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CHIEFS OF KLAN WILL INVESTIGATE New Orleeiu,^MMt?*-B?h chiefs of Louisiana ccm~ sider action WV taken fn nfkrd to the reportnjfif * *? * ***$*' ' tion that A^F*0*11 responsible fir kidnaping. and m"5~jfflBser ?* * New Orleans newsvHV&Sw to be present and at ^elusion of the conference ha wu^Si h?ri,ed to announce that R!j? ?f the Man would ba sent to ^Snouse to investigate what had r^rred on August 24, the data of " vhe kidnaping. - y "If the klan of Morehouse parish is * in any way responsible for the murders of Watts Daniels and Thomas Richards the charter of that klan will be lifted and the klan outlawed," it was announced. "If any individual members of the klan are found guilty of thesen(pur^ ders, not only will they be ou^mfed from the klan but eve re hit of nearer the klan hu will be used to help obtain their conviction* before the criminal courts of the state. "The story told by United States department of Justice agents that members of the klan in black hoods formed the "wrecking crew" for the kidnaping and murder of Daniels and Richards is absurd. There is no such regalia in any part of the Ku Klux Klan or in any of its degrees." The klan chiefs scored the tale that Clarence Darrow "or any other prominent lawyer" had been retained by the klan to fight in the defense of the rmen who might be charged with the murder. "The klan has raised no defense-fund nor has it made any defense appropriation,' it was stated. A signed staterant issued to the press several day# ago by an unofficial spokesman of the lforqhouse klan ^ declared it had offered the sercices of - its 100 members to the state in solving the mystery and I I guilty. _ " "\pmdc L Governor Parker has charge c j eral it5isJJ. il. McKoin. under arri^,jdgt tioner aarcftgr* on a murder charge, Lch paid all nemwf ef the K u Klux Klan. V ju etc., for whh^Gwsmi Q|od today stated, , "Some daytr* *o thejmliy num. Former Deputy Sheriff T. 3. m Burnett, the first arrest in the case, q1 has also denied that he is a klansraan. ^ Governor Parker is an open opponent n< of the Ku Klux Klan, denouncing the , iW. .order.on the stump ana m VIIV | He has been quoted as saying he was P ^determined to "tear the mask off the Irian." He has directed the More- s heuse investigations and is said to have drawn heavily on his private 1 funds to defray much of the expense. r Some observers see in the present ' proceedings an effort on his part to 1 link the happenings of August 24 with * the Kn Klux Klan. ' Bastrop, La., Dec. 29 (By the Assort ?dated Press).?With the date for the ? open hearing but one week away, the > heavy hand of the law, which has already struck twice, was still upraised ji 'tonight over those designated for arrest in connection with the Morehouse fcidnapings and murders. The citizens were anxiously awaiting the passing of time, which would reveal the identity of those marked. The nature of confessions, in which 45 men were said to b implicated, |f was also the subject of much speculation. There was no intimation of when the arrests promised by the state j&>' <volud be made. Opinion was evenly . divided on the theory that the arrest! Bp probably would not occur until aftei wv-/ .the open hearing had been concluded "The state wants to question some o V them as witnesses, which privileg would be denied in the event the; were under charges and did not car fe* to testify, it was argued. While a deputy sheriff arvr.ed wit fa carefully prepared requisition papei vas en route to Baltimore to claii * M, fDj. B. M. McKom tor uw *? < . Louisiana on a charge of mnrder ! ? i connection with the robed and mas ' y'- <?d activities of last August, k Sfe: friends in this section of the sta were putting their heads together | raise a suitable fond for his defeni rA fund of $100,000 was said by ] friends to be the objective The plea of the former mayor *Bd)timore today