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♦ * i l • J r rr» Daily t # THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES _.*»■ — 26th Year Florence, S. C. Wednesday Afternoon, April 7, 1920. $6.00 a year. ■ <«i 1 . Aty- 100,000 FIRE IN TIMMONSVILLE, ^ , FLORENCE HELPS Four 9rick Stores In Busi ness Block Completely Destroyed. WILL BE REBUILT Worst Fire Timmonsville Has Suffered In Sev eral Years. CHAIN OF POTATO IHAIfflER OF COMMERCE WILL GO CWIM AND STORAGE PSES PROJECTED OUT STRONG FOR NEW MEMBERS Another Step Toward Cir cumvention Of The Boll Weevil. $50,000 Plans For Complete Reorganization Adopted By Direc-1 tors yesterday. Scope of the Body To’ Be Broaden-, ed. Sfiirt Of Co-Operation and Optimism Prevailed At Meeting Yesterday. Looking t oa Greater Flor ence. % LOOKING OUT FOR CHICAGO STRIKE ^ UNTAXED PROPERTY SITUATION MABE j MORE SERIOUS begins his IN FLOR- J. C. C. DRDNSDN DCS AFTER AN ILLNESS OF SEVERAL MONtjlS CAPITAL! ly elected field adenla of the South j A thorough and complete recon- Commerce. Officers •will be elected Carolina Tax Commission, begun | MR. C. M. MdOURR INVESTIGATION ENCE COUNTY , . ^1 • -.orence T.mer^Teau, wyatt a 8,5qo Engineers And Fire- Leading Citizen Of County Tayior correapondent men Join The Switch- | And State Passes Columbia. April &—Charles M. Me-1 rnpn " • Au/av ‘e* Curry and I. J. Wilson, the two new-1 c * >1 Away. ROADS AFFECTED FUNERAL TOMORROW Promoters Expect To Build Up Market For Farms Here. strugtlon andpreorganization of the thAfcfor the coining year. [their work in two different 8 * H ‘ Uon8 j Freight Traffic Is At A Death Of'Mf BtUnSOn Felt Florence Chamber of Commerce was IVom that date, onward, the or-! 0 f the stat? today, according to an: _ - - - - - 1 * “* • •— • determined upon yesterday afternoon ganhation will be looking to the fu-; announ eement made by tne state tax by the board of directors. To affect tore. Among the 'objectives discus.s- commisskm. The aim of the coni | xwaua. i i this, a comprehensive membership IK i Yesterday in the plans for the fu-1 in j KS j f . u j K to get untaxed property i I As Great Loss To Florence. The formation of a company, capl-jeampaigh will be staged the last three ture work of the reorganized and re-1 th tax fo 00 ks and the resu.lt will ... < V. , »»a on nnrl ... . _ '■O'- ’ ed. Comprehensive Reorganization Oneof the most prominent business blOA'ks of Timmonsville was swept by fire 'ast night which destroyed lour brick buildings and caused a damage of at least one hundred thous and dollorr. Ry a peculiar freak the flames skipped the brie?: diug store on the corner, known as Cole's Drug Store .and ate its way down a side street. The fire started about half past ten o'clock in the office of the Pal metto Power and Right Company ann tanned by the high winds the flumes gained rapid headway. Realizing their inability to cope with the situa tion J. W. Ivey, mayor of Timmons- viile. telephoned to Florence for as sit-lance and six of the members of the Florence* department wilh equip nient responded to the call and ren dered invaluable assistance. The Florence hoys made the trip to Tim- monsvillc with the motor engine in less than forty five minutes aud arriv ed in time to check the flarae* The following stores were burned: Solomon Schaffer, one story brick building; Peoples Bank, two story brick building; Kleceric Light office, one story brick building; Sany Ba- roody; one story brick building. All of the stores were owned by Dr^ T. H. Houck. Dr. Houck stated today that he valued the property at fifty thousand dollars and that ho was in sured for only $15,000. Mr. ShaffMrj that we know . suffered a great loss, bis stock being [greed seed. Wo hope to build up a| ac " leV0 * or Florence talized at around $55,000. to build a chain of potato curing and storage warchobees in Florence, Timmons- ville, and probably Lake City, and handlei guaranteed pedigreed seeds, was aiipounced today at the office of the Chamber of Commerce by Mr. T. B. Young, who l b understood to have associated with him leading business men of the three cities in terested. A $25,000 house is project ed iu Florence, a $15,000 house in 1 immonsviiie, and at least a $10,000 house in Lake City if the third one is to be erected. "Our stock is practically all placed now,” stated Mr. Young. “Stockhold ers will be called to meet very short ly 1 0 start operations.” Chamber of Commerce days of this month. April 28. 