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PARDONED CONVICT GETS IN TROUBLE Sumter Finds One, Convicted of Manslaughter, Sentenced Again Of those from this county par doned while Blease was governor, several have left here and are known to be living in other , states and one or two others have died. One, Robert N. Barwick. white, in dicted for murder of a negro in j the fall of 1909, before Judge' Sease, was convicted of man-! slaughter. A new trial was refus- j ed but he was allowed to give bond j * pending an appeal to the supreme I court. It was not until July, 1911, j that the supreme court handed down its decision confirming' the verdict of the lower court. As Barwick had not appeared by the fall term of 1911, a bench warrant was issued for him October 9. The next day, October 10, 1911, he was paroled by the governor and !n D>ecember, 1914, he was fully par doned. Since then he has been in j the toils of the law again, as in J July* 1921. he is recorded as plead ing guilty to violation of the pro hibition law. THE BROWNING MEETING Re viral Services to Be ? Con tinued One Week Longer l ? ______ ? i The great success attending the Browning revival in Sumter has caused hundreds to request Rev. Raymond Browning to continue his ! tent services for one more week j and he has consented to do so. Fully two thousand and five hundred people attended last even ing's services and this was said to be the most successful and result getting service of the three weeks campaign of the Browning party, i Rev. Browning was at his very ! best in his eloquent and forceful { sermon. He is an absolutely j fearless preacher and hits out j square from the shoulder and f knocks the devil right between the j eyes and hands him and all other J sinners frequent solar plexus blows that count. He docs not hesitate to openly denounce sin and appeal to sinners to got right. The congregation last evening was most earnest and; thoughtful and about two hundred men and women were in the splen did choir. Many went forward and gave their hand to Rev-. Browning expressing a wish and a serious determination to follow Jesus Christ's teaching and be bet- \ ter Christians in future. Miss Carolyn A. Hosford, the j eloquent and efficient platform j an'd, music director leads the chorus and inspires all present tc be earnest participants. She is a woman of great personal magne tism and leadership and her work in Sumter, like that of Rev. j Browning, has been great and re- j suit getting in many ways. The \ big choir of two hundred or more j men and women under her leader- j ship has shown wonderful de- j ^relopment aud efficiency. She is j being ably assisted by Professor j Ralph Perkins, the artistic pianist ; of the Browning party. Miss Hos- f ford brings real messages in song ? which reach the heart and soul, i Fred. Sibert, personal worker and j tent superintendent, is a zealous ; worker and has- done much good ? also. At the meeting and sermon for ! men only yesterday afternoon.; which was attended by a great j concourse of men that filled the platform -and the tent to listen to j Rev. Browning's sermon entitled ! '^Victor and Victim/' The men ! were atetntive listeners and re- ! sponded enthusiastically to the in- \ spiration of the sermon5 and went' forward and shook Mr. Browning's; hand. An Experiment 'At the request of the Winthrop \ Daughters. Mr. White, manager of! the Rex Theatre, has promised to; secure at an early date a special ; pieture for the children. The pur pose of the Winthrop Daughters in j asking Mr. White's cooperation is I two-fold. Not of prime importance is the fact that they may add some- ; thing to their treasury in this j way. The membership of the or- j ganization- is made up largely ot girls and women who received , special training as teachers, and! who realize the lasting impressions j made on the plastic minds of chil- ; dren during their hours' of recrea tion as well as their hours of work. They feel that by securing for oc casional Friday afternoons a pic ture produced especially for chil dren they can render a real ser vice to the community, provided the parents honestly want their children to see good and suitable pictures. The first picture to bei shown will be on Friday the 13th. or if unavoidable, then on Friday the 22nd. Th** name of the picture and, the date and hours of the show will be announced as soon j as definitely known. Whether or not other feature pictures for chil dren will be brought here through the winter season depends on the reception given the first one. So watch for the advertisements, and if you are in sympathy with the movement for children's pictures.' buy tickets and send the younger; members of th?