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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
THE STATE FAIR
Record Breaking Crowds Ex
pected to Attend This Year

Columbia, Oct. 2.-N1tn the
opening date OF. the. State Fair just
a few weeks away, unusual interest
is being displayed in the big show.
Every department gives promise Of
being crowded with magnificent
exhibits and displays. "A live stock
show extraordinary will be present.
ed with the finest types of pure
bred stock on exhibition. Entries
have already been received from
twelve different states and the
State Fair this year will assume
the proportions ola national expo
sition. The new buildings are now
practically complete and with the
adornment of flowers and shrub
berry to the park grounds proper.
the State Fair will. present a most
pleasing and inviting appearance.
One Improvement that will be ap-
preciated by all visitors is the wide
permanent walkways leading to the
exhibit buildings and various points
of interest.
While education is the para
mount issue of the. State Fair, the
management believes that good
wholesome amusement features
should be provided and this year
has arranged "A most elaborate
program of entertainment. Running
and harness races will be featured
the first five days. while on the
closing date. Saturday. October IS.
professional auto races will be
staged. A unique entertainment
feature daily will be the presenta-
ton of star acts of the circus
world. These include feats Of dar-
ing. skill. and comedy by the
worlds best known performers.
Auto polo. the fastest and most
exciting sport known. will be play
ed each day and night. Band CON
certs are programmed daily. Johnny
j. Jones with his nly-riads of tent
ed shows and riding devices. will
be found On the JOY Plaza. As Il
SrOWAlnS feature, StupenQouS diS-
play of magnificent fireworks viii
be presented each night. Such a
nightly program Of entertainments
has never before been shown in
South Carolina.
In addition to the above. three
football games are scheduled for
the fair grounds. Greenville vs..
Columbia High Will battle on
School Day. Tuesday. October ~.
On October 26 occurs the one b..
game. of the season. Clemson ys.
Caroline.
The State Fair opens Monday,
october %, and continues through
out the entire week Every days
program is crowded Uilh intcrc =
ing events.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
a SOLDERING Thought:

Almost it takes ones breath TO
consider what a boon it would be to
+ the people of this country, if by
common consent, all drivers Of au-
ionobiles would give practical sup
port to the Careful Crossing Cam
paign.
Hardly a day passes without our
hearing about the inaugurats2n OF
propaganda to remedy thiss that.
or. the other i'll that is supposed to
be a menace to public health,
comfort, or morals. Every new
wrinkle of this sort has its spon-
sors and adherents by scores and
hundreds.
The grade crossing horror, like
the poor, is always with. US, but
the two glaring faults of thought
lessnesses and recklessness, which
are the contributing causes of
these catastrophes, are not. meet
ing with 1.-The general public con-
|demnation that would surely eiim-
mate them. =,
TO be sure, we have, at the pres
ent time, a nationwide campaign
for careful driving at railroad
crossings. Safety bureaus of rail-
roads. chambers of commerce. sup
ported by numerous other agen-
cies. of a ssemi-public nature, are
a listed in the good work. but there
rs still lacking the support of that
greatest force. the power OF publ,
! opinion.
And so unfortunately the less of
life and the manning of limbs. due
almost wholly to forgetfulness of
danger. continues almost unchcek-
ed.
It's. a sobering thought that the
remedy is-so simple as to be quite
overlooked. A man of our ac-
auaintanee who has spent many
hours observing the methods OF
motor car drivers at grade cross
ings. declares that he has noticed
an apathetic disregard of rudimen-
tary safety precautions.
Hosts of drivers, approach rail
read crossings with no apparent
thought Of possible danger. This
is not due to ignorance. but for
getfulness:: another remedy Of what
Franklin said, that More mischief
is caused by lack of care than by
lack of knowledge"
Public opinion is against chance
taking at crossings, what we need
now. is a crying one. is for the
people of the nation to speak III
terms of strongest condemnation of
every act of earelessness that con-
tributes to the already over bur
dened list Of crossing fatalities.
Your. voice is an integral part Of
the voice Of the people: 50 why
not speak right right out in no
uncertain words and join in pro-
test which shall be so universal
as to preve irresistible?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
Blind Women's Club Holds
Weekly Meeting

indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 81
Forty-seven sight1ess women COM
prise the. Monday section of the In
dianapoiis Woman's Department
club. Organized two years ago
for the express purpose Of bring
ing the sightless women together
for, their own entertainment, the
scope of this section of the club has
breadened until it is recognized
as one of the foremost progressive
branches. The. blind wonlen's
branch. is assisted by g.: number
Of committees, wrich. gave assist
ance in caring for correspondence
and in. giving readings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
And Echo Answers swheres'

