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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-06
MURDER IN
COLLETON
Man Kills His Wife on Public
Highway

Walterboro, Aug. 3I.-Mrs. Myr-
tie Evans, wife Of Tudor Evans,
was shot and killed in the pubic
road near Thayer's mill, five
miles from WATERFORD, Tuesday
night, by her husband. AT the
time she was shot She was in an
automobile with Robbie L. HERS.
There had been trouble between
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans. and they
were not living together, and it is
said that the relationship between
Mr.. HERS and Mrs. Evans was
largely responsible for this domes-
tie infelicity. They had been to-
gether a great deal for some time.
and it is understood that Evans
had made threats. At the time Of
the killing Mrs. Evans was living
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Herndon. Her brother was
working at Thayer's mill and Mrs.
Evans had gone there to pay him
a visit. Mr.. HERS, who is con-
tractor, was engaged in erecting a
building for the mill. and Mrs.
Evans had requested him to take
her back to her parents home.
While in the car just after starting.
Mr.. Evans, who had also been
working at the mill hauling logs,
met them in the road and ordered
them to stop the ear. Mr.. Hers
fearing trouble declined to stop.
Evans fired just as the car passed
him, the entire load Of buekshot
entering the left side of the back
Of his wife and penetrating her
heart caused instant death. Other
shots were fred at the car but
none other took effect.
Coroner Dopson was notified
and held the inquest at the home
OF her parents where the body had
been taken by Mr.. Hers. The fu-
neral will be at Grace church this
afternoon.
Mr.. Evans was brought to iail
! yesterday morning by Deputy
Sheriff Benton. It is thought. he
will arrange for bail Immediately
Mrs. Evans leaves a father and
mother and three small children.
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DELIVERED,
To Cuban Government
General Cr0wder

Havana, August 30-An ulti-
matum was delivered to President
Zayas and the Cuban Congress to-
day by Gen. Enoch H. Crowder
personal representative in Cuba OF
President Harding, that unless Con
gress,s before September 8 acts up
on the five measures he has sug-
gested for the purifcation Of the
administration, he will abandon his
mission 10 Cuba and submit a final
report to the Washington govern
ment, personally, if necessary.
No threat Of American interyen-
ton was made by Gen. Crowder in
delivering his ultimatum.
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] Brearley-Marion

Chester, Sept. "a wedding OF
much interest IN this section OF
the state was that Of Miss Mar
garet Douglas Marion. only dangh-
Ire of. Mr.. and Mrs. W: F. Marion,
10 Harry G. Brearley which was
solemnlzed at the home Of the
bridess parents on Wednesday af-
ternoon at 4:30 clock
- The lovely home was beautiful
an its decorations of flowers and
ferns. The room in which the Ger
.emony was performed was deco
rated In bridal white and ferns.
musical program was rendered
by Miss Maude Eberhardt, OF At
lanta. She also played the we'd
ding march. The ceremony was
performed by DR.. J. ". Douglas.
of Baltimore, an uncle OF the bride
The ring ceremony was used.
The bride and bridegroom enter
ed together, and the bride was Civ
ZEN IN marriage by her father, ". F.
Marion. The bride was lovely IN
travelling suit Of blue poiret twill,
with brown accessories, and a cor
sage bouquet of ophelia roses.
Immediately after the ceremony
the guests We're invited into the
dining room, which was lovely dec
sorated in white. The table cen-
ter-piece was huge vase OF white
roses, from each corner of the ta-
bIe steamers of white tu1le and
centered beneath the chandelier in
a large bow. Cake, cream and
mints were served.
Mr.. and Mrs Brearley slipped
away to points unknown while the
guests were bnsily engaged in look
ing at the handsome display OF
wedding gifts.
AIRS. Brearley is one Of Chester's
most attractive and accomplished
I young women. Mr.. and Mrs. Brear-
ley VIII make their future home III
Durham. X. c., where Mr.. Brear-
ley vii, be an Instructor in the Eng
lish department of the Durham
city schools. Mr.. Breariey will pur.
sue course in Psychology a
the University OF North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, about II miles from
Durham and Mrs. Brearley vii
study English in the University o.
North Carolina.
The out of town guests were
asr. and Mrs. c. D. Brearley, o1
Columbia, Miss Vermelle Montgom.
cry of st. George; Mr.. Bean F
Scott, of Sumter; Mr.. and Mrs. j
A. Marion and family and Mrs. r
C. Allen Of York; Mr.. and Mrs
W. B. Marion Of Columbia; DR.
s. w. Douglas of Baltimore: Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Douglas of Wins
boro. and Mrs, r. S. Hope and
Dorothy Hope Of Lowryville.
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Columbia Sept. 4.-Prof. Elbert
ID. Easterling, assistant state super
intendent of education. is this week
preparing to leave the city for
California. where he will make his
future home. He has accepted a
position as head Of the history de-
partment of the. Redland High
School. Pedland, Cal. No announce
ment has as yet been made re-
garding his successor in the office
of the state department OF educa-
ton.
Prof. Easterling spent the sum-
mer at Redland and while there
was elected TO the high school pro-
fessorship. The Redland school is
one of California's model high
schools. Mrs. Easterling is now in
California.
For a number Of years Prof.
Easterling was professor of nlath-
ematics at the University of South
Carolina. He has many friends
throughout the state.
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ed all present except Messrs. Shore
and Walker, who, while conceding
the value of paved streets, were
standing on conservative, and wait
a while" platforms. 1t is evident
from Mayor Jennings statement
last night that Sumter's financial
condition in so far as municipal
affairs go is much better than has
been reported and that with electric
light and water revenues and other
special revenues, Sumter will be
able to pay off the current indebt-
pedness of less than a quarter of a
million, and the most of which was
incurred in the building of the cleo
trio light plant, III a few years, and
without increasing the tax leyies
to burdensone point.
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TRAGIC DEATH AT
NIAGARA FALLS
Automobile Plunges Over Cliff
With Woman Passenger

