Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! IS THE U NION DAILY TIMESp^ 1 1 ' , .... . 1 VOL. in. MO.?63 . ^ frl UNIOK, S. C.; SATUfl^4Y, MAY 16,1920 * 3c PKIt COPY ^ MS Wil MEET IT KIT TEAR II EMU '! Jj' Washington, May 15.?After a spirited contest Chattanooga was t meet'n^r place of the next chrP|htion. >ri , v Washington, May 14.?Recommen? t dation that Chattanooga, Tenn., be K chosen as the meeting place for the, t, 79th annual Southern Baptist converte J tion next year, was made tonight by thrrcoilrwittee on arrangements^ Acting upon the recommendation was postponed until tomorrow morn* I > ing when the report of the committee will be considered. The time se,ij, lected by the committee for tho next J*' convention is May 11, 1921, and the choice of preach*** to delver the con. ' vention sermon went to Dr. H. L. Windburn of Arkadelphia, Ark., with Dr. R. M, Inlow of Memphis, Tenn., as tjv cn?h alternate. /> ' " . Spirited del/ate upon the committees report i, expected tomorrow ?. mee ital. A resolution to urge upon Southern congressmen the need of a Sunday 1 closing law for Washington, introduced by Dr. E. B. Jackson of Alexandria^ Va.f was unanimously carried. The re-1* <' solution re&itek "the vital importance p I tution ^n Hhifr^critical period of our ' I *' < .tnrenl history." Instructions were given Dr. J. B. GambreN and Dr. E. Y. Mullen of ' Louisvttfe, Ky., to visit Baptists in all parts oi the world and carry Kreetings and a message of love from the convention. The expenses of the tour arc to be men from private sources. Growth of the Baptist student missionary movement in the South was reported by Dr. A. L. Aulick of Fort 1 Worth, Texas, who told the convention that there are now 30,000 students in the Baptist schools of the South. I ' Baptist students in seven states, he I said, have perfected organizations and . hold their own conventions. Election of Secretaries General secretaries of the convention boards were elected today as follows: Dr. J. P. Love, of Richmand, Va., foreign missions board; Dr. B. "^'Dr Gray, Atlanta, Ga., home missions . board; Dr. J. VanNess, Nashville, Sunday school board; Dr. William Lunsford/Dallas, Texas, relief and annuity board; Dr. J. ^ T. Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn., laymen's missionary movement, and Dr. W. G. James, Richmond, Va., Baptist education board. The meeting was considered the most successful in the history of the union with 677 delegates, 23 missionaires and 2, 700 visitors in attendance. . V'Vfei > Turkish Sultan : 1 Will Resign Constantinople, May 16.?The Tur- ? kish sultan will resign the throne in a protest against the severity of the peace treaty presented to Turkey by the , allied powers, - according ta a rumor which is credited in many Quarters. ~> J Am stein Arrested For Big Theft V ,V 3 I New York, May i6?Jule* "Nicky* Arnstein, the master mind of Now York's million dollar bond theft plot, wa^ arrested in the district attorney4^ office When he appeared*With his wife I Fannie Rryee, the actress. Amsteb is said to have been in' Pittsburgh all the time the ptJlice been searching the continent lor htna. ' Carranza and 800 Men ftgve Surrendered New York May 15.?President Carranza and eight hundred men have surrendered to the forces surround1's.V ing them hi the Mefctean mountain if, according to information to the revo^^ilnttonists commercial attache here ^r|from rsengers from Birmingham, Ala., and Hot Spring*, Ark., are determoined to bring the convention to their own cities. Baptist ministers of the South were insured against want in their declin, . ing days when the convention today * adopted the recommendation of its relief and annuity board presented by Dr. William Lunsford of DallasyTex., providing an Annuity for preachers 1 when they reached the age of retiret| ment. J Dr. John E. White of Anderson, S. C., and Dr. J. S. Porter of Oklahoma City, Okla.. urged adoption of the reliei'-measure. Memorial for Moore At the suggestion of Dr. B. C. Henr.ing of Murfreesboro, Tenn., the conVAnftnn /Uroafo/I V vtivvik uimvru I I/O