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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Set !.

.tct 7.
Professor John Z. Wise has just
married. and with his bride is ex-
pected on the morning train. The
students are preparing a reception
for him. Everybody mistakes the
mother-in law for the bride.
Act III.
Professor Wise discovers Billy
Blake's love for Zoie. his bride.
Dr. Graham brings his daughter to
college. and the professor, favor
ably impressed with June, the doc
tors daughter. attempts to arrange
a wedding between her and Billy.
Zoie. believing marriage TO be a
failure, departs to obtain a divorce.
Act III.
Two Years Later. Professor
Wise and June now married. DR..
Graham is trapped into marriage
with Mrs. Iona Ford, the mother
in-iaw. and the woman who caus-
ed the professors former trouble.
For awhile everything seemed 10
be in a web beyond untanglins.
but worked out so happily that all
pronounce marriage a distinct sue
cess.
This play is full of fun. and all
the way through there is big
laugh. for an hour or more, which
makes one forget his own troubles,
and is guaranteed to make the
thin grow fat
Mrs. V. X. Dinkins. the teacher
Of the Jordan school. is to be con-
graduated on the success Of this
play, and the full house. who wit
messed it. thank the players. all
home folks. for the splendid enter
t;tinment
Mrs. Dinkins would he slad to
interest other schools in the coun-
" in this little play. and make
some dates in the near future TO
have il shown She can guaran-
antee an entertainment full OF
fun. and more than doubly worth
the small admission charge.
You. of course, would like to
know who are the characters in
this play. ard the home folks rep
reSentlnS them. They are as fol-
lows:
Billy Blake --- Louis Pitts
Rosalind Wilson : Lydia DuRant
Jupiter Jackson = Otto DuRant
Mrs. Iona Ford Mrs. Onsrud
Prof. John &. Wise Robert Mel
let1e
Zoie tthe bridc) Augusta Jen-
ninSS.
Dr. Matthew Graham Baynard
Pitts
June Graham Ernesline Smith
Liza Jane III. J. Jones
-Iu>ic by Miss Flowers. Marion
Myers.
Mrs. On>rud may be said to haze
been the chief lJlminay. while
cvclE Other PLAYER WAS u star. The
music was excellent. Don't fail to
see "A Poor Married Man" on
tie date next advertised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Storm Hits Tulsa

Tulsa, Okla. Jan. Extensive
damage was done early today byfa
storm that wrecked store frehts,
power lines and littering the streets
Witht debris. ..s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Atlanta Candy
Factory Burned

Atlanta, Jan 4.-Fire destroy
ed the Wiley Company candy fac
tory last night. The loss is estl-
mated to be over seventy-tive thou
sand dollars.
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Flood at Panama

Panama. Jan. 1.-Two villages
in Darien province have been in
undated by the flooded river Tui-
IA. Two lives >yerc lost and heavy
prorcrfN damage resulted from The
food
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Death List at Belfast
Six Persons Killed in Recent
Disorders

Belfast. Jan. six deaths have
resulted from disorders here. One
Of the casualties was a baby IN its
mothers arms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Washington, Jan. A uniform
rediscount rate in all federal re-
serve districts will be compulsory
under a bill introduced by Senator
Harris, of Georgia.
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). The Dali Fire

Dublin. Jan. The Dali Fire
ann met tins morning and adjourn
ed until afternoon to give mem
b"rs an opportunity 10 discuss De
Nalera's alternate proposal to the
peace treaty.
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Death.

Mr.. Richard s Compton. aged
- years, died ~ his residence No.
26 Railroad Avenue. at ) o'clock
Wednesday afternoon after having
been in i'll health for some time.
1hr funeral services viii be held
from The residenc" N i o'clock
thiS afternoon and the body buried
ut the city cemetery
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
.IESSH:LYN SMITH.
Librarian.

