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/ ¥ Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 26th Year. Florence, S. C. Friday Afternoon, January 21, 1921. $6.00 a year. EDMUND BIQHAM IS ACCUSED OF MURDER CHARLES M. SCHWAB ! I WAS GOIKG “NUTTY” ! DAY’S PROCEEDINGS DECLARES HE PAID ; PERSON AL^XPENSES DECLARES FARRELL IN LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DRAFT BILL FOR CITY GOVERNMENT Events Surrounding Tragedy Take Sensational Turn. Coroner’s Jury Meeting Today. SAYS HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE INCIDENT WITH HINTON. Word was received from Pamplico this afternoon that the coroner’s jury 1 in tHe Bigham :ase had been called' together by Coroner Smith, who re mained In Pamplico last night, and) that witnesses whose testimony is regarded as important would be heard. It Is understood that four negroeo were arrested this morning suspected DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS ROTARIANS BUCK PERRIN ADDESSES CLUB MEMBERS AT SUPPER LAST NIGHT. ! Characterizes Statements Of Rockaway, n. y.. Jan. 21.—Recover- Effort Being Made To Col. E. H. Abadie As Ma- ing sufficiently from the effects ot his Change Government of liciously False. j recent balloon trip to the frozen Confederate Infirmary. | North, Lieut. Stephen A. Farrell ap-, AS TO VOUCHER! pea red yesterday before a naval court \/yQMEN JUORORS? 1 | of Inquiry and testified he had scarce- Abadie Charges Discovery, *> an >' remembrance of coming to - Of Alleged Misappropria- ! ''" h hi ’ c * nr * d ' ! ’ L1 "“- w *‘" r tion Of Funds. Virtually New City Charter for Flor ence Will Be Presented at the Citizens Meeting Tonight. New York. Jan. Vl.- ! Hinton, on their return to civilization. The court previously had heard Charles M ' L!eut - lx,uifi A> Kloor - bal,oon com ' ! mander, skirt tht- incident, and. too. Bill Introduced to Require ITTCMDI TO U/DEPV Males to- Eerve on ; " I I tlflr I I U If KtUR Juries PASSENGER TRAIN Schwab appeared before a Cougres-, ^ 1,0^ cnumme, today and denlod th, ' ^ ht-wd Hintonthat he had , testimony ot Colonel E. 11. A , la d : „., ™n»n.ted Kloor wrdmd the advlea- ,or,nor eontptrohrr ot the ahlprlns MHty ot diearmihtt Farrell, .eaterday. (Wyatt A. Taylori Columbia. Jan. 21.—A new ooard of control for the Confederate Infirmary,i 0FF , CERS 0F Michigan CENTRAL near Columbia, known as "the Old ASSERT IT CARRIED MONEY While the committee has shaped well into a bill for the legislature the general recommendations of tlio mass meeting of la: t week for the revision and improvement of the city govern- Old Soldiers' Home”, is provided in a bill' iUlIUCi L-UlIIflll Y/I1CI Wl liJ _ i. M Loan!, to eftect that Schwab's expens- however, was FaiTell s day in couit, j t0 be presented to the legislature by The Florence Rotary Club had as os for October 1918, amounting to and all eyes rwejo turned on him as Senator J. K. Marion, of Chester. The ot knowing something about the crime, 8U6 ., of ho „„ r n , 8 ht L. 'Netty and that they would be held indefl- (Buck) Perrin, of Spartanburg, oo - stat( , nien tH were absolutely unqualified — & A t> M C* ~ . o M « V> S»* _ . - . . . w nitely as material witnesses, not thought that the Jury will render a verdict for possibly eral days yet. Coroner Smith is dft-jbim glad that he had been fortunan termined to exhaust, every possible new plan is to hav. meat, several points are expected to develop further discussion this even ing, when another citizens rally will SHIPMENT. convene at 8:30 o'clock in the court house to receive the report of the Kalamazoo. Jun. 21. County and committee on ils labors. Judge Hen a board of seven ra j] roar i officers are investigating F. Davis lias spent about all of the , members control the home, three ot ' past three days in concentrated effort He admitted that several times ha j these to be ox-Confederate Soldiers; "hat is Deleted to be an an mpt to (f) s |,. |J)e U]> tll)s b j|j w i 1 j c | 1 g ena t or Mehigan Cetural Gordon linker will introtluce and un dertake to get through the general as sembly upon approval and instruc tion of the aitizens in their meeting. corporation. 