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The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

Miss ]. NJ. Gayles entertained for
dinner Sunday. August 18th. Rev. and
Mrs. J. II. Muse. Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Keith, Master Harold Keith. Mr.. w.
NJ Ramus and Mrs. Wright.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

Mr. and Mrs. o. II. Earl entertained
fer dinner Sunday, August 18th. Mrs.
NJ F. Gather of Esparto, Mrs. f. Lee
Of San Francisco, Mrs. ID. Sloan of
Oakland and Miss Sadie Clay of Es-
partO, Calf.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

Mrs. Ed Mansfield, president of the
local w. II. & F. NJ. c., has announced
a two-days' Bazaar TO be held at the
church, September 1924.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

E.P. 8LAkEMoRE, Attorney and
Counsellor at Law. Office, Rooms SO
and 40 Arapahoe Bldg., 1922 Arapa-
hoe Street. Phone Champa $3.50.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

FOR RENT-13-room, modern flat,
rooms upstairs and rooms on first
floor. Apply 1923 Clarkson street
Will rent separately.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

The church is now undergoing re-
pair and there will likely be no service
on the fifth Sunday, on account of this
work This church is getting ready
for the entertaining of the general as
sociation which will convene here the
second week in October.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
PROPOSE PLAN
TO REDUCE COST
Declares People Hinder Battle
TO Bring Down Prices

Washington, Dec. 29.-The Amefl-
can people themselves are hindering
the government in its campaign to
bring down the cost Of clothing by
demanding only merchandise made
from the finest woods, declared How
ard Figg. assistant to the attorney
general. in charge Of the high cost
of living campaign today in endors-
ing the statement issued last night in
Boston by William NJ. Wood, presi-
dent Of the American Woolen Com
pany. Mr.. Wood, in his statement. de-
clared that if the American people
would consent to wear good substan-
tial clothes made of the coarser
wools, clothing would be available at
considerably lover prices.
I'VE cannot expect the price of
clothing TO be materially reduced as
long as the public demand is directed
to the higher prices Of merchandise.
said Mr. Figg. The retailer as a
result of this demand on the part OF
the public, has unconsciously fallen
into the habit of displaying only mer-
chandise of the higher price. In turn
his demands of the manufacturer have
been for the higher price clothing,
the result being that the manufac-
turer of materials entering into the
completed suit has had to devote
the majority of his operation to the
manufacturing of clotn in line with
the demands of the retail distributor.
AS a. consequence there has been very
little cloth of good quality at reas-
enable price manufactured.
'I am Informed by the manufac-
turer that he can today manufacture
cloth of a good quality at a price far
below the prevailing prices if the re-
taller and wholesaler will devote a
certain percentage of their operations
to the distribution of this quality
cloth, which would have the effect Of
causing a reduction of from 25 to so
per cent in the present prices of
mems clothing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
Pissah News Notes.

Piseah. Dec. 29.-Christmas passed
off very quietly here. Only few 1lre
crackers were shot. People stayed at
home and enjoyed the fires. Very
little visiting was going on.
Mr.. Williams CT Roseville who has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Kenney, returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Biackman OF
Cassett spent the holidays here with
relatives and friends.
Miss Van Ray Kenney who is al
tending Anderson College is home Tor
the holidays
Rev. J. w. Kenney filed the pulpit
at Cedar Creek yesterday.
There is much moving going on at
present.
Mumps are still here. Whole FAM
lies are down with them. They GER
tainly have been scourge in this sec
ton this fall.
Nh c. w. Elmore's family are all
very sick with diptheria or some
thing lik it The doctor has forbid
den any one to see them. We hope
for their speedy recovery.
Many hogs have been killed and
more to follow There are some
fine ones here.
The New Year is here and the pros
pect is not very encouraging for ag-
riculture. Farm labor is gone by the
board and farmers don't know how
to manage their crops. The high
price Of cotton and Decentralization
have brought about such a state of
affairs.
Rev. Mr.. Outlaw filled the pulpit at
Pisgah church Sunday afternoon and
preached q good sermon.
Mr.. John montgomery has moved
to Hartsville. For some time he has
been suffering with head trouble and
is under treatment in Charleston. We
hope he will soon be all right. Our
section regrets the going OF his most
estimable family. ----
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
CATTLE GROWERS
FIGHT AGREEMENT
They Object to Settlement Made
With Meat Packers

