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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
SUPPORTS
UNITED STATES,
Another Development in the
Controversy Over Mandate
For Yap

Washington, April 29.-Conlplete
agreement with the position OF
che United States in regard to the
Island OF Yap as expressed by Secre-
tary Hughes in his notes to the
rS1neipal allied powers, is expressed
In g note deliTered to the state de-
partment today by the Italian am
hassador.
The.Italian government said 1t
sHasSseeking no privilege in Yap NOT
granted TO other nations and offered
Italy's cooperation to restore equa-
EMnny to the world.
Italy is also convinced that the
United States intends to protect their
interests in the island of Zap with
full consideration for the interests
s0s other nations the note declared,
adding that Italy therefore has not
hesitated to express herself in a way
s Hhieh completely agrees with the
8 tsxt of the American note Of April
! 8. concerning the equality Of rights
among ,naandatories in the exercise
spf their mandates.
The full text Of the italian note
follows:
ITALY is fully convinced that the
United States is not asking for any
) nrivilege in the island of zap which
not equally granted to every
1 cther nation, including Japan, Italy
80 also convinced that the United
States intends to protect their in
SeYest, Ia the island of Yap with full
reconsideration of the interest Of other
uatipns.
It&ly therefore mas not hesitated
! ID express herself in way which
co1nplefely- agrees with the text Of
the American mote of April q inst.
concerning the equality of rights
among g7nandatories in the exercise Of
@3hezr Mandates.
sHafg wishes and trusts that the
5lf hts OF everybody concerned
So feeognizend always and every
Wnere, in the island of zap as well
III IA every other place and circum-
&fanee, With effect equality and
Justice.
5taiy seconded the Angio-French
I. a1r6nosai which confded the study Of
the Zap question to the judicial COM
s6stes ard the conference Of ambas-
sAGtE8 in Paris, and She, now expects
4liat the conference will pronounce
3fseR with eauananlity in such way
as lS eliminate every possibility Of
dfsasreelneht and to ,conciliate all
s9Hfieiing interests.
Italy IS particularly glad when
seyeE The moral policies of the two
sovsrnrneIlts and the material in
asaesfs pf tie two nations agree in
Such way as to put Italy and the
Bnfted States in position to CO.
operate towards the attainment OF
tile common end, which consists in
TIE realization OF an era of serene
peace and prosperity for the civilized
Kprid
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
RAZOR ENDS
HONEYMOON
Lawyer of Bluefield, West Vir.
ginia Marries His Stenograp-
her and Then Kills Her and
Himself

Lynchburg, May 2.-Lucius Hol-
land, lawyer of Bluefeld, West Nir-
ginia, who married Virginia Sizer, his
stenoerapher. here Friday, cut his
wife's throat with a razor then his
own in a local hotel this morning. He
died instantly and his wife died
forty minutes later. Holland had q
nervous breakdown a Year ago. He
appeared highly nervous yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
HUGHES STILL
STUDYING PROBLEM
Secretary of State Hopeful That
Reparations Problem May Be
Adjusted

Washington. April 30.-Govern-
ment officials have waited with Keen
interest report O.: the outcome OF the
discussions of the meeting Of the
allied supreme council in London re-
sarding German reparations. Secre-
,ary Hughes was continuing his study
of the problem in the belief that the
controversy can still be adjusted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
White Murderer
Given Twelve Years
George Putnam Found Guilty of
Granddaughter For Killing
Buckheister

Spartanburg. April 29.-After de-
l;berating for three hours and twcn-
ty-two minutes the jury at 4:2S
o'clock this afternoon brought YER
dict of guilty Of manslauShter IN the
case Of George Putnam. who on De-
ccmber II shot and killed =. A.
Buckheister. superintendent OF the
street railway Judge Greene SEN
fenced Putnam TO hard labor for II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
No Representative
At Vatican
White House Denies Report To
That Effect

Washington, May 2.-The appoint
ment of an American diplomatic rep
resentative to the vatican is not un-
der contemplation said a White House
statement today in response to IN
quiries as to the possibility Of such
an aDDOintnlent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
Acquit Sixteen
Mexicans
Charged With Being With Villa
in Columbus Attack

