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Washington, June 17.?Congress- ]
.man W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw, said *
.today that the Republican leaders Jn i
.the Mouse .are -blacking the impoat- <
.ant 1)111 which passed the Senate -lor
the deposit of $&0(ft<X0r000 of.government
.funds with Jthe Federal Farm
Loan Board to enable It to ,go ahead
with loans .preliminary to the issue
xol another fAOtOOA/AlXO of bonds neat
September. About a week .ago -jtbe
.House .banking .and currency commit.
tee of which he Is a member, voted
to report .the Ulll favorably, although
.the majority of the Republican mumberg
<of the committee, .Including the
chairman, voted adversely.
At the behest of the Republioan
.steeing committee, Mr. Stevenson
says. Congressman Nelson, of Wisconsin,
w!ho was instructed to report
tthe blR, withheld action and got fthe
Republican committeemen together
Jor reconsideration. "The result of
this was a com promise on a bill :fvrr
.a deposit of not more ithan $26[00Q,001),
but carrying a joker which
- would really have prevented the de'
' posit of more than vfl6j000?000 and
whh?h would have been entirely unsatisfactory
to the Fami Loan Board.
Today the Democrats on the com-,
mlttee, with the aid of a minority of '
Doni^KllAfififl AOIIOaH fHo 4nlror */\ Kn
eliminated from the compromise
proposition, and they will continue
their Tight to have the bill reported"
.according to the original instruction
of the committee. They feel, however,
that the opposition of the Republican
steeitng committee makes their fight
a very difficult one.
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Price-Smith. J
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Settlers, June 18?Last Tuesday af- 1
termoon .at 6 o'clock, Miss Mattie t
Price And HarcQd Allyn Smith were
married at the home of the bride's 1
.aunt, Mrs. Leslie Rogers at MUllinB, i
ttbo Rev.. G. P. Watson, D. D., affi- t
dating Only a few of the immediate e
relatives and friends witnessed the 2
ceremony.. <
Mrs. Smith has been a teacher in t
the school "here for three years, and t
by her charming personality .and 1
livable disposition She (has won many 1
friends. Her home is in Rocky Mount, ,
Jtf. CL She formerly lived in Mullins. 1
Mr. Smith, "before coming here was 1
from Whtteville, N. C- hut he has 4
made his home here for nine years. <
He is a young and orosDerouR mer- t
dMOlt And farmer. <
Mr, and Mrs. Smith will make their t
home in Sellers. They have the
best wishes of the people of the t
community for a successful and ha*- c
V7 future. t
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^.EGBO MAKES OONimiON s
BEFORE BEING BOtNED- J
t
Moultrie. Ga., June 20?Jno. Henry t
Williams, negro, slayer of Lorean s
Wilkes, 12 year old white girl was t
burned at the stake Saturday by a t
mob after he had been convicted of 1
first degree murder and sentenced to
b? hanged July 8. The prisoner was
taken from the officers as he was being
escorted from the eourtroom and
was rushed to the scene of his crime \
where he was tied to the stump of a t
tree. I
Williams calmly smoked a cigar- J
ette as the match was applied to the r
fuel around him and he made but lit- <J
tie outcry as the flames slowly burned 1
him to death. It was reported that he J
made a full confession. The mob t
quietly disappeared after the lynch- i
ing and thus far no arrests have been i
made. t
Williams who at his trial denied y
his guilt, is alleged to have made a b
full confession to members of the c
mob even telling how the girl beg- d
?ed him to spare her life. I
It wag when he saw the girl pass n
h1g home on her way to a store at J
Autreyvllle, Ga., that he planned the o
crime, the negro is said to have declared.
He cut her throat with a
knife and then dragged her body into
a shallow pond and weighted it down
with -water soaked logs, according to n
his alleged confession. The negro ?
waded oat into the pond and showed ^
the mob members where he had hid n
the body. He appeared little disturb- t]
ed. The meb stood quietly on the c
hanks of the pond and listened to his c
lory. t!
