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TIIK al MTKR WATCHMAN, KetabUaJ CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, U PALMER FACES COURTJNQUIRY Attorney General Called to Indi aoop?s For Investigation of Connection With Coal Canes ORDFR ISSUED BY FEDERAL JUDGE ANDERSON Mr. Palmer Says He Is At Loss to Know What Judge Ander? son Propose* to Investigate Washington, Nov 4.?Attorney General Palmer returned to his office her? tat? today to find awaiting hln> a telegram from Federal Judge An? derten at ladtar pells informing hiss tftat an Investigation was to be made ?f Xlr. Paln.tr ? connection wtta the toft coal eusoa rdr. Palmer imrr.edtstely went into eonrerence Wdtet C. B. Amus, former assistant attorney general, who conducted the ewurt proceedings at Indianapolis in the original ratet? at the time of the ?eft coal atrlke After the confer? ence, which lasted two hours, he aald ha waa una'de to understand what "Judge Andersoj Is proposing to in VtstsjatJw'1 The attorney fcaneial tvld he had reviews* th? entire record of the casw in question with Mr. Ames, but that they sad ih-.l no light on the matter. "1 sai at v l\m to kr.iw what Judge Andsrecq ui proposing to In vestlga^e." Mr. I ainr.u' said. 'M / connrv tloa enth this cast hu been ?Imply ana only the coeo'Jction of the attorney %ennral with any go\ ? erment case." Mr. Palmer ha \ net determined to? night whether ho would go to In d.tnaw*be person viiy In response to JuJgn? A niJe. sens v<\Italien. Torre were .ndtcatlons at the a? partm*>tit .Hat the controversy Witten precipitated rec?m.y the resignation of Den W Hinoma apeaial prosecu* tar in the ccal caset was being re Vtsw<*d. v rreapondenoe bstw *en the de? partment snd Mr. Sim mi and all data havirte a (tearing on he proceed? ings have bean Metib'tt. It was understood the attorney general planned to go over the papers dui lug the neat few diyi ttMrs "nrnr onVhii* thought <* possible to-', '-uther act e? b? Judge Anderson miftlu wan.int the auot ney general iu making public a v'ate ment of hla position "dn all phases of the proceeding*. ' the opinion was ease "can that .in leas the judge him salf threw additional light on the !? opened inquiry. Mr. Palme.* would remain silent. Although in no way connecting the Mamma controversy with matten to be Investigated by Judge Andereon, Mr. P&tmei* muutsined that haa posi? tion with respect to using the coal conspiracy evidence a second time was "the only right and proper posi? tion" to take. He was represented as feeling that to use the evidence In the forthcoming case would amount substantially fo placing tho defend snte twice in Jeopardy. Compliance of the miners and operators with the Injunction mandate of tie court set? tled that phaau of the proceedings. Mr. Palmer was sah? to hold, which prompted him tu I struct Mr. Minima to exclude such evidence for the' asc? end prosecution Officials admitted the expectation tonight that JuJge Anderson, acting on h*a own initiative would call for Introduction of thle evidence. With that, officiate said, they had nothing to do. but ths statement was reit? erated that the government would net employ ths Information as a part of Its ceao i Greenville Man Killed in Home Oreenvllle. Nov. & ?As s result of is robbery and murder early this afternoon of \aa Fllnkenshelt. age forty-four, the sheriff has a warrant fnr Jamil K Salmon, of M<>rg't,nton, N Gn chsrgtng him with having com? mitted the crime Salmon has not i> n found Filnkentthelt hv*d half a mile t ?? ? i.d ? m{ ? lit ou the Ijaui rna road, and was a fanner He sas in ' hs hems wbon a young man drove up ' in s csr. alighted, entered the house sod. demanded money. Wttneeses state ; thgt after he had talked for a few i minutes with Klinkersla It. the young; I msn ired fUe shota st him. killing him almoet hntanHY Then he went into the bed room in wht'h Flinken ahelt'a wife lay ill. M la said, pulled f.er out of bed and took about $100 In rash which was under the pillow. Then he ran hack to the ar. in which s woman awaited him. and drove off. Sheriff Will?? an I hla deputies are assuring the countryWd ? tSlight In an effort to locate the man charged with ihf murder ' Fahmon la abouOTw? nfv-alx years of fgf/t, it a avid .and Is a Thirtieth di vision veterajg Orth eis state that he rsme to (isfrnvi'...' only three or four daye ago/*. vid hi iv from Morganton Papers found in hla personal effects indicate ?hat he la married HefOi going to thr Pltnkenahctt homty "fhVere have