Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, May 08, 1919, Image 1
THE CHERAW CHRONICLE
VOL. 22. OHXRAW, S. 0, TMlrtiSDAY, MAY 8, 1919 NO. 27
LAW CITED BY THE
ATTORNEYGENERAl
tUMTER'8 RECORDER 18 GIVEh
DEFINITE INFORMATION ON
MOOTED QUESTION.
ADVICE WITH RESERVATIONS
Town or City Ordnances Void Thai
Are Broader in Scope Than Are
the Statutes of the 8tate.
S. M. Wolfe, attorney general, ad
dressed a letter to Horace Harby ol
Sumter, emphasizing that where there
was a conflict between city ordiances
and the State statute relative to the
sale of extracts and other compounds
* used as intoxications, the State la*
takes precedence. Mr. Harby is cit)
recorder in Sumter. The letter follows:
While it does not come within the
sphere of the duties of this office tc
advise other than State officials, anc
while at all times it is my persona
desire to render such courtesies te
citizens generally as may be consist
ent with the best policy of my admin
istration, I believe that in instance!
such as this, there need be no occasioi
for embarrassment and with the dis
tinct reservation that such advice a<
may be given is without prejudice t<
oithor oirlo o?/l ?1?A *'
uuu unci cu lur wiiai ii
may bo worth, I take pleasure in call
ing your attention to the proviso ir
Section 2994, Volume I, of the Code ol
1912, in reference to city ordinances
In the case of Newton vs. Belzer
143 Mass. 598, reported in 10 N. E.
page 464. and in the case of Common
wealth vs. Roy, 140 Mast. 432, report
ed in 4 N. E., page 814, the court helc
that "If an ordinance is broader that
the statute, it is void."
Suppose we take for illustration the
aocalled "Quart a mojith" law, whict
does not require a physician's certifi
g - ?ete. although certain Judges of pro
flfev-- 'v-' hate reqnife this of their own initia
, tlve. Suppose an: ordinance were t<
embody this sectiiM^otthe statute and
produced before being granted th<
permit, it is respectfully submitted
that this portion of the ordinance
would he of no effect, inasmuch as it
superseded the State law, and I take
the same position relative to your so
called "ordlance" pertaining to ex
tracts.
Increased Rates In Effect.
Increased schedules of rates for tel
ephones in South Carolina are in. ef
feet. During the morping the railroae
commission was considerably agitatei
by calls from subscribers, making in
quiry as to procedure while the sched
ule wag being protested. In the after
noon a statement was issued, signei
by Frank W. Shealy. chairman, ii
which it was emphasized that th<
commission had acted in issuing a per
emptory order against the increasi
and that further action would have t<
come from the office of the attorney
general.
Soldiers Want Jobs.
Brass bands, free meals and recep
Hons are right and proper, but then
must be with the welcome the offei
of a suitable job to every man in uni
form who needs one," says Col. Ar
thur Woods, assistant to Secretary o
War Baker, in a statement sent t<
John L. Davis, federal director Unltei
States employment service. Columbia
Mr. Davis received from Franklin K
Dane, secretary of the interior, anc
Col. Arthur Woods of the war depart
ment, statements relative to the ob
servance of Sunday, May 4, as "em
ployment Sunday."
Mr. Lane in his statement says
"The observance of Sunday. May 4, ai
"Employment Sunday* offers a fittinj
opportunity to the millions of churcl
members of this country to demon
strate their realization of our natlona
responsibility to the soldiers, sailon
and war workers, who made vieton
possible. By assisting the I*nite<
States employment service and its l?u
Teau for returning soldiers and sailon
you are doing, in fact, the work of tin
Lord."
Fifty-Five to Graduate.
Commencement exercises at th<
University of South Carolina will h<
held from June 8 to 11. The Rev
George W. McDanlel, pastor of th<
First Baptist Church of Richmond
Va., will preach the baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday morning, June 8. Dr
McDanlel is one of the foremost Rap
tlsts In the South and will d<jubtles!
tie heard by many friends of the grad
uating class of the university.
