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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
WILL Use
POWER OF
GOVERNMENT
President Stated at
j O i n t Conference
He Will Maintain
Transportation and
Sustain Right of
Men to Work

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President
Harding today told congress and
the nation he had resolved to. use
the power of the government to
n,aint ein transportation and .sus-
tain the right OF men to work in
addressing the joint session of the
house and senate on the iadus-
trial situation. He declared the
right OF employees and employers
alike 10 conduct their business
must be recognized and deplored
what he termed warfare on labor
unions. The president declared a
national investigation for construc-
tive recommendations as to-the con-
duct of the coal industry was i'm
perative and recommended TO the
government a commission Of fair
wages and better conditions for la
Dor. He urged an immediate legis-
lation establishing a national goal
agency with capital to purchase,
sell and distribute coal. Other. ,necr
concentrations were the amended
transportation act to make the
railroad labor boards DECISIONS
enforceable against carrier and en-
ployees alike for the better pro-
lection of aliens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
GEORGIA
AGAINST
GOOD ROADS
Appropriation Of Nine
Million t O Match
Federal Funds Kill
ed at Night Session

Atlanta. Aug. ls.-The 1922 ses-
sion of the Georgia general assem-
bly, ended at O'Clock this morning,
after an all night sitting which was
punctuated with stormy debate.
Many bills of more or less import
ance were crowded out. The final
session appropriated two million.
four hundred and ffty-one thou
sand dollars for Confederate pen
sions during the next fiscal year.
The bill wiped out the present dis
tinction between old and new pen
sioners. The good roads bond issue
for nine million dollars to match
federal appropriation was killed by
the house. The bill providing for
biennial sessions of the legisla-
ture was also killed by the senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
FOREST FIRE
IN MINNESOTA

Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 16.-Fears
that the death toll from forest fires
now raging in northern Minnesota
will go beyond the report Of twelve,
when additional advices are receiy-
ed from the fameswept areas, ex-
pected today. Scores Of refugees
are arriving here hourly.
a fifteen mile northwesterly
gale famed the forest fires inS the
KELSEY, Cotton and Whiteface dis
trict placing the three towns in a
more precarious position than yes
teday. All available men Of the
Duluth tank corps have been or
dered to Kelsey fer relief work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
SENATE PASSES
TARIFF BILL

Washington, Aug. II (Ey the
Associated Press)-The admin!stra.
ton tariff bill. officially 1.-The tariff
act Of 1922 was passed by 4 vote
! Of IS to % late today by the sem
ate after four months Of debate. II
now goes to conference
Senator Rorah Of Idaho was tbs
only Republican to vote asains,
the measure. Three Democrats
Broussard. Kendrick and Ransdell
voted for it.
Senator'S Harrison and Pomerene
VINO were paired. announced that
had they been permitted 10 vote
they would have voted against the
/, bill and the same announcement
! was made in behalf of seven Demo
cratic absentees: Caraway. Har-
ris, King. Owen, Pittsman, Watson
Of Georgia and Williams.
It was stated also that had Sen
ators LaFollette and Norris beer
present they would have voted
against the measure. while the otlr-
er II Republican absentees would
have voted for it.
Senators Lenroot and Jones OF
Washington tRepubicans) an
nounced that they supported the
bin because Of the provisions Civ
ing the president broad authority
to increase Or decrease rates and ir
+bo bo,t >l,o- ,I,a >anofa on5 ba,ce
conferees would reduce rates which
they considered excessive. Senator
Lenroot said that if this were not
done he would vote against the
conference report.
Immediately. after the passage
of the bill. Senator Cunnnains OF
Iowa. president pro tempore. an
nounced the appointment Of the
senate conferees: Chairman Nc
Cumber and Senator'S Smoot OF
Utah and Mclean Of Connecticut,
Republicans. and Simmons of North
Carolina and Jones of New Mexi-
co. Democrats. Senator Mclean is
the fourth ranking Republican on
the finance committee and was
named in place OF Senator LaFol-
lette, who:s under the usual rule
would have drawn the assignment
but who is opposed to the bill.
The measure will be returned to
the house Monday with formal
request for a conference.
American valuation will be the
biggest issue in conference. but the
general belief at the capitol is that
the house will yield on this, &C
cepting the senate flexible" tariff
plan as 4 substitute.
Chairman Fordney said today he
would hold out for American val
uation, asking instructions from the
house. Under this plan the house
would decide the. issue by direct
vote and the conferees then would
proceed with their work of adjust
ing the two houses. Mr.. Fordney
thought The work could be COM
pleted within month and the same
view was entertained by senate
leaders
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
Troops Moving
To Spencer

