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4‘ The Florence Daily Times 26th Year THE LATEST ASSOCIATED >RE8S DISPATCHES BBBas3B«gSBaBB5CSggBag:v.. a—■ ■ — j. ■aggaaacsaaeaHeaai.mi —.r" 1 jja Florence, S. C. Wednesday Afternoon, June 9, 1920. $6.00 a year. OUTLOOK FOR POTATO LOCAL LEADERS TO COMMITTEE JUGGLES NARCOTIC AGENTS MAN SLAYS WIFE VERSAILLES TREATY MARKET ENCOURAGES I MEET IN COLUMBIA FLORENi FARMERS ti GOVERNOR COOPER HOST AT i “DO IT FOR SOUTH CARO LINA DINNER" LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLANK IN PLATFORM IN THIS DISTRICT MR. FOUCHE CALLS ATTENTION TO THE REGULATIONS HAS PRACTICALLY ■ CLEARED DOCKET AND THEN SELF 1 *; Buyers Declare Florence Spuds Are Above the Average. COVERING DISPENSING Mr. L. P. Foucho, chief narcotic HEAVY SHIPMENTS agent, announces'the Mr. J. H. Barr as Colufnbla, June 9—Governor Robert Afraid To Let Question A. Cooper is inviting prominent men p Aa rVi Flnnr Of throughout the state to attend a “Do Keacll 1 He ^lOOr Ut it for South Carolina” dinner in Co- Convention. ■ | f 0r this division In lumbia on Monday evening, June 14. i t | OS ar0 omniaced His expectation and that of the other MEXICAN QUESTION make Florence his ijetn memners of the state committee in Local Planters Likely to Get Best Prices for • ’Board is to bring together the most (representative gathering of the for- ( i ward looking men ot ihe state that, has ever been assembled at one place t and time, for the invitations are go ing to the me n who have volunteer- Fouehe stated today tha Intment of inspect i. nine conn oarr will jarters. Mr. •his depurt- Many C?/ses Disposed Of During Three Days Session. JURY OF EIGHT charge of the expansion campaign of 'merit had been vei*y actiye recently' ~ the South Carolina Development UOmpers Will Ask rOr an( , wlUl goo<1 resuRs- At present Court NOW Engaged In 1 he Potatoes. The Florence Irish potato market has been established for this week at $10 for ones and $6 for twos, caBh jpf , (0 lake thp i ea d erH hip in the 10 on tne track. These prices are con- ( j| s t r i c t s and 46 counties which are sidered very attractive and well up ! ttlp l)n(ts ,, f the cam paign. tire scale, in view of the situation of, Ac(!e pi a nce already received imli- tue eastern and Northern markets, | cate tfiat j n tl , ara( , ter dinner will were adopted •quickly, including that Recognition of Irish Republic. | The convention began ifs second session at 11:20 this morning, tirst taking up the preliminary work es seiitlal before beginning the nomina- tlr.ns and the balloting. The reports of various committees rrjfr „ i . m - his force is busy goini? over with tlie^ druggists and ^igensed physiciam.' Regulations :•!> of th.' United Slat‘s ‘ Internal Revenue Department relat-! ing to Uie importation, manufacture-! production, Trial Of Geo. Mason, For Murder. CHILDREN WITNESSES TO THE TRAGEDY AT HOME IN CREELEYVILLE Greeleyville, June 9— Exhlaimlng iKigive iOd, Kobeit Hogah, , aged forty three about 2 o'clock this afterncon shot and killed his wife' and then took his own life by firing 1 a bullet Into his head. Hogan was married to Mrs. Robert Lesesne about one year ago. Before her marriage to Mr. lesesne she was Miss Halil Pitts, daughter of the late Robert Pitts, of Gourdin. The tragedy, it is said, look place| in ihe presence of Mrs. Ho THE MAIN PLANK !£ " SAN FRAN PLATFORM Democrats Will Stand Solid ly In Favor Of Ratification. » SO SAYS CUMMINGS Nations! 1 ! Committee Chair- Man Armies to Prepare For Convention. A mistrial was ordered in the ca'-e gan’a children, who are said to he th compounding, sale, dis , 0 f jj a. McDowell charged with mur- only witnesses of the affair. pensing, and giving away of opium, (U r or coeo leaves, their salta, derivativ- The jury was opt from 11:30 to ! Ran Francisco, June 9—A declara tion in favor of the ratification of Versailles Treaty will be the Hie es or preparations thereof, under th.