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L The Florence Daily Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 26th Year Florence, S. C. Friday Afternoon April 9, 1920. $6.00 a year. ALLEGED VICTIM ' SAYS HER LIFE ji ^ WAS THREATENED FUNERAL SERVICES ' OF MR. J. C. C. i ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST COALING STATIONS i .'tJ V-y'r v . J* i’V ' - • «-.V- •* Kenneth Gossett Is Accused By Girl On Witness Stand. JURY IS DRAWN Hearing Of Mosc Sensation al Case Is Now Under Way. OUTPOURING OF FRIENDS AT* OBSEQUIES OF SPLENDID j » CITIZEN Funeral services over '.lie body of Mr. J. C. "Brunson were held ut Central Methodist chureh yesterday afternoon the auditorium of the chureh being tilled with friends of the deceased and of the family. The Rev. E. ) . McCoy, pastor of tlie Methodis! chureh of which Mr. Brunson had been a member practi cally ’since the cstab ishment of the Amid stbs and j chureh here, was assisted in conduct ing the service by I lie Rev. "William S. Poyner, rector ot St. John's Epic- copal church. A selected choir sang the hymns, special numbers being a solo by Mr. T. Doug Martin and a quartette l:y Messrs. Martin Cronen borg ■ yneh. and Cr. Heard. Th/' llornl offerings were unusual ! y numerous and handsome, severs’ designs being exqu, > m mm*?# mmm mmm m til; m FLORENCE BOYS IN GREAT WORK m . J A A ' 7% KC,: . •- id V V' A Vr STATE and COUNTY AGENTS VISITING SCHOOLS. BIG DAY PLANNING FOR BCYS MEETING. NEW WAGE DEMANDS WILL BE PRESENTED WITHIN NEXT WEEK B. O. Williams. Assistant Boy’s Club Agent, arrived \W I if# /t* and is assisting J. Ward in by ^' v . county agent. They liave visited ready and Mr. State lay .don, work, schools aT- Nearly a Million Employees Of Railroads Con cerned. , * SENATE WANT PRQBE !*1 ^ .s states that a •st and enthusiasm Abbeville, April It in voice which was hardly audible a few feet from her. the nrosecutrix in the case against Kenneth and John trosHctt, ttcctfced of criminal assault, acknowledged under ero&efsx am illa tion here that she submitted, because she was in fear of her life, as Ken: neth Oossett had threatened to kill her. Her companion, who took the automobile ride with her and the two| 0 f the larger m fill :|! great deal v( Is being manifested throughout the county. Hitt the boys still remember very pleasantly the emcampment held Takes Notice Of Spread Of Strike In The West. ’ Chicago. April 9.—Wage demands o Hive groups of 908,000 employes :• x.;4v;.; y<<. x - ^ k.'< . v > -* X- -‘-'v v • c g-a*. , X*.n•% v.-. • Tv . ' Viv.-:-.V. ..." • - •• iis-v..- > .> 3 The coaling stuiion at Cristobal. Piimim: canal zone. .ii<- of the largest In existence, under water. Coni can t»e loaded here at" the rate of 1 'l ,, 0 t >ns an hour. I'art of tin; eoul Is stored Oossett boys on March 1, testltied that John (lossett, at no time attempt ed to get her to leave the automobile, where it was stopped tour milesfrom Abbeville on a lonely country road, but that on the contrary she left it of her own volition and that John Oossett was considerate of her feel lugs. The theory on which this young man was held was that, as he was in conspiracy with Kenneth Gos sett ami lured this girl away from Ihe automobile in order that Ken noth Oossett might commit the crime of which he i» accused. Tlie testimony of the prosecutrix •ite in their execution. The chancel of the church and the casket were covered with beautiful flowers each fine of which was a sincere tribute to tile worth of the deceased and a FLETCHER UPSETS THE SIMS CHARGES PAYMENTS ON CAPITAL STOCK. WAREHOUSE PORJECT ASSURED .COMMITTEE MEET’S TO DE VELOP PLANS. ! -A- 1 FORM OVERALL . CLUBS