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Result of a Lie.

"Now that the second primary is on
writes n lady voter, 81 think that peo
ple would do we'll to read this bit
verse and ponder it WE'LL"
First, somebody told it,
Then the room wouldn't hold it,
Till they got it outside;
" EN- the crowd came across it
And never once lost it.
But tossed it and tossed 1t,
Till it. grew long and wide
From q very small lie, sir,
Till 1t reached to the sky, sir,
And frightened the moon.
This lie brought forth others,
Dark sisters and brothers
And fathers and mothers
A terrible crew,
And while headlong they hurried,
AS lies always do,
And so evil bodied,
This monstrous lie goaded,
Till at last it exploded
In smoke and in shame.
When rom mud and from mire :
The pieces flew higher
And hit the said liar
And killed his good name.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-01

Place: Yorkville Enquirer office.
Time: Tuesday night, Aug. 20, 1880
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-01
BrIef Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know ana
Some You Don't Know-Condenseo
for Quick Reading.
While of politics we've had our I'LL;
We are well aware that
Mr. Boil Weevil
Tr Nth no still
Bethany Singing Convention.


Bethany Singing Convention.
"That singing convention at Beth
any last Saturday was the largest
that l have ever attended or ever
heard of in this section" said Mr.. NJ
l.. Carroll of Yorkville, yesterday
"Mr. ]. A. c. Love of Glover No.
writes. me that representatives oil
forty-one churches were present and
that there were over 600 people pres
ent by actual count. Eleven singing
school teachers were present as fol-
lows: ]. R. Henderson, Lowell, n. c.
r. F. d. No. 1; l.. L. Henderson, Cas-
tonia No. 3; ]. w. Riddle, Gastonia,
No. 3; r. S. Robinson, Gastonia NO.
2; r. Q. Howe, Gastonia No. 3; Charlie
Pearson, Gastonia No. 1; Monroe
Oates, Dallas r. +. ID. No. l; Harvie
Hanna, Gastonia No. l; f. M. Dick
son, York No. 5; S. w. Garrison, York
No. 8; j. ]. Wilson, Clover"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-01
with arms reversed,

The Generals horse. with his sad
die, holsters and pistols.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Wilson Clashes with Foch.

Literally the first clashes in the
conference arose directly out OF the
attempt 10 substitute civil for mill
tary methods Thus, when Marshal
Foch suggested that an allied army.
made up chiefly OF American troops.
be sent 10 Poland Immediately for
the purpose OF fighting the Rolshe-
Wiki. President Wilson strongly op-
posed the plan. He said there was
great doubt in his mind as TO whether
Eolshovism could be checked by
arms, and therefore II seemed 10 him
unwise 10 take action in military
| form before the powers were agreed
upon course OF action for checking
Bolshevism as a social and political
danger"
Military leaders had been all
powerful for so long it was difficult
for them 70 stop functioning They
sought not only military control. but
desired to dominate in political and
economic matters as well When our
Treasury representative. Mr.. Davis.
arrived In Paris he was informed BY
NJ KlotZ French Finance Minister.
that he would simply be an adviser
10 Marshal Foch. 10 which he imme-
diately and strenuously objected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Toch's voice for Moro War

Not only tho peacemakcrs were
there, but tho Ooncrells. too; Focb
and Weygand for France, sir Hen
ry Wilson for Great Britain. Den
oral bliss for America. And Mar
shal Foch. tho hero Of France. Was
present with grcat now military
plans. Ho WINS still for flghting
lie recommended sending immedl
atoly an allied army (chiofly OF
Americans and commanded by an
Amcrican) to Poland; no was for
crushing. instantly. the Bolshevlkl
OF Russia: he WAS for sorting out
all the vast numbers OF Russian
prisoners OF war In Germany and
sending home those who were op-
posed 10 tho Bolehcyiki; he was
for keeping military possosslon OF
the Rhine permanently for Ffnrre
Thus Il was that tho American
poacomakers coming to Europe tt
attennd peace conference found
themselves. FIRST Of all. IN n supreme
council OF war concerned with 4
renewal OF the armiBtice and this
/ immediate military problems %
Europe. Tho initial problems tha
presented itself was no mere strng
/ gle 10 apply accepted principles I,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Wilson Works Against the
War Spirit

