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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

RATES NEED
REVISION
Secretary Hoover Will
Bring Matter to At
tention of Congress
With Request For
Legislation

Washington, NOV. I4.-NeeQ IOr
a reconstruction of the railroad
rate structure of the country-in
some cases with upward readjust-
ments-will be brought to the at
tention of congress by Secretary
Hoover, it is understood, in his
forthcoming annual report. Some
relief both to the railways and to
the farmers in the secretary's view,
may be obtained through such a
reorganization.
Mr.. Hoover's report, according
to drafts already completed, is
planned to present a comprehen-
sive discussion Of the national
transportation, car shortage, reg
ulations, weaknesses in the trans
portation act, rates. and labor reg
ulation.
Losses through short transpor-
tation, Mr.. Hoover finds, are a tax
upon the community, sitting pro-
duction, Introducing speculation
and disturbing price levels. De-
spite the lack Of equipment, he
maintains American railroad man
agement is the most efficient in the
world insofar as it is not limited
by uncomfortable circumstances.
Regulation in some form is nee
essary. he contends, but construc-
tive development Of this regula-
tion-to preserve the initiative Of
railway executives and at the same
time to secure public protection
and assure adequate service-are
vital and not necessarily incom-
Ipatible.
Naturalization would be So
cial and economic disaster drafts
of the report say. Free opera
ton would reconstruct the vicious
practices of 80 years ago. The
present transportation act possess
es many constructive features and
some weakness. It was the result
of compromises in many particu-
lars, and these very compromises
are some of its weakest points"
Failure of the, carriers to-aearn
the amounts provided under the
TACT as a fair return, Mr.. Hoover
asserts. disproves the current fic-
ton that earnings are 'guaran-
teed" while the recapture provision
whereby earnings above s per cent
| would be turned over to the gov
ernment to be loaned to railroads
would not seem to extend to those
"anaemic carriers who are unable
! to give the government the color
! of assurance Of repayment through
their own ability to produce earn
ings." Consolidation, however, he
suggests might solve the problem
Rates according to the report are
| a vivid question" in the trans
portation situation.
! Wage control and strike preven-
ton phases Of the act are consid-
cred unsatisfactory by Mr.. Hoover
on the ground that failure Of the
local adjustment boards for direct
contact between employers and en-
ployes has thrust all labor disputes
upon the Railroad Labor Board, re-
sulting in practically government
fixing of all wages and conditions
of labor.
There can be no question" the
report says, that action in some
direction is imperative, if indus
try and commerce are not to be
further strangled by a shortage IL
transportation"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
VALLENAR
VALLEY A
TOTAL WRECK

= Santiago, Nov. l5.-Scarceiy a
single house remains standing in
Vallenar valley, northern Chile. as
a result of. the earthquake and
tidal waves Of Saturday. Fifteen
hundred are reported dead in
Atcarna and coquimbo provinces
and this death toll is expected to be
increased. Martial law has been
declared.
Soldiers are patrolling the strick-
en- towns. The latest reports from
Villenar say thirteen were killed
or injured there and many villages
near Copiapo were destroyed. A
newspaper correspondent reaching
Copaipo say that shocks were
felt there from Friday to Monday.
Friday night light like flames IL.
Illuminated the eastern sky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
Dinner for Mr.. Mcleod.

Columbia, Nov. 14.-Plans for a
dinner in honor Of Thomas G. Nc
Leod, to be given the night after
his Inauguration as governor Of
South Carolina to which every
Wofford alumnus and eX-student in
the state will be invited, were made
at a meeting Of Wofford alumni
here tonight The governor-elect
is a graduate .f .Eofford.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

