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DEATH ENDS CAREER OF COL. WATTERSOls (Continued From Pa^e 1) fill his place." Fast Fading School Henry Watterson was one of the last of the old time personal journalists. More than half a century his editorials, with their brilliant, original and phrase making composition, attracted wide attention. They were commented on and copiea oy me press of the nation. Besides his power his= molding: public opinion through his editorials Watterson's influence is credited with having shaped the platform of the Democratic party in move than one presidential campaign. It was perhaps through an accident that Henry Watterson pursued journalism. Early in life he evinced unusual musical talent and his parents encouraged it. A mishap that crushed is left thumb, leaving that member stiff, caused the musical education to be abandoned, as the piano was his favorite instrument. A r?af?ra1 V?or>fr fnr wrifcinfr dpvplon ed, but even in this Mr. Watterson was seriously handicapped as an illness in infancy had affected his vision. His first journalistic experience was gained on a Washington (D. C.) newspaper as musical and dramatic critic. His father, Harvey M. Watterson, for 20 years preceding the outbreak of the Confederate war, was a representative in congess from Tennessee. It was during this time Henry Watterson kid the foundations for an elaborate knowledge of national affairs, he spending much of his time associating with party leaders of that period and in close contact " - * .1.1- _ ? ^ v, + witn tne operation 01 trie guveiiiiiicm. Watterson's course in letters and journalism in the national capital was interrupted just as he attainecj his majority by the outbreak of war. With his father, he opposed the secession movement, but upon the declaring of hostilities he returned to his Tennessee home and joined the army of the Confederacy. He served throughout the war, except for a period of ten months, when he estabilshed and operated at Chattanooga, TVio T?oKol !) sptti?-milifarv t)a per.' Mr. Watterson served first as an aide to the famous cavalry leader, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, and later was on the staff of Gen. Leonidas Polk. During the campaign between Generals Sherman and Johnston, Watterson was chief of scouts of the Confederate army. The Rebel instantly achieved great popularity- The paper was outspoken and independent, forecasting in many r things the Louisville Courier-Journal, a lineal descendant to follow it within a few years. Abraham Lincoln was said to be the great passion of Watterson's life. His lecture on "Lincoln'' was delivered in hundreds of cities and it was his pride to tell of calling on Lincoln the morning of his inauguration and of standing beside him at the ceremony. "Let no Southern man point h's finger at me," Mr. Watterson said, '"because I cannonixe Lincoln, for he was the one friend we had at court when friends were most in need." When Watterson founded The Jour? i i? ? ? ^~ ?-? -rO-vo -Pav liavmnnv in nsti ne iiiaue ? pica ii?n.n/.v ... the South. Thoroughly reconstructed himself, he urged all to follow his eourse in complete submission to the federal government. Mr. Watterson always advocated a "tariff for revenue only," a phrase which he cofned, and which finally was adopted by the Democratic party. He was an ardent friend of Grover Cleveland during the latter's first administration as president, but opposed Cleveland's third nomination. Brief Term in Congress His service as a public official was confined to a fractional term in congress. He accepted a seat there in 1Q7G 7 of tlio wicVios r>f Samuel J. 1Q I V" I c* ?? *wi*vw ? Tilden, with whom he was closely allied. Mr. Watterson refused renomination for the full term. Frequently urged to run for high office, he always refused, maintaining: "I s'hall stay where I am. Office is not for me. Beginning in slavery to end with poverty it is odious to my sense of freedom.'' From 1872 to 1892, however, he sat oil nofirmal ronVPTltionS of the Democratic party as a delegate at large from Kentucky. He presided over the convention that nominated Tiiden in 1876 and was chairman o"f the platform committee in those of 1880 and 1888. Mr. Watterson opposed William Jennings Bryan in his candidacy for TwncirJanf i v> 1 CQ? Vm f i r* 1 QOfl Thp ?/i C.'ilUtUV in VCIW ??* - - Courier-Journal g^ve him lukewarm support. In 1908, however, what Mr. Watterson denominated as the "free silver heresy'' bein? "as dead as African slavery," in the United States, he became a warm supporter of Bryan. When the storm of the European war broke over the world. Mr. Watterson assumed an uncompromising 'stand in support of the cause and I (ideals of the entente allies, declaring his belief that their cause was the ; cause of freedom and democracy and 'that of the central empires that of I [autocracy. ' His attitude was tersely set forth in a single sentence that appeared at the end of practically every editorial he wrote on the subject for many months: "To hell with the Hohenzol' lerns and Hapsburgs." Ilis scathing indictment of the German leadership was interpreted by many of the German blood in this country as an attack upon themselves and brought a storm of denunciation about his ears. To these Americans j .cf German bL?.)d Mr. Watterson made' i answer that presumably they had come to the United States to escape; the thin?, he a.