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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
RUSSIAN LEADER
DEFENDS. TREATY
Germ IAN Sees Good Omen in
Signing Easter Sunday

Genoa, April 17.-George Glitch
erin, head Of the Russian delega-
ton, discussing tonight the Rus
So German treaty, said negotia-
tions for full resumption Of dip
lon1atic relations between Germany
and Russia had been in progress
several months.
4aThe place and the time of the
signature" NJ. Chiseherin added,
must not be Interpreted as indi-
eating that the two governments
intended special significance in
concluding the treaty at the Genoa
conference rather than elsewhere.
The treaty was contemplated long
ago.
I'm this way Germany and Rus.
sia have wiped out the past and
replaced the Brest-LitUvsk treaty
by new relations, granting both
peoples the same rights and es-
tablishing a secure basis for peace
full, common work. The two gov
ernments thus place themselves on
a firm basis"
The German foreign minister
DR.. -Rathenau, calmly discussed the
Russo German treaty which has
created such excitement. among the
allies, particularly the French and
English delegations. He explained
that the negotiations between Rus
sia and Germany for the conclusion
Of the present treaty were con-
Quoted for several months and
happened to be finished Easter
Sunday, which he considered good
omen. not only for the contracting
parties, but entire Europe, indeed,
the world at large.
The spokesman Of the Italian
delegation, discussing the Russo
German treaty tonight, said he
was convinced that it would not
bring about a happy result in the
conference, but he considered it de-
pforable from the German point OF
view because it strengthened the
thesis OF those WHO maintain that
it is impossible to treat with the
Germans. Nothing better could be
invited to support the French,
viewpoint, in his opinion.
The French delegation, in an Of
hciaI statement, denounced the
treaty bitterly and declared that
France would not change her atti-
tude and would exact from the So
Wet recognition Of debts and resti-
tuition Of confiscated property.
1.-The action Of the Germans is an
absolute breach of loyalty to the
general idea of the Genoa confer
ence, and in that sense is dishon-
orable and a challenge to Europe y
said the authorized British spokes.
man tonight to the Associated
Press in discussing the signing OF
the Russo-German treaty.
Nevertheless" the spokesman
continued. ''the British delegation
does not think it will result in the
breaking up of the conference
even though Germany has brol-en
loose from it
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
(ENTE,NARIAN
ASSES AWAY
IN CHARLESTON
AIr. r. W. Greene Passes
Away afoAge of 100 Years

@News and Courier. April 1So -
Mr.. Rober Wis Greene died yes
terday at his residence, 10 Amer
lea street, at tfseage of fo9 years.
Coming to Charleston from New
Orleans, he had been living here
more than IWeut@ years. He. was
unmarried, and IS said to have had
no relatives residing here.
The funeral pservice and burial
viii be: held INST. Pauls Episcopal
churchyard *fiss aafternoon. begin
ming at 4 O'Clock. 4,he arrange
snents III eharge of j. Henry
Ssnlar.
Ewing eIgheS Eight years in the
nineteent ntafg and twentss-tWo
years in the twentieth, Mr.. Greene
attained span OF life which is
reached BY few. was born DUR
ing the Afeafnae OF Napoleon and
3 in the year whIeR marked the be-
ginning of the naval war with
Great Britaih ST Only thirty-siS
years had eiapsed since the Decla-
ration of Inaspsaaence. When the
world War began in i GA, and end
ed three years Cater, Mr.. Greene
was till in fuip Possession of his
faculties: es..sS 10 ~
The venerable figure Of Mr..
Creme was well tsaknown to many
charsestonians. and IN particular
stos TIE congregation OF st. PauPs
church, WhscH lie attended regu-
larry as a fneinTer. He was pres
ent at the sePesiee last Sunday. In
fact, Afr. GseeHe appeared to be in
good health uiita shortly before
MS death HeeWAs out walking at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning.
When so1ae sa1nds noticed that he
smas not feeTsng well. he was TAX
EN- home in am automobile, and
died soon afeerward.
Mr.. Greene's cormer home was
in NeM orleans, where he has a
sister residing lie entered the
cotton brokerage business and
amassed q large fortune, but it was
greatly reduced after the civil
war Mr Greene travelled exten-
sifveir, aTing:Visned practically all
the countries of'gae world. He was
widely informed and highly culti-
pated, possessing a fine intellect.
His penmansl1ipois also well re-
rneaab abered Nf. .oGreene had excel
lent health alfeithrough his long
life, and n,sasai faculties were
clear to the4end
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
LADY ASTOR
ARRIVES IN e. S.

