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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
MARRIED WO-
MEMS VOTES
Registration Certificates Oh.
tanned Before Marriage
Are Valid

Columbia. April l1.-MarriaSe
after registration will not dis
qualify any South Carolina woman
from voting. according to an opin-
ion rendered by Assistant Attorney
General j. NJ. Daniel for the Lam
caster county board Of registration.
The question arose in connection
with the registration of IL woman
voter OF Lancaster. W. +.
Estridge. secretary Of the reGistra-
ton board. wrote the attorney gen
erals office and state that Il Wo-
man voter had registered before
her marriage. She later got mar
ried aud her name was changed.
being then different from the name
Of the registration certificate.
Shall We change the pamc on the
registration books register her
again or what" the registration
board asked.
In passing on the question the
attorney generals office holds that
the right to vote though acquired
when II woman is single. is not lost
when She tnarricS. any moro than
her rights as to separate property
are lost when she malIicS. ITO
hold otherwise would bc 30 make
marriage an act disqualifyinS a
person as an clcctor." says the as
sistant attorney generals opinion.
The. :ttt nrp.X-S ,,jDiUp :, lSD holds
that there is no statut" by which q
woman can be required TO rc-rcSis-
ter after her marriage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
YOUNG MEMS
BUSINESS
LEAGUE
Monthly Luncheon and Busi-
ness Meeting at Claremont
Hotel

The monthly luncheon Of the
Young Mems Business League was
eaten at the Hotel Claremont
Thursday. After the lunch had
been disposed of various reports
were heard; Mr.. j. a. Mcknight
told of the acreage being planted
in this county this year in truck.
and the number who had joined
the trucking association. Mr.. f.
NJ. Noise told of the tobacco CO.
operative selling movement and
how it affected the warehousing
proposition in Sumter. Mr.. Brice
Waters told of the lines followed
in the cndeavor TO found a box and
crate factory in Sumter. President
H. a. Moses gave a brief review
OF the activities of the League dur
ing the past month.
Mr.. Waters was urged to have
his group continue its work for a
box and crate factory. and also
to have it consult with any that
might be interested in starting g.
furniture factory here; all League.
members who are interested in this
latter project were asked to COM
fer with Mr.. Waters and give. him
the benefit of their knowledge
along this line.
The League endorsed the move
ment toward cooperative tobacco
marketing and expressed the belief
that the work should be pushed ct
having tobacco growers join in this
movement. The president was au-
thorized to appoint committees 70
this end. The president brought
out the point that it seemed thai
nothing was being done toward the
building Of potato curing houses
in this county; he asked All mem
bers to encourage in every way
this movement, especially the de-
velopnlent OF community curing
houses. The League endorsed tbs
idea and by notion asked the ap-
pointment Of committees 20 furth-
er this work.
Other matters were brief: dis
cussed: the lunch and meeting last
cd but few minutes over the
hour the League allows itself for
each meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
NO NEW TRIAL
FOR BIGHAM
Unites States Supreme Court
Refuses to Order Rehcar-
ing of Case

Florence April 14.-Word was
received from Washington this af-
tcrnoon that the United States Su-
prone court had denied the pc
tition Of Edmund -. Bi@ham for Il
rehcarinG o: his case. which means
that the conviction and sentence OF
death in The circuit court will
stand A. l.. King attorney for
Bigham. stated that he would cH-
h..,lSt every resource of law. and 1t
is likely that the case Will find its
way eventually TO the supreme
court of the United States.
Bigham was convicted for the
murder Of his brother. l.. Smiley
HiShan lIc is also indicted for
the murder OF his mother. his sister
and the lattcrs two adopted chill
drcn Tic murder WIS commit
ted ut IL plantation near I;,lnplic1
in Jai;!I:IrV. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
COTTON
MARKETING
CAMP PAlCN
Farmers of All Coun-
ties Are Signing
Contracts Senator
Smith Joins

