Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Srw ;, : ■■ ■>'- * • •• * V ‘ \ ^ - •ifi •>• it. .•-<•» * < J'-'i p: i;. - WMSMmmm i+tKev&itsms&mvtami- *■ ^ ■7 r i.,-; v &.* 5*&r*S2Ki CLINTON, & O, THDK8DAI, DBOHUBK IStfc. 1919 ; ;k r &yt&L '■-?■ i> ■ .xl,Aj» AMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR COLLEGE AND ORPHANAGE Committees Appointed to Direct Canvass for Greater Expansion of City’s Institutions^ Golden Opportunity for Clinton. -The carapatgn for- tbe-^MiDi^i &pfjar Bdac&tional "eafnpnifflty«of iXIliJIHXr.E Renew Your Subscription Have you renewed? Next Wed nesday the 24th, is the last day in order to get a chance at the $40.00 FREE. If you have not renewed- do it today. ✓ which Clinton’s two institutions are tofeceive $625,000, started off with enthusiasm Friday night when a mass meeting was held in the interest of the cause in the Commercial club hall. Dx. Melvin, manager of the campaign, was present, and made an excellent talk outlining the {dans of procedure 'afad stressing the value and import ance of Christian education. He spoke of the campaign now on in North Carolina and expressed a de sire to take up the drive iu this state just 9$ soon as their present campaign is completed. He stress ed the importance of a liberal re sponse from the towns in which the institutions are located in order to be able to go out over the state with & financial support and interest pledged from the folks “back home.” * Dr. Douglas acted as chairman of the meeting. An executive com mittee of twenty members was named to Have charge of the cam paign.!^ Clinton. This committee has been doing the preliminary mill iifjrtiily and ataiied. ..out Tuesday to raise the $75,000 asked of the town and community. The will be divided into sections a captain at the head of each the canvassing teams and every man and woman will be given an opportunity to contribute in this campaign which means a greater enlargement of the College and Or- phlmage. The pi^oposition before the Synod is to raise a million dollars. Of tftnf atnotmt the Presbyterian Col lege will receive $500,000 and the Thornwell Orphanage $125,000. The amount to be received by the Orphanage will be applied to its endowment fund. Of the $500,000 for the college, about one-half will be applied on the endowment and the Other half put into new build ings at once/ Clinton $ asked to show her faith in the institu tion*, and her love, by raising her quota of this million dollar fund that is needed for the expansion of the colleges. It is hoped that the canvassers w ill be heartily received, as they take up the work. The heart of Clinton will be enlisted in the cause and little else will be talked of until the drive is completed and the goal reached. Clinton is asked for $75,000 and will get back $625,000. When will such pn opportunity ever face us again? •\ GERMAN# REAMT TO MAKE REPARATION BYRNE'S ON BILL * In Reply to Entente Note, Germany Yields In Stand an Scapa How Is- sae. Beylin, Saturday, Dec. 13.—In her note replying to the latest entente communication demanding the sign ing & the protocol preliminary toA>ut- tiog the peace treaty in effect, which “ “ on its way to Party, Germany her atand on the, Scapa Flow a certain extent ‘ / oT the reply mat to a courier it tari ■M fa text pnfcUsfc- o*t m . S. C. Member Explains His Measure , for Restriction of Radical Litera ture. Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—Massa chusetts has passed the buck to South Carolina over the question of lynch law. Thursday the house judiciary com mittee heard Representative Byrnes of (South Carolina regarding his bill making unlawful the advocacy by elfher speech or writing of the over throw of the government of this country or resistence to its lawfully constituted authoriy and to make unmallable any literature which would seek to accomplish this end. 'In appealing for the passage of this bill, Mr. Byrnes showed the ab sence of any laiw at this time to pro hibit the circulation of such litera ture. As showing the necessity im mediately for such legislation, is the fact that since the armistice sixty- eight papers advocating revolution have been established in the United States, twenty eight of these being by the I. »W. .W., ad It was clearly prov en that the claims of the I. W: W., that bolshevism in Russia at the present time Is only what they have advocated for many years. Mr. Byrnes referred to I. W. W. -activities among negroes through- the medium “Messenger” and similar publications, urging the negroes of the country to join in an industrial re volution. Various members Of the committee asked questions as to what effect the passage of this bill would have on the negroes of the South, and it was here that Representative Walsh of Massa chusetts asked Mr. Byrnes whether the bill if passed wopld prohibit a newspaper from advocating lynching. The reply was made that it was not known whether it (would or not, but that hp. did nnt know qt frlir advocat- ing