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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-03

WANTED-RELIABL MAN TO ACT
as our District superintendent to
book orders for Fruit and Ornamental
trees, shrubbery, roses, etc. Protect
ed territory. Pay weekly. Complete
cooperation. Knight &>Bostwick,
Nurserymen. Newark, New York
State. 2S7-1p
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Naval Bill to Bring
Conference Fight
Senate and House Conferees Be
gin Work But Fail to Reach
Disputed Points

Washington, June 8.-Senate and
house conferees began consideration
today of the naval appropriation bill
but none Of the controverted ques-
1ions was reached, the disarmament
subject and the senate increase in
ayy enlistment personnel fr M
100, 900 to 0,O00 me being put over.
Emphatic notice was said to have
been served upon the senate con-
ferees by the house managers O: ,e-
positions to the senate increase OF
$9S,009,0 ,00G which raised tn: bills
total levy to $49i 100000.
Senator Poindexter, Republican.
Washington acting chairma1 for the
senate, went into the conference de-
termined to insist upon the Borah
disarmament amendment as adopted
by the senate. Promises Of house
support for the amendment wereu n
derStood to have been received from
both Democratic and Republican
ranks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

At II O'Clock ueeday June II.
Prof. Coad. Of the A'elulah Experiments
Station. Louisiana. viii deliver lee
ture on the boil weevil problem ana
will exhibit moving pictures Of the
busting of cotton with calcium arse
nate in the Lyric theatre. These
pictures will be Gree, and all farm
ers and business men should take
advantage Of this opportunity to fa-
miliarize themselves with this meth
Cd OF destroying the Dori weevils and
learn to grow cotton in spite OF the
boil weeyil. The management Of tho
moving picture theatres in. Sumter
Fhas, kindly consented to allow Prot.
Code TO use the Lyric for his pictures
ana for his lecture Prof. Code has
had charge Of the experimental work
in poisoning the weevil for. the gov
ernment and is the best, and only al-
rhority on the subject. trust that
the theatre will be filed te seating
capacity with business men and
farmers Make csose study Of the
different types of machines and the
different kinds Of poison and then we
shall be able to draw some conclu-
sions in Sumter county as to what is
best for us to do at this time. II there
ever was a time that We needed in
formation, now is the time. feel
like we are going forward, one man
picking weevils and some others rely
ing upon picking squares and still
others like the people in the days Of
Noah and the food. not believing
that there is any impending danger.
Remember the day and the hour,
Tuesday, June Il, l a. m,
J Frank Willams,
81 County Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Big Four Leaders
Give Testimony
Tell Railway Labor Board OF
Wages-Brotherhood Chiefs
Disclaim Responsibility If
Men Refuse to Accept
Reduction

Chicago, June S.-Warning that
! the acceptance Of wage reductions
was in the hands Of the rank and
file of employees. railroad brother
hood chiefs today disclaimed respon-
sibility if the men refused to accept
! cut and "a stoppage Of traffic" re-
suited. The strike suggestion was
made by /. E. Sheppard. head Of the
conductors, and w. G. Lee, presiden,
Of the trainmen, in opening the big
four testimony before the railroad
labor board wage hearing today
They We're followed by w. S. Car.
ter president of the firemen and en-
ginemen, who developd new field
OF evidence in behalf Of the engine
service men. Almost disregarding
the cost OF living and outside wage
arguments used heretofore, Mr. Car
! ter presented voluminous data or
the hazards of his mems employ
ment. and on what he called their
losing fight TO maintain an adequate
wage standard.
The attitude Of the railroads ir
| attempting TO cut wages and the
| labor boards reduction order OF
June will be the responsible causes
if the train and engine service mer
vote 10 strike July when they
meet here in conference, Mr.. Shep.
pard said.
Mr.. Carter also made a lengthy
comparison with wages in the meta
! and building industries since 1907
These comparisons We're challenged
by John G. Walber. representing the
Eastern roads. who spared with the
witness for half an hour over the
value Of his statistics The com
parison, however, Carter said. wa:
not intended SO much to show actua
wage relations as to show that these
| trades had received much greater in
| creases in pay in the last Is years.
A mortality investigation in 1913
was cited by Mr.. Carter to show that
the death rate Of firemen and engine
men was 60 to 80 per cent above the
average Of all occupations A United
States census estimate in 1908 show
cd that 52.5 per cent of all rail
way employees died from accident
Mr.. Carter said. and the average age
At death of q fireman was shown rC
+ be 31.-t Years.
| Mr.. Carter expected to complete
his testimony tomorrow and the
board hopes TO conclude the hearing
this Week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
City Council Meeting
Minutes of the Special Session on
June 3rd

