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SENATOR SPEAKS FOR SOLDIERS I - WALSH ATTACKS "RED TAPE" IN WASHINGTON Massachusetts Man Introduces Sheaf of Bills to Remedy Existing Conditions Washington, April 27.?Treatment of former soldiers in the matters of hospital cars, compensation, vocational training and insurance, was criticesed severely today by Senator JfcOsh, democrat, Massachusetts, who introduced a sheaf of bills to remedy conditions about which the war vet cjr&h's have complained. ;?fenator Walsh pronounced "incredible some of the conditions in administering soldier relife laws. In many soldier hospitals, he declared, there is "lack of sanitary accommodations, - uncleanliness, disorder and filth,!' as well as inadequate medical care. Insurance benefits are curtailed, the Massachusetts senator , said, J "/ n+JnuoV fi>oiriiriOf HpnipH_ flUU YUtaiiuiiai ?.. Government bureaucracy and "red tape0 was ascribed as reasons for the conditions. " Tftat- the three principal agencies of soldier rehabilitation has "failed miserably" in coordinated effort was asserted by Senator Walsh. ^"Remedies suggested by Senator Walsh were: * Repeal of the law prohibiting paywr??nf: of comDensation to incapuci tateii ex-service men, unless their disability occurred one year after dis<*harge. ' Repeal oft the law limiting filing: of clafrnfeto five years after the armistice:: '. Repeal of the law requiring vet' *-*- - ? fitViorvtnlnsis. Of erans to prove umi. bUUVa.vu4vv?^) Certain other ailments were caused bjr,tfceir service. - Payment of all war risk insurance policies in three installment*, to beneikrlaiy instead of 240 monthly payments. Bermitting reinstatement without reexamination of all lapsed policies, ttponftp^raent of two months' premiums. ;iA law for payment of lapsed policies ttf flien dyiftg since the armistice alter- de<ftictii>n of premiums due at tlre.time bf death. ,V-Df<?iitra\ilotion of the bureau of . "\frafr ride insnrance, giving regional direct author!ly to accept or re j 6i?C COfffj^nsali w t4aims with- reference ' Vi* WasHin^t o ri. I* ifi^uity by the senate into b spifcal oOhditions where service men - aitf receiving treatment. r.!#b?I&hirt? of the practice of boarding^service men in hospitals on a per cfcprta payment plan. iftiljzation of army cantonment hospitals and increase in medical and jmraRiug corps, or commandeering of seashore and summer hotels ior temgpfaSry hospital use while new goviejmment hospitals are being compfatrd. . r-fflkfe program, Senator Walsh said, afford immediate relief in litany of the conditions affecting the V ; "?.? t war veterans. i% , *,'Let us cut out this red tape," said Stri^tOr Walsh. "Let us act. I urge 'Steh>va- change in the present law that V j??j(jfve the present widespread ffeeJing among applicants for compensktio>i;.that this government presumes t&a? incapacitated ex-service men are cfo&kejd, dish^ife'st or impostors, without affirmative evidence from them to the cohtfary." ^ iIan; withoOt memory probgfcemson student $:s 1 TJ^State. . ?1 ~' *' ? "i 1 rwL. txr ^.^lernsqn Uojiege, April z*? ur. w. - ^,-Riggs, president of Clemson college,--has just received a letter, a c^py^of'which -is reprinted below, concirQing the identity of'an ex-service man, who -apparently a former Glemson student. Publication of this letter is requested in the hope that the identity of the young man may be i * j ^ _ 11 discovered, 'lne leucer iouuw:. Dear Dr. Riggs: -.While visitmg the Albany city hospital I became acquainted with an Vex^service man," who is confined there and who is suffering from a lapse cf memory. He realizes everything that is going on at present, but ia unable to recall anything about the past. When picked up in Albany he had a letter which he had started to his father'and' in which he asked to be Remembered to the dean at the collet However, the envelope was not frdtfressed. His spfeech indicates that he is from the South. I loaned him copies of Taps, 1916 ~ ~ ?J ?