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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-13
COTTON
GINNERS'
REPORT

Washington. Dec. 8. Cotton
ginned to December 1st totalled
9,318,141 running bales. the cen
sus bureau announced. including
157.725 round bales. counted as
half bales; 22.610 bales American
Egyptian and 4,945 Sea Island
South Carolina 493,034; North
Carolina. 79O.766.
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Suppose you were the sultan OF
Turkey-he is away from home
and 500 wives running up bills on
him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-13

The last rose, Of summer has
gone. but the last rose of the rum
mer is yet to come.
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A reader writes in to ask if su-
ede gloves come from Sweden. No.
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Fuel hint: Ycu can save coat BY
going visiting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
Diamonds Scarer
Than Ever Before

London, October Somebody Is
cornering the diamond supply of the
world, according to British importers
of the stones All over the world the
hest and largest diamonds are van
ishing. and London dealers are scour-
ing the continent In the attempt 10
obtain stones to satisfy the demand
which has suddenly sprung up for
the finest gems. But they have small
success for mysterious shortage
exists at time of unprecedented de-
mand.
Diamonds Will become the cur
rency of the world II money con-
tinues to depreciate at the rate of
the last few months" one dealer
said recently. "Rich Americans are
buying all the stones they can Sc
cure. There is an unlimited demand
for two grainers up to the six
grainers from America, and Japan Is
buying largely Fine stones are also
very scarce.
'The Germans are hanging on 10
their diamonds like grim death. They
will not sell at any price. and re-
gard their diamonds as the only real
security left them. The same spirit
obtains In other countries"
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mingham this season will be careful
ly bulletined and MRS. Paul H
Earle, Jr., as chairman of this COM
mittee can be relied upon to fur
nish the necessary information In
regard to these bulletined plays.
Membership Campaign
with our membership campaign
beginning tomorrow under the chair
manship of Mrs. Frank Clark we
feel that the Drama league will be
increased in it's usefulness and its
high and worthy purposes by many
new members joining and pledging
themselves to cooperate with us in
every way to make the drama a
more potent factor in our lives and
in the lives of our children than it
has ever been before.
Good wholesome drama, with Its
many angles reaching out to beauti-
full music. literature and art, can
not be too much emphasized as an
asset in the cultural life of COM
munity and Birmingham has the
opportunity of lettering itself and
unfolding traditions in the drama.
and in the theatre through the Drama
league that are nowhere else Of
fered."
Personnel of Drama League
Inei personnel OF the Blrmlng-
ham center of the Drama League of
America includes the following prom
inent and well known people of this
community:
Mrs. Henry Upson Sims, president;
Mrs. John r. Hornady. first vice pres
dent; Mrs w. d. Smith, second vice
president; Mrs. Vassar Allen, secre-
tary, and Mr.. Brenton Fiske, treas
urer.
The directors are: Mrs. Leonard T.
Reecher, Mrs. Morris Bush. Mrs. W. /.
Grub. Mrs. w. j. Yielding, Mrs.
William A. Hood, Mrs. B. F. Wilker-
son. Mrs. Louis Saks. Mrs. Robert
Thatch, Miss Lila May Chapman, MISS
Willie Allen, Mrs G. G. Adams. Mrs
Chappell Corey, Mrs. Sidney Hart,
| Mrs. Murray Brown, Mrs. NJ. p.
| Northington Mrs. Paul Earle. Mrs.
Dora C. Pel1 and Mr.. C. C. Car
l michael.
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BY JESSE HENDERSON
Copyright. 1922. by The Age-Hernld)
1929, by The Age-lIeraldD


