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t w*. V Florence Times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 26th Year Florence, S. C. Tuesday Afternoon, June 8, 1920. $6.00 a year. T Sm MUNTOT MUST OFFERS WAREHOUSE DRIVE PRESIDENT'S l FOR CITY MARKET DYNASTY FROM POWER j ake berger makes proposi w 1 iinw 1 1 I mwwi w T(0N To THE chamber . s . . OF COMMERCE Senator Lodge Calls For Through the Chamber of Cowmerce, Defeat Of The Peace lhe nixie Warehouse, one of the larg- Treaty. 'CONVENTION LIKELY TO BREAK ALLRECORDS OF REPUBLICAN PARTY No Candidate Has Enough Votes To Assure Nomination. U N I Q U STsITUATIOK Convention Assembled ir Chicago Today Unbossed And Unbridled. est tobacco warehouses In Flprence, has been offered to the farmers, or to the city, for a city market, by the KEYNOTE ADDRESS owner Jake Berger. Mr. Berger piakes .two propositions; the first being to r<i , a j—'sell it to an operating company com- Charges Democratic Admin- p0He( , eJther of the farmer8> 0 r the istration With Responsi- townspeople, and the second to oper- bility for All Things Bad win, city m,rk«, thl.ago, Jaaa S-Tk.-, 1 '‘ n '’ Zka°onllot"h“ l (Inral‘Ih'w drive Presideent Wilson and his “ny- have ever seen. It Is a litlte large nasty’’ from power and defeat tho' for Florence right now, but none the League of Nations as he desires It, loss acceptable. It affords ^^candidate having enough vo7es declared Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, ^ "pace, spare outside the R , Kht to 88HUre hlB domination, temorary chairman of the Hepubllcan building for stables and stalls. Th ,, nnv p nt j ftn nrom ic P « to ho a National Convention, in his keynote Usually city markets are^ construct ‘ rerord hreakPr in all respects; It may address here today «d with wagon space which is knovvm r . afif morft ba)lo(s flian Repuh Defending the Senate’s oppasition as stalls for persons who wish to, Hean con v en tlon since Garfield was to the Treaty of Peace us a high conduct business there These are let , )a , lot8 wero cast bwforft the t and patriotic duty, the Senator flung out for a very nominal rental. Such ' stan( j ar( j bearer was named down this gauntlet: an «|rrangement, ^-Jngs com pel; form, overnight reports' hnd rumors \\e make the issue; we ask ap- into the closet trading conditilns. and , rom randfdatos caui p S and dP i e gation probation for what we have done, usually mean the very lowest prices, hfnrtfI , np ^ Prt ahort nn nAw y ltrhi nn Tne people will now tell us what possible for living. Chicago, June 8^—Unique in the an nals of the party the Republican Nat ional Convention assembled today un IRISH POTATO EX-SERVICE MEN ARE URGED TO FORWARD NAMESANDmS ALUMNI DAY AT UNIVERSITY This week will be the Irish potato season for- also promises to be thi ue history of the cbu itandpoihto of quantity, of production ard from, on on tne crop. The buyers from large; lorthern markets are li hb Florence, amt 'f.r.n'. supplies of potatoes from the loca ?rt>wors. Uoyd Tenney of the North American Fruit Exchange, arrived in the city this -morning, and is spend- of the “War ce. it 1 War best iu rm both quality ices real tern and touch Irlng for SEVERAL HUNDRED FORMER STU-* . UE.wTj PRESENT FOR THE V v j \ C_LEB..ATION. Activities Of Flor- , (Wyatt A. Taylor.) ence” County Must Soon | Columbia, June 8.