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Vi f #• k THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES THI LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 27th Year Florence, S. C M Thursday Afternoon, March 1,1923. $6.00 a Year BILLY SUNDAY MAY SPEAK IN FLORENCE MARCH TWELFXHl i *83S!SSR < l? - jW. BOIffiE COCHRAN ■ >' DIES SUDDENLY *T • ^ I Columbia Today i WOULD SPEAK AT j ONLY ONE SERVICE WORK TO BEGIN ON IROW THEY STAND IN NO BOXES-NO MAIL IBOARD OF HEALTH MODERN WHITE WAY WITHIN SHORTIIME L, COUNCIL DECIDED At MEETING HELD AT THE CITY HALL YESTERDAY, CHAMBER COMMERCE TO BE KEMOUtLED TIMES PRIZE Delivered to the HOME IS IN EFFECT Sunday Will Announce < Later Whether He Can ( Come Here IWAS LEADING DEMOCRATIC COHM GRESSMAN FOR NEW YQRK | There Is a strong likelihood th/it Rev,, W. A. (Billy) Sunday, who is now conducting a revival service In Columbia, will come to Florence for one service, probably speaking in ttie D xie Warehouse hero at 10 o’clock on March 12. This information was received this morning from the dei«* gation .trom the Men’s Bible classes; r.f the city, who went to Columbia last night and extended the noted evangelist an invitation to come to F oiente'. ’ If cbrit’emplated arrangements ma terialize, the evangelist wMl come to FOR MANY YEARS DR. JOHN T. HOWELL RESIGNS AS MEMBER OF CITY bOAKU OF HEALTH , {Florence is to begin work unon hei kw modern white way just as soon NOTHING FINE* THAN TO HAVE YESTERDAY WAS LAST DAY MAIL YOUR OWN AUTOMOBILE IN BE DELIVERED WITHOUT WHICH TO RIDE i MAIL BOX JUST THREE MORE ;0NLY FEW IN CITY WEEKS TO WORK HAVE NO BOXES NOW STARTS CAMPAIGN SEWER CONNECTION “SOUTH CAROLINA” BRAND SWEETS ME HIGHLY DESIRED WHERE SEWERAGE IS AVAILABLE| PRACTICALLY HALF OF THE EN- CONNECTIONS MUS~ BE MADE i TIRE 1922 CROP HAS AL- SAYS THE CHAIRMAN / READY BEEN SOLD | **» , SURVEY OF THE CITY TO BE MADE AT ONCE CANDIDATES ARE BEGINNING TO CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ON SINCEi PROSECUTION WILL FOLLOW IF PUT ON MORE SPEED IN CONTEST LAST NOVEMBER TO HAVE THEM ERECTED LAW IS IGNORED IN THIS CONNECTION SEASON IS JUST NOW GETTING UNDER WAY FOUR TIMES AS MANY CARS AL READY SOLD AS ON SAME DATE LAST YEAR DEATH CAUSED BY , CTDfWC ADDflDI CYrl ,,,g y esterda y- For the first time u 51 nuivt ArrurLfcAi j^ ar]y a yeiir every nienil) e r 0 r coun WAS NATIVE OF, IRELAND *ND’ctt was present and a most interest- SPOKE IN FAVOR OF IRISH .^g meeting was held. In addition to Speaking of automobiles—How Will you have your mall delivered' strict compliance with the city and. With prart’caily half of the entire many lonely hours have you spent In at your front door, or will you call: state laws governing sewerage con-' 1922 crop already gold, . nd order* It is possible to get to it. was in. silent contemplation cf the many ( at the postoffice for it? That is the j nect’ons of houses where sewerage J coming in at a very satisfactory rate, cision of city council in their mee. pother happy liour*? that could be. if i question Florence people, who have i s available was the subject of a con < thp officials of the South Carolina you only had a biz machine of your; not equipped their res’dences with; f p rence held this morniu° between' S ^ eet Po,,,to Association are well iwn? (some receptacle in which the post (‘ „ VI ' , re8U ! t » obt “Uied so How many times have you sat In y man can deliver mail, has confronting'^’ ‘ ‘ ° ey ‘ e ,a rm,,n of ’ ■ 8 to a statement aivau INDEPENDENCE Washington, March, Il lative W. Bonrke Coqiirtrttg Democra' from New York, died suddMily today of appoplexy. He celebrated his six ty-niuth birthday yesterday by man- Florence, deliver his address and re-! ing a spirited spefirot on the housc lL 0 nffir d Sit y h t0 i, C 7 U u >bi * by * U 'lt'«°r last n'gth against farm creo tomobile, March 12 falls 'on Mon-. . day and Is the only day of rest the, Us b ‘ ,1 • He Ijecaim ill during tne evangelist takes. He never makec nignt. definite arrangements for this day | Cochiun was a latlve of Ireland, further ahead than three or four day*. 