davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
County Teachers Association.

The meeting. Of the County
Teachers Association was hf.d
Saturday. February 25. III the
Girls High school.
President F. C.. Kolh presided
over the meeting, and DR. Daniels
Of Trinity Methodist church con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
We were indeed fortunate in
having Mr.. W. D. NcGinnis. su-
pcrvisor Of the Winthrop Training
school, whose address followed
that Of DR.. Walmsley's Of last meet
ing. The subject Of Definite Work
and Results.
Mr.. McGnnis outlined his sub
ircr in fivc questions as follows:
/. DO We act upon. fact or fancy
concerning childhood?
.. DO We in any large way
comprehend the social position or
the child,2
,. Do we know that the sub
icct matter is wisely chosen?
/. Do We know that our meth
DDS Of instruction are in accord
with the laws OF learning?
5. DO we know that We are sue
cecdine or falling?
Mr.. EoIh responded TO this
splendid :. dress. and the audience
gave a rising vote OF thanks.
The Grclumatlon contest was
discussed. and plans, in full. Will
he announced later.
The meeting then adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
,MADEON
RESERVE BANK
North Carolina State Banks
Threatened, is Charge

Monroe; Nc, Feb. 27.-Doca-
nlentary evidence intended TO, SHOW
the Richmond Federal Reserve
Bank had threatened to pursue a
course that would have seriously
damaged and ;eaused much imam
cial loss 10 North. Carolina banks
operating under state charter was
introduced by the latter here today
in the rri;l OF, the so-callea par
clearance" case.
Through letters and other docu-
nlents the STAGE banks sought to
prove that the.dedeEal reserve. bank
threatened 10 send checks, on them
by messenger To- demand payment
in cash over the counter, unless
they agreed To remit 1T par and to
diShonor suchDchecks, il payment as
par were declined. The alleged
threats, according. 70 the evidence,
followed the passage Of an ac; by
the North Carolina legislature. au-
thorizing the state banks 10 charge
exchange on all checks circulated
through other banks.
Evidence also was Introduced 10
s,,pport the claim, of the state
b., nkS ;hat a large percentage or
their revenue is derived from the
exchange charges and that many
Of them would be. driven OUT o.
business if they. should be denied
this income, and TO support the
contention OF the state banks.
Alleged threats by the Rich
nond bank were designed merely
TO force the state banks 10 adopt
the par clearance system.
Witnesses examined today in
c,uded Il. a. Page, Jr., Aberdeen;
Leaks s. Covinston,4 Rockingham:
j. Q. Seweli and j. j. Jenkins,
Silver City: j. c. Wescott, Bayboro
and others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
rest on something essentially sound

rest on something essentially sound
and secure.
They are simple people. remem-
ben. those thousands whose hearts
he hard enkinalcd. They are the
people who do The work of the,
world and their minds are easily
beWildered. He has. deceived you,
they were told. He has given you.
dreams. Dreams. are not for men.
You live by realities, not ideals.
Out with him. Down with him.
AS q great nation, you have
strength. yo2 have gold. Keep.
them. Stand alone. Do not for
get that you 90 not live by ideals"
And th. people withdreW-be
wildered But the shouting over.
they remembered their long days OF
cxal1aion, Of sacrifice. OF freedom
and holiness, OF worthwhileness.
Was it only a deception? Was all
they had felt mere magic Of words
on their UNFRAMED minds, the stir
Of fieeting passion in their lives?
Was there no sense, no reality, in
it all?
That is what thousands upon.
thousands have been asking in.
these past days And slowly they
are turning 10. him. who led them.
His suffering face and palsied side
are 4 symbol OF their crippled
hopes. How is. it with NLM.'
they ask. '.:. living sacrifice TO that
faith and that. rison?" Does he still
believe? LAS he lost faith rs we'll
as strength" ?"
And so they seek him. He means
something to them; they don't
quite know what lie is a living
link with their noblest phase.
Those who destroyed that phase are
giving Them nothing in its place.
What does il, I'll mean. And. so
they follow his carriage, gather
before his house, stand in rain and,
snow and cold before the theater
TO get even the most neetlng
glimpse, something that will bid
Them .lise. again as they did. In
those great moments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
COLUMBIA
STREET RAIL
WAY COMPANY
Appeals From t5i Law For Com
pulsory Arbitration

