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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
WAR ON BOOZE
TO CONTINUE
House Adds Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars
For Law Enforce
mel1L

Washington, May 23.-After heated
discussion Of the prohibition question
during which Commissioner Kramer
was bitterly eriticis.,:i and as vigor-
ously defended the house today voted
an additional s200.G00 for enforce
ment of the VolsteaG act until July l.
Representative Volstead proposed the
increase in the total Of the deficiency
appropriation bill which the house
was considering to permit retention
on federal prayrolls of 700 prohibition
agents, who Mr.. Kramer had an.
nounced, would be dropped for the
remainder of the fiscal year because
of shortage Of funds.
The Volstead amendment W s
adopted Il to 3S. less than one-fourth
Of the house membership being on
the floor at the time, but another
vote on the increase can be demand
ed before the bill is passed.
Even the members who favored
the amendment, however, doubted
whether it would afford relief in time
to be of much value. inasmuch as
the bill after passage by the house
must go to the senate.
During the wrangle over the ques-
ton. Chairman Good Of the appro-
priation committee who opposed the
volstead amendment. said Mr. Kra-
mer had violated lenal provisions OF
law by incurring defict and had
made himself lias'e to Jail sen
tence.' Is =:
II want Mr.. KlGner to obey the
law just as. much as bootlegsers, he
declared. adding that s6.so0,00e al
ready had been appropriated for
prohibition enforcement during the
current fiscal year.
Representative Madden, rRepubli-
can, Illinois, said Alr. Kramer Should
have appealed for funds to congress
through the secretary Of the treas
ury instead Of through the. newspa-
pers and asserted that he ought to
be discharged" -.
Mr.. kramer. o. the other hand.
was defended by Representative
Byfas, y Tennessee, ranking. Demo-
crat of the appropriations committee
as a conscientious official doing his
best to enforce the law. The Ten
nessee member SAID he never had
heard it charged taatI Mr. Kramer
was not conscientious aud was stll-
| ty of 1nalfeasance in office. -
Mr.. volstead defended Mr. Kra-
mers administration declaring there
was no ground for criticism.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Strikers Must Get Out
Those Who Are Not Residents
Given 4S-Hour Notice

Portland. Maine May 23.-All ssiih-
ing saamen in this city who are not
residents ct Portland were ordered to
leave within forty-eiSht hours today
The orders. iss led by the chief Of po-
lice. were directed by Mayor Charles
3. Clarke. in a letter in which he said
the seamen's strike had led TO SO much
violence at this port, including a
murder which he connected with 1t.
that shipping strike asitators should
be run out Of town or arrested.
Chief of Police IrvingS S. Watts
Immediately served notice Of the de-
Iland to quit the city on local head
quarters Of the seamens' union an
nouncins that it applied to all strik-
ing seamen or leaders not residents oi
Portland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Opposition to Sales Tax
Characterized as Scheme Tc
Shift Burden From Rich
to Poor

Washington, May 24-"Indignation
meetings will be held in every city,
town and hamlet in the country in
protest against the sales. tax if it is
adopted, the Senate finance commit
tee was told today by Edward F. Nc
Grady, who said he was stating for
Samuel Gompers the position Of the
American Federation of Labor. The
federation has taken positive stand
against the proposed tax, MI. McGra-
dy declared.
Five million Of the now idle and
many other millions Of those whose
wages have been reduced from I5 TO
50 per cent are now called on to as
sumo the added burden" he said. Big
business is now attempting to shift
the burden Of the war and the cost of
government from their shoulders TO
the backs of working men and wo-
men,"
-Mr. McGrady declared that the
housewives would join with organized
IA Dor in opposing tho sales tax and
said. that their verdict will be final." :"
He said it might require some time
to awaken the country to the issue.
but predicted that the consumers.
once aroused. will not permit Congress
to compel them to 20 down into their
pockets to pay the governments 3
way.
Those who have to count pen
nies will send up mighty roar of
protest" he said They will refuse
to submit 20 such taxation"
D. G. Wilson. chief Of the tax divi-
sion of the American Mining Congress
chara cterized the sales tax as an az
tempt ito transpose the taxes on tht
luxuries of the rich to the dinner pail
os the poor-a tax off the diamond
shirt stud and onto the bone collar
button
THE real solution Of the federal
tax problem is lower taxes. not Jug
ged taxes" he said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
PRISONER SAVES
OFFICERS LIFE
Alleged Burglar Attacks Deputy
in York County Jail

