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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
HIDDEN FRIENDS.

A persons greatest possibilities fol
added happiness in this world lie in the
! opportunities for making new friends
EYery time one walks down the street
there are hidden friends present in the
people one meets, and while these hidden
friends are seldom though, Of, If mus;
be remembered iha, these were once new
friends. Il is never known al what mo-
menf some Of these hidden friends will
be revealed and will become intimate
friends.
1t would be a very pleasant sensation
II one could feel that he vas sending out
silent messages 10 these hidden friends.
and that these messages were encircling
the very heau Of someone whom we have
never seen nor heard Of before.
Walt Whitman. IN his journal. tells Of
seeing Abraham Lincoln out for walk
in Washington, and how the president
often bowed 10 him and smiled as he
passed Though there were no words
spoken. Whitman seemed to catch a de-
vine message of cheer and inspiration
from the countenance Of the former presi-
dent. |
Often times . person passes down the
street and sneers at some popularity Of |
passing stranger. and at the same time
that stranger might have been admiring
some trait in that person had he but
known II.
II every person would but realize and /,
keep the shades Of his soul partly lifted /
50 that ray Of Light from passers-by |
could creep in. there would be many 1
more hidden friends in the rsorld than /
there are today, and in general. there |
would be an atmosphere Of love and hos
pitality always present.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
"A Suitcase Can Hold the Things
One Needs on a Camping Trip

NEW Yosk tBy Mail. )-Jus now ev-
eryone is looking forward to the sum-
mer vacation and pondering as to what
sort Of wardrobe viii be required.
The vacation outfit is one that is we'll
worth pondering over. as many vacation
has been ruined by the lack Of proper
clcshing-
II you are planning on a camping trip
your clothing needs are easily outlined.
II the camp is to be located in a nearby
camp colony. you will probably need
nothing new. Simple gingh,m froeks.
separate skins with slip-on sweaters and
in fact any clothes that you no longer
care about will do duty in a camp Of
this sort- Camp life is not dressy one.
The outfit may be varied for morning
wear about camp by a pair Of overalls
worn over q short sleesed shirt. While
oyeralls are not as trim as knickers, they
are extremely cool and easy TO bend about
in.
One thing that the camper must bear
in mind is that a great deal Of the sue
cess of the trip depends upon being prop
erly shod. Stout low heeled shoes and
cotton or wooden hose are necessity. A
silk stocking would last about one day
in the woods. Boy scout shoes are ideal
for rough wear. although they might be
foo heavy for the ffnderfoof.
On a camping trip one should carry
as few clothes as possible. An average
sized suitcase should be ample for ones
needs.
The navy peajseket which may be
found in the army supply stores or the
nackinaw make good top coats for the
Early fall trip. The woman who is un-
used to roughing IL NAV find solace in
he slip-on dress Of khaki material. for !
,he may occasionally feel the call Of the
kin. A khaki dress Of this son can be |
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
Human Assets for Jobs.

From the Nafion's Business.
Every man or woman who works has
three marketable asseis-brain power,
muscle power and good will. He can put
his head. his arms and his heart on the
job. Ordinarily when an employer bids
for his services. the price fixed covers
only the workers brain and his Drawn.
His good will is either taken for granted
0r-fefr Uuf-of consideration.
OF late years We have heard a great
deal about siandardizing and efficiency.
Routing Of work has been brought to
an exact science Time clocks and check
ing devices Of various kinds have been
invented TO eliminate the evils Of waste.
carelessness. tardiness, etc. But in spite
Of all the efficiency and mechanical ex-
perts. the great fact remains that the Ia
boring classes ne in many places as
dissatisfied as ever. and there is still an
annual loss caused by this dissati4ac-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
The Big Stick, Sir!