Columbia, Feb %. = Setting
forth grounds Tor the contention
that the new law providing COM
Dulsory arbi,ratien, Tor street car
labor troubles in Columbia. is un-
CONSTITUTIONAL ana declaring that IL
will not name an arbitrator 10
settle the questions involved in
strike row pending in Columbia,
the Columbia Railway, Gas & Elec-
tric Co, through its attorney, i.
e. Lyles yesterday afternoon, went
before Associate Justice Tefe. Goth
ran and secured an order against
A. 4. Gerald, president OF the street
ear mems union, j. c. Mccain, who
has been named by the ear men
as their arbitrator under the new
act. Judge W, H. Townsend, the
resident judge Of the fifth. circuit,
and Judge James +. Peurifoy, who
I is now holding court in this circuit,
restraining these respondents from
proceeding further under the new
act, and setting March Z as the
date Tor q hearing before Justice
Cothran III Greenyille, when they
shall show cause why a : writ of
prohibition should not be issued
against them in the matter.
: II is considered likely that eth
CT side of the controversy Will APP
peal the decision, Of the associate
justice TO the entire court, thus
throwing the new arbitration act
into the courts fox 4 decision Us 10
It's constitutienalify The supreme
court meets in April. Cases. heard
tI.en will be, decided hate in the
summer, so thai this, turn IN the
Columbia situation probably means
that the arbitration act is nulli-
tied so far as. the present strike is
concerned as. the franchise Of the
Columbia company provides nige-
day limit for the incorporation of
calS. f.y.s--e
IN its petition to. Justice Gothran
tbs. company alleges. that the ar.
. bitration act is unconstitutional on
the following grounds:
II conrravenes the fourtkeenth
amendment so the. constitution Of
the United States and section five
! article one Of. The constitution OF
the state: - .
1t arbitrarily discriminates
against the company in favor Of
Anderson, Greenyille, Charleston
ard Spartanpnrg counties and
against corporations. in other coun-
ties, in that ii would deny the CO.
lumbia company equal protection
under the. l:aW as, that allowed
companies in other counties. The
company alleges hat IL is special
~
I 1t seeks to-. impose on a circuit
! judge a duty that is not. judicial,
in violation Of the constitution.
It does not, coyer the employees
fol. whom arbitration is sought, IN
! that they weFe not with the COM
pany when the act was signed
1t does not require the company
Ito give. the reasons for the dig
charge Of the, men.
The petition also sets out. that
the, company was operating at q
heavy loss and. cannot comply with
the demands Of the men in regard
I to the method of employing3ifs mo-
tormen and conductors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
FOUR TENNESSEE
FIENDS T0 DE

Nashvilfe; Feb. 2S.ZGoreshor
Taylor in a statement in the cases
of John Mcclure. Charles Petree.
Tom Christmas and Otto: Stevens
sentenced to die tomorrow for the
murder OF George Lewis last May.
declared "that to tie the, mans
hands behind him and gag him and
cut his throat was unspeakably
horrible. This is the crime for
which the four men stand convict
ed Lewis, begging for life, died
dolnderiug in, his blood. One
survived to tell the awful story.
Murder will out"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
EXPENDITURES
OF SOVIETS
s1o,2oo,ooo is Expended On
the Spy System

.fescow. Jan. S0.-SoHiet Rus
I. sia,s military appropriation for the
/ first nine months OF 1922 totals
/ s555S,Oas,e6s gold r,1bles, or about
! sa2s, ea8, 600. its naval appropria-
/ tons ! aggregated S6,ooo,eoe.
| bringing the Total contemplated eS-
is speafin,res for army and navy to
Eabsas SeG4,900. geo, according to
| the budget approved by the recent
congress.
THIS expenditure is based on the
present size of the army and navy.
! The army, according 10 latest re-
/ peresss numbers somewhat over :
1; 5fgs6 60 men and the combined
strength sof the soldiers. the naval
Isersomnet and special troops Is
about 100, 900.
iissFood and forage for the army
: IS provided for in an appropriation
aggt,egating about $4,000, 0eo
whicss. IS greater tan the amount
Ief m sIeN America has. already
given for the relief of famine in
sstlae Noiga districts and more than
the anaeunts gwen by alt foreign
countries to relieve distress in So
Wet Russia.
81 Western soldiers, particularly
american soldiers, will be amazed
at the low rate of pay for military
men. An ordinary soldiers pay is
90, coo rlraoles month. which is
only. about Ten cents, Or less: than
| The price Of a Russian pound of
white bread Captains get the eaui>
iralent OF about Sl.50. Division
t;commanders receive about SIS a
month.
Budget figures for the Vecheka;
t or chefa' show that this all-pow-
.erfar spy system which combines
] legislative. executive and judicial
functions an in one. ard has been
TIE Chief object OF attack from
abroad. as well q within Russia.
! is to cost s1g,200,000.
The Supreme Economic Council,
which is endeayoring TO reconstruct
|: Russian Industry gets SIT, ,Gd0;900;
agriculture gets $26, GOO. poo; edn-
eaton. SCI, ,00o, 900; and the depart
ment of health s5s:0oo. 900.
The contemplated expenditures
| total s5,S5T,ooe, ,00o gold rubles
! while. the estimated income totals
/ t,64s. 098, 200 gold rubles. leaving. a
{ de6cit equivalent 10 about s11a,-
{ te0a,aG0.
The chief sources from which it
i is.estinated the states income will
be. derived are nattonalized: indus
i, tries. which are expected TO yield
t $40 ,Q0D, 600 and $212, ,0e0. 600 in
come from grain and other pro-
| dncts taken as taxes in kind. The
|: income from transportation is
!: placed at $4,000. .G08.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
MONDELL WOULD
POSTPONE BONUS

