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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
SHE WANT
ED TO SCARE
LAWYER
Witness Declares She Wanted
to Make Kinkhead Fright
That Wrong"

New York. March 31.-Adnlit-
ting authorship Of letters in which
threats were made 10 kill Ellis
Guy kinkbcad. former corporation
counsel Of Cincinnati. for whose
murder last summer she is on trial.
Miss Olivia N. +. Stone today told
a. Supreme Court jury that her sole
intent was to scare the lawyer into
leading her to the altar Cor q
ceremonial marriage.
IT has been her contention that
Einkhcad refused to so through the
ceremony with her after their al
legged common law marriage almost
four years ago. From time to time,
he promised TO. she said. but pu,
off the day aud finally he aban-
doned her and married another Wo-
man. Marie Louise Gromley.
NO matter what eXtl'avasapt
language YOU used. your only in
tention was to make right that
wrong, wasn't it, she was asked
by her lawyer.
Yes. swear by all that is goo6
and holy that that is the truth.
she said. raising her right arm
above her head.
Cod knows it's true" she add
ed. but her answer was stricken
out. save for the mere Yes.
All day the trained nurse va:
on the stand. weak and distressed
to almost constant tears. She ad-
.mitted writing the letters during
cross examinations and explained
their purpose after her counse
took up tn" questioning.
Her lawyer brought out that sh'
went to several Cincinnati lawyer
with her trouble. that she tool
them to the dean Of the Cincinnati
Law School where kinllhead VA!
an instructor. and that he subse
quently lest his position. Becaus'
OF kinkhead's standing in the pro
fcssion. she said, she got little en-
couragement from the lawyers. Thi
statement was eliminated from th'
record.
Kinkhcad was forced to rcsigl
from the law school ION acCoun
of the Gromley woman" she said
. but this too was ordered erased.
The trial will be resumed Mon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
DENTIST STEPS IN
FRONT OF TRAIN
! DR.. Leonard White, of States
vile, Takes His Own Life
Charlotte News. }

Statesy aMs April 1.-Dr. Leonard
White. fastpore than thirty years
prominent dentist in Statesyiile,
was struck and instantly killed by
Southern 5yain No II. one mile
west OF salesville about O'Clock
this aftea4ioon. 1t appears to be 9
clear cas.-of suicide. According 20
the story of the engineer. Or.
White Was first seen standing by
the side..of the track and just be-
fore tho engine reached him he
stepped 0tev and stopped down
placing Ills Glands on one or the
rails Tht engine Knocked him Oft
the track I" on side. infIctlng
wounds about the neck and head
which produced instant death. The
engineer stopped his train inmed-
lately. picked up the body OF the
dead man ard brought it back to
the station.
Dr.. White had to give UP his
dental practice last year on ac-
count Of failing health and spent
some months in I; sanatorium at
Morganton.
He returned to his home q few
days ago but his health had not
been fully recovered. No inquest
was held as Sheriff Alexander and
his attorneys and all Who are IA
miliar with the facts considered ie
apparent that the deceased came to
his death ot his own volition.
DR.. White was sixty years OF age
and is survived by his wife and two.
sons. William White. of Charlotte.
and Leonard White. Of Greensboro.
His wife was Miss Kate Wood.
daughter of the late DR.. ". A.
Wood. for so years pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church here.
Or. White was q native Of Sumter.
:. {. He leaves one brother An
thony White. OF New York City
Tho funeral will be conducted by
E"v. Charles +. Raynal. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church.
sunday afternoon aad burial Wilt
be in Oakwoud Cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
University of
Michigan Alumni

