The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 03, 1919, Image 2
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Colared School Day
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Sumter County Colored School's
Field Day a Success
Notwithstanding- the many inter
ruptions of the year, the Field Day
was in every way a success. Thirty
one^ schools of Sumter county, led by
Kendall Institute of the city, formed
in line in ; front of Shi lob Baptist
church, April 25th and marched to
the Court House and after taking
their places listened n?ost attentively
to the rendering of a most interesting
programme. There were not less
than 1.000 present.
After singing by the schools. lie v.
jRL M. Jackson, of Ebenezer school
/^d\in prayer, after which Mr. A P.
Spears, principal of Stone Kill school,
introduced Dr. .1. H. Hay::sworth. the
county superintendent. Dr. Hayns
worfh, who assured us of his contin
ued interest and as proof of his pres
ence with,us\?ach year. He spoke of
the good work being done in the coun
ty under the supervision of Dr. Bragg;
Anthony and expr'essed himself as be- i
ir.g satisfied and felt that she was in j
every way competent ami asked thei
cooperation of all to help in the sfug-:
gte. He -introduced Rev. .1. P. Ma- |
rion who delivered a most excellent j
practical add re's s on .practicing of the j
virtues of* truthful industry, reliable- j
ness and morality as being the proper'
foundation on which to build enesj
??pUfe ti?*e structure and as being the;
necessary essentials for trite man- \
hood and womanhood.
. Mr. R. TV. West berry in his most ?
characteristic way entertained and j
then introduced Mr. Hurst, the Sher- j
iff,-who so kindly spoke to us in the I
absence of Mr. E. I. Reardon. Mr. J
. Hurst emphasized reverence to God i
and urged the men to protect their |
homes.tp keep the law. not to hide or i
cover up those who in any way broke!
the. law- but to help the common-j
wealth in giving justice to all through
a. proper tria'i of the offenders. He
also urged negro men to have respect
fp.r- their women. After such splen
did instruction and advice the
school formed in line, led by the j
same school, marched up Hamp-1
ton avenue to Washington, then back j
to the church, where after some little [
time the immense crowd was greeted j
and the program carried out. The I
salutatory was delivered by Ella Tis-1
dale of Ston eHill of the class pro? j
in a very bmeautiful way in a i
little poem con;posed by Dr. Bragg!
Anthony for -.the occasion. The]
. valedictory by Sophia Ballard of Pri-!
vateer school was delivered in an ex-1
celient manner, also a little poem by
tke. same author written for the oc- '
easion. After which the following
members of the class promoted were
instructively addressed by Prof. C. A.
Lawson. principal of Lincoln City
schools.
Ella Tisdale, Stone Hill.
?? Henrietta Glisson, Beulah No. 2,
Tourney. j
Vermelle Haynsworth, Beulah No. j
2, Tourney. ;
Mary Ella Montgomery, Buleah No. I
2, Tourney..
Sophia Ballard. Privateer. {
Gordina Cantey. Privateer. ,
Elizabeth Haryin, Privateer.
Rosa Willis, Shot Pouch.
Hattie Tension. Shot Pouch.
Martha Tension. Shot Pouch.
The prizes are awarded as follows: j
judges brought in the decision too;
late.
. The rizes are awarded as follows:!
JThe school having the largest num- j
ber in the parade?Clark's. Oswego.
Teacher, 31 rs. Estelle Cordes. Prize!
given by Knight Bros.
The school having the best kinder
garten, work?Congruity. Teacher,
Miss Maggie Sanders. Prize given by
Miss Mammie Glover.
The school having best educational
stitches?Tram Road school. Teacher
Rev. J. W. Gregg. Prize given by
Burns & Son.
The school having best models <?f'
garments?Privateer. Teacher, Mi^sj
Elizabeth Brogdon. Prize given by!
Miss Louise Lpwcry.
' The school having the best exhihit i
-Stone Hiil. Teachers. Mr. A. P. j
Spears. Miss Pauline Samson. Miss?