No man fought harder than Presi-
dent Wilson TO prevent extensions OF
war. to get away from the military
spirit, TO set up again normal
agencies and civil processes I re-
member once taking up to him some
excellent reports by the experts on
the situation in Central Europe. He
read them carefully and said:
They are Ike most OF the reports
we get; good enough in presenting
the facts. but they do not tell US
what TO do. They all ask US TO make
more war"
1t was the Prussian idea OF force
of military sanctions and military
methods that he was seeking to ge;
away <rom--that had 70 be got away
from before peace could be made
This was part Of the "old order
that had caused the war; he was
there 10 establish a new order. '
They had hewn away, with stipend.
GUS effort. the head OF the Pr-ussian
hydra, and hero had grown new
hydra heads all over Europe. The
old forces were even here in the
Peace Conference trying to dictate
or at least influence the settlements
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Minutes of Council of Ten for March 7, in
which discussion between Clemenceau, Foch
and Lloyd George on the German Army is
reported.

sidence of the martial spirit. They
wished to maintain large armies for
possible use against Germany or
Russia. It was plain that the more
vigorous the maintenance OF tho war
feeling the severer the peace terms
could be made.
II was one Of the great criticisms
Of the President by the French that
he delayed 80 long in visiting the de-
vastatcd regions. They apparently
wished to steel him to severity by
giving him a visual demonstration OF
how France had suffered, how France
felt. imparting 10 him some measure
Of their own sorrow and bitterness.
On Feb 10 NJ. Rotz. French Minister
o. Finance, was brought into the
Council and began reading a pamph-
let regarding the frightful destruc-
ton of French Industries by the
! Germans In the occupied regions.
But President Wilson said that this
/ evidence may no doubt affect our
/ frame OF mind. but what effect Will
| IL have on our plans?" He felt with
all his strength that the peace must
not be approached in a spirit os pas
sion or hatred or fear. but with all
the calmness, the reason. the pa
tience. that could be commanded. II
was peace that they wanted. not the
spirit OF revenge. This he worked
for, early and late.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

agency in building up war
psychology: To give men tho mar
tial nplrlt, instilllng hatred IN an
antidoto for fear, driving etions
into nm artificial unity OK purpose
by tho force OF sheer necessity. As
n monument 10 this passion and
bitterness there were 100000
men lying dead I'm Europe md 20.-
100000 had been wounded, thoro
were devastated cities. ruined
mines and factories, rtupendous
debts. Build ND such n psychology
for four years. innOculate the en-.
tire public opinion OF tho world
with II, and then sek four men at
Paris or one man at Paris to-
change Il all IN three m0nthsl n
war not merely a world peace that
I had TO be mede but world pRycho-
logy that had 90 bo changed.
No inconaderable part OF The AZ
tcntion of tho conference was d.
rectod. all tho way through. 20 cH.
/ tnguishiny tho little remaining
/ fires left over from tho great con
nagation IN HuaslF Hungary
AslR and elHowhore. once VI
counted no fewer than fourteen
such small wars going on 10 varl
ous parts ot Europe The milliRrJ
men who theroupon wiihdtew'
on Jan. - kept returning al
through tho conference. with ihoil
military methods. their mllltaTl
suggestions. their militgry Ambi
tlons as they have been return
ing ever since. or thoy confused ~
purposes and baked 80 activitie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Wilson s First Public Utterance at Conference
Was Warning to Nations Not to Gral

In an eloquent argument In tho
Council of -Four. whiio the Italian
question was under discussion and
Eonnino was arguing ON tho basis Of
tho secret trelty Of London for the
control Of tho AdrIatic by Ttnly, for
military reasons, tho President raid;
Military rnsn. with their strategic,
responsible for tho Trenty O. 1915.
Eifnilsrly. military mon we're resp0n-
slble for hl-nce- tfrrains. Military
men hnvs led Europe 10 ono biundor
after another. II this does
not suffice. then two orders viii oyis.
tho old sn1 tho new. Ws
cannot drive two horses NJ once The
people Of the United ststes Of Amor
icn will repufists it They ars dis.
gpn'ed with Tho old order. Not only
the American people, but tho people
O' tho whole world. nrs tired Of the
OH sTrtsm. and they will not put I'D
with governments that supports a."
fiih the French desired IA strong
hard peace. and r they had suffered
terribly BY military force they stli
ciung desperately 90 u. They wer'
rtiIi afraid. nnd not without reason
of OrrrnsnT n was they who hat
suffered mor' borne tho nunt % fh'
war. r. was they who would be mos
iikeiy 20 suffer again should Ger
many rise % power and prove 70
sengeS'il They we're we'll aware v7hs
terms thu Germans would have I'm
I possi upo1 them y they had bc~'
+ Tho v!ct0ru They we're. therefor.
fearful ~ too rwlft d.rnobiiizstio'
~ the aiiiei armies. a too rapid s1b
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

