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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
SQUANDERING
OIL RESOURCES
independent Producers Pro
test Against Gift of Naval
Oil Reserves to Trust

Washington, May ia petltloh
to the senate protesting against
government leasing OF naval oil re-
erve* received from the National
Association of Independent Oil
Producers. was read in thet senate
today by Senator La Toilette. Re-
publican. Wisconsin. whose reso-
luton for an investigation Of the
leases recently was adopted.
The petition declared that the
delivery Of the naval reserves to
the Standard Observation-Disclosures
interests constitutes a return to
the era of land grabbing and car
pet bagging whose bydra-head of
iniquity was crushed by the policy
of President Roosevelt almost q
decade ago
w. H. Gray. president of the in
dependent producers. Of Tulsa,
Okla. signed the petition and adj
viscd Senator La Toilette that the
association had authorized q conf
mittee of oil experts to assist in
the forthcoming senate investisa-
ton. The petition. ii WAS said.
was drafted ut a recent meeting at
Tulsa of tn. associations direc-
tors.
Protests were made in the pcti-
ton against the policy of the Sec
rotary of the interior and the Sec
rotary of the Navy. lin opening
the naval reserves at this time for
exploitation" and especially against
the ease given The Sinclair inter
csts in the Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
district. Tho petition urged also
against any policy (which would
tend to pcrpctua1c m~onopolistic
control OF the oil industry
There exists no emergency Or
necessity which would warrant the
opening of the naval reserves. there
being already abeve ground and i'll
storage the greatest amount OF Oh
that has been in storage in the
history OF all times" The petition
continued:
The turning ovcr Of govern
mcnt lands TO lug" pipe line inter
csts. for exploitation will have the
direct result of depressing the price
OF crude oil without in amy KAY re-
lievinE the people OF the oncron:
and burdensomc high prices OF re-
fined products.
we ask that til" COMMITTEE" IN
vestiSatc the contracts referred TO
with a view to determining whcth-
or or not they tend to ,perpetuatc
II munopoli$tic control c. The oli
industry ana whether or not 1h"%
tend to violate tn" spirit Of the
antitrust laws OF this country and
whether or not the effect OF those
contracts Will be 10 create Il mo-
nopoly Of the oil trade with the
navy.
The petition declared that The
department OF the interior wa:r
pursuing one policy III limiting de-
vclopment OF Indian oil lands IN
Oklahoma and anothcrsin reference
to th" naval reserves. The lim!t3-
ton upon the leases in oklahoma.
the petition said. has demonstrated
wisdom Of such a policy and also
that there was sufficient capital.
OUTSIDE oisthc large oil concerns,
TO develop the lands.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
DEFENDS TRAIN
WITH GUNS
Ten Bandits Who Who Attack
ed Train in Arizona Defeat
cd With Loss of One Man

Chicago. May 13.-One member
of a band of ten non attempting
TO rob the Golden State Limited
on the Rock Island lines. Chicago
to Los Angeles. was killed in Il gun
fight between the train crow and
the bandits near Jaynes. Arizona.
according to dispatches received
here.
Express messenger Stewart. carly
today frustrated spectacular at
tempt by eight bandits 10 rob the
robbcr ard woundins another and
routing the bandits *inglchandcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
Adult School Funds

Columbia. May 15.-Thirty-iive
county treasures arc today recciv-
ing checks from tn. state depart
ment of education for their appor-
,ionmcntS of the adult school
funds. to pay the salaries Of teach
ers Of adults. The money "a sent
to POI schools. The largest
amount went to Horny county. S.
1872. tho second largest amount 70
Spartanburg, $1.4l1. and the third
in size to Grccnville. $I.U23. Col
Teton gets 500, Richland S567,
Decree $4S5. Lancaster $4i1,
Georgetown $f33. Marion $t33.
Greenwood S429. Anderson SAG.
York S407. and Union $363. Flor
eilce gets $t52. OranGeburS $50.
and the other counties varying
amounts. ranging from $12 up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
CHILD LABOR
LAW VOID
u. S. Supreme Court
Holds That Law is
Unconstitutional

