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The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26

 league into the background, he said, and he hoped both sides would soon be able to come to a better under standing and unite. --:
 Smutz declared that England and France thus far have been alone in their efforts to right the hopeless situation, and he sees grave danger unless five of the world powers act in accord.
 The Polish war, Smutz said in conclusion, has done more than any thing else to make the people ~ea- lize the impotency of the league.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26

Cargo movements from Alaska have increased greately the past few months and shipping men are con- vinced that the tide has turned once more in Alaska's favor. Car. goes valued at $1,554,7S2 arrived in Seattle in March this year, while those arriving in March, 1919, were valued at but $76S,707.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
HAGUE SELECTED.

THE HAGUE, June 26 F. The commission of jurists, in session here for the formation of a per manent court of international jus tice. provided for in the League of Nations covenant, has unanimously decided that the court shall be To- cated here
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
STRIKE. IMPROVES.

PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-Con- siderable improvement is reported in the yardmen's strike situation, both the Reading and the Pennsylvania systems claiming that conditions aye again almost normal.
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ference today, attended by all the officers concerned in the case, an- nouncement was made that no evi- dence had been obtained to indicate whether the clubman was killed by a man or woman, which means that there is not a clew to the identity of the murderer
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
BRITISH PLAYER IS
 TENNIS MATCH WINNER

WIMBLEDON, ENG, June o. U. C. Parks, international tennis player, defeated Johnson of Cali fornia here today for the champion ship. He took three sets in four.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
HITCHCOCK REFUSES.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June e. Senator Hitchcock has announced that he will not accept the nomina- ton for the vice-presidency.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
CALL FOR CONVENTION.

CHICAGO, June 26.-Officials of the department of justice state that they are in possession of informa- tion to the effect that call has been issued for a convention of railroad workers in this city to per feet an organization of "One Big Union." The call Is reported to have been issued by the leaders of the insurgent movement.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
PI ATFORM OF DEMOCRATS MAY IGNORE, PROHIBITION
LABOR LEADER WARNS WILSON
 TRAINNIEN ARE IN UGLY MOOD

declared further that it is up to
 the powers to decide whether they
 want the One Big Union idea. which caused the strike of 1895, ior the strong, sane organizations which have kept the men in a req sonable mood for many years"
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
PALMER ON DECK.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.-At- torney General Palmer arrived here yesterday and has taken personal charge of his campaign. -:
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
COX STRONGER.

SEATTLE, June 26. - The San Francisco representative of the Se- attle Times reports today that sen timent in favor of Governor Cox of Ohio appears to be gaining strength. He is favorite now among the delegates from Alaska also, most of them having switched from McAdoo. The Northerners will caucus today or tomorrow.
 It is probable that Governor Riggs will be offered membership on the platform committee, and if he does not accept the honor, it will go to Delegate Grigsby and Riggs will be chairman of the delegation.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26
JEWELL MYSTERY HAS
 NOT YET BEEN SOLVED

NEW YORK, June 26.-The po- lice authorities of this city are still nonplussed over the Elwell murder mystery. Following a secret con
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-26

William Butler, Fairbanks poll tician. is a visitor in Nenana.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-01-16

A. I made memorandum. had to
destroy it afterward.
Per1mutter testified that he either an
swered the Germans falsely, said he
didn't know, or if he gave true answers
did so on unimportant matters. IF he
didn't answer questions the Germans
said they would send him to coal mine,
he testified. This is from his testimony:
"He asked me where battalion head
quarters was" Per1mutter said. IT made
diagram, got piece of paper and says
Rouvroi was over there and here's
communicating trench and there's road
running to the rear of Maizey, and say
battalion headquarters is right over there,
and that was false"
0. You made it up out of your head?
It was not correct?
A. 1t was not correct, it was false,
because regimenta1 headquarters moved
back from there to town called Maizey.
The German officer says: "Often, as
matter of fact, you have two companies
in the liner" I says do not know. y = n
@. Does this apply to the question
about the time the 9th Infantry arrived
in France?
A. They told me the ship and, the
time locked ,s12yhc.' h72si
Q. They told you the name Of the
ship?
A. Twas the last man questioned, and
they got all the information before, I
presume, don't know, from the men
they questioned before me.
Q. You mean they had the informa-
ton?
A. It was in booklet form r..
Perlmutter was asked which of his an
swers to the German officer were true
and which false. Most Of them, he said,
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-01-16