-serted, the Gorman I rulers were endeavoring to fasten up- \ on the rest of the world and warned j tem that if thev identified themselves i too closely with the cause of German s1 'rulers by giving it support, they | Iwould later regard their course with! ; regret. ! Mr. Watterson also devoted some i of his editoriad attention to social questions. lie once made a savage j i attack on Xew York society women, ; j calling them "a flock of unclean! Ibirds." He accused them of a fond-' jness for display that ruined the men i^ind a love of chamnagne and bridge j - - - . i that eventually ruined their morals, i Plain "Marse Henry/' < His dashing style gave him such j i nicknames as "Light Horse Harry" j i and "Henry of Navarre." He was j i more popularly called plain "Marse ; : Henry." i As effectively as he wrote Mr. Wat-J iterson spoke on the public platform. ' iHis reputation as an orator reached' I its climax when he delivered an adJ dress at the dedication of the Colum'jbian exposition when he appeared as , the government's official spokesman. [ j Among the several books he wrote j (or compiled were "Oddities of South-! Jem Life and Character." a volume of S j Southern humor; "The Spanish-Amer- j i Iran War." written concurrently with j !the events, and his latest work, "Com-; |promises of Life," a compilation of! ! * j his lectures, addresses and numerous i editorials from The Courier-Journal, j Of his career Mr. Watterson re- j cently said: \ "I came out of the war like many of the young fellows of the South, a very picked bird, indeed. In order to j escape the humiliation of borrowing 'from a Northern uncle, whose politics j I did not approve, I went with my; watch to an 'uncle' who had no polltics at all and got $50 on it. Along j with two blanket-mates, who were as! poor as myself, I started or rather j j revived publication of an old susjpended newspaper at Nashville. Nothjing could withstand the energy and. J ardor which we three threw into the { ! enterprise. We were working for ( jbead and had to have it. When we be-j ?an there were nine aany papers i struggling for a footing in the little! Tennessee capital. At the end of the1 year there were but two, and of these ours had two-thirds of the business, j After two years I was callcd to Louis- j ville to take an editorial position on j the old Louisville Journal, the paper, of George D. Prentice. Six months; later Walter X. Haldcman, who owned j The Courier, joined with me in com-! bining The Journal and Courier. In-! cidentally this lead to the purchase of the old Louisville Democrat, this publication losing its identity entirely. That is about all." The consolidation of the three pa-: pers was the first of the great news- j paper combinations. It resulted in the j first appearance of The Courier- j .Journal, November 8, 1S6S. In his early years he superintended the detail c-f every department, and' for more than 30 years "put the paper to press" every night. He was born in Washington, D. C.,' on February 1G, 1840. t Washington, Dec. 22.?Col. Henry; j Watterson was eulogized today in the' j house by Representative BarkleyJ I (Democrat) of Kentucky as a man: whose name was a household word in . every Kentucky home and in almost; every American home. He declared ' ; that no journalist now living and very , jfew who are dead exercised more in- [ jfluence on the nation than the dead | Kentuckian, who at one time was a: member of the house. Representative Mann (Republican) : | of Illinois declared that Colonel Wat- j iterson never had been afraid to ex'ipress his beliefs although often criticised severely by the readers of his newspapers. Mr. Mann said that, Colonel Watterson and other editors' i*'of the old sc-hool" exerted an influence that would be felt for genera-J . jtions. They never allowed the count-J ing room of their newspapers, he add-! Jed. to determine their editorial or! ! news policies. Washington, Dec. 22?"I knew Col. Henry Watterson for a great many j years." Chief Justice Tnft said today. ; "He and my father were friends. lie .' '.was a unique figure in the political i " > and siK-::i] life of the country. He was a most able journalist, picturesque, forcible and original in every position he took and every cause he advocated. He was eloquent, chivalrous, courageous in contest, an old time leader in journalism, a charming gentleman, a warm friend and a patriotic American whose brilliancy, knightly character and human nature made ;i deep impression on his fellow citizens and won their affectionate respect. He will long be fondly remem bered. We shall all miss n:m muen. H