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81 V I I u NN VUHMAN, EetabUsl CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, Ii MANY CONVICTS RECEIVE PAROLES _ a Gov. Cooper Grants Cle? mency to Nineteen Prisoners on Rec? ommendation for Board Columbia. Deo, 14.?Nineteen pa? rolee during rood behavior, Christmas gtfU to convicts, wore granted by Governor Cooper Thursday afternoon. The list of n dplontg Includes two women und four life-timers. A num t?er of the paroled eonvlota were serving sentences for manslaughter. The recipients of the executive clem? ency, who >\iii spend Christmas at home are: John Pearson, of Marlboro coun? ty, serving a sentence *'f life Imprls eonment. for assault With intent to Parish. He wss convicted In IMS. Z. C Morris, of Alken. Reiving a two >c;u sentence tor breach of trust with Iraudulsnt intent, sentenc? ed in September, i 911?. Casrlle Melmfile, of Damwell. sen? tenced In December, law, to serve seven years for manslaughter. l.uegr: la Jackson, of Hampton, sen? tenced In June 19111 to s?nvc two >enrs for manslaughter. Lewis Harvey, of Deauforl. sen? tenced in May, Itio, to servo a life sentence for murder Frances Hop is. a Cnion county wo man. sentenced in May, I9D?, to serve four yearn for manalaughter, ?I rv r\ llendrlcks, of 1'ickens, given a Line months sentence in Svp Igsjiooi. Ltli, for manufat I lag 11? fjSjMf Frank J. Hit-, of Lcxiimbm. who has been serving since July. 1920, a one year sentence for conspiracy and grand larceny. Walter Bmilh, alias Clint Grist, ol Bpartanhuru. convicted In October, 1117 of larceny of .1 bicycle, and sen? tenced to serve live years In 1 re form glory, iat? 1 being transferred to the state penttenttar) Dsmlel B?rry, of Alken, sentenced fa February, I HI. to serve eight yearn for manslaughter. Wilbur C lleton, sentenced In Co? lumbia. In the lall t mill nl tlo.s year to nerve six months for breach of trust. linset l* Adklns. of Greenville, mho was sentenced last August to one year for grand larceny. I.... Harris, sentenced in Anderson In September, 1910, to serve live yearn for burglar? and Isrceny, Arthur Mason, of spartanburg. sen? tenced In Januai y. l.-is, in serve tin. j car* ami all months tor assault and mattery with Intent to kill and break big of the peace. Duther Jones, sentenced In Spar tantiura in January, 1911. for man? slaughter, nerving a twenty yen s< n li . Jim ' . ertn. of Alken, aenten+ed In June. 190:.. t) life imprisonment toi murder. James Shera-d, of Georgetown, ser \ hi:: .? l.i \ ? 11 sent, nee tor m m slaughter. sentenced in June, lall. John Itufus Simpson, of Laurens, Who wan nent up for 1i(h on a cinn; uf murder, in August, 191". Mose Chapman, aery sis a tw> yo.ir sentence ,iM manslaughter, oonvteted In VfllllSmsburg county, in Otoobef, 1919. I AIR AND COLD" CHRISTMAS Slightly Below Average Tern-1 perature for This Time of Year in the South _ \Vi?Hh 1 nerton. I>e?\ '.; -Santa Clan* on hiN rssttfl Ul the home of Ameri? can children tomorrow night will ia> | SSSBJIpelktd to reSOSt almost completely J to" an airplane or some similar new tangled ? ? m I rivanee. for the Weather hureaa leeaNsrist foromat a anowless ?'hrlntman for almost the entire L'ni N d Hinte "Fstr mid cold." was the weeAhef forrrsMfer'n predlctlnn Tor almost tbej entire port ton ?o* the country accus- ; tome,j m "fh-i tfood old days" to a "white Chrl Isms" Tin? onl) snow ? : sufficient depth for the Bfetgh of the Christina i s.nnt. tin bureau s?id. would be p\ NViseonsln. Northern Mlehisan, Northern New York and North? rn New Knglund, Wllpre snow f< 'I early In tue Week and has not Sj dtrd. The Paclllc const. STSS SSCOpted from the forecast for fnir w* ailo i. Ih?? charts and maps of I he Weather Itureau nboalng th.it rain and gener? ally oaeettted weathei might l?e es peeted went of th- Kucky mountains, The Houth. where snow seldom sp? pears OS earl> an Christmas if at all. wid have wea I" ? iluvMlv V. ? I ?. w I he ?average for this time of year, tin bin e iu said. (LARA WILL NOW BE GOOD Woman Charged With .Murder of Jake Harmon Makes Pledges Dig Spr ntrs. TexHM. in.,- l* I. The Consecration of her tut are eueri;i *s to "atoning In her tamll) fer lbs ->'?i - rest She h>?