Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1—Massachusetts delegates in tii < Ucistiun » < .i..eavor parade during t . Iton- eysnckle lA)d)fe, home of T. Suffern Teller at Newport, R. I., where President and Mrs. Harding are expeMed to spend their vacation. 3—Supreme Court Justice Cannon, New York, mukiiu wives fake the oath of allegiance their husbands are sworn in as cltl/.ens. ‘ ~ ^ NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Harding’s Plan for Armament Reduction Conference Is Wen Received. invited :::::: iccffi and Far Kaat Frablama Alaa Will •« Piacuaaad IHah Faaoa Maatinfa Begin — Fraaidant A aka Banata ta Defer Sal- dler Benue Bill. merit of the proJe«*t to the house of commons and of the government’s ap proval of it was greeted with pro longed cheering. A few days later there was talk In London of a separate conference there on Pacific matters before the Washington meeting, be cause the premiers of Australia and New Zealand said it would be Impos sible for them to go home and return to America almost Immediately. When this suggestion reached Washington the administration let it be known that efforts to divert any part of the pro posed conference from the American capital would not be acceptable. It was said Lloyd Ooorge and Lord ('llnon, foreign minister, would come as the representatives of Great Brit ain. and thia stirred up an amusing row over there. The Times declared editorially that neither of those men ia fitted “by his position, his tempera ment. and his past career to take a di rect part In these negotiations. "Hie premier retorted with aa order that representatives of the Times, the I'ally Mall and the Evening News, all from Angom. He has warned the al lied high commission at Constantino ple that if there should be any evi dence that the Greeks are making use of that city or of other points in the neutral xone in their operations, the nationalists will he obliged to avail themselves of the same privilege. Ke- inal told an American correspondent the ’nationalists would welcome arid- tratlon by Secretary of State Hughes or some other American. There was a re|»ort that W’hlte Rus sian volunteers, well armed, were re storing the old Poilsh-Gennan battle lines and that the Polish Irregulars un der (iotieral Zellgowski were attack ing them with armored automobiles. In ft* Vllna district, it was said, the entire iieasant population was in revolt against Zeligowakl’s rule, and was making auccesaful attacks on hla forces. Hacking up the statements of l Mec- retary of the Treasury Mellon. Preal- dent Harding went before the senate and urged that action on the soldier bonus bill be deferred ‘ Indefinitely.* The reasons glveq by both the Presl- By IDWABD W. FICKARD. The Cnlted States last week resumed Its leadership of International affairs, and President Harding's world policy unfolded In a way that leads his warm ! r ®*>t*‘ollrd hy Lord Nortbcllffe. should supporters to believe hla plans for an ** 'lenied access to Information given association of nations to preserve the i out ,0 P"*** generally at the for- . peace of the world are on the eve of '**«" *n«1 by the prime minister’s ** "ZT*? 7 .™* fulfillment. This comes shout through ! '"‘^•ries at 10 Downing street How " " • n ^ ***** the President’. Invitation to Great Uo r* ‘Iwg* JuWIfy such a blow " lf Britain. Krunce. Italy and Japan to 1 •* liberty -ind Independence of the T? , " , l'<*»ible and •end representatives 7 to a disarm. r«n.ln. to be w^n Perhaps ^ ot ,h * ™ ntr * be will not try to do so mou,d bo Imperiled. It la Interesting to note that a com- *' 1 kDOW foellngs of my own mlttee of the League of Nations met breast and that of yours and the grate- In Luxembourg on Saturday, under profile of thla republic," the Preal- tlie presidency of M. Vlvlanl. to coo- drnt "• ,d no thoughtful person Dale Collier of Rock Island, I1L, has the honor of being the first scout to win the new gold medal just designed for the Court of Honor, by Belmore Brown, the explorer. The Incident which won the coveted National Scout Medal of Honor for young Collier oc- eured last January. The boy had just_started on an er rand for "his mother when he noticed three men walking on the'ice on the river. Even as lie saw them he per ceived to his horror that the Ice was breaking beneath them. He run about 300 yards and found an old boat. There were no oars but he snatched up a piece of board and Jumping into the .boat broke his way through to where one of thp men was sinking. The boy threw him the board and pulied the boat, fast filling with wa ter. close to the man, got him Into It and back to shore. Then emptying out the boat he set out again In search of the others. This time, not having even