davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Telegraphers Send
:Ulti1natunl
Threaten Walk-0ut Unless Ger.
| tain Operators Are Rein
stated

Atlanta, Ca, June Local mem
bers of Commercial Telegraphe
Union Of America, ct meeting here
tcnight ratified an ultimatum to the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company threatening nation
wide strike at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon unless certain telephone op-
orators are reinstated before that
hour
The workers assert the enplo5'cs
were discharged for joining the union
while the company reiteTates that
only Six operators have been let Oh;
in a month and all these for inefi-
ciency or infracticn Of rules. Post
master General Burleson has ordered
an investigation but neither side here
had heard from him tonight
''rhe entire meeting was harmoni-
Gus and there was no dissension in
our ranks whatever" p. G. Fonvillc,
president OF the telegraphers' local,
said af,cr the meeting. Unless Post
master General Rurieson accedes to
cur demands by 3>o'cloek tomorrow
Central t5me). the strike will be en-
forced
Mr.. Forville said the. local presi-
dent of the international Brother
hood of Electrical Workers attended
the meeting and said "his membership
would back US up soIidly."
Iae proposed strike has the back
ing Of al trades unions Of this city
ard Of the American Federation OF
Labor" President Fonville said.
The situation followed the organiz-
ing here this spring CT u number OF
telephone girls and other employees
of the telephone company. who be-
came members of the telegrapflers
union or Of the electrical brotherhood
Most Of them joined the telesraphers
union. it was said. Several OF these
employees told the meeting tonigh'
! they had been discharged for havina
/ Joined the union. Union leaders saif
tonight check showed seven youna
women and two men had been let ou
by The telephone company FOR unior
activities.
Union leaders here said they ex
pected ali union operators Of the tele
graph and telephone companies in th'
/ United States to go out but that pres
association operators and others nc
connected with these con2ani":
would not be affected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
A Saloonless World
Bryan in Savannah, Expresses
Regret Over Wilson Recon-
mendation Respecting Pro-
hibition

Savannah, June In his address
in Savannah today William Jennings
Bryan declared he expected not only
to see a saloonless nation, but a
soloonless world.
Il am sorry the president made the
recommendation to congress regard
ing the lifting of war time prohibi-
tion," said Mr. Bryan. Il don't believe
he would have made it had he been
in this country I don't want to be
understood as criticising him for be-
ing in Paris. I don't think we would
have had the league Of nations had ne
rot gone. Don't worry about his rec
onlmendation. A Republican congress
won't follow him when he goes right,
much less when he goes wrong.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
FUTURE STATUS
OF AUSTRIA
Hapsburg Empire Reduced to
Small State of Six to Seven
Million !;
MUST ACCEPT LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
MUST ACCEPT LEAGUE
Ausrtians Guilty of Frigftful-
ness and Atrocities VIII Be
Tried by Allies.

St. Gernaain, June 2.-Austria is
left by the treaty compact state
with from six ITO seven million peg
pie inhabiting a territory Of be
tween FIVE and six thousand square
miles.
She is required to recognize the in
dependence of Hungary, Czecho-S1o-
vakia and the rbian-Croatian-S!c-
vene state.
Austria also agrees to accept tht
League Of Nations covenant and the
labor charter, to demobilize her whole
naval and aerial forces, admits the
right Of trial by the allied and assp'
ciated powers of her nationals WHO
are guilty of violating the laws and
customs Of war. z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Flyers in London
English Turn Out and Give
Americans Cordial Welcome

London. June with the NC-4
resting in a British harbor, London
newspapers this morning give much
greater prominence than heretofore
to Americas conquest of the Atlantic,
printing long accounts of the sea-
planes arrival at Plymouth, the re-
ception of the crew in London as
we'll as pictures Of the machines and
men who brought her across the At
lantic While editorial comment was
not universal, what appears is entire.
ly appreciative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
The Atlanta Strike
Postmaster Burleson Will Not
Permit Dismissal of Union
Operators

