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LANDIS1PEAGHED
JUDGE AND SUPREME ARBITER
IN WORLD OF BASEBALL
JUSTIFIES CRIMINAL.
THE JUDGE REPEATS REMARKS
The House of Representatives Will be
Requested to Take Action Looking
to Impeachment Proceedings.
Washington. ? Senator Dial, of
^ South Carolina, announced in the senA
ate that he would bring impeachment
proceedings against Federal Judge ;
Iandis, of Chicago, if he obtained
MB -confirmation of statements credited
In the press to Judge l,nndia in the
case of Francis J. Corey, a bank clerk
charged with embezzlement.
Corey, who pleaded guilty to em
hezzllng $96,000 frcm the Nationnl
W City Bang of Ottawa, Illinois, was rei
leased on his own recognizance by
Judge l.andls who was quoted as saying
the bank directors really were
responsible for the theft because they i
paid Corey only $90 a month.
"Any man who utters that kind of |
statements," said Senator Dial, "Is
not worthy of public confidence and !
should be impeached."
Senator Dial said he had written !
to Chicago to obtain confirmation of
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<!is. If confirmation la had, he de- |
dared, he would "bring the matter to j
the attention of the house where impeachment
proceedings are required
to originate, and ask his impeachment."
Des Moines, Iowa..?Federal Judge
K. M. Landis, of Chicago, in a speech
before the Iowa American Legion
here, admitted making statements j
similar to'those Senator Dial, of South
Carolina, charged him with, and asserted:
"I repent that and send it
to Senator Dial with my compliments."
Coolidge Leaves.
Asheville. ? Vice-resident Calvin i
Coolidge. Mrs. Coolidge and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Stearns, their friends, who
have been spending their vacation nt
Orove I'ark Inn. plan to leave for their
homes in Northampton, Mass.
For Co-operative Marketing.
Cleveland.?Definite steps looking
to the nerfectinc of a svstem of civ i
operative marketing of farm products
were taken at the closing session of ]
the Ail-American Farmer-Labor Co- j
operative Congress.
To Coerce United States.
Paris.?Great ltritain's move for a
mutual cancelation of war debts was
made after full consultation with her
jillies and is the first step in a concerted
allied plan to compel the
United States to see that the payment I
< f war debts is dependent upon Oernan
reparations.
One Cent Verdict for Slap.
Wheeling, W. Va.?A $5,000 damage
suit arising from a slap in the face |
has finally been settled here by a jury |
verdict of one cent after tho case
bud dragged through the courts for
nearly two years.
Great Cut in Payrolls.
Washington. ? American payrolls
have been cut six billion dollars during
the p^iod of the last six months.
Such is labor's uuick and cicantic
contribution to the post-war deflation
of values.
Wants Share of Cables.
Washington.?The United States
will ask for an equitable distribution
of former German rabies, which are
to be the subject of international parleys
here.
Flying Ambulance Ready.
London.?The Royal Air Force will
shortly have in commission a flying
field ambulance, the first of which has
Just been completed.
Future of Aerial Navies.
Gloucester. Mass.?Aerial navies
will supersede the present marine
craft within fifty years, if the present
rate of progress in aeronautics is
r maintained according to John Hays
m.md, Jr.. famous inventor.
Oregon Gives Bonus.
Salem, Ore.?The Oregon house
passed a bill providing a bonus of $15
a month for each month served in the
world war. The bill also provides an
alternative of farm or home loans,
not exceeding $3,000.
Harbors and Rivers Bill Out.
Washington. ? The rivers and har"hors
bill carrying a lump sum appro
prlatlon of $15,250,000 was favorably
reported to the senate by tne commerce
committee without amendment
as passed by the house.
Cuba to Control Suoar.
Havana, Cuba.?Control of the sale
and shipment of Cuba's 1920-1921 sugar
crop has been placed in the hands
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MISS BETTY C. WERNER.
miss Betty Cecilia Werner Is one
of the attractive debutantes in Washington's
official set this season.