When Sir Travers went to !
regatta off Newport one summer.
s..lu promptly observed that most
of the yachts in the big squadron
belonged to Wall Street brokers,
he seemed to fall into a reverze.
from which he emerged to put the
disconcerting query. "I s-s-say.
where are the c-c-eustomers'
yachts ?"-Boston Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
All Congestion Has Been Cleared r. j

All Congestion Has Been Cleared.
Just how big a job the Southern
Railway System performed in
clearing its line of all congestion
and returning to normal freight
and passenger service in: twelve
days after the settlement of the
strike of its shop craft employees
is shown in a statement issued by
Fl. w. Miller. vice president in
charge of operation.
THE Southern Railway System
had an. accumulation Of fourteen
thousand one hundred and twenty
six loaded cars not moving cur
rently on September 18th when
the strike of the shopmen was set
tied
Said Mr. Miller. some of these
We're (frozen in yards and others.
were set off on side tracks out on
the line. We had rigid embargoes
outstanding and a number of pas
senger trains had also been dis
continued as an emergency meas
ure. On October 1. the entire ac-
cumulation had been moved, and
all yards and terminals were func-
tioning normally. All embargoes
for which the Southern was respon-
sible had been lifted aud all pass
senger trains had been restored.
The Southern is today in a normal
condition and ready to handle All
traffic offered by shippers Of con-
ncctions for al destinations sub
jcct only to outstanding embargoes
cf connecting 1fnes.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
NAVY DAY AT
STATE FAIR
Senator Smith and Hon. A. F.
Lever on Program For
Addresses

:. Columbia. Oct. 3.-Friday, DC
tober 27, has been designated rs
officials of the State Fair, as Nav,
Day.. and its chief. interest will he
harbor of Charleston and its de.
Yelopment, with also, some atten-
ton to the, navy yard situation
There. On this day addresses will be
delivered by United States Senator
E. D. Smith and Former Con-
gresham Asbury F. Lever. now
president of "a land bank in Co
lumbia.
The suggestion that, one day of
Fair week. he set aside. as Navy
Day was made by .Nath. B. Barn.
well, Of, Charleston, and due to the
crisis in connection with the navy
yard. due to: :tfe. recent Roosevelt
abandonment order, every cooper
alton will be offered by the state
fair, executives. Z. :
Mayors of cities and towns OF
the. state. have been invited to is
sue, proclaznations looking to- a SUP.
port ofsthe activities OF the port o.
Charleston. Mr.. garnweu has
been asked by the Fair officials tc
work out. "a special program foI
Navy Day. OF Charleston Day. The
| main idea viii be, to exploit to the
world the advantages Of Charleston
asa portland naval point. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
Who Should Go to College?
New York Globea.

George Moore, the Irish novelist
and the master of a delightful Eng
lish style, voices the conservative
dislike of universal education in an
article published by the current
Atlantic Monthly. The beguilins
writer turns his irony against II. "A.
L. Fisher. the British minister of
education, because universal school
ing has been preached by this. Of
fetal. Mr.. Moore wonders who will
do, the drudgeryx of the world if
every boy and girl is TO be given a
higher education.
The question is real, but the inn
pIications which the tory Irishman
offers are fundamentally false.
He suggests. although he is care
ful not to be too frank in his ,eX-
pressions that the children of the
privileged classes should be sent
to the schools and colleges, while
the offspring of the working class
es should be taught to be. drudges.
AT the opening session of Dart
mouth College yesterday President
Ernest NJ. Hopkins grappled with
the same problem. The Dartmouth
executive believes that college is
FOR the few rather than for all. But
in contrast to George Moore, he
would select candidates by demo-
cratic methods. Thus he said:
The opportunity for securing
an education by way of the college
course is definitely privilege and
rot at all universal right. a
working theory that will cooperate
to define the individuals to whom
in justice to the publci good the
privilege should be extended and
to specify those from whom it
should be withheld is essential
President Hopkins opposes vast
ing the time Of boys who are in.
capable of prohting by a sojourn in
the colleges, and at the same time
he would enable the colleges to do
better work by removing the lag
CARDS. Money should not. in his
judgment. be a test. Funds ought
to be provided publicly or private
ly so that those susceptible to
higher education may have its
benefits.
This is position which can be
defended both on the grounds Of
democracy and of educational. sci
ence- Because go many sons of the
rich are sent to college regardless
Of their qualifications, higher edu
cation in many places tends to as.
sumo the form OF a country club.
Obviously. this means the. frustra-
ton of Intellectual life. The solu-
ton will probably be found in the
rigorous maintenance Of standards
Of performance and in the develop
ment Of funds which will enable
the fit child of poor parents to OBJ
tain an education. Certainly pro-
gress does not lie in the direction
of making q club of a university
and thereby OF offering social rath-
er than Intellectual training to the
young. .z,.e-.. .......s5..s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
Logical.

