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AURORA BOREALIS !:
PLAYS IN NORTHERN SKY I
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Inquirers Ask Whether a Big Fire j '
Burns Near Town, the Glare Being* j
Bright. !:
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Tuesday's News and Ctfurier. j:
Diffused lights, of a light rose tinge | ]
appearing in the sky last night about j;
Sl:30 o'clock gave rise to speculation j
here as to whether or not a form of i'
the aurorft borealis was making itself ]
visible. No satisfactory explanation <
was offered for the phenomenon, <
from Charleston.
The News and Courier was asked J
fcy telephone if a fire were burning
anywhere in the vicinity, but various
inquiries resulted in no information ^
that would indicate a blaze, sufficient- j
ly large enough to cause such a glare,! ^
anywhere within miles. The general j
aspect of the glare was-not-that usual-!
ly resulting from a fire, it was ob- j *
erved. J *
Inquiries at the Navy yard brought;c
the statement that the same light had
feeen seen the night before, at about v
fixe same hour, and that it was caused *
$3? nothing in the vicinity of the gov- T
eminent plant. G
1?fo ni> anrnro Kfl.
1UC BV1M1C1U ?15u?Of v* ? ? .
xeaKs, are usually seen in polar re- j *
g?on?, but sometimes they are visible ^
ia southern latitutfes. Shortly be* *
fore the civil war, a distnct aurora J
feorealis was seen clearly at Havana,
which is the most southern point ever *
authentically reporting the phenome- f
mon.
Observers of the glare last night
Miaf if K*rt three distinct beams. 0
r ray*, such as might be produced by I ^
mrchlfghts at a great distance. The *
fight, however, was generally diffused, ^
the rays not being sharply cut. , ^
Raleigh informed the Associated *
Press at 11 o'clock last night that the c<
northern lights were observed there. ^
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Kicks Up in New York. "
New York, March 22.?Aurora Bo- C(
realis was -attacked tonight with *(
spring fever. He kicked up his heels, P
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danced all over tne sKy ana put tcie- j
gTaph wires out of commission from j111
the Atlantic seaboard to the far I**
West !i
The wire chief at the Western e
Union headquarters tried to take the
patient's 4<pulse," but reported the r
company had no instrument strong n
enough to measure the voltage in the
electrical currents which swept across n
the heavens. Nature's skylarking in s
the Northland made telegraphy an |e
lmpOSSIDUlcy lor lucecu jiiiuubcc?a.
record in this vicinity?and caused a ^
flurry in newspaper offices all over *
the country, when news westward *
bound was held up. 0
There were interruptions in tele- v
graph service early in the evening,
but the complete tie-up came at 9:45.
By 10 o'clock the Western Union re- *
ported it was beginning to recover
some of its circuits, but a realign- *
ment or balancing was necessary.
- Cable Terminals Hit.
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The American Telephone and Tele- '
graph Company, which also reported
its telegraph service Was completely
demoralized, said the northern lights
had not interrupted its local or long
distance telephone service. Cable ter- *
minals were hard hit, while wireless v
. apparatus waged an unequal fight a
against nature for command in the *
air. ^
There will be many a stiff neck in v
New York tomorrow. Men, women {
and children lifted their faces forty-ia
five degrees to miss not a flash of the *
free electrical display. xThe encyclopedia
lists various types of the phe- v
nomenon?acrs, rays, bands, curtains n
and coronas?and there were star s
gazers to be found who solemnly. P
swore they had detected each type. n
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DEFEAT OF TREATY e
COLOSSAL CRIME
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Commoner Thinks Dictation of Jz
Policy by Minority of Senate is j ^
Betrayal of Democracy. ^
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New Haven, Cann., March 20.? j
William J. Bryan, who was on his jy
way to Boston from New York today,!
in discussing the rejection of the '11
treaty declared: | *
"The defeat of the treaty is a col-!s
lossal crime against our own country
and the world. If we allow a mi- s
nority of the senate to dictate the policy
of the senate on this momentous j *
question we betray democracy and! *
turn our faces backward toward arbi-! s
trary power, and arbitrary power as *
exercised by a few is scarcely lessj*
hateful than arbitrary power as exer- 1
cised by one."
