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ATTEND THE GREAT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27th The Florence Daily Times i HE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESfc DISPATCHES VOL. XXV FLORENCE, S. C. MONDAY AFTERNQON, FEB. 24,1919 NO. 106 THOUSANDS GATHER TO HJiAfi NO PROVISION FOR — — - —— ■■ a wiMftl ■ ■ #« THE PRESIDENT SPEAK Mr. Wilson Is Now the Guest of the City of Boston, Having Landed There Near Noon Today. Given Great Ovation as He Drove Through Streets Boston, Feb. 24.—There were cheers from the throng as President Wilson stepped aground. The recep tion at the Pier was informal, as soon as he landed he started his drive across the city to his hotel. The Pre sident stood in his car during the ea tire parade, acknowledging the dem onstration. He retired to his room< for a brief rest before lunch. President Lands Boston, Feb. 24. —The President' QUOTA EXCEEKDIi Y. W. C. A. CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO ESTAB LI8H BRANCH OF OR GANI ZATION IN FLORENCE NATIONAL GUARD REQGGANI2ATII1N m UNDER WAY The Blue Triangle Investment Cam landed at eleven forty two this morn. paign Y - ^ A which has been on | l n _ j since the 6th, closes this week. Mrs. The Guest Boston . E - E Howell, County Chairman ex Boston, Feb. 24.-President Wil ten , ds thanks a11 her assistants, son was the guest of Boston today. and every contributor in th s County, Thousands of neonle from all nar.a who 80 cheerfully gave to the cause. p It occurred to me in the beginning < months than in many years LOCAL MILITIA ORGANIZATIONS OVERLOOKED IN GENERAL APPRIPRIATION BILL Columbia After The Commission Form Mass Meeting for Recall to be Held This week. A Mysterious Sui cide in Capital City (By Harold Booker) Columbia, Feb. 24.—The failure of the House of Representatives to make provision for the National Guard in the general appropriation bill has caused a great deal of talk in legislative circles and the Senate has been asked to add an item to the bill making such provision. There is a growing feeling that a National Guard is going to be very badly needed in the state during the next year or two. There are some who fear that this need will be great er during the next twenty four They MOVEMENT TO WIDEN SCOPE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS WITH APRtaAL Business Men Think Well Of The Plan Discussion of Floroneo's Apportuni- ties Will Be Heard at Meeting on Thursday Night Feb. 27th. of New England arrived this mnmimr ll ’ occurred io me in me oeginning.mduma mod *» * —j to swell the crowds on the street! ^ this campaign that now (during declare that to fail to make provision through which It waa arranged tor W0 ”' d ,.„ b ? J*?' I -—w .w —- —*•*“»*’'* opportunity to begin our local work.!ties ahead will be little short of crim his to pass on his way from the pier j j mme di a t e iy took the matter ut to the Hotel. The transport ‘George Washing ,, „ . . ton” dropped anchor in the harbor £ ,t ^ imons \ and ,. a . ske ! lf 1 with State Chairman, Mrs. up Christo shortly after dark last night. The President is expected to speak at 2:30 p. m. and will leave for Wash ington two hours later. House Postpones Action For Week Washington, Feb. 24 right of way for action on the resolution to end government control of the telephone and telegraph syaiems on December 31, next will be postponed this week by the house, the rules committee announced today. PLOT TO KILL MR. WILSON IS FOILED Plot to kill Mr SECRET SERVICE MEN ARREST 14 MEMBERS OF THE I. W. W. our County quota ($100.00) might Rurplus be used to establish a Y. W. C A in Florene. She was delighted at the idea, and wired that samo could be done independetnly, or with support of National YWCA. Beg to submit the following report: West Florence Mrs. Chas. Rollick Chairman $392.22 East Florence Mrs W A Cole, Chairman Timmonsville Mrs Baxton Craig, Chairman Olanta Mrs. A. S Kelly, Chairman Lake City Mrs. L. E NeSmith, Chiarman Ebenezer Mrs T