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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Pres. Griffith Takes
Up His Burden

Dublin. Jan. - (By the -.ssoci-
ated Press in the po-,
htical situation tonight cent"rs IN
the meeting which Will be held to-
morrow ~ the southern pariia
n,ent for The ratification Of the
peace ti..a.v .vith Great Britain.
Invitations, t" the session were Is
sued today signed by Arthur
Griffith. 'They were directed II.
al deputies elected Tor the 26
southern counties. Including
cannon Do Valera and his adher-
ents. 1t is not expected, however.
that Mr. De Valera or any OF his
followers will attend
The meeting viii be hold in the
oak room OF Mansion House and
unless some mc:abers opposed 10
.ac treaty decide at the last minute
10 attend. it promises to be u some-.
hat perfunctory ceremony.
\ chairman viii be elected, the
treaty formally ratified and pros
viisional government established.
Mr.. Griffith :Gad the members OF
the new cabinet. according 10 pres
ent plan. will comprise the pro-
y :sional government.
With thc establishing OF the
governments the decks viii he
cleared for tho complicated and
laborious task Of transferring aU-
thovity from the British &c the
Irish government. All the members
# the cabinet convened 1T Man
sion House today discussed not,
only the future duties and the re-
OF the provisional
tnt :he immcdiate
necessity for dealing with the
strike Of the railway
!,icn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Find Dead Body
of Man in Box
Search by Greenville Officers
Brought to Close

Greenville. Jan. l5.-Concealed
in nice box in his pressing club
on the Parker road. near Mona
CHAN Mill, the dead body of Oscar
Hagood. So ycar-old negro, was
found early this morning by Dcpu-
ty'Sheriff J. L. Gharl. The drscov-
cry brought to an end a search
extending over twenty-eight hours
foe the man. Five negroes. one
a woman, have been placed under
arrest pending results Of the cor
oner's investigation.
q long cash in the back Of the
negro's head told the story Of mnr-
der. Officers believe that. the
murder occurred probably We'd
nesday night, as the negro had been
missed by his friends, since that
time. The five negroes held are
thought to have been in the press
ing club on that night. They all
stoutly deny any knowledge Of the
affair
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Washington. Jan. 14.-presidenr
Harding has removed from the
civil service requirmeeats the office
of the deputy commissioner of in
fernal revenue. and il is under
stood that this will pc the first step
in the general reorganization in
the internal reve6ue bureau planned
by the administration to obtain
greater etticienc~ by the appoint
uent of experts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

continue tomorrow their efforts to
clean The slate OF the collateral
involved in i compict"
settlement. The coal mines ad-
iaccnl to th" railroad and moro or
less tied up With that question and
the ore fields are the first on the
program for tomorrow's meeting.
and then the only remaining ques-
tions will be those relating to GER
tain cables and the salt fields.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Unemployed Miners
Seek Government Aid
Committee. Calling on Presi-
dent Say Situation is Acute

Washington. Jan. s1G-Dorothy
and Halle Underwood, aged ten
and twelve years are members OF
the committee calling on Presi-
dent Harding to seek government
aid for West Virginia unemployed
miners. The mother said the eyic-
ton order Will be issued Wednes-
day and no other house was avail
able. The sons were blacklisted
by the companies and her six chill
dren now face starvation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Massachusetts is still talking in
hushcd voices Of the Governor
banquet and the terrible spill
which occurred. Just picture the
scene: There in the stald old city
of Boston. in the Commonwealth
III Massachusetts the home Of
Whittier. Daniel the Godlike. Ga
.naliel Bradford. and the Puritan
colony were gathered together the
,,rcat elders Of the Republican par
ty. the part. Of correct living and
tie New England conscience. NO
wicked VINE gave its color in the
cup Nor strong G"ink which ragcth
---leaStwise, not on the banquet
able. Nor dia champagne sparkle
in the glass-ci. tlat is. at least. not
exactly or the table. Of course
not-hadnt the country gone dry
and aren't all the .blac-rihboncrs
in the State endowed with the
Vote? OF course not--at least. not
right there in the public gaze. But
Just across the corridor and Il few
Steps down 20 the lcf;. or was It
lust to tho right? ANY way. il
was thcrc-hootch. booze. quanti-
ties Of it. The popping Of corks
almost drowned the oratory across
the hall. and the banquetcrs. by
tu.os and thrccs and singly. came
and went. and waXed happier and
more care-frec But. bark. what
is that discordant and blatant
sound that smacks of the rude and
plcbian. breaking in on the JOY
of this lattcr-day BclShazzar
feast? Has 4 hand come out upon
the VA! and writ as if on sand
the fingers of a hand. Il solitary
hand And is some Daniel conc
TO read to the trembling creatures
those letters of fire? Is the Mcdc
at the gate and the Persian on the
throne of dear old Boston? NO.
the mex mayor is IN lrlshman
named Jim Curicy. peace TO his
ashes when he has any. No. 1t Is
worse than the Nlcdc and the Per-
sian all put together: it's the dry
enforcement gang of rough-necks.
and all the blessed while the Chief
Enforcement Officer sits pale
checked on the right of Governor
Cox, But how could such an acci-
dent occur? IT took the Bos-
toncse, shocked beyond expression.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Prospect Of Shan
tu11g Agreement

