j&crajw and jgacts. ;
I
-The Berlin correspondent of the
Wireless Press, London, writes that :
one of the most striking features of
,v- " >Uim?iAn <q the extent to '
llic UCMIiaii OIVUMMV.. .?
which the majority Socialist party has
lost touch with, and full control over,
the mass of its supporters owing to its
failure to achieve the wonders expected
from the revolution, its leaders' apparent
absorption by the old bureaucratic
system and their isolation from
the masses in consequence of their appointment
to government or administrative
posts. Herr Barth and other
majority socialist leaders are now em- i
phas.'zing their aspect of the situation
and urging action to obviate the danger.
? The Chester News is in receipt of
the following communication from
v state highway commission: Mr. R. T.
Brown, engineer in charge of surveys
for the state highway commission,
has returned to Columbia after a trip
to Union, where he went to complete
the plans for the bridge across Broad
river at Lockhart, connecting Union
and Chester counties. This Project
has been approved by the secretary of
agriculture, and federal funds to the
amount of $22,434.09 have been secur
ed for ic. xne Driape utruoa umuu
river will be of the steel truss type
with steel tressle approaches. The
state highway commission has asked
for bids on this job, which will be opened
on April 1st. The Lockhart
Mills at Lockhart made a large donation
toward building this bridge, and
Union and Chester counties have both
made arrangements to pay their
shares of the cost of construction.
The conference between tho German
and Allied delegates at Brussels,
has resulted in an agreement that is
entirely satisfactory to the Allies. The
Germans have agreed to turn over all
their merchant ships and the Allies
have agreed to send the Germans 270,000
tons of food monthly until the next
harvest, or as long as Germany abides
the terms of the armistice. The conference
was impersonal in the extreme.
Vice Admiral Wemyss, British
spokesman of the delegation, began by
asking whether Germany proposed to
abide the terms of the armistice, and
the German under secretary of state,
Von Braun, replied, "Yes." Then the
arrangements were completed within
a few minutes. The Germans were
anxious to enlarge the monthly export
of certain commodities, only to be met
with the statement: **i regret lUC |
world's shipping does not make this
possible." In connection with a request
for more condensed milk one of
the Germans said that infant mortality
had doubled within the past three
months.
The directors of the Federal reserve
bank at Richmond have adopted
the following in furtherance of the
cotton holding movement: "Resolved,
That the Federal reserve bank of
Richmond approves of the movement
to reduce the cotton acreage in the cotton
raising portion of the fifth district,
in cooperation with a similar
movement in other districts, for the
purpose of stabilizing the price of cotton,
and that it will continue in the
future the policy which it has always
pursued in the past of assisting member
banks to help their customers to
carry cotton for the purpose of securing
a fair opportunity to sell at a legitimate
price. That in pursuance of
this policy, it will continue to make to
each member bank such discounts,
advancements and accommodations
upon paper eligible for rediscount, under
the regulations of the federal reserve
board, as may be safely and reasonably
made, with due regards for
the claims and demands of other
member banks.'"
?Wage Increase for approximately
000 patrolmen and 1,000 lieutenants and
sergeants comprising the railroad police
force will be advanced, it has been
announced by director general Hines.
The increases are retroactive to last
January 1 and were said to be In
keeping with the advances given other
railroad employees. The director general's
order provides a minimum
hourly rate of 45 cents an hour and
a maximum rate of 55 cents an hour
for patrolmen assigned to a restricted
territory, with a minimum of eight
hours a day and over time at the prorata
for the ninth and tenth hours
and time and one-half thereafter.
These men formerly received monthly
? ? TTt* _
wage8 ranging rrom *ov iu ?uv. ^der
the new rate they receive from
$85 to $112 a month on an eight hour
day basis. Proportionate increases
but on a monthly basis are provided
for lieutenants and for sergeants whose
duties require traveling and whose
_ hours can not be regulated. The regional
director will have authority to
apply the monthly wage according to
the responsibility of the individual
positions, y
Medill McCormlck. Republican
senator-elect from Illinois, has issued a
statement assenting that any censorships
upon the news from America to
Great Britain and France could have
been imposed only to prevent the
publication of the opinion of the
American people and the attitudes of
senators toward the constitution of
the league of nation. Europe must
come to understand that Mr. Wilson
is attempting a coup d'etat in defiance
of the decision of the common people
of America uttered in the last election,
the statement said. Sixty senators
of the total of 96 Democrats, as
well as Republicans among them,
share the opinion expressed by 39
signatories to the Knox-Lodge resolution.
Mr. Hughes, Mr. Bryan, and
even Mr. Taft, say that the constitution
as proposed requires amendment.
Mr. McCormick said the peace con
ference should first make peace wnn
Germany and then the president
"ought to put"aside his pride" and invite
Senators Lodge and Knox. Republicans,
and Senator Hitchcock,
Democrat to the peace conference to
draft a league of nations plan which
the American people and the senate
could approve.
Capt. Andre Tardieu of the French
peace delegation held his usual veekly
conference with the newspaper correspondents
last Monday. Responding
to an inquiry whether it is possible
that the peace treaty will be signed
by March 31. Capt Tardieu said he
* - "inlto lm.
believed sucn a cumins CI1VJ V( utvv .... .
possible, although he expected great
progress to be?made during the present
week. Four treaties will be necessary,
one each, with Germany, Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria, Captain
Tardieu explained and these he said
probably would not be signed together
The treaty with Germany being the
most important, would be signed first.
The others would be drawn along similar
lines and would place a limitation
of armaments upon the other
central powers, but there was less
hurry about framing these, Captain
Tardieu added. Asked if the signing
c.prmanv to re
or peace wuuiu ..... .
sume commercial activity, Captain
Tardieu said the financial and commercial
sections of the treaty would
contain Important regulations of enemy
trade but that shipping will be
resumed under certain reservations.
Answering an inquiry whether the
Germans would be permitted to come
to Paris to sign the peace treaty, Captain
Tardieu said it was not certain
that the Germans would be summoned
to Paris that the conference had not
decided this point.
Under an agreement which the
Germans have made at Brussels, the
United States will receive eight German
ships which will be ready to go
to sea within four days. The vessels
are the Zeppelin, of 15,000 tons: the
Prins Frederich Wilhelm, of 17,000:
the Graf Waldersee, of 13,000 tons;
the Patricia, of 14,466 tons; the Cap
nf 14.500 tons: the Pretoria
_ r liiiaiirtc, w
of 13,200 tons; the Cleveland, of 16,900
tons: and the Kalserin Auguta Victoria
of 25,000 tons. The plant Imperator,
of 52,000 tons, will go to the United
States. At the present time the Imperator
is stuck in the mud but it is
believed she can be floated in a fewdays.
