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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
French Railroads
vii Be Controlled For Five
Years by the Government.
Debt For Advances Can
celled and Finances
Supplied

Paris, Nov. 13.-France, in It's
new railroad control law, makes the
railroads a present of advances,
past, present and to come in the
next five years, Of an amount est1-
mated at 10000, 100000 francs.
These advances. however. are. IN
large part due to the former agree.
raent with the railroads whereby
they had to transport millions of
troops and ,lillions Of tons OF
supplies during the war at a rate
based on pre-war conditions The
sponge is passed over all these
transactions.
The new law, to which the rail-
roads have informally agreed, needs
formal acceptance by the. corpora
tons but it is expected to become
effective early nextayear.
The government then VIII have
! general supervision Of the roads
! through an executive board that
will control operation and order
improvements. The government
! Will COntTOl directly 41CiSilS SAie-A 90
so that cerain industries may be
favored if desirable. 81.
The companies Will have REIN
forced credit and during. five years
the government will pay the inter
est on 6,000,00o,o0O francs of seed:-
rites the roads will issue to I'M
prove the lines. -.
A cooperative pool of profits is
instituted by the law. Railroad
earnings above a certain return to
stockholders and above interest
charges will be paid into aicommon
fund to be used to meet any deflcIt
by other lines. A company, hoWey-
er. that shows greater than normal
efficiency in handling traffic or
otherwise, may retain additional
profits, determined by a sliding
scale.
There also is provision for labor
participation in the various control
ling boards and opportunities Tor
proft-sharing. q,..rsae..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Party For Miss Bessie Hood.

Miss Bessie Hood, much enter
tained bride-elect. was honored at
lovely party given by Mrs. Ed
ward McCallum, at her home on
Broad street Thursday afternoon.
The rooms of the house were ar
tistically decorated with ferns and
baskets Of yellow and white chysan-
themums, and. about were many
tables arranged for playing 'Put
and Take. Following a number
of ..tFut and Take" was an attrac-
tive contest, in which Mrs. ". D.
Boykin was the most successful.
She was presented with a work
bag which she in turn presented
to the guest of honor. The bride
elect was given by her hostess a
lovely piece Of lingerie.
A delicious salad course. with
tea, was served by Mesdames A. A.
Howell. C. C. Propst and r. e.
Williams.
Mrs. McCallum's guests included
Misses Hood, Grace Reynolds,
Louise and Martha Williams.
Fannie White, Teresa Chandler,
and Mesdames Edward Wright. G.
C. Propst, A. A. Howell, Dave Nc
Ca!lum, c. j. Lennon, W. E. Minis,
r. S. Hood, John Green, W. d.
Boykin, Earle Rowland. c. G. Row
land. Harry Parker, j. A. Nc
Knight, H. NJ. Stuckey, George
Kicker, A. Weinburg, r. c. VIII
liams. Deward Bultman, NJ. ).
Rcykin. f. P. Pitts, Cecil Wilson.
RAYMOND Schwartz.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Tartar Children Familiar With
Mark Twain and Thos. Edison.

Christopol. Tartar Republic, Rus
sia, Nov. 11.-Mark Twain and
Thomas A. Edison were known TO
the children of this inland town on
the Kama River before the Ameri-
can Relief Administration found its
way here and served the starving
youngsters with white rolls made
Of Minneapolis flour.
In appreciation of the American
feeding the local youngsters pre-
senrcd the American manager OF
the local feeding with a memorial
reading:
;'It is not only agreeable to eat
the lovely American bread and
sugar. hut it is pleasant to think
they come from America. We like
to read about America. We parti-
cularly love Mark Twain and
Thomas A. Edison. Tom Sawyer
and Huck Finn are friends OF ours.
We know that Edison made many
ingenious inventions. We beg you
to express our gratitude to the
American people, especially the
little Americans. Signed, Children
Of Christopol.
Most O: the children in this area
are Tartars, but there is a generous
sprinkling Of Kirghese. kalmucks
and other tribal folks who do not
even speak Russian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
$4,000, 900 For
Farm Loans
War Finance Corporation Pre-
pared to Extend Credit To
Farmers
Farmers

