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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
THE MONEY FOR THE BONUS.

It may be assumed that Secrc-
tary of the Treasury Mellon
knows pretty we'll what he is talk
ing about when he tells the House
ways and means committee that if
there is to be bonus for the scr
vice men it will have to be provid-
ed by taxation. in addition TO taxes
imposed by existing law. The sec
retary is in close touch With for
eign conditions, and, is himself a
fnancier of proved ability. Hence
mis- declaration that the bonus
cannot be paid out Of either the
principal or the interest of the for
eign debt to this country carries
unusual weight.
Any attempt to provide for the
bonus by such means, he says,
would be futile as we'll as un-
wise" His characterization Of the
policy seems to hint at diplomatic
difficulties, in addition to the prac-
teal difficulty OF getting the funds
from the source proposed.
The big majority Of Americans
would certainly like to so right
ahead and collect that foreign debt,
if the thing could be done without
p1unging Europe deeper into the
mire and endangering our own
prosperity still further. And it
would be easier to pay an army
bonus from such funds than in any
other way. But as matters stand,
there seems to be little choice. Con-
gress and the public. therefore,
might is well face facts. If there
is to be a bonus, let Congress go
aheaia anu ioo:'.y io.'y = tax for it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Belgrade Now Prosperous.

Belgrade, Jan 3-Belgrade is
row vieing With Bucharest for the
title Of paris of the Balkans. 5"
The city is being rapidly trans
formed from a sleepy, melancholy
unattractive provincial town to
something like a European capital.
It's stores are full of luXuries, jew
els. rich furs, silks, lingerie. eXpen-
s!ve confcctions, perfumes and cos
mctics. Everybody seems to have
money to buy these articles. A
tide of prosperity is now flowing
through the country.
There is not sufficient room in the
capital for the thousands Of Slavs
who want to come here from the
united provinces. Several thousand
new buildings are under construc-
ton. the streets are being repaved.
parks public squares, an esplanade
are planned, new royal palace
and new parliament building are
nearing completion, the construc-
ton Of q great stadium is contenl-
plated. and the government is offer
ing prizes of 100000 francs for the
best plan for the Improvement and
Identification of the city.
You won't know Belgrade in
another five years. its citizens say
proudly. I'VE shall have a capital
worthy Of nation of 13,000.000
people and a city that will attract
Europeans.
1t is Il city of strong contrasts. In
the< heart of the business. banking
and shopping sections the visitor
sees many peasants. hcrdmen and
hand made farm carts drawn by
the immemorial OK.
An American visitor was startled
to see an aged eXsoldier carrying
coffin on his back through the
crowded shopping district Of the
capital. 1t was explained that the
Serbian undertakers made their de-
liveries of collins TO their patrons
in this fashion. Such inConSruitics
care constantly to be seen in the
capital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
French Oppose German Labor:

Paris, Dec. Presidents OF some
of the war devastated districts OF
France are divided almost evenly;
as to whether German labor should
be employed in reconstruction work.
This question was submitted to the
vote Of some 400 families residng
in a dozen villages in the district
of Chaulnes.
AS the result, 81 per cent OPP
posed it and 80 per cent favored-it.
The opposition was based mostly
upon dislike OF having Germans
freely circulating in the district as
it would De impossible to keep them
in barracks. M. Loucheur, Minister
of Liberated Regions, has said It
would be impossible to consider.
general scheme for employing
German labor unless 80 per centeof'
the French residents Of the dis
trict were in favor Of it.
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OUR NATIONAL WEAPONS.

The War Department seems dis
posed to put the military weapons
policy up to the public. .Secre-
tary Weeks is seeking primarily the
opinion of the army, both officers
and privates, concerning the use Of
airp.anes, poison gas, tanks, etc,
but he is urging the military men
at the same time to report civilian
opinion as far as they can discover
it.
The army will speak clearly for
itself. Civilian sentiment is a
little harder to come at. 1t can be
appropriated, however, from a
cross-section Of any American COM
. munity, large or small, or from
general scrutiny of the newspapers.
And from either Of these sources,
an inquirer is likely to arrive at
about the following conclusions:
The public wants as small an
army and navy as possible to
save expense and avoid, offense.
1t wants it's army to consist main
ly of men trained to command in
emergency, so that the small army
could quickly expand and absorb
a large force Of recruits.
It has little confidence in bat
tleships, and dislikes submarines.
It regards airplanes as the CT
fective weapons sof the future, on
land and sea alike. and would like
to see a systematic development of
aviation.
It hates poison gas. and wants no
great accumulation of any kind of
armament. but wants the govern
ment to be in position to manu-
facturer poison gas, tanks and 9TH
er weapons in large quantities, on
short notice as long as other ma
tionS have them.
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TIE CONFERENCE IDEA.

