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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Washington. April 2G.-Charges
that the country is flooded with
millions Of dollars worth OF coun-
terfeit currency. federal notes. gov
crnmcnt securities and stamps ar.
wholly without foundation. Sec
lctary Mellon declared tonight in q
letter To Frank J. Coleman. editor
Of the Plate Printer.
Mr.. Melons letter was in re-
SDonsc TO one from Nh Coleman
submitting. at the Secretary'S re-
quest evidence upon which such
charges We're published in the Plate
Printer. Il publication of the union
plate printer employees OF the bu-
reau of engraving and printing.
During he fiscal year 1921. h"
stated. countcrfei1S TO the amount
ot Sl96.?95 We're recovered against
I; genuine circulation of Si.336.-
$40. .9S2. but the former sum $loS,-
90, was captured before the issues
were placed in circulation and $'3,-
40 was raised notes, leaving The
amount OF counterfeit notes re-
covered from circulation during The
year only $1+.522.
No coun1erfei;s Of war saving
stamps have been found since 1919,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Genoa. April 27.-The economic
conference has developed plainly
into one of the most important po-
litical world conclaves in history by
reason OF the momentOus problems
uration. a further note of gray
ity was added TO the situation by
premier Lloyd Georges address
TO the America n British CORES
pondents, altering Il warning that
a new political crisis is facing Eu-
rome
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
ScoMMuNITY CHESTS.

The Christian Science Monitor
has warm praise for assele.eland
tcorsnaunity chest system, which
conecss and distributes s3.75o.ooo
a year for charity at a cost OF one
halfsof / per cent The praise is
deserved. If the system does all
that Cleveland people claim for 1t.
The Monitor calls attention 10
two great merits. The arrangement
makes ii REASONABLY certain that
nobody in the city who is known
TO re in want will be allowed TO
go without help and that eiraritably
disposed people will not he pester-
ed by continual appeals from all
sorts of organizations. local or
Otherwise.
The money is aoportioned as
eouitably as possible among all
worthy and efficient charitable in
ssitusieus, local. national and in
ternational, TO which groups of
citizens would contribute separately
il no such pooling process were
provided. It is easier for the givers
s o,c;Ar for the receivers. In
stead of passing the hat every little
while, the beneficiary organizations
receive regular monthly checks
from the chest. It is putting
bnsiaess methods into charity with
OUT losing the personal touch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
Bnick Smashed Into Essex.

a Buick automobile being driven.
by Mr.. ]. II. Broadway crashed:
INTO an Essex car driven by Mr.
Renbert Dixon, Of Bishopville, at
about il o'clock Thursday morn
ing. The accident happened OH:
the Liberty and Sumter street cor
ner. The Essex car WIS travelling
East on Liberty street, having the.
right Of way Owe, the Buick car.
coming south on Sumter street. The
Essex car was hit near the rear
axle and was forcibly thrown
against a light pole on this corner.
One rear wheel was broken on the;
curbing and the Essex car consider.
ably damaged. Neither of the driy-,
ers, they being the sole occupants
Of the cars, was hurt in any way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
ALLIES DECIDE
ON POLICY
Meeting to Be Held at Genoa
At Early Day

Genoa. April 26 (By the .Asso-
ciated Press ).-Announcement by
the British delegation that a meet
ing of the signatories of the Ver-
sailles treaty Will be held in Ge-
noa within a fortnight TO determine
upon action in the event of Ger
many's failure TO meet her repara-
ton obligations 1T the end OF May
was the chief feature o. today 5
conference activities. This call for
meeting Of the allies was in
Spired by Premier Poincare'> Bar
lie Due address intimaIins h u I
France was prepared TO act alone
il the allies failed TO support her
in enforcing the treaty.
Poland replied 10 Russia's pro-
test charging the Poles with vio-
lating treaties with Russia and
seeking TO undermine Russian SOW
ereignty. The Polish reply assert
ed that the Poles We're en@eavorinS
to assis; in the reconstruction OF
Russia and had 70 thought Of vio-
lating their treaty agreements with
Russia.
While the leading statesmen as
sembled in Genoa We're consulting
each other on what kind OF a reply
they should make TO the Bolshevik
counter-proposals, and what would
be the probable scope Of the nom
aggression pact which it is proposed
to submit TO the conference, the eX-
perts here from many lands We're
hurrying on with their technical
work connected with economics,
finance and transport.
The transport commission in a
final session recommended the
urgency of the powers adopting all
possible measures in concert TO imr
prove the transport system OF
Russia The league OF nations was
asked to invite the nations, whcth-
or members or non-members Of the
league, to work together on tech
nical matters furthering the cause
Of transport.
Ihe, experts INSIST lnal lNlpOrlaHt
things have already been done at
Genoa in the way OF improving
conditions: these. have largely TAX
en- form Of arranging for future
conventions, but it is pointed out
that the present convention, in
Guiding "a states, has brought about
knowledge OF actual conditions in
Europe which is certain TO prove
beneficial fer future amelioration.
Much is expected from the cur
rency and general financial meet
ings which will be held Ut London
and Paris.
The exact form Of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges proposed pact has been
the subject OF discussions among
the leaders,, as they wish TO intro
duce q measure strong: enough to
be genuinely effective in reducing
to minimum the chances OF war.
The Washington four power pact
is frequently referred to as an eX-
ample on which the project may
be used.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
-snotbe: Negro Landed in jail On.
Old Whiskey Score.