It was to a big stump near the q
edge of the pond that Williams was f,
chained and burned. Wood was piled y
around him and gasoline poured on q
the fuel. Just before the match was n
applied the negrb as^ed for a cigar- v
ette and it was put in his mouth and
lighted for him. He was calmly puf- jy
t ting smoke when the match was ap- j4
plied to the stake. As the flames 0
' flared up and found their way way to jj
Williams he made no outcry,, but his h
I body went through horrible contor- ?
tlona. i;
Finally the wind veered blowing
the smoke and flames away from his 0
^ head, making it possible for him to ?
apeak, and the negro began to sing, d
V continuing until the smoke stifled a
him. . e!
^ Mr. J. H. Wilkes has completed the
* annual audit of the county's books s]
* Mil returned to Columbia. a
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THE DILM)N HERAL
POSTON GIVEN L4FE SENTENCE.
Found Guilty of Killing jr. H. MUler.
New Trial is Denied.
Atlngstree, June AO?The trial of
Tcm PoBton for the killing of J. H.
Miller reached its .climax here Saturiay
when the Jury brought in their
verdict of guilty of murder with recjminendation
to mercy.
An appeaL for a .new trial on the '
ground that the defense did not have
Lime nor the opportunity to prepare
?vidence as a rebuttal for testimony
>f two of the witnesses tending to
ihow that the act was committed with
premeditation was overruled by the
:ourt. The court sentenced Poston to i
serve the remainder of his life at
lard labor either on the chaingang or '
an 'the public wotks.
Poston was charged with the kill- i
ng of J. B. Miller, superintendent of
the Take City electric plant. Mr. Mil- <
ter-was found dead midnight. May 7.
IV -fh. rnari?lils ?*v - '
_. c . w W?l\5 1*41**2 UUI III U1 |
3ades with a bullet hole in his head, i
Vfr. Miller had been in the habit of I
making the trip Trom Lake City to
Evingstree every Saturday night to
wend Sunday with his wife and family
and on the night of the tragedy he
lad collided with a car driven by
PcSton. This collision, it was alleged i
was the cause df the killing, the i
state also introducing evidence to
Ihow premeditation. 1
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SHOWER OF METEORS TO
FALL ON EARTH SHORTLY
. 1
Winnecke's Comet WTill Be Visible
Wednesday and Will Throw off i
'Particles the Following Tuesday;
Comes Within About Nine Million i
Miles of the Earth.
Next Wednesday this old earth i
rtarte it8 journey 'through one of the i
itost hazardous portions of its long 1
Circuit around the sun, and between
ihat day and next Monday it is to pas8
Kttthin "speaking distance with the '
?an-WinneCke's comet," officials of
:he weather bureau announce. I
The world's astronomers are now i
lolding their breath for a bump that
s m store for them and the rest, for
;hat martter, if the itwo huge bodies
Ihould get close enough to collide.
\nd evenshould the earth and this i
:oni?t fall to hit, and the men of the <
stars (do not believe they will it is ]
itated definitely that athe earth is to <
)as8 thaough the tall of the comet i
vlth a more or leas exciting result. 1
The comet will be visible beginning i
Wednesday and on the following 1
ruesda&- meteors are expected to i
'rain down," the weather bureau men i
leclare. It is expected that the <
:arth will pass within 9,000,000 miles i
>f Winnecke's comet And at that
Jme it vtfUl be "going acme:" '
The breath-ftaking feature of all i
:his is the fact that the tail of this <
tomet is about two million miles long 1
md is composed of small particles
ibout the siae of a 9,600-ton steam- 1
:hip. These particles are all of
vhite heat and are traveling at the
Ate of a million miles a month and
t oertainly w!ill not be entertaining 1
o pass through a few hundred thousuvd
miles of these. It is expected that 1
he meteors will begin to fall when
bey concentrate near the big diper. *
Phey will begty to fall next Tuesday. 1
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Shaw-Beth en.