rom fhc Ihtcdeo D0]ly IfO6ne.
The American people Of this comfort
able generation do not know what il i.
to b- cold. or rather they do not know
whsi it is to know they cannot gel
warm Ii is one thing to shiver on the
way TO a steam heated home. II is
quite another to find when you get there
il is cold and is going to remain cold.
The very poor know this, but not the
people as q whole.
Yet that is what a coal famine is 60
ing to mean to the people Of the cities
and towns Ii is going 10 mean cold
homes cold beds, cold water, cold food.
Ii is going TO mean darkness and dis
comfort and disease and even death for
many. the little children. the aged, and
the sick or frail. II is going 10 mean
the shutting of Of food supplies and
lighting and transportation. IL is going
to bring not only the closing down Of
factories. stores. and Offices and millions
OF unemployed: If is going To bring suf-
fering and danger to the home.
England passed through such an ex-
perience through coal strike, and it
is not impossible for US to meet the
same misfortune We are headed toward
it now and. unless production is re-
sumed soon. il will be a terrible reality
before We realize it has oyertaken US.
The President should prevent this il
the full use Of his powers can prevent
il. and We think il can. The situation
is one Of national peril. like a threat
-ned invasion. The public safety is the
paramount consideration. and any meas
ures required 10 conserve it will be jus
iifed by the Nation.
But short Of the extreme calamity and
wen though famine is avoided if 4
,erious coal shortage results from a be-
ated resumption. the President and his
and the Republican party
must expect unpleasant political conse-
Iuences and perhaps unfortunate social |
fleets The slowing down Of business
sith increasing unemployment under the |
iarsh conditions of winter will sharply |
timulate the discomfort already showing
lere and there at the primaries and 9th
rwise. All Of this discomfort will show
in one way OF another. II /
business sinks PROSTATE again and there
5 anxiety and deprivation throughout the !
Z 4
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
THE NEW BOOKS
The Veil and Other Poems"

Shadosy figures fit here and there be-
fore US and as the sharp end Of a
wayward beam strikes one-there is sud.
den CLEAN Of silver. Above US and about
Us they pass: some OF Us, endowed with
finer imaginings. may even follow them
beyond the borderland Of Here. Walter
De La Mare in this volume Of poems.
The Veil and Other Poems shows that
he is a true singer Of songs. His songs
are for the most part culled from his
beautiful imagination. His creations
seem slight. frail things to look upon.
yet somehow they satisfy with a GER
tain pleasant fullness.
The poet speaks with the firm authen-
iieiiy of genius. What he brings in this
volume is nothing new to poets. II is
rare for our great army Of versihers.
He brings us the music, the beauty. the
inexplicable and the sad things in the
world. A music of sadness runs through
his poem, The Son Of Melancholy part
Of which is:
Framed in fast-fading gilt, a child
gazed there,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
MUSTERED OUT.

Within the next few weeks the Ameri-
can Army must eliminate $500 officers
from its Official lists. Their only ofense
is that they are officers and Congress has
failed to appropriate sums sufficient TO
maintain them in the service to which
many Of them have devoted their lives.
This is the first time in the history Of
the country that army officers have ever
been subject TO "a hire and fire. policy.
II has been traditional until the present
instance that an officer was secure in
his position during good behavior. But
according to the provisions Of this Con-
gress he may be summarily dismissed
from service without hearing or opportu-
nifty for remonstrance. Ii is this phase
Of the dismissal that hurtS the army off.
Ger who has been tried and true in the
service.
II is generally though, that the first
officers to be eliminated will be those
who could not pass the recent physical
examinations and are automatically eli
gible for retirement. A few Of the older
officers, nearing retirement may be Civ
en- the opportunity TO retire gracefully be-
fore the 'plucking" begins. Possibly 800
or 100 officers will come under these
two clsssihcafions, but the rest mus, be
plucked. What policy will be resored to
in choosing the remainder of the 500
is unknown.
Ofhoers are awaiting tlieir fate" with
speculation. One Of them said in a re-
cent article In order to maintain the
morale Of army officers. they can not be
hired and fred as cooks. In an army the
question Of administration hinges on
morale. Men may be forced TO work for
money through threats Of dismissal, but
most countries recognize that the aver.
age ofheer does not serve for money bu;
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
Pause. pause in thy haste
Oh thou distraughf

