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T11K 81 Ml KR WATCMMAN, Ksts bus CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, II NEW BRIDGE AT GARNER'S State Highway Com miss ion Has Practically Decided That Bridge Will Be Located at Oarrier's Ferry EASTOVER CITIZENS ASK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION Report ol* Engineer Indicates That the Old Ferry Site is the Men Suitable Place for the Bridge Cdumhls Nov. 10?The Wateree riv*r bridgo, between Sumtor and M- bland counties will be located on the earner s Parry road. The new afmn on th?? Sun tee. between Berkley und Williamaburg counties will he lo? re led at Murray's Ferry, within three quarters or a mile of the present ferry location. Th?s? decisions were reached by the state htffhwsy commis? sion In session In Columbia Tuesday afternoon, though the Wateree bridge decision Is slightly tentative, Bridge Engineer Parker being instructed to net .re certain other Investigations'be? fore the commission makes its final decision The people of Castover want the bridge located near them, at the Singleton's Kerry. Their claim will bo considered. A large delegation of cltlsens, repre? senting Richland and flumbr counties end the town of Eastovor. appeared be fers the state highway commission st Its meeting in Columbia Tueeday morning te make requests regarding the location of the Wateree River bridge, between Samter and Richland >4Msg, The commission did not deoide the location, but left thia to a i^Bi meeting. Two possible locations are being eqnstdered. one on the Garner's Kerry read, the other at Kastover, at what Is now called Singleton's Ferry. The Kastover delegation wants the bridge near their own; the Sumter delega? tion wants a bridge st the best pos? sible else*; asms of the citizens of Richlind ashed for the Garner's Fer? ry location, though Richland has no ?peetal choice. The ? .iverirment has $75.000 for the btMse. the itlsUJund sod Surater auto lW*trt? money will add anothor 17 5. tOO Km this Will n' t allow for the eon st ruction of a bridge across the swamp se weil as uvei the slreunv. Jtfr. Jennings stated tha private otUaens Would reise Its.090. to cover the cost of approaches to th< bridge, which WOald b? of temporary nature, being of service except ?n extremely high Water, but which would <eei ve the purpose until the highway funds would pfwvlde permanent approaches. Big Bunch of Sweetness i _ California Man Brings Home Bride Weighing Seven Hund dred and Twenty-Five ? Pounds Cantanan. Calif . Nov. It.?A bride weighing soven hundred anil twenty five pounds was brought home by John II Hamilton, weighing only one hundrtd snd flfty-five pounds. Mob Handles Girls Roughly I ondon People Resent Disrespect to Memory of World War Dead >n. Nov. II -The girl em ployeeg of Sylvia Pankhurst's com? mUn 1stIc psper were thrashed by an angrmy mob UlgsT H 1* claimed that dnr ng the two mlrutos solemn si lenee In honor of the fallen dead the women sang, daced end banged tin cans In the newspnor office. American Highway Association South Carolina Sends Two Dele? gates to Meeting Columbia. Nov. 11.?R. Ooodwyn Rhett. member of the state highway commission, snd Chi?. II Moorefteld. cho f engineer of the highway de? partment, will attend the annual meeting of th* American ^Moolntion of glare II ghw.?y Offlc.alS. to 1*5 hSld in Washington I?ecember IS -If. The two principal matters to come befor* the officials at thia meeting will lie the /. I lf)tlOn of i p ?lt< \ ah retards feder? al aid of highway construction snd a general discussion of state highway systems and their inter-state connec? tions _ Marines Cele? brate the Day Washington. N'ov 11.?Armistice l?av WSS celebrated In ihe navy and marine corps by awarding two thou? sand medals and letter* of ^immivi d niton for valorous sei vices in th?? world war. ' v* ImM April, 1850. fie Just t *8i. TRAIN ROBBERY WASJA1URE ^Unsuccessful Attempt to Rob Express Car on Columbia Charlotte Train THEY THREW SAFE OFF THE TRAIN But Freight Train Came Along and Picked It Up?Recover? ing $16,000 Columbia, Nov. 11.?A sixteen ?hou-and ddlr>r express robbery was foiled near Columbia early today. Two men boarded the express car on the train for Charlotte, which left hero at 5:10. They gagged the express messenger, R. VV. Peterman, end threw the ex? press safe out of the car into o cut near Sharpc. The safe con? tained sixteen thousand dollars. However, before they could re? turn to the spot and recover their loot a freight tralr. came along and picked up the safe. The ex? press company recovered the en? tire loss and officials ars now hunting for the two men. Harding Speaks To Texans President Delivers Armistice Day Address to Great Crowd at Brownsville Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 11.?Sena? tor Harding made an armistice day speech before a large crovd of Amer? icans and Mexicans. The speech was preceded by parades and addressos. Special trains brought throngs hero to hear Harding. McLaurin On Business Trip BennetUville Banker Disclaims Knowledge of Suicide Note Atlant?. Nov. 10.?Thomas D. Mc? Laurin, 35. banker of Benettsville, S. C. whose relatives had beert seek? ing him sim.