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, 1922-12-06
eureh jury Again pisaarees

Los Angeles.-The jury in the third
trial of Arthur C. Burch for the murder
of ]. Bolton Kennedy-eight women
and four men-after being out 80 hours
and 10 minutes, reported to Judge John
w. Shenk that 1t was hopelessly dead
locked and was discharged.
The jury stood Z to >, the foreman
announced TO Judge Shenk. After
court adjourned, the jurors stated that
seven were for acquittal and five for
conviction. The third trial of Madalyne
O~benchain, Burch's co-defendant, was
set to begin soon. but indications are
1t will be postponed, because her at
torneys are engaged in another case.
, 1922-12-06
Refugees crowdinq U. S. Ships

Constantinople. Another human
tragedy that promises TO rival the
Smyrna fire is developing in northern
Asia Minor. The tide of 100000
Christian inhabitants is sweeping in
full flood to the fringes of the Black
sea and the Mediterranean. These
refugees are clamoring to be saved.
The american naval base at Constan-
tinople is deluged with s. O. s. calls
from tho flotilla of American destroy
ers patroling the Mediterranean and
Black sea coast of Asia Minor. which
are crowded with Christians fleeing
from the Turk.
, 1922-12-06
COLONY
IS CHASTITY FAILURE
Two Former Washington Residents
Who Invested Money in commun-
ist Project Tell Story at Riga

Riga.-Joseph Krajewski and Otto
Nemitz, n~atiralized Americans from
the state of Washington, who have just
arrived in Riga, brought with them a
story of the sufferings of Americans
who went to Siberia in July as mem
bers of big BIZ Haywood's autono-
mou Industrial colony called "Kuz-
bas.s with headquarters at K~eInerovo,
Siberia.
Krajewski and Nemitz stated that
hey had been attracted t. the Ku2bas
PROPOSITION by its alluring literature.
Zach person, they said, paid $500 en-
rance fee, furnished their own trans
'ortation and bought their w food.
n return, they We're allotted n tent and
'erlnitted to labor in the coal mines on
provisioning basis.
The experiment was a terrible fail
ire, the men asserted. There were no
'rofits to divide. The colony, consist
ng of 400 persons, half of whom were
women and children, was in a deplor-
lble situation. Its metnbers all lacked
he money with which TO return to the
United States. Sanitary conditions
ere described as awful. Food was
short and there was much sickness.
More than half the men and a majority
# the and children We're in
a%pacitated. One American woman
Committed suicide through despair.
fifty of the colonists had departed, but
he remainder were stranded.
, 1922-12-06
Six Face EIrinn SQUAD

Athens, Greece.-The six former cab
met officers and army OFFICIALS con
victed of high treason in connection
with the Greek military disaster in
Asia Minor have been executed. The
execution of the condemned men was
by shooting.
The men executed We're: Former
Premiers Gounaris, Protopapadakis
and Stratos; NJ. Theotokis, former Wal
minister; NJ. B~aitazzis, holder of port
folios in several former cabinets, and
General Hadjanestis, commander of
the Greek forces at the time of the
Asia Minor military disaster.
, 1922-12-06
MoNTANA'S DEATH RATE
LOWEST IN 1921, SURVEY SHOWS

observation-disclosures for practically
all states within the death registra-
tion area of the country, as announced
recently by the ems bureau, reflect
the decreased death rate for the total
area in 1871, as compard with the pre-
ceding year.
OF the adjusted rates figured on the
differences in the sex and g dis
tribution of the population in the va
rious states, Montana showed the low
est, S.S per LOCO population, and Mas
sachusetts the highest, ga. For cities
of 100000 or more population the low
est adjusted rate, 90, was reported for
Akron, Ohio, while a rate of 10 for
Memphis was the highest.
, 1922-12-06

appeared Mr.. Bondage felt that bIs
time had probably come. When She
had finished he knew 1t had. She fold
him that he had forgotten that he
was ever a boy, If, indeed, he had ever
been one, that he had made himself
into an iron man, that he was blind.
eyed and h~ard-hearted, that he seemed
determined to fasten all his chains M
on Ishmael and make his son as stiff
and cold as an icicle.
Mrs. Bondage, behind the door. ex-
pected her husband to object in loud
and angry tones, but, to her astonish.
ment, he was silent. He seemed 70
remember an old motto, Discretion
Is the Better Part of valor,' proftably.
and did not interfere, even when Aunt
Sarah, flushed, but triumphant. carried
Ishmael off.
There was some winter play left and
to come at Sweetield, but Aunt Sarah
wasn't satisfied as easily as that. for
she had made up the rest of her mind
into an idea that Ishmael should have
the Christmas that he hadn't had, af-
ter all. 1t wasn't much of a Christmas
day when the belated Christmas tree
blossomed and bore fruit, but 1t was a
fine tree. The snow and ice had dis.
appeared and a warm wind made the
late winter seem like early spring, but
Aunt Sarah said that evergreen trees
kept Christmas all the year round. and
that every day was their day. Ger
, 1922-12-06