—The greatest day Qq ‘Press ffom many aspects the University of ^outh Carolina has ever known is to- MATTER OF HISTORY 1 da >- "Alumni Day.” There are sev- eral hundred former students of the Ladies to Compile Perma- institution here, from all pans nent Record of Florence’s of th0 and th e da >'« program Work In War. ;6RAND JURY PASSES I ON ALL BILLS FOR THIS COURT TERM is full of fun and frolic. The first thing on the program was a War Activities of Florence Conn- busllie88 meeting, followed by a num- ty’ is the tit e of a splendid work her of ‘stunts, In which the former ng the day in the Belda. \ J. L. Me Kinnon, representing Egan,, Pickett whir!.' the ledtes of ihe^couiity under indents ‘‘.ook off ’ various person ind Company of New York, has no- tlie joadership of Miss Jane B. Evans “Bes and incidents of fonmer college lifted the secretary of the Chamber w n s | lor tiy publish. The hook will d; ‘>s. Shortly after noon the alumni >f Commerce he will be in Florence ^ ontti j,i a complete history of the at- paraded through the streets of Cohun .h!s afternoon, prepared to buy. C. |j v ties of Florence and Florence peo J,ia ,n a lon 8 line aiumobiles, the Carmichael, representing Park and j p j e dur j n g n,e great war, with inl .^r- procession ending at the Ridgewood Mlison, of New York, w}U he in Flor eating photographs, an“ it will be country club, where a barbecue was mce elthei this afternoon or early to'e X t r enioly valuable ns a matter of'.served. In the afternoon 1 classes re- rrow morning to solicit shipmenls bistory. i unions are being held. Late in the o his company. I .afar Lipscomb, ofj i ad j(> s have put their best ef- evening President and Mrs. Currell 'Ho. very likely will be hack in t h p l j ort8 j,, ine publica;:on of this hook are to give a reception to the visiting Pa, ! iy i and it has cost them already a large alumnae. | In adq- arters shed no new light on .. ... . . ..... . . _ , „ , . , 'the situation. The triangular dead ihe> think of Mr. Wiisons League Mr. Bergei; is offering ,hi « ^, hick between Wood, Lowden and John and the sacrifice of America. house hecauso he wishes to bullif a ' n slin ap p parc fi certain on thP firs , While emphasizing .the point that much larger one, and prefers to dls- ‘ trlal of votlUK slrinf!: th Wednesday ot L rf* U M P0S0 ° f ' lliS 0a ° ,,pf0re erf ’ f ' tin R Tlmrcdav. wfth nrnhahlv more ihen the 1920 Presidential campaign, and other one. • devoting much ef his speech to ar- . ... . i raignment of the Wilson udministra- POTATO GROWERS IN-CONVENTION tien, the Senator found time to day I before the delegates the stand of the Republican Party on other salient problem*? facing the nation, and chief SEVERAL FLORENCE MEN N TO among tljese was Mexico. i SPEND WEEK IN ATLANTA, Mi. Wilson and his dynasty, his nenoriA heirs and assigne, or anybody that is ueoku a. hip, anybody who with bent knee has — I served his purposes, must be driven T. G. Young, president of the from all control, from all influence Planters Produce ami Storage coni- tinon the Government of the United pany, B. S. Meeks, commercial agent* States. for the Atlantic Coast Line, Henry “They must be driven from office Malone, industrial agent of the Sea- and power, not because they are Dem board Air Line, and Lloyd Tenney, ocrats, but because Mr. Wilson stands repye^enting the Nortit American for n theory of administration and Fruit Exchange, left last night for government which is not American. 'Atlanta where they wiii attend today “Tbe Vise of prices, the high cost n meeting of the sweet potato growers of living which reach daily into every frow all parts of «:ie South. Individ- home. is the most pressing, as it is ual state meetings will be held in va- the most difficult and most essential rious states, represented in the South problem which confronts us. Some ern convention in Atlanta, the Soutit of the Sources of this trouble can be Carolina meeting probably being held reached by legislation, although not about June 28 in Columbia. . all, but everything that can be effect^ This Southwide convention of the 'If 1 * 0 ”’ b ? ,ng roere'y routine but a score of favorite sons, dark horses m* individual selections sharing more 'than half of the total vote, j The roll call will give, however, the | first clear intimation of what the mass of unlnatructed delegates have been thinking. | 'I bore is talk of cutting the conven- , tioii preliminaries by making the tern- j Horary organization with Senator Ixrdgo as