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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
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MILLS

81 Do you read the bank adyertis-
iHs Some Of; ths most interest
Ing and Ingenious bis of reading
naatrer 70 BE found sa1vwhere are
ssEaiinE from the hands of the adj
iegrising men nowadays, and the
esak advertising has come 10 hold
sats eva with that OF the depar1-
n1ent stores and the rest of the
ssliipg news that makes news
ssapsTs and magazines SO entertain
hey Never Fsnad His WIZ, an
acaanees b;;g bank IN q large city.
shd tells q s. ssars Of unneesssars
ultiSes II e hai told his wife
astsas having naae 4 viii. but it
eaala nai be fonna He died after
ss saselt lines leaving the Eife and
ssee children.
thersal property which. in the
asssense OF VIII. belongs to- the
rs,ssisen subject 10 The widows
ssesses cannot be scsd until the
soangesr comes +of age. 10 years
siater u,lsss the mother goes
sEFsarf.i,;;.,, do,n :. .Ticof ed ena,rt ,,r,ooa-
dare It IS going 10 be difficult. in
tho interim. il not impossible: for
Set 10 sdeeafs ard keep the three
children on The insurance and the
is,.esae from her third of the props
ct he meant ;sts leave her in
assaroI Of the pronerty.,
The moral drawn by. the bank is
shave yonr win drawn. with the
named as executor It's a
ssipd plan.
81 sors Of complications are
70 arise in case OF sudden
and minor children need TO
BE prstse1ed iyss, also. who
have shared in the early struggles
asssht 10 bs assured their ast share
pfThe later rewards.
40 man wants TO leave his affairs
Ss,sssosS3 ss,eSl.s far. faiss hsigs ia -wyeet 10
Mirh particularly, il his means a re
smaller fhe fortune, the greater
need of 4 clear and expneit viii.
sslss aren't for old people in
their dorage 1s make: ThegSare for
yaang people 10 take care of right
sl5ns with The annual budget. and
other means Of seepins affairs in
order
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
School Money
asted by Parents
Average Attendance of White
School Children Last Year
Was 66 Per Cent

Columbia. Oc.. 21.-The need Of
educated. well-paid, strong mind
ed men in the Office OF the county
superintendent OF education in
every county: the need Of better
teachers. better educated and more
competent. teachers; the, need OF
double-daily school sessions. that
more supervision. OF study may be
accomplished: the necessity for
more rigid promotion and gradu-
alton standards: more supervised
teaching ;. and. more supervised
play the need Of longer school
terms in many school districts: the
aeed Of more regular attendance.
and the need Of more industrial
education are matters stressed in
he annual report OF the: state r,s-
ial school supervisor. d. /. Lewis,
made public here Saturday
Mr.. Lewis reports that the av-
erage attendance of white chill
dren during the school year which
ended last jane 90, was 66 per cent
1T means the people are throw
ing away -one-1hird of their school
taxes. levied to educate children
who are not regularly. in school,.
Mr. lewis says.
Mr.. Lewis. comments on the fact
that country schools have made
splendid advancement due to the
.lengthening OF school terms. III
MANY parts OF the state. Seven
months. is. the average. where for
aaerly it was FIVE months. He urges
that all schools endeavor to, length
en- sheir terms as we'll as to length
en- the school day. and to have tsyo
sessions daily.
In favor Of industrial education.
31r. Lewis says it is the duty OF
parents To help Danish from rne
lainds of pupils the idea that man
ual labor is degrading. He brings
out the fact that manual training
aids in mental development. going
hand in hand with literary insirac-
ton.
The report also urges that the
legislature strive TO arrive at 1so1ae
solution. OF the tax problem, that
the state aid for schools might be
SO appropriated as to prevent any
going back in these times of
stress. hut rather greater pro-
gress in the rural school system.
He also urges that the legislature
etop the violation OF law on the
part Of certain sections. in creating
school districts that are smaller
than the minimum allowed by law.
He urges further that women be
elected TO serve on school boards
wherever possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
RESlS1S
REVOCATION
OF PAROLE
Anderson NJ a n Re-
sorts to Habeas Cor
pus Proceedings to
Keep From Going
Back to Prison

