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The Watchman and So*thron Ksttered at the Post?nice at Sam ter\ SL&, as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Mrs. Sam Baron of Augusta is visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Goldberg. *Mr. George D. Shore. Jr.. and Solicitor F. A. McLeod spent Fri day in Bishopviile on business. Among the teachers of Sumter who are attending the annual State Teachers' Association meet ing being held in Columbia arc: Miss Edith Truluck, Miss Kate Mo vi ses. Miss Sallie Rembert. Miss I* X. McXally, Miss Williams, . &r. W. H. Dargan, Mr. D. L. - Duncan, and Mr "Williams. Mr. M. B. Cross of Eutawville p&ssed . through Sumter Friday morning, spending a short while here on business, while oa his way to Columbia. Mr. L. C. Moise is a visitor in Columbia. The friends of Mr. M. Goldberg will be glad to learn that he is re ported as doing very- nicely and is H oji the road to recovery from an operation for appendicitis which p he underwent at the Tourney Hos pital on Thursday. jMlss Caro Truluck left Friday morning for Columbia to spend a short while. Mr. T. E. Davis and Mr. Ed Da vis of Bishopviile were visitors in Sumter Friday. Mrs. O. H. Folley and Miss Elizabeth Osteen are visitors in Columbia, a* Mr. Sam Goldberg of Savannah, j GtL. is visiting Mr. and Mrs.^ M. Goldberg. Mrs. Evans Ertmer and little - daughter, Jean, are visiting rela tives in Florence for a few days. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. X. B. Hicks will be glad to know thai, their little daughter, Lurline, has returned home from the Tourney g Hospital where she had been for an operation. Mrs. W. R. Johnson and chil dren of Florence are visiting Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. X. B. Hicks. Mr. S. R. J. Smith is on an ex- i tended trip to Oakley, S. C, and j other,, points in the lower part of ! the State where he anticipates en- i tering business. Miss Armida Moses is spending i ? few days in Charleston. Mr. and . Mrs. F. A.. Wood Ie|t i Saturday for Wilmington where j they will. be visitors for several: 'Hay;:.. Messrs. R. C. Richardson, R. S. j DesChSmps, J. R. Griffin and J. j L. Griffin of Pine wood were visit ors in Sumter Saturday. Mr. and Mrs- Thomas Wilson of Lake Charles, La., are visiting j 31 r. and Mrs. G. A. Lemmon. ? 2ar- and Mrs. R. E. Blanchard left Sunday for a trip to Florida, Cab? and other points. Mr. W. Mattison. of Columbia ; passed through Sumter' this" morn- \ ins while en route for Manning on j 'business.*'. . ' ":~j Miss Mamie. Chandler returned j this morning to her work at Co- 1 mnibia College, after having spent ; several days at her home in Sum- j ter. ' Mr. J. A/Raffield spent the day in Charleston on business. , Julia Ethel Hodge of "Co-i iumbia* passed through the city j this m?rning while returning to * Columbia from a week end visit to relatives in AIcolu. *Rev. and Mrs. Johnson have re turned to Cades, S. C, after visit ing Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. J. Smith on Ken drick street. Mr. John Gage of Columbia is visiting in- Sumter. Attorneys L. E. Wood and M. W. Seilbrook spent the day in Manning oil: business. Miss May James of Bishopviile left this morning for Columbia af te.c spending a short while in Sum V-teif. "Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Smith have returned to Florence after visiting the parents of Mr. Smith. Mr." and Mrs. S. R. J. Smith. Mrs. Smith was Miss Mary Ellen Browder, of Irenes. l>efore her marriage. Messrs. James Hood. Kenneth Forrester, Aubreth Bradham. Ray mond Blanding and Cyril Schwartz motoro* to Columbia for the week end. Miss Mary Brunson was a visitor o? friends in Sumter before return ing to her home in Florence from a short visit in Columbia. Messrs. Alfred Bryan and Treakle have returned to S?mter from their motor trip to Xew York and other ^northern points. Mr. L. A. Prince left thig morn ing for Columbia on business. Miss Elma Dixon has returned from a visit to her sister in St. Stephen?. mMiss Ruth Dixoh has returned to-the city from a short visit to Charleston. Miss Julia Brunson of Florence was a visitor in Sumter today. *Dr. F. K. Hirsh left Monday morning for Toledo, Ohio, to visit his mother. Furman Glee Club, ?The music lovers of