The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 22, 1921, Image 1
Till, sl MTKn \\ M UMAX. Kstnblla
CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 18
UEUT. LANGDON
WAS MURDERED
Japanese Sentry Admits Killing
American Officer Without
Reasonable Excuse
CLAIMS THAT RIFLE
FIRED BY ACCIDEN i
Testimony Befo.-e Japanese
Boitrd of Inquiry Confirm!
An.e Mortem Statement ui
Lieut. Langdon
tfaaalngton, Jan. IT.?Ueut, \v. Ii
LantfU"h. Am rl er na i
was ?h i kilh-J !.
?entry at Vladlvosb k Jan??; i S.
Iba victim ot un unpiovo' ! .?? i
? 'Sim.'ch'*? to , t t.
and to the nav> depart
Marold
Both sets ot dtaaaicjai were baaed
oa statements ell< Ited from ihn u
?meed sun try by the board ot Investi?
gation und court of Inquiry convened
'by the Japanese government. The
sentiy* ?: item
?i In agreement With the ante-mor
lem statement -if the nffali b> Lo-u
tenant l-nnsdon In that 'be M-ttrj
was the llrst ' > flr?\ Tlw sentry, v. !.??
previously had inainla i,>o ii it tin
American officer llrcd Rrat, also a'aa
geport?d a* having told Ihr art of
inquiry tV.it i. had di*<-hh'. ged hu
. .ft. U\ ;t.-. ?! ?
^ The dispatches to to- na\ depart*
mcnt filed i?> Admiral ?;i< i\os, >o.u
mnncV ? m chiol ot tlv .? hi tl i: t.
now ei. route to Vladivostok with an
American naval court of Inquiry to
Investigate tho shooting, added that
tin* sentry had I een recommended for
urtmariial by the Japan? ?e author?
ities.
\Vhl*e the dispatcher received to
gay were more complete than an:
that had pn vloualy i i
lagton, and waiio officials t
gratiflr itloa that an agreemeni 1
been reached as to what aotua.o
hapi>ened, no tendency was displayed
In official circles to relax the deter?
mination* to Investigate tho mutter
thoroughly, and for that reason Ad?
miral Oleaves with his court of ln
'ouSfy will continue on his way to the
Siberian port, State department offl
, < a'no continued to await a reply
to the n??tf* sent the Japanese govern?
ment requesting an explanation of
the Incident and assurance that It
would not bo repeated,
The etat? <!> p.uiiont was informed
In Its dispatch.vi that Langdon. who
ii deacrtti i .ts "a total abstainer"
was ratnralag to his shift early on the
morning of Januaty I, using a flash?
light la ord< r la pick his way alon^c
an 1 . I stree?. Th-- sentry was
on duty before th* headquarters of
the Japanese Kieventh division.
"Tho final Story and full admis?
sion of the sentry" the summary of
th? repeai of tho laveatsjattag board
added. "made after a thorough inter
rogation by the Jaunens board of
Investigation and court of Inquiry.
Was that the srn t rv I? ft h:n pon, and
ran i ross the Mir??), three times
cal l ajt II ilt and that Lieuten?
ant L?agdOn did not hilt. The senu\
seel vIn?t he then took a position
three paces in front of Lieutenant
J<angdon with his rtfle bald at the
pusl'lon ( hi -i*'> i lyoneta.' Lir.it
tenant I "then stopped, ac
cording to tho sentry's story, an-1
?htfted the electric pocket lamp to
at] left h;m-i k oping with all right
hand in the pockets of h'.s overcoat
Th? sentry aaserted that he himself
then took the position 'Kor action' und
queried Ll' Utoaanl l^angdon with the
word**, 'Itusaian ?n American.'
'The sentry admitted that he wan
vary eaclted hot protested that io
did not inten,I to shoot Meutenant
I,nng<lon but thai bis |)?irpoHO war to
BHre bt tm mml Limpl >n h eloctrlc
I!.i ,li k "' i ? nj ? 1 Inn' i'. accom?
pany htm to the guard house in or?
der that he might asoer :?in who the
Ik ub n ml e is if. d< slared that ho
Ch??n d'Ht haiet? d Iiis rIr*? !>? i"- i lent
and wovniri.il l.leutrn.inr L.niglon in
th^ bVeaHt. L:? utrnint Ltnu'don tlrina
two or tlinf ii'vu'wi t i'.is r?t him."
