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THE MES 26th Year rio, 192! $6.00 a year. JUDGE SEA! DIRECTS VERDICr * WAY TO BE SOLVED THURSDAY.AFTERNOON: FOR JOHN GOSSETT FREIGHT TROUBLES HERE ARE IN FAIR CITIZENS RALLY AND MASS MEETING TL MEMORIAL RaiTroad Officials Will Hotel Project Will Be Pre- Older Of Two Boys Is De Recommend Package 1 sented To Loyal dared To Be Not Car Service. : Florentines. Guilty. \ FINE M E E T I NG STORES TO CLOSE T H E TESTIMONY Conference "Yesterday Re- Projct Creating State Wide Case Will Probably Go To I SAYS 1 CONFESS FAILED TO HELP ' IN SERIOUS CRISIS EARN IE MONEY THIS YEAR THAN LAST HOUSES PASSES RESOLUTION TO DECLARE PEACE a . Policy Of ‘ Scuttle” Pur- File Reports of Receipts and Democrats Vote With The sued With Unhappy Results. Expenditures For January. Republicans On The Measure. : as* Interest. Manufacturer Records Seeks Infor mation. suited In Great Good For Florence. An up-to-date pocka*? ear service out of Vlorence to all points, with which the local merchants do busi ness, will he recommended by the lo rn! averts of both the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line rail roads. as *he outcome of the confer ence of shippers and railroad officia s vesterday afternoon at the rooms °i j meeting yesterdav the Chamber of Commerce. The ol - Mr j M lowing schedule was proposed by the| of thfi Uotennlnerf on this, merchants, and the oiflcials of tliO| respective lines will recommend its •adoption: Via A. C. L. Daily car from Florence to Lanes and points b?tween. Two cars per week over the \V C & A, eastern division. Two cars per week over the \Y C m A, western division. Two car.-: per week over the Flor ence railroad. Via S. A. L. One car per week to Jefferson Two ears per week to McBee,. Che- raw and Pagcland territory. Thanks to Officials In concluding the conference, the merchants heartily passed a vote of The Jury This Afternoon. I BIG BUSINESS WINS EXPENSES H E A V ^ KITCHEN IS STRICKEN Beats The Trades Unions Transportation Costs Have Representative Kitchen Col in Threatened Indus- Increased Materially Over ) lapses After Completing Last Year. trial War. His Speech. Abbeville, April 10.—Direction of a , . , ” , verdict of not guilty for John Gos- The citizens rally and mass meet- ^ one Qf the princlpals ' in the al ing, wilh spread, at which the pro- leged criminal assault case here, by | iect for a new hotel for Florence wi I Judge Thomas S. Sense late yester-j , i ..in day afternoon; emphatic denial by i Ve Drosenl'vl. will bo upici inursnay * . * , ; 1 Kenneth Gossett, rhe other principal, afternoon, 6:3ft o’clock, in the tobac- t j iat j ia( | criminally assaulted the oo warehouse oi Mr. Jake Berger, prosecutrix, but acknowledgment that Members ol rim steering committee, h « had become unduly familiar with . . . oer without protest from her wore ifternoon in the , hc outstanding features in th(> trial Lynch, chairman jiore yesterday. There were several differences in date. Mr. J. M. Lawton, chairman of testimony, particularly in the cross | ^ the committee on arrangements, examination of the sister of the prose; conferred with the committee, lie ciitrix. The testimony of the prose- View of the new Nurse Kdlth Fa- took up today with Mrs. E. E. lioweil cutrix as to the medical treatment ct I veil memorial In Loudon, with rhe chairman o f the women's committee borne before the visit of the scaffolding being removed. The statue Cincinnati, April 10 -In the preli mlnsry skirmishes of the threatened industrial war big husltiess has beat en its rival the trades unions royal me her before the Washington. April 10—The Repub lican (olm resolution declaring the state of war with Germany at an end and repealing most of the war time legislation was adopted hy the house. i Florence Times Bureau, Wyatt A.' Taylor, Corresa indent. ; Columbia. April 10 -That the rail roads of South Caro ina are earning more money in 19'JO than they did in meeker, federal commissioner of ln-]if>io j s indicated hy the reports oil tatistles declared in an address