In9pite,o of some failures and dis
appointments, the Washington
arzrs conference may be credited
With certain tangible results of
great impprtance. In addition it
should. be honored for few less
readily estimated achievements.
the value Of which will increase
during the coming years.
. Perhaps chief among these was
the re-establishment Of agreement
by mutual discussion The peoples
of the world demanded that states
men make an effort to settle some
Of the nations disputes by the ap-
piication Of argument and reason
The statesmen have shown that it
can be done AS the Worlds s
Work puts it. at is now once more
possible for a statesman to yield
an untenable position without be-
ing suspected OF treason, or to ad-
nit another nations claim without
suspicion of weakness
A large part of the civilized
world is now ready to do a little
serious thinking in order to find
the best solution to its troubles. in
stead of Selling club and threat
ening its neighbors simply because
problems needing solution arise.
There are those who say that
war can never be abolished because
human nature does no. change. II
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FRANCE WAKING Up.

A recen tcable from Paris, speaks
Of "an awakening" in French poll
tics and public opinion, with "a
real disposition to heed what is be-
ing said by other nations"
Politicians. diplomats and pub
iicists were disposed, but a little
while ago, to ignore what the rest
of the world thought. or even to
defy the rest Of the world if neces-
sary. and force through their own
program with regard to German
reparation, French armament and
foreign affairs in general. The de-
luge Of disapproval abroad, and
particularly the criticism in Lon
don and Washington, has shocked
them out Of that state of mind. At
first dlsmayed and incredulous,
then angry, they are now really
trying to figure what all the storm
is about.
The biggest shock is said to have
been the calm verdict Of the Hoov-
er commission calling for a reduc-
ton Of the German indemnity to a
sum within the power Of that coun-
try to pay. as the basis for general
G c 0 ny c reconstruction. The
French have always had confidence
in Hoover. Hardly less severe was
the news that the United States
wanted France to reduce her arma :
ment and balance her budget as a
preliminary TO both nations going
to Genoa for the economic confer
encc. Our case is as had in Wash
inston as it is in London" they say.
This unwonted sor.-Searching is
good for the F'.,nch leaders.
France. with al its clearness OF
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HELP FOR FARMERS.

''The farmers will not be long,
says the Houston Post in ascer-
tanning that a farmer member Of
the Federal Reserve Board can do
nothing to cure a condition that
is caused by q lack Of demand
growing out of industrial and trade
PARALYSIS throughout the world.
There is no good reason why the
farmers should not have a repre-
sentative of their own class on this
governing body of the American
banking system. There is, in
decd, much reason why they should
have one. to insure that that body
shall possess a practical spokes-
man for our leading national in
dustry. At the same time. the in
Auence exerted Will very likely be
intansibIe and mora! rather chan
expressing itself in concrete form.
1t will make farmers feel better,
and Will encourage the lending
banks to be more liberal with
farm loans, but it Will hardly
change much the actual machinery
Of the system.
The fundamental cause Of the
American farmers distress, rs the
Houston paper intimates. is in Eu-
rope. An American dirt farmer"
might accomplish mere as mem
Der Of an economic conference in
Genoa than as member Of the
Federal Reserve Board in Wash
ington.
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TEETH AND LONGEVITY.

