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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
Capital and Labor
Agree on Wages

Chicago, Nov. 49, (By the Associ-
ated Press)-Employees of Armour
& Co., $4,000 in all, today. through
their plant governing committee,
agreed with officials of the pack
ing house that wage reduction is
necessary and fixed it's amount.
The cut is effective November %.
This is the first time in the his
tory Of the industry that a wage
reduction has been arrived at in
such a manner.
Tonight officials of Swift & Co,
announced that after an all day
conference the representatives Of
the Chicago assembly Of employees
had voted that a readjustment of
wage was necessary, had extended
a vote of confidence in the man
agement and had voted to leave the
wage reduction to the discretion
of the management.
Reductions for various classes of
employees of the Chicago assembly
practically corresponding to those
fixed by the employees Of Armour
& Co, and effective on same date.
November %, were then. announced
by company officials who said they
expected the other Is assemblies Of
employees to take similar action.
Employees of Wilson & Co., and
the Cudahy Packing company, who
are expected to accept similar re-
ductions, and Morris G. Co., has an
nounced that it will follow the ex-
ample of the others. All Of the
"big five" except Morris & Co., last
spring inaugurated the plant con-
gress' system Of employees parti-
cipation in the management TO the
industry.
The agreement between Armour
& Co, and it's employees followed
a two-day conference. Twenty
four employees, representative Of
the plant councils in nine cities,
met with an equal number Of COM
pany officials. The books were
opened and the financial situation
of the company explained. The
question was put to a vote and the
following reduction adopted:
For piece workers, s per ceslt..
unskilled labor, getting 45 cents an
hour or less, I 1-2 cents; semi
skilled labor getting As and SO cents
an hour, three cents. A minimum
wage of 25 cents an hour FOR adult
female labor is provided.
The reductions apply to plants in
Chicago, St. Paul, Sioux City, Oma-
ha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Denver.
When the reductions are applied
to the plants Of the other members
of the big five" $4,000 men and
women will be affected. In the
final result, a far larger number
will be directly concerned as wages
in several hundred smaller houses
are based on the big five scales.
No change is made in working
conditions or the 40 hour week
guarantee.
Todav's action, officials said.
marked a new departure in Amer
lean industry. While the plant
congress" idea has been tried with
VARYING success in other lines. the
packirg houses were the first ma
tional industry to attempt TINS
method Of employee representa-
tion in the management.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
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Marriage.

Miss Bessie Reasonover and Rev.
Paul P. Wood were quietly married
at the district patronage on We'd
nesday, November 18th by Rev. D.
NJ. Mcleod Rev. Wood is a men,
Der of the South Carolina Method
ist conference in charge of Beulah
circuit. The wedding ceremony, at
which a few Of the friends were
present, was performed in Sumter
on account Of the illness Of the
father Of the bride who is of Cam
den
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
Robin Heed Coming

Probably the most popular opera
everApreduced in this country was
sssFsDbin HOOD as played by the
ssasaro1ss Bostohians in all OF the
/ lager cities OF the United States.
The old Bpstonians are no more, but
Robin Hood lives on. and will al
ways be popular with lovers OF
god music.
Manage Ryttenberg has book
ed Robin Hood for the Academy or
Music for an early date. 1t Is
booked for ali OF the larger cities
Of the South, and Sumter is for
tunata@in having been given a one
{ night engagement. The manager
@fifes NE. Ryttenberg as follows:
Mr. Abe Ryttenberg.
Mgr Academy.
Sumter, S. C.
NY dear Mr.. Ryttenberg:
We carry no No. 2 companies
ron receive the same organization
complete, that Washington Phlia-'
delplia. Baltimore, Richmond NOR
foIk and Atlanta gets. :.
Ia conclusion I wish to say
s.pohin Hood" does not prove TO De
1z4he greatest singing organization
: esrer brought TO your city. you may
aayate the entire gross receipts 10
sa5.v Local Charity you may desie-
81 looking 4 forward to capacity
busizess With you,
-, am very cordially.
Ralph NJ. Dunbar
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rhtch began YESTERDAY Wsln : 80.
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The Watchn1an and sonthron
Entered at the Postolfce at Sum-
Ter, s. C., as Second Glass Matter.
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PERSONA