*-:i- full,. and l^J? I? anu wHiir nc 10 ikvi xuiij certain, he thinks he is familiar with your name and with the following na?. 3: "The Rev. W. H. Mills, Red McMillan and football 1916; Bill Matthews Porter Fain, Murphy, N. C. (Thh jiame especially strikes him as being ! familiar.) j He carries a small notebook with the name Charles Roberts, "Twentyseventh division," written on#the cov' er, but does not believe this i? .?is {name. He also has a little finger1 ring containing a bloodstone. On this , stone is carved a tiger holding a ball. The stone also contains a French in ! scription, which, when translated, j reads, "I am what I am." ! He is about 24 years of age, height . about five feet five inches, smooth face, with freckles; small light blue eyes, a high forehead and red curly , hair. At present he wears tortoise shellrimmed glasses. He is evidently a college bred man. I am writing you to ask if you are i familiar with any man cf this description who has been missing from home, and would greatly appreciate it if you would advertise this case in mncarinp rmblished bv Clemson college. He has been in the Albany hispotal 16 days. ! If you should desire any further particulars regarding this case, you could, no doubt, get them from Miss : Flannigan, superior, pavilion F, Albany city hospital, Albany, N. Y. I surely hope you will be interested in . this matter and trust you will be able I to help us in locating this boy's family. i Thanking you for anything you . may do, I am, yours respectfully, '' (Sigrad) Isabelle L. Hall, (Mrs. J. D. Hall.) | 240 Prospect Street, East Orange, N. J. i ? 1 W. S. LEE ELECTED P. & N. PRESIDENT Charlotte Man Succeeds Late Z. V Taylor?Directors Meet in Greenville I ! - I Greenville, April 27.?At a meeting of the board of directors of the 1 Piedmont and Northern Railway held in Greenville yesterday afternoon, ' W. S. Lee, of Charlotte, N. C., until j thic time vice president of the road, was chosen as president to succeed : Z. V.- Taylor, who died suddenly a few ?days ago. E. Thomas was reelected vice-president and general manager of the road. J. B. Duke of New York, was reelected vice president. J. C. Mcj Gowan of Charlotte was chosen as secretary and N.*A. Cocke, hitherto secretary-terasurer, was made vice president and treasurer. To fill the vacancies caused by the death of Mr. Taylor and of Andrew - - - ? ^ * XT r* 1^11 i JVl^ore oi trasionia, i\. o., iasi, )tai, the board elected J. H. Seapart, and J C. C. Armstrong, both of Gastonia, : as directors. On the executive comjmit'oe the following were placed: Capt. E. A. Smyth, Greenville; J. P. Gossett, Williamston; A. J. Draper, j Charlotte; W. S. Lee, Charlotte, and E. Thompson, Charlotte. ! 'the late Mr. Taylor also was presj ident of the Southern Public Utilities ! comuanv. and his successor in that position has not yet been chosen. As ' Mr. Taylor held both postions, it is {considered probable that Mr. Lee may be elected to succeed him. No defii nite announcement in this connection ; however has been made and can not i be until the utilities company directors hold a meeting to choose a chief executive. Yesterday's session of the P. & N. directors was held in the offices of . that company here and was well at, tended. Among the directors present were: W. S. Lee, Charlotte; C. E. Hutchinson, Mt. Holly, N. C.; W. S. Montgomery, Spartanburg; V. M. Montgomery of Spartanburg; E. A. Smyth, A. W. Smith, Greenville; A. {F. McKissick, Greenville; J. P. Gosj sett, "Williamston;-,L. D. Blake, Bel! ton; B. B. Gossett, Anderson, and J. ^ U a + A ^ Ava An , U* XldililllCtl aIhu^iovii* f J COOPERATION PLAN FOR UNITED STATES Speaker# Tell National Chamber of .Commerce America Cannot Isolate lUfelf From Rest of World Atlantic City,^. J., April 27.?The United States can not afford to isolate itself from the rest of the world, j but must cooperate with other countries on a non-nolitical basis, to re store stable business conditions, A. . C. Bedford, chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Oil Comijpany of New Jersey, and Willis P. I Booth, vice president of the Guaranty (-Trust company, New York, told the ..United States chamber of commerce ; -in annual convention tonight. ' j They pointed out that American I I *? ? 