that he would rati . die.AO times than to be taken bi to Morehouse struck a responi I, chord among many. Late today friends hem and in New Orleans w jir '" reported considering steps to be ta Hp to provide him with a heavy aw f after he reaches Louisiana in event he is returned. Sheriff Carpenter of MorehouM saed a statement today deelarini knew them would he some an upon the return of the federal in tigators now in Now Orlena. > said that while 4$ citizens migk l y involved in the kidnaping plot h< net believe this number was aet VT participants, as his information \J,v there wee* only IS or SO. r&kjj" Miaa Vada Burton of Greenvl I I' # the guest of Mrs. W. H. Harris. HUGHES MAKES W A SUGGESTION New Havw, Conn., Dec. A lufgMtion that mm independent commission of men competent in ftnenelal affairs could accomplish more than a general international conference towards solution of the European reps-caiiejru^ tangle was put forward by Secretary flURitw tonight in the irst public pronouncement on the eeoaomic crisis to come from responsible officials of the administration at Washington. The secretary, who ( spoke before the American Historical association, added that he had "no doubt" distinguished Americans would be willing to serve on such a commission, which, he said, might be kept free from any responsibility to foreign offices or any duty to obey political instructions. Once advantage had been taken of the opportunities thus afforded, he said, "the avenues of American helpfulness can not fail to open hopefully." > Referring to suggestions that the United States assume the role of arbiter in the reparations dispute, Mr. Hughes said a sufficient answer to that was the fact "that we have not been asked." He went on to say he did not believe this government should take such a burden of responsibility. Throughout his discussion the secretary recognized that the questions of German reparations lay at the root of any economic settlement. The problems abroad, he said, are world problems, and could not be disposed of "by calling them Eubopean." He declared the United States would "view with disfavor measures which instead of producing reparations would threaten disaster," and said no one could foresee the consequences which might ensue if forcible means were adopted to obtain reparations froth Germany." The full text of Mr. Hughes' diecession of economic problems folhtff 'i 'd st'The economic conditions in r- give us the greatest coittsnu on^y have long ..received the cashes ; othhfcidreation of the administration. st- | s idle io say that wa are hdt bb Vsted in these problems, for we aiJ ts art Involved, and from a hianitarian standpoint, as the hutt ^ ' the American people goes out id C( lose who are in distress. Wa can h( at dispose of these problems by call- q ig them European for they are world a roblema and we can not escape* the 6 ljurious consequences of a failure to n ettle them. 0 "They are, however, European 0 >roblems in the sense that they can j tot be solved without the consent of f European governments. We can { lot consent for them. The key to , the settlement is in their hands, not In ours. "The crux t>f the European situation lies in the settlement of repara- ' tions. There will be no adjustment of other needs, however pressing, until a definite and acceptable basis for the discharge of reparations claims has been fixed. It is futile to attempt to erect any economic structure in Europe until the foundation is laid. "How can the United States help in this matter? We are not seeking! reparations. We are indeed asking for the reimbursement of the cost! of our army of occupation; and, with good reason, for we have maintained our army in Europe at the request of the allies and of Germany and under I an agreement that its cost like army costs should be a first charge upon i the amounts paid by Germany. Othr ers have been paid and we have noi . been paid. f "But we are not seeking genera e reparations. We are bearing ou y own burden and through our loans i e large part of Europe's burden in ad dition. No demands of ours stand I h the way nf a proper settlement of th v reparations question, m "Of course hold the oblige >f tions of European governments an i- -i?