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Evening journal., 1921-04-23
Peoples Column
CoUIBoURN AND BANTON.

COULBOURN AND BANTON.
To the Editor OF The Evening
Journal
sir-Plsase grant me space IN
your valuable paper 20 say some
thing concerning the Seven Member
Board OF Education ] want to speak
particularly concerning Mr. Coul
bourn's published letter against Dr
Conwen Banton and IN favor Of Mr
Dorren
In the first place. Mr Coulbourn
is and has been. leader Of our race
for years. This being the case. the
leadership headed by Mr coulhourn
seems TO be an one-sided. especially
when he comes out and scores Doc
tor Banton. knowing that he has
proved 10 the public good and
faithful member of the present
school Board /. as one. know he is
more suitable FOR the place than Mr.
Dorrell
No doubt Mr.. Coulbourn mean.
good for himself and that's all As %
leadership. ne stands as stumbling
block in the sight of our race. H'
has no clear deeds 90 show TO the
Negro what he has done since h'
has been acting in the capacity o
leader.
Now ne comes out and asks for q
man who never crossed the stream
FOR the sake Of doing an honest decd
Tor the Negroes Of our city.
I can safely say that thrce-fourth'
Of the Negroes Of our city today loob
upon Mr. Coulbourn not as oui
leader. This being the case. why
does he score some one who hai
acted very faithfully TO all?
The wisest plan. In The long run
would be 20 ask Mr.. Coulhourn %
resign his leadership and let som'
one else act who would be more
faithful toward the race, regardless
OF political affairs
Then the stumbling block viii h'
removed and peace and happiness
will reign in tie whole Negro colony
EDWARD TINGLE.
1908 West Third Street, Wilmington
April %
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by the side OF a lonely road lead
ing from Augusta to a Negro set
tlement in the piney woods. Here
the children would lie in wait until
chance brought them their victims
in the shape OF little darkies on
their way to town with bundles of
ightwood on their heads. but the
youthful savages never made any
captives.
Woodrow Wilson's first acquaint-
ance with literature was obtained in
tlha home circle. The family had
the habit, quite common among edu-
Gated people in the old South, Of
having someone read aloud when the
home circle gathered about their
evening employments. Not only the
father and the mother. but also the
boys two sisters. often read aloud,
and in this way the boy learned
much from noted authors before he
knew his letters Young Wilson's
real instructor was his father. who
was the sons constant companion.
Sunday afternoons were devoted 10
the sons training When sitting on
The floor. or rather reclining there
against an inverted chair, the gifted
parson poured into the ears Of the
spell-bound lad all the stories Of his
experience. learning and thought
After attending several schools in the
South. Woodrow entered Princeton
University. and some years later was
elected its President His election as
governor Of New Jersey brought the
College President renown and dis
tincton. His election to the Presi-
dency followed.
Courtesy the Constitutional League
Of America, New York.
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

ing Swriter or correspondence man
ager, it would be no bad plan to find
the rate at which you're readable.
Whether you set up polysyllabic
words as obstacles to your readers's
making good time. or keep the tracks
well-greased so that all his energy
may go into getting your thought
instead of your vocabulary, will have
much to do with your success.
The Explanation.
But how explain the extraordinary
differences in the reading-rate7
To answer this question the in-
genious scientist had to devise q
method for photographing the move-
ments of the eyes during the process
OF reading and for accurate timing
of their rate OF movement.
He found that the eye moves over
the line-by a series of forward moves
ments Of about twenty three thou%
sandths seconds each, with an occa<
sional pause Of about two-tenths OF
a second.
1t is during these pauses that the
eye fixates words.
So rapid is the flashing OF the eyd
in its forward movements that only
gray blur would result from it's
movement over the printed letters
were it not for its momentary ar
rests.
And here we find one interesting
reason for the individual variation
in rate of reading; how fast you can
read depends, TO a certain extent at
least, upon your natural span of at
tention; how much you can take in
during the brief pause when your
eyes are at rest
Another factor that determines
your speed in reading is your sue
! cess or failure in acquiring easy
rhythmic habits OF eye-movement in
the days when you were learning
| to read
Again, speed in reading depends
somewhat upon the degree TO which
you preserve silence while doing it.
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
HARRIsON's ANIMIs.

