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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Thee In to be a hearing in Column
bia or February l1th on the matter
OF building bridge In the vicinity or
Garner's Ferry. The war department
will receive statements and complaints
In reference TO the location and type
OF bridge that is 10 be- constructed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Wednesday, Mr.. ]. l.. Sparrow, an
employee OF the William NJ. LLOYD
CO., on Silver street received an in
jury which may cause the removal
% one OF his fingers on his right
hand. Mr.. Sparrow was attempting
10 lift one end of a piece of timber on
the slide bar in the car door Of the
fast feed machine OF the planning mill,
when his hand was caught by piece
OF timber coming from the ma
chine. His hand was caught be-
tween the timbers and very badly
crushed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Gas consumers are feeling the eff
fccts of the increase in rates allowed
by city council. The gas company
had been operating at loss for sew
eral months before council granted
the APPLICATION TO advance the rate
he high price Of coal, gas oil and
other supplies increased the cost OF
manufacturing gas to such an extent
that the Old rate did not pay opera
ting expenses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

CLERKS women, over II. for
posta' mail service. $3.50 month
Examinations January. EXperi-
ence unnecessary. For free pat-
ticulars, write J. Leonard, CORNER
Civil Service EXaminer), 444 Equi-
table Bldg, Washington. d. G. So
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
Work on the power plant is still

Work on the power plant is still
progressing and coming along Very
nicely. No definite date can be set
as yet for its commencement Of op-
orations hui the ray OF optimism is
Snct forth that it will be some very
soon now Fires will be made in the
boilers sometime next week for the
purpose of drying out all fittings, tests
tor leaks, etc. The work in all de-
Dartmen;s is movin.c along without
y hitch All machinery has prac-
tcaliy been installed, and almost
ready for initial tests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

The new steam laundry will be III
operation within the next ten days or
two weeks. II Is expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

4 marriage license has been issued
TO Edward Chandler and Laura Nix
on. colored, of Horatio.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Gasoline is said 10 be sold for less
in Orang2burg and several other
towns in South Carolina than in Sum-
ter. Why? The car owners want to
know
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
GCG quickly relieves Il cold.--Advt.

The percentage of unpaid taxes is
greater than at the this date las, year
or i'm my other year recently.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
10 prevent a cold take eGG. -Advt

Remember thc date of Acres OF
Diamonds. January Is, at eight
O'Clock at the Girls High school aud
itoriuu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
Government Cotton Graders Office

The following reports give the
prices pai1 on the stated markets on
Januorv 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

GGG breaks a cold quicker than any
remedy we know. .--AdVt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

vi .iV 4 have hccu busy
uut safe to leave who's
tpromiscuously.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

',tr a n,:n2 sold locally as low
3S 80 10 i5 cents a buShel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
"Je st AS ltWuz
The heayter'
BY II.

AT THE ORPHEUM, the comic ut the
finish is not misnamed. 1t is comedy al
most from the start and just before she
went to sleep, the frau was still laughing at
one of the gags" pulled by Larry Semon
in that two reeler. There was no slap
stick in THE Sutton" just amusing situa-
tons and there were lots of them, one
right after another.
3'The Ghost of Yesterday is one of the
best things that Norma Talmadge has
done She plays a double role, and dis
plays good quality of acting all thru,
tho at times it is difficult TO determine
whether she or Eugene O'Brien is the star
of the piece.
~Outside the mush that is bit overdone,
the story is n good one and particularly
well staged in several instances. Plenty
of extras are used but there are almost no
minor characters. For this reason, the plot
is rather sketchy in places and one has to
let his imagination carry him thru.
During the world war Max Under, the
film comedian. drove a machine for Il big
French general in the Montdidier depart
ment. He won the cross, too!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
HE HUNTS VOICES
Ralph Dunbar Aims at All
American Opera.
win Have "Opera- C omique in
Chicago Soon.