Miss Catherine Lupo has return
ed from q short visit tos;relatayes
and friends in Columbia. She was
accompanied home by her SISTER,
Mrs D. Thompson, who VIII oe
here for the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Oliver OF Or
angeburg are spending the day IN
: town. s,ss,:zS
Mrs Frances Kline. Horne DEM
enstratien agent of Florence Is IN
Sumter today. :.
Miss Julia Elizabeth Brunson OF
Florence is visiting Misses, the ina
ard Inez Carr on Hampton Ave.
Miss Janet Plexico Of Columbia
is visising Hiss Yindy Hoyt.
Mr.. S. C. Baker, Mrs. William
Meran AID Miss Edish DeLorrae at
tended the d. a. r. convention
held this week IN Charleston.
Mr.. ana Mrs. paul Bowman are
II the city today. 81
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orangeDnrg spending Friday IN
sumter attending the Sanater-
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we're Misses Lou Alice She
cut Ma. garets McNamara Syael
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s ley nnies zee Dantzler, snesspanr.
Kathaline Caaffy, Julia Dukes, Mar
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
Death.

Mr. John G.. Brown, aged II
years. died at his home near Oswe-
90 on Sunday. Mr.. Brown was
prominent farmer Of that section
where he had lived for many years.
The funeral services were held
tl;is morning at Bethel church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

Mena. Ark, Nov. 1S. = Eight
members of the family Of r. E.
Weems at Wickes, near here, were
killed last night when the house
collapsed during a violent storm.
Details are lacking as the wires are
down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

To paraphrase the immortal LIN
coin, prohibition can't endure half
knave and half spree.
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OUR LANDS posted. All per-
sons are warned that hunting,
fishing or entry for any purpose
is forbidden, and trespasSers Will
be prosecuted to the extent OF the
law. j. NJ, a. D. and NJ. Y.
Plowden, R. c. Banding, X. I.
Williams
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

ErSklne scoring: TOuchdoWnS,
Phillips (2). Goal from touch
down, Phillips. Clemson substitu-
tons: Bailey for Wilson, Emanuel
for Burton, Williams for Colbert.
Erskine substitution: Caldwell for
Scoggins. Referee, Padget (Wash-
ington and Lee). Umpire, Ham
NETT (Davidson). Lineman, Siege
man (Chicago).
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

FOR RENT-Best place in Sumter
county. 500 acres cleared lano'
six room dwelling, eight tenant
houses. barns and stables. All
high. we'll drained land IN me
state CIVILIZATIONS; good iapor.
Will consider share farm respon-
sible party. See me at Wedse-
field or 202 S. Main, Sumter. L.
II Thomas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

cotton % CENTS PER POUND!
r. O. p. Columbia, 5. C.. IN eA-
change for tuition. Act quick
Bowen's Business College, CO.
lumbia, S. c.
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Bedtime Story: 81 am going ts
get up early in the morning
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
BANK PROMOTES MAN;
HE REVEALS SHORTAGE
After Getting NetD Post Con-
fesses Taking $66, 900.

Special Despatch to THE New Ymx HnksLp.
MEMPHrssJan. 1s.---Within forty-efght
hours after he had been elevated TO the
assistant cashiership OF the First Ma
tionl Bank for his devotion to duty Al
exander v. Smith admitted that his ac-
counts were $4,000 short. officials OF
the institution announced to-day.
Smith has been in the employ Of the
institution for eleven years. For seven
years he had not taken vacation.
Smith was the note teller He handled
hundreds of thousands of dollars each
DAY and was bonded for $4,000 with
the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
or Hrtford. Representatives OF the In
srrance company here are awaiting
advice from the homo office before de-
cidlng what action is to be taken.
After a conference Thursday night
Smith was taken to a hotel, where he
spent the night in charge Of two en-
ployees Of the bank. Friday morning he
was removed to a hospital. where he has
remained ever since, suffering from a
pervous breakdown.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
FOUR BOY BANDITS
GET 12 MALSACKS
Boldly Hold Up e. S. Men at
Union Station and Escape
in Automobile.
COMB CITY FOR THIEVES
Hundreds of Police Seek Trail
Reserve Bank Funds May
Be i'm Plunder.
COMB CITY FOR THIEVES