York. May - Alex Childcrs.
serving Jail sentence following con-
viction in the United States court for
distilling. probably saved the lite OF
Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn at the
county jail today when the officer
was attacked by John Hudson. alleG-
ed burglar, while he. was feeding the
prisoners. The deputy sheriff was
shot i'm the stomach and left thigh in
the scufrle over his own pistol. The
bullet. however, barely grazed tho
flesh. Childers, seeing the officer
about overpowered. knocked !Hudson
down and helped hold him Mntil an
other officer arrived.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Escaped Convict
Captured in Camden
Back on Sumter Chain Gang At
ter Nearly Six Years A. w.
O. L.

John Tucker, q negro convict
who made good his escape from the
Sumter county chain gang on July
%, 1915, was brought back to Sum-
ter Tuesday afternoon from Camden
by Engineer Jeffords and Rural Of
ficer Newman and has been placed
back on the gang to serve his 10
months of uneNpired time. Tucker
was caught in Camden by Special Of
ficer jim Calvin on May Gath, who
identified the long absented negro
convict from description that he
happened to have of the negro. The
negro. was positively identified by
officer Newman and made a full
confession after he found out that 1t
would be useless to deny anything
further. Up until this Identification
he had denied everything. Tucker is
now on the gang double shackeled
and well guarded and at hard labor.
lie stated that since his escape he
has roved about in various towns OF
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia. The hand of the law was
laid on Tucker just when he had be-
gun thinking that his convict career
J ASA thing of the past.
Tucker was convicted in the courts
of grand larceny of live stock and
had been sentenced to a term Of 20
mouths. Five months of that time
ne had served on the Sumter county
| gang before his break for liberty. The
escape Of this negro was effected in
the early part Of the night Of July
90, 1915 when the gang was located
near..a big swamp of the county. He
managed to cut his chains during the
day and SO was able to get away from
the gang while they were all tosetn-
er and fastened to a common chain
Tucker had not been heard Of since
that date until his sudden turning up
at this time. Before his final arrest
and conviction in the court. Tucker
has the killing of a state blood
hound to his credit. This hound was
being used to trail the negro
through the swamps after he had
broken away from the first officer
| who arrested him prior to his trial
The negro was later caught again
and sentenced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Fredericksburg's
Birthday
Oldest Town of V irginia Cele'
brates 25Oth Anniversary

Fredericksburg. Va. May %
This city. probably the second Oldest
in the country. is celebrating its 25Oth
anniversary as an established town
ship. Although records show Captain
John Smith landed here in 16QS or
sixty-three years previous. the ccle-
bration included tn" dedication Of q
monument to the early settlers and
he unvejlins of tablets on historic
spots the pagent depicting the his
toric development OF the town and
a parade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28

Says He is Qualified To
Advise Democratic
Party

Columbus. Ohio, May 23.-William
Jennings Bryan, brought a message
sof hope and cheer to members of the
jefferson Club at their picnic here
today.
..If anyone can preach the gospel
of hope it is the man who has been
resurrected so many times that death
seems commonplace Mr.. Bryan
said, in reference to his appearance.
Leading directly up to his subject
.Democracy's Opportunity Bryan
mentioned FIVE mediums through
which he said the Democratic party
might rise to success. a national bull
letin for dissemination of unbiased
political news and party opinions.
prpiibition. reduction of taxes, a
proper aIigning of rnonopolies and
disarmament.
.The most crying need of the
scountry today is the maintenance of
nnpolluted channels of information so
that the public may: know what is
gpingeon at, Washington" he said.
Mr.. Bryan suggested tentative
plan for his, proposed national bulle-
tin and added:
s.yNes don't want congressional
record. NE don't want paper such
as George .Creel published during the
war, though both are good, we want
q daily paper to be issued by the
government, whose news columns
shall be non partisan, but whose ed
itorials shall be bipartisan
On prohibition, Mf. Bryan said:
sIhe Democratic party can not
arosd She part it has had in bringing
prohibition to this country, l am
proud of its part. But 1 am moi
pEnud Of the part it has played in
Ddao.,
Discussing monopolies. Mr.. Bryan
said that where there was any ex-
cdse for the existence of one it should
be taken over by the government
FiutocEacy he said, was the breeding
SSpsace sof revolution: -
ssnfrB Bryan's chief hopes: for the fu-
tire Of the Democratic party lie il
TIE matter. Of taxation, he said. And
st is there. he added. that he ex-
peeted to see new leader Of the
i,artys arise. -: =: =
3s.s1' The Democrats take a firm
stand for the rights of the common
HAN; the man who pays for the wars
and fights them too, then they can
not help but go back into power with
L bigger landslide than they went
wekt out with.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Investigate West
Virginia War
Congress Decides 70 Take
Hand in the Matter-Commit-
tee Sent to Scene

