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THE COUNTY FAIR Campaign Inaugurated to Put the Greater Fair on a Solid Basis Delegations from the Young Mens Business League, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club and Chamber pf Commerce met at the Chamber of Commerce this* morning and de cided to make a thorough canvas for the County Fair Association. The town was divided up and the following assigned to the different wards; Young Men's Business League will earn-as Ward 1, Ro tary Club Ward 2, . Kiwanis Club Ward 3 an the Chamber of Com merce and fair directors Ward -L This campaign will have to be wound up if we are to have a coun ty fair commensurate with the Sumter spirit. Work should already have been begun on the .moving of the build ings; and erection of barns, but nothing can be done until the funds have been assured. No man has ever lost a dollar in the. pres ent county fair and there is no reason why the larger fair with!an athletic field, and proper equip ment should not be even a better paying investment. J. Frank Williams, i * Secretary of Meeting. Rotary Club Meeting. Mr. Whitehead Kl?ts, of Salis bury, N. C, field worker of the Community Service, addressed the weekly meeting of the Sumter Ro tary Club at the Claremont Hotel Monday. -Jrle -discussed the work that the organization is doing for the betterment of community life and the improvement of. the phy sical and moral condition of the whole people of the country." Mr. Klutz is an enthusiastic proponent of the plan of community welfare and a most earnest and eloquent speaker. - His presentation of the subject w&s; received with ap plause. - George D. Shore brought up the subject of the county fair and stressed the necessity of the busi ness men of- Sumter giving it the most liberal support possible." L. *D. Jennings was asked to state the preseirt status of county fair cam? paign for a bigger and better fair and he did so brieny, concluding by announcing that a meeting Srould be held Tuesday morning to take definite action?either to go forward with the plans or abandon the undertaking for the present year. A committee of the club ?was appointed to attendathe meet ing and- to cooperate, with the county fair officials. ' The meeting was the most large ly attended of recent weeks and the club is rapidly working toward 't?e desired 100 per cent attend ance. vt The programmes announced for the next three months are at tractive and will insure a full at tendance-of members. ? Stouden mire-White. On Friday afternoon, "'Septem -hfer lo, Miss Mae Stoudenmire and Mr, William White, both of Sum ter. wei* happily married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. J. W. Daniels in the presence of the ^immediate families. /- Miss Stoudenmire is a girl of 'sterling character and Mr. White -is to be congratulated on winning .-her for a companion. ? *^ ? ?? Paxville Items. Paxville. Sept. 13.?The Wom an's Christian Temoerance Union held a "Mothers' Meeting" at the home of the president. Mrs. F. S. GeoTdings on Tuesday afternoon with a good attendance of mothers. ?A very interesting program had i een - prepared and it was enjoyed -and appreciated. Three names were added to the W. C. T. U. ? membership. The feature of the business ses sion was the election of officers for another year and resulted as fol io ws: President. Mrs. F. S. Geddings. Vice-President, Miss Daisy Rhame. Recording and Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Henry Curtis. Treasurer. Mrs. T. W. Gunter. The following superintendents of -departments were chosen: Flow er Mission, Mrs. M. B. Corbett; Citizenship. Mrs. L. C. Ridgill: Medal Contest. Mrs. Henry Mc Leod; Child Welfare, Mrs. R. T. Touchberry. Mrs. J. W. Mims. Jr., and chil dren have, returned after a two weeks' visit with her cir.tcr, Mrs. B. B. Ferguson, at Sharon. Mrs. Luke Ridgiil spent the week end in Sumter visiting relatives. Mrs. H. S. Boyd pf Lsmar has returned home after a few days' visit with friends and relatives. Miss Pearl Broadway left last week to begin her teaching duties s?t Green Sea. Mr. T. R. Owen has moved hin family to Waiterboro where they will make their home, lie has lumber interests nearby. Mrs. Minnie Plexico Ambrose and children of Geors-tvv.