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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Barber Invented the First Organ.

More than two thousand years
ago barber in Alexandria discov-
cred that in moving his mirror
air was forced through the tubes
which We're common in mirrors at
that time This caused q curious
musical sound to be emitted
So struck was he by this peculi-
arity that he set about mailing an
instrument which was the founda-
ton Of the modern organ.
After several experiments he
made a water-flute. in which air
was forced by bellows through an
inverted cone which led to flutes
controlled by a keyboard, the pres
sure being kept uniform by water.
After a thousand years rival
instrument made it's appearance.
This was of q similar pattern but.
instead Of water. weights rcgu-
lated the pressure.
In 931 an organ was erected at
Winchester, England. \ 1t had
twenty-six bellows and ten pipes
TO each key. The two men who
sat at the keyboard blew and
sweated enormously.
Later. a firm of organ makers in
Germany succeeded in erecting the
first really big instrument. The
primary stops did not differ Very
much from those Of to-day. al
though various novelties We're in
troduced.
Among the innovations We're the
nightingale and cuckoo stops. while
others represented cock-crowinS
and soat-bleating. Though these
novelties have now fallec into dis
use, an organ with one of these
stops is still TO be seen
in Rome.
1t was not until the ninetceth
century that the problem OF the
regulation of air pressures was
solved by introduction Of the hy-
draulic blower.
Amongst the largest organs in
the world are the Harlem. Hol-
land, instrument. which possesses
sixty steps and 5000 pipes; the AL
bert Hall. London. organ. with l23
stops: the organ in st. Georges
Hall. Liverpool. with 40 stops: one
at ST. Louis. Australia. which boasts
$50 stops; and one in sydney. Aus
:ralia. Town Hall with 12G stops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
The Lowlx Corncos.

The co-neob is, coming into its
own. Once upon day it was good
for fuel, and some Of the finest ex-
amples Of it were used to make
eorncob pipes. But today that has
changed. It is to prove an import
ant factor in helping the United
States dye industry compete with
the German. Recent analyses anG
experiments show that the lowIy
eornco5 contains 20 per cent. OF
high grade furfuraI. Furfural, at
the beginning of the war, came Only
from Germany and is used in
connection with coal tar dyes.
Chemists have also discovered
that a good paste, which can be
used in the manufacture of fibre
boards for walls. can be made from
corncobS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Make Changes
in Greenville
Business Men Announce I'M
portant Connections

Greenville. Dec. 2S.-Business
changes affecting men widely
known in textile circles were an
nounced here today.
On January l, the Mill Stocks
and Bonds Brokerage firm of
Mills & Manning will will be dis
solved and will be succeeded by the
firm Of Mills 6; Lewis. Vivian N.
Manning retireS from the firm to
become manager of a new supply
department. OF Norris Brothers
Mill Suppy Manufacturers. here.
and 4 director in the firm Thomas
l.. Lewis. now manager OF the
stocks and bonds department OF
Parrish. Cover X Springs. will be-
come associated with Henry r
Mills. stock broker here since 1907,
in the firm of Mills Il Lewis.
Norris Brothers officials have
just announced an increase in cap
italEation from $200.C0D TO $500
coo. They plan TO expand the man
ufacturing plant here and TO make
improvements in their foreign sup
ply department. They will be able
when these changes are made. TO
completely supply textile mills from
their Greenville plant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
How Japanese Handle a Bad Eo.


Spare the rod and spoil the
child is an old adage, but they
seem to have a different principle
to work on in Japan. Yoshio Mark
ino in his autobiography writes as
follows:
whenever I was naughty they
never smacked me. but they al
ways brought n looEing-slass in
front of my crying fare. I hated to
see. my own face SO ugly with the
tear-marks, and I Immediately be-
gan to laugh. Very often when I
wanted TO cry a little longer I used
to scream. "Oh. don't show me the
glass for a few moments.
Il was never scolded severely.
They always told me, You are
very nice boy, but just at this
moment some evil is trying to dwell
in you. How pity the evil is MAX
ing you n bad boy and giving some
trouble to your dear parents And
began to feel 50 sorry for them.
and l used to cling to their necks
and say. THE evil is. gone long time
ago. I am your favorite boy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Cats and Dogs.