i earnings and expenditures as fihmilt now goes to th< senate Citv Club in which ha! with the South Carolina railroad conr The vote on the passage of the ,i ! mission by the roads operating ir. p( , aoo resolution was 212 to lf»0, pre- urge,, co-operation tis the most Prom- South rarol , na fo| . mi , nth 0 f .Tua;' islnc weapon ef the people in Fie ; „. ir y is^O. Earnings for January, struggle against high prices. ■cut. two. Con r ! according to these reports, increased Twenty-two Democrats Joined with press, instead of formulating a pro j ov et famiary 1 111 ft hut at the same the Uepuh lean majority in support- appointed bv the City Federation of Phytdcian on the morning ol Marc i Women's Clubs, further details of the a . bo ." t . 20 1 *? ur « th ® al,e * pd ' of the nurse is sulll veiled. feature of the after- crime * was contradicted hy the prose, " cctrix’s sister. The prosecutrix, in entertainment her direct testimony Thursday, sain Mayor to Proclaim that she had received medical treat-, Mayor it. K. Gi bert will be re- men t 0 n the night of March 14. The quested hy the committee to issue a H j st er said that this treatment was proclamation, in. which he will on- administered until after the physi- join the loyal citizens of Florence cians visited her on the morning of to consider the necessity and value March 15. Dr. Gambrel! admitted' of an adequate hotel for the city. that the treatment could have pro- ! Y, M. C. A, MEMRERSHIP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED , , time operating costs Increased also. j r p the resolution and two Republl- press I ve constructive ptogram to r - ; T , )n va ii r oad commission is in re;' <ians voted against its adoption, sh.rc iiidustiles. especially agricul-, n( ,. opor , ; , from many of the ; Democrats vollng for the resolution lure to stable peace condition, be |j,, os !l!1( | from two of the j were: Ashhrook, Caldwell, Doollng. said, is pursuing a policy of scuttle ■ m|p j. |j nPS (h,. Seaboard-and the At|rullem, Gallivan, Ganly, Goldfoglc, with most unhappy results. i |;,>uic ( cast Line. The Southern's Huddleston, McKiniry, McLane, Ma- 1 report for January is expected with, her, O'Connell, O’Conner, Pell Pamlll j in a few days. The Seaboard’s earn Only, Sherwood, Sullivan, Tague, lugs in January Increased over the Cnrew. Evans, Nevada; Mead earnings for January of Iftllt hy I . . .—!—* . ,$140.!t|3. The Coast Line's net earn- I A meeting of the Floronee Choral ’ ilH . r eased by $16,208. Society is called for tomorrow (Sun- 1 , . . ’ day) afternoon, at four o'clock at the’ The ( oast Line earned In Januan First Baptist church. This is a very Choral Society Meets Tomorrow As president of the Chamber of duced a physical condition which Commerce, Mr. Lynch vfill issue an would appear from criminal assault. _ , , jiofficial invitation to thejotib’ic to at- dirocting the verdict in the case thanks to the railroad officials am. tPm , However, pa rents 'will be ask- of -^b' 1 Gostjetti, Judge Snase took agents for their very sympathetic n()f l0 ncri oj, unresnomkWe ,hil- ,ho P 0sit i° n fbat the testimony Thurs hearing and explanation of the diffi culties, and resolved to support theii recommendations and othorwkise to co-operate with them as fully as possi hie to relieve the situation, which all interests agreed is not the best pos sible to build up Florence trade. Mr \V II Sydnor offered the motion to thank the rai'road men. Representative# Jpf the railroad at tending the ' eorif&reiice, were; f important meeting and everyone who ■ i.- ■ is interested in seeing this worth DRIVE TO BE MADE NEXT WEEK while movement go forward is urged this year $1,458,706, ih<' earned $02L'.?'