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TOWN AND C
A young negro man! accompan
ied by bis best man, 'called at the
Cfer kof Court's officeJ Tuesday and
applied for a marriage license. He
gave his own name, age and place
of residence, but when called on
for similar data . respecting his
bride-to-be he could not remember
even her name. The best man was
then appealed to, "but he was no
help. He said, "I don't know she, j
I just know him." They left the!
office* to look up the "gal" andj
bring her back to tell her own!
name, age and residence.
O m m '
_* j
"What are you doing to help f
stamp out tuberculosis? More than i
12,000 persons in our state are suf- j
fering from active tuberculosis
right now. It causes over 1,500
deaths in South Carolina every
year. More than 50 died in Suni
ter "county this year.
What will be your share in help
ing this good cause? Buy Christ
mas bonds and seals?
We overheard the conversation
of ? 'black boy' the other night
who has evidently traveled some
and is a man of experience. It is
evident also, that he is a staunch
Sumterite for when we happened L
by he was letting drop these words \
of wisdom to* the eager ears of the
listeners around him.
"I tell you boys Sumter am the
best place in the world an* the bes'
white people in the world live
right here in Sumter. I know be-i
cause I been 'round some. And I
come back here now and I gwoin
stay right here. Just can't run me
outa town. No sir. I ain't gwoin
no ? whare away from Sumter, no
f?rder dan I can walk back. Corse
I might get as fur as Mayesville,
or Manning of some - dees little
towns nearby, but no furder dan
what I can walk back. If a crowd
tried to run me out they might run
me to the edge of town but I'd
. circle 'round and come right back
and if they run me out agin I'd
run 'reund a few blocks alright but i
they'd find me right back in town
t?ne they got ready for the next
<? chase, i'se born and raised in Sum- !
ter and right here's whar I'se
gwoin stay till I die. Dey ain't no
place better or so good no whar
else. gjgftfl
-The fire department was called
to the Bartlette Inn-to extinguish
a small blaze Wednesday morn
ing. A Ford, belonging to Mr.
Hazel Boykin, caught fire but only
the chemical engine was needed to
put it out.
The funds derived from the sale
of /Christmas seals . are used to
carry on the fight against tuber
- culosis. The disease can be stanap
" ed out if the fight is carried on.
without lot up. Buy seals now.
Dr. W. W. Long, of CJemson
-College, will be the guest of the
Rotary fclub Monday and will disr
cuss farming conditions in South
Carolina and the remedies for the
present depression.
Thanksgiving Donations at School.
It would a source of genuine
pleasure for everyone to see the
donations that nave been brought
10 the .different school buildings for
distribution. Little children who
haven't very much at their own
.Komes have not failed to do their
parr. It is a source of the most
jJwiirne pleasure, not only to know
that many homes will be cheered
by this donation, but to appreciate
the spirit of giving. The boys and
girls will be happier because they
have a right to know that they
have made somebody else happy.
KIWANIS CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY
The Kiwanis Club will meet Fri
day at 2:30 p. m. at the Clare
mont Hotel, and a 100 per cent at
tendance is desired. E. E. Austin
will be chairman of the day.
American Legion Banquet.
The local Post of the American
Legion gave a banquet at the'
Claremont Hotel on Tuesday to
inaugurate their membership drive
for 1923. An excellent start was
made, there being 65 paid up mem
berships before the year starts
with prospects for many more. Dr.
Shaw, the Post ' commander pre
sided and there were fifty men pres
ent at the banquet
The Post passed a resolution en
dorsing fully the program for ed
ucation week and further directed
that the commander, vice-com
mander, and adjutant attend the
rally day exercises.
Singing and various other
amusements served to make the
evening pass quickly ar.d pleasant
ly. It is sincerely hoped that the
Legion is embarking on the most
successful year of its existence.
Ship Subsidy Passed
Republicans Succeed in Put
ting Raid on Treasury
Through House
By the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 29.?The ad
ministration shipping bill passed
the house today by a vote of 203
to 184.
IRISH CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED
By the Associated Press
London, Nov. 29.?The Irish con
stitutional bill-passed the house of
commons today.
"We are a nation of gum chew
ers." says Secretary of War Weeks.
This is much better than rag chew
ers.
O?NTY NEWS
Expressions of Appreciation.
