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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
The Columbia
Canal Case

Columbia, Nov. 2S.-J- 3. S.
Lyles, Of counsel for the Columbia
Railway, Gas & Electric Company.
owners of the Columbia anal, an
nounced today that if tie state
supreme court will grant writ Of
certiorari, he will appeal to the
United States Supreme Court the
decision in the Columbia Canal
case, rendered by the state supreme
court Saturday. which confirmed
the circuit court in its decision in
favor of the state, declaring the
canal property forfeited by the CO.
lumbia company. and ordering its
return to the State.
The constitutional q e t n
raised is that Of the act Of 1917, de-
claring the canal forfeited to the
State, and the acts Of State officers
therein authorized violation the i'm
pairment and due process clauses
of the federal constitution, upon
the theory that there was no con-
dition subsequent to the Columbia
corpany's title to the canal prop
erty.
The Columbia canal became the
property of the Columbia Railway,
Gas G. Electric Company in 1887.
by special act Of the legislature. In
1917. the canal not having been
oornleted the legislature declar-
cd it forfeited back to the State
and ordered the attorney general
office to bring suit for its recovery
This case was tried in Columbia
in June. 1920, and resulted IN
verdict for the state. 1t was ap-
pealed. and the supreme court SAT
urday handed down an opinion
confirming the lower court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Have Black
berry Wine

,Gaffney, Nov. 27.-The court Of
general sessions and common pleas
was adjourned yesterday after a
session of three weeks. A large
number of cases were disposed Of
during the week. among them be-
ing three cases Of homicide. Mo-
tions for new trials were made in
the case of Lancaster Elmore and
in the case of Roy Kirby, but the
motions in both cases were over
ruled, and both prisoners were SEN
fenced to imprisonment 'for life. a
case which excited much interest
was that against two farmers Of the
county who were brought into
court on the charge Of having
blackberry wine in their possession,
one having about twenty gallons
and the other about seven. Both
men were law-abiding citizens and
had meyer before been charged
with any violation They are broth
ers and live near together, and both
assured the court that they thought
they had a perfect right to manu-
facture the wine in unlimited
quantities. Judge Wilson took into
consideration the good character Of
the defendants and sentenced them
to pay fines Of $3.50.
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w. r. Watkins
Appointed
Former Legion Adjutant sos
Be Governors Secretary

Columbia. Nov. 23.Governor
Cooper tonight announced the ap-
pointment <of w. r. Watkins. OF
Greenville, as his private secretary,
to succeed James G. Deneux. Of
Columbia, who has resigned. 8
Mr.. Derieux who has been With
the Governor since the latters in
aIsuration in 1919. has reiinquisa
ed his position to go with his
first love, the newspaper. as mem
Der of: the editorial staff of the
New York Globe. Mr.. Derieilx vii
leave Columbia tomorrow
The new secretary. who will sas-s
sumo his duties next Monday. g,sa
captain inc comand Of the Rosk
Hill company of infantry OF the
18th Infantry, and saw serVics
overseas with his-coHapany and tfsa
Thirtieth Division and participatr
ed in the fighting which broke fhc
Hindenburg line Last year he was
the State Adjutaut OF the soIsfa
Carolina department. Of the Azneri1s
can Legion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Man Found Dead
in Back Yard
Head of Wagner Merchant
Almost Severed From
Body

Aiken, Nov. 23.-Robert L. Will
hanson. retired merchant ana
farmer, and prominent citizen OF
Wagener. was found dead yester-
day in the back yard of his home
at that town, with his head almost
severed from his body. The eVl-
dence tends to show that he was
victim Of foul play, as blood stains
were found leading from his bed
room. to the place where the body
was found, which indicates that he
received the fatal wound while
living in bed, and rushed out of
the house before bleeding to
death near wagon in his yard.
Sheriff Howard and Coroner Tar
yer spent half of the night making
an investigation, which thus far
fails to show either the supposed
murderer or the motive for the
crime. The inquest will not be con-
Guided for several days yet, or until
the people and officers are fully
satisfied. The deceased leaves
widow and two sons. one of whom
is a student at Furman University,
besides many other relatives and
friends. Interment took place late
this afternoon at the Wagner
cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Prohibition
Conference
The National Committee VIII
Meet Nov. 20 to Consider
Attitude Of Political
Parties

