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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-14
PREACHER Is BOSS
Minister is Now in Charge Of Law En-
forcement in Chicago.


The Reverend John H. Williamson,
pastor of a Methodist Episcopal church
of Chicago, on Thursday became law
enforcement commissioner Of Chicago,
with supreme powers in caring for the
city's moral welfare. His appointment
to the post, especially created by
Mayor William Hale Thompson at the
request Of reform and religious organi-
cations, was announced by the mayor
and Mr.. Williamson resigned as pastor
Of his church and formally accepted
the new position.
In announcing his acceptance, the
law enforcement commissioner declar-
ed that his office would be conducted
"in accordance with the teachings OF
Christ" He appealed to all Christian
organizations, regardless Of race, color
and creed, to join him IN a crime drive
which would forever rid Chicago Of
crooks, regardless Of what strata or
life they lived in.
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GSdNlhS TIC SHd"'SahS.
"Well good bye, Roberts old boy,
write to us some time. When l get off
Of here and so visiting around CASTOR
county I'll see you on the chaingang up
there. Wish was a Citing off of
here. Well so long"
That was the way the white convicts
talked to Earl Roberts, young white
man who finished his term of five
months on the chaingang Saturday and
who was taken to the county Jail to
await the arrival of an officer from
Castor county to carry him to Gas
tonia where he is wanted to answer a
charge of stealing an automobile.
Come on and go out to the chain
gang with me after a prisoner said
Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn Saturday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-14
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

While waiting for DR.. Ball Of the
First Baptist church to finish a talk TO
the crowd in regard to the collection
for the evangelist, that is now being
taken, Mr.. Sunday stopped at the press
box to talk baseball with Morgan
Blake, sporting editor of the Atlanta
Journal. In fact, Billy was engaged in
such an animated conversation with
sporting writer, regarding baseball cell
ebrities that he was moment late in
starting after the Spartanburg minister
had concluded.
As usual he started into his sermon
without any formalities. He appeared
to be feeling unusually well this after
noon. Wearing n gray suit, with black
patent leather shoes and gray spats and
a brown tie, he looked unusually fit and
fresh He announced that he would
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
one Thing Certain.

In law nothing is certain but ex.
penSe. Samuel Butler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
Morris Levin
Bennington, VI.

picture, Forever starring El lie Fer.
guson and Wallace Reid, strained TO.
ward an exceptional achievement. The
re ults will speak for themselves FIR.
day and Saturday at the Opera House.
where the picture will be the feature
for two days The sets of this picture
were in many cases built colidly of
brick and concrete, particular care he.
ing taken with the Newgate ia scenes.
In Peter lbbetsons cell, where Wal.
lace Reid, as the central character.
langu.3hes through most of his life.
the scenic construction followed exact
~ pictures of cell in that old British
prison, Stimulating even tha cobwebs
which hung IN the dusty corners. The
story thrilling and tbs supporting
cast unusually clever. ro. "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
FOR SALE


y
10 acres Of fine meadow land; acres
az pasture land acres OF wood lana
new house. well built. with 4
sleeplag rooms. parlor, dintg-rooln,
bath. panty. two kitchens and WOOD
house H,ated with a furnace Plumb
ing modern and connected with wv
harreil cister1 under barn. Pure water
from recent. drilled well. New barn
i0x50 with garage In same. Ice house
and hen house.
TO build building today would cost
more than $4,000. Just the place Tor
market garden or autoist tea-room ana
lodging house. Handy to BENNINGTON
North Bennington and South Shaits-
bury on state Road. t..-.
or large family OF grown persons
could work in mills producing prac-
tically entire sustenance from soil, CIV
ing them a chance TO save the greater
part OF their earnings, or tlne sum-
mer outing home for some city PARTY
only reason for offering for sale is that
the recently purchased Pratt place
combines all requirements for home.
For Further particulars see:
\. II. WINSLOW 3l5 Main street,
Authorized selling agent of property
for The Winslow Home for Aged Cor
poration
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and VILLAGE and
Advertisements.

