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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-04-01
In Explanation.

J.P. Seal, a former to"nsman
and a loyal citizen, who wishes II
to be understood that he IS IN ho
wise connected with the suit
against Sheriff Bateman' as ap'
peared by the list of slgners te
the suit published in last week 5
Era.Leader. This was purely
typographical error, tor wnlcl
the proof.reader alone is respon'
sible, as the name should nave
been J. G. Seal.
EDITOR.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-04-01
Base Ball Pointers.


hall fans are wont to gather IN
clusters and discuss prospects for
the coming season.
Will the "Re1s' repeat this
vear' Will Babe Ruth smash
out another record breaking
string Of home runs? Will Ty
Cobb maintain his batting lead IN
the American League, or will he
have to give away to q younger
player? These questions are agi,
Eating the annual crop Of ."base-
ball bugs" and keeping the dia-
mond dopesters guessing
First Sergeant Harry B. Bald
win of the Marine Corps Recruit.
Station, GIT Common St., New Or
leans, La, admits that he is a
baseball fan, and is already sizing
I'D the teams chances for the
coming season. Furthermore he
claims that every one Of the more
than $1,000 men of the Marine
Corps are just as keenly interest
cd in the progress of the big
leaguers as he is.
Sergeant Baldwin can give
MANY old timers pointers on the
development of baaeball, and
saws that the first game in this
country under official rules, was
played by two teams of the knick'
erbocker Club Of New York. 1t
was played in Hoboken, N. j., on
June 10, 1916, and ended in the
fourth inning when one OF the
teams got twenty.one runs and,
according to the rules then IN
vogue, they were declared win
ners.
"The National Association OF
Baseball Players came into ex'
istence in 1858, and they framed
|up set OF rules in 1850 some OF
which still hold good. They
adopted the inning game
AS today, the base runner could
not run three feet out of the line
of base; he could not score from
third after two men were out, il
the batter had not reached frs
base safely, and at least five inn
ings constituted a game, in case
of rain. Hence was born the rair
check.
"The Americans put baseball
on the map, and wherever the
flag has gone the game has fol-
lowed it. The Marines introduc
cd baseball into the Philippines
Guam, Nicaragua, Haiti and 9th
or countries, and the natives
took to it like wildfire. The Viz
gin Islanders ate the latest o
Uncle Sans porteges to take t.
\ tho game. Not long ago whe1
the Marines won the champion
)ship of the Philippines, the ma
tives gave them hard run TO
first money.
"Funny thing about it is, tn
natives pick up baseball term
like, He's out 4 got it, an
they learn to roast the umpire
before they can speak a who]
sentence in plain English. 1t ma
not be the best way to learn tt
language but baseball certainl
gives them q good start"
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-04-01
For Our City Beautiful

week has come and gone, and a
splendid start has been made on
our City Beautiful Campaign
Many co-operated whole hearted
ly in the work of the week, ano
are rejoicing now, in their clean
surroundings, but there is much
vet to be done we all realize.
Many have not been able to take
hold of unslightly rubbish cover
ed lots, streets and premises and
the identifying with flowers, vines
arbors, trellises, hedges, shade
trees, fresh paint, white wash etc,
has hardly begun. Keep everlast.
ingly at the work until we are
truly clean and beautiful. God
aever did intend for human be.
ings to live in dirty, unsightly,
trash covered surroundings. The
South has the name OF being
careless, dirty, even filthy. A
very recent issue of the Times.
Picayune spoke of the disgust Of
Northern capitalists, who come
among us and discover these
conditions. This should so sting
our pride, that we will leave moth.
ing undone to change things, and
lift this stigma from our naturally
fair land of Dixie.
Thursday and Friday of next
weak the Sixth District FEEDER.
alton of Women's Clubs of LOuisi.
ana will convene in our town with
the Waverley Club as hostess.
This gathering will bring to us
some of the foremost women of
the state. We should be ashamed
to have them to come and not
find things at least clean, streets
free OF paper and trash, lots free
Of Rubbish. Everybody who didn't
get their surroundings in order
last week, should enter into the
work at once.
Let's truly cleanup, and see
what an inspiration it will be tc
us.
A Committee visited the color.
ed school last week, and it was
truly gratifying to see the spirit
with which the Cleanup ane
Paint.up Campaign had been OBJ
served there. Things are certain
ly in beautiful order in the color
ed quarters.
The Waverley club, through
whom the National Bureau is CD
Grating, wishes to express SINGER
appreciation to all who are 8
splendidly helping, and to carr
estly solicit the united oo.opera
ton of every man woman, DO
and girl in Franklintou, in GU
City Beautiful Campaign.
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Highway Department :.
of the
Board of State Engineers
Room 332

