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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
BONUS TOBE
PAID WITH
DUE Bills
Scheme Framed by
Republicans to Sat
isfy Bonus Hunters
and Increase Public
Debt

Washington. March "a COM
promise soldiers bonus plan under
which the cash feature would be
eliminated where the former ser
vice men would be entitled to
more than $50 adjusted service
pay was agreed upon today ten
tatively but unanimously by spe-ss
cial committee Of the Republican
members Of the house ways and
means committee. In the nature
of substitute for the discarded
cash feature there would be add
ed to the adjusted service scertili-
cate title a provision which<wouM
enable the men selecting M GER
tifcate option to obtain medi-
ately from banks a loan esa. to
one-half of the adjusted ssSlce
pay to which they would be eHsin
ed on the basis Of a S day for
domestic service and s1.25 a day
for overseas service.
In announcing the compromise
agreement Chairman F-ordney said
it probably would be a week be-
fore all details of the loan provis-
ion could be worked out and the
original bin amended to conform
to it. He expressed the opinion
that the plan would be SO well re-
ceived by house members generally
that it would he unnecessary to
submit the new bill to a party con-
ference thus speeding up the time
Of its submission to the house.
Chairman F'ordney and other
committeeman said they believed
the new plan would meet with
general favor in and out Of con-
gross, for three reasons, which
were summarized as follows in for
NAL statement issued by Represen-
tative Green, of Iowa, ranking Re-
publican on the committee.
y. The needy veteran can, OBJ
tain money as soon. as his cerifi-
cate is issued and in greater amount
than is provided by the cash plan
of the original bill.
"a No large drafts to be made
on the treaty uatil the expiration
OF three. wears. 80
20 40 new taxes required
Word went around among house.
members that the compromise plan
was acceptable both TO President
Harding and to the officers Of the
American Legion and late in the
day after there had been informal
exchanges OF views among mem
bers it was said trat apparently a
strong sentiment in favor Of the
new proposal was developing. Rep
rcSentative Garner of TsxaS.s the
ranking Democrat on the WAYS and
means committee. said while there
probably would be some opposition
from the Democratic size. it was
his opinion that majority Of the
Democrats would support the
amended bill he thought the loan
feature would tend 30 extend cred
it's 10 extent of half a billion dol
lars and thus result in some in
crease in the cost of living during
the expansion period.
At the treasury department the
compromise was described by high
officials as the lesser Of two
evils" 1t was indicated that Sec
retary Mellon still was opposed to
the enactment OF any bonus legis-
lation at thi slime which would
cause serious drain on the treas
ury bur officials said this plan
would make the financing much less
difficult than would have been tbs
case under the original cash plan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
HOT TIMES IN
ARGENTINA

EucnoS Aires. March t.-Thc
senate and assembly of Tucuman
have been held prisoners for over
twenty-four hours by order OF the
senate president TO force an cleo
tion OF I: federal senator The
building is surrounded by tiremen
and armed civilians and the Ia
test dispatches say pistol fighting is
going on inside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
WINDING Up
LEGISLATIVE
SESSION
Bill Now Before Sen
ate to Regulate the
Telephone Rates
Legal Fight Expect
ed