29. and f^nstnicted 30. Plans for all this work were very y definitely decided upon in the meet- ' i ' 0re 11 traffic bur ao ing yesterday afternoon and the cam- tally tihportant te Florence as a dis- j ^ c (j u , T y is a native of Flor- paign organization virtually perfect- tributlng point; more paved roads in I ccnmt y, having at one time been probably be. it is stated, a reduction which is vi- !or the tax lpvy Chicago. April 7- The joining of| A f ter an illness of several months the unauthorized switchmen’s strike: \i r j. f. c. Brunson died this morn4 the city and county; more industries co-operative work auditor of that county. His first Florence In every respect; tne organization section; i wor k begun today, is in »• ">'»»“•«** tills bod;? It will Involve unllloatloi »™ r 5 e » lhl “ optsitaK . Ills Heme conntj-, Spartanburg. Mr. and cenHalization of practically all n»arket.s tor merchant:, and wor k will be confined to the civic endeavor and activity in the of- * lerR ! nB . K „,. ' Piedmont section. Mr. McCurry's lo fice of tho Chamber of Commerce, niake Uieir hoines . | - 1 the lower half of the state, complete classification of member our other unpdrtan. In a u W r -, ^ present the tax coTimission is ship so that' the various interests of in upb “ ’\ „ K . at W ork on two timcial objects, mer- the assooiatioB may more easily han The meeting yesterday afternoon was at work on with the mo mnuem?, pecbliar oonoorn .» very ^X^nrlTbiSno^ Sm o< geUbTan Pr=ber.y b.bl b, r men and the excellent spirit of c> these two classes on the tax book*. their respective lines, and a new pre sentatlou of the sphere and scope of by eighty-five hundred • engineers and firemen in defiance of the union lead er ; ’, added seriousness to the situa lion. Freight movement is restrict ed. Leaders of the strikers and the ‘railroads say the augmentation of the strikers would virtually bring freight to a stand still. Treasurer Bund, of the switchmen, c’alms ninot^wi trunk and five belt lines are paralyzed as a result of the strike. Officials sLiy that eighteen roads are affected to some extent. such“ an“ oranizatiorTTn” thT communi- operation and got-together prevailing (>ther class,* ot property arc An expert sweet potato grower has *y- ■ I been tentatively retained by Mr.; Mr. Walter J. Johnson, secretary. Young and his associates to insti- submitted a plan of campaign which Lite me project. He will bo employed now th Florence wore discussed par- to supervise in detail the undertak ing. selecting and buying the seed, Ocularly. Pledges Loyalty he and Mr. J. M. Lynch, president. Lovalty and devotion to the best had worked out. after much study and interests of Florence were pledged. thought. It was adopted upon motion with unswerving fidelity, Yy Mr. Wa^- bedding and "drawing the'slips, plant- °f Mr. J. B. Aiken, seconded by Mr. ter J. Johnson, the new secretary of ing and growing the crop, digging aud .E- H. Lucas. f the Chamber of Commerce, at the storing the potatoes, and finally cur- Four Phases Campaign meeting of the directors yesterday ig and marketing the product. The campaign covers four differ- afternoon. In a few words, Mr. John- This same person Is also a seed ex- cn t and separate phases, everyone of son addressed the directors«as fol pert and he would act hi the field to which was considered fully by :hc dl- lows' •While I have met also to be sought out, to avoid unfair as sessments. u . Bean Crop Not Hurt By The Cold Wave ing at his home near the city. He was seventy years o’d. The fun- eran services will be held iU. Cen tral Methodist church at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the Ihter- tnent will follow Immediately there- i after at