William Robert Smith. negro
Of the Privateer section, was
brought TO Sumter Wednesday by.
Deputy Sheriff II. G. McKagen and
Officer Minis Of Pinewood and
placed IN the county Jail on whis-
key charges. il is believed that
Robert Smith is one Of the par
ties who fired upon the county of
,icers during their raid on the
stills in Big Bay on April 1ltlls
at which .nlie this negro's brother.
was wounded when he attempted
to fire upon the officers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

What seems ordinary to-day.
perhaps was undreamed of few
centuries ago, and the eXtraordi-
nary things of to-day will be the
common things of tomorrow said
President Eliot of Harvard re-
Gently.
Already | can picture little
Tommy waking up in the night
and crying:
Mother, ] hear something on the
roof. and hearing mother answer:
GO to sleep. dear it's only your
father taking Of his shoes 70 sneak
through the skylight. lies just
come home from the club in his
airship. Tho Outlook.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

h" continued. while the only coun-
tcrfeif revenue stamps reported
were bottled IN bond strip stamp:
which can cause no loss except TO
those who purchase bootleg whis-
key" he added that there had been
TO countcrfeit> reported of postage
stamps. Liberty bonds, Victory
Eoics or interest COUPONS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
She. Shines a Mean Rhetoric.

\ Kansas high school girl wrote
the. following note 10 her chum IN
regard 70 a coming examination:
Honest, kiddo, its cinch III
funk on this eX. cause L don't claim
to be the onliest only when it
comes TO tiggerS.. But l amt scared
when il comes to anything else
When you say 9rammer 10 me, why
I'm there with The bis mitt and
don't YOU, rub it out. That's where /
shine. .'-E;Nch change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
TREspass NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that any
person fishing, or otherwise tres
passing, in Or about the waters:
leased Or controlled by the Con-
cord Fishing Club, located at Mul-''
drow's Crossing, including Big
Lake, Adams Lake and Robinson's.
Lake, viii be prosecuted TO the
full extent OF the; law. TX ~
c. N Prescott Pres
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
Russian Immigrants for L.

Riga, Latvia, April 2.-Thc Unit
I'd Baltic Shipping Corporation re-
Gently petitioncd The Latvian GOV
ernment requesting permisS ION to
transport Russian emlSrants from
the United States to Russia and
vice vers:t via Latvian ports. The
company undertakes to guarantee
that none of the transit pa-sens-
crs will remain in Latvia.
For this purpose, the shipping
company plans 20 erect special
camps in Riga or Libau as soon as
the concession r"Guestcd of the gov
ernmcnt is granted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

ASH FOR LoGs-We pay the
highest market price for strictly
high class ASH; POPLAR and
CYPRESS logs delivered by rail
or truck 20 our Sumter and-mill.
Write or call for particulars. The
Sumter Hardwood Co, Sumter,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Genoa. April 26 (By the -Asso-
ciated Press). = Premier Lloyd
George drew an alarnlist picture Of
Europe tonight in addressing the
British and American press repre-
sentatiyes.. He declared that the
object at Genoa was to clear up po-
litical difficulties which We're full Of
menace. He compared Europe TO
seething racial lava, which like the
carth's crust, was seeking 4 proper
level. This adjustment was full OF
peril. He emphasized that Eu-
rope must take cogniZance OF
hungry Russia, which would be
equipped by an angry Germany.
The world must recognize the
fact" he said, that Russia and
Germany combined contain over
two-thirds OF the people OF Europe.
Their voice will be heard. and the
Russo-German treaty is the first
warning Of it,
AS proof Of the danger he cites
the fact that there was no frontier
line from the 6altlc 10 the BACK
sea, including the Rumanian, Ga
lician, Polish and Lithuanian from
tier which had been accepted.
Il wish America We're here" he
explained. Some people think 'ye
want the United States tor. some
selfish purpose. This is not true.
We want America because she eX-
ercises a peculiar authority: hcr
very aloftness gives her the right to
speak.
america could exercise an in
fiuence no other country could COM
mand. She could come here free
and disentangled and with the
prestige which comes from her in
dependent position she would come
With the voice Of peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
Two Orders.

