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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Disagree on Army Bill
Senate and House Committees
Reach a Deadlock

Washington. June 15.-Conferees
on The army appropriation bill reach
ed d deadlock today oil the size OF
next years army and decided T.
report the disagreement to the
house aud senate With request tor
,uc:her instructions.
Secretary Weeks appeared at to-
days meeting Of the ocnferecs t"
urge an agreement on the senate
provision for u gradual reduction
during the ncXt fiscal year to d mimi
mum army Of 100000 enlisted men
out the house managers refused To
yield from their position in fa'or
of quick reduction to that figure.
The senate confereeS We're repre-
sentcd as standing for reduction
from the 220 900 total in service in
July to Il minimum Of l3o,0o which
they said could be accomplished by
next May The house confcrees.
however. were SAID 10 be insisting
that the reduction be carried out
iy October j.
Secretary Weeks was understood
to have told the confcrccs that should
the position Of the house managers
pr4 vail. be would not accept re-
Sponsibiiity for what might happen
to The army, as he said it was ma
possible to reduce the garrlsons IN
the Philippines. Panama and HAWAII.
and striking $1,000 from the rolls
within three months would rendc:
til. forces within ;hc Eaitcd States
impotent.
Agreement vas reached on all the
other provisions OF TIL" bin. The
disagreement; as TO 'hc method of
reaching ii strength of $4,000 men
was reported first 10 the house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Murder and Suicide
u. Preston Berry Of Orangeburs
Kills Wife and Self

o''anc"bilr.:. .jjife ID. Preston
Berry. Il young farmer OF The \"cscs
section. S:lnd%;; nigh: or Monday
morning sho- aa,; instantly killed his
wife and then committed suiciei" by
firing u bUllc, through his brain
II is alleged that Gerry WAS c.l-
ragged through Jealousy ard shot his
wife prohably eai-i,- Monday morn-
ing. The father and mother We're
found carly Monday morning by y
seven yc;r Old daughter. the mothe:
lying as asleep in III bed her baby
in her arms. wita 4 bullet through
her temple and the iaincl sprawicd
o,u uron the lloor vil a pistol bali
through his Drain. Oa!y two un-
loaded shells H.re found il III" pis-
toll ;l1i. !! W;,s the pistol OF y. =.
pcyr. The =!iooy!uS created quite
i So, IN n / community and on"
was arrested. but the authors
:ieS generally believe thaj Berry SHOT
and Killed his wife and then took
MS own life They were white peo-
pie OF good standing in their com
!nunitv The shooting took place
ahou, - &liles from OrangrhurG. just
out OF the town Of Ncescs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Lancaster Mill
TO Close Doors
Fig Plant Refuses TO Grant De
lna2ns oe the Union

Lanca stnr. .June t.-There vas g
special meeting Of the TeE tic union
held III The Lancaster court house
ia:: niGht. ~ v Eich Mr.. Dean and Mr..
Callahan. Gnion organizers. were
present and made addresses. after
whicl: the public was excluded and a
secret session o: ID. union held Ii
thi., meeting a committee vas APP
pointed to call upon the Lancaster
cotton mills ;tnd make certain de-
rlanGs. This committee waited upon
officers Of the Lancaster cotton mills
TO-DAY ;.ad the demands We're refused
ana tn" following notice was posted
thro' s;lout the plant:
'"rhe textile union having made de-
mands upon the Lancaster Cotton
mills which cannot be granted. there
fore. 10 avoid any friction this mill
wili close down indefinitely one wesk
;rom this date
These mills Of whic;l Col. Leroy
Springs is president. have 10000
spindles and 1000 looms. employ
about 1900 operatives and is one Of
the largest. ii not In" largest, pin;
cloth mills IN the south.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Cotton Statistics
Report or Consumption During
Month Of May