Sumter will be pleased to know of the treat in store for them on the evening of the 29th. when ttfe Furman Glee Club will give their concert in the Jlfgh school auditorium. The Glee club is composed of Furman Uni versity students of musical ability, who make an annual tour of the State in the interest of the Uni versity. Their programs are un usually entertaining, consisting of orchestral and vocal numbers and readings. The Furman boys meet with appreciation and patronage wherever their concerts are given, and they deserve a similar recep tion by the people of Sumter. Price of * tickets, fifty cents; school chil dren thirty-live cents. The Fidelis cJass of the First Baptist Sunday schopl superintendents th?? sale of tickets, which may also be pur chased at the door on the evening of-the entertainment. ? ? ? IJaint pocketbook never won fair lady. v ' world ne? 4k. Washington. March IT.?John McHenry. a former Newton. Con necticut, youth was hanged in the district prison today for the mur der of a Washing-ton detective and automobile dealer, after efforts to obtain a commutation, including an appeal to the president had failed. Hickory. X. C, March 17.?The Kuklux Klan will have Matthew Bullock, a negro charged with at tempted murder, brought back from Canada within ninety days, Dr. Arthur Abernethy, lecturer of the Klan, declared in an address to day. Cork, March 17.?Four persons ! were wounded in a clash between I Republican police and a crowd fol- ; Rowing a brass band. Washington, March 17.?Fulli co-operation with the American Legion in its employment day drive ! next Monday to find jobs for sev- ] en hundred thousand veterans is! urged in a statement by Secretary of Labor Davis. Durham. X. C, March 17.?Ju lian S. Carr, Jr.. president of the Durham Hosiery mills and known as the 'hosiery king," died today at the Pennsylvania Hotel, Xew York. a message tohis family1 here said. He was a son of Gen.; Julian S. Carr, commander-in- \ chief of the Confederate veterans. I Washington. March 17.?Reports from widely separated states from Michigan to Texas and from Xew York to Kansas show an improve- I ment in the employment situation, j Col. Arthur Woods, chairman of; the. emergency committee of Pres- ? .idem Harding's unemployment con-; ference, said in a statement today. | Paris. Mrrch 17. ? Premier Poincare told the senate finance committee that France will ;. ay all her debts and the declaration is interpreted by the press as intend ed to correct the impression made by Louis I oucheur's speech that he believed France would never be able to pay the United States. Berlin, March 17.?Although he stated that no choice had been made Chancellor Wirth's search for a man for ambassador to the United States is known to have centered on Dr. Otto Ludwin Wiedfeldt. a leading member of the Krupp directorate. He is an industrialist and economist. Chicago, March 17.?A number of leading theatres and theatrical productions will be merged under a central management, according to the Chicago Herald-Examiner, which tells of a hundred million dollar combine. The merger aims at the elimination of needless. theatre building, among other things. "x - ' Xew York, March 17.?Twenty four men were arrested by fifteen revenue agents after a pistol bat tle aboard the schooner reported as dairying liquor. London, March 17.?Twenty na tives were killed and thirty wound ed at Nairobi; British East Africa, in lighting after demonstrations over the arrest of Thuku, an In dian agitator, says a Central Xews dispatch. A thousand natives armed with sticks were dispersed by the police with bayonets. Washington. March 17.?Mem bers of, the senate will start for Muscle Shoals on March 21st to in spect the project, the senate agri cultural committee has decided. Xew York. March 17.?The j Bank of England has increased its \ dividend rate from five and half to ! six per cent semi annually. A div i idend at the annual twelve per cent I rate has not been distributed since I 1SU6. I Washington, March 17.?Dec ' Iarations that the United States ' should insist upon the payment of \ two hundred and forty-one million j dollars for keeping the American soldiers in Germpjiy was made in i the senate by both party leaders. Lodge and Underwood. -Augusta. Ga.. March IS.?James A. Tant and wife