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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
Paris win Consider
Barring Prize Fighting.

\
Paris. Oct. 22.-44 motion asking
the Prefecf of Police to bar box
ing forever from Partisan rings
has been introduced and will come
up for discussion la the. Paris Mu-
nieipaf Council. alderman Luquet
is ssspensor.for. the measure and
among his arguments .in favor of
his proposed bylaw is the follow
ing:
why should a duel with fists
be permitted when duets witt,
swords or pistols; are forbidden ?"
Mr. sLuquet kindly refrains' from
adding that many boxing matches
held in Paris lately have caused
more damage to the participants
than the majority OF the dueis.
Carpenter had ten chances to one
of coming through "a duel with
pistols unscathed.- "a little prick
from the tip OF 3 disinfected sword
would have caused the referee 70
cali the fight. in the event OF a
meeting on the field Of honor.
Another point which Mr.. Luquet
makes is that the school children
of Paris, owing to the publicity
given to- pugi,istic encounters, all
imagine that when they reach
twenty years of age they will be
champions of France and Navarro,
with the result that they are de-
voting more time to fiattening the
noses and cauliaowering the ears
of their comrades than to the
study of the classics or modern
y sciences
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
Railroad Wins Case Against Mo-
torist.

torist.
Pittsburg. Pa, Nov. 20.-The
Pennsylvania system, which recent
ly announced its determination to
file counter suits against motorists
seeking damages as a consequence
of collisions, won. its, tinitial case
in county court here. today.
On December 5, 1921, a Pennsyl-
.vania flyer hit an automobile be-
longing to C.J. Ramsey Of Sewick-
ley, near .Dixmont. Ramsey> sued
for $4,000 damages, claiming his
machine was wrecked. The rail
road countered with a claim for
for syO6.os. The jury returned a
verdict for the defendant.
The Pennsylvania offered testi-
mony to show the crossing gates
were down, and that Ramsey, un-
able to stop his machine, crashed
through them. Damages were
sought as follows: Shanty, 1920;
crossing gates, s1G.02; danger sign,
1886; locomotive, s21.40.
A statement issued By the
Pennsylvania road tonight declar-
ed that this policy will be vigorous
" followed in the future, when
ever investigation indicates that
an automobiles is responsible for
damages resulting from,a collision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
CHRISTIAN
ENT)EsAVOR
CONVENTION 3 D
annual Meeting of Sumter
District Held Sunday

The annual convention of the
Sumter District Christian 9Endeay-
or Union met at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday, November 2Gth.
The meeting proved quite an en-
thusiastie one, delegates number
ing about 81. The following. pro-
gram vas, rendered:
II:30-Song service.
III: 44ee Devotional. led by DIR.
.. p Marion Of Sumter.
Special nusic..
1900 Address Dr.. ]. P. Ma
ron.
IL 2:3o-Song.
12:35-Anneuncements> and ap-
pointnienss OF committees.
r2:40-Adjo jonrn for lunch.
2:eo-song service.
.2:leca1ied to prayer, S. w.
Dendy -
a:so-Prinaary and Junior rally.
2:45-Song.
.2:50-Aadress. The Challenge
OF G. E. to the young people Of our
district, by Afr. Mcdonald of Sum
ter. .'..fS-.s
ss:Io-Fereign Missions, S. c. E,
Of sumter
$3.50 Conference work of com
n1ittees. led by S. W. Dendy.
s3:48 Report OF committees,
election and installation of district
officers.
s.s8Address. Decision Service,
S. W Dendy.
4:I5-Adjourn.
One Of the most enjoyable fea-
lures OF the program was, the adj
dress by the Field Secretary, S.
w. Dendy Of Columbia His win
ming personality and earnest. inter
estins talks were appreciated by
all present.
The new district officers elected
are as follows: -
President. S. ". Shaw. of Sum-
ter ..a.
wee President, stephen Harvin.
OF Manning.
Secretary, Miss Eugenia Miller,
OF Sumter.
Treasurer. Robert Reeves, of
New Harmony.
Chairman Junior Department,
Mrs. Mailard OF Sumter.
Chairman intermediate Depart
naent. Mrs. Marion Wilson, OF Sum-
ter. -.
Press reporter. Miss. Alice VIII
son. of Manning.
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Study Agricultural Finance For
Amendments.

