The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 12, 1919, Image 2
REG?IxATING THE
USE OF COAL
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Government Promulgates Strict,
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Rules to ^Conserve Fuel
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.?Chicago, Nov. 6.?New restrictions
on the use of soft coal' were announc
ed today, th*- sixth day of the miners
^trike^ In- some localities orders
were more drastic than during the
war hut' the general situation showed
little change.
While production in West Virginia
and Colorado was reported increased
since yesterday there was no notice
able change in the ranks of the 425,
OftO? striking miners.
Appeals for coal to prevent distress
in many towns of Kansas and Ala
bama were sent to State and railroad
officials.
Bunkering of foreign owned 'vessels
at American ports was ordered stop
ped by the central coal committee of
the railroad "administration at Wash
ington.
.-The. committee also authorizes reg
ional directors of railroads to suspend
such; train service as^r.ight not be re-j
garded as absolutely necessary but let
it b?r known that no general curtai?-j
. mervt was planned.
?, Sixty-si:: uains were annulled by
the\ Chicigo and Northwestern and
the-Chicago. Milwaukee ?& St. Paul
railroads.
Indiana's public service commission
took the most?drastic action in the
domestic field- It decreed lightless
streets, discontinuance of electric
sign service, coal, gas for heating and
other advisable restrictions of service
l?y public utilities with less than two
weeks' supply of coal.
One. independent steel mill in Pitts
burgh was handicapped for coal.
Counsel for the miners filed a pe
tition in the Indianapolis federal court
for fhe dissolution of the government's
temporary injunction against the
stride.
The railroad, administration's coal
distribution system under fuel ad
ministration regulations was an
nounced to be in full operation today.
In Chicago the coal committees of
the.Northwestern and Central Wes
tern railroad regions announced re
moval of ail restrictions on coaL ship
ments for federal, State, county and
municipal public utilities, daily news
papers and a few"similar classifications
throughout the country. The order
applied to coal already taken chatrre
of in transit and that to be mined,
ami was designed to meet press-ng
necessities such as freeing coal cars
for mines'Still in operation.
The suspension of trains, the ma
jority of them suburban and , local
passenger runs, made an idle crew for
each train annulled. Of the six runs
eliminated, 14 directly affected Chi
cago.
s -Other railroads \w^re expected to
cut their schedules within 12.hours.
Small cities and towns of Kansas
reported nearly emtpy coal bins with
the prospect of closing light and water
plants. A similar situation prevailed
in "Nebraskar where some schools were
* on the point of closing.
Wrest Virginia operators reported 44
mines in union districts in operation
at the rate of SO.Oao.OOO tons a year
or about two-thirds of normal. A
slight increase in production also was
reported by Colorado operators while
those in New Mexico said but half
the miners were on strike.
In Colorado the miners upon whom
eviction' notices" had been served by
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
today were removing their belongings
from the company houses in the
Trinidad and Walsenburg camps.
PRESIDENT DIS
CUSSES TREATY
* Washington, Nov. 0.?The presider-.t
told Senator Hitchcock he was entire
ly satisfied with any reservations th?
supporters of the treaty might feel
v justified in accepting provided they
didn't nullify the league of nations
covenant and were designed for the
purpose of interpreting the terms of
? the treaty. President Wilson agreed
that no compromise would be offered
unless deadlocks were reached on the
resolution of ratification.
Washington, Nov. 6.?Senator
Hitchcock, administration leader in
the senate treaty fight was summoned
to the White House today by the
president to discuss the program of
reservations now under consideration
in the senate. ,
TO BOUND UP VIOLATORS.
Commission to Be Appointed to Draft
I/tet of' Germans Charged with Vio
lation.
Paris, Nov. 0.?The supreme coun
cil today decided to appoint a commis
sion -to draft the finn) Iis? of indivi l
uals charged with violations of laws
whom German". n>ust surrender for
trial.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
.-Notice is "hereby given that the
Compulsory School Law will go into
effect for &fc_mter county for all white
rural schools. Monday. November 17.
