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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
O'Shaughessy Attacks
u. S. POLICY in Mexico

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 3.-Nel-
son O'Shaughnessesy charge d. al
faires of the Mexican embassy at Mex
leo City during the presidency of Ma
dero and the dictatorship of Huerta,
testified today before the senate Mex
lean Investigating committee that con-
ditions in Mexico were the natural re-
suit of the American policy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03

The opening performance at the
British capital of "One Night in
Rome" written by ]. Hartley Manners
and starring his wife, Laurette Taylor.
was suddenly halted o the second act
after rowdies in the gallery had hoot-
ed and yelled during the first act and
then had thrown articles on the stage
at the opening of the second act. They
claimed that the curtain had not been
raised high enough to permit them to
see the show. U. S. Ambassador and
Mrs. Davis were among the distin-
quished persons in the audience. Man
ners is an Englishman; Miss Taylor
an American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
Unification of NJ. E. Church
Is Referred to Committee
(By Associated Press)

DES MONIES, Ia, May 3-The COM
mission on unification of the Meth
odist Churches, north and south, re-
ported to the general quadrennial con-
ference here today, recommending that
the matter be referred to special
committee. The recommendation was
adopted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
Switchmen Want to Work

(By Associated PressJ
CHICAGO, H., May 3.-Nineteen
thousand railway switchmen who
walked out in sympathy with the
strike called here April l by the Chi
cago Yardmen's association are will
ing to return to work Ii their senior
ity rights are restored.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
CENTER AND JACKSON
FARMERS WILL MEET

The federation meeting Of Center
township farmers will be held at Cen
terville on Monday night, and the
Jackson township farmers will meet
at the Town Hall at Cambridge City
on Tuesday evening, May 4. Interest
ing speakers will be present at both
meetings and all farmers are invited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
FIRE AT CAMP TRAVIS

(By Associated PreSs)
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 3.-Fire
believed by military authorities to
have been of incendiary origin did
damage estimated at 100000 in an
ordnance department warehouse at
Camp Travis, near here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
CHARGE HE VIOLATED
SHIPPING BOARD ACT

NEW YORK, May 3.-An indict-
ment which charges Charles Morse
with violating the shipping board act
which prohibits sale of American reg
istered vessels to foreigners was re-
turned by the federal grand jury here
today,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
RUSS REDS BALk
(By Associated Press)

I
LONDON, May s. Russias trade
delegation at Copenhagen has decided
to return to Russia owing to the re-
ported refusal Of Great Britain to ad-
NIT Maxim Litvinoff to England
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
ELECTION RETURNS
The Palladium has made ar
to receive election

rangements to receive election
returns from the county and
state. A leased wire will
bring the state returns to the
office, and special arrange
ments have been perfected to
collect the precinct returns of
Wayne county as soon as they
are tabulated. Election in
formation will be flashed on a
screen opposite the Palladium
office. Returns will also be
given over the telephone.
Please call 2872, election tele-
phone returns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
RETURN TO WORk

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, May 3-A ma
jority of the 1,400 employees Of the
New Work state railways in this city
who walked out here Saturday, voted
to return to work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03

Noon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIS
For Wayne county by w. e. Moore
Fair and continued cool tonight;
Tuesday fair, but with increasing
cloudiness.
General Conditions The Rocky
Mountain storm over the west re-
mSins practically stationary, but is in
creasing in size. 1t is being held back
temporarily by a cool wave which
moved southwark last night from
southern Canada. AS a result the
weather remains fair over the Gen.
trail states. 1t Is becoming unsettled
with. showers over the far west and
6nows in the far northwest The rain
will probably begin over the plain
states within 36 hours but fair
weather will continue here for the
next "a hours, at least
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by United States
Weather Bureau Fair, continued
cool tonight and Tuesday. Probably
light frost in the northeast portion.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
PROBLEM OF WHISK EY

