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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
SCOUT NEWS

The weekly meeting of the Scouts
of Sumter was not held on the usual
night. Wednesday, on account of the
basket bali game, but was held on
Thursday night instead.
The attendance was very large, as
all the Scouts wished to hear the fine
talk given by DR.. Hirsch. They show
ed their enpoyment by hearty ap-
plause and a few words Of thanks
from Patrol Leader Buck.
1t was brought before the meeting
that every scou1master in the United
States received a letter from Hon
Myron T. Herrick (former ambassa-
dor 10 Franco, wishing that every
citizen of the Cniteu States would give
a contribution. no matter how small,
to the Marne Statue fund. The Unit
ed States wishes 20 present statue
to France which will be situated on
the Marne river. The week of March
-22-27 had been set aside as Marne
memorial week throughout the Unit
ed States Every Scout in the city OF
Sumter is giving five cents to the
cause.
1t is to be stated that Scouts Cut
tino. Dwyer and <Upshur have sue
cessfully passed their tenderfoot test
and will be initiated at the next meet
ing.
The Scouts of Sumter have offered
their services to the city, but as yet
no call has been made. We also wish
to state that we are always prepared.
I We were;glad to have visitor, Mr.
Chas Cuttiho, and we hope to nave
many more.
LOUIS LYON, Jr.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Fire Hose Purchased !:

A special meeting Of the. city coun;-
Gil was held Tuesday night. to-: re,
ceive bids for ney fire apparatus: ane
II supply Of hose.
Bids were filed by representative.
Of the American LaF'rance Co AID tn
-eagraves Co, on motor pump ap.
paratus. but consideration OF thes
:, ids was postponed u:1til tonight.
Bids on fire hose were submitted
by number Of firms. Others wert
placed for two thousand feet of hose
rs follows:
SOC feet Ohio brand at $50 pc.
foot, Bilateral Hose Co.; 1000 fee,
stonewall Brand at s1.30 per foot,
&C. C. Fire Hose Co.; 500 feet Ar
row D. J. Brand at $1.40 per foot
Fabric Fire Hose Co.
500 feet Arrow D. J. Brand. at s1.4c
per foot, Fabric Fire Hose Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Sanitary Inspecfio,s.

The city board Of health has order
ed house to house inspection Of the
entire city during the month Of April.
The health officer will make a visit
to each residence and place of busi-
ness within the city limits; and the
premises will be carefully Inspected
to ascertain if they are in sanitary
condition and If the occupants are
obeying the health regulations Of the
city OF Sumter, Those who have not
given the matter attention should
have elean-iip day at once and get
their premises in spic and span order
in readiness for the visit Of the in
spector.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
EVENING EEY OF MUSIC ~
Postponed Concert to be Held
Monday, April 5th

The concert which was postponed
on account CT tie Influenza epidemic
will oe rendered reN.t Monday ever
ing by Nine. Rita Winbourne and hec
daughter Willete Wiibourne IN the
Gilrs High School Auditorium. The
program to he gwen Will , Of unus-
ual interest opening with earlier COM
posars. such as Handle md Beeth-
oven and followed by some Of the
We'll known arias from the OLD aad
more modern operas. together VIA
some interesting folklore OF nlaay
countries.
Versatility characterizes the per-
fornlances Of Wil!ette Wilbourne.
whose accomplishments as wrlln-
derkind'' secured the admiration of
Mary Garden, the metropolitan star
and others. Miss Wilbourne is a
singer. pianiast and composer. She
VIII close her part Of the program
With her own composition, entitled
The Desert and the tStaccatto
Etude" by Rubenstein, pronounced as
one of>>the five most difficult COM
positions for the piano.
Nine Wilbourne. contralto is an
artist in the true sense Of the word
and has been SO acknowledged by
many of the noted lmpresarios N this
country and abroad as one of the few
natural contraitos She will render
as a special number, 'The Purple
Hour by Augusta Holmes. in which
her talent shows to advantage, q conf
position tfat requires both temper
meat. and dramatic art This song
is one Of. the cycle entitled, "The
HOurS -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Sumter Companies Chartered:

