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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
UNIVERSITY
TRUSTEES
TO MEET
Important Matters to Be Con-
sidered Next Week

) Columbia. March 31.-Setting up
/ Of the graduate school at the Uni
versity IS to be one of the most inn-
portant matters discussed at a
! meeting Of the trustees to be held
during the first few days OF April.
Other important matters. especial
! ly the distribution, of finances au-
! thorized by the recent legislature.
are 10 be considered by the trus-
! tees.
The recent legislature appro-
priated money for the establish
ment at the University of gradu-
| ate school and it is said this Will
greatly enlarge the usefulness of
! the institution. 1t Will mean even
!! tually the enlargement of the fac
ulty, it is said, but for the first
/ year the courses will be handled
/ by present members Of the fac
J uIty. At the meeting Of the trus-
! tees in April the courses for the
/ graduate school will be mapped out
and the various departments as
! signed to members of the faculty.
! The graduate school Will be opened
next fall.
The trustees will probably at this
meeting also designate the head of
/ the graduate school This officer
! will probably be called the dean.
The name Of Dr. w. S. Currell has
been mentioned in connection with
the deaashjp of this school, since
he has rendered his resignation as
president Of the University.
Another important matter to be
considered by the trustees at their
April meeting Will be the plans FOR
the woman's building at the Uni
versity. The legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for plans and rrepara-
ton for the woman'S i4llding.
thereby committing itself to this
phase of the building program and
making preparation for this need
ed building at the institution. Al
the meeting in April the trustees
will probably select architect tc
draw the plans for the building.
The trustees will also discuss the
Universitys budget for the yea,
and Will handle number Of rou-
tine matters.
Three new trustees will be re.
ceived as members of the board al
the forthcoming meeting, Messrs
Sullivan, Of Laurens: Gordon
Hughes. OF Union, and McCutcheon
Of Kingstree, elected to succeed L
P. Hollis Of Greenville; the late
c. Z. Spencer, of York. and the
late P. A. Wilcox, of Florence.
/ This is considered one Of the
most important meetings Of the
year. The exact date for the meet
ing has not been announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
PLANE HITS
SMOKESTACK

Macon. Ga. March S1.-Two ar-,
tomobile racers. Jules Devereux,
of Portland. Oregon, and John j.
Costa. OF .Anthonk. Ark, are dead,
and ". L. Fisher, member Of the
British royal flying corps during
the World War, is in serious
condition as the result OF an ar
plane in which they had planned
10 fly 10 AtlanLa. thence across the
country 70 Texas, crashing into a
tall chimney at the Macon, Dublin
ana Savannah Railroad ships, near
here, late today
Tie men hoped off at 4:so
O'Clock in i machine which had
been used IN a flying cir" that
appeared here early in - veek.
Soon after leaving the ground, ae-
cerdins TO eyewitneSses, the plane
seemed 10 have struck down
current. causing it to swerve and
strike the Smo&eStack.
Two OF the men. helpless in the.
w.eckase, We're pulled out by rail-
road men. who Smothered the
flames shat were eating into their
bodies through sasoline-soaked
cielhins. by throwing loose earth
upon them The third. Costa, was
lhroWa free OF the machine and;
ran down the railroad tracks, his.
cio,aja@ afire While on the run.
4 man Jumped in his path. Knocked
him down and rolled him in the.
sand lo put out the flames.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
Many BankruptS in London.

London, March London pa
pers point out that the year has
started in conspicuously for British
trade generally. Judging from the
bankruptcy statistics which show
that there have been 1.l6o failures
in January and February: I. figure
far in excess OF the average.
The main reasons assigned for
failures are reckless ovcrbuyinG
during the late boom, absence OF
reserves and good Will. heavy tax
alton and the decline in trade.
Provision dealers. farmers and
builders. in the order named,
seem TO be the hardest hit.
one Northhamp;onshire shoe
factory has just paid its its cred
itors one-Gfth of Il penny in the
pou1d-the equivalent OF .oN per
cent.
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Petition in Bankruptcy.