-n have been visiting at the home of Mr. J. W. Mims, Jr. Miss Lucile Gedding* left Tues day, to resume her studies a: Co lumbia College. Miss Emma Brown went to Charleston on Sunday where she wil| attend the Memmiuger High school this. session. Miss Florence Felder is at homo from Kershaw for ?? short vacation. Mr. and Mrs. X. C! Buoadwa.v visited relatives at Chesterfield last week. Faint heart never won fair lady. hoi faint light has. Mayesvillc Xews Xotcs. Mayesville. Sept. 13.?Cotton ' j picking, if the weather keeps fair, will last only a very few days ? longer. The gins have not been j crowded at all this season. One . could keep up with the cotton and i then not keep too busy. Mr. Claude E. Wingate, law stu ; dent at Columbia, is visiting his ! parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Win gate. Friday afternoon. September 22, the Baptist church will serve a barbecue at the old Mazursky store on Depot street. Everybody from Sumter. Lynchburg, Elliott and St. Charles are invited. We can not "make the invitation too cor dial to be here Friday afternoon from 6:30 o'clock until the tables are cleared. This is served for the Baptist church to raise money to carpet same and all who attend wiH help a good cause. ? ?-? ? Hot Supper at Zoar. ? ?I * On the night of October 5th there will be held at Britton's Store in Concord township a "Bet ter Acquaintance Meet" and cele bration .of the completion of the first section of the Manning-Sum -ter hard surface road. Appropriate exercises will be held and a good speaker will be selected for this occasion. But the main feature of the occasion will be the delicious hot supper to be served by the ladies of Zoar Meth odist church. Everybody or at ? least one thousand of everybodjs . \who attended the last "hot supper served by these hospitable ladies at" Britton's store a few weeks ago know what kind of suppers these lad ies serve. The Sumter Chamber of Com merce was visited by a committee of Zoar neighborhood ladies. Wed nesday and the publicity artist of that organization . was ordered to get busy writing up this October the 5th celebration and hot sup per, and inviting everybody to be there, married and single, and he just said "Yes Mam," and got busy. Riding over Sumter county's smooth andnard surfaced high ; ways is a great luxury these days. , Zoar neighborhood and Concord \ township are going to celebrate . October the 5th. and they want ? everybody to be* there. Of course the ladies are going to be the gen . erall managers of this celebration but that makes no difference be cause'all Sumter married men are accustomed t?-;being skirt-bossed and like it, and the single men or old bachelors are anxious to get so they will have a female boss. A Delightful Surprise. It is true that many of life's happiest - experiences come to u? by surprise. And so it * was on Wednesday evening Avhcn the pas tor of the Salem Baptist church ] Rev. *E. W. Reynolds, and his wife j returned home, and on entering the house were met with a very delightful surprise in the persons of twenty-one ladies of the church composing the Ladies' Aid Society, who. without hint or hailing, had ; slipped in and taken charge of the ; premises to .the extent that when { the pastor and his wife were- es \ corted into the dining room there ; another surprise met them in the j nature of an abundant feast of good 1 things which veritably weighted ! down the table, ail of which was ; presented to the pastor and his ? wife as.a. token of cheerful re j membrauce. and to which they. I with the ladies present, addressed \ their undivided attention to the j extent that everyone was filled. At ! this juncture Mrs. Alva Burkett : got the attention of the assem I bly and in very endearing words j presented to Rev. and Mrs. Rey j noids beautiful presents as tokens I of the love and esteem in which ! they were held. To the pastor was J presented a handsome Masonic era j blem, and to his wife a beautiful ; cameo pin. In very affectionate I words Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds gave j response. After an hour spent in j delightful social intercourse this j A-ery happy occasion came to a i closeleaving in its wake the hearts 1 of the recipients of such de?ghftul ; evidence of. love and confidence ; burning with the tires of returned ? affection. Rev. E. W. Reynolds, who has i been pastor of the Salem Baptist ; church for the past five years and j more, retires the. first of October ; to take up work in another field, j and surely the prayers and love J that will follow him and his good ; wife as is evidenced by such an ; oeca-ion as this, will be sources j of inspiration and enheartenmen? TURKS EAGER FOR FURTHER CONQUEST (Allied Powers Arrange Con ference in Effort to Pre vent Further Fighting ? London. Sept. 21.? While the al j lied * power-* were feverishly en jdoacoring to arrange a peace con | ference to clean th?