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K + \ VOLUME LVill, NUMBER 13. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR ' , * fTirnrr lMfl f I f?\rv SENATE STAGES KILLING NIGHT SEVERAL MEASURES GO DOWN j IN DEFEAT Corporation License Tax Recalled; From Morning Vote?Gerald Bill Unfavorable I _____ ft-- in -int? xv/. Last night was "killing night" with the senate and several measures were sent to the happy hunting ground with a smile or without a smile as the case happened to be. Representative Dickson's bill to amend an act entitled "An act to reg% % ulate further the running of motor 1 *? xU:~ " cn as to make | vemcies m dba 5 all causes of action under this act at the option of the injured or damaged party or his legal representative, triable in the county where the damage occurs, was killed by a vote of 25 to 11 after considerable debate. Spveral senators said the bill was dangerous and Senator Johnson declared the measure was the most dangerous introduced in the general assembly in the last 50 years. Speaking for the bill were Senators i Bonham, Ragsdale and Wightman and I against it Senators Johnson, Hamil- j ton, Young, Hart and Baskin. It was 1 on Senator Young's motion that the enacting words were stricken out. ard Bill Killed Senator Hubbard's joint resolution to prohibit the planting- of cotton in r South Carolina for one year in order to eradicate the boll weevil was killed on a viva voce vote. This resolution j would not have taken effect until sim-! ilar laws had been passed by Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and North j Carolina, but the senate did not think j '1 ?T-A livtnc* I the bill to be along tne rigu Senator Moore moved to strike out j the resolving words and this was done, j The senate likewise struck out the j resolving words of the Ellerbe concurrent resolution asking the tax commission to lower the assessments on land by 25 per cent. The resolution was characterized as "confusing and j useless." Senator McGhee moved to J strike out the resolving words and the [ vote was 14 to 8 to 'rill the resoiu-1 tion. j By a vote of 16 to 15- the senate, killed the Simonhoff marriage license : bill to require all males to present j certificates from reputable physicians j that they were free from venereal diseases before they could procure marrgiae licenses. "r ?Qonotnr Kaker the Upon IHUHUil Vi UV.imw. senate recalled the corporation license tax bill and made it a special order for next Tuesday morning. The bill was passed without a murmur against it at the morning session, but Mr. Baker had it recalled last night. He said he had an amendment he nr?t.pd unon and didn't think it wauwvu ?A- _ should have passed without his amendment being considered. The bill by Representative Nance and Dickson to prohibit the use of cu. out on motor driven vehicles in South Carolina was given a final reading and ordered enrolled for ratification. The measure by Representatives Nance, Segars and Wade to amend the law so as to strike out tne provisxvnc requiring citizens sending samples of fertilzers to Clemson college for analysis to give the names of the manufacturers and ingredients in the said fertilizers was tabled upon motion of Senator casein. ml. similar law was passed about 11)12, % which the authors have discovered. Withdraws Measure Senator Baskin's measure r3 incorporate the superannuate and aid association of the" South Carolina Meth<* - +V10 VlfUl^P odist ccnierenct- was sent >.? . as amended by Mr. Baskin. A raft of special orders were made for next week and a large number of committee repor.s received. The judiciary committee returned an unfavorable report on the Gerald arbitration measure applying to Columb;a. The bill would require street railways and street railway employees to arbitrate their disputes. The report was divided, a majority unfavorable. The finance committee reported nit the foreign corporation bill with amendments. This measure is somewhat of a "new revenue bill." "Bethea took ud the bill to make the official cotton standards of / the United States the official cotton j standards for South Carolina and to i license cotton buyers, but debate was j adjourned until today. The bill was \ passed by the house last year. Senator Christensen introduced a J bill to amend an act to "provide for, the appointment of a state board of ^ * * 1 - 4- r\ vno'n _ nsneries; ueime mc.i uuuw, w n.6U- j late the catching and shipping of shell fish, shad, etc., and to provide for a \ tax on same" approved March 7, j 1921, by