Columbia, March S1.-Two sumte;
companies were today chartered by
the Secretary of State One Of then
is the Victory Building s; Loan Asso
citation, capitalized at S150,O00. C. G
Rowland, r. *. Wilder, Mrs. Mary B
=. Levi and f. ]. Bland are the di
rectors.
Rowland Brothers, of Sumter, were
also chartered, with capital ,stocl
of $4,000, the company proposing t.
deal in automobiles and machinery
S. K. and ). J. Rowland and2.J. .
Durham are the directors. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
POULTRY PROF
IT'S DEPEND ON
n
HEALTHY CHICKS

Mr.. Williams, very successful
Oklahoma poultry raiser, recently
said to DR.. LeGear: Since l have
been using your poultry prescrip-
ton, not only have I cut down Chlck
loss. but / find that my pullets lay
a month or two earlier A few
nepnies wisely spent in feeding DR..
4IeGear's Poultry Prescription TO
Baby Chicks insures rapid develop
ment and early fall and winter lay
ing. Get package from your
dealer. satisfaction or money back.
pr. l.. D. LeGear Med. Co., st.
IT a,,is No-AdV
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Mrs. Exun Hmors Mrs. Melville
BoylSin

Notable among the socialavents Of
last week was the card party given
by Mrs G. r. Exum in honor Of her
sister-in-laW. Mrs. Melville Boykin.
who has recently moved ID Sumter
from Atlanta.
The rooms were beautifully decor
ated with yellow jonquils and other
spring flowers and seven tables We're
arranged for bridge. A salad course
with coffee was served after the
game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03

Com paratively few people make
use of the public library. If more
made use Of it regularly more interest
would be taken in the institution and
it would receive more substantial
support It is to be hoped that some
public citizens will remember the Ii
brary ID their wills and testaments.
even though do not bestow iargesse
upon itSduring their lifetime.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Chautaaua Tickets.

The sale of Chautauaua tickets has
Begin Any boy who wants to wln a
free ticket to the whole week OF
events can see Mr.. Todd at Y. NJ. c. A.
and get, some tickets. Free tlcke1s,
rec medals. and a free supper. All
af these are being planned for the
hoys who care to get out and hustle
during a few spare hours
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
BRAZIL WANTS BIG
GER GERMAN BOATS

Rio de Janerio, Feb. 20.-It is an
nounced that Brazil will ask the AL
lies for torpedo boats of greater di-
mensions and armament than the sew
en- former German torpedo boats of
200 tons recently allotted her by the
supreme council at Paris.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
Society Hill Express.

Columbia. April l. - (Spccial1.--
Chairman Shcaly OF the Railroad
Commission is in Society Hill today
making an Investigation Of ceriaiI.
complaints With regard to the express
service at that point.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
The Chautauaua. Season

The annual Red Path Chautauqua
week this year will open. April 27th
and close May 4th. An attractive pro
cram is offered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
| SILK Hosiery Bargain.

The Sumter Dry Goods Co. will
give you pair Of their $3.50 pure
silk thread hose Quaker Maid foi
$3.50 during their Easter week-enc
selling. Special for this week only,
ADV
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03
A Good Easter Ad.

The large Easter ad.of the Surnte
Dry Goods Co. has some Worth whil
reading in it for the Easter Saop-
yer Better read it.-Adv.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-03

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day, March 2aFz :.
Girls High, Sehd
The meeting 81
Fer by Dr. J.. - :
PRODUCTION by De-
Rice made. a pa
I'teachers on The
er." He showed
though essential
portant thing in eS =
ing: The teacheE
acter through her.
ner, and every NOV
These are the thinS
member long after
lesson taught from
human beings who
her, or cling to. her
fion for teaching begN
school career, but ma
before.
The most important
the discussion of Field
had given 500 to- hes
purposes in prizes
the teachers saw fit.
was also promised.
cussion, it was decidgd
Of the long days conts
to have a declamationG G
the schools in the coun
was set for the first Fri
The rules Of the cont2
lows
/. There shall befo
:or the high school, -
md tenth gradesl g5
boys, interme ediate
mediate boys. .
2. Not more than
school.
g. There, shall besA -
Prize and honorable
contest.
4. The names ofe ,
BE registered wittSse
as possible.
s.. The school :
,tc.
T.. The ca
trades shall
md the
There be-
meeting sad -
April 24th.
white-oral Kss
Christmas. Of sunlf
Colored-Oliyer Wises gs!
nd Marie WasaliHgtons
S. C. So s5sSss
Ezekiel Sanders, Of colnnbia asid.
Annie Ellerbe, of Sumter.
Joe Keels and Leoia Glover Of AZ
;olu, S. c: X, -. - ..5ss.5 80
seaborn PinckRey. and MaybeN
Bush, of Sumter, .te.. -. 81.
Mr. j. Y. Todd and family returned
asst night from Chester a.. %
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
DERRICK BLOWN OUT
 AS 0GEMAW DR!LLERS HIT HEAVY GAS FLOW
Report Says Chidester Well Will be Brought in
 Today