Charleston. March 3d.. c.
Shaw, OF Sumter, trading as the
Columbia Sales company. the
Sumter Oakland company, the New
Zion Motor company. and individ-
ually, has filed a petition in vol
untai% bankruptcy in federal court.
listing assets as S244.545.1o. and
liabilities as s37i,2S1G4. G. w.
Shaw OF Sumter, auto dealer, has
filed a petition listing assets as 49,
120. aud liabilities as $75.539. 10:
and =. W. Shaw of Sumter has FLED
a petition, listing assets as S15.-
$50, and liabilities as $Sl.SS394
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
SAYS MUSCLE
SHOALS MUST
BE COMPLETED

Knoxville. March 30.-''We may
recommend that it be sold 10
Ford was the statement today by
Senator Norris of Nebraska. chair
man Of the senate agriculture COM
mittee. during the brief stop the
committee made here this after
noon on its rc,t;ln trip TO Washing
ton from the Wilson dam. where
the committee had made an inspec-
tion of the Muscle Shoals plant.
I'VE want Muscle Shoals de-
veloped. continued the senator.
..It is an unsettled proposition at
present. Whether it shall he
leased or sold or completed by the
gove,nnen; is the big question to
settle. There are some difficulties
which some people do not under
stand and the greatest OF these is
the Gorgas plant which Was built
by the government and the Ala
bama company Independent from
The plan; and the dam at flor-
rncc. The Government wanted The
c;orGaS plant during The var for
the purpose OF furnishing power
10 the building and plants a Mus
Gle shoals. Ford has included
This in his offer This makes a
very difficult legal tanGle
L think Ford ought TO have il.
SAID Senator Iletlin OF Alabama
',hur t i> IN unsettled qacs;ion aS
10 " hat congress VIII do about it.
However. We are al agreed that
She project should be IompIetcd.
Now IS the lime for all good men
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
lCOLUMBIA
| STRIKER IS
CONVICTED
II. d. Broy,es Sentenced to
Thirty Days For Interfer-
ence With Street Cars

Columbia. March 31.-The YER
dict Of a jury in city court here yes
terday, convicting F. D. Boyles OF
disorderly conduct in connection
with the Colum bia street car strike,
is taken as indication Of public
sen iment in regard to the violence
that accompanied the strike here
last week. sBoyles was charged
with standing in front Of a car
and when the motorman, employed
as a strike breaker, got out to
throw switch, he cursed him. He
was sentenced to $40 or thirty
days.
The police automobiles which
protected the cars have been dis
continued and gradually the num-
Der of cars has been. increased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
WOODROW WILL
SON FOUNDATION
An Appeal to the Public
Schools

The schools and colleges are
called upon TO assist in raising
South Carolina's quota Of $4,000
to the Woodrow Wilson Founda-s
ton. The appeal should be par
ticularly strong to the school boys
and girls of this state, because Mr..
Wilson spent a part Of his school
days in South Carolina
1t is not the amount contributed
which counts so much as. the num-
Der Of individuals who show inter-
est by giving even small amounts
II the average contribution soaa
the school children of the state were
as much as ten cents so their
obligation would be fully met.
1t is proposed to raise one. sail q
lion dollars as a permanent foun-
dation. With the income ON
this foundation awards viii be
made to individuals and groups
who have. rendered distinguished
service ITO Democracy, public WEI
1..are. liberal thought, or peace
through justice
Governor Cooper is the chair
man of the Foundation In South
Carolina, and writes me thus in re-I
CARDS to It.
1T seems to me the purpose Of
this foundation ought to appeal to-
every person who believes in peace
through justice. By this means if
is hoped that we may keep con-
stantia before the American public
the -iaealse for which Mr.. Wi3sons
stood Sgs:ing the greatest crisis Of
the worlds history 1t gives an
opportunity. to every individual 70
contribute some amount and tlssre-
by become a charter member Of this
Foundation
The, State Superintendent Of Ed
ucatioas Mr.. j. E: Swearingen, to
whom t4Pe school system of South
Carolina is. everlastingly indebted,
sends this message:
The Woodrow Wilson FounSa-
ton IS. worthy of the cordialss
port and cooperation of all South
erners, and Southern Democrats.
PUBLIC school teachers and pupids
! can very properly take an active
interest in the campaign for funds.
| South Carolina cannot afford to
omit her part of the work OF; her
contribution TO its success. I
nv -
/ committee to collect money and
send together with the names of
the Subscribers to Gen. Wylie
Jones'. Palmetto National Bank
Building. Columbia, S. c. 6eH,
/ Jones-islle treasurer of the Fund
! for South Carolina. The National
| Committee viii send to each sub
scriber a certificate or some other
formal acknowledgement consti-
! tuting the subscriber a charter
member. in the Foundation.
I cannot address an illdipiduA
letter to each school in South Car
DINA. 1 trust that this published
appeal will be sufficient. am
sure that this effort to honors q
man so well known in South Car
| olina. and so well loved, needs
only to be mentioned TO get a
prompt and generous response
I hope that every school teach-s
or who reads this notice VIII take
the initiative in organizing the work
and carrying it to successful s;onl-
; pletion within the next ten da,,sS.
Send the money and list OF sub
Scribers to General Jones in Coiunl7
! bia-not to ne.
Very sincerely yours,
W. NJ. Riggs,
President Clemson College, Chair;
man. Educational Section in South
Carolina, Woodrow Wilson Founda-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
PEAK OF FAMINE
HAS PASSED
Conditions in the VoIga Said
to Be Improving