Washington. May 26.-The senate
education and labor committee today
voted to investigate the recent disor-
flers in the coal mining region along
the Kentucky-We Virginia border.
The subcommittee will probably begin
hearings at Williamson, w. Va, next
week.
The committee later decided to be-
gin the hearings Of Williamson about
June 10th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
RECORD BREAK
ING FLIGHT

Redwood City. Calf. May 26.-
Captain Rickenbacker. the American
acc, left at daybreak on what he
hopes will be record-oreaking flight
20 Washington. which he expects to
reach Friday night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
DUBLIN BATTLE
WAS BLOODY
CUSTOM House Smoking
Rui11sETwelye Bodies
Found After Fight
BY the Associated Press.

Dublin. May 26.-Smoking ruins
mark the site Of the customs house
burned yesterday by raiding party
of civilians. The British arrested
fifty men after pitched battle. The
bodies of twelve men have been
found. The number Of wounded is
unknown.
Dublin, May 26.--Over sixteen
thousand rounds of American am
munition have been captured in the
Dublin district since Iarch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
FIRST GERMAN
FOUND GUILTY
Sergeant Heine Who Ill
Treated Prisoners Of
War Sentenced To
Ten Months of
Imprisonment
By the Associated Press.

Lelpsic. May 26.-Sergeant Heine.
a German. accused of ill-treating
British prisoners of war in Herne
prison camp, has been sentenced to
ten months imprisonment. He is the
first German officer to be tried on
criminal charges arising from war
conduct.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28

Washington. May 25.-President
Harding and party returned to Wash
ington today aboard the yacht May
flower from New York. The vessel
was delayed by bad weather.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
American Golfers
Are Defeated

Hoylatc. May 26.-The last Amer
lean was eliminated from the British
golf championship when Darwin beat
u. ederick J. Wright.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Railroads Are
Well Managed

Washington. May 26.-Thc rail-
roads of the United States are being
operated efficiently. President Byram
of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul declared before the senate COM
mittee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28

San Jose. May 26.-Adherence Of
Costa Rica to the Central American
republics was approved by a major
ity Of the foreign relations commit
tee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
WOMAN KILLS
ASSAILANI
Denver Woman Made
Short Work of Man
Who Attacked Her
OH Street

Denver. May IS Mrs. James
Cash. wife of patrolman, shot and
killed man who attempted to seize
her as she returned home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
New Policy Needed
Manager of Finance Corporation
Recommends Change to Meet
Changed Conditions

Atlantic City, May 26.--The de-
.xelopsnent of a national policy to
meet the new conditions that figure in
trade ana finance is urged by Eugene
Never, managing director of the war
finance corporation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Affairs in Egypt
Early Dispatches Reported Alex.
andria Quet, But Later Dis
orders REQUIRED


Alexandria. May 24.-Quiet pre-
vailed here last night after serious
rioting Sunday night and Monday
morning. The curfew order was well
observed. The casualties officially re-
ported today were twelve Europeans
and tfirty-six natives killed. and 191
persons wounded. Business houses
are closed and the street cars are not
running. Officials consider the na-
tive movement anti-Greek, rather
than against Europeans generally.
London. May 24.-A dispatch from
Cairo says there has been a slight
recurrence of trouble in Alexandria
and demonstrations have now begun
in the provinces. The message
says the. casualty list shows eleven
more Egyptians dead.
Cairo. May 24.-Quiet has been re-
stored at Alexandria after serious
rioting Sunday and Sunday night. A
number of persons have been arrest
ed and several who engaged in the
riots which resulted in the death Of
upwards of thirty persons have been
fogged at police headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Liquor Stored by Owner
May Be Moved to Home
Revenue Bureau Rules, How.
ever, That Stocks in Bond
Cannot Be Withdrawn

