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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
OBITUARY
Mrs. Tabetha Craven.

Mrs. Tabetha Craven.
 After a protracted illness Mrs Ia betha Craven died yesterday at the family home, 5 Ann street Funeral services will be held Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock from the mortuary parIors of Frank Poke & Son, 773 State street Burial will be in Lake view cemetery
 Frank Dean.
 Frank Dean died yesterday after noon at the Hillside home due to the infirmities of old age The remains will be brought to the mortuary chapel of August G. Baker. The fu- neral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. William H. Jepson of St. Luke's Episcopal church will of iciate. Interment will be in Lake view cemetery.
 Mrs. Catherine MebscIler.
 Catherine Liebseher, 57, wife oi John Iiebscher, died yesterday morn ing at the home of her daughter Mrs. Richard Keeton, Long Hill. Flu 1 neral services will be held Thursday | afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the home l of Mrs. Keeton. Rev. Gerald IL Beard of the Park street Congrega- l tional church. will conduct the ser l vices. Burial will be in Iakeview cemetery.
 Bridget Agnes Cannon.
 Bridget Agnes Cannon, cousin of Michael J. Cannon, of this city, died 1 last night at the home of her sister Mrs. M. J. Foley, 129 Mansfield | street, New Haven. The deceased was well known in Bridgeport and is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Charles | c. Clark and Mrs. August Rahrig, ot this city and one brother, Senator I Patrick F. Cannon of Newtown. Flu < neral services will be held at St 1 Mary's church, New Haven, Friday I morning, and burial will be in St MichaePs cemetery Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
REVOLUTIONISTS
 SEEM TO GAIN
 ALL DETECTIVES

(Continued From Page One.) hilton of the new regime to further this move.
 Washington, May 12 President Carranza, his cabinet advisers and other adherents left Mexico City last Friday morningsi5y train apparently going in the direction of Vera Cruz. the state department was advised to- day in messages from the American embassy at Mexico City.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
SUIT FOR S125.

Frank A Allen of Milford, has sued Ava Allen of Trunbu11, for $125 and the papers in the case were returned to the Common Pleas Court today. Property in Trumbun belonging to the defendant was attached.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
NOTICE

Grand Street Bridge will be closed to all traffic May 12th and 18th, 1920, between the hours of 8 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. a*
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ment changes which have long been in the works matters in the nature of rewards for political service
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
Wonderful Values in PetticOats

Taffeta skirts in a large variety of co1ors, including crimson, blue, gold, gray, dull emerald green, taupe, dark blue, old blue and black, with two different styles of flouncings.
 S5.95
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-12
GRAPHOPHONEs

And Bicycles for cash or credit N raise in prices on records. Grapho phone and sewing machine repairing 1784 Main St. R12alI*
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03


What conservation In numbering
may nAsan In actual financial return
y sntHu N som figures published In
. rocont isvue OF the Journal OF
Foreetry The figures are based upon
a survey made In Pennsylvania for
estA They show that gross return
Of approximately t5oC an acre OF for
est land was had by close forest utili-
satIon as against iess than $500 IL the
timber had been cut foi lumber alone.
The lumber company received ,2ss
per acre for certain cutting of hem
leck logs Under ali-too- o-frequent waste
ful methods that would be the only
return. But by turning Everything to
some definite use. a good deal more
money was realized The company
made an additional ti5 per acre by
satherins hemloek bark. $50 by using
hernlock tops and culls for pulp. S25
for mill waste used both for kindllng
and Tor pulp s7s by using hardwoods
on the tract for staves and s4s by cut.
ting the small and defective hard :
woec waste into chemical wood"
This thorough process not only net.
bed the lumber company a larger re.
turn on its tract, but It conserved and
made use OF big quantity OF wood
ordinarily wasted. There Is only one
more step in a perfect conservation
policy In numbering. and that Is reror,
estatlon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
VOLLEY BALL SUPPER.