Raleigh, Aug. 10. Adjutant
General yanMetts has announced
that the Charlotte Concord. Bur
lington and Mount Gilead infantry,
the Durham machine gun company
and the Lincolnton and Hickory
troops of cavalry and a medical
detachment from Graham, have
been ordered to entrain for Spenc-
er. Governor Morrison has declar-
ed the situation there still tense
and he became nervous and is
afraid that a tragedy may take
place in spite OF the cooler heads
and that the honor OF North Caro-
lima may be degraded" Among
the reasons for ordering troops TO
Spencer is the Southern shop strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

proval for this element of discord
in the ranks of industry. We rec
ognize these organizations in the
law, and we must accredit them
with incalculable contributions to
labor's uplift.''
Discussing the coal strike speei-
fically, Mr. Harding warned con-
sress that although the skies now
appeared 70 be clearing. more
trouble can be expected when wage
contracts are renewed next April
unless the executive is provided
with adequate authority. He de-
clared tha exec for coal
from non-union districts 1.-The coun-
try is at the mercy Of the United
Nine Workers" and detailed how
settlement OF the present strike hal
been delayed for many weeks al
though evidences had come to the
White House that in many local.
ties the workmen were anxious TO
return to their jobs
Arrangements for the presidents
appearance before congress. which
once had been postponed to await
developments in the conference Of
rail- executives and union chiefs in
session at New York. were COM
pleted only an hour before he went
to the capitol and during the
morning his manuscript underwent
a last revision after session Of the
cabinet. 1t is understood that al
though the New York meeting was
not mentioned in the address. the
decision 20 go to the capitol with
out further delay was reached after
it had become apparent no final
agreement ending the strike would
be possible for several days.
AS the chief executive was on
his way up Pennsylvania avenue in
a White House automobile another
contingency developed which for a
time threatened 10 overturn en-
tirely the plan for joint session
to hear the address. Republican
leaders in the house. hurriedly ar
ranging for q passage of reSolu-
ton authorizing the body TO sit
with the senate in special session.
were stopped abruptly by 4
point of no quorum interposed by
Representative Hudleston tDem-
ocrat of Alabama. Before the be-
ginning o. the roll cali. however.
which would have required up
wards OF an hour and which the
leaders said might in the end reveal
that no quorum was present. Mr..
Hudleston withdrew his objection
upon the request Of the Democratic
house leader. Representative Car
rett Of Tennessee.
For the most part. there was no
party division in the reception ac-
corded the presidents declara-
tions. the applause sweeping the
entire floor and the galleries as he
pronounced deliberately his warn
ing against lawleSsness and swell
ing to prolonged ovation as he
concluded with the pledge to use
all the power Of the government to
maintain transportation and sustain
the right of men to work
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
MAY SIGN
CONTRACT

Columbia. Aug. 1S.-Sinaons e.
Mayrant of Charleston, low bidders;
on the Sumter approaches the
Wateree river bridge, have extend
ed the time of their hid ten days
and it is believed the contract
will he signed by the Sumter au-,
thorities before the end Of this
time. Arrangements have been
made to assure the Sumter officials
that Richland county will fuhish
the $40. .086 promised and the opfn-
ion. WAS expressed yesterday by
highway officials here that the con
tract would be signed shortly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
THE SIZE OF
COTTON CROP

