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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-07-28
THURSDAY. JULY 28, 1921.

~ Unlteu states senator rom
Watson of Georgia is perhaps one
OF the best Informed men in pub
lie life today, but he made a slip
that one would not have expected
OF him in explaining in his paper,
the Columbia Sentinel. of July IL
why he refused to vote for the
confirmation of Mr.. Taft as chief
justice of the supreme court
For one thing. Senator Watson
did not like the elevation of AS
sOciate Justice White over Asso-
clate Justice Harlan to the chief
jnsticeship of the supreme court,
for which Mr.. Taft. as president.
was responsible. "Harlan of
kentucky,' says Senator Wat
son, was an eX-COnfederate sol
dier, as Edward White had been,
and he was a Democrat. as White
had BEEN 1t is a fact that Asso-
ciate Justice Harlan was neither
an ex-COnfederate soldier nor a
Democrat. He was an ex-Union
soldier and Republican. In the
first campaign the late Senator
McCreary of Kentucky made for
the governorship of his State
Harlan was his Republican oppo-
ncnt. McCreary was elected. bu,
Harlan made a campaign which
Won for him seat Oh the supreme
court bench. to which he was ap-
pointed by President Hayes.
Years ago Justice Harlan was IA
member of the law faculty of Co,
lumblan university, Washington.
and more than once in his lect-
TeS he was heard to refer to his
service III the Union army, but
never with any trace of bitter
ness toward his countrymen who
served in the Confederate army.
-Four members of the board of
aldermen of an American city re-
Gently stopped their home paper
because the editor criticised the
way III which street paving for
which they were responsible was
being done. The criticism bore
evidence of diSinterestedness and
apparently was written solely
with the view of serving the pub
lie. Loss of the four subScrip-
tons did not cause the paper to
suspend publication. however, as
the aldermen perhaps thought
would be the case. Most newspa-
pers whose editors express their
views of public matters, especial.
ly public matters affecting their
Immediate communities, make Ell.
emieS, but in the long run if their
criticisms are fair and devoid of
the mean spirit too frequently
displayed in editorial utterances,
the people recognize the good in
tCntionS of the editor and for
every subscription or advertise.
ment his paper loses three or four
are gained. The newspaper with
an editor who lacks the initiative
or courage to express his opinion
OF public matters in which his
readers are interested has little
excuse for existence. One reason
why so many country papers APP
pear week after week without
any editorial expression other
than that to be found in their To-
cal news cOlumS-where il does
not belOng-is because the editor
Is afraid of his readers-afraid he
will say something some one will
not like. Such an editor never
succeeds in building up a news
paper that the public takes seri-
ously. The weekly newspaper is
under quite as much obligation
as the daily is to express it's
opinion of current matters af-
fecting the public welfare.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
COSTA RICANS
SORE BECAUSE
WAR is STOPPED

San Jose. Costa Rica. March IL
Opponents of the Acosta government,
of Costa Rica, are sharply criticising
the administration for terminating
hostilities between this country and
Panama following the Intervention by
the United States. Exciting scenes are
taking place in congress, many mem.
bers of which are denouncing the gov
ernment as ''favofXAg Panama and en-.
dangering the independence of Costa
Rica"
The government is making concil
liatory replies to these criticisms and
endeavoring to calm the storm.
Costa Rican interests in Panama
have placed in the hands of the Span
ish minister there. The Panamar
government has repatriated many
Costa Ricans who were taken prison
ers during the recent fighting and has
sent them to Puerto Limon.
United States warships are report
ed to be watching the Costa RicaI
and Panaman coasts. go
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
PRESIDENT in
CONFERENCE WITH !.
BARON SHIDHARA

Washington, March II. President
Harding continued today his confer
ences with foreign ENJOYS receiving
Baron Shidhara, the Japanese ambas-
sador, at the White House The dis
cCssion is understood to have had to
do with several subjects of interest to
the United States and Japan.
j. ]. Jusserand, the French am
bassador, and dean Of the diplomatic
corps, was received vest :rday by Mr..
Harding and the president is expect
cd to confer soon with the other prin-
cipa' foreign ENJOYS.
The action OF army and navy officers
ir refusing to permit American sol-
d.eTs to participate in an evacuation
day parade in Boston of which the
Irish freedom advocates are In charge.
vas formally approved today by Pres
dent Harding after a conference with
Secretary Hughes, of the state depart
nent. and Secretary Weeks. fthp
War department.
Edward C. Finney, of Kansas, was.
given a recess appointment by Pres
ident Harding today as first assistant
secretary OF the interior. A recess
appointment as commissioner of the
general land was given to VIM. 8.
Spry. former governor of Utah.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
EDITORS TOURING
POLK COUNTY ON
A TWO DAY TRIP

