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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

= nMarEy D. Trainer is pushing George
.; a.; ;MncEilwcc, Of the Forty eighth WA
una aha Thomas j. Weldon, of The Thirty. -.
,oaI ,nsn ward, Elias Abrams, penrcse
, So,s ~Seer OF the Sixteenth Ward. il him.
ssn s candidate. Administrator land.
ths' ths' II Is understood. are favorable to
.ot .ne candidacy of L. l.. ID, Roaca o.cD "
'e'ary OF the Committee of Seventy
among the Democratic canIidato, 4,
csaS smeS H. Toughill. who .aspires 70 suca %
T0aa., TTsea hImSelf in the minor mdiciary
crots s"l'l II one of the old line Demo .
nau@' na@' lie has been a member Of tbo
F%ntocrNtiG Executive Committee ~ the
snd St ward for more than fiftv Won rU
ward ior iorty years has represented tnat
sano III the City Committee. Ue was
10 tmaeu snnn TO office by Governor SprouI
'See'ed the late Joseph A RoyIc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
COLUMBIA MASONS
TO TAKE DEGREES
Class Numbers One Hundred and
Eighty-Nine From All Parts
of South Carolina

Columbia, Feb. 7.-Ancient and Ac
ccptcd Scottish Rite Masons from va
rious parts of the state will assemble
in Columbia this morning for the win
ter reunion that will continue through
wednesday. Distinguished Masons
from other states will be the guest 8
iOr the occasion.
The c'ass director has list Of 1S9
candidates who are eligible to take
degrees during the session. The
guests Will be George Fleming Moore
OF Washington, grand commander;
harles Z. Homer, Jr., inspector gen.
cral OF Maryland; Hyman w. Wit
cover, Inspector general of Georgia
ana south Carolina, and other 33rd
degree MasOns from Texas and Ten
ncssce.
The winter reunion will open this
''ioihihe at o'clock when candidates
VIII report to w. II. Bowen. class
director. The ceremonial session will
pegln at 10 a. M. and various teams
VIII confer degrees from the fourth
TO he 22nd, inclusive. Candidates
from outside Of Columbia are asked
to notify Claud G.. Campbell, secre-
tary, and he will arrange hotel ac-
commodation. The following compose
the officers. executive board, orches-
ira and choir:
j. l.. Jones, Vcnnral master. G. G.
t1shburne, senior warden; Ira Il.
Mates, junior warden; o. Frank Hart.
orator; j. &. Gasquo almoner; G. G..
Campbell, secretary; J. II. FowlcS.
treasurer; j. Il. Van Metre, expert
j. II. smith assistant expert; George
II. King, master Of ceremonies; H. $.
MacSlashan, captain Of hos.; l.. $.
Marks. tiler; w. III. Bowen, class di-
rector, and G. G. Campbell, director
Of work
Executive board: w. s. Brown
master of kadOsh; O. r. Hart. com
mander: &. A. Miller wise master: J.
l. Jones, venerable master; G.. G..
f1shburne. senior warden; Ira =.
Mates, junior warden; Legare Ingles-
by and III. s. Masglashan, elected
members; G. G. Campbell, general Sec
rotary.
Orchestra: John h. Rodgers, r. w.
Hornsby, Joe l.. Denny and Guy II.
White.
Choir: John Priolcau, p. V. Mikell
j. w. spence and NJ. l.. Austin.
The program provides for degree
work during today, tomorrow and
wednesday and banquets will be
served at O'Clock this afternoon and
on Wednesday afternoon. Arrange
mcnts have been made for group
photograph to be made at the State
House Wednesday morning at 9:3O
O'Clock. Much interest is centered in
the reunion and a pleasant time is
anticipated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
GIVE TIME
TO MAKE GOOD

Greenville, Feb. 4.-That the South
Carolina tax commission should be
gwen one more year to make good"
instead of abolishing it when no good
substitute is offered was the cOnsen-
sus of opinion of a joint meeting of
the wholesale and retail merchants
bureaus OF the chamber of commerce.
held yesterday.
The merchants stated that they
were of the opinion that the methods
employed by the commission thus far
have been grossly unfair since the
burden Of taxation was heavily in
creased on certain classes of citizens
while certain others have been per-
mitted to pay the smaller amounts as
I'm the past.
In an announcement regarding the
meeting issued today it Is stated that
the vote favOring u continuance of
the commission was unanimous and
that copies of the motion will be sent
to the members Of the county dele
CATION now i'm Columbia, and to the
presiding officers Of the house and
senate.
This question came up before the
mci chants i'm view of the bin now
before the legislature to abolish the
commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
TRIBUTE TO
PRES. WILSON
His Achievement Will Not BE
Forgotten, Says Secretary
Daniels

