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June 6.?A long distance telephone message from High Point early today was to the effect that a mob which sought to get possession of negroes held in the High Point jail in connection wtih the assault upon a young white woman near Thomasville yesterday, dispersed shortly before 1 o'clock. Thirty armed citizens are aiding the authorities in guarding the jail, it was said, and no further trouble was expected. Charlotte, N. C., June 6.?Chief of Police Blackwelder at High Point told the Charlotte Observer by telephone at o'clock this morning that all was quiet there, that a message from Thomasville said quiet had been restored there and that no crowd was on the way to High Point. The chief said that he took one negro to Greensboro, and one was arrested in Greensboro , and that three were in jail at High f Point, all five held as suspects. Meeting of Grace Church * Missionary Society , i The woman's missionary society ol Grace church held a meeting in the church parlors Monday afternoon, and ] af4er the devotional exercises a number of business matters received atten- 1 tion. Mrs. J. W. Kilgo, superintendent of supplies, reported two boxes valued at $60.00 and a $15.00 check sent to a minister and his family. Mrs. Ida Baker, superintendent of local work( told of a contribution of clothing for a needy colored woman whose furniture and clothing had been , destroyed in a fire. Mrs.. J. W. Pollard, superintendent of social service, reported that Mrs. F. B. Gulp, a member of her committee, hk4 k.tJ * ? ?? "?U ^ xur UIO in the county jail. mi'ttee, and Mrs. L. J. Hames( auxiliary treasurer. The chairmen of the circles told of many deeds of mercy, including visits to the sick, accomplished by the members of the circles. The annual meeting of the woman's auxiliary society of the Upper South Carolina Conference will be held in Newberry July 5th to 7th, inclusive and Mrs. R. P. Sweeney was elected a delegate to this meeting, with Mrs. W. W. Summer as alternate. Mrs. Charles R. Smith told of a distinctive honor which had been conv. . ferred upon the auxiliary president, Mrs. T. C.? Murphy, by the conference president. This announcement was received with pleasure and applause by those present. The corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. P. Sweeney, presented the subject of Christian stewardship, and read a tender, thought-provoking little poem about giving. A committee was appointed to pur4.. chase gifts to contribute towards a . shower for two young ladies who will sail this summer as missionaries to Japan and Korea?Misses Myra Anderson and Alice McMakln, both of South Carolina. Mrs. L. L. Wagnon, by displaying a clever allegorical blackboard illustration of vine, branches and fruit, AM J AnlvtMM Aii/iniiAMn mkinVi ak A kail ana aotviiig qucoviuuo w?ivu one h?m previously assigned, made graphically clear the duty of each member of the auxiliary to give her best service towards making the woman's mission ary council ( the vine) grow and bear good fruit. After a short prayer the meeting adjourned. M. H. Brookhart. Maintains Lead Des Moines, June 6.?Smith W. Brookart of Washington, la., continued to maintain a percentage of over f ? 85 of total votes cast for senator in the Republican primary yesterday, with ned&y half of precincts counted. Railway Earnings Show Gain Over Previous Year New York, June d. ? Net railway operating income of Southern Pacific nnmnanv nKafHinrl?R for 1021 nhowH gain over previous year of $14,634,447, or 68.67 per cent, according to a de' \ tailed annual report today. i 0 jf Considering Loan to Germany Paris, June 6.?Members of the rep* arations commission met unofficially today to consider framing a reply to the internationr.l bankers committee representing factors to be considered requesting factors to be considered by the latter in study of an advisability v of a loan to Germany. Miss Hallie Thomson returned to her home in Pacolet today to spend the summer holidays. MORE FEDERAL AD) FOR STATE State highway authorities were ad vised yesterday that a free confer ence committee of the house anc senate had agreed on the federal aid appropriation to be made by congress within the next two or three weeks and that the amount would be $50,000,000 for' ?3. Of