1 an^ that after the clash he bad tout tion is controlled by a board of five] *'’**“« w! » l,,c This morning. Judge Davis gave the A voucher for ?2C0,000 “for personal Kloor he feared he "was going ‘nut members. t 1 '** train was due at 1:-Ki this morn- Florence Daily Times a fairly detail- expenses of an officer of the Bsthte- ty‘.” ! The new plan was suggested and j ng Officers assert that a money ed resume of the bill as it stands now source of information before permit- enough to become a part of biu-” splendid organization. _ ^ ^ ^ The “Governor" was in Florenc- tound^n a^ auVlTt oMhe main cfflces due to lack of fteop. The night her | Confederacy some months ago. It ♦ Ing the jury to consider the case ir f< ? r .. tl ! e Purpose of making an official of that conipany Col E H . Abadie in-Tore their arrival at Mattiee it was, will meet with their approval, and it: * * 1 ! visit to the club. He was entertainer joru,^ ,he Walsh Congressional com- : Ills turn to stand watch over their j ? expected that the measure will the light of a verdict. .It was atated j at the homo of Dr. S. R. Lucas, South niiUee investigating the shipping 1 vamp and when,ho did lay down to iraRs . at the Florence Jail this morning that ? 011 Street ,^ hoard. He identified this “officer” ns ward morning hd was unable to sleep. present board of control of the ■' 8 , ference wi.h the Board of Directois . . Schwab who was then di- ' rlie P art > - was met five or six miles inrtitution Is composed of the chair- Mr. Edmund Bigham who was arrest- of the club. An elegant supper .was rp ‘ tn r „ pn p rll ot - thp p morEencv Fleet ! from Mattiee b* a party of motion mPn of t he military affairs commit- ,d ,.,,.rd.y afternoon ohors.d »!«,' t ?“ h " T?,, Plctum pholo«r.,,aor«, he teaUfle^.eea „i the Honan an,I Sonata and please take notice) delicious as it month of October 1918 “One Kloor and Hintoh accepted an invlta- th r oe members appointed by the gov- murdtr, the arrest having been made was. Us savor was lost in the excel- . ,, . tho „ Bnrfll nf this amount” he tlon to r,de [ui0 R - at t ice 011 the P hw ; ernor. all Confederate veterans. The. speech. Another, lographets' sle«t Farrell said he hoar d members now are Senator J. Indians who hadljj Johnson. Allendale; Former Ren HARDING FLANS cn a warrtn sworn out by John W. lence of Buck’s guest of the evening was McCracken, the father of the two mur-lCrook. also of Spartanburg. dered hem Shipbuilding corporation'' wa„; Farrell said that his ^iidlUon ^a 6 1 endorsed by the Daughters of t^] H hipment was on the train. ' a »d "ill be rresented to the meeting "*~ *“ " ‘ ’ T ‘! this evening. The bill comprises L7 rectious. most of which are adapta tions of the previous charter acts of A FISHING TRIP Florence, with the addition of such ne.w sections as will effect the return ON’T LEAVE FLORIDA UNTIL. ,0 mayor, four councilmen. and JUST BEFORE THE manager form of city government. INAUGURATION. Tho resume is as follows: Section 1—defines the corporation. On Hoard Harding’s Train, Jan. 21. <d then ship, and power of the oitv to President-elect Harding is speeding nmde''t^diTcoverv^ 0 ^ ^ oomm,,,CP Revno 1 ils was arbitrarily charged to tographefs sletj. Reynolds i stayed