Columbia, Oct, Ex-Governor
Harvey 5. ire arose when legal pro-
ceedings were started in Anderson
10 prevent his suspension OF a
parole. and the governor, he an
nouneed today had instructed So
licitor Leon Harris, OF Anderson,
over the telephone. to protect the
states interests in the case. that
of Reed Shaw. of Anderson. whose
habeas corpus proceedings We're
scheduled for argument Monday.
The solicitor was instructed 10 see
to il that no stone was ieft un-
turned in presenting the governor :
side of the case.
Shaw was paroled by former
governor, the condition being
Good behavior. Shaw is charged
With having recently violated the
condition. and on September IS his
parole was revoked by Governor
Harvey. the governor having re-
ceived. reports that Shaw has been
violating the law, a few days ago
he was re-arrested. on the govern
or.s orders. as he was about TO
hoard a. train at. Greenwood. He
vas taken to Anderson. and the
governor then ordered Sheriff Mar
re1t. OF Anderson. to bring HIM 10
Columbia. The sheriff was pre-
vented from doing this when eonn-
sci for Shaw served habeas corpus
papers on him. The, case was se1
for today.
The governor takes the position
that the parole, q function af 1he
chief magistrate. was conditioned
on the mans good behavior. fhe
parole issued from the governors
Office. the condition was fixed by
the chief magistrates act: the du-
ration was left TO. the determine
ton of the governor: the feroca- :
tion was within the governors aa-
,horify. Governor Harvey CONTENDS
If this proceeding is to stand.
the governor stated, IT will mean
ia effect new trial for the man
and Will 1ake the law enforce
ment phase of the case out of the
executives. hands and put II back
on the courts If the governor is
not 40 have authority TO act in con-
nection with his paroles. then
there is something wrong with the
criminal law OF the state"
Governor Harvey takes he po-
sitian that numerous ether off,
c:als have taken in recent mentts.
that there are outstanding defects
ian the criminal law of the s.ate and
these need ironing eat. The
sovernor viii probably hase senae
Recommendations to make to the
legislature regarding amendments
to the laws, to take out sonie OF
the kinks. such. for example, as the
various methods by which q COB
yicted criminal May appeal from
court decisions. and thus i,.aefi-
nitely postpone the administration
of justice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
AUTO ACCIDENT
IN GEORGIA.

Macon. Ca. Oct. s0.-Adjt. Gen.
j. Van Holt Nash. one of the best
knewa military men in Georgia,
and Lieut.. il. NJ. Butler of Alan
ta. were killed at s:3e O'Clock TO-
night when an automobile in
which they We're riding turned
turtle foui. and hah miles from
Griffin. .Adjutant General Nashs
neck was broken and he died in
Griffin hospital.
Maj. Charles Cox. commander Of
the atlanta battalion, sustained
broken collar bone and broken
ribs.
Lieut.. H. a. Helms. driving the
car. is said To have been only slight
~ injured.
Members of the party were re-
turning home from y. barbecue Civ
en- .by Mai. G. E. Mai,ett and off,
GERS OF the Jackson rife company.
To- members Of the Georgia Intaa-
try, Officers association. officers
from AL over Georgia were i'll At
tendance.
As the su.omobile in which the
Nash party was riding strnck an
unp.ved section Of the highway
the driver Of the car is believed to
have lost control Of the machine.
and il plunged over an embank-
ment. turning furtle.
Maj. g. F.. Mallet and other Of
ficers Went tnzthe scene OF the ac-
eident and from there to Griffin.
Ga. late tonight TO conduct an OF
fetal Investigation OF the accident.
Meantime. Mrs. Nash was carried
from: AtEn1a to Griffin in an au-
temohile The bodies of her has
band and of Lieutenant Eutlec Will
he returned 10 atlanta III the early
morning it was ltaiatd nere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
THE DEspoNDEST Roy

Some people who have heard OF
the suicide of the high school hoy
who became desi,endenI from read
ing les Aiserabies and nednaiing
on deep philosophical problems
have fell that il. indicated that
deep reading. was bad, for young
people. The boy left a note IN
which he said. that after consider
iag such questions aszwhethef there
is any God. how the world was
made. the struggle for existence.
the survival of the fitrest. mans
right TO take the life Of another
being. and so on. he acquired the
feeling thar the world could get on
as we'll without him. SO he left 1t.
Teachers or parents OF more nor
mai children OF adolescent age
will rise as one and say that it was
not the philosophy alone which up
set the boy. The chances are that
it was Improper. food or lack OF
outdoor exercise or both. The boy
is said TO have been "a model stu
aent'-which to any experienced
adult, means that ne was an abnor-.
nal boy. Had he played on the
team. gone on hikes and bacon
bats with the bunch and gotten fui
enough of fresh air and physical
siredness 10 sleep Of nights. the
are that no philosophical
reading could have done more than
given his n1:nd.:a little extra punch.
a little fripelity sweetens UP
DarHin. "a little trampins in woods
and fields pats an infinite spirit ir-
10 the nniyarse and sound sleep has
! wax OF solving the mental fansies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
Bic New Features
Added to Colossus
Ringing Eros, and Barnum
s &. .Haaey griag Entire Ship
lead sef Novelties From
Europe

