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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
KILLS HIMSELF
IN STATE ASYLUM
George Ashe, of York County,
Uses Rope and Belt

Columbia. March 22.-Georsc
Ashc. q young man about thirty
years OF age from York. committed
suicide ct the State Hospital for the
Insane last night. Ashe. according
to J. Blakely Scott coroner for
R!chland County. tied his belt and
a window cord together. threw a
moose around his neck and hanged
himself from II ceiling radiator
heating pipe. He was discovered
suspended early this morning in his
room by n hospital attendant.
Coroner Scott said that Ashe
has made several unsuccessful at
ten1pts to commit suicide and has
been an inmate in the hospital be-
cause Of this particular mania pre-
viously Recently. said the coroner
he found that he was becoming
melancholy and asked to be taken
back into the hospital for his own
protection.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
TIE GOVERNING POWER.

.ssFhat we should have, says
William G. sfcAdoo, SIS a large
BODY Of Intelligent citizens who are
NOT affiliated with any party. and
who could holds the balance of
power. Such citizens would be
American first, and their check
upon the big parties would be most
valuable =,
That is s<exactly what we have,
ar McAdoo, contemplating the
iiltolerant spartisan basis on which
our government functions seems
TO- overlook this rather obvious
fact
It may be readily granted that
American governmental procedure
tends to become intoierantly par
tisan, on both sides. no matter
which party is in power. But it is
also true that there is a great and
growing body OF citizens who.
while believing in the American
system OF party government, dis
approve OF partisan Extremes and
register their disapprovsI when
ever there seems to be good rea-
son for IT.
It is this body of independent or
semi-independent voters that de-
cides elections. If it did not .ex-
sst, one party would stay in power
indefinitely. 1t makes the see-saw
efpower which is SO characteristic
OF American politics. And as the
fuctuating elections of recent
years prove, it is numbered in mil
lions. These millions WITH minds
and wills of their own, hold the
balance of power" and arc them
selves the real governing power,
more and more respected and fear
ed by party politicians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
BATTLE WITH
BOOZE MAKERS
One Man Killed in Fight Be-
tween Officer and Moon
sinners

Macon. Ca March 22--Federal
prohibition officers working under
the personal direction Of w. 81.
Halr, agent in charge of the mid
die Georgia district, engaged in a
pitched battle with alleged moon
sinners in Emanuel county late to-
day. Ed. r. Newberry. formerly
chief of detectives in Macon. and
now a member of the federal raid
ing forces. was shot three times
and is being brought here He will
recover, according to reports pre-
ceding him.
p. Barwick, 40. alleged moon
sinner. was taken to hospital at
Swainsboro where he died at 6
o'clock tonight.
According TO the federal officers,
they were divided into two groups
while searching for stills, one
group being almost upon two big
copper stills, when the other group
engaged in the gun fight. They
were half mile apart.
Hahr and E. c. Pearce, who
were at the still, rushed to the aid
of Newberry and e. z. Nelson. who
were engaged in the pitched battle.
They found Barwlck helpless on
the ground and Newberry wound
cd. The latter was rushed to- a
doctor in Adrian and Barwick was
sent to SwainSboro.
Returning to the scene the Off
GERS found that the still had been
carried away in a wagon. They
followed the wagon tracks to a
creek and recovered two stills
from the stream and y barrels OF
beer and considerable amount Of
manufactured whiskey, all Of
which was destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
ADVISED to Beware of Matrimonial
advertisements.