London. Nov. 15.-Bvitish voters
swarmed to the polls today to elect
the fourth parliament of the reign
of the present King George. Fore
casters. still regard the results as
uncertain. although Premier Bo-
mar Law asserted in his closing
speech that he expected his party to
gain working majority.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
TOWN OF FERIRINA
RUINED BY QUAKE

| Valparaiso, Nov. 14.-Feririna
/ is virtually ruined with scores of
dead as the result Of Saturdays
! earthquake, according to a wire
| less message from a warship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
Turkish Demands
Not Satisfactory
To British
French and Italian Govern.
ments Are So Notified

London. Nov. l5.-The British
foreign Office has notified the
French and Italian governments
that the main Turkish demands to
come before the Lausanne confer
ence are regarded as unfavorable
by British, according to a state
ment in authoritative quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
Armour Confers With
Federal Officials
Announcement of a Merger of
Packing Industries Ex-
pected Soon

Washington. Nov. 15.-J. ogden
Armour has conferred with feder-
al officials about the packing in
dustry 1t was indicated that some
announcement Of merger Of the
packing interests would be made
SOnn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

Constantinople. Nov. 15.-The
Turkish Nationalists have given the
allies formal assurance that the
stipulations of the Mudania ar
mistice agreement will be respect
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

ciated Press) ).-The cabinet OF
| Chancellor Wirth resigned tonight
after the United Socialists had vot-
! ed not to participate in a coali-
ition ministry which included mem
bers of the German Peoples party.
DR.. Joseph Wirth has been
chancellor of Germany since May
/ 70. 1921, when he took the head
I! Of the government on the resigna-
| ton of Konstantin Fehrenbach. The
Wirth cabinet rendered its resig-
nation October %, 1921, but was
reformed with a new personnel,
HEADED by Wyirth, two days later.
For some time DR.. Wirth faced
troublous times owing to his min
istry's program with regard to rep
arations, the stabilization Of the
mark and the general economic
and Internal and external ques-
tions, toswhich the opposition par
ties in the reichstag objected.
a reorganization of the cabinet
had been in contemplation for sew
leral weeks, but the stumbling
block was encountered in obtaining
a working arrangement between
! the Socialists and the Peoples
party. President Ebert last Fri
| day authorized the chancellor to en-
ter into, immediate negotiations
with the leaders of the various par
ties in the reichstag with the pur-
Ipose of inaugurating steps for the
early reorganization Of the cabi-
net. The action of the president
was in accordance with DR.. Wirth's
desire to extend the basis of his
coalition ministry, with view to
increasing its parliamentary pres
F tige. The authorization has been
deferred until the reparations COM
mission had concluded its inquiry
1 into the German situation in Ber-
lin last week.
Late in October the reichstag
voted recess Of two weeks In Or
| der that the chancellor might adj
just. the differences between the
members of the cabinet regarding
the adoption of measures calculat-
Ted to prevent further slump in the
mark and to straighten out other
matters which presaged crisis.
The United Socialists had openly
expressed their impatience with the
Iother coalition parties in connec-
ton with their attitude relative to
financial and economic problems,
Especially the grain requisition bill
and the governments failure to
fadopt prompt measures to curb
speculation in the dollar. Some Of
the liberaA newspapers professed
to see in the attitude of the radi-
Gals an unmistakable indication OF
a tired feeling" on the part OF the
Socialists. and an obvious desire
/ to withdraw from the coalition
with the purpose Of reentering the
reichstag arena as an opposition
factor.
I On Monday the Serial Demo
cratic party addressed letter to
| Chancellor Wirth declaring the sta
biliZation of the mark was the most
urgent question of German policy
and that the party would partici-
pate in new cabinet only if ii
energetically pursued such a pol
icy. A dispatch from Berlin said
the fate of the Wirth government
seemed to depend on the chancel-
lor's ability to effect an early re-
Cancellation between the United
Socialists and the German Peoples
| party by inducing the latter to
make specific declaration Of its
attitude on the stabiliZation pro.
gram demanded by the radicals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