‘)2. It cost Seaboard the Coast Republicans opposing it were: Ful ler. Massachusetts; Kelley, Michigan Be to re adopting the resolution, the house voted down a motion by Rep- icsentatlvc Flood, Virginia, the rapk j ing Democrat of the foreign affairs FOR NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS. Line $1,142,300 to operate In January| committee, to send the resolution 1920; it cost the Seahinrd $748,056. back to that, committee with instruc- to attend. The attendance at the re- The Coast Line’s operating expense I tlons to report out a substitute rep- cent rehearsals has been so dlscourag, increased in 'January over the same'eallng all wartime acts. The vote oh ing that the cantata will be given -ip The campaign drive for new mem- unless the members manifest greater for and 222 much to ed not to permit unrespojadilo ehil- 7“ * , ' , . , „ interest dren to att-nd. The raJlyWstrlotly ™ Ijr-XnmeH ' ,P, ' S "" TT r 's ^. ^ This organization means business, with such entertJfMnent as Tho nroseentHx 'nor wtnru^h'r the Y ' 1 ' A ' W118 bes,m h ',‘ f. ,* Florence, and the officers of the so- is necessary to draw the'crowd. of i..!a P rn,n.,,'./,Li X ’ K r.«. n „f b ' evening at a supper In the “V build- f ee j that it should not be al- Merchant to Close merchants^ of Mor- fane Branch bridge completely leave a the re auTonmbile OnT at G t 0 h^ ett Long ins '. ' had ,nvitod lowed to fall through If it can be avoid The patriotic merchaiUs of Flor- ranp Branch , )ri(lgfi completely exon quite a numbet; ct partake of the feast "d. Now that Easter is over, the mem once will i n requested, by. petition, crated the older youth. He said that and be present at the opening of the •-»"* " ,vft thfl no< ‘ ps * .to dose th»i: stores at 4 o clock on the fact of John Gossett going to - moon. Greenville under an assumed name, l “ * R « | Between now and the date of the on which much stress was laid by the h * re n,;l >VVe ^ QlU ^ rehearsals, the cantata can be given | entertnlnm^nt. members oTThe steer- prosecution, is explained by the nat nunifier was present, atiff Gie supper • _ „ _ _ „ from injr committee will organize a rem- uraf feeling of any youth when ex- a delightful feature of the evening Miners Put In A. C. Lr.: Messrs R. B. Hare, assist-| m jH PC ol ' a h on t .“q workers, who will citement was rife because of the al- was certainly* enjoyed by those who ant general superintendent, T. L. Ty- nssomble at fherooms of the Cham- crime and his life might be in braved the elements to attend the ree. local freight agent. B. S. Meeks,, hm- of Commerce promptly at four i PO l> ar d.v. He said that the proseou- opening of the drive, commercial agent; from S. A. L. Mr.j 0 'clock when Hie streets are cleared ,ion ha* 1 faiIpd to produce one vestige After supper,-Secretary Dudley, ex ' I’attsburg, April 9.—President liow- Henry Malone, soliciting agent. ! ; ,nd from there launch -i viunrnn' ot evidence to show that the youth plained the details of the campaign *t and three associate Kansas miners Important Committee ! crusade to get out tb<> crowd ' was aiding and abetting in the com- which are veryjjjmple. The member have been jailed for contempt of Plenty to Eat month hist year hy $107,704; the Rea-, that motion was 171 hoard increased January cost was- against. $118,814. I On the Democract • substitute, offer The Coast Line earned nearly nine led as .i motion to r eommit, the only ar.n a half millions from its freight! vote other than '.hat t:: adoption oi business in January and about three! the resolution permitted under the millions from passenger business, rule, three Democrats lined up with The Seaboard’s rolght earnings, gross'the Republicans while two Republl- , i vft the H* 110 neces-, w „ rf> j-oi.-.qo; (he passenger earn-[cans joined the minority. The great , iv f,ary l 0 rehearsals, and with conscien-, , n pow, $182,377. Both roads er break In the Democratic ranks vigorously Uou3 work on their part for a few ! ^ ^ j . K . r ,. asP , n t - r freight earnings, come on the'final vote. Jail For Contempt Battsburg, April 9.