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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
FAST POLO
PLAYED ON
CAMDEN FIELD
Blues and Whites in Contest

Camden, March 9.-The Blue
and White quartets Of the Camden
Polo club met this afternoon on
kirkwood field and waged fast
and spirited combat which result
ed III score Of three to one in
favor Of the Blues. Despite the
ample margin of the Blue victory
there was not a moment Of let-up
in the six chukkers Of battle and
no such pref onderance Of power as
gave an appearance OF onc-sided-
ness. The Whites, who held their
opponents scoreless in the first.
third and sixth periods and scored
the first goal recorded in The sec
ond session. continued TO the end
OF play with spectacular zest and
baked their victorious opponents
oi q larger score by several near
goals brilliantly blocked and back
handed from the verge Of the goal
lines
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
GETS PRIZE FOR
SAVING CHILD
Florence Man First in Red
Cross List

Atlanta. Ga, March 1.-the
Southern division Of the american
Red Cross announced today tha1
the first prize OF $50 from the Viii
iu.m Howard Taft fund Tor meri-
tor:ous action III lille saving was
awarded TO j. f. Woods, OF Flor
encc. S. c., conductor. Atlantic
Cosat Line railroad, for heroic ;lc-
ton in saving the life OF a negro
baby at Nine Miles Siding. near
Darlington, S. c. This fund IS
limited by the terms Of the aa2ny-
NOUS donation to persons emplu*-
ed on railroads.
The incident Tor which "crds
received his award occurred De-
cembcr 81, 1920. Woods w,is COM
irs from the telegraph office "nd
looking down the track III IN" a.
rection the engine was moving.
he saw the child sitting between the
rails playing. Woods. realizing
that his signals could not be seen
in time. rushed down the track.
seized the child from between the
rails. and jumped to one side just
in time TO save It's life and his OWE.
This was deemed by the judges
TO b. the most daring and heroic
action performed by 4 railroad en-
ployec that came TO their nouce
since the last awards were made.
Witnesses TO the incident declared
that Woods very narrowly avoided
losing his life in making the res
cua. The COW catcher OIL the
engine barely brushed him lis ne
lcaoed off the track with the baby
=, his arms
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
SUICIDE IN
COLUMBIA
Austin McCreight Kills Him.
self in Hardware Store

Columbia. March l3.-Aus:ii.
McCreight, who was connected
with a hardware store here. 4 son
Of J. W. McCreight. postmaster for
the legislature. shot himself TO
death early today in the store
where he. worked He went 10 the
store az !, rs was his custom. took
a gun from stock and went 70 the
basement, where he placed the
barrel against his chin and pulled
the trigger His body was found
later by his employer. He vas q
young man OF fins standing, but
had been in bad health and de-
Dressed Of late.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
Christcnscn's Politics

w
Senator Niels Christensen OF
Beaufort county is the outstanding
defender of the interests Of the
agricultural class and the laboring
forces or wage earning people in
South Carolina politics today The
farmers and wage earncrs are in q
Grievous position because they nave
lacked 4 leader and champion With
Ia clear conception OF. conditions
iand q logical mind and forcefrl
personality to impress others.
The middle class, the neither rich
nor poor. the people Of only finan-
cial Independence, are between ths'
upper and neither nlillStoneS Of the
big corporations who employ lob
byists 10 lake care Of their t1y
problems, and the man who pays
no taxes at all-or returns his
holdings at such a small valuation
that the tax collected is negligible
in comparison We believe we
would be safe in the statement that
! more equitable returns for taxation
are made by the man OF modest
means. and the burden of taxes is
paid by this class. At this session
of the legislature this situation was
partly remedied, and the changes
We're made at the recommends
ton of a committee Of which Mr..
Christensen was chairman.
The suggestions met with such
strong opposition that Mr.. Chris
tensen offered his resignation, stat
ing that after the refusal of the
recommendations he could not con-
ScientiOusly stay in an assembly
which was SO atasonistic to the in
terests he represented; that the
sentiments of the members of the
legislature should he in harmony.
But in an expression Of confidence
tho senate refused to accept his
resignation.
Mr.. Christensen has always been
Il modest politician. If there be such
q thing. From time TO time, know
ing his fitness. his friends have urs-
ed him to go higher. This he has
is'eadfastly refused TO do. giving as
his reason that he could better
serve the state in its lawmaking
body
1t has been suggested that IIr.
Christensen run for governor. He
has so far refused to do sc. But II
he does not We would like to ronli-
nate his platform, If we could do
such a thing. and then try TO find
4 man TO carry il out. He has aG-
vocated the luxury tax. the income
tax. the inheritance tax. and others.
so the tax load might be redistcih-
uted This means that he is fight
ing for the interests OF the wage
Garner. the farmer, the laborer. the
textile worker. the railway opera
tive, and every man who is in that
vast middle class. or in other words,
the working man. We sincerely
hope that between now and Aug
uSt 30 I; man Will he found of such
ability and personality as to make
IL campaign on these very issues
and be the next governor OF South
Carolina: and with Il sympathetic
legislature to aid him in enactins
the measures which are so greatly
needed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