1 . it is said, and for that reason den- an<1 was active tcr many years ln nlte announcement of bis visit to Flor^pce la impossible now. both law and poltlcs. He was one of the picturesqui forces in Amen The delegation hid a most satis-j Can publ'c life am an orator of the factory conference with the famous | old school. He was the wheelhorse evdng. J st and members of his liirty, j°* Tammy/Hall, whose battles be however, and have every reason to! fought on maij r occasions. Dunns believe that their efforts to bring Mr. j recent years hr devoted much utten- Sundgy to Florence will he crowned j tion fo the -Iilsh freedom fight, ap- 1 ‘“ ' ‘ * pearing Retort coBgrees'onal commit tees and on iie public platform prior to the organization fif the Irish free Members of the Florence delegation | pleaiAng for/American recog With success. In that case thousands would hear him from all over the Fee Dee section. calling on Mr. Sunday todav were J. C. Loni* E. C. Wiide. D. W. Alder man, J. P, McNeill, Jr., and M. C. Brunson. METHODISTS TAKE nition of tje Irish republic. He wa: first eleettd to the house in 18N7. serving a Jotal of thirteen years a: various tiije/i. He had been esper i ially itetivej thi^ Term of congress. ONE FROM BAPTISTS PRIZE AWARDS IN CONTEST The Methodists put it over the | Baptists 'nst night on the local Com j natality- Service volley ball court, when they defeated the Baptist boys! in the final game of the present j c -1 league. The first game went to the i Methodists; the Baptists took the “ $50 TO BE GIV- »NAL MEMORY I CONTEST Won Lost Perct. All-Stars 4 Pal. Power 3 Legion .. 3 Methodists' Z Bapt sis 2 Rotary « ¥ son 750 750 750 400 000 second, but the thiid and deciding one was copped by the Wesleyites. •[ _. . , ~7 It was an interesting game and) , e c ,, a rn j? n T L be committee on there was a lot of good natured! Jj r zes ’ Mr ®- T:. 0 ' Haynesworth, an- “ragging" which both sides took in n ° bnce8 that| there has been a gen- | crous respome to the appeal made Tomorrow night the first game of; donation!- ^“t 18 not yftt the "ew ie/igue will be played when , P‘‘ ,J but r‘nough has been secur- the Botarians and the team from the! ‘L to . wake ijevident that the prizes American Legion play. ! wi I 1 be wortrfstrlving for Final standing of learns: n T a h p e ^"iini^ee has decided to have " a large numter of individual prizes and one imptrlant gioup prize. A 1 complete list with the donors, will : be announced next week. Some of the prizes already determined are listed below, t Grand first', nrlze in final contest (Individual), $50.00. •Kt*!»U»PORT KcEDEO (iS-r'IVr 1,1 c ‘’ n " , '“ PORPUBLIC SCHOOLS ^ Th|rd '“.y./.mt FhtjMira. M«r rt l-.s m. ZS SS »'«„,i th. higne,, „ U m- in United St&tos amounted to i k^%, q# iiAr , !on c i enterpil $390 500.000.; In 1920 $970,930,000 was I A valuable prize will' be given the f, Pe " t K 0r 1 . tb f-r r K rren « eXDense8 of 1 Dub ! room in each school which makes lie schools. These figures were given l the highest average for the building. In 6 v > *H prt, | ien iL Su J >erlnt ' 8nde, ! t of | A $5 cash prize will be given the the National Education Assoc aiion I p Upl | ln ea(>n a(; h 00 i making the high- today by Dr. George D. Strayer of egt average of any pupil In his build- New York. “During the period there t n(? was a very great change in the pur, second pri/e* will he awarded In chasing power of the dollar, as well t all the school: *o individuals making as &<n increase of thirty per cent in (second nlaci* i** thfdr buildings UtelBgmjw of davs of schooling pro ) The citizens of Florence have been vided apd the further fact of a very : dlvided into classes fbr the con- li^rge increase in attendance in the test and A1 -— cjtfyrrii or groups will chamber of commerce. The resigna- tion of Dr. J. T. Howell, member oi •he hoard of health was also accep* ei. No appoiminent was mjide a the meeting to fill Dr Howell s place on the hoard. Representatives of the Palmetn Power and Light company were pres ent at the meeting and took nart i the. discussion of the white way. It was decided to proceed at once with the effort to secure right of way back of the business nouses for the over head wires that now line the streets If these rights of way cannot he se cured, then the present wood poles In the streets ip the desigmited white wav territory w'U be replaced by steel poles and the wires will remain in front. It is expected that work will hegli