IN GEORGIA kefe in mitt under the auspices of tin ;V A county agent, superintendent of edu- m cation and Florence C hamber of Com nierce. Mr. Williams thinks it would win 1,6 presented to every railroad he a great stimiilouH to the work to within a week, according to Q. A. hold another encampment thi s year. Worrell, chairman of the railway K 8eUt * 8 P ,aim,n ? for Clerks Of the Chicago Northwestern, the club members of the county to . ...... come to Florence to visit tho Pei Dee as a resu ^ of the unauthorized strike. Experiment Station about Die first He said that the demand would be Saturday in May, when tme state for twenty cents an hour increase workers wdll meet the boys and ex- and would allow the railroads fifteen plain the details of the work. A “fish stew’’ will be served the boys a f ter which they will attend the picture show or some other form of enter tainment will be given them by the (.’hamber of Commerce. days to comply. token of highest esteem and respect. NAVY WAs PREPARED WITH COM Capital stock Vi.'incuts totalling NOVEL MEANS OF FIGHTING THE The funeral procession was one of PREHENSIVE WAR jsjo were deposited today In the HIGH COST OF LIVING r r To ,n l A > PLAN - :bunk to (he accami. of the Florence ADOPTED, touching feature of It was the line 01 buggies filled witli the darkies win' Washington. April 9.-Two years have lived for many ytars on Mr prior (o the time the United States Brunson’s pautation and have work entered the war the navy general ed not only for hut witb him in t'u ; o oar( j . )ro cuttication cf its broad and fertile . .. acres, serving him with a lovalt.j ‘ ’ born of love and respect. There were Sonato mvesttgatin(v»committee, ro- was contradictory to that given at 'Enticed in the assemblage at the emu P^'^ a S to Admiral Sims criticisms of the preliminary hearings, as pointed , ^ eiy numbers of friends from sev- ibe navy. nut by tho defense, in that she testi <!ra 'county and from The plan cohered every phase of Tied then that she wms unconscious work in naval operations, ne said. He added and could not swear thatshe inally assaulted, but today sw she knew everything that Gossett did to her and that assaulted twice. Hard Fight for Jury "' ,,T "• «»«*««.. •» »mi v. tvrun 1 0^1 it* • expec The defense put up a hard fight son ’ S. riias>> M. C. Brun-j ventral oChool Tonight on the drawing of a jury today, and son i T 1 . C’haWners Jolinson, and D ( — almost two panels were exhausted be '' a ^ f^or, • ’T’he following were hou orary pa 1 bearers: E. M. Ervin, A Storage Warehouse company by (he Birmingham, A!a„ April 9—Two temporary secretary, >Ir. Walter J. ^.msand men here have joined the Land Negro Safely In Rock Mount Jail Senate Wants Probe Washington, April 9.—Congress took cognizance today ©f the atrike of railroad employes which, starting at Chicago, has spread to half a dozen cities from fhe Pacific to the Atlan tic. Senator McCormick, Republican, Raleigh, April 9.—Chased by a mob Illinois, introduced a resolution autho Johnson. This slim r presented the ""..rMii rlnb iininst tin- high cost of ,n aut0, " nbileK - auccot«*u?ly rizing the lnt$cstatc_Comtoerce Com overall club against in. nigu cost oi i } , n ,i e( | t | l( , ne gro. Charlie Armstrong, mission to/Investigate thtK.walk charged with attacking a white girl and to repfort on tho cause^ qfjp] in the Rock Mount jail hero today. Its of thi/ controversy. It wa^re: me war me navy general overall cu repared a comprehensive war enr,lpr l K, > ,n “ nt8 i 0 " ,np assess Uvin ‘ ment of 20 per cent of the cupitahzU- . * :ar Admiral Fletcher told the | ion A mass meeting will be held Mon- Stockholders Will meet Monday aft- <h»y night to discuss the proposition 1 emooh, 3:30 o’clock, in tlie council to dun overalls until tin* living costs chambers of the’ c ty ball by call of lum ^j e tbo temporary’president, Mr. J. M. Lynch. The meeting has been called 1 at Ihe city hall because it affords Rotariahs Wear Em Three Mo***' * ferr- e contingent expens(« com- luy ed to toe 1 mittee which will recommend wheth er funds for the Inquiry should be voted. With the unauthorized strikes Washington. April 9.