GREAT LE&?L
BATTJLE BEGINS
Lawyers Will Have Fine Pick
ings in Michigan Eiwlion
Scandal
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Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 4.?With
arrival here today of the vanguard of
the-army ? of attorneys expected to
take ^iah in. the proceedings, there
wiere indications of t>robabte turns the i
^Sfl.) hat?e may take when the 15 men
iKEdieted in connection with the alieg-1
ed illegal. ~ miuation and election ofi
Truman H. Newberry to the ?nifed i
States senate are brought to trial.
T ^hat a motion for a separate trial
would be made on behalf of Christian j
JC Beck, of Muskegoh, county prose- ?
cutiitg.attorney and one of the defend- j
ants, was announced by his attorney, j
Colon P. Campb^l. rs client's casej
should occupy only a few hours, Mr. i
Campbell declared, but unless a sep- j
arate trial is granted he would be!
forced-to ip.end a number of,weeks in ?
court. Other attorneys interested in j
t^e'defense < are understood to agree i
with-Mr. Campbll's stand.
Another probable move by the de- j
fense 'was hinted at by State Senator;
VertHSr, counsel for Former State j
^Treasurer O'Dell and State Senator
Deland and Ryan. Mx. Verdier, in
explaining the motive of-so many re
spondents in standing mute when ar
ranged pointed out that byT doing so
the-defendant waives no rights and
leaves,-the-,way open for a motion to;
Quash the indictments.
.-Standing mute at arraignment is!
not'a common practice in federal'
courts, butyit is generally believed gov- j
erhment attorneys have made plans;
to meet a motion to quash. It is(:
pqint?d out that the fact that various;
mdividuais were indicted on different;
counts jnay. have a bearing on dis-'
I>osal,of .a general demurrer.
.^Seaaror Newberry" was today ad vis- j
ed ibav he will be admitted to $10,^00 |
bail. ? The. senator, it is. believed will j
not come to Grand Rapids for ar- j
^ignment until next Monday, the j
cat* s^t:for jhe hearing. His broth-1
er,. John--&. ^e^wberry, Paul H. jking, j
Allan ;A. Tempieton and B. Frank j
Emery, all-.of Detroit, will also bej
a^ked to give $10,000 bond, it was an- j
ilounced..- .Bail for the other defend-;
an*s ribges from $5,000 down to $1,-1
o.o^. : [ r j
;/Twenty-five of these indicted ap-j
peared in ..federal court for arraign-;
inei-.t today and pleaded not guilty!
or s;ood mute. - \
? Washington, Dec. 4.?Senator New-!
herry- ot Michigan plans tp leave here !
Saturday for Grand Rapids to enter a j
persbnai "plea Of "not guilty to a fed- !
era? |i!hdfetment charging election!
frauds." -
"Senator dewberry conferred today;
Xfith former Representative Martin
Wv Littleton of New York/his attorn-j
ey. andr several Republican senators.
The investigation authorized by the
senate m ttie Fo'rd-Newberry election
contest fceSbre; the privileges and elec
pet bushel
SEED WHEAT
Fulghrum & Texas
Two and three
Poulid Bagging
Ducker & Bulttnan
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Hons committee was understood to
have heen discussed. According: to
present plans the committee inquiry
'would be started in January but prob
ably confined at first to a recount of
the Michigan ballots, which will be
brought here in the original boxes,
with j^oil books, clerk's tally sheets
and offcei documents. Examination
of witnesses wil not begin until Mr. j
Xewberry's trial in Michigan has been '
closed.
CARPENf IER BEATS
BfOt&TT IN BOUT
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Anglo-French Prize Fight WOhj
By Frenchman > j
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London. Dec. 5.?Experts in com-j
menting on last night's fight in which i
Georges Carpentier, of France, knock- j
ed out Joe Beckett of England, in j
the first round concur in saying the j
victory went to the best man on ac- j
count of his speed and cleverness.
SOCIALISTS WANT !
SOVIET RULE!
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Meeting at Letpsic Shows Bol-j
strfcvlk Tendencies
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Leipsic, Dec. 5.?sThe congress of j
independent Socialists in session here
yesterday, unanimously adopted a pro- J
gram declaring the Soviet system m ;
Germany. ,
FRANCE PAYS BILLS!
American Government Will Pay!
v Twelv* MiHioii Francs
Washington, \Dec. 4.?Un'd'er an j
agreement with the war department ]
liquidation commission, France under- j
takes to. sei tie .all claims and con- j
troversies. against the United States'
arising from American activities in j
France during the war, the war de- j
partmen't announced today. In return
the government will pay France 12,- j
000,000 francs and an additional pay-1
ment later if the claims exceed the j
original payment.