Governor Cooper will deliver th?
literary address to the graduates Wed
nesday morning, June 10.
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State Secretary Selected.
T. B. Danham of Columbus, Ohio
has been elected State Y. M. C. A. sec
Tetary for South Carolina and will re
port here for work as soon as h?
winds up his work as State secretary
for Y. M. C. A. county association li
Ohio. Several months ago the unloi
of South Carolina and North Caro
Una In Y. M. C. A. work whereby th<
two states were under one executiv*
committee and one secretary was dls
solved and each state proceeded t<
select a man for the place. Mr. Dan
ham Is a man of wide exrarience.
Delegation to New Orleans.
A statement issued by the" South
Carolina Cotton Association says that
the South Carolina delegation to the
Southern cotton convention to be held
at New Orleans on May 14, 15 and 16
will leave Columbia on the afternoon
' of May 12. The delegates from South
Carolina are expected to go in a body.
They will arrive in New Orleans on
the night of May 13.
The delegation from South Carolina
will be composed of Governor Cooper,
Lieutenant Governor Liles of Orangeburg.
Commissioner of Agriculture B.
Harris, J. H. ClafTy of Orangeburg, J.
J Skottowe Wannamker of St. Matthews.
' T. P. Cothran of Greenville, W. L.
Gray of Laurens, W. W. Long of Clemt
son College, B. F. McLeod of Charleston,
John T. Mackey of Camden, Paul
Sanders of Ritter, William Gifford of
Gifford, R. G. Rhett of Charleston, L.
D. Jennings of Sumter, Ira B. Dunlap
. of Rock Hill, Dougless Mclntyre of
t Marion, T. G. McLeod of Bishopville,
H. E. Montgomery of Kingstree, B. H.
* Moss of Orangeburg. A. M. Benbow of
i Bamberg and C. E. Summers of New
> berry. It is expected that all of the
i members of the delegation -will attend,
r "The farmers, merchants, bankers
' and business men are continuing to .
stand together." says the statement e
"Desperate efforts have been made to' j |
! separate their ranks, but all of them r
> have proved unavailing. Our ranks a
I present a solid front. A complete vie-, j
I tory is absolutely certain.
* "During the last few days we have I
received bulletins from every state in I
the cotton belt. All of them are of a
? most encouraging nature. The presi1
dent of the Louisiana organization re- F
ports that the reduction of cotton
J acreage in that state totals 32 per cent.
' All of the other states report a heavy
1 reduction. Texas, the biggest state
in the cotton belt, is assured of a re1
duction of over 30 per cent." i *
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Cable From the President. '
* Direct to South Carolinians from ^
' Wood row Wilson, president of the ^
Uhited States, in Paris, came a cable- ^
I gram bearing one word: "Congratul
lations."
A few days ago?Monday, to be exact *
?Miss Jean Adger Flinn. publicity *
' chairman of the South Carolina Wo- I*
1 man's Liberty Loan Committee, sen6Jo
the president this message:
"South Carolina leads fifth federal V
reserve die Wist* to organisation.'^
| Pledge continued support." >
- -9* JMilttclsnt "^Infrxwtaacs di^^flD
k J take the time from the multitude of | ?
j matters which are pressing him &TST ?
there to send a prompt word to the
' woman's committee, and through them, ?
of course to the Victory bond sellers ^
and the Victory bond buyers of this *
state. d
The message was read to the audi- ^
ence at the Columbia theater and received
with enthusiastic applause.
This one word from Wood row Wilson ^
in Paris will doubtless furnish no lit- e
| tie inspiration in putting over this
. state's quota- in the Victory loan. *
South Carolina is expected to invest &
$24,948,000 in these bonds; Richland a
county is expected to invest $3,507,400.
. "The "barrage is down?-let's drive." 1<
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? To Resist Raise in Rates.
o
The South Carolipa railroad commis- 8
5 sion will not permit an increase in j.