lad heard the happy noise of the
Shedding while the doctor a j
hat he could not go out and join In
t, and now, though he might o be
nut of doors again, there was no surety
If as good a hill again and small pros
)ect of sport.
1t wasn't a very cheerful house,
aither. Mr.. Bondage was a chainmak-
sr. and when he came nome from his
ron works he always seemed to bring
lis business with him. The house of
Bondage was big and strong, but 1t
a hard, and still. and dark, and too
orderly. From the outside lit looked
Ike a fort, and inside, the chairs stood
It attention, like soldiers. The par
Tor was a solemn place. where the
stiff furniture was seldom prevented
from looking at itself In the gilded
mirror. The dining room didn't get
The sun until towards evening, when
he motto, BE Good and You WIN Be
Happy" could be as plainly seen as
the one on the opposite wall, "Chil-
dren Should Be Seen but Not Heard"
When the boy PIT on his hated bib
there. 1t exhorted him with, "Don't Eat
Toe Much"
Chained to the front porch was an
iron dog, whose fixed and ferocious
snarl was a standing insult to all the
village dogs that could get through
the iron fence to dispute with him.
There was some fun about the place ;
It was when a surprised dog retired
from the attack with a new respect for
the tough guardian Of the Bondage in
~terests. Even the iron-clad knight In
he front hall seemed to laugh through
his visor then.
Besides all this, Ishmael had had no
Christmas. Mr.. Bondage did not be-
leve in. Christmas; to him Santa
Claus was a foolish Imagination and
4 hurtful superstition. He had Joined
THE Society for the Prevention of
Useless Giving" and was glad to be
,alled a Spug. On December 25th he
had presented to his son a picture OF
himself, standing in front Of his Office
with the scowl upon his face that rep
resented his idea of the expression of
greatness, hut the only comfort of the
day for the boy had been the sweet
contents Of the small package that his
mother had Struggled into his room
lust before daylight.
But Ishmael Bondage had an Aunt
Sarah! And Aunt Sarah had the
~pleasantest home In the country. 1t
a a low. wide, rambling old house,
in the midst of the trees and Rugged
by the climbing vines that loved 1t.
There wasn't a place in 1t too good to
be used and In Its snowy whiteness 1t
seemed to shine out upon the fenceless
grounds with an Invitation to the hos
pitality Of Its gardens and the good
, 1922-12-06
Mrs. PhInlps Gets 10 Years

Los Angeles.-Mrs. Clara Phillips,
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree for killing Mrs. Alberta Meadows
with n hammer, was sentenced to serve
from 10 years to life in the state prison
at San Quentin. A Today stay was
asked to permit her attorneys to for
mulate an appeal from the judgment
and sentence.
, 1922-12-06