Admiral ? '? to I!?
navy ggparl m nl lodaj ? i Id
"Report oi Japanese court of lr.
aulry ha? Up;i m-, , . ,i All iny. |
I'ourt reeommends trial by court mar?
tial for Japant sc sentry w h >
Langdon. Th?? sentry mi el n 1 !i
truttniouv during the ? tout oT in
i qulrv. (tat hM t.stine m .ml r.
? don's ant no-i t. m ? < m i pi i?
L tlcnlly ndneldi ."
f Adnilr.il ''.leaves r f m w ;i i <|o! i ,
ajhe deps.rtno'iit die follow!
L' patch tv ?in i -..pi I. r Richard; >n
^iSmmnnihiiK oill<?r of AMvnv
"Tomorrow afternoon !2?nerul Di
Jrlll rail nfTaiallv to d? liver radio
Who h. In sul.Mtan. . . \v II l.e as fol
|SJ
"To Admiral Ob-aver | wish to
rpreaa tny *\> ? i- .? t?? 1 i on lo<
at the deal h of l?lcuten >>>r
ngilon. V >' N.. whl h was 1 iusi ?!
|p Japinn-ntiy hi n Kpirll o[
gat nut good Mill, I will m.ike
effort to .ini'.e al ;i .'.atlsf.ic
|Sa>!nslon of tin* iffalr and a
? open Invest!
[n* 1 > ? lapam 1 om
at Vladivostok.
g?r. V.i . .' ? ' I Mm
llteks sb-it and kll.ed
four children early to?
ne 11? ar here, wit h n
K .1 h< r^t-If. It
aas menially ilernnged
H aU.tlk OL lUllUvlUU.
J
hod April. 18.-.U. "Bi Just i
81.
MONUMENT TO
PATRIOT OF 1776
State of South Carolina Honors
Memory of Thomas Hey ward,
Jr.
Columbia, Jan 10,?A munuincn>
to tili late Thomas Hoyward, Jr., la
ion to be erected in the old family
{grounds, "Old House," In St. Luke's
pi r ish. I eaufort county, by the 8'a t
?: South Cai Una mark Inn ilu gi i>
one of South Carolina*! dlatln?
i d H<',j-: ,,. Revolution?r) dSA"a
? nionunu'iii - tM u dS\
ng ? i ? ad ' ) ' ho llomi
liitani i and Marble works, rttflolnli
"/ the oompanj a?atg thai the monu?
ment vv tu he erected within the nexrt
?:. v days.
The pedestal of the monumonl
, lands ion fei I high, or Wtnnsbofo
bin.- granite with t portrait brqnse |
Ibust of the late distinguished Carolin?
? laiii on lop ot* the stone,
1 i inscription on tin monument
? reads;
i Mt14l if. memory .?!* Thomas
HtywartL .u , patriot, aatesman, s.?i
Idter. jurist. Member ot tt>e Conti?
pent*] Cdngrcsi 177'.; Member o! the
[Council of sofitj of South Carolina
jl77r>; J?gner of the Declaration ot
I Independence, July I,'I tad. Signer
1 .?i thf.Articles ??r Amorloan Confed*
j ?ratton mi 11 h ??? of the state of South
j/Carolina, Inly i t 7 *>; Jddge of
|the Court <?:' Common Pleas, Hfl. At
thi slogs ot Charleston, Ma) Mt tato
! h?- commanded the Charleston battnl
I Im of Volunteers and In the sur?
[render of I ho cits e/as tasten prisonoi
land eaiiflt i .1 tit St, Augustine, Fla,
{for oae year; member oi the Const 1?
jtutiom.1 Convention of south Caroline
IlT'jo. He a*as s.^n of Col. Daniel
Keyword., by Mat ;l. Saoghter ?>t* Wll*
11am Mit">., K ". Erected by Ihe
Mate <?f South * arolina."
