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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
'IW0CENTS TAX
PLACED ON
GASOLINE
Senate Passes Gaso-
line Tax Bill After
Hard Fight Pro-
ceeds Divided Be-
tween State a n d
Counties

Columbia. Feb. 1.-The senate
late last night passed the gasoline
tax bill providing a tax Of two cents
a gallon. The Lill passed the
house last year with Il tax OF one
cert. Tho bill will become law
when the difference is S.nOothed
out. Tax on Kerosene is clin.inat-
cd. The proceeds OF tho tax will
be divided equally between state
and counties. the countys share to
so to roads.
Strong effort was mad" TO have
the entire proceeds Of the tax ap-
piled to the roads. The senate at
first refused. by a vote Of 20 to lG,
10 lay on tho table an amendment
by Senator Moore, Of AbDcvillc. to
distribute all OF the money to the
counties to Lc used exclusively in
the construction and maintenance
of roads. but Il few minutes later
reversed itself and bI' a vote OF %
to l.: rejected the amcndmcnt Ey
Il vote OF % to Q it rejected an
amendment by Senator Goodwin.
Of Laurens. to give all Of the mon
c!- to counties for general purposes.
The fight for the senate committee
amendments was led hy Senators
Christensen. Lancy. AIcGl lcc. j. II.
Johnson and Duncan.
Senators Eonham. Moore. Good :
Gin and TagSdalc - the fight
against tho amcndmcp.. Senators
Christensen and Duncan told the
scna'c that the people We're look
ing TO the general assembly for
relief on tho state levy and to the
county delegations Tor relief on the
county levy.
~ IL vote ot ~ to l5 tho senate
adopted IN amend mcnt TO cut out
the onc-cent-a-salloA5 tIx on kcro-
scnc. This amendment WIS offered
by Senator radsctt OF Collcl"n.
who urged its adoption T!ic
scnatc rejected an amendment by
Senator Pad.;ctt to put the enforce
incnt Of the law on the Depart
,Gcnt of Agriculture"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Tobacco Ware
house Law


Columbia. Feb. Il bill! to
rsSulaic tl,c handling of tobacco
w.ls introduced in III" house today
by Representative Mct.lvccn. Nc
tutchcon. Lewis. Ford and Prince
III" bill would limit the charS. for
;fuctiollin:; tobacco on warchous"
li"ors 10 fifteen cents tor i hun
drcd pounds or less. twenty-five
cents tor piles OF n:or" than a
hundred pounds. The bill would
limit the clarSc for Weighing and
h;,ndlnS tobacco 10 ten cents per
pile. where the pile is less than 100
pounds. and ten cents for each adj
ditlonal hundred pounds The
commission would l." limited L"
TWO and u hl:;i per cent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04

ington was suffering from the
great shock. Attorney General
Daugherty also postponed dinner
he had planned 20 give for the
president and Mrs. Harding We'd
nesday night.
|. with the exception Of five mo-
ton picture houses controlled by
the corporation which owned the
knick erbockcr, thcaters in the city
were open today. advertisements
in newspapers assuring the public
that they had been carefully in
spected and declared safe by ofli-
Gals. Harry Crandall, manager of
the knockcrbocker, In announcing
that other theaters liz the Gram
dali chain would remain closed un-
til further notice said this was
done. not because any OF the the
aterS were considered unsafe. but
because he and his associates did
not desire to accept money for
amusement while the city was
mourning for those who lost their
h:es at the Knickerbocker.
Officials of three governments in
statements today expressed sorrow
over the tragedy. They were Baron
Shidehara, the japanese ambaSsa-
dor: NJ. Sarraut, head of the
French delegation to the arms
conference, and Minister Brun of
Denmark. The Gridiron club. at
a special meeting. adopted resolu-
tons Of respect for two Of its
members-Chauncey c. Braincrd.
Washington correspondent Of the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. and Lewis
W. Strayer. correspondent Of the
Pittsburg Dispatch. who lost
their lives in the crash. The club
also adopted! a resolution calling
for an investigation Of the dis
aster.
Revision Of the names Of tho
dead today brought out that Wyatt
Mckimmie and Jack Mckimmic.
both listed as dead. We're the same
person and not brothers. while
Miss Frances Bikle. one Of the
victims. also vas listed as Miss
NJ. c. Bicklc. 1t also was dis
covered that while Howard W
kueesi lost his life. an error had
been made in listing son rs also
dead. William Walters Of Brook
lyn. y. y. student at the George
town Medical school. it was found.
was listed twice among the dead.
These corrections brought the
number Of dead ut one time given
at l03 down 10 10, with officials
attempting to learn The identity
of a Mrs. Davis whose death
was reported Her death would
make the revised tota! l03.
1t also vas learned today that
Mrs. Elmer Barchfcld. the dauSh-
ter-in-law. and not the daughter
Of former Representative a. J.
!; Barchfcld of Pennsylvania. who
i lost his life, WIS among The dead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04