* 4:ir> when mey reported that they act of Dec. 14, 1917. with the Virginia and Bermuda crops bp nctablp . x 0 one of the many in- making the temporary organiza-' fn HPCt , ons of t u ft rogulati now coming in. , Uerests of the stete has been omitted, Uon, pernument which decided that j Prescriptions—-General Several of tho largest growers ofj. !n(l the rf ,presnlation of farmerd will I^odgr* should preside throughout the Florence have sold at these prices,. bo eS p ec | a Ry strong. :n the arrange- conventon as the permanent chair- some ot the crops being dug and mPnt Q f (j ic , program for tha evening man. others still being in the ground. The tl)p samo thought has controlled, in i The Resolutions committee work- contracts on the, latter crops stipu-l ()r( j pr )bat p „ t , h ot jhe prominent '"K °n the platform setn word that late they must In uug and *hlPP«l | Kroupp cA - i„tp r ests of South Carolina »h< y were not ready to reimrt and the .... ,. ™ — , hava spokesman, in addition indications were it would not be to South ''arolina men tliere w.ll bo ready before midnight. Meanwhi e one or more speakers of national rep- five minute speeches were in order were htp dessly tied up and a mistrial Vi- Fouehe calls attention to the 'was ordered. Mr. McDowell was j oris; granted bond in the sum of $1,500. ! Fd Kvans, was acqulted on the Just as Mrs. Hogan was coming own the- steps preparatory to going to town her husband, it is reported, shot iter six times before turning the gun on himself. Mrs. Hogan is survived by five chii-! pare for the national convention, dren by her first htishond, Edward j 1 main p.ank in the democratic plat form, according to Chairman Cum mings, of the national committee, who arrived here last, night to pre- Who may Issue—A prescription, in charge of housebreaking and larceny., an(| j )arr y Fitts, brothers, of Sumter, Getting At The Reason lor to be effective in legalizing the The case against James Sanders, am j g MoCniry. of [antes, a. 6 „ m- * L 1 *— 1 For Tight Money this week. Five cars are being load ed here today. Buy for West At present, Charles R. Allen, of Charleston, is the only buyer in the local fields. His prices virtually have ret the market and they are too far above competitors for them to make any offers. This is attributed to the fact Mr. Allen Is buying for the Mid-Western markets while all of utatlon from other states. The Governor in his letter of invi- • tation refers to several reasons for j an assembly to consider how to “Do ! It for South Carolina” at this time. Among other tilings he says: | “Within the past two weeks the press associations have carried to thf with Chauncy M. DePew leading off. After an hour's sens on the, conven tion adjourned until tomorrow. order . transfer and possession of narcotic drugs without tye use of an order f ot tn, must be issued by phys.cian, dentist, veterinary surgeon or other practlt.oner who has duly re gistered. Who may till.— ', prescription, in charged with larceny was rontinueo. The court then entered into the trial of the* state against George Wag- staff and C. A. Hargrove charged with assault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature. This is a case graw’- ing o.tt o fthe searching of the bag- 182 Corporations the other buyers here represent east- wor , d a statement given out by th ern and northern concerns. Clyde G. Brown and S. M. Gregg closed with Mr. Allen's representa tive yesterday afternoon for two cars of potatoes, which were billed out \m mediately. They are finishing dig ging today and have disposed of the rest of their crop to Mr. Alien. Community Machine Charles F. Luhrs, E. J. Smith. E. K. Turnr, and J M Commander have* sold in the* ground, under contract to dig and ship this week They will start digging tomorrow. Others are uegot'ating with Mr. Allen to sell, both in the ground and on the rail. Russell Sag * Foundation wi;i< it rate-t our State at the