Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

SHE SOFTER WATCHMAN, Establis Consolidated Aug. 2, 1 GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE - Some People Misunderstand the Proposition?Others Cir culate Misleading Re ports A' jrrominent citizen of the Hagood section informed one of the committee in charge of the *2,500,000 bond issue for hard isurfaced highways that there " is serious misunderstanding abound JSagood as to the distance the ten imam highways win extend from Sum mer, and that the general impression prevails that therfe will be construct ed; ten separate roads of only ten miles ?in length, and that .this misunder standing has developed serious oppos ... Bion. - It appears that one of the speakers lit the "Ifcembert meeting was misun i??rstooil. He said that the Sumter Permanent Road Commission *tee to it that each of the ten ts constituting the main highway an is given its pro rata amount of mileage in construction each year, its prdiata share of the funds ilaole each year?and that no sec of the county traversed by . the or possibly more roads of the tin highway system will he dis iina?ed against. 7 .For aiustration:"' If the first year construction it is found that, say, KH*;-can be spent, then each ot] ten roads will have spent thereon _ f 70.90. If it is found,7 that .ne hun fifred m?es can be constructed In any Qpi?e y^r then ten miles>of roads will : i.e hnilt each year on the ten main h &h ways, "ebnstituimg the main high-l -^say- system of approximately 121 j . afeHes fo be constructed from the $2, 50V;?00 bond issue, and that from the : , iaore than $500;0'00 'dollars' additional ^ be available from the United States government aid, automobile special ;-tex,' and the extra two mill levy in tScvery comity in the State for good Staid?, all of this aggregating during e three years necessary, or possibly - tjciur years, to construct the. main ' ^igh^ay system, possibly $500,090. tfcai additional mileage, that ? is more [ $y 4i? fell"'121 miles will be constructed. ? E$ch of the ten roads of the pro W':|K!f?tr 121 miles of highways, as $^S/^Bpi telow, will he constructed &?r;through to the county limits on ^ry side where trunk; lines are nec tryrand on every one of the; roads fth the $2,oO?,000 bond-issue, the Sleage' eac^year of construction will the same: - .|3JBS ppp^negjj^JPtw4he bond issue; <N^iaS^^jSfl8Bpp^e, report that j |fce roads will be^only nine feet wide*: is generally conceded that arn-ini ^fmiim width of 16 feet can be construc pte.for 121 m?es for the funds aeriv /rom the 52,500,000 bond issue. >r^h>Se who are industriously circulat r;"-ffeg: erroneous reports ought to come .^x&t to the meetings called by the ad ^^oc?tes xjY the bond issue and make ";?e ? of their statements in open ^fneeting. . Outline of Main Highway System Miles j Wg??o3A to Manning to county line 9 - Road to Mayesville. 9. |gfeoad to Wedgefield_.... 10 % Road to Stateburg .......... 13 .^5oad, Myers* store to Kershaw " County line.17 Sfcoa? to Bishopville . 10 -Slack River road to Trinity ch. 22 ]Road to Oswego......10 ; jfcoad to Pinewod?.-.12 Boad to PacksvflJe '..... 8% The parts of roads not extending to r county lines will be cogdtrocted by additional mileage-'to the county lines or through- other/sections from addi tional funds secured from Uhited, States federal aid; and- from automo bile, tax receipts and from the two % toill levy required of every/ county if or good roads by the last legislature. AVIATION FORCE IS DEPLETED Only One Squadron Can he Used In Forest Observation Washington, April 28?Because of depleted personnel only one aviation squadron will be detailed for forest observation,- the War Department an nounces. "WOMAN KILLER CONFESSES Mystery of Death of Young Tel ephone Operator Solved Pontiac Mich, April 28?Anson Best has confessed that he murdered Miss ?Vera Schneider, a telephone supervis or, whose body was found Sunday jmoraing. according to Prosecutor Glenn C. Gillespie. DEATH FOLLOWS SIN oping Couple Commit Suicide at Utica New York Utica, X. Y.. April 2S-?