the road near Rouvroi had been effective;
the date when the 9th Infantry arrived
in France, where it was trained, and
when it entered the battle area; that the
regimental headquarters of the 9th In
fantry was at Rouvroi.
@. What, if anything, did Private
Per1mutter offer and ask of that Ger
man officer?
A. Private Perlmutter asked the Ger
man officer to change his boots, as he
wanted shoes, that the boots did not fit
him. y = The German officer told
him that he could not do it at the time,
but he would put his name down so he
could have the boots, which were rub
Der boots, changed for shoes, so that
Private Per1mutter could walk. Private
Per1mutter also told the German officer
that the German soldiers in taking him
through the line had taken something
like 100 or more francs from him, and
he requested the German officer to re-
turn this money to him. Private
Per1mutter also asked the German Off
Ger to be kept with him, as he did not
ike Tic AulCIlCdIIS, anu WdIIIcQ 10 re-
main with this officer. 4 =
Acted as Advance Runner.
O. How did Private Per1mutter hap
pen to know so much?
A. Private Per1mutter was runner of
advance dressing station to battalion
headquarters and regimenta1 headquar-
tiers. He was acting runner.
Captain Gordon, it is asserted by Perl
mutter's defenders, showed an unusually
tenacious memory in recalling details of
Perlmutter's answers to questions
eleven months after the occurrence. The
following is from the cross-examination
of Captain Gordon, after he had testi-
fed that he was questioned by German
officer on the same subjects as Perlmut-
ter:
Q. And your recollection was not
very clear on the questions that were
asked you?
A. No, Sir.
O.. But it is perfectly clear on the
questions that were asked Private Perl
mutter and which you overheard?
A. Absolutely. By this mean that
my recollection is perfectly clear on the
questions as answered by Private Perl
mutter.
O. You made no memorandum at the
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ndQ TO jump dCIOSS IiiiS ACASA IWO u
three times because the Germans did not
know which direction to take. The third
time I jumped across lost my boot.
had a pair of rubber boots on, and one
was lost after we jumped across this
trench. = I was going along in
agony ION account of the barbed wire
which cut his feet) and asked the Ger
man to get my boot for me, and
he didn't want to do it at first, and finally
agreed to get the boot for me, but
had to give it to him after we got on the
other side. said, yes Finally he got
the boot, and we went along No Mans
Land Finally we reached the front
line"
Perlmutter said that he knew Yiddish
and a few German words, and he could
make himself understood to the Ger
mans.
From Scene 2 at the railroad station,
where the central action preceding the
court-martial takes place, as shown up
in the testimony:
Private Melville Harger of Per1mut-
ter's company on the stand.
"The first I saw was behind the line.
Per1mutter was acting as interpreter,
telling us to take our things out of our
pockets"
"Who was there?"
"Some German officers: it was large
room, almost as large as this one. Cap
tain Gordon was there at the time and
the rest of the prisoners"
l4s hi
medical training at the University of
Michigan, in his testimony, leads up, in
answer to questions, to the following
morning, when he was alone in one of
the rooms of the house.
"Whi1e I was lying on the bed" tes-
titled the Captain, IT heard converse
ton in the room next to me. / recog-
rized the voice of Private Perlmutter,
recognized the voice of German officer
speaking English; I do not know who
the German was, but know he was not
an American, as it was not perfect Eng
1ish. The German officer asked Private
Per1mutter questions and Private Perl
mutter answered them.
Q. State what, if any, offer you heard
Private Perlmutter make to the German
officer, what Private Perlmutter said to
him, and what he said to Private PERL
mutter.
A. Private Per1mutter told the Ger
man officer that the Sd Battalion, 9th
Infantry, had two companies in line. He
told the German officer that Company
K was at Rouvroi and Company M at
Bannancourt. He told the German Of
fcer that our artillery, which was at
Bannancourt, had been gassed; he told
the German officer that the command
ing officer of the 9th Infantry was
frn16nai IInton tlaf The 9th Infa rtrx had
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Sumter and
Darlington Tie
Neither Side Able to Send in
Winning Run

