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Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.-The
railroad strike has ended in Oakland.
Transcontinental trains are leaving
here on regular schedule. The strike
still continues in San Francisco, but
muost trains are being dispatched,
according to an announcement of the
United States railroad officials here.
1t was stated that officials and office
help made up trains in San Francis
co.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28

WASHINGTON Aug. 2S.-Rail-
way shopmen executive council sent
locals letter advising acceptance of
Presidents offer of small wage in
GREASE pending outcome of campaign
to reduce living costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. 2S'--
Railroad officials here announced that
traffic conditions were practically re-
stored to normal in the Sacramento
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28

FRESNO, Calf, Aug. 2S,-There
have been no train movements from
Fresno since early today railroad Of
ficials said. Strikers were meeting to
discuss situation.
Strikers adjourned without deciding
whether to return.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28

SAN JOSE, Calf, Aug. 2S.-The
strikers are taking anoher vote on re-
turning to their jobs,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28
PHYSICIANS.
UNDERWRITERS.
FIRE, WATER AND POLICE.
4. u. S. GOVERNMENT.
MILK TRUCKS.
STAGES.
ENGAGED IN CARRIAGE
OF FOOD AND PERISHABLES

Explaining this action of his asso-
ciates and himself, Mr.. Davis said:
''In an emergency such as this it is
our manifest duty as citizens to pro-
tect the movement of food supplies.
Under normal conditions in Imperial
Valley the great bulk of our supply
of gasoline is consumed by passenger
carrying automobiles. When we COM
pared notes as to efficacy of the
measure to limit individual sales to
two gallons at time we came to the
conclusion this would conserve very
little of our stocks and that the only
thing to do was to cut off all sales
except to the classes that have been
indicated. By taking this action we
feel that we are serving the public by
thus averting the danger of food
shortage which could readily arise
with the exhaustion of the short stock
Of gasoline on hand"
The conservation measure to which
Mr.. Davis refers is the one reported
in The Press Yesterday, limiting pas
senger cars to two gallons at a sale
and a total supply of half tank.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-28
brotherhood Chiefs State
That Unless Men Return
to Work by Saturday They
Will Support Govt. Plans.
OAKLAND STRIKERS
BACK ON JOBS
Question of Obeying Return
to Work Order Left to the
Decision of the Men as In.
dividuals.
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 28.-
M. E. Montgomery, vice president of
the brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, announced today that striking
trainment will be served with orders
from their National chiefs directing
question of obeying the order would
be left to the individual decision of
the men.
Although railroad officials began
calling crews at midnight no trainmen
had reported at an early hour today.
Brotherhood men said that the strikers
according to the decision of the Los
Angeles men.
There is no likelihood that traffic will
be resumed before night unless the
striking trainmen act speedily, rail
road officials said.
The Pacific Electric stated that
normal daylight service would be
maintained today. The Los Angeles
railway said it's daylight service was
normal. Both lines still continue to
suspend night service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 28.-Un-
less Pacific coast members of the rail
road brotherhoods return to work by
Saturday morning, the brotherhoods
will support the federal administra-
ton in its efforts to operate federal
controlled railroads, it was announc-
ed here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Presbyterial Auxiliary.

Harmony Presbyterial Auxiliary
will meet April Sth and 9th in the
Indiantown church. Williamsburg
county. All Societies and churches
in the Presbytery are requested to
send delegates. If possible please
send names at once to Mr.. T. NJ.
Cooper Fowler, S. c.
The delegates will be met at
Kingstree. the morning Of the 8th
and carried to the church in automo-
biles :"
Rev. S. y. Winn of Chunju. Korea,
will be the speaker Tuesday.
On Wednesday Mrs. S. G. Hodges
Of Greenwood, and Mrs S. L. Lebby
of Charleston will be the speakers.
1t is earnestly desired that every
church will be represented.
(Signed) Miss Bette Aycock,
Recording Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

ern section OF the county are III mucn
worse condition than those IN the
western and further for the reason
that the amount of travel between
Sumter and Mayesville. the two lars-
est towns in the county. neceSSltateS
good highway OF permanent
character. This section of the road
will be Il part Of the State Highway
system. connecting Sumter with Flor
ence and the Pee Dee section and the
work now done will help forward the
movement TO develop Il State system
OF highways.
A joint meeting Of the County
Board and the Legislative delegation
will be held next Tuesday to conSid-
er the financial status OF the county
and 10 devise ways and means to
raise the fund necessary for the
county to appropriate f. permanent
highway construction before the Fed
eral appropriation can be obtained.
The county still has something more
than $4,000 of the good roads bond
issue authorized several years ago.
but this must be supplemented from
some source, as Federal government
will spend dollar for dollar up to
$4,000 1t begins to look as if some
thing will be done now to give SUM
ter. county better roads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Eargle Case Settled
Sumter Lighting Company Pay!
S21 600 and Costs in Settle
ment of Thirty Thousand
Verdict

