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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04


man of letters OF his time. "salma-
Wundi" and 'Diedrich Knickerbocker's
History of New York From the Begin
ming of the World to the End of the
Dutch Dynasty" gained him reputa-
tiOn by their satire and comic power.
His later years produced his lives of
Goldsmith, MahOmet and Washington.
The days of painstaking investigation
of sources had not yet arrived II was
~ a man of letters rather than as q
scholar that Irving wrote his historical
bOOksJ the charm of his personality
and the power to visualize people and
circumstances helped him greatly. But
his really creative and original work.
such as the ''slSetch- Book" and "Knick-
erbocker," viii always find the most
devoted readers OF the earliest Ameri-
can man of letters.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

Washia9tOa IF-
Wing was bora In
New York In Izs5
and died at his
home, "Sunny-
side" ON the Hud-
son IN 1859.
Intended for the
law, In which ne
had mo- interest.
impoverished by
the failure Of
business ventures,
Irving turned 90
literature m q
profession, and
made . success
which won for
him q position at
home and abroad
a. the most impOr-
tant American
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

which no assem-
bly, OF Christians
seems httingly dis
missed, reverber-
atts the supreme
fact OF the Chris
.tIan revelation.
namely that God
exists a trinity
OF persons In a
unity of nature.
IL Is one GOd
and yet there are
three persons not
three Gods, nor
vet three manlfes-
tatiOns Of the
one God. as ia
the religion Of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

The wings Of riches enable som
men. to ~ from their poor relatives.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
By REV. E. J. PACE

TEXT.-The grace Of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love OF God. and the com
munion Of the Holy Spirit be with you
All.-u Cor. 1874
In the familiar words Of The apos-
tolie benedlctiOn, SO called, without
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
Whisperfoot stalks new game.
CTo BE coNTINUED1

Forewarned, Forearnsed.
Our Idea Of . prudent man Is one
who never sees q vampire without
thinking OF buzz saw.-Dallas News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
APPROPRIATION
NEARLY EXHAUSTED
Enough Applications for Testing Cattle
to Use All Money Available Be
fore Next July.

MONTPELIER, Aug. 13.-On Aug. l
the state agricultural department had on
file applications for testing 1853 herds
of cattle comprising 1892 head AS
nearly as estimate can be made this num-
Der Is sufficient to eXhauSe the appropr-
ationS from state and federal sources for
tuberculosis work for the fiscal year be
ginning July 1. 1921, provided the us
ual number of rcactors are found,
Notice has been issued to state and
federal veterinarians that they should
confiue testing strictly to herds for which
application was made prior to Aug. :,
1927. until it is determined whether or
not money Will be available for the pay
ment of additional indemnity claims.
Tests of herds for which application has
been made after Aug. :, 1921, will prob
ably not be made until after July !. l922.
I The appropriation for the present IFS
cal year was badly eaten into by back
claims for private tests made during the
last fiscal wear when under the old law
of indemnity. Many herd-owners en-
ployed private veterinarians TO make
their first herd tests. the result being
that the entire indemnity had To be paid
by the state because the federal govern
ment will not participate in paying such
claims. Under the present law the state
is obligated TO pay only its share of in
dcmnity from private tests, so that the
S200000 appropriation for the next ifs
cal year will 60 much farther in eradicat
ing tuberculosis. Owners desiring tests
will do well to file applications now So
that they win be IN line for the 1922 ap
preparation. for at no time within tw,
years has the department had less thar
I 200 herds or. the waiting list. ..
Vermont now has Coz accredited herds
Z ce1tprisineh ~ 3attlg" ItaIhas' alst
$50 herds which have passed one tcs
without n reactor. out Of Il total of ,,
$50 herds under supervision. I'm onll
512 herds were reactors found on tn
last test
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
REAL ECONOMY
DOWN IN MEXICO
Expect to Save S1,OOO.OO0 Year BY
! Cutting Out Free Gasoline and
= uav- Auto Repairs.

