The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, March 09, 1923, Image 2

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THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 9, 1923. AVOID CRUDE SULPHUP The co-|perativp movement, foster er by crjAnized labor in the United States haianade its greatest progress in Illinois# where about 150 co-oner- ative retatt stores related to the trade union mofiement are scattered over . , u * ‘ Tb ■ [ crystals. Tins material is not as sat- the state.*. j isfactory as the Tnely ground sul-. .j-f, -■— —' phur sion of tbe report of the special com In making limo-sutnliur v/ash, use • mittee of the legislature investigating r.upertlne commercial sulphur and J conditions at the penitentiary, por Clemson College, March 9.—Parties j who have tiieir iime-suir.hur boiling j plants ,i.-e cautioned against the use ' oi crude sulnhur in lumps or coarse ; Details Of Situation At The State Prison! DOCTOR MAINTAINS CALLING’S TRADITION will include Justice Florence Allen mty and infant hygiene of the child- of the Ohio Supreme court, Julia La-1 ,en ’ s bureau. Because of the widespread discus- ; thim 35 yards to the officers. No or- | fier was giveh to fire, though the su-1 NEff'VIGOR FOR W0$-0UT WOMEN * REvyou •urferimr from A REv a r"—hardly able to drag one after another, and dull, BATTLES with snow and ice TO ANSWER summons of THE SICK North Adams, Mass., March 1.—In t ^ this winter of heavy snows In New <-» doc.» r ..a, Ueen ' subjected to unusual hardships. With hill roads blocked by drifts for days, ment Ktalion. advises Prof. A. F. Con- j tion at the penitentiary may be sum- • Rer from the men who were armed J an ^ sometimes weeks at a time,, he radi, Enlonioiogist. , '■ n ed up In th^ way: “The discipline / with small knives and sticSs 35 yards j spring j Where one nas on bund a supply of i of the penitentiary is largely based away. In this affair a number of prls- . and one was I ^nts to reach j then fofow the recomnionuat ons :tr. : tions of the report are j here reprinted. ; that the o/flfcers armed with r;fles given in Circoar 30 of tne Kxpon- * According to the report, the situa-jand pistols were not in imminent dan- throp, president of tne Illinois leagu-' 1 of women voters. Grace Abbott, eliiet of-the children’s bureau and U.' S. representatives on tbe advisory com mittee to the committee on preven tion of traffic in women and chil dren of the league of nations. Mrs. Gifford Pint-hot of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Anna F. Rude, director of matr In Haratonga, the most populous of the Cook Islands m the Ppclfic. it :j provided by law that the head of each family shall plant a cocoanut tree for each year of a child’s age until ihs child is old enought to plant trees himself. ermio sulphur, purchased from some sleepy, languid and worn outf You dught to take Gudz’s Popto- Mancanffor a short time. Get a bottle and begin now—you’ll be surprised to see howfnjuch stronger and more ambi tious yfcp feel —how much more work i on tk<» personal IHtes and -dislikes o? I oner* were wounded ., the cantifn df tfSe amj WUed. A cool tnttflig you A, how vour cheeks fill out ^ere is a good hefid of s ' ' * »sy color comes back. that the lime is sinking at and theVosy — - . Your druggist has Gude s —in both liquid a^d tablet form. SGude’s pepto-^angan 7on]t and Blood Enricher WAITED TILL THE COWS CAME HOME “I aftSindeed, glad to write you this letffeir. I was a terrible suf ferer frbm gasses in the stomach and coif' attacks. The specialist, our fariftly doctor sent me to in Philad^ihia, gave me no relief, althonglp'I took his medicine till the oovil! 