Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE SU3&TJ&K WATCHMAN, Kstablis CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 18 p Chicago Baseball Com | missioner Holds On to Job as Federal Judge Chicago, May 4?Judge Kenesa vr Landis in a formal statement today denied reports that he had re-signed from the federal bench to devote his entire time to his position as base ball commissioner. The action of the senate judiciary committee in Washington favorably reporting the Dial bill making it an offense for a federal judge to accept another position of pecuniary profit while on the bench started the ru mors that Judge Landis had resigned. W: Bank Embezzlement in Columbia Columbia, May ?A shortage of $i?C,l'4i>.70 in the accounts of W. T. 1; . O. Lates. Jr., an assistant cashier of the Liberty National bank of South Carolina, was made public last night in a statement issued by the directors of the institution, who at' the same lime announced that the amount . had been made good by the directors, the relatives of Mr. Hates and by Mr. Lates himself. A. S>. Manning, president of the bank, said last night that, existence of the shortage became known to the ',xr bank officials several days ago when Mr. Bates went to Julien C. Rogers, ?v\. the cashier, and told him of the mat ter. :\ Late last nigh*: Mr. Bates had not been arrested, but was at his home in- Columbia. The matter is being handled by <>. : K. Ba Roque. national bank exam iner, who when asked foi a state ment with reference to the snortage, said: "We are in the midst of our regular examination and our report will be 1 or ward; d to W'asnington as usual when completed, i prefer not to discuss the matter further than to state that in my opinion the bank is fully protected against loss by rea son ot the shortage disclosed. I will siate further that the records of the.' treasury department' show that no deposito. has ever lost a dollar in or through a national oank in South Carolina." The directors signed a statement last night assuring the depositors that there will be absolutely no loss to" the bank and that the shortage has been made good. The statement, which is signed by W. A. Coleman. J. IS. Timber lake, Waiter T. Love, T. D. Ruff, S. B. Fishburne. A. H. Kohn, W. J. Con way, S. X. Oliver, J. W. McCormick, R. Beverle. Sloan, H. H. Hinnant, M. B. DuPre, Carroll Ii. Jones, T. i>. Pearce, R. B. Bryan, A. D. McFaddin, J. W'. St. John. A. Coke Summers, Allen L. Rogers, J. D. Miot, .). K. Crosswell, William 11. 'nglesby, R. C. Hamer, Charles Ii. Barron, Julien p.\ Rogers, C. L. Kibler, If. G. Mo Alister. and A. S. Manning-, the di rectors, follows: "Learivng that certain rumors e? ist regarding a shortage in the ac counts of W. T. C. Bale:;, Jr., one of the assistant cashiers of our bank, the undersigned desire to make the following statement to the. public, to wit: "A shortage did exist in Mr. Bates' accounts amounting to $H>3,24S.7e. but this shortage has been made good by the directors, the relatives of Mr. Bates and Mr. Bates. "Mr. Bates also has assigned for the benefit of the directors and lie bank ah of his property, both real and persozial, the major portion of the personal property being the as sets of the Bates-Coleman Motor Car company, of which Mr. Bates is now sole owner, haying bought the hold ings of his former associate, Allen Cob-man. some two years ago. "There is now and will be abso lutely no loss to the bank. "The whole- matter is being handled by the national bank examiner and the shortage has b--?-n adjusted and the bank's interests fully protected satisfactorily to him." Mr. Bates Inas been in the employ of the Liberty Xational bank of South Carolina for several years. IN told officials of the ban;;, they say. that the shortage extended ov .r a period of a number of months. Program for Memorial Day. Tuesday. May 10th. ? Decoration of soldiers" graves at the Cemetery by children of the <*? nf d eraey at 5 o'clock. Invocation by Rev. J. I'. Derrick, <: o'clock at monumental square. Decoration of monument by chil dren of 4th grade', under Miss Mal lard tc'.cher. Music by Sumter Music club. Address by ! h\ J. W. Duuie!. Music-. Taps by High School Battalion. Dr. Edmunds, master cererooni? s. Cars allowed park on square only south of row of trees on south side and t?