Washington. Jan. 50 G:y th" As
,"ciatcd prcsS) The japanese
and Chinese delegations meeting in
y hat appeared {" b" a final effort
to bring the ShantunS negotiations
10 y cuucluSion still We're in session
latc tonight after they had been
closctrd toscthcrfor more tha" SIX
hours. There VAS no indication
When an Adjournment would be
taken.
.Niter two groups i,ad been in
conference fer nearly seven hours
wrestling With III" final problems
ot restoring the Ts;ngtao-TSinanfu
railroad to Chinese control. word
came lrom tho committee room
that only details OF phraseoloSy of
III" proposed treaty remained in
til" vay of a complete agreement.
The basis OF the settlement is un-
.:crStuod L. haze been the plan
supported by President Harding.
providing, tina; China lfay for In"
road in trcasul'.- notes ;"nd that
Japanese exports hc retained IN the
opcratinS personnel during ufc
period OF payment.
Il was announced howc&cr. that
III order To work cut the remain
InS details. the tW" delegations
would meet again tomorrow. DR..
MOO Of the Chinese predicted that
hctcr" tomorrow night u final and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
MINERS MAKE
COMMON CAUSE
WITH RAILROAD
President of Miners
Union Ready to Join
Forces With Rail.
road Organizations.

indianapolis. Feb. The Uni
ted Mine Workers Of America ar"
willing TO unrcscrvedly pat their
interests with the railroad orSan;-
cations and stand with them III re-
sistancc TO the proposed attacks
upon their wage schedule. John
J.. Lewis. international president
Of the miners declared in making
an announcement ;iaat an invita-
ton to participate in the meeting
with the miners had been sent to
the officers OF sixteen major organ
cations OF railroad workers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
rut toes 10 I;ichlnnuL

Manning. Feb. l-Thc South
Carolina Potato Marketing a>s"cia
ton shipped yesterday fron Man
nins q ear load OF sweet potatoes
to Richmond y commodjouS
storage building is located near
the atlantic Coast Live depot in
which farmers have stored thou
s:tndS OF bushels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Policemen Guard
Street Cars

Portsmouth, Va Feb. .l(l"r
lttackS on street ears last night by
strli>c SyInpdth:zcrs policemen Wrr"
placed aboard al car> operated il
III" city hy mc9 imported to ol,'-
rate cars. which have been tied up
fourteen days by III" strike OF
i,iatturnl employees
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Death List Reduced

Washington. jan 3i-Whilc the
City began the burial OF its dead.
the authorities pushed the inveSti
cations Of the Knick crbocker the
atrc disaster The final check by
the police showed death total from
crash TO be nincty-iive. OF the
hundred and thirty-threc injured
sixty-two remained in hospitals
with dozen reported IN criti
cal condition. The reductions in
the total death list resulted from
the tentative elimination OF eight
names for which the policc are
unable 10 find any address. one
enormously reported dead. aud one
duplication
y final check OF the police has
placed the death list at 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Harding Breaking the
Agricultural Bloc
There Are More Ways of Kill
ing a Dog Than by Choking
Him With Butter