perished in a fire : that destroyed the old grand opera ; house last night. The building had i been their home for twenty years. ; Paris. M ireh 1S?Two soldiers [who were holding^ a balloon were : carried aloft when the bag was j freed by breaking of the ropes. ' One let go a hundred feet up and was killed. The other held on and was carried to a great height, but finally landed safely when the ba loo" was brought down. Ahmadahad. British India, March i 18?Mohandas K. Gandhi, the In dian non-cooperationist leader, has been sentenced to six years impris ; onment for sedition. Atlanta. March IS?A stampede was narrowly averted at St. Pat rick's celebration in the city au : ditorium when the metal costume of Miss Zoe Dicks hit an electric switch board and caught lire, cauv i ing a panic on the stage while the [audience of five thousand people looked on. She was burned, |>u: '? not seriously. Rome, March IS?Italy has Rent an energetic not?- to Greece, de ' rnanding the reii-a.se of the steamer ; Abazzia and complete satisfaction ; for recent incidents. Boston. March 18?The police authorities are investigating the j suicide of Pauline Virginia Clar.k. 1 known a few year* ago as :in al i most perfect sculptor's model, who fS IN BRIEF J j encb-d her life while drinking with 'a group of friends in her apait ! merit. Bayard Wharion. a Harvard student, and Otto Haider Barsen, : a Massachusetts Tech student, were with her when she drank the poi ! son. i i - London. March 18?Viscount Peel the former under-secretary of the war and air ministry and chancel lor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in j the present ministry, has been ap i pointed secretary for India, sue jceoding Edwin S. Montague, who i resigned last week. - I Belfast. March 18.?Terrorists i who remained under cover on St. 'Patrick's Day resumed activities [today. Piomb thrown in Thompson ! Street wounded several, including a girl, who died. Washington, March IS.?Repub lican house leaders expect to con fer with President Harding tomor row over the soldier bonus bill. I Kite. On., March IS.?Jim Dris j dorn the negro was removed from the jail here and taken to the plan i tation of J. L. Harrison, the scene of an alleged attack on a white woman. The woman said he was not 4he right man. whereupon the j mob placed him in the Wrights ville jail and dispersed. Belfast. March IS.? A tramcar was bombed here today by terror ises. One person was fatally hurt and several wounded. Tokio, March IS?A man dressed j as a coolie entered the imperial grounds and threw a bomb on the ; ground, the explpsion killing him. A document was found on his cloth i ing criticizing the government and j declaring his intention to commit j suicide. j Springmond. Mo.. March 20.? ; J. B. Tillman, attorney and nep I hew of the late Sen. Tillman of i South Carolina was injured in an : altercation Saturday at Mount Ver i non court house and died last night, j Robert Stemmons an attorney, is ! being held. - j Columbus, Ga., March 20.?An ! electrical storm sweeping over Lee i I county, Alabama, destroyed much, i ! property, and killed one person j ! last night, according to reports re j ceived here. Washington. March 20.?Of four- ! teen industries, ten showed an in crease in employment during Feb- i j ruary as compared with Januar}'. ! j Four showed a decrease, the grcat ! est being in the cotton finishing in- ' i dust I V. j Lisbon. March 20.?One hundred 'seventy syndicalists who are in. '.Fort Sao Juliao Barro, charged with using bomb explosions, start a hunger strike. Washington, March 20.?Orders j directing the return to this eOun j try- by July 1st of all American troops on the Rhine was issued by Secretary Weeks. j Washington, March 20.?The cot ton production of 1021 was 7,976, j GC5 running bales, the census bu i reau announced today. Virginia 16, 368: Xorth Carolina, 77G.2(O.J;1 I South Carolina, 754,051. Washington. March 20.?Presi- i j dent Harding told the Republican I house] eaders he did not think it ! essential to offer a recommenda ; tion on the bonus question at this time. < Washington. March 20.?Immi nent arrest of many persons, in- i i eluding prominent men in Florida commercial circles was indicated j in preliminary reports from L. G.! ; Xutt. head of the campaign against ; liquor smugglers in Miami. 