RIGHT QUESTIONED BY WELTY
Any Objection Would be Based on Incompetency,
and Would be Considered
on That Ground Alone.
Washington.?Federal Judge Landis,
of Chicago, was within the law
when he accepted the office of supreme
baseball arbitrator while still
serving on the bench. Attorney General
Palmer declared in a letter to
Representative Welty, democrat, O.,
who had questioned the judge's right
to hold both positions.
On the strength of this opinion. Mr.
Welty introduced a bill making it unlawful
for any judge to receive compensation
for exercising the duties of
an arbitrator, commissioner or officer
of any corporation. Mr. Welty announced
that, if ho could not persuade
the houso rules committee to
give the bill a privileged status ho
would call it up on the floor.
"While it might be true," Mr. Palmer
said, "that the judge's duty as
arbitrator would take so much of his
time as to interfere substantially
with the performance of his official
duties, this, of course, would be a
matter to be disposed of when such
interference has actually occurred
and would probably be an objection
on the ground of incompetency, and
considered upon that ground alone."
Suit Filed Against Houston.
Washington.?Suit for an injunction
restraining Secretary Houston of
the Treasury Department, from making
any further loans to foreign governments
was filed in the District supreme
court by William Randolph
Hearst, in his mniwifv ns n oltiToti
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All That Huns can Pay.
Berlin.?The ministry of finance
has reached the conclusion that the
utmost sum Germany can pay in reparations
is 150.000.000,000 marks,
this including all she has so far paid
in cash and goods.
Reprisals are Threatened.
Viennn.?Entente officials are re|
ported to have sent a formal note to
the Austrian government protesting
against movements having for their
object fusion of Austria and Germany.
Reprisals are threatened.
Carry Cargo for Hamburg.
| Houston. Tex.?The steamer Houston,
which sailed had aboard 2,000
bales of cotton and 200 barrels of oil
for Hamburg. Germany, the first carjgo
ever shipped from this port to
Hamburg.
Mississippian Lauds Daniels.
j Washington. ? Secretary Daniels
was lauded by Representative Sisison.
democrat, Mississippi, as "the
best Secretary of the Navy the United
States has ever had."
Treaty of Peace Signed.
Holsingfors, Finland.?Tho treaty
of peace between soviet Russia and
Poland was signed at Riga, it is announced
in a wireless dispatch rejceived
here from Moscow.
Navy Lieutenants Killed.
Washington. ? Lieutenants John
Henry Heitz Menken and John Frederick
Wolfer, United "States navy,
wore killed near Guantanamo. Cuba,
by the wrecking of their airplane.
Southern to Issue Bonds.
Washington.?The Southern Railway
company was authorized by tho
Interstate Commerce Commission to
issue and sell $95,000 of first consolidated
mortgage bonds, for the purpose
of retiring a like amount maturing
on March 1.
Lowden Declines Cabinet Place.
Washington.?Former Gov. Lowden
Illinois, has been offered and has declined
the post of Secretary of the
Navy under President Harding, according
to friends.
Oconee. On.?Tho death toll in tornado
thnt swept through the Gardner
settlement, near here, remained at
about 30. Among dead is Renj. Franklin
Oit, fourteen-year-old, who was
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FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK RESTRAINED
A JUDGE IN SUPERIOR COURT
OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS
SIGNED INJUNCTION.
SYSTEMMUSTOBEY STATE UW
Step is Hailed as First Open Action
in Fight for Privilege of Charging
Exchange Cashing Checks.
Charlotte. ? Steps to restrain the
Richmond federal reserve hank from
carrying out its threat to force them
to clear their cheeks at par have been
taken here by more than 20 of the
smaller North Carolina banks not
affiliated with the federal reserve
Heeding: the plea of these banks
Superior Court Judge W. E. Harding
has signed an injunction restraining
the federal reserve bank from violating
or evading North Carolina's
new par clearance law.