Mount Hope Cemetery. Nephews of Mr. Brunson will serve, us pall bearers while several of his friends among the older resldents'of the county will be Invited to act as honorary pall bearers. Clemson Co'lege will send a dele gation of Its officials Tn recognition of Mr. Brunson’s signal service in the advancement of agriculture in South Carolina. While news of Mr. Brunson’s death COUNTY POLITICS i The beaa cr °P- ^ Is believed, has SOON WARM UP "v "ei^ETbi. ta |er. There are hundreds of acres in Florence with great sadness. For direct guaranteed pedigreed seed prj- rectors. Thesy (are first, rha priv ductiou. , raratory prelimlnaiies; second, dur- “Our plan, in respect to guaranteed ,n K tho campaign, third, the follow- pedigreed seed,” stated Mr. Young, U P w oik »n closing the campaign: “is to have seed, grown in such way | fourth, looking to the future and what accounted K 'o"u7 i ahiolutely we have ped ! tho Chamber of Commerce aspires to . . . SWITCHMEN 6D OUT Ilf BUFFALO valued at $40,<K)0 wiUi only $10.0t*0 Insurance. Sam Baroody had Just moved into his store with a stock of groceries and carried no insurance. R was stated today that Dr. Houck would rebutM -at once -with much ftw Tiw i-wr- ■Axcmpti* The fire is one of the worst tr moncvlllc has ever suffered. The orl gin of the fire has not been deterj mined. Following arc additional losses: Peoples Bank. $7000, Insurance. $4,000. The vault will not be opened until tomorrow, but is thought the books, papers securities and money therein are safe. Drs. R. II. and C. H. Foster, $1,500 and no insurance. Samuel Bnroody $2,-000 and no In surance. A. H. Gaskin $500. don't know | it e ve the whether insured or not the Chicago strike. (I. FT. Baskin, Majistrate, $200 and j — no insurance. Strike lllega; The Cole Drug Co. was in the cen ; Celevland, Ajpril 7 market atfd supply here for our farm- { Tile cainpaign will be preceded by .. , , . mae -iirtcent ers. * , a comprehensltvo cducatiomil pro- myself whh yot| In ,our magninceni — I gram, Including publicity by news wrv-k of building up sum a city. I stories, paid advertising, malls, and 1 “Permit me to ststu I feel honored personal work. All of this will pre-,having been sele-'tod. from a>l-y R b *‘ n pnknown quantitj, ; sent to the citizens the having and cimportiog^^ ■■‘M-k • dBMV- •Mr titirT II #k Commerce.'hated on what — —- - r - , , ., igatlon has accomplished and setting' end newly estab'ishert affiliations, a bountiful supply of polttlcairumbpr .forth the Individual and public reach there are certain essentials to which | The county clubs will he caned th’s !of such an organization as i h - pro- I would direct our attention, how-; month to meet and re-organize. At STRIKE IN cvmpathv with the Jocted—covering railroad tariffs, 1 ^yer. These are chiefly respons'blli thpse meetings, bes'dos the election strike ALKOUT IN rates, service, supplying public needs t | e9 accruing with our'new relations ‘»f « lub _ POLITICAL BEE BEGINS TO BUZZ Jround Lke Citf and Cades and SO ” ><> tlm# lt had 1,6611 known tluit bl « -APPROACHING CONVEN- ^""tas up and many in“ances r ' ,COVery wa « im P° 88,ble tore- TIONS STIR POLITICAL ^vera! leaves high. For the crop to m ? 8t specl;,:,8,B have , ARDOR. | have been killed would have been a , se * v ® 8 every way in his behalf. calamity for the most important fea- 1 eculiarly sad features attend hjs iimst of you The political Bee is beginning to lure of the (TO p i 8 to get the beans I’ RB9ln *- A son. Capt. Cummings since assuming the position of sei-re- buzz. This is the -month that county Qn t h e market at the earl lest»tKwsi- ; B r «n«om of the United State, army, tarv of the Chamber of Commerce: politics begin to take on new liic, tie date and to be killed at this sea- "tfrUoned In Germany, is now on the of-Florence urosumab!.' this meatinalnn.l prospective candidates begin sou would have delayed the crop at w at*r having been recently advisml tf . , , introduc- grooming themselves for the race least two.weeks. Reports from that nf his father’s extremely and It w«* this summer. This Is no ‘‘off-year’’ section however indicate that the hoped that he Would reach home tu in local politics either, for the “hold- crop has not been killed and farmers time He will probably arrive about overs” are few and far betwfcn. Just are ve |7 optimistic believing that the fifteenth. Another son. the bM- to bo here, becom,e a resident of Florence and associate what opposition will developl to tho' the >' b « abl « barve8t tbls ?