The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 11, 1922, Image 1

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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Etft, . CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2,: GRIP ON THE NEAR EAST Great Britain and France Agree That the Turks Must Live Up to the Conven tion Drawn Up at Mudania Constantinople, Nov. 6 (By the Associated Press).?Though the Na tionalist civil power is in control in Constantinople, the entente does not intend for the present, at least, to lose its grip on * the military authority. Great Britain and France are in accord on the point thai the Turks must live up to the convention drawn up at Mudania and it is not doubted that the oth er interested countries will (fall into line. There is every desire, however, to meet Turkish aspirations within proper limit and to this end -the Allied commissioners today issued . the following statement: *The inter-allied high commis sioners are firmly resolved to ob serve strict impartiality with re gards to events which concern the internal policy of Turkey. The al lied generals will continue t? ap . ply the clauses of the Mudania con vention and maintain order and security in the zones occupied by the allied armies." Replying to the last proclama tion from Angora concerning the Lausanne conference, the commis sioners, while renouncing the wish to interfere with Turkish policy, express the hope there will be only one Turkish delegation to the con ference. AHies SSeut. Constantinople. .Nov. 6.?By the Associated Press.?The allied com missioners refuse to discuss the demands- of the Angora govern ment that only * one warship at a time enter Turkish ports and. then only with the consent of the Turkish authorities. London, Nov. 7.?-The sur"prisir.r; demands which-^-the-^-^tem?lists; have made .upon the allies in Constantinople is causing anxiety here. The feeling of uneasiness is intensified by the scarcity of news during the last thirty-six hours. All London newspapers share a deep suspicion of the aims of the Turkish Nationalists. Constantinople. Nov. 7.?Accord ing to Turkish Nationalist head quarters the British forces are re tiring from Mosul, in north Meso potamia, and the Kemalists are en tering the evacuated territory. Demands of Angora Government Refused Eelieved That Kemalists Will Climb Down Off Their Horses Constantinople. Nov. 7.?There isi reason to believe the Kemalists will climb down off their high j horses. The allies now have tak- j en a strong united attitude toward the demands of the Angora govern ment, that the allied troops evacu ate the city. The demands which, the allied commissioners refused to grant were discussed in a confer-. <-rree yesterday between allied gen-! erals and the civil governor of! Constantinople. Constantinople, Nov. 7.? -\Tij Kemal Bey, editor of the Con stantinople Anti-Nationalist news paper Sabah. has been arrested and condemned to death by the Turk- i ish authorities here, the allies are informed. Late last night the al lied representatives gave the new civil governor of the city forty eight hours to release the editor. Sent to Higher Courtj Judge Ansel Rules in Monu ment Controversy Greenville, Nov. 6.?Declaring that he is 'satisfied that the ju risdictional" value of the property involved exceeds the sum of three thousand dollars, County Judge Mi F. Ansel this afternoon re-' moved from the county court to the Court of Common Pleas the petition brought by Confederate veterans asking an injunction against the removal of the Confederate monu ment from North Main street to a point in front of the court house. The opinion jvhich reviews the le gal points.in the case at length is regarded as meaning that the county court has not jurisdiction to pass upon this case and that it must come up anew before a circuit judge. ? ? ? Columbia, Nov. 7.?Numbers of Columbians are planning to take in the Sumter county fair. Nu merous automobile parties will go from here. Columbians are great ly interested in the program be ing offered. The attractions are considreed unusual, and much in terest is manifested in the proposed "pageant Qf progress parade." It is generally considered here that the Sumter Fair is offering attrac-; lions not often attempted by a county fair, and the program will attract many. abli&hed April, 1850. 