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MANtG .C. frEfYSPTMq 27, 19 22to O P a e_ _ _ _ _ _ P a e 1o to 8 VO.XLII' _ MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1922 Ni9 SN. TOM WATSON PASSES AWAy Powerful and Picturesque Figure I Remtoved From Political Life of Nation BODY TOLEAVE CAPITAL TODAT Funeral Will Be Held at Late Home In Georgia Thursday or Friday Washington, Sept. 26.-Another powerful and picturesque figure paes ed from public life in the death today of Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia. His death, which occurred at 2:40 o'clock this morning was sud den and unexpected according to phy sicians, resulting from an attack of asthma. The Senator had been a suffe' er for several weeks from the disease end only last Sunday experienced an acute attack. Two physicians and a nurse were at the bedside when the end came, but the widow, who is in ill health, and other relatives were at the home in Thomason, Ga., f..r which Mr. Watson had planned to depart to day for the Congressional reces4. For forty years Senator Watson had been active in politics, national as well as State. In -1920 L.* was elected Senator as, he said, on an "anti-Wilson, anti-League (.,f Na tions) and anti-war measures" plat form, defeating Former Senator Ioke Smith and Former Governor Dorsey. He was 66 years of age September 5, last, and his Senatorial term would have expired March 3, 1927. Body Returned to Thomson The funeral will be held at Thom son, Ga., either Thursday afternoo, or Friday morning. Senate officials are in charge and the funeral party will leave here tomorrow at 3:15 o'clock for Thomson. Because of the absence.... during the present recess of " Congress of Vice President . Coolidge, Senator Cummins, Republican, presiding pro tempore, and most of the Senate membership there was ' difficulty today in -arranging a co'mmittee to attend the funeral. Senators on the tentative list included Heflin, Ala bama; Harrison, Mississippi; Dial, South Carolina; Shields, Tennessee, and Fletcher, Florida, Democrats and Brandegee, New Jersey, Now In diana; Shortridge, California, and Cameron, Arizona, Republicans. Senate flags were placed at half mast for a period of thirty days out of respect to the late Senator and the Senate will adjourn out of respect when it reconvenes. A day also will be set for memorial serv ices. Vigorous as Ever During the first year and a half of his term in the Senate to which he was elected in 1920, Senator Watson gave no indication of any impairment of the vigor and activi ty which ha dmarked his long ca reer., In his last speech in the Sen ate, delivdred -a week ago-lasts Wed nes~ay, the Georgia Senator severly criticized the administration for its course In connection with the rail strike situation. His previous attacks on the administration and most not ably his gharges of illegal hangings in the American Expeditionary Forces, the subject of exhaustive Investigation by a Senate committee had made him a conspicuous figure in the Senate. Born in Thomson, Ga., in 1856, Senator Watson grew up and prac ticed law'there for sonle years before entering State politics. After serving in the Georgia Hlouse of Representa tives and later, in 1888, as Democratic elector at large for the State, he was elected to Congress in 1891, on the Populist ticket. After being defeated on~ that ticket in the next two elections ho was nominated as the choice for vice president of the St. Louis Popu list conve'ntion which endorsed Wil liam J. Bryan for President in 1896. Nominated for President by the Peo plea Party in 1904, Senator Watson conducted an ?letive campaign to re vive the party. About that time he began the publication of Tom Watsons Magazine: in- New York and a year later undertook the publication of Watson's Jeffersonian magazine, which was continued under the name of the Weekly Jeffersonian. The phib lications begun in. that period were suspended during the Wilson adminis tration when denied transmission through the mails after attacks ap peared in thoem against the draft act, the espionae law and na oterwa r r. /) RUSSIA WARNS ALLIES Moscow, Sept. 26.