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GEORGIA URGED
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Ten Persons KUled When
Whites end Negroes Clash
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^Rshington, Juljr 22.—Another night
of race rioting found the National Cap
ital today counting the largest casual
ty list It has since soldiers, sailors,
marines and civilians began retallat
‘ ing Wihe "negro population for the
long list of daylight hold-ups and at
tacks on ■white women which has
alarmed the city.
Four known dead, two mortally
wounded, eight or more seriously
wounded, unknown numbers slight
ly wounded or injured in the street
fighting,, and. police stations and hos
pitals packed with others, are the re-
suns of the most disorderly times the
National Capital has seen probably
since the Civil War.
Although reinforced with provost
guards of troops and squadrons of
cavalry patrolling Pennsylvania ave
nue, the police apparently were as
unable to cope with the situation as
they were during the celebrated dem
onstration of March 3, 1913, when the
crowd completely overran them and
all but mobbed the suffragists parad
ing on Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington, July 21.—An air of
suspense hung over the nation’s capi
tal tonight as armed forces of cavalry,
marines and sailors joined with the
police and provost guards to prevent,
if possible, a threatened renewal of
the race riots which began two nights
ago in retaliation for numerous at
tacks by negroes on white women in
the outskirts of the city and general
lawlessness.
TWOTfoopsof™^ Fort
Myers patrolled the ddwn-toWn streets
ready to quell any outbreak which
might start, although the city gener
ally was quiet Two hundred ma-
rineft, brought here from the Quantico
training camp today when it was fear
ed that the provost guard and police
might not be able to stop the disturb
ances, were scattered throughout the
city, together with 100 naval military
police. A dozen motor transport
corps trucks, each able to carry forty
men, were stationed at strategic
•,%)oints, prepared to rush reserves to
any part of the citY._ I^r
. Uneasy crowds made up of civilians
and numerous enlisted men of the
army and the navy, on leave from
nearby camps, moved up and down
_. Pennsylvania ave"?.Je from the capitol
to the White House.. Every effort was
being made to keep the men in mo
tion, and when any number gathered
at corners, police quickly dispersed
them.
On the whole, there was little dis
orders. Orders were issued from po
lice headqua rters-te-
which might result in fanning the
apark of lawlessness Into an outbreak
of more serious nature. Friendly
warnings to “keep moving” served the
purpose of preventing any danger
#om gathering of mobs.
There was ample proof, however,
that the preparations to guard the
city had been made advisedly. Early
in the evening several disturbances
took place, which might have grown
to serious proportions had it not been
for the timely Intervention of the po-
Mce and their reinforcements.
A crowd of more than 300 persons
congregated at Peace monument, at
the foot of the capitol shortly after
the house adjourned and members
were leaving for their homes. A ne
gro had started an argument with a
white soldier, and by-standers rushed
to take a part. Street cars were halt
ed and traffic was blocked for several
hundred yards in each direction. Be
fore anything serious developed, how
ever, four automobiles filled with po
lice reserves, made through the crowd
and halted the disturbance.
" Later in the evening. Patrolman
Bunn, crack shot on the Washington
police force, was struck by a bullet
fired by a negro in the northwest sec
tion of the city, the most exclusive
residential district. The bullet struck
the patrolman’s arm and he was un
able to return the fire. The negro
escaped, outrunning a crowd of civil
ians who had taken up the chase.
Two negroes were seriously in
jured late in the afternoon near the
bouse office building. One had been
accuse* V v several soldiers of havii g
tried t'* *t»<*1 a bicycle and when he
attetnp^d to escape he was overtak
en and bfc&tcn. The other negro,
President Sends Telefra
ernor. .
Atlanta, July 16.—A telegram from
Resident Wilson to Governor Dorsey
saying that the president believes that
passage of the national suffrage con
stitutional amendment is “absolutely
essential to the political future of the
country” and “absolutely essential to
the fortunes of the Democratic party”
was read today in the Georgia senate.
The telegram was read during the
speech of Senator Elders, a friend of
jsufjlrage ratification, .wh<^. making
speech in an effort to prevent oppon
ents of the measure from bringing it to
a vote. ”
. Mr. Elders was still speaking when
adjournment was taken.
The president’s telegram follows:
“I am profoundly interested in the
passage of the suffrage amendment to
the constitution and would very much
value your,advice as to the present
starts of the matter in the Georgia
legislature.
“I would like very much to be of
help, for I believe that it is absolutely
essential to the political future of the
country that this amendment should
be passed and absolutely essential to
the fortunes of the Democratic party
that it should, play a leading part in
the support of the great reform.”