striking out sections 26 and 48 and for further defining what size, terrapins can be lawfully caught. Senator Pearce introduced a bill providing for the creation and estab-!' lishment of a state board of engi-. + nnrfl ! VI nfHT'Or? tfi JJ Tl (1 ' IltCi 5j gi Ull bum . prescribing: the duties of said board, providing for the examination and registraton of land surveyors and professional engineers, regulating the practice of engineering in the state ^ of South Carolina and' providing penalties for the violaton of this act. wru/RPRRY ALUMNI HEAR OF COLLEGE i Derrick and McLean Speak to Columbia Club?Kreps Becomes President : The State, 10. The Newberry College club of Columbia held an enthusiastic meeting last night at Friendship hall. Coach "c ri "M^T /MirlinpH r>lans for the f. u. uu^>.ivU ^? building of a new gymnasium and a new athletic field. President S. J. ; Derrick elaborated upon the plans and made an inspiring talk of what Newberry college can accomplish with the loyal support of her alumni. Dr. C. A. Freed of Newberry and F. W. Cappelmann made encouraging remarks. Following the discussion" of the plans for a new gymnasium and athletic field the club adopted the following resolution offered by Dr. M. 0. J. Kreps: "Resolved, that we have heard with great pleasure the plans outlined by Coach McLean and President Derrick and that we pledge our sympathy and loyal support in carrying the plans to a successful conclusion." S. M. Busby presided over the ini +??-nrt'n(r cpssirm arid vocal numbers j were rendered during the evening by ! St. Paul's quintet and the quartet | from the seminary. The following officers were elected I last night to serve during the ensuing [ year: j Kenneth Kreps, president; W. G. Hantske, vice president; W. H. Wicker, secretary and treasurer, and R. K. Wise and G. M. Eleazer, executive I committeemen. ; The club enjoyed good things to j eat ar.d cigars. MUST SEEK RECRUITS i I j League of Women Voters Urged On ! i i Vow Vnrlr 9.?Urcrmfir the wo , men to neglect their homes, husbands and children, if necessary, Miss Mary Garrett Hay today called on members i of the League of Women Voters to j devote all their energies to a camj paign to get 50,000 .new members by February 25. i "Tell your husband to be a good sport arid eat at the delicatessen store for the next few days," suggesti ed Miss Hay, who as chairman, pre! sided at the league's campaign lunj cheon. i Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt said I Governor Miller of New York was j wrong: when he characterized the j league as 2 "menace." She told her j colleagues that the political menaces of the present day were "bossism," ! the use of money in elections and an i illiterate electorate making possible j controlled votes. Then she said that when the Republican party pledged itself to do away with these things and came out for civil service as op posed to patronage, the League of Women Voters would disband. Miss Hay was applauded when she announced that at the organization's I next convention she would urge : changing the league's name to the T - ~ f + on/1 Ofimi?s'nn J JL<Cci?i,UC Ui auvt HIV v? ... . ; of men to membership. Engagement Announced ! Mr. and Mrs. John T. Oxner announce the en.easement of their ' daughter. Vera Vivian, to Thomas Grigsby Graham, the wedding to taKo place Wednesday, February 22. REFUSES TO KILL TAX ON LUXURIES LOV/ER HOUSE FAVORS NEW REVENUE MEASURE Measure Comes Up for Action a Msnv Amendments V.-.J Pending rhe State, 10. Five hours of warm debate and feriron* ovfltorv in the house yesterday morning and night, with the luxuries tax as the storm center, reached s culmination just before 11 o'clock last night when the house in succession refused by overwhelming major ities either to continue or to strike out the enacting words of the bill, sc insuring the eventual passage by th( h.ouse of the test of the series of new +<-v v?o o-'vpti con revenue niviuuics ^^ sideration in the lower house. The record vote on the bill, taken on th< motion to continue the bill, showed i majority of 78 to 34 in favor of th< luxuries tax. Further debate on th< measure and tne nunieruus umcnu ments proposed was adjourned unti immediately after the 30 minute cal for local and uncontested matter thi* morning", when the bill will be taker up again and according to expecta tions amended to include other' so called "luxuries" and sent to thirc reading. The proponents of the bill secure in the knowledge that the} number over iwo-imrus m invmuci. voting, will be able