A marriage of much interest to aji
cif|p rirrlp of friAnrto thrnmrhiMW
wo Carolinas was that of Mrs. 1
Jlanche Stanton Shaw and Mr. Geo.
f. Bethea, of Tatunx, S. C. The mar- 1
iage wag quietly solemnised Tues- 1
lay, June 14th, at high noon at the
iome of the bride's mother, Mrs. '
ames A. Stanton, Sr., only the members
of the immediate family being t
present. The bride is well known and
topular in all circles. She Is an at- 1
lactlve as well as an accomplished
oung woman and counts her friends
iy the score. Mr. Bethea is a native 1
if Latta, S. C., but has been a resi- I
lent of thiB place for several months. 1
ic is a popular and successful young >
nan and commands many friends in *
larlboro county as well as through- 1
>ut the state. E
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QllBT HOME MARRIAGE. J
Miss Jane Gibson, one of Dillon's 8
lost popular young ladies, and Mr. r
lenry Covington of Bennettsvllle, *
rere married last Thursday afterioon
at 6:30 o'clock at the home of e
he bride's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth ^
libson, the Rev. Watson B. Dun- '
an, pastor of the bride, performing 1
he ceremony. The marriage was a
uiet home affair, only the immediate
amiltes of the young couple and a
ew intimate friends being present,
'he only attendant was the bride's j
elce. little Argent Bethea Gibson, J
rho acted as ring bearer.
The bride is a native of Gibson, 0
f. C., but has made her home in Dil- r
in with her mother for a number c
f years. She is a member of a prom- 11
lent Marlboro county family, and n
as many friends in Marlboro and a
Hllon counties by whom she is great- c
v loved and admired.
The bridegroom is in the employ r
f the United States postofflce at n
lennettsville, and after a brief weding
trip the young couple will be 11
t home to their many friends in that e
Ity. ?
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Andrew J. Bethea of Columbia, a
pent last Sunday in Dillon with rel- n
e
Stliff
D, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA. '
MARS BLUFF GETS BRIDGE.
Highway Commission Will Build
Bridge at Ferry Crossing.
The State highway commission at
its June meeting in Columbia last
week reached a decision as to the
Pee Dee bridge, a matter that has
been hanging fire for some months.
The commission decided to carry
out if possible the wishes of the Pee
Dee bridge commission and to erect
the bridge, if it is found that It can
be done, at the point selected by the
Pee Dee commission on the site of
the present Mars Bluff ferry.
Thft Qloto nAm m (otiinn v, f? J
wvw%v vvuiuuooiVU uou OC1CVICU
a site up the river from this point,
its selection having been based on the
topography, the cost of construction,
the approach of the highway on both
Bides and other engineering points.
The highway department is to proceed
with plans for the bridge and if
it is found that the site selected by
the Pee Dee commission can be used
and the federal aid secured for the
bridge at this point. the construction
will be rushed.
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Sells Corn to Officei*.
Spartanburg, June 15?Yesterday
afternoon while court was in session
a man giving his name aB Bud Henley
walked up to a man who he
thought looked thirsty and asked if j
he did not want to buy a pint. There |
was another man standing near and:
he was asked the same question. The J
men solicited happened to be rural j
policemen, Maud McAbee and Hor-:
ace Hutchett.
The officers went with the man to I
get the pure corn and were taken j
back of the Salvation Army hall toj
a vacant lot where Roland Harris,:
an old offender, handed out the booze j
to the officers. The men and booze |
were taken into custody and cases
were made against both of them.
This, it ig thought, is the first time
that a record has been made of a
bootlegger soliciting an officer in the
court room itself.
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The First Cotton Bloom.
i ne urBi couon Diooni or tne sea-1
son was sent in Monday morning by
Gurley Gasque who farms on Mr. J.
D. Manning's Creek Place. Gurley is
one of the most industrious farmers
In the county. He believes in diversification
and last year paid the expenses
of his crop and had a little profit
left over. This year he is planting 10
acres of corn, 1 acre of sweet potatoes,
1-2 acre of cane, 1 acre of watermelons
and cantaloupes and 18
acres of cotton.
Shortly after Gurley's blossom was
received Robert Jackson brought in
i blossom and Tuesday morning several
blosBonis were sent in by A- L.
Wallace.
Service* At The Methodist Church.
Main Street Methodist Church, Dr. '
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor.
Sunday School at 10 A- M., Mr.
