Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Watchman and So*thron Brtered at the PostoOlce at Sura- j s PERSONAL. : Mrs. Paul -Reynolds returned this morning from Atlanta, where she visited friends and relatives. . Mr. T. H.Dick of Columbia was in the city Friday rnorning. Mr. TD. Kennedy who ha^been away from the. city for the* past three weeks ha^ now>.fuily recov ered ( and is . back, at work. Dr."Milton Weinberg will leave j tomorrow night for Baltimore. Af ter spending a week there, he will j go to Boston to attend the Clinical Congress of the- American College ! of Surgeons, and will return home \ about November^ 1st. Mr. John: R. Sumter* who is ins pector of the paVing work in Harts v3Uer is. in the city for- the week end. Mrs. Archie China, accompanied A?ss* Claire Hoyt t?V COfcambia Sat urday, morning where \ they "wlH spend, the day as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Davis. Miss Hoyt is: en route to Indianapolis, Ind., where she has accepted a position. Mr. -??*; J. Jackaon. of? Hagood, iwas in the <?tst Saturday^ - Mvl- Hugh. A\ W?lift?d> of the Sumter .Leaf. T^bacco^o., has gone to. Rocky .Mount on business. George Edward MbKagen, of-Co lumbia, spent Sunday In. the city. The Rev. X P^. Derrick left Mon day morning tb atten^ ?he conven tion of the ^United5- Lutheran Church of America, fcelfc, in Buffalo, New York,~October ?7-26. Messrs. H.A: M?ses, "R. B.- Wa:. ters and John- B. Du me left 1 Monday morning for Asheville, N C, to attend the Norih and South Carolina Kiwanis District Conven ts^ . Messrs. Zack Darr and Frank Jeppi left Saturday night for New Orleans to atend- the American Le gion reunion. Mr. E. ~ W. Dabbs. Jr., was In town today. : - ' Mrs. J. R. Johnston has return- * ed to Cades after visiting her pa rents for the past week. Mr. and Mrs.S-.L. Smith of Flor ence ..have returned home after vis iting-their, parents in the city. r. Messrs, W. C.. Brogdon, Lewis DesChamps,- J? A., McClure, Herbert Horris left Saturday night for the \ American 'L-egaon - convention in New.Orleans. ? ? ? ?'. .?.'? ;??; , ? Kecorder^s Court rA Number of Cases Brought Ot&From Cro?s Day Recorder Harby had a full bench *^cmg him when he opened court ?ooday. the ma jority of the- mour ners, being negroes . who were ar rested Saturday for loafing and loitering. These men were pick ed .up on information that they 'were pickpockets,' One was con victed and sentenced "to thirty, days or $30. . The. others asked for a contipuation until they could get - money to employ a lawyer. f ; ^ . The only other case was that], aifainst J.: A. Steele* white, who was charged with reckless driving ftisft exceeding the speed limit, and drunkenness- and cursing on the streets- He was. convicted on two counts. The sentence was $50 or thirty days on each of the counts. The First Baptist Church. Dr. J. R. Jester of Winston-Sa ra, who will preach for us during our meeting, is in town. He will preach this evening, . Bro. Eugene OBve of Mount Airy.; N. C, is also in town and wHl have charge of the music this evening and through the meeting. There will be two services each day. The morning service will be at .10 o'clock. The evening service will begin at 7.45s A. mos: cordial izjvitatfon is. ex tended to one, and all -to attend tfiese services. W, E. Thayer. . Hiccoughs is not necessarily a form of spiritualism. All -hiccoughs do not come from departed spirts. A sophisticated woman is one who has learned to forgive herself. -?-y -.y. -?-T' IN09ME T?X DODGERS IN TROUBLE! Liens Issued Against a Half Dozen Prominent Citizens Columbia, Oct. 16.?Settlement oV the income tax liens that have ? been issued against a "half dozen j prominent South Carolinians for j large amounts lately through the j clerks, of federal court at Green-; ynie and Charleston will not effect ! the prosecution in criminal court of the defendents. in the cases where indictments have already been brought, according to J. M. Rob- j erts, of Columbia, internal.. reve- j nue agent in South Carolina, who 1 has.handled the cases for tlje gov- j ernment.. The cases will -go on the j federal criminal dockets; within the . coming month, Mr. Roberts stated ; today. - ^The six Kens filed with the courts ! last week' against the prominent South Carolinians, total $512,993. 85. Two of the liens, against Francis J. Pelzer and Henry W. Frost, of Charleston,, were With drawn "last Friday, after payments had been made. The tien against Mrl Frost's property iw?s for $40.