with thet two children, had communicated ship construction. It was learned prior with the Hon. J. Monroe Spears, of t Darlington, and that the attorney would arrive in the city some time to- R. day to act as his counsel. It is very likely that Bigham will make appli-i BRAKEMAN DEAD The old act per- onerfv only . | — ------ , . — Today the cd the camp Farrell ! an( j g E . Welch, of Charleston. tlon actual,v owns prooerty valued at \ resolution passed hy the House., He w(11 take a fis hlng trip down the nea *-Iy SSOO.OdO. The new act will re- to adjourn- P iIol - ed them from Moose Factory, and ,resentalive 1). I,. Mims. Edgefield: D to Florida today wheer he expects to niitted the city to hold pn ,’ab had been trudgod int0 after the others., Cardwell, and W. A. Clark. Columbia.: remain until just nefore the inaugurn- to the value of $25,000. ment today that Mr. Schwab had been . IN AN ACCIDENT tSZ&Z*** before the ^S^-dog IW.AIN ^ voucu * er , n qUPfltion . coloner . f-,,, ^ «i introduced by Representative 8app.j ea ; t coast the first two weeks. an,> , mojre all limits on this score. C MURRAY is _ THOUGHT TO'Abadie added, was not seen by him .. invitation'?/ Co,nmb ‘ a ’ now , awalt,n 1 K Senate ac then take up hlH residence in a fex. ^designates the govern- rAi.rwT nor was its alleg'd tmount or purpose , 1Ie „ ad b ® ad ??, pted the invUati ® a i Uon. would require an Investigation A tip hotel earIy in February to '"P bod >’ of ‘he cltv as a mayor and BETWEEN OARS ' -rifled. He said it was reported to £ a »^ n havTCa mi e in ° f , remain until his departure for Wash- f our eotincilmen, all of whom shall BETWEEN vARS. hlm by Mr. Morse of the firm of Pen ! !?„ h r S ™° in 1'TfoJhe' m?an> ^ h , ,ch Mr ’ SaPP BayS dl>e ln bad COn ' ington. bp elected at large for terms of two -.r r. », . . ■ ley Morse and company expert ac- .T 00 ? 1 ’ wattlu g for the man s tlltJon He passes through Chattanooga late -'ears each. Elections will he held cation for bond as soon as he com- ; VIr ’. « C. Murray, a brakemanon, as comp- to K pr «*P^;,; ood ' { . F h a " c » ^ The Confederate Infirmary’s enroll today P Atlanta tonight, and will arrive ‘he first Tuesday of May instead of , . x u _ a freight train running oetwoen t lor-1 ;:X! of t he8hinDin2 board to make 1 tho ™ om 1 b ?? aQ 1lllm K Wlth men who ment for 1920 was sixty. The Infir., ln Jacksonville, and St. Augustine to ‘he second Thursday as now nrovlded. pletes a oonference with his attorney, ence and Rocky Mount N. C.. was l !- n ndeiidentaudit ofshinbuKg ^sHoned hni. ; mary pronertv is valued at approxl-j”™ ^ | Regarding the terms of office. ,he In the meantime Bigham is confined! kllled la9t nigbt lu ‘ ar Rpnmert ' a “ inde P cndent audtt of shipbuilding The questioning seemed to drive mately ?no 0 j 0 committee has adhered faithfully to ismall town between here and Fay- _„-, TTr ,_ T~*r\n w “ d> ’ he sa'd. "It worried me; y 0 deduce Licenses. THE WEATHER. Itlm recommendations of the mass m a cell at the county jail. etteville. It is not definitely known: J\I(J liAL/Uoil. r UK InUI | seemed to bo la t losing my sense o-. Hcpresentative W.- R. Bradford, of: meeting. But it will make a recoin The traaedv near Pamnli-o i hi Khi a8 yet how the accident occurred but MAKING RFTIIRNS; ,oasolllnB ^ remember one ot me tragedy near l*amplico iiHt bat u is ^ ^ bo wag 8l(uahl „, MAK1IMU K^l UKIMJ> lhem ta}llng nbou; • th i ngs pub . the lives- oh ^ Uf . ¥nd - cars & soW mass ^oul mf m the n^WSpapbre. of three members of the Fligharn fam-'way. FA LU Nnrppr'ABnFn a«; RM ~ 1 seemed to get all excited. I was ily and two adopted children, took a, Mr. Murray is about 35 veins o'i N0T R |,,rw DED AS shaking