SOUTHERN RE-~
DUCESSERV1CF
Eirht Trains To Bs Taken Oil
On Account of Light Travel
DaayJUe, Y-, Jan. if.?ua aooount
l of Saegtgiod travel, the Southet
rai way s; stem announces that it
1 win dtgeantlnue temporarily sight in
tats tralnSj Walch now, to a largi
i-gieat, dupUoate the sorvloe agio: I<
by other traimi and are not SjsoOOSan
o the public convenience undi.
: real oond.tlon.
Kaf || and |4, between Washing
it and Memphis, running over th<
gi i ti < rn be v.- -m Washington and
LvnCnbursj, and between Bristol I,
I'? mptdS, and Nos. 4j and 136 he
t\s rag Washington and Danville, will
be discontinued Sunday, January 2o
and NOS J I and 41?, between (ireun
.1 ? am'. Atlanta, and Nos. 13 inj i;
tie ? n Columbia and Charleston, <>n
Ktinday? January |Q, giving a lot i
rodUOtlOn o,* 1,491 train mile-} per
day,
Kai, 35 and 36 will make all stops
now Stade betwei t Wellington and
Danville made by Nos. 41 and 13G.
NcN. |7 and IS, thi "Carolina Special'
will mast a'.i a ops betweno Col urn
hli ami Charleston now made by
Nos. 13 and H, ami adjustments Mi
the s-heduics of other trains will bi
mads practically I ? lake up the ser*
vice n ?w ramlshed locally by Nos.
j i. II gad t"
(Mi Sunday, January 10 the Aane
vlllo-Naehvllle stooping car will hi
rhortcnt'd to n Knoxvillo-Nashvlllc
I lim-; th,. Cincinnati-Columbia sleep
i Ins oar will be shortened to run be*
tween Clnolnnatl ami AshevU'e, an1
parlor car now operated between ?
lumhia and Charleston 'vi i bi 'li
continued. It Is hoped that the nec
? s. ;;\ : ?'.? this- ehanges will prove
mal tempoir and tu.' there will
Im an early return to normal pas
senger liavel, which win Justify a
real oration of the former service
MOVEMENT F OR
SMALLER NAVY
BOfah Resolution Reported Fa\
crab!: by Senate foreign
Rtlations Commit tee
_ I
vYaahlnfton, Jan. -o ? Senator i
I'orah's reaolutlon proposing negotla
11Ions for the reduction of naval build* i
nig tie United states, circa! Brit?
ntn and Japan was favorably report?
ed today by th ? hi nate foreign rela?
tions committee. Instead of th'-' or Ig?
Ir.ul proposal Ihe negotiations look to
: reduction ol Dfty per cenl In futun
building ft?r Sve yearn The commit*
propnsod iu*gollatlons to provide I
tot SUCll rod a lions ;.s can be agreed
upon,
IIARDING'S
TRUNK PACKE!
IMesident-EIect ^\ ill Arrivp
St. Vuirtistinc on Saiurda
Marlon, Jan, 10.?Hrosldent-elect
Harding packed his trunk toda)
iparator) t.? leaving shortly after
midnight for Florida. His tram will
'v Columbus Cincinnati, Chatta?
nooga, Atlanta, Jacksonville and ar
i re a St, Augustine Saturday niorn
mg.
i Columbia, .Mm tQ .? m for . i i
lensen, Marlon and Laney have a hut
t<i Hiimoi to the people thr question
of eliminating from the constitution
?the three-mill ai.liooi Uuc.
und Tear Not? I*ct all the ends Thou A
SUMTER, S. C, 3ATURD
NO CHANGE IN
MEMBERSHIi
After Stormy Session Represen?
tatives in Congress Adopt Bill
Limiting Membership for
Yen Years to Present ^o
tal of Four Hundred and
Thirty-Five
Washington, .laf Is-.?AI thfip end
91 th i most turh ill n; a salon ?'?' ll
pretcitt cengiesa, [\v. house lotfi to
da> adopted ilia reapportlonniont bill
jyith iin amendment limiting Its mem
jcrship for th hexi ten years to tr
[?r? s< j * total .j; -i j',
The flgh to prevent Increase to 133
was w>ri several hovr? earlier, how
v when the house silting In rpov
oilttee at' iin.- whole refused to i i ??
pone consideration oi the ^rholioyea*
,lou of redlslrUcir.g snd thene voted
ef io 170 to keep the present maxi?
mum it waa after long parliament
ary wrangling th?u th ? bill 1(ras
wrought bofore the house It'ae It Cm it
Anal showdown. The auiondmew
*tu Uy wan agreed to by n vote of 2?7
0 76 anddhe measure made rc^ '.^ T<.
