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xwm ibrnm watchman, Eetabua CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, U STATE NEWS OF INTEREST; Freight Tr?in Wrecked Near flfwace Cotton Fire at Tim ?D.) moiu\ille MAJ. COLK COMMISSIONED IN RHf *JLAR ARMY County Superintendents of Kdu cation of Pee Dee Section to Meet in Marion Florence. Sop>. 3lWAn extra north bound freight, passim her* about 5 cAslock. was evreoaee* nrar the tres? tle of Je?ery Crcefc? near the city lim? its, early Frldiy morning. Heven ?grs wer? derailed* Ol? of which were considerably damage*. The wreck oc? curred en en embankment of ahout &fteen feet ?Igh and while rive earn bund over the embankment at an angle of about 4 5 degrees only one of the car* went oxer. All of the care III the wreck were "sr-npHes," with the wseeptlen of a oonl car. Charleston, Sept 21.?A verdict of inveluntery manslaughter waa redded 4 ed here tWs afternoon In the court of f sleet*! cessions against Henry Drum SsAftON on trtel for murder. The de ff dent wae found to bed In June near ffe* Ultse, shot through the head from ear to ear Lying bjr him waa Ethel ftfebera. ahot dead lr> the bead. Drum ?aid they were skylarking and1 pistol fired acclderttally. The lie's theory wag he tried to com |rijt suicide end killed the wonun and igelf afterward recovered. Judge sentenced hltn to two years. ^Jmmonevillr. Sept. $5.?A dtaaa flre o-ecurred here at 4 :30 o'clock morning destroying 2oo bales of on the Atlantic Coast Line fores and a a ear by box car. The brick freight depot, valued at ISA.Old. Is also practically demollah ed. The cotton was fully covered by t tstfraace It is not known Just how tkc Ate originated. BgmweII, Sept. tl.?R. Boyd Cole, editor of the Horn well Sentinel for sa^sa jihan twelve years and prominent tile National Hoard of the state, be raajer of the Seoerei battalion of old Third regiment of Infantry Its consolidation with the 8eo Bonth Carolina Infantry, has been eommlesioned a major In the regular grmy. Marlon. Sept. 17.?County Superin? tendent of Instruction Will announced today th? meeting of the superlnt?n dente of education of the fv* I>ee sec? tion the middle part of October at Marlon. in addition to the county superintendents, some 2& in number, Ufte member* of the state department of education w!H be present. The Brposs of the mnetlrg will be to hear portntetident of Education Swear Jngen of Columbia outline tree plan of - "work for the ll2t?21 semesters and to inspect the splendid school facili? ties) of Marlon county. While here the oducator* will be the guests of the ham be r of commerce. A banquet, an Oto mobile ride and other a^tlvlUen ? have been planned for the occasion. 4 Columbia ts now abou4 to be pos? ses** di of an Uagie soout. th?- first to Jr?otd this title in South Carolina, orvut authorities think. Charles Fish rpurns of Troop C Is ths enterprising young man who Is eo>srlng himself with this glory, lffe already has the tut* of star scout with IS medals and needs only one more to attain the rank of Eagle, the highest honor for a scouU France Studying Canning American Home Demonstration Agents Teaching Home Can nlf in Rural Districts - Washington, Sept. 27.?The Ameri? can art of house canninis and drying of fruits and vegetables Is being' taught In France. All classes of ' h life have been reached by the I four Americ an experts lent to the French government by the agrlcultur- ! Ol department to give canning demon- | etr.ttons. During June. July and August, the Americans moved from place to place In Fremw, carrying their work into practically every part of that coun Mr) At the first demonstration held In n .ImNmi iM-.'ir Versailles, |?n. ?lucts tanned by the French last yenr Were exhibited. Several commercial canners competed with the hon Wives, but the latter earned off the first prize* Balloons S?ll Sailing Seven of the Twelve That Start? ed From Birmingham Have Landed in Ohio and Indiana Birmingham, Sept. 27.?Seven of the twelve balloons which left here Saturday in tile national elimination race have landed safely, all at Ohio Nand Indiana points. Four others ure still In ths air sud the winner is not Vet known,_?a?i