Washington, June 2.-Presideut
konenkamp Of the commercial tele-
graphers union stated today no date
had been set for the nationwide tele-
-xraphers' strike and that the threat
cred walkout in Atlanta was purely a.
local matter. Almost simultaneously
with konenkamp's statement Post
master Burleson announced if the
telephone operators in Atlanta had
been dismissed on account of union
attiliation they would be reinstated
Immediately and steps would be TAX
en- to discipline the responsible Of
ficials of the Southern Bell Telephone
COMPANY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Tragic Death of Lad
Carl Bouye Dragged By Mule;
Flesh Torn from Body

Lexington. May $1.-Carl Bouye.
sixteen-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pic<ars w Bouye. residing one an!
onn-hatf miles west Of Lexington, met
a horrible death at noon today when
ne attempted 10 ride u Young mule 10
the house from the field. where he
haf, Been pio"ing. While no one wit
messed the accident it is supposed
that the n.ule threw the lad. Tae
trace chains we're loose and the un-
fortunate child was eltanEled ard
dragged for . quarter Of a mile.
whi:c tie frightened animal was rVn-
ming at :. fast gait. The mule did not
sep until it reached 4 rye patch near
.e house
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Support for Harding
Favored as Head of Cotton Cor
poration

New Orleans. May 3O.-The eXecu-
tive committee of the proposed $780,
900. 600 cotton corporation adjourned
here today to meet again in New Or
leans June /. No definite informa-
ton was given out except that the
committee favored Gov. w. P. G..
Harding of the federal reserve board
as governor and that he was consult
ed at Shreveport by members of ths
committee who will make a repofs
at the next meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04

nittee. Will II. Hays. Peports are to
the effect that Mr. Hays is doing
everything in his power to prevent
the commission by his party of what
re ~asards as an cgreSious l,lundcr.
There is apparently large majority
Of leadership in the Republican or
ganization which is opposed t, the
League of Nations either sincerely and
earnestly, on principle or from pasti-
san or provincial prejudice. The de-
cided majority OF leadership in the
Democratic party is out-and-out for
the League on its merits. while there
is an intermediate class OF leaders who
;.e fer it with some missivinSs.
Only q small minority of the Demo-
cratic leaders. so far as can be ascer-
tained from Washington point OF OBJ
servation. is positively against the
League principle
Comparison is being made OF tie
Republican trend against tho League
Of Nations TO the old Know Nothing
movement in the middle Of the las
century. This movement commanded
a good deal of support and carried
several important States. but it VIZ
founded on provincialism and na:-
rowness if not absolute fanatic;s.n.
and could not hold its ground aSa:i15-
the superior force Of enlightenment.
1t is easier for Knownothingisin 10
conquer a party than or It TO coaau>*
a people The narrower the field O.
=cortect thc better lis chance of sue
cess. TO rnost Democrats i, looks a
if the Republican party IS having a
wrestle with loa2-pick'ed "a:li"
which it let out of the bottle 10 en-
barrass the administration The genie
feels more at home in the Republican
household and is endeavoring to take
charge, .y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Italy Blocks Peace
Claims on Adriatic Remain Tn.
adjusted

Paris, June 2.-The peace terms
presented to the AustrianS today were
without the problem of Italy's Adriatic
terms being solved. The council of
four held brief meeting before 60
ing 10 ST Germain this morning Or
lando of Italy and House of the Unit
ed States being present. The Adri-
attic question was discussed at this
meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
MUST SIGN
OR REFUSE
Pleas of Germans for Modifca-
ton of Peace Terms Will
Be Refused
REPLY OF ALLIES
READY FRIDAY
REPLY OF ALLIES
It VIII Be Emphatic Refusal Of
Counter Proposals. June 25th
Time Limit.