-e he left homo Mohday. was taken In cuHtody by local police late today and aft. r an examination by a physician, his relatives here as? serted he would return home to? morrow. Mr. Mcljaurln, a son of Former United States Senator John L. Mc? Laurin of South Carolina, expressed surprise, accor ili.g to police, that his absence from home should have caus? ed worry there. He suid he had been on a business trip to Montgomery, Ala., and was on his way home when found by police hero. ^ McLaurin denied any knowledge of clothee and a noce Intimating suicide said to have been found near Blew ett'a Falls. N. C. He had telegraph? ed his wife from here yesterday: Everything Is all right; don't worry." and this caused special search to be made here for him. T. W. liouch er of Atlanta, a rela? tive of Mr. M. I^iurin, stated toulght that aft^r leaving police station the banker h "1 l>? ? n tAken to a private nanltatluni. mar Atlanta mid found to be in good condition mentally. After ?pending the night there, Bouchler said, the banker would leave in the morning for home. 1'ouchier denied, all reports that McLaurin was suf? fering from any mental trouble and emphasised that no matters conect ed with the bank had anything to do with his abstneo from home. Hennettsvllle. Nov. 10.?Word was received here tonight that T. H. Mc? Laurin. president of the Mutual, Sav? ings bank of r.ennettsvilfe, whoso disappears a fey days ago caused j much apprehension, has been located ; in Atlanta. His father John L. Mc l.auriu. and other kinsmen, went to Atlanta yesterday, It being believed that the missing man had gone either to tite Ueorgia capital or to Savannah. Republicans Revive Luxury in Senate Gorgeous Graeco-Roman Baths of Senate to Be Put. into Service For Republican Millionaire Club Washington. Nov. 10 ?The Oraeco Hotnan baths In the l*nite?i States m Bate, Installed eight years ago and abandoned, after cheiges <?f extrava? gance, will l?" put In service again for to benefit of members who will pay for the upkeep. Piracy Off Irish Coast Cork-Quccfistown Steamer Held Tp and Robbed by Armed Men London. Nov. 11.- A steamer pro reeding between Pork und Queens town wns Stftppei by a shot tired front men in boats and aimed men hoarded tb ship and seised >? Quantity 1.1 goods -???I lud i V?r Not?Let all the ends Thou A SUMTER. S. Ch SATURLX Perished Aboard Ship % Three Men Burned and Nine Seriously Injured by Oil Tank Explosion By The Associated Press New York, Nov. 11.?Three bodies were discovered in the burned section of the steam? ship El Mundo, on which nine men were seriously injured yes? terday when the oil tank ex? ploded. - Benson and Schwab May Face Quiz Additional Evidence of Alleged Mismanagement Revealed Favoritism is Charged New York, Nov. 10.?Adltional evi? dence of alleged irregularities and mismanagement in the affairs of the United States Shipping Board were in? troduced here today before the con? gressional committee investigating the affairs of the board by J. F Ricbard son, assistant secretary of statistician of tho committee, in concluding his direct testimony. The investigation is based largely upon, a report submitted by Mr. Richardson and A. M. Fisher, secretary and statistician of the com? mittee, after a year's work. At the conclusion of today's session Chairman Walsh announced that Com? mander A. B. Clements, executive as sistant to Admiral Benson, chairman of the Shipping Board, would be a witness tomorrow morning. Chair? man Walsh read a telegram from Ad? miral Benson, which stated that the board would not object to Command? er Clements testifying, and that "the records, dfflcors and employes of the hoard were at the disposal of the com? mittee at any time or place the com? mittee desired." Chairman Walsh said Admiral Ben nan and other officials of the board as well as Charles M. Schwab'-and. ?? flea, former heads of the Emergency FI.M't corporation, may be asked to ap? pear before the comnr.lttec. The hear? ings will be continued in Now York for two weeks and then if it ts likely, <aid Chairman Walsh* that the com avftce will go to Philadelphia and Washington to continue its work. Cross-examination by Representa? tive Henry J, Steele, of Mr. Richard? en, took up a considerable part of he afternoon session Characterizing iho witness' previous testimony as a "general Indictn.ent," Mr. Steele Kought to bring out specific instances [>f alleged "political influence," favor? itism, etc. Tho witness prefaced his reply to the first question asked with the state? ment that his report did not seek to prove ony illegal act on the part of .my person. "The purpose of our criticism," he said, "is. we hope, to bring