New York. October Probably
some work OF some kind has been
done in New York this week. It isn't
likely that in city of 30 many mill
lions there wasn't some person who
attended to business.
Everybody else appeared to be out
at the Polo Grounds. Over In Eu-
rope we are looked on as q nation Of
shopkeepers, who chase tho dollar
from the rosy dawn to dewy eve and
never think Of repose. much less of
recreation. Tho man who started
that story ought to DO taken within
earshot of the world series. Within
carshot these days means anywhere
within 900 miles of the pitchers
plate. Maybe money Is tight and It's
going to be hard winter and coal
is costly, but kindly glance at the
pleasure-loving American citizen. out
at the Polo Grounds, with his eye
glued to the diamond or anywhere
within a radius of 800 miles with his
ear glued to an amplifier.
Came Early
He even came % hours ahead of
time, this fun-seeking American, and
rarked his car on the field so as not
TO be late for the opening. He
brought his lunch and his family and
stood in line ~ hours. He waited
at the gate all night in order to be
first to buy ticket And II that is
having good time, anybody that
wants 1t can have 1t, so far as we
are concerned.
Yes. The sad truth Is even so. We
ourself personally are probably the
only man, woman. or child In the city
today that doesn't know who won the
worlds series or whether it's over
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" DOLLY DALRYMPLE

By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
With the opening of the Bir-
mingham Center of the Drama League
of America for the season of 1922
%, with Mrs. Harry Upsom Sims as
PRESIDENT, the prospects for the best
years work for many moons looms
ominously upon the cultural horizon.
Mrs. Sims is pre-eminently fitted
for the excellent work which her po-
sition demands, her culture, her
beauty, her broad experience, and
her unusual executive ability equip
ping her admirably to carry on" the
work for which the Drama League
of America stands.
Mrs. Sims is enthusiastic about
the plans for the winter season, de-
claring that many innovations will
be inaugurated and that every angle
of Drama League work will be en-
phasized and developed.
Plans
"The Drama League Is planning to
deal more directly in it's work the
coming year with the drama itself
than ever BEFORE" said Mrs. Sims yes
terday in speaking Of forthcoming
activities.
while lectures have been fine in
tho past, we feel that they have
served their purpose. and this winter
we will go in more distinctly for the
drama direct
Tho open meetings will present
readings OF dramas and the produc-
tion of the drama while the educa-
tional meetings will conduct broad
study of the drama.
"The educational meetings will be
under the directorship of Miss Willie
Allen, and we feel particularly for
tunate in having Miss Allen at the
head of this work. because of her
broad education and her splendid
knowledge of the drama and litera-
ture In all of it's most interesting
forms.
Miss Allen will conduct the meet
Ing during each week OF the seven
winter months. which will be illus
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tratfve OF dramatic work In our local
schools and presentations made by
the students. Each of the meetings
will be devoted to a different play
wright, one OF his plays being inter-
preted.
Program Committee
sour program committee, composed
of Mrs. Louis Salss and Mrs. w. d.
Smith, a former beloved president of
the center. under whose administra-
tion some of tho best constructive
work that has ever been done for the
drama was accomplished, will be
splendid In every respect, Mrs. Saks
with her beautiful culture and Mrs.
Smith with her versatility will make
our programs this season unusually
interesting and different.
Our first meeting this winter of
the Drama league will be held on the
afternoon of October S1-Halloween-
In the ballroom of the Tutwiler, when
beautiful Edith Wynne Matthison and
her husband, Charles Ram Kennedy.
will present a miscellaneous pro-
gram.
These great artists have visited
here before, but this visit will pre-
sent them in a program which Is en-
tirely different. and which will in
clude selections from their vast
repertoire. showing their tremen-
dously versatile talent and their
great gifts as nothing else could do.
THE program will include The
Trial Scene from The Merchant of
Venice A Scene from The School
for Scandal; "A Scene from The
Servant in the House, and Lady
Gregory's The Rising of the Moon
MOiiere
TN February, w. w. Ellsworth will
read one of Moliere's plays, which we
regard as one of the greatest at
fractions we will present.
Before that. however,--in fact In
December-the Drama league will
present two short plays, to be given
at the jefferson, Mrs. r. C. Woodson
and Mrs. Mitchell Williamson being
the chairmen OF this entertainment.
"All worthy plays coming to Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
ARABS WANT NO
JEWS OR MANDATE
1. FOR PALESTINE
Decision Made to Self Jews No
Land and to Boycott
Them-United Front
Sought