Elmse La Van. Prize given by Mr. '.
McVe?.
Tb, sehool doing work in ail six j
grades-- Privateer. Prize given by j
Mrs. Emma Andrews.
The school making the h*:<i blow :
line measuring i! yards?Ebenezer. j
Prize given by Mr. \V. Westberry.
The individual of the promoted <dussi
'having the nest work ? Stone Kill.]
Charity Port tri Prize given by Dr. j
"R. S. Wilkinson, president Stale Col-j
leg", ' ?rang? burg. * |
The individual having the neatest;
cook book?Privateer sehoo', Gardina
Cantey. Prize given by Dr. Gardina \
Birnie.
Tin- school having best manual ?
*? framing work?Beulah No. 2. Teach-1
er. Miss Carrie Dozier. Prize given by!
Dr. Hearon.
To the two little girls playing piano j
: solos present were awards given by!
Ehe Ladies' Shop and Levy ?.V- Moses, j
' The sehoo: having tin- largest <\ivit\-\
tity of work Shot Pouch. Teacher,
.Mrs. Maggie Glover;
Sailers Town school. Teacher Mrs.
Anna Murray .raised ?>>?"? added to the
??>25 given by?Dr. .1. H. Dillard, presi
? d'-mi or' Jeans and State funds. added
on a domestic science room, have ;>
home makers club, a kitchen outfit
and the club was in uniform at Field
\ Day.
Five new schools have worked this
year. Four have made improvement
at their schools. Two new sebool
houses built, one in District one in
I District ... One supervisor has been
trained in the county. Mis. Diana
Branson is now supervisor u.' Dillon
county. Two teachers are being
trained in home demonstration work.
., Nim- hundred models made during
this year. Seven teachers have done
the graded work themselves. Eleven
have done 1st and 2nd grades. Eleven
pnpiis finished the 0 grades industrial
work of the county. Three hundred
and fifteen visits made by the super
visor up to March 1st. Amount of
.money raised $?$0.00.
Thanking all who have heiped us
and cooperated with us.
L. Bragg Anthony. M. D..
County Supervisor
! Wilson Made Clear Bis
i Position to Orlando
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Statement by Italian That Pres
ident Went Over His Head
To Make Known His Views
Not True
Rome. April 2.9 (By the Associates]
Press.)?Premier Orlando, in his ad
[dress in the chamber of deputies to
Idayadmitted that ho received on April
111 tlie American memorandum dcal
j ink' with the Adriatic question and
[added that until that time he had al
ways been assured that the American
I delegation had not reached any defi
nite conclusion regarding Italy,
ran.;. April 29 (By the Associated
Press)?The memorandum delivered;
to Premier Orlando on April 1-1. deal
ing with tne Adriatic situation, con-;
tained the salient points of the text;
of the statement issued by President
Wilson April rj.
In the. memorandum, the president]
said, he felt hound to square ever}' j
conclusion reached l>y him as ae<-u
rately as possible with his l-1 points1
and principles laid down in subse
quent addresses, which were formal?
iy adopted with a single reservation
by tii'- powers associated against Ger-.
many as basis for peace with Germany
and that he did not feel at liberty to
suggest a new basis for peace with j
Germany and another for peace with!
Austria.
Alter pointing out the complete dis- i
solutien of the Austro-Hungarian ,em- ?
pire had given a new aspect to' the !
settlements which must be effected re- j
garding the eastern boundaries of
Italy, the president said he was quite \
willing that Italy be accorded along!
the whole of her northern boundary
in contact with Austrian territory all
that was accorded by the pad of Lon
don but that it was clear thai the
London pact no longer was applicable j
to a settlement of Italy's eastern!
boundaries.
After conceding that the greater
part of Istria and the ports of Triest :
and Pola should be ceded to Italy,
the president said Fiume was not Ital- i
ian but by all circumstances of its de- j
vclopment was an international port,
serving the countries east and north
of the Gulf of Fiume. and could not j
be subordinated to any one sover- j
eignty.