lynching. He illustrated the senti ment in South Carolina by referring to the action of one of its courts in directing a verdict for plaintiff against a county where a lynching had occurred for the lynching of one negrb by a number of whites and ne groes. | • 9 The hill would also prohibit the display of any flag symbolic of any intention to overthrow the govern ment of the United States and pro vides for deportation of any alien who should violate its provisions. •t The negro publications have a so ciety which they term “The Borgia” and which from time to time threatens to take the life of such congressmen or others who may become obnoxious. They recently announced publicly in print that tbey had already caused tjie death of one member of congress and that they would get others, especially naming Mr. Byrnes who said so far as the north is concerned he thought this true, 'ihough possibly not so as to the South. One colored firm In Columbia advertises In one of these publications. The bill, Mr. Byrnes also said, also would prohibit absolutely the publication of any paper in this country advocating the use of physi cal force as a means of governmental control. have exchange of ratifications of the peace treaty effected at the earliest possible date. It gently hints that the entente is responsible for the com plications which have delayed the ex change of ratifications for more than a month. It declares that Ger many has not and Is not now making the final ratification dependent upon "the clauses relating to war prison ers of the extradition of German subject* for trial, although it ex presses the hope- that the allies will permit themselves to be convinced that both issues have an important hearing open the. internal political situation in Germany. WANT FARMERS IN / LABOR FEDERATION Another Effort Made Yesterday to Es tablish Relations with Fanners* Un- nion. Washington, Dec. 14.—American Federation of Labor officials made an other effort today to establish rela tions with farmers’ organizations, the federation’s “co-operation committee” appointed at the Atlantic City conven tion meeting here with the representa tives of sevetral fanners’ groups. While only one delegate from a farm organization participated in the federation’s “reconstruction confer ence,” which opened yesterday, it was understood the invitations sent by the committee for todady’s meeting were more cerdially received. Federation officials declined to discuss the con ference today, saying that the commit tee would make a report to the exe cutive council of the organization, t In view of he declaration of princi ples adopted by the conference yes terday, it was generally believed in labor quarters that the co-operation committee had made greater progress toward a common ground on which to meet the farmers’ representatives than has any previous union groups organised labor was declared by sev er*! spokesmen fo be awxkms to get organized farmers in the fold for the campaign which the workers plan to wage in the forthcoming election. In this contention the statements made in the declaration, adopted by yesterday’s conference, appealing to “all of those who contribute to soci ety to unite in furtherance of the principles” wer^ explained today by labor leaders to mean that organized iaber must be joined by the “produc ing classes if Its victory is to be com plete.” These leaders asserted that the problems faced by organized la bor are as much the problems of the agriculturalists class because they are both political and economic. (Every pressure is being brought to bear on the farmer groups to line them up for labors’ program it was indicated at Fededation of Labor headquarters. Efforts, it was said, will be made to show the farmers that the conferences’ declaration against radicalism means as much to the till er of the soil a* to the industrial worker and that the organized aid of the country worker is needed in the fight against “autocratic conttol and monopolistic maneuvering of the na tion’s raw supplies.” The whole “platform” of yesterday’s conference was understood to have been drafted with a view to making it as acceptable as possible to the farmers. It was said to be the work of conservative element of the American Federation of Labor and was under stood to have been prepared under the personal direction of Samuel Gom- pers, president of the federation. For « the reason it was put out as feeler for the farmers, Mr. Gompers would per mit no changes to be made in it by the conference according to authentic ..information. .... While it was noted that a strong sentiment for some political party declaration permeated the general conference yesterday, this as well as the proposed Indorsement of the new labor party fell by the waysided be cause of the llklihood that it would be acceptable to few farmers, labor delegates said. A VESPER SERVICE. A Vesper service of Christmas song and story will be rendered by the Sunday School of the Thornwell