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 3.-An au-
tomobile plunged over the cliff near
the cataract at Niagra Falls this
afternoon and was dashed to pieces
200 feet below on the rivers mar
gin. Mrs. Agatha Miller, "a years
old. wife of D. II. Miller of Cleve-
land, fell to her death with the car.
Her body was found on the waters
edge.
The accident happened just north
of the upper steel arch bridge. Mrs.
Miller was alone in the car, in the
rear seat. The car was parked on
the grass near the customs Office
at the American end Of the bridge,
facing the river on a slight slope.
There is no guard rail at the cliff
edge. The owner and driver OF the
ear Edward Meyers of Buffalo, had
left it as he thought safely park
ed.
For some reason it began to slip
down the slope and. Mrs. Miller,
who was of very heavy build, real
lied her danger. Her screams arous-
ed the bystanders and two men,
Harry Andrews, negro. of Buf1a-
10, and Joseph Goldberg Of West
Toronto. grabbed the rear Tenders
and strove desperately to stop the
car. They kept their holds until
it reached the very brink and
plunged into the gorge.
Mrs. Miller tried to extricate
herself, but she was not quick
enough. G. E. Darling and Eustace
Evans, both of Elkhart, Ind. were
standing below the bridge looking
up and saw the. machine come
over the bank and Mrs. Miller's
I body fall from it. The car struch
the slope at the foot OF the Cliff
and plunged on to the rivers edge
la tangled mass. of debris. Mrs
/ Miller's body was recovered on the
bank at the base Of the cliff. Il
was identified by her husband.
The Millers sand Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Kerrigan Of Cleveland
came to Buffalo this morning ane
/ hired Meyers to drive them to the
falls sightseeing. AS they were
about to cross the bridge into
Canada, the Canadian authorities
| refused to allow them to enter be
cause Myers did not have his Ii
cense card with him. Myers park
4 ed the car while he went to see il
the matter could be adjusted. HI:
passengers, all save Mrs. Miller
went with him. She was left alone
in the automobile and the accideni
I followed
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Births and Deaths
Vital Statistics for the Year

Columbia, September 1-South
Carolina had a lower birth rate
and a higher death rate during
the first quarter of this year than
in the corresponding period Of 1921
according to figures just received
in Columbia from the census bu-
reau in Washington. The same
condition holds almost entirely
throughout the country, according
to the census report.
Despite the. increase in deaths,
South Carolina holds third place in
the percentage of births per 1000
population for the first quarter.
North Carolina was first. Virginia
second. In the deaths per 1000
South Carolina stands seventeenth
below the highest mortality rate.
The highest rate is 17.6 in the Dis
trict of Columbia. South Carolina's
rate is y per 1000, Wyoming's
death rate is lowest, sc.
For all the states the death rate
for the first quarter was 1871 per
,0Oo population, as compared with
l12.6 for the first quarter Of 1921.
South Cardinals rate for the first
quarter last year was 11.2.
The South Carolina birth rate
for January. February and March
was 25.S as compared with 2S.4
for the same months Of 1921
For all the states the birth rate
for the first quarter this year was
23.3: for last year 25.3.
The births in January this year,
itotaled 3,S59; February 1855;
March $3.50. Last year for the
some months the figures We're 81
| 900; 3,141 and 4.321.
Deaths in this state in January
totaIed 1867; February 1920; and
March 1922. For the same months
last year the deaths numbered l.
62S, 1922 and .646.
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Mayesville News Notes.

