The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 18, 1920, Image 5
il)f (H'buiir.uti: * no Soutbron
Entered nt lh? k*oo4olUo? i>l BUmter,
0. C. a*- Second-class Mallei.
p| Ks! ?\ \i.
Mr*. Isaac |s)iomos and daughtoi Bt*
hen i,n this morning for Columbus,
<>hio. to spend ihe Christmas holi?
day*.
Mi. ji i) i ||ri i w. Powoin Idft i.ist
night toi Jefferson, Texas, for i visit
of *ev?rnl v\e?k* ,ith relatives
,\ti. H''nn Dees "f Charleston is
visiting her parents, Mi md Hit w.
A. How bjc
Colonel M ?V Scarborough of Hum
merton was in the city OfJ nusnesa to?
day.
M|M MoOHottO l>argun passed
through I ha Oil) t odny returning to
her honu* in * iiai Iceton.
T>ie Iftnilth BpHfMjpv Hoi nu - quar?
tette ? ro)>ttted i<? b? too ol the moot
attractive niimkn on i he Lyceum
eeag*v Taut n umbei a pears h re
nighi at t h, (;o Is high ? hool
h ,||.I Ml .
Mrs. Jam- Strot'.nt i^ spending the
day in l'?? umbla
Mr. John '' Durant wus in town to?
day on hn-oness.
Mr. Julian Sandel s. of HagOOd,
spent t he lay in tos\ n.
air. I. a. l!y lenhvrg returned l.>st
r.lght from t'hlcugo. During a busl
neas trip I In ougn tin west Ah ll> i
tenla-rg attended conventions of face
brick mainilai t ma i >: at Cincinnati
?Od French l.n k.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U Smith, of SI
Charles, were VtsltOri III tOWfl ><
lira AU? ll>lt? nlMig left this mottl?
ing for S li. ill, w 11> i * -do- will
visit for eev<
i>rs. c. U. Pglssby and J, r. Davis
are spend ng the del) In Sunder on
official g. \ ??rnmetit h ismess.
Miss Ned Smith left tor Tinunons
vllle loot night alter spending yes?
terday in Ufc city.
Colonel J. J. I'm . n or Stateburg
Is a visitor in Sumter today.
Messrs i:. ii. and i B Rembert,
Mum Aii?i. i;? BsJaOIi and lira Verium
itemhe.t of ?embeh arere in the ally
Mr. u? nb' i t in\on al Blahopvllle
spent yesterday in Bomtei
Mr. and Mrs w. W, Dean, of Nor?
folk, v ? spent the week-end with
Mr. und Mrs \ R Munn on Calhoun
st
Of?e4 r a. C i i rlgan lefl this
mornlm; for a ahoi i Vsl I I i Coltinv
bla. |i
Mrs. B. I* Timmons of Colorado
who has be. n vishig her brothers.
Messrs. J. A. and T. <' M Knight or
sumter. i. tt this morning lor Colon?
bla, wlu re she is to mal ? her home.
Mr. Rowland Boyh passed through
the city this morning while ia turn?
ing to QrosloyvlUe after a visit to Co?
lumbia.
Mr. W. ulcll beet is spending the
day tn Manning.
The friends of Mr. J. Tied Ewald,
manager of the Western I'nlon *?llio??.
are glad to leers i I eis continued
impro\. ;n-ut ..mi resjover] from his
operation und hope soon to see him
out again.
Miim
Mrs. Willi am (Jrlffln Of Su inter coun?
ty died very sud*-nly at her home Ins
mght at the eck.
The Immi, was geousjhi to Bumtei
today and the funeral BSI'VlSSS will
be conducted this .ntou.i at ?
e'eok-R at the city cemttaiy by Dr. J,
V\ I .
Mrs. arista is tin- w?fe Ol the late
William OrlfBn of Bomb r oounty
and the mother of Mr Murry Criltln
of this c it:
MOW fill rtfl Eh w \nti:d.