Columbia. April 15.-The signed
contract Of United States Senator
Ellison D. Smith was received by
the South Carolina Cotton Grow :
ers Cooperative Association today.
In signing the contract he dcclar
ed that without cooperative ilar-
kcting no effort to help the farm
crs con do much good. thar in Or
der for the farmers to hclp them
selves they must seize this Opp0r-
tuni;y to help themselves. Senator
Smith viii probably make son::'
speeches in the state next weci. il:
behalf Of the movement.
Announcement w2> made touay'
that Governor Cooper would ina'i.;
several speeches next week, thc
places and dates TO be announced
later. Several we'll known bank
crs arc also booked for Spccca IS
next week.
Clarence J. Jackson. n we'll
known planter and business man
of Sumter. WIS in Columbia today
on his WAY home from Lexington
county where he had been speak
ing in behalf OF tho movement. Mr..
Jackson reported that ;hc cam
pui=n WAS progressing Splendldly IN
that county.
Over $40 bales were signed 1T
u big barbecue in Grc-nviIlc yes
,crtlay. rendered TO the farmers
of C;rccnvillc county by he
Grccnvillc Chamber OF Commerce.
Next week will be observed rs
"Clcan-up Week. ii WAS announc-
I'd today aud it is planned TO put
on u special drive in every conn
~ to sign those farmers who have
not signed rs yet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
COOPERATION
DAY PROCLAIMED
Gov. Cooper Calls on People
to Support Cooperative
Marketing

Columbia. April 17.-Govcrnor
Cooper today issued proclama-
nation setting aside Tuesday. April
% as Cooperation Day in South
Carolina and calling upon the bust
ness Of the state to assist that day
in the campaign to secure sigma
turcs to the cotton cooperative
marketing contract.
An effort wilt be made to have
every merchant and business man
in South Carolina close up his
place of business on that day and
so out with committees of farmers
and canvass for contracts.
The proclamation issued by the
governor follows:
Whereas. South Carolina is cs-
sentially an agricultural state. de-
pending in large measure for her
prosperity and material progress
on the cultivation and selling Of
cotton and
Whereas, The growers Of cotton
in our state have for many years
followed a wasteful, hazardous and
unbusinesslikc method of selling
their product, which method has
resulted in the loss of thousands Of
dollars and the consequent impov-
crishment Of our people, the es-
tablishment Of low standards of
living in hundreds Of our homes.
and in poorly equipped schools and
Whereas, Leading farmers and
business men Of our state have un-
der way moyement looking to
the orderly and efficient marketing
of our chief money crop and the
improvement of our financial con-
ditions. and
Whereas. The success Of this
movement depends upon the whole
hearted cooperation Of all Of our
people
Therefore. I. Eohcr; y. Cooper
governor of the state of South Car
olina do hereby call upon all the
business men of our state to de-
vote one day, April %, to assist
ing in every way possible in Sc
curing the signatures of cotton
growers to the cooperative mar
kcting contracts, believing that
such Il system Of selling will be OF
great benefit TO our producers and
indirectly TO all of our people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
FATAL SHOOTING
NEAR VARNVILLE
Ben Johnson is Dead. Young
Abe Peoples Under Arrest

Varnvi!le. April 16.-Ben Johu-
son is dead and Abe Peoples Is &C
cuscd Of killing him. the shooting
having occurred in the Mount
Carmel section near here last
night about o'clock. Both men
are white and are we'll known here.
Mr.. johnson was shot but once. the
bullet from a pistol. entering near
his heart. Death. it is said. was
almost instantaneous. Sheriff &.
Y. Thomas and his deputy were no.
tilted about II o'clock last night
and going TO the scene Of the
tragedy arrested Peoples. An IN
Gucst was held today and the Yer
dict WAS that Mr.. Johnson came 10
his death by {, gunShot wound ct
the hands of Abe young Abc(
Peoples. no statement has been
made by Peoples. 1t is alleged ihat
the men began joking at q tlolic
"a; the home OF cnc OF the Peoples
and ended in the shooting. The
deceased WAS married 20 Il relative
of Peoples it is said
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
Russia Must Act.

London. Aprli 14.-tBy the AS
sociated Press).-A Reuters dis
patch from Paris tonight says
French semi-ofHcial statement,
issued at the close of today's meet
ing Of the big four" Of the Genoa
conference. quoted Prime Minister
Lloyd George as having declared
that unless the Russian delegation
had given favorable reply by u
o'clock tomorrow 10 the proposals,
presented this week the Genoa con-
ference. 50 far as the Russian
question was concerned, would be
ended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
IMMUNITY
FOR C0SSACK
BUTCHER
Semenof Cannot Be
Tried in American
Court Says Federal
Attorney