Chicago, Nov. 10 (By the Asso-
ciated Press3-Study 'of agrieultur-
al finance, with the view of recon-
mending amendments to- existing
laws toz3nelude q system Of short
time credits for the American
farmer, will be taker. up at the
annual convention of the Southern
Commercial Congress, TO convene
here November 90.
Financing OF the expectation
of the surplus farm crops Of Asher-
Jica, as well as discussion Of the
extension of credits. will be brought
before the meetings, according to
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, president
of the congress This viii be in
furtileranee Of the work Of the
congress in pushing the enactment
of the federal farm loan system.
which Dr. Owens, eharaeterizes SIS
the greatest achievement Of the
congress since It's organizatino in
1897.
by resolution passed at the
convention at Nashville in 1912, the
congress assembled a commission
directed TO investigate agricultural
organization and cooperation in
eighteen countries Of Europe. Va
riouS state laws resulted, including
the marketing law of California,
and the Short Time Credits law Of
New York, and the Federal Farm
Loan Act, under which there We're
established twelve great banks. ana
more than four thousand farm loan
associations, with loans to date ag-
gregating more than 100000, 1000.
1T was this law. without any
further federal legislation. that car
ried America through the World
war. furnished the margin of fin
ance for American agriculture
whereby we produced the food for
our army and navy, for our coun-
try, and, 10 a large extent, for our
allies" said DIR. Owens.
..The benefits that have accrued
to America are being carried to
other countries Of the western
hemisphere and the movement now
is actively on that Will, in a large
measure, regenerate the agricul-
tural life Of the Americas and will
react in value to the Industrial
and commercial life Of these ma
| tons
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To Stimulate Southern Library Ac-
tiyity.

Hot Springs, Ark, Nov. 15.-
More than one thousand librarians
and trustees Of public, college,
school and other Libraries are ex-
pected to attend the annual confer
ence Of the American Library as
sociation, which is to be held here
the last week in April, next year.
The association has in its mem
bersfip more than G,000 Librarians
and library trustees in almost ev-
cry section OF the country. 1t has
for its purpose the advancement
of the library profession and the
establishment and development Of
libraries everywhere.
Next years meeting is being
planned at the request of many
southern members of the associa-
tion who feel that the publicity re-
sultins' from such a meeting will
help to forward the library move
ment in that section of the coun-
try. Many persons in the south
who have not attended meetings
because Of the distnce from home,
plan to journey to Hot Springs to
take part in the program OF de-
liberations. officials announce.
Work on the program already
has been started by George r.
Utley. librarian of the Newberry
library. Chicago. and president OF
the association. Members OF the
! executive board are: Julia Ideson
Houston: Chalmers Hadley. Den
TER: Josephine A Rathbone
Brooklyn: Malcolm G. IEyer. Lin
coin, Nebr.; Edward d. Tweeden
Chicago; II. II. y. Meyer. Washing,
ton; William w. Bishop. Ann Ar,
Dor; Gratia a. Countryman, Min.
neapolis; George S. GODDARD. Hart
ford: Carl &. Roden. Chicago
lanes !. Wyer. Albany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
Proposed Treaty
With \ Turkey
Ismet Pasha Wants to Make
Agreement With United
States hz-sz

Lausanne, Nov. 2S (By the AS
sociated Press).-Turkey will be
glad to make general treaty with
the United States and will be hap
py to begin negotiations at any
time, Ismet Pasha informed the
Associated Press tonight.
The representative of the KEN
alist government has not yet be-
gun any treaty pourparlers with
Ambassador Child, but said he
stood ready to inaugurate- an ex-
change Of views at the first avail
able moment. Ismet showed live
ly interest in the reports that a
treaty Of amity and commerce
would probably be an outcome OF
the Lausanne conference, and
asked for information as to wheth.-
er the American people wanted to
develop their friendly relations with
his country.
I'VE should have new treaty
dealing with commercial and con-
sular matters" he continued. II
hope, above all, that Americans will
not worry about the future Of ed
ucational and philanthropic insti-
1tutions in Turkey. We want them
to stay and have no intention OF
adopting laws which would embar-
rass the continuance of the admir-
able American altruistic wor k
among our people
Ismet seemed anxious about the
American official attitude towards
the Turkish demands for abolition
of the capitulations, saying:
I'VE wish to establish our own
courts and try all cases. Foreign
ers may be assured that they will
get a fair trial. We have heard
that Americans and others object
ito our courts. as founded on the
religious tenets of Mohammed.
This is not true Religion is one
thing in our country, laws another,
and the law will be fairly and hon
estly administered
Reverting TO the treaty, Ismet de-
clared that its negotiations would
be a splendid thing for Turco-
American relations, which the Turk
ish people especially desired to cuI-
tivate. He saw no necessity, of in
serting clauses concerning the
treatment of American missionary
institutions in the suggested treaty.
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Watellman and southron
EHsered xts the Postoaice al sam
tEr. i. &C.. As Second Glass Matter.
PERSONAL. 4 !. !