Washington. May 1.-THE child
labor law was held by the u
preme court as unconstitutional
and not valid. The decision rem
dered in this case was brought by
the DreXel Furniture company Of
North Carolina and was n of
three cases brought by that state
testing the validity of the child Ia
Dor law, in all of which the Unit
ed States district court decided
against the government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
JOE JACKSON
PLAYS AGAIN
Former Big Lacquer Plays
With Estill Team

Varnville. May 11.-How the
mighty have fallen. Joe Jackson.
once the hero of thousands. has
come back. jackson played with
the Estill team against N%arnvillc
Tuesday. Varnville winning in spite
OF the former White SoX stars
presence by the score of ? to /.
Varnviilc protested against playing
with jackson in the lineup. but
Estlii refused to play without his
services
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
CHILE AND
PERU MEET
Effort to Adjust Forty Year
Old Dispute

Washington. May l"-Chll" n
Peru. e%strangtd for forty years ny
the dispute over Tacna aud Arlca
Joined here today in a new effort to
compose the differences and remove
the problem Of the Pacific rs "A
OF international friction IN
Latin America.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
TRAM CAR DIVES
INTO CANYON
Thirteen Killed and Seventy
Killed in Accident Near
Mexico City

Mexico City. May 19.-Thirteen
were killed aud over seventy in
jured when q tram car carrying a
holiday crowd catapulted into q
deep canyon neal Santa Fe. ucar
mere. after colliding whit an
other a at the top of a hill. Most
OF the victims were women ana
Children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
ASKS REMOVAL
OF HAYNES
Representative Hill Charges
Statement Endorses Lynch
Law

Washington, May 15.-Sccretary
Mellon was asked by Representa-
tive Hill, Republican. Of Maryland
to order the removal of Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes or whoever
else in his office is responsible Tor
the recent press bulletin which
Hill claimed constituted Official
approval Of the application of the
lynch law 10 suppression Of liquor
violations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
Foreign Trade
Slumped in April
" ashincton.

Washington. May 11-ForeiGn
trade slumped in Aprilaaiter recent
advances. according To reports OF
the Commerce department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
CONFERENCE
NAY Be
CONTINUED
Believed That Definite
Break Has B e e n
Avoided. Outcome
Uneertainast Rus
slams Reply

Genoa, Nay II (BS the Assocsat-
ed Presse.-Russia.s reply to the
allied memorandum, which was
presented today to Signor Schan-
zer,p president of the economic con-
ference. is generally regarded as
eoncinatery. At Ieastsit is consid-
cred basis for further negotiations.
It's suggestion that all the tan
gsed financial problems be submit
4ed to amixed committee of eS-
perts named by the Genoa confer
ssace provided q means of escape
frsmthe present sugerheated at
nosphere which appears to-be n
favorable for the settlement OF
myriad questions arising from the
Russian situation.
England regards the reply as
moderately conciliatory, so also
does Itaiy. The Italian foreign
Minister has been working day and
night to prevent break which
seemed Imminent through the OPP
position Of France and Belgium to
the settlement Of the property
question which Great Britain and
the lesser powers viii approve.
France expresses great disap-
pointment at the reply and Bel
clam is far from satisfied.
NJ Bartflou. head Of the French
delegation. declared after am exami-
nation Of the text that the reply
did not get anyWhsfe and was not
really an answes atan to the al
lied proposals. Consequently 1t viii
netgbe certain untir after he has
conferred with the government in
Paris whether the Russian propos-
ais viii he accepted BY the French:
as basis for continuance of the
discussion.
Inthe meantime the future OF
circumference is highly uncertain.
Some Of the delegations believe
that It viii close Wecipitatly or
perhaps it would be truer to say
that they hope it WIZ Other dell
legations predict that it will last
SIX weeks longer-and go into the
Russian fnaneiai1angiein great
detail. The latter seem to be in
the majorits@and indications to-
right are. that the conference may
be prolonged Indefinitely.
Genoa, May Gas the result
OF themeeting of the economic con-
ference subcomnfssioR on Russian
affairs. the s-ituaSfonShas become SO
81 S1,ylxf ,,f
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
MAJ. JOS B. CUM
MINGS DEAD
Veteran of Augusta Bar Dies
at Age of Eighty-Six