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Regula-
tions were issued tonight by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau governing
transportation of liquor for beverage
purposes, in accordance with the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court on
the question of intoxicants acquired
before the advent of permanent pro-
hibition. January II, 1920.
Such liquors, the regulations provide.
may be moved by their owner from a
place of storage to his private DWELL
ing, for the use of himself and family.
or guests entertained there. Permits
for the transportation of lawfully ac-
quired liquor, however, must be OBJ
tanned from Federal prohibition direc-
tors. Liquor held in bond, however,
may not be- withdrawn for beverage
purposes.
Liquors lawfully obtained may be
received by the heirs of the deceased
owner.
All persons possessing lawfully ac-
CURED liquor in storage outside their
dwellings are required by the reguia-
tions to make report to the prohibit
tion director of their state within
thirty days, showing kinds and guam
tity owned. Ne report is necessary
covering liquor now held in q private
dwelling.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Flyer Accused of Selling
Ennigrants Forged Tickets
$50 Who Arrive at Cherbourg
Reach U. S. at Expense of
American Society

PARIS, Feb. 1.-Two hundred and
fifty emigrants, bound for America, ar
rived at Cherbourg on November II last
to catch the steamer for New York, only
to find that the tickets in their posses
sion were forgeries. After wait of
ten days at Cherbourg they finally
reached America at the expense of the
American Society for the Protection of
Immigrants. The man who swindled
them, according to the Paris police, has
just been arrested in Hamburg, Ger
many. His name is Andre Florian He
got 100000 francs from the emigrants.
The capture came after pursuit
covering most of the European cap
itals. in which Florian, former avia-
tor with a good war record, made use
of an airplane while the detectives had
to be content with ran and water
routes.
Coincident with the disappearance
of Florian, fast monoplane was miss
ing from Villa Coublay. The next trace
or Florian, according to the police,
was found at Athens, where he had
assumed the title Of Count De Villa
minor, saying he was the nephew Of
Senor Quinones de Leon, the Spani sh
Ambassador at Paris. He made q pur-
chase of diamonds to the value of
$4,000 francs, which he paid for in
cash, then another purchase amount
ing to 100000 francs, for which he paid
nothing.
He went then to Bucharest and pro-
ceeded to Vienna. A few days ago Am
bassador Quinones de Leon received d
telegram alleged to have been sent by a
nephew in Berlin, asking him to guar
antee the purchase of jewelry to the
amount of 100000 marks, which was
described as "a bargain"
The ambassador, having no nephew
dealing in jewelry, informed the police
and Florian was arrested to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Sleeping Sickness I p. c.
As Deadly as Pneumonia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Dangcr of
death from sleeping sickness is about
one in 100 AS compared to pneu-
monia and the disease has never been
known in epidemic form, DR.. j. w.
Scherechewsky, Assistant Surgeon Gem
eral Public Health Service and in
charge Of scientific research, said to-
day. Despite the notable increase re-
Gently in the number of sleeping sick
ness cases reported. he added, there
was no cause for general alarm, as the
disease is not nearly as communicable
as pneumonia or many other better
known maladies.
AS against the reported 1877 cases Of
sleeping sickness in New York City
since January I, resulting in forty
eight deaths, the Assistant Surgeon
General cited the pneumonia record
there since January 2 with 1901
deaths out of probably 5000 cases" A
study of, some $50 cases of slseping
sickness in this country was made last
year, he added, and death rate of
from Is to 20 per cent indicated, while
those who recovered rarely showed any
bad after effects.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Bruised Body of Missing
Woman Foundin Haymow
New Castle Officials Clear Mys.
terry of Victims Disappearance;
Mob Seeks Husband
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
body of Mrs. Albert Terrence White
who disappeared December q last, the
day before her husband married Mrs
Mamie Longstreet, a divorcee, was
found tonight in the haymow Of the
barn where White keeps his horses. She
had been deaf for some time.
Four wounds on the head, evidently
made by hammer, and others on the
body were reported by the coroner's
Jury, which was Snade, up of women
The body was poorly dressed.
White, who asserted at the time OF
his wife's disappearance that she had
separated from him and gone to Chi
cage after he had given her $1,000
would make no statement tonight, He
was taken to the Allegheny peniten.
tiary to escape mob which formed al
the Jail, where he has been held ir
connection with his wifes disappear.
ance.
Mrs. Longstreet broke down wher
she learned of the discovery of the
body, but she insisted she still lovee
White.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
ge increase over the present ar