-Mrs Frank Bruno, of Cleveland, died here today jLs'/the result of taking poison tablets. A. few minutes later Nick tTalatto, K ith whom she is said to have eloped, Committed suicide. The woman left fa-husband and three small children Ein cSg^?nd. t Norfolk^ April 20?An outright gift fejfe*^ii&.and -conditional pledges jof an additional $2,000.000 fror-.i the Laura Spe1i^S^^cl|geller Me jb:or'al fund to the N|fir^jjfc3ap* ?stj wL the new world moveSpjjgg^s an fc""^*- rrr.- - thed April, 1850. Be Just L88L ???? 11 i Ion guard i at el paso i j American Troops Awaiting Out-1 I break of Revolution Across Rio Grande ?- - i EI Paso, April 29 ? American troops today awaited the first sign of the rumored revolt at Juarez, across i the border. Troops were placed near Ithe border -and the local police estab lished a dead line beyond which eiv I ilians are not permitted, I ARE SERMONS ! WORTH WHILE I Bishops of English Church May Have to Decide Whether Sermons Are Ihdis ! pensile London, April 29?Whether or not \ sermons are indispensible is one of the questions the bishops of the Ang lican Church may decide at the Lam beth meeting in July. ACTION TAKEISF AGAINST STRIKERS Federal Grand Jury at Newark Calls Witness Against Strike Leaders New York, April 29?Federal action to punish the strike leaders in this section was begun when a number of witnesses were called before the fed eral grand jury at Newark. TROOPS OX GUARD Trial of Negroes for Murder Causes National Guard to he Ordered Out Nashville, Tenn., April 27?Nation al guardsmen have been ordered to Savannah, where the trial of negroes,, charged , with the .murder>of Henry Allen, -a^ prominent merchant, was be gun .today. The :troops were sent as a precautionary measure. SHORT-LBiE RAIL ROADimAR^ Labor Board Will Consider Wage I Demands of Employees ^S-W* % ? .. " V j J ^ '?. ? tt Washington, April 27?Chairman Barton announced that the Railroad j Labor Board had under advisement j the matter of giving short line rail | roads: a hearing qu the railroad work ers' wage demands. FRANCE TAKING NO CHANCES Troops Will Be Removed From Rhine Province When Ger- j many Jbeys Treaty : Paris, April 28?Premier Milleiand told the Chamber of Deputies that FrankfOrf and Darmstandt territories I would be. evacuated... when the allied commission had established the fu?:t that all of the German armed forcei over the number allowed had been! withdrawn. AGREEMENT ON WA j TER POWER BILL -?? i Washington, April 28?The senaie I and house conferees have retained an! jagreement on the waterpower bill. ' Palmetto Medical Association The 25th session of the Palmetto Association ? about seventy-seven practicing physicians, nineteen den tists and nineteen pharmacists, con-, vcned in Shiloh Baptist church Tues day, with Dr. X. A. Jenkins presiding, j 'The Association elected the editor j *>t the Samaritan Herald reporter for j the local papers. Interesting papers j were read Wednesday by the follow ! ing: j "Sterility"?Dr. N. B. Hatcher, j Clinton. "The Negro as General Practitfon : er and as Specialist"?Dr. W. H. j Johnson,.Charleston. ! "Medical Service at the Front"? j P/r. W. W. Felder, Sumter. j "The Use of Pituritrin in Obstretics" ?Dr. E. A. Pendergrass, Rock Hill. The committee on arrangements, Drs. C. W. Birnie, C. W. Maxwell. T. j B. Davis. W. W. Felder. A. D. Max wed. E. C. Jones,. T. J. Williams and Mrs. R. G. Birnie. spared no pains in ! making it pleasant for the Associa ! tion. Subjects of grave importance j were discussed Wednesday, which re snffced in much good in favor of the I practitioners, -,and left a lasting im ; pression upon the minds of the visit ?ors. ! The sessions were held in Shiloh j Baptist, Emmanuel M. E., and Mt. ! Pisgah A. M. E. churches, respective ly. r The Asosciation dmed with Mor ris College at 3 p. m. today (Thurs day). The citizens of Sumter made it pleasant for the Association and de j siri^a return as early as possible. ; ^ X McKenzie Harrison, !?..: Reporter* and Fear Not?Let all the ends.Thou A SUMTER, S. C., SATU MUCH MONEY IN STEEL Youngstown Company Decides to Declare Four Hundred Per Cent Stock Divi- j dend ? .t i i Youngstown, Ohio.; April 28. ?The j directors of the Youngstown Sjfeet j. ?