this $00,000,000 South Carolina Will recevie approximately $700,00C and this will be available July 1 ol fjhis year. The appropriation will be for the fiscal year beginning the first of next month, but the entire amount can be had July 1. Charles H. Moorefield, state highway engineer, said yesterday that sufficient funds to match the $700,000 for South Carolina were already pledged by the counties and it is expected that many applications will be made for the money. Under the agreement of the free conference committee, $65,000,000 for federal aid is to be appropriated for 1924 and $75,000,000 for 1925. South Carolina can share this year's fund and the 1924 amount under the present system of county matching, but will be unable to share in the 1925 appropriation unless some provision is made for the state to match the funds^ Under the provision of the recent federal aid act the government will begin to deal only with the states and will not accept the county matching scheme, this to become effective after the 1924 appropriation has been allowed and used. Revival at First Baptist Church The auditorium overflowed last night and a large part of the Sunday school room was used to take care of the large congregation which came to hear Dr. Walker's sermon on "The Second Coming of Christ." Dr. Walker used a chart to present the scripture teachings on the subject and stressed the fact that Christ is coming back to earth again, and the further fact that no one knows when he is coming. He mightily stressed the logical infersqce that we ought always to strive to be r^ady for hi$ cowing, whenever it.may be. It was a great message and was received with intense interest by the large audience. The day congregations are gratifyingly large and the interest throughout has been deep an l sustained. The meeting will close on Thursday morning. There are, therefore, but four more services. Those who have heard Dr. Walker will want to hear him again. Those who have not done so well to avail themselves of the opportunity offered ?by these last services. The evening service begins promptly at 8 o'clock and the morning service begins at 10 o'clock. Gowdeysville News On last Tuesday night at 12 o'clock the death angel visited the home of Mrs. Willie Proctor and took away her beloved husband. He was about 36 years of age and leaves to mourn his death the following loved ones: His wife, who was before her marriage Miss Blackwood, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Blackwood, and one little son, Ezra Proctor, and father and mother, Mr. aifd Mrs. Billie Proctor, seven brothers and one sister, His remains were laid to rest in Rehoboth cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Haydock, the regular pastor. Misses Maggie and Ruth Garner, Clara Eaves spent Saturday with Misses Pearl and Ruby Blackwood. Mrs. Hydrick Blackwood and children and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Home and Malcolm Blackwood and Miss Louise of Spartanburg spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in this community. Misses Lillian and Edith Gallmar spent Sunday with Misses Mary and Sara Wilkins, Misses Katie and Bessie Hodge and brother, Jack spent Saturday night with Misses Gertrude and XT/v?Ia*a lliaa Parria TuDir anoni lujri uc uiino * ?^jr ? Saturday night with the Misses Hodges. Miss Gertrude Hodge spent Sunday with Miss Carrie Ivey. Pacolet Route I We are having lots of rain and th< farmers are behind with their work. Paul Gossett, who is working al Montreat, N. C., spent the week-enc here with his family. Mrs. R. R. Coleman spent Saturday evening with Mrs. R. C. Coleman al Pacolet. Miss Virgie Coleman spent th< week-end with Mrs. Beaty Fowler. William and Sara Gossett celebrat ed their fourth birthday by giving i dinner. Those invited were Mr. ant Mrs. A. C. Gossett, C. L. Gossett ant family, C. F. Coleman and family ant Master D. C. Littlejohn. Mrs. Preston Bobo and Mr. ant Mrs. James Bruce are visiting friend! hi Greenville this week. s r >.r- * < w - fc-'.'KSyWkr: TEXTILE STRIKERS CLAIM VICTOR) Manchester, N. H., June 6 (By th< . Associated Press).?Striking textih | operatives in New Hampshire claim [ ed a victory tonight; Only 500 of th< i 25,000 operatives normally employee y were at work on the first day of the . reopening