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SectionS One Pages I to 16 Pageto 16 VOL. XL MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1920 'REDS' PUT UP BIG FIGHT WITH OffICERS OF ELLS ISLAND FORCE Fourteen Radicals Attending Com munist Meeting Trapped in New York Round-Up FEMALE "SOVIETS" SCRAP MOVIE MEN Man Badly Scratched Another Deco rated With Black' Eye as Result "Left Swing" New York, Jan. 6.-Fourteen men and women attending a meeting of the communist Labor party were ar rested by Department of Justice agents in a -aid late today on the of fices of the Navy Mir, Russian Soviet newspaper. The agents also found cards on which were the names of 1,000 communists throughout the Unit ed States. Arrive at Ellis Island While this raid was in progress fifty-seven more alien plotters includ ing Alexander Dorman, said to be leader of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania communists arrived at Ellis Island under guard to take their places with the other hundreds swept up in the government's dragnet of foreign revolutionaries. First Outbreak At the island the first outbreaks since the beginning of the Department of Justice raids were reported. The 'Ellis Island Soviet," established by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk man and their co...panions, who are now on the way to Russia on the 'Park' Buford, came to new life in two revolts. Gregory Weinstein hailed as Trotzky's closest friend in the United States and 'chief of staff' of Ludwig C. A. Martens, 'ambassador of Soviet Russia," refused to be, photographed and fought desperately when 'half a dozen inspectors forced him to 'pose' \ for the official camera. Rush Movie Men In the women's department thirty nine feminine radicals rose in a body from dinner and rushed "movie" men off the premises. On the return of the camera men with seven burly inspec tors, the women charged again and swept the place clear after a spirited fight. The casualties were one man badly scratched and another decorated with a black eye, the result of a "left swing" by a girl, who said she had fought in the Russian women's Bat ' talion of Death. Misleg Is Jail-bound. Tomorrow Supreme Court Juotice Davis is to sign an order committing to Jail Dr. Michael Misleg treasurer of e Novy Mir, for contempt of the ni legislative committee investi ting seditious activities in New rk. By Justice Davis' order Misleg w I be kept in durance until he' an s. era the questions of the ,commit tee, Martens Refuses Request Deputy Attorney General Berger an nounced today that Martens and San teri Nuortev, secretary of Martens' "embassy," will be similarly dealt with, as, will all others who decline to testify or prodiuce documents for the committee. Martens and Nuevtra refused to answer questions and no produce books and papers of the "emi bassy." Both claimed diplomatic im munity as representatives of a foreign government. Criminal Anarchy Charged Harry Winitsky, secretary of the > communist party, taken in the federal raids Friday night, was released today by the Department of Justice upon his prodluction of evidlence -.of citizen ship. Hie is awaiting trial in the State courts chargedl with criminal anarchy. IncludIed in the prisoners taken in the raid on Novy Mir was Dr. Vic tor Pachakehy, formerly a companion of ILenine and Trotzky. Soviet Leader * According to agents of the Depart ment of .Justice. Dr. P'achakehy was one of the leadlers in the Russian Soviet revolution in 1 907,- following which he was exiled to Siberia. After escaping to South America through Germany, he returned to Europe in 1914 to become asociatedl with Lenine in formenting Bolshevism. lie came to the United States in 1916 and workedl with Leon Trotzky as a lec tu rer. Indications that the "Reds" quar ter-ed on Ellis Island do not lack fi nancial resources wvere given wvhen Elizanbeh (lurley Flynn ,1eclar.e, to WET STEAMERS FIX UP THEIR SALOON It's "Waltz Me Around Again, Willie, Between Deserts of America an Cuba- Now. Quincy, Mass., Jan. G.