At assembly on Monday morn
iing at the Boys' High school the
boys by a rising vote expressed
'their very grateful appreciation pf
jail that had been done for them
by Mr. O'Quinn and Mrs. Dillon in
the very fine piece of work that
they did on the Calhoun school
grounds; to Mrs. Weinberg and
Mrs. Wray and the other ladies for
the very substantial assistance
that they gave the Athletic Asso
ciation by having a booth at the
County Fair; to Mr. Kennedy and
Mr. Ferguson for their strenuous
efforts to get the grounds clear in
time for the football game; and to
all others who have helped them *n
any way. -*
It is exceedingly gratifying to
the boys to see how cordially co
operative the citizens of this com
munity are in anything that en
hances their welfare, and they
wish to assure their many friends
that they prize their thoughtful
consideration very highly indeed.
Superintendent Edmunds sent
out Tuesday morning the following
expression of appreciation to the
teachers and pupils of the differ
ent buildings:
"I wish to take this opportunity
to express my very grateful appre
ciation of the efforts on the part
of the teachers and the pupils that
resulted in making the school pa
rade such a complete success. I
believe that I fully understand
what it takes to make a, parade of
this sort really successful, and it
gives me genuine pleasure, while
expressing my grateful thanks, to
! express, at the same time, my most
cordial congratulations."
A Bridge Party.
Mrs. Wilson Greene entertained
three tables of auction bridge on
Friday afternoon In honor of Mrs.
H: Y. Vance of Greenville, for
merly Miss:Xatalie Norman of this
city.
After a spirited game a delicious j
salad course was served. The first j
prize, a box of French powder, was
won by. Mrs. Douglas Plowden and
;the hostess presented the honoree
j with a lovely string of beads. S
The following guests were pres
j ent: Mesdame? Vance, Baynard
IYeadon, H. N. Forrester, Raymon!
j Schwarte, Pringle Branson, R. A.
Bradham,, R. L. McLe?d, Douglas
j Plowden, Frank McLeod, Earle
j Rowland, Murray, R. C. Williams
and Miss Clara Jordan.
Bulletins For Farmers.
Editor Daily Item:
I know from my own experience;
that our farmers are losing thou- i
sands of bushels of small grain
from damage by weevils and other
pests. , The Department . of Agri- !
culture has issued some valuable j
bulletins relative to the groin pest, 1
? and I am sure that- much loss can
j be prevented by the use of these I
; remedies.
I should be glad to have 1 any!
farmers of the Seventh district who j
are interested to write to me de-j
j scribing their grain troubles, so
i that I may send them bulletins
bearing on this subject.1
j Those who are interested in bul
; letins on other subjects are^ also
j invited to advise me of their wants.
I can provide lists of all the bul
letins published for those who wish
to make selections. .
It would also give me pleasure to
hear from persons in the district
concerning their viewa upon any
legislation in which they are inter
ested.
Most of my allotment of flower
and vegetable seed is being dis
j tributed through the schools, but
j upon request of those persons who
j have no children at school I shall
be glad to mail seed to them.
H. P. FULMER, M. C,
Seventh District.
House of Representatives, Wash
ington, D. C.
! War is Declared Against Tubercu
losis in Suniter County.
Do you know that more than 12,
000 persons are suffering with ac
tive tuberculosis in our state?
There were more than 1,500 deaths
j this past year. More than 50 died
j in .Sumter county from this disease,
i The way to help is to buy tubercu
: losis Christmas seals and bonds.
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BOSS RULE IN
I CHARLESTON
;AU City Officers to Be Ap
pointed by Mayor
,_._
Charleston, Nov. 29.?By a vote
of 13 to 11 City Council last night
j passed to third reading a bill giv
! ing power to the Mayor to make
j appointments to city offices, subject
? to confirmation by City Council.
The bill was introduced at the pre
vious meeting of City Council by
; Alderman Harry F. Barkerding, and
! provided that such appointments
by the Mayor be reported at the
I next meeting of City Council. The
; committee on ways and means, to
' whom the bill had been referred,
j reported favorably, after adding an
j amendment to the effect that these
j appointments be confirmed by City
Council.
The effe.-t of the bill as passed
last night will be a change from
!he former method of having city
officeholders elected by City Coun
cil and investing the Mayor with
the power of appointment, the
nominees to be confirmed by City
Council.
Russia has named one town Len
ine and another Trotzky. These
two men act as if they also were in
habited.
? ? ?
A wise woman makes her hus
band think he thinks.
Rotary Club Dinner
Annual Entertainment Com
plimentary to the Ladies.