Detroit, Mich. April What is
described as the largest university
li4.nni in the worlds history is to
take place the night of April 2G.
At that time graduates of the Uni
vcrsity of Michigan. numbering
thousands and scattered between
the Atlantic Ocean and the Rocky
! Mountains will hear again ,he
strains Of The Victors." and The
Varsity" dear TO the heart Of every
| Michigan man. PLAYED by the Uni
versity band. They will hear the
same college yclls that for years
have resounded over Ferry Field
and the campus and listen 10 talks
by Coach Fielding II. Yost. for y
years the most striking figure in
college football DR. Marion Leroy
Burton. president Of the University.
and others
All Michigan men and women
in the prescribed zone will parti-
cipate in tho reunion who are for
tunate enough TO possess radio
phone receiving sets. According to
word received here many thousands
of the graduates will avail them
selves of the opportunity and lis
ten il" either by means of individ-
ual receiving sets or gather in
groups to hear the voices caught
out OF the air by larger receiving
apparatus.
The reunion will start at eight
y. m.. and continue for two hours.
The list of speakers includes re-
representatives. of many branches: Of
University activity, as we'll as Of
the alumni and the students
Willie Ieston. former All-AIncr-
lean haltback ard Who f1c;ped write
American gridiron history. will!
speak for the alumni. Ernie Wick.
baseball captain and All-.American
center last year. Captain Duke
Dunno Of last years football team.
football captain elect Paul Gocbel
and ReGcn, James O. Murfin are on
the program.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
Eo!sllc,ic Propaganda.

Moscow. March 1G.-.tn appeal!
has bccn issued hy the congress Of
far Eastern peoples TO the peoples
Of China. Japan. India and all the
Pacific islands 10 declare Il "llolN
struggle" against th" nations which
rule them
y :nand,tr drawn Up by the con-
gross bad for lis slogan out
from the East. lmp"riaIists.
Tie cou&res> decided t;iat the
Washington conference OIL limita-
lion o.! armament had tailed TO
settle any Eastern problems.
The. ,o,!:rcsS OF far Eastern
peoples WAS held under the Aus
Iices ui The Thi;d Intcrnatlonalc
aud u:tS composed OF ~ delegates
including Koreans. japanese, Chl-
nc>c. Mou2oli;.n*. I<aimucNs and
one resident ot Java. Most Of
!h.n were students.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FLOOD
The Levec System is Being
Subjected to Seyerest Test

Memphis. March 31.-The flood
situation so far as the lcvceS be-
tween Cairo and Memphis holding
safe. has resolved itself into an en-
durance test. engineers say tonight.
With the crest of the food expect
ed at Memphis tomorrow when the
river hero is expected to reach a
stage Of +3 feet. lcvcc officials sai'
that there is no danger OF Il break
above Memphis during the present
flood. Continuous rains through
out tho central valley during al
most the entire week have made
certain second rise in the lower
river. engineers say. increasing the
necessity foi. closest watching OF
the entire lcvee system for a week
or more. until the second rise has
passed down the river.
\ now situation has developed
during the last 81 hours. when
heavy rains in Arkansas and NIissis-
sippi have brought about flood
conditions in "a number of the trlb-
utarieS OF the Mississippi to the
south and to a large extent shift
ing the danger =oEc south of this
city.
The Arkansas. St Francis. White
ard other rivers in Arkansas are
out OF their banks tonight and are
rising fast. Thousands Of acres OF
farming land in the valley of these
streams arc under water. Farm
ters. according to reports. wcrc able
! 60 get out their livestock but much
Ul the work done OF crops Will be a
loss.
Tele-ran,s from Mariana. Ars..
! SAY that refugees from the bot
toms along the Lc .AnSu:ne are ar
irving there. Considerable land
ialonS t,c St. Francis and White
rivcrs is also reported under water
.and thousands Of acres in the bot
1omS along the YaZoo and tribu-
ita,-ics arc inundalcd At Old
Town. Ark. where considerable
trouble had been experienced by
The s!ou.hing off oi the front le-
vce on account OF a strong eddy
which hits the shore 1T that point.
q telephone message tonight says
that the workers who have been
continuously busy there for 3G
hours have returned to Helena. q
sandhac cmbankmcnt to the top Of
tho levce having been completed
! The United States engineers here
tonight sent II quarter boat to Old
Town. on which he workers on the
lcvce viii be housed until the dan
! .,r, !: oy.p,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
The NEW CITADEL
Grading Campus and Athletic
Field Now Under Way