Washington, Jan. 14.-Thc OK
change of views between the Chi
ncse and Japanese arms delegates
and their governments is believed
to have strengthened the chances
for an early settlement Of the
Shantung question. The indications
today were that the good Offices
Of Secretary Hughes and Mr.. Bal
four were having effect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

The Postmaster General is try
inS to get Congress to assume the
responsibility for stopping free de-
livery at third class offices. for
cutting off special delivery scrvlc"
in connection with parcel pest
packages. and for establishing =
surety bond division in the De-
partment. This last is to compete
with the bonding companies. And
vet the president pledged himself
to divorce th" government from
business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Armeniians Flee
ing From Turks

Geneva. Jan. l4.-Paul Hymans
president OF the council OF the
league OF nations. presented tcl"-
grams from ConStantinoplc saying
the entire Armenian population
had decided to cvacuate the coun-
try and asking for ships to trans
port hundred and twenty. thou
sand persons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Postmaster General Hays. who
always buys child'S size hat. is
arranging to take the finger prints
ut all dcpoSitors at postal savings
banks He has already begun. US
ing the system with postal cm-
ployes. Up to this time the sys-
tenn has only been in use to idcnti
fy crooks and is used at all our
best penicntiaricS Bill should write
a brochure on Innovations Calcu-
;4tcd to PnpulariZc Administration.
It's easy TO be 4; great organizer
when YOU have all the campaign
fund and all tin. landslide on your
side. but when it comes to holding
a job requiring some horse sense.
it's another thing altogether.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
French Cabinet
Crisis Not Over

Paris. Jan lG--T'he ucw cabinet
under NJ. poincarc has assumed
power. Senator Dcslancl. a form
CT president. has announced de-
nlaud for an Interpolation on the
rovcrnmcu, : foreign policy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Two Dead Men
Washed Ashore

IiloNi. Miss. Jan. 1.-TWO men $
bodies have been washed ashore
here with their nccks broken. The
police claim the men were kiiicd
in n fight aboard Il liquor SNUG
y!inS schooner anchored off tn"
coast. Ten men wcr" arrested,
The schooner has Disappeared
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Washington. Jan IA de-
crease Of nearly one billion dollars
IN the favorable trade balance OF
the United States during 1921 IS in
dicated in the foreign trade sta
tistics for December, issued by the
commerce department. The re-
port attributed much of the reduc-
ton to the material decline of
prices of commodities which made
up the bulk Of the country's foreign
trade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Gamers Improve
Canning Process

Louisville. Jan. 1G.-Mcmbers Of
the National Gamers Association
in convention here declared that
they had succeeded in cradicatins
botulinus. especially from canned
ripe olives, and often food poison
ing is caused by improper dict and
careless handling by consumers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Kut is the. Senator entitled to much
Of sympathy in his disgruntle-
ment? The partisanship in him
caused him to try to steal the in
it;ative in the matter OF disarma-
mcnt from the Democrats. When
he introduced the resolution pro-
viding for the calling Of the con-
ference he was aware that it had
already been fully and completely
provided for by the Henslev Reso-
luton the work OF a Missouri
Democrat who ought to be back in
Congress, which Champ Clark
helped to make a part Of the Naval
Appropriation Act Of 1916. That
legislation even appropriated $780,
600 for the expense Of. the cor
ference and it was lying in the
trea"ury, unusucd when Borah in
troduccd his resolution. Now that
the conference has flashed togeth-
er treaty hateful to the Senator,
i. must give him pain to see his
own feather on the arrow that has
pierced him. Old Mr.. Retribution
is still handing back to US the
same kind Of stuff we hand out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Mayor Starts Num-
cipal Bread Shops
Fight on Profiteers Being
Made in Tiffin, Ohio