B. Young, Chairman Effingham Mrs. W B Gillespie, Chairman Total inal carelessness. Every reconstruction period brings its problems. The one following the war with Germany is expected to be not different from the other recon struction periods in that respect. Some of the problems may be the same as those faced in other recon struction periods, notably the period following the civil war. Governor Urges Appropriation Governor Cooper recognizing the seriousness of the situation last week 73.75 sent a special message to the Gener al Assembly urging that provision be 48.10 made for the National Guard. In this message he declared that the Nation 27.43 al Guardsmen on their return from (France would be surprised and disap 27.00 pointed to find that no provision had been made for the continuance of 18.00 their old drganization. The Gover | nor also touched upon the probable 13.50 need of a National Guard in this pa $600.00 ragraph PUCE NAY CRNE SODNER THAN MAY THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND PEACE CONFERENCE HAS CHANGED CONSIDERABLY Less Caution Marks The Deliberations French Foreign Minister Discusses the Possibilities of Peace With Correspondents The extensive movement to widen the scope of the Chamber of Com merce and increase its efficiency pre paratory to a general community, wide advancement is Aow well under way. Those back of the movement Will endeavor to diake the local Chamber one oi the strongest in this part of the country, by combining all the business, manufacturing and pro fessional interests in the city and county into ttveOhamber and giving the various classes the freedom nec essary to carry on activities for their own benefit, and wherever practica ble thewhoDe power of the organiza tion will be given to these various ac tivities. Those in charge of ‘the movement state that the movement contemplat ed an educational campaign in which the entire citizenship will bo shown their resposibility in city building, the bringing of tfhe business men in to an atmosphere or closer relations for trade extension and protection; a survey affecting the industrial, com mercial, civic and particularly the agricultural development of rthe com munity through the agricultural de partment. or flairmers bueau; the mapping out of a definite platform of practical and sane activities for fu^ tura work in town building, and the placing of proper machinery within the organization so that it will carry the provisions of this platform into sucessful realization. “The movement iti deemed neces sary at this time for the best inter ests of Florence ciT-y and county in view of (Jhe unusual conditions brought about by the close of the Eu Paris, Feb. 24.—The atmosphere (around the Peace Conference has changed in the last few days. The deliberation and caution which mark <!d the proceedmgs of the important commission have given a way and talk of an early peace lias become general. The French Foreign Minis ter, talking to the co; respondents to day, referred to the fact that Presi dent Wilson thought when he left (peace might be reached by the mid idle of May, but added that it is now regarded as possible sooner than this. , m UL V HITS QWSt? Ut CUC fill" . : Srnw reasns which I thiitfc should ropean wav and t h e gpiendid efforts If there are any who would like to . ive matter most se ma fl e the great hsusiness inter contribute to the local work the Coun caa8e iderat i on , as every member, of thecountry coqmaercial bodies ty Chairman will be glad to receive no pl nera i Assembly, and every to take advantage of these opportun same nt anv r me i°* ln gouth Carolina, 1 j t j fc8 t,, PX tend American trade. Howell, feel ^sure, has been thinking, are the lt ls d( . eme d necessary tjiat Flor- same at any time. Mrs. E County Chairman New York, Feb. 24—Fourteen mem hers of the Spanish branch of the I. W. W. were arrested by secret serv ice men snd members of ihe police boYrb squad in Pig Club Prize I potentialities in tions of society. th? present condi ; ence inuHt ^ progressive in looking tremendous au a ^ ter j ts own j n terests—if not more ,,vm- w _ - . — .m uyvii uueresiB—U not mi liustment 1b in prosepect, and such aa , 8(> _tj 0 th manufacturing and retail, Winnpr«s Wit* 1918 lustments do not came smooth y. other cities.’ Winners ror i:,J0 ^ h ® light of conditions which forecast The remodelled c i iam ber will 24 -n c possibilities I feel justified in sayi b sumo new — $20,000 STOLEN FROM VAULTS OF TREASURER’S OFFICE IN COLUMBIA Robbers Bore Hole Through Four Foot Wall and Batter Their Way Into the Vault With an Ax e Handle FLORENCE COUNTY WELL ORGANIZED JEWS IN EUROPE HOPED TO HAVE EVERY FARMER SIGN THE COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION PLEDGE Big Meeting Here . Friday February 28th Plans Made to Cover the Entire Coun ty Overlooking Not A Single Farmer * ;.k At a meeting at the Chamber of Columbia, Feb. 24—Robbers bored a hole through the four loot wall in the vault in the office of the county treasurer of Richland county some time last night or Saturday night and got not less than $20,000 in cash. The county treasurer thinks that possibly a larger sum was gotten. The money was done up in packages of $500 each Bills were scattered all over the floor when the Treasurer entered the office this morning and discovered the rob bery'. Hhitry was affected into the vault by a wagon axle which was us ed as a battering ram. There is no clue io the) guilty parties. Associated Press Report Columbia, Feb.i 24—About $20,000 w — — cri Commerce on Saturday an organiza- , . ,, . lion was' effecred for the purpose of | in cash was stolpn trom lhe vau t of '.making Florence county 100 per cent!the Treasurer’s office of Richland ^aas PAn llfl IV trOUg lni them °ve*nent for reducing (county here between Saturday even- [|A| I FnR HrLPlinH Vhi 011 alcrcag * 33 1 ‘ 3 P° r cent *ling and this morning, it was announ- UHLL IUI1 IILLI land the use of commercial fertilizer ("^ fr.i-r.oa «iio on cotton lands 50 per cent, over the " •v/go *• -* * CAMPAIGN TO BE PUT C FOR THEIR RELIEF—AUGUST KOHN CHAIRMAN Columbia, Feb 24--The war is ended. Early peace is in sight. year over the year 1918. One man lias been appointed in eaci\ school district in the county /to see that every farmer in his school district signs the pledge, and to take the names of those who refuse to sign wi,':h their reasons for so doing. The appointee may secure all the assist- ts r\r* n * cod today. The robbers vault witli a crow bar. clue to their identity. forced the The is no has been the mou terrible war in the ! ance he things necessorw r oo,Bl ' his lory of mankind, and it leaves noth ing behind but dstruction, untold suff. evea tile smallest tenant farmer or sharecropper. *' a com Plete report ering, social upheaval, and unrest. In telling you this* I am telling you nothing that is new.-: to ynu, I am aj ' V e iad * rom every school din sure. And you know, also, that no I r ., , n ,** le coun ty at the meeting one people who have been torn or I" ch will be hald at the Court House affected by thin war, have suffered February 28th, w . .,0 onuorurt r “ u vy, renruary 28th, which day iuieoi'iii oy min war, na .. has been set aside as Pledge Day. At more 'than the 3ewis ‘ 1 0 fi th * s meet l n g there will be interesting eastern war zone. ^ ( • speakers. Everybody in the county advancing and 1 ' oced ' nK ^ 'lis invited to be present. The meet- continually pased over a j ng %i jj j, e gj n promp-jy a t 12 o'clock. Jewish population on the borders of 1 The South Aroused The entire south is aroused over tha cotton situation. South CaroLina farmers and business men are distur bed over conditions a*’ never before. The South Carolina plank wlas adop>- g d uf IW/* XT « as as- Russia, in Polaiul and in Galicia-” This is a part of a message recent ly delivered by the dklingu'shed banker, Mr. Jacob Schiff. In ail patls of America campaigns have been conducted to raise funds with which to relieve this terrible suffering cn the part of the eight or nine million Jews in Eu r ope. Nor.h Carolina and Georgia have recently completed successful St,ate START FIGHT FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CONGRESS ASKED TO RECONSID ER DECISION TO DROP THIS IMPORTANT BRANCH Columbia, Feb. 24.