4? ? ? i Jury' List For Second Week Drawn. The following names have Jjeen drawn to serve as members of the jury during the second \vonk of the <-ouit of common ideas: .1. A. Lewis. City. A. C. Moore. Oswego. (I. F. Jennings, City. James Purdy, city. T. J. Du Pos;-. Oswego, R. 1. .1. A. Re?mes. Rembert. T. H. Siddall. City. J. G. Simmons. Dalzell. P. 1. .1. E. Williams. City. W. H. Richardson. City. G. .1. Myers. Ctiy. P. M. Boykin. Mayesville. W. L. Proctor, Sumter, R. \. W. G. Moses. City. H. P. Mose-. City. S. P. Whit.-. Sumter. P. 4. W. I). McLeod, Oswego. W. P.. Bulmtan, City. C. II. Wilson. City. R. A. Moore. Olanta. R. P. Jennings, City. ?I. A. Brogdon, Sumter. P. i. Ii. L. Gibbs, City. \Y. A. Hurst. City. Kirby Johnson, Lynchburg. T. P. Mims, Lynchburg. T. H. Kolb, Sumter, P. 2. J. P. Griffin, Sumter. P. 2. J. P. Ramsey. Wcdgeheld. J. P. Itaffield, Dalzell. P. Walker Brice, W'< dg< Held. W. H. McCollum. City. S. .1. White. Sum:, r. P. I. J. P. Parker, City. J. K. White. City. M. M. Melierte, \VedgefieM. Marriage License Record. Marriage licenses have been is sued in lie- Clerk ?>f Court's offic l <>: Mr. St. Pierre Du Rose Lenoir. Horatio, and .M;s< Lin Driggins. of Rmgstree. s. C. Mr. W. P. Adam *.f Mayewilb-. and Miss Bertha L. Raigin, of Sum ter. Absence makes the Caee grovt longer. itt?aiamiiiii (Furnished by MacDowell & Co.,; 18 South Main Si.. Correspondents! of H. & B. Beer, Members New York and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges.) I Morning Letter. New Orleans. March 2"?.?Liver pool was due 3 to nine up by New Orleans most on nears. unchanged to '5 higher by New York. Southern spots Saturday were unchanged to 2.", up; Dallas un changed middling 17 cents. Sales light to moderate: Dallas 3,300, all told 11,019 bales: good for a half lay. comparing with 12,7.">7 Friday. Final census ginnings report for season 9 a. m. today around S, [?00.000; litt!?- more or less ex pected. Cables, weather conditions, po litical news, final ginnings figures, ;i!l likely have more or ess influ ence on marker. Sentiment re mains divided. United States to were 12.00 0 last Exports from Europe Saturday year. 28,000. Liquidation in March will be wound ui? this week. Last March notice day here March 2.",th. In New York trading in March will cease at noon. March 24th. Stanley on the Weather. Memphis. March 2<?.? Light rain fall Saturday over Texas with pretty general rains early Sunday morning over eastern and central belts, very rains in Georgia and Alabama. Temperatures much cooler over entire belt; heavy winds ail day. Monday entire belt generally fair: warmer western belt colder eastern and central bets. Journal of Commerce on Cotton New York. March 20.?Much of Saturday's business was profession al, evening up over the final gov ernment ginning report today which if it confirms the National O tuners' estimate of 7,962.000 bales ginned, will c< nvey bullish impression as the department of agriculture placed in December the crop size at 8,340.000 bales, ex clusive of linters. Liverpool and local shorts w< re . arly buyers, while longs and .T:tp interests sold. Market was a trading affair from its first gong. Ginnevs Report. . j (Counting round as half bales) j Year 1921 Ala. 5S7.409 Ariz.. 42,020 1920 670.330 105,191 Ark. 787.974 L1S2.01? Calif. 34,809 77,81*2 Fla.. 12.2'?! "?a. . S22.5Si La. .2*4.2 7? Mis.--, .n ; 6,806 000,371 Mo. _ 68.145 7''..32$ X. C. S03.602 949H84 Okla. 47 7 77 S. C. 7-86^029 I.e."2,". Penn. 25*7,554 31 I.s 1919 j 7J6.655 58.472 S67.177 59.?S2 1 !'.443 1 7,o 1 7 \ 1.447.159 1,C7S,75^ 3S9.569 303.035 I ?50,907 I 62.667 ? X57.253 j iv302.6l0 l.i'i?2.17S i L4.i2.277 j 201.40S Texv2.I29.155 i. 14S. 2.960.335 . 10.680 21,89S Other o ? O ? 1 o tf ?s 3.07u 4,93^ States s,7o7 l*. S. round as hair bals 7,976.663 13,270.970 11,325,532 U. S. bales 500 lbs. I gross wgt.7,952.539 13,439,603 11,420,763 Dec. Gov. I was 8.240.000 12.9S7.000 11.030,000 Note?-Government estimate was I in bales of 500 pounds gross weight. Chicago Tribune on Grain. Chicago, March 20.?Asa world's! proposition, wheat presents more ! conservative factors in favor of j high? i- prices than those for lower; values. There is a close adjust-j men? of supplies to requirements and those who have made personal investigation after being bearish a; few months ago are now extremely bullish. May wheat is growing tighter and there is said to he a i large short interest in addition to I the hedging '.