* I roitght It. and a deter? mination |o m\er again waste a:> iemr of her life." i* uvowed b) Uiaa Clara Hmlih, who in enroutc to Aid mom. Oklahoma, lo unswer Ihn sbarges of gyurdei uf lak< L Uasgon. lied April. 1850. "Ik* Just I 181. NO PARDON FOR DEBS Pres. Wilson Announces That He Will Not ? Show Clemency to Socialist I Washington, l>eo. 14.?White House officiate are unable t<> say whether President Wllaon would grant any ('hristmas pardons, hut the president .*ald hi would not pardon Kugene V. Doha win. is eervlruj ten years in the Atlanta penitentiary for violation Of the esploi age act. VICTIMS OF AUTOMOBILES Several Persons Killed and Others Injured Christinas Day G.reonvillc. Deo, 2?.?Walter M. Scott, judge ol" probate for Green? ville county, was instantly killed, his brother, William Henry Boat! of Oklahoma, was seriously injured, and his wife was ?lightly hurt Vhoa the automobile in which the three were riding overturned this morning on the Augusta road, ten miles below this city. Augusta, 0a., Dec, If,?The 14-year old son of Anderson C reed of Glover - vine. s. C., was Instantly killed; Mr, Creed, Oil Wife, and ? Mrs. Purvis and her two daughters, also of Glover ville weie seriously If not fatally Injured, this afternoon near Langley, when the automobile in which Jhoy i/ere riding was struck by another ear. in Which there were two men and a woman, la lleved to be res.dents of Augusta Augusts, Qa.< Dec. Lloyd T. Hall. Judge of the Juvenile Court pf Richmond county and city editor of he Augusta Chronicle, died here this afternoon from injuries received this morning at aa early hour when tin automobile he was driving was wreck* ed In a ditch near Wrens, Qa. Walter bo ro, Dec, If.?-A very sad accident happened at lalandton Mon? day afternoon In which little Harry Willard Kent?., five war old s?n of Mr. and Mr:: Wade 11. Ucnts. met his death. His father had gone t.? pad* M?ti's mill for a local ol' wood, and ON sppi ou. hiuv M.~; llOme thir; little fel?ow, with two other children, ran to meet him. Mr, Ronti stopped find helped them mount ihe wagon and ; tust as the mules started off little Henry fell beneath the wheels and was instantly killed, the wheel pass? ing over his load. RED CROSS WANTS DOCTORS Call Issued for Physicians to Work in Central Europe * _ Columbia, Dec, 17. Adjutant Gen? eral W. W, Moori today makes an? nouncement to tiM- effect that the Red Cress is desirous of scouring ? num* Iber or medical nu n to work with the children ol Kastern Europe, Tin* remuneration will cover salary and espouse a General Moni?? asks that men interceded communicate with l>r. Chai W, llerry, ?? l B, llrd street. New York. PREMIERS 7'LANS MEETING llig Three Will Get Together a< Nie? Next Month Paris. Deo. 27.?-The newspanei s de <lai?- that the British, French and Italian premiers Will inert at Nice ; next monlh. COTTON FIRE IN ORANGEBURG Kight Hundred Bales Hunt in Warehouse Orungeburg, Dee ff (Mrs last night destroyed 100 bales of cotton and part ?>** ti??- building or the Or iaagabun Headed Warehouse cOm< pany, The loss estimated at approx? imately* llt.ooa, not Including the damage la the building, Is said to be covered hj Insurance, Several freight ran or ? aiding were also destroyed by the flames, bul the Btandard Oil <?? mpany'l tanks and the plant of the Routhern Cotton <m oompany nearby wer,- saved. Chrism as Sreworkr art tpaoaed to have caused the lire. WEST POINT EXAMINATION ?'oinmbi.i !???<?. |7., An examine ? ion for Weal Point is to Ih? held at ! ?everal place? in South Carolina on itanuarj n according to announcement made tori a) through Adjutant General Vfoorc fr??ni Henator N r Hial. ni Wahlngton Henator Dial asks thai applications be made iii civil Her vice Commission, at Washlngl ni. Marlon. I k*c 11 ? Crosldm t elect Harding today conferred with former President Taft on the world peace problem and the practical details ol th?