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fc V* ... - ... ^ ^ ^ . _ , , -, ? ? ? ! n ?. I.. ,>1 r .1 i > f > i >" ITMI M ! ! M f 1 i.ll?..l?lMl.....mif I T- mi r=3i ~ md m 111 1 "" " ' ' "? " xii^TW? i ? . ? VOLUME LV1I, NUMBER 64. "" NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY7 AUGUST 12, 1921. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR YOUNG TAXI DRIVER SLAIN ON HIGHWAY t COLUMBIANS IN AUGUSTA JAIL CHARGED WITH KILLING I. . . Prisoners May Designate Place Where Body of William Brazell Lies. The State. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 8.?F. J. Kirby, C 0. Fox and Jesse Gappins, three white m'.n of Columbia, are in jail here, charged with the murder ' * I William Brazell, 19 year old taxi driver of Columbia, and, according to Sheriff J. T. Plunkett of Richmond county, a confession was made in the jail tonight at 11 o'clock where the men were lodged shortly after their arrest 20 miles south of here this morning. According to the confession, Bra<zell was killed early Monday morning j at a-point in Lexington county, on the I Augusta-Columbia highway, between Leesville and Gilbert. He was black* jacked and stabbed on the heart with a pocket knife and the body then - ? ii dragged to a secluded spot near tne highway, the confession stated. After-the murder the men made their way south in an automobile and were arrested near Waynesboro, Ga., this morning by Richmond county of, ficers aftver they had had some tire trouble. They were ftrst suspected by a mechanic named Robert, who is employed in work on McBean creek, one of the men having made a partial confession to him, it was stated. Their arrest followed. JSheriff Plunkett and other county j officers will leave here tomorrow morning for Leesville, where they will join Sheriff T. A. Heise of Richland county and Sheriff Roof of I^ex\ ington in a search for the body of Brazell. One or more of the prison ers will be taken along to point out wfeere the body was disposed of. Kirby gave a written statement to the officers as follows: "About 10 or 11 o'clock these two fellows were about a half a block i away watching me. They sent me off to get a negro. They told me to get big Bill, the fat negro, in his car. When Bill came in he and his driver were ^having some words about ,some soldiers. I went across and got another car which they told me to get t rii/* nAt crpt hior Rill's car. I came I AX A U4V4 "VV -~-e> - I bacfc and big Bill said his car was J gone but would be back in about 30 minutes, but they had told me if I did not get him to come right straight back. We all three went up Assembly street to even with the postoffice j and turned up to the hotel by the j postoffice, to see if there was a Cadil-1 |y lac there. There was no Cadillac | k \ there^and Gappins said all the drivers; there knew him. They went on the ieit Side Ol iuaui sweet coming uuwii and ms'H me come down the right hand s.ae. I met Mr. Allen, one of i the two plsfin clothes men. I stopped to talk with him. He asked me if I was still living at the same place. I told^ him yes. They were on the other side of the street. We went on down, and they motioned for me to come back on Assembly street. They came up to me and asked me what I was talking to Mr. Allen for, and they flslfpH ihp if I told Allen thev were going off with some girls, and that if I did they would cut my infernal head off. They sent me back to the . ,same place and said that if I could not get the negro to go across the street and get a white man's Cadillac. They had already made me go down the street about a half dozen times until my toes were blistered and across the top of my feet. <4I come and met them at the Seaboard depot. I got the Cadillac and went to the depot. They had not got there but came in a few minutes. They told me to tell him to drive to' wards Lexington. They were going m U vw *lnr< * / ! r\ T /\ ?? * vt /v ttUUUL LWU llilltra CUiO 2>1UC U1 ijCAillgton to get some girls. We