the hoard to help him, he heat his way through the ice downstream with his fists. By this arduous process he finally got to where the other two men were. He managed with much dlfllcnlty to get both into the boat, which then began to sink from the weight and having shipped so much water. The men being unconscious, the boy bailed for dear life with hla hands, screaming for halp. Another boat reached them In time and all were gotten ashore. Ntx content with hla already heroic achievement young Collier worked over the unconscious men trying to Induce artificial resplra tton. He succeeded In the case of one man hut the other who was Just recovering from an lllneaa never I gained eoosrlouaneaa. The story la one of the moat striking of the many noteworthy Inatanres of scout pluck and resourcefulness that have passed through the hands of the Court of Honor and Scout Collier well deserve* the honor accorded him. ment reduction conference In Wash ington. and his suggestion that ^he meeting. If held, also undertake a set tlement of the Pacific and Kar Eastern problems. China being asked to par ticipate In that part of the confer- 1,d " jHMrroamenr. Officials of the | P”"*****'! wlth^tl the facta. Is ready ence ! Ie ** u «“ Geneva saarrt the league ia Of course, the Invitation was Infor- n,>, *•■ ■*■*■* •bandonl.ig Its dis mal In nature, but the nations named *^ maro ^ nt plana because of the action hav* received It with acclaim, and all ot lh * 1 nltcl Statea. -It will be still have signified their willingness to ac- I J*** rr * , * n * *° *•** *'hat will hap- cept the formal Invitation when It Is : P** 1 league and the Wash- Issued. so It may be considered cer tain that the conference will be held, probably In the coming autumn or possibly early next year. All the world Is evincing Intense Interest In Ington conference adopt different dis armament projects. While the great powers are thus moving toward peace for the world. the plan, and certain of the lesser pow- England and Ireland are moving to- ers are eager to take.part In the great ward peace for the Hritlah Isles. Ea- conference. That the discussion will mona Pe Valera and other Irish iead- not be limited to the subjects men- Journeyed to London, and there tinned Is almost beyond doubt, and ] *be “President" and Premier Lloyd there Is reason to believe that tie* a*- j George on Thursday held a- private aoriatlon of nations with whiili Pres ident Harding hopes to supplant the -eague of Nations will be bom at he Washington conference. Not only did the President forestall the action of congress, which was passing finally on the naval hill n>n- talning the Borah amendment asking the President to negotiate a naval hol iday with Great Britain and Japan; he also went further than Borah and his followers desired, and broailened the proposition to include land arm aments. It was feared hy many that Italy, and especially France, would refuse to reduce their military strength. France feels that she must be guaranteed against another attack by Germany, and Italy’s main strength is her army. Borah and others thought the inclusion of land armaments might defeat the whole 'plan, but- the administration thinks their fears are groundless and that an agreement for naval reduction may be reachetf' If the question ^.of reducing armies is found embarassing. Indeed, the governpients of France and Italy were as prompt as that of Great Brftoln- to accept Mr. \ Harding’s Invitation. China's? approval of the plan came next, and Japan, after carefully con sidering the-far Eastern phase of the matter, instructed Its embassy at, Washington to accept, so far . as armament reduction Is concerned. Before President Harding issued the Informal Invitations, the leading states men of Great Britain were consulted By Ambassador Harvey and also by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who was reported to be unofficially assisting Mr. Harvey In the matter. It Is said they Informed Washington of the ychological moment for taklhg sc- Then Doctor Butler- went to s and talked with French leaden, and told correspondents that Presi dent Milierend was highly enthusiastic over the American plan. “FretKiJ *j;i British statesmen agree with me that President Harding's proposal marts a tarn log point In the history of the they e preliminary conference to prepare the way for further discussions. The good .Intentions of both sides to put an end to the age-long discord were made evi dent. and there was a general feeling of hoi>cful optimism. “I am sure the atmosphere In England and Ireland Is right for r»*Hce,” said Mr. De Valera. “The only thing that Is necessary*now Is for us to get down to rock-bottom. This Is simply a private conference with