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VETERA>^ TO GREENWOOD.
Clinton is well represented this
week at the Veterans’ State Re
union being held in Greenwood.
Those attending from here are:
Messrs. R. J. Copeland, R. P.
Adair, A. M. Copeland, W. D.
Boyd, T. F. Milam, I. W. Adair,
E. Y. >feQuown,,J. L. Simplon,
R. M. Copeland from Nashville,
Ark., and TTncle George Cap Adair,
lieved to be a chauffeur for a repre
sentative, intervend and was beaten
into unconsciousness. The soldiers
got away before the arrival of police.
As the night wore on, the crowds
on the down-town streets seemed to
grow larger, all Washington citizens
had been warned by the district au
thorities to remain off the streets to
night.
The first real clash occurred about
7 o’clock in the southeast section,
when a mob stopped a negro. Reports
to the police said the negro thereupon
opened fire and two* white men in the
crowd were slightly wounded. Police
arrived on the scene, according to re
ports to headquarters, fired at the ne-.
gro, one of the bullets hitting him in
the shoulder. The black was arrest
ed and taken to the central station.
The fear of a general outbreak be
came intensified soon after 11 o’clock
when reports were received at central
police headquarters that negroes were
ia * ^>P«nly displaying fire arms in some
avowl tactics ^ ^ g^tlons of the city. Ecatrerart*
shots were fired, it was stated,
serves .were sent to the distriet.-
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Washington,‘July 21.—It was said
by officials that" the riots were of a
more serious nature than anythiuP
which had occurred since the out
breaks during the period of the old
“feather duster legislature” in the
turbulent days after the Civil War
before the present form of district
government was organized. Tonight
was the first time that troops of cav
alry had patroled the streets since
March 3, 1913, when police refused
to stop woman suffrage demonstra
tions.
The outbreaks started. Saturday
night following a series of attacks on
white women, several murders, scores
of robberies and general lawlessness.
Several hundred soldiers, sailors and
marines joined together Saturday
night to search fyr a negro suspected
of attacking Mrs. Elsie Stepnick, wife
of an employe of the naval aviation
bureau. Unable to find him, they
made their way to the center of the
city, where they vented their anger
on any nlgro they happened to meet.
The provost guard and polite re
serves had been called out e^rly that
evening, but the disturbances con
tinued. Negroes were taken from
street ears and passing automobiles
and beaten. Numerous brawls oc-
-urred on Pennsylvania avenue and
in other streets of the business dfs-
triet. Fifteen negroes were injured
so seriously that they were taken to
hospitals. Patrolman McGrath was
shot In the breast and several white
men Were cut and bruised..
WATKINS LEAVES BOARD.
Editor Watson Fills Vacancy on
Chnrlties and Onrectlons.
Columbia, July 18.—Judge H. H.
W^tkims of Anderson, who was nom
inated several days ago by President
Wilson as United States judge of the
Western South Carolina circuit, has
resigned his membership on the board
of charities and corrections.
Governor Cooper tonight apopint-
ed as his successor Harry L Watson
of Greenwood, president and editor
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of the Undex-Journal, the daily paper
published at Greenwood. Mr. Wat
son’s appointment is considered an
the leading newspaper men of the
State, but is deeply interested in the
serial development of the socialogkal
problems before South Carolina.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
REPEAL DEFEATED
House Sends Agricultural Hill to Sen-
• ate Without Repeal Rider Therein.
Washington, July 18.—Renewed at
tempts of house Republican leaders to
repeal daylight saving through a rider
to the 1920 agricultural’appropriation
bill were defeated in the house today
when Republican opponents of repeal
joined with the Democrats in voting
to eliminate the repeal provision. Im
mediately afterwards, without a dis
senting vote the agricultural bill, car
rying 633,900,000 was passed and sent
to the senate. ;
Final altion on the daylight saving
repeal came after a day marked by
sharp political clashes in both houses
and in committees. Democrats, in
cluding those favoring repeal, refused
to join in making the repeal rider in
•'ler. and in speeches on the floor at
tacked the Republicans as “playing
politics.” Republican leaders, how
ever, insisted that the rider alone
-would assure early passage of the ag
ricultural bill, which Democrats said
was certain to be vetoed again by
President Wilson, if It included the re- 'that two day.A won 1 d be requlred, the
peal provision.
