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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

J, new company. The Sumter
Package Co. has been organized
in the city. which has been re-
Gently opened at No. &c w. Liberty
st. Mr.. ~ L. Jackson Is the man
ager. who was formerly president
and manager Of the Jackson Co.
They will handle staple groceries
and feeds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

Son says the reason he likes bob
bed hair is because he doesn't have
to search the car every morning
10 get the hairnins out or the tom
neau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

Those who Judged men by their
clothes are all lead now. They
were foolish to Judge hootch by
the label.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

A normal man, as we understand
it. is one who thinks central g
holding ou. on him in pure per
versity when she says the, line u
busy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

Sometimes We think our weather
man is foolish With the heat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22

. the people.
Making his usual charges re-
ferripg to his warning given in
1914 that if certain men were
elected to Office, including one
from Sumter" evidently referring
! to former Governor Manning), the
state would be bankrupt. Mr..
Blease said his prediction had
come true. He charged that there
had been more crime committed
! in South Carolina in the last
eight years than in any other state
in the union because of the laxity
in which the laws had been en-
/ forced.
(; He concluded by making no
apology for his pardon record. and
! said that he had made no prom
ise as to how he would exercise
executive clemency if he was elect
ed governor.
J. j. Cantey, of Summerton.
made his first appearance with the
campaign party today and stated
that he would appear frequently to
! let the people know his views. He
! said that it was needless for him to
make the campaign, anyway, for If
j his printed platform, which he
/ characterized as being superior to
any so far printed. had been read
by the people his election is o fore
gone conclusion. He declared that
] il is a Magma Charta Of law en-
/ foreement and progressive ideas IN
government.
the newspapers and others. l
/ understand. said the speaker.
have selected one of my oppon-
ents to defeat Cole Blease. They
cannot do it; the people are not 60
ing 10 submit TO such dictation.
The day is past when bunch ct
state politicians can meet in secret
at Columbia and ram one of their
favorites down the throats OF the
people o the state"
( He declared that he would be
elected governor Of the state and
that would spell the finish oil
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22

A short but thorough course in
shoplifting. Mrs. Harriet Crothers,
known to police also as Ray Dupont.
says that Chicago has a "shoplifters'
university" which offers just such a
course She said she was forced to
take II. and later on'a our through
the south successfully lifted 200 de-
grees. She's now under arrest in San
Francisco.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
American Business Men
In Sofia Charge That
Discrimination Prevails

Sofia-American business men here
complain that the members of the al
lied reparations commission which
CONT olssthe Bulgarian national budget
and limits the country's expenditures
are using their official positions to
further the enterprises of their coun-
try and that discrimination is being
practiced against the United States.
The membership of the comm ission is
limited nov to British, French and
Italians.
The complaints become so emphatic
lately that Charles Wilson, American
minister. had to make representa-
tons to the commission on behalf Of
the United States government.
h Bulgarian government has
shown a prediction for American in
dustrial concerns not only because OF
their business like methods, favorable
because the Bulgarians are anxious
to cultivate closer relations with
America, for which Bulgarians have
a strong sentimental attachment.
Much regret is expressed that the
United States is not represented on
the r~eparations, commission, because
it Is believed an American member
could act as arbitrator in the many
disputes that come before the allied
commissioners.
Two American engineering firms,
James Stewart & Co. of New York,
and Macdonald & Co.. Of Chicago.
have offered to construct a number
of grain elevators, harbor improve
ments and other engineering work.
throughout Bulgaria and the govern
ment Is ready to grant one, or the
other the contract, but there is said
to be some opposition from the repair
atoms commission which must be
overcome,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
CALLS POSTAL
SERVICE HOUSE
MAID Of TODAY
Work Reports Department
Does Business of +.
$464, 100000 +.