At a special meeting Of council held
in the council chamber on June 3rd.
there were present the mayor and
both the other members Of council.
The meeting was called for the esHec-
ial purpose of investigating the
charges that there were several par
ties operating automobile transfers
who had not paid licenses. The
charges We're preferred by the trans
fer operators who had paid such IL
cense, through their attorney, Mr.. r.
D. Epps. who was present and partici-
pated in the investigation. 1t develop
ed that the charges We're practically
sustained insofar as the non-pay-
ment of the full amount Of the Ii
cense; that in some instances por-
tion Of the license was deposited with
Inspector McKeiver, in another in
stance the full amount had been paid
TO him during the month Of January
1921 and no license issued therefor.
and in other instances no part ~ the
license had been paid. Council d'rec:-
ed the city manager TO see thai all al
ltomobile transfers operating without
a license be discontinued a once ANA
to remain out of service until srch b.
censes were paid within a time as
may be set by him; otherwise. war
rants to he issued for the arrest Of all
|delinquents for trial by the recorder.
Council called upon Inspecto" Nc
Keiver for an explanation as to why
such money paid to him fror.. time to
time vas not immediate" turned
over to the custody Of the clerk and
treasurer. Mr. McKe,ver stated that
he felt that he was following prece-
dert established prior u his cnl2lHy-
nent by the city around three years
ago, but could not giv" Ills authority
for either Withholding such monies
or granting an extension Of tn, time
.:or the full payment of licenses. Coun-
ell went INTO executive session at the
close of the meeting TO discuss the
case Of Mr.. McKeivel had decided
that he should not be retained in th..
iservice Of the city, authoriZin" The city
manager to fill his place at o:r.e, the
salarv to be 1925 per month. such cnl-
! ployment to be subject to the will OF
council.
The matter Of reduction in salaries
was neM discussed. affecting the
monthly employees Of the city in all
departments. and a general reduction
of 10 per cent was ordered. effective
July LIST 1921 The landscape arrhl-
tect was reduced from $1,000 TO $500
per year, and day laborers We're to
be cut in the discretion Of the city
manager No reduction was made in
the case of the health officer. but
th,. city manager was directed TO take
the matter up with the board OF
health and obtain their recommends :
tons in the premises
Council then adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Kingsport is Quiet
Quillin May Be Given Early
Trial

Bristol. Va Tenn. June S-Uern
Quillin, 10. held in connection with
the murder and assault Monday night
OF an year old girl in kinSsport.
was today taken to the Huntsville
Jail for safe keeping. County officials
said that they no longer feared mob
violence. Quillin was held at Sc
cluded spot in the country near John
son City Tuesday night as thc result
of threats TO lynch him. Kingsport
authorities reported tonight that
quiet remained there. 1t is likely
that officials i'm kingsport will ask
that Quillin be given an early trial
and that grand jury be called to
inves igate the case. An Official probe
of the case was statrcd in kingSport
this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Marine Strikers
Declared Guilty
Sixty Men Are Convicted in
United States Court at
New Orleans

