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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-28

summer dresses of wolfe and crepe
de chine.
McLellan's clothing store fea-
lures Diamond cord tire with the
streamerS of the prevalent color
The same tire is shown in the
Woolworth store with predomin-
ance of yellow in the decoration.
The Monogram Motor meter
cup sold by the Brown Blossom Co,
and a Harley Davidson motor cycle
from the Counsel store are the
star attractions in the Stahl cloth
ing store and both are prettily set
off by the streamers.
In the Jewett clothing store
there in the U. c. T. emblem, a
handsome arrangement of stream
ers and an exhibit of the Delco-
klaxon- Remy service of the St.
Johnsbury garage.
The New Avenue Hotel has a
big banner Welcoming the visitors
to the two shows to st. Johnsbury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
DR.. HOLMAN.
-. ENDS OWN LIFE
Prominent Sinlter Physician
Drank Carbolic Acid at
80 Hospital. G4 ;,

Charlotte News. Feb. 23))..
I. With an empty caFbolic acid bot
tie. at his side in. the bathroom. Ut
a local hospital, DIR. Frank K. Hol-
man. A., prominent physician OF
Sumter, S. c.. was found dead
Thursday morning about O'Clock.
When he failed TO respond TO the
breakfast call. his nurse entered
the room aud found him dead. ly-
ing en- the. floor of the bathroom
with pillow under his head. A
empty carholic acid bottle and q
drinking glass were nearby. Slight
burns We're on his lips.
Attending physicians declared
that DIR. Holman was not addicted
to narcotics in any form. He was
suffering with catacrh and stomach
trouble and had not succnmbed
70 the use Of narcotics.
For more than four years DIR.
Holman had been in i'll health and
had spent the entire time going
from one hospital u another seek
ing 10 reclaim his health. Hospital
attaches believed that he drank the
burning acid hc"ause his illness and
other worrie. .,ad preyed unceas-
ingly on his mind.
Wednesday night DR.. Holman
was in very unusual spirits and
seemed 10 be more 5ouyant than
he had been since his arrival here
about Christmas He came 10 the
city during the evening bringing in
his automobile a number, Of the
nurses. Until last week his Wife
had been with him at the hospital
and was contemplating returning
next week.
DR.. Holman kept his automobile
here and was accustomed to come
into the city Frequently during the
day. He has not been sick enough
10 remain in bed and was only
under the care of doctors.
He is said to have purchased the
carbOlic acid al the Tryon Drug
store tuesday The clerk. il was
declared heSitated selling him the
acid and attempted 10 evade rhe
sale bet Dr. Holman was deter
mined,
Dr. Holman was a prominent
doctor Of the South Carolina med
ical p. ofession and had extensive
farming interests around Sumter.
In addition he was StOckholdcf in
banks and cotton mills He is said
To have been Il man OF means. He
was graduated from rhe University
of PENNSYLVANIA medical school IN
1901 and began the practice OF ms
profession Two wears later III South
Carolina.
He is survived by his wife anu
fwo small children. Mrs. Holman
is expected 10 arrive Thursday
night and the body VIII probably
he accompanied 10 Sumter Tor bur
ia Friday morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
new TAXES
ALREADY
IN EFFECT
State Tax Commission
Preparing to En-
force New Laws and
Collect New Taxes

