THE STJMTER WATCHMAN. Est? CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 3 'WlM ? PREACHER KILLED Sensational Murder, & and Suicide Startles! Northwest Havre. Mont., Oct. 27.?Mystery surrounding the ownership of the revolver with which the Rev. Leon ard Jacob Christler, widely known in the west as "the bishop of all outdoors," and Mrs. Marguerite Carleton, wife of a former Montana, ^ district judge, are believed to have * been killed in the Christler home early today, was engaging the at tention of the police tonight. ^ ' Mrs. Carleton is known to have owned a revolver of smaller cali ber. The double killing occurred, ac cording to Mrs. Christler, as Dr. Christler was accompanying Mrs. Carleton to the entrance of his home, after a visit made there late ; last night by Mrs.^ Carleton. * Mrs. Christler ^said Dr. Christ-] ^ ler closed the door between the, room in which the minister. Mrs. j Carleton and Mrs. Christler had* been sitting and a small hall. AI moment later, she said, two shots! were heard and she opened thet door, finding the two bodies. Mrs. Carleton's body had. fallen across that of the clergyman. Mrs. Christler expressed the opinion that Mrs. Carleton had killed the minister and then committed sui S - cide. The Rev. Mr. Christler, who was rector of St. Mark's Church of the Incarnation here, gained .his title ^ of "bishop of all outdoors" by his travels over the -state in his ca pacity as clergyman. Mrs. Christler is the daughter of the late David Wadsworth, wealthy manufacturer of Auburn, X. Y-. and is a niece of United States Senator J. W. Wadsworth, Jr., of New York The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Christler were, married in 1914. The minis ter was one of " the picturesque ? y figures of Montana churchdom. He stood six feet one inch in his stock' ing-feet, was built in proportion and Tiad a mass of 'brown curry hair.^ His oratory carried beyond ,the. pulpit^ahd^ as a member of the g Montana legislature his frequent " rhetorical fligr?t3 brought him the title' in western newspapers of the "orator magnificent.'* Covering -a church area of sev eral hundred square miles, from the Canadian border south to the Missouri river, which in Montana flows from west to east, he fre I quently traveled over a part of the * ? country which has retained much! of its jugged frontier aspects. I Speaking often in the open and hiking across country in leggins and khaki in pursuit of vfunds for the construction of a church . edi fice he came to be known as the "bishop of all outdoors," for , he claimed when on such financial errands that his parish territory was limited only by his ability to obtain transportation. Much local notoriety resulted from an extensive argument which he conducted with the head of one of the large railroad companies of the west over freight rate charges on material used in the construc tion of his imposing church struc ture at Havre. It appeared that he had much of the material shipped under the name of another com modity which had a cheaper rate, and in his argument with the rail road officials he quoted the Bible freely to show that building stone, electrical equipment and other building materials, when used in the construction of a church, were not such as are commonly classi fied as building materials on which interstate commerce regulations fixed a higher rate. Finally, win ning the railroad president over to his views and getting the lower rate established he prevailed on the railroad man to make a personal contribution of a sum, which com pletely offset the freight charges. Mrs. Carleton, wife of a former district judge of Montana, was re garded as one of the prettiest wo men in Montana. She was of min iature size, being scarcely more than five feet in height. She was a-member of Mr. Christler's congre gation and herself a public speaker. For a number of years she had been engaged in chautauqua work. Woman Was Insane. Havre. Mont.. Oct. 28.?Tempor ary insanity on the part of Mrs. Marguerite Carleton is blamed for the death of Mrs. Carleton and Rev. Leonard J. Christler. Dr. D. S. Mackenzie, who was called by the rector's wife said he found the pistol in Mrs. Carleton's hand. No inquest will be held unless one is demanded. FIRE DESTROYS STATE BARNS i Columbia. Oct. 28.?Three barns on the state penitentiary farm in Sumter county and the DeSaus sure farm were burned during Fri day night, according to information j reaching the penitentiary office j here today. A large part of the crop of corn from the farm and 174 bales of cotton were burned. The barns and the farm products in them were insured for a good size share of the loss. No stock was lost* Wished April, 1850. 