Doraing, n. M. April 2S.-Sixteen
Me0ieans were acquitted here today
OF charges Of murder in connection
with the raid on Columbus. =. NJ. in
1916 by Villas rebel troops. The YER
dict was, reached in the first ballot
after the jury had deliberated for
thirty-five minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
VOTE ON KNOX.
PEA CE RESOLUTION
Senate VIII Declare Peace With
Germany Without Treaty

uashngton, April 2o.-Debate in
the senate on the Knox resolution en-
tered the final stage today with Re-
publican and Democratic leaders
agreed on vote before the over Sun-
day adjournment. The opponents OF
The resolution conceded it's adoption.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
KNOX PEACE
J RESOLUTION
Senate Trying to Dictate Inter-
national Policy

Washington, April 29.-The adop-
ton of the Knox peace resolution
Would be an attempt to dictate the in
7efnational policies of President
Harding, Senator Hitchcock. ranking
nemoerat os the foreign relations
cosnmiite, charged in the senate to-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
Sumter Eoy Wins Dictate.

The annual debate between the
Pierian and Bailey Literary societies
of Bailey Military institute, Green
wood. was held Friday night The de-
bate is held each year for the silver
cup offered by Mr.. r. P. Blake. The
debate Was won for the third consecu-
tive year by the Pierian society and
under the terms of the sift of the
donor Of the cup it now becomes the
property of the Pierion society. The
query Of the debate was: Resolved,
That the press WELD a greater in
fluence for good than does the plat
form and pulpit.
The debaters were: Affirmative, C.
II. Morrison and A.. H. Peters Of the
Bailey society and negative, B. z.
China and Max Barton Of the Pierian
society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
NORMAL CONII-
TIONS ASSURED
Attorney General Daugherty
Encouraged by Quiet OBJ
servance of May Day

Columbus, Ohio. May 2.--The quiet
observance Of May Day throughout
the country, despite attempts to agi-
tate and cause demonstrations through
the distribution OF literature, gives
assurance OF return to normal condi-
tons in Amrica". said a statement is-
sued here by Attorney General
Daugherty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
GERMANS
THANK HOOVER
President Ebert Sends Letter to
American Relief Committee

Berlin. April 3O.-The thanks Of the
German people for the relief Afforded
tham t:li:::sh the American Relief
A am. nistration is expressed in q let
ter which President Ebert sent on
April ninth to Herbert Hoover. as
chairman of the Relief Administra-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04

Lockport, n. Y, April 30.-Anna
Edison Taylor, the only woman who
ever navigated Niagara Falls in bar
rel adm survived. died in the Niagara
County Infirmary today. She made
the "trip over the falls in October,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04

It's good thing hens are not
endowed with brains. If they ever
found that eggs We're used to make
mayonnaise they would stop laying
irnme Observation-Disclosures iat Rlade
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04

There are so many idle freight cars
in the country that the hoboes are
talking about marching to Washing
ton 70 make complaint.-Toledo Blade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04

Your Uncle Sam knows too much
about baseball to want to be umpire
when the bleacherS are full Of SIX
shooters-Boston Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
Marriage License Record

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following colored persons:
Joe Young and Sallie Wright Of
Hagood.
Levi Kennerdy and Lucille julius
of New Zion.
Henry Smoak and Rosetta Smith of
Sumter.
Alex Wilder and Alice King of Sum-
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

source of ordinary trouble thus may
be found readily by any one having
the little book along.
Temporary repairs are described in
detail in three other chapters and still
another section of the book gives in
teresting and valuable hints on how to
prevent the car being stolen. From
the practical point of view Mr.. Slau
sons opening chapter, Tools and
Spare Part Equipment might well
be revised, for any motorist attempt
ing to follow it literally would turn his
car into a moving machine shop.
Not the least important part OF
First Aid to the Car" is the diction-
AIRY of automobile terms at the end,
that bears copyright of its own.
More than 1000 words and terms are
defined therein so the layman may un-
derstand them and by understanding
them perhaps save materially on his
repair bills. The chapter on private
garage designs follows conventional
lines except perhaps that the author
demands far more equipment than the
average car owner would use.
First Aid to the Car" is well printed
and well bound and small enough to
slip into the pocket 1t is a useful
book
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

