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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
d. A. r. Meets With Mrs.
Nicholson.

Mrs. Helen Nicholson was hostess
on Tuesday afternoon to the D. A. R.
when a large attendance was not de-
TERED even by the inclement wealth
er.
The chapter was led in prayer by
Mrs. T. H. Rainsford.
The Regent, Mrs. Susan B. Hill,
presided, and called upon the treas
urer, Mrs. B. B. Jones for report,
which she gave, announcing that the
year books were ready and were
distributed among the members. The
minutes were read by Mrs. A. A.
Woodson, secretary.
Mrs. Hill called upon Mrs. Mamie
N. Tllman, historian to continue the
literary program. Mrs. Tillman ex-
pressed her pleasure at being pres
ent and her confidence in the sue
cessful regency of Mrs. Hill who is
entering upon her work for the new
year.
Mrs. N. G. Evans read the message
to the chapter from the President
General, Mrs. Minor in which she
set forth very high ideals of Ameri-
can patriotism, especially in respect
to obedience to law, and an appeal to
the Daughters everywhere to
strengthen the convictions of all with
whom they come in contact, return
ing to the faith and inherited cour-
age of their ancestors.
Mrs. J. L. Minis was called upon
to talk on Columbus Day, this being
the nearest time to the date on which
Columbus landed on American soil.
Lovick Smith, Jr., represented
Christopher Columbus in black vel
vet suit and white wig land had an
imaginary interview with Ferdinand
and Isabella, making his plea for the
three ships in which to make his dis
coveries The ladies all agreed that
Lovick had the Columbus spirit.
Mrs. Walter Cantelou and Mrs.
Leon Warren with Miss Genevieve
Norris accompanying on the piano,
gave lovely violin duet, "Just A
Wearyin' for YOU"
At the close of the historical pro-
gram, the regent called upon the
members to plant trees as patriotic
response to the committee on for
estry, and report how many had
been planted before the Conference
in Spartanburg.
Mrs. Woodson read the annual re-
port of the chapter for the year.
A salad course and coffee was
served, Miss June Nicholson, the
pretty young daughter of the hostess
assisting.
victrola music added greatly to
the social hour.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
Henry Ford is Correct q
Drink Question.

Henry Ford found that the eHl-
cheney of his plant was injured by
drunken men," particularly by men
drinking the poisonous bootleg liq-
uor peddled rather freely around De-
troit. His mechanical processes are
so highly organized that one ire
sponsible workman might throw the
whole factory system out of gear.
Besides, Henry has moral views on
the subject. So he promulgated the
following order:
ssFrom now on it will cost a man
his job, without any excuse or ap-
peal being considered, to have the
odor of beer, wine or liquor on his
breath, or to have any of these in
toxicants on his person or in his
home.
"The eighteenth amendment is
part of the fundamental law of this
country. 1t was meant to be enforc-
ed. Politics has interfered with en-
forcement of this law, but so far as
our organization is concerned, it is
going to be enforced totheletter."
This is drastic action, but public
comment on the whole seems to- sup
port the manufacturer. To the ar
gument that he is interfering I'M
properly in the personal habits and
rights of his employees it is answer
ed that nobody is obliged to work
for Mr.. Ford, and that he has right
to lay down his rules of conduct for
those who choose to accept employ
ment from him. The Manufacturers
Record upholds him, and the MAORI
ty of big employers plainly. approve
of his policy even when they hest
tate to adopt it themselves.
Certainly this is an effective way
to make prohibition prohibit. If it
were followed generally it would dc
more tc enforce the Volstead law
than all the enforcement machinery
has yet been able to do.
1t should be evident, however, that
no such policy can succeed if the EN-,
ployers, themselves are known to be
breaking the prohibition law. What
is moral for workman is moral fol
his boss, and incompetence due tt
booze is just as harmful to efficiency
in the Office as it is in the factory
Greenville News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
LIsTEN!