The step was hailed here as the
first open action of the non-member
I hanks in their fight for the privilege
of charging exchange in the cashing
of checks. Four months the battle
has waged back and forth, the reserve
bank insisting checks should be cashed
at par.
Blue Jackets Fired Upon.
Tokio.?Five American blue jackets
were fired upon by unknown persons
jin Vladivostok, one of them being
wounded, says The Asahi Sliimbun's
Vladivostok correspondent.
The Americans, reinforced by Rusisian
policemen, arrested three RusI
sian officers formerly under the late
! General Kappel, once commander of
I the western armies of the Omsk gov|
ornment.
The impression in Vladivostok is
that the attack was arranged by Comjmunists
with the object of straining
relations between Jupan and the
i United States.
North Carolinians
Washington.?North Carolina ex]
port firms are taking a keen interest
I in the revival of the War Finance
I Corporation. Director McLean, said,
i since the corporation was revived, 33
!applicants for loans have been made
including five from North Carolina,
Rocky Mount, Durham, Farmville.
New Bern ami Wilmington, having
asked for loans.
Support Sentrys' Cause.
Tokio.?Formation of an associa1
tion to support the cause of Toshijgoro
Ogasawara, the Japanese seni
try who shot and killed Lieu|
tenant Langdon of the United States
(cruiser Albany at Vladivostok, late in
I December lias been decided upon by
a group of ariny reservists here.
Scarcity of Spinnable Cotton.
Washington.?Investigation by the
'senate agricultural committee of the
amount of cotton and wheat now held
i in this country was proposed in a resolution
by Senator Smith, democrat.
South Carolina, who said that misleading
cotton crop, estimates had
been issued by the New Orleans and
I Liverpool cotton exchanges. That
! there are not more than 1,000,000
bales of American spinnable cotton
now on hand was asserted by Senator
Smith.
uanieis Makes no Denial.
Washington. ? Secretary of the
Navy Joseplius Daniels refuses to tie!ny
the reports emanating from Raljeigh
that he may he a candidate
| against Senator F. M. Simmons for
the senate in 1924.
Penalty for Harboring Rats.
London.?Anybody discovered harboring
a rat or a mouse in his house
is liable to a penalty of f> pounds, un;der
a law recently enacted by parliament.
If "the offense" is continued,
I ho may be fined 20 pounds.
Bryan has his Own Plan.
New York.?A re-organization of
i the. democratic party is planned by
William J. Ilryan and brother Charles
Bryan, former Judge R. C. Roper of
| Nebraska, announced here.
Harding and Coolidge Elected.
Washington.?The election of Warren
G. Harding as president and of
: Calvin Coolidge ns vice president of
Itho United States was formally declared
??t a joint session of the senate
and house.
Steel Prices Remain Fixed.
New York.?Existing prices and
wage scales of tho United States
Steel corporation are to continue, de
clared Elbert H. Oarl. chairman ol
the bonrd at a conference with newspaper
men.
Meats May Go Higher,
Washington.?The socalled emergency
tariff bill, alleged to have been
prepared In the Interest of the farmer
' of the United States, taxes the con
i sumer two cents for every pound ol
meat that he consumes.
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Loss of Life in Explosion.
Augusta, fla.?An unexplained ex
plosion occurred at the freight depot
of the Southern railway here killing
four men, injuring four and causing
a property damage estimated at $150,000.
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BERTRAND H. SNELL.
Representative Bertrand H. Snell
of New York, who Introduced a bill
which outlines a national forest pol|
icy and better Are protection of the
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TOO BIG FOR COMPREHENSION
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House Is Told by Chairman Good of '
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| the Vast Sums Appropriated and
the Growing Appeals for More.