All children between tbo ag?s of eight
^nd fourteen will be required to at
tend school, unless" providentially pre
vented. An excuse in writing, stat
ing cause of absence, must be rend
ered to the teacher. For ;?ll colored
schools running four months or Toss, j
the law will take effect with the open-'
mg of the school.
By order of the Sutnter County
Trustees' Association.
J. M. Kolb, President, j
J. H. Haynsw?rth, Secty.
Atlanta, Nov. C.?Three men are
dead, two are dying and several oth
ers are seriously injured as the re
sult of a fire which partially destroy
ed the Wilson Hotel in the business
district early today; The property
toss is small. Between _T> and 3" per
sons wen- in the building :?i the time
"o?<the ^fire; ineluoii,:: sfewen wo_nen,
;?.nd a ;u.fn .?er of speciCKli r jumps to
neighboring i" o ? vvero ni?cle by those
who escape' Tho pfcllee said the
tire''started ? fr<.... an unJ<nown cause,
on ihV seco&fl -it?* i:
COAL FAMINE
I BEING FELT
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[Railroad Service Being Curtail
ed in Middle West
j Chicago. Nov. 6.?The curtailment
. of passenger train service, the discon
! tmuance of hunkering of foreign ves
j seJ3 in American ports, restrictions in
J some places of the use of public
j utilities'-and appeals for coal from va
i rious cities today rounded out the first
} week of the coal strike. Other dis
I arrangements of the country's rou
tine are expected today, with little
change / in general condilons sur
rounding the strike itself.
I LABOR AGITA
TOR LYNCHED
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Kansas Mob Kills Non-Partisan
Leaguer
Wichita, Kan., Nov. G.?A man de
clared to be a member of the Non
Partisan League was lynched at Staf
ford; Kansas, last night, according fco>
i reports received this morning by offi
cials. A 'previous message said that
two men ' declared to - be members
of the le?gue had been sized by a
mob and ta&eh from town.
THE SUMTER COT
T?N P?TF?RM
Southern Railway Still Refuses
to Rebuild its Platform
The United States Railroad Admin
istration has reversed' its decision re
quiring the Souther:. Railway Com
pany to erect a cotton platform at
Sumter as evidenced by the following
letter from Hon. E. D. Smith, United
States senator. The Sumter Chamber
of Commerce had the matter up with
the railroad administration through
Senators Smith and Dial and the ad
ministration ordered, the Southern to
erect their portion of the cotton weigh
ing platform destroyed by lire last
spring.
This brings up the matter under a
new phase and the matter will have
to be fought all over again as it seems
that the Southern Railway is as de
termined now as it has always been
that it will not spend a cent of money
or do anything eTte to cooperate with
the Atlantic Coast Line, the Snmter
Cotton Compress Company, and the
cotton weighers, buyers and cotton
sellers in providing weighing and
convenient cotton shipping facilities;
at Sumter. . *
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company went ahead and reconstruct
ed its portion of the burned cotton
platform as did- the Sumter Cotton
Warehouse Company, and just why
the Southern. Railway Company will
n,ot do anything to help Sumter in
this matter is .a mystery, unless this
is a continuation of that company's
/policy rot to hurt itself in any way
doing any hing, to accommodate its
customers on its short branch line
Entering this city.
yTr. E. L Reardon. Sumter. S. C.
My Dear Mr. Reardon: Although I
was informed by Mr. Chambers that
the platform at Sumter would be re
built by the Southern Railroad, it
seems at the time that he told me
this that he was under the impres
sion that the Southern owned the
land on which it was desired the
platform^should be built.
Mr. "Tyler, of the Division of Oper
ations, informed me that by reason
of the fact that the land was not.
owned by the Southern it would be
impossible for the Southern to con
struct this platform. I took the mat
ter up then with Mr. Chambers with
the result as I thought, that the plat
form would be rebuilt. He informed
me that it would be rebuilt. Since
then, he has found out that it will ho
impossible to get the Southern to re
construct the platform for* the above
reasons.