- slate between j Turkey and Greece ami prevent more righting in the Near East, rumbles of impending hostilities continue to come from Constanti nople. Jn the Dardanelles a rel atively small force of British iroopy are Jio'?iTis; Chanak. the key to the southern shore straits. Tbe Turks art- eager for further conquest and are concentrated outside the neu tral sonc. impatiently awaiting word from Pasha to advance. A few minutes after lea o'clock this morning tin- fire department was called to the home of Mr. h. L>. Sfrother at Ian Magnolia street. The fire was extinguished by the ch**rrtieal and <li<I little daraasre ICITY COUNCIL MEETING Executions For City Taxes to Be Withdrawn From Sheriff and Served by Chief of Police A called meeting of council wa? ! held in the council chamber on j Tuesday night, there being present I Mayor Jennings and Councilmen ! Raffield and McLeod. The minutes ! of the regular faceting of August j 22nd and read and approved. Returns were received from the managers of the bond election held on September 12th. 1922, whereby it appeared that six hundred and twenty-six (626) ballots were cast at said election of which five hun dred and twenty-nine (529) were in favor of the issue, and ninety ; seven (97) were against such is ! sue. The clerk was directed, to have prepared- an ordinance de claring the result of said election ; and authorizing the issuing and! sale of bonds. The following ordinance was in- j troduced and given its first read- j ing: "An ordinance to declare the re- ! suit of an election to determine j whether or not the city of Sumter j shall issue bonds not exceeding two ' aundred and fifty thousand ($250. 000) dollars for the sole purpose, of paying the expenses and liabili- j ties incurred in the improvements j of streets and side-walks when the j abutting property owners are being j assessed for two-thirds of the cost j thereof, and to authorize the is- j suance of two hundred and fifty! thousand ($250,000) dollars inj bonds for the sole purpose of pay-j ing the expenses apd liabilities in-; curred in the improvements ofj rstreets and sidewalks when the] j abutting property owners are being j j assessed for two-thirds of the costs j i thereof, and to provide a sinking j j fund therefor." } The above ordinance received its [first reading, and the "ayes" and{ } "noes" being called for on the j 'question of whether or not the same j should pass to its second reading, the vote was as follows: L. D. Jennings* yes. J. A. Raffield, yes. R. L. McLeod, yes. j 'Reports from the city p'nysi- j ? cian, Civic League nurse and po- j I lice department for the month of ; August were read by the cierk and j received by council as' information, j A letter from the Chamber ofj Commerce dated September 19th, ? ^suggesting the placing of white j j way lights at the intersection of ?Ha.rvin and East Liberty streets, jand Sumter and West Liberty j streets, was received and read to ; council by the clerk, and ;ifter dis icussion it was decided that these! ! lights would not be placed for the [present. r ?n reference to tax executions, a j letter was rec?ived from Mr. R. D. j Epps. acting City Attorney, in com {ph'ance with a request from Mayor ?Jennings, in which he stated that the oniy lav.- he could find bearing upon the subject was in section 2950 of .Vol. 1 of the civil code which provides that the execution to enforce the payment of munici pal taxes shall be issued under; the seal of the corporation by the j J clerk and directed to the chief of | j police, or any other officer desig-, ; nated by the*eity or town counci'' for that purpose, and all sales un- : dor such execution shall take plaee j ; in front of the city hall or other j [public place. 4^Shated by ordi-j j nance in such city <>r town, and ] that he had followed this section! ? in its amendments through the law.-*| j of 1922 and could find no amend I ment affecting the above provis j ions. After a discussion of th* matter by CounciJ. it was deeidea to withdraw all executions now in the hands of the "county sheriff, j turning them over to the chief of j police of the city of Sumter who I would be instructed to levy in ac- \ cordance with law. The matter of continuing fire i insurance upon all passenger au-' tomobilcs and trucks owned by the j city was next discussed, and it was j I voted to continue such insuranco in force. Mayor Jennings was op- j j posed. i Council decided to waive a main- i ! tc nance bond of Powell Paving Co. j j for paving the sidewalks on "West I i Liberty street from Purdy street j f to* the city limits., and instructed I ! that the work be started as soon I j as possible.. ; The city manager was authorized | to extend the pipe line in a dit<*h j back of flicker Lane for a distance ! of 200 feet, putting in the neces- j sary bulkhead, etc. Council authorized the sale of the j Ford touring car now in use by the police department, and the purchase of a new~Ford touring car to take its place, the proceeds from the sale of the old car to be