> the rates on local telephones by the n
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph ^
Company without a contest, stated v
Frank W. Shealy, chairman. ^
A press dispatch printed recently an- 0
" nounced that the Southern Bell Tele- e
i phone & Telegraph Company had flled
r with the Georgia railroad commission ^
" a revised schedule of rates, giving the
company about a 13 per cent increase
' in telephone rates on business and
J resident telephones. Although the j
* dispatch said that the schedule had c<
* been filed in eight other Southern a
* states and in Indiana and Illinois, the b
' South Carolina commission had not re- a
* reived its copy. ^
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" To Form Second Division. s
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, marine tl
: corps, commanding the Second Divi- j(
s sion, has suggested to the officers and
* men of the Second Division that an j(
1 association be formed to keep alive (j
* in the years to coine the spirit of the
1 men of this division have displayed j]
* in the war. ?
' A constitution has been adopted and b
* officers elected. Luther W. Jones of b
* Florence is temporary secretary of the ^
' association. Every officer and soldier v
* who has served with the organization
is privileged to join the organization. ^
ri
Winner In State Contest.
- Fant Kelly of Union won the boys' q
' declamation contest of the South Oar*
olina Oratorical and Athletic Associa*
tion held in the chapel ? T the Univer.
sity of South Carolina in connection
- with the annual athletic and oratorical v
meet of the association. Young Kelly 81
- six>KH on i ne begsons 01 war. " jars
? Tierney of Green/ille, speaking on s
"America's Uncrowned Queen." won a
second place and W. Cherry of Winth jf
' rop Training School won third place, ^
- speaking on "Wilson's Peace Ad t,
dress." g,
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Manager Recruiting Station.
Rnsign P. M. Price has been detailed q
- to the Columbia office of the United
- States navy to be in charge of govern
? ment insurance In connection -with tht
' rcerulting station hve. Bnaign Price p
i is well versed in government tnsur w
i ance. Ho will instruct all recruit! jr
- ooming into the nary at the office her? |r
* and also all discharged sailors wh< 0j
i may seek information on insurance ri
- He plans to instruct members of th?
) Red Cross in the policy pf the govern P(
- ment in insuring Its sailors while h
Columbia. h,
i. C. A. K. MARTENS ||
irei
V|,
J. C. A. K. Martens, new In this oounry,
Is waiting the acceptance of his * c
redentlals as the soviet ambassador
o the United States. Martens was the
epreeentatlve of the Oemlnoff Iron '
ind 8teel works of Russia In this eoun- 801
ry for several years. Ita
? ? ? ita
10MB BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE ?
thi
"allure to Send Package.to the House th<
Doubtless Prevented Catastrophe me
to Family and Wedding Quests.
CO!
Salisbury.?Senator Lee S. Over- l
nan witnessed the destruction of a tin
leadly bomb that had been sent him a ]
hrough the malls from New York and be
rhich has been held up in the Salis- hit
ury postoffice until Inspector H. T. cal
Iregory arrived and officiated at the thi
iowfn* UP of the bomb. I en
For sew al days, Senator Overman's I coi
wo daughters, YMlBfcMftre . airied, ab!
aye lisnii jjMFJi niiiiulii
hrough the- H1 dellv- i8
Mia home m?
to clt
editor's home disclosed s smell box go
bet answered in every particular the coi
escriptlon of the "Glmbel" bombs, in- ac!
ercepted in New York. It was with- coi
rawn from the malls carefully and wa
mmediately became the center of In- sei
ereet for the entire city. <
Senator Overman, Postmaster Boy- rei
en. Assistant Rattz and several oth- ric
rs accompanied Inspector Gregory to
o the edge of town where the bomb fill
ras buried and 10 dynamite caps ex- ]
loded under it tearing one side away th<
nd disclosing the interior. chi
Senator Overman had no warning to re<
sok out for the infernal machine. He ity
ad been busy with the happy event Pa
f the evening and was not informed 00(
f the wholesale despatch of the in- me
truments of death from New York, chi
lad the bomb been sent to the Over- th<
lan home it would have arrived when wo
tie house was full of townspeople and ce]
isitors attending the wedding recep[jn
and would doubtless have been
pened along with the wedding presnts.
