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3ft The Florence Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRES^S DIS^tTCHES 26th Year 1 i IJi Florence, S. C. Wednesday Afternoon, Apnl <21, 1920 -r-r-: $6.00 vear. HUNDREDS OF BOYS ^ HAVE BEEN INVITED || TO ATTEND RALLY AMATEUR PLAY ! j GRAND SUCCESS ■ t * CIVIC LEAGUE REALIZES NEAT | SUM, WHICH PAYS OFF I INDEBTEDNESS SECRETARY dF WAR INSPECTS TAN!' t COSPS Plans Forming To Make May 8 Red Letter - Day. ALL DAY MEET County Agent Wants In crease In Boys Corn Club Membership. ‘ The ' Flower Shop,” one of the j i prettiest amateur plays ever staged • ! in Florence, was given at the Opera ( j House last evening to a packed j house. The p'ay was directed by its; author, Mr. Charles Hilliard, and! and given under the auspices of the j Cicic League. The east of charuc- j ters included some of ilte very best local talent and the entire troupe j Personal letters to every boy in‘render# their respective pails' Florence comity, notifying him of a'b IC> ' i * efficiently. The playei; ploa>-; .. „ , 1, ,1 1 the audience from start to finish j big-rally for all the boys, to be held: s ■ „ ■ , , e \ land were liberally app auded thrnout In Florence May 8. were mailed today, entire program. , j from the office of the Chamber ofj THe proceeds from the even Commerce bv Mr. *J. Ward McLen ! lnf« entertainment was particulariy j don, county agent. Several hundred S™ iI| i rin *i 0 the ltldip J s 1,1 char K‘’- , . ! The receipts amounted to nearly ot the letters were mai led through:^ The p 10c „ pd , wi!1 ,. e U) i out the county, announcing plans for pa'y off the tndebtndness of the Civic an allday affair, which i., expected to League the members of which are eclipse any previous event ever u>Y grateful to the public generally i t ■M BSC jy : SWroftSJ- ir^il STORY OF MURDER HANY KILLED AND ^ 1 TOLD BY PRISONER 1 SCORES INJURED IN TORNADO’S SWftP m*. TWO NffW ORLEANS MEN CHARG ED/WITH CRIMJE. YOUNG WOMAN KILLED. m Property and Crp^) Damage Estimated Into The Millions. K- RED CROSS HELPS rdf. \ ['■*«**« mm .j, m / (pirranmg rnito of ilte Tank corps at < , niup Meade passing in reviev. before Ser-ret try of/\vnr linker. Cf-neral Mareh. <b erai Hutcheson, Genevul Hine-, ar.d other leading artttv men ‘)i,iaiig the fieid ( day^ inaju users and inspeclioii. GRUNAU TAKEN dertaken here fof the lads. Mr. McLendon’s letter to the hoys is as follows: Dear‘ Friend:-r Boys Rally 1'hi fc is to uotiVy-’yTtu that we are going to have a real live meeting of, Timmcnsvlll*' the boys in Fjprence Countywho are | Orchestra foi now membe rs of the Boys' Club, or I rendered who wish to join. for the liberr.l patronage extended them. The ladies In charge wish( t o ox- 1 press their sincere thanks to all who! took part in the play, and to nl’ who; so kindly contributed their, ear: - for the transpoifntioo of the tro>;ne to «1:>0 to the Boineur Ybe delightful music TO COUNTY JAIL REFUSES TO GIVE TEN THOUS AND DOLLAR BAIL. PROMIS ES NOT KEPT. JOHNSON LEADS > ; WOOD SECOND IN ' , NEBRASKA PRIMARY HIGH SCHOOL LAO New Orleans. April 22.—Philif John , Birblgia. 21 years old. college stu dent, and Charles J. Zelenka, Jr., aged 22. will be arraigned in Second City criminal court today, charged with the murder Monday night of pretty Mrs. Bertha Neason. their coinpan*; ion in an automobile nue. Robert > Burns, aged 17. son of a police cor j i poral. who drove the ear in which the • murder was committeed and whoj caused the arrest of the pair, was > being held as a material witness. B’vbigia. calm and almost defiant during the clay, was nervous and ex- icitPd in his cell at the parish pris on. “It w r as the ‘prohibition wins 1 key' that did it," he said. Zelenka agreed with him. Smoking cigarette aftef cigortetth i in a manner apparently intended to essee. Sixteen bodies were brought be. boastful, Birbiglia yesterday told i into Hamilton, /via. Ked Cross ra the superintendent of police the llet parties and special trains wera rushed to the serieken sections cat Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee Severely Dam aged by Storms. Birmingham, April 21—One hun dred and eighty-two are dead and dcores injured ♦while property and crop damage will run into the mil- llions is the estimated toll of the tornado which yesterday swept parte of Mississippi Alabama, and Tenn a murder "for those dia- by them in Tinimonsvilln. This me 'ting will and to tlm local school board for h" held on Saturday. May 8th, and their 'oyel runnert and espee'nlly (o it is earnestly hoped that every oio.v i Mrs. A. ,T Johnson who so ably as- will attend who wishes to come-In, sister! as pianist and to all others contact, with the other boys of tho who assisted in anv way t o rnke county, and who wants to enjoy a , the play tt-o sulendid it was . !sory of momls.” “I took Bertha to a dance and saw - |.• ■ nmnrilT 1,1086 wonderful diamonds.” Birbiglia IN c(j|j|(JfN j the superintendent, according to tying doctors, nurses and food. A. to a hundred day o“" pleasure, Vbtertalument and | valuable pastime. The boys will fcnj shown over the Pee Dee Experiment J Station Farms, wilt be given a “Fish, Stew", will he given entertainment' at the moving pictures, and will be given instruction and information! concerning their club work. Great Day , Chicago. April 21. -John (irimait, president of the ‘‘outlaw’’ Chicago Yardmen's association was taken to the county jail at Joliet Monday by federal officers after he had refused | to give $10,00$ bond on a charge of * violating the Lever act. for which he was arrested Thursday with 24 other ,, , ,,, strike leaders. Federal officers said Mrss. E. E. Howell, , ub.icity Ucitr- f} runau t, a ,j violated his promise to remain away from union meeting?. Following the issuing of new war rants for ten strike leaders District Mrs. K. L„ 'VPccx. Transnortwtten Attorney Clync indicated that 25 oth-fturns from the X C ha iterates—Mrs. E. I.. Oulla. Mrs Crs would be served on men wh 0 sup-j primary election Hitchcock Leading A l I Darir.gton, April 21.- Andrew Ladies in Charge Mrs Clyde Brown, General man. Chair man, Mrs. D. M. McEarhin. Finance. Mis. .1. W. Ivev. Director BRYAN IN THE RA&E ‘V J> ! .r Incohiplete Returns Sbo^ts Many Presidential ’ . Posjibiliti.es. Appeals for Aid. , , .. , , i ,* i Birmingham. April 21—Appeals for inlciiniation given out by the latter.' we re received from many small / “1 wanted those diamonds; I don t know just why, because I always had , , , . v . 1>. CAUTHEN MEETS DEATH v^ntv of spending money, but I want ru ;|1 Imus and food NEAR SOCIETY HILL. MA- cd them just the same. Well, 1 told ' vi J ose homes were destroyai. CHINE TURtJs OVER. '< liarles Zelenka about them and we r,1e f* s ' ‘P* (,Had ip •owe* HUl. dccoid' agreed to take them away from Ber- * !1 S t* la?t reports, ,’ ! .. D. t ha. I met her in front of a depart-. , Byryino the, Dead l. <.<r -i' .. and several of the city, was almost instantly kill- to me when I signalled him. We had otheii, s ^ertoiisly • injijred and may;.- ed moudav afternoon near Sooiety a pop bottle full of 'prohibjtion whis- me. •f'roparatlons have been -made , FM1 when the automobile in which key' and drank it. It was whiskey to bmyuhe 'dead atjd' rebuild the Democratic ■Opponents «.r vw, «h«. «nu Overwhelmingly. 