out exist? ing conditions so that they may be rectified by the Shipping Board itself. I want to give full credit to the board for ita achievements. It had a gigan? tic task?ono of the greatest ever met by men." Answering questions as to specific Instances of alleged political Influence, he r?eltcd that he had been informed i shipbuilding firm in Texas had threatened" to appeal to a senator Trom that state to bring about what Nas claimed by the company to bo a lelay In a settlement of an account He added that he had no knowledge is to what, If anything, the.Senator lid. Tho witness also brought out In his testimony incidents of what he termed iareleesnsss, in the handling and pre icrving of Shipping Hoard records. In me'of tho southern districts, he said, desks and file cabinets were disposed ^f without their contents being re? moved, records being scattered and ! many of them destroyed. He also charged sabs of material had been made without proper inven? tory. Regarding amortizing of plants he said he hnd found instances where there were many thousands of i dollars difference between accounts I rendered to the Shipping Hoard and ! thos?? rendered to private or municipal bodies of the same properties. The sale of Liberty bonds also came Into the testimony of Mr. Richardson. Ponds were bought, he said, by some >f the companies with advance funds md afterwards sold at discount. Operators who run their own vessels n addition to ships of the board, said N'r. Richardson, usually sent the gov- | ernnient ships on the least favorable ; -outts. They feel confident, he added, hat although the government shared n the profits it wan required to pay til the losses. Salmon Claims Self-Defense ?ays Farmer Fired at Him Twice With Shotgun Greenville, Nov. 9.?Thai he shot \si Fllnklnshelt In self-defense after he farmer had tired at hi in twice with ? shotgun was the statement made to : .\ by Walter L. Salmon In tho first version of the killing from the side i the defense, Ho denied unequivo? cally the statement made l>v Mrs. hMtrtklnsheh thai he had robbed hint, i nd his story lontrudi.Ms in .'vo y de? tail the evidence furnished by the 'aimer's wife and negro cook. Victoria I'Udlt. at tint coi'Oitor'H inquiry. i dms't at lie thy Country**, Thy God's i AY, NOVEMBER 13, 1920 A fi A f- a -*--*- ?--?--?--?- -?- ?- ?-,T.? .T..*i JWJl TTTtTTTVTTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTti Soviet in Berlin Unemployed Men Sieze Lion $ Metal Works By The Associated Press London, Nov. 11. ? Three thousand unemployed nien in Berlin havo stormed the Lion metal works and established a political soviet, according to press dispatches. Great Automobile Display \ _ Parade of Decorated Automo? biles and Trucks the Feature of Fair Week i -?? In tho past two or three days there has been a great deAl of enthusiastic interest shown by the ladies of Sumter 111 the automobile parade on next Thursday. j There will be a long string of beau ! tlfully decorated automobiles and itrucks in this grand parade. Already i there are a number of ladies decorat? ing their cars. They all are keeping their cars hid out so that no one will get a chance to see them, or copy their idea. A largo numbei have inquired about where they car. get decorative material. The committee has gone to a big expense to bring here a pro? fessional decorator who is willing to help you decorate or offer suggestions as to decorating the cars. Mr. E. P. Rhea of the Washington Decorating company is here and is located at the John Clack Realty Co. Mr. Rhea will remain here until after the fair. He has a vast amount of decorative material here of even' sort, which includos bunting, artlilcial flow? ers of every description, crepe paper and streamers. Those who are going to decorate their cars themselves should get in touch with Mr. Rhea. Those who want to secure his ser? vices aad turn their cars over to him to, decorate should speak to him at once as he will likely have a big lot of work to do and in order to get the cats ready in time they should see hipi at once. The committee is disappointed in tsar there are so few business concerns that have Indicated their intention of putting 1n the parade commercial cars or floats. The greatest crowd that Sumter has seen in many a day will be here and somebody is going to miss a great opportunity to get ?