-The install tion of a bar, with the regular brae and mahogany fittings, on the aftt deck of the steamer South Havel being refitted today disclosed plar of New York and Milwaukee finar cial interests for a new fleet of far steamers between Southern point and Havana. Work on the steamer which has been re-christened the Cit of Miami is being pushed night an day in order that the vessel may h plying over its new route before th end of the month. EVERY S. C. COUNTY GETS ARMY KITCHE] Every count yin the stnte is to t the recipient of another gift from Ur cle Sam Santa Claus. This time it i an army kitchen on wheels. TI State Highway Department has ordei ed forty-six army kitchens, one fc each county, and these will be use by the counties for the chaingangs. Thi sis part of the government's pi gram of distributing to the states th equipment purchased for war purpose but not used on account of the sudde ending of the conflict. Motor truck motor tractors, concrete mixers, loc< motives and other machinery and ai ticles of equipment have been distril uted to the states, and South Carolin has apportioned among its counties a ready more than a million dollai worth of this property. The' kitchens are the latest article ordered by the highway departmer Each kitchen is complete with ii quota of utensials and necessary a cessories. The kitchens are c wheels, the kind used by the army i the field. BIG ESTATE GOES T OCITY ORPHANAG The board of managers of the E worth orphanage met yesterday an Monday at the Jerome hotel for ti purpose of settling the estate of th late W. V. Gill of Allendale, who b his will left the estate to the orphar age at the death of his wife, whic occurred December 20. Tie estat consisted of several fine plantatior in Allendale county and some lots i the town of Allendale. The entii property is valued at $200,000, whic amount will become an endowmer fund the interest of which will t used for the maintenance of the o phanage. This property will be put on sal by auction on the 27, 28 and 29 January by Hamer and Darby and th Allendale Realty company of Aller dale. It will be divided into sma farms and sold to the highest bidde Some years after the death of M Gill, his wi'ow married M. L. Middle ton an dthe estate has been operate by him until the recent death of hi wife. Those members of the board of ma agers present were: George W. Wi liams of Charleston, chairman; Charl ton DuRant of Manning, the Rev. V H[. Hodges of Charleston, T. B. Staci house of Columbia, J. B. Penland Columbia, Prof. Mason DuPre Spartanburg, the Rev. F. E. Dibble Spartanburg, the Rev. J. HI. Grave of Latta and the Rev. W. R. Bauknigh of Fort Mill. D)EAD) FROM COAL GAS Philadelphia, .Jan. 3.-Coal gas fror a heater in the cellar of her homn causedl the death of Miss Paulitn Zeiss and her pet dog, according the coroner's physician who perforng ed an autopsy of the bodies today The result of the autop)sy wr.s an nounced late tonight. Miss Zeiss' body was found lyin: beside the lifeless form of her dogi her apartment here laast night. night that $200,00 had been (collecte, to bail those a rested. Will Not Fight D~eportat ion Boston, Jan. 0.--The 400 allege, radicals gathered in federal raidls Ntew England last week gave voic today to their desire to accept dec portation without a legal battle. Mee ing in the yard of the House of Cor reOctiont at Deer Island, where the: are being held., they atgreed to go t, "free Russia;" described by one o thieir spokesmen as the "land of tru s Clarendon d Weei a r To Be Held in Mann S All farmers, bus interested in the bo , and urged to attend y ence on Wednesday i the Court House. Ti or shine so make up tend no matter what The purpose of the present boll wee means of meeting t County in 1920. Th( talks by local busine by experts from C1< Department of Agri -that will be discussed Agricultural cre tions. O Growing cotton Production and ; co, Sweet Potatoes, a A safe farming 1 ty for 1920. Every business i ed by the Boll Weev a should be interested i put into effect in 192 and join in the discu s that occur to you tha it work. The time is n making their plans : a and most of you will n as to what course to the boll weevil. We] find out that is what F for. Everyone readi tell all their friends to come for the onl ~e boll weevil is for eve e operate with every < y and time, Wednesda; I h n DRY [NFORCEMENT IS CONSTITTI Even One-Half of One Per Cent Illegal for Brews-Supreme e Rules Sections of Volstea f Constitutional, as to Enforc< . -"2.75" ,eer Doomed With Any Drink Cont: 1l Quantity of Alcohol. r. Washington, Jan. 5.