The total ships made available
to the Allies under the agreement
number more than 700, approximating
1,500,000 tons. The vessels going
to the United States are passenger
ships on account of the American deBire
to use them for transport of
troops. Those going to France and
England immediately are cargo vessels
in neutral ports in South and
Central America and the Dutch West
Indies. They will be permitted to
leave with cargoes for Germany with
German crews but under Allied flags.
When ships put out from German
ports to be handed over they will be
manned by Germans, but on arrival
in Allied ports the crews will be replaced
by Allied crews and Germans
returned. There is available in
England for immediate movement to
Germany approximately 30,000 tons of
pork products, 5,000 tons of beans,
5,000 tons of rice and 15,000 tons of
cereals. The United States has in
Rotterdam and on the way there approximately
75,000 tons of breadstuffs.
A summary of the agreement shows
payment by Germany will be made by
freight hire accruing to the Germans
for the use of the shipping, and part
from credits Germany may continue
to establish and maintain in neutral
countries; part from Gejinan exports;
part from the sale of German ownea
foreign securities and part by the use
of German gold. The Germans agreed
to place a deposit of gold In the national
bank of Belgium at Brussels
for use as collateral.
(The \torkmlte (Nquirrr
Entered at the Postofltce at Tork as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919.
Somebody Is going to get big profit
out of the stock of raw cotton that is
still in the hands of the farmers, and
if that profit is not saved for the south,
the fault will be with the farmers and
the general business interests of the
south.
It is not at all improbable that
Champ Clark may be the next presidential
nominee oif the Democratic
party. At least, such a thing is possible;
but the Democratic party will never
win with Champ Clark as its nominee.
There is no reasonable doubt about
the fact that the German government
is still under the control of the selfsame
element that brought on the
great war. The Spartacist element,
which is now getting the worst of it in
its fights with German troops, is the
element that was opposed to the warIf
the stories of the frequency with
which Lenine and Trotsky are being
shot at are half true, or if hall' of the
stories are true, it would seem one or
the other or both of them might become
the victims of stray shots. But
the fact of the matter is that most of
the stories are just as apt as not to be
pure invention.
Methods used to hurry work on cantonments,
ship building, airplane plants
and munition factories served to hinder
rather than accelerate, aid that
America succeeded as she did in spite
of these practices, only goes to show
the extent to which the patriotism and
virtue of the people as a whole exceeds
the patriotism and virtue of the people
who had the direction of American affairs.
The idea of limiting the German
army to 100,000 men to be raised by
volunteer enlistment, is credited to
Lloyd George and it is being accepted
as the best way out of the present difficulties.
It seems to follow that if
Germany is disarmed the other nations
will be able to disarm, and Great
Britain relieved of the burden of conscription
will be able to continue her
supremacy on the seas, and therefore
her supremacy in the affairs of the
world.
Before he calls an extra session of
the general assembly, for which there
is no apparent earthly need, ve hope
that Governor Cooper will make a
thorough investigation of the sources
from which the propaganda on the
subject are emanating. We are of
opinion that instead of there being a
widespread demand for an extra session
a thorough investigation will
show that propagandists are merely
pulling every string and ringing every
bell that can help to attract the attention
of a really indifferent public.
We are not right sure that government
control of railroads has ever had
a fair show. We are not entirely free
from a suspicion that the management
of transportation has not been influenced
by hostile expert manipulators
who worked to the end of convincing
the public that government ownership
of railroads would never do. But if
we have had a really honest and efficient
sample of government ownership,
let the roads go back to private control
as soon as possible. And as to
government control of telegraph and
telephone, we have never believed that
there was reasonable excuse fcr such a
thing and we do not believe any such
thing now.
Double censorships of cablegrams
between Great Britain and the United
States has been abolished by agreements
between the two governments.
Heretofore a cablegram offered in the
United States had to meet the approval
of the American censor before it could
be started on its way, and on the other
side the approval of the British censor
before it could be delivered. Now, if
the British censor allows it to start the
American censor must permit its delivery
and if the American censor allows
it to start the British censor must
not hold it up. Some of these days,
maybe, the country will again return
to conditions under which what it shall
say or what it shall know will not be
regulated according to tne standards
of a single individual.
It was the American, buck private
who won the world war not President
Wilson, not the general staff, not the
officers, but absolutely the American
buck private. He won it, not because
of able leadership, either at home or
*u? nortoinlv nnt bp pan so
Ill Llie UC1U, uuu vv?
of proper and efficient management of
the business end of the thing; but because
of the American spirit that is in
him. And if the would-be leaders of
American thought and action would
get a correct notion of how things are
going to be in America from now on,
they will admit and recognize that it
is the American private who achieved
this mighty thing that has been
achieved and govern themselves accordingly.
The study of American
would-be statemen from now on should
be the American private.
The two things that are going to
leave the worst flavor from this war
are, First, the terrible injustice that
has been wrought against private sol
diers on pretense of discipline, and
second, the criminal waste of money
on pretense of getting things done.
The army idea of discipline, or rather
the army practice of discipline, is such
as to make Americans feel that il
things like that are necessary to save
the world, the world is not worth saving.
And as for that criminal waste
of money or wnicn mose in cnargi
have been guilty, it is little enough tc
say that these people had no true conception
of the spirit and character o:
the American people. This courtmar[
tial business has been in the nature o;
fa criminal assault against all tha
makes America worth fighting for, ant
the idea that America has to be bribec
and bought to put forth her best ef
forts in war is an insult to the decen
cy of the nation.
With reference to the chevron con
troversy, we think that boys and mei
who served in this country, those wh<
could not help themselves, are deserv
ing as much credit as those who wen
abroad, especially those who could no
help themselves. But the controversy
is unfortunate, to say the least of it
There is nothing the matter with giv
nig the man who went abroad the golt
stripe, if he wants it, and there is noth
ing the matter with giving the mai
who served at home the silver stripe
Yes, we understand how there is a dis
Unction-and all that, and we under
[ stand how there be those who will no
be satisfied with the gold or the silvei
stripe- But that is all right. Stripei
or no sripes, all of the boys, whethei
they went abroad or stayed at home
will take their places in the new ordei
of things not so much on a basis o:
what they did In the war, or coul<
have done, had the opportunity offer
ed, as on a basis of how they conductec
themselves in relation to their fellow
men and society generally. Of course
honor attaches to all of the boys wh<
went into the war, as honor should attach,
but as to whether that honoi
shall grow in lustre or shall fade in th<
future will depend upon the futur<
conduct of each individual boy. Thii
is an eternal law that cannot and wil
not be changed by stripes, medals oi
other decorations.