Mr. Bryan also said: "The action (
of the senate is the more disgraceful
because the rejection was brought
about by a union between a group of 1
Democrats and the irreconcilable i
foes of the treaty, whom the Dem-1
ocrats have been denouncing for eight
months. If the action of the senate r
is permitted to stand we invite con- .
fusion at home and chaos abroad. 11
"But the action of the senate' (
should not be allowed to stanc? as the
verdict of the nation. The majority j
in congress should assert itself at t
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O.1C0. ^ ny aet'Kiri'is *-iic wc \
itn end. Second, by I'eclarini; . \ !
favor of the nations participating in
the league of nations on such terms
as the majority shall agree upon,
rhrd, by proposing an amendment to
the constitution permitting a majority
of the senate and house to ratify
i treaty by joint resolution and in the
same way define the nation's foreign
policy, rnus maKing it; as easy to nm
a war as to begin it.
"In the meantme the people should
wire and write to senators and the
president urging ratification. A
change of four votes will be sufficient."
\LVIN ETHEREDGE
DIES IN COLUMBIA
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Former Civil Engineer of Prominence
P*s?e*.
rhe State, 23.
Alvin Etheredge, well known reired
civil engineer, died at the Bap
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ist hospital yesterday morning irum
:ancer of the intestines. Mr. Etheridge
had been in the hospital for one
veek, but had be^n in failing health
or more than a yefcr. His death
narks the end of a somewhat unique
areer.
Mr. Etheredge resided in Saluda,
eing a native of that county. He was
torn in what is now SaSluda in Sepember
of 1861 and was therefore 58
ears of age at the time of his death,
fr. Etheredge was graduated from;
Hirman university in 1880 and later
ttended the Worchester Polytechnic
istitute.
During his life he was in charge
f several important engineering proacts.
He surveyed a proposed raiiray
route from Augusta to Newerry.
Neither of these projects masrialized,
but the grading: on the Auusta-Newberry
route was practically
ompleted. About -this time his
ealth failed and he was forced to
?st a time. His next work was build
ig the Carolina Light and Power |
ompany at Graniteville, the second j
>ng distance transmission power j
lant in the South.
After two spells of typhoid fever he
loved to Saluda, where he was one of
le leaders in the campaign to estabsh
the court house at Red Bank
hurch.
Several years ago Mr. Etheredge [
an for congress against Congress- j
lan Byrnes. j
His first wife was Miss Jenny Ham- j
lond of Worchester. Three children
urvive- this marriage, R. H. Ether- j
dge, member of the house of repreentatives
of South Carolina; Mrs. R.
3. Farley of Saluda and Lieut. G. 0.
Jtheredge, U. S. N. In 1919 Mr.
Stheredge married Miss Helen Hall
f Worchester, Mass., who also surives
him.
The remains will be carried to Sauda
this morning arid-laid to rest at
ied Bank church at noon.
ARS. H. H. GARDENER
SUCCEEDS GALLOWAY
U Member of Civil Service Commission?First
Woman to Receive
Office.
Washington, 'March 22.?Helen
lamilton Gardener, ,of this city,
ridow of Col. S. A. Day, and author
nd lecturer, was nominated today by
*resident Wilson to be a member of
he Civil Service Commission. She
rill succeed Charles M. Galloway, of
Columbia, S. C., who was "ousted"
fter the President had determined
o reorganize it.
Mrs. Gardener, who is the first
?roman to be appointed to the comlission,
was born in Winchester, Va.f
ixty-two years ago, and has been
rominent in suffrage work for a
umber of years. She also is the auhor
1 of many short stories and
ssays.
Reorganization Complete.
With her appointment the reorganiation
of the commission is complete,
he other members being Martin A.
lorrison, of Indiana, and George P.
Vales, of Vermont.
Reorganization of the commission
vas determined upon by the Presi[ent
last March but Mr. Galloway did
lot comply until last September with
he President's request that he reign.
Upon his retirement he ssued a
tatement saying thakhe and Herman
V. Craven, a Republican member, had
>een asked to retire because they
*were not willing the cfommissi^n
ihould be a mere adjunct to the
'ostoffice Department and subservient
o it especially for Presidential postnasters."
