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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

a French chef has come to the
defense Of pretZels. The war is
over.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Johnny: Say paw. I can't get
these 'riIhmetic examples. Teacher
said somethin' bout findin' the
grea, common divisor.'
Paw Tn disgust): Great Scott.
Haven't they found that thing yet?
Why. they were huntin' for it when
l was boy. The Christian Evan
gclist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Fair Angler: Mr.. Rosenthal is
so interesting when he is fishing.
Enthusiastic Rodman: Has he
caught some big fish lately?''
Fair Angler: NO But he talks
to the bait just like it was a pair OF
dice. The Catalina Islander.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

"Twixt Optimist and Pcssimist
The difference is droll:
The Optimist sees the doushnut.
The Pessimist the. hole
6.,,I1 -,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

To the cross examiner in court.
You needn't ask me those kind of
qaestions. yelled the woman 10 the
attorney, FOR you can't catch me-
Madam said the attorney Il
haven't the slightest desire go Gag ch
you; and your husband looks as If
he were sorry he had. The Hust-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Crouch: The nursing OF a sore
spot See pout.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

The rapidly increasing divorce
rate remarked the wit. indicates
that America is indeed beconlng
the land OF the free = ..s.s
Yes, replied his prosaic friend -
.'but the continued marriage rae
suggests that it is still the home OF
the brave The American Legion
Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

The statesman sped up TO pass
the car ahead. "Oh: it's o Buick.
said he. Il thought the sign said
Buck and passed it as a matter OF
habit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

I'm not surprised that Jack
finally married Beth: he spent so
much on her
Yes. They say he married her
for his money" Harvard Lampoon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Moscow, Feb. PA Swedish
trade fair is to be opened in Mos
cow next spring, according to an
nouncement mere. This part OF
the plan Of Swedish ,mereial
interests to advertise tAefr goods
IN Soviet Russia. a group OF Stock
holm business men having visited
Moscow in February TO discuss
with Soviet officials questions per-
tanning to trade relations between
the two countries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

The Judge uo prisoner): When
were you born? tNo reply.} Did
YOU hear what l asked? When IS
your bir1hday?''
Prisoner (sullenly): ''Wot do
you care? You din't goin' 10 give
me nothin'. ''-Klods- Copen-
hagenO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Mary (meeting old school friend)
Are YOU married? How many
2"
Friend: Yes; two little folks
Mary: How old?"
Friend: Five and ten
Mary: HIM, see. Woolworth
twins. Printers Ink Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Mr.. Tinsccd-I see none o them
women statues has any clothes on.
His Wife-Them statues are
morc'n 1000 years old | s'pose you
think a woman's clothes ought To
last forcvcr.-Daily News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22
To-day's Best Jokes
and Stories

Ruth. crushed 10 earth. will rise
again.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

"I hear YOU fathers III, Frank"
Yes. quite i'll.
Nothing contagious. I hope"
II hope not. Doctor says it's
overworll ''-Houston Post
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Travelling Man: Some tornado
that we had around here last night.
Do any damage to your new
barn ."
Farmer: Dunno. hain'1 found
the durn thing Yet. Modern
Farming.
The swain and his Swainesa had
just encountered a bulldog that
looked as if he might shake
mean lower jaw.
Why. Percy" she exclaimed as
he started Il strategic retreat. You
always swore you would face death
for me-
i would" he flung back over his
shoulder. 'but that darn dog AIM
dead The American Legion
Weekly.
Mummy. I'm goin' to give Auntie
my spade and pa;::.
What ever fo:. Willie"
so lha, she can Kick it
Kick it,
Yes. Daddy said we should
have q lot OF money II only auntie
would Kick the bucket. Life.
lack. what casues those marks
on Your nosc?'
Glasses
Glasses Of wha, ?'-1.ondon
Mail.
y man sal in fashionable colt
fcur's shop With his little daughter
while his wife was having n marcel
wave put in her hair, stroking her
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