Washington.?Warning the house
| that the mounting wave of high taxai
tion would not roll back without a I
sharp and sweeping reduction In gov- I
eminent expenditures, Cuairnian Good,
of the appropriations committee, (Te- j
hurled over the heads of members as j
halt.
| Figures almost too big for compre!
hesion by the average man were
I hurled over the heads of member as
| Mr. Good, in dramatic fashion, told
I of the vast sums expended, and the
growing appeals for more. There was
i a shout of approval when he Insisted
| that the appropriation bills must be
j passed before the change of adminis
| irauon March 4 so that the trainers
of a new tariff law may know the
amount of cloth out of which they
I must patch the nation's coat.
Mr. Good's plea for government
economy was made in presenting the
first deficiency bill for the present
year, crarylng a total of $293,000,000.
Roads Are Paid Much Money.
Washington.?Payment of $5,280,223
to railroads under various provlI
slons of the transportation act was
| announced by the treasury.
Armours Appeal for Relief.
Chicago.?Appeals for relief from
high freight rates on the livestock in:
dustry in the South, were on file before
the Interstate Commerce Commerce
Commission made by represenitatives
of Armour & Co
Fell Eight Stories.
j New York.? Mrs. Marion Peters,
! wife of Joseph R. Peters, vice president
of the Fairbanks company, scale
Imaufacturers, was killed when she
jumped, or fell from an eighth story
window in a fashionable apartment
j house.
No Forced Acreage Reduction.
Columbia, S. C.?Hy a vote of 71 to
22, tho South Carolina house of rep1
resentatives struck out the enacting
j words of a resolution which would
have required the reduction of cotton j
[acreage to one-third of the 1920 acreage.
Two Trial Practice Condemned.
Atlanta, Ga.?United States Judge
j\V. It. Shepard. of the northedn dis|
trict of Florida, took occasiot while
[presiding here for Judge E. H. Sibley
t to sharply criticize the practice of
! trying defendants in the state and
j federal courts for the same oTfense.
Geddes is Fully Empowered.
London.?Sir Auckland Geddes, the
I British amahssador to the United
States is returning to Washington
armed with full powers to push for!
ward proposals for a world conference
on disarmaments according to
i reports.
Bolshevik Execute Eleven.
Ilalaklava, Crimea.?Madame Rado,
chief of a band in the women's military
organization in the Crimea
known as the "Green Army," has
' been executed together with ten oth1
er members of the band, it is announced.
Finds Petroleum Springs.
Managua. Nicaraugua, ? Petroleum
springs, which produce considerable
quantities of oil, have been discovered
in the department of Chontales, on
the northeastern shore of Lake Nicaragua.
' Make Ready to Re-Open.
Augusta, Ga.?With two of Augusiita's
12 brick manufacturing plants
having resumed operations after a
'.shutdown of four months, officials of
several of the other companies announced
preparationt to start up.
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Sweet Potato Syrup.
Washington.?A sweet potato syrup
11 plant is to he established by the gov
ernment at Fitzgerald, Ga., under a
laboratory process worked out and
t patented foo the public by Dr. H. Ci
tOore. bureau of chemistry. .
Again Plan Time Saving.
New York. ? Representatives of
; many commercial organizations with*
: in the Eastern time zone gathered
; here to consider measures for obtain>
ing legislation providing five months
,of daylight saving.
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TAKING MEASURES '
AGAINST TYPHUS
AN ANTI-TYPUS CAMPAIGN IS
IN PROGRESS BY MEDICAL
MEN IN NEW YORK.
TO SAFEGUARD THE COUNTRY
Ships Being Diverted to the Boston
Station in Order to Relieve the
Congestion at New York.
Washington.?Federal medical authorities
will probably assume charge
of anfVtyphus work in New York.
Ewing I?aporte( assistant secretary of
the treasury, in charge of public
health, announced. Transfer of the
title of the quarantine station in New
York to the government, he said, is
expected.
Additional facilities will be "provided
for detecting typhus cases a'nong
incoming passengers at the port of
New York. Mr. I^iporte said, and the
present medical staff will be increased
by public health service officials
from Washington.
