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' ( 1 '^L The Florence daily Times TH« LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 27th. Year Florence, S. C.. Monday Afternoon, June 5, 1922. $6.00 a year. NEXT CHAPTER IN BIGHAM CASE WILL BE MADE ON FRIDAY Defense Files Notice With Solicitor Of Motion For New Trial MENACING LETTERS ALSO MADE PUBLIC Edmond Back In Jail Here And Shows No Trace Of Fearful Ordeal The next big chapter in the Bigham case will be written Friday, when CROWDS WILL SEE GAME ON THURSDAY SURPRISING DEMAND FOR CONTINUATION CHAMBER COMMERCE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF FLORENCE EXPRESS ING THEMSELVES McCOLL AND CLAYTON TO PLAY FOR LAURELS OF CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA EXPECT GOOD CROWD TOMORROW EVENING EFFORT WILL BE MADE THIS TIME TO GET ONLY APPRE CIATIVE MATERIAL Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Darlington race track grounds tho \ There is a surprising demand for PEOPLE TO BLAME FOR DELAYED JUSTICE IN BIG CRIMINAL CASES THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO COR RECT THE CONDITIONS WHICH PERMITS DELAYS JUDGE SHIPP SPEAKS FRANKLY ON SUBJECT SUMMER RACE SEASON | BENTON-POSTON CASE OPENS TOMORROW ON! IS POSTPONED AGAIN THE FLORENCE TRACK THIS TERM OF COURT TROTTING AND PACING EVENTS STATE ASKED , FOR CONTINUA- STUDY PUZZLE WELL 1 d BEFORE CONCLUDING^ YOU’VE FOUND ALL B’S HOPES FLORENCE WILL HAVE LONGER TERM FOR COURT HEREAFTER The responsibility for delayed Ins- first intersectional high school base- the continuation of the Chamber of t j ce j n criminal cases in South Caro- ball game will be played between Me-, Commerce, as 'he leaders in the re- Coll high school, champions of South organization movement have discover- attorney for the defense, to give Ed mond y. Bigham a new trial on the charge of having ki.led his brother, L. Smiley Bigham. The motion will be lina was squarely placed upon the people of the state themselves this _ morning by Judge S. W. G. Shipp in champions of North Carolina and of business and professional men of Flor-ipjj, charge to the grand jury in open- Judge S. W. G. Shipp, in criminal j Carolina and Clayton high school, ed. A great many of the leading court, will hear a motion of A. L. King, Virginia. j once have voluntarily come to various This game will be of supreme Im- of these leaders and expressed them- portance for the winner will be un-' selves on the proposition. disputed champion of the Carolinas , Because of the interest which has on the liround of after discovered evL* and Virginla ’ an honor that Is much | been shown by citizens from various dence which would tend to°show that t0 be l ’ esired - There have °- Harters ' an optionally interested L S Biaham killed himself insfe-id tersec ^ ona * contests in foot ball but crowd is expected tomorrow evening, . gham k,lled “‘'osoH. instead never be f ore ln t he history of South of being killed by Edmund, and fur- Carolina high school athletics has ther that L. S. killed their mother,' there ever been j* baseball game their sister, and her two adopted] staged between the champions of South TO COMMENCE O’CLOCK AT FIELD OF 30 HORSES WILL RUN FOR MONEY TION BECAUSE SOME WIT- NESSES WERE NOT HERE J0HNS0NVILLE MURDER IN DECEMBER OF 1921 NEIGHBORING TOWNS HAVE LARGE STABLES TO MEET WESTERNERS HERE when a reorganization meeting will be held in the county court house. This is called for 8 o’clock by J. M. Lynch, — — —--- president of the old organization. children, for whose murer Edmond is'Carolina and of another state, it is also indicted Forma" notice was given by the de fense this morning to L. M. Casque, solicitor of the court, of the approach ing contest. At the same time, the something new in baseball in this section. Darlington is to he congratulated upon securing this game and Floren tines will go over in large numbers defense tiled with him a copy of the!!; 0 as8 * 8 ^ them in making it a success letters, affidavits, and other data.