1 came home. He finally said 1 ,^9uld have to be operated on. LptUily 1 heard of Mayr's Wondertnl Remedy then, and al though ft.is now three years since I took afcourse of it. v have never had a sf hip tom of my old trouble since.” *lt is a simple, harmless preparajfpn that removes the ca tarrhal jjii-tcus liom the intestfn.il tract and allays the inflammation which Auses practically all stom ach, Hvftf and iflfv'stinal ailments, includin^i appendicitis. One dose will ioaviinee or money refunded. F. 17. Lake Dru^ Co., and all drug gists. fc ' i has had to resort to many expedi- pnlients in isolated i fertilizer factory, it would be best to.j tlin caipT^fn <51 tfS-e 8i«r<L*‘ j Killed. A>cool, fnttfliftent,bundling of lfarm houses. The use qf gnowsboes , maite arrangf ments to have this sui-^ That portion of thfc report dealing ! the matter wouhl have easily prevent-j has been common, aud one physician; phur returned. It is presumed . that \ chiefly with forms of punishment used ! ed this deplorable Incident.” had built a special ski-runner equip- ! tli.'s can be done at. least In most ! at the penitent’qry is as follows: j “Mf»» have examined the affieers, I ment for his motor car. cases, hut where this is impossible. It ! , “There Is no limit, as far as we 1 knd many prisoners with re-1 one of the outstanding feats of 1 mav ho used if one is certain that; can find, to any of these punishments, i gard this occurrence, together : perseverance in the face of difficulty l team and at Us be: when the sulphur is added. . — .... . - . .. . _ The sulphur should be added slow- ] istered to ineiL.and,f25 to negro worn- j this ypport, they can be found in the | Adams was 39 inches, and in the out- j ly, and great care sham'd be taken ; on.. (White women are not whipped.) | eecords by any who wish to get a, iyjng towns among the Berkshire; that it is not necessary to add cold j Women and men are stripped naked j thorough understanding of them. But j moun t a j ng jjje wind swept the snow | water at this stag? of process, fo>! to the waist, men lire sometimes en-: we feel It. our duty to give certain j j n j 0 drifts. Early one evening ' we want all the continuous heat we j tirely naked. The women have the r- conclusions. __ i wnen a Wlizrfhrd w’as raging Dr. Riley | can possibly get at that time; other-' a>ms placed in stocks while being] It is ^ con vietton ^ iCrt the j was notified that* a little girl was ap-| wise ther yellow lime — — - . , , tor ly. it is imrortant to take a by.electrocution, they are held in place | possessions long established by reas j drometer reading of every harre.i i by guards or trusties v\ho hold theli ] onahie and custom boiled with this material. there will be a Jnrge amount of ! whipped. Men whipped in the death cause of this fatal encounter was un- ! parently dying from pneumonia in a I v sulphur *n suspension and the I house are laid down on the table ] necessar, y harsh punishment and d s- jamihouse on the ide of Florida sulphur will spray unsatisfac- : used to lay out dead bodies after i regard for rights to certain personal mountain. A boy who had mauagec NOTICE Whereas, a petition subscribed by a majority of the abutting property owners on Graham Street, from Pal- Under a wrists and ankles, and by a stick ' properly disciplined force It could placed across the neck, the ends o’. ; have been handled without promiscu- whiich are held down by the assist-j ous firing Into a crowd of for the vmts. j most part unarmed prisoners. “Men whipped in the basement of J “Where lax methods of admin'stra- the hospital building have their | tion go hand in hand with harshness wrists handcuffed and secured above I disturbances naturally follow. motto Street to Gregg Ave. in the Gity, - - - ■ , ,. „ , cf Florence South CavoUna has been * their heads to a r’ng in the wall. Tne , Stern discipline is of course nec- filea with the C ty f'oum-'il nraving whipping strap used for the women is ! essary in hamVing the miscellaneous that sq’d part of saltl street be perma a dujlic* te of that used for the men , porulation of a state prison. Maudlin nenb'y improved upon condition that ; the City shall pay at least one-third of the cost of such hnprovement and i •'tion to the frontage only of such j property, as provided by law. | Now. therefore, and in pursuance of the Act of the Assembly, approved day of March, 1923, j Chamber or City ! City Hall Building, l cf Fl orence, at to work his way down over the half broken out roads In an automobTe brought the word. Dr. Riley Immediately started out with the boy in the car. A high wind was blowing and when they reached an exnosed point on the ma n high way, the snow had drifted so badly limt the car stalled. The physician, wearing a heavy fur overcoat and carrying his medicine case, started