- haen much discussic 1,1 hick m ?w It- abroad and hers with raspaet to thet li? There has been a persistent attem] lte ever since the armistice to link up tl debts to our government with repar #c- tions or with projects of cancel] tions. This was resisted in a c termined manner nnder the form at administration and under the pr aer ent administration, ick "The matter is plain enough fr 've our standpoint. The capacity of G hls many to pay is not at all affected ere any indebtedness of any of the al kcn to us. The indebtedness does :ort diminish Germany's capacity and ttae removal would not increase her pacity. Por example, if France 1 been able to finance her part In Knrmwinr at all f 1 "* war WlWlVwr w "e*t* us, that la, by taxation and Into |T**~ Iqans, the problem of what Qern ?ould pay would be exactly the a lt J?* Moreover, ao far aa the debtor 1 ? the United Statee are concerned, ua y have tmnettled Cfedit balaneee, WM their cendttione end capacity to a*t WA ** aMMMaaii^itw Jadawa^tcaajl cin nov D prop#Tiy aficnninn] hte amount that ean be realise lie is these credits for reparations has ""X UNITED STATES X NOT REPRESENTE1 Paris, Dec. 20 (By the AssocLu Press).?Persistent reports thadtl . United States would j??rtlcipati < some form i nnej^P Week's confers^ of the Interallied prmiers were d<* nitely elimfaist/d today upon their ceipt of newf the Unit?4_?*4ti government VouW4hkMKr^art in'^ meeting. Unofficial but authoritati nformtaion reached Paris today th the American administration regar the forthcoming premiers' meeting a purely European affair and as r warranting intervention by the Unit States. Although it is not believed the ata department at Washington has ma any statement on the matter, into ested governments on inquiring in 1 sponsible American sources were 1 formed that there did not seem to the slightest chance of Americ participation. There was some s? gestion, however, that the breaki up of the conference and the prohab ity that this would certainly be f< 'owed by French seizures in Germa might provoke some 11th hour st >y the United States. Reports that Wilhelm Cuno, \ German chancellor, intends to star the premier's conference with df nite proposals for a four power pi which would guarantee the security France and the present Franco-G^ man frontiers reached reparatu circles today and credated cq*vrlie able comment, 4 This pact " lane tc. the reports, would eyV' 1ten* period of 80 years. It wr.,,f? stin by Great Britain, tta?*l" be on> Germany. The *ou 0f , would b. Mke -nc:* ?r oth" ?.hl assuming an ' wPUtation for ' *>' French of p ?" ready ?sc*ou ar* scheme /Je prtneipica of man- < there is ^ P?wcr ,n hsaven or 0011 asm for/mak? y?u * failure. nei tain a JP^yed and BQu?re? tal right tJ1 Qua^e*i before danger nui Wrio*^Vee Baal, if you th{ paries hgbter for your > ot 'tiaT rapci|yC!Ur 'ellowmen, a *ni withdrawal Jkhatever may hap- tb< I ftroops of ocf?1 fortunes, you inl fsertcd wouktf doesn't matter of1 llftanat^ jJZ&n<y or not?that "I ie reparations- commiasfon la eon-1 rned. The commission had learned, owever, that among Chancellor uno's proposals will be one to pay lump sum, somewhere between ^809.090,000 and 8,000,000,000 gold larks, 1,000,000,0000 to be paid at nee and the remainder over a period f ten years. This would be accom>anied by a certain form of allied inancial control sufficient to insurt ;he balancing of Germany's budgel ?nd the stabilization of the mark. Naxt Move up to s J W% f AU19Q rrviuioi Washington, Dec. 80.?The nex move in the German reparations prol lem is apparently left up to the Allie premiers aa a