The monthly volley ball supper
will be held tonight at the "Y' dining
room at o'clock. All volley ball ard
basket ball artists are expected to be
on hand and ready to enjoy
the specially prepared chicken sup
per.
At this supper plans shall be dis
cussed for carrying on two leagues
at the same time. Owing to the large
number of men who come out at 8
O'Clock in the afternoons and are al
ways ready to indulge in the wonder
full paStime and exercise of volley
ball the single gymnasium court is
inadequate to accommodate the men
so work has commenced on Il court
electrically lighted at the rear Of the
y. NJ. c. A. building. This court is
soon to be put in splendid condition
and will indeed be ideal for pleasant
weather play.
All plans for the basket ball team
will also be discussed at the supDer
tonight. A captain and manager will
be elected and convenient nights tor
practice arranged.
Don't forget the hour, s bells.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Monument For
Italian Soldiers
Men Who Died Fighting on
Mountain Front to Be Buried
on High Peak

Rome, Oct. 31.-A great national
subscription is now being made to col
lect together all the bodies Of Italian
soldiers who died fighting on the
mountain front and are insufficiently
buried, all the bones which are
whitening on the rock mountain sides
and to give them fitting sepulchwe on
Gre OF the highest peaks probably
San Michele. 1t is proposed that a
simple, noble monument should be
erected under which will rest togeth-
er officers and soldiers, rich and DOOR
One of the sad phases of Italy's
war on the mountain front was the
difficulty of burying those who fell
lighting. The soil on the Carso range
is such thin crust over the massive
rock of which the mountains are form
ed that dynamite had often to be used
in order TO make a sufficiently dcep
grave especially on those historic
peaks like Monte SantO, Monte Nero.
the Grappa and the Hermada, where
Italian blood flowed like water. The
Austrians originally held all the
passes there and dominated Italians
at every point but they were taken and
retaken over ana over again until the
final victory gave them to Italy for
ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Cotton Warehouse Fire !
Edgefield Cotton Warehouse
Damaged by Fire Suspected of
Being Started BY Incendiary

Edg"ficld, oct. 3I.-Firc was dis.
covered in tn" Office Of the brjrI>
Warehouse Of tn" Edgrnrld Warr-
house company near the station yc,:-
t"rday morning about O'Clock. Thc
alarm WAS given and as soon as hose
could be rushed to the DuIIdinp y
strong stream Ot water from the re-
Gently installed municipal water sys-
tenn was turned on and the tire was
extinguished Without damage to the
warehouse proper in which was
stored about 1900 bales Of cotton.
From the office the flames spread to
a small adjoining section Of the ware
house in which a large quantity Of
seed oats and feed stuffs belonging
to j. ID. Kemp & Co. were stored.
Their loss was about $4,000 with in
surance of $3,50O. The owners of the
warehouse will sustain a loss to the
property of two or three thousand
dollars, which is fully covered by in
SuraEre.
Thele is strong suspicion here that
the fire was Of incendiary origin
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
JuryL List
Fall Term of Court of Common
Pleas Will Convene November
18th

The court Of common pleas will con
vene on Monday, November 18th, fol
term of three, weeks, with Judge
|. w. Bowman Of Orangeburg presid
ing. The jury for the first week wa.
drawn Saturday, as follows:
j. A. Reames, Rembert.
w. NJ. Gaylard, Dalzell.
j. l.. HaynswOrth, City.
c. w. Dwyer, City
A. J. Ard. City.
l.. Nj. Jackson, Sumter, +. 2.
w. E. Prescott Sumter, r. /.
G. L. Sanders, Hagood
l.. j. Newman, Sumter, r. l.
F. X. Ellis. City.
r. d. DuBose, Oswego, r. /.
c. S. James, Rembert
Robert Muldrow, Mayesville.
H. G. Stone, Tindals.
j. NJ. Barrett, City.
J. r. Keels, Lynchburg.
J. c. Huger, City.
4. w. Nettles, Wedgefield.
G. M. Prescott, Sumter, r. l.
w. ID. Mcleod, Oswego.
b Abe RyttenberE. City.
w. n. Bradford, City.
s. J. Blackwell, Greeleyville.
S, +. Weeks, City.
A. l.. NOrthcutt, Sumter, r. 4.
Tai Geddings, Tinials.
b. s. Moore, Olanta.
II. NJ. Pierce, Shiloh.
j. l.. Sanders, HaPCod
r. p. Gainley. City.
G. B. Richardson, City.
Henry Benenhaley, Dalzell.
G. NJ. Phifer, City
w. ~ Mcleod, Mayesville, r. 3.
w. G. Jones, City
J. r. Wingate, City
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