There is friction among the sever
war work organizations on whose ac
count the recent big drive on the pub'
11c was made, as to how much th<
Knights of Columbus (Roman Catho
He) may give away to the soldiers ir
the shape of chocolate, bonbons, cigarettes,
tobacco, etc., free of charge
The committee of eleven, represents
the united organizations, with John R
Mott of the T. M. C. A., at the head o:
the committee, some time ago decldec
that each organization could thus giv<
away only 10 per cent of the fund contributed
by the public. Provided al
the subscriptions are paid the Knight
of Columbus would be entitled to $30,
000,000. On this basis this organization
would be' entitled to give awa;
$3,000,000; but it wants to give awaj
not less than $10,000,000. Soldiers hav<
already been writing home as to how
much more liberal the K of C. is thai
the Y. M. C- A., or any of the othei
organizations. The Y. M. C. A. ex
plains that because of the nature of it
work, it is unable to give away mor<
than 10 per cent of its .funds, and i
complains of the disadvantage it suf
fers because of the greater apparen
liberality of the K. of C. The K. of C
is not content to be bound by the 1'
per cent limit and has carried a protes
to the secretary of war; but the mat
ter has not yet been decided. The Y. M
C. A. work is non-denominational, o:
rather inter-denominational; but th
K. of C- is under the direct supervisioi
of the Roman Catholic hierachy, an<
its work is supervised by four bishop
of the church.
To Finance Cotton.
Hon. J no. L. McLaurin is always
interesting. He is a close . student, t
tireless worker and a deep thinker
As a student of political economy h<
is head and shoulder above the aver<
age man of the day and the equal o;
almost any man in America, Cottor
and cotton warehousing is one of hii
hobbies, and we do not hesitate it
saying that he is one of the best in<
formed men in the United States 01
these two subjects. We did not heai
his address at the court house th<
other day, but men who heard it sai(
it was one of the most remarkable ad
dresses even delivered in Dillon. Bu
among other things, so we are told
Air. McLaurin said a bank with a cap
ital of $200,000 could finiance all th<
cotton in South Carolina. If this ii
correct we must differ with Mr. Mc<
J Laurin. He takes the position tha
member banks of the Federal reserv<
system, by virtue of the privilege!
given them under the Federal Reserv<
Act, can borrow without limit on agri
cultural products properly stored am
insured. In other words, the Federa
Reserve can be forced to finance thi
cotton crop through the various na
tional banks in the south. We are un
able to find this provision in the Fed
eral Reserve Act, but if Air. McLaurii
* ' ' * * *- 4 U.
is correct in ms lnieryreuiuuu <jl m<
act he can greatly relieve the presen
situation in he south by forcing thosi
in authority to carry out this provis
ion of the law. The member banks an
limited by the Federal bank and evei
if they offer liberty bonds as collater
al security to rediscounts they ar.e no
permitted to exceed that limit. Th<
spirit and purpose of the Federal Re
serve act was to assist the farme
north, south, east and west in hand
ling agricultural products to the bes
advantage by the simple process o
shifting government funds from on<
section to the other as they wen
needed in moving the crops, but thi
act goes no further. After all, th<
authority to limit the loans to any om
section is vested in the Federal Re
serve. The state warehouse plan, loni
advocated by Mr. McLaurin, hackee
bv a state cotton bank with sufficien
capital to finance the cotton cro]
without calling: on outside help, is th>
only solution of the cotton holdini
problem. The south must be able t<
finance its own cotton with its owi
money. It must be independent o
the money lender in the north, east o
west. The west does not call on th?
south to finance its wheat stored ii
elevators nor does the north ask thi
south to float its industrial bonds
When the south reaches the poin
where it has ample capital of its owi
to finance what it produces then an<
then only will it be in a position ti
fix a price on what it has to sell.?Dil
ton Herald.
Mr. McLaurin is undoubtedly of th
opinion that the Regional Reserv
banks can be forced to finance the cot
ton crop of the south through the na
tional banks, unless the law as it no^
stands is changed. At least that ha
all along been our understanding o
his attitude in regard to the mattei
But even if he is correct in> his viev
it is difficult to see how he could mak
a test of it, except at the head of sue]
a bank as is described, organized to
the purpose in question.
Of course there are those who do no
see how such a thing as is here pro
posed could be carried out; but that i
not surprising. Until it was aetuall;
accomplished, nobody but Mr. McLau
rin seemed to see how a single 6 pe
cent loan on the receipt of a stat
warehouse could compel 6 per cen
loans or? the receipts of all other ware
houaeB; but so long as Mr. McLaurii
was In the position of state warehouse
commissioner to show them, the thing
was easy. In a like manner we suspect
that if Mr. McLaurin were at the head
i of a cotton bank of $200,000 capital,
! with Regional Reserve membership, he
. would not be long in showing how
such a bank could finance the entire
s cotton crop of the state through the
i reserve system, and also we suspect
> that the thing could be done without
calling into play any more actual mont
ey than was called into play in reduc
ing rate on state warehouse cotton
C from 8 per cent to 6 per cent.
t . m <
Timely Lesson.
The serious menace to the peace and
happiness of this country today is that
which is found in the universal and
widespread struggle for gain, and the
fact is pretty generally recognized even
j among those who are the most conj
spicuous offenders in this particular.
There is common acceptation of the
t belief that the possession of money
t carries with it the power to do anything,
and this very likely furnishes
the reason why so many people are
losing sight of almost every other corv,
sideration as to their well-being and
happiness in their et^rerness to get
money.
In the olden times money getting for
money's sake was designated as the
worship of Mammon, and that worship
t was pointed out as the most ruinous
thing that could happen to those who
allowed themselves to become included
among its devotees. All that was
true of mammon worship in the old
p days is true now; both as to the harmf
fulness of the practice and of the unj
willingness of men to take warning of
the dangers into which they were
j drifting.
It may not be that the terrible turmoil
and strife through which the
j world is passing has been only the automatic
penalty to the worship of
Mammon; but nevertheless there seems
r
} to be some significance to the fact that
* present and future advantage in com"
merce that directs the trend of wealth
3
j is the principal concern of the peace
* Hmc aft it has been
_ conieicntc uv ,
r I
all along. *
Ordinarily one does not look for the
highest exposition of true nobility in
purely financial publications; but nevertheless
it must be admitted that the
following recent editorial from the
Wall Street Journal, which one of the
} commentators has introduced as illustrating
the truth of the International
lesson last Sunday, deserves to be
j ranked as a classic along this line:
"What America needs more than
railroad extension, and western irrigaf
tion, and a low tariff, and a bigger
1 wheat crop, and a merchant marine,
3 and a new navy, is a revival of piety,
the kind father and mother used to
" have piety that counted it good busi1
ness to stop for daily family prayers
3 before breakfast right in the middle of
the harvest; that quit work a half hour
earlier Thursday night, so as to get the
chores done and go to prayer meeting;
j that borrowed money to pay the
f preacher's salary and prayed fervently
in secret-for the salvation of the rich
" man who looked with scorn on such
t unbusinesslike behavior. That's what
i we need now to clean this country of
r the filth of graft, and of greed, petty
and big; of worship of fine houses and
" big lands and high office and grand sos
cial functions. What is this thing
e which we are worshipping but a vain
t repetition of what decayed nations fell
down and worshipped just before their
light went out? Read the history of
t Rome in decay and you'll find luxury
there that could lay a big dollar all
' over our little doughnut that looks so
large to us. Great wealth never made
t a nation substantial nor honorable.