What the best and wiSeSt par
ent wants for his Own child, thai
must be the community want for
all its children. ANY other ideal
for our schools is narrow and un-
lovely: acted upon. il destroys
our democracy. John Dewey
Ii your community has made no
provision for the education OF its
children OF kindergarten age write
to The National kinderGart-n As
Socia,ion. y West 10th Street. New
York City, FOR information, advice.
and literature
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
minred Ont OF Danger.

Atlanta. March l3.-Sixteen OF
those injured in the derailment OF
the Atlanta, birmingham and At
lan1ic tain 1T Camp Greek yester-
day, are pronounced out OF dam
ger. Arrangements are being COM
pleted for the burial OF the seven
killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Columbia, March 1o.-The sem
ate is spending the rest Of the
week on the appropriation bin.
The final adjournment may come
Saturday night.
The senate today refused to raise
the item of $2G5,00G for consoh-
dated and graded schools to $293,-
600; it also refused to raise the
seven months school term item rom
S4Oo,0 900 10 $4,000. The only
changes in the school items are
voted by tho house We're additions
TO three salaries, four hundred dol
lars each. The Citadel appropria-
ton Of $l5.059 was voted, with a
proviso. authorizing the school to
borrow 100000 for me greater
Citadel buildings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Faith is the quality that makes a
rarcnl believe the child will un-.
ti,l%tand The educational part of
the tilm and mol catch on To the
naughty part.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
SECRETARY OF
LABOR DAVIS
INTERVIEWS
Asks That Both Sides
IN Threatened Coal
Strike Get Together
For Settlement

Washington. March 9.-Secretary
of Labor Davis today broke the ST.
lenee he. has maintained during the
ten days in which the government
has actively sought Intervention in
fhe impending coal strike. TO urge
mine operators and the miners
snnien sin the name of common
sense TO get together and save the
country from the costly results Of
a. strike. The government has
mo desire to interfere unduiy,"
he announced, but has duty TO
safeguard the Interests Of the peo-
a}les who will be seriously affected
BY the suspension of coal mining
although no immediate re-
Sponses were received at the sec
resary,s office after the statement
was issued, press dispatches i'm
mediateN reflected the interest
taken in it by representatives OF
unions and operators. Official re-
ports TO- the department., however,
we're concerned largely with de-
fails concerning the dissension ine
The miners organization, where
Frank Harrington, the Illinois lead
and some other district heads
ares said to be beginning local ne
sotiations in defiance OF the policy
of President John l. Lewis and
the national executive board of the
United Mine Workers. Reports also
were received on the attitude of in
dicidual nine operators who have
IN the past entered into national
wage agreements.
The departments agents have
been assured that miners locals in
nearsy all sections throughout
union fields are Overwhelmingly
voting TO strike April H. but this
information has been discounted 10
degree. officials said, because q
strike vote is quite often taken SO
that the committee assigned tone
gotiate the issues can act w.thgful-
lest authority
There was no disposition in OFF,
ciaf circles today to reveal that
AFR. Davis statement which eN-
planned again the governments
position on the result of the refusal
Of Pennsylvania and other mine
operators In the central competi-
;tive field TO enter negotiations look
ing TO another national wage agree
menf. The union, il was pointed
out here, e,-tms sought this course
from the beginning AID the olera-
tors have been unyieiding in oppo-
sitien, though willing in some cases
10 make local or district contracts
with the union
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
NEW RAILROAD
COMMISSION
Body Now Has Seven Mem
bers Who Receive $40 Per
Day Each With No Limit
on Number of Days

Columbia, March l0:-The newly
constructed South Carolina Rail-
road commission has authority TO
take a hand in the Columbia
street car strike, according 10
opinion OF Attorney General Wolfe.
announced today The attorney
general rendered the opinion at
the request Of the commission. fol-
lowing q request made on the COM
mission by a gathering Of citizens
several nights ago in Columbia.
The newly constructed railroad
commission, under the act OF the
present legislature, will have au-
thority over all public utilities com
missions.
Chairman Shcaly, Of the commits
sion. stated today that he did not
know what the commission would
do in regard to the Columbia sit
uation, that he would have TO wait
until the newly elected members OF
the commission qualify and take
office. They We're elected Thurs
day afternoon.
The rev railroad commission is
composed of seven members. Each
is TO receive a per diem Of SO for
the days in session. The act plac-
ed no limitation on the number OF
days the commission may meet.
The new members Of the rail
road commission are: John c.
Coney. OF Dorchester: r. j. Wade,
Of Aiken, q member Of the house;
f. r. Ellerbe, Of Dillon, and Jas.
y. Pearman, Of Piedmont. Mr..
Coney, representing the first con-
gressional district, is. elected for
one year. Mr.. Wade, OF the Sec
ond district. holds for two years.
Mr.. Pearman holds for three years.
representing the third district, and
Mr.. Ellerbe, from the sixth dis
1rict. holds for six years. The new
members were elected Thursday
afternoon. They will take office
forthwith.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