Drillers on we'll at Ogemaw, on the Cotton Belt railroad, near Cam den, yesterday struck a heavy flow of gas which was so powerful as to blow out the derrick, it was stated in message from Camden last night. Ouachita county, will be brought in
 We'll No. 2 at Chidester, also in today, according to reports reaching here last night. The we'll wherein gas was struck, was down depth of approximately 1,70O feet, it is under stood, while the we'll at Chidester, known as we'll No. 2, had been drill ed to a depth of about 1,500 or 1,6OO feet.
 The editor of the Beacon Herald at Camden stated last night over long distance telephone that it was re- ported in Camden that No. 2 we'll at Chidester was to be brought in to- day. He also confirmed the blowing out of the derricks at Ogemaw was confirmed in Camden.
 He stated that traffic in leases has become heavy and that from $5 to $125 per acre is being paid.
 Quite number of Pine Bluff pao- pie own land in and around Camden, one of whom is c. H. Moore. A railroad official, who was in Cam den yesterday, brought the news to Pine Bluff last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Attempt to Break
 Sugar Mems Strike

Honolulu, Feb, 6.--The first move by the sugar planters to break the strike of Filipino and Japanese plan tation laborers was made today in the shipment of 200 strike breakers, 125 of them Koreans and the rest Chinese and Hawiians, to the Honolu- lu plantations. No attempt to in- terfere with them was made by the strikers.
 The sugar planters association informed the Associated Press today that the strike would be confined to the island of Oahu, and that sugar shipments, from the other islands of Hawaiian group would continue un- interrupted. Six Oahu plantations are. tied up, representing approxi- mately one-fourth of the sugar out put of the territory of Hawaii.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Navy Will Fight
 to Try Alleged
 German Officer

Washington. Feb. 6.-Whether or not the United States navy has juris- diction to try Hermann Vessels, alias Carl Rodiger, alleged German spy, and officer of the German navy, who was arrested last May in New York, but through legal technical ity escaped trial, will be fought out in the federal court at New York to- morrow, when Vessels is delivered by the naval authorities on a writ of habeas corpus. It was learned to- day that the accused man was turned over to the navy by the department of justice several days ago and the writ issued shortly after.
 Vessels, who was indicted for conspiracy to commit espionage dur ing June 1918, before the espionage act had been passed, never has been brought to trial because of a require ment of the statute tha tthere must be two witnesses to an overt act be- fore conviction for treason.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
W, T.pATE, JR., 10 BE: CITY DETECTIVE ID
 SUCCEED , {, (, LYNN
Funeral of Latter Officer is to be Held This After
 noon
SEVERAL RELIEF FINDS
 HAVE BEEN STARTED
Vicks is Believed to Have Shot Lynn With Officers Own Pis- tOl After He Had
 Fallen

