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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-29
WAR STAMP CAMPAIGN.
Pledges Received and Tabulated
Through Noon, June 25th.

w. r. Wells. Sumter district, 81
pledges. $3.50.
n. M. Jones, School District 2. 1s3
pledges. SEAS.
AIRS. II. Il. Furman, Privatccr. 10.
pledges. sl2.SSO.
Jas. T. Brogdon, Privateer, so
pledges. ss,470
Y. Nj. Coulter. Manchester, Of
pledges. s1.5i5.
L. L. Aycock. wedgchcld. 10!
pledges, s1l.701.
Miss Annie Moore, stateburg. so
pledges. $500.
j. N. jennings, School District 7.
j. A. Rcames, Rembert. Ss pledges,
$1,000.
A. C. Thompson, Dalzell. 12i
pledges. ss.S65.
c. j. jackson. Horatio. sc pledges
$4,000.
" A'NioOht CluleOfuR. l7I
pledges. s4.925.
A. III. Truluck. Shiloh.
J. T. Dennis, Shiloh. sS pledges. s2,.
600.
L. c. Tisdale, Salem, SIS pledges
s7o5.
Il. c. Brown. oswego. 22s pledges
sIsas.
W. A. Bryan, Sumter. 1929 pledges
s1os.s32.
p. M. Tiller. Mayesville, 70 pledges
yl.ssN.
T. s. DuBose. Jr., DuBose, 7;
pledges, ss;17s.
J. w. odom. Mayesviile, "a pledges
y1.s25.
Total pledges. 2,77s; amount pleds.
ed. sisi,s1s. r,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-29

NEW YORK COTTON MARKER.
Yes'dys
Open High Tow Close Cl.Dee
July 2S.2O 2S.2O 27.SO 27.SS $500
oct $3.50 25.45 24.91 25.14 2s.2s
Dec .24.9O 2497 24.43 24.67 PASS
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SUMTER COTTON MAsKUR.
Corrected daily at IL o'clock Noon
u. q. BOWMAN. Cotton Buyee.

Good Middling 81 IA.
Strict Middling 81.
Middling 30 ga.
Strict Low Mi5diing 2S IA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
ALIEN SHIPBULDERS
GO TO NIGHT SCHOOL
Arithmetic Glass Starts at Sun
Yard and English Lessons
Will Follow Soon

Plans to increase the efficiency Of
shipworkers by improving their leisure
time were put into effect at the Sun
"Shipbuilding C~ompany's Chester plant
last night, when scores of men tackled
their first lessons in arithmetic.
Most of the pupils were foreigners,
who had never seen the inside of a real
school. Each was given a primer such
as that used in the public schools, and
Teacher Cameron was pleased with
the interest they showed. Glasses in
arithmetic are to be held at night in the
~joiners' shop. the men taking Turns.
A course in English is soon to be
started for the thousands Of aliens in
the yard. Particular attention will be
given to conversation. for few OF these
shipworkers can speak more than a few
words of English to their fellow work.
men.
They are anxious to learn, n II is up
to their foremen to teach them. They
will be assembled, in the %joiners' shop
during the noon hour. There will be
Americans on hand to talk with them
part of the time. Blackboards will also
be used extensively In this work,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
TRAIN HITS FUNERAL PARTY
One Killed, Five Injured in John
son CITY Crash

shamokin, Pa, June 1S:-on the way
Eaere from their home at Tower City to
attend a funeral one person was in
Etantly KILLED and five others seriously
injured when their automobile was
Struck by the Pennsylvania-Lehigh ex-
Press at Johnson City, two miles east
n here.
Mrs. Myrtle Machamer. twenty-five
years old, was killed instantly. The i'm
hired are Reuben Machamer, fifty-three
Years old. badly crushed about head and
Back. will die Mrs. Reuben Machanler,
kQrty-nine years old. crushed about head
and chest. expected to die; Clyde and
catherine Machamer. five and six years,
respectively, serious Internal injuries.
And Charles Peiffer, twenty years old.
chauffeur. crushed about the head and
body. The five injured are in the
Shamokin Hospital.
THE big touring car was speeding in
the same direction as the express and
because of the blowing of a nearby col
iery whistle the chauffeur failed to
) hear the approach Of the train and
turned from the parallel roadway d.
rectly In front of the locomotive. The
train was travelling forty-five' miles an
hour and carried the car and occupants
100 yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
JOIN NIGHT SCHOOL
400 Chester Shipworkers Take Evening
Course