$ Miss Mary Wilson accompan-
led by Miss Elizabeth Graham and
Thomas Lennon, leave this even
ing for New York where they will
spend two weeks.
Mr.. O. w. Dudley. Jr.. OF the
Sumter Leaf Tobacco Co, left
Tuesday for Danviile, Va, for a
teneday stay.
The friends OF Mrs. Pringle
Brunson will regret to learn that
she is. qaite sick at her home on
Washington St.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Korn lest las,
night for Cincinnati. O.
Presiding Elder Mccoy, Rev. J.
~ Daniel and Rev. j. Y. Fergu-
Son LETT this morning for Marion
TO aftendYhe ann,,al conference OF
the Methodist church.
Mr.. j. S. Shingler of Ashburn
Ga, is visiting his sister, AIRS. ID,
W. Cuttino. !,
DR.. C. =. Lemmon has returned
from Philadelphia. where he spent
foarsweeksaattending sargicaa elm
les. in the hospitals OF that city -.
Mrs. S. c.. Baker, has returned
from WashingteR ID. C.,where she
visited her sister, Mrs. ii. d Ged-
dings.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. n. Foley. Mr..
and Mrs. a. r: Heath, Mr. and
Mrs. H Guthrie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mack Boykfn left this morn
ing for Murrelfs Inlet to spend
several days.
DR.. Carl q. Epps. has announced
that in future his practice will be
limited te general surgery. Dr.:
Epps served abeut FIVE years as as
sisfant surgeon on the staff of the
Tuomey Hospital, and has been
operative surgeon for the, past five
years, having succeeded the late
Dr. S. Baker. 3
saIn. and Mrs. Hugh Fraser and
daughter Miss Nan will arrive to-
night to spend a few days witt,
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Dick
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
Applications For Training
,.sClose December 18th ~

Indianapolis Ind, Nov. 25.-A
warning has been issued to former
service men and women throughout
the United State by Joe Sparks,
chairman of the national rehabili-
! tation committee Of the American
Legion, that all vetera1s who de-
sire vocational training and have
not. made application must do so
under the present law before De-
cember 16. 1922.
Those who wait until after this
date will forfeit their right of re-
ceiving this government training.
There are several ways in which
this application can be made. The
claimant may make application by
writing a letter expressingsa "a desire
to apply for vocational work to
any one Of the bureau Offices locat-
ed throughout the United States. It
| is Necessary for the applicant to
sign his name SO that the bureau
may consider the application as
made by the man himself. 1t is ad-
visable for the applicant to make
his application IN person at one
of the district or sub-district Of
fees Of the U. S. Veterans Bureau,
although this is not absolutely nee
essary.
Forms may be obtained at any
one Of the bureau Offices or from
any. of the cooperating agencies
such as the American Legion, The
Red Cross and other veteran ergan-
izations. These forms should be
filed out, signed and forwarded to
one of the veteran bureau Offices.
If a person is so situated that he
is unable to obtain one Of these
forms, letter will ae accepted as
an application.
Where the post mark Of such let
| ter or the form shows that it was
made on. or before December Is,
the application will be considered
as where the man enters the Office
! before the close of the working
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
Lausanne Peace
Conference
Greek Delegates Attend Meet,
ing OF Committee Despite
Athens Executions
py the Associated Press