Special Despatch to TIN New York Herald
CHICAGO Jan. 1S.-All the man hunt
ing forces OF the postal service and
several hundred Chicago police were
modified tonight to trail four youths
who stole ard escaped with twelve
mail sacks from the Union Station this
morning.
Butch" Carrolls saloon on the West
Side. noted as a rendezvous for the
denizens of Chicago's underworld, was
raided early this evening by a flying
squadron of postal inspectors and de-
tectives. The detectives with two
postal inspectors entered the saloon
with drawn revolvers and forced twelve
men to line up along the bar while a
search was made OF the premises
Some Of the detectives then went
TO Carrolrs home. which also was
searched
taken into custody for questioning. The
police say the pouches are hidden some
where on the West Side.
Postal authorities devoted the day 10
an effort 10 ascertain the exact amount
taken by the robbers and TO a search for
the Inside man" believed TO have sup
piled the robbers with information as to
the movement OF mail. Although II was
denied that a money shipment was con-
tanned In the plunder, word was received
from Minneapolis that the Federal Re-
serve bank there was checking UP to
learn "the amount of money expected
from Chicago"
The robbery. which was one of the
most daring raids of a long series OF
mail thefts, was carried out under the
eyes OF thirty persons-station em-
ployees, taxicab drivers, mail clerks and
passersby--none of whom suspected
what was going on until the quartet had
transferred the pouches 10 their auto
mobile. Only three Government en-
ployees, the truck crew and two railroad
men were aware that the four young
men who stood by the truck talking in
a low voice to the mail handlers had
displayed pistols and we're threatening
death TO the fl-st man who raised an
alarm.
The audacity of the robbery was one
of the chief factors In its success. The
chute entrance was lighted by half a
dozen arc lights and under the protection
of railroad agents and special police.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
YAQUI INDIANS TAKE
TO WARPATH IN MEXICO
Cowboys Killed, ToWns Loot
ed in Sonora by Band.

NooAEs, Ariz.. Jan. 1s.--A band OF
yaaui Indians has resumed the warbsti
and to-day killed three Mexican COW
boys and looted ranch at Cruz Pie
dras. eight miles south Of Guaymas. So
nora. according TO official adviccs reach
ing the border tonight.
Yaquis Yesterday looted the towns OF
Coorit and La Burs. also south OF Guay-
mas Both towns are In the Yaqui VAL
ley long claimed by the Indians as their
rishtful home. No loss Of life was re-
ported.
United states Consul Francis Dyer Of
Nogaies said tonight u appeared not to
be general tribal outbreak but band
or froubicaorn4 Young men
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
Message Caught by Man
Outside, Once Telegraph
Operator. Who Leads
Rescue Party.
SLEPT PART OF THE TIME
Kept Combination Secret and
Dots and Dashes Spelt Ad-
dress of One Other Who
Knew Safe.