Messrs. c. G. Rowland. L. D.
Jennings. Earle Rowland, r. L. Ed
munds. r. C. Bradham, Janlson
Cain. and r. A. Bradham attended
a Joint meeting held in Columbia
Friday night of Group OF South
Carolina Bankers association and
the board of the South Carolina
agency of the war finance corpora
ton.
Mr.. r. A. Bradham stated that
methods and system used by the
war finance corporation to aid and
assist the farmers and the agricul-
tural interest of South Carolina
and other southern states is prob
ably the most remarkable system
of finance and credit ever irlstitut-
ed in the history of this country.
Mr.. Bradham was very high IN
his praise of the work done by Mr..
J. P. Mathews, president of the
Palmetto National Bank of Colum-
bia, Ex-Governor Manning and 9TH
er officials in having the agency of
the war finance corporation estab-
Iished in Columbia Mr.. Mathews
who has worked untiringly for the
last year to have this agency es-
tablished in Columbia stated to Mr..
Bradhan that the agency could
command a credit of fifty million
dollars to be loaned through the
banks of this state to the farmers
and allied interests. The credit,
however, is not intended to be abus-
ed, but to be properly used in re-
establishing confidence, credit and
prosperity.
The tone that rang through the
meeting by Mr.. J. P. Mathews,
chairman Of the Columbia agency
and other officials was that they
want to help the general situation
in every way possible. This valu-
able assistance comes at p time
when it is most urgently needed
and with the assistance and co-op-
Grafton Of, the various banks the
benefits to this county and state
will truly be great.
Mr.. r. a. Bradham was ap-
pointed a committee Of one to ia
miliarize himself with the workings
of the board in Columbia, so that
he might render assistance to ev-
eryone in Sumter county who is in
terested in this remarkable system
of flnance and credit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Hair-BurTeSS

a marriage of unusual interest
was solenanized Thursday evening,
December Sth at No. 2G6 \. Harvln
St. when Mr.. G. Hayward Burress
and Miss Leila Hair were joined
in wedlock by Rev. J. ". Daniel,
pastor Trinity NJ E. church. Many
friends and relatives gathered to
witness the elimination Of court
ship begun in childhood and TO
wish this happy couple all the joys
that may be crowded in a long
and useful married life. Shortly al
ter the ceremony they left on a
southern tour Of undetermined du-
ration.
The bride is the charming and
accomplished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Z. Hair of this city and
the groom a prosperous merchant
and farmer of Wedgefeld, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
pETRoGRAD's THEATRES.
Have Escaped the Decentralization
of Bolshevik Rule.

Petrograd, Nov. 2.-(By a Staff
Correspondent OF The Associated
Press) ).-Petrograd's government
theaters and opera have been
spared the general decentralization
which has swept Russia, through
the good judgment and organizing
power of Ivan Vassilievich Ekskuz-
ovich. Since 1917, he has been di-
rector of the Academic Theater
and head of the theatrical organi-
zation OF Petrograd. t1e is a pro-
fessional actor, but also an archi-
tect and mechanical engineer and
has no interest in party politics.
When the theatrical organiza-
ton elected Ekslluzovich to be its
head Lunacnarsky, the Minister CT
Education, recognized him as an
ideal man to conserve and continue
the theaters and opera. Actors,
dancers and singers pledged them
selves to keep out OF politics ant,
under Ekskuzovich the old organ
izations have been held intact.
The Academic Theater, on the
Nevski Prospekt, together with the
dramatic school, the ballet school
and the theatrical museum and
! library which adjoin it, stand forth
as an untouched island Of old Rus
sia. Glasses run on as usual in
spite of limited food supplies and
| the lack of fuel.
Davidoff, the veteran comedian
who has been the idol Of Russian
audiences for over half century.
lectures every day to the student
actors on the traditions of the Rus
sian stage. Barbara Ivanova Llk-
hosherstova. the directress Of the
ballet school, has held the position
since 1884.
The American Relief Administra-
ton is establishing a kitchen in the
dramatic school and will provide
dinners for the young people who
are in training to be future .direc-
tors, composers, singers, actors.
dancers and dramatists. Gregory
G.. Issaienko, who has been IN
charge for 33 terms, is director
| Of the boys school.
Many efforts were made by po-
litical leaders to commander the
ten thousand costumes owned by
the dramatic academy organization,
but Ekskuzovich has been able to
keep the supplies intact, with the
assistance Of Lunacharsky and the
dramatic profession has won such
confidence by it's abstention from
/ politics that both government and
public will doubtless continue to
protect the organization which has
continued it's work with great 10y
atty to art under most trying con-
ditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Death.

