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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
Hunt-EOlsonl.
(Greenville News, Feb. 10.

(Greenville News, Feb. 19.)
On Thursday afternoon at o'clock
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Da-
Vid Charles on Hampton avenue was
the scene Of beautiful wedding
when their sister Miss Gertrude Eliza
beth Hunt was united in marriage TO
Mr.. John benjamin Folsom of Sum
ter.
The impressive ceremony was per-
! formed by Rev. S. r. Matthews of
the Central Baptist church, in the
presence of seveal score Of the rela-
tlNcs and friends of the young couple.
7 he rooms Of the Charles home.
were thrown together and effectively
decorated with palms. ferns and
southern smilaX, the improvised altar
in the parlOr being attractiVely ar
ranged with palms, smilax white
carnations and many burning tapcrs.
y lovely preliminary musical pro-
Sramme was rendered by Malcolm
James who sang 20 Perfect Love
and Believe Ne if All Those En-
deaIing Young Charms" accompan-
led ry Mrs. Robert l. Woodside at
the piano.
LOhengrins wedding march PLAYED
by Mrs. Woodside announced the ap-
proach of the bridal party, Mrs. Joel
David Charles matron Of honor. in 4
lovely gown OF peach bloom carried
an armful of Ophelia roses while the
maid of honor, Miss Mary Burns of
Charlotte, y. G., was attractive in Il
gown Of blue Danne velvet with rain
bow draperics anG carried Russell
roses.
The handsome little ribbon bear
crs were Preston Charles and Her
bert Folsom. who wore cunning little
suits With trousers of black velvet
and white silk b!ouses.
The ring bearer was little Miss
MarSaret Charles who was daintily
dressed in lluffy white tullc. similar
dress being worn by little Miss Ma
bel Austin who carried a basket filled
with rose petals which she scattered
in IL" pathway OF the bride.
The brid" WAS given i'm marriage
hy her brothor-in-law Joel ID.
Charles while the groom was attend
cd by his best man Lawrence Folsom
of sumter.
An informal reception followed
tn ceremony after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Folsom left for a visit north. TO
10 l.tcr 10 thcir future home i'm
Sum'"r where Tho Gloom is owner OF
the J. l.. Folsom JcWclry store.
1t is the regret Of the many
friends OF the bride that her mar
liaGr ncccsSilatcs her living else
where.
she has lived in Grccr,illc all her
life with lhr exception of several
months spent at Meredith College.
ana Columbia University.
Among the oul ot town guests at
ih" Wcddng were: Mrs. l.. w. Folsom
of Sumt'r. mother of the groom;
Miss Marry Nmns OF charlotte. y. G..
Mis-" Aahcl Cooper of AShcviuo. y
-. AIRS :. Emerson ATcCmrr of
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Mrs. Willie Cutii-
d" of sumter; Miss PloWdcn of sum-
"r. M">SrS. Robert PloWaun and
''lIi'rd Folsom OF sumter; NJ p.
N'amor" OF Atlanta. Ga. and Oliver
NC'W1N Of Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses
have h,,u issued:
MI +. /. Flcmming of AlcoIu and
Miss Mnnir Lou Sims OF Tindals.
Mr.. Charles /. Rhamc ana Mrs y
j. Allen Of Sumter.
Colorcd:
viii" jackson and Indy Brunson
of WcdgoNcld.
Martin Rhodes and Minnie JonaS
Of Romhert.
John Blake and Matte Holn1c
Sumter.
Hamilton johnson of Pines
Elizabeth Ballard af SUR
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
COURT SESSION
DRAWING TO CLOSE
Very Few Cases Now Left FOr
Trial
rom Daily Item, Feb. IS.