Special Despatch to THE Nrw York HnsALp.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S.--Bank clerks
and employees Of concerns where large
vaults are used to store money, books
and documents may be expected to
develop an epidemic Of the Morse tele-
graph code. This is expected to follow
publication Of the story how Assistant
City Treasurer Arthur Brenner sig
nailed directions for his release from
one Of the municipal vaults here after
he had been imprisoned six hours.
Brenner, who in his younger days
was telegrapher, found himself
locked in the vault at o'clock in the
afternoon. He Immediately began
sending out an rs. Q. S." in Morse
signals by pounding on the wall Of
he vault, and he was fortunate be-
cause the night watchman, Charles
Hockwald, was able to read the taps.
Hockwald made out the name and ad-
dress of George w. Morrison, chief clerk
Of the office. the only man besides Bren-
ner who knows the combination OF the
lock on the vault door. Morrison was
called from his home and Brenner was
released six hours after he had been
locked inside by teller, ignorant OF his
presence in the vault.
Asked why he had not communicated
the combination of the vault to the
watchman by means of the tapping,
Brenner said only Morrison and he We're
supposed TO know the combination and
he could not divulge it TO third person.
Luckily for the imprisoned man. the
sault was not equipped with a time lock.
it being used only as a storage place for
documents and not money.
Brenner retained his presence OF mind
throughout the ordeal. He slept part OF
tho time. later opening drawers along
the side OF the large vault to release ad-
ditional air when the air became SO
sitting that he became drowsy.
No one had seen Brenner enter the
searching for pay warrant which had
been needed a few minutes before clos
ing time.
Brenner heard Medalay. teller. ask
Tho cashiers II everything was all right.
The assistant treasurer shouted warn
ing not to close the doors. but before
he could reach the entrance OF the vault
the doors swung shut
No one discovered Brenncr's plight
until the night watchman heard the tap
ping.
when ] heard the door close" said
Brenner II figured there was enough
air to keep me alive until morning and
| piled some books on the floor. placed
my coat over them to make a pillow.
and. lying on the steel floor. went to
sleep.
when I awoke I found my plight
had not been discovered. I turned over
and went to sleep again. When I awoke
for the second time IL was still dark
My hand came In contact with loose
board. That gave me another idea.
With the board I began banging against
the wall of the vault. near the top.
where IL is not so thick.
II banged out a call for help In the
Morse code. After what seemed an age
] heard a responsive tapping from the
outside and l knew my call had been
heard. then spelled out my name to
the night watchman and told him my
predicament. He signalled back All
right. I will get YOU out"
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
UNTERMYER GETS
HEARING TO-DAY
Joint Legislative Committee to
Hold Open Session on Ex-
tension of Inquiry.
MEMBERS ANTAGONISTIC
Fight Will Be Carried to Sen
ate Floor if Adverse Re-
port Is Made.

srccioI Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, Jan. 16.
that the joint Finance Committee Of
the Legislature would hold a hearing
tomorrow afternoon, at which Sena-
tor Lockwood and Samuel Inter
myer will be permitted to explain why
the committee investigating housing
in New York should have the extern
sion Of authority to inquire into in
surance companies and savings banks.
This concession was made only after
Senator Lockwood and Mr.. Inter
myer had kept up an insistent demand
for a hearing and had refused re-
peatedly to go into secret conference
with the legislative leaders. Senator
Lockwood telephoned to Mr. Inter
myer in New York and fixed 4:15
o'clock tomorrow afternoon as the
hour when he would be heard. Sam
uel Berger and Leonard A. Wallstein
Four upstate Senators who are MEM
bers Of the Finance Committee opposed
strongly having a public hearing. but
were outvoted after Senator Lockwood
had declined to be heard in secret. The
compromise finally reached was that the
public and newspaper correspondents
should be admitted. but that only the
members of the Lockwood committee
and It's counsel should be heard.
Senator Lockwood insisted on know
ing what opposition had been filed
against giving the committee the au-
thority II asked. He was told that there
was no record Of any opposition and
that nobody had asked to be heard.
well. II that is the case. and there
is no opposition, why don't you report
out this resolution without even giving
this semi-public hearing" Senator
Lockwood asked.
Everybody is in opposition" one OF
tbe members Of the committee is re-
ported to have answered.
This strange silence OF the opposition
is proving most disconcerting to the
members Of the Lockwood COMMITTEES
Fear is expressed that the Finance Com
mittee is firm against reporting out the
resolution. Although yielding to public
demand to the extent OF going through
the form Of a hearing. the members Of
the committee tonight do not speak en-
couragingly Of the outlook.
The expectation here Is that the LOCK
wood resolution WILL be so far amended
that the committee will be denied all o.
the powers which Mr.. Untermyer says
are needed. II is even stated on goot
authority that the committee may cur
tail the Lockwood committees existing
authority. Some members of the Finance
Committee are understood to be opposed
to Mr.. Untermyer going any further
with the housing Investigation. This
committee can. If it desires, refuse any
extension Of life to the investigators. Z
Mr.. Lockwood and his associates are
determined not TO give up until the sub
ject has been fought out on the floor. II
the Finance Committee brings In an adj
verse report or attempts to abridge the
authority OF the committee Mr.. Lock
wood will make the fight on the Senate
floor.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
WEATHER FORECAST.
Reign of Terror in Cork,
Bullets Sweep Streets