His concluding paragraph is as fol
lows: "I am sorry that the situation
is such that in this case I cannot be
as helpful to you as in the case of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, where
it was the property of that line."
Regretting very much that condi
tions are such that Sumter will not
be able to obtain this platform from
the Southern Railroad. I am.
Yours very truly.
E. D. Smith.
Washington, Nov. 4.
Death.
Mr. R. .1. Davis, of the Drogdon sec
tion, died at 11 o'clock this morning,
at the age of 72 years. He is surviv
ed by two sons and three daughters.
The funeral services will be held at
Graham church at 11 o'clock Sun
dy morning.
National Week of Prayer
The local Y. M. C. A. plans (<?
observe the National Week of Prayer
[for young men. Services will be
! gin promptly at 6. in p. m.. on Mon
day. Noventber lr,!h. and will lasi
for thirty minutes. The meetings will
be held every afternoon during th<
coming week at the local V. M. C. A.,
parlor.
This is a national affair, one which
all creeds an- urged to support by
their presence.
All services ".ill be conducted by
laymen of this city, and will be select
ed from various churches
It is tb.e boon and belief <>f thos'p in
charge thai the voung men of Sumter
county will attend.
Card of Thanks.
[ I wan', to (drink the good people of
I Sumter and vicinity for the many kind
attentions shown me during tlie fun
eral of my. father, Mr. John Wil
liams Taylor, and for she many beau
tiful floral offerings. Tin s.- attentions
i are appreciated the more when i real
tee t'.ai wo have been living out ??!
your Strife for more than thirty years
and pie almost strangers in y>iir e >on
Mr?. <ieoiae t* AfcfcJntiro,
i WINDING UP
j ARKANSAS TRIALS
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'Balance of Cases Against Nfe
gro Rioters to Be Dis
posed Of
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j . Helena. Ark.. Nov. C.?The prompt
disposition of remaining cases against
j the negroes indictee! in connection
'with the race disturbances at Elaine,
was in prospect when the court con
vened today. Twelve of the defend
ants were released today, the charges
being quashed by the State. Fifty
eight of the more than one hundred
negroes indicted were found guilty
and one was. acquitted. Of those con
victed eleven were sentenced to death.
THE WONDER
J OF THE TIME
J Three Bales of Staple Cotton
Sold For $1,425?Comments
By Harris
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Columbia, Nov. 5.?"New York cot- j
ton men say here that there are ten;
buyers for every bale of cotton," says j
Cotton Oil News. Now, isn't it fun
ny, asks Commissioner Harris, that no
body wanted iott.cn at $70 per bale .
cheaper on August 1st, and the crop
hain't changed over 500,000 bales]
since that time?
"There is less cotton or cotton ;
cloth per capita today than v at any?
other period in the history of the j
world?since cotton became a world-wj
wide commodity;" says Mr. Harris.
"Now, these statements are facts, j
and with such a condition, why on J
earth should the farmer hasten to
when by warehousing his cotton
he can borrow money to carry it until j
next, June or July and-it will pay hin: j
greater profit to do this than to buy
fertilizers, pay high priced labor, high
price mules to grow cotton in 1920
under boll weevil conditions. - *
"Short staple cotton is selling in
many places in this State for 40 cents
and above. Six months from now 40
cents cotton will look as out of place !
as 25 cents would today for the good
grades.
"Long staple is selling freely on the
market at 82 and S3 cents a pound.
That being the case, good grades of
short staple should be bringing 5i)
cents. There has never been such a
disparity in the prices' of the long and
I short staples as there is now.
"A farmer carried three bales of
staple .cotton to orte of the markets in
this State and when he went to set
tle, the buyer counted him out $1.
425, and laid~it on the counter. The
farmer looked at it in surprise, as if
he didn't want to take it. The buyer
said "That's your money." The farm
er replied "I know it, but I only sold
you three bales of cotton," as much,
as to say that was too much mono: ?
for three .-bales of cotton.