Now it is the dentists who are
about TO add ten years to the span
of human life. They are not go
ing 10 do this by increased activ-
itv in the pulling of teeth. This.
they say, has been somewhat over
done of late. They mean to ac-
complsih their ten-year increase by
teaching peopl: preventive den
tistry. This will include instruc-
ton in the selection Of foods and
proper mastication as we'll as in
care of the mouth and teeth.
The new dental campaign for
longevity was announced at the
annual convention of the Chicago
dental society, Just held in Chi
caeo. 1t AS agreed at this meet
ing that the dental profession as
a whole has confined itelf too
much to corrective and repair
work in the mouth itself, while
prevention has not been stressed
sufficiently. The coming effort will
lie to correct this tendency and work
as hard to teach the public how
to prevent dental troubles and
their attendant ills There is a
good deal of hay information
along this line. but it has never
been emphasized as generally as it
should be.
Since the dentist, like the doc
tor, profits most from the people
who defy natures laws, he ranks
himself among the true bcnefac-
tors Of mankind when he chooses
deliberately to encourage man to
observe them.
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drowning ct Cairo. \. y, June IS.
1919.
Ivan Podrebarac, 1917 Burton
street, Sw:ssyaIe, Pa, bronze med
al. Pcd-ebarac attempted 10 saw
his master mechanic from s-iffoca-
ton in pit at Swissvale, Pa,
June ), 1917.
Elmer W. Killcrecc, Homestead
street. SwisSvalc, Pa. bronze med
al. Killcrcce attempted to save
Ivan Podrebarac from suffocation
in pit at Swissvale, Pa, June .,
1917.
John Robert McAllister, Pine
River, Mimi. bronze medal. Nc
,illister. age -. saved a school boy
from drowning at Pine River, MINI.
July ~, 1919.
Isabel England, SO Hemenway
street. Boston. Mass, bronze med
al. Miss England. age Il. saved a
woman from drowning at Bryant
Pond. Maine. August -, 1918.
Kenneth, z. Long. Merriiield,
MINI. bronze medal. Long, age
Il. saved a woman from drowning
at Mortified. August 10. 1913.
George Lee Stultz. r. D. No. 3.
Radnor. Ohio, bronze medal. StultS,
age Is. stopped runaway team at
Magnetic Springs, Ohio, October
Il. 1919. and prevented It from col
liding with an omnibus in which
were - children.
Robert Stewart, y William St,
New Haven, Conn, bronze medal.
Stewart, street car conductor,
tried to save Il child from electric
shock, at New Haven, August Il,
1913.
Lyle Allen Willard. $50 Still
we'll Avenue. Fremont, Ohio, a
bronze medal Willard tried to
save a boz from drowning at Port
Clinton. Ohio, July i 1921.
Emery ]. Meinke. 1923 White
Avenue, Fremont, Ohio, bronze
medal. Meinlle tried to save a man
from drowning at Port Clinton, o.,
July d, 1921.
Peter c. Rumpf, fremont, Pa,
bronze medal. Rumpf tried to
save two men from suffocation at
Rausch Creek, Pa, January y,
1921.
Frank Carter. % Hudson street,
Fort Lee, y. J., bronze medal. Car
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EXAMINATIONS FOR
CHIROPRACTORS

Columbia, Feb. 1.-Sevcral min
isters and other prominent clti-
zcns. men and women. testified
before the medical affairs commit
tee Of the house Of representatives
at a largelv-attendcd hearing on
Tuesday afternoon. on the bill to
I.crcate a state board Of chiropractic
examiners. The bill would create
:, board OF three cEiropractors. TO
examine and license all members
Of this profession.
Rev. J. Sp'ole Lyon. Of Colum-
bia: Rev. ]. O. VanMeter. OF Co
lumbia: Rev. j. c.. Graham, of
Charleston: Rev. Templeton. of
La,lrcnS, and Mrs. Hal Richardson.
Of Columbia. were the star wit
ncsseS, al testifyins to cures ef-
fcctcd Ly chiropractic.
There has been d fight between
the medical profession Of the state
and The chiropractors for several
wears An act OF th" 1921 lesi:;la-
tul,.. introduced by lhe state med
: iCal society. DalS tHlfOplatloiS. uh-
less they stand examinations before
the STATE, bo;rrd OF medical cXaini-
ners. Several chiropractors have
been prosecuted i'll various parts
OF lhe state because they are not
licensed by the state board Of med
ic:ti examiners The bin TO create.
q state board of chlropractie cX-
a'nincrs Was Introduced this Year
and is neW before the medical COM
mittce II would require s.Namina-
tons in many subjects required ly
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Lyon Succeeds Jones