Pendletoc. Aug. 20.-B. Harris,
commissioner OF agriculture for
South Carolina. made the following
statement today:
1 have just heard of a private
cotton report, issued by one of the
biggest cotton brokers in the Unit
ed States. whose name I cannot
give. Condition on the 18th Of
August. 5S.G pes cent: estimated
yield. $500, 600 bales. l have just
received letter today from Denton.
Texas. Drought not broken yet.
Temperature from 100 to los. Crop
too far spent for rain to do any
good Cotton deteriorating very
rapidly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
TROOPS BEING
RUSHED TO
SPENCER
Serious Outbreak Of
Disorder Reported
in Southern Railway
Shop Town-Eig,ht
Companies Entrain-
ing

Charlotte. Aug. 19.-Eight COM
panies of North Carolina guards
men are entraining for Spencer. this
morning where. it is reported Sc
rious outbreaks are threatened.
Capt. Melvin Caldwell, Of the Hor-
nets nest company here, is mar
shalling the troops to leave imme-
diately on special train. The
Durham, Winston and Concord
companies are also under orders
to report at Spencer Immediately
according to information obtained
from local officials of the Southern
Railway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Bar lie Duc. August 21-France
will not consent to Il moratorium OF
any character for Germany unless
the German Stale Mines. of Ruhr
and the National Forests are placed
in the hands of the allies as suaran-
tee and no matter what happens
France will not depart from this
policy ar this position outlined this
afternoon at a meeting of general
council measure by Premier Poin-
care
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Spencer. y. c.. August 2l-Qnies
prevailed here today after a Sunday
marked by the blasting. OF a water
main supplying Southern railway
shops and the burning OF several
box cars in the yards and the early
morning outbreak of apparently
harmless firing Lack Of wasNrs
caused considerable delay in the
movement of trains. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Washington. August 2l-Chair-
man Winslow % the house COM
merce committee after conference
today with President Harding an
no,lnced he would introduce imme-
diately bill created for fact find
ing by the coal commission as re-
commended by the president in his
special message TO congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
BRITISH
AGREE TO
CONFERENCE
n Q t e Addressed to
French and Italian
G. o V e T n m e n t S
Names Venice a S
Meeting Place For
Allied High Com
missioners
nissioners

London, August 2l-In note adj
dressed TO French and Italian gov
ernments the British government
has agreed in principle to holding
conference at Venice between the
three, allied High Commissioners at
Constantinople and representatives
Of Greece and Turkey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Washington. Aug. 21.-President
Harding in an address to citizens
and soldiery from Camp Meade, de-
cIared he favored military training
for more than a hundred thou
sand civilians annually. not for ag-
gressive warfare but to preserve
peace" He called attention to the
fact that $4,000 civilians could
AFFORD training this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
Dial Opens Fight o.,
On Hoover Plah