London. jar. D. j. Walsh. a
Dial Eircann member is quoted
by the Central News rs saying
that the treaty viii be defeated by
al least Two votes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
~ Poor Married Man"

All who witnessed the play en-
titled "A Poor Married Man." at
the Jordan school last Friday
evening. were highly delighted. The
acting. though done by amateur
players, was Of q very high char
acter. The play, with the scene
in one Of our college towns, was
si.en in three acts, which may be
summarized as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

The wood of which The Ark wa>i
built has been identified by many
liscientiStS a3 cypress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

New York. Jan l. Estimated
freight rate reductions on farm
products VIII cur down the rail
road rcveu;le> throughout the coEn-
jrl ~ eighty miilion dollars
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

If many more shake hands with
Foch he Viii be the first disar,ned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Washington, Jan. 1t is re-
ported Italy has declined To accept
the Root resolution prohibiting at
tact;S by submarines on merchant
ships, provided France does
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07
Albert II. Weeks
Dies in Columbia
Funeral Services to Be Held
This Afternoon For Sum-
ter's Former Police Chief

Columbia, Jan. 3.-The body of
a. H. Weeks, a veteran who died
yesterday at the Confederate in
firmary, was taken to Sumter to-
day for burial. For many years
he WAS chief Of police Of Sumter.
He was member Of CO. *. Twenty
third South Carolina regiment in
the civil war and had q fine rec
ord as soldier. He is survived
by two sons, Harry Weeks, Of
Sumter and Sam Weeks of Savan-
nah, Ca. and two daughters, Mrs.
Katie Beach of Charleston and
Mrs. JAMIE Hatchell of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Newport News Jan. i -Naicina
and No,ihhaniptou are The rich
c>t cpI}rt;ss III Virginia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

The funeral services for Mr..
Weeks will be held at the city
cemetery this afternoon at
o'clock. The following members
Of the police department are to act
as pail bearers: Chief ]. NJ. Bar
wick, A D. Owens, a. C. Carri-
gan, j. p. Shockley. w. II. John
son and J. d. Chandler.
The city bell will be tolled at ;
o'clock THIS afternoon in honor Of
Mr.. Wekes, who served faithful
" on the Police Department Of
Sumter as an officer and as chief
Of police for forty years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

The Manson Ski club Will have
= dog race. At The present writing
no husbands have entered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Money Talks. but not aa much as
We tail; money.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

ar ". F. Montgomery spent last
hit in Columbia with his brother
the University of South Caro-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-07

Professor John Z. Wise has just
married. and with his bride is eX-
pected on the morning train. The
students are preparing q reception
for him. Everybody mistakes the
mother-in-law for the bride.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL.
BY Z. r. RIrdaaII

Now that all county and municipal
budgets have been published as re.
quired by chapter 225, laws of 1922,
section six of that law becomes inter-
esting, 1t reads as follows: THAT
the majority of the qualified resident
property taxpayers Of any county,
town or village, may petition against
any items of proposed expenditure for
such county or municipal purposes;
and file such petition with the board
of supervisors If 1t be county propo-
sition or with the board of aldermen
OF the town or village, If it be mu.
nicipal proposition; and after such pc,
titions duly filed with such county or
municipal authorities, it shall be un-
lawful to impose any taxation based
on such items thus petitioned against,
other than taxes for payment Of inter.
est or installments on bonds, unless
the question shall be first submitted
an favorably voted upon at an election
to be held for that purpose in such
county or municipality"
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
DRY SHIPS ARE DESERTED.
Many Cancel Passage on American
Vessels.

New York.-Heavy cancellation OF
passage on American ships sailing
under new "dry" regulations were Of
ficially reported as steamship COM
panies mobilized legal forces to fight
the Daugherty order.
From half dozen to rs passengers
cancelled reservations on each Amer
lean ship that has sailed, owners and
operators announced.
Frank P. Munson, head OF the
Munson Line, announced that %
passages were cancelled on the ship
ping board liner Pan-American, which
sailed for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos
Aires. twenty-five passages were
cancelled on the United States Line
steamship President Roosevelt, which
sailed for Europe with the smallest
passenger list of record for a vessel
of its type.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
STATE EVENTS
TOLD IN BRIEF
THE HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD FOR OUR
BUSY READERS.
RECON- MENDS SANlTARI UNI
Publicity Director, Formerly Invalid,
Spends Vacation at Home.