pivsiucill., JJ I . Gembrell, to appoint a committee to attend the memorial services to be held in Alexandri, Va., Sunday in honor of Jeremiah Moore, a pioneer Baptist of George Washington's time who laid the foundation for the Baptist denomination in the national p?n. tow US FIRST tuw* csivicrs ,jy " sentenced to serve terms iSLg? Penitentairy, provided the supervisee make8 the .election before the penitent airy authorities acquire Possession of the convict. An opinion to this effect was handdlr supreme court yester* uS' ? ^tten fay Chief Jus* ""LEu*ww B- G*ry. The entire court concurred. The action was brought by X. E. White, supervisor of Sumter county nd members of the board of county commissioners against A. K. Sanders superintendent of the state penitenwhen6Harrv* n* incept,on V^r when Harry Bowman. Sumter county convict, was sent to the penitentalry for treatment after having been on ^cijaingang eight or ten refused' t penitentalry authorities lefused to surrender the prisoner The Sum^ coun-j tL ^ i8 hen Jvent Judge j KTnest Moore, who issued a writ fori the penitentalry authorities to show turned Prisoner could not be turned baok to Sumter county oflMals, 1 Judge Moore dismissed the petition. | end^Sf JZ* read8: "Thttt from .pamw of fhis act the county supervisors of each county in the state mpy be allowed to use any| tene?d ** may 8el?*> senfenced from his county to the state I penltenuirjr, .Wlthont charge, for the purpoee of working the roede of hie mtT^J f?r Purposees as he niay deem proper. I ''Section^. That such convicts shall I I be under the absolute custody and con- " , ,the supervisor and whatever 1 gaards he may appoint/'?The State. "EVTNGELINE" TUESDAY AT THE RIA1.TO i di?ef?nt to be offered , at the Rialto this week consist of a ; selection of the very best motion picture plajrs ever offered tq the discrtmmating public, of Union. Monday a varied bill is the offerinf.jmd .lt win eivo the patrons a chanc#i|0. aetJUfcv. J H. Crane's great Jfew yBSBSL f "His Father's Wife/' wrf^.^TSH BTidm. fn than Gpofge Ad^. J a capable company and the produci'ion hr said to be one pf the finest ever J < Hi?ep^ !Ty I?' ln to His Father's wire" the sixth episode of "The Black Secret0 is on the pro- ' gram. < Tuesday the Rj.Ho management 1 will show a triple bill consisting of ?*'* prodteious Production of Longfellow's immortal "Evangeline" 1 with Miriam Cooper in the title role. ! This is the play which has been select- ' by the management of the many re- ' quested. In addition to this charming 1 play the program will be made up of a Vitagraph comedy called "That Night." and the latest Fox New! ' Wednesday a sublime bill is offered m the shape of a double bill consist- 1 ing of the successful play "Lombardi ' '** > with Bert Lytell hi one of his 1 greatest roles. The comedy is a big ' Vltagraph production called "Knights and fyiighties." Thursday will bring 1 Polly Moran, Mack Bennett's most famous comedienne In her gloom-chas- 1 mg Sunshine special, "Sheriff Nell's 1 Comeback,"s'VdtM the Robertson-Cole production "Toe-Third W^jman" as an 1 added feature. Friday the program is ' a tremendous one composed of the newest plays obtainable. The feature is Charles Ray in his Thos. H. Ince production, "Greased Lightening," an interesting and most human story of a young man who invents a racing automobile, who decides to drive his own car in the race not only for the money involved but to show the girl he loves that he is a "regular man." There is no need of describing Mr. Ray'q work; The motion picture fan is too familiar with it to talk about here. "An Honest Jockey" is on the Same program as is a Fox News. Saturday the management will give what is to be conceded "a money worth" bill which will include the 9th chapter of the "Adventures of Ruth" and thd 18th chapter of "Lightening Bi^yce" and two plays "The Bond of Blood and the "Bed Hot Finish" Us well. Fotir attractions for the price of one and every one would be considered a feature by any other management. At the Grand on Saturday the management will offer the 12th part of