The case oi' Mrs. +. NJ. EarGl" VS.
the sumter Lighting Company Slilt
TO recover damages for the dr't'h o'
\. w. l:arslc who lost his life wh'ic
in the employ OF The Sumter !-l%hl
jnr Company by coming into contac'
With Il live wil',:. was settled Il icW
DAYS ago by The payment OF y .'"o
and costs. This case hts been IN inc
courts for about Two Years. The 1i.iai
resulted i'm :, verdict OF so. .o"" 'i'"
INC Sumter Lighting Company ;'s'-
pc:tied To the supreme Court iit
l,s. WAS ON the dnciIcl OF INC S''-
premc court for hearing ai the APFI
fern. but when the attorneys OF 'h'
companv offered II compromise S'.l-
t1cncn, il was accepted. ;md twenty
four thousand dollars and costs were
paid over to r. -. F>ppS. t,SH. VINO
represented Mrs Earsle and conduct
oil ,he trial Of the case TO u successlu III
conclusion,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
pisoah News and Views.

pisgah. March 31.-The fine wealth
er for the last two weeks has enabled
the farmers to make good progress
on their farms. Corn has been plant
ed and some are ready to plant cot
ton. The small grain crop is growing
real we'll Fully one-third of the cot
ton acreage in this section has been
cut and this has been done without
any pledges or being waited on. The
Item did not hit those who refuse to
reduce their cotton acreage one-thlra
a lick amiss. / am surprised to
know that there lives in this country
such people. Hope they will live to
see the folly OF their unpatriotlc con-
duct in refusing to aid a worthy
cause.
Gov. Cooper did right not to call
an extra session of the legislature and
save the taxpayers another expense.
The members were there long enough
to pass all needed legislation More
wor. was done in twenty-five days.
when Simmons and Irby We're speak
ers than is now done in forty days
Then members worked and not vast
ed their time.
The peace terms seem hard to get
ready. If some people here are ready
to entangle their country in the
broils of Europe they are entitled to
their opinion. but this writer is not.
Miss Hattie Hatfield Of Cassete
spent a few days here quite recently
Her many friends were glad to see
her.
Miss Lula Baker returned home last
week and her many friends were glad
to see her.
Miss Sadie Rogers spent last week
with her sister. Mrs. Leon Stuckey.
Miss Madge Rogers went to Eifh-
opvile Saturday.
The convicts who escaped from the
State Farm last week stole car mere
Friday night and went on TOWARDS
Rishopville. The car is q new one
and was found below Spring vHiit
padlv damaged The convicts have
gone on
am going to Columbia today ana
if I see anything worth telling VIII
let YOU know.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Cotton Delegates
Elected
Snmter County Farmers Are
United in Support Of The
Acreage Reduction
Movement

The meeting OF cotton farl.- RS ana
business men called by County
Chairman Jennings Of the Sumter
County Cotton Association to elect
delegates TO the Statewide Cotton
Convention in Columbia Thursday was
held at the Chamber of Commerce
today with representative attend
ance Of farmers from all sections of
She county in attendance. There were
also a few business men of the city
present, but all who attended are di-
reefly interested in cotton farming.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Mr.. T.J. krVen as chair
man and Hr J. II. Myers secretary.
Tqne results OF the campaign to Sc
cnre pledges for the reduction OF the
cotton acreage were discussed and the
general outlook for the success of
the reduction movement was canvass
ed While the canvass Of the county
had not been completed and the can
Vass has not been as thorough as de-
sired and hoped for, the results at
tanned in the sections covered by
pledge reduction committees have
been decidedly satisfactory and DIS
tfnctly encouraging. Not counting
the pledge reports turned IN today by
committees, which had not been
tabuiated, reduction of q per cent
of the acreage Of the farmers signing
pledges was shown. The opinion OF
those present was that the reduction
Of cotton acreage for the whole coun-
ty viii be not less than 25 per cent,
- an there
will also be material reduction OF the
fertilizer used per acre.
1t was decided TO continue the can
yass for reduction pledges and that
an effort be made to complete the
canvass in every section of the coun-
tx. A resolution was adopted that
the committees be requested and urS-
ed to press the canvass with nre-
hitting ygor and that the effort be
made to see and secure pledge
from each and every farmer in the
county. A final report Of the can
yass will be made to the county
Chairman at meeting to be calico
at a time TO be designated by him
In the meantime reports OF pledges
are to be made at intervals to the
county chairman as heretofore.
The following delegates were elect
ed 10 attend the State convention II
Columbia tomorrow: Ls D. Jennings
;. n. Myers. a c. Phelps, w. I
Brown. J. D. White, ]. 2. Britton
A. Z. Aycock, T. J. Kirven. II. i
Edens. II. G. Osteen. J. NJ. Fosel }
F. Wilfiams, NJ L. Moore, c. G. Row
land. II. NJ. McLaurin, Darby White
D. l.. Smith, w. r. Kolb. S. A. Har
vim
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Death.

