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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
.FoREsEE APPROACH OF DEATH
Writer Tells Of Instances Where AMI
mails Evidently sensed Dissolution
and Feared It.

I am perplexed at the way in which
the lower animals sometimes have q
premonition of death and fear 1t, while
at other times they appear to be per-
fectly Indifferent to death.
i have: known a dog to beg not to be
taken on a railway journey, when usu-
ally be used to dance about with de
light when he saw these preparations
being made. On the occasion on which
he exhibited distress he. slipped OF the
platform, was run over and Killed.
/ have known horse who was
very free jumper refuse obstinateiy
small fence and, when bis rider forced
him over it the isorse broke his back.
A bunfnci-not pet, but merely
one of a cagefu1 Of birds-droppee
down screaming; took him ont and
so long as he lay insmy hand he was
quite quiet, but he screamed II / at
tempted to put him back on some cot
ton wool. He lay in my hand for
quarter Of an hour and died quite
quietly.
I have had a horse refuse to pass
under tree under which he had pass
ed every day for years. 1t was
perfectly calm day. I drove him round
the tree, and as I did SO big branch
fell upon exactly the spot on which
we would have been If had not let
the horse go round. From the Cont
mental Edition of the London Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30

Chicago, June 23.--Lurnber prices
generally throughout the country have
declined from 12 to 20 per cent. dur
ing the past month, according to a
large Chicago lumber company which
owns its woods and mills.
The reduction from what was term
ed the "hysterical high levels pre-
vaiiing earlier in the season was
brought about it was said. by the
larger dealers, who sought to stabilize
the market and increase building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
sieiense xpeEts FElaxe Ealken hat:
Copy 81 5iise,

hu1aan frasne eenl
eisasn IS according 10 ahe latest tliil
sf seMcieHeg experts gated be:
fore the American Society Of Indus.
trial Engineers in Phi1ad delphfa, says
York Evening Sun. Some 1f
The aaisy have been suspecting tina,
for years, but the promoters Of new
nefhads OF top speed plant produc-
tian are so sure OF it now that they
are modelling organization plans with
,ph ysicIans as then advisers.
Most OF the layeats prepared for
the industrial organizations look for
nidable to the average man. What
with their pendant bsa ekets and con-
Meeting curves the structure Of thou
sand man plants gives pause even to
the modern executive.
It: is shown that the schemes
which have worked the best are after
all as old SIS the human race, for they
are simply arrangements such as may
be seen ins every mans makeup.
The brain, for instance, as explained
by C. .E. .KnoeppeI. who has the chair
of factory management at New York
university, in his address TO his fellow
strsaIsexpeffs, is The same es the
executive head or the director OF a
plant or corporation. The five senses
which keep mankind In his bearings
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
LUMBER PRICES FALL
General Decline Made Effective in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 2ss.A general
reduction of about 10 per cent. in 1uHn-
Der prices today was made effective in
all retail lumber yards IN Kansas City.
The reduction ranges from IS: to Is
a thousand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
lden4ifYino .the glIckel.

James evfdentsy had q buffalo nickel
sof ne arst Hlnsage. for hesWas having
eable with central. Iii reply TO his
drop q nickel z central demand
ed, Well what kind ef q nickel are
ys,u strTipg te use. y 81 dunno what
kind H Is, he replied. sshnt itsssgees a
li<tle bulI on &.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
Sure Thira.

81 tod Jiggers that If he kept on
tndulging in that absurd fad of his
he vOrsk. be stung.'
.aThat was only to be expected witt
Q bee In his bonnet"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
HER .asqFIltl 81 AKEuP'
Indianapolis sGirl Viii Have ito Do
Muen Explaining if Many A.
suaintanees Saw aHer.

