Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TR St Mil i: WATCHMAN, EataMls CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 1 asaaa*wmk+wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaawmm SOVIETS PLAN AMERICAN RAID - Moscow Reds Estimate That That* Will Be Five Million Unemployed in United States By End of Year SENT TO START ARMED REVOLUTION Washington Has Received Offi? cial Advices of Bolshevik Propaganda to Overthrow Democratic Government in this Country Washington. Nov. 24?Russian So ritt SSthorlties eatln ate that the un ISSPtoysd in the Trite.] Statte* Will iambs** five m?hen by (he end of the f?ar an 1 two ropreiuniatlves of the l^lfrd Internationale have heen aont to Mrganiae Soviets here, according to of - leial a**vlcea from Moscow. Their sUssten. the advices said, is to unite toe revolutionary movement in Amer 4~a into u Sghtlng l>odv to hrlng about kft armed revolutmi :e Will Be Warned it Return of Former King Cansta.itine Ffrli. Nov. L\ -pienurr Leygues hS .appeared tonight in the r of deputies in the Vatican announced the government's tion to laaue a earning to (Ireece the return of former King antiiu The debate waa not tin* ,and was adjourned until Thun tar/ and It Is understood that the pre. afcar will iot ko to London until a Hi Moment is. reached respecting rVjince* representation at the Vati Ii? )-*ygues. in asking for a postpone* SSnt of further Interpellations, so that IS/ might b? free to not said: ?SFVSpce ioes a. t wish to interw i) U-eece's forelg.. affairs, hut ut'*i ? f 1 ar whtc". imperilled rivilltntion. if \ t ower puts at Its bead a sovereign KPtrrtliia td m ked and ronttun! In s liter Uwarc s the aides annd bad been S* aeeomrilit. ??f nur enem-es. if .it IsSter dsekt to h? warne.1 he %\W !.??? *? i lonje have ou; eoopiration I*-r expect limp feo'iij iron u* >0 I v% inert" ' ' r ther than ,h it t) r A ? ;.?!> * right us a protecting power to wed foundeil advice upon the of an act which might give ny occasion to Intervent dl Or Indlrectl) In Oriental affairs." Premier said he v. ished to oon Si definite rourse in the matter eompi' ? ? l u .?h (In it Hi it ling's Per? sonal Ambassador area r. b. c m? iLhi. itor McConnick Going To _ie to Explain Harding*s "~ Views Parts. Nov. J? The (ieneva cor reepondent report* to the K? ho-de Pnrte that Senator Mcdlll McCor infek of Illinois, is < rossing the M lualk- to lav President-elect Harding'* views of the it*.mm* o r nations before rov :mno ntai chirrs One of the priaea given at the gen? eral U. O. C. convention held In Asho vttto, N. C . a week or so ugo. the Hyde medal for the best essay on Matthew Fontaine Murray, the 'Path finder of the Seas." waa won by Mrs. I*Roy PVBeety .,f Nsshvllle. Tenn WrSL Beat;/ Is a niece of Capt K. Scott ('arson and a stepdaughter f>f lira, Mary C t'ennul of tbla city. ' il.a, Beaty Is a native of Sunder ?ounty. having been bo n at the old Carson homestead "llomeneld." aUace her residence in Nashville, Mrs, Beaty has been prominent In U. D. ?, work, having served as state historian for Tennessee and at pros ool in chapter historian of he, chap? ter, the old ?Mother Chapter." Nash vtllo No l. the rhaptei whi? b w;h organised bv ,\irv Caroline Herri wether (loodlett the ounder ol the l nlted Daughters <-f the t'onfedcrai Cancel* Western t nloii Permit Washington Nov. rt?Serretar) r..? hsr muiMinnd tsntghl thai hs had revoked permlsMion granted the Weal ern I'nion Telegraph Company last May lo lay certain i ihlea <t lltsrnyne Hey. Miami. Pia Teh permit waa i by the dlKtri- t engineer at Jack lie, Kla . an.I Mr Maker .In . .*t.* , us withdrawal bv telegraph tonight. Mr. Bak**r made in* ?*xp|mat :mi oi" his lotion He merely authorised throsifh hla secretar) a it itement that th# pornut h oi been res. inded Tb ? announcement followed however. Ho* sftstsaisnt In New York Ionight bv Newcomb Carlton. presides! or Ihs WSSStrS Union Telegraph Company, that Ma comp.?n\ had not only lights granted by an act of Congress, but ape ctSe |?ermlaarton of the w.. DepaJt meat to do certain cable work in Ihr violin, ty of Miami, with whb b lb-' "NsTO' l?epartment f?