Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE SUMTEK WATCHMAN, Establis Consolidated Aug. 2,1 NORFOLK AND WESmSTRKE Brotherhood of Trainmen Deter mined To Tie Up All Traf fic On Road OFFICIALS SAY STRIKE IS ILLEGAL I'Mail Trains Will Be Operated Bat No Freight or Passenger Traffic Possible j ' Ronaoke, Va., April 2.?Officials of] the Brotherhood ;bf {Railway Train-j - ,fpen. announced today that the mem bers of that organization wouM ad-i > here,to the decision ? to withdrawi _ from, the service of the Xorfoik '?S? Western Railroad at 4 o'clock this af ternoon. They claimed that condi i ticns on the road have been rendered unsafe by; the strike of the clerks and that passenger and \ freight traffic would be tied up by nig^t, although *mail trains would be operated. The railroad officials said that par tial reports indicated that ten thous-i <and men are ori strike and that a con ference would be hjeldi this afternoon: to try to settle the controversy./ LEE OF UNION CON DEMNS STRIKE President of Brotherhood De clares Action of Norfolk Trainmen Illegal Cleveland, April 2.?President Lee, ?f the Brotherhood of Railway Train men wired Roanoke Ui.*on officials to day that the proposed strike of train ?men is illegal and that the union would protect and support the cort Vract with the Norfolk. & Western Hailroad. GOSSETTS TO BE TRIED FOR RAPE Sensational Criminal Case to Be Heard in Abbeviile Next Week f?r*?-- i i . - : Columbia, April 3.?The Gossett Soys, who are to be tried in Abbe ville next.week on a charge of crim inal assault, have been removed f rom t the State penitentiary. Officers at the j pen refuse to state where the men j have been taken. Columbia, April 3.?John and Ken neth Gossett, the two Anderson coun ty boys charged with assault on two young white women of the town of Abbeville, are to be tried at a special! ?term of court beginning Monday in Abbeville, . over which Judge Sease j will preside. It is understood the two men will | not be taken to Abbeville until after a motion for a change in venue is made. This will be done as soon as the court is called Monday. Solicitor Black well, according to advices from Abbeville, will resist the motion for the change, but he states that if the judge grants the motion* he will then ask that the case be tried at Lau rens. The two men were given a prelimi nary^hearing in Abbeville last Th?rs- | day and were bound over to the cir cuit court. Bonham and Price, of GrernviJle, are attorneys for the Gossett boys. This law firm was secured by the young men shortly after they were placed in the State penitentiary in Co lumbia. The two men did not appear at their preliminary trial in Abbeville, their presence being waived. The so licitor of the' 11th judicial" circuit, j George Bell Timmermari, of Lexing ton, has b^en employed by the prose-i cution to assist Solicitor ; Blackwelt j of Laurens. ,If Judge Sease refuses the motion! for change of venue, the men will bej presented to the grand jury. The two ! Gossetts are charged with criminal as-! sault, the alleged assault having been! committed on a Sunday in March. _ I FIGHTING IN POLAND j Bolshevists Launch Attacks On Duena River ?_ j ..Warsaw. April 3.?The Bolsheviki; have launched attacks on both sidesi of the Duena river, apparently be-' ginhing their threatened drive on the J northern front, designed to carry j them in the direction of Vilna. j Fighting is reported to be particuar Iy severe in the Lake Osveiva region.; BLOODSHED OC CURS IN CHINA; Troops Mutiny In Amoy And Kill Two Hundred Amoy, China. April 2.?Two hun dred soldiers were killed and many wounded in mutiny of troops in An hni province. The fighting is contin uing and the inhabitants are fleeing in tenor. hed April, 1850. "Be Just 881. 'RAILROADS AND I UNIONS DISAGREE Negotiations for New Wage Scale Broken Off Without Agreement DISPUTE REFERRED TO RAILROAD BOARD I _______ Commission to Be Appointed By " President Wilson Will Pass On Question - J Washington. April 2.?Wage nego tiations between conference commit tees representing the railroads and the unions were broken off tonight when the railroad representatives de clined to continue consideration of .demands which have been estimated [to total $1,000,000,000, unless the public was givei| a voice in the pro ceedings. Under the provision of the trans portation act the wage controversy now will be referred to the railroad wage commission arbitration ap pointed by President Wilson. The law wider which the commission .will be appointed provides for three rep resentatives of the public on this board. i ., E. T. Whiter, chairman of the railL way executives' conference committee announced the decision in a statement which said the two sides were in dis agreement as to the provisions of the transportation act. The representa tives were said to hold that the law contemplated an