Houlka.-Rad Reed, who has been
at the State tuberculosis Sanitarium,
near Magee, as assistant director of
the extension department and public
ity director for that institution for
the past two and hlaf years, is now
spending a two weeks vacation at his
home here.
He has just completed editing a
large booklet, in colors, pertaining to
the splendid health work which has
been done in Harrison County, and is
taking his first vacation in over a
year.
Known throughout the seven years
of his inyalidsm, even when little
hope was entertained for his recov-
cry, as the happiest boy in the world,
on account Of his unfailing cheerful
ness, Rad declares he has much more
cause for happiness now that he has
been able to walk since 1919 and can
be of service to humanity. He is
work, which also includes editing the
State Health Bulletin and The Their.
mometer, publications having a COM
bined publications OF $4,000 copies.
The new sanitarium, from which
he comes, with its most modern
equipment, is, in the opinion of the
publicity director, the best way Mis-
sissippi could spend million dollars
and marks an event which will make
for the health, happiness and pros
perity of our citizens. The new build
ings will be ready for occupancy, he
said, on Jan. /, 1923, and the number
of patients will be increased to 575
which number will be increased at a
later date to 600 after wards have
been added by various counties and
organizations.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
HARDING TO MODIFY
NEW LIQUOR RULE.
SHIPS MAY CARRY GOODS" IN
INTER-PoRT TRAFFIC.
AAY STOP AT "WET" PORTS
Diplomatic ENJOYS Made "Immune"
From "Dry" ReguIations-Can
Have Plenty Of spirts-Plan
to Search Baggage.

Washington D. C.-President Hard
Ing will direct a modification of the
drastic rule barring liquor from Amer
ican ships, a cabinet officer has de-
clared.
Under certain circumstances Amer
lean vessels will be permitted to en-
gage in the transportation of liquors,
it was said. This is to be inter-port
traffic, where American ships stop at
wet" ports,
United States ships are frequently
offered cargoes of liquor from Shang-
hal to Hong Kong, or between South
American ports, it was said. Such
traffic is regarded as regular com
mercial proposition and not in viola
tion of United States laws, officials
hold.
The president will also call upon
the Treasury, State and Justice de-
partments to clarity numerous prob
lens not anticipated when the ruling
was promulgated.
The outstanding instance applies to
the Philippine Islands. The attorney
generals rule prohibits ships of all
flags docking at an island port with
liquor aboard. The Volstead act OF
which the ruling is based is not oper
ative in the Philippines, however, ant
prohibition officials stated they did
not believe the new rule could apply
there.
The eighteenth amendment itsel
applies to the Philippines, it was said
Under the terms of the island govern
ment, hoyever, no law enacted with
in the United States can be enforced
until the Philippine Legislature hal
adopted enforcing measures. Tht
Philippine government has refused tt
pass such legislation and still is list
ed in the wet column.
The new ruling also would make
1t Impossible for foregn embassies t
obtain liquors. Under the wide lati
tude of diplomatic immunity" ant
extra territoriality, foreign ENJOYS arr
permitted to have all the liquor the,
desire.
Attorney General Daugherty holdi
that ships cannot enter American har
bors with liquor in their cargoes, 81
the ENJOYS will not be able to get an!
unless the ruling is modified, Off
cials state.
AS the law specifically permits th'
possession of liquor under these Gil
cumstances, 1t was pointed out tn
regulations will be relaxed to permi
transportation for this purpose
Some arrangements are to be mad
also for the transportation of wine
and liquors for medicinal, scientific
and sacramental use, all permitted Il
the Volstead act, officials believe.
Treasury officials are still bus,
drawing up the necessary regulation
to enforce the Daugherty decision. l
will be several days before they ca
be completed, 1t was said.
These regulations will name tn
branch of the government to see tha
shipping comes within the terms O
the law. 1t is understood that Gus
toms officers will supervise foreig
ships, while dry agents will keep tn
American ships free of liquor.
Dry agents state that while they d
not expect any violations by ships
they expect much trouble with ind
viduals. 1t is said that unless pas
sengers and baggage are searched /
would be impossible to prevent tn
thirsty tourists taking their bar wit
them.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Visitors to Jackson state that in
some parts of North Mississippi up to
the second week in October, there
has been no rain for several months,
and that in some localities stock is
perishing for water where there are
no running streams accessible, ponds
and ordinary creeks have gone dry,
It is stated that in some localities own,
ers Of cows were disposinE Of them as
low as from four to five dollars and
that they we're being bought by people
from outside the drought diatriot and
carried away.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Constantinople.- allied mill
tary steps to bring the Crescent back
to Europe amid almost as much glory
as the Turks enjoyed for many decades
prior to the World War, have begun.
The Greeks signed the Mudania pro-
tocol and evacuated an initial sector
in Eastern Thrace in compliance with
terms of the near eastern armistice.
AS the Greeks, crushed by the Ke'
NAL Nationalists, moved out, Italian
Ii cops marched in. This is in accord
ance with the agreement that allied
troops are to occupy the territory for
80 days before Turkish authorities
take it over.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
CHARGES YOUTH
WITH KILLING TWO
"HE'S A LIAR" SAYS HAYES, 10,
OF RAYMOND SCHNEIDER.
"CONFEsSION" is FAULTY
Youth Says He and Hall Were Seek
Ing BANNER Girl and StepfatherS
and that Hoyes Opened Fire
on Couple In Dark.

