The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 08, 1919, Image 1
THK SUMTKR WATCHMAN, Estab'
Consolidated Aug. 2,1
COTTON FAMINE
SEEMS CERTAIN
Crops in Western States of Belt
Are Almost Ruined By
Rain
TOTAL CROP WILL BE
! LESS THAN 10 MILLION
Staple in Western Part of Cot
ton Belt is Below Standard
Grades
Columbia, Nov. 5.?J. Skottowe
Wannamaker. president of the Amer
ican Cotton association, returning last
night from a trip over the western
portion el the cotton belt, said that
he found conditions in regard to the
growing cotton crop dep~ able in
that section.
"Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Ok
lahoma and Arkansas," said Mr. Wan
ramaker, "have all been seriously
damaged by long rains, cotton sprout
ing in boll and seed rotting. Proc
lamations have been issued by the
Aov^mors of these States, calling on
th- a inners to close down their gins
and refuse to gin cotton, it being im
possible to gin it in its present con
dition on account of rotten seed which
very seriously damages cotton. It
? will be necessarv to dry cotton out in
some way before it can be ginned and
when it is ginned, it will be very low
grade. The cotton crop in Oklahoma
and Arkansas is very late. The bolls
are just cracking, a tremendous
amount of the cotton will never open.
Even should the weather clear up im
mediately, there is not the remotest
possibility of a total crop, for the en
tire belt, of 9,437,000 hales. Of this
amount there is not the remotest pos
sibilty of over 6,000,000 bales of cot
ton that can be tendered on the
New York cotton exchange.
. "I met on this trip representatives
of" the New England and foreign
spinners. They confirm above state
ment and in many cases state that
conditions are even worse than shown j
above. j
"It is the consensus of opinion of
the oil mils out West that it will be
-?-aecessary for them-"T&~ secure ~Therr
supply of cotton seed to fill contracts j
;or oil and cotton seed already sold
from the South Atlantic States, it be
ing impossible to secure the seed from ,
Western States on account of rotten
condition of same. The cotton pro-!
Oucers from the West will be forced ;
to buy a large portion of their plant- j
ing seed from the South Atlantic i
? ? I
States as they have not been able to
save a sufficient seed on account ef
weather conditions. j
"A proposition was made to the j
American Cotton Association by a
number of wealthy n.en to furnish1
fmnnces to .buy ^.OOO.OOO bales of
cotton, store same under agreement
to carry same until next June, it be
ing stated that this would result in
putting the price of cotton to its ac
tual intrinsic value, and that it would
he bound to bring enormous returns.
This propositon was made upon a
dhision basis. The association would
??ssuir" no liability whatever in case
the cotton sold at a loss, it being suit
ed that under present conditions thj^re
?;.is absolutely no risk whatever to
carry cotton in this way. This propo
sition was rejected as the American
Cottor. Association could not consid
er any such proposition bordering up
on speculation. It is said, however,
that this proposition will be put
through by private parties.
VICTORY FOR
LAW AND ORDER
President Wilson Sends Tele
gram of Congratulation to
Republican Governor on
Reelection
"Washington, Nov. 5?President Wil
son from his sick bed today tele
graphed Gov. Calvin Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts, congratulating him on his
reelection which, the president said,
was a "victory for law and order."
The teh-gram follows:
"Hon. Calvin Coolidge, Boston Mass.
"I congratulate you upon your elec
tion as a victory for law and order.
Wh?.*n that is the issue all Americans
stand together.
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson."
Boston. Nov. i>.?In reply to Presi
dent Wilson's congratulation on the
result of th?- state election. Governor
Coolidge sent the following message to
the While House:
"I. deeply appreciate your telegram
of congratulations, f trust the action
here will aid in tie- upholding of tie
laws of America in particular
strengthen the hand of righteous au
thority everywhere."
LENINE'S ARMY"
IS GROWING
Eighty Thousand Men Recruited
In Petrograd Alone
Copenhagen. Nov. c>.?The Bolshe
viki are reported to have recruited
eighty thousan l men from Petrograd
alone in organizing for the defense
of that city, according to a Keval dis
patch.
AJfced April, 1850.
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PLANS TO RETIRE
2 MILLION BALES
American Cot ion Association
to Hold Better Grades
of Staple
GUARDED INFORMATION
FINALLY LEAKS OUT
Wannamaker Says Statement is
Made After News Had Un
avoidably Become Known
Columbia, Nov. C.?Two million
bales of good grade cotton from the
present crop will be retired from the
market by the American Cotton asso
ciation, says a statment issued by J.
Skottowe Wannamaker, president of
the association, issued here yesterday.