Nay:!inctor, June l3.--Cotton con-
s,,ned daring May amounted TO 439.-
$50 laies of lint an,i 1895 bales OF
iinters the census bureau announced
today.
Consumption in May last year
amounted TO 81 l}17 hales of lint and
32072 OF iin.e:s
Cotton on hand May 81 in consum-
ing establishments amounted to l.
219,3l4 bales OF Int and 2l5.SS3 bales
Of lintcrs compared with 1,G9S. S33
Of lint and 2S@@.SS1 Of linters a year
ago. and held in public storage and
at comprcsses. 4.13?.S51 bales Of lint
and "53,!as of iia.ers. compared
with 2,:SG.SeS Of I'm, and 1852 Of
.inters a yea. ago.
Imports during MAJ amounted to
10,542 bales, compared with 15.I67
II Nay ;ast yeo!.
+, por..; lor Nay were 4I3,049 bales.
including 4,34j bales OF Enters COM
pared with 3s4.904. including 800 Of
'inters in May last year
Cotton spindles active during May
numbered 1858 .O51. compared with
34,h63.744 in May last year.
Statistics for cotton growing states
follows:
Consumed during May 26s.121
bales. co1npai with 3io.516 in May
last year.
on hand May 81 in consuming cs-
tablis.lments $3.50 bales. COM
pared VIII? S1s.222i year ago. and
ii public storage and at congresses
l.257.199 bales, compared With 2.264.-
2o7 q year ago.
Cotton spind!es active during May
numbered 14.661.S31. compared with
i5,nGlG29 in May last y"ar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
National Guard
Election
NO Choice For Lieut.. Colonel of
First Regiment

Columbia. June 16.-Thcie WIS no
election for the Office of Lieutenant
colonel "t the first regiment OF the
South Carolina National Guard ard 4
second election has been ordered b.
the aGjut;,n; generals Office for the
2atll. which Is ncyt Monday +. &.
NonTresci;oW. Of camden. received
20 votes; l.. G. McI|adden, OF J.; -
H!l!. received /, and J. b. Keith. Of
'r!nionSviilc, received g. Two pos
sibl. ro;cS were not east: The second
election in the race for major of the
Third battalion viii also be held on
III" 10th. The two candidates for
this Office wao are tied are Alfred NJ.
Mcleod Of Camden and Murray Mack
OF Fort Mill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
It Pays to Advertise
Banks Advised by Federal Re-
serve Official to Go After
Business

Atlanta, Ca, June 15-Approval OF
advertising by banks was voiced
before the financial advertising as
tising Clubs Of the World here to-
day by NJ. B. Wcllborn. governor of
the Atlanta federal reserve bank.
Il like to see the banks advertise.
especially our member banks" Mr.
Wellborn said. Il have noticed that
advertising increases deposits and
when deposits arc increased our re-
serves are automatically increased.
The day was given over to inter
department meetings and late in
the aftern oon the delegates were en-
tertained at q barbecue at the South
eastern fair grounds at Lakewood. No
general session was held tonight.
Supporters Of the two chief candi-
dates for international president OF
the association We're working hard
again today. Backers of Charles II.
Mchinloss of Chicago claimed to
have 3 majority to elect him tomor-
row. but friends of George W. Hop
kins of New York appeared to be
equall: confident.
Several divisions held elections to-
day. Norman NJ. PARROT Of Balti
more being chosen head of the ad-
vcrtisinE clubs secretaries: l.. j.
BouShner. Chicago. head of the Ma
tional Association of Classified Ad-
vertisins Managers. and Louis Blum
enstock. st. Louis. president Of the
Retail Advertising conference. Mr.
Blumenstock urged members of the
division 20 discontinue the use of
comparative prices meaning the
custom of advertising articles and
mentioning their price before the
recent drop.
The use Of misleading compare
tive prices is certainly he most
difficult problem confronting retail
advertising today" said MI Blumen-
stock Merchandise is worth no
more than today'S wholcsal" price
Plus a legitimate margin to cover
profit and the cost of doing business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Absorbing Ger
man Bonds
Federal Reserve Board Says
Purchase cf Rcparations
Bonds By Americans is
Inevitable

Washington. June 16.-Thc federal
reserve board says that the abSorp-
ton of substantial blocks Of German
separations bonds in American tinan-
Cial markets is "unavoidabie The
board terms the termination Of the
German repa-ations controversy an
economic triumph. opening up a
promising outlook for future Euro
peanS adjustment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Quarrel Over Spoils
Republican Leaders in Bitter
WrangIe Over Decision of
Patronage