all over the place. WTien the sensational turn late yeatorday aftei--! a « e and »P un ‘ n a «hoH time ago had . ' 1 1Jad « on IJa >’ nia " t00k to tbe co t ^ tamtly. ,b. U tL,,r .rains a tusUlve. -MHl 1^^ "'ll ««*’ f'iaVjown I scar" ly r°' the first to appear on the scene ot ‘he^ rIpnd8 ,a tbe pit > sb ” okt ‘ d tribution Monday. Copies will be sem me P ber se0 i ng Hinton and I was go- tragedy. according to the statement. and sieved to learn cf hm death. all ns who ftU £. ^ jlasl 9 r.? ,ub IlintoU ’ and 1 was arrested at the plantation home and brought to the county Jail here WHIPS HIS WIFE; charged with ,murder. His wife ac companied him to the jail. Edmund Bigham was arrested oy Deputy Sheriff M. B. Burch on a war rant sworn out by John W. McCrack en. the father of tho two children killed. Coroner Smith and O. M. Rose, an officer of Bnmplico. accom- York county, stated lodav 1 hat he and p 0 j. south Carolina: Fair and ’ n ,endat km that this he changed to Representative Hickson^ of Anderson. • WI , mer _ tppigbt. Saturday cloudy.; n!a k« iho .terms for four ymr* eaob. are planning to introduce In the leg-’ Moder aie variable winds. in election the two highest tslature. possibly next week, a bill to’ ‘o he for four years and the two low reduce the state licenses on ino ‘ or | nr»TTv/ni/roNTQ\7TT T T?'RANKQi PS * fnr rw '’ >' (>nrs . Thus an election trucks. At present motor truck U-. 1 UVIMUINoVlL(L«lli OAIN O would be held every.two rears and censes range from $11.25 for one-ton: DECLARE DIVIDENDS ' some old councllmen would be held jover; The mayor would be for four INSTITUTIONS FOUND IN EXCEL- ' Pa ^ 9 - LENT CONDITIONS—ADD T ‘ 10 committee will recommend a! TO SURPLUS. so ‘ bat * ni8 section provide that in event of a vacancy occurring on the Timmonsville. (Ian. 21.-The an- POl,no ‘ | . ‘f t'le nnexpired term be for mial meetings of the Timmonsville, b!ss than six months, it shall be filled trucks, to $350.00 for trucks of six tons capacity or more. The truck licenses incorporated in the highway act of 1920 were decided upon with the idea in view of discour IN panied him. Bigham submitted to the •' er ’ a ? ed about thirty, a young white . _ . . ., ’tanner, shot and instuntlv killed Ers arrest quietly and manifested little or no concern. an persons who tilety returns Jlast, i ng ‘ nu tty year the internal revenue bureau stat-j At this point Farrell said he did no* > ine th „ use of heavv tr .. ckfi whU . ; , . ed. but failure to receive a copy will remember the incident with Lieut. 1 g p tb ! ise 1 n .1 tn,CK . ’ , u ' TC KIT I KD I ATFR not r ” lieve anyone from making re- Hinton cause much wear on the roads. Rep- . ^ . . , r^LLtLtEjU L-Alll-K h V!ir „ h M ,,, , i,,,i i,. i repentative Bradford stated today that bankH i ;ave btH , n be ; ( i an d, despite the; b - v majority election of council, lor mze trH n on he sa d ’Sl I did ! bP was ‘nformed that due to the lull, ™ai hard limes and unusual con more it shall be filled by vote of the n 0 ?t mnton and I’had alwaii in bnsiness ’ n,any motor ,rucks were d ‘tions of the past six months, each . . been Rood friends before the incident 9tand,n « idle ' and for ,his r( * ason hp of the three banks was found to be in .j ?ec “ on "P section 9 of (he ^ mc dftnt ’, desired to see the license reduced, j exce u Pnt condition. The Bank of , ol<i commission act. regarding hoid- He stated that the proposed bill might ! Timmonsville declared an S per cant. inR of P r ‘mary elections and expense : result in a revision to some extent of ;(liv i(lend and a large amount waH ': ttrP0U J 1 . t80r P aadidatP8 - the entire schedule of licenses for mo : pi aC ed to the surplus fund. AH of the „ Sept ! on 4 ~ Dic l <8 "P section 10 of tor vehicles. 