The plan adopted by the association is
to transfer to designated banks,
warehouse receipts for specified
amounts of good grade cotton. This
cotton is to be held in trust until such
time as the association decides that
prices justify the cotton being placed
upon the market.
Mr. Wannamaker declares that it is
the unanimous decision of experts of
the association that based upon sup
ply and demand and the price of the
manufactured product that the price
of cotton should be far above pres
ent prices and that the plan of retir
ing the 2.000,000 bales had been hit
upon as offering the best opportunity
of stabilizing the price. The state
ment issued by Mr. Wannamaker an
nouncing the intention of the associa
Ition follows:
. "The experts of the American Cot
ton association, after a careful inves
tigation of supply and demand, the
price of the manufactured product,
and the price of other commodities,
have unanimously recommended that
the association retire 2.000.000 bales
of good grade cotton from the pres
ent crop. The pians which were rec
ommended and which have been
adopted call on the membership of
each State to voluntarily transfer to
designated banks warehouse receipts
for specified amounts of good grade
cotton. This cotton is to_ be held in
Trust until such time as the associa
tion decides that prices justify the
cotton being placed upon the market.
It is the unanimous decision of these
experts that based upon supply and
demand and the price of the manufac
tured product that the price of cot
ton should be far above present
prices, and that by adopting this
method th" price of cotton will he
sabilized at a price something like the
intrinsic value based upon supply and
demand, and the cost of production.
It is also the ?vaanimo"us decision of
these experts thai on account of the
enormous demand for raw cotton and
the great shortage of the same that it
will hot be necessary to carry this
cotton longer than the summer of
n:o.
"Responses being ?>received from
various sections of the bell show a
ready compliance on the part of the
membership of the association. Each
State is urged to report the amount
of cotton set aside under this ar
rangement to the president of the
American Cotton Association. The
amount of cotton already pledged in
dicates that this plan will not only be
fully approved. 1 ut that an amount
far in excess of the amount requested
will be taken entirely off the market.
'?For the first time in 100 years th?
cotton producers have evolved plans
and made necessary arrangements for
handling their product, carrying tneir
surplus in such a manner that cot
ton will sell for its intrinsic value;
that the cotton producer will be plac
ed in a position to name thev prce
for his product. Under this plan
there is no possibility of the cotton
being removed from the market being
Placed back on the market until the
time agreed upon by the association.
The various states show' considerable
rivalry in their efforts to be the first
to go over the top in the amount of
cotton to be set aside. It is the in ten
{ tion of the association in full years
to carry surplus cotton into lean
j years. However, an exception will be
j made this year on account of the
great shortage. This matter was be
ing very quitely handled by the as
sociation and it was not the intention
: to give out any information concerning
;the sab-. However, in some way the
news leaked out and it is for this
reason that this statement is issued."
! SOVIET PLOT
IN GERMANY
Berlin Newspapers Report Dis
covery of Plans For Up
risin*r.
Essen. Germany, Nov. 0.?Investiga
tors for a Rerlin newspaper claim to
have discovered plans for a com
?, euivt uprising to det?ose the present
government and establish .-) new one.
modelled on th'j ?tissian plan, which
would bo associated wtih the present
Pussia;: soviet system.
Turks adn Nationalists About to Clash
Paris. Nov. f>.?Possibility of hos
tilities between Turkish government at
'Constantinople and Nationalist forces
were held out in a dispatch from Ath
md Fear not?Let ail the ends Thon AI
?MTER, S. C, SATURI
PUBLICANS WIN
IN SOME STATES
Sweeping Victory in Massachu
setts For Cooledge?Ken- ..
tucfcy Elects Republican
iOUIO REMAINS IN
j THE DRY COLUMN
New Jersey Gives Victory to
Democrats and Tammany De
I feateu in New York
! Washington. Nov. 5.?More com
j plete returns today, on eleciions yes
! terday in the several States did not
? cnanye the outcome in any important
respect, hi a smashing victory, Cool
I idge, Repulhican, of Masachusetts.
J was re-elected governor by the largest
vote ever polld by a gubernatorial
candidate. That State shared honors
with an equally decisive dry victory
j in Ohio as a most striking result of
; voting. Kentucky was swept into the
j Republican gold in the governorship
j fight but today's returns made certain
i that New Jersey had reverted to the
! Democratic column. The Democratic
i candidate is leading in Maryland. Lee
Russsll, Democrat, was elected gov
ernor of Mississippi by +he usual
( majority. In New York State rhe elec
tion turned on judges of the Supreme
! Court, Tammany candidates suffering
j complete defer t.