Jerusalem, October 1.-THE Arab
delegation which was sent to London
q year ago to protest against the es-
tabiishment of the Jewish homeland
IN Palestine has returned and given
out a summary OF it's achievements.
Musa KAHN Pasha Hussefne.
chairman Of the delegation. says IN
hts report that. whereas they did NOT
accomplish all that they had hoped
for, nevertheless they had aroused
public sentiment in England and nad
won the sympathy of many leading
persons connected with the British
government. The report WAS made
to the fifth Moslem Christian con-
grass, which was brought together
at Nablus for the purpose OF hear
ing what the delegation had to say.
At the same time the congress out
lined Its future plans.
1t decided to boycott the new con-
stitution, which it considers inimical
to the cause of the Arabs: to take no
part in the elections, and to dissuade
all Mohammedans and Christians
from serving on the Legislative coun-
ell.
It urged upon the Arabs the ne
cessIty of standing together and re-
fusing to sell lands to the Jews
Oppose Zionism
A manifesto was sent from the
congress to all Mohammedans and
Christians of the country In tho fcA-
lowing words: I'VE, the delegates
of the Arab people OF Palestine. In
the fifth congress held at Nabfus,
pledge ourselves to God. to history
and to the nation, to continue our
endeavors looking toward the inde-
- - ANtx
about Arab unity by all legal and
lawful means, and to refuse the
Jewish national home and Zionist
immigration"
1t was decided also that n trade
boycott of the Jews be instituted.
the ways and means thereof to be
decided upon later.
The British mandate in Palestine
was officially proclaimed in Jerusa-
lem September IL, upon which occa-
sion Lord Allenby, British high COM
missioner for Egypt; Sir Herbert
Samuel, Palestine commissioner. and
Emir Abdullah, the ruler OF Trans
jordania, took the oaths of office.
Sir Herbert Samuel. in his inaugural
address, said thaat the Holy Land
was about to enter upon a period of
peace and progress under British
dominion, and that as representative
of King George, he would conduct
the administration without fear or
favor; with justice to all. and with
Partially for none.
The executive committee OF the
Moslem Christian society did not at
tend the ceremonies. as protest
against the mandate and the oonsti-
tuition and 1t called general strike
of its Arab followers to the same end.
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Seuen Days in Liz Old New York

yet. No. nor oven what a world
series Is, anyway.
However. this Is a great week for
the men. The chap who gets a good
wheeze out OF ~ women frittering
away q whole afternoon on bridge
when they ought to BIO washing the
dishes. has practically turned his
business over to the stenographer
and Is wrestling with $4,000 other
bleacher fans for place in the I'M
seasonable sultry sun. The abused
husband who can't understand what
his wife sees In = days shopping at
crowded stores, Is getting his tie
torn and his hat knocked off by root
ers not moro exhuberant than him.
self. And the cynical lad who doesn't
know why women waste so much
time and money at the movies Is
pawning last--and-next winters
overcoat for the privilege of being
milled around for half a day in front
of the gates in crush compared
with which the subway rush hour is
as a game of croquet to bull fight.
All of which leads to the conclu-
sion that IL women are connundrum
men are scream and the wnoie
panorama of this week in New York
Is overshadowed by a baseball bat
and an Institution called "the
Gints."
other Things Occurred
Other things besides the world
series did nevertheless occur. Lord
Mountbatten, the debonair cousin of
the King OF England. arrived and
with his bride and his boyish smile,
won popularity hardly exceeded by
that of the Prince of Wales. Isadora
Duncan, the dancer, after being
questioned as to her views on boil
shevism or something equally Sc
rious. was permitted by the Ellis
Island authorities to land with some
new Greek dance steps and new
Russian husband. The latter Is as
graceful and entertaining as the for
mer, and wears powder on his hair.
Don't ask us why. He wears II.
that's all.
And there was a little matter of
5000 women who arrived to attend
the convention of the American
Bankers association at the Hotel
Commodore. Fourteen Of them came
as actual delegates. too, with the
ability to figure up compound IN
terest and everything. You may not
think that three thousand additional
women would make much OF q diff
ference In such big town az this
but, then, you haven't seen their
gowns. They looked, this 1000, like
something imported. On naasss, from
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Oppose Exporting
Of Wild Birds