II hear YOU had :: battle with
Helen the other day
Yes. She snecrcd ut my apart
mcnt and | Knocked her flat. =
Tid Bits
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

fathers .ela,nin= he
islddcnly pipcd
| To-day's Best Jokes : No waves +, for You
| all hcach.-Iaeason.
and Stories wi,.: Did voa oo
- ;. tclilla the wo
q molr
Ruth crushed earth. will rise husband Eth
assao '--~1 doing o IL
Wife: I'm. y 10
Crouch: The nursing OF service dd YOU -ch hi
Doctor: Amy patit
The divorce evil Free love plas was Out?
The LAWYERS fee Wife: Only 90,
men Who wanted pre-
Lots OF people think Of liberty us baitNew York Sun
Fresh Say. Profes
The bride gets the showers: the could live without
groom only catches thunder Prof.: That rem
seen college Days.
Executive: One who enre1ai1s
callers while Iieutenans do the What are Your
work. futnre?' asked the so
II have just
Twenty Freshmen Never The youth. ro>norrc
Kissed" That's odd AS rule, birthday and am W
the fresh men lead the filed the present --Futur
One half OF the world doesn't Judge: The polio,
know how tho other half and wife had
TO buy gasoline Prisoner: had so
get chance 10
Every evil con1ains the gem of It's Life.
destruction Note the axe
in taxes. I'm not surprised
finally married Beth
Strange what artist photo much on her"
granher away with by L. Yes. They he
! belng ii Venus for his money. Harv
And it occurs to us that I'm afraid we'll HI
eternal trangles in the so the manag
old days of the square dance. vertisng department
-- fledGinss artist. "Tl
That statesman says spi you can draw so tn
litarisI viii live might would recognize it is
have added the word suckers. kept on at the
----- then" " retorted the il;
Hint to me ladies: When given make great artist il
choice between evils marry the -Tatlcr
who provide the most all-
mony 'sTwxt Optimst and
- The difference is d.
Lots Of times think they Che Op1imisr secs the
: hear the Of duty when they The Pcssims the
only hear money talking.
Nations a modest lot, and Mary (rocotno old
when one saves itself it remarks Are ro, ,na,rcd
casually has saved civiliza- children"
ton Friend: YES: two
Mary: How old
Environment Is q "oheefitl Friend: Five and
: thing. Think how many parents Mary. HIM soc
have been broadened by associa- twins prn4ors lnl
ting with their children. -
Unfortunately. however. A1neri- .yss n;t ~
can business can't build tariff wall Sotbino
around foreign markets in order .I ho,o ot Don,
keep cheap foTeisn labor. oyerwor, .-Houston
americans are an Efficient people, trencb obat bos
by making forty fifty more defense of nre,zefs
treaties will manage to absorb the r.ay
whole of the league idea:
There are TWO kinds of men: noyer1v and some hs
Very busy men who vii you ruins
now and men who have little TO
! do and will attend TO your case There's nothing sn
! next week the victories Lloyt
! simply the triumph
I, The statesman speu up ~ ps'Ss patter.
the car ahead. "Oh: it's q Buick
said Il thought the sign SAID About the only mar
Buck passed matter OF tight at the same ole
habit. tisht-wad
To the cross-examine court. The fact frequently
lyon needn't ask me those kind is that the crude
io.s,io,s ceed the woman 10 the wife WHO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

Night Owl: Set the alarm for
Two viii you?'
Roomie: You and who else"
Cornell Widow
.Alban was threatening TO dis
charge AN employee the other day.
"WhatS wronG?" says ns.
Distance between his ears. re-
Piled Frand
How far?
..Dpc block "-Shop News
Evening star., 1922-04-04
New Apparatus and Devices
zz===a BY RALPH BROWN Radio Engineer.
The Twin Adapter.


Many a radio fan is possessed Of
two pairs of head telephones, each
Of which can be plugged into a Jack
of receiver or amplifler cabinet.
But what use are two separate tele-
phones II Mrs. Fan wants to listen,
alse? Both cannot be plugged inte
the same Jack at the same time.
A wide-awake manufacturer decid-
ed to overcome the difficulty by max
ing q twin adapter, which can be
plugged into the cabinet jack and
will itself allow OF the two telephone .
plugs being plugged Into the adapter.
The illustration shows the adapter
with It's cover removed and the
method of holding two telephone
plugs at one time.
The device 10 very rugged me-
chanically and will stand consider
able abuse. The Insulating material
Of the adaptcr is q composition called
"thermoplax." which has been found
to have very remarkable insulating
qualities and to be practically un-
breakable. The contaoting members
are powerful and lasting and insure q
good electrical contact between tho
plug members and tho adapter con-
factors. The appearance Of the whole
Is very pleasing, as 1t Is finished in
q velvet black. the plug part being
brass in both sleeve and tip.
When one pair of head telephones
il plugged into the adapter, the other
contact pieces make contact with
Evening star., 1922-04-04
TEN-MINUTE RADIO TALK
AT Y. W. c. A. ANNOUNCED