‘ f, ; om avery stand P° int ’ and ia tkat which will be offered to the court as after discoveied evidence. Mc.idel L. 1 Smith, of Camden, is expected to as sist the defense in arguing the mo tion for a new trial. ; ups G f t be teams will be announced Chief among the letters, all of which later. way show appreciation for the fine turnout that Darlington gave us in the recent semi-finals and the state championship games played here on Hicks Field. The officials and iine- sre contended by the uetense to have been written by Smiley, at ' amplico, to Edmond, in South Georgia, is the following: Mother and M? -gie -tad the two signed deeds that had disappeared in their possession. Causing trouble seems to be their pleasure. They took the money that the P. O. Department das me charged with and were the Clayton, the North Carolina town that has the distinction of putting forth the champions is a town situat- Kvery effort is being made tl\is time to select only men who appreciate the Chamber of Commerce enough to put their money into it. There are very few things in this world worth having that do not cost some thing, said one of the leaders today. A Chamber of Commerce costs money and Florence will not have one till her citizens put up the money, as he said further. The retiring directorate of the old organization will submit its final re port at this meeting. It is going to show very material and substantial accomplishments by the old organiza tion in the upbuilding of Florence. Every person who has pledged him- ed not far from Selma, N. C. It is : t0 support another organization reported that they have an unusually. ' 8 expected to be present. Every other strong outfit, one that would do credit: citizen who wants a chamber of com- to a college. The boys are young bnt well coached and experienced, they know the game of baseball and how mer<ie badly enough to put his money into it, or who. if not convinced, now of the value or one, would put his mo- caqae of Clevland running off. And I [ B 0 y» when the Clayton batters face Had to pay the bond, or years I Have , him. had to leave home and pa" board to be | it' i s a safe thing to Bay that this In peace ta make my calculations and i game will draw around three thous- platts. and people. They poiaoned Father abd ♦ried to pol- Darlington can boast of one of the to execute it. There are some who ney into it is shown the value, is urg- predict dire results for the ‘‘Wonder — *- • ed also to be present. This meeting will mean the reorganization of the associa'ion in all probability. finest baseball playing fields in the State. This will be in prime condition for the battle- . The. mowed down close, the diamond put in the same splendid shape that it was in when ihe Rochester club left it a year ago. With Thompson, the Pee Dee Wonder Boy upholding the honors of the old home state, there Is no doubt that many will find their! way from distant points to see the McColl lad in his last appearance in a high school uniform. son Leatha’s child artei-' her death when (found them with the deeds I decided to kill the la«t one of thgrn and leavo-no one to tell thr tale. I am writing this to explain why I did this act you will never see me again alive. L. S. Bigham.. This letter Is one of a series which were written during the summer and the early fall of 1920, lep..iing up to the return of Edmond to Pamplico in the faP. of that year. Th.s particular letter does not hear any date though all the others bear dates through June, July and August, possibly some of them being in September also. All of them are typewritten and signed in ink, as L. S. Bigham. At the same time, the defense ia i offering a number of affidavits, which ; would tend to substantiate the letters ( JOHN A, CHASE SELECTED and *he statements contained in them. I VALEDICTORIAN OF THE As to the genuineness of the signature ! SENIOR CLASS of L. S. Bigham, compared to signa- j tores of L. S. Bigham on his paid Invi’alions to the commencement ex checks, the defense has the sworn orrises of the South Carolina Univer- opinion of C; W. Wilkinson, agent at I sity have been received in Florence by Pamplico for the Seaboard Air Line | friends of the three young Florence i elections. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS FIXING FEES FOR VARIOUS CAN DIDATES AND LIMITS FOR ENTERING RACES FLORENCE BOY LEADS CLASS AT UNIVERSITY SESSIONS ARE PUBLIC THE CHAIRMAN RULES AS CASQUE REAL DEMOCRACY IN CON DUCTING CONVENTIONS ing this term of criminal court. It the people really want this condition corrected, they have the right to change it, he said. And he implied broadly that they should bestir them selves before further criticizing courts and judges, where he said the latter are not to blame. “I am sorry to see the docket very much congested," said Judge Shipp in opening his charge to the grand Jury. "There are over 50 cases on it brought over from previous terms (>f court. "It is an unfortunalo thing to delay a trial, especially in criminal cases. It is of the utmost Importance that violators of the law be punished, ami punished quickly. “There is only, one week for crimi nal court in Florence now’. Florence is a populous county and a large city. One week is not eiwiigh. T hopq that the members of the legislature are going to arrange t'"' a longer term of criminal court. "There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction throughout ’he state and a great deal of criticism because of delayed justice in a number of criminal cases, f/'lay in most of these cases is due to the law itself The constitution gives every man the right *o appeal if he is not pleased with his trial in the lower court. It is hard for the supreme court, in a short time, to rule on all the cases which come before it. "If the people themselves want to curtail the right of appeal, they have the right to do it. But they must change the cousLitsLon. 1 have heard •fift. flfr 1 --*1*' dottle lam about the of justice. But I have known of cases which took a year, or two years, before punishment finally was meted out.” FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS. H. M. AYER In the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends the body of Mrs. Hartwell M. Ayer was laid to rest yesterday afternoon at Mount Hope cemetery under a bank of the most _ __ beautiful flowers. Preceding the in- INST1T TES RULE OF , f Crnien i t services were held at St railroad, w'ho says also that Smiley frequently used his typewriter at the office: E. M. Single’ary, clerk of coun ty court, who says he believes that the person who wrote the signature on the checks also wrote signatures of the letters; a local bank official, who With practically every executive committeeman of the county present, the county executive committee is in session here today. The especial pur pose of this malting is to fix fees for candidates in the coming primaries, name limit of dates of entry, and otherwise prepare for tho coming A special committee, corn- men who are to graduate in various j prising W. D. Jones, of Glenwood, D. departments. John Alexander Chase,! G. Baker and M. D. Harllce of Flor- Jr.. William Charles McCall Jr., and ence, w’as appointed by the chair to Joseph Wilds Wallace will receive di- name these fees and report to the plomas with the degree of Bachelor of committee this afternoon. Arts. During the session this morning, A. H. Gasque. as chairman, made two important rulings, which were accept ed by the committee. The first of The graduating exercises will take passes the signatures us genuine; J. ] P’ace on Wednesday June 14 beginning B. Connatser, principal of the com-| nt 1<> 15. It will he gratifying to his . „ , . mercial course in Draughan’s business! man y friend 8 here *o know that John these was that ladies, either in rogis- codtege iH ?o;umbra. w?m says un ! Alexander Chase. Jr., has won the “*lng <>' noting, should give their qualifledly that the signatures of the | nr8t honor place in his class which numbers forty two. He lias been se- letters appear genuine to him; Wil 11am M. Gibbs, cashier of the Palmet-1iected by reason, of his splendid to National Bank in Columbia, w li 0 n^hievement to deliver the valedictory says he would give great weight to'* or 8en i° r elass. the opinion of Mr. Connatser; H. M.i The program for the commencement Pleasants, cashier of Gie Farmers and | exPr<d8(>s ' s as f 0 " 0W8: Merchants Bunk of Pamplico, who Sunday, June 11: 8.30 p. jn.—-Bac- says the signatures on the cancelled ca anrea ! e , Sein ’? n ' ri ^ s, d e, it \\ \\. checks are genuine. ! Moorp ’ 1 nlon Theo ogical Seminary. In support of the sentiment express-1 R^hmond. Va., at the First I resbyte- ed in the letter, which is published! r aa Church. herewith, Mr. King has an affidavit I W' md !>'• • Tanp 1 -’ S "° p ' Joint from J. G. Miller, formerly of the I ^»rat.on of the literary societies. Pamplico section but. now of this vi-i Tuesday, June 13. 10.00 a. m. Alumni clnity, to the effect that in the fall of | rp ’ ,a 0 . n ’ , _ 1920 Smiley cursed all his family and! Wednesdav. June 14^ 10. 