Vienna. March / ASSOCIATED
Press Correspondence = Vienna
girls are bcirg warned not to be
nislcd by marriage advertisements
from America. Half dozen alleged
cases Of deception that arc cited by
Der Morgan which asserts they are
but few out Of hundreds in
which Austrian women have gone
to America TO marry.
One case described is that of Il
daughter of a high official who
answered an advertisement in a
Vienna paper stating that AL en-
gineer in Chicago desired 20 wed j
pretty educated yiennese. In, Ger
man the word engineer always
mean Il professional title and is
nerer applied to mechanics.
When she arrived she found the
man was metal worker. He soon
lost his job and the girls parents
had TO sacrifice even their house
hold goods to send her money TO re-
turn.
Another instance is recitcd in
which the advertisement contained
the phrase AN american (dark)
wishes to marry. etc. The rTos-
pective groom was negro.
Usually. says the paper, the ad-
vertisements describe the man as
earning so many million crowns a
month which the woman finds 10
mean virtually nothing in -Ancri-
can standards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

atom Of matter there is potential
energy ineonceivably great, SO that
we might rtin our factories or trains
or airplanes, with but a little wa
ter or air if we only knew how to
extract the hottled power of the
oxygen, hydrogen or nitrogen.
Man will probably find out the
secret, but not yet 4 while. For
man seems TO discover whatever he
needs to know just about when he
is ready for it, and not before.
There is probably Providence
or Law that governs such matters.
Suppose that a section of weak.
selfish, warring humanity nowadays
obtained the secret Of illimitahle
mechanica! power. What would
the discoverers do with it? Use it,
perhaps, to tyrannizc over the rest
Of humanity. Or possibly wreck
- ~. -
the race, or destroy the earth.
Moral ruin, at least, would almost
surely result. even if fair dis
tribution were made of the benefits,
when the race was suddenly freed
from the need. of its usual labor,
and had all its habits and stand
ards changed over night. 1t is
better to have an changes. even
changes for the better, come slow
ly. so that they can be assinilated
as they come Given q few hun
dred or a few thousand more years,
perhaps we may safely hitch our
wagons to an atom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
TIE MELl-DREssED WOMAN

Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, to
whom one writer refers as prob
ably our. best dressed best seller
has been shopping in New York
and sends out few ideas on
dress TO her interested sisters far
and near. Anlong them are these
ohservatiens:
The Keynote of this years
clothes is fenlininitN, and they are
more covering than they were last
year.
No woman over so should wear
sssse Elaee-sength skirt: for the ma
rure leg is not beautiful.
caring knickerbockers in the
city seems to me an afeceation, not
the ideal of dress.
sA woman is well-dressed when
She can stand the sharpest scru-
tiny. but nobody turns TO look
Mrs. Riaehart herself IS the
farthest possible remove from the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
Bulgaria HAS Compulsory Labor
Law.

Sofia. March Correspondence
Of Associated PreSsl--Even King
Boris two sisters, the Princess
Eudoxic and Nadejda will be oblig-
ed to contribute their share OF
work to the Bulgarian state under
the new compulsory labor which
required all wo m n up TO 80
years of age to give at least ten
days Of their time every year in
useful work to the community.
This ruling has been made by the
stern peasant Premier. Alexander
Stamboulisky, the most powerful
man in Bulgaria and maker and
breaker of kings.
Bulgarian women, said the pre-
n1ier, VIII be compelled to make
garments and bed linen for hos
pitals, contribute useful labor to
orphanageS and asylulns, help to
care for the poor and SO on. Girls
under 90 years old Will he obliged
Cor a period Of three months in
each year to study domestic SCI
cncc and the useful arts so that
they may become more productive
factors to society and contribute to
the common good.
Premier Stanlboulisky says that
one of the causes of BulSaria's
rapid recovery from the war is the
work done for the state by what IS
called here the volunteer labor
army. he estimates the value of
it's work at $50 900, 900 lcvas (nom-
inally worth about 10 cents cach)
The volunteer army has been
an entire success said NJ. Staln-
boulisky. 'It has built roads.
streets. waterways, bridges. ca
! nails. warehouses. sehoolhouses and
sanitary systems. 1t has drained
sWanps. titled the land and plant
cd trees The premier pointed
out that Bulgaria now has a law
prohibiting the sale OF liquor at
bars unless the voters decide they
want it. You see he said. we
are following somewhat in the path
of you Americans In regard TO pro-
hibition. Some day Bulgaria may
be completely dry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
= y. - - :
IMPROVING
COTTON SEED

