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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Chinese Sailors Mutiny

New Orleans. Nov. ELEVEN Chi
nese members Of the crew OF the Brit =.
ish steamer Elm Leaf were wounded
when the guards resorted TO pis,ol
hre to quell n mutiny aboard result.
ing from refusal to grant shore lcav,.
Two will die.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Cotton Ginned in State
Director of Census Makes Pre-:
-. liminary Report -

Washington. Nov. 1.-Director Sam
l.. Rogers Of the bureau of the CEN
sus, department OF commerce, an
nounced the preliminary report on
cotton ginned by counties in South
Carolina for the crops Of 1920 and
1919. The report was made public for
the state ct 10 a. m. Monday. Octob-
CT Is, 1920.
tQuantities are in running bales
counting round as half bales. Linters
are not include,i):
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Gain Twenty
congressman
Republicans Will Have Over.
whelming Majority in House

New York, Nov. "A net gain Of
twenty Republican votes in the house
is shown by complete returns from
seventeen states, including most Of the
Democratic stronghOlds. Eight of
fifteen Republican senatorial candi-
dates won and ten others are reported
to be leading. All nine southern sen
atOrial candidates won. The Rcpub-
leans claim a majority OF eight or
ten in the next senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06

Sumter is TO have q modern st,
laundry, managed by an expert
dryman OF many years eNperiency
as soon as the necessary equS
can he installed. A company
capital Of twenty thousand dol
been organized by Mr.. II.
and associates and the mani
comes from another city y
terested in the company anS
greater assurance Of the su
new enterprise,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Republican Ward e.
In Columbia

Columbia, Nov. 3.--One ward in the
city Of Columbia, where there is a
heavy negro vote, went republican by
SO out OF total of 1S4 votes.
Reports from all parts Of the state
today indicate that the thirty three
amendments to the constitution car
ried with slight opposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Railroads Are
Expensive

Washington, Nov 3.-The private
operation OF the railroads for the first
six months after federal control cost
the government six hundred and fifty
six million dollars, under the federal
guarantee, the Interstate commerce
commission announced today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Railroad Official Dead

Richmond, Nov. 3.-Gcorge W.
stevens, president Of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railway. dropped dead at
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs
He had been i'll since the death of his
son in 1915.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Roosevelt to Coolidge

New York, Nov. 3.--Roosevelt, in
congratulating Coolidge. said II trust
the NJ. ion will grow in prosperity and
in unsclfsh ideals OF Amcricanism
which unprejudiccd citizens of all par
ties desire"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
President Wilson
Well AS Usual
He Did Not Vary His Usual Rou-
tine-No Comment on Election

Washington, Nov 3.-President Will
son arose early today and did not
vary his routine. White House Of
ficials said he appeared as we'll as
usual.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
1t Might Have
. Been Worse

ST. Louis, Nov. 3.-Champ Clark
has been passed by his Republican op-
ponent by fifteen hundred votes from
not quite half the precincts in the dis
trict.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Alabama Safe
For Democracy
All congressman Save One Elect
ed by Safe Majorities and He
Has a Lead

Birmingham. Nov 3.-Democrats
appear to have won all districts except
the doubtful seventh, where the Dem
ocrats are leading by four hundred and
seventy-seven
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Princeton Against
..... Pres. Wilson

Princeton, Nov. 3.-Senator Harding
carried President Wilson's home dis
trict two to one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Cox COngratulates
Harding

Dayton, Nov 3.--Gov. Cox wired
Senator Harding congratulations,
pledging his support as a citizen to
execute authority In whatever emer-
gency :ai1nt arise" ...
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06

Ihe election is over and everybody
should go to work. Steady work by
all who arc able to work will make
EOOI times,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06