—President How. whereas both show decrease In U4S- senger earnings. The Coat Line in January hauled ^ Thought of Veto. , Y’hafrmnn Porter of the foreign Af- Messrs W H Sydnolr, W B Tyson! and R L Reed were appointed a spe> A temnting menu has been nrraag , It will eomprise mission of the crime of criminal sault. as- 1 hauled 318,620 tors of interstate and ■ kimple. The member have been jailed for contempt, or! 18.860 tons of intra-state freight, both ship composed mahout 700 names has court until they agree to testify in'showing increases been divided into two competing the Industrial relations court. fairs ooiftir.ittoo claimed after the roll 30n.r.71 tons of interstate freight and | call that 20 more votes would carry ID;..-,91 of intrastate freight, both 1 the reso ution ove- a presidential vc- showing increases. The Seaboard j to. Democratic members, however. said a vote on that question would see party alignment virtually Intact. The vote ended a two day's battle STRIKES SPREAD TO PASSENGER LINES cial committee, to represent the mer- ed for the spread, chants. This committee will receive chicken sajm). ^rolls, ham, |ejishe >, reports from all the wholesalers and and coffee. Preparations are*being jobbers in the citv as to the probable made to feed at least 1,000 persons, amount of freight 'they would immo- and more if need ho. ilintelv turn to such a freight service * n interim, the committee hopes and the nrospective amount they* 0 arran Rc for a speaker. Governor could develop with such favorable hooper replied yesterday aftfj-noon. conditions. Jobbers and wholesalers v a . °P K distance telephone, to the .••re requested hy the committee to a . 1< ? n .° fc P pa * i a * *\ le r al * v - He make their reports, either to the ^f 1 ,s . aac ®^ aia * because husl., chamber ot commerce or to any mem Wt , e j- ‘j/ n ooKihi.i° ho^'u 0 '^ ^ Xt ! b frjL lh Jll° mmiUee ' n0t IU ‘ er thau here after retumtag toYhe Se. ^ | Chicago. ... I Intereated in Florence tlon s of railroad brotherhood officials Bhin or this ser-| Newspaper men. and other persons of a break in the ranks of the Chi 1 teams, the Blues and the Reds. Each team is subdivided into five sub tnpms with a Captain and two lieu tenants. A huge board representing the entire membership has been plac , ed in the lobby of the building and * each member of the association is ’ represented on the board with a white heart. These white hearts are WILL GIVE ANSWER TO GERMAN DEMAND He UNAUTHORIZED WALKOUTS ARE t0 be ch ? n «? (l t0 red or . . b,ue he ? rtS PROBLEMS ASSUMING SERIOUS PROPORTIONS. as the member renews his member ship. This shows ui all times the standing of the two competing steams and the two teams have entered into TO RECEIVE FIRST CONSIDERATION AT CONFER-. ENCE OF PREMIERS. Monday noon. With the instal’ation vice, sill merchants are going to dl- who read the state papers, say no oth cago strikers, presaging a return to vert their shipments via express to er singif proposition launched here normal, unauthorized railroad strikes Paris, April 10.—-Problenrs arising April 10. Despite asser- a hotly contested rivalry for member from' the German situation wiU take precedence ot the Allied premiers con 1 There are about 700 members of ihe ( 'c renc< , ut San Remo, according to association and it is expected to re- lllp i,] P ho De Paris. the freight lines to show the railroads has create# "such general interest throughout the country assume\r seri Jf ahout^oriiew members 10 AUmen- An . an f wor bo * l . vo " Us throughout the state in Florence, oils proportions with reports indicat f nUe Am 1 30th Member- n T y ‘I de, « aad a thrma montha , a They State t„ the prejeot. is in R that nearly thlrWIive X, X'JSSS; SJSS'kS is only $5. ——_ The (campaign must be put over * i }f , r i in> April 10—England’s dlsap next week. It will not drag , Flor- proval ot France’s action In occttpy- the volume of the business and possibilities. It Is expected to mean of The greatest expense item the roads have to meet Is transportation expenses. These have heavily In creased. The Coast IJne spent $600.