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TUM KUKTftR WATCHMAN, Bstabllal CONSOLIDATED AUG? 2, 1* MANY KILLED IN RED RIOTS Serious Disorders By German Coraunists? Anarchy Reigns and Banks Are Raid? ed in Saxony Berlin. March 24.?dreat property damage end the lose of upward* of a aeore of lives markVd Communist dis? orders In various cities a\.d towns In Prussian Saxony and in Hamburg yes? terday. The trouble in Prussian gaoiony seemed to center about the Mansfield District and It appeared that those leading the movement fo? rward their attention on banks snd public buildings, many of these ed? ifices being badly shattered or com? pletely wrecked by high explosives. Stories of violence, robbery and vir? tual snareby continued to arrive last ?night 'rom this region. Town halls at Flauen and Ftodeiwlseh were de? stroyed and county buildings at Lei pate snd Freiburg were damaged. One ^person being uninjured at Freiburg. Th? county court building in Dresden was quite Pad I. damaged by an ex? plosion and three persons were In? jured. A similar attempt against the town ball at Auerbach was frustrat? ed by the police capturing a man carrying a bag of dynamite. A party of armed men. riding in a ?aSas lorry, att i 'ked two savings hanks In Mansfle I yesterday i.nuu' arid nucco?>ded in getting about l'im/.imm) marks from this institution. Tin- sav . logs bank at Helbra also was robbed during the day. and strikes In that town compelled the Helbra Anzeiger to suspend publication. A large crowd surrounded the po? lice burnt ks at Henstedt and demand? ed the surrender of areas stored there. A <b notation entered the building to negotlote with the police, but the re? sult of these parleys has not been re? ported. Kobep.en. (b-rmany. March 24.? Street fighting resulting from, the communist outbreak has been pro? gressing fur forty hours and is con? tinuing desperately today. Machine gun firing and band grenade explo ?tons are going steadily on and dead and Severely wounded have be*?n ly? ing In the streets for twenty hours. The i.-ms seriously hurt are huddled In doorways. Two thousand police hold half the t<>wn and the workmen the other half. The number of casualties le? unknown, but at least twenty iur a been killed. Fifty ware wourded this morning. TRUANT OFFI? CERS NEEDED State Superintendent of Educa? tion Endorses Work Done By School Attendance Officers Colombia, March 2??.?Superintend ent of Education J. E. Swearingeu has Just sent a letter of farewell to the "truant oflicera" of the state. In his fetter the superintendent deplores the fact that the recent legislature saw tit ?to abolish this office. Mr. Swearmgen advises the attend? ance officers that the $12.000 appro printed by the recent legislature for ('nam ing tin Ir work, has been sent to the* county treasurers. This allows I HI for each of the fifty-five attend? ance officers, this to pay the officers' salaries for January and February and a part of March. Tue cutting off of the appropriation puts an end to the work of the attendance officers, ev*?n though the governor does veto the local option act passed by the rOSIM leglalature. The new act to regu ate school at? tendance has not as yet bei n sun d by Use governor, and be hau been urg ed to veto it. Tbl? abolishes the coun? ty attendance officer, except wln>e h odb er Is employed by the county ird of education, with the written tproval of the county delegation new act devolves the att. ndan ? >r duiie? upon the school district and the co'uity superintend Of edueatlon. o withholding of the approprl to pay the salaries of attend officers renders further state aid jjia impossible." says Mr. ten in his letttr to the retir Igjdance officers. 1 deepl> d? podcy. The srholattlc year demonstrated (dearly the the compuliory attendance helpful results following int. There were mistakes Saa and failures in man> big a Jet' with so many ^g have been done ptlly and offitdally I WpS for their efforts ihoekV' GAME bed April, I860. "Be Just i II. OPPOSED TO r SOVIET PLEA President Harding Re? fuses to Talk Over Trade Treaty With Lenine Agent Washington, March 25.?The Amer? ican government noticed the Soviet authorities in Russia today that the resumption of trade between Russia, and the United States could not be7 considered until fundamental changes had been made in the economic sys? tem underlying the Soviet regime. Safety of human life, guarantee of property right, free labor and observ? ance of the sanctity of contracts were among the requirements laid down in I a brief note by Secretary Hughes as essential if the doors of commerce be? tween the two countries