New York. April 16.-Neither the
federal courts. the state courts. nor
the military courts of the United
States army can now try Gen.
oemenoff for murder committed in
Siberia, Federal District Attorney
William Hayward Informed Senator
Borah by telegraph tonight.
eff the army Of Semenoff vas re-
cognized by our authorities at the
time, the murder was committed, :"
Mr.. Hayward sadi. 1.-The only appeal
would have been to his military su-
periors there.
IF his army was not recognized
our military authorities had the
right to capture, try and punish
him at that time. but not now
Mr. Heyward's telegram said in
part:
II have your telegram asking
whether Semenoff can be held re-
sponsible for the murder of Amer
lean soldiers in Siberia. He is not
subject 80 prosecution in federal
courts of@thc United States because
his acts do not come within the
well-defned limit of their tcrritor-
ial or admiralty jurisdiction. No
state court could try him as they
all depend for jurisdiction on the
venue Of the crime.
The general jurisdiction Of MIL
itarr tribunals extends beyond the
army to several enumerated
classes of persons. namely, camp
followers. spies and those giving
aid and comfort to the enemy.
Semenoff, Of course. falls Within
none of these classes. SO far as l
can learn he was part of an inde-
pendent army acting with the con-
tingent of the United States. II
that is a correct statement of his
position it would seem that he
would be punishable by his own
military superiors, but not by our
government.
.Jf We recognize his army as an
Independent unit worthy to fight
with our soldiers for whatever
cause tEey fought in Siberia, l as
sumo that the proper and only
course was to protest to his ST.
periors at the time and demand has
punishment by them. II we did
not so recognize his army he was
then and there subject to capture.
trial and punishment by our mill
tary forces as a guerrilla
Therefore, conclude no Amer
ican court can now try Semenoff.
We expressly denied McNico's 5
right in 1886 to try an American
citizen for libel co,1:mittcd in Texas
and interviewed and demanded his
release. See Cutting case and opin-
ion of John Bassett Moore.
I'm my opinion, Semenoff would
be subject to prosecution under
any government now or hereafter
maintaining sovereignty over ter
ritory where the acts were CONF
mittcd. and by no other
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
DUBLIN
CENTER
OF STRIFE
Armed Men Seize Public
Building in Center of City

Dublin. April IA (By the Asso-
ciated PreSs) Early this morn
ing the biggest coup yet effected by
the anti-treaty party was carried
out Some 800 armed men march
ing in two forces seized the Four
Court building. formerly the seat
Of the national court of justice, and
the Four Courts hotel nearby. No
opposition WAS encountered. Two
or three colstables on duty We're
arrested. but were liberated later.
Guests at the hotel were elected
and the two buildings were fortl-
fed. passersby being pressed into
service, filing sand bags and pilins
up stacks of books and documents.
The seizure was reminiscent of
Easter week. 1916. when the same
buildings were beSieged and SIM
ilarly fortified.
Great alarm was caused in Dub
lin when the events of the early
morning became known, lasting
until the explanations We're vouch-
safed by the anti-treaty men and
the building had been taken be-
cause they were more fitted for
their headquarters than the pres
ent headquarters in r u t | a n d
square.
This explanation. however. failed
10 feaSsure many people who are
apprehen>ivc that the adjourn
ment yesterday Of the peace con-
ference may prove significant es-
pecially. as it is alleged that tiie
Independents gave no guarantee
that acts Of violence would be
avoided.
Commandant O'Connor reiterated
tonight his assurance that there
would be no revolution; that the
only reason for the seizures WAS
that the Rutland square premises
were too small for headquarters.
Four hundred men occupied the
seized buildings tonight, many Of
them having arrived in the course
of the day from the country dis
tricts in cars and lorries.
4 van load Of bread was seized
in the street for the Use of the oc-
cupants. Strong guards have been
posted outside the court.
The provisional and British mil
itary authorities in Dublin castle
were notified of the seizure. but up
to tonight no action had been
taken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
DETROITS
RAILWAY WAR
Effort to End it After Thirty
Years Existence