Columbia. Feb. 2.-J. Fraser
Lyon, Of Columbia. former attorn-
ev general. was named by Govern
or Cooper yesterday afternoon as
a member Of the tax commission.
succeeding Chairman a. ". Jones.
who did not offer for reelection.
Mr.. Lyons nomination has not yet
been confirmed by the senate, but
likely will be this week. W. G..
Query. Of Spartanburg, at present
a member Of the commission, will
likely be the new chairman. This
position is to be filled by the COM
missioners from their own number.
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vision and fundamental virtues, is
prone to see things from narrow
French point Of view, ignoring 9TH
er nations. This is a type Of pro-
yincialism which is peculiarly dan
gerous in the present state Of the
world, and no less dangerous for
France than for any of the other
powers.
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it were true that human nature
never can change, it does not fol-
low that human methods will never
change. Mankind has learned a
great many things in the course of
the ages, and may in time learn
that there is greater profit,
strength and power in rational
agreement than in military victor
les.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Russian Sovie:s Conspirjng in
Sweden.

Stockholm. Jan. 4-The Presence
in Stockholm Of 90 secret police
Of the Russian Soviet government
we'll supplied with funds, has been
discovered by press Investigations.
Angelica Bolabanov, internationally
known woman agitator of the So
Wet regime, has recently arrived
in Stockholm via Reval. The
Stockholm police are watching the
visitors closely.
The activity Of the Bolsheviki
in Sweden has attracted consider
able attention ever since the reve-
lation last year Of Il widely ramified
red conspiracy which gave rise to
a long and sensational court pro
cecdlng in Stockholm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Carnegie Hero
Fund Awards
Eleven Of the twenty-five
Formally Recognized by
Commission

Pittsburgh, Jan. 1S-Eleven OF
tho % persons who were today
formally recognized by the Carnc-
gle Hero Fund Commission as he
roes in civil life, lost their lives
while attempting to save others. OF
the o5 medals awarded. four We're
of silver. and pensions. aSSrcSatlnS
1920 year We're granted. One
hero suffered such injuries that
he was given $500 as disability
benefit. In five cases awards az
gregating $4,000 were appropriated
for educational purposes and in
uine cases awards agSresatinS
$4,000 we're made for other worthy
causes. The commission also grant
ed $1,000 TO the dependents OF four
persons who lost their lives.
The awards follows:
Clarence Henry, 213 Eighteenth
street. Toledo, Ohio, silver medal.
Henry died trying to save two boys
from drowning at Port Clinton, o.,
July q, 1921.
Howard z. Hawk, 1912 Rawson
Place, Fremont, Ohio. silver medal.
Hawk, died attempting to save two
boys from drowning at Port Clin-
toe, July i. 1921.
William d. Nichols, Lenoir City,
Tenn, silver medal. Nichols died
trying to save Lee Huffman from
suffocation in a we'll at Lenoir City,
September 30, 1921.
Warren a. Hoy, Elizabethville,
Pa. sllved medal Hoy died trying
to save three tunnel workers at
Rausch Creel Pa, January u,
1921.
Julius Hassel, North Farms, Wal
lingford, Conn, bronze medal. Has
sci, aged 15, died trying to save
Nathan Dorman from drowning at
Wallingford, August y. 1920.
Henry Deninkamp, 324 East 5oth
street, New York City, bronze med
al. Deninkamp died trying to save
two girls from drowning at Deal
Beach, y. j., August %, 1919.
Leon Hassel Brewer, 1912 La
branch street, Houston, Texas, a
bronze medal Brewer died trying
ID save farmer from drowning
at Waco, Texas. September s, 1920.
Michael J. Risch, r. D. No. 6,
Connersville, Ind, bronze medal.
Risch died trying to sa..e a farmer
from drowning at MiltJn Ind, July
81, 1921.
William II. Goff, S19 E. Broad
way. South Boston, Mass, bronze
medal. Goh. died trying to save
bridge contractor from drowning
at Biddeford, Maine, September "a,
1920.
Walter Perkins, 256 Washington
, street, Dover, \. H. bronze medal.
Perkins, railroad conductor, died
trying to save c. William Kelly
from being killed by train at
North Berwick, Maine, October II,
1921.
Walter d. Wheeler, st. Johns
bury Center, Vt. bronze medal.
Wheeler died trying to save a girl
from drowning at St. Johnsbury
Center, July ., 1921.
David C. Lift. Mt. Sterling, O.,
bronze medal. Lift saved two chill
dren from their burning homo at
Era. Ohio, January s. 1919.
John Reed Helfrick, 25G Fitch
street, Westville, New Haven
Conn. bronze medal. Eelfricll
tried to save a brother linemar
from being burned at New Haven
March =. 1919.
J. Albert Kell, st. Johns Hos
pital. Brooklyn. y. y, bronze med
al kclk tried to save a boy i:)nl
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German Exporters Seeking Agen.
cics in America.

