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Florence Daily Times 26th Year THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES Florence, S. C. Saturday Afternoon June 19, 1920. $6.00 a year. Senator Baker Endorses The Bond Issue For Good Roads In Florence County No Question Of Doubt That The Election On Tuesday June 22 Will Carry In Favor Of Good Roads. Plans Of Highway Commission Meet With Approval of All RUMORS PERSIST THAT WILLIAM WAS ASSAULTED However the Attact is Shrouded in Mystery and Denial. FALSE PERMIT USED On Tueaday June 22 there will be held a most important election in Florence county. On that day vot ers of the county will dvlde the fate of the $450,000 bond issue for good roads in Florence county. At present there is no other indication than that the bond issue will carry by a handsome majority. The main battle will be in getting the voters to the polls. Every citizen inter est-',d in his own well fare should see that his neighbor votes and 'otos right. To further strengthen the cause of good roads Semator Laker, who has hoen reported as opposing the proposition, today is- mied the following statement: Editor of Daily Times: • Your report of the joint meeting on yesterday of the County High- way Commission and the I^gfsla tive Delegation of the County, with leference to the issuance of four hundred and fifty thousand ($450,- 000) Dollars in bonds, to be votul on on next Tuesday, the 22nd in- fitant, was correct., with the excep tion ot the statement that 1 was under the impression that the Act provided for permanent roads. The i'L doe " P r °vide for permanent roads, which was before us at the tim^ but the Highway Commission has fully gone into this matter, and it is their intention, B s stated at the meeting, tb build a permanent basis. tngelh'.r with permanent bridges, on which a hard surface can he later laid, and, after going into the matter with the Commission, and with its assurance that the nv.i- bors thereof will not undertake to sell these bonds for less than par, it will be my pleasure to support the-bond issue. The impression lias gone out. ap parently, that I was unqualifiedly against the bond issue. 'This is in correct, although 1 would have been unqualifiedly against the, bond issue, except for the assurance of the commission and the terms o' the Act which forbid it. that the bonds to be voted upon will not be sold until the full value thereof can be realized. I am making this statement not defense of anything that I have heretofore said, or said at UTe moo' ing on yesterday, but in order tlial a correct understanding of my posi tion in the bond issue may be p ac ed before the people cf Florence county. I have stated at all times that I had the utmost confidence ir the Integrity and ability of the County Highway Commission, and if a now Commission bad to be ap pointed, would again appoint the identical personnel cf the present Commission. Very respectfully, d. o. Baker, Senator; Flprenee County The plans of the Florence County Highway Commission call for the building of 125 miles of road—sand Villager Get to Former Em peror by Means of Fake Permit. 'Doom. June 19—An attempt ; against the life of former Empero- | William was made Wednesday, ac i cording to persistent rumors here DEPARTMENT STORE OFFICIALS PLACED UNDER ARREST TODAY Committee Endorses Development Board! “ch’trgcdWith Mak- W ! Harmon y Apparently Restored Today After| ing Excessive Profits. Rather Acrimonious Meeting Last day based on permanent founda tion, so that in future the work of,~ ... „ , ,- , . , , . ' Details are veiled In mystery, but laying concrete or whatever other j ft ls asr>e rted that Wilhelm escaped sort of hard surfaced roads may boj without injury. A villager identi decided upon, may be built without Wed as a German is said to have en the preliminary expense of survey, I te . r 1 ed 1 tho , c “ 8t * e US 1 *" K a false l ,cr mi» then tried to kill Hohenzollern drainage, securing rights of way. W | Ham s secretary told the Assc MADE 275 PER CENT Department Justice Agents Nab Vice President and Others of Company. ciatod Press today chat no was made. attack building bridges and the many oth er items of expense which go into (be building of permanent roads.! ■ in other words (he Highway Com-’ Presidency Or mission is junking a good start on Nothing For Cox permanent roads, by laying the foun datlon for them and at the same GOVERNOR WILL NOT ATTEND 1 ’FRISCO CONVENTION AND WILL ! NOT accept vice presiden tial NOMIN'ATiON. Los Angeles, June 19.