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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-27

FOR SALE 49, Furniture for seven
room house. Cheap if taken this
week. j. 5. Daniels, 2lS D St,
" W. Phone 677. 27-S
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04

Cone. Then he turned around and
said "Who is this over there. He is
not dead is he?" I said yes, he is
dead; his pulse is gone. He caught
hold of his wrist, felt his pulse and
said, eyes, he is dead" Ally had
fallen on his knees with his head
down between the hearth and graphic
phone, when Ben caught him by the
wrist. He rolled over on his back
and a pistol was under his hip-pock-
ct. whether it fell out then or not
don't know. I told the boy then to
sit in the hall while l put a lock on
the car. Ben and young Brant went
on the back porch to get some water
and disappeared. I have not seen
either Of them since.
"E. E. PHILLIPS"
Miss Ruth Phillips, one of the girls
upon whom the young men were call
ing when the killing occurred, and a
witness to the shooting, testified, ac-
cording to transcript accompanying
the application for bail for the Brant
boys, as follows:
Johnnie and Earle were sitting on
the sofa. Allie, Aubrey, Sadie, my
sister, was up at the fireplace. we
we're all joking, laughing and going
on and never even thought of no such
and Johnnie Brant jumped up and
said. please remember, Aubrey, I'm IN
the room. and Johnnie pulled out his
pistol three or four times, don't re-
member which, but he is the first one
done the shooting, and he threw his
pistol down and ran out the hall back
door, and Allie jumped up to help
Aubrey and l jumped up and got be-
tween Allie and Earle, and Earle shot
Allie over my shoulder twice. Earle
turned around and ran and when he
cot to the door, he turned around and
shot at ne. Ally did not shoot. Aub-
rey did not draw his pistol, both o:
them had a pistol each.
ruth PHILLIPS"
Roy Brant, who in his AFFIDAVIT sub
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
POSITION AT HEAD
LOST TO AMERICA
COUNTRY WAS MORAL LEADER
OF WORLD.
But "Lost It's Nerve" p"
Secretary Baker Says Adhesion to
League of Nations is Only
Chance for Service.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The position
which America held at the close Of the
war as moral leader of the world was
relinquished when the country lost
it's nerve" said Secretary of War
Baker at a luncheon today at the
Brooklyn chamber of commerce.
eve made reservations until the
moral leadership passed." he declar-
ed. Reservations have no sense of
proportion. They forget they are
dealing with the fate of mankind.
Our adhesion to the league of ma
tions is what will save the world
ION March 4, 1921" Mr.. Baker con-
tinued, 81 expect to be inaugurated-
in private life, and what say is said
as one who is leaving public life
The secretary said that while he
had no complaint to make of commit
tees investigating war expenditures
s'it would not be wise to take too se:i-
ously some of the things emanating
from that source"
"When they assault the reputation
of men who have faithfully served the
republic I am forced to hope that the
grateful sense of Americans Will Dre-
vent these shafts, aimed by malice,
injuring anyone" he declared. Il
have in mind John D. Ryan, who
worked so faithfully for the Red Cross
and who later was director of aircraft
production. 1 can not speak too
highly of Mr.. Ryan"
Mr.. Baker said the war department
will reclaim by sales Of property in
France and in this country nearly
$4,000, 100000 and that the money
will be returned to the treasury, to
lease the terrible burden Of taxa
tion."
Considerably more than another
billion dollars, he added, had been
saved by adjustment of 23,7O3 of the
27,374 contracts existing at the close
of the war. In urging mill
tary preparedness, Secretary Ba-
ker said: "In the next war,
and I trust there never will be
one, no other group of nations may
hold the front lines for year and
half for US until we are prepared"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
HARD COAL DIGGER
WANTS MORE PAY
SIXTY PER CENT. INCREASE ASK
ED BY UNION.
To Work Six Hours.
Also Week of Five Days for Men on
Regular Basis is Among
Demands.