Isabel. aged nine had Just been
told the story OF Daniel in the
lions den. Then mother asked:
And what do you think Daniel
did the very first thing after he
was saved from the lions2's
Without much hesitation, Isabel
replied: Why, he must have
telephoned home to his wife GO
tell her he was all right The
Northwestern Bell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
European Debt
Conference
Meeting to Be Held III, Brussels
to Consider Problem

Par1S, OCT. Sine opening OL
the conference for the discussion
sof the hesinter-aI1ied debts and the
German indemnity to be held in
Brussels has been tentatively Set for
December The preliminary
plans. provide for a strictly, Euro
pean meeting without Americas
presence.
Premier Poincare strongly fayers
a meeting of the. European nations
first. fer. there is growing feeling
on the part OF. the allied govern
ments that at least one European
conference On reparations and
debts Will have to be held before
the cooperation of the Unifel
States can be expected.
Despite the anxiety over the Near
East crisis, the allied powers. es-
peeially Belgium, are beginning To-
give considerable attention toe the
forthcoming meeting. Exchange
of views have already taken place
between the French and Belgian,
governments over the questions to
be discussed.
f. Premier Poincare,s present plan
rs to offer: to reduce the German
indemnity to a figure between 4Q
000, 600. 600 and. 80 % 00. .00e, 600 gold
marks. In return for the cancel
slation ofthe French debt to GEeat
Britain and the, surrendering By the.
latter power Of her share in repa-
Irations,, which amounts TO 20 per.
icent. - -,
One of the most important. fac
tors toward the success Of the Bus
sells conference issthougf1t to be The
mission to Washington OF SirsRob-
ert Horne, the British Chancellor
fof the excheauer. Al satisfactory
arrangement between the Isnited
States and Great Britain for the
consolidation ef the British debt
would insure the success ,of The
Brussels gathering is the view OF:
the allied observers. The outcome.
of Sir Roberts Washington visit Is
therefore awaited with the keenest.
interest gssssss
While the allies are said to real
ize that there is, no possibility Of
the cancellation of the British:
debt, any definite agreement for
funding It would place Great Brit
lain in aposition to seriously con
slider acceptance of the French pre-
/ mierss proposal. s,s; s. :ss.;.ss
The French government has
made no announcement Goncern-
ling any further debt missions to
/ Washington, although it has been
generally accepted that Jean
! Parmentier, who recently headed a
! French debt missian to An1erica,
land some other official would re-
turn to Washington this fall, with
"details which. the United States
1 funding commission requested. IT
! is not, Improbable that thesesde-
tails Will be withheld until after
|, the Brussels meeting, when France
hopes to beinSa more favorable po-
lsitioH To discuss. her debts to the
United States. - '.5s..S 3s;3sss 3.
Although America VIII net Be
discouraged from sending a rep
resentstive to Brussels Pom
icare and other allied officials are
believed to be. convinced that the
best way to engage the active inter
est of the United States in the Ques-;
ton Of inter-allied. debts is for the
i European nations to get together
sFsf =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Why do we permit Paris to die
tate our fashions?''
We wouldn't dare make the
kind of clothes we like to wear"
answered Miss Cayenne. $50 we
pay Paris q little extra for taking
the hlame. Washington Evening
Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
Better Late than Never.