- j 720.75: that against Mr. Pelzet $20.056.56. ; The largest of the six liens is against Campbell Courtenay, of Co lumbia, for $194,928.56. The. sec ond largest is against St. John Courtenay. of. Columbia for $184*-: J 34.38. The third largest is against} Ashmead Courtenay, of Charles-1 ton. for $51,372.83. A lien aga'inst I property owned by Henry R. B?ist, I of Charleston, is for $21,7.80.58. j There .is a- ten -day h m it for -setr element of the liens. After that the. property attached is sold to satisfy-: the government's claim. However, this does not satisfy the ; criminal prosecution of the. alleg ed violators* of- .-ythe - income tax law*'Revenue Agent; Roberts states. Cop^^ Notes Secretary Reardon Calfe For P?y?Jie?t of Stock Sift scriptio&s . In order to expedite the rapid? and most economical construction of the maia *xhloition fair build ing:., poultry,. - swine, - cattle, horse and -mule buildings, race track and} grand stand, foot: ball and base ball parks, and p?y spot cash j for the/t5ir.ty-eight acres ?f .land, i fence in. same and otherwise com- j plete the brand hew .Greater Sum- r ter County Fair plant at the j earliest possible moment, aha save j thousa&ds of dollars by discount- j ijig all building material and labor bills, borrow ho money and save! hundreds of dollars -interest, the] Sumter County Fair: Association of ficers and directors areNasking the stockholders to * make extra ef-1 forts to pay' up -their assessments. j Xothi-ng ean be done until a certain i amount , of money is .paid in. and ! the . capital stock increased t by amendment through the Secretary of .State. ... .. . j Twenty per . cent'of the stock has been ordered collected, without delay, and. stockholders can ma terially assist the directors by im mediately mailing" their checks to E. I. Reardon, Secretary Sumter Chamber of Commerce, for' twenty per xient of the amounts of stock subscribed for. Make checks pay able to 'The Sumter County Fair Association." ? .. All money paid in and not im mediately used will be deposited in savings department of the bank and the stockholders will benefit by this arrangement. A building com mittee, of successful Sumter busi- ; aess men ? will have charge of the construction work and ? supervise, jvery .dollar paid. out. . n Sumter county; is going t-o have ?-' i fair ground site and complete,, modern and conveniently located plant, just outside .the -city limits, m one of the hard surfaced roads 1 ind with cement, sidewalks lead- < ,ng, to the-.gates.. .. Beautiful Banner Offered as Prize. 3 A beautiful banner has been of- < :ered as a prize to the school enter-]] ing the great Pageant of Progress Parade, and excelling in the fol lowing points namely: Best attendance in proportion to enrollment; distance of school frorn^ Sumter taken in considera tion. Best order of march In parade. Best appearance in parade, in re gard to 5 similarity in dress; ar rangement of pupils as to size: pu pils wearing or. bearing insignia of historic nature, or of particular work done in school.' Any other feature of an original nature,' which will add to the gen eral good appearance in the parade, will be considered by the judges. The presence of each- school, whether competing for banner or not, is requested in the parade. The banner offered is to be an exceptionally beautiful one, and will bear ah appropriate inscrip tion. J. A. MOOD. Chairman Banner Committe. D. TINDAL, President School Trustees Associa tion. J. H. HAYNSWORTH. County Superintendent of Educa tion. Note?Rural schools can com pete in cash prizes offered for non commercial decorated floats or ears ?Girls can compete in athletic contests?City of Sumter schools, while participating in this parade, will not compete for any of the prizes offered. School Children Admitted Free, ro-the:School Trustees and Teach ers of Sumter County, Greeting: The rural . schools have again beep invited to*t participate . in the spectacular. Pageant ~of Progress Parade, oh County School Day, No vember 24th* at the Sumter Coun ty Fair.' . As general chairman of the com mittee on Rural School Participa tion", I have been asked to extend this invitation to every school trus tee and teacher to become a mem ber of this committee, and I earnestly urge that you do so, and chat in every school the teachers and trustees meet to decide how best to prepare for this great event, rhere is a wonderful interest in education at this time, and conse quently a great pride is taken in the schools, in which the children are being trained for future use fulness. I verily believe that it is our duty to respond on such occasion as this, when the ^vhole county has united to give pleasure and in struction to the children, and there by show our appreciation of the general interest in education, and the desire of the fair promoters for enjoyment of the children at this particular time. I greatly de sire that every white school. in the county take part. Please have the children become ;interested by showing an interest yourselves. 