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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.
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Hot Supper at Zoar.
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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