Made even more tremendous
thar in 1921 by the recent addi-
ton. OF many more trained wild
animal displays and the purchase
OF Europe,s biggest horse. shtsw.
Bringing Brothers and Barnu,n q
Bailey combined viii exhibit at Co
.unabia October eth.
All she glance OYER the cable
news OF whek read the MAGAZINES
must hsve noted the many contracts
entered into by the Ringing Broth
ers for fereign talent taa winter.
4 special ship was chartered this
spring TO bring the hundreds CT hu-
man performers. trained aEiniaa
acts and equine displays 10 Amer
ica. More than q million pe-sons
saw the mammoth new circus IF
1922 during the weeks that il ex-
fiibited> in Madison Square Gaa'de::.
New York. Now this marEeloas
exhibition is touring the :eocntrs
aboard five grea railroad trains.
II is a third bigger than the Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum t&
Bailey show OF iass season. II is
ten times larger than any other
circus now on tour.
Big as is.zthis wonder circus of
1s22-with its more than twenty
trained Wild animal displays in
steel arenas. fully $50 wonderfully
sehooled trick horses. 7ae men and
women performers. 1910 clowns,
and scores OF features-the price
OF admission Is no more than be-
fore. and though the trained ami
nlal numbers and the inn1nese
herse sheW We're circuses in them
selves While touring Europe. they
are not offered as. separate attrac-
tions by the Ringing Brothers and
Barney IL BAILEY combined shows.
Instead alf arc on one gigantic pro-
gram. Everyt hing is in one mann
meth main tent. One ticket adj
lnitS TO all and includes admission
% tremendous double n1enagerje.
There are naefe than 4 thousand
animals in the zoo Of this circus
and these include a tiny baby
mppopota1nus only recently born,
and accompanied by its three-ton
mother. Another remarkable ZOO
logical feature Is an arnored rhin-
ocerous.. the only one Known to
exist and for which the Ringlings
recently refusea an offer of $40
GOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
One Bootlesser Comes to Grief.


]. w. Capers. of Paxvilae, was
picked up Saturday morning by the
police with a gallon and a half Of
noonsiaine in his possession: and
was at. once. placed. .on triad in the
recorders court Capers was con-
sicted on two counts. Transporting
and having. liquor in his possession.
The sentence imposed was S % or
thirty days on each count. Capers
first told Chief Barwfck that he was
bringing the liquor TO a friend who
had asked him last week TO. get him
some hauor at the first emporium
itt He said he bought the Honor
from another man. that he did not
saake, wiiskey himself, and was
merely bringing IL to Iownsto sac-.
cemmodate "a friend. He claimed
to be unable ito remember the name
OF his thirsty friend.
When called on to tell Judge;
Hardy where he got the liquor he
had "a different story ready. He.
said he just happened to see the
jug. under some bushes by the side
of the road. .as he vas coming to
town Saturday morning, and that
ne put it in the back OF his buggy,
thinking the owner would come to
him and get it. when he arrived in
Sumter. capees' stories We're rot
convincing so, he, was declared
guilty He is sojoarning IN the
guard house while awaiting the ar.
rival of Paxvilte friends with funds
to pay his sne, aggregating sl50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
Legion Position,
Causes Ghagri,l

Washington. Oct. 22.-In order
tha, their positions might be sus-
tanned. those who supported The
bonus bill in the house and senste e
indirectly. in some instances, and
directly in Others. urged the AMER
lean Legion. in its New Orleans
convention. to condemn those WHO
opposed the. bonus. and President
Harding who vetoed it.
Today, these members OF con-
sress are outraged. For the legion
refused to support them in return
for their. support OF the demands
Of the legion. Democratic NEIL
bers are especially ,chagrined. fol
they not only wanted the leg.oa 10
pay them a compliment. but wanted
the legion. ALSO. to condemn the
Harding administration.
Congressional bonus advocates,
who are in Washington: are say
ing quietly today that the legion
has left them in 4 most embarr.ss-
ing situation. The legion has Civ
en- indication that il was not as
deeply concerned with the bonas as
congressmen thought it to be, ami
so declared. 1t is taken fer grant
ed here that the legion did not ore
tend to stand sponsor for those
members who voted for :, hont's.
but lacked the courage 10 dex;se
new forms OF taxation with which
10 pay it.
The report in Washington. seem
ignly we'll established. is that :he
legion. in another session o: con-
greSs. will renew the fight for a
bonus. .bu, will insist that-thoSe who
clamor for the soldiers. prAnarc i
bill which the president Will sign
one that carries machinery for t.ee
payment ef its own cost.
Those who attended the leSioh
meeting at New Orleans are s::id 10
have secretly criticised those Who
passed a bill which they knew n
advance the president would veto.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25