'officers were reelected and are as fol- thp old commission act regarding cor- Make Law* Conform. , Io ws: Duncan McKenzie, pmddent;,P^tWs ne!ect.or,s , Representative Sapp has Introduced; I{ ( , j {0 iHn' active vice president- Section o—picks up section 11 ot in the House of Representatives a bIll; F r ‘ Ree( iy’ .cashier; Miss iMliini :< ' r “" TT ’ i88if,n att •’equiring exjwnkes of ORANGEBURG COUNTY BROTHER-IN-LAW GIVES HIMSELF UP. Sawyerdale. -Jan. 31.—John F. Saw- turns by March fifteen. Warrants Must Show The Fund Drawn On; Columbia. Jan. 21.—Rep. Anderson, of Florence, is introducing a bill in the legislature to require the coun ty supervisor of Florence to show o:-. and have been since. SINN FEINERS KILL OF THEM SHOT IN SKIRMISH NEAR DUBLIN. kine “Bub” Hall, age thirty, his broth Edmund Bigham, when seen at thei il ?'l aw yesterday morning about eight, bis warrants the funds on whieh eacn , iall last night said “I have no state- 0 chick. HMI is also a farmer. warrant is drawn. By the word "fund’ EIGHT MEN, SEVEN ment to make.” “ i* reported that Hall severely j s aieari t the special item of the conn- CONSTABLES, WERE Coroner Smith stated that several whipped his wife, a "‘-ster Oi Sawyer's, ( y 8upp i y hip f or which appropriation negroes would be arrested and held al . Plr . ome near - y ' nr “ 1 - ‘he woman j a niar j e The bill provides that unless as material witnesses. It is his opin- ! refuge at her home near Sally, uj,,, warrtin t s ffo show thia, the conn- ion that now that Bigham is under ar- " h, ‘ n * ier husband called tor her heUy treasurer is not to honor them, rest other testimony bearing on the was met at trie door bv John Sawyer.’ case may be forthcoming. Coroner wb( : told binl - u 18 a!,e Rcd. that lie Coolidfife To Soend Smith remain ed at Pamniier, i. JU t could not enter the house. p?peciall> VrUOllUgC xo opena it is alleged that Haii, Vacation In Atlanta stead act, is that tho state law al and C. A. Foster. W. K. IJicks was Smith remained at Pamplico last night to confer with the jury em- !W tn b,s r fle - paneled for the case and to arrange stated that he would enter and in the; Six constables were killed when their automobile ran into an amburr b . cade while the body of another-'Vvas for the detention of certain witness i fo ‘ ,owing scllfflp ' Sawyer, it is said Asheville. Jan. 21.—It was aunounc-i found near the barracks yesterday, es. grabbed the rifle with one hand and j e ,i berfi today that Vic* President-! A civilian male was shot by several In making the arrest of Bigham on w || h a Pj 8, ®‘ -‘'• at he held | elect Coolidge and Mrs. Coolldge men who entered his home in his other hand. Hall was Instantly j would arrive here about January thir- killed. Sawyerdale is in tl’e unoer portion ty -one for a winter vocation of about j 2,000 Employees Of tv o weeks, coming from Atlanta where. -- - v -- of Orangeburg County. Both parties Mr. Coolldge speak.: at the Southern belong to prominent families. the warrant of McCracken, the affida vit of Philip H. Arrowsmttn. an at torney of this city, was given great consideration. It is said. In his affi davit Mr. Arrowsmith declares that he bad been the attorney for Mrs; 1 Black and for L. S. (Smiley) Bigham' SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF, since the spring of 1920 and that Orangeburg. Jan. -1.—John ^aw therefore he bad become Intimately ^ of Sawyer charged with killing acquainted with their affairs. * i h,s brother-in-law, Erskioe ’ Bub At the outset of the affidavit, which Halb canie to Orangeburg todav. ac- _ was sworn to before the'coroner. ^j r j coi npanied by a number of neighbors | faction of the Italian Socialist party Arrowsmith declares that Edmund| and surrendered to Sheriff Dukes.