ap plied on the purchase of the new car. The resignation of C. L. Hutch inson from the police force was re ceived and accepted, ami Mr. J i P. Shockley was appointed to fill the vacancy, his appointment sub ject to the will of council. As has been customary in the j past when a new councilman is, elected, positions of all city em- \ ployes are automatically declared ; vacant; and upon motion of Coun- j cilman McLeod, seconded by j Councilman liafhcld, the present or ganization was re-elected, subject ; ro the will of council: In connection with the whit* way system now being installed on j Main and Liberty streets, it was brought to the attention of council that merchants/ firms and individ- | uals who would be affected by the ??hang- in the lighting system were slow in making the necessary changes m rh*- wiring ?>r* their places business, and the clerk v.hs directed t?? write a letter to all parties ar interest that such wiring r>tii.<t be done and completed by November 1st. i:'22 in order to be prepared for (he change. After a discussion of other rou tine Plotters, council .adjourned. -? ? m~ The sheet asphalt jmving is be- | ing laid on the Camden road be tween the city limit* uv.fi Shot Pom ii Rranch. BLACK AND TAN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Tolbert and His Follows Con- J trol Meeting in Columbia j ?Re-elected Chairman Columbia, Sept. 13.?Featured by a veritable love feast fror Joseph W. Tolbert. state chairman and national committee-man. harmon ious sitting: of the assemblage non materialization of rumored candi dacies for governor and congress man and the usual eustigation of the ""inefficiency and mismanage ment" of the Democratic party the convention of the Union Repub lican party of South Carolina was held here today. Tolbert. Republi can "Boss" and "Pap" dispenser, for South Carolina was the central feature of the attraction And it was conclusively demonstrated that he i is in charge of his party, which reelectcd him chairman of-the ex ecutive committee for another pe riod of four years. He said that he had the ear of the President and no appointments had been made j by Harding other than those recom-j mended by him. Elected to assist him in handling} the party for the next four years was R. H. Richardson, of Wedge-j field, as vice chairman: Henderson; H. Mobley of Coiumbia. as secre- I tary and an executive .committee' composed of Major J. F. Jones,- of Columbia, and J. C. Hardy, of Spar tanhurg. at large. T. H. Pinckncy, A. J. Clements and A. B. Seabrook, first congres sional district: W. S. Dixoh, J, M. Jones.ana W. A. J.acksori, second district; James W. Tolbert, L. C. Waller and E. B. Churchwell. third district: B. F. Thompson. B. J. Mad den and J. A. Tolbert, fourth dis trict: George Wales, A. C. Stewart and W. M. Goodwin, fifth district; E. J. Sawyer. T. J. McCarley and W. L. MeFarland, sixth district: and M. J. Frederick. Jacob Moorer and S. J. Lcaphart, seventh dis-! trict. Want Tolbert A pointed In addition, the party platform j carried a commendaiton for Tolbert} and a. resolution was adopted call- j ing on the judiciary committee of the United States Senate to report! favorably on the nomination of] Tolbert for United States district.* marshal of the Western Carolina;] district, made by President Hard- . ing some months ago and the con- j formation of which has been bit-1 terly fought by X. B. Dial, Senator from South Carolina. The Senate j was likewise asked to confirm the i appointment. One of the real features of the] convention was the large number ! of white delegates present, claimed by some to be 65 per cent of the personnel of. the convention, which has 124 delegates to conform to the number of seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives j the Targe number of white dele-? gates was commented on onthusi- J astically by all the speakers who | took it as an omen of a break i in the solidarity of Jhe Democratic, j party- in this state. All speakers! urged the negro men and women'? of the state to get registration cer- { ti?cates and be- eligible to a vote , in the general election. . Wants More For Xegrocs H. B. Rickard. delegate from r Xewberry. as chairman of a com-i mittee, introduced a resolution! voicing dissatisfaction with the lack of "pap" thrown to the negro race by the party, and calling on the leaders to explain. After a sho?