—The failure of the committee on appropriations of the national house of congress to make provisions for the continuance of the United States Employment Ser vice has caused considerable anxiety in Columbia because this state will be affected thereby, as will every oth er state in the Union. The United States Employment Service is under the diirection o. John Lee Davis, of Columbia, in at tha xr - - —v,„- South Carolina. Branch offices are and thin f .T ® r,eans convention maintained at Greenville, Charleston, the nr s,ate ,s coqnted on to hold Spartanburg, Florence and other cut nount se ”' crop for at leas* 35 c a es. The mission of the service ha* nevf 4an< * ° reduce th* acreage fot 130611 to keep the demand end . . years crop bv one third of ° r la bor equally distributed. — « j. e-* -.1 1 oossioumeB 1 ICC. juci sume new activities and fn many ; wi(l0 campaigns, and the announce-. 11,6 tand they planted in cotton in , T*„ "‘....rmrterful work In th' a state Clemson College, leb. 24. Tlic that a t, n0 time within the past t wa y 9 practices will be changed so :mfen t i* made tba a campaign that j 1 91 R . and to use just one half of am- ^ omg . nos (tions for discharged prize winners in the pig club con ycar8 except during th ® as to promte effectiveness. The :,s to be non-sectarian, and in which lOiint of com mere 1 a 1 fertiHger they us hppn main timers 01 me pence t68 t f° r l 9 ! 8 have been announce'. V ac tu a iiy was being fought na. p^g been e X pi a i ne d to many 'the Jewish communities are to invoke ied on cotton lands last year. iKMuo Diiumi in two raids here late hy L. L Baker, Supervising Agent of .. ere been suc h a need for an e ot the posted men in town—re-| th ekindly co-operation of their Chr ! s- today. While they are charged for-I Boys Club Work Br yan Martin, clent Nationa i Guard. I doPOt - I1 “* a ° taller^ manufacturers and profes- i 1ion friends, is to be conducted in mally w’th having seditious literature’. G r661ivi116 bounty, won first prize in j remark to be con8 | ru f ln .„ pl f sional men and they endorse them South Carolina either in the last y tb® a ” d ll “ er c ( laS9: Zola E ’ ^ ’ prediction of serious trouble. •Indeed wl(hollt exception. week of March or the first week of ker, Edgefie d County, second, Curtis J do no t anticipate serious infraction™, Th(j movem ent will be given mo- April, the date depending somewhat Arant, Chesterfield County, third. < f ace but we should, if we w 0 u mentum by the preat sphering of on the Liberty Loan campaign. The Bryan Martin, with a pure bred Du be ^ Be> 8ee that any Period of re d bus , negfl and p^fegg^n^ men whJch National Committee in New York has roe, raised and 8 ® ld flve plga at i u9 tment is unchanged with poss b li ^ Pinewood Club on invited Mr. August Koim of rvi. each. Total expensel|, including cost _* j *oUp thom nil into _ in their possession government agents claimed (to have evidence they were hatching a terrorist plot. Frank Francisco and Ed*ard J. Dowd of the secret service, as well New Vork detectives who assisted j, iuciuuuik CUB. »- . . thpm nil into "“* °e ‘'e'u ™ mnewooa Club on mvuec them in fhe raids declared thev had : of sow, were $207.78; total receipts ties, and shou d Thursday night, Februaty 27th. Th's ,0 obtained evidence wnicli would be $511. leaving net profit of $842.22 coa8 ‘ d ^auom own welfare wii] be one of the most largely at- " ndeT ' 1 —- - —- iviomague used In on attempt to prove the pris-jHe wins as prizes $10 in gold by T. A due respe t 1 ^ ^ ggryice len ^ d mooting of its sort ever held ^lest of Chairleston, w:ll act as vice soners had planned to assassinate jB. Stackhouse; $50 War Savings reinstatement ^ ^nce. .chairman for the State. The Pledge. soldiers. Bureaus have been main tained at all three of the camps In the state and many men upon bein’ It is’ firmly believed that lhe f-m discharged from the army have gone ers have it wlth'n fheir power n 1 rlgll t to these bureaus and have been Io control their own affairs in ?