refuse But they like good sea food as
well as any haunter of a Broadway
restaurant
"They would fly above the water
near the shore and when they were
twenty or thirty feet high would
plunge down head first. Then they
would poke around for a clam. with
their heads and necks under water
and their wings out and partly un-
folded. but not Topping; and a com
ical sight they were.
after Larie (the gulD found a
clam he would hy high into the air. a
hundred feet or so above the rocks,
and then. stretching way up with his
head. drop the clam from his beak
Easily, with wings huttering slightly
I.arie would follow the clam, floating
gracefully. though quickly. down TO
where IT had cracked among the
rocks"
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Six times before breakfast

bending, dorsal, marching and running,
jumping and vaulting, breathing and
others. In addition to all these fea-
lures the book contains few games
that have physical building possibilities
and tend to lessen the heavy grind of
straightaway gymnastics The book
will be valuable not only to teachers
and instructors in schools and gymna-
sium classes. but also to the individual
who desires to obtain maximum benefit
from physical exercise in the shortest
time. Like a doctor, one may prescribe
for himself: do this exercise six
times before breakfast" The result
will be a heartier appetite, livelier
nature, and regaining of the well
known and long lost pep" All three
books are new form of medicine, and
you are advised to take them as often
as you can.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Reviewed by SYDNEY GREENBIE.

- VERY craze has it's critics. It
is as much the fashion to ap-
pear absolutely above being
taken in as it is to tumble right over
into the stream after a leader So it,
is not anything unusual to hear SCOT
fling these days of the craze after
books on the South Seas The fact
that the South Seas have always been
just where they are and have been
lying fallow for years is only proof, in
the minds of the anti-faddist faddists.
that the revival is only a craze. And.
there is not a little bit Of truth in
this. But that need not scare us away
from recognition of this new interest
in the South Seas as a vital. living
permanent thing. AS long al O'Brien's
books are good literature apart from
their subject matter the craze is not al
dangerous one. And as long as Sc
rious books which are scientific and
honest in motive, dealing with the
people of the widely scattered islands
Of the Pacific, are being issued, one
may take it for granted that no real
craze exists, but that a new situationI
has developed in world affairs How
ever odd the subjects may be- they are
still factor to be dealt with seriously !
And it is the issuance of such books
as "The Islanders of the Pacific" by
Lieut.-Col. St.-Johnston that fortifyI
che ian that conviction.
Within the space of three hum
dred pages he has given us detailed.
easily understood and obviously.
reliable information about the stone
age people still living out there, where
it takes from two to four days by fast
steamship to pass from one group of
islands to another. He tells us about
their conjectured arrival in the Pacific
from over India way. He puts the
blame for these wanderings upon the
apple of human disCord-gold "TheI
day when man first found a Nugget,
discovered that it was malleable and
also that it would take a glittering
polish, marked the birth Of new era
for the world" And also the advent
of people into the South Pacific. Be-
cause of their possession of sailing
craft of no mean size it is the con-
clusion of this author that "the main
body of 'Polynesians' and of their sub
branch, the 'Melanesians,' entered the
Pacific by way of Indonesia.'
The book is replete with tales of
the islanders that link them in origin.
to the peoples of Europe and Asia.
such as that of the love of the Sun
and the Moon, all sorts of use in lore
Of the sun by these sun worshippers;
translations of songs or chants and
Of legends that are astonishing in
their similarity to European songs,
legends and lore. One of these is short
enough to quote in full. 1t was COM
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES. BY ].
Arthur Thomson. Henry Holt & Co.
TN recent years there has developed
a widespread popular interest in
= all phases Of natural history. The
more technical works do not attract
the unframed reader To meet the in
creasing demand for lighter and more
understandable. treatment of difficult
subjects Prof. Thomson has under
taken the task of combining passages
from his larger works in such man
ner as TO make an agreeable and more
appealing supplementary book for ele-
mentary students and for others who
may be interested. His book is divided
into the four seasonal parts--spIing,
summer. autumn and winter-teiing
Of what goes on in the wild through
out each of these periods.
"Is not April the month of open
ing? The earth that has been frost
bound opens, and the seedlings lift
their heads, drowsily nodding. bend
ing and bowng to the different points
Of the compass. The buds open and
the leaves unfold. The spring flowers
open and the newly awakened insects
visit them. Surely April is the time
of opening-of the earth, Of the seeds,
Of the buds, of the flowers, of the
eggs, of the song of birds and of the
heart of man
Prof. Thomson takes us on micro
scopic observing voyage into the
realms of spring, where we witness
the evolution of plant animal. insect
and mammal life the different stages
in the life of the frog, Of the cater
pillar and of the various types of nests
built by many kinds of birds. we are
then carried into summer when:
"The tide which begins to rise in
the spring reaches high water marx
in midsummer, when ii often makes
for itself a new shore The buds are
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