<?na o e incurrehco.. 1
Right al the atari the effort was
i nude literally t" knoi k the bill in
he head by si Iking but the enacting
! lans! (1 a'Jtrtod a veritable row( I
luring which the house fjot i*x f4sot
rgitlod In parliamentary proc*?Hnguj
rom which H wan lifted back ia to j
ii .1 ?! ly i un with difficulty.
Atter deciding in eo a i.vad wi* i; he
? :;.-i)-<. Uepresrn'atlVf J'arnour, itv
?ubllcan member <>t the. consul conir
i ilttee which reported, ninnav/'d to
aak< himself heard above tt.,? tlln bv i
I >|ppos.ng the 4Ifi maximum amend*1
:ient, arcuud which the baftth was
iged Other amendments were of
?i di < iu to edi th ? mogfthershlp to
ind another t?. ralae it to ?!*;??.
loth v ?T- voted down IW a roar oi'
iOl K.
a tor lhe real r-bt had '??.?*> net*
mI, T:? pi ^sentativo Tliik&un, Ht?p*ib
:Mnesnchu setts came up with n
vv,,;,? redu p nous- Beats In
v- i where II is all >ged, ?egf'jes are
enied the right nt L am his; gltd rh ?
atth started afresh, Kct)reeentatlve
??ngww-th, rtopuhllcan, Ohloj rain
point o* order agaiiuti the Tiojcham
n Imlenit and after near?y two
?um of debate the point was gus
a'.hed
Another wrangle deveh cd nv? i in
mendment Uv ' ?e -n a*iv ? I$a*r
' oui ito perfect the bill '>y provid n
machinery for redls?rictinc .n th
I s+g4e* which w'1.1 lose seats aftei
darch I, 1823. The Parbour plan
I m1 ny aubstltutea Anally wers do
.t -d. and th- several gtatea will be
t to work oat the problem in ac
?'<'ar.ee wi .h Ichfj eutablit-hod cus
and law.
II the bill gtandg the states which
i i lose representation in th? house
Missouri l'; Indiana, Iowa, Kan
y, Kentucky, Louisiana, Main". Mis
?ippli Nebraska, Rhode island and
rmont, < n<> each. The 12 seat.?i wii;
D shifted to eight sta ? s in 'his or
er: CaUfornia 8, Michigan 2, Ohio 2
nd Connecticut) New Jersey, North
'arollna, Te*ai and Washington, one
acb.
tax retoToinlaw
onstitutional Amendment t(
Classify Property Proposed
Columbia, Jatt. 20.?The cons'itu
lonal amendment recommended i?y
:enator Marion'i Bp'ecial commission
Inted bv the l'. 20 lerjisla'u:--? to
?cd the '?'?:; situation In Bouth |
'arollna, > ?owin?: the leglalnturc to
;'aialfy pnopenty for taxaion, ia
>rovtded In a resolution bcfo.re the
rcneral assembly, of which Benatora
Marion. Chrlstenscn and Laney are
ivthors The reaolutlon would sui>
1 1 to tin people i<i the s'ate In the
an->a! election (>' l>22 Question 01
intending lhe oonstituttbn, Articb 111
;' amendments t-' altow the genera)
\sscmbV f.o pu< propi rty In tlie state
di different <*!as:es for taxation. Th
vm of thit is \r provide heatier
.:r* :> on certain ein -s. s o:' property
. an 0.1 others and to tax certain
roperty now escaping laxation.
BANDITS MADE
BIGHAU1
Chicago Pond Houses Admit ?
Loss of .STtS.OOt) In Securities
Chicago, Jan. SO.??Securities val?
ued nt 178,000 were talon In 'lie
mall truck robbery here Tuesday
morning, i'v?tai houses announce. I'o*
11, officials niaiio no statement. i'?
ports persist thai ho bandits got a
>,?'<?;? un a hah' n.iilion.