Board OF State Engineers
Room 332
Maison Blanche Annex.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the Highway Department.
of the Board of State Engineers OF
Louisiana, Room 1872 Maison Blanche
Annex, New Orleans, Louisiana, up
to IL o'clock noon, Monday, April
18th, 1920, for constructing
Bridge and approaches over Bogue
Chito River. Franklinton- Covington
Highway miles, Washington, Par
| ish.
Information as to location, char act.
er of work; extent and class of ma.
terial. terms of payment, regulations
governing manner Of submitting pro-
posals and executing contract may,
on application, be obtained at the Of
fee Of the Highway Department.
DUNCAN BUIE,
State Highway Engineer.
FRANK NJ. KERR,
Chief State Engineer and
President Board Of State En-
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-04-01

| hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and cor
rect list of Grand Jurors drawn
for service for the May term of
the Goth Judicial District Court
of Louisiana for Washington Par
ish, and according to law.
Given under my hand and seal
officially this Both day of March,
1920.
Nj. A. THIGpEN,
| lSaal, Clerk of Court,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
BANKS MAKE.
NEW RECORD

Washington, Dec 31.-An unprece-
dented increase Of approximately ST.
900 O,o0o.o .ooe in the resources of nat
ional banks for the year was reported
tonight by Comptroller of the Cur
rency Williams.
On the date of theslast call, Noven-
Der II, national bank reserves ap-
proximated 1850, 100000, nearly
$1,000 ,o0o, 900 more than before re-
ported.
The increase in deposits and total
assets, the comptroller says, were
scattered widely throughout the
country. The increase in resources OF
the country" banks, or national
banks outside the reserve cities, since
June 80 was nearly sS0o.o 100000. The
resources of the country" banks in
Texas increased in the past six months
alone $134 1000, 900, or "a per cent,
while in North Carolina the increase
was over 100000, or SO per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
THE STATE GETS
PACKARD TRUCKS
Twenty-Five Machines Turned
Over to State Highway
Department

Columbia, Jan. 1.-Twenty-two
Packard trucks will be received today
: by the State highway department
from the war department according
to adyices received by the highway de-
pertinent.
The trucks will be sent out to the
various counties to be used in high
wey construction. The department
has received from the war depart
.nenfs large quantity OF road buil:a-
inE; equipment during the past year,
ana and Is being put to good use
oresathe State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

to be sure that we can not be at.
tackled"
The foreign minister again was ap.
plauded when he asserted that in Asia
Minor and the Eastern 3fediterranear
Italy asked for influence proportion
ate to her economic and commercial
interests.
He denied that the relations OF
italy with the allies were not cordial
The excitement Of the past few days
due to the opinions expressed by II
Clemenceau. produced justified appre-
henSion in Italy, he said, but he urged
that Italians must not exaggerate
these opinions.
However, much I regret what Al
Ciemenceau said," Signor Nitti de-
cla.red, there were in his words some
historical inexactitude. italy did not
pledge herself to give Fiume to Gro
alta, which was not contracting
party. It is true that Fiume was no'
included in the past of London, but II
is also true that if the pact OF London
were executed .Dalmatia would 1nme'
diately be given to Italy. The pact OF
London also said that we would never
| fight alone against Austria. DESPITE
that fact we did fight alone against
Austria Naturally, now there are ac-
counts to make which are rather an
noying. We must recall to the allies
[; our friendly attitude when we were
not asking for any territory but risk
! ing our entire nations existence.
Signor Nitti urged the senate always
TO use friendly language towards
/ italy's allies and to make known
! throughout the country the advisable
ity of speaking about the allies IN
tones of sympathy and cordiality, be-
cause there still was a long road on
which to walk together. He also urged
them TO, demonstrate the loyalty OF
Italy's conduct.
He expressed the hope that Serbia
| would remember the assistance she
had received from Italy and that Jugo
Slavia would understand that there
was in no part of Italy an idea OF
domination-only desire to open her
markets to neighboring peoples.
He said the question Of Fiume
Dalma.ia and Albania were closely
connected with the international sit
uation in Italy and with credit abroad.
Since last September. he asserted
italy had been unable to obtain any
loans. either in allied or neutral coun-
tries. because they feared that if there
vas not an actual war there would
be such situation in the country as
to cause grave consequences.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
PRICE OF SUGAR
Governmental Regulation Ne
cessary For Relief