Warned, it %m m1 l?g^dy ? u?t yswng mar forced a yn ir neUssjp to give hint a pistol. P ?aHegeM that h, uaed this idstol \%\ k.d.ni; Fllnkeu?dtelt? Mrs. Fllnkenshelt ?mim left nncon? ????.o? on the H..??r h? me rumdei<t rut h*-r condition tonn.ht is r?pori"i ? m i-u.a mipio . d ?'):>? ll i ?. . ll for some? time fHHl April, 1850. "Be Just u 181. JUICY PLUMS FOR REPUBLICANS division of the Officiaf Loa\ea and Fishes by the Incoming Administration Discussed NUMBER OF PROFITABLE OFFICES IN SO. CAROLINA Partial List of the Democratic Office Holders Who Will Be Turned Out Columbia. Nov. 5.?Already the peo? ple of South Carolina uro beginning to look up into the Republican plum troe to see if the leaves and buds are feel* ?ng the effecti of the winds that blow. Already there is talk in Columbia of who'll get th ? Jobs that the Republi? can admlnistiation will be expected to bund out. There are a number of Important federal positions in South Carolina, filled by presidential appointment, and the 11 jetton of Senator Harding to the preeidency has turned attention to tho positions. Whether any changes will be made is a matter of speculation, but it Is expected th it at least some changes In office will be put Into effect after the inauguration next Mnrch. It is siated that certain shoes in South Carolina are feeling the shake of feet that bear the bodies of federal office holders. Two of the chief federal positions in Mouth Carolina rre the two district at? torneys Ipa 'hat of the Eastern dis? trict, held by French* Ii. Weston, ,of Columbia, and that of the Western lift riet held by Willis ra J. Thurmond ?f Greenwood. Roto officials have jerved well, and the'jr friends are hoping there will be ..exchanges. Vext to the attornr^ehips come the ?.wo i/dices of m-rshall. one for the court Of each district. C. J. Lyon, of (Ireenville, is marshall of the Wes? tern district, and J L. Sims of Or angeburg, la*cjt>.*k of the Eastern dis? trict. Next lr importance on the political plum tree ui *!:e office of collector of Inter*:* 1 revenue. Former Governor D. C. Heyward of Columbia, is the present collector. In addition to the loileet - then IB a.'po the appointive oiflco of Internat revenue agent, in i harge of the collection of income cases in the stiie. Thts is now held by Vge..t UobeitH, of Columbia. Another office which is filled by ap? pointment s that ol prohibition agent, nw held by William F. Robert? son, of Greenville, charged with en? forcement of th? prohibition statue In South Carolina. The ne: t largest plum on the po? litical tree is the oftlee of collector of the port, at Charleston, and under the eolleetor are .?ppraisers and other customs officials. Following those come tho various postofllcee of the state, the Columbia post office being among the most.im? portant, and the Charleston. Green? ville, Spa ruin burg and other offices also representing large value in the public eye. Each of tho main offices filled by presidential appointment has a num? ber of auhaltcrna and employes, and should the Republican administration see fit to make a? change in any one of the??. It would aftert a large num baf Ol BOQth Carolin.ans. { German Treas? ury Bankrupt! i Government Faces Deficit t of Seventy Billion Marks J By Tiie Associated Pros* Berlin, Nov. I.?-Germany's tn.i.sury faces a deflct of sev? enty bl!li>n marks. Dr. Haf ferlch, former vice chancellor, dfi Lire I lnv ?? speech In the raiehstac. Minister of Finance Wlrth said he would introduce a bill for ? sacrlftce tax and ask for a credit'of a bilpon marks to buy rereals abroad. ,TVll7TT,rTf 7Tf f e V ? ? l Tour on Battleship President Wilson Directs That Warship Be Placed at Hard- j ing's Disposal For Trip To Panama Washington, Nov. fi. ? President Wilson has directed Secretary Daniels! to offer Senator H?rtung a battleship for his Panama trip and the presU dential yacht. Mayflower, for the trip Si Hampton Roads to board the bat? tleship Protest Against Naval Cruise Texas Congressman Objects to the Consumption of Coal and Oil Washington. \'??v. Representa? tive Wanton Testa* has addressed un open letter ??? Secretary Daniels pro ( fvt.tt ; .?;, ?11. h ? thf riiinoutued cruise of lh?? Atlantic und Par the fleets p? South America Wrlra, AiiMimhii . Svw Keulaud nexi summer hccntiNp he Ml id it Mould r?