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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
LEE COUNTY
JURY CONV1CTS
WOMAN
Negress to Serve Five Years
For Killing Husband

Bishopville. March 9.-Court ad-
journed yesterday, having dispos-
ed Of everything on the docket
that was ready for trial.
sam Turlcy, negro, charged with
stealing an automobile, was allow
cd TO plead guilty OF grand lar
ceny. He was sentenced 90 serve
three months on the changing.
The trial Of the two white men
from Florence, who are also in
dicted in connection with this same
oiicnsc, Was continued on account
Of the illness of one Of the defend
ants
The only case TO be tried by q
jury Wednesday was that against
jamie Stepney. negro woman,
charged with killing her husband.
This case resulted in verdict of
guilty of manslaughter. She was
sentenced to serve five years in the
penitentiary.
The negro woman, who stated
that she was - years old, told Of
the crime with far more intelli-
gence than is usually displayed by
others Of her race under similar
circumstances She claimed that
the three years of married life
with her husband had been very
unhappy, that he frequently beat
her, that three times she had left
him, and upon the day Of the
shooting she said that he came
home mad, abused her and told
her that he was going 70 kill her.
FIe got. his gun and loaded it.,
placed it in the door. and then
went into the yard on an errand.
He called her to the door and when
she responded to the call was con-
fronted with his pistol, whereupon
she seized the shotgun and fired,
her husband dying shortly after
ward. She admitted on the stand
that she originated the story Of
suicide, by placing the gun be-
side the dead body, and that she
acted through fear and under the
stress Of excitement.
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Where 1t Goes

car routes are really travelling
branch houses; they supply small
or towns and villages where there
are no branch houses, and the
methods insure a constant supply
OF fresi2 meat. a saleman visits
each town along a certain line OF
railroad at least once week. The.
orders are sent in promptly. When
he has covered his route the Or
ders are loaded into a refrigerator
car and this travelling ice-box stops
at the towns where orders have
been taken; the retailers are thus.
enabled TO get such supplies as they
need. in the best OF condition.
1t is a complicated process but
one on which the country has come
to depend and take as a matter Of
courSe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
PUTS BAN ON
CARNIVALS
Measure to Prevent Exhibi-
ton of Tented Shows of Ger
tain Classes Now Law

| Columbia. March 10.-GoVcrnor
| Cooper yesterday signed a number
Of acts passed by the general as
sembly. chief among these being
| the Blease law 10 prohibit carnivals
| or like tented shows from exhibit
| ing in South Carolina except at
state and county. fairs and then
when no gambling devices or garies
'of chance are allowed This act
does not affect cn'cuscs, as the;
may be licensed for as hours at any
one place in the state. Chautau-
uuas, Billy Sundays dog and
pony shows are not affected. the en-
tire object being to rid the state
of carnivals.
The text of the carnival act,
which became law with the sigma
ture of the governor, follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
! geenral assembly Of the state OF
South Carolina, That on and after
the approval Of this act. no carni-
walls and no travelling shows eX-
hibiting under tents shall be allow
ed licenses or allowed to exhibit
within this state: Provided. That
the provisions of this act shall not
apply to circuses. which may be Ii
censed for q time not exceeding
As hours at one place in any one
year; and provided, further, that
the provisions OF this act shall not
apply to chautauGuas and carnivals
at state and county fairs: Provided
That only carnivals to which no
games Of chance or gambling de-
vices are attached shall be allowed
to exhibit in this state, provided
this shall not apply to dog and pony
shows.
Section 2. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this act shall
be fined not more than three
months for each day said tent
shows and carnivals are exhibited.
Section 3. All acts or parts Of
acts inconsistent herewith are here
by repealed" =
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Where Il Comes from
Beef doesn't Just grow 1t has