Springfield, Ill, May 22-Instead
Of a mere handful of postal employees
in Benjamin Franklin's day. there are
$4,000 skilled workers, or about one
half the governments civil service
employees. engaged in il service.
while the annual revenue derived
from the mails has leaped from about
$4,000 to $464,000, 900 in the same
period. Hubert Work, postmaster gen.
eral, told the Mid Day Luncheon club
here tonight. .
Mr.. Work who described postal
ton and sketched its history from the
dispatch bearer of Assyrian and
Roman times tothe airplane service OF
the present day. said the American
postal service had doubled in the last
decade, but that the number Of en-
ployes had increased by only 3 per
cent.
This indicates that to care for the
extra load an cver increasing stan
dard Of efficiency of the individual
employee rs we'll as in the methods Of
administration and}mechanical equip
ment has to be maintained"
The postmaster general paid a high
tribute to the American postal work
or, saying mat ne CONSIDERED MIN as
one Of the most important units in
the country's business. I do not be-
lieve any other public or private en-
ployment demands such high degree
of faithfulness, loyalty and efficiency
as we require of these who handle
the mail"
GAS we turn back the pages Of his
tory. we find the romance of the
mails running through the story. Of
mans progress" said the postmaster
general. For yer in the dawn Of
history man learned to cntrust. his
message to others for delivery"
AS far back as the sixth century
r. c.. ancient Assyrian and. Persian
monarchs could boast of postal sta
tons a days journey apart. The In
cas- we're able to transmit knotted
string messages at the rate Of 150
miles a day. 81.
TN England and France .orkanizsd
postal systems are comparatively
modern. 1t was not until the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries that
they were adopted, and not until 1883
that England had a daily mail to
Paris. 81.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
FIGHT SEEN !
BREWING FOR
LEGION OFFICE
Jamestown To Support Up
shaw Against Williams
At Devils Lake Meet
(Herald Special service)

4ENNH Hs4tN AdiN opNSAoA ocA vANCJ
Devils Lake, N. u. May 22.-rhat
the Devils Lake convention OF the
American Legion will be the scene of
one of the most bitter political fights
in the history of the organization
throughout the northwest, became
evident today when former soldiers
of jamestown announced the candida
scy OF Bill Upshaw for the position Of
state adjutant in opposition to Jack
Williams Of Fargo.
AS the position carries with it the
state headquarters of the legion, the
launching Of the Upshaw boom prac-
tica1ly amounts to an out and out
fight between Fargo and jamestown.
Upshaw, present state chaplain of
the former soldiers, is the original or
ganizer of the jamestown post, n
OF the most capable ~legionaires in
the state, and admitted to be by far
the most dangerous opposition that
Hams since his ascendancy to the 20
sition . Of state adjutant at the Bis
marck organization convention in
1919.
Has Good Record.
Eighteen months with the 164th in
1antry, fifteen or, them overseas. is
'Upshaw.s military record. He is
prominently identified with the state
legion affairs and also a force in the
Elks, as we'll as the Rotary club.
Tho campaign for Upshaw recalls
/ a long line of attempts to disgorgc
Fargo from it's place Of state head
quarters. Harrington of Bismarck
made the most determined attack.
|. fighting it out at Minot n again car
rving on a campaign at jamestown in
1921. ag.
While Jack Williams is generally
admitted to have made an exception
ally efficient leader, the contention is
being made hat the office should be
passed around. @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
CHECKING UP ON
UNLICENSED CARS

Red Lake Falls, Mimi, May 22.-
When r.. J. Cater Of the state high
way department vas in this city last
week he found several automobile
owners who had not yet taken out
their 1929 licenses and gave them
timely warning that they must be
applied for at once or arrests would
follow.
A mar has been appointed here
unknown to police officers and
others who will check up on all cars
that are not properly licensed; and
will report to the state highway Ne-
partment all such cars. HE. Palmer,
county highway engineer. has, been
named by the department Is auto
mobile license inspector for the cur-
rent year and will be assisted by the
checker whose identity is not known.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
WOMAN SUPERVISES
SMALLEST TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR VETS