Opponents to inserting the repeal
provision gained strength with each
vote in the house, the final action be
ing a vote of 203 to 171. This fol
lowed two tentative votes, which fa
vored the elimination of the rider, 144
to 123. A few Democrats voted with
the majority Republicans in opposing
the elimination, but their votes were
more than offset by Republican
members.
The senate, regarded as heavily in
favor of repeal, now has before it a
house bill to repeal the daylight sav
ing law. The senate, it was said by
congressional leaders, may pass and
send to the President the separate re
peal measure. v
Before the repeal came up in the
house today, two of the standing com
mittees—agriculture and rules—con
sidered the provision, but the Demo
cratic committeemen of each declined
to recommend passage of the repeal
as a part of the appropriation bill.
Later on the floor they were support-
byr-thetr-cnHeagues, but,
publicans then voted almost solidly in
forcing consideration of the repeal.
MANY ASPIRANTS
FOR LEVER’S JOB
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No Lack of Candidates for House In
Seventh District.
Columbia, July 17.—The press dis
patches today stating that Asbury F.
Lever, of Lexington, congressman
from the Seventh district, had been
nominated by President Wilson for a
place on the farm loan board and
would resign hiS office August 1, has
revived political gossip and specula
tion here, which had somewhat sub
sided during the past few days. The
field is full of candidates, prospec
tive candidates and those whom their
friends think it is necessary to send
to Washington to save the nation in
this critical time of readjustment. Of
those definitely announced to suc
ceed Mr. Lever are * John Hughes
Cooper, an attorney of Columbia:
Hampton P. Fullmar of Norway, for
merly a represpntatlve in the South
Carolina bouse of representatives
from Orangeburg county: George
Bell Tinynerman of Lexington, solic
itor of the Eleventh Judicial circuit,
and Ed C. Mann of St. Matthews, so
licitor from the First Judicial circuit.
Of those who have been mentioned
as possible candidates are: Tom B.
Pearce of Columbia. State senator
from Richland county: Colin S. Mon-,
telth, city attorney of Columbia;
Wm. Banks Dove of Columbia, sec
retary of state: Thomas G. McLeod
of Bishopville, former lieutenant gov
ernor; B. Hart Moss, an attorney of
Orangeburg, and Thomas Brantley, a
lawyer of Orangeburg.
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VETERANS OF WAR
FORM STATE BODY
Branch of American Legion Organised
Last Tuesday. First Officers Named.
Florence, July 16.—The South Caro
lina branch of the American Legion
was permanently organized at the
State caucus of delegates ( of the several
counties here today.
Officers were eleetd as folows;
•State commander, Julius H. Walker of
Columbia; vice State commander, Guy
H. Gullick of Greenville; State adjut
ant, Irvine F. Belser of Columbia;
State finance officer, W. D. Wilkinson
of Abbeville;^State historian, Sam J.
Hoy all of Florence; State master at
arms, Mr. WiUiams of Easley; State
chaplain, the Rev. J. W. Fraser of
Spartanburg; State publicity officer,
Charles S. Gardner of Florence; State
insurance officer, W. D. Workman of
Greenville.
I State Executive Committee—John J.
McSw&in of Greenville, Wyndham
Manning of 'Coumbia, L. H. Smih of
Easley, George Wannamaker of St.
Matthews.
Finance Committee—Holmes Springs
of Georgetown, chairman; J. M. John
son of Marion, Sam H. Husbands of
Florence.
Membership Committee—J. S. Mc-
Innis of Darlington, J. F. Anderson of
Easley, Irvine F. Belser of Columbia.
. Columbia was selected as the next
place of meeting. The date for the
meeting will be set by the executive
committee.
Thorough harmony prevailed
throughout the session here t<$day, at
which the State branch of the Ameri
can Legion was permanently organ
ized. The delegates evinced the great
est enthusiasm and earnestness in the
proceedings. Former officers and en
listed men stood upon the same foot
ing in the deliberations. The high
order of the representation sent from
the various counties was particularly
noticeable. Though It was expected
delegates completed their work to
night and have returned to their
homes Word was telephoned to Gov
ernor Cooper of the adjournment the
body transmitting their thanks to him
for the interest he has shown in the
proposed organization. Governor
Cooper was to have addressed the
meeting at i:s session tomorrow morn
ing.
The auditorium of the Central school
building was comfortably filled when
Dr. John D. Smyser, temporary State
chairman, called the caucus to order.