The memorandum said there was
common agreement that the Island of
Lissa should be ceded to Italy with
port Volpna ami that the fortifications
built by the Austrians on the islands
of the eastern coast of the Adriatic
should be dismantled.
Regarding the interests of the
Italian population in the territory
which is to be incorporated in Jugo
slavia the memorandum said theyj
would be abundantly safeguarded by \
the league of nations.
British Endorse - j
Monroe Doctrine)
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Delegation to Peace Conference
Issues Declaration of Cove- !
nant of League
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Parh> April 29.? (By the Associated]
Press.)?The British delegation issued j
today a series of commentaries on the
covenant of the league of nations ex- j
pressing their definite views and j
making some chang? s from .the ofli-!
cial analysis issued on Sunday. With (
regard to the section dealing with the
Monroe Doctrine the commentaries I
said:
"Article -) makes it clear that tin-j
covenant is not intended to abrogate j
or weaken any other agreements sol
lon^ as they ;ire consistent with its
own terms, into which members may*
have entered or may hereafter cute
for the assurance of peace; Such
agreements would include special
treaties for comp.uls**r ' arbitration j
and military covent: iS that arc
genuinely defensive. )
"The Monroe Doctrine and similar ]
understandings are put in the same
category. They have shown them
selves in history to be. not instr.u-j
hients of national ambition, but gnur- !
ah tees of peace. The origin of the!
Monroe Doctrine is well known. :yn ;l
proclaimed in 1823 <o prevent Anier-!
p-a. from he>-*?luing a theater (Or in.-'
trigucs of European absolutism. Ai :
tirs? a principle of American foreign I
policy, it has become an internatJoi?rl,
understanding and it Ts net fllegiti-j
mate for the people of the United j
States to say that the covenant should j
recOghize ;1 at fact.
*Tn Its essence it is consistent with ]
the spirit of the covenant and indeed,
the principles of the league as ex- !
pressed in article I represent the ex !
tension '?" the whole .world of thej
principles of {his doctrine: while,:]
should any dispute as to the mean- i
ing of the latter ever rise betweeni
the American and European powers;
the league is there to settle it.*'
i! is particularly noted thai the
commentaries state thai the .Moor:)?-;
i>octrine "has become an international |
understa riding."
May Meet in
Washington
Paris. April 29.? A proposal is on
foot to hold the first meeting of the
League of Xations in Washington this
year. Should the assembly meet first!
in Washington, it is said President
Wilson will doubtlessly be asked to
become the first president of the
! league.
Washington, April i".'. The State
department was advised today of a se
vere earthquake yesterday :.: San
Salvadore. There were forty deaths,
many injured and heavy property
i damage.
Yokohama. April 29.?*Khe loss in
! the great fire that occurred yester
day is estimated at nearly seven and
I one-half million dollars. Thousands
;are homeless. Two persons were kill
ed and-thirty injured. Sixty blocks
wer?? burned. It was the most disas
I trous fire in the city's history.
Memorial Address.
; < By J. Sprole Lyons. .lr.. Chaplain
j llSth Infantry).
Under the sod of Flanders holds
where today the crimson poppy
! blooms and on the sides of those hills
[beyond the Sommc. whose rare beau_
! ty four years of the hatred of the
i Hun has failed to more titan mar, resfc
the remains of Carolina lads who gave
I their all. There they await that final
bugle blast which shall call them from
their sleep to pass in review before
the Grand Commander of the universe
i-to receive from Him their eternal dec
orations and to hear from Mis lips
j "well dom; thou good and. faithful
servant.*'
I In .till their service they were nev
er heard to murmur or complain
when duty called. When comrade
and pal.and sometimes brother we're
falling by their side, willingly, yea
eagerly; they embraced the task
I which they all but knew must be their
I last. Why? . They believed in the
'righteousness of their cause. Why'.'