—Three more spreading President WiJ»on’ b - advis- Pickets Are Ja l. At the invitation of the Association sales have been stopped, of College Jiraduates, Prof, G. A. is assurred now, a sue Public Market "'With $26,900 Subscribed to the ’>’?*' Y " rk ’, 1 A ,? ril 9 ;“" rPoklyn J“ capitalization of the company, stock f 1 8hting the high cost of living will a, 11 <1—Hniariunu women P^kets favorable to the Irish ers advised him to speedily appoint April .. Koiaiidiis ( . aUH0 were arrested when appearing the railroad labor board provided for their weekly luncheon ut the British embassy and were Jail- in the transportation act. Those who in overalls. ed in default of bail talked with the President said he wa h giving the appointments serious consideration and probably would make them within a few days. Fail To Recover Bodies Of Women J. Bacct. Mclver Williamson, P. A. 'yauebope of the University of South bought, and the piccting Monday aft- . Wlllcox, M. S. Haynsworth, Ex-Sher- ( -' aro,ina . w "ill deliver an illustrated ernoon expected 10 develop the rest Switchmen Strike , ... . .. ,, A1U w _ iff Cole. Dr. F. II. McLeod and Dr ,ecture at Central School auditorium ot the program. 1 • rp- T r rr^^rr- the,t automobUe plunged through the MANY FROM THIS STATE TO AT tonight on “The World's Most Fa- — — —. I Tie Up Traff.C open bridge have been recovered. TEND MEETING OF IMPERIAL fore the twelve men were secured. The last man was taken after both the state and the defense had ex hausted their challenges. The jury is composed of married men except] Cregg. Poi„n„„ 0 -» one, and their average age is about Mr * being the first Presi- T jj e lecture 8 will begin at ei-bt RE^SUMED thirty-two years. I ^ tbe Clorcuee County Agricul o’clock. The nublic is Silted Thto ON CITADFT PT ANT The personnel is: T M Cheatham.j lura - Society, the following commit- wj ]i ij e no admission charges. Dr • local oil mill superintendent, fore-!* 00 wasappointdd from the Society vVauchope is u most entertainin man:B Mumjy. .farmer; C E Mm “ ’ farmer; J A Ramsey, merchant; J H Shaw, farmer: C M Kay, farmer: Paul Link, farmer: J T Qlbert. mer chant : L G Botts, blacksmith; J W The nrnWt ! a' r U’n»R a public market a quarter has been °* a mile long on April twentieth. | Beaumont, Texas, April 9.—None of the bodies of the four women that were drowued iu the ship canal when MANY SHRINERS SEEK RESERVATIONS to attend ihe funeral in n iwuiv * T " auc b°P e I s / a most entertaining BUILDING .r.nyyXTfF AUTHOR- lef? - ! I JlWdJFtAA 1 «a(. strikeL . H. Har'lee. Jr.. J. S. McKenzie, Chas. 1 Toledo April 8—Six hundred switch , No Possibility Of Any c-T wnlked out here today in sym-, Troub l e g e . - .twoeryJT^e COUNCIL THIS SUMMER. me-i vmiKed out here tt nay in sym pathy with the strikers in other cit ipe. Will Luhrs, S. M. Gregg. WORK PUSHED Little, emp’oye local utilities com-j Ask M. & M. Line To pany; 0 A Smith, carpenter, and M Ei T' /-ni 1 • . ! Link, farmer. M K Link, the last ju- 1 vJlu Uomimon ^PRESBYT^E^RIAN COMMITTEES roi drawn.‘Is the unmarried man hn - - - —— | ARE IN SESSION IN REFUSE TO MAKE i '■lorence Times bureau, Wyatt A. FINDINGS PUBLIC Taylor Correspondent. (Wyatt A. Taylor.) Columbia, April 9.