1881._ IM?Y GIVE UP I PEACE PLANS I AT LAUSANNE i . _ Foreign Offices Agree I on Policy of Resist ance in Constanti nople i - London. Nov. 7.?In view of the attitude assumed by the Turkish j Nationalists in Constantinople it 'was declared in official circles here today that the Lausanne peace conference may be postponed to .the end of the month and may pos 'sibly be abandoned. The opening had been fixed for November 13. * The Allied foreign offices are agreed upon a policy of resistance to the Turkish demands for the j military evacuation of Constanti nople and the British forces there are said to be "quite sufficient" to protect the civilian population. A test of the Allied authority is being made in the case of the Kemalists arrest and condemnation to death of Ali Kemal Bey, editor of the anti-Nationalist newspaper Sabah. .The Allied high commis sioners have notified Rafet Pasha, Nationalist Governor of Constanti nople, that no political persecution will be tolerated and that force if necessary, will be used to lib erate the editor. (A report today from Constan tinople, which, however, was un confirmed, was that Ali Kemal Bey had already been executed at Is mid.) Recent official telegrams from Constantinople, show a series of new Nationalist measures, as fel lows: First, a peasant control whereby no Ottoman subject is permitted to depart without a Turkish police vise; Second, new customs regulations, the object of which is to abolish the public debt, with orders that the dir.MM or of customs no longer pay a 3 /per cent share of the du ties into the public debt fund, but turn over the money directly to the Angora treasury, and; Thin*, closms of the mixed Brit ish judicial court. _?' >fav C'hamre Front. Constantinople, Nov. 7.?(By thfi i Associated Press,).?There is reason . to believe that the Kemalists will [climb down off their high horses. | The Allies now have taken a strong i united attitude toward, the demands of the Angora government that the Allied troops evacuate Constanti nople and that only one warshln a time, enter Turkish ports, ana then only with the consent of An gora authorttiea. .' The demands of the Kemalists, which the Allied commissioners have refused to grart, and the new crisis which has aiisen from this situation, were the subject of a ccrference yesterday between the Allied generals nad Rafet Pasha, the hew civil governor of Constanti nople. The lone of this meeting was sharp anrl positive, in strong contrast to the previous meetings, which were characterized by friendly and mutal consideration. The allied generals informed Rafet Pasha in clear terms that they intend to retain military au thority in Constantinople unless it is decided to formally turn the area over to the Turks. Rafet then said he was anxious to agree with .the halbes ? and work in unison with I them, but could not accept outside ! control in any form. He added that he would have to refer to the Angora government for further in structions and he would again con sult with the allied representatives today. Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Haring ton. in command of British forces at Constantinople, told Rafet that he apparently was trying to usurp the power of the allied generals. The Turkish leader then declared that Angora had asked for removal of the allied troops and warships. Rafet has assumed control of all services of maintaining public or der, as well as the departments of public administration in Constan tinople. He has been dismissing officials right and left and closing j the customs. Reminding him of | these things. Sir Charles told the i Nationalist governor that appar j ently he had forgotten there was a | treaty of Mudros, signed October 130. 1918. He reminded the gov j ernor of the city that this armistice treaty was not superseded by the ! Mudania convention, j Lieut. Gen. Harington then de j clared that Constantinople eventu ally would be turned over to the j Nationalists and he thought that this might take place within a few weeks. Meanwhile there could be no dual control. he said. His decla rations were endorsed by Col. Charpy and Gen. Mombelli. the French and Italian military repre : sentatives here. Illinois Elects Democrats Seven Seats in House Won by Democrats ^ Chicago. Nov. S.? Illinois Demo crats increased their congressional I delegation from three to at least seven, when the returns early . today added Bruce Campbell and 1 Thomas Crane to the list of victors. "Be Just and Fear DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN ELECTION i _ Belated Returns ! Steadily Pile Up Democratic Gains in i All ? Parts of the Country - New York, Nov. 8.?Democratic gains in the national elections con tinued to pile up steadily as belat ed returns came in from all parts of the country. Throughout the night Democratic gains in the house of representatives accumulated, without counter grain for the Re publicans in a single congressional district. The majority rolled up in the Harding landslide two years ago was cut jn two. by the Demo I crats in all debatable states. i Returns Show Democrats In Lead i Early Returns Give Democrats 178, Republicans 171 New York, Nov. 8.?The tabula tion of the vote for house by the (Associated Press early today show ied the Democrats had elected