-'i.s. Those friendly! to the buying side expect an ir regularly hardi ning market, sim ilar to last year when May sold 111 1 -2 and i s7 in May all the big consuming countries are in the market or expected to he off and J on. Corn has lost friends the last two weeks, despite the big decline, the.big visible supply staggers the ??v>fte Cotton Letter. New Orleans. March 20,?Final ?< iura*- r?? !!:<? census burcou as ..<> he ipianlity of cotton ginned from the growth of I92J were smaller hau generally expected. 7.977.000 [sales counting round bales as half bales vs i z7 i ,000 for 1920, which, >n ? basis of pounds gross kVvigh! per bale provided only 7, DOINGS OF THE Dl I CALLED TO TAKE MISS OLIVIA TO Pi THE THEATER! f Ii rtn : H-ij ;, i 1 M-i j.. Uf- f 1:1 rj^msfeg.?^^Mr=^ cc '<:>:!.im., bales, whereas the gov rmmmts estimate last December was Cor a production Of 8.340,000 halfs. In other words the goverment overestimated last year's yield by SS7.000 hales. Nevertheless, the marke: ruled rather disappointing notwithstanding climatic condi tions in the interior over .Sunday to hav? remained generally unfavor able, too '. old in the southwest, too ivel east of the Mississippi river where moderate to heavy rains oc curred again. There is nearly 400,000 bales less in the country than the trade has l.?een figuring on. as the recent basis of calculation has been the Decem ber crop estimate of the govern ment which, final returns show was too high by 387,000 bales. The present status of the cotton situation follows: Carried over in the interior Aug ust 1st 4,690,00 vs. 2,408,000 last season. Crop, final ginnings 7,977,000 vs. 1.3.271,000 last season. Total supply for season 12.667. 000 vs. 1 .'.670.00O last season. Jn sight to March 17th. 8,525. 000 vs. S,6Si.000 last season Remaining to bo marketed Mch. i7th 4.142,001? vs. G.OOS.000 last season. World's visible supply American March 17th. 3,485,000 vs. 4,284,000 last season. World's available March 17th. 7,627,000 vs. 12,2S2,000 last sea son. As noted by the above deductions there is less of American cotton available in the world today, ex mill stocks than there was at this time last year by 3,655,000 bales, indicating that the world's carry over at the cdose of next duly will likely be less than last year's sur pus of 0,194,000 bales by about one-half making it imperative for the south to make a crop of at least 12,000,000 bales this year, it is pos sible that a yield of 13,000,000 may prove to be too small in event of British trade improving, because consumption this season points to a' least 12,500,000 bales, against 10.500,000 last seasonrl Meanwhile the weather inland remains unfavorable another week of cold, wet weather having delay ed further crop preparations in the central and eastern portions of the belt, which delay is against the making of a large crop because of the presence of the weevil. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. Yrstdys Or^n H'trh bmr Close Closo 13.20 18.30 18.03 18.07 18.15 18.03 18.17 17.90 17.90 17.98 .17.45 17.55 17.26 16.28 17.37 .16.99 17.08 16.85 ?6.85 16.90 . 16.88 16.94 16.72 16.72 16.80 i Off, 1X.40. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. YesttJy* March .16.35 16.93 16.67 15.67 15.80 May .16.89 16.98 16.60 16.63 16.79 July.16.65 16.76 15.40 16.40 16.56 Oct.16.25 16.34 16.01 16.01 16.16 Dec. - .16.14 !6.I4 16.03 15.13 15.96 Spots unchanged, tC 7">. j , LIVERPOOL COTTON. ja:mary . . . 9.63 March ? . 10.54 May . . 10.40 July. 10.27 October . 9.90 December. 9.7! Sates 10.(Km: Receipt? T.ttfl'?: Middling 1?.7"/; Mood Middling 11.3."?. EARLY RECOGNI TION OF MEXICO Harding and Obregon Ex change Correspondence Relative Thereto March May July Oct. Dec Spots Washington, March 19 (By the Associated Press).)