today to worl their will with the bill and eventually send it to join the number of othe: revenue measures in the senate. The bill, which, it is variously esti mated. by members of the ways an< means committee, will turn into thi coffers of the state annually a sun between $900,000 and $2,000,000. Ii its present form it provides for th< following scale of taxes: Scale of Taxes On all still drinks, cereal beverag es and unfermented fruit juices?si: cents a gallon. On all finished or fountain syrups? ton cents a gallon. On theater and other admissio: tickets?one cent for each 30 cent or fraction thereof. On all cigarettes?one cent for eac] ten cent package of cigarettes or frac tion thereof. On cigars, sold for less than sevei cents each?one cent for each tlire nio-nrs or fraction thereof. ? ? ? On cigars. sold for seven cents o more and less than 15 cents?on cent for each cigar. On cigars, sold for 15 cents eacl or more?two cents for each cig?r. Little cigars, weighing net mor than four pounds per 1,000, if sol* for less than three cents each?on cent for each five cigars or fractioi thereof. On chewing nnd smoking tobacco? one-half cent for each ton cents o fraction thereof of the price at whic' individual plugs, cuts, sacks, tins o other containers are sold. On snuff?one cent for each te; cents or fraction thereof of tr?e pric sold. On all motor vehicles?one per cer +V>ii eollinfr r?rirp_ 1/ Li ill U 1 I'll V OV/il Ui f-y a ? w> Amendments have been prepared t make the taxes applicable also t playing cards, dice, silk stockings furs, je\vel"y, perfumes and eosmei ICS. For over two hours debata on th measure raged pro and con at th morning session and then at 2 o'cloc further discussion was adjourn *d ur ti] the night session when the gag of battle was again taken tip by or ponents and proponents of the rneas nvn For three more long hour the verbal conflict razred before th house tired cf the discussion and Di S. T. D. Lancaster's motion orderin the previous question was carried. Debate Pro and Con So far as the oratory was concerr ed the battle was practically even, te members being: heard in opposition t the measure while eight spoke in fa> or of it. Opposition to the bill wa bottomed largely upon the contentior that it does not tax all luxuries, ths it will force the bottlers and retailer < 1 Ot SOU CirillK-S, lUUitl tU ciliU I'tuvi c*i tides taxed out of business, that is almost imoos?;n]p of equal and ju^ /vnfnv/.ftmont that, since it is UT popular it will react to kill the entir tax reform plans. In support of th { bill the proponents of the measure ! argued that it would produce fron | $90,000 to $2,000,000 annually an< j that this tax would be collected fron 1 the persons able to pay. It was ad mitted that the bill was imperfect an< i probably unpopular, but then, pro I ponents of the measure contended i there is no such thirg as perfect o rwvnuljir tax legislation. '"People d< 1' ~I- ~ ? j not like to have money taken awn; from them," Representative Claud N ' Sapp of Columbia said, and Repress tative Eugene S. Blease give it as hi opinion that, "If you refuse to vot for this bill because it is imp^rfec you will have to refuse to vote fo " J ? frw oil > irtlflpi all lax measuica, iUI ..... ....r . feet and none more so than our pres ent tax system." i! Defending the bill were Claud Is Sapp of Columbia, E. T. Hughes o Marion, Eugene S. Blease of Newbei ry. J. W. Kanahan of Winnsboro, C : J. Jackson of Sumter, G. W. Binnicl< er of Cope, W. D. Ballard of Andei [ son and B. P. Carey of Charleston. ' j Speaking as opposed to the measur > j were J. L. Glenn, Jr., of Chester, ' i J. Evans of Bennettsvilie, a urow 11 ! of Barnwell, L. C. Wannamaker o I Cheraw, Thomas S. McMillan of Chai j leston, James DeTreville of "Waltei boro, J. K. Owens of Bennettsvillf ' Asa Hall of Anderson, A. G. Kenned 1 : of Union and J. B. Britton of Sumtei The motion of.L. C. Wannamakc j 1 of Cheraw to strike out the nnactin hill was killed withoi j ? KJI UO \s v. <. ^ | a record vote being taken. 5 SPRING FASHION POINTERS C FROM FASHION EXHIBI* 1 L* Winifred Van Dusen in Charlesto American. XW Vnh 10.?A tall, sler j C >Y JL VHhj a W *: der woman whose .draperies are sonn j what clinging and vrhose taste excep , ing in trimmings runs to sand torn * I 2 and grey will be the fashionable fy j ure this spring. | This seemed to be established t( ..; night when the National Garment R< g tailers' association held its big annu; display of spring fashions at the H( i tel Commodore. j The association, composed of mar n : famous creators and importers, whos s j small, heavily curtained shops ai i traditions on the avenue and in th ^ upper fifties, spread before the ej _, tranced eyes of the audience hundrec i of gowns, coats, suits and aceessorie n' Dozens of scintillating Broadwa e luminaries turned models for the 0( 1 nrv on 1 casion and iney sauincicu u^> ?