one I hundred seventy-eight members, [the Republicans one hundred sev enty-one and the socialists one. j DEMOCRATIC i SENATOR FROM DELAWARE Gaston Has Lead Over Dupont j Wilmington, Del. Nov. 8.?With I twelve districts not heard from, I Bayard. Democrat, had a lead of three hundred sixty-three over Du pont, Republican, for the senate. Democrats Elect Governor in Ohio Republicans Retain Solid Con gressional Delegation Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 8.?The returns indicate that Ohio has elected Democratic governor and a Republican senator, and returned I by a safe majority the present sol id Republican congressional dele ; gation. Boston, Nov. 8.?Senator Lodge has been re-elected over William Gaston, Democrat, by a plurality of one thousand, nine hundred forty-five. A recount ot the vote will undoubtedly be asked. Mr. Gaston's associates said in a public statement. THE SOLID SOUTH Democrats Once Again Make a Clean Sweep in Election Atlanta, Nov. 8.?A Democratic sol^d south is again a realty as the result of the general election. In Tennessee Governor Taylor, the Republican leader, was defeated by Austin Peay. Democrat, and Cordell Hull, chairman of the Democratic committee, regained his congressional seat. In Virginia a Democrat carried the district won by Republicans continuously for the past twenty-.two vears. , _- . I Mondel Down and Out Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 8.?Frank Mondell. Republican floor leader in j the house of representatives and a member of congress for more j than twenty-five years, has appar-1 ently been defeated by Senator Kendrick, Democratic incumbent, [ in the senate race. Row in Carolina Football Team Captain Waits Resigns and Full Back Snipes Fired by Coach Metzger Columbia. Nov. 7. ? Declaring that he could not back Coach Sol Metzger and his assistants in the treatment of the men on the Uni versity of South Carolina football team. Tackle Alex Waite today' re- 1 signed as captain of the team. At the same time Waite's resignation was announced, it was also an nounced that Full Back Eric Snipes chief ground-gainer on the team, had been fired by Coach Metzger for failure to obey orders. WILL BUILD NEW MILL Chester. Nov. 6.? Construction of a third mill at Great Falls will be gin at once, it was announced to day. Mill No. 3 will be very nearly! as large as the two present mills; combined, which together have l.-.j 4<'<> looms, whereas tro- new mill j will have 1.U0?. The contract for th?* machinery has been let and construction will start without de-j lay. About a year will be requir- j ed to get the mill in readiness for running. Great Falls is on the banks of Catawba river, twenty-two miles southeast of Chester, and is becom ing a town of considerable pro portions. tttfttl Not?Let all the ends Thou Airns't Sumter, S. C, Saturda ICONTROL OF HOUSE : IN DOUBT i - On Face of Returns !. Republicans and the Democrats Are Tied in Race ! _ j New York, Nov. 8.?The re-elec I tion of Representative Scott. Re ' publican, of Michigan, tied the j Democrats and Republicans in the i race for control of the house of ! representatives. It gave eaoh party ! 178 votes toward a majority of [two hundred and eighteen. It is j plain that the deciding figures will come from the west and midwes Itern states. ?COMPLETE VICTORY IN ARIZONA j Phoenix Ariz., Nov. 8.?The en itire state democratic ticket led by ! Senator Ashurst and Governor Hunt swept into office. j Wilmington. Del., Nov. 8.?Un official returns from all but four I districts indicate that Bayard, Democrat, has a thirteen hundred 'vote lead over. Senator DuPont, j Republican candidate for re-elec i tion to the senate. i Chicago. Nov. 8.?The middle I west states have changed their po ! litical complexion as to ^United 'states senators, with indicated losses to the Republicans of two senators. Indiana. Michigan?*North ' Dakota and Minnesota, appeared to have elected Democratic sena [ tors, while in Ohio and Nebraska the returns indicate that Demo cratic seats have been captured by I Republicans. Finds True Bill For Mrs. Inflam j Indictment Alleges She Sent Objectionable Matter to McGregors ?1 ? ? (Columbia State), j The grand jury in the United 'States district court yesterday re turned a true bill against Mrs. Eu 'gene O.. Ingram, -whose residence is given in the city directory as 1522 Lady street, on an indictment .?charging that Mrs. Ingram deposit led for mailing a '"certain obscene, j lewd, lascivious and filthy letter jand writing" in the Columbia post office, addressed to Mrs. E. C. Mc iGregor, 1302 Pickens street, Co jlumbia. The * communication to Mrs. McGregor was not signed, i There are in the indictment 14 counts, it being alleged that Mr$. j Ingram sent through the mails let [ters to Mrs. McGregor, Miss Mar I garet McGregor, Mrs. William