. H. Muller, Superintendent. '
Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8:30 P.
VI. by the Pastor. ''
Morning Subject: "Parables By the '
Sea"; No. 1.?"How We Should
Hear." t
Evening Subject: "The Message ofj'
The Rainbow."
Junior League at 4 P. M., Missi'
Sarah Hargrove, President.
Senior League at 7:30 P. M., Miss 1
Lelia Braddy, President.
At this meeting short addresses 1
vill be made by Messrs. Charles Ilarcw
and Herman Duncan.
Prayer service on Wednesday at 1
? P. M.
Public cordially invited to all ser- '
rices. 11
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S I'M HE It OF YOUNG <
MEN IN PRISON
Columbia, June 20?A deplorable 1
lumber of young men are in-the state *
lenitentiary, says Secretary G. Croft i
Williams, in a report on an inspection
vhich he made of the prison last t
veek. He says there are 531 white i
lien, 42 colored men, 5 white women ^
ind 4 3 colored women in the peniteniary.
A year ago there were only c
ir wnue men in the prison, and Mr. f
AiULams says, that the increase is <
ilarming. Most of them are young
nen, who should be making business- >
s and homes, and yet they are prison
nmates. A number of the men are <
ix-service men. Secretary Williams
ommends the humane adminlstra- t
ion of the penitentiary by Superinendent
A. K. Sanders.
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?ALL FROM CAR 1
CAUSE OF DEATH, i
Florence, June 20?Bartow Wil- t
iams, aged 22,, died last night from t
r.juries he received Saturday mornng
when he fell from the box seat 1
>f a racing car to the hard surfaced c
c-adway. Williams was lighting a 1
igarette as the car turned a cor- c
ler and lost his balance. A coro- l
ler's jury after the investigation this f
.fternoon absolved the driver of the S
ar from all blame it being estab- (
lehed that he was driving at a slow I
ate of speed. Williams was at first
iOt thought to be seriously injured- ?
>ut his condition became alarming <
ater and he was rushed to the Flor- c
nee infirmary dying soon after he
ntered the hospital. He leaves a ?
ridow and one child. The family was
riginally from Marlon. The funeral <
errices were held here this after- 1
ioon and the body buried at Mlspah i
hurch near Mars Bluff. <
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rHURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 28. ltt
FA KM LOAN FUNDS
AVAILABLE SOON.
Says Mr. Lever in I>etter u> Senator
Harris. Nearly *40.000,001) in
Hand.
Washington June 20?In a letter
to Senator Harris, of Georgia, who '
wrote to inquire as to the status of
the farm loan credit machinery, for- i
mer Representative A. F. Lever, now i
a member of the Farm Loan Board, <
says that all but about 12,600,000 of '
the recent $40,000,000 issue of fed- ]
eral farm loan bonds have been sold 1
and that when that smell remaining
portion shall have been sold the farm ,
loan system will be ready to lend the ]
$40,000,000 to the farmers of the
country on a basis of pro rata allot- i
ments (so much per farm loan dis- i
trlct.)
The Third district, including the
States of North and South Carolina, ,
Georgia and Florida, is to be allotted
SI> ssn nan r.T >,?? ?1H nn/1 on-ft
T.twwvfvvv wt VHV f T V,U\'U,VUV, OUUH 1
to be available for loaning, according \
to Mr. Lever's letter, from which the i
following quotation may be made
in fuller explanation:
"The loanable fnnds of the farm
loan system are derived from the
sale of farm loan bonds based on
first mortgages on farm lands and
aside from such funds the system is
without money.
"On April 18, of this year, an offering
of $40,000,000 of farm loan
bonds was made and approximately
$38,000,000 of these have been taken
by the public though it is our ex-1
pectation that the entire offering will1
be absorbed shortly, thus giving a!
loanable fund for the entire country1
of $40,000,000.^
COUNTY NEWS.
Sellers.
Miss Mattie Price and Mr. H. Allyn j
Smith were quietly married on
Tuesday, June 14th at the home of,
the bride's aunt, Mrs. L. L. Rogers
at Mullins. The bride, as Miss Mattiej
Price, has been the efficient primary
teacher here for the past three terms1
and her many friends are clad to
know that she.has decided to make
Sellers her home.