Washington, Feb. ;2I.-Post pone-
.naent OF house action on. the sol
diers, bonas bill for while longer
was suggested today by. Represen-
tatiye Monden,. OF Wyoming, the
Republican leader, after he and
Chairman FNordney, of the ways
and means committee, had con-
ferred with President Harding at
the White House.
Emphasizing that the. sugges-
ton was his own, Mr.. Mondell said
it was we'll known that the house
attended TO pass a bonus measure
at this session and that & little de-
lay might serve Ito clear the
skies He. explained that within
d short time there probably would
be more definite information as TO
expected savings in expenditures for
the next fiscal Year. returns from
the foreign debt and whether bus
mess conditions could he expected
70 improve TO the extent of insur-
ing additional federal revenues
ANAA .tNlluCti tIHN sNLl Vi oitSN
were understood to have apprised
the president formally Of the ac-
ton, Of. the special house subcom-
mittee IN rejecting the executive s
proposal that the bonus be financed
by a sales tax, a"d approving in
stead a bill witi.z,s;i any definite
means. OF raising tic revenue They
would not indicate what views the
executive had expressed. but Re-
resentative Longworth. OF Ohio. a
member OF the subcommittee deal
ing with the bonus quuestion. said
tonight, after visit TO the White
House. that Mr. Harding still was
Of the opinion th:a the Legislation
either should be financed by Il sales
tax or postponed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
FAVORED BY
THE STORK

Brownsville, Ky, Feb. 27.1That
the stork has favored them with
SIX years OF generosity unequalied.
perhaps, anywhere else in this
.countrS is the claim of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Poteet, who became
the parents here today OF :our
more children, making 4 total Of
twelve in five years.
During the first five years Of
their welded life, four pairs OF
twins were born TO. AIR. and :.irs.
Pateet. The eight twins and The
fonr born today are all living and
in good health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
e,Eaaa,aIty can.

The need has been expressed for
cook stove, "a chilass Glib and
ned sheets for cersain families in
the: ferrifory covered by the: local
Red Cross home service ofHee. Kiss
Helen Wheeler. Red Cross secre-
sass has found these families IN
our: own county and shey haze ex-
presSed 20 her their need. Anyone
IA. Sumter having an unused stove,
few extra bed sheets that they
can spare or baby crib that they
can get along without and want 10
donate TO home service ehariiy 3
WIN please call Miss Wheeler and
the articles NH gladly be received,
sent Cor, and highly appreciated: :;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
TREAT TING OF
SEED To KILL
B6H ROT
Experiments in Progress at
Clemson College Since 1908