bottom of the list of all States and our insular possessions as to advancement in its educational system. This standing of South Caro lina has been widely commented on, and it is not a helpful piece of ad vertising. •‘Whitt shall li“ South Carolina’s an itwer? v most lit ling one would It’ that the far seeing and public spirit ed men of our State have vo’untarily united trd pledged a quarter of a million dollars to do the things that are necessary to remedy educational and other conditions that may ho Arrangements have been made ; hacking our wav 10 progress, and those growers who have not to f ., in i s h to the world eorreet chinos for grading to co-operate . 1|)f m m . ltjor) as to cut resources and Chicago, June 9 Final sifting of tho issues for the platform began today in the special sub-committee of thiUeon fu to ut l.uig.a- of nations question was the ' center of speculation as the sub-corn mittee began its work. | Samuel Gompers is expected to ap pear before the full committee with 1 *uggesfed labor planks and a delega tion lo aded by Frank Walsh will ask ihe party to declare lor recognition ot tlie Irish Republic. ' I order to be effective, must also be til gage of H. M. Graham, a citizen of toe led by u retail den er registered in I.ake City section by these two men class 3 or by a member of Class i who are policemen in the town of who is qualified to sell drugs at re- l ake City. Mr. Graham got off a j. j! train and .gave his handbag to a por*- \ prescription, in order to be of- or of a hotel to be carried to the bo- fective in legalizing the possession **-- , J s ' sister, also shurvive her. »-.Ne cause for the act has Inen giv-', en. j Florence Times Bureau, Wyatt A Taylor, Correspondent. I Columbia,' June 8—The Columbia A _ 1 Automotive Trades Association is Are Delinquent tnak.ng an investigation with a view * I fo getting at the reason for the Florence Times Bureau, Wyatt A., ''tight money” situation, brought Taylor, Correspondent j about by the restrictions placed on Columbia, June K—One hundred automobile loans by the Federal Ro und .-fghty-two corporations of South serve Beard. Carolina have not paid the corpora-1 Stale Treasurer Carter, who is al- tel when the officers demanded it. tion License fees this year, and the so connected with a large automobile mate medical purposes. purporting to be a prescription isstt- lie allowed to search ed the bag for 1 .town in the state which have not paid ly in use in the city banks. The d to an addict or habitual user of whiskey. This Mr. Graham refused 1 , this fee is In Columbia. The socond smaller banks, he said, in the towns narcotics, not in the course of profes to allov until the officer ho t secured stonal treatment in an attempted a search warrant. The bag was lon- largest bunch of such delinquent cor- and rural sections, are more or less porations is in Charleston and the dependent on the city banks, and third in Greenville. There are ten in thus tho sma ler communities feel cure of the habit, but for the purpose jhly searched however and action was ot providing the.user with narcotics brought against the officers on this .Sumter^four in Spartanburg and one the restrictions ti u larger degree, him comfortable ground, charging them with assault 1 ' * " *‘ 0 '' ,1 achloveMcetUs. Many Free Attractions In Darlington July Fifth JUGGLING LEAGUE PLANK ' Members of the subcommittee are confident they will tigree upon the League of Nations plank, hut all are hazy as to how it will be done. Bol stering predictions of an agreement, however, was the fee ing that the League question must not be permit- ltd to reach the convention tioor, where every one realized it might set off fireworks of a destructive nature. Aside from the treaty issue most the use of a machine at the Cannou tobacco warehouse. Mr. Allen has stressed the .necessity of machine; graded stock and lias refused to' tnakp offers on anv other kind. Interested Here | 0 ^ J |of the platform material is in such Mr. Allen was interested in Flor-; narlington for many years prior to shape that only the finishing touches ence through the activity of B. S. 191 g when the war interfered, en- had to be added. Meeks, commercial agent of the Ar- j 0ye( i an enviable reputation for its There still remained to be deter- lantic Coast Line railroad, who, co- anmia j celebration and horse show, ! mined some details regarding the operating with the Chamber of Com- , lth rac e S> on the Fourth of Jnulv. Mexican declaration and same ques , ... merce, wrote his agency at Charles-| *phe Chamber of Commerce, leading Uotm of policy regarding industrial Hentj hmn 1 ton, relative to bringing some of the business men and citizens of Darling- relations. sufficient to keep by maintaining his customary use is !in( t battery of a high and aggravated not a prescription within the mean- „ n iure. There was no whiskey found ing and intent of the act; and the j n t | ie handbag. The defendant is person ii ling and receiving drugs a hiy represented by Mr. J. M. Lynch under such an order, ;;s well us the am j the prosecution is ably taken person issuing it. will be*regarded as caro 0 f j,y the solicitor and Senator guilty of violation of the law. j. Gordon Baker. This is one of the Manner iff Execution—Praetition- In ,-, s( interesting cases ever heard in ors __AUl prescriptions for drugs and ,|j 0 court here, it involves many le- propamtions not specifically exempt |.|i points and is attracting mttiit at- under section 6 of the act must h *. Mention. At the conclusion of the dated as of and signed ntt^the day testimony Mr. Lynch made a motion when issued and must boar the full ^.at verdict lie directed for the de name and address of the patient and i e ndants and to sustain his motion till* name, address, and registry imtn bp died several instances of cases bet* of the practitioner. A physician s j n) n a j. lo (i )e on o being tried. This may sign prescriptions in the same motjon was vigorously opposed by manner as lie would sign a check or p ak cr who cited^authoritles of legal document, as, for instance.^ jL j aw j 0 sll stain his objection. The case was Meggetts buyers to k .orence. 1m- ^ ()n have determined that the cele- mediately upon learning of ftir. At- hration to be held there on Monday.! ROLL MADE UP ".'i'li? i.X or**iiidefible pencil i 4 * 110 ,0 <lls ion’s interest, Mr. Meeks advised tho July 5> thls yeari shall far eclipse ! Chicago. June 9.—After working nil ^ W J. , ’^ l gLThe dlU ggto wlio fills a ' At ^ c secretary of the Chamber cl t orn- a nythi n g ever before attempted along i>*sht the credentials committee com-| . show on the back P” 0, ' 10r learning of Mr. Al- ROLL MADE UP J. IL Smith, John H. Smith, or John t , afip was t hen tak'en under advise- Henry Smith. Prescriptions must > ‘ m( , n , an( | ,h t . jury dismissed until written with ink or indelib e pennl lbj8 morning with the injunction not or typewritten; if typewritten,! n> to ( jj 8CUSS the case or to allow any must lie signed by the practitioner ^ Jo disCTISS Jt in the i r presence. convening of court this morn s-1 . . . k w.^^r testimony was offered In merce, who then got into communicu- that line itv DarlinKton *anri 7t is 'l )lete(1 tlie permanent roll of the con-, prescription will show on ‘ (he case of the arguments to the jury tion with Mr. Allen by long distance e*lct"d t hc cUy wm be throngen 'ention at four-thirty this morning thereofJhe ^“‘ure ^nd^address of by both Mr Lynch for the defendants telephone. Mr. Allen asked for some informaiirn upon the prices asked and the volume of business, which the .secretary procured by telephone front the growers tlie same afternoon and again telephoned Mr. Allen in ( with visitors to revel in the pleasures Previous rulings on contests by the person who secur^ ™ , an d and entertainment features provided Two delegates serve tho prescription