Columbia. Feb. Ex-Governor
Cooper will today sign the gasoline
TAX. the inheritance TAX and the
corporation license TAX acts. and
these laws become effective. in TWO
, cases at once. in the other on
March !. The gasoline TAX be-
comes effective March !. and after
: that date. next Tuesday every
purchaser OF gasoline in South
Carolina Will pay an additional two
! cents a gallon TO aid in financing
the government. in educating his
and other mems children and in
caring for the weak and furnishing
the criminal
The state tax commission is bust
ly at work preparing tor collect
ing the new taxes provided by the
legislature. W. G. Query, chair
man Of the tax commission, states
that with a new system of reports
worked out by his office, the pres
ent Office force will need only
small augmentation TO handle the
collection Of the new taxes.
The tax commission is sending
out this week the blanks on which
gasoline dealers are 10 report their
stocks and sales. To start the tax
in operation March l. every retailer
is 10 report right away the amount
Of gasoline on hand March /.
Wholesalers are TO report the
amount received each month. Tn
der the new tax law dealers are
TO report 10 the tax commission
every month, aud the tax is 10 be
paid by the goth Of each month.
Though the: gasoline tax becomes ef-
fcctive March l, the first revenue
! will be received by the state April
90. The dealers are TO report to
the tax commission and the checks
are to be sent TO the state treas
urer
The inheritance tax. signed by
governor also. becomes effective al
once. Blanks and instructions are
being sent by the tax commission
10 probate judges. that reports
| might he made on inherirances
from now on.
! The corporation license tax. aIso
signed, becomes effective, May l..
This new law imposes a tax OF one
mill on the capital stock OF do
mestic corporations. and one mill
on the capital invested in the state
by foreign corporations. with a
minimum tax OF f%e dollars, re-.
gardless OF the amount.
Tax reformers OF the stare' are
rejoicing. al the enactment OF at
least 3 OF the revenue measures.
These. are the first new revenue
producing measures enacted for
quarter of a century. il IS said, with
The. exception Of 4 state income fsiS
early in the. century, which was
poorly framed and which was re-
pealed. There arc prospects now
Tor new State income tax and
also tor tax on hydro-electric
power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
WALL STREET
FAILURES

New York. Feb. 23-Financia,
storms in speculative Wall street
which swept the brokerage firm Of
Kardos & Burke into bankruptcy
last night hit four more hooses to-
day.
Involuntary petitions in bank
ruptcy We're filed in federal court
against:
S. S. Ruskay & Co. liabilities at
$4,000 900 and assets at $1.500,-
600.
j. w. Eall G. Co, liabilities esti-
mated at $50 900 and assets at
SO. 900
Rodney & Co, liabilities and as
SETS not given.
The New York curb market an
nounced the suspension OF Rasmus-
sen & Co. for alleged failure 10
meet its engagements.
a steady stream OF failures for
The last month with resultant heavy
loss to customers throughout the
United States and Canada recently
led District Attorney Blanron TO
start an investigation OF alleged
irregular practices by brokers. the
most common Of which was al
legged TO he the bucktting OF orders.
OF 80 odd firms that have gone
inio bankruptcy since the first OF
the year y have been found by
grand iurieS 10 har" operated in 4
manner to warrant Indictment OF
some of their members. Nineteen
persons are under Indictment ana
several of them are reported 10
have disappeared from the city.
Unusual interest attached To the
Kardos K Burke failure because the
nlnior member OF the firm. John
Burke. was treasurer OF the nlted
States under Former President Will
son. He resigned that post in W.
10 go into business With kard"s. Il
III year cid broker. who started
in Wall street eight years ago as
= $40 a week messenger hoy.
"rhe whole thing reminds me or
the old adage." Burke said. ",hat
:: coI,bler should stick TO his last. |
am u lawyer by profession. made
- mistake going into The brokerage
business. concerning which find |
know TOO little.
Il want the situation cleared up,
all transactions of the firm open
ed wide ro the public. know
such a process would ahsolre me
personally. and | have not the
slightest doubt but that 1t would
clear up insinuationS against the
firm
Burke said he had lost everything
in ,h,. crash.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
WIRES UNDER
THE GROUND

Florence, Feb. 23.-At i:s resu-
lar meeting this afternoon city
council passed TO second reading
an ordinance recurring telephone.
electric light, telegraph compa-
MES and al other concerns main
tanning poles and wires to place
the wires underground. The ordi-
nance will without doubt pass its
third reading and Will then become
law. oder the ordinance the
companies are given sixty days af-
ter its. passage TO begin work OF
laying the wires underground and
nine months in which 10 compsetet
the job. "A penalty OF one hundred
dollars a day attaches for every
day the law is violated. The main
streets OF the city which are TO hea
paving viii be az 'cted by the or
,ijnante
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
TOO MANY
LAWYERS
National Bar Associations
Advocate Higher Standards
For Legal Education

