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Florence, S. C. Friday Afternoon May 7, 1920.
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MILS MEmS TO .
TOSt FOR •WO ' 1
LARK OF FRUITS
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Dr. Bridgers Preaches
Another Strong Sermon
/v Last Night.
INTER EST GROWS
The Evangelist Gives Incon
sistent Church Mem
bers Another Round.
Preaching last uight on the sub
ject »jf “The Fruits of Repentance'’
Kov. Luther D. Bridges, p.D., conduct
Ing the revival at the Central Metho
dlst church, gave inconsistent church
members another round with gloves
off.
Hinder the Church
“There Is nothing in the world
hindering the church of God in Flor
ence. S. C\, so much as the insin
cerity and inconsistuney of ihc
church members,” said Ur. Bridges,
caillug the church members to task
for their luck of fruits. ’‘Repentance
is the door to the Kingdom of God.’*
Even the Evangelists came in for
thilr share of utteuiion by the revl-[
ralist last night.
After Evan^oiiets
"There n; u tendancy of evangelists
Just to got members” said. Dt. Brid
ges, “they urge premature decision
and then leave a hopeless problem
to tlu^ pastor, of converting the new
members. That is the element which
n 1 timing after the things of the
world and discrediting the church.
“I would rather- preach here two
weeks without a conversion, than to
• bring in one member who would af
terwards discredit the church, or I
would rather have omy one convert,
and have him stagger and reel down
the aisle under Holy Ghost Baptism j
than have’ a thousand throng the \
mourners benches.
Deal Honestly
’’Wtf have no right to increase the
ouemborshlp of the church, build it up
socially and financially at the ex
pense of souls.
It pays to deal honestly with Hu
man soulk » ■. . , . •
There is something deeper in re- 1
pontance than mere ordinance and
fleshly acts.
There are membefs in Florence,
South Carolina who argue on the
polnl of human ordinance, of dipping
or immersion, and sprinkling while
souls are slipping through theii* fin
gers to hell. Immersing them in all|
the torrents of Niagara would not,
save them unless they had truly re
pouted.
Revive Faith • !
if we could have-a real old time
revival here in Florence some busi
ness men would have more faith In
religion because some church men\ J
bers would pay up. Some doctors j
would be less sceptical about thei
value of religion because their bills (
wou’d be paid.
There Is enough bad In us. we an.'|
bound to admit; In the name of God,
if you cant say something good about;
1 person ke»T> your mouth shut, said j
the Evangelist, to those who are
prone to gossip.
In summing dp the Fruits of Re-
pontunce Dr. Bridges told them first
to Icve God; second to pay Just
debts, and obligations, and not cheat:
and defraud; third to speak the truth|
fourth l*ve a true life, according tc
the example of Jesus Christ.
1200 Stand
At the conclusion of the service
every person in the house, probably!
1200 to 1300 persons stood as one
man (o ask the minister to pray for!
them. His sermon .made a deep im-j
press)on upon all who heard him. ]
The large number of children in the|
congregation was particularly notice
able. The attendance last night was|
materially Increased, probably 200 to
300 persons over the cougrem^on of
the night before.
Under the direction of Rov Homer
Jenkins, there was a rousing song
service before the service.
'Comollmenta Newspaper
Preluding the sermon Dr. Bridges j
id*#^erv high compliment to the
EX-SERVICE MEN j
FOR MEMORIAL DAY,
ROTARIANS HAVE QUESTION OF UNION
p.ORENCE COUNTY SOLDIERS
TO APPEAR IN UNIFORM TO
FIRE SALUTE AT GRAVES •
The local Post American Legion
held a meeting last uight iu which
they completed the details for their
part In the exercises for Memorial
Day. All service men are requested
to attend the exercises in uniform.!
and at 5:30 in the aftarnoon they
wiR meet al the post office buiding
where they will fall Into line aud
march to the Centrl Graded School
buiding for the exercises, after
which they win march to the ceme
tery and decorate the graves of
their three fallen comrades Emmer-
son McCurry. Signious Brown and
Buck Seymour, who sleep in the lo-J
cal, cemetery.
The line of march will be headed
by the local Rife Club who will fire
a salute at the graves. |
Details were perfected l at the
meeting last night for an intensive
drive for membership which will be
launched at a dinner which will be
given •in the near future.