*** J- ra:houn Brunson Is danger- present county officials Is o^ couv ey 1 ^ y .’ m at the r,f>r,,T,re I'^fimary J have e\er placed on the market. a* d fears are entertained for hi. re- > reason for comers as ’fwere, hv yourselves to a r dor of those who would seive th-? Chamber of TI this oo-'t'on. . ‘‘ d « ar p.-’ople’'Jj.3 never >’--W ' It tbirorgafep-i “ttt-Vus- mkW efi fen th uMiwifti - ***+ •* . (wim v, >»>. covory. I j'tr. B*urc,,n was the fan of is I fl ill A nil brr)tbor f’f' the 'fate wfUiaih Ifl bAYAlllA A,6Tnm,er ' ft° bRr l C. and Edwin VJ CHICAGO. Buffalo Anri] 7—Five hundred ment for publlc Improvements, as' uhm « n 'ifn road8 - Paving, hotels, travellers aids. C fwL. . r v m n, hnv ra8t rooms and comfort stations; the railroads hero except one have brlngiBg convontlons to Plor ence and ■ Brinson. Tn nddltlon to his widow : who was Miss FMza Ashbv he 1. sur nvention will be .name| and the[ LUENDO rff SAID TO ASPIRE TO ! ctihou^Brous^n 0W A n iexiJdi r * , Brui directors to the secretary—and theiricounty convention will meet here and DICTATORSHIP. t C - -- just and proper division.’ * j Per^ct the county Democratic orga- As a young man. put on hi* metal I n^lon hy electing a county chair- V for noiv business enterprises and In- the secretary to the directors, and the t>' c < dustrles; crystayyizlng public senti Cnlhoun Rronson. Alexsnde]* son, I 1 . Ashby B-imson. Cuih- mlners Bronson Edward Brunson, by having”had buVlness men of youri»»" an*’ a flinty secretary and dele; tary conspiracy parallel to the recent , Jl!? ^ « | ***e>*A*ft v\z*x v »;m. iwwim vq a* a\ji cvc “““ i eft-jp,.,, reunse thedr confidence in K a tes to Lie state convention which'Berlin revolution has been discover- nry r ’’ ,R ’ 1 ' ^ 88 J 0 ®** Dnm- President Sheehan of the Switch-!^SrmaUoTuf cUlS'i h,,n by plecMn ^ >'“» lo such respon j ^ ,lle ! J t early ,n Ma ? r . ,n t^otambta.ied; It is thought to be part of the Berlin, April 7.—A Bavarian mill- 5 on. Miss Annie P^vre Bronson. Mtss men's Union said that the strike was . , . f th p m br-u-lne ! Kibillt > r as > <>u ' 111 y0ur ‘‘ na Iraveu erb ana lunner emuraung . judgment Tbc indications are that the cam- Plan of General Ludendorff to become T "’ ,!l ^ r " n ^ 0T ’ ard y Us Rachel Brun juugmeiu | . .... .... Bavarian dictator. ’ 80n - Survivtnz brothers and aisters -Presidents broadens and develops enters woik upon It. Advisory Council Au advisory council was former by I pledge to you. Pnign this summer will be no dull af- gentiemen. tinswervtng fidelity tojf air - Th « pu PP*y candidates will duty, fealty to yourselves, loyalty b « Plentiful no doubt and whtlle I 11“ \ l/IUK It). V> db HI tut? tt?n V. AdllU, Xll.&lUUUta w.fi.--, ‘Ili* ter of the fire but owing to a fire Carter of the firemen and Stone of j nK _ji es8rB g ’j F stuckfey D W Al- b=«getf «•*>'» only by the water 1 the engineers union declare that the . V* \ J - - -- 1 - $200 covered by in-! strike in Chicago Is Illegal. r A k wall, was damaged to the amount of curance. W. (). AV. Hal* over Cole Drug Co 1 MANY CITIES TO was damaged to some Hltle extern) which also was covered by insur j uncG • " PLANS PROCEED FOR THE MID WEST SOUTH ATLANTIC TRIP to Florence, and devotion to justify ing the Judgment of your selection. k love begets love, so oldlgation gets obTgatlon. Here our obllira- J. C. Ken- 1 lions meet—-my obligation to your-j . ~ ; Rutledge, M. [selves and your obligation to me as [Premiers Consider D. Lucas, E H Lucas, .S I. Suszbach-J your secretary. [■ doubt and there are yet no avowed or announc ed candidates the field will be full and the supply plentiful before the bell rings for the race to start. All the burned buildings belong to Dr. T. H. Houck, ami his V>ss was ?50.0(M), with only $15,000 insur ance. PANS FOR HOTEL WILL er and Clyde G p^own. Tho presi- SEND BOOSTERS d® 111 and secretary are ox-officio mem- ihers of the cabinet, which will gen erally organize and direct the cam paign. 