Among the things that this day
brings
Will come to you call,
Which unless you are listening,
You may not hear at all;
Lest it be very soft and low,
Whatever you do wherever you go.
Be listening.
It may be that little child
Whom you shall meet today
Is dropping tears of baby grief
That you can wipe away.
o, if the call should come to you
So sweet service thus to do,
Be listening. q
It may be but to clasp a hand,
Where such a clasp is needed;
1t may be you can warn a soul,
Where. council goes unheeded;
o, lest to-day this call should come,
Awake, asleep, abroad, at home,
Be listening.
1t may be hardest task of all
To stand from out Gods way
While others rightly do the work
Wherein you failed to-day;
But if the call should cen be this,
Think only that the call is His,
Be listening.
Then whatever the call may be,
To service small or great,
To cross the seas and speak Gods
love,
To smile to rule State
When God shall come and say to you,
Here is the thing that you must do,
Be listening.
B. H. NJ. in Sunday School Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
SEED OATS AND WHEAT.

We want the farmers to know that
we can supply them with seed oats,
seed rye and wheat. Let us have your
orders. w. also carry complete
stock OF Heavy and Fancy Groceries.
We can make you very close prices.
Come in to see US.
J. D. KEMP & co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
Report of Grand Jury.
To His Honor Judge w. H. Townsend,
Presiding Judge, Edgefeld. S. c.:

Presiding Judge, Edgefeld. S. c.:
We, the Grand Jury, have passed on
all bills handed US by the Solicitor and
returned same to the court.
Through our committees we have in
vestigated the county Offices and such
other public places and works as we
felt it our duty to do.
find the books of the County
Treasurer we'll kept, and he has vouch-
ers to show for all expenditures. We
recommend that he endeavor to ascer-
tain the amount of outstanding railroad
bonds which the various townships in
the county must pay, and that a sepa-
rate account he kept of these and other
county bonds.
The Auditors books are neatly kept,
as are those of the Clerk Of Court and
Judge of Probate.
: The Sheriff is burdened with a very
heavy list of executions, and at the
time of the committees checking more
than $40, 900 of unpaid taxes were due.
While this amount has been reduced
somewhat, undoubtedly there will be
very large amount of the taxes un-
paid at the beginning of the new year.
1t is problemarical how much of this
money he will be able to collect.
The Superintendent of Education has
his office in good shape.
The Supervisors Office is being kept
n more satisfactory way.
The county poor house farm and
chain gang we have examined. There
are eleven inmates at the poor house
six white and five colored. They are
we'll cared for; the rooms and beds are
clean and sanitary. The stock, three
mules and horse, are in good condi-
ton, as are the cattle and hogs. They
have ten hogs to kill, and the steward
has fifty-five acres in corn. three acres
in potatoes and other feed for the
stock. At the chain gang we found
thirteen mules, five wagons. one scrape.
There are seventeen convicts, and they
are we'll cared for, having good clothes
and food.
We recommend that the Supervisor
shall permit a trusty prisoner to clean
up, and require him to keep clean the
courthouse and public yards around it.
While the county IS facing a serious
financial crisis, we urge all good citi-
zens to go about the payment of taxes
as promptly as possible, and we partic-
ularly urge those who have money to
make early payment of this years
taxes, so that the schools may be kept
open.
We urge our legislative delegation
to continue their efforts to have the
automobile and gasoline fund collected
from Edgefeld tax payers, used on the
roads in Edgefeld county.
Stated briefly, Edge6eld county has
S12O, 900 bonded indebtedness. There is
note we owe the Sinking Fund Com
mission which has been reduced to
SIS, 300. We borrow annually enough
money to run the affairs of the county,
and the Supervisor has practiced close
economy in handling this money and in
taking care of interest charges. There
is, however, due Eyer & Co. $4,000,
and the Treasurer will have only 5000
to pay OH this January 1st, so owing to
failure to collect taxes we face q de-
ficit of $4,000, current expenses.
We desire to express to your Honor,
to the Solicitor and the county officers
our appreciation for the courtesies ex-
tended us.
Respectfully,
B. R. TILLMAN,
Foreman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
LABOR FORCES IN WASHING
TON FOR PROHIBITION