Duluth, MIMI. May 22.-Every wo-
man has her ambition in life. Miss
Sallie Puleston has a unique one. As
supervisor, principal and just plain
' teacher of what is believed to be the
smallest vocational training school for
former service men. she hopes to
place the institution on the map as
the, most unique il not the liveliest
n in the United States.
This particular school is located at
Nopeming sanitarium, St. Louis
county. It occupies a spacious farm
site just back of the stately hills over
Hooking Lake Superior and the st.
Louis river.
Nopeming is several miles back
from Duluth and while in an easily
Inaccessible region, is not what might
be called adjacent to the outside
world. 80 to bring the world to the
bedside and Preside of her students,
who, because Of the atu of their
iafflictions have been unable to hear
or Q little of the hourishtng country
for which they fought, Miss Puieston
hopes to soon have . wireless outfit
established.
Then. she feels, when the new in
dustry reaches the proportion which
will bring a broadcasting station to
this vicinity, the former fighters will
l1be able to "Eit in" and at least enjoy
JHoIne part OF the program offered. the
outside world.
When the number Of war veterans,
victims Of Tuberculosis. receiving
70 early last winter, the government
was induced to establish a school,
this being the number, necessary for
guch authorization.
lThs new school was granted ana
Ness PMeston- came UP from Mon
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22

three-quarters and the agriculturists
last with an averageTof three and
sthree-foQrtha.~
These statistics were. compiled on
dents in the last; department.
Chemistry students smoke fire.
'~quently, declared me offs those inter
viewed, because 1t drives RWay.sthe
fumes OF the laboratory" The en-
gineers find relief from heavy mental
strain; the pharmacistsi are bothered
by the chemical gases Andsperfumes;
the architects. said. three OF them In
one breath. ...just to pass away the
time" Various reasons were gtven by
the "Ags." The student Of literature
smokes to be in Style"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
Chemists Lead IN Use of
Tobacco At A. C.; Various
Reasons Given By Students

Fargo, n. D.. May e2.-Chemists
are the greatest users OF tobacco,
with engineers a close second, ac-
cording to observations made during
a period OF one week at the North
Dakota agricultural college.
The student Of chemistry. smokes
an average OF eleven cigarettes every
school day; the engineer ten; phar-
macists nine and one-half: architects
nine; science and literature and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
MOTORIST
HURT NEAR HlBBING

iibbinE. MINI. May 2o.-AM. B. Mel
son Of Bemidjt was seriously injured
tonight when an autom obiie in Which
he was riding ran on the Letonia via
duct, near Carson lake. 5 miles west
of here. Nelson was. en- route to
Nashwauk at the time. Nelson was
brought to a Htbbing hospital.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
THEY'RE HUMAN
William Anterior Du Puy-

Prince Tokugawa, OF the japanese delegation
to the conference. occupies in his own country a
position which, in relation to his fellow-ctizens,
is quite formal and aloof. not to say upstage.
This 10 due, in the first place, to his membership
In the upper class, and. in the second place TO
the fact that he would probably have been EN-
peror Of China but for the re-establishment and
retrenchment OF the present house at the time
Of the restoration of the empire
SO, when he got over to the United States. this
quxzcal little Oriental, who. by the way, was
educated at oxford, amused himself quite heartily
and regularly by letting the bars clean down and
rubbing elbows with the most humble folk about
him. On Christmas Day. for instance, he got
himself shaved at the basement barber shop of
his hotel, a performance which would have been
unthinkable in Japan. Chatting merrily through
the lather, he snorted a spray of it when the bar
Der asked him:
How do you all celebrate Christmas in Japan?"
Then. when he came to leave, he shook hands
most cordially with the head porter quite to the
CONSERVATION of his own Oriental attendants
standing by.
Henry Fletcher. lately Under Secretary Of State
and now ambassador to Belgium. a Rough
Rider back in the Spanish. American War.
He and Norman L. Orme, now collector of
customs at Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, were
being mustered out the same day. Orme had the
distinction of being the worst wounded man Of
that war to survive. SO the husky Fletcher was
sort of looking after him.
They had gone over hurdle after another
and finally approached the point where their dis.
charges would be handed them as the line moved
slowly forward. The impatient Fletcher got out
his envelope. tore It open. had his papers all
ready. Orme followed suit
What's the idea opening the envelopesf"
demanded the Sarge. You go back and get them
papers right and sealed"
1t only took three days to go over the same
ground again.
Wayne Wheeler, of the Anti-Saloon League,
going down in one OF the Senate elevators
operated by aged and venerable recipient Of
political patronage.
This elevator man recognized the prohibition
advocate. He stopped the machine short. right
there between two floors.
You have more right" he said excitedly,
ito say to me that may not take drink when
1 want II than you have to tell me that can't
eat meat"
"Old man." said Mr.. Wheeler, quietngly, did
you ever hear Of anybody dying from eating
meat?"
Copyright, 1921.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
TOWNEGOSSIP
Copyright, IVA
BY K. c. B.

