Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WILL RECLAIM CHOICE LANDS Two Dredging Boat* Are Constantly In ('^L Operation on Turkey Creek'; Much Progress Is Being Mad?n York.?With two dredge boat* in operation day and night on the two - prongs of the watercourse, satisfactory progress is being made of late in the work of dredging Turkey creek. The channel is being materially deepened and in some places where deemed advantageous is being entirely changed. The contractors were given 16 months in which to finish the job and barring unforeseen delays they will experience no . difficulty in completing the work in that time. Twenty-six miles of the creek will be dredged, wfilch will result in the reclaiming ci aeveral thousand acres of the choicest bottom lands in York and Chostei counties now almost valueless on account of the overflow of the stream. I Anderson.?Many of the merchants of this city have signed an agreement I for early closing hours this winter. , The dry goods and shoe stores to close at 6 o'clock and the retail gro eery stores at 7:30, with the excep tlon of Saturdays. Washington.?John G. Capers, former commissioner of Internal revenue, died suddenly at his home here following a stroke of paralysis, aged 53 years. Mr. Capers was district at torney for South Carolina from 1901 to 1906. Columbia.?'Another carload of mixed canned goods will be ordered by city council for distribution at wholesale prices. The sale of the flrst.carload was a big sucess and many Columbians profited by the reduced prices. Greenville.?In pursuance of instructions contained in a letter from the attorney general of the United States, District Attorney J. William Thurmond, for the Western district of South Carolina, will appear as leading counsel for the defense of Jake Go&nell, deputy colector of internal revenue, charged with the murder of Sheriff Hendrix Rector. , BBi" V"'. - * ^BBSsE MaSSc 3? < . '#- ' rv^i Greenville, S. C.?An unprecedented i scene was enacted in the Greenville ! county court house here, in the presence of a crowd of spectators when four' negroes were sentenced by ! Judge James H. Peurifoy to die in I 1 the electric chair'on October 10 and another was sentenced to life impris- I onment, all having been convicted of murder. gfri Charleston.?It was learned that | some time this month the Bell Manu-. | facturlng Company, a large Georgia L garment making concern, expected to ^^0 reopen the immigrant station at Charleston as a factory for manufacturing f overalls and other garments for working men, and at the start 350 em- i ployees are to be used with the orpectation of eventually employing 1,200. i Gaffney?Numerous auction sales of i land in Cherokee county recently dem- < onstrates the fact that real estate here ] Is very high, purchasers in many in- i stances selling the land at hi?hor i prices than they paid without even having the land transferred to them- , selves. More than $1.01)0,000 worth of land will have changed hands within less than 60 days. I Aiken.?The new Baptist church, a 1 J handsome structure, is now practicali ly completed. The finishing touches 1 are being added and the beautiful ' house of worship will be dedicated on 1 Sunday, October 6. The Rev. B. D. Oray^ D D., of Atlanta, Ga.. secre- I p tary 6f the home mission board of the 1 Southern Baptist convention, will ' K preach the dedication sermon. 1 K * Greenville.?Expressing the belief that the Baptist $75,000,000 campaign | E will aid in a large measure in the . obliteration of illiteracy In this state & by the work planned to be done with 'f the educational quota. Governor Rob- , j ?rt A. Cooper nddressed an all-day | rally meeting of Baptists of the ' urcciivuir nanvi>miiuii uwrr. Would Cost $70,000. ( Cheater.?As a result of a meeting . held at Lockhart, It was found that the bridge across Broad river could not he built for less than $70,000. A ( message was received by Supervisor ' Davis O. Anderson from Supervisor ( Askew, of Union county, suving that ( Union county will Increase its appropriation for the bridge from $12,500 to $15,000, to make out the $70,000. and ' urging Chester county to do the same thing. The government will pay $35.