Philadelphia, Feb. 29.-Demands
for a 60 per cent. increase in wages
for contract miners, 81 day raise
for day men, and a six hour day and
five day week for men paid by the
day or month, will be presented to
the anthracite coal operators in New
York on March by the union repre-
sentatives of the hard coal diggers.
These demands were formulated at
convention of the anthracite miners
in Wilkes-Barre, last August and rat
flied by the national convention Of
the United Mine Workers of America
in Cleveland in September.
The conference of operators and
mine workers next week will endeavor
to negotiate a new agreement to take
the place of the contract now in
force.
The present general wage agree
ment covering the anthracite indus
try was entered into in May, 1916,
for four years, ending March 81 this
year. Because of war conditions,
wages have been since readjusted by
supplemental agreements between
the miners and operators.
Large Number affected.
About 10000 mine workers will
be affected by the new contract to be
negotiated. The miners scale COM
mittee which will meet the operators
will be composed Of the new officers
and executive board members of the
three districts comprising the anthra-
cite fields, the three international
board members in the hard coal reg
ions and three mine workers from
each district. No announcement has
been made as to the number Of men
who will represent the coal mine
owners. 1t is expected, however, that
after the demands are formally pre-
sented and views are exchanged be-
tween the two sides small subcom-
mittee will be named to carry on the
actual negotiations.
When in final form the agreement
will be presented to the full commit
tee for adoption. In the case of the
miners, the agreement will have to go
back to a convention of the mine
workers for ratification.
Whether the mine workers will re!
main at work, if an agreement is not
reached by March 81, will depend
largely, it is said, how strenuously
the operators oppose the demands.
No opinion has thus far been given
by either side as to the outcome of
the negotiations. The opinion was
expressed, however, that the nego-
tiations probably would not be taken
up seriously until the bituminous
wage scale has been agreed upon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
GOVERNMENT TURNS
BACK RAIL LINES
RELEASED FROM WARTIME
REGULATIONS.
Labor Heads Silent.
Hines Advocates Continued Develop
ment of Inland Water
ways.

Washington, Feb. 29.-America's
rail transportation systems, operated
as one great public utility since De-
cember 28, 1917, again will be divid-
ed among their 230 respective corpor-
ate owners when the government re-
leases control at midnight. Director
General Hines, as the agent of the
President, will hand over the proper
ties and equipment, valued at ap-
proximately $40, 100000, 1000 to their
old direction free except for the juris-
diction retained by the government
in the new railroad reorganization
bill.
While all arrangements for formal
restoration of the carriers to their
owners were completed yesterday by
Mr.. Hines, instructions went ont to-
day to operating representatives Of
the railroad administration informing
them that they would report to the
proper officials of the corporations
which resume control at 1901 a. M,
March l." y
Organization Gone.
- OF the gigantic organization created
by former Director General McAdoo
as a war time expedient, only a small
part will remain. Regional officials
federal managers and treasurers and
many high officials comprising the di-
rector generals staff, will cease to
function as such at the designated
hour. Some of these have gone back
to their former places as officials Of
the corporations while others have
entered into new lines of endeavor.
Mr.. Hines will continue in his
present capacity until about May /.
Although without any railroads to di-
rect, he still faces the settlement of
literally thousands of claims, con-
tracts and grievances. Only lat Of
the 230 compensation contracts with
the corporations actually were signed
during government control and the
remainder will continue to be subject
of negotiations. Damage claims have
arisen of which many are still pend
ing. Labor has several thousand cases
before the government wage boards
and Mr.. Hines has assured the labor
spokesmen these will be concluded.
Some will require the payment Of re-
troactive wages, if decided in favor of
the workers and others will mean
the establishment of Interpretation of
agreement which labor, of course, will
refuse to have altered by the corpora
tions. Many affect general labor poll
cies and represent vitally important
questions from the labor views.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
FUEL CONTROL
TO Be CONTINUED
EXECUTIVE OREDER ISSUED BY
PRESIDENT.
Will Divide Powers.
Director General Hines Exercises
Joint Control With Howe, Peale,
Whitaker and Fisher.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Coincident
with the signing of the railroad bill
tonight, President Wilson issued exc
cutive orders providing for continual
ton of the powers of the fuel ad-
ministration, but dividing them be-
tween the director general of rail-
roads and a commission of four. Di-
rector General Hines will retain juris-
diction over domestic distribution,
while the commission will handle
bunker and export coal matters.
The commission will be composed
of A. w. Howe, Rembrandt Peale, F.
NJ. Whitaker and J. F. Fisher. 1t
will function through the Tidewater
Coal exchange which is restored for
that purpose, having been SUSPENDED
before the resignation of DR.. Garfield
as fuel administrator.
The order creating the commission
is effective until April 80, next.
The order said the action was taken
because of the present emergency
and in order to insure an adequate
supply and equitable distribution and
to facilitate the movement and to
prevent locally or generally, scarcity
of coal. 1t directs specifically that the
order issued by the United States fuel
administration, November 6, 1917,
"relative to tidewater trans-shipment
of coal at Hampton Roads, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, and for
the employment of and cooperation
with the Tidewater coal exchange, as
a common agency to facilitate trans
shipment and to reduce delays in the
use of coal cars and coal carrying YES
sels,' suspended by DR.. Garfield, Feb
ruary 20, 1919, be reinstated. The
commission named are authorized to
l"exercise the power reserved to the
Uuited States fuel administra by said
order of November 6, 1917, and they
are further from and after 1901
o'clock on March /, 1920, vested
with the authority now vested in the
director general Of railroads relative
to the export Of coal from the United
States"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04