for a period ot Probably the best part of it all is were laken from ^"^en. one in Geor for them. r but litre cases. two years that there will he absolutely co v,00 - by Senator Baker for the state National Commitee were sustained in paration prescribed ani m . were two of the strongest and most •escription for a P eloquent' speeches delivered in the front the date indica e cowrt house in a long time. The jury nal ,_ 1 retired at 1 o’clock ann at tho hour and a gain teiepnonea Air. Alien in wood, in tne nrtn Missouri atstrict' “**h The refilling of *j ‘ of adjournment for dinner had not Charleston. Immediately he sent tils ( j ^ amuHem ent features Fven the" where the National Committee refus-j cotic prescription is pro 1 d reached a verdict. They were instruct- representative to Florence. He is ‘ . . ‘ . ... hp ^ ed to seat anyone, the credentials com ^P 1 whore tke <*d by Judge Shipp to bring in a seal- ■ ,WO mttU,e hh0WS " iU b0 ° pon t0 th(? mittee seated two Lowden men. Iqav-lby the prescription mi^.t ia " d verdict if they reached a decision ing the standing of the two candidates full 7 bG ‘- n so d ! n .. th0 before the reconvening of court this unchanged. gia and one in Tennessee and given to thereon. no ‘ Rertlling- or two in most every other county in] It was stated during a discussion of tlie state. Many of these corpora-, the subject at the Automobile asso- lions have been dissolved and that elation luncheon here Monday after- accounts for their not having paid noon that the impression has gained the fee. I ground that the federal reserve board. Titr n'lovnev gcneul will resort to has frowned on automotive business, processes rf law for tlie collections, placing it in ihe "luxury” class. This De-pit0 this*’ nniT.vl fcis, corpora-] was ridiculed, it being stated that Mop licem-cs have th’s year totaled Ihe automobile business was as im- mcre than for any past year. The portant to any community as any ccmj.troller general lias collected other business, it was also charged this year $1 IS,000 In corporation li- that politics have been back of the cens< s. Last, year th.) total was situat.on to an extent. "The govern- $107,288. For 190. r », the first year nient had to make a showing against such fees were collected, the total the H. L. somewhere, and It pick- was $42,429. ed on the automotive business," one Each corporation is required to pay speaker stated. The automobile to tlie comptroller general a license men's committee is conferring with fee. based on jJie amount of capital, bankers with aview to getting at Tho minimum is $5 on ten thousand the bottom of the situation. A re- dollars of capital. There are approxi port will he made next week, mate y five thousand corporations in the stale and this year the fees have exceeded by about $11,000 the fees paid last year. Many of the corporations that have — not paid the fee this year are still Columbia June 9—Sol Metzger, tho in business, but have failed to pay fatftous football coach, who will shape this tax. Heavy penalties are at- the destinies of the 1920 football iche.l. paymnt being due in April. | team at tlie University, is in Colum- _ , bin and was presented to the alum- ;ni of the institution by President | Cun-ell Tuesday night, at the closing session of the Alumni Day celebra tion. Dr. Om.-oll sp.-ke >>f the conch as the 'gioat-st Ling football open from morning public, entirely free until late at night. There will be a spirited game of one of the biggest buyers in the cotin til. In the Fields Since coming to Florence, Mr. At . . .. ... , . ,, len’s representative has made his b «? ba » “ tbe to open the headquarters in the office of t/ie sec- i * betwe f» the , ^ retary. J. Ward McLendon, county * 1(1 fastest teams available—free to agent, has assisted by putting his car a ' Mr an excellent card of races ECHO ANSWERS WHO? . Chicago, June 9.