- 1 i 000, and Monarch Mills has agreed to I furnish $5,000. I Murder of Old Citizen. m C mden.?George Gladden, a 70- 1 year-old white man, was waylaid and murdered as he was going to his work at the Wateree Power Dam tin West i I Wateree and his body robbed of a con. eiderable sum of money. ^ ? The old man is known to have car- < Kjj^ahjrled a large sum of money with him at i | all times and his relatives state that i he was relieved of around $1,600. The i crime occurred Just before daylight < on a by-road leading to the Hard a 1 % may Company*" works. GALVESTON AGAIN IS STORM SWEPT 8HIPPING IN THE VICINITY SAFELY WEATHERED STORM WITH BUT LITTLE LOSS. SEA WALL STANDS PRESSURE % City Resident* Apparently Regarded Approach of Storm With Equanimity, As a Matter of Course. Galveston, Tex.?With a 65-mile wind, high tide and heavy seas,' the tropical storm struck Galveston, tidewater from the bay flooding the business section of the city and the north side of the island, with three feet of iwater. Huge waves broke harmlessly on the seawall and there was no material damage from the wind. Shipping in the vicinity weathered the storm. The wagon bridge across the bay was not damaged. Two thousand feet of track on the causeway and railroad bridge connecting Galveston with the mainland was washed out, destroying rail communication. Galveston residents apparently regarded the approach of the storm with equanimity and took it as a matter of course when it struck. At midnight there was a light wind and no rain but the streets were practically deserted. COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY WAR RISK ACT IS DOUBLED. Washington.?increases practically doubling the monthly compensation originally provided by the war risk insurance act to disabled soldiers and sailors and members ot the families, was passed unanimously by the bouse, with other amendments to the act, liberalizing its provisions and to eliminate red tape in administering the law. Among the chunges in Compensation payments provided for total temporary disability are that a single man Bhall receive $80 a month instead of $30; a man with a wife, or a child $90 instead of $45; one with a wife and one child $95, instead of $55; and the man with a wife and two children or more $100 instead of $65. FOOD CONTROL ACT PASSED CONTAINING PENALTY CLAUSE Washington.?The house bill extending the food control act to penalize profiteering, as requested by President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer as a means of reducing the cost of living, was passed by the senate and sent to conference. In addition to penalties?$5,000 fine und two years' imprisonment?for profiteering, hoarding, destroying or monopolizing or food and other necessaries of "making an unjust or unreasonable rate or chaigo," the bill extends the law to include wearing apparel and containers of food, feeds and fertilizers as well as food, fuel, fertilizers and agricultural macihnery. WOMEN OF SOUTH LED IN RED CR03S WORK Washington.?Women of the south produced in the workrooms of the American Red Cross nearly 100.000 sweaters, rolls of bandages and other articles that were used for tho comfort and relief of soldiers, sailors and refugees during the war. National headquarters of the society estimates he value of the articles Southern women contributed at approximately 25 per cent of the total value produced In the entire country. NDIAN GIVES TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TO BAPTIST FUND Nashville.?Dr. Wiley of Oklahoma vires Baptist headquarters here that Jackson Barnett of Henrietta. Okla.. full blood Creek Indian, subscribe? *200.000 to the $75,000,000 fund. STRIKE HELD UP UNTIL WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ' __ New York.?The strike of United States Steel Oorporntion set for September 22 will be deferred until after the Industrial conference in Wash inston called for Octohrr 6 by President Wilson It was learned from a Tollable jource. This Information was obtained at the headquarters In this city of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, from a member of the labor leader's party. STEAMER BARNSTABLE SINKS; TWELVE OF CREW MISSING. Savannah. Ga.?The steamer Barnitable. sailing from Savannah for Havana went down at sea in a northeast ;ale off the coast of Georgia. Twelve of the crew. Including Captain Moon ire missing. Fifteen of the crew, ifter an all night battle in the rough teas, succeeded in reaching St. Catherine Island. They were put In a mo tor boat and landed at Isle of Hope light miles from Savannah at aid light CLYDE KELLY J A ; f N f w rv* s > r t'nl,.n An exclusive photograph of Congressman Clyde Kelly, who was responsible for the passing of the "parcels post food surplus bill" in congress, despite opposition. CORPORATION CLAIMS DENIED nmwer or ^resident to Request for More Definite Information as to Action by Congress Not Known. Washington.?Regardless of the request of President Wilson that they take no action pending the coming industrial conference, representatives of organized workers in the steel industry called a strike, effective September 22, to compel