* family to see a! show produced and brought here especially for them. : Home is where fhe family isn'f. j :O?NTY NEWS I BOOZE NEWS Another raid on the moonshin ers was made Thursday down in the Bush Bay section by a party composed of Deputy Sheriff Mc Kagen, revenue officers Coleman j and Smural and rural officers ! Newman and Norris. At the first j stop evidences showed that the I still had just been removed as a fire was still burning and a ket tle nearby contained water which was hot. At the second stop the still was also found missing but'j about seven hundred gallons, of mash were found and destroyed at the two places. The four McLeods and the two Griffins who were arrested on Tuesday, gave bond Thursday in amounts ranging from *2t)0 to $500. Robert Ardis and T. D. Weeks who were being held for having liquor in their possession were also released on bonds of $500 each. Jlothers' Club. The Mothers' Club, tender the j auspices of the Civic League, held i its first meeting since June in the domestic science rooms at the ! Girls' High school on Thursday j afternoon, September 7th. A large number of the members were present and the meeting a very successful one in every re spect. Dr. H. L. Shaw gave a clear I impressive talk on the danger of j flies a net mosquitoes, the preven tion of typhoid fever and other 1 preventable diseases. Mr. "White, of the Rex and Lyric theatres, sent an invitation to the mothers to attend the picture, "Where is My Wandering Boy To night?" to be given in Sumter Fri | day and Saturday at the Rex. Mr. 'White not only invited the mothers I but sent them till tickets free. 'This gracious act: on Mr. White's ; part is very much appreciated by the members and the committee in charge. Mr. White has been ; extremely kind and thoughtful to j the Civic League and thanks of j the League are extended to him. j The ladies in charge of the j meeting served light refreshments,, i and the meeting adjourned to the school grounds where a number of automobiles were waiting to take the members to their homes. Thi* is highly appreciated also. The members for the most part live a i long way from the school, and if j they come, must bring their little i ones along. The friends of the! club generously came and filled up j their cars with mothers and smil- j ing little children. A-drive through j the :<treets is ,not the least part of | the pleasure of the members and i they all expressed their enjoyment, j The club is for the purpose of learning how to be healthy, and this is well worth while any ef fort on the part of sensible people, j If we can make a pleasant event j out of. such a necessary thing, so j much the better. A Birthday Party. Quite an enjoyable afternoon i was spent at the home of Mr. and j Mrs. J. O. Barwick, Friday after- j noon, September 8th by the little j folks. "This was Master Raymond | Barwiek's sixth birthday and he j had a number of his^ little friends to help him en jo/ this occasion. After playing various games in and out doors the children were invited into "the dining room where delightful cream, cakes and mints were served. .As Raymond blew out the candles of his birthday cake many good wishes were given him. The litt'e folks all went away saying they had had a de lightful time and Raymond was so happy because, of his many useful and pretty gifts given by the chil dren and others. Those present were:: Mary Meli Cherry, Dorothy Pate, Caroline Phifer, Dorothy Boone, Katherine Rice. Sara Lewis, Agnes Preacher, Elizabeth Lemmon, Billie Lewis, Marion Hutto, Billie Gibson, Vaughn Jennings, Charles Phifer, Raymond Barwick, also Miss Het tie White, Miss Lottie Smith, Mrs. I R. W. Lewis and Mrs. C. M. Phifer. i Two Sumter Concerns Make As signments. W. E. Brunson, Jr., and Roscoe Cartin, trading at Sumter as the Brunson Battery and Electric Co., yesterday filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States I j District Court here listing liabili- | j ties of $3.871.20 and assets of $3,-j 516.49. W. E. Brunson, Jr., also! filed individual schedules showing I nominal personal liabilities and as- j sets. Roscoe Cartin. trading as the I City Vulcanizing Works, and indi- j vidually filed schedules showing j liabilities of $3.999 and assets of i $9,55 $.46. Little Boy Run l>o\vu Gaffney, Sept. 10?Paul Evans, a four year old boy who accom panied his parents to this city yes- i jterday from their home at King.-; j Creek, was run down hy an auto-1 mobile at the intersection of Lime-j stone and Frederick streets yester- j day. Medical assistance was1 promptly rendered by Dr. J. G.j Pittman and it is said that the in-j juries of the little fellow probably will not be serious. Eyewitnesses] who saw the accident say that no t blame t an be attached to the driver j Of the ear, and that the affair was; una voida ble. -^^fc The large amount of road con struction that wiD be under way inj Sumter county during the fall and winter will afford employment fori many laborers win* would other wise po idle. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS AWARDED Five Sections of High way System To Bei Built at Cost of I $600,741.18 - i The regular meeting of the Sum- j ter County Permanent Road Com- j mission was held Thursday at Chamber of Commerce rooms, i Present: Commissioners L. D. Jennings, S. A. Harvin, J. F. j Bland, Stanyarne Burrows. J. B. j Britton. E. E. Rembert. J. P.j Booth. G. A. Lemmon; absent, I. j M. Truluck. ? | Bids advertised for were open ed and read. Following companies submitted estimates: : Slattery & Henry, Greenville. C. D. Rigsbee. Durham, N. C. Caughman Paving Co., Colum-1 bia. Concrete Construction Com- j pany, Columbia.' j Robert G. Lassiter & Co.,'Rai-; "eigh. N. C. j Ely Construction Co., Augusta, I Ga. j Powell Paving & Construction , Co., Columbia. Adams Evans Co., Jacksonville,! Fla. Engineers were instructed to I tabulate all estimates, and report back to commission at 4 p. m. with figures in detail. Minutes of meeting held August 10th were read by secretary, and ordered confirmed. Mr. M. H. Beck appeared before board requesting consideration be given to matter of work on his road: that the actual work be done during winter months, if practi cable. Board advised Mr. Beck j his request was a reasonable one. J and that they would give it due i consideration. Mr. Hudson appeared before j board relative to matter of right: of way across his lands near j Mayesville, claiming present route j would practically ruin his place.; The chairman advised Mr. Hudson,1 the state highway commission' forces the board to go that way, and asked that he submit any prop osition he might have to make. Mr. Hudson outlined his idea and was advised by the board they* would give it consideration and advise! him later what could be done. Adelaide Cappell appeared be fore board relative to right of way across her land on the Camden I road. She was advised the board would give her proposition consid eration and advise her later. The c hairman /read a letter from Adams Evans company assigning j further payments on their con-i tracts to PWmetiO National Bank | of Columbia, whjch was received! as information. Secretary was in-; structed to write Palmetto Nation- j al Bank of Columbia acknowledg-j ing same- i Engineer Murray read corre-; spondence passing between the At-, lantic Coast Line Railroad company ; and himself relative to erection of] overhead crossing on Pinewood! road. It was moved and second-; ed that the chairman handle thisi further with the railroad. It was proved and seconded that j the contractors stand' cost of the ( detours at Fivst Mill on the W edge field road. Commissioner Britton made In quiry regarding taking up and re- J laying of pipe drains on Manning j road. Matter was fully discussed ? and explained satisfacotrily to the' commission by engineers. j Monthly estimates of contrac-1 tors. S57.457.S8 and current month-: ly bills totalling 52.342.33 were sub-j milted, approved and ordered paid.; On motion, meeting adjourned, j to reconvene at 4 p. m. to receive figures from Engineers in tabulated [ form for building new roads. Adjourned meeting of Sumter] County Permanent Road commis sion was held Thursday, September! 7th at Chamber of Commerce rooms. 4 p. m. Present: Commissioners Jen-; nings, Harvin, Bland, Burrows, i Britton, Rembert, Booth and Lom mon. Abent, I. M. Truluck. Engineer Murray read estimates; received during the morning, and the following contracts were! awarded by the board: J Manning road: U.l miles. Rob-j ert G. Lassiter &. Co., Raleigh, X.! C, type 'B,' asphaltic concrete,; ?152,!>3iu;2. i Camden road: 4.2 miles, Rob-] ert G. Lassiter & Co.. Raleigh. X. j C, type *K' asphaltic concrete, I $102,770.11. Blshopvule road. 4.3 miles, C. D.I Rigsbee. Durham, X. C, type, concrete. $tl^rS?3.70. Mayesville road, 4.1. miles. C. D. j Rigsbee. Durham, X C, typo 'A/j asphaltic concrete. Sil7,339.00. ! Pinewood road: 4.5 miles, Pow ell Paving <fc Construction Co. Co lumbia, type 'B.* asphaltic con- ; crete. $107.9i?$;70: The successful bidder? were call ed in by the chairman, advised of awards t<? theru, and requested that all bonds be written by local agents, and purchases of ma terials ot* every des_*:-;otion te made in Sumter, ii' at equal prices, which they agreed to (,o. ivngincer] Murray stnted to these contractors all necessary detail-; would ???.? j worked out by him immediately and turned over to them, -i- that work could be commenced at, earl iest possible date. on motion, at p. meeting adjourned. $~ People wlu? liv?>-ir> rented houses should not throw stones. i Maybe cheap actors are hams! because ?