iiaIelSh, y. c.. Feb. 3.--''The muck
rah"fS nave been trying TO find some
'hlhS wrong about the army and the
navy but as brave General Dawes an
honest Republican said. they can not
make out caSc,' declared Secretary
OF the Navy Joscphus Daniels today
before 2 Joint session Of the general
assembly of North Carolina.
I'm the clear light of history" con-
tnued Secretary Daniels, the great
achievement will shine while the de-
tractor of Wilson's conduc. Of the
war will be dcspised and forgotten. -
When the war was over. Secretary
Daniels said there was no place in the
world where men did not love Amer
lea. They looked for The dawn of
the day when the world might safely
come to reduction of armament and
diScontnuanCc Of the price paid IL
prevent conquest by some nation
which might wish to take the plac,
/ of GERMANY
'While the world has gropcd ant
hailed for too years. this countr,
rich in resource and men, has felt tn,
result of Americas failure to NEE
the expectation of mankind.
1T was a time fraught with glOry
! TO our country when the presiden
! returned from France and brough
with him the coVenant of peace
! brought the document which in tn,
days TO come men will look back uDol
as the shckinah and hope of human
itN. About that time / met a goo,
old friend of mine who said TO me
/ do not believe in the league of ma
! tons. | do not believe i'm Americ
having anything to do with any Othe
part Of the world. Let other coun
tries attend to their business and le
us attend to ours. For myself h
said. i am done wt-h EuroDe. m
going 10 raise my own cotton on IN
own farm and let Europe stew in il
own juice. Well, gentlemen. vo
know what happened. We had moth
ing to do with Europe. We let
stew i'm lis own juice, and that farm
cr'S cotton is rOtting on his farm
There is no present market for i
Gentlemen we are part Of the worl
and the day Of isolation has gone 70,
ever, and America must lead tn
world in prosperity and in peace"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

inc Red Cross secretary ON her
rounds through Uhc county has found
"a Family destitute and dcvoid nf
enough bed clothing to supply their
ac'ual needs Tor warmth during this
'olu weather. The family consists
ol u moller ana three children. Dur
ing one "I tn" recent nights, il was
necessary l"f lhem To abandon their
hrdS ana build Il fire, which they hoy
"rod around for the remainder of th,
night waiting for the day to break.
Amy ONE That can spare a uuilt. com
Tort or blanket towards worthy
charly please get i'm touch with the
'.'u cross or communicate by tclc-
phone SIS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
An All Day Meeting.

The Rev. j. J. Starks, president of
Norris College and Rev. Richard
Carroll, have decided to call meet =
ing of the chapel Of .Iorris college.
Tuesday, February 22nd and invites
the preachers of all denominations to
assemble at 10 o'clock for an all day
meeting for consultation and eVange-
lism
In the afternoon, Mr.. ~. T.. Jones,
OF Fountain Inn, a business man and
Christina layman will speak on "Tith-
ing" He is one of the greatest
speakers on this line i'm the Piedmont
section. We are asking. all of the
white preachers and Christian lay
men 30 attend this meeting. We can
work together, without associating
together"
Now is the timc to work for law.
order and christianity. All Of the col
orcd ministers and laNmcn will have
a free dinner on the campus. One
hundred voices will sing. Some of
the greatest preachers are 10 speak.
j. J. Starks,
President Norris College
Richard Carroll,
Assistant for this Meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
SUMTER HIGH
TAKES GAM1

The Sumter High school basket
ball team played their return game
with the High school team of Null
Inns and again were successful in the
results of the fray.
The game was played last night in
Mullins and upon Il ground court
which was new to the quintet from
Sumter and involving many rules UNI.
familiar to them. There were many
difficulties and Inconvenience to be
met with in the use Of the ground
court which the Sumter boys met ad-
mlrably, showing their great adapta-
bility. Neither of the teams. how
ever, were able to show up at as good
advantage as was possible for them
on an inside cOulv.
The sumter team played the better
game of bah throughout, catching the
lead early in the game and holding
this lead tenaciously. The score at
the end Of the first half Of the game
was Sumter l6 and Mullins 9, Sumter
making as large "a score during the
first half as Mullins was able to
make during the whole game. The
hnal score was Sumter 26 and Null
Inns 16. Stars: Sumter. Wright.
Mullins. Rogers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
REPLIES TO RAIL
WAY MESSAGES
Woodrow Wilson Will To-Day
Take Up Communication From
Seven Large Labor Unions