recognition of their unions and of the principle of collective bargaining by the United States Steel Corporation. The executive council of the 24 unions represented them among the workers made known their decision in an announcement issued after they had requested the president by telegraph for a "more definite statement" as to the possibilities of arranging a conference with steel corporation officials and after they, had received a reply from the president asking that they withhold action unti after the industrial conference. The president's telegram was not made public by the steel union head" but its contents became known in Washington through press dispatches. In their statement the execuive coun- , cil merely said thev had not been advised "that the efTorts of the president have been any mare successful" than the efforts of the mm. , Union officials firmly refused to indulge In any speculation regarding the extent of the strike. Through a decla- ( ration attributed to Judge Gary of the ( steel corporation, that the steel workers were not more than 10 per cent or- | gantzed, was ridiculed as erroneous. The steel cornoration was said to employ about 262.000 persons and the entire industry nearly 400,000. In some places, it was said, the men are 95 per cent organized, and at virtually i all mils, organizers have been active j for weeks and still are working to ob- j tain recruits for the unions. I ?EET WHICH CRUNCHED i CORPSES CRUSH FLOWER8 : New York?Over a five-mile llowerstrewn pathway. General Pershing led the famous First division down Fifth Avenue to the wid plaudits of 2.000.000 spectators. It was the last great ! review of the world war for New York. The commander of American ar- i mles shared honors with battle-scarred veterans who won undying fame i - n nil tur nriu? i/i r rMnce. GENERAL PERSHING CORDIALLY I INVITED TO ATTEND REUNION l / ] Greenville. S. C?Acting under the 1 direction of the Old Hlckorv Veteran's Association. Col. Holmes TV Springs filed a telegram of invitation ' to Gen. John J. Pershing, in New I York, urging him to be present on the 1 29th and 30th of this mo"*h at the first nnn nil reunion of the Thirtieth div' sior. here. RISING SCALE AND MINIMUM PRICE IS SET FOR COTTON. New Orleans.?Adoption by the American Cotton Association of the report of its committoo on recommen- j iations of a minimum price to bo paid for cotton to the producers was a big feature of the entire convention. The roport, as adopted, suggests a scale of minimum prices beginning at 36 cents for September and gradually Increasing by months up to 40 cents for May on a middling basla. United States government grade and delivery. APPOINTMENT OF GONZALEZ A8 MINISTER TO PERU APPROVED. Washington. ? Opposition to the nomination of William E. Gonzales of Columbia, S. C., to be ambassador to Peru, virtually ended when the senate foreign relations committee unanimously ordered a favorable report on his appointment, and recommended senate confirmation. Mr. Gonzales has been under investigation by a foreign relations subcommittee, which submitted its report and the aetion allowed RENTAL SITUATION INTENSEJN PARI! LANDLORDS AND TENANTS ARI IN DEADLOCK BECAUSE OF HIGH RENTAL CHARGES. UNABLE TO FIND NEW HOME! Fifty Thousand Notices to Move. Ou Have Been Served on Tenants for End of Second Quarter of Year. Paris.?The struggle between Parlt ian landlords, who Beek to double o treble the income from their propei ties, and tenants, who are unuble t find vacant apartments at any reas enable price, h&s reached a deadlock House owners refuse to extern leases or to advertise for rent aparl ments that have been vacated. Tec ants unable to find new quarters, re fuse to move at the behest of th landlords, while the courts have cene ed to entertain applications for writ of expulsion, there not being enougl process servers to handle them. Fifty thousand notices to vacat were served on tenants for the end o the second quarter of this year. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRTATY SHOULD NOT BE QUALIFIED Spokane, Wash.?America's accept ance of the peace treaty must be un qualified. President Wilson declarei here, if it is to end promptly the spirl of unrest throughout the world. An; change which would mako the ratifl cation conditional, he said, would re open the negotiations and proloni doubt and uncertainty. Mr. Wilson said he saw no mora objections to interpretations whlcl would not change the meaning of th< document, but added that such a ste] would be merely to say that thi United States understands the treat: to mean what it says. STRIKING BOSTON POLICEMEN LISTEN TO SAMUEL GOMPERS Boston.?Frank McCarthy. Nov England organizer of the Americai Federation of Labor, announced tha the policemen's union had acceptet the suggestion of Samuel Gompen that they return to work and awai the outcome of the labor conferenc< ut the white house on October 6. When Police Commissioner Curt!' was informed of tho action of the un ion, he said that he had issued or ders that no strikers applying for re instatement should he taken back. H< said that he could not change this or dor before hearing from the attornej general. RELICS ARE ON DISPLAY OF THREE WISE MEN OF COLOGNE Cologne.?A British army chap lain celebrated mass recently It the great Cologne cathedral at the al tar of the relics of the Magi, th? skulls of the three wise men who camt from the East to visit tlje newly borr Savior of Bethlehem. A number t American officers and men from tht Cobleni area attended the services and were permitted to view the relics STATEMENT THAT SECRETARY LAN8ING OPPOSED TREATY Washington.?The assertion tha Secretary Lansing opposed ratifies tlon of the peace treaty'and league o nations covenant, although he was i member of the American peace com mission that drafted It, was made he gore the senate foreign relations com mlttee by William C. Bullitt, of Phil adelphia, formerly employed by th< mission at Paris in a confidential ca pacify. The testlmnnv nurnnrtlnp tr? ?lw< Mr. Lansing'* private opinion express t>d In a conversation with the witness the day the latter resigned from th< mission because he was not In sym pathy with the treaty or the league napped out suddenly and sensational iy. MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR IS OPPOSED TO ANY COMPROMISE Boston.?The government and law? of the commonwealth of Massachu setts can not be arbitrated. This dec laration from the state house was ir response to vr. Incessant public de mand to know the attitude of th? state toward tha striking pollcemet ind suggestions of compromise. "The men are deserters." said Gov rrnor Coolldge. "This is not a strike These men were pubic officials. Wt jan not think of arbitrating. RUSSIAN 80UTHERN ARMY CAPTURED BY BOLSHEVIKI London.?The remainder of Adml al Kolchak's southern army in th< region of Aktlubinsk and Orlk, hai surrendered to the bolshevikl, It li ;laimed In a bolshevik wireless dis ?atch from Moscow. This raises the :otal of bolshevik captures within a greek of 46.000 men It is declared. A bolshevikl wireless message )lalmed the capture of nearly 12.00C prisoners from the Kolchak southern irmy. MAJ. WARNER B. MARLINE 0 MaJ. Warner B. Marline is commander In chief of the Veterans of Fors eign Wars of the United States, who have been holding their annual encampment in Providence, R. I. The e society, which was organized in 1899, f now includes veterans of the Philippines, Cuban, Mexican and Boxer wars land of the great conflict lately ended. ; (2.50 A BALE LOW ESTIMATE | More General Use of Warehouses, Both BBonded and Private Would Put Stop to Ruinous Waste. i ? Washinghton..?Cotton raisers are j losing $30,000,000 annually on an averi age from weather damage to bales of 9 cotton left in the open, the department ' of agriculture declares in a state3 I menL Enough "pickings" to represent at least $2.50 are lost from each bale exposed to the weather and fre| quently the osses are greater. ' i Southern farmers are urged by the . department to store their cotton and l stop this waste. Attention is called to . ( 1 the warehouses, licensed and bonded under the federal warehouse law which ! t the deparment says furnish best re3 ceiptp?good for cash at nny bank? cheaper insurance and better service. ? The department does not confine its - recommendations to bonded warehouses. Use of private warehouses - more generally would do much to stop i the big loss, it declares. PRODUCERS PLAN TO BUY AND HOLD EVERY BALE OFFERED i ' New Orleans.?Cotton producers 'from ten Southern States at a meet-1 ing: decided to organize a buying 1 'corporation in every county and parish - in the belt with the . tbject of buying i every bale offered, then holding the s : staple until the minimum price, to be i 'recommended by a committee of growlers. was offered, s ' JOHN MITCHELL, NOTED LABOR LEADER, DEAD : ; New York.?John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers t of America and one of the most wide-1 *|ly known labor leaders In the United 1 States, died at the Post Graduate hos-! 