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The attitude
of the Republican and Democratic
parties toward prohibition and fu-
ture work of the Prohibition Party
will pe considered at a national prc-
hibition conference here November
20. The Prohibition National
C m mitt ee will hold an all
day session the following day,
first in more than year.
Law enforcement is expected to
be the major subject Of the two
days. It . anticipated by prohihi-
ton leaders that the conference
may ask President Harding TO an
nounce himself for prohibition.
A memorial hour will be devoted
to Eugene Chain, twice candi-
date for. president on the prohibi-e
ton ticket. With the falling down
of the last two national admins
trations on the enforcement OF the
prohibition law, Chains doctrine
Government by Administration,
looms higher and higher" says an
announcement.
Consideration Of world prohibl-
ton work will be taken up at
meeting Of the Prohibition Founda-
ton the evening Of November 90
The meetings were called by Vir-s
gil G.. Hinshaw Of Chicago, chair-
man of. the Prohibition Nationsi
Committee. = ~ -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
COLUMBIA CANAL
CASE SETTLED

Columbia, Nov. 26.-The Colum-
ba Canal case has been decided by
the state supreme court, in an opin-
ion handed down Saturday after
noon, the opinion affirming the
lower court, which order the ca
nal property to revert to the State.
This decision means that the Co.
lumbia Gas and Electric company
Will lose the canal property, unless
the United States Supreme Court
reverses the South Carolina courts.
Attorneys for the Columbia COM
pany stated today that they would
appeal the case to the United
States Suprems Court, if the State
Supreme Court will grant the writ
OF certiorari. The case against the
Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric
Company, was brought by the at
torney generals office. under an act
of 1917, declaring to be forfeited to
the State and directing that the
suit be brought to establish the
right Of the State in the property.
The case was tried in June 1920. in
the Circuit Court in Columbia.
Judge Townsend presided at the
trial. The verdict of the Circuit
Court was that the property rever;
to the State, the opinion of the Su-
preme Court is prepared by Asso-
ciate Justice T. 3. Fraser 1t de-
clared that the canal was built for
navigation purposes and that the
State allowed plenty Of time foc,
completion, and this time limi; not
being taken advantage of the prop
erty should be forfeited to the STAKE.
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Funds to Com
plete Highway

Columbia, Nov. 26.-Chesterfeld
county has signed an agreement to
match the $4,000 Of federal aid al
lotted for the Observation-Disclosures
highway in this county several
weeks ago by the state highway
commission, according to an an
by the highway depart
ment yesterday. This will enable
the road to be completed from
Cheraw to the McBee section and
will, when completed, leave only a
gap of about five miles in this road
from Columbia to Cheraw, in
cluaing work already under way or
arranged for.
Saluda has also signed an agree
ment to match $4,000 of federal aid
to complete four mile gap Of this
same road in that county. which
when finished will make this road
very near complete through South
Carolina.
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Double Killing
in Marlboro

Bennettsville, Nov. &c. = Last
night about 9 o'clock at the home
of Tom Hair, Is miles north Of
Bennettsville. near the North Car
olina line, James Sweat and George
Mckinnon. both white, shot each
other to death. Sweat died i'm
mediately. McKinnon lived two
hours.
Last Sunday McKinnon left with
Sweatt's 10 year old daughter. They
had not married, ii is alleged. Last
night Mckipnon and the Sweat
girl with several other persons were
az the home Of Tom Haire when
James Sweat walked into the
house and said that he wanted to
see Mckinnon. Mckinnon arose
when both men commenced shoot
ing about the same time. They
both used 80 Colts six inch barrel
pist ols Coroner r. F. MeRae held
an inquest this morning over both
dead bodies.
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Fire Wrecks
Motor Companies