Well" reported the new travel
ing salesman, coming into the Of
flee iauntily, Il got two orders
from Hardnut & Co. this morn
ing.
.t:.Fine, fine" exclaimed the man.
ager enthusiastically.
Yes. One to get out and the
other 10 stay out
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Genoa. April 90 (By the ASso-
ciated Press) SO far the ecopom-
ic conference has cost the Italian
government 40,G00.000 Ira. includ-
ing 100000 spent for new tele-
graph and telephone lines. besides
loans granted to the municipality
of Genoa for carrying out certain
alterations in connection with the
conference which are OF general 10
cal utility
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

COTTON SEED-Hishest price
paid for seed in wagon loads or
car lots. Sell me what planting
seed you have left over! j. z.
Commander. sssss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
When a Mans Married.

els he married." woman was
asked in the county court.
Il don't think So. she replied.
He has q banking account
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Man never realizes how frail and
mortal he IS until he comes home
and finds everything in the throes
Of spring housecleaning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
To-day's Best Jokes
and Stories
\ Modern 23rd Psalm.
Ny wife is my boss. ! sha

-N1Otit,TII -sbits
!. My wife is my boss. ! shall
not deny.
,. She maketh me TO lie down
behind the bed when the swell
company comes, and she leadeth
me behind her up Main street.
3. She restoreth my pocket
book after she has spent all the
contents for hobble skirts and the
atre tickets. and she leadeth me
in the main isle at church for her
new hats sake.
1. Yea. though | walk more
rooms with "a crying baby. will
then half the night get To rest. for
she is behind me: her broomstick
and hat pin do everything but COM
fort me-.
). She prepareth :: cold snack
for me, then maketh Decline Tor
an ala society supper; she anoint-
eth my head with the rolling pin
occasionally: my arms runneth
over with bundles before she is half
done with her shopping.
&. Surely her d4'essnlakcrs and
millinery bills shall follow me al
the days of her life; and ] shall
dwell IN the house Of my wife fo--
ever--EXchanse.
North: ..Dobbs is celebrating
the arrival OF a. new baby at his
house
West: That so2 How many
children has he?,'
Didn't 1 say he is celebrating"
Life.
Sculptor: My dear young lady.
I'm looking for a model who's aged
and ugly. You are entirely too
pretty for the type ] desire
Model: What are YOU going 10
sculpture ?''
Sculptor: a statue Of Peace"
lie Journal Amusant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Jack. my SON. I'm shocked be
yond words NJ the Way papa treat :
ed Won when ynu asked him for my
hand. Dear me, just idoliZed
father aud now tn think that my
idol has feet OF clay.
Clay" s:rid Jack. &c lay! |
guess YOU mean concrete -Huiid-
crS journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
In The Movies.

They were talking about friend
and his motorcycle.
He seems 10 be we'll satisfied
with it." one of them remarked.
He hasn't paid dollar for re-
pairs since he got it. he tells me.
Yes" replied the other, L
heard the same story from the
man who did the repairs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
On With the Trial.

Your honor. said the prose-
cutting attorney. your hull-pup has
gone and chawed up The courS
Bible.
Well" grumhlcd his Honor.
make the witness kiss the pup:
we can, adjourn court TO get a new
Bible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
Kind Hearted.

4 tramp Knocked at the door OF
q very mean old woman. He was
a good actor and when she open
ed the door he was eating the
grass on her lawn.
.Oh. my poor man. she ex-
claimed, wringing her hands, why
don't you go next door! Their
grass is much longer than mine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Add agricultural statistics. Amer
ic;r produces more fDonts TO the
acre than any other country in The
world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
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The trouble With present-day
statesmen is that most OF them are
TOO fond OF camping on the bank
OF the Rubicon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Possibly the Allies. are wasting
time in getting so mad Il, Germany
ana Soviet Russia. If those two
governments live up lo-Ahcir treaty
as they've lived up to previous
agreements. it Won't q" n1uch
harm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Old Home Town alinstrels al
High School Auditorium next Tues.
day night, May End.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Collectors meet many men o
promise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Queer. how much easier il is to
get sentimental about race
horse ) years old than about a
man or woman of II or 81 who has
served the world just as we'll
X y X
About one-third Of the people
leave everything TO the government
and onc-fhird spend their time
abusing the government. leaving
one-third 10 do the main job Of
saving the country by taking care
Of then. own business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

