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'C The FloreNCw daily times THE LATEST ASSOCIATED DISPATCHES 27th. Year Florence, S. C., Thui fn, February 16, 1922 $6.00 a year. FLORENCE MOURNS BECAUSE OF DEATH ~ LEADING CITIZEN MASS MEETING TO START CAMPAIGN INFLUENTIAL FARMERS BACKING CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING OF COTTON IN THIS COUNTY. NEW DAY STARTS IN WEST BELFAST WITH CHILD MURDER INI AX PRESIDENT HARDING ADOPTED P. A. WILLCOX, ESQ., PASSES recent mcetinu of the inlluen AWAY AFTER AN ILLNESS OF a reLelu meeuI ‘ S 01 lae inuuen , THREE WEEKS. itial farmers from every section of the i j county it was decided to launch aj DEATH GREAT LOSS ) campaign for tha cooperative market-j BAYONET CHARGE SENATE ACCt^iS rtCCOMMENDA-j TIOWS OF CONFEnEiYCES. IN- ‘ COME TAX BILL NEXT. WANTS SALES TAX RAISE BONUS FUNDS HOUSE REFUSES TO REDUCE SALARIES WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MAKES UNFAVORABLE RE- PORT ON RESOLUTION. Cdfiinibia, Feb 15. J me R?nate and NO INDICATION THAT CESSATION OF DISORDERS HAS BEEN . , .. -,, , , FORCED j lonigut a clop ft { the report of j I the free conference coniniltde on the] I TELLS CONGRESS THAT IS THE ’ ONLY FEASIBLE PLAN TO FOLLOW. JEWISH CAMPAIGN FOR WAR SUFFERERS ENDS ON SATURDAY ! Columbia, Feb. Id.—The resolution ; to reduce salaries of state officers | (was rejected by the uutise of llepre-i TOTAL OF $1370.50 HAS BEEN CON TRIBUTED UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. TO CITY AND STATE DISPENSES MOBS' | inheritance tax. ' omet deu mat aitrj meuts ugroed FUNERAL SERVICES AT CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH TOMOR ROW AT 3:00 P. M. ing of cotton at an early date. Now i that the cooperative marketing of to 1 bacco has lieen pushed to a suc( ' easful J NUMBER OF CASUALTIES VVITH j n,UIIt whU'h m DEATHS CONTINUES TO GROW * A AS DAY ADVANCES. committee re':- | Scnatfe amend- ; >the amend-1 MAKES SITUATION WatUes today, wnen the ways and'.COUNTY CHAIRMAN MORE COMPLICATED j tthle report on it. The resolution wa j MAKES HIS REPORT The resolution wasj introduced a few days ago by Hepre- conclusion, we should not stop with i tiiat because if it is a good thing for I of prepei^niacie IWtim two years of j death in^micipaUon u-death to come! tobacco, then it is much better for j cotton as cotton lends itself to co- under tne protris committee leconl iU or transfer j SUGGESTS BONUS BE DELAYED IF (tentative Clinkscales'of Anderson'and! WHEN UNREPORTED TOWNS ARE CONGRESS FAILS TO AGREE ;the motion to reject was made by Uup-j HEARD FROM TOTAL WILL WITH HIM. j resentative Hendrieks of 'Anderson, i BE INCREASED. ms of the bill. The I pinl; d that the time J Washington, Feby. 10. — President The resolution to reduce the pay of' i $1.00 to $1.00 received a divided re | With a total ol $1370.50 contributed After an illness of nearly three!™ 11 ”" us ,e,,U8 lu tv , i;u 'i Lelfast, Feb. 16.--The day opened I 1 11 weeks Phillip Allston Willcox, General' toSKo 8 mU b r " ! with jhe death of a five-year-old child arn'ininSv ' lIardill 6 ,oda y ! nl« r n>e d Congress that port with the majority unfavorable, • the campaign for the relief of Jewish Solicitor of the Atlantic Coast Line; a mass meeting to open the cam-[who was struck with a bullet while ed by the Senate loir nv mg statements | a 8 ene,al sa,es tax was the only j aiul 1118 t()1( -' cahts <h.fm, foi it too. i tho! paiga will he held at the Court House! playing in the street and a workman’by tne Senate tuenii ers 0 t the com- il)le method ot raising funds for the I^CMYnW DCQIPMQ JJTJohnson, Lauey ! soldiers bonus. In a letter to Con-j IxtlUTUlU nLolulUo and one of vers of tho south, died atl at oc l° c ^> triday, February ITili. Ij n jji e L'allymacarrett area was shot \ 1,d ^ ue > Senator -The need for and the object of the. . , , ... amt McColl. line o cIock this morning at j Agsociatjon wiU be thorouKhly (1 .s { JtaU - lhe casUaltie3 uumber 114 wl t h ; The Senate t ce morni^ry where on Wed-1 cussed pt this meeting, and it will be J d4 d e ad - House with ar j gross he said unless Congress sees tit ; nroke out anew this aften j war sufferers will continue in Flor- ! once until the end of the week, sain 1 Air. A. A. Cohen, chairman for Flor- toaighi returned to the ! ° . ~~~~~ —o- ( • Washington, Feb. 10.