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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
SUBSIDY
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OWNERS
Pres. Harding Said to
Favor Taxing Peo-
pie to Provide Prof
its For Capitalists

Washington. April 4.--Enactment
Of the administrations ship sub
Sidy bills without radical charge is
the hope OF President Harding ard
shipping board officials, Chairman
Lasker told members Of the senate
and mouse merchant r:ariac COM
mittccs at the opening session to-
day Of joint hearings on the meas
ure.
Declaring that the shipping
board stands fast" for the sener-
III principles embodied in the pro-
gram indorsed by the president,
Mr.. Lasker expressed the opinion
that any radical change in the
proposals might result in the de-
struction OF the whole
After he had read 4 lengthy
statement in which he contended
that government operation not
only had proved a costly failure"
but was driving private owners Off
the seas. the shipping board head
became the target Tor rapid fire
oil questions. most OF them from
Democratic members OF the house
committee Frequent verbal clash
es between Mr. Lasker and Repre-.
sentative Hardy of Texas, ranking
Democrat Of the house committee
marked the ss-examination.
Quizzcd by Representative Briggs
(DemocraO OF Texas. a. 10 the
boards experience with ship op-
erations. Mr. LaSker said he had i
suspicion tha a few operators
have purposely abused their op-
Grafton privileges" 70 prove gov
ernment operation Il failure. The
chairman added that he would not
make any specific charges on this
point.
During the cross-eXamination
Mr.. Lasker praised the seaman's
act and complimented the admin
iStration OF shipping board affairs
by Rear Admiral William S. Ben
son. while chairman of the board
Mr.. l.asker said he was not in ia
vor of a material change in the
sranans act, which, he said, WAS
*one Of the most misrepresented
oieccs of legislation on the statute
books
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08

MEN TO HOLD
CONFERENCE
Of Seventh
District Meet in Co.
lunbia Friday t O
Dis c u S S Business
Matters

Columbia. April 4.-There will
be Il conference Of newspaper men
and employing printers. for the
Seventh congressional district. next
Friday afternoon at four o'clock.
The conference intends to discuss
nothing but business matters. At
the same time. the conference IS
being held at 1920 Senate street.
the executive committee of the
Soutl Carolina Press Association
will meet to consider the plans for
the next annual meeting.
The congressional district confer
cnces that are being planned arc
for the discussion Of business mat
ters. One Of the delegates. who
is coming TO the conference in Co
lumbia this Friday, has outlined
some Of the matters on which ht
thinks the conference will have
discussions, something like this:
The cost OF advertising, sub
scriptions and job work.
What is the fair price per inch
for advertising? For subscriptions?
For difreren; classes Of job work ?
should we establish 4 state
credit bureau?
Should we issue q state price
list for advertising and job work :
Should we buy comparatively?
Would il be practicable to en-
ploy an advertising expert to de-
velop advertising in the state: To
buy supplies in bulk. etc.
How often should district meet
ingS be hcld?"
Iii other words. printers and
publishers must understand each
other better if they are soinS to
make Il decent living. For, IN
stance. a good man in Il neiShhor-
ing town prints certain classes o.
worK at q loss because be docSn
know the cost. If | undertake to
point out to him the losses he
thinks have 4 selfish motive. W {
don't want the work az n loss: VIC
don't handle it that way; it is bet
ter TO close down your plant. Now
my idea of these meetings Is TO get
the printers and publishers to un'
dcrstand and trust each more.
These are only III" views OF one
or the delegates. The central idea
is to get together and discuss mat
ters rs do other business mon.
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with the summons, and no order or
determination of the commission
reducing any rate, fare. charge or
toll shall be enforced during the
pendcncy of such action II IN"
telephone company affected shall
execute and file with the CLERK OF
court Il bond or undertaking in sue il
sum as the court may prescribe. 20
be approved hy the court, condi-
toned 10 secure the refund - Gus
toners. patrons or SubSc.:"cfS OF
any sums that may be coIicc,2d IN
excess of the rates, fare. char = -
tolls that shall be finally aGJudScd
lawful and valid. Any party to any
such action in the court OF common
pleas shall have the right Ia appeal
20 the supreme court in accordance
with the existing l;,w and pr"cr-
durc: Provided the railroad com :
mission is hereby required 10 pub
lisll. pronulgatc ami. and on re-
quest. furnish The schedule OF
rates existing aud effective .Ianu-
AIRY /, 1921. And provided. further.
the railroad commission may, on
application. after investigation and
10 the manner now provided by
l:.w. alter. modify. raise OF reduce
the rates in effect January !. ~
Provided. further. the rates IN Ct
feet January |. 1921. shall be held
and construed 10 include the lrlc-
phone exchange radius existing on
said date and the said radius Is
hereby restored.
Sec. > All acts OF parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed and this act shall b" ci-
fective Immediately upon approval
hv tho qoVerD0ro
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PROFIT IN
COOPERATIVE
MARKETING
Texas Farmer Tells
South Carolinians
What the Associa-
ton Has Done For
Texas NJ e m b e Z S
This Year