Washington. June 15.-Senator
Lodge CT Massachusetts. the Repuo-
,ican leader, and Senator Willis OF
Ohio. who nominated President Hard
ing at the Chicago convention. are
on the war path over some OF The
recent appointments.
Senator Lodge has expressed dis
satisfaction with the nomination or
Prof. julius Klein Of Harvard uni
versity to be director of the bureau
Of foreign aud domestic commerce,
and requested the senate commerce
committe to defer confirmation 49,
the nomination until tomorrow when
un executive hearing is eXpectc /,
Professor Klein WIS chosen by Sec
retary Hoover and it was reported
today that the president had sent
the nomination to the senate with
out consulting Republican leaders.
Senator Willis is continuing his OPP
position TO the appointment OF
Charles H. Nauts of Toledo to he col
iector Of internal revenue for the
Tenth Ohio district. Both he and
Senator Lodge We're White House
callers today, but neither saw the
president on leaving the White
House Senator Willis declared he
would oppose Nh Nauts to the end.
The Ohio senator inquired today
how confirmation of Mr.. Nauts might
',e blocked and was Informed that il
he regarded Mn Nauts as personal
" Objectionable. the senate would
follow time honored custom Of
refusing confirmation. Senator Viii
lis has fled a memorandum against
Mr. Nauts with the senate finance
committee. which expected to take
MP the case Monday.
1t is to hear Senator Willis. the
nominee. and Walter Ii. Brown. the
presidents representative OF the de-
partmental reorganization commit
tee. who is understood to have recon-
mended Mr. Nauts
Another patronage row reported
brewing is over the nomination OF
Frank a. Linney. Republican state
chairman of North Carolina. to be
federal district attorney for North
Carolina be was indorsed by North
Carolina Republican leaders. but is
cncoGntcring opposition from in1lu
entail senator's close toihe admin
iStration because of an alleged letter
opposing voting last November by
negroes
These and other patronage trou
hcs We're said to be the cause OF
some friction between the capitol
and White House. but Republican
leaders We're confident no serious re-
suits We're probable Several Of the
patronage rows were said to have
been charged to Attorney General
Dausherty. who had ciashed with
Senator t'relinghuysen over en-
couraSement given TO q New Jersey
rlan who Senator Fralinghuysen OPP
posed This is said to have been
ironcd out. however
James VI. Beck pf New Jersey.
nominated today for solicitor gem
eral WAS said to have been selected
without prior reference u the New
jersey senator's. but Attorney Cen
eral DauGherty wrote a letter which
WAS understood to have satisfied
them Mr. Beck It WAS said would
re supported generally by the Re
were disposed to criticise him in
connection with litigation AGAINST Ia
bor leaders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Still Holding AIoof
United States Will Take No Part
III the Deliberations of the
Council Of the League of
Nations

Washington. June 16.---The A,neri-
can government does not contemplate
participation in the deliberations of
the council of tie league Of nations,
the problems arising out
Of the ALLEGATION of mandates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Irainmen Held
For Manslauglater
Engineer and Conductor To BE
Tried For Killing Firenlcn at
Crossing

Perts Amhoy. \. j.. June 16.-En-
gineer Brown and Conductor Ridge
way have been ar:aigned. charged
with manslaughter. growing out of
the death Of seven firemen who were
Killed when an engine struck a fire
truck at a grade crossing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Gun Fight in Kentucky
John Falls Shoots Six Persons
and Escapes From House
That Police Surrounded

Frankfort. X. June 16.-,Tohn Eal-
lis, WHO shot six persons while resist
Ing arrest for Interfering in an al
ie:ration between policeman and
Falls son escaped f:om the house
which the officers had surrounded.
The house was burned when bullets
set intlammablc material aire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Former Cuban
President Dead
Hody Of General Gomez VIII Be
Taken From kcy Vest to
Havana

New York. ji.nc 16.-E'uncral SER
vices for General Gobcz. la;e Cuban
president. Will be held here. The
BODY Will be taken TO Key West where
it Will be transported y. . cruiser TO
Havana for burial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Meddling With South
American Federation of Labor
Asks investigation of Cotton
Mill Situation in South

D"nv"r. June lt.-Thr American
Federation Of Labo- convention
adopted resolution calling for
congressional Investigation into the
condition OF cotton mills in the south.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Federal Courts Need
Reorganization
Attorney General Appoints
Committee to Formulate Plans
For Clean Up of Congested
Docket

Washington, June 16-The COM
mittee under the attorney genera! s
plan for reorganization of the federal
judiciary to clean UP the liquor cases
pending. begins work at once on rec
concentrations to congress. Three
federal judges and two district attorn-
eys comprise the committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Labor Unions Have
Soviet Leanin gs
Two Unions Demand That Pres
ident Gompers Reaffiliate
With international