5 a. m. Pro- threatened to kill everyone of them.! ^ oaaio ” of Fa< " lty and Rt "- He recites that he had bargained with ( ' I , A S () rom ' )la ['‘.., . Smiley to buy a sawmill and met him! , 1 ° " < a n m J radua,, "f exer « ,8ea - Ad ' in Florence a few days later. Onl^" ,0 Q G !; adna * inK G “l 8 ’ Dr ’ C * A1 ’ meeting Smiley. Mr. Miller says that n ' I w * speaker Mr Smiley appeared greatly agitated and Ro trt ^rman Jr angered and without waiting for any genior n .„ a s , Mr Edwln pi'ellrr.inaries, sad I cant sell ><>» , Hem y Folk Jr , that mLl, Mr. Miller. My people are a ' . ’ .. trving to steal everything I have and I Sopior ( ,ass s P pake, • Ml - Waahi »R- ir>ing 10 steal ever.uning i nave ami (tf)n AllRnf , tng rlark Jr lrrs“.. kl1 vxw one of them.” Mr. Miller cautioned inq ‘bXbk f»q ‘miq paqsiuouipvi pm? mm says further that Smiley showed he; was deadly in earnest and under stress enough to carry out his threats. Mr. Miller did not volunteer this informa tion and affidavit to the defense, but the information came through another source and Mr. King hunted him up. Ah,o there is an affidavit from Jim Cain, brother of Bogan Cain, who mar ried the sister of Edmond and Smiley Bigham. He relates that just after Edmond had returned, he met Mrs. Margery Black, the murdered sister, edlctorian Mr. John Alexander Chase Jr, EIGHTY PERISH IN SINKING OF SHIP own first names Instead of their hus bands.’ In instance, one would regis ter as Mrs. Mary Jones instead of as Mrs. W. M. Jones. Second, she shall he required to state that she Is 21 years of age instead of stating the exact years. In the opening session this morn ing, Chairman Gasque Indicated that the executive committee itself shall set the pace for real democracy. Hereafter its sessions will he open to the public instead of being '‘star chamber" affairs of the old days of kings and autocracy. The executive committee resolved also to put the magistrates of the county in the primaries Instead of leaving them appointive by the gov ernor upon rocommonftitlon of the delegation a at present. S B. Pos ton. of JoluisouvHle, L. W. Coker, of Pamplico, and D. C. Langston, of Florence, were named as a committee to outline the magisterial districts for elections. The magistrate will stand for nomination only in his dls- trict. The club roll books were received and will be opened tomorrow for en rollment of members. J. \V. Blackwell and M. C. Collins, of Lake City, both appeared in the executive committee meeting claim ing to be the authorized delegates from Lake City club No. 2. They were requested to go back home and have the two clubs reorganize jas one instead of putting out any new Friday night at 8.30 Johns Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. John S. Lightbourn, rector of Prince George, Winyah, at George town. The service was simple and impressive, the singing of the choir remarkably sweet. Ellison Capers Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. Ayer was an honored member, attended in a body, and when the benediction was pronounced at the grave these loving friends arranged the (lowers that covered her grave, that of her hus band for whom she has grieved since his death in 1917 and also the grave of one child. The flowers were fresh and beautiful many handsome de signs being among them. Pall bearers were S. W. Inman, A. H. Gasque, R. J. Kirk, E. H. Williams, M. C. Brunson and Chas. S. Gardiner, The passing of Mrs. Ayer marks a loss to the womanhood of the town that will he felt more and more deep ly as the days go by. Quiet, unassum ing, with a broad grasp of a situation and simple fair-mindedness, her coun sel was valued by those who knew her, and she was almost a member of any comnnittee of women appointed for public service In the town. Hugh Banks Ayer, of Durham, N. C., son and Hon. Alfred Huger, of Charleston, cousin of Mrs. Ayer, Mrs. J. R. Vandiver, of Anderson, sister of the late Mr. Ayer, and J. M. Neil, of the Charleston Medical College, were in Florence to attend the fun eral. BRITISH HOLD UP AMERICAN STEAMER The summer racing season on the ETorence track will be opened to morrow afternoon, when a field of 30 horses, including the best of this ter ritory and a number of fine animals from the Western states, will run for four purses of $100 each, A tremen dous crowd Is expected for the races, which are under the auspices of the Peo Dee Fair association. The events for tomorrow afternoon are as follows: 2.20 p. m., trotting races. 