—Enough appli- . • - ^ Afir 5M | Lonto. APrll .-Th.™\ »„ r Ml in Portland, Oregon. June 22J Baltimore. April 9.—Virginia busi- The*"coinnosure of the two defend- neSS mc, L an(, Congressmen have re- j ne compobur. oi tne two ««tead- que sted President Stebbins of the ants .n the comt today was consld- Merchants »and Mtners Transporta- four branches LOUISVILLE. BIG MEETING OF AMERICAN COT TON ASSOCIATION NEXT WEEK IN MONTGOMERY Columbia, April 8—Work on ilie new Citadel plant will be resumed at j once, according to announcement I made by the building ccmmittee of , the board of dRectors today, follow-; r|orence Time8 Bureau w „ A _ Louisville, April 9.—Committees of i!! - a meeting of the board ol visit- ■ Taylor Correspondent. neither seemed in n • icwiat^aim- aarUr branches of tho Presbyterian ors bold in Columbia Wednesday at-. (’olumbia \n>-il 8—Between * seemei^ to tlon company to take over the busi- church have conferred to formulate j ternoon. The work on tho new ' an( , V()flO fanmTs of the South are -• »««« «> f the Old Dominion Steamship plans for closer relations and tho pos it was stated, has been held up for a ! ‘ ^10 Xml G.e convention f l emopany of Norfolk and New York, sible unification. 1 while, because of the death of Mr.' .‘l 0 ®!?"* 1 ®" ■ Tliey have refused to say what! Walker, of the liriu of Walker & Co.. MANY FARMERS AT- „ , _ TEND CONVENTION TZ mITS If,’“4 Italian mlmstei Sclalola. great gathering. South CaroUnl be represented by eight official/ Million Dollar Fire gates, but if the railroads can fun ered remarkable be in the least nervous. M T Gos sett and Mrs. Gossett, father and mother of Kenneth Gossett, and a He promised to submit the matter to slsted of the youths were in the court the directors, room today: so was Dolph Gossett! The prosbrutrix and her companion University Burned were accompanied by many members ^ of their families, of both sexes. This the American ('niton Association in Montgomery next week. A large INCLINED TO LEAVE U. S. DEAD IN FRANCE At- Awiatirm FlArint- nish the accomodations others will At Aviation >.uepot attend als ^ Solld lralns wlll oper . ., _, .ate from many sections. SE i^ocd P c At the meet ibK in Portland, charter- LUM p^> N onven AN ° 0< f tar s will bo secured for the new SHEDS DESTROYED. shrine Temple of South Carolina. r, n » n c » mi i n i T bls is to be the Al Araf Temple, and Du las, April 8.-A million do Bars 13 <nioro than the required m+mber of the los b estimated as a result of a lnt , m bers have already been secured, hre today at the army aviation repair Anothor great' convention in June. , - — d «P ot w ; hlch destroyed several al^ to be held al(JO in Portland , 0regop , nounced that it will continue the job tion8 wU , take the South Carolina Pl a “ es - lar * e ““PP ies of lumber the will be the natlonal gathering of the ivtosisY At•• . . (tnemp liou.Qn niiimincr finn tn^ nnlnnn y-* . ^ . Xe“thXldlo n unmd ey WOU,<1 ,nak «',«f who are building the now delegatfon trom South Carolina ‘ will j i'ladcl, hut tbo company has an- nttend. Special train accoinmoda- „ . . • Urban, April D.—The Barkiey Hall afternoon during the gruell ng cross at Urbana UnIver8 , tyt the onl y gX examillation of the prosecutrix, who denborg i an institution. was burned remained on the stand for one hour today with a loss of rift thousand SECRETARY COLBY, and thirty-five minutes, facing a dollars. crowded court room, -her mother| fainted and medical assistance bad YX/ir-iVc nr« to be given tier. The girl sobbed. 