7—Personnel ot "Midwest-South PROCEED Committee Won't Wait on Governor’s Reply Any Longer.' Money Offered Charleston. April those making the Atlantic Trip’’ from under auspices of the South Atlantic Port s Association, will Include rep resentatives from practically every city inf any importance in the Caro-; liras, Georgia and Florida, according received here by A boosters’ banquet, at which the advisory council will be guests to May 15 to 31, the sales organization to be formed of 50 of the livest. most irresistable men in tho city, will be held the even Ing of April 27. when the drive will be virtually pitched. Looking t* Future In the follow-up work, closing the Via long distance telephone, two very prominent business men andjlo advices l.-eing bankers of a neighboring city last General Director A. V. Snell. , campaign, a great membership ban night tendered to the promoter^ of! After assembling the specially ouet will beheld. It will be a get-to- the hotel project in Florence a loan j chartered all-steel Pullman train, aether event for all loyal citizens of of $250,000, If a $500,000 hostelry is j which will carry the party through- to be erected. I out its entire 3500 mile journey', at The offer came through an official, Columbia, a short stop will be made of the Chamber of Commerce. at Spartanburg to pick up representa- Because of the official and business, tives from interior towns who find It connections of the parties making more convenient to join there. Trip itenerary includes full-day stops at each of the following cities the tender, their Identity, at their re quest, Is not divulged. None the less, i h .°“ iJS: Cincinnati. Clcelaml. Toledo. I*. ested and most active in the proposi tion consider It indicative, in a very high degree, of tho prospect, backing and certainty of Florence getting an adequate hotel. Inasmuch as Governor Cooper has not. replied to tho invtation of the troit, Chicago. Tri-Cities, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis. Ixmis- ville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.- Entire ervu s $25l*.0(t which amount together witli request for reservation .must In* in the hands of Florence who have expressed their loyalty by joining the Chamber of'thank you.'’ “You must realize community build ing iu not a one-man size work. Your secretary must have, and must, count on. your whole hearted, enthusiastic, A meeting will be called for )atl( j ( ontinued support. While your fmther organization as soon as some i SPrre f a rv works to justify vour judg preliminary work is effected by the ment and s * lectlon . ytn mUBt work t0 president and secretary. vindicate it before the community. Your judgment is before the pub’ic It will be affirmed or reversed o n mv record—as you help me to make It, for I pledge to you again mv whole hearted effort and service for suc cess. "In other words, yourselves and I. together, must create conditions and circumstances, among ourselves and in the city, which will not only per mit of success, but Insure it. Suc ceed we must. Succeed we will. I Britain’s Attitude ance pending the meeting of the council of premiers and ambassadors tomorrow. VISITORS ENJOY FINE FISH STEW HOME OF THE CHAMBER OF COM MERCE. TO LAY THE CASE ! SAYS SIMS NOTE BEFORE PEOPLE) WAS INDISCREET son. SurvivLcg brothers and sister* are Mr. 