- There is nothing on earth that looks
good that is so dangerous for a man or
a nation to handle as quick, easy, big
r money. If you do resist its deadly ine
fluence the chances are that it will get
i your son. It takes greater and finer
j heroism to dare-to be poor in America
than to charge an earthworks."
s t |
GENERAL COTTON SITUATION.
Much Improvement Last Week and
General Outlook Good.
The tendency In cotton last week
3 according to an expert New Orleans
- review, was to work to higher levels
f on bullish feelings regarding the value
1 of the new contract, the predictions
i from Paris that the work of the peace
l conference would soon be completed
- and the continued unfavorable weather
i conditions over the greater part of the
r belt. As the highest levels in the new
3 contract markets, prices were 153 to
1 190 points over the close of the pre
ceding week. Net changes were gains
t of 96 to 132 points. At the end of the
, week the old contract market appear -
ed well liquidated and there were per3
iods when brokers executed old con3
tract orders with difficulty.
While the census bureau figures on
t American consumption for Feburary
3 ere disappointing, 433,516 bales
s against 510,084 during the same
4L tVirv ronnrts of the
t II1UI11I1 lasi .> Cai f vuv
- week indicated that a revival of busi1
ness was taking place in the dry goods
1 markets of the country and that more
2 textile machinery was running. This
- helped to give the market a very steady
- undertone on the close.
At the end of the week, too much
1 rain was falling in the cotton region
2 and should the week open on comt
plaints from the belt of excessive
2 moisture new contract value would
- probably be stimulated. A period of
s fine weather, which would allow far1
mers to make progress with the work
- of new crop would cause a selling
t movement.
2 Aside from -conditions surrounding
- the start of the new crop the trade
r will be mainly interested in the spot
- this week. Actual announcement of
t the completion of the peace treaty is
f eagerly awaited and the signing of it
e would be regarded as an event of the
e highest importance because it would
2 be expected that it would be followed
2 by the throwing open of the whole of
e Europe to the trade of the south. At
- the end of the last week there were
5 nimors of free sport offerings in the
1 interior, but the general expectation
t was that the better conditions among
2 the mills would lead to an increase
e spot demand in the near future wnicn
? would absorb what the interior had
0 to sell.
1 . ? .
? February Cotton Statistics. Cotton
consumed during February amounted
to 43,316,166 running bales of lint and
1 8.752 bales of the linters, the census
e bureau today announced.
' Last year, during February, 510,084
bales of lint and 87,961 of linter were
J} consumed.
3 Cotton on hand Feb. 28, in consuming
0 establishments was 1,558,810 running
bales of lint and 277,926 of linters, compared
with 1,695,955 of lint and 158,e
342 of linters a year ago, and in public
e storage and at compresses 4,531,580
bales of lint and 277,926 of linters, compared
with 3,399,409 of lint, and 200,~
?S8 of linters a year ago.
v February imports were 9,720 bales
s compared with 13,676 last year.
. Exports were 449,523 bales, including
'06 bales of linters, compared with
"? 359.774 bales, including 7,680 of linters
r, 'n February last year,
e ' '
h Would Push Things Along. The
American peace delegates are considering
bridging over the period between
the signature of the peace treaty
* ?, ratification of the treaty by
I 'IIW lil\. .
. Ihe United States senate by a "modus
vivendi" declaring hostilities ending so
is not to delay the termination of cory
tain war legislation and to enable the
. '-esumption immediately of normal
' ode. while affording the senate the
necessary time for consideration.
e The question of calling a special sest
?ion of the senate immediately after
. the signing of the treaty, which may
be within ten days, has also been un1
der consideration.
LOCAJL AFFAIRS, i
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
City Service Station Hag opened a
garage >n the Nichols building and '
solicits the patronage of the public. :
W. B. Reese, T'ork No. 6 On Saturday, <
*- -? OA 4 . i
Al&rcn mm 47, mu v^wsvu
soap, two bars for 18 osnts.
James Bros. Are expecting to reoelve
more mules at an early date and Invite
you to see thsm for your needs.
Wrigley Emphasizes the good qualities
of Wrigleys chewing gums. Sse
page four.
Reily-Taylor Co. On page four give
additional reasons why you should
use Luzianne coffee- It satisfies parI
ticular people. Sold everywhere.
Fienstein Bargain House Has received
its spring lines of ladies' footwear
and Invites you to come and see it.
Take a look in show window.
McConnell Dry Goods Co. All this
week offers staple cotton goods at reduced
prices. New arrivals in ladies'
coats, dresses, dolmans, etc.
First National Bank, Sharon Will be
pleased to take care of your Liberty
bonds and give you a certificate of
deposit for same. No charge.
First National Bank, York On page 4
1 knattiAoa onn On nf
empiiaaites uic uuomcwi
keeping your funds in the bank and
of systematic savings.
Star Theatre Today offers episode No.
1 of a new serial. A Fox feature on
Wednesday and another on Friday.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Shieder-Snelling Drug Co. Has several
preparations for spraying fruit
trees and suggests that you spray
your trees and vegetables.
William Walter White Offers reward
for return of a watch lost last Saturday
morning.
L. M. Grist's Sons Are prepared to
furnish certificates required by law
for the sale of preparations containing
alcohol.
York Furniture & Hdw. Co. Sells the
Goodyear, Fisk and Firestone automobile
tires and tells you why.
J. W. Darby, Yorkville No. 4 Has an
estray hog at his home and wants
the owner to call for it
York Hardware Co. Suggests that you
paint your home, inside and out. It
has the paints, oils, etc. A kerosene
engine and saw for quick sale.
Of the $200,000 appropriated by the
A ?ooft?viKlir 4hn Oii n.
reCCIll 5CHC101 aoocinuij lot VKV wufport
of rural graded schools, Yortc
county Is to get $4,400, on a basis of
an apportionment that disposes of
$188,100.
Reports from Charlotte, Columbia,
Gastonia, Spartanburg and other towns
indicate increased activity of dental
thieves. These thieves gain admittance
to dental offices either by breaking
locks or slipping in during,the absence
of those in charge and taking what
they want, their first preference being
gold leaf and opiates. Drs. D. E. McConnell
and R. P. Falls of Gastonia,
are among recent victims of thieves of
this kindRelease
of 150,000 tons of nitrate of
soda by the war department to
the department of agriculture for
use as fertill/.or, has Just been announced.
