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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-25
GOV. CATS
UNDER BOND
Sidney J. Cats Arrested at Al.
bany, Ga, on Federal Warrant
Charging Peonage

Jacksonville. May 21.-Sidney j.
Cats. former governor Of Florida.
arrested at Albany. Ca. today on a
federal warrant charging peonage
and released in $1,000 bond, arrived
here shortly before 10 y clock to-
night No move was made towards
arresting the former governor on an
indictment returned in Bradford
county for alleged acceptance OF a
bribe. and he went Immediately to
the home of his sonin-law in
Riverside, suburb. Nj. Cats was
met at the depot by his daughter,
Mrs. X. r. Paderick, and an elderly
woman.
The warrant on which Mr.. Cats
was arrested at Albany charged that
he held two negroes, Ed Brown and
John Henry Rogers. in peonage on
his farm in Walton county. 1t was
returned at Pensacola May IS.
The Bradford county grand jury
had previously indicted Mr.. Cats on
the allegation that while governor Of
the state and ex-o1iicio member of
the pardon board he received 500 to
influence his vote for pardoning ]. j.
Simmons. negro serving a Lille SEN
tence at the Raiford state peniten-
tiary for the murder Of a deputy
sheriff in Bay county in 1918. A
capias was issued for hi arrest and
bond liked a $4,000 by Circuit Judge
Long. The Bradford county grand
jury acted by reason Of the fact that
Raiford is located in that county.
Local authorities stated they had
no instructions TO arrest the COVER
nor here on this charge. Reports
from Albany state that Attorney Gen
eral Buford Of this state had re-
quested that he be held on the Brad
ford county charge, but it was not
received before the former governor
had been given his liberty. 1t was
reported that Cats was on his way
to Raiford TO surrender at the time
of his arrest in Albany.
A joint legislative committee in
Tallahassee is conducting an inves-
tigation into charges brought against
the former governor.
Mr.. Cats refused to make state
ment upon his arrival here, telling
newspaper men that if they wanted
to be polite leave me alone AT Al
bany, according to reports, he stated
his arrest was the work of political
enemies
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State National Guard
Full Regiment of Infantry and
Two Companies of Artillery
Organized =

Columbia, May "a complete
regiment of National Guard Will be in
service in South Carolina in time for
the annual encampment in July. in
fact by June l. according to Adju-
tant General W. W Moore, who today
issued a statement 20 the effect that
during the present week new COM
panies would be inspected and sworn
into service, bringing the number Of
Guard units of the, state up to sew
enteen. Besides til complete regi-
ment of infantry aere will be two
coast artillery colSpanies and one
HowitZer company.
The two coast artillery companies
are at Beaufort and Dillon. The
Beaufort company tras inspected few
days ago and the d. ion company wifi
be inspected Monday night A Sec
ond unit for the town of Union, a
service company, vii! also be inspect
ed Monday night. The Howitzer
company will be located at Greer,
plans for which VIII come to a head
expects. A new infantry company
at Orangeburg was inspected FRI.
day night and was ,.eceived into the
service.
The following are the National
Guard units which viii constitute the
states National Guard:
Company A Charleston Tristan
T. HYDE. Jr.. captain.
Company b" Charleston, William
H. Hawkins. captain.
Company C" Wa!terboro. Herbert
r. Padsett captain.
Company ID" Ogangeburg, James
NJ. Owens. captain.
ompany e" Union. John D. Jones,
captain.
Company r" Spartanburg, Will
liam G. Willard. captain
Company g Fort Mill, Frederick
X. Minis captain.
Company H New Brookland, CO.
iumbia Roland H. Fulmer. captain
Company T." Rock Hill. James C.
Dozier, captain.
Company x Greenville Henry H.
Orr. captain.
Company L" H .rtsville, John H.
Gardner. captain. \
Company M" Camden. A. NJ. Nc
Leod. captain.
First Coast Artillery company,
Beaufort, C!aud c. Smith. captain
Second Coast Artillery company,
Dillon. ]. c. Hennigen. captain.
Service company. Union, Capt. J.
Frost Walker. captain.
Howitzer compan. 70 be stationed
at Greer, not Yet re:s'y for inspection.
Motor Transport company, olym-
pia. Columbia. l.. NJ Wingard cap
tain.
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Booming Business
In Near Future
South Carolina Cotton Manufac-
turer Says Buyers Strike
Must Soon Pass