Washington, Feb. 4.-Presidcnt
Wilson will reply tomorrow to the
recently communicated request Of
seven large railroad labor unions
tha he investigate railroad executivn
claims before the railroad labor boari
In chicago that the railroads must
readJust wages or face bankruptcy.
The president it was said, at the
White House tonight, spent part
or the day drafting his reply to the
unions, and hopes to complete and
dispatch II tomorrow. The nature of
the reply was not Indicated but was
understood to have been based on
recommendations submitted by Secre-
tary of Interior PAYNE, who sill acts
as director general of the railroad
administration.
The reply. II was $uggested. at the
White House, would take up points
raised i'm both of the kilograms
sent to the president this week by
the railroad workers through r. NJ
Jewell. president of the railway en-.
ployees department of the American
Federation of Labor. The railroad
unions i'm their first message, rcceiv.
w ot tit w lillc IueSQay, ask
ed the president to inves igatc til,
statement before the railroad an(
labor board by w. w. Atterbury, vic,
president of the PcnnsylVa mia lines
that the carriers must be allowed I,
readjust wages or face the danger
or bankruptcy and Ii the statement
were found to be true, to place tn,
matter before congress and ask i'm
mediate enactment of remedial legis
| lation.
The second telegram from tn,
unions received yesterday was i'm ma
ture of a reply to telegram sent I,
the president by Thomas Dewitt Guy
ler,' chairman of the Association o
Railway Executives who charget
that the first telegram sent by tn,
unions was Plum Plan league propa
ganda." This charge the unions g..
MED in their message and declare,
there was no economic justiiic atioi
FOR wage readjustment.
Secretary Payne returned the tcle
grams with his recommendations t,
the White House today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
NEW LIFE. INSURANCE. COMPANY
At BAMBERG.

iambcrG, Feb. 3.-An organization
meeting OF the subscribers to the cap
i.al stock Of the Coastal Life Insur-
ance company was held Monday af-
tcrnOCn. All the capital stock had
been subscribed in advance Of the
meeting and payment Of 90 per cent
of the capi al WAS effected. Applica-
tlon has now been made to the sccro-
tarY of state for a charter and it IS
understood that the new company
will be under operation at once.
TIL" stockholders elected II dircc-
tors as follows: G. Frank Pamberg.
l)r. George +. Hair, w. ID. Coleman. j..
Is. Faulkner, w. a. klauber, DR.. Rob-
ert Black, G. j. $. Rrooker, G.. l.. An
drows. II. ID. Steedly, J. Frank Folk,
j. ID. Copeland and J. j. Smoak.
subsequent meeting of the direc-
tors was he'd when officers were
eleo-ed as follows: G. l.. Andrews.
president and general manager: w. y.
Coleman, secretary and treasurer; J
*. Faulkner. vice president: DR.. Rob
crt Black, medical examiner; w. T..
Free. attorney. Finance board: G..
Frank Bamherg, chairman: w. A.
klaubor, G. l.. Andrews, j. IL. Faulk-
ner and w. ID. Coleman.
The capital stock of the company is
1000, with a paid up surplus Of
$4,000. The organizers of the con-
Germ are enthusiastic over the pros
PEGS of II profitable insurance COM
pany. The concern will engage i'm the
writing Of life, health and accident
insurance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
CHEER UP! BET
TER TIMES AHEAD
Federal Bank Head Sees Speedy
End to Hard Times and
Unemployed

Chicago, Feb. 4.--W Il. G. Hard
ing, governor of the Federal Reserve
board. predicted prosperity and an end
to business depression when he ar
rived here Thursday TO speak ber0-,.
the Chicago chapter of the American
ms itutc of Banking.
The dangerous stage OF readjust-
mcnt has been passed safely" he
said, and there is now no reason
whatever to fear money panic or
general collapse of business"
THE average reserves of all Fed
eral Reserve Banks are fortv-nire
per cent against forty-four and one
half per cent at this time last year.
The situation generally is encOur.
aging. II is the hope and belief that
the unemployment situation is q,
temporary character.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
NEW CABINET
FORMED IN GREECE
Designation of GOunaris 20 At-
tend Conference Causes An.
prehensiOn