a piece of smooth, pliable harness ‘sentiment should have no place there - J mrmhouse* several 0 mi^es 1 distant* 1 On a qquarter of an inch t As desperate men t is society produces down. They urged h'm to turn back, declaring that he could not get through the storm alive. He refused.' After he had gone some distance the boy, who had succeeded in get-, ung tht car started again, overtook him. They were able to drive to a sehnnlhnuse a mile and a half from , the farm where tile girl was lying ill. There they ran into drifts that • stopped all further progress. The j highway to the farmhouse from this | point was hidden under snow many leather about a qquarl thick, two inches wide and twenty j are from time to Unto found there. that two-thirds "of the cost thereof he inches long secured to a round wood-1 The problems are very real and dif- levied unon and assessed against the i ®n handle ten inches long. Ihis pun- ficuitf and not for laymen; oiuy men linncai-Sy abuu ng upcu i i» ln«lct e d l» the Cptah. o( experlenc. and-Mom and eharath i such portion of sai-d street in proper-! nf the Guard in person or by onq of ter can handle them. So we have, not his assistants. It is difficult to de termine just how severe the floggings are. The Captain of the Guard states that the skin is not broken. There is expressed criticism without' weighing our words so as to state the flam, outstanding facts that any man of common sense would recognize.” the 22n.i dav of March 1922 a hear-' testimony that one of the women spit ; ing will he had at eleven o’clock In j blood alter a recent whipping and has | |^| BERRIES the forenoon on Wednesday, the 14th | not worked since; and we heard evi- t in the Coiinc’l' dence that the men have lost con- Court Room. 1 sciousness unuer the /ash. A trusty in the City ) who works out of doors 200 feet from the women s building testified that SAYS MR. NEWMAN which Cine. » . feet deep and Dr. Riley, familiar with 1 Clemson College, March it. When ' *h e refi rj on _ struck into a wood road > i #i j and place all of the abutting prop erty owners on Graham Street^ from I Palmetto Street to Gregg Ave. shall - he heard thereupon, an should there appear that the canvass here- foioro made by City Council was cor rect and that said petition had been i duly subscribed by a majority of j nouse. .isucii abutt’ng property owners, the , “Those in the You SAVE 18c Wripley’s Chewing Guif, . Ip per ykg. ,!,,. Beathnut Chewing Guni; A c per ftkg Raisins, Sun-Maid, Seeded ; 20 C 15 pkg. Seedless,; perjiikg.. —fr"" 1 "; 1 Empire Oil, for Sal ads, land ‘Cooking, Pint i«i can i;. qu^p can ...... '"'""ttv 1 'i Sour Kraut, Fancy, No, t , f 1 18c canj;...j Grsfc jqicfi, 35 c pints ..i 1 " Tii — - Government Corned r 25c ^oz^ can* ,. ft > he could hear not only the cries lot pi an t s So cheap, and Sbuth Carolina mercy of the women undergoing pun- • { , oj | g aj)( j c jj ma tj c conditions so Ideal is ament in the second story barracks ( why shou j ( ] the home gardener pay room, but he could hear and count the . ag muc j, ag 35 cen ts per quart ann strokes of each lasn on he Jaie many t'mes be unable to obtain ft ‘ single berry? For the litt'c sum 01 $1 enough plants might ho had to „ , the region, struck Into a wood road Rtrawberrtes are so -eas ly grown, ; w hera the forest provided some pro ' tection from the gale, oack. Floggings In the death house can be heard in the neaiby mam cell same shall be so declared by resolu- jtion. and after ils adoption the same j shall be incontestable and conclusive j evidence thereof, and that Council ! will t heron uni proceed to order the improvement of said street and as sess the abutting property owners thereupon fur the paymept of two- thirds of the cost thoeof. liv Order of City Council. upper stories can grow a family supply of strawberries Plodding along slowly he suddenly found he had missed the trail, and brought up against a barbed wire ience. He followed the line of the fance for some distance, but coulo not relocate the wood road. He was 1 Imost exhausted and was on the Pleasant Business To the AGGRESSIVE EN THUSIASM of every EM PLOYEE, from PRESI DENT to JANITOR, we attribute the VERY PLEASANT RELATION SHIP that exists with our