Mrs. a. f, Dixon. wife Of Mr.. Ru-
fus O. Dixon, died at 2.30 a. N. Tues
day at her home at rs Blandins St.
this city. The body was taken
from her residence at $50 Wednesday
morning and carried to Bishopvllle
for interment The funeral service
were held 1T Bishopville Methodist
church at 1l30 a. m. She is survived
by her husband and her son,
Dr. r. Herbert Dixon. of Phil
adelphia; her daughters. Mrs. Ma
mic McKagen, Misses Elma. Ruth and
Rosarnodc Dixon, Mrs. Nettle Barnes
and Mrs. Ethel Stuckey, also her Sis
ter. Mrs. Mary T.. Stuckey and her
brother. Mr. Charles l.. Stuckey. OF
BIshopvile, Mr.. r. s. Stuckey. OF
Stareburg and Mr.. y. r. Stuckey OF
this city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
County Board
Reorganized
County Commissioners Under
Authority of Act of Recent
Legislature Inaugurate
Progressive Campaign

The Board of County Commission
erS at the regular monthly meeting
held Tuesday inauguratcd :; progress
sive program for the management Of
the business affairs Of the county that
should result in revolutioniZing and
bringing up &c date the methods Of
road construction and maintenance.
The action taken was under ard by
authority of the act Of the recent ses
sion Of the legislature which abolishes
the Office Of County Supervisor at the
expiration Of the term of Supervisor
White. and in the meantime places the
Supervisor under the direction of the
county Board. The Board was re-
organized by the election OF Commits
Chairman and Commissioner B. NJ.
Oliver. vice chairman. Mr.. II. +.
McLelland was eelcted County Engi-
ncer and the entire management Of
the chaingans. Jail. poor house, the
supervision Of road building and
maintenance and the performance OF
practically all other duties heretofore
delegated to him by formal resolu-
ton a finance committee compos-
ed OF Commissioners ] j. Britton. B.
NJ. Oliver and II. j. McLaurin. Jr.,
was selected and Il resolution was
adopted that no bills be paid except
after being audited. and approved by
the Board.
The Board decided to take imme-
ti:itc steps TO obtain the funds avail
able from the Federal Government for
road construction, and rs soon rs this
has been consummated
the construction Of Il section OF per-
manent highway will be started. AS
a preliminary To this work a survey
OF the proposed ncw road Will be
made ny the State Highway Con,mis-
sion and the work viii be planned
and carried out under specifications
by the road engineers OF
Highway Commission. This road work
Will be done by contract so that the
exact cost and the character OF the
work will be guaranteed before =
shovel full OF dirt is moved. II is the
purpose OF the Board to have this
permanent work done so that the
roads built now will ultimately link
up with Il system OF highways in the
county and form il part Of the STATE
Highway system. HaphaZard wosN i
will be discontinued and road con-
Will be done With view toI
and rs part OF a SyS-
tom Repair. and maintenance work :
wiil be planned and supervised by the
Engineer and the foundation
OF road work in Sumter county viii
hereafter be intelligent engineering
and substantial construction and
thorough drainage.
The p!ans of tho Board while hot
yet fully developed. contemplate the
prctical rebuilding OF the public road
between Sumter and Maycsville. tor
the reason thai the roads in the c:lSt-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Fire Department Busy.