Par:s, June 2.-The reply of the al
lied and associated governments to
the Gernaun counter proposals, The
Echo de Paris declares, will be hand
ed to Won rockdorff-Rantzau Friday,
1t will constitute an emphatic refusal
of the German proposal. The Ger
mans, the newspaper adds, will Ire
told that they must accept or refuse
the allied conditions before June Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
The Luxury Tax
House Pushing Repeal Bill and
May Pass To-Day

Washington. June 2.-Debate on
the bill to repeal the wartime semi
luxury taxes was continued in the
house today. with probability that the
measure will be passed and sent to the
senate before night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Government Crop
Report
Agricultural Department Esti-
mates Condition as 75.6

Washington, June 2-The condition
of the cotton crop was 75.S percent
Of normal on May 25t.1, the depart
:nent of agriculture announced today
IN the first report Of the season. No
estimate of the area planted is made.
This will be announced in July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04

Charlotte, n. c., May 3O.-N1aryin L.
Rich. attorney for the striking opera
tives OF several local mills, announced
late tonight that <, complete set
tiement' With the Draper mills had
been reached and that the workers
would return Monday. He expressed
the belief that the strike here is vir-
tually ended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
Supreme Court Files Decision
Sustaining Action Of Rail
road Administration
ORDER OF LAST
JUNE IN ISSUE
Public Will Have to Pay Higher
Freight and Passenger Rates
Now in Effect.

Washington. June 2.-The railroad
freight and passenger rate increase
made by the railroad administration
last June was upheld by the Supreme
day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04

London, May 31.-American navy
seaplane NC-4 left Spain for Ply
mouth, England at $40 this morning.
It passed the destroyer Barney, in the
Bay of Biscay at 7.43, and the de-
stroyer Hazelwood, station four, at
s.03. A heavy rain was falling over
the English channel and the upper
Bay of Biscay on the route followed
bv the NC-4. At 10 o'clock the sea
nlane was fifty miles southwest o.
Brest
The skies suddenly cleared at Ply
mouth, after the rain, the sun shone
and the wind abated, making flying
conditions ideal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04
READ FINISHES
OCEAN FLIGHT
Seaplane NC-4 Arrived at Ply
mouth England This After
noon.
LAST LEG COVERED
IS IN SIX HOURS
LAST LEG COVERED
American Flyers Were Receiv-
ed with Cheers By Great
Crowds That Lined The Water
Front.

Plymouth, May 31-American ma
val seaplane NC-4 completed the
transatlantic fight from Rockaway
Beach, New York, which began
May Sth, today. arriving from Ferrol
Spain, at 2.26 P. NJ.
Keen interest brought out large
crowds to greet the Americans and
the craft alighted to the accompani-
ment Of cheers and salvos from steam
craft in the harbor, ending her me-
norable fight. The trip from Fer
rol was made in six hours, fifty nine
minutes, at the rate of 72 miles an
hour.
A formal reception was held by the
mayor of Plymouth at P. N. on the
Mayf1ower pier. The Royal Air Force
eutertains the Americans tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04

Paris. June 2.-Coblenz will beNt!le
capital Of the new Rhine republic. ;:
was proclaimed YESTERDAY in severa
Rhine cities. The new government
and national assembly will meet there
but the provisional government vii;
set at Weisbaden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-04

Columbia, May 3O.-Col. August
Kchn, State chairman of the cam
paign for Jewish relief, which raised
over 100000 in South Carolina in
three days, gave out the following
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
200 PRISONERS IN
CLEVELAND COURT
Mny-Day Rioting Results in Many
ArreSt3-SOcialiSt Candidate
fOr Mayor Held.

Cleveland, O., May 2.-Two hum
drGd prisoners, one of the largest
crowds ever brought before police
court here, were arraigned this morn
ing as a result of yesterdays May
Day disorders. G. e. Ruthenburg,
former candidate for mayor on the
socialist ticket, was among those de-
tanned.
Rioting precipitated by a socialist
parade yesterday afternoon resulting
in the death of an unidentified man
and injury of more than so others,
two perhaps fatally, was followed by
street fighting in many parts of
Cleveland last night.
Included among the injured were
16 policemen. Lieut.. Nelson J. Meek
er, whose skull was fractured in a
night disturbance, and an Italian,
were said by hospital physicians to
be dying.
A socialist meeting hall was the
scene of much disorder last night
following tie wrecking of socialist
headquarters during the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
3,224 LYNCHINGS IN
PAST THIRTY YEARS
Mob Violence i'm South Far
Exceeds Other Sections
of Country.