>mo wonderful advertising at a small <-o8t. And do not overlook the fact lhat there js a cash prize for the best bhowlng made by decorated truck or float amounting to two hundred and fifty dollars. The parade will he in two divisions each headed by a big brass band. The decorated private owned automobiles headed by a big band will form the '.rst division and another big band will head the second division which will consist of the decorated commer? cial tars or floats. It is said thU tho biggest crowd that Sumter ever saw will be here next Thursday to see the big parade and all the frog attractions fhnt have been provided. The big parade will be on Thursday November 18th and will form at the monument on South Main street and begin to move promptly a* 11 o'clock. The hour has been ? hanged from 3 o'clcck so that the crowd may see the fair and automo? bile races in tho afternoon. Night Riders of Dillon White Residents of County Re? sent Warnings by Visitors Dillon, Nov. 8.?Early this morning it beeahne generally known that tho negro population of Dillon and the immediate vicinity had boon ? visited Saturday night and Sunday night by a body of people styling -themselves as night riders from North Carolina. Several cards were shown today to white citizens of the town and the cards were captioned, "Wo Are Here." They admonished the negroes lo be in the cotton fields Monday morning with their families a'ul that they should charge $1 per hundred for picking short cotton and $1.25 and i $ 1.T>0 for picking long staple; also that they should only pick for peo? ple who would pay these prices and that Saturday was wash day and lhat they should pick cotton for white people. The cards were smear? ed with red ink. They were neatly printed in good type and were signed "Night Riders From the Old North State." Quite a lot of business has l>een left by the negroes throughout ihe day and they are fearing trouble tonight. One family or negroes left town today until tho excitement is over. A mass meeting of white citi? zens was heal here this afternoon, condemning in the strongest terms the work of .e ~.ight riders, and the officers of the county are on the alert to apprehend theiguilty parties. The community is not in sympathy with such tactics an 1 will not stand for it. There has always existed throughout Dillon county a n un? usually cordial and kindly feeling between Ihe whites and the blacks, find the negroes as a whole of the county are law abiding and indus? trious They < laim that they have not demanded excessively I Igh wages i<>r picking cotton, but that different farmers have bid for the r services ami they \ ;<ve accepted the highest pi Ices offoredi and Truth's." TUE TRITE $1 EUROPE OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY Impressive Ceremonies Were Held in Lonrlon and Paris Today UNKNOWN I>EAD INTERRED IN WESTMINSTER In Paris Nameless Hero of Ver? dun Buried Under Arc de Tri? umph Impressive ceremonies were held in : ondon and Paris celebrating the sec? ond anniversary of the closing of the world war and to pay a tribute to the fallen soldiers. The body of an un? identified soldier was buried in West? minster Abbey amid elaborate cere? mony, with King (Jcorge as the chief mourner. In Paris a soldier's body was taken from a nameless grave at Verdun ind burled under the Arc de Tri? umphe, President Millerand nnd three marshals participatlnp in the cere? monies. There was no national ceremony held in the United States, but In most cities the day was observed by pa? rades and memorial services. Increase in Tax Assessments Forty Million Dollars Placed on Tax Booics This Year Columb'a Nov. 11?The South Car? olina Tax Commission estimates that the total assessment of property in South Carolina this year, making un? necessary any increase of tax levy to ?ike care of government cost about forty million more than last year. The greatest increase In assess? ments for any one county Is in Oreen ville, where total assessments are this vear increase over last year by $3.511, 000. In Charleston county the assess? ments total $3.167,097 more than last vear; in Florence $1.789.307 more; in Anderson ?? 2.216.060 more. Spartan burg county will also show in in? crease, though the figures are not available as yet. New Title For Marshal Foch Paris. Nov. 10.?Marshal Foch has added to his collection bf titles and lecorations that of "Bourgeois of Spa" voted him by that Belgian mu licipallty. His right to so call him? self is attested by an illuminated man script. British Labor Combine Transport Workers Trying to Unite in One Big Union Liondon. Nov. 10.?A ballot will be raken within the nest few weeks to de? cide whether all the workers who are now affiliated with the Transport Workers' federation, except the sea? men, shall be drawn together in one big union. y The three unions of seamen are taking a ballot for or against a sepa? rate amalgamation. leaders of tfie federtion have to!d The Dai'y Mail 'hat the scheme for a single union will be adopted sooner or later. When this comes about the new Transport Workers' union will take ank with the National I'nion of Uail waymen and for the first time the Triple Alliance (miners, railway men and transport workers) will consist of three solidly organized bodies eacji with a central executive possessing full authority, subject to the decree of the national delegate conferences, to jet on behalf of the whole organiza? tion. The newspaper points out that it does not follow that the suggested con? solidation