Memorial Church on Sunday, Dec. 21st, at 5:30 p. m. An offering will be taken for the benefit of the Ministerial Relief fund. The public is cordially in vited to be present. The following program will be rendered: Processional: Chorus of Praise. O Little Town of Bethlehem —Choir Scripture Reading. Prayer. Bethlehem Lullaby. Luther’s Cradle Hymn. Christmas Carol-'-Primary Grades Hymn—It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Congregation “We Three Kings of Orient Are” —Chorus of men’s voices Solo—The Birthday of a King. Story—Wljy the Chimes Rang. Christmas Bells Choir Hymn—Joy to the World —Congregation Presentation of offerings, miy *nght: ^ Benediction. •‘LEAKS* ALLEGED IN SUPREME COURT Report That Speculators Attempted to Profit by Fore-Knowledge ef Deris ions. Washington, Dec. ~ 15.—Announce ment was made late tonight by the department of justice that an investi gation was being made by reports of alleged “leaks” on Supreme Court de cisions by which speculators had at T tempted to profit in atooh market Ifaiiactlons. ' t ~ ' — BIG CHRISTMAS TREE. On Friday night, Dec. 19th at 7:30, there will be -a Christma.s tree and oox supper at Hurricane school house. The friends of the school and public in general is in vited to attend. VEST 1BIMiE RESTORED. Tho coal stiuk^having ended, th# railroad administration has issued orders for the resumption of all trains that were taken off on ac count of the fuel shortage and the new schedule has been changed back to the old. The Seaboard fast trains, Nos. 5 and 6, which were discontinued last week, were re stored Monday and the entire schedule of this road is now the same as it has been. m w Oglet which * ^'t of i um on We count Of tho of the Atlanta panera, wM be with interact by tna frienda of Dr. * eoba and the- univercity: A gift of atadinm at made Thu tKe~ SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY. The Presbyterian College, pub lic schools and Orphanage schools will close Friday for the Christmas holidays. This means that the minds of the young folks this week are-on everything except the work in hand, and that Santa and his coming is the all-impprtant ques tion just now. MUSICAL CANTATA. Special Christmas music is an nounced at the First Baptist church for next Sunday night. The can tata, “Star of the East,” will be sung by th? choir and the pastor ■will precede the musical program, with an appropriate Christmas ser mon. The public is cordially invit ed to be present for this special occasion. On the Scapa Flow issues the note expresses a willingness to yield to the extent that Germany will consent to make reparation for the sinking of the German war ships, in order to remove what is characterized as the final obstacle to the definite conclu sion of peace, although says the note, reparation cannot bp, made in the manner suggested in the demand for 400,000 tons of shipping. On this point Germany proposes negotiations by the entente with a board of Ger man shipping experts. The note declares that the pros pective temporary absence of Ameri cans from the commissions estab lished under the treaty has not in- fluenced the attitude of official Ger many towards the question of final ratification. vestigation of the department of jus tice, issued the following verbal state ment: • “On November 23, Mr. Marlin Pew, manager of the International News Service, of New York, came to Wash ington and consulted Chief Justice White, of the Supreme Court, in re gard to the alleged leaks in the Su preme Court’s decision on the South ern Pacific oil lands. Justice White then came to Judge Ames and asked him to Investigate a report, by Mr. Perw, that a friend bad talked to him and had said he had been approach ed by a B. E. Moses, with offices in the Munsey Building, in regard to profiting by tip* on Supreme Court decisions. “Mr. Moses told Pew’s friend that he had advance information on a Su preme Court decision that if Pew’s friend would connect him with finan cial agencies able to finance the pro position they would be able to play the market on advance information on the Supreme Court decision and that much money could be made as a result. At that time he, Moses, mentioned ?ome decision that would be handed dowq, as proof of what he could do. “When this was brought to Judge Ames’ attention he directed the bu reau of investigation to institute 1m- uedlate inquiry, - “Moses told Pew’s friend that he had been doing this for some time but he did not have sufficient funds to make the profit he might make if he had financial backing. The friend of Pew insisted that before he could get the Ranees which Moses desired he woulu have to be convinced that advance information on the Supreme Court decision was absolutely obtain able. He told-him that on November 16 that the man who furnished him (Moses) was employed in the depart ment of justice in Washington. Fur thermore this man was with Moses in New York on Sunday, November Id, and that on Monday morning they