'Every white teacher and pupil wil^. be admitted absolutely free to the Fair Grounds on County School Day, as the honored guests of the County Fair Association. Respectfullv siigned, J. H. HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Educa . tfon. , .; DR.LOVEWILLv # PAY FINE! Columbia. Oct. 14.?Dr. R. LyT man Love, Charleston chiropractor, j today announced here that he had! iecided against the hinety-day pen-t ttentiary sentence as a protest' igainst the law which outlaws his j practice in South Carolina, and i will pay the $300 fine, imposed b> | the court as alternative penaKyl for his violation of the new law! which requires all practitioners, j medical or whatnot, to be licensed j t>y the state board- of medical ex-j iminers. Columbia, Oct. 16.?Dr. Robert! 4. Lancaster, a prominent Colum-j bia physician, died suddenly early j ;his morning of heart trouble, in ais 63rd year, Mrs! Lancaster, who.-is sister-in-law of former Gov ?rr^r Ansel, -.!and four grown ! laughters, survive.. A tire ad. boasts of a man who j cept the same air in._ a tire for I ?ighteen months. Huh. Lots of I novie houses beat that record. The New Fall Lines of if 7ms Store We are justly proud of our big stock of Hen's Wear this season and feel certain an inspection will prove of interest to you. Your Fall outfit will be easy to select here. You will find just what you need and at the price you want to pay. Kuppenheimer Suits $35.00 and up. Other Good Makes $20 to $35.00. Yotmg and Mallory Hats. Arnold Glove Grip Shoes. Berkeley Clothes for Young iMen. New Line of Shirts. ? Columbia, Oct. 13.?The Colum bia-Chamber of Commerce and TT. D. C. chapters of the capital have launched a co-operative effort for entertainment of the ; Confederate Veterans who visit the state fair. The railroads are offering free transportation for the old soldiers. London, Oct. 13.?-The discus sion of the political crisis again fills the principal columns of . the newspapers. The outstanding ? fea ture of the situation is the increas ed indication-of the hardening of conservative opposition to Austen Chamberlain's continuance .as the leader of the Unionist party, unless he cuts loose from Premier Lloyd George and the coalition. T j?s is regarded as unlikely. . : . 1 New Orleans, Oct. 13.?Final preparations are being made here by the American .Legion officials to welcome the wounded soldiers from England, France, Italy,. . Serbia, Czecho-SIovakia, Belgium and; Ru mania, who arrive tonight as;.deTe gates to the convention: of tfie in ter-allied Veterans' Federation, as guests of the Legion during" the convention of that body neXt?Weekv ; Athens, Oct. 13.?-The United States government, through'1" the_ charge de'affaires here, has? "taken steps for the dispatch to Greese of the American Red Cross mission to handle the refugee situation there. News- of this action, ?eotipl ed-wSth the announcement- :that; the Red Cross had donated aa ad ditional hundred thousand dollars for relief work has immensely^ cheered the Greek people: rs ^ | Chanak, Oct. 1&?The general retirement of the Turkish troops from the immediate vicinity Of Chanak is in progress. Tc Chester, Oct. 12.?The verdict of the coroner'e jury today in. the in quest of Bee Caruthi who died^rom the effects of a gunshot wound at the slaughter pen in this city at the hands of Cla?d F. Kluttz, who operates a meat market, was ?'That the said Bee.Caruth came to his! death from a gunshot wound inflict ed in the right side of back from the accidental discharge of a '&un- in the hands of Claud F.. Kluttz/' Asheville, N. C, Oct. 13.?Rep resentatives of the carrier?. repre sented here at the interstate, com merce commission's in vestigia t&n j of southern freight rates toda^ be-^ gan to cross examine W. .G.* Wohl- \ ble, rate clerk of the North ^Caro lina corporation commission, who finished his direct testimony. Washington, Oct. . 