Miss Gertrude Macarthur, general
secretary of the Washington Y. W.
C. A., will give ten-minute talk this
afternoon when WMU-the Double
day-Hill Electric Company-has the
air. between 4:30 and $3.50 o'clock. She
will give brief sketch of the trou
bles that confront a girl. dissatisfied
with home life in a small town. who
comes to Washington to make her
home and to seek employment. She
will tell of the function of the Young
Women's Christian Association to
help a girl through the difficulties.
finding her a comfortable place to
live near her place of employment
and at a reasonable price. showing
her where she can obtain good food
within her means, giving her further
educational facilities to supplement
the training she already has had and
to fit her for good positions, and sup
plying her with opportunities to
make friends and to find her place
in the community life.
1t is because the Young women's
Christian Association meets those
needs to the best of its ability that
it feels free to ask the people Of
Washington for the $4,000 necessary
to carry on its work during the cur
rent year.
Evening star., 1922-04-04
STARS TO BE HEARD
IN PROGRAM FOR RADIO

Plans for broadcasting by radio
phone a grand opera concert to be
given at the 'Anacostia naval air sta
ton early in May were discussed at
q meeting in the Willard Hotel yes
terday afternoon under the auspices
of the Soldiers Institute and other
patriotic societies. The stars who
will give the concert are of interna-
tional fame and represent four ma
tions.
The concert will be given first IN
the National Theater, after which the
four musicians will go to the Anacos-
tia naval air station and repeat the
program into the radiophone trans
mitter.
Miss Byrd Mock is chairman of the
committee of arrangements for the
concert. Lieut.. Commander Davis Is
chairman of the committee on radio
and Commander Albert Hoyt Taylor
of the naval air station in Anacostta
is in charge of the details to insure
the widest possible broadcasting of
the concert.
Evening star., 1922-04-04
Current Strength.

Tho flow Of water may be expressed
in gallons per second. which indi-
Gates to US the rate Of flow or the
strength Of the current. The term
'coulomb" has been given to the unit
for quantity Of electricity and rough
ly corresponds to the unit gallon
In the case of the water. 1t could be
said. then. that the strength or rate
of flow of electric current may be
expressed In coulomb per second. If
one coulomb of electricity flows past
any given point in a circuit every
second the strength Of the current Is
said to be one "ampere." The ampere
is the practical unit of current
strength or rate OF flow.
If there are three coulombs Of cleo
tricity flowing past given point in a
circuit each second the current
strength is three amperes. At the end
Of sixty seconds the quantity Of cur
rent which has passed the point
chosen Is $50 coulombs (sixty seconds
times three coulombs each second).
But it must be particularly noted
that during the sixty seconds the cur
rent strength remained constant. a
Evening star., 1922-04-04
RADIO EXPLAINED
~ By E. H. LEWIS
INSTRUCTOR NEW YORK. YMC.A. RADIO Sooo

value of three amperes equals three
coulombs per second). In other words,
the current strength is entirely inde-
pendent Of the length Of time the
electric current flows.
Instead of using the words Cur
rent strength" or rate of fiow." 1t 10
customary to say that the "current"
is SO many "amperes." The letter "i''
ts very often used to indicate electric
current strength. especially in eQua-
tions.
There are subdivisions OF an ampere
which find considerable practical use
in radio work. One IL the micro
ampere." Micro means one-millionth,
10 microampere Is one-miliionth Of
one ampere. Another is the "milli-
ampere" and the word "milli." mean
ing one-thousandth, a milliampere is
one-thousandth OF one ampere. The
current in a radio circuit is quite
often only a comparatively few mflli-
amperes, and, indeed. may be only a
few microamperes in some cases.
April has the reputation Of being
Evening star., 1922-04-04

each other, so that the circuit
through the telephones is closed.
When another pair of telephones is
plugged in they are connected in
series with the first pair, and there
is little or no decrease in signal
strength. The series connection is
the proper one.
The twin adapter will very prob
ably have q host of admirers when
1t is placed upon tho market
Evening star., 1922-04-04
has resigned,

