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J THE FLORENCE DAILY TIM&S MONDAY AFTERNOO? MAY 31, 1920. w> ■ *' I fl w TIMES Except Banter ice, 8. C., by AND GARDINER iruneeiit Editor. Iner, BtiXbeee Meneger will Up opened today at Ottawa. The steamship “Cody,” named in honor ot the late “Buffalo Bill,’ is to be launcher today at the Hog Island shipyard, Philadelphia. * + * + + *♦ + + ♦ + t , TODAYS BIRTHDAYS ♦ »♦ + + + ♦♦ + *♦ + * ♦ + COULDN’T FOOL THIS KID. i — • ' { Johnny paM his first visit t o a farm the other day. Al| his lifa he had lived in the heart of a great city, and when he suddenly came in sight of n I Five Graduates RATES Mrri lnr«dv*tfic«. J. I of 15 per cent, and amounting in the’ aggregate to an addition of $1,000,- 000 a week to their payrolls. The Republican /National Commit tee has been called to meet at Chi cago .today to begin'the hearings of contests of delegates elected to the National convention, which is to as- semb’e one week hence. The executive board of the Inter national Transport Workers Federa-j today. tion is to meet at Amsterdam today Prances Alda, celebrated operatic to decide upon the attitude to be adopt sopran o t bo| .^ at Christchurch, Now ... 3.60 b y tbe organization with regard Zealand, 37 years ago today. to: the conference of the International labor office at Genoa next month. *.00 ii class mat at Florence, 8. AMoelated Preee press la exclusive- the oee tor republlca- dlspatcbes credited Credited la this i to the local news pub- —j— r MAY 31, 1920 lent that the South of the American Le- COnsidering with- NStional organiza national convention } the adtion of the na- committee in agitat id that a vote on se- ' f taken at the state IS Legion in June, t members of the Flor a great deal of in here, it should ho favor secession and thkt the Florence ?o on record as op- ?p. It appears to us |fce Is entirely correct. B wheref anything could The textile mills of New* England J 1 '* ^’ellency the Duke of Devon- today will put into effect a new wage 1 f h,,P ’. ^^nor-General ot Canada. scale callina for an averaee advance : bor " in K,1 K land - 5J >' ears a KO today. ^ 1 Maj. Gen. John E. B. Seely, former! haystack, he stopped and gazed ear- head of the British Air Ministry, horn' 52 years ago today Maj Gen Merritte \V. Ireland. Sur geon-General of the United State; Army, born in Indiana, 63 years ago today. Clarence IV. Huhttnngton. president of the Virginia Railway Company, born at Newark, N. J., 63 years ago Poor Condition Of The Cotton Crop ► ♦ ♦ + ♦♦** + ♦* + ♦ * » IN THE DAY’S NEWS + (.*** + + * + + + + * + * + + ; : ‘ * “From the best information I can William Rockefeller, who tqday en- from the commissioner of Agri. ters upon his 80th year, has long | culture ot the cotton belt states, the been a power in American finance, vj^y condition is guessed to be 61.4 and industry, although his personal- j p Pr cent’’, said Commissioner Har- ity, his millions and the interests.! r j s ‘'After aP, while this is simply a with which he is identified, have been, gn P 5; a . ypt thev generally come pret- overshadowed. in a measure, by the t v t .iose to the conditions." great wealth of his brother, John 1 . <Th M condition renort Rockefeller. William Is the younger ’ np • y CODtl U report of the two brothers. He was born in Tioga countr.