MENICO CITY. Aug 13.-The Mex
lean government. by refusing free Easo-
line. tires. repairs and garage service to
its employees who use government automo-
biles hopes to effect a saving of more than
SIO00,0O0 annually. Several more hun
dreds Of thousands viii be saved to the
government when army officers are forced
to purchase their own gala uniforms and
there Will be a still greater saving when
all federal employees drawing more than
five pesos daily suffer wage reduction
of ten per cent.
These economies which. il is under
stood. will be made effective shortly, are
in line with program sof rigid thrift in
augurated recently by presidential de-
cree The first step was an order to all
department heads to cut their operating
forces to the minimum and after July l
to operate on the budget system, calling
for a careful federal audit.
This was followed by the imposition of
an income tax which is designed TO cause
'.all inhabitants of Mexico to contribute
in a small way toward the national ben
cfits which are expected to be derived
from the celebration of the country's in
dependence next September
Under the decree all persons having
daily incomes of from five to ten pesos
are to be assessed one per cent but All
iaborcrs and journalists earning two pc
sos or less are to be exempted from pay
mcnt.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
HUGHES TO HEAD
Z. s. DELEGATES
President Designates Him for Disarma-
ment MISUNDERSTANDING Will
Avoid Details.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-Any ex-
pectation that President Harding win
himself act aS a delegate to the disarma-
ment conference was overthrown yeSter-
day by a White House announcement
that he had definitely designated Sec
rotary of States Hughes to head the
American delegation. H. ..
1t was said that other members were
vet to be chosen. although the President
is known to have narrowed considerably
the list of those he considers available.
He is understood to have decided that
ut least one of the places shall go to a
United States senator, and the choice of
woman is within the range of possi-
bility
The general expectation is that after
delivering the opening address of the con-
ference on Nov. II the President will re
main in the background of the negotia-
tons. but keeping in close touch with the
proceedings.
BY this course Mr. Harding will be in
position similar to that of President
Poincare of France when he opened the
Versailles conference and then retired.
President Harding's close advisers are
said to feel that by keeping away from
details of disarmament discussions he
can reserve his efforts for the more i'm
portant features and he so placed as to
act as mediator for all the delegates in
any disagreement that might threaten
the success of the conference.
The President also has turned over to
the state department the task of clearing
away all the details remaining to be dis
posed of before the conference meets. 1t
is understood that he intends to super
wise only the more important moves.
One of the problems which threatens
to occupy the attention of a large staff
before il is solved. was tackled by the
department yesterday when it offered its
aid to the embassies and legations of the
invited nations in securing suitable quar-
ters and other accommodations for the
visiting DELEGATIONS Each of the pow
crs is expected to send a large corps of
experts. clerks and other attaches with
its commission and the task of providing
them not only a place to live but office
space as well may require an extensive
survey of housing facilities.
Speculation in diplomatic circles here
was concerned chiefly with the scope
which may be taken by the conference
under the terms Laid down by tho invi-
tations The most lively topic of dis
cussion was the statement in the text Of
the invitations that there should be con
sideration of matters which have been
and are of international concern"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13

prospect of trying to regulate
q war while it is in progress, the Amer
lean government at least believes that
the imperative course Is to take such
steps as will prevent a colossal conflict.
1t is admitted that the white race can
not stand another war like that which
began in 1914. The United States gov
eminent has not limited the invitations
to a discussion of naval armament but
has asked that all manner of armament
be reduced and that all sources of mis-
understanding be removed not merely IN
the Far East but. throughout the world
The significance of this broad statement
is Just dawning on official Washington
for it means that the Harding admins
tration has embarked again on the seas
of international diplomacy in an effort
to accomplish what was left lncomDiete
under the last administrations definite
agreement to end wars.
Must Remove Observation-Disclosures.
Mr. Hughes pontedly wrote, 1T is
clear there can be no assurance of peace
and the prospect of reduced ornaments Is
not a hopeful one unless this finds cX-
preston in a peaceful effort to remove
causes of misunderstanding and TO seek
| ground for agreement as to principles
and their application. -.
While it is stoutly denied that the
| United States intends to set up rival
| 10 the league of nations. the expectation
there is that the disarmament conference
win soon develop the necessity of a broad
understanding on the subject of preserv.
/ ing peace and that Mr.. Harding's ideas
| for an association with the other nations
| of the world viii find n natural outlet
at the November conference.
Il Meanwhile Theodore Roosevelt, jr., as
Sistant secretary of the navy, who has
4 been preaching lately the doctrines of hi
1 distinguished father to the effect that thu
surest way to preserve peace was to b.
prepared for war. finds different theor!
Il expOunded by the secretary of state. In
4 deed the Hughes note is hailed as a win
Il dication of those Republicans and Dem
ocrats who all along have maintaine,
H that preparedness. for war with any o
H the major powers was the. .surest. way I,
excite suspicion and provoke bioodshc,
II over controversies that would otherwis
shoulder and in time be extinguished b,
mutual consent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
NEW ENGLAND
CROP PROSPECTS
Poor Outlook for Apples - AroostOok
Potato Crop Below N2rmai-Asaii
Hurts Tobacco