Senor de Alvear was radical candi-
date for the presidency of Argentine
in the elections held on Sunday. A
Paris dispatch yesterday stated that
Evening star., 1922-04-04
ARGENTINE ENVOY QUITS.

| By the Associated Press
PARIS. April 4.-Marcello T. de AL
wear, Argentine minister to France,
Evening star., 1922-04-04

he had received messages from friends
In Buenos Aires congratulating him
on what they considered his certain
election. Counting of the votes will
not begin until Thursday.
Evening star., 1922-04-04

April has the reputation Of being
one Of the healthies. months of the
year. holding none of the riEors of
March or the changes Of May.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
Miss Corinne Bacon to
 Give Reading From Poets

Miss Corinne Bacon of the Business and Professional Women's club will give q reading from modern poets at the club house on High street tomor- row evening at s o'clock The read ing will be open for members of the club only The executive committee of the club will meet tonight at s o'clock at the club house to make plans for the open house to be held the latter part of the month.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
TWO ARE FINED AS
 RECKLESS DRIVERS
MarSaYin0 and SObItSki Assessed
 S25 and Costs Each |

Tony Marsavino, of Meriden, and Frank Soblitski of TerryTlle, both of whom were arrested yesterday after. noon for reckless driving, were fined $25 and costs by Judge B. w. Alling today in police court. The former, through Lawyer Arthur B. o OBrien, of Meriden, pleaded guilty and the lat ter entered not guilty plea.
 The Meriden man figured in an ac- cident at the corner of Stanley and East Main streets yesterday afternoon. His car was going in southerly di- rection and the other vehicle easterly. Witnesses were summoned to testify as to the alleged excessive speed of Marsavino's car.
 Motorcycle Policeman W. S. Strolls brought in Frank Soblitski for speed ing on West Main street. At 4:45 o'clock the accused was cutting in and out of traffic and Strolls followed him. At Woodruff court he set his speed cmeter and found that Soblitski was travelling 35 miles an hour as far as Jerome street, where he picked up to 3S miles. He was then arrested
 After he had thrust his fist through plate glass window, John Popisevicz was arrested by Policeman William O'Mara yesterday afternoon in front of Sweeney's block on Main street. His case was continued one week un- der his promise to pay for the dam age done
 Louis kania, James McCabe, Jerry Lynch and George Renshaw were fined s5 and costs each for drunken ness
 Ellis Segalis paid Sl0 and costs for driving a car without a license, He failed to stop when signalled to do so by Policeman Joseph Kennedy, doing traffic duty in front of City Hall. When the policeman caught up to him, Segalis was unable to produce . license.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
AMNESTY OFFER EXPIRES
After Today Irish Rebels, Bearing Arms. May Be Punished By Death Few Have Surrendered.

Dublin, Oct. 16 (By Associated Prass) )-The free state governments offer of amnesty upon their surrender for persons illegally bearing arms, holding stolen property or retaining premises unlawfully occupied expired at midnight, Beginning today the military authorities are empowered to punish offenders with death, depor- tation, imprisonment or fine and the constitution of new courts to deal with such offenses can proceed forth with
 The governments offer apparently has been almost ignored and yester- day there was posted surreptitiously throughout Dublin a proclamation purporting to be issued by the re publican army executive" warning the public that anyone giving information leading to punishment of republicans by the new courts will be regarded asI spy and dealt with accordingly while those acting as members of the| courts will be punished for their 'of lenses against the republic"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
NEW BRITAIN BOY
 ON MARINE CRUISE
Thomas Katzung of 131 Main Street Is Now Headed For Ports
 in Near East