Barlow, Fla, March Twisting
members of the National Editorial
Association. more than 800 strong be-
gan a twG-days tour of Polk county
today on their arrival from Manatee
county where they spent yesterday
visiting scenes of interest. The itin-
erary for today. ana tomorrow III
cludes visits to the pebble phosphate
district, Lake Walls, Frostproof, Lake
Hamilton, Haines City, Winter Haven,
Auburndale, Lucerne Park and the
country of the Scenic Highlands. .
The editors will visit Orlando and
Orange county. Saturday.
They were met this morning by I
mo.orcade from Lakeland. and were
accomanied by number Of Lakeland
people on their trip through the coun-
ty.
The motorcade is running about one
hour late, and 1t is expected it will
reach Lucerne at 6 o'clock when din
ner will be- served The editors were
at Lake Wales at 3 o'clock this after
noon.
Ready to Start
Lakeland's fifty or more automo-
b.les promised the Chamber Of Com
merce as a part Of the one hundred
and thirty necessary to convey the
members of the National Editorial
Association, now on tour of Florida
over Polk county, were checked of
by Chairman p. E. Todd OF the
special automobile committee in front
OF the Elks' Hotel from $50 to 7:30
this morning. AS each car owner re-
ported he or she was sent on the way
to Mulberry and Pierce at which lat
ter place the actual run was to COM
mence The cars were parked in
four divisions in the big barnyard oI
Highland Oaks Farm where Manager
Burdette Loomis had made all neces-
sary arrangements.
The special train of Pullman cars
bearing the editors Was to have been
run during lase night over the Sea-
board Air Line Railway from Braden-
town to Bradley Junction where deliv-
cry was to be made to the Charlotte
Harbor and Northern for the short
haul to Pierce. The party was to be
called at $50 in time for breakfast
This breakfast had been planned by
Mr.. Loomis and W. H. Warburton o.
The Oaks at Barlow. the serving be
ing done in the huge new store house
just completed by the Pierce Phos
phate Company. The special, minus
its passengers. was to be delivered t
the Atlantic Coast Line at Mulberry
to be taken by the Coast Line to Lu
cerne Park, there to await the arriva
OF the party at the close of the day
auto tour of Palk and the supper ant
! speaking program in the packing
house of the Florida Citrus Exchang
at Lucerne. Superintendent Council
OF the Coast Line was instrumental il
effectng this very satisfactory trail
movement whereby the editorial part
Will be able to go aboard their Pull
mans right at the Lucerne packin
4 house at the close of the program.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
SEMENOFF TAKES
TWO CITIES ON
RUSS Frontier
Kiakha and Troitsko-
savek Occupied b y
Forces of Anti-Bols,
and Juncture of For
ces Against the Soviet
Regime is Deemed
Probable.

Peking. March l7.-Occupation ci
the two towns of Kiakhta and Troits-
kosaYSk. located on the frontier b.
tween MONGOLIA and Siberia. abou.
40 miles southeast oi lrkutsk, by
General Baron Michel l'ngern-SterI!-
berg. chief lieutenant OF Gen. Semen
off. is reported here.
These towns are about l2j miles
south of Nerkhnie Udinsk through
which runs the trans-Siberian rail.
way. They were formerly OF great
commercial Importance, being trading
stations at which Chinese and Rus
sian merchants met.
Gen. Semenoff's forces have been
in the process Of organization around
Kalhera., northwestern Manchuria
but the capture of the city OF Urg&,
about 175 miles southeast Of KiakntL
in January showed that anti-bolshc-
Wiki elements had moved westward
from Mancuria to Il point within strih-
ing distance Of the Siberian frontier
There have been reports of a Bolsh '-
Wiki uprising at Irkutsk and other
points west of Lake Baikal and Il
seems probable the occupation If
Kiakhta and Troitskosavsk may fore
shadow an attempt on the pare of Gen.
Semenoff's followers to join forces
with elements in Siberia which are
opposing the authority of the soviet
government in Moscow.
Bolsheviki officials are not permit
ting traffic towa rd Russia beyond
Omek over the trans-Siberian ra!l.
way. The reason given for this at
titude being the "heayy transpOrta-
tions of provisions within Russia"
Heavy freight shipments west q
Manchuli. station on the transit
berian between Siberia and Mar
chulia have been stopped upon order
from Verkhnie Udinsk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
BUREAU OF MINES
WANTS u. S. TO
CONTROL POWDER