At the recent meeting of the state
Federation of Labor, held in Bre-
merton, Washington, resolution
was introduced by the Seattle union,
according to press reports, favorlng,
the amendment of the Vol
stead Act to permit the manufac-
ture and sale of light wines and beer.
The convention, however, realizing
that the sentiment Of the state is
overwhelmingly for the maintenance
and enforcement of prohibition, re-
ferred the resolution back to the Sc
attle union with the suggestion that
/, a referendum on moral issues could
best be carried out by the individual
union concerned.
In commenting on the resolutions,
the Spokane spokesman-Review has
the following to say:
"a referendum on this question
by the labor unions would open the
eyes of Mr.. Gompers and the execu-
tive council particularly If the
wives, sisters and daughters of the
members of organized labor were al
lowed to take part in it. A referen-
dunn on that question in Spokane, for
instance, would show that a very
large majority of the voters are res
olutely in favor of strict prohibition,
enforcement of the Volstead Act
and maintenance of the Constitu-
tion."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
POLICE FIGURES SHOW MARK
ED PROGRESS FOR PRO-
HIBITION IN BOSTON

Arrests for drunkenness in Bos-
ton, according to statement recent
ly made by Captain Charles T. Rear
don of the Boston police depart
ment's vice squad, have decreased
IS per cent in the two dry years, 19-
20-21, as against the six wet years,
1912 to 1918. Cooperation between
state and Federal officers, a growing
sentiment favorable to prohibition,
and realization on the part of the
liquor dealers that theirs is losing
fight, are bringing about the improv-
ed conditions, which are not con-
fined to Boston alone but embrace
the state.
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FOR SALE: $50 bushels Of Red
Rust Proof Seed Oats at 80 cents
per bushel.
P. W. & C. A. CHEATHAM,
Cleora, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to those who were so kind to
us in our home during the lingering
illness of ol1r beloved mother.
MI. and Mrs. A. c. JAY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-18

FOR SALE. $50 bushels of Red
Rust Proof Seed Oats at 80 cents
per buskel.
P. w. & C. A. CHEATHAM,
'Cleora, s. c.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
RELATIVES TESTIFY
FOR MRS. PHILLIPS
Accused Woman in Hammer
Murder Subject to Fits,
They Say.

Los Angeles, Nov. Mrs. Clara
Phillips once attacked her sister. Mrs.
r. S. Jackson, while suffering from n
periodical epileptic commissions Mrs.
Jackson testified Wednesday in Mrs.
Phillips trial for the murder of AIRS.
Alberta Meadows.
This occurred. Mrs Jackson said, in
San Antonio. Texas, in May. 1918.
Mrs. Phillips, she said. threw her
across trunk and beat her With a
shoe inflicting a wound on her head
of which the scar still remains.
Mrs. Jackson testified that her sis
ters mental attacks were preceded by
peculiar look in her eyes. Clara
she declared, would lose control of
herself for from five minutes to two
hours when one of the seizures came.
Twice during 1917, she said, Mrs.
Phillips went into convulsions. bled
from the mouth and tore her hair
When the attacks passed, she was left
in weakened condition, according to
the witness.
The witness said her mother. Mrs.
Hannah j. Weaver, was subject to
epileptic commissions and now is an
invalid Mt Tampieo, Mexico.
Miss Ola Weaver, another sister of
the defendant, corroborated the tes-
timony about her mother and that of
DIR. Edward III. Anthony, who said he
attended Mrs. Weaver on October 13
last, when she was in a conyulsion.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
BODY TORN AND BLEEDING

Muskegon, Mich, Nov 1.-Suffering
from exposure, her clothing hanging in
shreds and her body cut and bruised
by brambles, little Rosalie Shanty. II
years old, swimming and diving mar
vel, lies in serious condition at Dub
lin, Mich.
A physician. who is in constant at
tendance at the bedside of the child
at the home of Fred link, Dublin, is
reported by officers as having said that
the girl had been attacked and roughly
handled. Reports received late Wednes-
day are that she has a high fever and
that her condition is growing steadily
worse.
When found by Joe Freesik, farmer,
three and a half miles east of Dublin,
Wednesday night. Rosalie was wet from
splashing through small creek and
her body was bleeding from barbed
wire and underbrush cuts The girl
wore no hat and no underclothing.
Rosalie was kidnapped Sunday as she
returned from church, when man
drove up to her home, declaring he
was the father of one of the girls
little chums. He asked the child 8
mother if Rosalie could come and have
dinner with his daughter. Mrs Shanty
is said to have given her consent with
the proviso that Rosalie must be home
before dark
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
Bloody Shovel
Is Murder Clue