-g^rs k? with them. ? Stricken Thursday I Night and Attend ing Physicians Say That Recovery i s Not Assured j Washington. Sept. 8 (By the Associated Press).?The condition ; of Mrs. Harding, wife of the pres ident was so serious tonight that ; "recovery is not yet assured/' a I statement issued at ? the White House at 9:30 p. nt., tonight by j Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer, the fam ily physician, said. Complications which developed I yesterday and last night, the j statement said, makes Mrs. Hard jing's condition "critical," it was' i added. I j Dr. John Finney of Baltimore I j was called in consultation tonight and Dr. Charles Mayo is on his j way to the White House from j Rochester, Minn., to attend the! i patient. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, son; ! of Brigadier General Sawyer, and | j Dr. Joel T. Boone have been in i attendance on Mrs. Harding since j j early today. j Dr. George T. Harding, Jr., of; j Columbus, Ohio, a brother of' j President Harding, has also been' [ summoned to Washington, Secre-; tary CJhristia.ii . said. When Mr. j I Christian gave out Dr. . Sawyer's! [statement to newspaper corre spondents, he said: ! "Boys, Mrs. Harding is in a very t critical condition." j The statement, timed 3 p. m., is-1 I sued by Dr. Sawyer follows: ~Mrs. Harding, whose illness is ! a recurrence of attacks cxper j ienced before coming to the White [ I House, developed complications' Thursday and ' Thursday night which make her condition critical.: These complications are so serious ' that recovery is not yet assured. i Dr. John Finney of Baltimore was! called in consultation tonight, and. Dr. Charles Mayo is en route from; Rochester, Minn. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer and Dr. Joel T. Boone have j joined in the attendance on Mrs.1 ! Harding today." Dr. Finney reached the Whit91 House at 9 o'clock tonight. President Harding remained con- j I tinuously at the bedside tonight,: never having left the sick room j since late today. During the day,! tOQ, he was there frequently,; : spending part of the morning there i and again after the regular cabinet 'meeting this afternoon, going to; ! visit her. Secretary Christian and several ' attaches remained at the White i House, where there was evidently a I feeling of apprehension. It was ? 'the impression that a definite turn i !to the illness might be expected ; within the next 24 hours. ! The illness was described as hy ; dronephrosis. from which .Mrs. Harding has suffered at intervals since a surgical operation nine years ago. In 101G she passed [through an acute attack, and [shortly after Mr. Harding was j elected president in 1920 was again \ ill. On both occasions, however, i her illness yielded more readily to I treatment, it was said, than the ' present attack. Severe Cold Last Week. Mrs. Harding felt the first effects of her present illness nearly two I weeks ago while on a week-end 'cruise on the .Mayflower with the ! president and a party of friends, j Last week she was reported to be ; suffering from a severe cold, and [early this week felt sufficiently re ; covered to again bo about the I White House. A setback, however, occurred with complications, marfc ! ed by recurrence of hydro nephrosis, again confining Mrs. Harding to her room, j During the past two days Dr. iSawycr has been in almost con ! slant attendance at her bedside, j his sen. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer of Marion, Ohio, arriving today for, consultation. Hr. Joel T. Boone, ; naval medical officer on the May i flower, a stuff of laboratory; tcchni i dans and two trained nurses also I have been in attendance, j The president spent part uf the J morning today at Mrs. Harding's [ bedside. After the cabinet meeting j he again left his office to be with ; her. and late in the afternoon laid aside his official duties to return to I the sick room. Messages express-, ' ing the hope that Mrs. iinrdi:i? j would (juickly be restored to health I were received throughout the day [at the White House, and o number of cabinet members and prominent [government officials called per sonally to inquire as to her condi tion. The president and Mrs. Harding [have remained in Washington for l [the last two mouths continuously, [except for one brief trip down the' Potomac on the presidential yacht,; and have had practically no social engagements. Mrs. Harding had i ?appeared to be in excellent health, [but fricnds.are of the opinion that [the strain incident to the acute industrial situation. with which she f i - * < 1 kept constantly in touch.! might have contributed to her ill-i ness. Harmony Presbytery v.-.'-i a* the Presbyterian church on Tuesday the 5th instant and received Mr. i Marion Du rant as a candidate for: the ministry and he will enter the Columbia Theological Seminary! iIiis fall. Sometimes it's the tie that binds, j and then again it's the rail that I splits. ? ? ? What makes halt' I?.*? 