Washington, March 17--WithdraW-
al of supervision over the manufac-
'ure and sale of explosives with the
repeal by congress of war legislation
has made it easy for anarchists, safe
blowers and others to obtain explC.
3ives for illegal purposes, said state
T'on' issued today by the bureau Of
mines.
In urging legislation to control the
handling as well as the manufactur }
and sale of explosives. the bureau a.
serted the United States is practically
the only civilized government an the
world that fails to exercise super.
vision over explosives and declared II
is easier to obtain explosives in this
country than in any other.
Large stores of explosives, the state
ment said. have been found within the
limits of cities and towns where an
explosion might cause loss Of life and
property and state convicts have been
known TO hide dynamite which they
have for road work. to be used for
safe blowing when their terms eS'
pired,
Dynamiting of fish, bomb Noutrages
and loss of life OF miners and others
taking explosives into their homes
were pointed to as some of the results
of the lack. OF supervision .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
JUDGE ALLEN DISMISSED
ED. S. STEVENS CASE

Judge J. d. Allen on Wednesday
afternoon heard the charges against
E.. s.. Stevens, preferred by Epps
Tucker, Jr.. alleging that Mr.. Stew
ems, who conducted the recent sue
cessful circulation contest on behalf
of the Lakeland Evening Telegram,
did designedly by false pretenses
and with intent to defraud, obtain
from f. Tucker Jr. $407."
Mr.. Stevens was served with a war.
rant at Daytona last Monday and was
brought to Lakeland for the hearing,
Both Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Robinso1
are conducting contest similar To-
that of the Telegram, for T. e. Fitzs
gerald, publisher of the Daytona
Daily News. Immediately after the
throwing out of the case by Judge All.
len because of insufficient evidence,
Mr.. Stevens returned to Daytona.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
WOULD MAKE WAGE
CUT DATE FROM
FIRST OF APRIL
New York Central Road Asks
Western Railways to Join In
Fight for Reduction

New York, Marcr l7.-The new
York Central Railroad, whose wage
revision proposals have been rejected
by unskilled labor, today forwarded
a petition to the railroad labor board
in Chicago asking that tribunal to
make proposed reductions effectiv~
tentatively April l. The boards final
decision of the wage controversy
would be made retroactive TO that
date. the petition provides.
Union officials announce that they
would oppose any attempt to put the
proposed reduced scales in effect until
the labor board had given final de-
cision after hearing the arguments OF
both sides.
These officials, who represent the
unskilled hands, declared they had as
surance of support from the big four
brotherhoods.
Officials Of the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford, whose wage plans
affecting unskilled labor also hav,
been rejected by the employees, an
nouneed they would carry their case
to the labor board in an eX-parte ap-
peal. Following the lead Of the New
York Central this road will ask tC
have tentative reduced scales affected
pending final decision.
Union and railroad officials here
agreed that the cases of the New Yorl
Central and tbs New Hoven woul(
constitute a test of questions raised
| in railway wage controversial;
throughout the country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17

on the commodities named, the COM
mission held, result in undue pre-
judice to shippers of interstate traf-
fic. undue preference of shippers of
state traffic and in unjust discrimina-
tion in interstate commerce.
The Georgia commission. following
ar announcement by the Interstate
commission in 1920 fixing the rates in
state and interstate commerce per-
mitted a 25 per cent increase between
points in Georgia on the classes and
on all commoditie: except those
named. The carriers application for
an increase on those commodities was
denied.
Rates fixed by the state authorities
result in general disturbance OF the
relationship between the Georgia
state and the interstate rates on cot
ton, the commission said. As an ex
ample of such disturbance, the COM
mission cited the following:
The rates from Georgia points to
the ports of Savannah and Brunswick.
Ga, are 25 per cent higher for ex-
port or interstate movement beyond
that for local shipment, the result be-
AIe5 lldI COllOl II NJ" iOSdlly
to the ports that otherwise would he
shipped at the interstate or export
rate.
From August 26, 1920. the effec-
tive date. of the increased interstate
rate which prior TO that date was the
same as the local rate to December
6. 1920, the opening date of this hear
ing. the number of bales shipped to
Savannah and Brunswick as export of
Interstate cotton was only $4,000 COM
pared with local shipment Of 143,000
bales. From IL Georgia points
shown one of the carriers exhibits the
adjustment as changed from an in
equality in rates on state and inter
state shipments to differences ranging
from to 16 cents in favor Of the locar
shipments.
Charleston, S. c.. affords another
illustration. The rates to Charles
ton were formerly the same as to Sa-
vannah from points to the north of
the line of the Georgia Railway from
Augusta to Atlanta. Ca, and on and
north Of the line of the Southern Rail-
way from Atlanta to Birmingham
Ala. and five cents higher than to
Savannah from Georgia points south
of these lines"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
BRITISH LORD OF ADMIRALTY DOES
NOT OBJECT TO BIG AMERICAN NAVY