Berlin. Nov. Is. President
Ebert today faced the task of nam
ing new German cabinet. The
Wirth cabinet resigned after the
United Socialists refused to partici-
pate in a coalition ministry with
the peoples party members
Among the solutions of the difficult
situation seemingly most favored
was one for a cabinet Of business
men unaffiliated with any party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

A cook tells us the most misun-
derstood thing is prune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

The pessimist is never surprised
when he is disappointed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

Many a man who hasn't time t
vote has time to cuss Congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

If you ever talk back to your wife
don't let her hear you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18

Only smoke nuisance now is how
to make a smoke.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-18
GERMAN
CABINET
RESIGNS
w i r t h
Gives Up the Fight
Against Unfavor-
able Conditions

Berlin, Nov. II (By the Asso-
ciated Press) The cabinet Of
Chancellor Wirth resigned tonight
after the United Socialists had vot-
ed not to participate in a coali-
ton ministry which included mem
bers of the German Peoples party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
HEART AND HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State Journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a wo-
man thirty-two years old and have
been married twice. I am now di-
vorced and going with a fellow
twenty-eight years old. I have been
going with him over q year. I en-
sick most of the time and not able to
work. My parents are poor and have
a large family to take care of.
This fellow I go with wants to help
me out and pay my doctor bill. He
thinks a great deal of me. He won't
go any place unless I am able to go
with him He won't even speak to his
old girl friends, the ones with whom
he used to keep company, because he
is afraid he will make me angry at
him. He is awfuIly good to me. but
is awfully jealous of me. He does not
want me TO go any place without him.
Is it all right for him to help me
and pay my doctor bill?
He is a good fellow to work and
provided well and made a good home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

people; or whether our hearing IS
sensitive to the still, small voice OF
eternal spiritual verities. Nowadays
everybody knows that the super air
is filled with voices that bear great
messages and great music; only most
of US are not allowed to hear it.
Perhaps the prophets for whom we
long are already in our midst. speak
ing from pulpit and platform and
press; but we, like Israel of old are
deaf to their message. Hearing ears
are as necessary to a prophets work
as speaking lips.
The MongreI Samaritans
Punishment in kind was visited
upon Israel, after the nation had re-
peatedIy spurned the wooing voice OF
fashions of their neighbors in the wor-
ship of false Gods; and no prophet
word or deed could WOO them from it
So their fate was to become amalga-
mated with the heather. Some OF
them were carried off to Assyria;
others who remained had colonies OF
idolaters planted in their midst. so
that the Israelites mingled with them.
and the mongrel Samaritan popula-
ton resulted.
maritap community. or Nablus. and
has made some investigation OF their
character can understand how the re-
suits of such commingling with and
able. The surviving Samaritans are
an ignoble lot. respected by nobody.
They are a warning to our own nation
against an infusion of alien blood and
Ideals and religion that will destroy
our distinctive chara cter. The queer
sentimentality which would turn the
new nations of North America into
the worlds almshouse has never read
the history of Israel We are to serve
mankind not by losing our own iden-
tity and becoming mongrels, but by
preserving our character as a "pecu-
liar people," Gods missionary among
the nations.
So our need, like ancient IsfaeTs.
is not for the ways and worship OF
the neighboring nations who despise
simplicity and sincerity; but our pres
ent desperate need. in public office
and in private life. is for moral cour-
age, religious fidelity. and true loyalty
to the great integrities of faith In q
living God.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
JUST FOLKS
HOW LITTLE VIZ KNOW.
By EDGAR A. GUEST.