come over there and I had to stop and get out of the car myself. Gappins got out oi tne car. ne tout me to Keep telling the driver that ha had not come , to it yet (the house) till he said that was far enough. "We drove for about 12 miles this side of Lexington, Gappin said, till we had done passed the house. The dead man (Brazell) turned around (Continued on Page 3.) NEWBERRY COUNTY SUN- [> I " DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION j The Newberry County Sunday f I Schooi convention will be hold at Beth Eden, Tuesday, August lt>, 11921, with the following program: j 10:00?Devotional, Rev. L. P. Bo- 1 ! land. - ^ rr?l * 4l^W.O , 1UIZU 1 lie CUUVCllllUIl UJC1IH, J V "Christian Co-operation for Kingdom t iService," Dr. J. L. Daniel, Hon. Ar- j | thur Kibler. i | 10:45?Winning and Holding Our ; ( j Young People, state worker. ( 11*45?Period of business (record i] of attendance, report of officers, ap- i pointment of committees). [i 12:30?Adjourn for dinner. ji (Afternoon session of the conven- \ 1 ti'on.) The "How" session of the conven- < : tion. j i 1:45?Devotional, Rev. E. D. Kerr, t i 7 ; 2:00?How our Sunday Schools < 'Stand Todav. (Brief message from 1 i each superintendent.) ,1 2:30?.How to Make Our Sunday's Schools Bigger and Better, state t 1 worker. j 1 2:55-?How to Build up the Adult c j Bi'bJe Class, Dr. S. J. Derrick and 1 j Rev. J. E. Meng. j '< 3:15?How to be a Successful Sun- ! i I day School Superintendent or Teach- ; t I er, state worker. j < ci . a r TT x - H.I.. r\ r~i V-, + <5 ?nuw lu iviaxe i/ui uunnnun- ? ity a Better Place to Live in. Col. ( E. H. Aul-1, Mr. T. M. Mills, Mrs. H. : 1 L. Parr. 4:00?Reports of committees, elec- f tion and installation of officers, se-1 | lection of next place of meeting. 4:15?Adjournment. - i i i f OLD FOLKS DAY ! J AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH ? i i There will be Old Folk's day at the 1 St. Paul's church near Pomaria the 5 f third Sunday, August 21. The sermon in the morning will be preached * by the Rev. S. T. Hallman, D. IX, of, 1 Spartanburg. This will be followed ' by dinner on the grounds. There | * will be an address during the after- * noon by Dr. S. J. Derrick. The pub- * lie is cordially invited to attend these services. ' CI TD IT A D ftbf O. 1 . I\UUII, J. CLZ>L\Jl* ^ Acting Mayor Wallace Mayor Eugene S. Blease left Tues- J day for New York, where he will un- ^ dergo treatment and perhaps a slight i operation. Mr. Blease will be away j I for several days, probably two weeks, j ( j The mayor has designated Aldermar | Walter B. Wallace to act as mayor 1 during his absence. Mr. Wallace presided at the meeting of the council on Tuesday night. Persons having business with the mayor of Newberry durj ing the absence of Mayor Blease will! < find Mr. Wallace at the Exchange J . bank, of which he is cashier. FAMOUS CONCERT SINGERS FOR EXPOSITION WEEK . !c Charlotte, N. C., Aug. .11.?David! Owens, chairman of the Made in Car-j olinas Exposition committee, has gone ! to New York to complete arrange-: * ments for a second mixed quartette : I of famous concert and oratorio s'ng- j, I v ers for a week's engagement at the ;, j * exposition, which will be held Sept. j . 12 to 29. Already contracts have | been made with four singers to com-! ( pose one quartette. The official New j 1 York city band will be here two : weeks, giving two concerts daily, and j also Mile. Caslova, a rising young j violinist, by her playing will add in-;, terest and variety to the elaborate! daily musical programs. In Mcmoriam One year ago, August 14, my be- j ' loved sister, Hattie Graham Miller, ; departed this life, leaving behind ! 1 many bereaved relatives and friends. ! ^ ! 1 i j For the one who has departed, j | For the one we loved so dear, j ^ I Our hearts are forever saddened? j For thee we shed a tear. Minnie Graham Sheely. j ^ u* Baseball i Oakland vs. Whitmire at Oakland ? , i ground Saturday, August 13, game | * called at 4:30. Admission 25 cents,' and 15 cents. This game is to play M off a 13 inning scoreless tie. Likely! batteries, Oakland: Bodie, Bodie;jJ Whitmire: Watson, Rhoden. 