This term Of the court OF general
sessions has so far been in very many
respects 4 r.'OYd term OF court for
sumter county. The machinery of the
court under Judge James H. Peurifoy
has functiOnVd almost perfectly and
with scarcely anything to hinder its
purposes and progress. The record
has probably been established for the
shortest possible time spent in the
clearing up OF Il docket list of thirty
six cases handled and disposed of TO
date. OF that number only two YER
diets Of the jury declared the de-
fendant not guilty. The cases ham
dlcd ranged from larceny 10 murder
ana the sentences, corrcspondingly,
from nine months to the death sem
tenCc.
The case Of state VS.. Mr.. +. ID.
Smith came before the court shortly
before noon yesterday. The charges
OF assault and battery with intent to
kill were brought against him by Mrs
Alice j. Reardon. because Mr.. Smith
forciblY pat Mis-. Rcardon out of the
Lyman Electric shop. Prosecuting
Attorneys. Mcleod, l.. T.. Wood, H.
c. HaynsWOrth: defense s. X. Nash
Tho case was thoroughly threshCd out
and left in the hands Of the jury. The
verdict returned was that T.. ID. Smith
was not guilty Of the charges against
him.
Liner Davis, Colored, was yesterday
arraiGncd before the court and the
plea of guilty of manslaughter was
entered by the defendants lawyer. s.
k. Nash. Judge Puerifoy accepted
the plea and sentenced the negro to
IL ten years term. Davis is the ne
gro who only a few weeks ago mur-
d"rcd his wife in the Shiloh neigh
Dorbood. The weapon that he used
was an axe. Davis is practically stone
deaf having become in that state as
a result of an attack of influenza
which he had while serving term
some time ago on the county gang.
Davis was taken to Columbia YES
terday.
Roy Lockwood and Madison Ross,
two negro boys convicted of the lar
ceny Of a bicycle were sentenced to a
three months term and at tho eXpira-
tion of this time they are to be under
the direction of Sheriff Hurst 10 whom
they will report monthly for a pc
riod of twelve months after they have
served the three months.
Robert Myers was convicted by the
jury on the charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill and sem
fenced by Judge Pucrifoy TO five years
at hard labor. Myers committed the
assault on J. B. White. night watch
man Of the Penn Sumter Lumber Co..
III the night of September -. The
purpose of the assault was probaly
robbery.
The case of State vs.. DR.. George l..
Lee for adultery came before the
court this morning and Or. Lee was
convicted in his absence. \ sealed
sentence was left in the hands Of the
clerk.
The court recessed at noon to-
day on account Of the absence of
material witnesses. 1t is expected
that the docket Will be cleared and
;hc jurors drawn. for next week have
been notified that they need not at
tend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
ACROSS
THE CONTINENT

~ Augustine, Feb. Specific
steps I'm initiating the foreign policy
OF the next administration win Inc
p'SS'u III maj review late today az
cohier"hc" between Harding ana
fuGh's' VINO IS expected To Inc spcrr-
tary OF state. Hughes visit occupicd
the center of attention. the morning
being devoted to a number of mist
cellancous appointments and to con-
tinuing the conference with Daugh-
erty who is understood TO have been
selected for attorney general.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
VIRGINIA MUIR
DER TRIAL
Chief of Police Confessed to
Killing Detectives

Williamson, w. Va, Feb. 1S.-Sid
Hatfield, Matewan Chief of Police,
told Harry Stalcn that he killed Bald =
win-Felts, detective, in a pistol and
rifle battle at Matewan last May.
stanton testified today at the trial of
nineteen charged with implication i'm
the fight. Stanton said they were
Albert Felts, Lee Felts and C. B.
Cunningham.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
AN APOLOGY
TO GERMANY
Gen. Allen Expressed Regret For
BergdOll Affair

Paris, Feb. 1S.-General Aliens
apology TO Germany, regarding the at
tempted arrest of Borgdoll, was made
on General Aliens own initiative and
was not ordered by Washington, sIys
a CoblenZ dispatch to the Paris edition
OF the Chicago Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

New York Feb. 1S.-rhe wall street
explosion last September. which killed
nine and injured nearly two hundred
was "a "dastardly crime ntentionaIy
c"mmittcd' i'm the opinion OF tha
grand jury which investigated the
disaster. Dismfssng the theory OF
accident in the prescutmcut filed upon
IT'S discharge today the jury expressed
the conviction that an internal ma
chine was brought to Wall street i'm
"a wagon and there abandoned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
HEAVY SNOW IN
MIDDLE SOUTH

Memphis, Feb. 19.-Five and one
NAN lnches OF snow and sleet fell
mere today and are still falling. Eight
'ncheS fell at Little Rock and Hot
springs. and two inches at Pine Bluff.
Inc thermometer registered 81 degrees
AT TeNarkuna with "a slight snow and
thhty-two degrees at Shreveport.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
WARRANTS FOR
DYE EXPERTS
Germany Charges Betrayal Of
Secrets