Oh thou distraughi. .....
The Veil itself is not as fine a
composition ss many Of the others In
this. the poet treats with lady who
hides her beauty in her veil whose
mufiing power calls upon the imagina-
ton to enhance il;
Several sea poems are worthy Of men-
lion because Of their intensity, such as:
-Flotsam.- The Wreck and In the
Dock
Probably the best Of these poems is
hard TO determine. but the poem called
The Epitaph- surely is one Of the most
beautiful and intense in its quiet yet
reverend sorrow.
Last, Stone, little while yet;
And then this dust forget.
But thou. fair Rose. bloom on
For she who is gone
Was lovely too; nor could she grieye
to be
Sharing in solitude her dreams with
thee"
Although minor note creeps through
the entire little volume there is no shade
Of mono,ony in it. This book Of poems
is not unlike some e1quisitely beauti-
full. yet sad series Of mystic songs.
Henry Holt & Company, New York:
cloth, "a pages.)
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
What Others Say

tion possibly sufficient to more than take
care Of the debt incurred by This coun-
ny as a result Of the great war.
Certainly improved machinery and e.
hcient management in and out Of the
shop are going to confinue to Develop.
but the real economy Of the fufnre-the
kind that will carry an organization TO
the highest success-is the kind that
comes from the heartfelt desire on the
part Of esch individual to do his level
best for the firm tha, employs him Such
a feeling is inspired only through con-
hdence and good will II manifests IL
elf only when the workers heart is in
sympathy with his arm and his head.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17

through patriotism and pride Of being in
The service"
The reaction Of such provision on the
Offered force Of the army is at present
matter merely for conjecture. Whether
il viii make the army less attractive TO
the educated man, whether il will act as
a deterrent 10 oiscer morale are subjects
for speculation, but this much Is knosn:
The American army officer resenis this un-
dignihed and unprecenied means Of eject
ing him from the service Of his govern
meni.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17

Lovely and fair;
A face whose happiness was like a
sunlight spent
On some poor desolste soul in ban
ishment
Muiely his grief to share.
Long. long ago | stood in trance Of
that glad face,
Striving TO trace.
That semblance that, disquieting il
bore
To one whom memory could not re-
store.
Nor fx in time or space"
His poetry is almost bare of human
figures He uses them only symbolically
and at that, sparingly. Not unlike his
description Of The Moth is the greater
part Of his verse; it is always -atrem-
bic in shimmering grace" before it goes
from whence it came, -out into cleaning
and secret haunts.- In this little poem
the writer's touch recalls Heine's bit Of
verse called DE Lehre.- The Sui
eide recalls Hoods Bridge Of Sishs-
very poignanfly. especially in the follow.
ing lines:
Sighed not the unfriendly wind,
Chilled with nocturnal dew,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
SENIORITY.

The rail strike, which Saned out to BE-
a controversy over reduction in wages
has developed into deadlock over the
seniority rights and privileges Of the
Oldest employe TO choose and succeed to
z better position when ii Is left vacant.
This privilege Affects ever rank Of en-
ployment. The officials Of the roads them
selves cannot eieTaie nor promote an en-
plOye for merito-iOus service as long as
there Is senior employe, .ho by point
Of years Of service, may be eligible for the
position
II Is not unusual for an entire section
Of a railroad system 10 be upset by the
exercise Of seniority privileges. A desir-
able job al the top Of the service Is left
vacant; the senior employe has the right to
succeed to If and 50 on down the line, un-
Ill two-;hirds Of he men on a road may
have been affected by the many shifts in
position caused by one vacancy.
To the rail officials. the seniority ques-
iion deFolyes itself into a matter Of hon /.
CT When the strike was announced. the /
railroads advertised for Norkmen with /
the assurance that any one coming into |
their employ at the time should have per
maneni work. Many men went into rail I
road service with this condition in mind.
even quilted other employ to do 50. and
by their efforts the railroads have been
enabled to give psrt time service to the
country.
There is not enough work for both
these men and the strikers, and If senior
ify rights are restored al the behesi Of
the unions, as distinguished from the
strikers, the rail executives will be forced
to turn away thousands Of men who have
loyalty aided them in this crisis This
the roads feel to be a breach Of honor
and Of contract with their present en-
ployes- il
Hence the dead lock with both parties /
unwilling 10 compromise The might Of
The unions is being tested in their strug- ,
gle for seniority rights. They say they
dare not lose. The honor Of the railroads
is at stake in the seniority question, say
the executives, and they csnno; compro-
mise n
In the meantime. the nations activities
ere slowly being paralyzed
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
Hanging Separately.