>i m< arketrurliy hat er feted" Ihs requosl of the St*t* Department." Be Just I 881. Disarmament Now Impossible Sentiment Prevails in League of ' Nations Assembly That War Materials Cannot Be I Scrapped C.cncvn. Nov. 24?Details of the dis? cussion in league assent hi.v. made known last nifrht. indicated that sen? timent prevails in the committee on disarmament that it is impossible to SSCUTS at present a general scrapping 1 of war materials. House of Commons Expects Trouble Irish Question is a Firebrand and Exciting Scenes are Antici? pated Today London, Nov. 24?Fear was ex? pressed today that further exciting scores might develop in the House of Commons during the discussion of the Irish situation. Former Premier As f|iiith is prepared to move a resolu? tion condemning the outrages against crown forces and civilians In Ire? land. iiving: Canal Once Over Senator Harding Will Make Leisurely Inspection of Work? ings of Panama Ct stobal, Canal Zone, Nov. 24?Sen? ator Harding gave up golf and motor? ing to make a peisonal study of the practical working of t tie i Panama Canal. He planned a leisurely jour? ney through the waterway on a gov? ernment mine sweeper. Stop Over at Vera Cruz President Elect Has Accepted Invitation to Visit Mexico on His Way Home Moxiro City, Nov. 21?Senator Hard lug will stop at Vera Cruz en route home front Panama unless unforeseen circumstances prevent, said a state? ment issued by the Mexican Foreign oriiee last night? Cheap Thanks? giving Dinner Macon Telephone Employees To Have Ten Cent Feast Moon. (hi. N'nv IM?A complete Thanksgiving dinner fod ten Ctntl will h* served to employees ot the tele phone exchange by the stewardess tomorrow. The menu includes baked goose, emub#rry sauce, corn, celery, rolls and coffee. south Carolina Week at Fdird** chain of Scores The Ktltd's Department Stores throughout the state have set aside the week of November 26th to Decem? ber 4th in which le stage a tremendous price eUtting sale. Heginning Friday. November 20 the South Carolina Division of the Ktird gyntem nf Department stores will start Ihe I PfSnt merchandising event ever seen In the state and from j all the accounts p| the extensive plans and preparations that have been made for the affair, it bids to eclipse any similar undertaking In the South. Home of the Oeneral Sales Office Staff from Charlotte. N. C, are here assisting the local manager. Mr. Love in marking down prices and arranging j for the sale. ' This is our first attempt at combln hag all our forces in a given state for J a given period with ? single aim for one general result." said Mr. Love ibis morning. "Put SIS are certain that |pe concerted efforts of the various , organizations throughout the slate, i together with the greatly reduced i pries we will otter on staple and ?ennnnnble merchandise will serve to damnnatmte icabty and eoneluviv** ly. foi one. .in.l gl* the time, the power of the Kflrd chain nfl>*par%iiton1 Stores ind their ability to "St'l it of. L*e*.." The ?:f11,t Pystem nf stores enjoy ? unlejue distinction In having followed Ihe recent price decline simultaneous u with the country's: ingest mnnu fnetutis, end In many instances, they have snttcipated those declines In nd i am i ? nd i ? dueed Ihe pi Ice before the dentine beenme operative at ihe nuns ?, saht Mr. I ov* Mr. Love went on p, H;iy ? th.it Rftrd'e owns no high pine merchan? dise. Ihn entire stock is represented in new purchase- ,.ntljf nach- on tin low basis, and it is now the firm's in? tentions to give the publlt Ihe full laments p| them in the way el p< kal values during South Carolina geek Tin- BArd Chain ol Department stoics eperules 11 stores throughout Ho- Carolinen and Vlrglnts, and ihe Sumfei stoi,. i*, on, el ns meet lui |S lauf .'nks. ? ? south Carolina gtorte ais io ented In Ihe following Inwnn: Orson i \ lie Colombia, Qreenweodi Qreer, An? derson and Uocl; Hill \\ pntilnginek htnv 24 Preeldenf nnd Mm Wli on have planned a quiet I Thanksgiving, going to ehurch in the | mental, and entertaining | few rala ' lives and friends at dinner. ma Fern- Not?Let all the ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C.? SATURDA CLASH EXPECTED IN THE LEAGUE Differences of Opinion Develop, Over the Armenian Question J Between Council and Assembly COUNCIL FAILED TO ACT ON VIVIAM RESCOLUTION The Entire Question of the Re-* lation of the Council and the; Assembly of the League May Be Raised ? Geneva. Nov. - A clash between the council and the assembly of the league of nations over the Armenian j question loomed as a possibility as the ' rosuft of the failure of the council of league to aet last night on the Vi vinni ??Solution that the entire ques lion Of the relations of the council and j assembly might be raised. Red Letter Day in Columbia Cash and Bills of Ladings For Cotton Pour into Cotton Ex-j ports Corporation j _____ Columbia, Nov. 22?Monday was red lettet nay in Columbia in one par th?uplur?there were more bills of lading coming through the malls than j ever in one day in the history of the city. And in the matter referred to all of these bills of lading wcrp coming to one office?the headquarters of the j American Products, Evport and Import corporations. It was impos? sible to calculate Monday night Just how much of the stock subscriptions had been