—Gov. James M. Cox. of Ohio, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President, U IMUolf Itll vault . ; ...111 4U rv ey wil be lost but every dollar , ‘1, " * 4 $^ DGm « crat « c nat- he bond issue will go into the • , , n kiancisco, it Cme (lie people of (he county will njoy the pleasures and (he profit of smooth highways, usable at all times for botli pleasure and profit. It Is not the intention of the Com illusion to sell the bonds at any figure before their face value. No IllCltl roads, for maintenance is one of r ,1< ^ ro Edward Moore the most important features. The ' r Ca " ,paign f 0r Gov - Commission has taken care of this ' ' oore said it had been d'- bv providing for the upkeep of the 1 ", ou . not J? e d ® fn ded for road safter they an\ built. The ? ov - ^ox to leave his office in an ef- p!an of the Florence county com- ( ' 1 0 0 * ,ta,n the«president.al non.i mission in building the roads is the, ril '‘ OI1 ‘ plan urged by the niate Highway) ‘ K aad Norman E. Mack. Commission. That tlnf e can be | P e,n(>cra *' (! na tional committeeman any well founded opposition to the ‘ rom New York, were here a few bond issue is inconceivable and thei J ° lus Pn rou te to san Francisco, prr|J let ion is that it will carry <vaere Giey will attend the confen- handsomely on Tuesday. Mr. W. R. Barrirger presided‘over the meeting last night. ORDERS INDICTMENT !T0 INVESTIGATE OF COAL PROFITEERS ! PLAGUE DISTRICT THE LABOR PARTY TO REMAIN DISTINCT PALMER INSTRUCTS FEDERAL ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE BITUMINOUS PRICES AND START PROSECUTION Washington June 19—Complaints to the Department of Justice that soft coal operators are profiteering resulted today in an order by Attor ney Genera! Palmer to presecutte all such Offenders. Instructiors were issued to Federal attorneys throughout the country to investi gate the cases reporteu and to pro socute where necessary. The .complaints allege that coal prices range from $7 to $11 per ton at the mines. According to the At torney General the cost o fproduc- tion has only increased to $2.79 per ton. Lagal action in the cases would be taken under the Lover act which prohibits unrcjisonable profi its in coal and t’l-tJ necessaries. SURGEON GENERAL GUMMING NOT SATISFIED WITH CONDITIONS Washington June 19—Surgeon General dimming of the public Health Service^ will leave Mondjiy for Pensacola. New Orleans, and Galveston to investigate the plague situation. The Department announced there were no further developments, and conditions are not alarming but Gov. Gumming desired to make a personal investigation to be sure that everything possible was being done. where tion. Mr. /Mack sharply criticised the platform adopted by the Republican party at Chicago. Failure to deal with the Irish question he charac- I terized as “stupid.” I Mr. Moore said rumors that Gov Cox would accept the nomination for Vice President were without founda- Mion. “It is the presidential nomina- |tior or nothing for Gov. Cox,” Mr. ! Moore announced. j W. D. Jamieson of Shenandoah WILL NOT SACRIFICE IDENTITY ■ ( ]j ra( .^ or fj. ian( . G f or IN THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT, Icratic national committee, has arriv- IS ANNOUNCEMENT. !ed from Chicago. He will leave for ' San Francisco tomorrow. New York, June 19—The American, j labor party, it was aanouncoci from DanCC At Pinewood headquarters in this city, will remain ! a distinct labor party and will not ' sacrifice its identity in a third party j There will be a dance movement. The convention to be held , Pinewood Club Tuesday For Bahd’s Benefit NEXT SESSIONS AT CHARLESTON ORDER OF EASTERN STAR ELECTS OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR Greenville, June 18—Selection ol Charleston as the place of meeting next summer and the election of of fleers, with a closing banquet tonight featured today’s program of the an nual convention of the Grand Chap ter of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Naomt Hunsinger, of Greenville was chosen as worthy grand matron Other officers were chosen as follows Worthy grand patron, F C Atchett. of Spartanburg; associate grand ma tron. Mrs. Eliza hoik McDaniel, Co lumbia; associate ffand patron, L. L Baker, of Bishopville; secretary, Mrs Ila L. Itflson, of Roidsvilie; grand treasurer, J. W. McCown, of Florence graWI conductress, Miss Lucia Barks dale; asW-late grand conductress, Mrs. W. N. Dodd, of Greenville. THE BIG PREMIERS HQLD PRELIMINARY LLOYD GEORGE AND MILLER- f|ND HOLD PRE CONFER- given at evening. in Chicago on July 10, it was stated, !'