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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Who WON
THE WAR?
Germans Insist on Fix
ing Terms of Repara-
ton Payments

London, March 1.-THE new Ger
man proposals, which in French
quarters are stated 10 be unaccept-
able were submitted 10 the supreme
allied council today before the rep
arations conference began. DR.. ST.
mons, head of the German delegation,
told the allies that the Germans had
rejected the proposals formulated at
Paris and had decided to revert TO the
idea Of the provisional arrangement
they had prepared, calling for the
payment of fixed annunities for the
tlSt five years, which would give
the equivalent of the twelve per cent
tax on German exports.
The Conference adjourned unit
4:3O. The situation seemed serious
as it did not look as if an agrcemen,
can be reached.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Sells Cotton Cheap
Farmer Loses Eight Cents After
Crop is Grown.

Gaffney, March 5--A young farmer
who lives within n few miles of Gaff-
ney, brought bale Of cotton to Gaff-
ney, and after having it ginned and
wrapped, found that the gathering,
ginning and wrapping had cost him
eight cents more than he received for
the product. He paid $l.25 per hun
dred for having the cotton picked
which amounted to $17.74, and after
sellng the seed and paying for the
ginning he had exactly eight cents
less than he would have had if he
mad left the cotton in the field. The
young man says that he is going to
Try farming again this year. but
that he does not intend to plant any
cotton whatsoever. AT the same time
he made the statement that a num-
Der OF his neighbors were already
buying corn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
B. M. BARUCH
TO FORM BANK
Interested in Plan to FL
nance Farm Products
in South Carolina

Columbia, March 5.-Barnard NJ.
Baruch, the New York millionaire,
ana native South Carolinan is i'm
Columbia today for a conference with
COTTON leaders on the question of
forming cotton bank. Mr.. Baruch
is interested in the proposal from the
viewpoint of helping the farmers Of
his native state. The plan being con-
sidered is the formation of a bank to
lend money on cotton and other ag-
ricultural products in warehouses,
warehouse receipts being the only
form Of collateral considered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
FARMER
KILLS HIMSELF

Dillon. March Al. II. Berry,
farmer living on the Marion road
about four miles from Dillon was
found dea din small clubhouse this
morning with Il bullet wound in his
head. 1t is stated that the wound
was self-inflicted, a pistol ball pene-
tratinS the temple. 1t is reported that
Mr., Berry was in good spirits last
night and is said to have stated that
he had made arrangements for the
sale of his fertilizers. This morning
he was up early and went to his barn
for the purpose of watering his stock.
When he did not return for breakfast
an investigation was made and his
body found. BY decree Of n court
he lost most Of his estate last year
and this together with deflation in
farm products is thought to have
preyed upon his mind. He is survived
by a widow and seven grown up
children. His widow, before mar
riage, was Miss David. of Marion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
TELEPHONE
RATE INCREASED
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany Granted Permission t0
Advance Charges i'm Five
States

Columbia, March 3.-The South
Carolina Railroad commission. is to-
day in receipt OF private adVices to
The effect that the increase Of tele-
phone charges, asked by the Southern
Bell Telephone company, throughout
tho south, has been granted by five
state commissions, those of North
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Miss
iSsippi and Louisiana. The South
Carolina commission has as yet talk
en- no action on the telephone rate
petition, but it is thought likely that
the outcome of the case i'm Sonth
Carolina will be that the railroad
commission will grant the increase
asked, temporarily, if not permanent :,
N. Members of the commission,
however, refuse TO express any Opin-
ion on the subject at all and give no
indication whatever of what their de-
cision will be. They state that they
do not know when they will decids
the case. ~
Chairman Shealy, Of the commis4
sion, states that the commission will
probably have another hearing on the
petition before any decision is
reached. No definite announcement
of this, however, has been prepared.
Last fall the telephone company
applied for an increase Of charges,
amounting to approximately twenty
per cent throughout the state, more
for some classes of phones. The PEE
tition is still on file with the railroad
commission and q number of hear
ings have been held. Large masses
of written testimony have been
gathered, and the telephone sitlia-
ton is being studied carefully and
continuously. The outcome of the
case is awaited with state wide inter-
est
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
LARGE FIRE LOSS
AT GREELEYVILLE