agreement' between the railroads and the employees prior to any opportunity for participation by representatives of the public. The railroad committeemen held that such an agreement might be reached but they did not believe that "congress ever contemplated that a controversy invovling so great an addition to transportation cost and in which the public therefore is so vitally interest ed should be disposed of by direct negotiations. Mr. Whiter's statement said in ! part: "The representatives of the ' rail roads take the position that they could not assume the responsibility of adding such a burden to the costs of transportation which are necessarily borne by the public, without the full knowledge and consent of the public, through its representatives and that they must .therefore, decline the re quest and let the entire matter be dis posed of as provided in the transpor tion act.1 "This menas that the controversy pnust be submitted to the railroad la bor board to be appointed by the President, in accordance with the terms of the law. on which the pub lic witl have three representatives, the employees thre^ and the railroad managements three. We invited the committee representing the em ployees to join with us in the forma tion of a committee to prepare data : on the various aspects of the subject which we feel must ultimately be presented to the labor board in any event, with a view of expediting the I disposition of this difficult problem, j They declined to join us in the form-? ' ation of, such a committee. They j have announced their intention of ap ; pealing to the labor board." TRACHOMA COM MITTEE MEETING Eye Specialists to Draft Pro gram to Control Disease Columbia. April 3.?Dr. Edward F. Parker, of Charleston, chairman of a special committee appointed to study the trachoma situation in South Caro lina, has called a special meeting of the committee to be held in Columbia next Friday for the purpose of draft ing some sort of program for control of trachoma and felliculosis. The meeting will be held in the Columbia offices of the State board of health, and the call for the meeting is being sent through the board offices. The committee is composed of Dr. Parker. Dr. P. V. Mikell,. E. R. WiJ" son, Sumter; Dr. Martin Creek. Spar tanburs,'; Dr. W. H. Xardjn, Ander son. There has been considerable dispute as to whether trachoma or folliculosis of the eye has been the disease seen in a number of cases and common in some sections of the State recently. Xewborry county suffered worse than any othe r section during the last year. Some definite plan of action with re gard to handling this disease will be adopted by the committee which meets here next Friday. FREIGHT EMBARGO AT CHICAGO Strike of St. Paul Switchman Suspends Traffic Chicago. April 3?Freight traffic on the St. Paul Railroad here is at a standstill as the result of the strike of a thousand switchmen. An embar go has been placed on the acceptance of all freight shipments <>n the line. .\ general strike of the yardmen in the Chicago district will be called, union officials declare, uhless wages are iiu reased and other demands met. 3?> mm and Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou A SUMTES,, S. C, WEDNI boll weevils gain in southeast -? [Rapid Advance Noted In South! i ? "* ! Carolina?Infection Is Spreading | I Wasliington, April 5.?Boll weevil j infestation gained in the cotton belt j except Arkansas and Texas last year, and is now approaching the limits of cotton production on the northern edge of the belt, the Depa.rtment of I Agriculture reports. Approximately 04,500 square miles became infested during the year, the! ? most important development being j I the very rapid advance northward! j along the eastern portion of the line of infestation in Tennessee, Georgia, 1 J South Carolina and North Carolina, j ! West of the Mississippi river . there j was comparatively little change from! the previous year's line of infestation.! A slight recession occurred entirely across Arkansas. The weevil lost : ground in Arkansas to the extent of 5.300 square miles. About 115,000 square miles remain uninfested.: The weevil was found to occur in the mountains of Arizona on a, -wild cotton plant, but has not yet attacked the cultivated cotten in that State. It was found in Eddy county, . New Mexico, in 1913, but evidently "failed j to become established under the ad-; verse conditions prevailing in that dis-i trict and no specimens were found! there during 1919. ' \ \ gossett trial has begunj Special Term of Court Opened In Abbeville Today, Greenwood. S. C, April 5.?The spe cial session of the courfl.at Abbeville j for the trial of John and Kenneth Gossett, whites, qharged with attack ing two prominent white girls began this morning. * plan to fi nance china ! J- ; i j Japan Proposes Combination of Great Powers ! { I Shanghai, April 