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The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
Coal Outlook
Is Not Bright

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 25.-North
Dakota will get little anthracite coal
this year, according to v. E. Smart.
traffice officers Of the state railroad
commission.
Reports show that since the settle
ment Of strikes there has been moved
to the Duluth and Superior docks 12
cargoes of anthracite, Of $4,000 tons.
and there are three or four more
cargoes in transit, Mr.. Smart said.
Prospects are for movement of
$4,000 tons in all by the head of the
lakes by the end of October,
When it is considered that q year
ago there were $4,000 tons in stor-
age on the docks and shipping was
not hampered as it is this fall by a
strike it may be seen that the an
thracite supply for the northwest
will fall far short, Mr.. Smart said.
Since this must supply the de-
mands OF the northwest there will
be comparatively little anthracite to
reach North Dakota, Mr.. Smart add
ed. Bituminous' and Ignite must be
substituted. Some Canadian coal is
moving into the northern port of the
state, some Wyoming and Montana
coal is being shipped in and some
southern Illinois coal is reaching the
southeastern part of the state.
Because Of the car situation, as
well as the general demand for coal,
North Dakota will not get nearly as
much outside coal as usual, he said.
The Ignite mines, on which North
Dakota must place reliance, also are
hampered now in operations by lack
Of sufficient cars
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
.MOHALL men
SENTENCED

Minot, N. D., Oct. 25.J. C. Peters
former president of the Mohall State
bank, now defunct, was sentenced to
four years in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas, by Judge And
rev Mill in federal court. w. w. Berg
man, former assistant cashier, was
sentenced to two years in the same
prison, and Frank w. Wiebe, cashier,
to one year and one day in the federal
prison. The three defendants each
entered pleas Of guilty yesterday to
charges Of using the mails to defraud.
Peters Wept
Peters broke down and wept sever
al times during the questioning Of the
defendant by the court. Bergman and
Wiebe appeared stoical and accepted
the sentence without any apparent
signs Of nervousness.
Judge Miller, before passing sent
ence, severely criticised bank officials
who twill deliberately falsify the rec
cords, while holding themselves out to
the public as honest and trustworthy
servants
Chief Deputy United States Marshal
c. R. Wattles stated at noon that the
prisoners probably will not be taken
to Leavenworth for several days as
the marshal's office is short Of assist
ance. The three will be confined in the
county Jail until they are removed to
Fargo and thence to the federal pris-
on.
"The whole plan was to get the
money Of the people," declared Dis
trict Attorney NJ. A. Hildreth. 'Their
operations extended from Puget Sound
in the west of Buffalo, N. Y, in the
east. The literature which they dis
tributed was deceptive. Much of it was
In the nature Of blotters which were
to be found on the desks Of bankers
and others.
II think that of all the cases in this
state, this is the worst that have
ever seen." he said.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
Two Killed, Due
To Open Switch

Williston N. D., Oct. 25.-John W.
Hoffman engineer, and c. G. Hollo-
way, head brakeman, Of Williston,
were instantly killed, supposedly from
scalding, when Great Northern east
bound local freight No. 664 last night
ran into an open switch at Todd sid
ing seven miles west of here, with
the result that the engine and IL cars
were derailed.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
Works Fifteen Years
On Shocker; Company
Will Manufacture II

Langdon, N. D., Oct. 25.-A COM
;pany capitalized at 100000 has been
organized by Cavalier county men
to manufacture the Miller shocker in
venter by John Miller Of Calvin.
Mr.. Miller conceived his idea for
the shocker over fifteen years ago.
He made a crude model at that time
but had not the funds to patent it.
Eight years ago he made a better
model and secured a patient.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
High Court Refuses to
Order Vote on County

Bismarck, N. D., Oct, 25.-Burke
and Renville counties and six town.
ships Of Ward county will not vote
upon the question of the formation of
new county in that part Of the state,
the state supreme court holding down
an order today, denying the order to
show cause and Diminishing the &C.
ton brought before it. This order
supports the contention Of the county
commissioners.
The order was issued, without an
accompanying opinion, it being an
nounced that the court was unani-
nous in denying the petition.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25

gage Transaction. Layon later drew
about 800 from the bank and the
$1,000 certificate Of deposit was can
celed and another issued for $500.
The $500 certificate was offered in
payment of the note to the St. Paul
bank which refused to take it. The
bank also refused to accept the GER
tificate in settlement.
+. Gunderson testified it was agreed
that Layon would accept time cer-
tificate Of deposit for the note Sc
cured by the chattle mortgage, Layon
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-10-25
asserts that the note was merely held
in trust.
Glendale Robbers Get
$4,000 in Merchandise