Columbia. Dec. Itf.? \ petition from
alumni of the Cnlversity of Soutn
Carolina was heard by the trustee* o:
the institution in Columbia Wednes?
day afternoon, askmg that the In.aid
urge the legis! iture t<. iocr. . s.- l?s *a/.e
from eleven to ?wenn-one. No action
was taken b> the trustees, as Ihoj f< II
thin was a no 1st I h< < >ubl ? ol pass
upon. It will likely be presented In
the legislature in January The alum?
ni also aske,i that the board ask the
legislature DTOVldc thai only two
members of the board be i e ? h ei al
esch year. This was . ndoi ?I \>\ tin
board.
The board Is al present com pose i
of the go i ino*', rhe superintendent1
of education and th chairmen of the
education committees ?.r inv two
branebew ol the bgisiatun. as e\
ofTicio asombors, and the following
sesetod mess lere: August Kehn and
w, J. CmTSSjSjetl, Columhia. li A. II?
good. Clavlsotoni C k. Si>? m r,
**ork; L iv iioiiis. Qreenvllls; d. u.
f'oker. ttartsvltle, and P. a. wiihox.
Florence. Tin alumni want twenty
one mrm??eiH. t.i , ] ?< i,y the gen?
eral gsswaawly,
The ireateos ssMteratd Ifii idea of ?
woman's huildlm, at tin- university,
and a eonfm ??.?? ?o women, Mrs An
rue i. Mseabai'i and Mrs J a ? .un?
cart. ??f <*oiumbi?. and -Ah ? Jesale
Fraaer. at Walt* ri ? ro, w< >? h< ard In
aesJMsa for ito^ The women said ti..
state Wim solldiv for lie u> w building,
state Sea it,,.- t. i; i*. iree, *>? ho b
land, apnet, d Inno. Hie .rustier in
the saim ni l) ?u. ami he staled that
he would p i *> m tin mailer la the
legislature ,n (l y, o,lotion
_r_
Kl.W YUKK ttrnoN
Last
Month Osjea ttlgfe i.ov Cioes Cloai
?Ian . ||, II i:..h t 11,3 l."..; j i ..: ;
Mch. ...I.VM 1 r. 7^ II.4S l&.tl 15.41
May . i...i i . . ||,4| i?.IQ i i
July ... I Iff ir. 11 j . . I i .. j i (,5a
Oft .,11,41 IM || I] i V7J 15.11
I*-'-. ..II II |l i I || fa i v IS i .
Spots jo up; middling I i It,
Utm rases at I nttog f}swd)er*s fMwre
The i.. :,,w i . p.,r>.4 i lye the
prices pa hi on ia? stated market
I ???. embi r I .'tili
Oil
a
i;
l I 4 i,
A. M J m t i
Hu niter. . || 114 I 4 || Uj ?, ,;
< 'oiumbia i'?'i i."? ii ii !?
Masjalagj i&\ \%% 11 >? 11 ?4 ? ti
Usl.p vUle II \a II li u I I
On II nil.i. evening, tit.' 18th; at
Ihn district parsonage, Mr, Isnnc
Stone of Homier und Mim Josephine
Yd in Miller, oi London, Rngland,
\\ii?- married b) Ihe Rev. i>. M. Mc
Leo?l, i?. i?. Quite a bit or romance
is connected trlth thli marriage.
Willi? overaeni the young couple mel
.mil os ih?- return home. Miss Miller
i tiled on lhe> Marths Washington in
company erith her sinter and broth
' i in law. Tin latter who was wound- I
mi an.i brought ever to a hospital inj
New Xork, Mr. Btone was <? 11;? r lire-1
id it on the Martha Washington,!
their dally meeting culminating in a
mutual sandaratnndTng. .lust after the!
armlet ice, her parents came over to
Now Yor! to live? A feu days ago,
while Miss Miller and sonic of her i
m !atives WCfS Inivi'?n? south, tin-'
young folks mei nf the station ?ulte I
accidentally. Determined that fate's
ruthless hand should net separate
thorn again, they hastily procured the
d. enso, and in the presence id' a few
i ..nds. His plighted troth that made j
them oik "until death do part," was
spoken,
Mis-. Stone is a besutUul, petite
young woman and wsi stylishly gown?
ed in a navy bills trlcotlne,
Mr. M?ns is meeting with much
pueeees in the lurntg r business,
After tin msrrlage, the groom's lis?
ter and brother-ln^laW, Mr. and Mrs.