Syndey. N S. W. October 7.--Offi-
cial action to prohibit the exporta-
tion of Australian wild birds Is like
1y on the request of the Society for
the prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
which declared that SO per cent OF
recent shipment of birds to England
died en- route, while the remainder
suffered acutely
The commonwealth has not control
at present over the export of any but
birds of paradise and it cannot stipu-
late under what conditions exported
birds should be treated The states.
however. protect many varieties of
birds and II has been suggested that
the. states might take action under
their laws against any persons pos
sessing birds which are protected.
which would include an exporter.
At the council meetings OF the Royal
Australian Ornihtlogists union q
letter was read alleging that a re-
cent shipment of birds was carried
under conditions involving extreme
cruelty and that the animals did not
have sufficient room In which to
move. A heavy percentage of deaths
occurred during the trip, the letter
said.
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pans become bHieed, heat them
slowly and they can be hammered
to their original shape.
Empty taIcum-powder boxes make
handy salt and pepper shakers for
the kitchen.
The disagreeab1e Job of changing
feathers from one pillow to another
may be accomplished in a few min
utes with none OF the unpleasantness,
IL the new tick Is tied securely over
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the opening Of the vacuum-cleaner
bag. Make a small slit In the old
pillow and hold the nozzle of the
cleaner close to this opening. Turn
on the current and the feathers be-
gin TO fly straight from the old tick
TO the new
Dishes that have contained eggs
should always be rinsed in cold water
before washing.
To open a glass jar of fruit with
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Mrs. MeSSe7'
II Texas Pioneer Farmers Vie
Made Rich by Oil

lonesome prairie-neigfbors fifteen and
twenty miles away. Many times have
heard wolves, coyotes and wild cats
scream, and I've seen wolves In packs of
fifteen and twenty. When my brother
would 90 out on the prairie to shoot wild
ducks and geese, the wolves would
smell the blood and follow. He would
snap the gun caps to frighten them, as no
couldn't afford to waste good aminuni-
ton, and often these wolves would
follow him home
my mother taug1tme, IN urhome,
and later there was a school about ten
miles away In an old rock church, but
my schooling was mostly at home
when Mr.. Messer and | were
married, we thought we were rich. We
had mule and $40 with which to fur
nish Our home, Myl but that $40 looked
big to lis then-just to think, twenty
whole dollars to invest In fnrnitttrel Our
first home was box house; no windows,
Just door which we had to reach out
to pull toand bolt to keep II fastened.
Land then sold for 50cents and 81
an acre. Bartlett was only store, .
blacksmith shop and postoffice. No
trains nearer than Fort Worth and
Dallas-and that reminds me: | was
married twenty-four years before rode
on train.
I'VE were able, after working and
saving, to buy hundred acres of black
Texas land at so cents an acre. Own
ing our own farm-life seemed really
worth Evingl When we took a trip,
after our first children came, a queen
could not have been happier than when
put straw in the wagon, and quilt on
that, and put the children on IT, and
climbed up on the spring -seat and John
Messer drove that mule. No, don't
even get such a thrill now, when twist
the steering wheel of my Packard, as 1
did when John Messer lifted the lines
over the back of that old black mulel
Then, for me, that was lifel
I'VE accumulated until now we
have our country home and this place In
town and are able to retire. don't think
Mr.. Messer will ever be able to quit
work and be satisfied, but surely dozen
Joy the ease feel deserve. Sometime
ago the oil craze came here, and as we
had so much land they came tolease,
also to see If there was oil on it. take
trips now to Marlin, delightful resort,
and visit my neighbors and friends, leav-
ing the housekeeper in charge at home"
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out cutting the rubber, let the top
stand In hot water several minutes
When a broom's new q piece cut
from the leg of nm old stocking and
put around the broom viii keep the
broom from spreading and prolong
it's life several months
Rub laundry soap on Eas-pfpes to
stop leak.
The Inconvenience and annoyance
caused by paint dropping when paint
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the Rue de la Paix.
Among the Arrivals