3 vvants a O throughout her testimony and examl Keep All Ships nation and bid her face behind a big! draping bat and her handkerchief. I Havana, April Reiterate Accounts. I were seized dur under the contract made with Mr. delegates. Walker before bis death. The building committee of tho ... board of visiters was authorized 10 . AL ADDRESS, DOUBTS *l lnme ' Iiatftl >" hor ' ow $-100,000 for pres, VIGOROUSLY PUSHED engine house building and the unload T P A Many South carollniana are FARM WORK TURN OF BODIES IS ADVISABLE. | sing I lie work on the new Citadel 1 Plant. The legislature of 1920 author SCARCITY OF LABOR, UNSEASON- Ihe borrowing of $600,00n. but ABLE WEATHER PUT THE Tim advisabiPiy of bringfug back ' ilha8 bt!f,n rou,ul t,fal aM of this will j PLANTERS ON METTLE. the bodies of American soldiers from iut ,)e needed at Ibis time. An interpretation by the attorney’ The farmers of the county have idel appro- •Inis far been very much hanicapped The two glr! witnesses substantial- remain tlie propo ly relteduted previous accounts of * n S 1° au official announcement. their automobile ride. However, the 1 ' companion of the prosecutrix testi SLIGHT IRREGULARITIES ARE lied that she spoke first to the Gos 1 BEING FERRETTED sett boys j'ist before they picked h?r OUT. un ostensibly for a ride to the ebureb! „„ , . , ' She said that after Ihey had passed - ativo luvestigatlug Com the church she asked times to turn around reached the bridge ,1. q Fneniv .iiinx th-.f Krnnco waa questioned by Bainbrldge Al1 interpretation by tb iring tlXSld war wfl C '° lljy ’ Sppreta '>" '- 1 ' Stale, in an ad-1 general's o.Ti.’e of the Cita •operty of Culm, accord dro Y a d t \ tll ® I u 4 n ' pill 1 n « " u ‘ n,ei »ori- '»7 a »ions made to the I-oj ing sheds. expecting to attend this gathering. Reports Unfounded Say Official Note Here It Is At Last oard at the *1 their farm work, owing to the ex- ! an otiicial note. al in tho District building yesterday Wednesday meeting showed that the tremely unseasonable weather and ( hi honor of the thirteen men of the Citadel has available this year tlu* ,lu ’ Bvarcity of farm labor, but not SOME GOOD AND cit ygoverninent who died in the [sum of $900.0(K», counting loans and withstanding these two obstacles servii-o says teh Washington Star. | apjpn priatiens. farm work is well advanced, and the j I After describing In detail one of farmers are working harder this year j tlio American cemeteries be saw in PATtTQ 'PTJ'riTTr'TT'-rk than ever before. Mora tobacco will The. road from Lake City to Flor- bad j ost but f om . minutes in the sev France, with the Stars and Stripes be .... .. living ov erthe graves, Mt. Colby The story that can’t be beaten. It Faria April 8—The reports that comes from Iowa. Seven years ago Great Britain and the United States a farmer hung hi* vest on a fence in had called on Franco to withdraw the barnyard. A calf chewed up a her troops which are occupying pocket of the garment in which was Frankfort are without foundation a -standard gold watch Last week. the animal, a staid old milch cow. was butchered for beef and the time piece was found in such a position between the lungs of the cow that SOME BAD ROADS ‘Z stemwinder wound up, and the watch m years. led them tbnTe n 1 ,lttf ‘ C ‘ ,la,ne,, a ' ,hc laHl a ® 8 » 1 *»> Laid' * , , L the General Assembly .which is to in .. , »li,re Mre .uto SS?, , rre l ZTre,.i 1 ''i„ S !ire’ Sg K dwUrSSlTtaJ »1||. no! «„ i asl ..Ij,;, alld b ,. Bull ,[.J,,,. .; L rk J",’ -Vtf, ff". b , a '' ,t7 ' , " 1 nol i — - It was made. 'morning. They met todav inil were arguc ,llc P° in l. •i-t surely no one x, haltingly and eu organized by electing Senator D. D p.* 0 , 8 b .^ acen ' : ro " ld ho ]' > for . 