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New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Walnut Tables

Low, round two-tler wal
nut table, SIS.
Low, round two-tier table,
rose wood, metal gallery
$50.
These are very nice for
tea or coffee tables, on ac-
count Of the lower tier for
extra cups, sandwiches, etc.
Queen Anne gate-legged
table, inlaid walnut, $e5.
Directoire three-tray table,
American walnut, one draw
er. $45.
Walnut three tier table,
for books, magazines, etc,
(illustrated) $50.
Colonial bedside table ~
maple, one drdWer, s}5.
Fourth Gallery, New Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Coral Necklaces, SIe.75 TO s3ss
Earrings. 32i to $50

Cameo coral in pale pink-tinted
for necklaces. $3.50 10 s22.Io.
Necklaces of pale pink coral, $i7s
10 s3s5 Button earrings 20 match;
s7s = SEQ. Necklaces Of red
cora. Sio.50 to SIS. Earrings
TO match. the finer strands, szi.
The Jswelry Store,
Street floor, Old Building
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Queen-Anne gate
legged lacquer tables

In yellow or green, decora.
tons Of Chinoiseries in gold
and dull colors. $50.
English 18th Century tip
top lacquer table, Chinoiser-
les decoration. Yellow and
blue, SOS.
English 18th Century tip.
top table, red lacquer and
green, SOS.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20

From the Writings of the Founder
This CHy's Christmas Chimes

On Broadway, little above the Wanamaker Store,
is the Old Grace Church.
Out Of the old steepe the musical genuses preside
its bells touch hammers little and big and the sky is
filled with songs like unto the songs of angels.
Ringing and rolling soft and sweet the roofs
from that old belfry there floats message of good will
and cheer to every living soul.
Wherever there Is a bell in the city the thoughtful
bell ringer will join in the Christmas carol Of the bells.
There is no human hand that cannot ring JOY bell
for two persons Christmas morning-for himself and
another; it only takes kindly heart and few minutes
devoted to doing something in which will be your help
ers If you are minded.
This is our rope to give your heart a vigorous pull.
''''''' 0&&"~%&
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20

$40 antique brown finish tapestry cover
S62 high back mahogany chair In hEud vov'
$50 for $7e Hppewhits chair OF mahogany With Ps''
$40 for $e6.5o walnut IN chair in tapestry
walnut frame in antique hnh Low" eu
onsi In tapestry, fine design. a., ~,
$7s for $iosSo Louis XVI mahogany arm chair in blue '
velours.
Sss for S2s small wing chair in 6gured wool tapestry
Ss4 XIV chair in mahogany with blue hn
lowered damask .l,.
carved wood, tapestry seat.
sio4 for Si39 library chair Of walnut and tape.,ry
soi for foot bench covered with tapestry
antique design. -
$ei5o Chppendale chair richly carved ose %
hoRany frame, velvet seat 81
$i27 $7oSo Carleton Club chair walnut frame hs"'''
brown mobair Fifth Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Louis XVI. Mahogany
Tables

Louis XVI. oval mahog-
any table, ono drawer, met
al gallery, green marble top,
SIS.
Louis XVI. oval mahog-
any table, green marble top,
metal gallery. Three draw
ers, $50.
Louis XVI. round mahog-
any table, white marble top,
metal gallery, one drawer,
$40.
Loshs XVI. kidney shaped
mahogany table, marble top,
metal gallery, $40.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Humidity

Humidity
tAm... G4li .. M. 37l .. m.. 80
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
B E L NJ AIS ON
Many Types OF
Small Tables

In its reproduction furni.
ture on the Fourth Floor OF
the New Building, Belmaison
has grouped various small
tables in different styles,
woods, and periods. II you
are considering giving a
small table to some one for
Christmas, you will find here
the right one for every type
lf room and person.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
A Carload of Easy Chairs
Arrives in Time for Christmas Delivery