EVERY DEPOSITOR. The First National Bank of Florence “THE BIG BANK OF THE PEE DEE.” NOTICE Whereas, a petition subscribed by i P ora l punishment count the strokes us they are admin istered in the whipping room in the basement of the hospital building. One negro woman was nut in the stocks, her hack hared and whipped for breaking ranks and picking a nowor In the prison yard. In brief.. • ihcre can be no doubt* that the flog gings are often severe. Illegal 1 “The constitution unequivocai,’y, j and plainly, and flatly decrees ‘Cor-1 ihall not be in- 1 and a sufficient quantity of plants to point of dl8ca rdlng his overcoat to resent the same area tenfo'd. Mr. Wilson Newman, an ex-soldier and a 100 per cent gardener living at Clemson College, snowed his neigh bors last spring the prolit and pleas ure afforded by a small patch of strawberries. Mr. Newman has. In addition to three rows about one- fourth acre long, strawberries plant ed between his fruit trees in his home orchard of less than one- eighth acre, from which he gathered - *, , ~ 1 > rnii,, ct-iinti-e rurmirn that I some davs last season seventy quarts u niaioritv ol thu nhuttins? nronpiTv ilicttci. lli(i siaiuit-s rLijiiirfi iiicii _ , , .. owners on Griffin Street, from Evans the prison regular ons snail be suen . _ . _ . . Street to Chcves street, in the Ci*y ! aR they are ’not repugnant to the ' laws.’ “Unt’l such time as the constitu tion is amended corporal punishment must be abolished. The Legisjalure cannot tolerate disregard of the law. It is particularly repugnant to the self respect of the commonwealth that its fundaflltenta! lawn shall be j of Florence, South Carolina, has been i filed with the City Council praying that sa d part of said street he perma J nui'cj'y improved upon condition that jthe City shall pay at least one-third lot the cost of such improvemept and I that two-thirds of the cost thereof be j levied upon and assessed against *he roperty immed'ately abutting upon such portion of said street in propor?' tion to the frontage only of such property, as provided by law. Now, therefore, and in pursuance of the Act of the Assembly, approved the 22nd day of March, 1!>22, a hear ing will be had at eleven o’clock in the forenoon on Wednesday, the Utri day of March, 1923, in the Councu Chamber or City Court Room. City Hall Build'ng, in the City of Florence, at which Cme Suggestions on Growing Strawberries ' Soil—While the strawberry does well on sandy or well drained ciay :o'l, it thrives best on a combination of clay and loams. Avoid cold un drained black soils. Preparation of the Soil—The land should be subsolled 14 inches deep after having been well turned, and 26c 46c corporatcd In the so 5 ! a good applica tion of barnyard manure is very help ful. but if this can not be had use openiy violated in its relations with j harrowed until in good condition.^ln- men who are be ng punished for vlo- ' *“ **■ " ~ 1 “ ‘ Ration of the law. Illegal punishment of necessity arouses and emphasizes a contempt nn d hatred of law in the; good 8-4-4 commercial fertilizer at breast of men who suffer from it ami j the rate of 800 to 1000 pounds per breaks down the morale of an institu | acre; or a home-mixed fertilizer of tion. Even were floggings as th:s j oue sack of cotton seed meal (100 prison administered only after careful ; lbs.) to one of 16 per cent acid (200 and lull Inqu’ry and in accordance 1 lbs.), which analyzes about 11-2-2. In with well considered regulations they | the spring apply 60 pounds of nitrate would still be illegal. That they have . of soda per acre, been admin.stered on the whim andPlanting and Cultivating—Straw and place all of the abutting prop-! caprice o! one man, uncontrolled by berries should be planted in October ci ty owners on Griffin Street, from j *aws or regulations, is censurable, j or November or in early March. Best Evans street to Chcves Street’ shall 1 and has interfered with good order results will be obtained from Ifcll be heard thereupon, and if it should there appear that the canvass here tofore made by City Council was cor rect and that said petition had been duly subscribed by a majority ot suen abutting property owners, the same shall he so deciaicd by resolu- and