the Rue de la Paix.
Among the Arrivals
There was also among the weeks
arrivals young Luis Flores, who came
into this town ana this world with
eight teeth. There was the rich lady
who got tired of being asked to pay a
taxi bill of S42O. and sent the amount
in $4,000 pennies and brass bound
key with her photograph and the in
scription, "Oh. la La" Guess that
made the chauffeur feel SMALL More
over. there was the 100000 Van
derbilt house sold for taxes-the
place on Long Island. which went
out OF the family temporarily, at
least. for a mere s15.1s0.44.
Then. to be sure. there were the
Stillman and Stokes divorce cases
Each husband refused to be content
with the adverse verdict and made
plans for reopening these little mat
tiers.
And moreover. the baby Countess
Rene de Montesse, one of the most
appealing refugees from the bolshe-
visit regime. got safely TO New York
and has been adopted by Mr.. Wen
dell Phillips of Park avenue. The
two-year- old orphan countess is
going to retain her title and her
friends hope that some day she Will
regain the widespread Russian
estates which are hers by right.
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD HINTS
From the Designer.
/. To drive nails or screws into hard
wood, always rub them over with
soap and they will go In easily and
will not split the wood.
When ironing, screw tho piano-
stool just high enough so that you
can sit at the ironing-board. When
using an electric iron. this worry
convenient.
When putting lace curtain on tina
rod. fasten a thimble on one end OF
the rod and 1t can be done much moro
quickly.
II the bottoms Of your aluminium
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About 62.4o0.o0o short tons of stone
was quarried in the United States in
1921, according to the geological sur
vey. This is more than 20 per cent
less than the production in 1920.
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TN BARTLETT, TEXAS, | was
Il told that the Messers-Mr. and
L Mrs. John D. Messer and their
- four children-had become, in
recent years, among the most prosperous
residents of Bell County, where land
that settlers bought at 81 an acre has
been resold at $500 on account of oil ex-
ploitation. Remembering visit to Mrs.
Messer several years ago when | found
her hard at work In her little farm house,
arranged to renew her acquaintance.
and called at her attractive city residence.
On my previous visit Mrs. Messer
had given me statement, for publica-
ton, about Cardui, the woman's tonic,
and found her enjoying good health
and still enthusiastic about Cardui. Her
experiences as Texas poineer farmers
wife, which she modestly described In
the course of our desultory converse
ton, were very interesting to me, and
obtained her permission to Jet down
briefly her story for others to read.
my fathers name was Hunt" she
said, "a native of North Carolina. He
was farmer; quiet, good fellow. My
mother came from France and her people
lived In New Orleans She was a
teacher spoke French, German and
English. She fell IN love with my father,
who was typical North Carolinian-
handsome, broad-shouldered, six feet
high My father got crippled and lost
all his money, so migrated to Texas,
stopping near this town (Bartlett), and
with what he had left he bought some
sheep and stock. We were living here
when the Civil war came on, and as my
father was crippled, he was made a
home guard There were women and
children around here who would have
suffered, but he killed stock and
gave them meat and helped
- them to live through the
hard times.
Girls raised In city
= homes can hardly know
what hardships
used to mean. |
~ t remember
= the wide,
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ing overhead can be prevented hy
splitting a child's rubber BAN in twc,
cutting 8 small hole in one half and
slipping over the handle of the brush.
thus forming cup to catch the
paint
SIX thousand she1lo girls are ers-
plosea in the telephone exchanges q
Toxic. The japanese call them
'.moshf moshi'" girls
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The Drama League Plans deliberately
For the Seasons Work With Broader
Scope and Many Clever Innovations
The I "open Meetings" and Delightful
Will the Program for 1928
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-06

1 respectfully announce myself a
candidate for city council in the cleo
ton to be held June 18th and solicit
the support Of my fellow townsmen.
SILAS DEVERS.
12l-19c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-06

and being more particularly bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at point on the south
side of Linden Avenue SO feet inches
west of the northeast corner of Block
No. 6, and running thence west on
Linden Avenue SO feet inches: thence
south parallel to Royal Avenue 100
feet to an alley: thence east on said
alley and parallel to Linden Avenue
SO feet inches: thence north parallel
to Royal Avenue 1870 feet TO the point
of beginning on Linden Avenue, and
being the same property which was
conveyed to the said Annie F. H.
Brooke by E. J. Comeau, single, by
deed dated February 9th, 1922, and
duly recorded among said County land
records.
Above property will be sold subject
to first trust for $2,500.00. Interest
will be adjusted to date of sale.
Terms of Sale: Balance over first
trust to he paid cash by the purchaser.
Conveyancing at cost of purchaser,
including revenue stamps.
ROBINSON MONCURE,
1880. Trustee.