Moscow, March 30.-"The peak
Of the famine in the Vo!ga has
been passed: henceforward condi-
tons Will rapidly improve" says
Col. William y. Haskell director
Of American relief administration
work in Russia, in a statement to-
day.
Barring unforeseen difficulties.
he believes all deaths from starva :
ton in the Volga will cease within
a month. Corn is being rushed to
the famine districts sin, ,tltaneously
with seed wheat. feeding the fam
ine-stricken and preventing them
from eating seed which must be
planted before mid April.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

likely to choose lace, Sauze, SllVFr
ering practically everything pro-
duced in the United States, the
South is now producing:
About 100 per cent Of the coun-
try's bauxite.
About 100 per cent Of the coun-
rvs fuller's earth.
About 100 per cent Of the coun-
try's turpentine and rosin, which
is about 50 per cent Of the world's S
output.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's sulphur. or more than
three-fourths Of the worlds out
put
| About SO per cent fothe coun-
try's phosphate rock.
About 92 per cent Of the coun-
try's crude barytes.
About 80 per cent Of the coun-
| try's aluminium.
J About SO per cent of the coun-
try's carbon black from natural
gas.
About 70 per cent of the coun-
try's natural gas gasoline.
About 66 per cent Of the coun-
| try'S commercial fertilizers.
About SO per cent OF the coun-
! try's natural gas.
About g., per cent Of the coun-
try's graphite.
| About 81 per cent of the coun-
| try's petroleum, or about SO per
cent of the worlds production.
About 81 per cent Of the coun-
try's mica
About so per cent of the coun-
tly's quartz.
! About so per cent of the coun-
! try's lumber.
About as per cent of the coun-
try's asbestos.
About IS per cent of the coun-
trS's lead.
About ~ per cent of the coun-
try's zinc.
About 40 per cent of the coun-
! trys asphalt.
About 30 per cent OF the coun-
! try's feldspar.
About s3 per cent of the coun-
try's pyrites.
About 33 per cent Of the coun-
try's tale and soapstone.
About 100 per cent Of the coun-
i try's cotton crop Qess q few thou
sand bales raised in Arizona and
California; which is about 60 per
cert of the worlds cotton crop.
About LOG per cent Of the coun-
try's cottonseed oil and peanut
oil. which add annually several
hundred million dollars OF food
supply to the North and West.
About 100 per cent Of the coun-
try'S sugar cane.
About 100 per cent of the coun-
trv's peanuts.
About SO per cent Of the coun-
!! try's cane syrup.
About SO per cent Of the coun-
try's sweet potatoes.
! About 80 per cent of the coun-
! try's winter and early spring veg
etableS.
About so per cent of the coun-
try'S rice.
About 70 per cent Of the coun-
'try's grain sorshums or katirs.
About 81 per cent of the coun-
try's cabbage.
About SO per cent Of the coun-
try'S butter.
/ About 46 per cent Of the coun-
try's peaches.
About y epr cent Of the coun-
try's chickens.
About sc per cent of the coun-
try's corn.
About Sc per cent of the coun-
try's honey.
About So per cert of the coun-
try's eggs.
And the south has:
About 81 per cent of the coun-
try's swine.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's cattle.
About 80 per cent Of the coun-
try's milch COWS.
About u per cent Of the coun-
try's sheep.
These are some of the things
which the south has achieved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