-n feet from monumental fence ?m'u<?r?i: side of square. Orlando, Pia.. May 5.?Charles W. Morse, of the Fairbanks-Morse Co., of Chicago, died here today. hcd April, lKT>i). uBe Just 81. ULTIMATUM SENT TO GERMANY Supreme Council Signs Document 1 and Delivers Copy to German Ambassador?Answer De ! manded May 12th I London, May 5.?The supreme 'council this morning signed the uiti | matum embodying detinite repara tions terms, details ui" the.guarantees ;to be exacted and a demand that j Germany accept or reject the terms : before .May ] 2th. j The German ambassador was im '? mediately summoned and handed the [document. Another copy of the uiti j matum and. protocol will also bo de jlivered tomorrow tu the German war : burdens commission in Paris tomor row. i The resignation o.f the German ! cabinet has brought a new element 'into the situation. Arrangements arc ! still to be made for the collection of [reparations from Germany. BANK RATE MAY BE REDUCED Washington, May 4.?Reduction of [the federal reserve board rediscount i rate in the farming districts as a re j lief measure in the agriculture situa tion was regarded as probable to night by some treasury officials, who [commented on the action of the New j York reserve bank in lowering th jrate on commercial paper from 7 li ;6M. per cent. j Coming after the recent reduc tion from 7 to ?; per cent by the I Post on reserve bank, the action of the Nov. York bark was regarded as {indicating a gradual, reduction oi ; rates on commercial^ paper in other ! districts in tin- direction of a. uni Iform C per com throughout the dis tricts. At the present the districts maintaining th" 7 per cent, rait- at {Chicago. Minneapolis, Atlanta and Dallas. < Reduction of rediscounts rates on j commercial paper as a means of as sisting the farmers is understood t< I be favored by Comptroller of the [Currency Crissinger, although tie ; board has shown a disposition to ue 1 slowly in any change of rate leve ls. j W eather Injures j Cotton Crop !' Washington. May 4.?Conditions continued unfavorable for cotton dur- ' [ ing the week just ended, the nation- I }al crop bulletin announced today., i "The continued cool weather and fro- j [quent ruins in much, Of the belt have; [been unfavorable for cotton." it j [stated. "Necessarv replanting has ! progressed slowly and conditions I have !>e< u unfavorable for satisfac ! tori" germination of the late cotton j planted. j "The weather was less unfavor- j [able.*7 however. in the northwest j ; where held work made fairly good j progress: planting has progressed j } northward to northern North <\tr.>- j i Una. ' Cotton is up to generally good j Jstand in South Carolina, but gor- j lamination ha-s been poor in Georgia! ; and much replanting is necessary. Little cultivation was possible In i "the Mississippi valley and very little! (planting was done during the week ! j in the north central and northwest- ' : em port ions of the belt. The condition, stand and progress of the crop were generally unsatis-j ! factory in Texas while planting .s i ' !ijv; behind tie- average season and i j is progressing slow];.- in the nur til- j ern portion <>i : lie s'w.-. London. May .".? A formal invita- ' tion t" the United States to appoint j [ representatives to the supreme coun? j eil. council of ambassadors and allied 1 reparations commission wa.s cabled ] tit- American state department by;] j the su or eine council last night. i Belfast. May ." ? -Sir James Craig, the Ulster Unionist leader, and Ear j inonn DeVaiera, the Irish republican [leader! had an interview in Dublin to day, according to the Belfast Tele j graph- nnd discussed trish affairs. Sir James lias called a special meeting [of tiie Ulster party hi Belfast tomor ro./to discuss the situation, the news : payer adds. Cincinnati, May ?Development of I public wot k throughout the country as a remedy for the present unem } p loy mem situation was urged today [by Secretary Morrison of the Ameri ean Federation of Labor, in a state ment at the opening of a ten da;, session of tie- federation's executive council. New York. May ??The Standard ' >i! < '".'