That Sumter now has real base
ball team was shown Wednesday aft
ternoon at the Fair Grounds when the
fast Darlington team was played to
Q standstill and nearly beaten by the
local pill singers. The team that
Darlington brought over was much
better than the one that gave Sumter
a bad beating earlier i'm the season,
but the team sumter how has is a vast
Improvement Over the team that play
ed then.
TnTgs looked rather dark for SUM
ter in the first two innings of the
game "Wednesday. Barnes had q very
sore arm and had difficulty in getting
control on his balls and the visiting
team swatted the pill pretty heavily
the first two innings, running in three
scores.
Not to be outdone, Sumter staged
an early rally in the third and with
two men on bases, Lawrence slammed
out pretty single that netted two
runs. From then on it was any ones
game. Both pitchers held the Mighty
Caseys to few and scattered hits.
In the eighth inning things livened
up when Darlington ran in another
run and Sumter tied up by sending in
two more.
The game was. called in the ninth
inning on account of darkness, the
final score being 4 to {.
The pajamas offered by Mr.. Henry
Spann to the man making the highest
batting average went TO some Darling
ton player. The score keeper got
away before his name could be learn
ed. but 1t is hoped that they will be a
good fit. II is hoped that they did
not go to the third baseman, as they
would doubtless be too little, if his
body Is as big as his mouth.
The new additions to Sumter's team
are showing up well. Hardeman is
on the job at short and covering ev-
erything that comes his way. Law
renee on second did we'll with the
stick Wednesday, while the other new
men showed up well.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
NO BALLOT
ING TODAY
Bitter Fight Over League of Ma
tions Plank
CLARK BOOM GROWS
Deadlock in Voting May Give
Dark Horse a Chance +

San Francisco, July 1.--As the con-
Ventlon assembled today prospects
for the balioting to begin late today
wont~glimmering. The bitter fight
over the league Of nations declaration
so delayed the platform committee
that it seemed impossible for the del
egates TO get TO balloting before to-
morrow. Members Of the committee
expressed hope that they would be
able To report to the convention late
today. but as there is a fight i'm pros
pect in the committee on the prohib-
ltion and Irish questions, with anoth-
er battle on the floor of the conVen-
ton, leaders have stopped figuring as
to when the first ballotswill be taken.
BallOting will not begin until the
plat~prm is adopted. Whether any
candidate other than Davis will be
placed before the delegates today is
unknown as they assemble, but it is
reported that one or two other names
might be presented. Among them
Champ Clark is mentioned as a dark
horse in the event the convention be-
comes deadlocked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
TURBEVILLE Pic
MIC JULY 9TH
Annexation Meeting Will Draw
Large Crowd For a Gala Day
SUMTER SENDS
DELEGATION
Speeches, Baseball Game, Pic
mic, Good Time Promised
Those Attending

.The sumter Chamber of Commerce
through the courtesy OF Colonel Lee,
commanding officer of Camp jackson,
has secured an excellent military
band from that post for the, big picnic
and annexation meeting. Colonel Lee
telegraphed Monday that he will allow
the band to be with us for the big oc-
casion.
The Sumter County Board Of Com
missioners will hold IL special meeting
at Turbeville on July 7th The OBJ
Ject of the meeting is to try and set
tie the question of where the Turbe-
vile short cut road will be built If
TurbeWille school district joins Sumter
county
Mr. Mike Goldberg and Mr.. Andrew
l.. jackson OF the Sumter Chamber
OK Commerce, will go out this week
soliciting funds to help defray the
expenses of the Sumter end of the line
on this occasion. The ladies and gem
t1emen of Turbeville school district
Will he put to a lot of expense and
trouble furnishing one of their Tur-
beville picnic dinners for probably
1000 people. A little from each bus-
nest and professional firm I'm Sumter
will provide a splendid band and O
few other accessories. Sumter will
not permit Turbeviie to carry, the en-
tire load.
Turbeville has invited the entire
sumter County Chamber of Com
merce--the Sumter county board of
commissioners. legislative delegation.
permanent road commission, and
their ladies to join with them in
this big get-together meeting. Lynch
burg and Turbeville will meet in a red
hot baseball game that day at Turbe-
vile.
The business men of Sumter should
be there TO have their establishments
represented at Turbeville on July Nth.
Renew old friendships and make new
friends, and also have u good time.
Get your little baskets ready for
July 7th " you have one. If you can
not scare up sufficient to fill the bas-
ket come along any how; there's al
ways room for one more at a Turbe-
vile picnic dinner table.
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compromise between thu homely for
mality OF fashioned attire and the
,scantiness or the more
modern. which shall keep the mod
esty and dignity OF the one and the
freedom and grace OF the other. r..
The world Is a sound old world,
after all. Just as the pessimists unite
to give 1t up as morally lost, some
politician does something truly disin-
terested and for the public good. or
some college girl adds a few inches
OF cloth to all the free edges of her
costume. and the day is saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Can You Vote?
Read This Article and Be Sure