With the acquisition of the NewYork
station Mr. Laporte said public
health authorities were of the opinion
that every necessary step to safeguard
the country against entry of
typhus would have been taken. The
Boston station, he explained, is federal
controlled and ships now are being
diverted to that port to relieve
the congestion at New York.
With the health service taking
precautions abroad and in this country.
Mr. T^aporte said, there is no
danger of a typhus epidemic.
Gonzales Thanks Lima People.
Lima, Peru.-?William E. Gonzales
of Columbia, S. C.. United States ambassador
here, through the local newspapers
thanked the people of Lima for
the cordial reception tendered the officers
and men of the 'United States
Atlantic fleet during their stay here.
Suspends Wage Reductions.
Chicago.?-Recent reductions in the
wages of maintenancc-of-way men and
changes in the working conditions of
train dispatchers as announced by the
Erie railroad were suspended by the
Federal Railroad Labor board pending
a hearing.
Ex-President of College Dead.
Hamilton, O.?Andrew Dousa Hepburn,
D. D., said to have been an authority
on English literature, died at
Oxford. He was formerly president
of Miami University there and of
Davidson College. North Carolina. He
was 91 years old.
Nebraska Must Comply.
Washington?Passenger and freight
rates must be raised to the level of
interstate rates by March 22. under
orders issued by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Private Stock Inviolate.
Jacksonville, Fla.?"Private stock"
In Florida is inviolate, according to
Federal Judge \V. I. Grubb. who ordered
200 quarts of choice liquors returned
to C. A. Munn. of Palm Beach.
Death of Samuel D. Weakley.
Birmingham. Ala.?Samuel D. Weakley.
former chief justice of the Alabama
supreme court, author of Alabama's
prohibition laws and nationally
known prohibition advocate, died
here.
Palmer to Resume Practice.
Washington.?Attorney General Palmer
was among those soon to retire
from public office who were admitted
to practice before the supreme court
of the .District, of Columbia.
Turpentine Breaks SharDlv.
Savannah, Ga.?Spirits turpentine
broke sharply in price at the call of
the market here. It went off 42 1-2
cehts a gallon, sales being at 50 cents.
Victims of Sleeping Sickness.
New York.?Five more deaths from
sleeping sickness have occurred here
and in this vicinity. No new cases
were reported, however,
Gillett May Benefit.
Washington.?The salary of Speaker
Gillett of the house would be increased
from $12,000 to $15,000 under |
an amendment to the annual federal I
salary bill, recently introduced for
| consideration.
King Ooens Parliament.
I London.?King George, accompanied
by Queen Mary, Prince of Wales and
the Duke of fork, opened a session of
parliament which promises to ho a
test of continuance of the coatlition
government of Premier Lloyd George.
Martin Memorial Services.
Washington. ? Memorial services
were held in the house for the late
senator Thomas Staples Martin of
Virginia, for many years Democratic
leader of the senate.
Must Not Desert Haiti.
Washington.?The T'nitml
having .."put its hand to the plow" in
Haiti, 'must not now turn hack
through withdrawal of the American
forces there. Rear Admiral K. S.
Knapp declared in a report which ha
presented in final form.
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HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
Some Interesting Information ae to
Value of the Work in 13 Counties
out of 15 in the Pee Dee Section.
Florence.?Some interesting: information
as to the value of the home
demonstration work in the Pee Dee
section of South Carolina is obtainable
from the 1920 report of Mrs.
Francis Y. Kline, district ugent, covering
13 active counties of her list of
5 counties.
Twenty-eight county short courses
were held with an attendance of 1,143
including girls and women. Two
girls have been put into college on
scholarships. Three more have been
induced to go to college.
Under the girl's club work, one girl
established the phenomenal record of
raising $179 worth of produce on onetenth
of an acre?a value of $1,790
per acre i? South Carolina. The average
cost of production per tenth acre
plat was $9.97 and cost of canning
averaged $8.84.
