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I t ii THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES THI LATKST AtSOCIAT CO PfiESB DltPATCHKt 27th Year Florence, S. C., Monday Afternoon, March 12, 1923. $6.00 a Year REVIVAL REACHES GREAT CLIMAX AT CENTRAL CHURCH Eleven Hundred People Witness A Most Im pressive Sight YOJJNG "PEOPLE Pledge selves Services At The Methodist Church Will Continue Through Thursday The greatest service ever held In Central Methodist church, According to many of the oldest members who were eyewitnesses, took place last night. The ent're building was flUed to its rapacity except the Sunday school gallery on the left s ! de. Near ly six hundred people were counted in the spaces outside of the main au ditorium. The aisles in the auditu rium were flUed with cha ! rs including the space up to the altar. TWENTY CASES OF MEASLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION TO _ ‘ PREVENT EPIDEMIC FLORENCE COUNTY FARM WOMEN ADOPT A CONSTITUTION INTERESTING MEETING OF COUN CIL HELD AT COURT HOUSE LAST* SATURDAY OFFICERS ELECTED , FOR THE NEW YEAR EXTENSION DEPARTMENT REP- RESENTATIVES SPEAK ON HOME IMPROVEMENTS COLUMBIA POSTOFFICE MARTIAL LAW AND CASE IS NOW BEING |, SEVERE PENALTIES TRIED FEDERAL COURT FOR RECKUNGBAUSEN LEGISLATORS HOPE TO CLOSE SESSICN, iND OF THIS WEEK LAST WEEK TO GET SPECIAL PRIZE IN TIMES BIO CONTEST i I GOVERNMENT SUING CONSTRJC- KILLING OF FRENCH OFFICERS LEGISLATURE LONGEST STATE TION COMPANY FOR $31,000 REGARDED AS MOST SERI- , HAS HAD SINCE RECON- AND INTEREST ' OUS RUHR INCIDENT STR’JCTION PERIOD MISS NEALIE BRIGMAN WINS FIRST PRIZEZ OF $15 FOR LAST WEEK SECOND TIME THE !SLAYERS REPORTED -SENATE WILL GET CASE BEEN TRIED; STILL AT LARGE| FINANCE BILL TONIGHT DEFENDANT ALLEGES THE GOV ERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FAILURE TO COMPLETE RENEWED RESISTANCE AMONG THE GERMANS IS INDICAT ED BY DISPATCHES CONTEST TO CLOSE SATURDAY, MARCH 24 COMMODIT'ES AND SALES TAX N ONEW ENTRANTS WILL BE AC- I The Florence county council of The retrial of the case of tb.« Unit- Recklinghausen. Mar. j Farmwomen met in the office of the' ed g tat( , 9 government against wil- Germans are dead as f MEASURES WILL HAVE THE RIGkJT OF WAY Columbia, March 12.- CEPTED AFTER SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK 12.—Eight! Columbia. March 12.—The longest j result of• legislature South Carolina lias had ' HAVE BEEN CONFINED 1 TO A FEW FAMILIES i Home Demonstration Agent at the ;*iam H. Maxwell, original contractor; 'clashes with French troops in varl-s’uce Reconstruction Days is Hie one J W in this week. Here are tne last specVtl prizes. An opportunity is offered you to SMALL NUMBER OF CASES OF DIPHTHERIA ALSO REPORT ED TO COMMISSIONER There hpve been 20 cases of meas lies in Florence during the past fen Nearly i weeks, according to the chart that h.»* eleven hundred people witnessed one of the greatest s'^hts ev$r seen by human .eve *n Florence, when at the close of the preacher's arpeat and while Mr. Co,Mins .rung softly and feel-j UnH ij»t e d, while tne otner ingly the beautiful words: ‘M’U the beautiful words: ‘M’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go.” thirty- one of the choicest young men and women of Florence came, one bv one, And stood around the altar of the church offering themselves to Jesus Christ t go wherever He might lead them in the Way of service. Among them were some who will go to the ends of the fearth as missionaries, others to preach, and others to work wherever God may appoint them. This service was without any visi ble excitement or emotion. Though the grmt Sunday night congregation was one such as any preacher of ex neen prepared in the office of the city health commissioner. Men of thea» cases have recovered and the quaran ten an 1 still confined. As yet there is no epidemic of the malady in the city, al. of the cases being confined to a very few lamilies, and the health depan meat believes that it has it under , control .and that if proper precaution | Is taken there will probably not be r I general spread over the cUy as is so | often the case when a contagious d’a i ease breaks out. I Most of the cases so far have been coufiued to the families in which tuey have first appeared, in several in stances all of the members of the family who are not immune conrng down with measles. As soon as a per'ence naturally dreada.'yet there! renort-d to the health de was the strange, subtle silence of ex-i*; 3 ®P° 1 ® im i D _i n „ 01 pectancy such as onjy an atmosphere j £ j quarantine over it and V/H b a,. l# a„f’r r !T„?i''!!i>rc W e oufiJ‘rfw.rc Tot pcmit.ed .ocop”? RSYw? «•«* __ _ e ej a.1. _ .. I Y1011*1X1111111II© COIllElCtS. From the text ‘Who Knoweth wheth-! Actording to the . hfcalth comm ' 8S,on er thou art come to the Kingdom for ( cr , pro f p ®r P reta ’ Jll0 J n tah ® Q on tn,! such a time as this” be drove home par t ot thos ® who have the mstv the call of God for service to every 1 0 »' non-immunes wno have come m heart. He showed the opportunity J K0 . 