Washington, Jan. 31.-Senator
Kenyon Of Iowa, leader Of the
much discussed agriculture bloc
and chairman of the seI.ate labor
committee, was named today by
President Harding 10 be circuit
Judge for the Eighth circuit I'm
mediateiy after rec Giving the nom
nation, the senate confirmed 1t
unanimously in open session. i.
1T the White House, il Nas said.
the president had appointed Mr.
Kenyon to succeed the lua Judge
Walter I. Smith because Of his
high regard for the senator's abil-
ity and because OF the latter's
known desire to have & place on
the federal bench. Senator Ken
yon. in formal staten.cns later.
also said the presiden. VIXEN
member of the senate kncw Of his
dislike for politics and his ,ove for
the law.
In the senate. Senator Harrison
(Dcmocrat) OF AIissiS. i3pi after
confirmation had been vo: .G. said
that while he vas confident that
,hc appointment OF Mr.. Kenyon
was because OF the la:t"r's e1li-
ncnt qualifications. the question
would arise throughout the asri-
cultural sections as to whether the
selection was not intended 20 drive
wedge into. and ultimately de-
stroy. the agricultural bloc. SEN
ator Hctlin DeGocraD of Ala
bama declared that with the Ken
yon appointments the dive to
break tho agricultural bloc has
been started"
Senator Kenyon docs not plan to
quit the senate until probably the
middle of February. BY that time.
he expects passage of the Capper
cooperative marketing bill in which
he is vitally interested and with
which he has had much to do as
the leader Of the agricultural bloc.
Senator Borah Of Idaho is next
in the Republican lirc on the labor
committee and If the senate rule of
seniority so established * follow
Cd in this case Mr. Boraa VIII
head the comr:ittce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
italian Delegates
Not Advised
Representatives in Washing
ton Conference Know Moth
ing Of Change in Min
IStr'.N'

WashiuGt"n. Feb. The l,ai-
ian arms cnntrrcncf. Delegates hay"
been advised of tn" :;ovct.:sn.nta
r"pcrtc,i decision to resign. Srok,.s-
mcu said that the reported !5'si;:
ration is probably ,lJ. 20 .'oliry
toward the Naf'c:tn. opposition he
in. noted 10 hall mastjna hl;> \;
he. t,or,..; tl,.at II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
ENORMOUS
EARTHQUAKE
RECORDED
Universe
ty Reports Disturb
ance Of Unusual Vi
olence Somewhere
South of Washingg-
ton

Washington Jan. 31.-.tn Garth
quake of greatest intensity, prob
ably twenty-six hundred miles south
Of Washington. was registered at
the Georgetown SeismoSraphical
Observatory today. The tremors
became so pronounced as TO throw
registering needles off the scale.
Tho quake is pronounced 'cnor-
NOUS" by the officials Of the obser-
VatOrV
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
BOSTON POLICE
BATTLE With
NEGRO BANDIT
Sixteen Officers With
Sawed Off S h 0 t
Guns Needed t O
Subdue IIil1l-Four
Wounded in Fight

Boston. Jan. 31-SiXtccn police
men. armed with riot guns. battlcd
against RenZy Murray, n negro,
who barrie: dcd himself III house
wounded TWO policemen and two
negroes and only surrendered when
the police broke down the door.
Shouts Of .I.ync!1 hiIl were made
by ;hc crowd who roughly handled
him before he officers hurried him
away in Il patrol wagon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
NJ all Robbery
in Chicago

Chicago. Feb. 1-Fivc sacks OF
mail, believed 10 have been regis
tered were stolen by three armed
bandits, who stopped the mail clerk
enrOute fro;a the depot to the post
office, according TO police reports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Plan FOR KNICKER.
BOOKER MEMORIAL PARK

Washington. Feb. The house
committc" * considering a pro
po>ai to transform ;Ile <nicll"r-
booker theatre site into a park rs
:, memorial to the d"a'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
EARTHQUAKE
SHOCKS FELT

San Francisco. Jan. 31.-Earth
quake shocks were felt along tho
Pacific coast from San Francisco to
the Canadian border. according to
reports received here. No damage
w25 reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
sHANTUNG QUESTION
is SETTLED

Washington. Jan. 81. Much
qualification that the Shantnns
controversy had been settled was
expressed at the White House
which was the first official an
nouncement that the Japanese and
Chinese had reached q complete
accord.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
SHANTUNC
QUESTION
SETTLED
Five Power Treaty In
cludes Virtual Set
tlement of the Dis
pute Over Shantung,
Peninsular

Washington. Jan. 31.-Thc viz
tual settlement Of the Shantung
question and final agreement on
the text Of the five power naval
treaty brought the Washington
conference near the conclusion OF
its labors. y plenary session has
been called for tomorrow to an
nounce the treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
definite settlement could be an

definite scttlcmcnt could be an
noemccd.
Memo Of the JapaDesc would COM
mont on the status of tho necotja
tionS prior to n formal anrouuce-
meat and 10 one who attended the
meeting "ould disclose the exact
extent to which tn" plan support
cd "by the good Offices" OF the
president. Secretary Hughes aud
Arthur EalfoGI had bcrn approved.
We made considerable progress
Oh the basis suggested by our
friends. M Ealfour and Secretary
lIGShcs" DR. MOO eaid.
Pressed for details OF 10" Scttie
n1ent. Or. I<oo said that he cid not
care IL GO into details as he
thoI9ht the Two nediatoiS would
want to make a statement after
tomorrow's meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Another Cure for Flu
Battle in Hot Water and Then
Drink Lemonade