--The suj court today declarel constitu d sections of the Volstead prohi s enforcement act prohibiting the ufacture and sale of "beer, wi n other intoxicating malt or vinou Iours" containing half of one pei or more of alcohol. !. Beer containing 2.75 per ce -alcohol is illegal under the wa 'f prohibition act, the supreme f decided todlay. f Dismissed by the lower com a New York of injunction procee t brought to restrain government eials from interferring with Ruppert, a brewer in the manuft of beer c'ontaining apprioximately per cent alcohol but allegedl nonf-intoxicating, was sustainied. AssoiateJustice lirandlies, rendered tihe opinion of the said1 the' right of congress to sur: the l iquior tra';flic was niot an in piower, but a power exprel granitedl. The 'our t dliv ided 5 to 4, assi .Just ices D~ay, Van D)evanter am Rleynolds and C lark diisse'ntiing. .Just ice McReynolds, in a di ing opiinion, said that the eight Ia meindmiient hadl not yet c'ome1 e'ffect. andl that the federal ga ment had nio general power to h ibit the ma nufact ure a nd sa Iliquor. 1 Jistice Melleyngoldls took the L' t ion that the war e'mergency - unrder wvh ich unationarl proh ibitir t made eff'ective, had passedl. - I Uder the war emer'gency conl has a right to stop immedliatel; sale of intoxicating liquor, the f, held. In dlecidling the New orleans lBaltimore cases .Justice Day, z Boll ,il Conference ing Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1920 iness men and everyone else 1 weevil problem are invited County Boll Weevil Confer January 14th at 12 o'clock in te conference will be held rain your mind and arrange to at the weather is like. this conference is to discuss iil situation and the best his situation in Clarendon re will be several five minute ss men and farmers followed mson College arid the U. S. culture. Among the subjects I are: dit under boll weevil conui under boll weevil conditions. narketing of Peanuts, Tobac nd Livestock. 3rogram for Clarendon Coun n Clarendon County is affect il, therefore every person n having the proper measures ) to combat this pest. Come ssions and ask any questions t will help you with this years :w at hand when farmers are For the coming farming year find yourselves undetermined take this year on account of I come to the conference and we are having the conference ng this announcement should and neighbors and get them r way to effectually fight the try person in the county to co me else. Remember the date r, January .4th at 12 o'clock. unanimous opinion, held that the manufacture of beer containing 2.75 per cent alcohol was legal until the NAL enact ent of the Volstead act. I Washington, Jan. 5.-The prohibi Now tion enforcement act, defining as in Court toxicating any beverage containing I Act one half of one per cent or more of ?ment alcohol was declared constitutional along today by the supreme court, in an ining opinion on which the court divided, 5 to 41. Proceedings brought by Jacob tup >reme pert, of New York, and New Orleans tional and Baltimore Brewers to enjoin the bition government from prohibiting the sale man- of 2.75 per cent beer were ordered rio or dismissed. s liq- Ruppert's case was brought under cent the wvar-time act, lHe alleged that 2.7, per ceta beer was non-intoxicat nt of ing, hut that the oVlatead act by rtimne limniting the alcoholic content piro court hibited the sale of beer manufactur ed1 under1 regubitions prescribed un t in decr the Leve~r food Contrxol aet by (dings President Wilson. offi- In the Baltimore and New Orleans Jacob cases the brewers contendled that the eture manufacture of malt or vinous liquor 2.75 whether called beer or not, wans not to be0 illegal unles sthe liquor was intoxi cating. This contention, however, was who dleniedl by the. gover'Inment, which ar ourt, gued that beer was pr'ohited with press5 out regard to its intox ica ting quali IPI ied out regardl to its intoxicating qualii - sed ly ties prov idled it conta ined one half of 0o1e perI cenit or more of aleohol. inito i Me - Wash ington , d1an. 5.