A bricklayer of Bristol. over ses-
enty years of age, has Just retired
from his trade and started q mar
ket garden. Surely this Is rather
late in life To start sNock Pass
ing Show.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

After all these years of effort,
the porcupine is the only creature
Nature has developed with proper
equipment for a pedestrian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Of The Ownership, Management, Circulation.
ETC.. REQUIRED ~ the Act o. G6nursss Of

Of The 0wnershp, Management, Circulation.
Etc.. REQUIRED By the Act Of G6nursss of
August "a. 1919
OF the Watchman and Southern. pub
lished semi-weekly at Sumter, s. c.. for
SITE SITE Q OF SOUTH CAROLINA, $50
County Of Sumter. -: -: -. -.
Before ME, a notary public, In and Tor
the state and county aforesaid, personally
appeared n. G. Osteen, who, having been
duly sworn according to law. deposes and
says that he iss the General Manager Of
the, Watchman and Soutlron. and that fol-
lowing is, to the best Of his knowledge and
BELIEF, true statement OF the ownership
management land II daily paper, the clr-
for the date shown m the above caption,
required by the Act Of August "a, 1912, en-
bodied In section 44S, Postal laws and reg
ulations, printed on the reverse Of this form,
to wit
r. That the names and addresses Of the
publisher, editor, managing editor. and
business managers are:
Publisher. .oteen Publishing Co.. Sum
ter, g. c.
Editor, H.. G. Osteen. Sumter. s. C.
Managing Editor, n. G. 0steen, Sumter.
S. Z.
Business Manager, q. G. osteen, Sumter,
S. C. = .
q That the owners holding per cent
or more of the total amount OF stock are !:
0steen Publishing. Co. Inc, Sumter, S.. C..
c. p. 0steen. y: g. Qsteen, H. G. Osteen,
Noise, l. c. Strauss. Levi Bros. Abe Ryt-
tenberg;, G. "A. Lennon. Neiu O'Donnell,
Il. L. Scarborough, r.. I. Manning. Booth
Live Stock Co.. E. w. A. Bultman. all Of
Sumter. S. C.
IS. s. That the known bondholde.s. mortga-
yatf..
holding l per cent or more Of total amount
of bonds. mortgages. or other securities
are: Dodson Printers Supply Co.. Mer-
genthaler Linotype Co.
4. That the two paragraphs next above
giving the names Of the owners, stock
holders, and security holders, II any. con-
tain not only the list Ut stockholders and
security holders as they appear! upon the
books of the company but also, In cases
where the stakeholder or security holder
appears upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other flduciary relation
the name OF the person or corporation for
whom such trustee is acting. is given: also
that the said two. paragraphs contain
statements embracing aff1ant's full knowl-
edge and belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders and
security holders who do not appear upon
the books Of the company as trustees, hold
stock and securities in a capacity other
than that of bora fide owner: and this
af1ant has no reason to believe that any
other person. association. or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect In the
said stock. bonds. or other securities than
as SO stated by him
). That the average number OF copies
Of each issue Of this publication sold or
distributed. through the mails or other
wise. to paid subscribers during the six
months preceding the date shown above is
This information is required from
daily publications oniy.)
H. C. 0sTEEN,
Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
3rd day of October. 1922.
g. L. EDMuNDS.
tMy commission expires at the pleasure
of the Governor).
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

'"The man who has doae no evil
doesn't sympathze." says clergy
man. For that matter. he doesn't
exist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Besides walking easy, rubber
heels protect desk and table tops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

The returned nickel cigar reports
it has seen nothing of the absent
nickel bread.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

One man tells us he has so many
girls pictures they make up a
regular rouge gallery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Tho honeymoon ends when the
coal bill begins.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

81 wonder. why. Bill married
$50 as TO have someone to help
him live within his income; he
couldn't Go@ it alone. New York
Morning Te egraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

She tpetulantlyo: Jack you
make loye like an amateur"
He: THAT. where the art comes
in,-Bosten transcript:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Rose: He said he would kiss me
or die in the attempt. ...
Marie: Well? ..,..
Rose: He has no life insurance,
and I pitied his. poor old mother
The, Smart. Set.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

a man who had his purse stolen
in a crowd received this letter one
day: ..
Sir. steal you're mummy. Re
mauss is noring me, so send sum
of it back TO you. When it nors
again I will send sum more
Pearson's Weekly. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Henry Coz was troubled with
rheumatism in his left leg. He
asked a doctor what caused. rheu-
n1atism, and the doctor said, "0ld
age. Henry said: "Old age! My
right leg is as old and I haven't
any in it::'-Dallas Post. -. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07