Miss Mary N. Rhame, aged 90
years. died at $50 o'clock Friday
afternoon at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Ed Allen at $50 West
Liberty Street, after having been in
declining health for several years
due to the infrnlities Of old age.
Miss Rhame was born in Clarendon
county and was the daughter Of
Mr.. Able Rhame Of that section.
For about forty years of her life
Miss Rhame was 2 faithful school
and music teacher. Miss Rhame
is survived by one niece, Mrs. Allen
of Sumter, and one nephew. Mr..
Frank Rhame of Silver. Besides
these she leaves number Of grand
nieces and nephews and greatgrand
nicces and nephews.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
PisSah News and Views.

Pisgah, Dec. 10.-The small
grain that has been planted is up to
a good stand and looks Well In
January more grain will be sown
Considerable work is being done or
the farms towards killing out the
boil weevil All trash and other
places, where they will winter, will
be burned.
In the last few cold days many
hogs have been killed. The larger
ones Will wait until the weather
gets colder. Much meat was spoil
ed last winter owing to the hot
weather Generally, all farms here
will raise enough meat and some
to spare.
The annual moving has corr
menced with the ,colored people.
What some of them are going to
do next year is a problem. Every
planter ought to- look after the
welfare Of his tenants and keep
them from going to other places.
Good labor is always valuable and
I doubt if the south will ever get
any better labor than she now has.
So it is best to hold on to what
we now have.
Conference, charging the field
for this section is not satisfactory
I understand All are glad that
| Mr.. Arant has come back. but his
field of this year is split. Most of
his churches next year will be near
Camden. Only McLeod's church is
returned in the new circuit. Be
thesda church goes to another cir
cult. The parsonage at Rembert
was built by McLnod's and Bethes-
da churches and now Bethesda is
out. l guess they Will adjust al
differences according to the rules
Of conference.
After serving three years on the
Rembert and st. John circuit Mr.
B. L. Knight goes to another field
He is a fine preacher.
The Kershaw Association viii
! have a union meeting of all the
churches at Mt. Olivet church nea!
Camden on 5th Sunday IN thi:
month and Saturday before. There
were two unions but thought bes1
to consolidate.
Nj. Luke Baker and Miss Mamie
Robertson were married quite re
Gently. The best wishes Of all 81
to them.
The ladies of Pisgah church viii
serve refreshments at the new
school house on Friday evening
December 10th for the Der fit O.
their church The public is cor.
daily invited to attend A goot
time is guaranteed to all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Farmers Matching Skill for $40.
O0O Prize. =;

Chicago. Nov. 25.-Thousands OF
farmers of twenty-four states and
half a dozen Canadian provinces
are matching skill for the $4,000
premium list offered by the Chicago
Board of Trade for the best samples
Of corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye,
seeds and hay grown during the
current year. The decision viii be
reached at the third international
Grain and Hay Show which opens
here today. z,.,+ n
Citations, experimental stations, the
United States Department Of agri-
culture and Canadian provincial de-
partments of agriculture ar e repre-
sented by extensive exhibits show
ing the handiwork cf wizards OF
the soil throughout the produc-
tive stretches Of the continent.
Prof. G.. I. Christie, Purdue Uni-
versity, superintendent of the ex-
hibit, which is held in connection
with the International Livestock
Exposition, declared that the
number Of samples had increased
1000 since last year.
Sanding sentinel.at the entrance
of the grain show is tairty-feot
ca., Of corn. To build this symbol
of the corn belt sixty bushels of
corn were required. This single
freak ear, hog-raising statisticians
declare. would fatten from six to
nine hogs:froTn 107 pounds each to
227 pounds each in sixty-six days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