Abe, the jewcler, viii be at the
Putnam house Friday evening.
John Kelley Of Troy Is spending
few days in town on business
Fish, fresh lake at CheckerlIne.
Lake trout, white fish, bull heads,
blue p he, yellow pike
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayld Moore left
Thursday for I'll Centre Cmii., where
they VIII make their future home.
Mems grey wooden union suits.
slightly imperfect, special sl95, at
y. 'Sh .mlintzky, ll5 North ST . 2it2
"The Beauty shop, In addition TO
wagonoads Of fun, has real, inter.
esting and exciting plot. OF course,
you'll see 1t. Harte theatre today.
( For extra nice fish, call - 70.
night, and Checkerline VIII deliver
early Fr day morning.
Mrs. /. II. Nichols motored to Man.
leicester Wednesday TO take a party
to the County Sunday School Associ.
alton convention.
] Halibut. haddock, cod. mackercl,
founders. butter FISH, small mackerel.
Boston blue. nice sa.mon and sword
fish CheekerlIne iel 2O4.
Womens wool sport hose. heather
color and tan, with 81 clocking. spec
ial 49c, at B. Shimlintzky, ll5 North
street. 24t2
Directly after the Method st prayer
meeting tonight there Will be an i'm.
portant business meeting Of the com
mittee for the Bazaar
The Congregational Chapel serv-
ice tonight will be he d in the chapel
parlOr. The hour is 730. An electric
heater will make the room comfort
alb.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w Taylor OF North
street have returned from two
weeks vacation spent in New York
New Jersey and Connecticut They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs
Fred Reed Of Manchester.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Miller and Mrs
Water Hudson OF Westwood y. J..
have been spending q few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 4. Richmond They
returned today by motor and were
accompanied as far as New York b.
Miss Mildred Richmond
Can you imagine what it would fee
ike to be enjoying long expected
visit from your son. an officer in The
army. and to be suddenly interrupted
, by Soviet officials who arrive ant
carry him off, presumably to death
This is what happened to Nine Pona
fidine, who speaks in High school hal
October 4, Sis p. m.
Frank J. Seidel r.. and Miss Ga
celia Sartori we're married Wednesday
forenoon by Rev T, r. Carly. They
were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Alber
Burgess After the ceremony we'd
ding luncheon was served by Mrs
Jennie Connolly to few friends Mr.
seidel3is employed as gardener a
the Everett home. arc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28


dolphin has 200 teeth. ana a
garden snail more than 400.
Cardinal Wolsey always held in
teryieWs with eat by his side.
liaf the homes in existence in
American cities were built before
1880.
Some Of the birds Of eastern
Europe travel as for as Japan for the
wnte'.
Acoutis, little brown animals native
IN Guinea are born with practically
"a fun set of teeth.
The consumpt on of fish in Ger
many has been largely augmented
OF late partly due to the in.
creased prices Tor meat.
Ph0nogIaph music has been sue
cesslully tired to divert the atten
tion OF patient from the sufferings
before aud after operations.
Because fishes are wise enough
to steer clear of white nets, fisher.
men OF Dalmata coor their nets
with brown and bright green dyes.
Nero is said to have given the
cquiya ent Of $250,OO0 for two spec al
GLASS cups thus beating even pre-.
sentday prices for rare glassware.
Every time King George leaves
buckingham Pa.aee he is 10 med by
a small squad of Scotland Yard
officers. who remain with him until
his return
Sal ors ave very supcrst t'ous re-.
galding cats. To throw eat over.
beard means an invitation to bad
weather and when a sh p's cat is
frisky, heavy ga.es are forctold
The div dends received by Joha
u. Roct eieller in che recent year
&re stated on good authority t.
have amounted to $75,0e 900
roughly the equivalent CT lis tens Of
gold
/, The largest sum ever won bv an
owner in a course of single racing
season in England was won by the
Duke of Port and with his two
horses. Donovan and Ayrshire. The
amount was in excess of $36O,OOO.
The crew of a Gloucester fishing
schooner harpooned a turtle off Nan
tuckct recently weighing 1900 lbs
1t measured seven feet in length
and ten feet from clipper to ripper a
native OF the Gulf of Mexico.
4 Official documents of the Brit sh
Government are known as blue
books, from the fact that they are
printed on blue paper. Yellow is the
4 French official color white is e.
German choice, red the Austrian
and green the Italian
Confscated liquor worth $4,000
was poured into the Assowoga River,
/ in Connecticut recently and thou
sands of fish have since been suffer.
ing from alcoholic ntoxication. A
mill race was so choked with the
nebriated fish that hundreds had to
be scooped up before the power
machinery could function.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
THINK SlLENCER USED
IN DOUBLE MURDER
Man and Woman Found Shot TO Death
In New York Lodging