Columbia. March 6.-Lower tel
cphone rates Or legal fight TO pre-
vent them is what now appears on
the horizon. Judging from the ac-
ton OF tho state senate in voting
last week in favor of the bill by
Representative Foster. Of Spartan
burg. already passed by the house.
to put telephone rates back at the
same price basis as that of Janu-
ary ]. 1921. The senate wiz prob
ably dispose of this bill during the
coming week. and this. together
with the appropriation bill. which
may reach the senate Monday
night. are the two outstanding
matters Of Importance yet to be
disposed Of.
The scnate Friday night voted
II to Is not to strike out the en-
acting words of the telephone rate
bill and this left il on the calendar
with a strength apparently great
enough 10 make ii a law. Whcthe:
the senate will this week pass il on
third reading. or kill it. remains 10
be seen
IN amendment by Senator Mill
or Is pending to provide free phone
service in certain zones. the radius
of which in some cases is az high
rs forty miles.
There is considerable discussion
OF this bill, and some legal au~
tloritics hold that it is unconstitu-
tional. and that if enacted into law,
it will be taken to the courts.
This bill is the result of the telc-
phone rate case OF last summer.
when the railroad commission. af-
ter many hearings. and much in
veStiSation. granted the tclephon"
rate increase. The action brought
Il Eight or the railroad commission
which resulted recently in tho pas
>ISe Of the act to enlarge the COM
bcrS to be paid a per diem rather
than q salary. the effect Of tho bill
being 10 abolish tho commission as
i, is now constituted. This act is
now on the governors desk await
ing his signature.
The luxury tax bill is on tho
senatc calendar. II may die there.
The lad check" I'LL is on the
calendar. 1t may die there
Il * expected that the appropria
ton bill Will be introduced by the
finance committee Monday night or
Tuesday morning. 1t viii likely be
passed this Week. and Adjournment
sine die is expected Saturday. The
hous., is marking time. waiting for
the senate to dispose of the numcr-
ullS important measures on its
calendar The house Will not re-
convcn. for the wcck until Tues
day night.
Former Governor Cox. Of Ohio.
who is on . vacation stay in Aik-
en-. has been invited 10 address the
legislature this week! He has ad-
NI>:"u that hc will t:y to come 10
Columhi:, "Wednesday or Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
FOURTEEN
KILLED AT
CROSSING
New York Central Express
Train Crashes Into Auto, !.
Bus

Cleveland. March t.-I'he death
of another victim brought the toll
from the collision OF the New
York Central express train with an
automobile at Painesvlile 10 four
teen killed and five injured. three
pf whom are expected TO. die. The
coroner's inquest VIII be held to-
day. Many or those Killed were
returning from dance. The train
was JuAhins sixty mites an hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
TRADING IN
STOCKS REVIVE
Business Was Exceptionally
Good This Week at New
York Exchange

Norfolk. March 4-Three per-
sons were burned to death and two
overcome by smoke in fire in u
three story boarding house here.
The dead are Helen White. South
Norfolk. Lem McKensley, Grad
dock. and z. NJ. Hyatt, seaman OF
The e. S. S. orion. Several We're
also rescued by fireman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
MILITIA ON
GUARD At
PROVIDENCE
Authorities Anticipate
Clash With Strikers
in Rhode / S | a n d
Textile District

Providence. r. l.. March g
Heavy forces Of the National Guard
and const artilIcrymen guarded the
] f5pc i'omDanys plant 1T Hope to-
day in expectation that textile
strikers would picket the plant
with strikers from other mills
against fhe orders Of the authori-
ties. The expected test Of the
picketing regulations, however.
was not made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
BRITISH
POLITICS
UNSETTLED
Chamberlain S Pledge
Of Solid Cabinet
Support of Premier
Does Not Relieve
Uneasiness in Gov
ernnent Circles

London. March 4-Austen Cham
berlain's declaration of the solidity
of the cabinet behind Lloyd George
had little appreciate effect on the
which threatens to bring
about the resignation of Premier
Lloyd George in the opinion OF the
of the political writer's
in today'S papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
MUSCLE SHOALS
COMMISSION
Congressman Kohn Advocates
Committee to Straighten
Out Tangle

Washington. March 4.-The ere
alton of a national commission
empowered by congress to straight
on out government tangles re-
garding the Muscle Shoals pro-
icct and enter negotiations for the
sale or lease of property was ad-
vocated by Chairman Kahn Of the
house military committee. The
commission will consist of secre-
taries OF war, agriculture and the
treasury.
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TREMENDOUS
DECREASE
FERTILIZERS
Sales For Past Seven
Months Seventy Per
Cent Less Than For
Period Two Years
Ago

New Orleans. March New Or
leans cotton exchange figures show
a decrease in fertilizer sales during
the seven months ending with Feb
ruary of sixteen per cent compared
with the same period year ago
and a decrease of seventy per cent
compared with sales two years ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
CHALLENGES
MONEY POWER
IN MICHIGAN
Representative Kelly An
nounccs Candidacy For the
Senate

Washington. March 4.-Dcclar
ing 1t is vital 10 Michigan that
money shall not be the determining
factor in the forthcoming election.
Representative Patrick II. k"llcy
announced that he would b. :, can
didatc for the SENATE. seeking tl,r
scat now held by Senator Town
send
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

