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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-14
Live at Home Day
Gov. Cooper Issues Proelama-
tion Setting Aside Deem
Der 10th

Columbia, Dec. 10. = Governor
Cooper issued proclamation IN
dors;ng the c-tion of the -sreerican
Cotton association in setting aside
December 20 as Live ct Home
Day" and urging the farmers Of
the state to gather at the respective
county seats oa:that day and pledge
support in the effort to raise more
food crops and less cotton next
year. 6
The governor urges a hearty CO.
operation on the part Of ali classes
of people in an effort again TO bring
about a stabilized state with pros
perity at every hand. The procta--
nation is as follows:
King Cotton has long reisned
supreme in the fertile fields OF
Dixie, but the people Of our south
land are now standing with reluc-
tant feet on the verge Of a new era
in our agriculture. It has been
said the darkest hour comes just
before dawn, and it is my firm be-
lief that beyond the vale Of tripu-
lation through which We have
travelled for the past two years. hes
period Of unparalleled prosper
ity. Our hope lies in the diversftl-
cation of our crops, better ,s!a-rhfs..
ing facilities, in raising eo-a-lodi-
ties for our own use, and in keep
ing our money in o.r2Ciatlo1
among ourselves by buyicg what
we can not raise at home tren1 orr
own merchants and manu- sc.irei's.
"The American Cotton q s3cia-
ton, realizing the inpoT zee Of
strict adherence to these p:incip-.'@
has designated the goth cay or
December as Live at H"n,e lay,
throughout the southern .tates.
heartily indorse this acti 4 On the
part of the American C3ttcn as
sociation. and as governor CT the
state, CALI upon our farmers, IN
accordance with che policy outlined,
to gather at the. county seat OF
their respective counties. between
the hours Of 10 a. N. and 4 p. n,
to pledge their wholehe&rted sup
port in regulating the 1922 cotton
production by planting other staple
money crops and establishing a
sound and sane basis for oiversl-
ication on southern farms, the eS-
adjustment Of cooperative market
ing associations for the efficient
handling Of such products and to
study methods Of preparing these
commodities to meet the demands
of the consumers. l also urge the
public spirited citizens OF every
community, the bankers. n2anu1ac-
turers and merchants 10 attend
these meetings, to prepare suitable
programs for the day and to en-
ploy experts to assist in teaching
the farmers how to successfully
put into operation the new system
Of diversifcation.'
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Desperate Criminal
Breaks Jail
Sensational Escape From
Chicago Prison by Con-
demned Murderer

Chicago, Dec. II tBy the Assc-
ciated Press. Tommy O'Conner,
two-cun man, sentenced to be
hanged next Thursday for murder.
and two other notorious criminals
today escaped from the county
iail. fighting their way past half a
dozen guards, most of whom were
beaten into unconsciousness by the
desperadocs in their dash for. lib
erty.
Starting in the fourth floor bull
pen" where the prisoners were
exercising at II o'clock this morn
ing, the break for freedom led
down five floors, through the base
ment. into the jail yard and over
a. 12-foot wall to a street where an
automobile was conf;scatod. The
t.river, a pistol poked into his face.
vas told to drive like hell"
A few minutes la;cr the machine
crashed into telephone pole but
the bandits continued their flight.
O'Conner Communicated another
car. and when last seen the mur-
dcrer. who has been characterized
by the pelice as ChicaSo's most
desperate cunman. wa5 headed to-
ward the south side underworld
armed for battle.
Two other prisoners. who at
tempted to escape With the trio.
were captured in the jail grounds.
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LODGE
SPONSORS
ALLIANCE
Draft of Quadruple
Alliance Laid Before
Conf ence by
Massachusetts S Sen
ator
Rx tha Associated Press.

