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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
Sumter Plays
Darlington Wednesday
Some Good Games on this Week
New Players for Local Team

Sumter locks horns with Darling
ton again Wednesday and will play
the fast Georgetown team Thursday
and Friday. These two games prom
ise to be the best that have been play
ed this season The local fans are
aware of what Darlington has, and
from the reports that are going
around, Georgetown has an aggrega-
ton this year that will make any
team sit up and take notice. New
players continue to come in for Sum-
ter. and from the looks Of the old
men and the new additions who nave
been seen warming up there is going
to be some big league stuff pulled
out at the Fair Grounds this week.
G,1y Barnes, who has the reputation
Of being one of the best pitchers IN
North Carolina, reported this morn
ing and will probably hurl the old
dill against the Darlington boys. From
the price he demanded, before the 10
cal management could get him to
come, Barnes must have the goods on
him. George Lawrence, from Griffin
Georgia, who has been playing VIII
the Million Dolalr League is on hand
and will hold down second base.
Lawrence was sent here by Manush
so the local fans have no fear that
he will let any go by him. Hewitt.
who hung around third base last
week, has departed from the city
Hewitt said he didn't liks the town 80
all parties concerned agreed to dis
gree. A new third baseman will report
Tuesday so there will be no weak spot
there. Railroad Clark Will blow into
town wednesday night and will pitch
Thursdays game against Georgetown,
,nuff said. The Sumter bali club now
has a payroll Of over $500 month,
which is pretty steep for a small town.
If Sumter wants a real ball team she
can have it, but it must be paid for.
Turn out this week and show your
interest and show your money, FOR
Sumter caDnot let a good ball team
bust up.
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PRISONERS
DROWNED
Bolshevik Steamer Sinks and
Prisoners Of Many Countries
! Lost
SHIP SUNK JUNE SIXTH
I,
Dispatch From Stockholm Tends
To Confirm Report
SHIP SUNK JUNE SIXTH

London, June 2s-Two thousand
British, Austrian, German and Finn
ish prisoners of. war were drowned
when the Bolshevik steamer sunk: re- re-
Gently in the Nava river, according to
Helsingfords dispatch to the Cen
trail News. A Reuters report from ON
Stockholm tends to confirm this dis
patch, saying that the ship sunk2Won W
June 6 with two thousand repatriated
prisoners aboard. It does not men
ton the life loss, however.
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WORKING FOR MARKETS
South Carolina Development Board
Brings Experts to Columbia

Columbia June 26.-Walter 6.
Braden of Pontiac, Mich, arrived IN
Columbia last evening to address the
meeting today of the managers ana
officers of the development boards or
the South Atlantic and Gulf coast
states who are holding their quarterly
convention at the Colonia hotel MT.
Braden is president Of the National
Community Market association, most
of whose members are in the North
ern states.
This afternoon in the Rivoli thea
ter Will be shown a series OF moving
pictures telling of the development OF
the agricultural, ,>industriafand natural
resources of Georgia. These pictures
were made under the direction OF F.
Fl. Abbott, secretary Of the Georgia
association and he will be present at
the exhibition to explain them. A
collection of stereoptican slides made
by II. IT. Richardson, manager OF the
Mississippi Development board, OF
scenes in his state will also be shown.
The session Of the afternoon, COM
mencing at 4 o'clock in the sun parlor
of the Colonia. will be devoted to mar
kets and marketing. The South Caro-
lima Development board purposes to
put it's marketing program into opera
ton at once and Mr.. Bra6en has been
asked to come here to tell about the
community markets Of Minnesota and
Michigan which have been SO success
full that new ones are being opened
as rapidly as men can be found to
manage them.
In addition to the development
board men those asked to attend this
markets session are DR.. W. W. Long,
director of the Clemson college exten-
sion service. and all members of his
staff, the presidents. and directors of
the chambers Of commerce Of South
Carolina and the officers and directors
of the Carolina Development board.
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| Hughes and others ilhat were st;- ac-
ltually Incorporated into the revised
draft Of the League.
Senator Lodge he said, refused 70
offer constructive amendments at any
time. so inteleraant was his attitude
that he would not even consider a
compromise proposed by former
President Taft Of his own party and
which was assured of support OF ~
Democratic senator's Senator. Looge
knew that he controlled the senate
and that in his own time and way ne
he would destroy the treaty.
This is the sordid story OF its de-
feat said Cummings, after revelw-
ing the senate's action in the mat mat.
ter. NO blacker crime against civil
lization has ever soiled the pages OF
our history. The last chapter was
written at Chicago - 5s:
Let the true purpose of our parry
be clearly understood, he said an
Econeluding his address. We stand
souarely for the same ideals OF peace
as those for which the war was fought
I'VE support fWItuoul hiiSeAAa.Ast6s,s VIZ wy
feasible plan for peace and justice.
We will not submit to the reputation
of the peace treaty or to any process
by which it is whitfield down to van-
ishing point. We decline to compro-
mise our principles or pawn our irs-
mortal souls for selfish purposes. We.
do not turn our backs. upon the his
tory of the last three years. We seek
no avenue of retreat. We insist that
the forward course is the only right
eous course.
1--WE seek to reestablish the fruits of
victory, to reinstate. the good faith OF
our country and to restore it to- 1ts
rightful place among the nations Of
the earth. Our cause constitutes u
summons to duty The heart of Amer
ica stirs again. The ancient Faith re-.
wives. The immortal part of man
speaks for US. The services Of the
past. the sacrifices Of war, the hope
of the future. constitute a spiritual
force gathering about our banners: We.
shall release again the checked forces
#of civilization ard America shalt take
|up once more the leadership of the
world. %
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Autonlo bile Asso ocia-
ton Disbands
Donates Funds to Camp Alice:
and Civic League Nurse Fund 81