Cincinnati, Jan. G.--Georgc f.
Deiterle Cincinnati dstillcr, has been
authorized to appoint a committee to
go to Washington and discuss with
the federal officials the problem of
disposing of the bonded whiskey in
the United States. This was an
nounccd at the close of a meeting of
100 distillers from all sections Of the
country here today. Mr.. Deiterle pre-
sided at the conference.
OF the total 60,OOO,00O gallons of
bonded whiskey in the United States
30 900 900 gallons are in warehouses
of Kentucky. No way of disposing of
this immense quantity Of liquor valued
at hundreds Of millions of dollars. has
been provided by congress except bv
expectation, and even that will be pro
hibitcd after January lG when the
federal dry amendment goes into eff
feet
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
FARMERS CAN BUY
SURPLUS WAGONS
Camp Jackson, Sewer and Wadsworth
to Furnish Used Wagons
From Atlanta.

Farmers and merchants Of South
Carolina are offered United States
army wagons at a much reduced price
by new ruling of the war depart
ment authorizing the surplus property
division to proceed with the sale of
2,444 used wagons and LOLA new
wagons. This order has just been re-
ccived at the office of the camp sup
ply officer at Camp Jackson where sew
eral hundred Of the vehicles are To-
Gated.
All the vehicles are known as cs-
land, Pa, 100. These arc also to be
bought through the Atlanta office.
Specifications are given as follows:
weight 2,140 pounds, capacity 5000
pounds, front wheels three feet eight
inches, rear wheels four feet six
inches high with metal hubs and
Archibald pattern and 16 spokes to
wheel, steel or iron tires oak or hick-
ory felloes rad oak or hickory spokes
steel aXles, five foot and one and one
half inch track.
In commenting upon the vehicles it
is announced that "these wagons are
standard every respect, all parts be-
ing interchangeable. The bodies are
strongly ironed and equipped with
| removable flare boards, thus being ca
pablc Of carrying heavy loads. They
are well adapted to general farm
work, road building, lumbcrin gand
logging.
cort wagons and are to be bought
through the Atlanta surplus supply
officer by negotiation. New wagons
are to be sold for $75 and used vchi-
cles as low as $50. Prices are subject
to f. o. b. Atlanta and bids may be
made by telegram, telephone or letter
The sale will be from practically
every camp in the South. Following
are some Of the camps and the number
of wagons they are to furnish; Allan
ta 232, Camp Sewer 1O7, Fort Moul-
tric four, Camp jackson 418, port of
embarkation at Charleston so, Camp
! Hancock l05, Camp Wadsworth l44
Camp Mcclellan $40, Camp Sheridan
314, Camp Bragg 35, Fort Oglethorpe
81 All these wagons have been used
but are in good condition.
New vehicles are being furnished
from the following places; Jefferson
vile, Ind, Gl4; Columbus, Ohio, 100;
general supply depot, Newport News,
100; Camp Meauc, 100; New Cumber-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
BIG ESTATE GOES
II OCITY ORPHANAGE

The board Of managers of the Ep-
worth orphanage met yesterday and
Monday at the Jerome hotel for the
purpose Of settling the estate of the
late w. V. Gill Of Allendale, who by
his will left the estate to the orphan
age at the death of his wife. which
occurred December 20. The estate
consisted of several fine plantations
in Allendalc county and some lots in
the town Of Allendale. The entire
property is valued at 100000, which
amount will become an endowment
fund the interest of which will be
used for the maintenance of the or
phanage.
This property will be put on sale
by auction on the 81, % and 20 of
January by Hamer and Darby and the
Allendale Realty company of Allen
dale. 1t will be divided into small
farms and sold to the highest bidder.
Some years after the death of Mr..
Gill, his widow married M. l.. Middle
ton an dthe estate has been operated
by him until the recent death of his
wife.
Those members Of the board of man
ayers present were: George w. Will
liams of Charleston, chairman; Charl-
ton DuRant of Manning, the Rev. w.
II. Hodges Of Charleston, T. B. Stack
house of Columbia, J. B. Penland of
Columbia, Prof. Mason DuPre Of
Spartanburg, the Rev. F. F.. Dibble of
Spartanburg, the Rev. j. II. Graves
of Latta and the Rev. w. r. Bauknight
of Fort Mill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
WET STEAMERS FIX
UP THEIR SALOONS
It's Waltz Me Around Again, Willie"
Between Deserts of America and
Cuba Now. ~ a..