-
Nqlnntopta. Missouri. Montana, Me-
vAdn. New York. North Dakota, Utah,
Wet Notwithstanding 12O. -'.
The states which wore certain for
GSk tHat hour were Alabama, Ark
- florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Ab9ioippL' North Carolina, Okla
Iona South Carolina. Tennessee,
NHas and Virginia, a total OF 13G
woes In the electoral college ".
New York. Nov. 2.--In the face Of
rcturns showing the growing landslide
Tor Harding. Governor Cox's own
Newspaper. the Dayton Daily News,
and Chairman White OF the Demo-
cratic national committee. soon after
~ O'clock tonight conceded the cleo
uon OF Senator Harding. Without
waiting for returns from the west.
Nnich four years ago elected Wilson
kkhe face OF plurallties for Hughes
yuehout the east, the Democratic
uAndidate and his chief manage con-
ceded that In the solemn referendum"
which President Wilson declared
would decide the league OF nations
question. American voters had pre-
ferred Harding, who favored staying
out"
Governor Cox. who was in his
newspaper Office whei the concession
OF Senator Harding's election was
published. said he would issue no
statement Senator Harding at his
home I'm Marion said no was more
siven to prayer to God to make me
capable of playing my part" than he
was TO exultation
At HAS o'clock. eastern time, with
the west and middle west still scarce
ly heard from. the Harding landslide
I'm the east was continuing with gath-
ering momentum. ',.. -
Al the rate the Harding column was
growing at that hour. the Republican n
plurality In the state OF New York
would be around the unprecedented
hgure OF more than a million. New
York city, normally Democratic. was
going for Harding by at lest half a
mi"ion. The govcrnorship fiEht con-
tinued close with Republican manag-
ers claiming the defeat Of Governor
Smith.
pennsylvania returns at that hour
showed Harding leading Cox three 20
one and Senator Penrose elected.
Massachusetts was promising Harding
tne greatest plurality ever gwen a
presidential candidate I'm that state.
boston had gone for Republican for
the second time In It's history. and
mad given Harding a greater lead over
Gov than 10 gave Mckinley over BRYAN
In 1925. Returns from half OF Vo-
mont gave Harding a three TO ono lea 4
over Cox. Hughes beat Wilson two
10 ono there In 1915.
In the home district OF Charles f..
Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hal.
Harding beat Cox to 1. Maine re-.
ported Harding leading Cox by the
largest plurality evor- given TO a p~rs.
identlal candidate. Ohio, one. nth
complete. showsa a growing vote for
Harding.
Harding carried two wards In the
Guy OF Atlanta, Ca. and two parishes
In the Logisiana sugar belt, both Dem
ocratic territories.
In t1e New York soma atorial race.
senatof Wadsworth was leading his
Democfatic opponent, Lieutenant
Governor Walker. Senators Brandegee
of cObnecticut and Moses OF New
Hampkhire. opponents OF the league
oI nattons' both seemed certain OF re-
election.
The late closing of polls In the ives,
tern staNcs. the q ference In time. LONG
ballots md i;rcatly Increased vote
were the caGse of the late roturu,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Maryland Goes
Republican
Latest Returns Indicate Forty
Thousand Majority for Hard
ing

Baltimore, Nov 3.-Returns from
ninety precincts show Harding leading
In Maryland by forty thousand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
FAST GROWTH Of
FORD BUSINESS

Il was in the fan Of 1911 that J.
W. Kirkpatrick took the FL Paso
agency for Ford cars that many other
FL Pasoans had declined. He opened
business with a - car contract at
the corner OF Kansas and Texas
streets in q little buildir e 25x75. The
first year he thought he was pretty
successful when he disposed Of 46
cars
The business he developed by the
fau Of 1916 forced him in his present
location at the corner OF West san
Antonio and Leon streets, a reinforced
concrete building, containing over
10000 square feet He handled dur
ing the year 1917 a total Of 1850 Ford
cars.
Not only has FL Paso and the south
west observed the growth Of the Tri-
state Motor company in business, but
this same observation has been no.
ticed BY the Ford interests several
times, by placing added and greater
distribution problems and business
upon the firm.
The Tri-State Motor company was
the last Of the Ford Motor company
direct factory distributors in the
United States to be eliminated as
result Of the opening Of Ford branches
n different parts Of the United
States
when Mr.. Ford first placed his
tractor upon the market on the gov
ermental plan OF distribution, Il was
Mr. Kirkpatrick that Mr. Ford per
scnallE requested to take over the
distribution OF these ira tors through
out Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
which terminated after this COVER
mental plan Of distribution was com
pleted- in Mr. Kirkpatrick's firm be-
ing given tractor distribution con-
tract covering Arizona. New Mexico
and west Texas, including the Pan
handle in which. within the past Is
months the Tri-State company has
placed over 1000 Fordson tractors.
Our only difficulty today Is not be-
ing able to get enough tractors to
supply the demand for them" said
Mr. Kirkpatrick
The Tri-State motor company grew
from an original capital Investment Of
$1,000 until today it has and requires
a capital Investment Of over $780,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
AVERAGE AUTO
To COST S2440.