1?I manj madder than buying a wh?de hair' cut V i MRS. HARDING SLIGHTLY BETTER She Passed a More Comfort able Night Than Expected Washington. Sept. 9.?Attorney General Daugherty, who remained at the White House throughout the night because of the critical con dition of Mrs. Harding, said on leaving early today that she had passed a more comfortable night than expected and he believed her "pluck and will power" would car ry her safely through the crisis. A bulletin issued by Brigadier General Sawyer, the attending phy sician attending Mrs. Harding, at nine thirty, said she had "a fairly good night," that complications of yesterday were "less threatening this morning. For the first time since the Hardings entered the White House the public were barred today. The president remained in the White House proper instead of going to the executive office. COAL ORDERED TO STATE FUEL HEAD 10,000 Tons From North for Mills and Others Washington, Sept. 9?Official an nonuccment was made here today that the federal fuel distributor ha:-; announced the movement of 1-0,000 tons of coal from Horton, Va.. to the State fuel administra tion of South Carolina. The statement accompanying the announcement says: "Representations are being made from time to time that industries will be compelled to close unless given certificates of priority which will aid them in obtaining fuel sup plies. Those cases are being con sidered on their individual merits, under a general policy of issuing priority authorizations only where real emergency needs cannot be provided for by other means. "The fuel distributor has found it necessary to issue, priority No. 2 orders for the movement of a limited tonnage of coal to keep some non-essential industries in the southeast from -closing." STANDARD TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. September 10th to 15th. at Trinity Methodist Church. 1. Missionary Message of the Bible. A course for general church members, leaders of missionary societies and Epworth League groups. Credited by Sunday school, mission and league boards. Given by James Cannon 3rd. Pro fessor of Biblical literature in Trinity College, Durham. N. C. 2: "Pupil Study"?Miss Mary Lemmon.. Conference Elementary Superintendent, instructor. A re quired general unit of the Stand ard Training course. Textbook: "The Pupil." Barclay. 3. "Principles of Teaching"? Rev. E. L. McCoy, presiding elder Sumter district, instructor. A re quired general unit in the Stand^ ard Training Course. Textbook: "Principles of Religious Teaching." Barclay. 4. "Junior Lesson Materials"? Miss Grace Killingsworth, special assistant conference Sunday school board, instructor. A specialization unit for workers in the junior de partment. ^ Reference books: "How to Teach. Religion"?Betts. Jun ior Teachers' Textbooks, Part 1. Courses IV, V and VI. Daily Monday Through Friday 6:45 Lunch. T:3o Class period. 8:20 Devotions. 8:40 Class period. 9:30 Adjournment. Requirements for Credit. 1. Regular attendance or 12 class periods. Absences must be excused by a vote ot the faculty, and not more than two can be al lowed under any circumstances. 2. Completion of assigned work, including tests or examination. 3. Minimum age requirements, 17 years. Other Denominations. While the school is under the di rection of the Methodist Sunday School board and Standard Train ing Course is used, workers of other denominations are cordially invited to enroll and tako the courses. Credits are interchange able with Presbyterian Sunday school board. Ca rrigan - Fri erson. Sunday evening at ?>:4.r. o'eleck nt the Christian Church parsonage Mr. A. C. Carrigan and Miss Alma,-] Frierson were happily united in marriage. The wedding was simple and beautiful. 1). S. MacDonald, pastor of the! Christian Church conducted the; ceremony. The bride is an est:- j mable youne: lady of Lynchburg. J the daughter ot" I>r. and Mrs., Frierson. v Mr. Carrigan is one of the well > known and respected members of j the Sumter police force. The happy couple will make their home in Sumter. The guests at the wedding were: Chief J. M. Barwick. Mr. C. M. Chandler. Mr. J. \). Chandler. Mr. | Harold Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Ge?. A.j Brown. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Frank j Freeman. Miss Nettie DuBose. Mrs.; .1. M. .Zeigler and daughter LTleta, and Mrs. Geo. A. Brown. Sr. ; -? ? ? !.?.is of fat folks could reduce by ? living within their means. - Kids remind us <?;' canoes. It is much better t<- paddle your own. Getting divorced from your job never pays any alimony Fashion s;tys men's winter clothes will be about tbf> ?am-'*. J Kxcept for a cleaning, yes. ' Investigation of Cotton Ordered i Senator Smith Leads Fight in Senate?Ginning Report to September 1 Washington, Sept. 8.?A board investigation into the methods and practices employed in the market ing of cotton was ordered by the senate today in the adoption of the resolution by Senator.Smith, Dem ocrat. South Carolina, w'iich seeks to determine whether there is in