BIRD STORIES. Little Gateways to
Science Series. BY Edith NJ. Patch.
with Illustrations by Robert J. Sim.
Atlantic Monthly Press
TIME pictures in this book might
well be studied by illustrators
- of books for grownups. They
light up the pages with beauty and
fill the imagination. The stories them
selves are touched with drama. But
the author does not sacrifice fact to
pretty fancies. And she relates her
sketches to the work. done by children
for the preservation of wild life. ln
writing of the eagle she centres the
interest upon typical bird named
by the children Uncle Sam. A farmer
who had RECENTLY come to the region
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
More Fairgrounds
make less crime

EVENING PLAY CENTRES FOR
CHILDREN by Mrs. Janet T. Tre-
velyan r. =. Dutton & Co.
Miss Jane Adams has spoken for
america on the spirit of youth and the
city street. and Mrs. Janet p Trevel-
van now speaks for England HUI
House grew out of the settlement
movement In England II is therefore
interesting 20 sec how our English
cousins have treated the problem of
childhood and city life Mrs. Hum
phry Ward contributed valuable in
PRODUCTION. setting forth the earlier
phases
The development was somewhat
similar TO that followed In this coun-
Try in making school houses centres
~ recreation II seemed impractical
10 build new centres especially for
children. and 50 settlement houses al
ready IN existence were opened up
for the waits Of the street between
the hours OF half past FIVE and half
past seven The movement soon JUS
tilted itself by a marked decrease Of
juvenile delinquency The surplus
energy Of childhood was directed from
more or less serious mischief into con-
structive channels. Those who came
to scoff remained 10 play.
A police magistrate said 1T seems
20 me that play centres are just as
necessary as free meals for the
morally starved children" Nothing
succeeds like success, aud despite
many financial difficulties caused by
the war this movement has grown not
only in London but also IN such cities
as Manchester. Liverpool and Birming-
ham. so that there are now over two
hundred play centres in England.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

lost one of his flock and started after
the eagle with his gun. He asked
boy and girl If they knew where the
bird had gone.
"'rhe boys face turned white in
second. and he held his fists together
very still and very tight. The girl
looked at her younger brother and
then at the man.
Yes. we know she said and We
will not tell.
"'Why?" asked the man. He took
the lamb was going to roast when 1t
was big enough
"The girl chuckled little merrly.
And Uncle Sam got ahead Of you she
said. Never mind, III get the money
TO pay for his dinner. The eagles here
usually eat fish from the lake and
sometimes game from the swamp; but
once in n very. very long while they
take lamb. When that happens the
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
They paid for the eagle skinner

