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Evening journal., 1922-01-17

years. died at his home on East
Fourth street about 1918 o'clock
last evening. Green had been sut-
fering for about one week with
pneumonia.
The Temple Club win meet this
evening when the nomination and
election OF officers will take place.
Caesar Rodney Chapter No. 3,
/ order Of Eastern Star. will give
banquet in the parish house, $50
o'clock Friday evening. Mrs. Ellen
Foster is chairman Of the commit
tee Of arrangements.
Miss Marion c. Bacon. teacher or
the first grade Of the local public
schools. is confined to her home with
illness.
A delegation OF members OF the
Good VIII Fire Company will attenu
the special meeting OF the fremen
from Newark. Newport, Cranston
Heights. Elsmere. Holloway Ter
race. Middletown. smyrna and New
Castle. to be held in the Community
Building. at Richardson Park,
Thursday evening, under the direc-
ton OF the Five Points Civic Asso-
citation. Steps will be taken toward
organizing rural volunteer fire.
mems association.
Miss Phyllis Marsh, daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Marsh, Third
street. who has been confined to
her home with illness is improving.
The High School varsity basket
ball team will play the DUPONT High
school team in the Opera House on
Thursday evening, dance to follow
the game. The team will play the
Friends School team in the Friends
/ school Gymnasium on Friday eve
nng. Cheerieader John Berry
promises to have with him large
delegation Of fans"
/ Company II basketball team will
! play the First Central quintet OF the
Wilmington Church League in the
Van Dyke Armory tomorrow eve
ming.
A special meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society OF the First Baptist
Church has been called by the presi-
dent, Mrs. John Hopkins. for tomor-
row afternoon at the parsonage at
2 O'Clock. when plans for a supper
for the first week in February Will pt
made.
Miss Gertrude Dorne. Allentown
Pa. formerly of this city, was the
weekend guest OF her sister and
brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. 5
Warren Conner.
Noah Friedman spent the week
end in New York City with friends
Delbert Kirk and daughter, Phila.
} delphia. were Sunday guests OF Mr.
Kinks mother. Mrs. Margaret Kirk
Mr.. and Mrs. John Farmer
7 Chester. Pa, were the weekend
guests OF their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hew
, lett.
Mr.. and Mrs william Patterson
E and family. Wilmington, are thi
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
D.. Walls.
J Sergeant and Mrs. Frederick Nil
b Ter and daughter, Virginia, are guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis, Haze
5 Dell.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
DANCE AT CLAYMoNT.

At meeting OF the c. Y. p. Asso-
citation, OF Claymont held last even
ing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett McSorley. plans were made
for a dance to be held at the Green
Lantern on February 27. Following
the business meeting there was mu-
sic by members OF the organization
and refreshments were served by
Mrs. McSorley.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
SNOW IN PRINCESS ANNE.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. Jan. II.
For the first time in three years
Princess Anne is having an old-fash-
ioned snowstorm. Snow began fall
ing yesterday.
There is about four inches and it
still continues to fall. Several coast
ing parties are preparing to take
OF this condition which is
unusual here.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
INsI-RANCE 90. ELECTION

Directors OF the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company met at the
companies Offices S33 Market street
today for organization and re-elect-
ed Frederic l.. Kutz. president,
Joseph Bancroft, vice-president;
Shermer II. Stradley secretary and
treasurer.
Following the election the direc-
tors had luncheon in parlor A OF the
Hotel dupont.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
MRS. CLARA l.. CHANBTRs DrAD

Mrs. Clara L. Chambers, OF Cam
den, n. j., was buried at Lewes to-
day The Rev. Thomas j. Sard
OF Scott NJ r. Church and the
choir Of that church held services
at the home Of her niece. Mrs. Rosa
Denney, 234 North Connell street
last night. Mrs. Chambers was an
aunt Of Charles b. Morris and Mrs.
Sara Wilson. both OF this city.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
ROY ESCAPES DROWNING.