The fire department has been kept
busy the las, few days. The big cot
ton platform fire Saturday called iol
q lot Of work and sunday night a
negro tenant house in the Grler
street section was burned. Monday
afternoon Il garage on the prem
iscs occupied by. Mr.. F.. 3. cole
on North Salem avenue was burned.
While this fire was in progress 4
spark ignitcd the roof Of Mr.. +. S.
Churchill's residence on West Hamp-
ton avenue. The damage here was
not great.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Hcalts, survey and Rural Nurse Fund.
The Next Lvceum ATTRACTION.

In order not TO conflict with any
Of the religious services OF the c''H
the time for the next Lyceum attrac-
ton will be ut 9.15 next "Wednesday
evening at the Girls High School.
This attraction comes with the per
sonal Endorsement of Mr.. Merritt
Craft. Southern Manager Of the ked-
path Bureau. Not u single member
of the Sumter Lyceum should fali 20
be present next Wednesday evening
at 9.15.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Dover. Eng Mar. 3-In the whote
period of the war the famous Dow
er Patrol of destroyers conveyed 49,
100 merchant vessels With the loss Oh
only 73. Of these 62.400 passed north
ward. $500 westward and 36,2e0
across the English Channel ~ :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

There was considerable frost Tues
.lavnight and early riscrs report
thin ice in exposed places irish p"
tatoes and other tender vegetables III
gardens were injured. but not 10 am
extent that will ncccssilate rcpltnt-
ing. The weather forecast Indicates
frost again tonight,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
The TWO story residence OF Rev. }

The IWO SlOFy rcSIUcTlCc OF IlV!: o.
q. I.omaX. colored, on Edwards street.
was badly damaged by fire Tuesday.
The fire department was called out
about 1880 O'Clock and whea :he
tr,lck ana hose wagon arrived the
greater part Of the roof was ablaZe
ana the house appeared to be DOOM
cd Two streams were turned On
and by hard work at close quarters
the tircmen succeeded in ccniininG
the fire 10 the roof. The entire ROOF
will have TO be replaced and tho up
per part OF the house was consldera-
blv damaged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

The jury in the case of Calhoun
VS.. Southern Railway returned Yer
diet Wednesday afternoon in favor oil
the plaintiff for s25 ,000-$1o.ooo &c
tual damages and $4,000 punitive
damages.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Death.

Mr.. VIM NJ Terry. a brother OF
Mrs. ". D. Fits of this city. died
at his home, Blackville, S. G.. on
March 18th. He was buried at Fair
fax. s. c.. his former home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Gle Matt|}nall saa ssu!lnsn.
hsarse ss tAs PostaaEcs at sa,ntsr. 8.
o., ne Sscond Ciass Natter.
!. Personal. ! 4

Mr.. ]. G. Crawford and family
spent the week end in Florence with
relatives.
John f1aypsworth has received an
honorable discharge from the Goth
Division and arrived home Tuesday
afternoon
The many friends Of Sgt. Joel G.
King, who has just returned with the
30rh Division from overseas. Will be
glad to learn that he received his dis
charge yesterday, and is now at home
with his mother, Mrs. ". c. King.
Mrs. A F. Jones is in the city visit
ing her brother, Sgt. Joel G. King.
Major Emile P. Moses. u. S. Ma
rine Corps, is in the city for few
days visiting his mother, Mrs. Alta
mont Moses, before going to the
Hawaiian Islands, where he will be
stationed.
s Misses Katie and Arabella Moses, Of
Washington, D. c., are visiting rela-
tives in the city.
Miss Lucille Bracey spent the week
end in Columbia. going from there to
Charleston to visit Magnolia Gar
dens.
DIR and Mrs. L George Corbett. Of
Greenville are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. G. Rowland.
Bishop j. j. Monaghan, of Will
mington, Del, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Neill O'Donnell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

The Rem bert dramatic CLUB will
give a play. The Elopement of E!-
len on Friday evening, April 11th,
al 8 o'clock. The public are cordial
* invited
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

The next Lyceum attraction Will ap-
pear at the Girls High Schoo! Wed
nesday, April 9TH =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