1t happened in my house Sunday
night, February %, at about 8
o'clock.
about dusk John Brant, Earl
Brant, Ben All and another boy, who
1 understand is Roy Brant, came to
my house. The came in and in about
IS minutes time Aubrey Cone drove
up. I was standing at the foot of the
steps with Ben All and this young
Brant when Aubrey Cone and Allie
Cone came up. They spoke and shook
hands with all of us, and told them
to go in and 1 heard them speak as
they reached the door. The three OF
us then came into the parlor. stay
ed in there about an hour and half
talking, when my wife called us to
supper. l asked them all to supper.
Allie Cone refused, saying he didn't
care for any and John Brant said
"No, Mr.. Phillips, we had late din
ner and don't care for anything" l
went out to supper; had said grace
and started to help myself when l
heard pistol shots. I jumped up from
the table, ran in the room, grabbed
my pistol; just as I turned from the
mantel-piece somebody ran aginst me.
T heard one other shot. l had heard
five before this last shot. l ran out
to the cars, knowing they had to both
be cranked and expected to catch Who
ever did the shooting at the car. l
waited there a few minutes and call
ed to my wife to bring a light. l
heard someone toward the big gate
and asked who was there and Ben
All answered and said this is me, Mr..
Phillips, I said all right who is that
with you and he said "Roy Brant.' y
I told them to come on and stay with
me. That I had sent for the sheriff
and they said all right: I asked them
who had done the shooting, and they
said they were sitting in the car and
they said they were in the car when
the shooting began and that they
jumped out and ran toward the gate.
I told the boys to come in the house.
Ben All said yes he wanted to see
who got shot. told him my daugh-
ters said Ally and Aubry Cone and
we came in and Ben struck a match
and looked at Aubrey Cone and said
eyes. this is Earle Brant." "No, man
| YOU can see better than that, that's
Aubrey Cone" He stopped down and
caught hold of his scarf pin and said
this is Earle Brant; turned his scarf
pin over and said yes, this is Aubrey
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mitted with the application for bail,
says that he went 20 the Phillips
home with John Brant, says, in the
same affidavit, that he heard a voice,
which he recognized as that OF one
If the Cone boys say, II will kill you,'
and that he saw Allie Cone throw his
gun on John and shDo!. lie also says
that then John pulled his pistol from
his pocket and shot the man who had
shot at him twice. While JohL was
shooting at Allie, Aubrey began TO
pull his pistol, which was wrapped
in handkerchief, from his hip pock-
ct, and began pulling the handker-
chief from around the pistol. when
John made sharp turn and shot
Aubrey.
An affidavit made by Ben All. which
also accompanies the application, sub
stantiates the affidavit made by Roy
Brant.
An affidavit made by John Brant,
WHO claims that he killed Eoth Of the
Cone boys, and substantiatei by Earle
Brant, says that Allie Cone cursed
him John Brant), and said: "fou
will have to leave this house right
now, and if you don't we got your
med .cire. 1 knew that yot were here
and D. you I will kill you"
John Brant, in this affidavit. further
swears that at that time Allie Cone
pulled his pistol from his right hand
hip pocket, and began firing at him
John Rrant). John Brant SAYS he
then shot Allie Cone, who fell mortal
lv wounded. and that he then turned,
saw Aubrey Cone unwrapping his pis-
tol and that he John Brant) then
shot Aubrey Cone.
The affidavit further says that Earle
Brant did none of the shooting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04