New York. Sept. 2S.---Nlrs. Lillian
Schmidt, 90, and Benjamin Rosney
- also married were found shot to
death last night in the room of a
lodging house at 22l East 18th street
The police are looking for a man who
rented the room and who left the
place about two minutes before the
crime was discovered
The police believe that the crime
was carefully planned and that the
murderer tried to kill both his We.
TINS in the same manner, by shot
through the head in each case. A
new, empty box which had contained
a 32-caiber revolver and carton OF
30 cartridges were found in the room
Mrs. Schmidts head was pierced by
a du let and she was shot through
both wrists as if she had raised her
hands to SHE d herself Rosney1i
cap was drilled by a bullet but the
murderer had m ssed his head. Ros-
ney was killed by shot through the
abdomen,
Roomers in the house. say they
heard no shots and the police believe
a silencery was attached 10 the gun.
The noise which aroused roomer
across the hall was the sound of a
heavy fall He called the proprietor.
Joseph Epst, and the latter was on
his way upstairs when the man who
had rented the room where the bod
les lay ran down toward the fro4t
door
Good evening, the departing
guest called pleasantly to Epst.
Two minutes later Epst opened the
door to see the bodies Of the man
and the woman on the floor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
NOTICE
no the Taxpayers OF the Town of Ben
ningtOn

TO the Taxpayers OF the Town OF Ben
ningtOn
A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF 1872
has been placed IN my hands for col
lection Az follows: SL60 on the dollar
for the Tom Tax, 20 cents on the dol
lar for-the Town Highway Tax, N;OQ
on the dollar for the Town District
school Tax.
hereby demand payment of said
taxes and notify you that l will attend
'at the Remington County savings
Bank from o'clock a. m. untu 8
O'Clock q. IN.
There will be discount Of per
cent on Town Tax If paid within w
days. ,,
Remington VT. August /. ls@Z
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-28
early on Scroll Of Fame.

Eratosthenes. head Of the Alexan-
dria library first measured the circum-
ference OF the earth In 245 B. Q.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
ARRAIGN SHEFFER
FOR DOUBLE MURDER
NJ an Accused Of Killing
Brother and Sister-in-Law
Pleads Not Guilty.

FORT WAYNE, June 3e.-CBy A.
P)-Nie Shelter held as suspect In
connection with the mysterious muir
der Of his brother. James ". Shelf
fer, and the latters wife. Cora. on
the night OF June % at their home
In Auburn. was formally arraigned
before Justice OF the Peace Thomas
c. Ford at Auburn. DeKaIb county.
at $50 o'clock Friday afternoon on
a charge OF first degree murder.
Shelter pleaded not guilty and
asked for a preliminary hearing fol-
lowing an agreement with Deputy
Prosecutor Charles Smith. July Il
was the date set for the hearing and
he was returned 10 the DeKalb coun-
" jail He was ordered held with
out bail.
The prisoner was taken 20 Auburn
from the Allen county jail IN Fort
Wayne by the sheriff and a deputy
late Friday afternoon and he was
arraigned before Justice Ford i'm
medtately upon his arrival. He was
brought here last Saturday nigh1
following threats Of lynching and
mob action. He said an attorney
was unnecessary" adding that all
ne could do was 20 tell his story. on
account OF his extreme deafness he
was allowed 20 read the afiidavits
which had been prepared. one charg-
ing him with the murder OF James
". Shelter and the other with the
staying OF Cora Shefrer.'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
Shipments STRIKE
WILL NOT AFFECT
RUNNING OF TRAINS
Railway Executives Announce
Walkout Will Not Hamper
Operation.

