The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Four banoltS
robbed the Logan Square Trust &
Savings bank messenger In the
business district today and obtain
cd $4,000.
aIiddletown. Ind. Dec. 12.-Wil-
liam Schaffer. a farmer, and his
wife were found murdered here to-
day. The woman's head was cut
off and the mans split. apparently
with an axe.
valetta. Malta, Dec. 12.-Mason
Mitchell. of New York, American
consul at Malta, was shot and
wounded today near Baracca. His
assailant escaped.
Augusta, Dec. 12.-Georgia and
South Carolina cotton farmers and
bankers in this section today met
here to consider a uniform meth
cd of combating the boil weevil.
Washington, Dec. lZ.-lhe cold
wave that is gripping the north
west moved into the middle west
today, the weather bureau an
nounced. The frigid wave will
reach the greater portion Of the
Atlantic states. from northern
Georgia and northern South Caro-
lima northward within the next
twenty-four hours. The lowest
temperature today was. thirty-four
degrees below zero at Havre. Mon
tana.
Casper. Wyoming. Dec. IA
woman suspected of being Mrs:
Clara Phillips. the escaped Los
Angeles hammer murderess, is held
here The police say she answers
nearly every detail of the de-
scription. She. was arrested when
she left the train. She refused to
aid the police in Identification. &
| Cleveland, Dec. 12.-The confer
ence for progressive political ac-
! ton today adopted the credentials
committee report barring the
| workers party of America repre-
sentative, from the meeting. This
/ action was taken as the result OF
icharges that the party principles
! failed to harmonic with the aims
OF the conference.
New York, Dec. 13. = Georges
Clemenceau sailed for France to-
day. He received a congratulatory
message from Woodrow Wilson OF
the results of his tour.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-Aaron
Shapiro. general counsel for sever
al cooperative marketing associa-
tions today told the senate bank
ing committee that the coopera-
tives will oppose any new system
agricultural banks. They want
the federal reserve system adapted
to the needs of the farmers allow
loans to farmers extending over
the production period. He approv-
ed the Lerrcot-Anderson bill in its
main features.
Marion. ILL.,, Dec. 13.-The trial
Of FIVE men charged with mur-.
der in connection with the Her
rim mine riots last June. resulting
in the death of twenty-three per-
sons. opened here today. Otis
Clark. Bert Grace. Joseph Car
naghi. Leva Mann. Peter Miller,
are on trial charged with the mur-
der of Howad Hoffman. a nom
union miner. The trial is expected
to last until January 1st.
Camaguey. Cuba. Dec. 13-The
ruins Of the. Estrella sugar central
are being searched today for the
bodies of six persons believed to be
beneath the ruins of the structure
which was wrecked yesterday by
boiler explosion. Thirteen dead
and fifty injured have already been
removed.
Washington, Dec. IA. More
cotton was manufactured during
November than in any month since
october. 1917. the census bureau
announced today. The spinning
industry has shown an increased
activity for several months. No
vember consumption runs as fol-
lows: Lint. 577,561 bales: linters.
55,f22. The total number spindles
active in November were 1864
o36. of which 15.S59.9e2 were in
cotton states. The cotton states
plants consumed 363,S13 bales.
Washington. Dec 14.-Robert
Eassister. of Charlotte. has been
appointed a Class c director of the
Richmond Federal Reserve bank.
the Federal Reserve Board has an
nounced.
London. Dec. 14.--Germany is
near complete collapse. Premier
Bonar Law told the house Of COM
mons today He said this was the
only information he could give.
Richmond, Dec. 14-Mrs Thel-
ma r. Richardson was shot by
Thomas Pollard the coroner'S iury