Cologne. Feb. 2O.-Warrants have
been issued here for the apprehension
OF four leading chemical and dye OK
ports formerly employed by Fried
rich Bayer and company of Levers
kurscn, charging them with breach
Of contract and betrayal OF CONNER
cial secrets. They are Dr.. Joseph
Flachs!andcr of Oberhausen, Bavaria;
DR.. Heinrich Jordon, Cologne; DIR.
Otta Runge and DIR. Max Englemann.
The four men described as old and
trusted employees are charged with
signing contracts with the Du Pont
de Ncmours company of Wilmington,
Del, which not only bind them to
enter the American cOmpanys en-
plOY but also place at its disposal
other valuable considcratiOns-the
cumulative benefits of their expert
! cncc With the LeversiIursen concern.
! They are also charged with lille
SaIy appropriating valuable receipts
, Of formulate TO which they had ac-
cess by virtue OF their positions Of
trust and confidence"
y DR.. kunZe Of Zurich. represent
ing the American company, is said
to have made the arrangements with
the four experts and is reported also
to have been instrumental in secur-
ing the transit across the German
Dutch frontier OF a trunk containing
important documents, drawings and
other scientific material. The Dutch
authorities accidentally discovered
the trunk which they seized, and or
dercd it returned TO the prosecuting
attorney at Cologne, upon the lat
tors requiSition.
DR.. Flachslander and DR.. Runge,
who declared they We're graduates OF
the University of Munich, were per
mittod by the immigration authori-
ties at Ellis Island TO enter the Unit
ed States early in January. They had
been held for several days for inves-
tigalion OF their assertions that they
were dye experts engaged by the
= Dupont company at salaries Of more
than $4,000 a year. Arrival of the
company representative verified the
; assertions Of the Germans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
HARDING MOVES
ON MARCH 4

Washington, Feb. Prcsidcut-
elect Harding i'm letter to President
''Soh requests that hc hc prepared
lor Nun ana immediate family at the
h!t' lI"uS" March ith. President
wilson ana wife will not be prcsrr: a4
Mr.. Wilson plans to so direct from
the capitol after the Inauguration to
his new home on $. Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
WATCHFUL WATT
ING POLICY

Mexico City, Feb. ia policy of
watchful waiting until after the
change OF administrations at Wash
ington had been adopted by the Mex
lean government, President Obregon
'old a party of San Francisco cxcur-
sionists yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

Salisbury. Maryland. Feb. 1S.--F'ive
persons were instantly killed late
wednesday night when New York,
Phiiadeipha and Norfolk passenger
train struck an automobile near Bell
Haven. Accomac county, Virginia. ac-
oording to reports received here today.
Those Killed were man. wife and
daughter and another man and wife.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
CASUALTIES IN
IRELAND
-Four Civilians Killed in Skirmish
VI in Cork County

Dublin. Feb. 1S.-Four civilians
were killed I'm skirmish with pa
troll troops In County Cork Wedncs-
day night. according to a dispatch
received here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

Paris. Feb. 19.--Generals Despcrey.
Luautcy and Fayellc were promoted
today to the rank OF marshalls of
FRANCE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

Angora. Feb. 1s.--,rhe Turkish Ma
tionalist assembly here has expressed
the wish that diplomatic relations
with the United states be establisc nd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

Washington, Feb. l%.-Elforts TO at
lach as a rider to the postollicc bill
an appropriation of one hundred
million for road construction was de-
feated i'm the senate,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
BRITISH RAID
DUBLIN CITY
1000 Troops Carrying
Out Most Extensive
Movement in
Ireland

Dublin. Feb. 1S.-The most extern
slvs series OF raids yet carried out in
Dublin began early today. one thou
sand troops participated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23

Germany opposed the entrance Of
the two chemists 10 this country but
the men had regular German pass
ports vised by American consuls.
They denied that they were bringing
in any written formulac for the
making of dyes.
The Washington times., 1921-11-11
RHEUMATISM
All Torturing Pains and Swollen
Joints Quickly Vanish When
Rheuma Is Used.

At last real remedy for rheuma-
tism! And a good one 1t must be
when druggists everywhere sell 1t
on the no-cure-no-pay basis.
Rheumatics should hail this news
with great rejoicing for II Is surely
remarkable remedy and has a rec
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Read what l. B. Shaw, Prairie City,
ILL.,, says about II:
II was affected with Sciatic Rheu-
matisn, suffering for months with
such terrible pains and burning SEN
sations that II almost craZed me. 1t
affected my left hip, running down
ward to the end of my toes. 1t was
too painful to permit my foot touch.
ing the floor. Tried medicine after
medicine without relief until an old
friend who had been similarly trou.
bled said: Why don't you use Rheu.
ma? II is the best remedy for Rheu-
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tied mud baths and other places. but
nothing did him any good until he
used Rheuma. After this informa-
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using more than half the contents
| experienced a change for the bet
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The Washington times., 1921-11-11
MAN WHO USED
WATSON SPEECH
SEEKSFREEDOM
Declares. II Words Were Unlaw-
fuI. He ls Serving Sentences
As Senator'S Substitute.
by International News Service.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. li.-David T.
Blodgett. prisoner In the United States
penitentiary here for violation OF the
espionage laws. today made public a
letter written TO President Harding In
which he demands that the President
free him by proclaiming his sentence
unlawful.
Blodgett is the prisoner given pub
licity by Senator Watson of Georgia,
who declared Blodgett was sentenced
for repeating portions OF speech
sent through the mail by Senator
Watson
Blodgett declared he did not want a
pardon nor Communication OF sentence,
because he contended. he has com
mitted no crime.
IF his (Senator watson's) speech
constituted the crime alleged against
me-" the letter reads" (for which
am Imprisoned as Senator Watson's
substituted. Congress would not be so
tyrannical as to fail to proceed
against him after having ousted Vic
tor l.. Berger from Congress for sim
liar alleged offense."
Blodgett declares that Iii you con.
tinue to act on information supplied
to you by ignorant or dishonest per
sons, your administration may fall
into as great disrepute as Wilson's
The Washington times., 1921-11-11
WIRELESS To
CARRY HYMNS
AND SERMONS
Expected 1000 VIII "LIsten
In" on Baltimore Church
Service Sunday.