- 001 for this Item In January and the Seaboard spent $342,008. Maintenance of equipment shows increased costs for both roads. The Coast Lino spent less in January for maintenance of way ind structures than for the same month last year, the Seaboard spent more. The Const Line paid into county treasuries in January 1920 taxes to the amoant of $39,247, as compared with $30.6.22 taxes for 1919; the Sea board paid taxes this year in Jan uary to theamount of $3.2,1.25 as rom pared with $29,821 for 1919. tremendous expansion of Florence n ot confined to Florence at all. nien are Idle today trade In this territory I One of thr/ state papers already j The Chamber of Commerce, hack- has wired here a picture aqd plans 1 Passenger Trains Affected ed by the merchants, will support, to building wheirTi Is acfcdjfted. ^ New York. April 10.—The series of the freight department of the rail- < ? ne o£ the basest hotel architects in unauthorized railroad .'strikes roads the claims of the merchants Soat , h bas written to the Cham- ha .s virtually paralyzed freight and the recommendations of the local of Commerce, commending hotel portation systems in New York and H ie KOO( j th p y M C A. is doing officials. building as one of the bast possible vicinity spread today to the passen- T | 10 | )arraR0 is down 1( , t ’s drive Discuss Situation investments offered today and offer- Ker lines. ‘ Ine oarrage ls down ’ Tho situation particularly in ref I 8 fl Kures on costs and incomes of erence to the transfer sheds hero K . ke J ches be wishes to submit. He. Officials Not orried was discussed •U lenath hv both sides [ the l ,rivile Se.in return, of Washnigton, April 10.—Should the d bidding on the Pi a «»- railroad strike have threatened para-' e - svntn^t“the tlie Manufacturers Record, of lyi5is of transportation the govern-1 . .. ' '. . ! ys . • r - Hare Baltimore, probably the greatest ment would have-intervened, accord- Stopped Sale Of American Shoes Stockholm, April 10—Sale of 70,- hfi ence has ,be hab,t of “ K0lnK over tbe Ing the neutral zone Is hailed by the 000 pairs of American shoes was stop H-nnc top wlth a rU8h in pvor - v n,ove for nt'swpapers with moderate exprftsslon .ved here the other day because they irans- „ 00( i Every Florentirn appreciates satisfaction had boon found to contain horn fiber VETERANS GATHER IN SUMTER SOON MANY LINES ARE CRIPPLED EXPRESS* COMPANIES DECLARE ' EMBARGO IN NEW YORK r;* ««, ^ w uasiwi; visiTJsisrxss:. , Ti. . w the railroad as fully as possible. Mr. has wired here for information rela- The strike is not regarded as having I New York ’ Apr11 10 — An embargo N B Berocdy suggested the remedy t ve to the project. reached that stage but officers nro , on express has been ordered as the to be sold when he staled a great volume of, Leneing in ciose tihch with tho sit H0LD TW0 DAY , R ^ip N (FIRST ^ 8 t rik e gained ground In New I commodities are being shipped by ex- The Japanese have a pretty cus- nation 8 and believe that the Baders! ORDERS York ' f « r,her - tying up frelght * nd press now that would be shipped via j tom ot celebrating the blossoming of of the union's will be able tocontrol T ° GENE _ R ^^ 0RDERS - - crippling passenger service on many companies, the fruit trees by a general holiday, it without government interference ' ~ . . «i m « nn ...i lines. of words In the house. The debat* began at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing and occupied all the time of the house for more than 12 hours. It was marked throughout hy parti sanship except for thoseeach side who broke away from party lines to join the opposition. Former Speaker Clark, - Represen tatives Kitchen of North Carolina, and Flood of Virginia took' a leading part in the fight on the Democratic side, while Representative Mondell, the Republican leader, who cloned the debate, receiving a greet* ing from his party coUeagu^p Rep resentative Kitchen's speech - aroused the Democrats to an outburst of cheering as he assailed the Republi can membership, charging them with “preUnso and hypocrisy” an tj chal lenging them to surinn. a straightout proposal for repeal of war time legis lation If they were sint^re, 41 the close of his speech Mr. Kitchen suf fered a collapse rr suiting from what was said by his physician t(t be a slight stroke of paralysis. Represen tatlve Mondell later