Glendale, N. D., Oct. Is. Nearly
$4,000 worth of merchandise was
stolen from the Coleman Clothing
company store, and more than $500
worth from the Fred Kuni jewelry
store here last night by thieves. No
clue to the thieves has been obtained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
THAT AUTO
LICENSE
Police Department to Tighten
Down After Additional
Days of Grace

Monday. February 90. is the day
s.t bv Chief J. n. Etarwick and
his co-worltcrs as the day on which
every motor vehicle. appearing on
i.,c streets OF Sumter must dis
play the license tag for 1922. They
state that ii the old buss must be
brought out on tlint Ga, with stlll
the antequated red and black tag
tagging it. that it will be all right.
rovided the owner has along also
the necessary cash amounting to
the equivalent Of ono Recorder ;
fine.
The Office Of the state highway
department in Columbia made a
request to the local authorities that
one week in February be granted
tho automobiIe owners TO supply
themselves with their new licenses.
before the strict enforcement OF
this law. Every car owner OF this
locality VAS gwen this requested
length o: time and an additional
period Of days. The authorities
have so far been very lcnlent and
patitnt but theyv are now in readi-
ness to handle il the city court amy
violation of this automobile IL
rcnSc law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
ENROLMENT AT
S. C.. UNIVERSITY
There Are Now More Stu
dents Attending S. c. Uni
versity Then Ever Before

Columbia. Feb 1J.-Thc enroll
mont of tho University OF South
Carolina for the second semester or
;l,c 192l-oo2 session. which started
on The 9th. is the largest in the his
tory Of the University. according 10
a statement made yesterday after
noon by President Currell. follow
lnS his compilation Of the new
semester enrolment. There are
for the last part Of the l92l-22 ses-
sion 613 students enrolled at the
University. Thirty-onc now stu
dcuts entered the University tor inc
second half OF the session.
This enrolment compares with
Go. the maximum enrolment last
year. which pumbcr then included
y soldiers from Camp Jackson.
Lcavisg out the soldier students last
yeor. there arc this year. for the
last semester, forty more students
enrolled this Year than last.
The second scmcS;e. has begun
splcndidly at the University. il IS re-
ported. and the second halt-scsSion
is expected to see splendid work
done
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
ARRESTS IN
THEATRE CASE
Nine Men Charged With Re-
sponsibility For Tragedy in
Washington Theatre

Washington, Feb. lf.-Nine mer
,rerc ordered held for the grand
iury by the coroner.s jufy which,
brought in a verdict tonight in con
nection with The collapse OF thr
roof Of the knickerbochcr thcate'
January 28. resulting in the dcatl'
Of % persons.
The nine men, all Of Washington
were: Il. G. Geare. the architect
Gf The building: j. II. Ford, the en-
siucer who designed the roof struc-
,urc; Morris Hacker, building in
spector under whose authority the
theater was constructcd Frank
Wagner. builder: Donald Wallace
superintendent Of construction: X
G.. Fletcher. superintendent OF the
Elammctt Fire proofinS company
which built the walls: John Nc
Donald, the contractor who erected
the steel: Thomas l.. Costigan, en-
gineer and computcr for the Dis
trict Of Columbia building depart
ment who passed on thc plans. and
3. r. Bowman. the assistant build
ing inspector when the building
was constructed.
The inquest was begun las,
Tuesday and scores OF witnesses
were heard before the jury began
it's deliberations behind closed
doors. 1t was seven hours before
it returned its findings.
The coroncr's jury in It's verdict
declared that "the collapse Of the
roof vas due to faulty designing
and construction and inadequate
supervision and inspection"
1t also submitted number of
recommendations, one being that
"all theaters and places where the
public assembled be closed and
kept closed until such time as their
safety is assured"
District Attorney Peyton Gordon
said tonight that the case would be
submittcd TO the grand jury as soon
rs possible That body is in session
now and the opinion was expressed
informally that it would be in a po-
sition TO take up the Knickerbocker
findings by the last of this week
Those who were recommended held
:or the grand jury were not taken
into custody tonight but it was said
they would BE given an opportunity
to appear at the district attorney
Office the first thing in the morn
ing. Their bond, Mr.. Gordon said.
would be 5000 each
The coroncr's jury in its findings
recommended that there be 4 thor
ouSh revision Of the building code
in the District OF Columbia with
heavy penalties provided for vio-
lation Of any Of its clauses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
OPPOSITION TO
KENYON'S BILL
Both Republicans and Demo
Gratis Take Exception to
Some of It's Provisions