tainly 1t was the most interesting tree
that Ishmael had ever seen. from the
bundle at h bottom, through all the
ornaments, lights and gifts, to the mys-
FERROUS package at the top OF 1t shone
with kind and thoughtful love and
sparklld -,th merry wishes INT glad
promise. They and the children from
the ne~ighborhood who mad come to
share the JOY and the presents that
Aunt Sarah had prepared were won
dering what would be found In that
last parcel at the top, until 1t was
taken down, and then a part Of the
party, at least. was surprised when the
wrapping was taken or and a wonder
full pocketknife. beside n first-class
football. conveyed merry wishes from
Mr.. Bondage to his son. Aunt Sarah
said afterwards that at this she near
ly went Off the handle"
When May came 1t seemed time fol
Ishmael to go home, but he was not
very happy at the prospect. Indeed
he was rather unhappy about 1t. He
felt something like one ON his way to
jail, and even shed tears at the
thought Of leaving Sweetfeld, so that
a squirrel, seeing him wiplng his eyes
under a tree, exclaimed "oh, what q
rainy boyr but the day came and
Ishmael went.
Another surprise awaited him, how
ever, for, as he neared home and en-
tered 1t, everything seemed changed
The house looked sunny and pleasant
In its new colors, the fence had disap
peared. the iron dog had been moved
to the barn, and the mailed knight had
gone down to the ironworks TO be
turned into ~plowshares.
When Mr.. Bondage went out to
Sweetheld to visit his sister and to
report upon 1shmael's progress, Aunt
Sarah had her reward. ut is all your
doing. Sarah" said he. 81 needed
c to show me up to myself
swell, brother" snid Aunt Sarah, "A
Stitch In Time Saves Nine" us the
proverb has it, and you certainly VIII
be proud Of u boy yet. as proud OF
him as ! am Of my big, new brother
When December came clustering
around again and brought Santa Claus
and all his load of love and Jollity
there was no place that more warmly
welcomed him than Mount Freedom
as Mr.. Bondnge's home had come 10
be called, and Of all the happy Christ
mas parties of that year, none was
fuller of mira and good cheer than
the one at Mount Freedom. They
danced about the tree and under the
motto that hung from the top OF II
with its message Of good will to every
body, the football was kicked all ove'
the floor and they shouted In then
glee. The %squeakipg toys, the footing
whistles. the happy songs, all maue
the time as merry as 1t ought always
to be, while the gifts spoke message'
of love.
Ishmael had prospered enough In nl'
ssa5tes to make a picture OF Sweet
1 field. It hisag over the mantel shen
In the living room and under 1t he mac
written, 1.-THE Home of the GreeL
Christmas" When anyone asked MN
about II he would tell them how sprint
once came in a wintry time he wonle
say that while Christmas comes pu'
once a year, 1t sometimes comes twice
and that. whenever 1t comes 1t bring
good cheer; hut he was never able U
make a picture Of his Aunt Sarah "A
J sesmed to him good enough.
, 1922-12-06
Commission is Handicapped

Helena.-Fallure of commercial or
CARNATIONS of Montana to respond to
the request Of the state railroad com
mission for data on which to base its
fight Increased express rates is handi-
Gaping the commission in its prepara-
lions, according to Chairman Lee Dem
mis- of hat body.
, 1922-12-06
Abandons Rain LeuIslation

Observation-Disclosures Cummlns of
the senate interstate COM
mittee says that he has abandoned
plans for railroad legislation this win
ter and will not introduce his proposed
bill for amendment of the Esch-Cum-
Minis transportation act until the next
congress.
, 1922-12-06
Arrest MoAdoo for speedIno

Fresno, Cal.-W. G. McAdoo of Los
Angeles, former secretary of tine treas
ury, was arrested in Tulare county re
Gently and cited to appear before
Judge J. S. Clack to answer a charge
of speeding at the rate of 81 miles an
hour. Judge Clack has the reputation
of falling drivers caught exceeding so
miles in Tulare county,
, 1922-12-06
Middle States Enters wyomIn.

Casper. Wyo.-That the Middle
States oil corporation, one of the large
est operating companies of the mid
continent fields, will enter the wy
oming industry in the near future on a
scale of magnitude is practically an
assured fact and negotiations are now
pending for producing acreage in Salt
Greek and other fields.
, 1922-12-06
oil Freeze-out charge Dismissed

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Charges that mem
beers of the so-cnlled Standard on group
had conspired to freeze out the min
GRITTY stockholders in the Bair OIL com
pany, a subsidiary, have been dis
missed here.
, 1922-12-06
Senate G. o. p. Meets Defe.t

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. forces
in the senate lost the first major legis-
latlve contest of the extra session re-
Gently when Democrats and Progress
sive Republicans united to re-commit
the resolution authorizing a loan of
$5,000,O 900 to Liberia.
, 1922-12-06
POISON booze kllls private

Cheyenne, Wyo. Private Fred
Wolfe, of the hospital corps, is dead at
Fort p. A. Russell, and two other SOL
diers are in the hospital in serious
condition as the result. 1t is said, of
drinking poisoned liquor.
, 1922-12-06
Lasting Peace is nBlind Hopper

Minneapolis, Minn.-An appeal to
the nation to Took cold, hard facts in
the face and not forget our obligations
in the blind hope that we may not
again engage in armed conflict"
marked an address delivered here by
General Pershlng under the auspices
of the American Defense society.
, 1922-12-06
Avert Building rIeup

New York@.The Lockwood legisla-
tive committee averted a threatened
tieup of building operations in the
Metropolitan area and ldleness among
100000 laborers by negotiating a truce
between building employees and union
workers.
, 1922-12-06
Woo canadIans Homo

Ottawa, ont.-Efforts to persuade
Canadians in the United States to re-
turn to their homeland will be included
In an extensive American drive. ac-
cording to reports from Minister
Stewart.
, 1922-12-06
Women Are Leaving Farms