Tiain. Ohio. lam. iG.--For the
purpo:c Of fighting food proilteers
Mavor Unger will establish three
bread stores at fire stations. retail
ing pound loaf at six cents. be
will use tho profits for further IN
NnSf iUIt IONS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
. full week to learn all about ho

d full week to learn all about how
it happened 1t turned out that
.hc chief enforcement officer had
Il lieutenant who had n SrudSc.
and this man selected we'll his
hour for revenge Of his chief. and.
on the whole Rcpub-
lean outfit of the State The ban
quetcrs were not pinched. but q
truck-load 2f hootch was confis-
Gated: and there are those who do
say that it may have been hoolch
that had been confiscatcd once be-
fore from sundry other persons.
mere bootlcgscrs and such.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
CONFERENCE
AWAITING JAP
PLEASURE
Delegates Are Mark
ing Time w i t h
Study of Far East
ern Question

kWashington, Jan. 1G.-The arms
conference is studying the Far
Eastern and Pacific questions while
awaiting Toxic instructions to the
japanese delegation regarding the
naval limitation treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
DETROIT PRISONERS
BREAK JAIL

Detroit. Jan. 1G.-Four prison
"rs escaped today from the house
Of detention by tearing away the
bars and lodging a fusillade Of bull
ietS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
Hoover Resumes
Conferences
Effort Being Made to Elimi-
nate Labor Disagreements

Washington, Jan. 16.-Confer-
ences between railroad executives
and the unions have been resumed
under Secretary Hoover to elimi-
nate disagreements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

ConSressan Begs Of Ohio. Re-
publican. said on page 1857 of the
Congressional Record Clan. ID
Il say to you men, seriously. the
Republican Marty. is pledged to &
platform Df economy. TO cut down
expenses. Everybody the world
over is cutting down expenses cS-
ccpt this Congress. and we bring in
bill after bill to raise salaries
when the farmers are compelled to
cut down ~. 90 irto the bankruptcy
court" ioE2st truthful Mr.. BcSE,
VIII someone kindly page Dio-
genes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18
The PEOPLE
ARE SEEING
THE LIGHT
Are Not
Making Good on
Campaign Prom
ises and Are Play
ing Politics
Isx Wallace Bassford.

Especial News Correspondent
Washington, Jap. 1.-THE
swing is very steadily toward the
Democrats, with increasing mo-
nentum. A survey Of the news
paper field shows the Democratic
L-ess aggressive and full of intel
ligent criticism of the shortcom-
;ngs of the. administration. while
the independent papers in large
numbers are in similar attitude.
The old conservative Republican
organs. mostly owned by. the big
rich. are con the defensive. Speak
ing OF these organs, it is interesting
to note that the DuPonts have
bought up all the papers in Della
ware of any size excepting two;
Trey can not get those for the very
good reason that staunch and
able 4 Democrat owns them---i.o
other than Willard Salisbury. who
VIII probably return to the Senate
as the result of the election next
November. All of the Hsarst
papers-about dozen big ones
are attacking the administrator
every day. The extensive string of
Scripps-dcRae papers - penny
dailies-are frankly criticising The
Republicans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

The New York Telegraph, l.<.-
publican paper. refers to the fact
that President Wilson predicted L,
Democratic victory next Noycm-
ber, and adds: President Wilson
is a great man. but it doesn't re-
squire a great man to discover the
present drift Of public sentirrnt.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Speaking of finger prints. it
wouldn't be n bad idea to hold con-
how far we have become removed
from being Il free people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

BANQUET
IN COLUMBIA
University A lum n i
Entertains M e m :
bers Of Legislature
at Jefferson Hotel
Banquet With Foot
ball Squad as Guests
Of Honor