Mr. Roy Wilhford of Union spent
! Tt esday in Sirmter.
i
BOOZE CAPTURES
STATE OF OHIO
Wets Appear to Have Won Big
Victory Against Prohibi
tion Forces
MAJORITY ARlE AGAINST
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Whiskey Centers Piled Up a
Tremendous Vote For Liquor
to Remain With Them
' Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 6.?Late re
turns today from '?Tuesday's prohi
j hit ion election in Ohio, seemed to
i shatter the prediction of Secretary of
I State Smith, that the drys had car
ried four prohibiton proposals, voted
, ui on my majorities ranging as high as
j seventy-five thousand. Unofficial re
I turns fromi 59 counties, including all
the wet centers and big cities, showed
wet majorities on all four proposals,
and unusually large wet majorities
against the ratification of national pro
; hihition and the State prohibition en
forcement act.
MEXICO WILL
NOT PAY
Newspapers Say Government
Declines to Reimburse
Jenkins
Washington, Nov. 5.?The Mexican
(government, according to Mexico City
newspapers, has refused to refund to
William O. Jenkins, American consu
lar agent at Pueblo, the $150,000 ran
dom money which Jenkins* attorney
; was forced to pay Mexican bandits in
; order to procure his release after he
had been kidnapped last month.
; The American embasy in Mexico
City and advised the state department
; of these publications but officials de
; clined to say whether they had re
: ceived any communication from the
Carranza government on the subject.
Before Mr. Jenkins was liberated
i the American government demanded
i of the Mexican authorities that they
omit no effort to bring about the re
lease of Mr. Jenkins unharmed even
'? should it be necessary for them to pay
'the ransom demanded. It has been un
j derstood that Mexico was asked to re
imburse Mr. Jenkins.
BOY ACCUSED
OF MURDER
James McCraw of Cowpens
Charged With Killing How
ard Johnson, 6 Years Old
Spartanburg, Nov. 5.?James Mc
Rraw. a ten year old hoy. whose home
is ;it Cowperis. was Idogcd in jail yes
terday morning <>n the charge of
'murder. He is accused of killing
Howard Johnson. a six year old white
boy, with a rifle.
i "I'he .iing occurred late Monday
afternoon. The wounded boy was
rushed to a Spartanburg hospital ami
everything possible was done for him
but he died at an early hour yesterday
morning
uiM't ftt be U\T ?JDuniry'b, ifty God's I
>AY, NOVKMBER 8, 19
MINERS FEAR
I TIE COURTS
I Proposal to End Strike if In
junction is Withdrawn De
clined by Government
i
j -
I ASSERTED THE STRIKERS
HAVE VIOLATED LAW
l
I Government Cannot Withdraw
I
j Action in Court Without Ad
j mitting Itself Wrong
-
j "Washington. Nov. 5.?The govern
I irent cannot accept the proposal of
s organized labor to end the coal strike
; by vacating the injunction against ofii
j cials of the United Mine Workers of
j America. Assisant Attorney General
?Ames announced today that the gov
ernmen could not abandon its posi
i tion because the strike is in violation
i of laws. Ames issued the following
j statement: "The strike is a violation
I of la .v. As long as it continues we are
j going tb proceed in the courts. The
I dispute between mine owners and
woncvs is an entirely different ques
tion which they can settle, in their
'own way. The government cannot tol
j erate continued violation of the law,
such as the strike constitutes." Re
fusal of the government to vacate the
injunction, means a long fight, while
jits withdrawal, would have opened a
way for a settlement within forty
eight hours, according to Edgar Wal
lace, exec tive representative of the
miners.
iPRESIDENT TO
! STATE HIS VIEWS
Senator Hitchcock Will Hold
Conference at White House
Soon
I THEN MATTERS ftiLL
GO TO THE SENATE
I
-
President Will Explain Fully
? His Attitude on the Treaty
i Reservations
j
Washington, Nov. <;.?The presi
; dent's views on reservations to the
! peace treaty will be given to Senator
j Hitchcock, the administration leader,
j at a White House conference soon,
j Senator Hitchcock plans to lay the
; entire, treaty situation before the
{ president and give him his opin
j ions as to what reservations are
I likely to receive the support of a
I majority of the senate. The president
j will say what reservations are ac
! ccptable to him. President Wiis.m
ihas repeatedly said that no change in
jthe treaty which would require its re
! negotiation would be acceptable.