FREDERICKSBURG, Nd. Jan. IL
Glenn Hallowen, 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hallowell. of this
town. while skating on Punks pond,
broke through the ice and sank in
ten feet OF water. He fought his way
to solid ice and escaped drowning.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
10 nIsCuss CHINA.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Mt. Salem NJ. f. Church
will meet at 23O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. f. T
Rutter. 14101k Riverview avenue
Mrs. Charles Beck will present the
program which will be a chapter on
China"
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
TdON,s Am ITRRARY

The Lions Club held its weekly
luncheon meeting this afternoon in
the grill room of Hotel DUPONT. A
report was presented on the cam
paign by the club to aid the Whining
ton High School Library.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
CLOTHE ONLY A
WASTE OF TIME

LONDON Omitted Press)-
Ten years Of a woman's life Is
spent in putting on and taking
off her clothes. according to the
Dean OF st. Paul's. Man, ac-
cording to Dean Inge, wastes
but two OF his years bothering
about with his raiment.
"All in ALL" Inge declared in
an address before the Savage
Hub, clothes are the cause OF
an unredeemable waste"
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
oRCHARD ExPECr DIES

CAMBRIDGE. Md. Jan. Nv.
c. Travers. more than twenty years
field demonstrator for Maryland
Agricultural College and one OF the
best known orchardists in the state
died this morning of appendicitis at
Cambridge hospital after two DAYS
illness. A widow and three chill
dren survive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
New Welfare Officer
Mai. James G. Dozier Sworn!
mas Secretary OF Board

coIun1hia, Dec. Major Jas,
G. DpziaS sneNsy elected secnetary
OF the state welfare beard, Was.
sworn into office yesterday after:
noon, and assumed the duties oss
his new commission. Major. Dozfer
stated this morning that he hassAs
yet 70 announcements to maIesess
to his policies or plans. For sess-s
eral weeks he viii devote himself
largely to becoming aequainted
with the charitable and penal M
stitutions of the state which XIII
come under his supervision. the
welfare board having supervisien
of these. 5, .s.;sssss,
Major Dozier came to Columbia
Monday morning. he viii briag
his wife and child, James c. Jr-s
to the capital city shortly aftsrs
Christmas. ~ -: s. 1900
The new secretary ise one OF the
states best known world war vet;
eraas. He was decorated with the
Congressional Medal lsof Honor. TOR:
distinguished bravery under FIRE.
He was during the war ieutea-
ant OF the l1Sth infantry, Thirtieth
Division. He is now a major In
the National Guard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
TO REMAIN
IN PRISON
Oconee Sheriff Has Charges
Against Grover Crooks

Columbia. Dec. 11.-Grover
Crooks. Oconee County man, who
recently won out in a fight in the
Supreme Court to have his incar-
ceration in the State Penitentiary
on a revoked parole declared H.
legal. is doomed to an indefinite
stay in the State prison, if circum-
stances existing today continue, 1t
appeared tonight.
Sheriff Alexander, of Oconee, has
charges pending against Crooks.
and it was the order Of the Su-,
preme Court that. although Crooks
Penitentiary sentence had expired,
he be held for the county officer.
Today Governor Harvey was neti-
fed by Sheriff Alexander that Oco-
nee County had no funds available
to pay for the expense Of sending
for the prisoner and that he would
not come to Columbia for him. It
became known also today that Pen
itentiary officials declared there
was no money available with which
they could pay a guard to escort
Crooks to Oconee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
CHRISTMAS
FUND MASS
MEETING
Annual Meeting & o.
Raise Funds r or
Christmas Cheer For.
the Poor to Be Held
Sunday Afternoon

The annual mass meeting under
the auspices Of the Sunday schools
OF Sumter. viii be neid u tnesrssS
py.erlan cat1en az 4o slsseh su.'.sys
afternoon for the purpose OF ratss1g
funds to provide CHRISTMAS g11ts:
and holiday cheer for the poor chit,
dren OF sumter FMS ss.aselinS has:
been an annual event in Sumter fpr
more than twenty-fve years and
each year sufficient funds haEe;
been voluntarily gwen by ths arr
table people OF :.hes sasys.so, = :lsoses
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
john WanaIaaker
ssD Passes Away
Great iRhiIadeIp Mercf1ant
Passes: Away. Aged 81

Philadelphia, Dec. John
Wannamaker, aged seightyefoir
great merchant and former post
master general. died at his home
here today. He has been u since
early in NoveIRber.
Z Mr.. Wannanaker was active an.
business until stricken With coldsax;
his country home. BE spent t1a
summer at. work except fur o.
eaaonal trips to the Sessions
Daughters, Mrs Barclay H War
burton, and Mrs. oFmasAfacEeed5
were at the bedside. His s0tls
Rodman arrived after his death.
Signs posted on his stores here
and in New York said they would
remain closed Until further notice
The funeral will be announced
later. His life was insured Ter
over three million dollars. S. @
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
TOWN And COUNTY news
A Tribute of Respect.