Patriotism was the very air they
breathed. Why? Often for days and
nights their only meat and drink, that
from which they drew their strength
to endure and their courage io pcr
servcre. was the loyally which surg
ed through their beings to the rythm
of the i-)''-'1 ' of their hearts.
Our Souto Carolina men were the
finished product of military science.
They were equipped for every phase
of the fighting man's career. They
were given and were able to receive
the very best instruction which mil
itary experts could impart. Yes and
they had received and were able to
appropriate and guarded as their j
choicest treasure that finest religious
instruction which is given to man
kind, that which a man receives as a
boy at his mother's knee. "Mother"
always had her appropriate place in
the thoughts before the battle and j
her name was most often in the j
hearts and on the lips of the dying, j
Eloquent testimony adorns the pages i
of th~e history of the war that these!
men. and fighters, met their duty j
bravely .intelligently and with an j
irresistable. energy and when the
books of the universe are balanced.]
they will bear their testimony that.;
with the same intelligence, prepara
tion and bravery, they met their I
death.
On the third of July. 19IS, the j
ll.Sth Infantry inarched, late in the
afternoon, into the little French town
of Wyider. on the Belgian border. It
was one short day's march from the
front. As we entered the town we
had the unique experience of seeing
a town near the front gaily bedecked
with Hags and a curious flag hanging
from the town hall. It had twelve
and one-half stripes and twenty
Stars. The mayor explained its sig
nificance. When the villagers heard
that English-speaking troops were to
be billeted in the town for the first
time and that the men belonged to
the first American unit to enter Bel
gium, they decided to decorate their
town in our honor. When they brought
out their flags, it was discovered thai
they had the flags of all the allies ex
cept the United States. The mayor
called the ladies together and asked
then: to make an American flag. AH j
their red. white and bine cloth was.)
brought to t1i$> town hall and the;
/lag. when finished, had twelve and j
one-half stripes because the cloth j
gave out, and twenty stars because no
one in thai town knew the number of
stars in the American Mag.
When we had our first casualties in
Belgium and wepe preparing to bury
the fallen, there was but one Ameri
can flag to be fond in the whole 30th
Division. Aii the others had been)
turned in when we exchanged ouri
American for British equipment, lj
wen: back to Wyldeij explained our
predicament to tbe mayor ami asked
him if he would donate the flag of]
Wyider to the Itsth Infantry t<> be
used as a burial flag. Me readily
agree(; to do so and called together!
the ladies who had made the das-, i
'I'll** president and vice president of
the organization signed 'hep- names
in the lower left hand corner and that j
fla^ was the burial Haq; of the 118th
Infantry during its campaigns in Bel
gium and before the Hindenburg line.
To my mind it is altogether appro-{
priate that such a flag should be used ;
as a burial flag in the A. E. F for \\ j
illustrates the spirit of the m?;j in j
nur expeditionary forces. Those wo
men of Wyider knew what they ward- l
e?i )o rlo. they wanted to make an
American flag. They bad the right!
spirit and .-: willingness to work but j
i hey were ignorant <? ftho details of I
their task so they simply did the. best ]
they could with tie information and'j
materials at hand. Xot one man in a
thousand in ihe expeditionary forces
knew that details of that for which
he w;is fighting, but he knew [hat if
was a cause wort" lighting for and
he did the best h ;;ould even to ihe
enduring of hardships and Ihe laying
down of his life, if necessary. He did
'his all the mere willingly been use he]
knew that there were those at home
who would take up the task where
he laid il down and carry it through to s
a glorious completion. Could those j
meii stand beside me today, I know I
the message Lhoy would bring to li::. I
it would ii"! be :t message pi**: ding!
for oar sympathy or our tears. Our
sympathy does go out to loved ones
left behind and we shed an uncon
scious tear, ii is the involuntary trib- I
j utc we pay to their greatness and
j their nobility. But their message!
would be (his simple appeal. "Make i
sure the things we died to secure. We ]
I gave our lives. We gave them wil
: lingly. See to ii that we have not
given them in vain."