Sometimes we think heb is paved
With bad inventions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29
The Watehman and Soutllron

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hined circulation and influence Of
both of the old papers. and is man
1niestly the best advertising medium
In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

c. NJ. Prescott, Pres.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-29

North: '.Dobbs is celebrating
the arrival OF a. new baby at his
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-21
Purposely Made for
Woodwork and
Furniture

1t is often noticeable in other
wise well ordered homes that
the furniture and woodwork
are a tumble of different fin
ishes. The use of Lucas Per-
feet VarniSh Stain will
overcome this lack of har-
mony. It is a stain and war;
nishfor interior woodwork and
furniture which will freshen
and beautify your home.
Lucas Perfect Varnish
Stain wears well, looks fine
and costs little. In eight ma
tural wood colors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-21

are Of little Importance, provided real
representation is obtained.
Opponents of the theory urge many
objections. One of the principal ones
is that the proft-sharing idea is i'm
possible, because we must make labor
share with capital the loss, and to this
labor never would consent. If. when
this is said, it refers to years when the
concern may make no profit, or a loss,
they are correct, in part II is not
either possible or right to request
labor to work a year for no wages. As
a matter of fact, a workingman's capi-
tai is his physique. Every day that
he works he invests his physique.
This matter, of course, must be ham
died by the adjustment OF profits. In
general. a living wage should be fixed
which would be basic. All over and
above should represent the distribu-
ton OF a percentage of the profits. OF
course, therefore, when there is a sys-
TEN of pr~oft-sharing in vogue the
basic wage is lower, though the sum
total of moneys received by the indi-
vidual may be greater. "-Atlanti City
Press, July Il, 1922.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-21

be brought to task for his iniouities
and the offender of small wealth must
be brought to task also. A blot of this
KIND on escutcheon can be wiped
out in one manner and one manner
only, and that is by due process of
law. If we are to exist as a nation we
must be law abiding. On the law de-
ponds u society. Destroy law and
the country reverts to barbarism over
night. Destroy law and we will be
back in the days of slavery, rapine
ana plllage, when the strong Cypress
the weak, when interest triumphs over
honor. By law we protect the weak;
by law we develop the higher side of
our nature. Without law our civili-
cation crumbles. Our government is
arranged in such fashion that it pro-
vides a method whereby we who COM
pose it a change it. Our laws can
be changed in like manner There is
therefore no excuse for breaking laws.
Illinois But One Instance
Nevertheless we seem to be in
c%reasingly lawless; we seem vent on
destroying the structure we have
builded. Illinois is but an instance,
though a CHASTITY one, of our reckless
disregard for our own laws, made by
ourselves. If we love our country, if
we believe in civilization, it is our
solemn duty now, as never before, to
throw our weight behind the law and
the law enforcing bodies.
"Grave as this tendency toward law
breaking is, it is but one of the dang
erous tendencies o fthe present. There
is a doctrine abroad in the land which
is just as destructive. This doctrine
is that our function in life is to get
by with as little work as possible. l
have always been a bitter opponent of
working hours which, on account of
their length, damaged the health or
happiness of the workers.
81 have always worked diligently to
correct such abuses, but a creed which
takes as it's thesis the belief that man
was put into the world to do as little
WOIh DIS nc CdA anu Alo 10 q oOOSA AAS
which is as destructive as bolshevism.
are put into the world to work.
Life is work. We are where we are
on account of work. There is an old
saying that work is honorable. This
saying is based on the fundamental
fact that it is work that has developed
the universe. Where would we be
now if our ancestors had refused to
work over and beyond a time sufficient
to give them the bare necessities OF
life? We would be living in huts and
novels, and prancing about dressed in
skins. Where would we in this
country be if Washington or Lincoln
had judged their lives by this stand
ard?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-21
NOTICE TO LIMIT CREDITORS

Estate Of William P. MeCIain, deceased.
Pursuant to the order of Harry S. Doug
lass, Surrogate of the County of Cape
May, made on the 18th day of July, A. D.
1922, on the application of the subscriber,
administrator of said deceased, notice is
hereby given to the creditors of said de-
ceased to exhibit to the subscriber under
oath or affirmation their claims and de-
mands against the estate of said de-
ceased within six months from the 18th day
of July, A. D.. 1922, or they will be forever
barred of any action against the sub
scriber.
Dated July 7th. A. D.. 1922.
ELIZABETH n. McCLAIN,
Administrators.
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