Ji H, Watts gave them a we'ddlng
supper at tin lr home on \. Magnolia |
St. After their return from their
bridal trip, the hist of tin- year, th'cj
will reside in feiumter.
DKATH.
slrn, Ha rah Ads Williamson, wifi
nf tin- late C L. Williamson Ol Siun
ter county, died .Monday night at I
eNdoek from struke of appolex}
which she sustained early en last
isUnday DlOrUing, Mis. Williamson
.n lor tihd year ami up io tho
time of in r la a illness had been in
her usual state of health, Her death
BUttie as .1 (Ilstlnol Shook to her fam?
ily and large Clrole of friends.
The funeral lervicei were held at
her residence on Calhoun street at
I Q*eloek Tin : day afteNIOOn and her
body interred at the City Cctndtery.
A ktrgs concourse ?f friends attested
th? lr love and esteem for this devoted
ami consecrated Christian woman as
the last ?a?l rites wa re said and the
tmdy laid to rest,
Mrs. William-on is survived by the
following ohjldren: Messrs. Louis R.
und j. B. Williamson of 8umter,
Charles L. Wiltlnmnon of Charlotte.
Mrs, C. !.. Wray.' Mrs. Will BhaW and
Miss !:.>?'. rta Wil'^amsou, of SuniU-i ;
Mrs, Prnnlt Ivos, of Florence ami Mrs
Louis Wooten of Raleigh, she also
leaves one sister, sirs. Btolsc Lnnneau
of Btshopville, and a brother, J. Ed?
win Remix rt, of lb n . ert.
Dr. Thomas M, II ? :ut< hen died at
ilia hom, a' Sardinia Monday at l!v
OV took, Ho was taken suddenly id
Sunde) morning ami almost from lh<
iir.a hope for ib.; reeovety was aban?
doned. Tho funeral services w<
(v id i rit < ? bureh Wednesday
sjoinit g si n u*clo( Dr. Mo
Cutchen was born at |ndiantown<
Wllllamsburg eounty, fifty-seven years
ago nnd sm nt his early life in that \
community. Me attended the Citadel,
gradual ng in tho class of I88S, ami
after leaching school foi three years
entered tho ? karleston Medical Col
I ,? . from which he was graduated.
1??- hi a located at \ia . rvlllc where
b? prnctlced successful!) t<>r a num?
ber of years, before removing to Bai ??
'ova which place he made his per?
manent home, lie is survived by his
wife, who wag Mum Uarlond, of Bar
dlnin, und four children two sons
ami two daughters and the follow?
ing sisters and brothers: Mm W, I?
? ?wens, of fumtcr, Misses Msnettc
ami Bugcnla McCutchen, 01 Union; l.
B. McCutchen of Florence, and Jas
.\i i < 'utchen, of Hardlnla,
Marian Winrate tin three moVtthl
ti'd infant si n of Mr, and Mrs. .J.
k Wtjegnte died Tuesday morning at
I 'e o'clock sfter an extremely*short
IllneSS, the little child being taken
III Monday.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage licenses have been issued
t'? Mr Henry Curtis Bdens ami Miss
\ ii Spencer Moore, of DalgslL
<'olored:
Kllshll Harrison ami Katie Conyct::
ol Wedgsfleld,
Hasel ilenvretts und Betel] Roberts
of Huniter,
I'haiih Anderson ami Florins Qra
ham of Wodg< Held,
on December ftth, a party made up
of Deputy Sin riff ii. ('.. McKugCU,
IJim Reams and John Hawkins accl
dently came upon Information and
[evidence which resulted in the arrest
of five negroes on the charges of il
lieit whiskey inanulaeture. Tho part)
searehing for a man f?o- whom the>
had a warrant when they arrived at a
negro house behind Dr. ?letone'a place
aear Hagood nnd discovered sinn of
lute whiskey Banking. Upon strict
search they found Itognllons <?f m odi
that was ready for use. Bus. nc Rem?
h?rt, Willem Oardnor, Daniel Clark
son, William Holmes end^ .lim I'ca.
were Ihe negroes nrrestod, brouvht t.>
Buniter and pi " ed Is Jail In re, on tin
. barges ??i making Illicit whlekey. Th
negroes are out oil bond, they having
pUt up a rash bond of $100,
! Tho ie who hsi < md paid their state
' and eouiit> lasts will avoid Ihe crowd
and rush If Ihey Will will on Ticas
urei w 11 lace before Christinas. It
I not hn to.,* I it there Is always a
n h dui 11 : i t wet k of Ihe >esr.