*t statement from Major Jones who gave an outline of the diili culties of removal and appointment! to oitiee under the civil service I rules the resolution was quietly] laid to rest by being referred to; the executive committee for re-j 'vamping in their platform. > The Republicans advocated aj generous and liberal foreign poiicyj based upon a clear conception of! the rights pf a nation, reaffirmed] its belief in a protective tariff.: commended the executive budget.! urged reasonable economy in gov- i ernmental departments, endorsed relief measures for agriculture, op-j posed that "policy that operates! forthe destruction or confiscation I of private property or zl:>> nation-! lalizat'on of industries," suggested! that the judges seek a greater ap preciation of the rights involved 1 in industrial dispute4*. recom-j mended a relase of the natural j resources of the nation and a speedy development of the rivers j and bays of the country, advocated, a further reduction of taxes with out excessive penalties, welcomed the decrease, in lynching, commend' ing the leadership of President Harding and Joseph W. Tolbert. and gave hearty commendation to the "achievement*' of the recent peace conference. Sumter county was represented by the following delegates and al ternates: Delegates. R. 1J. Rich ardson. Dr. C. W. Birnle und M. J. Frederick: alternates. A. G. Speafi.j J. M. DesChamps and C. F. Brog-J den. OPPOSITION FOR FULMER Tolbert Republicans* Plan to i Name Candidate For Congress Columbia. Sept. 21 -The =evcmh district Union Republican coriven- | tion was held in Columbia yester day afternoon. ;nal it w;is decided to put a candidate in the field for Congress, to oppose Congressman Pulmer. in the general election. A committee was named to select the nominee, this committee consisting of R. H. Richardson, .of VVedgeficTd: J. H. Goodwin, of Columbia: W < R. Fisher of B'ishopville; M. J. Frederick of Sumter; s. J. Leapharl J of Lexington: Jacob Mborer of Or-j angeburg. and X. J. Frederick of {!olum.!>ia. ?rf. Goodwin was elected ?hair-j man: the executive committee is composed of the following: T.. J Williams, of Columbia: IV!. R. Fish er of Lee; Frank L?rick of Lex ington; R. W. Jenkins, of Rich land a ad F. M. Martiu of Sumter. TWELVE YEARS FOR ASHLEY Anderson Man Sent to Prison For Kill ing Policeman Hughes of Honea Path Anderson. .Sept. IS. ? Ernest Ashley, who was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury Saturday night for the killing of Arthur Hughes, deputy sheriff and police man of Honea Path. August 24, 1920. today at 'i o'clock waj sen tenced by Judge Mendel L. Smith to serve 12 years in the suite pen itentiary at hard labor. Barren Grier, one. of the attorn eys for the defense, did net arrive until :> o'clock, being tied up in the Underwood cas? in Greenwood this week. Mr. Grier arrived in time to make an appeal for leniency to Judge Smith and asked that the judge not give a more severe sen tence than the. resident judge did in the first trial. Judge Smith was firm in his stand and held that the facts in the case warranted a sen tence of 12 years. ? About a year and a half ago Ashley received the same verdict and was sentenced to 11 years in the penitentiary. Upon an appeal for leniency to Judge George E. Prince the sentence, was changed to ten years. Ashl*y was releas ed on bond pending an appeal to the supreme court, which granted him a* new trial. This has been a hard fought case. Ashley was represented by T. Frank Watkins, G. B. Greene avid Claude B. Earle. Solicitor Harris was assisted by Gen. M. L. Bonham and Senator Proctor Bon ham of Greenville. It was said that Judge Smith would impose sentence at 10 o'ciock this morning and numbers of peo ple filled the court room before this hour. Then it was found that the sentence would be pronouncod at 3 o'clock. It was also Ihojght that Judge Smith would senlcnee B. H. Iloiley, who was also con victed last Friday of mansNligh ter .without recommendation to mercy, but this sentence has i.ot been pronounced. HOHey was convicted in the case of the killing fo A. B. PIvans at his home at Orr mill. Hoiley is also a deputy sher iff. YOUNG GIRL IS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Miss Janet te Towers, of St. Petersburg. Fla., Dead?? Machine Turns Over MeCprmick, Sept. IS.?Miss Ja nctte Towers. 20 years of age. was instantly killed near Modoc. this county, at 4.So o'clock this after noon, when a touring car, driven by V. II. Wright, of 2124 Florida avenue, Tampa, Fla., overturned. Miss Towers, in company with her mothers. Mrs. Hell Towers, and an older sister. Miss B. Towers, have teen spending some time at Xo. 10t? South French Broad avenue. Ashevillc. X. C and had advertis ed for some one to accompany them on their return trip to St. Petersburg, Fla., who would fur nish a car as they wanted to drive through in an automobile instead of by train. V. H. Wright answered the ad vertisement and stated that he would take them back if they wanted to take plenty of time, but would not promise to rush on the trip. They left Asheville this morning and drove to Greenwood for dinner. Leaving Greenwood they intended going to Augusra for the night, but When they readied Modoc and on a till they met a wagon a1 a point where the sand was heavy and loose. In passing the wagon Mr. Wright says that the wagon gave him at least half i Ii'.