w. T. Pate Jr, government officer is to be the new city detective, sue ceeding c. c. Lynn. killed by Georg, Vicks, negro, Thursday evening, il was learned yesterday. Formal an. nouncement of Pate's appointment is expected today.
 The tragedy in which Lynn lost his fife, and Mrs. Sam Soltz was mortally wounded by stray bullet while seven others were injured be, fore Vicks was burned out and killed by police and citizens was the prin- cipal topic of discussion on the streets yesterday. Hundreds visited the morgue where the bodies were being held and many more visited the scene of the battle.
 Vicks, who is believed to have rushed to MT. Lynn's prostrate body after he shot the officer and seized his revolver and fired one or two shots from it into the white mans body, was buried yesterday. Many whites and negroes called at the undertaking establishment of II. I Holderness to view his riddled body anu ull IS Wdo tdkGu away, HldH Y more came too late to see him.
 Fire Boys Heroes.
 Many commented on the heroism shown by members of the fire de- partment who set fire to the two buildings and protected neighborine houses from the fire in the face of whistling bullets and likely to be shot down any moment by the crazed black, barricaded inside.
 The smoking ruins of the fire on the river bank were visited yester- day by hundreds of people, but nc trace of another negro. supposed to have been killed in the house by Vicks was found.
 R. E. Mann, wounded in the thigh. is reported resting well at the Clark s sanitarium. Ray Avery, Waite, Spain. Frank Terry, George Bozart and Joe Cranberry, also wounded in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
CHAMBER SEEKING $1O0,0O0 ANNEX TO
 LOCAL P0ST0FFICE
Congressman Taylor is to be Asked to Help Raise
 Fund

Efforts are being made by the Chamber of Commerce to have Con- gressman s. M Taylor get an appro- priaton of approximately $100,000 through congress for the purpose of building an annex to the Pine Bluff post office. The annex if built, it is said, will be practically as large as the present post office building, and it has been proposed that the addi- tion be erected on the vacant lot just east of the present building.
 Secretary E. B. Bloom has written Congressman Taylor strongly urging the appropriation, in view of the fact that the building as it now stands is wholly inadequate for handling the increasing volume of mail coming here.
 The room in which money orders, registery, parcels post and other business is handled is only 15 by 20 feet in size. The mail room of the post office is 43 by 50 feet and sacks of mail and packages are constantly stacked on the floor, which seriously interferes with the activities of the employees at the post office.
 The services of the postmaster, assistant and clerks is highly eff cient, and there is no complaint on this score, but. it is known that with larger building the delivery of mail here would be greatly facilitated.
 The post office building was erect ed in 1909 when the total receipts from all sources was $44 ,450.11 as compared with total receipts last year of $124,319.83, or about 300 per cent increase.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Prisoner in Attic 8 Months, Woman is Freed

l Okeham, Okla, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Bes-
 ie Baker, IT year old, was released
 rom the attic of her home here to- Bay by county officers where she bays she has been held a prisoner
 for eight months by her husband lwho, she claims, had entered into a
 with others to get control Pf valuable oil land in the Beggs field which she owns. The husband |was arrested today on complaint ot the girl-wife.
 Mrs. Baker told the officers that
 Turing her Imprisonment" she be- |came mother and that the child tlied because the husband had denied
 t medical attention. When the wife (was found and rescued today the body of the baby which had been Head two hours was lying in bed with |her.
 The charge lodged against the hus- band is that of manslaughter' through neglect in connection with the death |of the baby.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Revised Casualty List Shows A. E. F.
 Total is 293,O7O

Washington, Feb. 6.-Completion of the record of casualties of the American expeditionary forces in the world war was announced today by Adjutant General Harris with the issuance of final revised list of the "old casualties" Since the re- view of the American expeditionary forces records practically has been completed, it was said no further addition or corrections were antici- pated.
 Total casualties to date are as follows:
 Killed in action, including 3s2 at sea, 34,844.
 Died of wounds 13,96O.
 Died of disease 23,738.
 Died from accident and other causes 5,102.
 Wounded in action Cover 85 per cent returned to duty) 215,432.
 Missing in action (not including prisoners released and returned), three.
 Total of 293,O7O.
 War department officials said it was remarkable that the final com pilation showed only three men listed as missing in action"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Still Holding Two
 American Pliers

Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 6.-American Consul Dyer of Nogales. has been informed by Mexican officials that Lieutenants Usher and Wolf. Ameri- can aviators, detained at Nacozari since their airship landed last We'd nesday, will not be released until there has been further discussion between this government and Mexico, acording to word received at the headquarters of the military district today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
WABBASE::KA NEGRO
 KILLS ANOTHER IN ROW OVER CLOTHES
Will Smith, 2S, is Held in Jail Here on Murder
 Charge