chairman a permanent con \ention structure, but no definite step was taken before the first se&sion. . * Convention Opens t Chicago, June 8—Hours" before the doors were opened to the Coliseun thousands were waiting hoping tc get in. Only a fraction of those ap plying for seats were admitted de spite the fact that the capacity war more than ten thousand. Political ai Lvities were moved out of the hotel d strict into the Coliseum iself with the assembling of the first session. Todry’s proceedings in the Hail had little to do with the actual nomi- in ed by law should be done at once. sweet potato growers emphasize tbe “The most essential remedy for importance the sweet potato has at- high costs <cf living) Is to keep up mined as a money crop in the United juui Increase pratludioa .aml partlcu- aitWWil Plans will be discussed in the larly should every effort be made to convention for the Pest method of advance the productivity of the growing, digging grading, curing and farms. marketing, with other phases of inter- “The phrase government owner- eBt t0 t h e crop. Very likely plans for ship means not. on y that the gov- Hll ..dacatl.ntil c.f?.;,ngn through tic. ornment shall own the rai roads but N ., nll lo ;ho ,.a, r ie or that too also, it is to be feared, that those t m n j, ( xv ro j ar , d serV e t.he who run the railroads shall own tne gou^cn sweet pefato. will be mulo govern nr ^nt. General government M the confere nce in Atlanta, ownership under our political sys- Mr Y 0im g g company now is build tern would inevitably bring about the j two very large sweet potnm «*ur- masterv ot the government by those jng an( , storing plants ip Flor ence portaiicm^or of*on Vbe/industries’ ^ pornt^s Jetg'bum He. tor whom aT industries exist. | would disappear under this‘scheme and nothing would b(^ left to tlie peo- ^PnilT UULLV KIlDL pie except the duty of paying taxes wUUUI VVLLIV IILIIL to support the roads. |‘ ■> “Over 690 Americans have beent ri- I dispensible os a preliminary to the sessions to fellow. The keynoL speech by Senator Ixidge, temporal*) chairman,' was the big business ol the day. While last minute arrange merits are being made there is n»: change in the lineup visible and var ions managers admitted they saw n< evidence of what way the wind it going to blow. They are sti 1 look ing forward to the first ballot to'de velop to point the way to a course of 'action. The Convention actual!) opened the first session at eleven o’clock, Chicago time. FITTINGLY OBSERVED murdereed in Mexico. Carranza in sulted the American government in every possible way and still nothing! was done. We fell so low that wheal nn American was seized by one of LOCAL SCOUT TROOPS SECURING the many bands of brigands and heldj ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS FOR for ransom, ail that the government, of the United Stated would do, was to offer to be the channel for convey FURTHERING MOVEMENT. „ . ... . . This week, in Florence, is being ob- ing the ransome ot their c.t zens o served a8 Associate inerbership week the highwaymen who had seized for the Boy Scout9 durlng whi ‘ h UmQ enough. « bership and which is used for furth ering the cause of the Boy Scouts of v\merlca. The local troops are going iiand at the helm. The time has come to pul an end tc tills Mexican situation, which is a sliame to the United Stat- es and a disgrace to civilization. If members with a vim. character- we arc to taka part in pacifying and is | Uc . of _ 1 their organization and the peo helping the world, let us begin here l^oof^FIm-ence are gene, ousfy respond at “We °hive Me Jopped Mr. Wilson’s* The Boy Scouts were organized only treaty and the question goes to the ten y ® ar f a B 0 and tbe growth of the neonie. In 1916 Mr. Wilson won on organization has come steadily and the cry that ‘lie had kept us out of soundly for^the organization is found- »nar.’ He now demands the approval <?d on character building, citizenship of the \merican pecnle for his party training. Americanization In its tru- und his* adminlf tratAi on the ground e «t «ense and by nature’s own way. | Hjat he has kept us out of peace. I Into tho hand °f every father of a Coliseum; Chicago, June 8—The Republican National Convention was called to order at eleven thirty four this morning, soon after Chairman Hayes appeared on the platform and was greeted with rounds of applause and great shouts, after Chairman Hayes had rapped for order. Bishop Woodcock, of Jxiuisville, Ky„ offer ed the opening prayer. At the conclusion of the prayer the audience broke into singing the Star Spangled Banner, at the request of a song leader, then three cheers were cal led y for tiie (ireatest Country on earth—the United Statees of Arne ica. Rolling cheers rocked the Hall 1 After the official photograph was taken. Secretary Milleer read the Convention Call. Becretary Hays then introduced Senator laidgc as the temporary chairman, and‘after the cheers died, Lodge began bis key note speech. National committeemen elested North Carolina. John M. Morehead South Carolina—Joseph W. Tolbert CHEIF ENGINEER IS NAMED TODAY STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ELECTS CHARLES MORE- FIELD. WATEREE GETS 975,000. norrow morning to solicit shipmenls history, o his company. I^ifar Upscc—^ ’Ho. very likely will be hack local fields either tonight or _ oinorrow. Whether there will b-j sum () p money. Nothing daunted, Among thd well known aiumni here my mere buyers in the fields now or i rhey are continuing their efforts and for the commencement festivities, is lot. is not certain, but there are prom- xpsct t0 have the book placed in Major J. F. I*. Caldwell, of Newberry, .m 01 olh ? rR ,Pin B hero - 'the hands of the people at. an early an A. B. of the class of 1857, the old- The Florence han.ings are com ng da)e (08t livlnK allinini . Major Caldwell n at a \ery promising ^period of the, 0l1P it p m nt d pi ay jast now is the was a s „i d i Pr 0 ( the civil war, that ™Lf Q ’ 0 Th.?' '^nvnrnmln? 1 ™rf« f d ' fflCUl,y ^ ‘ S 00,101,1 having broken lip plans for photographs cf hi; the men who went jttcrary work which he had well un to the, war from this county. Light df > r WU y after his graduation, which hundred and sixty letters have been carr j ed him to Oermany to study. He Good Progress Is Being Made in tHe Administra-, 0)F Justice. McDowell CASE ations. The government reports South Carolina slat cobblers ones $12 .1 $i;;.50 In New York; $13 in Phila lelphia. Scarlett of Phlladeiphin tel phoned trday, by long dfstance, to ho Chaihber of Commerco, reported Jo Former Chaingahg Guard Placed on Trial For Kill ing Escaping Convict. The jury In the case of H. A. Mc Dowell retired at 11:30 o’clock and at tlie recess hour had not returned a verdict. The defendant in this case wa: represented by Arrowsmit- Muldrow. Bridges & Hicks of the ». cal bar and by W. II. Whitehead r.f Lake City. The solicitor was unas sisted Moses Graham pled guilty to the charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to the gang tor six months which was suspendeq upon the payment of $100. The Grand Jury returned the fol lowing Bills this morning: Moses Graham, violation of prohibition law. True Bill; Ed. Evans, housebreaking aud larceny, true bill; G. H. MeClam. housebreaking and larceny, true hi 1; In the case, of Logan Altman, charg ed with breach of trust with fraudu lent intent and grand larceny, the sent out to Florence .ex-service men j was afterwards a prominent lawyer of jury returned no bill. requesting their photographs and rec w Pw h^rrv ? » namuer ot to mm* re a, repuneu ’ e m in* n «-„ nr m i ^ “ ..»i, ( ai-olina slat cobblers at $l‘ , i oro - eivlce ’ c,v1 '* nillitary or na Many of the alumni have come frow un i dioiiiut star cooDiers at vn , Hrp a K nil , onft hundred 1 .