"A senior Of Technical high School
who prides herself on her contempt
for rouge and lip sticks went to the
photographerss. Several class mates
helped themselves go ca liberal sup
sply of spaA.nt just before posing,
sstnsnking the pictefes wouldsbe bettez.
Finally, they persuaded stffle senior to
Stry it just fof the one time No one
would ever be the wiser. Hesffating-
Ely, She applied the crimson puff and
thesoily es:mson stick and dashed into
fhes studio for the: final pose.
Half an hour later she was on the
car speeding homeward when she hap
Epened to- glance sats the woman across
|the aisle. That #sman's complexion,
she thought was past forgiveness.
How could some people bear to use
that stuff and continue to appear 10
pablicg Wei, one thing wss certain
nobody would eyer.s9e her riyaling
IAN October snnsstz Then horrors! She
remembered she had forgot ito wash
efr her soWn ..makeup -Indi diaaapolis
sNeWS. =. s..3s g. s1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30

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ones of
holds the
shils
the:
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effssa T1llag swenan
lIe listening 10 a3
md "a lliIte throat,
ClIiir,k Of alt
at twilight and
hoNers poer city
me Ofsan Incident
rea sslehigan. a pair
bnfI Sd a freight
5sst brood was Matched
e s. send acn to-
linen consul
the sttnatson to
( aE3ers order came In
ear TN
HE to ieaye the nest.
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ss win cp
IN parssiicaliar robins are back
her ssA 6 red and sauey as.
she one d & ssho alWayss
snstead c1 running onsaccount
80 HI and who
saiaes yeaRs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
Wilson Sends One
More Note to Allies
on Adriatic Mixup

washington, March 4.-Preslder- VIII
sons -eloinder tn the last note Of tbs
French and British prernie-s on the Ad-
-iatic situation was despa tched TO Eu-
ripe tonight. Its contents were not dis.
closed by the stale department
In preparing his answer Preside
Wilson had before him the proposal Of
the premiers that the United States
Join in seeking a settlement of the vex-
Ing problem Of the Adrintic through d.
rect Negotiations between ITALY and
Jugn- Slavia. The text for their pro-
posa. was taken from Il statement II
Mr. Wilson's previous communication
that -he United States would ri
course" not oppose any agreement mt
-naNv agreeable To Italy and Juro-
Siavia" as 10 frontiers. providing Il was
not on the basis OF 'cornnen arinn else
where Al the expense OF nationals of 4
third power
The President was invited tn pa-tici-
pate N Joint proposnl To italy and
Continued on Page 5-Cot. a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
LACK SUPPLIES
Grain Shortage Felt
Throughout State
Question ~ Feed for Cattle Great
Sruoien Unless Relief Comes ~
Trouble Centres Around Freight
Congratulations Being Made 70
aeIieve Situation

From al over the P.1e Tree State
urgent calls are being received for
grain and other supplies. The short
age Is not confined to any one partlc-
ular section Of he State, but is noted
n practically every county. The
wholesalers of this city have large
volume of orders that have been on
hanC Tor a week or more buT winch
they are unable to handle IN many
cases due 70 the shortage Of sup
plies and the freight congestion. AS
there were practically no receipts
during the recent freight embargo
and the non-receIpL Of freight BY the
railroads for nearly week the deal
e-s are short Of many surprises. and
although the railroads are now TAX
ing on a limited number Of goods for
shipment Il VIII ne some time be-
fore full service can be restored.
The Eolrnes-Swift Co. Of this city
are rather short of supplies. One par
Iicuiar car which is consigned 10 this
company mas been raposlnC n the
Portland Yards for two weeks. frozen
to the rails. and Is still there. The
company has thousands of dollars
worth Of goods tied up in treisht cars
which are frozen TO some side track
along the line.
The Fuller -Eolway Co. is IN a like
predicanent. They have invoices for
80 cars Of supplies II their name Of
course al Of these cars are not con
signed 10 this CITY as some Of them
are booked FOR customers or the com
pa1y. The COMPANY IS getting low
On grain also. There IS enough for
.rnmed.aIe use, but unless a supply
arrives soon the efFec- Of the short
age VIII ne far raachi1C
A.. over the East this question Of
feeding the ca1tle. unless there is
immediate reIief, viii De a great
prahlen There are MAN. hundreds
Of cars OF grain held up on the var
ious railroads. some Of the cars be-
ing hopelesslv frozen onto side
racks. In some SECTIONS Of Maine
the roads are unpa ssable and # sup
plies could be secured a. me nearest
Continued on Page -Col. g
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Foreign Exchange
Stages Comeback