Wm, Duitcdn's great serial "Smashing Barriers," Mack Bennett*s famous comedy ''Ylttage Scandal" and Ken tncky's Waif, a drama of .distinctive merit. f EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday after Ascension. Sunday school at 10 o'clock, .Service with eerraon at 11 a. m. Special music by Miss Hansom. Evening service at 8 REBELS FUN MUM OB UHUKI EllCi Juarez, May 14.?The meeting the new congress called by Goven de. la Huerta, supreme chief of t liberty constitutional goverume will be held at Mexico City May for the purpose of appointing a pi visional president of Mexico, G< Ignacio C: Enriquez, candidate ' 1 governor for Chihuahua, said here^l night. | Vera Crux, May 14>? (By the d sociated Press.)?Mexican ret forces are making determined egoi to oufdank the positions held 1 t.roopa loyal to Pgysidtnt Carran near San Marcos in-the state' of Pue la, according to advices received hei Gen. Hugino Aguila^ and Guaddlu Sanchez, also are preparing for grand attack, upon the Carran lines. The position held by President Ca ranzns' soldiers extends from ne Huamantla, south eastward, about : miles to the village of Algibes a proximately six miles northwest \ Chalchicomula, according to report As advices received yesterday ai the day before indicated the southei end of the Carranra tine was ne! San Marcos, it would, appear tl voiutuv b v&uvpo nave succeeaed I wrecking them down the railroad distance Of nearly 19 miles since tl beginning of ^he combat five daj ago. A rebel captain who participated i the battle <m Thursday arrived hei today and stated that at 2 o'cloc Thursday afternoon forcef comman< ed by Gen. Guadalupe Sfenchez, coi slsting of 4,000 infantry and cavalr; entered the fight and succeeded i flanking the first positions decuple by Cafranza'a men. The main attack was made again! the last gains held by Carraftsa men. The attacking forces, socceec ed in reaching the Carranza trail and destroying both of them. Th rebels, however, encountered sup< rtor Carranza fotfces and were atoj ped. After two hours- of figfrtihg th were ordered to retire. - ^ , jjjlevere losses were suffered by hot fti, the rebels losing one of the] ffttders, Qen. Liberate Lara Torre: yho received a sword wound in^ sras fashed to Orizaba, where he die this afternoon. ~t During the fighting two Carranz lirplanes circled over the battlefiel ind inspected positions held by th rebels, Gen. Hifino Aguilar, wV. fought during the regime of Porfiar Diaz, and wan lrnnwn O? ''TVa _ , ?..?r ..aVMU M ??V Rebel" an^ved to co-operate in th attack against Carrnnza. He brough into the fight 2,000 Soldiers, all vel srans And well acquainted with th rain where the battle is going 01 Another leader who had joined th rebels is General Medina, who conr mands a large force of men. Iiatest reports from the battle zon states that General Sanchez, had narrow escape from being kille while encouraging his men. He rod along the lines and encountered burst of machine gun fire, jiis hors being shot from under him. More rebel forces are being throw into the fight to overcome the resisl ance of Carranza's men. Nothing has been heard as to th conditions at the northern end of th line near Huamantla. Daniels Said Charges Was "Uninformed Washington, May 15.?Secretar Daniels today attacked Rear Admiri Sim's charge that the navy denar ment lacked plans and otherwise wt unprepared for the war. Before tl investigating committee Daniels 8ai the charge was "uninformed at wanton' and declared th etestimor of the members of the general boat had proven the statements as ui founded. Dr.