1 0,10 of tlle niost P°P u ' ar y ol ' n S tol from a negro and was to give it county reports 2:i dead ai that^hade us carry out the plot. Tp took in if couple of lakeside re devastated area. )m;.h;i, April ^1—In'inuplct ^ :v- tie was riding skidded and turned over, ^ioung Cauthen and four o'ber p 0r t 8 , then instructed Burns to drive Afi pJateerip-erg • • memb.'rs of the Darlington high base down the ‘Turtle Back’ road in the *, a • • • ' ball team were eu route to t'heraw rear of the city park. Bertha put her « 4 S3V0d From Snip schools arni arouud m Y neck; I pressed Ze'.e-, to see Columbia ajBd Cheraw play. The other* members of the leading, the ecord- : v V Boys, you can’t afford to miss a W. E Trent-hard. Miss Jane B Evans ceeded to the offices vacated by lead splendid opportunity like, lltjk. Th-‘,' - - • era arrested. Harold E. Reading, an ) day will be remembered as long as SALVATION ARMY officer of the englnemen’p association i General jl- x ' Vou live, and several things wl’l be T A c*citt-> who was r<»arre8ted is I* -th^.,ftnFage 1 liitflhoonpte-,-^v8rwi dlsct’Rsed that lead to better times! LA&ME 1U 6.PEAK county Jail at Wlvaton. latex iu Jo the rummeft . -~i£2ST?~ ^ . ItMllve ^ond-for' bt* tetHWFrT'he case ; t ^ wantVtrff w*rtt •w- arT.golmr to have MISS RileBA^RAWFORD AT CEN- wi^he heard April 24. jdelog«t s at (AjWUriMMfl is -w “Florence County Boys’ Club”) that every member will be glad to' ka's shoulder and he passed me the Trieste April 21—All the pasaeu- raska, oi ^)'<k r*'ai i ' ' II • — - ggn. While she kissed me I fired un- gers*of the American steamer Sue- . ‘party jfere: Theron Mozingo, who der her left arm. I don't recall how ,,uehanna which, went ashore on the .ow.i*. ,- '. ‘'-‘j wai driving the car. George Theton. 'oany shots, but I beat her over the.; i) a ] n jLtiap’coast- are" safe, according 1 ‘- Hampton' Skinner and Tom Sharpe, head to make sure she was dead.; f() the messages received here. Senator none Of fwljoiu was seriously injured. Then I twisted the rings off her fing- , 1'ti-/ The, voimg men left Darlington ers p |u1 wit h Zelenka’s help dragged vtitt/-vt onn a .,-T'j *3 Vdock iH'iTl tbmunTtdeat ee-tito budy. to Ilte woods and threw it WMULE b I ATE Hitcnco uc . e , im , (1 i,.,,)- an hour later, tw 0 and in a Poo* of water.” one-half miles from Society Hill. The asms UJS r.u:!- TRAL METHIDIST CHURCH ' While tha railroads announced W. J. H'yan took fourth f ana LU'C. BAPTIST CHURCH TONIGHT. that traffic conditions in Chicago were - approaching normal a new menace to Trr A \xr/-vr>T.*-T7> d a r P ' For De ,i nau - nta Miss Rhcba Crawford, probably the lailroad service came in the form ot | WAR WORKER AT come of l ov« h i most wide, y >< no ' vn of the Salvation a 8,, ' ike threat fl0n ' 35.000 freight t ,ome of the l-ovs have b^en d*:- ^,. my ] ass : es i n the United States handlers and railroad clerks. KV", ge r B ? e,r ? ,n P ! an 1 tcd ' l j“the girl With the winsome smile,’’' George A. Worrell, chairman of the due to the flu. and numbers of thoui w jji deliver an address at the Cen- Brotherhood of Railway Clerks on the are asking about taking over en tral Methodist church here tonight at Chicago and Northwestern, .railroad acre which their father has a'ready g o'clock. said a delegation of workers would JOINS REBELS machine had climbed the hill and o tithe crest struck sand, skidded and ! , tiu tied' completely over. Hampton '; Skinner, .with a painful injury to his' hand, walked to Society Hill for, SUGGESTIONS medical ‘attention., but when the doc MORE NAMES FOR THE HOTEL CONTINUE TO BE I RECEIVED AT CHAMBER OF 1 COMMERCE. ADVICES REACHING AMERICA SAY OBREGON COMMANDS TROOPS Agua Prleta. SonOra. April 21—The whole state