Lausanne, Nov. 29.-The Greek
delegates today attended the meet
ing of the peace committee on
Turkish economic affairs, in spite
of the international complications
growing out of the execution of
former Premier Gounaris and his
associates& Although the British
minister has left Greece this does
not constitute a diplomatic break,
it is said here, and the British will
continue to participate in the con-
ference with the Greek delegates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
Enforcing the
Prohibition Law
Greatest Obstacle to Enforce.
ment is, Big Profits in Boot
Logging. Business

Washington, Nov. 27.-The law
enforcement arms of the govern
ment were said by high treasury
officials today to be without any
plans. OR proposals looking to a
more. thorough enforcement Of the,
Volstead Act. although the subject
was gone over in detail at the:
cabinet meeting with President
Harding Friday. Secretary Mellon
was represented as being unable to
offer any solution to the problem
while the returns from the illicit
traffic in liquor continued. SO large.
Prohibition officials have. made
and are making the best use, of
the, tools they have in checking
the liquor traffic. according to the
view said to have been taken by.
the treasury head. He was said
to have declined to express AN
opinion as to whether liheraliZa-
ton of the Yolstead law would re-
duce the amount of ebootleg"
whiskey brought; into the country
The treasury secretary. was un-
derstood to believe that complete"
enforcement could not be expected
under present conditions. The i'm
preston was given that he believed
it would take much more money
and far greater. staff of enforce
ment officers than now were avail
able in order to throttle the i'm.
portations and fraudulent with
drawals from bonded warehouses
as we'll as to defeat the sale; OF
liquor once it was in the hands of
dealers.
Large profits seemed to be one
of the most direct causes OF heavy
traffic in liquor in the Secretarys
view. But how to break up the
big profits proved another matter
which Mr. Mellon was said to have
declared presented. for the present,
an insoluble problem.
White House statements of last
Friday, according to Treasury Off.
cdals, represented only, the gist of
discussions at the cabinet meeting.
No methods for reaching the liquor
traffic by. expanded facilities were
said to have been broacl1ed then
nor since and it was assumed that
the treasury would not ask con-
gress for a greater sum for en-
forcement than was accorded in the,
current year. Treasury officials
declined to, say today whether the
reported amount - approximately.
nine million doilars-would pro-
vide money with which they could
expand enforcement operations.
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SOLD EVERYWHERE


day on December Is. Applications
mailed later than this date VIII be
too late.
A person who is in doubt as to-
whether he has valid application
on file should take. steps mime
diately to ascertain his status FROM
one of the Offices of the bureau
The government is eager that all
former service men who are en-
titled to the benefits of this act
should take Advantage of this OPP
portunity. All applications receiy-
ed will have the fullest considers
ton and-:if the facts presented are
sufficient to meet the provisions of
the rehabilitation act, the claimant
will be awarded the benefits provid-
ed under the law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
TRAFFIC IN
LIQUOR WILL
BE- BROKEN ! Up
Many Cases Appear
ing on Court Docket
Indicate Activity OF
Officers, Says Judge
Watkins to Grand
Jury =.