? i he penuli on January 'st.
w b< ? Hu colli (i Ii ?gilt sendlni
I} out M'outi to luoh over and sign up
hoys o( exceptional schoUirshlp a*
tht n.i football stars, many p?o ?
j pi v ,ii have more faith In the ednt >
tit nal worth of Ihe colleges.
t'HH Mill*! M ,i: n pi , \ ; ! \
Wash IngtOlt I >? i i . Th ' it- ')11
i population ol Chlci . Increased
j II i ill the la-.i ,;. . a-1 aod now
is 101,114,
RESIDENTS
DEARLY FOR PRK
CITY MAN PAYS MORE TAXES THAN HIS
RURAL NEIGHBOR
Report of Joint Legislative Committee Gives In?
teresting Figures?Town of Ridgeland Has
? Highest Levy in State With Charleston
Second in the Lead
Columbia, Dee. 1 .V?-Citizens of the
stnt . '.i Ins outside of the principal
towns ri'-.vi cities, are paying b i?i*??i?
erty tax nf ".7 8-5 mills, or 8.76 per
cent., and the average cltlsen living
in ihe i? incliml town or city Is paying
.1 total ol ?'??; 17-2U mills or ,;.?'?^ per
ucnt., i'< r annum on the assessed val
u. o( his property. These Figures are
contained In the report of the joint
legislative committee to the general
assembly which meet; in January.
Comptroller General w. v Suther?
land compiled Lwo tables or tax fig?
ures thai throw seme light on how
the counties and the cities are paying
the tuxes, Mis figures were turned
over tn the legislative committee an I
were |n< orporated iut?> the commit?
tee's report. I
The tbwn or Ridgeland has the
highest total levy In the state with
!>2 mills, while Charleston comes sec?
ond with si. Florence and Greenville
are tied for second honors with 87?
Columbia's total levy is ;i 1-2. Tin
lowest total is Moncks Corner with,
40 1-2,
The figures oeiow give some In
terestlng Tacts about ihe levies In
the principal towns. The rust column
is the general state, county and
SOhOOl levies; the second column Is.I
?the special levies ? In districts In
which principal town or city Is lo?
cated; the third column Is the inu-j
nlcipa] levy In principal town or I
city iu county; the fourth and last
column Is the total levy In principal
town or city, including state, county,
school, special school, special count;
and municipal levies.
Town or t'Jty .Mills
Abbeville. 26
A Ikon. ,2.*?
A!ler.d:\le. 32
Anderson. 11
Bamberg ... 2s
Uamwell ... ?0
i'eanfe.l. 24 1-2
.\',on ka Corner .. .. .. . 32 1-2
st. Matthews.- 38
Charleston. 27
Gaffney.
Chester.
Chora*.? 30
Manning. 3 7
Walteiboro. 10 1-3
Darlington. 27
1 UUon ? . id. 36 1-4
St. George.%. 32
Kdgefb id.
VVutnsl oro.
1*1 or en ce.
Mills
16 i-j
d
1 2
JS
2 1
16
13 1-2
4
1: 14
3i2 l-l ,11 1-3
16 7-lu 11
l
1;?orgotown .. ... 26/
1 - 2
1-1
1 ? 2
Greenville
(i reon \ fo\ d
Hampton .
1 onwa
2\\ 1-2
?> >?
2.">
2<\
29
?t ?>
t-1
Ridge! "d. 2'J l-j
Ct.lndc.i.
Langs: 11.
1 aurcv>.'4.% .. . 31
HtsfedpvlUe. 20
LexlhR.'on. 18
Mi Cor. lick.". 36
Marion. 30 1
Ilennettcvllle. 2 4 1
Nowherr.. 27
Walhalla. 21?
1 ?rang? burp;. 2^ 1
] i< kei H. 40
cetymbiu. 2!>
Si lu.la. 24 1
Sparta 1 burg . . .. 2s
Ruoiter. 32
Union. 28
Kings! 1' e. .10
It >: iv ilill . .'. 27
1
1 i!
jj 3
16
2 1
1 a
12
14 1-2
2S
1 1
26
12 1-2
1-2
1 !