^ une --nd, from 9 to 12. Music for will be attended by almost 4,000 the dance will ha furnished by the delegates, representing more than oj^ke membership of the Munici- 2,000,000 organized workers. pa * B an, l and the dance will be for Chairman Kohn’s Statement j ,lie benefit ot the band. Tickets I “We are rooted in the trade union arc no 'L on . Ka * e at a Drug movement, which is growing in might 1 stoie ; T ’ ie band boys hope that the throughout the world,” said William ’ appreciate the band sufficient Kolm, Greater New Rork chairman, 1 ^ ^ ivo t J ie dani ' e t bberal support, “and will he, perhaps, the greatest! ‘* re f inu,nt . w a,s0 ^ a! economic and political influence of j f 1 u ’ (lllln S tbo evening. the future. We shall hold fast to our! SERIOUS SITUATION I ' IS GENERALLY REPORTED ENCE MEETING London, 'June 19—A conference is b»ing held between Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand, of France, at Hythe today and tomor row. The meeting is preliminary to a conference at Boulogne Monday at which France. Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Japi'.n will be represented. mission, which is to serve as the po- • lltlcal instrument of the manual workers and the awakened brain workers.” “Kohn explained this attitude did}' Bolshevik is Gaining Ground in Polish Fight. not mean the party womfl not work 1 Berlin June 19.—Alarming reports ENROLL FOR PRIMARY HARDING ABANDONS VACATION PLANS Yashington. June 19.—Senator Hard ing announced today that he had aban doned all plans for a vacation and would remain in Washington until he returns to his home in Marion, Ohio, to receive officail notification of his nomination. It was not finally agreed upon .but the notification he said would be about July 15th, , The roll books of (he Democratic clubs are now open and the voters have several weeks in which to en roll in order to voto in (he primary election this summer. The rules re- q ne (hat each voter pe’--.:.*i.iv sign his own name, and sign his naamc In full. In cans where a voter Is unable to write his name he is re quired to make his mark. You will find your club roll book in the hands of your club secretary who will keep it in some place easily acce'-ible to the voter. It is the duty of every citizen to vote, and to vote it is nec essary to go t.o your chib secretary and personally sign the roll. Don’t fail or neglect to do this before the enrollment books close. with “political groups which have common ground wlr:. us/’ It is likely. ’ i la 7‘b e 7n ^received he said, that liberal, labor and farm- her(! b „, e newspapers. The Poles or groups may nominate me same can havo sutfered inipoi . tant reverses, it l 1 ‘ e ' | is said and in somk parts of the front Supported by State Federa ona 1 i al .* e lodies of troops may he forced U-S rnJJ! re H t0 ^rende. The belief expressed is v m le a r that Warsaw may he occupied by Bol- , party would have the support o the « Iieviki . The Polish Mil J t01 . l0 Ger . i ppif, IV, ‘ir*’ manv ,olfl the Assocratee Press that | Pen,,sl> vania. Indiana and Michigan h , ; had Reived no such report,. , in the forthcoming election. on Hie military situation of Polish- NIGHT OF TERROR RESULT OF FIGHTING MILITARY FORCES RESTORE OR DER AFTER FIERCE FIGHTING, PETITION PRESENTED FOR RIOTOUS NEGROES | Kansas City 'June 19—A Habeas I Corpus petition in behalf of tliirtv nine negro prisoners who are serv- j ing life sentences at Leavenworth j in connection with the riot of negro Londonderry ireiand. June 19.- The Fed^ 1 he y ro ?M W. < ?