New Orlean% June S.-Sixty-six
marine strikers charged with vio,at-
ing federal injunction enjoining
interference With ships and their
non-union crews were found guilty
late today by jury in the United
States district court, Judge Rufus
E. Foster presiding.
The wholesale conviction is said
to constitute record for any court
in the south and has had few paral-
lels in the country
Attorney w j. Waguspack, rep
resenting the accused men, immedi-
|ately filed notice that he would take
two simultaneous appeals-one to the
United States supreme court and the
other to the United States circuit
court Of appeals. Judge Foster will
sentence the sc meE Saturday. There
is no prescribed limit, it is said. to
the sentence Judge Foster can i'm
pose
The trial continued 13 days. The
jury deliberated fou: hours and As
minutes.
Elaborate preparations had been
made to curb any demonstration over
the verdict. Besides a large force
of deputy marshals, more than 80
policemen formed a Gordon around
the seats occupied by the prisoners.
The verdict was received in silence.
The men were accused of boarding
the steamship Hadnot. about three
weeks ago, abducting the crew. TAX
ing the non-union men to union
headquarters and there severely
beating them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Party for Little Olive Carnes Row
land.

One of the most attractive and en-
jCyable affairs for the little folk was
the party given by Mrs. J. J. Rowland
on Tuesday afternoon for her little
daughter, Olive Carnes. in honor OF
her fifth birthday.
The little guests arrived around
$50 and were thoroughly entertain
when they were invited into the din
ing room, which held many surprises
for them.
The room was lovely in yellow mas
turtiums and blue hydrangeas. Yel-
low and blue paper hung from the
chandelier 10 the four corners Of the
table.
NaSturtiums were banked around
the birthday cake. on which stood the
five tiny candles, forming a lovely
centerpiece.
Surprise packages containing col
ored pepper caps and small celluloid
dolls were drawn from the center by
yellow and blue ribons.
Dainty little yellow and blue paper
baskets filed with assorted mints
We're handed each child. aftep which
delicious ice cream and cakes were
served.
About thirty-siX children We're pres
ent and h;;le Olive received many
lovely and useful gifts.
Those assisting to entertain and
serve the little ones were Misses Gus
sic Jennings. Eliza beth Rose and Har-
riot Chandler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Sale Starts Tomorrow Morning Strictly Cash
SCHWARTZ BROTHERS

a certain extent-because it Will, cut
it is not SO expensive as the court Of
common pleas and in addition TO this
litigants are assured Of a speedy dis
position Of their cases where the
amount involved is within the juris-
diction Of this court. In this county
our court up to this time is largely an
but l think on the whole
It has proven satisfactory.
Yours, etc.
F. 3. Grier.
Greenwood, June 6.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Mr.. c. G. Rowland, Sumter. s. C.
Greenwood, June 6.
Mr. C. C.. Rowland. Sumter, s. C.

Mr. C. C. Rowland. Sumter, s. c.
Dear Sir: Your letter of June 4th
in reference to co!Inty court received.
The county court offers about the
only solution to prevent congestion
in legal business--civil and criminal.
IF yonr court Of common pleas and
General sessions is able to dispose of
the business expeditious!y--a county
court would be unnecessary and would
nrove an additional expense, but If
ON the contrary your calendars are
congested, the county court will prove
Of great help. I do not mean to say
that it will not prove an expense to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
County Court in
Greenwood
Newspaper Report of Results
Accomplished-Messrs. Self
and Greir Write That is it
Still AN Experiment

Editor Daily Item:
Following up my letter of June sth
relative to the election to decide
whether or not we are to have a
county. court in Sumter county, of
which am very much in favor.
asI beg 70 hand you herewith letter
from Hon. F. B. Grier, also one from
Mr.. J. c. Self, both Of Greenwood.
S. c., and clipping from the Green
wood Index, all Of which l shall ap-
,preeiate your publishing today in the
interest of better government.
8 Yours very truly,
c. G. ROWLAND.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Peace Resolution
Sidetracked
Senate Postpones Consideration
and Takes Up Soldier Relief

Washington. June 9.-The house
postponed consideration of the peace
resolution until tomorrow. The SEN
ate is cnsidering the Sweet bill con-
solidating government agencies deal
ing with soldier relief
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Services at Wedseffeld.