New York. Feb. 1.-Herc's an
other cure for the flu Health
Commissioner Copeland says:
Remain for half an hour in
water as hot as you can stand Ii:
The water should be kept running
so that the heat can be maintained.
While, in the tub, drink about a
Quart OF, lemonade. so hot you will
have to sip it slowly. Dry off well
and get in. bed between blankets.
Remain there for an hour The
perspiration will then have ceased.
Get up, sponge off with cold water
to close the pores and get back in
bed this time between sheets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
Dc5 Moines. Iowa. Jan. 81 eE.

Dcs Moines. Iowa. Jan. 81 eEy
Associated Press Gov y. T.
Kendall today announced he had
given no thought to the question
Of whom he would appoint to sue
cccd senator w S. Kenyon. whose
nomination as federal circuit Judge
Of the Iowa district was coil:irMsed
by the scnatc.
Governo" Kendall eaid ~ prob
ably would appoint a successor i,,,-
mcGiately following the date when
the resignation Of Senator Ken.
yon takes place.
The Iowa governor also q':.cted
rumors tl,at be would GEEK t'i2
piacc himself by announcing he
would NOT think OF scSienipg tn"
Sov@rnoship Ia bccotac candidate
even though he knew he would DC
elected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
More Trouble
in ireland
Serious Dispute Over Bound
arv of Ulster

Dublin. Feb. "a serious <ii"H-
ton has arisen oyer the boundary
question between lister aud South
ireland. il is officially stated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-04
TRYING TO
FIX BLAME
FOR DISASTER
Official Investig cation
of the Knic kerbo ock-
er Theatre Disaster
Star ted by Both Sen
ate and House

washington, Jan. 3e.-Fhe pos"
sibil;ty that the number OF dead ID
the Knickerbocker theater tragedy
might be less than t09ewas seen
tonight after the police had COM
paeted a re-eheck OF ali names in
THE earlier casualty lists and, had
made q thorough inquiry covering
undertaking estab ab1ishnaepts and
hospitals. AS a result sasstheir in
ssssigation it vas saidl that the
death list 50 far as defenitely as
.ccTtained now stood at:S5.
Zen names in the lists hereto
fore given Of the dead were. tenta-
.tively stricken out pending more
definite knowledge OF s.these per
sons. The ten had beeafs listed as
address unknown..' and there had
been no inquiries by. relatives or
friends for such persons, These
were: w. n. Crawford, Albert
gaker, e. II. Hall, Pautas Lamby.
Z. L., Lefler, Mr.. and Mrs Russell
Maine. b. sN. Walsh. Miss n. Z.
Walsh and atAirs. Davis.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-24
MALIN, TULE LAKE

Row Huict win preach Noyemnas
90, Immediately following the sun
day school service.
There was Da at,cndJ0De o; so
a. the spaJay school last Sunday
Mr. Book agoNa after ~ class. O..
bc.nv hfs last SUNDAY here.
Mr. and M- Book lcayc saturday
for klamath Falls aud on Monday
will start f0r Waakanl. CALI, whore
they VIII sgsEd the winter.
Owcn Puriy has olr1llcI at the
Malta h'Eh school since moving on
The Geo Grace ranch
Hr and Mrs. Chag Fausht were
goEsnza visitors Friday and satur.
day.
Mrs Joe Jacobs las been M bul
90 recovering.
Nir. Trelor was IN this section a
the country lookIag after his new
homestead. placing calves for tho
winter and buying hay.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-24
DEEDS COUNT

I(O T rs not the critic who counts .
! SAID Theodore Roosevelt. nc,
the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles or where the
doer OF deeds could have done bet
ter. The credit belongs to the man
who is actually IN the arena; whose
face Is marred by dust and sweat;
who comes short again and pgain
because there is no effort without
error and shorteoming. but who
does actually strive TO do the deeds:
who does know the great enthusI-
asrn. the great devotion: who spends
himself In n worthy cause: who at
the best. knows in the end the tri-
umph OF q high achievement. and
who at the worst II he fails, at least
fails while daring greatly. so that
his place shall never be with those
cold and timid souls who know
neither victory nor defeat"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-24
Personal Mention