Washington, Feb. %. - Chief
Justice Taft OF the United Stares
supreme court leaders of the
American bar from all sections OF
the country and represe natives Of
universities and colleges at the
opening meeting today Of the mar
ional conference OF bar associa
lions discussed, at times someW hat
heatedly, the recommendation o.
he American Bar association that
academic education be required in
the future OF all law school gradu-
;,tes seeking admission to the bar.
The conference OF delegates from
more than $50 bar assoaiatinos vas
called for the purpose Of cliclting
the support. it was explained. OF
the different states in an effort
eventually to arrive at definite
and recognized standard OF legal
education. The discussion Will be
! continued tomorrow when vote
late in the day will be taken 10 de-
Iermine the attitude Of the states
represented.
Elihu Root of New York. speak
ing in behalf OF the American Bar
association, denounced conditions
which he said made possible the. in
lection in the ranks OF the legal
profession men incapable OF per-
|! forming the duties OF a LAWYER, and
asked support OF the recommends
ton OF the association that at
least two years college course
be required OF. all lawyer school
graduates in the future.
Chief Justice Taft, picturing con-
ditions of what was described as
laxity in many communities which,
he declared, enabled incompetents
10 be admitted 10 the bar, was
more. urgent than Mr. Root In ad-
vocating educational reforms so
far az the future of the. legal pro-
fession was concerned. Mr.. Taft
said he not only was IN favor OF
requiring two years college study
bat a full college course. OF law
school graduates before they We're
certified 10 practice law, explain
ing that the country already has
TOO many lawyers, and l can not
feel there is going 70 be a dear1h
Of them no matter how thorough
ly the preparation insisted upon.
J. Nelson F'rierson. dean OF the
law school OF. the University OF
South Carolina. laudcd those who
had succeeded in obtaining adnlls-
sion TO the bar without college
training, ana. illustrating his con,
tention THAT the. proposal OF the
American Bar association was "ur-
just and uncalled for pointing to
Lincoln and other notable leaders
who never saw the inside OF a col
,see - Es7tit:sFs 3lr,:-:.:
John Bell, Keehle OF Nashville.
Tenn, also OPPOSED ttsei'.eeliega
course as Jasmine, and pledged
The opposNippt tsof, bis; stsse rte any a =
movement looking TO obaisa1osH
legislation aidngfha line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
s. y. RICHARDSON.
r A. COOPER.

Sworn 10 before me this the
oath day OF Feb. a. ID. 1922.
(tSeaD Frank A. Mcleod.
Notary Public Tor South Carolina.
Personally appeared before me
J. A. Hodge who being duly sworn
says:
That he is a magistrate Tor sum
ter county: That the warrant is-
sued against j. c. Wallace was TAX
e.. out before him: That the war
rant was issued on the affidavit OF
Mrs. J. c. Wallace: That he is re-
lated TO Mrs. Wallace, who was
formerly Mrs. Osteen: That he has
lived all of his life in the vicinity
in which this crime is alleged 70
have occurred: That he has never
heard aGv one. nor has he ever
heard OF any one. either threaten
ing or coercing any witness as 20
their proposed testimony in the
State w. Wallace, nor w:tS there
any pressure brought 10 bear on
any one either before Or since the
trial in any way or manner that
this deponent knows Of or can learn
OF: That this depOnent was 80 sit
uated that he firmly believes that
he would have known anything
that happened in the matter OF leS-
timony i'm the Wallace trial.
That he knows we'll j. y. Prow-
der and j. Frank Logan and that
he has heard their regulations Tor
ruth and veracity discussed ana
that il is bad That from this repu-
1ation he would not believe the
said J. y. Browder on oath: ihat
from the reputation OF the SAID j..
Frank Logan h. would not believe
him on oath: That the said j. y
Browder married what is sentr;ills
termed in 1ha: section a free negro
10 wit: inulatlo negro. Ihat 'h'S
ceponen1 knew we'll the parents OF
m, aforesaid negro wife of j. y.
Erowder.
That lie does not know j. +.
Haley and that the SAID Haley
does not live in the same VltiiN
in which ,his deponent resides
j. a. HODGE,
Sworn 10 before me this Ind
day OF February. A. -. w.
,SeaD Frank ~ Mcleod.
No,ary Public fof South Caroline.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Personally appeared before me
J. ". .Browder, who being duly
sworn says:
That he knows J. \. Erowdtr
and has known him for many years:
That he knows the reputation OF
the said j. y. Erowaer for truth
and yeracity: That his reputation
for truth and veracity is bad and
that he would not believe the said
J. y. Browder on oath.
That the said !. X. Browder is
no kin 10 this deponent nor 10 his
daughter, Dora Wallace, that he
either knows Of (or ever heard OF.
That he was present l.: the Jail
in Sumter. S. c.. with his daughter
when she went TO see J.. e.. Wal
lace and that he hard the said }.
G. Wallace request his daughter 10
retract her testimony on the trial
and say as follows: Il heard 9TH
ers say that J.. c. Wallace said he
he. married Mrs. Osteen for her
money and that as soon rs he had
a. good TIME with her daughters
and got her mnoey be was going
to leave. Mrs. Bernic4 II. Wallace,
sometimes called osteea. Thar the
said Mrs. Dora Wallace refused 10
do so,. but resta1ed THAI her ttsti-
mony as given On rhe trial was
the whole truth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