IAYOR OLE HANSON WANTS ^
GOVERNMENT TO ACT QUICKLY rel
tlo
Topeka, Kan.?In a Victory loan ad- no1
ress before the Topeka chamber of Ka1
ommerce, Mayor Ole Hanson, of Se- UP'
ttle, denounced the policy pursued an(
y the government towards anarchism 1
nd the I. W. W. as "a skim milk, sei
reak. vacillating and changeable" one, wn
nd pronounced a warning of a "wide- int
pread, national effort to overthrow m<?
lie government and society by vlo- sjx
?nce." ret
Revealing great emotion in his sub- en<
*ct. he added. "If the government ste
oesn't clean them up. I will. I'll give dei
p my mayorship and start through we
le country. \V> will hold meetings out
nd have hanging places." He declared 1
e believed the I. W. W. was at the ext
ottom of the late bomb plot. an<
oncerning the pending I. W. W. con- vis
ention. Mayor Hanson said: am
"Any mayor that will permit an T. Th
V. W. meeting in his city should be cei
ecalled and banished from America." to
OVERNMENT FORCES ARE AN
CLOSING AROUND MUNICH 1
Berne.?Reports received from Ba- I
arta says the government forces are na*
toadily closing around Munich. | J1?'
I
When Wurttemburg troops occupied Mt
tarnburg the civil population was In 1 hoi
n angry mood against the commun-'nill
its and acts of violence were com-: in
litted upon them. The populace at-( He
icked prisoners in the hands of the kill
overnmant troops and thirteen of the ma
ommunlst leaders were shot. Vei
ANDIT BACKED DOWN BY MA
-BANK CASHIER'S NERVE
Arvonta, Pa.?When Cashier Arthur \
anton turned to inquire as to the wai
ants of a customer, who had come era
ito the state bank ujst before clos- me:
ig time, he looked down the barrel j ary
r a pistol. A demand that he sur- our
snder Victory bonds was followed ha*
ith another demand for cash. Panton *d
*fused to heed the demand and told ~*e
le stranger to shoot. The unknown tail
old-up man wavered and backed out.boc
f the door. I Am
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IIIIIHffll GIVEN
ITALY'S 9ELEGATES
iQOTIATIOfthSWY RESUMED
AT PO?N^3MRRE THEY
OFF.
N6 ALBERTy NOT SI6N
I of Munich ||-) OW in Hands of
Government : *tjj| V Exoeptlng
One tootle*\ t the City.
rh? ItaHM ij^SjUa to the peace
iference, who Paris almost
ruptly whoa thajpembers of the
nncil of four *lre?enting Great
itain. France aajahe United States,
'used to ittst Ar*! full claims to
ime and the XpBation coastal re?n,
hare id to come back
Paris and roffNil their places In
Paris dtspatche?^U?ert that by reai
of this tnvitatldSjt is be!iere<l the
liuf will Mttllfttfrthe French cap1
and that thftfaytlations over the
iputed points wfDUfogin again where
?y were left oO
rhe tnritatioa 'd| ' the council of
-ee. it is understood, has in view
? elimination aft <nhe personal ele>nt
in the controversy and the pavl
Of the way for A^erri tonal adjustint
acceptablect01 Italy when the
Kferees are sg^gmether.
in Belgium thdr'dmatisfaction over
5 awards to Bsnm has resulted in
p Jtion being pMlfoted to King Alrt,
asking hlsg decline to affix
i signature to the peace treaty. A
binet council TMlled home the
-ee Belgian deftsMte* for a conferee
whtoh ie ts iwide whether the
adltionw offered Btlgium are acceptIU1
of Munlcly ggpftal of Bavaria,
now in the hlw8 of the governint
tragM'ex<^ptfene section of the
gjg Sk GOVERNMENT
A *I*j uinoK BOTcrniuoai uw
complished in months whst other
rernments saddled with similar reaalruction
work have taken years to
tiieve. When Admiral Kolchak took
ntrol of the administration there
,8 virtually nothing In Siberia renbling
a central government,
rhere were remnants of the old
time, badly disorganized, and va>U8
parts of Siberia were barely able
maintain local control without afation,
one with the other.