New Y ork, March A spirited
advance III foreign exchange eciipsed
all other developments in the secur-
tiles market today and gave rise TO
much conjecture.
The British rate or demand bills on
London rose 70 S3.5S. an overnight
gain of i cents to the pound and
80 cents over the low record. estab-
lished exactly one month ago.
The Paris check was at 1879 francs
TO the dollar. against 15.12 month
ago and the Italian rate al 18.c2 Iires
to the dollar. compared with 1910
at tina. same period,
Remittances to nearly al the other
European countries. including So
called neutrals and the Scandinavian
capitals. also strengthened variably.
THE movement was a complete
surprise to dealers. although it was
recalled that one of the foremost in
teresr banks began buying London
bills in large amounts las. week.
Accompanying the rise IN exchange
were reports that the movement fore
lhadnwed an extensive gold export
movement from London to this coun-
try. In well-informed quarters this
was doubted because latest advices
from London report "a tighter money
market and point strongly TO an early
advance in the discount rate OF the
bank Of England
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
France to Buck
Any Modification
German Peace Pact

Paris. March 4.-(By the Associated
P-ess1,-The French government Will
make determined opposition to any re-
vision of the t:-caty Of Versailles that
would modify her claims on Germany,
il was learned today.
The attitude of the French govern
ment, according to the official point of
view, is IN perfect agreement with the
sympathies Of the chairman of the dep
uties. Il is held that any further con-
cesEions by the French government: 70
German would not be tolerated by par
lament and If made the government
would be overthruwn.
The French official view Of the eco
noric situation, il was stated in au-
thoritative circles today is quite the
same as that set forth in London, that
is. that AL Europe must ne put on 4
prosperous basis. The French. however.
il was pointed out, are beginning 70
think their allies have forgotten that
France herself is not on a prosperous
basis and not in a position to make
concessions that would affect her own
economic interests tn anyone, least Of
ali to Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
RICH DoOGER
Of Draft Seeks Evasion
Military Court
Counsel Petitions for Right TO Civil
Trial - Declares Draft Board
"Searsd" 4srydoii, Rendering Him
unans,~sranie for Acts

New York, March counsel Tor Gro
yer Cleveland Bergdoll. wealthy Young
Philadelphia charged with desertion
from the army in svading the draft law.
tomorrow will t-y 10 have him declared
q civilian and not a soldier and or
tered out Of the jurisdiction Of the mil
ita-y authorities. il was announced TO-
day after opening Of his courtmart!ai on
Governors Island.
BsrgyioIl will appear before Federal
Judge Hand on a writ Of petition for
the right to a civil trial Harry Vein
herxer, his counsel. will assert that he
should be triel before a civil court in
Pennsylvania, he told the courrmar,iai
h8ard.
weinnerEcr said further he would try
ID show Judge Hand that there never
WIS any violation OF the draS. law IL
BerEdolrs case and that the action Of
local board for division 20 prevented
BergdnIi from answering the draft call
bv "scaring him. and rendering him I'M
snswerabie. physically and mentally.
FOR his acts.
weinberger said Bergdon's case was
Continues on Page @coI. 2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
SHANTuNG RESERVATION AND
U.S., representation ON LEAGUE
RE-ADOPTED BY SENATE VOTE

y asflingtor- March 1.-TWO more
peace treaty RESERVATIONS were
adopted by the Senate TO-DAY altar
their original terms as framed py
Republican leaders las1 November
had been modified 10 conform 60
agreements Of the recent bipartisan
compromise conference.
One Of them with holding assent
from the ShaaCung settlement was
changed ON motion Of the Rspuol-
can leaders themselves and by prac-
ricaIIy unanlYnous vote. Consideration
Of the other, however. providing that
American representatives n the
League Of Nations be chosen by
congressional action, raised d Bit
ter controversy which in the end
broke down for the first tine since
eHrty November the solid Republican
lineup behind the Republican reser
walton program
The language finally substituted FOR
the Republican draft of the league
representation reservation was writ
ten by Senator Walsh Of Montana
and by him was laid before the hi-
partisan conference. Today II was Of
ferred in the Senate by the Eepubli
can leader. Senator Lodge was OBJ
jecred TO by. Senator Eitchcuck Of
Nebraska. the administration leader,
was withdrawn. re-ofered by Sen
ator Walsh, accepted by the Senate
over the Republican LEADERS, oppo-
slIion and then finally adopted with
the Republicans voting soIidly for IL
and with Senator Walsh and IS 9TH
er Democrats opposing It.
The mansuverIng brought ont
many sharp contradictions as to
what happened behind the closed
doors OF the bipartisan conference
and prompted Senator Lodge To de-
clare that hereafter he would have
nothing 10 do with The compromise
agreements tentatively reached while
the negotiations were in progress.
His declaration immediately drew
fire from the mild reservation Eepuh-
Leans. Senator Kellogg If Minnesota,
a member Of that group, asserting
That ne never would ne bound br his
leaders decision. Il was the mid
-eserva -ionists who, 4 few minutes
later, made possible adoption Of me
Walsh reservation.
The unexpected fareup over 4 "a
serva-lon generally regarded as of
minor consequence came when nero
cations for d compromise on the
crucial question Of article ten again
had reached a state Of earnest acr1v-
Continued on PAGE 4-CoI. 81
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Slayer Patrolman
Clancy Guilty Of
Second Degree Murder