& Tube Company have decided tofis-1 sue a stock dividend of more. t&unj, lOOVper cent, or over $80,000,000, kc-j, cording to President CampbelL CHURCH UNION | IS ENDORSED* Alabama Methodists Fa^or Amalgamation^ Northern 1 and Southern Churches L Florence, ?la., April 2S?The Flor ence district conference has adopted a resolution urging the union of tjhe' Northern and Southern branches ifjr the Methodist church. ; ' COMMITTEE IN- ! VESTIGATES POSf Assistant Secretary of Labor ? cosed of Partiality to American Anarchists M \ ? ? .?<>? Washington\ April ?27?The house rules committee began an investiga-' tion today into the conduct of As ant Srecretary of Labor Post in i portajion proceedings against" radical,! aliens. A resolution before- the com-} mittee looks to* the impeachmentJof ! Mr. Post BUTCHERY IN GUATEMALA Eight Hundred Women and Chil dren Killed in Recent Revolution San'Salvador, April 27?Eight hun dred men, women- and, children were lolled in the recent fighting which re stilted" in, the overthrow of President Caberera, according to the latest! Guatemalan advices. > , . > TRADE WITH R?SSi?i United States Chamber of Com merce* Anxious to Re sume Relations Atlantic City, N. J., April 28.?The board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce hay* authorized the appointment of a com mission to proceed to Europe to inves tigate the possibility of the resump tion of relations between the United States and the Russian people. PUSSYFOOT JOHN SON TO SPEAK Anti-Saloon League Inaugurates New Campaign In Vir ginia Richmond, April 28?The Anti-Sa loon. League has announced that Wil liam ; E.. ("Pussyfoot") Johnson has; been engaged to deliver a series of ?prohibition lectures in Virginia. TRIAL AT CAMP JACKSON HELD [Case Against Corporal Mas ton j for Murder Called Today Columbia, April 28. ? The case i against Corporal Maston, one of the j four soldiers charged with the mur i der of William S. Chaplain here on j January 19, was called at Camp Jack ' son this morning, but the case was j continued after the court had been I reduced to half its personnel by ob jections of the accused, and the mat ; ter will be referred to the Southeast i ern Department, at Charleston, for I the appointment of additional mem j bers of the court. Maston was cor 1 poral of the guard which fired into j several automobiles on the camp road 'and the trial is likely to produce sen- j isational testimony. WHY CLOTHES ARE COSTLY j American Woojen Mills Made Enormous Profits Last Year j New York,. April 27?The net prof- ( ; its of the American Woolen Company I 'in 1919 amounted $15,500,000, less re-] Hserve for taxes and contingencies, ac- j cording to the annual report. BANDITS IN NEW YORK New York. April 23^?ghile twenty j five conductors and r^^nSgfeurs were ? congregated in front of the Fifth ? Avenue Coach Company's office:<three {.masked men entered and at the point jof revolvers took $800 from the cash ier and escaped. J_ _ ims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's a RDAY, MAY 1, 1920. FARMS FOR < SOLDIERS j ? California Land Settlement j Board Gives Title to Sev- ! enteen -- Berkley, OaliL, April 29?Thirty- { seven former soldiers have been giv- j , en title to farms by the California j Land Settlement Board. j( STEP TOWARD SOCIALISM Government Ownership of Rail- ; roads Opens the Way To j Socialized Govern ment . Louisville, April 29?Government ownership of railroads is a step to "wards a socialized government, Presi- i dent Parkham, of the Illinois Central j Railroad, declared in a meeting of the [' Louisville transportation club. j JOHNSON DE MANDS jffiCOUNT New York, April 29?With General Wood leading Senator Johnson by only a few hundred/ votes in the New Jersey presidential primary, John son's campaign manager Announced that a recount would be asked in four counties. MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATION American Legion Deserves Day Set Apart for World War Heroes Columbia, April 27?Governor Cooper is today being5 asked in a re solution -adopted by the executive Committee of the American Legion' of South Carolina to issue a proclama tion fixing May 10th, which is Con federate . Memorial day, as: a" memor ials day foe soldiers of the WTorld War, as well as for the Confederate dead. It is thought the Governor will issue the proclamation in a few days. The Legion" i>lans;-**o have memorial ex fer^fcse# -gujaa^^o^tiegj.