within a short time unon the erectlo; of the white way. which when It is completed, will he one of the most beautiful and modern in the country, and will give Florence business sec tion a lighting system that has been long needed. The new white way will of course do away with the present antiquated overhead system. The appropriation of the $000 foi the remodeling of the chamber oi commerce will be greeted with pleas ure by all those who have anything to do with the organization. The pres ent quarters will be completely made over and arranged in a convenient way. A new floor will be put in. the walls plastered and painted. Two business offices will be made in the rear, and a vestibi/.e entrance ar ranged. The present quarters have long been an eye-sore to visitors visiting the chamber of commerce, and efforts have been under way for a long time to have necessary money approprim ed for the remodeling of the quur ter*. the old rocking chair by the window ,. - 7* (board of health. Dr. H. P. Brigham, j aut y e8t « rda y afternoon by Presidem .vatching friends—neiehbors — step-} |_ he,n 1 d ^ accordm " t0 1 0 ‘ ,lmd8lel J cl| y health commlss’oner, and A. I T * ,®* Y 0UD *- jThieme, city build'ng Inspector Thr da te we have sold and sh'pped 125 cars of potatoes.” said Mr. Young. * . . . .the white way proposition, $U0u wat ■ jing into their own hi* touring car‘Chase, of the Florence post once jThiFme, city build'ng inspec appropriated for remodeling the a balmy Sflndav morning, the ton- “The crusade of the Post Office De ' re8U,t of the conference was that It Jtost each other ex- ■Od, prizes which is ’Ijie classes are: n, Musicians, General test and ■pper part of the school system where no t com tost* ara necessarily high.” continued cept for Dr. 1 Strayer.- open to aijn “No less Interesting than the ag ; School chlld^ gregate figures are the comparisons Public. w»»ich have been instituted among ( a first prlge ol Jlfl will be offered the several communities w.'thln ajto the class known as musicians ■ingle state. In the state of New' a first prize of *10 will be offered York, where an Intensive study has to the general public, been made, for the year 1920-21 in, in addition to this a prize of $10 one comuunltv the current expense >111 p 0 to the family making the P**' pupil In elementary schools wns ’ highest average In the contest, and a $26. , In another ' community within prize of $10 to the organization mak- the same state the amount was $2i -M » tj.l ■ ;l ' " FUNERAL MRS. WALTON . YESTERDAY MORNING' Shlghest average. The funeral of Mrs. M. C. Walton, who died Mondav afternoon, was held yesterday morning at 11 o’clock from the impuAMiel Baptist church, follow ed by interment In Mt. Hope ceme tery. Rev. B. F. Allen, assisted by Dr. F. H.,Martin and Rev. J. W. Tru luck, cpnducted the services. M ~ bcaatitnl -fiowers were 'nid upon the grave, teattfying to the love and es teem in wh'ch this good woman was held. The following acted as pall era: L. A. Deas, John C. Golems’). Charles Coleman. Ernest Hill, J. F.' Pope-and J. a. Gantt. )AL TO PAY TAX RESULT SEIZURE COAL THE APPROPRATION . DILL DEFORE HOUSE ALSO 60 MILLION ROAD BOND AND 12 MILLION BUILDING BOND BILLS ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ * * HOUSE PASSES THE 4 4 APPROPRIATION BILL 4 4 —o— 4 4 Columbia. March 1.—The 4 4 house of representatives this 4 4 afternoon passed the appropri- 4 4 ations bill without changing 4 4 the figures from last n f ght. 4 4 4 444444444‘.*444444 Columbia. Mar. 1.—The house of representatives had before It today for final passage the annual appropri ation bill carrying a total of $7,350.