—The restgna-' em ‘ e loun y tod l -'- While tne teams amendments the bill t0 | eI1 act a sates tax plan tor tne uonus ,-f ton of Senator williams II. Kenyon,: have discontinued active canvassing provide a schedule ol fees for the ad-; il should be temporarily deferred. His iof Iowa, to take effect February 24lh, j Air. Cohen stated today that he would ) appreciate any contributions sent to him and that proper and grateful ac knowledgement of them would he meeting. You are cordially invited hope street area, when the disorders! rosiuent persons Of «J) partnerships to • ,to1 as leaving the uonus situation in t Iowa BASKETBALL BOYS GO TO BLUEFIELD noon alter a : do h a s*“ess in the^T^ i lie but pass-1 UVC11 a 11101 e complicated positic , ..| ,. , . ‘ ;.od without any conjuleiabie debate.! before. The Senate and House |.iU ot se.eral hours, became so l 11 j senator Young mudt^n eflort to have, ,J I .e. 4 ye taut volice, hurried to the scene, I foreign corporations an. ady djuiesti-1 4:0,1 w>_re forced to use their arms to sub- FLORENCE TEAM MAKES TRIP AT EXPENSE OF THE WEST VIR GINIA SCHOOL. The hoys of the basketball team ot Florence high school left this morn ing for Bluefield, West Virginia, ac companied by Supt. Wade and Mr. Smith, athletic director. The Flor ence team goes as the guests of the Bluefield team, having been chal lenged last summer by the BlueAeld players, and was invited to make this' trip with all expenses paid by their hosts. CONCENTRATE CAVALRY ON MEXICAN BORDER KI Paso, Tex., Feb. 1C.—The First Cavalry Division concentrated at Fort Bliss last night for the first time in many months. Gen. It. L. Howe, di vision commander, declined to com ment to the movement or lhat it had any connection with conditions in Mexico. L officer, vx located >tju nv- Willcox, he was born ai the home of his parents in Marion Dece mber 8, 18615. He was educarec m the com mon schools of his native town, and graduated from the University of South Carolina in the (Tstinguishcd class QlJtyl- Bpemdiaiely after grad uation jw llj«|an the study of law un der Hon. C. A. Woods and upon his adission, to the bar v.r. moved to Flor- active management of all th. 1 legal af fairs Connected with that line during the period of the war. After the war tho general solicitor’s office was moved back to Florence, and since then lie has conducted the legal busi ness of the company from this point. In addition to representing the rail road company, Air. Willcox also was counsel for other large corporate in- (crests, having at various times repre sented' such companies as the Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation, the West ern Union Telegraph company, Stand ard Oil company, and the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph com pany. Among the important matters recently handled by him was the ap plication of tlie Southern Bell Tele phone and Telegraph company before the state railroad commission for an increase in its rates in which it will lie recalled that the company was suc cessful in its contentions. Mr. Willcox was a member for years of the State Bar association, and was elected its president for the year 1!)20. He was also a prominent mem ber of the American Bar association, and for the past several years had oc cupied the important position of the South Carolina representative on its general council. He was a man of the broadest cul ture, and always took the greatest in terest in education. Especially dear to him was the university of the state, from which he had graduated, and at the time of his death he was a trus tee of that institution. As a ’awyer he had few, if any, equals in the state. His qualities of mind were most remarkable. Quick in perception, powerful in analysis, lie could resolve a most intricate legal proposition into its elements with the most apparent ease. Not only was he a master of tho law as a science, hut was, i^. addition a trial lawyer of the very highest at tainments. Possessed of a pleasing address, uniformly courteous to court, witness and opposing counsel, ever alert and every ready, he was the em bodiment of practically everything that a trial lawyer should be. His attention, however, was not confined to his profession, lie was a ! man of the widest reading, having ac cumulated through the years a very fine library which was his pride. One of the