:lemson cadets
, return to books
'resident Welcomes Students Back
to Campus?Class Work Starts
...in Afternoon.
rhe State.
Clemson College, March .22.;?The
*egular work of the thii?l_ term of
riemson college began this morning
rvith all of tho seniors present, all the
uriors present but ^our. ' >]' of
he le.ver cb:-?~
vh -m * c .n^
causes. President Riggs welcomed <
i the students back, as is his custom in
an earnest short address. A feeling
of optimism prevailed at the chapel j
i exercises.
The regular class work staited this i(
; afternoon. There seems to be a we- {^
:sire on the part of all to make the 1 j
I third term's work the best of the
\ year and to forget as far as possible a
j the recent occurences. j
'facing smallest crop i
i in several years (
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Columbia, March 22.?J. kkottowe ?
Wannamaker, president of the Amer- s
ican Cotton association, declared in g
a statement issued here today that
j investigations covering the entire 0
belt force him to the conclusion that
"we are facing the smallest cotton
crop we have had in years."
In a letter to Col. Harvie Jordan, ^
Mr. Wannamaker says that his con
I elusion is based on the following ^
j reasons: - jj
i (1) Boll Weevil. The mild win- g
ter and late spring will absolutely
prohibit a large yield of cotton under ^
most favorable conditions. Should
we have unfavorable conditions we ^
will have a disastrously small crop. m
(2) Xhe Labor Shortage. This
has undoubtedly limited production.
All oyer the South there is great
building activity. The contractors ?
doing both general building and those ^
constructing good roads over the g
South are paying such wages and the 0]
hours of labor are so much shorter li
that thousands of our ablebodied ir
[ fartt hatods have left and are leaving fj
the farms to go tov these public works jjj
and even with this influx of labor m
from the farms, contractors are un- C
! able to properly man their jobs.
I (3) Preparations for the Crop. ja
Never have farmers been so delayed l ol
with their farm work. This back- 01
ward condition is due largely to ^
weather conditions and partly to
labor shortage.
I * (4) Delayed Movement of Fertilizers.
There has been a large sale
of fertilizers this year but never has
! the amount of fertilizer delivered ~~
been so small at this time of the year. N
I The delay, we are informed, is from
j these principal factors: Shortage of
material and unsatisfactory labor
conditions. The situation as/regards
-1 nnf imnrnvp TVlP I
I inest: lauiuia uuc>i uw v,. _ ?
j congested condition of railroads. w
| In connection with the sale of fer- ^
itilizers there is a peculiar situation. ^
When it was determined that ferti- S?
lizer sales were large on the face ^
of the situation it appeared that we 91
faced an increased acreage of cotton. PUpon
a very full and thorough inves- tigation
by us and another reliable ""
organization proves to the contrary. I
ivffsvrma+iAn PftminC to US re- i
! 1UC ilUVAltMVtvu vw.??-0 - ?
vels this situation. In the boll
weevil territory the decrease in cotton
acreage is surprisingly large and
the increase in acreage of tobacco*
corn, velvet beans, sweet potatoes
and peanuts is very great and a large
part of the fertilizer sold is to be
applied chiefly to tobacco and corn
crops.
"With the light before us we are
forced to the inevitable conclusion
I that cotton relatively is both the
' o/tnmacf wnrld
CiiCUJUCSb atlU ovaiiuu vumvv .. ??-?
wide."
COLUMBIA GAINS
IN POPULATION
Census Bureau Gves Capital City
37,524 for 1920.
Washington, March 22.?Population
statistics for 1920 announced today
by the census bureau were:
Columbia, S. C., 37,524, an in
I crease of 11,205, or 42 per cent over
1919.
Columbia in 1890 had 17,353; in
1900 the population was 23,108; in
1910 it was 26,319. Since that time
the suburbs of Shandon, Waverly and
North Columbia have been incorporated
in the city limits, the Columbia
j State remarking yesterday that
j these places alone are expected to
jadd around 5,000 or 6,000 people to ^
i thp 1920 count." J
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CARE OF BABY CHICKS
Clemson Weekly News.