London. March 17.-Lord Lee Of
Fairham, first lord of the admiralty,
declared today his reference to the
United States in his discussion of
naval matters at meeting of naval
architects here. yesterday had not
been quoted correctly. What he really
said, he asserted, was:
I'VE see the naval committee of
the United States Senate laying down
the principle that America shall main
tain navy at least equal to that OF
any other power That is claim to
equality which this country never has
accepted in the past and never would
accept save in connection with the
great English speaking nation which
sprang from our loins and ever hold
ing q great place in our regard and
confidence. The difference
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
FORTRESS OF KRONSTADT
UNDER ATTACK BY BOLS.
Artillery Duel L a ST
Night Between Fort
resses and Attackers
Extensive Prepara-
tions Reported Under
Way for Capture of
City.

Copenhagen, March 1.-THE boil
shegik batteries on the Karelian head
land opened strong fire against
Kronstadt yesterday, says the Hell
&ingfors correspondent of the Ber-
inkake Tidende today.
The b0mbardment from Kronstadt
caused four extensive fires along the
Ccast toward Petrograd, the warships
&; Kronstadt participating in the bonn
ardment, the correspondent adds.
The Finish refugees from Sisterbak
report the holsheviki are making ex-
ttnsive preparations for a new attack
~ kronstadt four artillery divisions
with forty eight finch and 6-inch
guns being concentrated between Sis
t,rbak and Petrograd
Last night there was a violent ar
tillery duel between the Fortresses at.
AZ kronstadt, Krasnaya Gorka and
Oranienbaum.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
Court Refuses Motion of
Defense to Submit
Without. Arguing
Defendant Sits an d
Listens With Indifer-
ence to Scathing At
tack.

Ardmore, March 17.-An effort by
the defense to waive the right to ar
gument and have the case of Clara
Smith Hamon on trial charged with
the murder OF Jake L. Hamon, go i'm
mediately to the jury was ruled out
by Judge Thomas w. Champion this
morning and defense counsel began
it plea for acQuittal Of the defendant.
Ardmore, March 17.-Joe Ben
Champion, twin brother of the Judge,
opened for the denfense. With the
announced plans of both state and de-
fense. it appeared that most of the
day would be taken up with argu-
ments and the case be given to the
jury late in the afternoon.
When efforts of the defense to
waive arguments were held up yester-
day afternoon, w. P. Mclean chief
counsel for Clara Hamon and S. P.
Freezing, states attorney general, In
charge of the prosecution, said if they
spoke they proba bly, would go deeply
into the evidence adduced at the
weeks session and analyZe 1t to the
jury in detail.
James H. Mathers, county attor-
ney for Carter county. who was re-
tained for Clara Hamon before he as
sumed office, Was to follow Mr.. Cham
pion and Mr.. Mclean was to make
the defense's closing argument after
which Attorney General Freezing will
sum up for the state.
Attorneys spoke without time
limit, agreement of five hours to both
sides having been abrogated,
Ardmore. Okla, March 1.-Extend
ed arguments on the guilt or limo
cence of Clara Smith Hanon, on tria
for the shooting of Jake l.. Hamon
of the speedy submission of the case
to the jury today depended on q
ruling of Judge Champion on the ac
Ation tef the defense In waiving theil
right to a final review of the case.
This. sudden move on the part o.
the defense counsel after H. II
Brown, of state counsel. had summed
up the states case yesterday. came a!
a surprise to Attorney General S. P
Freezing, who was not in court at the
time. When it was contended that thu
defense move would bar any furthe
argument >from state counsel, MI
freezing asked for an adjournment o
court to give him time to examine th
1 law. and Judge Champion announces
he would give his opinion when cour
opened at o'clock today.
Under the Oklahoma law tn
Judges charge to the jury had bee
given before final arguments, begal
so that except for further argument
which depends ON the Judges ruling
the case is ready for submission I
the jury.
Three points were included in tn
judges charge. in the event the vel
dict is guilty. The jury may return
/ verdict of murder, with sentence {
I death or life imprisonment; first d.
gree manslaughteF, with four years I
life Imprisonment, and second degre
/ manslaughter with a minimum An
ef ~.
Clara Hamon AZ unmoyed md
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
RICH new YORKER
CAUGHT in net OF
/. ..ANTI-BOOzE FORCE