-Soviet Russia, in a note addressed to England, France, Italy, Greece, Rumania, Jugo Slavia, Bulgaria and Egypt, pro posing an immediate conference de signed to find a solution of the Near East situation, warns the European Powers against igporing the interests of those countries directly interested in the freedom of the Dardanelles. The hate, "which" was ' ~distratched by Acting Foreign Minister Kara khan, declares, that, as none of the European Powers is taking proper steps to prevent developments which appear. likely to draw the entire series of countries addressed into war, the Soviet Government considers that only an" immediate and powerful intervention can local ize 'the afair and possibly save Southeastern Europe from a new outbreak of bloodshed. The note reiterates that Russia will refuse to recognize any decision unless she is a party to the agree ment. "The Soviet-Government," says the note, "consider athe basis of events in the Near East hinges on one question, which is recognition for the Turkish people's right to the actual restora tion of Turkish sovereignty over the Turkish Capital of ConstantinopleN%nd the Straits." "The freedom of the Straits," the note continues, "is necessary pri marily to the Black sea ports, to whircn appe likelytr dawo the entire seri cof outietadese Waltewrb, S.he Sovet. Governe gand poeu tisnternononfonda tre ble agfairnd posBly avernn outeak of blodheto dout, chre will maefueasanrc oie. any deisiao uless ta sheI as sort $2,307.7 agee him ccutonhta.ge hotg "The Seovted asoaernet, sfay hen nodt "onsier books bfais ouvnts oin ithe clearEatingeofnnenquaesn whihasrecogM.nitiono then Turkis peol'arioh o the Cuba restora tno Tukish oveeigntyhera the the Straitsentrs.w"aguga "Te freedom bograhicats,"etchei nte Continesional niecesry heco mdlte h lackg sefort Snto Ruas and hertaWieson Antp-League and temwrning the greatpaon thewa WeleteroroHrr S. .,wardt. 26.nde grandntr thnisafternwoo faoud A Ntrues bil anvehlmnstW.B.ycema-. shriffoy. oo cut, hre ledthatg shavnerivedor $2,37.7 an hsontse inThe Salle senorg Wasson'soredory an attackt ofn reen saton heoved ddd to inve puionatio poinetged lmia Sein'oe prortoru ni hsdah at Turkish Tobac FALL TRM OF COURT OPENED HERE MONDAY The fall term of court convened in Manning on Monday with Judge Dc vore on the bench, Solicitor Frank McLeod as prosecuting attorney and Stenographer Stack at their post. The docket was very light, and the crim inal court adjourned yesterday. Civil court convened this morning. The following cases were tried : State vs. Perry Stukes, assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture, guilty, sentenced $75.00 fine or three months imprisonment. Mattie Clark, house breaking and larceny, guilty, twelve months in penitentiary. Sampson Hutson, grand larceny, not guilty. Lucius Brunson, house breaking andl larceny, guilty, twelve months. on chain gang. Snap Gibson, violation prohibition law, not guilty. Louis Brown, violation prohibition law, guilty, three months on chain gang. Willie Blackwell, house breaking -and lareeny, guilty, thirteen months on chain gang. Tom Carrall, carrying conceailed weapons and fined $35.00 in city court, was appealed by Carroll. 'i he court sustained the city. The following is thie grand jury pre. sentment: Presentment of Grand Jury Tfall term of court co922. i Ming o Judge:ih ude c haned uonb the nh SolicitorFan Mabot $15,000.00beindgo aon and Stnocalletackof taxei Alosof The dcketos ver lightd earlie than cus uIal coud adjopirn yeoterday. ivil ct cnevamn ths mcornfici.Th Thell aigng c ommitterehasien Sectedvs both gangs asrepot and batteys higho anaravateditnon tuel gltyedntencyed was fine or thre tmeofth commiteeon est. Mti, ofCakoursebpossibg aorou lacmen gu inance twv month inom plentenartoy. ebos fte aiu otilcrofty. Cut.Wehv x Luied tebosof he brakigistae' qureny ity, telnditonfthe on Srnapenden volduation prohibiter is.W Brwe inoatio prhabtithe book, guify three ofnthse oncshain Willid lcet. hue rakn and lacny gumiltytehreort montths teon chain gang. w eng md Tnd Carnrahes ear r concp~led dweonsand fed $3.00son ciy rti coniton apeaeb roll.n thatour sustaied thte i ceee The foling ha the gsracticaly noe prisonersthi itran ercm m e i tm ueent pplyan f blr n Wel thank oyourtno 1022. rtof Wchave frepl ortesonsalltndtot uas du. b h olctr The comitte on Schoott, eor thatthescholsIn heFountyar. Co . K-CHO ASSOCIATION MEETING There will be held the annual meet ing of the Santee Baptist Sunday School Convention at the Manning Baptist Church, Friday, September 29, beginning at 10:30 a. m. It is urged and expected that there shall be a large representation from the Bap tist churches in the Association. A cordial invitation is extended to the Sunday School workers of the other denominations in this locality to at tend the sessions of the convention, The program of the day follows: 10:30 A. M.- Opening Worship Demonstrating opening exercises of the Sunday School for next Sunday, Mr. Barto Walsh. 10:60 A. M.-Roll Call of Churches, 11:00 A. M.-Address-"The Twc Hemispheres of the Sunday School,' Rev. T. J. Watts. 11:30 A. M.- Address-"Let the Children Grow," Miss Elizabet1 Nuckols. 12:00 Noon-Address-"The Adult Department the Keystone of the Sun day School," Rev. A. L. Pickens. 