Chester, Pa. Jun 1S.-Four thou
sand men at the Chester shipyards are
iIreceiving special Instructions In the eve
Eninrs through an arrangement made
6Avith the Chester Board of Education.
Irlrhk work is in charge Of F. Fl. Baker.
kJr., of the training department Of the
Sshipyards.
Glasses will be held five nights of
lceach week in the Eyre School Building.
1.-The first class Is comprised of ESQ men.
INrhese represent every nationality, par
Wicularly Italians. The foreigners are
n Knowing 4 keen interest.
Following the close of the present
school term this month the board win
&urn additional classrooms over to the
sshipyards. Mr.. Baker plans to have
e4he entire force of 1000 men in training
vbefore another month ends.
Men who have no knowledge of Eng
lish are being taught to speak and read
English properly. The specially after
81 completion of the English lessons
rSvil be ship construction, and the men
Sevill be given rigid tests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
SHIP CHIEFS TOLD
OF HOUSING ABUSES
Chester Official Charges Elk.
tortionate Rents and Many
4 EvictiOns
BOARD M TO ACT
Drastic Steps Are Threatened
Unless Impositions on
Workers Stop

Chester, Pa, June 13.-T. Woodward
Trainer, superintendent of the Public
Safety Department, before a Joint ses-
sion of United States Emergency Fleet
Corporation officials. shipyard and mu-
milton officers, city officials and promi-
tnent real estate brokers held in the
Chamber of Commerce here. presented
a report on the housing facilities or
Chester. He alleged insanitary rooms
high rentals and eviction of families
whose heads were engaged in war IN
sdustries,
~ MIR. Trainer. consulting complaints,
'showed that rents had been increased
from SO to 400 per cent. and that rae
tories daily are losing high grade men,
with constables moving the furniture OF
families on an average of fifteen a day
from the house to the sidewalk.
Major ". A. Garrett. Of the Reming-
ton Arms Company, and Colonel ). H.
Brown. of the u ~Shipbuilding Com
.pany. supported the charges made oy
Mr.. Trainer. Colonel Brown SAID that
100 cases daily come before him from
thd shipya rds, where the men are com
, -pe1led TO leave their jobs and seek work.
| eiSewhere on account of lack of houses
: ard the unreasonable rents asked.
kingman Brewster. counsel for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. detailed
here from Washington, reviewed the
powers the Government had vested in the
ehipping board. and what the conse'
uuences would be IL relief was not giVef
M the proper;y owners cf this city. Hf
Ndggested that an appeal of PATRIOTISM
might first be made and If this failed tc
accomplish results, that more drasti'
4teps be taken.
In order to carry out the idea OF MT
| brewster, A bun was FORMED u
hear complaints of persons VINO pelieN'
they are being charged unjust rents
The tribunal will be composed OF MAYOR
( Az. A. Garrett, Remington Arms Com
7 many, and Colonel J. n. Brown, sur
ship Company. representing the indus
fries; Il. Woodward Trainer, represent
Jng the city Samuel Bell and j. {. Tay'
Dor. representing the real estate brokers'
! An r. II. Jeffrics and David Faith, rep
zfesenting tho trust companies. TIT
board will sit once each week. Failure
of property owners to comply with thu
decisions of the tribuna will mean i'm
tymediate action by the Government.
u William I. Schaffer. counsel for thu
IsEmergency Fleet Corporation and vari
lpus munition and ship plants. said tina
ESvithin ten months 80 900 men have oh
Etained employment at local plants. Three
thousand men will join Baldwins in {
fortnight. while 5000 more men vii
be sen to the Sun shipyard. Thes'
men, Mr.. Schaffe said, must be cared
for by Chester people. and failure to d.
20 would result in the Government
Remembering enough houses to nee
1.-The demand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
FAST SHIPBULDING
AT BALTIMORE YARD
Concern Claims Record for
Cargo Carrier Approaching
Tuckahoc at Camden