—Delegates as sembled today with their views as to - - • , , oiuore me without a prescription or order from aftPrnoon at the illsposnl of the agent and by • | b e^«ifte. noon there^wii^be a rnyS ( Cr y i ev( , n i 0 themselves. who shall lead the party in November still a mystery, even to themselves, taking him into the fields. Mr- l^cT wVm'Uraes^rvr'ennUh 9 ,. 0 ^ 1 While giving uproarious approval ye, | Meeks has actively co-operated with ,he i,est horses in ra!s n a ,t of terda y t0 Senator Lodge’s keynote ad- 1 lie Chatnlier in getting the agent into South and there win tin dress, calling for destruction of the «“ """» “ 1 “„ d, th W ' U be “ neU.- there was no elan uei nere , f . nntr „ . . . of any preference from those whose Last night the buyer was advised a ^ attractions su< ti -ie i-n vot es will select the Republican presi- that no more ventilated cars ^ fh^sMte ;,tr 2 dentiAl candidate to undertake the available hero for the potato be announced 1-iter-all* free ' eSe I ^ ob ' Tllftr< 3 were no demonstrations Zmt "ui'"Th? toewtw 'or So' .TOO Colombia Eras* Ba.« or 25 «« ror '»vori.«: »ona and no nmn- < hamber of Commerce, who wired S. ideces will furnish music all day, an-v A. Stockard, of Wilmington, Superln- Jt n 'Sht the Columbia Orchestra will tendent of transportation, Atlantic Provide music for the gala street car- Cc-ast liinc, of the emergency and :ii 'al and dancing—all. fre*-. asked for vents sufficient to handle Governor Cooper and Hon. Skot- tho potatoes. Vents will be given as I° we Wannamaker are expected as a result. Mr. Stockard^having grant- f ,iest8 the city for the day, and “Old Slater Mill” * ^ tllG people of Darlington TAtnnf nvmrxr 1 — — Telephone orders.—It is not per missible to supply narcotics, pursu ant to telephone advice of practition ers without prescriptions, whether prescriptions covering # such orders are subsequently received or not. The decision of the recorder of the city of Florence in the case of Sam Tedder, niton appeal, was reversed. This Ls the case arising some weeks ago, when Mr. Tedder who was in po lice court for some minor offense, for ~ —— | w j l j e h he was fined. Immediately Women Hold Reins after the recorder’s court on this oc- Of Government raf,lo n there was a slight disturbance Vl/ created "in the hall and Mr. Tedder tion of Wood. Johnson or Lowden. Lit tle business confronted the delegates. With the temporary organization to be made permanent, no speech of the presiding officer is on the program. I ed tlie request. Great Promise want every man, woman and child to fel that a' The outlook for the potato market P e rsonal invitation is extended to be j in Floren# is better now than at any present and enjoy the good things of itnMi previous in the history of the l ( aG btg day—and remember that every coiTIty. The bnyeres here state tho , ‘ h, Florence ^Wwn potatoes ate very de slrable from the standpoint of grade^ quality and saleabioness. Generally j To Be Preserved thing is absolutely free. TO GIVE DANCE this week is regarded as particularly MEMBERS OF FLORENCE BAND belonging to Florence potato grower.-- And they are advised generally to dig if possible and ship this week. Froli ably two-thirds or three-fourths of the crop will he moved this week. Pawtucket, R I., June 9—The “Old Slater Mill.” the birthplace of the cotton textile industry in America, Is to bo preserved as a show place and a museum for textile machinery. A ommittee of manufacturers has taken title to the property and later will turn it over to tho city or to a permanent inemoriar association. The mill was erected in 1793 and in it Samuel Slater started the manufac ture of cotton fabrics. No plans for cotton Jewett, Tex.. June 9.