The average car for 1920 will cost
in the neighborhood Of s2440. TAX
ing the figures for all the different
chassis models manufactured IN this
country. it will be found that the
wheel base wiz average 11s inches.
It VIII use a motor with a s.4s bore
and ass stroke. The motor win de-
velop 50 horsepower at 2286 revolu-
lions per minute This is consider
able r-p-m-s. when Il IS remembered
that racing cars five years ago
hardly developed this speed. The
weight OF the car Will be 5000
pounds equipped and ready for the
road, the tires 33x4 and the gear
ratio "a to /.
Favor SIX Cylinder.
The type most favored Is six
cylinder L head type motor with a
detachable cylinder head The
cylinders are cast enbloc with pump
water circulation. oillnE by force
feed ana splash and gasoline feed by
means OF vacuum tank.
The great majority OF American
cars employ a three bearing crank
shaft. I beam connecting rods and
cast iron pistons- Three fourths OF
the models are using disc or plate
clutches.
AEAluAullAAlou the same.
The transmission Is the same as
usual; three speeds forward and one
reverse and are mounted in a unit
with the motor and clutch Springs
are the most part, semi elliptic front
ana rear. Wheels are OF wood fitted
with tow sets OF Internal brakes.
When these figures for Americas
average car are compared with the
average OF a year ago, It IS seen
that the car is slightly smaller
though, Il weights a trifle more and
costs complete about $500 more.
While there Is q slight variation in
the average bore and stroke figures,
We can say for practical purposes
that no change has taken place with
respect to engine size.
Cooling System Unchanged.
So far as cooling. oiling, ignition
and starting lighting are concerned,
the two average cars are the same.
From the engine to the rear axle no
changes have been made fer every
feature seen on the 1890 average
car was part OF the 1913 car. The
however. are slightly smaller
In diameter for the average in 1919,
but the air capacity Of the tires has
not cbsen decreased
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
Ex-Window WASHER Gums
Chain OF Hotels In Iaban

San Francisco. Calf. Feb. Ire
turning TO the United States as pre-
mier tourist hotel magnate Of Japan,
h s. K Xamaguchi, Of Toxic, By wire
less reserved a suite OF rooms at the
Palace hotel here. He formerly was
a window washer at the Palace hotel
for IA months.
Xamaguchi arrived at the place
where he was formerly employed as a
window washer as a gentleman Of
great business achievement. re came
to America 25 years ago after rum
ming away from home to see the
world.
II is understood, and not denied.
that the mission which brought va
maguchis back 70 San Francisco was
70 effect q working Agreement be-
tween the local exclusive hosiery and
several eastern hotels with his chain
OF hotels in Japan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
]. s. HIGHWAY.
SYSTEM NEEDED

In a day when every expenditure
should be rigidly scrutinized and
every effort made to overcome the
burden which the world war has
saddled upon us, the need Of a ma
ti0nal highway system stands out
more clearly than ever before.
Intelligent Improvement and main
tenance OF our highways, at a com
paratively insignificant cost, would
save enough money in transporta-
war debt within the lifetime OF the
present generation and leave q
handsome residue IN the treasury.
Large Statement.
This IS a large statement There
are $4,000 900 passengers cars in the
United States today. Assume that 3
national highway system Of $4,000
miles should be constructed and
maintained by the government
II each OF these ears Travelled
but 1900 miles year on the ma
tional system q saving Of one and
q half cents q mile in gasoline
and tire costs would easily be ef-
fected or a total Of S117s0OO,0 900 a
Government figures show that
saving Of II cents ton mile In
commercial traffic Is made when
roads are improved The congress
sional Investigation O. 1879 deduced
an annual highway traffic OF 7O0,-
600. 900 tons A conservative state
ment would place the total today st
1000. 900, 900 tonF
On the assumption that but one
fifth Of this travelled over the ma
tioual system land an improved road
always draws much more) there
would be q ton mileage saving Of
s123,00O,000.
Average Haul.
Since the average haul in 10 miles
an hour the actual saving per ton
of merchandise woult be S340.GO0.000
a year.
Thus IN two items we have arrived
at an annual saving Of S457. 1000. 600,
or more than is asked for over q
period Of four years in the bill in
troduced by senator Townsend, Of
Michigan proposing the construction
Of such a system
The vision OF the United States
bound together by a network OF dur
able highways Is one which we
should seek to make a reality at the
EARLIEST possible moment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
Rio Grande Oil
CO.A ThriUing
Home Industry