WASH, ston. May 21.-Col. Leroy
Springs. OF Lancaster. S. c., a maun-
facturer of cotton goods, while a vls-.
itor 70 Washington. predicted an in
dustrial boom in the United States
just as soon as International af-
fairs. can right the lseves.
Just as soon as EUROPE is able to
buy American goods, this country
will witness a great business boom,"
he said Naturally. there is some
pcssimism among soale business men.
But the fog will soon lift itself. We
can not expect boom time business
When spenders are inactive. About
so per cent of European spenders
are holding on to verything they
have. Only IS per .ent. of American
spenders are le''insI go their mon
In way. We arc confronted by
buyers strike. That is due partly
to unemployment, and partly be-
cause of high prices demanded for
certain goods by retail merchants
who have not reduced on the same
scale that the manufacturers and
jobbers reduced when it was OBJ
served that profits had to be sacri-
feed The wholesalers and jobbers
have taken their losses gracefully,
but some retailers still hold out.
Consequently. there is cylinder
missing in that part Of the engine,
The retailer must suffer loss along
with the WHOLESALERS and the jobber.
''All these tninSs, however, will
right themselves. The South Ameri-
can markets have been redeeming
features in a bad period. When Eur
ope starts buying, things viii get
! back where they belong. No one
knows just when tllat will happen.
But the day when business will
blossom under brig lter skies is not
! far off -
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Irish Potato Market
Prices Disappointing-s6 For
No. ! at Meggetts

Charleston. May 2l.-Market gar
deners in the Charleston section are
disappointed at the prices quoted for
new white potatoes in the principal
centers. They are NOT getting the
prices they were offered last season.
The latest quotation on No. Irish
Cobhlers from Meggetts is $6 and on
no. >. $3.5. The government bull
letin. issued here yesterday by Nh.
V. d. Callahan. for the bureau OF
markets. department OF agriculture.
says that many Of Thursdays car
loads remain unsold. the Wire inquiry
being moderate, the demand slower
and the market weak.
Thursday POI carloads rolled out of
Charleston- YongeS Island section as
compared with 151 "Wednesday and
- Tuesday. these SoinS TO the fol-
lowing: Potomac Yards. so: Peters
burg. Is: New York city. 50: Phila-
delphia. u: Cincinnati. 10: Newark,
s. Chattanooga 4: Baltimore ana
Pittsburg. > each: Toronto. ,: Buff
falo. BurinSton CharlcStown. Char
:otte. Cleveland Columbia. Clarks-
burg. Danville. Durham. Greensboro.
Hartford Hickory. ithaca Jersey City.
I.ynchburg. Richmond salisbury.
Shelby, Spartarhurg, Wilkes-Ba!re
and Youngstown. each.
Latest quotations on these South
Carolina potatoes from leading cen
terS include:
NeU. SorL-NTo1orata demand and
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TO CAMPAIGN
FOR COTTON
Association to Launch Drive
For 100000 Bales

Columbia, May 22.-The campaign
20 sign up 100000 bales Of cotton to
be sold through the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative associa-
ton will be launched in Spartanburg
and Marion counties, according to K.
c.. Hamer president Of the South
Carolina Division of the American
Cotton association and chairman OF
the campaign committee OF the
South Carolina Cotton Growers Co
operative association.
it will probably DE around June 10,
before the campaign is formally be-
gun. according to Mr.. Hamer. The
contracts must be printed and num-
Der of other details arranged before
we begin actual work in the forma-
ton OF the organization. he said.
Mr.. f4amer declared yesterday that
nothing could be offered TO the cot
ton growers of South Carolina that is
sounder, more certain OF success or
which means more to them than the
proposed organization Of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association Every cotton grower,
he declared. knows that the selling
end of his business is sick. The rem
edy for the disease is cooperation
among growers on a large scale.
1T is a matter of more or less COM
mon knowledge that the loss
through undersradins and failure to
pay for staple value averages more
than so per bale ard in many cases
amounts to as much as $23 per bale.
Apply the average figure to last years
crop in South Carolina 100000 bales
it wonld be found that the state lost
approximately S12, 100000 on under
grading. This was in addition TO the
loss from country damage.
The question has been asked as
to what other states are doing. Okla
lioma has already signed up the 300
600 bales receSsary for the forma-
ton of the association in that state
and IS now driving for 100000. Ark
ansas is working on a 100000 bale
pool. Texas is making splendid
hcadway on pool of 10000 bales.
Georgia is working on 100000 bale
pool. North Carolina is working on a
$50 900 bale pool. Louisiana and
Alabama are preparing TO organize
and Mississippi is completing her pool
Of long staple cotton.
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Many Stills Found