Address by Dr. W. D.
Melton, President of
University of South
Carolina
An .annual event in the Rotary
Olub calendar is Ladies' Day. and
the Sumter Rotary Club, which was
organized just about one year ago,
observed its first Ladies' Day with
a dinner at the Claremont Hotel
Monday evening. The Rotarians,;
the ladies and few guests assem-;
bled at the Claremont Hotel at
S:30 and at S:45 dinner was served.
The tables, which completely filled
the dining room, were artistically
decorated with yellow chrysanthe
mums and yellow shaded candles,
presented a gala and attractive
scene as the dinner party filed into
the room to the strains of an in
spiring farch by Girard's orchestra,
which, during the evening, render
ed a pleasing musical program.
Following the club's customary
silent blessing, with all standing,
America was sung by the entire
company. Between the courses ot\
the dinner the party was entertain- j
ed with a humorous reading and
a solo by Mr. D. L. Pierce, and de
lightful vocal solos by Mrs. Jno. D.
Lee and Miss Pauline Haynsworth j
and several Rotary songs by thej
club, the singing being led by Mr. |
Pierce, whose ability as a song
leader is admired and appreciated
by all Sumter people.
The only "stunt" and this was
entirely impromptu on the part of
President S. H. Edmunds, who sum
moned all members who failed to
bring wife or sweetheart to stand
before him and show cause why he
should not be adjudged in* contempt
for neglect to abide by the rules
of the club. The summons was a
complete surprise to the guilty Ro
tarians, as well as to the rest of
the company, and when they were
lined up before the president their
faces were a ludicrous study of
complex and conflicting emotions.
The penalty imposed was that
each of the culprits should receive
and pledge himself faithfully to
deliver to the lady whom he should
have brought to the dinner a box of
candy similar to those placed as a
favor at the place of each of the
ladies present. After complying
with the order to sing.a Rotary song
the culprits were dismissed and
the banquet proceeded.
The climax of the evening's en
tertainment , cam2 when President
Edmunds introduced Dr. W. D,
Melton, president of the University
of South Carolina, the speaker of
the evening. Dr. Melton's address
was comparatively"brief, but it was
full of wisdom and thought-in
spiring observations, as an egg is
of meat: The central, idea of his
talk was the statement that the
greatest undeveloped power of the
universe is the human soul. He
declared that the oustanding weak
ness of the hour is ignorance, and
from'this ignorance springs all or
practically all the ills from which
our government and our industrial
system suffer. He cited some of
the striking and outstanding*facts
that a study of our school system
reveals, and from these facts de
duced the incontrovertible conclu
sion that our country needs and
must have more education and
better education. He stressed the
point that education of the soul
was even more essential to civic
health "and prosperity than mere
technical or mental education. His!
address, while In a serious vein and
dealing primarily with problems of
the gravest moment, was inter
spersed with apt and humorous
anecdotes that brought frequent
smiles to the faces of his audience
and at the same time drove home
and clinched the conclusions that
his argument developed.
The dinner was altogether a most
enjoyable and successful event, and
for this result the entertainment
committee of which George L.
[ Ricker is chairman, and Manager
j Pratt of the Claremont Hotel, are
ijointly .deserving of credit. The
I entertainment committee left noth
ing undone to make the dinner an
artistic and delightful entertain
ment?the banquet caps, the place
cards, the favors . and the ar
I rangement of the tables?all con
tributed to the completeness of the
j entertainment and each detail was
I in keeping with a well designed
j whole.
J The program was as\follows: .
I March?Girard's Crchestra.
AMERICA.
! "Welcome to Ladies ? Francis
! Moise.
I Solo?Mrs. John D. Lee: Aceom
i panist, Clifton Moise.
Reading?D. L. Pierce.
Solo?Miss Pauline Haynsworth:
j accompanist, Miss Marguerite Mc
| Leod.
j Solo?D. L. Pierce; accompanist,
j Miss Sadie Mims. v
Address?Dr. D; W. Melton.
President, University of South Car
' olina.
j The delightful menu prepared
[and served by the Claremont was
as follows:
Oyster Cocktail
leed Hearts Celery Stuffed Olives
Salted Nuts
: Roast Vermont Turkey
Chestnut Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Petit Pois Creamed Potatoes
Asparagus Tips
Pineapple Salad with Cream
Cheese and Nuts
Charlotte Russe
Roquefort Cheese Crackers
Mints
Demi-Tasse
THREE PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM JAIL
By rlie Associated Press '
Aiken, Nov. 2?.?William and
Marion Dent and lien Blocker es
caped from the Aiken county jail
during the night. They picked a
hole in the .wall.