/ | te ™ a8:co, ' ,t today. Thirteen negroes were ',eVZvM P H| a Vf. f K ? K ha “Kor: la connection with the riot I between Nationalists and Unionists. ! A two our battle waged, quiet wa later restored by military. Several are reported to have been wounded New York June 19—Frederick Jimb'e, Vice-President cf the pim- bte L'rothcrs department store, was imvted today by department of iustice agents charged with profi eering in clothing. Two other o{ fief. ’ m Night. Johnson and Christensen . In Joint Debate Following the prolonged meeting ed upon the proposition because no last night at which Secretary' Johnson request for co-operation had boon made ot the Florence Chamber of Commerce ot it by the Development Hoard. The and President Neils Christensen of opposition to the movement coming the South Carolina Development trom Florence, he said had been ex- Board held a joint debate as to the pressed in the personal views of the •i' is of the store were arrested 1 °- ticm ® r . it u of the or £ ani zaGon secretary and had not been authoriz- siinilar charge" AB th?ee nrel ? g , Personalities of a ed by the Camber of Commerce as a .rVn with l ^ re . or , ‘^unfortunate natule were .body. Mr. Lynch is a members of diarged with making profits from ’0 to 275 per cent. PETITIONS TO GO OUT ON MONDAY » CANVASSERS HAVE NOT FIN ISHED HALF OF THEIR WORK SO FAR Tli" circulation of the petitions for an election to vote bonds for municipal improvement, must con tinue Monday, if the movement is to succeed, ti'f secretary of the chant- ler announced today. Hardly more indulged in, the committee of five ap- ‘the District Committee of the Develop pointed to conside the proposition to- ment Board. The other o cers are J. day made its report as follows: |W. McCown, District Chairman; T. The committee appointed by the B. Young, County} Chairman; Dun- organization meting of the South can McKenzie of Timtnonsville, chair- Laiolina Development Board foi Fior- man; Lake City has also organized ence county as carefully considered: yith Mr. Adye as local chairman. of the. The committee today took steps to the aims and organization k° a r d ’ • (organize Florence county and iias un*| Alter mature deliberation upon the derwritten a fund to put the project merits of the undertaking, it is the through. opinion of the committee that the or-| in regard to the meeting last night I ganization of such an association will Mr. Johnson stated today that he had he *)t in alculable benefit to South made, no statements at the Columbia] Carolina and that the proposed organi-1 meeting during the absence of S( ■ iiivuij'.-t.-u iuuu/. rutruiy mure Za Gon Js worthy of the support oU ator Christensen which he had rintj 'luui half of the prospect cards ! p v° ry s P ,lth Carolinian. Accordingly , made wliile the Senator was present, have been taken out so far. The. | lho endorses the campaign and that he d d not oppose the South •iiimtyr of canvassers was very| Jor membership, and commends the Carolina Development Board as an| - — , — , „ organization in itself, but did oppose .0 be somewhat more tedious than had been expected The committee consisted of the fol-) - r' vywv ' v ** ~ v, V. irv H. U UL Lilt? This is the reason that U.« con- lowing gentlemen; T B Young, chair- tinuation will be necessary. The canvasser's report a hearty re sponse ,0 the petitions, for the bonl issue election, particularly the pe- tion on for the water works impove nients, and for street building. It | s tainted there ts little question on ! hut that the required number of 1 signers to the petitions will be pro- 1 curred on each one, to hold the 1 M‘•(•tic 11, net later than Monday. man; F L Willcox. J B Aiken. J C Kendall and R E Currin. Mr. J. M. Lynch, president of tho the endorsement of it by the State) Chamber of Commerce. He thought the matter of endorsement should bo left to te individual members of the ! various Chamber^ 6f Commerce. _He added 1 that he had made no charges ri . „„ , . _ ■ « 1 itmi. ne uan muue no cuarges ,,, ani l )ei ’ of Commerce stated that the , of a personal nature afainst Mr. Chamber of Commerce has not yet act : Christensen. Husband Charged With Killing Mrs. M’Gill K»’oxville, Tenn., June 19—Two more arrests have been made here in connection with the murder earlyon Tuesday morning, of Mrs. Mary Mc Gill. Elisha McGill, the slain womans husband, is being held on the charge of murder, and Mrs. Belle Cox is charged with being an accessory. Developments came after Miss Elizabeth McDaniel, a boarder in the McGill home and an eyewitness to the tragedy, broke down and confes- ,ed to the police that McGill had shot his wife in the presence of his chil dren. and that he had threatened to kill her if she