One of the most costly fires OF
recent days proved to be the one
which visited the Eastern Carolna
Motor Company and The Columbia
Motor Company, two combined
corporations, during the early hours
of Sunday morning, temporarily
putting both of these concerns on
Council street out Of business. The
fire was first seen by police officers
B. r. and J. H. DuRant from LID
erty street shortly after two o'clock
in the morning. The fire depart
ment reached the burning building
very soon after the discovery OF the
fire. Both the front and rear doors
to the building were broken open
and two streams Of water played
upon the flames. Good pressure
was obtained from the engine pump
of truck No. and the fire gotten
under control after the work of
the iremen for a short time. The
fire was then completely extin-
guished after the fremen had
worked for probably en- hour and
half longer.
The fire seems to have caught
somewhere near short fight OF
stair steps leading to a small bal
cony in the rear Of the building. AT
this location in the rear of the
building there were a number Of
oil barrels and also directly under
the steps was a pile of waste and
trash. This part of the building
suffered the greatest damage, a
portion of the rear wall being
burned out and the roof over this
part Of the building completely de-
molished. The building has con-
crete floor and brick walls and
therefore escaped greater dam
age. It is the property Of Mr.. c.
G. Rowland, and was partially COW
cred by insurance. No adequate
or authoritative estimate has been
made of the total losses and dam
ages caused by the fire. In the
building were stored 19 automo-
biles and three trucks, nine Of
these automobiles are a total loss
while the remaining ten automo-
biles and the three trucks suffered
severe damage by the heat Of the
flames and from the smoke and
water Several of the cars were
new. The stock room, in which
were stored and kept somewhere
in the neighberhood Of $4,000 Of
stock parts, is practically a COM
plete wreck. The majority Of the
automobiles had some insurance on
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30

CONCENTRATES
ON FAR EAST
Discussion Of Pro.
blenas Connected
With China Hold
Center Of Interest at
Washington

Washington, Nov. 2S. = The
armament conference entered the
third week with the Far Eastern
questions retaining the center OF
interest. The committee OF the
whole met to consider the speclhc
declarations prepared by sub-com-
mittees to express. their attitude
favoring the withdrawal of foreign
judicial courts and postofHces with
in China as rapidly as conditions
warrant. The negotiations on the
naval program are expected to as
sumo more prominence during the
week.
Resolution declaring for relin-
ouishment of foreign postofflce
privileges in China, January lst,
1928, adopted by the Far Eastern.
committee. japanese have asked
time to consult government. Ac-
ton on the closing Of foreign courts
in China went over.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Col Springs
Urged 90 Run
Many Would Like 70 See Him
Enter Race for Governor

Charleston. Nov Charles
tonianss viii be interested to- know
that the friends OF Col Holmes
Springs are undertaking 20 per
suade him TO enter the race tor
governor and that neihas the mat
ter under advisement. Coli Springs
who lived in Georgetown until af-
ter his return from France. when
he located in Greenvale. graduated
from the Citadel and has always
been popular in Charleston. The
Greenville News prints the, follow
ing:
strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon Col. Holmes
B. Springs. prominent Greenviifs
citizen, to enter the race for the
office OF governor OF. South Carolina'
next summer, according to author
itative information obtained yes
terday from friends who stated that
increasing numbers daily are nrg-
ing Col. Springs to make the race
No statement regarding the matter
| has been obtained from "
Springs. z -
Cot Springs has lived IN sssse
eastern part Of South Carolina shs
major portion Of MS life. he saSS
service in France as q colonel eS
infantry troops from this state.
winning. distinction and homer fer
| himself. Since the war. & Got:
Springs has been resident os:
Greenyille and has taken a leading
part in the promotion OF the WI;
fare of both the city and the state
ssThe only other Greenville raans
whose name has been suggested 50:
ffar in connection with the guheres
material race is that OF 3. g. ases
and he has stated definitely that hls
entering the race Is out OF tsss:
touestion.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Pinewood Annexa-
ton Commission

Columbia, Nov. ga petition
from the citizens of the Pinewood
section OF Sumter county asking
the governor to order an election
on the question of this section an
nexing to Clarendon county was
filed with Governor Cooper yester-
day. The petition was signed by
only a few voters and the section
is said not to be such a large ter
ritory.
The governor appointed the fol-
lowing commission to examine into
the proposed annexation: In favor
Of annexing to Clarendon, J. R.
Griffin, Pinewood; R. s. Des-
Champs. Pinewood; opposed to an
nexing to Clarendon, o. D. Har-
vim and D. r. Lide, both Of Pine
wood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Lumber Expert
to Visit South
Chief of Division Will Leave
Washington Monday to Call
on Cities