Ralph Dunbar, the western pro-
Queer of operas in English, has de-
'cided to establish in Chicago an
Opera Comique, and proposes to give
American wocalists az chance to cult
vate their talents and sing in his mapy
productions. In his venture Mr.. Dun
bar says he will hew strictly to the
line of his we'll known slogan, All
American opera for all Americans,
and will bend all his energies to bring
clean music drama into its proper
place.
Last season and during the present
tours of his Robin Hood. Carmen,
The Chocolate Soldier" and The
Mikado," Mr.. Dunbar's musical di-
rectors heard ands are continuing TO
hear singers in all cities visited.
Young men and women with prom1s-
ing voices have been told that they
would be given a chance to develop
their talents and secure positions with
the opera companies flying the Dun
bar banner.
Now these young folks and others
who have vocal aspirations and voices
of promise will come into their own.
Within a few weeks Mr.. Dunbar viii
discontinue his visits to his companies
and be in his Chicago offices at 1897
East Fiftythird street, for the sum-
mer, to counsel with any who wish to
attempt opera.
For years 7 have wanted to do
something for struggling young sing
ers of the United States. and now 1
believe l can" said Mr.. Dunbar re
Gently. IF they will write me of their
qualifications and training. I Will read
every letter and advise them as wise
ly as my experience will permit. 1
hope to give the musical world, before
I pass on. some wonderful singers.
They are here and I must find them
and give them the chance they de-
serve. There may be Mary Garden
or a Geraldine Farrar in anybody's
town."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Chief Two-Guns White Calf. whose
head with the buffalo nickel. has be-
come a motion picture actor. He
plays the part of Sitting Bull in Mar
shall -Neilan's latest Associated First
National release, bob Hampton of
Placer" in which General Clusters ia
reproduced. White Calf, who is a
prominent chief of the Blackfeet tribe
in Montana, was used as a model for
the Indian head which appears on the
new issue of five-cent pieces. Hun
dreds. of other Indians appeared with
White Calf in the perturbation of the
big Neilan production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
IS YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April so, 1895.
The people living in Topeka avenue be-
tween Tenth and Fourteenth. streets, want
the old street ear tracks taken up This
used to be thorofare- Of the horse cars,
but when the two roads were consolidated
the trolley line was not put up along these
tracks, and they have not been used since.
The tracks destroy the appearance OF the
street. and make driving unpleasant. A
measure will be introduced at the next
council meeting requesting the street rail-
way company to remove, them. At the same
time the people living in West Eleventh
street want the tracks Of the West Side Cir
ele railroad taken up, as they are not used
and are an obstruction to traffic.
The members of the Nautilus club gave
a party Saturday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. s. Lyon. In the reception
hall Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Merriam Church, Mr..
and Mrs. c: B. Cowgirl and Mrs. Martin
Mohler received the guests. In the parlor
Mrs. J, r. Silver, Mrs r. B. Guild, Mrs. D.
n. Scarrow and Miss Francis Scarrow
formed the reception committee.
Mr. and Mrs, John Norton have returned
from an extended visit in the east.
Mrs. W. Il. Eastman will entertain her
whist club on Monday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
TURNS down COOL MILLION

Los Angeles, April 30.-It will take
more than a million dollars to lure
Charley Chaplin from the movies.
He has turned down an offer, 1T
was announced today of salary of
$4,000 a week as star and director
of a theatrical company. A group of
English financiers made the offer.
"Tempting-almost overwhelming -
said Chaplin, ''but couldn't accept"
In addition to the staggering salary,
Chaplin would have received a bonus
of $500 if he accepted, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
OKLAHOMA BARS CLARA.
Move Distributors of State Put Foot
on Murder Trial Womahs Ambition.

Oklahoma City, April 3o.-And now
even the Oklahoma movie distributors
have placed a ban on Clara Smith
proposed pictures
Meeting here in executive session,
members of the Theater Owners &
Mana ayers association of Oklahoma,
adopted a resolution pIedging than
selves mot to use, and to discourage
the production of the proposed Clara
Smith pictures, the Al Jennings, Henry
Starr. Dalton brothers and other such
pictures. made possible by notorious
publicity or wherein no other claim
than salaciousness, immortality and
crime are made the basis for the ex-
hibition of the featured PLAYER"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
SCREEN EMPRESS" TO COURT

Madame Traverse, former film
actress, has begun suit in the New
York supreme court against H Lyon
Smith, a wealthy New Yorker. for
S222. 800 for breach of contract.
Miss Traverse alleges that Smith
agreed to star her in a series of pic
lures and that he also agreed to pay
her a salary ranging from $500 to
$500 per week, but that he did not
carry out his agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
|n9WE SQUlBS
| Cleaned By Ii.
Z ShooTMS STARS
! Have
HIGH ANS


In their resolve to
clean house and thus
d e f e a t censorship.
picture showmen in
forty-five st at g s
have passed resolu-
tons not to show
clara H a m o n, s
photoplays on their
screens. Making it
more difficult to get
an audience in. a
theater I b a n at a
murder trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Bryant Washburn is soon to tour
the principal cities and appear per-
sonally at theaters showing his new
production, The Road to London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Owen Moore opines that another breadth
out of skirts will take the breath out of
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

MARY Queen of Scots is TO be done IN
England by an American producer. We
believe she was done there once before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
Some ID AM, Some .Afn,t.