1 Columbia, April 9 mptiug, told of Inti- McColl as chuirmaii. The committee friendlv s. rm ' ' ,,en . ,. jro rc8tlnff m have intra state rates . . formatory here arrived in the. city mobile stopped but she was not an- , ast IliK , lt aild bcgun , h( , ir work thla grv until this lialt was made. The prosecutrix couraged by nromptiug, vumriuuii. me commiuee friendlv siirrniirwtim.u mate circumstances surrounding the is compostid five members and they-* y «jriounuint,b. alleged assau’t upon her. In these are here for the purpose of looking planted in this county this year cnco is in excellent condition with the ON CANNED GOODS than in any previous, and while beds exception of a few bumps and these ,1M ' •f!’ lii some sections have been material- are now being filled in. doing the right HEADING BETWEEN WHOLESALE ,y ^ ,ho <old wea *l ier ^ , ' l8 ' r he road is being dragged at the fallen sons DISTRIBUTORS AND RAILROAD there will bo an abundant present time and tlie road will be supply generally. in perfect condition in the very near MEN Truck fanning around Lake City future, nnd Cades is being vigorously push- ‘ The road to Timmonsville however ed. The bean and Irish potato crops Is in bad shape, this of course li duo Washington, D RAILROAD AUTHORITIES SOON HELD. Don't Want $10,000 Jobs FOR RAILROAD LABOR BOARD ARE HARD TO FIND. 9. -An effort to in South Caro- ftix/M UI„* 1 li,la on can,ie d goods reduced i s to Mr (Vdbv ^ 9 * n . • be made by th < ! South Carolina Kail )y sai I that as he listens road Commission, and to this end a held with J. W. Per ecurtix and her companion adduced under cross-examination cutrix tofd how. when she was in danger, she called panlou and her did not hear this cell. The cutrix likewise testified that tuui gone sr “f; FPrr, r vtsr 3- rr t ■ 1 ^ wh “ >>«. »■» m of their country. h . lIader M, \ Vwin'a interpreta- number of wholesale attend tho hearing April 9.—President are up and growing and while the to the work being done preparatory Wilson is having difficulty iu finding cold snap has retarded their growth ot putting down the eonrrete. The men willing to give up their business to some extent, still a few' warm days road bed is now being graded and to serve on the Railroad Labor will work wonders in bringing them widened and the concrete work will Board as representatives of the pub- WilminKton"* „'"i if r ,.j l ri,i f’' 1 '- ! ' ,ost farmers havo (finished he complet 'd in about live mouths, lie, White House officials said today, r ih„ Atlantic Cnist Tine Panting their corn crops and much The ditching machine is at work in explaining the delay in nominating 1st of ttitu mmifh t-i c,, ff' ,u is now being planted. Farm near tho swimming pool and is doing the members of tho board. work f; on with full vim In all nee- excellent work. ! Under the Transportation act, the tions and farmers are looking o;>- ■ , board must maintain central offices timlslcally at the prospects. : $>.on r,r,n rw, AcUpH Rv ,1 ? Chicago and Us nine members. tbree representing the public, three prose when is expected today. interpretation of the South Carolina Exception Sheet will John Cosset nnd the other girl grtj^^t Rejection out of the ear, the latter to wa'k CaiiSCS Labor Unrest home, she w-ns In a fainting condi tion due to sDolls to which she i, subieet. ami she told both John Gos sett nnd U'e other girl ab^ut thi;. bnt Hint bpth walked off and neither attempted to assist her. The other girl said that the prosecutrix was in un extremely nervous condition. The prosecutrix admitted that she was In bodllv pain and very weak and exhausted when the car w'as turned around and same back to Ab beville at a high rate of speed, but on cross-examination she admitted that she wa'ked at least spoke of the diityt of tho American ■- nation to honor and serve the mou Washington, April 8—Flat rejee- who returned from the war. tion plan to the second industrial ■ “Too many of us,’ he declared, “are conference sett! 5 *he labor unrest 80 concerned about our owu affairs was urged before tK.