The engagement of Miss Leila
Culbreth to Mr. Thomas Utley of Sullivan's
Island has been announced.
Miss Culbreth is one of our most
worthy girls, and her many friends
wish her every happiness possible.
Miss Alma and Flora Watson of
Latta were visiting; relatives here
Sunday.
Rev. P. K. Crosby is at Spartanburg
attending the training school
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall of Whiteville.
N. C., visited relatives here last Sunday.
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Lake View.
We are all glad to see such a nice
rain which came Sunday afternoon. ,
Mr. L. T. Ford who has been sick
For quitc awhile, passed away Sat-1 j
urday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock andi(
was laid to rest in the Lake View'
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Jane Watson and little dttugh-l(
ter, of Oklahoma are visiting her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Temple.
Miss Lucile Powell left Monday for
Winthrop College where she will at- |
tend the summer school.
Miss Ethf-l Gambol of Kingstiee is
risking her sister Mrs. Russel Carris. ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bailey and lit-, j
lie daughter spent Sunday in Latta. i
Mr. Wade Temple is home from the1 ,
Citadel for the summer vacation. |(
Rev. W. C. Wallace and family of (
Ichnsonville are visiting Mrs. L. T. I.
Ford.
Mr. Hall and family of Lumbertoni'
lave moved in with Mr. Temple Bul-|t
ock. L
Mrs. Lena Bullock spent the week,
*nd with her parents in Lumberton. (
Mrs. R. F. Elvington and children j
tiave returned home after spending'
some time with friends and relatives
11 Ivinston, N. C.
Miss Clara Powell entertained a ^
lumber of friends last Tuesday evenng
in honor of Mrs. W. T. Powell ,
which was enjoyed by all.
A base ball same was played Frilay
afternoon between Lake View 1
md Marietta. Score 4 to 3 in favor s
>f Marietta.
Little Miss Alice Smith spent the
week end with friends in Marion.
Mrs. L. G. Miller spent the week
^nd with Mrs. Shep Page of Marietta. r
Mr. Shep Page of Marietta was in ^
own Saturday on business. *
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Woman PiVshles Over Congress. r
Washington. June 20?For the
'irst time in the history of the Anier. P
con congress, a woman presided over *
he deliberations of one of its houses n
oday.
"Miss Alice" Robertson, of Oklaloma,
the only woman member of
congress, wielded the gavel while the tl
louse of representatives, at the re- j
luest of President Harding and Sec- r
etary of State Hughes, passed a bill fi
mthorizing the sending of a United w
States commission to Peru during the f<
Centennial celebration in that re- b
>ubllc.
The members of the house rose and u
tpplaud when Speaker Gillett re- IS
luested "Miss Alice" to ascend to the v
hair. When she announced the pas- u
ifige of the bill, she was applauded tl
igain.
During her brief term as presiding G
>fflcer she made the house behave for
:he only half hour of recent years n
members did not have to be silenced L
fir called to order. u
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21.
TAJ* OX THE UI(i EIGHT.
(iovrriimciit Will Get More Than C'arpentier
or I>empsey.
Uncle Sam never drew on a boxing
glove in hits life, but he'll make more
money than Jack Dentpsey, George
Carpentier or Tex Kickard July 2.
Figures which will doubtless bring
sleepless nights to Dempsey's manager,
Jack Kerns and cause Francois
Descamps, manager of Carpentier,
more worry than a newspaper
photographer, were quoted today by
Internal revenue officials
Dempsey's income tax for $300,000
approximately what he will receive
for the battle will amount to $161,270.
Carpentier's toll, when exemptions
for his wife and child are subtracted,
will total a modest $93,334.
That makes the score on the division
of the purse read: United States
government. $254,604; boxers. $245,4E5,
interesting news to Mr. Average
American Citizen, who, according to
the revenue officials, pays a tax on an
annual income between $5,000 and
$6,000.
The marked difference between the
taxes of the boxers is due to the surtax
on the difference between $300,000
and $200,000.