Beef doesn't Just grow 1t has
reached its present sta .inS as q
central article in the i ct because
the men behind the Il lustry put
much thought and wol and money
into the business.
Years ago before car country
was settled as thicl as it is TO-
day. beef cattle We raised near
large cities To-day .cordins to
government figures, ty per cent
Of the beef cattle the United
States ore raised We. Of the Mis-
sissippi river Seventy per cent OF
the beef is eaten east OF that river
New York and New England
would have about six beefless days
a. week were it not that Iowa and
rer sister states a thousand or more
miles away specialize. in the rails
| ing and fattening Of live stock.
! The middle western and western
! farmer thus does his share in feed
! ing the East.
But the middle western farmer
would be Of no benefit to the meat
i eater Of the city were il not ton
| the fact that between the farmer
and the retailer has grown up a
long-range industry that takes the
western steers and turns them into
the attractive, clean and inspected
meat, and then transports this meat
to the city markets.
Only a very small amount Of beet
j is frozen. Most Of it reaches the
consumer as fresh meat which has
been merely chilled so that it will
keep fresh and sweet while it is ON
! it's journey from the packing house
to the consumer
Not so many years ago a great
majority of live animals were ship
ped a thousand miles in order to
| feed the eastern states. They
shrunk weight, many were bruised,
many died. II was a wasteful
system.
To-day packing houses located
near the producing sections buy the
live animals, convert them into
meat, saving all by-products, and
then by means Of their highly ef-
fective distributivd organizations,
market the meat products where
! they are desired.
Swift & Company has prepared
two maps. one showing where the
beef cattle are raised, the other
where the beef is consumed. The
maps furnish a graphic illustration
of the difficulties which would con-
front both the consumer and pro-
ducer il they were forced to de-
pend entirely upon the smaller local
packer for their meat supply.
The larger packers have estap-
ished hundreds of branch houses
and. many car routes which radi-
ate from supply centers. Most Of
us know that branch houses are
really sub-supply-stations which
carry packing house products. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
HAS PLAN
TO DEVELOP
POWER
Senator Norris, of Nebraska
Thinks of Muscle Shoals


Washington. March 1o.-Men1-
bers Of the house military commit
tee. which has been investigating
offers for the governments war
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala, de-
eHned TO comment on the an
nounce.nept, IN the senate today by
Chairman Norris of ;ke. .seAate ag-
ricuisural, committee that he was
: drafting a bill to create a govern
raent owned corporation TO de-
velop. and operate the power and
nitrate plants.
Some OF the members, however.
professed to see in the Nebraska
senator's announcement several
features which they said might not
be in harmony with the admin
istration's. policy OF keeping the
government out Of private business.
Senator Norris, in making the an
noancement. explained it was not
his intention to favor government
operation, as against private oper-
alton of the plants. but that he
considered his proposal worth the
asenate's study.
Is mother Development today was
the decision OF senate leaders.
aiade public by Senator Norris,
not to make their trip OF Muscle
Shoals until after a vote on the four
power treaty. The prevailing
opinion was that the visit would be
delayed about ten days or two
weeks on that account.
Chairman Kahn of the house:
committee also declared he would
not 80. to Alabama 10 inspect Mus:
Gle Shoals He said the trip would
mot be OF assistance in risualAins
the. various proposals the commit
tee has been studying nor did he
conceive. how. it would help in ad-
justing the legal complications the!
committee has revealed in contracts
executed BY the war department
with the Alabama Power company.
and the Air Nitrates corporation
giving those concerns optional
rights ON the Warrior power sta
afion and nitrate plant. no. 2 in
the event they were ever sold by
rhe.government.
The committee confined its. ef-a
forts today TO an examination Of
Col. John W joys os the ordnance
isareau, war department, who de-
tended the contract executed with.
:fhe power company, contending it
was a reasonable and just con-
traet, otherwise he would not have
approved it.
He will complete his statement
tomorrow.
Senator Norris announcement
came after Senator Heflin Demo
cratl of Alabama had spoken on
stiae offer for purchase and lease
OF the shoals properties made by.
Henry Ford, and had charged that
Chairman Kahn's statement advo-
eating the creation of. a commits
sion TO take charge Of, Muscle
Shoals Development. by lease or.
sale. was a move to delay develop
sstlent of the project.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
BRITISH
OFFICER
KILLED