One Of FL Paso's thriving home IN
dustries is the Rio Grande OIL COM
pany. producers Of the Speedway
brands Of gasoline and oil
This company was organized in
1915 by L. E. Lockhart. At tho
time. oil companies were being es-
tablished everywhere Gasoline, JUST
beginning to be consumed az a rapid
" increasing rate, due to the grow
ing popularity OF automobiles. was
selling. in some places, as low as
cents per gallon. By the summer OF
1916. the rate OF consumption was so
large that refineries throughout the
country. found themselves unable to
supply the demand for gasoline and
Kerosene. due 10 their lack OF facil1-
ties and to the lack OF crude OIL, OF
which there was a market shortage
Prices increased by leaps and bounds
and at the time the Rio Grande OIL
company began operations. gasoline
was retailing for 19c per gallon
price which seemed out OF all reason,
as compared with the prevailing
price few months previous.
Refineries were sWamped with orders,
which they could not fill The small
dealer could secure no supplies with
which to carry on his business. Soon
Il was a case Of begging for an occds-
ional car OF that magic liquid called
gasoline. Naturally. many small con-
Germs failed. Literally hanging on by
it's teeth. the Rio Grande company
pulled through these trying times
and managed 10 secure sufficient
quantities Of kerosene and gasoline
TO avert a complete failure OF its
business
For months. L z. Lockhart. a plo-
ueer in the oil game, bewailed his
refinery friends in Texas and Okla
hOma for supplies. and IL was only
by their friendship that he was ever
able TO secure shipment OF a single
car OF either CAROLINE or kerosene It
seemed mighty hard, says Mr. Lock
hart, 20 decline orders, that could he
have filled them, would have put his
company on its feet sufficiently to
see the thing through from week to
week without so much Suffering" as
he terms IL By being his own man
ager, his own bookkeeper, his own
stenographer, and. at times, his own
Warehousemaus and By exercising
every known means Of economy, he
pulled his company through the crisis
and in time succeeded in convincing
his refinery friends that II would
pay them TO sell the Rio Grande com
pany all the supplies It needed
FL Pasoans are well acquainted
with the products this refinery is
turning out, and Mr.. Lockhart ad-
vises that sales on their famous
Speedway motor oils, gasoline and
greases are most satisfying The
company maintains branches at Las
Cruces, Deming and Columbus and
has many connections throughout
New Mexico and Arizona where their
products are shipped
The Rio Grande Oil company Is
strictly a home Industry, all its
stockholders being FL Pasoans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
Ell PaSO Motor
Firm Plans To
Break Record

The Lone star Motor company. one
OF the largest motor car distributors
in the southwest, is an FL Paso en-
terprise, now in its sixth year. This
company was organized in 1914 By z
Gordon Perry and L. J. TrottL Their
first salesroom was at s55 Myrtle.
A year later they moved 20 s15
West san Antonio. The present four
story building, the equal OF many Of
the best motor car salesroons on
Broadway, was erected in 1918. Il
was at that time the Million Dollar
club" was formed. This club has for
ITS membership all officers, depart
ment heads and employees Of the com
panys who pledged themselves TO do
million dollar business the first
year
They accomplished this purpose and
raised the ante" so TO speak. to two
million dollars the second year.
At a recent meeting OF the club Il
was unanimously decided TO try for
three million dollars trade in 1920
Present officers Aof the company
are: 2. Gordon Perry. president.
Ray Shelton. assistant to the presi-
dent; Thomas F. Friday, general man
ager; Frank Klohs, service manager
b Edwin Ryan. manager parts de-
partment; W. H Love, shop manager;
BOYD E Ryan. manager accessory
department
When her husband. Capt William
Cram. was taken suddenly I'll. Mrs.
Isabella Dram brought the four
maSteQ schooner, lean SommerVille.
across the Atlantic ocean in - days
She was the only person on board able
10 navigate the ship when her hus-
band was taken i'll and did her work
with the skin Of a seasoned seafarer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
TRANSPORTATION
Is Keynote Of
Selling Trucks