lEarle, 1400 Lady street, Miss Mary jGrier. Gieenwcod: Tom Boyle, i Sumter; Misses "H. and A. McMas iter," Laurel street, and the Rev. j Henry D. Phillips, rector of Trin ity church. Miss Margaret McGregor and I Thomas Belton Boyle of Sumter jwere married in Trinity church Oc tober 12 by the Rev. Henry D. [Phillips. The wedding, which was j preceded by a large number of j parties for the bride, was one of the society events of the season and [was largely attended. At the time romors were afloat , that a number of plain clothes men I were In and around the church I before and during the wedding i ceremony, but little definite infor j mation could be gathered as to the j cause of their presence. The ru tmors gradually subsided after the j wedding and the bringing in of the I true bill by the >?r.ind jury yester day occsioned some surprise. There is little variance in the wording of the 14 indictments, the names of the persons to whom the letters were alleged to have been sent and the signatures being dif ferent. It was charged that Mrs. Ingram on August 15. 1021, mailed an ob jectionable letter to Mrs. McGreg or: it was alleged that Mrs. In gram mailed a letter to Mrs. Mc [Gregor April C, 1022, and signed it "A Friend." The letter alleged to ! have been sent to Mrs. William Earle was alleged to have been signed in the same manner. Some three or four letters are alleged to j have been sent to Miss Margaret j McGregor, one of them, mailed June 8. 1922, being signed "Your ! baby boy." The letter alleged to have been sent to Miss Grier of Greenwood was signed "A Friend,'* according to the indictment. The letter which Mrs. Ingram is ialleged to have sent to Tom Boyle ? ;u Sumter was signed "Your sincere j acquaintance." This letter was al I leged to have- been sent October 6 I The letter alleged to have been [sent to the Rev. Mr. Phillips was mailed October 12, according to the j indict men!. ! No time has yet been set tor in* hearing of this case in the court ; now in session in the old postoflice building. The trial will likely at tract much attention. Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 8.?Nearly complete returns k.'jvc Donahey. Democrat, a lead of thirty-two thousand over Thompson, Repub lican, in the race for governor. Pomerene, Democrat, is fifteen thousand behind Fess, Republican, in the senate race. at be thy Country's, Thy God's and y, November 11, 1922 smM BOOM FOR i PRESIDENT i _ I New York Democrats Enter Their Cham pion For Nomina tion For President! in 1924 I - ' New York, Nov. 7.?Former Governor Alfred F^. Smith, rolling . up the greatest plurality New York I city has ever given any candidate in any election, today was swept j back into the gubernatorial chair from which he had been ejected in, 1 920 by Governor Nathap L. Miller. Republicans not only admitted the defeat of Mr. Miller, but con ceded that William M. Calder had , lost his seat in the senate to Royal S. Copeland, heaith commissioner jof New York city, formerly may |or of Ann Arbor.. Mich., and until j today an untested factor In New ; York politics. With the success jof their ticket leaders. Democrats! ! were claiming gains in congress and I j the legislature, but the Republi j cans maintained steadily that their i majorities in the senate and as sembly had been little impaired. ' The victory of Mr. Smith was j anticipated by many political ob servers but/even his sturdiest sup j porters had not predicted that in (New York city he would beat the i record plurality of about 417.000 i established by Mayor John F. Hy .lan in 1920. ? i ? j New York. Nov. 8.?Former Gov . ernor Smith's victory over Governor j Miller was the signal for his friends ;to start booming him for president jib 1924. In 1920 Smith was given 'an ovation at the Democratic con I vention San Francisco. 3 ?-* Our Next Governor Thomas G. McLeod is a j Peoples Man and the Cordial Friend of Everybody Columbia, Nov. 8.?'T appre ciate the vote of-the people of ' i South Carolina that elected me gov I ernor." Thos. G. McLeod speaks ' and while he refers to the primary 'of August 29 that decided on him j as the next governor, the general j election of Tuesday put the final j j approval on, the selection and put j 'him in office, and he succeeds j j Wilson G^ Harvey in the chief ) I magistracy next January, j* Mr, McLeod is a hand-shaker. He's a people's man. He will make ja Democratic governor; one in I whom the people will have confi j dence. At the same time he will ; be a firm governor, one who will ' fight for law enforcement and foi j what he considers right. He is I known among his friends as a fear : less man. His aggressive campaign j last summer leads to the conclu sion that he will make a firm j executive, one whose hold on the j pilot wheel of the ship of sta j will leave no