• .u val, but there are about ope hundred ,- ar away s t a te 8 for the program of to and forty of which there is no rHC ? day . Dr. Douglass Bissell. of New ord ' , , I York, of the class of ’85 is a prom!- Somemf tho ex-service men are tin-{ pt commencement visitor. Rev. derstood to believe that this is a R o 1)ert B R^ipy, crossed tho conti- o $13,50 with a good market. He dated the growers ought to get $10 o $10.50 on the track in FTorenc \ tguinst such markets In the North. 'ark and Al ison wired the Chamber scheme and the error *f (emmerce the arrtvate of Pot a -! s h oU , d be corrected. A charge will ,ocs eoutinue heavy in , ew Y k. mad(l fcr the book ro cover as far •nt the market holds strong at $ll| ... .. o $13 for South Carolina ones. John as pos ” b . ! P ^.‘ p| ^ . ,, ... , , tlon hut there is no scheme about it. N x and Company also of New York ex . 8frvU . P mPn who are famii- oivised the Chamber of Commerce ' proposition could be o' ‘he recipientii of poratoes are heavy 1 1 e e eolith Carolina primes are wanti'd f .o $12.50. He advised i ^^‘Vo^mveTn 'permanent form ul« a " member of the class of ’85, and m r G Drown started digging this* record of the civil and military ac-Mnany others are coming long dls- begin digging tomorrow or the next county during the world war. and en- dav. Thomas M. Gregg is planning' li^'beir i " teros ''° o dig the first part of this week. M, "end promptly their names, ( record., S. Ilaynsworth expects to begin dig- and pictures, ging today. A numbfr of others nent, from San Francisco, to attend the reunion of the class of 1890. Rev. E. Bryan Andrews, pastor of the Sixth Avenue Trinity church in Pittsburgh is also a visitor. M M Weinberg of r Winona, Oklahoma, of the class of ’15 Vy ;* great hr-'p if they' would explain lot 1 " here with former members of his at their fellow soldiers just what it ‘ da «"- A T. Woodward, of Valdosta. IL U* i « I flu ivicxtk'i /\F tnrx 1 a o e? ’Wr. o n H •xpec# to dig tbifi wrulm,,,.. Probably two-thirds or three it is necessary for all information, etc., to be in the hands of the pub Ushers by June 2th so' there is very ourths of the Florence crop will be! little time for delay Names, photo moving during this week. The Cham' graphs and records should he sent at jti- in Commerce has arranged to re-! once to Miss Jane B. Evans, .•eive reports direct wrom New York S. C. , Philadelphia, and Chicago during thisj _ “ week, instead of receiving them Adolph C. Baskin curough Charleston, as it did last! p asse Q Away lances for the alumni reunions. It was stated early today that an attend- ,iace of five hundred alumni and alumnae was expected. The session will dose at tho Un:- versi’y Wednesday momtng, when tho .diplomas and degrees wil he award ed to a large#ciass of graduates. Judge C. A. Woods, of Marion, will deliver the address to the graduating class. Adolph Baskin who ha* as it did last week. Reports will be received also •I'pctly from Washington on the shipments. All of these reports are ,, . , . , - at the service of the Irish potato been ill for a long period of time growers for the asking. They are' ^ a « ter » oon at being telephoned to the members of ©clock fit the home of his ni0< he Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. W. A. Lewis, on West Evans street. / Tho funeral services will be held at the -First Baptist chtfl-ch, the in tomorrow afternoon • at four o’clock tefmant following immediately there after in Mount Hoi»e c^netery. Mr Baskin was thirty seven years old He was very popular in Florence ant j liis many friends will .regret to heai FEATURED of his death. Up to a few days ag< he seemed to be 'doing wftll but t change for the worse set in and i. has been realized for several dayt that the end was near. The (Teceas ed haves a mother, Mrs W A I^ewis and the following brothers and sis L. Baskin, J. M THE Y. M. G. A. PUNS FIELD DAY EVENTS ATHLETICS TO BE HERE ON JULY FOURTH. At an enthusiastic meeting at the Y. M. C. A. it was decided to put -on a .