ALBERT JOHNSON
MARRIES ACTRESS
New Vork, dan. 2?. -The marriage
pif pi ggj >i irsh, Imir'.ish actress t<>
Slberl ! 1, .lohni on, 11 brother of I he
Inte Tom Johnson, former mayor of
? lev ids nd, occurred . > I 11 ret 1 di.
* iini , ilnntinrt) ?? h, became known
lodoy, The actress < auie lo t h?
onntr a r?'W WCtdCS ago and an
nonneed Ihul she w a'?i Institute le?
gal proceeding* lo obtain a part ?1
the fortune of the late Henry Pleld
second, of Pbleago, in beball of h 1
? n llenr A n h uij M rsh,
Martin Van I uren's opposition '>
the annexation of Texas cost him th<
'nomination for president in 1818.
I
j
4
.inis't at be thy Country'*, Thy God's a
AY, JANUARY 22, 1921
'GREAT FlilF
WORCESTER
Hearf of City Burn-r?
With Estimated Loss
$12,000,000 Already
in Sight
j iVofce.il r, . i:i. Ja?! ?3.-?Fir*
[ starting ^nrly too a 3 in th?i Ivoowies
I building1 hero destroyed ihi ut..'
[spread to nineteen otl,*>r pla< ?? with*
In a radius of one milo, It is ? :t> ct
?-d that the loss nil] t <? ot t on iwq
'i lllon dollars.
i The Knowli h * ull ' :.*>. In 1 .; heart
of the c|t| was quickly i?..>?<!.
The fire then spread ;:.<?? Main
street. In a short time otl ?? fite?
were repor'-ed irt all quarters, ct the
:iiy and reports ol tncendiatism are
kue.
One fire v..is. m group ?>, ihr<*e
tstcry wooden buildings i:. the lutnbei
i district ri*li.'" Vuz ? begUi n tho
rear of am building and |n adjoin
inj? building the ^flrerr.en found a
' laming suitcase in front 0?' 1 loor
I v.-i y
The los.* as finally d< termln? I In up
I wards, of oni nrllilon doiiars. The
Ipo'ioe. had only the faintest suspicion
? bat the Br*s were Incendiary, hu:
the, ur'y'tti of the principal flres have
' not been deterpdni ?
Ihouse endorses
NITRATE Bil
j Congress Urged to Complete
Muscle Sh:>ciis Plant Tor Bene?
fit of Tarmcrs
j Columbia, Jan. ??'- A con urrent
. '^solution urging the national n >u :?
.Vf rejiresentatlvrs to 1 pass the
hra ? bill," already voted bj : ? Unit?
j'd RtfetCS :4< ?v::c, was adopt ?'? y. Lh *
l*outh Carolina hou>- of representa?
tives tod . . Tiifi. r solution urged
I empletlng ?f th'e n<tra|o 0 1 :i al
Muscle Shoals Jo In-erea jyit tho
? inner* of to coutttry,
Bepresi ntativc Bradford intr >duc?
d a resolution urying the farmers ot
the state to reduce thoir co'ton aere
ge th r year.
A pf? Itioh for amendment of th *
ompulsory education laWj 1 allow
"ebool dtstiiotH vote mo i its dls?
titlue^tici v. 4 presented le leg
? ?. ii iture tbdj >. signed Oy twen y-eigh
?? pie of Crei nvllle county
The petition w?s rece ved a-" in?
formation.
ALABAMA LYNCH?
ING CASE
(irand Jury Still Pursuing In?
vestigation of National Guard
Mob
Jasper, Jan. 20.?The Bpecia gri nd
!ury that is inv atigating the i: nching
f William Balrd, the miner, eon
inucd work today, although it return
d Indli tmen s yesterday against
line members of the Alabama Na -
onal Guard. No further report la ex?
pected before tomorrow, but It Is
understood th.? Jurors are Inquiring
nto allegations that members of
Company M. other than those already
lldlca e?l. had knowledge of the
?iv of those wh 1 actually lynched
1 : alrd.
j _
: 1EDM0NT on
j FULL SCHEDULE
I Wage Reduction Being Made i;
Some Plants to Me<
Conditions
1_
j Crechvllle, Jan. 19.- 'the cot
ion tni'lit In and around (jr?-envill< .
and ; he many others hi Ihi. irnlne*
dlate section, on* *? tile :....u todt^y
label led that he knows ui none witleh
running cn a curtailed schedule.