Quincy, Mass, Jan. 6.-The installa
tion of a bar, with the regular brass
and mahogany fittings, on the after
deck Of the steamer South Haven,
being refitted today disclosed plans
of New York and Milwaukee finan-
cial interests for new fleet Of fast
steamers between Southern points
and Havana. Work on the steamer,
which has been re-christened the City
of Miami is being pushed night and
day in order that the vessel may be
plying over its new route before the
end Of the month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
EVERY S. G.. COUNTY
GETS ARMY KITCHEN

Every count yin the state is to be
the recipient of another gift from I'm
Gle Sam Santa Claus. This time it is
an army kitchen on wheels. The
State Highway Department has order
ed forty-six army kitchens, one for
each county, and these will be used
by the counties for the chaingangs.
Thi sis part of the governments pro
gram of distributing to the states the
equipment purchased for war purposes
but not used on account of the sudden
ending of the conflict. Motor trucks,
motor tractors, concrete mixers, loco
motives and other machinery and ar
ticles of equipment have been distrib-
uted to the states, and South Carolina
has apportioned among it's counties al
ready more than million dollars
worth of this property.
The kitchens are the latest articles
ordered by the highway department
Each kitchen is complete with it's
quota of utensials and necessary ac-
cessories. The kitchens are on
wheels, the kind used by the army in
the field
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
MORE THAN loco ARE
DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE
IN MEXlCO, IS REPORT

Mexico City, Jan. 6.-Couztlan was
destroyed by Saturdays earthquake
with 1000 casualties. including mara
'han 100 dead, according to official
reports given out here tonight by pre-
s'dentlaI military headquarters from
adVices received from officers in the
vera Cruz center Of disturbance
inc entire garrison at TcOce}o
was Killed or injured. The dead
numbered thirty and the injured six
ty. Virtually all the roads in the spr-
rounding district were flooded or de-
s'foycd' according to the reports.
Three hundred dead are reported At
Barranca Grandc, near Couztlan. Tho
water level at Port Burranca ae,
aqua rose twenty-five meters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
NO FINAL ACTION
TAKEN BY BANKS
Meeting Held for Discussion at
Capital
ANOTHER IN CHICAGO
QuestiL.. of Interest Rates on Raj
ances Considered in Same Detail
in Washington

Washington, Jan. G.--Bankers ron
rescnting clearing house assoc;,t;or.
III all parts of the country. meeting
mere today with the cali of the federal
reserve board, failed to take final ar
ton on the question Of interest ratos
on bank balances, but decided to holt
another conference, at which it is ex-
pccted an agreement may be reached
TO put stop to competitive biddiny bo
tween New York and inland cities for
out of town deposits.
At the request of the bankers the
federal reserve board toniobt ;s.roa
call for second conference at Chi
cago January %. to be attended bv
three representatives from each fed
eral reserve district.
On opening the meeting TODAY. Gov
crnor Harding of the federal rosor,,o
board served notice that the board did
not consider itself bound by anv ar
rangement of clearing. house associa-
tlons whereby the interest rate on de-
positS would be advanced or red,ced
automatically in line with increases or
reductions in rediscount rates of fed
/ eral reserve banks but would act
freely and independently in ta|kinp
any necessary action to meet the finan
cial situation in various parts Of the
country. Governor Harding predicted
that a raise in the rcdiscoumt rates
would be necessary. and appealed to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
Clarendon Boil
WeeUil Conference
10 BE Held in Manning Wednesday, jan Ia, 1920