STATE PEN
SEVERELY
, CRITICISED
State Welfare Board j
Finds Fault With)
Management and]
Discipline of Institu
tion
Columbia. Nov. 29.?Col. A. K.
Sanders, superintendent of the.state
penitentiary here, in commenting
today on the report of the state
board of public welfare on the state
I prison, made public by Governor
j Harvey today, stated that he did
! not think all of the criticisms fair;
that the prison was operated on j
the best possible basis, considering!
the appropriation made by the leg- j
islature.
'"The report says we are too se
vere on the prisoners," Colonel
j Sanders said; "this is the first timei
I have heard this criticism. The|
main criticism that has been made j
of my administration heretofore has j
been that we are too lenient with
the prisoners. To carry out all the
recommendations embodied in the
report would take more men and
! more money."
The welfare board's report crit
icises first the plan of control,
whereby the board of directors of
the prison has general oversight cf
the prison, the , superintendent
having charge of the guards, the
servants, the buildings and grounds,
discipline being chargeable first to
the board. This "divided govern
ment" the report of the welfare
board holds to be unstable.
The report shows that the ap
propriation to operate the peni
tentiary, with $5,000, income from
one of the prison farms, totaled j
$G5.460, and with 579 prisoners
handled during the year, the per
capita cost was $110, which the re
port deplores as being too smalL
The board also reports the build- !
ings as in need of more careful at-j
tention and recommends a mechan
ical engineer to have charge of the!
plant.
The report also characterizes the
quarters for women prisoners, as
"disgraceful." "Should fire break
jout in this building (which is of
{wood) there would be a holocaust
I which would horrify the state," the
[report says. ?
A more carefully balanced ration
'for prisoners is recommended, with
iless corn bread and fried meat.
Modification of the hours of COB*
jfinement is recommended; * BMVti
[physical exercise, with the services
of playground directors used Vto di
i rect such activities among the pris
oners, is also urged; better sani
itary conditions are recommended,
j with more towels for the prison
jers are suggested as necessary;
fresh change of clothing every
week is recommended; a card rec
ord system of ail prisoners, with
records of their work is urged; the
committee suggests the introduc
j tion of more industries. possibly
jthe manufacture of automobile li
j cense plates.
! As to discipline the welfare
j board says: "We have come to the
[.conclusion that discipline of the
j penitentiary is largely based on
the personal likes and dislikes of
-! the captain of the guard artd is ex
j tremely severe and tends to no
! reformation of the prisoners. Nor
idoes this discipline tend to build
, j up a body of efficient workmen that
jean produce a maximum output
j on manufactured articles. There
'are no rules for the conduct of the
j prisoners nor is any record kept of
i punishment given to prisoners. *
The report of the welfare board
j was drafted by a special commit
j tee which inspected the peniten
jtiary. Dr. C. C. Geer, of Greenville,
; and C. W. Coker, of Hartsville.
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HALL-MILLS CASE
Grand Jury Takes No Action
! After Hearing Testimony of
Witnesses
, I Somerville. N. J.. Nov. 28 fP>y
!the Associated Press).?The grand
jury investigating the Hall-Mills
j murder case today took no action
I iooking toward an indictment, and
i laid the matter over. *
j This announcement was made
, j by Special Deputy Attorney Gener
ial Mott shortly after the jurors ad
jjourned late today.
? Foreman Gibbs. of the grand
I jury made this statement:
j "For reasons which seem to
i them sufficient and controlling the
grand jury took no action in the
i Hall-Mills murder case and laid
! the matter over. ' This does not
j mean necessarily that the matter
! dan not be taken up again by this
I or a subsequent grand jury."
; Mrs. Frances Noel Hall, widow
! of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall; who
?was slain with Mrs. Eleanor R.
I Mills, was seated outside the jury
I room after having been refused
? permission to appear before ihe
J grand jury. She received the an
nouncement with a countenance
! that was absolutely unmoved. With
I her was seated her confidante. Miss
j Sallie Peters and her lawyer. Tim
j othy N. Pfeiffer, of New York. Mrs.
j Hall refused to make any state
? ment and left the court house
; closely guarded by her party.