MO AMERICAN finds difficulty in discerning the animus
~ underlying the attacks made upon Colonel George
Harvey the new American ambassador 10 Great Britain
by a Democrat in the United states Senate.
Colonel Harvey originally great admirer OF Wood
row Wilson and played a conspicuous part in bringing
about his nomination for and election 10 the Presidency
he not long, however, In discovering that he had
made a mistake Neither he at all modest In the
editorial manner in which he informed the American
people OF his discovery.
Quite naturally Democrats Of the type N senator Har-
rson, OF Mississippi resent the diplomatic distinction
which has 10 the doughty Colonel from the hands
OF President Harding The President may rest content
however IN the knowledge that the great mass OF the
>i"'r''an people heartily approves the appointment
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

The father Of woodrow Wilson,
the Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson,
was pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church at Staunton Va, when the
son was born. When Woodrow was
two years old. the family moved
to Augusta. Ca, whore the father
was To be pastor of the Presbyterian
church. In this city OF $1,000 peo-
pie. the boyhood Of Woodrow Will
son was spent. His earliest recol-
lected impression had TO do with
the breaking out Of the Civil War.
on a certain day in November. 1860,
the little boy. playing on the gate
before his fathers house. saw two
men meet on the sidewalk and heard
one Of them cry. Lincoln is elected,
and therell be war" One OF the
thrilling moments Of the boys early
life was the day and evening when
the first street car came down the
street Of Augusta. The boys amused
themselves by laying crossed pins
on the track to make scissors when
the cars passed over The boys. too.
made friends with the drivers and
went along with them on their trips
being allowed sometimes to work
the brakes and switches.
In his boyhood. Woodrow made
frequent visits to his cousin Jesse
Bones who resided in the county
near Augusta. The two cousins spent
many a long happy summer day at
play in the woods. Frequently they
stained their faces. arms and legs
with pokeberry juice, and, with
head dresses Of feathers and armed
with bows and arrows. crept out OF
/ the house. and stationed themselves
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
NEW FIRE ENGINE
INSURANCE LOWER

EASTON, Nd. April 23.-Insur-
ance rates in Easton have been 70.
lduced as result OF tho securing OF
new fire apparatus. Agents were no.
tiiied by the following communica
ton:
AS result Of the Improvement,
in the fire defenses OF Easton. In,
deficiency charge has been reduced
from 30 cents TO p cents. All spe.
ciiic rates on mercantile risks
sprinklered risks excepted. located
under protection in Easton are sub
Ject TO reduction OF eight cents pei
500 OF insurance per annum."
The saving on rates will pay foi
the engine in three years. Il Is es
timated.
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
ANDERSON DIES
AFTER ACCIDENT

EASTON. Nd, April 23.-Thomas
Anderson, the liveryman, who sus-
tanned numerous injuries when he
was thrown from a load Of hay, a
sign from his stable falling on the
mules attached TO the wagon and
causing them to run away. died
yesterday in the Emergency Hos
pital He was "a years old and is
survived by four children-William
Anderson. of Wilmington, Del;
Clayton Anderson, Of Havre de
Grace; Mrs. Joseph Robinson, of
oxford, and Mrs. George Trice, of
Hurlock. He was a native Of Della
ware, and lived many years at Pres
ton before coming to this county
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
JUDGE REQUESTS
FINE BE SUSPENDED

DENVER Colo, April 2s.-In a
formal application filed in the Dis
trict Court yesterday Judge Ben r
Lindsey. OF Denver's Juvenile Court,
asked that the $500 fine imposed
upon him for contempt OF court No
MEMBER Is. 1915, either be remitted
Or suspended.
Judge Lindsey was convicted for
contempt. following his refusal to
reveal conversation with a small
boy, ward of his court. whose mother
was on trial for murder.
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
sT. GEORGE AND sHAKEsPEARE

LONDON-St Georges Day, Eng
lands patron saint day, is being cele-
brated by patriotic societies, headed
by the Society OF ST. George and most
schools were granted a half-holiday.
Shakespearean enthusiasts are also
celebrating the birth and death day
OF the Bard of Avan" and there
were many pilgrimages 10 Stratford-
on-Avon, the famous poet-drafna-
tists's home. A Shakespeare week is
being celebrated at Stratford-on-
Avon
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
In Limpid Verse the Poet Sings
An Epic on Those COOtie Things!
ToDAYs RHYME BY FRANCES BOARDMAN