cause for fear, i Mr. McLeod is the easy-to-ap-' ] proah kind of man, one who is a ! friend to the poor man as welj as j to the rich. He's a good story teller. ! He's prominent in church and bus ! iness. In his home town he is a i leader. He's a steward in the j Methodist church and a teacher j of a Bible class. He has often ! stood in the pulpit and addessed (the congregation in the absence of ' pastors. He is known among his [homefolks as "Tom." m m m Tobacco Growers To Receive Money More Than $1.000,000 For the "Co-op" Planters I Florence, Nov. 7.?Members of 1 the Tobacco Growers* Cooperative I Association will receive their sec J ond advance payment on tobaccc j turned into the association on No j vember 13. The advance will total j $1,250.000, according to state i ments of o.Ticer.-? of the association .today. A third payment equal ling and possibly exceeding the I second will be made when the as sociation has sold all of the tobac ! co on hand and collects for it. The ; advance to be made on the 1.1th j includes the South Carolina belt J only. ! - I Tjirgc Cheek Received. j Raleigh, N. C. Nov. 7.?A check ; for $1,127,673.06 was received to i day by "the Tobacco Growers' Co I operative Association from R. J. ! Reynolds Tobacco company on ac ? count of bales of redried South ! Carolina tobacco. Treasurer Craig 'state.- that this money will be dis tributed next Monday in the second [ payment to members of the asso ciation in South Carolina and bor der North Carolina markets. j Miss Robertson Out ; Oklahoma City. Nov. 7 (By the Associated Press). ? Miss Alice ; Robertson, Republican, the only woman in congress, was running badly behind in the early returns from the Second district. With 4 7 precincts out of 2t>t> heard from W. W. Hastings. Democrat, whom Miss Robertson defeated in 1920, had 5.1SS votes and Miss Hubert son's total was 2,565. Truth's." COLUMBIA GAS RATE HEARING State Railroad Com mission Resumes Consideration of Pe tition For Increase in Rate Columbia, Nov. 7.?The state railroad commission will on Thursr day resume the hearing on gas and electric rates in the city of Co lumbia. The hearing was begun last Thursday, on petition of the Columbia Railway, Gas & Electric Co., for an increase in rates, and after taking a small volume of technical testimony, the- case was continued that the commission might make an inventory of the company's plant in Columbia, with a view to reaching an estimate of .he plant investment. The company is asking an in-^ crease of approximately twelve per cent in its rates, it is estimat ed, and is asking for the increase on the ground that at present charges, which are said to be less than in any other city the siz? of Columbia in the south, the com pany is operating at a loss, and an increase is necessary. This is first publicity utility case to be handled by railroad commis sion since it was given the work of regulating utilities. / MAYFIELD'S NAME ON BALLOT Texas Supreme Court Finally Renders Decision in Elec tion Case Chicago, Nov. C.?(By the Asso ciated Press.)?Weather conditions throughout the" Middle West and Mississippi Valley, with the ex ception of the Dakotas, are report ed tonight as favorable for tomor row's election. Rain and snow in the Dakotas have rendered many impassable, which threatens to cut down the country vote. Republicans and Democrats in South Dakota claim as a result they will have an ad vantage over the farmer members of the Non-Partisan League. The league candidate for Governor is a I woman, Miss Alice Lorraine Daly. In Texas the Supreme Court, by an eleventh-hour decision, today ordered the name of Earle B. May field, the Democratic candidate for United States Senator, printed on the ballots. The word was -sent to all county clerks, but some doubt exists whether all can comply in time. Injunctions by his political opponents had prevented the print ing heretofore. The name of his Republcian opponent, George B. Peddy, has been barred from the ballot because he was not nomi nated by a regular party conven tion. In Ohio a vote-huying scandal has broken, with the arrest of one man and the issuance of warrants for four others, charged with at tempting to buy the votes of ab sentee voters of Pike County. BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION Annual Meeting to Be Held in Rock Hill Next Month Columbia, Nov. 7?The Baptist state convention will be held in Rock Hill op Dec. 5, 6 7. ac cording to announcement made by the Baptist headquarters here, and prominent Baptists from all parts of the state are to attend. Dr. C. E. Burts, of Columbia, executive secretary of the denomination in the state, will make his report for the year at the convention, and will report of the third year pro gress of the $75.000.000 campaign. The convention will be held in the First Baptist