Though not quite half of the girls
are cultivating tenth-acre plats, their
produce totalled 149.477 pounds of tomatoes,
1.288 pounds of piementoes,
and 18,810 pounds of other products.
Of this. 23,831 containers of tomatoes
were canned, 11,530 of fruits. 1,629
containers of soup, and more than 12.000
containers of other stuff, from the
gardens, having a value of nearly
$14,000.
Beside the preserved products of
the garden, around 20,000 containers
of vegetables, fruits, juices, and such
things, from farm and orchard at
large were put up. These had an additional
value of not far from $50,000.
Secession of Fort Mill Township.
Fort Mill.?Six thousand citizens of
Fort Mill township, are preparing to
try out President Woodrow Wilson's
theory of self-determination. An estimate
is that 75 per cent of the popula
non warns to seceue irom ssoutn Carolina
and become a part of Mecklenburg
county, N. C.
It is expected that the question will
have to be put before the legislatures
of both the Carolinas, with a plebiscite
on the question, if the legislatures
act favorably. Since the acceptance
of the Kort Mill township into
Mecklenburg county would have the
effect of changing the boundaries of
two states, it was believed the matter
would require national legislation to
complete the transfer.
Greenville.?That the South Carolina
tax commission should be given
one more year to "make good" instead
of abolishing it when the consensus
of opinion of a joint meeting
or the wholesale and retail merchants'
bureaus of the chamber of commerce.
The merchants stated that they
were of the opinion that the mehods
employed by he commission thus far
have been grossly unfair since the
burden of taxation was heavily increased
on certain classes of citizens.
Greer.?One hundred and thirtytwo
citizens of Greer, including 7t5
women, enrolled on the Greenville
county registration books here when
the board came to Greer in order to
give the people an opportunity to prepare
to vote in the coming municipal
election, February 23. This makes a
total of more than lf>0 women who
have registered here during the last
three months.
Gaffney.?The American Mineral
company of Cincinnati has had a suit
filed against the company in Cherokee
county for $25,000 damages in this
county for the death of Clifford Kirby
which occurred some months ago
near Gafl'ney, gross negligence and
carelessness being alleged when Kirby
met his death.
Columbia.?James H. Fowles, treasurer
of the Security Iluilding corporation.
is calllnir for bids for the nnr
chase of the material incorporated in
tho Southeast corner of Sumter and
Lady streets. The building will be
dismantled and removed to give
space for the handsome structure to
he erected by Columbia Masons.
Spartanburg.?A deal was consummated
between \V. S. Glenn, president
of the Security Trust company, and
city council, whereby council disposed
of $200,000 worth of f> per cent, 20
year bonds to the company at 92 1-2.
Object to Paying Taxes.
York.?Recommending to tho York
county delegation that permanent improvements
at state institutions be
provided for by a bond issue, tho
state tax board of review be abolished;
the employment of county demonstration
agents be discontinued;
the duties of inspector of rural
schools be devolved on the county superintendents
of education, and, that
an efTort be made to abolish a
alleged useless offices, a well attended
meeting of York county taxpayers
was held here.
New Insurance Company.
Bamberg.?An organization meeting
of the subscribers to the capital
stock of the Coastal Life Insurance
company was held. All the capital
stock had been subscribed in advance
of the meeting and payment of 20 per
cent, of the capital wgs effected. A.p
JMM UIIUII nan uuw iiwju iuau'* iu LIlt5
secretary of state for a charter, and
It is understood that the now company
will he under operation within
the next, few days.
The capital stock is $lf?,000, with a
oald up surplus of fl6,000.
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FLORENCE BEGINS
TO SHOWJNTEREST
RAT INFESTATION NOW BEING
SUBJECT TO PR03ING PROCESS
BY PIED PIPER.
CITY ELECTION IS IN APRIL
The Fact that Women will Take Part
in Approaching Municipal Contest
adds Zest to the Campaign.