Washington. Dec. 10.-The draft
of. the proposed treaty between
the United States, Great Britain.
France and Japan which is to sup
plant the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
and pave the way for the accept
ance of the American proposals for
naval reduction was formally laic
before the arms conference today
by Senator Lodge.
II is a ten-year agreement ~
which the four nations bind them
selves to respect their existing
rights in insular possessions ana
dominions in the Pacific and IN
case Of disputes, which cannot be
settled by diplomacy, agree to a
joint conference among themselves.
Any one Of the parties may with
draw on twelve months notice.
The treaty requires confirmation
by the senate.
In the following order Rene
yiviani, head of the French deiega-
ton, Arthur J. Balfour, head Of the
British delegation, and Prince To-
kugawa, chief Of the japanese dele
gates, arose and gave their assent to
the new arrangement. They were
followed by the chief delegates OF
the other powers represented, who
also expressed satisfaction at the
new arrangement.
Minister SEE of China expressed
great satisfaction" with the pro-
posed treaty, while the actual per
lection of the treaty goes forward
it is expected that the naval arma-
ment and Chinese questions will
speedily go toward settlement. The
conference adjourned without Civ
ing attention to the question of ma
val ratio.
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TOM WATSON
STARTS RIOT
IN COMMITTEE
Erratic Georgia Sena-
tor Threatens To
Slap Face Of Army
Officer in Audience

washington. Dec. 9.-senator
Watson at a meeting Of the senate
subcommittee that is investigating
his charges that soldiers we're
hanged without trial in France,
threaterd to slap the face Of an
army officer in the audience. The
meeting was nearly broken up IN
the row that ensued.
Senator Watson shook MS finger
in the face Of Major George w
Cocheu. and threatened TO slap him
.if he looks at me gain in that
way" Chairman Brandegee de-
manded that Senator Watson take
his seat or retire. Army oe1cers
among the spectators were sent
from the room. Senator Watson
presented sixty-three names OF
witnesses he desired summoned.
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Packers Bring
in New Men

Chicago, Dec. f0.-Anothcr train
load of new employees. now said q
number eight thousand. was un-
loaded in the stock yard walls
while federal and state officials Eere
were cooperating with officials OF
the meat cutters union in an effort
to adjust the differences which
brought on the strike Of packing
house workers.
The reports that eight thousand
men have been brought into the
stock yards are denied by the pack
erS
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is to remain in force for ten years
and after ratification under the
constitutional methods of the high
contracting parties the existing
agreement between Great Britain
and Japan which was concluded
at London on July 13. 1911, shall
terminate. And that is all. Each
signer is bound to respect the
rights of the others and before
taking action in any controversy
to consult with them. There is
no provision for the use of force
to carry out any Of the terms of
agreement and no military or naval
sanction turks anywhere in the
background or under cover Of these
plain and direct clauses.
'"The Surcst way to prevent wal
is to remove the causes Of war.
There is an attempt to remove
causes Of war over q great area
Of the globes surface by reliance
upon the good faith and honest in
tentions Of the nations which sign
the treaty solving all differences
through the processes Of diplomacy
and joint consideration and con-
citation. No doubt we shall hear
it said that the region to which
this agreement applies is one most
unlikely to give birth to serious
disputes and therefore an agree
ment of this character is of little
consequence.
History unhappily has shown
that there is no corner of the
earth so remote or so valueless that
it is not capable Of giving causo
for controversy or even for war be-
tween the tribes and the nations
Of mankind. But the islands of the
Pacific, although remote from the
dwelling places Of the mass of hu-
manity, are far from valueless. The
islands Of the Southwestern Pacific
extend over vast space in that
great ocean They reach from the
Marouesas on the east to the
Philippines on the west; from the
Aleutian Islands on the north
nearly to the Antarctic circle on
the south. They are far more nu-
merous than is generally realized.
Thus far the waves of the Pa
cific ocean with all the crowdirS is
lands, except on the edges OF the
continents. have not been the scene
OF great wars. and yet. not many
wears have passed since three great
nations sent their warShips to Sa-
moa because there was a dispute
in regard to those distant islands.
Therefore an agreement among the
nations controlling these islands
has a very serious Importance to
the peace of the world. We make
the experiment here in this treaty
Of trying 10 assure peace in that
immense region by trusting the
preservation OF its tranquility to
the good faith of the nations re-
sponsible for it.
If the nations Of the earth are
still in th" innermost reccSses Of
their consciousness planning or
dreaming Of coming wars and
longing for conqueSts no treaties
Of partition and no alliance can
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KILLED BY
C0MPAN
Bob Slaughter Out
Witted and Terrified
Prison Authorities
But Death Overlook
Him