?i|)a ?y of New Jersey announ ced reductions of a fialf cent to a e? nt on th- gallon for various grades of gasoline in territory outside of New JerSeV. New York, May 4. Tiie American Railway Express Gi?iij anv announced today thai it has notified its eighty thousand employees that it eon tern plated a revision of wages, effective June 1st. Washington: May :.. British Am i-.c-sador Geddes carried to <!;.? stat' department a formal invitation to tie United States from tie- allies to be represented on the supreme council and ether bodies. Washington. May :..?The war de partment slacker list as issm-d will !>?? ?-hed in congressional record by Representative Johnson, of ota, ^former service man, nid Fear Not?Lei all the ends Thou A SUPfiTER, 8. C.? SATURI NEGROLESS RE- j PUBLICAN PARTY; i Harding Administration Fosters ? New Ori>:ii:iz:ition to Make Clean Sweep in South ! Carolina ! Columbia. May .r?- -A new Rep?b- i lican party is being formed for South Carolina; to disregard both Blalock and the Tolbort factions now exist | ing. according to a prominent Go ! lumbian who has just returned from 1 Ja conference with ti 1 ? - presideni and j Jother administration leaders in Wash-j ! ington. Plans for the partv are not yet complete or ready for publication ; i but the following facto are publish I able today. C. <'. Campbell", of Columbia, will; jbe collector of internal revenue fos j this state. A. Earnest Cochrane, o! j Anderson, wii! !?;? district attorney j for the western district and a promi : nent Columbia lawyer, his name not J yet disclosed, for tie- eastern <::..'rict IA prominent Charleston attorney i& slated to succeed Judge H. A. M. ?Smith of Charleston, when In- retires j two years hence. Other apointments are yet to be decided upon. It is stated ihn! the leader of tin j new party in this state will be :; white i man of highest character and stand ? ing, who has never before been in poi jitics. ll<- will handle the patronage [for this state. Approximately foui [thousand white men of South Carolina I have indicated their desire to join i j dean, white republican party in the ! FEDERAL HIGH WAY FUNDS j Washington, April 30.?Concentra I lion of Federal funds upon highways | of interstate importance, creation of ja Federal highway commission to su | pcrsede lie- present bureau plan I otherwise unify the govrjimental (highway agencies and drastic provi : sions "for adequate maintenaneei arc I chief points in the highway hill mtro . duced by Senator Charles S. Town ! send, chairman of the senate commit | tee on Post Offices and Pest Roads, j The measure will be called up for j hearings in the near future, j The bill provides for an appropria j tion of $200.000,000 with $100.000. : OOU for .the year from July 1921. to July 1922. and the same amount for i the succeeding twelve-month period, to be expended on main highways in' cooperation with the state highway I departments, the states themselves I supplying a like amount. Additional 1 sums of $5,000.000 and $10.000.000 I respectively, are provided for sam< j I periods for the i onstructi m and i 1 maintenance of roads wholly or; j partiy within forest reservations. The] i measure also provides that such! work shall be undertaken at the di- | ! rection of the federal commission, j ! which is also empowered to cooperate j with the Indian service in similiar I i work within Indian reservatons. I States are requrcd to meet federal funds as state units instead of being ' allowed to pas.-: their apportionment-j I on to the counties, thus .training th< I I iatter of their resources as in the past, i j Coincident.illy county funds are re-; ; leased for use in the construction ol ; farm-to-market roads of lesser impor tancc, while the nation and state ar< 'permitted m use th'-ir funds for the\ ! main market highways. A new formula is introduced in the ] I ease of those Mates having more than j 5 per centum of their total area inj [unappropriated pubPc public lands.! i these states no longer being required j j to meet f?deral funds >>n a fi!"ty-fift> j basis although the ratio :< 11<i amount of-! i federal funds appropriated to such ] j -states remains unchanged. I In drawing "his measure, Senator! ' Townsend had before him. Preside :it ! ! Harding's message t?: Congress, and. ; accordingly, rim bill contains .