I havi h< ard repons hat num
I ??en In Nor h Carollnn and it other
; , th;, Beotion .,?-.? ?tll! hold
?
! ' do nol -a 1 '.? dnd a ingle one in
Lb s locality which i? not. operating
the full six day? .-i wi^.k. One of ihe
lnllls, Ihn Andorwn Cotton Mills at
tnderson, i--. running nighl and day."
While curtailment ot production
[seems to be regardod as unnecessary
now, it is true that most of tin- plan s
tre on full time, at readjusted wa?:e
scales, and those who i ve not cut
[wages or hav made only small re?
luctlons .*?'??? now in the process of
oming down t" th ? level ot o h",
irills. One company, the Excelsior
Knitting null <>!' I nion has announced
.Hi additional v*a?e reduction of I"
pi?r cent., this i-<-m.; the third cut
,v ithIn recent a"-'oks and bringing the
? i> id >?? duel Ion t.? SO per cent,
jap prince
TO VISIT AMERIC A
Crown Prince Hirotsite Plans Trip
Around the World
Tol i ?, Jan. 20. I'rlnce Hlroslto. the
In apparent Ithe l pain 1 thron .
\\*ill vial I Anierii 1 iifter his proposed
t ? 11> ta London and other Buropcau
1 ii?i-a;s next spring, according 1,1
I Japanese newspapers.
lul Truth's."
TUE true southrobt, JLst?bh*hed June l, 186?
VOL. LI. NO. 43
PENNSYLVANIA
CUTS WAGE,
President Rea Calls For Utmof
Economy Consistent With
Safety and Efficien. y
Ph!lnd< lphtft Jan. ;.?. .?The Pe? n
iiylvania Railroad company todai In
??? d ai] departments throughout
CO]
Ol *?.?>
* pens
1 ftfitii
*ubet
.? nt a fui her reduc- j
?* !?? por i ent., a.-: ;
tb ? expenses in Mo?
11 ? In addition '
mi ed u tton oi lored
ptnc hjnout campaign
r.-.b and which
in i he laying off
ooo m6n iii the
. ? soi Con tin
HARDING FINDS
JOB DIFFICULT
>?mation of Cabinet
Halted by Factional
and l ersonal Dif?
ferences
whoa tho ;>.".? ...
?? a* start od last tn
already *^fl i ?. ulte,
j of a; pr< >. imatel) S
four reg!< no <>: the
oae? fall! 15 of!
* as thy i ectson
[Freight trafftc hag fiocll? d 10 to
? ? ? " eent. us compared with the earl)
rtJl, tho comi any announced
o. bu ilnejs vri i i gl v ?. a
for today's r- .tion
Lie]
3V a
io pnncip
1 I
p
b
bte,
rgan
-Ii
on
arc;
she I!
d I
t9|l
Sam ?
IciM ! the system*
r. r. hi- ;? ;i ?? n due
,de !n to secure the
. ?>i slat nt wi: h safe*
y. The vier; preel
have betdirected
ng t ut these ln*ti -><_
do so In the maimci
avoid, ."??'. far as pos?
unnecessary disruption of th.5
Kations or individual hardship
ii to bg topejj that the ri'' i"
"vf-v.io -w ' *V':' ?.<*-n*.i:r.ie ( a
??:>!;? a brief period. ' The manage?
ment of the Pennsylvania railroad
rely regrets that uninterrupted
employment can not bo aaiurcdeto
over) faithful man on i?s payrools.
Bu?, the situst on is a practical one
and no wnj has as yet been devised
>, Jan \%.- - Tie- task o E
ioil ' .s cen i >u nt'. so
I Ti s?ident-< S >. Efardtn -r
given up ,.is plan of
. definite ach "'.io.*,i for
ot tl d more ImpoitaJiI
utii i the axaot r?a
:<..n plications lio has ea>
the 11. lidee i -- i . i?-d
uv t. several seeks of
consideration he was not disposed to
son n it himself In regard to any one
of the r dMnet places until he was
ready to make final selections t'oi all
of tl: in. He , dded that ho consider
vUng 0 ;.