-J* J. Byrney Elected Bisho Des Moines, 'May 15.?Dr. L. isymey,oftioeton University, w: elected Bishop of the Methodist Epi copal church by the general confe enee. I ^ L Census Records Broken By Suburbs of Detro Washington, May 16.?All recor for increases of the population of t present census were broken today Hamtramck and Highland Park, s buvbs of Detroit, whichv show twelve hundred and sixty-six and o: thdusand and thirty-one per csftt x spectively. The increases are due Detroit's automobile factory'* wor ers settling in these towns. Both e csed forty-fiVa thousand lnhahttatf and _ srnr.l! non fl^b^ B. Slifl ~ comuiJhim IS I NT HI DEFENSE of Greenville, May;14.?Testimony of tor Jaie Gosnell in Ms jown defence and ;he the} presentation by the state of an nt, arrf^y t>f testimony by X-ray experts i 24 on tbe course oflhe bullets 4n Reero tor'embody were toe two outstanding sn. features today <^|iie trial of Jake i for Gosnell, charged:With murder. I io- The'* theory o<K prosecution is that tijp bullet "vhich entered Rec- I tor's body a feW l&iches to the rear of ys- the .auxtofory ling^as the first fired, >el the conclusion that Rector wae, rts in effect, shot iu./fche back. The de- < by fense's theory i^UWat the first bullet , sa was that fired jfc the besd, which ] b- ranged from th^XenU the argument < -e. being that Gosnofl' shot in self-de- \ pe fens*. - f Jv> i a - In the cross examination three X- j sa rey experts anc^ fi surgeon testified ] that the bullet jr^dch struck Sheriff r> Rector's right nr .below the ear, ar never entered thpTwranial cfivity and 2*J therefore did not tOueh the brain, p. The defense flurtjc back in a counter c qf offensive adduoih^ testimony by the \ a. state's experts JUab the bullet fired n \d into the jaw rammed downward and pn backward, lodgimban the soft part of \ ir the neck posterMHt: te Three iMsy Men. [n The X-ray expat?* were called in a an effort to coqjbwHct the testimony fc ie of . Dr. W. Frank Aehmore, X-ray ex- h /a pert, of the firny ofIParker, Wilson & p v a witness for the ..defense that the y in X-ray plates he irugj* shewed that the f re bullet which peltyyjirAted Hector's jaw t >k had pierced the jnll and brain. In t ). Dr. Ashmofe's sjflHoc this was - the v 1. first shot fired a^jghas an injury cal Y, ^ulated to cdlsoflfcataat death. ( n Dr. Humphrey*1^ Wolfe, X-ray extd pert, o fthe firiiyA Parker," Wilson & Wolfe, Greenville'Jjwaa called to the it stand by the s^Jh in rebuttal. He r 'a said that he ha^&xamined the X-ray Q tr plates njade byTiBr. Ashmore and g is which had beenwgffered in evidence, c ue and that he had ?scOvered, the bullet j j- that pierced thejyw bf itsctor. He i. described its downward apd ^ e backward, vhigBMrtjiid he traced by fine particles o?Xad> here ahd there h in the course, said it loflged ber low .the. jaw bo^Un^he soft ^iaaue of ? || the neck medical' and ^ c highly iecjrfp^^nflhs, he explaii^d & d arriving" athiS^lohclusion^^Xour? ^ jury, attorneys ejnd newspaper men c a were closeted for 30 .minutes in one d of the jury roon\s, darkened for\the J e purpose, where the expert desaono strated his 'theoi^r of the coursevof o the bullet and its place of lodgment il in the tissue Arf the neck. The bullet e according to the expert's demonstra- n it tion, was on the very edge of the X- Q j- ray plate andr was obscured from or- R e dinary view by the plate holder of the i, machine. Dr. W. C. Black testified t o that Dr. Ashmore told him where the i- plates had been finished that the bul- / let had been sWallowed by Rector, it e having gone into the mouth. The a 6tate sought to show that Dr. Ash- Cl d more never discovered the bullet in 8i e his own plate. Dr. Wolfe gaid that n a the bullet never entered the cranial e cavity, caused no damage to the skull * and therefore did not injure the brain, n He wag not quite sure whether the vertebra in the neck and the spinal cord had been injured." G e Dr. T. R. W. Wilson, X-ray expert c ie at the City Hospital from 1013 until a 1 G1 .4 1? ?4 ? *?-- ' A mien no cnvcica wie army, ana v member of the firm of Parker, Wilson & Wolfe, Greenville, was the second J ? X-ray expert to differ with the theory of Dr. Ashmore that the brain had been penetrated. ^ Dr. P. Wrenn, X-ray expert at the ^ Anderson hospital, was the third witness to testify in rebuttal to Dr. . 