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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
Rowland Company
 Enters Dry Goods
 Field In Waterbury
Secures Controlling h. terest in R cid & Hughes Company of the Brass City.

The Rowland Dry Goods Company of this city, reaching out for wider great mercantile pursuit has secured a controlling interest in the Reid and Hughes company of Waterbury.
 The firm name will in future be known as the How1and-Hughes Com pany, and will be in close relation infuse into the new acquisition the same vigor and enthusiasm which makes Howland's so we'll known in this vicinity.
 Reorganization of the Waterbury store has begun. First steps in the process were taken at a special meet ing Wednesday when a new board of directors was chosen. This board is composed of John c. Rowland, An drew M. Cooper, Ralph H. Paine and ganfzation, and John Rawson Hughes Of Waterbury.
 Distinctive spirit, force and pro- gressiveness, of the Rowland store is to be put into the operation of the Waterbury store. MT. Cooper has been elected president of the How land-Hughes company with MT. Paine as treasurer and general manager. MT. Hughes was elected vice-presi- dent with Alexander s. Lyan of Wa terbury as secretary.
 Securing a permanent home for the Howland- Hughes company, the How land Dry Goods company has already purchased the Commercial building in Waterbury, This is a fine modern structure in the heart of the city and has been occupied for a number of years by the Reid & Hughes Dry Goods company. It has a frontage of about 160 feet on Bank street, is five stories in height, and of ideal store planning.
 This expansion of the Rowland in terests will prove a benefit to Bridge port shoppers as well as to Water bury. For years, the Rowland store has grown steadily both in value to it's customers and in ability to pro- vide good merchandise and willing service. Now it reaches out and en- larges it's field, thus increasing it's buying power and making sure that greater advantages will be enjoyed by every purchaser in each of it's stores
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
Britain FavOrs ''Open Door,
 Oil Policy

London, May 12-Britain's oil pol icy is an "open door policy, accord ing to Sir John Cadman, formerly di- rector of His Majesty's Petroleum Executive and now technical adviser to the Anglo-Persian OiI Co.
 ''We arc anxious to see oil devel- oped in every part of the world, no matter by what nation" Sir John de manager spirit whatever. We have n desire to secure oil fields at the expense of other nations or to at tempt to take an unfair advantage" man bears out previous predictions made by the International News Ser vice to the effect that the men be- hind the British oil industry have achieve their ends by cooperating with the oil interests of the United States instead of fighting them.
 Already there has been an agree Oil Co. an dthe Anglo-Persian Co. of Great Britain for joint developm ent of the oil fields in Northern Persia. This agreement is now awaiting ratifi- cation by the Persian government. Another important step taken toward cooperation between the oil inter ests Of the two nations is the recent agreement between the British Con Oil Go. for the joint development of the fields in Venezuela
 To Announce Agreement
 Within short time it is expected that a definite agreement will be an- nounced whereby the oil interests in Mesopotamia will be definitely open ed to American exploitation. It may also be expected that a working agreement will be achieved between British and American interests for the development of fields in Colom- bia, frields which have been almost completely under British domination
 There is no definite statement forthcoming from the British oil in terests as to the cause of the ap- parent change of heart which has led to this generous policy toward Amer ican oil interests. However, it is whispered in high political circles that the British government dropped a hint.
 It is 8 well known fact that Lloyd George wants American support and aid for many of the international ventures which he is seeking to es- tablish, and it may be that the Prime Minister has seen in the oil contro- verSies tho basis for misunder- standing between Great Britain and the United States, which might lead to a split which would be disastrous to the plans of the present British government
 Sir John Cadman ayers that there never has been any dispsfssoa. on the part of Great Britain to "grab'' all ot the worlds oil. He declares that ii has all been a misunderstanding, fos- tered largely by sections of the Amer ican press on false basis. However now that America is going to have ar equal opportunity with Great Britain in developing the worlds oil re sources.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
Indian Christians
 Protest Cruelties