The chemical was purchased
for making high explosive shells. The
onrniin OoH thflt ATI
uui cau ui uiai new ...M? ?..
effort would be made to distribute
100,000 tons this month from 18 cities,
where the nitrate is stored, many urgent
orders having been received because
of the mild weather. Savannah
and Wilmington* were said to report
daily shipments of more than 1,000
tons from each place.
Various corporations that were resting
more or less easily under the impression
that their tax returns would
not have to be made until shortly before
the end of their respective fiscal
years, were somewhat flustered last
^eek by the receipt of notices that
tentative returns must be made at
once, and that one-fourth of the
amoi^it estimated to be payable must
be paid in by March 15. The fiscal
year of most corporations ends June
30. Of course the executive officers of
the various corporations got busy at
once; dui u was not wun any penally
favorable Impression of such unusual
and apparently unreasonable action
on the part of the authorities.
Rev. Baxter McLiendon, the wellknown
evangelist, closed a great meeting
at Washington, N. C., last week
and went from there to Mount Holly.
People Joined the churches by the
hundred, and it is generally conceded
that the town has been stirred as it
was never stirred before. The Washington
Daily News, which carried full
reports of the meetings from day to
day, gave an unusually full report of
the remarkable and stirring scenes at
the close and summed up the results in
the following editorial: "Evangelist
Baxter McLendon preached the final
sermon of his great revival here last
night to an immense gathering of people.
Mr. McLendon came here five
weeks ago and during his stay in
Washington he gave the city the greatest
religious awakening which it has
had in its history. He preached to us
straight from the shoulder. He didn't
mince his words and he didn't hesitate
to call a spade a spade. He didn't
preach the kind of sermons that he
thought his congregations might want
to hear, but he preached the kind that
he thought would do them the most
TJoa Mark rinnp Washington
any good? Ask the thousands who
have been out to hear htm. Ask the
hundreds who were brought into the
church or who made a renewal of their
.vows to God- Ask the mothers, fathers,
brothers and sisters who had loved
ones make the confession of faith.
Mack has made us all think. He has
showed us all where we have fallen
down in our duty to God and to the
church. He has brought our people in
closer and more intimate touch with
one another. No man can even begin
to estimate the amount of good he has
done. It cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents for the saving of
one soul alone is worth all the
money that there is in Washington.
Some time ago Washington had
a "pay-your-bills" campaign. Mack's
sermons beat that campaign all to
pieces. Considering that point of view,
Mack's stay in Washington was worth
thousands of dollars. He hammered
the booze business and the other evils
of life. He pointed out the temptations
that stood in the path of every
man and woman. He urged a greater
devotion to the churches. In short, he
pleaded for everything that would tend
to make Washington a better town and
the people of Washington a better people.
He hasn't been afraid to step on
any man's toes. If he felt that the
community would be bettered thereby.
At the same time he didn't deal in any
personalities. If Mack said a single
word against any individual or class of
individuals in Washington it was said
because they richly deserved it- But
never, during his entire stay in Washington,
did he criticise a single person
rr?u Ortiil in Wo uVl.
Dy name, mciso nut u. ..u... ...
ington who can conscientiously say a
word against Mack or the work he has
done in Washington. He has benefited
the entire community and he has
hurt no one. All of us have learned to
love and admire him. Washington
stands solidly behind him and if Mack
ever gets into another town and they
want to find out something about him,
all he's got to do is to refer them to
Washington and what Washington will
say about him will be a-plenty. He's
all right and we're sorry to see him
leave here. However, we hope that
he'll be back here again at some future
date and he'll always find a warm
welcome in our midst."
WITHIN THE TOWN.
An act was passed at the recent
session of the general assembly authorizing
the town of "York," to in- i
crease the tax levy from ten to twenty
mills. The act was passed on an
understanding between the city council
and the legislative delegation that
4
the proceeds from the extra ten mills t
would be und solely for permanent
itrset work. \
The supper given by the ladles of
the Baptist church last Friday night,
was a most please nt and enjoyable af- 6
fair socially, and quite a success financially.
It wts the first attempt that the *
Baptist Ladles had ever made at an affair
of this kind; but this fact has no *
significance except as a matter of record,
for In preparation, conduct and *
service there was evidence of management
and experience that has not been 1
excelled. There was chicken salad by the
wholesale, oysters stewed end fried, and c
everything that with them belonged, Including
coffee, bread, condiments, etc., c
and on the side cream, cake, cahdy and
fruit. The people began gathering 1
shortly before seven, with all denominations
fully represented, and the ta- c
bles remained filled for several hours.
At times there was an overflow patron- '
age that could not be provided for 1
promptly; but eventually all were
served, and practically all the supplies ?
were exhaused. The receipts amounted
to more than $180. .? 1
The town council Is making careful
and painstaking Investigation of ]
the street paving question. Several engineers
who have had especial experi- '
ence In this line and who know what
they are talking about, have been here *
for consultation. It Is the advice of
the engineers that the town does not '
want to attempt straight concrete paving
because that is too expensive, too <
hard and too noisy. Asphalt, or perhaps
better still, concreted asphalt, is 1
the thing. Either Is durable enough <
and satisfactory enough. Among the
advantages of first-class paving are
easier and less expensive traffic, riddance
of mud, riddance of dust, ^&nd
last, but by no means least, rewer nies.
It has been the experience everywhere <
that paving which permits easy cleaning
reduces the propagation of flies. <
As yet there has been no definite estimates
as to the probable cost of the <
paving, nor has it been definitely determined
where the money is coming i
from. It is reasonably certain, however,
that if the people of the town i
want the paving it can be had. It has
been thb experience elsewhere, ttnd it
will be the experience here, that after
the work has been gotten under way, .
there will be a demand for more and I
more- As to what particular kind of
paving will be decided upon will de- !
pend upon the contractors. The council
will submit specifications as to sev- !
eral acceptable kinds, and in letting
out contracts will be influenced by the
bidding.
EXTRA SESSION SENTIMENT.
Through Mr-. J. Wilson Glbbs, clerk i
of the house, the State Automobile association
has been polling the house of
representatives in behalf of pressure
on the governor to call an extra session.
A majority of the members, it appears,
is<not in favor of the proposed (
extra session.
The Columbia State has published a
condensed summary of the views of
the members who have replied to Mr.
Gibbs. The York county members are
quoted as follows:
Bradford, York: Noncommittal as to 1
his opinion as to an extra session. Mr.
Bradford, however, is confident, if the
general assembly were called back "a
good roads measure would be enacted
In a very few daya."
Hart, York: Opposed to extra session
and does not think the members I
would agree if called back. He would
sacrifice some to get a measure <
through, but would stand by the fundamentals
of a general property tax, 1
an abutting property tax ahd automobile
license taxes. 1
Nunn, York: Opposed to extra ses- !
sion as he does not believe the legislators
are any nearer agreement than I
when adjournment was taken two
weeks ago. Failure to Insert the referendum
feature prevented passage of !
the measure last month, he. thinks.