4 weeks meeting will be held in the
church at Wedgefeld
beginning On Sunday the 18TH inst.
and will be conducted by Rev. J. G..
Bailey, a former pastor.
Services night and morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Mexico City, June 9.-The associat-
ed formal signature of the treaty be-
tween MeNico and the United States
as to condition to recognition of the
ObregOn administration by Washing
ton is impossible said a statement is
sued at the presidential office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Oppeln, June 9.-Fire thousand
Poles We're driven out of Rosenberg.
when the British took possession.
liring a short. The Poles
made only show OF resistance. The
people gave the British an ovation and
4 cordial welcome.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Desperate Kills
Two Policemen
Criminal Barricades Himself in
a House at Toledo

Toledo, Ohio, June 1.-TWO police
men were killed by an armed man
who barricaded himself in q building.
One man was killed after a two
hours battle with machine guns and
hand grenades used to dislodge him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

is conscious oft he affairs of this old
world of ours. it must strike him thar
the allies aren't any great shakes as
indemnity collectors-Marion Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

The Literary Digest has a sy-mpos-
ium: '.ls the Younger Generation in
Peril? ?" Answering otfhand. we
should say they are, if they are pedes-
jtrians. The Kingston (Canada)
Standard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Somehow Or other. re couldn't get
very enthusiastic about battle-cry
of Don't give up the YaD."
town Vindicator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Professor Einste:r says everybody
is free in America but husbands. thus
establishing the relatively OF house
hold relations-New York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
Meeting of League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters viii
hold its monthly meeting on Monday.
June 18th at o'clock att he Girls
high school. Disarmament Will be the
topic for discussion at this meeting.
Every woman in Sumter is invited to
this meeting whether she be men,
ber of the league or not.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Experience so far With the list of
slackers leads to the suspicion that
if we had had enough Of them the
war would have been won at Chateau.
Thierry.-Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

There is music in the patter Of the
gently dropping rain; but the gently
dropping prices dan't alleviate our
pain.-Richmond a'ews-Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Mr. Edison can ask questions that
college men cant answer. SO. for
that matter. can little W'illie.-Provi-
dence Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Notwithstanding they We're COM
r:ideS during the late war. Mr.. Retail
Price doesn't want 10 recognize Mr..
Price row.-Toledo Blade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

Washington. June 9-Conferees are
prepared to take up the army bill fix
ing the strength at n hundred and
fifty thousand men. The house draft
carried fourteen million dollars less
than the senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

1t would take more than argument
to convince the railroads that less
fare would be more fair.-Norfolk
Virginia n Pilot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

ON the stage super is one who says
little and attracts no attention This
explains why men call it the super
government of Geneva. - Lincoln
JNeb.) Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11
The Greenwood Index says:

The Greenwood Index says:
Some idea Of the work being done
by the county court may be gained
from figures furnished by Solicitor
NJ. F. Sanders. Much interest has
been shown in the results of the
county court, established in January
with Judge G. c. Featherstone as
presiding judge and Marshall r.
.anders as solicitor. Since its estab-
lishment, the Jail has been kept
cleared and more criminals have
been brought to justice and sent TO
the chain gangs than in any other
similar length Of time in this coun-
tvs history.
In comparison with the court of
general sessions, the cost is only
about half. the jury costing about
s7s per day in the county court
against $50 for general sessions.
Only half as many men are taken
from their work and business is e@-
peeited by the local solicitor having
his cases well arranged before trial.
Figures which show the work Of
the court since its ablishment fol-
lows:
True bills presented against SO
defendants disposed Of as follows:
Not guilty :. :. s
Mol pressed 10
Continued TO July ;. :. IA
GuiEy ol
Total 80
Total time Of sentences ..... 554
Total time Of sentences .-.166e0 days
Total fines -S3lo
"l7s months of the sentence sus-
pended upon payment of $4325
which if all is taken advantage OF
will leave to be served and paid re-
spectiyely: SIG months or 1920
days and s4S40.
Two cases appealed. Two defen-
dents granted new trials.
Total time consumed in court on
above cases days
Mr.. C. G. Rowland. Sumter. S. c.
Dear Mr.. Rowland: Replying to
yours Of the 4th instant.
Our county court is largely an en-
pertinent yet. At the same time. 1t
seems TO have been quite satisfactory
so far. / think it is largely ques-
ton of getting a good judge and a
good solicitor to do the work.
Always glad to serve you. and with
kind regards, | am,
Yours sincerely.
Jas. c. Self.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
TALK OF SERVING BEER OVER
 F SODA FOUNTAIN COUNTERS