-
The following letter has been recei-
we'd by Miss Arn,ida Moses, treasurer
zoe the Civic League Nurse Fund:
Miss Armida Moses,
Treasurer Civic League Nurse Fund
{ Sumter, S.
Dear Miss Moses:
The Sumter Automobile Association
recently voted TO disband and to di-
vide its funds between Camp Alice and
the Civic League Nurse Fund.
am accordingly enclosing You the
check of the Association for. $50.
With best wishes for the continued
success of your institution, am
Very truly yours, ~.
HERBERT al; MOSES, s.
Secty. Treas,
The Sumter Automeb bile Associ&
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he convention today.

ca to withstand the strain of war
without shock or panic and ultimate
ly made our country the greatest
creditor nation of the world. -
/ Turing to the record of the Isepub-
| ilican congress since 1913, Mr.. Cum
/ mings said it was barren of achieve
ment, shameless in waste of time
and money and without parallel for
! it's incompetencies, failures and re-
quotations.
| President Wilson's two appeals be
fore congress for legislation dealing
/ with profiteering, reduction Of taxa
ton. aid for soldiers and laws to I'M
prove. relations of capital and labor
were ignored, he declared, and "after
a year Of sterile debate our country
has neither peace nor reconstruc-
Ition"
He dwelt particularly on attacks
made upon the president. Malice
followed him to the peace table,
he said, and widespread propaganda
made il imperative when he returned
| from Paris to make a struggle for
that which had been won at incalcu-
] liable cost. This meant wreck of
7 health. sickness for months on a bed
j,of pain; and worse, the sickness Of
heart which comes from the knowl-
edge that political adversaries are
savagely destroying not merely the
work of mems hands, but the world 8
hope Of settled peace. This was the
af7iction-this the crucifixion.' =
Mr.. Cummings continued that in
one sense cit is quite immaterial
| what people say about the president.
Nothing we can say can add or de-
tract from the fame that will flow
down the unending channels of his
tory" s[
He cited the Republican and Pro-
gressivel atforms Of 1915 as part of
the recor placing this country in
favor of the league Of nations
1.-The Republican platform contains
q. vague promise to- establish another
or different form Of association" he
said. There is no mental dishonesty
more transparent than that which ex-
presses fealty to the league Of nations
while opposing the only league that
EXISTS or is ever apt to exist
What nations stand outside? Rev
|.olutionary Mexico, Bolshevist Russia.
unspeakable Turkey and-the United
States.
at is not yet too late. Let us stand
with the forces of civilization. The
I-choice is plain. 1t is between the
Democratic party's support of the
league of nations with it's program Of
peace. disarmamen and world fra
ternity, and the Republican party's
platform of reputation. provincial
ism, militarism and world chaos
It is not reservations that the pres
lldent stands against, said Mr.. Cum
mings. but notification. He told how
President Wilson had published the
tentative text of the league covenant
widely in 1919, asking for criticism
and receiving ?suggestons from Taft.
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CONVENTION
OPENS TO-DAY
Speech Of Homer S. Cummings
the Feature of the First Day
FEW PRELlMINARIEs
/ TO-DAY
FEW PRELIMINARIES
Rival Managers Begin to Line
Up Forces For Nomination
Fight