'J r* w* n V?L- /vf okvACJ rl J DUSineSb Cctll liUO 11IIU d mai ivt'L' C4 kjl vyc* ; for its surplus products as long as there .are unsettled and abnormal conI ditions in the world. !! Mr. Booth urged that the United t ^States cooperate with the allies in an i j effort to settle the indemnity ques; tion with Germany. Mr. Booth, who recently returned from Europe where he attended a , meeting of the board of directors oi > j international chamber of commerce ; snid llie program for putting Amrri\ ^can business on foot should be as folj i lows: ! ' i "Cooperation, if practical on nonpolitical basis with the allies and Ger | many in settling the indemnity, 'j "Postpone payment of allies' indebtedness to us for a period parallel ing the indemnity settlement. Further [consideration to these indebtednesses ' can be given when the econimic situ ation throughout the world is clari' fied. j "Carefully and constructively adjust international trade relations st that we may become as far as it is practicable a buying and a selling nation. j "Educate our people to think inter" i - .. nauonp.'iy, realizing our new iumj h its non-political aspects, in the "nope that by such education, we" may deI velop experience and information which will be the basis of such national courage and judgment as will be necessary for the proper assumption of our international responsibilities. "Establish a permanent national policy under which our flag, standing for the power which comes from fairness and right shall protect Americans and legitimate American intni-Qctc tVio crln'hp UVli-OVO U>/VWH/ V?*V w. V vv. ^ I ( Suggestions for raising the $4,000000,000 required to run the United States government for the next fiscal j year were made by Representative James W. Good, chairman of the 'house appropriations committee, at , the afternoon session. i "Our tariff duties should be increased," he said, "and the excess ! profits tax and the tax on transpor tation should be repealed and the 'super tax on individuals modified. , The revenue derived from the excess profits tax js no longer necessary. jThe loss of revenue from repeal of transporation tax can be supplied without hardship by additional taxes upon luxuries such as tobaccos, cigars . and cigarettes. It would be far beti ' ! mmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmmamammmmmmmmmmmmM ; ri i - ' ' I i In the spring ; t" fancv liehtly ti * - r of love . while turns togardei I: \ y \'J We have full sto e_j c uarueii ot'cu tu j *s t ' ' < I supply in any air I Bush Bea Pole Bear 17 ?l.. jkany v>ui [ Sugar Co: Large Ga Pa hKa or Jersey We Charlston Succession Frost proof?i ground on \ I . 20 cents Gilder & 1 Every one who has a WashingWashing Machine Drainers that chine whenever it is conveniem [ 1 circular. Also one of our LittU away with the unsightly clothes an ornament than an eyesore s out clothes is. Write for circula ; COLUMBIA SUI ; 823 West Gervai* St. ' f ?????? ! . | ter for America industrially and economically, to fund her war debt over j . a long period of years and give Am-j . erican industry a chance to win in j the race for trade supremacy." \ . APPEALING STORY TOLD ON SCREEN ' , ' -i There are at least two things asso-! - . i-hite< 1 with childhood days that every-! one knows about and remembers?' . little red wagons and brass-toed boots : , with tops. Hardly a small boy but ; has not proudly displayed ha, new . shoes, and every baby heart ha| blinkered for a little red wagon. * Will. . Rogers is no exception in "Boys Will i Be Boys/' which comes to the opera . house Tuesday. ; The only difference here is that! l Rogers grew up without any child . hood, and decided to go back and re[ live it after he had become a grown ; . man. The familiar bright colored . leather topped boots will be quickly j : recognized by the grown-ups in the audience as