Musi.? was furnished by the Florence
orcheit"^. The meeting was opened
with prayer ly Dr. H. Tucker Graham,
after which James M. Lynch made an
address of welcome on behalf of the
city o. fiomtce. R. B. Fulton, who
has been acting as State secretary and
who attended the St. Louis convention,
then presented the hlstorv, aims and
purposes of the oiganr.ai.on, begin-
n : ng with ius o-igin.al formation in
Paris. He stated that the American
Legion was not a political organiza-
tion, blit 3 noir-Farttsan league formed
to promote IOC per cent., Americanism
ard to uphold the constitution of the
United Stales to fight illiteracy and
disease.
At this juncture the audience stood
for a moment in silent prayer in tri
bute to tin noble women of the coun
try who gave their all to the winning
of the war £ nd especially those whose
loved ones are now sleeping in France.
Mrs. J. P. McNeill presented resolu
tions passed by the local branch of
the National League for Woman’s
Service forming an auxiliary to the
American Legion composed of rela
tives of men who saw 'service during
the war.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
“Whereas, the American Legion for
the State of South Carolina is vitally
interested in the posterity and welfare
of our country and South Carolina,
Bq“ it resolved;
“1.. That we heardlly indorse and
approve all the resolutions adopted at
the 9t. Louis Convention.
“2. That we favor and heartily en
dorse and approve a Statewide system
of good roads
“3. We heartily recommend and in
dorse a Statewide system of educa
tion which will secure the attendance
of and provide education for every
child in the State of South Carolina.
'4. That we heartily indorse and
approve the efforts, of the American
Cotton Association" to stabilize the
price of cotton, so that the production
of our great national product will be
surely profitable occupation.
“5. That we recommend that legis
lation be adopted looking to the pre
vention of malaria in the undrained
PERMANENT RANK
FOR GEN. PERSHING
Permanent Ranks Also Asked (or Gen
eral March and Admirals Sims and
Benson.
Washington, July 18.—Permanent
rank of general in the regular army
for Gen. Pershing and Gen. March,
chief of staff, and permanent rank of
admiral in the navy for Rear Admiral
Sims and Admiral Benson, chief of
operations, were asked of congress to
day by President Wilson.”
The President, in his message, rec
ommended that the law giving the
permanent rank of general to Persh-
tog-aad-Mwch !»&. fixpmiod 4iL.such
a way as to give precedent to Gen.
Pershing.
The rank of general which Persh
ing and March now hold only exists
in the emergency army rapidly being
disbanded. While in supreme com
mand of the American fleet in the
war zone,, Rear Admiral Sims had
the rank of a full admiral, but re
cently went back to a lower grade.
Admiral Benson Is soon to retire after
taking the navy through the war as
chief of operations.
No one in Washington would ven
ture if the President’s recommenda
tions bore any relations to the long
reported friction . between Pershing
and March. Friends of both men,
however, anxiously have been waiting
to see what permanent rank would
be given them. There is 'no official
recognition of friction between the
two generals, but army circles on the
inside fairly teem with it.
As talk in army circles has It, Gen.
Pershing felt that many of his recom
mendations from France ran a’tor
tuous course after reaching the chief
of staff, and the chief of staff had
some feeling on remaining in Wash
ington during the war, as to whether
the commanding general of the army
or the chief of staff bore the credit
for its operations. No one, however,
officially sponsors the report.
When the President's message was
rpad to the house, members, rising
from their seats, greeted the name
>f Gen. Pershing with applause. Gen.
March’s name was appl.ayded by
some members, while others shouted
‘No, No!” Mention of both Admirals
Benson and Sims also was followed
by applause, but only the democrats
applauded when the reading clerk
announced the signature of "Wood-
row Wilson.”
“Would it l>e in ordej to move
amendment of message by making
Woodrow Wilson the permanent
President'of the United States?” in
quired Representative Blanton (dem
ocrat), of Texas.
A series of “gooes” from republi-
canss, a hiss and a shout, “Make him
czar!” answered the Texas member.
Speaker Gillett referred the mes
sage to the military and naval com
mittees for consideration.
OPENS DRUG STORE.
Dr. L. McD. Kennedy of Spar-
lanhiirtr. a native of t-his place, is
opening a modern drng store in
that city, having severed his con
nection with Ligon’s Drug Store.
AT METHODIST CIIUROIL
The usual services at North
Broad Street Methodist church
will he held next Sunday, the pas
tor’s plans for holding a meeting
out of the city .having been
changed.
SERVICE AT FAIRVlEVy.
There will be two services at
Fairview Baptist church on the
fourth Sunday in this month, the
27th. Dinner will he served on the
grounds.