Col G. il. Raggies. chief of uhe
rray ordnanee sechaieiass. wants
10 .'draft everybody IN case of,an-
asAer war
nane edsaIely npon a declaration
ofEs-ar he ~eald have the govern
sasnt draf, workmes. business men
aaG professional men as web as
fighing haen controlling industry
End commerce as completely as
the army ard navy. .-freezins"
paaees and wages and requiring
eyesvbody in private 2ife 10 stick
,ohis Job and do his duty just as
she spfaier does Absolutely every
eitizen asle 10 serve his country
with hard or brain wonla be enlist
cd and fitted ii1s rae general
scheme.
Many other experts. III suhpe
ana private life. feel the same
Wag aI,eat it. In fart. this is per-
haps The general notion today OF
how a war oaght TO bs conducted.
It represents an ensgrowtil from
the experience OF the World War.
ard would certainly tend 10 cor
rec Z rect lot Of injusfices that occur
red then.
1t is recognized that this ten
aerey vent farther in the late war
: than 1t had gone before. but it did
nof 90 far enough. The demand OF
ArmS men for bonus is in itself
eloquent testimony TO It's shefrcosaa-
ings. If is felt more strongly than
eser thar the only democratic way
81; wage war is 10 have every citazea
sasaged in it, doing What he can
i fer flIa. eenlreen cause. with nobody
III position 10 dodge his duty or
eencrr umdnly fro1a ANYBODY else.
And If another big war occurs, we
may be pretty sure that the pro-
rosed plan viii have a trial.
giR here is curious thing. moi
realized by many Of the people
aisocaring the plan. II is Social
ism. The Only difference between
ii and the recognized type Is that
it IS applied cnls in Wartime.
Nedern wareare dtises nations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
MURDER IN
AIKEN COUNTY
Chief of Pelice of Wagener Fa-
!. tally Shot by NEGRO s

Aiken. Oct 2a-I:nke Roger,
chief of police at Wagner IN: ssssen
county, was shot and perhaps fas
tally wounded BY Murray puarfle
baum. a. negro. this morning Rofs
iiers is in: a critical condition The
negro made his escape and Eat last
reports was hiding in a swamp near
Wagener. s. IS sSst ;ssss: &:
Posses Of armed men are search
ing for him. The shooting occur
red at the Quattiebaun negros
brother, a few miles from tie:
town Of Wagner - -
The brother was wanted on g.
minor charge and Chief Rogelss
went to the home after procarfIgs
a. warrant from Magistrate GaHS,
yin 70 make tie arrest Murray
Quattaebaum was there ard Whsh
Chief Rogers appeared With
constable. his brother asked thsfts
the warrant be read. nAs the Off
Ger vas reading the paper, Maa:
ray Quattieballm stepped g feW
feet away snatched up a shotgun
and fred upon Mr. Rogers the
load entering the officers side.
Mr. Rogers vas hurried TO hos
pital in Columbia but physicians;
who attended him al Wageners en-
terrain little hope for his recover.
Dashins our of the house N tue:
midst OF Ihe conf fusion, the ussase
made his way 10 the swannps near
by, stilt armed with the yeap6n
he had used on the officer =
Sherif Howard wilil his depl1
ties went lnmediateiy to the scene
and the si1eria is in charge of DE
situation. 80.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25

I.ondon. Oct. 2a-unless some
unforeseen developments occur,
Andrew Bonar Law will before the
day ends. he the prime minister Of
Great Britain. Arrangements have
already been made for n conserva-
tive party meeting ut the Hotel
Cecil. The announcement of the
composition of the new ministry
and declaration of the govern
ments : program may. according TO
the latest information. BE deferred
until Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
PARACHUTE
SAVED AVIATOR
Lieut.. Harris Jumped From
Falling Airpiane and
Escaped Death