* Was defeated in its attempt to secure IHgham has no interest in the estate. —— : endorsement by the party of the Third Dublin. Jan. 21.—Eight men, seven of whom were constables, were ’shot and killed In engagements with the Sinn I-Viners near here yesterday. jlows the purchase of only a quart a: tb( , on ] v „ ew member elected month, the federal statute allows the! Th(1 ( ,n xem) h!ink alao declared at, purchase of a pint every ten days, on 8 e ,. CHlt rtiv idend and oassed a both ?ases of prescriptions ot j large amount to undivided profit. Th“ c . .... bank’s officers for 1921 a.e: Presi- Representative Sapps bill carries; dent c Ray Smith ;vice-president. ■ out the plan suggested to Cie legisla-, j Anderson: active vice president Tcriff Congress. Communist Faction |t«re last year by United Slates Dis- w H Lowman; cashier. I). J. Winn: Mrict Attorney Francis H. Weston. The, bookkepppr T n IIamt , r Th „ ft. ; ne ,?' h*! 1 P rovldes: tors are; P. X. \Venver. W. II White Nortolk & Western That on and after the approval ot , F| . pd n Yonng K couingham U P. Laid Off Saturday tllis ac ‘ ' vimk<5v and alcoholic hev-j Rvrd T J, Houck. R. SmiMi. T.. s J erages shall be dispensed in the same | AlMlerf , on and IV. H. I.owman. quantity and under the same condi-j Tl ^ ppo.,,.^ bank was a ] so founn tioiis and regulations as am now pre-. (. n { n eveellent condition ctm nlaced Roanoke. Va.. Jan. 21.- Approxt Leghorn n mately two thousand employes of the!"""? r" 1 KU,a ' """ i S '"Z to be in evcellent condition cm. placed Bolts Convention Xoi . folk and Western Railway will be' t S 1 < ’p ' I 7i iteH < q?nie' -m'' e-^iv.rm a Bati8factor ‘’ amount to its surplus. laid off next Saturday according toi e ‘bitted States. AL acts oi wart. .»p be following officers were reelected: ’,. J ! n ;.information given out at tho general ■ repeafe^"”' " U ’ ^ ^ 1 ' rC ’ ‘b-esicient^ J. B. Salisbury: vice pres- of the late Senator L. S. Bigham. hav- WOMEN SHOW PROGRESS ing conveyed same to bis mdther and , , , brother. He also declares thal the In Spain, women have had the right I payment of tho bond ot Dr. Cleveland study Jit the universities since tne Bigham, who was convicted for the, ‘birteenth century, but it is only of murder of hir wife and sentenced to ate years t iat ‘ bey have avaneu Internationale of Moscow- and halted ! the socialist convention here todav. officers of the company hero this mor* ing. The c iv is etteccivo over the cn- Section 7—is an adaptation of sec tion 13 of the old commission act and some sections of (he general law generally empowering the council to' act i nthc mater of public health, se curity. police power, and general wel fare of the city in sm-h matters as come properly within its authority. Section 8—picks up section 14 of the old commission act, and includes the Rock Hill act. which empowers tho council to employ a city manager at such salary as is requisite to retain a person of discretion, ability and competency to fill such an office. This section also fixes tii * salaries of tho mayor at $i>00 per year and of conn- oilmen at $5 for every meeting at- terded. not to exceed two meetings , , „ per month. idem, J. D. McLendon: cashier. R. H-, s ..,, tion n—takes in section 12 of w„rf> i N e ‘ son - T,, e directors are: J. B. t , ie ol(1 cbar ter rejuiring the city to | Sansbury. J. D. McLendon. J. Ed. An- p , lhlihh tax notices and provides tor themselves of that right to any appre ciable extent. BLUE LAWS TRAVEL u three years in the State penitentiary had been provided for by a deposit of an amount sufficient to cover the bondj in the First National Bank. Threatened Mrs. Black. The money was the proceeds of mortgage on the estate lands and tha* Solicitor I,. M. O'tuque, of this Indicia! circuit, had in his possession the cer tificate of deposit. Mr. Arrowsmith also avers that m- has in his possession all of the orig inal deeds relating to the Bigham j lands. Continuing. Hie statement says I that January 8. 