^ tear witlr the" <^n?edferate memorial program. HEROES HOME FROM FRANCE Tfensport Arrives With Three Hundred Fifty Bodies ' New York. April 28?Bodies of 353 American soldiers have arrived from overseas. Uncle Sam Keeping C :*ndy Pure. Candy in interstate commerce, the United States Department of Agricul ture tells the manufacturers, must be pure and must carry a label that tells the truth. The box or container that goes to tfte" consumer should bear a conspicuous label showing the net weight. When the candy is put up under the name ^the wholesaler or jobber, the name appearing on tha label should be preceded by "manu factured for" or some'such words, so that the purchaser may know that the name is'not that of the manufacturer. .Vifried cai^es labeled "fruit flavors" are misbranded if any. artificial],fruit Jlavors are used. The word "maple' I or even the picture of a maple leaf j must not appear on the label of con fections in which no maple sugar or sirup is used. ' A false or misleading statement appearing on the label is not cured by a correct statement somewhere else on the label. On the question of purity, harmless colors that do not conceal inferiority are permitted. The use of shellac and other gums for coating is prohib ited. The department holds that sac charin is injurious to health and its | use in candy is prohibited. Talc, terra' alba, barytes, chrome yellow, alcohol, narcotic drugs, and mineral substan- j ces of all kinds are specifically forbid- j den in confectionery by the terms of! the law. The use of cocoa dust in the j manufacture of chocolate goods is j held to be objectionable. A harmless j mineral oil may be used as a slab! ; dressing if used in such way that lit- j tie or none of the oil is incorporated j in the finished candy. Any of the'de-j cisions or opinions relating to the ap [plication of . the Federal food, and I drugs act to confectionery may be j 'obtained upon request from the Bu-! I reau of Chemistry, United States De I partment of Agriculture. SCHOOL CONFER ENCE CALLED Washington, April 29?Commis \ sioner of Education Claxton has called a conference to be held here May j j Hth to consider the need of college; i trained highway and highways trans- j I portatioh engineers and other tcchni- j j cally trained men in automotive indus- ! ' tries. 1 Washington, April 29?The cam 'paign for the ratification .of the... fed-.; eral womaii suffrage amendment has1 cost the national woman's party.$93, 500,000, headquarters has announced. nd Truth's." THE^TRUITS CONSIDER NA TIONAL FINANCES! ?? ' ! Three Day Session of American Association Will Open at Pinehurst Today - ? i Pinehurst. N. C, April 27?Nation- j al fianaces promises to occupy most j of the attention of the executive coun- \ cil of the American Bankers* Associa- i tion which opens a. three day session' here tomorrow. Committees have j been in session since .Monday formu-i lating reports of the % "rious topics! selected for discussion, all of which deal with the economic situation of. the United States. The fedaral legislative' committee had before it today the McFadden bill, designed to protect the national gold reserve, through the imposition of a tax of $10 an ounce upon ail gold used for any but minting purposes. Reports before the comhiitfee indicat ed that in addition to the less of more than $100,000,000 in gold.exports since January, the reserve probably will be depleted by $80,000,000 through the use of the metal in manufacturing. Production of gold in the United States will hot exceed $35,000,000 the committee believed. , BREWER BUYS MORE BREWERIES Chicago German Believes That Prohibition Will Not Last -V ? ..Z ? j ?