5.?Japanese bank | ers desire to enter into a consortium j in which the United States, Great I Braintain and France are to ta*c? a j dominant position in financing China, j according to> .Thomas W, Lamon' Iten^rownedIn savannah river I - 1 Shocking Tragedy Near Lown desville on Easter Sunday i _ j j Anderson, S. C. April 5.?Ten i young people were drowned Sunday ? by the overturning of a flat boat- in I the Savannah river near Lowndes ! ville. Robert Bradsjiaw escaped to j the Georgia side. No bodies have j been recovered. ! greenwood and chester gain _ ! South Carolina Cities Show Growth In Population _ I j Washington, April 3.?The follow-i j ing census returns were made public j i tonight: I J Chester, S. C-, 5.557; increase SOS.1 ; cr 16.9 per cent. j Greenwood, S. C. 8,703; increase; ; 2,0S9, cr 31.6 per cent over 1910. big burglary i in atlanta! _ j ?Robbers Get Away With Nearly! Thirty Thousand Dollars j j Atlanta, April 5.?Approximately] '$20,000 in jewelry and $8,000 cash; 'and checks were obtained by1 robbers, 'who looted the Chamberlain-Johnson-; j DuBose Comany. state dog tax j New License Law Not Effective; Until 1921 Columbia, April 5.?The new dogj jtax in South Carolina will not be ef- j j fective until January. 1921, accord-; ! ing to an opinion rendered by the At-! ! torney General at the request of the; ; Comptroller General. The tape was! [provided in an act of the 1920 Legis lature. The Attorney General states' [that the penal clause will not become j effective until January 1. 1922. Thoj new tax is $1.25 per dog. It replaces! the old capitation tax of fifty cents, i The Comptroller General asked for; this opinion to assist in preparing the! tax machinery to lake care of this' new assessment. palmer is hunting votes Attorney General Opens Cam paign In Georgia Washington. April 5.?Attorney General Palme-- has frone to Georgia to :open his campaign for the Presi dential nomination, j ! inns't at be tliy Country's, Thy God's a 3SDAY, APRLI 7, 1920 CRIMINAL LUNA TICS AT LARGE Armed Posse Scouring Missis- j sippi Bottoms Near Chester, j i Illinois Chester, 111. April 5.?An armed j posse is scouring the Mississippi bot- j toms for eight of the fifteen escaped j inmates of the asylum who escaped} last night. The authorities say the | men were the most dangerous in the institution. Several have been cap-! tured. Officials say the escape was; planned by negroes who beat thej keeper into unconsciousness, took the' keys and liberated their companions, j BOYS' REF0RMA- ! TORY INQUIRY j Legislative Committee Will Be gin Work at Florence . Columbia, April 5.?Senator Pearee! of Richanland. and Senator McColl.' of Marlboro, Representative Hughes of Marion; Bellamj'. of Beaufort, and Anderson, of Florence, compose a leg islative commission which will begin an important probe tomorrow of the boys' reformatory at Florence. The members of the commission who live away from Florence will leave their homos for that city tins afternoon. A representative of the Attorney Gener al's office in Columbia will also prob ably assist in the investigation. Members of the commission state that the situation at the reformatory is serious. The institution is in debt and it is also stated that there is some doubht as to the validity of the titles to some of its land. The re formatory faces a deficit of approxi mately $85.000, and the recent legis lature appropriated about half this amount to cover the debt. The com mission will have to determine to what uses the money appropriated can be used. It is stated that the situation which is culminating, in this investigation, brought about the recent change in the administration of the reformatory COMMISSIONS TO BE APPOINTED Governor Cooper Will Name Sev eral Important Boards Columbia* ApriL ?. ? Governor Ccoper will' have several very impor tant commissions to appoint on his return this week to the capital',, from New York, where he has been with the Comptroller General, to look into the money market with a view to borrowing funds on which to operate the State for a larger part of 192<>. One of the important appointments which the Governor will have to make is the State Board of Eudaction. the entire personnel of which goes out of office this year The Governor will appoint seven members of the board, one for each congressional district, before the next meeting of the board, which is in June. The members of the present board will probably be re appointed. The present members are: , J. N. Nathans, Charleston; W. J. McGarity, Aiken: S. J. Derrick. New berry; H. N. Snyder, Spartanburg; E. A. Montgomery. Blacksburg; W. L. Brooker, Florence; S. H. Edmunds, Sumter. - Another important commission, which will be named immediately on the Governor's return, is the new State Highway Commission. The Governor had expected to make the appointment of this commission last week, but