Someone has truly said that death
to o--e who has lived rightly is not
a death bin a liberation, ft is not the
soul which dies huf it is sin ami suf
jfering. that which causes anxiety and!
[sorrow, all thai is ugly and repulsive]
I that dies away from the soul. The j
soul, freed from these fetters, bounds I
into a glorious existence where- is
found that peace and contentment j
and happiness which man craves from
ihe cradle to the grave and dials not.!
in its fulness, this side the grave, it i
is a comfort of priceless value to j
know that such was the death of ourj
;men who gave their lives on the bat-1
tlefield. And such being the death ofj
? our men .'is individuals, we must seel
ito it that their collective death shall'
[have a similar meaning l*ur the world;
j As their dying was but the passing
I from their lives of all that was un
lovely, their death must mean the
! passing Crom the. world of the condi
tion which brought about their death
land against which they fought. condi
i lions wherein it is possible for a mere
man. masquerading in the garb of
I divine right, to impose his will upon
[and to the detriment of others. There
[must no longer be conditions whereby
the accidents of geographical loca
Itioh or a portion of the goods of t - ' ?
?world shall decree for some an un
jequal chance in life.
1 have seen a man bound by the
j shackles of vice and sin and habit;
I going, as it were, headlong into the
j open pit of perdition. I have s?en
i that man. with a vision of the prin
ciples and ideals for which our men
'died, take those principles into his life
i
? and I have seen him come forth into
ja newness of living, a, resurrected
man, ushered into the real joy of life
j and service- I have seen a pool where
was death and stagnation and over i
j hung the'miasma of fever. I have
jscc7i that saine pool when the lily has
j pushed forth her stalk and first put
Lout the wondrous bud and then the;
i full blown flower, glorios life out of*
j seaming hopeless death. Those of us
I who went to France saw nations which
had been bound by the. shackles of;
j vitiating habits and practices and!
j Towness of vision. Only those who!
I ha ve visited ^Europe in peace, time
j know how* truly r speak. We saw
(hose nations pass through their trial
[ by fire. The toll of life has been
paid and it is for us who remain Lo
answer the question. 'Shall there come
out of that scene of death and desD
altion a resurrected world, one whose j
sorrows and the causes of sorrows!
have been buried .a world come into j
the fulness of the joy of healthful iiv-J
ing and mutual service?" Xothhg)
short of this is the minimum of ourj
duty as it is also our privilege as we
take up the unfinished tasks of our
fallen heroes. To attain this is the
only appropriate memorial. in this
generatio)!. to the memory of those
on our roll of honor, for to do this
means to realize and to perpetuate
the principles and the ideals for
which they died. Such a memorial to
their greatness is a monument as it
should be. For its foundation it
will have the four corners of the
earth; into its structure will go the
blended .lives of all nations and its
peak will reach to the very heavens
themselves, bringing them down to us
in spirit and carrying us up to them
in body. The proceeds of our Victory
Loan will be so largely used for this
jmrpose that it might with equal
propriety be called "The Memorial
Loa n."
Since my return T have heard dis
cussions about the erection of memor
ials lo our men buried on the other
side. That is all right but it is ani
impossibility for us. with our hands,
to erect to their memory a suitable
and appropriate memorial. Nor is it
necessary, they have erected their
own memorials: they arc in the hearts
of their feilowmeri. All the .marbles
of Carrara, fashiom J by the chisel
of Angelo into the mimicry of breath
ing life, could never convey to the
senses .in impression half so appro
priate, half so eloquent, as that which
these men. by their living and dying,
have stamped on the hearts of their
fellowmen. Yes, and when those
marbles and tin- halls in which they
stand shall have crumbled- into dust
and passed into the limbo of the for
gotten, these memorials to our men.
whose stones are lives and their mor
tar blood and love, will be retained
in all their pristine freshness and
purity wherever liberty, heroism and
devotion to an ideal arc cherished by
mankind.