As conditions now exist in many
parts of the cotton belt, farmers
find it next to impossible to main
tain superior staple for more than
two or three years. The principal
reason for this is the general GUS
tom of growing a number OF va
riet;es in the same locality and
ginning the crop at public gins
where it is almost certain that seed
will be mixed. Modern ginning
equipment has increased this diff
Guilty. There is also mixing by
flying insects when different varie-
tie.i are grown; in adjacent fields
and in the same field as a result OF
mixing of seed at the public gins.
The premium that is paid for cot
ton Of uniform quality and length
Of fiber says Department Circular
205, Mixing of Cotton Seed by Mod
ern Ginning Equipment, just issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, more than pays for
the trouble of keeping seed stock
pure. Modern gins as commonly
operated mix the seed to the extent
Of about 26 per cent IN the first
bale run through following the
ginning of another variety. The
seed from the second and even the
third bale receives some admixture.
The only way to get pure seed at
the gin when ginning is done in the
ordinary manner is to- keep it from
going through the conveyors and TO
clean the rest Of the equipment
thoroughly, collecting the seed un-
der the gin stands and sacking it at
once
The most practical way of main
tanning pure seed supplies, says the
circular; is for farmers to unite
upon a single variety, SO that only
one Kind Of seed Will be handled
at the gin. If it is not possible to
agree upon any one variety. it is
still possible for farmers and gin
,ners to cooperate to prevent seed
becoming mixed at the gin. One
day week may be devoted TO
ginning selected stock, after clean
ing out the f1ues, feeders and
cleaners, dropping the seed roll,
and cleaning out the roll box. The
seed should .not be allowed to pass
through the correyors, which can
rot be cleaned thoroughly. but
should be collected on the clean
floor or on canvas spread on the
floor. If special days can not be
arranged for, it may be possible TO
store the seed cotton and hold it
for ginning after the rush season
is over. But the most effective
method for avoiding mixing and
the resulting deterioration Of cotton
is the. organization of one-varicty
communities. The value Of such
communities has already been dem
.onstrated in the Salt River Valley
OF arizona, where the Prima va
riety Of Egyptian cotton is grown
exclusively.
The circular may be obtained by
addressing the Department Of Ag-
riculture at Washington, D. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
is SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED
Negress Says White Man
Tried fa Enter Home &

GreenviHe, March IN. D.
Hoard, young white man about e5
years of age, is in a critical scoDdi,
ton in the. city hospital ASA re-
suit OF a bullet wound alleged to
have been inflicted by Lucille Tins
ley, a. pegress,s IS years old at
her home about 1 O'Clock today.
The woman, who is in the county
Jail awaiting the. outcome of tho
mans injuries, declares that the
white man approached her on ser
eral occasions and that today III
company with another man, he at.
tempted TO force his way into, her
home and that after warning bim,
she fred once.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
ENTIRE NAVY
MAY Be Sent
TO PACIFIC