From the kocsy Mountain Nesrs-
At this moment Europe, instead o
hanging together. is hanging separate
W. TO use a Franklin phrase.
War debts and their payments ar,
bringing a crisis that may shake fhs
whole confinen; and communicate itseii
TO this country. Ii may be bluff OF
the pari Of some Of the spokesnen oi
The po~ers, but bluffs carried too ial
| are dangerous things Ii is claimed in
hostile quarters that the debtor nations
are creating false conditions in order to
secure l-niency from this country. the
principal creditor; but those al Wash
ingsor. intimate with the true European
situation. confess that the continent is
mos; critical. nearer to blowout than il
has been since war ended
No doubt if Washington were 10 speak
and say that II would clean the sla;e
the tension in Europe would be greatly
.elieyed, but this is not 10 be thought
#. for the present at any rate
Announcement from the Lloyd George
cabinet that England is going to pay and
insists on being paid IFS war debts and
credits acceniuates the situation and
signifies further straining Of the Anglo
French entente.
Belief Was that England was ready to
forego her claims on France. Italy. Bel
GUM and lesser states on condition that
a new deal Was made regarding German
reparaticns. but yesterdays Official COM
nunicaiion that her new policy would
be Shylock-like gives dangerous color
10 the continental situation
German reparstions are al the root Of
the present crisis. War debts Of the al
from the beaten nation; but
IL Is found that the war went too long
and that the beaten power cannot meet
the obligations imposed on her. and with
out the indemniiies the victorious na-
lions are the losers. This applies par
iicularly to poor. suffering France. The
latter may fail TO meet its obligations
4 Germany cannot be compelled TO come
through nov. And Germany is hanging
On the brink: and il the German link !
IN the European chain snaps. the whole |
,hain may fall uselessly 10 the ground.
American banking and trading CEN
-rs are worried The United States has
10 political association with Europe, We
Ire told: but the American government l
md American investors combined are
.reditors Of Europe to the extent Of from
fifteen billions to twenty billions Of dol
ars-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
Corn Belt Soybean Meeting Here,

The annual meeting Of the Com Belt
Soybean Growers Association will be
held in Columbia at the College Of Ag-
riculture Sept l. c. E. Carter. of the
field crops department Of the College Of
Agriculture is president Of the associa-
ton.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17

Some day the people viii remember the
voice Of the coal man, buy your coal
now
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17
WOMEN AND MEN

II has been lately published that many
OF our wealfhiest Americans have had
either one son or none al all. Rockefeller
has'one son. Carnegie had none. Ford
has one son. Frick ha donly one son.
Baker had one son. Schwab has no chill
dren. Mellon 'Secre,ary Of the Treasury
has one son. Frick had only one son
son. Schiff had one son. Vincent As,or
Is an only son. Gary has no son. Armour
has no son. Wilson 1.-THE packer) has
only one son. Patterson has only one son.
Eastman Is a bachelor.
Sir Philip Sassoon. whose engagement
to Miss Megan Lloyd George has been
rumored, is the third baronet Of his name
and the parliamentary secretary TO the
prime minister. Sir Philip has been NJ.
z. for the Hythe division of Kent since
1912 He was private secretary to Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig. commander
in-chief Of the British armies in France.
from 1915 to 1918. Sir Philip won many
honors during the war. He was made
an ofhcer Of the Order Of the Black tSar,
chevalier Of the Legion Of Honor. an
ofhcer of the Order of the Crown of Bel
gium, and has been decorated with
French and Belgian military crosses. Sir
Philip is thirty-ihree years old.
Miss Lorens Trickey, tweniy-years-old
Oregonian ranch owner. is the champion
all-around woman rider Of the world. She
has held the title for three years. but
every year it is vigorously disputed by a
dozen or so young women wherever rodeos
are held throughout the West. So far.
however. no woman has been able to equal
Miss Trickey in the number of stunts
that she can do on horseback. Her last
trophy was awarded her a year ago in
Cheyenne. where she competed against
riders of both sexes. Before leaving New
York, where she has jus; collected the dia.
mond-s;udded gold and silver plaque that
proclaims her title. Miss Trickey applied
for jockeys license from the Jockey
Club. without which a rider Of racehorses
is confined 10 outlaw tracks. She has
even competed against the cavalrymen
from Fort d. A. Russell in Wyoming in
the Roman races, in which rider stands
with feet planted on the backs Of two
half-tamed horses. She was the only
woman to attempt this race at Cheyenne,
where she won the event. Miss Trickey |
is very slight and small Of stature. She |
weighs about ninety-eight pounds and |
her slim brown arms are covered with
scars.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-08-17

Ii is believed the worst never happened
except in the instance Of Noah's food.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-31
MR.. HAFNER BEREAVED.