18 Ashmore. ^ J uj Gosnell on Stand. Before the defense closed its case at 3.15 o'clock .in the afternoon, seven j witnesses had been called. These in- j eluded Jake Gosnell, the defendant, j 1" He was sworn when court convened in the morning and oocupied the stand for two hours and a half. He told of ] the break with Rector, the fcbpse r P heaped upon him by ?he sheriff after ^ their falling out an<h events of more J- or less unpleasant nature up to the m date of the killing. He said that he ^ s- shot Rector in self-dtfense as Rector ^ r- was in the act of drawing his pistol. ] r- ? ii? ?j ? hi utaiiMii.1^-ffriivowimby Qficnu- | ant talked freely aiy) frankly. < Seventy-nine witnesses had been t ^ examined up" tilt .the adjournment hour tonight. Neither the state not ds t^e defense* made ai^y suggestion as 1 he to the nuiutte to be Called or recall- < )y ed in rebuttal <and sub-rebuttal, Hie 1 u- trial will probably n$t end Saturday. ' sd Argument erffl laefc Jar-a^ leaet-?tx heurs. ji attorneys ar^ granted al} the (Hi COMMWtn - lUMMG IMEETIII ^ , * f London, May 1?.?-German Com munistg are planning a new insurrection which may be^aitended by wholesale murders, according to Berlir dispatch1 to" the Exchange Telegrapl quoting the statement by'Von Graffc a conservative member of the Reichstaff.... -/<* I ? ??" Carranza Has * . Escaped Capture ?? Vera Crus, May 15.?^President Carranza, who has been fighting against the revolutionists near Pan Marcos for the last five days, has escaped capture. Accompanied by one thousand men he broke through the nsurgent lines and is believed to be n the* mountainous country between Puebla and Oaxaca. " Martial Law Decreed Moscow, May 16.?The central exicutive committee has decreed marial law in the provinces of central ind northern Rii*?i* 4w.),?*r.?i Jpshaw Urf?es Pension benefits Washington, May 15.?Pension eneflts to all Confederates is urged y Representative Upshaw, of Georiaf speaking in the house on the bill ie introduced extending to the Conederates the benefits act of 1912 and o direct the secretary of the interior o accept cortifled applications filed /ith his department. Conference Postponed Until June 21 4 . * ' I Hythe, England, May 16.?Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand, fter a conference, decided that the !pa conference of the allied supreme ouncil and Germans be postponed to une 21. j Commander Declares "Hands Off" Policy Indiapapolis. May 15.*?J^ationaT lommander Dolier, of the Amerifcaii ?egion, in a letter N?w/?rs4y etween the employers and empjoywf, apital and labor. ' I o i baptists to Build Hospital in New Orleans Washington, May 15.?The Southm Baptist convention gave the home .1 ? 1? 1 -= " " 1 * uosiun wara ine auinomy to build ne million and a half dollar hospital t New Orleans. Americans in Mexico Number 10,000 Washington, May 15.?The Ameriana in Mexico now number ten thouand, according to the state department reports. ^lmer Receives Socialist Committee Washington, May 15.?Attorney! reneral Palmer received the Socialist ommittee of New York convention, ppointed to visit the officials to peition for the release of Debs. ^oposal Rejected N Girl Shoots Self Chicago, May 15.?Miss Mary Vhite shot herself after a Leap Year roposal was rejected by Joseph Kelsr, a friend of several years. Her iround is not considered serious. Among the shopper* in Spartanbnrg oday are Mrs. P. K. 8witter, Misses Cathrin Layton,v Mary Jones, Vera flurrah and Mary Emma Foster. Mrs. J. L. Bolton and Miss Annie loKoti returned last evening from a nc-nths visit to relatives in Ashboro rnd Charlotte, N. C. ' . ^ T Miss Mason Blgnkenship returned o her. home on route 2 today after a rlstt to relatives tn Fort Mill and Etoek Hill; she wag accompanied by Uta Mnaltl Ulna SlanlrMaVIn >f Fort Mill, who will visit her for lome time.;. - :> ** '"" n m* m mmm / /?" " .Mrs. Jtf Frost Walker, Jr., is attend, njr the music festival in Columbia his weak and is the guest o* hsr parents, Sir. and Mrs. J. P. Walker, t' "tr \ i. Mrs, C. N. Alexander, o| Jahesvllle, b shopping in Union today; 3 *? 1 .. 