j mt tkfd April, 1U0. "Ke Just 181. COTTON PRICES ON TOBOGGAN i i Further Excited Breaks in Prices Marked Opening of Market Today DECLINE OF NEARLY A CENT ON LATER MONTHS Bear Speculators Making Most of Opportunity to Raid Mar? ket While Sentiment is Un? settled NVw ^ork, Sept. 27.?There was further excited breaks in cotton prices today, later months showint? losses of seventy to eight} -tive points, with sen? timent unsettled on reports of further price cutting and southern selling. New Auto License Tax Claseif ication as to Weight ^ioes Into Effect?Over 80,000 Plates Already Ordered Columbia. Sept. 26.?Contracts for 1911 automobile license plates was yesterday issued by the state* highway commission to the National Colortype company of New Port, Conn., accorti ing to an announcement by H. L. Thomas, secretary. The plates are to be delivered by December 1, will be 82,600 in number for the first order and garnet and black in color. Of the total number 81.500 are nix inches by 12 Inches for automobiles and trucks, while 1.100 are to be of the smaller -\\-cv. four inches by six Inches for mo? torcycles.' ^ .This number is not the full estimat? ed requirement, but after these have been received and partly Issued more will be ordered when it is seen how many will be needed. License will not be Issued nett year at the window in the office, but all tag? must go through the mails, as it will be im? possible to keop up with the handling, even for owners in Columbia. The new regulations for license charges, according to classification of the motor vehicle by weight instead of horse power with automobiles and tonnage with tracks, goes into ?effect with the issuance of the new plates., Truck ?carrying four pneumatic tires will be granted a discount over thtise with solid tires of the same tonnage. Trucks with two pneumatic and two solid tires will have to pay the full rates. Motor cars an<l trucks will be placed in 21 classes, ac ordlng to weight, the prices for licenses ranging from $6 for cars under 2.00?? pounds to $200 for trucks of more than four ton capacity carrying hard tires. Motorcycle li? censes will cost $3. The public Is reminded that the license division has been moved to the second floor of the Carolina Life' In? surance building on the 1C0O block of Main street and will open up in the new locality tomorrow morning. Following Is the complete schedule of classes for reslstration of motor vehldes in South Carolina for the year 1921; ffft Class A: Automobiles weighing not over 2.000 pounds, .$6. Class H: Ante-mobiles weighing not over 2.001 to 2.600 pounds, $8. Class C: Automobile? weighing not over 2,501 to 3.000 pounds. $10. i'Liv I): Automobiles weighing not over 3,001 to 3,600 pounds, $12. Class K: Automobiles weighing not over 3.601 to 4.000 pounds, $14. CIsh* F: Automobiles weighing not over 4.001 to 4.600 pounds, $16. Claas Q: Automobiles weighing not over 4.r>oo pounds, $18 and* over. (Mass H: One ton truck, pneumatic tires, $11.25. 4'lass I: One ton truck, nurd tires. $16. ? ? Class S: Two ton trutfk, pneumatic tire*, $22.60. Class K: Two ton truck, hard tires. no Class fctf Three ton truck, pneumatic tines, $45. Ch\ta M: Three ton truck, hard tires. $60- < Clans N: Four ton truck, pneu? matic tires, $75. Class O: Four ton truck, hard tire.s. $100. Class \* More than four ton truck, pneumatic tires, $160 and over. Class Q: More than four ton truck, hard tires, $200 and over. Class T Trailers. $7 and over. Class X: Dealers. $26 for one make and $16 for each additional make. Class Y Motorcycle dealers, $25 for one make and $1? for each addi? tional make. / Class Z: Motorcycles, American Legion Convention More Than Thousand Delegat es Attend Opening Session in Cleveland m Cleveland. Sept. 27-?Mopp than a thousand delegates were in their se it-? this morning when Comndr. If rank lin IVOliver called to order the sec? ond annual convention of t he Amer? ean le;<i??n The floor of the theatre resembled a big political convention, . ach delegation being grouped Wider State'? standard and banners. Tin 'business is mostly routine, except for 'the big parade this af terno m. I ajid Fear Not?L?ct ?U tho ends Thou SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, BOSTON BANK'S DOORS CLOSED Cosmopolitan Trust Company With* Resources of'Twenty Million in Hands of Bank Commissioner FIFTH BANK FAILURE IN FIVE WEEKS Get Rich Quick Scheme of Charles Ponzi Fatal to Boston Banking Institutions Boston, Sept. 25?The Cosmopoli? tan Trust Co., with savings and bank? ing departments and agenc*^ abroad has been ? h***d by the sbttis h-tnk commissioner. This is the til th'bank in this city to be closed by the com? missioner in the last five weeks. 