Swift is said 10 havc originated
the saving. Raining cats and
dogs in an old verse-at least. so
some say. But there is also another
,:ersion.
IL Northern Mythology Odin, the
God of Storm. is said to have pos
sessed q dog. This was q sign Of
wind. Cats. as is Well known, are
more or less affected by rainy
weather.
Thus. when rain fails pussy gets
frisky. Consequently. in talking OF
it raining cats and dogs. which.
literally. is of course absurd. the
significant meaning is: Vet wealth
er Gas far as cats are concerned
and bowling winds (Which the
dogs denote), or rains and
winds
While on the subject of eats and
dogs. il is interesting to know that
there is said to have existed at one
time species OF "meow-lesS fc-
lines They could not. we are
told, give nightly concerts on the
tiles if they tried. Such dumb
cats would be welcome pets in our
households today!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Royal Flush Kills Man

Experienced poker players feel
the thrill that comes from holding
q royal flush only a few times in
their life, and this thrill was TOO
much for Philip Brenner, a retired
tailor OF Far Rockaway. y. y. He
was sitting in his regular game,
playing ten cent limit with rela-
tives and cr0nies, when he drew the
ace. king. queen. jack and ten Of
hearts. Three other players Of the
game held pat hands. Every one Of
them raised and kept raising when
it came his turn to call or raise.
Brenner became very excited.
Before he had the pleasure OF being
called and raking in the pot the
cards dropped from his hand and
he slumped dor-n on the table. He
was pronounced dead by phySi-
clan. and il was not until the doc
tor made an investigation into the
cause OF the shock that the roN2l
flush was discovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

tute a direct levy on the present
purchasing powers OF a people. La
hcr expended 10 make. guns and
submarines can. not. pay for hides
from Argentina Or Wool from Aus
tralia. -,
Ii is too much to hope TO de-
stroy. the anachrorisno OF arnla-
inert at one blow, but in SO far as
concrete results may be attained,
they offer the first real hope OF re-
covery from the economic Stagna-
tion OF the world. \ combined
saving hy the United States, the
United Kingdom and Japan on
armamcnts Of only $500. .ooe,o00 IN
a single ye2r is Equivalent to the
prewar value Of the exports Of wool
from both Argentina and Australia
for nearly three years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
What's in Il Name?

The scholars mad stumbled
through their share of the reading
lessons, and at last itscame to little
Harry's turn. He got on quite we'll
until he came TO the word heir
loom.
The teacher noticing his difficult
u helped him. and then asked:
And do you know the meaning
Of this word?'
Harry shook his head.
IT means something that is
handed down from father to son
in other words. a relic"
oh" said Harry. with grin.
that's the funniest name I've ever
heard for a pair of trousers. Lon
don Ideas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Warn Against Pitfalls

The Morals Court of Pittsburgh
is seeking 10 have force OF one
hundred women added to the po-
lice OF. the city to visit restaurants,
hotels, cabarets, and other places Of
entertainment, especially those
where the prohibition laws are
suspected OF being violated, and
warn young girls Of the pitfalls OF
the city's night life" Magistrate
De Wolf. of this court, claims that
the leniency OF mothers is, largely
responsible for the delinquency Of
young girls these days, and says:
"A little more rod on the part Of
parents would improve the quality
Of the girls OF today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Lenine's Return
to Russia
A Bolshevik Writer Tells of
the Trip Through Germany

Riga. I.atvia. Dec. 5.-Karl Ra-
dck. the Bolshevik writer and prop
agandist. has published an article
in the Moscow Pravada's edition
celebrating the fourth anniversary
OF the Lenine revolution in which
Radek denies the widely-circuIated
story that the Bolshevik revolution
in Russia was financed by German
gold.
Padek's article is devoted to a.
description Of the historic return of
Nikolai Lenine from Switzerland
through Germany to Russia in the
spring of 1917, with the permission
Of the German government. Phis
was the beginning Of the revolu-
tion and OF Russia's withdrawal
from the war.
Radek asserts that Lenine aHd
his party OF 40 sert an emissary to
the German minister in Switzerland
asking free passage for all emf.
grants who wanted to return TO
Russia and insisting that during
their passage. the German govern.
iaent should not attempt TO enter
into communication with them.
.On our side" Radek asserted,
eve promised TO do everything for
tightening the position Of German
prisoners Of war in Russia and also
10 expedite the return OF German
invalids from Russia 20 Germany
After little time, the German
government agreed TO our condi-
tons. or course it was quite clear
Sto Us that the German government
intended to speculate or this epi-
sode, recognizing that after our ar
rival in Russia we would work for
peace. But this conjecture interest
ed us very little tor We knew that
if, in Russia, the revolution took
a proletarian turn then its influence
would tell far beyond the confines
Of Russia
The party, says Radek. had an
escort Of German officers and, when
it halted at railway stations, secret
agents surrounded it to keep the
German soldiers and other persons
away from the dangerous Bolsle-
Wiki.
The returning emigrants were SO
hilarious that Lenine had to take
over executive authority and bring
about some order.
One attempt was made while the
train was passing through Ger
many, says Radek, to sound out the
party on the question Of working
Tor peace With Germany. This vas
made, he declares, by a German
who said he wanted TO greet the
Russians. in the name Of the Central
Commission Of German Trade
Unions, but Radek believed he was
acting IN Behalf OF the German gov
eminent. The Bolsheviki, Radek
says, refused to deal with him.
The Russian patty then went to
Stockholm, where, says Radek,
we received 800 Swedish kroner
which apparently was that vast SUM
which was figuring in all tales OF
French patriots as German gold
funds supplied for the Russian
revolution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
mother Candidate For McancSt
Man