finest traits of his char acter was his interest in young men, especially those with whom he was associated. More than one young man has come to him in the capacity of clerical assistant and under his iu- iluence has developed into a strong u.o bnipeis. But disorderly crowds jo.iLnued L o gatiier, a.ul a bayonet onaige was oidered, in which a civ ilian was Imd.y wounded. The dis .net simmered with excitement •.hiGUgh the afternoon. About 5 o’clack there was a renew ed outbreak of firing from the old lodge road into Towasend street, one ■ureet removed from Stanhope. Here a storekeeper was shot through the head and was taken to the hospital in a dying condition; ts^o persons wcie itnousiy wounded. Alany others were liakeii to hospitals after the rioting earlier in the afternoon. With those injured in the latest outbreak, tlie number of casualties lor four days passes tlie hundred mark. The attack this aftenfoon on the New Northern company mill in the Falls Ituud, in which tlie assistant manager, William DuiTin, was killed and a clerk wounded, was particularly savage. Six men invaded the offices, drew their revolvers and fired indis criminately. DuDin, busy at his desk, fell dead imediately. Some fifteen shots were fired. Dnffin Is a nephew of Adam Duffin, member of the northen^lreland sen- .oL-j - SEN. WATSON WANTS} MELLON DISMISSED CITES LAW TO SHOW SECRETARY OF TREASURY SHOULD NOT HOLD OFFICE. Washington, kehy. 16.—Secretary Mellon is holdirg the office of sacre- tary of tho treasury in violation of the law and can ho arrested for retain ing the place if any one sees fit to swear out a warrant charging him with the offense, Senator Watson, Demorcat, Georgia, declared in the senate late yesterday. The law which Mr. Mellon is violating, Senator Wat son said, prohibits the secretary of the treasury from engaging in any kind of business or commerce. Senator Watson told the senate that Air. Atcllon could he impeached “any- timo wo see fit,” and read to the sen ate the provision'of section 243 of the revised statutes which, he declared, expressly forbid Mr. Mellon to retain his place. He declared that by stay ing in office the secretary was violat ing the law, adding that it was gener ally known that Mr. Mellon was one of the wealthiest individuals in the country. The assertions by the Georgia sena tor were made in connection with sev eral speeches on the accomplishments of the two major political parties. He informed the senate in the course of his remarks that the law, now listed as section 243, was passed in the first congress of the United States and that during the administration of Presi dent Grant the name of A. T. Stewart had been withdrawn as nominee as secretary of the treasury when atten tion was called to provisions of the act. Senator Watson asked Senator Hef lin, Democrat, Alabama, for his opin ion on “what the people will think of the way our government is being run when a criminal, unconvictcd, by dis obeying the penalty openly and noto riously, committing a crime, is left in charge of our national funds and the refunding of debts of eleven billion dollars.’’ idy djuiesti cated made exempt Hem the provii- it'i.s of the bill but (lie amendment was rejected by a vote uf 29 to 8. An ameadment by tteunor Aioise was adopted. A majority and/minority unfavorable report was made L> the Senate fi nance committee-or. Mm had check bill. A majority unfa un able and mi nority report to mak> tlie official cot ton standard of the U-’iHed States the official cotton standaid ot the State. An unfavorable report was made by the judiciary committee on the. bill to permit the city of Columbia to open two diivewaya through the Capitol grounds. The bill was. on motion of Senator Pearce, rein'd to tlie com mittee on public buildings. An unfavorable depoi was riiade on Senator Wells’ bill :<> aquire Clem- M>n College to ex pete li . of the fund it received for agricnitu . 