Augusta, May 15-Major Joseph
3. Cumming. a Confederate vete-
ran, and a pioneer member of the
Augusta bar. died here today at
tho age Of elghsx-Sil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17

EoSt"n painters I seeking a
live-day Week: but what most
painters need is u fivc-night week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17

Ola-faShioncd girls are hard to
find because no girl wants To be out
OF fashion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17

Genoa. May y (By the Associ-
ated Pressy.-So gravely at varl-
lance are Russia's communism and
the order OF things obtaining
| throughout the rest of Europe that
IA general. Immediate agreement
with Russia appears tonight I'M
probable. This conviction is deeply
disappointing to those who expected
quick and big results at Genoa but
i the sentiment is tempered by the
belief that the creation of one or
more commissions to pursue a
study OF Russian problems Will
! prove cfficacious in finding a means
tn reconstruct Russia and bring
her back into the Europe family.
Furthermore. Premier Lloyd
| George and the Italian leaders are
convinced that the signing of an
Europe truce as a preliminary to
a general non-aggression pact will
go a long way towards t~ranquiiizins
Europe. Hopes OF eventually &C
comprising something generally
constructive for Russia were in
creased tonight by an announce
ment from the French delegation
that France favors the appointment
of a commission for Investigation
OF questions like credits. debts ana
the treatment of foreign private
property and approved also gem
eral truce. provided it is under
stood that While The commissions
are engaged jn theis labors the
powers will no. fellow in the foot
steps of Germany ard make sepa-
rate treaties with Russia.
The French resent accusations
that they tried To dominate the
conference. Thsy assert that the
present situation .ustifies their
views that the Russian problem has
not been sufficiently studied and
that something more should have
S5een done to approximate the views
of the Russians x:th the repre-
sentatives Of non-communis. states
before hoping to reach a general
sweeping accord at Genoa. In other
words they believe that the Russian
problem through Investigation by
a commission which will probably
visit Russia is i.eiuS approached
now in a proper and1ogical manner
and they therefore approx. the
Contemplated procedure.
The Frenrh apparently prefer
all Investigation by an International
commission Uiti:ou: Russ:ar-s sit
ting thereon. yet tonight. & french
spokesman said that Franco would
not oppose the presence Of Rus
slams. This question will be iron.
ed out tomorrow when tae sub
commission on Russian affairs
meets to consider tie Russian re-
Nv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17

Tiyht-fisted men never grab "a
much as they could with their
hands open.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
FRANCE
IGNORES
RUSSIA
President Poincare
Refuses to Enter in
to Negotiations with
Representatives Of
Soviet

Paris. May II (By the Associated
Fresse.-Premier Poincare late to-
night renewed and also strengthen
cd his original instructions to NJ.
Barthou at Genoa. He is understood
to have told NJ. Barthou that he
must not enter into any negotiation
whatsoever with the Russians.
He also told NJ. Barthou to make
clear, both in the subcommittee and
in the plenary committee, that the
view of the French government. is
that nothing more is to be gained
by prolonging the conference.
The French government will not
agree to French experts sitting on
any commissions with the Russian
experts. being az the opinion that
exchange of views with the soviet
deli. rs will lead to nothing. but
in deferring TO certain susceptible
ties the French delegates might ac-
cept an early m Getting in some other
city between allied experts commits
stoned 20 study the best methods
Of dealing with the Russian prob
lem. 1t is also felt that represen-
tatives of the United States should
be present at such meetings.
Should France take the initiative
in winding up the conference, ac-
cording to information received
here. Belgium, Poland and Den-
mark. aud probably other powers,
would follow her lead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
Thrift and Business.