Our, community. was shocked to
its heart by the announcement OF
the sudden death Of our friend and
fellow-citizen, Isaac Edwards. ]
feel that I would be unjust to my
own feelings should T let this oc-
.casion pass without paying TO his
memory tribute OF my apprecia-
ton of his high character. 2
He was graduated from ourShigh
school in the class of 1915, and
went the following year to Wash
ington and Lee University. and
was subsequently called into the
service. I have always thought OF
our association with feelings OF
genuine pleasure, and now this
pleasure viii be mixed with me1an-
=che1y, it is true, but with conse-
Grated satisfaction s.
4 Isaac Edwards illustrated by his
life; the truth which we have been
taught by experience. observation,
and study that left to- himself a
man will live the life of his adole-
seenses AS. a boy Isaac was in
herently a. gentleman, and as
man 1T was perfectly natural for
him te. remain such. One OF the
characters. in one Of shakespearess
plays has said There is no art to
read the mind. S construction in; the
face, hut If he had looking into
Isaac Edwards face even he would
have said, There is; a gentleman:
He viii be missed from our COM
niunity; for those who knew him
best; esteemed and loved him most.
Our hearts go:ent toshis bereayed
family, and particularly to her.
who was also one Of the graduates
OF our high school, We pray that
she may secure consolation from
that source. which alone is able to
grant surcease from sorrow.
SympashetieaIiy submitted,
sst5.s s. II. EDMJNDS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16

Al colored boy about seventeen
years old who evidently planned
to do his Christmas shopping on
the snatch and carry plan slipped
into Bryan's store on Tuesday.
opened a show case and left with u
wool muffler. One of the clerks
happened to see the act. however.
and gave chase down the street
and made a capture after fast
run, turning the boy over to the
police. He won't need the muf-
fler where he is now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Christmas Seal Sale.

y =
q. Dr.. i. A. Riser, campaign MAN.
aser for the Christmas bond and
seal sale for the South Carolina
tuberculosis association, has re-
ceised heart appealing letter from
Miss Nellie Crouch, a former
school teacher, now suffering with
tuberculosis. This letter was writ
ten by Miss Crouch in an earnest
effort to arouse other teachers and
the public in general to the dam
gers of tuberculosis and the ne
cessity of preventing its further
spread by furnishing means of
treatment for those who are al
ready afflicted
This letter from. Miss Crouch will
doubtless be rsld by numbers of
interested peopie through the. state:
tT have just heard that you are
writing to the teachers asking a
special effort from them in the
Christmas seal sale this year. Would
letter from an old friend and pa
tient help any?
When taught, was not inter-
ested in this work to any great ex-
tent-so many things crowded 1t
out. did not realize then that
tuberculosis was really a menace
to me and to the children taught.
New that know. it is too late
for me to help you as teacher-I
must be On my back for long. long
time yet. After eight years of fight
ing. perhps my experience and that
of my shack mate, Francis Pruitt,
another teacher who is paying the
price. might be the means of
bringing home to others of our
profession the terrible fact that the
school room furnishes too many
victims to this disease. which can
be prevented.
LAS the hsving and selling of
the bonds and little seals are the
means OF defeating the enemy and
saving lives, surely the teachers
who knowwill back you up. 1 have
faith in their Willingness to serve
where they know the need"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
JENNINGS
VIEWS ON STATE
ROAD BONDS
Fayors .s50.OOo,0oo of State
Bonds to Build Hard Sur
faced Roads Connecting
County Seats