Detroit. Mich, Apri! 17.-Dc-
tro;t's special municipal election
being held today will decide wheti.-
er the street car war. waSed almost
continuously in one form or anotll-
er for nearly so years is to be
brought to close.
The voters today were deciding
whether the city should purchase
at a cost Of S1s.S50,O00 all tho line
of the Detroit United Railway
within the city for Incorporation ia
the municipal railway system. The
citizens also were called upon 10
vote $4.O0O.000 worth of street rail
way bonds as the first payment to
the Detroit United. The remainder
Of the purchase price would be paid
at the rate of $l.000.000 a year.
under the agreement signed some
time ago by company and city Off
cials
The fight between the city and
street railway company has come
70 be an institution in Detroit. It
has colored virtually every munici-
pal election for nearly a generation
If the voters adopt the sales plan
at the polls today Detroit will have
the largest municipal railway in Tn :
, world. The system would COM
prise f76 miles of trackaSe
The effort in behalf Of I; munich
paily owned street railway system
| bore fruit about two years ago when
the voters approved :: plan for I,
concern intended to operate in COM
petition with ID. l.. 4, ~. series Of
suits Were filed by the D. E. X.
conte:ting validity Of til" election
Many OF them were carried to high
courts Of the state and nation but
the city won in each case.
About 100 miles of city owned
track has been laid and the mu-
nicipal system has its own cars
:nd other equipment. Vt present
city and company owned cars arc
operated Jointly ON Two important
lines upon which the company fran
! chise expired some time ago.
Saginaw. Mich. is voting Tor the
ninth time today on u proppsition
, to spend $2,800.090 for a now watrl
works system
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
MOUNTAIN
CLIMBERS In
ARMENIA

Alexandropoi. Armenia, April is.
After battling expert mountain
climbers for years. the great Mount
Alagheuz. among the highest ia the
Caucasus has been ascended by.
Roy Davis. of Monticello. Ark, and
r. H. Anderson of Gohpecticut.
college athletes. Davis wax tfe all
round athlete at Erskinc college.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
LEWIS SAYS
MINERS ARE
UNITED
Says Great Strike VIII Not
BE Negotiated by Districts

Springfield. III. April - Dis
claiming responsibility for the
minors for the Illinois coal industry.
John t.. Lewis. president OF the
miners. declared in IN address prin-
cipics aI issue il tn" great
strike viii not be compromised by
the mine workers II. said the
operators drc;um that n'invrs viii
engage in multiplicity conferences
aud negotiate independent district
agreements viii not uatcrialZc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
AMERICA
ACCOMPLISHES
IMPOSSIBLE
Back Of the Worlds.
Greatest Famine is
Broken by Ameri-
can Relief Organi-
Zation

London, April 15-America has
broken the back of the biggest IA
mine in the worlds history ac-
cordins to the Easter message sent
to America by Walter Lyman
Brown. the European director OF
the American relief administration
Two million children are being fed
while plans are being initiated tn
feed five million adults. There is
no parallel in history for the task
that America has undertaken in
the Volga valley, he said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
LLOYD GEORGE
DOMINATES
CONFERENCE /
English re n i e r
Brings French and
Russian Delegates
Together at His Res
idence

Genoa, April 4.-The Bolsheriki
delegates and the representatives
OF France to the economic confer
z ence broke bread together today
at the residence Of Premier Lloyd
George, and there has been an ap-
preciable rise as a. consequence III.
: the expectations that the confer
ence may have good results. ever
in the most pessimistic Quarters
here.
The occasion for the meeting OF
the Soviet and French delegates at
table was a conference which be-
I gan at i0:30 o'clock this morning
and lasted throughout the day, in
which French. Russian, Belgian.
. Italian and British representatives
participated and during which Mr..
Lloyd George invited all of then,
TO luncheon.
The meeting was called by Mr..
Lloyd George for discussion OF
the Russian problem with the pur-
pose of clearing up uncertain points
IN the London experts report be-
fore the Russians present their
final reply to it.
This carrying of the most vital
part OF The business of the confer
ence into Such an informal gather
.ing, where personal contact may
possibly remove much of the ami
mostly that has been displayed In
the public sessions, has created a
general feeling in conference cir
caes that compromise may be ar
ranged on the Russian problem,
which will afford q satisfactory
working basis for Tho reconstruc-
ton of Russia.
The keynote of the allied posi-
ton at the conference today was
that Russia frs. must satisfy past
pledges before Obtaining any con-
cassicns for the future. In other
words, Russia must, recognize the
debts of the Czarist government
before Soviet claims against the
allies can be entertained.
Tomorrow morning the experts of
the four inviting powers, who were
present at today's mesting. again
will gather at Mr.. bissd Georges
villa, and in the afternoon they
probably will be joined by the prin-
cipal delegates of the five coun-
tries. Germany has not been ask
ssed to attend these private confer
ences, as she was not party to
the making of the London experts
report The Strengthening out Of
the moot points in the report viii
be effected at informal meetings
before Germany is called in. It
Z had been expressed that Russia
would make her reply to the re-
port of the experts tomorrow, but
this reply now has been <postpon-
ed Indefinitely.
The Russians have caused q,
statement to be circulated through
Al. Rakovsky, the ,Ekranian pre-
1nier. and other delegates. TO the
effect that Russia already has en-
acted laws and made court reforms
and regulations affecting foreign
ers residing in Russia which meet
many of the criticisms of the Lon
don experts report regarding the
Soviet government, and that they
also have expressed q willingness
to acknowledge pre-war debts and
signified their purpose to erase
their claims against the allies aris-
ing from the operations of the
Wransei. Denekin and Nudenitch
armies against tho Soviet regime
If the allied war. claims against
: Russia are wiped out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
TORNADO IN
ILLINOIS
One Person Killed and Scores
Injured at lrvington