Pursley, York: Opposed to an extra
session as "it is uncalled for." The
members would not agree- He can not :
put taxes on people, when so many of
the people will derive no benefit therefrt
He hopes the governor will not
call an extra session.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mrs. W. D- Glenn of Yorkville, Is undergoing
treatment at the Fennel infirmary,
Rock Hill.
Cadets Theo Mackorell and Robert
Brice of Clemson college, spent the
week-end 4n Yorkville.
Mrs. M. B. Crosby of Yorkville, is
visiting her daughters, Misses Ruth
and Claire, in Spartanburg. , ,
Miss Martha Glenn of Winthrop college,
spent the week-end in Yorkville, 1
the guest of Miss Margaret Bratton.
Cadets J- W. Qulnn, Jr., Rudolph
Logan and Withers Adickes, of ClemwAnlr.on
H in
son ociiege, spent mo v.
Yorkville. I
Mrs. J. K. Rhinehart of Forrest City, I '
N. C., is spending some time with herl
daughter, Mrs. J. W. McFarland, who I
has pneumonia, on No. 3, Yorkville. I
Captain G. C McCelvey, who hasli
been undergoing treatment in Spartan-1
burg, for wound received in France, I
spent Sunday with friends in Yorkville. I
Mrs. W. C. Latimer, Mrs. W. R. Lat-1
imer and little daughter, of Yorkville,!
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dendy I
at Oglethorpe university, Georgia. |i
The following Winthrop girl3 spent I
the week-end at their homes in York-11
ville: Misses Louise and Pauline Oates, I1
Margaret Finley, Margaret Cartwright, 1
Margaret Marshall and Julia Williams. I.
Dr. T. L. Glenn of Raleigh, N. C., Ij
spent the week-end in Yorkville.
Messrs. W. D. Glenn and D. L. Ram-I.
bo, Jr., of Erskine college, Due West,!
spent the week-end in Yorkville.
Lieutenant Arthur T. Hart, who hasl,
been serving with Hospital Unit 100,11
American Expeditionary Forces, haslj
received his honorable discharge and I j
resumed his place in the business of ,
the Hart-Mackorell company, York-1;
ville, of which he is one of the owners. I j
Although cheerfully and gladly doing I (
what he could while in the service, he ,
does not hesitate to say that he is glad ||
to get back again.
Dr. Glenn Allison, who recently re-l<
turned from France, where he has been I j
serving as an X-ray expert in hospital |j
work, and who has been spending!,
some days here with his mother, Mrs. Ij
"" ~ !~ ?n V?ia wav to De- li
XV. li. Allison, 10 uun .
troit, Michigan, and St. Paul, Minnesota,
with the present idea of locating
in one or the other of those places.
Before he volunteered for service in
the army Dr. Allison had won a high
place in his profession and was enjoying
an income of $6,000 a year. His
pay in the army was $2,000, and the
hardship and danger was as great as
that of anybody else. At present
he has the choice of a number of
most excellent openings; but he is not
yet fully decided as to where he will
cast his future lot, whether in Detroit
or St. PaulTRANSFER
OF REALTY.
The following transfers of York
county real estate have been indexed
in the office of the auditor since the
last publication of the record:
Bethel Kate Jenkins to Grover C.
McFarland, 80 acres; consideration, $1.
Dr. J. A. Biggers to Andrew C. Blggers,
165 3-4 acres; consideration,
$2,000.
Grover C. McFarland to Kate Jenkins,
68 acres; consideration, $1.
Bethesda Henrietta C. Sanders to
Joe Cassells, 32 1-2 acres; consideration,
$75.
Joe Cassells to J. T. Crawford, 32J
aires; consideration, $675.
Thos. S. Bratton to R. Moultrie
Bratton, 400 acres; consideration,
$1,000.
A. R. McElhaney to Jno. L- Aycock,
un - "nnoMomtlnn -13.176.25.
HO r-6 UU1CO, UUilwtvtvaMv.w.., Yw,
L. B. Ashe to Charity and Love No.
12 A. P. and B. of York co., 1-2 acre;
consideration, $50.
Broad River J. N. McDill to J.
Meek McGill, 85 acres; consideration,
$2,000.
J. N. McDill to J. Meek McGill, 92
acres; consideration, $1,500.
Robt. W. Westmoreland to Robt. D.
Smith, 4 lots; consideration, $400.
W. L. Hill to S. T. Ferguson, Jr., 13
acres; consideration, $3,000.
J. C. Wylle to J. E. Westmoreland,
94 1-4 acres; consideration, $1,696.50.
Ella R. Saye and Vessis R. Brandt,
to Geo. A. Plaxico, 2 acres; considera- -
ion, $1,000.
Bullocks Creek?R. C. Guy to W. S.
Vrenn, 140 acres: consideration, $1,- 1
00. I
W. B. Good to Porter B. Good, 155
5-100 acres; consideration, $7,600.
S. Walker Nelson ?t al to J. Davis
Celson, 80 acres; consideration, i$S50.
Catawba?H. M. Dunlap to Josie B. i
lunlapl 1 lot; consideration $1.
Oscar Hoodward to Matilda Rinelart,
1 8-10 acre*; consideration, $106.
W. A. Graham to C. A. McCord, 1
ot; consideration, $8,200.
W. A. Graham to E. C. Adams, 1 lot;
onsideratlon $2,000.
E. E. Poag to J. J. Hagitis, 1 lot;
onsideration, $180.
W. A. Graham to P. D. McCord, 1
ot; condlderation, $3,200.
J. E. Mar8han to G. H. Greene, 1 lot;
:on8ideration, $3,300.
W. J. and Adeline Crelghton to W.
r. SIzemore. 1 lot; consideration,
SI.
Sep Massey to J. E. Glasscock, 15
teres consideration $1,000.
Andrew J. Stover to L. H. Slmrill,
L lot; consideration, $1,350.
Mrs. Anna C. Fewell to J. J. Hagins,
L lot; consideration, $900.
W. A. Graham to H. C. Baker, 1 lot;
consideration, $1,000.
J. T. Faris to Sam Sexton, 17i acres;
consideration, $1,153.75.
G. H. Green to H. M. Duncan, 1 lot;
consideration, $1,500.
W. A. Brown to J. C. Hayes, 2 lots;
consideration, $2,800.
W. M. and H. M. Dunlap and Perry
D. Roddey to Ira B. Dunlap, 101 acres;
consideration $3,000.
Julian B. Johnson to E. W. Parker,
L lpt; consideration $3,600.
E. L. Barnes to W. D. Willis, 1 lot;
consideration, $323.60.
W. A. Graham to J. B. Clontz, 1 lot;
consideration, $2,800.
J. T. Faris to S. W. Ferguson, 35J
acres; consideration, $1,842.50.