13. --- .The freighter West Faralon, which res cued 'the passengers and crew ?6f i the steamer City of Honolulu, ha*! notified the shipping board that after transferring the passengers'to; the transport Thomas. she-^<?wodld j tow the hull of the burned vessel I toward Los Angeles until met by J tUgS. . ' . ? %l '? ? : j Washington. Oct. 13.?Prohibi-I tion officials said that the eaforso* ment of new ban against liquor '.on ships probably,would be st?yed>gen erally until Octdber 17th as.the:re? j suit of the restraining order re- { turnable on that date, according, to I J. J. Britt\ formerly of ?sheviile, N. C. chief counsel of the pro hibition unit.. ' ' ' Washington, Oct. 13.?President j Harding wasN declared by congress-! ional leaders who have recently} conferred with him to be disposed to call congress in special session ; about November 20. The Republi- j can leaders generally favxVr special | sessions to clean up appropriation | bills >and other important legisla tion. [ --i? Birmingham. Eng., Oct. :13,?- j Austen Chamberlaa, government j leadec in addressing the midland [ conservative club, declared that it! would be criminal to break up; the j present coalition in view of the .Ja- j bor menace. Paris,. Oct. 13.?The /French; government has instructed Barto?, I its representative on the- ..allied j reparations commission, to ^oppose J the proposition that an immediate moratorium to jproceed five years j be granted to Germany on all- cash I payments. Washington, Oct. 13.?Shipping board vessels will remain .dry re gardless of the outcome of . the in junction proceedings, brought in New York on behalf, of American privately owned ships, Chairman Lasker has announced. Washington, Oct. 13.?Notice qa^j been given by the interstate joro merre commission that it vafctd! resume on November 17..the. con sideration of plans for the consol-j idation of the railroads, taking up i first the proposals of combination) transcontinental lines through the | northwest. I New Orleans. Oct. 14.?The at-! tempted theft of thirty letters said j to have been written by Asa.G.! Candler to Mrs. Onezima DeBouch el, from the office of Harold Molse, j associate counsel for Mrs. DeBouch el. has been reported by her at torney. Chicago. Oct. 14.?Sixteen rail roads have completed an agreemfnt ment with the new organization of] their shopmen by which the. men waive the right to strike and com- i panics pledge nr?t to litigate. Roth; parties agreeing to abide by the I decisions of the labor board. No- j tice-of the completion of agree-; ments has been filed with the rail road labor board. Chicago, <>ct. 14.?Aroused over the unique but frightful crime, members of th*? Chicago medical , profession have volunteered to aid j the jioliee in brinprinf: to punish-! ment an expert surgeon who is be-J IS IN BRIEF s; lieved to have participated in the first human gland theft in history. Joseph Wozniak was the victim of] the robbery operation. Boston, Oct. 16.?A return in many localities of conditions ap proximating those of January 1, last, in number, of workers em ployed, working hours, and wage schedules prevailing,, is indicated in a review of the present situation In New England textile centers. Belfast, Oct. .;16?An intensive^ search is being conducted by the police; for an unidentified man who attempted to assassinate Sir Wil jliam Coates, Lord Mayor of Belfast, by placing a bomb at the latter's : residence. ;...> : . Mcbile, Ala., Oct. 16.?A hear ing on the proposed grouping of the nation's railroad's .under a plan published by the interstate, com merce, comission a few months ago is underway here with Mobile business interests opposing the plan. Posadas, Argentina, Oct. 16.?A Paraguayan gunboat has been bom barding the Paraguayan revolutionr ary garrison at Puntagomez, across the-Parana river here, for the last eighteen hours.- Revolutionsits re plied with machine gun fire, and bullets spattered the vessel. Xew Brunswick, Oct. 16.?A charge that the telephone belong ing to Mrs. Edward Hal!, whose husband was slain with Mrs. Eleanor Mills, I had been tapped, was made by Sally Peters, who lives.in the Hall household.' Coun ty and .state investigators profes sed ignorance of the. wire tapping. Investigators claimed they had learned that shortly before the murder the slain couple had spent the day together at Manhattan Beach., Chicago, Oct. 16?Police and the medical eociety are aiding in the in vestigation, and are still baffled by the mystery surrounding the gland. { robberies. . At least two men are j known to have, been subjected to operations and vital glands removed j from their bodies. Both said they] were kidnapped, drugged, mutila ted and left in the street. .