Greeleyville. March 4.-The Farm
ers' Warehouse here, containing $751;
900 worth Of cotton, and the two
story brick building owned by T.. Il.
Rhodus, and occupied by II. NJ. and
j. Is. Goodwin. general merchandise
merchants, was destroyed By fire of
unknown origin. which was discover
I'd about o'clock tonight in the
cotton warehouse.
The cotton was q total loss and was
covered by insurance. The stock Of
L. Nj. and j. X. Goodwin was partly
saved and was partly covered by in
surance. The fire was under control
at midnight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Negro School Destroyed

Darlington, March f--Firc caused
by defective wiring completely de-
stroycd the negro public graded
school known as Mayo School here
this morning at ! O'Clock. Insurance
OF $4,000 with the state sinking fund
was carried The loss is $4,000. The
ilrc department was handicapped on
account of no fire plugs near where
the building was located on the cX-
trcmc edge of the city. The school
will he rebuilt in time for the fall
session.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
PAPERS IN PARIS
PRAISE WILSON

Paris, March 3.--The Paris morn
ing and evening papers of all shades
OF political opinion devote lengthy
articles TO the cLange in the admin.
istration at Washington, in which
comment on the departure of Presi-
dent Wilson spells Il stronger place
than speculation on the coming Of
President Harding.
The Temps says:
"President Wilson is an apostle; he
believes in principles as one believes
i'm God. He has failed in his noble
effort. rs all are bound to fail. in an
effort TO put noble act above hu-
man nature as it is constituted.
"Woodrow Wilson will remain.
however, as man who understood
that young Americas place was at
the side of the allies, and who dared
to unsheath the sword to defend right
and liberty. For this alone he will
remain forever i'm history as a great
American
La Vic,Oire says:
president Wilson leaves the White
House less trinmphantly than when
he ehtared four. years ago. There
is tragic grandeur in the political
and physical collapse of n man who
TWO years ago was the moral die
tator Of the allied nations
The Radical, which represents the
Left Center party. says
History has rendered justice to
Washington and Lincoln; we do not
doubt that it will place Wilson among
the best servants Of the United States
The work OF Wilson was worthy that
of Washington and Lincoln"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
BILLS LEFT ON
CALENDAR

Columbia, March 1.-THE legisla-
ture OF 1922 will start off with a call
endar containing several important
bills. The 1921 legislature has con-
tlnued 10 next year a number of inn
portant bills. Among these are the
following:
The bill by Representative Sapp, TO
establish tuberculosis hospitals
throughout the state.
The bill by Representatives Dick
son and Bradford TO reduce the mo
tor vehicle license on motor truoI
Representative Bryson's bill to
ulate special mercantile sales.
Representative Dickson's bill
prevent the trial of any defendar
his absence.
The bill by MIR. Wade, of the n
10 make the chief game wardel1
the superintendent of the PEI,
tiary elective offices.
The state income tax and the
oline tax bill.
The Simonhoff bill, passed b
house. TO require every man
ing for marriage license to pre-
doctors certificate showing til
has no venereal disease.
Mr.. Sheppards bill, to reduc
number of petit jurors necessa
q verdict on any one case.
Mr.. Mabrys bin in the no,
regulate the sale OF cotton seed
bill to empower the state
OF welfare to dispose OF some
land of the boys reformato,
Florence. Messrs. Anderson
Hughes We're authors of the
The bin TO provide pensio
certain negroes who served
civil war. This is Senator Alan
stones bill.
The bin by Mr.. Camlin,
house, TO require BARRIERS TO
examinations before q state Cd
A bill, by Messrs. Ford and
son, in the Muse, to allow
mony from former criminals.
Representative McMillan's
license bill.
The house agricultural conn
bill TO provide for issuance of
cr's certificates through the
commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Auto License Tax(

