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In What Sense3

"Pan-Americanism ought to be and
will be a continental doctrine" de
DR.. Lima, Of Brazil. at the In
stitute OF Politics recently held in
Williamstown. Mass. ut is not
merely a catchword but lies at the
DOT OF the greatness of the new
world as a continent OF peace and
progress" True enough. But the
United States would, not be a very
firm supporter of the doctrine If the
desires of h league of nations In
Europe should m~ateriai;ze. That
league Is now planning to help organ
ize an American league of nations
which is TO be supplemental to the
European league. And there is no
difference in meaning TO them be-
tween supplemental and s~ubservient
, 1922-09-07
MERRY MARKINGS
BUM for ~ BY ElsinOre crOwen

q want to belong TO you. II you
would like to have me. let's write to
each other. You may call me Aunt
Elsie the Merry Markings Lady. and
send your letter to the Editor Of this
paperJ
Did YOU ever turn a somersnuit on
your left hind ear2 Did you ever eat
ice cream with your toes7 You may
, 1922-09-07

'ularides before /
Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veg
'etable Com
pound. My back
panied all the
time and l was
unfit for house,
work. ! was worn
out if l cooked a
meal, and was un-
able to do my
washing. My girl
friends and nv
, 1922-09-07

coliapses. and he Is a little. thin. gray
burro again. For you sec Blny Burro
doesn't like heavy loads and tight,
ropes 20 he takes that way OF making
himself comfortable
You can load your little Billy
Burro. and he won't swell up because
he Is only made OF cardboard. Here
are the directions for making a big
, 1922-09-07
ORNOUTAFTER
She COOKED
A MEAL
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Read the Result
WIlIiIfIIiiiIjjlil

Cincinnati, Ohio. 81 suffered for
a yearw with nervoustroubles andirreg-
, 1922-09-07

Subscribe fsi IL Tr;kune and get a
key for every oOr pM1 s1:-H
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Hearing in Pincwood Case.

Secretary Reardon. OF the Cham
Der of Commerce. received 4 tele-
gram Thursday from Gov. Cooper
stating that hearing Of petition
of certain citizens of the Plnewood
territory, annexed to Sumter coun-
~ last year. who ask that an cleo
ton be ordered in a part Of Cal
vary township in the question Of
voting about 50 square miles back
into Clarendon county, would be
held Friday morning.
1t is stated that a delegation Of
citizens of Pinewood who are op-
posed to the election and wish all
the territory annexed to Sumter
county last year to remain in
Sumter county Will attend the
hearing, and will be represented by
Mcss-s. d. D. Noise and l.. ID. Jen-
.nings. a delegation from Calvary
township, who favor the return
Of the territory TO Clarendon coun-
~ Will attend the hearing. with
members of the Manning bar rep
reScnting them. Secretary Rear
don viii also attend the hearing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Sixty Gallon
Still Taken

Deputy Sheriff II. c.. McKagen
and Rural Officers Sam Newman,
Alex Norris and Hamilton Boykin
returned at three O'Clock this af-
ternoon from the raid Of still in
the SwampS of the Tindal section
about 8 miles from Sumter. The
captured still. which was Of 60
Gallons capacity. was brought to
Sumter and has been placed in the
sheriff's office. Nineteen barrels
Of G0-sallon capacity and 2-ten
gallon kegs of mash We're found
with the still and destroyed This
still is said to be the largest solid
copper still that has been captured
in Sumter county for some time.
The still vas captured with worm
and with all equipment complete
and :: number of galvanized buckets
and other utensils We're also found
with the still The location of the
still was In 4 swamp behind the
house OF Dock Mcleod.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Death OF Mrs. Guile Eln,a corbett

Mrs. Guile Elma Corbett, wi
dow of the late Mr.. JAMES \. Cor
bett, died at 4:4o o'clock on We'd
nesday afternoon after a severe
illness since Christmas day.
Mrs. Corbett had attained her
S7th year and although an invalid
for number Of years, she was
known TO her many friends as the
possessor Of one Of the brightest
and most cheerful Of dispositions
and many hearts were from time
to time lightened from its load Of
care by encouragement or mother
ly advise from the lips Of this de-
vout. Christian woman.
Mrs. Corbett is survived by four
sons. Messrs. II. D. and J. Knox
Corbctt Of Los Angeles. Cal, DR..
L. G.. Corbett. of Clearwater, Fla.
and L. w. Corbett, Of Santa Paula,
Cal. three daughters. Mrs. w. E.
Minis, Mrs. c. c. Rowland and
Mrs. r. S. Hood all of Sumter,
and her adopted daughter, Mrs.
w. S. Reynolds Of Sumter.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted this afternoon at o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church,
Of which cha.ch Mrs. Corbett has
been for some time the Oldest
member. The interment Will take
place at the city cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
japanese Duplicity
Openly Exposed
Secret Treaty With One Fac
ton in Siberia Part of Plan
to Control Country