are once more to be opened. The communica? tion added that "convincing evidence% of the consummation of such changes must be furnished before this govern? ment even cared to discuss the sub? ject. These requirements, the note de? clared, lay at the foundation of Rus? sian productivity, hy Which alone the! nution could hope to rebuild her for- 1 elgn trade arol mak * herself attrac? tive economically to the nations with j which she desired to exchange prod? ucts. The communication was made pub? lic at the state department in the form of a statement by Secretary Hughes with the notation that a copy of it had been sent to the American consul at Heval, Ksthonia, to be hand? ed to l.itvinoff, I hi Soviet representa? tive there. The note was in reply to the appeal recently addressed by the Soviet regime to President Harding und congress, asking that trade rela? tions between the United States and Kussla be restored and proposing to send a delegation to the United Stat *s to negotiate to that end. No mention was made by Secretary Hughes of the proposal to send a delegation to this country. Prior to making a final decision, the Russian trade question was dis? cussed for nearly two hours hy Pres? ident Harding and his cabinet, taking into account a vast collection of data on Russian conditions gathered by the Mtate and commerce* departments. In a statement after the note had heen made public Secretary Hoover dec'ared the conclusion reached "shows the complete agreement of the Views of the whole administration." Unlike previous official pronounce? ments of the American government's attitude toward the Soviet regime, Secretary Hughes note dealt solely with the economic aspects of the problem and made no attempt to dis? cuss the political shortcomings of the unorganized Bolshevist government. It set forth in a few words the rea? sons why the United States considers It poor business to trade with Russia under existing conditions, but made no indictment against Bolshevism as I a political system. It was pointed out, however, that there was nothing in the note to re? verse or modify the communication io Italy in which the Wilson administra? tion set forth at length last August the unwillingness of the United States to enter into political negotiations with a government "based upon tie negation of every principle oi honyr and good faith." Secretary Hoover's statement fol? lows: ?Secretary Hughes' statement on the Russian trade situation today shows the complete agreement in the views of the whole administration. ' As a matter of trade the fust thing to he determine d about Russia Is if and when they ( hange their eco? nomic system, if they so change its hasis as to accept the right of private property, fn edom of labor, provide for the safety of human life, etc., there is hope of their recovery from the miseries oi famine, there Is hop,' of a - low recovery In production and the upbuilding of trade. "Nothing is more Important to the whole commercial World than the re? covery of productivity In Russia, However. without a fundamental change itr their Whole economic sys? tem, there will be no consequential trade or production and no stoppage of continental d-'generation. Higher Telephone Rates Columbia) March -'?>.?The railroad commission is this afternoon prepar? ing its final order in the telephone rate ease and will late In the day an? nounce its decision. It was stated at the commission 0 file OS at 3-o'clock. No intimation was given as to what the commission's dec ision would bo, although it is expected an lncreas? will be allowed the telephone coin pany, The increase " asked by the telephone company averages approxi? mately twenty per cent. Teleplaine Petition Granted. Columbia. March 2?.?The South Carolina railroad commission today announced an inciease In the tele? phone rates In the state, averaging about twenty per cent. The petition of the telephone company, tiled sever? al months ago, was granted. Halle. Germany. March 28.-~-Feder al arfllleiy Is taking a prominent part ling with 'be insurgent coin in the disturbed section of Saxony. Shells dispersed tho utd Fear Not?