Little Rock. Dec. 9. - Tom
Slaughter. desperado, came to the
end of his long career Of crime. to-
night in the fastness of the Saline
county hills He was shot from be-
hind by one Of the white men whom
he led to liberty from the state pen
itentiary this morning.
The report Of Slaughter's death
was confirmed late tonight by
Sheriff ]. j. Crow of Saline coun-
ty, leader Of one OF the many posses
on the killers trail.
Not Only is Slaughter dead, but
one of the five negroes who fled
the prison with him in the spectac-
ular escape this morning is dying in
the hill beside the bandits body,
while the white companion, who
shot him down from behind, and
the three other negroes are in Gus
tody.
The man who killed Slaughter is
J. C. Howard of Garland county,
who was serving three year
term for forgery. The scene Of the
shooting is IA miles northeast Of
Benton in the deep woods.
Howard. according to a statement
he made at the Jail in Benton late
tonight, had been biding his time
to turn upon Slaughter.
81 left with him with the inten-
ton Of killing him the first chance
I got" he is quoted as saying.
Slaughter fell with two bullets in
his head and another through the
body.
The negro, who is dying beside
Slaughter's corpse, received his
wound early this morning at Ben
ton an hour after the fight from
Little Rock during the battle be-
tween four officers in the main
street Of the town and the fleeing
bandits in their automobile.
Slaughter directed a spectacular
escape in the early morning hours
from the Arkansas state prison.
which he ruled like "cZar" for
five hours.
Slaughter summoned guard.
feigned illness, and when offered
an extra blanket to warm him in
his death cell, he covered the guard
with a gun, disarmed him, then
canvasse2 the prison, disarming and
jailins the guards as he met them.
Before leaving the prison Slaush-
ter went to the adjacent home Of
the warden and aroused him from
his bed and forced the warden and
his family to return to the prison,
where they were also locked in the
cells.
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COTTON MILL
MEN WANT
PROTECTION
New England Manu-
facturers Ask Con-
gress For at Least
Forty Per Cent. Tar
iff

Washington, Dec S.-Serious in
jury to the cotton textile industry in
New England would result from en-
actment Of the cotton goods sched-
ule in the Fordney tariff bill, Form
or Senator Henry F. Lippitt Of
Providence, r. l., declared today
before the senate finance commit
tee. He described the schedules as
approved by the house as the most
Revolutionary" put forward under
a protective policy since the signing
Of the first tariff bill in 1864.
Both Mr. Lippitt, who spoke for
the New England manufacturers,
and Arthur H. Lowe, Of Fitchburg.
Macs, who spoke for associations
Of cotton goods manufacturers,
north and south. declared that the
schedules failed to take care Of the
fine, fancy. fgure-woven goods
turned out in the New England
mills at much higher cost than
the ordinary cotton goods. These
lines, built up largely during the
war. face extinction, it was con-
tended. by reason Of the old and
firmly tablished industry in Eu-
rope.
Mr. Lippitt brought for inspec-
ton of the committeeman numer-
Gus samples Of fancy goods which
he displayed as he talked.
Urging a 40 per cent. protection
for these goods as against the pres
ent average Of % per cent, Mr..
Lippitt said:
"Poker chips get 40 per cent. /
think the cotton industry is equal
ly entitled to that much protection. :"
Opposing any embargo on dyes,
Mr. Lippitt and Mr.. Lowe said they
believed the dye industry should be
protected but at the same time
provision should be made in the
tariff bill to cover the dyes in i'm
ported goods, since, they said. the
foreign manufacturers obtain their
dyes at a lower price than do the
American manufacturers. Major
ity members OF the committee
evinced a favorable attitude on
this proposal but regarded the
working out Of a plan as difficult.
The American valuation plan as
worked out in the Fordney bill.
Mr.. Lippitt said, would afford an
additional protection Of from to
6 per cent. but both witnesses took
the position that even under this
plan the rates were too low.
Referring to what he described as
reported opposition by the agricul-
tu~al bloc to high protection for
Eastern industries, Mr.. Lippitt told
che committee that the textile in
dustry was g basic one and that as
it prospered so would the rest Of
the country prosper.
Charles D. Owens of Providence,
representing makers of blankets
and blanket cloths, asked the conf
mittee for 50 per cent. ad valorem
rate on blankets and blanket goods
made OF cotton, while Ward Tnoron
of Boston asked for higher rates
on piled fabrics such as velvetines.
He suggested 10 per cent. ad va
loren in addition to the 3S 1-3 per
cent. duty provided by the Fordney
bill
Another appeal for the 'reopening
Ct he hearings on American valua-
ton was made to Chairman Pen
rose today by the National Retail
Dry Goods association, which asked
that spokesmen for organizations
opposed to this plan be given an
opportunity to be heard.
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Discount Rate Cut
Second Reduction Ordered at
Richmond