tony'' OF coal : year per man. In the
untted States coal miner digs two
to four times that much. Our miners
have more machinery to help them,
but there Is also an obvious difference
/; In the spirit with which the men work.
No one maintains that the British
miner has been overworked. Unless
he has been really underpaid for the
work he did, It Is a fair business prop,
osition that nc pay for increased
wages by increased production.
The principle has its application Just
now In this country. In a slightly diff
ferent way. With prices of commodi-
ties going down, there is natural pres
sure brought to bring wages down
with them. Those wages, generally
speaking, have been adjusted to en-
able the workmen to meet living con-
ditions at high-price levels. Some
manufacturers can well afford to re-
duce prices considerably and still
maintain high wages. Others can
not. Some Of the latter have already
reduced wages to some extent, in sew
eral industries, with the consent of
the workmen. who prefer lower pay
to the alternative Of closed factories
and no jobs.
There is one way. and only one, as
practical business men and profess
sional economists have pointed out, by
which American labor can avoid such
reduction of its income. 1t is by pro-
ducing more.
Just how generally this can be done
Is matter Of debate. The current
view is that In most occupations
workmen can still speed up a lit
tie without harmful overwork. Where
this Is the case, it is the obvious REM
dey for the situation, and also a guar
antee OF the greatest prosperity
American labor has ever enjoyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
RIDE OF NEGRO JOY
RIDERS ENDS SUDDENLY

A seven passenger Peerless car be-
longing TO Mr. a. T. Heath was badly
damaged yesterday Gtternoon when II
turned over completely. The aC
cident happened on the State
burg road about two miles from
Wedgeiicld. The car was being driven
by negro nancd Tom Harvin, who
is In the employ OF Mr.. Heath, and
three other negroes, one man and two
women, were the only occupants OF
the car. The reason for the accident
seems unaCCOuntable. The negroes
were all thrown out. badly shaken
and frightened. Both men received
cuts on their hands from the glass Of
the broken windshield. The over
turned car was lying longways across
the road making it necessary for all
vehicles travelling the road to get
completely out UC the road,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Grade Crossing Trag .dy
Three Persons Killed and Several
Fatally Injured Near Ashe-
vile, n. G.

AshevillC, y. C.. oct. 31.-Wfth one
boy killed at the collision. two men
dying soon after being brought to
4 local hospital, two others expected
to die at any time, two others Sc
riously injured and one slightly in
jured, the most serious automobile ac-
Cldent to occur in western North
Carolina for many years took place
today at MOrrison's crossing, one mile
east Ot Old Fort. near here. Pas
Senger train No. Is, Ell route TO Ashe.
vile, COllided with a touring car. the
property of Tommy Rhinehardt OF
Marion, and in which seven other
people were riding. Paul Condry.
son Of W. p. COndry aged nine, was
instantly killed and Ernest Mullnex
and Jeter Rhinehardt died from in
jurieS soon after having been brought
20 the B:ltmOre hospital, w. p. Con-
dry and J. S. Y. Rhinehardt are not
expected to live through the night,
while Carl Lowry and Tommy Rhine.
hardt are also seriously injured and
j. T. Myers is slightly injured All
the injured are at a local hospital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Fair Week BOOsterlettes
f. l. r. Takes His Pen in Hand
To Says a Few Things