result of disclosure by Secretary Hughes that the Waal ington administration believed the ii temational commission of financier including the Americans, might w< be called upon to recommend a se Element, according to disclosures ma in the speech at New Haven la night. Mr. Hughes said the Ame cnn suggestion was offered as an i tentative in the event the premk failed to agree at the Paris meeti next Tuesday. He said he looped i an agreement, and pointed out tl the failing of such an agreement, 1 ' world might be facing the use of fo ible means to collect reparations fr Germany saying this endangered r world peace. He reiterated the wa * ing to the Allies that America i unfavorable toward the attemj 0 forcible collection. ft . m , New Ysar'i Recaption Abandoned at Whita Ho ?n * Washington, Dec. 80.?Owing to illness of Mrs. Harding, the an pv tie New Year reception at the ? m. House has been abandoned. I*. * ' la- Fir# in Oklahoma tar es- Ardmore, Okla., Dec. 81.?At one person has been killed and om are missing as a reslut of th< er- today which destroyed two t by here. ties ' * 1 not Attorneys Bafor* fltipromo I ea- ??? hi Columbia, Dec. 81.?Attomeyi the Southard and C. P. Sims, of Sp * ? ftl? St] rum | ourjf, d|i)nw>?i rnal court, which is sitting en banc iany|in response to a summons tc sum. cause why they shouldn't rstu to ft,000 they claim as a fee to they Rhame, of Spartanburg. The and r.eys claim they received IS,000 pay the expense of having Rhames' until sentence altered to a toe an id on to keep any that was left ove ban te&tance was changed t# fl,G which they paid for hist war* kmal ri^ljj^H p by Senato^^^^B^SS^K ^ t prevailing !day. mgregate and tlicNRjM^nt that 5 somany of tBt he contrary. ^jh|VM|p-VP 459 en sent |down timately lead to a ml ing the consultation on, piano t condition." * "Or to ahme gather^ jjj J ' t pose of determining ^ Jp for i- Senator Watson replim. foe- p d "Bui'the senator Aj 1 ;a the feelers Ifraverbc?wt ~\J?a hi l- ator Borah pressed, if i- "Tift l? my a, ator Watson replied, fv . ueadia 11 "And that it k* C if' it- object the adjusting t jtr' ite de tions which now PrevaVjof tl ist "The aiding of edf Jil in ri- Senator Watson, add?0 Justine si- ers hare been put os\ |ng tl *rs two or three months Ir^Bt for ng of ascertaining th^aW^jor th for how far ws eould~ go^fjmtioi lat however, that he w. ,.T He the that they lebked tolei?s nc re- oroposed by Mr. Bkl e the \ om that he did not knowT\, rah i the the administration's it& to w m- 1 - I?? fforts eas State Ui|?i Ji! t ted | 11n i nnM.^i I A ' Greenwood, Deefl Gaines Williame, HL , 11.?P UN South Carolina Lea^^ |rm?ide am nnnonueed th|. |? of 1 i the vention *bieh wiffj the i nual on January tOth, ??a*et fo fhite until sometime beei -KjPoui least Twk> thousand^^^^^H^^^H Zouri ^mHP1 i L. O. the birth I rtaa- called ipreme im the Tht woman'w r1 If W. W. PmbyliWim ^TrTT^ ' atflwr- Sunday adwd mf P to pay Monday 1 prison id wata Mr. and Mw. gfc r. The Atlanta, ?*, KM flue, to speed tia fjpf >r^v mother, Mrs. P. % ??wh iijuii i nil t. . .?' jamj e* ON^MMISSION T tfarill1, lr*, t a ,\m m an. Mivunor ? utnqr ynainoay- . up tafcwi tho Columbia canal eommii- w Ian to tain charge of the Columbia ?ni umlaa mm wHb adjudicated to ?m M state, if H is adjudicated. la: : J. Boss Waaahan of Charleston was *? ^pointed as chairman and Capt. J. ioy Pwmall- of Columbia and T. C. t* hmican of Union are to be the other tb ,thb appointment was made an dor ri bp torn of an act passed this year ty the general assembly and upan the G Snnnwaittdation of the peasant canal fllialurtin UaMtdn 1W2 act the "" nw)?a man authorised to appoint b lemhmioeio* of throa to be known f? il ie Columbia canal commisaion h nf thja body trill tako charge of the & mbat na aoott as It resorts to tha r w ?a mmmHs. Until the canal i i?