-Let all the ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY INJURED FLIER JSJORSE Lieut Coney Sinking Fast, Physicians Say Natchez, Miss., March 27.?The con? dition of Lieut. W. D. Coney, who was injured when his airplane crashed into a tree near Monroe, La., early Friday, shows a deeidcd change for the worse, according to statements of his physicians late today. A bulletin issued by his physicians said the lieutenant's temperature was loaV-, with embarrassment ot ies-1 piration. An indication ot* pneumonia has also been noted. His physicians say there is only a slight chance tint he will recover. Mrs. K. F. Coney, his mother, of Brunswick, Qa.; Mrs. VV. H. Devoe, an aunt, of Jacksonville, Fla., and E. F. Coney, a brother, of lirunswick, Qa., arrived here today. Lieut. Coney greeted them cheerfully. His mother is almost prostrated, but is bearing up bravely. At the request of the Natchez Chap? ter of War Mothers, special prayers for the recovery of the injured filer were offered al all local churches this morning. The lieutenant's room at the hospital is kept lillcd with fresh Mowers by Natchez residents. A special committee of the Amor- i lean Legion post met Lieut., Coney's relatives at the station today and took1 them to the hospital. Although hi ill conscious and cheer? ful early tonight, Lieut. Coney's phy? sicians announced that he was grow? ing perceptibly weaker. The physi? cians have not given up hope for his recovery, however. Wholesale Marder in Georgia Atlanta, March 27.?With two bodies recovered from the Aleovy liver on the Williams farm in Jasper county today, the li?t of negroes al? leged to have been killed by John Williams, the owner of the plantation, and Clyde Manning. a negro em? ployee, was increased to 11 and in? vestigation wdll be continued by county ofllclals and federal authorities inquiring into alleged peonage cases, iO ascertain whether there are Other victims. An inquest held today over eight of the bodies resulted In a verdict leclaring the negroes came to their death at the hands of the negro Clyde Manning and naming Williams as an acessory. Hoth Williams and the negro are under arrest and held in the county Jail at Atlanta. Solicitor Campbell of Newton coun? ty late today requested Governor Dorsey to Instruct Attorney General Denny to take charge of the investi? gations in Newton and Jasper coun? ties. It also was announced by Judge J. B. Parker of the Ocmulgee i ircuit that he was awaiting the gov? ernor's orders to call a special term of the Jasper county superior court being advised not to issue a call fop a special grand Jury until further conferences with the chief executive. It wt.s announced tonight by the i governor that the three sons of John , Williams, Julius. Union and Marvin, j would be arrested on charges of mur- j der in connection with the death of ! the negroes on the Williams farm. Although the superior court cf ! Newton county is already in session and has a heavy criminal dock? t this Week, Sheriff lt. L. Johnson of Cov Ington said tonight he would urge Judge Hutcheson tomorrow to call a special term and place both Williams ami Manning on trial for murder at 4 he earliest possible date. Whllt more than 200 persons stood on the Walters bridge spanning the Broad Aleovy river H miles from Covington. the search for the two remaining victims was begun early today. The news that live of the bodies had been unearthed and an? other found in the river brought hun? dreds to the BCCns of the search dur? ing the day. so crowded was the bridge that the traffic became almost Impossible, Au? tomobiles were parked on opposite sides of the bridge while the drejg Ing was in progress. TWO boats with four men dredged for the two missing bodies, circling the ai< of the river Just under the bridge where Manning deelared they had been thrown by "Me." "Mr. Johnny" and "Charley t"hisholm." For live hours they searched in vain, but at noon one of the hooks caught on an O but able which proved to be the I bodies. NINE DEAD NEGROES FOUND Covington, Ga., Maren 26.?Six 1 bodies of negroes had been recovered late today In connection with peonage investigations being conducted in the adjoining county of Jasper. Three SfOrS previously found in the Yellow river. The search continues for two more bodies said to tie in the Aleovy river. One of the bodies found today was in the Alcoy river, being weighted down and chained, as In the Yellow river cases. Five bodies were dug from shallow graves. The beads of four of the negroes had been crushed with an uxe. A tlfth had been sind with a pistol. Sheriff' Johnson says that the ne? gro Manning, who, the sheriff says, |SnsSS>fSi.I to all the killings, led the ms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's a f, MARCH 30, 1921 THIEF PROVES DESPERATE Negro Makes Escape After Firing Upon Police Officers After shooting at officers J. M. Lawrence and W. H. Johnson an un? identified negro thief made good his escape. Th*' affair had all the pos? sibilities ol having a far more serious termination but for the fact that all shorts tired were from long range. The occurrence took place tu about 