- 228.14. an increase of $39,697.03 over measures as Introduced. The bill passed on second reading early today. The house today gets sixty million dollar roads bond hill and twelve mil lion dollar building bond hill passed by the senate yesterday. The meas ure creating a highway system was also passed by the senate. neau filled with laughing, happy cllil dren, whirling a moment later far and away to some country garden spot—for a picnic holiday? What of nose hot. stifiinz summer nights, with not a leaf stirring—you sitting on the porch .slapping mosquitoes igainst dpthins that clings to your body with perspiration, while others in countless numbers go by In theP own big ca s, speeding out along the •pen road and hack again, pulling up' m front of Rikpy’s or the Palace Drug store for a cool, refreshing drink, then off to bed with remembrance of music of the soft purring motor to lull them to sleep. “Oh. If I only had a car.” you thought, “but I can’t afford It—prob ably never can.” ^ But Listen I The Florence Dailv Times'will give you a motor car If you want it—free —without a single dollar's cost. A great big. splendid high-powered chug-chugging, beautiful Studebaker Mght Six Sedan with seats for all of ■our friends. You can take them rid ing when you will and where you will, and as fast as anv of them eate to ride. And besides the Studebaker Sedan the Florence DafTv Times is jiving away a Ford Coupe, and two .^ord touring cars, and If you must stay at home win one of the two $165 Radio Sets and listen to music from all over America as it comes to you through the atrr~ You Can Still Enter And win the biggest and best prize in this campaign, which is the Stude baker Light Six Sedan. A few weeks of pleasurable, out-of-doors work that is more of a pleasurable nastime than . .v. , 1. -was decided to enforce these law* ,, ^—• -- partment for .he installation of mall itrictly> and that at ont . e a thorough ! 8 ° ,d 37 cars of the 1921 crop. ‘To the same date last year we had boxes or door slots at front doors of ail dwei lags in the l’n ted States is iot founded upon a capricious wh'm." says Mr. Phase. “Neither did it one- nate oiit of an unwarranted desire to arbitrarily .ncrease the burden of ex prnse o, American householders nv compelling them to buy ttrs addition al equipment for their homes .“The movement is entirely in the interest of good administration, sound eeonbmy und the best service to the public. Six months ago when this plan was first promulgated seventy per cent of the dwellings of the coun try already had mail boxes or door slots to facilitate the delivery of mall The question naturally arose that it the seventy per cent of the American people had 1 rovided receptacles, wnv shouldn’t the other thirty per ceni likewise comply The result was a decision to start a campaign with this object in view, of inducing the deliu quent thirty per cent to supply this deficiency, giving them a reasonable and ample period of time in which to ustall such receptacles. “In some quarters the Idea prevails that this is a ‘No box—no mall propo sition. Nothing could he more erron eous. There is no intention at ai upon the part 0/ the Post Office De partment of shutting off any patron’s mail. On the contrary, the question is whether dwellers in the var'ous cities want to have their mail dally ered at their front doors, or whethei they prefer to call at the post office to get it. They may, of course, choose either alternative. If they want their mail delivered, all they have to do is work for you will be calling on your , 0 put up a receptacle at their front CHINESE MISSIONARY DELIVERS ADDRESS * Dusseldorf. March 1.—The question collecting forty per cent tax on Ruhr roll came to the front today with General Alegoutte’s announcement tlurt refusal .t)o meet this obligation wifi make, offenders liable to court martial and result in’the seizure of at the mines. Before the occu- the German governmeifc cOl- Ihis tax. Since then mine own- ve refused to pay the French Belgians. Under the new decree shipments to neutrals is not taxed. cdlTONCONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS FAMOUt SHIPYARD PASSES RESIDENTIAL USAGE n 6W Orleans. Mar. 1.—The cotton Marblehead, Muss., March 1.—The industry from producer to spinner Shipyard at the edge of the Marble W33 represented In a conference to- head -cliffs where many faronu* day called by the New Orleans Cot- jrachts. were built, and a'rcraft later ten Echange to discuss subjects rel- wer* manufactured, is to be changed r.lVb to saBe. shipment, and ’ other »ooa into,a- rwilential ike. h .problems affecting cotton. The address of Dr. Anderson, a re turned m'ssionary from China was the principal Item of Interest nt the meeting of the B. Y. P. ft training school at the Baptist church last night. Only a short session was held when adjournment was taken to per mit tluMe attending the school