1t might help some OF the trou-
hleS OF the moving picture wor,1
II the. stars We're paid Salarie.
more nearly COMMENSURATE with
what they really earn.--South.rn
Lumberman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

All the pedestrians ask is y
little more cooperation between
horsepower and common sense
Detroit Free Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The difference between the price
of hides and shoes indicates that
somebody is making 4 darned big
profit on The eyelets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The new era OF peace will be-
gin when somebody invents Il way
to get all the national axes 70 grind
or the same grindstone at the
same time.-Lansing Capital News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Europe is beginning To wonder
if the rattle OF printing presses
ISN'T ahou, as sinister aS the rattle
of machine guns
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The army says cold steel Will al
WAYS h- n deciding factor in war.
Cold feet, however viii remain
IL contributing cause.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The constant drop OF water
wears away he hardest stone. and
the lasgard drop OF prices wears
our patience 10 TIL. bone
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

1t is hard TO tell which will
astonish the historian more the
great heart of America or the great
gall of Europe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

II fining county will stop
lytchlng. why not empoly this
method 70 end stealing, hootch-
peddhng, speeding, ct al
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

For the good of the community.
II might be a good idea 10 fumi-
gate some of the divorce suits be
fore they are pressed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The other mans beliefs and
preludices never oftrnd You. how
ever. if he comedies that yoa are
4 man OF unusual acumen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
PARENTS AS
EDUCATORS
"The Child's First School is
the Family -Froebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garden Association, West 4oth
Street, New York City. These ar
ticles are appearing weekly in our
columnS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The broken Spectators who
tried to corner the egg supply real
re ROW that speculator should
ste careful to get the lay OF the
land.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The only crime wave that shocks
rrral community is when fresh
young thing waves a; a married
man
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

All of us make trouble and won-
der why The supply exceeds the de-
Eland
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Proximity to the Pacific appears
TO have little Influence on I,oly-
wood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

When n chronic failure whines
tnat he is doing his nest. he usual
IL means his basI friends
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

4 woman shouldn't use paints
and powders If she has 4 complex
ion that can't BIZ improved or and
Il husband thai can't he improved
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Starting war against the mid
dleman is striking 4 happy med:
iunl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The nations mus, bill and COO. or
delete the COO ana be content with
The bill
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Pittsburgh, Malch 9.-The Pitts
,burgh Coal Producers associa-
lion whose members employ the
45. 900 nliion miners in the wes-
tern Pennsylvania bituminous field.
today reiterated their determina-
tion not 10 meet the United
Mine. Workers OF America and the
operators Of the central competi-
tive field for the purposegof fixing
"a new wage scale for western
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois.
Our decision has been reached.
Sss.e will deal With our own men in
Western Pennsylvania. union or
nen-union, on 4 working agree
sment with the exception OF the
.check-off. but we will not be 4
party 60 a scale for Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois Our decision is ir-
reyocable."
These wo-ds ended statement
given out by the association today
1T recited that when the present
agreement was made Il resolution
was passed by the joint conference
which provided that prior TO the
expiration OF that agreement. rep
sresenta1ives of the union and oper-
fators of the central competitive
field should meet and fix q date for
a joint scale conference 10 take the
place of the agreement which eX-
ls,,iraS 17nrcb 2t revr The rccnjl,-
1ion, the statement said. was Gus
stomary, having been passed at
previous joint conferences TO set
mp machinery TO continue the four
state joint conference.
THE operators OF the Pittsburgh
district" the statement continued
'.haye determined they will no
longer pursue this practice OF wage
scale making.
s This practice means that the
national officers of the United
Mine Workers OF America, with
miners Representatives from Hi
,nois. Indiana, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania meet with the repre-
sentatives of operators OF these
districts and negotiate wage scale
for them. The. miners organize
ton then used this wage scale
as a base TO fix wage scales in 1ll
uIliGn districts i'll the United States
ana Canada. The operators of the
Pittsburgh district believe this
practice is economically unSound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Spain has sentenced forger to
1872 years. He certainly wiil nave
the time of his life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Mrs. Asouith finds us more pro-
s;rcSSipe than civilized. What she
probably means is thai We are
more aggressive than civil
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