CORK, Jan. 1s.-Terror equal
ly as intense as that which
prevailed before martial law was
enforced grips the people of
Cork. The Black and Tans and
auxiliaries, who were withdrawn
from the city after recent fires,
now are more in evidence than
ever, and since Saturday and
Sunday nights, when the streets
Of the city were swept by bull
let's, the inhabitants have been
living literally in fear and trem-
bling. mo woman can think Of
sleeping" said the wife of a
prominent citizen to-day. The
warning Of Major-Gen. Sir Ed
ward Strickland, the military
commander, that drastic meas
ures would follow assassinations
Of members of the Crown forces
has served to increase the gen.
eraf feeling Of uneasiness.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
FEAR MILK POOL
MEANS BIG BOOST
Present Distributors Assert
That Price Will Be Doubled
by League.
DAIRYMEN BUY PLANTS
Producers Prepared to Enter
New York and Freeze Out
Old Companies.
DAIRYMEN BUY PLANTS
Special Despatch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
ALBANY, Jan. IL.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Jan. IL.
Opponents of the project OF the
Dairymen's League to control the en-
tire milk supply of the State pre-
dicted to-day before the State Agri-
cultural Society. where the plan was
discussed. that If it is put into effect
the cost of milk to the consumer in
New York and other large cities OF
the State will be doubled.
Under the plan the milk producers
are forming a cooperative association
and acquiring warehouses, milk plants
and other equipment which will enable
them to handle their own products aud
drive out the big distributing firms
such as tho Borden company and the
Sheffield Farms company.
Representatives of the milk companies
attended the meeting of the society and
started a vigorous fight against the pool
ing plan r. ID. Fox. president OF the
Borden Farms Products Company. de-
clared that the pooling plan would be
detrimental to the milk business ana
would result in tremendously increased
cost to the consumer.
Others who fought the plan said that
this increase would amount to at least
as much as milk costs at present. Sam
uel .. Botsford. former president Of the
Chamber of Commerce OF Buffalo. told
the farmers attending the meeting thai
he did not believe the milk producers
could operate successfully on cost plus
basis.
The Dairymens League has been work
ing out the details OF the scheme for some
time and already has acquired number
OF milk plants and warehouses and has
signed up many of the large milk pro-
ducers 70 the plan
II is believed that the league will be
ready to put the plan into operation in
New York. Buffalo and several other
large distributing centres within short
time. Several members OF the league
and officials spoke in favor OF the pool
ing scheme. declaring that II would re-
duce the cost to the consumer and en-
able the farmer TO get more for his prod
uct by eliminating the middlemsn.
Thomas E. Miiligan, an organizer for
the league. said that OF the leagues
80. 900 members one-third have signed
agreements TO place their milk In the
hands Of the cooperative association FOR
distribution and to appoint the assocta-
ton as their sales agent with full power
10 dispose Of the milk.
In addition TO the discussion OF The
milk situation George a. Cullen. vice.
president OF the North American Fruit
Exchange. spoke on marketing and
transportation OF farm products in gen
eral.
Gov. Miller addressed the society to-
night and put squarely up to the farm
ers the problems of stimulating produc-
ton and the distribution OF farm prod
uce. He told the members Of the soci-
ETY. that II the farmers would work at
tho problems at the source he believed
they would DC worked out more salts
factorily than IL they were solved by
direct State interference.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
ROOSEVELT coIN FAVORED.

WAsnrSeToS, Jan. is.--A Roosevelt:
cent piece is favored by the House
Coinage Committee, which to-day re-
ported favorably a Senate bin authoriz.
ing the coin.
The committees report said there was
genuine need" for 2 cent piece and
coinage OF one as proposed in the Senate
bill would be "a fitting manner in which
70 honor the memory OF a great Ameri-
can"
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
Woman Elector Makes
Flight Trial for Trip

OMAHA, Jan. 2s.--Mrs. H. H.
Wheeler Of Lincoln, Presiden-
tial elector, and Mrs. Draper
Smith, alternate, of Omaha, who
plan to carry the States cleo
toral vote to Washington by air.
plane, expect to leave Nebraska
on their fight next Thursday,
weather permitting.
Mrs. Smith, who is sixty-six
years old, made a trial fight here
yesterday. The women plan to
stop off at Marion, President
elect Harding's home.