va TtCn, Dec. 3l.-AltNOuSH u
was ss :. at the White House early to-
night that President Wilson, planned
10 approve the McNary sugar relief
bill before midnight thus insuring con-
tinuation Of federal control Of sugar
through 1890, at that hour it could not
be learned whether he had signed the
measure or had decided on eleventh
tour diapproval. AS those on duty
at the White House tonight said no
communication had come from the
president before he retired his decis-
ion on the bill will not be made known
until tomorrow.
1t was said that decision Of the
president to sign the measure. which
was passed December 20 just before
congress began its holiday recess fol-
lowed. a. conference, held today in
Philadelphia by Secretary OF Agri-
culture Houston with members Of the
sugar equalization board, under which
federal control is exercised. On Sec
retary Houston's return to Washing
ton late in the day, Secretary Tuniul-
ty discussed the matter with him and
then. conveyed the resuls Of the Phil
adelphia. a.seenferenoe TO the president.
The board in a report submitted re-
entity to the. president recommended
that it be permitted to dissolve. The
board held that under the law Of sup
ply and demand the sugar situation
would be relieved more quickly than
II federal control were continued. Cn-
der the law creating the board, 1t
you'd have automatically passed out
Of existence tonight a. midnight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
WOMAN ARREST
Err FOR MURDER

Mount Clemens, Jan. summons
was issued today for. the return OF
Gladys Summit, whose implication by
her room mate. Mrs. Cecil Vester,
caused a warrant to be issued for
the latter, charging her completely in
thegmyirder Of +. Stanley Brown.
AnT, Mount clemens HRF
lloyd Provost. cousin Of the slain
mars widow was taken in custody
this morning. No charge has been
made against him. but officers say he
will be questioned as the result OF
further information.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
Constantinople VIII Be Taken
From Turks and Placed
Under international Contrd
TURKISH GOVERNMENT
To BE REMOVED TO ASIA
Details Of Plan For Government
Of the City Not Yet Made
Public

Paris, Dec, s1.-The International
szatton OF Constantinople and the
Straits of the Dardenenes has been
dect6ed upon along the lines laid
down by Lloyd George in a recent
speech according TO the Matin. It
seems certain. the newspaper says,
that tie seat Of the Turkish govern
ment will be transferred to Asia MI
nor and VIII be located either at Bcus-
Sa or Kanieh. The details OF the
forrn OF international control which
win be established over Constantine
pie have not yet become known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
Tl TlRACHOMA IN
NEWBERRY co,
s&evefrssaeat Expert Agrees
With Goodwin

NSHbefry, Dec. 31.-Snrgeon John
McMHlien; medical officer in charge
ot trachsma stations IN Kentucky and
Tennsssee with headquarters in Louis
Fiile,scaT7e to Newberry today to ex-
anaipe; children suffering with a form
OF eye trouble that Dr: John l. Good
win .ef fhe federal health service de-
Efared recently was trachon,a- There
has Been good deaI4in the news
payers on the. subject and much diff
ference Of opinion among the doctors
as to the correctness of DR.. Goodwin S
diagnosis.
a week ago by DR.. J. w. Jervey of
Greenvilie and DR.. C. L. Kibler, OF Co
samDta, came here. as experts, on in
yitation and request Of the local and
state boards Of health and they ex-
auained about so OF the cases pro-
t,ounced trachoma by DR.. Goodwin
Or. Jeryey declared there was not a
case OF trachoma in the enire list
Or: Ribler said ten cases were not
ffachosna and the others We're. DIR
McMhl1en Was then sent here by
Surgeon General Blue at the reques
of Congressman Dominick and DR.
]. q. Hayne, Nd, State health Off
Ger. He examined 30 odd cases to-
day in the city and diagnosed more
than so Of them as trachonaa: the 9th
efs as conjunctiyitis. The city board
of,health decided at once to establish
q clinic here and DR.. McMullen wa.
accompanied TO Newberry by DR.
Hayne. They returned to Colunibi'
this evening by automobile. DR.. Nc
Mullen will come back to Newberr,
tomorrow night and open the. CLINE
Friday morning at o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
COURT LEAK
PROBE FINISHED
!,
Evidence Gathered Relative to
Alleged Leak in Decisions
Ready for Jury
1T IS SAID TO BE OF
CONCLUSIVE NATURE
Officials Decline to Discuss Ma
ture of the Evidence Which
They Obtained