STILL KILLS
BOOZE MAKERS
Explosion at Philadelphia
Finished Three Moonshiners
By t lie Associated Press
Philadelphia. Nov. 2 0?Three
men were killed and six hurt here
I last night by an explosion of a
1 hundred gallon moonshine still.
DETERMINED
FIGHT ON
DYER BOX
Democrats Start Fili
buster in Senate to
Prevent Passage of
Anti-Lynching Bill
'Washington* Nov. 28.?Republi
can members* of. the senate, after
a four hour filibuster waged by the
Democrats and after threats from
the Deomcratic side of continued
obstruction, voted in caucus tonight
to continue the fight in behalf of
the Dyer anti-lynching bill.
A further decision was reached
by the Republican senators to hold
the senate in session on Thanksgiv
ing day?a most unusual occur
rence?if such action was found
necessary to break Democratic op
position. ' The vote on continuing
the fight for the Dyer bill, which
has been passed by the house, was
understood to have been 24 to 1.
The Republican caucus brought
to a close a rather tuburlent day
at the senate wing of the capitol.
for Democratic senators acting in
accord with a stand taken, several
days ago in party caucus, showed
immediately upon the convening of
the senate that they, proposed to
block the anti-lynching bill in ev
ery possible way.
Led from .the floor by Senator
Harrison of Mississippi, the Demo
crats started what they frankly
conceded to be a filibuster the min
ute *he chaplain concluded the
morning prayer. The tactics in
cluded objections to the usual
course of dispensing with the read
ing of the journal, numerous quo
rum calls and presentation of
amendments to yesterday's journal
on- which invariably a yea and a
nay yote are demanded. Senate
attaches characterized it as 'the
most scientifically conducted fili
buster" carried on in the senate in
years and as proof of this it was
cited that only after signs of yield
ing had been seen on the Repub
lican side did the Democrats per
mit yesterday's journal to be ap
proved. This process usually con
sumes about 30 seconds but today
it required four hours and might
have taken longer, for when the
senate adjourned Senator Harrison
had on his\j desk a dozen or so
amendments to the journal which
he had been prepared to offer.
Not alone did the Democrats
show by their tactics that " they
j were unalterably opposed to con
jsideratioh of the Dyer bill but
through their leader, Senator Un
fderwood, Alabama, said so plainly.
(Senator Underwood taking the
[floor late in the afternoon told the
i majority leaders that the Derao
icrats had determined to permit^the
transaction of no business, not
even the confirmation of nonrina
i tions, until the Republicans agreed
j to abandon the anti-lynching meas
lure, which he characterized as "a
[ force bill, pure and simple." /
"We are not disguising what is
being done oh this side of the
chamber," said the Democratic
leader. "We frankly tell you that
iwe are endeavoring to prevent con
jsideration of the Dyer bill. If this
; bili becomes a law it will threaten
the very fabric of our government.
But it will never become a law and
you gentlemen on the Republican
? side might just as well admit it
now and give up the fight.",
Faced with this threat and fur
ther notified of the determination
of the Democrats who carried their
obstructionist tactics into an execu
tive session of the senate just be
I fore adjournment, iRepublican
j leaders taking counsel among
i themselves determined upon an im
j mediate party caucus. Some con
iside'ration was given in this cau
! cus to the legislative program for
j the regular session but no decis
; ions on this point were reached,
i The Dyer bill, itself, was scarce
j ly mentioned in the senate until
i after two hours of the filibuster
j had passed, but. the satement from
J Senator UnderScood opened up a
j debate on the measure, which
j ranged from the Hall-Mills murder
i case in' New Jersey to the Japa
I nose question in California but all
j centered aboat the anti-lynching
j legislation.
J Senator Edge of New Jersey ad
j vocated enactment of the bill, de
; claring that in a number of states
j lynchings were winked at and some
I legislation was needed to allow the
I federal government to step in.
! This argument brought the state
jment from Senator McKellar (Dem
ocrat) of Tennessee that "one of
the most remarkable examples cf
unpunished crime was in New
Jersey although nine-tenths of the
people of the United States could
without difficulty put their fingers
on the murderer."
The Tennessee senator a few
minutes later after an inteichange
with Senator Shortridgo* (Kepub
j lican) of California, in %?harge of
j the bill, brought up the killing of
I William Desmond Taylor, "Cos An
igeles motion picture director, as an
: example of a case in which the fed
i eral government under the bill
J might intervene inasmuch as. he
I said, "the commonwealth of Cali
fornia has failed to prosecute the
j murderer."