Clemson College. Feb. 2ss.-Sot-
ing the article 81, the daily papers
sof rhe state thar Prof G. Lips
conab had discovered an; effective
met shod Of treafing cotton seed
with saIl1hnric acid SO as to elarai-
rate bob rss and hasten gerHllrta
aioa. roin eorresp aent snawins
thar this line OF work had been
IN progress at Clemson CeIege
since 1908, interviewed Direcset
Rar:.s OF the department sTasien,
regarssiiag he matter. Director
Barre referred Your correspondent
Ia the esl siIaaat starien Dubl:ca-
SONS fors The last thirteen wears IN
Mhicit the experiments conducted
were reported IN detaiL
The sulp phurie acid treatment IS
felT explained on page lSS. OF Eui-
! lei S4 Published in December,
Experiment station bufseain
Sof February, Is 20 describes an ex- =
pertinent on 100 acres of sear island
cotton on Joh1,s Island eaRdacred
IN his station in .9 Is, s, IN which
The seed were treated by the meth
Z cd referred TO IN Prof Linsean1h,s
asrtsele The lion buHeiSas have
never enph phasizea the susp phalrie
acid rrea fIsesat For eensrohing boaa
rot hecaase OF more Elective
methods sdyecatea and, neN IA co..
ron pracsice. S.. ::. 80
The sellowsng issasaoteG rom the
aAnasl experirne station renors
covering the. werk ofs the year
s. is asresnh Of the research Werts
81 stfis a K isioa. cotton anthraenose,
sf,ssas boil i-ot Of: COTTON Weflsch
fcEnseriy caused from three to- five
rastliDn dollars loss each year IN
SoufI Carolina has heeh practical
Ii ELIMINATE from the state and us
ravases greatly edlacsd through
onf entire, sosth s s. E
method OF Ia stensng gerrslI-
nssson OF cl,t ION seed BY delintins
ygfrh sui panlrsc acid has long been
known ana FepeafedN described II,
publications of tase college,. fuil
sdescripsionso sof this process eearea
last ii the news notes OF April z,
l.2 ana mas genera11y copied by
the aaiay and weekly newspapers
OF the ss.5 go
FAR as yonr col can
there is nothing new or
goriginal 81 the process adgocated
b Prof: Lipseonab Prof. Eipscpuab
vas FORMERLY IN the S emp ley OF
Clemson College. He Nassa fnez1-
bersof the experiment. station stafr
Is IsIs-1geN and vas thoronghiy
faBaillar With the work which the
alton had done along these lines;
md had q part ia Some OF ssfts -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
Crawford Playing Coed BAIL

The basketball team. OF DAVID
son College, under the leadership
OF Captain Pat Crawford, q sum
ter boy, has this year made quite
4 good showing in the collegiate
basketball in North and Soata
Carolina. having won nine games
out OF their twelve played. Seven
OF these Twelve games were played
Oft of the home court Of the Wild.
eat clan 1t is. stated that Captain
Crawford savs.d the day by his
shooting OF five successive goals
from the middle ,ef the court in
tlte recent Observation-Disclosures game
played in SpaF,anburs. The lad Is
going strong.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

The creamery will furnish
regular and certain cash market
for, Grass. corn volvet beans. and
other farm products that are now
difficult TO sell. Th" COW VIII.
through the creamery. turn grass
into money and money is what is
needed TO grease the wheels of
business
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

es The cotton -faTnaers who stay
out OF the cooperative marketing
associaffon will eventually find
AtI,at they made n mistake. organ :
Nization, cooperation and system.
S are necessary in the economical
and profitable conduct Of any big
basfness-and the selling OF cot
fon is the biggest sustis-.s IN the
ITnited States. .s--e...v4,.4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

The Sumter Brick Works which
have been shut. down ssrce oc-
tober list viii resume operation
Monday naorning. When She plam
shut down there was "a large stock
OF Dsiek ON hand and the sur'pisis
having been disposed OF now
necessary TO resume netnrc
To- meet the demand Tor Dixie
texture brick. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Taxpayers Will md That their
taxes on real and persanas prop
ertys viii. he only slight educed,
notwithstanding the iinposiftola OF
income taxes. inheritap ffsSes,
luxury taxes: for the sehooE. sroas
gasoline taxes. for the seaIodg read
and other local taxes, make UP the
bulk of the tax h,rden9 which
sshere IS great complaint.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

London. Feb. 2s.-Prim. Minis
ter Lloyd George has announced in
the house OF commons that the
British protectorate over Egypt
had been terminated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

.eErge unemployed to SGT rich
wives. news item. "ny fninish
nam for being out OF work?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Tom Edison. says ne s@iis hear
ants talk soon. Perhaps We can
persuade them to-fisat bel weeyiis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

lots OF houses are all aolfed up
on the outside and nobody home.
The same maybe true OF ffapper:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

After Japan finishes getting ont
Of SIlantuns most of ShantGne
viii be trying. te get out OF Japan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

travelling may broaden a man;
hf,t it alao finttens his poeketbeok.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Euenzif health is wealth it
doesn't pay to swap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

A bachelor is man wao ear
cheEstobaecoe if. he want to, chew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Look prosperous ANYWAY, ad-
vertises Il pressing shop. Yes. the
power Of he press IS great.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

\ man gets into trouble marry
ing two wives. Some get into
trouble marrying one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Federal bonus now has &.y scr
vice chcvronS and 90 wound
stripes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

The carly bird is lucky If he
catches u car
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
Na,riayc. License Record.