Columbia. April 4-"Co-opera-
tive marketing appears to me TO be
the cotton growers only hope.
declared ]. D. Coshlan. of Ennis,
Texas. in a speech at Mullins this
morning. Mr.. Coghlar, WHO is q
dirt farmer is in South Carolina at
the request Of the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative As
sociation to tell OF the workings
Of cooperative marketing IN Tex
rs. He declared today that already
that state had seen the wonderful!
results coming from it and he de-
clared that if every state was or
canized there was n chance for the
farmer to get fair profit for his
staple. Mr. Coghlan declared that
the farmers in Texas, who are
members OF the association, have
received an average OF three cents
a pound more for their cotton than
the farmers who are not members
have received Fom' all over South
Carolina come reports Of heavy
sign-ups during the past three days.
Many of the leading farmers have
signed within the past q hours.
Announcement was made last night
that John T. Mackey, Of Camden.
one Of the best known farmers of
the state and also a prominent
banker had signed the contract.
Probably the greatest squirt made
by any county during the past
week is Orangeburs. One OF the
last counties in the state to launch
its campaign, the movement has
gained impetus in that county dur
ing the past Week and the leaders
now expect a sign-up Of approNi-
mately So, 600 bales in il.
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4 VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE
FOR PREMIER
House of Commons
Su S t ain s Govern
nlent p o / i cy. b y
Great Majority

London, April 5 9By the ksso-
s.iated Press. }-Tile house Of COM
mons tonigh. after an exciting de-
bate adopted by the substantial
majority OF 27S Premier Lloyd
Georges resolution calling for
cenfdence IN the governments pol
les on the coming economic confer
enee at Genoa The vote was s72
Z ro 81.
Prior to this the house by Il vote
! to 81 rejected an amendment
proposed by s0hn Robert clsnes,
Laborite. which. while approving
an International economic and I'm
a.neial conference. declared that
the soverfnaeTN was not compe-
tent to represent the country at
sdch asconfereRce and did not have
the confidence OF the Country.
This result is regarded as eX-
eeedingiy satisfactory forthe prime
minister as the combined Labor
ties and independent Liberals num-
her about 100 and the "stie hard"
about so. all OF whom might have
been expected to oppose the pre-
1nier's resolution.
The prime minister's speech in
yiting parliament to vote confidence
in the governments Genoa policy
war. noteworthy inasmuch as it
touched only lightly upon the po-
liticai crisis at home ana, because
It indorsed the French policy to-
ward Russia, although AIR. Lloyd
George hiu1srsf displayed much
sympathy foa an entirely coacilia-.
tory attitude toward Russia and
further. in that it sought accom-
n1odatien with the soviet govern
nnent. lest by waiting it might
eventually be Necessary to dcal
with a still more ilvecoaeilable or
Iniiitarisfic regime. which might
ernbroil the whole Of Europe.
NThile emp asizing that nothing
could be gained by waiting for the
overthrow of the Soviet adninistra-
tion the prime minister accepted
the French Standpoint demanding
guarantees with respect TO Rus
sia.s debts and obligations and stip-
ulatfng period of pssRaaon Of
six months or q scar, but less if
Russia gave the necessary guar
antees, before full recognition was
accorded. The premier indicated
his belief IN the insineea'ity Of the
conversion OF Nikolai Lenine and
the Soviet TO diluted form of'c COM
naunism. Perhaps the most inter-
esting Of Mr.. Lloyd Georges pro-
posals was that exchange should
be stabilized at some maintain
able rate. but no details were given
as 10 how he proposed to. effect tbs
except that it might be attained by
some form of international coop
eration and pressure.
The debate which followed the
prem;er's speech was rather tame.
1t was early realized that there
would be no breakaSay Of the
Cnionists which waup cadanger
the confidence resolution. hence in-
terest dwindled until division was
y taken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
ENGLAND CALLS
TO THE ALLIES