STRIKE NOW
! IN THE COURTS
! Assistant Attorney General
Ames Has Arrived at
Indianapolis
J Indianapolis. Nov. G.?The arrival
'Of Assistant Attorney General Arne?,
jwho is in charge of the government's
j injunction proceedings against t;.e
?striking coal miners is expected to
j usher in the next developments in
jthe strike situation here. The attoru
I eys for the minew orkers have prac
I tically completed their plans for lt
Ifense against the government's action
j and it is understood will enter a mo
tion Saturday that the entire proceed
; ings be dismissed.
BONILLOS IS
A CANDIDATE
Minister to United States Seeks
Presidency of Mexico
Mexio City, Nov. (5.?Tgnacio Bonil
las. Mexican ambassador to the Uu*:
ftd States, will be a candidate for the
I presidency of .Mexico in the election
i<? be held m-xt year, according ID a
letter from Bonillas, replying t?>
: members of the Democratic party.
BOLSHEVIKS ARE
COMING BACK
The Capture of Several Cities
Reported
London, Nov. ?;.?A Russian Uol
shevik communication received here
reports the capture <>l [shim, with
twelve hundred prisoners. The com
imunique also claims the capture of
(?one thousand prisoners at I'st-Bu
?zuluk.
UBJfi Tr*tM'*.n rub' TKL Jb
19.
ITHE WAGES OF
I SIN IS DEATH
j Eleven Negro Rioters Sentenced '
j to Death For Murder
? In Arkansas
MORE PARTICIPANTS
j i
TO EE TRIED YET
!
'Negroes Who Plotted Whole
I sale Slaughter to Pay the
j Penalty
- !
j Helena, Arle. Nov. 4.?Quick dis-1
; posal of the cases of negroes facing
{charges in connection with the up-j
j rising in the southern part of Phil
j lips county the first part of October
j continues in circuit court here today,
j five being convicted of first degree
murder. This brings the total con
! vicied on this charge which au
tomatically carries, the death penalty,
(since the trials began yesterday to 11.
j Testimony in three cases involving
j the five negroes tried today brought
j out that members of the "lodges" of
I the '?progressive farmers and house
i hold union of America" were threat
j ened with death unless they carried
out the orders of their leaders. Ne
groes placed on the stand admitted
they were members of the "lodges,"
declared the disturbances resulted
from orders of the union chiefs. They
also asserted the leaders had instruct
ed them to come armed to all meet
ings.
The negroes convicted today were
Alf Banks, Jr., and John Martin,
charged jointly with the murder of
j W. A. Adkins, railroad special agent.
I when a small sheriffs' posse of which
he was a member was tired upon,
from a church the night of September
30; Joe Fox and Albert Giles, charg
| ed with the murder of James Tappan
! of Helena, member of a posse sent
j to the section the following morning,
j and Will "Wordlaw. charged individ
j ually with th/4 murder of Adkins.
Panks, .who testified for the State
j in the case of Wordlaw, declared he
I had been instructed to act as guard
for the meeting of the negroes in the
j church at Hope Spur the night of Sep
| tember 30, and to let no one pass who
i could not give the password, which,
i when questioned, he said was "6G we
: have just begun." He said he was
j instructed also to kill any white man
I who attempted to approach.
Banks also was the State's chief
; witness in the cases against Fox and
' Giles.
Martin, charged jointly with Banks
with the murder of Adkins,' testified
: the leaders had told him that unless
I he took part in the shooting he would
! be killed.
j John R. Miller, prosecuting attor
ney, declared the testimony had shown
i that the trouble was not a race riot,
j but "organized insurrection" with 1 it?
j tie race feeling displayed. He de
| clared it had been shown that the
j union for several months had been
j planning an uprising set for the night
j of October 6, unless white planters
agreed to the negroes' demands as to
1 prices to he paid them for cotton on
i which they had worked, and that IS
; or 20 planters had been ?'marked for,
j assassination*' should they refuse. He
j declared precipitation of the trouble;
! the night of September 30 by the:
j murder of Adkins was an accident, j
j The cases of a large number of ne-!
! groes charged with assault with in- j
; tent to commit murder are set for to-j
j morrow, the prosecutor announced, j
j while the case of Sam Wilson, charg-1
i ed with the murder of Corp. Buther j
I Earls. Company H.. Fourth infantry, j
[one of the units sent to Elaine from ?
j Camp Pike, is set for Thursday.
STRIKE DEAD
LOCK CONTINUES!
Tie Up of Coal Industry Not'
Near An End
Chicago. Nov. ?.?The dispute be-;
! tween bituminous coal mine operators;'
; and union miners continued deadlock
ed today, with leaders of both oper-;
!ators and miners agreed that the re-:
fusal of the department of justice to j
withdraw the injunction proceedings!
I against officers of the miners had ;
swept away all hope of an immediate
settlement.