Riga, Latvia, Jan. 3-Polish ati-
thorities have again opened the
Danzig corridor to Lettish citizens
travelling to Western Europe.
The closing Of this avenue to the
people of Latvia, who desired to
cross it to reach Germany had irri-
tated the Latvian government and
compelled Latvian travellers to use
a sea route to German ports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Railroads Could
Save Operating Cost
Mr.. McAdoo Tells How Ex-
penses Could Be Reduced
and Efficiency In

Washington. Feb. 2-The cost of
operation of the nations railroads
could be enormously reduced and
efficiency greatly increased by
we'll directed and unified system Of
operation under private control,
William G.. McAdoo. war time di-
rector general told the interstate
commerce commission.
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THE WATCHMAN AND soUTHRoN, FEBRUARY 4, 1922

working conditions more pleasant
and comfortable than they are
now. the hours, perhaps, shorter
and the vacations longer. But
would your chosen job be like this
one? Or wouldn't it? And why?
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4 Lesson i'm
Democracy

Washington. Feb. 2-The four
American delegates to the arms
conference set a new example OF
democracy when they described
themselves as citizens of the Uni
ted States in fixing their signatures
to The treaties
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France Will
Participate in
Genoa Conference

Paris. Feb. France will be Of
ficially represented at the interna-
tional economic and financial con-
ference in Genoa.
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Shipping Rifles Into Russia.

Stockholm. Jan. /. = Swedish
newspapers assert that q plot has.
been revealed to ship into Russia
30c 900 army rifles, alleged to have
been sold to the Soviet authorities
through Swedish Intermediates:
The rifles are said to have come
originally from Germany, but are
believed 10 have been held in stor-
L &c in Denmark for some time.
Edison they say, lives in the
next century No wonder he can't
sleep.
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That wireless typewriter is to
be viewed with alarm. There is
too much irresponsible. lonG-range
! writing as il iS-ChicaSo News.
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for saved 2 man from suffocation
at Rausch Creek. Pa, January 3i,
1921.
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our idea OF mean low temper
atur. is one that will freeze the
WatCl pIpcS.:
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Utopia-a place where he board
ing houses serve neither prunes
bIack-cycd peas. nor canned corn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04

-is we understand IT. the bur
den that is CRUSHING German IL
nance is 4 paper weight.
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1t is difficult to keep Your tenn
per ii yoI knoW you can lick the
other fellow.
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The new income tax blanks are
shorter so are the people.
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Charity causes Il multitude Of
SrinS.
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drowning ct Cairo. \. y, June IS.
The Washington times., 1922-09-03
DAMR0SCH TO LEAD
| IN FIRST CONCERT
FINE Appearances to Be Made
Here by New York Sym
4 phony Orchestra.

The plans announced by T. Arthur
Smith, Inc, for the five Tuesday
afternoon concerts of the New York
Symphony Orchestra in the New Ma.
tiohal Theater promise much of very
great interest TO the subscribers Of
this series. Walter Damrosch, who
win enter upon his thirty eighth year
asithe regular conductor of the or.
chestra, will direct the concerts of
October "a, November IL aud Deceni.
ber IL. Albert Coates, the eminent
conductor of the London Symphony
Orchestra, who met with sucn in.
stantaneous success here last ason
s=t2 -eturn and direct the concerts OF
January 16 and February 20.
Among the distinguished soloisrs
already engaged for the appearance in
the, New York Symphony series are
Paul Kochanski and Albert Spalding
in the Bach Concerto for two violins
Nine. Frieda Hempel in an aria and
a group of songs with orchestra: and
Mischa Levitzki in the Rubinsteir
Piano Concerto in ID with orchestra
A notable feature Of this series will
be a Wagner program in which MIR
Damrosch will present the third act
OF "Siegfried" I'm concert form with
soloists, including Nine. Elsa Strelia
and Richard Crooks.
Reservations tor season tickets are
being received by 7. Arthur Smith
Inc, 1906 q street northwest.