"Ail this goes to prove that we've j
got a world's famine in cotton and}
that cotton has never sold for its val
ue. , And I really believe that long
staple cotton will touch $1 a pound
or above?rand why shouldn't it?
When it is converted into mercerized
goods, and even into silk and sold
back to the producer at anywhere
from $10 to $25 a pound and upwards,
why shouldn't it?
"If the farmers of the South would
not'sell another bale of cotton for
the next 30 days, the buyers would
be going out to the farms, hunting it j
in their automobiles and would not j
say "Here's what I'll give you," but j
then they would inquire: "What'Ii
you take for your cotton?" Then you j
would have the pleasure of rigging [
up your old rusty scales and weighing J
it "on the farm?and he'd be glad to |
get it at that. - ' j
NEGROES GIVEN I
. LONG SENTENCES'
Helena, Ark., Nov. 5.?Nine ne
groes were sentenced: to terms of .' 20
years in the penitentiary. 27 to terms |
of five years, and ono to ten yearn? j
live for second degree murder and live
tor assault with intent to commit mur
der, by Judge J. M. Jackson in Phil
lips county circuit court here today
when the 37, all charged with first de
gree murder in connection with the
uprising in the Elaine neighborhood,
were permitted to plead guilty of sec
ond degree murder.
This brings the total of convictions
in the three days the trials of the
uprising cases have been in progress
to 4S. eleven negroes already haying!
been convicted of first degree murder
and automatically sentenced to die in i
t
the electric chair.
7 The remaining negrbes named in j
the 122 indictments returned by the.
grand jury following its investigation J
of the disturbance are expected tO'bej
tried tomorrow; accoi'ding to John E; j
Miller, prosecuting attorney. Those
will include Sam Wilson, charged |
with the murder of Corp. Luther Earls, t
Company H. Fourth infantry, who was*j
among the soldiers sent to Elaine from .
Famo Pike to suppress the uprising
A large number of tbi? r.'-grOes nre to i
be tried on charges of assa.ull with in-j
tent to commit murder and "night j
riding." tin- latter charge being defin
ed as "banding ogether to do unlaw-l
fUl nets at Might."
The negroes sentenced today were j
brought into courl in groups, and oncj
by one Rtood before the court, plead- i
ed guilty, and were sentenced.
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Paris. Oct. l.o.?All tobacco shops
I throughout France are pari of a
government monoply or the retail to
bacco business. The stores are eith- j
lor owned outright by th<-- govern-i
ment or their operation governed by I
regulations which require proprietors j
[to acl as sub-postmasters. Most of
the government-owned shops are eon-:
ducted by ex-soldicrs on a commis-!
sion basis. Management of these j
j stores is awarded as a sort of pension
I subsl itute.
Hefsingfors. Nov. ii.?A P>olshovik
report, through C!e; man sources, says
thai more than sis hundred of the onej
thousand inmates of Kresty prison in.'
Petrograd have died of starvation. I
WOMAN'S MISSION
ARY CONVENTION
Successful and Interesting An
' nual Session Closed Last
Night
Thursday was the final day of the
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
convention, so far as fin- delegates
are concerned. However, several of
of the officers of the organization will
remain in the city this morning- in an
eiiort tc complete their work.
The services yesterday afternoon
were well attended and was presided
over by Mrs. Baxter Hays, who also
conducted the devotional exercises.
Several committees of nie organization
made their annual reports, which
were duiy received and filed.
After these committees-had report
ed the remainder of the afternoon was
taken up by miscellaneous maters,
such as the election of delegates to
the Southern Baptist convention, the
passing of resolutions, the appoint
ment of messengers and other mis
cellaneous matters.
Last night the church was well fill
ed, hut was not packed as on the pre
vious night. Dr. John A. Brunson,
pastor of Grace Baptist church, con
ducted the devotional exercises and
presided. A very inspiring and in
teresting address was delivered by
Rev. W. M. Whitesides of Spartan
burg.
A very elaborate programme of mu
sic was given lor this occasion and
was greatly enjoyed.