| W Ki ven information that has resulted noth- ln their sor^Hne emnloyment with President Wilson in Boston tomorrow halt this assertion was discredited by Capt. Peter Rubin of the secret ser vice who directed the raid. OFFICERS EXAMINE .^1—V..I..UUOC, *yo.- oaviugs - jernanda the reinstatement Stamps by American Duroc Associa ™ der d £ u J te 0 f the Nationar tion; gold medal by National Duroc ana “"Jp 140 Record Association. G ua ™V bave b een developments in Zola Walker’s purebred Duroc, cost „ T he t®, ba ® , ,, t h emnha-. P o.., W e a Natiotialj GANT PESTER THE The State Committee lias secured 'the services of Mr. A. A. Protxnian as (State director of thiscampaign. Mr. jProtzman. it will be remembered, wa» 'the State campaign manager under SPANIARDS PAPERS-sow at $125, her total income is $300, Guard to preserve the peace, order, | New York, Feb. —The Federal au thorities today examined the person al effects and papers of the fourteen total expenses $88.84, leaving $211.16 , an d ideals of the people of South Cai net profit. Her prizes are $15 War!° lina during the coming months. PRESIDENT NOW Mr. William D. Melton in -ihe recent- Savings Stamps by the Loan and Ex Spaniards, members of the Industrial (.change Bank of Columbia, and $5 by. workers of the world, who were ar, the National Duroc Record Associa! c o lum hla this week at which a cam After the Commieelon Form \TWENTY TWO WOMEN CARRY- A mass meeting is to be held in paign purebred Bi °n forni of government will be star: ed. There has been much dissatisfac ING SUFFRAGE BANNERS, „ ARRESTED IN BOSTON TODAY Boston, Feb. 24.- men. members of Twenty two wo- the National Wo rested here yesterday on suspicion tion. paign for the recall* of, the commis that two of their number were con Curtis Arant bought a cerned in a plot to attempt the life Duroc gilt weighing 62 pounds for, of President Wilson on his landing at $30. At the close of the contest the tlon wlt h the present city adminlstra Boston. While definite information ' ' ’ *•— “* ** is lacking the authorities admitted. the arrests were prompted by the re of the most typical of her breed in I Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric kSTl*!. * w ‘ colcu *« 'rum or me port that two Philadelphia Spaniards > r-nmnunv ihn local nuhlic iiHKHar H use here today when they were en route to Boston as agents in the alleged plot. Theses two are among the 14 arrested. DISPOSITON OF WAR SHIPS NOT SETTLED LIKELY THAT SUPREME WAR COUNCIL WILL Sfc CALLED UPON TO MAKE DECISION T m me iTtaiionai WO ,.v ...~ v-.ac tion or at least some members of it-4 man ’ s party carrying suffrage ban gilt weighed 359 pounds, a gain of 297 1 got j n bad by allowing the i ner8i were arrested in front of the and is valued at $200, she being 01 ) e , rolumb i a Railway, Gas and Electric Vgtate House here today when they of the most typical of her breed in _ m _ an y ( the local public utilities ^ e f use d to comply with police orders the state. Total expenses were$66.35 — - leaving net profit of $143.65. His monopoly, to raise the rates on gas prizes are a short course scholarship ,^ ndl ® e8l * on ,l 3s been very high late ^ I • ' -« -it-j 1i mi-.*.-. * to Clemson College and $5 by the Na tional Duroc Record Association. Throe other prizes of $5 each by the Record Association were won by Carl Wright, Abbeville County; Alvis Plyler, Lancaster County, Margaret Garrison, York County. Ten prizes of $5 each by the Am erican Poland China Record Assocta t'on for best records with Roland It'Mnas were won by Harold Summer, Newberry; T. F. Cuip, 'Lancaster; Frank Boyd, York; Sarah Louise Tur ner, Fairfield; Braxton Huggins, Dil ly because of this action. Then tne council tried to put over a 40 mill levy, which aroused te ire of many. The latest cause of discontent was the effort to ‘fire” Chief of Police Richardson.. The latter seems to!