- San Francisco, Oct. 16?Radio, .which saved the life of Leslie At kinson, last Thursday when the lin er City of Honolulu was burned at sea, also caused his arrest oh a charge of leaving with army funds from Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, abroad the City of Honolulu. When [picked up by the army transport ^Thomas he was recognized by ma rines . of the transport and radio communication with Pearl Harbor led to his arrest. . Washington, Oct. 16. ? Great Britain, in ? communication deliv ered, to the state department, is understood to have declined to agree to the suggestion of Secre tary Hughes for a reciprocal treaty j ,for the extension right of search seizure giving the American pro hibition navy jurisdiction outside the three mile limit. Masonic District Meeting. Harvin, Oct. 15.?The district meeting of the 24th Masonic Dis trict will be held with St. Andrews Lodge Xo. 335 A. F. M. at Lanes, S. C. on Wednesday, October 18th, 1922. The following is the program: District meeting held with St. An drews Lodge No. 335 A. F. M., Lanes, S. C.,* Wednesday 10 o'clock a. m., October 18th. Open . 10. a. m., Wednesday. Ad dress of Welcome, W. C. Brunner of St. Andrews. Response, Charlton DuRant, Se nior Grand Warden. ; Report of Lodges, 12 M. Rais ing American Flag. J. f^mpoell Bissell, Grand Master. George Washington and George Washington Memorial, Hon. P. H. Stoll, of Kingstree, S. C. 1 P. M.. Masonic Service and Re lief,. Henry McGregor Smith. 2 P. M.. Picnic dinner. 3:30 P. M. Comparison of Amer ican and Scottish Rite, J. R. Fun derburk. Remodeled Grand Masonic Tem ple, J. Campbell Bissell, Grand Master. John C. Lanham, D. D. G. M.. 24th District. Dr. H. A. Mood's sedan was wrecked Saturday afternoon at the corner of South Washington and Dugan Streets, when a Ford tour ing car driven by a negro ran ftoto it. Dr. Mood had his car parked in front of nis residence and hud just gotten into the car and start- i ed to driVe down Dugan street. The oncoming car struck the sedan on the side and damaged it con siderably. Tiie driver was arrest ed and the case will be heard in the Recorder's court tomorrow. The world's wheat crop this year is reported to be fifty million bush els below normal. This is another argument for every farmer in South Carolina planting a few acres of wheat. Sumter county should grow sufficient wheat for home needs. One of the hareh.Mck riders of the ! Hagenbeck-Walla?*e show was se- j riously injured during the per- {? formahce Saturday night. The ac cident occurred during the act in which six horses were on the track with three men riding two horses j each. One of (he horses fell, throw- ) ;ng the rider and bringing down the j other horse on top of the man. The ! man's leg was broken ami he was j also painfully bruised. He was: token on th<> circus train t<> the! Augusta hospital for treatment. 1 WAGE INCREASE Maintenance of Way Employees to Re ceive Advance o f Two Cents an Hour Chicago; Oct. 14.?The wage bill of the nation's'railroads" was in creased an estimated $22,125,000 by a decision of th^ United States railroad labor ? board today, grant ing increased pay of two cents an hour to over 450,000 maintenance of way employees. Fourrof nine groups of the Unit ed Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Errfployees, Railroad Shop workers were affected by the raise, the largest single group being com mon laborers. ' The decision raised minimum rates of pay for the class es affected, from the present 23 and 35 cents to 25 and 37 cen.^s. Chairman Ben W. Hooper in .a statement following the decision said that the boardbased its find ing on a.general upward trend in wages for this, and other groups of workers and not only pronounced change in living costs. The maintenance of. way officers j in presenting their ? case^.. to . the ] board several weeks ago demand ed a.virtual minimum /wage of ,47 cents.an hour.; .