Belfast, March 10.-Lieutenant
Bruce Of the Seaforth Highianders
was murdered in the Fail Road dis
trict this evening by a party OF men
supposed TO be Sim Feiners. The
greatest military activity follow
ed the killing. Lieutenant Bruce
was wearing civilian clothes and
the motive for the murder is not
known.
Constable Cullen, who was shot
in an attack earlier in the. evening
died later from his wounds.
An official statement issued to-
night says that since February II;
% Roman Catholics and II
Protestants have been killed in
Belfast. The total number Of IA
tahties since July, 1920. is given rs
125 Catholics and 42 Protest
ants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
SALUDA FARMER
TAKES OWN LIFE

Saluda, March 9-Hodge Tim
norman, white man and pros
porous farmer about GO TO 65 years
old, committed suicide at his home
in the Good Hope section Of the
county Wednesday afternoon be-
tween u aud O'Clock. II seems
he got up from the dinner table
and went out on the porch. seated
himself in a chair and removed
his left shoe and sock. Placing q
shotgun 10 his forehead, he pulled
the trigger With his toe. The
load blew the entire top Of his
head Off.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
STEEL EXPORTS
INCREASE

Washington, March 1l-Exports
of iron and steel during January
totalled one hundred and sixty
thousand nine hundred and twenty
tons compared with one hundred
and twenty-nine thousand, nine,
hundred and twenty one tons IA:
December. the department Of Com
merce annouoced today.
Rich bachelor who married his
cook now has a fireless cooker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
REMOVAL CAUSES
MUCH CONCERN

London, March 10.-The remov-
al Of Lord Reading as viceroy of
India is believed in some quarters
will be the denouement to the
publication of the India govern
ment, due to the effect the af-
fair viii have on the position of
Lloyd George. 1t is considered
momentous and some believe that
the chances thac he will resign
have been increased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
Attention Teachers.

All those VINO expect to attend
the State Teachers Association in
Columbia, March 10th to 18th must
secure identification from me. All
teachers who have not received
them should wire or write at once.
No reduced rates without them.
r. G. BURTS,
Secretary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

London. March 10.-Mohandas
K. Gandhi, the Indian non-cooper-
ationist leader, has been placed un-
der arrest. This announcement was
made by the India ffice tonight.
No details We're given as to the
place and manner Of his arrest, but
the announcement says there was
the announcement says there has
bee no trouble SO far.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
GANDHI PLACED
UNDER ARREST
1ndia's Leader is Faced Wit.
Charge of Sedition

Bombay, March 1O.-India's non
cooperationist leader, Hohandas X
Gandhi. has been arrested at
Ahmedabad, 80 miles north OF
Bombay He is charged with sedi-
tion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Fish are coming out Of Il Cali
fornia OF! we'll Fish usually go
into oil wells but rarely eyer come
out on top.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15
SURPRISED AND
.PERPLEXED

Paris, March 1.-THE demand by
the United States for reimburse
nent to the extent of two hun
dred and forty. one million dollars
for the expenses, Of its, Rhineland
forces before any reparations are
paid has prooked surprise and per-
plexity in French official circles.
The allied finance ministers met
today to consider the situation
created by the demand.
Strange what some well-meaning
naranfS named their children
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

If it weren't that fools rush in
where angels fear to tread. there
would be no necessity Of traffic
cops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

AS a matter of fact. statesmen
know the way out. Gut if they
bowed TO the inevitable at once,
they wouldn'be statesmen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

The art Of gardening may be
lost. but the beautiful vegetables
on the seed catalog cover pcrsuades
US that the art Of lying hasn't been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Treaty: An agreement between
nations. Antonym: Borah. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

They say the worst is over il
Europe. Glad it. isn't over here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Sometimes, however, the tender
touch Of woman's hand is a le-
gal tender touch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-15

Any used car is a pleasure car
to the man who runs repair
shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

WANTED-rTo buy for cash, 50 to 100
acres medium to soft land. Price must
be reasonable Owners only. lmperialI
Valley Press, Box 80. ITS
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

FOR SALE-Fast stripped Ford, bar
gain. Inquire Enderton, police head>
quarters. ats
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
Too Late To Classify