- rpnd. but th.it on account of the sand in the road at that point, he lost control of the car and in tr> in;; to get back into the road the car darted across the road and turned over, pinning Miss Janette Towers und^r the car, killing her almost instantly. DILLON FARMER FATALLY SHOT J. Oliver Hyatt Dies of Wounds in About Three Hours Dillon, m Sept. IS.?J. Oliver Hyatt, a. white tenant on D. W. Bethea's place, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon on Joe An drew's p'nr?c. near Mclnnis bridge by Floyd Branch, it is alleged, an otlu ;? white tenant of that section. Uyait was shot three limes with a 32-calibre pistol. Branch, it is claimed, was shot one cimo by Hyatt, receiving a wound in the arm. The trouble, it is alleged, was due to jealousy over a woman. Hyatt lived only about three hours u'ter the shooting, having had time to reach the hospital at Clio. Branch came to Dillon and gave himseli in? t?? the sheriff and is now in jail. Hyatt was about IT, years ?">M arid leaves a widow and three children. .\ horse and buggy belonging to .Jim Pumuin, colored, was stolen Monday night from Levi's lot where piirman had lefi the horse hitched while he at tended to business on the streets. The police were no tified oat n" trace of the missing team hnd been found up to noon today. j Unions Score in J Injunction Fight [More Than One-Third of the Evidence Ruled Out Chicago. Sept. 18.?More than one-third?in volume of the gov ernment's evidence in its injunc tion suit against the striking rail way shop crafts was ruled out to day when Judge James H. Wil kerson upheld the contention of the defense that 2 S3 affidavits re counting violence at the hands of supposed strikers 'failed to show persons making them, knew they were to be used in court. .At one swoop attorneys for B. \ M. Jewell and John Scott, strike headers. thus disposed' of a large j part of the slightly less than 700 i affidavits on which the govern I ment based its claim of an unlaw j ful conspiracy to destroy interstate j commerce. j Among the affidavits which the j court announced he would not con ; sidcr in arriving at a decision was ! one by J. P. Rooney, head of the I Chicago bureau of investigation of j the department of justice, to which I Mr. Rooney had attached copies of j strike bulletins issued from the (headquarters of the railway cm i ploy es' department. American Fed eraiton of Labor. The defense objection to the 2^3 exhibits was based on the grounds that as the affidavits did not show j the persons making them they } knew they were to be used in i court, was evidently they did not ; know they were subject to the laws governing perjury wirken they j swore to the allegations, i Government attorneys tonight j were considering having at least j part of the exhibits re-sworn that i they may be rc-subniitted. Black ! burn Esterline, assistant solicitor j general, obtained permission from I the court to have the?exhibit qual j Ified if the government desires. At ? torney General Daughorty is ex ! peeled to reach Chicago tomorrow 1 to take personal charge of the case j again. i The defense victory followed two I defeats for the strike leaders' at torneys earlier in the day. Donald j R. Richberg, .opening the defense ?case, again moved that the govern I ment's bill bo dismissed, but the I court overruled this motion. He j then moved that all of the affi f davits detailing acts of violence ; be stricken out, but was again ! overruled. I Renewing the* attacks on the I exhibits, one by one. the defense: lawyer cited technical objections 1 against them, the court overruled j him on a dozen or jnore. Frank i Mulholland. of Toledo. Mr. Rich berg's assistant, produced one . of j the government's ' affidavits to ; which he objected because it failed I to incorporate the necessary aver i ment that the affiant knew it was j to; be u?