* senate labv we 1,ave forgotten eur -savlous. We conn (try that share caused by the inrezt were uniform 01 meir country Secretary Daniels’ Theme 1 , , , S«»aor of Navy D«W. gP«?i2? , 5l JK** ‘5" One Victim’s Body, Recovered From Water tion of these rates tho charges for $420,000,000 Asked By R. R. Director Hines the railroads land (three the men,, must make thHr headquarters there. They Director General Hint* lias asked wl " r»ceiv 0 an annual salary Congress to appropriate $420,000,000, °f 10.000 each. BODY OF YOUNG LADY FOUND IN necessary ot guarantee the standard The railroads and unions have bent ton to South Carolina points is high-i R |VER 1d MILE 8 PROM THE return* to railroads until September to the Fersident lists of their repre- er than the rates on the zame com- SCENE op TRAGEDY. * i. 0 f this amount $3,900,000 would be sontatives, from which he will make modules from Norfolk to South Caro- : . . 77! . _ . . UK « d to wind up the affairs of tlie nominations. Una points, though the distance from The body of Miss Lucy Bradshaw, railroad administration. Estimated Norfolk is much less one of the ten victims who were claims against the administration Small Boy Severely HlITt ’Ihe railroad commission will at- downed in the Savannah river Sun- were put at $16,000,000, and will like ^ day atfernOon when the ferry cap j y be Included in the next deficiency A 81UJiI , B0U of Mr K c Ander80nt , „ a city policeman, was severely if . K ? V<i *q ( io ooo 000 Mr not Horiousiy hurt yesterday when he approxiinato $900,000,000, M'- , fell out of<an uutomible truck which Hines estimated. , ran over blm. Tho ear was driven The first successful automobile on modern linos was built iu Springfield Mass., in 1891. It was not a financial — — —. a mi,e *0, success at first. Several years later her home after reaching Abbeville.]a small steam automobile was put .— n ^ --jon the market by the samo comnanv (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I and succeeded. Pa > Urges Wilson one mile north of Pendleton. nach case. Thousands have been on The commission ha s - a large num- epust 311 ! 8 iuce Sunday and the Rush Nomination ber of hearings scheduled for various J" ,v ® r ba s be ® n dragged for miles. The ___ ° 31 011 Parts of the state, but most of these bod y found today was the first to be will be hold during the commission’s recovered from the swollen waters. THE WEATHER. the^Chlcaeo^riu Pri V 8 | TlK, Vi< !j W u* annual inspection of the ratlroad s - of. Present i advisors , ur P? d tbe the state, which begins within a fe*w d Antipodes Island, not far from L.® “J®" 1 ,0 s , end tbe nomination of .weeks and which will take the com- New Zealand, was thus named be- uJ: J n ! em ! )ers t * 1<? ra iiroad iu-[missionors over every mile of road In .South Carolina. bor board to the senate. cause it is d'rectly opposite to Lon don. i For South Carolina: Rain thia nfternoop and tonight. Somcwliat cooler In south portion tonight. Saturday fair with fresh shifting winds becoming east by night. by his brother and it is stated the two boys were tusssllng in the car when the smaller boy lost his balance and fell. He was Immediately car ried home where he was given medi cal attention. The extent of his in juries have not been ascertained, and the last reports are that he was rest ing fairly well.