paid, but every mail that came to the ofllce brought an im? mense quantity of registered mail, ?ach letter containing cash} Liber? ty bonds or bills of lading for cot ton. The total of subscriptions of stock to dato is a million and a quarter dollars, in round numbers, and the Call for payment of stock was mail? ed out to <ach subscriber Saturday. Th? iv have been no disappointing replies, but the payment! tot stock has been pouring in, and the grati? fying part of the ret urns, it is stated at tfcj offices, ih the fact that many of the subscribers who are offering cotton In ib'u of caah In taking stock are asking to Increase the amount of Stock they ha\e subscribed. The low price of cotton for the last few dayi no doubt has con? tributed to the readiness with which the subscribers have responded, foi it is beginning to be clear to mans ,of thom that it may be some time before cotton will advance, and this corporation in the one which offers them thhe mst promising opportunity to turn cotton from a liability to an asset, aoOrding to Officials Of the com? pany. The new manager of the corpora- ! tion. Joseph Walker, will take hold on December I. His selection seems to have met with great favor over the state, from the complimentary report! received at the head offices of the corporation. Little Girl Killed ? Crushed to Death by Fall of Horse Anderson, Nov. 23?The three yeai old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. H. Mulkey was crushed to death by a horse falling on her. She was play? ing in the yard at her homo, when a neighbor's boy rode Into the yard, the horse stumbling and falling Just as he got lo where the children were playing and catching the little girl underneath as he fell. The young hoy was also struck, but managed to g?'t out of the way. He staled that the bridle broke, and the other children ran out of the way. The little girl was taken to the hospital and an operation performed, but if was 1m ponaible to save the child. There was no inquest ns it was clearly an accident. Th* interment t^?ok place Sunday afternoon in Silver Brook cemetery, Insular Development Retarded American Capital Cannot Be Interested in Island Resources Washington. Nov. 23- 1 liability 10 interest American capita! on a large scale In the nation's insular posses? sions hau retarded the development of the natural resources neordlng to report of tin llureatl nl Insular Af? fairs. Plot Against I Jap Premier Police Discover Conspiracy to Kill Premier Ilara With Bombs Tokio. Nov. 2??Tim police have dls eovered a pint to assassinate premier llaia, with seven bombs. J 6 ims't ut Ik; thy Country's*, Thy (;<nTs a Y, NOVEMBER 27, 1920 WEALTH SNEAKED OUT OF GERMANY j former German Chancellor As? serts that Members of German Royalty Succeeded in Smug? gling Milions into Holland LIST OF CHIEF OFFENDERS GIVEN Members of the Former Kaiser's Family Alleged to Have Been the Most Successful of the Smugglers Berlin, Nov. 23?loo eminent persons, among them Crown Princem Cecils, Prince Kitei Prldorlch, Prince August Wilhelm, the lute Prince Jo? achim. Count Radolln and Princess Woods Radlslwll), have smuggled to Holland two hundred and fifty million marks, asserted Herman Mueller, the former German Chancellor, in the Reichstag. De Valera Passes Death Sentence President of Irish Republic Speaks of British Officer Being "Made to Feel" by Irish Republicans New York, Nov. 23?Eamonn He Valera, "president of the Irish re? public" in a Statement here today declared that when the British offi? cer who commanded the troops that fired yesterday into a Dublin foot? ball crowd, "Is made to feel" by Irish republicans that he "may not commit these crimes With impunity," his death will "be classed by the British controlled press as "another murder bv the Sinn Feinera." "Ireland is doing Britain no wrong, for Ireland is only claiming that which is hers by right," Mr, l>c I Valera said. "The conduct of the British troops In swooping* down and tiling their machine guns on an unarmed people |ws ?simply a repetition of the Amritser massacre in India, and whatever Brit? ish officer was in charge in Dublin will be commended for it and reward? ed as Dyer was. And later, when that officer is made to feel by Irish repub? licans that, although he may commit these crimes with impunity so far as his own government is concerned, he may n ?t do it with Impunity so far as Irishmen Can aecure it. hit death will tie classed by the British controlled press as 'another murder by the Sinn Pelnera." Harding Arrives at Panama President Elect Receives a Noisy Welcome Upon His Arrival at Cristobol Colon, Panama. Nov. 2 3?Senator Harding arrived at Cristobal at nine o'clock today aboard the steamer Par [smina. He was given a noisy welcome i by the harbor craft and flooded with Invitations to public functions. He will stay live days. Soldierss Kill Woman Two Men Held For Murder of Mrs. Julia Drewery at Carliso, Pennsylvanie Carlisle, Pa.. Nov. 23?Mrs. Julia Drewery, aged thirty-live was shot and killed In her home last night. Two soldiers are held on suspicion. Deputy Sheriff of Saluda is Killed Negro, Charged With Murder, Makes Escape Ward, Nov. 21?W. Weber Ed? wards, deputy sheriff of Saluda coun? ty, was shot and instantly killed Sat? urday night about io o'clock In the northwestern par! ??f Saluda county, futbrcath, u netto, whom lie had gone to arrest, is charged with the shoot? ing. The negro made his escape and is still al large although numerous parius arc scouting the country In the vlcllnlty nf the killing and town and county an horitlos In this part of the state have been notified to be on the lookout! Local authorities have offered i reward of $.500 for his capture, and it is understood that Gov? ernor Cooper will be aske.i io sup? plement this amount Soviet Victory in Siberia Units of Gen. SemenofTs Army Surrender to Bolsheviks Harbin, Manchuria, N'ov 23?It is reported that units of Qeneral Seme , noil's anti-Bolnhevik army have sur? rendered to Soviet forces, which they I joint d. mil Truth's." THE TRIX S( Blood Stronger Than Patriotism Jung George of England in Fav? or of Return of Cousin Con stantine to Greece Athens, Nov. 24?The .Journal | I Hosperina states that King George i of Englad la in constant correspond- ] ience with Constantlne and has as- J [sented to Iho tatter's return to the Greek throne. Bomb Outrage in Cork Two Killed and Sixteen Injured By Explosion in Cork Cork, Nov. 24?Two persons were killed and sixteen injured by an ex? plosion of a bomb in Patrick street last night. Ten Killed in Mine Alabama Mine Explosion More Serious Than First Reported Birmingham, Nov. 24?Ten were killed and three seriously and three slightly injured by a coal mine ex? plosion at Parrish. Ala., yesterday. The manager of the coal company said the explosion was caused by a miner carrying an open light into a gas pocket. Big Bonus Check Ford Employees To Share in Seven Million Bonus j Detroit, Nov. '24?A bonus (heck, [aggregating more than seven million dollars, will be distributed to Ford Motor Company employees. Red Cross Christmas Seals The National Tuberculosis Associa? tion and it^^ 1,000 affiliate*} and local organizations are waning systematic warfare against the greatest foe of ' mankind. They are helping to cure i the afltfitcted and taking approved 'scientific measures to check and pre \ vent the Spread of the disease. It is in this work, that is financed chiefly by the sale of tuberculosis Christ? mas seals, that your help is asked. I Enlist in our army, and do your part j to end . the war that is causing untold Buffering and taking loO.OoO lives every year. Tin-re is no armistice in the war waged by tuberculosis. The conflict goes on year after year, with never a truce of even an hour. I Every three and a half minutes some I man, woman or child iti the United States dies of tuberculosis. i This war will never end until tu? berculosis is conquered. Those lives I can and must be saved. In this war .everyone can he taken Into'Service. All are tit to do some of the lighting. The larger the army the sooner the ; Victory, Now is the time to enlist and unless you, do you are a slacker. Tuberculosis always fights from am | bush. To beat such an enemy one mutfl know something of his lurking places and of how he makes his approach. That he can be beaten is certain, ofr tubercUlats is both a curable and pre? ventable disease. i The war is on now. It is your war, my war, everybody's war. Enlist now. ' The sab* of tuberculosis Christmas I seals begins Monday, November J'Mh. The ouota tor Suinter county is $:!, 000. Three-fourths of this amount re? mains in the treasury of your local tuberculosis association, the other one fourth going to National organlsatoln. The money which conn s to us will be used for the support of paid county worker, for Camp Alice, and for gen? eral tubercular wrk throughout the. city and county. Nothing can be done without your help. Are you willing to do your part ? Buy a health bond or Chritmaa seals or both. Small l ire Yesterday The lire department was called out yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock to so to a lire on RIcker [street. When the lire trucks arrived I a fair blase could be seen on the roof of the large negro house near the chimney. A line of hose was run from the neafby hydrant and soon a steady stream of water brought to pla\ Oil the tire. h\ only a few additional momenta the lire was completely ex? tinguished with no great amount ol damage done to the house. The last three days of last weel for the fust time in many months es had no power troubles and linotypes and presses ran all day without a shut down; but it was lOO gOOd 1? last and this week troubles have muUlplied land we have been running a-> v> c could and have issued the paper when WO could. Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day no paper Will he issued and on.? of the things that every person con? nected with the shop w in give thai ' s Ifor isthat no one heed worry whe:bci the current is on or off. it h c* Ken the custom of the Daily Item ein?* Us establishment in loot t . ??Unerv< Thanksgiving as ? full hobdav and the entire force is given th i 1 '> ?" fot rest and recreation. Buj Christmas aeals und light tu? be! euloSis. Head the advertisements and keep posted on the prices and bargains. ?on. IGTHBOX, Established ^uii? 1, VOL. LI. NO. 29 LEAGUE ENTRY USiJLOSED Assembly Has Decided That No New Nations Will Be Admit? ted Now DISARMAMENT QUESTION STILL PENDING Russian States Not Qualified For Membership But Bulgaria Austria and a Few Others Recognized Geneva, Nov. 24?The league of na? tions has decided that no new nations will be admitted to the league pend? ing a settlement of disarmament and other questions. The league of nations assembly has derided that no sections of the origi? nal Russian empire will be admitted to the lesgoe of nations as separate .states, but Bulgaria, Austria. Albania, Luxemborgh and Finland may Joii^ at once; Not To Be An Opposition Dance i In puttiag on the script dance on. the night of the 30th we do not feel that we are conflicting with the-Shrin ers dance in any way and believe there is plenty of room i jv both to be run. I Gentlemen who are not gttriners are nut eligible to attend the Shriners ball and it is for a Large number of these. people that the script dance is to be i given. Naturally we would not ex I pect any of the Shriners to leave their ball to attend the script dance and we do not see how this dance will affectj theirs in any awy. PromotOTi of the Script Dance. _,_ Bishopville News Notes Two Fires Monday Night?Lady Drops Dead j BJshopvHlt, Nov. 2 3?There wero I two Urea in rx.wn last night. At U?r?? o'clock the platting mill operated by I the Blehopvllle Construction Co. wuS found to be on fire. The fire com? pany responded promptly but thhe fire ' had made too much progress to save the building's and content, but they saved some of the lumber outside ot main building. 1 have not been ablo ' to fml out the extent of their losses, or amount of insurance carried. As toon as this Are was gotten under control the warehouse belonging to the Hour mill was found to be on fire. This house, though not completely de? stroyed, was rendered USeleSS, and ita contents cither destroyed or badly damaged. Doth of these buildings were recently built. The p;.vmg e?nr? pany had just stored three carloads of cement In this warehuosc, much , of! which was damaged. ' A lady from the county came into town last Saturday to consult with) Dr. DuDose, and while in his offtco dropped dead it is supposed with heart failure. H. W. Scott. Mississippi Negro Lynched Man Taken From Court House While Trial Was in Progress Tylertown, Miss., Nov. 24?No ar? rests have been made so far in connec? tion with the lynching of Harry Jacob* the negro who was taken frcna the court room during his trial yesterday* for attacking a woman. Beecher Relics Destroyed Fire in Sunday School Room of Plymouth Church New York Nov. 21?A Are which de? stroyed the Sunday school building ad? joining Plymouth church. Brooklyn, today consumed priceless manuscripts and relics of Henry Ward Beecher. Merchants to Decorate Window*. The decoration ?ommlttce tor the Fall Ceremonial ef Omar Temple, re? port that practical!) .-very merchant in gumtej will decorate the display windows is front of then st?ren for1 the ceremonial session to !??? held in Sumter on n< \t Tuesday November 30. The local Shrine club is affefing $10fl hi plisee tor the most appropri? ated decorated windows ami an out ,,: town committee will be selected to pass upon 'he merits of the various comp? titors for the pri/.es. The committee hns already ad vine d that th.? competition win he very keen. \ number of merchants have ordere?! special decorations for the occasion, while otheri have secured the ssrvlces of professionals to enter Into the com? pel ition. The wonderful ehTodts of the local men hauls in Itil when Omar tempi* llrst met in Sunder are still remem? bered hut it is assured that these Sf? tits will ho entirely win passed it* the keen competition for the decora? tion prizes on this occasion.