WOMEN THROW
RED PEPPER
Peace Officers Have to Wear
Goggles to Protect Eyes
j Youngstown, JCov. R.?Deputies op
: "--art") tin- i ntrance to the steel
' "lant today wearing goggles as a pro
ection against the recurrence of the
red pepper riots by women which re
curred Tuesday and Wednesday, when
women strike sympathizers threw
pepper in their faces. The women 1
failed t<? appear today, however.
SENORA CAR
RANZA DYING
M-mco City. Nov. <h?Physicians at"
tending Senora Carranza, wife gpt
President Carranza, have givenflip
, hope for her recovery. They say??' I
: she can live only a few hours. Mft, j
SO?THKUN, KtetabtteiMMl tuns. *
VoLXLIX. No. 26.
senate VOTeT
on amendment
i
Another "Effort to Amend the
Peace Treaty Has Been
Rejected
TWO MORE PUT BEFORE
THE U. S. SENATE TODAY
Direct Vote on the Text of the
Treaty Will Be Had At An
Early Date
Washington, Xov. 4.?Hope for
speedy action on the peace Treaty
brightened up again today when the
senate voted down one amendment,
agreed to dispose of two more tomor
row, and renewed informal discussion
of methods to hasten consideration of
reservations.
Tonight some of the more optimis
tic predicted a vote on ratification hy
the end of the week, while the lead
ers on both sides thought it likely to
come within ten days at the latest.
In the background of all calcula
tions, however, was the possibility of
an llth hour rally by the treaty's ir
reconcilable enemies, who have inti
mated more than once that they were
mindful of the opportunity which
might be presented to talk off a final
roll call until the session of congress
ends early in December.
Altogether the situation was a
doubtful one, Republican and
Democratic managers seemed confi
dent that it soon would clear. While
debate continued today they , held
many conferences and found agree
ment everywhere except among the
irreconciliables, it was said, to bring
every possible pressure to bear for
early action. Tomorrow Democratic
Leader Hitchcock expects to ask
unanimous consent for a sharp limi
tation of debate, and he believes it
will be agreed to.
The amendment disposed, of today
was one by Republican Leader Lodge
to strike from the*.treaty entirely the
Shantung provisions The vote was 41
I to 26 the proposal failing by the votes
of virtually .the same .?enatersr^io
several days ago defeated the com
...."ttee amendment on that siibjecX
Early tomorrow action . will be
\ .ought on the amendment of Senator
Gere. Democrat. Oklahoma, for a
.>o::uIar vote before any declaration of
war, and later the proposal of Sena
tor LaFollette. Republican, Wiscon
sin, to strike out the treaty's labor
provisions will come up under; an
agreement to vote finally on it by ? p.
m. These arc the only amendments
now remaining before the senate, and
their disposition will clear the way for
work on reservations.
Part of today's debate was on a
motion hy Senator Borah, Republican,
Idaho to strike out Article 10 of the
league covenant, but he withdrew
the proposal after suggestions had
been advanced for changing the for
eign relations committee reservation
on the subject to meet his objection.
Besides limitation of debate to 15
minute speeches, as proposed by Sena
tor Hitchcock, various expedients
have been suggested to insure prompt
action. One of these seriously con
sidered by some senators is that the
senate go into secret session in the
hope that speeches will not be so nu
merous or so long if they are not to
be given -public circulation.
Washington. Xov. 4.?The Chilean
minister at London has been author
ized to announce the adhesion of
Chile to the league of nations, the
state department was advised official
ly today.
PROTOCOL SIGNED
NOVEMBER 10TH
Supreme Council Prepares to
Receive German Repre
sentatives
Paris. Nov. tl.?The supreme coun
cil today discussed the place for rar
ceiving the German delegation on No
vember 10 th to sign the protocol
guaranteeing the carrying out by Ger
many of those portions of the ar
mistice conditions she has so far fail
ed to meet.
TO EIGHT RESTRAINING ORDER.
Attorneys for Mine Workers File Mo
tion for Dissolution of Federal In
junction.
Indianapolis. Xov. 6.?Attorneys for
the United Mine Workers today will
die a motion in the federal court for
dissolution of the restraining ordw
to prevent officials of the union from
issuing mstruetiovis to striking mem
bers.
English Women Drivers of Automo
biles.
London. Oct. 7.?Women, who dur
ing the Avar found their most useful
field of service as drivers of automo
biles, continue to swell the ranks of
British motorists. Prom a few hun
dred, the number of women members
of the Automobile Association and
Motor Union has increased to 10.000.
One explanation of the
the comparatively recent
in England of the