All farmers, business men and everyone else
Interested in the boil weevil problem are invited
and urged to attend County Boil Weevil Confer
ence on Wednesday January 18th at IL o'clock in
the Court House. The conference will be held rain
or shlne SO make up your mind and arrange to at
tend no matter what the weather is like
The purpose Of this conference is to discuss
the present boil Weevil situation and the best
means OF meeting this situation in Clarendon
county IN 1920. There will be several five minute
talks by local business men and farmers followed
by experts from Clemson College and the r. 8
Department of Agriculture Among the subjects
that will be discussed are
Agricultural credit under boil weevil cono
tions.
Growing cotton under boil weevil conditions.
Production and marketing of Peanuts Tobac
co, Sweet Potatoes and Livestock
A safe farming Program for Clarendon Coun-
ty for 1920.
Every business in Clarendon County is affect
ed by the Boil Weevil, therefore every person
should be interested in having the proper measures
put INTO effect in 1920 to combat this pest. Come
and join in the discussions and ask any questions
That occur to you that will help you with this years
work. The time is now at hand when farmers are
making their plans for the coming farming wear
and most OF you will find yourselves undetermined
as to what course to take this year on account of
the boil Weevil Well come to the conference and
nnd out that is what we are having the conference
Tor Everyone reading this announcement should
tell all their friends and neighbors and get them
TO come TOR the only way to effectually fight the
Doll WeeVl is for every person in the county to CO.
operate with every one else. Remember the date
and time, Wednesday, January J4th at IL o'clock
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
BERGER FORCED OUT

Jersey City. n. J. Jan. 6.~-Victor
l.. Berger. representative elect from
the fifth Wisconsin district. was cs-
cortcd out of Jersey CITY tonight by
Chef Of Police Richard T. Battersby.
His departure followed promptly his
arrival in the schedule role of prin-
clpal orator at q widely advertised
mass meeting under the auspiccs Of
tn" Socialist Educational club. The
police refused to permit the meeting
to be held. announcing that those
who desired to pay dues or transact
business with the officers Of the club
could DO so, but that speeches would
be barred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
DRY ENFORCEMENT
is CONSTITUTIONAL.
Even One-Half of One Per Cent Now
Illegal for Brews-Supreme Court
Rules Sections of Volstead Act
Constitutional, as to Enforcement
-"2.75" Beer Doomed Along
With Any Drink Containing
Quantity of Alcohol.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Thc supreme
court today declared constitutional
sections Of the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale of "beer, wine or
other Intoxicating malt or vinous liq-
ours" containing half Of one per cent
or more of alcohol.
Beer containing 2.75 per cent of
alcohol is illegal under the wartime
prohibition act, the supreme court
decided today.
Dismissed by the lower court in
New York Of injunction proceedings
brought to restrain government off,
cials from Interfering with Jacob
RUPERT, brewer in the manufacture
of beer containing approximately 2.75
per cent alcohol but alleged to be
Notwithstanding, was sustained.
Associate Justice Brandes, who
rendered the opinion of the court,
said tn" right of congress to suppress
the liquor traffic was not an implied
po"ci, Dul power cXDreSSedly
granted.
The court divided to a, associate
Justices Day, Van Dcvanter and Nc
Reynolds and Clark dissenting.
Justice McReynolds, in a dissent
ing opinion, said that the eighteenth
amendment had not yet come into
effect and that the federal govern
ment had no general power to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of
liquor.
Justice McReynolds took the posi-
ton that the war emergency power
under which national prohibition was
made effective, had passed
Under the war emergency congress
has right to stop Immediately the
sale of Intoxicating liquor, the court
held. O..
In deciding the New Orleans and
Baltimore cases Justice Day, in a
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
- - ---- 0
DEAD FROM COAL GAS

Philadelphia. Jan. 3.-Coal gas from
heater in the cellar of her home
caused the death Of Miss Pauline
Ieiss and her pet dog, according to
the coroner's physician who perform
ed an autopsy Of the bodies today
The result of the autopsy wns an
nounced late tonight.
Miss Ieiss' body was found lying
beside the lifeless form of her dog II.
her apartment here laass night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07