Mayesville, Sept. 4.-Mrs. c. E.
Jones of Nichols, S. c., is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs.
a. F. Ragan.
Miss Julia May Wilkes has just
returned home from visit to rel
atives in Spartanburg.
Mrs. J. c. Parnell left Tuesday
for Charlotte, n. c., and other
points in North Carolina where she
will spend some time.
Misses Gussie Mae and Master
Earnest Wilkes of Winnsboro, are
visiting Miss Julia May Wilkes
this week.
Rev. j. w. Roger and family OF
Lynchburg was visitor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Ra-
gan Thursday.
Mr.. J. Fleetwood Bass, Jr., left
Friday morning for his class at
Clemson College.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Renbert Mayes,
Jr., will be at home to their
many friends September 4th on
Chandler street,
Mrs. w. S. Wheeler who has re-
turned home from Hendersonville
reports pleasant stay in the
mountains.
All three of our cotton gins are
running on full time and local cot
ton is being shipped daily, averag-
ing fifty bales. The weevil in some
places did great damage and 9TH
er places the damage is not very
much.
The Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way is remodeling their cotton
platform in expectation Of a large
lot Of cotton being moved this sea-
son. It was almost at the point
of falling down and they just
started the work in time to save
-
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TOWN And COUNTY news
Three Fires
Cause Much Damage

Yesterday at s o'clock the FIRE
department was eslled to the Avery
ard Penn-Sumter Lumber Com
panies. When the Ere department
arTiyed the fire was tremendous in
fame and smoke Such was the
rapidly of the flames that it is not
known where or how the fire startS
ed. The damage was equally dis
Sributed between the two lumber
companies. The boilerhouse, dry
Kiln and sheds containing dressed
lumb was the main loss Of the
avery Lumber company. The loss
has not been named yet, but is es-
rimated at $4,000. The damage
was partially covered by Insurance.
The loss Of the Penn-Sumter
Lumber Company was estimated
af $4,000. Their planeing mill,
rough and dressed shed, and sew
eral car loads OF lumber were COM
pletely destroyed Practically all
the damage was covered by insur-
ance.
The Northwestern and A. G. u.
railroads wer also affected by the
IRE The Northwestern lost two
passenger cars, one box car, one
nat car, and one engine cab. The
loss has been estimated at sS,-
600 The damage was partly Gov
ered by Insurance The a. 7c.1sI. L
lost one box car and their tracks
were damaged. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 800 Many dangerous
sparks were flying over the city,
and Mr.. John Wilson, who is in New
York with his family, had the mis-
fortune TO be a. victim of one OF
these sparks. TIis home on Harvin
street was caught on the roof, a
very feeble fame at first but sin
lister in its nature. on account OF
the difficulty Of the FIRE department
10 reach it. The crowd observing
the first fire vas so great that the
ire truck was unable to go directly
to the house. ard lost twenty min
utes IN an effort TO reach the house.
The furniture was not damaged
ana the loss was very small. only
the roof being burned. The loss
was entirely covered by Insurance.
The third fire was at four O'clock
last night. It proved to be a house
on Atlantic Avenue, too far for the
ere department to reach, therefore,
the FIRE department was unable to
he NOf assistance.
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The big State Fairs in the South
east have long ago outgroWn the
big Pumpkin and Fat Hog class,
even though both are to be found
there, but additional thousands ana
thousands OF interesting and edu-
cational features have been added
until they are now rightly classea
as among the biggest and best
shows in earth. and with educa-
tional features surpassed by none;
AS a result. the farmers and city
people all over the Southeast, make.
it their business to attend these
big annual exposstions, and arrange
for weeks and months in advance:
to meet their friends and ac-
quaintances at the State Fair, 50
that they may learn and all have 4
great time together. The State
Fairs of the Southeast are, doing
wonderful work for this favored
section of America =. =
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Hataeld-Iackey.