DEMOCRATS RENEW
FILIBUSTER
By the Associated Press
! Washington. Nov. 20.?The Dem
i ocrats renewed their filibuster on
jibe anti-lynching bill when the
'senate reconvened. They began
demanding roll calls on all motions.
[McKellar, of Tennessee; Harrison,
of Mississippi, and Reed of M"<?
souri, brought many fcookj
eating their readiness ior a long
fight. Underwood declared the sen
ate would do no business today.
TRAITORS
SHOT AT
_ATHENS
Greeks Make Clean
Sweep of Ministers
and Generals Who
Brought on Smyrna1
Disaster
Athens. Nov. 28 (By the Associat
ed Press).?The six former cabi
net officers and army officers, con
victed of high treason in connection
with the "Greek disaster in Asia
Minor, were executed today.
The execution of the condemned
men was by shooting. The men ex
ecuted were: Former Premiers
Gounaris. Protbpapadakis and
Stratos; M.^Theotokis, former war
minister; M. Baltazzis, holder of
portfolios in several former cabi
nets, and Gen. Hadjanestis, com
mander of the Greek forces at the
time of the Asia Minor military
disaster.
The British minister, F. O.
Lindley, has notified the Greek gov
ernment that Great Britain has
broken off relations with Greece
and that he is leaving Athens tO'
night.'
O. H. Bentinck, British' member i
of the financial control, remains!
here.
A statement issued by the court- j
martial which condemned to death j
the former ministers, giving the
reasons for imposing the sen-1
tences of. death, says in effect that
the defendants knowingly conceal
ed* from the people the danger in
volved in King Constantine's re
turn to the throne and that, al-:
though Greece was breaking away
from her alliances, they did their
utmost to consolidate Constantine's
throne in order to enjoy office un
der him.
"By terroristic methods," the
statement adds, "they stifled all
public opinion contrary to them,
arranged with General Hadjanestis
a pretended offensive against Con
stantinople and thereby brought
about the enemy's offensive and the
collapse of ?he Greek front in Asia
Minor, thus deliberately delivering
a large part of the army into the
enemy's hands.
"They therefore were convicted
in accordance with several articles
of the military and penal codes of
conspiring to commit high trea
son."
?The official announcement issued
today after the execution of the
ministers "says:
"The sentence of the courtmar
tial was delivered this morning.
Messrs. Gounaris, Baltazzis, The
otokis, Protopapadakis, Stratos and
General Hadjanestis were condemn
ed to death and were executed this
morning. i
"General Stratigos and Mr.
Goudas were sentenced to penal
servitude for life. The military de
fendants were also sentenced to
: degradation, and the following fines
were inflicted: Gounaris 200,000
drachmas; Stratos, 355,000 drach
mas; Protopapadakis 500,000, Bal
tazzis 1,000,000; Theotokis 1,000,
000; Goudas 200,000 drachmas."
London; Nov. 2-8.?A despatch to
The Daily Express from Athens
asserts that before the Greek min
isters faced the firing squad Gen
eral Hajanestis was solemnly de
j graded. His medals and the in
signia of his rank were cut from
his uniform and his sword was
i broken. Communion was adminis
tered to all the men before they
were shot. Their bodies later were
take nto the cemetery where they
were turned over to relatives.
The despatch adds that F. C.
Lindley, "the British minister, con
tinued his efforts to secure clem
ency for the condemned men up to
the last moment. He visited the
foreign office twice Monday even
ing when it already was an open
secret that some of the accused
men would be sentenced to death.
He also visited the revolutionary
j chief. Colonel Piasticiras.
i i ______
London. Nov. 2S.?The Times
asserts that the British minister at
Athens,' F. O. Lindley. has asked
for his passports.
Lausanne, Nov. 2S (By the As
sociated Press).?The news of th?
executions of ministers at Athens
caused great excitement among the
delegates to the Lausanne confer
ence tonight. Former Premier
Venizelos of Greece denied himseli
to the newspaper men. The other
Greek deltgates said that without
official information they were un
able to say whether the executions
I would have any effect on the po
? sition of the Greek delegation.
j Philippine Editor Is Acquitted.
I Manila. P. L, Oct. 30.?The su
j preme court unanimously acquit
! ted Gregorio Perfecto, former edi
tor of La Nacton, organ of the
Demoerata party, who was convict
ed in the lower court and sen
j tenced to two months imprison
j ment on a charge of defaming
; members of the Philippine sen
i ate.