Washington, May 12-Indian Chris hans of Jullunder City have filed a protest with the British authorities against alleged acts of repression in that city according to a report just received by the American Commis- sion to Promote Self-Government in India The climax to long series Of these acts is said to have taken place on Jan. 27, at the sale of excise contracts.
 'sNationalist volunteers the com mission declared in a report issued here on the occurrence. gathered al a distance from the court house to urge against the bidding for contracts Aroused by the success of the pickets whose pleas had prevented any bids being made, Lieutenant-Colone1 Buck the district magistrate, led the police in a charge against the volunteers, beating the latter unmercifulIy with bamboo staffs. Men who fell under the rain of blows were grabbed by the arms or feet and dragged along the road, while other policemen kick ed and beat them.
 -Four charges were led by Colonel Buck, supported by two English milf- tary officers. who. in their blind fury, attacked all Indians regardless of whether they were or were not af- fiiated with the nan-cn-nnarafinn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
Petition Against Use Of Street
 As Playground

At a meeting of the ordinance cona- mittee held at city hall. last night. petition from some residents of the neighborhood boardering on the prop erty of St. Cyrirs parochia1 school grounds, Willard street, was read. The petition stated that the use of the street as playground was nuisance, not particularly because of the chil- dren themselves, but because older boys were drawn to the neighborhood and created a disturbance.
 It is likely that a report to the ef- feet that the children must remain
 in the school yard will be brought i
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12

Times Ads. Bring Results
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
CHANGE ACCUSATION
 AGAINST BARRY

After a conference between States Attorney Homer S. Cummings and Attorney George Mara. who with Pub lie Defender Robert DeForest, repre- sent Arthur Barry, 25, of Worcester. It was announced that the charge or fErsI degree murder against the man had been changed to manslaughter. It Is probable that the accused will De put to plea Tuesday, and every enorl made to hurry the case to concIu- sion, while efforts are being redoubled to md Jossph Porter. also wanted 1n connection with the shooting to death of Peter Wagner, on the night of April
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
CONTRACT FOR ROAD
 DRESSINGS AWARDED

The contract for furnishing ap- proximate1y 2.500 tons of screenings to the Park department to bs used in dressing the roads of the parks of the city was given yesterday to the Connecticut Quarries Go. at $1.40 2 ton The only other competitor was the New Haven Trap Rock Go. The bids were received by the Board of Contract and Supply and according to custom turned over to the Park Ge- partment for consideration.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12

American dollar was quoted at 10 francs 91 centimes on the Paris bourse, compared with 10 francs 98 centimes at previous close.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12

for adoption at the next meeting of the Common Council
 port on the application of City Attor ney John A. Cornell, Jr., for ST. 100 for a stenographer to be used in the office of the city attorney chiefly for work to be done on the collection of back taxes will be made at the meet ing Monday night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-12
BAR MEETING HELD
 BEFORE COURT SESSION

A meeting of the Bar Association of Fairfield County was held innmedi- ately proceeding the short calendar session of Superior court this morn ing. Two resolutions were passed. one being the usual form of action when a class of candidates for adnlis- sion to the bar are ready to take the examinations. AS published several days ago, three applicants have with drawn their names fronl the list They gre George A. Campana and Jerome Kolwicz Bridgeport; and John J. DiSesa, Norwa1k.
 The second resolution dep1ored the habit of attorneys of signing recom- mendations for applicants. which in too many cases the lawyer signing knows very little of the moral or in tellectua1 standard of the applicant. According to the resolution this ma ter of form will be considered in a more important light in the future.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
PLYTVANf VEREJNYMI
PENEZI.

Washington, 5. cervence. V
feci ku sve predloze, ably per-
sonal lodni rady snizen byl Sc
sedmi clenu platem $4,000
rocne pro kazdeho ma tri, sena
tor Borah z Idaha ostre karal
plytvani verejnymi pencil.
Pravil, re usetril by Sc nejme-
ne million dollar6 rocn6, kdyby
zruseny byly zbytecne urady a
sinekury a nejenom vefejna
sluzba by tim netrpela, ale
zlepsila by Sc jeji zdatnost,
Lodni rada ''neni tim jedinym
skandalem We veci plytvani We
fejnych fondG', pravil Borah
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
PRODAVAC BRITEV "a.
teen PRO UPADEK.