-After TeaClnS tfeSC tOUi ot'tlNi'''s''''''
can we still refuse to help?
on next Sunday afternoon at nan
past three O'Clock we expect TO nave
a meeting in behalf Of these Starving
people / do not entertain the sli=h--
est doubt but that Sumter will re:;':h
its quota. To do this we shall require
money; but we need far more th2n
money the universal expression o. u
deep and abiding sympathy. Our
! sympathy will not be measured by the
numb Of dollars that we able 10
give: but by our ready response 70
F, the call Of suffering humanity. Even
if one feels that he is unable to give
| money TO this great cause. let h!m hS
! his presence next Sunday afternoon
show that his heart is with those who
suffer.
We hope that the meeting on next
SUNDAY afternoon will be such as vii
make everyone present feel as II
were good for him TO have come; ton
he was thus able to catch the feeilns
Of sympathy and TO realize that toucf
Of nature and of humanity thf'
makes the whole world kim
Knowing the people OF Sumter u
do. feel sure that an appeal o
this sort vii! not fall upon deaf car
or unresponSivc hcrrtS.
Respectfully and cordially submit
ted. S. H. f,dmunds.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
u. s. Calls Halt
On Shipbuildinss
AT Port Newark
Submarine Boat Corporation
Told to Drop Construction
of Last 80 Steel Vessels
Government Contracted

NEW ARK, Nov. s-The United
States Shipping Board has directed the
Submarine Boat Corporation Of Port
Newark not to proceed with the con-
struction of the last 32 Of 100 steel
ships for which the corporation holds
government contract. A suggestion
has been made that the corporation
take over the material and construct
the ships independent of the govern
ment Tho corporation has informed
the Shipping Board that it preferred
not to do this. The board now has the
entire matter under consideration and
is expected to mako known a decision
within a short time
material for the ships. valued at ap-
proxmatcly $16,000,00O, was in the
Port Newark shipyard, but that there
was no way to force the Shipping
Board to proceed with construction If
the contract should be cancelled and
loss to the company result, he said.
court action for damages could be
started.
The contract provided for the building
of 160 ships Of $3.50 dead weight tons.
Eighty-eight have been launched Twen-
ty-eight are on the ways. The eighty
ninth ship will be launched Monday and
the nineteth on Tuesday. Two new
keels will be laid Immediately after the
ships leave the ways. The one hundred
and eighteenth will be put down on
Tuesday. Under the present order from
the Shipping Board, no keels will be
laid after Tuesday.
The corporation has been negotiating
with the Shipping Board to purchase
the yard and equipment. 1t was hoped
to continue construction of the ships for
the government and also to seek con-
tracts for ships to be built for private
interests after the government work had
been finished. Approximately 1900
men are employed in the Port Newark
until after the Shipping Board has in
formed the corporation what it proposes
to do.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

delegation to Saratoga Springs, and
his boomers made lot Of noise. When
they discovered Tammany had decided
gracefully withdrew and decided to
wait until next time.
In view Of the adverse pluralities
against Democrats generally in New
York and in other places in the state
last Tuesday the friends of Governor
Smith expect to see him announce his
retirement from office olding at the
end. his term as Governor.
Election Opens Tammany's Eyes
The loss of Manhattan Borough. even
with popular Democrat like Edward
r. Boyle, backed by all the Democratic
and Hearst newspapers, was an eye
opener for the Tammany men, and they
are far less enthusiastic about running
Governor Smith in 1920 than they were
n week before election. The Governors
closest friends say he will not be a
candidate, preferring to stand one side,
and attend to the rebuilding of the
Tammany machine, so as to be ready
for the Mayoralty fight in 1921. The
Tammany men are likely next summer,
when the state leaders get together to
talk over candidates, to assent to the
demand of the upstate men taht the
candidate be from above The Bronx
William Church Osborn, who con-
tested in the Democratic primaries last
year for the nomination, is likely to
be an aspirant again next year, but
the supporters of Lunn will have the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

Schnectady Mayor-elect's vote-winning
record to urge in his behalf, and they
count on Tammany swinging to Lunn
rather than to Osborn.
Socialism "Just Wild Oats"
The Lunn men have an answer ready
for the Mayor-elect's critics who
charge he is too much Of a Socialist
for tho Democrats to run him for Gov
ornor. They direct attention to the
fact that when he ran for Mayor Of
Schenectady three years ago he was
opposed by the Socialists, who also op-
posed him when he ran for Congress
in 1916.
Since then, they say, he has been a
stanch supporter Of President Wilson
in the House Of Reprcse sentatives, and
that his record as Socialist is a chap
ter Of political wildcats sowing that
should be forgiven as the indiscretion
Of an er-enthusiastic temperament.
The Lunn men say he now has n
mature mind, that he is in the states
man class on account Of his appearance
in the House Of Representatives, and
that his ability is sufficient to com
mand the respect of the voters all over
the state