BALTIMORE. Nov. IL. - Hymns
will be sung and a sermon preached
Sunday that win be flashed by wire.
less To a congregation scattered over
the entire eastern section OF thu
country. Members OF this congrega
ton, estimated at about 1000, will.
sit In their own homes and hear thu
singing and the sermon. which vii
lie preached In Baltimore by the Rev.
DR.. +. T. Tagg.
The services will be the first of a
series 10 be given every Sunday
morning during the winter by the
Maryland Radio Association. Ac.
cording to the plans of the associa.
ton. prominent ministers and pub
lie men OF the city will be asked to
deliver the sermons at the radio
sacred services. Beginning at 10 a.
M. sacred music will be sent out
and the sermons will start at 1918
a. m.
Two radio telephone stations will be
used for sending out the services thi
Sunday, DIR. Tagg's sermon will ]
sent out from experimental stati'
"SxAA," which is operated by }
~ iS DthStSD' oVo NOTtH 1diuou
street. The sacred music, howevel
will be sent out from experiments
station "3FE." operated by w. u
Davis. 627 North Mount street.
is the intention of the Marylan'
Radio Association to send the Other
services Of the series out from othe.
stations In the city.
There are about 1000 radio receiv
ing stations In Baltimore, and the In,
mediate vicinity, and II is expecte'
that the owners OF the great majorit!
OF these will listen In" on the ser
vices.
For the last six months the services
at the Point Breeze Presbyterian
Church. OF Pittsburgh. of which the
Rev. p. II. Barker is pastor, have
been sent out by wireless telephone
in the radio station "KDKA" of the
Western Electric Company. These
services start at 7.45 p. m, and con
tinue until 8 o'clock. When the
Maryland Radio Association decided
to hold the series OF services. it sci
ected the morning hour so II would
not interfere with the Pittsburgh
sermons.
The Washington times., 1921-11-11

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The Washington times., 1921-11-11
OIL MAoNATE's WIDOW
LEAVES $500 900 ESTATE

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE estate
OF the late Mrs. Annie NJ. Dustin. OF
Thomasyille. Ga, was fixed at sS.'
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The Washington times., 1921-11-11
RIGHTS or MINERS TO
ORGANIZE IN COURTS

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Nov. H.
Hearing on the application OF the Bor-
derland Coal Company and sixty-thres
other coal operators for an injunction
restraining the United Mine Workers
from attempts to organize Mingo and
Logan county coal fields, and seeking
relief from the check k-off" system.
was begun In United States districr
court here yesterday before Judge
G. w. McClintick.
The issues involved are Identical
with those In the case recently decided
by Judge Anderson at Indianapolis.
Attorneys from headquarters OF tho
United Mine Workers at Indianapolis
are here TO present the union cause.
The Washington times., 1921-11-11
OHIO'S MARKET" MAYOR
BACKS DOWN ON PLEDGES

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Nov. IL
George l.. Oles, market proprietor
who was elected mayor Tuesday on
an Independent ticket after he had
established a residence here only
three months ago, has backed down"
on some OF his-campaign pledges and
made new promises in his first
formal statement since his election.
Oles isn't going TO throw out the
street cars and turn the streets over
to the jitneys. he indicated. He finds
he can't legally dismiss the street
railway commissioner as he had
planned. he says. But the boot
leggers are going to be cleaned up.
he declared. and reiterates his~pledse
that the chief of police and the whole
force will be dismissed IL they don't
obey orders to that effect
The Washington times., 1921-11-11
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Heads Consular Body.

MADRID, Nov. 11.-Enrique Trau-
mann, Guatemalan consul general
here. yesterday vas elected president
OF the Association of American Con-
suls. an organization comprising the
entire consular corps of North, Cen.
trail and South America. He succeeds
Senior Jardon, former consul genert !
from Argentina, who resigned.