Hurts Tobacco.
WAKEFIELD. Mass, Aug 10
Maine. has fallen from first to fourth
gsace in apple crop prospects of the coun-
tfy becsaise Of July drought ~ As.san--
dcre. New England crop statisticssail. Of,
the fc1efnl bureau of markets, announeed
yesterdaSS@ &. -r
5'sfaiicss condition now is;7s with New
Hampshire showing 40, Feruiont=;;;;te'.
Massachusetts 70 Rhode Island p and
Connecticut 81 Mr.. Sanders said New
Englaads commercial app3e crop wgS
forecast as ,GS9.S59 Barrels, against l.
2SJ0G0 last year. Prospects are best II
the northwestern section of THe country.
The ArooStaok potato crobais not quite
Up to RnFHlat. Mr.. Sanders said. adding
that it is 81 per cent Of normal against
80 last year and a five-year average Of
80 per cent The crop Is uneven
throughout New England with Some
blight recorded. Present potato c1ndl-
tions in the country are best in Colorado
and in New England. Mr.. Sanders added.
The New England tobacco crop has
made Il coed growth. but frequent hail
storms lately have done heavy damage
in limited areas. mainly in Connecticut
Connecticut valley onions have been cut
short with but little over 30 per cent Of
normal growth by recent hot humid
weather and thrips.
July showers caused a generally rapid
gain I'M hay throughout New England,
except in the dry northern sections. Mr..
Sanders said. Little better than 20 per
cent of a. fall crop was harvested. Oats
gained dignity in July but are still below
average Com is a good crop in. New
England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE.
Two of the Six Occupants Injured-Ma-
chine Is Smashed.

ST. ALBANS. Aug. Thames Horri-
gan of Fairfield received bruises to his
right hip and right elbow and Miss Flora
Balm received a cut over her right eye
when an automobile in which they were
riding with Mrs. James Horrigan, Ed
ward McAnney. Miss Helen Mckinney
and Miss Mildred Montgomery, all OF
Fairfield. was hit by a Central Vermont
freight train on the first highway crossing
south of the Swant0n station about noon
yesterday.
The report from the train crew is that
the train was going about five miles an
hour The automobile party were taken
to the Sswantoa station, where they were
attended by physician.
The automobile was badly damaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
SPREAD THOUSANDS
TONS OF POISON
Saskatchewan Makes Successful War On
Its Biggest Army OF
Transformers.

REGINA. Sask.. Aug. 13.-In its
third campaign against grasshoppers.
the Saskatchewan department of agri-
culture this year mixed its largest poi
son bait Though the grasShopper army
was bigger than ever, crops were saved
from damage except in some of the
northern areas affected.
This is what the department bought
to manufacture poison:
Bran 3.02I tons. SawdUst 100 car
loads. arsenic 36l .233 paris green 10
100 pounds. moIasses 92.360 gallons,
salt 800 barrels. and amyl acetate 99S
gallons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
HUGHES KNOCKS
OUT PREPAREDNESS
Declares Armament Con-
slant Menace to Peace
of World
STATEMENT IN .' ,
INVITATION NOTE
This Position Comedies With Wilson
Theory - Formulation of Regulation
of New War Agencies Also Suggested
to Powers at Coming Conference.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer)
Copyright 1921.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Prepared-
ness. of which so much was heard first
from Republican spokesman and later
from Democrats. has received its first
solar plexus from the Harding admins
tration. Secretary Hughes in his formal
invitation to Great Britain. France,
Italy. and Japan to a conference on re-
duction of armament has enunciated a
doctrine which the liberal element has
been preaching for years only to be de-
rided by their opponents.
Armament. in the opinion of Mr.
Hughes is mot only without economic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13