expressed the sympathy of the house with Mr. Kit ehen. the members standing while he spoke. Representative Longworth, Repub freight if the railroad could givetho service which the mer- chantsMMffl depend upon. One mer chant stated he shipped sides and # meat bv express because the freight Is not reliable. From tlfc idea, was developed the (Continued on page 6) . * Columbia. April 10. The annua! . It is re p 0r(Gd t h a t a freight embar- . . reunion of the South C arolina di\ is- mleht be reauired before the end 4,000. Miners Idle ion of united Confederate veterans nURht De required oeiort HU ) ' Ittfcburg, Kansas, April 10.—Four will be held in Sumter, May 5 and 0. or ino aay - ! thousand miners were idlp tod;ay. according to general orders issued UIAIIIT Til/r tlAIiri# Coal 0 P erat0rs announced that the by David Cardwell by order of Maj. nUll I I AKt MUNtT Strlke ,nvo,ved about £oi ‘y mines. Gen. XV. A. Clark, commanding the SIX LEGISLATORS in the heel an dtoe. Use of substi tutes for leather In shoes is forbid den hy the Swedish law. Public indignation has been ex pressed over Hie stopping of the J sole, owing to the alleged exorbitant' Ucan, of Ohio, was particularly sharp pricer demanded hy domestic manu- *n his references today to President facturers. (Wilson’s attitude on the leasee of na- Th? se'llng firm ha sappealed to j Hons which he described as an "un- the government to permit the shoes' American monostrosily.’’ Flood Scores Republicans Opposing the resolution, Represog. ] lutive Flood, Democrat, of Virginia j declared the treaty would have been (ratified if the Republican majority In the senate had not been ''obtained by the purchase of a senatorial seat In Michigan.'' COLUMBIA MASONS ERECT NEW TEMPLE • Rev. H. G. Bedinger refuse to accept extra pay At the “V” Tomorrow, F0R a E n R 0 8En*te H0USE Twelve thousan dworkers are employ South Carolina division, ed in the district. i Tire first session of the convention ■ will open in the Sumter court house Gompers to Cleveland at 10 o’clock the morning of May f>, Washington, April 10.—President each camp being entitled to one dele- Somuel Gompers of the Federation of K ato 1 ' or 12 active members. Labor is enroute from New York to The principlt speaker of the conven- EULOGIES FOR SENATOR MARTIN WAS ONE OF LAST CONFEDER A—E VETERANS TO SIT IN SENATE HA blD SO ME MASONIC .BUILDING TO BE HOME OF CAPITOL CITY LODGES. Stockholders Are Urged To Be There The first payment of $700 oo the The Masons of site for the building of the Florence Warehouse company wai The rest of tho money I Columbia, April 10. 'Columbia closed the deal involving Storage the purchase of their new Masonic made today. viators (> r hood of Trainmen. Federation off!- Bedinger is a Representatives have decTin^d tQ 6 ac- Cial8 here wou,dn,t d,RCUSS hte p,,r ' Washington, April 10—Today’s sen site today. The lot on which the Ma- is expected to be paid after the meet Cleveland headquarters of "the°nroth tlon wnT be Thomas 'G. McLeod, form ate- session was devoted to eulogies sons propose to erect their new tern- mg Monday, whan, the permfuiaut erhnnd of Trslnlrlpn er iB , ^»rntTrtn^ , nm l er lieutenant governor of the State, to the late Senator Martin of Vir- pie is on Lady street between Main organization will be efiected and the pose of the trip but it is understood no °P on tbe firK ! .‘! ay The sponsor of the division is Miss Rev. H. O. Bedinger, ex-Chap'.ain (Wyatt A. Taylor.) of the A. E. F. will speak to the men Columbia, April in. Two, at the Y M C A Sunday afternoon and four members of the 1 n( 3 o’clock. Mr. - - voting man of great brilliance and elo P pt the extra pay voted for leglsia- . ... . . . . , .. , !1P snonsor cn me uimmu.. ■.- quen.