Washington. Dec 28.-Members Of
twelve Western Cattle Growers As
sociations have appealed TO president
Wilson through former Secretary Nc
AGoo TO upset the arrangements made
by Attorney General Palmer TO COM
promise the governments antitrust
proceedings against the meat packers.
John Miller, Of Fort Stockton. Texas.
president Of the Pan Handle Cattle
Association, announced here today.
The growers MI Miller said, sub
mitted to the President through Nc
Adoo a series Of charges TO the effect
that the compromise does not give
them any redress for their chief
grievance, which they allege. and the
control Of stock yard markets by the
packers to the disadvantage of the
producers. They ask that the prose
cutions be taken out Of the hand Of
the attorney general. and that new
suits be brought with Francis J. Hen
ey, of San rancisco, former attorney
for the Federal Trade commission, as
Il special prosecutor.
According to Miller the matter was
laid before the President last week.
We adopted the unusual course of
getting the matter before President
Wilson," Mr.. Miller said, because we
thought it unwise to put our evidence
at the disposal Of the attorney gen.
eral, in view Of his attitude as DEM
onstrated by the statement with the
paakers.'
Mr.. Miller said that in addition to
several Texas cattle associations SINH
lar organizations in Colorado, Okla
homa, and adjoining States had join
ed in the presentations. Conferences
with McAdoo upon the subject were
made by the growers Representatives
in New York last week and the mat
ter was brought to Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
BLOODSHED IN
HAVANA STREETS
Street Rowdies Fire on Funeral
Procession

Habana, Dec 29.-Twenty-fiye per-
tefS between the police. persons at
tending the funeral Of Il laborer killed
in Sundays demonstration against
the high cost OF living and spectators
gathered along the route OF the fun
eral procession. Ten OF the wounded
are 2ravely injured.
Seven persons including two police
men We're wounded by pistol shots
quarter of a mile distant from the
home of the laborer. as his coffin was
being carried toward the cemetery on
the shoulders of a group Of brother
laborers After this outbreak there
waslno further disturbance until the
body had been buried and the funeral
party was returning homeward.
AS the mourners reached the center
Eof the city fusillade Of shots was ex-
changed With the police and about Is
persons were injured. The police fin
ally succeeded in reestablishing or
der.
Reports as to the cause Of the en-
counters are conflicting. The police
claim that efforts We're made by the
crowd to attack them, while the labor
ers assert that the police provoked
them by indiscriminately welding
their clubs against inoffensive men
and women spectators of the funeral.
In prominent parts of the city %
night printed notices were posted call
/ ing for vengeance against the police.
These We're removed by the autF1ori-
ties. All was quiet tonight and tho
indications seemed to be that there
would be no further trouble.
1t is estimated that several thousand
! laborers were in the funeral pro-
cession while tens of thousands Of
persons lined the streets through
which the cortege passed.
The labor situation at present is
very grave and general strike is said
to be impending. 1t is reported that
President Menocal has prepared de-
cree calling for suspension in guar
antees the moment a strike is called.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
COLLEGE ANAR-
CHISTS MEET
Parlor Socialists Hold Annual
Convention in New York

New York, Dec. 29<Delegates
from various chapters of the Inter
collegiate Socialist society opened its
annual convention here today behind
closed doors in the studio of Rose
Pastor Stokes. 1t was announced that
among those participating in the dis
cussions was "a delegation of 80 out
Of town college professors and stu
dents. some of whom came from Vas
sar."
There was a reception tonight for
the visiting delegates at which there
were q dozen five minute addresses on
the general subject: The Collegian
and the Labor and Socialist Move
ments.' The chief topic to be consid-
cred tomorrow will be Freedom OF
Discussion in Ameri al Universities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
NORMAN HAP
GOOD RESIGNED
Asked to Be Released So lie
Could Answer SANDER

Washington. Dec. 3O.-It was an
nounced at the White House today
tina, Norman HaGood. whose appoint
ment as minister TO Denmark was not
confirmed by the senate. had rendered
his resignation to President Wilson
two weeks ago. with the request that
il be accepted quickly so he could an
swer the charges made by Harvey's
Weekly that he had sought financial
assistance in this country for the
Russian soviet authorities. His res
icnation was accepted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
CALL ON CONGRESS
Prehibitionists Ask National
Lawmakers to Stop Wood
Alcohol Trouble