or from great Americans, Washing
ton, Franklin, Jefferson, Irving,
Beecher, NanDyke, Holmes. Cardi-
nal Gibbons, DR.. Kranskopff, Ralph
Waldo Trine, Edwin Markham,
Emerson, Roosevelt, ETC., this line
to be memorized and repeated at
next Golden Hour.
Q. Music, bright and lively (not
drawly tunes) which will make a
child tingle with enthusiasm.
Mrs. II. NJ. STUCKEY,
State Chairman Of Music, Sumter,
s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
NEW YORK MAIL
ROBBER ARRESTED

Jersey City. Dec. 12.-The first
arrest in connection with the New
York two million dollar mail rob-
bery became known when Frank
Calabrise was ordered arraigned
before the federal commissioner to-
day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Delegates Ready to
Leave Washington
French and British Represen-
tatives Book Steamer
Passage

Washington, Dec. -. Rene
Viviani, head Of the French dele
cation has arranged to sail for
home Wednesday. The British del
egation has booked passage for
December 81, feeling that in the
main issue Of the conference will
be over then.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
He Couldn't Swim.

Two horse thieves out West had
been captured and sentenced before
the court oil ranchers to be lynched
forthwith. The handiest place to
execute the sentence Of the court
was bridge over a river.
The moose was adjusted on the
neck of the first horse thief and he
was swung over the side Of the
bridge. The knot was not properly
tied and he fell into the river. He
swan down it and escaped.
1t came the turn Of the second
man to meet his fate. and he turned
to the eXecutioner, saying:
"Be sure of that knot now, I
can't swim.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Revolution Re
ported in Peru

Washington. Dec. 12.=Reports
have been received from Buenos
Aires Of q revolution in Peru but
thus far without confirmation from
state department agents.
-S~Sc
Chinas open door seems to have
let the cat in.
The early bird gets the worm.
So does the early chestnut.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Chicago. Dec 12 - T m m Y
O'Connor, the gunman and Killer,
who was to have been hanged on
Thursday for the murder of po-
liceman is leading q combined
force Of five thousand police and
deputies. VINO have been searching
for him since his sensational escape
from Jail Yesterday, a merry chase.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
TOM SLAUGHTER'S
BURIED TREASURE

Pinebluft, Ark. Dec. i2.-Burled
in an automobile tire somnewhere IN
Texas is hundred thousand dollars
worth ofssecurities, Tom Slaughter's s
share of the loot. according 10 an
agent Of The Fidelity Guaranty CO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
BIRTH RECORD BROKEN

Mexico City, Dec 12.-Ihe news
paper Ell Universal publishes a re-
POI from Tampico that Sonora E =
ruquito Ruibo gave birth to eight
children, but none of them surviv-
e9
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Will End Before
New Year
Arms Conference Expected
to Complete Work Before
End of Year

Washington. Dec 12.-The arms
conference swung into the fifth
week with delegates confident 1t
would see rapid strides towards the
completion Of the major tasks
hoped for by the end of the year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Goodwat I. Ma. Dec. 12.-An es-
timatcd loss of one hundred thou
sand dollars resulted from a fire
which practically wiped out the
business section last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Chattanooga, Dec. 1s.-H. Clay
Evans, former pension commission
err, was found dead in bed this
morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Jazz music will not stop until
boiler making pays better.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Ireland's national dance is the
jig and it isn't up Yet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Washington married a widow
that's one reason he was not able
to tell q lie.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

About $4,000 are killed each year
at railroad crossings How would
undertakers for nagmen do"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Aberdeen, Wash. Dec. 12.--There
are seven known dead in train
wreck at Melbourne as the result OF
a landslide
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Lots Of men. who think they
were fools when they married.
haven't changed much.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Before diSarming. several kickers
will have to be dislcgsed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

When your skirt comes back with
buttons gone-there's the rub.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Nations will find there is no res
in peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Langley Field. ya-,. Dec. PA
heavy fog and rain caused the post
ponement of the fight Of the diri-
gible Roma to Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Marry in haste and lose half the
wedding presents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Stockings hold more rents than
rent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