Utilising the available sections of
5 government military forces, Kolak
continued to gain strength and
:ognition until at present his authorextends
beyond the Urals to the
ciflc. This territory embraces 70,1,000
people but there are few eleints
which do not acknowledge* Kolak's
authority. These elements, in
? opinion of competent observers
uld have given this recognition ext>t
for foreign interference.
1RMAN8 DID NOT RAISE ANY
QUESTIONS AS TO ITALIANS
Versailles.?The question of Italian
)resentation at the peace negotians.
so far as can be ascertained, has
t been raised by the German dele
'.es. Certainly it was not touched
:>n at the meeting of the inter-allied
1 German credentials commission,
rhn Germans had this point in re ve
and, according to indication,
uid probably have raised it had the
er-allied representatives at the
eting questioned their right to"
sak for Germany,^ with Bavaria in
tellion, or enjoying semi-independ:e.
However, when M. Cambon, inad,
proposed an exchange of crejtials
for verification, the Germans
re so satisfied that they did not go
t of their way to seek trouble,
rhe Germans planned a sightseeing
ursion to Trianon and Little Trim
and had requested permission to
it the historic apartments of Made
Maintenon and Marie Antoinette,
e necessary permits were not reved,
however, and the project had
be abandoned.
OTHER ATTEMPT IS MADE
ID ASSAS3INATE CLEMENCEAU
?aris.?Another attempt to assassl;e
Premier Clemenceau apparently
i been frustrated by the arrest of a
year old youth, who was seised
ir the entrance of M. Clemenceau's
ne. The youth, whose name is Corlon,
was carrying a stiletto and had
his possession anarchist literature,
declared that be did not' want to
> the premier, but desired only to
ke a "gesture." He hails from
aay.
iY SEND PARCELS POST
TO OUR MEN OVER THERE
Washington.?On the request of the
r deparement, the postmaster gen1
has rescinded the order whereby
mbers of the American expeditionforces
had to make a formal reist
through military channels to
re parcels sent them from the UnitStates.
Hereafter parcels not exding
seven pounds in weight conling
mailable articles, including
>ks, may be sent to members of the
erlcafi expeditionary forces.
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MISS MARY ANDERSON j?
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BMW ~ sv * <?2^ES3B
po
Ml as Mary Anderson, vlca chairman wa
of tha Washington eommittaa of tha tin
National Woman's Trada Union League,
who has gona to Paris to respond to a P?
I attar from President Wilson stating Fii
that ha thinks It dsalrabla that wsmsn th<
workers should hava at laast ons or ho
two representatives in tha peace con- ha
fore nee. is
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FIENDISH WORK OF I. W. W. '
ba;
Tha Belief is That Expected Results
of Bombs Sent Would Cause Reign 71,
of Terror on May Day. te<
wa
New York.?Every agency of the na- coi
tional and municipal government are a
at work trying to track the "reds" re- th?
sponsible for the terrorist bomb plot { bu
which startled the country. I wh
Sixteen infernal machines were tut
found, literally by chance, in the gen-1 to
eral poetoffice of this city. Apparent- ] <
ly they were identical with .six others inc
which went through -the mail aaitoly 1 dif
and were delivered So the. persona ati
to whom they.**rere addressed. J*r- to
tunately, however, none of tfefc ' In- lik
tended victimaj^as bean Injuiwd 4has Ita
far. H<y* many ethers have been mail- at
of membap^d^toLjE. W-* jl
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS APPEAR. I la
IN THE ITALIAN SITUATION ! col
Paris.?There is a slight rift in the ^ su'
Italian cloud, which gives hope of the' an
clearing of the difficulties that hare' pol
arisen in the peace conference orer of
the Adriatic problem. Overtures for
the resumption of relations have not D.