12:30 P. M.- Discussion - "Th( Federation of Men's Classes," Mr. T V. Walsh and others. 1:00 P. M.-Dinner. 2:00 P. M. Bible Study-Demon. strating the teaching of the Sunday School for next Sunday, Rev. A. L Pickens. 2:30 P. M.-Open Discussion-Suct topics as The Standard of Excellence The Dai'y Vacation Bible School Weewly Teachers' Meeting, etc. 3:15 P. M.-Addresn-"Avenues o: Approach to the Child's Mind," Mis: Elizabeth Nuckols. 3:45 P. M.-Election of officers an other business. 4:00 P. M. Adjournment. BEGINS HIS SENTENCE Anderson, S. C., Sept. 26.-Ernes Ashley, convicted of manslaughte: on September 18, in connection wit) the killing on August 24, 1920 o Deputy Arthur Hughes at Hone: Path and sentenced by Judge Mende Smith in Sessions Court to a term o: 12 years as the result of his secon< trial yesterday afternoon began th< service of his sentence at a count: convict camp. Whether or not the ap peal to the Supreme Court has beer abandoned could not be ascertaine< but the beginning of his service o: the sentence would indicate as much. Defense eQunsel who served notice of intention to appeal the case fol lowing Ashley's conviction, toda: stated that nothing definite had beer agreed upon as far as the appeal i concerned. TAX SIMPLIFICATION Washington, Sept. 26.-Appoint ment by President Harding o. Henry H. Hilton of Chicago, anm William S. Morehad of Pittsburg as members of the tax simplifica tioni board, was announced todla: by Secretary Mellon. Greenwood, Sept. 26.-The sen tence of Joe Klugh, young whit< man, convicted of illicit dilstillinj andl given a twelve months' sen tence, all but five months of whici was suspended on payment of $500 has been amended by Judge Feath erstone, of County Court, to thre< months andl $200. DRY AGENTS MUST CUT TO THREE MILE LIMIT United States Government Fears In ternational Embarrassments if Twelve Mile Limit Holds Washington, Sept. 26.-(By tho Associated Press.)-Curtailment of the activities of American prohibi tion enfo-cement officers on the high seas was decided upon today by President Harding and his cabinet: Search of foreign vessels for con traband liquor outside the interna.. tional three-mile limit may be made hereafter, it was stated authorita tive, only in the event that the ves sels actually establish communication with American shoers by means of their own crews or small boats. Sarch under such circumstances was upheld recently by Federal District Judge Morton at Boston in the case of the British schooner Grace and Ruby. An appeal in that case has been taken to the Supreme Court and it was stated a decision would be hastened. Foreign vessels outside the three mile limit unloading their cargoes of contraband rum on craft from Ameri can shores would not come within the federal law, in the view of high ad ministration officials. The American craft undertaking to land the contra band, however, would be subject to search and seizure. Customs Officials Enforceemnt of the prohibition act at sea, which for some time ha:: been the subject of diplomatic ex changes between the American and British governments occupied much of the time of the cabinet meet ing. Sarch of foreign vessels for contraband liquor within twelve miles of the coast line has been uidertaken, by 'prohibition officers under the direction of customs of ficials under a more than a cen ury old customs law. The Execu tive aind his advisers took the view that there were some authori zations in this law out of harmony with international law, which if car ried out probably would involve the United States in international embar rassments. Regulations in accord with the decision of the cabinet and affect ing the customs service as well as the prohibition bureau will be is sued as soon as practical it was stated tonight at the treasury. The customs service will be affected, it was explained, because the prohibi tion cruisers are under the personal direction of a customs official who decides what action shall be taken in every case. HIGHWAY EXPERIMENTS Columbia, Sept. 26.-The State highway department within the next few days will begin a series of experiments in Spartanburg and Lexington counties on the use of oil and tar on sand, clay and soil roads. A short section of the Spar tanburg-Greenville highway will be oiled and a short section of the old State road in Lexington County will be tarred. ALCOHOL, PLANT BURtNS Georgetown, Sept. 26.