Editor Item: Please allow me sna,a
10 remind our men that to vote one
must register and enroll, and regis
tration and enrolment is very slow So
far
! rms year we have national cleo
tion, state election. county election.
and city election. Moreover, registra-
'ion and enrOllment now will cover
Special elections which may occtn
during the next two years.
To vote i'm the Democratic urinary
which nominates our county and state
oihciais one must enroll i'm person on
ms ciub roll In the city of Sumter
the enrolment books are TO be found.
Tor Ward |, at II. s. Hoods office:
Tor Ward ., at the office of John FL
clifton, over Mitchelrs Drug store.
FOR Ward, at O'Donneu & Co; for
Ward at DeLorme's Drug Store.
To vote in the general election one
must have registration certificate
III you are alread registered YOU viii
not nave 10 obtain "A new certificate
it YOU have none, or do not know
Where ii is, go To the Court House
''''NN dioiIS NOuF TAX ltCplDtS,
ana be registered.
To vote i'm the city primary and the
city election, which is to be held ON
the 10Th day of August-which is to
elect mayor and one councilman
one must have n city registration Ger
tifcate which can be obtained from
supervisor +. ID. Knight. at Knight
Bros, up to July 10th. To get this
city registration certificate one must
exhibit TO Supervisor Knight his coun-
~ registration certificate. and also his
1919 tax receipts There is no use To
go 10 register without taking these
along; II is against the law for The
certincate to be issued without them
III you have not these, therefore. pat .
county certificate from the Court
House on Monday, and get a duplicate
TAX receipt. If you let Mondav 20 Nv
without getting your county recent
you lose your chance'of getting vour
city registration certificate.
Putting off is bad habit-do if
.vM Citizen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

Several OF the leading colleges OF
the country have gone on record as
opposing the extremely iow-necked
and sleeveless evening gown for wear
by TIE giri students and notices to
that effect viii he sent out with other
college literature for the coming year.
This Is just one more evidence OF
h world slowly swinging back to nor-
great strain. privation and excite
NAL after p period of reaction from
ment The better educated type of
woman HIS always stood for CON
ssrvatisrn In dress. and even the
most liberal minded have felt faint
surprise az seeing how the extrava-
sane>s Of modern attire have forced
the stronsholds OF learning. But the
reform h. already on the way. The
young woman who Is representative
OF modern American feminism will
bring her Wit. her culture and her
rood sense to her dress just as she
has done to all the other problems
eks y has tackled. she viii evolve a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Scholarship AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS
University of South Carolina.

The examination for the award OF
vacant scholarships In the University
OF South Carolina and for admission
Of new(students will be held NJ the
county court house on. Friday, July o,
at a. M, Applicants must not be
less than sixteen years OF age When
scholarships are vacant after July @
they will be awarded to those making
the highest average at examination
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for
scholarships should write to President
Currell for scholarship examination
blanks. These blanks. properly filled
out by the applicant should be filed
with President Currell by July 2.
scholarships are worth 800, free
tuition and fees. total $15S. The
next session will open Sept IS. 1920.
For further information and cata-
logue, eddress
PRES. w. s. CURRELL.
Columbia, s. C..
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'ements Changed To-day According to Contract.