Washington, Nov. 24.-Plans for
cooperation between the govern
ment and the lumber industry will
let discussed with lumber men os
the Middle West and South by Axel
II. Oxholm, chief of the lumber
division, who starts Monday for a
six weeks tour Of those sections,
the commerce department announ-
ced tonight.
Mr.. Oxholm is to- visit Cincinnati,
Oshkosh, Chicago. Kansas City,
Memphis, Shreveport, Houston,
Beaumont. Orange, Texas and New
Orleans, Gulfport, Mobile, Pensa-
cola, Jacksonville, Savannah and
Norfolk in the order named.
When this tour is completed, tfe
department said, Mr.. Oxholm will
have visited practically every lum-
Der section in the country as other
trips included the North and West
and the department then will be III
a position to decide upon a pro-
gram to promote the lumber ex-
port trade. =
Definite dates have been ar
ranged for Mr. Oxholm's visit to
Southern cities is follows:
Memphis, December Z and 8;
Shreveport, December 9; Houston,
December 70; Beaumont, Decem-
Der 13; Orange, December "A; New
Orleans, December Is, 16 and IL;
Laurel, December 10; Gulfport, Do
cember 20; Mobile, December 81;
Pensacola. December %.
Some time during the first week
after New Year. Mr.. Oxholm will
spend day in each Of the follow
ing cities: Jacksonville, Savannah
and Norfolk.
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yew Haven, Nov. 2s.-Three are
dead seventy-nine, i.scluding twen-
ty-two Yale students. injured and
one missing. in a motion picture
4heafre FIRE last night. Fifty-eight
Eho were burned OR trampled in
the mad rush to exits are still in
hospitals Two Of the three bodies
were burned beyond recognition,
the other has been identified as
Timothy 3. Hanlon. The coroner
who began an official investigation
expressed the opinion that the fire
svaastarted by incense burned dur
ing the phofoplay. Building was
a frame structure.
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Still and Negro
Found i'm Swamp

Manning, Nov pa still that
was being operated in a dense
thicket in Santee swamp was found
wednesday by revenue officers and
a rural policeman. A search was
made for the oH}.er but without
success. The still was brought to
Manning by the officers. 1t was
reported to the sheriff that the
dead body of a negro had been
found in the swamp near where the
still was being operated. 1t is sup
posed that the negro was killed
by the moonshiners for reporting
the location Of the still.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
No MISTAKE
IN AMERICAN
NAVAL FIGURES
Present De-
tailed Answer to
Questions Of British
and Japanese Off
GERS

9 Washington, Nov. %. = T h e
American naval experts presented
to the japanese and British officers
detailed answer to their questions
as to the naval reduction program.
It is said authoritatively that no
mistakes in the American calcula-
ton were revealed during the DIS
cussion by experts, and an eXten-
sive examination of the figures of
all three powers as to the existing
naval strength Of each has not re-
suited in any change in the original
figures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Way to Stop
Liquor Selling
Church Members and Law Re
specting Citizens Should
Quit Buying Liquor

Anderson, Nov. 24.-In Judge II.
H. Watkins charge to the grand
Jury of the federal court he en-
phasized that the % bills he was
handing the foreman were all for
violation of the prohibition act, and
that Of the $50 cases ready for trial
90 per cent were for violation OF
the prohibition law.
The charge which Judge Watkins
made to the jury was very strong.
He said that the people are. now
going through a period of unrest.
of impatience with the law and all
restraint. Such unrest the world
had never seen.
Il do not know but that this un-
rest among the younger people IS
reflected by. the fact that our
schools are not properly conducted.
Young, immature girls and boys
in the roles Of teachers do not in
still the right ideals, perhaps, into
the minds of their pupils. 1t is like
turning over the government of the
family to the baby, to consider the
children who are now holding the
important positions as teachers. If
there is one thing that a boy or girl
should be taught while in school or
college, it is self restraint, obe-
dience and respect for law"
Judge Watkins also told the
jurymen that I'VE may not think
the law wise. In general discus
sion, find no man who does not
recognize the use, or rather the
abuse Of whiskey. 1t. has grown
into one of the greatest evils the
world has ever known. Yet now,
because. some people think the nat
ional prohibition act an unwise
law, a restriction Of personal lib
erty, a restriction Of the right to
get dead drunk, abuse the family,
commit crime, etc, they are will
ling to violate it and see it violated
openly. These same men think
buying whiskey is respectable, yet
condemn the boollegger for selling
it. The buyer of liquor is certainly
as bad as the seller I'll tell you l
see no cure for the situation until
the respectable people stop en-
couraging the sale Of liquor.
IF I could go into the churches
on Sunday morning and see every
man stand with his hand raised
and take a solemn VOW to buy no
more whiskey, l would know the
prohibition question would be an
swered.
Il an not worried about the
hootlegger. He would be an easy
problem, if it We're not for the
church members and others who
buy from him.
I'VE seem to have established
two standards, one by which we
shall judge the poor, ignorant man,
and another by which the better
class, educated man shall be
judged.
Il would like to see the present
let down in public morals checked.
Not only in the violation of laws,
but in the payment Of debts. Some
of us think nothing at all Of our OBJ
legations, refusing to meet them.
even though it means bankruptcy
and ruin for the man we owe. This
tendency is entirely too revalent." !"
This is only a part of the force
full charge of Judge Watkins, and
applies not only to the western
district. but throughout the world
at this time.
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Investigation of
Liquor Raids