- organising ol tin next admlnls ' |l ati"ii. \ nid Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou A SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESI LEADERS CLASH IN SENATE Hitchock Charges That Emergency Bill is Em j bargo Measure Washington, Dee. 27.?Republican and Democratic loaders In the senate I clashed today on the house emer? gency tariff hill. Bonator Hitchcock Icharacterised the measure as an em? bargo bill and a proposition to re? strict American commerce, Ho charged that the Republicans propos? ed to rush through the measure prac? tically without consideration. The Republican leaders denied that the legislation contemplated embargoes. military organi j zations banned Inter-Allied Commission Decides to Break up Civilian Guards in Germany Pari", Dec. 27.?A Mayencc dis patch to The Petit Psrlsen rtates that the Inter-allied high commission has [decided to break up all German mil? itary organisations, auch as the clvil | ian guards mr. w. t. p. sprott passes away i Well-Known Clarendon Countv i Legislator Dies Poreston, Dec. 86.?W. T. P. Bprott, sixty years of age, Cor the past three --irs a member of the state legisla? ture from Clarendon county, died Isuddenly at his home last night He IiS survived by a WidOW. two daughters I lod llVO sous. Interment Will be in ' tforeston cemetery ;;t 11 o'clock to? morrow morning, chrTstm?s ! day murder W. F. Outlaw Shot and Instantly Killed by Edgar Bradley? Mr, W. Frank outlaw was shot nut killed by Kdgar Bradley ai hi* home, nbout four miles from Sunder ? >n the Ureon Bwamp road, at about r o'clock in the evening of Christ? ? I s day. The weapt n used was a double barreled shot gun, both har? ze s being to ed and both shots tak? ing effect In the body of Mr. outlaw, rho shots were 11 red from tb.j close range of probably 2o feet, one load taking effect In the left side of chest and the other In the side of ids head, causing his Instant death. Bradley bad been going with Mr. Outlaw's daughter against his wishes ii:d had been warned by outlaw to lay away from his house. On Sat? urday evening Miss Outlaw bad come to I umter with her cousin and broth? er but had later left them to come Dome with Bitsdley, Her brother had reached home first and was un? hitching his horse when Bradley cr.me up lo the bouse bringing the l ? ; in his automobile; Bradley and ?in girl gol out and went into the j house, and as was stuted by the girl's Prot her at the coroner's Inquest, it was there that the quarrel began. I trad ley stated thai Outlaw drew aj knife on him In the house and that I he ran out In the yard to Ins auto? mobile and got out his shot gun which , be had with him. He then ran dow n the road carrying the sun with him. Outlaw had by tins time gotten his gun ami had followed Bradley out o. the house threatening him, Brad? ley finally opened lire on Outlaw, who -Ii in bis tracks in the cotton field 'uhout 100 yards from the house. The verdict of the coroner's jury | after the inquest was that MW. P. | Outlaw came to his death from gun hot wounds of head and chest at i the hands of Bdgar Bradley." The only eye witness to the shooting was i the 16-year-old son of outlaw who sti ted that he was about 10 feet from 1 ^ father when the shooting occur imhI, H? stated thai he hud one sin 11 I in his hand Which he was keeping.! irorn his father and meanwhile pck ging him m t t,, shoot Bradley. No luhol WUS Bred at any time by Mr. Out la*w, Tho testimony of the. young "a given at the Inquest and the statemeni made by Bradley after he bad given himself up for arrest very j nearly conoided. Aftel the Bhoctlnj; Bradley left his 1 :ear end getting to town by other means cave himself up to policeman Johnson who turned him over to "eputy Sheriff McKagen. Bradley is a young man of about J2 years Mr. Outlaw was in his ', 1st year and leaves nun, large family connec? tion. Tin- funeral service:: were held yeeterdsy at the church near Blehop vllle, of which he bad been a member, (1aiuts(7has pleurisy Physicians Sa> He Will lie Able to Sing in Two Weeks