The bonus question. like the COT
Gin OF Mohammcd. remains s>.S-
pended between heaven and Garth.
When Harding asked congress 10
adopt bonus legislation and TO pro-
vide sales tax to pay the bill. he
knew the agricultural conference
which had just been held in Wash
inEton passed I. resolution saying:
we positively and earnestly pro-
tcst against any consumptlon. or
sales, or manufacturers tax. on any
other tax which shifts the burden
onto those lust able 10 pay. onto
The ncccs$itit:, Of life. It has prov
ed Disappointing financially and
unjust socially wherever tried.
That resolution passed unanimously
in 1t farm conference which Hard
in. called. then within less than
three weeks h.. asked congress to
pass a S:Il.s tax Why? Two rea-
sons: he knew III. farm bloc WAS
against the tax and that labor was
cn!phatically on record against It,
Legion he WAS for the bonus but
that he was blocked by this oppo-
Sition: further. everyone about The
capitol knows chat eyer since il be-
came apparent hat Harding WaS
to -" elected the Vail Street dis
1rict has flooded congress with lot
tcrS aud arguments OF every sort.
directly and through the great
New York newspapers. under con-
troll OF III. financial interests. urS-
ing the enactment OF Il sales tax.
Big business seeks. through Hard
Jugs recent action. 10 brin: the
sales lax into use first on the plea
that ii is necessary TO pay the
bonirS-tIlat for The entering wedge.
Their hope and intention is that II
shall be made. Within a few Years
10 take tho piacc OF AL inconl" and
corporation taxes. This has been
expressed in the Wall Street Jour
nal and the New York Tribune
repeatedly.
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one YEAR OF
REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATION
Present Congress Has
Been at Work u
Months and Has Ac-
complished Lit tt e
Good
by WALLACE BAsSFOED
Especial News Correspondent

Washington. March 4. - The
Sixty-seventh congress is just COM
plcting the first year OF it's term. 1t
has but twelve more months Of ex-
istence: if It's latter half leaves no
better impression on the country
than its first. then certain it is that
it will go down in history as one
of the big disappointmc,lts. dis
heartcning to its closest friends
and even to its own membership.
Few. if any. attempts to defend II
congress that has become the butt
Of the. iokeSmiths on the stage and
lin the funny papers. It's efforts
il they can bc called Such--to re-
licve the distress Of the country
might become tragic if it were not
for the saving sense of humor pos
!scsScd by the American people.
Everyone laughs when Abe Martin
says that business IS picking up
he quotes the proprietor OF the five
and ten cent store as saying he has
solo more checker boards in the
last year than during all of VIII
sons administration. And the
Washington theatre rings with APP
plaus. when Will Rogers. the
comedian. tells OF tho recent fire
on the roof the treaSury-hOw ii
stopped when it had burned dow.i
to where the money WAS. as the
administration had beat the fire to
it. Every test Of public opinion
shows that congress has made it
self intensely unpopular. If any
onc had prophcSicd this outcome
when Harding and the big I;epubli-
can majority in congress came to
bat a wear ago he would have been
laughed at. but The public has boon
treated to Il succession Of delays
and party splits on important mat
tcrs. with increasing bewildrr-
mcnt aud helplessncsS. Every Re
publican in congress seems to be Il
party unto himself. with the eX-
ccption Of few clear headed men
like jim Mann-wiio might bring
some order out OF this chaos had
his unSratcful party given him the
place he had won, the SprakcrslItp.
but it went TO one who admits his
own utter inability and that Of his
party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

wonder what sort Of bargain the
Movie Trust got when it agreed to
pay Hays St30.0O0 per year as d
sort Of field marshal. Mann said
in the course Of a debate: He
has not been worth a tive-cent
piece since he has been postmas-
ter general. He does not know any
thing about the poStotIice depart
mcnt: and, for one. am mighty
glad he is getting out Of ii. His
only object has been TO hc cX;rava-
CANT i'm his own personal relations
with the government. Long dis
tance tclcpIonins is his main long
suit"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
BLACKSTONE MILLS
ARE PICKETED

rawt,lckct. r. L.. March g.
blackstone valley mills were pick
cted TODAY, due to rum0rS vi an at
tempt to resume work after the
close down Of two weeks. The sit
uation is unchanged.
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.t1nariilo. texas.