Cleveland. O., Nov. IA blood
stained shovel which authorities be-
lieve was used to dig the shallow
grave in which the body of Mrs. Hazel
Burns was found near palnesvilie a
week ago, was found Wednesday in the
woods near the grave.
On the handle were splotches of
blood with two well-defined fringer
prints which will be examined by Ber-
tillion experts, it was announced by
authorities.
The spade of the shovel was said by
authorities to be covered with soil
similar to that on the grave where
Mrs. Burns, was found buried.
George Keestle, Bertillion expert of
Cleveland, was to have gone 60 paines-
vile Wednesday to take the finger
prints of Henry ]. Burns, the MUIR
dered woman's husband, who is being
held in Jail at Painesville charged with
the murder, but the trip was deferred
until koestIe has examined the finger
prints on evidence SO far discovered
in connection with the case.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
Mayfield Dispute
Now at Standstill

Austin, Tex, Nov 1.--State officials
Wednesday night were marking time
in the Mayfield senatorial litigation.
The action of Judge A. NJ Blackmon,
of the 77th district in dissolving the
temporary injunction Wednesday pur-
suant to the order of the Dallas
court of appeals, places the litigation
in the same position it occupied fol-
lowing the decision of the state su-
preme court on the Corsicana injunc
ton last Friday night, it was stated
by members of the attorney general S
department.
Although Attorney General Keeling
advised Secretary of State Staples
last Saturday to certify Mayfield's s
name to county officials, in view of
the supreme courts decision, both
stateofficials refused to state their
opinion or whether or not election of
ficials are free now to put Mayfield's s
name on the ballot. The opinion was
expressed by attorneys who conferred
with the attorney generals department
on further action that since the dis
solving of the last injunction, the mat
ter Of including Mr.. Mayfieid's name
now rests with county election boards.
1t was reported here that attorneys
for Mayfield were ut Fort Worth pre-
pairing mandamus action in district
court to compel county election boards
to include Mayfield's name on the
ballot
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
CRILLINC OF MRS. HALL
BY REPORTERS THROWS
NO LIGHT ON TRAGEDY
Widow of Slain Rector Unshaken by Bombard-
ment of Questions From Score of Newspaper
Folk; Evades Every Trap in Cross Question
ing; Divorce Mention Arouses Her.

have planned an elopement to the
Orient with Mrs. Mills.
Her lawyer explained that she re-
fused to discuss the origin of the
funds because she herself had given
them to him and she felt delicacs in
going into so personal a matter.
The question on divorce came more
nearly arousing her to resentment than
any of the others.
Il won't answer any such question,
she flashed, almost before its pro
pounder had finished.
No Malice Toward Slayer
Mrs. Hall was apparently deeply af-
fected when the questions regarding
Mrs. Mills were put, moving restlessly
in her chair and folding her arms
tightly across her chest.
The widow maintained throughout
the interview that she harbored no
malice toward her husbands slayer
and that she was not personally inter
ested in seeing the murderer punished,
although she said she hoped, for the
good of society, to see the guilty per-
son or persons apprehended.
Outwardly, at least, the investigation
of the double murder mystery was at
a practical standstill.
Investigators who have been seek
Continued on Page Ten1
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
$1,471,175,433 Is Value
of Nontana's Properly;
Decrease of $4,000, 900
Personal Possessions Worth $238 900, 900; Real
Estate Valued at $o26,o8l ,42o
Says State Report.

ervations upon /. 1.337,352 acres are as
Sessed at an average of S5.57 per
acre; patented mining claims totalling
243, 400 acres at S612 per acre, while
other and miscellaneous lands total
1,321 ,292 acres at an average of S0.39
per acre.
Improvements upon. these lands are
assessed at $90.613,054. while i'm
proyements on lands in which title is
vested i'll other than the person listing
it totals S7,397, 7,433.
City and town lots are assessed at
S96.22961S with Improvements there
on at S149,995, ,910
All livestock is assessed at S63,640.-
$50, covering 507.7 horses and mules
valued at $1S52J. 500, or an average of
$36.4S per head; 1,0S4.220 head of
cattle, valued Mt S34 125 ,06S, or an
average of S31.47 per head; and
1,S67,O94 sheep and goats valued at
Sl02S0,tJ3. or an average of S5.af per
head. Swine is assessed at $122,0o7.
The figures regarding automobiles,
motor trucks and motorcycles show
only 50,9O2 to have been assessed at
an average of $29T.36 per machine.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
ACCUSED Of MURDER.
COLLAPSES At TRIAL
Mrs. Roster Faints During
Attack on Character by
Prosecution.