-ill of the] i recommendations of the chief exeeu-| tive. Because of this fact and be-j ? cause of Senator Towns-end's position,! i the bill is therefore considered ns an ! administration measure, j This statement is particularly true <>f sections relating to maimenance. Iwhere drastic provisions have been i written in. requiring the states to hi sure government expenditures against.; loss through ini-tdequate upkeep. ; In states where prim;iry roads of j interstate importance have been (completed, the commission is directed to apply the state's apportionment ol j ; national funds to coordinating or correlai ing bighw ays. In he dietinition of interstate roads, the commission is dir cted to give first consideration to those highwrays ! meeting the agricultural, commercial; j postal, and military needs ol the na ' ticri. The principles written into the measure have already been endorsed , ,ri pan or in full by practically every large national organization which for -years have been interested in high.? i was developmeid in this country. Good Move on the Pari of the ' ? ? Boa rd. The decision of the County Hoard :.; <'om mission ers to begin work on the new road in Privateer townsTup will be welcome news to the people of lilt- lower section of that township who have been asking for a public road for about twenty years. The road wiip now be built, if it is no: block? <i once more b> neighborhood v. rangle over locations and rights of Wa e. : Paris. May i. -Frailer- today began a two day observance, of the cent en |arv the death of Napoleon. A me imorial gervice was h.-!<i in Notre iiu.s't at be thy Country's. Thy Cod's >AY, MAY 7, 1921 MARINE STRIKE IN CHARLESTON Fights on Water Front?Strikers Object to Efforts at Getting Nonunion Men Aboard Ships Charleston, May .". Two attempts made yesterday by ship agents t<> land non-union men aboard Shipping Board vessels moorad at the docks ol" the Charleston Dry Docks and Ma chine Company, were frustrated by striking seamen, who picketed rim dry dock all day. Squads of strikers yci< stationed ai! along Lite water front, and small hand bills notifying e?men that a strike is on are posted and tacked on fences and poles along Concord street. Si riet vigilance is he ilig kept by the watchers placed ;it vantage points in order to prevent crews being tak< n aboard the ships affected by the controversy. The crews of the Lake Fithian. the Brasher, and St. John's County have all left their posts with the exception if the mates ami ? hgineers, who, it is reported are not. concerned, inas mimh as their working agreement with the Shipping Board does not sx pire until August. Enformation avail able, however, is to the effect ilia! very member of the crew of the steamer Saxon, operated by the Clinch field Fuel Company, has joined the walkout. The crew of the Chatta nooga, a Shipping Board vessel, which ?aim- in late Tuesday for repairs, is expected to join the ranks of the slrik-j ers this morning. Only one ship arrived and dpearted yesterday, tins being the Lenape. of the Clyde Line. The crew of this ship signed on at New York and it is ex pected that when the vessel reaches] that port Tlie employees will wa'k .int. ; Another Shipping Boa.rd vessel, the West Norranus, which came in foi fuel, oil and repairs to her rudder, i ; expected to sail Saturday for Tampico, J Mexico, the crew not being affected : ?he strike inasmuch as their contracts entered into a few months ago run . i for a period of twelve months, and their pay cannot be reducd prior to' the expiration of the agreement which] will be effective for several months to cot J? Funeral Services For Oversea Youth The body of Dewey Sims, grand- J son of Judge J. A. I lodge arrived in Sumter from overseas on Thursday. \ April it. The funeral was held at PriviiVrce j church near Tindais on Friday April 22. The