2.30 p. m., trotting, pacing and trotting races, will be started suc cessively in quick schedule. Dr. T. L. Stackhouse will be the starter for the races. If the crowd justifies a free for all.i E. D. Sallenger, manager, announced today that he will put on a free for' all as there are four or five very fast! horses on the ground now. Several of these horses have records of 2.10 and 2.15. i Dillon has 12 fine horses over here to compete with local horses for; money and honors tomorrow. Darling- 1 ton has three or four and Bishopville has six animals. In addition to these' there are half a dozen line Western ' horses still here to compete for the ! money. Since the heavy rains of the past few days there will not be any trouble with dust on the track and the grounds as has been the difficulty on the grounds heretofore in the summer racing season. Everything is in prime order for the races, Mr. Sallenger says, and a big crowd is expected. PUBLIC SALK DRAW SMALL RETURNS FDR OFFERINGS OF TODAY JUDGE SHIPP GETS OTHER BUSI NESS OF THE SESSION START- ED THIS MORNING NOBODY IN FLORENCE KNOWS HOW MANY THERE ARE IN PICTURE ONLY ONE MAN HAS KEY TO THE ANSWER AND HE LIVES IN MINNE SOTA. POINTERS ON PUZZLE SMALL BIDS ACCOUNTED FOR BY HEAVY INCUMBRANCES ON PROPERTIES SEVERAL BIG TRACTS SOLD UNDER HAMMER USUAL LARGE CROWD ATTEND ED THE AUCTIONS BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE DOOR Small returns were realized today from the regular monthly public sales conducted by Judge Harry A. Brunson, as special master. This is accounted for by the heavy incum brances on most of the properties. Sales were as follows: D. J. Oliver vs. J. A. Law, 69 acres near Scranton, $325, bid in by McNeill and Oliver. Palmetto Bank and Trust company vs. J. Eli Gregg, Annie R. Gregg, and Florence Dry Goods company, 393.35 acres in Back Swamp, $1,000, hid in by Royall and Fulton. R. C. Whitlock vs. H. M. Hanna, 89.30 acres near Pee Dee river, $900, bid in by McNeill and Oliver. H. M. ('alias vs. Mrs. W. E. Hils- man Will Hilsman and Mrs. J. R. Hackett lot In Florence $400, bid in by Royall and Fulton. C. M. Funk vs. R. E. Parrott, 114 acres near Pee Dee river, $250, bid in by McNeill and Oliver. Gertrude McKiiight, administratrix for the estate of J. T. Tharpe, vs. Hamp Alston, several lots In East Florence, bought in by the estate. All of the purchasing attorneys were acting as agents for someone else. SMALL FIRE SUNDAY The case of J. D. M. Benton, charg ed with killing Fay Poston, which happened the first or December of iast year, was postponed again in this term ot the criminal court. This time the state had to ask for the continuation because some of the wit nesses were not here. The killing happened in the vicinity of Johnson- ville. In short order this morning. Judge S. W. G. Shipp got the current term of criminal court underway with the attorneys busy and the grand jury handling the business before it. T. S. Alston is tinder trial on the. charge of storing cotton with, the state warehouse system without giv ing the notice of lein upon it. The grand jury brought in a true bill against M. N. Harrison for hill ing C. H. Hill, this being the fatal shooting in Timmonsville of week be fore last. Whether this case will come to trial this term is uncertain. Lee Evans, negro, also was indicted for killing another man. Henry Register and Henry Smith, boys from two well known Darling ton families, were transferred to tho contingent docket pending good be haviour. They are charged with strip ping and stealing parts from automo biles in Florence, Other transfers and continitiations were: Daniel McNeill, violating pro-, hibition law; L. J. Miller, violating prohibition law; W7. C. Crabtree, breach of trust; George Liston, lar ceny; E. D. Bigham, murder. The case against L. W. Smith, drawing a check without sufficient funds to cover, was nol pressed. Willie Alexander plead guilty of house breaking and was held as a witness against an accessory. BORDER BECOMES A BAtTUE FRONT Lendon, June 5.