Boston, March 4.-Joseph SAmnarco
was found guilty Of murder n the sec
ond degree by . Jury n superior cr,rni-
nai court tonight for the killing Of Pa
troiman William 9. Clancy in a dance
hall in the Cha-iestown district cary
IN the morning January - as the latter
was attempting 70 uueil disturbance.
SaTnrnarru mad admitted the deco put
SAID ne had intended TO wound anothe-
policeman who was n the hall bur
someone struck his arm as ne fired and
the bullet hir Clancy. The Jury was
out i've hours. San1marco will be sen
fenced next week.
Clancy vino served with the Cana
dams in the World War was known as
the first American 70 carr the Stars
and Stripes in action n France. going
over the rop with the coiors just after
the United States had entered the war
A fund was raised through, public sub
scription for his widow an English
woman. VINO arrived in this cuuutrv a
few days ago with their little son.
Sammarco resident Of the North End.
!s :. years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
WILL HOLD FEDERAL
WARRANT FOR BURKE

Portland. Ne, March 4-Depu-v L :
Marsha Eugene I. Harmon Of West
brook nas returned from Sliowhegan
and did not place John a Burke under
arrest though armed with a warrant,
charging the respondent in the Ba-tlev
murder case with violation Of wartime
prohibition.
The State Of Maine has first claim On
the man IN connection with the murder
case and ne was -emanded ID Jail when
the jury disagreed. Thai means an
other trial and ne remains under -e-
sr-aint until cleared or convicted or
until the State abandons further prose
culiOn.
Officer Harmon awaited the outcome
Of this dramatic case IN the Somerset
county courtroom IN Skuwhegan and
was prepared 10 take Burke INTO Gus
rDdy had a verdict Of not guilty been
returned ny the jury. The warrant will
huid good for some Lme and further de-
veiopmeuts in the murder charge will
determine action by federal authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
Shipping Board
Facing Shortage
Fuel Oil for Ships

Washington March ~ allure Of the
Stripping board 10 secure bids Tor even
a small portion OF ne Oil fuel needed
for IFS ships @uring Inc vear beginning
April / brought the suggestion tonight
tha1 President Wilson might ne urged
to invoke his war powers TO meet the
situation. Restoration Of full fedora
cont-nl over the oil INDUSTRY might ne
NECESSARY. Il was said.
Shipping board officials SAID is fuel
si-l1ation was ''ve.y serious" on pro-
posais for q oo0. 900 barrels they received
today nids on $500 eoa a, prices ranging
from rs 10 ~ per cen-. higher than last
year Existing contracts will expire
within the next three weeks and az no
pDint has the board a reserve suppl
for more than Few DAYS Chairman
PAYNE is expected tn make d special
report 70 President Wilson.
Several companies declared their pro-
ciucrion for the wear alraadv was COZ
cred BY contracts. in once case with
shipping firms operating faderai-owneJ
bottoms.
Oil men present at the shipping board
he1uuuaTferE. however declared me
situation could be definitely traced 10
unsettled conditions in the Tampico,
Mexico, oil fields. the principal sources
of supply Recent Mexican DEGREES re
sr-icting oil operators have forced the
companies to exercise extreme caution
IN contracting for future deiiverv. the
oil men said
The result Of tDday's bids a the ship
ping board added to anxiety II The navy
department. which will ask bids on fuel
oil for the sighting ships March f5. Sec
-etarv Daniels said ne would recon
--ene the conference with war. commerce
and interior departments and the ship
ping board officials TO discuss WAYS and
means Of solving the problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05
CAMbON FAvORS
Caillaux in Trial Be-
fore Paris Court
Former Ambassador Convincsa Ac-
cusea Acted IN Best interests of
France and irncuec with Patriot
ism-M. Paieoiosrue Flags Former
Premier