London. april 5.-The British
government has addressed q note
80 the allies declaring that owing
TO the fact that England has to
pay interest on debts to the United
States she receives right to cali
upon the allies in turn to pas in
terest on their war dehts to Great
Britain. 1t is pointed out that
Great Eritai.- is now f(rily pre-
pared to py the interest due
: rnaf.ica
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way. the remedies will not prevent
you. /! YOU persist in buying
them. do not blame some one else
Tor causing You 10 spend Your mon-
ry and time experimenting. II
amy ni these remedies We're success
tui in the past there would he a
county agents recommending them
am sure ii anything in the way
OF producing crops were develop
ed in Sumter county. | would make
Il report 10 Washington and every
other county agent that is trying TO
help produce similar crops would
get that information.
j. Frank Williams,
County Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
MURDER NEAR
GREENVILLE

Grrenville. April John Hem
brrc. II young white m about
25 Years OF age. was shot and
killed late last night on the Bun
comb road about - miles from
Grecnvillc. according to informa-
tion reaching the city early this
morning Following an inveStiga-
ton and the finding OF the body.
officers arrested Claude McCuep, ::
Young man OF the Poe mill section,
charged with the murder OF Hem
hrcr and Palmer liartin Of near
C;recnviiie. rs an accessory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
PIGS ALSO NEED
VITAMINES
Fifty Million Dollar Loss This
Spring From the Cause

birmingham, Ala, April .
Pigs valued at over fifty million dol
lars died this spring as the result
of disease resulting from INSULT
cient vitamines in their food. ac-
cording 10 j. s. Hughes and ii. l..
Winchester. Of the Kansas aSricul-
turai college in a report pre-
sented 10 the biological section OF
the American Chemical Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
SICK OF REPUB-
LICAN MISRULE
Municipal Elections in Mis-
souri, and Connecticut Won
by Democrats

Kansas City, Mo-, Apri, 5.-Franil
II. Cromwell. Democrat and the
rest of his ticket We're swept into
Office in the municipal elections.
Jefferson Guy Democrats elected
four of five candidates for alder
man. Returns from st. Joseph in
dicate the election OF a Republican,
mayor and the rest Of the ticket
with TWO exceptions Democrats
,lected mayors at Macon. Butler,
Fulton Carthage and Sedalia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08

Tallahassee, Fla, April a
charter has been granted fir op-
Grafton in this state of : propos-
ed railroad between Muscle Shoals,
Ala. and Pensacola, Fla. The en--
terprise incorporated under the
name Of the Muscle Shoals. Biz
.ningham & Pensacola Railway
company is capitalized a. $500
600 and under the articles OF its
incorporation in this state its max
imum Indebtedness must not ex-
ceed e5,000,000.
The application fer charter
sets forth that the company plans
to lay in addition TO the main line
between the Two terminals,
branches between Pensacola and
the naval air reservation and he
tween Gateswood Junction and
Gateswood in Colby county Ala
bama.
John 7. Steele of Buffalo, \. Y,
is given as president and treasurer
Of the road: Roscoe c. Mandevilie,
El,nira, y. Y. vice president, and
Roscoe =. Grecnaway, treasurer
The board of directors inciudes
McSsrs. Steele and Mandeville aud
Harold p. Thorn of New York..
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Plans For Gettys-
burg Reunion

Gettysburg. Penn. April - civil
var veterans have started 4 move
lllcnf foi. the celebration of the
siXtirth anniversary OF the battle OF
Gettysburg with another great re-
union here in July next year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
Earthquakes
in Siberia

Belgrade. Apil 5.--Intermittent
earthquake shocks are continuing
ia northern Serbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-08
COLUMBIA
BANKS SUED
p. S. Hodges of Columbia
Claims $4,000 Damages

Columbia. April ). All the
banks of Columbia are defendants
in a suit for $50,ooo brought by
p. \. Hodges. uf Columbia, alleg-
ing breach Of contract. The plea
OF the plaintiff is that the Collnn-
hia Clearing House failed to give
him financial aid. as they had
agreed To do Involving the ac-
ceptanee OF collateral. which the
banks claim had dcclinc! in value.
The case will probably end today.
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TO
SIDE TRACK
FORD BID
Republican Senators
Have Become Con
verts to Idea Of Gov
ernnent Ownership
Of Muscle Shoals