justification but is a constant menace to
the peace of the world rather than an
assurance of its. preservation.
There is school of thought even IN
the Harding administration whlch does
not agree with that theory and in con-
gress. to be sure. there always has been
an element which like the National Sc
curitv league and kindred organizations
insisted that the surest preventive
for war was preparedness. Inc ma
val and military expenditures OF the
United States government have been
variously defended on the ground
that it was necessary to arm
against potential foes but the Hard
ing administration through the Hughes
note to the powers has reverted TO Wood
row Wilson's theory which Is that arma-
ments should be reached to point. COM
Sistent with domestic safety-that armies
should be large enough only to exercise
domestic police power and that navles
should be simply coastguards. -
Afrships New Menace. .-.t=. -
But the decision of the Harding adj
ministration as reflected in the Hughes
note-to insist that ornaments are u
constant menace to the peace OF the
world rather than an assurance OF ITS
preservation." is really sequel to the
latest tests whereby bombing from air.
pIanes was plainly shown to be danger
to the capital ship which might IN the
future prove conclusively the waste IN
the enormous burden of naval arma-
ments. Some hint of this is given in Mr.
Hughes's further declaration that &. 1T
NAV also be found advisable to formulate
proposals, by which in the interest of hui
manity the use of new agencies of war
fare NAV be suitably controlled
In other words the use Of the, airplane
and airship in dropping bombs has revo-
Iutionized warfare and the next war. un-
less absolutely governed by rules between
the powers involved will mean an era of
unparalleled destruction. The impossi-
bility of getting respect for established
rules of warfare was demonstrated IN the
last war and rather than face the dis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
FIELD DAY AND PICNIC.
Cheshire County Farm Bureau f
81 fOr aug. p.

Set for aug. %.
The annual field day and basket pic
mic of the Cheshire County Farm Bureau
will he held Thursday. Aug. %. at SEN
ator Fred Smalley'S farm in Walpole, y.
III. The fun will start at 10 o'clock.
when the boys and girls will have their
games. planned by Mr.. Smith. coanty
Y. NJ. G. A. secretary.
Directly after the noon hour, Mr.. Wal
lace. secretary of agriculture, and other
noted men will discuss big problems.
At go D. M. the worlds baseball
championship will be decided by two
picked teams from Sullivan and Chesh-
ire special band will furnish music
There win be many other attractions
EVERYBODY is invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30
WOMAN FIRE
BURG ARRESTED
She Demanded an Investigation
Ely State Officers and Landed
in Jail

Columbia, March 25-An interest
ing story was given out at the gov
ernor's office today, following news
OF the arrest at Calhoun Falls, in Ao-
beville County, Of Mrs. Sarah Wein-
raub, charged with arson, involving
the setting on fire of her own store at
Calhoun Falls. The story is of how
Mrs. Weinraub was caught in a trap
she set to catch some one guilty
of setting her store on fire.
Mrs. 5Weinraub, according to the
story told at the governors office has
for some weeks been urging the gov
ernor and the state insurance depart
ment to make an investigation of the
facts surrounding the burning of her
stqSe. She wrote a number of letters
TO the governor and also a number to
| the Insurance commissioners, urging
that some one be sent to make the in
vestiGation. After she had plead with
these officials for a good while, the in
vestigat:on was agreed to, and q de-
tectiye was set from Columbia, to look
Unto the charge made by Mrs. Vein
raub, to the effect that the fire which
destroyed her store was of incendiary
origin. The result of the investigation
was the arrest OF Mrs. Weinraub her
self and the lady is now i'm the Abbe-
vile jail under charge Of arson.
| The store was burned during the
night of February 10 and Mrs. Wein-
raub was the first to discover the
blaze. She came down the stairs from
her apartment over the store in her
night clothes, and gave the alarm. The
warrant under which Mrs. Weinraub
was arrested was sworn to by M. B.
Sanders, merchant, whose place of
| business adjoined Mrs. Weinraub's
Advices from Abbeville are to the ef-
feet that Mrs. Weinraub will be given
q preliminary hearing within n few
days as soon as the solicitor names a
date.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30
HOMICIDE At EDGEFIELD