1 purposes iu tha promotion of erian ies, etc. The House tock up < isideration of tlie income tax mea/im Senator Mc Ghee, of Greeifwmxi o. red j substi tute for the finance ix mmittee s bill. Tills substitute bill,(^claims, would uiiu lify the whole n^^^^Jlis meas- ui ■would require ev^^^Hnkof the nunrto thasPPWJUP^rerson would have to make an affidavit setting forth the-amount paid to the federal gov ernmenti Senator Hamilton, of Chester, urged the adoption of the McGhee substitute. Senator Chris.ensen spoke earnest ly in favor of the committee bill as did Senator Laney, of Chesterfield. Senator McCOil, of Marlboro, is against an income tax but is going to vote lor due this year because of tlie emer gency which exists at this time, lie favored the McGhee measure. Debate was adjourned until tomorrow. A favorable report with amendments was made on Senator Padgett's bill to exempt certain portions of Colleton county from the live stock law. The amendment exempts portions of the county until August 1, 1922; ition than j are to i meet later in the day to consider the ommunication. INTERESTING CARD FRIDAY NIGHT CANT FIND MONEY OF DEAD DIRECTOR Boxing promote!s were unable io arrange a bout this week between Hurry Falos ol Wilmington and a wor thy opponent so the bout has been postponed. In its place Ashleigh Sey mour will meet Sid Collins of Rich mond, Ya. Both of these hoys weigh in at 135 pounds and are of equal ex perience. The bout should he a goou one. Several good preliminaries are be ing arranged so as to make around twenty lounds of boxing. Following this will be something new to take the place of tlie usual battle royal. These bouts will take place on Friday mgui at 8:30 o’clock at the Dixie Ware house on Coit street. INQUIRY INTO TAYLOR MURDER REVEALS A POSSIBLE MO TIVE FOR CRIME. Los Angeles, Feb. 16.—Oil stock ami money believed to be a part of the es tate of William Desmond Taylor are missing, Charles Jones, investigator, stated after a conference with an in come tax expert with whom Taylor discussed his income tax a short time before he was killed. It is learned that Taylor had prepared to pay the tax on the securities which have not been located. JAMES DUNCAN IS~ FOUND NOT GUILTY ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK, FOUR MEN ARRESTED Winston-Salem, N. C., Feby. 16.— Four men were arrested early today at Waughtown, charge! ing to rob the Bank oj S.tiU' instiluti&ite nth uttumpi- jravlhe, a y, STILL UP IN All NO railroad company, ablest law, half past nine the Florence nesnay of last week he had been taken ] t 0 fi, e advantage of every one inter-j imuviuc a "hu»jb» ivcs im me mi- - ■*/» ^ rcuiuuij ..m, in the hope that something might be; C8 | C( j in co tton to be present at this! Le.fas , Feb. lo.—Firing in the Stan.mission of foreign c urinations, non-! pronouncement is regarded at the Cap- i j s today enroule to Gov. Kendall, of done lo prolong his useful life. ‘ * ..... lhe funeral services will l>e • held j an( j prged to be present tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock , at Central Methodist cbuich end uie body will be placed at rest in Mount Hope cemetery. Nows of Mr. Willcox’s death was re ceived in Florence and in all purls of this and other states today with ex pressions of the deepest regrit and sorrow. Today telegrams of sympathy have come to the stricken family from hundreds of his friends and admirers, us letters have been received during tlie days of his extreme illness con taining expressions of the high regard and- admiration in which he was uni versally held. HI unto death for several days the family and the friends of Mr. Willcox were not unprepared-for the announce ment that he had passed away, yet the fact that his life had come to a close caused them a great shock and left a feeling of irreparable loss. As serious as was his illness there always lemalned the hope that the wonderful fight he was making for life might be won. But it was not to bo so. There is mourning among many in Florence today who realize that they have lost a true friend and that Florence has lost one of its most loyal and influ ential citizens. . The love and esteem in which Mr. Willcox was held by his friends was deep-rooted and sincere. Always ready lend a lifdoing hand, \ none who Tfr 4i rc~n>> fsri' * neneTlt of hils wise counsi^Vere e turned away. H« was u valued mem ber of the Floionce .Rotary club, tne weekly meeting of which today was abandoned in respect to him. Mr. Willcox suffered horn a combi nation of several diseases the contpr- catio i of which offered utter resist- a no to the efforts of his physicians who passed days and nights at his beds Uie and exhausted every known means of aff ording him relief, stricken first with influenza