Washington Jan. 3-COpies Of
an alleged treaty between the Jap
anese army in Siberia and Russian
officers connected with Admiral
Ataman Semeneoff, the anti-Bolshe-
vik leader, whereby the Japanese
agreed to support with arms and
money an offensive against the
army OF the Far Eastren republic.
of Chita, were made public to-
day by the special delegation OF
the Chita government now in WASH
ington.
One Of the clauses declared that
when q stable government was es-
tablished in the Far East, japanese
subjects should receive preferen-
tial rights in Siberia for hunting,
fishing. forestry and n:ioI.g con-
ccSSiOnS.
The Chita delegation in making
public the alleged treaty declared
that it proved the japanese We're
in league with Russian bandits. that
they We're making it impossible to
stabilize conditions in the Russian
Far East, that the attack Of Bar
on Ungren-Steinberg from Mon
Solia against Chita was organized
by The Japanese and that the Jap
anese We're aiming. under the SuiSe
of establishing democracy, TO
create government which they
would practically control. assuring
an economic grip upon the Far
Eastern republic and special privi-
leges and concessions.
At the same time that the al
legged treaty was made public, Sec
rtary Hughes in letter TO N.
Sarraut. head OF the French dele
cation, said he was glad to ac-
cept your statement that the docu-
mentS in question were not authen-
tie" The letter. was written in
reply TO one from NJ. Sarraut ofli-
>ially stating that documents made
public by the Caita delegation Sun
day concerning an alleged agree
ment between Japan and France
for 4 protectorate over Siberia
were false.
Existence of any such under
standing between France and Japan
. was described as news TO the
state department today by depart
ment officials, who made positive
statements that no documents or re-
ports on such documents as made
public by the Caita delegation Sun
; day were in the department. files.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Sumter to Play
Hyatt Park

The Sumter High school basket
ball team will take on the strong
quintet Of the Hyatt Park school
in Columbia as its first honorable
opponents in the beginning of its
basketball season Of the year 1922.
The game is to be played in the
local y. NJ c. a. gymnasium on
Friday night, January 9Th, and the
game Will be called promptly at
7:30 o'clock.
The Sumter High team has been
putting in some considera Bile
amount Of time in its practice in
the anticipation of making q good
record for themselves as ringers of
the baskets during this approach
ing season and they think they have
the goods.
BE on hand if you appreciate q
game chuck full of pep from start
10 finish. You can spare the two
bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
The Reopening of the Public
Schools.

The public schools Of the city re-
opened yesterday under the most
favorable auspices. The weather
was ideal The attendance was re-
markable for its excellence Quite
a number of the classes had not a
single absentee. In one OF the
buildings oEe-half Of the classes
haa q perfect attendance. Through
out all OF the schools the attend
ance was unusually fine. there being
very few ahsentees. The health of
the pupils apears to be excellent
and they have come back to their
work refreshed and invisorated by
their period Of recreation. Alto
sethcr the first day was favorahl"
in c:ery respect and holds out the
hope for an unusually successful
session for the rest Of the schoo'
wear
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Killed While Hunting g

Hartsville, Jan. 3.-Julian John
son. aged i years. was accidentallI
killed Yesterday by his cousin.
Harry Johnson. a boy about the
same age. Julian, the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Johnson, lived with
his parents on Coker's Highland
farm, two miles north Of Harts-
Vile. Yesterday afternoon between
4 and 5 o'clock the TWO boys Went
FOR Il hunt. Harry thinking his
gun was unloaded suggested to
Julian that they load up as they
might Kill a rabbit. In attempting
to put in shell and breaking the
gun the loaded she'll already in the
gun exploded and th" entire load
of shot entered .Iu!ian's left side.
The wounded boy walked arout
three-quarters Of mile TO his
home. Doctors from flartSville
were summoned and DR.. +. II.
Mcleod OF Florence was called.
Everything possible was done ard
a trained nurse was employed. The
boy lived until $50 this morning.
He was conscious the whole morn
ing and called his cousin to his
bedside and told him not TO wor
ry. telling him You could not help
it Harry is overcome with grief
The funeral will be held tomorrow
ut Beaverdam church. near Harts-.
viltp
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Mob Murder in
Williamsburg
Crowd Shoots Negro to Death
Near Florence County Line