And the Recording Angel took
down the Book of Heroes. Opening 1
where he had left off inscribing the!
names of those who wore the Gray.'
he- wrote tin- names of their sous and
grandsons, men who were one time!
clad in khaki and are now garbed in
robe:, of eternal glory.
Asquith May Be
The Next
Likely to Succeed Earl of Read
ing as Ambassador
London, April 2y. Herber! H. As-!
?p.'itu. former premier, is likely to
succeed the Earl of Reading as am
bassador to the United States, accord
ing to the livening N'ews today.
The newspaper says if understands!
that Mr. Asquith was informally of-j
fered the post a few months ago and
declined but not in such a way as loj
preclude an. offer later."
The Evening News states its belief!
that all the cabinet ministers strong-j
ly favor Mr. A.sqi.iith*s appointment I
and that In- may consider it hi:; duty,
to accept. * j
Lodge About Faces
Republican Leader Sends Out
Hurry Call to Followers to
Keep Their Mouth Shut
Washington. April 2t?.?Telegrams
were seat to all Republican senators!
today by Senator Lodge. Republican!
floor leader, asking that public ex-j
pressions of opinion on the league of
nations covenant be withheld until'
tin- Republican conference had decid
ed what attitude should he adopted.
World's Greatest
Warship!
Superdreadnaught Tennessee
Launched To-Day at New
York Navy Yard
Xew York. April 30.?The world's!
most powerful battleship, the super-1
dread naught Tennessee, was success- J
fully launched this morning at the1
Xew York navy vard. >
i
Tokio. April 30.?General T?naka. j
minister of war. in an official state-)
ment today denies the existence of j
anything calculated to menace thej
friendly relations between American j
and Japanese troops iu Siberia. i
Missionary Conference
Meeting For Sumter District
Held at St. Matthews
The Woman's Missionary Confer-j
'nice of the Methodist Church fori
Sumter district met in St. Matthews.:
S. C. opening Friday night and dos
ing Sunday night. A number of dele
gates from the various charges of the]
district were present and the work was!
carried on with much vim and en thus-]
iasm.
A number '?f talks were given in]
behalf of the greal centenary move
ment of Methodist church. It was an!
especial treat to those present to
have Mrs. .lohn Rice, the newly,
elected president of the State con
ference and Mrs. Perry, of Tennessee,
on hand. They with their clear and
forceful speeches wore a great in
ispiration to all. In addition to these,
a number of shorter addresses were
ade by various members of the con
ference. The delightful music also
added, much to the occasion.
The first session of the conference
was opened Friday, evening with a de
votional exercise by Rev. J. T. Peel
er, assisted by Rev. Daniel Ivcrson
of the Presbyterian church.
Miss Jessie Curtis, district secretary,
then took the chair. An address of
welcome was given by Mrs. J. (1.
Stabler for the adults and Miss Delia
Cain for the juniors, responded to
by Miss Leila Co.rb.ctt Mrs. Rice was
then introduced and delivered the ad
dress of the evening.
Tile second session of the confer
ence convened at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning. Devotional exercises being
conducted by Miss Curtis. Quotations
from the bible on prayer were read
by various persons in the audience.
Mrs. Rice then gave an inspiring talk
on "praying."
Xcxt came organization. Miss Cur
tis gave report of the work in the
district for 1318. In spite of the work
being retarded by the influenza epi
demic, advancement has been made
over the previous year. Echoes from
the State meeting held in Bishopville.
were given by Mrs. Glaze. A motion
was made and carried that a tele
gram be sent to Mrs... Wait, former
president, to let her know that the
conference was thinking of her. Mrs.
Rice gave a report from the general
council tnceting. "The task before us
is a great one. It is the biggest
Jung in the world today." Presenta
tion of literature was given by Mrs.
Glaze. "We cannot do the Lord's
woi'k without classes. Wc can not
organize the uninspired, wo can not
inspire the uninformed."
Miss Hoover, deaconess of Orange
burg, gave an account of her work
there. She is doiug a splendid work.