The Charleston News and Cour-
ier's report of the State Good
Roads Conference contains the fol-
lowing summary of Mr.. L. d. Jen-
nings' statement of his views on the
proposition.
Z. D. Jennings, of Sumter,
thought that it woud not be wise to
start with bond issue OF, less than
$4,000, 200 and the state plan be
such that every county seat in
South Carolina would be connect
ed with hard surfaced system of
roads. He thought that there
should be a careful survey of the
State showing just where the roads
are to be built, the material from
which they are to be constructed
and that each county be paid for
work already done by it in the
State system, based on the price of
the work at the flotatfon Of the
bond ( issue.
Mr.. Jennings said that a hard.
surfaced system of roads would
save :thes people untold millions Of
dollars each year, and the issue
could soon be paid for. He said
that the automobiles of the State
consume S 1900, ,008 worth cof gas
cline each year that approximate
ly S50,888, 600. is paid every two
years for new cars and that the
wear and tear@on them each year
aggregates $40, ,600,009. Estimat-
Ing that the gasoline consumption
weuid be reduced sone-third, that
the life OF aGear would be Increased
from two to six years and that its
wear and tearswould be decreased
two-thirds by a. system Of. hard
surfaced roads, Mr.. Jennings
claimed that approximately s49;-
000, 900 annually would be saved to
the 100000 Y automobile owners
in the State, estimating each car
to be worth an average of 81 ,e86
and the repair bill on il, to be: s109
Assuming, however, that
hard surfaced roads connected only
the county seats, he said, and that
the automobile owner Travelled on
them only one-third Of his mileage,
then the saving would be at least
SO, ,008, 200. a year. enough to take
up the s59,00e.000, bond issue in
six years, and pay its interest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Farm Credit Bills
Senate Banking Commit tee
Hears Authors Of Various
Measures ;!

Washington. Dec. l2.-The prd-s
ponents of various farm credit
bills appeared before the senate
banking committee today. Sena-;
tor Capper, chairman of the. sea-
ate farm bloc. told the scoEainit-
tee his bill authorizing live stock
loan associations meets thes needs.
Of all growers, but does not deal
with the needs of general farmers:
Senator Lenroots followed. outlia-
ing the Lenroot-Anderson bill
which is endorsed by the admins
tratien.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Booze Runners Chased

Monday night about o'clock
one q Lizzie Ford appeared on the
Scene at the corner of Main street
sand Hampton Avenue. accompanied
by a man and woman. Shortly af-
ter which the edor of 9oId Xmas
was yery evident and attracted
quiet a deal 1of interest, but unfor-
.tunately for the, travellers the police
were among those attracted and q
hot chase for about two miles en-
sued, during which the police were
lost in the shuttle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Marriage announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pringle. OF
Charleston have issued invitations
to the marriage Of their daughter,
Margaret Johnston to Mr.. Edward
Kennedy Atkinson ats O'clock. on
Tuesday sevenins. December 18th,
st. Philips Episcopal church, at
Charleston, S. G.
Mr.. Atkinson is a son OF Mrs. IL.
Atkinson. Of Sumter, and formerly
made his home in this city, but has
been in business in Charleston in
recent years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
HoNOIRs FOR
UNIVERSITY
ATHL LETTCS

Columbia. Dec T2.-The Athletic
Advisory Board OF the Universitx
today announces the winners Of
.sstars's and letters" as follows
Star and Crescent to Alex Waisse.
captain.
Stars TO players Lightsey. Me-.
william, Wheeler, Kelly, Mayer.
Holland. Snipes. Sizemore, Arbs.
Letter -.(s'' to players Edmunds,
Coker, Simmons, Mckee, woodson,
Brice, R1ame, Parler and Fultoh.
Manager Kearn was AWARDED the.
managers letter"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Christmas Pree For Mountain
Children

For several years it has been the
beautiful custom of our six Chris
tan Endeavor Societies to send a
{ Christmas box to the mountain
boys and girls in the home mis-
sion field of the Southern Presby-
terian church. Al decorated Christ
mas tree is placed In the. base
ment of the church and any who
desire to dc SO are invited to
place on the tree. suitable Christ
mas presents for the mountain
children.
This year the tree will be We'd
nesday evening. December 18th. at
Z o'clock. The program is as fol-
lows: -
Seng-Aways in a Manger.
Scripture Reading-Luke 2:7-20
Prayer by DR.. Marion.
Junior Exercises.
Recitaiion-E Elizabeth Reed.
QuartetteAnnie osteen, Eliza
beth PARROT, May Clarke, Ethel
SSruckey.
Exercises Give by five
boys.
Primary Exercises.
-EverychiId. Z.
Characters: Herald Archie O.
Quinn. Opening chorus, Virgin
ia Parrot, Elizabeth Ewart,
Hazelf Weir. Dora Baker, eHnri
Grady 10 Eleanor Player, Rhetta
sSydnor, Bertha McKagen.
Eyerychiid. Mary Campbell.
Idleness, Jean Benton.
Gsliety, Eleanor Flal1m.
knowledge, Alice Finn.
Mathematics. Margaret Yeadon.
Discipline, Annie. Laurie Camp
bell.
Joy. Georgianna Graham.
Service, HughlaIee McCollum.
Pages, Charles Lsmmon and
Lorillg Pitts.
Exercises by Beginners No. 2.
RecitationsLaura Vance Mar
ion, Sara Williamson, Thomas
Reed. Loring Pitts.
Exercises by Beginners No. 1.
Carols.
Reception of gifts by Santa
Claus.
Song-Joy to the World.
MApah Benediction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16