? ;..U u!t I Jl
;tra; I o has
making earl;
two '-.t tare*
for Reilos.
without
i ture oi *.he
e< i ntered,
; /Oi Ight th^:
hfs dlf?culti? a
.a:*;, normal m.\ni
in
In such
? ?1;
pei
ireun
to ".v<
and uot
"As indicatl
e i:->ndlt:or.s
? ment 11 ma
n Ponns' Iva n
;>tv
a
red?i
I h ose
r. .
a'
traf! q bits <-?: 1
r i compare I \
till :v ti'sbie ii
pr< vailing cor.
:v e in<! u& rlcs
tndioatei that
down in the ft
m anticipated
)0>
i ? .ut - d
Iroad -va
?,000 idh
t 20 per
>u
ma n
that
frets hj
< em i i
i .. d, and Ihat ti.? Idle
i alng daa f^reigh
? ?ned " to - - per ecn
*! hc,i !a".i and
?rmation a4- to t h*.
itlona in i he pr >du -
md gpneral commeix*e
a further slowing
i-.h movement must
befcre recovery can
'?An- I* ?? ?'-? . ? <% iav
^atlcn of j . )????. ?.;. i and factional
? as current*, and gold with a sr.blo
I ai I h lituatloh was not k. "'-iKg
' him a a ake nightg,
,Ite ^.!d not predict when h-^ mlghsj
.come tf) a decision bur hin altitude
generally was accepted bete as indi
nating that definite selections would
not be announced until Jost prior to
h*s Inauguration.
* i had thought ovlginally,' Mr.
|H :?<".::g said In discussing Inf>trral
ly thi cabinet problem," to h?rne two
? thn a*>!net piaees In advance, In
order to permit th p?r*tirs named to
ke ,up informally the %'<>rk that i^?
t? be their* rtut 1 have found it so
tifftcult to At in an admlgjatingtlyej
. rgan Ration, that 1 am not di#l>06od
r \ ? <'? Inl i t nders have
ien acci ?*. until*] myaeil have made
op complete organisation.
??'?:??!? -s no n?mblajtce nt any
marked drive either for or against,
r- r :y, .v.'fi! r r ii; . ?p{i"??;TV>n tO
lenv indivldunl. T>.? i? is the natura]
v ??? i ? i .' bo:h ty?liticai ;Mid pei^s?rtJ?
j recommenjailcn'i nnd the natv.r'al
f ires currents of personal . idlvidual
??'?a: opposition. It is all
a] and do^a n^t keep me aaatoe
:..u'bs
; "i sm thlnVlne n!l the time of set?
ting an organization best fitted to
iv. :ha country. : a:n a partisan.
'. eve party government. I am
: j. to have a Republican cabinet.
? n select on wri!l be made fcgjp
' ? P "rar" if a i n. wly*
r:',l<l?>vat1ij! '< r ti ? b'?-st ?? ? .'le> '??.
? c - n ry
COTTON MILL
WAGE SC A
Mill Hands Receive 250 Per Cc
More Wages Than in i
i alphas!
-le>t ( n
? > es that h
Washington. D. C, j'an 2 ll?1 to
department of labor tabu- sa.d it ta<.
laximum wage cut of twenty-two
rnd one-halt' per cent is applied gen-j
rral'y in the cotton mi l industry toj
% sca'es it WOUld still leave the
ly wage two hundred and fifty
I r cent higher than prevailed in |
. '.? 1 ?, or one hundred and twenty-five
per cent higher than in 1U1S.
DECISION FOR
I CORBEi
Judge Shipp Overrules Demur?
rer bv State
Tl ? emu asi o": >{ V.y ; b*. pr si
;'l S
t i v J y j? . }
?? outd disregard uaudS
method of giving cabinet pooftiodg Is
h Fe \vh' had been active in pui".'"