Few Persons. Children. have the
Nerve. the Independence, or the
Verve, to put the Cootie into Verse.
And yet / feel one might do worse
by Way Of Inspiration. too. For.
speaking OF the Good and True, he
earns Handsome Royalty for
downright. dogged Loyalty. Once let
a Cootie pick his site. and it becomes
Homestead. RIGHT And then.
how sweet TO Realize that, come
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

what may, the Human Ties are what
he seeks to cultivate! He also
strives TO demonstrate Conectivism
as Cult, with the Immediate Re
suit that, though he may be ultra
smart he never plays a Solo Part;
IT'S Group Control he represents.
Still-though the Coolies Sentiments
are admirable in their Way. l yet am
very free TO say (my Words not sub
ject to RecalD his is Skin Game,
after all,
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
YOUR LAST NAME
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE.
Copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure Newspaper

the ocean alone. Finally the will
Of Nicholas Davies was found. and
in It the bequest: My cessen.
William Locke, 2 silver spoons and
shiflings."
The founder OF the New Hamp-
shire family was John Locke. OF
the ancient Dorsetshire family.
Copyright, 1921, by The Mcclure
Evening journal., 1921-04-23
SILENCE is GOLDEN

ST. CLA1RSVILLE. Somebody
stole David Javitch's whisky. David
reported IL 10 the police. Result.
David paid $1,000 fine for having Il
In his possession
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

panish national museum oncials say that the petriaed
o'"an ,ouna IN hollow tree in South Juuand is 1000
years old How old is the treeq
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

Ne" York man is said to have kept two wives f., IN,
same same mouse Wonder what No. 1 and No talked abow
when papa was at the ONCE "'ou
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

Al skulls look much alike. Yet you can travel non,.
without finding two faces alike Nature is maryelou,
artist-or cartoonist
Evening journal., 1921-04-23

We are lucky that Colombia isn't asking compound in
ierest on that S250o0OOO.
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CNTIMES and CENTS

France, say returned travellers, ID
barren soil for Bolshevism. Its people
are concerning themselves with re-
habilitating the nation. American
economists ascribe the incredible
progress of the French toward restora-
tion to the universally Of property
ownership, the determination to work,
to live on something less than they
produce and devotion Of the surplus
to making France its glorious self of
pre-war days.
Whatever America may have, Il
should possess these French virtues
more abundantly. The nation should
perpetuate itself Since poverty,
growing out Of waste, industrial, in.
dividual and financial ineniciency,
creates dissatisfaction, the soil in
which anarchy and communism thrive
like the noisome weeds they are, 1t Is
wise, patriotic and foresighted
craftsmanship that plans to prevent
their recurrence in the next genera.
ton.
Such is the basis of the govern
ments EARN, SAVE AND INVEST
campaign. 1t seeks to make each boy
and girl in school this year a convert
to the doctrine that all must work,
live within their income and invest
their savings to aid the nation and
themselves. French millions who saved
few centimes a day, rather than
French millionaires. are responsible
for Frances strength in peace as in
war.
They have, for generations, invested
In government securities, and when
American millions have that habit, ito
future Of the United States will be as,
sured more incontestably than through
any other means. And the United
States has made easy the formation Of
such habits, as 1t offers securities Of
its own in denominations within the
reach Of all.
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STEEDLY HOSPITAL
SOLD TO Y. w. G. A.

Spartanburg, Jan. 13.-The
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton of .Spartanburg has purchased
the Steedly hospital on East Main
street in this city, paying $4,000
for the property, which will be used
as the home and headquarters of
that association after March 1 next.
The sale of the hospital announced
this evening by DR.. 3. B. Steedily,
owner of the property means that
DR.. Steedily will become associated
with the surgeons OF the Spartan
burg County hospital, just being
completed here at cost Of $780,
900.
The Steedly hospital, built about
six years ago at a cost of $4,000
on an extensive lot on East Main
street, has been operated as a pri-
vate institution since its establish
ment.
For some time the Spartanburg Y
w. C. A. has contemplated the erec-
ton of an adequate building in the
city, but with the offerin" of the
Steedlv hospital that plan was aban-
'o~"I nd the prorrrtv I'D to be
ad'~,''''' w "dapted for the use of
th~ >'"tion in many ways was
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:.lVr7ED TO JOIN
DOLLAR A WEEK
SAVINGS CLUB
- ..::cL TO Become Member
- . 2-.'.!c:-ti - tion BY invest