Anderson. 81 e. Nov. 2S.-Ven-
turing the assertion thatF'trafhc OF
i;aRers is going tossbe broken. UP
because it Is wrong; or at least IN
South Carolina, and without long
delay Federal Judge II. II. Wat
kins, presiding at the fall term OF
Federal Court for the Western dis
Itrict of South Carolina which con-
yened sthis morning for "a session
ipa anderson OF two weeks. delIV-
cred powerful charge to the
grand jury, when he referred to
the, many violations OF the liquor
laws but asserted that the nunier-
GUS liquor eases appearing on the
federal docket does not indicate
that the law: was being violated to
any extent. but the greater activ-
ity of officers in curbing the traffic
OF laaeE
At the outset Judge Watkins
charged the grand jury concerning
the technical features of the ma
tienaI prohibition law as well as
dwelling upon several cases Of VIC
|lations .of another nature which
were also handed to the body for
action during this term of court
eIt is significant fact began
Judge Watkins, .'that during the
year ending July 1922, this court
DISPOSED of4more than 500 cases,
most Of them being violations Of
the, LIQUOR laws. From expressions
pro and con, in public print te, be
found I'm other. sections - more so
than in this, one would infer that
tie: prohibition, act is, on trial
rather. than the violators of the
law Under our system" con-
tinued Judge Watkins, public
opinion has its rights and the slo-
gan OF free speech and thought had
been the; watehword of the people.
So jealous ore the American people
OF these rights and of any restric-
ton that we often mistake license
af speech for liberty OF speech,
which permits the criticism Of the
people and OF the law. The coun-
try should not be impatient with
just criticism for there are imper-
fectlons in our system that must
be eliminated and there are dan
gers which must be guarded
against.
..Beetleggers are encouraged by
the criticism of leading citizens.
Prohibition is designed to put down
one OF the great evils OF today and
I will venture the assertion, & you
may say what yoa will; think what
you will, but this traffic is going
tosbe broken up becausesit is wrong
or at least in South Carolina, and
without long delay. I have that
faith i'm my. people.
Judge Watkins intimated that in
his opinion a great stride and one
Of telling effect has been taken
toward the abolition of liquor traf-
fie. The fact that the many cases
ON the docket does not Indicate
that there are more violations Of
the: law but that officers are more
active and alert" Those who are
engaging in the business are not
indsug it profitable, Judge Wat
kins said. In concluding his charge
Judge Watkins: declared in sub
stance that violations of the liquor
law and trials for these violations
have resulted in practical bank
ruptcys of many individuals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Washington, Nov. 2s.-When
Republican leaders sought to bring
the Dyer anti-lynching bill before
the senate, opposition bordering on
filibuster developed Senators
Harrison, Smith Of South Carolina
and Underwood, threw the pro.
ceedings into a, parliamentary
tangle and insisted that all routine
for each session be taken up in
regular order and forced a read
ing Of the Journal and roll calls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

The name of Mr.. J. H. McCoiiuna,
through an error was omitted in
the list of merchants who are cios-
ing their places of business during.
the religious meetings being held
in the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

In these days. of robbers speed
ing away in autos it is relief to
learn an Ohio thief escaped on a
COW.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
GLOOM
ATPEA'||CE \
CONFERENCE
Executions Of Greek
Ministers C a US e S
Great Excitement
BY the Associated Press

Lausanne, Nov. 29.-The eXecu-
ton of the former Greek ministers
has caused great excitement in the
Near East. peace conference, and
has generally cast a gloom over
the delegations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

The only thing some people ever
do in their life worth telling is .heir
newspaper funeral notice. eifis5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

A human being can eve: look 8
hoot owl or hoWling cat. but nos
a midnight phonograph musician.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Columbia, Nov. 27.-Mrs. w. II.
Kelly, So, died at local hospital
this afternoon shortly after being
struck by an automobile on the
Two Notch road, just out of Co
lumbia. The accident occurred as
Mrs. Kelly was attempting to pre-
vent child from being run down.
it is understood. Mrs. NJ. F. Harri-
son, Of Edgewood, and Mrs. A. d.
Daniels, were in the automobile,
according to "a report to Coroner J.
II: Scott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Mexico City,-sNev.A 2S.-Sixteen
Americans, representing the South
ern Commercial congress, arrived
here tonight on a. tour to promote
better trade relations between the
United States and Mexico. The
committee is headed by Clarence
J. Owens, president. of the Conf
mercial Congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Loud advertising may not pay
but count the number of peonlesa at
the next: free fer all dog fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Columbia, Nov. 2S.-Frank NJ
Jeffords was sentenced yesterday to
die December % for the murder OF
his partner, j. C. Arnett. He will
carry an appeal to the United
States supreme court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Pork costs most after it is made
into chicken salad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Platinum wedding rings are TAX
ing the place of gold wedding rings
but don't seem to hold as we'll.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Three OF our most beautiful
words are Dinner is ready
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

A;rplanes are going so high and
fast now it takes two men to see
one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02
WORLD News IN BRIEF

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator
Cummins announced today he had
decided to withhold; the proposed
bill amending the transportation
act until next congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Meadville, Penn, Nov. 28.-Bisf-
op James NJ. Thoburn, Of the Meth
odist-E Episcopal church died here
today after lingering illness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

What sounds worse than a phon-
ograph almost run down?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-02

Budget director says Z. S. will
i've within its income next year,
Eut will it live within ours?