Washington, March 22.-Radi-
cal reductions in the navy discuss
ed by house appropriations conf
rnitree members may result in ma
val abandonment of Atlantic wa
ters and concentration of the feet
in the Pacific. some officials believe.
The navy department has made
no plans, 50 far as known. as to
steps to be taken should congress
order a reduction Of enlisted per-
sonnet to $1,000, as understood to
be the plan Of the house appro-
priationS subcommittee. Careful
studies have been made. however.
Of the number Of major craft it
would be possible 20 keep in COM
mission even with reduced compile
men;S Of that bassi.
These studies are said to have
shown that not more than twelve
battleships. or two-thirGs of the
naval limitation treaty strength Of
the fleet could be operated and pro-
vided with the destroyers and other
auxiliary craft necessary for work
ing out fleet problems and keeping
the navy afloat in trim for war. The
belief Of some officers that consoli-
dation Of the floating navy into q
single fleet in the Pacific would re-
suit from SO radical q cut in size
arises from their conviction that
it would be impossible to give nee
eSsary war .traininGf otherwise.
Should the fleet remain divided into
six battleship organizations, it was
said its fighting efficiency could not
be maintained. :!
There is every reason to expect,
these officers believe, that il the
navy is reduced to q one-feet basis,
that fleet would be stationed in the
Pacific, because American overseas
interests lie very largely in those
waters. It was sufficiently indi-
Gated, i. was added, by the calling
of'the recent Washington naval and
Far Eastern conferences, to make
it obvious that it is the policy Of
the government to keep a substan-
tial naval force in Pacific waters.
What the effect Of a transfer of
the. whole navy afloat to the Pacific
might have on the Atlantic shore
esta biishment was not as clearly IN
tlieated, it was said, although it was
apparent that it would not be nee
essary to maintain ali of the six At
lantic coast navy yards and other
bases and stations designed only to
serve the feet. From a strategic
point Of view, many naval officials
regard the Norfolk naval base as
the only one essential even With
the fleet in the Pacific.
It would be retained, it was said,
no matter what was done with the
navy afioat. rs II would be needed
to care for the ships should any
emergency recall them to the At
lantic. The fate OF other yards or
stations would be largely matter
for congress to decide on economic
grounds. it was added. as il seemed
probable the navy itself would lose
interest in them It its activities
were centered around combined
fleet in the Pacific.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25
Belgians Seeking Mexican Trade

Mexico City. March 6 CORES
pondence Associated Press)-Four
representatives of Belgian manu-
facturers are touring Mexico to
arrange for exchanges Of Mexican
raw materials for Belgian finished
products. Professor Rouma Of
Brussels heads the party and is
accompanied by Marcel Jottard,
representing iron and steel manu-
facturers; Engineer Leduc who
represents metal goods manufac-
turers and Felix Guillon represent
ing textile factories.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

The SUBDIVISION of the expert
Quoted Will be in charge Of Mr. y.
G.. Fishburnc. manager Of the
Sumter branch Of the Southern
Cotton Oil company. According to
the present plans. eight farms
nearby Sumter arc to be chosen on
which to conduct t,:e experiments.
Each farmer operating these par
ticular farms is to have accurately
laid of two adjacent five aclt
plots OF land planted in cotton. The
Southern Cotton Ooil company is
10 furnish the one mule duStiDS
machine and the calcium arScnate
necessary for the dustinS of each
one Of the designated five acre
plots. The farmer is to follow the
dusting directions and furnish the
mule and the labor for the dust
ing operations. The farmer may
use any other method OF lighting
the Wecvil that he may wish. 9th
er than the poisoning, on the other
five acre plot The real test Of the
efficiency Ot the application OF the
calcium arScnate win be conclu-
sivcly demonstrated at the end OF
the cotton season by the final count
of the number OF bales produced
from the total 1or,y acres that
have received the poisoning treat
ment as compared by the Weld OBJ
tanned from the other forty acres
rot having been busted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Romance: Gle married the rich
girl and the Sossips lived happllS
ever afterWard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

A financial wizard is nothing
remarkable. He simply offers
something for nothing and lets
nature take its course.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

One reason why husbands don't
stay at home more is because the
house seems so empty with the
wife gone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

When nature makes an artistic
temperament. she should take the
precaution of leaving off the trig-
ger finger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

One way to improve the silent
drama would be to silence the me-
chanical devices used 10 provide
music for the show.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Why blame Morse? When you
turn - cat in a room where there's
. fish why blame the cat?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

The suckers may be born at the
rate of one q minute, bat they are
shorn in gross lots.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

IL changing clothes wasn't ncccs-
sary some people would forget
where they live.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Work diligently and be honorable.
and when you are dead the world
will ask: How much dld nc
Ieave?'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Getting rich quick would be rath-
or pleasant if pcnitentiary life
wasn't SO darned contining.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