impressive funeral services were conducted by the palter iievr Mr. Cobb. T'n - following former mil*ary men who escorted the body from SUmteri acted as pallbearers. Major -1. VV. Bradford, Captain 11. T. Brown. Lieut; , Edward Bradford, Sergts. Zach Darr. E. I. Iteardon. Mott Lawrence, Sergt. , "larris of -'amp Jackson ami B. A. JailaglK r. Dewey Sims was killed in action in I France while fighting bravely fcr a,' great eause. When Bride Sain on- i ered th<* World War Dewey Sims i was among the first to erua^r. vol unteering his services and mining tiie old s. !.. !. This mere y >u-h w.i - cited in one or two actions for brav?i ?ry displayed. ? While Iiis parents and friends deep ly mourn Iris loss, there ;s great con solation to know that Ii ? gave his] all in order ihat tic world might i safe for Democracy. STILLM AN RETIRES AS BANK PRESIDENT Now York. May ::.?<>n the eve ,,f resuming the court battle for divorce, James A. Stiilman today resigned the presidency of the Xati- nal City bank, dr.- largest institution of Us kind in tlie ' "cited States. Rumors tint he | would relinquish this position whicn \ ids lather held before tum had vir- i cuJated frequently since the banker and Iiis wife openly accused each j other of intidelity. Mr. Stiilman unsuccessfully soughtjr to resign several weeks ago aft< r his wife had charged him with being! the father of the son of a former i Broadvvay chorus girl. A; iiia; time the directors u naniniously refused lie resignation. Toda} when Mr. Still rnr.a again sought to step down from lite olilce his resignation vvas ac cepted and Charles Edwin Mitchell, president of the National City com- j panv. vvas elected to succeed him. Mr. Stiilman also gave up his title , as chairman of t !;?? board, this p?si- , Disabled Sailor Wants Co1':?cspon deiicc f". S. i'. Ii. s Hospital. * itecn. X. C. April :t". t:?21. ! >i ar l-"iiitm-: ' Kindly put the following in ybur paper: "\ am formerly of Sumter. S. <'.. and am now in a hospital at ' < ?:. X. ?'.. suffering from injuries received overseas: Before my enlist usi ni I was a resident of Sumter and would like to hear '??out anyone wb > would eare ;.> correspond will: an-. I was attached tin I'. S. Navy and won hi be very s*iad to correspond ? with anyone who cares to correspond i with an "e.\-sailor." I ? beg ?(. rentain. Balph J, Kennedy. [". S. I*. II. S. Hospital. Oleen, X. <1 New York. May f?. A million do!- ; i;:rs property damage w:is caused by : i heavy rain and wind storm here i yesterday and last night. 1 j THE TRUE SO umm ? i?w Wimm ?mm Cotton Growers For Co-operation South Carolina Division Favors Marketins Plan Coltmvbi?. May 5.?Plans Cor th? i formation of the South Carolina Cot- ' ton Growers Cooperative association ' ?s outlined at the semi-annual meet ing r.f the South Carolina division >f i the American ''otto:- association yesr terday were unanimously and en- ? thusiastica'.iy approved by that or- I ganization. A resolution uns adopted ] urging the formation of the associa tion ami calling upon tin- farmers of the stato to sign the contract. Tito meeting of the association yesterday was devoted ahnest en tirely to cooperative marketing. The principal speech of the day was made by William Elliott of Columbia, gen eral counsel of the cooperative asso ciation, following which, reports were made by chairman of the various committees of tin- association ap-1 pointed at Tuesday's meeting. Following the reading of a letter by the president. It. <'. Hamer, from .1. Skottowe Wan namaker, president of the American Cotton association, expressing regret at. his inability to be present a' the meeting because of the fact that two of his sisters are desperately ill. tin- association paid a tribute to -Mr. Wan namaker. Capt. .!. 