Ma Euclid ave. pred Hippo
dromem prodaval jisty muz
iiz po til tydny Ma chodniku
britvy. Mel stale kolem sebe
zastup zvedavcu a obchod die
vseho Sc mu daril. Vcera pro
tlacili sc davem diva muzi, z
nichz jeden vlozil ruku ma ra-
memo prodavace a pravil: -
"Vlada Spojenych Statu Sc
po vas shani," a prohlasil jej
Ia zatceneho. Ones byl obza-
lovan pro podvodny upadek,
spachany V New Yorku We w
81 100000. Obchodnik, jehoz
imeno jest James Gelwan
vsak kazdou vinu popira.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
GASOLINOVf SEJDfRI OD-
SOUZENI K PENEZITYM
POKUTAM.

Municipalni soudce W.Mc-
Mahon, odsoudil vcera Make
Ahra, 3515 Mobile Court S.
w. a Franka Maca, 1924 W.
chodni 50. ul. k pokute $50
kazdeho, "a to, re sidili autoi-
sty pri prodavani benzinu. Pri
vynaseni rozsudku oznamil
soudce svingulantum, re veli-
ce lituje toho, ze mu zakon
nedovoluje "a jejich nepocti-
vost poslati je do basy. z po-
dobneho nekaleho 'kseftova-
nj" bude pohnano jeste n6ko-
lik podobnych vytecniku.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
LENIN PRY UMfRA.

Berlin, A. cervence. Professor
Klemperer, osobni lekar pre-
miera Lenina, telegrafuje Off
cielne nemeckemu zahranicnf-
mu uradu, re jeho pacient u
mira. We stavu ieho doslo k O.
bratu k horsimu. Tentokrate
ide 0 uredni depesi nemeckeho
specialisty, sveho casu sovety
k luzku Leninovu z Berlina po-
volaneho. Dotcene zprav6 je
zde vSeobecna vira pTikladana.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
VALECNE LODI POLSKU.

Washington, 5. cervence. =
Zfizeni noveho valecneho lod
stva pro novou republiku jest
ucelem predlohy, kterou podal
dnes senator France, republi-
kan q Marylandu- Die tetc
pfedlohy president ma byti
splnomocnen dati Polsku sest
valecnych lodi, jez die nedav-
ne odzbrojovaci konference
mali byti bud potopeny, nebo
ucineny k dalSi sluzb6 nezpuso
bilymi.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
AMERICkE RUCNICE "a
BAVENY.

Stockholm, Sv6dsko, 5. Ger
vence. Holandske Gfady zaba-
vily 100000 rucnic urcenych
do Ruska, vySlo ma verejnost
zde. RuGnice tyto, nejnovejSi-
ho vzoru americkeho, byly u
kladany iistym bolsevickym
syndikatem V Holandsku.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
PROFIT BULHARSKYM BAN
DITUM.

Belehrad, 5. cervence. Mini
stri valky, zahranicnich zalezi-
tosti a vnitra dnes dohotovili
podrobny plan ma ochranu srb-
skych hranic proti dtokum bul
harskych banditu ma vypuze-
nj jich re srbskeho uzemi. Po-
silaji omen plan ku schvaleni
Teckemu kabinetu k tomu cili
aby ODE zeme pusobily ma "a,
klade spolecn6ho dohodnuti.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
SOCIALISTICkY VUDCE ZE.
MREL.

Berlin, 5. cervence. Ernest
Dauming, vGdce neodvislych
socialistu a Glen Tisskeho sne-
mu, zemfel zde dnes. Byl ranen
mrtvici V zasedani snemu 13.
cervna. Dauming byval drive
novinarem, clenem stabu soci-
alistickeho denniku Vorwaerts
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
v ZAJMU PATRIARCHY
TICHONA.