- adjudicated to Sooth Carolina, tho r now emwaUealaE can not function, 1 rho caaa ia bow pending in tho Unit- a *d State. supreme court and will not I ha <dfa*d until eeveral months, la * aB prehahility. J The act provided that tho appointment ad the new comnriffdon should ! be made upon the recommendation of 1 the ilaliBiB of tho fiathca committee. of-th* aanata, the chairman of tts ftg^a, tha ehairm??^ofJh? Judiciary of the tcna^finance 'Ta^T. Hughes, chairman of t?l jaoya -maane eommittae of ttto aahody power to operate tho canal titan.- f best interests of tha fttata ai ha fact employ suitable..persons to ] -mo aat #?? ttu unkees. repair and .op ? latfcar of the property. Developme power on the canal by planta ? ml the of electricity la provided aefotia- Ultimate completion of tlM traverse- is also considered and the c ring for sion is instructed by the act t liked if plans for its completion to 1 ght "ul- rented to the .general assembl a cover- canal should be made navigab Konomic pointed out in the act* and 1 commission is instructed to 1< the puy- this as a possible developmei *oblera," Another provision of the ' that the commission may a raw thlt for bids to lease or sell the ] gf'&sn- if it should think this the b< The commission will receiv* igSen- ^sy while engaged in the bui w operating the eanal. ultimate When the canal reverts to t M condl- if such be the case, the o Europe?" commission appointed in 11 rat," laid cease to function, ttt "feel- - Mr, Duncan, one of the i ' the last is at present state senate e purpose Union county and it may b< I and just will not accept the place on i declared mission, but this is not kno^ A advised may wish to resign from tl conference should it appear that he car md added Koch places. This question hat lengtn as yet been raised, had* gone. * ' ? Agents for Ku Klux Invc New Orleans, Dec. 80.?/ Irs. Annie the Louisiana Ku Klux Kli int ol tht parted to go into Morshc; Women vot- soon to conduct an indep rnnual eon- vestigation of the lridnapinj r Columbia der of Watt Daniels and Th< n postponed ards last August. Within i ry. tha announcement was mad I ?m *Vi? VIan heai COniereucv v> ..... ' clared the kian was witl m! Fynsan ?nd would seek to find the ties. Ire. Minetta ' found frozen M?n Injured m f? was Auto isfdsd _____ had Woodbury, Dec. 8( Alexander Wray, a men 1919 Pennsylvania footbal Lewis A. Brenner of * died today from injur! ounce when the train struck ax Mr list to be last night _ ?? Miss Garner Eat liarf I Miss Blanche Garner the members of the Te f of the Mart ttab and a few other Ir 1 meet -to the morning at bar homo on if too tomb The main feature of thla tt^etoh the election of oaken 1 1 year. They ore aa fc I Hwweoa, of Cathortae Laytom, preaid e thio evening Annie Ttesey secretary, md Oto tooir The boeteoa oarved i, aandwicboa and bome-m ? - - - . . t t L ** * ' i' ! '1 -M- UeBBUHU -1 ,'m.1 U^fiUlJUl l-ll I ! I I,.I WO VES5&S PL AEE IN TROUBLE 7 - New York, Dec. 19.?Galea today Chi ntiaued to wJBp the North Atlantic A. W to mountalaa and, canyon*, arous- eecti< r fea*a-fer at least two veeeela, do- was I ying scorn aad aqpdiag a few cidea sailer crhft crashing iato the ahoro. waul The chief aaisiety Was "felt for the ward eighter Bretonla, which sailed for J. G is port from St. Pierre December ing i 5, and the German freighter Hein- Willi eh Kaiser, which last reported when respi is seat out an S. O. S. 500-miles oHflflf sp^ May December 6. ygm JHRK In .idditho? '? flutter ran through I ser tarfcbe circles when the shipping I yesb sard motorship M-unmotor, hound | Mr. jt Norfolk from Boston, radioed for noui ?lp off Fire Fathom Bank light. The cide* (unmotor with* a crew of 48 aboard <vitri sported a bad, list to starboard, but inqu r lat?r message stated she had was ighted a little. Meanwhile the coast the mard cutter Kickpeo put out to her diti< issistance from Cape May. beir The most important wreck report- C. >d was that of the schooner, Annie C. ! U Spindler, soft of