Members of "the commission expect1 j
to sail for New York December 5.
Sale of the army transport McClcl-j
lan to the/Fre'nch government for 2.- j
025,000 francs was announced today i
by the war department.
The McCleTl?n, formerly the British j
steamer Port Victor has a gross ton- !
nage of 3,006 tons, and was built in j
1885 at Newcastle, England. She was!
purchased by the government for use!
aS transport t during ihe Spanish
American war.
Carnegie Library Xotes.
The following books have been re
ceived and are ready for circulation:
Rinehfart: Amazing Interlude.
Daisy Ashford: Young Visitor.
Richard Cabot: Social Work.
Wright, "H. B.: Re-creation of Brian
Kent.
.Marshall. Archibald: The Clintons.
Rinehart: Dangerous Days.
Rmeiiart: Love Stories.
.Tolstoi: Anna Karenina.
Kingsley: Yeast.
? Joseph Hergesheimer: .Java Head.
Chamberlain. G.. A.: White Man.
-Ian Hay: The Last Million.
Richard Cabot: Layman's Hand
book of Medicine.
Russell, A. R.: Inventions of. the
Great War.
Kipling: Years Between.
Trollope: The Warden.
Marshall: Exton Manor.
Locke, Wm. J.: Far Away Stories.
Wells. H. G.: The Undying Fire.
Crosby, P. L.: Between Shots.
.Ross: Russia in UpheavaL
The following children's books, pre
sented by Mr. G. W. Kr?ker:
Richard BarVnim Series.
Lightfoot. the Leaping Goat.
Tinkle, the Trick Pony.
Dido, the Dancing Rear.
Turn-Turn, the Jolly Elephant.
SJicko, the jumping Squirrel.
Beginning Monday. December 8th,
the library will be open between the
hours of four and six P. m. instead of
5-7 p. m. as formerly. These hours
are adopted for the convenience of
the public while the present regula-1
lions regarding the use of light and
fuel are in force. I
.Nlarriage Liceiises.
, Colored?Hezekiah Brunsen,' of
We'dge.field and Cornelia Blakely, of
Wedgefield.
Fletcher London. Sumter and
Viola McMillan. Sumter.
? Johnnie Gre>ri. Sumter and Essie
RAILWAY SERV
ICE REDUCED
Coal Shortage Causes Trains to
Be Discontinued
Chicago, Dec. 4.?Another stand
still in plans looking to an end of the
soft coal miners' strike marked the
34th day of non-pr?duction of coal in
most nnibn mines of the nation, as
the government prepared for a grand
jury investigation at Indianpolis and
prosecution of miners, operators or
others for violation of the federal in
junction or for obstruction of pro
duction in violation of the Lever act.
The mines that have been idle vir
tually all of the tirne since the strike
started November 1 continued so to
day although for two days there
have be'eIi reports of return to work
of small numbers of men in scattered
localities. "Production h?d increased
somewhat it appeared but in much of
the nation the reserve stocks were
being reduced so rapidly that a vir
tual famine existed in many com
munities of a number of States and
drastic action was taken by railroad
and fuel officials.
Them ost drastic order ^T1^ the day
was the-order for a reduction in rail
road passenger service of one-third in
"train miles in the/ north, central and
southwestern railroad regions." The
order means cancellation of more
trains, curtailment of luxury equip
ment and increase of cars for trains
remaining in service. There is to be
no suspension of express . or mail
trains, however. ? \
Industries continued to close, more
drastic conservation rules were made
in many Stales and cities and a num
ber of State executives took action in
tended to aid in relieving the acute
shortage.
While the larger mining corpora
tions announced at Washington that
they had agreed to pay the miners
slightly more than the 14 per cent,
wage advance promulgated by Fuel
Administrator Oarfield, the operators
were skid to be a wiling the. result of
the government's legal action at In
dianpolis.
1. C. Wells, editor of a coal trade
publication, announced in Chicago
that private advices from Washington
were to the effect that operators were
considering a 25 per cent advance to
the miners' elimination of Dr. Gar
field's plan, and an advance in cost of
about 30 cents a ton to consumers. No
announcement of consideration of stich
a plan was made in Washington.
Governor Gardner of Missouri an
nounced the seizure by the State of
15 mines in that State. Mining with
X'olunteers under troop protection,
similar to the system used in-' Kan
sas, will be undertaken.
Governor Cox of Ohio called a meet
ing for tomorrow of Ohio miners and
operators in an effort to settle the
strikfc in that State.