Washington, Dec ao.-The evidence
gathered by the department Of JUS
tive relative to the alleged leak in
the decision Of the United States su-
preme court will be submitted to the
federal grand jury here in January,
it &as announced today at the depart
ment of justice. The government s
case is practically conpleted officials
said. The nature of the evidence OBJ
tained was not disclosed. except that
officials predicted it would be "con-
elusive"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

ton; its most profitable crop is cot:
ton. Would you call pest thai de
stroyed the corn crop Of Iowa or the
wheat crop Of Kansas or hog chol-;
era in the pork producing. states "a.
blessing in disguise? DO you believe
that the people in those SECTIONS.
where they have had the boil weerii
for several years. are as prosperoussas
the people in our own State, whore
the weevil has done, as yet, but little.
damage? Their bank accounts and
land values compared with ours VIII:
show that they are not. Den't>you beSs
lieye if they had never been inftcted-
with this pest they would be just as:
prosperous as we are TO-DAY? &c this,
is true, then why all this talk about
the weeviI being a blessing in dis
guise? We do not need the boil Wee
vii to help US establish a safe and;
sane agriculture in South Carolina !
Our people are gradually growing into
ed by the fact that there are more,
hogs and other live stock in the State
than at any time in the last 90 years.
and there are a greater number OF
farmers each year producing the
necessary supplies to run their fans:
The second feature Is that it viii
be the policy Of the extension serv-i W
Ice to advise against the reduction
Of cotton production for next year
Do not understand that we. are adxo-
eating in the heavily infested coun-
ties the same acreage to the piow.
We believe that the farmers, after
producing the food necessary for man
and beast on the farm. should PRODUCE
every bale of cotton that they posi-
bly can. We do rot believe it a.ewise
policy to reduce production VIXEN the
prices are higher than they have,
been in a great many years and. the
world is demanding greater prodilc-
ton. II there is any good reason Tor
advising the farmers Of the South TO
reduce tho production OF cotton Id the
face of the high prices that we sniay
expect and the great need OF cotton IN
the world, the same reason would hold
good as to the corn. the wheat and the
live stock farmer. II this advice
were accepted, the farmer would be
out Of pocket and the world would be
in a sorry place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
Meeting of Brotherhood Lead
ers at Washington Issue
Declaration Of Principles
THEY OPPOSE THE
CUMMINs, Law
They Go on Record in 0pposi-5
tion to Legislation That y Nonld
Make Strikes Unlawful So.