of cotton mills in Man Chester, Nashua, Dover and Somers t worth, it was estimated by police anc I newspaper men. Mills in New Market, Exeter anc i Suncook did not attempt to reopen : The mills throughout the state have been closed since February 13, as c result of a strike in protest against a 20 per cent wage cut and a 54 , hour week. Four arrests were made during the day, two at Manchester for the jeering of returning workers and two in 'Nashua for alleged violation of an injunction against picketing in force there. The four men were later released. Six men arrested at N'-hua tonight on similar charges furnished bonds for a hearing later. Idle operatives and sympathizers made demonstrations this morning at each mill center where attempts were made to reopen, but there were no serious disorders. Textile mill workers claimed that many of those who reported for work today were foremen and second hands. At Nashua, according to the police, strike sympathizers attempted to evade the injunction by transfer ring their picketing operations to streets a few blocks from the mills. A clash between James Starr, strike leader in Manchester and Chief Of Police Healy was an incident at the gates of the Colidoge mill. Starr said later that Chief Healy had charged that he and Drganizer Callahan as well as President McMahon of the United Textile Workers were responsible for the presence of strike sympathizers on the streets this morning in violation of rules laid down by the police department. The chief, however, took no official action and later issued a statement thanking citizens for their orderly behavior. Strike^leaders asserted tonight that the situation in New Hampshire . would fa broyghtto the attention oi the United States seriate By Senators Lafayette and Gooding and that a senate investigation might result. Railway Shop Mechanics' Wages Cut Chicago, June 6.?Over strong protest the three labor representatives or the United States railroad labor board of the new wage cut of seven cents ar hour for the railway shop mechanics nine cents for the freight carmen anc cutting 400,000 shop men approximately $00,000,000 per year was ordered by the board today. The reduction followed on the heels of $50,000,000 cut in wages of maintenance waj laborers last week. The cut is effective July 1st, the same as the previous one. The minoritv Drotested the ma jority decision made "with no consid eration of the human needs" and helc that it fails to set as "just and a reas ; enable" wage. Lillian Russell Dead I Pittsburgh, June 6.?Mrs. Lilliar 1 Russell Moore, whose death was an nounced today, has been ill for severa weeks following an accident on ship board when she was returning to thii 1 country from Europe. Tho end cam* ! at 2:20 o'clock. She was the wife o: Alexander P. Moore, publisher of th< 1 Pittsburg Leader. i ? i Birth Announcement Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Riser, of 821 1 Woodrow street, Columbia, announci the birth of a daughter on May 31. Dr. Riser is at the head of the coun ty health work in the state board o 1 health, and has hosts of friends ii ' Union who rejoice with him in thi: ! new found joy. 1 Miss Smith Visiting Here ' Miss Eugenia Smith, a daughter o Mr. George Smith, of West Mail street, is visiting her parents. Fo about 11 years rhe has been a deacon ess in Forth Worth, Texas, and ha done a marvelous work among the im migrants there. Recently she was as ! signed to work in a still larger fieli in San Antonio, Texas. Court Proceedings Southern Bridge Co. vs. J. V. As kew, et al. Verdict: "We find fo the defendant." J. B. Colt Co. vs. Preston B. Bobc Directed verdict: "We find for th plaintiff in the sum of two hundrec fifty-one and 87-100 dollars." J. B. Colt Co. vs. C. A. Jeter, sui upon note and contract: Verdict, "W find for the defendant. J. B. Colt Co. vs. J. C. Mobley. Ver diet: "We find for the defendant." Mrs. C. T. Coleman of Carlisle wa shopping in the city today. " SCORES VICTORY r FOR VALENTIN & Los Angeles, Juntfyf 6.?Rodo ? Valentino, screen actoiwwhose prir - pal roles have been thaflfc of love he i was liberated of a chat* of bigai 1 here today when th*^$elony chai ; against him - was disqgjLfsed after preliminary hearing b*&re Justice - the Peace Hanby. Tgto Justice ru ' that there