—Women who now hold the reins of government in Jewett have mapped out an onergetic program for their administration. They came into power at tlie spring election. was arrested on the street in front of the city hall by chief of police Brun son and searched. An unlawful wea pn was ound on his person. He was tried on this charge, found guilty and fined $H)f). JJe appealed his case through his atorney, R. B. Fulton, Mystery Surrounds Greenville Affair WILL ENTERTAIN AT PINE- WOOD CLUB JUNE 22 ) Members of the Florence Munici- eipal Band will give a dance at Fine-1 | wood (’lull on June 22 for their own' I benefit. An orchestra front the hand' will furnish the music. ftefresh-l a ur a’o Intents will be sold. Tickets will (^ DECLARE WAR ON THE on sale at places to be announced la- LEAGUE OF NATIONS Iter at $2.00. The band boys are ar-! rurtiiV-HND Greenville, June 9.—Mystery stir- tanging to make the occasion a most Irish SYMPATHIZERS IN FEDFr rounds the shooting near Marietta, in enjoyable one. Only dances free | ATION O- LA<30R TAKE Ar upper Greenville county, of Joe G. from criticism will be permitted. The tion ^ Epps of the Duncan Mill village. A hand men hope the dance will be) bullet rests in the brain of the wound- well patronized and If so will make Montreal June 9—Free ire’and ed man who now lies at the point of it the first o^a series. The members sympathizers it. the annual eonven- death in the city hospital here Be- of the band receive no remuneration tion of the American Federation of fore lapsing into unconsciousness for playing and they hope by means T«abor today declared Epps mentioned the heme of a protni- of the dance to secure sufficient League of Nations funds to reimburse themselves. nent resident of th* county as his as sailant, but iavestightton by officers tends to disprove this story, and the man mentioned has established an 1 alibi. No eye witness of the shooting baa. aa yet been fotnd WEATHER REPORT For South Carolina:— Fair tonight and Thursday. Mild temperature. Gentle variable winds. war on the ratification pro gram recommended by the executive council. They asserted they were against any covenant “that binds American people to respect and pre- Mrs. Hattie Adkisson is major ami an( j the de< .i s j on 0 f (he recorder was she has five s ster aldermen. Ihe reversp( , by Judge Sbipp on the oniv man remaining in office s • .g roun ^ (hat it was an illegal search, town marshall. He used to bo sup- L T rrteri thR young white man ported by fees but the new regime put J a ff)rmer fnmate oC the Il>dustrial him on a salary. 'School, who was yesterday acquitted The women have already started a on thp charge of housebreaking and clean-up campaign. They are const. lar( . pny and who had another charge ering street Improvement and the col- against hIm was re i oasod today on hia lection of back taxes, or new taxes if own recognizance and his rase con- necessary, to pay for them. Re* jil)UPd imtn , hn n „ xt terr of eourt> vision of the traffic laws and enforce-! T ,,e ease against G. H. McOlam. meat of the stock law are also project charged with housebreaking and lar- ^ , ceny was continued on motion of his Tlie women came into office by ( , oun( .j slight majorities, 20 votes in several ,| m ( |,i Instances firing sufficient to overturn preliminary henring before the niag- tradition. istrato Tfi<* Bolieltor tlien eontintied (the ,cftse against McKinley Tantg charged with lioitselirOaking on the ground M v P#»ntral Wrork 'bat lie was (lie main witness for the in. I. central wre^K R(atf> , n tbf (insp aboVP mentioned. Schenectady, N. Y.. June 9 At X ,u ‘«« a,G bo ' b ^ bond a " d Wl " lea::t eleven persons were killed i bo Died at the Sept cm ter twenty one injured, several perhaps courl - , . T Tlio caf^oR against Lucius uoucrtB and Thomas Beliu were eontintied and K Hair was nol pross- The ease against William Rioh ardson was also conitnued. The court then entered into the it. B. Fulton on the ground s .client had not been given a Eight Killed In fatally, when an express train crash ed itilo Hie rear of a passenger trn'n on the New Yrrk Central in the ease against ( sttlbtrhs of Schenectady, just aftt-r ed. inidiiiglit latt niglit. trial of Georg* Brown