Miss Eva Hatfield and Mr.. John
r. Lackey were happily united in
marriage at the Salem Baptist
parsonage. Thursday, August 31st,
ct four o'clock in the afternoon.
Rev. E. w. Reynolds performed
the ceremony in the presence OF
a lew friends and relatives of the
contracting parties Mr.. and Mrs.
Lackey are both of Sumter county
and will make their home in the
future in the Privateer section.
We bespeak for this young pair
a life Journey rich with the wealth
Of a most joyous living.
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Sweet Potato Seed Selection.

Clemson College, Aug. 2S.-Seeo
selection of sweet potatoes is just
as important as that Of corn, cot
ton or any other crop. You can
not expect good yields of sweet
potatoes from scrub seed any more
than you can expect good yields OF
milk from scrub COWS.
Seed selection has two dlstlnct
advantages:
j. 1t Increases the yield by
making possible a good stand OF
strong plants ard the development
OF high yie:dins strains
,. 1t reduces the danger from
diseases. May Of which may be
effectively controlled by this
method.
The horticulrarists say that care
full selection should be practiced
in the fell at digging time. the po-
ratoes selected being stored IN sep
arate crates and given special care.
They should not be handled or
sorted until time for bedding in the
spring. Only medium sized. Well
shaped potatoes free from disease
and from hills producing net less
than five marketable tubers should
be selected. II would produce
quicker results if the standard
were set at ten to the hill. The
growers on the eastern shore OF
Virginia practically doubled their
yield by following hill selection
for two years.
Different varieties of potatoes
should never be mixed; the mar
llets do not want mixed lots. 1t is
best to confine the crop to one OF
two of the best marketable varie-
ties such as the Nancy Hall and
the Porto Rico.
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Trying to Rescue
Entombed Miners

Jackson, Calf, Aug. 4.-The
night crew Gof rescuers working at
the Kennedy mine in an attempt
to reach AZ miners entombed in
the Argonaut gold mine. declared
on coming to the surface today
that when two signal blasts were
fired on thirty-seven hundred foot
level. they were positive they were
answered by five explosions COM
ing from the Argonaut.
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Tift-Ledingham

The marriage of Mr.. Allie Led
ingham of this city and Miss Mary
Tiff of Chattanooga was solemniz-
ed at quiet home wedding at
Chattanooga. Tenn, last Wednes-
DAY, only friends and near relatives
being present. Shortly after the
ceremony the bride and groom
left for Atlanta, returning to their
future home in Sumter on Satur-
day. Miss Tiff is originally from
Tifton. Ga, but for some time has
made her home with her mother
at Chattanooga. Friends Of both
the young people wish them much
happiness for the years to come.
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TURKS WIN
OVER GREEKS
IN ASIA MINOR
Three Greek Arm y
Corps Almost Ami
hilated by Turkish
Nationalists

Adam. Asia Minor, Aug. A.
Three Greek army corps in the
Eski-Shehr sector of the Greco
Turkish front have been dispersed
and almost annihilated by the
Turkish nationalists. according to
dispatches received today from
Angora. the seat OF the Kemalist
government. The Greeks are re-
treating in disorder, and the Turks
have advanced to within twelve
miles of Brusa.
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WAGE SCALE
APPROVED
Anthracite Miners Union Pre-
pairing to Resume Work

Philadelphia, Sept. TheS
scale committee Of the anthracite
mine workers early today apprev-
ed the agreement entered into by
its subcommittee with the mine
operators and set next WednesdaY
afternoon as the daIe for the tfi-
district convention to ratify the
proposal, thereby bringing the SUB
pension of mining to an cad for
mally. The convention VIII be held
at Wilkesbarre. - .sass.
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Legislative Race in Ireland.

Columbia, Sept. Nv. d. Bar
nett, member of the legislature last
year, was the only one of nineteen
candidates for the House renomi-
mated from Richland county in the
primary oe Tuesday. Ten others
run over: Claude y. Sapp and A.
A. Gerald. members of the last
legislature: Jodie NJ. Rawlinson,
member of a former legislature;
and Frances H. Weston, former
state senator and recently United
States district attorney; White
Evans. Hugh Clinkscales, George
Thomas, George Ellison, 5. w.
Minms and Jeff 3. Bates. The
county committee declared the re-
suits yesterdays afternoon session.
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Bates-Mayes