aSnlnSlOn, Aug. I3.7SenaJOI
Dial today took the bull by the
horns in the coal situation and
! made it plain in a conference with
Chairman C. C. McChord of the iin-
terstate commerce commission that
as one OF the senators from South
Carolina charged with the. duty of
, looking out for the welfare OF his
people. he would not further stand
by and see any agency. no matter
" h h er il be the govern
ment itself. send coal which has
been honestly contracted. for to 9th
l.er sections of the country. Such
step. he said. could not result
other than in great loss to South
. Carolina manufacturing concerns
and hardship and suffering to hun
dreds of people who will be thrown
out of work if this practice con-
tinues.
Senator Dial informed Chairman
McChord that the matter became
so serious during the past week
that he had sent word to the cotton
mills of South Carolina TO send g
representative here and John w.
Arlington Of Greenville came to
Washington. Mr.. Arlington was
requested by Senator Dial upon
arrival here to get in touch with
Chairman Frank ". Shealy Of the
South Carolina railroad commits
sion. and this he did.
"On account Of the acute cond.-
ton of the coal strike. Senator
Dial said, II did not want to say
anything publicly for fear that my
views might be misunderstood. l
have no sympathy whatever with
these strikes. and did not want to
even apparently encourage them. |
am unalterably opposed TO any fuel
administration in Washington and l
expect TO fight with all the power
in my command to defeat any such
legislation. What l want and what
I insist upon for my constituents
is that transportation be furnished
them for the coal which they have
contracted for. If our cottonseed
oil mills can't get coal the SEED
will heat and ruin. In addition to
this. if our fertilizer plants can not
get coal they vii, have to cease
manufacturing fetiliZer and agri-
culture will he seriously retarded
and great disaster will ensue. What
we ask is that the industries OF this
country he furnished facilities 10
operate that we need not be hamp-
cred by governmental interference
in our business.
We are living under constitu-
tional form OF government and the
rights and duties OF the different
officials. even cabinet officers. are
prescribed by law. l am unaiter-
ably opposed to any further con-
centration Of power in Washington.
for to do so would simply add red
tape and expense. II would be
sad story for the industries OF this
country if the distribution OF coal
were centered here.
Il advise all parties who have
contracts to insist upon their rights
and demand delivery. both from the
operators and the railroads. And
if they do not get what they are en-
titled 10 they have their remedy.
..Di.erting coal would encourage
the operators in not using their best
efforts IN production and there
wouId be no inducement for legiti-
mate business to make contracts.
If this practice is allowed business
Will he paralyzed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Saginaw. Mich. August 2l-op-
erations were resumed in the Mich
igan coal mines this morning after
a shutdown OF almost five months.
Indications are that normal produc-
ton will be reached by the middle
of the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Inquiry at the Office OF the
Sumter County Board OF Cennis-
sIonerS elected the statement that
some papers relating TO the con-
tract for the bridge approaches
had been received, but there was.
nothing to be given out at present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Dublin. Aug. 2l.-National army
forces have captured Bandon and
Dunmanway. two of the remaining
rebel strongholds in South Ire
land, and the irregulars are hastily
retreating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
MURDER IN
BALTIMORE

Baltimore. Aug. ls.-William 3.
Norris, secretary and treasurer OF
Hicks, Tase and Norris, inc.
builders, was shot to death Il. Park
and Madison avenues today by
unidentified bandits, who robbed
hin, of the company's payroll os
approximately seven thousand doll
lars. Frederick Knettla, book
keeper, accompanying Ncrris, was
beaten into insensibiiity
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23
DISORDERS
CONTINUE IN
RAIL STRIKE
P e ace Negotiations
Have No Effect Up
on Disturbances in
Strike Centers

Chicago, Aug. 91.-Disorder con-
tinued to flare up in the railroad
strike during the early hours OF
the eighth week. despite the peace
negotiations pending at New York
and assurances by chiefs of the big
four brotherhood that no synapa :
thetic strike of train service en-
pioyees is intended to brins about
the complete PARALYSIS Of railroad
transportation. On the Atlantic
side new disorders occurred at
Columbia. S. c.. where eleven
workers were attacked by strike
sympathiZers.@
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Nothing makes a crouch mad
der than having nothing TO kick
about.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

If a speeder knew he was going
to Jail he wouldn't drive so fast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-23

Times are better. Pumpkin pie
viii be back soon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-22
FORGOTTEN" IS STARVING wall
OF MILLION in V0LCA VALE
Mcbride Gives Graphic Picture
of Conditions in Famine
Stricken Russia.
BY ISAAC MCBRIDE