Chicago. March 3l.-The Cook
county probate court must decide
whether Frank Black is the son
of one or both Of The SiameSe
twins. who died Yesterday. before
The estate can be settled. II they
vere on. personality the boy vii
get the hundred thousand dollars
thcr mad accumulated otherwise
he viii get only his mothers. io-
Sa.s share. y long scientific con-
trovcl.Sy is inevitable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

Tie onlv fool bigger than big
fool is the man Who argues With
one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

June brides viii have TO compete
With the next income tax payment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

War left rs taNes: but taxes don't
leave lis much.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

o21r idea Of an optin.lSt IS . sell
/ CT uIIo announces popular prices.
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Now IS the lin3e for all good men
I" swat the fly
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A square deal is a good deal.
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i.cnine is sick: perhaps he is sick
!,~ iGiI
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-16
10 REPUBLICAN
SENATE MAJORITY

Washington - There will be &c
more republicans than democrats ir
the next house of Representatives
and II more republicans than demo.
Gratis in the new Senate, unless re.
suits indicated by practically com.
plete returns are overthrown.
In the House the Republican ma.
jority over the combined democrat.
ic and scattering vote will be IT,
while in the Senate it will be 10.
In the present Congress the Re.
publicans have House plurality OF
1855 over the democrats and ma.
jority Of 165 over all. In the Sen.
ate the republicans majority over
the democrats is "a, with no scat.
tering votes.
The line up ofthe new house as
including 225 republicans and 2O7
democrats, was changed to 226 re-.
publicans and 2O6 democrats today
through change in technical party
affiliation by one of the successful
Candidates in the election. Repre-.
sentative Guy E. Campbell of the
Seth Pennsylvania district who in tn
past two campaigns has run as 9
republican democrat but who has
been carried heretofore as a demo.
crat, requested the House clerk tc
list him hereafter as a republican.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-16
THE STATES RESPECT FOR.
WOMEN

The general impression was that
a woman entering the political are
ma would subject herself to the pro-
miscuous abuse and rough handling
traditionally accorded candidates for
for public office. But in the elec-
tions of 1920 and 1922 in North
Carolina, it was developed that the
chivalry of the people yet prevails
and that in the case Of women there
is a disposition to observe the pro-
prieties. 1t is source Of gratifca-
tion that during the course Of her
campaign when Mrs. Lindsay Pat
terson took the stump "like a man"
she was conscious Of no indignity,
nor was she made victim Of SO much
as an unpleasant remark. Thefact
has been quite surely demonstrated
that woman can enter politics in
North Carolina and maintain her self
respect. In short, woman on the
stump in this state holds the same
place in public mind a. woman in
the home. Woman in politics n
North Carolina finds her surrounA~
ings. measurably AGREEABLE a ~
altegether ccmfortal W % Q - IVY
| Q&iotxofx Z. Il Al Y. <. NJ A y & 81
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-16
MRS. JAMES RIVERS ENTER.
TAINS SEWING CLUB

Monday afternoon Mrs. James C.
Rivers was hostess to the members
Of the Young Ladies Sewing Club
at the attractive home of her sister
Mrs. Jonn Sproles:
The time was spent in sewing till
late in the afternoon the hostess ser.
we'd her guests delicious salad course
which was followed by a dessert
The.members present were: Misses
Nellie Coffey, Eula Hodges, Marga.
ret Linney, Mae Greene, Virginia
and Mary Councill, Ruth Benfeld
Bernice Cook, Nita Winkler and Mrs
Paul Goodwin.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-16
THE PRESIDENTS
Z PROCLAMATION
President Harding Issues Thanks.
giving Proclamation At The. !.
White House.