The case arose from an attack
i made by Mr. Perfecto in La Na
tion upon the senate in connection
' with the loss of valuable doeu
? ments belonging thereto and in
j which he said "the author of the
theft; perhaps simply followed the
'example, of certain senators whn
secured their election through fraud
and robbery."
While all the justices reached the
conclusion that Mr. Perfecto was
not guilty, they differed on the ba
I sis of the acquittal.
-
I Matthews, of the Polar regions
is under arrest in Chicago. The>
should ke ep him or he will become
a janitor.
BLOODY m
BATTLE IN
I ARKANSAS;
Band of Masked Men
and 0 i 1 Workers
Stage Battle
By the Associated Press
Monroe, Louisiana, Nov. 20.?
Several men are wounded, some of
them dying, as the result of a bat-'
tie last night between masked men
and oil field workers at Smack
over, Arkansas, according to a tele
phone message from El Dorado,
I Arkansas to the authorities here
j today.
Clemenceau
Pleads For Help:
Tells Great Audience in Chica- j
go That America Should
j Save France
; Chicago, Nov. 2S (By the Asso
ciated Press)?Standing with out
i spread arms before an audience
ithat packed the auditorium,
j Georges Clemenceau today pleaded
j with America to save France from j
j possible extinction,
j Patiently seeking ? to explain
j away the charges of militarism and I
I imperialism brought against his
i country, the old Tiger declared
j that France sought only peace, but
ithat war was being forced upon
! her.
j "If France does not " get the
?help that she needs," he declatetl
S in emotional tones, "she may per
haps disappear. Athens was a de
! mocracy, very great and. very fineC
! but she disappeared. And if France
! were to disappear I believe that
some day the people would begin
to look around and ask if something
I had not disappeared that had
j brought life to the world."
j The aged premier's audience
i hung on his every word, internipt
jing him twice to drive him back
; behind a loud speaking device
I which would carry his weak voice
j through the big house,
j Clemenceau took as his subject
! the epitaph that he read last week
'on Grant's tomb in New York?
i "Let Us Have Peace." -' ?
' "Since the world has been," he(i
I continued, "it has always been the
j feeling in every man's heart that
} he wanted peace. But Gen. Grant
! when he . uttered those faihous
words knew very well that before
there could be peace there mast, be
war.
"It is a great pity that war is
so cruel; that it brings with it
i bloodshed and things we. hardly
i dare think of now. Nevertheless
?that was really a beautiful and in
I spiring time, when men were ready
'to give their lives for a great
I cause, when they were ready to die
for a world?a world which rep
I resented the* nest and most ex
quisite part of human heart and
thought. x
"But that is done. The war is
over. Peace has arisen. It is now
our mission to reason with and
convince others. We must approach
autocratic power in some .way^or
other and convince that power that
it should get behind our cause.
"Therefore, let opinions speak,
let us reason with each other, dis
cuss with each other, even curse
each other if that be necessary
but step by step, through .unceas
ing efforts, let us strive" to achieve
what moves the world?truth,
justice, liberty and right."
i victory for
! cooperatives
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 28.?An
other complete legal victory was
won by the Tri-State Tobacco Grow
ers* Cooperative association in
Wake superior court today when
Judge C. C. Lyon granted perma
nent restraining orders in 1 all the
II cases tried today and denied re
versal of the cases on P. A. Elkin
and J. N. Edwards of Pitt county
;and C. M. Winstead ?f Person
j county.
This was the second batch of per
manent injunctions against delivery
of tobacco by members outside of
the association, the first batch hav
i ing been granted at Nashville by
j Judge Frank Daniels, several weeks
j ago. The victory today for the co
I operatives was the more notable
j because 15 able attorneys for de
j fendants practically abandoned ar
gument and left the field to the
cooperatives.
school'
children
burned
Distressing Tragedy at High
Point Community School
Near Covington,
Georgia
By the Associated Press
Covington. Ga., Nov. 20.?Two
dead and thirty-eight injured is
the toll of the burning of the
High Point community school, near
here yesterday. A careful check
today showed that all others are
accounted for. The dead are Jas.
Steele and the eight-year-old son
of Charles Bacheler. The dead
were in the room of Mrs. Oscar
Grant, on the second floor, who was
critically burned. She stood in a
window and dropped forty chil
dren to the- ground before the
floor of the room gave away! Sev
enteen of the children sustained
broken limbs in the twenty foot,
drop. Four inhaled flames. Ninety
nine children were in the building
when the flames were discovered.