Colur ia, March 7.-Autonl
licenses or 1921 TO date have I'd
more than n half million dollars
cording TO a statement made Ri
highway department today. TIN
act total, according to figures 8
at the close of books Saturday
is $5SS,055.
Approximately $1,000 auto.1|
licenses for 1921 have been iss,,|
date. Five thousand ,ck nd
have been issued, = Az
cycles have been ,sea
have been 500 dealers licenses
Last year there was a total
proNimatel! $4,000 licenses
classes issued, SO that d.
OF 1921 automobiles licen9
year considerably behind ~
1920. a vigorous campai
out the state is being VI
hiehway department., "a
unlicensed 1921 autono
Eighty per cent oc
license money il -
the State treasux&
isheA ita
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
SIZES
UP HARDING
Paris Newspapers Dis
appointed With His
Inaugural Address

Paris, March 5.--Paris newspapers,
commenting on President Harding's
inaugural address, appeared to feel
that changed administration is one
from frying pan into fire" as ia" as
Europe is concerned. Disappoint-
mcnt is evident because President
Harding failed to make definite state
ments of his attitude toward import
ant European affairs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
HUGHES NOTE
CAUSES PAIN

Panama, March 7.--The receipt of
the identic note sent to Costa Rico
and Panama by Secretary Hughes
asking that hostilities cease had pro-
uuccd "a painful impression," said
PRESIDENT Porras. because ii ad-
Vises us TO withdraw from Coto.
which we had recovered from the
Costa RicanS"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
HUN CITIES
TO Be SIEZED
Three Manufacturing
Towns Will Be Occu-
pied as Penalty

London, March THE immediate.
Application of penaltieC m Germany
for nOn-fulhllment of her repara-
tions requirements was decided upon
by the allies today. The penalties in
clude the occupation Of the German
cities of Duisbcrg, Dusseldorf and
RuGrort and the establishment of a
customs boundary along the Rhine.
London. March THE allied
troops will march into Germany to-
morrow in accordance with the de-
cision of the allies, it was officially an
nounced this evening
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
MOVE AGAINST
NIGHT RIDERS

Scottshoro, Ala, Mch. Z State At
torneJs preporcd today to clean ~.
the supposed headquarters of the
night riders. who have been terroriz-
ing North Alabama communities. The
authorities charge that the attempt of
members OF a Tenants Union TO liber-
ate four companions held in jail at
Stevenson yesterday brought The sit
ia ton to a climax
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
COSTA RICANS
INVADE PANAMA

san Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua,
March h.--Bocas Del Toro. the
capitai OF Boc's Del TorO province.
fahama, has been taken by Costa
hlcan forces with many casualti
inflicted on Panama forces, reports
received here say.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
SENATORS
ASK DELAY

Washington, March "A delay of
month OF SO in calling the special
session was urged on President Hard
ing by Senator'S Underwood and
Robinson of Arkansas. Senator
Robinson indicated that he expected
no date earlier than April 10th. The
first cabinet meeting has been called
for tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
RAILROAD
STRIKE CALLED

Atlanta. March 5.---Val. Fitzpat-
rick. chairman of the joint commit
tee Of the brotherhoods, announced
II strike on the Atlanta, birmingham
ana Atlantic railroad had been called
Tor III o'clock today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09

IN LIMERICK

Dublin. March 1.-George Clancy.
mayor of Limerick, was shot and
Killed in his home today and his
wife was seriously wounded. Michael
oCallaghan, former mayor was
a,ao killed in his Home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
HELD LONG
TIME GRUDGE

washington. March 5.-Former
senator Henderson of Nevada was
shot through the wrist i'm the Senate
oH'ce Building by Charles A. Crock
Formerly of Nevada. The shooting
came as an outgrowth of a lawsuit
held Twenty-Five years ago when Hen
derson was Gorck's counsel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
WHY COAL
WAS HIGH
Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany Declares Mon
StrOuS Dividend