!. Dayton. Ohio. Oct. % (By the
Associated Press).-Presence of
mind of Lieut. H. r. Harris. chief
Of the flying section at McCeoll
field probably saved his life today
| when be. unstrapped his parachute
and leaped from his falling air.
plane. He landed in grape ar
Dor. in the yard OF the home OF
! Daniel Barres and his ship crash
ed to earth. completely wrecked
in the yard of William Clingman,
nearby.
1t was the first time an air SER
vice pilot has been saved in sucl,
a manner. according to officials
at the field The arbor into which
Lieutenant Harris dropped gave
way and he fell to u cement walk.
He was badly bruised and scratch
ed and was removed 10. the Me-
Cook field hospital, where physi-
clans. reported his condition rot
serious.
Scores of north Dayton citizens
witnessed the accident and saw the
plane plunge 10 earth. Mrs. Cora
Billings said she, was standing in
the street near her home talking
to a neighbor when she heard y
loud crack.
Looking up saw the machine
falling. Pieces of the wings.
broken off. fiuttered downward. a
moment la,ec saw the parachute
dropping -. then: il opened up
gradually and foaied down" s,
CIinglnaa and his six year old
son. Thomas. had been working in
the back yard 3. few minutes be-
fore the plane fell. Mrs. Clipgnan
heard the crash and tinkNng. OF
glass as the windows Of her homo
were broken and thought her hus-
band and son had been buried an
der the plane IL.
She tainted !.
MeCook, field officials immediate.
ly started an investigation. The ae-
cident is believed. to have been
caused by a weak wing support.
The plane was thcown into a nose
dive at a. height of aoouI 500 feet
Harris realized he was tae near
the earth to right the machine and
took. the, only avenue Of escape in
jumping.
Harris won the light commercial
plane event in the aerenantieal
races at Detroit last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25

Darlington. &c, 21.-.a. Mrs.
Johnson. accompanied hy her three
daughters. Misses ANa. Myrtle and
Bertha, and Johnny Hatchell, was
returning from the Pee Dee fair III
Florence last night IN touring
car. they were wrecked by the
reckless driving or an unknown
negro man in a coupe. The coupe
was being driven on the wrong
side Of the road and at break
neck speea. and hit the touring
car lieadoa. Both cara weres al
most completely demolished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-25
Three-mile Limit
Means All Ships To
Come in Bone Dry
Last Stein and Decanter to Be
Emptied Be ore Vessel
Crosses Line Which Sepa-
rates Wet From Dry
Territory =.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Ocean
steamers. which sailed from for-
eign .per,s today for the United
States faced the necessity Of care
fully computing the amount of al
coholic beverages on board. against
the mileage shown. by. the ships
daily log. The last stein and de-
canter must be emptied before the
ship crosses the three-n1ile line
marking the accepted limit of
American maritime jurisdiction. un-
der an Interpretation Of The pro
hihition laws which became effec-
tive at 1921 o'clock this morning.
Fleets OF nine companies are
temporarily exempg from. operation
OF the law. by reason Of injunction
proceedings pending before FEEDER.
a. .mdge Hand in New York. and
will be permitted 70 enter with
their wet goods safely sealed under.
the system which prevailed before
Attorney General Daugherty ruled
chat the eighteenth amendment
and the yolstead Act applied 10
American territory" as whole
and not only to the continental
terra f1rn1a..
TIE nine exempt lines in
cludes TWO American companies-
the international Mercantile Ma
rine and the United American line
and seven registered under for
eign fiags-the Cunard--Anchor
White Star. French. International
Navigation, Holiand-American.
Scandinaria1-.Anae and the
Royal Steam Packet. They have
sought permanent injunctions
against the enforcement OF the
law. on the ground that Mr..
Daugherty Went further shan the
authors Of the statute and amend
nen1 intended. or. if he did not err
in this respect, then the act itself
was Illegal in scope.
All other ships come WITHIN the
laws meaning set forth by the At
tnrnev General and approved by
President Harding.
Officials here were confident that
the. forthcoming decision Of Judge
Hand would serve TO temporarily
clear the atmosphere. Regardless
OF ifs nature an appeal will be
taken to the supreme court.
Secretary Mellon. is expected TO
give approva. tomorrow to reguIa-
tons formulated by the prohibition
bureau for guidance of customs
and prohibition authorities along
the coasts.
The regulations are expected 10
limit the activities of the dry
may to the three-nile zone except
in cases of ships which have IL
legally established contact with
the shore while themselves outside
the zone. Several. cases involving
this poin- already are engaging the
attention OF the White House. and
State Department, notably that of
the. Canadian schooner Elnerald. !.
which was recently seized eight
miles Off New York.
The British embassy has made
an issue Of the Emerald seizure,
contending tha. there was no .eyi-
denee 10 show that she was in
touch with American territory.
The prohibition agents at New York
assert that they came upon the
ship while small boats from the
shore were engaged in transferring
her liquor cargo. and that this was
sufficient TO warrant her detention.
A. more complete report has been
asked by the state department..