of Michac&n has joined the Rebels, according general Peso- iera. Obregon commanded the Mich planted. This will be all right if ihei She is only 22 years old but. de- con f 0 '’ with railroad heads on a de boy will get a record of the expense 1 spite her youth, making speeches be !V !,nd , for a , n iacrea ”‘ ? ,u w . ages ’ . weru- in Ui-mce under the -um and labor done up to date. (fore the public is no novelty to Miss U,e dR '« ands were not met a strike ' vcrk ln J wime, undet the aus Wishing you the best success in Crawford. She firmly established her vote would he t:,kon 'Morrell said. At |pices of the Y. W. C. A. is visiting MISS WATSON TO LECTURE THIS '° r a ^{ ved; GatUhen was dead.j EVENINGON HER WORK scheSlSS • That interest is in no wise lagging oacan revolutionary troops according IN FRANCE. } to play Darlington Tuesday and the ln the new hotel project for Florence v American army intelligence . . , . young itf#:/were - on «'aeir way to Che ^ i«' indicated'inithe number of names 'TPm^- Miss Sarah Watson, who is doing, ^ U) get a look at lhe team . pre being handed to the Chamber of Com! your club werk. and with best wish-, reputation along this line last year the national headquarters of the j ier sister, Mrs. Robert Serverance, when in the first home service drive ! on Dargan street during Yours very truly. for funds she spoke in nearly every J. WARD Me -LEXDON, ‘ ‘ty of the South. County Agent. I At the time the United States en- 5. * , tered the war Miss Crawford, like T1 Ct-illo thousands of other patriotic Ameri- llllClt btnis More V,. can women, answered her country’s Frequent Than Before call. She was engaged in every war drive, making pubi c speeches in all Columbia. April 21.—R. Q. Merrick, ^ Llbert Y Lo;in- War Saving Stamp paraVory to the game here. The data here has, of c^ourse. been cancelled^ Darlington is saddened by the dl her short rsiccident. Andrew Caul was', the son of the Rev. and Mt^s To Rent Profiteers of 1 cinnati it was announced that ^ strike vote had been authorized. | furlough In this country. She plans |j t .hyy'J.’.Cputhtfn and was a youth Eugene C. Esty. until ten days ngo to return to Franco during ttie month, starting character ami rare worth. Ex a leader in the Chicago rail strike, |' Miss Watson will speak at the cepiionally well liked suggestions for the name New Homes Answer w hostelry. Since the first ublished in The Times, the ! additions have been receiv-1 The New Williard. SOLDIERS RELIEF BRINGS ON FIGHT prohibition agent in charge of South 3,1,1 philanthropic campaigns put on. Carolina with headquarters in Green- The lecture is free and no collec- ville, was in Columbia yesterday in ,,on wil1 he taken. The publi< - is cor conference with D. C, Heyward, coi- dially invited to attend her lecture, lector and said: — - “Illicit distilling is today more wide spread in South Carolina’ than ever before,” said Mr. Merrick. “Only last week six stills were captured In Union county—such a number in Union county has not been heaid of in years. “The distillers up around Green ville have not near gone out of busi ness. Many of the raids made in the central and lower parts of the state result in the capture and destruction of small crude affairs that turn out a very inferior quality of whiskey. In fact distillers up our way don’t use their ‘singlings’ at all for' bever age purposes. , “The big blockaders have a union meeting ttiat he pro cured 1. W. W. assistance to wreck trains and blow up round houses and bridges in the course of a railroad strike at Minneapolis and Bt. Paul in 19 UP Minneapolis officials denied that Es ty had had any part in the 1910 WON’T TAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS Philadelphia, April 21.