Motor trucks cannot be sold as
passenger cars are sold. and they do
not command the 44arket which pas
senger cars enjoy; therefore, in SELL
ing motor trucks transportation"
must be the keynote.
In the middle west. " ere trucks
are being used extensively on farms,
in answer 20 q QUESTIONABLE recently
sent out practically every farmer
stated that his truck was the easiest
piece Of machin ~ on the farm The
number OF motor trucks used By
farmers Is $4,000, being 10000 more
than the next nearest class Of users,
manufactures
Number Of Farms.
The total number OF farms IN the
United States is 6.361.502, Of an aver
age size OF 40 acres Adding a fac
tor Of safety OF rs per cent TO this
estimate Il is concluded that a farm
of 40 acres can economically sup
port a motor truck
To be conservative. let NJ sup
pose that only one-third OF this
number would be truck pros
poets, we thus find a potential
market for 2,I20 500 motor trucks
The number OF hogs hauled By the
farmers OF western Iowa into the
y
two months in 1917, while for the
same period in 1919 the number was
26.1e5, or an increase Of over ITO per
cent. The vice president OF the st.
Joseph Mo- Stockyards company re-
ports the following data In live stock
haulage By motor truck: Increses Of
1918 over 1917 IN the case OF cattle 81
per cent, in that OF hogs ia per cent.
and In that Of sheep 70 per cent The
increase Of haulaEe OF live stock By
motor truck Is growing 50 rapidly
that the company is providing facili-
ties to handle $500 head OF hogs per
day.
Rural Motor Express.
A rural motor express IS a line de-
signed to serve the farmer. One OF
its big advantages Is that It relieves
the farmer OF transportation work,
by carrying his product at q mini
mum cost and does not take him or
his help off the farm.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
Dealers Gould
Lose Cars And
Yet Be Innocent

automobile dealers viii be gam
bling one billion dollars in 1920
against the possibility Of automobiles
sold on conditional bills OF sale and
on mortgages. being confiscated by
the federal government because the
person to whom they were sold car
ried 'moonshine' liquor in them"
said c. A. Vane OF St. Louis, general
counsel Of the National Automobile
Dealers association, in a recent issue
OF Motor Age. The dealer association
represents the interests OF 10000
automobile dealers Of the country.
Vane's statement was the result
Of recent decisions in two United
States circuit courts OF appeals where
in Il was held that Il an automo-
bile Is seized for carrying liquor upon
which the federal revenue has not
been paid. the car IS subject to con-
fiscatlon even though Il has been
only partly paid FOR and likewise
the innocent owner viii not be al
lowed to set up his claim for posses
sion Of the car because It remained
Vane estimated that 2.5oo. 900 auto
mobiles would be sold in 1870. The
prewar unit Of sails was S736. Prob
ANY 80 ENAEGMA AL the
retail business. he declared, is done
on time payment OF this amount
probably % percent IS paid as an ini-
tial tnstalment to obtain possession
Of the car.
"A man may drive out OF your es-
adjustment with an automobile upon
which he has made the first payment
only, and an hour later the vehicle
may be confiscated and your interest
taken too, II he Is arrested for having
in his possession liquor upon which
the tax has not been paid"
Nane pointed out that the dealers
would have TO go to congress and
ask for an amendment 10 the revenue
laws similar to that IN the Volstead
national prohibition bill, so that a
without knowledge Of the
use Of his vehicle could re-
claim t. Under the Nolstead law a
car may be confiscated also for trans
porting any kind OF liquor. but II II
Is liquor upon which the tax has al
ready been paid, and the car is used
the dealers knowledge or
the dealer may reclaim the