‘field day" consistmg of all sort of • tir-iu uuj I tore- Mp^rq A athletic events, as one of the features ier8 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ R k , d G / nr tho Fo»r,h ol J,U, WhBo thc|Bo ^. events will he primarily for boys un- halt brothers and sisters are der sixteen years of age. something,^ g fj . w A Jj)?v .j 8 Jr R E . Lew will be staged for the older boys and | and A R Lewl8 . m1k8 Elizabef young men should they desire it. The movement is under the leader ship of Mr. S. W. Lake, the newly ap pointed assistant secretary at the Y. is and Lewis. I Columbia, June 8—Tlie State High “The League must be discussed in fdrong, healthy Awerfcan hoy, the way Commission today elected Char-1 1 erv district and in every state and » cout movement puts an Insurance i e8 H< Morefield, formerly District' 2 we desire to have the verdict so Policy for that boys future develop- Engineer lor tbe Federal bureau of ’ •Nc> 8 riv given that no man who seeks nient. A policy that leads the lad public roads in the South, as Chief reprint the people in the Sen* Rtreets and sets 'Engineer of the South Carolina t Wo M. C. A., and and Scoutmasters Stall and Gregg have entered into the plans most heartily Mr. Lake has had ex perience in similar meets, and Dr. R. M. Johnston, the bounty T. M. C. A. secretary is lending the benefit of his wide experience in promoting the en terprise. The following is a list of some of the features. Others will be announc ed later ! High Jump (a) Shuttle Jump. Hundred vard dash, (a) Two bun FIGHT OVER THE HIGH FOOD COST 2—Half mile race. 4— Egg (or potato) rnee. 5— Barrel race. 6— Three-legged race. 7— Sack race. 8— Tug of war. 9— Wheel barrow race. 10— Leap frog relay race. While the Boy Scouts are expected to line up with grtar enthusiasm for the various events, they will he open to any boy who wishes to enter. The SEVEN ARE KILLED AND A SCORE WOUNDED IN VIENNO TODAY. Vienna, June 8:—Seven persons were killed and a score wounded in the fighting between police aifd citi zens yesterday during a demonstra tion ove rthe high cost of food. two House or in any place or him hiking, camping, following the Highway Department. No Secretary In any degree, can have the slight- woodland trails, learning him to know was elected, this being opstponed to est doubt us to his duty. the tr o Ga . ^he stars, the birds, the a future meeting. A prominent Co “We make the issue;, we ask ap- of nature, learning him to think lumhian is lined up for the job, it is t>-/>batinn for what we have done, quickly and to observe accurately, to understood. The commission also ap- The people will now tell us what look out for himself and for others in proved federal aid to the amount of juey think of Mr. Wilson’s League ordinary cases and in special emer- $75,000 for the Wateree bridge and and its sacrifice of America. gencies, preparing him Tn every sense $40,000 for tlie Santee bridge. Senator Lodge charged the Demo- to enjoy life in its uttermost, giving erntlc party with responsibility for him clean habits, a clear mind a the “perilous conditidns of the hour” healthy body. and said, if the Republican party fails This is Scout week In Florence. The to grapple it effectively, “the Rus- boys want you as an associate mem- elan descent Into barbarism will be- her of their association. We started Gretnville, June 8.—Dr. W. J. Me- gin to draw near.” j u > J". 1 . a 8 1 , “ rd Y race Pioneers, let us Glothlin was formally installed yes- Mr Hpnrv Mrroll of Hff i neham was A beginning had been made, he follow the Boy Scouts back to the terday as president of FYirman Uni- host to the Florence Confederate Vet- said. by a Republican ..Congress ln . trail. versity In imposing ceremonp which ^, nK at h i K fl8h dinner at Lynches restoring .economic conditions, * orK g= 'll.,, -.