Charged wi> using the mails 10
delraud. Martin Gross. OF the
Bronx. New York City. is awaiting:
trial in the Federal Courts. Coni-
plants received by police and pos
tai authorities from relatives and
friends Of soldiers killed III the war
caused an investigation and III"
arrest OF Gross.
The complaints alleged thal s"l-
lowing the publication Of the ESt
of the soldier dead small c. @. T..
packages we're sent 20 the .l,ad
soldiers address Th, charge ..ol-
iected WAS sos. Wien o"cEcd
they were found To contain u *n';':.
black ribbon With medal IN
which was inscribed. In Memory
of ' The value OF the niea9E'
was about ten cents. The s22.u3
vas f-nlitted 10 the sender.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Closes Saloons.

Prohibition has been the la'. OF
the land for some few months, but
ii was not until recently the true
force Of it hit Bristol. Conn. The
prosecuting attorney recently gath
cred all the saloon owners in his Of
flee and Informed them that they
must close their places within five
days and dis1nantle the interior OF
them. Needless to remark his ut-
timatum was obeyed, as he stated
further that any convictions for
violating the law would meet with
Jail sentences and not with fines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
l2iddIed With Bullets
Man Taken From Jail by Key
West Mob

Key West. Fla, Dec. 26.-Manuel
Head, who. barricaded in the
cupola OF a house last night stood
OF Il mob OF armed Key West citi-
zens after he had shot and killed
William Decker. was taken from
the county Jail this morning by an
other crowd and riddled with bull
lets
Marines from Key West navy
yard guarded thee ounty Jail last
night after Heads capture until
the mob. which formed alter D"ck-
cr's murder broke up. They gave
way shortly after O'Clock 10 dep
uties who patrolled outside the
Jail Word that the marines had
been relieved was passed about and
the crowd gathered again. Ap-
prpachins the Jail. one. of the lead
crs called for Sheriff Curry and
when he opened the door a. dozen
men forced their way in. overpow-
cred him and the jailor, obtained
the keys to Heads cell and made
for their victim. Head was shot
twice before being taken away. He
,-as then placed in an automobile
and taken far ont on county
road near old Fort Martello and
there strung TO a telephone pole.
Twenty-Five bullet wounds We're
found in the body when it was cut
down this mornin~c.
The Decker funeral was con-
Quoted today, services being held in
the Elks Temple and st. Pauls
Cathedral Members Of the Ellis
and Rotary club, followed by Girl
and Boy Scouts in uniform. led The
procession to the cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Wage Reduction
Proposed

Peru, Ind. Dec. % = Joseph
F'lintcraft has confessed TO killing
his Wife ana burying her body be-
meath his house, the police state.
He said ne was angered because
his wife did not return home Sat
urjay night. 1t develops that she
is :. nurse and could not leave her
patient. Her body was found with
the hands tied and head crushed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
'Son Of 4 Gun"


Where did the expression ''son Of
4 gun" originate
according TO one authority. John
Eellenden ker, in his Essay on the
Archaeology Of" Our Popular
Phrases published in 1925, de-
rives. the saying from the Dutch.
as follows: EN- saen af er gaen. :
This translated means: There.
soon gone off again - The mean
Ing derived from, this is Il slippery
customer. one who never stays Ions
in the same. place. soon off again,
and thus an unsteady person.
Is the above the true derivation
ct the expression. which really
sounds more American than Eng
lis!, or Dutch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Delightful Party Given by Mrs.
Bradley.