Declaring that the state Of the ma
tion presents very much to justify
a nation wide and more sincere tes-
timony Of gratitude for the bounty
which has been bestowed upon u.s."
President Harding in the annual
calls upon the American people to
observe Thursday November 80 "as
a day of thanksgiving, duplication
and devotion.
After calling attention to the Gus
tom of day of Thanksgiving the
Presidents proclamation says:
"The year which now approaches
its end has been marked in the ex-
perience Of our nation, by a COM
plexity Of trials and triumphs, of
difficulties and of achievements,
which we must regard as our newt
able portion in such an epoch as this
through which all mankind is NOV
ing. AS we survey the experience
of the passing IL months we shall
find that our estate presents very
much to justify a nationwide and
most sincere testimony Of gratitude
for the bounty which has been be-
slowed upon U.S.. Though we have
lived in the shadow Of the hard con-
sequences Of great conflict, our coun
try has been at peace and has been
able to contribute toward the main
tenance and perpetuation of peace in
the world. We have seen the race of
mankind make gratifying progress
on the way to permanent peace to-
ward order and restored confidence
in its. high destiny.
"For the divine guidance which
has enabled US in growing fraternity
with other peoples to attain so much
of progress for the bounteous yield
which has come to US from the re-
sources of our soil and our industry,
we owe our tribute of gratitude and
with it our acknowledgement of the
duty and the obligation to our people
and to the unfortunate the suffering
and distracted of other lands. Let US
in all humility acknowledge how
great is our debt to the Providence
which has generously dealt with US,
and give devout assurance of unsel-
fish purpose to play helpful and
ennobling part in human advance
ment. 1t is much to be desired that
in rendering homage for The bless
ings which have come to US, we
should earnestly testify our contin-
ued and increasing aim make our
own great fortunes a means of help
ing and serving, asbest we can, the
cause of all humanity.
"Now therefore, l, Warren G.
Harding, President of the United
States of America, do designate
Thursday the thirtieth day Of No.
vember, as a day of Thanksgiving
supplication and devotion. l recon-
mend that the people gather at their
family altars and in their houses of
worship to render thanks to God for
the bounties they have enjoyed and
to petition that these may be con-
tinued in the year before u.s."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-16
TRAINING SCHOOL NEWS
(Fron last week.


A game of basket ball on last
Thursday afternoon between Noun.
tain City Tennessee and the school
team resulted in victory for the
Tennessee team.
On last Thursday evening Miss
Ruth Coffey and Miss Mary FARRELL
and Messrs Arthur Moore snd4sJ. n.
Downum were invited guests at the
elegant country home Of Miss Car.
rie Horton, "Lynwood" and it is 9.
nough to say that the evening meal
was excellent indeed and much en-.
joyed by all present.
Examinations come this week, to
show that one-third of the school il
past. The number thus far enroll.
ed is 245.
The Red Cross members oof the
Watauga Chapter met at the C6ur'
! House ,on Monday afternoon and ell
ected officers for the next year and
planned for the membership drive te
be pushed from Nov. 11th to Thanks
giving, and it is hoped that each ont
will again enroll as the need at thi,
time is very great indeed. The fol
lowing officers were electsd fox mex
year: Chairman, A. J. Greene, Vic,
Chairman, Mrs F. A. Linney, Secy
Prof. ]. M. Downum, Treasurer, w
D. Farthing.
b Prof. A. ]. Greene was elected m,
mayer for the Red Cross Drive.
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Democrat Ads Pay"
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DEMOCRAT ADS"

This installation ID testimonial to
the prosperity Of Boone and vicinity.
And that the good people of the
community are duly appreciative Of
our efforts to serve them in all de-
partments Of the printing business
is manifested by the many compl-
ments received from individual pa
irons since the arrival of our new
machine.
The accompanying illustration will
give our readers some idea of the
marvellous mechanism TO the Limo
type, a composing machine on which
are assembled matrices (or little
brass molds) and lines of type cast
lines such as you are now reading.
The particular model Of machine we
have just installed carries at one
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trolled from standard keyboard of
ninety keys and an AUXILIARY key
keyboard Of twenty. ..eight-and gives
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Besides enabling the operator
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While for long time we have re-
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