when ~ was proposed that civil er-
perta be attached 10 General Foch In
his dealings with tho Germans Mt
Spa, ho Indignantly rpurncd tho sug-
ger,lon, and for time refused to
cnrry out the ordera of his own gov
crnmont unless he was allowed 70
retain fun power, Clernencoau hSd
actually 10 plead with him. fpecret
Minutes. March 2i).
M, ciamencoau said that putting
aside altogether his own personal
opinions. ha would nllOw himself 20
n=h Marshal FDch whether he would
not rubordinats his own personal
feelings ana inciinationr IN order 70
remain ths mnuthpinre " the hllior.
n waa ensentini that no dis
senslon- should appear among the
allies, on the eve Of taking a deci-
sion which might lead 20 very -"rl-
ous consequences. even 20 . renewal
Of hoNtiliiiss
I3ut Fnch roiectsd IN. idss Of hay
Ing any authority above him. lie
would hot go 70 Spa ''msrsiy 20 ds-
liver n letter" Iie was not "msrsiy
lrttrfbus
u took n private session with ths
heads ~ the governments ION Msrci
~ finally 20 psrsueda him
rhu- Tho struggle 20 Keep down oi
abate the military spirit Hross otter
g. iho sharpest oontroverEiss. Onc'
t'ieunnoeau fFeb y burst out VIII
the remark that Marshal Fooh wai
not a military Pope hs vga= soFns
times mistaken lie VISA gres
general snf al were prepared % 4,
hlu honor - such" btt thoTs wa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Minutes of Council of Ten,
February 7, 1919, in which
Clcmenceau criticized Foch.

s static situation. no nero Crap
ping OF the new diplomacy, the
new order, with the old: no great
and noble endeavor TO establish a
world organization, but. in very
truth. a driven effort TO put out
the still obstinately blazing embers
or war. Peace had. indeed, been
agreed upon in November, but
peace had not arrived.
On page OF the historic records
OF the first days session (Jan. 12)
one will find these words:
He then (Mr. Pichon. the Chair
NAM decided that the meeting
should continue without the mill
tary men, who thereupon with
drew.
/ There follows a double spacing
upon the pago and then these
words:
NJ. Pichon thought that II was
IN order for the meeting TO con-
siGer the procedure OF the confer
ence.
In this informal. yet somehow
studied, wny the Peace Conference
began. slipping from a Supreme
War Council into a Supreme Peace
Council--as II again and again
SO easily slipped back. The Ameri-
cans who came TO Paris thus step
ped into a moving machine. we'll
oiled. and operated by men who
had long been working together
and working for destructive. not
for reconstructive, purposes. More
over, the military men had in real
ity in making such sweeping sr-
mistice terms gone far toward pre-
determining and shaping the peace
settlements. The French got tbs
line OF the Rhine, the Italians Maj
OF the London treaty--and posses
sion is nine points.
Critics after the event forget
that peace had To be made in ar
, atmosphere stu reeking with the
, fumes OF war and still more or less
dominated by the military spirit II
could not have been otherwise. Fol
four years the nations had beer
committed to the use OF every
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
HEAR n. Y. MUSICAL
BY Listening In They PIok Up
Selections From Play Which
Opens Tonight.