come thus far from either direction, j trc
but there are intimations from Rome of
that overtures from Paris would not At
be unacceptable, and would receive ant
every attention. i the
The prevailing sentiment among the ble
delegates, . including several of the un<
American delegation, is against solic- j
iting a return of the Italian represen-' qe
tativea. and it was at first believed I
that President Wilson shared this |
view. Those nearest the President,
however, asserted that if Italy is dis- pa]
posed to relinquish Fiume and accept for
the compromise the president suggest- ju,
ed. he could doubtless, in the interest c]a
of harmony, make such friendly sug- wa
gestions as would permit the resump- co,
tion of relations by the Italians with- the
out any sacrifice of dignity or self-, flV<
respect. j fec
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JAPANESE QUESTION AS TO i ca,
KIAO-CHAU HAS BEEN SETTLED a*,
I Kat
Official details concerning: the latest (ng
phases of the deliberations of the an
council of three of the peace confer- ioc
ence in Paris are somewhat obscure, j
It is known, however, that the Japanese
question concerning Kiao-Chau
has been settled. The terms of the
agreement, according to unofficial ad-' \
vices, involve the surrender by Ger- pc,|
many of Kiao-Chau to Japan, but in i.
due course Japan will retransfer this sj0
stronghold on the Shantaung peninsu- by
lar to China. 1 as(t
Likewise, it is stated, also unoffi- for
cially, that there are indications that j
the council of three has looked with pai
favor upon the request of the Belgians dot
for an immediate advance on their oo?
share of the indemnity *|sp?
CONGRESSMAN BURNETT I EN
ALSO RECEIVES BOMB
I
Gadsden. Ala.?Representative John j 1
Ta Tlnrnoff rJf AloKomo ??onoJtiA^ ? '
package containing an infernal ma- an
chine. The fact that Mr. Burnett was for
unable to open the package saved him vid
from possible injury. j Ve?
The bomb was enclosed In a screw |nd
top box, which was hard to unfasten be
Representative Burnett's activities ^ >
in "regard to the immigration question ' am
is believed to be the motive for the cid
sending of the infernal machine. qu<
MERRILL H. TILQHMAN CO
DIES ON BOARD TRAIN j
Richmond. Va.?Merrill H. Tilgh-J s
man. one of the largest and best Cn<
known lumber manufacturers of the for
United States, died suddenly on board nn
a Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto- PrT1
mac railway train while enroute from dni
Atlantic City to his home here. j the
Mr. Tllghman was founder of the >
lumber company bearing his name and n ?
operating throughout eastern part of |?t*
the Carolinas. He came to Richmond th?
nine years ago. j t,oi
ARNEST ATTEMPTS [
0 FIND SOLUTION
tOBABLY ABORTIVE EFFORT8
TO FIND SUITABLE PORT TO
REPLACE THAT OF FIUME.
IT OF BUCCARI SUG6ESTED'
her Poseibilitlee Being 8aggested in '
Endeavor to Find a Way Out of
This Moat Serious Situation.