Florence. Jan. 3-AccordinG to
reliable information reaching Flor
ence today. one negro was killed
outright and another was probably
fatally wounded by a mob Of un-
known white men Sunday night in
the Black River section of Will
lianlSbu"S county. near the Flor
ence county line.
The body Of the dead negro was
riddled with bullets. In his pocket
We're found number Of letters
from 4 white woman with whom he
had been accused OF having init
mate relations II is stated that
the woman had been driven out Of,
Williamsburg county recently on
this account and had moved over
the line into Florence county.
The negro man is said TO have
gone TO Kingstree and boasted that
he was going 10 see that woman.
Saturday night he was surprised
at her home by the mob OF men.
LeapinG into Il buggy he and an
OlUtl ItSl - IIitlll W Al II iIiii. ttltViI4i't-
ed TO elude the mob which followed
in hot pursuit. firing volleys into the
back OF the buggy. one OF the
negroes was found dead later while
:he other is Known 10 have been
wounded.
With baby in arms. the woman
escaped into the woods anl spent
the night there. going to Kings
tree when the sun rose and asking
for protection. She WAS given Sutii-
cient money to pay her railroad
fare to Hartsville.
1t is stated that the negro man
as we'll as the white woman had
been warned of danger should they
be seen together again. The e. I'd
negro was armed with pistols and
4 Winchester rifle. He also had d
Quantiyt of ammunition on his
person.
When asked today She riff Burch
stated that he had not been noti-
fled Of the lynching and was with
out any information concerning it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Basket Ball On
Roller Skates

MesSrs. J. r. Swami. David
Owens. Alvin Caddia. Horace Darr.
Robert +. Thames, Thomas CATO
and Herman Johnson, comprising
the Sumter Roller Skating basket
BAH team with its utility men. left
for Columbia this morning for the
purpose Of taking On a similarly or
ganiZed skating team Of the CO.
lumbia Skating rink. Some days
ago the Columbia team made the
challenge 10 the Sumter team and
of course they did not have to
go Very much further before they
had the game all scheduled The
slogan of the Sumter skating quin-
tet is watch orr smoke and
they say that they intend to liter
ally Wipe UP the floor with the CO.
lumbia boys on wheels. Every
basketball PLAYER viii be equipped
With fiber roller skates built for
speed. Army trousers Viii be the
uniform and a few pads are stl&-
ScSted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
College Student
Attacked
George Green Victim of Mys
terious Midnight Ad-
venture

Columbia. Jan. 4.-(;eorSe Green.
q student at the University Of South
Carolina, returned to his home in
his fathers automobile shortly at
ter midnight and when he walked
into the house he fell in an I'M
conscious condition. 1t was several
hours before he reSained con-
sciousncss and at late hour We'd
neSday morning he WAS still in Il
state of semi-coasciousness and no
effort will be made TO question him
as to what occurred unit! he has
shown more Improvement
IT is not known whether young
Green was attacked before he
reached home or after he had pa;
his car up. He drove the car into
yard and walked into the house.
His hands were somewhat bruised,
indicating that he had possibly
been irving 10 resist an attack.
Green is Il student at Carolina.
He is member OF the football squad
having shown considerable prom
Use in The training season, bu; on
account Of injuries he did not par
ticir ate in any games. He was a
star PLAYER on the Wofford Fitting
School team in the season Of 1920
acting as captain OF his team that
year. His father. James N. Green
ST.. is a prominent Columbian. be-
ing secretary OF the Columbia Au-
tomotive Trades Association and
prominent in various events. suc!
as Palmafcsta and other such oc-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Ho! For Donaldss::.9c ::
The Place With Few Girls and
a Surplus of Marriageabfe
Men