'J. W Brunson. Mrs. H. JJ. Browne. Mr. B^ter Alston Bronson and Mr. Harold M. Brunson The deceased wns one the fore - j most flerlcu'tnrftlists of the state n DEMONSTRATORS GUESTS medal of distinction having been i awnrdrd him by riemron college In | recognition of hi« meritorious work " ' in the breeding of special cotton Three ’rahs for the Chamber of, seed? and in other‘lines of farming. Commerce, Chef Muldrow and County He was a man of the most marvelous London. April 7-Tbc attllud, of Sy “eMto' c"ondMlon“ rf iSo “rr" th Md Great Britain toward the French occu cou t> , C . ge „i ,, ? on ,,,V, l0 , n . , l “° bIs view of life wa* that of a genuine urt ai uruain lonaru roc r ixncn occu , Bprea( j at Muldrow’s Mills last night. c i ir | ptJan an( . , v . pation of Germany is held in a bey-, whf ,n thp (Shnmhcr of Commerce en-1 a . or 11,8 I *» J0W nnm nenriino. Lhe meeflnor of thn , , ,. i » , | 'man. 1 nOStCntuttOUS, although' hi* tertained them as the last number achlevprn(;ntfJ woro b d lhe H aver . on the program ot the two-days con-, . , , vention of the agents from this ^ cheerrul and trlct. They were given with vtm, at- safo ' he «ier ed a pyp- teHttng heartily the success' of the “ ‘ nflu6nc e upon all of these entertainment, the quality of the fish wI b whom he associated, and his ad- stem, and their appreciation of tho | v < ’ e u P° n matters of business as well attention. I !ls u|,on tbo,,t ' ot a n,ore bwaon^l At 8 o'clock, tho party, 23 tn num- nature was eagefl'y sought by those her. left tho Chamber of Commerce,! who knew him best. There are many under the pilotage ogf Mr. McLendon,! who have benefited by hts counsel for Muldrow’s Mill. Mr. Muldrow well as by his financial assistance. Clemenceau Better Cairo. April 7.—Former Premier Clomenceau. who is suffering from bronchitis, is reported better. Country Home Burned served a fish stew, of superb quality, Mr. Brunson although a very young in most approved style—by the ! man was very active during the try- grace of Mr.. McLendon, serving at ins: years of 1876. He was cue of tlie The residence of Mr. A. W. Broach at Bannockburn was destroyed by fire Saturday night entailing a loss i bti fice pot. Gaines au dother diver-! leading citizens of Florence county over and above the insurance carried Blons Avere enjoyed, aside from the and hi* death will be felt as a great of at least two } b P_ U8 i ancl Mr. , na i n event of the evening. | loss. He leaves a wide family con Generous hearted citizens, at the | neetton. request of the Chamber of Commerce, LABOR UNIONS, ETC.. TAKE UP . ADMIRAL RDOMAN TESTIFIED BE- FIGHT OF THE EXPELLED | FORE SENATE COM- SOCIALISTS. MITTEE. Broach carried $900 insurance In tho Florence County Fanners Mutual and received a check on Monday for the amount. furnished automobiles for tho occa sion. Spring Reunion Of Scottish Rite Masons WA R TAX FALLS HEAVILY New York, April 7.—A conference j of labor unions, fraternal societies,! and civic bodies has been called for Washington, April 7.- mau told the Senate -Admiral Rod- Investigating citizens of Florence to speak here, atj tbo general director by the 15th of! ( , the launching of the campaign. the ,A I ,r il- steering committee expects now lo proceed at once with the plans with out waltiag, longer.for him. Arrange^ meats for tha mass meeting and spread have been delayed a week awaiting the reply of the Governor. Mrs. E. E. Howell has been added to the committee from the City Fed eration of Women’s Club B ' that will co-operate with the men’s committee on arrangements. Mrs. D. W. Aider- man, Jr., announced this addition, and designated her also as chairman of the ladies. Important plans of a preliminary character are in process of dispatch now by the steering committee. While the stock sales have not been start ed. the project is not lagging. There is much prepatory’ work to bo ac complished and Mr. j. M. Lynch, chairman and bis aids are engaged. Intensively on it. tonight to formulate plans to lay the aso of the five expelled socialists as- Fire Destroys Ten semblymen before* the people accord ing to John Block j Committee that Admiral Sims letter j criticising the Navy’s part in the war was very Indiscreet. Business Buildings ENTER st ore of j. 8. mokenzie & company and secure Gordonsville, Ya., April 7—Fii'e destroyed ten buildings In the busi ness district here yesterday. BOOTY. Burglars emereci tne store of the J. - j S. McKenzie Company at Bannock- Hopes Machine Will i bum last night and removed