881. _ ENGLAND FILLED WITH POLITICS Newspaper Unable to Check Up Campaign Speeches ? Asquith is Heard From London, Oct. 27.?The election campaign has now reached a stage where there is such a number of political speeches and pronounce ments that it is becoming almost a physical impossibility for the newspapers to follow, them. Herbert H. Asquith. former pre mier, who has been rather slow in getting into action, delivered his first important campaign speech at Peterborough, where he criti cized the coalition government's shortcomings and the new Bonar Law ministry. The speaker described the two wings of the coalition, hitherto in the same stable, is now separated but still neighirtg wistfully over the temporary paling separating them. He alluded to Reginald Mc Kenna, former chancellor of the exchequer and now director of the London city and Midland bank, as the sixth party in the election and declared he was surprised to find him on a tory platform. Mr. Bonar Law's policy was characterized as "when not negative, gelatinous." -Referring to the laborite mani festo, Mr Asquith said labor on many questions spoke almost with the same voice as the liberals, but their ultimate purpose was gradual accomplishment of organized con trol of enterprise by the state over a greater part, if not the whole of the industrial field. Winston Spencer Churchill, con fined to bed in consequence of an operation for appendicitis, issued a manifesto, considered in political circles the most breezy that has yet appeared, containing biting phrases at the expense of the con servatives who smashed the Coali tion. Notable in the manifesto is Mr. Churchill's declaration that a center party such as his chief. David Lloyd George, is credited with aspiring to create, is, in his opinion, needless. Mr. Churchill declares himself a liberal and free ^trader, but says he -is willing ,to cooperate with progressive Unionist elements if this should be neessary to coun teract what he terms the preda tory and confiscatory policy of the socialist labor party. Mr. Lloyd George today delivered addresses while on his way to Glasgow where tomorrow he will deliver a speech. Austen Chamber lain, chancellor of the exchequer in the Lloyd George cabinet spoke to his constituents in Birmingham tonight. ^He defended his course in the coalition government. He said there was virtually, no difference in the Bonar Law program and that of the coalition and that he was still prepared to cooperate with Bonar Law. The possibility of the election bringing forth another coalition government under, a conservative premier is seen. Although there is still ' no open or official arrange ment .there is evident a clear dis position on both sides for coopera tion. Lord Balfour has promised to speak Monday on behalf of the coalition liberal candidates at Ber wick and two days later to ad dress a meeting at Edinburg under the auspices of the conservative association. The Scottish Unionist council of Edinburgh today resolved that nothing should be done to inpair cooperation with the national lib erals Confusion in party boundaries is still characteristic of. the cam paign, the laborites and the As quithian liberals being the only parties standing on independent platforms. ? vLord Robert Cecil has finally an nounced his intention to remain an independent conservative. ? ? ?? FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS Ten Thousand Miles of New Roads Built Last Year Washington. Oct. 29.?Ten thou sand miles of completed federal aid highways were aded to the mile age of the nation's good roads the last fiscal year, it is announced today by the bureau of public roads. At the beginning of the last fis cal year the total mileage was 7.5O0. There was under construc tion at that time 18,000 miles. At the close of the year the completed mileage totaled 17.700 miles. Un der construction at the close of the year were 14.500. Expenditures the ensuing fiscal year will approxi mate $742,000,000. Texas led all states with com pleted mileage last year with 933 miles. States which completed 500 miles were Arkansas. Georgia Iowa, Minnesota and North Caro lina. Belle Fonte. Pa., Oct. 30.? Thomas Rhyle. convicted of <% the murder of Clara Lennox, aged 1 4. was electrocuted in the Rockview penitentiary thrs