Washington, April 4.-Senate as.!
riculturc committee members wea9ss
called upon today by Chairnla9s
Norris to vote tomorrow on a mo-
ton 70 amend the army appropriaeS;
ton bill when it is acted upon ny
the senate in a way that will pro
vide funds for army engineers TO
resume work on the Wilson 5lanl
at Muscle Shoals, Ala, this sss.lf:--
mer. Senator Harreld lRepuilf-
can) of Oklahoma moved in the
committee meetings today 10 pro-
vide $7,300,000 to finance work for
one year beginning July /, bg
amending the army bill.
The committee also decided to be-
gin hearings Monday on the pro-
posals Of Henry Ford, the Ala
bama Power company. Frederick
f. E,ngstrum and Charles L.@Par-
son for Muscle Shoals develonment.
It was apparent from stateInen1s
of Senator Norris and other com
nlitteemen that the existing ses-
sion OF congress would be unable
at least so far as the senate was
concerned TO act on any OF the pri-'
vate offers pending before the ag-
riculture and house military COM
mittees for decision and reference
to their respective legislative bodies
for final acceptance or rejection.
Chairman Kahn Of the house
committee requested. the members
OF that body otday 70 begin indi-,
yidually by careful analysis OF the
four proposals before they under
took TO act. on them after the
hearings next Afnoday. Mr.. Kahn
said the committee may summon
Henry Ford personally and the pro
ponents of the other bids before q
final decision was reached respect
ing its decision between the offers
and presentation to the house.
Each of the, bidders" Mr..
Kahn added, will be given an OPP
portunity to appear in person and
give the committee his last word
before 4 decision is reached as to
the respective. merits Of the pro-
posals and their makers.
Senator Norris told the. agricpl-
tural members today that he ex-
pected to present bill Tor theif
consideration in connection With
the offers already made. The sem
ator said he proposed to have the
government complete the Muscle
Shoals properties and operate them
d er government o ned n d
.nntnolln,i anr1nnraf ION
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Lawrence. Mass. April 5.-The
lower Pacific NH affected by the
textile strike was the special object
of mass picketing at the opening
hour today.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09
PREPARATION IS NEARLY COMPLETED Many Germans However, Are
 Staying in Russia

Riga, Latpia, May a.-Repatriation Of the hundreds of thousands of of ficers and soldiers captured by the Russians during the world war has nearly been completed. Thousands of Germans, Austrians, Hunga rians and soldiers of various other nationalites whom the Russians took prisoner have married and decided to remain indefinitely in the Soviet country.
 Among a detachment of former Hungarian officers passing through Riga recently enroute home was Count Valentine szechenyi whose cousin married Miss Gladys Wander bift, Of New York, the Count being accompanied by his wife, young Russian woman, Princess Mary Gal itzin
 The story of the marriage of the count and the Princess, which took place year ago. was published in America at that time. The Count was permitted to leave a Soviet prison, under guard, long enough for the wedding ceremony. Immediately aft erUard he was returned to Andron- yevsky prison near Moscow. where there was d wedding breakfast Of black bread, tea and coffee made of toasted grain, substitute used ex- tensively in Germany and other coun- tries cut off from the outside world during the war.
 The Count, and Countess, trayelila under auspices of the International Red Cross with 300 other prisoners of war were taken from Riga to Buda- pest. Later they planned to go to Constantinople possibly to make their home.
 Count Szechenyi and the other Hus- garians many of whom were officers taken prisoner in 1915, were eN- changed by the Soyiets for an equal number of Communists who had been in iaif in Hungary.
 The Count4learned to speak perfect Russian laring his seven years inn prisonmeU. and before his disc harge had become q first class electrician, having charge Of the prison lighting system. Countess Szechenyi speaks splendid English, learned as child, and plans soon to visit America.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09
HORSE WORTH MORE
 THAN HUMAN BEING
Without Livestock in Russia No
 Crops Can Be Raised