GRIME INCREASING ' •
RAPIDLY IN STATE
More HoMlcldos, Assaults and Viola
tions of Prohibition Law Showa by
Board of Charities and Orrecttoas
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Columbia, July 19.—yhat homicides,
assaults, larceny and other felonies
• re increasing in South Carolina is es
tablished by the (Board of Charities
and Corrections in its analysis of re-
pbrts from jails and chaingangs of
South Carolina for the quarter ending
June 30. According to the board’s in
formation, based on accurate reports
from 75 per cent of the jails, there
were during the last three months 81
arrests for homicide, and accoFdTng to ^ “
the law of percentage there must have
been 108 homicides in South Carolina.— —
This might be • compared with 25
homicides reported in December and
81 in March. Violation of the pro
hibition law also showed rapid in
crease. According to the December
reports there were 2?, commitments
on this acount; in March 46; in June
145. The number of assaults reported
for the June quarter was 175, while
! iiyere reported for the March quar
ter. The June quarter shows 240 com
mitments for larceny which miglvt be
compared with the March quarter
which had 215. June reports show
2.024 commitments, the March reports
show 1,902 commitments^ From these
figures it Is evident that crime is on
the Increase in this state.
G. Croft Williams, secretary of the
state Board of Charities and Correc
tions, said that there were four main
causes for this state of affairs; first
that there is a psychological reaction
from the war which cheapens human
life, that the people have read ao
much of slaughter and have gotten
their minds attuned, to the theory that
wrong must be stopped by physical
force; second,.that the men return
ing from the war were of the age at
which .most crimes are committed,
. the reports of Soutk Carolina show-
Ing that a third of the crimes in this
state are committed by negro males
from 17 to 29 years of age; third, that
the enacting and enforcing of prohi
bition.laws in other states, diminish
ing the supply of intoxicating liquors
and forcing the price herefor to an ex-
horbltant height, has encouraged those
(Who were determined to use or seH
such to manufacture them or to em
ploy extracts, patent medicines or oth
er substitutes; fourth that the insta
bility of prices and the restlessness of
the j>opulation always have a reflec
tion in the arts of those that are pas
sionate or of a weak will. ' ■ !
SOUTH CAROLINA MEN
HONORED BY W. 0. W.
J. E. Johnson, of Gray Court, Placed
on Important Committee.
Chicago, July fl.—The sovereign
camp convention, Wkiodmen of the
World, met in Powers theater Thurs
day afternoon. ^Addresses of wel
come were made by the president of
the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor
Thompson; responses by E. D. Henry,
of"Trxattr-ttfHl Sovereign Commander
districts qf our State, in order that
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the rich and fertile lands may thereby
become habitable and conducive to the
prosperity of our State.
“G. Furthermore be it resolved, That
this legion, composed of the men who
have served during this war, hereby
express its thanks and gratitude.to the
women of the State who have so nobly
done their paiTlh thjs great war.
“Be it further resolved^ That we ever
hold and cherish the mempry of our
comrades who have made the supreme
sacrifice in this war and that we show
our appreciation by dedicating our
selves anew to the ideals for which
they fought and died.”
Mr. ami Mrs. Geotfe Copeland,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr.,
spent Monday in Central.
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W. A. Fraser, W. H. Broom, of Spar
tanburg, was appointed on the cre
dentials committee. The convention
met in the gold room of the Sherman
Hotel.
On Friday Sovereign Commander
Fraser made committee appointments,
In which the following South Caro
linians were honored:
On sovereign commander’s report,
W. H. Hope, Rock Hill; on banker’s
report, W. M. Bobo, Spartanburg: on
monuments of our soldier dead, F. H.
MoMatser, Cohuribia; misrejHaneous
business, Robert Lidge, Orangeburg;
good of the order, G. L Toole, Aiken;
Class introduction, J. E. Johnson,
Gray Court; our country and our
president, Rev. D. W. Hiott, Easley;
auditor’s report, M. J. Spears, La
marr W. O. W. building, J. M. (Daniel,
Greenville.
At this time Grand Mathews, of
East Tennessee, delivered a beautiful
speech-on the life and service of W.
A. Fraser, closing by moving that
he now be re-elected by acclamation,
which was unanimously carried.
At the afternoon session all the old
officers were, re-elected by acclama
tion without opposition.
Friday night the sovereign camp
was entertained by a visit to the
White City, the playground of Chica
go^ aa. the quests of the Woodmen of
the city.
Miss Frances Beard of Willis,
Tex., is the guest of Miss Annie
E. Hatton.
Little Miss Margaret Copeland
left on ^Wednesday for a visit to
Miss Julia Neville at Montreal.
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