The big feature of the entire' con
vention was the address made by Dr.
C. C. Colcman, pastor of the Citadel
Souare'Baptist church, Charleston. Dr.
Coleman chose for the subject of his
address "Millions for the Master." He
?* a very forceful and capable speak
er and truly delighted the audience
on '/this "occasion as on all others.
The convention has been a great
success, due laregly to the warm co
operaion of the people of the city
with the authorities in charge of the
convention. Most of the delegates left
this morning for their various homes
all over the State, although some de
parted on Thursday afternoon and
night.
HUNTING PRESERVE
Sumter Men Purchase Large
Tract Near Georgetown
Messrs. R. Dozier Lee, J..B. Britton.
R. A. Brad ham and Dr. J. A. Mood
recently spent several days at Dr.
Mood's summer home at Murrel's In
let, and while there purchased a
tract of between six and seven thous
and acres of land that is situated be
tween the Atlantic' ocean and Wac
camaw river.
These gentlemen expect to make
a hunting preserve out of this prop
erty. Tho property also has tremen
dous' possibilities of development into
a stock ranch and farming proposi
tion.
.There a over two thousand acres
of rice Ian' on this property and the
possibilities of reclaiming this land
are also excellent;
Dr. Mood has just returned from
Washington where he has secured the
aid of the Secretary of Agriculture
in the reclaiming of this large rice
field.
?. This property also has several
beautiful large old homes which ar?
expected to serve as club houses.
It appears as if this will develop
into something of great value not
only to the new owners of this land but
also to the people at large.
Dr. II. A. Mood is also interested
in this property. ; * *?"
SPORTING NOTES
The game of football at the Pee
Dee fair between Sumter and Florence
on Friday resulted in the defeat of
(he Game Cocks by th<- score of :;i
to G. At the beginning it looked like
a Game Cock day when Sumter made
the only touchdown recorded against
the. Florence eleven in the past two
seasons within four minutes of play.
Sump-r kicked off to Florence ami
then held the Gate City lads for
downs causing the ball to be Sumter*s.
Immediately Sumter scored their only
touchdown of the game und the only
one sgainst Florence in two seasons.
Several of the local boys were forced
out of the game on account of inju
ries and it was against the substitutes
that Florence piled up their five
touchdowns. The local lads are in
hopes of securaig a return game hers
in a few days.
Tin- game wo.s witnessed by about
2.000 spectators. For the On nie Cocks
the playing qtRay and Lobby in the
line and Burns in tin- b?'ckfield were
best on defense while.Wright at >-n0
was best on offense. Brunson. Wal- j
tors and E. Jones Were best for Flor
ence on offense and defense.
Florence reiied on straight foot
ball for their scoring while Sumter
used the pass frequently.
Welcfc-Brice.
Mil's Mary.'Bell Welch, of Sumter.!
arid Mr. Marion M. Brice. of Wedge- !
hold, were united in- marriage on
Thursday afternoon a.i r..30 o'clock, atj
the Salem Baptist parsonage. Rev. B. j
W. Reynolds officiating.
Uhr/ he;*rtiesi j_r<-??<I wishes? follow
this young ptiir :<s they launch oul :
upon their matrimonial voyage. May!
the sea of iif?. run smooth with thej
'?;iijn ol ;? perfec! content.
Mr. and Mrs. Brlee expect to mak'
Sumter their future home."
MAJOR ROBERTSON
SLATED FOR JOB j
Washington, Nov. 7.?It id und< r
stood here that Major Robertson. <,;'
Greenville, a Cornier office? of the Xa
tional Guard, who saw service over
seas during the war with Germany.'
will he appointed as the prohibition j
Iawe enforcement commissioner for,
South Carolina Thia position paysj
$4.0?b1 ii year.
Vienna, NTov. -The Hungarian I
government h:i^ renewed its demand!
for the extradition of Heia Kuno, t Ii? - i
former dictator <?i Hungary. ? i
Revival at Dalzcll.