attended by pul monary congestion, he later developed cellulitis of the neck induced from an infected tonsil condition, a condition rendered all the more grave in that it complicated the disease known a> Diabetes Mellitus from which ho had been a sufferer for years. . Mr. Willcox leaves a widow who was Miss Marie Bacot Brunson and two sons, Phillip Allston Jr., aged 15, a student at Bingham, and Henry St. George Carson, aged 4, and one daugh ter, Rosaline Woods Willcox. Three brothers also survive him, as rollows: Clark A. Willcox of Murrerll's Inlet, Henry M. Wlilcox of Kingstree, and Ed T. Willcox of Morion. Two broth ers, John Willcox of Marion, and Dr. J. C. Wlilcox of Darlington, died sev eral years ago. Other near surviving relatives living in Fmrence are a niece, Mrs. Sam J. Royall, and a cou sin, Mr. Fred L. Willcox, a law part ner. Mr. Willcox was actively engaged in his duties uip to the time i.e was taken sick. The last legal contest in which Mr. Willcox was engaged was the North Carolina tax case for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad company, which was tried before three federal judges in Greensboro the last week in Jan uary. Immediately upon his return home from the trial of this case Mr. Willcox was taken ill with influenza, and this developed ather complica tions which resuiteff. m his death. While not a native of Florence, he had been identltied with the city and community ever since the formation of the count*. Tlie youngest son of Judge John Willcox, of Marion, and his wife, Sarah Virginia (nee Clarke) ence at the time of the formation of land useful lawyer. And these young the county in 1889, and there formed a partnership with ins preceptor which continued for several years. In 1894 he associated with him ills first cousin, F. L. Willcox, and upon ad mission to the bar of the latter they formed the firm of Willcox & Willcox which has grown to be one of the most widely known and highly regard ed in the south. In the latter '90s Mr. Willcox was chosen ns division counsel of the At lantic Coast Line railroad company, and since that time he has gradually risen bv his merit through successive men have looked upon him, not only as their benefactor, hut as their very closest friend. This interest, how ever, was not only manifested in those with whom ho was associated, hut many another young man had been generously aided by him in the ob taining of an education or in laying the foundation for a career. In short, his was not a selfish life, but a life that was a bencfajtion to the commun ity and to the stale. Such being tho case, there is no wonder that P. A. Willcox numbered his f’-iends both at the bar and among the laity by the MINERS IN SESSION . TO DISCUSS STRIKE Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—The roll call of the delegates to the United Mine Workers convention is expected to re quire the entire day, delaying work on the wage question involving a threat ened nationwide coal strike or. April 1 until tomorrow. WORD FOR CONGRESS FROM THE PRESIDENT. MUCH PRIVATE TALK. JUNIOR ORDER ENTERTAINMENT The Junior Older has made special arrangements to have a most unique entertainment at iboir council meet ing tomorrow (Friday) night. Imme diately after the regular business meeting, Prof. Aro ffnd his troupe, of Niagara Falls, N. y| will give a most pleasing and startling exhibition of Mental Telepathy, i Magic Hypnosis and Escapes, concluding their exhibi tion with the great trunk mystery. This entertainmeht was given be fore the order at Cqeraw a few nights ago, and so well pleased were the members of the older with it that they had it repeated in the town hall so that the general public could wit ness it. As this entertainment is given here Friday night solely for the members of the Junior Order, there will ne no admission charges, hut tree to all members of the order who may at tend. Washington, Feb. 15.