Eph:, What am de difference
between a. old man, a young man,
an worm? ?''
Nose: Muffin. Chicken gets
'em all.''-The Staley News. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
GOOD. JOKES
AND STORIES
Picked from Here aud There

Joe: Sweets to the sweet ~
sephine: "Oh, thank you; may
I pass you the nuts Goblin.
stage Manager: m ..Ail ready, run
up the curtain
Stage Hand. Say, what do you
think I am, a squirrel ?''-Froth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
Passing the Buck.

Gty commission expires at the pleas
of the Governor).
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-21
Mems $3.50 Walk-Oyer Ok
fords, Our New Cd or
Stock, Pair y A'"S

IH- Iot uf br1gucs and ouurds D.
th, ia-t word De faii -hUc style NO
ugG auu pass up ihis oppgrtunit5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-21

PEANUT ntITtIt
tGe seller Hf sale mly lsg
tne SELLER Bt sale 1uig i5r
$3.50 -rfirr at ~ale oIF o5c
Ft1f-IN- $50 CII1fAerS
Z-e l'arkaaIa -aie rr.o,- ht Use
SYRUP
a-r ~ -Ib reuiet Hraud af e3c
s1c H-Ih feuics Hwni af 48e
tf-uH iU-lI. l'fu.ek urmf
ssc
-IeFEn WARE
1a ought io appeal td eFerF
bonneville au af oar regular
a5e "a gallon 5-lo-ta and eU
gallon -feuiatare uuHF gofr af
rr rHNuu Gee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-24
MONEY RAISED FOR WIDOW
Woman Who Lost Home and Son
In Fire Elnds Nelahhora Kind

woman VINO LOST rome and Son
In Fire Finds Nelshbors Kind
Ncishbors of Mrs. Rose Diegan, whose
home. at 2525 North Stanley street,
was burned---her son James lost his life
as a result-last Sunday morning, are
Saying" their sympathy with dol
lars" g..
A committee to raise funds met Wed 4.
nesday night in the First Schwenkfelder
Church, Thirtieth and Cumberland
streets. and decided to canvass tho
neighborhood for contributions for Mrs.
Diegan, a widow, and eventually to re :
store here home. A considerable sum
has been received.
r. Miller. 2434 North Thirtietl,
street, is chairman of the committee
the Rev. Harvey X. Heebner, 250G
North Thirtieth street. secretary. and
John. Chaplin, a grocer, 248S North
Stanley street, treasurer. Young Die
gan was employed by Mr.. Chaplin.
Other members Of the committee are
John v. Abronski, the Rev. George W.
Babcock, Frank Cody, j. w. Hoey
John Mcguire. the Rev. Frank II
Fisher. the Rev. H. Clay Ferguson
Lewis r. Hubbs. Henry NJ. Paxson
Ralph Wright, James Hamilton, Boyt
McMurtric, Louis Salus, j. Smith and
Mr.. Robin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-24
PLAYERS AID BUILDING FUND
Night Of Vaudeville and Dancing by
San Domingo Council

The players Of San Domingo Council,
Knights OF Columbus, gave a dramatic
and vaudeville entertainment and dance
in Lu Lu Temple last night. It was
behe6t to swell the fund being raised
for the new 100000 building of the
council.
The program included three one.act
plays. "The Bracelet" comedy, by
Alfred Sutro ''rhe Finger of Cod" by
Percival Wilde, and "Prof. Dumb's
Night School" a farce with songs, ar
ranged by w. A. $. Lapetina, local
attorney and member Of the council
John J. Cronin impersonated Prof.
Dumb. Mr.. Lapetina also took part.
He also starred in 1.-THE Finger Of
Cod with Miss Helena Keller as lead
ing lady. William j. Rigney, Mrs. Eliz-
sbeth Sheehan, James A. Bradley and
Miss Kathryn ID. Quirk played the
principal parts in 1.-The Bracelet
James J. Mullan appeared in a roper.
toire Of Irish songs. All the players
were amateurs and members of the San
Domingo Players.