'Sh* first of these was the Hanover Trust, which went to the wall with the col? lapse of tho get rich quick sc hem* of Charles Ponzi. No reason te given for closing the Cosmopolitan, which advertised resources of twenty mil? lion dollars. . | Farmers Favor Organization Long Staple Cotton Growers Meet in Hartsville Hartsvllle, Sept. 24.?The long .laplr cotton growers of South Caro? lina met in Hartsville today and de? cided to form a separate association for this state. Considerable, objection had been made to joining with the growers of Mississippi in their lon| ttaple? association, and it Is felt fcow ill staple producers will join In or? der to make the South Carolina organ zatiort a success. L. 1). Jennings of Sumter, who haj >cen an ardent supporter of the Mis issippi plan, was the principal speak ?r, and said thei ?> could be no objec ion to forming a separate organisa ion provided that the principles o! he Mississippi plan were embodied in he new association. He stix?ssed the mportance of forming an association which will help to cope with the pres^ ?nt condition. T). H. Coktjr of Hartsville said thai \e was heartily in sympathy with ormlng an association. He stated hat he objected to going in with th< Mississippi growers and was in favor >f a separate South Carolina organiza ion. He stated further that on the vhole the Mississippi plan was good, >ut that a few changes should be nude to meet their local conditions. \ccording to Mr. Coker, it would be lecessary for them to cooperate with Mississippi just as tar as possible. Bright Williamson <?f Darlington nade a few remarks in which he .tated that the proposition appealed o him more than anything that had >ver been presented to the people ol O&rTtngton county. He could see nc ?bjection to tlie Mississippi plan, bul hought it would be to their advan age to form a separate South Caro Ina organization. Other short talks were made by Dr, Wade Stackhouse. Dr. E. W. Sikes >resident of Coker college, and Mr Vaughn, president of the Bunk ol .Hartsville.? Dr. Wade Stackhouse then made n motion that the chair appoint a com? mittee of seven to apply to the state 'or a charier and that this commit ?m study the Mississippi contract and make any changes they thought nec? essary to meet South Carolina condi ions. The following men were ap? pointed on the committee: Bright Wil? liamson, W. A. Sumner, V. E. Hector, James L. Mclntosh, George E. Dargan, S. J. Jeffords and G. Q. Segars. Japan Suggests Joint Commission Prominent Americans and Japa? nese Favor Appointment of Commission By President Wilson Tokio, Sept. 25.?The suggestion that a Joint high commission be ap? pointed to find a solution of the Cal? ifornia antl-Japanvse problem ap* pear to be favored in responsible cir? cles here. The idea is the outgrowth of a meeting of prominent Ameri? cans and Japanese, who favor hav? ing President W ilson name the com? mission. Illinois Train Robbery Two Bandits Hold Up New Or? leans Limited and Get Regis? tered Mail Chicago. Sept. 25?Railroad and postofttce ofJIciuls are attempting to determine value of registered mail taken from the New Orleans Limited [on the Illinois Central train last night, , when two masked bandits held it up mar Tucker, Illinois. The value ma) , he only ;i few thousand or may reacn a hundred thousand dollars. The ba dits are believe I to he accomplices ( t Horace Walton, who was killed by the police after he had robbed the same I train last May of nearly one hunaisd 'thousand dollars. Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's c SEPTEMBEEt 29, 1920 I 1NMSPUTE Attorney General Wolfe Hefus eH Offar of Compromise Made By Georgia ?.. CONTENDS THAT LINE IS MIDDLE OF RIVER i I - State of Georgia Trying to Es? tablish Title to Power Plant i That is in South Carolina Columbia, Sept. 26.?Attorney Gen? eral Wolfe has refused to meet the state of Georgia half way, in a com? promise of the pending boundary suit, and announcement is made today oy Mr. Wolfe that a reference in the case k is to be had before a, special master I in Washington on October 18. Mr. j * Wolfe will go to Washington Tor this i inference. | The attorney general's office ot 1 Georgia recently advised Mr. Wolfe 1 that the state of Georgia- would ne 1 willing to concede to the state of South Carolina the middle of the stream as the boundary between the states, if South Carolina would agree to allow the oenter of the stream on the South Carolina side of certain L islands to serve as boundary. South Carolina has contended all along th.it I the center of all streams, and the eastern water edge of the islands, where there are islands making two streams between the states, is the cor? rect line between the two states. Georgia's contention has special ref ' erence to the Gregg Shoals property, with a power dam stretching between 1 j.n island ami the South Carolina ; mainland. South Carolina's conten \ tlon is that all of this dam is in South J Carolina. Geprgia contends, In its compromise suggestion, that this dam be half in South Carolina and half in G?eorgia. Attorney General Wolfe has idvlsed the statte of Georgia that he will not consider the compromise whatever. He Is confident of winning out in his contention that the middle of ull the streams and the eastern , water edge of the islands is the true line between the commonwealths. [ After the testimony is taken by the special master, the United State? su? preme court will puss on the case. The aHe was started by the legislature of iloorgia, when i special act was pass ad authorizing the suit. Rates Sanctioned . Railroad Commission Authoriz? ed an Advance of Twelve and I Half Per Cent. i Columbia, Sept. 25.?The South , Carolina Railroad commission today I issued an order allowing the Ameri l can Railway Express company to in ? crease Hts charges twelve and a-half > per cent in South Carolina. This in? crease is in line with the Increase re? cently allowed on inter-state busi . ness by the interstate commerce com? mission. The express company is asking for ?.till another 12 1-2 per gent increase, iue to the recent vage increase au j horized by the labor board. However, his has not yet come betone th.? I railroad commission. The commission also today ordered , the Southern Railway and the Pied? mont and Northern Railways to put I In a connecting service track for freight at Camp Sevier, near Gre-en . vi lie. The commission issued an order al . lowing the Greenville Telephone eoin , pany to increase its exchange rates fifty per cent. To Race Next Month Man '0 War and Sir Barton Run in Canada Havre, de Grace, Md., Sept. 24.? Man o' War and Sir Liarton, two of , the world's most famous race horses, on October 12, will raoe at Kenil worth track, Windsor. Canada, for a $75,000 purse and a $5,000 gold cup. Weight to be carried by Sir Liarton will be 126 pounds and that to be car? ried by Man o' War will be 120. Should something intervene to pre? vent one of the horses competing, the other will COVdr the track for the $5, 000 cup alone. The match was arranged this after? noon at a meeting between A. M. Or pem, manager of the Windsor track; Sam Riddle, owner of Man o' War. and Commander .1. K. U Rose, owner of Sir Barton. Au offer of $20.ooo had been made by the Laurel track for the match, but the owners preferred to go wlfere 'they were offered the largest purse. Sir Barton is regarded as the best handicap horse of tlu> year and Man o" War as the greatest race horse Ainer ' lea has ever seen. Both are wintered 1 in Maryland. Near East Workers Columbia. Sept. 26.?There will he a j conference of near-east workers <>f South Carolina In Columbia <?n Octob ' er 12. There will be at least one Worker froirl each county. John It. Vorls, of Ni'W York, representing the national oll.ee of the Near East Relief movement, will attend the conference. ud Troth's." THE TRUK 