Amarillo. Texas. March G.-Rev;
j. G.. Keller. Il catholic priest at
Slatou was seized by masked men
Saturday night and beaten and tar
red and feathcrcd. 1t is claimed
today that the incident was the
outgrowth of sentiment against him
during the wax On account Of pro-
German accusations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

char., OF the advertising propa-
ganda for Germany after the war
began in Europe, the friend OF
Captain Doy-ed. Or. Albert and
Won Bernstorlf Great pity the man
who sunk the Lusitania can't be
tound-tllc president might find q
fat job for hini.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
LEGISLATURE
IS NEARING
House Takes Recess
Until uesday t o
Permit Senate t o
Catch Up

Columbia, March 3.-The house
Of REPRESENTATIVES adjourned today
TO meet Tuesday night. There is
little left for the house to do until
fhe senate passes the appropria-
fion bin. a resolution adopted
BY tie senate to adjourn sine die
next Saturday before midnight. was
objected TO in the house and went
oTer for consid deration until next
week. Only local matters We're
considered in the house today.
Columbia, March The senate
Thursdas night passed and sent TO
the house for concurrence in some
amendments the bill. passed by the
house last year. to increase the
powers OF the public service COM
mission, so as TO give this commits
sion authority to regulate both
rates and service Of public service
companies, and to include all utili-
ties within he scope of the conf
missions jurisdiction. The bin was
introduced in the house last year
by Representative now speaker, j.
atkinson. of Spartanburg.
This bill is in line with the new
railroad commission bril-, now
awaiting the governors signature,
and enlarging the commission to
seven members and giving it also
the work OF the public utilities COM
mission
The new railroad commission bill
was amended in free conference so
as TO giye fhe commission author
Ity TO regulate rates and service OF
all utilities, municipal as well as
corporation owned. In the senate
Thursday an effort was made by
some Of the senator's TO recall the
act from the governors Office. stat
ing that the amendments had pass
ed without their knowledge. There
was opposition to request the gov
ernor to send the act back. the SEN
ators in opposition stating that he
other senators should not have
gone to sleep. It is net likely,
however, nuw that the recall reso-
! luton will be voted on.,due to the
senate's action in passing the utili-
ties bill.
In the debate THURSDAY night
Senator Miller, of Darlington, spoke
fer two hours. .s IS s
a bot debate between Represen-
tafives Amsck ana Barre. OF lex
inston Thursday night in the house
featured the consideration OF two
bills aimed at abolition of the ru-
raj police system in Lexington coun-
ty, one to repeal the rural police
act, the other to put up to the
people the question Of the abolition
OF the system. Mr.. O'Rourke of
Charleston took a hand in the de-
bate. asking many questions and
charging that the rural police sys-
TEN IN every county was rotten. Mr..
Barre represented the proponents
of the rural police system in Lex
ington and Mr. Arslick spoke for the
opponents. Both bills were intro
duced by Mr.. Aaiek. but both
~ere lost.
Columbis, March 3-The ways
and means COMMITTEES Of the House
has introduced bill to authorize
the state penitentiary to pledge
its cotton to the South Carolina
Ce-operative Marketing association.
Representative Jackson. of Sumter.
is sponsor of the bill on behalf Of
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London. March J.-Thc world
viii know within forty-ciSht hours
definitely whether LLOYD George.
he prime minister. Will resign.
Experts are diamctricaIly opposed
in opinion how the crisis stood as
the result oi he week end confer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

Spcakin: Of Hays recalls what
Mann said OF HIM in the house the
other day. His remarks make one
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

Fine motto Watch your step. bul
don't look down l. DO it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

The Shipping Board is paying
5000 per year to one Matthew j.
Clausscn rs advertising manager.
This is he same ulan who had
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oxford. England, March : (Ey
!he Associated Pressl. = Austen
Chamberlain. government leader in
the house OF commons. in an ad-
dress here this evening announced
that after consulting his colleagues
in the cabinet he had given Prime
Minister Lloyd George I; unanimous
reply that they considered it ncccs-
sary in the national interest that
the premier should continue to car
ry on the government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08