Charleston, April ss.-The cam
spts and the athletic field of the
New Citadel are being put into
Rnal shape preparatory to occu-
ps.lng the new plant this fall The
cTIn field was graded last year. and
ssiseW The general appearance OF the
grounds is being greatly improved
by work now in progress which
sElH remove several unSightly ir-
regularides. The road at the
main entrance is being elevated and
the engineering course will re-
member this hole as the location of
their first problem in ceiatour map
ping.
The driyeways through the
ampas are TO be graded and re1o-
Gated in such away as TO give di-
rect access to all OF the buildings.
The road running around the edge
OF the high land Will be retained
and improved Nov that the un-
derbnsh has been cleared away, this
drive gives a good siew of the sur
rounding country and of the cam
spas ard buildings
The atheIctic field on the north
side OF the sseaboard Air Lines
The athletic feI6 on the north
track is POW being graded When
finished there viii be ample room
for a football and baseball field
and ultimately for a quarter mile
running rac:l This will be an
excellent field when it is properly
packed and sodded. and with the
progress that Is now being made
on the grading il viii be in first
class shape for use by the football
team this fall, thus providing what
the cadets have never heretofore
enjoyed Ian athletic Geld in the
immediate vicinity of barracks and
owned and controlled by the in
sfitution.
II wifi be of interest to former
engineering students Of the Cita-
Gel TO know that all fled and Of
fee work in connection with plan
ming the roads. grading the cam
pus and athletic field, and other
work on the grounds is being done
BY the engineering section OF the
senior class. Serveys. maps, cs-
.irates and the actual laying out
and supervising of the work is in
charge OF members OF this class. In
addition to the experience which
they get, there is a. considerable
saving in taoney to the institution
and the further satisfaction OF
knowing that the cadets themselves
are having q part, in making the
new plant in its external aspects
truly greater Citadel"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
NORA B.AYES
TO BE STAR OF
pALlMAFESTA
County Queens to Make Head
quarters at Jerome Hotel
and See Opening Game of
Baseball Season, 1921
Queen Returns to Palma
fiesta

Columbia, Match so. = Nora
Bayes, famous stage star come
dienne. producer of we'll known
talking machine records, and one
sof Americas foremost entertainers
has been secured as the stellar at
traction of PaiHaafesta the big
statewide spring festival TO be held
! In Columbia April 18th to 22nd
Miss Sayes viii appear at two mat
mess and two evening perform
ances The eatalog Of the Victor
Talking Machine Company has this
TO say OF her: Nora Bayes, with
her iniaitable foolery and clean
fun her dnairable limitations and
clever and witty sogns, became in
very hort time Ole of the great
est faEprites on the American
stage. and she continues to hold
the attention as well as the ad-
anirafion ef her audiences, through
sheer talent.
Miss Baycs is the life of every
production With which she is eon-
nected. AID gives zest to every
moment she is on the stage
ss county contests for candi-
dates for Queen Of Palmafesta, now
r1nniRg IN Is counties in the state
wiH close April Stl1. The young
ladies' receiving she highest num-
Der Of votes in each county will
spend Pa lnrafesta week in Column
l,ia at the expense OF the Palma
fiesta Association. a whole floor
OF the Jerome Hotel has been re-
served 70 rthe county queens who
will be cilaperoned by group of
prominent Golug1bia society ma
irons
RESERVED seats at the opening
game of the South Atlantic baseball
season in Columbia on April 2eth,
have already been set aside for the
county queens. Miss Sarah
KiFRpatrict of Chester. queen OF
the 1ss1 Palnaafesta, will be ia Co
: slsi,aabia for the big week as the
guest Of the Palma afesta Association
anu will take a pFenlinen, par, II,
the alseans crowning and the va
rsous parades and other features.
Many counties in South Carolina
are entering floats in the. big Pal
slssafcsta parade and competing FOX
ne $500 prize offered for the bes,
copnty foat-
The task of decorating the big
steel build ms at the State Fair
sss:re ands, where Painaafesta viii be
staged is practically finished and
xliibif fors@ssfe beginning to pre-
pare their booths, Space has been
sold IN a wide variety of business
concerns in Columbia ard else
where and q wonderfully interest
iilg exili bition is promised. Com
nastfees in charge of the fireworks,
fashion show EXHIBITS, music, pa
Eades and other features report
that plans are progressing rapidly
and promise the most comprehen-
5 sssc and Interesting gala week
ever held in South Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
UNION STRIKERS
FIGHTING FIRE
Union Men Respond to Call of
Mine Officials