New York. April 1s.-Lady As
tor. 4 native Of Virginia, who is the
first woman elected a member o
the British house Of commons an.
rived today. accompanied by her
husband. Niscount William Waldorf
ASior.
Lady Astor gave newspaper re-
Dorters some flashing comments on
many subjects. Lloyd George, flap
pcrs. prohibition. labor situation.
Genoa conference. servant problem
and her own children, six in num-
Der. She viii speak at the annual
luncheon Of the Associated Press
on TUESDAY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
EFFORT TO
SETTLE BIG
COAL STRIKE
Conference of. Operators and
Miners on Wage Contract

New York, April 1s.-Eforts OF
anthracite miners and operators to
settle the pending strike was re-
sumed when members Of the joint
Subcommittee on wage contract
negotiations reopened its series of
conferences. The crux of situation is
expected to be reached latter part
Of the week when operators make
known the percentage of reduc-
ticn in wages they Will ask the
strikers to accept.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
HOLLINS'
DIVORCE
ILLEGAL

Sofia. April ia divorce issued
to former United States Senator
Henry +. Hollis, of New Hamp-
shire. by the pastor OF the Unitar-
ian church Of Dubnitza is not OF
f!cially recognized by the Bulgar-
ian state. as it possesses no legal
force, the foreign Office advises
Washington officials:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
STATE SCHOOL
BOOK ADOPTION

Columbia. April 19.-The states
public school books are TO be
purchased anew by the state board
Of education at a meeting on May
Is. and already the state superin-
1endent Of education and Governor
Cooper. who is chairman eX-ofIici0
OF the state board Of education. are
being sought after by school book
agents The state has II tiveyear
contract for its school books, and
thiS expires this year. The state
board Will meet with Governor
Cooper the middle of the coming
month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22


.As far as the eye could reach. in
every direction stretched the Him
liable cloud set ANA the only break
now Jay before ". 1t reseInhled n
tremendous crater. with sides clean
cut as a shaft. Down this wonder
fui cloud avenue | headed the
Vin4y. slowely descending in a wide
spiral The escape through this
marvellous gateway. seven thousand
feet deep. that seemed to link the
realms Of the infinite with the low
er world OF mortals. was the most
soll-stilring episode Of the whole
voyage. Snow was falling heavily
from the clouds that encircled uS
yet down down we went IN an d !
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
SEC. MFIaLON
CALISF FOR PROOF
That Counterfeit Bonds Are
In Circulation

WaShington,slArril 1F.-Secretary
Mellon today called upon the Plate
Printer. officiali!organ os the Plate
Printers Union ,bemployes at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
to furnish hisnnanamedia+ely with
any evidence a1pon which that pub
iieation had based its statements
thai the country awas flooded with
millions ofTcoiflfEarfeit bank notes,
2; bonds, war savings and other
stamps. war bonds and coupons.
.Any such esidenee; he added, would
be Investigated 81e once.
ss The Plate Printer recently pub
lished an rticAaiconnecting what
It declared was asflood of counter
feits with shesorecent reorganiza-
tions OF the bureau by President
Harding involving the removal OF
Director James IL Wilmeth and
other officials. Is;
In a letter to osFrank j. Coleman,
editor and business manager of the
Plate Printer, MI Mellon said that
statements Of this sort, rejecting
as they do Upon the government
bonds in the hands of investors are
calculated to cause widespread un-
easiness upon the part of such
. holders, and at sts;le sS;.le same time if
uncontradicted night tend to in
jure the credit and standing with
the public of the securities Of the
government" -
Would Send Out Circular.
Mr. Mellon added that it has
been the custom OF the treasury to
send out circulars describing every
counterfeit issge-when discovered.
ttNo informatiop has come TO
the treasury, be said. "of any
overissue or, ,counterfeitins OF
United States bo9d or coupons at
tacsfed TO the same.
CAS- regards, war savings and
other stamps, bank notes and other
forms of currency, attempts are
made from time to time 20 counter
felt the issue or raise the denomi-
nations of genuine issues. The
treasury is. constantly on the alert
to. stop such attempts in substan-
TALLY every case .a:here efforts have
been apprehersded and brought to
trial ard their activities ended.
seTne Secretary Of the Treasury
desires tc state in the most en-
phatic terms. that the public need
have no apprehension as to the
genuineness of the government Sc
curities and -eLSrancy outstanding. '
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
MUSCLE SHOALS
UP AGAIN
House Military Committee
Exchange Individual Opin-
ions on Project