Yarmouth, N. S., H. which struck near Providcneetewn, Par Mass., sending her crew of sxi ashore Ost in d breeches bouy. era Shipping offices In J^ew York, Hall- let! fax and other ports were bombarded aye with wireless messages from liners sta reporting delays caused by naidwin- tra ter storms. - sec The Berengaria, bearing Ambassador Harvey back to Washington, from h< London, was one of the vessels held hii up. Due hsge today, she reported Mm Ri still wns 8l7 miles off this port and ty, did wot expect to reach quarantine be iialUifiiniliT Cc Wives alsb wen lashing the sides in of the giant Majestic, carrying the tr British financial minion to the Unit - cc ed States, and Emile Coue, propon ii ent of auto-suggestion, bopnd here ci , ffjr a lecture g jj into port today showed the effects of ci to thoj worst gales her skipper could id can I member. Once, he said, when a ) provide I dred miles an hour wind was bi cation ing she could make but lour n nt of Also resembling an iceberg, ' ind the Fort St. George steamed in t( for. from the Bermudas with her v i canal less apparatus down, swept awa; ommia- the storm. Her skipper repc 0 make that the vessel ran into the fui be pre- gale at noon yesterday, and that y. The could not nose her way out < le, it is until 2 o'clock this morning. ;he new would permit no one to go on >ok into he said, and the 120 passengers it. made to remain in their cabins. .dve'rtlae PERSONAL MENTIOf property an(j jame? Bruce wi sst plan. turn ^is week from a holiday vi 1 $10 a relatives at Westminster, tinoss of Mrs. Leon Heath (Posey Hoi worth) and children of Macon, he state, are the guests of their parents id canal ar>tj Mrs. J. B. Hollingsworth, )17 will church street. Miss Fay Fuller is spendin members, Christmas holidays with friei >r from Greer. - that he Mesdames Paul Wilburn, < the com- Jolly and Miss Annie Tinsley vn, or he Friday in Spartanburg, be senate Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Tinsley of i not hold stone .ire visiting relatives i has not city. Mrs. L. B. Woodward and ter, Valerie, are spending the h with relatives in Aiken. ?tigat??l Mr. Boyce Littlejohn of Joi was a visitor to Union today, kgents for James Powell, of Daytona in are ex- Fla., is visiting relatives in Un ise parish week, endent in- Miss Miriam Jennings will r< ; and mur- her school duties at- Charlotte r>mas Rich- after spending the Christmas 1 i few days with Mrs. George H. Oetzel. le after the Miss Mamie Oetzel will r? lie, who de- Greenville Monday afternoon lout blame weeks' visit to her parents, guilty par- Mrs. G. H. Oetzel. Lawrence Crocker, Earl and Marcus Whita of Santuc i itors in the city today. Accident Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Hort returned to their home in C ).?Clarence' accompanied by Miss Aileen iber of the Police pursue theory that II team, and McCarthy, Brooklyn school Philadelphia was shot dead while playing m received may have been accidentally i automobile boy a playmate. Seven arrests made as a ?persistent laundry fires ii rtaijaa New York, which authority entertained by trade jealousies, a and Topic Hamilton Holt* announces t Friday 000 has been actually receiv South street. the proposed million-dollar meeting was Wilson foundation fond, for tha new Bishop Alma White, oq >llows: Miss bishop in United States, U lent, and Hiss ,lyn church folks that ni blame for fashions in delicious tea, clothes and that women'q ade candies. sacrificed to men's greed. ICES BLAME i ON ENGINEER srleaton, Dec. ?9.?Engineer W. . rUlUma of train No. 80, second ? >n, Atlantic CmA Una railroad, today blamed for the railroad *t- # t at Hanahan December 9, which ^^9 tod in the death ef Iaaac Ed a of Sumter, a coroner's Jury, empbell Biaaell, foreman, brine in a verdict to that effect. Mr. ' ^ <*** ' ' John G. Mansfield, was aUrted erday to ascertam vm wut ux . Edwards' death. After a three * ' session at Connelley it