disc’pline in the prison. Other Punishments “Other punishments enumerated planting and a few berries will be had the first year. H’ll Culture—Rows should be are used separately or in comb'na- 'three feet apart nnd plants 14 inches tion. A man may simply wear stripes, to 18 inches in the row. All runners or wear leg shackles, or shack'es and ! must be kept cut off and plants Kept stripes, and to that may be added j to single crowns and cultivated shal- rion. and after Its adoption the same solitary confinement on bread and low. By this method the largest and shall be incontestable and conclusive evidence thereof, nnd that Council will thereupon nrqceed to order the improvement of said street and as sess the abutting property owners thereupon for the payment of two- thirus of the cost thereof. By Order of City Council'. Govltnmtent Corn BeeliHa^h, 1A P 16 ofe. cafl .. For {Saturday Only Octsjgon Soap, Larjfe Si^e* .. Limit, five to a Cus- tomgf. 1 ■" 1 j; h—■ THANK YOU! • S' 1 NOTICE Whereas, a petition subscribed by a majority of the abutting property owners on McFarland Street, from iMno Street to Day Street, in the City of Florence, South Carolina, has been filed with the City Council praying that sa d part of said street be perma nency Improved upon condition that the City shall pay at. least one-third of the cost of such imurovement and that two-thirds of the cost thereof he levied upon and assessed against the (roperty immediately abutt'ng upon such portion of said street In propor tion to the frontage only of such property, as provided by law. Now, therefore, and In uursuance rf the Act of the Assembly, approved the 22nd day of March. 1922. a hear ing will he had at eleven o’clock in the forenoon on Wednesday, the 14th (day of March, 1923. in the Counc’l ] Chamber or City Court Room, City Hall Build’ng, in the City while chained by the neck ta ^ most perfect berries can be had. Re in the cell in the abandoned new the bed every second year by water, a- bolt budding. “All testimony points to th.j state ment that punishment has been much Increased since the present Captain setting new plants or avowing ran- ners to take root between old rows. Matted Rows—The plants are set m the same wav ns for the hill svs- of the Guard was placed in charge j t em( but, instead of the runners being December, 1921. Under his predeces- j cut 0 jj ( (bey are encouraged to take •or the milder regime that the super- I root and form a “matted bed.” Av- intendent inaugurated in 1315 was erage berries grown by this method lighten his burden., when he saw the light, of a swinging lantern. He shouted, but the sound of his voice was drowned by the wind. He stumbled toward the light and finally •ame upon tne bearer of the lantern, j a young woman of the sick chi'd’s family. She had ventured out :n the j nope of meeting him. ] After Dr. Riley had Bone all he could for the sick girl he borrowed ! dry clothing, walked down tHe trail I to the schoohouse, and came back to j North Adams with the boy in the | autoinobie. He had been at home but ! a few uninutes when another caU | came for h'm. A woman was dying | in Clarksburg, several miles distant. 1 He started out without hesitation and • was able to make this trip In his 1 car. When he got back long after nvldn'ght he was nearly worn out' from his experiences, but the next' day he was attend.ng to his calls as usual. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO MEET Dcs Moines, Iowa, March 9.—Prep arations are now being made for the reception of delegates and visitors 10 the fourth annual convention of the National League ot Women Voters to be held here April 9 to 14. This is the first time that the league/Ms ever held its national con ventidn west of the Mississippi river, and members of the Iowa league ct women voters are spending muen time perfecting the program for the gathering. , Speakers at this year’s convention Maybank Fertilizer Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. Theodore J. Simons’ General Manager. The same popular brands made from the same selected plant food that have pro duced crops under all conditions are again offered this season. Ask your neighbors who have used them. Omar Tobacco Special Venezueland