New Brunswick, N. J.-Clifford
Hayes, youth of 10, held incommunn-
Cado in the Somerset county jail at
Somerville on warrant charging him
with the first degree murder Of the
Rev, Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills or Septem-
ber IA.
But If the authorities who caused
his arrest have any evidence which
would show a logical motive for his
alleged act they have carefully with
held it.
The explanation Of Raymond Schnet
der, %, whose accusation caused
Hayes arrest, was that it was case
of mistaken identity. Hayes, he said,
thought he was shooting 15-year-old
Pearl Bahmer and her step-fatherr
Nicholas BANNER.
But the only motive he advanced for
the reckless crime was a sort OF quix
otism on Hayes part-a desire to
right supposed wrong done friend
Schneider, who, although married,
admits he is in love with Pearl.
Hayes retort was that Schneider
was damned liar" He admitted
going with Schneider to the deserted
Phillips farm, where the bodies were
found, in search of Pearl and her step
father.
They heard shots and screams, he
said and ran toward the crabapple
tree whence the shots seemed to come
observing an automobile dash away
as they ran.
Beneath the tree, he declared, they
found the minister and the choir sing
or and, he added, Schneider bent dowr
and stole the minister's watch.
This Schneider hotly denied during
the all-night grilling to which bott
youths were subjected. Schneider, In
turn, accused Hayes of having commit
ted the theft.
One Of the most glaring discrepan
Cies in Schneider's story is his asser
ton that neither he nor Hayes touched
the bodies, except for the filching oi
the watch-of which he accuses Hayes
1t has been established by belated
autopsy that Mrs. Mills throat was
cut from ear to ear, and her head al
most severed. Schneider could not ex
plain this.
Neither could he explain how tht
bodies came to be laid out carefully
side by side, as If for burial.
His story does tally remarkably
however, with the first statement at
tributed to Mrs. Hall after the mur
ders were discovered-that her theor!
of the double Staying was "mistakeI
identity" This statement later wal
repudiated by Miss Sally Peters, con
fidant Of Mrs. Hall, who said the rec
tors widow could imagine no motive
except possibly that Of robbery, To-
the murders.
A part of Schneider's story was cor
roborated by Pearl BANNER.
On the night of September IA, sh'
said, she was out with Schneider, re
naming until about o'clock. Whel
she returned home, she continued, sh'
found her stepfather on the porch, In
toxicatd, and consented to go with hin
while he attempted to walk or tn
effects Of his drinking.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Adrianople, Thrace.-Evacuation OF
the Greek troops from Eastern Thrace
under the terms of the armistice sign
ed by the allied powers and the Turk
ish Nationalists at Mudania has start
ed in accordance with a formal order
issued by the Greek military head
quarters here.
The sentiment in favor Of resistance
has been largely modified by the an
nouncement of the pending arrival OF
5000 allied troops as the Greeks OBJ
viously are unwilling to oppose the al
lies although they might have made
a determined stand against Turkish
soldiers.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Hold Better School Week,

Byhalia.-The Better School
Week" for Marshall County ended
with exercises at the Byhalia High
School. A number of noted educa-
tors and speakers spent the entire
week In the different communities of
Marshall County, stimulating school
spirit and encouraging those engaged
in tliis important work.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Meridian-J. M. Taylor Of Dry
Creek, ]. E. Rogers of Ponta, ]. S.
Gum of Concord, ]. B. Pickett OF Long
Creek, ]. D. Gully Of Lauderdale and
B. M. Stevens of Center Hill, were
elected directors Of the Lauderdale
county farm bureau, which met in an
nual session at the courthouse last
week.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Jackson.-Boards of supervisors in
some counties of the state are franz
ing elaborate arguments in opposition
to the proposed amendment to to sec
tion 17O Of the constitution, ceding
jurisdiction over trunk line highways
to the state highway commission, to
be submitted to the voters of the
state election 80 days hence.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Girl Wins Rare Honor.