DM do- | 1 that, dae to the fact that other H eases were still to ha heard the, | est be contineed an til today. Tklg ! done and, starting at 11 o'clock, j jury begain again to examine ad- J >nal witnesses, these heard today * ig W. S. Baker, traia diafatcher; S F. Peale, extra train dispatthart 9H E. Brogdon, general foreman; 8. fljj Hunter signal operator; G. f. tridge, block signal expert; H. d. H erkemp, signal maintonance op tive; E. B. Bush, trainmaster. A fl er frpm A. M. Schriesberg, aa witnehg ef the accident, and the tement of Enginoer McKeithan of in No. 336, a freight following I end No. 80, were also read. rhe verdict of the jury wan "that s said Isaac R. Edwards came to I i death December 9, 1982, at the * jL m vyrside infirmary, Charleston conn-. , from injuries received, having 1 en fatally injured when Atlantis I mst Line train, second No. 80, ran : I to the rear of Atlantic Coast Line I ain No. 52 at Hsnahan, Charleston iunty, December 9, 1922. We also -I id that this aecident wap due to the V 1 irelessness of W. A.|8illisms, en- * 1 ineer of engine No. 482, train sac- l nd No. 80, in not observing the pre- j autionary signals, which were die- j layed.. W? also find that the crew n train No. 52 used all the preeau- . , J Ions in their power to protect the Jk ear of, their train." ' ^ aut bfter h d^aae Of fht mn- Spencer Perrin, Jfc, la sickwith In ' N low- at home of his parents, Ur. and iota. Mrs. Spencer Perrin. the Mi\ and Mrs. Philip Flynn and little >day daughter, Edith, are sick with flu at rire- heir home on Calhoun street. f by Miss Frances McDow is suffering irted frQm an attack of flu at her home on ious Church street. 1 she Miss Neeley Sartor is improving from a recent illness and will soon be ut again. deck, Mrs. j t. Jeter continues quite sick were at her home in Santue. Dr. M. D. Huiet, who has been crit| ically ill for several weeks, is slightly improved today. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams, of 91 Glendale, are both sick with influenza, according to a message received by lings- ,heir gon^ ^ Williams, calling ' '' him to their bedside today. Owing to * their axe, grave concern is felt con on B. ~ , 7 corning their recovery. g the Mn C. P. Summer, who has been ids in 5'c^ at home on South 3treet, is now rapidly improving. Claude Mrs. O. L. P. Jackson has been very spent sick wfto flu f?r several days, but is now thought to be improving. White Miss Frontis Winn has been sick in the w>^ flu for several days, but is now niproving. daugh- Mr. H. L. Poole has been confined to olidays h's home on West Main street with flu. but is now convalescing, nesville Mr. J. M. Keller is quite sick at the home of his son, Dr. George T. Keller, Beach, on South street, ion this Mrs. A. L. Lay to a is suffering from an attack of flu at her home on sturn to South street. N. C., ?f?hn C. McDow is confined to his holidays home on S. Church street xwith an attack of flu. iturn to Mrs. R. C. Shands is very much im - nroved today from a recent attack alter n -Mr. and ?* fluTrig Tinsley has been confined to Crocker his home for several days with a were vis- slight illness. ion have Rural Police Active Charlotte, ??Summer. On December 29th Thos. McDaniel, Theresa S. R. Gamer and V. E. Lawson degirl, who stroyed S00 gallons beer on H. H. with toys Eaves' r'-sce on Pacolft river, killed by On the night of December 29th Thee. McDaniel, S. R. Gamer and V. E. ??Lawson destroyed 240 gallons beer on h^DUSV V?, i Greater Mrs. Smith's place about (our mflea >s explain from Union. ;hat $800,. Missionary Meeting Postponed ed toward / Woodrow The missionary society of Grace p church will postpone the meet'ng iy woman which was to be held on Monday sf. Jle Bfook- temoon, on aceount of the continued up are to sickness in many families. Due newomen's tiee will be given of the new date, health is lira. C. T. Murphy, ' A | . a president. . , i . /