11. Claffey of Orangeburg, presented a resolution expressing the regret of the association at .Mr. Wau namaker's inability to be present and paying tribute to "the splendid lead-i ership he has developed in bringing into practical operation economic! ami efficient reforms in the hand ling, warehousing, financing and' marketing of the cotton crop and " hose services to his state and the nation have been recognized in {his country and abroad by leaders of thought, in banking circles and com- j mereial activities." Dr. .1. It. Johnson of Kock Hill, in; seconding the resolution, paid a touching tribute to Mr. Wan na mak er. lie told of ;[ widow in Rock iliil who cane- t<> his bank statine her desire to join the cotton association, say- ' ing that through following the cot-' ton association's advice she had been enabled to sell her cotton for 40 cents a pound and pay off the mprt-j gage on her place, she said she wished to d-? her mite. "'And yet there j are hundreds of red blooded men who have benefited by the association but. ?.vhb have refused to contribute a cent to Us support."" says Dr. John* j son. The speaker declared that but ; for the holding movement instituted by the cotton association fast fall cot- 1 ton wot;Id have gone to live COlits and hundreds of banks'and mercan tile establishments would have been '?rushed. The condition today is ? nothing to be compared with what it would have been had m?: tile hold- ? ing movement been instituted. Tin- meeting which was h-.dd at Craven Hall was called to order by ? President Hamer shortly after noon. After outlining th" work which had been dorn- toward the formation Of the South Carolina Cotton Crowers Cooperative association. Mr. Itam.-r called upon William Elliott of Co lumbia to <t Idress the eonvention. Mr; Elliot! presented the coopera tive marketing plan to tin- associa tion in a clear, comprehensive man ner. He explained in detail the con tract to be signed and the proposed plan 61 operation of the association, j The ber>c-?!ts to accrue fro jo its for mation were pointed out. .Many ouestiors regarding the work ing of the plan were asked and .;"! were answered aparenuy to their ? complete satisfaction by Mr. Elliott. William GLffortl of Clifford, follow ing Mr. Elliott, stressed the necessity of the growers doiug so'mething ah nu the mark et ing line. (\ar- nee j. Jack Son Horatio moved that the association go on record as adopting the plans for tin formation of tic- cooperative associa tion a ad that the growers be urged to sign ric- contract. Air. McLcod of Charleston called for a standing vote and the result was unanimously in favor of the resolut ion. Alfred Scarborough of Eastover presented the report of the publicity '?? nimittee: It. P. Lauey of Cheraw the report of tin- tin a nee eommittoV; Senator P. L Pethea the report or the legislative committee and It. Hamer the report ot the campaign ?ommittee. Dr. !;. Johnson ..f Pock Hill was appointed officially tu represent the cotton association at the world cot ton conlcrence in Liverpool ih June-. Harvfe Jordan, secretary of the American Cotton association, cheer ed the convention in a brief speech on the outlook tor the future, lb said he believed that the worst had been passed a ad that there were bet ter tin ? ahead. Ib- told of confer ences with government officials at Washington and said the government was derermim d to open tip the for eign markets for cotton. A letter from President Wanna in?ker tin- American Cotton ass,. iation was read. Bates Arrested Columbia. May On warrant sworn out !>;. <\ K. Lalh?p:e. national ?ank e>a miner. W. <\ T. Pates. JrT, iWnic! cashiof of the Liberty National i.anU of this city. whose accounts yesterday reported as .< 1 .">::.- . "mi short, was today arrested. Me , a\?? Pond for $!.">.. ie appear at he .inn- term of court in Charleston i ? v trial. T-ie shortage has been nade up. Lao s Waived Ins prelim-1 : jiarv. 