1 HAYS AFRAID OFTR?TH Republican Campaign Manager Making Effort to Prevent Dis? cussion of Issues in News? papers DODGING LEAGUE OF NATION'S QUESTION Gov. Cox Makes Direct Charge of Conspiracy of Silence . Against Republicans Denver, Col., Sept. 24.?Attacks upon Chairman Hays of the Republi? can national committee and Repub? lican newspapers charged with "a consipracy of silence," against the Democratic cause featured today's Colorado campaing of Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio. ? The new line of assault of the can? didate, who charged that Mr. Hays, acting for the Republican national committee, and Republican newspapei editors were conspiiing to suppress news add divert issues of the Cox campaign was made by the governor in thre?e Colorado speeches today at Trinidad, Pueblo and at a large meet? ing here tonight at the auditorium. "Poisoning" was (he term applied by Governor Cox in rps charges re? garding the Republican newspapers and he likened Chairman Hays to "the sneaking guerilla who in days of <>h: poisoned wells for the destruction ol enemies." Mr. Hays, the candidtae declared sent an advance agent to confer witii Colorado editors, as well as to New Mexico to plan the alleged undermln ing of the Democratic campaign. Last M,onday at Denver, Governor Cox asserted in his Pueblo speech, ed? itors of Colorado Republican news? papers assembled for a conference with a Mr. Stephens, said to hav< been an agent of Chairman Hays. "The editors were asked to dlven the public mind from the league and other paramount issues." said the gov ?ernor, * to minor affairs. They wen told to ask questions thought to b< embarrassing and to give unfavorable reports on my reception. "The Republican nniional commit tee is maintaining a large organizatioi for this purpose. It has men travel ing all over the country and the t und: of the Republican organization an being used to make this kind of I campaign at a time when humanity is to pass on the great question In? volving more interests and more peo pie than at any time In the history o the world. , "The rich men of America who art living in eomfort." the governor con tlnued, reiterating charges of "big business' i ontribulions to the Repub? lican campaign, "certainly ought to b< proud of the fact that they hftve math it possible for Hays to conduct this ?lnd of a campaign. The reason il that it is apparent to any unpreju? diced person that the West is over? whelmingly for the league of nations and that the majority of t,he West will so record themselves." The league of nations issue, which the governor said the Republicans were trying to "sidetrack" in the newspapers, progress!vism, labor and reclamation were other major topics of the candidate's Celorado addresses. H* also flayed "big business" for al? leged aid to the Republican cause I and the use, he charged of its "cor j ruption fund" to the newspaper effort he imputed to chairman Hays. At? tacks upon the "senatorial oligarchy" land Senator Harding as its reactionary ! candidate also were repeated. The governor was introduced her*5 by Judge Tully Scott, Democratic can? didate for senator, whose election he urged. Earlier today he had spoken to a large audience at) the Pueblo auditorium and to roar platform crowds at Trinidad, Walsenburg and Colorado Springs. While at Pueblo he paid a flying visit to the state fair. Tomorrow the governor will close his Colorado campaign at Greeley and then visit Wyoming, making an af? ternoon address at Laramie and a night si>eech at Cheyenne. He will re? main over Sunday at Cheyenne and tour Nebraska Monday. Cox in Bryan's State Democratic Campaign Party Entered Nebraska This Morning North Platte. Neb.. Sept. 27.?Cox Cox today tfegari his campaign it* Ne? braska, the home state of William .Jennings Bryan and Senator Hitch? cock, the administration Moor leader in the treaty fight. Speeches will be matb- ;it Lincoln and Omaha and many places en route before the can? didate crosses into South Dakota. The league of nations and agricultural problems will be his chief topics. Poles Capture Grodno Important City of Russia Taken After tHeavy Fighting Warsaw, Sept. 27.?Godno, an Im? portant