*u r 1 down a stage designed to represe] e a picture within a frame wearing ga i ments totalling values into the hui h dreds of thousands. j These pointers on fashions of tY e; coming season were indicated t j styles exhibited: e! Suit coats are circular and h: n; length; sleeves three quarter lengt i slightly short. Skirts are ankle length with pane r occasionally longer. h i Grey, old blue, sand, dull rose an r; lavender are favorites in suits. i Bon-fire red, flamingo, and oth< n brilliant shades are used in afternoo e and evening gowns. | The sports touch charaqteriz< | everything for street wear. j Hats are wide and flowers a po; 0 i uiar iriminiiig. 0 ! Characteristic of suits shown, oth< ; than the severely tailored sports mo | els, was a beautiful creation in do> I grey or silk serge, named "Frano e ' serge" after Madame Frances, the a - vocate of American styles for Ame U k ican women. I Like most of the dressier model e it was a three-piece garment, wit >_ slightly full skirt finished with loo* panels and the bodice merging: ini s wide chiffon sleeves embroidered wil c dull geld. A little black velvet bo I-. nestled at tfteiastening: 01 uit- ii?nu <r Dutch collar. The circular coat < ; hip length, was trimmed with a na '.row band of gold braid and a pipeir j. | of halt black. A Tuxedo collar fail* n to halt at the bottom, but continut o in nan els half way down the skirt. The pockets were finished wii >s flaps which extended far below tl hem of the coat. S j Entertainment * < l - r- j Class No. 4 was emer^amea at .?n it Ida Mac Kinard's home February 1 :t 1022. The evening was pleasant i- iniiuSuop 'paXt;[d o.ioav sdiub^ '}uoi c fruits were served and afterwards tf .e^the class went our kodaking. : EIGHT SOURCES I 3j FOR BONUS TAXES; !l ! j FIELD HAS BEEN NARROWED DOWN ! I '1 I 1 Discussion Thus Far Has Been Morte or Less General, Says v Longwcrth l. >, I The State. Washington, Feb. 9.?The field of cnlfliprs' bonus taxes virtual ? UUOOI tJl \- ov- v?. W. ? r ly was mrrowed today to eight sour. ccs by the subcommittee of t ie Re, publican members of the house ways , and mer.ns committee dealing with the C tax problem. ^ These sources were stated as fol. lows: A gasoline consumption tox of posp'bly one ce~t a pallon: a licence tax on automobiles of about 25 cents per horse power; a stamp tax on bank e checks at about one cent for each C check; a tax on real eztate transfers n at the rate of about five cents on each }f S10 involved, and increased taxes on admissions where the sum paid exceeds 25 cents, cigarettes, tobacco i j *"e+anrns. a ana occuiiitiitaij ? y Representative Longworth of Ohio. r_ acting chairman of the subcommittee ,r in the absence of Representative g Fordney, said there was little sentiment for anv increase either in the first or second class postage rates, but ;added there had been some discussion of an advance in the parcel post r rates. Over Three Years ' The bonus taxes will be temporary. Mr. Longworth said, extendong over a npriod of three years and will be I- " ** deigned solely to take care of the jf cash payments to be made to former service men" during' the two and onehalf years beginning on January 1. ' 1923. It was explained that the cost of the other four options to be included in the bonus measure would be a. ^ spread over 20 years and would not begin to be a serious charge against +hp federal treasury for several years at least. Members of the subcommittee firrur>0 ed that on the basis of estimates fure nished bv treasury experts the $350.ie 000,000 yearly needed for three years for the cash payments could be obtained from the eight sources outs' lined. Exact rates in each case reiy main to be, fixed but the subcommittee expects to have the entire program lc* completed by Saturday. It then will ^ be passed upon by the majority memr~ bers of the ways and means commit1_ tee and under present plans will be ' submitted in turn to Republican memie bers of the senate finance committee and to President Harding. ' Graduated increases in the various 'P kinds of documentary stamp taxes now in force were discussed today in the subcommittee with sentiment said 's to have