A,hcns Feb. 6.-After conferences
lasting all day Saturday between
King Constantine and tho party
leaders, it was announced that NJ.
kalogeropoulOs, minister of finance
IN the Rhallis cabinet, who had been
entrusted with the task Of forming Il
new ministry, had completed its for
nation.
Most of the members of the new
ministry served under tho Rhallis
premiership. In making the an
nouncement Mr.. KalOgcropoulis told
the newspaper men that he was
strongly with the entente. and that
his colleagues would be of the same
mind.
Announcement that NJ. GounariS.
tho minister of war. and head of the
parliamentary majority, had been
d"Signacd anew as IA delegate to the
London conference on Near Eastern
aifa'rs, has made an unfavOrablc i'm
preston in British circles and has
caused considerable apprehension i'm
political quarters generally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
Tariff Bill Gains
Four Amendments
Supporters of Emergency
Measure Have Slight
D Majority

Washington. Feb. 4.-The senate
Tot down to business with the Ford
ney emergency tariff bill today and
before the session ended four amend
mems had been adopted. Votes on
the anne ndments. where a record was
made. showed supporters of the bill
90 have a majority. ranging from 10
to 10.
As the situation stood tonight IL
appeared that the bin would be for
the nosr part actually as well as
tschnicsl'v under consideration until
. inal vote is reached. Senator PEN
rose. Republican. Of Pennsylvania. in
charge OF the bill. declared that it
had good prospects of passage next
week.
Under the program the early part
OF the sessions will probably be de-
voted To consideration OF appropria-
tion bills. but later the tariff meas
Nre will be debated as II was today
to the exclusion of all else.
The committee amendment to
eUablish an import duty OF 40 cents
a bushei OH wheat was twice adopted
today. IL was first taken UP with
only nine senator's ina the chamber and
accepted without dissenting vote.
Then Senator Harrison. Democrat, of
y(iesissippi. one OF the bitterest or-
poDtnts OF the measure. discovered
wnat had happened and sought a cal,
for Quorum. He said he was under
the impression the senate was still
eonbideriRg "a minor Indian bill.
After the quorum call and an hour
dssultofy debate. Senator McCumber
Republican. OF North Dakota asked
for reconsideration of the whea,
amendment and II again was agreed
90 BY d vote OF 3S to 2S.
The amendment. also from the
eousthittee exempting from tariff
dptt rice to he used in the manufac-
ture Of canned goods likewise, was
adopted.
Tb6 rommlttee amendments fixing
dutIes R two cents a pound on fresh
apd frozen meats and Of 25 per cent
Cd valorem on prepared or preserved
meats and exempting from import
duties all live stock imported ex-
eluetvtIy for breeding purposes also
sest Approved.
Confederation OF the duty on meats
bf0uhht from Senator Underwood OF
Ainhan,a. Democratic leader. an at
taSk on what ne described as the
intuuities OF the proposed legislation,
Pti assaulted the Republican position
tpeut1ng whether Republican sena-
6fA had absolutely forgotten tha.
the government had need for rev.
fhbe" and whether the present bill
could be- accepted az an indication OF
their intention TO build n tariff wall
About the country during the Ira
seSaion.
q The Fordney hill. Mr.. Underwood
asserted could be construed as none
other than consumption tax. Tic
ACCUSED supporters of the bill of be-
ine willing to legisla,e money from
the consumers into the pockets oi
speculators and quoted figures from
AummRry OF tariff information com.
piled by the Republican house ways
and means committee to show that
imports so much complained OF "exis
only In air."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
HELD FOR BIGAMY
IN ANDERSON JAIL
White Man Alleged to Have Mar
ried Another Woman in
GraniteviIIe

Anderson. Feb. 4.-R. i. Sullivan,
formerly of this county. was arrest
ed and brought to Jail Friday morn
ing. chargcd with bigamy and assault
and battery. The action was brought
oy II. j. Woodward Of Graniteville,
VII" IS the father of the girl Sullivan
is sald 10 have married while having
Il IIVlnG wife at GluCk mills in this
county. Sullivan was arrested from!
information from Aiken authorities
ana Will likely be taken to that city.
Sullivan claims that he left Andcr-
son about six years ago and that
having heard his wife was dead and
having inquired Of several parties
who corroborated he rumor, he mar
rlcd a"ain and has been living at
GranitrVilNc ever since
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
FIGHT FOR LIFE
ABOVE NEW YORK