she ever at any ime retracred. al
tered on changed The testimony Civ
en- by her in open courr IN the Trial
OF j. c. Wallace: That she testified
10 the truth in that trial and that
she reafiirms and declares the said
all particulars
That J. r. Haley tried to get her
10 make an affidavit setting forth
facts contrary TO her testimony Civ
en- On the trial and that she de-
clined TO do so: That J. r. Haley
would pay her if she would change
her testimony In certain particulars
which she declined to 90. He want
ed her TO state that her testimony
was false and untrue.
That j. G. Wallace sent for this
.deponenr three times, each time
J. f. Haley brought the message;
she refused to go. but finally went
with her father: j. c. Wallace ask
ed her in the presence Of her faith
| er. to change her testimony as Civ
en- on the trial, hut this she refus-
ed to do, thereupon she left him.
That she went 10 The Jail because
j. +. Haley said Wallace wanted to
ask about his children. of whom
she is the mother That she has
never accepted service OF any pa
pers or agreed TO any divorce with
the said j. G. Wallace.
That she has never lad any con-
versation in her life with J. n.
Browder, neither does she know
him.
That she affirms her testimony as
given on the tria. to he the whole
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
f. L. Scarborough.
Clerk Of Court for Sumter County

Personally appeared before me
Furman Hodge. J. Il. Cooper. S. d..
Richardson ana J. G.; Osteen. each
OF whom being sworn says for him
self: That he knows j. y. Brow
der and has heard read the affidavit
made by the said Browder. dated
December the 30th. 1921: that II is
understood and generally known
that the said j. y. Erowder mar
ried what is generally termed a
free negro" or free issue. Th:tt
this woman. his wife. is q mulatto
woman and is living with him a,
this time on the place Of w. *.
Hill: that he is not permitted 10
associate With white people.
That each Of us know the general
reputation Of j. Frank Logan. the
man who made the affidavit in the
Wallace case dated October the o1h
1921. for truth, reraci,S and As q
-abidin. citizen and that the
same is very bad: That each ont.
OF US would not believe j. Frank
Logan on oath from, this reput:i-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Chicago. Feb. 2i.-The death list
from the blizzard IN the northwest
remained at twelve today as the
northwest slowly recovered from'
zero weather. snow and sleet. 4
million dollar properly damage is
reported. The heaviest loss OF life
was when ,a train crashed into a!
snow plow near Minneapolis, kill
inc five
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Newrost News, Feb. 2+.-All
ing community was ordered sus-
pended during the public funeral
today OF the ,thirty-four Roma vic
Tins Airplanes will drop floral
tributes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Clrhurne. Texas Feb. 2+.-ThHe"
persons We're burned 10 death. tE't t
probably fatally injured n ire
which destroyed the f.amhc,! roon-
ing house. An oil stove explosion
caused the blaze.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Stamford. Conn, Feb. 24-Two
men are. missing after a hundred
THOUSAND dollar fire following the,
explosion OF 4 tank car OF acid ar
plant of Richards < Company,
leather manufacturers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Dayton. Ohio. Feb. 24.-Roheu
Hanson. the mechanic. who lost hl>'
life in the Roma doubted The
safety ot the airsh1p, according 10
:, letter received here quoting hlm
a saying the fabric was in bad
shape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
+. W. EROWDEE.
His Mal.lS