A. R. Hafner, teacher in the Abb
beville high school left this morning
for Winnsboro, in response to tele-
gram telling him of the death early
this morning of his mother, Mrs. w.
H. Hafner at the Gaffney city hospi-
tai. Mrs. Hafner, who was Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Beatty Jordan of Winnsboro,
has been patient sufferer for months
having undergone several operations
at Johns Hopkins and the Char
ilotte Sanatorium but with practical
ly no relief. Her death, while not un-
expected, is a sore bereavement to
her husband, Rev. W. H. Hafner,
pastor of the Gaffney Presbyterian
church, and to her stepsons, Heath,
Andrew and William Hafner, and
her son, Thomas Glover Jordan.
Mrs. Hafner is relative also Of
Misses Harriet Coan and Lila Ketch-
in of the Abbeville graded school.
The funeral and interment will be
held in Winnsboro Thursday morn
ing. Besides those named above, Mrs.
Hafner is survived by her father, W..
A. Beatty, a sister, Miss Ella Beatty,
and a brother, w. A., Jr., all of
Winnsboro.
Mr.. Hafner has the sympathy of
his many friends in Abbeville in his
hour of sorrow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-31
GOV. HARVEY PERFORMS
HIS FIRST OFFICIAL ACT

Columbia, May 25.-Governor
Harvey performed his first official
act today when he signed a notary
public commission for a lady, Miss
M. D. Reid Of Spartanburg. The
governor was asked by newspaper
men if he had a leaning for the
ladies, and he replied that the
signing of woman's commission
was as a sort of tribute to the new
feminine voter Of the state and to
the ladies generally. "But nobody
can accuse me of doing this to cater
to the feminine vote, for l am not
going to offer for reelection" the
governor laughingly added. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-31
BIG BLAZE AT MEMPHIS
Fire Cause. Damage Estimated At
s75O,oO0

Memphis, May 30.-Fire of un-
determined origin, but believed to
have been started from defective
electric wiring, late today gutted
the two upper floors of the Bry-
Bloc Mercantile Company here, one
of the largest department stores in
the South, causing estimated DAM
age of s75o,0oO, principally from
smoke and water.
Hundreds of employees barely es-
caped from the building, as famed
by high wind, the flames swept
through a Trace loft erected for
storage purposes On the roof of the
seven-story building and. spread to
the main structure. Several suffered
minor injuries and were. taken to
their homes in amjbulances. !.
The fire was confined to the loft
and the two upper stories but store
officials say the stock in the lower
floors will be almost a total loss
from water and smoke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-31
WHAT is THE MALADY?

We cannot imagine anything
which would be more of a backward
step in this city than the the rur-
ming of the public schools for only
eight months. We fear that a good
many people here are about to cut
off their noses to spite their faces.
Nobody in Abbeville pays what it
costs to send their children to school,
that is to the public schools, whether
the graded or the high school. The
corporations are the taxpayers.
It is said that no Southern rail-
road has ever fought school tax.
That is worth considering because
railroads do not like to pay taxes,
especially those taxes which do not
bring them just returns. They do
not object to paying school taxes
because these taxes bring adequate
returns even to them. AS the people
are educated, they are more given
to travel; they produce more; they
make the country grow. And when
the country grows the railroads
prosper. We should think about
that. We like to be called prosper
Gus. We quarrel with the city for
not going ahead. And yet we would
neglect the surest way Of making it
90 ahead-the running of good
schools for the education of the
children.
Surely the people here will not
allow the schools to be crippled by
failing to sign the petition for ar
election On the question of levyine
an additional tax of two mills, wher
that additional tax is absolutely
necessary to operate the schools fol
nine months.
What kind of malady affects the
people anyway?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-31
D. H. HILL CORRESPONDENT

u. H. Hill has been appointed cor
respondent and attorney for Able
vile County to represent the First
Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank of
Columbia, which has been chartered
by the Federal Farm Loan Board,
and Of which Hon. A. F. Lever is
president. The business done by
this bank will be similar to that
done by the Federal Farm Loan
Bank of Columbia, but with less
red tape A $1,000 loan will cost $40
year and at the end of 33 years
this pays off principal and interest.