*<|tit?e ri gleatl) In. * creased smouut *>f ? ><? i and oil ind Fear Not?Let nil the ends Thou AI SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDi PEACE LEAGUE NOW DECEASED President Elect Harding is Novv Sure Where He Stands on the League of Nations MAKES DEFINITE DECLA? RATION AT MARION Large Crowd Attends Front Porch Celebration of Republi? can Victory?Speech By Hard? ing Marlon, Ohio, Nov. 4.?Making his first speech as president-elect, War? ren O. Harding declared at an elec? tion celebration of homo folk hare toight that the Versailles league of nations was "now deceased" al? though the new administration in? tended to see that the nation played Its part in a new international asso? ciate foundod on peace and jus? tice. t Mr. Harding also told his friends and neighbors, who gathered around the front porch in a cheerihg xon course rivalling the greatest crowds of the campaign that lie had come through the fight without "an apol? ogy or a regret" and that he would rather not have the presidency than to win it "by speaking ill or utter? ing a lie." .The celebration In which many from other Ohio cities Joined, was characterised by all the carnival fea? tures of an old politically rally. Ho great was the gathering that the streets were jammed for a block away and! only a small part of those present could hear tht speech, in a parade past the Harding residence there were many special features, one man leading a donkey on whose ?ides was painted "Jimroie didn't treat me right," while another group carried a dummy corpse; silhouetted against a red fire background and 1& oelled "The I..-u;u.> of Nations.*' It was from the latter tableau that the preaidont-elect took the fcue for the leading thought of his speech His reference to it started a laugh, ?nd then he said: "I didn't see as much sorrow in i your faces as I had apprehended. It'e not that you or T quogiton the desire df America to play its part; its not that we question the high ideals of those who were responsible for the Versalllra covenant. You just didn't want a surrender of the United States of America; you wanted America to go on under American ideals. That's why you didn't care for the league which 1h now dcecaacd. "America la playing a great part now. America is heating the hoart of the old world fconigh5 as no other | J nation. But there Is more to be; there is a new world relationship and when the next administration comes into power we're going to play our part We're going to ask for nations associated together in justice; but it shall ho an association which surren? ders nothing of American freedom." I In his short talk the president" I idect touche d on no other issues of 'he campaign hut thanked the crowd for its tribute and asked that ho go .o Washington "with your good wishes, your confldenco and your pra>*era" "It is a solemn responsibility," he said, "and when Lam through I want -o ho able to come back and be one of you again the same as I am now. ? like to stand before you and tell you I don't come with a single apol? ogy of rt'gret. liefere I'd become president by spoakinj' ill or uttering a lie, I'd spurn the office." He added that he always had liked "tho Marion spirit of boosting," and that he was "going down to Wash? ington as a booster for the United States of America." Hardii^Off 7 On Vacation President Elect Says He Will* j Not Consider Cabinet During j Vacation j On Hoard Hardlng's Spec!a 1 Train, Nov. g.?President-elect Harding t. gan a month's vacation trip to South? ern Texas and Panama. The presi? dent elect's moid Is already at work on the preliminary details of a plan fo ra new association of nations, but he doe* not Intend to let it interfere with his outing. Cabinet appointments, he announced, will not ho given consid? eration during his vacation. New Jud,?e in Jail Whiteeburg, Ky.. Nov. 6.?Prob? ably the most unusual outcome o* Tuesday's election in Kentucky was the victory of Peas Whltaker, Jailer of Whltaker, over Stephen Combs, Jr . in the rao** for county Judge. Whitaker had been sentenced to his own Jail for a term of nix months by Judge Combs on tho charge of attacking county ,officers, including the sheriff. Alter being placed in I he Jail Of which he was the legal keeper, Whltaker escaped, was t en? raptured and again sentenced for iuil i breaking. Following one of the "H?st ? \< ting (.'impawns known to the mountains if Kentucky, Whif aker, though in jail, v. on over Judge ( i.iulis by more than a thousand m.i Oovernor Morrow three times i*ei used to pardon Whltaker - - - Ims't at be tby Country's, Thy God's a VY. NOVEMBER 10, 1920 LEAGUE TO USE MONEYWEAPON One of the Important Questions to Be Considered at First Meeting