FOR SAIE-2ls acres with geed six
room house, garage. On west Main
ST. VIII make terms. Call Mrs.
Ben Garland. Phone 6J5. Ito
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

WANTED-Capable Fordson driver.
One who can 90 anywhere and batch.
Apply room 106 Rehkopf Bldg.
1t2
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

WANTED--s #. Osborne disk. Box
1o1, Ell Centre. 1t4
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
First Aero Scout Troop
Formed at NeWpOrt News

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Jan. 2S.-
Newport News has the first troop
of aero scouts in the world. 1t was
organized q few days ago and =
charter from national scout head
quarters is expected momentarily.
Dsshiell Wright. fourteen-year-old
this city, is the father Of
scout movement, which IL
o other parts OF the coun-
.lg from inquiries received
=
Tine scouts have secured q leader
an the person Of a Newport News
man who saw active service with the
United State air forces in France
and expect to get down to hard work
in q few days.
They will do no flying, but they
will learn all about how airplanes
are built and will experiment with
Hliders and small model machines.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Virginia Bar to Convene
At Lyhchburg i'm June

LYNCHBURG, Va. Jan. 2S.-The
local bar association has been ad-
vised that its invitation has been &C.
cepted for the meeting of the Virginia
State Bar Association to hold it's
convention here June 6-S, and local
arrangements are already under way
to give the visiting attorneys real
entertainment here.
A committee has been named to
be in charge Of these arrangements,
the personnel being Randolph Har-
rison, Fred Harper, John l.. Lee, N.
c. Manson, jr., and ri. M. Sackett,
Of the bar association, and James r.
Caskie, Mayo c.. Brown, Frank l..
Thomasson, Royston Jester jr., and
J. Easley Edmunds, jr., from the
Legal Club.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
LONDON IS shocked
by SKYSCR|APER PLAN
Proposed Twenty five Story
Tower for Bank OF England
Regarded az a Joke.

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-wnl London
eventually come around to the idea
CT the skyscraper?
The other day the Old Lady of
Threadneedic street. as the Bank a.:
England Ia popularity known. received
the shock of her life when Professor
A. r. Richardson, Of the University
of London. proposed tearing down
tire old structures and erecting y
Ftwenty-five-story tower building.
Prof. Richardson drew sketch
of his proposed building. with archi.
tectural ornaments which give the
appearance Of church steeples. This
sketch, the author declared was more
to illustrate a principle than actual
building.
There are certain places In the city
and In other parts of London" he
said, where the height Of buildings
could be raised without damage to the
general aspect.
such case Is the Bank Of Eng.
land. have prepared this sketch
partly to arouse criticism and dis
cussion and partly to call attention
20 the fact that Il should be posi-
BILE to build. from within the back.
:. building which would act as foil to
st. Paul's."
Somebody thought Of asking the
opinion OF the Lord Mayor on the
proposed skyscraper. especially as his
mansion house y directly opposite
the site. He laughingly regarded the
entire plan as a Joke.
Among the English architects some
favorable comment was ELECTED, One
well known architect came out pub
llcly In favor Of the new idea.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Famous Civil War Flag -
Is Sent to Gen. Keifer

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 28.-A
United States flag that once noated
over the Notifications here known as
Milroy's fort, and which for a time
served to check a Confederate ad-
vance. has been sent to Gen. J. War.
rem Keifer, at Springfield, Ohio. by
Mrs. Annie jackson Reese, Of this
city, who had kept 1t in her possession
nearly fifty-nine years. The flag has
been well preserved.
The last time General Keifer saw
the flag was on the evening Of June
Is. 1868. 1t was then floating over a
fort near Winchester. That night
Union forces. under General Milroy,
evacuated their position, and escaped
capture by the Confederates.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Virginia Taking Lead in
Production of Poultry

Figures recently issued by the
United States Census Bureau show
that Virginia has more poultry than
any other State in the South Atlantic
division. The total number Of poul-
try listed in this State in 1920 was
S,s60,4SS. The next State to Virginia
7.3s3.161, while Georgia came third
with 7.111,7sS.
The census figures for 1910 show
that Virginia had then a total poul.
try population Of 6,684,103. Thus It
viii be seen that the poultry flocks
of the State has increased in the
last ten years by more than 1000, 900
birds. -.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
OPEN RURAL LIBRARIES.