church of Rock Hill, of which Dr. William A. Alex ander, until recentK of Philadel phia, is pastor. J. J. Lawton. of Hartsville. Is president of the con vention and will preside at open ing session. W. C Allen, of Dil lon, is stated clerk. L. D. Pitts, of Rock Hill, is chairman pi the com mittee in, charge of entertainment of the convention. ?? ? ? To Check Tax Returns Government Facing Big Task in New York New York. Nov. 6.?Confront ed with the task of checking up on '25.000.000 income tax returns filed j since 1017. the United States Treas? i ury department today hung out the "Help Wanted" sign. Salaries ranging from $1,S00 to '? $3.000 a year were the inducements j offered. Examinations will be j held November 15. in various cities.! Since 5.000,000 new returns are I added to the pile each year, the j prospects are that the jobs will be; permanent, according to internal revenue service officials in charge; of the work. Life will have Its little jokes.; j The ex-kaiser says he is the hap-; piest man on earth. THE TRUE SOU KERSHAW i OPPOSED TO j PAVED ROADS I Mass Meeting in Cam den Rejects Propos al to Pave Columbia Camden Highway Columbia. Xov. 7.?A proposal ? to hard surface the Kershaw coun ty section of the Columbia-Camden i highway was rejected at a mass j meeting held under the auspices of .the Camden chamber of commerce 'at Camden yesterday, according to i Ambrose Harwell, field engineer ; of the state highway commission j who attended the gathering. ! The Kershaw county citizens, Mr. Harwell said, did not consider the time auspicious for the expending of such a sum of money on road building as the project would re quire, many and various objections being raised to undertaking fhe work at present. i Approximately 150 people attend ed the meeting. ?Governor Backs I Education Week Calls on People to Make It a j Success in Proclamation Issued Monday Columbia, Xov. 6.-r-Declaring f that "a liberal education should be i the birthright of every child born j j to this wprld" because "knowledge; !is the key to man's progress, the I insurer of his safety and the light i which guides him in the pursuit 'of his happiness" Governor Wil son G. Harvey today issued a proc- ; IJamation calling upon every "loy !al South Carolinian to unite in j making American education week a notable one in our history," and officially designating December 3 to 9 as the week in question, i This proclamation, which spe !cifically^ appeals to ministers, teachers, managers of motion pic iture houses, the newspapers and 'organizations of every kind, is the. second act of Governor Harvey in . connection with the educational - i movement. A few days ago he is ' sued- a call for a statewide con ference to promote rural education, which will be he'J here November 10. The South Carolina Citizens' Educational Association, of which J. Rion McCissick, of Greenville, j is president, is backing this confer-' i ence. and the, observance of educa" ! tion- rweek. The governor's proclamation fol : lows: j "Whereas, the bureau of educa tion, in cooperation with the ; American Legion and the National Education Legion and the Nation al Educational Association, has (designated the week of December ,3 to 9, 1922, as American educa j tion week; and, "Whereas, this great movement l has as its purpose the uplift of jthe educational standard of ' the 'men, wcmen and children of the ( United States, and the arousing of ; the nation to a consciousness of the {importance of widespread public ! education along the lines of Amer ican citizenship, physical education, j hygiene and equality of advantages j afforded to every boy and girl :of [the nation; and, "Whereas, the president of the j United States, realizing that the j hope of the world for cleaner, stronger and* more intellectual men I of tomorrow rests on the founda j tions we build today along these [outstanding phases of man's de velopment, has issued a proclama tion urging that the observance of (this week^be natior .vide: j "Now, therefore, I. Wilson G. j Harvey, as governor of the state, do j call upon every loyal South Caro j linian to unite in making Ameri can education week a notable one in jour history; let us not forget the ! obligation of the educated to the ? uneducated, and that public en ; ligrhtenment is the basis of citi jzenship. I urge that ministers. : teachers, managers of our motion picture houses, our clubs, local state ! organizations as well as citizens, [study our educational needs, our i weaknesses and our strength, as I compared with the progress of oth er states in the union, and indulge in a full and free exchange of j : ideas' and opinions, with a view to! : securing concerted action where I action is needed. A liberal edu- j j cation should be the birthright of^ ?every child born into the world.; for knowledge is the key to man's i progress, the insurer of his safety,! 