New York, Dec. _'7. The condition of Caruso, win. i., lufforlni with pleu? risy, ts unchanged, His physicians have prescidbdsl rest. Tiny said the singer may r? ?urn In tin- stage within ? t?wu weeks* ims't at be thy Country's, Thy Cod's a )AY, DECEMBER 29, 1920 FLU EPIDEMIC NOT EXPECTED _________ ! Those Who Have Had the Disease Enjoy Immunity , i Washington, Dec 27.?Influenza at? tacks carry a definite immunity to fuhuMi^ent attacks lasting several i years, according to the public health aervice announcement, after .an in? tensive study, which declared that since the epidemics of Is IS and 11)19 affected such a large proportion of ! the population it seems reasonable I for believing that should the disease become prevalent this winter it would \ not aeaume the epidemic proportions ; o;' last two yeam nor be in such se? vere form. STATE HIGHWAY MAKES REPORT A State System of Good Roads of More Than Three Thousand Miles Planned 1 Columbia, Dec. 2 7.?Appropriation of State funds for constructing cer? tain links in the state highways not built by the counties, an act to al? low the spending of county funds tor roads within the limits of the towns and the establishment of a road ma? terials testing laboratory are matters urged upon the legislature by the state highway commission, in i'ti report to the legislature, copy of which \ was furnished the press today. I The highway department reports to the legislature a state system embrac? ing to date 3.CK17 miles, "thus far planned.'' This mileage has been adopted Into the state system, though 'as yet only 411 miles have been com? pleted or contracted for. The 1U21 program1 of the. highway department calls for the expenditure of kit million dollars and the con? struction of approximately 111 miles of highways, and also four large bridges over the Wateree, Santee, ?Pee Dee and Savannah rivers. Thea i bridges Will cost several million dol ! lars. There are certain, Stretches Of some 1 of the main highways oT the state ! which are not properly constructed j or cared for, due to the fact that I their situation makes them of little interest to the counties. The highway teparment mentions in its report a I stretch of the Howard Gap l oad, one m le long, in Greenville county, which Is not cared for by Greenville county; j several miles of the old state road in Lexington county; several miles of i the Washington-Atlanta highway In .Marlboro county, and other pieces of [highway being neglected by the coun? ty highway officials, because their lo? cation minimise! their Importance to the counties. The highway depart? ment la aaking the state to keep up these toads. The department also calls atten? tion to Ihe fact that there are n num? ber of gaps in the roads. through towns where streets are not paved, the towns not being able to main Lain tlo* streets to state road stand? ards. Thi. commission Is asking the legislature to make possible the expen? diture of state funds for constructing such roads. The law now prohibits the expenditure of state funds for roads within municipalities. The road material testing labora-j t< ry suggested would be for the use |of county road Officials as well as the state department. An appropriation <d* $7,001? is asked to establish this, but it Is stated ths la! oratory would be self-supporting. The state high- I way department is now having; such ; work done in commercial laboratories, at cost to the state. Thirty-three states of the union have stale labors Lories for their hi ah way departments, , says the report of the South Carolina commission, -, DAKOTA BANK FAILURE First Farmers Hank of Minot Closed on Account of Depleted Resources Minot, X. D.. Dec 27. -The l?Trsl Farmers Bank of Minot closed today. Depleted reserves was responsible tor the failure. DE VALERA IN NEW YORK President of Irish Republic Not Far Away, Says Secretary Worcester, Mass.. Dec. 27. ?De Valera, the president of Ireland, Is not Ihr front New fork, according to his secretary, Harry Poland. Bo land said he hoped to arrive in Now York tonight and would see