Joe Konop left this moraing for
Ashland after a brief wish here.
II. o. TrowbrIdgc, who for the
past week has been hede on business.
lef, this morning for Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs william Mulhagr
have returned from a brief hoacy,
moon trip 10 San Francisco.
J. S. Kent was passenger on the
morning train for san Francisco
after some time speat IN Klamath
county on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Woods lgft
yesterday for CCpco, California,
whore they will spend several days
before going on to, Salem to spend
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W Conrad, who
have been living here for the past
few months, left this morning for
Dunsmuir TO make their permanent
home.
Mrs. " J. DAILY, who suffered a
broken leg In an automobile accl-
dent a few days ago. is reported by
hospital officials TO be slowly i'm
proving.
Ray Telford. who has been in
Oakland. Califc rnia. for the past few
days has returned home. lie was
accompanied 20 the California city
by his brother. Wilbur. who remain
ed there.
Miss Virginia Riggs has arrived
here from Hoseburg and Will make
klamath Falls her permanent home.
She will be associated with her sis
ter. Mrs. Il. l.. Davis, who is pub
lie stenographer here.
"The Patron OF Art" a little one
act play, was staged by the fresh
man class OF the Sacred Heart
Academy at o'clock this after
noon. The production was a bene-
lit for the printing press fund.
CBaw
Earl Kirkpatrick. head OF the OK
tension department OF the Uniyer-
sity OF Oregon, IL in the city for a
two days visit. While in town he
Will inspect the Klamath county high
school. Last night he met with the
group who are forming a Kiwanis
club.
Frank Snyder and Miss Ruth Mil
Ter. both employees OF The banner
Motor company, surprised their
friends with a quiet wedding at 3
o'clock Thursday evening at the
home OF the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. l.. Miller, Wantland avenue.
The Rev. A. d. Bristow of tire
Christian church performed the ceS
emony. Only friends and relatives
OF the bride and groom attended,
The young couple will continue to
make their home in klamath Falls.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-24
INDIAN, 102, TAKES
PLUNGE IN CHILLY
WATERS EACH DAY

BELLINGHAM. Wash, Nov. "a.
Alone and unable to speak Eng
lish. Friday sikmash. 1o2-year-old
stlkine Indian. takes plunge In
the chilly waters OF Friday creek
at Bow. near here. every morning
and recommends IL for those who
seek the fountain OF eternal youth.
Despite his longevity. Friday has
a few ideas Of his own. For one
thing. he doesn't believe in letting
his hair get too long. but rather
holds TO the present day "flapper"
style OF head dress, which is char
acteristic OF the Indians OF his
tribe. believed to be descendants
OF the old stikine Indians OF west
ern Canada, who migrated to the
south. drove the Suiattle Indians
before them, and In later years
mingled with them In peaceful pur-
suits.
Friday claims he never has had
shoe leather on his feet In all OF
his l02 years. He has only ridden
on train once In his life. when
he had been struck by a locomo-
tive and was being rushed to hos
pital for treatment. The treat
ment which the hospital nurse ac-
corded him at this time made him
strong admirer OF girls. lie Is
believed to be the last living mem-
ber OF his tribe.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-24
|IonS11s
kCJ

What sounds worse than phono-
graph almost run down.
The report that Jack Dempsey OF.
fors TO play the All.Amerioan foot.
ball team Is untrue.
Pork costs most after Il Is made
into chicken salad.
Illinois congresswcman has four
children so should pick up things
quickly In the House.
Fire destroyed furniture plant
in bethlehem. Pa. and all We hope is
II burned some folding beds.
There is some talk of the ex-kais-
or going into the movies but he
can't. He stays married too long
Tho reason so many don't get
ahead OF the game Is they don't
play.
This years coffee crop ia big but
cafe owners haven't heard Il.
Moving the telephone hook too
rapidly doesn't give a signal but Il
relieves the mind a little.
Winter brings back the man who
takes n cold bath daily and lies
about other things also.
The man who roasts ehestnuts Is
guilty OF cruelty to worms.
People smoke so much now IL Is
hard to tell when to call the fIremen.
a Kansas horse has won the horse
jumping championship. Another trt.
umph for Kansas auto speeders.
Funny things Just will happen.
The mayor OF New York has gone to
Chicago because he needed rest.
Indiana Inventor has folding hip
pocket chair. I; is needed II there
Is something on the other hip.
No man is boss In his own home
unless the family IS away.
Lightning struck an oil we'll Ia
Texas. II is not known what the oil
asunk eaIaaman hal inst gair