A consuming ambition means
consuming taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

"Soak the rich" is what prohibit
ton does
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

HIS; .ood MiGmns HIS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14

Go to y3ur pastor and enlist his
interest. See your school superin-
tcndent. your supervisor, your
teachers. who perhaps have felt
the need Of this stimulating plan,
and who Will be the first 10 rccog-
ni=e the splendid possibilities Of the
, Golden Hour. Ask the editor Of
your paper to discuss it and give it
frequent publicity. Ask Your club
leaders TO take il up in their club
work-the1e is 70 more important
subject they have tor discussion.
Bring i; Up in groups as sub
ject for serious corversation-in
this waE a country-wide realization
of the great need Will surley come.
Most OF all. work in Eour own
community at once TO see that the
schools adopt some such plan as
soon as possible.
The Golden Hour should be the
forcranner Of the Golden Era.
Suggested Program.
/. Music = school singing. or
chestra. sraphophone, etc.
Ethical E:xarnple-The chill
dren are given practical problems
in right and wrong TO work out
before the class.
3. Mursic-sroup singing.
4. Inspirational talk by some
one whose character is worthy of
emulation.
). Patriotic music.
c. Reading, defamation. dia-
logue. play or moving picture
lnSpiratioli;ti music.
s. Golden text. y line taken
no,a great religions writer's OF past
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L,EPER PATIENTS
TO BE- TREATED
Gen. Wood to See That All in the
Philippines Receive Treatment

Manila, P. J.. Dec. 1.-THE extern
sion of the ethyl-ester treatment to
all lepers in the Philippines islands is
the chief problem engaging the at
tention to Dr. Victor G. Heiser, chief
of the far eastern section Of the
Rockefeller Foundation, who is max
ing an investigation of health condi-
lions in the archipelago for that or
ganization.
DR.. Heiser has endeaVored to as
certain the exact quantity of chaul-
lnoogra oil in the Philippine Islands
and is also looking into the posi-
hility of obtaining q sufficient supply
to treat all of the 5000 persons suf-
fering from leprosy on Gulion Island,
where the lepers of the Philippine
group are confined.
General Leonard Wood, who be-
came governor general of the Philip
pines last week, has made up his
mind that all of the lepers at the COL
ony shall receive the treatment, if it
is possible said Or. Heiser He
made this announcement in public
address recently. I am looking up the
available supply of oil for this work
not only from the local standpoint,
but from a world wide aspect It is
possible that the raw material for the
oil can be found in the Philippines,
and if that should prove to be the
case, the island will have another in
dustry and might even supply the
world.
There are. at present more than
100000 lepers in the world. India
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SHORE LINE CO.
MAY RUN AGAIN
Million Dollar Capital Planned to
RGjNvenate Road

- ,
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trolley service between Chester and
New Haven, which will be resumed
altar gus,ors,or Of tc., yoors IN
o....... -.
'"'''' Ct 'S'''''' VI '''''''' ''''' - VI
interest 10 the pubic me SHORE Lane
Traction Co. when has taken over
the road, Is to be capitalized at
Sl,oVopUu' per cent ul II helnS IN
ilrSt mortgage thlrtN-year gold BONUS
and $7oo,H0O Of common stock at a
par' Naluo OF @I'"' ~ 'hes' bonus
s'O',''9 W. ", ',, a., ,'t '"' ,t,'9
liio'i'S ~ nu| ,''l'l,,
THO honds and ,iocl. are to Il, roId in
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sentative 81 the Radio league over
seus, aud viii be In touch with anna
tours In France and Holland, as well
a8 with those In England, one re-
ceWng station he took with him has
been installed near London, another
in the north OF Scotland,
stations at Hartford, where nation
al headquarters Of the league are To-
Gated, at Brooklyn, N. " Savannah,
Ca Cleveland, Chicago, st. Louis,
Denver san Francisco, Los Angeles
and Roswell, N. NJ. are among those
considered most likely to meet with
success.