?Personal ex changes between President Hard ing and President Obregon looking to recognition of Mexico by the LTnited States are in progress, it was disclosed today in administration circles. American officials believe early recognition is probable. The only point of difference be tween the two executives, it was declared, is the desire of President Harding to make tin- formal recog nition of Mexico coincident with tin- signing of a treaty pledging the southern'republic to protect Amer ican rights within its borders, whereas the Mexican president would like the formal recognition to precede the treaty. Tin- correspondence which has been going o." for some time is de scribed as having been of a most ecu-dial character. ? ?? ?? ? .lust after the first installment of the heavy rain of late Sunday afternoon, an automobile became unmanageable and ran into the :i:-<- plug at the corner of Karvin land Calhoun streets, breaking this I hydrant and allowing the waters [ Crom below to lie added to the j waters from above. It is stated that tiie workers of the City Water Work* department were given all that they could do for some lime t.> stanch the floods. LTFFS )M& Ri6vrn IM! KM MI55 OLIVIA HAS J DRESSING VET- I " AHO 1 COULD HAVE 6AMEOF PUT-AHD-7 Vo?'fCE WAITJMG" E\ 7/ I No. Llr MORE ENGINEER OFFICERS NEEDED i - "War Department Anxious to I Increase Reserve Quota by Enrolling Former Enlist ed Men The war department is very hopeful of obtaining the full quota j of engineer, officers in the Reserve Corps, by enrolling competent en gineers who during the world war ? served as enlisted men. It is a well-known fact that, 1 during '.he early months of our par ticipation in the world war. engi neers and others of kr >wn educa tion, ability, and experience waiv ed rhe opportunity to obtain com missions and enlisted in the engi neer regiments that were being recruited for immediate service in Franc.-. Thus it happened that in many of these regiments a large proportion of the rank and file were graduates of colleges or technical! schools, with all the qualifications! requisite for engineer officers. In the event of a future enter-j gencv sucn men bv reason of tin ir i i professional accomplishments eom j bined with their military experi jenee would be of inestimable value] as engineer officers. While i: is true that even though these men : may not now enroll in the lle ! serve Corps, they would come for I ward in time of need, their value 1 would nevertheless be greatly en hanced should they accept com ; missions now. for by this means : they would keep in touch with military developments. The present project for six vol | unteer field armies for the national defense calls for an ultimate i strength of 9.000 engineer officers. ' Tiie present total, including regu . lar army, national guard, and or ganised reserve, is less than 4.000. It is the policy of the war depart | mem. to enrol! in the engineer section of the Officers' Reserve rCorps those who served as enlisted men during the late war. provid ed that they have the technical I qualifications to warrant such ap pointment. They will he appointed i ir. grades commensurate with their positions and responsibilities in civil life. Men of this type can be en rolled in the higher grades without [affecting in any degree tlie ap pointment as second lieutenants of the young and inexperienced grad j nates of the lt. O. T. C. units of ? our universities. j In considering applications of en : listed men for commissions in the Engineer Reserve Corps, examining | [ boards will exercise a wide dis-; 'cretion and will give great weight to professional and technical abil ity rather than a detailed knowl edge of military regulations. Can ! didates for appointment will be ex ' pected to demonstrate by their i past achievements and present : worth that they have the capacity ; ?o adapt themselves to the mili tary system should occasion arise, j hut they will not he rejected he- ' : cause of present unfamiliarlty with ] ! military subjects alone. Officers so appointed will be given an oppor tunity to receive the necessary in? j j struct ion in military subjects be-! ? fore they are called upon for ac-! I tual service in their gx*ades or be- ! fore they are eligible for promo lion to the next higher grade. ; Detailed information may be had jby wnting to the Chief of Engi [ neers, Washington. D. C, or to the i Corps Engineer at the headquar ters of any of the nine corps areas i into which the countrV is divided.! TEN YEARS IN PRISON i - sTimmons and Willard Convict ! cd at Laurens of Killing Policeman t Laurens. .March IS.?Guilty of i manslaughter with