1921. at. night. L. S _ ~ Bigham and Mrs. Mnrei<> Black tame, Nashville. Jan. 21. to his home and at their request b pj Senate Judiciary committee has iecom accomnanied them to his ofi'ice. where: bionded the rejection of the hill pro- Mrs. Black, who was great iv agitated i P os ‘ n S 8 ‘°P “ le operation of tiains, FIRE TODAY lin Ofrnlon drrson ’ J T ' Anderson. M. Q. Ander- . na ,’ tv upon failure to paid taxes In .irV the state 8on ’ J ’ Reddiok - R ; B ' . Caan ?! 1 ’ "• such time as fixed by council. rcLse school McE,veon ’ D ’ 11 A‘ arv ‘n. N. E. Moore. Section to-indudns sen ion 1" ot ?f! M - 11 Muggins. L. G. Keels and 11. (hp ol( i cba rtn. which authorizes the No Women Jurors. . , Bf , Several Important measures tire system and affects practically all intr0flucp(1 in \ hc lcgis i aturp to day: inhli i ?r U T" h ? n ' ; Representative Hamblin ;dred men will be laid off in Roanoke. | lntr0)luced a bin to rPquIrP ckk a tdd o'T'/'mdx/ t*>XTtrr board ot education to purch SMARR STORY DENIED books for use in the public scnools ofiy”,,"’ Fire at 227 W. Cheves streei today; the state, there to be standard for all did a small amount of damage. Due CHARGED WITH MURDER, RE-, schools. This bill would not allow; nAklTH A AT to the wrong box being turned in Cue 1 LEASED. REARRESTED, IN JAIL, ithe books to he changed within five: n||MvintUV I J1W I KAL I fire trucks went wide of the niarxi — (years and would require all schools I wUliOlULIIU UUI1 I linw I but arrived at the proper address: Savannah, Jan. 21.—John P. SinaiT,:to use them, the penalty for not using quickly. Several individual members| who killed John A. McCann, secretary | the state list of books being the with-’ FOR BOUT VALID , of the department wiio were advisee: 0 * the Georgia Federation of Labor.: drawn 1 of state aid, and the forfeiture Alim nmmil nn»ni of the ,ocation of th,? blaze reached the night of January 11 and who, on the part of the teachers guilty of (luLD DR HU DnAn the scene in time to put the fire out \ was dismissed from custody following all unpaid salaries TENNESSEE HOUSE HAS DEFER RED ACTION ON ALL SUCH MEASURES. The Tennessee I before it had guiimd sny headway. i VALUABLE HOME i an investigation by a coroner’s jury, Representative Edgar A. Brown, of was rearrested last night and is now ; Barnwell, introduced a bill lo author- held in jail without bail on a charge ize the governor to appoint additional T r\OT' txt r>T Ax»T^c»' 0t murder - ; peace officers. In such numbers and L.Uo 1 1IM rL»AMEo Prominent union labor leaders have! for such length of time as he deems COCHRAN DECLARES BRADY HAD NO AUTHORITY TO SPEAK FOR HIM. London. Jan. 21.—The original eon- city to issue tax executions, directed to the sheriff, to seize upon and sell proptjty of persons who are delin quent in payment of their taxes. Section 11—takes in section U> of the old charter, providing for the or ganization of the police force The council Is authorized to elect the chief ami as many policemen us nec essary. The provision is anded that this shall be under the direction of the city manager. Section 12—copies latter half of been investigating the ease and they' necessary for the enforcement of the ‘ ract *>r ‘ bo rarpontier-Dempsey box-, section 19 of the original