to go out to hear the Furman glee club. Dr. Anderson told of the wide open door in China for American mission aries, and how the Chinese pebble look to America as their one reai frtend nmong the nations of the world. There were 125 present at the session last night. The school will resume Its regular schedule to night. friends and neighbors soliciting their subscription to The Florence Dally Times. All that la asked of you in return for the Studebaker Sedan or other big award is a little of vour spare time and effort towards help- tis to increase the circulation of The Florence Daily Times. All you have to do to win V* to secure subscriptions among your friends and neighbors in the big prize campaign, which la just now beginning to warm up. Those who have the highest vote totals .on March 24th—just three weeks from Saturday night—win the automobiles and radio sets. Those tailing to win get cash commissions in proportion to their efforts put forth. Votes Will Win Votes will win the four automobiles and two radio sets—votes and noth ing else. These votes only come with subscription payments to The Flor ence Dally Times. Your friends will be glad to help you if they see you are really trying 10 help yourself. Some To Go There are a few contestants In the race who seem very indifferent. The Studebaker Sedan is worth $1,760. U must be seen to be appreciated. It is not too late for any person to enter the race—start right from scratch— and win the Studebaker Sedan. You have a chance of winning one of four cars. Clip the nomination ballot found in this paper. Send it, or bring it to The Florence Dally Times office. It starts you off. With four automo biles to be awarded you can surely win one. Bridge your gap that lies between your happiness and discon tent by winning a car. You can if you think you can, and try! Going Upl Swinging into line, all a-tingle with energy and ambition, candidates In The Florence Dally Times’ great free- for-all prize race are beginning to push forward vigorously. From now on there will be no dull moments In the race, no lagging, no loafing. $40 goes Saturday, $10 and two $5 prizes to each district. Votes are beginning to come from everywhere. Voting Is on the increase in both districts. Last week Miss Myrtle Godwin, of Lake City, R. F. D. 3. jumped Into the rac» andVwon a cash prize during the first week she was in the battle. Candi dates are beginning to realize that it isn’t when you enter the campaign that-counts—it’s when yon start work ing and voting. March came In like a lamb today—but we trust that tt stays that way, especially until after March 24th. How They Stand Following are the standings of the contestants today: DISTRICT 1 BERTH OF PULLMAN Miss Ethel Werhan 539,000 Miss Marie Richardson .,... 525.650 Miss Margaret Gandy 490,450 Albert Taylor 444,875 Miss Mpry Fetner 435,275 Mrs. J. E. Koopman 435,225 Mrs. B. L. Hyman 429,350 Mrs. Donald McLattchlin ... 365,675 Miss Lizzie McIntyre 340,075 door. If not, they may forego the In- stal’.ition of the receptacle and call at the postoffice and their ma’l wu: be waiting there for them. survey of the entire city w'U be mau« I though the stock this yepr amounts and those uersons who have no sew-1about double what it did last year, er connections in their houses wiier** sewerage dra nage is available will he given sixty days In wn'ch to make these connections. If the connection is not made within sixty davs after ihe notice has been served, prosecu tion will follow "Florence is far -behind other cities in this respect.” said Dr. Moblev this morning. “The city has gone to a great deal of erpense to make sewer age available to as many people as r-oss ble, yet there are a great main - who still use Surface toilets, which la n violation of the laws amt exceed ngly insanitary. It is our intention 10 have every house in the city where sewerage is available connected with the drainage system, and we are going to see that th ! s is dotif.’’ Mr. Thienie. who wa»s yesterdav empowered bv city council to assist m ;his work, w I! make the survey. At the same time he will make a survey of a'l surface toilet:) that are no; within connecting reach of the sew ^lage system, and the owners of these houses will be required to prop erly screen these places from flies and other like insects T he connecting up w th the sewer age system and the screening is m the sales have Increased four-fold.” According to Mr. Young, the prices received have been verv favorable. The fact that half of thi 'stock of the association has already been disposed of and that the best selling sepsoti is during the late winter and spring, it is believed that all of the associa tion’s potatoes will he disposed 0; at a very good Price and that there w II probably be orders left on hand that cannot be filled until the i923 pota toes have been gathered pad cured During the fall and early winter a great many sweet potatoes are placed on the market by individual growers in sections near the Northern mar kets where most of the South Carolina stock is sold, and for that reason ihe locpl sales do not reach their best until this source is exhausted This has been done now and those' firms handling sweet potatoes are beglun'iut to send in some very handsome or ders. which will continue to come m until another crop la, grown When shipments were first begun last fall the larger storage houses that were on railroad sidings wera used first, and now shipments are beginning to go forward from the smaller houses: and those not located cumbent upon the owners of the prop-; . '’ 0 tstn¥S cannot ba erty and not the tenants, it vas stated by the chairma HANNAH CITIZEN DIED IN LAKE CITY METHODIST CHORUS ORGANIZED FRIDAY TO HAVE CHARGE OF THE MUSIC AT REVIVAL, BEGINNING SUNDAY On Friday night at 8 o’clock rtiere will be organied the Chorus choir, which is to lead the song services during the revival net week. Forty selected voices have been personally solicited. These singers are urged to he present on Friday night prompt ly at 8 o'clock. The songs to be used are the most beautiful and inspiring selections taken from six different books and printed in folders. The pulpit platform has been ar ranged to seat the choir to the best advantage. This feature of the meet ing will be a great feast within Itself. Elijah A. Poston ef the Hannah section, died Tuesday night at the Lynch sanitorium in Lake cTv from a compllctitlbn of pneumonia and typhoid fever, following a severe case of influenza. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'look from St. John’s church at Hannah taken from Ihe storage houses, hauled in open wagons for a distance and then loaded In cars during the very cold weather, as the stock will be af fected. Of necessity these potatoes cannot be moved until the weather Is sufficiently wprm not to harm tnem while the transfer is being made. one of the principal reasons wfiy fhe South Carolina brand potatoes nave such a splendid sale Is because of the very unique advertising scheme put into effect by the asaocu- Don in those centers where regular shipments are nude. Th s advertising had been p'liced in the newspapers and by circularization aimed direct followed by Interment there. The deceased Is survived by h's! at the consumer, and the result i* wife, who before her marriage was! mat the pubic in those centers have Miss Rebecca Poston, and five chil : ,: 0 „, e to distinguish between the dren. He was tne son of the late | south Carolina sweet potato and oth- Alex Poston. He leaves three broth-jer brands, ers, Arthur L.. J. O.. and F. II. Pos ton. and the following sisters; Airs. Debby Cameron. Mrs. Eliza Wise. Mrs. Lizzie Stone and Mrs. Ess'e Stone, all of Foirence county. FURMAN GLEE CLUB IS WARMLY GREETED STOLE $62,000 FROM Washington. Mar. 1.—Louis Fich- andler, of New ork. told the police to day he had been robbed of $62.00A while In a sleeping car In a New York-Washington train during the night.. The money was taken trom under his pillow, he says. Miss Dorothea Waters 321,325 Mrs. Louis Palles 304,725 Mrs. R. D. Sanders 291,475 M'ss Myrtle Stackley 261,000 Miss Stella Pone 250,000 DISTRICT 2 Florence Gen. Del. Miss Nealie Brigman 523,175 Scranton Miss Mary Graham 468.000 Mars Bluff Miss Nora Mae McMillan .. 466,000 Lake City, R. F. D. 3 Miss Myrtle Godwin 440,Ot** Timmonsvilie, R. F. D. 1 M'ss Eloise Cole 400,900 Pamplico Andrew Coleman, Jr 397,260 Florenee, P... F. D. 1 Ernest Haselden 327,875 Leo, R. F. D. 1 Mrs. Annie McDaniel ....... 