Quite a delightful dance party
was given Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Gordon Bradley on
Washington street, at which We're
most pleasantly entertained about
fifteen young couples. The entire
front portion Of the house was
thrown together by the opening Of
the folding doors and thus was
made ample floor space for the
dancing. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the "Gamecock
Five Jazz Orchestra" a delight
ful refreshment course and fruit
punch was served during the
evening. AL the young folks pres
ent are indebted TO Mrs. Bradley
for a most pleasantly spent even
ing
Among those present We're Misses
Emma Pinckney. Evelyn Caudle,
Sadie Minis. Mae Blanding, Mollie
Bowman. Reba Spann, Nell Spann,
Columbia; Davis, Columbia; Fran
ces Heller, Montana; Alice Bynum,
Emma Reynolds, Vermelle Pitts.
Augusta Rembert, Columbia: Ethel
Harper and Miss Heindrick and
Messrs James Bradley. Nelson
Bradley, Pinckney Bradley, Law
renee Brunson, Henry Spann, Jas.
Pitts, Herlnon Myers, Leland Ny
ers, George Bultman, Marion Ny
ers, Harold Noise, .Alva Solomons,
Joe Watson, Atlanta; H. Grief, Hill
lard Folsom, r II. Rembert, DR..
Weinberg. DR.. Archie China, Mrs.
China. Miss Louise China, Miss
Kathryn Carroll, Mrs. Pinckney and
Mrs. Abbott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04

We trust the parasraphers will
soon appoint delegates for con-
ference on the limitation Of puns
on Hughes.
One boy tries to amount to some
thing. and another is the sole heir
Of d rich relative.
How t.oes an executive spend his
time when he isn't telling some de-
partment head TO use his own judg-
ment?
Perhaps peace viii endure for
ever. 1t is enduring sufficient
number of other things 10 get in
practice
y little reflection concerning the
cost Of battleships Will show you
why they are called the high"
seas.
The best aids to pleasant thoughts
in the early morning are a clear
conscience and the smell of buck
wheat cakes.
What has business lost ?" asks
q headline. Well. for one thing, il
appears to have lost the homing
instinct.
When the merchant looks over
his books, it is hard for him to be-
lieve that man is made OF dust. Dust
settles.
a prominent divine says God still
loves the world. There is no
doubt Of it. WHOM the Lord
loveth. He chasteneth.
The nut crop may be light, aS
reported, but we observe no de-
crease in the number who think
Europe Will pay us what she owes.
a Japanese delegate says he
wishes to spike" ous language we'll
enough to span the distance be-
tween races. Spik and span" is a
good motto
a physician says most of the ills
We suffer could be avoided by keep
ing our shoulders square. The rest
could he avoided by keeping our
conduct that way.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Mayo. Barrwald Dsplorcs Narrow
la:nded Critics Antas'eaizins
pr. Eosrliz.

The aptagenistic attitude and
cli,icisra offered by New York and
Chicago physicians to the work of
Dr.. Adolf Lorenz. the eminent
! Austrian surgeon, in behalf of the
crippled children Of America. is
not only regrettahle. but deplor-
able" declared DR.. G. L. Bare
valid. mayor Of Davenport. today
The mayor spoke with considerable
feeling rs he said the above.
The attitude Of these physicians
i inhaman and. un-American," con-
tinued DR.. Barewald. The physi-
clan, of. all professions, should be
broad minded and liberal But I
am sorry to say that only too often
They reveal themselves TO the con-
trary.
Continuing, Or. Barewald said:
The standing Of Dr. Lnrenz as
one OF the worlds. greatest sur
seons. is llldisputahle. His visit to
America at. this time is a humapi-
tartan move, and not pecuniary.
This is proven in the fact that III
New York he is treating some Of
the poorest. children in the metro
polls. For this work he does not
receive a. penny. And everyone
knows it takes just as long a time
to. treat q moor child as. it does the
rich. Rat DIR. Lorenz is not cater
inS, TO the wealthy. Fte. is serving
humanity and serving it with a big,
generous heart that recognizes no
distinction in race, creed or station
in life. He is the type of man for
whom ! have the highest respect
and admiration.
Il am pleased to observe that
Health Commissioner Copeland of
New York City is a strong cham
pion and defender of DR.. Lorenz.
After being invited to come to this
country, he certainly is entitled to
the respect and courtesy Of all loyal
americans. We American doc
tors may know a great deal about
medicine and surgery, but it is the
height of folly to assume that we
know it aH
DIR. Lorenz has made life study
Of joint diseases and is recognized
world authority in this particular
line. During the world war he has
had wonderful opportunities for
observation and. the application Of
advanced surgesy. It is bat natur-
al, therefore, that be comes. to this
country witt. new ideas and new
experiences cot enjoyed by the
average American doctor.
Instead of criticising and OBJ
structing his work, how much more
humane and generous it would be
for all of Us TO extend to him the
warm hand Of welcome and good
fellowship and endeasor to profit
ourselves through his knowledge
and ability Undoubtedly in GER
tain branches Of surgery American
physicians are more skilled than
DIR. Lorenz, but in has particular
line We must admit his master
ship.
The day, and age of higotry,
jealousy and selhshness should be
put in the discard. Let the newer
and brighter light and faith per-
meate the whole world. .''-Daven-
port Democrat and Leader, Dec. 8.
1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Reduced Passenger Rates.