Columbia. Jan. 13.-Rev. Hen
ry d. Phillips, d. D.. president OF
the Southern Intercollegiate -At1-
lctic Association. known as the s
I. A. A., an organization OF South. Z
crn Colleges in the interest OF ath-
letics,l was the chief speaker at
what was possibly the most elabor1
ate banquet ever held in Column
bia, held at the Jefferson Hotel
last night, and attended by several
hundred persons, with the members
of the general assembly and OF the
1921 football team Of the CnEer-
sity as guests OF honor. The BAN
quet was given by the alumni Of the
University. and took the place OF
the annual Founders Day banqle.-
DIR. Phillips, the main speaker, is
now pastor of Trinity Episcopal
Church. this city. He spoke in
fo,ceful way Of the educational out
look of the south and expressed his
pleasure at being South Caroiln-
ian now. This was his first intro
duction 20 the people OF the state,
outside OF his pulpit.
The banquet was attended also
by a large number of University
alumni of Columbia and other parts
of the state. Governor Cooperan9
Lieut.. Governor Harvey We're
among the speakers. Several 9TH
er. short talks were made. mostly
in the interest Of the University.
TO each member Of the football
team was presented gold foot
! ball. a token of esteem for his SER
vices during the past season in aid
ing Carolina to make such name
ifor herself on the gridiron: Or
chestrs. music added life to the oc-
| casion, which was staged by. the.
University alumni in Columbia as a
| welcome to Coiumbia for the legis-
lators and also an expression OF IN
;.terest in the University.
Columbia, Jan. 13.-Represen-.
tatGve Evans, of Marlboro, has in
trodnced in the house a bill to
| amend tho constitution so as TO
permit pleas of guilty" in all cases
except capital felonies, and to en-
power circuit judges to impose SEN
tences in such cases at chambers.
dispensing with the necessity OF
grand jury presentment and indict-
ment.
The general assembly has adopt
ed resolution discha ,gins the
special committee on ecoi. onay: and
consolidation, which has reported
its findings from the inv 4stigation
made during 1921.
There is a resolution or the cal
endars Of the two branches of the
legislature endorsing the Smith
amendment to the feder; reserve
act Of congress to authorize pres
ident TO appoint a farmer on the
federal reserve board the next time
there is a vacancy.
Representative Owens has intro
duced a resolution in the house to
cut the pay OF J. Wilson Gibbes,
clerk. from s2,400 TO $3.50, and
the pay Of his assistant clerk, J. e.
Hunter, from $3.50 to $500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Probably the chef reason why
the Republicans won in 1920 was
tkat the people thought the League
of Nation, a.I an "entanSlinS ALI
anc%'' in the s"rsc George Wash
irSte,. had in mind. The Harding
administrators came in on false
pretenseS: II the people had
thought that Harding. within ten
months after taking power. would
have all sig Aed up d treaty OF ain
anec ylth England. Franco ana
.Ja,at.---a. tfe:,;r THAT obliSat"s us
TO g. I. WAY or the side II the
.Iat.s m cas-. ttcy become involved
i. 4 w1r-w1iil Germany. or Russia
-t;:..:, i':u::;ng would be at TINS
moment conducting his little news
r,p.a e,.l IL NJ. zion. free from the
cares G: r.li ;'nd croquet.
The fo,lr power treaty doesn I
suit Senator Borah a little bit; he
is too good an American foe that,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

The Republicans are trying to
work their courage up to the point
OF enactinG a sales tax. Such tax
has some advantages; among ti:tr1
are these: You can't dodge it. Yea
ray It every time You reach ys':l'
hand into your pocket, no matter
what you buy You don't have 10
bother about 3 savings account, fer,
this tax viii not allow YOU to save
arything except old trousers and
your integrity to heaven. 1t val
be easy. TO collect, Jecause 1t vii
come off af those who have he
I, asst ;infi.;tlc, ct Was.ljugto.
the plain Seople. Better than all
it forces tn, soldier to pay his own
bonus; he should be happy. for he
not only gets the bonus but has the
privilege. of paying it himself. Tfs.
only drawback is the name, BIZ; TIC
Republicans will doubtless fiji. 4
name. for it l..:at will make it lroh,
like chick from Dad. ,oidn'.
tie, e"er make robbery sound
good by calling it "Protecticn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-18