It is the purpose to have every ex
service man in the county affiiate
himself with the region. Florence
county is already well organized,
having and three of the state offi
cials are frem Florence. Mr. Cbal.
S. Gardiner Is state chairman of the
state publicity work. Mr. Sam Royal
is state historian and Sam Houston
is a member of the state finance
committee.
^ REPORTS NUMEROUS
BIG COMPANY . WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT CARRANZA HAS
TUESDAY NIGHT, C^RAL ASSCMOLV OF SOUTH- FLED MEXICO CITY
PERSONAL ITEMS ! 500 MEMBERS ARE
OF TIMMONSVILLEl
THE WEATHER
For South Carolina:
Partly cloudj tonight and Saturday.
General to moderate north cast to
east winds.
FLORENCE ONE OF
TEN HEADQUARTERS
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA DE
VELOPMENT BOARD.
Columbia May 7.—Florence is to be
one of the ten district headquarters
of the state wide campaign of the
South Carolina Development Board.
The other headquar^rs will be in
Oreenvllc, Sp&itanlAg Greenwood,
ftolumbia, Orangeburg Charleston.
Darlington. Sumter and Rock Hill.
State headquarters will be in Oolum-
bia.
This division of the state was an-
f|Ainced today following a general
conference at which a program was
laid out for one of the most carefully *
planned campaigns ever conducted iu
South Carolina. While the state
headquarters Is preparing the materi
al,, the district leaders will be setting
up the’r local “machinery.” On the .
opening date of the drive. Monday.’
May 24. everything will be so well.
armiged that ev^ry citizen of the
state will know all about the South 1
Carolina Development Board and. then •
will be given opportunity to co oper i
ate with it if he thinks it worth
while.
Rogers Davis and Joe Turn
er of Rotary Fame
Here.
OTHER VISITORS
Occasion Will Be Formal
Induction Of The
Florence Club.
Roturiuus of Florence are prepar
ing tor a big time Tuesday night
when Rogers Davis and Joe Turner
will oome to formally inaugurate the
club aud present us cnarter. This
torn ally lid's been delayed l-y me
influenza epidemic and other un
avoidable causes. j
Rogers Davis is governor of the
Seventh District. He is from Char
lotte and is a leading light in Ro
tary. ■
Joe Turner of Roanoke, Va.. is the
business manager of Hollins Institute.
He was the feature of the great con
vention held recently at Greenville.
In addition to tnese celebrities
there will be delegations from the
Greenville. Charlotte, Rock H 11. Co
lumbia. Charleston. Wilmington,
Goldsboro and possibly other clubs.
In all more, than thirty visitors are
expected. The Florence club will en
tertain its guests at an elaborate
banquet to be served at the Blue
Bird. Wives of the Rotariaus will
bo invited Allston Willcox will de-
1 ver the address of welcome to the
visitors aud Dooley Barksdale of
Greenville will make the response.
The musical program will be a fea
ture of tb" entertainment, two 6f the
numbers being solos by Mrs. Marion
Lucas and Doug Martin. Of course
the club will sing. Special stunts
will pulled off, of these the conunit-
lee refuses to speak.
The Florence club held its regular
Thursday luncheon yesterday and
went over the plans for the big meet
ing Tuesday night. Three new mem
bers were introduced and welcomed
into the realm of Rotary: Allison ,Wil
cox, Julius Caesar Kendall and Doug
Martin—ali being present and re
sponding happily to the inaugural ad
dress of President Aiken. Fred Will
cox who Has been elected an honor-
ar y member could not be present but
will get his later.
ARMY AVIATORS i
IN PRACTICE
WILL TAKE PART IN INTER-COL ^
LEGIATE FIELD DAY THIS
AFTERNOON
ELIM SCHOOL TO
MAKE PROGRESS!
SCHOOL MEETING HELD AND
ELECTION ORDERED FOR AD
DITIONAL SCHOOL TAX
There was a get-togethu meeting
held at the Ellm graded school last I
night at which the patrons aud trus
tees met with the county superin
tendent of education to devise means
and plans for bettering school condi- (
tlons In that district. Much Interest
was manifested In the meeting and
the people of the district are aroused
to the necessity of providing the best
posrlble school facilities. This dis
trict now carries an eight mill spec
ial school tax and it was decided at
the meeting last night to have a
special election for an additional 7
mills school tax. The preliminary
steps have been completed and the;
election will be ordered in the inline,
diate future.
Miucola May 7—More than two
score army reserve aviators from 12
eastern colleges are engaged in pre
liminary tryouts ou MRchell field pro
paratory to takhlg part in the first
inter-collegiate field day contest this
afternoon.
WILSON NAMES REPUBLICAN
N(.^ York Representative Named on
Federal Board
Washington May 7—Edward Platt,
republican representative from New
York, has been selected by President
Wilson for membership on tlm Fed
eral Resettle Board
NORTHERN BAPTIST PASS GOAL.
New York May 7—Northern Bap
tists fund of New World movement
has passed the’fifty million dollar
mark was aunounced at headquar
ters today.
TEXAS COTTON CROP
WORST IN HISTORY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH
ERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH '
• AT CH/ITLOTTE. N. C.
Florence Times Bureau. Wyatt A.
Taylor, Correspondent.
Columbia. May 6—Presbyterians ol
South Carolina are interested iu the
approaching meetin g ot me General
Assembly of the Southern Presbytor-
ia • church, to be held in Charlotte,
1 ‘ginnirg May 20. Thirty-six promi
nent South Carolina Presbyterians
will be commissioner to the Assem
bly. This gathering is to consider
r ime of the most important matters
that ever came before the Presbyter
Ians of the South, chief among them
being the question of union with oth
er Presbyterian bodies.
The South Carolina commission
ere to the Assembly are: J. B. Spill-
"o.n. Columbia: Rev. G. G. Mayer,
MT.aush m?; .1 B Frazi_*\ Blairs:
Rev. J. -Al FovbK Bethune; Rev. f
W DeVaae. Liberty HU1; Rev R R
Brown. Ricliburg: J (1 Wurdlaw.
York: D B M bane. Great* Falls;!
Rev. J L Yandell, Blacksburg; Rev
J E Pit:or']. Chester: Lr T X Dulin,
Clow: J C Cork, Rock Hill: Rev.
S’C Byrd, Columbia: C 15 Jenkins,
Charleston: Rev S R Hope. Walter-'
boro: R M’ Hutson. Charleston; Rev
C O' N Mirtiudale. Reidvllle; Rev.
I C R;:v*un. Greenville: Preston Char
Jo . Conest'o: Stribliug. Gaffney;
Rev., J F Preston, Richmond. Va.,;
Rev. T. A. Beckett. McKay, Sumter;
Robert Muld.ow, Maye-ville: Rev.
V\ I Sinnott. Salter’s Depot: Hugh
WlMierspoon, Sumter: R-v a 11 Mc- !
Hn. Cl:eraw: Jas. W. Johnson, Mar
ion: Rev A W White. McBee; .1 A|
Drake. BennettsviHe: Rev. .1 S Fos-!
ter. Anderson; J P Stribling, Rich !
land; Rev. 1. E. Wallace, Seneca;
Prof. Hale Houston. Clemson College
The committee, of which Rev. Thor
nt.'n Whaling. P P„ of Columbia, is
inemb r. on :he question of federa-•
ti:>u with other Presbyterian churches
of America, will makq Its report |
This report will suggest the forma
tion of a “Federal Assembly,’’ to em
brace all Presbyterian churches and
to meet once eveiy two years. This
report, will be put in its final form at
a meeting of tl.e special commiUoej
in Richmond on May 12.
Another question to come before!
the Prerbvterians at the Charlotte’
Assembly will be t | ; rt of the church?
attitude with regard to the Inter-'
church World •'Movement. Another)
committee will report on the "Clear j
inc House Plan’’ of church finances,
(proposed by J. B. Spillman, of Colum i
bin; still another committee’s report'
wit! cover suggestions for enlarging!
the work of Deacons In the Presby-,
terian church: Rev. R C Reed. DD r
of Columbia. Is chairman of a com-!
I mittee cn closer relations with the'
Vnociated Reformed Presbyterian!
church. The A’ksembty will vote on!
proposed amendments to the church
constitution to allow larger delega-•
tlons to the General Assembly and to •
rotate elders and deacons in the work J
of the churcji. letting these officers j
have active terms of five years. i
SEVEPAL D'L GHTFUL SOCIAL,
A FAIPS DURING THE I
PAST FEW DAYS.
ASSURREDFORM
■
CUMBER C8
Confirmation Is Awaited
With The Most Intense
Interest.
TROOPS ASSEMBLE
pedal to The Florence Daily Times. Reorganization Membtt 1 -
The Study Club held ft May meet- ships At Noon Today
Number 446.
Contemplated Attack On
Mexico City Is Ex
pected Any Time.
El Pa o, May 7—The niobillzatioo
of troops relieved to be intended for
au ntta< k on Mexico City continues
at Juarez. Authentic information in
regard to numerous reports that Car
ranza bad fled was await 3d hero
with intense interest.
ing with Mrs. C. Ray Smith Tuesday
afternoon. The usual program was
gone through with, after which de
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess assisted by Mrs. W. T.
McGowan.
The Tea and Topic Club met with
Mrs. W. McG Jones Wednesday aft
ernoon. A very interesting report of;
of Uie Federation of Clubs Was. given ,
Aliss Claire Smith who attended the
FARMERS DAY
Tomorrow Set Asjde For
Them. Many Volun- ; i
tary Memberships.
- - 4
Five hundred members for. the re-
Kcdcration at WInthrop C ollege. Aliss; organized chamber of commerce prac
Kathelen Hancock read a most inter-1 ticallv were assufed today, I
r2 , !L PaP ^ °? i- V 1,tenu * * n Sott,h ! without solicitation, the number of
Carolina. A delicious salad course •
URGES SCHOOLS
TO VOTE LEVIES
ONLY WAY TO SECURE FUND TO
INCREASE EDUCATIONAL
, FACILITIES.
Florence, Times Bureau. Wyatt A.
Taylor, Correspondent.
Columbia, May 7.—To the trustees
was gerved < by the hostess.
Miss Edith Purvis spent the week
end with her parents Mr. and Mrh.
Melvin Purvis.
Misses Sadie Hewett, and Viuee
applicationi’ went to ♦♦o 07 12 o'clock j
The majority of the applications to
day were voluntary, a number q( per
sons calling in person at the olQqes I
also telephoning or applying through
seventy-ulue
state which
PRICES OF PAPER
SLATED TO RISE
FURTHER ADVANCE IN COST OF
NEWSPRINT, SAYS
LYMAN.
Frost and Rains Play Havoc
Lone Star’s Staple
With
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Florence Dally Times for the Items,
If has given the services.* News’p« 1
per ofl^es are about the busiest pla
ces on earth right now, said Dr.
Bridges, and they have tens of thou 1 -’
ands oY things claiming their atten
tion and space. I appreciate any at
tention they may give our services
of the church anywhere. I" the large
majority of cases you will find the
newspapers on the right side of the
question. ^ ' rs
Services will be hold at 8 o’clocit
tonight, when Dr. Bridges promises
another-cplendid s^rtnon.
Wolf Arrives At
The Sheriff’s Door
The wolf If not only at the door of
Sheriff Burch but ha*: gotten comple
tolv iu the house. The Sheriff has
at his home a real live wolf. It's a
young one brought him by his son
John E. Burch who returned from
college at St. Joseph. Mo., tills week.
The wolf was captured sometime ago
and war a mascot for the college
class of which Mr. Burch is a mem
ber. When college clcsed be fell heir
to the wolf and brought It home with
him.
Fori Worth, May 7—-Presideut Ly-
duv ot the Farmers Union has esti
mated that tlie Texas cotton crop is
the worst In its history as the result
of the rains which caused floods and
the washing of the fields and also
the lute frost and cold weather.
NO SECOND PLACE
Calls For Statement
Of National Banks
« Washington, May 7—The comp
troller of the eurrepey has called for
a statement of the condition of the
national banks At the close of busi
ness on May 4th.
The Derby Revived
In Kentuck Today
Louisville. crowd
are reaching 4«th
renewal of tbd Kentucky DArhy at
CLOTHES WITHOUT PROFIT
Toqeka, Kans., May 7—Old estab
lished clothfng store here adverti,
ed that It would sell all mens suits
for the next 24 hours without profit
to the store! State Fair prices com
missiouer will audit thleir books.
Ink Stains.
Dip the Ink spot In pure melted tab
low, says a correspondent, then wash
out the tallow and the Ink win come
out with It Milk will remove ink
from linen or colored muslins, when 1
add* would be rulooua, by Making tba
goods until' thy spot la tfsrr Taint and
than Tubbing aid rinsing In cold wa
ter.
If Hiram Can’t Be First He Won't
Be Second
Washington May 7—Senator Hi
ram Johnson announced that uudci
ne circumstances would be accept
tlie nomination for v:cc president.
FIRE DOES DAMAGE
Fire cf Undetermined Origin Causes
Great Loss in Johnson City ,
Johnson City. Tenn., May 7—Au
estimated loss of $20,000 resulted
from a fire of undetermined origin I
which destroyed Hie valuable niuchin
ery and flooring of tin, Whiting Lum
ber Company
PLANA FOR MtNifc-TERS CARE
W,j.Mjiiugton, May 6.—Further ad
vances in print paper prices are to be
made by the International Paper Com
pany on July 1. said a teleeram from
Chester W. Lyman, vice-president of
the company, which was presented
to the Senate committee investigat
ing the paper shortage.
The message, addresed to Joseph
Pulitzer. Jr., publisher of the St. Louis
Post-Disptach follows:
“Alarming rise in prices for pulp
wood, other raw materials and mill
supplies, together with inevitable in
crease in transportation charge will
necessitate a higher selling price for
last two quarters. Impossible to fore
tell extent of increase on accouut of
uncertainty of qouditious. Increase
in cost likely to continue to turning
point reached in general Industrial,
social and financial conditions.
“Only remedy for present trouble
is rigid economy by the publishers in
the'r use of news print, ft would be
the height of folly lor governmeut to
attempt to regulate or lower spot
market, onerous as it may appear, as
it would result In diversion of many
small specialty mills now making
news print to their normal product.
This addition ot p*. eseut news print
supply, stimulated by the high prices
of the spot market, is estimated at
about loO.OdO tons a year.
“High spot market prices largely
warranted by scaacity of raw material
and corresponding high prices. 4 In
most cases believed the profits are not
inordinate. Small publishers must be
helped out by larger consumers pro
tected by contracts.”
OPEN WHEAT MARKET
of four liunureu ana
school districts of the
have no special school tar levies a
letter is bein sent by Statq Super
intendeut of Education J. E. Swear
ingen, urging that extra levies, be
voted, as the ’only available means of
securing Increased and adequate
funds,” the local levy being the basis
of state school aiu. Mr. Swearingen
suggests a ‘minimum special levy ot
two mills for each of these districts
and expresses tlie opinion! that every
landowner and every voter should be
asked to sign a petition for such a
special levy.
There are school districts in thirty-
four counties wituout special school
levies, as follows:
Abbev lie 10 districts.
Aiken . 24 districts.
Anderson 2 districts.
Barnwell 5 districts.
Beaufort 5 districts.
Berkley 3 districts,
alhour 2 dihtricts.
Charleston 8 districts.
Cherokee 2 districts.
Chester 8 districts.
Clarendon 4 districts.
Colleton 7 districts.
Edgefield 0 districts.
Fairfield 3 districts. .
Florence 3 districts.
Georgetown 7 districts.
Greenville 14 districts..
Greenwood 6 districts.
Jasper 8 districts.
Lancaster 2 districts.
Laurens 2 distrets. 1
Lexington 9 districts.
McCorinick 1 district.
, Marlboro 1 district.
Newberry 6 districts. *
Orangeburg 11 dlstrolts.
Pickens 2 districts.
Richland 3 districts,
i-aluda 2 districts.
Spartanburg 6 districts. „
Sumter 1 district.
Union 2 districts. »
iiliainshurg 3 districts. %
York 1 district.
The total number of school dis
tricts in the state 1882. Mr. Swearin
gen’s appeal for special levies Is being
sent to all members of the board In
each of the districts without special
schoo taxes.
TO ENCOURAGE
BOYS IN PLAY
SPECI SIZED BASEBALL OAA-
MONO AND BALL HAS BEEN
DESIGNED
Wait Watson are'attending the May! friends to become nitmbera of
Day exercises iu Marion. ! chamber of commerce. A number-
Miss Eva Crews is visiting her sis-! of applications was expected this af
ter Mrs. D. C. McKenzie i ternoon.
M. M. Wilkes superintendent of Farmers Tomorrow !m!
schools was in Florence Saturday on | Tomorrow Is set aside partlcular-
ti'tsiness. ly for the farmers who are expectqrf
Yesterday afternoon the Timmons- to put the reorganization campaign
ville high schoo! baseball team cross-: over the top at GOO members,
ed bats with Lake City at Luke City, i The present number of aplicatlUftijI
For a ong time the result of the j fii ct i i U the office of the secreMitv
game was in doubt, iu fact up until'gives u response of approximately 10^
the u ntil inning, when the Timmons- per cent on the original list of p&Sr I
vdle boys jun up Hie score, defeating. j*< cts compiled by a special conHttR-l
Ihem 1J to I*. Quite a large number tee appointed for this work. This' Js'l
ot 1 immonsville fans attended the 1* ilmps the highest percentage . ©f
response recorded in a .chamber of
I commerce campaign in this ae
/"a nim r xr htate persons who are familiar
GAMP BULLY IS [this work. Officers of the reorgaSf'
TURNED LOOSE zn f ion arp 8ia<ifle<J o^er thls're
1 8H *t.
fifty young folks.
BAD MAN OF CAMP JACKSON
FREED BY BROOKLYN JURY
OF MURDER CHARGE.
Team Reports , .
•Special oercentages were reported
by the various teams For instaaeft.
Number thrcv. reported 118 Deeceqtrl
Florence inme^^Bu.cau. Wyatt £■? £
Columbia.
V.v. the camp "bully. ’ who was arrest stolD ’
cd at Camp Jackson iu February, |‘ ^ t . a , Vnmb**r 10 reported 110 I
utier a mint all over the world by ’ co P t ea ™ ,t" llri of presnects f
seem seivice agents, on a charge of , V . 1K .<• Iha m L!n JL,,-'
for the murder of his chum. Sergeant we ut over
lCi,ug whom he was said to have
only
100 per cent bqt oth##
beaten to death with a pipe or other! t* Zn VZS't!***
ldand nh ln U T l !ch a \itT K° tteU \ U,UB t,u m wer? beImv ^ Percent, Sn
^ .4 . bU . rry httS a th ’ ^ «< re below for reasons SL
I bad record He is sa d to have sen-- the , r , ault . Percentages of all team!
-L j ^, S K < t0 ha J,t be f U *1” be pubKslied as soon as thercl
“ au J' crim ? s ' " he ° he , cords have been straightened out. J
vas released by the federal author! ,i_ ]
l es in Brooklyn be was turned over
Pay Up Well
More lluin 25 percent of the dfietj
S^hhf 8 ; aU m"h hei } thej ;' represented In the present list ofay
’ are dom ' w,,h hlm he w,n be turned ipl , catl0I . a ha3 pald already *!
over to police authorities of Council
Bluffs. Iowa, where he is said to have ‘
KkvtklrAii 4 o if t-wvfAtVbsi * L m ^ 1 '
large number of applicants prefe
to ay their dues irhen
, broken Jail before the war, escaping [ s|?noi j , he|r ;ipllcatJons .
Following is the list of applicant)
received today:
Fa 1 met.to Bank & Trust Co.
Busy Bee Cafe
Florence Clearing House Assn
E II Lucas
Southern Gas aud Light Co ^
J C Williamson
A B Keisermann
B F Merldlib
W A Dowling
D !! Smith
\V. H. Harrison
J A Outts
L E Waters
R II Dlekman
Frank H. McLeod. Jr.
.1 B Mixon
.7 C Eaddv
S. VV « Shipu
Dr. F I! McLeod
Cincinnati. May 7—To encourage
tlie playing of baseball by American
youths the joint rules committee of
the American league has designed u
special sized boy's diamond and sp-
rial sized boy’s ball for boys under
If. yea re cf age.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
Southern Methodists to Look Out for Conference Is Being Held Today in
Superannuated Ministers I Chicago
St. Louis May 7—Plans for cam-! Chicago. May 7—Representatives
puign to create a permanent fund for of boards of trade, grain associations,
the support of suerannuated minis-'of grain buyers, exporters and bank-
tecs was Topridflrt'd by the general ers met to plan for the reestablish-
council of the Southern Methodist
church conference board of finance in
jgJMjgh tore . _ _
ment of an open market In wheat at
the expiration the wheat guaranty
tot xu'clcli “spires J’tce 1st.
Fut young women school teachers
have boon engaged by the forestry
officials to serve this summer at .1
lone lire lookout station cn Sour-
doigh mountain, near Bellingham.
Wash. Thj girls will occupy a lone
ly cabin on the mountain top. 7000
feet above the sea level.
At the Woman’s City Club, iu Wash
ingtou. D. C.. a luncheon was given
the other dav by Katheryn Sellers.
