The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-01

ership of Lloyd George.
Polgate, Ohio, Oct 27.-Two girls
and three boys We're. Killed when
an automobile was struck by a
Baltimore & Ohio train at a cross
ing near here last night.
washington, Oct. 27-F. G..
Boatwright, of Cordele, has been
appointed by President Harding to
be United States district attorney
for the southern district OF Geor-5
gia.
charlestoMn, w Va. Oct. 27-
with the two years strike in MIN;
90 county called off by natIonaT Of
6cers; United Mine Workers District.
Secretary Fred Mooney awaited
further orders. Mooney said he pre-
sumed the strike had been aban-i
doned because martial law nl&de
victory impossible:
New 7 ork, Oct. .S1Anotaer
.international peace conference IN
Washington for, the discussion of
financial, commercial and industrial
questions was suggested by Ebert
II. Gary, chairman Of the United
States steel Corporation IN an ad-
dress at the session Of the American
sJ,.oy, Stool Jnstif1Jte %s-l
Savannah, Oct eening.
Tom evidence in LIQUOR cases does
not go into the federal court IS, nit
ed States Commissioner Richter.
held in rendering a decision in the
case against w. II. Haar, who, with
others was arrested for violation
of the dry law. officers said they
obtained evidence by looking
through hole ina fence behind
which Haar and companions are al
legged to have handled liquor. Rich
ter dismissed the defendants. .;
Cleveland. Oct. 27.-The: shot
which killed Thomas A. sO'Connel,
s. carnival promotersof OF New Haven.
Conn, in a seuffle in a RESTAURANT
here last July was fred by Mrs. a $
Mabel Champion now on trial for
first degree murder, after her
husband told her to shoot, ~. H
Cpnk lin, a former night manager
of the restaurant, the states star
witness, testified today.
Chicago, Oct. 27While = Mrs.
Tiliie Klimek and her son, ] oseph
Mitkewiz were detained pending an
investigation of her husbands III
ness, reported poisoned, Coroner
Hoffman took steps on exhurnatlon n
of the bodies of the woman $ three three
former husbands. -.
Toxic, Oct. 27.-The japanese
evacuation of Vladiyostek is seen
as the signal of new war in that
territory, with the .MaHchurians
and Russian whites aligned.
Little Rock, Oct. 27-Williarn
Rawles and John Spurgeon, strik-
| ing railroad men who were arrest
ed charged with the bombing of the
home OF w. j. Coombs, have con-
fessed, the police announced today.
Rawles took the officers to his
home where two bombs were found
buried in the garden with a guam
tity of dynamite.
Paris, Oct. 2S.-A large fund
reaching millions Of francs was
pledged by European wine inter
ests for a campaign against pro-
fibition in the United States and
other countries.
st. Louis, Oct. 2s.-selwyn o
| Edgar, s>71 years old and former
! president of the Zinc Co.. was
found shot to death in the kiteher
of his home here. He left a note
to his wife from whom he is es.
tranged. Police express a suicide
theory.
/ st. Johns, NJ. Oct. 2s.-Twc
fishermen lost in Doris from
! Portuguese fishing vessel are
reported saved by a French shiI
due to arrive here.
T Columbia, Oct. 2s.-W. j. Nc
4 Garritv, of Aiken, has been ap
pointed by Governor Harvey a.
secretary of the state board of pub
lie welfare. to succeed Rev. G
jCroft Williams. who recently re
signed to become an adjunct pro.
fessor at the University and alst
irector of st. Johns Episcopa
ichurch. Announcement of Mr.
McGarrity's appointment was made
this afternoon.
/ Napa, Calf. Oct. 2s.-Ma,
Tamil. ranciner, was drowned las
night in seven foot wine va
while stirring the wine.
Dedeagatch. Thrace, Oct rs
Exhausted by their slow and wear.
flight toward Macedonia, the vas
swarms of refugees now crowdins
the country roads face starvation
and disease Thousands are be
lieved to be certain to perish with
in the next few weeks. despite th'