No two alike. Beautiful designs
Of frame and fabric. Splendidly
constructed
New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
an Puzzled What to
II You're a Ma
Give a Certain
Young Woman

rat lovely bag Of velvet appqued with steer Deao
charming collection Of these
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
RCHAN
TO MEET IN
COLUMBIA
Retail Merchants Association
To Hold Annual Convention
in July

Cnlnmbia. May 23.-P!ans for
III" biggest gathering Of merchants
:h" stat" has ever known. to be
held in Columbia during 5uly. are
10 b." made this week. according to
l.. r.. Wannamakcr. secretary OF
the South Carolina Retail Mer-
chants Association. who left Co
!@mbia yesterday afternoon for
Grc"nvill" To confer with j. w.
Kirkpatrick. Of that city. preSi~
dent OF tho merchants STATE organ
iZatinu regarding the plans for the
frs, annual state convention Of The
Organization.
Tho enact dat. for til" conven-
ton has not been decided. but the
gathering NH be held during tn"
month OF .July. Columbia having
been selected az the place at Il
gathering OF the directors Of The as
ISOLATION some months ago
Til" merchants association WAS
ORGANIZED ut (, snail Sauie:inG oi
;radin= merchants Of ;.r :ilr, ~
Columbia last fall. IN ~or-an:<a-
ton MAS started which hls grown
rapidly. so ih:t; to-day lis l1rS"
membership is mad" Up e. III.
lcadin" merchants. u All lines.
from Ill parts of III" s.;t:"
;:"!or" going - ';r"rNv.tl" Nix.
Wanaamakcr stated that t:i., ;>>o-
citation has i"ntliv" plans tor .
strong convention during thc >:,ln-
msc. Men prominent III III ~a.f;irs
Of tn. national mcrcantil. or.au.-
buttons VIII ," on tn" n~r3%rl"n.
and there VIII be sectional gather
iu@S and ;:ocial affairs that Viii .tI.-
peat strongly To the merchants OF
the STAT. Several hunGi%. NOR
chants are expected to 1tt"ui the
gathering.
While in til" Piedmont section OF
;nc stat. VI. WHnnamaker will
Visit several towns IN til" jntereS;
"t tn" association. This o~rSaniza-
lion IS mad" UP today q; IA" most
prominent merchants Of tn" state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
TO
CHEAT THE
GALLONS
Petitions Signed by
Several Hundred
Filed at Governors
Office for Condemn
ed Man

Columbia. May -A petition
aslliu:: that III" death s"ut"uc"
aSainsf Jesse GappinS h" commute
cd - lie imprisonment has been
fled w::h tI!" governor. The pc
tition carries S"vcrai rcd
nauac% including several wh" sign
I'd lhc:r rHnlr:s rs "Chriatian
workers.
C;apnins is II of tho Eraz"il
nIitr.l'r trio AMI il I" be i">"nt"n"-
cd 10 die in III" electric chair at
lexington HIS w""k. Members OF
la" ~conG.mnrd ann. family called
a TIN. |-rrrrnpr> ollie" in b"ilali
Of GnppinS. hul 40 action !tas ''ccn
taken on ;hr petition and nom" VIII
likely be ;E:i"n.
I'll" petition set; froth ih2t tho
s;&n"rs do not hcil"r" Gappins in
."nir'i 10 talk" lii". but W;i% iorrr't
20 do 20 by n~:!icrS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
FREIGHT
RATES ARE
REDUCED
Interstate Commerce
Commisson Files
Decision Reducing
Freight Rates Ten
Percent.