terference wJih the law of supply and demand in the cotton mar ket. ! It is claimed in preambles to ! the resolution that the combination ! of the carry-over and the esti ! mated production for this year will not be sufficient to meet the world j demand, and yet quotations fail j "utterly to respond to these condi j tions/' It is further stated that cotton consumption both here and abroad has increased, but there has been no corresponding In j crease in revenue to the producer, ; a condition which it is alleged j threatens to seriously damage the industry. j The investigation is to be con I ducted by the senate agriculture [ committee. f - Ginning Report. j Washington, Sept. 8.?Cotton ] ginned prior to September 1, j amounted to 817,171 running bales, I including 25,953 round bales, I counted as half-bales, compared jwith 485,787 bales, including 36, j 027 round bales to September 1 'last year, and 351,589 bales includ ing 17,451 round bales in 1920, j the census bureau announced to jday in its first ginning report of j the season. j Ginnings by states to September ! 1 this year' and comparative flg i ures for last year follow: i Alabama 58,252 and 12,968. ! Arkansas 7,470 and 306. California 51 and 173. ? Florida 6,475 and 387. Georgia 143.947 and 47,863. j Louisiana 15,906 and 2,743. j Mississippi! 4,034 and 4,144. j Xorth Carolina 1,262 and 77. I Oklahoma 4,365 and 1,221. I South Carolina 5,241 and 1,160. Tennessee 47 and 2. I Texas 560,010 and 414,616. i AH other states 111 and 127. ! ! People For Law Enforcement i _ iGov. Harvey Finds That His j Policy is Cordially Endorsed ? Columbia. Sept. S.?"I find many [instances where the good people of I the .state are co-operating in the i matter of law enforcement," stated i Gov. Harvey yesterday in speak \ ing of the crime situation through | out the state. "I have been able [to send detectives to many parts ! of the state on cases reported to i me by private citizens, and in many cases prosecutions have re | suited and bad places have been j cleaned out. I would like to urge ; that such co-operation is appre i ciated and is a great aid in the . enforcement of the laws of the ? state." j Governor Harvey visited the i state penitentiary, with Mrs. Har | vey and Dr. G. Croft Williams, sec : retary of the state board of public j welfare. The visit was partly pri ! vate: partly official. The executive i was 'specially anxious to investi | gate the conditions surrounding the ; women prisoners. He stated fol I lowing his visit that he is looking [into the matter of improved quar jters for the women in the prison, i While at the prison the govern ! or was besieged by tales of woe i from prisoners. Many begged him j to extend clemency. He is not in clined to issue pardons or paroles ! freely, but he stated today that j he is working on plans for the j betterment of conditions surround ing all the prisoners, looking to (their moral and social and spiritual j betterment. I "Bunk" Says M'Adoo ;Has Made No Announcement of Candidacy t 1 Idaho Fall?. Idaho. Sept. S.? .William G. McAdoo, former secre j tary of the treasury, today char ! acterized as "pure bunk" a recent ! press report from New York in ! which William C. Lyons of Denver, j Col., said Mr. McAdoo had told him j that he would be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nom ! ination in 1024. ! Mr. McAdoo said that should he I decide to make a run for the pres i idency he would announce his can didacy direct to the American i people. I Death Hagood. Sept. tc?Mrs. Etta I Wheeler 'died late Monday after ; Ui?on. Although Mrs. Wheeler had [been in ill health for several years and for the last few weeks had suf fered very severely her Vioath was very sudden. Mrs. Wheeler before hor marriage was Miss Etta Mclit tosh of Mayesville. She was a wo man of charming manners and un selfish personality. Her cheerful disposition won for her scores of friends, who will l>e grieved to hear of her death. Mrs. Wheeler was) years of age and was a loyal member of the Presbyterian, church. Resides her husband she is sur vived by one daughter. Miss Marie Wheeler of Hagood. and four sis ters and one brother. j The funeral was held Tuesday af- i ternoon at Mt. Zioii Presbyterian j church, u?ar St. Charles. The ser vices were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Grier. pastor of that church. '? - There may not be much money ; in circulation now. but ih*> worl ; series is coming soon. I I More Indictments In Herrin Case; _ I iFifty-eight Men Are Charged: With Conspiracy?Probe to: ! Be Thorough ^ j Marion, 111., Sept. S.?Fourteen t j bills were returned by the grand | j jury investigating the Herrin mine! ; war of June 22, last, shortly be-! ; fore they adjourned this afternoon. { |The first of these bills indicted! fifty-eight men for conspiracy and { : for rioting. Thirty-seven of these i j