Columbia. June 3.-The South
Carolina town which is at present
getting the largest percentage OF
publicity is the village Of Donaids.
News was recently spread through
out the country. by the newspapers,
that there is q number Of mar
riaseable young men in Dona1ds;
but no marriageable women-none
Of the proper age, or SO few that
they do not count in comparison
10 the number Of men who are
ION the carpet" And now The
town Of Donalds is having the
time Of its life, according 70 DON
aids citizens who have been In
Columbia lately and Columbiais
who have been in DonaIds.
Fl. c.. Booker, Of Columbia, sec
retary OF the state cotton associa-
ton. mas just returned from visit
10 the Donalds section, he being a
native Of that town. He states. az
do others, that the young men who
are of narriageable age in Don.
aids are being flooded" with ''ap-
plcations. from women living In
all parts of the country. The young
men are getting Photographs and
letters and all sorts Of offers from
women in various sections, and q
delegation Of women from Chicago
is expected in Donalds in Febru-,
ary, to look over the husband ma
terial.
The young men are all 'spruc-
ing up Mr.. Booker says, in an
ti2ipation OF the coming Of the wo-
men OF the west. He says too. that
the people of Donalds are having
q huge time over their publicity
and its results Most Of the letters
Of the would-be wives Of the Dom
aids bachelors have been sent. to
! James Johnson. q prominent man
Of the town, leading druggist,
his name having been mentioned.
/ in connection with the publicity re-
sarding the bachelors. Mr.. John
son, it is said, passes the letters
! around and distributes the photo
graphs and recommendation
among the candidates" Others
see the letters TOO, and the mis-
sives have come TO be almost COM
mon properly. The Donalds -peo+
pie are having q lot Of fun over it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
The Farmer in Russia
There is Still Desperate Need
For American Charity

Washington Jan. 3.-"There is
desperately urgent n d for the
people OF America 10 Giv-. speedily
and generously, 10 save the chill
dren OF Russia. Notwithstanding
the grant Of $50 100000 made by
congress and the S10.000.000 given
by the Soviet government, says a
statement issued by the Commit
tee On Mercy and Relief Of the
Federal Council Of Churches. The
most recent cables from Col. Has
kell. in charge OF the American Re-
lief Administration in Russia de-
ciares that at least $4,000 600 i,
imperative OF what avail Will it
be TO save the children for the
winter and let them die when the
spring comes
The appeal TO the churches Of the
country by the Federal Council is
being made in response to Il re-
quest from Herbert Hoover. as
chairman of the American Relief
administration. The Christmas
season., With II SUOte oi SeiClIiItldl
giving. VAS made the occasion for
beginning the campaign in the
churches in behalf Of the Russian
children. The month Of January,
however. is TO be the time OF Spe
cial emphasis, as the peak OF fam
ine conditions is now being reach
ed.
Though money is being received
at the rate OF 5000 i day there
will have 20 be vast increase in
this amount If the children are 10
be saved, according 10 former
Governor Carl L, Milliken. Of
Maine, treasurer Of the fund, whose
address is 105 +. 22nd street,
: New York City.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
County Board os Commissioners
Pay Tribute of Respect.

The annual meeting of the
County Board OF Commissioners
was called to order at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, January 5th.
with the following. members pres
ent. J. &. Britton, II. j. McLaur-
in, +. T. Minis, ". NJ. Lenoir and
b. NJ. Oliver The death Of Mrs.
Guile Elma Corbett. mother-i in law
Of Mr. c. G.. Rowland, was report
ed and the board as a mark of re-
Spect for IT'S chairman. adjourned.
to meet at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, January eth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Winthrop College Has Enrolment
OF 1885 - :