morning. Curtis Sipple was also electrocuted for the murde* in 1U19 of a rail work "Be Just and Fear FASCIST! ARRIVES jr ROME 'New Ministry Expect ed to Be Announced Today * ; _ Bv the ?ftsoaiaterf Preti Rome, Oct. 30.?Benito Mus solini, leader of. the Fascist!, who was called by King Victor Emanuel to form a cabinet, arrived .this morning. Throngs cheered him upon his arrival. Mussolini left immediately for an audience with the king. It is believed that the new, ministry will be constituted late in the day. FASCIST! SQUAD NOT TO CARRY OUT REPRISALS London. Oct. i30.?The Rome commander of the Fascisti, accord ing to an Exchange telegraphic dis patch has issued a manifesto order ing the Fascisti squad in the city not to carry out reprisal. The man ifesto declares a conflict would be useless and harmful to the cause. Italy Surrenders To fascisti Leader of Labor Party Asked to Form New Ministry London, Oct. 30.?rThe trium phant forces of the Fascisti are ready to take over the Italian gov ernment, according to dispatcher. The leader. Dr. Benito Mussolini, is- scheduled to confer with the king in answer to his request to form a new ministry. Thousands j of ^Fascisti troops are waiting out side the gates of - Rome. . -?~*~?-? STATE OFFICES TO BE FELLED The Legislature Will Have Choice of Many Candidates ' Columbia. Oct. 30.?Governor Harvey has appointed a commit tee of fifteen prominent South Carolinians to set up 'the organi-J zation of the forestry association formed at a recent meeting in Co- \ lumbia, called by the governor. ? This committee will meet Friday of this week at the'capitol, and will inj addition to setting up the state for estry organization, map out a legis- I tive program, looking to new laws to protect the state's forests, these laws being in line with federal statutes, so that federal aid can be j secured for the preservation of the ! state's trees. The organization committee nam- j ed by the governor is composed of! the following persons, one from) each Congressional district, three; at large and five women: First dis-j trict, R. L. Montague, Charleston, lumber business: Second district. Col. E. T. H. Shaffer, of Walter boro. farmer and real estate man; third district, Dr. W. M. Riggs. president of Clemson College; fourth district, George Wrigley, | Greenville, hydro-electric engineer: j fifth district. R. W. Mebane. Great Falls, mill president: sixth district. | W. H. Andrews, Andrews, lumber man and merchant; seventh dis trict. R. B. Belser, Sumter, lawyer: !at large: Dr. A. C. Moore, Colum bia. University faculty; J. L. Coker, Hartsville, and A. F. Lever,; Columbia; and Mrs. J. E. Walms-1 ley. Rock Hill: Mrs. John Gary] Evans, Spartanburg; Mrs. Samuel G. Stoney, Charleston; Mrs. Adam Moss. Orangeburg; and Mrs. Le Roy Springs, of Lancaster. Wil liam Banks, of Columbia, will be secretary of the committee. Governor Harvey announces that Mrs. Daisy Smith Edgerton, of Washington, a field worker of the forestry division of the department of agriculture, has been assigned to this state for six weeks, to work among the schools of the state in the interest of the for-^'try conser vation work of her department. This is a result of the recent for estry conference in Columbia.* Mrs. Edgerton was at one time a school teacher in Chariest'*!! and she is considered an excellent person for this work. The announcement that Mrs. Edgerton had been as signed to South Carolina came from Hon. Herbert A. Sm'th, assistant forester at Washington, and Mrs. Edgerton will besrii her work about the middle of November. COURT MAY BE TOO LATE Austin. Texas. Oct. 29.?The in junction granted at Fairfield Sat urday restraining Secretary of State S. L Staples from certifying the name of Earle B. Mayfielc"., Democratic nominee for United States Senator for the general elec tion ballot and restrahiing county election precincts from using offi cial ballots with tho name ?