city of northwestern Russia has bVen captured by Polish troops after heavy fighting, it is officially an nounced. Mans prisoners and much war material were taken by the Pol? SOUTHRON, Established June 1, VOL. LI. no. l: NO WOMEN _0NJURIES Attorney General Wolfe Ren? ders Opinion that Women Can? not Be Called To Serve on Jury CONSTITUTION SAYS ONLY MEN SHALL SERVE* The Opinion Was Rendered at the Request of Clerk of Court of Abbeville County Colun.oia, Sept. 25.?The women of South Carolina are not liable to Jury duty, according to an opinion render-* ed today by Attorney General Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe quoted the constitution to the effect that only men are liable to petit jury duty, in circuit courts. The opinion was expressed in a letter to /. I* Perrin, clerk of court of Abe vllle county. Jury lists are to be made up by the. clerk so* eourt in Decem? ber. American Legion Delegates South Carolina Representatives at Cleveland Convention Have Been Selected Columbia, Sept. 25. -Fred W. Gra? ham, of Greeuvtr.e, Henry. C. \Ioore, of Gaffney; Col. J. Monroe Johnson, of Marion; Col. Thos. Spratt, of Fort Mill, former lieutenant cclonel of the 118th Infantry; E. W. Middleton, of Charleston; James O. Sheppard, of Edgefield; Ben W. Sawyer, of Colum? bia; Bernard Manning, of Spartan burg; Major W- M Welsh, of Green? wood ; and Major Irvin P. Belser, of Columbia, compose the South Caro? lina delegation to the national con ention of the American Legion, which meets in Cleveland, O., next Tuesday and Wednesday. The South Carolina delegation left Spartanburg Saturday morning. Judge Mendal 1*. Smith, i'amdfn, who has been chosen as South Carolina's member cf the uational Legion executive committee, is unable to attend the meeting, but he will be represented by Col. John? son, national committeeman up until :he Cleveland convention. The South Carolina, delegation goes to Cleve? land instructed to oppose the action of the National Legion committee in fa? voring the bonus for each exi-servlce man. at the hands of congress. High School Conference Gov. Cooper Will Be Principal Speaker at Meeting Here Olumbia, Sept. 25.?Governor Rob? ert A. Cooper will be the principal speaker at the second boys' high school conference to be held in Sum? ter December 8, 4 and 5, under aus? pices of the state Y. M. C A. and the central branch of the Sumter as? sociation. Governor Cooper will talk to the Hi-Y boys at the banquet io be held in the Sumter Y. M. C. A. Fri? day evening, I>ecembe: 3 at the begin? ning of the conference. Several hundred of the older boys ot the high schools from every part of the state will be in Sumter on :hese dates. A strong delegation from toe Columbia schools under charge fit James H. Grauel will attend. No gfottp of boys will attend except thobe Ijvdei ?b?rge of an adult leader. T. B. Lanhan. xt:?t?- executive of the Y. M. C. A. recently received a strong bid from the Sumter "Y" bcerd of directors for this conference and after conferring with S. H. Ed? munds. C. B. Hurst, Bartow Walsh. H C. Haynsworth. H. D. Epps. H. I, Manning, II. L. Scarborough and othc* members of the board of director?! of the Sumter Y. M. C. A. yesterday, I* was decided \o hold the 1920 con fe"?*ice there. The object of the conference in Sumter is inspirational and is *o arouse enthusiasm among the organix e ; associations in the high schools of tin slat>e. Mail Route to Havana Daily Airplane Service to Be Es? tablished From Key West Washington, Sept. 25?A daily sea? plane mail service between Key West and Havana, Sunday excepted, will l>e provided through a contract signed by the postorhee department and the Florida-West Indies Airways, Ino The service starts October 15th. Conspiracy to Defraud Foremen of Grand Jury Says Ball Players Will Be Indicted Chicago, Sept. 25. ? Indictmenti baaed on'charges of conspiracy to de? fraud may result from the grand Siury Investigation of the baseball I scandal involving the alleged crook? edness of players in the 1919 world reiies games was Indicated today by Henry tlrigham, foreman of the Jury. Mr Brig ham declared that there M-t-ms to he suhicu nt evidence to *up ; poi i such charges.