Dreher answered that he would join
a mob to put to death one who had
committed criminal assault on his
neighbor's daughter, if he knew the
man was guilty" ''That's just it,
Mr.. Wingard retorted "Who is to es-
tablish that guilt?"
Another who jumped to his feet
was Mr.. Mcdonald, of Oconee, who
continued to press the constitutional
right of a man accused of crime to a
trial by jury. When Mr.. Dreher
stressed his attitude toward lynching
for certain crimes, Mr.. Mcdonald re-
Piled: "Then, you say, TO hell with
the constitution that constitution
which you in the oath you took right
there where you stand to uphold"
Would Defend Home.
Mr.. Dreher said he did not mean
"to hell with the constitution" but
he knew when things were brought
home to people they sometimes
their minds. He would join any
party to lynch the person who COM
mitted criminal assault on his rela-
tives.
Mr.. Mcdonald said he himself
would defend his own home, "but |
would not ask my neighbors to dip
their hands in blood"
Mr.. Hanahan again took the floor
and echoed the same sentiment. 1t
would be a personal matter to de-
fend ones home. No one blamed a
man for defending his home, but he
would not want his neighbors to be-
come a party to mob violence.
Mr.. Dreher did not see why the
county had to bear the burden at
damages for mob violence when the
person Put to death was guilty OF
such heinous crimes.
At this point motion was made to
continue the bill This was withdrawn
when it was contended by support
ers Of the measure that so many were
absent and they wanted all to have
the right to vote on this question. De-
bate was then continued until the
evening session.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
His Choice.

ANY particular choice of cut?'
asked the butcher.
Eyes" replied the customer, "Pd
like a cut of about so per cent. in
price. Boston Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04

Waterman Fountain Pens always
at Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-04
THE DETAILS OF
DOUBLE KILLING
ALLENDALE CITIZEN FURNISHES
FACTS OF HOMICIDE.
Two Cones Killed.
Defendants Calling on Girls When
The Cones Arrive on The
Scene.

The following account of the double
killing near Allendale is clipped from
the last issue of the Allendale Citi-
zen:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
JUDGES ARE ANNOUNCED
FOR ANNUAL DOG SHOW
Exhibition to Be Held at Coli
scum, Over Center Market,
May z and 8,

The appointment OF judges for the
annual dog show has been announced
by the Washington Kennel Club. The
show will be held at the Coliseum.
over Center market. May and 8.
The Judges and classes are: ]. Bal
ley Wilson, Lansdowne, Pa, blood
hounds, st. Demands. Russian wolf
hounds, Scottish deerhounds, grew
hounds. whippets. schipperkes. Italian
greyhounds. miscellaneous, bull ter
riers. Manchester terriers and dalma-
tions. DR.. Fl. B. Kobler, Philadelphia.
great Danes, sporting spaniels badger
dogs. Doberman pinchers. Col. e.
Lester Jones. Washington, D. c., bea-
gle and foxhounds. c. F. Nelson.
settlers. Gordon settlers. airedale ter
riers. Miss Marie Louise WEIGH, Bal
timore, Irish settlers. John Sinnott,
Philadelphia, wire-haired pointing
griffons. Chesapeake Bay dogs, old
English sheepdogs. English toy span
iels. japanese spaniels. Yorkshire ter
riers. Maltese terriers. toy black-and-
tans. Brussels griffons and China
haus. S. D. Y. Gallatin. Norfolk, Va,
collies. Miss Anne Tracey. New York,
shepherd dogs. Joseph A. Buchanan.
Amber. Pa. poodles. bulldogs. toy
poodles: J. K White. Harrisburg. Pa.
J. Riddell, Haworth, N. j.. French
bulldogs, Pekingese. John H. Lacey,
Boston, Boston terriers. Miss Jean
G. Hinkle, Osterville, Mass. fox ter
riers. James B. Cooper. Port Wash
ington. Pa. Sealyham terriers. Irish
terriers, Scottish terriers, West High
land white terriers, Carin terriers.
Welsh terriers. Mrs. 0. e. Lakeland,
Summit, N. j.. pomeranians. Messrs.
Nelson, Sinnott and Wilson. unclassi-
fed specials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
W0MEN'S HOTEL AT COST.
SALVATION ARMY PLAN
Building at 9th and E Streets Pur-
chased-Branch in George
town Contemplated.