A great deal is being said at the pres
ent time about less saving and more
spending in order 10 make the wheels OF
industry revolve a little faster.
Merely spending money with no other
thought in view than assisting business
will have no far-reachiug beneficial
effect.
1t is true that too much boarding hurts
business and it is true also that merely
spending money for the purpose of keep
ing business on the go is false doctrine
and will not work out in the long run.
There are many ways in which money
can be spent that will help the business
situation The nation needs more build
ings, more homes, more railroad facitl-
ties, more roads, more wharfs. Money
spent for purposes of this kind will prove
of substantial benefit.
The farmer who spends money in till
ing his land. thereby making it more
productive and valuable, is spending con-
structively, and the entire business world
to some extent will be benefited. But If
he spends the same. amount of money in
things that be does not need or which
have no practical value he would not be
doing the business situation any substan-
tial good.-The Thrift Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
RADIO HEARD ON TRAIN.
Coed Results i'm Alton Test Between ST.
Louis and Chicago.

The practicability of station-to-train
radio communication has been proved
by n test made by the Chicago & Alton
railroad between St Louis and Chicago
One of the most remarkable features
was that the receiving set picked up the
signals from station kSD, operated by
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch, without the
use of an aerial. using simply q pocket
plug in the electric wiring system of the
observation car in which the set was
placed. The coach had a steel body and
under frame, and engineers held it to
be impossible for radio waves to pene-
trate steel.
From the moment the train departed
from the St. Louis union station the Off
Gals of the railroad and passengers were
in constant communication with, first,
KSD, and later WSB of the Atlanta
(Ga.l Journal until 100 o'clock in the
morning.
When the train started to move, it
took five minutes of adjustment to bring
the set into tune. twenty-five miles out
of ST. Louis the plug was removed from
the light socket and signals were picked
uD. without an antenna. sufficiently au-
dible TO be heard clearly with a loud
speaker.
After the plug was put back into the
light socket, it was found necessary to
make another adjustment because of the
high speed of the train; but when this
had been done it was possible to hear a
Jazz band and news reports distinctly
the length Of the car away from the loud
speaker Later the signals became so
faint that the passengers and rail Off
cials listened in with head phones.
The experiment was convincing in all
it's aspects" said s. U. Rhymer. signal
engineer and superintendent of telegraph
of the railroad. 81 believe from what |
have seen that the day is not far distant
when a train dispatcher viii sit at di-
vision point on n railroad in constant
personal communication with the crews
of trains in operation"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
WESTMINSTER.
Mrs. Mary (White) Farr.

Mrs. Mary (White) Farr of this
place. widow of Robert ID. Farr, died
Saturday morning at Rockingham hos
pital on her 10th birthday. She had
been in failing health several years, but
did not seem to be in a serious condition
until Tuesday, when she was taken to
the hospital. and from that time she
failed rapidly death being due to a com
plicatiOn of diseases.
She was the last surviving member of
the family of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charles White of Westminster, of
whom she was a daughter. She was born
Nov. IL, 1916, in Westmoreland, y. H..
but greater part of her life was spent
in this town Three years ago she and
Mr.. Farr celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary and he died about year
later. Their entire married life was
spent on the White homestead here. Four
children were born to them: Charles.
who died, and Bert and Ed. of West
minister and Walton Fl. Of Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Farr was a member of the Con-
gregational church, and of the Woman's
Relief corps. She was woman of beau
tiful character and of congeniai nature
which won for her large circle of
friends. She was especially devoted to
her family and in spite of i'll health
seemed to be able to administer to the
needs of others. She will be missed
greatly by her two sons who lived with
her here.
The funeral was held at the home at
? O'Clock Monday afternoon. Rev Sydney
Crouch officiating. Members of the
Woman's Relief corps of Bellows Falls
conducted the committal service in the
cemetery here. The bearers were Willis
Farr of Burlington. Leslie and Percy
Farr of Keene, George Whitney and Har-
land Whitney of Putney. Other relatives
from out of town at the funeral were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Farr of Bellows
Falls, Mrs. Willis Farr of Burlington,
Miss Ida Whitney of Putney and Mrs.
Eva Atcherson of Bellows Falls.
Charles Miller is critically i'll in the
Rockingham hospital, where he under
went an operation Monday for ruptured
appendix.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
GATHER DATA ON LOCUsTs.
Philadelphia Scientists Work ID Years
Collecting Information.