1 People do n^t carry as early as.1 tuition or by the law and evidence? js \U'l OMOBILE ACCIDENT ON CLINTON ROAD Vlan by Name of Emory, from Newberry, Receives Fatal Injury Sunday Afternoon Laurens Advertiser, 10. A Mr. Kmory from Xcwberry, winl-coming towards Laurens from Clin;on Sunday about noon, received injuries in a curious automobile mishap Tom winch he died tlie following evening at the Clinton hospital. injuiry at the sheriiTs office, the local )hysician \viic? lirst attended him anil it. the hospital in Clinton failed to ?et the full name of the deceased, hut t was understood that he lived m Mewberry. The deceased, with his wife and a Jriver, it is understood was on his ;vay to Knoree to % isit relatives. In he neighborhood of the Hois Terre Country club the driver thought that le detected tire trouble and* asked VIr. Emory to lean over the side and :ee if anylhing was wron/r. Unable i* A.1. .. I Ic C'lirl )0 SOe ll'OIll UlUi i, iu l.j .v* :hat he opened the door and got out >n the ruming board and attempted lo ean over. Ho evidently lost his balmce, falling on his head and fraeturng his skull." Dr. J. H. Teaguc of his city gave him attention, but orlered him sent to the Clinton hospital. He remained in a critical conlition until late Monday evening vhen he passed away. <EW MISSIONARIES SAIL FOR FIELDS On Saturday, August 27, about 50 lew missionaries, under appointment )f the foreign mission board of the southern Baptst convention, will sail .'rom Seattle for stations in China and fapan, while a number of other missionaries who have been at home on urlough will return at that time, rap*n will get at least ten of the new workers, the largest number that ha* "" "v +r> thnr field at a single ;ime. Other new missionaries will >ail shortly for stations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and,Africa. A Few Babies Among the births reported to the )ffice of vital statistics' recently, and ivhich have escaped mention in The Herald and Xews, are the following: Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Singley, July 22, a boy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Singly, July 31, a girl. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sig" ~ ? ~ A ii.viic-f '? ci UftV Born to Mr. and Mrs! R. M. Powell, August 7, a girl. Accepts Presidency Erskine Columbia, Aug. 8.?Rev. R. C. drier, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of Columbia, who was last week elected to ,}n) presidency of Erskine college, ' 1 4 I Due West, nas aceuieu me jjuaiuuu *nd will takt- up his duties with the jollege this fall. Facts About August August has had twenty-eight, tweny-nine and thirty days. Augustus Caesar named the month ifter himself, and gave it 31 days to nake it equal to July?Julius Caesar's month. August's precious stone is the sar [lonyx, which according t.? an old and popular belief symbolizes married happiness. it is considered fortunate to bo 3orn in August, as success .in life and i wealthy and happy marriage are issured.. An Augur-t bride, according to the >ld belief, has an amiable spirit, is jven-tempered, and praclical-mindod. August was originally called '*Sexilis*"?the sixth month, when the rear had but ten months, and the tirst was March. There were e:ght declarations of var in August, 1914, involving Ausria, Serbia, Germany. Mussia, France, Great Britain and .Japan. ' More great baitles have been "ought in August than any other nonth?Blenheim. Plevna, CJraveotte, Charleroi. Mons, Anzac C>ve, ?" ? t - - i i . 11 ,.i: Jhevy Lhase, JaKU. i\an<iaiiar, nci:roland IJi*rht and Manaf-sas or Second Bui] Run. Ancient belief classed August StIi ir.d loth as unlucky days, and al.u> >ut an extra ban <>m { !> s^con l Moniay i.n Align. ! .