=== was ^tended by a large crowd, many Mill last Saturday There were about ing under all^the difficulties and op- 1 — u — * position imposed by a hostile execu tive.’’ He enumerated various bene , . Rc ‘f TTr V * dd ! n8 V* l"' 1 '- 8®n* | m , ry rare he held an ;,'ee7„dThe”'taVideel'." ei the" lone motee tad been rrfetKl orer . WI ” ^"*™ "» *!!5? d * c ‘ “ * r«n». and has been at the „o „lth eh-matlon and enthn.la,.n Hon dollar*. He advocated enforce-,* 0 K|cat law n\ich In any period bead of Furman al: session, but the ond told and retokT war stories of ment of the law* against prodteer-,woub be sufficient to distinguish a formal Inauguration " ,o “ -• ... ■ ■ .. Dr. McGlothlin Is Formally Installed ( more cont *"tants the better. OLD SOLDIERS FEAST — ' ■ -== oy a mrge i-iowu, many Mill last Saturday. There were about * ...u . of w hom were from all parts of the a dozen of the o’d soldiers nreseoi - l” 8 for the contr ol of credits in state. Dr. McGlotnin came to Fur- present and they had one of the Bo enumerated rarion. taneijnr^^mraer ^ le BiTj^prelerence man trom the Southern Baptist Thee- OTa , rtayB 0( lhs , r Thoy rp SEEK FEDERAL AID FOR SUMTER BRIDGE COMMISSIONERS OF RICHLAND AND SUMTER REQUEST $75,000 FOR THE PROJECT. Columbia, June 8.—The Sumter and Richland county highway commissionp appeared before the state highway commission here today and asked for federal aid to the amount of seventy- Five thousand dollars for the Wateree bridge between the counties. The commiston will act on the request dur ing the afternoon. The county com missions Interested in the Sante river bridge also appeared before the com mission. . JOHN Me SWEEN MADE CHAPLAIN UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES CONFER DEGREE ON SOUTH CARO LINA CITIZENS Columbia, June 8—Tbe conferring of honorary degrees on a number of South Caiollans, the election of a chaplain and a • flat standi The court then entered . into the eahe of L. T. Certee, a young white man charged with honsebreaklnfc and larceny and he was acquitted. The Jury being out on the case only a few minutes. He was represenjed by Arrowsmith, Muldrow Bridges & Hicks and R. B. F’ulton. He* has another charge against him and on this he was on trial, this afternoon. He is a former inmate of the Indus trial school and it was while here oft a Visit that he was arrested and giv en the preliminary hearing before Re corder G Hand who bounu him over to fh« court. His home is In An derson, The verdict in the case of the State against. Loyd Watkins was regd at tiie reconvening of court after the noon hour yesterday. . He was reclar ed guilty with a recommendation to mercy. He was sentenced to serye one vear on the county chain gang orrtn the' state penitentiary. The other boy, Arthur Daniels, upon his promise to serve out his time at the reeformutory and never again at tempt to escape was sent back out there to serve time until discharged. During the afternoon session the | following True Bills were returned 1 by the Grand Jury: G. W. Wagstpff and A. C. Hargrove, charged with as sault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature; George Ulrich, per jury; Wesley Miles, perjury; L. T. Carter, house breaking and larceny; James Sanders, larceny; John T. Potter, violation prohibition laws; L. T. carter, house breaking and lar- new eini|jiuiii atm a t.ai stut.u| ce „ y . George Mason mu ,. dftr; Hart . against Greek letter iraternitiesJ well Hutcheson, obtaining goods on were the chief matters before the false pretenses; In the case of Lon- Trustees of the University In session i McRae, charged with assault and ere Tuesday battery with intent to kill the grand .ere luesaay. - (Jury returned uo bill. The case against Robert Dennis, The degree of D. D. was conferred jpon Rev. Kirkman G. Finlay, Colum bia; the degree of LL.D. was confer red upon John E. Swearingen, state Supenntfadent of Education, Sup. Frank F.vans, of the Spartanburg charged with breach of trust