,cntral;a. April 11.-Sevcn were
Eil,"d and abou; thirtytive injured
hv Il tornado in this section.
Nashville. H.. April Ia tor
.nado struck lrvington. a town o'
tl,l.. hundred population. killed
one. injured between fifty and seN,
erty-iivc and demolished titteer
residences and business houses. ac'
cordinS to meagcr reports fecriv'
ed here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
MONEY - i!
ave- ~ 's - ~
POWERS
CHARGED
Combination Said to
Control Railroads,
Mines, Banks and
Other Industries

Washington. April 1.-THE ex-
istence Of an industrial. railway
and banking combination. headed
by J. p. Morgan & Company and
in control of railroads, coal mlnes.
banks, and steel and other indus
trial enterprises, was charged be-
fore the senate interstate COM
merce committee by W. Jett Lauck,
economist Of the American fedet-
alton Of labor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
EGG ROLLING AT
WHITE HOUSE
Thousands of Children Flock
to Grounds. Marine Band
Furnishes Concert

Washington. April 17.-Threats
of rain did not deter thousands of
children from, tiocking to the White
House grounds tor the Easter egg
rolling. President and Mrs. Hard
ing ordered the marine band to
give Z concert late for the elders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
STILL IN
DEADLOCK
AT GENOA
Soviet Delegation Pre-
sents Bill For 50,-
900, 900, 900 Gold Ru-
bles to Allies

Genoa. April l5.-Thc deadlock
between the Russian and Allied
delegations TO the economic con-
ference relative to the proposals
for resumption Of friendly relations
with Russia continued tonight. The
afternoon conversations ended with
the delegates clinGing to their re-
Spective positions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
CONFERENCES
BECOMING HABIT
Experts Believe That at Least
Two More Will BE
Necessary

t:enoa. Aprli t7-E;xpcrts and
delegates alike are agreed thai
probably it will be necessary -
have TWO more conferences. ut
least. before peace is restored IN
Europe and financial reconstruction
becomes possible. This question i
uppermost in the minds OF dele
gates TO the economic conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
WHISKEY
SURPLUS
REDUCED

Bardstown, Ky. April l5-Ssven
hundred twenty barrels Of wliiskey
were destroyed by a fire believed
to be Of incendiary origin which
destroyed the Mattingly and Moore
distillery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
Government Wins
Shoe Machine Case

Washington. April l7.-Thc COY
crumcnt Won lhe suit in the SUI
promo Court in ease brought by
the nitc,i Shoe Machinery Copora-
,ion and others to set aSidr q re-
>tiainin. order prohibiting the use
Of certain lease clauses in contracts
for tn" rental OF patented m:,rhin-
cry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19
VOTE
ON NAVY BILL
EXPECTED
Amendment w O u | d
Increase e n i S t.
ed Force to Eighty
Six Thousand

Washington. April 17.-Thc TAX
ing of Il record vote in the house
this week on tho amendment of
the navy bill increasing the en-
listed force during 1928 TO eighty
six thousand was assured today
when the leaders announced them-
selves i'm favor Of a poll
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-19

RACE IN low a

Chicago. APRIL u clifford
Thornc. has resigned as general
counsel Of thc American Farm l:'l-
r"a1 Federation He Viii ru3 for
the Republican noninati"n for 'h,,
United St;rtcS senate from l"Wl
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cairo. H.. ApliI 1.-THE lcvee
ON the grand tower WAS broken by
the swollen Mississippi flowing over
tive thousand acres Of cultivated
I:tud. MI residents are believed
TO have reached safety.