-Thursdlay morning just before daylight the al cohol plant of the DuPont Powder Company, which had been shut dlown for more than a year, and was in pro cess of being torn dlown, caught on fire andl was completely consumed. All the machinery in the building had been sold to the E. B. Leag Coin pany, of Philadelphia, and was being junked and shipped North. Most of this material was not greatly impair ed by the flames. The losses wer( partly covered by insurance. Thus the noted plant wherein the DuPonts prodluced ethyl alcohol from sawvdust secured from the great mills of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation, ceases to exist. During the World War the output from this plant contributed no little to the vast quantity of explosives pro -(ucedl andl shipped overseas. The industry has been one of thc mainstays of this city for years employing a large number of -AkIlledl operators and general help, and the payrolls added much to the prosperity of the people here. Columbia, Sept. 26.-J. L. Parker, bridge engineer of the State high. way dlepartment, has left on a trip' to Baltimore, New York, and points in Maine to inspect bridge work there. .lHe is seeking ideas to be Incorporated in the Ashley river ibridges at Charleston which is now being designed. BRITISH CHIEF SEND ULTIMAIUM TO TURKS English Forces Throwing Up En trenchments and Preparing to Fight BRITISH ARE CONFIDENT Officers Claim TheyCan Keep Enemy Out of Constantinople Constantinople, Sept. 26.-(By the Associated Press.)-The British Gen eral Sir Charles Harrington, comman der-in-chief of the Allied forces here has ordered the Turks out of the neu tral zone around the Dardanelles. He has sent an ultimatum to Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna, allowing forty-eight hours for withdrawal of the Nationalist cavalry detachments which have occupied Kum Kaleh, at the entrance to the Dardanelles, as well as Eren Keur, to the southwest of Chanak and Bigha. This action was taken by Gen. IIer rington after several requests had been made by the British commanders in the areas mentioned that the Tur kish forces withdraw, and after the - Turks had begun to entrench. The British troops are throwing up en trenchments and making every pre paration for both defensive and of fensive movements if that becomes necessary. Civilians Leaving Yesterday it was announced that the wives and families of the Allied authorities would remain in Constan tinople but today some of them had been sent out of the city and others were preparing to depart. Precau tions to prevent disorder have been re doubled but some relief is felt ovtr the arrival at Chanak of British reinforce ments and tf1e announcenent that ad ditional naval units were on the way to Constantinople .fron Maita. The statement by Major, Gen. Maurice the British military expert who is usually a severe critic, that the British forces would h9ld Chanak, the key position of the Dardanelles, against any Nationalist attempt is highly encouraging and accepted here as voicing the opinion of the officers in general. "We are prepared," he said. "We can prevent the Turk from cross ing the straits and invading Thrace and can sucessfully keep him out of Constantinople." Turks Entrenching Constantinople, Sept 26.-(By the Associated Press).-It is reported that the Turkish Nationalist troops are entrenching in the neutral zone of the Dardanelles. The Turks declare they will hold their present position. Kemalist forces also occupied the town of Bigha. British representations against this were not heeded. The region from Pandik to Ya rinje, along the Anatolien Railway, has been proclaimled a zone of opera tions by the British. The civilian pop ulation of the villages within thle zone hlave been ordleredl to Ieave, and the British are digging three lines of trenches. Anxiety Expressed London, Sept. 26.-,.(By tihe Asso icated Press.)-Anxiety is renewed owving to the evidlent reluctance of the Kemalistic officers to ordler the withdrawal of the Turkish cavalry from the Chanak zone in the Dardane lIes. Instead of withdrawing, another detachment of 1,000 has crossed the border. It is stated in extenuation that these movements ordered before receipt of the Allied joint note and the British authorities therefore are making every prudent allowance for tile dif ficulties of communication and the possibility that Mustapha Kemal is not dlirectly responsible for the re fusal of the local commandlers to or dher retireemnt. Gen. Hlarrington, British commander of the Allied forces in Constantinople, has stipulated a time limit of forty-eight hours for withdrawal but allows the period to date from the receipt of his wireless dispatch. No formal cabinet councils are being held here, but tihe ministers and dlefense experts are meeting daily at the colonial office, dealing with mlilitary qtuestions andl arrange ments for moving refugees from Smyrna. Mlirried life in a flat has a tendency to become that- wvay