was inavftneht evidei introduced to suppbfi&#i^ complai I The dismissal of' fBalcabe follow three days of testljfl||fty concerni ! the marriage in MegWli, Mexi 1 May 13, of Valentin*' ml Miss Wi > fred DeWitt ShawniMbftHudnut, pi ' fessionally known atacha Ra bova, and their honeraioon in Pa ! Springs, Calif., a desert oasis soi 1 Dismissal of theHcaiA|lahit by Ji ' tice Hanby as ndt ffijpssarily- fin ! attorneys said, as the law provic ' that even after a hearing in Just 1 court, the urosechfoSffltoay ask t ' grand jury for an indBpent. Whet ' er the district attom^Snvould purs ' the matter further wajtfjunknown. ' The dismissal wjroia^tB conditioi 1 finis to a stormy matyittfenihT scena " in two reels, in wfi Valenti played the lead with 1Mb Jean Acl and Mis Rambova. a? tfte other pi tici pants. ! Valentino and Mias xAcker w< married, according taAuthfe evider ' submitted in their dinifce case, I fore Valentino had bmine known the motion picture WOBB. Miss A< er testified that prosperity caused t ; rift in their domestic jnfe. Last Je uary Valentino wan jjmnted an ' terlocutory degree, Wgfth was to made final after a yesftff In the mec time neither, party wSf>permitted wed in California. ^6 On May 13 ValenMgB;; and M 1 Rambova were marrdHby the maj of Mexicali, Lower ^jjpfomia. / ter the wedding, a<0Mfding to e dence at the hearigjflpst conclyd the party returned Sprini ' Calif. There V?jenwflBb and his n wife remained 'or^?r?e days. In the meantim^^lHHiatriet atti ' ney announced a*" ?Ht?j|ie\v that t | marriage was bigamo^ and he pi posed investiga?oh, J^^r...tJbia published Miss Rambova left for~N" York, After sending investigators Mexieali, Palm Springs and otl points, the district attorney caused complaint to be issued charging t actor with bigamy. He took the j ' sition that the new marriage had be 1 consummated in California at Pa ' Springs and that this was suffich 1 to make a case of bigamy. The hei ing spread over several days. ' If nothing further is done by 1 state, attorneys for Valentino sa he will continue his professional w( and at the expiration of one yt from the date of his interlucutory i cree from Miss Acker he will be joined by Miss Rambova, and necessary, to legalize their union i other ceremony will be perform 1 Howard Jennings Drowns in La Fitchburg, Mass., June 5.?Howj S. Jennings, a member of Comps t K of the Fifth United States . fantry, stationed at Camp Deva ] and a resident of Honea Path, S. 1 r\at Vt i u lifa Kir s) rAii ni n tr Kpvo t 3 afternoon. Jennings, who is a vet ? an of the World war, lost his balai f in shifting positions in a canoe w s two who were with him on L< Whalom, which lies between Ca Devens and this city. Up to a 1 hour tonight the police had failed recover his body, although the h I was dragged during the aftem< e and night. Jennings, according the story told by the other two i diers to the police, refused to h f their repeated warnings and star i to change positions, falling ov s board. Being unable to swim he si out of sight before any attempt save him could be made by his cc panions. The other men, B. R. Sh man and C. S. Merkle, who are m? f hers of the same regiment, are br d en up over the tragedy. Calling r help, Sherman and Merkle padtl . to the Leominster side of the li s and notified the Leominster, Fit . byrg and_army police of the ai - dent. All three responded, the i j men being placed under arrest the latter body pending the outcc of the investigation. New Candidate r I hereby announce myself a cai date for election to the legislat >. from Union County and pledged i e self to abide the result of the Dei I, cratic primary election. ' W. R. Joll; t ? e Miss Ellen Jones of Charleston arrive today to visit her aunt, B - J. Jones, for a few days. Mrs. Minnie Crawford left a morning for a visit to relatives Atlanta, Ga. UNION HELD 10 LIABLE BY COURT Iph Washington, June 5.?Deciding the loi- celebrated Coronado coal case, the suro, preme court today held that labor ormy ganizations although unincorporated, go are amenable to the Sherman antia trust act, and that under it such orof ganization may be prosecuted for reled straint of interstate commerce. The ice court also held that labor unions are nt. suable. Chief Justice Taft in un'ed nouncing the decisions did not aiding