_ Rev. Mr. Andrews is conducting a
PRODUCTION ; revival meeting at Dalzeii beginning
_ I Friday night. The meeting will eon
He is assisted by Mr.
nets the '?
\ public is invited to attend.
PLAN FOR RICE
Dr. Mood Takes Up Malter in I ?ue "n.azys.
r i Curry, who conducts the smgmg. me
Washington
\ Washington. Nov. 6.?Senator Dialj Consider linn Dead,
today introduced to officials in Wash- i Berlin, Oct. 8.?A Berlin publishing
ington J. A. Mocd. M. D.. of Sumter,j bouse has anouneed it is preparing to.
who is interested in reclamation of i issue the third volume of "^is
lands along the W^ccamaw river in jniarck'.-? Thoughfsand ECeinin4scjenccs.r*
South Carolina. Dr. Mood believes. xhe heirs of the Iron Chancellor had
these lands, whieli formerly produced : stipulated that this volume should, not
abundant crops cf the finest rice inj be published during the life of tae
the world markets, can readily be j former Emperor William. The pub
brought again into rice production; Ushers announce that they no-v con
under improved practice with labor | sider this restriction invalid.
saving machinery. Bernard Baruchi _i_
of New York and Dr. Isaac Emerson! Considerable delay was caused all
of Baltimore arc among the landhold-j morning trains Saturday, by train
ers of the Waccaraaw. \Xo.- OS. operating .between Columbia
- j and Maxton, running into an op >n
Marriage Licenses. [switch about three-fourths of a mile
Colored?Richard Rembert. Sum-?fron, the statiom Only the engine,
ter and Raphael Vaughn, Sjumter. j which was $7 was derailed through
?-jthe carelessness of some employee. No
Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 6.?Actual re- i one was hurt, due to the presence of
turns reported from sixty-four out I mind of the engineer who immedi
of eighty-eight counties show that the j ately applied the brakes in time to
wets are lending on all four prohibi-{prevent the coaches from being do
tion proposals.^submitted Tuesday tou#uled. .The -eugine suffered
the 'Jiiio tvete'fs" ? -:-' 'fsiigiii :fk&$&z& %&
some
lyfeni^mi' Land
[f you have firms or city property for sale, write us. We will
sbaividc axid sell your property AT ACTION: qukrfciy^id
profitably for you,
Faoa h?h Per Specially?Terrilory ?idimite
Nin&y-Ssvcn TLc:::r.m! Sk; Hundredcjtd Eighty-Ei?nt acres of Farm
* ^nAn^nti^ to1 over FIVE MILLION DOLLARS sold in
YYii. Vfrfic fbr b06Meticf->-nd^rsea?ci^; ii.?if iAfor;
mation about oar auction, methods. *
m^^^^^^i ^^^^
NEILL O'DONNdRLL?
President
O. L. YATES,
Cashier
Sumter vs. New York
Money was quoted in New York
yesterday at 12 per cent, while in
Sumter it was going begging at prac
tically half that rate. What a delight
ful change. No more need for Wall
Street. Every strict in Sumter might
be justly named Wall Street. May it
always be so. If you need any money
come and see us.
The First National Bank
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Hie lata! Bank of South Carolina
Of Sumter, S. C.
Resources 52,250,000
Strong^and Progressive r
The Most Painstaking SltflVICE, with
COURTESY.
Give us the Pleasure of Serving
YOU.
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C. G. ROWLAND. President
EAKLE BOWLAND. Asst. Cashier
H. Jj. McCoy r W. % Yeadon .
We have secured a lot of Leap's Prolific Seed Wheat,
grown in the valley of Virginia. This is an excellent
seed wheat, and we strongly advise our friends not to
plant wheat from seed raised in this County last year on
account of the poor quality grown.
You can place your .orders with us and they will be
taken care of in the order received. The price will be
$3.50 per bushel, which is about cost. Fight the boll
weevil, plant enough wheat to feed the family and then
some.
MILLS
L oot of Sumter Street.