unusual beauty was that of Miss
Wilmoth Bates, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. G. Bates, to James
Rembert Mayes, Jr., OF Mayesville,
which was solemnized at the Bap-
stist church Wednesday evening. the
Rev. A. 3. Kennedy of Columbia
officiating.
The church was beautifully deco
rated, the colors chosen being
white and yellow. Wild smiiax
vines made a background for
marigcids and yellow daisies on
the improvised altar on which
were rows of tall white candles.
Before. the ceremony a delight
ful musical program was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Calhoun Hutchinson
Of Columbia and Miss Martha
Bruce of Mayesville. Mrs. Hutch
inson sang Believe Me if All
Those Endearing Young Charms
Miss Martha Bruce sang, 'I Love
You Truly" and Mr.. Hutchinson,
AT Dawning,' and "gntil.'' At
8::30 o'clock the strains Of the bri-
dal chorus from Lohengrin. .
played on the violin by Miss Mar
tha Bruce. ushered in the bridal
party. First came two ribbon
girls, Rachel Mower and Joe Ella
Seay, then the ushers, Joe NJ.
Bates and II. N. Darby, then the
bridesmaids and groomsmen, Miss
Anna Louise Mayes and Scott
Rawlinson, Miss Frances Beas1ey
land Glenmore Bates, Miss Esther
Sealy and JEFF Bates. and Mrs.
Harry N. Darby, sister Of the
bride, as dame of honor. The
bridesmaids. and ribbon girls Wore
white and yellow organdie and the
dame of honor a handsome gown
of yellow lace. The bride came
in with her brother-in-law, Harry
Darby, and was met at the altar
by the bridegroom and his best
man. Livingston Greer. She look
ed very andsome in her gown OF
silk lace with veil to match.
A reception took place imme-
diately after the ceremony at the
home Of the brides parents. Re-
iceiving with the bridal party
were. the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c.. Bates, the bridegroom s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mayes
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Mayes, Mrs
IS. w. Glass had charge of the
| brides book. In the dining room
decorated in white and yellow
Mrs. Elliott Darby, Mrs. Frank
/ Mower and Miss Blanche David
son served ice cream and cake, as
sisted by Misses Mary Coleman
| Violet Lowery, Ethel Seay and An
! ME Belcham. Assisting the hos
/ tess in entertaining were Mrs
John Bates, Mrs. Fred Aud, Mrs
Brooks Bultman and Mrs. S. A
| Ferguson. Under the trees in the
iyard Miss Thelma Carroll, Mrs
Tom Price and Miss Lucille Zeiglel
served punch from prettily ap.
pointed tables.
A large number of beautiful
presents attested the esteem IL
which the young couple are held
The bride, who has been teaching
| in Mayesville for a year, is a youns
woman Of lovely character and at
| tractive personality. The bride
groom is a popular young bushes.
man Of Mayesyille.
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HAWAIIAN
VOLCANO IN
ERUPTION

Siio, Hawaii. Sept. 4.-Klauea
volcano is in eruption and a new
flow of lava is reported on the
south side of Salemanmau fire pit
in the same location as the OUT
break Of last July. Prof. .Jaggas
a local authority, declined to pre-
dict the duration of the latest OUT
break.
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Athens Dispatch
Confirms Defeat

Athens, Aug. The capture
by the Turkish 'nationalists Of
Uchak. an important position on
the Greco-Turkish front in Asia
Minor was confirmed here today.
Dispatches to the newspapers in
dicate that ,Brusa also may soon
fall into the hands of the Kemal-
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TRUCK RUNS
INTO BUGGY
Horse is Killed by Collision

Saturday night between II and
- o'clock a truck driven by Ma
thaniel Jones. who works fo1
o'Donnen & Co., ran into horse
and buggy owned by Mackey
James OF Cane Savannah. The
horses front and rear legs on his
left hand side were broken. and
Policeman Owens was forced to
kill him.. The truck was damaged
considerably. but no one was IN
injured. The accident took place
on Purdy street.
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The election of Thomas G. Nc
Leod is assured if the friends of
law enforcement and advocates Of
economy and efficiency in govern
ment administration will turn cut
on September 18th and vote.
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Washington. Aug. 4.-Emer-
gency control of distribution, and
prices of anthracite coal will be
taken up soon by Secretary Hoov-
er at a conference in Philadelphia
with operators and miners, it was
said today. at the commerce de-
partment.
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Geneva. Aug. 4.-The third as
sembly Of the League of Nations
was called to order this morning
by Chairman Domicio da Cana
of Brazil. There was a large gath
ering Of spectators.