ps Wolf Hopper and his funmakers
I'm sclcctions from "Some Party"
musical comedy which will open at
Al Jolson's theatre in New York to-
night. took Wilmington by surprise In
the radio concert at $50 meters wave
length. last night. Wilmington radio
enthusiasts heartily enjoyed tho pro-
gram. Although static conditions re-
suited In trouble among amateurs.
the long distance waves were received
in this city with practically no trouble
whatever, local radio engineers de-
clsred.
1t Is unusually interesting to note
the methods by which continuous
wave oscillations are used in radio
telephone transmission. Tho hiSh
frequency generator, whether OF the
Vacuum tube or of gcneratoa typo. pro-
duces under normal conditions. waves
OF constant frequency and constant
amplitude. Tho voice waves. how
ever. are Of varying frequency. am
plitude and shapes. II Is necessary
for radio telephony. 70 40 vary some
characteristics OF the basic continu-
Gus oscillations. that the final result
will be approximate 10 the voice
waves. Two methods have been used.
In one the frequency OF the basic is
changed by action OF the voice: and
I'm the other. and more popular
method. the amplitudcs OF the origi-
nal oscillations are changed.
In the last method. the radio telc-
phony oscillations. az they leave the
transmitter are OF constant frequency
and wave length but the intensity.
or magnitude OF the peak Of each
wave varies. Using the analogy Of
stifY steel bar. which Is given
slight impulse at every vibration So
that the vibrations are maintained
at constant frequency. and comparing
il to radio telephony. the impulses
given 10 the bar would vary in In
tensi,y so that the magnitude OF vi
bration would follow the voice modu-
lations.
A line passed through the peaks OF
the basic wave would represent the
variation in voice vibration. Graphic
ally. II the high frequency oscillations
were presented by the usual wave
forms. above and below the neutral
horizontal line. the peaks OF the vari-
GUS waves would vary both negatively
and positively. The most satisfac-
tory method OF generating modulateti
continuous waves 10 by the use OF
vacuum tubes. The broadcasting sta
ton. a; $50 meters wave length heard
an Wilmington are all vacuum tube
stations.
Generally two tubes. or two sets OF
tubes. are used One tube acts as a
incubator. and the other as An o.-
cillator. The oscillator tube il so con-
nected that the Erid circuit feed,
hack enough energy 10 the plate cir
cult to keep st oscillatins. The ampn-
tude OF oscillations IN such cases
varies as the amount OF current being
supplied to the plate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Foch, Clemenoeau and Lloyd
George at Paris.

sion that he looked more like a
contemplative old scholar than
like q great general. And he had
amiabnity and charm OF manner.
u want TO shake your hand,
Marshal Foch." said an American
who met him.
Shake both OF them" he re-
piled heartily, holding them out.
have sometimes thought OF the
incident ] have described as sym
Dol Of the Peace Conference, for
throughout those troubled months
at Paris the Generals and the Ad-
mirals. 81 seemed. were forever
being thrust out OF the councils
by the frock coats and forever be
ing called back again. or coming
back OF their own accord. II must
never be forgotten that they had
until that hour, for more than four
years. been supreme in the world.
They had at Paris in the Supreme
War Council. with its powerful
economic satellites, a world Gov
ernment, a real super-State, a
League Of Nations. by the side OF
which the League later cove
nanted at Paris, so far as immediate
power was concerned, was a pale
reminiscence. They were strong
men, these generals. accustomed
TO untrammeled power, and they
let go reluctantly.
This IS no mere allegOry of what
happened at Paris; Il was actually
the way the Peace Conference be
gan. At the head OF the first page
Of the secret minutes OF the Peace
Conference, on Jan. -. 1919, th'
first day OF the session, will b'
found this caption. Notes of 1
Meeting OF the Supreme Wa
ICouncn.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
FAST PLANE CARRIES RADIO.
Flies I19 Miles an Hour From Chicago
TO Washington.

Washington, April 15.-E. Hamilton
Lee piloted one iof the big air mail
machines the us miles from Chicago
TO Washington Thursday in six hours
and two minutes. an average speed OF
1l9 miles an hour. to have it equipped
with radio sending and receiving tele-
phones, it was made known today.
Lees plane is the first Of the trans
continental airs hips to be equipped
with the wireless telephone outfit
which il is planned to install on all the
mail machines. The apparatus will have
radius of 200 miles to give the pilot
constant contact with the station just
left and the one just ahead of him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Don't Disregard a Cold.

Foley's Honey and Tar will check
cold II taken in time. and viii also
stop a cough OF long standing. 1t
promptly gives relief. soothes and
heals. Mrs. Geneva Robinson. IS ".
Swan street. Albany. n. Y writes:
'Foley's Honey and Tar IS the best
cough medicine ever used Two bot
ties broke most stubborn lingering
cough" II loosens phlegin and mucus.
eases hoerseneSs. stops tickling
threat. helps 'iu" and grip coughA
y. b. Danforth.--Ady,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