a dozen Flv Arrn«ic Pnrifir i 0r lnore pa,rs of shoeB with a lo t of r iy /YLTOSS r'acinC lyjiif siiirtg and underwear. The rob- Within Two Years , l ers a,R 0 secured a small amount of cash. They were very discriminating Washington. April 7-Secy. Dan iels In urging an Increase of two hun In their selection of goods, taking only the best after rumaging through To drink wine undiluted by wa ter was regarded by the Greeks as barbarUai. dred thousand dollars to the appro- Th ' H , "? I ' ni “ g Wh , eD nrintim. nnvoi l a clerk started to open the store for commufii-t non ’ ° . . h6 : business he noticed a ladder leaning wouM rl he hopes » machine, UD aHainB t the door. Tho robbers had would fly across the Pacific withlnl entered through the transom of the front of the store. After getting in they filled a lantern with kerosene and vegy leisurely from all appear ances set about their business. They left their old caps. two years. The kitchen of one of the big ho-* tela In New Y’ork is an acre In ex tent Miners Say Won’t Recognize Court —*r- Plttsburg April 7—President Ho- watt of the Kansas miners has re- fased to go to the industrial court and participate In the Investigation of tho coal mine Industry. He said the miners would not recognize the ^iiirt. t'jurt. English Nobility Forced to Sell Part , of Their Estates The spring reunion of the bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scotlsh Lcndon April 7—England's war Rite of Freemasonry will be held at taxea cont i nu e to force many of her the Masonic Temple Charleston, on April 19th to 22nd inclusive, and the degrees conferred as follows: Monday Ap*'ll 19, 4 to 14 Tuesday. April 2ft, 15 to 18 Weivesday April 21, 19 to 30 Thursday April 22, 111 to 32. Ask President Wilson For His Opinion Washington April 7—Tho French through their ambassador, have ask ed for an exprewion of President Wilson’s opinion 6n the French, occu pation of the neutral zone beyond Rhino. > Inventor Of Barbed Wire Dies At 84 Hayward, Cal., April 7 —John Cal vin Merrill, 84, credited with the In vention of barbed wire when he was farming near Dubuque, Iowa, 52 years ago,,died here recently. nobility to sell parts of their great estates. One of the greatest of these which recently has passed under the auctioneer’s hammer. Is that of the Duke of Rutland, which is known a* Belvolr. The Duke own* about-59.00ft acres of which he Is selling about 13,000 acres located In the bes^ part of the Lincolnshire hunting district. He explained at a public meeting thul the sale was made necessary by the increasing burden of taxation result ing from the Avar. Committee Complete Atlanta, April 7—The organiza tion of the southern freight rate com mittee has been completed, accord ing to Lincoln Greeif; vice president of the Southern railway. General Hart Denies Tales Of Inhumanity Washington, April 7—Gen. Harts j before the house investigating com- i niitte* denied that inhuman methods were used In arresting American soldiers at Pori*. New High School Postmasters Given $5 For Each Recruit President Gompers j Work on the new Florence High Confers With Leaders ' School building Is being rapidly push _ ed. The building will be completed W ashington. April* 7.—Postmasters will be allowed live dollars bonus on i each recruit for the arty and navy Dolnrr hereafter only In active service Is Building Being tbrectea the ruling of u er. the Treasury comptroll- New York, ^ April 7—President Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the Federation of Labor are expect ed to confer with President Brown of the marine workers and the lo cal union leaders aud may address the atfljcore meeting. and ready for the next school ses sdoij and will he one of the hand somest high school buildings In the state. This will give Florence school facilities adequate to the town’s needs and a system of which any city might feel justly proud. Would Bar Them From Politics ______ Albany, April 7.—Two bills design ed to bar the socialist party from par tlclpatlng In politics in New York has been Introduced In the legiila* ture.