Observation-Disclosures numbers Of
women Than men are leaving the farms
In search Of more Lucrative field Of
endeavor. the census bureau says, bas-
ing Its statement on an analysis Of the
1870 census statistics.
, 1922-12-06
Steamers Collide

Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Thirty-
four lives were lost in a collision re-
Gently between q launch and a ferry
Dos. in the Parana river near Zarate,
northwest of Buenos Aires.
, 1922-12-06

New York-.Presldent Harding has
granted a commission as major in the
military intelligence division of the
officers reserve corps to Irwin S. Cobb,
writer and author. as a reward for his
work during the World war.
, 1922-12-06

Paris.-The intention of France to
pay herself in Germany came before
a full meeting of the cabinet. There
no longer is much faith here in any
inter-allied solution of the r%eparations
question, ever though the Brussels
conference is held.
Marshal Foch and Major General
Buat, the French chief of staff, are
understood to have told President
Millerand and Premier Poincare at the
meeting that a plan for extending the
military occupation of the right bank
of the Rhine had been prepared with
the utmost care, and hat 1t could be
executed with "a hours notice.
, 1922-12-06
Mics MacswIney /. Ereed

Dublin.-Miss Mary McSwiney, who
has beer hunger striking In Mount Joy
prison, was released Monday. Her re-
lesse came OF the twenty-third day Of
her hunger strike.
, 1922-12-06
PLANS TO SEIZE
RUHR REGION
READY TO MOVE TROOPS IN "a
HOURS If BERLIN MISSES
NEXT INSTALLMENT
NEAR EAST TRAGEDY LOOMS
American Destroyers P~atrolIing Med
lterranean and Black Sea Coast
Send Out S. o. S. Calls for
100000 Christians

Paris.-A plan for direct action by
france as a solution of the reparatlons
question was submitted recently to the
cabinet meeting in the Elysee palace,
with President Millerand presiding.
The plan provides for seizure of the
state coal mines and collection of the
export taxes in the Ruhr district, to-
gether with absolute control of that
section of the Rhineland now occupied
by the French military.
, 1922-12-06
LATE NEWS
From Al Ouer
w OMING

Ut Immigration, was ulnung the speak
ers III the first annuu " yonins potu
10 Show hello ut ~Torrington, Nov. ~.
u and "a. lie discussed Future <
tuto Shows OF Wyoming"
Edward Gallagos OF Casper is suf
fering from a painful wound in tile
right hand i-il.cted when u revolver
which lie pulled from ii holster Will
OUT hunting fell to the ground ana was
discharged. The bullet mutiluted his
lund.
Henry Hawk, alias w. y. Conway,
arrested in Casper Tor completely in
numerous auto tlefts, las recovered
from bullet wounds from which he was
suffering /. the time lie was taken in
10 custody and has bee removed to
the Jail froi,. the county hospital.
Gosnen county is preparing 10 lnsti-
lute Il suit test the validity OF sol
1lers tax exemption law pissed by the
last Legislature. Ex-service men re-
siding in the county also plan TO In
stituIe action TO Test the law. The
soldiers exemption is not being al
lowed by Goshen county this year.
A committee made up of prominent
sportsmen las picked ii mythical [
representative Wyoming high school
eleven. Three each of Casper and
Douglas players nre chosen. Two are
named for Cheyenne and II pair for
Sheridan's eleven, the remaining mum
Der selected being of the Laramie
team.
C%hurtering of L special car to Chey7
enne for transportation of law violat-
urs facing trial in b United States
District Court there will shortly be
necessary If tic Natrona county jail ut
Casper is TO receive n more prison
ers. Those now being held include al
legged viol.tors of the drug, liquor and
auto theft statutes.
Petitions asking the recall of Mayor
Charles w. Shelton and City Commits
sioners Archie McCurty and ii. Allen
Floyd. charging that they have been
''incompeteni IN their duties and have
fuiled TO understand. handle and mnn-
age municipal affairs in "a competent
and IN II legal manner" are being cir
eulaied in Sheridan.
ELK, usually considered creatures of
mo ,n,omad viii .ra in ra.IIty 60
,,m. ,s 70 no 4 nos,tIva menace ac-
.ord,,- ~ a Ennis wn.sa r,nch
,s ON Bio GOOSE craak naar sheridan
Ennis appealed to George, Street, game
,y.rIsn 70 ,ve hin, from tbre,tenad
ravaces mon his corn match nv /. h.nd
of 10 to 10c elk.
ro. " .ne S,nair
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n,aA'ns US IA uuein'y.
ine ne a.e 'us u.e pieny
sutNey = .ne p,pe ~" nv ue iea
po. structure -. nnnsas lily. ~ p,pe
i'ne wan conie .nroush Guernsey loi-
iowihs ,he fia',e river aeross "soih-
, 1922-12-06
COPYRIGHT 1922 By
'esteFn ~NeWspapsr Union

II WAS not a very cheerful
boy that was looking out of
the window at what little
dirty ice the winter thaw
had left upon the hill in
front of the house. Through
the fine coasting days he
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pATER1NGFoRp NEWS.