Government profits on the bout also
include the 10 per cent, admission
tax. which will amount to approximately
$100,000. The state of New
Jersey will exact a like sum.
Promoter Tex Richard, whose profits
may be $100,000, will be taxed
an amount which will bring the total
government revenue from the encoun.
ter to considerably more than $500,G00,
the richest sporting plum in
history.
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ANDREWS SUFFERS
damack by stoum.
Hoofs Blown Off and Houses Damaged
by Heavy Wind. Crops
Need Rain.
Andrews, June 20?Andrews was
visited Sunday afternoon by ? severe
wind and electrical storm, but no one
was seriously injured. One negro
man sustained bruises on his head
and limbs from roofing which was
blown from the Farmers' tobacco
warehousee. The wind blew open a
door of this warehouse and carried
away a considerable portion of the
roof, rafters and all. A porch roof
on the north side of a storage building
wag blown up and over the building.
some of It landing in Main street
and some landing in the back yard of
a residence lot two or three hundred
yards away. A few trees were
broken off or uprooted. One new
dwelling was considerably damaged,
and many telephones put out of commission.
Although only a light rain
fell, still the farmers of this section
were glad to see it as their crops,
and especially tobacco have suffered
from several weeks of dry weather.
All crops are unusually small and late
for this time, and it appears now that
?ven with favorable weather condi- ,
liens not more than two thirds of aji
normal crop of tobacco will be pro- 1
luced. 1
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NEUKOES I\<UKASE HOLDINGS. ,
1
Iteeords Show They are Having Sou- j
thern Farms. ,
Farmes operated by negroes in 11
'eurteen southern states, including
Delaware and Maryland, in 1920. j
lumbered 9 20,976, an increase of |
10,152 over 1910, or 28.7 per cent.'i
if the farms in the United States, the
'ensus bureau announced today. The j
otal acreage of these farms was 41,- j
14 6,94 2, valued at $2,229,062,790. j
Farms operated by negro tenants (
otaled 702,215, an increase of 23.659 >
ompared with ten years ago. or 4 4.1 1
ier cent of all tenant farms i:. the ,
ountrv.
Farms operated by negroes in 1920 t
>> states included: 't
Virginia, 4 7,600; North Carolina,
'4.84; South Carolina, 100,005;]}
Jeorgia, 130.176; Florida. 12,954; ji
(entucky, 12,624; Tennessee, 38,-j(
-81; Alabama, 95,200; Missippi, ]
61,000; Arkansas, 72,272; Louisia-U
ia, 62,036; Oklahoma, 18,737; Tex-' ^
is. 78,664. |?,
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Bride and Groom Arrive. ,1
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith, who were i
.larried at Lake City on the 15th arived
in Dillon this week after a brief e
loneymoon. The bride, who was Miss a
,oulse Gravley, is one of Lake City's s
nost popular young ladies and will t
eceive a most cordial welcome to Dil. a
on The groom has been filling the e
osltion of bookkeeper at the Dillon 1
Tardware Co., for the past several s
lonths. ii
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"THE MICROBE OF IA>VE."
A musical comedy in three acts at
he Dillon School Auditorium Friday
line 24th at 8:30 P. M. " The Mic- n
obe of Love" is filled with laughter 8
rom beginning to end and if you ?
rant to be happy for a few hours and *
arget your other troubles come and 0
ring the whole family.
"The Microbe of Love" is given a
nder the auspices of the Dillon Post
fo. 3 2, the American Legion and we
rant the members of all neighbor- t
ig posts and everyone to come to h
his play. a
Admission; Reserved seats $1.00; C
General 75c; Children 50c. n
Come one, come all and those that a
eed the use of the "Microbe ot n
love" might ae* when and where to ?
se It to their advantage. d
rhe Date on the Label is the l
Jate Your Paper Will Bet
Stopped. yg
VOL. !i7. SO. 4L
OFFICE SEEKERS
KNOW FATE SOON.
Republican Jobs Will Re Let WitWLn
the -Next Ten Days.