Washington. May I'll reduc-
fion in freight rates averaging
about 30 par cont has been or
,:.rrd by tho Interstate "o;nmcrc"
commission in u decision resulting
from an inuliry into tn" general
at" structure Of tn" nation. The
cut * fixed at fourteen per cent for
the eastern territory. thirteen and
Onr-iiall in the western. and twelve
and onr-ha!f in the southern and
mountain Pacific territories. all re-
auctions effective July !. and con-
orally ~rNpcrtcd. The commission
in ordering The decreases. which
~ on II horizontal basis. held thIt
I'll" railroads are entitled TO earn
iirc ard thrcc-'iu"rterS per cent on
the raluc Of then property. rathc:
than approximately six per cent.
tiXrd II u reasonable return in TIL"
Transportation act Of l"2n. Pas
s"n:cr and Pullman rates aye not
affected. Agricultural products are
not affected by tho reduction. thr
voluntary ca! bad" by III. rail
roads Januar::- iSt being >ubStitut-
ed FOR Il decision on these "unltnodi-
tics.
The commission defined the per
cottages o! reduction in the south
"rn district n twelve ana n half
per cent instead OF Twenty-Five per
ccmt authorized in 1870. The COM
mission expressed the conclusion
;ilat "th" assumption that railroad
rates can or should be stabilized
OF present high basis * futile
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
SETF FOR
EXECUTION OF
MURDERERS
Fox and Gap
pins Go to the Chair
June 18th, Unless
There is Some New
Legal Trick

Columbia. May "3-Fl;day Jun"
~. was set as tho dat" for til" ciec-
trocutiou Of :. i. Kirby. {. q. fcN
ard Jesse GappinS. III" trio convict
cd last August of the murder Of
William Brazcll. 4 Columbia taxi
driver. This is I'll" day att"r the
clcctrocution dat" for F.. NJ. .I"f--
fordS and Ira Harrison. convicted
last Saturday Of the murder OF J.
c. Annette. proprietor Of d EoluH
i,ia filling station.
The thrc" mcn w"r" taken it'll
the pcuitcntiary to Lexington under
a heavy guard. They all thrc" stated
tlcy had not had Justice ';iN%n
them and plead for mercy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
TROUBLE FOR
INCOME TAX
DODGERS
Six Prominent Citizens Indict-
ed in Federal Court at
Anderson

Anderson. May 2.-The first
. bill of indictment handed the
grand :1ry today when the fede--
81 court Of the Western district
convened was one in which tho
government charges Campbell
Ccurtenay. st. John Courtcnay,
Ashmead Courtenay. Edwin L.
Frost. Henry Ru:ledse EtIist and
Francis J. Pelzcr with conspiracy
arate bill charges Campbell Ccur,"-
nay with perjury. and two addition
al bills charge ST. John Courtenay
and Campbell Courtenay with vio-
lation of the income TAX law.
Judge H. II. Watkins explained
the first bill &c the grand jury br
saving that when two or more
persons agree OF conspire to com
nit any offcnse against III" United
States. and that Of the party
does any act to effect the object
Of =uch agreement of conspiracy.
then all We're guilty Of conspiracy.
The indictment. h" said in part.
charges these m"p. as officers aud
directors Of tho Courtenay M9nu-
featuring company OF making Z;
fraudulent incom" tax return.
in the case agains; Campbell.
Courtenay. charged with violation
OF tn: income tax law. it YVES nj
legged that h. omitted from ms re-
turn any profit from tn" sal" Of
his stocks. while evidence ot til"
government showed 4 profit from
the sale Of shares of Victor Mon
Afghan rlill stock. said JudSc Wat
k;ne. and the same charge is mad"
against st. John Court"nay ~
against Campbell Courtcnay-
The otfcnse Of ronspiracy IS pun
ishabIc b. d fine II not than
$1,000 81 imprisonment OF not
more than two years. or both. and
the penalty for perjury i = an"
OF not more than $2.h@". OF not
more than TX" years ilnpri:on-
E,ent. judge Watkins told the Jury.
District attorney r.. f.. Cochran
introduced Bcuei II. L~ittl"john,
special assistant to the attorney
general OF the United States. who
took the oath Of attorney before
the court. il is understood. To as
siet in the prosecution of special
cases.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
TRUCK TRAFFIC
REGULATION
South Carolina Railroad Com
missions Formulating Rules