HOW LITTLE WE KNOW.
How little we know, you and /,
How little we know of what's known
suppose all our people should die
And we should be left here alone
And a new race should spring into birth,
Could We teach them the ways OF this
earth?
We-could tell them of marvellous things,
OF ships that have flown in the air,
OF the wireless which every day brings
Its measure Of joy or despair,
We could tell we had motors to run.
But now how these marvels were done.
We could say men went down in the sea
And talked with the men of the land,
We could tell them of what used to be,
light with the touch of the hand.
We could boast of the marFels of now,
But what If they questioned US howl"
We know that the phonograph sings:
We know. for it's common today,
Whenever the telephone rings
That people win hear what We say:
But il we were left here alone,
Could we tell them the how" OF the
phone?
Our civilization Is not
Stored deep in the brains OF the few,
By the toll Of the many it's wrought
1t is all men have learned how TO do.
And only the many could save
This age from Oblivion's grave
Copyright, 1922, by Edgar A. Guest.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Dorothy DIX Tails

HI DOROTHY DIX
WoE1a's Highest raId Woman WFsssR.

Dress Reforn-2.
/ No woman, for the sake OF another
| woman, would ever go thru the tor
| ture of having her skin tailored to re-
move the wrinkles, or have perma-
nent wave put in her hair. No woman
for a sister woman would pass up
the chocolate box, and a double por-
ton of butter on her toast, and sue
cu1ent gravies, and everything else she
likes to eat, to acquire a sylph-like form.
No woman would go thru the agony Of
wearing shoes three sizes too small
for her, and with heels under the
middle of her feet that make every
step a torture for the sake of having
other women marvel at her Cinder-
elias.
No. Women like other women to
admire their clothes, and their general
appearance because that is the tribute
that one artist pays another artist, but
there is no profit in another woman's
tribute. 1t is the men that it pays
to please, and so. naturally, a woman's
efforts are directed to that quarter
This is perfectly natural because
women know that fine feathers make
fine birds. They know that the most
beautiful living picture is still more
beautiful if it is handsomely set with
the right background and that even
the homeliest chrome can be given
a frame that will caflouflage its lack
of drawing, and muddy colors, and
make it worth hanging on any mans
home walls.
Furthermore, a woman knows that
not one man in a hundred can dis
tinguish between a woman and her
clothes. He gets a general impress
sion of lovely colors and shades, and
flowing lines, or crisp smartneSs, and
he doesn't know whether it is the
woman, or her dress and hat that he
adraires.
Now in order to have a good time,
to have masculine attention, to have
partners at the dances, and to be TAX
en- to places of amusement, and to
eventually secure a husband, a wom-
an must be able to catch the mascu-
line eye, and snare the masculine
fancy. and she has found out that the
surest way to do this is by the way
she dresses That is the explanation
OF the bizarre fashions that have pre-
vailed for the last year or two.
The war killed off so many men
that there have not been enough left
tons have been at a premium. 1t is
the struggle between women to at
tract to themselves the masculine
gazette hit men between the eyes,
as it were-that has made women cut
their skirts shorter and shorter, and
bare their knees. and bob their hair.
and wear as few clothes as possible.
It's been nSthing more, nor less, than
millions of Salomes throwing away
their seven wells as they dance before
Herod
And if men don't like it. they can
stop it tomorrow. All they have got
to do to reform feminine fashions,
and make modesty the vogue is to
pass up the frivolously dressed girls. |
and devote themselves to girls who |
are suitably, and conservatively at |
tired. In a week there wouldn't be
another bare knee, or back, in the |
community.
For women dress to please men, |
and men have only to turn their /
thumbs down on any, fashion to have |
it slaughtered on the spot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
MR.. HuGHEss NOTE.