cate any dissent. co. The case which presented the quesni tions passed upon by the court was ro- an appeal by the United Mine Workm Ors of America, district No. 21 of that lm organization and the officers, 27 local ith unions in that district and their offi- 1 cers and 65 individuals, some of the is- latter not members of any union, al, from a decision by the United States les district court in Arkansas, approved ice by the circuit court of appeals hold;he ing them guilty of violating the Sherth man anti-trust act during the coal lue mine strikes in Arkansas in 1914, and imposing damages of $200,000, which lal were trebeled under the anti-trust rio law. ino I>abor leaders in Washington, inter eluding officers of the American Fedir eration of Labor, while expressing cone over the sweeping provisions ;re of the decision, declined to authorize ice any statement in advance of a care>e ful study of the findings of the court. ' in They were particularly interested in ' :k- that section of the opinon which held he that the treasury of labor organizain tions could be held liable for damin ages caused by labor unions, be The "Coronado case" was the name in- applied to one of the most famous to proceedings to reach the supreme court within recent years. Its fame iss arose not only from the long period v/i iv a cauaiiicvi \jn tuc uuv. av t uuv 1.1 win Lf- its importance, involving as it did the vi- question of whether organized labor led as represented in the United Mine gs, Workers of America could be proseew cuted under the Sherman anti-trusl law for restraint of interstate com3r merce resulting from strikes: he The Coronado and Associated Coal ^ ro- companies of Arkansas instituted in States district court fori ew Arkanasas civil proceedings against the United Mine Workers to recover to trebel damages under the Sherman ler act for property losses suffered by ' I a them during a strike in the Arkansas ' :he coal fields in 1914. The coal com- 1 30- panies alleged that the United Mine sen Workers had unlawfully conspired to 1m suppress non-union competition, vand int that the destruction of the property ar- had been resorted to, with attendant restraint of interstate commerce, to the accomplish that end. "The decision lid, of the court dismissing the suit was >rk set aside by the United States circuit sar court of appeals for the Eighth cirde cuit, and in the same court, on second re- trial, before a different federal judge, if the jury found that the destruction an- of the mine property was due to a ed. conspiracy to prevent the mining of coal by non-union labor, and had resulted in a restraint of interstate ke commerce. The jury placed actual I damages at $200,000, which were ard trebeled by the court under the Sherry! man law. The award, affirmed by the jn_ circuit court of appeals, was brought ns to the supreme court by the labor q ' unions on the ground that being in. . ' eornorated thev could not be sued. nis * er- > * nee Marriage Announcement ith ike Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Fant of Santu-mp announce the marriage of their daughate ter, Grace Alberta, to Joel Anderson to Berly, of Clemson College, on Monake day, June 5, at Anderson. They will ion' he at home to their friends at Clemto son College after June 15. sol- Miss Fant is the daughter of Mr. ee(j and Mrs. I). B. Fant of Santuc and is ted 0 lovely and accomplished young worer. man. She possesses a sweet disposiink *'on aod easily wins and holds her t0 friends. >m- This announcement is read with inter t-erest by hundreds of friends in Union ;m_ county who wish for the young couple ojj. a long life filled with happiness, for ' ' lied Auto Trip to Florida ake eh- Mrs. W. C. Moore, Mrs. W. C. Whitcci mire, Miss Lill Willis, Miss Bessietwo Moore, Miss Wilson of Blacksburg, by Miss Annie Whitmire and Mr. Wallace me Cooper have just returned from an auto trp to Florida, the time consumeo 1A Tlmti viatfod Tanlr. | Ut'lIlK 1U UO) "J. * "V J ftaiwu w?