Washington. Feb. 15.-CncXpcct-
cd and bipartisan opposition de-
veloped IN the senate today to the
bill intended by Senator Kenyon
(Repubbcan) of Iowa TO aid the
unemployment problem by elm
powering government officials to
press public works during slack
times and re.ard them during pc
RODS of prosperity.
After Senator Kenyon. who is to
retire shortly 10 go on the federal
bench. had obtained consideration
of the bill ard explained its pro-
visions. Republicans and Demo
Gratis launched an attack on it with
the result that leaders declared the
fate Of the bill. which went over
unNi1 tomorrow. was in doubt.
Senator Kenyon, chairman Of the
labor committee, said he was press
ing the bill mainly in the interest
Of labor. 1t had the Endorsement
Of the American Federation Of La
Dor. the United States chamber of
commerce and other organizations,
he add.:l.
Senator Fletcher (DemocraD Of
Florida said he feared the bill con-
ferred too large powers on executive
officials over government work
while Senator Sterling Republi-
,can) of South Dakota declared it
was backed by "big business" Most
of the witnesses before the senate
labor committee who spoke for the
bill. Senator Sterling said, repre-
sented larger business interests.
It appeared. he added, that bust
ness concerns desired its passage
not only for the profits they might
make out Of government work dur
ins> times Of depression but also
in order that they might keep their
forces together in such periods,
Senator Kenyon said the bill was
concrete" result OF President
ESrding's recent unemployment
conference and its principles were
in resolutions Of the
conference.
Senator New Republican, OF In
diana objected to a provision Of the
bill which he said would have the
department of commerce predict
panics and bad business condi-
tons. This. he declared. might
add to business difficulties when
the facts would not. warrant such
predictions Senator Kenyon in
sisted that the bill did not call for
such predictions by the department
but only for. publication Of facts
regarding business conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
NEWS OF COURT
HAPPENINGS
Mistrial in Murder Case

After the jury bad remained in
tho jury rooms in dclihcration rom
1850 in the morning until o:oo
Wednesday afternoon. period OF
six hours. with no apparent agree
mcnt in sight. mIstrial was order
ed by Judge S. ". G. Shipp in the
case of the State vs Tommic and
John Robinson. for murder.
The case OF the STATE vs. Source
Erown. murder. was taken UP dur
ing the morning session of Wed
ncsday and continued through the
afternoon session and into the
morning session OF THURSDAY. This
is one OF the carry-ovcr Cases. ,Iav-
inS been previously tried during
the last term OF the court Of Srncr-
al sessions held in Sumter Source
Brown is on trial :or tNc shooting
OF Willie Mills on The night u. Nc
vcmhcr 20. 1920, &c shooting han
ms occurred ct & rcS:o hot sup
per.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
SEN. CROSSON
FOR GOVERNOR
Senator From Lexington
County Regarded as a Pos
sible Candidate

Columbia. ,Feh. 15.-Dr. d. NJ.
Crosson. state senator from LeXinS-
ton. is being mentioned by his
..ricnds as possible candidate for
Governor. in the campaign this COM
ing summer. Especially among his
friends in the legislature is DR..
Crosson being mentioned in con-
nect;on with the race for the chief
magiStracy.
DR.. Crosson is a prominent plant
cr, business man. doctor and bank
er OF Lexington county He is
president OF the Peoples Bank Of
Lcesvillc: he is prominent in the
work Of the cotton association: lie
has served his county twice in the
state senate. and has taken 4 prom
inert part in many public enter
priseS and movements. always
standing for the best in the COM
mlINitv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
MINERS MAY
GIVE DECISION
Deposcd Chief of Kansas
Union Gets His Case Be-
fore Convention