in Geneva FINANCIAL BLOCKADE POWERFUL WEAPON Memorandum on the Subject Prepared by Sir Eric Drum mond For Distribution to Members. New York, Nov. 6.?One of the im? portant questions to be considered by the Assembly of the League of Na? tions at \\a first meeting, beginning November 16, at Geneva, will be tho preparations required to enablo the league to use, if necessity arises, the a'eapon of international economic and financial blockade contained in Article XVl of tilt covenant. * I A memorandum by Sh- Eric Drum mond, the secretary general, now bev .ng difitributed to the members of the league, and received here by the League to Enforce Peace shows that .his question will come before the as? sembly on the recommendation of the eague council in tho form of a pro? posal to appoint a bt dy to be kr.owh is the International Blockade com nlsslon. The secretary-general sug? gests that this commission consist of representatives nominated by tht jountriee entitled to permanent mem? bership in tho council, with the addi? tion of representatives of four other members of the league elected by the assehibly, for tho purpose of studying the problem and settling the genoral plan of action, the organization of the ' more permanent machinery required and the principles on which it should work. This question is of peculiar interest to the United States, because one of the first problems such a commission would consider promises to be the method of render.ng a blockade eTec Mve against states which are no; members of the league. In a report adopted/by the council of Ute league .it the San Sebastian meeting in Aug ust, M. Tittoni. tho Italian reprcsenta :ive, stated; "It should be clear that he stated members of the league of nations who declare the blockade have .he right to redder it effective against ill states Including those who are not members of the league, but they have ?tot the right to force the states who lo not form part o^ the league to de? clare the blockade tht raselves." j Article XVI provides that, should any member of the league resort to war in disregard of its covenants, all ! of Uie other members shall "under .ako immediately to subject it to the soveranco of all trade or financial ro? tations * * * and the prevention of all lnancial, commercial or personal in? tercourse between t! e nationals of the oveuaiu-breaking stale and too na ionals of any other Btate whether a member of tho league or not" and that I the members shall mutually support j one another in tho financial and eco? nomic measures taken under fhis ar 'icle. "The use of this weapon." says the jecrotary-goneral "is in certain cir ?ur^anei-e a specific duty Imposed by Article XVI. This duty cannot be cf tectively carried out without groat oss of time and efficiency unless there las been considerable previous prep iration before the time at which ac I .ion is required. i "Situations m;ght well arise in I wnieh the knowledge that the weapon \ .a ready for ufe would have a very I salutary effect. Many people think [that the league Is founded more upon I good intentions than upon a cool con? sideration of the stern realities of ln I ternational trouble. It is, therefore, I desirable on general grounds that , while the first meetings of the coun? cil and the assembly should givo the world the positive hope of removing misunderstanding and promoting in? ternational cooperation, they should also show quite clearl) that the mem? bers of the league as a whole are de? termined, if necessity arises, to en? force their will by effective action on any particular country which In tho circumstances contemplated by the covenant defies the general verdict of tho world." The memorandum calls attention ?o one important dilTerence between the two forms of pressure (economic und military) which the league may u.so, as follows: "Where a member of the league resorts to war in disre? gard of specific 1 covenants, all other members of the league are by the cov? enant itself specifically obliged to ap? ply the economic weapon. They are not similarly obliged to use their military or naval forces. In the latter case, the Article (XVI) only provides that It shall bo the duty of the council in such cases to recommend to the several governments concerned what effective military or naval forces they shall severally contribute." The secretary-general is of the opin? ion that the article clearly content plates that, so far a.