charter, em- RESlDENCE OF SOLICITOR SPEARS report that the facts they have gam- laws of the state. BURNS IN DARLINGTON j ered do not agree with the statement; Representatives Hydrick and Bin- YESTERDAY. , given by Smarr that he found McCann, niker, of Orangeburg, introduced a at home with his wife unexpectedly, bill to amend the statute so as to re- Darlington. ing bout is considered still valid by ; powering the city to require the prop- Charles Cochran, the English boxing ierty owners to keep clean the side- promoter. ami a party to the agree- walk in front of their property, ment. i* was declared in a statement Section 13 -is adopted from section authorized by his office Jan. 21.-Fire of un-1 “ alleged by those behind the! quire only male electors to serve oni a «' aomoa ">’ n.s oiure here todtiB,^ of the code ^' a ^ s - pr .? b,b ‘V"/ made the following statement and tb(> Printing of newspapers onjnown origin totally destroyed the I prosecution that Smarr had notified: juries, if this becomes law. it will j f 0, ' h ': in . * ; ' Ki ;. 0, o ;'. e5 ; v'c.^'uv fOU "’l v^^uT'onim.ni of the cur ”1 sinned three Wank deeds in thei Sunday and has deferred action on the! residence occupied by J. Monroe' his employers he would not be at work 1 exempt women from jury duty. ( knowledge ot aiu a , nps s he. ( n 1 t i . ' v ( _ P nfe rn witnesse , n( i left m,..,,. , bill which exempts public utilities and ! Spears, solicitor of the Fourth circuit, I 011 the iKght in question and that ho Senator Dennis, of Berkley, intro-j J 15411 ’ 'V . 1 .‘.iV ' nut (axes toi with qmilpv , rtf f if anvihln-. tvin acts’ of necessity. The House com- yesterday morning at 11 o’clock. The bought a revolver Just two hours be- dueed a bill to reduce from five thous-' in Cochrans behalf. of J. 1 .' n ,, rlnli t?r«M mv rmh,. 1?", Ini.i : niiltee has deferred action on both 1 house was the old S. A. Woods home-i tore ‘be shooting. He had testified and to one thousand the number ofj A markft " l . 1 ' ' 1 pened to me .m father s estate could: ' stead, recently sold py Mrs. Spears b° ‘ oaad ‘ho revolver in the bureau acres subject to taxation when used TODAY’S COTTON MARKET UlP committee masmucli as it was not lo A. L. Flowers. The house was' '1 rawer at home after surprising Me- as hunting preserves. Under the new; covered by insurance for $15,000. Mrs. jCann with Mrs. Smarr. There will plan, if it becomes law. a hunting pre- ho handled is mv mother and Smiley desired. All these minors were stolen f,om Ririfley. I found them in lid- miind's nossession. Wh-n I attcmni- CONGRESSMAN BOOHR DEAD by t he Spears' loss is from $f»,000 to $10,00? probably be an investigation before serve of'over 1.000 acres will be sub-j the recoider tomorrow and Smart's ject to tax of ten cents an acre; aH| 0pwn i . _ ncu cu i„ o .w, , ri Joseph. Jan. 21.—Charles Boohr.l Including furniture and jewelry. The . — . 10 Ner ’ ,r ' P oss ,ni , u ' representative in Congress in FourtUi amount of Insurance carried on the attorney announces he will ask forlover 26,000 a tax of twenty-five ceutsiHigh 'j Missouri district, died at. his home m j furniture is not. known. The dwolt-fbail for his client before tho judge of an acre, and nli over r.n.ono, a lax of Low (Continued on page six) Savnpnah, Missouri, today. •‘bk ivas a landmark of Darlington. I*be Superior Court, today. fifty »ents an acr 1 . iBtst Si*l(* Jan. Mar. May July Oct. 17.10 15.50 15 .40 15.55 15-00 17.10 15.50 15 .40 15.55 15.00 16.40 14.07 14 .70 15.02 15.11 141.40 I t 07 M .70 13.0:' 15 11 referred to the committee meeting of last week. Section 14—is same as section 15 of the original commission act, cov- 11Vmtififin', un pHge six) j***