On January /. 1922. passengers
and shippers will realize a, very
substantial reduction in the amount
paid for freight and passenger
transportation on account OF the
removal of the tax on transporta-
ton effective on that date.
Under the provisions Of the new
revenue law it is estimated that the
elimination of this tax will result IN
a. saving to passengers and shippers
using the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road of approximately S2,20o.0oo.o0
annually. This estimate covers
saving TO passengers of $1,100,O00.-
90 and TO shippers of freight OF H.
100. .000.00 based on freight and
passenger revenues for the current
year.
Instructions have been issued to
agents and others concerned pro-
yiGing thar no tax on freight or
passenger transportation furnish
ed on or after January l. 1922,
will be charged Tickets for trans
portation may be purchased at any
time during the remainder Of the
present year without the payment
Of any tax provided the transpor-
tation service is not performed un-
til 1922.
The assessing and collection of
this transportation tax for the gov
ernment has required e:.ch railroad
TO act as a government TAX collec-
tor and TO make strict accounting
for al the money collected and
turned over TO the government. No
benefit whatsoever has accrued TO
the railroad companies from the
Of his taN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
4 Mise Judge.

y Montreal judge decided recent
~ that while it was illegal TO trans
port liquor within the Province or
Quebec without a license. that SO
far as Canada is concerned it is not
illegal to carry it over the border
into the United States. The ques-
ton came up when David Weston
sued George Nolin for his pay for
CARRYING q load of whiskey from
Montreal 10 Albany. Nolln was
ordered TO settle for the work by
the court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Held his Brea1l, For Ten Minutes.

NJ. De Lalyman- the Frenchman
who is said to be able 10 remain un-
der water long enough to- shave
himself, peel and eat potato, and
drink vine. appears 10 nave
brought the art Of brcath-control to
q fine point.
How long he remains under the
water is not stated. but If he stays
there longer than ten minutes he
has certainly broken the breath
holding record.
That belonGs-or belonsed-to a
student of the Medical School OF
California University. who, in July,
1915. voluntarily held his breath
for 10 minutes, 10 seconds.
He was under observation the
whole time His breathing organs
were connected with kylnograph,
which would have recorded the
slightes, inspiration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
\ Strcns Siphon

".Good morning. Mr.. Ryetop. "
said the waiter. Il hope you enjoyed
that old Scotch I left in your room
while YOU were out.
1T was pretty fair drawled
RyIop. rubbing his parched lips.
..but that siphon YOU sent up had
the strongest stream of fizz water
l ever tackled. The blamed thing
came near BLOWN me through the
window.
Tie waiter looked puzzled. "Si-
phon? didn't send UP any siphon:'
Eyes. YOU did. 1t was red and
bound with brass bands.
Great Scott. That was the fire
cxtinguisher.." r.."-Hotel Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
Drunkenness
in Chicago

Chicago. Dec. 29.-The annual
report Of the municipal courts Of
Chicago showed that drunkenness
increased last year. Fifty-oae
thousand. three hundred persons
were arranged for intoxication dur
ing 1921. against thirty-two thou
sand, three hundred and five in
1920. The report was followed
by. city council a'rcoting a resolu
ton demanding that congress and
state legislature authorize the man
ufacture and sale Of wholesome
beers and light winesp