- possible, "the re? sponsibility for enforcing economic pressure shall be decentralized, i. e.. a primary responsibility rests upon each government to take action so tut? us Its own nationals and own national machinery are concerned, arrange? ments being made b*. each of them separately and not by a single inter? national authority." At the same time, he concludes that h ?.Mitral coordinating authority I wW be required if the weapon of ecu Inomlc pressure i* to be efficiently i or.I'd. nd Troth's." THE TRUE SO OBTAIN CHARTER FORjCOMPANY Committee of South Carolina Organization Meets A CO-OPERATIVE FEATURE Chairman Manning Reports Sub? scriptions Totalling More Than MuTon Dollars Columbia. Nov. 4.?The organiza? tion committee of the American Pro? ducts Export and import Corporation met today in Columbia to formulate definite plans for completing the or? ganization of the export corporation with the following members present: J. lloss Hanahan, Bright Williamsson. R. C. Hamer. E. W. Duvall. C. W. Gas ton. B. H. Moss, J. S. Wannamaker R M Cooper, Jr, R. L. Willcox, J> R. Fairey, B. M. McLcod. I* I. Gulon. William Colemim.A A. M. Gibbes, Dr. George B. Cromer. Richard I. Man? ning. Others present were Chas. H. Barron, Henry Johnson, William El? liott and Dr. W. W. Long. The committee by unanimous vote instructed the special committee to proceed to obtain a charter at an early date, and it is understood that this will be done within the next few days. Chairman Manning r ported to the commi toe that subscriptions in excess of $1,000,000 had been 1 reived to date Uit! fchf*# large subscriptions were dally bei, g received, fn showing how 'Aide spread the stock was being sold in South Carolina, Mr. Manning stated that moie than 6,000 individual sub? scribers had taken stock in the cor? poration. A tentative proposition from expert cotton men was read and the committoe referred the proposition to the directors soon to be Selected. The committee adopted the recom? mendation of the special comr.iPf.ae lr"hiding the cooperative features ofl the company aa follows: All stock? holders to be entitled to 8 per cent ou*nulat?ve dividends on paid-in stock. After deduction from the total amount of profits realized during any year the aforementioned 8 per? cent dividend, one-half of -the re? maining profits shall be paid out as "patronage dividend" to tho individ? uals* firm*, or association furnifthmg" business for the corporation, such dividends to be d'stributed pro rata In proportion to the amount in money )t business furnished. The remain 'ng half of the profits in oxcese of 8 per cent sl.a1! be the property of the stockholders and may be distributed to them, to be held to their credit as surplus. No person, firm or associa ? on shall receive dividends Until he ~>r it becomes a stockholder to the par ' nine of $50. In case any non-stock? holder furnishes patronage, his (pa? tronage dividends) shall be placed to his credit on stock account until he accumulates or purchases stock to the par value of $5<\ after which he shall oartlcipate in cash dividends on pa? tron the same as stockholders. Mr. Manning stated that the special committee will at once proceed to se? cure a charter and a meeting to or? ganize the corporation will be held Friday. Novombor 12. Southern Railway News Washington. Nov? 6.?The following executive bulletin has been issued by President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railroad system: "Mr. E. H. Coapman, vice presi? dent, in charge of operations, has been granted a leave of absence to recover his health. During his absence the officers of tho operating department will report to Mr. II. W. Miller, vice president." ?I**JmJ*v .j. j. ?h 'l' ?J? 4? ?f's'V*'**J* -J* ?I**IH[?H' I Military Help J For Wrangel f French Are Rushing Sup? plies, Arms and Ammuni- J tion to Scbastopol By The Associated Press Constantinople, Nov. 6.? I ?f? French and British representa? tives here have asked their governments IT their warships in the Black sea should sup? port General Wrangle at Pere kop and Salxova, where soviet forces are pressing on the Cri- + mean peninsula. Meanwhile French supp ies, rifles and eartrid?jea are !>elng hurried to Scbastopol. e> New Orleans, Nov. 6.?BunkorH from all over the south are here to plan the organization of a twelve mil? lion dollar foreign trading corpora? tion to establish hanking facilities to ?market the agricultural products oi ihe south in Europe. Washington. Nov. t>.?The sttae and war department officials .said they had no knowledge of any official Ameiican mission In the war zone of Southern Russia and had no report of any mis? sion falling into the .Soviets hands. lyondon. Nov. rt. ? Amerlan miss.on in South Russia ban lallen into soviet hands, the Moscow newspaper Prava da says, according to ti wireless mes urtge. The miaUon. ihe paper .