Mr. Lloyd George, instead of a long- range bombardment, to see what can be done at close quarters.” Sir James Craig, premier of UTlster, also went to London to act as spokes man for the northern Irish In case he is called upon. However, he has been bitterly opposed to any parleys be tween the British government and Sinn Fein. In Ulster alohe the truce agreed upon has not taken effect. There has been a lot of fighting in Bel fast and a number of persons have been killed since the rest of the’ island abandoned hostilities. Only 12 members of the southern Irish parliament attended Its session Wednesday In Dublin, and the lower house adjourned “until his majesty for added rnmp^naatlna for the healthy, self-reliant mames of our great armk>i* at the root of a treas ury breakdown, which will bring Its hardships to all the dtlxens of the re public." At tlpr same time the iTaeldent de clared himself most emphatically in fa vor of the fullest measure of relief to the disabled veterans of the World war. He asked that the bonus hill lie recommitted to the finance commit tee. and suggested that congress con centrate on tax and tariff revision, ♦•specially the former. He told the senate that “there Is confessed dlsu|>- poiutiuent Jhat so little progress lias been made in the readjustment and re duction of the war-time taxes." The Democratic senators begun a fierce fight against the motion to re commit the bonus bill* Senator Rob inson of Arkansas assuming the lead ership because Senator Underwood Is opposed to the bonus. However, It was taken for granted that the motion would prevail. The Sweet hill, providing for ade quate relief for disabled veterans and for the consolidation of relief agen cies was favorably reported by the subcommittee to the senate finance committee, hut Its progress was halt ed again when the senators heard Mr. Smoot’s prediction, based on official estimates, that—t^ie probable increase of expenditure to carry out the pro- visiohs of the measure would be close to $.*><)<MXKI.OOO atmuqUy. r SCOUTS ON THE JOB. Out in Bellingham. Waah.. spectators chuckled with approval over the following Incident and re ported It to th*L local papers: A quart bottle of milk had been dropped In the ytreet and Jay splintered Into a thousand pieces prepared to do their worst to all pausing tiro* Two lads In khaki "happened along.” Instantly their sharp eyes took In the situation. “Boy Scout Safety!" they shouted In unlaon and swooped dopn upon the broken bits of glass, which In another moment were gathered up and depos ited In the proper receptacle. An ex ceilent object lesson thla, to all who witnessed the Incident and another proof that scouting Is doing Just what It claims to do—makes responsible dtlxens. A smalt' boy pushed accidentally to the ground In a school yard recently suffered a broken leg. Instantly there were boy scouts at hand to take charge I T IB to be regretted that the di tng of the sub-debutante and young er girls In their teens la not so care fully considered aa It should be. There la a charm that belongs to young girt* hood that baa been lost sight of In the last few sea sous and obscured by allowing them to he overdressed or dressed beyond their years. Left un real rained, it is natural, with their own senae of fitness undeveloped, that they should ape their elders, and the re sults are pathetic: they are neither fish nor fowl; have neither the charms of young girlhood nor tbnae of young womanhood. Much of the rime of tho young girl Is spent In clothes suited to her sports —not distinctly sports clothes ij^t stur dy things that are both pretty and practical. Jersey doth Is an Ideal fab ric for her dally wear, with gingham and other durable cottons for hot days. Fine wool sweaten, la light and plaited or plain skirts la cotton, to wear with Um an Ideal outfit. Tho new knitted are to be reckoned with and era aoe them come to tho foes tor Already knitted rapes with late or capes entirety of vide the young girl with the vonlent and appropriate of wraps. On# of thooa la pictured and Its usefulness will eat toot tho Organdie, dotted swim and sheer cottons, la ly colors, maks dresses that yoath do* lights In and la a delight la. , It ti something of a task to teach tha younger girls restraint In this matter nf dress, bat It Is essential, far e woman la easily forgiven for clothes ton quiet, bat for 1 mercilessly condemned. For Rivals of the Mermaid ] sha" >* to £*«»«. aradans rll „ r( , ed 9 „^arl„e VrlStfi^ Lftdgr the home rtile act the Thv»v oka*. i. will.” parliament might now be dissolved and a crown colony government set up. but the British government will take no such step until the result of the peace negotiations is seen. The god of war