DeVahn.i. MARINES /.TAY IN HAITI SEVERAL MONTHS Washington, Dec. *j7. ? Several months will elapse, before the actual withdrawal of American marines from Pomlnlcian republic will begin under the provisions of the procla? mation issued at San Domingo In day by direction o( Preoldcal Wit sou, Secreterj PaaleUi said today. mi Truth's." THE TRUK SC BOLSHEVIK! DO NOT WANT PEACE Russian Polish Negotii-' tions Broken Off By Soviet Copenhagen, Dec. 27.?A Warsaw dispatch says the Russian -Polish peace negotiations haws boon defi? nitely broken off. The head of the 1 bolshevik! delegation declared that Russia's international situation iH sol good that it Is unnecessary to treat further with the Polos. FIRE IN CIN CINNATI HOTEL; Score of Women and Children Overcome by Basement Blaze 1 Cincinnati, Dec. 27.?A score of wo? men and children were partially over? come by fire In -he Burnet house af? ter midnight. The llames were con lined to the basement. WILL ASK FOR , LARGESUM Two Million to Be Sought For Warehouses Oklahoma City, Deo. 2C.?An ap? propriation of $2,000.000 to establish a state system Of bonded warehouses for storing cotton and other farm products will be asked of the Okla? homa legislature in January, it was announced here today by tbe com? mittee which has been drafting a warehouse bill. COLD WAVE WARNINGS _ Much Colder Weather East of the Mississippi Predicted Washington. Dec. 27.?Cold wave warnings have been ordered tor Ohio I valley. T.ennOSec and East Gulf states. The weather bureau said much cold? er weather would overspread the country east of the Mississippi with? in the next thirty-six hours. I FIREBUGS ALARM PENNSYLVANIA Fnioniown, I'enna., Dec. 27.?Fears I that tin Fayette county arson ring has invaded t'niontown were express? ed by the authorities today, when fire in :< business building here de? stroyed it with a lo:*s of approximate? ly hundred and fifty thousand. The owner Of the store was arrested but was released for hearing later In the day. Albert Smith, arrested for con? nection with the tires In the vicinity of Fayette City la under observation aa to his sanity, in the county jail here today. CARDINAL GIBBONS^ BETTER TO-DAY Baltimore, Md., Dec. 87.?Cardinal f>iboons Is reported feeling bettor to? day, but continues to remain in bed as his physician hasl ordered rest. The doctor said nothing Is wrong ex? cept muscular weakness from over? work. The cardinal's restlessness Saturday night was reused by a slight attack of indlgeetion. EMERSON HOUGH VERY SICK Chicago, ill. Dec. 27.?ESmerson Hough, the author, is reported to be In a sei ions" conditions from pneu? monia. HARDING IS GO? ING TO FLORIDA Marlon, Dec. *7.?BensUof Hard? ing is expected next week to go ta Florida to rest and hold conferences until his Inauguration. Ho plans to confer with congressional leaders this week. Win Hayes will discuss cabi? net selections during the week. SHE IS HARD TO KILL Chicago, De?. 27?Mrs. Sarah Qulnn, who says sin- is one hundred and fifteen years old, declared today that ?he io as well as usual, after being nearly asphyxiated yesterday, u is believed she absent-mindedly blew out the gas stove flame. Abrahams Wells HotfeftUsedL Beersheba, Palestine, i>?c. M raham's w? lis are now equipped with modern pumping machinery, and ire supplying water to the town. According to ancient tradition, there weir seven wtdis at BsttMshoba, biM ai proem! only throe are known, which from time Immemorial have boon used by the Bed (Mil OS to water their docks. The original "Well bf the Oath" ws.? dug by Abraham, a* described in the Book ft Genesis, Washington, Dec. 8,7.