The roll of vanlp victims indl-
Gates that tie age Of indlscrctlon
is ANYTHING above sixty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Il, mus take. lot Of practice 10
enable the naotornian 70 start the
car jus; in time TO deposit The fat
lady in your lap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Tobacco Governor Oustcd -
Mexican headline. Made II ho
for him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Mrs. NexiGoor: Your daughter IS
different from most girls. Sll> IS
so Swcetly unsophisticated.
Mrs. S;mo Pure: She's all OF
that. Why. che thinks a r. V. ID.
is u university deSree.-Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

When it's six blocks to the drug
st gets exercise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

PRETTY Niece (blushins): ".tuntic.
what would YOU do if you learned
that Il Young man was secretly in
curing about Your ability as a
cook %
Wise tunt: II should immedi-
at.ly make secret inquiries AZ 10 his
ability TO provide things to cook.
my dear. .-Boston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Twas ever thus. The Lord
planted a garden in Eden. and 1t
wasn't long before &danf 'roticea
a chicken on the premises: -;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Let's see. how was it they eS-
nlained business depression before
the word psychological was IN
vented?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

How trivial world problems seem
when we reflect that soon we shall
hear the crack OF the bat against
a fast one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

you were carrying an advertise
nlcnt for n four piece parlor set
| notice YOU have changed it to
read 'five-piccc set How is that ~
"Why. my little boy broke Il leg
Off from orc OF the chairs. Retail
Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Many a house lacks paint be-
cause daughter and the auto don't.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

The latest Hollywood crime i
the way they put out comedies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

.Diners take the place of strlil-
ing walters It's moth
ing new. Diners arc Injured 10
waiting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Wouldn't it be awwful if married
liie was as bad as they say il is:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Advocates of the one-wife the
orv will bo glad to learn that mat
rimony is no longer a harenl-
scarem business in Turkey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

France says she Will pay us when
she can. This ism, soon enough.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

What can we do to improve the
morals in this place" asked one
summer of another.
well we might make them take
out these baby-grand pianos and
put in upright ones. Til" Etudc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Brokea promises are hard te
mend.
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To-day''s Best Jokes
and Stories

Apparently there. is. still enough
moisture to sprout Wild oats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

W. NTED-To buy pair OF mules.
not over seven Years old and
weighing about Loo pounds.
Parties offering mules must have
Them in city lot in rear OF Opera
House Saturday. April $th at
u o'clock :. O'Qulnn. city
Manager
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Note to brides: The husband $
love soon grows cold il he Is kept
in hot Water
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

There seems to be a close affinity
between a peal OF laughter and a
banana peel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

f,Xcrcisin. makes one get along
discretion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

Even those farmers" who have
no acquaintance with real dirt VIII
have before they get through with
politics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-25

A cynic is one who supposes that
many crazy people escape tocklnS
mn because they are IN the major
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=
Cape Codders are proverbial for
their calm demeanor and econon1I-
cal language under all eircum-
stances.
Hi Brown. a fisherman, was out
in his dory visiting his lobster pots.
when a sailbodt filled with summer
residents capsizcd. He rowed up
TO the craft and. addressing its late
occupants. who were clinsinS to the
keel shriekins for aid. indicated his
boat Hospitality and asked:
"Mornin. everybody. Hadn't ye
better get in ?''-Harper's
Hugill: "IIavc you any board
money
slickum: Nav. It's paper. =
It'd Bits.
Say. how about that fifty you
owe me-
"l3y golly. YOU know almost for
got that. and I haven't the money
or a check with me. III make a
note of it though
'Fine. Make it for 80 days at
s per cent. .-London Nail.
Ore night Sandy told his sweet
heart that he "liket" her 'awfu
wcel." She simply responded liz
to-"
The next day Sandy asked his
father what ditto means.
"Dae yc sac that cabbage
Sandy
Yes
"And dae ye sac that ither anc
that it's just the samc'?"
"Ycs.
"Wccl. that's ditto.
I'll rc'er marry Il girl that calls
me a cabbage head. said Sandy.
And he n't.-CODlElcntS.
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Too much res, is causing unrest.