Columbia. Muy 2L.-!;ulrs FOR
regulation OF bus and motpr-trurk
liucs operating l";~"cn towns in
South Carolina arc l"in- worried
out by the South Carolina Rail
road Commission. and tn" CON-
mite" "c commissioners r>pcriai-
Il charged with drawing UP ,h"Sc
rules is meeting in Columbia to
day. at tho commission %of!i@"s.
composed OF commissioners .Nr-
mold. rtaruan and COMFY.
These rules. according :" ti'
commission. VIII : iii phases
Of The operation "f i~ntcr-"i!y aEG
in;cr-to~n motor v~cllicir lines. For
instance. thrr" Viii l." - ruir
n-ain>; .!lc Gri%,r Of q car ~ u3irE
working wnji" u"d"r IA" i";;3l"nc"
Of iato&irauts. anl a@aiG:t The
It's" al in:oxirarIs Thilc d%rivin@.
Another rul"@ will r"tu:r" all cross
country vehicles carrying pasS"n@-
rrs to stop II railroad crossings.
Operators o. passenger and freight
carrying upt" vehicle lines Will
be REQUIRED 10 furnish indcumu.t.;
bonds. Tier" VIII b" r"@'llaii"ai
regarding tin" qualifications aud
maintenance ~ schedules. Thrr"
viii be :, :"rt" Q. NOR" rules. d",'-
ir& viii various p!ias"% Of such
|i,Iii,iic ~>"!v.c".
Tn" commission holds ;hai it
" -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
The STATE
CAMPAIGN
ITINERARY
First Meeting T I
Candidates Will Be
Held in Columbia
June 20

Columbia. May 23.-Candidate&
tor state Offices aud congress from
4l,c Seventh district Will fire th"ir
opening guns in Columbia thts
according to tho am
paign itinerary announced y"st"r-
day by u subcommittee of the
state Democratic executive commit
tee. THIS committee. composed 9f
Gen. Willie Jones. George Bell~Tim-
norman and II. y. EdT2unds. WAS
named at the executive commit
Go meeting in connection With the
state convention and instructed to
map out an itinerary.
June 30 is the opening daJ and
August - is the closing date. III"
last meeting being in SpartanhurS.
From Columbia tho canipaiSncrS
jump III order named to lexington.
Saluda. EdgeficId and Aiken dur
ing the first week. From July s
to July Il est is provided for
and again from August > to August
Ii a rest period is in the timer
airy. The schedule includes con-
grcssional speakers.
Full itinerary.
The full itinerary "a announced
BIZ the subcommittee IS as fol-
lows:
Columbia TUESDAY. Juno 20.
Lexington. Wednesday. June II.
Saluda. Thursday. June -.
Edgeficld. FRIDAY. Jun" -.
Aiken. SATURDAY. June -.
Barnwcli. Monday. June 2G-
Allcndale. Tuesday. Jun" i.
Hampton. Wednesday. Jun IS.
Beaufort. Thursday. juno -.
Ridgcland. Friday. June 80.
Waltcrboro. Saturday. July l..
Moncks Corner. Monday. July 8.
Charleston. Tuesday. July {.
ST. George. Wednesday. July ).
Bambers. Thursday. July e.
St. Matthews. Friday. July I.
OrangeburS. Saturday. July s.
Rest Eight Days.
Sumter. Monday. July l..
Bishopvillc. Tuesday. July Is.
Darlington. Wednesday,. July -.
Bennettsyil!e. Thursday. July 20.
Chesterfield. Friday. July u.
Florence. Saturday, July -
Conway. Monday. July -.
Marion. Tuesday. July -.
Dillon. Wednesday. July %.
KinSstrce. Thursday. July q.
Georgetown. Friday. July IS.
Manning. Saturday. July %.
-. c,.. I1
Lancaster. Tuesday. August J..
York. Wednesday. August ,.
W~innsboro. Thursday. August ..
Chester. Friday. August i.
Union, Saturday. August >.
Another. Rest.
Ncwbcrry. Monday. August Ii.
Greenwood. Tuesday. August l..
Laurcn>, Wednesday. August t6.
Abbcyiile. Thursday. August il.
Mccormick. Friday. August IN.
Anderson. Saturday. August ~.
Walhalla, Monday. August ii.
pickens. Tuesday. August -
G~rcenvillc. Wednesday,. Aug. -.
Gaffncy. Thursday. August IT.
Spartanbur=. Friday. August -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
WORK ON The
COUNTY ROADS
PROGRESSING
Concrete Base Being
Laid on Mayesvllle,
Manning, and Bish-
opville Roads. May
31st Let in Day For
Bids on Other Road
Work