New York. May 2.-In the last 80
years, 1924 persons have been put
TO death by mobs, according to a re-
port made public today by the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
For the 80 year period from 1889
through 1917, the north has had 219
victims the south 2,s34, the west 1876
and Alaska and other Localities 10.
Fifty colored women and II white
women werc lynched in II states the
report says Thirteen of the IA states
In which women fell victims to mobs
were southern states, Nebraska being
the only state outside the south which
lynched women. The north and west
together have lynched 21 persons dur
ing the last five years period, whereas
during the same time 304 persons
were lynched in the SOUTH
Regarding President Wilson's ap-
peal to state governors and other
civil officers to prevent lynching, the
report says
"Despite President Wilson's earnest
appeal made under such extraordin-
airy circumstances, lynchings contin-
ued during the remaining period of
the war with unabated fury Sixty
three negroes-fiVe of them women
and four wtite men fell victims to
mob ruthlessness during 1913 and in
n o case was any member of the mobs
convicted in any court and in only
two instances were trials held In
both Of these instances the mob mem
bers We're acquitted"
In concluoion the report says:
1T is apparent that Iynchings of
negroes for other causes than the So
called one crime have for the whole
period been q large majority of all
lynchings, and that for the last five
years less than one in five of the
Colored victims have been accused
of rape or attacks upon women"
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
AMERICAN SOLDIER,
is LECTURE TOPIC
Program to Be Carried Out May IS
At Lyceum Theater-Reverend
Fitzgerald Speaker.

1.-THE American Soldier, His Hero
ism in the Civil and in the Late World
War" is the topic Of q lecture to be
given Sunday afternoon, Map %, in
the Lyceum theater by Rev. John j.
Fitzgerald. pastor of the church OF
st. John the Evangelist and the lec-
ture promises to be one of the most
interesting and largely attended meet
ings of it's kind held in this city in
some time. 4
The use of the theater has been do
mated by George Levitt and the serv-
ice men of st. Johns parish are to be
guests of honor, seats having been
arranged to be placed on the stage for
them. Proceeding the talk by Father
Fitzgerald, motion pictures will be
shown.
The service men will also be the
guests of the mem bers of st. john 8
parish in the parish hall on the same
evening when a welcome hon4sArecep-
ton and banquet will be held. A pro-
gram is being arranged for the eve
ming and invitations have been sent
to all the men of the parish who have
seen service in the army, navy or ma
rine corps.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
ST MARKS PEOPLE
PLAN NEW CHURCH
Building Will Be on Corner Lot
Parish House VIII Be First
Erected.

The building committee of St.
Marks Episcopal church has engaged
the architects of the firm of Carrere
and Hastings, of New York city, to
make plans for the new church and
parish house.
Sketches are now being submitted
to the committee but no plan has as
yer been definitely decided upon, for
either building. 1t is proposed to
build a new parish house, before the
erection of he church, and the COR
ne~ lot will be used for the new
church, which will be much larger
than the old edfice.
Financial plans for the project are
being determined by the building
committee, and after having been
submitted to- the Vest1y will be acted
upon. In the generous donation given
by Darius Miller to st. Marks parish,
it has been found that it will not be
necessary TO ask the people Of the
parish to contribute toward the build
inc
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
PROSECUTIONS EXPECTED.
Palmer Gets Evidence and Will Act
Against May Day Speakers.

Washington, May 2.-Evidence on
the series Of May Day dem monstrations
by radicals throughout the country
was gathered by Department of JUS
tice agents in each locality and re-
ports will be forwarded to the depart
ment here within a few days. The
only report which had reached here
last night came from Cleveland.
SO long as speakers do not advocate
forcible overthrow Of existing govern
ment as a means toward revolution,
federal authorities will take no ac-
ton, it was stated This is in accord
ance with the announced policy of
Attorney General Palmer, whose pur-
pose, it was explained today, is to per-
NIT free discussion of proposed
changes in social or political systems,
provided the, means are peaceable.
Riots or other disorders in co1nec-
ton with the meetings are entirely
questions for local authorities, 1t was
explained.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
Considers This Phase Of Treaty
Most Important Achievement
CABLES HIS GRATIFICATI0N
Statement Sent Secretary Tumutty
Expresses Satisfaction That Work
ingman is to Be Intclligently Safe
guarded and Promoted.