Attorney General McCran rcitcrat-
ed the contention made by the gov
crnmcnt in its reply filed last Sat
urday that the supreme court had no
jurisdiction in the New Jersey case
and argued that the state could not
compulsorily be made a Suitor in an
original action in the supreme court
instituted by a citizen Of that state
He also said New Jersey statutes
barred 81 citizen from bringing legal
proceedings against the state without
its consent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
night that 100000 had been collected
to bail those arrested.
Will Not Fight Deportation

- Boston, Jan 6.--The 400 alleged
radicals gathered in federal raids in
New England last week gave voice
today to their desire to accept de-
portation without a legal battle. Meet
ing in the yard OF the House Of Cor
rection at Deer Island, where they
are being held, they agreed to go to
free Russia" described by one of
their spokesmen as the Gland Of true
liberty"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-07
unanimous opinion, held that the
manufacture of beer containing 2.75
per cent alcohol was legal until the
enactpent of the Volstcad act.

Si'''|plchI ol lhe fOlStcad act.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The prohibi-
ton enforcement act, defining as in
toxicating any beverage containing
one half of one per cent or more of
alcohol was declared constitutional
today by the supreme court, in an
opinion on which the court divided,
5 to 4.
Proceedings brought by Jacob Rup-
pert, of New York, and New Orleans
and Baltimore Brewers to enjoin the
government from prohibiting the sale
of 275 per cent beer were ordered
dismissed.
Rupperts case was brought under
the wartime act. He alleged that
2.7, per cetn beer was non-intoxicat-
ing, but that the oVlstead act by
limiting the alcoholic content pro-
hibited the sale of beer manufactur-
ed under regulations prescribed un-
der the Lever food control act by
President Wilson.
In the Baltimore and New Orleans
cases the brewers contendcd that the
manufacture Of malt or vinous liquor
whether called beer or not was not
illegal unles sthe liquor was intoxi-
eating. This contention, however, was
denied by the government, which ar
gued that beer was prohibited with
out regard to it's Intoxicating quail
out regard to its Intoxicating quail
ties provided it contained one half Of
one per cent or more of alcohol.
Washington, Jan. 5.--Thc govern
ment today filed in the supreme
court its answer TO the application of
the state Of Rhode Island for per
mission to institute original proceed
lngs to test the constitutionality of
the national prohibition constituted
amendment.
At the same time Attorney General
Thomas +. McCran of New Jersey
asked dismissed of similar proceed
ings brought on behalf Of the Re
tail Liquor Dealers Association of
New Jersey to en- Join state and fed
eral authorities from enforcing the
amendment in that state. a brief in
support OF the associations case also
was filed by counsel for the organ-
zation.
The Redwood gazette., 1920-02-04

t1efson of Lamberton. The attendanc,
was very large, a great number of the
Eold neighbors in JohnsonvilIe being
pres mt.
August Dresow was born in POM
merania, Germany, Sept. "a, 1910, and
was thus almost so years at the time
of his death. He grew up and was
married in his native land, and ate
the death of his first wife, he was
married a second time in 1872
In 1873 the family came to America
and sett59d in Leavenworth Township,
Brown County, and the following
year moved to the farm in johnson
vile Township, where they lived until
about 10 years ago when they moved
to Walnut Grove. For few years
they have lived with their son C. G..
Dresow. Mrs. Dresow passed away in
1918, as did one of the children, Mrs.
Ben Pagel of An1iret.
Of the children and tsap children the
following survive: w. B. Craft, Mrs.
Ed. Leisure, C. G. Dresow Albert Dre-
sow, Mrs. Joseph WINNER and Henry
Dresow.
August Dresow was well known in
this community, baing one of the old
est and respected residents of this sec
tion and went through all the hard
ships and priyations of the early days
and gained a large circle of friends
Walnut Grove Tribune.