Washington, April 17.-Members
of the house military committee
concluded today their first exchange
Of individual opinions on the four
private proposals for developing
the governments projects at Mus
Gle Shoals. Ala. and adjourned
until Wednesday. At that time. it
was announced by Chairmna Kahn,
the committee will begin boiling
down testimony heard during the
investigation Of the offers to reach
constructive program. the out
standing features of each proposal
to be considered as a part of the
report to be drafted for the
house.
!. Sentiment among the commit
teemen, it was said, had not yet
reached the stage where any OF the
existing proposals had received
preferential consideration.
While hopeful that the final en-
deavor of the committee to reach a
constructive program for develop
ment of Muscle Shoals would re-
ceive the full approval Of the p
members on the committee, Chair
man Kahn said he was unable to
predict what the final decision
would be or which of the existing
offers now under consideration
would be recommended in whole or
in part.
Members who attended the
executive committee sessions While
the exchange Of the opinions vas
in progress said today the indic2-
tions were that important mod!-
fications in the existing offers prob
ably would he insisted upon by the
committee before it submitted a
report to the house None OF the
proposals, it was explained. was en-
rirely acceptable to the committee
if the opinions already voiced by
the members could be accepted as
rejecting the attitude Of the y
members. a strong insistence pre-
vailed among the committeeman
that the proposal Of Henry Ford
should be modified so as TO climi-
nate the steam plant at Gorgas
from the properties he proposes to
purchase and lease, it was said.
Another point in that offer not al
together satisfactory, according to
some members, was the 100 year
lease period. y reduction to 90
years was preferred by several
members.
After the boiling down" Of evi.
dence has been completed it is
probable that Chairman Kahn Will
request the creation of I; subcom-
mittee with himself excluded for
working out the details of the re-
port
The present plan involves the
recalling Of each of the bidders by
the committee after the subcon-
mittee has completed the report.
The senate agriculture commit
tee held its first actual examination
today OF the offers pending before
it for investigation. Thomas w
Martin. president Of the Alabama
Power company. was called and
presented the offer made by the
power company for its develop
ment of the power project in the
Muscle Shoals territory.
.tfter a brief session the COM
mittee adjourned TO continue its
study OF the power company'S pro-
posal tomorrow Mr.. Martin was
able to make little progress in the
time allowed today and it WAS es-
,imatcd that he would continue on
The stand several days TO complete
his statement unless the commit"
tee extended its session 10 the al
ternoOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
LETTER WRITTEN
BY DEAD AVIATOR
Fascination of Flying Told by
Ross Smith Who Was Kill
ed Short While Ago

Kipling. not an engineer. wrote
most feelinSly Of the love Of the
man in the cab for his locomotive:
in the field Of aviation it was an avi-
ator. Sir Ross Smith who has por-
trayed most vividly the fascination
and romance of flying.
The aviator who met death upon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
WARM POLITICAL
FIGHT IN COLA,
2,100 of About 4.S93 Regis
tered Voters for Primary
Are Women