his plans did not material ise He has been considering a num ber of important citizens for this commission, and it is stated that he will announce his selections as soon as he returns to his office. SOLDIER RE LIEF MEASURES All Bills Referred to Sub Com mittees by House Ways and Means Committee s Washington, April 5.?The house ways and means committee has re-' ferred all pending soldier relief meas ures to five sub-committees. HOSPITAL CONDI TIONS CORRECTEE Surgeon General of Army Makes Report on Asheville Hos pital Washington. April ?The condi tion of the army general hospital at Oteen. N. C. has been corrected, Sur- j geon General Ireland, of the War De partment announced today. REVOLUTION BREW ING IN IRELAND Armed Uprising Is Expected Against British Govern ment Dublin, April 5. ? While reports of the burning of police barracks con tinue to come in from many places the general opinion is that there will be an uprising in Ireland. 1 nd Truth's." THE TRUE S< FRENCH ARE READY TO MOVE Will Order Invasion of Ruhr Re gion Unless Germans Withdraw Paris. April 8.?French military measures have forced the Germans toj withdraw their troops and the Ruhrj basin is in the hands of Marshal Foch, | it is said at the foreign office. French1 troops are ready to move forward un- j less the Germans promptly withdraw,; says a Wiesbaden dispatch. SAVE MONEY ON MEAT People to Be Shown How to Live Well On Less Money Washington, April 4.?It is ex pected that by proper utilization of the less costly meat cuts today, which iS the first day of "Save Money on Meat" Week in the Southern States, and Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia and the District of Co lumbia, consumers will effect enor mous saving without injuring the re tailer or wholesaler or decreasing the price paid to the farmer for his live stock. ! Agricultural colleges, hotels, motion I picture theatres, community centers, newspapers, retailers, wholesalers, lecturers, demonstrators, and other I persons and agencies are co-operat | ing to bring the value, economy and palatability of the less expensive meat cuts, particularly those of the fore quarter, to the attention of. the peo ple. I Although the finest hotels are serv ing meat dishes made from the less expensive , portions,, many house wives are neglecting them. A con siderable part of the farmer's meat animal finds no market with the con sumer, and -is sometimes actually wasted and often is chopped up and sold to sausage makers or other whole salers instead of being used for indi vidual purposes in the most economic form. Distribution has been retard ed, thus increasing shrinkage, over head expenses and waste. The Bu reau of Markets of the United States Department of Agriculture has reach ed the conclusion that a wider con sumption of forequarter -meat would help reduce the cost of living and low er the level of retail meat prices. It is expected that the campaign wHfr eliminate much" waste and delay in distribution with resulting econ j omy. The consumer will save money j and a market for every part of the j farmer's meat animal will be created I The first "Save Money on Meat?' j week has been held very successfully in nine other populous states. In one large city the retailers have agreed to set aside every Thursday indefinitely for featuring the, less costly cuts. Ex I hibitions of meat cutting have been ; staged at \-arious praces. Domestic I scientists and extension directors are j aiding in the work. It was found in the nine states of the First Zone that chuck and brisket ! were among the ^nost popular cuts, j The clod, plate and shank are all pal I a table when properly prepared. Nev | er has there been so great a spread as j recently between the price of hind | quarters, whence comes the populai I steaks, and forequarters, which con j sist mainly* of the less costly cuts, the I only exception being the portion from I which prime roast beef is taken, j In some cities particular cuts will be featured on specific days, at low I prices determined by the Fair Price Commissioner. Among the cuts or i dishes which have been featured are chuck, chuck steak, pot roast, cross ribs of beef, breast of veal, breast of lamb, round steak, plate beef, veal -shoulder and veal shank, lamb hearts, hamburger, etc. The campaign is gathering momen tum each day. It is expected that the south and other states in the same zone with it will make an excellent showing since the Fair Price work in these states is espesially well organ ized. The public now has a great oppor tunity. FLOOD CONTINUES AT CHATTANOOGA Tennessee River Still Slowly Rising Chattanooga. April 5.?The Tennes see river is still rising slowly, but ft is thought will now begin to recede this afternoon. The sudden fall in temperature brought with it snow. Several hundred inhabitants who were forced out of their homes arc well tak en care of. and the city has the situa tion in hand. COLUMBIA PEA NUT OIL MILL Plant Will Be Completed By June 1st _ i Cclumbia. April ?Work is being, rushed on the new Carolina Panut Oil Company's plant here, and it is .