%v n sonville, St. Augustine, Orlando and other points of interest. The party ndi- traveled in two Ford ears, covering a iure distance of 1300 miles. On the entire my- trip they had but one "blow-out." mo- They leport a most delightful trip. y. Adjutant J. Davis of the Salvation Army and Mrs. Davis leave on this will afternoon's Carolina Special for a flrs. visit of two weeks to Adjutant Davis' mother in Indiana. this Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, president of i in Furman University, was in Union today for a short while. TO MAKE FIGHT ON REDUCED WAGES Cincinnati, June 5.?Concerted ae tion against reductions in wages of railroad workers recently made by the United States railroad labor board will be the principal matter to be considered when heads of 11 railroad labor unions go into session here tomorrow. The conference was called by B. M. Jewell, president of the railway employees' department, American Federation of Labor, who will also be present at the sessions. Leaders who arrived here today held an informal conference and discussed ways and means to bring the question of wage reductions before their membership. Strike votes are expected in every organiation, it was said, each union taking its vote separately according to its own constitution. It was pointed out that the matter of accepting or rejection of the cut rests with the membership of each union and the meeting tomorrow will enable the executives to advise each other as to ho.v to conform with the laws of their respective organizations in submitting the matter to their members. Unions to be represented in the conference are the machinists, boiler makers, blacksmiths, car men, electricians, sheet metal workers, clerks, signal men telegraphers, maintenance of way and stationary firemen and oilers. Chiefs of the "Big Four" brotherhoods ? the transportation unions ? will not. be present it was said because the present reduction of the railroad labor board has not affected members of their organization. It is considered probable that some of the 'big four" chiefs will sit in at the sessions as observers, it was said. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of l^abor, was expected to arrive here tomorrow morning from Washington to take part in the discussions. Leaders tonight predicted the conference of the union officials will last for two and probably three weeks. Orders Authorities to Admit Princess to U. S. -r..-, / . , Washington, Jurte (5.?Secretary of Labor Davis through the bureau of immigration today ordered immigration authorities at New Orleans to admit Princess Ivan Thchernitschew, of erstwhile Russian aristocracy to the United States. Notice Masons Special communication John A Fant Lodge, A. F. M., will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock The PL A. and F. C. degrees will b conferred. All qualified brethren are invited to attend. J. A. Petty, R. F. Homes. W. M. Secretary. 1398-2t Former Bankers Found Not Guilty Lexington, N. C., June 4.?Jesse L. Armfield, president, and Zed Griffith, cashier, of the Bank of Thomas ville which failed in August 1921 who have been on trial here for n i. ..i i ..u* *: ? w wiiii iiusiiui iiun ant: misapplication of the funds of tht bank, were this afternoon found no* guilty. The jury was given the caslate last night. Following the rendering of the ver diet a dramatic scene was enacted ii the Lexington tourt house. Womei relatives of Armfield became hysteri cal and had to be removed from tin court room while a brother of Arm field and his attorneys were visibh affected. Armfield appeared dazed bj the verdifct. With arms outstretche and head hanging backward, a deatl like pallor on his face, the service; of a physician were necessary to quie and to care for him. He was led ints an ante-room, and there broke dowi and cried bitterly. "Where shall I go?" he exclaimec to his relatives. "They will get me." C. M. Griffith, his father-in-law succeeded in quieting the erstwhili wealthy citizen and prosperous hank er and after a time Mr. Armfield wa taken to the home of his father. Following the failure of the Hani of Thomasville in August, lt?21 Armfield left the state. He wa later indicted along with Griffith, th r*ncltinv Qovnrnl wni'lrc nirn Arnifii'L was apprehended in Mexico an< brought back to Nort h Carol inn Since that time he had been confinei in the county jail at Lexington, be ing unable to give bond. Today's Cotton Market Open Cloa< July 20.30 20.31 October 20.15 20.2: December 20.12 20.2 January 19.90 20.1 March 19.80 19.9 N. Y. Spots 20.9 Local market 2C.0 BIGHAM'S COUNSEL ASK NEW TRIAL Florence, June 5.?In the court of general sessions here today A. L. King, attorney for Edmund I). BigI ham, gave notice of an appeal for a new trial on the ground of alleged after discovered evidence. Judge ?