—A cam- paign for the building of homes is ette Hall—The Royal or Philadelphia’s answer to the question fal. . | of how to keep rents # down to a reas- an—Eastalina or Easca- Enable basis. The tenant population This one was received from is in desperate straits for rents have been going higher and higher and no li m ned out -of respect t 0 his menf-1 A11 suggestions are being filed by end seems to be in sight. The scram- ory. and the school will attend the* tbe secretary of the Chamber of hie. for homes in the suburbs is so his death has was indicted by these state grand jury First Baptist church tonight begin- cast, a giocin over the entire city. The 1 we charged with “influencing others to -: n uing promptly at 8 o’clock. She will chamber of commerce, scheduled to Una. jure railro"ds. talk of her work in France. The pub- meet this afternoon,-immediately ad- Dillon. Esty was arrested several days ago lie is urged to attend the lecture. after he was reported to have boast- - v ^ tunerai* services tomorrow In a bod.v. Commerce and will bs referred' to acute that when one woman moved Young Cauthen was in his 18th fhe hotel organization committee on same of the furniture out of her home 'vc-ii- •fmi .r-.ve nrnmlse of a line selecting a name when such organiza- the other day, in order to clean the '' aU l MV Dr record He had '*0" ** effected. Very probably the house twenty-five persons tried to organization will make a liberal re .‘ent U from her within a few hours. collegiate athletic already made for himself a strong place in high school circles! being a valuable member of the football team and a. mainstay on (be baseball ienee 0 as he''is'said'Tt) 1 have chUnier] AMBASSADOR JOHNSON ATTENDS «*»<* Following his speech he was INFERENCE Af OFF.GIAL j vijy — •*“ -7 .”> victories this sea Wahington, April 21.—Ambassador «<>» a "d in addition to his work in SHARP WORDS EXCHANGED -N HOUSE. FAR FROM AGREE MENT Washington. April 21—Conflict bc- twee nRepublicam ami Democrats on ( soldier relief legislation broke out in the house today after Chairman Good ! well 01 a PP 1 ' 0 P , 'i£'tions committte had I equipped stills capable of turning out ' Vur,:ed "'embers that to put throngh i twenty-five to thirty. #if?ms a day. '' casli bonus plan would “bring down ! They go in on Jif game on a big Bie wrath of 106.000,000 men, worn scale, though ti^^do not stay longer »«d children.” at. one ipflB^han two weeks. They “The greatest badge that the Amer retail their stuff at about $25 at the lean soldier will wear,” R'presenta- |tlll side and at about $40 in distant live Good declared, “will he the cities its a_poor blockader who does badge of sacrifice and not the badge not make $flooo per month up In the of a bonus.” association, tbe "outlaw” union. GERMANY WANTS TO INCREASE FORGES CLAIMS LARGER ARMY IS NECES SARY TO PRESERVE ORDER. Johnson at Rome has been instruct ed to attend the Allied conference at San Remo as American official ob server. He will not participate in the dis cussions or deliberations. Strikers Hold Out REFUSE TO VOTE IN CHICAGO ON QUESTION OF RETURNING TO WORK. ward for the accepted name. I To stop profiteering In rents and Future plans and policies of the homes, several organizations are at- new hotel organization are expected tempting to unite on a program of He was without a doubt one of!'" * ba l>" d ™ry definitely this after house building to continue for at least verv host high school Ditchers ' n<>on > " hen the stock subscribers con s,x months or until the shortage has He had already nltehed ve »" at * o’clock in the council chain l »een relieved. These