Escape through the hallways was
cut off.
REPUBLICANS :
WILL PASS
SUBSIDY BILL
Reckless Partisan Ma*
jority in Congress
Determined to. Bur
den Public For Ben
efit of Ship Owners #
By the Associated Press
Washington. Nov. 29.?Republi
can leaders today predicted that
the administration shipping bill
would pass by a comfortable mar
gin, as the house session opened to
day. The final vote will be taki
about four o'clock.
Several important, changes were
made yesterday, all offered by Re
publicans. All Democratic amend?
ments were quickly voted down.
The most important amendm?
adopted was one necessitating: 1
appropriation yearly from the mei^
chant marine fund of payments to
ship operators.
Judge Peurifoy
i To Leave Bei
Walterboro, Nov. 28.?The ru
mor has gained credence in Wal
terboro that Judge James E. Peuri
foy of the Fonrteenth Judicial Cir
cuit has'decided to tender his'res
ignation as judge to become ef
fective at the beginning of the new
year. Much interest has been
manifested in this reported resig
nation and as to the probable suc
cessor to Judge Peurifoy, who will
be elected when the Legislature
meets in January.
The resignation of Judge Peuri
foy will come, it is understood, as.
a result of the trying werk he has
been doing since he was elected
judge six years ago when the new
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit was
created. He is advised by his
physician that the confinement and
hard wor* are telling on his health,
and that it would be better for him
to get more outdoor life and free
jdom from the many worries of ju
| dicial life. Aside from this, Judge
Peurifoy has Targe property inter
Jests in |his county and he wishes
Ko be able to give these more of
.his personal attention.
Judge Peurifoy has made cue of
the ablest judges . this state has
had for a long while.- Hjs stand
on many matters, and the whole
some and helpful advice and sug
gestions given while holding court
over the state, will- _ve for a lonS
time. He has given six; years qt
the best efforts of his life to tht
{judgeship.
HIGH SCHOOL
DAMAGED
I
!
Anderson Institution Suffers
From Fire
j Anderson, Nov. 28.?Fire, origi
j natiwg last night around 11 o'clock.
in a dressing room near the stage
practically destroyed the south
wing of the Anderson High school,
with a damage estimated as approx
imately $20,000, and with a slight
.damage to the mam portion of the
building, which suffered littlfe,
I however, due to a fire wall, together
with the bringing into play of the
.auxiliary apparatus of the High
?school.
I IA portion of ' the wall of the-,
j; south wing of the building toppled
j shortly after the fire department
'arrived on the scene. The large
[metal beams extending the width
of the building warped with the in
tense heat and pulled the walls of
j the building together. Fortunately
j the walls fell into the auditorium
,of the building which is housed by
the south wing; otherwise, fire
men who were fighting the fire
from the outside probably would
have been instantly killed.
FEDERAL ATTORNEYS
TO PUSH ALL PEND
ING LIQUOR CASES
By the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 29.?Federal
attorneys will he instructed to
push all pending liquor cases, a?d
demand the heaviest penalty, it be
came known today.
Death. ,
irr. E. H. Mathis died Tuesday
night about 10 o'clock at the Sol
diers* Home in Columbia. Mr.
Mathis who was well advanced in
age, leaves five children. Miss
Daisy Mathis. Mrs. J. B. White and
Mrs. Edward W*hite of Sumter, Mr.
L. D. Mathis of Manning and Mr.
H. W. Mathis of Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at
Bethany church near Mannville
Thursday morning at 11:30, leaving
the residence of Miss Daisy Mathis,
20 Levi street, this city, at 10
o'clock.
Marriage Licenses.
White?Mr. Delmar D. Wadford,
of Sumter and Miss Eunice D.
Dantzler, of Eutawville.
Colored: Walter Gibbons and
Eula May Rose, of Lynchburg.
Matthew James, of Winston-Sa
lem, N. C, and Rosa Lee Hunter,
Rembert. ?
Henry Darby and Patsey Felder,
Sumter.
Willie Singletary and Mary'Sin
gletary. Mayesvilie.
Wyth Davis and Bessie Dukes,
Sumter.
Pluck and luck look alike becaus*
they go around together.
There is some talk of the
kaiser going into the movies but he
can't. He stays married too long.