by summary action on their own
account. They were always break
ing out IN Poland. Russia, Ger
many, Hungary. Jugoslavia and
elsewhere. trying TO take things in
TO their own hands. and, too often.
as | shall show later, they were
secretly encouraged by leaders
within the very councils of the
powers themselves. We find
French Generals encouraging a re-
volutlon In the Rhine provinces;
a. British General setting up a
white" Government in Western
Russia; Italian officers acting on
their own account on the Adriatic
aud in Asia Minor. and even an
American officer leading the
Czechs into the Teschen coal
basin!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

burst suddenly open as though
vigorously pushed from within.
and out strodo u short. stocky,
gray-haired man, very erect. who
looked like somo old and studious
college professor. but who wore
the uniform OF Marshal OF
France. Behind him came flying
tho little. agile Pichon. pleading
with him TO return.
"Jamsis. jamais." said Marshal
Foch angrily.
No, he would never return. He
was through with the Peace Con
ferenc. He would never go back.
But In n moment ho was sudden
ly persuaded; and he did go back
and the secret doors closed again
behind him. l never saw him after
ward without having the impres-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
Attempts to Extend Armistice
Terms.

At each renewal Of the already
severe armistice terms Marshal Foch
endeavored 10 impose more and
harder conditions upon the enemy
and even to anticipate. by armistice
extensions which could be finally en-
forced by military action. settlements
which properly belonged 20 the Peace
Treaty
President Wilson sat down his foot
firmly against these extensions. argu-
ing that the Germans had ceased
fighting upon certain agreed terms
and that il was not just or right TO
force them to accept new terms IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

ing the public in the difference be-
tween the professional engineer and
the tradesman.
Mr.. Drayer reached Wilmington
shortly before 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning and was met by a delega-
uon Of the Wilmington Chapter, head
ed by r. r. Manning. secretary OF the
chapter. \ portion Of the day was
spent in trips 70 the State Road which
he inspected under the guidance oi
G. G. Reynolds, division engineer OF
the state Highway Department; Cap
tain S. +. Lawrence. Of the United
States Engineers Office here; \. Malt
man. president OF the local chaptei
and others.
\ trip also was made on the gov.
ernment dredge "Minquas,' to tn,
mouth OF the Chrisliana. through tbs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

other work here to do. In a later
session. when Marshal Foch practI-
cally demanded that the peace terms
DO ready by April l. Mr.. Balfour OBJ
serevd that the military delegates
wished TO force the Council to settle
peace by that date under pain of not
being able TO force their will upon
the enemy. This was equivalent to
holding a pistol at the head OF the
Council"
Constantly the remedies suggested
were those Of force. Here were great
armies still undemobilized; why not
use them? That army o: 2.0oo. 900
Young Americans in superb condi-
ton was vast temptation to the
generals; expeditions over half the
world We're planned Cor Il in the six
months after the armistice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

know a Lovely Garden" G.. D.
Hardelot; IF 1 Knew" Jessie J..
Gaynor; "An open Secret" X.
Huntington Woodman; Along
the Road" Rawlings l.. Cottenet; /;
Good Morning Brother Sun
shine" Liza Lehman; Good
By" Paolo Tosti.
As p. m.-Concert by Essay Mitnitz-
ky, Russian Virtuoso, who will play
his beloved $4,000 Cremonia.
The programme includes several
of his compositions, THE Dear
Iris, - -. - Valse Melancolique, u
and "Scherzo." "Gayotte." Bach
"Serenade Mela ncolique." Tschai-
kowsky; "Nocturn ID. Major.
Cholin-Wilhelmy and La rende
des lutius." Bazzini. Courtesy oi
Aime Gerber.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15

for engineering service" During the
course OF his remarks he said more
of the human" element is needed in
the engineering profession and closer
attention to some ot the more liberal
studies during his engineering train
Ing would benefit the graduate en-
giueer.
lie paid special attention to the en-
ployment bureau maintained hy the
association and spoke of the impor-
tance Of tho trained engineer in near
~ every walk of life. He thought that
up to the present time there has been
tendency on the part of engineers
to hold too much aloof from matters
not directly connected with technical
and practical engineering. He empha-
sized the need Of high standards OF
honesty in engineering and OF educat-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-15
.DRAYER ADDRESSES
LOCAL ENGINEERS
National Secretary Points Out
Ways to Improve Standing
of Profession.

&. f. Drayer. OF Chicago. secretary
OF the National Organization of the
American Association of Engineers,
was the chief speaker last night before
the mcubers of the Wilmington chap
ter at a meeting held at the Y. NJ. &.
a. His subject was "A broader field