The work on the roads r on
the bridges of the county is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily at all
points in spite of the weather con-
ditions which have not been alto
gether favorable for the carrying on
Of this type of work. The concrete
cu1vert over the mill race at
Whites Mill has been completed
for some time. as has also the con-
crete bridge over the Green Swamp
stream on the ~Statcburg road. The
bridge forces of the Mallard Lum-
:. Der COMPANY have concentrated
their work in the building OF the
bridges in Rocky Bluff and Scape
Ore sWamps and soon these
bridges viii be entirely completed.
Approximately a mile and three
quarters of the concrete base for
the permanent road bed OF the
Mayesville road has been laid to
date by the Slattery d Henry Con-
s~truction company. and about Il
half mile of the concrete base has
been laid on the Manning road,
which work is being done by the
Adanls-Evans Construction COM
pany. The concrete base work has
also been begun on the Bishopville
road.
On May 31st bids will be re-
cei:ed before the Permanent Hard
. Surface Road Commission Of the
county for the grading and hard
c,,-fo-S,,r ~ .lo,,t To,r,. ,ri1nc sf HI.
Pineweod road. This road work
will be begun at the city limits on
Liberty street. The route chosen
for hard surfacinS will be from
the city limits on Liberty street eX-
tending across Second Mil and
turning to the left just over the
mill will join the Pinewood road.
This road work will then be ar
ried to the Southern crossing at
Old Ford. The bridge work called
for will be the reconstruction Of
the Second mill bridge and the
building of the bridge over Rocky
Ford stream. Bids will be also re-
ceivcd for the hard ~surfacinS OF
the Stateburg road. This road will
be paved to the Myers corner at
which point it will be paved for
~aoout a mile and a half further. on
both the Camden road and the
Stateburg road. Bids will also at
this time be received for the re-
locating Of Billiards. Hill and
Chalk Hill. \ road is proposed to
the left of the present road bed
on these hills. The present grade
of Billiards. Hill is about y per
cent grade. This grade Il be cut
down 10 about q ) per cent grade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
MONEY FOR
COACHES SCHOOL
City Council Appro-
PIRATES $50 for School at
University

Evlunnbia. May Zi.-Eoluuu5ia <
rliy council hts appropriated So"
I" ajd Tia" University in financing
tn. ""o.t:!l@:; $ciroo 30 h.. h.td at
Tn" institution during tht COMING
summer. Til" first c%ui"li"; ~Clro"!
WIS ll"ld 'aS1 s~ulnnr"r."nd j; prov
ID slirli u SUCCESS tn. I~'r.@id"at-
elect VI Melton ha~ started
SLAMS i"c repeating u tti~ yc5ir
u" ":,p4,.ar"d b"tor' ri;y council
lt'I. l"Sj"rd:N IN t"iGllf 81 tic
:ch""l Tho school Is att.lt"r'
~ -ati,!"tir i~u>,ra"i"l< @rd dIi"e-
tor al high schools .'lI"G"s. cont
uUuitY "r@aaizations and tn" liko
from all part: Tie ytat..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
GREAT RIOT
RAGING IN
BELFAST
warns Of Police
Sweeping. Through
Ulster Rounding Up.
Sim Feiners Who
Have Been Raiding:

Ecitast. My 23-Thc greatest
raid in recent history Of ireland
was carried ont TODAY. Swarms Of
polj"" w"r" sweeping through
lister. and rounded up two hum
,ircd Sim Ifciu"rs. most of whom
were IRISH republican arny off,
corr. Til" northern governments
llav" taken action in an effort. to
suppress all Sim Fem o~r3aniza-
lions in six county a"caS following
lhcir raids and the huru;n: Of
buildings. eliminating in the mur-
der yesterday ri w. j. TWaid"lt.
:: ileiJi,"r Of tn" Ulster plrlI,-
inrNt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
CRISIS AT BELFAST
Premier Ct Ulster Declares
Irish Depublican Army
Outlaws

London. May 23.-sir James
Grai@. III" lister premier. an
bounced IN q meeting % pariia-
lH"nt. chat tn" IRISH republican
arDi% would i" pruclaiIa"d IN IL
lrgal assembly. >ays u Central News
eli$l"tch from Belfast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
New Offer Fer
Muscle Shoals
Alabama Power CO. Proposes
to Pay $4,000 600 for Gov
ernment's Interest in
Plant

Washington, May 22.-An oner
To comply with teTnS OF the con-
tract negotiated between the var
department and the Alabama Pow
e. company when lis plant at Cor
gas Was enlarged TO supply power
for the nitrate plants at Muscle
Shoals. .\ia.. during the war. has
been made TO Secretary Weeks ty
representatives OF the company
here. The offer is contained m
a proposal to pay $2.3ph.Go" for the
governments interest in tho plan.
railroad and transmission line from
Gor.aS TO Muscle Shoals.
Notice that the proposal haa
been received Was given the sen
III" agriculture committee TO-DAY hE
Secretary Weeks after the eHami-
nation al Hugh l.. Cooper OF <eN-
York. civilian engineer adVlscr =
The WAY department: 7 NJ Dos
n"y. vice president OF Ill" Pacihc
cas- and Electric company. Of Sai;
Francisco and the delivery q
statement from tn" department o.
"%-ricuituu" Outlining the position
81 that Department ~ith respect 10
the various proposals t"1 develop
mcnt Of til. MuSci" Shoals nitrate
ana p"~"r projects.
The S~cretary's letter TO Chair
man Norris Wa read 70 The con-
m;tt.c bat beyond advising the Sen-
"i"rS that tho proposal had bean
received 1t DID not nar,e tho com
pany. Representatives OF toe cor
po.atIon explained. however. ths-
Nh" ofter was made pursuant 10 tbs
t.rruS ot the contract giving then:
III" exclusive purchas. rights or
III" Gof=a< plant in the eTent L
uo~ exc, disposed 81 hy the sov-
ern2n"ut.
Senators said IaiHr tE"E REGARDED
thr move OF the power eompanv as
h:.hiy important IN is Eject upon
Investigations being madei in con-
Srr>s OF Muscle Shoals mrtterS
Ar cooper attacked ths Ford
propu>al again today. teStifyins
that its acceptanc, tor lee years
would result in = ret loss 70 the
government OF >I.i%..""o.
!, WIS costing the government
>-..,ou . day. II" added to keep no
various projects connected with
the DAMN their unfinished stages,
rh- decay Of "a civilization IS IN
.>ac, proportion 10 tbe multipt;-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27

Mi!lcdgcvillc, Ga. May 2S.-The
first information that jim benson
had gotten away from the mob was
taken TO Irwinton today by q
farmer of Wilkinson county, &C
cordinG TO information brought
here tonight. The farmer was in
tae field with several negro hands
when he observed Il bareheaded
negro approach. The negro. how
ever. ran when he discovered the
white farmer.
What was the matter with that
negro" the farmer asked II Of
his hands.
That's Jim Denson," came the
reply. He says he escaped from
lynchers and that they gre hunt
ing him
benson va then out Of sight.
but the farmer carried ;he news
TO the sheriff and then the hum
for benson alive was begun. Tbs
sheriff had believed benson dead
until then. The farmers story
was later confirmed. it IS ss2ts55.
from other sources.
People who left wilkinson coun:-
" as late as 9 o'clock tonight said
benson had not becn captured.
The mob was still %purSuin-. now
nIrr