-New York, and was last 1 most favorable conditions for the balance of the* season, this cotton icrop cannot be even as large as it ; was last year. The lowest end of May condition shown in the last 10 educated in the Owego academy and the public schools of Cleveland. At the tYifc of 17 he dropped his school books aad began his business career ; . „ as a bookkeeper. In 1864 he went: - ‘ ' ’ ' >- into the oil business with his brother ^‘ ,e ne ws from South Eexas and has ever since been connected i was heavy rains and over flows o! with the great Standard Oil corpora ^e rivers covering over many acres tions. He has also been a powerful i °i *he best cotton land, and much factor in New York banking and in ! have to be planted over, railroads. He is‘not as wealthy as! ‘It is a fact, moreover, as aworld his brother, but manages to worry i wide proposition there is now a along on the income from a fortune \ scarcity of cotton, and cotton gooih;, estimated at ^imethihg like $150,000, I and the mills are far behind with do 000. | liveries to fill their contracts. It is — j reported that they have already con tracted well into nevt year for deliv eries. Now, of course they have brou gilt contracts from the cotton brok ers and they will have to have spots col ton to til! contracts.” * ONE YEAR AGO TODAY B IN THE WAR. |nu concert yesterday icket created by au- Dl&ying children bc- lat band master Kei- j|ced to step the music subsided. The inter- during the Vendition riost beautiful of the |e program. It is a jings’of this sort to Boce Municipal Ban i Jty’s greatest assets, preciated and enjoyed Iternoon by hundreds, lose who do hot care ujalr to khep on let ft away, but there led a plan to enforce playing of the num- officer stationed at tjool grounds Sunday Id have, some effect. BMent of the Federal that no relief is in ‘ prevailing high prices Dinting. The explana- lat there has been no action and no greater lie part of the general traiize. According to BServe’s analysis, the J deructions . which is the country has had It: . This may be true ;bere is no doubt that v-— r * |titles wh^re the- mer it on tales have bene- ereby; and a continu in'the end would ^‘its effect in a large conscience prices are m The discouraging the Reserve Board, as honey to the matt ers and retailers, who It piobiptly to give’ x>at. In fact the Bes atld many of the ate already broadcasting skl&g to an Increase in lo4titits for next fall wajir x from twenty to Afr^arently the only in tq do Is to practice economy. Most of- money are taking nefer before. The |pending is to be found vrhd-are earning ten Bow as cealnst two and seV^rni years ago. |[]lttKk to the silk-shirt- Five Killed In Auto Accident Three men were killed and two’in-' Jurftd In . r J)0 mile-automobile race at j Indianapolis. tj. S. Naval seaplane completed ‘ transatlantic flight by arrival at 1’1>- mouth, England. ! — — , Akron Ohio, May 31—Five persons Babylon is believed to. have been j were killed near here today when an the first city to-attain a population I interurban train struck an automo- of a million. 1 bile. ,i ,1 ■ i ,i. i i i i i i i i (ii ■ i i i i i iri iiiincilHiniia.-lMC'lMliKI ( i (I r •;:l! | (rln(ii(Minl'(hi • i PARK SWIMMING POOL 1 Located at end of SOUTH COIT STREET ; OPENS i TOMORROW JUNE 1. The Pool is well drained, and a new well has been installed which assures our patrons CLEAN, FRESH WATER AT ALL TIMES. NO CHARGE USE OF PICNIC GROUNDS Ice cream and cold drinks for sale on grounds,. The pool is under the management of A. J. HOOLE. i i i n me i i i mi ini .i: i iiii;iii:i:;ii.n.i i itiiiiiiiiiiiiirinmiurimiM; i. ■ n ■ mu i e r i mini n.H’i nestly at wliat appehred to hjm a new brand of architecture. “Say, Mr. Smith,” he remailced to the funner, pointing to the haystack, “why don’t they have doors and win dows in it?” > “Doors and windows!” smiled the farmer. “That ain’t a house, Johnny, that's buy.” * “Don't try to josh me, Mr, Smith!” was the scornful rejoinder. “Don't you suppose I know that hay don’t grow lu lumps like Bhat?” 