Paris. March at was ambassadurs'
nler Joseph Caillaux before the Senaae
sitting as a high court on the charge
naarure and dIshunorahie peace with
GERMANY
Three former French Ambassadors a.
Madrid, Perrog-ad and Berlin. were the
first Witnesses for the prosecution They
Were William Martin. Maurice Pnleo-
Iogue and jules CamDon, and their les
-irnony was as Varied as their opinions
concerning the accused
II. PaleolGgue after informing the
court that he realized he faced a MAI
who was defending ms honor and per
maps MS life anu would weigh every
word, launched into a scathing a--a.gn-
nenr Of N. Caillaux. He concluded By
dramatically pointing an accusing I'm
ger al the prisoner and shouting.
You are the Sturmer of France"
Boris sturner, former Russian pre-
nlIe-, with the late Monk Rasputin and
former Minister Of the Interior P-uto-
pupOf. formed the trio known as "the
dark forces Of Russia VINO were al
ieged 70 have aroused the Russians %
revolt against the regime Of Emperor
eicholas.)
The court was IN al uproa- with n
Moro-GiaEe- Of counsel for CaiIlarx
protesting violently
NJ CANNON reviewed the Agad;- ne
rntiauons. he SAID CaiIlaux never gave
him INSTRUCTIONS any way diverr,ng
rom the policy forwarded bv Otto
Perrnes and minister of foreign Affairs
towards Germany EIe declared he was
convinced thai Cailiaux acted in the hes:
interests Of France and was inbued
with patriotism toward the cnunt-v
"Caiilauz acted in me AGadir negotia-
lions in 4 manner which does him the
greatest honor" Il Cambun said IN
concluding his tnst.munr - tnld hin
so then and 7 am prepared 10 say SO
now
NJ Martin reported = conversation
which he ind with King Alfonso Of
Spain previous 70 his departure for
Parir IN Januarv 1917. in which II wns
alleged that CaiIlaux had sent an ennis
sa-v 10 the king threatening him with
death. King Alfonso, according TO NJ
Martin, said that while nor afraid ~
the ti1rea: he had made note Of It and
PLACED a copy in a safe should any
thing happen.
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SECOND TRIAL SURE

Attorney General Stu-gis was
asked Thursday concerning an sdi
torial which appeared in a Portland
psper to the effect that John A
Burke would not be tried again for
murder Of Nelson W Rartley. The
attorney general said thar the first.
he ever heard Of the rnarrer was
when he read the editorial.
So far as I know, said he. Burke
VIII be tried again. 7 have never
felt that the financial side should
prevent the establishment Of d
man innocence or guilt To the sat
iEfaction Of all. This can only lie
done in Burke's case by another
trial and final verdict by the Jury.
Burke will be tried again. The
idea of a mol pros for tins case has
never entered my mind Il isn't
question Of what the trial cost Or
what another trial viii cost. The
only question is: Is Burke guilrvo
This must be determined BY means
Of jury trial.
Asked when he expected the sec
ono trial to be held Attorney Grener-
al Srurgis said that it had not been
decided. He would not know defin-
Irely when this would come unit! he
mad held a conference with County
Attorney Merrill Of Somerset coun-
~ He said thar the trial might
come IN April. but he could not say
a. this time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-05

The western disturbance Of the
last two days has developed into a
pronounced and more general storm
and except in New England pressure
is low tonight east of the MISSISSIPPI
river
There will be snow Friday in the
lake region and the upper Ohio val
lev and rains in the Atlantic states.
followed by clearing weather Satur-
day except in New England and the
interior of East New York where
there will be local SHOWS.
The cold wave will continue east
ward, covering the lake region and
Ohio valley and the south during
Friday and Friday night and New
England and the middle Atlantic
states On Saturday with frost prob
ably Saturday morning to the south
ern limits Of the Florida mainland.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Eastport to
Jacksonville and the Gulf coast from
Tampa TO New Orleans.
Winds OFF the Atlantic coast
North of Sandy Hook: Strong south
west To south. shifting To west and
northwest by Saturday morning,
rain; Sandy Hook I'd Harteras:
Strong southeast and south shifting
TO northwest during Friday night,
rain.