San Francisco, June 28.-The dele
gates and leaders are prepared Tor a
fight over both the platform and the
candidates as the Democratic national
|eonvention assembled today for the
opening session. The actual conven-
ton work itself was only preliminary
and perfunctory, the keynote speech
of Homer S. Cummings as temporary
chairman; was the principal feature
Of the days program. Later IN the
day the newly selected convention
committees were to furnish the first
real develo 3nents as they began the
tasks of writing the platform. II
hearing OF. the appeals from the con-
tests over the delegates seats and the
making up fof the convention rules
and the stating of the permanent con-
vention officers. A live subject OF
discussion was the impending prohl-
bition fight but the talk OF the can
didates is gaining additional atten-
ton as the rival managers got down
to cases with big body Of uninstruct-
ed and unpledged delegates.
The latest turn Of the McAdoo boom
furnished a new angle to the prelimi-
haries- but the, precise effects on the
relative situation Of the candidates is
not yet clear. The Palmer managers
are thought to discount the apparent
significance Of the McAdoo announce
nent made last night by National
Committeeman Love of Texas, that
McAdoo would accept the nomination,
without saying whether he: had any
direct authorization from McAdoo.
1t is apparent, however, that many
McAdoo workers accepted the Love
statement at face value. Some dele
gates declared the new development,
meant that McAdoo would be an act
i've contender from the start and in
consequence the convention would
have three running close together on
the opening roll call, like the Repub-
iican convention. Among the best
informed politicians the general opin-
Edon is that It is still to early to def
enitefy forecast what would happen.
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HAT BANDS
BEAR M eHLDOO
Elusive McAdoo Boom Takes
Concrete Shape at Convention
DANIELS ARRIVES ! TODAY OF: y,
Glass and Walsh Main Contend
6 ers5 for Chairmanship Of Res
olutions COMMITTEES.
DANIELS ARRIVES TO-DAY ]
Glass and Walsh Main Contend

San Francisco, June 26.The COM
pletion OF the temporary roll OF the
Convention was in sight today when
the Democratic National committee
resumed its consideration Of credenti-
ais. The Georgia contest is before It
ana Senator Reeds effort to gain a
+ seat with the Missouri delegation will
also be passed ION. The committee
men expressed conf dence of the Dele
CATION favoring Palmer The influx
fof delegations continued hourly today.
Out Of the Conversational din, some
observers professed to recognize a
Espurt Of nomination sentiment toward
Governor Cox. The elusive McAdoo
boom was also put into promie mienence
by hat bands bearing the name NC
|Adoo.''
Secretary Daniels is expected to
arrive today with the Pacific Fleet
making the fourth member of the
Presidents Cabinet TO a-rive. The
Craftsmanship Of the resolutions COM
mittee continued to occupy the atten-
ton Of many with senator Glass gene
rally accepted as slated for the post,
although there is strong talk that
Senator Walsh of Montana might be
name. Walsh has the backing Of
Bryan VINO arrived yesterday.
San Francisco, June 26.-Bryan is
credited with ideas of his own on the
League OF Nations plank that are not
in accord with the Virginia platform
approved by President Wilson. Owing
to these considerations a fight over
the resolutions committee chairman
ship is generally expected to, take
place.; as struggle between the adj
rninistration and Bryan forces for con-
troll. Postmaster General Burleson's
arrival revived the interest in his
recent: estimation of certain, provi-
ssions of the Volstead enforcement
act as absurd A statement that the
Democrats should have wet plank
in their platform added to the discus
sion zest not previously eyinced
-. =
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German Mere cllants
Reduce Prices
Were Run Off of Reservation by
Army Authorities

coblenz, June 26-Gernan mer-
chants in the American occupation
area have met and decided to reduce
their prices twenty per cent after the
army officials had placed 2S stores on
the limits for the soldiers because Oh
profiteering which reached 700 per
cent in some. places.
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PonaereneTo
Fight Bryan
VIII Oppose Him on the Differ
eat Plank Proposals to the
Convention
Los Angeles, June

Los Angeles, June Ex-senator
Pomerene OF Ohio, enroute to the con-
yenf:on, said that he expected to de-
vote much of his energy in trying I'd
yyerent Bryan from putting into e.
feet his reported plans. including the
designs, to insert public ownership
plank in the platform and to obtain
the conventions endorsement of the
Plumb plan.
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M eAD0O
RIl||
Positive eemenf m
/; That He VIII q Accept Nonaisia|
ton s offered
WHOLE SITUATION
CHANG
McAdoo Booster ;ons5Ed daSsn
Forces For shouso
{: On First Ballot
!. a q 3.