Mills
16
26
36
3 ?*
20
i l
1 7
4
Hi 1-2
50
?> ?>
26
at O
X
1 I
30 1-2
17
26 1-:
1
8
16 1
r.o
24
17 1-2
1 :>
2 1
1:
17
15
2f> 1-2
1 i
18
18
1 i
2 7 3-8
20
20
20
18
26
1 7
10
2^ 1-2
27 1-2
6
1 5
32 2-1
1 6
1 8
Mills
67 1-2
fi <i
7 4
8 i
."('.<
10 1-2
8 2
al
65 8-4
62 7-10
67 1-2
??1? i 2
7 s ?
?5 7
t)?>
51 1-4
87 1-2
?;s 1-2
87
62
4 2
62 1-2
11 ?>
a 7
(.1 3-4
82 1-2
65
54
? I u
7 2 1-2
62
? '.i
63
7 i
8 2
71 1-2
&6
a 7
82 8-4
62
62
76 2-s
'1. . ? nol yol fixed,
xl'tii to gel town levy.
IG 1-1 2 1 1-;. 66 17
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Tl ? following marriage iic< uses
have boon Issued to colored pouples:
Qlen Itwmsey and Susan Jenkins o:
Daliell,
Thomas Louis and Daisy Woods of
Sun it. r.
Slam I hlllipi and Pattsy Bradley
of Burnt or,
Bd (loodlm and Blla Dinklni of
; Bumter <ounty.
Jhonnlc Jefferson and Ines Wilder
Of Mi.y. BVllle,
Will Lewis and Ppoeby Harris pf
Buhn sr.
Pil i?'.; Perry end Irene Lee of Hu
r^od.
LfQlDI, INVEKG8TH IN ITEUNOS
A lit RH BKINC ltl.STDK HD
lluonos Aires, Dec, IB,?Wholesale
aad retull dealers In liquor In the
prt?vlnce of Cordoba threaten to close
tin lr i?ltt<? s of buslm s If a recent law
passed by the provincial government
Imposing ? isod taxes on alcohol?
ic drinks Is 001 repealed,
The law passed by the Cordoba leg?
islature was Intended not alone as n
source of reevnu but as u move to
restrict Ihe liquor Irunic. Further?
more the provincial government has
declared thai If the nvxt las is ri -
b'Stcd i'n 'lr- dealers, ii will present to
ill-- legislature a bill providing com?
plete prohibition of consumption of
ulcohol In the province,
Till?; \l\ \\\ <)? LI'S KMHOt'Rfi.
i _
J The Hague, Dec, I"?. Tin- question
I of Increasing its "army" now num*
Ibering ITS men nnd sis oftioers, to
Iperhaps 2 Rao men t<. meet possible
I requirements for police duty under
the Lei gun of Nations, Is greatly
disturbing lh< parliament of the tiny
nation of Luxemburg. Borne oppo
jsltlon 1" Joining the league at all do*
i ?<?!? i?ed on the ground that such an
I army would bankrupt tho nation
and rob industry ol nccossury labor.
i
i D!A I M i: \ N< >\\ l\
THIS i'Ot \ rnv
New York. Dec. 16. D.-Valern
pre [dent Of the Irish republic is ii'
siding in this countn l>ut maj eoneld
er returning to Great ihitnin if grant
j d safe conduct by Premier Lloyd
c ge, the secretary announced to
day. ',,
I Columbia, Dec, i">. Columbia's cltj
council has given second reading t
\ i ordinance . ?? ? . ilu tie of i!-.v
. t ex ? ??I ? ?' 1 ? m nu more than
one per cent ulcohol. Tho council ha
been shown ihut much drunKennei
? i#- i th< sale oi lluvoi a,,, i
tracts,
\\ i \ -s of oru TAX s\sn;:,i
??olun Ida, l >'?<?. 1 The South Car?
olina lax commission puts its Qnger on
the wej kness o? the tax system In
South (Carolina today, according t"
ins als. when in its annual re?
port to Mm legislature, off the press
today, statei that tin- place of great?
est w ncss and the place where re?