charged with i obtaining goods by false pretenses Sol Mertzger Meets University Alumni Will Conduct Meeting At The Court House Rev. \V. W. Miller of Orangeburg, coach State Evangelist for rhe. ( hiistfim Metzger made a speech in rop’v to Church in South Carolina, will hold (blf , an evangelistic meeting in the y eon it house June 13th to June L.trd Mr. Miller is a graduate of John- mn’s Bible College, K'uub-rUn .ieights, Tenn., where the Bible is taught as a texf Look. His sermons *111 tie very instructive. MISSING AFTER SAYS DRY LAW WILL BE ENFORCED EXPLOSION INTERNAL REVENUE HEAD SAYS 'COURT DECISION MEANS TIGHTENING FIFTY JAP SAILORS ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED Washington June 9—Decided impe tus to enforcement of prohibition law — I will be the immediate effect of the Kobe June 9—Fifty 'Japanest sail-'Supreme Court decision declaring ars are missing after on explosion of | the Eighteenth amendment to the gasoline on a Japanese steamship to-. constitution and the Prohibition En- day. Tbe vessel was destroyed and. fot f sment Act oonstitutionaU Com other ships damaged. Still Short $200 It was stated today that the Elor- vnee Choral Society is still short ^ ,■ $200 of the amount nef-essary to (lp 'j q„j esfe( j j n (h P prohibition actpen• , - e 4 U ~ .nxwrxncrt rvf ml TI T fl I ft. rPTl- ... .... missioner of Internal Revenue Will iams declared tonight in a statement. The American people, Commission er Williams said, will demand obser vance of the prohibition law as of all other laws. He added that c'tizens who have heretofore passively ao- fray the expense of the cantata ren- ing tbp court ( i or j s ( oni “ now may i -red Sunday. A number o , depended upon to become active in •ontrihuted yesterday through the - ( . 0 .opp r ating with the federal, state dies at Riley’s and I.ake s drug ston ( R „ d mnn i r (p a i authorities in its en- There are a number of people who f or( ,p ment » would like to contribute and they, Tbp 4 . 0 ^ m issloner expressed the b-* sti’.l do so by mailing their , |pf fhat thp mpthod of , ssuing and nay ■hecks to Mr. J. M. Lynch. handling liquor permits, which now is being perfeeted. “will do away with forced permils and illegal use jef George Brown a share cropper dis- of permits iegally grant pn -• posing of two bales of cotton without the consent of the landlord. At the dinner hour tlie jury in this case was .still out and were instruct ed by Judge "Shipp to bring in a sealed verdict in case of an agreement be fore the reconvening of c^urt this aft ernoon. The court is now engaged in the Pershing Decides To Leave Service Announces Desire ashlngton, 9.—-General ^Vrshing Names For Hotel „ . This case was tried by a consented A subscriber writes that as the jury of only eight members and was proposed new hotel will not be a local a hard fought legal battle. The do- hotel it should not bear a local name /fondant being represented by Air, ,w and suggests either “The Florence ''smtih. Muldrogr Bridges ami Hicks serve the territorial integrity " of Enterprise” or “The Florence Nat--and the prosecution by the solicitor. Great Britain.” lontl - ag a gultable name ; Whiting & Baker. It was the outcomei trial of Genree Mason otv-rged with retire from active service within Murder. There are only one bf two a f<w months. 'ther rases to e, ,me up at this te-m De announced his intention in n let •’1 other rases having been disposded ^ Pr Seeratarj- Baker, of. | ' rbp fiOBrmander of the American Th* verdict ir the Wngntnff ease evneditionccj- forces declared that ho was guilty of assault and h-ttery. I* 0 '! he could give up his mii'tary du- *t'd the sentence of the court was ties without impiinnent of the serv- hat each defendant serve 30 days or lee and “thus he free to engage In nay a fine of $. r >0 something wore acMve.” Geo Brown was acquitted by the The general did nor indicate tho jury. , [‘nature of his future activities.