A record in ship construction APP
nroachine that made by the New York
Shipbuilding Company. Camden, in
launching the Tuckalloe within twenty
seven days after the keel was laid. is
claimed by the Baltimore Drydock and
S%hipbuilding Company
This concern will launch a 6t5O-ton
steel cargo carrier next Monday. forty
DAYS actual working time from the lay
ing of the keel. Immediately following
this launching. a big mine-swecper Tor
the Navy Department will be launched
in one Of the companies new yards
nearby.
Although the Baltimore company
feat in launching the cargo carrier re-
uuired thirteen moro days than 1t o
TO launch the Tuckahoe, n record is
claimed because this vessel. which is
known as "iIul.sa," is 900 tons hearier
,han the ship built at Camden and was
constructed under particularly unfavor-
able conditions.
Prior to the var the Baltimore com
pany had never done any other thar
shin repair work. IT first started 10
construct ships whole shortly after wal
was declared. Three new yards were
built. It is in the yard where all the
repair work was formerly done that
Hull-4s was constructed.
A telegram telling Of the feat has
been received here by Howard Coon
lev, vice president of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, from Holden a.
Evans. president of the Baltimore com
pany.
Plans are progressing to make July
4 ship Launching Day virtually
every s%hipyard in the country is speed
ing up In an effort. to launc vessels
on that day. IT was reported at
Emergency Fleet Headquarters today
that sixteen vessels will be ready for
launching July 4 in yards m the
Pacific coast. The plants on the Great
Lakes are expected to have at least
a dozen ships ready. Although nc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
DIVERTING COURSE OF CREEK
Building Fitting.Ou Basin at
New York Yard

The New York Shipbuildirc Corpora
tons engineers are diyerting the curse
of Newton creek to make a fitting out
basin that will harhor many ships being
given their finishing touches.
This basin is to be 1900 feet long
and $50 feet wide. and will he one of
the largest on the Delaware. AS the
ships are launched they will he towed
into the basin for completion,
Across this same creek u ticstle
bridge. combining a railroad. wagon
and foot bridge. is to be erected. in
connection with the new $40. 900. 600 ship
building plant of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13

DOTNGS OF WORKERS
IN NEW JERSEY YARDS
II. Y. Shipbuilding Forces Plan
Farewell Dinner to f. J. Shinn.
Athletics Popular

r. J. Shinn, who has been with the
New York Shipbuilding Corporation since
its organization, lately as assistant office
manager. has resigned.
It was said today that he was going
in business for himself, but what line
was not mentioned. Mr.. Shinn was chief
clerk for a long time.
High officials Of the company will join
with the employees in a farewell dinner
to. Mr.. Shinn this evening at Gloucester.
Isadore Ellick, a recruit in the boiling
department of the Pennsylvania ship
yard, is trying to match frankie Con-
way, the Camden bantamweight. and
Benny Kaufman. bantamweight cham
pion. to decide the championship of their
division in all the ~shipyards. Conway
works in the Pennsylvania yard. while
the champ" is doing his bit at Hog
Island. Ellick proposes to stage the fight
The service department of the Pusey &
Jones Club Is working on a plan for
transaction of all its business. Fourteen
committees are to be appointed to attend
to as many departments.
The keel of another tanker was laid
yesterday at the Pennsylvania ~shipyard
in the place of the Allentown. launched
last Sunday. Its name has not yet been
chosen. This makes the twelfth keel laid
at the Pennsylvania and New Jersey
yards. -Four ships have been launched.
The middle yard baseball team is ar
ranging a contest to raise money for
uniforms.
Next Saturday the Pussy 4 Jones
main office team will play the middle
yard boys, the instruction department
against Company *, the burners against
the pipefitters and the hull department
against the New Jersey nine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
. "sS y J.:

wilmin, >{srI.. June t3.-The con
Wilmington took q new shift when
the Supreme Court decided to meet
in Wilmington tomorrow to consider an
application of the Non-Partisan Voters
League. the Central Labor Union and
others TO have the traction company re-
strained from charging the increased
farc until the case can be heard in
court.
City Council will also continue its
investigation of why the increase was
made and will hold another meeting for
.h~t nurnoae Tomorrow nirht.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13
CIRARD BOYS BUILD SHIPS
Three Making Good as Loftsmen a,
Chester Yard