—British troops have driven Sinn Fein invaders from their main positions in Ulster, and a large part of the border between Nor thern, Southern Ireland is now vir tually a battle front. A discrepancy between the official communique say, ing three Sinn Feiners were killed, and one Lewis gun, captured, and press reports saying the British in flicted “heavy losses” has not vet been reconciled. NEGRO FOUND DEAD DY RAILROAD TRACK BODY IDENTIFIED AS TOM CHAR LES. OF LAKE CITY, BY FRIENDS The body of Tom Charles, negro employe of the Fowler Grocery com pany, of Lake City, was found early this morning beside the Atlantic Coast Line tracks near Scranton. Be side it was found a broken bottle. Both the bottle and the corpse smell ed strongly of liquor, which the ne gro is supposed to have imbibed and then sat down by the track fo enjoy tho spree. While so engaged, evi dently one of the A. C. L. trains had happened along. Tom was thrown off the tracks into the ditch, where his remains were found this morning by another negro. The discovery was reported too Coronor Marvin M. smrtT.. who imme diately went to the locality and made proper investigation. AVIATORS RESUME FLIGHT ACROSS SEAS The fire laddies were called from bed at 2.30 o’clock Sunday morning to put out a fire at 3 Gregg street. Damage in the sum of $50 resulted., The property Is owned by F. W.! Stackley and occupied by Govan Smith, colored. Pernambuco, Brazil, Put 5.—The Portuguese naval aviators, ’ Capt. S. Coutinho Sacadura, started from the Island of Fernando Moronha. off the coast, for Pernambuco at 7.45 this morning in resumption of their trans- ntlantic flight. Wei!, folks. You never thought that a picture could have so many words in it beginning with the letter “b’\ as our “bee" puzzle picture on another page in this paper, did you? I'm sure I never dreamed that it could. The first time I picked up the paper and ran over the ohjec's in a casual way, I said to myself, “ShucKs, I can name e:n all in a couple minutes.” So the next chance 1 got I grabbed my pencil and began to set down every object I could find beginning with the ietter “b.” It was mighty easy, too. I started in the lower left hand corner something like this: “bee; bee-hive; board: butterfly; boy; bat ball.” and kept it up until I came to those hills we see in the distance. Then 1 said to myself: "If | only didn't work for tlie paper I'd win me fifty dollars Just like falling off a log. For I would send iu a year's subscription with my answer and that would win me both of the $25.00 prizes." However, as 1 work for the Times, of course, I can’t oi;:cr the contest. That night when I went home I told the folks about the fun I had and bragged how easy it was to name all the objects beginning with the letter “h." The Mrs. looked over my list and then began ?o study the picture. Pre sently she laughed right in my face, and when I demanded to know what was so funny about it. she laughed all the more and began to name a number of objects I had overlooked. “Why.” she said: “Didn’t you know that bees have “bills' and that the baby is wearing a ‘bib’ around her neck, and that there arc ‘bubbles’ In that basin on the soap box. And look in that blacksmith’s shop; you’ve miss ed the most prominent objbet in it." “Sure I did," 1 said. “The most prominent object there is the hammer the blacksmith has in his hand, but the only ‘H* 1 could get out of that was to call it a “beater,” because he is beating a piece of iron with it; but I thought it was stretching a point too far to call it that.” “That's true,” she replied. “Let’s call it a ‘beattle,’ which is its proper name.” So, there you are. I had overlooked a lot of objects beginning with the letter “h" and that gave me an idea, too, which 1 am going to pass on to you. Take your puzzle over to the blacksmith shop and get the smiUiic to give you the names of all of the objects ho can find In It. Then see a carpenter and maybe he can point out some objects on the buildings be ginning with “b” that you had not though* of. As to the number of objects in the picture begianing with the letter “b” no one in the Times office knows. For all we know, there may be five thou sand, or there may not be but fifty. No one knows how many there are except the artist who drew the picture and he lives in Minnesoto. None of ns here will know until after the contest closes on June 20th. Some time soon after that date we will receive a regis tered letter containing the correct list. This list will be turned over to tho judges unopened, and they will judge all answers by the list. The