Washington, Nov. 25.-An inves-
tigation sf charges that prohibition
agents at Savannah entered a home
there without warrant will start
by Commissioner Haynes immedi-
ately upon receipt of reports Of the
affair, prohibition headquarters said
today.
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s,sxshington, Nov. 2s.-Prohibi-
tion Commissioner Haynes has ex-
onerated e. B. Henson, special
agent, Of charges Of making raid
without warrant upon resi-
DENT OF Savannah. which brought
prctest to President Harding and
Georgia senators from the may
OF Savannah. is vas announced.
s Henson report. officials said,
assclesea that party had warrant to
rid another house and entered the
resideuce OF Miss Bessie Garden by
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Burns is Released Under $500
Bond.

Columbia, Nov. 25.-W. Burns,
formerly president Of the Burns
Motor Company. this city, who was
brought to Columbia yesterday
from Mobile, Ala. by Sheriff Heise
OF Richland county. charged with
selling property under lien, was re-
leased from custody under $500
bond this afternoon. Burns is al
legged to have disposed of automo-
biles over which the Home Nation
al Bank. of Lexington, had a mort
gage.
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LOS ANGELES
MURDER MYSTERY

Los Angeles, Nov. 25.-A visit by
the judge and jury to Beverly
Glen, where J. Belton Kennedy is
alleged to have been murdered, will
be asked by the attorneys for Ar
thur c. Burch, who is charged with
the crime.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30
Thanksgiving Day Football.

CarOUQd Id, OlldQSl W
Furman %, Davidson 0.
Newberry II, Presbyterian Z.
Trinity g., Wofford O.
Georgia %, Clemson 0.
Bailey Il, Porter 2.
Charleston High %, Columbia
High IA.
North Carolina 7, Virginia 8.
Geirgia Tech IA, Auburn 0.
Vanderbilt 9, Sewanee o.
Washington and Lee Z, Johns
O. :.
North Carolina State 6, Mary
land 6.
Alabama I, Mississippi A. & M. Z.
Centre 81, Tulane O.
Florida 21, Oglethorpe 8.
Camp Benning "a, Mercer 7.
Hampden-.sidney SO. Wake For
est a..
Rollins 3, Birmingham Southern
%.
Kentucky 0, Tennessee O.
Pennsylvania Il, Georgetown
(Kentucky) 7.
Richmond II, William & Mary Z.
Lynchburg 8, Roanoke Z.
V. NJ. I. 26, Y. P. I. Z.
Elon Z, Guilford 0.
Emory and Henry 19, King 7.
Mississippi college %, Spring Hill
Z.
Cornell Al. Pennsylvania 0.
Wooster 6. Mount Union O.
Georgetown 13, Bethany 0.
Ohio Northern Z, Wittenberg D.
Maryville college "a, University
Of Chattanooga o.
Springfield o, New Hampshire O.
Pittsburg 0, Penn State 0.
Washington and Jefferson 13,
West Virginia 0.
Muhlenberg 6S, Ursinus 0.
University Of Cincinnati Z, Miami
Is.
Franklin and Marshall o, Gettys-
burg O.
Dickinson 0, Bucknell q.
Detroit q, Vermont 0.
Notre Dame 4S, Michigan Aggies
0.
Kansas Is, Missouri 8.
Nebraska 20. Colorado Aggies Z
Marquette university Z, Wabash
college 0.
Utah Aggies Il, University o,
Utah 8.
Creighton 19; South Dakota 0.
Ohio university 0, Marietta col.
lege 0.
Penn Military college 8, st. Johns
0.
Villanova Z, Mount ST. Marys O.
Susquehanna 2, Lebanon VALLEY
0.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-30

Manning. Nov. 26.-People from
Clarendon county are bringing IN
loads of holly and receiving large
amounts of cash money from Har-
vey Boney, Of Rose Hill who is IN
Manning to buy this holiday green
to ship north Nearly $4,000 has
already been received by Claren-
don county for the holly trees.