* have the sympathy and support of an!* To move on. They are charged with failing to observe the City Odnanccs. overwhelming majority of the citi zens who take no stock in the charg ************ * CLEMENCEAU BETTER * Paris, Feb. 21—Premier Clem- * * enceau’s condition continues sat- * _ ... v — v* * ly successfully conducted War cam paign, which raised over a mlll'on dollars from South Carolina. Mr. Pro tzman will be here in a few days to take active charge of the campaign. The Jewish Relief campaign, which will be SUtfe wide in its scope, and entirely ncmsqctarlan, expects to meet with the bean y cooperation of the people, and the apportionment to Souh Carolina is' so figured that ii is quite certain that the full amount will be raised within two or three day campaign. J. Irby Koon. LARGER SALARIES JCRAFXTON ADVOCATES or place in the Times th e nled*. 7« ln t ^ eir S0r 1 I ' in K employment printed. The farmers nf the countv 0Ut a day ’ 8 de,ay ’ are asked to sie-n This service has been without cost what is more to Vbide bv i ? T ,0 the raen ’ They have Related letter. by * to the it and the employers of labor have ap l>v the c-ntral cimmltlM VcoS 1 be « lel ‘ at ,or an0 "' I,i a; i ii! coium- er year. The announcement from /Washington that no provisions had | been made in the general appropria tion bill for its continuance came like athunder clap out of the clear sky. Pressure is being brought to bear by prominent South Carolinians on the South Carolina congressmen to do all in their power to have a provis ,ion inserted in the measure that will 'continue the employment service for at least anothr year. es"prefer r ed"by"councU TheThe^d * the Associated Pres, * ! allowed the efficiency of the police,* was informed this morning. The * force to decrease. As a result of a * premier spent a good night. * mass meeting held last week city!*, ^ SS TYX.-l J - a_s._ ■ A * ' ner, Fairfield, York. Paris, Feb. 24.—While the supreme^ 0 ®; William Roberts, Lancaster, Min war council has not discussed the dlslA ie Hendrix Lancaster; Bettie ’ Tur- position of the surrendered German I ® 61 '. Fairfield, Rainard Percival warships, Naval Experts of the Coun cil have studied the subject, British and American officers agreeing that the proper solution would be sink them. French and Italian officers dts agree, and it the experts don’t soon reach an agreement, the matter may be taken up directly by the Council. ♦ ♦ 4 PARISIANS TO SEE 4 4 THE BIG BERTHAS 4 4 Paris, Feb. 24.—The German 4 4 long range gun which shelled 4 4 Paris is now here and will be 4 4 placed on exhibition. 4 DISORDERS FOLLOW KILLING OF EISNER DISPATCHES SAY THERE GREAT DISTURBANCES * WITH MUCH PLUNDERING council Friday voted to take control of the police department from Coun cilman Coleman who had asked for Richardson's resignation ancy invest, it in the Mayor. The latter has de dared :£hat Richardson shall have a fair chance, to deliver the goods. Mysterious Suicide Victor Von Wyck, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was found dead in bis room at the Jefferson Hotel Saturday with his throat cut. There were two big cuts in his throat, one on each side and by his side on the bed lay a pearl WERE (handled pocket knife, with blood on the blade. The position of the knife * * Copenhagen, Sunday, Feb. 23.