Paris.?Earnest attempts are being
ide In various quarters tq. find a <
lution for the Adriatic problem <
ilch would give the Jugo-Slavs a
rt which could serve the main railiy
line into Croatia and at the same '
ae leave Fiume to Italy. <
The Trmps has suggested that the i
rt of Zena, about 30 miles south of i
ame. might be developed to meet t
i needs of the Jugo-Slavs. Zena, i
wever, would require a very costly J
rbor works to be of any use and it
about 60 miles from the railway (
e- (
The French Engineer Quellenec, in j
letter to The' Temps, suggests the /
y of Buccari, which opens actually
o the gulf of Fiume. and is touched f
the railway from Fiume to A gram. }
e bay is a natural harbor, well pro- ,
:ted, with five to six fathoms of .
ter. The shores are suitable for the t
astruction of quays. However, such }
solution, which would place upon
s shoulders of the young state the
rden of developing a new port
itch could not be an effective substi- e
:e for Flume for years, is unlikely
satisfy the Jugo-Slavs. '
3ther possibilities are being examid
in order to find a way out of the
ficulty which would not leave a f
aiding ground of hostility between
o neighboring nations. Suggestions f
e these. The Temps says, will show *
.Hans that the spirit of good will is 1
work and honest attempts are be- 1
t made to arrive at a Just arrange- 1
int.
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fcttlNQ UP PARTIE8 OF
MWiM FOR DHPORTATlQ?rSan,
Francisco.?Parties of alleged 1
en revolutionists are being made up 1
San Francisco. Seattle and other .
ist points for deportation as a re- >
It of the receipt of mailed bombs <
d other radical activitiee at these *
Ints, Edward White, commissioner
immigration, announced here. 1
The recent murder of Mrs. George
Greenwood. Oakland society main,
by a bomb and the receipt here
infernal contrivances by District
torney C. M. Fickert and his assistt,
Edward A. Cunha. have caused
? immigration authorities to redoui
their efforts to round up all alien .
desirables. White said. .
iPART M ENT OF JUSTICE g
OFFICIALS NOT ADVISED
Washington.?Officials of the de- ,
rtment of justice were without inmation
of the decision of Federal r
Ige Boyd at Greensboro, N. C., dering
the child labor section of the f
r revenue law unconstitutional and
ild not say what the next step in ^
> case would be. It was stated, how?r.
that the decision would not aft
operation of the law unless upId
by the supreme court. As the a
le was brought by an employe c
linst a cotton mill, the government ?,
ring no direct part in the proceed- c
;s. it was said that the question of j,
appeal would have to be decided f
ally at Greensboro. a
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GULATIONS ARE ISSUED ?
FOR CAPITAL STOCK TAX
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Washington.?Returns filed by ror-at
ions for the taxable period July j
1918. to June 30. 1919, under provl- ,
ns ofthe law of 1916, will be used ^
the bureau of Internal reveneu In t
leasing the new rapital stock tax ^
which regulations were issued. a
V11 corporations. Joint stock com- r
lies and associations, foreign and r
Tiestic. engaged in business in this j,
intry are subject to the law unless 0
ciflcally exempted.
E
IEMV WARSHIP SNOT TO
BE SUNK OR DESTROYED
" aris.?-It Is felt that the final dis- r
dtion of the enemy ships is purely g
inter-allied question and not one f
inclusion in the treaty, which pro- ^
es only for the surrender of the t]
isels. This action Is regarded as j,
icattrg that the warships will not (]
sunk or destroyed.
tfter the enemy ships are divided j
ong the allies each power will dee
on the dispostion of its own
>ta.
8TA RICAN FRONTIER H
GUARDS ARE DEFEATED
Ian Jnan Del Sur, Nicaragua.?
*ta Rlcan exiles jnet and defeated a
re of Costa Rlcan frontier guards
the Rio Frio, near the southeastt
shore of Lake Nicaragua. Thursr.
The frontier guards retired later
i fight.
tccordlng to reports reaching here,
imall schooner carrving revolutioni
capsired in LRke Nicaragua after
skirmish on the Rio Frio. All on
ird, however, were rescued.
MILLIONTH MAN TO
EMBARKFOR HONE
THE HOMEWARD MOVEMENT OF
TROOPS IS PROGRESSING IN
SATISFACTORY MANNER.
IRMY IS IN FINE C8NDITI0N
lecretary Baker 3ays Conditions at
Brest Are Ideal, and Equally Good
at Other Embarkation Ports.