Edgeticld, March 23.-Will Murray
was arrested yesterday morning and
lodged in Jail charged with the muir
der of Whit Robertson. The homi-
eide occurred in the Cleora section of
the county Monday, it is stated. The
testimony taken at the inquest was TO
the effect that the deceased had been
paying attention to Murray's wife and
upon meeting him.. Murray accused
him of trying to win his wife's afrec-
tons. There was a denial on the
part of the dead man, it is alleged. and
the two became involved in n fist fight,
during which Robinson struck MUIR
ray with brass knucks. After re-
ceiving the blow Murray left but soon,
returned, pistol in hand and emptied4
five barrels it is alleged, into the bach
of the deceased, causing instant death1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30
Will Meet in July

Greenviilc, March 24.-At a con-
ference here today between Chief
Louis Behrens Of the Charleston fire
department, city officials and repre-
senttaives of local commercial or
CARNATIONS, July IA and 10 were set
as the dates fo rthis years conven-
ton of the State Firemen's associa-
ton to be held here.
Because few departments now have
horses and because motor. speed
races would be impracticable, it was
decided 10 dispose with the usual
tournament. record breaking at
tendance is expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30

Florence, March 25.-Edmund u
Bigham, defendant in one. of the
most sensational cases ever tried in
South Carolina. went on the stand i'm
the Criminal Court this afternoon i'm
his own defense. He had been prr-
cedcd by his wife and his fourteen.
year-old daughter, Louise. The tcs-
timony of the Bighams, which had
been expected to come up today, was
responsible for the attendance Of an
even larger number of spectators than
had marked previous sessions OF the
rial. Among this crowd was an even
more liberal sprinkling of women than
mad come to court yesterday.
Mrs. Bigham was the first of tn
family to be called to the stand. Sha
told i'm much detail the story Of hap
penings at the Bigham home on tn,
day of the tragedy in which Mrs. NJ
NJ. Bigham, Mrs. Margie Bigham
biack, L.. Smiley iPighanl and Leo and
John McCracken, adopted children OF
Mrs Hack, were the victims. The
day OF the tragedy was January Is.
Mrs. Bigham showed almost COM
pletc imperturbability. both I'm the
telling of her story and i'm answering
the questions when cross examined by
solicitor Gasquo. She gave her testi-
mony as If reading it from a note
book and her memory as to details
appeared TO be most exact. She
showed no signs of nervousness ana
spoke I'm clear, distinct voice, with
cut feeling.
Louise Bigham, the fourteen yea
I'D daughter who shows extraordl-
nary precocity for her years, tod
story that duplicated that of her
mother except in minor details. She
seemed TO remember almost every
Thing. When called upon to recognize
Detective Eichelberger and say whcth-
er or not she had made certain, state
nents TO him concerning the condition
Of affairs at the Bigham home, she ;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30

A Sumter county farmer stated SatL
hrday ne had Just received returns
OF -FOUR hales of cotton that he sl,ip-
ped &c friend in a town In the up
Per part OF the state with :nstruc-
tons to sell TO the best advantage.
He received. after paying freightsand
drayage' nearly fifteen dollars a ~
more than he was offcreaazs
sumter market .taax
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30

fell to the favor the defendant was
the statement of DR.. Poston that Ed
mund Bigham had asked him to use
every means in his power to save the
life of Leo McCracken, the little boy
who was found alive about the time
OF the finding of Mrs. Blacks body.
DR.. POston described Edmunds soli-
citude as being apparently genuine
andw hen this admission was made
the prisoner was effected for the first
time during the proceedings.
Mrs. Edmund Bigham did not ap-
pear In court today and her failure
to do so was made the basis Of
another affidavit by Attorney King on
which he again asked for continu-
ance Of the case. He stated that he
believed that Mrs. Bigham was being
forcibly detained at Greenville by her
family whose attitude toward Bigham
he said, was hostile. Judge Memmin-
ger offered to issue a bench warrant
for Mrs. Bigham but Mr.. King later
received telegram from her stating
that shdshad received his messags too
late TO takc Wednesdays train for
Florence.s She is expected to appear
in court tomorrow morning.
Senator ID. Gordon Baker sat with
Solicitor Gasque and aided him at
points in the trial. p. III. Arrowsmith
was in charge of the States wit
nesses.