L:ndis is suggested rs mayer of
Chicago Since he Viii give al. lis
time to baseball, hc is qualified.
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The man with money 10 burn
has Il hot time
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CABINET CRISIS
POSTPONED
Lloyd Georges Threat to Re
tire From Office

London, March ) (By the AsSo-
ciated PreSs). - Premier Lloyd
Georges threat to resign has been
suspended ct the urgent solicitation
of his Cnionist colleagues in the
cabinet. according to an authori-
tative statement tonight but no
justification for it's withdrawal IL
said to exist as yet.
Official denial is made that any
exact time limit has been fixed for
receiving assurance Of loyalty to the
premier from the adherentS Of Sir
George Younger, the Unionlst lead
er. although it is added that OBJ
viously the tension can not be eX-
tended indefinitely.
Meanwhile there is no indication
of any move on the part Of the
Unionist party to dethrone Young
er as it's head No meeting Of the
whole Unionist party has been
called. and the general opinion is
that the only happening will be
that the Cnionist ministers in the
cahinet-Arthur J. Balfour and
Austen Chamberlain-may publicly
reprova Younger for his tactics as
Lord Birkenhcad already has done.
Speaking at Oxford today. Aus
ten Chamberlain announced that
Cnionist ministers had unanimous
ly requested the premier tn con-
tinue as. head OF the government.
Netthe slightest repentance has
yet been shown by the "die hard"
Conservatives whose opposition to
the leadership Of the premier is
primarily responsible for the pres
ent crisis. They are cooperating
with the Ulsterites in the house Of
commons in putting up q stiff fight
against the Free State bill by pre-
sentinS amendment after amend
ment.
Sir LaminS Worthington-E Evans,
secretary for war. in a speech at
Colchester tonight revealed that the
premier lately offered to retire
from the government and support
it in carrying out its Irish program.
but all the Conservative members
of the government assured him of
their support and begged that he
continue.
In the endless speculation about
the crisis there is much insistence
on the view that Mr.. Lloyd George
has arrived at "a point in his politi-
cal career where he must define
whether his future path will lead
toward Liberalism or Conserve
tiSm.
Since he became leader of the
coalition under the abnormal cir
cumstances of war requiring q ma
tional, not party. policy. his political
colorins has been in abeyance. II
the coalition now disappears it is
argued he must elect to attach him
self to one party or the other.
According TO some belief his
present action is Il bid for leader
ship OF the CnioDist party. and
that if this fails there are two al
ternatives before him. first to form
Il new Centrist party and second.
to try to 80 back to leadership Of
the Liberal or Libcral-Labor party.
oxford. England. March = (Ey
!he Associated PresSl. Austen
Chamberlain. government leader in
the house OF commons. in an ad-
dress here this evening announced
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kits have been worn since
l626''-news item All, the thrifty
ScotSmCn.
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Still fddlinG with the tariff. llr
two committees in charge Of such
legislation i'm house and senate
send acrimonious messages back
and forth 10 catch other while
business twiddlcs It's thumb and
waits and waits, noI even being
able to guess What to do III the cii
cunstnnccS. The store shelves re-
in:Iir untitled the factories idle.
the ships motionlcSS. These COM
lnittcc<. not satisfied With quar-
rclin; from otr end of the capitol
to th.. other have equally bitter
uuarrcls among themselves. Md
at the White House ii is moi differ
cut. The president and the nat
ion;il chairman. AG:tlnS, have been
ut daG.crs point Ter weeks over
the appointment of Il successor to
Postmaster General lIIyS, the hll-
ing OF the vacancy as secretary OF
tn" national committee. and pat
r"nAGc generally.
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about

Movie pipe organs have about
500 stops, but seldom do.
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Aud yet. every cloud * said to
have its silver lining. and NC can
reflect with joy that this congress
has only twelve months NOR" TO
lj,,
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CollInabis,, March 33-The ways
and means committees Of the House
has introduced bill to authorize
the state penitentiary to pledge
It's cotton TO the South Carolina
Ce-operative Marketing association.
Representative Jackson. of Sumter.
is sponsor of the bill on behalf OF
the committee.