'j V ' ' Italian minister of war announced that by April the Italian army Will hive been reduced fey an additional 400,000 nlon and *6,000 otters ^ WARRANTS Sffl #11 0 10 PENSION MUDS Warrants for $600,000, appropri.' ated at the last session of the general .! assembly for pensions for Confederate t! veterans and their widows, were sent 1 out by D. McLaurin, pension commissioner, yesterday to the judges of . probato of the various counties of the state. , The amount sent to each county is $58. for each veteran or widow. The county boards will make the apportionment of the funds amorig the ! various classifications. There are 10,v$75 pensioners. I ' The classification of veterans was made by the different county boards recently. fytfe is no uniformity in the classifications, some of the boards putting praftlcnlly all the Veteraftb in class A, while others pvift nearly all tho veterans in class B or class C. The same irregularity as to distribution in classification abtains as to widows. The law is so vague as to apportioning the fund and the classification so lackjag in uniformity that Mr. McLaurin says ho could do nothing but sent out the money on per capita basis, and leave tho apportioning of the funds to the county boards who made the classifications. Should the county boards be guided by their classification, in many instances the most needy veterans would receive less than any other class, as gome counties put practically all ift one classification. The pension commissioner is advising the last year's rolls and add 50 petv cent, to the amount paid last year for this year's pensions." The total amount appropriate! last year was $400,ObO. This year the amount provided is $600,000. Only Way to Divide Mr. McLaurin decided upon the per capita policy of distribution after ^onsuiting Governor Cooper and S. M. Wolfe, attorney general. Mr. Wolfe sent Mr. McLaurin a letter in which ? * . . he said:? / "In my opinion the most feasible and equitably policy for the pension commissioner to adopt is that suggested hv Vflll which.!* frt Iinnni+lnw w w v , ?- "W|l M* *# "*VU to each truhl,,' 'icfi^miount as is based upon an aggregate of its pensioners, to be determined upon ^ per capita of the- result of dividing the total appropriation, by the total nifmber of . pensioners in the state, which I believb youN have estimated to be $58 D?A* cupitu. < and apportlopment of funds to ?ach in the various counties will necessarily have to be made by the local boards respectively as it is a practical impossibility for you to personally investigate the financial or physical condition of^each applicant and it is upon this theory that the calssific&tion is I made." Spartanburg county leads in the amount received with $40,252. Green ville ranks second with $98,280; and Anderson third with $35,206.?The State. Union gets $14,094, SHRINERS HAVE SHOW PARTY. A Caravan of about thirty Nobles of the Mystic Shrine accompanied by their lady friends marched to Melville Comedians last Tuesday to witness the performance of the evening. The Nobles with their lady friends occupied comfortable reserved seats. The invitation to attend the show was extended to The Union Shrine Club by the managers of Melville Comedians. These gentlemen having long ago been made "Sons of the Desert." The Nobles wore their Fezes and the ladies the white fez making a striking appearance as they wended their Way up Main street in columns of two*. About six Temples of the A. A. O.N. M. S. were represented in this Caravan. This occassion was a jolly and pleasant one and will be long remembered by those who participated. The performance was excellent and warf immensely enjoyed by The Nobility of Union County. D^ITT FORGET THE OLD FOLK0. Tomorrow 8:30 P. M. at Green St. revival Charlie Tillman holda a special : ovice for the older people to which the young people are especially invited. ? "Tjie Fatjter Song one of Mr. Tillman's compositions will be sung also a new mother song together with some of the oldest hyirtns our t grand patents loved to sing, you can't afford to miss this service. at 7:40. Tomorrow at 11 o'clock eub-j Ject Home Relifcfon with songs toj suit. Persopjkl -workers meeting |n I men's class room 7:80 P. M. Pav thr. nastor ia mitnh an ' *3? ' *?vv"* ? i couragecl. over the interest aijd flnH I crowds In attendance upon th?