New YORK, Feb. "A real fight for
HE was held above New York today
when l5 army airplanes bombed"
the city with smoke bombs and rat
tied n tattoo with machine guns In "A
sh"m battle to stimulate recruiting
Tor tho air service.
while thousands of persons. out to
their noon day luncheon. watched the
'hrilling spectacle, Lieut.. Edward
Black, an observer in one of the ma
chimes. was fighting. unknown to the
crowds below. a fire which threat
ened the destruction of the machine
and the lives Of his pilot, Lieut..
Ulysses G.. Jones, and himself.
Lieutenant Black was painfully
burned. Black, who was i'm the gum
ner's pit behind tho pilot, was drop
ping smoke bombs when one of them
exploded IN the pit. His face and
hands were burned and his clothing.
and the fusclagc of the plane caught
on fire. Jones turned and saw the
struggle, but was Dowerless to helm.
lie kept his eye on the nearest river.
ready to plunge 2,9OO feet below if
IL should he necessary. Black kent
MS mead, however grasped fire ex-
tinSuisher and pumped it's LOntcnts
ON the flames. When Jones saw that
his companion had won the grim bat
Tie ne turned his plane toward Mine
oIa h"ld. 20 miles away. making the
'fip IN about ten minutes. Black
was hurried tn hospital where he
VIII be laid up for several days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

Chicago. Feb. "A bomb was last
night thrown from an automobile
Into the doorway Of four story apart
ment building on the soutsidc owned
and occupied in part by Robert
Jackson. a wealthy negro 1t shat
tered windows I'm half the block and
several persons were injured by fly
ing glass, This is the second bomb
exploded In front OF the building in
the last year and the fourth in the
same block. The from door was
blown In by the explosion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

birmingham. Eng. Feb. 5.-pre-
ml"r Lloyd George, i'm speech here
To-Day SAID Germany was morally
bound To pay for damage inflicted. lie
asserted Germany must not be al
lowed 20 pay i'm Il way th.t would in
jurc tn" country receiving payment.
by cheap goods for example The al
lies bin. he said. was framed on a
basis Of German prosperity. If Ger
many was not prosperous she could
not pay; If she were prosperous she
could and must
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
PRESIDENT VETOED
ARMY RESOLUTION

II Washington, Feb. 5.-The president
vetoed joint resolution directing ;ht
war department To stop army re-
cruiting until the force was reduced
ono hundred and seventy-five thou
sand. The president said he was un-
able to sec In the condition of the
world at large need OF minimum
enlisted strength OF two hundred and
eighty thousand men provided for in
the army reorganization bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

Palm Beach. Feb. 5.-Prcsdcnt-
elect IIarding's yacht Victoria passed
northward from Palm Beach today
en- route To St Angus inc. Delays
lorccd TN" cancellation most of stops
Harding had planned on the way but
he still hoped he might play one game
OF golf at some point south Of st.
Augustine. Hoped the yacht would
spend the night somewhere near Fort
Pierce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
CIGAR MAKERS
. STRIKE is ENDED

Tampa, Feb. 5.-Omcials repre-
senting the thirteen thousand s:rik-
Ing cigar makers here announced to-
day. the strike has called Off by a
referendum vote. The strike has
been In progress nearly ten months
Ringing principally around the open
shop. Union officials said referen-
dunn was ordered because OF increas-
ing difficulties of obtaining funds %
upport strikers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

government troops arc being rushed
to the AntOfagaSta province where
soldiers and workers AT large nj
tratc plant have been fighting. Ad-
vices states tina. only SIX persons were
Killed during 'iGhtinc, earlier dis
patches declaring twcnty-thrcc met
thCir death
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

Athens. Feb. conferences with
political leaders We're held today by
constantine i'm an effort to solve min
istrlial crisis which eliminated last
night i'm the resignation of the Rhal-
lis cabinet. 1t is believed War Min
iStCr GomariS or Finance Minis. er
klagcrop0ulous would be asked to
head the new miniStlN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09
LEADING CITIZEN
OF FGREENVILLEDIES

irc"nville, Feb. 5.-Af.cr 60 useful
years, the last - of which were
spent in Grccnvillc. Mai Charles
Frederick Hard died this morning a,
10 o'clock, following an attack Fri
day night Of acute Indigestion and in
ms passing GrCenVillc loses one of
IT'S most prominent citizens. Funeral
services are to be held from the reei-
dence tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

=, Philadelphia. Feb. 5.-One Chinese
sshot and killed: another believed
drowned and two detectives beaten in
y. battle on the Japanese steamer
here today as thirty-three Chinese
sailors attempted to flee ashore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

Thomson. Ga, Feb. 4.-Claudc
story was placed under arrest on
Thursday OH "a warrant charging mur-
der In connection with the shooting
OF It. sol Jones. a few days ago. Sam
q. story. brother OF Claude story.
was arrested at the time of the shoot
inG. County officers say that Jones'
was unarmed and was seated I'm a
buggy when shot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-09

Dublin, Feb. 4.-Thcre was furth-
err official reprisal yesterday when the
postofiicc and a business house at
Williamson were burned as rcprisal
For ambush there last mon n i'm which
six Constables were wounded.