-is being the day on Ahicli Sodom and Clamor rah wvre destroyed. I BODY OF YOUTH I FOUND INFIELD! ! i I THRKE m?n confess 10 sheriff er kici-imond co.f ga. 0;ip. of I.'c;! Atrocious Crimes f.v.*r V-uiUIlliiiru 11. .t . < to Liifht i Columbia, S. Aug. 9.? K .j. Km by. oi!t- of l he three men held in eorne'tion With the murder neaV Le.\-viile. of William Brazil 1, a young Columbia taxi dnver, who was nKiidered early Monday morning, has been lodged in the Lexington county jaU, to prevent what appearcj to be the possibility of* seriou; trouble. Kirby was brought to Leesville by Sherilf !'iiini:eit of Augusta early Tuesday to aid in the search for the body of Bruzell. There was threatening talk near the sc-er.e and the sheriff fearing trouble might arise turned the prisoner over to Sheriff Roof, of Lexington, who hurried him to the county seat. * j The o'her two men row held at Augusta will be brought to Columbia | possibly Tuesday. The inquest over the body of young Brazell, whi-ch was found at Cross an Hill by two young boys early Tues-! day, was begun but was continued to ' Friday morning. BrazelFs body was brought to his home at Pinehurst, a suburb of Columbia, at noon Tuesday, j i At the inquest the jury viewed the body and physicians made statements, i i It was stated by physicians who examined the body that death was caus-; ed by a wound in the right lung. The man was stabbed three times in the onr-f-; fausinsr a bad wound. i The authorities are at a loss to know what, became of the $152 which Brazell is said to have had in his pockets Sun da V" nijrht when he left Columbia. None of the mor.ev has been ?t*t?ml on the prisoneVs- in- && clpthes of the dead man. Three sheriffs went to Leesville Tuesday morning to locate the body, Sheriff Heise of Columbia, Sheriff Plunkett cf Au: crusta and Sheriff Ruff of Lexington. ?ronf a ennt r?n t'hp road where J I i V" \ U V?l I l \JK/ it w I' w > - - ???. _ blood was found, hut while they searched, three young boys located the body several miles away. It was about 10 or 15 feet from the roadside where it had been rudely thrown by the slayers. i The following account is from the Augusta Chronicle: j After hours during which they were put through a gruelling third degree test, three Columbians last night are said to hnve confessed to Sheriff J. T. 'Pluakett of their implication in the murder of William ''Bub" Brazell, 19 year old student, and taxicab driver early Monday morning in Lexington county, South Carolina. The inquisition was effected in the Richmond county jail by Jailor Gary Whittle and the sheriff, following the arrest of the trio late vesterdav afterf * noon. One of the men gave a full oonfe.-sion and/implicated the others, " Jin olflmm.-h ni first thny stoutly de jnied their guilt. later, when put under the .searchIight by the officers, arc said by the latter to have made .straight confession even describing j in minutest detail the manner of the murder. The three are C. 0. Fox, whose father resides at Stanley Creek, X. C., but who has been in Columbia for some time past; .Jessie Gappins, of 71") Seventh street, Columbia, and V. J. Kirby, 9 2", Ninth street, Columbia. Their occupations are unknown, except acording to the sheriff, they are believed to be shady characters. All three operate taxi cabs intermittently, it is understood. The mo! ire for the murder, Sheriff Plunk"!! s;:id, was clearly a desire for the possession of the automobile, the property of the Quick Taxicnb company, fo>* which the buy worked. She/iff Piunkett. discussing the case last r.u ! n said: 'in my career as a law enforcement officer I have seen few despicable crimes. These hounds murdered this little boy who \v;is working to make enough money to send him. elf t'> college. Cappins, "? * ' i *% i i : * A . i 1<h), was :i .utio.i trii'tiu 01 uic iiuie fellow. 1 know all til's by the nU'ti's own stcii Trif'< ":ii( mat: wlln :i|)j)('M !'(-i| :iL iiis \w i*i111u' Wi'.ti a pa * oi black eyes | d.dn't have cola feet, at any rate. j ? ' JESSE COATS OF RICHMOND. jf MET WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT Jes?