Richmond. Va. Dec .. - The
board of directors Of the federal re-
serve bank of Richmond today
authorized a reduction IN the dis
count rate from l-2 TO ) per cent.
This is the second reduction this
year. the 6 per cent. rate itavlng
been reduced 10 5 II about three
months ago.
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Good Price For Bonds

Greenville. Dec. 10.-What IS
believed to be the highest pric"
paid for 5 per cent municipal bonds
in many months was accepted b$
the city of Greenville today when
city council acceDted the offer CT
the Trust Company Of Georgia. lc-
Gated in Atlanta, OF par and ac-
crued interest on water works and
street improvements bonds. totaiinS
100000. The bonds We're voted
last January. but Mayor S. {. Harv-
lev and council declined to sell
when the highest bid at that tine
was 90. Later bids ran as low as
IS.
The mayors foresight in holding
the bonds saved the city some
$50 600 to $4,000.
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stay them but if. as firmly hope,
the world mas learned a friGhtful
lesson from the awful experience
of The great war of 1914. then our
surest appeal in order to prevent
wars, in the future must be TO the
hearts. the sympathies the reason
and the higher impulses Of man
kind. Srch an appeal we make
today by this agreement among
four great nations"
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Noble Peace
Prize Divided
Havding's Disarmament Con-
ference Did Not Draw a
Prize
Prize

Chri$tiara. Norway. Dec. 10.-
The Noble peace prize for 1872 has
been divided equally between pre-
mier II. ]. Almar Erantins. OF
Sweden, and Christian Lange. OF
Norway. the secretary Of the Inter-
Parliamentary UEioa has officially
annHunce0
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Marines on the Wild
Four Policemen Killed ii
Street Fight in Nicaragua

Managua. Nicaragua. Dec 10
Four policemen were killed, one
policeman and two American ma
rines wounded when the police
broke up a fight between a party
of marines Oft duty and civilians.
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Women Storm
Kansas Mine

Pittsburgh. Kansas. Dec. 12.-A
mob of women. estimated at two
thousand composed of the wives
and relatives of the striking Kan
sa:< coal miners. adhcrents OF Alex
ander Howat. stcrmed mine No. II
of the Jackson Walker Co. and
the miners employed
there from returning to work.
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Financial Buz-
yards Grow Fat

New York. Dec. 10.-Wall Street
is gradually recovering from the
general economic depression and
signs point to liberal distribution
of bonuses at Christmas.
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Brutal Crime
At Fort Worth
Negro Taken From Hospital
and Hanged to Tree

Fort Worth. Texas, Dec. Ii
Fred Rouse. negro packing house
employee who was beaten by a
crowd cf strike sympathizers here
last week after he. had shot and
wounded two brothers in the ranks
Of the pickets. was taken from a
hospital here tonight and lynch
ed.
Thirty men called at the city and
county hospital, where the negro
had been confined.
Rouse made a desperate effort
to fight two members of the party
delegated to find him. He was put
in an automobile and hurried away
Twenty minutes later his body
was found dangling from tree.
From the way they tussle ABOUT
aL Taopoo haul iS correct.
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Irish Prisoners
Released

Belfast. Dec. 9.-SiXteen hum
dred Irishmen who were interned
at Ballykinler Camp were released
under the amnesty proclamation.
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GRIFFITH,
DE- VALERA
DISAGREE
Sim lFein Split into
Two Factions Over
Ratification of Free
State Treaty