Denver. Colo. June 1.-TWO inter-
national unions have introduced rcso-
lutions directing President Gompers
to reaffiliate the American Federation
of Labor with international trade
Unions The United Maintenance Of
Way employees and railway shop Ia
borers will make a fight for rein
statement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Coal Mine War
Prevented
Miners Who We're Preparing to
March into Mingo County
Turned Back

Charleston. w Va June 1t.-The
miners who We're reported to be con-
centratnS in the KanaWha coal fields
preparing to march TO the aid OF the
AIingo county miners. have been sent
rouncenlent of District President
Keeney
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Destroyers at
Los Angeles
Fcrty-Three Will Engage in Tor
pedo Practice OF Santa Cata-
lima Island

Los Angeles. Jun 16.-Forty-three
G3stroyers. accompanied by four
cruisers. are here to engage in tor
pedo practice at Santa Catalina is
land. The battleships New Mexico and
Mississippi Will pose as targets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Greek Offensive
Held Up
King Constantine Says 1t May
Net Start For Several
Weeks

Snlyrna June 1G.-Thc Greek Of
fensivc against the Turkish national
lists will not begin, prohaly. for sev-
cral weeks, King Constantine said.
The Greek army numbers TWO nun
dTcL thousand lighting men. with Il
hundred thousand reserves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Four Killed in
Railroad Wreck
E'cur Sleepers PIunge Through
Bridge Near Crawford. Neb.

OMAHA Ncb.. Junc ;6.-i'our per-
sons wcr, killed and fourteen injured.
som" seriously. and four are missing
in a train wreck nea: Crawford. :
Four Sl.epers p.unsed through the
bridge into big Cottonwood creek.
after the engine 2n3 mail car had
passed safely across the trestle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18
Years For
killing Father
Arthur Miller of Winston-Salcn
Entered Plea OF Guilty and
Escapes Gallows

Wiaston-Salem. June 16.-.Arthur
Miller was sentenced to thirty years
Imprisonment after pleading guilty to
killing his father.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18

Washington, June l3.--Cotton con-
suned during May amounted 70 4%9.-
$50 h:iies Of lint and i11.3e5 bales OF
iinters. the census bureau announced
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-18

Washington. June 15.-Senator
Lodge CT Massachusetts. The Repuo-
,ican leader, and Senator Willis OF
Ohio. who nominated President Hard
ing at the Chicago convention, are
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-30
LACK OF FUNDS
CUTS PROHIBITION
FORCE IN STATE

Charleston July 29.-Lack OF
sufficient funds in the departments
appropriation will result In. te In
definite suspension on August 1 OF
all prohibition enforcement officers
in West Virginia, it was announced
late tonight, by Walter s Hallanan,
state prohibition enforcement of.
ficer.
The prohibition enforcement divi-
sion of the state received $4,000
from the last legislature allotted
quarterly and with the provision
that not more than one-fourth of
the appropriation may be drawn in
any three months of the year. The
first quarterly allotment has been
exhausted, Hallanan said
How long the suspension will last,
Mr.. Hallanan did not Indicate. but II
1t is possible to draw from other
funds, the men will probably be
reinstated. In the absence of the
state prohibition officers officiating,
the burden of the enforcement will
fall upon the newly reorganized
state police, 1t Is said
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-30
CRACK MAIL TRAIN g
OF PENNSY ROBBED
BY MASKED BANDITS
Most Daring Exploit Since
Day Of Jesse James.
(sy International News Service. J