reeommenda ' tlon for mercy was the verdict and ten years each in 'I'm state pen itentiary was the sentence of the I court upon Luther Timmons and I Monroe Willard. young men of Clinton, who wire convicted of the i charge of murder in the killing of Hosae O. Martin, Laurens city po i liceman. December 14 last. The verdict of .he jury was returned shortly before C, o'clock this af ternoon. Judge John S. Wilson refused a I n< w trial for the men and counsel j for the defense at once gave no tice of intention to appeal the case j to the Slate Supreme Court and ? asked the court to grant bail. Bond i was fixed at $5,000 <? ich. ; After a man has made an ass of [himself and thrown away his I chances, there isn't much left ex jcept the pleasure of complaining that people didn't treat him right. A powerful address is "Broad j way. New York." mot finished | Thought you j it's a gooi \yll GO Aril olivia 15 , rWELVE YEARS TO SERVE IN PEN Archie Turner Convicted on Manslaughter Charge .Mali..p.. March IT.?Archie Tur ner, tried for the murder of Edwin White, of the Centenary neighbor hood and convicted of manslaugh ter, was sentenced late yesterday ifternoon to serve a term of twelve rears in the penitentiary by Judge Thomas S. Sease, presiding at this term of court. The killing was done more than two years ago and White's body was bound, weighted and sunk in the river. Some weeks later the body was discovered by a fishing party. Suspicion fell on the Tur ners and the father, Thomas, and his two sons. Mack and Archie, were arrested <>n the charge of m u !\br. .Mack and Archie were found guilty with recommendation to mercy, while the elder Turner came clear at the first trial. An appeal to the Supreme Court was made, and after a hearing before that body. Mack was released and Ar chie awarded a new Trial. As soon as Ma? k was released, attorneys for tiie prosecution had him arrested on the charge of accessory after the fact. His father. Thomas Turner, was also .arrested on the same ground. The trial of Archie Turner at tracted much attention and during the entire proceedings the court room was packed to overflowing. Almost the entire strength of the Marion bar was pitted in this case and the arguments were as strong and as fine as have been heard here in some time. The defendant was represented by A. F. Woods and W. F. Stackhouse, of this city, and W. B. Norton, of Mull ins, while the State was represented by Solicitor L. M. Gasque, L. D. Lido and H. S. McCandlish. Condition of Officer Lawrence Im proved Reports received from the Tourney hospital this morning state that the condition of Officer j: M. Lawrence, who was shot early Sat urday morning by Willie DuRant. an escaped convict, is very much improved and that he is getting along just as nicely as can possibly j be expected. Although the wound is a very painful one it has been pronounced as not extremely seri- j ous and with no complications Offi- ; cer Lawrence will he out again j tiefere so very long. His friends j are delighted to hear of his con-" tinned improvement. mm? TOBACCO Penn's spells Quality. Why? Because? Perm's is pacged air* tight in the patented " new container ? the " v quality is sealed j - So Perm's is always fresh , ?an entirely new idea for chewing tobacco. Have you ever really chewed fresh tobacco? Buy Perm's the next time. Try it. Notice the fine con dition. And after that, use fresh chewing tobacco ? Penn'Si Re turns From Mechanics' Course Mr. J.' B. Blackwell, mechanic^* the head of the repair department of j. II. McCoIlum, Dodge Broth er's Dealer, returned to Sumter Saturday night from a three day intensive course .n mechanics which was put on in Columbia by a spec ial representative from the De troit factory. -. Doctors trying to take candy from the babies won't find it ? as easy as it is supposed to be. Kentucky failed to reject the Darwin theory, but came very near proving it he true. Lois of theni.are fine cook3 if vou can live an-salads and fudge'. Hardest tiling about grand opera singing is keeping fat to do it. Expediency: The poiile name -for a bit of crookedness that so cms es sential to a profit. EVERETT TRUE By Condom km, e^c(5.eTT/ IVG qqtS msll, ^hat 13 <t ?] isopfeTHf/s/o. ha.-:i r w^'t to cst I To Tecv_ yoo 11 ALC ^>GHT ? TeCC J*<5 By Allman