—The soldiers’ bonus question was today sUll much in tlie air. Congress was without any word from President Harding as to his views on the subject and, meantime, the committees which have been hand ling the problem continued to marK time. Among senators and representatives generally there was considerable pri vate discussion and conjecture with the revival on tho house side of talk about a slashing of annual appropria tion hills as a means of providing the necessary finances for the bonus. Representative Mondell of Yyoming and some other leaders in the house were understood to be giving this pro posal close study. Mr. Monuell called at the White House early in the day hut did not see the president. He said atterwards that the supply meas ures would be examined carefully to determine v’-mther muci. of the sum needed ici the bonus could not be ob tained from that Gnection. This proposition met with consider able response from members of the house where apparently there is a growing desire to put the bonus bill through. There were ;,uggestions lhat as a result of tlie agreement for a naval holiday as ipicn - a $200,000,000 could be cut from the n.ivai hill and that another large sum could he saved by cutting down the size of the army. INVESTIGATESOURCE OF fakeTtelegrams Philadelphia, Fci of many fake tele Harding purportin candidacy of J. C . 16.—The sending rams to President to endorse the PAID HIS BAIL WITH SILVER DOLLARS Oakland, Feb. 16—To provide bail for Lorenzo Guissi, under arrest for failing to render assistance to a wom an run over by his automobile, George Bruno drove an express wagon loaded with silver half dollars to the police station. Guissi will not he released until the officers complete the count ing, Boston, Feb. 16.—A jury in the su perior court'doday returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of James A. Duncan, of Columbia, S. C., a grad uate student at. Harvard University, charged with assault on David K. BJair, a negro policentan, last May. The jurors were out one hour. Their finding reversed that of the lower court in wj^ich Diumair* was morning im-deni in a Senth doorway when Duncan and his (Blhci Miss Frances Shannon, of Franklin, Tenn., now Mrs. Duncan, were inter rupted while kissing good night, by OHicer Blair. The policeman’s re sented by Duncan, the word “nigger” was used by Miss Shannon, there was a mix-up in which Duncan drew a knife and the couple then were ar rested by Blair who had been cut. PRIEST ASKS PROMPT TRIAL FOR MURDER Montreal, Feb. 16.—Protesting his innocence, the Rev. Adelard Delorme, Catholic priest, charged with the mur der of his liali brother, Rr.oul, an Ot tawa university stuaeiu, iasi night pleaded to be tried as soon as possi ble. "I know that I will be found inno cent of tlie charge against me as soon as the enquete is completed," lie said. A preliminary hearing in the case was set for February 21 when the priest was arraigned before Judge Cus- son. The arraignnu nt was private, Avon newspaper men being excluded from the judge's chamber, where it took place. The prisoner, who had lain aside his vestments and donned civilian clothes was committed to Bordeaux jail to await trial. Raoul Delorme's body was found ly ing on a snow bank in a suburb of Montreal on the morning of January 7, death having occurred the night be fore. There were six bullet holes in the head. Less than one week be fore the student had made a will nam ing the priest as chief heir and ad ministrator of the estate and the ben eficiary of a $25,0570 life insurance pol icy taken out at the priest’s direction. i promptly mane. li iiad been hoped to raise two thousand dollars in Florence county and the amount may yet reach that figure as several towns and communi ties have not yet reported the result of their campaigns. All of the money re ported in the total named above came Horn the city of Florence with the ex ception of less than a hundred dollars sent in from Timmonsville. The Jews of Florence were large] contributors, several of them having] paid in their checks for a hundred dol-j lars each. The need of the Jewislj sufferers is great. The campaign has been carried on all over the countr]i with a fair measure of success. Owln] to the times the managers seem to lieve that expectations have been me Mr. A. A. Cohen today made U| following report of the eamipalgn the present time? Previously reported $ 876] H. H. Husbands Mrs. H. H. H'. sbands Henry Husbands , ^ The Quality Shop 2| Collected by the Rev. \V. S. Poyner and M. D. Lucas as follows. D. T. Riley y- liM Florence Times I |5.06 WJt HuV •wNRjeyr - t -»*r fr \ Sehlossberg T. Da Miss PanliiVi M. I). Lucas ; W. V. Parrott Dargan Harlleo Co. T. B. Young j. M. L. Brockington F. L. Willcox L. M. Jacobs