(By International News Service.1
Altoona, Pa, July 20.-The Man.
haitian Limited, fastest train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad between New
York and Chicago, was held up and
robbed by several masked bandits
early today at an isolated spot in
the Businesses Of the Allegany
mountain, about 80 miles west of
this city. The letters were rified and
an unknown sum in the mail car
stolen. One mail clerk was shot and
slightly wounded during an argu.
ment with one Of the robbers.
The robbers who had been riding
the rods Of the mail car emerged
from their concealment after the
train had got In motion again, aft
er it had cut off helper engine at
Gallicizin, where, while passing
through the long tunnel clerks in
the mail car had left door open
and 1t had not been closed. The
bandits swung onto the platform
and stealthily stalked into the mail
car and covered the seven men
who were sorting mail
Every robber carried gun.
Threats were made to kill all the
mail clerks II they attempted any
resistance. While the seven men
were backed up against a wall with
their hands above their heads and
guns pointed at their hearts other
robbers hastily went through all
the mail that was suspected OF con-
tanning anything of value. One sack
of registered mail was thrown from
the train 9rd a confederate rifed 1t
before Stale troopers and detec-
tives found it.
There Is reason to believe that
the sum obtained was large one as
the train carried only high class
mail said recently to contain cash,
bonds and other securities sent by
New York banks to Chicago and
western clients Government Off
Gals declared there is no way to
ascertain how much the loot will
he at present and 1t will take
weeks to determine just what let
ters were stolen and what they
contained.
The robbery of the Limited was
the most daring exploit of the kind
In history, rankingk with some
of the bold raids of Jesse James.
1t is one OF the two finest trains in
the country. Other trains have
been held up at some point, but to-
days attack was the nerviest OF
them all. Indications are that the
robbery was most carefully planned.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-30
INSURANCE ON OLD II II
CAPITOL ADJUSTED
Will Be Paid From Blanket
State Policy. l,sssytxs'

Charleston, w. Va, July 20. I'm.
surance on the old state capitol
building which was destroyed by
fire last January 3, has been ad-
justed but figures showing what
the state will receive from the In
surance companies are not yet avail
able, according to announcement
made today by Frank G. Kincheloe,
secretary OF the State Board Of
Control.
The loss will be paid out Of tho
s15. 900 insurance carried as q
blanket policy on all state buildings.
Mr.. Kincheloe's written statement
in connection with the settlement
which he gave out after comforting
with the members OF the Board, ID
as follows:
AT a meeting held In the ONCE
of the State Board Of Control We'd
nesday, July 81. at which were
present President James 8. Lakin,
J. Walter Barnes and J. S. Darst,
OF the State Board of Control, Hous-
ton G.. Young. secretary Of state,
representing the State Board Of
Public Works: L. c. Owrey. repre-
sent1ng the general adjustment bur,
eau, and Arthur Lohmeyer, repre-
sentfng the Aetna Insurance Com
pany the fire loss on the state cap
itol was adjusted. Considering the
magnitude. OF the loss, the settle
ment was arrived at in an unusual.
ly short time, and In most amic-
able manner. The estimates prepar-
ed by architects> and builders, repre-
senting the state, and those prepar-
ed by representatives Of the adj
justment bureau and the insurance
companies tailed 80 closely that
very little difficulty was met with
in reaching an agreement"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-30
THREE DROWNED
IN OHIO RIVER

Sistersville, July 29-Three per
sons were drowned in the Ohio
river at Paden City tonight, when
young woman member of a picnic
party got beyond her depth while
swimming off the shore of Paden
Island and two young men who at
tempted her rescue lost their lives
in the role Of heroes
The victims were Miss Hazel
Vancamp, 26, of Paden City, w.
Va; Delbert Jacobs. 20. railway
mail clerk Of Paden City; ]. B.
Smith %, railway mail clerk Of
Paden City The bodies OF Miss
Vancamp and young Jacobs were
recovered. Miss Vancamp was a
hospital nurse having graduated
from st. Joseph's hospital at Par
kersburg, Smith and Jacobs, for
mer Tyler county school teachers,
later in the United States railway
mail service were spending their
vacations at Paden City.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-30
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
GERARDSTOWN DISTRICT

TIL and KNOW what you are
doine re you VOTE AUGUST
I'd AC ST the proposed BOND
ISSUE d LEVY to build a Grad
ed Sch-t at both Shanghai and
Gerrardst Il.
Our B5eri of Education paid out
over OF 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS
this year into OTHER districts for
the tuition of pupils who were trans
ferred + m Gerrardstown District
to Mill c. eek, Martinsburg and He'd
gesville districts and ONLY a
FEW PEOPLE were benefited by
this money.
II we have High School in
OUR OWN district we can not only
save the money We pay to other
districts to educate the children of
a few people, but we can ALL have
the advantage of GRADED
SCHOOL and a HIGH SCHOOL for
our children and an EDUCATED
CITIZENSHIP for OUR district and
OUR COMMUNITY will then be an
ASSURED FACT.
NOW-THINK again. can WE
afford to let all the other districts
In this county be MORE PRO-
GRESSIVE along this line than
WE are?
a 30 Up 1t W. E. GORDON.