Starting on a cruise which in all probability will last two years, Thomas William Katzung of this city is a member of the Y. S. Marine guard Oh the cruiser 'Pittsburgh, which Jeff, Philadelphia recently and is now re- ported steaming toward the Mediter- |ranean. In view of his excellent rec lord in the Marine Corps he was es- |pecially selected for this duty.
 The men of the Pittsburgh are Hooking forward to an interesting cruise in European waters. That ves- sel will visit the Canary Islands, then Gibraltar, and in all probability will eventually be ordered to duty in the vicinity of the Dardaneles The Pitts burgh is to meet the U. s. S. Utah in the Mediterranean where Vice Ad- miral A. T. Long will come aboard and make the Pittsburgh his flagship. According to the present itinerary the vessel will cruise about the Mediter- ranean in the winter months and the Baltic and North Seas in the summer. The local Marine and his comrades will have an opportunity to visit many European ports
 Young Katzung is a son of William Katzung, 131 Main street. He joined t~e marines at Hartford about two years ago, He wished to go aboard a battleship where he would have an opportunity to travel, and he was es- pecially trained for sea service. He will doubtless have many interesting to recount upon his re- turn to the homeland.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
for drunkenness in the United States of over 600,000 last year.
 Prohibition Does Not prohihif

You say prohibition does not pro hibit. There is law against steal ing but people still lock their automo piles up because they are afraid tht law won't prohibit stealing.
 Before prohibition there were 125,. 000 patients in alcoholic institutions Now those institutions are out Of busi- ness. The handsome big Keeley cure institution is being used as a soldiers hospital and the Keeley cure has a little place on a side street with 30 patients.
 Gompers On Wrong Track
 "Gompers always reports that the members of the American Federation of Labor want light wine and beer. James Duncan. secretary of the Fed eration of Labor, says Gomper's atti- tude in opposing the Volstead law does not represent the 3,000,000 mem- bers of the Federation of Labor.
 You say if people can't get booze they will turn to drugs In Great Britain last year there was an increase of drug addicts as large as there was in America.
 "An assistant director of the mar cotic bureau in Washington says drug addicts rarely are alcoholics.
 'In Los Angeles it was found only four people out of 500 drug addicts were drinkers of alcoholic drinks. In another city there were only 12 out of 1,5n4
 Will Bring Back Saloon.
 If we bring bacy light wines and beer we'll bring back the saloon When you get beer with kick, it's intoxicating.
 Tn the olden days 92 per cent of the saloon business was to sell beer
 ''In Passaic, New Jersey, the banks have s1,5oo,ooo more than at any time before prohibition.
 Should Uphold the Law.
 "All Rotary clubs and every citizen ought to show they are decent Amer jeans by upholding the law.
 If we don't uphold the laws we are anarchists. We have as much right to break one law as we have an- ether"
 Don Adams Speaks.
 brief address on Rotary and what it means to the country. the community and its members, was giv- en by Mir. Adams. He said Rotary believes in friendship and in charity in it's thoughts towards it's fellow men.
 Rev. Henry w. Maier made the opening prayer. Next Sunday Rev. MT. Davis will resume his lectures on applied phychology which were so popular last year.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-16

Terrier, of Providence; grand vice. chancellor of Connecticut, Thomas H. Troland. of New London; grand pre- late, Charles E. Griffths, of New Ha- ven; grand keeper of records and seals. George F. Wright, of Hartford; ; grand master of exchequer, William N. Potter, of Willimantic: grand mas ter at arms Fred NJ. Parsons, of Sey- mour; grand inner guard, William l.. Morgan, of Rockfall and grand outer guard, Arthur F, Mitchell, of Hart ford. Grand trustee, Burton H. Wooding, of Hamden; Orrin B. Cad well, of New Haven and John F. Os- borne, of Ansonia, will be here also.
 Troland Next c. L.
 The reception tonight will include the members of the Pythian Sisters who will hold their annual convention here at the same time. With the cleo ton tomorrow, Thomas H. Troland, of New London. is expected to succeed William Cowlishaw, of this city as grand chancellor. there being no op- position to his election.
 Mir Cowlishaw goes out of office with a record said to be the best of any grand chancellor in Connecticut he having visited every lodge in the state during his term and having been in an increase of S11 new members, making the total mem- bership in the state of 10.601.
 Reception Committee
 The reception committee is com- posed of Supreme Representatives Vincent King, of Danbury; Judge N. Candee, of Norwalk, and Supreme Representatives and Past Grand Chan cellors Manlius H. Norton, of New Britain, and Attorney L. E. Jacobs of New Haven.
 The grand chief of the Pythian Sis ters, Mrs. Clara J Whitaker, of Stam- ford, will be here also.