Florence.?Although the primary for
the nomination of a mayor and four
councllinen under the new city charter
which provides for the appointment
by the body of a city manager,
is over two months off. already there
is considerable interest being shown
in city politics.
The fact that the women of the city
are to participate in the approaching
election adds interest to the campaign.
P. J. Looney, pied piper of nursery
fame, is in Florence and will make
immediate war on the 25,000 or more
| rats which he estimates are infesting
the city. The campaign will start
Monday. It will be waged under the
auspices of the local health depart-,
mom una several civic organizations
will lend their aid in making it a
success. A day is to he set for all
householders to make a raid on the
rodents. V
Looking toward a closer union of
the nursing and public health work
of the county and a more efficient
bnsis on which the work might bo
done, the Florence County Public
Health Nursing association was op- #
ganized at a meeting here which was
I nttended by representatives from
Timmonsville, Lake City and Florence.
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Rock Hill.?At the regular meeting-,of
the board of directors of the oham- '
ber of commerce, a movement was inaugurated
to have the postmaster
general rescind a recent order that
the outer lobby of the postofflce be
looked when the last employe leaves
the office at night. This is proving
fin Inpnnvnninn/'o tn unnut on Htatr
aro unable to mail letters they desire
to get off on the early morning trains.
Charleston. ? Three bankruptcy
creses have been filed in federal court,
one involuntary, that of alleged creditors
against J. Kinklestein, of Orangeburg.
and two voluntary: R. E. Edgeworth
& Co., of Hartsville, listing assets
as $10,973, and liabilities as $11,133.99;
and Miller Hawkins company
of Hennettesville, listing assets as
f76.0S3.01. and liabilities as $60,662.34.
Anderson.?In the opening of the
court of general sessions here Judge
Thomas S. Sease made a strong
charge to the grand jury. In this
charge Judge Sease said that "laws
j are enforced to make life, property
I safe. How many of you jurors believe
your folks at home are safe? They
j "would be safe if the lawe were en;
forced. /
Savannah, Oa., (Special). ? One
man was killed and 14 persons injur;
ed when Central of Georgia box cars
i ran into me rear coacn or a seanoara
Air Line passenger train at the croBsing
of the two roads, two miles west
| of Savannah. The dead is R. L. WI1
son, flagman on the Seaboard train.
His homo was at Darlington, S. C.
Chester.?The congregation of the
] First Baptist church of Chester at a
; conference extended a call to the
\ Rev. Robert O. Lee, D. D? of Edge|
field to become pastor of the church.
Greenville.?Mrs. Fannie 0. Scott,
the first woman to be elected to a pub
lie office in South Carolina has nasumed
the office of judge of probate
of Greenville county. The commission
was signed by Governor Cooper.
Greer.?An old dynamite cap exploded
when picked up In the yard by
the eight-year-old son of Edward J
Tapp, of Greer. The ooy,s hands
were badly injured.
For Tariff Bill. }'J
Charleston.- At the cnlled meeting
here of the executive committee of
the Agricultural Society of South Carolina,
a resolution was adopted asking
the senators front this state to t
vote in favor of the emergency tariff
llill or u .. \r Alhor 1a?<a1atl..n
would afford protection to American*
farm products at the present time.
The rice and peanut industries in
this state were emphasized at the
meeting as being especially hard hit
by Japanese competition.
Pickens Probate Judge Dead. 4 A
Oreenville.? J. R. Newberry, for >94 M
years Judge of probate of Pickens I
county, died at his home thero. [ 1
Judge Newberry came into kome I
prominence a year or so ago In con- I
nectlon with the second marriage of I
Mrs. Vernon Castle, well known dan- M
cer and actress, when it Waa discovered
that he had Issued a license up.
on which she was secretly married in
Oreenville several months previous jH
to a public marriage in the "little
church around the corner in New
Tork." jg