*?..' ? , V * * , * . ' - Chicago, April 28?Edward Lands berg, the Chicago brewer, has an nounced that he has invested a for tune in obtaining new breweries, be lieving that the United- States will not long remain as dry as it is now. POLISH ARMY IN VADES UKRAINE Large Force Undertakes to Drive Oat Bolshevik Invaders Warsaw, April 28?A general ad vance by Polish forces along a hun dred and eighty mile front into the 'Ukraine is anriquced by the general I staff. . The statement says the move jfiient is. for the expulsion of Bolshe vik, invaders. SUBMARINE UNDER FIRE Coast Guard Cutter Suspects S*4 of Being Smuggler Washington, April 28:?Suspected of being a liquor smuggler, American j submarine S-4, was fired upon by a j submarine chaser operating under I Coast Guard off the Florida coast on Monday night, according to report of j Commander Robottom. Nohe of the shotif struck the submarine. GAS WORKS ARE BLOWN UP 1 Des Moines, Iowa. April 27?One person was killed and six seriously in jured when an explosion and lire des troyed the Des Moines city gas plant. The explosion rocked buildings all [over the city. BANKERS IN POLITICS Pinehurst, N. C, April 28f-Presi dent Hawes, of the executive council of the American Bankers' Associa [ tion, urged that bangers tak ? greater j interest in the selection of me.i in po j liiieal places. Reports today from the Tindal and j lower Brogdon sections showed that j the hail storm Monday -was more extensive and more destructive than lac first appeared. The storm swept across a . section extending from be | lew the Jones place near Tindals to bflow Brogdon and in some places was five miles in width. In some places all crops were utterly destroy ed and replanting cotton, corn and tobacco wil be necessary. In other places, where the fall of hail was not so heavy there is said to be sufficient cotton left to give a stand. The hail stones were so large that window glass was broken and paper and rub ber roofing perforated like sieves Hark was knocked off trees and small branches were severed and the- ground literally covered with leaves and twigs. The storm was most severe in the vi cinity of the Jones place, but a great many farmers wil have to replant., The oldest inhabitants say they have never before seen such large hail stones, several reputable men agree ing that many of the stones were as large as a teacup, while the ground was covered with stones as large as hen eggs. -,-v A great deal more interest was man ifested today in the municipal primary than was anticipated. Frequently in recent years only a small percentage of the qualified electors have exercised their right to participate in the nom ination of candidates for membership in City Council, but this morning there was a steady stream of voters at the polls and before 11 o'clock 125 bal lots had been cast, which was a large, number for that early in the day. At three o'clock 259 votes had been cast and late comers were still dropping In to exercise their fran chise. OUTHKOX, Established June 1, 18?6. ??- .? ? ? - -. *s? - ?'- - .**>>s ? . ? - ? ? Wi n Vol. L. No. 23. CHARLESTON MAY BUY PROPERTY Petition of Terminal Company For Renewal of Franchise for Thirty Years Is | Refused i ?. . ? . j Charleston, April 27?City council tonight in adopting the recommenda tions of the joint committees of ways 'and means, streets and railroads re jjected the peition of the Charleston j Terminal company for a renewal of [ its 30 year franchise to use certain j streets for tracks and operation ot j railroad cars, and after council had j committed the city to the principle of j owning public utilities such as water ? fronV facilities, Mayor Grace was au thorized to represent Charleston in negotiations for. the purchase of the terminal Companys' holdings, the pe titioning corporation meanwhile be ing given the right to operate its fa cilities as heretofore on conditions imposed in 1890 plus any amend-. ments desired by council, this right foJB terminate at the pleasure of j^Se city .