Speaking of protection. the tariff
bill is, to reserve the. "Home Mar
ket" for Americans. The sponsors
of the high tariff frankly say that
they want TO keep out all European
| manu- factarers. OF course the first
effect is to cut off that competi-
ton and cut off the taxes that
would flow into the Treasury from
the importations; the second ef-
.sect is to allow American manu-
facturers to raise their prices on
all consumers. Then when Europe
cant ship manufactures here,
what happens? They are shipped
elsewhere. to Canada. the Arsen-
line. India, South Africa. China,
and so on. Ship routes are divert
I'd to countries where goods can be
sold. OF course. those ships must
carry ca:Soes both ways or lose
money They will carry back to
Europe the wheat of Canada.> the
wheat. beef and mutton Of the Ar
sentine. the lumber of Brazil. the
wheat and oil Of Russia. the farm
products Of our own Speaking Of
RUSSIAN oil, there is the greatest
field in the world. The surface oil
was burning there when Alexander
;ne Great paused to watch it while
on his road to India. before the
birth Of .e Christ But going back
10 wheat. Argentina has 10000
bushels left Of the old crop and
nrw on- in che making. soon ready
for sale. The American farmer
will be left with a surplus for
which he has no market. Ttat
erds his ability TO buy and makes
an end Of the Home Market dream.
.And here * the completion OF the
vicious circle in the failure "f the
great manufacturing concerns and
a collapse such as has folior.e
every attempt on the part OF the
1..epublicsnS to create an artificial
prosperity for the fellows who IL
nanced thor campaign. Their
ercat trouble is that they can t
abrogate the natural law Of cause
AID cffcc'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-02-07
DEATH OF JAMES w. GORE.

Mr.. James w. Gore, a highly re.
garded citizen of this county, died at
his home last Tuesday night at the
home of the Northern Virginia
Power Company, near Millville, aged
72years. His last illness was a pro-
tracted one. He made trips to
Baltimore for treatment by special
lists after his home physicians had
done their best for him, though none
could accomplish any lasting benefit.
AS miller, Mr.. Gore had operated
mills In many parts of the county,
either as manager or assistant, and
IN that capacity became widely
known. Everywhere he engaged in
business the people entertained an
affection for him. None ever ques-
toned his honesty. With the pass
ing of almost all the water power
mills in this section, Mr.. Gore aban-
doned the business to become con-
nected with the Power Company,
remaining with the company until
his health began to fail. The death
OF his wife in August of 1921 was a
severe blow to him in his enfeebled
condition, and he never fully recov-
cred from it He leaves three
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Dusing, Mrs.
Harry Moler and Mrs. w. NJ. Jones,
all residents of the county, and two
brothers, Messrs. w. l. and Joseph
Gore, both of the county. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon,
at the home, Rev. O. D. Lambert and
Rev. DR.. Sydnor officiating. Inter
ment in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-02-07
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL ELECTS
DELEGATES. &C.

Delegates to the general conven-
ton of the Episcopal Church which
will be held in Portland, Oregon
next fall, were chosen on Friday, the
last day of the 45th annual Council
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of West Virginia at Weston. The
choice of delegates was an interes-
ting feature of Fridays session.
Delegates from the clergy to the
national meeting in Portland were
Rev. r. E. L. Strider, Wheeling
Rev. w. P. Chrisman, Hansford
Rev. S. S. Moore, Parkersburg; Rev
John S. Alfriend, Weston; alternates
from clergy, Rev. C. H. Goodwin
Charles Town; Rev. s. R. Myler
Huntington; Rev. ]. T. Carter,
Clarksburg.
Delegates from the laity, R. l.
Archer, Huntington; S. G. Cargshill
Charleston; B. R. Bias, Williamson
T. C. Bowling, Charles Town. Alter
mates, C. A. Miller, Martinsburg; K
M. Brown, Parkersburg; w. N. Trap.
mel, Weston; E. L. Davidson, Yves.
ton; Paca Kennedy of the theological
seminary at Alexandria, Va, and
Bland Mitchell, secretary of the
national campaign.
The committee elected to serve
during the year of 1922 are:
Finance Committee: Clerical, the
Rev. J. T. Carter, Clarksburg; the
Rev. B. M. Spur, Moundsville, and
the Rev John S. Alfriend, Weston
laymen, Robert Archer, Huntington
lC. M. Martin, Parkersburg; j.. w
Ewing, Wheeling, and w. F. Alex
ander, Charles Town. :.
Having disposed of all the bust
ness which came before it, the
Council adjourned late Friday night
to meet again next January at st
Matthew's Church, Bluefield.