The recent heavy rains have caused
farm work to come to standstill
but few sunshiney days will put
things in motion again.
The second quarterly conference OF
the Gilbert circuit was held at Pond
Branch NJ. a1. church last Saturday
the 11th inst.
Mrs. Ruby Price called on Mrs
Lucy A. Howard just short while
last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Kyzer visited;
old "Uncle Henry" and Mrs. How
ard last Wednesday evening. Come
again.
Mrs. Paul Harman Of Gilbert spent
several days near here last week. Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. H. F. Ky
Zer.
Mrs. j. b. Ballington of the old
Clark Mill section visited her sister.
Mrs. H. A. Howard, last Thursday
Mr.. p. j. Ballington. wife and
children, and also his father, Mr..
John +. Ball;ngton went to Gilbert
shopping last Thursday, returning via
the Ford.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Howard visited rela-
tives last Saturday night and sun
day over on Congaree Creek.
Mrs. H. "A. Howard is very CRATE
full to Mrs. H. F.. Kyzer. who so
kindly remembered her last week
with nice mess of pudding and saus-
age. Many thanks.
Messrs. E. H. Dohrman. d. w.
Price and Goodman Timmons are now
in Spartanburg taking a course in
barhering at the barber college in
that city.
If it was possible to run an eXcur-
sion from earth to heaven, some Deo-
pie would be too stingy to go OH n
free ticket.
Brother farmer keep your eyes
open. DO not bc deceived into buyinp
n cheap grade of fertilizer at a high
price. if you need more sand just
come to me and l will give you q
couple OF tons that will do your cron
about as much good as n cheap grade
CT Guano. You so to the "guano
man. and tell him YOU want cheap
guano and by the way he gives it
Ito you. you do not get value received
but you simply get what you ask
for.
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NEW GARDEN SEEDS.

We are receiving daily shipments
of new crop garden seeds OF all
kinds. early peas, beans, corn, tur-
nips. beets. tomatoes, etc, seeds for
all vegetables grown in this section
from reliable seedsmen. Field seeds
in hulk and n gret variety of SUPER
ior flower seeds in popular priced
papers.
See our large ad. elsewhere in this
issue.
HARMON DRUG eos,;
The REXALL Store. ss.5
Lexington, S. G. ~
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WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALL RUNDOWN
Missouri Lady Suffered Until She
Tried Cardm.-Says "Result
Was Surprising Got Along
Fine, Became Normal,
and Healthy.

Springfield Mo.-"My back was 40
weak could hardly stand up, and I
would have bearing.down pains and
was not well at any time" SAYS Mrs.
d. v. Williams, wife Of q weli.known
farmer on Route 6, this place. IL
kept getting headaches and having to
90 to bed," continues Mrs. Williams
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through the use of
Cardui. my husband, having heard
Of Cardui. proposed getting it for me.
Il saw after taking some Cardui
-. that I was improving. The result
was surprising. felt like a different
person.
Later I suffered from weakness
and weak back, and felt all rundown.
I did not rest we'll at night, was so
nervous and cross. My husband said
he would get me some Cardui, which
he did. 1t strengthened me My
doctor said got along fine. I was in
good healthy condition. cannot
soy too much for it."
Thousands of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes, until they
found relief from tho use of Cardui.
Since It has helped 80 many, you
should not hesitate to try Cardui II
troubled with womanly ailments.
Eor sale everywhere. E.S3
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NORTH F;DISTt DOTS NO. g.!

Thr health of tbs district does very
WCll with the exception OF q few.
w" are Very sorry 20 l;How "f Miss;
Vcs;a Jrfco"Bf"in& sici;. We hop" for
her 4 SPEEDY recovery.
The EpwCrth League Will meet nest
Sunday morning at EhcncEcr church
with a short program. The public il:
cordially invited.
Misses a. a. Schoenberg and
Blanche Harley, from Columbia Col
lage, are home now for q week.
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PLAY At NIIWBURG

There will be n play presented at
Newburg on Friday night, March "a,
entitled Always in Trouble" begin
ming at eight o'clock. A small ad-
mission fee will be charged for the
benefit OF the school. Everybody in
vited to come.