Atlanta, Dec. 29.-Calling on con-
gress to provide more rigid enforce
ment of the prohibition laws to pre-
vent further loss Of life through wood
alcohol more than 100 Southern dry
leaders passed resolution to that ef-
feet today.
The resolution which was introduc-
ed by F. y Clarke. Southern cam
paign director for the Anti-Saloon
league. also called for the death pen
atty for those found guilty Of selling
wood alcohol in whiskey and also
demanded greater activity on the
part of government. state and city
authorities in enforcing the law.
THE concluding paragraph of the
resolution states that the prohibition
enforcement conference respectfully
calls attention of the congress of the
United States to the existing condi-
tons and most earnestly urges that
sufficient funds and sufficient num-
Der of law enforcement officers be
provided to insure proper enforcement
Of the laws now on the statute books
to make impossible repetition of this
Christmas tragedy.
Among those who voted for the res
olution were Gen. \. B. Forrest Of
Biloxi. Miss, commander of the sons
of the Confederate veterans. Col. w.
Mcdonald Lee Of Richmond. Va. DR..
Howard H. Russell. founder Of the
Anti-Saloon League Of America. and
Judge Nash r. Broyles, chief justice
of the Georgia court of appeals.
Dry leaders We're present from
Georgia, South Carolina. MISSISSIPPI.
Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and Vir-
oinia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
LABOR LEADERS
HARD TO PLEASE
Objections to and Criticisms of
Industrial Conference at

Washington. Dec 29.-Suggestions
Of the presidents Industrial confer
ence for the settlement Of labor un-
rest Grew fire today BY orsa '1ized Ia
bor i'm the first oflthe public discus
sions invited by the commission IN It's
report published TO-DAY
Samuel Gon1pcrs, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor, SAD
the failure Of the conference 10 rec
oenize definitely the organization OF
workers-urade unions-as the basis
for representation. was fatai omls-
sion: while Frank Morrison, secretary
OF the federation, noting the absence
Of reference by the conference to COL
lective bargaining or the necessity lof
organization of workrs, sad any one
who would avert or postpone indus
trial conflicts could not ignore these
principles.
MIR. Gompers declared the commits
sion should reconsider the question OF
definite recognition of trade unions in
orde, to make possible the confidence
and cooperation of wage earners
which can be expressed only through
organizations of their own making.
ANY plan to establish OF maintain
ANYTHING like fair relations between
workers and employers must avoid
compulsory features he declared.
ANY proposal for compulsory labor
is repugnant TO American society and
citizenship
Mr.. Morrison said, the declaration
against government employees JOIN
ing the American Federation OF Labor
would indicate that the committee
had been affected by the temporary
wave Of anti-unionisrn.
The state" hei added, offers no
hope to lovers Of industrial peace VINO
see the necessity of abolishing autoc-
racy in industry and giving employees
= direct voice in their working con-
ditions.
ct is no solution to empower the
president and a cabinet official to
select representatives of workers to
adiusr disputes. The workers must
have this power themselves.
Mr.. Gompers. at the outset of his
statement, said that except for its
opening declaration he had found
..l,othins new and little of interest
in the conference report.
.sIn the opening statement con-
tinued Mr.. Gompers. 1T sets forth
that right relations between employer
and employee in large industries can
be promoted by the deliberative or
ganization of that relationship. But
the report fails to give definite recog-
milton to the application of this truth.
Both employers and employees must
be organized in order to become re-
sponsible parties to any system OF
mediation or Observation-Disclosures
the arbitration tribunal must deal
with individuals instead of organized
groups The principle Of representa-
ton depends upon organization
In order to promote constructive
and permanent changes that will
eliminate causes of much Industrial
unrest the conference should con-
slider governmental agencies to pro-
vide the necessary information and
assistance in securing continuous bet
terment of working conditions That
problem must ultimately be worked
out by employers and employees. but
the government should advise and as
sist.
"It is something not yet fully un-
derstood how perfectly safe freedom
is"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
WESTERN UNION
RAISES SALARIES
Thirty-two thousand Employ
ees to Receive More Pay
After January |