"Our work in the centenary" was pre
sented by Mrs. Rice. After the ouiet
hour, led by Mrs. Rice, conference
adjourned until afternoon.
Third session of the conference
convened at 3.30 o'clock P. M. De
votional exercises were led by Mrs.
G. Vj. Edwards, "Faith" being the
theme of thought. Reports from va
rious societies were given by dele
gates. Report on young people's work
was given by Mrs. Edwards, then an
interesting paper was read by Mrs.
F. W. Andrews. A discussion on mis
sionary work in our societies was led
by Mrs. S. J. Summers. This was a
very helpful talk.
The following- resolutions on exten
sion work was read by Mrs. Law.
Realizing the importance of im
mediate and efficient efforts in the ex
tension of our work be it resolved
(1) That we put our goal for the
year the organization of an adult aux
iliary in every church and where the
young people and children are not al
ready organized, to organize a young
people and juvenile societies.
(2) That we recommend an ex
change of visitors between auxiliaries.
(3 That we heartily cooperate
with our conference and auxiliary su
perintendent of publicity in giving
information to the public concerning
Our work.
Mrs. E. D. Law. Chairman,
Mrs. H. T. Strange.
Mrs. J. L. Green.
Social service was discussed by
Mrs. Rieo. After accepting an invi
tation from Mrs. C. M. Houscr to meet
in Kershaw in I&20, conference ad
journed.
.Ml ihe delegates were then given
an enjoyable auto ride, after which
they returned to the church where
delightful refreshments were served
and music furnished by Mrs. Kellar.
Mrs. Perry occupied the pulpit. Sun-[
day A. M.. being introduced by pre- j
siding elder. Rev. D. M. McLcod. The j
address of Mrs. Perry was a telling
appeal for the cause. The meeting
dosed with a sermon by Rev. D. M.
MoT/eod Sunday night.
All delegates returned to their
homes feeling that they were better
filled to do the greaf work which they
represent, the following being their
si oga n:
Everybody coming.
Wheels all humming.
Everybody working,
Nobody shirking.
Fvrry bod y praying.
Everybody praying.
Do it.
Mrs. M. M. Brown.
Programme of Ver
sailles Conference
Versailles. April ?The first ses
sion of the peace congress will he de
voted to the verification of the cre
dentials of the delegates. The text of
the peace treaty will be presented to
the Germans at tin- second session.
Copenhagen. April. 2!? (By the As-i
so-dated Tress) liiere have been j
noisy a nli-American demonstrations .
in Fiume. American officers were j
hooted in the streets, according to a
report received by way of Germany.
British and French troops, the re
port said, maintained order with dif
ficulty.
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Paris. April 30.?A formula for the j
solution of the Kiao Chau. problem,:
which it is hoped wiH remove any
possibility 'of a definite break and
prove mutually acceptable to China
and Japan has been reached by the
powers, it was stated in authoritative
Cjuarters. today.
I Senators Wife Injured4
By Bomb
j Infernal -Machine ^ Setti- tfr Mrs.
iiardwick Through the Mail
Atlanta. April 29.?Mrs. Maude Pi
Hard wick, wife of Former United
States Senator Thomas W. Hardwick^
was painfully injured .and her negro
maid suffered the loss of both, hands
in the explosion here today of an in
fernal machine sent through the mails
to the home of the former Georgia
senator. He was at his law office, at
the time.
The package which came in a pa
I per wrapper bore a New York City.
I postmark ".and had been mailed^ to
[Senator Hurdwick's former home at
Sandersviile, Ga. Postoffiee officials
j there had forwarded it to his apart.-,
j rirtent here on Peachtrec Street. The
j package was about six inches long and
j some three inches wide. Mrs. Hard
i wick, jhe senator said, decided that
j it was a sample of pencils and told
j the maid to open it.