is devoting) his at tention theee days mainly to Asia Minor, where the Greek . offensive ngalnst the Turk haifbnalists Is fairly getting under way. The wings of the Greek army advanced respectively from, the Brusa sector on the north and the Usliak sector on the south. The movement converged on Kutata. on the main line of the Bagdad rail way, and at last account} the two forces were engaged In n desperate battle for nitmsalon of that tows and the mountain heights nearby. The Greeks are using bombing planes with o< toe Though the French declare the Leip zig trials of alleged Vjtr criminals'are farcical, and have withdrawn from the commissions watching the proceedings, the trials are going on, and last week there was revived interest l>ecause two German lientenants werei^rraLgned A G. A. R. VERDICT. A O. A. R. veteran of Columbus. Ohio, says: ‘‘While attending our Grand army encampments for the past few years In many cities of the United States I have come to the conclusion we could not get along without the boy scouts’ everwilllng help. They are the first persons we meet When we get off the train, to carry our luggage to our stopping place, and If we have no place engaged they will take us to one and see that we are made comfortable. They can beat the police at thelf^own game when It comes to watching a street crossing or keeping the streets clear for parade. They are always on hand with a cool cup of water; in fact, everywhere to do a good deed for somebody. . I have learned to love them. I consider the boy scout movements one of the best schools of American education. I ■'say God bless tliem and the men Vho con tribute their thne jand money to boost them. Boys, the Grand Anny of the Republic are your friends,” They commanded the U-boat that sank the British hospital ship Landovery Castle, and are accused of attehfptinf to murder the entire personnel of the vessel, Including the wounded and the Red Cross nurses, after they realised their mistake In sinking the jihlp. The defendants refused to testify, but members of the crew told how it was decided to hide all traces of the crime’ and how the overcrowded lifeboats were shelled and sunk. The court then surprised the allied watch ers by railing a dosen Germans who testified to alleged British atrocities at sea. and made the charge that the steamship Baraloog 'flew the American flag when it sank the German subma rine U-J1. Some of them swore the British used lifeboats as decoya and carried troops and munltlens aboard All of this was te- (• to*tif J thq acts of tha sub- SCOUTS DO EMERGENCY WORK. Boy scouts did noteworthy work afteMhe tornado disaster in the South last spring, working tirelessly for many hours, rendering first aid, search ing for the dead, and removing the wreckage. Local papers at the time expressed the greatest admiration t&r the pluck, energy and endurance of these young citizens pledged to serv ice of others at all times an£ under all conditions. VETERAN CORFB ORGANIZED. Veteran scout associations made vp •f men who have served at least flee years In the movement ore now being erganixed throu about the country. Philadelphia. Baltimore and Chlcngc have respectively the honor of estab lishing the firm, sooood and thlfd Vet gran 8ro«t corps Over U0 men bare registered already as ten-ynai are h a rail af boner «f T HE maid so well equipped- Tor swimming that t he nmy undertake to battle with strenuous breakers or Indulge lu water sports must he clothed In some such fashion asUhat pictured here t ^4She must go down ho the sea la Strong, elastic, knitted garments aud wear a. tight cap of rubber!red doth. All that the wears must be dose-fit- ting and firmly adjusted or nothing will stay adjusted. This Is the prac tical sort of salt for swimming la quiet waters also. A swimming outfit Is completed hy a cape or a coat of rub berized silk or other.materials. The knitted swimming suits are usually In quiet colon, as dart bine, brown or black, and are with more vivid colors. Gaps, and coats are as gay and bright can wish. They are pnstlnse and there -to a liking tor For placid waters and play that la not a wrestling match with the waves, there are many sort! of bathing salts, and one is privileged to wear strong snd vivid colors In them. The knitted suit of wool Is the most popular-mado with trunks and a stralghtbang* log overgarment reaching a I moot to the knees. Moat of these suits are attractively banded with a plain color or Roman stripes on a ground of ssa green, dark Mae or gray. A girdle ar msh. also knitted, gives them style, and this aaah la sometfaree of raffst* silk. Taffeta sCIk makes many of tha prettiest bathing writs; there are a few of crepe, and s good nereaat of In the right way.