sumter is going TO conduct a school
OF instruction to teach every individual
how to resign from the Grape hangers
union and Danish his or her crouch to
Jonah land. II the jinx is pursuing
you and you don't know how to get
away from it, why just line up with
the battalion Of boosters and pessi-
mism eXterminaters of the merchants
bargain and gala week and greater
Gamecock County fair for November
18th to 10Th inclusive.
II you are toting your"jinX" around
YOU are overloaded with imaginary
troubles, your back is weak, your feet
are sore and cold, and you have cob
webs on your brain. You can't think
clear nor can you dance to the music
OF optimism. Your ccnjured up bogey
man of "Old Man Hard Times" has
you hoodooed. He will ride you to
despair and failure if you don't shake
him off. His greatest success lies in
your gloomy outlook.
There Is really nothing the matter
with you but you just don't know it.
Your troubles diagnosed and remedies
provided with q sure cure guarantee
IN the booster battalion. Your brain
and eyes made to think and see the
bright sunshine Of hope, to look ahead
Tor the brighter times, and to forget
the good old days Of profitable prof.
teering, and to learn how to live and
do business proftably under normal
conditions.
You can't bring back the past. Time,
like water that has turned the mills
wheel Is gone. like the days Of the
divine rights of kings. gone, never to
return again. Sumter is going to
manufacture a new future out Of the
experiences of the past and the op-
portunities of Gays to come. Every
man can be Marshal Foch or
General Perching in the boosters bat
talon. We have no grouches in this
company. No up-to-date business
concern in Sumter, wholesale or retail
can afford to not be in the Battalion
OF Boosters. Those who arc on the
outside will be noticed as much as
those on the inside, but If you are on
the inside you will be classed as q
booster, as one trying to help; those
on the outside might be mistaken for
Sl9ckers, groucheS, failures. Therefore
lint up with "the never say die" with
he Growing Gamecocks who defy pes
simism, defy any condition to put
sumter down and out.
Sumter is famous as the most sue
ces"ful fall festival producing city in
the southern states. Sumter is going
after more business whether business
wants to come here or not-going af-
! ter new business and new customers.
Sumter is going to show the world
that Sumter is not dead or discourage
ed II other cities think they are. The
gamecock is Growing and fighting for
victory and he is going to keep
| Growing, and then some.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
Millerand Re-
sembles Teddy

Paris, Oct. 31.-President Millerand
greatly resembles physically the late
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. He has
the same broad chest, short, thick set
stature, the twinklinS blue eyes look
at one through thick
lenses; the same large head strong
powerful neck; the same capacity for
hard work.
st Versailles, after Mjllerand had
been officially invested with the pow
ors of president of the French repub-
lie, the correspondent of The Associat-
ed Press was cne OF a large group
Of newspaper men with whom the
president shook hands. rig
How do you feel Mr.. PRESIDENT"
;hC correspondent asked. ..'
"SploudiI!" MiliCrand fairly shout
ed. Somehow, the word sounded very
much like one heard years ago:
"DuIly." g.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
CITIZEN AID FOR CONGRESS.


The suggestion made recently by
Otto Kahn, Of New York. that non
ONCE holding citizens might we'll act
In conjunction with senator's and rep
resentatlves in holding hearings and
investigating economical and other
non-political subjects. is worthy Of
careful consideration. In speaking on
the subject Mr.. Kahn said.
Experience has proved that con-
gressional committees cannot give to
the task that continuous and concen-
trated attention which 1t requires.
The best ability and ripest ex-
perience OF the country could be call
cd upon and would surely he found
ready to serve. 1t should come to be
looked upon as q 'distinguished hon
or TO be asked by congress to act as
one OF its instrumentalities,, and the
resulting sense ct responsibility and
OF public duty and trust. should-and
have no doubt would--cause those
thus selected and honored to give
service wholly, free from the bias of
self interest. Such committees might
be composed of, say, five non-o Office
holding citiDens aud six or seven sem
ators and congressman. ...,..
THE reports emanating from the
deliberations of such a committee
would. II may be hoped. come to be
considered as sources Of reliable in
formation to the public on social and
economic subjects, and If the commit
teos were wisely selected and rightly
conceived their functions, their conclu-
sions would surely come to have the
public confidence for impartiality and
competency, irrespective of party af-
citations.
They ought also to make It easier
for the political parties to have the
courage of facing squarely and deal
ing, without too much zigzagging and
compromising, with questions Of a
non-political nature. because the par
ties could point TO the backing Of the
reasoned judgment Of expert and
trustworthy men without political axes
to grind"
II was part OF the suggestion that
these committees be chosen by con-
gress acting through the president
Of the senate and the speaker of the
house. as the method least likely to in
spire partisan and personal antago-
nism.
The counsel OF men of experience
and business integrity was thus sought
during the war. generously and i'm
partially given and proved Of immense
value from every point Of view. II
some method could be worked out for
securing the same sort of co-opera-
ton In times OF peace the benel,s to
the nation cannot be doubted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
War on L0afers
Soviet Government of Russia
Finds Work is Necessary