Witness: +. a. Mcleod.
Sworn 70 before me Shis The
2Gth day OF Feb. a. ID. 1922.
(SeaD II. l.. Scarboro agh.
Notary Public for South Carolina.
Personally appeared before me
s. D. Richardson and j. A Cooper,
each OF whom being duly sworn
says:
That they have been familiar
with the getting up OF witnesses
and the general prosecution in the
State US. Wallace: That they live
in the vicinity in which the crime
is alleged 70 have been commit
ted; That no threats. coercion Oh
pressure that they Know OF or
have ever heard Of has been
brought to bear upon any witness
in this case; That they feel sure
that if any such work had been
done that they would have known
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Personally appeared ht tfore ne
Dora E. Wallace. who being duly
sworn says: That she has had
read over 10 her an .stfidaNit made
ny J. E. Haley, dated December
30th. 1921; that she denies that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Again sl,ey say Dempsey VIII &
marry II may be trns tha! he tas
at last fonnd someone 10 fight him
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

were the direct contradiction OF the
previously fled adldavits We're read
by the Attorneys for the state. So
licitor Frank 4. Mcleod and l.. +.
Wood.
Personally appeared before me
\. T.. Cockerill. who being duly
sworn. says: That Hon. Frank a.
Mcleod, solicitor OF the Third cir
cuir. has read very slowly and eN-
planned fully TO use the following
'afiidavits: affidavit made by W. IL.
Hatchcll. Of December 20. ?2l,
the affidavit hy y. W. Holman,
dated December y. 1927, and an
affidavit alleged TO have been m%dc
by me dated Decembe, Is. l?2l
/ did not 20 10 the nome OF W.
II. Hatchcll and introduc" myself
10 him. for had never heard of
him up 10 that time. Mrs. Ber-
nice G.. Wallace, together with De
Leon Wallace took me- 20 Columbia
On the night Of 18th December.
1927. leaving Sumter in the nlsht
time and arriving in Columbia af-
ter y O'Clock in the night. Mrs.
Wallace said she wanted me 10 go
with her before Governor Coop
cr 10 set Mr.. Wallacc's sentence
conmuted from electrocution 10
life sentence. | thought | was go
ing TO hotel bat found was at
the home Of Uatchell. to whom l
was introduced by nay sister. Mrs.
Wallace. upon arrival there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

.Afl.r hearing the reading OF me
attidavi.s from 10th the counSti
for defense and FOR the state and
hearing all arguments. Judge Shlpp
reserved his decision until he couiu
further study the facts OF the en-
tire case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01
DORA r. WALLACE,
Her Mark.

Witness: Frank a. Mcleod.
Sworn 10 before me this the
18th DAY Of Feb. A. D.. 1922.
II. l. Scarborough,
C. C. C. p, Notary Public for S. G..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Cheer Up! The worst is yer sos
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Personally. appeased before me
W. Il: Hatehell, who being duly
read eyer the affidavit of Newton
ID GMkerill signed and! dated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

Personally appeared before me
Airs Bernice G. Wallace, who being
daily sworn says: That she has
heard read over the affidavit of y.
p cockeriH, datss February Is.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-21
STATE PRESS MEETING

George E. Hosmer in the Bradentown JOurnal)
We believe the executive committee of the
Florida State Press Association has made a mis-.
take in calling the meeting of the association for
March 81 and April 1. These are two days that
most newspaper men like ~ b. at home. They
want to see that all their bills arc made out on
the last OF the month, and as many CT them col
lected as possible on tho fir. Cf the month This
meeting should be largely attended for many
matters OF Importance will be taken up at it. The
question CT the attitude OF the state press on a
number CT important matters will be under dis
cussion, and we believe the association should do
as the South Florida Press Association has al.
ready done, take action in favor of the enact
ment OF a statewide law to prevent stock run.
ming at large. Also in favor of conservation of
state resources, like timber. game and wild birds
The proper publicity Of all expenditures Of public
funds is another measure that the State associa-
ton should do something about Candidates for
the legislature should be secured that favor these
measures, and the newspapers get behind the
matters and put them over. 1t therefore is i'm.
pcrtant that there be just as large an attend.
ance possible We would like to see every
newspaper in the state represented at the meet.
ing, but we fear that the dates chosen will mean
that there will be small attendance instead. Ii;
would be better to postpda( the dates one Vice.
if such a thing is possible.
Ed Note: Dear George, the dates have been
changed to April and s; you are mind reader
and an optimist.