-ays. w . y leaded by q? net ;?i Morel iLTTIROX, Established Jon? 1, VOL. LI. NO. 2| CLASH MAY COME WirH ENGLAND Sir Auckland Geddes Warns Americans That Competition Over Trade May Lead To Trouble FAIR TRADE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY THE MOTTO _ Business Organized By Govern? ment and Supported by Politi? cal Action Dangerous to World Peace Minneapolis, Nov. 4.?Sir Auckland^ Geddes, the British ambassador, In an address here said that America and Great Britain must avoid national trade competition "organised by tho government and supported by politi? cal action." If the United States or Great Britain began to organise areas for exclusive economic advantage there "would inevitaoiy come a clash of interest that would at teast strain friendly relations." He said the Brit? ish motto is "fair Irate and equal op? portunity." - ? ?? Average Prices Paid For Cotton *ffltM Westminster, Kershaw, Dillon Bishopville Lead List Clemson College, Nov. S.?Consid? erably more variation was shown in tho average price* for c?tton, as re? ported by 18 official cotton graders of the extension service and > the bu? reau of marKcts for the week ending October 30, than for the preceding week. There was a?so considerable variation in the prices from day to day during the week on the various* markets. It must be kept in mind that the quotations given come only from markets on which there' 1* an official grader. Average prlc.es .for the week are as follows: Westminster: Strict middling 28.CS; middling 22.83. Kershaw: Strict middling 22,1 J; middling 21.85: .strict low ?<fMf. Lauren*: Strict middling 23.01; middling 21.70, Rock Hill: Strict middling 2l.?0; middling 21.25. Camden: Strict middling 21.1s'; middling 20.66; stricr low 17.1?. Anderson: Strict middling 21.50. Abbeville: Strict middling 2 2.37; middling 21.37. Dillon: Strict midCling 22.50; mid? dling 21.60; strict low It.50. Bishopville: Mid Ring 21.08; strict low 16.25. Edgelield: Strict middling 21.87; middling 20.94; strict low 17.80. ' Manning: Strict middling 21.62; middling 20.62; strict low 17.62. Bennettsvillc: Strict raidd ltng 21.29; middling 20.20; strict low 17.16. Orangcburg: Strict middling 21.1?; middling 20.56; 9tr:^t low 18.83. Sumter: Strict middling 21.58; middling 20.58; etnet low 17.66. Blackville: Stric* middling il.itI middling 20.37; strict low 17.91. Non-Partisan League I voses Ground Chicago. Nov. 5.?Governor Lynn J. Frnzter t Republican* has been re elected in North Dakota, with Non Partlsan League enicrsement, accord? ing to advices received here tonight. Frazier had beer reported running be? hind his Democratic opponent since election day, but the swing was to? ward him today by upward of a thou? sand votes over O'Connor, whose de? feat was conceded by the Fargo Fo? rum, his chief newspaper supporter. John Baer, non-partisan member of I congress, was defeated by O. B. Burt i neas, Republican, according to the 1 latest figure. Candidates endorsed by the Non Partisan I*ti,Tuo in Minnesota were all i defeated, the non-partisan vote show ; ing a falling off from the June priraa j ries. Reports from South Dakota incu? lcated that the league also had lost !by comparison with previous elections j in the state. The figures Indicated : the greatest loss had been in the cities, while rural districts also seemed to have gone over to the Republicans, ! who swept the state Tuesday. In Colorado, where a strong flgh? was made by the Non-Partisan League, the party elected four mem? bers of the legislature. wh"e for thS senate only one candidate was success? ful. For the house three league can* didatea were elected and thirty beaten. Idaho returns indicated a severs defeat for the Non-Partisan League Its candidate for governor. S. D. Fsl child, carrying only two counties. AJ other parly candidates went down defeat with him. Oae candidate the legislature who had league Ing was thought tonight to have i Republican candidates winning aj state and national offices by , pluralities. Washington. Xov 5.?-The semi-official railroad emj ? recognition by the railroad as subordinate ortlclal? hat ?lowed by the interstate ? omr.iKslnn. giving; thei ??> place w.?tc*? Investigat [board foi . . . i:i.t-i,i