-e and he has been heard in ,ors hy the recent General Assembly. b0 ( ? n . f . Pr wit h his chiefs' on the ,j Gnrio(tj . v u ovk (n of JKumter. while Florence several times since his re- 1 llp Senators and Members havg dub n ? a I V Rr of t ie unauthorized railroad matron of honor Is Mrs. Walter turn from oversea • | ,>P, 1 themselves, in ^ few cases, “eon- 6,1 'ke. The interest in the men’s meeting s ‘‘ ien t io us objectors.” They opposed has decidedly Increased the last few (he appropriation of aditional pay for FRENCH NOTE . nounced by the Sumter committee in Sundays afier the long rest from the l0B > j* atorR during the General As-1 pr •n'Ai? cv'T'C'Cl charge of arrangements for the con- quarantine. Pr. Derrick of Newherrv S ^ b y a U d ,hPy take ,he po LLh,AK bK.Ill,b ventton w hlle the schedule of husl- . — - - * ness meetings will he announced by TO HAVE GIVEN tho commaa( )er at. «oon as arranged. who will address the convention at ginia Senators Swanson, Glass, und Sumter, and the purchase price first assessment of 20 per cent on the Lodge and Nelson spoke. Senator $28,500. stock subscription .will ho paid. Martin was one of the last Confed- 1 This means that plans for the new Official notices were tmrried out to- crate veterans to at in Ihe senate. aro making good headway. A day by the secretary of tho organi«n- stock company, capitalized at $100,- Gon from the Chamber of Commerce 000, has been organized for the erec- calling the organization meeting Hon of the new temple. Tentative Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at C. White, also of Sumter. The pro gram of social events will be an- “DON THE DENIM” _ IS THE SLOGAN plans call for n modern office build the council chamber of the city halL w jth quarters o,,. , ._ ^. Bnnday "‘ 0 t , "' t ,CsUnK addrcMfl ,as ' 'tiffed "n taking''''t^e'erHa ^ho^ks’ FRANCE CLAIMS OVERALLS INCREASING IN IN BIRMINGHAM. They have returned to the clerks of ‘ENGLAND AMPLE WARNING. The annual parade of the veterans will take place at 5 o'clock on the no * < ' afternoon of the second day. Tho orchestra has secured several , hP ' two branches the checks sent new members and their music is ex- them a s - “over-time." i Paris, April Irt.—The French ceRenf. A special feature tomorrow It is understood that Speaker Goth- 1° England fin tho occupation of Oer- will he Ihe singing of a male qunr- fan and Representatives Mower, of man territory malntams thu (France'tjtr i C*i-'Lr/» I Newberry, Meares. of Fairfield, and gave England ample warning on April M 1 ' 1 Workers otriKC Ing, a “sky scraper,” with quarters Every stockholder is urged to be do ire for all Masonic orders of Columb a present promptly. ^ and fo rtho Shrine, together with a — Masonic Club and also office and 10. “Don * tore roomstorjrenL , STARVATION ODESSA FACES Buckingham, of Aiken, have returnon third that France considered it noces I In France noted criminals are made their extra checks. Senators John- sary to take military steps if Germany In Rocky Mount jmfK 0 - ^ cost f Birmingham, Ala., April the dejiim,” is the slogan of Birming _ i ah ham’s overalls club with a member- MSy KCpCSl All . t ship of nearly three thousand, incltid | War Legislation ing city officials and even a difnllied | Washington. April 10 -The motion to speak and sing into a phonograph stone, of Newberry, and McC'oll, of failed to withdraw her troops before their discharge from prison, Marlboro, are the members of the up thnt In future their voice Wentlfled, In . uw money. - - r , .fcMtoo. Rocky Mount, in the tight against tbe high of clothing. that overalls had been rais- MUCH DISTRESS THERE SINCE THE ALLIES WITHDRAWAL i to recommit the peace resolution Bucharest,. April 10.—OdetM hat proposes repeal of all war legislation, been facing starvation since tha with- C April 9 —Over R e P° rt f»' Htat overalls hafl neon rais-: ^ ^ Ruproaentative Flood, ranking drawal of tho Allies, workers struck to- ed J’" 0 ™ DO’inoerat 1 ' “ ‘ ~ ' ‘ mbers of the up In some quarters the French note three hundred mill workers struck to- eA from eW0 t0 rU 1” tn , 1 Owpocrat on the Foreign Relation, i Great disorder snd dlstre&k reign Jq may be w branch who saw fit not to accept ^considered to have rell|ved the day on^ account ofjthe transjer^of Btorm^o a con8 Se?ed j committee. ‘ southwestern RuesU. ' ■ ,> an employe to' another department. lilA.'v* 1