Philadelphia, Nov. Mrs. Gather
inc Roster, charged with the killing of
her husband. Oscar, and his stenog-
rapher, Miss Mildred g. Reckitt, col
lapsed Wednesday and was carried out
of court unconscious. shortly before
adjournment. Mrs. Roster is being tried
for the murder of the stenographer.
The thirteenth day of the trial was
marked by a renewal of the prosecu-
tons attack upon Mrs. Rosters char
acter before marriage Another devel-
opment was the testimony of Dr.
Charles w. Burr and DIR. Horace Phil
lips, alienists, that Mrs. Roster was
sane at the time Of the shooting.
The defense plea is based on grounds
of emotional insanity.
The case is not expected to reach
the jury before Friday. The defense
has about dozen witnesses to call
in rebuttal.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
DISCIPLINE IS AIM
NEW ITALIAN Chief:
REVOLT ORDERLy !
Wine Flows Freely as Fascist
Take Reins. But No
CarousaIs.

Rome, Nov. 1,-(By The Associated
Press l.-Every hour brings fresh
action on the part of Premier Mus
solini to prove his firm intention of re
storing discipline in all the ranks.
Replying TO congratulations received
from the press organizations, the
premier Wednesday declared that when
the present exceptional conditions were
ended, ne intended to safeguard the
liberty of the press on condition that
the press proves worthy of liberty.
Liberty" he added, is not only a
right, but duty.
To General Diaz, said to have ae-
cepted the portfolio of war in order
to give Italy one army. Signor Mus
solini declared:
I'VE will give Italy unique army
as we have carried out unique reyo
luton. Indeed. throughout the ages,
there never was a revolution like
ours, in which all public services con
tinued, commerce was carried on, and
clerks, workmen and peasant fulfilled
their labors."
With the cafes. wine shops and beer
gardens running full swing throughout
Tuesday, there was noticeable absence
of drunkenness When the great pro-
cession dispersed, the fascist scattered
through the city, but even with the
freedom thus afforded them not an
arrest was made for drunkenness.
Officers of the garrison have ar
ranged to carry cut a great demonstra-
ton in honor of MussHlini for his
achievement in upholding the dignity
of the country and also for having en-
trusted the ministry of war TO General
Diaz, who is characterized as the hero
snsA ~
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02
SEARCH FALLS STORES

Search of business houses in Great
Falls where the IS caiiber revolver
that figured in the deaths of the Rev.
Leonard Jacob Christler and Mrs
Margaret Carleton in Havre last Fri
day morning might have been puc-
chased was made "Wednesday by depu
ties from Sheriff Bob Gordon's office
but the investigation revealed no clue
as TO the possible source of the
weapon.
In telegram requesting the aid OF
the sheriff's office. Chief of Police
James Moran of Uavre described the
gun as blue steel Harrington and
Richardson, manufactured in Norees-
ter, Mass. Il cheaply made gun thae
,aight have been originally purchased
from one of the country's large mail
order houses. Chief of Police Moran
said the manufacturing company had
been unable to supply any information
rs 20 the purchaser OF the gun from
the factory as no records were kept
during the year the gun was made.
Where Mrs. Carleton obtained the
gun is question that is puzzling
Havre authorities and until it Is an
swered it is not believed that the the
ory of murder and suicide viii be defi-
nitely accepted. The gun used in the
was not the one which Mrs.
Carleton was known to possess and as
far as authorities have been able 70
learn the Christlers have never owned
q gun.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-02

BOY HELD FOR MURDER

Binghamton. n. Y, Nov. 1.--Elfaer
Washburn. II, Wednesday night was
being held in the Susquehanna county
Jail at Montrose. Pa, charged with
the murder of Cyrus Payne, 70 years
old, reclusc, whose body WAS found
Sunday in his cabin at Brushville. State
troopers, who questioned the boy. said
that he had made complete confes-
sion and lied them to a woodshed where
he had hidden So, 400 taken from the
home of the murdered man.