that time the City WAS hopel ssly a.
bankrupt
everybody, OF course, understands
mat the bond issue is not current
opIlSatlono but hl fact, the bond issue
ol $"o'o,ooO is to run for fifteen years
and as above stated. when these bonds
're Noid the City not only Will have
money enough to pay ali loans for
winch the bonds are pledged. but to
pay all loans for which the current
taxes are pledged and then have in
the trcusuary $42.669.69
city has the right to borrow and
pledge It's incoming taxes, and the
C'y OF Sumter has borrowing ca =
pacity at this time, for which it could
pledSe ITS Incoming taxes and not ex-
ceed the law, of about 100000. and
as soon as the bonds are printed and
the Palmetto Fire Insurance Co and
the Fidelity Fire Insurance Co re-
celVe their bonds. then the CITY still
mas the borrowing capacity for which
Ut could pledge its incoming taxes of
at least $4,000, and do not suppose
that those who are trying to discredit
the City ard its administration control
all the money, and | do not fear tbo
City's ability to borrow inst sncb
money as it may need from time to
time TO carry on its enterprises.
l.. -. Jennings.
Sumter $. c., juno 29th, 1920.
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New Tobacco Marketed
Eight Hundred Pounds of Pri-
mings i'm Load

Mullins, June 2S.-The first load of
new tobacco marketed in the State
this year was received on the Mullins
market today by A. B. Edwards, nan
ager of Brick warehouse. The tobac-
co was grown by Mrs. w. Rogers, of
Fork section, who, it is rememberei
marketed the first tobacco made in
this state last year. There We're some
eight hundred pounds Of primings in
the load brought to Brick.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

The city ice plant is running at full
capacity, making 20 tons of ice IA day,
and Mr.. Moses new factory is turning
out so tons q day, and still the demand
cannot be supplied. There is room
here for a larger factory and it might
be good business for the city to en-
large it's plant to SO ton capacity i'm
the near future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
PrO-German Reed
Shut Out
Clark Howell Delegation From
Georgia Seated

San Francisco. June 29.--The Gre
DENTAL committee denied seat in
the convention to Senator Reed Of
Missouri. The Clark Howell dele
gates from Georgia. pledged to Palm
er. were seated. There Is no indica-
ton from the Reed forces as to their
next move.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Borden Ready to Retire
Premier of Canada Says He Is
Anxious to Leave Office

Ottawa, July An earnest de-
sire 10 retire from public life was eX-
pressed by Sir Robert Borden, pre-
mier of Canada, at general caucus
of Cnionists leaders held here today.
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-S'' s<'s s'atement or the
4 .S1' 'coSVaoH OF the city shows
!. 80 on'y uniaSoraoie element In
~ " que 70 the inability
- ' typ iiSn'ins plant bonds.
T oonds had neen sold prompt-
~ ~ e'vs nnancies would now be
= S"ene shape. The city is fac
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- take a vacation and refrain
oiscossins the II. c. L. during
~ rod Ausust.
1sAk" u sAappy. Brsvity is the soul
~ and bssidss. ms q fine paper
Psper shcrtases should renind us
- Seers are two sides to every
lAne svss = sheet of paper.
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Riots Now on i'm Lubbock

Berlin, July 1.-Two policemen
were wounded and many persons
were injured in the food riots at In
beck yesterday and today. t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
OVERDID IT

Whats this STUFF"
mock turtle SOUP, sab"
We'll, tell that chef Of yours he
has carried his mockery too far."--De-
troit Free Press.
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our customers: On ac-
count of the Fourth of July coming.
on Sunday we will be closed on
Monday, July 5th Shaw Motor Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

FOR SALE-One set of tobacco barn
hues real cheap, if taken at once.
See J. p. Commander.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

x,e open air meetink In the public
1nfe or the city park is deserving
Z Z sessra' revival as one OF the
oeca iunasnces which viii help to IN
~ >hs psb,1c IN national and civic
Myers. ,and 40 counseract the, dis
g>1a8 fsr<ss which ssnd 10 drive
op1t. apassxn these days. and breed
pbet>v. W ~ ~
- o. che ereas issuss at snake In the
lIIpg slsction can be represented at
1,k nssttnkp. and d,scus.ea ,ree,v
In>e ma entire voting poay. IRE ire.
N cD>otsve OF party politics, can vote
!. ev> vis<iy and intshiwen,ly as a re-
~ IeeAl me- lssrs can be taken up;
'oer( sAy a dhsndie the cool stu
= ~ au4ar a. oroblem ma ,ha rost