large increase over the present ar
rivals.
Mr.. Wallis said IL he were given
charge of the entire work Of delousing
and disinfecting the passengers he was
sure he would have the situation well
In hand in two weeks.
The international Mercantile Marine
Company announced yesterday that as
precautionary measure. and TO tn
sure the fullest cooperation with the
quarantine authorities In handling tho
situation, it will install ut once on
vessels of it's various lines q system
Of disinfecting devices for rse in
cleansing the apparel and baggage of
Passengers who may come from typhus
infected regions.
The presence of police at the Grand
Central station yesterday in such
number as to prevent any passenger on
incoming Boston trains carrying immi-
grants from eluding an examination by
the city health forces occasioned sharp
complaints from some of the arrivals.
Six inspectors who arrived with one
tralnioad Of immigrants saw no reason
why they should have to be looked over.
nor did State Senator Martin McCue,
who was likewise detained as he came
up the runway from the train shed.
The inspectors were obliged to fall In
line, upon orders from DR.. H G.. Me-
Adam, in charge of the examining
squad of physicians, but they were
examined first. Mr.. McCue convinced
the health squad that he hadn't been
rear the immigrants and was allowed
to proceed.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
fremont Trust, Hit i'm
Ponzi Rush, Is Closed
Massachusetts Commissioners Ac.
cuses Company of Violating
State Banking Laws

BOSTON, Feb. 1.-THE fremont
Trust Company was closed by Bank
Commissioner Joseph c. Allen to-day
soon after the regular hours of busi-
ness had ended. Coupled with the
formal announcement of his action was
the charge made by the commissioner
that the banking laws of the state had
been violated IN the conduct of the
institution and that its capital had been
seriously impaired by bad and doubt
1ul loans.
The fremont was established in
1914. 1t experienced heavy with
drawals as q result of the alarm among
depositors following the revelation in
the get-rich-quick plan which subse-
quently landed Charles Ponzi in pris-
on. At that time the fremont and other
banks took advantage of the law per.
mitting them to require ninety days'
notice of Withdrawals from savings
departments. The capital stock is ST.
22O,500. w
A statement filed September 8 showed
that there was or deposit subject to
check in the commercial banking de-
partment s5,163,165. The assets in
cluded demand loans with collateral Of
$365,S59; other demand loans of ST.
056,211; time loans with collateral of
S92.6s2, and other time loans aggregat-
ing s4,531,32S
In the savings department the de-
posits amounted to $11,745.71l. The
assets in this department. included
loans on real estate o. S3,96S,534, and
loans on personal securities amounting
to s6,942,415
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
SDemagogic Rats Dawes
Retort ON House Hearing
Addresses American Bankers
Association ON the Need for
Coordination i'm Government

General Charles G. Dawes, president
of the Central Trust Company of Chi
cago, spoke on the advisability of CO.
ordinating various departments of the
government, in his address last night
at the tenth annual dinner of the trust
company division of the American
Bankers Association at the Waldorf
Astoria. Edmund D. Hubert, presi-
dent of the Merchants Loan and Trust
Company, Chicago, presided. Nine
hundred persons attended.
Referring to his recent appearance
before the House Select Committee on
War Expenditures, Mr.. Dawes said:
While l cannot indulge in the same
language here, when think of those
demagogic rats, who for the last fifteen
years have been nibbling at the Con-
stitution of the United States. hope
my friends will put III the proper in
terpolations themselves"
Continuing he said: "It is the duty
OF the next President of the United
States to give this government busi-
ness head. He says he is going TO do
1t, and believe he will"
General Dawes said that a co6rdi.
nation of various departments of the
government was necessary for the sake
of economy. He advocated the consoli.
datson of the army and navy under
one secretary. He said that while they
are supposed to coordinate now under
the President as communicating chief,
1t is impossible for the President, with
MS. other duties, to superintend them
and bring about genuine coordination.
General Pershing was a guest at the
dinner and was given an enthusiastic
ovation