'Prspect School: The Prospect • school closed a very ' sucrosslul term last week and the graduating exercises were he'd last Friday evening when the following pnjgrnm was rendered: Dolores McDaniel Salutatory Elvira McDaniel Prophe Myrtle l awrance Class History ; Myrtle puggins Class Wii | Lucile Eaddy Valedictory The address to the graduating class i was del vered bv the countv superin tendent of education and-the d mas to th6 graduates were delivered by Mr. W. J. Brown. • ' ‘ • S * ‘ ' Money Saved is Money Made * w Why not adopt the modern way of sawng money and adding efficiency by using a Motor Truck? FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY f * Suspicious. Hubby—Yes, dear, bronze is n very tough and lasting material.. Why do you ask? Young Bride—Nothing, only F*rmer» Jones writes that he is sending us one of his finest bronze turkeys. AT THEL BAL GAME The d; 'criminating Fans and .Fannies j Chew Floridu/Frnit Gum. Buy u pack age today and g« t in the game. Made by Fleer. All dealers—5c. Adv. AND DAUGHTER i,U V.M. ' YOUNG PHILOSOPHY. “D’ye know, I think teacher •ee behind her.” “Well, she said her eyes was go Ing back on her.” SPARTANBURG WOMAN HAS RE MARKABLE DETAILS TO TELL Had Much To Fear Cn Smile and Sneer. A smile is like a blossom tossed Upon the path of Spring; A sneer is like the sudden frost That leaves tt withering. Mrs. Benge Says Her Boy Suffered From Pellagra and Other Ail ments Ton Vim Truck, worm drive. * Several Light Delivery Vims, Worm dri 'e. One E^thlehem, r t-2 ton. electrically started and lighted. .' Ton Stewart Truck, j.-iiernal gear drive. J H \ Three Republic Trucks, internal gear drive. Also several used Trucks, in guaranteed condi- dition. t c.. SPECIAL PRICES FOR TEN DAYS. v Florence Motor Sales Co. TRUCK HEADQUARTERS. > SALES and SERVICE 32 S. DARGAN •Tamxmmsm What’s the Use? Connie (remonstrating)—But, my dear Winnie, I haven’t said a word. Winnie—Nevertheless, I know what you were thinking, and there’s no use saying you weren’t, for I wouldn’t be lieve you if you did. His Job. "The new man, who is an ex-pugilist, wants to know what special duty in the hospital you want him to do.” “7.et him attend to ihe insdbinta patients. He is just the man to put them to sleep.” A Professional Secret. New Cashier—The boss says this Is h new style cash register and that you’d show me how to work it. Old Cashier—I’ll show you how It works, but I won’t show you bow tc work it. The best grade of Mexican som brero often costs so much .That the workman spends a years wages for it. “Tanlac restored my son and my daughter to health. You jntow how proud that makes me, and how grate ful | am to this remedy for what it did," said Mrs. 3. H. Benge, of 110 Fairview avenue. .Spartanburg, S. (’, when giving a statement endorsing this remedy and telling how it over came her childrens ills. “My son suffered from what we were told was pellagra. Four years ago he had whooping cough and we could not break that tip. He gradu ally grew weaker, and complained of his head, feet and »egs hinting his all the time, and his back al so caused him^ a lot of suf fering. He was given the be^i treat ment we could afford but tie did not , improve. “All our neighbors say my sen does not look thg same person now. since he has taken Tanlac. His im provement was wonderful, and he never complains now, he has a good appetite, and is strong and feels well. Every symptom of pellagra has gone, and his cough is. stopped. “My daughter never did regain her! strength after having the whooping cough and she suffered terribly with, headaches, and was very nervous and complained of shortness of breath.) In every way she was run down and never felt we’l. The Tanlac gave her a fine appetite though, and she gain ed right along. She looks a great i deal better now. Given. 2-1-17. In Darlington by Darlington Drug Co.. Hartsville, Robert Stewart; Coi ner Drug Co; Lake City, Farmers <V Merchants Drug Co ; Scrantou, W. S. Lynch Co., l ivq-jfiyufrnTrr? What A Wonder In Florence Old High Price rode his horse from Baltimore. Md., to Florence, S. 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