National Comm nitteen1ansISo ISoWe1sH5
.1ayas m regarilad az MICA dos ss6iseSs
:, ! :, ,u;4fa,,t siping
n,,h1;c,y ,,,; > stated q hesl rs assurances
Mr. McAdoo wacnid ACCEPT
mated
He declined to amp aifys his s
,nn,et
M. ( oye.s stafesm,e EN- foW
..TbeTzsn,,est "a,
thsr n, :v,Y;aus M
ss;ra .,,a $ 30 "A ma ssssf
s,s,,4ad. ~ ssthe.ro,,usesn
csntsfba ,;soI,inatiioin Sc MAJ
-ssz:.I say with assurance, that Al55yE
mated. he VIII accept. SSsS
..The constantly increasing DEN
for McAdoo,s nominal anoag
irving uninstructed sdeIegat
vinces me that he will be nonlinaxs
Texas will cast 40 votes for him
the beginning unit he IS noniinat
The Meade movement whicf
been strainingtat the leash. took
new meaning and his boomers 0ntsS
asserted that they would be hish #
the list when the arst ballot WAS
cluded. 81
Rival forces were not certain x358E
would be the effect of Mr.. Loves
nouncement. The Cox camp
ed early III the day that eEeIsyt
possible would be. done to hranfss5ss
McAdoo movement OUT OH 1nios ne
to force an early show stsseng
Some Palmer supporters ssseiaes )
that McAdoo, as asl act tiyese aas5zLsk!
from the beglnni ms, proh ably ssssss!
reduce the attorney generafS 1oysa9S3
the hrs1 oailot q t!I taey. sac sae
welcomed a clean oreal eeass
the start
Ihere was g et
strength rom
ers VINO nave
otneS camps as the
mas repeatedly declared ss,sllst .s ssssss
become cand1date l1eiessatesa VIZ
had or1g1nally made him stnear al,sssS
choice, immedlateiys retufs1ed dssss1ls
name TO hrst, various ls !. siate;saeseesa
tlons hoiotng caucuses agreed sIo sy9ls;
|1or 9 nm.
AS the news oI 8
spreaG sl1lot1s
was
winch began sWeeplns the deaegates
VINO prefer -AcAdo D 8 INTO e eoneslxe:
1orce winch began at at once TO renew M
efforts to bringsabout s1ls nonalna
Up to the tlnle OF air: Loves state
ment McAdoo 90 ! nooI1aers were estanlaS
ING their strength from fars'ql 30 TO as htgte
as SEQ.
The first effect OF Mr.. Loves stateS;
ment was tolcreate an imme ediaIesd sde
mand for more authoritative infoFs
nation. In view OF MIR. AGcAdoo' Iesss
peated declarations that he did not
wish to become a didate.. .nanyexz
pressed the view that son1etaainss
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GINNERs WILL MEET
South Carolina Men to Confer in Col
umbia Monday. sc

Columbia, June 25.-South Carolina
ginners are scheduled to meet in Col
umbia next Monday, beginning at II
O'Clock at the jefferson hotel. accord
ing to statewide call issued by F..
8. Evans of Greenwood. president of
the state ginners' association.
Mr.. Evans says some important
matters are to come before the associa-
tiou.
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His Friends III Full Control Ap-
parently Of the National Con-
vention
GL ASS HEADS RES
OF UTION COMMITTEE
Bryan VIII Not Have Don1inat-
ing Influence in Councils Of
HE Party