'and the light which guides him inj ; the pursuit of his happiness. Let I us therefore lend our wholeheart- . ed cooperation, to the end that we may erase the blot of illiteracy from the name of the state and! I nation we love, and that we may; guarantee to all an unfettered start j and a fair chance in the race of; life." J DEMOCRATS SWAMP FAR WEST j San Francisco, Nov. 8.?It ap pears that the Democrats win Re publican senatorial seats in Ari zona and Oregon with Democrats leading in New Mexico. In Utah 1 the figures incomplete. Jackson is leading his Democratic opponent in California. THRON, Ebtahllshcd June t, l>i?fl. VOL. LIIL NO. 23 WATEREE RIVER Richland County Offi cials Say It Will B? Opened For Traffic Soon / - ? _____ Columbia. Nov.' 7.?The Wateree' River bridge between Richland and Sumter counties is rapid'y nearing completion, and' 'will 'bev opened to traffic about the first of the year, according to officials of the Richland county highway de partments The main span is about completed, or will be within a few days, with the laying of some re maining pavement surfacing over the - bridge. The work of erecting.: the approaches wrll run* through-1 the year, it is estimated. This will be one of the-hand somest and one of the most im-' portant highway bridges ir. the state. It will open a doorway in(3 the Pee Dee section and will cofi-" nect the entire eastern part of the state with the capital city and the Piedmont section; It will be 'of .special advantage to Sumter and Columbia, connecting these two . cities and their communities, where now connection is roundabout, by way of Camden. ,;~ ? In .addition to the mStin span constructed of steel and concrete, there are two 4(H)-feet extensions to the bridge, these being con-" structed of woo<L heavily creos?t ed. -On the Richland side a dirt approach 1.3, miles in longth is being constructed. This anifl the wood extension and the main span are being eon'r' structed by the Hardaway Con structi-n Co; On the Sumte ^sP Simons and Mayrant of; Cl xi. ? ton have the contract for l ' d ihg the approach: This will several miles in length. The. con nectioh with ~*" the: j new bridge from Columbia is over the Garners Ferry road, to a - point about seven miles from the bridge, wfcere the road turns on*. Tb this point; the highway is paved. EXTENDING HIGHWAY SYSTEM PSans Completed For Thico New Frojech " Columbia, >'ov. 7.?Plans cavo been completed by the state k?*:?:? way commission for the building of 24 1-2 miles of top so8 .and sand clay surfaced road in Newberry. Allendale and Kershaw counties according to the announ ersent o? C. H. Moorefield, state h'ghway en gineer. Advertisements for bids on the three projects which will cost approximately -$$l,Gul) wfll jbe made as soon as possible. The largest. project calls for the bftilding of 12 1-2 miles of top-soil surfaced highway in Newberry counts', the section to be so im i proved extending from Newberry >along the Newberry-Wiitnbvt-u: inad to Stroth er. The road will cost approximately $47,500. according Jto the highwaycommission's estimate. Federal aid ha? been secured for the project, only on the commis sion's assurance that every effort will be made to have "a bridge con structed acrnss Bread river on this road. * . . ~ ?* > * Plans have also been c?uipleied for a top soil surfaced6 r*jad "from Martins to the Barnwell county line in Allendale county, a dis tance of 8 i-2 miles. This section will cost appr6ximatfly.$30^ou. The third project is for the building of; 3 1-2 miles of sand clay surfaced highway in Ker shaw county. The road is a sec tion of the Camden-Sumter road. The estimated cost is placed- at $!3.:>t)0. STATE BUDGET COMMISSION Annual Hearings Being Held in Columbia Columbia, Nov. 7.?The stan> budget commission is in the midst of its annual budget hearings, for various departments of state gov ernment, with a view to gathering data on which to base the budget for next year's appropriation bill, the annual finance measure adopt ed by the legislature. The commission has heard about a do..en department heads, with regard to iheir needs for next year, and a halt hundred more are yet to be heard. Some of the larger departments are yet to re port. The secretary of state, comptroller general, state treas urer, adjutant general department of printing, the welfare board, the industrial schools and one or two small departments have been heard. No hearings have been held this week. Governor Harvey being in Charleston for the first two days of the week. New York, Nov. 9.?The latest figures on election returns show that tne next senate will have fifty-two Republicans and forty-pne Demo crats. The house two hundred and twenty-four Republicans and two hundred and five Democrats.