Ashevillc. y. c.. May 21.-More
than 1000 blockade stills have been
captured ny officers working out OF
the Asheville headquarters since
January /. 1920. according 70 an an
nouncement by chef Prohibition
Agent J. Henry Reed who stopped
work With his assistants last night
following orders from Washington
During the past u months 500
blockaders We're anprehended and
enough beer TO float a battleshir,"
said Nh Reed
During 1920 total Of 20 stills
were captured and destroyed and
since then the aferage : has heen
about so per month.
At the recent term of district court
here fines over Sc GEO We're imposed
upon volatorS of prohibition laws
and more than paid the expenses Of
running the court.
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Greenville Jury
COnvicts Salmon

Greenvi,le. May 21.-"Guilty Of
manslaughter" was the jury's verdict
and four and half years in the state
penitentiary or on the public works
of Greenville county was the sentence
of the court shortly before midnight
tonight in the case against Walter
Salmon. 26. charged with the murder
in connection with the killing on No
vember ; Of last year of Asa Fl!nken-
schelt. So. a farmer OF this county.
The case went TO the jury at clock
tonight. the verdict coming after
deliberation Of over four and one-hal If
hours. During the entire time the
Jury was in deiberation, the court
room was filled with people awaiting
the verdict.
Salmon, himself was the feature
witness in the trial today. the defend
ant telling his story of the killing al
the Fink kenschelt home in the Su-
burbs OF GreenVille.
Salmon said that he brought 80
gallons of liquor to Greenville from
Kings Mountain. y. c.. earlier that
week and that he turned this whlS-
kew over TO FlinkenSchelt who con-
tracted to pay $500 for it. Salmon
said that later in the week he had
returned to the Flinkenschelt home.
that the farmer did not seem anxious
TO settle the debt but that his wife
gave him the money. and that as he
was leaving the house Flinkenschet
held him up with d shotgun and de-
manded the money. Salmon said that
F'ilnkenschelt fired twice upon him.
after which he. in defense of his own
life. fred the four shots which We're
.atal to The Greenvllle man.
salmon said that that was the first
time he had ever had any dealings in
liquor and that he did SO then because
he needed money and because Mrs.
Alice Aiken. the woman who was
with him in the car and who was one
of the states star witnesses, told him
F'linkenschclt would be glad to buy
the whislley. Salmon said that he
came to Greenville from Morsanton,
y. c.. in an automobile owned by his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Alice Duray.
Mrs Sa almon again sat by her hus-
band throughout the day. During
the arguments, which consumed the
time between :, and $50 o'clock in
the afternoon. she Wept almost vio-
lently at times. The case went to the
jury at ! o'clock. and salmon and his
wife remained in the court room
waiting for the verdict.
j. G. L.atimer local newspaper
man. was placed on the stand to tcs
tfy as TO the accuracy of a newSpa-
per interview with Salmon. given by
the defendant. it was stated on the
day ne was brought back to Green
willie after his surrender in Salisbury,
y. c. The statement differed in
some respects from the story told on
the stand by Salmon.
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THREE ARRESTS
FOLLOW WRECK

Augusta, Ca, May 20.-Three ne
groes have been arrested by Rich
mond county, Georgia, and Aiken
county, South Carolina, authorities,
in connection with the successful at
tempt o wreck a train of the At
lanic Coast Line, four miles from
here early this morning. The prison
ers are Will Watts and 3. Boyd
formerly section hands on the road,
and Nose Williams, previously bridge
keeper.
The negroes were arrested as the
result Of the thory Of officers that
a disgruntled former employee en-
deavored 10 wreak vengeance on the
railroad because of his discharge
from its service. The motive Of rob-
berry is secuted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-25
Rich WOMAN
TURNS BURGLAR
Wife of Millionaire Chi.
c0ga Banker Poses as
Maid and Loots
Homes of Many
Wealthy Fami-
lies