\ marriage lieensc has been is
aued Ia Nh. S. ". Yates OF DalzeH
and Miss Maize T.. Smith Of 'Gaea-
Gcr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Judge holds s,"e!,::::iis liquor is no
larenry. No its impossible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

When YOU see heelprints on the
dining room table hubby is boss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

So IS the income tax, Sherman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04

Its an i'll wind that's draft.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Games for the
Halloween Fireside

Old games and new games
the latest house party games
from Europe and those which
amused our forbeal's, in the
days of Salem witchcraft.
Including the a ci e n t
Chinese game of Nah Jong-
three thousand years old-be-
ing just now the game of the
hour in America, Europe and
Asia.
Hand carved and richly coll
ored Nah Jong sets, of ivory
and bone. imported FIR o IN
China.
Hazard, baccarat, roulette, chess,
checkers, backgammon, and all card
games, with tables and counters.
Imported cloisonne cigarette
boxes and ash trays sporting novel
ties in endless variety, for gifts and
dinner favors.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Eminent Dramatisf (amused by my
innocence) My dear fellow you needn't
complain. published sn unproducsd
play little while ago and Il didn't set
a single notice from anybody.
Now | hope that. however slightly the
conversations in the plays which follow
may move the dramatic critic, he will at
least be disturbed by this littlo dialogue.
All OF us who are interested In the the
ater are accustomed 10 read and some
times TO make ridiculous accusations
against the theatrical manager. We con-
denim the mercenary fellow because he
will not risk a loss of,two or three hou-
sand pounds on the intellectual MASTER
piece of promising young dramatist
preferring 20 put on some contemplate
but popular rubbish which Is certain 20
fill his theatcr. But now we zee that
the dramatic critic, that stern upholder
OF the best interests OF the British
drama, viii not risk six shillings (aad
perhaps two or three hours OF his time)
In order 10 read the intellectual master
piece Of the promising young dramatist
and SO be able TO tell us with authority
whether tho manager really ts refusing
masterpieces or no. He will not risk aix
Shillings In order 60 encourage that
promising young dramatlst---discourag ged
enough already, poor devil. In his hopes
OF fame and fortune--by telling him that
he IS right and that his plays are worth
something. or alternately to prevent
him from wasting any more og his youth
upon an art form TO which he is not
suited. No. he will not risk his shilings.
but he will write an irnportant (and, let
us hope well rewarded) article inform
ing us that The British drama is going
10 the dogs and that no promising young
dramatist Is ever given a fair chance.
Absurd, isn't 81?
Let us consider this young dramatist
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

for moment, and ask ourselves why he
give three reasons In the order Of i'm
portance:
% The pleasure OF writing. or. more
accurately. the hell OF not writing. He
getN this anyhow.
co Tho appreciation OF his peers: his
hope OF Immortality; the criticism OF
the experts: fame. publicity, notoriety.
swank. reciame-call Il what you will.
But II is obvious that he cannot have u
unless the masterpiece is given 10 tho
world either by manager or publisher.
CD Money. II the masterpiece is pub
lished only, very little; IL produced, pos
sibly great deal.
As / say. he gets his firs. reward,
anyhow, But let us be honest with our
selves. How many of us would write
our masterpieces on a desert island. with
no possibility of being rescuad7 Well.
perhaps all OF u.s. for we should feel
that. even IL not rescued ourselves. our
rnanuscripts-written on bark with q
burnt stick--clutched In skeleton hand
might be recovered later by some
literary sea captain. CAS- Il might be.
Conrad.) But how many OF US would
write masterpieces II we had 20 burn
them Immediately after.ard. or II we
were alone upon the world. the last sur
vivor Of new fiood7 Could we bear 20
write? Could We bear not TO write? IL
~ not fair 20 ask u.s. But we can admit
this much without reserve---it Is the sec
ond reward that tears at US. and. lack
Ing 1t, we should lose courage.
SO when the promising young dramat-
~ Il Il nj .. IL.
after what weeks. months. years of
hope and fear, uncertainty and bitter
dlsappointment--ho has this great con
ISOLATION. Anyway, can always putt.