been in favor of imposing ' the highest rate ii: the case of the a transfer of capital stock and bonds. The figure suggested was 1-10 of 1 -T per cent on ail transactions whether n original or subsequent. The present tax is 1-20 of 1 per cent in the case 2S of the original transfer and 1-50 of 1 per cent on each subsequent transP* ferr j The suggested increase in the taxes ?r on cigarettes is estimated to yield d- $25,000,000 while that on tobacco *e would yield an.additional $5,000,000. In the case of admissions the existd ing rates of 10 per cent may be dour_ bled where the charges exceed 25 cents. s> Minimum of Interference th Representative Lnogworth said that ?e bv spreading the taxes over eight dif* A wnnl11 Hp i,\j ieruiiL SUUKCS LIIC uuiuvtt ?.? ? 'h fairly well distributed among the peow pie and yet would not fall particularv* ly heavily upon any one class, ^f He thought also that this plan would r- result in the minimum of interference iff with the improvement of business wJ AAM/li^AnC! tUJIUiliViia. , m1 . While Mr. Longworth's committee was dealing with the tax problem the uh other subcommittee under the direcie tion of Representative Green of Iowa began work on the bill. It was said tVint- no changes would be made in j the five plans as written in the origss inal Fordnev measure but that sev1, eral alterations in some of the adminly istrative features were planned, ds One important change was made tole day, the committee striking out the , provision requiring the army ana na vy departments Deiore y<*jments to former service men to ascertain and deduct any amounts that might be owed the governmsnt by the men growing out of their war services. Brigadier General Lord, bud get officer in the war department, told j the committee that the cost of examining the records of the more than 4, "' VO j 000,000 men who served with the col! ors would exceed the amount that the government would obtain under the [ provision. DR. McCULLOUGH TO DELIVER I BACCALAUREATE SERMON ! Plans Going Forward for Newberry I College Commencement?Debates Given in Spring I ? ? ^ ? r\ rv I The Rev. H. A. McUuliougn, u. u., < cf Columbia, S. C., a member of the j class of '93, has accepted the invitation of the faculty of Newberry college to deliver the baccalaureate ser^ o_i. _ -? 1QOO of tlio r*nrn i mon 10 tnu cxaas ui 1.0*.*. j iTig commencement. The Rev. J. L. ! j Oates, D. D., pastor of the Associate i Reformed Presbyterian church in I Yorkville, S. C., has likewise accepted the invitation of the college Y. M. C. ! A. to deliver the address on Sunday j evening of commencement week. ** _ v i In addition to the * annual Marcn debate between the Excelsior and ; Phrenakosmian literary societies, de. bates have been arranged with the Oklahoma Baptist university, in New! berry, and with Wofford college and the Presbyterian college. The ^two i latter institutions and Newberry coli lege hold each spring a triangular de| bate for upper classmen and one for ! Freshmen. ciDC QWfYT"^ I UUnmLll I ihl. AT RICHMOND CARS t _ Passengers Panic Stricken as Bullets Crash Through Windows, j Shattering Glass I i Richmond, Va., Feib. 9.?Automobile gunmen b^gan a mysterious reign - - - 1 J ? i + C! of terror tonight in mcnmonu iXHKJL 1M | suburbs firing revolvers point blank | at motormen and conductors on trol; ley cars on four lines ^eratedp by j the Virginia Railway and Pcwer comj any. No one was injured but passengers ! were panic stricken as builets crashed through the windows, shattering glass I among them. Frank Mulford, claim agent of the Traction company, announced that reward of SloO would be paid for information lead'rg to the arrest of any ; party guilty cf the shooting. I Cars attacked were on the Broad j and Main street, Clay street, west TT 1 ? 3 ]in A <5 In Hampton aim *vi *Ci?ivn **4*^. two instances motormen of the trolI leys declared the firing came from I an automobile. PRINCESS MARY'S BAN ON FRENCH COSTUiMES Paris, Feb. 10.?Princess Mary's , ban on French costumes for wear at . - i J .her wedding is not being obeyed by ; British society, judging from the eager purchasing which is being done her* by members of the noblity. The (violation of Princess Mary's rule was j particularly noticeable today when Worth's and Boer's, two of the most renowned makers of dresses and court robes, opened their exhibitions of cummer stvles. ' The effort to bring back to favor the British court fashions is shown in the Worth models, which are uniformly long and heavily draper. I Many have trains of