men, according to Circuit Judge D. j j T. Hartwell, were, indicted Th?rs- I ; day for murder. The twenty-one men indicted by j today's action of the grand jury j j are charged with conspiracy to j } kill fifteen of the mine war vie-j i tims. j After the reading of the report i I the grand jury recessed until Mon- J ! day morning, September IS. This' ! will give the deputies an oppor- j j tunity to serve the indictments j I just returned and give the jurors ! and attorneys time to prepare new j i lists of witnesses, j Attorney General Brundage com ; mended the work of the grand jury j j which, he said, "was as thorough | j as that of any jury I have ever | j seen." Of the thirty-seven men indicted i j Thursday, eleven are in the coun- j i ty jail, and, with the exception of j i a Herrin tax driver, are said to { have been the. leaders of the mas sacre. Foreman John' Stewart, in the presence of the jury, this after- j j noon declared the following state j ment to the press: "We wish to correct a sentiment! j prevailing throughout -the coun- j j try that our investigation will not : j be thorough and that it will be j i swayed by political and other in- j ! fluences. ! "We will make an absolutely! i thorough investigation and if any; i influence is attempted we will not I ' listen to it and will positively dis-! ; regard it. We will be thorough in ! i our work regardless of the re- j 1 suits and there will be no phase! i or angle that we will not examine I : into. j "We will investigate into the J deaths of union coal miners in the J j same thorough manner that we! \ are now investigating into the death! j of non-union men. We will also I investigate the actions of the ? j Southern Illinois Coal Company! I and Wm. J. Lester and should we I find them responsible in any j (manner will not hesitate to* indicti j them any more than we shall hes- j j itate to indict any other guilty I j parties." fFour Year Governorship Terms, j (Augusta Chronicle). There is a sentiment for longer j ! terms of office for governors. The i j change to four years instead of! ! two in the terms of county officers! ! has been a wise one. Many Geor- j j gi.-ins have asked for biennial ses- ; ' sions of the legislature and the i j 1922 House of Representatives j . voted in favor of such legislation, j i though the senate refused to pass I |the bill. In truth, thefe are many | 1 Georgians who desire four year j ! terms for the state house officers j ! and one sitting in four years by the j " general assembly. There is evi- J dently cropping out a campaign to j ! endeavor to bring about some such j ! arrangement: j Twenty-two states hold elections \ I every four years and choose state i j officers for that period. They are: ? Alabama, California, Delaware,} ? Florida. Illinois, Indiana. Ken- j j tucky, Louisiana, Maryland; Mis- j j sissippi. Missouri. Montana, Ne- ] j vada. North Carolina, Oklahoma, j ! Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah. Vir- j j ginia and Wyoming. Two ter-? j ritories, Alaska and Hawaii, have j the same provision, while New; ? Jersey elects every third year.. The Greenwood (S. C.) Index-; : Journal is striking out for four-; j year gubernatorial terms. The ! Greenville Piedmont has enlisted in i ! a like campaign. It is not wholly j !that the $41.825.00 appropriated! I this year for general elections, I would be saved to South Carolina, ? ; but that, under four-year terms, ; governors (being made ineligible j to succeed themselves) would de vote themselves, without inter ! ruption to the discharge of their ! duties. ? As a matter of fact the people . ! are tiring of politics?too much j i politics?with ail their turmoil. ; distractions and demands on one's 1 time. Fifty days in each four ! years of legislature duty would, it ? is held, result in drawing the very j ; best men into public life, men who. j : these days, will not gvie the exten- j ; sive time to legislature sittings i that are demanded of members of I the general assemblies. There is no disposition to shirk i polities. Participation in politics? i * . i the selection of public othcers at the ballot box?is a duty which a-; good citizens must perform. But there is a disposition to avoid a needless multiplicity of elections:: ' to stabilize administrative condi I tions in the state and banish the turmoil and bad feeling which fre quent political campaigns bring ' about. The time may come when we j will have gubernatorial elections ? but once in four years, protected, of] course, by the recall and like safe- j guards. It would be an ideal ar rangement. Six-year terms or eight i year terms might be more ideal. j This may be an awful country. , but there are Russians who haven*! had a good meal in six years. San Francisco woman disowned her five children. Perhaps they ; wore bell bottom trousers. ? ? ? The coal gouger doesn't care : who has an empty cellar so " long as he is sure of his pile. Some towns have all the lock. ! lightning bit a Boston book agent. I Owens Has Plan To Aid Germany Members of Southern Com mercial Congress Trade Commission Reach German Capital Berlin. Sept. 8 (By the Asso ciated Press).?A program looking toward the stabilization of inter national finance on the basis of amortization is being submitted to* Ambassador Houghton, it is under* stood, by Dr. Clarence J. Owens, chairman of the international trade commission of the Southern Com-* mercial congress, the members Of which have arrived here from Hol land. Dr. Owens conferred with Am bassador Houghton today, and to gether with the other members ofw the commission will spend sever al days here before continuing their investigations regarding in ternational finance in other coun tries of Europe. The basis for the proposed scheme is said to be the principle that the Southern Commercial congress took from Germany to the' United States in 1913, on which the federal farm loan act is based It is understood that Dr. Owe:as* called the attention of interest^ circles "in Berlin to the system of finance in operation in the United States under the federal farm loan* act, declaring it makes possible ab' solute cancellation of a loan in S|. R-2 years, in i>9 semi-annu&I pay ments, merely by adding 1 per cent * to the interest charged. Commenting on the possibilities of applying amortization to war* debts Dr. Owens said: "Under the amortization plan the dignity of nations would be main tained, and they would not be holding out their hands for alms. They would be paying their debts." Commenting on the steps Pre?n> dent Harding is reported to have taken toward the stabilization of international finance. Dr. Owens' expressed the . opinion that "the^ steps could be efficacious if divorc ed absolutely from all political significance in America, and if his plan could be divorced from ati* international politics. It must bs on a percentage common economic basis where the fame of parties must not be* taken into account. "With the world war over, all questions of hate and revenge must be eradicated. IMPRESSION ISD] Over Decision of Peru to. Quit League of Nations Washington, Sept 8. ? The statement from Lima to the ef fect that Peru is to participate no further in the work of the League of Nations occasioned a deep im pression in Latin-American cir cles here. Concern" was expressed lest the step had been decided up-* on, in part at least, through the election of Senor Edwards of Chile to the presidency of the Geneva assembly and\was a reflection of* sentiment between the two coun tries. It was generally agreed that such a development could not be construed as a happy one, in con nection with the ratification by the congresses of the two countries of the protocol signed in Washington to submit to arbitration the Tacnft Arica dispute. Opposition to such ratification, it was pointed out, was ' already being developed by ex-^ tremists in both Peru and Chile. Although none cared to venture a prediction concerning the prob able result' of Peru's action, the hope was expressed that if the* Tacna-Arica agreement was in volved the two governments never theless would smooth away any new> difrerences and bring about ratiflca- ? tion of the protocol within the time specified, that is, before Oc tober 30. ? MINERS RETURN TO SHAFTS TODAY Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. Sept- fO? Leaders of the United Mine Work ers* union rested here today aft'>r the ratification yesterday by the* tri-state convention of the hard coal j diggers of the wage agreement, which will send approximately 155. Ooo men back into the mines after* having been idle since April 1. John L. Lewis and Phillip Murray, re spectively president and vice jres. ident of the union, will go to Scran ton tomorrow formally to sign the agreement. * Approximately 90 per cent, of the miners are expected to resume work tomorrow and the remainder will return as soon as the mines, which> are in a bad condition as a result of the long suspension, have been piaced in shape for operation. MISSING WOMAN IS FOUND Macon. Ga.. Sept. 11.?Mrs. J. Garnett Starr, aged 19, and Mies Valeria Lamar, 15, sisters, who were located in Jacksonville yes-* rerday after a nation-wide search in connection with H. C. Graham, who was a n ested on the charge of abduction, wei'e returned to their home here this morning. Mrs. Starr declared that Graham was innocent ot the charge and Warren Roberts, the girls' uncle, said the charge against Graham would be dismissed at once. What the kids can't figure out is why the Society for the Pre-1 vent ion of Cruelty to Children goes right on letting the schools open year after year. * < ? * If that New York inventor has really found a way to burn warer. it serves the coal industry right. ? ? --M