New York, Dec. 2S.-Thinty-two
thousand employees Of the Western
Union Telegraph and Telephone com
pany will receive salary increases.
amounting to $5.000.00o on January
1, it was announced here tonight.
Employees who have been in the
service for more than one year will
receive a u per cent. increase and
those who have been in the service
more than six months, but less than
a year will receive a 10 per cent. in
crease. Only employees earning less
than $3.50 month are affected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
1NOTYPE SCHOOL
OPENED IN MACON
eRspapers Could Use to Ad-
antage a Thousand Type
settlers a Year

$50 great has been the demand for
sre typesetters. in the South, the
= sbfhern Newspaper Publishers AS
9eia0 ton. has established at Macon,
8 well equipped school to teach
he operation of the typesetting ma
shine
The pay for the operators on this
1naehine ranges from $50 to $50 a
week, and yet hardly more than halt
enough operators can be had.
Young people have been overlook
ing the opportunities in this great
field. The hours Of work are short,
and the chances to secure a splendid
education are great, and the pay is
perhaps higher than for any similar
classtof work.
The publishers have for years had
struggle to keep operators. A lin
oJy9e or intertype machine costs ap-
3 proximateiy Eve thousand dollars,
ss1sd when publisher has TO watch
two or three such rcachines stand
idle day after day. because opera
his nerves begin to suffer.
The scarcity Of typesetters was
felt so keenly that early in 1919
sselne publishers waited on Mr.. Eu-
gene anderson, president Of the
sGseorgia-Alabama Business College
Macon, Ga, and urged him to
start typesetting school in connec-
ton with his business college, which,
Tor thirty years, has been drawing
commercial students from all parts
s OF the South. AR. Anderson was Sc
lsctea as the risht man because he
had been printer and publisher be-
fore going into the school business,
aud had attracted considerable at
Afentjon throughout the textbooks he
ka6 written on the English language,
Showing how to master it the more
quickly He said he could not es-.
stablisk a typesetting school as pri-
waite enterprise because the cost Of
the equipment would be prohibitive,
and tie publicity or advertising eX-
pense would bankrupt the school in
few months
The master was taken up with the
A. at its Asheville, convention
last Summer, and the daily papers Of
the South signed individual contracts
gttaranteeing the expense of the
school and agreeing to furnish nee
essary equipment and ample pub
1ieits TO get stSdents. Mr.. ". T.
Anderson, of Georgia, was made
chairnaahs OF the. school committee;
Mr. oeaard was selected to repre-
sent Kentucky, and Mr.. Moore,
louisiana.
The Georgia press association met
30 Macon on December 5. and agreed
TO write editorials and news stories
f0r the next six months to show
Young people the great advantages
20 be had at the school.
Other conventions Of employing
printers have invited Mr.. Anderson
TO appear before them TO show how
fhey can contribute to the success of
the enterprise. More than two hun
dred applications for literature were
received during the first three weeks
after the appearance Of the schools
advertising. The school will be
open for business at Macon by jan
nary /, and inquiries should be ad-
dressed to the Georgia Alabama
Business College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
Rig FUND IS
OVERSUBSCRIBED
| Christian Church Passes Seven
Million Mark

st. Louis, Dec. 29.-The men and
millions movement o. the Christian
Church, ipaugurated SIX years ago TO
raise $6.30o.000 for education, mis-
sions and benevolence. has been over
subscribed by more than 100000. Ii
was reported here today at meeting
Of the board Of directors. The Rev.
DR.. Archibald Mclean of Cincinnati.
chairman, and all officers We're re-
elected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Washington, Dec. 2s--sale of thir-
teen ships, four of them tank
steamers, 20 the Teas Steamship Com
pany. for approximately $4,000. 600
was announced today by the shipping
board The vessels totalled about
$4,000 dead-weight tons and repre-
ssented war acquisitions from the Tex
as company. Five still are in pro-
cess of construction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
officer Killed When Airplanc Drops