Meriiian.-Miss Bessie Ogborn, 16,
of 1913 Davis street, is the proud pos
SCISSOR of Girl Reserves ring, pre-
scented her by the national headquar-
ters. a ring is offered the Girl Re-
serve making 26O honors and is the
highest honor that can be given a
membeg,
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Arranues SURGICAL Clinic.

Ripley,-In order that the people of
this county, especially the school
children, may have the opportunity of
securing surgical work without being
removed to a hospital and at mini
mum cost, the county health officer,
DR., R, M. Adams, has arranged a
surgical clinic for the second and
third weeks in October.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
rYPHus ATTACKS 1000.
Population Is Decreased and Business
Paralyzed at Plnuyans.

Tokyo.-An epidemic of tyhpus 10
decimating the native population Of
Pingyang, according to advices re-
celved here by the Jill, a Japanese
daily newspaper
The advices add that 1000 Japan
ese have been attacked by the disease
and that 200 have died. Business
throughout the district is paralyzed.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
PLAN LEGAL TEST.
Chicago Board to Attack constltu-
tonality Of Grain Trade Act.

Chicago.-Directors Of the Chicago
Board of Trade have voted to test
the constitutionality of the grain
trade act, which vests in the Sc re-
tary Of agriculture the power to regu-
late dealings in future deliveries Vf
grain.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
FIGHTING IN FIUME
BREAKS OUT AGAIN
D'Annunzlo Leglonnaires and Zanella
Forces Battle.

London.-Figh has borken out
between the d'A- unzio Legionaires
and the Znell forces in Fiume, says
message to tn al News. An
Ancona message that Italian
destroyers have Ieen dispatched to
prevent the departure of Fascist
forces from Zara TO Fiume.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
first Woman Candidate

Housron.-Chickasaw County has
It's first woman candidate in the race
for q county office. This candidate
is Mrs. Nell Lyon Berry, daughter of
the late Thomas G. Lyon, who was
circuit cierk for 20 years in Chicka.
saw County. She will make the race
for circuit clerk.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

Constantinople.-The formal accept
ance by the Greeks Of the Mudania
armistice agreement was transmitted
to all the signatory powers by George
Simopoulos, the Greek high commits
sioner in Constantinople.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
GREEKS AGREE TO
EVACUATE THRACE
MUDANlA ARMIsTlCE ACCEPTED
BY ATHENS GOVERNMENT.
ITALIAN TROOPS MARCH IN
Under Terms Of Agreement Allied
Troops viii occupy Territory for
Thirty Days-War Sentiment
Greatly Modified.

London.-British officials are confi-
dent the Mudania armistice will be.
come effective without hitch.
The foreign office issued a com
munique in which it was stated that
it was clear the Kemalists do not in
tend to violate the neutral zone.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Cost Of Government.

Berlin.-The cost of government In
Germany is mounting daily. Negotia-
tions between the government and
the officials, employees and workmen
led to an agreement which increased
their salaries 1856 per cent over that
paid them a year ago.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

The plans are being rushed for the
Jackson auditorium which is also 70
contain an armory for Kinds county,
the city of Jackson having voted 500,
100000 and Kinds county $6O,O0O.OO for
the same. The plans for the armory
part Of the auditorium must be approV
ed by Adjutant General Scales, and
that for the auditorium by the mayor
and commissioners of the city of Jack
sou. Some of the best architects in
Mississippi are in eager competition to
have their plans adopted. 1t iH hoped
to have the auditorium complete when
the Mississippi State Teachers Asso
citation and the Mississippi PrQss AS
sociation meet in Jackson next year.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
SIGN n TURKS SIGN.
Greek Government lnstructs Col. Ma.
zarakls Regarding Convention.

Athens.-The Greek government,
replying to the request Of Col. Ma
zarakis at Mudania for instructions,
wired him to sign the armistice con-
ventlon only Il the Turks sign.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Mllllners Ralded.

New York-Nine millinery estab-
lishments alleged to have displayed
or sold bird Of paradise plumes, the
importation of which is prohibited
by law, we're raided by federal agents
who seized feathers worth $4,000.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Knluhted by Italy.

Los Angeles, Cal-Mayor George 3.
Cryer has been knighted by the king
of Italy because of "his fair and CON
siderate treatment" Of the Italian
population Of Los Angeles.