J. C. White to C. E. Sjnith, 1 lot:
consideration $1,500.
J. M. Poag to W1. G. Workman, 4
acres; consideration, $300.
N. B. Williams to V. D. Potts, 25
acres; consideration, $1,250.
Thos. H. Martin to W. H. Robbins,
I lot; consideration, $1,800.
Jno. R. Logan, C. C. C. Pis. to W.
J. Neely, 57 acres; consideration,$2,330.
\
J. W. Wilkerson et al to T. H. Merritt,
1 lot; consideration, $3,500.
Rpflltv Pn to J. A.
Burris, 1 lot; consideration, $99.
Ebenezer A. R. McElhaney to H. M.
Duncan, 1 lot; consideration $1,700.
Horace and J. W. Rabb to E. F.
Knight 123 3-10 acres; consideration,
$1,932.
Jno. L. Davis to W. D. Willis. 1 lot;
consideration $4,650.
T. Monroe Oates to Wm. Thos, Oates,
117 7-10 acres: consideration, $500.
C. M. Whisonant to Mrs. S. L. Kell,
1 lot; consideration $1,250.
L. D. Pitts to Anderson Motor Co.,
2 lots; consideration $1,400.
W. L. Barron et al executors est. A.
A. Darron to W. C. Caveny, 178 acres;
consideration, $10,680.
Fort Mill Jackson Hamilton to W.
L. Patterson, 66 1-3 acres; consideration,
$3,648.33.
S. L. Garrison to W. L. Patterson,
71J acres; consideration, $3,500.
Kings Mountain R. J. McCarter to
Geo. B. McCarter, 8$ acres; consideration
$175.
J. J. McCarter to Geo. B. McCarter,
33 acres; consideration, $305.
Robt. T. Castles to Fred E. Sinclair.
11 3-4 acres; consideration, $450.
W. P. Smith to R. M. Robinson, 1
lot; consideration $3,000.
Wm. N. Diggers to W. Meek McCarter,
37 acres; consideration, $1,000.
Jno. Q. Hail to M. B. Hall, 55 acres,
consideration, $2,200.
J. Fitch Pursiey to Henry J. McClain
64 78-100 acres; consideration,
$3,405.75.
R. A. Jackson to N. E. Dickson, 1
onnsideration. $250.
York?T. Monroe Oatcs to Robt.
Brown Oates, 107 78-100 acres; consideration,
J5.00.
David Cameron to Jno. Archy Lowry,
41 acres; consideration $1,365.85.
J. F. Carson to D. M. Benfleld, 10
15-100 acres; consideration, $1,218.
Janet D. Herndon et al to Thos F.
McDow, 7 lots; consideration, $154.
Jeanette D. Herndon to Robt. J.
Herndon, 2 lots? consideration, $5.00.
Thos. W. Boyd et al to Robt T. Allison,
89 4-10 acres; consideration, $2,281.
J F. Kell to Edward McElwee,
3 lots; consideration $75.
Mrs. Amanda A. Barnwell to W.
Brown Thomasson, 47 acres; consideration,
$2,820.
HERE AND THERE
Ernest Camp, one of the Thirtieth
division boys, who was returned to
America in advance of his division, because
of wounds received in the fighting,
gives some interesting information
about another York county boy,
R. B. Beach, who formerly livejl near
Yorkville. Beach's left arm was cut
off by a shell, all but a thin strip of
skin that held it to the stump. He had
- ~? ? ? flncof nn thf? arm and with
a nii5 uu a iinQv* v??
his other hand he took that ring off
before leaving the detached member
on the battlefield- Mr. Camp understands
that Beach is now in Washington
and probably will enter one of the
vocational training schools.
Apples of the kind that used to sell
at from 20 to 30 cents a dozen, are
now bringing 60 cents a dozen. No
one has ever known apples to be so
scarce before, and nobody knows the
reason. A copy of the "Stars and
Stripes," the soldier paper, just received
from France, contains a paragraph
that may shed some light on the subject.
It says that 25,000 crates of apples
have Just been received by the Q.
M. department and that from now on
ihe apples will continue to come fet
that rate every month. The paragraph
explains that the soldiers are all so
badly stalled on salmon that the Q. M.
department has sold 6.000,000 cases
to the French and order! have been issued
that hereafter ho more than one
pound of salmon may be served to any
member of the A. E. F. during each
20 davs. Apples, oranges and other
fruits are being Imported in large i
quantities, but in spite of 60 cents a I
iozen, apples are still in demand in I
fhe stores.
We have a copy of "The Barrage," I
'Put Over" (published) by the 18th I
Field Artillery, now in Germany, with I
the compliments, of Paul R. Bratton, I
who is with that organization. Paul, I
it will be remembered, is a volunteer, I
tvho went with the first hundred thou-1
land, and who has been through it all I
from the beginning until now. At this |
time he is in Germany, willing to seel
t through to the very end; but at the I
same time anxious to get back to the I
folks at home. The Barrage is a small I
four page paper, only recently estab-|
ished, the copy at hand being No. 4,
ind devoted entirely to the viewpoint I
)f the artillerymen. It is dated at
Polch, Germany. The leading article I
n the copy at hand is a review of the I
jig part that has been played by the
Eighteenth artillery from the begin-1
ning of the fight on the Marne on upl
;o the armistice- Among the several I
editorials that Artilleryman Bratton I
las marked with evident approval, is I
>i?e protesting against the proposition I
:o take away the gold service stripe I
hat had been awarded to the boys who I
lad six months' service abroad, and I
ilso a protest against the common ten- I
lency of the newspapers and the pub-1
ic to confuse the doughboys with the
irtillerymen. The public looks upon I
he term "doughboy" as an affection-1
tte reference to all the American rank I
ind file; but ir> actual service, the ar-1
illeryman, the Infantryman, the ma-1
ine and the members of the various I
>ther branches look upon his own par-1
- Kmnch of the service as thej
vhole thing and the others as more or
ess necessary auxiliaries. Altogether
The Barrage is quite an interesting litlo
sheet.
Mr. Lindsay B. Misskelly, son of Mr.
I. D. Misskelly, of Yorkville No. 3, is
lome from the great war. Young
disskelly was one of the first to vol- j
inteer his services to the cause, enisting
May 28, 1917, though did not
ret to the front until some time in
lune of last year. He was a member i
?f the 105 Engineers, and says that i
le learned a little about every branch j
if the service, although he never caried
a rifle nor helped man a machine .<
run in action. He did his fighting
vith a huge revolver; he says he i
winri not to have a rifle and bay- i
mot after seeing: the savageness or i
tayonet fighting. He took part in ?
wo particularly heavy engagements, <
-and saw plenty of the German ma- (
/'
I
chine-gunners chained to their guns.
That was the only way the German
officers had of compelling their
men to stand their ground after the ^
terrible Americans entered the conflict.