5..'10 on Sunday morning. Officer Lawrence, stationed at the corner of Main and Hampton avenue, saw a ne? gro dart out of the alley at the side of the Planters' Mule company and then very quickly dart hack again. Officer Lawrence states that he had barely started in the direction of the man when the negro took a shot at him. Officer Johnson, on the Liberty street beat, luard the shot and ran through Liberty Court in the direc? tion of the shot. He arrived just in time to sec the negro getting over the feme of toe Planters' Mule company hack lot. He then started out alter the negro hut circled around so that he could beat him to Bumter street. JUBt behind tin- Y. M. C. A. building the negro and Johnson caught eight of each other and the negro tired at Johnson, who returned his fire shot for shot. Johnson fired live times at the negro and the negro a. like num? ber of times at Johnson hut none of the shots of either hit their mark. The negro was all the while making good his retregt and gradually working his way through the bac k lots In the block between Sumter and Washington streets. Officer Johnson lost sight of the negro as he ducked behind the; Jennings-Burkett Motor company. Johnson made his way rapidly over to Washington street in hopes of cutting off the negro's retreat but he never again saw the negro. A bundle of silk goods valued at about $s0<?, the property of Schwartz Brothers store was found by Office, Lawrence in the alley just at the Planters' Mule company. MOONSHINE RAIDS CONTINUED In the light of recent raids di? rected against the Illicit whiskey mak? ers .and from the information dis? closed by the good work which has been accomplished by the reve? nue officers it would appear that cer? tain sections of Burster County, here? tofore almost unexplored, were liter? ally a hot bed of moonshine stills. The capttfring stills, however, arduous a task it might be for those doing the work, has become common in this section and is now far from being a novelty. The large number of stills which have been captured during the past few days, together with the ar? rest of parties for their operation, ;s certain to go a long way toward the making of this situation much easier to handle in the future. Bright and early Saturday morning at about the four o'clock hour, the day began for the raiding party com? posed of Revenue officers p. J. Cole man, w. i). Pegues, w. C. Whit worth and J. <>. Kelly, accompanied by Dep ty Sheriff Henry MeKagan who work? ed again in the Pinewood section. These officers stationed themselves in the woods at a certain point on the PlneWOOd-Manchester road and by 6 o'clock in the morning had made the arrest of Marion Rivers, of Privateer. Robert Berwick of Pinewood, and Willie Huff of Sumter. The MaVwoll automobile in which the se three men Were riding was seized and found to contain ?i gallons Ol Whiskey, S Win? chester rifle and two Smith ..V: Wes? son pistols. Thes?> three men con? fessed that they owned and operated a still and took the officers to its lo? cation deep in the swamp about seven miles from the place at which they were ai re . ted. The still was found in? tact and complete snd in good con? dition, its capacity was about BO gai lons. It had been made from a big gasoline drum Sixteen fermenters Were destroyed, Two quarts of whis? key was found in a small outhouse at tlm residence of Rivers. The capture of this still led to the taking two additional stills, both of 60 gallons Capacity Which were found In the Manchester neigh? borhood and destroyed together with their complete equipment and 1,1 f)0 gallons of mash. Rivers, Barwlck and Huff put up bond and will plead guilty to charges against them at the next session of court. The- Maxwcdl touring car will be sold at public: auction. BEAUFORT SHIPS MUCH LETTUCE rteaufort, March 25.?The Beaufort farmers are still busy shipping let? tuce artd romalns. Last week iso cars of lettuce moved from Beaufort, and so far this week the shipments for each day have been as follows: Monday, 60 cars; Tuesday, 41 cars; Wednesday, 10 cars. This amounts to over 100,(100 baskets. The market has been averaging from $2.75 to $:i for the run of a car, so the crop cut lip to the cold wave Tuesday night has amounted to over $275.000. Berlin. March 28.?Rioting activi? ties in the communist uprising in 8Sn? tral Germany are concentrating now in Bitterfeld. where the extremists have disarmed the police and oeeu pied the publiu buildings. i .e .v.V..'