did not say it was Charlie Mincy, a youth who was ar rested shortly after the crime was committed, who did the shooting. Both McGill and the Cox woman deny the charges against them, McGill de claring it is an effort to “swear away his life.” Mrs. Cox is a woman who figured in a report of a midnight intruder here about a year ago, claiming that a man entered her house and assault ed her, threatening to kill her. FARMERS OF COUNTY. M’ADOO REFUSES TO MAY SECURE SODA PERMIT NAME TO 60 BEFORE CONVENTION REQUESTED TO NOTIFY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BY NOON TUESDAY. CHINA JAPANESE TROOPS CLASH SCORES OF CHINESE TROOPS KILLED BY FIRE FROM JAPANESE. * Honolulu, June 19.—A battle be tween Peking and Canton government troops at Changsa is reported in a Tokio cable to a Japanese newspa per here. Dispatches stated that the Canton Iroops fired on a Japanese warship which returned the fire, killing scores of Chinese. DISTRICT ELECTS SENATOR REED Band Concert For Sunday Afternoon BOY SCOUTS ENJOY RAIN OVERSTEPS STATE CONVENTION AND ELECTS REED ANYWAY. DISCRIMINATION .CHARGED OreenviUe. June 19.—The Greenville Chamber of Commerce is waging a determined fight aga’ns* # prevail tig discrimination in freight rates against the Southeastern territory, and steps are being taken to have a strong representation appear before the In- tertate Commerce Commission. j Kansas City, June 19.—Senator | Head was unanimously re-elected to represent the fifth Missouri district in the Democratic convention at San Francisco. ' ^ The district delegation re-elected him after he had been rejected by /the state convention which ordered the district convention to name another ; candidate . The rainfall as registered hero ye.-^•rday afternoon measured 2.65 which is a very heavy rain. The streets weie flooded for a wliile and the Boy Scouts donning bathing ,ru„ i •, , . _ __ _ ! suits had a grqat time playing in The Florence Municipal Band will th „ rain and wadinR through th „ have another excellent program to-; 8treets> wh erever water settled. morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock, when ^ .the regular Sunday afternoon conceit will be given on the grounds of the Central Graded school. The program is as follows; March—North wind—Chambers. Overture—Mignonette—Bouman. idol—Among (he Lillies—Frey. Mazurka—Amorost—<Narasso. , The First Heart Throbs—Eilenberg. Selection—Songs From the Old Folks j London, June 19.—A Moscow wire- —Lake. [ i esB declared Affehan troops are con centrating at Indian Afghan frontier to attack the British in Tncta. TURKS AND BRITISH FIGHT Constantinople, JuneJ9 New en- j counters between the Turkish Nat- i ionaiists and the British In Os mid district wrfci reported today. PEPARING FOR ATTACK March—On To Plattsburg—I ..owe. Star Spangled Banner. DEMOCRATIC TWINS Greenville. June 19.—John M. Phil Mps, formerly mayor of West Green ville. today learned that one of his Hereford cows gave birth to twin calves nine days ago and the pair, which he named MeAdoo and Cox. are doing nicely. Mr. Phillips stock farm >s in the upper section of Greenville '■ountv. This county has made re markable stride in the past few years In stock raising. Anyone in the Florence county ter ritory who lacks nitrate of soda for j his cotton, is requested to notify the I secretary of the Chamber of Com merce of Florence, not later than Tuesday noon next week. The asso ■ciation will undertake to get this mi- terial at once, tor everyone who makes applicaton by that time. The car situation on the Southern railroads, due to the diversion of equipment from this section, into the grain belt of the West, has become very acute. More than 32,900 tons of •nitrate are tied up in Charleston now, waiting cars to move it. Three large cagoes are tied up at Wilmington, yaiting for cars to move it from the port. The situation is, simply that the railroads have not the cars to move the stuff from the ships to the farmers, who are needing it for their cotton. In undertaking to procure this more ment, the Chamber of Commerce has effected connections in Columbia, i through the ColumbTa Chamber of 'Commerce traffic manager, so that it is able to act directly with the South Carolina Railroad Commission, and if necessary, take the matter up speedi ly befoe the Intestate Commece Com mission. This latter course