e going makes a void." ARMS PARLEY IS :N CRITICAL POSITION NOW Stumbled Along Thursday With Indication of Increasing Number of Disagreements Washington, Dec. 20.?The conference on limitation of armaments stumbled along today with every indication of an increasing number of disagreements rather than accomplishments. The Root plan for regulation of the use of submarines provoked an allclay debate in the committee on limitation of naval armaments, with the United States asrain lined up on the side of Great Britain, but with Japan and Italy this time siding with France. The United States and Great Britain insisted upon immediate adoption of the Roct proposals, \vh?ch would have outlawed the submarine as a weapon for attack on merchant snipe. France, Japan and Italy contended there were many technical ramifications of the plan which should be carefully considered and argued ri-if t',m matter to J U: lcicuiivc v/a. Uiv .. _ a sub-committec. The sum total of the day's effort was an agreement to the substance of Part I of the Koot scheme, the body of the document being referred to a sub-committee on draft to consider its language, form and forms of expression. The second part, prohibiting the use of submarines as commerce destroyers under any conditions, was forced over. Arthur Balfour, head of the British delegation, proposed an amendment to tms section, making the prohibition binding upon the five powers regardless of acceptance or rejection by other nations. Sarraut-Balfour Clash Consideration of details of the naval limitation program were relegated far into the background, however, by the sharp clash between Albert Sarraut and Mr. Balfour over the submarine issue and its likely effect on the relations between France and Great Britain. This break between the chief delegates of the two leading European powers was the absorbing ' ' -r />r>n Pnvort/'P 10piC 01 CUIlVClMllUli lil cv/iiivi. vi* w circles. The seriousness of the general conference situation was emphasized by a visit to the White House by Secretary of State who conferred with President Harding for more than an hour. His attitude when he left the White House, gave the impression to his questioners that a marked difference of opinion had arisen between the president and his secretary of state. ?.Ir. Harding said within the last forty-eight hours that he hoped and expected to see another conference called for the consideration of the submarine and auxiliary ship questions if there were a failure to reach an agreement here. Mr. Hughes said today he saw no need for another conference. He made it plain that "nothing could bp gained by multiplying opportunities for refusal." The views of "some nations," he explained, were final. Keeping pace with the apparent agreement to disagree all around, the aircraft sub-committee formally re nArifnyoriPO fnrlnV puneu uu uic iu.in,iv,ni,v i* had unanimously decided it would r impracticable to attempt a limitation upon commercial or civil aircraft. For that reason, the sub-committee also had agreed that it likewise would be impracticable to undertake tc restrict military aircraft. The Ita in aviation expert on the subcommittee, however, thought there should be some effort to limit milifoi.,. Hp siip-frpsted a limi uaviUi. V - ^oc tation upon the number of trained military fliers in the respective countries. Proposal Unsatisfactory Unwillingness to accept the American proposal to limit the size of individual airplane carriers to 27,000 ton? and their guns to eight caliber was understood to be responsible for postponing: consideration or xms question today. It had been scheduled to come up before the committee which considered the Root proposals, but was side-tracked. The situation with regard to the four-power Pacific treaty still is in an ' - ? x 1 - ---1 X1^. T ? r. /] uncertain .sunt*, wim uajtuu ucinanuin?r elimination of the interpretation that it guarantees the integrity of hov mainland. The Japanese are not willing: to propose an amendment to the tie:?iy. They prefer a collateral > agreement in the form f an ex^har.ge .' cf diplomat!,1 notes. No agreement has been reached as yet. Signs were multiplying. particularly in the opinion of the Chinese delegation, that Japan, seeing the success of France's stand on submarines, may decide to adept a more positive stand against the full concessions demanded of her for a settlement of the questions involving China. Should Japan pursue such a course, practically the whole of the Far Eastern phase of the conference would be a failure, along with the naval limita! t?i~m nvnerrnm. Even the capital ship ratio agreement?the only part of the naval proIgram which appeared possible of saving intact?is far from an assured fact, it was pointed out in some con: ference circles. France's two reservations on beginning construction of replacements four years earlier than proposed and on duration of the i agreement must be disposed of. Then, i if the naval agreements are all em; bodied in a treaty as forecsat by the ' American delegation, the past must be J ratified by the French parliament, as i well as the United States senate. ! Ratification by France cannot be re: lied upon as certain. In spite of the furor created by the j Sarraut-Balfour clash, the French del! egation apparently was not worrying i over the prospect of strained relations between France and Great Britain. ' It was pointed out in certain conference quarters that it has been tradi; tionally true that Great Britain has greater respect and closer relations with a nation that insists upon its rights and has fighting weapons to back up that insistence than for a j weak power without fighting forces , that surrenders its rights. French Resent Blame j The French bitterly resent the ob! viously concerted effort of the other 1 delegations to blame them for the I wrecking of the Hughes naval proj gram. They claim they asked only -For submarines they absolutely need | for national security and assert whatj ever odium there may be properly at; tached to those who sought to force ! 'her to accept less than she needs. j j It was openly intimated in P'rench | circles that the American delegates were believed to have been made un| consciously to play Great Britain's j game in joining the drive at France ! on the submarine question. j The French naval program on which the conference went on the rocks, it was asserted by the French today, i was prepared in Paris even before the French delegation left for Am! erica. It was laid before the AmeriI can delegation during - the first week , of the conference, they said, further, Knf was nut aside until Japan's fight WW- I , for the Mutsu was finished. Then the French plead, publicity developed I on the French position so as to place . her in the position of having blacked the elimination plan. An outstanding feature of today's : consideration of the Root plan for restriction of the use of submarinnes to I i operations against war craft only , was the development of the objection ; by certain foreign delegates that the Root proposal virtually, would accomiplish for Great Britain what she fail ed in her fight for afoofttion of the , submarine. j Great Britain's spokesmen all along , have asserted boldly that the submarine was of no use whatever against j warships. The sole value of the suf> i marine, thev have contended, is in , . i Thnrnfore. j RttcicKinjr rnertimui/ tuuc. a n?, the foreign delegates, if the Root plan |to prohibit the use of submarines against merchant craft under any circumstances should prevail without I modification or interpretation, Great .Britain's fi:rht for abolition of the , under-sea boats would be won to all . practical intents and purposes. A British sookesman, in a confer ; erice with newspaper correspondents i tonight, freely stated that his delegation believed the proposed extension of the recognized rules of warfare would almost completely nullify the juse of the submarine. Silent on Attitude. M. Sarraut told the correspondents jit was his intention to discuss the , Root proposal to outlaw submarines as commerce destroyers at great length tomorrow. He declined to divulge his attitude in advance of his speech before t: *? conference committee. It is known, however, that jthe French are annxious to clear irp many important questions before giving their assent to the outlaw plan. I For example, a member of the French delegation pointed out that , in the event of adoption of the Root (plan, the question immediately would , arise when does a merchant ship J 1 9 Alcr\ j cease 10 UK il HR'nmun, smy. .-now i the French are concerned as to J whether the proposed protection j would extend to a merchant ship loaded with or carrying- a partial cargo of contraband. " ' -i-:-- ,1mv_ j in ere nam snips iiiuuhk-u wui ' in<7 the world war, and the question I as to whether or not they became yessels of war never has bt'en settled to the satisfaction of all nations. It is I asserted. I The importance of the Root plan is .'emphasized 'in the light of a statement by Mr. Hughes at the beginning of the submarine debate that limitation of the use of submarines to oper1 1 ...? v. .vultf txr?ic ^ h i? ; tltlOIlS agailllil. u .t i jj.-5 uiuv t..v'crux of the whole issue. i The demand of France, Japan, and Italy for reference of the question to a sub-committee is expected to be renewed tomorrow. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION | The State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, by W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge: I Whereas, R. J. McCary hath made suit to me to grant him letters of ad| ministration of the estate and etfects of A. J. Hollingsworth, deceased. . These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said A. J. Holilingsworth, deceased, that they be land appear before me, in the court : of probate, to be neia at auwui'mv, S. C., on Tuesday, the 15th day of 1 January, next, after publication herej of, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to i show cause, if any they have, why the i said administration should not be : granted. ! Given under my hand this 19th day : of December, Anno Domini, 1921. W. F. EWA.KT, P. J. N. C. ANNUAL MEETING | The annual meeting of the stockj holders of the Commercial bank of j Newberry, S. C., will be held in the ; office of the president on Wednesday, I January 11, 1922, at twelve o'clock i noon. At which time the election of directors for the ensuing year will be held, and the transaction of any oth! er business that may come before the meeting. J. Y. McFALL, Secretary. j 12-23-3t TAX NOTICE I The books for the collection of ! state and county tax for the yeai i 1921 will be ooen from Oct. 15th to ; Dec. 31st, 1921. I Thncp who nrefer to do so can pay ! in January, 1922, with one percent; in February, 1922, with tw oper cent, : and from March 1st, 1922, to March ; 15th, 1922, with seven per cent 1 The County Auditor has made up : tax books by school districts and it ; will be necessary for tax payers to j give each district in which their propi ertly is located. ! The levy for 1921 is as follows: Mills I State ! 12 j Constitutional 3 ; Ordinary County 6 1 Claims 1919 and 1920 lVa \ Bonded Indebtedness *4 j Court House Debt Vs ! Back Bonded Indebtedness M Jail Bonds. % ; Road Bonds 3% Lexington County Claim 14 ! 28 V3 J The following school districts have levied the following levies: , Districts No. 1, No. 26, No. 52....15 ; Districts No. 2, No. 13. No. 15, - | No. 16, No. 17, No. 18, No. 2U, i r+mmmmmmm i i i ji w???^ J I " SECURIT t I R#>SOI i The Natio i Ne^ B. C. MATTHEWS, President. Mem I1 _ ( ! tl;O ?ncc;i A AilLO iO {JUOOIIL ! Machine. C i man to meas i you on this v i I i j | Newb i ! iv i ?- * No. 21, Xo. 23, Xo. 25, Xo. 27, ,: j No. 31, No. 33, Xo. 36, Xo. 41, No. 44, Xo. 45, Xo. 47. Xo. 48, ,: Xo. 40, No. 50, No. 55 8 ; districts No. 3, Xo. 24, Xo. 28, ! i No. 20, No. 32, Xo. 37. Xo. ! 46, Xo. 51, Xo. 54 2 jl 1 v? c \*^ O Vn OJiSLllL'tS .NU. *?, ~\'J. O, .tu. .w. 11, Xo. 12, No. 34, No. 35, No. j ] j 40, No. 53, No. 59, No. 6U 4 < District No. 5 0 < District No. G 3 :I District No. 19 14 Districts No. 22, No. 39 10 < District No. 30 12 Vz ;; Districts No. 38, No. 57 5 J i Districts No. 42, No. 43 13 j District No. 58 11 i( I District No. 10 1 1 District No. 14 18 i* : f A poll tax of one dollar is levied | i on all male persons between the ages < of twenty-one and sixty years except! those exempted by law. Persons liable to road duty may pay j a commutation tax of $<3.00 from 'Oct. 15th, 1921, to March 15th, 1922. C. C. SCHUMPERT. Treas. Newberry County, j ; 10-18-iot. i NOTICE AS TO DOG TAX The law imposes a tax of $1.25 j i per deg, the same being payable from; Oct. 15th, 1921, to Dec. 31st, 1921. J The County Auditor has been au- j thorized to not charge dog tax on, < I in i ii i i i ___________ S#|b! I i | Prote j '! SAFEGUARD your h little things that cause sure of protection wit policy. ! Any policy will not d( is strong?in The Har . Company, for exampl i Call on this agency. i JL~2 Insurance?I I 1103 Caldwell St. Member Newberry CI i mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmBmmmmmmmrmammmm No. 1844 Y?SERVICE?PI irees Over $2,000,0( nal Bank of *vberry, South Caroli T. K. JOHNSTONE, Cashier. ber Newberry Chamber of Comm ? *.i n >le witn our rioc !all us and we ure your rooms /ork. erry Lumtx Phone 56 lembcr Newberry Chamber of Commerce ,-our tax receipts, therefore when you ,vish to pay on dog do not forget to isk for cog: tax and receipt separately is this tax iz not covered in your tax receipt. Following: is the act under which ;ax is levied: Section 1. Annual Dog Tax Imposed?Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina; That from and after tiie lassage of this act there shall be leved on all dogs, six months old or old:r, in the State of South Carolina an >.nrual tax of one dollar and twuatyive cents ($1.25) per head. Section 3. That every owner of a lop: shall be required to collar and ilaoe -he aforesaid dog tax upon the said collar. Except when such dog -hall be used for the purpose of hunting, when such dog shall be upoa a :hase or hunt. ??"* * A-T..T noMAn nmninff OCl'UUU -t. IHJ' uiriiiug) larboring cr maintaining a dog, failing or refusing to return and-pay the :ax aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty 3f a misdemeanor ,and upon convic:ion thereof, shall be fined not less than five ($5.00) dollars nor more than twenty ($20.00) dollars, one,ialf of which shall go to the person reporting said failure to pay said tax, and one-half to the public school fund in which said derelict occurs. C. C. SCHUMPERT, County Treas. Newberrry County, Oct. 13th, 1921. ?n ct It! Lome. Be careful of : fires and then make h a sound insurance 3. You need one that tford Fire Insurance e. | .. Burton leal Estate. Newberry, S. C. lamber of Commerce - . - * - . ''w: V 10GRESS 1 >0.00 m. 1 dewberry ina W. W. CROMER, Asst. Cashier. erce ??? ??I ? W - / \4 mamm" >r Surfacing will send a i and quote 4 * ' J'w PA *s2L V/Vl