Columbia. Jan. 3. = Winthrop
College is this year asking the leg.
islaturc for less money. in state
appropriations, than last year. ac-
cording to Dr. D. 3. Johnson, pres
ident of the institution, who is in
Columbia, having come to file his,
budget OF requests with the. soy-,
ernor and 10 put his annual report
in the hands Of the state printer.
DR.. Johnson says the smaller re-
quests are made in spite Of an en-
larged enrolment. larger than
1920-21 by IS2 students. The to-
tai enrolment is 1926.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Miss Anne SnuIClilll, d4teI VII
loving the holidays at her home In
Sumter. returned Tuesday 10 Brun-
son. S. c.. where she is teaching
this school session.
Miss Marie Nash returned to CO.
;un,bia College this morning to
resume her studies after having
scent .ae Christmas holidays at her
home in Sumter
AYiss& Sarah Miller and Eliza
beth Jackson. of Bennettsvllie pass
ed through the city this morning
while returning to Winthrop Col
lege at Rock Hill.
Mr.. r. s. Hare, of Florence, Su-
perintendent cf the A. c. l.. rail-
road. passed through Sumter today
while en- route to Columbia.
Mrs. Clarke Waring, Of .Colum-
hia is the visitor of Mrs. +. ;.
Booth at her home on Hampton
Ave.
Mr.. Burgess Bultman returns
this afternoon to the Catholic Cnl-
yersity in Washington, D. G., after
having spent the Yuletlde vaca-
ton at his home in Sumter.
Miss Doris Moses returned Iues-
dav to Randolph Macon CoNese'
Va. after enjoying the Christmas
vacation in Sumter.
Miss Lalla Reynolds returned TINS
morning to her home IN Green
vile after having been the visitor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Reyilolos.
Miss Nadine McDougaN OF Co
lumbia. has returned home, a1ter
spending the holidays with MISS
Nell Folsom.
Mrs. j. ]. Fox, who has been
visiting friends in the city has re-
turned to her home at Lexington
I S. C.
Mrs. c. B. Smith and children
returned to Oakley, S. c., after
spending several days at the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. ]. Smith.
She was accompanied home by
Mr.. S. r. ]. Smith, where ne
will spend awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] w. Ivy Of Flor
fence spent Wednesday with Rev.
ard Mrs. G.. L. Mccoy.
Mrs. c. A. Ward has been call
ed to her home at Boston, va, on
account of the serious illness OF
/. Mr.. claud Mcleod sof oswego
has returned to the Wofford Fit
ting school at Bamberg, S. c., al
ter having spent the CHRISTMAS
holidays at his home.
Rev. D. S. Mcdonald is spend
ing the day in Columbia on busl-
ness.
Mr.. H. A. Heriot of Great Falls,
{ s. c.. passed through Sumter this
morning while en- route for CO
! lurnbia on business.
Mrs. J. F. Kirkland left this
morning for Charleston where she
| VIII be visitor for several days.
Mr.. a. L. Lachicotte of Char
lesion is spending the day in Sum-
ter on business.
Mrs. c. II. Dorm left for Ben
netssvilIe Wednesday where she IS
to be the visitor Of Mrs. F. G. Hol-
lis.
Solicitor Frank A. Mcleod and
Mr.. L. E. Wood returned yester-
day from Manning where special
term of court has been held for
the last three days with Judge
Shipp of Florence. presiding. Mr.
i L. z. Wood acted as court steno-
grapher in the absence of Mr.
Stack, the regular court steno-
grapher for this circuit, due to his
sickness. Judge Shipp will be the
presiding judge over the next term
of court which is to convene IN
Sumter on the 18th day Of Febru-
ary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Smallpox on Warships

Portsmouth. Va. Jan. yellow
flags are tlutterinS from III" mast
heads OF the destroyer Branch and
submarine tender Bushnell. which
are herthed at the local navy yard.
Members OF the de>troyers crrw
occupying the sick bay on the
Bushnell have been removed TO the
hospital with small poX symptoms.
Eoth vcSslcS are Quarantincd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
De Valera Still
Fighting Treaty

Dublin. Jan. "A new version
of De Nalcras amendment was dis
rributed in the Dali Eireann pro-
posing treaty Of alnity and asso-
citation between Ireland and the
governments Of Great Britain and
other states OF the British COM
monwealth
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Meeting of Coal
Operators Off

Indianapolis. Jan. A meet
ing Of the coal operators and the
Cnited Mine Workers officers at
Pittsburgh Friday has been call
ed off by union President Lewis.
who said it was done because the
operators refused to meet the min
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
DISCUSSES
EUROPEAN CONGRESS

Washington. Jan. 3.-President
Harding and cabinet discussed the
European economic situation with
the consideration of the nossibi!i:.:.
that TIE United States might be
called into ;he conference dealing
Nlth ihe Subject
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
SCORE INJURED IN g -.
TROLLEY WRECK

Cleveland. Jan. An intertrr-ro
ban car was derailed here injur-s.
ing q score Of passengers, some, So
riously. The passengers We're PIN
ned under the wreckage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
NAVAL EXPERTS g=- :,
HAND IN REPORT

Washington, Jan. Naval .ex-
perts completed their report for the,
arms conference and the, Chinese
committee has agreed on a five
per cent tariff