Young Mlsskelly's real Job In
the service was cooking; he says that
he can cook for an army, but would
scarcely know how to cook for a small
crowd. He rather tries to make the
impression, when talking of his experiences,
that he was glad to cook,
since it kept him from taking part In
the regular fighting; but he betrayed
his courage, to the writer, when he .
abruptly declared his willingness to
"go back tomorrow if there should be
nnv mnr? acpflimln? to do over there."
The story of young Mlsskelly's experiences,
from the time of his enlistment
to his arrival in Belgium, and
from then until the morning of September
29, when a touch of gas put him
out of the ranks for nearly a month,
would be quite interesting. He went
over with a company of Canadians,
having been sent to Canada before
embarking, and landed first in England.
Thence he was transported to
France, then on to Belgium. / He liked
the Canadians very well, but never
got quite used to the British. He also
liked the Australians very much. He
saw many a fight in the air and the
anti-aircraft guns in action. He declares
the latter are no good, so far
as destroyed aircraft is concerned.
When they do score a hit, It IS a hit;
but the trouble is, they seldom do It.
He saw the negro troops in action,
and says they are great fighters, so
long as they are commanded by white
officers. He says, too, that the Germans
fought extremely well, so long
as they could keep far enough back to
use their machine gins; but their
courage melted away whenever they
got into a mix-up of rifles, revolvers,
hand grenades and bayonets.. What
surprised the Germans most was the
fact that machine gun fire Just would
not keep the Americans from advancing
steadily, once they had gotten underway.
When the first negro troops
arrived in France, they were acclaimed,
by the French people, "The American
Indians! The American Indians!"
Young Mis8kelly was discharged from
the sendee with a clean record for
honorable conduct,. March 8, and is
now in the employ of the Star Grocery
Company, Gastonla, N. C., the position
he held at the time of his enlistment.
He spent Wednesday wun air. j.
Stanhope Love, of Torkville.
LOCAL LAC0NIC8
Sold First Thousand.
The first thousand copies of Rev. J.
E. Mahafltey's book, "What Alls the
World," has been sold and the Mahaffey
Publishers have arranged to secure
2,000 additional copies at once.
Liability to Road Duty.
At its recent session the general assembly
amended the road law so as to
provide that all males coming of age
on or before June 30, shall be liable
for road duty that year. Heretofore
there has been confusion on the subject
and the commonest holding has
been that liability for service did not
attach during the road working year
to those who became 21 after January
1. The road working age In this county
remains the same as heretofore 21
to 55.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
There is to be another meeting of
the cotton growers of the state in Columbia
on April 3, and It is expected
that all the counties will be represented
with full delegations.
The competition for the annual
loan of 330,000 or 340,000 with which
Marlboro county, anticipates tax collections,
has become so strong that one of
tn 1 anH th a mun
uto k/auno tiuo vu?*v%i w w w
ty all the money it needs without any
charge for interest, only on condition
that all the county funds of the year
be deposited In that bank.
Florence, March 14: Lonnie Wilson,
the ne^ro chauffeur, who ran down
and killed Aubrey Richardson, a nine
year old white boy, was acquitted of
the charge of murder in sessions
court today. The acciderft happened
in May, 1918. At the time feeling ran* .
high against the negro and there were
hints of violence by the crowd which
gathered on Evans street where the
boy was killed. The jury concluded
from the testimony that it was an unavoidable
accident When he took his
place In the dock Wilson .was wearing
the uniform of a sailor. He has been
at Parris Island and was called here
for trial today. There has been great
interest felt here in the case.
Columbia State, Sur ay: Legal
proceedings taken in Cnarleston re- ,
cently to secure a separation between
man and wife is of some local interest
as the marriage was solemnized in
Columbia. It seems that a soldier
stationed at Camp Jackson secured a
marriage license and was married in
the county court house on July 13,
1918. Later he applied before the master
of Charleston county for the marriage
to be annulled. The case was
heard and the contracting parties
freed from their nuptial ties. Legal
separation is easy in South Carolina
according to the report of the proceedings.
G. D. Bellinger, judge of
probate, said yesterday that no one
had inspected the license to ascertain
if the handwriting appeared to be that
of a man laboring in a half conscious
condition or stupor. The instrument
was not used In the hearing and the
official who conducted the ceremony
not summoned to testify. The judge
of probate did not perform the cere- %
mony as the record shows. The soldier
applied for separation on the ground
that he was doped while out riding in
an automobile and when he regained
possession of his mental faculties he
was being introduced as the husband
of the woman he had taken to ride. ^
After discoveries led him to seek separation.
Just what evidence was introduced
at the hearing at Charleston
I-. unnwn hut it is plainly evident
that the office of the judge of probate
where the marriage license was issued
on July 13, 1918, was not considered
in the proceedings, neither was any
testimony sought from the officiating
notary public. The license issued to
Sidney Prager and Lois V. Huggins,
the parties named in the Charleston
case was examined by Mr. Bellinger
yesterday afternoon and the signa- ^
tures by the man and woman are neat
and legible.
Secretary Daniel* Sail* for Europe.
Secretary Daniels/and a party of
naval experts sailed from New York
for Prance Saturday on the transport 0
Leviathan to study naval and aviation
problems. They will visit Great Britain
and Italy also and will be absent
until May 1. The secretary was acr
companied by Mrs. Daniels.
An army guard of honor, an army
band, Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, representing
the navy; Major David R.
Shanks and Brigadier General George
McManus, representing the army, and
Admiral Grout, of the French navy,
met the secretary and his party when
they arrived at the pier, and a naval
guard of honor and naval band "piped"
them on board, the ceremonies corresponding
with those accorded President
Wilson on his first trip to France.
The Leviathan fired a 19-gun salute
as she started on her voyage at 4:30
p. m., flying the secretary's flag.
"We are going to Europe to study
naval and aviation problems which
have been brought about or made pos
" rtnnloln
sible by tne war, atuu iut.
before sailing. "Wc are going to pay
particular attention to types of capital
ships and aviation." *
As the transport was being warped
away from the pier, a sailor appeared
at an open port, and, grasping a dock 4r
rope, swung himself ashore, while his
comrades called good-byes. It developed
that the youth, a member of
the crew whose assignment to an officers'
training school had been disapproved
by the bureau of navigation,
1 "oon norsnnollv before
nan lunvru Uio
Secretary Daniels aboard the liner.
The secretary had approved the transfer,
the sailor said, and, having no m
nind for another passage on the Levlithan,
he made his dash for shore.
He proudly exhibited the document,
signed by the secretary.
As the Leviathan passed the narrows,
at 5:30 p. m., the U. S. S. Am[shitrlte
fired a salute of 19 guns in A
honor of Secretary Daniels. Several ^
'eaplanes and a dirigible balloon ac:ompanied
the liner a short distance
jut to 6ea.