Will Smith, negro, 28, shot and killed John Jeter, another negro, 40 years old, at Wabbaseka Thursday afternoon and was brought to Pine Bluff yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Garrett of Wabbaseka and lodged in jail, after being bound over there. Smith is said to have thought that certain negroes were stealing clothes hung on the line near where they had been washed, and is report ed to have hidden ,and when negroes came up and attempted to steal some of the clothes, he opened fire, killing Jeter, an innocent party, as Jeter started into his home. Smith claims that the killing was accidental.
 The shooting occurred near w. w. Vests gin. Smith, it is said, is a bad negro, and has been arrested oft en at Wabbaseka.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Ship in Distress
 Off Cape Hatteras

Boston, Feb. 6.-The steamer Polar Bear in distress signals which were intercepted here early today, report ed that she was disabled 600 south of New York and requested assistance. The message said she was drifting eastward at the rate of one-half knot an hour. The coast guard station at Norfolk was said to be sending as- sistance to her. The Polar Bear, which registers 2,600 tons, sailed from Dakar on January 5 for New York and was due February 4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
TESTIMONY BEFORE
 GRAND JURY USED
 AGAINST NEWbERRy
Clerk and Former Member Re- late What Senator's
 Aides Said
JUDGE GOT MONEY
 AS CAMPAIGN WORKER
County and District Chairman are Said to Have Received Large Sums for Salaries and
 Expenses

Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. G. What three Newberry men told the grand jury, which returned indict- ments against them, the Michigan senator and 131 other campaigners of 1918, was told in the trial of the case here today.
 The revelations of the inquisitorial proceedings came from c. R. Higbee of Benton Harbor, clerk of the grand jury, and Charles s. Potts of Hast lngs, a member of the body.
 They said the defendants whose testimony they rehearsed had waiv- ed immunity, testified voluntarily, without receiving promises of any kind and with full knowledge that what they told the grand jurors might be used "for all purposes"
 The defense fought hard to keep the testimony from the trial jury. Martin W. Littleton was on his feet constantly questioning the admissi- bility of the evidence and testing the memories of Highbee and Potts. He was overruled on the exclusion ques- 'tion, but Judge Clarence w. Sessions held that the testimony could be considered in the present proceed ings only against the three defen- dants whose grand jury testimony was rehearsed.
 Besides the grand jury testimony the day brought additional evidence regarding the methods by which James w. Helme was nominated to run against Henry Ford in the 1918 primary. Two men from Grand Rapids told of receiving $5 day and their expenses to get signatures to the nominating petitions and all the petitions filed were brought into court by an attache of the secretary of states office at Lansing.
 Potts and Highbee related the grand jury testimony of John M. Har- ris, former probate judge at Boyne City, Terry c. Corliss, former state senator and now a member of the state boar dof auditors, and James R.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
Steamer Lying
 on Reefs With 32
 Passengers Aboard

New York, Feb. 6.-Washed by towering waves driven in from the Atlantic by a northeasterly gale leaking,( and her wireless all but out of commission, the Old Dominion line passenger steamer Princess Anne is lying on a sand reef near Rockaway point.
 On board are 32 passengers who left Norfolk yesterday for New York and crew of 72. Half doz- en ocean going tugs supplemented by coast guards, life savers tonight were endeavoring to effect their rescue in the face of storm which observers declared is the worst in many years
 The Princess Anne went aground early today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
ABANDON TANKER.

1alyeston, Tex, Feb. 6.-The tank
 sa s' yohn D. Rockefeller, which strand T% uecember 21 on the jettiies near vsa.o, @,nn,co, has been abandoned by the AsSklng Aasng crew of the tug Resolute. ll'ulng loc.l to Captain John c. Grant, Er sh;rn; surveyor for Lloyd's register of dar pang. Captain Grant returned to- n;so s rom a six weeks stay at Tam iafts, attempts will be made in the Msw NM part of April or the first of F;sh & to salvage the vessel, he said. wesah & seas, winds and unfavorable in~ sr prevented divers from mak- nporary repairs at this time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-07
DISCUSS EXCHANGE RULES.

New Orleans, Feb. 6.-Representa- tives of state banking associations in the states comprising the sixth fed- eral reserve district met here today to discuss rules recently announced by the district reserve board in con- nection with the collection of ex- change checks presented by the fed eral reserve bank of this district.