was nol pressed by the solicitor upon the payment of a fine cf $25. The cases against Lonnie Singl£- , ( . hoVs . lIld Frank (* vVoodwurd ' tary UI " t ha,n Frier charged with mur m, nr,T a k dGr w Gr e continued until the next John M. McBride and Benjamin , term of court Tiiege are negroffi) J.oan foimer l resident of the Uni- wno last Fal | w h Re attending a ae- versity. Rev. John MoSween, a native of Timmonsville, now • 'preaching iu North Carolina, who served as chap- tain of tlie 305th Ammunition Tram jf the A. E. F„ was elected as chap- ain and professor of Bible to suc ceed William T. Rivere. A special committee was appoint 'd to select a successor to dean John gro hot supper got into a row with another negro who in the malee was shot to death. The trial of George Mason, charg led with murder, is set for trial Wed nesday afternoon. John T. Potter, a young white man came in open court and plead guilty to a violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve three proposed by Dr. Currell, authorizing, ,p hp f . ourt che President and faculty immediately. dpr lri , ■ iy to jexpel any student who is found luring the next session joining a Greek letter fraternity. WEATHER REPORT Generally fair tonight and mem oi me law* against promeei ,- — iu umunguisn a lormal Inauguration was postponed the sixties Tho old aentlemen had Generally fair tomgnt ana Wed ing and said it was possible to check, Fo " g, ;f s " a " °« e 01 high accomplish until the first commencement exer- rv greitday ofit and d enjoyed the cut I nesdny. No change in temperature tho arivnnoA of hv law hv firn- IHODt. • olooa »_i ^ a* . . ^ ^ ^ l 4 /-v XTovth.oo at wfnr the advance cf prlcas by law, by pro-^ ^ises of his administration I ing to its uttermost. 1 General to moderate North-east wlm t’. Thomas of the law school, who re ' months on the chain gang but upon used to reconsider his resignation. I the i;ayment of $ io 0 the sentence was suspended during good behavior. then entered into the of H. A. McDowell a foimer chain gang guard who shot to death a white prisoner while at tempting to make his escape. The t . ~~ j deceased came here from the North Motion For New (and was taken up here for vagrancy Trial TTnr flrtccoff ar "l beating a ride on a freight train xiidi ror uo&seu. He wa8 senl t0 lhe gang for thl r ty 0 „ I days and it was while on the gang ^ie Greenv He, June 8.—Motion for a attempted to escape and was shot lew trial will be made imfore Judge and knipd b y (he guard: Th-* case / rank B (iivry in the case of Kenneth consumed practically all the after- Gossett, a white boy, convicted of noori session and wa s completed this rape, during the term of general ses morning sions court of Abbeville county. The , .notion will be made on the grounds a/r aoo r>T TTT7T7 DA VC >f bias, it being set forth by attorneys DL<Ur r T'/Y !or the defense in their uotice of in- HIGHER SALARIES tention to appeal, mat two of the ju- 1 - , , •ors. L. G. Bolts and J. F. Gilbert, had t FREE HOLDERS VOTE SPECIAL made statements derogatory to the de LEVY OF SIX fendant prior to being placet on their? MILLS. ! oir dire ' -' — By 47 yeas to 3 nays, free holders TAPif mnurDCDV in the Mars Bluff school district, vot- J/AL-fS. Y ing yesterday a special 6 mill tax levy FACES CHARGES on themselves. This money will be _ -applied toward paying tho teachers PRIZE FIGHTER ON TRIAL FOR higher salaries. . EVADING THE DRAFT | Heretofore the teachers of the LAW. Mars BlufJ district have ben 'paid I only $75 per month. Beginning the San Francisco, June 8.—The trial next term, they will be paid from $90 if Jack Dempsey and his manager, to $150 per month. . fack Kearns, on a charge of conspir Progressive residents of the Mar* ng to evade the draft law, is chedu! Bluff school district are very proud •d to begin today in the United of the overwhelming vote their dis> Hates district court here. , trict fast tor fax levy.