*1 D. Coals of Uiehmorul, Va.. f ;i?ncily of Hficn:1, wrilos as follows t to a Newberry friend: J c 'A a itfisi 1 .nay mention ; c liiat i nu-L v.'in a wry s<rious and j I i>. : lai.i Sunday morn-'t in . wife .iin! my.M II v.civ on our j r u.;.. ir> Mu!m!;:v si-hoo' and took aiong | e :i liw-gu'lon Iiot.tie to itvi it full of ! t .sps w;?U*r. The b^i-lle slipped , t through my left hand and siruck the rJ concrete and split in two, my left|c wrist, beintf cut about three inches j lon.-C, si*v?*rin;-r three small arteries, t and ihe leader that connects my wrist ,] and hand. A tragic oilicer happened t to hr. ndfii' i * Trie tniiP. .*1 >111 !l<? I it'd his v handkerchief around my wrist and 2 rushed r.ie to a hospital. The ^ur- 1 1 evons said that I would have bled to j death in fifteen minutes if 1 had not ^ got- the attention that 1 did. I re-' jmained in tha hospital Sunday and t part of Mondaj. tiave no idea when J $ 1 will he able to resume work. Am 1 fc taking the best of care of it. I was j on the operating table one hour and '< fifteen minutes." j j ? . 11 ? J f BANDS TO COMPETE IN jt CAROL1NAS EXPOSITION 1 I' Charlotte, W 0., Aug. 11.?A nuni-' j ber of Carolina bands already have j ( given the Made in Carolinas fexposi-' ^ tion officials notice that they^probably 'j : will enter the competition for $500 , ,111 cash prizes offered to bands of!. ! these states competing in concerts : I during the final four, days of the ex-;-j position, Vv'h-ic-h will be held here Sep- j 1 tember to z\). lnciuuea m tnis ; I number are the Asheville band, the ' c 1 Raleigh First Regiment band, the 1 j Elk's band at High Point, the Moo res- j ville band, the Steel ('reek band of : near Charlotte, and the Charlotte j Boy Scouts band. i i * ,, jj CKurch Notice i j Sunday school at Bachman Chapel next Sunday afternoon, August 14Ch. " at o'clock. Divine service at 4; o'clock by Kev. J. 13. Harman, an ac- j count of the absence of the pastor. Church Council." j Bli/e Laws in Japan i New York, Aug. 5.?Blue laws are ' having tiieir powerful exponents in t j Japan as well as m the United States, 1 according to information received by * the Presbyterian board of foreign ( {nnssons at the board's headquarters, i 150 Fifth avenue, New York city. Ad- t vices received by the board are that 1 the Tokyo chamber of commerce has ? ! formally put itself on record by the < "adoption of a resolution favoring the 1 I--: -n VlUSJlii^ U1 4.1 i 1 Sliup.1 Ull OlllKIU^ . Ullt- , to for*; Sunday has been, as a rule, 1 wide open. ; * Following this action a commission 1 ; began to study not only of the Sunday -v problem, but also of plans for improv- 1 ing the hours of labor through the 1 week. The project calls for a week- j * ly rest day, shorter hours and more ^ .considerate treatment of employees, j * : This commission designs to provide a* weekly rest day for all employees ex- ^ - i > - - 1 U : t eepi 111 noteis, eaurig nouses ami jiuu lie b^ths and al.su that working hours lN 'shall be restricted to 1) 1-2 hours per ; day, with S hours only for young per- 1 , sons employed. j' Another important piece of news s reported f om Japan to the l'resby-'1 terian board is the tendency of the f priests of every denomination of Bud-; * dhism to popularize the Buddhist be-! lief by pnricipation in every sort of j J social service, which up to this time c ;UiS been neglected by thera. As a 1 result a chair of sociology has been : c established at tile Jodo Sect college ( at Sugamo, at Setagaya and at Osa- ' * ka where every scheme and meas- ^ ure of social service is to be investi- ^ gated. A social .service bureau has : aUo been established where relief work, special missionary work and ( ' ' ii.i? MM.? ORTNGHTLY LUNCHEON OF ROTARY CLUB The regular fortnightly luncheon >f the Newberry Rotary club was held m Wednesday afternoon at 1 :30 r clock in the grill-room of the New- ' >erry hotel. There were several vu-' l ant chairs, due to the fact that a lumber of tin- members are now "va-! ating" in various and sundry poriuns of the country, but the true Roarian spirit was there in full force. [Tie continual absence of one or two >f the "big noises" was noted, but iotarian iJen Dorrity, aided and abete;i i?y Jioianans Sid Derrick and ' Kinard. prow d to a "queen's:' a.