- -The'i govern - me(nt today filed in the supreme isent - courit its anfswer' 1o the appllication of i'enth the state of IRhode Islanad for' per' inito iiionI to inlstIitu te orig i na Iprocee' vern- ings to test the constit utionlity of pro- the nationial priohibition1 'onst itultedI Ie of amen td ment. At the same t ime At\ torniey General posi- Thiomas~ I". Mc'(rani of New .Jersey ower as kedi dIismniissed of SiilarIni proceed - was igs brought on bobhalf of the 1e . tail L iquor J~oaleris' A\ ssoc'ia lion of gress New Jersey( to enijoinl state and foel the ralI aut horit ies from en forc ing the court. a mendment ii n ht st ato. A brief in support of the aisocilat ion's case' also and1 wa's filed by 'ouinsel for the organ i in n ztatin. FARMERS CAN BUY SURPLUS WAGONS Camp Jackson, Sevier and Wadsworth to Furnish Used Wagons From Atlanta. Farmers and merchants of South Carolina are offered United States army wagons at a much reduced price by a new ruling of the wvar dlepart ment authorizing the surplus property division to proceed with the sale of 2,444 used wagons and 1,014 new wagons. This order has just been re ceived at the office of the camp sup ply oflicer. at Camp Jackson where sev eral hundred of the vehicles are lo cated. All the vehicles are known as es land, Pa., 100. These are also to be bought through the Atlanta office. Specifications are given as follows: weight 2.1.10 pounds. capacity 5,000 pounds, front wheels three feet eight inches, rear wheels four feet six inches high with metal hubs and 1 Archibald pattern and 16 spokes to wheel, steel or iron tires oak or hick ory felloes td oak or hickory spokes steel axles, five foot and one and one half inch track. In commenting upon the vehicles it is announcedl that "these wagons are standard every respect, all parts be ing nterhaneabl. Te boiesare strongly ironed and equipped with removable flare boards, thus being ca pable of carrying heavy loads. They are well adapted to general farm work, road building, lumberin gand logging. cort wagons and are to be bought through the Atlanta stuplus supply officer by negotiation. New wagons are to be sold for $75 and used vehi cles as low as $50. Prices are subject to f. o. b. Atlanta and bids may be made by telegram, telephone or letter The sale will he from practically every camp in the South. Following are some of the camps and the number of wagons they are to furnish; Atlan ta 232, ('amp Sevier 107. Fort Moul trie four. C:, m p .Jackson 4118. port of embarkation at Charlestgn 50, ('amp I Iancock 105, Camnp Wadswotht 14-I Cam p McClellan :370, Ca mp Sheridan 314, ('amp Bragg 35. Fort Oglethorpe 52. All these wagons have been used but are in good condition. New vehicles art being furnished from the following places; .Jefferson ville. Ind., 614; Columbus, Ohio, 100; general supply depot, Newport News, 100; Camp Meaie, 100; New Cuimber PROHlEM OF WHIISKEY ( incinnat i. .Jan. Gi.--G(eorge F. D.eiterle Cincinnati distiller, has been authorized to appoint a committee to go to Washington and discuss with the federal officials the problem of disposing of the bonded whiskey in the United States. This was an nounced at the close ofi a meeting of 100 distillers from all sections of the country here today. Mr. Deiterle pre sided at the conference. Of the total 60,000,000 gallIons of bonded wvhiiskey in the U1nited States 35.000,000 gallons are in witr(ehouses of Kentucky. No way of disposing of this imnmense quantity of liquor valued at hunidredls of millions of dollars, hast been provided by congress except lby exportaition, atnd even thIiat~ wvill be pro h ibi ted a fter ,Januanrv 1 6 when the fede'ratl dry amend me'nt goes in to ef feet Jer'istey C ity. N. .1. .Jain. 6.