. - ? ml Truth's." THE nmc S< NEW REVOLT IN RUSSIA __________ i Another Anti-Soviet Up? rising Reported at Kazan East of Mos? cow I - Stockholm. March 20.?All anti .soviet uprising is reported in Kazan, I five hundred miles cast of Moscow, dispatches say. The reports declare that some of the members of the ex? traordinary commission were killed and the commission's headquarters .burned. Many other soviet officials are reported to have been killed. The Insurgents are reported to be masters lot tite city and have ordered a gener? al mobilisation of the district. Revo? lutionary movements are also report? ed in western liussia and in thfl Minsk region where conflicts are in progress. News From Columbia I Columbia, March 25.?An urgent appeal to the farmers of South Caro? lina to plant less cotton and more foodstuffs is made by former Govern jor Richard 1. Manning in a State i ment issued yesterday. He declares that to plant another normal crop of j cotton means hard times for every Ifarmer and every business interest in the South. He urges that tin- banks lead the South to prosperity in the ? pia sent crisis by insisting upon a rad? ical reduction in cotton acreage. The statement issued by Mr. Man? ning follows: I 'The cotton South faces a crisis. She Its impoveri-hed by the wealth in q-.an tlty of her chief staple, cotton. 'Eft us know the truth and face the facts. 'The government estimates eotlon carryover on July 31. 1021. at 0.S66. 20 S bales. The Memphis committee es? timates that if the cotton crop of 1921 'shall be the same as the crop of 1920, we will have a carryover on July 31, 1922 Of 16,51 7,909 bales; enough COttOn to last nearly tw> years, "Get it out of your head that any? thing but the supply and world's abil? ity to buy, tixes the price of cotton," says Dr. Bradford Knapp. "In 1920 South Carolina imported in corn $15,000.000 bay $12,000,00? oats $10,0000,000, meat $20,000.00?? dour $20,on0,000, eggs $3,000,00'] and so on, and other foodstuffs, all {of which we can raise cheaper than we lean buy them with the money front 1 cotton. "The cotton ( top of 1920 was the I most expensive crop ever raised. We made more than we could harvest, and have more low grade cotton than ever before. The price has fallen from over 40 cents to 10 cents basis mid? dling. But, the cotton on hand will not average middling and the average price is much below 10 cents. Is there any business sense in raising any more low grade cotton? Cotton is be? low pre-war prices Fertilisers, lab? or, hardware, foodstuffs, and every? thing that is needed in making a crop are far above the prewar prices. Therefore, there is not a gambler's chance for profit in raising a normal crop this year, it is certain, unescap | able loss. I^and owners, share-crop? pers and tenant farmers will all be subject to loss, as well as every other business interest in the South. The South should and must continue to ! raise cotton, but it can n<>t do so un? less it l et urns a living w age and a fair profit to the producer. "The 11 medy is self-evident. 'The Memphis plan provides that two-thirds of the cultivated area should be in food and feed crops and one-third of the area in cotton. This plan will increase food production and decrease production of- cotton. "When manufacturers find that there is ovct -production they curtail production. There is an excess sup? ply of cotton, more than the world can buy. It is, therefore, good busi? ness lor us to reduce cotton produc? tion by reducing cotton acreage. Every agency that will convince the cotton producer of the necessity of reduction should be actively engaged. ??Our banks must be looked to as leaders in this proposition. To them farmers turn for advice, for help and for credit. The banks have saved the South from bankruptcy by holding ?cotton from a market in which there is little demand. In this acute crisis they can lead the South to prosperi? ty by Insisting on a radical reduc? tion in cotton acreage, "To plant another normal crop means hard times for every farmer and every business in the South. To plant less cotton, means better grade of cotton ami more money. The pro? ducer Will then be Independent, and the South will come into its own and enjoy the fruit of its labor. Have we the courage ami business sense to face the facts and adopt this plan?" Russian Trade Agree? ment Before Cabinet Washington, March 25.?Secretary Hughes took to the cabinet meeting today data on the subject of Russian trade, but there is no indication whether the decision on the appeal of the soviet government for resumption of trade relations with the United States was imminent. Constantinople. March 25.?Turkish reports declare that Turkish nation? alists cast of the Smyrna district hare defeated the (Jreeks who began an of? fensive