>. W. G. Shipp set Friday to hear the motion. The after discovered evidence is in the shape of letters alleged to have been written by L. S. Bigham to his brother, F.dmund, while the latter was in Georgia, and it is contended by the defense they will tend to show that Smiley Bigham killed bis mother and sister and the latter's two children and then himself, the kdling of Smiley Bigham being the crime for which Edmund has been convicted and sentenced to death. Formal notice was given by the defense this morning to I.. M. Casque, socilitor of the court of the approaching contest. At the same time, the defense files with him a copy of the letters, affidavits and other data which will be offered to the court as after discovered evidence. Mendel E. Smith of Camden is expected to assist the defense in arguing the motion ror a new tarial. Chief among the letters, all of which ale contended by the defense to have been written by Smiley at Pamplico to Edmund in South Georgia, is the following: "Brother and Maggie had the two signed deeds that had disappeared in their possession. Causing trouble seems to be their pleasure. They took the money that the post office department has me charged with and were the cause of Cleveland running off, and 1 had to pay the bond. For years I have had to leave home and payboard to he in peace to make my cul culations and plans. "They poisoned father and tried to poison i?eatha's child after her death when I found them with the deeds, [ decided to kill the last one of them and leave no one to tell the tale. "I am writing this to explain why 1 did this act. You will never see me again alive." (Signed) "L. S. Bigham." This letter is one of a series which it is alleged were written during the summer apd J.he early fall of lj)2d leading up to the return of Edmund to Pamplico in the fall of that year. This particular letter does not bear any date though all the others bear dates through dune, July and August, possibly some of them being in September. Also, all of them are typewritten and signed in ink. At the same time, the defense is offering a number of affidavits, which would tend to substantiate the letters and the statements contained in them. Some of these affidavits relate to the genuineness of the signature. Woman in Kershaw Lives Man"y Years Bethune, June ? Mis. Mary Estridge, who resided at the home >d C. P. Blockmon, four or live nubs above Bethune. died yesterday al'ev> noon. Mrs. Fist ridge was nearh years of age and was perbays i h oldest person in thi< part of k< i !i ; . niintv Stlio \v:i?: tin. willow .1 I'll, i> i Rstridge of l.aneastei oirty. \v!.< ! preceded hei to tin- craw a ihiih! i of years ago. Mrs. Rstridge was the ni >th? : . ' seven children, only two <: whom or still Ic ing, Mr.-. W ,1 Raki r of near Bethuia attd I. II. F.stridgt oi Kiti shaw. Sht is survived l>\ 17 grano 1 children, til great grandchildren niu. two great great grandehihlren Shi was the mother of E. M Est ridge t prominent citizen of Kershaw, who died two or three years ago, and the ; grandmother of K. T. Estridge, a we". I known citizen and a former mayor -f 1 Bethune. < I he funeral services ami interment t will he held at Fosk Hill Kptist ) church in Lancaster county today it 1 3 o'clock. | Ordinance Regulating Operation of Jitneys l> Richmond, .June (>.?An ordinance regulating the operation of jitneys in ; Richmond passed by the council reouires an insurance indemnity to k $1(1,000 for injuries to passengers and $1,00(1 for property damage. ?' Premier Asked to Remain in Office 1 Tokio, June 6.?The regent has askj ed Premier Takahashi, who, with his cabinet, resigned early today, to remain in office until his aiimessor is chosen. Wage Reduction Will e Hasten Strike Vote * Cincinnati, June 6.?New wa^e re8 ductions for shopmen ordered toft day can but intensify the present feel7 ing of dissatisfaction with railway la2 hor conditions will at least result in the immediate strike vote, returnable 0 June 80th, accordng to B. M. Jewell, head of shop crafts union, here today 0 for railroad strike conference. . i /