form taxation practices is needed
Iiis:, is with the local assessor. The
commisrion urges legislation to rem?
edy the evil fooklug to more and
better i aid and more efficient prop?
erty as cssorq In she counties, with
;>owcr uiven tin- govt*rror to remove
;hem Ili\competency,
\s an Illustration of the fact thai
bettor ti sessment of properly in the
counties is needed, the report points
to tin.* increased assessments made by
ir again: '. four parking houses doing
I business in tin stat?\ Arth our, Swift,
[Morris and Wilson. Tin property oi
[these companies in South Carolina, lo?
cated a Columbia, Greenville, Flor?
ence, Charleston and Spartan burg,
i was returned for 1920 taxation, :>c
; IJ15,083. The forty-two per cent as
Lcessmeni against this would be about
r$80,00o, The tax commission made
investigation of the property <u' these
,i r,;n; ?>: fl :" Ihc slate and foUnd thai
the as., ssmelit was r<>o iov\. and it
was rai i to |499,360, an Increase of
1414,323, The taxes on this Inereus
iod assensmcnt will i>? enough to i? n
nnee thi work of the tax commission
I for the entire year, it is shown.
The i i\ commission Is suggesting
I other cources of state revenue, Is rec
[oinmendina legislation to allow for
deducth iis in case prop* i ty is destroy
Ied accident illy during the year and
la asking thai steps be taken bj the
legislature looking i<> lmprov< menl
of ib. local ass ssment condition. Tax
a>3ci ? rs, autflelontly paid, wh i would
;! c resi uisll le ror th ? ass ssment of
[property in thi counties, and who
would he rem ?vablu by |he governor,
is believed by the tax commission to
be i in alul ion of the probh in.
Ii is uxpi ctod that the I U21 logh In -
true \. i'l begin w Hi Lhe question of
taxation and tax reforms, so that this
will ! lh otistundiiig leal ure of the
session.
I _._
? J ?: . nv.ood Dee. Ill .1 im Shannon,
> j paint.) ?. w ? h ! hot and Instant I) killed
? i i
:'. \fr\ i on, a io. .-. strate at Wat ?
mils Slu anon vvna about j y< a.
ol ? i Mattison about ?Uj Tin
? !? ? i ; . Ba iu to have been rausvi
i . i n noil's ii lh god d isgraci oi
. , la i\ "i Malt Ison's. The tragedi
^ [io totll ? Tu <? sinn:1 \., re lired, bol I
i j of v' hi" !i look effi cl In thi d< ad ma n
- , h< id. Mattisou al one< gave hiiuscl
?uij ttiid lOlcphouvd tie. sheriff.
DENY REHEARING
TO "BILL" HAYWOOD
Staj of Sentence 1'.- :? u I AI I i
Appeal to Supreitu ihunal
i 'hicago, i?? ?? -''?.<., ..-. was
denied bj the ? uit eo < ,,.
pools li?:?? today i" '? ?' m t Da
i (ill * i I la \ tt ??< id, leoder of the In?
dustrial Workers ol t*t-? World, i
:?;; confederates convicted two vom
ago tor violation of the esptonug?
act und conspiracy to obstruct the
sob ctive <li aft. ?
After the denial of tin rehearing
Attorneyti Clarence s. Darrow a?;<i
Otto (jhrlstenson asked a stay of sen?
tence to give them innc to present
the ca.-e before the supreme court of
the United States. So definite time
was allowed, but u Btny was granted
on condition that immediate action
be Taken.
The tu ntences range from ten days
to 3d yours, 1
Tire men aVr? convicted In Judge
l.aiali-* court in August, 1918, and
immediately a legal battle was stait
ed to prevent the carrying out of the
sentences. Of the 91 convicted all
but three Joined In the effort T,? sav ?
themselves from prison and an
penl vvas taken on the grounds that
documents seised b) th< government
were erroneously admitted In evi?
dence.
Kay wood and 36 of those convicted
have been oul on ball from the fed?
eral penitentiary al Port Leaven
Worth, Kan, ii<' and ii others were
given 20 year sentences. More than
;,0 received ten years sentences and
about the same number live year sen?
tences, while i?? others were given
vurying sentences. In additldn lines
from $.20,000 to $35,0041 were im
posed.