Dear X. C. B.-f you were country store
keeper and sold skates and you had a lot on
hand that you had been trying to sell for
several years and then a good year like this
one came along and there was plenty Of skating
and you took the whole bunch Of skates and
put them in a box and stood them near the
front door Of the store and marked them rs
cents, although they had all cost you more than
that, and when school was out all the boys and
girls came along and examined the skates and
hurried home and came back and bought them
and seemed overjoyed and you were happy
because the money kept coming in and because
the children were happy, and then along came a
little fellow and stood and looked at the skates
but didn't say anything, and you noticed that
q pants leg was empty and he walked with
shine? CHH
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
THE RESCUERS.

Editor Of The Times:
Referring to several pieces in the papers
recently in regard to the fire at 1925 M street
northwest Wednesday night. February 1, and
especially in one of the papers Sunday the pic.
lures of three policemen who, It is claimed
rescued eleven people, the members Of Truck
Company No. wish to state that the rescue
work done by the policemen consisted of staying
at the front door Of the store while the fire.
men did the actual rescue work Of going into
the gasfilled cellar and bringing out their un-
conscious comrades. 1t is possible that one or
two policemen made two trips from the
front door Of the store to the head of the stair
way but that is as far as they got.
II there 10 any doubt about the above same
can be verified by any members Of the follow
ing engine and truck companies:
Engine Companies Nos. l, 6, ., and 20, and
Truck Companies Nos Q and 8. A. j. 8.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
American F0OLishness
Concerning Russia

THE New York Times, which prints editorials
that ''are fit to laugh at is agitated because Eng
land invited Lenn of Russia to attend the confer
ence of nations at Genoa.
That conference to have blown up with the down
fall of BRAND Nevertheless the weeping and wans
about Lenn is interesting because it expresses the half
baked views of many Americans.
The New York Times says that Lloyd George made
mistake inviting Lenn to Genoa, because if Lenn goe
this country couldn't possibly co. unless Lloyd George
would order Lenn to do all that the United States wants
him to do.
In the first place, this country ought to keep away
from all European conferences, mind it's own business
while allowing other nations to mind theirs
In the second place. what Russia does is RUSSIAS
business, and this country ought to have sefA
enough to realize it. xxE
The Times is agitaed because it says Russians want
extend their kind Of government to the whole world. VA
Well many of US REAL believers in republics
would like to extend sort of government to thu
whole world. 1t isn't any crime to WANT it. Nearly
every religious leader thinks his religion should spread
to all the world That isn't a crime.
The Times real stomachache, which it borrows froln
the bankers is DUE to the fact that those extremely
FOOLISH BANKERS invested tens of millions in the
bonds of the Russian Czarsc autocracy when it
its last legs, ready to drop into the grave.
| An American financier foolish enough to invest his
money in Gear ought to lose it for the sake of the ed
cation
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
Our Naval Gun Factory
As a Government
Investment \
BY BILL PRICE.