of power would Increase the danger of a combined strike which would hold tip all the vital services of the country. If a great industrial cri? ses affecting the whole allianco did reach a final stage of deadlock, a Joint stoppage would undoubtedly be fa? cilitated. On the other hand experi? ence of the working of the alliance in the few years of its existence has shown that the greater the power wielded the greater is the sense of re? sponsibility created on both sides en? gaged in a dispute, says tne paper. The singlo Transport Workers' union would Include dockers, canal workers, dock warehousemen, motor drivers, bus anJ tramway employes, carters and so on. Capt. Ben Williams Elected to Office Hampton County Veteran To Be Superintendent of Soldiers* Home Columbia, Nojv. tl.-? Capt. Ben Wil? liams, of Brunsoa, Hampton count v. has been elected superintendent of the Confederate soldiers' home in Colum? bia to succeed Louis Wardhvw, who recently resigned. Capt. Williams will assume h.s dutle* in about ten <!:?>s. During the war Capt. Williams KSTVed In the i7ll< Georgia infantry. ttJTIIRON, Established Jui?e 1, VOL. LI. NO. 2! COAL BARONS FEARCONTROL. Bituminous Miners Hasten to Declare That No Emergency Exists for Federal Regu? lation EXPLAINING EXCESSIVE PRICES OF RECENT MONTHS President Morrow Says That Shortage of Supply and Spec? ulative Prices Resulted From War Readjustment Atlantic City. Nov. 11.?No emer? gency exists in the bituminous coal in? dustry calling lor federal control of the mines. Vice President Morrow, of the National Co il association declared in an address here. He said condi? tions causing consutners trouble in obtaining coal and speculative prices were only passing phase of the war readjustment and the remedy lies In 'improved transportation facilities and, not regulation. Tunnel Caves in Killing Two Men Another Severely Injured in Accident Near Gaffney Gaffney, Nov. 10.?Michael Wels? and Clifford Kit by were killed in the American *Minei al company's mines, about three miles from Gaffney. and a young man named Philbrek wae se? verely injured when a tunnel in which they were working caved in about 4 o'clock this afternoon. The men were working twenty feet under ground in what is known as the old lead mine, it is stated. Mr. Weiss* home is in Nanticoke, Pa., and he was about twenty-five years of age, arid had only been, in Geffney a few weeks. Messrs. Kirby and Philbrek both live in Gaffney. The mines have only been in opera? tion a short ttme and Mr. W. Y. Davie. who is the superintendent of the work, says the accident was unavoid? able. Coroner Vinsenett has empan? eled a jury and will hold an inquest tomorrow mornir.g. A telegram has l een sent to the brother of Mr. Weiss it Nanticoke, Ps... inform5ng him of 'he death of his brother and as to disposition of the remains. Javis Littlejohn was severely In? jured in Gaffney this afternoon when his team ran away with a wagon Iriaded with four bales of cotton. The wounded man is In the hospital, his injury being considered serious. State Medical Examination State Board Has Large Number of Applications Columbia, Nov. 11.?Sixty-seven nurs.s. fourteen doctors and one chir? opractor is the representation in a class which th's week stood examina? tion before the slate board of medi? al examiners. The examination was concluded Wednesday afternoon, hav? ing been held in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Announcement of the successful candidates in the ex? amination will be. announced by the board at another meet'ng to be held about the first, of December. Every member of the state board of Exami? ners was present, except Dr. Baxter HaynoR. of Spartanburg, who Is in a hospital. The beard members are Drs. J. T. Taylor. Adamr Run. presi? dent: G. R. Edwards. Darlington; J. S Matthews, Denmark; Havne. Spartan? burg; Frank La'r.der, \V511iamston; J. R. Miller. Rock Hill; J. H. Taylor. Co? lumbia, and A. E. Doozer, Secretary, Columbia. Grade Crossings Eliminated More Than Fifty Dangerous Crosings Removed Columbia. Nov. 11 .?-Approximately fifty dangerous grade crossings in South Carolina have been eliminated within the past half year, according to a statement issued today by the state railroad commission. "The com? mission is determined that the state shall be rid of these dangerous cross? ings." says the statement; "The State must take a place lower than seventh in the list of states, according to acel? dents at cross'ngs." In many cases, the commission say] there has been strong objection the part of the public to the rcl< lion of crossings, in order to r< the danger, says the comraU| This la hard to understand", the commission, "hut the effof ?UnVnatlng crossings must coj Many of the grale crossii been eliminated by the straj jf the hiRhwjys. > In other location? are found, to langer. In some cases l>eimr constructed, or un{ rided. ' \ w W,ik./Nov. 11. Uber break/of one-qi