1 at ' gh een so ar kti
a ' ? l a t- one of the ten
hie c e ro*e
Mr Harding now* has .aid asid th *
(>'<? buatnoss of making a caid^et
tnd he does not eX''Ci)t to revert to
it Again until the end of his two
w??IV houaebogvt trip which t>e,;'n.'i
'att rdav at .Augna ine. gin,
Rn ann >une< eir. was ) i
h th 'h president-elect would
- from Florida to Mario i tt
*he Inaugura Ion. II?' will sp? nJ
one da", however, arriving on
h 2 nnd 1 av ng on March 3 for
i s n
Orang/eburg, 'ai . ' " -Judge buipi ,
upon the reconvtiil*; court tins
j morninCi overruled ihe demurrer ^j
set out \>y the state in Lhe case of the
it.- te ngaina Carlos CorbetL Vestei
I day morning the defensg set up the
k ?4 forme Jeopard) ? nd argu
p lasted ai day. C^rbett wan ac?
quitted ?ast September and the Judge
.i s morning sustained th< view <?! he
i.tfvi'iieys for ?h detencr. i St"
to m . h ior th< t-tatc. when s en by
b.!* arrespond nr. this morulng i>n
...i ? a*. !> . ? . the jtidge'e dcclalon.
i inouncrd the Intention t>> appeal
:\.> to the supreme cjutt. Cor?
it is .s;i he d under boil to await
M e further dec lion or the court. Cor
[if i was represented by ;? number Of
;i orneys. who were Messrs. Wolfe
, ,,; , ... - jy w wol: and T i
ii-.- iv,;i.? i o, tilts cit) ?? ii l?*au?
t.ii.c. of sp Inghetd; Ea-govcmor
f'oii Bleaae, of Columbia, and
jiidj??' Mendel T* Hmlth, of ttamdcit.
Solicitor llydrick was assisted by
Messrs. T. M. lta>Tior and Adam Ii.
Mi ss of th-^ local har.
John Lloyd, who was convicted last
week or* an assault and battery with
r '? nt ," kill and with carrying eon
. ? iled weaponf. was sen ence 1 t
nonrhs en the county
bain ; u) in the state peniten
iary and lined i>2oa. During good b?
havior eleven months ot the said sen?
tence will bo suspended, but the i n
must be paid.
WILSON DE
FENDS POST
Secretary of L&ber Replies to
Attack of American Legion
tVaehing'on Jui. 2? ""''i'0 defence
,.-f the ?!.'t.mont ol labor in dealing
with I ?.ai a'iens and the complete
endoi* emenl of Assist an1 B?H?retae>
i *,<st n work u .,a made l>y gecretsry
Wilson In u statement roplylng I? 1 m
[aitack ?? 11 Dosl bj tl?e executive com
ImiUeu ot Ihe American Legion.
NEW PENSION
LAW PROPOSED
* ? itator Hart Suggests an En?
tire!* Ncm Plan
Columbia, Jan. 20?An entirely
new idea In lhe ma U?r of pensioning
Confederate veterana providing for
two ci&s?iea of pensions. Instead or
four, as at preseuH, is being present*
ed f. tlu legislature by Senator
Hart, t fork, in ? bill i vising she
i-.o,s . si ?? i . Th I ".* would pro
v. :i thai tv. i ion fund he dis
? ;? .; . i M. eonntiea in proportion
o ?: . nu i er of pensioners In dto
v i ?! ' it r. >unti?*a lh< county pension
boards to divide their allotments to
the veterana In two classes, class a
would be those veterans who have
reached the age of so, and who lost
? ? arm, leg or th< Ir eyesight, who
l>aralysed or w-i-o a'? totally in
-d, or whose Income is n?*>t
oer $300 a year. Claaa i; would ho
a11 other pensioners no! in claaa A,
heee to receive |7? each. If I ho
pension fund In < county rIIowa for
C'aaa B pensione b I > receive more
than $75 each, then the money would
be divided so as t.? Ri\e throe-fourths
of the total to CTaea A and 01*10
foui*th to Class B. Cnder Ute pfee?
. nt plan all classifying has been done
nunt: boarda before the pen
I v ih disltursed to tho eoun
? rlt, rosul n:r in some counties get?
ting more th.r. ottters, in proportion
? to the number of pensioners.
CHRISTY MATTHEW
SON IMPROVING
Able to Leave Uis Room For
I list Time-in Seven Months
New York. .Ian. 20?Christy Mat
ihcwf oi the famoua l>all pitcher, who
. n seriously ill of tuberontoatg?
11 r? ? Lake for the last seven
and who has been too ill to
. . H? but bis w ife and physt
I improved to snob an extent
1 * was placed in an invalid's
ehalr yesterday for the drat time and
taken outside of his room.
? ia 1
Hie t