Chicago, May 21.-Mrs. Joseph
H. He'll, the wife of millionaire
banker, has been arrested, charged
with robbing a half dozen wealthy
homes, while posing as a maid. She
was in an automobile accident a year
ago. resulting in injuries which rela-
tives claim caused kleptomaria. Her
loot is said to total twenty-five thou
sand dollars. The police say she has
confessed The case is one of the
most unique in Chicago records. Mi
He'll refused to believe charges, say
ing his wife had three hundred dol
lars monthly, two automobiles, a
splendid home and owned small
apartment building.
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TRAINED PIG
AS DETECTIVE
jacksonville Sheriff {
Robbed of ''Shine''
His Invaluable AS
sistant in Finding
MOOrshine Stills

Jacksonville, May p. = Deputy
Sheriff Arnold has offered twenty
five dollars reward for the return OF
shine a trained pig used for more
than a year in ferreting out moon
shine stills. Deputy Sheriff Arnold
would withhold food two days and
then turn Ssh ne" loose in the vicinity
of suspected liquor plants. The pig
invariably followed the odor of the
mash to the stills and Arnold would
take charge Blockaders are suspect
ed Of having stolen Shine
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Injunction Granted.

Upon complaint Of +. a. Miller OF
Harlsville, against the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co, Judge
w. G. Shipp of the circuit court has
issued an injunction and restraining
order to the telephone company en-
joining it from increasing the tele-
phone rates for local services and
from making any change in rate or
| interurban and rural services, here
tofore furnished the plaintiff. The
injunction in effect places the tele-
phone service with respect to the
pTa7nrff- on the same basis as the
rates and services existing prior to
April /, 1921.
The plaintiff alleges a violation Of
contract and asks judgment against
the telephone company for s2,999 for
alleged injury and damage. Plaintiff
also asks permanent injunction re-
straining the telephone company from
failing and refusing to render tele-
phone service furnished il prior TO
April !, 1921.
Mr. Virgins also sends the fol-
lowing communication from Harts-
Vile:
Increased telephone rates recently
granted by the railroad commission
of Mississippi have been declared
"od by the state courts under de-
cision just handed down by Judge
W. H. Potter.
The courts decision was to the eff
feet that the telephone company was
engaged in two separate businesses.
the one toll business and the other
an exchange service and that the
increase in rates was asked for the
exchange service, but no separate
accounts were kept as to the eX-
penses OF the two kinds of ser.'ice.
The court includes that 1t cannot be
reasonably denied that without this
separation of expense and a knowl-
edge Of what costs fall 70 the eX-
| change services. the action Of the
commission in finding a new rate
would be arbitrary and void
The court also holds. IS 70 the
petition Of the telephone company
that an increase in rate was neces-
! sary in order for the compan, to
show net income that would enable
it to sell its securities. None Of
this matter should have been con-
tanned in the petition of the COM
pany except that the rate allowed
did not yield a fair return upon the
investment and asking an increase
in its charges. The selling Of the
company'S securities and the in
crease in its capital was no part of
the business of the commission and
was matter over which it had no
jurisdiction. The people are not
called upon to furnish or to provide
means for the company to increase
its investment.
The decision concludes: In the
matter of great public Importance
like this it should be clear that the
matter considered was the question
of I; reasonable rate and no other,
and this does not appear in the judg
ment. This order seems void be-
cause the judgment does not show
that the rates for exchange service
heretofore in force Welded less than
Il reasonable return on The invest
ment.
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Hartsville Man
Gets Injunction
Order Restraints Telephone Co.
From Raising Rates. Also
Claims Damage

Columbia, May 21.-A. L. NJ. Wig
gins Of Hartsville, president of the
South Carolina Telephone Subscrib-
ers' association, has written c. S.
Monteith OF Columbia, secretary Of
the organization, to the effect that an
injunction has been issued against the
order to the telephone company en-
enjoining it from making any
change in its rate.
Mr.. Virgins communication is as
follows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-25

Buffalo. May 21.-Twenty masked
men held up a freight train on the
New York Central near North Tona-
wanda and carried away silks. shoes
clothing. automobile tires, and other
freight worth seventy thousand dol
lars in motor trucks
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-25

Savannah. May 2l.-Onlv meaSre
reports of fatal fight with moonshin-
ers in LaurenS county near Dublin.
when county Policeman Crawford and
negro moonshiner We're both killed
during a raid, have been received
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suraastseh-ae-uation is