= ..:cc! TO Become Member
- c~-.'::!==-tion BY Invest
r: &C Prosperity
- |.Work Ard Save"
..:C"y -: -. i'll this state, and In
-: - lit matter, is invited
-: ".i1..:2 Dollar Week Club.
- ::,.:~+::2 of this organization is
.'.-a"': AID Save" and its purpose is
% tut Idle dollars to work where they
an accomplish a real good. 1t is the
lopo Of the United States Treasury
D; .artmens, which is behind the
movement for the organization Of the
nationwide campaign, that it soon will
have hundreds of thousands Of mem.
bers.
1t is the idea Of the Treasury De-
partment that these clubs can be or
ganized in mills, factories and other
industSial plants; in colleges, normal
schools and high schools and in COM
munity centers generally. The gov.
ernment, during 1921, will issue spe-
cial 81 Treasury Savings Stamp. 1t
is the plan that all members Of "The
Dollar a Week Club" pledge them.
selves to buy at least one Of these
new 81 stamps each week.
While the 81 stamp, like the 25-cent
Thrift Stamp, does not bear interest,
the government offers q $26 full inter.
est-bearing Treasury Savings Certih'
cate for twenty 81 stamps, plus small
additional amount Of cash. This Of.
fer, it is hoped, will add great stimulus
to the government savings movement
and will be the means of inducing
many people to acquire the valuable
habits of thrift and saving.
War Savings Stamps (worth IS when
they mature), will be issued through.
out the year, as also will the 500 and
$1,000 Treasury Savings Certificates.
During January Of the new year the
S. stamp may be had for $4.12. It
will increase IN value l cent each
month. The January price Of the new
$25 Treasury Savings Certificate will
be $20.60, It's value increasing S cents
a month. The $10O Treasury Savings
Certificate may be bought during JAN
Jury for $S2.40. It's monthly increase
in value Is 20 cents. All these govern.
ment savings securities may be had
from postoffices or through banks.
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A poll tax of one dollar per capita
on ali male citizens between the ages
of 2I and 60 years, except such as
are exempt by law, will be collected:
A communication road tax of two dol
lars will be collected the same time
as other \taxes from all male citizens
between the ages of Is and 80 years
except such as are exempt by law:
Unless said tax is paid by the; lst OF
March, 1921, eight days work upon
the public highways will be required
under an overseer, if so much be nee
esSary. -.
Taxes are payaf in gold and sll,
YER. United States currency, National
Bank notes and coupons of state
bonds which become payable during
the year 1920.
At the sanfe time as other taxes are
collected a license of one dollar and
twenty-five cents will be collected on
all dogs. A dog tag will be furnished
by the Treasurer to each owner pay
ing license.
Parties desiring information by
mail in regard to their taxes VIII
please write before Dec. 18th, stat,
ing the location of their property and
include postage for reply.
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BEGINS 32ND YEAR ON
S. c. NEWSPAPER
E. D. Grist Winds Out 81 Years On
One Paper-Worxs Sixteen
Hours a Day

York, S. c., Jan. 13.-Mr. w. D.
Grist entered upon the 32nd ami
versary of his service as editor of
The Yorkville Enquirer on January
l, record of editorial service on
the same paper that surpasses the
length of service of any other
South Carolina newspaper man.
The veteran editor has witnessed
many changes, political, social and
otherwise during that thirty-one
years of service; but remains unper-
turbed despite them all. He still put
in sixteen hours a day at his desk as
he has been wont to do during all
that time.
The record of The Enquirer and
that Of Editor Grist who together
with his brother, Albert H. Grist,
are owners of the publication, is "a
ther unique. They are the third gen.
GRAFTON of the same family engaged
in the publication of The Enquirer
here and their sons and daughters
Of the fourth generation are en-
gagged with them in its publication.
The paper was founded in 1855
by the late Capt. LEWIS M. Grist
and succeeded paper founded here
by his father, the late John E. Grist
quarter century before. Thus it is
that the family have been engaged
in the publishing business here for
more than a century.
The Enquirer, which is regarded
as one of the leading senni-weekly
publications in the South, was the
first country newspaper in the Uni
ted States to install a linotype ma
chine. That was more than twenty
years ago. Since then the equipment
has been increased and improved
from year to year. until now, the
plant is generally regarded as one
of the most complete for a country
newspaper in the country.
Brought up in a printing office,
the editor went to Atlanta when lit
tie more than boy and for a time
was employed in setting type on
newspapers in that city. Later he
worked as a proof-reader and con-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-17
NO SEPARATE PEACE
WITH BERLIN NOW
Republican Leaders Propose To
Ratify Treaty Excluding
League Covenant And
Then Negotiate
Substitute