Governors Shoup of Colorado, M."
Kelvie of Nebraska and Carey, of
Wyoming:, at a conference in Denver,
called on the national fuel adminis
tration to appoint administrators m
each State, the same request made by
governors of seven States in confer
ence in Chicago last Sunday.
Governor Sleeper of Michigan
sought to arrange an opening of mines
in that State on a basis of the Gar
ifield 14 per cent advance tempor
arily, any further further increase to
await final settlement. Operato-s
;agreed that coal mined under such:
an arrangement would not be shipped
from Michigan.
Volunteer miners under troops pro
tection wil start work tomorrow in
Oklahoma.
Kansas volunteers were hampered
by rain that froze as it fell. Tn ihai
Statt- the governor has received w.ir.l
that a iuel famine exists in 75 towns.
Municipal wood piles are in operation
in many towns.
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At Billings. Mont.. schools and
theaters were ordered closed today
and stores went on a seven hour basis.
. John C. Lewis, president, and John
"Say, secretary of the Iowa district of
mine workers, were arrested today on
citations of contempt issued at In
dianpolis.
State troops were ordered with
drawn from the Trinidad. Col., district
today.
Non-essential industries generally
are cut off from all fuel except enough
to prevent fire and freezing.
The Chicago packers were today or
dered to arrange for a common cold
storage plant and shut down others.
Denver today adopted drastic re
strictions on business and industry
similar tot hose ordered in Chicago
vesterday.
THE fi?NS ?N?ER
SlAND FORCE ONLY
i Coercion Necessary to Make ?
Germans Sign Protocol
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! Paris. Dec. 5.?Coercion is the,
] only argument likely to make an im- j
i pression upon the Germans and in-!
j duce them to sign the peace treaty |
[protocol, according to newspapers'
j which declared that this conclusion j
i had been reached at a secret session j
i of the council of five yesterday which j
[Marshall Foch attended. The Petit
j Parisien says Germany considers she
j has gone toe far. and an unofficial J
; note received from Berlin announced j
j that new negotiators would soon !
! leave for Versailles.
THE COAL INQUIRY I
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j Federal Grand Jury Called toI
Make iTivestigation
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j Indiapolis. Dec. 4.?Upon the
; heels of its institution of contempt
i proceedings against officials of the
j United Mine Workers of America, the
(government has taken steps to broad
! en . the scope of its prosecutions in
j connection with the strike of coal
j miners and will investigate alleged
j violations of the Lever fuel control
j acT and the Sherman anti-trust law
by miners, operators and others.
United States District Judge A. B.
, Anderson today obtained a special,
j session of the federal grand jury here j
' next Monday morning and immediate- !
: ly a herward a statement wa9 given J
j out by United States District Attor
} ney L. Ert. Slack and Dan W. Simms,
i special district attorney who is aiding
I in the injunction proceedings declar
i ing that the time has arrived to de
I termine "whether this is a govern
j ment of law or a group of m.lr>." /
J This morning six officials of the
? United Mine Workers of America who
j yesterday were charged with criminal
1 contempt for alleged violation of the
j federal courts injunction against the
i strike, appeared at the federal build
! ing and furnished bond of $10,00??
j each for their appeernce in court
I next Tuesday. They were John L.
i Lewis, acting president jf the organ
iiza.tioi; William Green, secretary
I treast rer; Ellis Searles, editor of The
j Mine Workers' Journal: Percy Tet
! tlow. statistician, and Edward Stew
? art and William Mitch, officials of
j District No. 11.
j The charges against 7S other "iin
! ers' representatives of violation of the
irjnoc*ion wer^ printed ana certified
today and copies were being mailed
tonight to alii court districts in which
defendants reside. It was stated that
as soon as thh; information is received
in the various districts, capiases tvjII
j be issued for the arrest of men named
; in the charges and removal proceed
! ings to procure their appearnce in
L court here will be instituted.
!"; The grand jury investigation, called
I primarily to deal with charges'against
! coal operators, will cover all phases
i of the controversy in the coal indus
I try and will be nationwide in its scope,
! it was stated. The statement (of gov
! ernrhent attorneys brought out that
j the .investigation was intended not
{ only to furnish relief in the present
j coal, crisis but that the government
j expects to prosecute all violators of
I the law and will see that they suffer
j the penalties provided by law. The
.Lever law carries a penalty of S5.0O01
fine or imprisonment not to exceed
two years in the penitentiary. It was
stated that the determination to be
[ gin the grand jury investigation came
I as a result of disclosures, in the pro ?
j codings against the miners' leaders.