Pariz, 5. cervence. Appel k
presidentu Millerandovi V "a
jmu mezinarodniho zakroGeni
ma zachraneni hlavy patriar-
chy pravoslavn6 cirkve Ticho
ma, jemuz hrozi trest smrti
pro vzpirani Sc vyvlastnovani
kostelnich pokladu, byl ode
Sian odtud do Washingtonu v
usili o ziskani soucinnosti anne
ricke vlady.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06

blu We stfibre, 772 zlatgch ru-
blu, SO rublu Y medi a mnoho
iinych cennych pfedm6tu. -
Poznamka: Pud je 10 ky. a
ma 40 fonta. F'unt je 400 gra-
mu a ma 96 zolotniku).
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-07-06
Zlato a drahokamy zabave-
,e " ruskych lila "RuSe

ne ruskych klasterich. "Russ
Pres oznamuie Moskvy: We
AZ guberniich 2 chram6 a kla-
steru bylo do 25. kvetna "a
baveno: Zlata 17bIpudd. 1S
fnntu, 65 zolotnikd; stribra
11,145 pudd. Il funtd, 6S 20
lotnikG. briliantd a drahoka-
mi 3,581 kusG, (dhrnna vaha
1165 karatd), perel 1885 ku-
sjl (ihrnna vahy 2 pudy. IL
funt1, 81 zolotnikd,) ostatnich
drahokamd 1892 kusu III
hrnna vaha | pud, Is funtd,
95 zolotnikG), pen6z 7116 ru-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-15
"Why Southpaws.r

The word 'southpaw," used fre-
quently In the course of references to
baseball games, is bit Of slang which
which has crept into the language dur.
Ing the last few years--a cOlloquialism
which has behind 1t rather more of q
logical pedigree than most slang words
can claim.
That the batter may not have to
face the rays Of the setting sun at
any time Of the year, Il baseball dia-
mond Is usually laid out so that the
batter's box faces due east. The
pitcher, therefore, faces westward,
while his right hand Is toward the
north and his left hand is toward the
south. AS the majority Of pitchers
are right-handed, 1t was only natural
that an exception to this rule should
be singled out for certain specific
title-and the name "sOuthpaw" was
adopted on account OF the usunl
points Of the compass IN connection
with the diamond Itself. The eccen-
tricitles Of Rube Waddell and other
'southpaws" have made the name
synonymous with "erratic." so far as
baseball language Is concerned
though there is no medical support for
the theory that left-handed persons
are more peculiar than those who use
their right hands.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-15
Alison Lee, Laurens. S. C.

AiiSOH Lee lIauIellS, >. x.
3. That the known bondholdcrs
mortgages, and other security hold
crs owning or holding per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: None
i. That the two paragraphs next
above. giving the names Of the own
erS. stockholders and security hold
rrs. If any, contain not only the list
,Ot stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books OF the
company but also in cases where the
stockholders or security holder ap-
pears upon the books Of the company
- trustee or in any other iiduciary
relation, the name Of the person or cor
poration for whom such trustee Is act
ing, is given; also that the said two
paragraphs contain statements en-
Ihracng atlantis full knowledge and
belief as to the circumstances and con-
Iditions under which stockholders and
security holders who DO not appear
upon the BOOKS of the company as
trustees, hold stock and securities in
a capacity other tham that Of bona
Tide owner; and this atliant has no rca-
son to believe that any other person.
association or corporation has any in
tereSt direct or Indirect in the said
stock, bonds, or other securities than
as so stated by him.
ALISON LEE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this llth day of Feb, 1922
Lawrence G. Rolf, Notary Public.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-15
food FOR SPIRITS
Young Children Considered Dain.
ties in West Africa.
so When Great Man Dies, the Littlo
Ones, With Slaves, Are Killed
and Buried With Him.