T. M. Mills, Newberry County. I
jhave visited a number of farms
j where thej/ have cover crops and
have helped to plan cover crops for
the summer, such as velvet beans,
etc., in the corn. I am recommending
velvet beans for a winter grazing
crop for hogs and dairy cows; the
beans to be planted in corn, the corn
mostly gathered and then grazed.
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ESTATE NOTICE.
All persons holding claims against
the estate of Mary E. Bushardt, deceased,
will present same, duly attested,
to me or my attorneys, Hunt,
Hunt and Hunter, Newberry, S. C., |
on or before the 7th day of April, I
1920..
of the last Will and Testament of
O. p. Cannon, as Executor of the
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ill cllltl 1 COUlillCllV v/i. .
T' Rnsb ivat, deceased.
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
rhe State of South Carolina?County
of Newberry.
iy W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge:
Whereas, Mamie B. Derrick and
M. Folk made suit to me to grant
hem Letters of Administration of
he Estate and effects of Sam W.
derrick
These are, therefore, to cite and
idmonish all and singular the kindred
md creditors of the said Sam W.
\ i l _ _i i.1 j. il 1
./erriCK, aeceasca, mai mey ue anu
tppear before rae, in the Court of
Jrobate, to be held at Newberry, S.
J., on Monday, the 5th day of April
text, after public hereof, at 11
'clock in the forenoon, to show
ause, if any they have, why the
aid administration should not be
janted.
Given under my hand this 16th day
f March Anno Domini 1920.
W F. EWART.
ESTATE NOTICE.
All persons holding claims against
fie estate of Robert McC. Holmes,
eceasecj, will present same duly atBSted
to my Attorneys, Messrs.
font, Hunt & Hunter, Newberry,
. C., on or before April 1st, 1920.
Mary Butler Fant Holmes,
.dminstratrix of the personal estate
of Robert McC. Holmes, deceased.
[arch 2nd, 1920.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
Under and by authority of the last
'ill and Testament of Sallie C.
Eetts, deceased, I will sell to the
ighest bidder before the Court
[ouse at Newberry, South Carolina,
q Monday, Salesday, April 5th,
&20, at eleven o'clbck a. or
iL. l
nuicutttWiy ?ivvr lac *uuicuu aeies,
[1 that piece, parcel or tract of land
ins and being situate about. onealf
mile south of Siighs and two
tiles west of Little Mountain, ill the
ounty of Newberry, State of South
arolina, containing sixty-one (61)
eres, more or less, and bounded by
mds of E. R. Shealy, formerly lands
? George W. Bowers, deceased, lands
f George A. Counts, lands of J. H.
fise and perhaps others. Terms of
1 i r? l _ . . . x-_
ue, casn. rurcnaser to pay ior
apers and revenue stamps.
JOHN B. LATHAN,
As Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Sallie C. Metts,
deceased.
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OTICE MEETING bTOCKHOLDERS
OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN
OIL MILL AND FERTILIZER
COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that there ;
ill Ua n A-f flia cf
Ill UC <k Ul^CtUlg VI. bliv CWV/V,i\HWAUVA, u
f Little Mountain Oil Mill and j
ertilizer company, at the office 'of
lid company, at Little Mountain, in ;
le State of South Carolina, on the j
th day of April, 1920, at two o'clock
, m., for the purpose of adopting a
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* B. C MATTHEWS,
President.
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State, tour
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resolution to dissolve the Chapter of ok
the said corporation and to do what- nfl
i ever else is necessary for the disso- | I3J
lution of the said charter and in or- j tjg|
! der to close up the affairs of same in i jM
' accordance with the provisions of i
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tilizor Company, ' Ijiaj
Per J. C. Epting, Jr., j
President. I
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Columbia, S. C.
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ICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. JB
trill make a final settlement of the^H
e of Elizabeth F. George in thJ^H
ate Court for Newberry CbuntySH
on Saturday the 27th day of^H
:h, 1920, at 10 o'clock in the ^
loon and will immediately there- / l
' ask for my discharge as Execuof
said estate.
BESSIE M. GEORGE,
Executrix. a
iwberry, S. C., Feb. 21st, 1920.
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pain or loss of time,
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