The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-20

Pensacola, Sept. 15-The Jour
nal was today sold by Mrs. Lois
Mayes to John H. Perry, president
; of the American Press Association
and Richard Lloyd Jones, editor ,of
! the Tulsa, Ok, Tribune, and jack
sonville, Fla, Journal. Perry and
Jones are joint owners Of the Tulsa
| and Jacksonville papers
Fort Madison, Ia, Sept. 15.-
Eugene Weeks, convicted Of m1.r-
der was hanged today by the Rev.
! Winefred E. Robb, sheriff at. Des
NJ Moines.
/ New York, Sept. 15-Alleging ,ha-
filities of million dollars an. invel-
| untary petition in bankruptcy was
filed IN the federal court today
against the -NfcQuade Com
pany, manufacturers Of mill pro-
ducts. The assets are listed at half
a million dollars. -;
! Geneva, Sept. 15-The assembly
of the League of Nations adjourned
today until Monday after 1ispos-
ling of the conflict between Poland
and Lithuania over the possession
| of the Wilma district, SO far as
| the League Is concerned. ~
| Chicago, Sept. 15-The refusal
! by a number Of the country's big
+ fgest railway systems to enter into
an agreement for ending the shop
men's strike on a basis Of sep
Iarate agreements. developed ar,
element of considerable uncertain
ty today over the scope of effective
ness of the peace program. Strike
Headers are said to be addressing
communications to some Of the ,n-
willing roads, asking them to re-
consider their rejections.
Raleigh. n. c., Sept. 15-Angus
Murphy and Joseph Thomas. ne
kgroes, convicted on charges grow
| ing out of an attack upon A. E.
Ketchen and wife, near Southern
Pines, several weeks ago, We're Ell
eetrocuted at the state penitentiary
eooas. ii.is;e:
Moscow, Sept. 15-A note which
lis considered a reply to the unof-
fetal inquiry of the United States
as to whether the American Tech
nical commission would be welcome
| in Russia states: Ready to enter
official preliminary negotiations
for reesta blishment of official re-
lations with an American delega-
ton appointed for that purpose.
Washington septl l5i-Repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood Of
Clerks decided at a. conference to-
day with officials Of the labor de-
partment to use their influence at
a meeting tonight at Newark, n.
j.. to prevent, a walkout involving
six thousand men Of the Pennsyl-
vania system.
Atlanta, Sept. 15.-N. H. Ballard
Of Brunswick, took the lead in the
race for state superintendent of
schools in belated returns freni
the primary, tabulated by The
Constitution. Reports from a hun
dred and thirty-three counties give
Ballard one hundred and ninety
six votes to one hundred and
thirty-six for NJ. I. Duggan, his
nearest opponent.
Akron, Ohio, Sept. 15-The diri-
gible C-e left the Wingfoot ayia-
ton station here at 1852 this morn
ing for Dayton. 80
swantow, Sept. IA typhoor1
which struck this section August
3rd resulted in loss Of more
!, than sixty thousand lives, being
the worst of its kind on record in
China, Estimates of damages
run to many millions.
Constantinople, Sept. 16-Up-
ward of two thousand persons per-
ished in the fire at Smyrna, 2,500
buildings were destroyed and all
American property wiped out. The
catastrophe was much greater in
proportion according to advices,
than the conflaSration at Salonlki in
1917, which caused one hundred
million dollars damage.
Chicago, Sept. t.-16-Sixteen rail-
roads signed separate agreements
with the various labor unions to-
day through the methods in vogue
before the United States railroad
labor board which was created ar
bitter OF rail disputes. These settle
ments do not repudiate the board,
"but rather are in accord with the
transportation act" says Ben w.
Hooper, board chairman.
Newport News. Sept. 16-The
body found in Hampton Roads last