<ed in court. Judge Wilker ; son sustained the objection and j announced he would not consider j the exhibits when making his de Icision although allowing it to reJ i main in the-record. . j -Here ten." Mr. Mulholland ;said, producing a huge pile of pa lp ers. "are 282 more to which we j object for the same reason." I Mr. Esterline. Assistant Attorney j Generai McLaughlin, Assistant At ? "tomey General Crime and theicas | sociales entered protests, but the jsame ruling finally applied to the ; entire lot. i ; Mr. Richborg announced tonight j that the attack on the govern ; ment's evidence would continue to ! morrow and probably Wednesday, j The temporary restraining order j now in force against the strikers j terminals automatically Thursday, j when the ten-day period for which j it was extended expires. NEW JERSEY MURDER MYSTERY ; Pistol With Which Killing ( Was Done Found by Police New Brunswick. X. J., Sept. 19? I Discovery of the pistol with which {the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, j rector of the Church of St. John [the Evangelist, and his young choir I leader, Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt {Mills, were tdain, brought the in vestigation of the mysterious I double murder near a close to j night. j While officials refused to repeat i predictions of an arrest within a {given time, it was learned that ; the custodian of the Somerset I county jail at Somerville, had been I instructed to prepare for the re j ceipt of at least one prisoner, i County Detective David of Mid jdiesex, who found the pistol, re ? fused to say anything about it. ! Earlier in the day detectives I came into possession of a woman's ! handkerchief, pierced with what j appeared to be bullet holes. The ; handkerchief had been picked up (near the spot. ; Xearly all day long?save for a. j brief respite while they attendee? the funeral of Mrs. Mills?the slain j woman's husband. James Mills, {and her daughter Charlotte, were (closeted with officials in Prosecu i tor Slicker's office. When they were, dismissed, the officials said .Mill? was "definitely out of it.* Mrs. ?Hall, widow of the dead man. and her brother, William Stevens, had been summoned to ap : pear hut they were later informed J they need net come at this time. They will be quizzed later as to i their movements hist Thursday <-irn1 early Friday morning. Grand juries of both Middlesex and Somerset c?imttes were pre pared by the presiding judges to day.' Although the bodies were found in Somerset the officers gen erally behoved they were not slain liiere. Sumter county hat* produced n large crop of hay this year and it has be^n harvested in fine ?-ondl I ion. I Charter No. 3S09 Reserve District !To. B REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE i FIRST NATIONAL'RANK OF SUMTER ? At sumtjsr in the state of s. c. j At the Close of Business on September 15, 1922. RESOURCES: . ?? 1. a Loans and discounts, including redis- . * * counts, acceptances of other banks. .' ' . and foreign bills of exchange or f [ drafts sold with indorsement of this , ? bank (except those shown in b and c>.'_$ 920,814.38 Total loans.-? 920,814-38 2. Overdrafts, secured. $1,210.35; unsecured, $19L9S.. 1.402.53.; IT. S. Government securities owned: a. Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) .-$ 50,000.00 * b. All other United States Government } \_ Securities (including premiums, if any>. 61,000.00 Total _._<.._ 111,000-0? Other Iwnds, stocks, securities, etc.:._. 28,380.13 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures.- 35.000.09 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank._._ 56,938.72 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks 84,767.16 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as re porting bank (other than Item 12) _._ 7,654.5^7 Total of Items 9-, 10. 11. 12, and, 13 92,421.73 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. *S. Treasurer. 2,500.00 4. 3. 6. s. 10. 13. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 24. 25. Total._$1,228,457.28 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in.-_?. 100,800.frO and 57,431.77 C.5S8.73 36. Surplus fund. Undivided profits_s_ c Less current expenses, interest, faxes paid ._._ Circulating notes outstanding_.. Amount due to Federal Reserve Bank (deferred credits) ._1_ Certified checks outstanding._ Cashier's checks outstanding_'_. Total of Items 21, 22. 23, 24, and 25 9.454.04 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) sub ject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days): Individual deposits subject to check_'_? Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve Items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. and 31_. 226.370.89 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): State, county, or other municipal deposits se . cured by pledge of assets of this bank or surety bond_ Other time deposits.?_._.._ Postal savings deposits _._._ Total of time deposits subject to > Reserve, Items 32, 33, 34, and 35. 663,255.23 United States deposits (other than postal savings), including War Loan deposit account and deposits of United States disbursing officers. 150,000.00 30,843.94 4g 750.00 5,701.76 15.0.0 s;737.2s 226,870.89 20,S0S.j* 642,820.70 1,784.08 1' Total._._$1.22s,457.2s. State of South Carolina. County of Sumter, ss: I, O. L. YATES, Cashier of the above-named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge amV belief. O. L. TATES, CashWr. j 1922. ! Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, ." (SJKiAL> DAVID DpAR^ 'Jr.. Notary Public.: .} Correct?Attest: i: XEILL ODONNELL, , . . H. D. BARNETT, . *" GEO. F. EPPERSON, . Directors. - HEAD OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT I Prof. Walter E. Rowe, of Bal timore, Succeeds Late Prof.- Homes I Political Honors i Not Being Sought i DesChamps Not Responsible * For Mentioning of Name ?Retired From Field L To the Editor, of the State: I Columbia. Sept. is.?Prof. Wal- ! Through your columns permit me iter E. Rowe, of Baltimore, one of - to say that j*t how my ?am?JJ^ : !the prominent engineers of the : come to be mentioned m cooneciipn W country, will assume the chair of ! with politics and office holding I no , I engineering at the University this not know and am in no way respon iweek. with the opening of the j sible. . :! 1922-23 session. Wednesday of this I I gave 25 of the best years of my week. Prof. Rowe succeeds the ? life for the good of humanity m ?late M. Goode Homes, who was: public service.' I did so with my I killed in a double tragedy by the i whole heart and. with, all the po'^er ! gun of Marshal Ben Halle last | in me. I have reared now and noth^ j Spring ! ins will induce me to reenter service ! The new professor of engineer- \ for the public. There is not afi ! ing is well known here. He was : office on earth that I want or would I dean of the department in 1.917- I accept. For the rest of my UfeT : is. Prof. Rowe has been identi- ! hope to enjoy the'quiet lntle dut*>* ' fied with some of the largest engi- !at home. of I have nothing but best wishes wide world, bu t I (necring projects and schools ? engineering of the country-. ] for the whole ! The University students will ar- j leave the field of active service for rive lhis week. .Monday and Tues- |younger men. i day being devoted to enroll- ? * have never cared for nor sought . iment. The largest student i honow. Helpful service for tee 'body in the history of the inetitu- !-ot,d of others has hten the PUI> :tion is expected. j P0!i'- of my hfe" .? ? +. m m 0 My heart still yearns for the i good of humanity, especially th* (struggling "masses at the b?t , torn, who bear the greater Toad i in life and are but little thought wish to extend to the citizens of> byt their battles must ^ fouwM Card From Mr. McLcod. Editor: ! Mr. ; i : of Sumter county my hearty and splendid i by others. My duties at home axe 'such that I could not leave if 1 - - v.. {sincere thanks for the i vote given me. both in the first , desired to. j and second primary. i am always i ~m grateful to my friends who ; mindful of the fact that Sumter is ; think of mc as serving them. but i n*l.v native county, and the first to further than the use of my pen i j honor me with a political office. ; v\-irl not be permitted to go for the ; Twenty-two years ago. by an over- rest of life. I whelming vote. I was elected a j j. >r. DesChampf. ' j member of the House of Repre |sentatives for Sumter county. My I affiliations and associations with j the people of Sumter have con j tinued unbroken throughout these j years, and I number among them j ?ome of the warmest friends with j whom my life has been blessed, j This overwhelming expression of their confidence calls for my deep I est expression of gratitude. I have j not words to convey them, but want my frimuis to know that I do deeply appreciate this splendid ex 1 pression of confidence. Very truly yours. Tim-. G. McLeod. Bishopville. September 15. SUSPENDED FOR HAZING FRESHMEN m The first Monday in October is the la?t opportunity before the No vember election for obtaining ieg istration certificates. The super visors of registration will be in their office in the court house to issue certificates to applicants. Ev ery Democrat in Sumter county should be qualified to vote in the general election. Those who are not already registered should matve it a point to obtain a certificate on Monday, October 2nd. j Furman Football Star Trouble With Faculty Greenville. S. C. Sept. 21?"Bud." Langford, the star of Furman Uni . versity's football team, has beta indefinitely suspended from college : as the result of charges growing ' out of hazing freshmen. The sttt ; dent body held a meeting and drew : up a petition in view of having j Langford reinstated. ' rHAHBLRLAfrvC K, TABLETS 0 Wa>hington. Sept. 21?The Cap per-Tirieher bill providing for the regulation of trading in futures on the grain markets was siqrned today bv President Kardin'g! FOR CONSTIPATION BILIOUSNESS Headache INDIGESTION Stomach Trouble -SOU) EVERYWHERE