At his reported salary, The
movies will make Hays while the
stars shine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

This powder and rouge epidemic
is; hard on Soapmakers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The lone wolf that Dante saw in
hell probably has the company OF
loan sharks by now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

This country isn't crowded much.
but we have no use for the man
who wishes he Were somewhere
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Sport coats have taken to stra1gae
lines, exceedingly straight: Like
this Claire model they often coass
only a single button which aosas
them at the throat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

One is born every minute but.
hang it, somebody has to pay the
taxes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Why do soinr men marry for /;
home and stay away from il
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Fv the way the North Pole Is
,,ov;no around il must he trying To
keep from getting discovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The darkest hucd Easter ceg is
the one who won't buy wife {, new
hat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Another reason Why the dough
boy favnrs Il bonus is because he
know; The job OF paying il Will
teach MS grandchildren thrift.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Democracy has its little faults.
but back in the coed old DAYS
Darn the king was a jail sen
tence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

& st. Louis. March 9.-Frank Far
xfngton, president of the Illinois
nited Nine Workers. OF America.
said today ne was Wiling TO attend
any conference called by Secretary
Davis. provided the operators Of
the central competitive field ac
copied the invitation.
In ssfhe event the operators re-
fuse, Mr. harrington said, and
President John L. Lewis OF the
sfaiae workers is unable to arrange
8 john conference, the Illinois min
aers will SO ahead with separate
negotiations with the operators Of
1he state. in accordance with Mr..
sFsarring sotl.s telegram TO the inter
national headquarters yesterday.
S '.Do YOU think he was asked
there is a prospect that good will
come FROM the conference?
THAT is hard to say" he answer
ed. personally. don't think any
good viii come Of it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Man saws he has n wrist 1ele-
phone: but may be talking up his
ul,t.Nt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Cannon wasn't fired. lie quit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

One at schools worth TWO .
pool.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Several Financial wizards are
trying TO make jail walis VANISH
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Tho poor Will pay the war deh'
Al any rate. postc:ltH Wiii pay II
and the poor furnish poSteriiE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Scarcity of cx-brouches is re-
ported
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
GERMANY
AT GENOA
Berlin Newspapers Express
Opinion That Conference
VIII Be Unproductive

Berlin, March ~, (BE the An
sociated press)-At the foreign
office today it was announced thal
the German government would 10y
ally abide by the program for the
Genoa conference agreed upon oy
Premiers Lloyd George and Poln-
care and max" no attempt TO nave
il altered.
The American attitude obviously
is logical and seems to preSage an
unproduct;ve outcome for the Ge-
noa parleys, the foreign Office Off
Gals continued ANY conference
pretending to tackle the task OF Eu-
ropean economic reconStructlon
can not avoid Including reparations
in the score Of its deliberations. as
the depreciation of the mark.
which is one OF the main springs
in the prevailing .disorganizat.on,
is directly traeeable TO that source
and other factors emanating from
the Versailles treaty.
Official and newspaper comment
on the note of Secretary Hughes to
the Italian government apparently
has in large measure dissipated the
early feelings of regret that the
United States would not participate
in the Genoa conference, chiefly be-
cause the German reading OF the
note. seemingly has caused the peo-
pie to infer that the Washington
government is convinced that the
proposed elimination Of reparations
and other allied issues from the
conference program definitely re-
stricts the scope Of 'the delibera-
tons
/ The editorial comment on the
Hughes note is in effect that while
the American governments CON-
,munication must be regarded as "a
formal refusal to take part in the
Genoa discussion, it informs the
allies they have the wrong road
and also implies that America is
aiming to bring increased moral
pressure on the old world.
Rome, March 10 Gy the As
sociared Press) The American
note declining to participate in the
Genoa conference has not yet been
received by the 1t llian foreign
ministry, said the Messaggero this
afternoon in a semi official state
ment.
Commenting upon the American
governments decision the newspa-
per said the reason for Americas S
refusal lay in the autumn congress
sional campaign which would be
fought or platform of American
abstentions from participating in
European affairs. Besides, it said,
America saw no use in being pres
ent at Genoa after the Anglo
French agreement, TO exclude dis
cussioh Of German reparations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Omaha pastor says il takes
courage TO marry now. 1t always
4
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

II ma.. be Chat itch j. common
among the lower class,-s in Chi
na. but among thr upp,'1, classes i,
usually is confined to the. palm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

When the swords are beaten !f''o
plowShares. no doubt the ne
of war viii be used for county t;llfS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Cafe cooks put over raw dea's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

There may be anoi.tt.cr war.
however. and the risin,. genera
tion should be trained in the art of
saIuting.