Washington, March 1.-The whole sale liquor establishment, brother of the bar, will be put to death May Is under sentence pronounced today by Prohibi- tion Commissioner Kramer.
 Although an opinion rendered by Attor- ney General Palmer last December said the wholesaler had no legal right to continue in business, internal revenue and prohibition officials decided to grant some time in which they conuld unload stocks without too heavy monetary loss.s But MT. kramers anpouncement today made it clear that there would be no further extension of time and that execution Of sentence would be carried out Mir Kramer, however, opened the way for the retail druggist to obtain supplies for prescriptions, removing the ban on withdrawals from bonded warehouses. The order today makes it possible for the retail druggists to transact business direct wth the bonded warehouses. Wholesale druggists will be taken care i of later, MT. Kramer indicated. by | granting them similar privileges.
 | Dealings between retail druggists and other purchasers and the bonded ware 1 houses later will be limited by regu-
 lations which officials declared would be
 drastic enough to sat;sy the most ardent l dry advocate. They must be based l Cl, IL hdS duueu, OI AAIs dliACl opinion. It is planned to put them 1T effect about the time tn ewholesale house: 1 go out of existence.
 So far as the wholesaler is concerned
 Mir. Kramer said, his one task now is tt get rid of the stock on nand. He vii
 not be allowed to increase his presen
 holdings, but there are no strings tied t
 him in selling to druggists, either whole I sale or retail. before May Is. Official
 announced no figures concerning th'
 amount of liquor held by the wholesaler
 but said that they believed the stoGz
 largely would be disposed of before tn , doors are closed finally.
 Officials declined to comment on tn statement in Philadelphia today of form CT Attorney General Palmer who said hi ; recent ruling that physicians may pre- scribe beer might mean that beer coul ! be sold over soda fountain counters Res ulations carrying out Mir Palmer l opinion, handed down the day before T. retired from office will be left to tt next commissioner of internal revenu
 said Commissioner Williams, adding tn; | therefore the full effect of the opfnic u could not now be determined
 5 The revenue and prohibition bureaJ i have been besieged since the Palm, f opinion was made public, both vets ar ell drys urging their: sides for consider; $ tion of the officials in drafting the re;
 ulatfons. Although considerable stut 2 has been given to the ruling, there WE : no indication that the regula tions cou
 be completed short of another ten day
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
sIMoNs CONFIDENT OF
 RENEWAL OF NEGOTIATIONS

Berlin, March I7.-(By he A. P.)- Dr. Walter Simons the foreign minister, speaking before committee of the econ omic council of the reichstag today, said, I've are pretty well agreed that sooner or later we shall enter again into nego- tiations with the entente"
 T am of the opinion that our advers- aries method of laying down figures for Germany's capacity in the form of annu- ities for a long time beforehand will prove a failure. We must face the problem from another side and place the
 work of reconstruction in the forefront
 ulating as comprehensive a plan as pos sible for reconstruction of the devastated
 regions of France
 Dr. Sirncns expressed the view that the French economic dist ,ess could only be relieved with the aid of German labor which might be put forward as security for a loan.
 pr. Scholtz. minister of economies. de- clared' that in view of the allied penalties German trade must seek fresh channels 1 and expressed the hope that eastern Flu rope would be able to absorb German goods with the view of facilitating the opening of these channels. He held out
 the prospect of an extension of the export free list the dropping of price control | in most spheres and gradual abolition of
 export duties. The increase in unem- i ployment with which Germany wa: 1 threatened as a result of the allied pen. | alties. Dr. Scholz added, would be me | by promotion of the building trade and reconstruction of ;he merchant marine He emphasized the necessity of maintain ing the prohibition on the importation o | superhouous foreign goods.