- Victor I,. l'etrger. reprie(senitat ive-elect firoim the fiftlIi Wisconisin di(istrett. was ''s 'cor'td ouI it of .i rsey ('tv tonght by of(f Pol'e Rehrdiin T. Ilatte rsby. Ib s depar tuire followved promiiptly his arri'al In thlit schiedueIt role oIf pin - the Soci'ilist Educ'at iona-l club. Tlhie po( li 'eftusetd to permiit theit m tti igf to h b hld :annontine- thatt thloise' whoitIc eirted to payt diis or triansaet busin'ess with the ofliceis of Itie chihl cldl do so, but that speechte IS't uul li'e barred. Altotrn Getn'ral Mc((rani re'iitt etd the contentitionad lby hi.- gov .Isict i il thel New .4l1rsey camt inlstituted' liy a c'itizen 'If thatt statei proteedli ngs a gainist the st ate wit hoti its cnnisi'nt TAKEN BY BANKS leeting Held for Discussion at Capital ANOTHER IN CHICAGO tuestit.. of Interest Rates on Hal anees Considered in Same Detail in Washington Washington, Jan. 6.--Bankers rep esenting clearing house associations n all parts of the country, meeting ere today With the call of the federal eserve board, failed to take final ac on on the question of interest rates *n bank halances, but decided to hold mnother conference, at which it is ex >ectel an agreement may be reached o put a stop to competitive bidding be ween New York and inland cities for ut of town deposits. At the request of the bankers, the ederal reserve board tonight issued a all for a second conference at Chi ago .January 23. to he atended by bree representatives from each fed ral reserve district. On opening the meeting today, Gov -nor Ilarding of the federal reserve >oard served notice that the board did 1ot consider itself bound by any ar -angement of clearing- house associa ions whereby the interest rate on de >osits would be advanced or reduced automatically in line with increases or educ(tions in rediscount rates of fed -ral reserve banks but would act freely and independently' i'i talcing mny necessary act ion to meet the finan 'ial situation in various Warts of the 'ountry. Governor IHarding predicted hat a raise in the rediscount rates vould he necessary. and appealed to he bankers not to 'make a scramble -or deposits" by advancing interest 'ates on balance. He protested against t tendency to turn deposits into invest nent funds. A resolution adopted by the confer 'ne gave the following propositions is the "opinions" of the meeting: That the present "sliding scale' for nlvanc ing or reducing interest rates s not, satisfactory. That existint regulation should not te abrogated until more satisfactory eguhitions are adopted. governing ales of interest paid on deposits. That the federal reserve board lhould always he free to establish the ate of discount without reference to fny clearing house regulations as to he payment of interest. That payment of high rates of in erest on hank or commercial balances s unsound and is had banking, and hat every eWTort should be made to 4void such practice. WlOlRE THIAN 1.000 AltE DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE IN M EXI0, IS REPIOT Mexico City, Jan. 6.----Couztlan was lestroyed by Saturday's earthquake vith 2.000 casualties. including more han I,00 dead, according to oei '-'ports given out here tonight by pre ident in! milmitary headquarters from idvices received from oflee4rs in the b4ra ('ruz cen ter (If list urbanc(e. Thie en tire4 gar'r ison at Teocelo akilled 0r injunred. The dead immhered th irt y a nd the injured six y. Virtually all the roads in the sur -mmunding d istrict were floodled or4 d14 tro(yed,. accoin~ltg 4to the reports. T1h ree hu nd red dead arie reported at Ia rraneai Grande, n eart (outgtan. The vateri level at Po4rt Har mranmca ilel \ g'i rose twenty -five' mters >perator and mianufiactulrer of HarnI'l rell . .a.. idI totday at his Winter 's idencite onI le!lI Isle, this city of. li l'ee. lHe wvas r'epute4d to ben worth .00.000.ti~ t he greatest part of ti mI hainmg bleen left to I In l- 1) erI died t wo ye'ars a4go. YII .. 'hnm wa14 s an mrmaiic:n dur iceI tripes. lHe was strickent wth uI "un1 colhli'se a ftr t Ihe warI ij an this '(loped4 into' dibets. losd tdav in thte tial of Harr i . 4', 1 a l t me :i ner of Fred L- 'IOi etif that Niw wac- une or at int a atedl tat iounally on) ocions'1(0 hen the h: 'I mh.e~