London, Dec. 9 (By the Associat-
ed Press) After the first surprise
occaS:oned by Eamon De Valera $
reputation Of the proposition for
creating the Irish Free State Off
Gals in both London and Dublin
were occupied today mainly IN
canvassing the prospects for rati-
fication of the Anglo-Irish treaty
when it comes before the meeting
Of the Dali Eircann next Wednes-
day.
The balance Of opinion in both
cities appeared to be that Arthur
Griffith as sponsor Of the treaty
will obtain an effective majority.
although It was admitted here that
Mr.. De Valera possesses a strong
following and that the voting there
fore may possibly be very close. II
Mr.. De Valera should be defeated
in his fight against ratification. it
is thought here that he may resign
his position as head Of the Sim
Fein.
Should matters develop into TAX
ing plebiscite OF the Irish people
it is thought there wuold not be
the slightest doubt of a great ma
jority in favor of the treaty.
At the special request Of Lord
Curzon, the address in reply to
King Georges speech in the house
of lords next Wednesday will be
made by Viscount Morley, one Of
the oldest and staunchest advo-
Gates Of Irish home rule. He will
make the motion for ratification
The motion will be seconded by
Earl Dunraven, who for many years
has advocated a dominion settle
ment as applied to ireland.
Prime Minister Lloyd George
and Premier Sir James Craig OF
Ulster held long conference today
which was participated in at va
rious times by ether ministers.
Nothing was made known tonight
regarding the results. 1t was sup
posed, however, that the confer
ence had to do largely with mat
ters of finance.
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Thurles. Ireland. Dec. 9 (By the
Associated PresSl.-hs train load
Of released interners of the Bally-
kinlar camp entered the station
here this evening several bombs
were exploded. injuring three CT the
released men, one Of them seriously.
Some persons in the crowd around
the platform were slightly hurt by
splinters.
One report has it that the bombs
were thrown mal;ciously while in
other quarters it is declared they
were intended as greeting, but
were c!umsily handled.
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BRAND strengthened the world $
friendship for France. Other heroes
are WoodGl and York.
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The reaction from ideal;sm is 4
rcaCtiOnarv.
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Marriages have decreased. so
skirts will be heightened.
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De VALERA
OPPOSES
TREATY
Fein Preside
rying to Prevent
Peaceable Settle
n1ent Of Irish Cues
ton
CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 1881.

Dublin, Dec. (By the Asso-
ciated Press s).-Eanaon De Valera
tonight issued a statement saying
that he could not recommend the
peace treaty with Great Britain to
the Dali Eireann or to the coun-
& try and that in this attitude he is
supported by the. ministers OF de-
Tense and Of home affairs.
public meeting OF the Dali
Eireann has been fixed for Wednes-
day.
Glowing is the text Of Eamon
De palera's message to the Irish
people issued at 1880 o'clock to-
night:
ssSou have seen in the public
press the text Of the proposed
treaty with Great Britain. The
terms of this agreement are in vio-
lent conflict with the xishes of the
majority Of this nation as express
ed freely at the successive elections
/ in the past three years,
tT feel it my, duty TO inform
sou Immediately that can not
S3CVOAkAkiS1iA - SdVSSPSCllKSC5t V1 'SAAS0
treaty TO the Dali Eireann or to the
country. In this attitude Z am sup
ported by the ministers Of home
affairs and OF defense.
8 "a public session OF The Dali
Etreann is being summoned for
"Wednesday at II o'clock in the
morning.
ST ask the people to maintain
during the interval the same dis
cipline as heretofore. The mem
bers of the abinet, though Of di-
vided opinions. are prepared to
carry on public services as. usual.
TIE army, as such, is OF course not
affected by the political situation
and continues under the same or
ders and control
THE: great test OF our people
has come. Let as face it worthily
without bitterness and, above all,
Eithout recriminationss There is a
definite constitutional way OF re-
solving our past differences. Let
sns not depart from it and let the.
sconSrct OF the cabinet in this mat
ter be an example to the whole
nation.
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London. Dec. s.-The Irish cor
rasnnndent OF the Pail Mall Ga
ae.t., asserts that the Dali Eireann
sas given orders for the immediate
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We favor open winters openly
arrived at.