Some strange Supcrstitions of West
African negroes are described by p
IL. IcnSely in the London Daily Mail
II he Will, the iuju man (witch doe
tori of West Africa can tell YOU that
when man dies his spirit, or spirits
VIII remain behind and wander about
the earth while he will go away"
1t is not clear what is meant by "he"
us distinct from his spirits, or where
ne goes when he does "go away"
but obviously it is to place where,
If he be big chief, he will want serv-
ants to serve him, and therefore when
lie dies slaves are killed, and also
young children. But these latter are
killed for another purpose, as the
following remarks will show.
These wandering spirits are of two
kinds-good, or at least harmless,
calied "Duppies," and evil ones, known
as "Jumbis"
"Duppies," the juju man will tell
YOU, can be seen in various forms.
There used to be resthOusc on
beach in southern Nigeria which fell
into diSuse because, as many white
men used to know, queer black forms,
sometimes like monkeys used to run
about the veranda and the rooms ut
night making weird noises. They did
no harm, being, as every native knew,
only "dupplcs."
The "jumbi," however, is q terrible
! thing-So awful that whoever sees one
! goes mad.
| His home is in the silk-cotton or
/ ceba tree, and he kills the person who
cuts one down. Blacks Of educated
West Indian descent Will never cut
| down n silkcotton tree.
"Jumbis" cat dead bodies, preferrlng
those Of children though there is moth
| ing they like better than rice
| Hence when n man or woman dies
quantity Of rice is placed near the
grave under cover resembling a can.
die eXtnguisher, only with holes in the
/ sides. The object Of the holes IS to
enable the thin, hungry "jumb" to en-
ter the receptacle, where he gorges
himself until he is too fat to get out
again
a fresh supply of rice Is daily placed
under the dome to make up for what
the "jumbls" have eaten. (There are
lots Of rats and ground pigs in West
Africa.) The process Is kept up until
the ninth day, when q wake" is held,
and the "jumbis" are driven away by
noise and fee-ack (native maglc).
That Is one way Of keeping the Gum
bis" from the dead. But IL a great
man dies he has another chance of
being undisturbed; for then young chill
dren are killed and the "jumbi" eats
them rather than the old person.
Many years ago, when King Take
died. the then governor, in the hope of
preventing any secret slaughter, or
dered that he should have grantf
funeral, "whlte man fashion"
1t was great day for the natives,
several white officials attending the
burial in the center Of the royal com.
pound, where, by order, they remained
until the grave was filed up.
But despite these precautions, at
dead Of night the juju priests had their
innings. Take was dug up and re-
buried In native fashion together with
his slaves and several children.
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STATEMENT,
Of the Ownership, management, Cir.

w tHc VhHcISiilp, management, (lr-
culation, Etc, Required by the Act
OF Congress OF 9ugust II, 1912, OF
THE LAURENS ADVERT SER
Published weekly at l.aurcns. $. c.,
for Oct. |. 1921.
state OF South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
Before me, Il Notary Pubic in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Alison Lee. who
having been duly sworn. according to
law. dCpoScS and says that he is the
Editor og The LaurcnS Advertiser and
mat the following is. to the best Of
his knowledge and belief, 4 true state
mcnt Of the ownership. management
etc. of the aforesaid publication for
the date shpNn III the above caption,
required by the Act OF August u, 1912.
embodied III section ll3, Postal Laws
and RcgulationS, printed on the re-
verse OF this form, 10 wit:
T. Ihat the names and addresses
of the publisher. editor, managing edi-
iol. and business managers are:
iPuDliShcr: Advertiser Printing Co.,
Laurcns, S. c.
llEditor: Alison Ice, Laurens, S. c.
Managing Editor: None.
business Manager: Alison Lee Lau-
r. That the owners arc:
IAdVcrtiScr Printing Co., Laurcns,
s. G.
Arthur lee. Greenwood, S. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-15
Aerial Time rablsa.

SO important has become colnBs en-
clai aviation In France that there Is
being published monthly time table
OF all the air services operating In
France and allied countries. This
time table, known as T. ndicateur
Acricn, gives such information as the
time Of departure and arrival, routes,
type OF plane employed, weight OF lug
gage allowed, rates, and so on. The
little publication appears on the first
OF every th..-Scientifc American.
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Cal, for much shes Room.

Five miles of shelving will be erect
ed In new building being constructed
by tho French government, for the
filing OF more than 100000 volumes
nnd almost as many pamphlets, etc..
which they have collected The col.
lection of manuscripts, photographs
ana wa7 records is appalling as to
numbers, and there seems to be no
limit to the gifts Of collectors.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-15
TOBACCO

Brown Mule. 30c plug --- 22 lie
ochnapps, 3Oc plugl- 22 1-2c
Yellow Jacket, SOC plug % 1-2c
Apple Sun Cured, 90c plug 221-2c
Eagle Tobacco, 45c plug .39c
reynolds Natl Leaf, 60c plug IS
Missing Link, zoe plug IL 1-2c
Rich and Waxy, 40c plug 35c
Prince Albert, 2 cans 25c
Camel Cigaretts, 20 for 15c
Blue Serge, yard wide 45c