States will. not make a separate
peace with Germany unless Presi.
dent Harding and the Republican
leaders in the Senate can find nc
other way to untangle our very bad
ly tangled foreign relations.
That every effort will be made to
find another way out of very diff.
ficult situation, and that another
way will be found is the best judg.
ment of Republican statesmen
highest in the councils of the party
The above statements are made
without qualification or reservation
as the result of information obtain
ed from many sources.
Whatever may have been the poll
cy of the Republican leaders before
the election in respect of this vital
matter, there is no question as to
what it is now and probably will
continue to be.
The government and people OF
Germany, and those German-Ameri'
cans who worked for and applauded
the great Republican victory be-
cause they believed that it meant
the tremendous advantage to Ger
many which would result from g
separate peace, are in for bitter
disappointment.
So are cerain senators, CHIEF
among them Senator Knox, the lat.
ter being the author of a Senate
resolution declaring a state of peace
with Germany.
It is extremely doubtful whethe,
the Knox resolution will ever be re.
vived. It certainly, will not be unless
Knox and the other so-called ire
concilable Senators decided to de-
clare war against President Harding
and the overwhelming majority o1
senators of their own party.
Of course nearly every Democrat
in the Senate would fight the propo
sition of separate peace to the last
trench.
Whether the final decision not Ac
include the making of separate
peace with Germany as part Of the
plan for the new relationship be-
tween America and the rest of the
world was initiated by President
elect Harding or by the Senate lead
ers is not clear and is relatively un
important. The important thing i:
that the decision has been made.
It is one of the big results of the
many conferences which have beer
held at Marion and at Washington
during the past two months. ir
which the "best brains" of both par
ties, including men in and out of Of
flee, have participated.
One of the objects of those con-
ferences has been to interpret what
was in the minds Of the voters OF
the country when they swept tine
Republicans into Office by such en-
overwhelming plurality.
The Republican leaders, including
the president-elect, knew perfectly
we'll that their victory did not mean
that every item of their platform
and program was approved by the
millions of voters who voted the Re-
publican ticket. They realized that
their victory was in spite of certain
principles and plans enunciated in
their platform and on the stump.
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AN ACT

To Provide an Annual Dog Tax For
The State Of South Carolina and a
Penalty for Not Paying Said Tax.
Section 1. BE 1T ENACTED by
the General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That from and after
the massage of this Act there shall be
levied on all dogs, six months old or
older, in the State of South Caroilna
an annual tax of one dollar and tWen-
ty-fve ,(S1.25) cents per head.
Section 2. That upon the payment
of said annual tax Of one dollar and
twenty-five (s1.25) cents by the own
er &C any dog in the State, the Coun;
tv Treasurer shall issue to the said
owner a receipt therefor and met
al tax marked "Dog Tax" and the
year for which it is issued, Each
Hounty Treasurer shall keep numer-
cal record of every dog taxed and in
addition thereto furnish to the owner
of each dog such number stamped on
the metal tag. Which tax shall be lev
led and paid to the County Treasur-
er. as other taxes are paid: Provided
further, That this tax shall be exclu
sive of all other license taxes, either
municipal or otherwise. Provided,
That all such taxes collected here un.
der shall be credited to the schools of
the School District from which it is
collected, to be used in support of the
schools of the District: Provided, fur
ther, That said tax shall become due
and payable at the same time State
and County taxes become due and
payable.
Section 8. That every owner of a
dog shall be required to collar and
place the aforesaid dog tag upon the
said collar. Except when such dog
shall be used for the purpose of hunt
ing. when such dog shall be upon a
chase or hunt.
Section 4. Any person owning,
harboring or maintaining a dog,
failing or refusing to return and pay
the tax aforesaid, shall be deemed
ruilty of misdemeanor., and, upoi.
cnnviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than five ($5.00) dollars mo-
more than twenty (s20.00) dolla"s
one-half of which shall 60 to the pe.r'
SON reporting said failure to pay sa';
tax, and one-half to the public sch"n
'fund in which such derelict occurs.
J. E. JONES,
County Treasurer.
Oct. q. 1920.
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tributor under the late Henry W.
Grady and for a time he taught
shorthand in the Georgia metropo-
lis.
The call of the blood was too
strong however, and after a time he