New York.?The one millionth man
jf the American expeditionary force
will embark for home next week. Secretary
Baker said on bis arrival here
trom France aboard tlj$ transport
ieorge Washington. The homeward
novement of tioops, Mr. Baker said,
s progressing in a most satisfactory
nanner and he added that the 300,000
nonth wark, would be reached In
fune.
Secretary Baker left here April 7.
tccompanied by Warren Pershing,
j .-neral Pershing's only son. He visited
various points in Prance where
American troops are quartered.
"The American army abroad is in
iplendid condition. The third army
vhich I Inspected on the German frontier
is beyond doubt the best equi?>jed
army in the world. It is everyhing
that an army should be. in all
ts departments.
"The men are anxious to get Lome
ind we are moving them as rapidly
is possible. I expect to see the 300.>00
a month mark reached in June,
md the one millionth man will em>ark
for home next week.
Secretary Baker said he visited but
>ne embarkation camp?that at Brest.
'Its condition is simply ideal," he aslerted,
"and you can get the saiiw
expression from any doughboy on this
ihip. I did not see any of the others
>ut am Informed the good condition
>revaila at all."
RAILROAD, TELEGRAPH AND /
TELEPHONE CASES ARGUED W 4
'"ireSfclliilon.-AulUurll, JHL <11 ector
general of railroads and the
mstmaster general to Increase intra- ~ ,
itate railroad, telegraph and tele>hone
rates throughout the country
vas argued in the supreme court in
connection with appeals from proceedngs
originating in a number of States.
The solicitor general arj^ted that
n increasing telephone and telegraph
ates the poRtmaster general was actng
on behalf of the public, as the
:orporations which own the wires
:hrough government control had ceas;d
to operate them, and acted solely
is the government's agents.
"If the government didn't fix these
ates. who would?" asked Justice Mcleynolds
during the course of the soicitor
general's argument.
"T suppose the states would," the
lolicitor general replied.
"Well, if the states fix the rate so
hat there should be a loss, who
rould pay it." the justice asked.
"The government would," Mr. King
eplied.
"That's what I have been trying to
Ind out," Justice McReynolds said.
fEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
INJURED IN GREAT FIRE
Columbus. O.?Fire in a downtown
partment building at midnight unlueRtionahly
has trapped many perons.
police say. Men, women and
hildren jumped from upper floors
nto life nets. One baby was thrown
rom the third floor and caught in the
rms of a youth aiding the firemen.
01 fire apparatus had been summoned.
Scores of women who jumped from
ippor apartments of the seven-story
milding have heen rushed to hospials
as seriously injured. Thirty minites
after the Are started police relorted
one known dead and estimated
hose trapped may run to 20 or 30. A
lozen small children and babies in
rms were tossed out of windows. The
ntlre' linrker hnlf of thn hni1i1ini? ia o
nass of damps and th*re is no way of
mowing how many had all ways of
scape cut off.
IMBARRASSMENTS OF THE
CONFERENCE RELIEVED
Paris.?The announcement that Preiser
Orlando and Foreign Minister
onnino, the leading Italian deelgates
t> the peace conference, had left Rome
r>r Paris, and the further news that
te Belgian crown council had given
s assent to the signing of the peace
reaty by the Belgian delegates reardless
of the unsatisfactoriness to
lelgium of the financial arrangements
kve resulted in relieving the embarAssments
of the peace conferees.
IAWKER AND RAYNHAM
HUNT NEW AIRDROME SITS
St. Johns. N. F.?Balked by contln
on a<i verse winos ann weatner. Marry
lawker and Captain Frederick P.
iaynham, the British avlntiors seeknR
first honors for a trana \tlsntic
Ipht. Joined forces in a hunt for a
?w airdrome site which will allow
liom to "hop ofT" with the wind in
ny quarter. At present only an eastrlv
or westerly wind jran be of serrbecause
of the narrow "two
ind" fields they are using.