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■*» % THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22, 192<K 'PaMtibed Dally Except Sunday at Florence, 8. C„ by fRUNSOM AND QARDiNCR Mason C. Brunson, Idltor. OMa& ft. Qardlnor, Business Monafor bmmoription RATKS Raysble la sdvsnoo. Oaft week » .15 One Oiontft — .60 Tires months ■ ......—........ 1.7ft Bit months .... 3J0 One year ........ - * 00 Catered as second class matter December ft. 1900, at Florence. 8. C. Member of The Associated Prase Tbs Associated Press la exclnslrS- M.entitled to the use for republics- Don of all news dispatches credited jo It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also to the local news pub lished herein. u SATURDAY MAY 22, 1920 Now, as never before let the Board 6f"Health have the absolutely 'united cooperation of the cttizenabip in Rh fight on the filthy fly and diaeaeo- carrying mosquito. Wipe them from the limits of the city as a deadly ihenace to the health .of the commuu tty. There Is room in Florence for many, many people but the town is neither big enough, broad enough not able to take care of a single vagrant, white, black, brown or “high yellow,’’ male or female and the police depart ment is to be commended for theii fight on this parasite on the com munity. In the early days Massachusetts w-is the chiePseat of The'Iron indus try in the American colonies, the first successful blast-furnace having been put in operation at Lynn in 1643. In 1750, Pennsylvania became the leading iron producing state, and maintained the supremacy for up wards of a hundred years. •ANNOUNCEMEN f SUFFRAGE LEADERS . HOT AFTER GENET Merchants are warned not to measure dry articles in liquid meas ures, and housew-lves are advised not to accept such measure. Depart ment agents are going the rounds of the state now and many merchants In many towns are falling beneath the law’s requirements. We sincere ly trust that Florence Is free from this "short change" method. Superintendent Thornburg ;-.n nounces that Monday, May 31st. will be ibserved as M< mortal Day at the National Cci.i.icry This i.< accord ance with regulaticj’\s when the 30th of the motun fr.’is on S’t: day. ASSORTED NUTS *♦ THE SCHOOLS FIRST. Outstanding features of the school meeting last night were the restora tion of harmony and confldemV be tween the factions created by the recent action’ of the school board in refusing to re-elect the present Su perlntendent for another term; the passage of a resolution unanimously voting a twenty-four mill special tax levy for the maintenance of the schools, and the election of A. A. tii '■ * Cohen, 1 pioneer citizen, as commis sioner from Ward One. Another and most significant feature of the meat- trig was the good sense it displayed in disposing of a question which if brought up would have done none any good, and could have had no other result than to widen the broach and bring further harm to the Flor ence schools. Jt is indeed most for tunatd that oil was cast upon the wa ters, and that matters of relatively nil nor consequence were submerged for sake of the schools. This was Uje large view to take of tire sltua tjon. The Times has never ques tioned the right of the board to con duct I he schools in the way Its best judgment dictates. The Board is giv en this trust by the citizens who elect Its members. The legislature then steps in and precisely prescrib es the duties of the board. They have acted within their full authority. As to the manner in which they pro ceed, however, they may be at times open to criticism and it was on this point that the Times ventured lo disagree. When it became appar ent that the matter had reached the point where it had become a ques tion of "understanding,” shall we say, as between the majority and the minority members, it appeared to us that further public discussion was useless and for no good and that, the only course was to await the event. However, now the incident is closed. Mr. Brooker is to be commended for the high ground he took at the meet ing last night. It was to be expect ed of this manner of man. The school board ts no less to be com mended for its magnanimity, and its careful though straightforward handl ing of a delicate situatlop. To. W. R. Barringer, the chairman of the" meeting, is due credit for piloting the ship through a stormy and rising sea and bringing her safely to the port of sanity. Some days ago in discus sing the school situation the Times took occasion to say that theFlorence Schtjol system was bigger than any min or set of men. and that the per sonal equasion should be eliminated from any consideration of matters bearing upon its welfare. .From the result of the meeting last night It is ’ very evident that this is the thought also of the people of Florence. Let the differences be forgotten and the discussions stopped. There are over three thousand children in the Flor ence schools looking to us for an edu cation, for the means of fighting and winning of life’s battles and It is to their Interests that we must now turn our attention and our best . V > thought. ) If prices continue *to tumble we may be able to buy a handkerchief •by Christmas. The farmer has always been the backbone of the country and we al ways appeal to him for help when we get in close quarters. Again we come to him with our appeals. Tne old fellow has grown tired of ad vice for he has long since realized that advise doesn’t feed him and his. The tables are turned however and the day is not far distant when the Old Hav Seed will be master of the situation, (lod speed the day. The food situation of this country, therefore of the entire world, is be coming acute. The wheXt crop is 34 per rent short and the indications for a bumper corn crop are anything but bright. Farmers have had a hard Spring of it, the weather has been nnsensonabie. and farm labor is very scarce. Unless something definite Is done to relieve the situation Hour will he on the same basis as it was dur ing the war, and we will not have a bumper corn crop to fall back on either. Th£ PociCCMAN ujMo — 'Ol Th<_ fi-zvcK: ooefi * FOR A P&IKlK RUMS tWT< The captaum ccTT.tsu ms- fo Reduce Fever Relieve Headaches and Neuralgic Pains Uam » TODAY’S EVENTS ♦ ft ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦ ♦ + DEMAND THAT HE PRODUCE PROOF OF STATEMENT MADE OR RETRACJ. Florence Times Bureau, Wyaty. A. Tailor, Correspondent by you against a large' number of wo men who have been ceaseless in their-! r efforts to secure for woman that right which has long been denied her, the remainder of your remarks were suitably and completely refuted on the floor of the Convention; but we would be remiss in our self-re»pect and in our duty to the great cause which has our heartfelt support, <Jid. not we challenge your unmanly and wholly unwarranted allegation. "We demand, in the name of justice and truth, that you produce proof to|£ aiiHqtnnHfltp vnnr fnilmc in ' * p .i»-«tantiate your charges, failing in (’olumbia. May 21.—The officers of which there appears to us to be one the South Carolina Equal Suffrage other resource for a gentleman to pur- League have addressed a pointed let-i sue( an( j that, as it seems, would be ter to former Senator Christie Benet, of Columbia, demanding that he pro duce proof to substantiate the charge made on the floor of the Democratic convention Wednesday night that the to publicly ackonwledge his public misrepresentation.” A single deposit of soda in British GIRL MAKES ’EM GASP leaders of the suffrage (cause in Ea »t Africa is estimated by geologists South Carolina have been paid work- to contkln more than 200.000,')0() tons. ers. They state that they consider it unthinkable that a man who has sat in the United States Senate should make such a statement. The wrangle in the convention, be tween Mr. Benet and W. P. Pollock, of Cheraw, has been the talk of the state ever since the convention ad- (Kansas City Times) journed. The capita! city talked oft ln lfl0 ;. lhe Wright brothers start! nothing else Thursday. There are • ed lhe world by inaking the flm 8UC . opinions pro and con. Opponents {;e88rul H, ght in a heavier than air su rage agreed with Mr. Benet s ar- mac hj ne over a level stretch of conn Miss Dare Startles Audience , Stunts With guments, and yet many of them say he went too far in some of his state-. ments. At the same time many anti-1 suffragists are saying that Mr. Pollick might have left out some of his re- ( marks with regard to the Richland delegate who opposed him on the suf frage question in the United States Senate. “Unfortunate,” "unnecessary., "de plorable” are words used in comment ing on the incident of the debate on the suffrage proposal befere the eon- wntion. Tlie letter of the suffragettes, ad dressed to Mr. Bennet, is signed by Mrs, Mrs. Julian TJ. Salley, Aiken, president of the equal suffrage lea gue: Mrs. LeRoy Springs, first vice president; Mrs. Henry Martui. second vice president; Mrs. T. I. Weston, re cording secretary; Mrs. C. Fitzsim mons, corresponding secretary-; Mrs. A. C. Hammond, treasurer, and Mrs. Walter Duncan, auditor. Mrs. Salley and Mrs. Duncan reside In Aiken. The other officers live in Columbia. • The letter follows; "The public prints on Thursday. May, 20 contain the allegation made bv vou on the floor of the state Demo- cratic^convention, that the .women leaders in the suffrage cause in South try near Kitty Hawk, N. C. Since then the world has had its daredevil exhibition flyers and “aces” of the world war, but it has fallen to, the lot of petite Miss Ethel Dare, 18 years old, of Kalamazoo, Mich., to give the citizens of Kansas City the latest wrinkles in hair rais ing stunts and thrills with the blue sky as a background. At Swoope park recently Mss Dare climbed into an airplane piloted by E L Partridge, a vereran of the air, and left the earth for what the few spectatros who saw the ‘take ofT supposed to be merely an aerial joy ride. But if those who saw the begin ning of the ilight were at all bored because Partridge failed to spin or loop the loop with his machine and passenger, they soon lost their feel ings of complacency and matter of factness. For, when the plane had attained an altitude of about 1,000 ft they saw Miss Dare climb out of the front seat of the lower wing and, us ing the wires and struts as supports walk to the end of the wing .while the mere men down below held their breath and wondered. Not being satisfied with a stroll SUNDAY COMES WITH AN INVITATION AND'THE CHURCH PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO COME IN TH€ HOUSE OF THE LORD AND WORSHIP GOD. ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL 112 SOUTH DARGAN STREET EXTENDS A CORDAIL INVITATION 8:00 A. M. Holy Communion. 10:00 A. M. Sunday School. 11:15 A. M. Morning Prayer and Sermon. •8:00 P. M. Evening Prayer and Sermon. ITAVK YOU TRIED A DRINK AT ROY’S NEW FOUNTAIN? IE NOT, WHY NOT? X m i i i ■ i i i i i i i;i ill i i i i i i i I i i ■ ■ i ■ i i i i i • i -i i • i i i i • i h i i I I •'•'i M Carolina have been paid workers. It , ° ,on B the lower wing, she climbed to | r Centenary of the birth of Worth ington Whlttredge, noted American artist. Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke, Catho» Hr bishop of St. Joseph, Mo., today celebrates the 45th anniversary y>f his ordination Two other Catholic prelates—Bish op Farrelly of Cleveland and Bish-- op Hoban of Scranton—today com plete 40 years in the priesthood. A class of thirty-one officers will be graduated today from the United States Naval War College at New port, R. 1. Indiana Socialists .are to meet in State convention at Indianapolis to day for the purpose of nominating a state ticket to he voted for in Novem her. The biggest exhibition ever held in Wisconsin for the advancement of home industry will be the Made-In- Wisconsin Exposition Opening at Milwaukee today. * *** + **«*# + ♦♦ IN THE DAY’S NEWS ♦ Charles H. Markham, who today enters upon his sixtieth year, has been president of the Illinois Cen tral railway system for the past ten years. When Mr. Markham went to work at -the age of twenty as a day- laborer, it would have seemed rasli to predict that he would one day be numbered among the foremose rail way executives in America. Clarks ville. Tenn., was hi s birthplace, and his education was such as the public schools of his native town afforded at that time. In 1881 he began his rail road career as a section hand on the Atchison. Topeka, and Santa Fe lines few months later he became con nected with the Southern Pacific Rail road Company and rose rapidly in the service of this rood. In 1901 he became the executive head of the Harriman lines in Texas, and a few years lated found him general man ager of the Southern Pacific inter ests- at San Franslsco and a vice- president of the company. In 1904 Mr. Markham severed his railroad connections and for the next six years engaged in the oil business in Texas, from which he retired in 1910 to accept the presidency of the Illi nois Central. A********** % ONE YEAR AGO TODAY ft IN THE WAR. ft ft * ♦ ♦ ♦•• + ♦♦♦♦♦< Twenty persons killed in an explo sion in a starch works at Cedar Rup ids, la. Sergeant Alvon C. York of Tenn essee, who was credited with the greatest individual feat of the war. was welcomed in New York. f Aspltonr in very efficient ami absolutely safe to use as it does not depress the heart even in extreme eases of debility or weak heart, neurasthenia or anaemia. 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Mme Alla Nazimova. a celebrated actress of the American stage, - born in the Russian Crimea, 41 years ago today. Oliver W. Stewart, for many years a national leader of the Prohibitton party, born in Mercer county, 111, 53 years ago today. Dr. Jocob Gould Schuman. who has Cornell Edward Is REAL SERVICE for your car’s STARTING, LIGHTING and IG NITION System is offered here. Skilled trouble shooting that saves you time and expense, repairs that are made by automobile elec tricians working witli absolute knowledge and precision, enable qs to render IDEAL service. “WE SPECIALIZE” FLORENCE AUTO ELECTRIC CO. 33 N. Irby Phone 168-L-2 is unthinkable that one who has been permitted to hold a seat In the United States Senate, representing South Carolina, would make a statement or bring a charge which he could not substantiate. Since, however, the charge aS indulged by you, through which insult hns been gratuitously of fered the women who have been and are still leaders in the suffrage move ment in this state. Is without founda tion in £gct, we demand of you the source of your information. It will, we ansupft you. be very Interesting to learn by whom the suffragists were paid, who were the suffragists who re ceived pay, and from whence came (he funds. ‘ Exeeiit Mr this charge as brought the top of the plane and there pro ceeded to stand upright with her feet braced against the cabane struts and her arms outspread. After a few more masterpieces of aerial “darnfoolishness,” she calml> strolled back to her seat in the front cockpit of the fuselage and remained seated while Partridge landed the plant on the Swope park field. “Foolhardy?” repeated Miss Dare in response to a question. “1 don’t thing so. Others have done it, why not I? 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So to safeguard the public a,gainst the evils of misrepresentations, we herewith give the present prices: Runabout $550 with dual electric starting and lighting system $623 Touring Car . $575 with dual electric starting and lighting system V- Coupe $750 with dual electric starting and lighting system and demountable rims .$85) Sedan $875 with dual electric starting and lighting system aid demountable rims .^|)75 Truck Chassis with rims solid tires and clincher $600 (With pneumatic tires and demount-able rims ,...$640) These prices are all f. o. b. Detroit.' Fordson Tractor $850.00 f. o. b. Dearborn, Mich. f TIT *lf! Dealers whose name is listed below, will be pleased to receive your order, pledging the assurance of the best possible promptness in delivery. CROWELL & CO. PHONE 47 / < r \ FLORENCE, S. C. * f' s’.ife Inaisl on Genuine Ford Parts