Miami, March 17.-Seizure. Of so
cases of Intoxicating liquors. seized
in a car Of Harry S. Black, of the
George "A. Fuller Company. of New
York, on a siding in the Cocoanut
Grove suburb Of Miami, resulted IN
the arrest early today of that New
York capitalist.
He furnished cash bond OF $l,bOl
for his appearance in court tomorrow
The warrant for the arrest Of Blacl
was sworn out by Hugh Matheson
millionaire mayor OF Cocoanut Grove
The private car is valued at $100,O0l
and its confiscation by the govern
ment will be demanded by Fedora
Prohibition Agent Brellinger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
STRIKE VOTE OF
MEAT WORKERS
FAVORS WALKOU7

Chicago. March 17.-Reports OF the
strike vote taken at middle-west
branches of five big packing COM
panies continue to arrive at union
headquarters here today and it was
understood they indicated large ma
jority in favor of strike.
Full power to call the walkout
was yesterday placed In the hands of
Dennis Lane. secretary treasurer of
the Amalgamated .Arder of Meat Cut
ter and Butcher worl1men and Red
mond s. Brennan. counsel for the
union, at a meeting of heads Of other
unions involved and those employed. in
the stock yards. A message was also
sent to President Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
asking him to attend the conference
at Washington Sunday of the en-
ployes representatives.
The representatives OF the packers
ond employees will meet Monday with
Secretary Davis OF the Department Of
Labor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17

between our formula and Americas is
too slight to be made the subject of
controversy, still less of friction or
hostility"
In the London dispatch of Monday
night. telling of the first lords ad
dress, he was quoted as referring to
the claim that America should main
tain navy equal to that OF any 9th
er power as follows:
THAT Is claim that we should
never have expected save In connec
tion with the great English speaking
nation which sprang from our loins
and ever holding great place In oul
regard and confidence. The
difference between our formula anf
Americas is too slight to be made the
subject of controversy. still less oi
friction or hostility"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17

The commission said, in rendering
/: its decision. that the state commits
Sion's ruling OF August 20. 1920,
abrogated all charges by the director
general in rates, rules, regulations
and classifications. except for the 25
per cent increase.
Estimate Not Given
Washington, March 17.-"Because
of the magnitude of the undertaking,
the commission said, respondents
have not attempted to estimate in
dollars and cents the loss of revenue
which would result from compliance
with the Florida commissioners or
der. However, we do not regard as
controlling the exact extent to which
their revenues would be adversely
affected The first conclusion from
the whole record is that. taking the
commodities in question as a whole,
the increase granted by the Florida
commissioners for the longer hauls
win not produce revenue sufficient to
equalize the reductions required on
the shorter hauls.
In this connection it is significant
that the rate experts of the Florida
commissioners. in testifying at the
hearing before the Florida commits.
sioners ON the carriers applications
for increases corresponding to those
authorized by us took the position
that the specific advances as applied
laid a heavy burden on short haul
traffic or on that traffic which in state
commerce constitutes the most of the
business, and that the traffic was nee
essarily short haul traffic. Similar
specific increases were made by the
director general in all other states on
state and interstate traffic, and in our
decisions in numerous cases we have
recognized their propriety in gen
eral."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-17
Rates Raised in Georgia

Washington, March 17.-Freight
rates ON cotton. cotton linters and
brick, within the state of Georgia,
fixed by the state authorities were or
hered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission today to be raised April
% to an equality with rates in effect In
interstate traffic,
Passenger fares were referred to in
the title of the case heard by the COM
mission, but it developed at the hear
ing that. no question was presented
with respect to them. Rates charged