ANDERSON MAN
MURDERED
Anderson, Dee. i j.?Matthew Bur?
nett w.i murdered last night In his
store room on south McPuftie street.
The bo j was not found until this
morning. \ negro man met an of?
ficer und told him that something
must have happen <i at Mr. Burnett's
ston as there was blood around the
door. The officer went down t<\ the
store, which located about eight
blocks from the square.. When he
sol there he found the door locked.
Tin- sheriff soon came up end the
door was broken open, und they
fonml the body of the dead man ly
le.e. In .*! pool of blood In the center
or the store.
IVear the body was found an Iron
cut-off for . waterworks, and the
wounds on the le ad of Mr. Burnett
showed v.hat this was the weapon
used by lite murderer. Some silver
w.-.s t. .a n. but there was a box
which h d in it 6400 which was over?
looked.
t I\Alt< IN(. FOH ACMs
IN hl IM IN
Dublin, Dec, 16.?rScarcbes tor evi?
dence a gainst the promoters of Sinn
Kein ot tr?ges which ?re conducted
I y the police or military authorities
are am ig tn.> notabm features ol life
i. Dul a. The) usually take place
in the daytime or in the early morn?
ing,
in making then, the authorities
had committed some blunders. The
military motor trucks used to driyo
ii> in i int of a suspected house and
stop tin re whin the searchers enter?
ed Ilm I ill ling. The trucks were left
in chai <? <>!' only ? tow men. This
proved tempting to Sinn Fein attacks
whl< h frequently surprised those on
ua rd.
No l?.is taken now. The whole
street, r.o matter what its Importance,
lie clear d of all truffle for a distance
on both sides oi the suspected house
and tlv searchers can thus do their
work without apprehension of being
taken in the rear.
The fact that a house is raided im
plles no reflection on Its owners.
Some nt the muki respected of Imidin
; Unionists have bad their promises
exhaust velj searched. There have
been Kcverul searches In Backville
street, Dunlins principal thorough?
fare uiul the starting point or junc?
tion of all its extensive Street car sys?
tem. A raid there imam that the
[street ci rs were held Up all along the
[line and thus citizens halt* a mile oi
more a\va> would !< irn that a raid
was in progress. While the search
I was a B on, armored cars would
dusli al out am' prevent entrance to
the an i within tin- dm- get by the
authorities.
, The. results Indicate that the gov
, ernmeib at las! Is obtaining Informa
! An :: Ident which Indicates that
'lie government uis are not the
: only on s Who are c)l!ectlng weapi as
Lin tier the decree that arms must be
I surrend* r d occurred ihe other day at.
I one of Dublin's most fashionable
elulm. There Were two old revolvers
In the club room. The police lo a .'.
of them and notified the club that
tin ; v.- uld have to be surrendered. A
e%v (1 h later two men appeared and
I demanded the revolvers which wen
uii n nd re I t<> nn m. After th
had go e, the club members look d
at the receipt given for them und
found ft was signed "Mut and Jeff.'
ItOLSHRYIK <>D!l M Ct'ltUKXCl
Del- 1 C. I H e. I 6. dtob hc?\ Ik enr
U ?? a|- ? ai a a( e in ?\ Kins?
a'tts s / ?' b> bolshi \ ?
from I hose or ir, old i
1
sa nds i n amis.
? i; \ ' ?v I CM Ml VI^Ts
i governnn
ERS' OltG;
I ud.<
? Ik co-'H
today for
bo* ond at
uk i n .in Farm
'? ..- nrhn [in 'Ion
? ?? 1'idiiie an ?n
? ? volition headOjl
d< .. > m< a i k l or ending
0 . ' . now foil * by thi
to ward i ins i?npj
wiil ? t ior moving;1!
Stocka of gi i ii. ?? < "l ..nd o.M ton Id
tin- hands of :io- nrodm.rs. The)
uouncemcni declared effort would
mad< to oo< i k falling prices, wli
It added ;;r< in many instances at fl
pre-war levols.
The formatIoji of a national ag"
cultural polio) wili be underiaKd
feil* ration olhocrs wild, with the vie
? ?? pre\a ntii ?-. a recurence of the coej
dition whii i th?'\ ?I? t.-ribt d as no
roii routing in .aimers. A featu
? ? iho policy was expected io be
system of cooperative market!
which will bring the producer
consumer into closer relation and
strict the activities of middlemen.