Juvenile court judge ot t£e District
of Columbia, in honor of Jean N01-
ris New York City’s woman magis
trate. The occasion was unique In
that it was the first time In the his
tory of the world that a woman
judge cptertalned another woman
judge ’it luncheon, and at which all
the ©the rguests were women promi
nent in the legal profession.
.The astonishing statement made
recently to Hie effect that iu some
districts of Wales miners have been
known to sell their wives, is a re
minder that the. practice is the survl
val of an old custom. Less than a
century ago wives were offered by
auction to the highest bidder in pub
lic places in different parts of Eng
land. although the practice wa» nev
er sanctioned by law. Prices ranged
upwards from one shilling. From
twenty to twenty-five shillings ap
pears to have been considered a good
price. ...
to enlist in the army. He was jail-
j fd tu Iowa under tlie name of Me-'
’ Guire, oh a charge of burglary. |
j Gurry’s arrest read like a Conan
j Doyle masterpiece. Secret service |
agents served os clerks in the camp :
exchange and as chauffeurs at Camp
; Jackson in order to get testimony
; against him. They had statements
from the man himself about bis al
leged crime. Barry “ruled the roost”
at Camp Jckson; the sod/ers were
afraid of him. He sent a dopen to the
hospital with the use of his fists. Ine
mfiu’s teeth were knocked back into
bis head because he differed with
1 Garry over a game of cards. The'
| news of the soldier’s acquittal came'
as a surprise to persons familiar with!
the case.
1 Truck and Other Crops |
Are Three Weeks Late Lever Act Held
I The ( »uo. lng «, r> . C0I1 ! Unenforceable In Ken-
Uitions in South Carolina *vas issued' tUCKy Rrohteer
yesterday by the Columbia office of|
the United States weather bureau: J Louisville, May 7.—Federal J[u
• “Spring work progressed material- J Walter Evaus. in a case before '
ly duriug the week notwithstanding against alleged profiteers, held
intermittent showers except in the the Lever Food Control act could’
1 Piedmont, where soil contnues too be enforced “The act is too Yg
1 wet iu large areas, aud many seed and its language too indef
I beds, hastily prepared, are rather iu Judge Evans said in dismissing j
I ferior as compared with former sea- actions,
sons. The persistent wet weather up-j The Judge did not touch ou the
state has also affected wheat and KHMiUonality of the Lever ket, aaj
oats, which are not as satisfactory as that he would eave that feature
iu the central and southern portious a higher court to decide,
of the cereal district; oats aud rye The court’s construction of the
are heading in some sections. Coin baits the prosecution by the Dep
and cotton planting has been pursued ment of Justice of a. number of |
* .vigoilously wherever soil conditions sonK including one. retail grocer,’
were suitable, and the stands of both toads of three of Louisville’s
crops may be said to be near the department stores and the Presl
average; cotton is being cultivated °t' a mens furnishing goods £sti _
on the coastal pluiu. aud chopping ment on charges of exacting eiorl
has begun in the more southern sec- profits,
tions. Field truck, gardens and pas-: *—
tores have responded to more t'a-j COURT COMMON PLEAD
vorable conditions, and while pofu- ■ ■■
toes have improved: peanut plautiug ^ Court convened this morai
is in progress. Tobacco transplanting ^ : •’b- Judge DeVore charged
, cjntjlniies. ’Eirly spring vegeable-s Jury In fbo case of Kaddy vs Atj
are op the market. May opened with tic (oast Lumber Corporation
j Hi ©season's work generally about the Jury retired at 10.40. Up to
three weeks backward." ! u 000 hour they had not return!
I ; 1 verdict.
! men's club will
, ENTERTAIN LADIES rmj te „ blch thl , ,u 1
| is suing for $1000. The follo$
MEN OF 8T. JOHN’S TO GIVE RE-1 jury war sworn in on this case:
CEPTION AT PARISH HOUSE Taylor, foremen: J W Howard,
Into
At eight o'clock tonight the Men s
club of St. John’s Episcopal church
will give a reception In honor of the
ladies of the parish, at the Parish
House. Every lady is not only In
vited but is urged tp cyme
Commander, J E Langston,
D Gregg. A J Hoile. Sullivan
H F Oulla. W R Pendergrass, !
Buckner, C E Powell and J L tt(
don.
This case will doubtless
all of today qofl g part of tog
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