might be necessary, inasmuch as the Inter- 1 state Commerce Commission has as-' sumed full control, and power in the distribution of cars throughout the United States. , Any person who wishes to avail iini self of this opportnity to get his ni trate, should not delay -its applica tion. The Chamber of Commerce is not undtrtaking to procure the nitrate from the agents, but is merely under taking to procure the ears for its movement. Therefore, persons must have their nitrate ordered before they w,l] be eligible to come undsr this movement. San F’rancisco, Juno 19—An nouncement by Wm. G. Mi«doo that he could not permit his name to be put before the democratic convention, devided interest here to day with the arrival of leadurs of the Goernor Cox faction and a dec laration by Mrs. Ahby Scott Baker of the national woman's party. “Our party will demand that the democrats give us tl.V thirty-six th state,” Mrs. Baker said. “In oth er w^rds, that they use all their in fluence to add the one ratification by state legislature of the national suftrage amendment to the constitu tion necessary to ::iaki) suffrage a national law. A resolution in plat- form will help, but instructions by the powers that be in UM democrat ic party to those lower doi\n is what will count most of all.” Mrs. Baker, who is one. of tho wo men who directed the picketing of the white bouse, charged the re publican convention with having de graded the suffrage issue. In Ver mont and Connecticut there are re publican majorities in the legisla ture which would ratify the amend ment on instructions from the put ty leaders, she said. Bengal Son-in-Law With B. A. Degree Now Costs $15,000 DEPUTY CLERK NAMED Greenville. June 19—j a f es g Coth . J 'an, Jr., of Abbeville has been named !Deputy Clerk of United States Court, for the Western District of South Caro i Una by D. C. Durham, who was re-j eentiy amvMnted clerk of the co"rt for, this district, succeeding J. B. Knight, • resigned. SIR HENRY WILSON TALKS STRAIGHT FROM SHOULDER London, June 17—What was called a “straight talk” was given at the annual meeting of tho Utiion Jack Club by F’ield Marshal Sir Henry Wilson who described himself as “an old soldier who knows what he is talking about.’ “We have been told” he said, “that we went into the war to end war. We did not. We went into it toaave our skins. We were told that after the war we would have peace but we have not got it. There are at pres ent between 20 and 30 wars, big and little* goinc on. We were told that the war should end war but it did not and could not. “We are living jn ticklish and dan gerous times, and our command on sea, on land, and in the air Is being challenged in various parts of the world.” London. Juno 19—The price of a bridegroom has increased hy leaps and bounds, in India, according to the piirripal of ihe Calcutta Sanskrit College, who says: “Every one is rushing to purchase a son-in-law hearing the hall mark of the university, and higher and higheP prices are being bid. In some parts of Bengal a bridegroom with a B. A. degree fetches as much as $15,000 “The birth of a girl is now regard ed all over India as a most terrible misfortune. Her father his to sell his house and home to buy a bride groom. whose price goes on rising with that of rice and cloth/ BANKERS TO GREENVILLE Greenville. June 19.—Five hnndr'd jare expected to attend the twentieth annual convention of the South Caro lina Rankers Association which will 'be opened here next Tuesday night for a session of four days. Elaborate (rate prenarations have been made for the entertainment of the visitors. WHITE WOMAN VAGRANT A handsomely dressed wile woman and hy no blemish bad looking, was before the recorder yesterday on the charge of being a vagrant. She was given a fair and impartial trial and found guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve 30 days on the chaingang. Her sentence was bus pended on condition that she leave Florence immediately and return here no more. She gave her name as Mrs. May Edwards and had been In F'lor ence for some little time. DENVER SELECTED Montreal June 19—The Federation of Labor has selected Denver as the next convention city. WEATHER REPORT Unsettled weather tonight, prob ably showers and thunderstorms to night and Sunday. Not much clivui in tern*mature*. General to moderate variable winds.