-.rated that the plant will be in opera tion lw June l"lh. This will prove :i great stimulant to the raising of peanuts in South Carolina, much needed, it is said, in the fare of the: boll weevil's progress._. ^_ 1 DUTHROX, [SOUTH MEMO] Columbia, April^s peal has been ad< ty chairmen of the-1 morial by Governor^ ing them to get hi paign to collect $40<M pie of the State to building in comm< heroic dead who gav? that liberty might live Renewed interest fested in the solicit particularly as pract are out of the way, ties already have scribed their quotas. /, The commission has?j on an intensive camt April 19th and termil to raise the remainder-^ needed to supplement, propraited by the Stx all the counties are "drive," and ex-Gover* ning, vice-chairman of? sion, is in the Piedmont^ lining up some of the cox According to the h? the commission here, are very bright for win* campaign by May 1st. ' The following is a let Governor: "Thougr this letter is. you personally, it is inter for you, but for those you in the memorial 01 for the people at large o?* try. ' "More than twelve General Assembly;, heart of Soiith Car< first step looking for 1 a State memorial to i ?ands of men and womffj^1; who rendered service'dur^jjr" war. Only a part of the? sary was madeavaflab^:from ??X? Treasury, the plan being for the ] of the State by voluntary to supplement the one anndredfjl mnd dollars provided for by t?ifi^ aral Assembly. Upon a niomentffl reflection the reason for this! w11^ .he7' apparent to you. Had all the monfy needed for the memorial beenjr?^t:, by taxation, the structure w.ould^fc^fi^ ^ost some of its valuable charla^j^s* tics, for taxation is highly unpersonal, and largely inexpressive;- of any;*$&t* . (ticular wish.qnj the par^.-,?j?-^^gt^ payer as to the purposes the money is to be expendec "Six months or more,ago,j paign for popular ' subscrij announced; four hundred iollars being the sum agreed uj Approximately one hundred, thot iollars has been subscribed. For :1 rious reasons the 4qampaign oushed to a speedjr termination, of us had just experienced m ither campaigns; we were resting,.-td?,^ from the fatigue of high pressure in cident to the war and necessary fdr ts conduct. It is, however, not nec essary for me to el?boratae on this phase of the situation. "The issue we now face is this: .We must raise the four hundred thousand dollars. The purpose of this letter is merely to refresh your memory^ to recall to you and through you, to the toeople of your county, the fact-that this memorial:is to be ereted and "for-' iver stand as one of the tokens of our undying appreciation, of our ever lasting gratitude for the service 'ren dered by our fellow Carbliriians. "The oth^r 'drives' are now over,' and we have rested from our nervous tension. We have passed through, a rear of unparalleled fninacial earn ings, and have every reason to believe that prosperity, formerly scarcely' dreamed of, will be vouchsafed to us for many years to come. Shall we, so . happily situated as this, hesitate even for a few days when asked to raise money, a small amount of money, - for a memorial. Shall we swell our bank accounts, add to our luxuries, expand our pleasures and have never a gift in memory of those who gave their lives? "The memory is necessary. The State must find means for expressing 'itself, else it stagnates, and memorials are a means of expression. The me morial will be erected; I am sure of that, because I know the history .of South 'Carolinians. As a symbol it shall be raised, as a token of affec tion and as a perennial inspiration ft will ever stand. "I wish to urge that you give your time and thougrt to the completion of this campaign. April 19-30 are the I dates selected for finishings the task. I Just present the cause to your fellow I citizens, and the remainder, I am sure, will be easv." - l l ! Business Change. I Dr. C. P. Osteen and associates have ! acquired the entire holdings of Mr. W. A. Bryan in the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. The business will be continued at the same stand under the ! management of Mr. George W. ; Hutcheson. who has been connected ! with this business many years, and who has been president and treasurer of the company since the reorganisa tions about two and a half years ago, or)'account of the death of Mr. James H. Chandler, ore of the founders of the firm and for many ears its man ager and principal owner. The busi ness will be continued along the same progessive lines that has always char acterized it and with increased finan cial resources arrd enlarged capital will be better able to meet all the de mauds of its patrons.