Junior Audubon Society at our school
pays for their treat ! have the money
because am treasurer.
The boy explained that eagles had
nested in that region for more than
seventy years and that nobody ex-
cept a stranger would think of shoot
ing one When the girl came back
with the money ''the man did not
charge so much for Uncle Sans treat
as we sometimes have to pay for our
own lamb chops"
Among the other heroes of the airy
group described n these little sketches
are the ChiclSadee. the sandpiper. the
loon. the raven. the dove and the owl.
And for those who live near a port
like New York, there is special in
terest i'm the chapter on seagulls.
These birds help man by disposing of
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
How to doctor
uD your car

FIRST AID TO THE CAR BY Harold
Whiting Slauson. Harper & Bros.
DRACTICALLY every road emer-
gency faced by the automo-
biist. except that of driving.
is met i'm this handy little volume. six
of the thirteen chapters alcne are de-
voted to engine troubles of various
kinds. If ones car persists In stalling
after consulting First Aid" it is in
deed time TO call in the doctor-the
garage mechanic. Ultra technical
Language has been avoided and the
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

There. said my irieSlc, all of
these siX were built by a cock robin
I'm about ten days or two weeks, He
seemed to do nothing but sing and
build nests. Then after finishing the
last one he disappeared. Wasn't he
crazy?
No / said, not al all. He was
rot crazy; he was industrious. Let
me finish the chapter The hen robin
was sitting on the eggs. the cock bird
had nothing else to do, so he put
in the time at the two things he did
the best and loved the most: singing.
and nest building. Then after the
Young were hatched in the home nest,
he had plenty to do caring for them,
so he ceased both building and singing
for that season.
The book Is illustrated with Setons
own drawings.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
OUTDOOR AND TRAVEL BOOKS

on the down grade. 1t is the ebb tide
of the year. And just as it is the
sun that quickens the seeds raises the
sap, unpacks the buds and opens the
flowers. and our hearts as well. in
spring, so it is the lack of sun that
makes us melancholy in the autumn.
1t is the years curfew and its vespers.
When the chimes cease we know the
silence for winter"
In this season we find the time OF
preparation. Birds fly to warmer
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

sociation des Danes Fran
caises" and in a French military hos
pital Miss Nichols fashioned the charm
ing sketches which she has termed
Water Colors." The reason and ap-
propriateness of the name she ex-
plains in the opening page of the book:
Even as ! have watched from
hospital window the boats come and
go, and the light and the shade on
the water. | have looked out on an
other world. subtler, more mysterious
yet picturesque colorful, an intimate
world of romance. of courage and Of
pain. | have seen, in light and shadow
glmpses of the lives of invaided SOL
diers from many lands, meeting, com
ing and going in our hospital wards
] have not been able to follow
their lives for long: have known
little Of them. indeed. and yet there
have been revealing glimpses depths
marvellous even as the deepest colors
of the sea, or just a surface gleam
here and there. ] have drawn only
what / have seen. fash of sunlight.
a gleam of color. moving shadow
suCn glimpses az have had of the
vast the gray blue water from the
tiniest window under the caves"
Characterizations descriptions. home
ly little episodes furnish the material.
derived from the thousand sympathetic
contacts of the clear-sighted young
American Her soldiers wounded. ill.,
homesick--were not cases TO her: they
were vivid personalities. standing forth
i'm the sharp. bold coloring of "A sum-
mer's day. or accentuating the dark
ness. palpitant and mysterious, Of an
Aprils evening The little Algerian
artist-"an artist Of gravestones-
aveZ?"-the black man from far NADIA
gascar. who must have his fresh fish
before he died; the weakened bull
fighter Of Guadaloupe. who at home
was more daring than beasts" the
cannibal who will not use crutches--
he had not used them at home. there
fore the tractable gentle
Tahitians with their patient clinging
together and their love of the Hawaiian
tunes which reminded them strangely
of "home"-all live for us In the APP
pealing portrayal of hospital life.
The style is delicate and poetical.
with often sense of hidden rhythm.
This rhythm is particularly discernible
i'm such passages of description as:
There is a sea. gray and wild. un-
easily. restlessly moving. The waves
are choppy and short, the undertone
hollow and mocking, dulled in its roar"
The variety of incident the quickly
changing scene. the freshness of inn
pressions maintain a steady deepen
ing interest.