn
xpressed In her month. 1t vas
mask OF hatred and contempt
Tamo--~-- SAAkine : JoA q
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Gloria and a Strange Man

I
Fruit toast and coffee! Oh
how good it tasted this first
breakfast had in Hollywood.
Was ever a girl more fortunate
than L? l had a home, an incen.
tive to work. and a friend
"The first thing you must do
instructed Ria, lis to have youI
picture taken. You can go and
get some of those little dinky pos
tails end you better effect the
sweet and simple pose. 1t is a
good thing for you, kid, that
vamps are out of fashion and your
type of girl is coming into her
own. l predict that the casting
directors will just snap at you"
She scrutinized me carefully as
4 was combing my hair trying
vainly to make those "cootie
cages" she had spoken about.
Don't you do It, Virgie. DOM
you do it. The longer you sta.
here the mos4 over worked word
you will find in Hollywood will be
individual And simply winding
your hair in those great braids of
gold about your head in not only
individual but different from any
girl / know in the moving pictures
Then, too, every director will
know you have courage for even |,
who am considered very indepen
dent, would not dare to show my
ears at this stage Of the game.
They tell us ears are coming in
or Is 1t out-but are they?"
Mine are already OUT l put
in with laugh.
"You look like a million dollars,
Virge. Let's CO."
Down on Main street ] had two
or three postcard pictures taken
that | thought looked more like
the Witch of Endor than Virginia
Winston. Ria liked them but /
missed all the coloring which II
had seen in my mirror.
$50 that is the way YOU look
on the screen, is it,"
Il hope not"
well what do you mean? II
thought you said you liked them.
"Oh, they are good--for postal
pictures. But you, yourself, can
see there in about as much express
sion in them as in your grand
tintype."
Don't you think that Ihad bet
Ter wait until get my good onesg
mo. The Services Bureau only
wants these little ones for atmos-
phere jobs. When you get your
big ones you can leave one or two
with them for the directors file.
And what Is the directors
,neg"
There is a tradition. Mid, that
When a director can find no one
o fill a type that he has in view.
lie goes down 70 the Service Bur
'au and looks through that book
4 pictures, But ! would like tc
,et my years pay that there ara
10 directors thumb pIiAts on the
caves. However. It flatters thel
at the bureau and you can
lfford one. good picture for them.
treat Scottt We have to hurry
S you eau only register between
welve and one
why don't we wait until to-
Now look here. Virgei You |
iiil hnve 70 wait on the.sweet @Hi
{ every casting eirector trr sla,.--
forld. II he designs TO see you at
n he wiz send out wofd taas hsl
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12
Open Forum

Contributions TO This Column
must be plainly written on one
side Of paper only, limited TO
500 words In length and signed
with the name of the writer.
Articles not meeting these spe-
cifIcations VIII be rejected.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-12

One OF the heaviest shipments
OF sheep Of the season was sent
out. OF Central Oregon last We'd
nesday for Chicago. IA ears going
from Bend and is from Prinevile.