went down town and played Southern Pacific short, closing out wheo South ern Pacific dropped three points. They made some money, but they did not say how much. “They both stopped at the Waldorf Astoria but only Moses registered, and they returned together to Washington on Monday night. At that time South ern Pacific was being played the other way, so obviously they had the correct information. “Moses was interrogated today by William Flynn, chief of the bureau of investigation of the department of justice today in New York. * “Moses stated to friends that the department of justice man from whom he was getting his information was getting it in turn fyom a minor attache of the supreme court. Moses admitted he had played the markets, but denied he had received advanced information. He said he had made his deductions on the future movement of the stock as any lawyer might have done from the general information on the Southern Pacific case. He denied •also that there was a leak, in the su preme court. He claimed'^that as others were putting up the mbney for him he had nothing to lose. “The man in the department of jus tice implicated holds a minor position and upon interrogation by depart ment of justice officials, denies that he knew anyone in the supreme court iwho would give out any such infor mation as has been stated or that he had been in any such deals as were charged. “The attache of the supreme emu' denied also that he bad any connec tion with the affair and there is noth ing to show that he did. ‘The investigation is not completed and it is very unfortunate that the matters has gotten In the papers at this time. However, the investigaion will be continued.” held*** the beard-of: dining hall Announcement of tion was a comi Thornwell Jacob*, thorpe, and to ever ceived with enthusiasm. For everyone’s breath; fhen the den. overwhelmed with Applause an’ dents passed a reablution ream directors to nepre the stpdia mance Field.*’, '«tft A large and representative nu guests ware present at the b Speeches were made on various t. connected with the, development or. thorps. It happened that the re ofHr.fli gram to all. After Oglethorpe a*d in atMetiee, he «*St: “Mrs. If-wmaaei ant myself h found a family ee mqeh interested this inrtttnritp, its aims and !Mn * in the athletic development of the of America, that they Have decid give *S0,000 for th* building of a Turn here on this campus.” Of course this meant that tht iiy” spoken of by Mr. Roman, none other than himself aad Mrs mance. His announcement cam* out a word ef Svarning. Dr. Jar ' everyone else were nearly over mixed emotions of surprise an ing. The only suggestion prev* en by Mr. Hermanns concern ; was his statement made to some months ago, when he ariu. • * I have an ambition to help you *50,000 to build a stadium on Oglet ' campus.” Dr A Jacpbs tpdV thaj tp mfi^p tl, HermaneS would aid m a ctqnpe never occurred to him that Mr. Hermanee would donate the amount themselves. r Plane for Stadium Discussing the gift Friday moi Dr. Jacobs said he could not find to express the gratitude of himse the directors for the splendid* ( of Mr. and Mrs. Hermanee. tors, he thought, would carry matter of course the request of th« dents for the stadium to be named *’ mance Field.” TIGER'S JGURNBY^ CAUSES gpecnation on ICiemeneana* Loudon. Varied View l*b? I'aria, Dec. 12.—Great i. been aroused here by Prer enceau’s visit to London, erable speculation has ap the exact purpose of M. C trip.- It has been learned authority, however, that . point of view of the iFrenct mission differs from that ol in that his purpose is not, tu exally been reported, to fin$ \ stitute for the support of Franc has been expected from th< States. It was, this authority to consult with the British pf garding a number of queatlo. require more or less urgent txt and which the United States, present situation, is not able l up cffecively. France, according to the sam-f ad^ thority, counts as much today aa^eve^ upon the moral aid of America—and upon her material aid in case of need —but the official expression of French opinion, if pointed out, is practically diffcult as it risks giving the imprfjs- sion of interference in American poli tics. For instance, it is stated in quarters generally considered highly authorita tive that the French government does not find anything impossible of ac- eptancce in the reservations to the covenant of the league of nations vdt- ed by the United States senate. How ever the informant pointed out, if the government should make a statement to this effect its action would have the appearance of taking part in the dis cussion of an American issue- confidence in the ultimate solutlbii. of the present differences and th& continuing of the cordial relations ex*, istlng between France and the Upited State* remains intact, M is declared. 'M •fTM ■i’fi Wi <•*58 Lp Mr*. Susie Brown has returned td the Orphanage and resmned her work after a month’s vacation. ‘.v '> O'A. u * ■ #