<- ?... The public group today was aug mented after. a - tenvday deadlock by W.. L.. McMe?imen of the labor group and .Samuel Higgins of the railroad group, these. two- making the necessary five to make , the public group's proposal, effective. Chairman Hooper, said that .the ac tual decision iiirotild.be presented to the board Monday, the, document not yet having been formally hand ed down. A-: O. Wharton, of the labor group refused to vote on to day's decision t and it is possible that both the members of the rail road and labor groups may file dis senting opinions. Today's, decision was a direct outgrowth of the July wage cjuts and the rail strikes and threaten ed strikes which followed. . Whenj the s~op crafts. strike was declar ed, the maintenance of way men were also on the verge of. walking out but E. F. Grable. head of the organization, withheld action pend ing an appeal to the labor board for a revision ot wages. In this appeal Grable asked a virtual min imum of 47 cents an hour. In making the decision public. Chairman Hooper explained that about 13,000 maintenance of way employees on roads in the extreme South will stih receive from 17 to 23 cents an hour, they having sign-, ed agreements with the carriers to this effect and not being affected by today's ruling. According to figures compiled by the railroads and submitted to the board during hearings a plurality of about 112,000 trackmen on. 85 per cent, of the carriers are now receiving between 25 and 36 cents an hour. The classes of employees who will receive'pay increases through today's decision include section^ track and maintenance foremen and assistant foremen, track laborers in the maintenance^of way depart ment and around shops and round houses, draw bridge tenders. an3 assistants, . pile .drivers. ditching and hoisting firemen, pumper engi neers and ppmpers, crossing watch men, lamplighters and tenders, en gine watchemn and wipers, fire builders, ash pit men, ? flue borers, coal passers and miscellaneous classes of foremen and other em ployees. ? Among those not affected are mechanics and helpers in the bridge and building and maintenance of DOINGS OF THE DUFFS fo? me! i APPRECIATE rrVE?? much! way departments, bridge "building, painters construction, mason, con crete, water supply and plumbing foremen and assistants. Mr. McMenimin in making known his accession to the public group' ranks made public a message from Mr. Orable in which the lat | ter expressed his dissatisfaction with a two cent award but advised handing down the decision imme diately if there was hope for noth ing else. Commenting on the decision at Detroit,. Mr. Grable said it prob ably would be accepted but that acceptance did not mean the men would not ask^or further increases later.. PAYMENT':. "I OF ?50,000,000 New York, Oct. 15.?Great Brit ain will make the first payment of, interest .on her American war loans! tomorrow, when checks and treas ury certificates totalling $50,000, 000 will be paid to, the federal re serve bank here for the account of the treasurer. of the United States by J. P. Morgan & Co., acting as agents of the British government. The British war loans of approxi mately four and a half billions of dollars have been for-some time thei center of discussion regarding the payment to this country by her war allies, of war loans of there than $11,00 0,000,0 0<>. A . British commission.with power to negotiate;) terms for the ..payment of. the loan is expected to arrive herejsoon? to discuss the situation with Wash-, ington officials. According /to un official advices from London Great Britain has promised full payment. Previous payments to the Unit-; ed States by the British, 'govern ment have been made for purchas es7 of silver amounting to several hundred millions of dollars 'during the war for the purposes of jjtabiUz' ihg.currencies of India and other British colonies. . EVBREtf TRUE . f ? To THe* ; >Cer a we/to * HOVJ OR Columbia: Oct.* IG.?Several officials aj;e_ o.^.tfee - program -of annual convention of the associa o f i" cou n ty -'auditors :and treasu . to be held in Columbia Wedh and Thursday *of "Fair Week, :.tdber 25-26, sessions being hel the state library" "Governor ~ vey,- .Secretary of JState W. Dove; W- G,*Querry, chair the . tax commission: , C General. Walter E. Duncan: Treasurer S." T. Carter are On > : pr?gr^h^; announced today, \fpr Idresses^-rL-B.< Harrison,; of. wood,; is^also a --speaker. -The siohs will end at noon Th when all the delegates willj?i the.: ? *: Carolina:-Clemsoriv ~ foot1 gamev.at. -the. Fair grounds, cop vehtion ..will .^start at ? 3 o' the"-afternoon of the 25"th. 'evening at 8- o'clock there win aibanquet. ?--; - 1 :._ -? ? * P^ladelphia, Oct. 16.?State ator' Edwin; H. Vare, repub leader from Philadelphia,-died I his home near here today.- . He ? sixy years ;old. \ 1* 1?