TN ONE Of Turgeniev's stories, he
L tells Of a Russian peasant prepar-
ing for death. He received the last
sacrament, took d steam bath in. the
village hut, put on a clean shirt and
slowly, calmly, solemnly lay down on
his bench to await death. SO like
Turgeniev's peasant, the inhabitants
Of the famine-stricken Volga village
"slowly, calmly, solesnnly await
deuth.'
An American friend who has just
returne : Informed me that the villages
are silent. Silence-that is the char
acteristic trait of famine. A dread
full omlnous silence. No movement, no
wall Of despair only resignation. A
superhuman submissive hopelessness.
When they are told, "Wait just lit
tie while, help will GOMEZ they invar-
iably reply, Yes, we have heard of
this help. It is not here yet. Who
will help us? We are forgotten"
Before the snow came there were
great dark distances; Oh every side
black wastes. Not a grass blade. All
tllat the peasants had SOWn was burnt
OUT. The earth itself was burned to
depth of half yard, parched, crunl-
bled into powder.
Now that the snow has come and
there are no more acorns, birch leaves,
grasses, locusts and field mice, on
which many Of them subsisted, what
will become Of them? How will it all
end? Tens of thousands are dying
now. Must they die by millions Or
can their lives be saved?
The refugees by the thousands
fleeing from the famine district, trav-
ell like gypsies, their covered wagons
loaded with all sorts Of household
goods.
Crawl Across Country.
Th? horse moves along slowly, I'M
steaG ~, SIS if drunk, and the peas
ants silently follow the wagon in the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-22

ss5 t35fI
#:s Harold Bonde who attends school
in Minneapolis visited with ellis par.$
ents, Sheriff and Mrs. Peter Bonde SOW ov.
er Sunday.
Next "Wednesday March LIST is the
Aluminium sale at. Nelson-Gabbert
Hardware store. Values from 1c to
CSC. ADV. ::- g It
Mrs Oscar Lundquist and Mrs.
Annie Johnson visited at the G.. A.
Stark home at Atwater on Wednesday
afternoon .=... Il .5zs ......5
Lewis Johnson OF Milwaukee who
has been visiting with his sister, Mrs.
Lie. Thompson, returned to his home
on Tuesday. -. LITE I. s.@. AZ
Miss Louise tHonebrinkt left this
city on Friday for New London to stay
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char.
les Honebrink. ... Il.
Miss Esther Dahleen left this city
on Tuesday for Minneapolis and Chi
cago at which places she will visit
for a few days. r.. E.E 2. n :,
Mrs. b. w. 5Hollisch and daughter
Marcella of Morris are guests at the
home Of her mother Mrs A Nickel
son in the city. r. i
Mrs. O.. Il. Ostlund Of Maurice,
Iowa, arrived in this city on Friday to
visit with her son Melvin Ostlunds for
a couple of weeks.
!. Mrs. John Haskell returned to her
home in this city on Thursday after
a few days visit at St. Cloud with her
mother who was i'll. " zs '>.'rz...
'-For taxi day and night call 400. If
Mrs Ellen C: Hanson returned to
her home at Atwater after a couple Of
months visit at the Victor E. Erick-
son home in this city *f'' - ..,f~@
Miss Annie Young Of Benson ar
rived in this city on Thursday to: visit
with her brother Attorney Henry
Young for few days =
Miss Maine Swanson Of Kerkho-
ven arrived in this city on Tuesday to
assist Mrs. Elmer Peterson with the
housework for some time.
Miss Maggie Swenson returned
to this city on Tuesday after a few
days visit with her. sister, Mrs. John
E. Johnson in Lake Lillian.
Lid Wants To See You. tt
/ Rev. E. Tollefson of Aneta. N. D.,
returned to his home at that place on
Tuesday after few days visit at the
Martin Peterson home here
/ Aluminium sale March list at Mel.
son-Gabbert. $1,000 worth to be sold
at from 1c to 99c. Every piece guar
anteed for twenty years. Adv. It
Victor Forsberg returned to this
city on "Wednesday after about eight
months work on the new school build
ing which has been erected in Rem
Vile y 80 20 ~ ~. - ~ ~ -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-02-22
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