Jno. Barringer, Jr. Howell Gro. Co. u. - J. M. O’Dowd W. M. Waters St. John’s Church J Sam Brown Collected by Dr. M. R. Mob ley and M. Rosenfeld, as follows: Dr. H. E. (lee — Dr. R. F. Zeigler J Nofal & Bro. ^ George Stackley _J Melton Goodstein W. H. Berry and Mrs. Buck- hoitt P. J. Maxwell C. II. Thomas Jno. A. Chase Dr. M. It. Mobley Collected by F. u Willcox an l M. Rosenberg as fol lows : John Kuker Mrs. J. DeJongh Mrs. A. G. Berger Collected by A. A. Cohen, M. Rosenfeld and M. C. Brunson as follows: J. B. Aiken J. K. Dawson c Louis Finklesteln 100.00 Overton, a negro ^/QULD MAKE TRIP States Treasury, being investigated. TO MUSCLE SHOALS bead waiter, as reyister of the Unit2u , BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS DISCOUNT RATE Washington, Feb. 16.—The Senate agriculture committee in a resolution .asks for authority to visit Muscle —l_i_ » Shoals in connection with the consul London, Feb. 16.j-Tho Bank of Eng- oration of the Ford offer, land has reduced its discount rate to I HEAVY SNOW COVERS THE STATE OF VIRGINIA 5.1 5.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 2.00 l.Ou 1.00 2.00 5.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 5.09 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 2.50 10.00 50.00 6.00 10.00 1.00 Richmond, Va., Feb. 16.—Telegraph wiies throughout the state are report ed seriously aheeted by last night’s sleet and snow of six inches depth. EXPECT DEBATE TO TAKE UP TWO DAYS London, Feby. 16.—Tho House of Commons is to take up a bill estab lishing the Irish free state. The de bate will probably last tw r o days. four and one-half [lereqnt. positions wntB'Qt the time of his death | huiHireds.. Florence has lost a lead he was the general soUcM/or of that ' ing citizen and South Carolina, per system. .Daring the .period, of govern-j haps, her greatest lawyer. -„ : FORMER RED LEADER TIRED OF THE GAME Moscow. Feb. 16.—Ehsanulla, the chief of tho red revolutionary move ment of Persia, who Inst June made a daring raid that all but succeeded | in capturing Teheran, has escaped tho ; Shah’s oossaeks and is now here. j “The people’s struggle against tho Shah and the feudal landlords has failed. There’ll he no more." he said ilia comrade leaders in the revolution were killed. ... Weather For South Caro lina: Fair tonight and Friday. Colder tonight with tem perature below freezing. Slow! y rising temperatye Friday. Dimini ing n o r t h w e winfls. MARRIAGE STATISTICS. Washington, Feb. 16.—Sixteen hun dred hoys and twelve thousand eight hundred and thirty-four girls of fifteen years of age in the country werc.li-t 'ed as married in 1920, the census bu I reau announced. Eighty-two hoys and four hundred and nine y nine gills of ! tho same ago were recoidod as wid owed or divorced. I Wood-boring insects are said to communicate with one another by means of taps. v'■ ’ i LACKED FEW DAYS OF BEING HUNDRED Los Angeles, Fell. 16.—Dr. James Martin Peeples, pryslcian and author, lacking forty days ol. being a hundred- years old, is dead r;eie. PRINCESS IS DEAD. Nice, France. Feby. 16.--Princess Youriewsky, morganatic widow of Em peror Alexander 2nd of Russia, is dead. Alexander was killed by the Nihilists in x881. G. M. Brown Charles Proser J. J. Stackley W. H. Harrison Arrowsmith, Muk'frow a n d Commander Florence Ice and Fuel Co. J. D. Bridgers Co. D. W. Alderman Other contributions as fol lows: W. R. Barringer Dr. S. It. Lucas Jake Berger jjuncan McKenzie for coho,.- tions in Timmonsville Pauline Leone 1.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 10.00 25.Off 5.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 1.00 87.0o 5.00 Total ,...$1,370.50 BAIL FOR BANKER” IN BIG FIGURES Lexington, N. C, Feb. 16.—J. L. Armllehi, former president of the Bank of Thomasville, N. C, which failed August 22, was brought hack here yes terday from Mexico City by Chief of Police George B. Wimberly, to rape charges of embezzlement, abstraction and misapplication of the hank's funds. Chief of Police Wimberly ar rived here shortly after midday with his prisoner and after Armstrong had remained in the office of his attorney for several hours he was taken to Jail in default of bonds In tho sum of $175,000. It is understood that habeas corpus will 1h? brought hofore a superior court judge at an early date in an effort ta have the size of the bobd reduced.