Opening of hotel for women. oper-
ated on a service at actual cost plan,
and the establishing Of a branch in
Georgetown are among the important
projects planned in Washington for
the coming year by the Salvation
Army.
The Salvation Army recently pur-
chased the old civil service building.
Sth and e streets northwest. and has
made elaborate plans to remodel the
structure into q modern hotel for
women. equipped with bowling alleys,
clubrooms and sleeping quarters. The
building was purchased for $4,000
cash, the money being part Of the
$4,000 contributed by Washington
last year.
The annual 1920 appeal Of the SAL
walton Army will be made In wash
ington from May 10 to 20. To con-
tinue the present activities $4,000
Will be needed and this Is Washing
toms quota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

Margaret Motter. a senior of Mount
Holyoke College, whose home is at
2314 18th street, Washington, D. c.,
performed solo dance at the Cafe
Chantant which Mount Holyoke girls
gave at Holyoke. Mass, yesterday
evening for the benefit of the coll
lege endowment fund of 100000
now being raised.
Miss Motter, popular in Washington
society, Is a relative of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. She appeared on vaude-
vile program which included a mock
grand opera. "Suds." in which the col
lege girls satirized Galli-Curci,
Schumann-Hein and impersonated
a number of male operate stars, in
GLIDING Caruso.
Another feature of the "all-star"
program was the posing of the Hol-
yoke girls in representation of cover
designs. illustrations and advertise
ments appearing in recent maya
zines.
A Washington girl who recently
won attention at Mount Holyoke
College was Miss Clare Elliott of
1900 Q street. With Eleanor Wills of
Melrose, Mass, Miss Elliott wrote the
words for the senior song used in the
competitive sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
MOTOR TRUCK BURNED.
Second Fire Damages Auto-Ga-
rage Suffers in Third.

A motor truck belonging to Schroff
& Bro. Rosslyn, Va, Friday after
noon caught fire at Massachusetts,
avenue and McComb street and was
destroyed. Backf1ring of the engine
caused the fire, according to the po-
lice. and the damage amounted to
$4,000
Backflring of the engine of the au-
tomobile of John Falvey. So N street.
at Benning road and 26th street yes
terday afternoon started a fire which
did 5000 damage.
Sparks from q pile Of burning trash
started a fire in the garage of F. 8.
Holbrook. 1907 Morrison street. yes
terday. Damage to building and con-
tents amounted to 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

Oklahoma City's only woman adver-
Using manager is Rachel B. White.
twenty-one-year-old miss. who success
fully handled the publicity business for
one of the largest motor companies in
She Oklahoma CAPITAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
Michelin Tires

Give the greatest mileage. You
owe it to yourself before deciding on
which tires to buy to see Michelin
Tires-recognized the world over
as unsurpassed for durability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

All FLAT pieces, such as
Sheets, Spreads, Pillow and
Bolster Cases. Towels, Table
cloths. Napkins, ETC.. are
carefully washed and dried,
neatly ironed and evenly
folded c t urned READY
FOR USE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12

ger and the scalawag. saved the entire nation.
 The imperial wizard will explain the aims and purposes of the modern order and will deal with misconceptions of the organization which have arisen because of reports published in certain quarters that this order is identified with so-called night riders, gin posters and others who commit lawless acts while wearing masks and robes some what resembling the official regalia of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
 INVITED GUESTS
 Among those who have been in- vited to sit on the stage during the address of Colonel Simmons are Ken meth c. Charlton. United States com missioner; Judge ". E. Fort, Judge H. P. Heflin, Judge Romaine Boyd, Judge O. E. Smith, Jucge Hugh A. Locke, Judge Henry J. Martin, Judge J. P. Stiles, Judge J. B. Aver, Judge R. V. Evans, Judge J. c. Pough, Joseph R. Tate, county solicitor; J. c. Hartsfield, sheriff; Fred Moore, city attorney; c. Lewis Bailes, assistant city attorney Dr. N. A. Barrett president of the city Commission; Prof. H. F. Burrus, city commissioner; John R. Hornady, city commissioner; J. k. Brown, city com missioner; John H. Taysor, city com missioner; Middleton Barnwell, presi- dent, Kiwanis club, and A. c. Crowder, manager, Prudential Life Insurance company.