indianapolis. Feb. 19.-Marked
bv the preliminary victory Of Alex
andcr Howat. dcposed chief OF the
Kansas United union miners. in his
fight for reinstatement OF himself
and his expelled followers. the con-
vention OF the United Mine Work
crs OF America today abruptly stop
ped work. delaying until tomorrow
its final decision whether 1t would
consider the expulsion order Of In
tcrnational President Lewis and
other adminiStra officers.
In the stormy session today. dur
ing which 3Ir. Lewis declared that
MS life had been threatened during
the last ten days. the delegates al
most los: sight Of their main work.
the framing Of the union wage
policy. and devoted themselves en-
tirely TO debate Of the unions in
tcrnational troubles.
A vain appeal was made by Mr..
Levi. to direct the delegates to the
wage question. He referred to the
threatened coal strike on April l as
seemingly inevitable" and pictured
the miners as vast army that was
asked to stop on the eve of battle
20 wash its own dirty linen" He
contcnded Mr.. Uowat violated the
unions law in seeking direct ap-
peal to the convention.
The only issue here said Ho-
wat in his appeal. lis whether We
are entitled to q fair and impartial
trial
BY a rising vote Of 81 to SG4,
the delegates decided TO consider
Howats appeal TO override the adj
ministration officers order.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
RAINFALL
is HEAVY
Streams in Upper Part of
State Rising

Rock Hill. Fcb. 15.-More than
three inches Of rainfall within the
past forty-cisht hours. with the
ground thoroughly saturated BE-
fore. has greatly swollen all the
streams hereabouts and the Cataw-
ba river is up several feet. At
Catawba Junction today it was up
sixteen feet and still rising. AT the
Catawba dam it was holding steadJ
after a drop Of one foot from the
high mark Of Yesterday and in
dications pointed TO further rise.
The mark this afternoon was loo.2.
Monday night more than two inches
Of rain fell here and last night
about an inch 1t has been rain
Ing steadily all day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
DUNCAN AC-
Quilted IN
BOSTON COURT
Found Not Guilty of Assault
ing Negro Policeman Last
May

Boston. Feb. l5.-.A jury IN the
s,Jncrior court today returned YER
dict OF not guilty in Che case o.!
.Ta,ncs \. Duncan OF Columbia ,.
c.. d graduate student at Harvard
university. charged with assault on
David X. Blair. a negro police
man. last May. The jurors were
out one hour. Their finding re-
crrsed that Of tho lower court IN
which Duncan was found guilty
and sentenced to three months
imprisonment.
The charges grew out OF an carly
morning incident III Southend
doorway when Duncan and his
tiapcec. Miss Frances Shannon OF
Franklin, Tcnn.. now Mrs. Duncan.
were Interrupted by Officer Eialr
while kissing goodnight. The po-
licenan's remarks were resented
hy Duncan. the word "niggcr was
used by Miss Shannon. there was q
mixup in which Duncan drew q
knife and tho couple then were
arrested by Blair, WHO had been
cur. il was testified.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
,'TTERR0RISH
CAPTURED IN
CALIFORNIA
Eight Men Charged
With Plotting Reign
of Terror in United
States

Los Angeles Feb. IA ter
rorist program of International
scope may be revealed through the
arrest here last night Of eight al
Ieged members Of a band OF eN-
tortieaists, it was said tonight by
federal and other. officers who par
ffcipated in the esarrest..
Three men arrested recently IN
widels separated cities are believed
to have; had in their possession 'un-
:ristakaple evidence" of afillatlon
With the men taken into custody
here, Il was said.
These three men We're arrested
ID Salt Lake City. Des MONIES and
cleveland, officers said, and they
fus1her. declared clock bombs and
duplicate written instructions were
found on all three.
The eight men caught here last
night were trapped by federal
sgents, sheriff deputies and private
desectiees after an attempt to eX-
fort $4,000 from prominent
Los Angeles business man under
threats OF death. and after it was
charged they had obtained large
Sums from other men through SIM
Iar means.
- It, was said at least 20 residents
of.sLos Angeles have received
threatening demands for money
and have had their homes under
guard for a week.
Names OF the men involved as
well as the names of the officers
working on the case are withheld
by the authorities for fear vens-
ance will be exacted by friends
Of the men under arrest. Efforts
to arrest other alleged members
OF the band here: were continued
today. officers failing to find q. trace
ola. ninth man they believe they
wounded last night.
1t. is said that the extortion
phase. of the alleged operations
here While on a large scale. was
Only side issue" with terrorism
as the main objectiye.e Postal in
Spectors said today that for weeks
they had been holding warrants
charging use OF the mails to de-
fraud for the men caught last
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
p A. WILCOX
PASSES AWAY
Prominent Florence LawEe
Succumbs After Severe
Illness