One of the plate glass show
windows in Sibert's Drug store on
the Liberty street side was COM
pletely demolished Monday night
about 8 O'Clock by Ford car be-
longing to a eoIored man. 1t
seems the car was parked on the
street opposite the window and
started off by itself on being
cranked. Beside breaking two
glasses the Christmas stock in the
window was damaged to some eS-
tent by the flying glass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Shiloh News Notes
Farmers Preparing to Fight
the Boil Weevl

= Shiloh, Dec 11.-The farmers OF
this section are! probably as blue as
any time since the war between the
states, but still they are under
taking to- follow the, old adage,
"Try again. They have more
grain planted (and in well prepar-
ed 1asd3 than has been planted up
TO date for several years. Some
Of the farmers claim they will
abandon cotton. Those who e1-
pect to plaht cotton say. they will
plant only small acreage, will
undertake to fertilize literally and
fight the weevil with poison and
otherwise.
Our educational rally on the
7th was not as we'll attended as we
had hoped for, but there were
several of the patrons out, and
every one present has agreed that
the address OF our newly elected
representative, Mr. Sheppard K.
Nash. was timely, and such COM
pliments as 'fne, y. "real good, Eek
5cellent, etc. has been paid to
same. We were glad to have Mr..
Nash with us and it goes with
out saying that we enjoyed his talk.
(; Our efficient primary teacher,
Miss Bernice Clark of Estell, had
the little tots render program of
songs, etc. that was considered ex-
cellent and was much enjoyed by
all present.
The boys basket ball team of the
centralized high school here had
their first game of the season last
Thursday afternoon when they
met the Lynchburg high school
team on their home ground. and
they have to their credit the hon.
or Of winning the first game. The
game was closely contested and
exciting all the way through, the
final score being Shiloh %, Lynch
burg 25.
Cur school was making an ex-
cellent record of attendance this
session until the past few weeks,
since when there has been decline
owing to sickness in several homes.
we hope that soon all will be o. k.
and our record of attendance and
work will be strong again.
The Methodist folks of the COM
munity seem to be well pleased
with the conference selection when
they returned for another year the
Rev. T. E. Derrick.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlyle Goodman on last Thurs
day morning and left for their care
and attention fine boy.
Mr.. E. w. Dabbs, Jr., was over
on the evening Of the 9Th inst. at
tending meeting of the board of
trustees of the centralized high
school here. We are always glad
to have Mr.. Eugene with us and
we all appreciate the much good
work he has done in helping us
establish state high school at this
place.
May Christmas cheer and New
Year happiness drive away the
blues from our farmers (and any
others) and replace with optimism,
good cheer for future prosperity.
(aItheugh it may be through hard
and diversified work, with econom-
ical administration) and content
ment with happiness is the wish
of this correspondent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Wlnthrop Daugbters Attention /

There VIII besa meeting Of the
Winthrop Daughters Thursday af-
ternoon at four o'clock at the
Girls, High Schol. Business Of the
utmosS importance must be con-
sidered and eaeh member is urged
TO attend sss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
SEVEN BIG DAYS

Of selling. Think of it.
Sumter's largest and best
stock of ready-to-wear and
millinery at 1-3 off. Be quick.
Schwartz Bros.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Final Government Report on Cot.
ton Crop.

Washington. Dec. 12.-Cotton
production for 1922 is 9,964,000
bales, the agriculture department
announced in its final report for the
year. South Carolina raised $50, 600
bales
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
XMAS PLUMs

Await you at the 1-3 Off
Sale Of ready-to-wear and hats
at Sumter's largest and best
store. Schwartz Bros.