I which tended to show that the coal
{ operators as well as the miners were
I in conspiracy to violate the Lever law.
j Agents of the department of justice
j two 'weeks-ago started an investiga
j tion of alleged violation of the Sher
I man anti-trust law by operators, and
1 the evidence collected by them has
been added to that secured in previous
investigation of the miners.
ITALIAN STRIKE
COMES TO END
Rome, Dec. 5.?The order for the
discontinuance of the general strike
has been generally obeyed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
White?Belton Odom, Alcolu, and
Roberta Hodge, Alcolu.
Colored?Caz McFadden. Brogdon.
and Rebecca James. Brogdon; Rob-'
ert. Herriot. Snmter. and Rebecca
Young. Sumter; Albert Sims, Oswego,
gnd Rebecca, Hagood, Oswego.
ALLIES ALLOTTING
PRE-WAR DEBTS
Supreme Council Assigns Share
to Jugo-Slavia
Paris. Dec. 5.?The amount of the
share of the pre-war debt of Austria-j
Hungary tu be borne by .lugo-Slavin :
was considered by the supreme coun-i
cil todav.
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Mexico Short on Toys.
Mexico City, Nov. 2".?The ap- !
proach of Christmas finds a dearth of!
toys in Mexico with no .apparent
means for greatly increasing the sup- j
ply. in former years Germany has
provided unlimited number of giro- .
cracks which found ready sales here j
but this source of supply was closed
by the war. Other cofrn tries have
been slow in entering this held of in
dustrial activity. United States man
ufacturers have shown intentions of j
putting their toys on the market, here
but the goods have not arrived in
appreciable amounts.
The buyers of toys in Mexico have j
a special liking for novelty designs, j
"such as dolls that dance when a string i
is pulled. They prefer what is j
known to the trade as the "active
toy.
House Rents High in Mexico.
Mexico City, Nov. 20.?House rents
in Mexico City are four times higher
than in the United States, according
to figures issued recently by the de
partment of Commerce and Indus
try. Newspapers commenting on such
high prices say that there has been a
fifty percent incerase in rents in ihe I
past two years.
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Inventing m Farm Loan Mortgages.
New York, Dee. 5.?Information
showing that more than $1,000,000.
000 of life insurance company asset's
are now invested in farm mortgage
loans and that an increasingly larger
proportion of polieyholders' funds rs
being invested in furthering agricul
ture in this way was presented to
th' Association of Life Insurance
Presidents here today by Louis Brew
ing, Treasurer of the Union Central
Life Insurance Society of Cincinnati.
Such investment he argued, will ae'
a leading and positive factor in the
pending agricultural readjustment
from war to peace conditions. ?
"Life Insurance companies which,
either in whole or in part, invest their
.?Liiual increase of assets in farm
loans." he said, "are not .only true to
the interests of their policy holders
but are also of inestimable service to
the country at large in contributing
to the agricultural developmem^by
stimulating increased production of
the necessities of life, grain and
meat for food, hides for shoes, wool
and cotton for clothing and hemp for
rope to strangle tne I. W. W.'s and
Bolshevists."
Central Atlantic, Southwestern and
Northwestern States are, said Mr.
Vreilling. the favorite fields for in
vest ment of life insurance funds in
farm loans. The principal companies
had placed $85?),24^,000 ' in fartn
mortgages in these sections.
Mrs. Leon Scott Entertains.
Mrs. Leon Scott has issued invita
tions to a card party to be given on
Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss
Louise Carson whose marriage to Mr.
Edward H. Martin takes places on De
cember the tenth, at the hbme of her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. E. Scott Car
son on North Main St. _ = |
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President
O. L. YATES,
Cashier
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The next time you meet your most
successful acquaintance ask him to
tell you how he succeeded. "Hard
work, my boy,", he will reply. "Hard
work and thrift."
Then see you can recall an in
stance where hard work and thrift,
had left the thrifty worker with little,
of succef^s in his hands.
The thrift stamp has: been the
means of accumulating many a "Nest
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But a savings account In this bank^
.vill yield equally as good returns. If
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8-3-3?SUMTER TOBACCO GROWER," for Tobacco.
4-7 1-2 1-2?"SUMTER TOP DRESSER," for General Crops, where Nitrate of Soda has heretofore been used.
We shall be pleased to explain the above SPECIAL brands and quote prices on same upon request.
Material is very scarce this season and we urgently request that you cover your require
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GEO. D. SHORE, President J. P. BOOTH. Vice President E. A. TTSDALE, Treasurer and Manager.