samara Russia, May tTho Assa- ciated rrossl-There is ample liye stock in Samara province to work the fields and harvest the crop Of la22 despite the fact that ii suffered most severely from the famine. The rug eed. shaggy. little horses, great grooming camels and slow moving oxen of the famine regions have with stood the winters hunger as well or even better than the sturdy peasants.
 In isolated spots totally lacking in food the livestock as well as the pto- ple has suffered tremendous mortality. Thousands of draft animals have fal- len dead in the road while hauling precious food over the snows to the Villages Others have been slaughter ei Tor food but by far the great pfo- portion have gone through the winter and now, with green pasture only a month or so off. are in fair shape for work
 NJ Ryazonoh, commissar for AGri- culture of Samara province. says there are still more than 900. .on0 head cf workable live stock left or 90 per cent of those available in 1921
 Peasants who have seen members of their own families and neghhors die of hunger have saved their camels, horses and oxen. Except in Villages where starvation knew no bounds, they have not killed their beasts. even when they knew that a few pounds of horse flesh might mean q weeks life to themselves.
 Horses Very Precious.
 Horses were more precious than humans. Without livestock no food could be brought from the railways and the seed for next years crop would lie useless in the box cars far from the fields.
 Ragweed and other vegetation or dinkrly considered of no food value. have been used for forage. The anil mals have been able to do only about half the work that we'll fed beast would do. Most of them, particularly the camels present woebegone ap- pearance. These dromedaries groan continuously as they lumber along the snow roads at q rate of three to four miles an hour, protesting over every bump or snow drift in the road.
 Nevertheless, they drag loads of more than ton 15 to 20 miles a day. The horses pull at least half of this load.
 Even with the scarcity and dear ness Of forage the peasants whom the correspondent encountered were not selling their live stock cheapy Be- fore the revolution, a good big v>.rk camel in Samara province conld be bought for 4h to 30 rubles. This rep resented s20 to s25. The 30,oo0, ,ooo to 50.o0ooo0 rubles now asked for camels in this district represents only about half that amoi >shen figured in gol&, but comparea with prices aske.. for other commodities livestock is still held at a high figure
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

grade of advancement under the sys- tenn, and each group will be assigned to one Of the eight eellhouses. the second Of which will he completed and in use within few days, Prison CTS will move from eellhouse to ccli- house with their advancement in grade,
 The plan provides that prisoners may pass through the following stages; confinement under strict pris- on discipline; increasing opportunity
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

to merit more confidence On Ire par, of prison authorities position ot trls: within prison walls; llfos in eo,IccA outside the prison hut under the mi- per,ision of rriuon authorities. pa- role, freedom.
 Tho system k an outgrOwth Of psychological ntudy 0f convicts which was conducted by Superintendent Whitman. tho late Warden Everett ]. Murphy, and Il staff of experts dur ing the last twenty years.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

bad have prohibited gatherings of more than 10 men because the strikers were holding mass meetings and intlmidnting the employees who wanted tn work,
 More than half the Calcutta subur- ban trains, which usually carried about Sn,00n passengers each way daily have been discontinued owing lo the strike,
 association has called for a confer
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

Niets and no more. 4 progressive scale Of privileges and freedom within q prison makes men," according to John l., Whitman, superintendent of Illinois prisons, under whose super Aifion the new state penitentiary al siatesYille, near here, is being eon- atrncted, The architecture of the building Is designed to facilitate ap- plication Of the illinois idea" or progressive merit system, Prisoners will be grouped according to their
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09
TREAsI'REK TO KING

London. May 9,--In order to effect economies to the extent of fl0,an0 n year in the royal household, R, l., Harwood. has been appointed deputy treasurer to tho King,
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09

enee of railway delegates 10 be held at Anasol to discuss terms Of settle ment which have been offered by th, East Indian railway.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09
DISORDERS IN INDIA
Some Troubles Occur From Strike of EmplOyes of East indian Railway Company.

Calcutta. May a.--somc disorders have resulted from the strike of em- ployes of the East Indian railway which began February 22 in conse- ouenee of disagreement over wages. The strikers al Anasol burned the temporary quarters occupied by the workers there and this started a fra cas between the workers and the strikers. two of whom were injured. Magistrates xt AlIahAbad anu Dnau-
New Britain herald., 1922-05-09
PRISON REFORM

Iron Hand and Bars Makes Gon,icts and Nothing More, Declares Illinois Penitentiars Director,
 Joliet. ni.. May a,--An iron hand and mere confinement make con.