Washington, May 2.-President
Wilson cabled Secretary Tumulty
today that in mis- opinion the labor
program adopted as part of the
treaty of peace constitutes one of
the most important achievements OF
the new day in which the interests
of labor are to be systemati and
intelligently safeguarded and pro
noted
President Expresses Pleasure.
Mr.. Wilson said that he personally
regarded the labor programs as one
of the most gratifying achievemen
of the conference and believed no
other single thing that had been
done would help stabilize conditions
of labor throughout the world and
ultimately relieve the unhappy con-
ditions which in too many places
have prevailed.'
Text of His Message.
The message as made public a;
the White House follows:
THE labor program which the
conference of peace has adopted rs
a part of the treaty of peace con-
stitutes one of the most important
|. achievements of the new day in which
the interests of labor are to be sys-
tenatically and intelligently safe
guarded and promoted. Amidst the
multitude of other interests this
great step forward is apt to be over
looked, and yet no other single thing
that has been done will help more l.,
sta abliZe conditions of abor through :
out the world and ultimately relieve
the unhappy conditions which in 200
many places have prevailed Per
sonally I regard this as one of the
most gratifying achievements of the
conference"
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
Cablegrams have beer
sent to Peace Dele
gates warning them
OF suspicious pack
ages.
ONE HOUSE RAIDED.
EXPLOSIVES FOUND
Wide Publicity Given Deadly
Schemes Expected to Foil
Frendish Aims of Con
spiratOrs.

New York, May 2.-FederaI and mol
lice officials were expected to make III
roundup of Reds here today inI
connection with the investigation intoI
the nationwide May Day conspiracyj
to kill prominent men with bombs adj
dressed to them through the mails
twenty-five of these machines areI
known to have been dispatched, oneI
exploding and the others being turned
over to the authorities. 1t is assumed
that the warnings sent broadcast renl
derS it improbable that any bombs
which may still be in transit will acIl
complish the expectation designed forI
them
Cablegrams Sent Abroad.
1t was reported here today that ca !
Diagrams had been sent to members
of the peace delegation in Paris warn i
ing against opening packages. How j
ever, it was declared nothing had
bees learned by investigators to indi1
cate that any deadly contrivances had
been sent abroad
Bomb Squad Makes Raid.
A large quantity Of explosives con-
f1scated by police and federal agents.
at a house in West 45th Street was be i
today in connection with the invest:1l
cation of the May Day conspiracy toI
kill prominent men by sending bonlbsl
through the mails. Officials announc-I
ed that the house was raided lastl
night by detectives of the police del
partment's bomb squad"
In Medical Institute.
The house in which the explosives
were found was described by the po-
lice as a medical institute" for the
treatment of drug addicts. The pro-
prietor of the place, Charles r. Bald l.
win, was arrested charged with vio-
]ation of the drug act, a quantity of :
drugs also being found. The explo-
sives consisted Of 80 eight-ounee bot
ties of various explosive chemicals,
according to the police. Baldwin de-
MED knowing that the bottles were in
his quarters.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-02
LOCAL POSTOFFICE CLERKS ARE ON
LOOKOUT FOR SUSPICIOUS PARCELS
THAT MIGHT CONTAIN DEADLY BOMBS
New York Sleuths Thought
to Have Clue Which May
Lead to Identity of Con-
spirators.

TO prevent q recurrence in this
city OF the bomb plots recently dis
covered through the agency OF the
New York post office, Postmaster H.
liam F. Delaney has Issued an oroer 10
the employees of the local once that
all packages are to be reported 10
him at once if there is any reason 10
suspect that they contain a destruc-
tive machine Similar orders are
said to be in effect III other cities
throughout the state but the order IN
this city was given out several days
before the notice from the post office
department. AS yet no packages have
been reported to the postmaster as
being of q suspicious nature and while
there is no reason to believe that any
will be found here it is the inten'
ton of the local pOstOffice authorities
to keep a vigilant watch on all par
eel post packages.