organizations P ber of the city hall. A large attend- include Associations of Tenants, mice is expected. .Trade Unions, representatives of the 'building trades and mortgaging com panies. They have been asked iu nn dertake this work by the Department of Public Welfare. Meanwhile camping ground aceessl- le by street cars is in preat demand. Tent manufacturers say more orders have been placed for tents this month than ever before in Phlladel- SUMTER ALSO BeInG CONSIDER- '"^ 1 "” 1 ,, UMrMedented the box was hitting weli. < STRIKERS AGREE TO - RETURN TO WORK OFFICES OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HERE McHUGH ANNOUNCES THAT THE USIONS AND MEN HAVE COME TOGETHER. mountainous section of the state.’’ The open fight over the legislation S(;r v e order. Paris, April 21.—Germany has ask ed permission to maintain armed force than permitted peace treaty. • ' The claim is made that sary to have a larger force to pre- Chicago, April 21.—The striking ED AS LOCATION FOR Dl- VISIONAL FORCE. of building of cottages and bungalows I within a radius of thirty miles of Philadelphia to accomodate the rush i SCHOOL PUPILS ORGANIZE CLUBS Paris, fleers over ‘ th estate'a re" d^ohi g 0 good IT"' T**", ne P rps " mativ '' M ,°“' work, but that the number of block- •" ° ' vonjlng Republh an Ic.Yr. Ifders does not seem to show much f PP-0sing ’ " 'Id enterprises decrease, as the enormous margin of t l ost,nR ,nan y millions,”., charged profit is a grekt inducement to run , iat J^motrats were atlempting the risk of capture. , lo loisf an extravagant plan en the — j Republican house for politica' rea- MATERIAL REMOVED ; son T r w , t o«t>dt7 , T7’T' 'T -^rxrvrr'wtttta T statement of flie Republican i . — ' o 1 KtLxii 1 Kli.Ur'rLJNED i leader brought a (|iii(;k reply from! ,),> v s :iT, d gi'Is <>f the city ' Representative (Jrrner of Texas th-.' schools have organized overall and — SKY SCRAPER NEARING COMPLE Democratic whip, who attacked the apron clubs. All the beys of both the Havana, April 21.—The Republican TION HANDSOME CITY Republican sales tax plan for raising ""d elementary schools have party has nominated Senator Artola BUILDING {lhe needed revenues, declining (he donned the blue denims and all girls as a candidate for President of Cuba. , ' y Clemeneeau has returned OVERALL AND APRONS ADOPTED visit to Egypt. * BY ALL PUPILS OF CITY schools. Names Aartola As Divisional offices of the South Caro cf tenants tha , expected when in.i highway department vill be es- m j| d weather comes. Those erected one community cost about $600 h and are eagerly rented at $360 the season. ..iji 0, d "anal boats lying along tM Edward McTlugh. tlieir spokesman. | 0 ' "V letter at tue a- Schuylkill river are being fitted out He said lie had abandoned the effort j * tance ( 'apt. .1, Roy Pennell, o dwellings and families are glad to Returned From Ep-vnt 10 •W 1 the case taken up separately i 0 i u,n ,,a ’ , 8tatp highway engineer. rt , n , t | lpm as t en ,p 0rarjr homes. Keturnea rrom agypi bv tlj ( :i)oad Ii ||0i . h )ar(1 , As an alternative. Sumter is being considered. Mr. Ijewis states. April 21.—Former Premier TTd ^ trTT ," T ^c.