Columbia, June 20?Definite announcements
from Washington with
regurd to office holders under the
new Republican regime are expected
to be forthcoming within the next ten
days. It is stutod by Columbians inter,
ested in the New South Carolina Republican
plans that announcement to
this effect will be made before July
1, when the new fiscal vear for the
government begins.
There is considerable speculation
as to what the situation will bring
forth. There has been definite announcement
from several sources that
John L. McLaurin, former Senator,
will be th<- referee and yet there are
prominent South Carolina Republicans
who say that McLaurin will not %
manage the pie counter.
It is stated with authority here
that Senator McLaurin is slated for
a position on the farm loan board,
where he can represent the agricultural
interests, and in return be ?n position
to swing agricultural interests
administration ward.
There are, it is said, nine candidates
for the office of collector of internal
revenue; the list including tho
names of J. A. Banks, of Calhoun
county, former state Senator; C. C.
Campbell. Columbia, lumber man;
"Red" R. Tolbert of Abbottsville,
biother of Joseph W. Tolbert, South
Carolina member of the Republican
national committee, and others.
Leaders in the proposed new Republican
party for South Carolina
stated today that complete announcement
would be made from
Washington by July 1 in regard to
the proposed new party.
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Pirate SBiip Theory of MysteryWashington,
June 20?lias a pirate
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coast in these ultra-modern times?
After investigating the most baffling
marine mystery since the disappearance
of the collier Cyclops in the
early days of the war, government officials
can offer no other explanation.
No less than four government &gen~
cics. it developed today, have endeavored
to account for the disappearance
of the steam tanker Heweitt
last January, and for the discovery
two days later of the schooner Carroll
A. Deering with all sails set, but
the crew missing, on the shoals near
Cape Hatteras.
It was Secretary of Commerce
Hoover who today suggested the possibility
of a pirate. The fact that exhaustive
search has failed to locate a
single member of either crew or to
discover any trace or wreckage of
the tanker has caused Mr. Hoover to
believe that a revival of Captain
Kidd's methods is at least a "speculative
theory."
The only clue upon which investigators
have had to work suggests that
the theory may be even more than
"speculative." Two months after the
discovery of thc. Peering, a bottle
message signed by the first mate was
picked up. It stated that the vessel
had been overhauled by "an oil burnng
boat resembling a submarine
baser" and that the crew had been
leld without a chance to escape.
The message for the most part was
1 legible, but the writing has been
positively identified as thai of the
nate.
Senator Sale of Maine was r eipinsible
for the widespread .ntestijation
that has been, and still is beng
conducted. Shortly after discovery
of the Deering. Miss Lulu Worinvell
of Portland, daughter of Captain
iV. 13. Worn Well ol the Deering, call d
at his office.
She was accompanied by her pastor
It/. D/t?. 4 t - -?
.iv- iwt. /\. ^.uriuier. iney urged
hat an investigation be made into the
itiange fute of Captain Wormwell
ind his crew. Affected by the poigiant
grief of Mies Worm well, an ex
eedingly pretty girl of 24, Senator
-iale at once arranged conference?
vith Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
Vtterney General Daughtery. Undersecretary
of State Fletcher and with
Treasury officials. Every effort has
>een made since that time to clear
ip the mystery.
The Heweitt was a steel cargo vestel
bound from Texas to Boston with
i cargo of sulphur. The theory that
he may have struck a stray mine has
>een abandoned. In that event wreckge
would certainly have been waahd
ashore, skilled navigators state,
'he presence of a stray mine in that
ection, however, is not improbable,
t was stated by the Prince of Monro,
world authority on tides and curents,
during his recent visit in Washngton.
"The case of the two ships is as
nuch a mystery as ever," said Euene
T. Chamberlain, commissioner
f navigation today. "I haven't
hought much about the pirate thery,
but there is so little to work on
hat one man's guess is as good an
nother." j , rjB
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Acting on the recommendation of
he county delegation the governor J3
as appointed Mrs. Cora Hargrove
nd P. A. George members of the
lounty Board of Education. The other
lember of the Board la H. M. Mr.
uperlntendent of edaastlon. JNnfl
ew members have received
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