Montgomery, Dec. 29.-Lieut. c. H.
Shoemaker, engineering officer at
aviation repair depot. was almost in
stantly killed at 4.15 o'clock this after
noon when De Haviland Bluebird, in
which ne was a passenger with Lieut..
Lloyd Barnett as pilot, side-slipped in
making a right angle bank and fell
100 feet to the ground. Lieut.. Bar
nett was slightly injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
JOHNSON NOMI-
MATES HIMSELF
Hiram of California Will Run AS
An Independent

Pierre, Dec. 30.-Senator Hiram
johnson; Of California today fled
with the Secretary Of State the an
nouncement Of his candidacy for the
Republican presidential nomination.
He win be an independent, cadiGate
for edorsement at the South Dakota
primary in March.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
ONLY 3 RESCUED
Crew of Belgian Ship
Lost

st. Johns. Dec 3O.-Three men
were rescued today from the wreck OF
the Belgian steamer Anton van DriN.
which struck the rocks at the entrance
10 ST. MarNs Bay at midnight sun
day. They are the only survivors, OF
the crew Of twenty-ntne.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
RII1CHERY BY
THE BOLSHEVIKS
Fourteen Thousand Persons
Shot in Three Months

Berne. Dec. 3o.Fourteen thousand
,nersons were shot by the BolsheVlki
during tho first three months OF 1919
nv order of the extraordinary COM
.>7ittoe at Moscow. according TO IAN
official note published in the Boishe-
Wiki organ IsvesIia of Moscow, says
/, dispatch received here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
RIOT AT FUNERAL
Havana Has An Unusual Street
Fight

Havana, Dec. 3O-Thirty-three per-
sons were injured, several seriously
in Yesterdays encounter. between the
police and a disorderly crowd during
the progress of funeral through the
city according 10 the official estl-
mate made public today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
POLISH ARMY
ON GUARD DUTY
Differences Over Plebecites Re-
moved By Conference

Rome, &c. s0.-Poland has her en-
tire army marshalled along the Rus
sian frontier to form barrier against,
the western spread of Bolshevism,
according to an interview with Car
tinal Karkawski, Archbishop Of
Warsaw, printed in the Cowiere di
Talia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Chicopee. Dec. 30.-Twenty arrests
had been made UP to day in this State
and connecticut in connection With
the distribution Of liquor containing
wood alcohol, which caused the death
Of at least fifty-seven men and wo-
men in this vicinity since Christmas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Judge T. B. Fraser has been secur-
cd TO address the mems mass meetlns
at the y. Nj. CT ~. next Sunday al
ternoou at 2.15 o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
BOOSTING GENERAL
WOODS CAMPAIGN
Headquarters Opened at Chica
90 For Political General

Chicago. Dec. 3o.-Headquarters
of the organization that is promoting
the candidacy of General Leonard
Wood for the Republican presidential
nomination were established today at
the Congress Hotel. William Proc
tor. of Cincinnati. took charge CT the
campaign.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

Today is the last chance the peo.
pie of Sumter will have to see the
picture Back to Coos Country
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
GENERAL AND
ADMIRAL DIE
Two Officers of Retired List Die
in Washington

Washington. Dec 30.-Major Cen
eral Thomas II. Barry, retired. form
or commander of the central depart
ment and the department of the east.
died at the Walter Reed Hospital here
this morning. after three weeks i'll
MSS. Uraemic poisoning was the di-
rect cause of his death
Washingt onD,ec. 3O.-Rear Ad-
n1iral John Z. Pillsbury. retired,
dropped dead in his home here today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03

"It is something not yet fully un-
derstood how perfectly safe freedom
is"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-08-11
COX'S SPEECH.

Whatever may be said about Cox's
speech of acceptance from the stand
point of length, literary style, and vote
getting effectiveness, it is at least
flat-footed declaration on most i'm.
portant subjects. The usual amount
of partisan stuff is of course included
but there is more than the usual amout
of equivocal standing.
In other words, Cox has made for
himself a platform essentially affirm
ative. Whether because of personal
conviction or the circumstances under
which he comes to the democratic
party nomination, he stands agrees
sively for the peace treaty with its
league of nations, for liberal and
against autocratic ideas in dealing
with industrial disputes, for the prin-
ciple of government Intervention in
economics to the extent necessary to
assure all interests square deal, for
the notion of large executive respon-
sibility, and for the broad political