Wilkcssarre. Pa. April "A fire
alleged to have been started by
boetleggcrs who had a still con-
ccalcd in the mine. was discovered
today III the Butlcr colliery of the
Pennsylvania Ccal Company II
had gained considerable headway
and when COMPANY officials asked
FOR mrn to fight tho blaze unio,.
leaders readily consented to large
number VI idle miners helpins in
the works Three squads were a.
work tonight. but it Will take scv-
era! days to conquer the fire
Tho action OF the union leaders
WIS pointed To rs showing the
friendly spirit that prevails in tine
r;,a'is # The mine workers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
PROBE OF
COTTON
GAMBLING
Indictment of Directors of
American Cotton Exchange
Will Lead to General
Investigation

New York March 31.-On eVl-
den2c given Ut u recent "John Doe
investigation before Chief MaSls-
tratc McAdoo and presented to the
grand jury by tho district attorney.
the American Cotton exchange.
largest Of it's kind in membership
in tho country. and six Of the dI-
rcctorS wore indicted today. charS-
cd with violating the penal code by
.bucketing" orders.
The individuals named in the
bill. Randolph Rose, Sr.. Of Rose &
Son. vice president of the ex-
change: c. ". Pratt. secretary;
Angelo r. Jennings. Martin Goulko,
Edwin L. Patton and Raymond
Palmer. each were held in $1,000
for pleading before Judge RosalSky
in general sessions court on Mon
day.
Two indictments were returned.
one Of which. Be1 1jamjn +. Schrcl-
Der. assistant district attorney, to-
! night revealed. Jointly charges the
exchange as a corporation and the
six directors with having, SINCE
! January |. crossed sales by max
ing contracts on the basis Of the
market quotation without intend
! ing to buy any cotton.
The other Indictment. Mr.. Schrie-
! ber said, accused Patton and Jen-
rlinss ",vith permitting and induc-
ing the bucketing of orders in that
on October 5. 1921. they made q
/! contract between themselves 10
purchase $50 bales of cotton at the
market quotation without any in
tcntion Of making a purchase OF
delivery
The John Doc inquiry. which led
to the indictments. was an out
growth OF District Attorney Ban
tons investigation into bucket shol
operations in the financial district
and the snares set for the investing
public by gct-rich-quick promoters
Testimony given before MaSis-
tratc McAdoo concerning the alleg'
cd irregularities practiced by GER
tain members of the indicted eX
change caused him publicly to cx
press his amazemcnt and upon hi
recommendation the evidence wa
carried 10 the grand jury.
The American Cotton eXchanS'
was originally known az the Amer
Jean Cotton and Grain exchange
Ii was organized by Joseph c. Coop
er. a Southern promoter. who i
said now to have q claim Of $500
900 against the exchange. 1t wa
incorporated. in New York STATE
August "a. 1916.
II was brought out at the Joh1
Doe inqiiry that many membership
had been sold IN the South 70
prices as low is S125. payable OF
installmentS The market value o
membership on the exchange toda,
was said to be undetermined. !.
minimum price of $1,000 was fiXet
at the last meeting Of the exchange
y. w. Graham. president OF tn
exchange was the only Official t.
testify at the John Doe hearing bc
fore Magistrate Mc-Adoo, who statet
that he considered Graham merel.
us a fgurehead in it's administra
ton
Mr.. Graham asserted in state
mont tonight that the exchange
it's officers and brokers all siren
couslv assert that they are entirel,
innocent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
Coy. Cooper Reaches Decision in
Telephone Rate Matter.

Columbia. April 1.-Gov. Cooper
today announced that he had de-
cided to cancel the hearing set for
April 4th on the telephone rate re-
duction act. and he SO advised j.
i,ppS Brown. president OF the telc
phone company. at Atlanta. The
governor ADVISES that he has
reached dcciSioE aS 10 tho act
aud the hearing Will not effect his
c.oursc and * therefore unneccS-
sary. He states also that lie viii
annou.4ea his decision in the matter
Monday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
NEW HOPE FOR
IRISH UNITY
Conclusion of Agreement Be
tween North and South
Opens Better Prospect OF
Peace