Columbia, April 16.-More inter
est is being displayed in the mu-
nicipal political campaign than
f! perhaps ever before in the city OF
! Columbia and great deal of thi:
interest is being manifested by the
newly enfranchised women.
When the registration books for
! the municipal primary which is e
name nominee for mayor and fol
two commissioners closed there
were 1898 names on it. approx
mately 200 Of which were those
of women voters. In Ward 6
| (Shandon) there We're three more
women registered than men. and
in Ward l. the banner ward Of tho
city. 1873 out Of the $50 registered
were women.
The prevailing sentiment SEEM:
20 be that Columbia is TOO nlurhy
a moral atmosphere for the self
respecting citizen to palliate and &c
is demanding that it be cleared
The complaint IS that the boot
! leggers'' are selling more liquor
than was sold by the old dispen-
sary, that gambling is in its heyday
and that there are TOO many i'm
moral women here.
William a. Coleman. president
| Of the Bank OF Columbia. and
candidate for mayor, IS the cente,
Of attack, and the whole cam
paign seems TO be revolving around
his personality. The women's
i vote will decide the election and ali
! individual candidates and factions
are assiduou>ly courtins them.
Other than Mr.. Coleman the
candidates for mayor are John W
! Richardson. former chief Of po-
lice. who Mr.. Coleman was instru-
mental in ous,ins: Thomas e.
Hair. magistrate: A. W. Coleman,
lawyer. and Thornwell McMaster
civil engineer. whose penchant il
water power and opposition to the
prevailing commission form OF gov
ernment, which he claims was
! foiSted or this country through
German propaganda.
Those in the race Tor commits
Sioner. other than Dr Rice and
Mr.. DuPre. are John ". Ballentin2
/ former employe of the Columbia
| Railway. Gas and Electric Com
pany: Andrew Crawford. broker:
Louis " Drake druggist: George
! r. Ellison, locomotive enSinenan
! W. D. Hampton mechanic: Rich
ard G. Keenan,. former commits
sioner and councilman for siNtee,
years: Sam Sweeney Iveryman anu
livestock dealer: Richard j Person
chairman of the citizens commit
tee which has been lighting the
present administration for years
and Frank w SeeSarS. business
man and former councilman.
There are two places for school
commissioner and Mrs. Mary :
Fisher ard Frank c. Wjthers have
announced To >ucceed themselves.
No others thar the foregoing can
enter the Democratic primaries and
the entries closed Friday night, al
, i o'clock
The iir~t municipal primary viii
b. hrid Apl'il -. The polls opening
Il; s O'Clock in the morninS AID
! closing AT o'clock at night.
should Il second primary election
be necessary il WiN be held May
md
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

most snow-free atmosphere. The
omen was good: fair Fortune
rode with u.s. The landscape was
covered deep in snow, but we pick
ed out a fairly large town. which
my brother at once said was
Roanne. This indicated that we
We're directly on our route: but it
seemed too good to DE true, for we
had been flying at over 80 miles
per hour for three hours by blind
navigation and had been unable
to check our course"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

\ school teacher boxed the ears
Of 4 pupil a few days ago. The
boy told his mother and the next
day The teacher received the fol-
lowing note: Nature has provided
a proper place for the punishment
OF a boy and it is not his ear.
will thank YOU TO use ii hereafter"
t.Xchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
Hollins Satisfied
With Divorce

Paris. April 19.-Former Senator
Hollis when informed Of Bafgaria,s
action declared himself contuenS
that the divorce would stand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
.yfr-N

There is little talk about The
prospective candidates for county
offices and tor members OF the leg
i>lature There Viii be a >ufti-
eiency Of candidates. no doubt. IN
tn" race before the county cam
paign opens, but thry are some
What SLOW IN getting started.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Little Rock. April l9-An urgent
appeal for government aid for
fighting the flood waters of the Mis-
>iSSippi in Arkansas was telegraph
ed to Washington by Governor Nc
paG
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Every man has his price but
the man w'lo gives himself away
isn't worth very much.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Sometimes 4 man postponc> ad-
has TO do il TO sell his store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Berlin. April lotto Hue.
president of the National Miners
Enion is dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Laugh and grow fat is tine; but
after YOU succeed il ceases To be
a laughing matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

t'or every man who would like t.
paint the town rrd there's one who
would like To paint II blue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

The fellow who SAYS he has moth
ing TO do until tomorrow usually
does it tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
RECORD FLOOD
AT NEW ORLEANS
River Will Reach Twenty
Three Early in May