I What the police .believe to have
j been nitric acid was exploded by con
| taet with some other acid as the
jmaid. Ethel Williams, unwrapped
I the parcel. A number of metal slugs
j added to the effect of the explosion
j which.literally blew the .maid's hands
j off. .Airs. Hardwick was burned
I about the face and upper part of the
j body. A piece of metal made a severe
: cut across her upper lips and loos-.
! ened some teeth. . ..
j Mrs. Hardwick and the maid were
1 in the kitchen of the apartment: . at
j the time of the explosion and a kitch
: en cabinet was wrecked and other
j pieces of furniture damaged. A. rain
I storm at the time caused neighbors
to surmise that, lightning had struck
the. building.
Both the .former .senator "and local
police and federal officials expressed
the belief that the explosion wag'the
work of anarchists, operating- in. New
York. The senator could assign no
particular cause for the attempt on
his "ife. The package bearing the
typewritten address, "Senator Thomas
W. Hardwick, Sandersviile, Ga.,M was
marked "Sample" and had. a wrapper
bearing a return address of "Girahel
Bros., 32nd and Broadway, New
York." It was the word "Sample!*
that caused Mrs. Hardwick to. think *.t
was some merchandise and to have
opened it in her husband's absence.
After leaving the United States sen
ate. Mr. Hardwick came to. Atlanta
and engaged in law practice.*.. On
leaving his home at Sandersviile, he
did not know what his office address
would be so he gave the postmaster
the number of the apartment he [.had
taken here. For that reason the pack
age was not sent to his office but to
his home. . . -
Police described the infernal ma
chine as being composed of a piece of
wood about six inches long,, three
inches wide and probably an inch
thick. A hole had been made in. the
wood and the acid container, which
they believed was glass, was placed
in this. It was so arranged, they said,
that untying the wrapper loosened a
coil spring which allowed the larger
quantity of acid to come in contact
with sonic other acid and the explo
sion followed. The piece of wood and
pieces of the wrapper were found.
The wood was burned black in places.
The small metal lugs appeared to
have been wrapped around the wood.
Attention was called to the fact
that an infernal machine received
yesterday through the mails at the of
fice of Mayor Ole Hansen in iSeattle
also came from New York and-bore
the return address of "Novelty De
partment, Gimbrel Bros.. New =York
City." The police were inclined to
connect the two attempts to destroy
life and said that the wrappers of a
New York firm were used to avert
any possible suspicion before opening
the packages. The bomb sent to Seat
tle did not explode.
New York. April Isaac Gimbel, .
president of Gimbe! Bros., said " to
night that He attached no importance
to the fact that the bombs mailed in
Xew York to Senator Hardwick and
Mayor Ole Hansen of Seattle were
wrapped in paper bearing the nam^
of his company. . - ~' ^
"Our store." said Mr. Oiinbel, "sends
mil thousands of packages every day
wrapped in paper bearing pur name.
A person who made two purchases
would get two wrappers. One who
made* a dozen purchases would get a
d ozen w rappers.''
.Mr. Gimbel said no investigation
had been started at the store to trace
the bomb wrappers, asserting that
such an investigation would be futile
unless clews other than the wrapper
could be furnished.
German Newspapers
To be Represented
Reporters Will Have Free Hand
to Send News to Germany
Versailles. April 30.?Fifteen Ger
man newspaper men accompanied the
German representatives to the peace
conference. No censorship will be
imposed upon their dispatches to
Germany, but they will not be allowed
to communicate with allied diplomats
or newspiiper men.
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War in Albania
Turbulent Tribesmen Revolt
Against Would Be Italian
Rulers
Saloniki. April 30.?The revolt in
Albania against Italian troops of oc
cupation is spreading, according to
advices to the Greek newspaper Hel
las. The commander of the rebels
is said to have a force of four thou
sa ml.
Athens. April 30.?A proclamation
has been issued in the DodecaneSus
Islands declaring that the islahds
will become . united with Greece.
Italy has laid claim to the islands,
basing its sovereignty on the' rights
secured following the Turco-Jtaliatt
war of 1911-12.