-rwr. The secretary of the Chamber of from his Clemenceau Has HOKE LOSES Commerce states the location of the HOME STATE j divisional offices in Florence is very , desirable and he will be glad to re Cuba’s President ter exactly what is «*osired so the sec 1 rotary Invites the submission of nny- HEALTH CONDITIONS EXCELLENT HERE DR. F.ADOY DECLARES FLORENCE IS CLEANEST CITY IN THE STATE. The material used on the sky Republicans were planning (o “place a tax on the lacks and berios of •have adopted aprons as their school garb. They propose to continue this scraper which was necessarily keptj'he people. Instead of taking it from |d'" SH during the remainder oi this Jacksonville Buys PALMER LEADS IN GEORGIA, i ?? lve ¥ an y °^ pr8 “ f 1 ° , l lpe d a ? ld WITH TOM WATSON IN R r - L,ewis d 'd not indicate in Ins SECOND PLACE — , r ,T. ry ,nvue8 ,ne i Faddy, head of me cu y health Atlanta. April 21- Returns fro"> UJ M f vo 0 u TToSr'‘ lV J«.ssn.l.v deslr-j ^"arimen. returned to the city to- Georgia's (b-mocratic presidentia. a hie ! ' av 0,t " r a ' our of other cities of primary show Attorney General £nln, j * M r Lewis states in his letter he ,,lf ' slat ' 1 "’here he went on an In- er leading with one hundred and will have charge of this division. 1 lorty votes; 1 hennas E. Watson sec-'which will comprise several of the Shipbuilding Plant jond. with a hundred and twenty most Important counties in the state. " and Senator Hoke Smith third j “By having the division offices of vot- ' Jacksonville. April 21 The rp, / .. l • commission bus voted to buy 1 ne LJillO vauey Heneley shipbuilding plant. city '1 itl» a the ' hundred votes. AGREE TO PAY jibe state highway department locat- spectlon tour. He declares that Flot erne is the cleaneot and most sani- te:v city he visited in his rounds. He is proud of the showing that Florence is making and hopes Jhru o n the sidewalk in orfnt of the buiid t’ 1 " Pockett of tho?,-} best able toJ 8 ' C ,0<> ,Pn " Ing has been removed and the street {P'-v ” j ... _ . _ npene d up. This improves the up- Another development in connection; vvatCFS Resign In pearatice of that corner and eliml-j "'Bh bonus legislation was calling nales the congestion which has been hv Represetatlve Towner of Iowa. nollceab'e at that point. The sky- s,l 'i<'■'•> of the Republican caucus Cincinnati. April 21.—Persons Ihing PROPOSE TO ETEND THE For Officers and Enlisted Men of the county, will be afforded the most di- SEVERAL KILLED IN scraper is nearing completion and 00 0 a peitv conference, along the river are preparing to move / PEACE RESOLUTION ” Army and Navy. (reel and best Information and advice, TORNADO IN certainly a handsome city building. ! hmsday nicht to consider bonus should the lowlands become inun- _____ ____ ; on roads construction, plans, flnan | * legislation. Hit - action was In re dated the rising waters in the Washington. April 20—A proposal! Washington, April 20.—Senate and >’*"K a "d maintenance. I hoP° we j Aberdeen. Miss.. Aoril 20.—Several • oon.'-e o a demand from two score Ohio river. to extend the peace resolution passed House conferees have agreed to in- shall be able to bring the division <> , persons are reported to have been who were said, by the House tq declare war with Aus creased pay for commissioned officers O" 08 berp _ w , ltb ^'~^ pa ^ p ^ il,Pd yinjured and property dial ed in Florence,” stales the secretarj . coir tant vigilance and eterna' work of the Chamber of Commerce, “the {to keep her in the lead. ; citizens of Florence, both city nnd MISSISSIPPI THE WEATHER. Republican members. For South Carolina: Somewhat cooler interior night. Fresh routh wind#, to l - e dissatisfied with the work ofj lhe first woman’s hospital on ihojtriu ended, was made before t^te Sen- lo-.the lioiike ways and means commit- j Pacific coast was established in San late Foreign Relations Committee but la final actios ferred. With Florence and enlisted personnel of the army towards her roads problems, the offi- and navy and the marine corps and >88 would prove very valuable in coast guard anctipublic health service. nu,ny respects aged to the extent of two hundred thousand dollars as a result of t $er- nado her*.