Washington, Dec. .2s.-Repressntass
tives Of the four big railway brother
hoods adopted tonight declaration of:
principles opposing legislation Whlcsag
would make strikes OF railway worksS
ers unlawful.
The declaration framed at COR
ference with President Gompers the
American Federation Of Labor declar-
ed It the sense Of organized r&iiWays
employees that penalty clauses an
pending railroad legislation against
workers ceasing their empsoymeAt
should be eliminated. e. -. -.
At the conclusion Of aiVe henrs
session President GompeTs dictated
this statement: sssss sssss:-ssi
"on Friday last numheret the.
representatives Of the railroad organ
izations, both shopmen and the train
service, met at my Office and re DIS
cu8ed the situation regarding thss
railroad legislation and I ISSUED
invitation to the executives OF the ten:
shopmens' organizations affiliated with
the American Federation OF abur
and to the four railroad bystherS
hoods, asking them to meets In coHsl
ference with me here. today. We eRG-s
gan our meeting at 8 o'clock aud aza-
journed after S, The entire tila vas
taken up with discussion sa1sSfhe'
parliamentary situation OF He rail-
road bills. We reached these cenfsu:
sions: ~
THAT it is the sense Of the Sanss
ence that the control OF the raisroaAa
should be exercised by the goveIpNp
Of the United States for q peaa
not less than two years in order that
a proper test may be made as tosgoYs.
eminent control. sssss.ss:sssssss
1:@,.'That such a test has, not been
en- fair opportunity during the
times or since. .s. IS
This conference is opposed TO
islat:on making strikes OF 1yorkeEAs
unlawful It is the sense OF the seenSs
ference that penalty clauses in pendHt
! legislation on railroads, against wofks
ers ceasing their employment ahoniA
! be eliminated. -. Z. ~ s..
THAT the conference favors sthe ~
actment of beneficial features of fhe.
bills which tend TO- establish sbet5sss
relations between the employees aad
the carriers. IS : * ~
That the benef1cisi clauses Should
be extended to the sleeping car ard
Pullman company employees. 2 5;zs, e
While the conference reiterated fhs
demand of organized labor that the,
government should hold the railroads
for peace time test Of two years the
union officials explained that they
had no reason to doubt the carrieas
would be handed back March the
date specified by the president. regard
less of the enactment meanwhile :oss
legislation for protection Of the prop
critics. IS s5:::,ss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Columbia, Jan. Governor Coop
er yesterday appointed G. B. Mccoy
Of Lucknow on the commission rel1-
tive to the proposition to annex a
portion OF Kershaw county to Lee
c6untyss affr. Mccoy is TO Fill the
place rnade vacant by w. H. Mccas-
Kill, who declined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
WILSON IS NOT
A CANDIDATE
President Has Not Accepted En-
dorsement of South Dakota
Democrats

Pierre, S. D.. Jan. No accept
ance OF the Democratic State con-
yention endorsement .:of Woodrow
Wilson, to succeed himself as presi-
dent had been filed up to midnight
last. night, the expiration Of the' time
limit for filing, according to the
secretary OF State. AS result his
name. will not appear on the March
primary, ballot with; the party en-
dorsene ent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
IRISH NEWSPA-
PER SUPPRESSED

Dublin, Jan. Suppression OIL
Freeman's Journal, which was sus-
pended for publishing an article adj
Judged contrary to police discipline.
has lasted a fortnight. This is the
longest any newspaper was penalized
even during the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
NEW YORK'S
ANNUAL ORGY

New York, Jan. 1.-The New
fears celebrations along the great
white way continued until dawn, the
revelers taking advantage Of what
was considered the last opportunity
70 celebrate new year in the tradi-
tional hilarious manner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Louisville. Jan. 1.-Christopher
schott. the physician charged with
the murder Of Elizabeth Griffith en-
ioyed his freedom today, being re-
leased on eight thousand dollar bail
last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
sign TREATY
NEXT WEEK
Supreme Council Circles Now
Hope For Ratification
Last of Week
GERMANS WILL AC.
CEPT THE PROTOCOL
Treaty of Versailles VIII Be-
come Effective By End of
1st Week of January

Paris. Dec. 3o.-Hopes are again
raised in supreme council circles OF
an early exchange of ratifcations Of
the treaty Of Versailles. The end Of
the first week of January is given now
as the probable date when the treaty
Will be put into effect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
ANARCHISTS SET
FIRE TO. WHEAT
Argentina Having Trouble With
Agitators

Buenos Aires, Jan. IA FIRE thirty
miles in width I'M the neighborhood Of
San German is being extinguished af-
ter six hundred acres Of wheat were
destroyed. 1t is believed to have been
set by agitators-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
HON.
ORS OSLER

Baltimore, Jan. Impressive SER
vices in honor Of the late Sir William
Osler, were held here today at the
same hour as the Osler funeral at Ok
ford, England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
THE HALL CASE
COMING TO END

Manassas, Va, Jan. All testimo-
ny was completed and the arguments
began today in the trial Of state pro-
flib;tion Inspector Hall, who is chars-
ed with the murder Of Lawrence, ,Hud-
son, and it was said it is possible for
the case to go to the jury before night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
MANY ARRESTS
IN CONNECTICUT
Thirty.fiye Men in JAN For Sell
ing Alcohol

New Haven, Jan. Thirty five
men are under arrest in Connecticut
today as the result OF the investiga-
ton into the wave of fatalities caus-
ed by poisoned whiskey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

London. jar. 1.-The capture of
Yeketerinoslav on the Northern Rus
sian front and NovomoskovBk. fifteen
miles northeast Of Yekaternoslav is
announced by the Bolshevik authori-
ties