the kind they wore when , they were little, and the young people] i will be interested in seeing just what ^ . sou of shoes mother and father wore! in the days before "scuffers." i i Will Rogers shows his most whim- j . sical and delightful nature in "Boys; Will Be Boys," a story by Irvin S.! Cobb. NQTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT; I will make final settlement of the i I estate of Mrs. Louisa F. Zobel, Hel- j i ena, S. C., in the Probate Court forj ; Newberry, S. C., on Monday, the 23rd day of May, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the i 1 forenoon and will immediately ask ' for my discharge as Administrator of, , said estate. i All persons holding claims against J , said estate will present the same, pro-1 vided as reqired by law, to me or to j , the attorney in the case, Hon. Geo. j B. Cromer, and all claims not present- j ed will be forever barred. I All persons indebted to said estate i will make immediate payment, j OTTO KLETTNER, | | Administrator. n i 566CIS i'l i i v a young mans lrns to thoughts the old mans ung. ck of Landretlis i < c papers and can iount. ns IS n rn rdsn Corn e Plants ikefield nr 1 r* 1 i w akeneia i jrown in open ronges Island ! > per 100 Weeks to. I | " ~ j Machine ought to have one of our will automatically drain the matlv near a faucet. Write us for ; Giant Clothes Reels, which does line and really is more or less of uch as the usual way of hanging r and price. I ! >PLY COMPANY Columbia, S. C. wmsmBBMmrnmmmmmamtammmmBmimmsmmmmKdmmmmmmcmmmmmmamm* Schedule of Passenger Trains Effec- dl tive 12:01 A. M., Sunday, January 30, 1921. Southern, No. ir>, for Greenville, due at 8: -IS a. m., daily. ih due at 10:11 a. m., daily except due at 8:2? p. ni., dailv. di Southern, No. 17, for Greenville, due at 3:40 p. ni., daily. di ? ' *' -t <-> e / 1 1 1 11 Soiitnern, :no. ior ^.oiuunjiu, j ?HI? I l?BIM II I O?B??W f ? ? that "it pays H a vertising ciair limit. This institutioi ed particularly v. lerests. its pai ing of this ser in g. ok All U am T? V/ OliVUlU demonstrate t our service to Newbi B. C. MATTHEWS, President State, Count Member ~in hi^i jmuj^'i?itaamtem Make This \ \ A Lot of Mo would come ir have had our gray dawn of 1 I ot'c nrnfit f iluW <J J/A Vilb a, Money Now. J tomorrow ma^ The writing 01 II vnu Heedinff tl J ~ - o Do so by oper this bank Tod ? I tl _ r. i ne "Thi I; c .10 at 12:30 p. m., daily. Southern, Xo. 16, for Columbia, C., & L., Xo. r>~), for Columbia, .in day. X. & L., No. r>2, for Greenville,! ie at 1:00 p. m., daily. 0., X. & L., Xo. r>:>, for Columbia, ic at '5:.">S p. m., daily. X. & L, Xo. 54. for Laurens, .ic ;it (3:10 p. ni., daily except Sunly. MiUWW ? 11 IB II llll I IIIIMMBLeaKllMBC?B to advertise"-ns are backec i advertises a s r to further coj trons testify the /ice surpasses preciate an of l-li* / ] u yuu uic ay your needs. a! Rank of ft* A ATMlAli VM erry, South Car T.K.JOHNSTONE, Cashier.: y and City Federal Reserve , Bank Your Busim ney That We irts A Year Ag i mighty handy nrcrv of Snendii ID J :he morning aft rom its lessor No man can i y bring. i the wall sayslie warnings of ling a Savings ay! 2 Bank of the Peop I C., X. & L., Xo. 12, Mixed train, for Laurens, due at 9:30 a. m., running one hour and 30 minutes late account A. C. L. connections, expect| ed about 11:00 a. in. ! C., X. & L., Xo. 13, Mixed train, j for Columbia, due at 5:20 p. a:, ! These trains run dyiily except Suej day T. S. I.eflfir, Union Ticket Agent. ^ irr-rwr ii i ill iimiiiibi I 4 : u provided ad1 up to the * ervice design- ? mmercial in y . ~ T'TT * jt the renderj - w , - ?* - ii.. - * - -t V ' our advertis jportunity to iaptability pf . I| ' ' ?i ' . *' * : - * : * ' . ,, l:t ?V Newberry 'nlina VA1AAM : tr .i'\ " ' ' " ' 1 W. W. CROMER . Assistant Cashier. 1 1 -'.n rr -7^ u, . r-,.~Depository System rr t I ' 2ss nojnei *> * nt For Silk o ' V ^ ?? . . . ' today. We ' \ ! v w t "5 ig. The "cold er" is upon us. 1 by Saving foretell what -"Save"! At* the hour? ; Account in O 1_ ! OeUlK. >Ie" \ \