^ This action is of outstanding import ance to Charleston, leading to muni cipal ownership of water front, rail-, road and shipping terminals. The Charleston Terminal company has ex pressed its willingness to negotiate {with the city on a sale of its property and negotiations wiU be entered into promptly^ The terminal comj?4r ny owns extensive docks and ware/v? houses and. many miles of : tracks) and spin's, preliminary legislation-" h?f;-' been secured by the'city to-put a bond issue* before the people if necessary., the present franchise'of the compahy expires early in May and recently a renewal for 30 years was petitioned 'or Stock in the corporation is held principally by the Atlantic Coast Line and .Southern, railroads and the bulk* of local shipping and distribution tbj wholesalers is over its piers and tracks. There is a strong sentiment here for municipal ownership of wat erfront, terminals. During proceed ings of council tonight, as a mark of respect to the memory of ex-3^yor Smyth, whose funeral was held today., business was suspended for five mni^ utes. THE I { Most Important Question of Day Discussed by Chamto ;^fr^,. ^ (^mmerce " ^ i Aitantic City, N. J>. April 27^Dia cussion of labor's relation to capital, to which the chamber of commerce of the United States in; convention. ^ here, will devote its Thursday sessia? began with the railroad group tonight, when-speakers urged the necessity[< of ] an organized effort to combat, t he. con trol it was.alleged union labor>had as -tumed -"over operation of-the - raSI roads.-,i" R. h! Angell, banker , and lumber^. man, and. acting, nrayorfW Roanoke, \ Va.. who precipitated*^ the discussion declared "union* labor .jribw is in con-l. trol of the railroads absolutely and. if we wait a little while they will have a strangle hold upon us from which we can not extricate ourselves." "Labor has made the challenge and we should accept it for this fight which has been thrust upon u^ must be fought out some time," be said. "It may as well be in 1920." He asserted he was not antagonistic j to union labor nor to workingmen, but he was opposed to "anything like the dictatory Plumb plan, which aims to. first paralyze the railroads and then, throw them into government control." He said it was not possible "for fail-* road officials to wait upon the will of every little clerk" and added: "The'[ chamber of commerce should mike recommendations to both national ?: conventions in favor of platform planks against union labor domlna tion. The party that will lead us to salvation is the party that will save us from this trouble. A number of delegates briefly ex pressed support of such a policy de claring the convention could not con sider "increased production, without regard to transportation , problems, which in turn led to the; problem, of organized labor." The report of the committee, sign ed by George A. Post, oi Xew York, chairman, declared, ."railroads are en titled to receive from shippers and passengers rates that will pay them a living wage for services performed and it is the duty.of the public to in sist that its representatives in city councils, in the State legislatures and in the national congress shall estab lish by legal enactments a transpor tation poiicy that is sound from a bus iness standpoint." The report was unanimously adopted. The foreign commerce group to night adopted resolutions offered by j William C. Redfield, of New York, j former secretary of commerce, that the trade embargo against Russia be lilted and relations between citizens of the United States and Russia be re sumed. The resolutions specifically j disclaimed any intention to recognise j the Soviet government J Speaking of the resolutions Mr. f Redfield said the Soviet government ?was making, the blockade "a prop to j sustain their falling fortunes" by.. ? charging all their ills to it. ? Yazoo City, Miss., April 2$?The j steamer Sunbeam left today carrying provisions to marooned farmers in ithe delta district who have been cut ! off, by the rising back-water of, S?n- ( . flower river. Scores of families are* I living in the second sfcefjes of their homes. Much UvpctCck has been. loaVv