-'SIf
Il need not recall the long treaty
contest waged between the two
branches Of our government over this
proposal I need hardly mention that
the conflict became so sharp that wen
the treaty went by the board, to the
end that today, paradoXically enough,
America continues to he technically
at war but actually at peace. while
Europe is nominally at peace, but ac-
cording to all reports. is not wholly
free from the clash Of arms.
Finally. the question Of Americas
participation in the league came be-
fore the people. who decided by a
majority of seven millions
1T follows. then. that the present
government could not, without be-
trayal Of its creators and masters,
and will not. can assure you, have
anything whatsoever to do with the
league or any commission or COM
mittee appointed by it or responsible
to ii directly or indirectly, openly or
furtively.
The prime minister. Mr.. Lloyd
George in toasting Mr.. Harvey. said:
We never can regard citizens of
the United States as foreigners; there
fore, in the new ambassador. we well
come brilliant kinsman. The future
/; well-being of the world depends more
upon the good VIII, the good under
standing and cooperation between
peoples than upon any other one fact.
1t is the best. it is the surest, guar
antee Of world peace.
Il am glad, then, that the ambassa-
doris appointment comedies with the
decision Of the United States to be
represented Adequately in the councils
of the nations. | am glad that the
new ambassador has been chosen as
, the representative of the United
States and that he will be present at
the coming meeting. 1t is essential
for the peace of the world that Amer
lea should be in.
European diplomacy workers al
ways in the dense thicket Of ancient
! feuds. rooted, entangled and en-
In Central Europe there are blood
feuds all thought had been dead and
DulItO IOE CtIilliI lVt> w mn iiet' Y ~ -
rcsurrected into full and vigorous
life.
IF this war isn't the last war the
next will leave Europe in ashes 1t
is essentila we should find some
means Of dragging the nations out of
this labyrinth of hatred. this degrade
tion for our own safety
Referring to America, Mr.. Lloyd
George said:
We welcome this new power, Wig
orous strong. clear-headed. untram-
meled with these old quarrels.
He concluded:
eve are delighted to see the Unit
ed States coming. not because we
want to drag America into these
quarrels-they would only make ii
worse and asgravate things. We want
America to help us out. not to help
US in
The world has become more in
tcr-dependent than it has eyer been
before. Therefore, this dccis-
ion eXcites hopes in our breasts. We
rejoice in it and We rejoice in tho Sc
lection which has been made o" a
man who knows Europe, who unoer-
stands Europe. who is a whole heart
ed American-an American patriot.
when l propose his health ac-
claim not only the new amba sSador
to the court of st. James, but the
representative of the great democ-
racy of the West, in the councils Of
the nations Of the world
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Chicago. May 2l.-The organiza-
ton Of a million dollar corporation
for the export of edible oils was
voted by the Interstate Cottonseed
Crushers' association convention in
scSs; II here.
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London May 23-The Germans on
Saturday drove the Polish insurgents
in SIeSia back toward Gross StrchhtZ
for a distance OF five miles. accord
ing To an Oppcln dispatch TO the
Times.
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Rome, May 21.-Three dead, two
of pitched battle between commun-
lists and extreme nationalisIs at Chiu-
81, in post election orders.
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Alexandria Egypt. May 22%%.-F'iv
Europeans We're killed and - other
wounded in rioting here Sunda
night and this morning. The polio
casualties were not announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-17

a toss down. the cellar stairs and
slammed the door behind her.
II Was no wonder tina, Miss Kitty
Cat was angry.
n fine way to treat guesi' she
splut,ered down there in the dark.
That woman might have set our a
little milk for me. IL would have
tasted good. after my long ride 10
that s,uffy basket" Miss Kitty could
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-17

fain, rustlings. squeaks, and scratch
ings around her. And though she
didn't care TO oblige the woman up
stairs in any way, Miss Kitty lost no
time in providing hearty meal for
herself.
Then she lay down on an old
sack and slept Tor a while. And just
before the roosters began TO crow
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-17

not help thinking what fine home
she had had at Farmer Green's and
how good Mrs. Green had always
been TO her. Even Johnnie Green
though he was boy-had petted
her oilener than he had pulled her
tail.
But Miss Kitty was too hungry 10
sit long at the loot OF the cellar
stairs in thought. She soon heard
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-17

she had found a broken pane IN a
cellar window.
What luckw said Miss Kitty un-
der her breath. And very silently
she slipped through the opening and
stole away.
tcepyrisht. 1891, by Metropolitan News.
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