CHICAGO, June 30.-(By a. P)
The trains will continue to run,
or no strike" railway executives
united in declaring Friday night
after the efforts OF the United
States railroad labor board 10 halt
strike of 100000 shop men set for
tomorrow had met with apparent
failure.
Neither the maintenance of way
employees who also have been TAX
ing a strike vote. but who have de-
cided not TO walk out Saturday nor
the shop crafts mechanics who are
scheduled to throw down their tools
at 10 o'clock Saturday have any
thing 10 do with the actual opera
ton Of the trains. the railroad man
ayers explained.
That work. it was explained Is
carried out by the big four" broth
erhOods. whose international pres
idents issued orders yesterday that
their mem bers should continue 10
carry out their usual duties, ire
spective of any strike action on the
part of other unions. The main
tenance Of way men comprise the
track repair gangs and other semi
skilled labor.
The shop crafts workers who are
more vital TO the efficient opera
ton Of road, make repairs on roll
ing stock.
Railway managers said. however.
that their present equipment would
be adequate for several months and
that emergency repairs might be
made In outside shops They esti-
mated that it would be at least
three months before a walkout Of
shop craft employees would seriously
impair the efficiency of either pas
senger or freight transportation.
The travelling public and ship
pers VIII not know there is a strike
except by reading about it in the
newspapers. declared one execu
tive
Another railroad head pointed
to the case Of the Western Mary
land, where he said the shop mer
had struck three months ago but
that the road was still in orera-
ton.
You can overhaul your fishing
tackle and make sure that your
favorite "muskie" line has no fray
Continued on Page Two)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
FAILS IN CAREER
GIRL TAKES LIFE
Unable TO Sell Writings, SC
Phoebe Allen Jumps into
Lagoon.

CHICAGO. June 30-Unable 20
support herself by the sale OF her
writings. unsatished yesrnings for a
career" and with but eleven cents
to her name are believed oy the
police to have caused Miss Phoebe
Allen. Roanoke, Va. 10 take her
life by jumping into a park lagoon
some time Friday or Thursday.
Searching parties. assisted by divers.
are dragging the lake in an effort to
find the body
Besides a vanity bag found near
bridge. also was found an expen-
sive cape. worn by Miss Allen when
she left her rooming house Wednes-
day night
on the night of the girls disap-
pearance the housekeeper heard her
telephone 10 a woman friend that
she had but eleven cents in the
world Miss Aliens room vas
found 10 be Uttered with returned
manuscripts OF short-stories and
scenarios
Telling the story OF the girls dis
appearance. the housekeeper Of the
fat where Miss Allen roomed, said:
More than two weeks ago a we'll
dressed young woman came TO my
home and inquired about a room for
one whom she said was her ward,
a young girl. A little later she re-
appeared with Phoebe Then she
went away and We saw her no more.
While she was at my house she re-
ceived a number OF telegl ans but
do not know from whom they came"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
RAPID PROGRESS
MADE ON TARIFF
Sen. Walsh Makes Futile Fight
Against Committee Rates
on Cereals.

WASHINGTON. june 30.-Al-
though two thirds Of its session was
devoted to cleaning up conference
reports so the house might start on
its vacation. the senate made more
rapid progress Friday on the tariff
bin than IL had in any single one OF
the 6O-odd days the measure has
been before Il. Thirty eight amend
ments u the agricultural and food
schedule were disposed Of, this in
Guiding those relating 10 all cereals,
except wheat and rice. consideration
Of which was deferred
Sen. Walsh OF Massachusetts,. a
democratic member Of the finance
committee conducted a single-hand-
ed and futile fight against the COM
mittee rates. No record votes were
demanded and the only extended
discussion was on the proposition TO
cents a bushel In offering the
amendment on this item. Chairman
McCumber said he did so by direc-
ton Of a majority Of finance COM
mittee republicans. Questioned by
Sen. Pomerene. democrat. Ohio. he
said he thought the republican agri-
cultural tariff bloc had had some
hand IN the matter"
II protest against the deceit.
fraud ard camoufage which Is evil
denced by an increase over the
house duties on cereals" eaId Sen.
Walsh This Is done simply so
candidates for offices can tell the
farmers IN their state they are be-
ing given protection"
Sen. McCumber said Sen. Walsh
should withdraw his statement that
the duty on corn was written into
the bill Ito deceive the people. 3"
He added that II any one did desire
20 mislead the farmer. as 10 its
effect this could rot be done sue
cessfully in the light OF the state
ment ne would now make.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
CONFERENCE ON
COAL SITUATION
READY TO OPEN
Conference on Strike, Called
by Pres't Harding, Will
Meet Today.
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
Administration Plans to Let
Participants Work Out
Settlement.