judges will not even know who sent in the answers. For the lists of objects turned over to them will contain noth ing but a number. The'name of the one who sent'in the list will be filed in the office here with the same num ber. When they get through judging the papers they will tell us what num bers won and then we will go to the file and get out the corresponding numbers, which will contain the names of the winners. Well, that's all for today. Tomorrow I’ll tell you some more that may be able to assist you. If there is any thing you do not thoroughly under stand. just drop a letter to the “Puzzle Editor. Care of the Times,” and I’ll be glad to straighten 1: out for you. London. June 6.—A steamier hound from New York for Fenit, County of Merry, with corn and a mixed cargo, has been held up in Tralee bay by a British sloop, soys a dispatch to a press association from Tralee today. A large quantity of ammunition Ln barrels were seized, it is stated. Ninety-live percent of all the busi ness done in the United States Is transacted by check. Heavy Rains Of This Season Are Interfering With Cotton ALUMNI PLAN BIG TIME ON JUNE 5TH Buenos Aires, June 5.—Eighty per sons are believed tq have perished in | organizations, the sinking yesterday of the steamer o’clock in the town hall was named Villa Franca on Ihe Parana river by the committee as ihe time for Lake near Posadas, where the river forms City to undertake this organization, the boundary between Argentina and 1 The committee convened at 11 Paraguay. Continued on Page Six THE WEATHER For S. C. Gen erally cloudy to night and Tues day. Probably New South Wales is making paper pulo frorti the mountain gum tree, oft noon when the committee reports Which immense tracts are available, i were expected to be ready. o’clock, holding its sessions in the! federal court rooms. At 1.30 o’clock it adjourned till 2 o’clock this after- j showers near the coast. Gentle variable winds. "ilia The continued heavy rains through out this section are very serious, both in their present and the future re suits on the cotton crop, state well posted farmers. Any sort *of cultiva tion of cotton in this weather is near- j* impossible, not to mention Viiii in tensive cnlMvaiion which is necessary in order to keep the cotton ahead of the boll weevil. Also, the weevil seems to thrive better in moisture | than in dryness. June and July are the cruelcal [ months, say the government experts,; in putting the coming cotton crop] ahead of the boll weevil crop. Un less cotton can be pushed ahead dur ing these two months sufficiency to mature a good portion of the crop be fore the middle of September, one has little chances of producing much of a crop under the boll weevil conditions. If ttie heavy rains continue the rest of this month as they have been fall ing for the past two to four weeks, they may prove nearly as serious in their results as the floods in Miss issippi and Louisiana. Tobacco is growing well under the impetus of the rains, but some growers fear too rank giowth at this stage of tho plant. Even this weed would do better with considerably less rain. The potato growers expected to dig their crop this week, commencing this morning. The torrents of yesterday probably will prevent (hem digging to day. Everyone is still looking for a buyer in the fields hut no one has shown up so far. Whether there 9MI be one here or not is uncertain. ' . Columbia. June 5.—One of the big features of commencement week at the University, beginning next Sun day. will bo tho annual alumni day celebration, on Tuesday. June 13. Hundreds of alumni from all over the state will attend, and a big day is planned. A committee In charge of the plans for the day is ot work, this being composed of Jas. M. Green, Jr.. .1. B. Murphy, S. L. Latimer and Bry an Bell, of Columbia; Roy Fant. of Union: Dave Brockington, of Charles ton. and Rut Osborne, of Orange burg. The tentative program calls for a “stunt” session in the morning, fol lowed by a barbecue at one of Hie popular swimming lakes surrounding Columbia, this to be followed by an afternoon of water sports. O. C. ! Blackmon. Jr., secretary of the alum ni association, asks that all., former Caiolina men who can attend the alumni celebration notify him at once. Col. J. Rion McKissick. of Green ville. and President-elect W. L. lief* ton will be amonf the speakers. ^