-?Secretary Houston declared thai the enactment r?f the bill meant an added t;i\ and the treasury OUght not !?? be balled upon to assume additional burdens, LTIIKON, 1 stablislicd .Tu VOL. LI. N EXPECT CLASH ONTARl Republicans Plan to Refer B to Finance Committee HOLIDAY SPIRIT REIGNS IN CONGRHJ Little Important Business Lijcely'\ to Be Transacted Until After New Year Washington, Dec. 26.?Conj will reassemble tomorrow after, brief Christmas week-end, but the holiday spirit promised to prevail, with little important business plan? ned until the New Year. Many seiva tors and representatives will not re? turn to Washington until next week and by unwritten agreement, several hearings and other affairs will go over. The opening clash in the senate on the emergency tariff lull, which passed the house last week, is ex? pected tomorrow. Blocked by the Domocrats la.'Tt week, the Republicans plan for tomorrow another effort to refer the measure to the finance com? mittee. Notices accompanied Christ? mas greetings, to all Republican sen? ators from Senator Curtis, of Kansas, Republican whip, urging a solid Re? publican phalanx tomorrow to vote the tariff measure into committee Senator Harrison, of .Mississippi, and, other Democrats opposing the bill, plan to use every parliamentary tac? tic in their power in a play fer time. They do not hope to prevent ultimate committee reforence, however. Prospects are that there will be a much more solid Democratic lineup against tariff legislation in the sen? ate than in the house and Republican leaders accordingly jdan to forego formal hearings before the commit? tee and hasten action in other Ways.. The majority leaders concede pri? vately that interminable debate in tho senate is in prospect and eee slight possibility of obtaining the necessary two-thirds vote to invoke eloture. Secretary Houston, of the treasury department will resume his statement regardh g national finance tomorrow before the finance committee. The secretary has been asked especially for specific advice regarding the -bilU for in< reased compensation to former service men. Further Hearings in the coal inves? tigation of the reconstruction commit? tee headed by Senator Calder, Repub? lican, of New York, may be held this Wi ek. but this investigation with oth? ers suspended by the holidays may go over until next week. The House tomorrow will consider minor bills and during the week ex? pects to begin consideration of its second regular appropnation bill, the sundry civil budget. All important House Committee work is suspended until next week. The House is to work a1! this week except only New Year's Day, but the Senate may take another week-end recess for the last holiday of Congress before the end of the session on March 3. CLOSING IN ON FIUME Italian Government Troops Tighten Ring Around D'Annunzio London, Deo. 27.?Italian govern? ment troops ore believed to be slow? ly closing an iron rin.yr around the city of Fiume, where b'Annunzio's forces are besieged. Reports from Flume ace meager, but it appeared that government soldiers had forced D'Annunzio lines back Into the out? skirts of the city, and the fall of P.time can not be long delayed. STATE PEN? SION FUND Commissioner \V. 1). McLaurin Files Report to the Legislature Columbia, Dec. 27.--A total of Mtt.2tt.72 was disbursed by the stata pension board, during the year, ac? cording to report of Pension Commis? sioner W. D. McDaurin. made pubtfd today, and to be submitted to tho legislature in January, of the total disbursements, $6.'.<12 was used for expenses of the pension system, coun? ty boards and state board. A total of $ 10.300 was refunded to the legis? lature, being money due pensioners who could not be found, but whose names were put on the rolls under the act of the legislature of 1920. This money might have gone to pen? sioners, says the report, except for the requirement of the 1924 act There were in,432 names on the pension rolls. The pension commission apportion* ed the pension fund to the counties, on the basis of for each pension-* er. The county boards made the distribution according to classes, with the result that in some counties Class A pensioners received more than those of Classes A in other counties. There arete also differences as to ! lasses p. and c. Amendments] to the pension law will be suggested Of the legislature, whhh meets next month. A com? mittee from the Coafederate Yeter ine division has had this matter tut lor cousideration md will probably make SUggCStlonC