New York, March THE Lehigh
and Wilkcsbarre Coal company has
declared a special cash dividend of
one hundred and fifty per cent on the
nine million dollars of stock outstan nd
ing.
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u substitute bill until the next ses-
sion.
~ ittIe light was begun on the
Sihrehdon-S sumter county boundary
dispute, but action was postponed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09

Durham, \. c., March 7.-George
w. Watts, reputed to be North Caro-.
lina's wealthiest man. died here today
after a long illnesa,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09

Washington. March 5.---Major Gem
cral March resigned today as Chief of
STAFF.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09

Cork, March G.-BriGadier General
Cumming, commander of the Kerry
military area, was one OF the two Of
hccrs killed in the ambush Of mill
tary convoy i'm ClOnbanin, this coun-
ty Saturday afternoon.
General Cumming was president of
the court of inquiry appointed TO in
veStigate the recent shooting Of rail
way men in MallOW
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09

and the. law enforcement fund.
The morning session on the bill
spened with the state department or
education and several items In this
section OF the measure came under
nre. After all the amendments had
been considered and the fight over
the department emerged with an in
crease or 800 over the house bill.
Jne main increase i'm the department
was $12,5o0 additional for guaran-
teeing a seven months term.
This item brought forth some warm
discussion and several amendments
Were attempted. but without avail.
The finance committee's amendments
we're adopted throughout, with the
sHception OF the raises for all steno-
paphers from $1,000 to $500. Sena-
tor Christensen Withdrawing all these
- the senate had already taken a
Test vote OH these items and the ma
Sority being I'm favor of leaving the
salaries as they were In 1920.
A little battle was staged on the
public welfare board, but the board
came out with an increase over the
house measure. The work OF the
morning session resulted In all in
creases and no decreases.
Before the joint assembly had be-
sun tho two cotton bills, the one
creating state marketing board and
the other making the United States
cotton standards the Official standards
,. Lsath Carolina were continued ln
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-19

Let's have picnic at lunch time," suggested June excitedly. I've can all put our lunches together. Under stand, Chin Win Xxi? We all have picnic together"
 Chin Win Ki tucked his head many times in assent.
 You see," explained June, in low voice, 'I don't think it would be po- lite if we all sat around and watched Chin Win Xii eat. By having a picnic we can all see him and yet not seem too prying."
 The morning session seemed all too long and the teachers voice got on everybody's nerves, and everybody 8 brain was busy thinking over the wonderful spectacle in store for them all. Hardly had they filed out when Walter dashed ahead shouting: ITO the grove!"
 There was a very pleasant grove of evergreens near the school where the children liked to have lunch. Off sped the boys to gather wood and start a fire, while some of the. giTls got a pail of water from the pump and others arranged the lunches on clean papers on the ground. It was a glorious autumn day.
 Chin Win Xxi had had very little
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-19
OLD MAN WADDLE

E KNOW I'm nothing but common,
 everyday goose, that goes wad-
 ding down the lane every morn
 - ing to the COW pasture. and does not come back until late in the eve n1ng. From what can gather, peo- pie don't think I have any too much sense, as have noticed when speak ing of some ninny of a fellow, they call him a "goose". Well. my feel 1ngs are not easily hurt, and so don't mind that a. bit, as I think they are mistaken anyhow. I know I can do a Whole lot of things, that they can't;
 and I know 8 whole lot, that they are ignorant of. For one thing, can stand on one foot and sleep all night, and I would just like to see one of the smarties try that stunt. And I can find my way from away up in the arctic regions to Florida or California, without compass, or anything to go 2 by. I can take the trip, when the time comes. just by Tapping my wings, have to carry a trunkfu1 of clothes. I don't have to bother about tickets. changing cars. or tipping porters, but all have to do is to get up in the air and keep going. When I take one of these long trips. with a flock of my neighbors, one wise old gander who has been over the road before gets in front. and we all follow in two struggling lines, the whole for nation looking like a great, big letter V: and we all manage to keep to-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-19