*taeot-"l "\E?ro^r?.TTBR g v Mrs. Ik Reynolds and B. I), he> 1^ TRiAL OF ERNEST SPILLAHS * M POLICE COtlBI MM ! Ernest -Spillari. was tried in the police court yesterday upon the charge < \ of disorderly conduct, and upon conviction was given a sentence of "$10 or 80 days" upon the chaingang. Thejrsuag man lysn sr^J|A|ni 11 quest r*rrdgre?H ..JBLW chnrge^tkikrWitB Interfering with the discipline of the school. A number of the trustees of the school and the superintendent and principal of the High <0 School were in the court room during the trial. Quite a number of boys from the High Sch'ool werevjr^gantr"* and the general teatito the /' effect that young Spillars, who is not a student of the school, camq to the street adjoining the school grounds and made remarks aimed at the prinpal, Mr. Lowman, calling him "Peanuts," and "He knows a man when he . \ sees him." "He is afraid to come out" y 'end such .like banter. When thethjl- \ dren, girls first, and boys afterwards,^ \ were being drilled into the building " from recess, young Spillars woifid .count with the drill masters, "one! 'J. two! three! four!" and then inject ..?f the *wrd "peanuts," thus confusing the students and giving the teachers ' .\\i considerable trouble. After the students were all in, Mr. Lowman, who seems to have been the \/ especial mai*k at which the disrespect / was aimed, went out to the street to / meet Spillars. Spillars, seeing;- him / coming, picked up from the Street a "good sized stick, something like a ~ ^ small baseball bat," as some testified, and "big as my arm," as others testified, and "larger than a broom handle," as testified by one. Accord- W ing to the testimony some words were 1 passed between! .wman and Spillars but no blo~.> were passed. Mr. 1 Lowman turned, walked over to the Peoples Supply Co.'s store add phoned for the police, asking that Spillars be A placed under arrest. At the trial the defense put up no witnesses, nor did he go upon the witness stand. Mayor Morgan, after giving th?j/ young man a lecture, sentenced him 1. ' to a fine of $10 or 30 days upon the cbamgang. credit denied american navy y Sims robbed Am ^ er crews of credit due th*efitS)y*T6'av ing the investigation of combat* with submarined vo the British admiralty, ^^BH Secretary Daniels today tol5 the naval investigating, committee. Itad he known tlfat American officers Were not reviewing the circumstances of battles between American vessels and U-boats^ he would have premptorily ordered the admiral to adopt that course, the secretary said. Admiralty reports and awards of credit to the American were accepted by Admiral- Sims, Mr. Daniels said, although British demanded absolutely conclusive proo^Vbefore giving credit for the sinking of a submarine in the case of an American vessel, while us- <' , . .. .4. 1 1 i- *1 * iii& a icpa Ai^ujuua niarumru 111 tuc case of British ships. Out of 256 at- taoks on submarines by American vessels the British gave the United * States forces credit for but 24 successful attars, most of which were listed as "possibly slightly damaged",'* said Secretary Daniels. In only one \ . case was full credit for the sinking of a U-boat given an American ship, he said, this being the destroyer Fanning which sunk'the U-58 and captur- ,y iai the crew. v " "In tnjtpiaining why so few credits wore given for known Sinkings the summary compiled by Admiral Sims states that ""unless prisoners of unmistakable wreckage were obtained following an attack it- was practically impossible to definitely determine .the \ M result," said . Mr. Daniels. "That pris oners or wreckage were not absolute- ^ ly required before a vessel was ctedited with sinking a submarine is shown by the reports from tha British admiralty records of cases Classed as known sunk." Admiral Sims' own reports refuted sf ? the charge made in his letter of January 7, that destroyers were "rushed through brief and inadequate preparation before being sent abroad," the selrbtary said. He read extraota from ' Admiral Slips' reports as follows: -ffr 1 "Our ships made no demands ot cor.