In his identical note addressed to
the allied powers in regard to this
country's claim for occupation Of the
Rhine territory. Secretary Hughes
made out as strong a case as it was
possible to make under the circum-
stances. Probably the allies Will
matte language. but when it comes to
turning over any money, that it an
other matter.
The American claim for payment OF
the costs of the American army OF
occupation was based originally on
the terms of the armistice of Novem-
Der IL, 1918, which said that German
territory was to be occupied '.by the
allied and United States forces joint
ly." 1t was then stipulated that 1.-The
upkeep of the troops shall be charged
to the German government" Later
the Versailles treaty provided that out
OF reparations the expenses of the
armies of occupation shall first be
met" The United States did not be-
come a party to that treaty, but under
the terms OF the separate treaty be-
tween this country and Berlin the
united states expressly reserves all
rights. privileges. indemnities. repara-
tons or advantages to which it be-
came entitled under the terms Of the
armistice. or which. under the treaty
Of Versailles. have teen stipulated for
its benefit"
Our troops were left in German ter
ritory at the urgent request of Eng |
land and France on the plea that |
AMERICAN troops would be more eff
fective than allied forces in preserving /
peace. Those nation then agreed to \
see the United States reimbursed. But
perhaps it should be noted that this
agreement is only verbal. 1t is not so
nominated in the bond" Germany
can make no financial move except
with the consent of the allies. who are
on the ground with their reparations
1t may be noted. also. that Secre-
tary Hughes does not ask for immedi-
ate payment but only for assurance
that we shall be paid some time. He
may obtain another verbal promise
similar to the previous one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Hosiery and knit goods prices are
slow in coming down. Hosiery and
knit goods are made as cheaply in the
United States as anywhere in the
world. A single operator running
twenty automatic hosiery machines
knits $50 dozen pairs of mems cheap
cotton socks. and vet the hosiery and
knit goods people now have so-called
protection, veraging 81 per cent, and
giving them s192,OOO.OOO a year. and
costing the public at retail up to
s3s4,o0o.0OO year. Yet the manu-
facturers are demanding more pro-
lection, altho they are busy. and ex-
ported last year against all markets
in the world s61.s7s.OOo. And the
government collected on imported
hosiery and knit goods in 1919 only
100000. and in 1920 $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
THE BUILDING BOOM.

The present activity in building
operations is regarded by the National
Bank of Commerce OF New York as
an outstanding feature OF the general
business situation. The building in
/ dustry in the United States, it points
out, is second in Importance only to
agriculture and many million work
men directly and indirectly are de-
pendent upon it. In the more active
building sections of the country that
are systematically reported. compris-
ing about half the states. considerably
more than two billion dollars in con-
tracts were awarded last year.
High freight rates du to labor con-
ditions and high wages to labor, says
the bank. are the controlling factors
in building costs. They maintain con-
struction prices at levels that interfere
with the full and weIl-rounded devel-
opment of building operations. They
also serve to inject an element or fixed
initiation into tAis, the greatest con-
struction movement in the nations
history.
The lack of well balanced develop
ment is made manifest, it says, by an
analysis of contracts let and permits
issued to cate. Residence construc-
ton leads. Public buildings, roads.
bridges. and other types of building
for public purposes are next in impor-
lance, stimulated somewhat by desire
to relieve unemployment Business
and industrial construction. which
must be done on a basis of cost that
will permit a present and continuing
return on the investment. has not ex-
banded correspondingly
Despite the handicap of high costs
home building activity is being main
tanned for the present because the
housing necessity compels 1t, even on
the basis OF uneconomical invest
ments. Public building and construc-
ton are also being done on a high
cost basis which will be reflected in
high tax rates for years to come. Pub
lie building. like residence building.
cannot continue indefinitely under
these conditions.
Labor itself. declares the bank, is
the chief'sufferer in the situation be-
cause resistance by important classes
OF labor to wage declines in a period
OF declining prices disorganizes the
entire productive organization Of the
country and contributes to unemploy-
ment in other lines. The maintenance
of building operations on high wage
levels delays general wage readjust- |
ment. 1t means exorbitant rents and
prohibitive costs for homes for work |
men. 1t is a general deterrent to re-
turn to normal Industrial. commercial |
and financial activity.
On the whole labor costs in the |
building field are not greatly reduced |
from their maximum. Transporta-
ton is very large part of, the laid
down cost of building materials and /
the adjustment OF railroad rates is |
deferred by the refusal of railway la
Dor to recognize that the period of |
war wages is over In other words. /
high building costs. it is pointed out. /
are being maintained directly and in-l
directly by labor costs.
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