The Washington naval gun factory is the only
one OF its kind iii the United States. There are
numerous navy yards, but the Washington naval
establishment is the sole engaged in turning out
flawless guns and other naval apparatus.
In equipping this marvellous factory, and for
buildings and grounds the United States Govern
ment has made investment of $36 900. A great
part of this is in the most modern machine shops
of the world, shops fitted to do any kind of metal
work, or to manufacture almost any kind of ma
chinery from aeroplane engines up or down. There
is shop for the making of torpedoes, which will
continue under the limitation agreement to
capital ships; there eighteen fine machine shops;
one steel and iron foundry; one brass foundry OF
large capacity; sheet metal shop, pattern shop,
woodworking shop and power house of magnitude.
There is no reason why any of these modern shops
should remain idle if the naval limitation policies
of the Administration become effective. Under the
scrutiny and careful direction of the Director of the
Budget and Congress, every dollar invested by the
Government in this great factory could be made to
give good return to the United States through the
manufacture of machinery file cases and all kinds
of metal products for which the Government is now
forced to 60 into the market
If economy is to be the guiding motive Of the
office of the Director of the Budget, here's an I'M
usual opportunity to make good. This Washington
factory stands out among naval institutions, being
equipped as no others are The machinists employed
there the finest representatives of their trade in
the world, capable of any sort of work.
1t seems shameful waste of invested capital that
the activities of the gun factory should be cut 80
much, due to decreased manufacture of big guns,
to leave immense portion of this splendid plant
idle, throwing out of work the most skilled mechan-
les, who will have to scatter elsewhere for employ
ment 1t will be difficult to get these together
again. if the Government should need their services
Many of them expert in turning out special
guns as to be invaluable to the Government.
The trade organizations of W Washington are to be
commended for losing time in taking up this
problem If the Government does not show good
business it will have to dismiss thousands of
the restrained mechanical workers, most of them
owning their own homes. 1t would be good business
policy for the Government to find a way to keep
these useful men the pay rolls by transferring
their mechanical knowledge and experience to other
lines of manufacture.
In the most complete way possible Washington
business should put the matter before the Navy
Department. Congress and the Director of the Budget
There is much beautiful theory connected with
this limitation proposition, and there will be great
deal more national contentment of mind if the Gov
eminent demonstrates that it is not going to dis
mantle even it's valuable work shops which may be
kept in operation for possible future needs through
conversion to other lines of activities
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
Stars and Stripes

An optimist is a man who buys stock in a
new corkscrew factory.
Maeterlinck says II will be much easier to die
in the future. And everybody would much rather
die in the future, too
Philadelphia firm Of undertakers advertises In
the street cars When you come to u.s. you take
n step in the right direction"
Mr.. Hoover predicts a coal famine for next
summer. Summer Is the time for It.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09

"IRIIlNG from the EcOle
" Superieure de Metallurgie
W Nancy, France, to this
paper January Is, Augustus Kin.
eel, Columbia graduate, holder of
the De Billy fellowship, says:
1t has been variously stated that the
German factories are at present turn
ing out arms and munitions, or are In
a position to do SO at moments
notice. Particularly has this been said
of the famous Krupp works at Essen.
Through the courtesy of the American
army staff in Germany and of the
Krupp management have recently had
opportunity to inspect this plant. Here
$4,000 men are busy building loco
motives, automobiles, cash registers and
milk separators, but no one ever speaks
Of cannon and the. amor plate formerly
displayed with pride in special
museum is now lying in the scrap
yards.
Moreover, in this factory, the former
arsenal of Germany, there now reigns
commission of Allied officers with
absolute power to inspect, control and
even destroy any part of the works.
The commission has done its work
effectively. 80 that there need be no
fear in our minds that single
cartridge will be manufactured at
Essen, even II the Germans would wish
It.
However, they are intelligent enough
to realize that their immediate future,
at least. lies In industrialism and not In
milita rism