-.:-" tiiat several song-artists are tiiI holding liic fort i.i Newberry? tnd that tlicv were present at Wed ? | * i i lesclay s limcneon. , President (?ecrge Cromer saw to it hat there was something doing all ' he time during the hour and a quarer allotted, and during this time, in iddition to vocal selections renderI Ml by the aforesaid song-birds, Rota ians William II. Wallace, John Gog? ~ 1 1 1 jans, Koy Summer, Lad Homage ana lenry Wells contributed sundry bits )f information, stories and jokes to he program. There were two guests present at he luncheon, Dr. P. E. Monroe, presdent of Summerland college, and Mr. 3. A. Bowman of Newberry, both of vhom made most interesting and en- , i ' oyable talks. Rotarian-Secretary Hal Ko'nn was, i is a matter of course, forever and ?te"rnally on his job, telling his fellow- ; lotarians what is being done, what >ught to be done and what will be ; lone?and Hal usually does his full 1 ?4-1> .-v 4 :nare towurus sccnij.^ uiui< sumcunu^ s accomplished. i, The luncheon was served by Manigi-r W. W. Bullock of the Newberry lotel, and this part of the program vas done to a Rotarian's taste, as isifa'I. I I The next regular luncheon will be *iven oh the 24th inst. ? ii?I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i i> <?>! GEO. S. MOWER <$>; v | i V Gy < "> ?> <?> <?> <?> <?> <"$> <?> <$> <& j - i.* - - : fu I In view ol ins long connection wun : he Newberry Associate Reformed / Presbyterian church as a member, ? .1 i.:, 4. oC. o n nfflc^r UlCi ills eminent .^ci \ ac <40 au )f the congregation, we, the members mil officers of the congregation, wish 0 put on record our deep sense of oss in the passing of George S. Mowir, one of the most beloved, most honored, and most useful, of all of our jfficers and members. In his life he-illustrated the traits hat have ever commended the Chrisian religion to men. He was purejn life, humble in spirit, faithful in ! ;ervice, patient and thoughtful of; jthers, ready to do mure than his part n any undertaking, loyal to his pas,or and brethren, and withal firm in lis conviction for tiie right. For himself he held the standard high but hrew Ihe mantle of charity over the 'allure:, of others. As an officer of he church he was wise, just, conservative, and ever striving for the peace imi prosperity of the church. His nfliii'i-.et; was felt in the counsels of ! he denomination, and his judgment v:ts often invoked in the solution of liflicult problems that confronted the ivnod. The church at large has felt he impress of his noble life. Truly a great man and a prince in srael has fallen. We recognize his 1 mtstanding service to the communty, to the church, and to the cause >f Ciirist. We sorrow that we are 1 leprived of his counsel and wisdom. ; 3uL we rejoice in the assurance that1 laving nobly completed his appointed v>rk here in the world he nas entered nto the church of the lirstborn in :eaven, and has been crowned among he faithful at the right hand of (iod. i We extend our heart-felt sympa- ] !iy to the bereaved family and com- i nend them to the Saviour whose love j i> inspired and whose grace ? so idorned the life of their departed i oved one. J. W. ('arson, Moderator, ' ] .Jos. H. Hunter, Clerk. ji Cewberrv. S. Julv :ii, 1>21. !