1 pital. Mr. Mitchell was only 49 years * old. ] UNION POLICEMEN OF , BOSTON GO ON STRIKE Boston.?Union members of the * Boston police force went on strike. ".Carrying out their threat to walk out ' ' if Police Commissioner Curtis discips lined any of their number for Joining " the union, they reported at the even mg roil can. turned tn their equip ment and proceeded to Fall hall, in >tho South end. for a meeting. . ONLY NATION WITH CAPITAL 'I TO REHABILITATE THE WORLD i St. Paul. Minn.?The cost of living President Wilson told the Minnesota t legislature, in largely due to "a world situation" growing out of the sacri( flees and waste of the war. "The world is not going to settle down," said he, "until it learns what part of the United States Is to play." He continued that this was the only ' nation which would have enough free, capital in the noar future to rehabilitate the world economically. THE RUMANIAN DELEGATION 1 WILL NOT 8IGN THE TREATY. | Paris.?The Rumanian delegation to | ' the peace conference announced It 1 would not sign the Austrian peace 1 treaty. Rumania was expected to take the ' course she has announced because of 1 the council's flat refusal to grant her the privilege of making reservations i 1 In connection with the rights of mlnor' (ties tn territories detached from the 1 former Austrian empire as provided for In the peace treaty. WILSON DEFINES ' TEN E POINTS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES ON WHICH ACCEPTANCE OF THE TREATY IS ASKED. BOYCOTT SUBSTITUTE FOB WAR Placing Peace of World Under International Oversight As Legitimate Interest of Every State. On Board President Wilson's YSpocial Train.?Ten points in the peace treaty were defined by President Wilson as the fundamental principles on which he s asking its acceptance by the United States. The President made no stop ror an address but instead made known through the newspaper correspondents the platform he desires to place before the people in his plea for the treaty's acceptance. The ten points which epitomize the treaty provisions aro as follows: 1. The destruction of autocratic | power as an Instr?><mt of international control admitting only self-govierning nations to the league. 2. The substitution of publicity, discussion and arbitration for war using the boycott rather than arms. 3. Placing the peace of the world under constant international oversight in recognition of the principle that the peace of the world is the legitimate immediate interest of every state. 4. Disarmament. 5. The liberation of oppressed peoples. 6. The discontinuance of annexation and the substitution of trusteeship with responsibility to the opinion of mankind. 7. The invalidation of all secret treaties. 8. The protection of dependent peoples. 9. High standards of labor under international protection. 10. The international co-ordination of humane reform and regulation. SIXTEEN ARE DROWNED WHEN HURRICANE STRIKES STEAMER Miami, Fla.?According to report here the British auxiliary schooner, ; Mystery J. commanded by Captain Allen I. Johnson, which left here for Nassau. New Providence, Bahama islands. heavily laden with foodstuffs and carrying six passengers and a crew of 13, encountered the hurricane i andsank near Bimini, the nearest of ! the Bahma group. 45 miles from Mia| ini. The report says nine were saved. WORLD'S BASEBBALL SERIES Ift I FMr.TUCMirn f\Air\ A ?? r ; Cincinnati, Ohio.?Nine games w'll j be played in the world's series this year as against seven last year. August Herrmann, chairman of the national commission, announced. TIerrman said a majority of the clubs of bf both the National and American leagues had ratified the recommendation that nine games be played. Herrman said that the vote of the clubs on the proposition would not be given out at this time. PARI8 COUNCIL WORKS ON TURK PEACE TERMS Paris?The supreme council, having virtually completed work on the Bulgarian treaty, will take up the drafting of the peace terms with Turkey. Premier Lloyd George will arrive here for this purpose. He will be assisted in tho conference by Field Marshal E. H. Allenby, commander of the allied forces in Asia Minor, who has Just arrived in France. WILSON TO CONFER WITH WESTERN LABOR BODIE3. Seattle. Wash.?President, Wilson has agreed to meet a delegation of representatives of northwest organized labor here for a conference. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS ARE WELL PAID Washington.?Seventy-two officials of the railroad administration described as "men on the staff of the director general" are receiving annual sala- 1 ries aggregating $1 .lflR.Ortrt. according to an extension of remarks in? congressional record by Representative , Thompson, Ohio, who charged that other government agencies "seem to have utter disregard for economical expenditures of public funds." AU8TRIANS MUST NOT SIT IN GERMAN PARLIAMENT Paris?At the morning session of the supreme council of the peace conference, the terms of the note to be sent to Germany concerning the suppression of article 61 of the German constitution, relating to Austrian representation in the German parliament, were decided upon. The allied note, which is in reply to the recent German answer to the original allied ntlmatum. will be communicated to the German peace delegates. GREENVILLE JURIES HARD TO CONVINCE I " EVIDENCE AS TO INSANITY OF DEFENDANT IN MURDER CASK WAS NOT CONVINCING. JURY DELIBERATES ONE HOUR ) Trial Consumed Eight Days Which la Longest Murder Trial on Record in Greenville County. Greenville.?A verdict of guilty, carrying the death sentence, was return-, cd by a sessions court jury in the case of Hugh T. Bramlett, contractor, r member of a prominent Greenville couqjy family, who was tried for the murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. L?. C. McHugh. Notice of a motion for a new trial was entered by counsel 1m meuiaieiy arror the verdict was announced. Unless n new trial is granted either by a circuit judge or as a result of an appeal to the supreme court Bramlett will he put to death by electrocution at the state penitentiary. The jury deliberated only about an hour after a trial lasting eight days, which is the longest murder trial on record in the county. Scores of witnesses were examined and the defense staked all on the plea that Bramlett was insane when he shot his motherin-law and sister-in-law at their home in Groenville on the night of Juno 18 last. Bamberg.?The city schools opened with a large enrollment. E. P. Allen, who has heen superintendent for a number of years, will have charge again this session. All the teachers were on hand and no time will be lost in getting to work. Columbia. ? I,ee llagood, retired nrmy officer, left for Hong Kong, China where he will take up work with the Anderson-Meyer Company. Ho expects to take up the duties of manager of that district for this firm, who aro the representatives for the General Electric Company in the territory of China. Washington.?If the law is not changed before the president makes a nomination to fill the Galloway vacancy there is a bare possibility that the name of former Senator W. P. Pollock of Choraw may bo considered. Columbia.?Hut L. Osborne, comptroller general, has only six more counties in the state to witness annual settlements with Iho county treasurers. The counties are Anderson. Spartanburg, Cherokee, Marion, Horry and Fairfield. At this same period one year ago, 30 counties had not yet been visited. OalTney.?Col. D. C. Ross, president of the American State hank, has purchased tlie Hotel Union, and will ho associated in the conduct of the hostelry with L. J. Hames of that town. It is the purpose of the purchasers to have extensive improvements made on the property, and will conduct a first class hotel in ITnion. York.?Will Stein, a young white man, was shot and killed by Thomas C. Miekle. at the latter's home In Bullock's Creek township. According to testimony at an inquest. Stein wan discovered in Micltle's barn striking matches at about midnight, shortly after he had aroused Mickle and obtain ed a drink of water. Beaufort.?The U. S. S. Itasca, a coast guard cut*er, dropped anchor In the river off the docks at Parris Island and will remain in the harbor here while the crew Is engaged in target. practice on the new rifle range. The new rifle range at Parris Island is considered one of the best equipped ranges in the training centers of the country and it Is expected that a numh *r of similar ships will he broughtj herp Tor their crews to practice shooting. ^ Manchester Mill Sold. Ttock 11 ill.?The Manchester Cotton Mill of this city has boon sold to A. C. Barrow, representing the Jobbers Overall Company of Lynchburg, Va? according to announcement made by John Tt. narron, president of the Manchester Mill. The transaction Involving approximately three-quarters of a million dollars, is tho largest of the kind made here in reecnt years and is of considerable Interest locally. Tho mill will be transferred to its new owners January 5, 1020, according to Mr. Rarron'B statement. To Open Army Food Stores. Charleston.?Army officers today conferred with city authorities in regard to securing a location here, for opening a store at which surplus army property, from food to blankets, is to be sold at cost to the people of South and North Carolina. Atlanta and Charleston are the only two cities In the Southeastern department so far designated for locations of these "antl-H. C. L." stores. The one in Charleston probably will be located on Meeting 8treet and will be ready for business In the next week or ten days. I ' d