on Wednesday, taking 1,700 prisoners and tweuty guns. iUTHKON, Established June 1, 1866. VOL. LH. NO. 12 NAVY BALLOON LOSTJN GUFF Pigeons Return With i News That Party is Drifting Out at Sea i - ! Pensacola, Fla., March 24.?All ef? forts to locate the I'nited States navy free balloon and five men missing since it left on a practice flight Tues day night have been unavailing, al? though scare hing parties today scour? ed the- Florida coast between Pensa cola ;<nel Port St. Joe. The balloon w as in iommand of Chief Quartermas? ter E V. Wilkinson as pilot and car? ried a machinists mate and three ma rims as stn ! nts. Naval officials hr*re express great, fear for their safety. The last information received from the fliers was early this mor ting when two carrier pigeons returned bearing [messages One- said that the balloon was oft St. Andrew? Hay, Florida, drifting toward the open sea. The other, received a little later, said that all ballast had been thrown over hoard and that the balloon was then at an altitude of 100 feet, slowly sinking. A naval dirigible and a number of I seaplanes and dying boats were im | mediately dispatched in seaPeTi of the missing balioonists but up to a late [hour tonight have been unable to lo ? ate the balloon or any of its crew. The- search is being continued tonight and an cagh boat has been ordered lO 1 see to aid in the search. With Chie f Wilkinson in the miss ? ing balloon a? e> It. V. Eland, machin? ists mate-, first-class, and E. L. Ker i shaw, J. C. Elder and W. H. Tressry, privates, I'niteet States marine corps, all student balloon pilots. Th<* balloon left the naval air sta? tion here at 5 o'clock on the evening ?larch 2 2 for an all-night tlight. The prevailing winds at the time wero southwesterly and the balloon drifted over Weste rn Florida in a northester ! ly direction. No message was received from the ! missing filers until this morning when j a pigeon which had been released ; Wednesday night, reached its roost [ with a message that the balloon was i about twenty miles at sea off St. A.n dre w's Pay, Florida, and suggesting t P.at hoots be sent to the rescue. The message was some what obscure, but ; immediate ste-ps were taken to rescue j the fiiers. CHAMPION FLYER FATALLY INJURED ???_ I Monroe. Lsu, March L* '>.?-Lieut. Coney, who was trying to fly from I Jacksonville* to San Diego, fell near Crownville, La., and it is believed he is fatally Injured. The physicians fear that his back is broken. The cause of his fall has not bee?n deter? mine d. Li ut. Coney's machine struck a tree and fell 75 feet. The flyer said he had engine trouble and was seek? ing a landing. New Indictments ! For Ball Players Chicago, March 26.?Indictments have been returned against eighteen j men after the second investigation of ; the alleged throwing of the world's series by Chicago ball players. The i thirteen men formerly indicted were , named and live others were charged I conspirac y. They are Carl Zcrk and Hen Franklin of St. Louis, Ren and Louis Levi, said to be from} Des ! Moines and David ZeLser, address un ! known. Fright fulness in Ireland Mayport, County Mayo, Ireland, March 2ti.?Crown forces were enga-; e el in reprisals here toelay for the re? cent ambush near here. Th??re was continuous gunlire in various parts of the town. Homes and shops wen; wrecked with bombs and there was pandemonium among population gen? erally. Many have been sleeping out ; of doors on several nights anti^lpat I ing reprisals. . Washington, March 25. ? Former President Taft called on President Harding today saying the viult was merely a call of courtesy. The lncl dent revived Speculation over Taft's possible appointment to the supreme court, but if this was discussed it was not announced. New York, starch 2b.?Despite the extensive profit taking further suo Btaatla! recoveries were recorded 'n the stock market this week. There was marked improvement in steel and textile industries tvported and commodity markets were more stable. Washington, March 26.?A bill to lix new wage standards for gjveru RlSUt employe s will be one of ti e first measure's considered at the approach? ing SSSSlon of congress. Salaiy scales in general, according to plans out? lined, will he' laised. but the wages for several classes may be reduced. Peking. March 2 5.?Average dally death rate from famine In twenty-two counties of Hunan was erne thousand persons on March 15th, the internat? ional relief organization announced. Washington, March 85.?Military allotments under the war risk insur? ance act expire automatically on July :ilst Comptroller of the Treasury Warwick ruled today.