< t Smith-Padgett ' Miss Mayonie Smith and Mr. James < Padgett O.i-ri' married o;i Saturday 1 ?y the Rev. W. F. Gault. All of i Vest End. oliK'r 1 urms w;u ur uruHTiahui:. i ;iti.fW temple of Xou.j:, now i::: :cr con- 1 s'vn/'i will he i he ht'iuininrters on , its completion i;: li'll and a special -s organization for s.scial services will be formed l?y the ;.rii ~t.if the fodo ^ sect. where funerals will be conducted 1 for the |x>o)' families free of ct.aivt'-: Prayers for tiie peace of the spirits ,: of the fowls killed for the tabbs of j j Tokyo resident? will be offered by; ; H00 poultry deader.; of Tokyo at' the ' i'acriman shrine in Tomikawa-sho, L'uka'.'a.wa-place annually on Septem- fc | ber 20. j \ FAMINE DISTRICT NEEDS MUCH FOOD MANY TONS REQUIRED IN RUSSIA Representatives of State Department Abroad Send First News of Scope of Relief Washington, Aug. 8.?Alleviation of the famine in the provinces of Rus " 1 1 - ?A 1 A.1 _ sia wui require me uismuuuuu ui almost 250,000 tons of breadstul|s, according to estimates made is Moscow itnd reported to the state department today. The following summary of telegraphic information on famine conditions was received by the department from its representatives ibroad: "From Saratov to Vjaka, the middle Volga district, the famine situation is especially serious. The situat;on in the eastern Ukrane, the north Caucausus and south Urai districts. Mot less than 60,000,000 poods (a pood is equivalent to 36 English pounds; of grain wil be required for kn +1-1^ V/->lcro t.hp I VUH TU II1C ? iV ? w* purpose of sowing a new crop, 7,000,Q00 poods will be required before September 1. A recent arrival in Riga from Moscow reports that 3,000,000 persons are migrating to Siberia and almost the same number / lire moving towards the south. It is stated tha within two weeks 10,000,00;) people will be without food. "Iii the Moscow Izvestia for July 27, Kamenev (chairman of the aliRusrian commission for combating famine), slates that 41,000,000 poods of breadstuffs are required for the , ten provinces that are starving. This amount of grain must be imported into the precise districts that were themselves expected to produce 60,000,000 poods. The cities require 18,000,000 poods. The deficit in the supply ,tt?-grain is now estimated at ? ? ~ 12U,UUU,UUU poods. "Little or no winter grain will be sown by September 1, as it is not believed possible to obtain from abroad and transport to the areas the required food. The hunger stricken area is spreading." \ Revel, Esthonia, Aug. 8.?The Bolshevick legation here today informed the American consulate that the following Americans who have been im- 4 prisoned in Russia, had been released and would arrive at (Jamburg, near Narva, Esthonia, tomorrow: Capt. Emmett Kilpatrick of Uniontown. Ala.; Dr. Weston B. Estes of Brooklyn, William Flick of Brooklyn, Corp. Thomas Hazelwood of San Francisco, X. B. Kalamatiano of Racine, Wis., and Henry-J. La Marc of New York. No mention was made o^ Royal C. Keeley, an American engineer, who is understood to have been released from prison but is still in Russia. Rome, Aug. 9.?The pope has addressed a letter to Cardinal Gaspari, papal secretary of state, inviting all Christian and civilzed people to contiibute generously to assist the srarvng Russian people. To Make Big Climb Laurens Advertiser. Rev. S. H. Templeman of this city and Rev. Edward Long of Clinton, left .Monday for Blue Ridge and Ridge Crest, N. C. They will be joined there by%Dr. Lester G. Simon, pastor of the Tremont Baptist church, New York city, and the party will scale Mount Mitchell if their legs don't give out before reaching the top. A Deadly Habit - ree n wo od 111 d ex -J our n al. Old and keen observers remark that one habit of the budding motorist, if fairly established, never leaves its victim until he finally lands in the morgue. That is the habit of passing L>r trying to pass whatever cars happen to be ahead on the open road. Men familiar with the psychology of motor car driving will tell you that it is the worst of all the mean bad habits the new driver can pick up. Other undesirable practices may be outgrown, according to the old-timers and psychological researchers. One i)V one road mannerisms may be drill.'(i out of tile offending driver. But :he mad desire to pass everything on :he road gets everyone who picks up :he habit.