1 LTilltox, Established June i, 1866. VOL. LIL NO. 23 Territory of Upper Si lesia That Both Ger many and Poland Claim Scene of New Outbreak London. May 4 (By the Associated IV >s>.?Dr. St harn? r, the German ambassador here, tonight presented a note \<> the foreign office protest ing against the Polish coup i:i Upper Silesia as an apparently concerted effort to take the province by force, aad refusing all esponsibility for the situation and its consequence. Ihr note has already been commu nicated to the other allied govern ments. !t declares that by the action of irresponsible Polish agents and pro vocatures. a strike has been engi neered in Upper Silesia through the tvhole mining and industrial area terrorizing the willing workers and p-eventing them from carrying out their tasks while Polish sokols and armed bands cover the country as far as Ratibor. The organized destruc tion of railways and bridges, it was asserted, shows, a prearranged plan for Polish insurrections. The" inter allied commission, i: is added, had recognized that the German popula tion have given no provocation. Late in the afternoon Dr. Sthamer pres< nted a second move, stating that the situation had become extremely acute, and reciting letalis, according :?- which the insurgents, had seized the entire industrial region includ ing the districts of Pless, itybnik and Ratibor. and a section of Lublin itz Gross-Strehiltz and Oppeln. In fighting at Itybnik two Italian offi eers and thirteen men were killed. Director <'ox of the Preussen mine at Mics'.howitz and Director Ganse-of the Czuschez mine at Rybnik and ? 'tilers have been murdered. The note says that ail German official em ployees and directors have been com pelled to abandon the industrial es tablishments and .that all mines and factories are at a standstill. The ple biscite poiiee hav' been disarmed and some of them carried off. The insurgents are well armed, many of them wearing Polish uniforms; rail ways, telephone lines and telegraph wires have been cut and many rail way bridges blown up. Dr. Sthamer concludes by calling the attention, of the British goyern ment to the extreme "danger unless spe. dy steps are taken to suppress the revolt. Berlin, May 4 (By the Associated Press) ? Semi-official advices re ceived here are to the effect that all the large towns in the industrial re gion of Upper Silesia are surrounded by Polish insurgents, while Richters-! dort*, a suburb ol Gi.eiwitz; and Kie iVrstadt! have been occupied by rebels. Various places in the district of Orenburg are reported to have been similarly occupied. 'i ..e Polish flag is said to be fly ing from the town hub of Rybnik, but the Italians have expelled the insurg? nts from Pless an<l arrested some of ; heir leaders. The whole of llv right bank of the Oder in the Ratisber area is in the hands of the rebeis. The au thorities hav.- regained possession of Myslowirz. Oppeln. Bpper SSiesia". May 4 (By rh?~-Associated Press).?Colonel Bond, British control officer at Gross Streulitz. reported today Jo British headquarters here tonight that he opened artillery fire on i.'JOO to :',.0Q<) Tides attempting to ocupy the city, The Poles brought up li.^iil field pieces and were replxing. Colonel Bond, vlio has approx imately !'(?'? italian troops, also re ported thai he probably could not hold out long. Opeln. Upper Silesia. May 4 (By the Associated Press). -The Italian forces ai Gross-Si rehlitz today open ed with artillery tire on Poles who were attempting to occupy the city. The Poles replied with Held guns. T. P. A. To Give Fish Fry All final arrangements have been mad-- and all is in i adiness for a de lightful evening to be spent by all nur.: <>, rs of the Travelers' Protective asso?nation at Pocalla. All members will meet at the V. M. C. A. buiWing at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon ind from there they wiil wend th*?ir way to Pocalla. The super hour has het-n arranged for t,;.:t'. All members tre expected to come and a splendid imo for all is the guarantee. The delegates who have been chos to attend the convention at Gaffney ire specially urged to be present to a man as all arrangements for this trip ir? to be completed at this meeting; !':'? foi"lowing is a list of the delegates imi alternates: L. I. Parrott. H. A. Moses. .!. G. Crawford! R. A. Rid all, i:. !i. Witherspoon. J. P. Maurer, vi. H. Beck. \\". ?". Graham, J. C. Lan iai i. VV. Percy Sinirh, J. H. Legrand. .. L. Hunter. .1. W. MeKeiver, C. B. YYadon. S. B. Stoudemire. H. E. Par cer. <'. s. Anderson. E. B. Boyle. J. I. Prennan. !?: M. Hall. J. M. Brog Tiie president and secretary are ex-: ?fficio delegates; Mr. Scarborough las vens. nted to stand for state pres deut and we trust we shall have a "ull delegation at Gaffney.