Mr.. 7. \. Wilcox. a proaIin mt
lawyer OF Florence and general
counsel OF the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. died this morninS az
a.a5 after a severe illness of about
two weeks with influenza and COM
plications. Mr.. Wilcox Is well
know, in all law circles through :
out the state as ope OF :i1" fore
most and most capable nacn>]c!S of
the state bar.
The members Of tho Sun.i.r bar
among whom are many personal
friends Of Mr.. Wilcox. expressed
q deep regret at learning OF the
news Of his death
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
NO GENERAL
INCREASE
In Wages Will Be Asked by
Mine Workers

Indianapolis. Feb. l3.-No gem
miners. bat the direction Of oil cf-
for:S toward retaining present
wage scales WAS the policy adopted
today 10y the scale committee Of The
United Mine Workers Of Amcric;:
for submission to the unions spc-
cial convention that begins tomor-
row. according to semi official M
formation received by convention
delegates.
The committees report on "-aSc
demands 10 Dc sought rs tf." basis
of new agreements with ohe1f.,orS,
effective .tpril |. vas adopted tinai-
ly 1T :: long afternoon session. hut
committee members said they had
agreed to withhold all Information
until the report WAS submitted TO
the convention. probably late to-
morrow or early "Wednesday.
DESPITE the announcement OF TIC
committee. which included th',
twenty-scvcn dis;ric: presidents OF
the union. their report was under
stood TO include no propose! OF II
strike and likewise made no de-
n,and for adoption OF tho siN-hour
day. fivc-day week as proposed by
thc demands OF 1919. The only
comment on the possibility Of q
strill" WAS that Of International
President John l.. Lewis. who is
sued this formal statement:
''Th" United Mine Worker: OF
America DO not desire a strike. We
propose TO do everything possible
IN Il proper way to prevent such IN
occurrence. I feel surc when th'
convention has finished is WORK
the public VIII rc"liZ" this iart.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
TWO KILLED BY
BOILER EXPLOSION

Columbia. Feb. 15.-Barnctt
Griffin of CASTOR died at the Zap
tist hospital at Z o'clock last night
as the result. Of injuries received in
Il boiler explosion yesterday after
noon which also instantly killed
Gritlins brother aud injured u third
man. Barnett Griliin was only
about ID years old.
Til. explosion was that OF the
boiler OF saw mill at CASTOR
where. according to Information
reaching Columbia. the two :'rIt'in
BOYS and several other persons were
worliins at tlsc time. y piece OF
t,vins debris struck Barnett Crit
fin in the head. fracturins his
skull. while his left arm was also
laccrated severely. The explosion
also caused 4 deep burn about III.
b1On1cr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
MONEY
FOUND MISSING
Another Development in Los
Angeles Murder Case

Los Angeles. Feb. 16,-Oil stock
aud money believed 20 be a part OF
the csoate Of William Desmond
Taylor are missing. Charles Jones
public investigator, states. after q
conference. With an income tax ex-
pert. with honl Taylor discussed his
income tax short time before ht
was killed. 1t is learned that Tay-
lor prepared a tax report on Sc
curities and money which have not
been located
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
APPROPRIATION BILL
TOTALS $5,67l,6S5.47
Ways and Means Committee Presents General
Appropriation Bill For 1922 to House

State Medical College. Sl2.ppQ: John
dc Ia Howe School. $4,000: School
for Deaf, Dumb and Blind, $55.0Oo:
Superintendent Of Education. $3.50
600; State Hospital, $S5.0eo: State
Penitentiary. $4,000; industrial
Home for Boys. $4,000; Rcforma-
tory for Negro Boys, $4,000: law
enforcement fund. $4,000: Statc
Board Of Health. $1,000; State
warehouse commission. $4,000;
State electrician, $4,000; State
Highway commission. $4,000; Con-
tederatc Infir1nary. $4,000
OF The colleges tho university
gets an increase Of $1,000 over the
appropriation for 1921: Clemson
College an increase Of $4,000. and
the State Colorcd College an in
crease of $4,000.
Winthrop was reduced about
$4,000.
Among the itcns allotted the uni
versity was $4,000 for plans and
estimates on q wonlan's dormitory
to be erected there in the future.
Tie entire building program Of tho
Citadel, amounting TO s38G.100, was
disallowcd.
The house bill will como up for
second reading in the house tomor-
row.
The following is the racapitula :
ton. the first column showing tho
total carried BY the ways and means
bill and the second column iS the
amount appropriated for cach ac-
tivity- last y' 7: