The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, May 29, 1920, Image 1

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f *rV W \ 1 I The Florence Daily Times 26th Year THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES Florence, S. C. Saturday Afternoon, May 29. 1920. $6.00 a year. PRESIDENT WILSON FIRST CASE GIVEN CLOSING EXERCISES FILE NOMINATIONS COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL STAND PAT ON : TO FOUNDATIONS FOR 1 AT TIMMONSVILLE FOR DIRECTIIRS OF THE! WILL MEET MONDAY PEACE TREATY ISSUE PERMANENT ROADS TIMMONSVILLE high school CLOSES VERY SUCCESSFUL TERM. CHAMBER COMMERCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO ASSESS CANDIDATES AND FIX DATES OF MEETING Endorsement Of Virginia 1 Supervisor Ervin Outlines Platform Taken As An '1 Indication. Policy For Road Build ing Program. The graduating exercises of | monsville High chool came to a close | I Wednesday evening. The principal ! feature of this occasion was an ad-1 1 • ’— ’ the Tim Committee Was Appointed j Today To Res ilts. LEAGUE TC| FRONT SECURE BEST RESULTS dress delivered by Dr. John A. R^e INTEREST 1 of Sumter. A masterpiece it was—, Tally The The Florence county executive com mittee will meet here next Monday at which time the committee will fix the lees which the candidates foi the va rious offices will pay fo rthe privilege RHODE ISLAND' GOVERNOR TAXES CHARGE IN BRISTOL Declares City In State Of Insurrection Following Riots. AMERICAN LEGION i CONVENTION CALLED ' IN COLUMBIA JUNE 15 SHOWN .MILITIA ON SCENE To Consider Withdrawal Of South Carolina From Nat ional Body. ACCOUNT BONUS I this summer. They will also at this President Praises Many Much Interest Is Manifested l,eliverH in u niost forceful manner - Nominations Ivill Cose At lime ulTange the itine ^ ar >' ot ' th,? tol ' n Every Effort Being Made'Resolution Declares Cash Planks In Virginia State In Election For $450,000 l„^" 10 c ’‘‘! Six O’ClcJk Monday 1 ILTconfpo^Jo't om To Prevent Recurrence Bonus Recommendation - •• [Orcises did well, reflecting credit auun Afternoon. . u.. cw.ty. , xsi. . Of Trouble. Selfish And Debassing. Platform. Bond Issue. , orcises did well, reflecting credit upon ' themselves and the school. Four medals wfcre delivered to vhe j Washington, May 29.—The PresV In undertaking the roads building! foMotfing pupils: Misses Dorothy 1 E. H. Lucas. W. H. Sydnor and J. dents endorsement of the Virginia pragram for Florence county, the lo- Keith, Charlie Fortner, Cameron Me- Roger Clemmons were annointeri Democratic platform advocating ca! highwav commission has adontNl Kni S h t Nell Cannon. !dav l v r TtT T , , l prompt ratification of the peace treaty “'gnway commission Has adopts: 6 dij by J. M. Lynch, president, as in- wlthout reservations was looked upon the polit ‘y of ^e South Carolina high ■p<yc'pprQTPQ specters for the nominations and the generally todav as forerasHn^ hf Q of wa T comi « 1S8lon - This policy is that UIN ‘ • • ^ every precinct in the county. This I body also has the power of appointing 1 the managers who will conduct the primary electicn. I annual election of the directors for MONDAY, MAY 31 the Chamber of Commerce. This com- , mittee will tally >*sults of the nomi- NATIONAL DECO.iA^riON DAY EX- na tions, w'hich are being made now., ERCISES AT NATIONAL 1 “"d wil1 ^onipile khe official ticket., CEMETERY I which will be voted on Tuesday even-1 | tng, when the annual meeting of the National Decoration Cay, May 30. mem hership is hefi. They will also generally today as forecasting his at- .. . „ . v ^ ^ tude as regards the national platform the count y first buUd foundations for to be adopted at San Francisco i a b y slem of Permanent highways, and! League to Front then subsequently undertake the per- The lea.gue plank occupies a large manen f reads bui ding. | place in the Virginia platform em-1 Thc plan has been tried most suc l bracing a declaration for "a league of oessfully and its value proven by: nations.;’ and (pratfiry? •"the excep- i otber sections of the country, which tional achievement at Paris involved ar<? uolpble for their good roads. falling on Sunday this year, the Deca count fbe votes in(the election Tues- in the adoption of a league and treaty h" Ervin, County Supervisor of,,. at j on exercises will be held on Mon- daj n *8ht. so near akin to American ideals.” roadb - stales that 6a per cent to ! day, \j ay 3j, a t g o’c ock in the af- ! Close Monday The President is praised for “stead- j per cent °f tb ' $540,000 roads bond! t ernoon Ht f |, e \ a ti C ual Cemetery. ‘ Tbe nominations will be closed at fastly standing for the covenant ia sue, which will be voted on June oxorc j sefi W j ;: ^ un( jer the 6 o’elock Monday afternoon. The bar agrqed to” and the Republican reser- * vations and peace resolution are cop-1 nients demned. | rights Some of the other features of the ’ Putting Virginia plan are: j pm , A declaration for an efficient mer- j built. The hard surfacing will be chant marine, with sale to American done with clay and ether ’oral nn- citizens for operation under the Amer-j terials. For tlje most part, the clay lean flag of all merchant vessels ac- or other material used - will be obtain quired by the government during the ed in the ditching and draining oper- war. ation. Thus, laying the hard surface BRICK LAYERS WANT MORE REPORTEO HAVE DEMANDED A’.N INCREASE OF 25 PER CENT AN HOUR Bristol. R. I., May 29.—Cavalry uinl Columbia May 29—The advisabilit.t coast artillery patrolled tin .streets of withdrawal on the part of th of Bristol teday to prevent a recur-1 South Carolina department of the rence of the riot that occurred here American Legion from the national occurred here American yesterday when striking employees of organization, will be considered at the National India Rubber company special state convention of the sought to prevent workers from en tering the plant. Governor Beeckman has declared the city in a state of insm reef ion and is expected to come ner to inspect the situation personally. No effort was made to open the plant today. Condemnation of the Republican ^ will be largely a matter of disposing congress for “vain and extravagant of the excavated materials, investigations costing $2 000,000 re-| Eminent highway engineers advise vealing nothing beyond the incapacity against laying a conciete, brick, as- of Republican politicians to cope with pbalt or ether types of permanent the gravest problems.” . I roads building materia! on “green" j.' vjns ., n( p A declaration that neither labor nor j foundations. They have found that capital should at any time “take ac- , where the plan being employed in ! ‘ ‘ tion that will jeopardize the public Florence county is followed, the re-i t((ke ,.j^ p , uifl vice now being received was gether out of the question. a to- welfare.” and that strikes and lock- 1 suit is a well seasoned foundation outs should be supplanted by some and the utmost satisfaction in what- method of amicable settlement. 1 ever type'of permanent road may be Good Work Praized built. Commendation of the administra-J tion for establishing the federal re- yr|| PnilUTICC TO serve system, the farm loan system.; I f W IjlJllnl MrA III “just tariff legislation.'" an income tax : 1 v and a department of labor. j Criticism of Congress for having! failed to heed the President's recom-, mendatlon for revision of tax -Ibwwt -. and for having failed to repeal “war| legislation which harnesses business.” DIVISION ENGINEER’S HEADQUAR- CENTER IN FLORENCE ever before. unavoidable in getting the ballots be Major Henry T. Thompson, and the fore the membership. The limit now men of the Florence Military Com- set is tho ve, y latest, at which me :n pauy will attend the exercises, as we: sP ector s tan tally the results, and as th< American L-gion, and the Boy have a ballot Printed for the annual Scouts of Florence. meeting Tuesday night. The Florence Municipal Band, ofi Vote at Once which Mr. A. B. Kelserman. is direc-i Members of the Chamber of Com-, tn . have consented to attend in a merce should not delay submitting I body and provide music for the at- ,heir choice of 12 men for directors. I ternoon. The parade will form at The y should file their nominations at I 5 o’clock at the intersection of West once - Fl ' 0Ul su<:h nominations an of- Streets resting on h 0 * 11 * th’ket will be compiled ot 24 will march to the men who receive the highest number the exercises will nominations. From this official , ^ where' an ' oration "ill be elected 12 directors at j F nday. The term just closed has been bv w ai kn the annual meeting. The « highest a very successful one with the schco., J will be elected for 2 vears. , Good work has been done by teach The evidence of the interest in the t ms and pupils and the enrollment ihis Chamber of Commem at present is,'year has been the largest in the his in the large number of nominations ! tory of the school. The following is which are being filed with the secre- 1 a list of the graduating class of the Ttie office was opened this j high school: number ot nomina- ' Helen Daniel. Louise King. Eliza beth Durant, Mary Olive Lynch, Kitty , , Diggs. Sadie McElveen. Esther King. aie most coidlully invited K ’l »^ TTK r- r . ’ Narcissus Singletary. Clem Ham. attend, as an organization, or indi-t JOHNSON S FUND * vlduais. and take part in the exer-: FAIRLY MODEST) R is understood that the bricklay ers union of Florence has demanded of the contractors an increase of 25 cents per hour. The L-rick layers aow receive $1.00 hour based on an eight hour day. it is seated that this contract was eh- Now re- on l for! Another excellent program will be ;on- K ,v en tomorrow’ afternoon at 5 o'clock tractors will grant the increase is a on ^ b( * ff roui jds of the Central School, question but it w’as said by one of b y * be Municipal Band. The sacred them today that it is not likely that num bers of this program are particu- t’ney will. This contractor declared * ar futures lor the band concerts, that $10.00 a day for the general ser- ^ be P r °£ram bas been compiled by Band Concert Sunday Afternoon will he delivered speaker. All white citizens, as well as alf civvl and military organizations of Florence, the Union and the Confeder jatr Veterans. Sons of Veterans. Dau ghlers of the Confederacy and Ch dren of the Confederacy, the War Veterans cf the Spanish and World tt ons on hand. War LAKE CITY SCHOOL CLOSES NEXT FRIDAY I The Lake City High and Graded 1 school closes the present session next Director A. B. Kelserman. as follows: March—Religiose. Chambers. Overture—Tempelmeihe. Kela Bela. Melody—Wild Rosebud. Tobani. American Fautasie. gion. to be held in Columbia June 15, resolutions calling the convention hay ing been passed by the state execu- ; live committee of the Legion at a meeting in Columbia today The agitation on behalf of the na tional organization in favor of a cash, bonus t'er all former service men is the reason of the proposal by the State Legion committee that there be a convention to consider withdrawal. in its resolution the committee expressed the op'inion that the re quest for cash bonus renders tbe or ganization liable to “suspicion as t its sincere and unselfishness of motive, and is debasing and incon sistent with the high ideals on which it was founded." The position of the Leg.on in South Carolina has always boon against taking part in agitation i for a bonus. j Spartanburg Next \ Spartanburg was selected as tho i place for the next annual convention Gems of Stephen Foster. Tobani. ,he American Legion in South Car tary. morning WaltzELoin Du Boll, Gillett. Con Amore. BeauinonJ. Sacred Selection—Refuge. Rennet. March Imperial Potentate. Woods. Star Spangled Banner. Under the sacred selection of "Ref uge.” several ot the best loved old Gospel songs will he played, includ ing “Whiter Than Snow'.” “Beautiful Valley ot Eden.” "To the Work" and other favorites. olina, by the state executive commit t 'e at a meting in Columbia Friday, and the date set for the state gather ing was 6ne month prior to the date* for the National Legion convention in Cleveland, to he held during the Fall with a rises. TEAS LOCATED IN THIS CITY. Approval ef the “utmost generosi ty” for disabled soldiers and thei» de pendents but disapproval of “stimu lated efforts to fasten further oppres- Florence has landed the division , sive burdens upon the taxpayers of engineer’s headquarters of the South the country by enormous bond issues Carolina Highway Commission. W. S. or consumption and retractive tax L ew jg i the division engineer, having levies to give an indiscriminate bonus (.^jpieted a || arrangements to move to enlisted men.’ ^ here from Marion at once. He and Praise of President Wilson to whose | k i rs> Lewis will arrive here about efforts the iplatform says should Monday week to make their home,; chiefly be ascribed the adoption by and for ^e present will be located Congress of the woman suffrage wlth Mr an(J Mrs j P. McNeil. 112 amendment.” • 'South Coit street. 1 Prefer Florence McADOO NOMINEE . 1 Mr. and Mrs. WOODMEN MEMBERS ! PLAN GREAT TIME LIVE CAMP, TAKES ON NEW VIGOR AN INJECTS NEW BLOOD. TREASURER McCABE TELLS OF! ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA. Washington. May 29—Between i $100,009 and $125,000 was raised by | the California campaign organization of Senator Johnson. Republican, the Senate campaign investigating com-, mittee was told by Alexander Me- ENROLLMENT BOOKS OPEN NEXT TUESDAY BEGIN HEARING CONTESTS MONDAY Postpone Conference At Spa Until July (tome. May 29.—FIngland and France have agreed to postpone th*> Allied German conference at Spa untH July fifteenth, according to the Tribune. ADVANCE IN PRICE Stamped Envelopes Follow Other Materials. Lead of 122 SEATS IN REPUBLICAN CON- VENTION ARE IN DISPUTE. DEMOCRATIC VOTERS MUST PER SONALLY ENROLL TO VOTE IN PRIMARY. Chicago. May 29.—Decisions in four of the contests among delegations to the Republic national convention will probably settle all of tbe disputs in- volving a hundred and twenty-two > Stamped envelopes are following ( the lead taken by all other commodl-j • ties and have advanced in price in] the last few days. The increase ranges from 5 to 92 cents a thousand ant will affect the large users more than] (he smaller ones. for them. The committee in charge of arrange ments of the fish stew which Walnut' ... . Lewds^ spent part of C a n,P No. 52 W. O W will give at) FayetteVllle Clerks ; WOMEN INSIST ON THEIR RIGHTS COOPER SAYS HE BELIEVES THS FORMER SECRETARY WILL RECEIVE VOTE OF DEMO CRATS Cabe. treasurer of the. Johnson or- — ganization. McCabe did not have the . it is a rule of the South Carolina records with him. but offered to send ; Democratic party that a complete re- seats. .... recoins : enrollment of the voters in the pri- Consideration of the contests begin mary be made every two years. The on Monday. I | enrollment bookls wijl be opened Members of J b ® natl ^ , * al i^®. CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY CON-| Tuesday. June 1st and will remain sa d the procedent l " 1 h ao f.A s ra J ed < VENTION WOULD NOT AMEND Tuesday. June 29th. Each rulings will govern the points 1™“ , PARTY RULES. . VMti „ its own enrollment book in the other cases. Aside trom tae j ernoon. when they determined posi- ° ae . “ e B ^‘; at > eat ^° od ”)f n get ' to ’■ Fayetteville, May 29.—Members of placed at some convenient place easi- contests In three districts al ate tom p !orence Times Bureau, Wyatt AJ lively to move to Florence. They had ^ ? V01 r r v!^ • m " 1S S r <!, !? n ithe Brotherhood of Railroad Clerk# iv accessible to the voters and they Southern states. Taylor, Corresoondent , 0 * y? T* 0f t,ie , employed by the Atlantic Coast Line ar e required to personally enroll.! J_ tr0 _ n A e8 L? am . p8 . J n ' railroad here walked out at 3:30 Those who are unable to write/heir ( Two Appointments POVFPMOP THINKS Tuesday in Florence looking over the ^n/. d h r in^ S 1 ™ il A " eX \ l J ie l Walk Out Under Orders opon un tji ' GOVERNOR THINKS and relamei here yesterday a n ”“' , H n ® h “ p ‘ l '®, . . >.a S i considered another town in the di vision to makfe their headquarters. The Chamber of Commerce was largely instrumental in the success of the city in landing this office, hav- this Greonvllle, May 28-WiUiam G. IU iailuIllK lllIB „ U1W , ua ,- . . ... , . . . . wamuuv , McAdoo will be the nominee of the , assl8t ^ d the ineer and hJs wife taken on new ,, fe and vigor and is | k Mount . ^ • J..4r. 4 4 Con ^ 0 fTl’n W1M P PVOH 1 a I’P'OV nvorv W’LUilT WaVLT I ^ Democratic party at the San Fran cisco convention, in theopinion of Gov. Robert A. Cooper, who discussed national affairs informally with partj leaders during his brief stay here to day. • Personally. McAdoo is not my first hTthe'enUrTstate' choice,” said the governor, “but there thino-i,Un UOn B ^h 11 hke 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Members names must make their mark. ’ The n J . ^ J camp, whde, the bl : otherh0 od declared that the ru , e8 require the full name of the 1 at no ime by an> means dead, has i walkour was on or ders received from voter, his age and his occupation. Your club roll is kept by the secre in finding rooms and also having lo- — nnrlf'iQH 0 'fi I y wwe k- * s,e ' v j officials of the railroad declared ^ ar y G f your c i u b and he is to keep r-atoH fnr hm, , members appreciating .he advantages, , ast night that no demands had been the b ook open for the enrollment of a membership m ! p rescnte d by the clerks, hut it Is said the voters and at some place cou- cated offices for him Ten Committees Mr. Lewis has charge of ten coun to be derived from a real live Woodman camp are join ties in this section of South Carolina, 1 0 ‘l^{^ per ® 8r ®^, i ° B faHing to carry out a promise of j, they being among the most important fintb « sed and receiving new inspira-; that the strike is due to the railroads venientlv reached by the voters. t«\eiity per cent increase • In pr Coming to FTor- , , ence just on the eve of the election is every indication at this time, as I j ime ^2, when an issue ot $450,000 see It. that the former secretary ot worth of ,. oads bonds wlu be submlt . th- treasury will be the Choice of the ted tQ the voters Mr Lewis is ex . convention and I am satisfied from pected to prove especially valuable to sentiment expressed by the people of the roadg cause j n Florence county. South Carolina that there would be. Approves Plans no disappointment if the convention Florence county highway com- should reach such a c ° nc,UK, o a - I* 1 ' m { ss i on bas g 0ne abou t jt 8 roa d s bu (id deed I believe the people would hail jng pr0 g ram exactly according to the tho nomination with delight. I wb j cb ba8 been proved best by Governor Cooper was here in the otber f am ou8 roads sections and ac- Interests of the South ( arolma I )ev , cor ding to the policy of the state high elopment board. ^ , way commission, states Mr. Lewis. Thfi protract ed services at Lake ST rti_L make^ SPKCH : Other sections of the country have ob- r’j ly Methodist church, being conduct- I tained their best results by first ed hy p r Luther Bridges, is attract- Cftnar*«Kman M»arH at Olanta Com- buJlding foundations and subsequently j n g large congregations and accom- Con^ssman Heard at Olanta Com [ buildin g their permanent highways pl f Hhing much g 00d . The 8t ores and mencemeru. . jugt a8 the Florence commissioners plaC e S or business in town are closed ~ , , . are planning to do. lie states. Olanta, May 29.—The school here closet!^ successful session on Mon-' fierce FIGHT day evening when the graduating ex-, tion throutfi the injection of new i ^ nQ officlal statement has been young blood and the entire member- ! * b the brotherhood, ship has ’ taken on more vigor . , 0n , J three men are , eft on duty m ! . A great number have .signified their' » fri ht offlce anU only intention to attend the stew Tuesday at the pa8senger station. evening and Ihe committee in charge I I of affairs are spreading themselves! I in perfecting every detail for a great meeting and a sumptuous feast. American Legion Dance A Great Success In Sixth District VACANCIES TO NAVAL ACCADE- MY OPEN TO TWO YOUNG MEN FROM 6TH Columbia. May 29.—The South Can lina Equal Suffrage League officials are finding it hard to understand th* Two vacancies exist at present for Hie appointment of midshipment at the United States Naval Academy from the sixth congressional district • ‘ which is composed of Florence. Da. f®“ r 8t|n I h8 t llngton. Marlon. Horry, Dillon, Will '“sisting that For I action of the Democratic Conventios last week in refusing to amend tht | rules of the party so as to allow wol j ment the right to vote as Democrats in the primary when the suffrage amend is ratified and women have the right to vote i.t general el'i. - tions| which is confidently expected as an the elections of this age leaders are als< insisting that Former Senator Chris| tie Benet, of Columbia, produce pro SUCCESSFUL MEETING Or. Bridges Having Great Meting at Lake City. BODY OF FARMER; FOUND IN RIVER ', . , H@nei, or ( oiumnia. produce proa The American Legion dance at iamsburg and George own count es | Qf c , har g p whk . h hp Inade at th , ewood Club last night was a great j Hon ‘ ".''l 1 * ; b t t0 '' 18 convention with regard to the leader cess. The music was furnished I man ot this district and wi l be glad of (ho SHfft , a g e cause in rh ,, state be Finev suet by the Opera House Orchestra and this was a feature in itself. Many of the ex-service men and their friends attended and enjoyed an evening of rare pleasure. The dance was one of the most pleasurable that has bem given at the Club in some time. EDWIN WHITE MISSING FOR PAST NINE WEEKS. TWO j NEGROES IN JAIL 200,000 WAR PRISONERS HELD IN SIBERIA j during the morning I niorting will continue sixth. service. thrpugh The June ercises were held. Congressman Phil ip H. Stoll delivered the commence ment address which was greatly-en joyed by the large crowd present. The Rev. D. M. Clark, of,Andrews. .preached tbe badcalau^eate uermon in the Methodist church. The class was the largest ever turned'out by this school being com i posed of nine young ladies and seven y®””* “If 0 ’ . . . Augustus FTancheschilli, a member of The Hst includes the following the House or , heKtra< was Htol . Misses Opal Thompson. Sarah Betts Pearl Steele. Gladys Thomas. Jieth )a8t n)j;ht about9;30 _ i London. May 29.—Fierce fighting is in progress on the left bank of the I I Dneiper river where the Bolshevik! | are attempting to dislodge the Poles, l | according lo a Soviet official state j i ment. AUTOMOBILE STOLEN Rotarians Hold Marion. May 'll—The body of Ed win White, a prominent, citizen of the Centenary section of Marion coun ty. was found in Little Pee Dee river i yesterday afternoon. Nine weeks ago i Mr . White left his home to meet nis | brother at Palmer school house.' c ilities. i which is about a mile from his home, j —— Regular Meeting and where he was to help his brother D’Annunzio Has erect a tombstone. When be did not | - Durazzo Stockholm May 29—Two hundred thousand prisoners still remain in Siberia, according to the Swedish Red Cross, and equal number of Rus sian prisoners remain in Germany, kepariation has been hindered prin cipally by lack of transportation fa- to furnish any information concern ing the examination, or prospective candidates Resiling to ascertain the general qualifications for entrance to the naval academy and the scope of the examination upon application to bureau of navigation, navy depart ment, at Washington for the govern ment pamphlets. "Regulations gov erning the Admission of Candidates into ihe United States Naval Acade my as Midshipmen” and “Samp!e Ex animation Papers for Admission to tho United States Naval Academy." These will be mailed the applicant without expense. A special examination will be held throughout the United States June 22 to HU all vacancies to the academy. An Oidsmobile 8. belonging 'to the Miami. Fla., club was a visitor at this meeting. The ritib will have a boys work meeting sometime during the month of June. “Parson” Povnor presided at Thurs- Beth en fram ,n ^ tbt! House dav - s mP eting. was reported • J The Rotary Club held Its weekly* show up at home (hat night a search j Inricheon-meeting at the Blue Birc was instituted but until the body was | Thursday. Mr. Lloyd S. Tenney of found yesterday there was nothing further heard ol him. Bolsheviki Press Attack On Poles Hudnall, \ iolet - 4 , here at noon today that a car an- ditched near town, but no particulars of the wreck could be obtajned at that hour. Paris, May 29—Capt. D'Annunzio who been holding Flume, has seized Durazzo. according to a Zurich dis patch to the Petit Parisien. WILMINGTON BOY SAFE * ♦ 4 bel lug paid workers. The suffrage lead| es have addressed another letter t<j Mr. Benet asking that he produce tits proof of his statements. The letter to the former senator M signed by Mrs. Julian B Salley, o| Aiken, president of the South Cart lina Equal Suffrage League, and reaaj as follows: "In a letter to you May 21st we calll ed upon you to produce proof of youi charges made on tho floor of thi state Democratic Convention: iha| the w’omen leaders of the suffrai cause in South Carolina were pal ^perkers. We regret tha tthis lettl remains unanswered. On May 24 there appeared over your uume.j communication in the newspaperi which you have repeated the al the facilities of the civil service be ing used. This procedure will reduce', ion , ba ( "some of the most act] travel expenditures required of tha workers in the state have been paid prospective candidates to and from.|, evident that you have avoid the plftce of taking the examination. the point at issue, and we can. in »! sense, regard or accept it Dr. Graham Made Excellent Address Inez Jordan and Margaret Tomlinson the" , descrinU 0 n h l WHs and the following young men: Charles aWe,m & the description was Keith Truluek., Ulric -Tomlinson, Jas. Kelley Floyd. Baxter Graham. Le Rue Hill, Rue Ingram Moore and De Leon Myers. Several social events were given in honor of the class last week MANY TURKS KILLED Debs Notified Of ♦ Warsaw. May 29—Russian Bolshe ^ ^ viki reinforcements are being bront | ^, Warsaw. May 29.—Lientenat + ! up everywhere In the offensive 4. Harmon Rorison from Wllming- ♦ His Nomination against th“ Polor which is increasing | + ion. N. is safe according to » I in violence along the northern see + word from the front. He was a + tors, according to an official state 4. member and pilot of the Kos- ♦ Atlanta May 29.—Eugene V. iDebs several times the Socialist eundidi^te 1 ment. for president, who is now serving a London. May 29. A French column | len yeai . t arm | n , be Atlanta peniten WEATHER REPORT 1 'p.mi.w.ir'witiTn handsome cameo 7."7' '' "7 " re " ,aw - was notified by the committee of 1 For Souln Carolina: J.M. Truluek. wlth.nhanas^e asm ^ |lv , ng , n the town waB officially an- thP National Social , 8t convention that! Fair tonight and S stick pin as a token of theii esteem ; nouned -p be Turks suffered heavy and re«>ec». _ ...1’., - - - • jualties Sunday. General <!aH j lie was again named as their candidate | to moderate north and norlh-eni-t ifor the presidency. [winds, 4> ciusko Aerial squadron, and was + •F previously reported missing. A ♦ 4> bullet pierced the + gasoline tank while over the ♦ ♦ Bolsheviki lines, but Rorison re- ♦ ♦ turned within the Polish lines ♦ ♦ and landed safely. ♦ as a repr since it ignores our request that yoK substantiate these allegations. Yol have sought to take refuge behind th| - ■ — ' fact that your words wort* twist.etj The Pee Dee Advocate In its ac- However, the Inference from your count of the Bennettsville school dos markK> as distinctly understood b| ing has the following to say in re- ,bose present, was too clear to be gaid lo the address of Dr. H Tucker taped, viz.: that some of the Soul Graham, who made the address to Carolina suffrage leaders were pa the graduating class. propogandists. working for money raj “The commencement address r fl er than the cause. We have only aslj day night by Dr. 11. Tucker Graham, ed tba , y 0l , cither produce proof t| pastor of the First Presbvttrian substantiate your stai'-menls or If yt church of Florence, was full ot ?rat- , a nnot do this, that vou publicly iiclj iiitVaiH-'s + tical advk-e to the young graduates, nowledge your erre-. in justice - 1 He spoke on the elements of sue- yourself and to. those South Carollnl cess, and said that success com.cs |W omen leaders of the suffrage cam only through hard work and persist- on whom you say vo-i int *n«l 110 ;e/l ent application in a chosen line ol tion. wo trust we may have an ijuiq endeavor,” . dlate reply.”