) SALEM. Va, JAM 28.-Roanoke
county goes on record at Richmond as
being the first county In Virginia 10
operate an extension library in the
rural districts from a home city
library. Responding most generously
% an appeal from the rural affairs
committee of the clvics division OF
Roanoke county and city Chamber of
Commerce, the Roanoke Library As.
ISOLATION has created an extension di.
vision for the benefit Of the country
people who cannot often get into the
city for books. The system was put
into operation the past week at four
points In the county.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Fayette's Ex-AssessOr
$4,000 Short In Funds

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jan. 2s.--
Audit OF the books OF Earl Gray. for
mer assessor OF Fayette county. now
In an asylum at Huntington. where
he was placed about two months ago.
following his being adjudged insane.
shows shortage in funds of $4,000.
according to State tax commissioners
Hallanan.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Vicar of Poorest Parish
Stokes Church Furnaces

LONDON. Jan. 2s.-Probably the
only vicar in London who stokes his
own church furnaces Is Rev. Il. A,
q. Torey. Of st. Anne's. Hexton, the
poorest parish in London.
Each member OF his congregation
doeS something and even when tho
new curate arrived he had to do his
bit In the stoke-hole before he was
eligible to heap Goals Of fire on his
congregation.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Holmes to Be Member
of Virginia Pilot Board

NEWPORT. NEWS. Va, Jan. ~
Linwood. r. Holmes. Newport News
manager Tor Fprness- Witty Com.
pany, viii be named a member of
the board Of pilot commissioners 10
succeed the late ID. q. Smith.
This announcement was made by
Judge C. w. Robinson. who stated
that he had selected Mr.. Holmes Tor
the place and would enter the order
OF appointment February 8, when the
Elisabeth City County Circuit Court
convenes.
Other members Of the board OF
commissioners are Harry r. Hous
ton. Hampton; r. ID. Cock, Hampton
wen. Norfolk; M. T. Cook. Norfolk
and James q. Peck, Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Church Entirely
Run by Children
Proves a Success
LONDON, Jan. %.
CHURCH controlled by

~ SlOROTl CoutiViicu Wy
a children who perform
every office except that Of
preacher, has been attended
with marked success at Stain
cliffe, near Leeds. Boys act
as sidesmen, wardens and bell
ringers, and girls as organists
and choir. The choristers wear
white wells.
The girls also read the les
sons and take charge Of the
collections. The south aisle Of
the parish church has been
fitted with special pews and a
small altar for communion.
Services are held every Sun
day morning before the ordi-
nary service.
The new development has
proved far more attractive
than the ordinary Sunday
school lessons.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Sandwich Is Blamed
for Mans Broken Jaw

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 28.-"Gimme
a cold roast beef sandwich" ordered
Carl Anderson in restaurant here.
Suddenly he dropped his sandwich
and started to whoop. An ambulance
was called and he was removed to
Emergency Hospital. Anderson had
dislocated his jaw.
He expressed the opinion, when
again able to talk, that he come into
contact with a piece of sole leather.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29
Says responsibilities
Salvation of Flapper

CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-"The best way
20 handle the modem girl Ia to throw
plenty of responsibility upon her."
said william Allan Nelson, president
OF Smith College.
"The present day girl of college
age, popularity known as the 'flapper,
Is a, shrewd. keen, hard, worldly little
thing. She IL not the sweet, unso-
phisticatad girl OF q decade ago.
The Washington times., 1922-01-29

Mrs. Bertha Trent of Dry Branch, w. Va, saved the
lives Of two State troopers when they ambushed by
friends of Henry Afford he prisoner the lefty of Dry
Branch, whom they had arrested murder charge
Mrs Brent amidst hail of bullets dragged the wounded
men behind embankment Leo Allison (the prisoner
on the rightly of Dry Branch arrested charge Of
participating in the ambush.