>f the nominee may find the nam** came too late for action. Mr. Staples de clared today. Mr. Staples stated that he ac cepted certifi: ttion of Mayfield's name to all county clerks Satur day morning and that matter was out of his hands before he learned of the new restraining order. He said he would be guided by advice of the Attorney General's depart ment. Not?Let all the ends Thou ?ims't s Sumter, S. C, Wednesd MRMLAW~i PROCLAIMED IN ITALY; _ i Fascist! C a p t u r ej a Number of Im portant Centers ? King Working pn New Cabinet London. Oct. 28.?'Martial lawj has been proclaimed in Italy it is i reported. The^Fascisti have begun j a concerted movement in several i towns. Flovence, Pi*sa. Cremona and other chief centers have been captured by the Facisti. The king} will confer today with leaders on the formation of a new cabinet. Martial Law Proclamation Res cinded. * London. Oct. 28.?The martial law proclamation at Rome has been rescinded, due to improvement in the situation. ITALY NOW WITHOUT A j JABIil! King Victor Emanyel Returns to Rome tp Confer With Lead ers Rome. Oct. 27?King Victor Em manuel is to return today to con- j fer with political leaders with fc-1 spect to the new ministry, following the offer of the resignation qf/he cabinet. The Fascisti seem victor ious in their effort to oust th^' Cab inet. Premier Facta, has telegraph ed Benito. Mussolini, the leader of the Fascisti to come to Rome to discues the possibility of an agree ment "between the government and the Fascisti. Italian Premier Qj$ - Facta ami His Entire Minis ' try Resigns Rome. Oct. 26 m which if was fired ordin?r-' lily run south and north paralleling I the lake shore. The target is a ! wide expanse of Lake Michigan, [from which shipping is barred, he said. ptfc*'But for some reason I can't even .guess, a goofy second looie . trained the gun directly on the north, -shore estate and started fir !&g?'''.;Gen. Moseley said.. "But promise "that; he y/iil get his as soon 'as the board ofMnquiry reports." "Four bf Jhe shells hit the ! Francis ,W. Farwell mansion- Oth [ers wre^ed "^flower beds and .'scar-.' jred lawns on the "estates of Mrs.* ! Rockefeller' McCormick and CyruV jH.;' Mt Cormick The Farwell man-" ? sion was unoccupied, except for two servants* whose screams vied in Joudiiess with the whistling whine of. the shells. A few seconds la ter" the Farwell gardener neariy. fainted . whem. he saw a fountain [^Of loam-spurt upward in front of . him.. "Mrs. J. V Farwell whope hom^???B*?!^ Far well mansion, was walking in her./ garden when shell buried: ifi c: * in th? lawn.w DAMAGE Raleighi K C.. Oct. 27?The To bacco Growers' Cooperative Asso- % ciation has filed suits against five . alleged contract breakers in Vir ginia, according to Major V7. T> Joymer^'assistant counsel for the association,, who stated today that injunction suits against growers, of Halifax. Mecklenburg and Lures - , burg Counties are returnable" be-r. fore Judge Barksdale on December S when the defendants will be re^ quired to show cause why a "per manent injunction restraining them Sfrom further deliveries of tobacco outside of .the association should not be granted. Following the recent legal vie-" j tory. of tobacco cooperative / in j North Carolina,' one of the two suits against South Carolina grov ers has been, settled out of court following the payment of five " cents" a .pound. hquidated damages for all tobacco delivered outside of the association in addition to at torneys" fees and written^ agree- ; ment to Jjerform the tecmt of the ; [contract Similar settlement bY^'qne - I of the six tobacco growers sehed I uled to appear October 30 before J Judge C. C. Lyon in the* * Wak? County Court at Raleigh has re duced the defendants in "next I week's case to five: With suits filed against nine teen contract breakers in three states the Toba-jco Growers' Coop erative Association is calling up on its nine hundred local coopera.-. \ tive units and warehousemen 'v| throughout the tobacco belt of the Carolinas end Virginia to aid with information which will protect the i contract of Its loyal members. GAS f AX RECEIPTS Figures to Date Given by Tax Commission * Columbia. Oct. 2S.?The two cent a gallon tax on gasoline in South Carolina has brought in a total, of $524.160.90 so far. including^ ^S-fmt ures through September 30. the tax:^ commission announced yesterday. 1 The amount collected in September ^ was $77,695.52. The tax for Sep^ ' tember was payable by October . 20 and the figure given out for f& the month's collection was prac- *y> tically complete, only one or t wo delioqen.?.* botiig out. The collection to date has been distributed by months as follbvs:, March $67.838.50: AprH. $74.^ ;: 764.71; May, $73.575.35; June. $72.388.20;,.July. $76.360.24; Aug ust. $81,54.4.40; September. $7-7.- > 695.52. In connection with the figures the commission announced that the Consumers' O? company of Pamplico had for five months been the first to report each month to the commission. ??? m m Fashions may come and fashions may go, but* the price goes on for ever. - v