London. March 81 (Ey the Asso'
ciated Press )-Troubled Irish his
tory today entered new phase
with the double achievement OF the
free state bill safely reaching The
statute book and the conclusion Of
the agreement between the North
and the South and tho imperial
government opening better
prospect for eventual Irish unity.
If Premier Lloyd George Was the
hero of tho Irish treaty. Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary for the
colonies, admittedly is the hero OF
Thursdays agreement. Mr. Church
ill has been the recipient Of uniEcr-
sal tributes Of praise and admira-
ton. beginning with Joseph Gev-
Inns speech in the house Of conf
mons Thursday evening, as mainly
responsible for bringing the OPP
posing parties in Ireland together
in conference which had such
speedy results.
Austin Chamberlain. in speech
delivered tonight in Birmingham,
Joined in the chorus of plalldits
| when he said Of the colonial secre-
tary: Mr.. Churchill displayed pa
tiencc and parliamentary skill
whic,, places him right in the fore
front Of the parliamentary lead
ers.'
Warning voices, however. are
heard in the press. especially ir
Belfast and Nh Churchill himself
in the house of commons today
begged the house not TO indulg.'
in optimistic dclusions, but on the
whole the disposition seems to be
to take hopeful view Of the si,-
uation.
! In Dublin today the signing OF
the agreement was received with
great rejoicing. There seems 10
be an impression that Michael
! Collins. head CT the NproviSion;l
/ government in Ireland. and Sin
James Craig, the Ulster prcmi II
would hardly have signed the
agreement without having first ar
! rived at tacit understanding rs
! how best to deal with the admit
tedly difficult problem of activities
| Of f1le Irish Republican army in
| Ulster. The attitude Of tie follow
ers Of Eamon De Valera gives the
greatest cause for anxiety, but or
! this subject little reliable oriniou
could be obtained today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
THE FIGHT
ING IRISH
Meeting Addressed by Michael
Collins Broken Up by Re-
publican Army

Dublin. April 3.-A meeting adj
dressed by Michael Collins last
night at Castelar, was stopped by
members of The fourth western di-
vision Of The Irish Republican
army after stormy scenes in which q
woman WAS wounded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

If Gompers is looking for new
worlds to conquer he should es-
iabi.sh union hours for housewives.
doctors and poker players.--I:oston
SCOT. and le;tth her Reporter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

Soon we shall forget this trival
discussion OF empires. and turn
again to the more vital matter CT
unapires.-Gfeenvilie News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

The South Carolina Cooperative
I.ivestock Association. which WAS
.nrcalizcd here SATURDAY.. IS the one
thin2. il properly Utilized, needed
10 put the IiNe stock industry on
he roaa toA.ud sl!bS,alliial ae
lcloprn-ni an 4 large seai'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

Young John y. says it is hard
TO give away millions, He ought
to have taken short course in
instruction from the United States
Shipping Board.-New York Trih-
4tsle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

London, March 31.-A dispatch
to The Daily Mail from Belfast
says the Republican committee
has ordered secret smobilization
of the Republican section of the
Irish Republican army for Sunday
possibly with the intention OF vio-
lenS action.
The dispatch, adds that the pro
yisional government has issued q
warning to the men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

What we need is a ra3iophcne
that Will enable US 10 SEE a musical
comedy without bearing it-Ral-
timore Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

There is one thing TO be said
Tor the movie people: YOU never
hear them complaining that they
are forced to exist on a starvation
Ma&e Marion Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

M;tuy i community Mould be bel :
t.; ":'i il It had less local pride and
more local shame Kansas city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

Amateur gardeners are digging
in places whore you can't raise
Nuur Voice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

ii y She> were autos hegsars
would ran ovrr cvcryhodS,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05

l.prty milc~ f:ad t,i,-e Pr
N;.rr service. No towers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-12-22

ate merchants. have burned to the
ground hundreds of cooperative es-
adjustments. Managers Of cooper
atives have been ordered to leave
the places where they were en-
ployed, thus Gripping the operation
of the societies. Hundreds of Co
operatives under the threat of de-
struction. were forced to turn over
their property to the Fascist.
In the meanwhile the Cove mcnt
did nothing to interfere with the
outrages of the Fascist, and in many
cases, royal guards and police as
sisted in the destruction of coop
eratives. Now that the government
has been seized by the cohorts of
Mussolini, the leader of the Fas-
cisti, the situation is even more
threatening. In the hope that inter-
national protests may be instrument
al in checking the excuses of the
Fascist, the Cooperative League
in conjunction with national coop
erative declarations of other coun-
tries. has sent vigorous demand
to Premier Mussolini, that he put a
stop to the barbarous attacks upon
cooperative societies.