Three Girard College boys at the Ches-
ter Shipyard, Chester, have been as
signed to technical work as loftsmen,
and have shown aptitude.
They are Thomas Courts, Frank
Crib and Frederick Eaton. William
Temple, another college boy, has tackled
a job as blacksmith. and is working
hard for the cause of freedom. George
Kelly was sent to the Merchants yard
at Bristol as a pattern maker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13

\ a Victim when
Brns OF Peunsgrovc

Winnings. Del, June 1a.-Mir
pornadihe Ringland, eighteen ear 4{d<
of ago North Forty-third street. Philn I
delphla. and Miss Vioietta Liggett. OF the
same age. OF Csrneys Point, N. r., were
drowned by the overturning of theif
canoe in the Delaware River OFT Penne-
grove. n. J., yesterday morning, and
their bodies were recovered last ni9hf.,
They had padded out to the channel
i'm mpa with two young men, and
the accident occurred while exchanging
seats, ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-13

in this section. it il estimated hat
the Atlantic coast ~shipyards will keep
pace. The entire number of ships
launched on this day is expected to
total zoo. 900 tons.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-06

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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09
/ NPERIMfNTs WIN ~ SsINN
THISTLE NND sUNFLONER

How many cattle did you skin
through the druulh'
How many could you have saved
had you been prepared 10 feed them
during tins time!
The dry season To which the south
western range, have been subjected
has driven home the Importance
OF feeding range cattle through per
lods og druuth The economy of
feeding them cannot Boz questioned.
cattle anl sheep can uo longer Boz
probably produced hy methods that
have been previously prartircd.
Some supplementary food must be-
used. The question is, what feed
can be- provided most economically
Soapweed and cactus have already
proven their worth, However the
supply Of these plants b, not uni
yersal, aud for ranges where they
are not 10 be- had, some other forage
must be- sought. The possibilities
Of using the sunnower aud the Rus
sian thistle presents itself
The feeding NJ the Russian thistle
Is not an experiment Not a single
failure In IT'S use was reported los
over thirty stockmcn from Western
Kansas, Colorado. Nebraska who had
led Russian thistle 10 their stock.
In localities where ii had been sue
cessfully used the opinion seems Ia
prevail that thistle hay compares
very favorably In feeding value with
that Of the native grasses.
Growing thistle rs a hay crop is
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09

mol advocated IT, habit ui growth
and drouth resisting power, make
% a pest when e hcld become, m
Tested with H. During ]prntractcd
druuth or un account uf poor Guilt
Walton the thistle often crowds out
other vegetation, and under those
conditions II should be- used for hay.
The feeding of. sunnowcrs Is -lill
~ the experimental stage. although
early rcports seem quite favorable.
Preliminary reports of the Montana
experiment station indicate: FIRST,
that green stmnowcrs are equal.
pound Tor pound, Ia green corn lud-
der; second that 3 "a pounds of
-unluWcr .llage b, equal To one
pound of choice clover hay for milk
production II should, however, be-
borne in mind that silage Away
contains from 6O 10 % per cent wa
ter while clover hay contains from
10 10 ~ per cont d. H]ungerford.
state College, y. NJ.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09

Must Be M Active Board


Two weeks ago yhen District At
iurupy !. $. Naught was here be- WAS
iu the office of Mayor T. " .lar
lul the lru tee. were all pfr.cnl.
Some member wa, putting mp . howl
about the people ruticismg lhc Nl-
lage admins 'ratiun. Mr.. Nuuphi
aid that was q gool irdicliim that
they were DOME son clluug. II sad
that h. had learned that The more
YOU did the lno yuu goi "russ'l
Applying this standard aud jude
ing from the amount of cussing
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09

they get from certain quarters, we
certainly have a very active board.
II Is easy la lind fault II you really
try 10 hud fault, but there is a bet
ter way of hooking at things.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09
COLUMBUS THEATRE


The Following Program win be Presented at the Co
lmbuS Theatre Tor IN inning August II
Sunday Five Reels Gr,glr yllagraph Production
~MOnday-Four Reels Paramount
Benjamin ChGpmal
II son OF DaaiU, A
Mack : Im.
An INnERNAIf,. Az
T~ucsday-Se,en Reels Metro Production
Emily ~
SLEEPING AL.nU.t
"Wednesday Five Reels Create, ,upgraph Production
Earle william.
TIE AMERICAN LIN NtRE
THURSDAY Seven Reels William Fox Production
Sane aud Katherine g.
THE TROUBLE MAhfItS
Friday-Five Reels Will am lIrady Production
Arthur Ashley
THE IRON rim
saturday-Four Reels an 'ahnedy Program
Hula Hula Lani
keystone Comedy
WHO'S YOUR FATHER
Sunshine Comedy
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE wIInnIrr NOTICE
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~ Whom II MAY Concern:

All parties knowing themselves
Indebted To me will please call at
my Office before the 18TH Of August.
i0lS.-T A. Hulsey If
W.. A. S.
Mr. Hulsry announces the sale OF
twenty-five town lots Ia l.. NJ. Carl.
The lots r. in west part of town
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-09

DO your lwo bits every day. Buy
a thrift stamp.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
BORGLUM is ACCUSED
DOCUMENTS BARE ALLEGED At
TEMPTED AlRPLANE DEAL.
Sculptor Charged With Criticizing U.
S. Board TO Help His Own
Firm.

Washington, May 13.-Documents
made available from the official files
Of the government show Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, whose charges
against the aircraft program have led
to the impending inquiry, as having
been connected with negotiations for
the establishment of new aircraft
producing corporation, In which he was
to be a silent partner
Negotiations between BOrglum, Hugo
Gibson, connected with the British war
mission in the United States, and Ken
yOn Mix of the Dodge Manufacturing
company Of Wisconsin, began last De
cember, the documents show. A state
ment by Mix, included I'm the dOcu-
ments, tells how he withdrew after be-
coming suspicious Of Borglum's activi-
ties and reported the affair to Howard
Coffin, then head of the aircraft pro-
ductiOn board.
The documents which have been sup
piled from the official files of the war
department and are now I'm the hands
OF senators most intimately connected
with the aircraft investigation, declare
that Borgum continued his negotia-
lions after President Wilson authorized
him to make an inquiry into the air
craft situation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
PASS 0VERMAN BILL
MEASURE WINS IN HOUSE BY
VOTE OF 295 TO 2.
Amendment to Exempt Commerce Body
From Powers of Act Defeated
Now Goes to President.

Washington, May 15.--The long fight
in congress over the Overman bill, en-
powering the president TO reorganize
government departments and agencies,
ended with passage of the measure I'M
amended by. the house. 1t goes to
President Wilson for his signature.
The vote was 900 to >, Representa-
tives Sterling of Illinois and Glllett of
Massachusetts both Republicans, cast
ing the only negative votes.
An amendment to exempt the inter
state commerce commission from the
operations of the measure was defeat.
ed, 213 to 81.
Representative Longworth of Ohio,
Republican, declared the bill gives the
president the authority to restore to
Secretary McAdoo all of the powers
proposed for him in the original dra It
of the war finance corporation bill
Former Speaker Cannon came to the
support of the administration in the
debate. Representative Gillett of Mas
sachusetts, Republican leader, led the
fight against the bill.
Both Democrats and Republicans,
Mr.. Cannon said. would continue to
support the president in the war until
victory was won. He departed from
his subject to attack George Creel.
chairman of the committee on public
information, and said that if he had
his way he would take Creel by the
seat of the breeches and the back of
his neck and throw him into space"
Representative Gillett told the house
the bill proposes to abr0gate the pow
ers of congress and give tnem over to
the president. No suggestion has been
made by the administration as to what
it hopes to accomplish under the bill,
he said.
Representative Sherley of Kentucky
told the house that if time were not
the important element in war he would
be I'm sympathy with all of the senti-
ments expressed by Gillett, but that In
time of war decision and action are all
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
PREMIER SEES LABOR ENJOYS
American Delegation Is Greeted by
Lloyd George and Entertained
at a Dinner.

London, May 15.-Premier Lloyd
George received the American labor
delegation at Downing street. The
delegates were entertained at dinner
at the house of commons by the Cen
eral Federation of Trades Unions. The
guests included George NicOll Barnes,
member of the war cabinet; John
Hodge minister of pensions, and John
Robert Clynes, parliamentary secre-
tary to the food control department.
James Wilson, chairman of the
American delegation, at the dinner re-
iterated the determination of Ameri-
can labor to support the president,
congress and the allied peoples until
freedom was won, not only for the
allies but for the people of Germany
themselves. He said the fight should
90 on until the world was rid of mill
tarism for all time.