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I * A/ fj- - f » * # ^ * /* y —rr^ ^ *• '• THE Ft.OnENCE DAILY TIMES ’WEDNESDAY AFTERNODN MAY 19. 1920. A .ORENCE DAILY TIMES ■^r-yV'' ' ■ ... . ^- . | PaMUlied Dally . Except Sunday at • - IPlu;ence.. H. by iRMNSON AND GARDINER 5 ^-ilaaon C. Bruntao, Editor, tfeaa. S. Gardlnar, Bualnea'a Managar r, , T f . BUiSCRIPTION RATES Rayabla In advanoa. V*v -f •. #a«fc - month months montha .. year ........ 1 .15 M ii ivfii •m-———«a—— * 3.60 6.00 n^pwered nr second class matter iDacM&ber 8, 1900, at Florence, 8. C. Member of The Associated Press Associated Press is excluslve- abtltled to the use tor republlca- of all news dispatches credited fc-er not otherwise credited In this and al»o to the local news pub- led herein. TUESDAY MAY. 18 1920 (♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦#♦ + 4 r . IN THE DAY'S NEWS f 4 (S' Dr. Philander P. Claxtoh, who is ig £b restore educational work IhTtlur United States to a normal ba- Nlfe, and to this end has called a na- Ronar conference of representatives citizens to meet In Washington to ddy, holds the post of United States Commissioner of Education. Di. [Claxton is a native of Tennessee, who, after graduation at the State mil Verst ty fn 1882, Went to Johns Hop Mus University for graduate work. ThCn he studied in Germany for a year, and spent another twelve mos. inspecting the schools of • Europe Ifis practical experience as an edu- Icator covers teaching and adminis- [trative work in the public schools. Orihal ,schools and universities of rth Carolina and Tennessee. He is named to his present position in ►ll, and, during his administration, steadily urged on Congress rccog- nltlon of the Bureau of Education and ■B more advanced national education- Iif-policy. w. - b TODAY'B ANNIVERSARIES ;♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦ 3833—Josiah S. Johnston, Henry Clay’s second in the duel with ‘Randolph, died on the Red River, La. Born at Salisbury, ;,et. Nov. 24. 1784 % 1846—Sir John Franklin sailed from England In search of the Nortn : west Passage. 18<)4—Nathaniel Hawthorne, famous novelist, died at Plymouth, N. H Born at Salem, Mass., July 4, 1804. ►1870—The first reunited General As sembly of the Presbyterian Church met at Philadelphia. Edward Kent, ninth and elev enth governor o( Maine, died ai Bangor, Me. Born at Concord, N H„ Jan. 8. 1802: 190—^Prince of Wales (Edward VII) . unveiled a statue of General Gor don at Chatham. ; 1898-—Willipm E. Gladstone, four *. tiroes British premier, died at Huwarden Castle.’ Born In Liver pool, Dec 29, 1809. 19J2—Rev. C: T. V Richardson was executed in Massachusetts for the murder of Avis Linuell by poison m -«» * ia«r A BAD EGO- • Hoover Clubs of New Jersey are to hold a conference at Newark today, with Julius Barnes, President of the United States Grain Corporation, as| The tunings of a big transport on chief sygaker. Its way to France were lined with very Commissioner oi Education Clax- sew soldiers when a massive gob bur ton' has called a national conference tied by, bent upon some urgrtit duty, to m»et at Washington today “to | “Gangway! Gangway!” he shouted consider the pressing prr.blem of edu as he passed glong the deck, cation from the standpoint of states] ‘'Gee. that guy’ll catch hell when manship and the public welfare.” '!they find him,” murmured one of the North Dakota Democrats are to j recruits. “They been hollerin’for him meet'in State convention at Fargo jii mornin’.” today to indorse rundidates for Uni-' “Hollerin’ for who?” ted States senator, three congress-1 “why, that metr. and State officers to be voted ^ oine s ec j or- for in the June primary. 1 _J Democratic State conventions for j n 0 Demand for It. -the choice of delegates to the nation-, «.\t some time or nlher every man 1 convention are to be held has exnressed a fervid desire to kick in South Carolina, Michigan, and Vir ginia. Sir Auckland Geddes, British Am bassador at Washington, will go to pracMcaf devic * w , )loh wo uld en Philadelphia today to receive from Franklin by the institute who invented the steam turbine cn- V var gine. Originated Hyphan Tarma. It is daimed that the term “hyhan. ated Americans” dated -back prior t« the year 1876 when 1 John Boyle O’Reli- ly applied it. to a remnant of the old- time .toryism who were objecting tb *• pared in England. The-Juilr Is bleach guy Gangway.”—The himself.” “Sure.” “But if you were to Invent a cheap hla lodav to receive from: .. 1 . . , . . Institute • a medal awarded j "™\ a maH t0 f^ h mself a vigorous nstitirte to Charles Parsons J kl< ‘ ki "«- J’ ,m wouldn’t sell one in a SCOUTS URGE AMERICANIZATION. lib In tha Days to Come. M Pai>a, Uncle Tom lias been show ing me his coin collection and he had ! a fnnny little piece he said was a The executive board of the Rpyj nickel. Wbat did people use it for?” Scouts of America has decided to > -“M.v child, in former times you could strengthen its program for citizenship buy tilings with that coin. Strange training in order that even a greater , «« it »»«y s«un to you, you could even emphasis than before would lie placed get a street ear ride with It.” upon developing patriotism and Ameri canization. It was also agreed Hint special ef fort would he made to develop a pro gram for older boys, affording them an opportunity to “learn by doing,” in preparing for citizenship respon sibilities. The executive board moWi.ig was nl- tended by Messrs. Walter W. Head, of. Omaha; John M. Phillips, of Pitts burgh ; George D. Porter, of Phila delphia; Alfred W. Duter, of Stam ford; Hon. James J. Storrnw, of Bos ton; Charles P. Neill and Colin H. Livingstone, of Washington, D.-C.; Mr. Daniel Carter Beard, of Flushing; John Sherman Hoyt, George D. Pratt, Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jere miah- W. Jenks and James E. West, of New York City. Mortimer L. Schlff was selected as the representative of the Boy Scouts of America on the International Scout committee. BOTH ALIKE. Mr. Newgiit—Yes, sir, I started ia life a barefoot boy. Mr. Oldfa was born with out shoes. the nation-wide celebration which took place that year. Hair-Net Construction. Human hair goes through many proe. esses before reaching the user In the sbnpe of a hair net. and the best are claimed to ho made from hair pro SPOKANE SCOUTS AS FIREMEN. At a meeting of the fire prevention ami fire Insurance committee of the chafnber of commerce tn Spokane. Wash., It was decided to perfect a per manent organization’to be known as the Spokane Scout Firemen. The organization will consist of Boy | Scouts who have passed certain ex- j nmlnations on fire prevention. Fire Chief A. L. Weeks will be ex-offlcio chief of the organization. Deputy State Fire Marshal Groc? stated at the meeting that he cited the boy scout fire organization as an ex ample and incentive on his visit to other states and towns in the slate. He 1iad slides made of the Spokane scout fire exercises to indnee other cities to follow Spokane’s lead. ed, chemically treated to reduce its thickness, and then dyed and combed Into lengths ready for netting. After being thus treated it Is sent to China to be distributed through properly ap pointed agencies and made Into nets bv hand bv natives. SCOUTS TO HAV£ MOTOR CORPS. The council of the Boy Scoots of America in Westchester county, New York, is making extensive plans for the development of an effleient county boy scouts motor corps. Applications are being received at county headquarters from older boy j scouts who hove autos which can be , of service for emergency calls. j As soon as the corps is efficiency j orgardzei, its services will be n-t the ; disposal of all legitimate organizations j and other good causes. 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All work is done by first class mechanics and under the super vision of an expert. lay. ♦ 4 ♦ 4 ♦"♦'♦it ♦ + * + 4 4 ♦ ♦ + TODAY'S EVENTS 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ^ ♦ ♦ Today Is thl seventy-fifth anniver sary of the departure of Sir John 'Franklin on ' his ill-fater expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Four bishops of the Roman Catho 11c' church in- the Northwest today complete the first decade of thfcir Ice ' ih thfl episcopate—Bishop .. 4l!y of 'Fargo, Wehrlo of Bis ark,'Cbrhqtt of CrHowston, and He! ron ot Winona. ‘Bah Fiwiclsco today will inaugu rate A ten-day campaign to raise a fund for the building of a <rm. ' . ■ ■ *■ sletjatlu ffein the United [M 4 - Intcr'itlonsl Worn u» conference soon to 4s zp^ikil today bn ' THE BRIDGERS MACHINE CO. “Quality and Prompt Service” 4HHH»4Ht**4t4HHt*4HHt******.*****#****#«#*******#«*4Hfr*#*4tttX n* Why Pearls Are Popular $J1 Pearls are today the favorite nock ornament of womankind. Just why they are so popular is liltlc understood. 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