The ouiet. unobtrusive labor of two
PHILADELPHIA scientists during recent
years In the realm of lOcusts, grasshop-
pers and katydids may save the mted
States millions of dollars in the future.
Il is demonstrated each year IN the
Near East. South America, and other
regions. how possible it is for locust
lordes. large enough to darken the sky
for hours To rise out Of nowhere ana
eat 10 the ground thousands of miles OF
harvest. This has happened even IN the
United States. and 4 recurrence Is what
tie scientists are labOring to prevent.
The two men. James y. q. Rehm, re
cording secretary Of the Academy OF
Sciences. Philadelphia. and Morgan
Hebard. research associate. returned re
Gently from Il tour of southwest United
States. in the course Of which they gath
cred no less than 5000 locust specimens.
Mr.. Rehm declared that they are now
approaching the end of the survey they
set themselves To make of this portion
of the insect world - years ago.
.Gne can never know, declared MIR.
Rehm. when some species Will arise in
overwhelming numbers, as the Rocky
Mountain locust did in the late '70s and
early sos. This species swept from It's
native habitat in Montana and the
Northwest generally clear down through
the wheat states rs far south as Iexas'
devouring every growing thing IN Its
path.
THE annual cost to the world at large
of locust plaques is about 100000, OO0.
Last year 5000 acres in British Column
hia we're stripped, and in the Orient,
South Africa. the Levant and South
America these insects descend on crops
with deadly regularity. The great
value Of the expeditions fostered by the
academy is that they place at the dis
posal of agricultural stations in this
country and elsewhere definite Informal
ton of the habits. geographical prefer
ence and data on the conditions which
favor their Development.
In the building of the Academy OF
Science here there are approximately
100000 specimens of locusts. represent
ing 10000 separate and distinct species,
the largest collection in the world. sup
porting the specimens is an unparalleled
store of well correlated data. readily
available for reference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
MRS. FELTON, ANSWERS HARVEY.
Put ON Long Brooches and Stop Bun
eOmbe." Woman Senator Advises.

Mrs. w. II. FELTON,, the first woman
United States senator, does not take at
all kindly to Ambassador Harvey's views
on the Ten Commandments as relating
to women, and suggests in statement
just given out that he would be doing
his country a better service by donning
his long breaches and plain hat and Civ
ing the people of England a good talk
ing TO on the virtue of paying the obi
cations to the United States. She says
that women are subject to the same laws
as men.
Women are fully subject to the civil
laws embodied in the Ten Command
ments," she said. ''They can be fined
imprisoned and executed as viofators of
the laws-emphasized by Moses on the
famous tablets of stone.
The sex question has too much
prominence, at this time, notably in the
New Brunswick murder case, where a
very rich preacher figures along with a
weak married woman of inferior class.
Both got what was coming to them, as
violators of the sex commandment, and
whoever picked them off only hastens
the day of retribution that was awaiting
them.
The need of the day is more clean do
nestle virtue. The suggestive sex stories
that fill the daily papers are distinctly
degrading to readers, and it is a pitiful
thing to know that youth of both sexes
ARE INduiLS IhtSe sex SluElSS lllSletu Oh
something less harmful
There will be a public demand for a
halt ere long. lit is obliged to come
Mr.. Harvey could have advised the
English people that debt paying was a
wholesome virtue, and every time it
comes into my mind that the taxpayers
of the United States had to nay passen-
ger transportation on English trans
ports to make it possible for American
boys to get there to fight and save GER
tain war lords in Europe, / have to rise
and pace the floor to cool off some of
the heat of my Indignation.
Ambassador Harvey should don his
long breeches and plain hat and give the
people over there little plain talk
that would be good for tneir wholesome,
to use an old darkeyism.
Our ancient Moses was a champion
lawgiver to the children of Israel. He
is only in disfavor with lawbreakers, as
see it. Ambassador Harvey would do
well to talk plain common sense and less
buncOmbe New York Times.