WASHINGTON. June 2O.-By A.
PD-An parties TO the bituminous
coal strike and TO the suspension Of
work In anthracite regions postpon-
ed action in the situation Friday
awaiting the conference Saturday
which Pres't Harding has summon
ed to discuss settlement plans.
OF the fifty men who will attend
the conference here, half are miners
union officials and they speak for
the general committee of anthracite
operators.
The delegates OF the bituminous
employers were still unsolicited Fri
day night However. A. NJ. Ogle.
president Of the National Coal as
ISOLATION. TO whom the responsible
lily for making up bituminOus rep
resentation was delegated by Pres't
Harding announced that an adequate
and open minded group would be
present.
a high government official reiter-
ated Friday that it was the admins
tratiOn's purpose to let the parti-
cipants themselves attempt TO work
out a settlement in the conference.
If progress is not made. some other
courses may be adopted by Pres't
Harding and his advisers but il was
declared Friday that the govern
ment's efforts will be based on per-
suasion and not on compulsion.
Harding Will Talk
PROSE Tar1fno mill r,,olra hrga
address, it was said. at the opening
OF the conference. welcoming his
guests ami describing issues which
he had called them 10 consider.
Delay in naming the bituminous
operators group was largely attri-
buted today 10 difficulties in getting
: the widely scattered produsing terri
tories properly represented on short
notice. District meetings of operat-
or's associations have been necessary
TO nominate represen tatives - sew
eral cases. There was no discussion
forthcoming from either the miners
union officers OF the coal operators.
who are already here upon the con-
trOversial issues which have tied up
union fields 20 indicate any weak
ening on either side. A general ex-
pectation that the government would
have suggestions to make 10 the con-
ference in case the participants
found II impossible TO devise a work
resumption plan. existed In informed
circles but it was also evident that
all officials concerned would man
tain silence on this until events
forced a decision.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01

Burns PrcUe Fatal To
Boy Who Didn't Want
to Be Thought 'YeIIOlC'

PORT CHESTER. y. Y. June
so did it because I did not
want the fellows 10 think me
yellow"
Fourteen year-old Thomas
Murray smiled bravely as ne ut
tered these words just before he
died Friday OF ghastly burns.
He was speaking to his father,
seated beside the hospital cot
Wednesday night the boy was
playing stump the leader" The
leader climbed a steep signal
tower on the New Haven tracks,
Murray followed half way and
then stopped.
Come on Don't be yellow"
cried the leader. Stung by the
taunt the boy climbed up 10
the platform. do this if you
can" he called TO his fellows.
and bent perilously over the
edge OF the platform
Accidentally ne touched a
high tension electric wire. was
hurled back on 10 the platform
and his clothes set afire. For
two days he lay unconscious in
the hospital
Then moment OF clear
thought. his explanation TO his
father, and the end.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-01
MEXICANS RELEASE
AMERICAN OIL MEN
Yet Unknown Whether Men
Were Released by Ransom
or Voluntarily.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-(By a.
PO-Americans work ing for oil
companies in the Tampico region
all had been released from restraint
by bandits who had held them for
ransom I'm the face Of full informa-
ton "a 10 what had occurred az the
two camps raided by the marauders.
Consul Shaw at Tampico merely
reported Friday that the 80 persons
held by the raiders at Pecera camp
OF the Iacorona company we're mo
longer" held He had previously
estimated that about half a dozen
American companies were included
IN this group and new representa-
tons that they he protected we've
sent to Mexico City by the depart
ment
Consul Shaw was asked for a more
detailed report OF the mos recent
incidents in the oil fields IL was
not known whether the bandits had
been bought off through payment OF
ransom or driven of by the ap-
preaching federal forces. In view
Of the dearth OF information officials
here continued the silence that has
characterized their attitude since
the capture OF A. Bruce Bielaski
near Cuernavaca.
With regard TO the statement
made by Mexico City newspapers
that Bielasli connived in his own
abduction, officials had nothing 10
say II was pointed out. however
that official information on the Bic
TASK. incident was confined 70 the
Few brief messages sent by Charge
Summerlln in Mexico CITY There
has been no suggestion in any OF
these advices that tended 20 throw
any suspicion around the abduction.
So far as recent>Svents IN Mexico
may effect the question OF American
recognition OF the Ohregon govern
ment today OF Rep. Connaily. de-
mocrat Texas. in laying before the
house a resolution proposing a
joint congressional inquiry into the
instances OF bandS depredations
against Americans may be signif-
cant Of the pressure being gained
n Washington from .hese incidents.
There was no discussion OF the re-
solutions. under the rules. but Mr..
Connally pointed ont that II the abb
lity Of the Obregon government 20
maintain order. while n they were
rot true g was evident that some
, one was seeking 20 inture the stand
ing OF that government in the Uni
ted States