gether even on the darkest nights, by calling out honk-honk. every now and then. Honk-Honk, in our Ian guage means, Were all right. Go ahead" But when the sun gets low CT and lower, and slips down behind the world. we generally alight on some pond, and pull up the lily roots and eat them; or in some wheat field, and make meal of the grain. Any how, we always manage to get where we are going, unless some of these men with shooting-sticks, get us be- fore we get, there.
 Like other wel1-to-do folks from the North, we usually spend our win ters down in Florida, or in California And when spring comes, that's the time we do our housekeeping and family raising, you know, we pick up and go back and fly and fly until we get way up where the days are long, and where they have polar bears, ice bergs, aurora-borealises, white rab- bits, and a whole lot of other things that we like. While up there we make our nests right on the ground, and raise our babies. but the next fall, we hit the trail back where oranges and alligators grow.
 And another thing we can do that people can't, is to walk down into the water, and float off like chip, and we can keep this up all day, if we feel like 1t, without a single kick back wards. We only paddle with our feet when we want to go anywhere. And
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-19

MT seems that when the busy
 H mother is in the midst of some
 intricate culinary process or other
 0 domestic activity is just the time the baby selects to fall off the front porch or to get into some mischief out of mothers sight which demands imme ediate attention; years ago such incidents were considered to be acts of Providence necessary for the dis cip1ine of the mothers soul but the mother of today is not as willing to experience that sort of discipline as was her great-grandmother in the sterner times, for she knows that these annoyances may be to great extent eliminated if approached in the right way. If each mother, had baby fence in which the little one could be placed with his toys during the hours in which her mind and hands are engaged in imperative household duties fewer mothers would suffer nervous breakdowns from un- necessary nerve racking experiences
 The fence is such a simple device that little description is necessary. The material may be of the lightest, pine. spruce or basswood, fastened together with 1" clinch nails driven ''stagger-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-19
S6kF'FNv {f*FuuH,
SZQW Aoeline Meoaave

ACxCITEMENTw was in the air at
 - Hilltop School The cause of
 the furry was a new scholar. - little chunky round-faced lad from China Never before had the children of this particular schuoI seen real live foreign person, and this boy, to make things all the more Interesting. had given up real idols and had been brought over by a mis- sionary and left in charge of the parson.
 "They eat birds nestss,' Lu Jenkins said to her friends assembled around the school yard and she passed around a paper bag so all might see, the nest inside. '1'm go- ing to give it to him. I hope he'll eat it where we can all see. I found 1t in the grass near the raspberry patch at the end of our yard. It's nice and fresh and was built this year"
 "Ughi" exclaimed one of the girls named Myrtle. "You don't mean to say anybody would eat that!''
 "'eure, dol" replied Lu.
 1<Not rawI" cried the doubting Myrtle. He'd get Indigestion"
 "I don't know how he'll eat it, but he will. The geography says so. so there!" Lu answered indignantly.
 "They make soup out of them," put in Walter Charming.
 Don't you think,' asked June Ross, the minister's daughter. that since Chin Win Xxi is a convert he's given up such practices?"
 "Ho" laughed Stewart, the black sheep of the school. "Just as if that had anything to do with iti''
 Chin Win Xxi wore a very tight blue and white striped sailor suit which had once belonged to Jim Ross and he was marve1ously clean and neat from head to foot. He stood at ease by the school steps and looked calmly at his school mates, but he said never a word.
 "Can ye no speakee F-english % inquired Bob Peters in a very loud voice, for he had an idea that If one talked loud and broken enough any foreigner could understand.
 Chin Win Xxi stared out of his slanty black eyes and said never a word.
 'fWhy you no wear 'em piggie- tai1?" asked Jean Peters. borrowing her brothers style.
 Chin Win Xxi stared at her and said never a word He didn't seem shy, and he didn't seem bold. He just stood like graven image. or a