Organized agriculture's attitude to
ward national legislation also will
determined ai the Convention. Among
tin imp rtati measures, which it was
announced will be. cmisulcred are the
Capper-Volstead bill, exempting pro
dueor's organizations from the antl
trust laws, the French trui h-in-1'abrlc
bill, i>",un '.u-J iii.imiiiictiirt r.s of wool
goods to iah. 1 their products so
tin consumer may know the inrcent
. g< of virgin wool and shoddy, the
?\VadtfWort|i bill, authorizing the
governtncnl i" ?>p.-rato the Muscle
Siioals, Ala.', nitrate plant for pro?
ducing i ommerclal fertiliser, and the
grai tint; 1 ,u? o.aoe.eaa 1". S. gov?
ernment rreud i?> Oermany for mak?
ing purchases of food and raw ma
i? rials In this c mntry.
Speakers, who Will address the
convention, Include nu n oi interna
ti< nal prominence, tin ir subjects rein?
ing to finance, transportation end*
matters direetiy affecting agri
cultnre. Among these speakers on
the program are, Governor Harding;
dt the Federal Iteserve Board, ller
bert Hoover, former food admlnld
Li itor, Governor Harding of Iowa, T.
I.. MacDonald. chief of the federal
bureau <>!' rood roads. 11. (J. Shirley
01 the feder i! highway council, Clif-J
ford Thorm of Chicago, transporta?
tion expert and Hopr;. Wallace ol IK*s
Molites.
Columbia, Dec. s.?A. V. Snell, of.
t'harlei ... rotary of the Stale
I francs in. 11113 to 246,375,3K6 francs'
for last year. The figures arc cxipect-?
cd t" bo even greater for the coming
Tin armors in Martinique have
n pr ference to the production of
rum, rather than sugar since this lat
i<: products has been purchased by
government at only one franc
pei kilo <<?f J.-ti pounds). Hojrevorj
th< i" ad in sugar again has been de
? Sal and u is expected that its
I rodui ion for 1920-21 will reach
|.*ihoul 80,000. tons. During the war
Maninil ,<<? obtained most of its in*
tin l uiied States but pur
ohu."-? there are now diminishing
; ihe unfavorable exchange
t n America and also to the re
. ptiO . oi industrial and ngxliultut1
lal activities In Prance. Many com?
modities with the exception of tlo?r,
i expoitSllon of which is forbidden by
Vr h gov< rnment, are now com
jr.- from f ranee.
If tin present prices of sugar and
inue, Martinique business
m< s? abend eeveral years of pros
' perltj,
Mr. David McKnight of Colorado,
l< . thli morning for Blythewood, S.
C, after a visit to relatives in the
city.
J AX NOTICE
I attend personally <>r by depu*
lj ? ?? tl following named places and
on ?la dates given for the purpose of
receiving tax returns for the hscal
year l>3l:
Privateer, Tins.lay. Jan. 4th.
l.'vi Biding, Wednesday, Jan. ">th.
Wedgcfield, Friday, Jan. Ith.
i 'Ian inont Tuesday, Jan. 11.
H*ag<m I. Wodnesday, Jan. 12. ' ?
item! rt. Thursday. .Ian. 13.
i >u4zc|l, Tuj sday, Jan. IV
ilrogdon. VVedneaoay, Jan. lfl.
Mayesvfllp, Thursday, Jan. 20.
Pleasant Grove, Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Shlluh, Wednesdn , Jan. 2*?.
Norwood X Itoads, Thursday, .tan.
Return* should '?>? made on all per?
sonal property, poll and road tax.
Et K. WII.UKU.
?"ounty Auditor.
EES
Now is u jood time to buy and
ees. I have some that I
am wilting to sell at reasonable
a s. 1 hi; ai e in improved
hivi . movable 11 antes, and the
right. There is nothing
I rill paj mere profit on the
ivei menl. with as little work,
i> r hive el bees. If you want any
v ini quick. I am preparing to
the location i t my apiary
to dispose of what
(? for wile bei ore moving.
OSTEEN
0 W Hampton Ave.,
Oi \t The [ten Office 4