San Francisco, Tune 26,--So TAI a. as
surface Indications were concerned at
least the friends 5f President Wilson
ana hi. administration appeared IN
complete control OF the political ma
Schhaery Of the Democratic party today,
l as the actual prehminaries OF the na-
nanal convention began. sssss
he domination was not without its
ccnpIiment of grumblins and con1-
plants among scattering insnrgent ele-
,nents& but therea 'ssevery evidence
that on a show down the anti-adInin-
istrafion forces not only were far IN
the minority but were lacking IN Or
gannafion and leadership.
The ascendency OF the Wilson sup-
porers showed itself in striking fash
ION Ia the program for the national
committee meeting to decide between
contesting delegates. =.
50 Many committee members express
: ed the opinion when recess was
taken until tomorrow without the
Georgia contest of the Missouri cases
having been reached that the ruling
20 Z made in these cases would be
shaped TO keep out of the convention
Senator Reed of Missouri. critic of the
Wilson policies.
Another Development pointing IN
the same direction was the apparent
collapse OF "a fight against Senator
Glass Of Virginia IN his candidacy for
Sch aannan of the resolutions commit
tee sa post for which he is commonly
reported to. have ben selected by the
president himself.
m addition there was accumulafing
eysdeucs that William J Bryan would
find fkesca against him in his at
tempt 10 put into the platform a
.sleaglse OF nations plank in disagree
sxnsnj ith the presidents views and a
sproh thHicn enforcement plank framed
( &fpSIS the acqHiesence of the admin
on. - .ss..s
ath regard to prohibition, how
he situation remained in a state
OF uncertainty with the
tFafG apYarentfy toward exclusion
HpTu the platform entirely Those
Who want a liberalization plank con-
Efffnue an. active campaign and some
fngubers of the New York delegation
declared they would carry their. fight
10 the floor of the convention itself,
hit feehny gained headway that in
The end both Mr. Bryanss bone dry
sdeclaraGon and that of the anti-bone
dfys would be voted down:
Inst where President Wilson stands
on that subject has.not been made
clear. but increasing significance was
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Confidence that Senator Glass had
more than enough votes to elect him
as chairman Of the resolutions com
rnittee was asserted today by MS man
ayers. The resolutions committee
meets soon after the Adjournment of
the convention today,
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Riots in Hamburg

London, June 2S.-Two are dead.
and eighty wounded as q result OF she
riots in Hamburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-24

e nsstts SAses ~ Saass ~
loudly ~ equality Of oopestnsey.
have N uAlDA equality e segulA
which en- b attained CIV ~ Asay-
M equality q oopostunln1y. DluaS
opportunity In loot race y secured
when ths starr y even, the track
kept clear and no oas b permitted
TO foul his nslshbor. But equality OF
results 10 impossible between oon-
tsstsnts Of unequal aptitude whom
all are given equality Of opportunity,
The kind OF democracy" which
the socialist ana the anarchist de-
mand, oonfessediy hobbies the nsst.
hamstrinss the athletic and removes
all incentive eto efficiency. The
keynote OF representative govern-
mont 10 rewards according to merit.
and the buttresses that support the
arch are freedom OF action on the
one side. and Justice according to
law on the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-24
prsTRlCTCNa THE TOWls.
tcedar Rapids AspubSSeanl

\ The Davenport Times Describes q
some length the redistricting OF the
city Of Moline. 20 the end that fac
tories and railroads shall not en-
croach upon the residence distrseeA.
The Times says:
The city council Of Moline has de-
cided to make q study Of the posi-.
bility OF diving the city into manu-
featuring. commercial and residence
cones. The plan would protect sacf
class OF property from encroanhnent
BY the other. especially the residence
districts from invasion by commercial
or manufacturing institutions. Thh
Is Q plan that has been followed with
fair success In many communities.
II provides for restricting certain Dor
tons of the city to certain specified
uses. Thus man may build his
home in 4 restricted sons with full
confidence that he VIII not wake up
some morning 70 And workmen ex-
cavating for q factory next door. II
Is worth a great deal not only In
money but IN satifaction Que 10 Ger
tainty In the future to have certain
districts in any city restricted a. to
their possible uses"
Why should not other cities pro-
coed to do likewise, Under the hap
hazard system Of city growth we are
apt to have everything jumbled up
together and the result IL an in
harmonious city. Such distrtcting need
not mean that there may be no resi-
tence In the manufacturing districts.
but II does mean that factories shall
not be planted In districts that have
teen set aside for residences. The
men who invest moneys in beautiful
homes ought to have some assurance
that their surroundings shall not be
despoiled by factories with smoke and
dirt and noise.
A few years ago we had IN this
city the instance Of brakeman who
wanted to erect a somewhat COM
monplace store In q residential dis
trict which the residents had kept
up In high degree. They could not
rid themselves OF the nuisance about
to be perpetuated except by COM