New Orleans, April 1S.-Predict-
ing that the Mississippi river
would exceed by one foot the high
est flood stage ever attained here.
Or. I. NJ. Cline, forecaster Of the
New Orleans weather bureau, is
sued "a revised forecast today call
ing for maximum of % feet be-
tween May and 10. The previous
record, which was established in
1912, was % feet.
The torecaster stated that recent
rains over the Mississippi valley
and unfavorable winds which have
retarded the flow Of the excessive
volume of water into the Gulf OF
Mexico have intensified flood con-
6itions and made the new predic-
ton necessary.
Today's upward revision of flood
stages is the fourth that has been
issued since early in March when
20 feet was predicted.
The Southern Pacific railroad an
nounced that service on its branch
from Baton Rouge to La Fayettc,
La, had been discontinued because
Of high water in the Atchaflaya
river basin.
Vicksburg reported that back
water from the Mississippi and
Yazoo rivers had flooded approxi-
mately 1882 square miles of terri
tory in the lower Yazoo basin. No
reports of loss of life have been
received and all livestock have been
removed to places of safety. Heavy
rains during the past 4S hours
were said to have increased the
, danger to the levees in the third
Mississippi river district but head
quarters at vicksburg reported that
nothing beyond minor troubles had
developed at any point.
Memphis. April 1S.-Through
railroad traffic out of Memphis to-
day began to feel for the first time
this year the effects Of the flood
stages in the Mississippi north Of
the city. when tre st. Louis & San
Francisco railroad announced the
annulment of its through trains
between Memphis and st. Louis.
With the crest stage Of the second
rise in the Mississippi passing
Osceola. Ark. and expected here to-
morrow night, no change has been
reported in the levee situation, all
cmbankments between Cairo and
Greenville. Miss. holding safely.
Hundreds of tents secured by the
Red Cross from the army depot al
Jefferson Barracks, No, were erect
ed today on the Banquette Of the
main levee south Of Mellwood. Ark.
and many families who have been
marooned for week by the high
water from a break in the White
river levee were brought from the
box cars in which they have been
living and given shelter on the le-
wees. where no trouble is expected.
Tents have also been sent to the
flooded section in the TaZoo delta.
where backwater has driven out
hundreds of tenant farmers living
in the river bottoms.
More than 500 men are at work
strengthening the levee at Fulton
Lake. south Of Arkansas City,
where caving has occurred during
the last three days. Engineers de-
clare themselves confident that
the levee can be held. although the
situation there is described as un-
favorable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Climbing hills before we como To
them is what makes us tired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Mixing drinks doesn't cause q:
much trouble as mixing drupks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

There are lots Of vacant places
III Jail that should be filed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

II Ford has too much money
why doesn't he Try raising chick
Gus?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

Rear Admirat Sims wants to he
| tuIl admiral buJ doesn't say OF
What
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22

a wife on hand is worth two at
the movies.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-07-06

are in Loveland visiting with the
w. G. Moore family.
Miss Mabel Holland was in Idaho
Falls Saturday evening visiting with
friends and attending the dance at
the open air pavilion.
Trueman Gilchrist, George Fow-
ers, Roy Christensen, Maurice Clyde,
Leo Christensen, e. Y. Ellsworth
and F.. D. Moore attended the dance
at the open-air pavilion in Idaho
Falls Saturday evening and report
having had good time. This new
pavilion is we'll patronized by Shell
ley young people.
w. T. Bitter was in Idaho Falls
Monday afternoon on business mat
tiers.
Miss Alta Mallory gave birthday
party to a number of friends at her
home on Wednesday evening, June
20. Games and other amusements
were features of the evenings enter
tainment. A delicious luncheon was
served on a table decorated in pink
and yellow with red roses as cent
erpiece. Those present were the
Misses Vivian Anderson, Rose
Ingdahl, Eva Yorgesen, Aslaugh
Nicholson, Laura Moore and Emry
Harker, Arthur Daw and Orville
Johnson.
There is some talk of Shelley
celebrating the Twenty-fourth. If
anything materialiZes it will be in
these columns.