''I have here an original story" declared
a white haired lady as she, presented a
manuscript to Lncien Hubbard, scenario
editor at Universal City. ~ s-.~
MY dear madam" replied the gallant
Lucien, you don't look that old"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

One word titles arer becoming a film
fashion. Among the new ones are
''Excitement," Experience and "Ex-
travagance."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

1.-THE Servant in the House is a perp1ex
ing feature of "The Servant Question.
The movies make it so hard to keel
her there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Now that 1t has become a film, is 1.-THE
Appearance of Evii" still to be avoided?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

rip Van inkle" is to be produce
in pictures with Thomas jefferson, a so
of the original Rip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Another film version of the Bible ha
been made This by the French. 1t con
tains ten episodes in twenty-five reels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Seeing stars of the screen under the star
of heaven will soon become the fashion
in airdomes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

The age of actresses is always of In
terest. Elaine Hammerstein, on June .
1921, will be a year older than she was
on that date in 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Margaret Sousa, daughter of the famous
band master, appears in Lest We For
get"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Four to five thousand drawings are r
quired for an animated cartoon. That
why few of them are more than $50 feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
'sThe Moving Picture World" Says

''The Greatest Legitimate ORA
matte Production the Screen Has
Ever Seen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

One scene of Deception" shows so
horses and knights in armor and 1000 ex
tras.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Owen Moore owns a tract of swamp Ian
in New Jersey that he calls his HOP field.
Bulifross are Aoore's only tenants, an
they spend nine months a year croaking
altho their rent is free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Priscilla Dean, Universal star, tells of a
little girl who was lost in a bargain sale
rush in a downtown department store the
other day She had become separated from
her mother and was crying her eyes out.
Why didn't YOU hold on to your
mothers skirt in such crowd? 2" inquired
Priscilla of the tot.
81 couldn't reach it," was the naive re-
ply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Bill Hart shas given Mary Garden tn
sombrero he wore in many of his pic
lures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Eddie Polo has returned to Universe
City from two weeks at Byron Hot Springs
recuperating from the strenuous effects o
his recent serial production, THE Sea
of Satan" Deings eighteen episodes o.
serial thrills calls for Fecuperatien, espe
cially if nine of these episodes are FILMED
in Havana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Hoot Gibson has begun production a
Universal City on a two-reel action dram;
under tho direction of Lee Kohlmar. L
is called TOO Tired Jones" and is a com
edy-drama of the west. Marcel Pershing
second cousin of General Pershing, il
playing the leading feminine role.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

Plans to stage real train wreck. tn,
most spectacular ever contemplated in thu
history, of motion picture. production, ar
announced by Hope Hampton in connec
ton with the perturbation of the Fann1'
Hurst story, Star Dust"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

William s. Campbell, director of animal
comedies for Educational, is paying his
from bis home in Ashley, Pa, some twenty
years ago because he could not resist the
lure of the animals in n visiting circus.
Campbell is the pioneer director of animal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30

They're Still Laughing.
Joshua, en- remarked the Judge
you're not the man who made the SUI
stop?"
mo sab. Judge" replied the darky
Use de man dat made de moon shine"
Evening star., 1921-05-06
This is the Washington classic for with
preference for quality shirts Of known standards
The HeCht Cos annual shirt sale
High lights
in the sale
Store opens
8 o'clock

Saturday am. so that men
may buy before going
to work :. -.la
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
CALLS FIRE DEPT.
 ID FIX HYDRANT

Members of the Phoenix fire de- partment have been called upon to serve in multitudinous capacities during the past few months, but it remained for an East Adams street resident to hit upon one of the most novel of all uses for fire departments
 Sometime during the wee small hours of the morning yesterday this resident was awakened by the splash. splash, splash of flowing water Aris- ing, she discovered that the hydrant in front of her house was broken: that water was flooding the yard.
 She made several efforts to arouse plumber, she said. and failing, sounded an alarm. The alarm box located in the fire district of the city brought a general response from the three companies.
 Where's the blaze?" Fire Chief William Simmons inquired, approach ing the woman.
 'Oh, there isn't any fire; I just wanted my hydrant fixed. The wa ter is running so hard I just can't sleep
 Tt affected us the same way" Fire Chief Simmons replied
 An employe of the city water de- pertinent corrected the trouble by turning off the water.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
REPORT DEMAND FUR
 ALFALFA HAY GOOD:
 OFFERINGS LIGHT