—A sentativc of Secretary of the Interior Lane is in Columbia today for the pur pose of conferring with members of the General •Assembly in regarding to soldier settlement. His visit is ror the purpose of requesting the Gener al A*vi 0 irbly to endcres me of the bills now before Congress, introdneed by Congressman James F. Byrnes of the Second South Carolina district 1 Governor Signs Bills Governor Cooper has signed fifty five bills passed hy the General As and of the man’s body, and several fcembly at the present session. Two bruises on his body that were evl gets ofstate wide interest signed hy dently caused when he fell on the Jiim late Saturday afternoon were dispatch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger bed, led Coroner Scott to believe that the needy school law, a propriating says that during demonstrations fol lowing the assasination of Kurt Els ner the Bavarian Premier there were (great disturbances, and numerous + + + 44444444444 4j buildings were broken into. Von Wyck killed himself. Von Wyck $125,000 annually to provide teaching traveled for the Hercules Buggy Com force sufficient to guarantee to weak pany of Evansville, Indiana. schools seven months terms and the Battlements for Soldiers (bill appropriating $60,000 for vocati I The only remedy is larger pay for the Otfomar Hemele, personal repre onal education. teachers.’ J. W. McCown. chairman: Clvde O. Rrown, J. F. Stackiey. A. H. Gasoue. H. S. ose, M. C. Brunson, Florence C. W. A. Coleman, Pamplico. S. C. T. B. Young. R. F. D.. A. B. Hamer. R. F. D., Cbas. F. Sansbury, Timmons vIRe. S. C. J S McKenzie, Bannockburn, R. f. J. S. McClain. J. N. Truluck, J. E. Stokes, Lake City. S. C. .S .T. Thomas. W. M. Wa.ll, Olanta. O. Lynch. Cowards, S. C. Following is the finance committee: R. K. Ru’ledge, chairman; F. H. Lu- cos, Florence; Duncan McKbnzfe. Timmonsville: F. A. Munn. Olanta: O M. Epps. Lake City. C. W. Boyd. Pavnolico; J. M. Parker, Scranton; E L Mon'trnmery. Cowards. A publicity committee consisting r* the editors of the Florence county newspapers are also named. Washington, Feb. 24—Doubling the salaries of public fcohool teaeners with iu the next five years and an addi tional 50 per cent before another ten years have passed, so that the mini mum average sa:ary • tor teachers would be $1,500, was the program urged by Commissioner ot Education Claxton iu a statement today. Teachers are now paid lob's for their work than any other class of workers,” said the commissioners “and the increase in their pay ip the last few years has in no Wise been in ! keeping witllv the cost of living I White the cost of living has increased ’’approximately 80 per cent, the salar ies of teachers have increased only about 12 per cent. Many of the better teachers are leaving the schools and their places arc taken by men and women in less native ability, less education and culture and less training and experi ence. Many of fhe places are not filled at all. A r an inevitable result the character of the schools is being lowered just at a time when It ought t<x be raised to a higher standard. BENNETT H. YOUNG Responsibility For Great War Paris, Keb. 24.—Present indica tions are that nothing regarding the responsibility for the war, beyond a declaration of general principles will be included in the preliminary peace treaty. Spartacan Riots London. Feb. 24—Spartacan riots lliave occurred at f' ^enberg, Bavaria, ||^ ^Qy|^Y|^^ t bn'l street fighting Is'In progress, ao icording to an Exchange Telegraph Co penhageu dispatch. UlSMNUUISHtL) CONFEDERATE VETERAN PASSES AWAY Louisville, Fbb. 24—Gen Denet 'll. Young, commander in chief ,of the United C Confederai'-C Vetfiens. fr|m 1913 to (LJfljBj died at-hife home here ENGLAND FACES A GREAT STRIKE this afternoon after a short illiness He returned to Louisville Saturday night in a dying condition from Florida, where lie went several weeks ago to recuperate. General Young served with Morgan j d J. E. B. Stuart and Mosby during tjie War Between the Stales, and won considerable fame as a cavalry leader In 1914 he wrote “Confederate Wiz ards of the Saddle,’’ describing the operation of the Confederate mount ed forces’ during "he war. LLOYO-GEORGE URGES HOUSE OF COMMONS TO TAKE SOME ACTION London, Feb. 21 —Tho United King dom faces the prospects of a strike the House of Commons should do everything in its power to avert it Premier Lloyd George declared to day introducing a bill to conatute a committee to inquire into the condi tions prevailing in the coal industry.