308,500 Bannockburn, R. F. D, 1 Miss Add/e Eagerton 250,400 Cowards Mrs. Janie Parrott 260,000 Timmonsvilie, R. F. D. 1 • Miss Snow Langston 226,000 Klngbsurg Mrs. G. R, Gaskins 226.000 Timmonsvilie Miss Margaret Nelson 22\350 Timmonsvilie, R. F. D. 4 Miss Edith Carraway 215,600 Olants Miss Syh'l Truluck 201,400 Bannockburn, R. F. D. 1 Miss Allie May Hinrell 180,826 ; Timmonsvilie Miss Ola Ham 180,800 Lake City, R. F. D. 1 Miss Selma Flnvd 176,000 Mullins Miss Beatrice Mart'n .' 176,600 Lake City, R. F. D. 3 Miss Louise Saxon / 150,000 The appearance of the Furman Glee Club at the school auditurum last night under the ausnices of the the Fidelis Class of the First Baptist church, was greeted by a large audl ence, and the evening was filled with splendid music, songs and talks. It s sahl to he the best glee club the university has put out In years, and their appearance in Florence was doubly iiiitpresting because of th« presence on the club of two boys from Florence county. These two were OPver McCurry of Florence and young Lawhorn from the country. Both of them showed up ta advan tage and their every appearance w*is greeted with loud applause. The readings of Rev. Mark Osborne of Ebenezer, former member of the class, were received with loud ap plaus. GRAVE OF HAWAII'S GREAT EST KING IS KNOWN Honolulu, T. H., March 1. —The last reBiing place of Kameliameha I, Ha wail's first and greatest king, is known to three persons and the loca-, tion was not a secret that perished with the depths of the attendants at the monarch’s -funeral rites ,as popu larly believed, Frederick W. Beckley. Hawaii’s historian, told the Hawaiian Historical society at its last meeting here. Kamehameha. a warrior clvef of the Island of Hivwali, was the first to con- oner all of the islands in the group. He united them into a kingdom with himself as monarch. Accord'ng to the popular legend his body was se creted after death and the attendants were sworn never to reveal the laca ran. Kamehameha died in 1819 at CONFEDERATE VETS. MEET NEW ORLEANS APRIL 11-13 New Orleans, La., March 1.—The 33r,t annual reunon ot the.) United Confederate Veterans to be held here April 11-13 will he the filth gathering of Hs kind in New Orleans. The first veteran s cuiivention was held here June 10. 1889. and was presided over by John B. Gordon commander in ch ef, with the lute J. A. Chalaron as adlutant general. TW second was on April 8 and 9. 1892 and as on the previo-i* occasion General Gordon was the presiding officer. Again in Mav 1903 the old veterans gathered here to repeat the camp tire stories. General Gordon aga’P occupied the chair with W. E. AUcklfe as adjutant general. Three years later. April 1906, the thinning grey lines of white haired men came back to the Crescent City. And now for the fifth time the veterans wMl “pitch tent” in this city. General Julian S. Carr of Rich mond. commander in chief, will be the presiding officer. Edgar D. Tay lor will be the adjutant. The. reun ion will be held in the. vast , tmdito- r’urn on Clio street between St. Charles and Prytauia. used last year for the uational Knights Templars conclave. Committees ou l arrange ments have alrmdy/been named. I the age of 83 years. NEGRO MURDERER SWEDEN ADVANCES MILLION - TO HOME BUILDERS Stockholm.March 1.—-By a uniqu* system of state iorns to uersons wqu desire to establish their own nomea the government if Sweden Has con tributed 120.000.000 crowns or $32, 000.000 to the hutldinK of a total of 30.000 homes since 1905. according to calculations made hv the Swedisti department of agriculture. The "egna hem,’’ literally "own home.” movement in Sweden has proved u blessing in enabling vomia peoi le. and others with limited m**siu to settle on small farms and to nreci cozy dwellings through the help ot money loaned (it low interest and on rasy terms of repayment. Several thousand city homes also have been IS ELECTROCUTED acquired through the same plan. | While the monay Is loaned bv the Raleigh. N. C.. March 1.—Robert government, the actual admmiatra Williams, negro convicted of the mur-ition pf funds is dime by aasociat'ons der of Bradley Crlbb. special police- organized far this purpoah, which are man at Fair Bluff, on January 26th. responsible for Interest payments and wae electrocuted today. _ | amortisation. ~