Goat Guano Fish Tankage Fish Guano Before buying, consult A. M. McCALL Salesman and Distributor, Florence, S. C. carried out. It was carried to an un wise extent in one respe:t, in that prisoners were given liberty unat tended outside the wal’s and even at night. The reversal of disciplinary policy has been extreme. “The situaUon as to discipline Is bud, well summed up'in this sentence: I ‘There seems to be a fixed idea at . burdened WIT HBILLS present at the penitentiary that a n.j T NO C are smaller than in hill culture, but the yield Is greater. Setting plants—First remove all dead /eaves. Exercise great caye and spread the roots, pack soil well around plants, and do not cover the I harsh treatment of prisoners Is the only proper way to get results ’ The So-Called Riot ‘Your resohjtion directs us to make special inquiry into a serious disturb ance at the prison May, 1922. In this clash one prisoner was kl.’led and a dozen wounded. In the face of a plain requirement BUT NO CARFARE Duessq’dorf,. March 9.—“You must be making an cnormon^ tot of mon ey,” said an American .to the head porter of the largest hotel In Duossel- ilorf. “you spend more than half your time counting great stacks of bills.” The head porter looked up sadly: “Don’t joke with me,” he admonish- of the Ipw that they should do so, the *.j am jjje man who is reanon hoard of directors made no investi-1 _i h ,„ .-J ... board of directors made no i nvt!HU '' sible for the passing oif one ol the gallon or report A coroner s jury ex- , 0 jd es t i ironical, sarcastic xemavlts oncrated the authorlt'es of the prison j ever ma d e about j 0bs • - =• - and we have examined the testimony. “What is It, I would like to know?? of H’>orence, at which time 1 they took. A special committee of “This job isn’t worth carfare,” tne and .place all of the abutting prop- “ • - -- —*-•*- ,r erty owners, on McFarland Street, trom Fine Street to Day Street, shall be heard thereupon, and if it should jthere appear that the canvass here- I tofore made bv City Council was cor- I root and that said petition had been 1 duly subscribed by a majortty ot : such abutt’ng property ownerS, the same shall he so declared by resolu (tion, and after Its adoption the same shall be incontestable and conclusive jcv’deacQ thereof, and that Council , will thereupon proceed to order the WIGGLY t«i 36 ^Vent-Ev^ns St, the board of public welfare consist-) rortei . replied, ing of Messrs. C. W. Coker, C C. > t lirne d out to be literally true. Geer and G. Croft Williams made a] j t cost b | m flft een tnousan) marks a report. Irom the findings of the lat- j mon t b g 0 nn d f r t Jm b j s work on ter we quote the following In which j ^ stree t carfl; the hotel paid him ten we concur: ‘Recently what was term- 1 thousand marks. ed a riot broke out at the penllen- j Gary. From al' test mony. botn of, BE K |fg D to ANIMALS WEEK prisoners and others, a number ot , (j b j ca go, Mar. 9.—Sunday, April 15 convicts walked out f ro,I i ^’ ork , ' V1 11 j has been I’esignatcd as Humane Sun- )^ CS ♦w.irniL m.Jif 1 "W' a . 8 U does “Be Kind to and They w?re in a threatening nu * d ‘] Anlmahl Week,” April 9 to 14, The Columbia fire department, t 1 thousands of sermons, inculcating 1 Columbia police, and the sher’ff if] kindness and mercy will be dellvtered improvement of said street and as-i the countv were called on for a d. on t j. |lt day Maay denominations i sesjs the abutting property owners County officers and penitentiary | ann0IHWlB d aoeclal observances guards rushed around the corner of the building and opened fire upon the prisoners, none of whom was nearer j thereupon for the payment of two- 1 thirds of the cost thereof. By Order of City Council. throughout this country, concerning the duties and obligation of the hu-1 man race to the weak and suffering. 1 An Opportunity for a Tailor « e To find a market for those un called for suits and overcoats that are hanging up in his store and to enable him to get rid of them quickly and easily—and, best of all, at a profit. To find the buyers, a good plan would be to use a small “Want Ad” in The Florence Daily Times, and the expenditure of twenty-five or fifty cents might be the means of selling several suits. ft