fantastic lengths and are bordered with fine lace and pearl beads. nnu" -fVrtm fVio ?Vi milder" gowns J. I1C 31 ip xi vm ww which were famous in the reign of Queen Victoria have come back, while even frills and bustles are noticeable on some models. But when one lovely creation was shewn with ! a petticoat th^re was a chorus of rej monstrance from French customers. ' "Maybe some day you will be able to get us back into corsets, but petticoats are doomed forever," the beau-; " ~ ~ ^ ? i- -11 YT7 ?1. tifui Jane Kenouara u>iu v>orui. Ringer-Stuck At the home of the bride's father, Mr. Robert Ringer, on Sunday afternoon, February 5, Mr. Franklin Stuck and lUlSS Oiara lunger were united in marriage, the Rev. H. A. Kistier performing the solemn ceremony. i > IflKCiEi WILL IX V I MAY BE POSSIBLE NEW REVENUE MEASURE WHICH WOULD ENABLE REDUCTION Million Dollar Reduction in Appro, priation Bill Also Probable, Thinks Hughes The State, 10. That the state general property tax levy will be reduced to either three or four mills this year and practically eliminated in the years to follow if the various tax measures now pending before the two houses of the general assembly become a part of the law of the state was the prediction of E. T. Hughes of Marion, chairman of the ways and means committee, in the course of his debate on the luxuries' tax, the last of the series of revenue measures to be given consideration in the house. The appropriation bill for 1&22, Mr. Hughes also intimated, would probably carry reductions of approximately $1,000,000 under the j. VPATV The amount uppi upi * ??? ^ , state levy last year totaled 11 1-2 mills, the special Citadel 1-2 mill levy excluded. The ways and means committee is still engaged in the task of drawing up the appropriation bill and no exact figures are available but, accord'* - n??? ??noonra(? TVfr. ing to me ngurcd picovuvw? ?? Hughes, the ways and means committee is preparing to raise only $5,465,000 this year as compared with $6,524,925 last year, a redaction of approximately $1,070,000, under last year's appropriation. This would also indicate a $1,225,000 cut in the appropriations recommended in th* X92? budget, which' would have provided for a total appropraition of $6,$91, 259.71. The passage of these new revenue measures, according to Mr. Hughes, would provide for all but about $1,- , 200,000 of the state's revenue, which would then be raised by the three or four mill levy on visible property. In preparing his estimate Mr. Hughes did not take into consideration the inheritance tax, which as amended by the senate would not furnish revenue for this year but will be counted upon to aid in the total elimination of the state levy on visible, tangible property in 1923 and the succeeding years. The motion picture license bill, which is in the hands of the senate, and the brokers' license bill were also not considered. Further reductions of the levy in 1923 may also be made possible through the taxing of many fcrms of property thai now escape taxation, such as bonds, mortgages, stocks, etc. 'this can only come through the amendment of the state constitution as proposed in the Marion and Sapp resolutions new pending in the two houses. Taxes for 1921, according to Mr. Flushes, were borne as follows: general property tax, $5,000,000; corporliponcp? and fees. $475,000: de partment fees and sales, $325,000, and state institution fees, $175,000. The estimated returns from all sources for 1922 if the tax progTam is passed entire were placed ;by Mr. Hughes as follows: income tax, $1,600,000; general property tax, $1,200.000; luxuries tax, $900,000; cor poration licenses and fees, $$50,000; pisoline and oil3 tax, $450,000; department fees and sales, $325,000: state institution fec3, $175,000, and the hydro-electric tax $150,000. PADGETT IN GRIFFIN Accused Man Taken From Aiken to Georgia Griffin, Ga., Feb. 0.?Sam H. Padgett, who according to police, has Kopn irlpntifipd as one of three men who cashed forged checks at three Griffin banks several weeks ago was brought here today from Aiken. Padgett had been arrested at Aiken with two other men on similar charges and released on bond. The scheme liuro W55 nrpspnfc forfi?ed WOVU XlVi. V *? WW ?v ~ ^ checks on pretense of opening an account, each man depositing part of the money and taking $350 in cash. The Mother* Club The Mothers' club will meet Thursday afternoon, Feb. 16, at 4 o'clock, in the high school. Mrs. Elmer Summer, Cor. Sec'y. Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin, President.