London, Oct. 3l.-Advices from
Moscow say that an appeal has been
issued by the soviet government for
overtime work, under the heading of
the war with lOaferS" in which the
soviet government declares it cannot
tolerate anyone living in the soviet
republic at the expense of others.
Loafers must be pursued merciless-
Iy."
In one village which refused to
fulfill the compulsory labor order, IS
COWS have hccn ContiScaLcd and will
not be returned un:E the set task is
completed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

him." and every ardent supporter OF
one party thinks he ought to be allow
ed to direct the vote of any ardent
supporter of the other party, on the
srouHd that "none are SO blind "a
those who will not see."
.s..
Keep your money moving rolling
dollar gathers no moss.
I. A constant reader reports that he
asked a man he met the other day wn
he thought would be elected president
and the man replied, "President or
what?" If more than one chief execu-
tive has not asked himself the same
thing on many occasions, we are no
judges of human nature and politics.
The papers arc commenting on tho
.9ct that out of goo university stude,.s
questioned, only nine had ever heard
n Absalom, and yet more copies &C.
'AS AoipiS SllS SOlu no" tnan ever be-
rore in history. Maybe the story cf
Absalom has been lsf: out of the new
tangled Bibles. Has anybody looked
in one to see?
According to one report of the re-
cent strike discussion in the house of
parliament, 'Sobered by reminders
that Ireland, unemployment and the
European situation were as pressing
and difficult as the coal strike, hardly
q word from any speaker showed
preJudice\ or intolerance" Nothing
like light foot, when you're walking
on eggs.
It's a little late to begin studying up
about the various candidates, but at
that there is probably time to learn all
that some of them would care to have.
you know.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03

I..|
.1ort H. Gary. head OF the Steel
~ aDtly described the present
tAelogy of American business,
n he said. In statement last
- present tendency Is toward a
~or, moro reasonable and fairer
t>lnoive basis. The whole COMMUNITY
r,fcs and strives for this. The Diff
fpIty q found In the fact that every
H4lvidnai II perfectly willing that all
Shprn shall mako reductions--the
.Coy tha better. A. there was. more
No~A scramble for higher and
MI nlCAer prices when they were ad-
4r,pg. there win be Just as much
An the enforced use of
HAon there is n tendency to-
1 Il 1tlnH prices" r..
I4,ref have the whole thing In
= 1pt(As Every inteiligent business
NJ hnI that prices nave got 20
tANn norn considerably. but nearly
1por vans TO bet the other fell
~ O. ere reducing. and hold of him
0tIl - lbng as possible.
4~F1p y little to be gained by this
a1(tcAs. Thsre II much TO be lost. to
lpteree1 In general as well as
- 4 buyla6 public. and perhaps to
l1Y@Ry oonscfns that hold out SO
ot1ootnly against price re-adjust-
Nt1t There ought to DO unan,mons
eSgt {ition OF the fact that everybody
Aan oot % come down. and unanimo Gus
A<NtloSgence In the situation.
4ltt Is mere ,omrion sense, as al
Ioec, very buslress man. in Whatever
liAe q snterpriss. Ia ready to adrnl,
q psiSofe, though ne may besitatt to
att'en 4. n iz aiss sportsmanship.
Poelhtsp men. whether they recognize
a & non. arc All in the same boat.
1Aey hung together pretty weil when
prisys and profits we've rising. They
xht 10 hang tosefhsr now in yield
ine Draeefuily to reductions. even at
> pt>ss'it IOss. ANY such loss. In the
hiS haiority OF cases, viii be amply
alnnced By past profits. which were
Eiads on ths rising market.
nrcinsus sportsnanship demands
We iehlnE Of tl,is whole up-and down
perlqp toSethcr. II lsa rare business
which for the whole period. will fan
- 0w a larger profit than was
pvfr ked betorS the war. even after
writing on whatever losses are incl
dent 70 the price revisions now de-
mandcd- And such sportsmanshlp Is
the best possible way to lay solid
foupdatlor for prosperous business
hereafter. .,s o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-03
PAY AND PRODUCT.

The British miners demand more
pay, tl.e British government replies
that they may have ltt on one condi-
tion--that they dig moro coal.
British mining wages have been
low. compared with American stand
ards. bat when similar comparison
r. made between the British and
American output, there seems to be
a good deal OF justice In Lloyd
Georges position. British miners are
saId 10 m producing only 900 long