That there has been a good demand for alfalfa hay during the last few weeks, while offerings have been lighter than ordinary. resulting in steady market is the gist of letter received by the chamber of commerce yesterday from the Alfalfa Growers of Californ'a, Inc. The letter follows:
 The better demand for alfalfa hay, mentioned in our last letter contin- ued throughout the week at previous prices, while offerings at these prices became lighter. giving the market a firm tone in almost all parts of the state.
 Most of the district offices report a fair volume of local sales at ma terially better prices than the pres ent parity of the central markets.
 Receipts of alfalfa hay in Los An geles showed further reduction dur ing the week, and those of grain hay fell off even more. On Friday not a single car of either alfalfa or grain hay was received on the Los Angeles team tracts of the railroads, and on Saturday only nine cars altogether came in.
 Sales of alfalfa hay could be in- creased considerably at present by the giving of long credits or by agree ing to long -drawnout deliveries, but sine the only object of growers in selling at present ruinously low prices is to raise money for their immediate wants they do not show much interest in these offers.
 'NTl.e use of alfalfa hay as fertilizer, which up .o this year had been con- fined to few of the orange districts. is extending rapidly to other sections which recently have absorbed all the damaged and low grade hay avail able at present for delivery in those sections, without coming anywhere near filling the demand from there In addition, we were informed this week by the representatives of the growers in one of the important de- ciduous fruit districts of southern California that they were considering the use of alfalfa as fertilizer on a large scale and wanted us to take the matter up with them.
 "The Redlands orange district, which was one of the first to take up alfalfa hay as fertilizer and therefore has several years experience in the use of it. is. now offering S16 ton. grove delivery, for such hay; last year as high as s23 was paid there for fertilizer hay. It appears now reasonably certain that in the al- falfa districts located near the orange districts all the coarser grades of alfalfa will before long find a ready market for this purpose.
 This fertilizer problem is also be- coming more and more important in most of the deciduous fruit districts Of the state, and therefore alfalfa hay may become a considerable factor in the solution of it.
 The gov arnment crop report, issued last week. gives the production of hay in the United States this year as 92,OOO,000 tons. as against 107, 1000, ,000 tons last year.
 There were $40 tons of grain and alfalfa hay received on the Los Ange- les tracks in the week ending August 13, with 50 tons held over Prevailing prices, f. O. b. Los Angeles, last week were S19 for No. 1 dairy, and $15 for standard alfalfa"
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
WILL EXTEND FIRE REPORT|N SYSTEM
 TO NEW ADDITIONS

Extensions to the Gamewell fire reporting system to the newly added districts of the city will be started within the next few weeks, an an nouncement by Fire Chief William Simmons yesterday said. Materials for carrying on the work are now be- ing received.
 Twenty additional reporting boxes are to be installed, a majority of which will be in the new sections. A few of the boxes, however, will be in stalled Tn the older portions of the city, where need for them has been manifest, it was announced.
 Miles of new cables will be laid to provide for the new alarm boxes, all of which connect up with the switch board on the second floor of the Central fireNstation. From there sub lines extend to the other station houses, of which there soon will be three.
 The city now has 114 alarm boxes, but the present switchboard, Game well apparatus, is sufficiently large to care for the additional boxes with out extensions, fire officials said yes terday. As a result, cost of extension work will be minimized.
 All of the new boxes have arrived here and will soon be unpacked and set up preparatory to installation at locations already decided upon. Un- derground cable work will be started as soon as necessary equipment ar rives, which probably will be some time next month. it was said.
 This work will require at least 90 days, department officials estimated yesterday. so that it will be about the first of the year before all i'm provements in the fire reporting sys- tenn are completed.
 With these extensions and the ad dition of two new pieces of motorized fire apparatus, the Phoenix fire de- partment will rank high among the departments for cities of this size in the United States, Fire Chief Sim mons said
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
SCOUTS ID START
 FUR HOME FRIDAY

A telephone message received by Assistant Game Warden Hill from Game Warden Prochaska yesterday rom Payson. relative to the Boy scouts, said that the boys on Mon day had made a hike to the Indian Gardens and that a hike yesterday took them to Pine, the Natural Bridge and Fossil Creek. Today and tomorrow they will be engaged in competitive games in camp, and on Friday they will start for home by the way of Globe and Superior.
 Every minute of the Scouts in camp has been an enjoyable one. There has been no accident and no sickness. When they come back, the game warden said. they will not be the same boys who went away from Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
SHRINE BARBECUE
 ID BE BIC AFFAIR

Preparations are rapidly being con- cluded for the big barbecue and en- tertainment for the Shriners to be held on Friday evening, September 2, at the Leo NJ. Hoghe ranch, one half mile west of Center street on the Laveen road.
 All Shriners who desire transport ation to the ranch will find motor cars at Vic Hanny's store, the last car leaving at 6:30 p. m. Shriners are cautioned to be on time as the serving of the barbecue is to start at [ o'clock and is ot be an affair that none should miss.
 The barbecue is to be a lamb and beef head affair, the lamb being do- mated for the occasion by Nobles Hess and Hannons. Will Wallace, an expert in the preparation and serving of barbecues is to be in charge, as sisted by an able corps of helpers. Among the delectable dishes accom- panying the lamb and beef head is to be that of chili beans prepared by Mir Hoghe himself who has an en- viable reputation in that direction.
 While the barbecue is to be the chief event of the evening it will be but one number of an enjoyable pro- gram. The Shrine drum and bugle corps is to De present and will go through their evolutions while the Shrine Charters will furnish a DOT tion of a musical program.
 Apparently it is going to be a big evening for the Shriners.