11 ^ ac ^ with it not to come in conV.ct and privilege ol Esther in the time oh w i lh outsiders will pi event it tiou her peonle’s need And how she re i spreading throughout the city. Feo sponded. He pictured the world to-1 P* e who have not had the measle nay. Its progress^ its achievements, | *>e veryLifireful to lyigp gwai its epochal movements. Its perils. Its fro* problems, it* marvelous possibilities He showed that the measure of a man’s responsibility in this hour is the measure of the world’s need and his f > any tor sflrvlce. He showed that men were living in tne greatest hour of the world’s history up to this time. How the door of opportu rom those who have it or have oeei- exposed to it. There are also a small number o cases of diphtheria in the city. a< cording to the health department but as yet there is no indication of » general spread, and a great precaut’or; is being biksn to keep it confined to ,he few isolated cases where it first ind song. The following wer# present: Hack Swamp Club, Mrs. E. M. Rog ^rs, Mrs. J. H. Clark. Mars Bluff Club, Mrs. H. P. Hast* len. Mrs. U. A. Vincent. Elim Club. Miss Saxon, Mrs. A. D Bacot, Mrs. L .W. Lawrence. Effingham Club, Mesdames. D. C. HM1, W. B. Gillespie, R. T. GiVespie, G. C. Filmore, W. H Foyd, S. C. Hat :liel, E. Gregg, J. L. Burns, H. B McCall. Ebenezer Club, Mrs. Arthur Shands. Miss Katherine Fwrrer, the county home demonstrartion agent introduc ed Miss Lonny I. Landrum of Win- throp College, who made an interest ; n gaddress on nome improvement She urged thit householders plau this year for some definite home im provemont and report later to the sec retary. A short talk was then made to the council by Mrs. F. D. Plowden District Agent, Mrs. Plowden read the constitution of the Florence county council of farm women and if wa: adopted A nominating committee consisting of Mrs. J. 11. Clark, chairman; Mrs H. P. Haselden and Mrs. L. W. Lew rence, recommended the following of fleers who wero umnimously elected: President. Mrs. H. B. McCall. First vice president, Mrs. E. M. Rog ers Second vice president Mrs. Arthui Shands. Treasurer. Mrs. W. B. Gillespie. Many of the ladies present offered vei’iiaole suggestions on arranging and ‘mproving the exhibits at the Pee Dee Fair. The question of establishing a market was fuly discussed and steps taken to establish one in Florence git an early date. j is expected to continue for one c: I more days before the case is com- 1 Duesseldorf, May 12.—Recklingliau ‘ Dieted. This is the second time ins!*en district today laced sever** penal case is being tried, the first time rs-|ttes for what Is possibly the n ost sc mlting m a mistiiai. The contract for building the post- office was let to Maxwell ana worn commenced on it in the early part of 1917. - In 1920, not yet having com pleted the work the government too* ihe contract out of his hands and awarded it to ano* , ier concern which completed the structure. The gov ernment is sueiiig the bondsmen for $91,000 and Interest, the difference nity was springing wide open by the i > 1 Ppe» r ’‘d. Divine hand. How that tne curse oi God would rest upon any man whd : dared to appropriate to himsn'f the wondrous benefits that had been se- cured to him by the blood, and toil, and sacrifice of others and who did nothing to contribute to Us sum-total PLAY LEADERS CLASS WILL MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of the plaj leaders clwss of Community Service of progress ABd to the future of UsjwL'l meet tonight at 8 o'clock at th needs, “Who knoweth whether thou Junior high school. The following Art come to the Kingdom for such a, program has been arranged: time aa tht*-’’ Jump, Jim Crow. Miss Margaret Upon the basis of this appen! the! Wright, great congregation was asxed toi over and Under. Mrs. A. B. Lynch, stand. The preacher then called th*, Three D6ep w H Garron . young men and w,omen of Florence, I Crossing the Brooks, Miss Susie who realized the wondrous threshold j 0 nea. of opportunity upon which thev stood J Kachel and Jacob. Miss Marie Cot and who were willing to respond to it Ingham. as Esther did when she said ‘T will go, and tf 1 perish, I perish,” to come forward and stand around the altar in the presence of the assembled people of Florence and offer themselves to God for any serf:ce into which He might call them. At this Point by request of Mr. Bpeake, Mr. Collins began to sing softly the responsive words “I’H go wnere you want me to go. r The first to come was a young lady who offered herself for the mission fields. After n little other# came. One bv one still othen came. Grand March, led by A. B. Lynch. Binging, led by H. F. Collini. INJURED IN CRASH OF AUTOMOBILES MRS. D. E. UOLDEN BRUISED WHEN H£R CAR IS RUN INTO BY ANOTHER ONE SCORE KILLED, MANY i s expect j „ | it to run longer. One member of the i I senate, here today, stated that he es 1 rious incident of the Ruhr occupation, the k'lling of Lieut. Coltln nnd Mon cier Joly, director Biter railioad sit uation. French official’s Indicate that Buer w’U lie put under martial law and fined a hundred million niai-Re The slayers of the two ivfleers are sit! at large. Indications of renewed active reals' ance among German individual# were reported by the French intelligence m. will go $5. Tuesday, 6 p. m. pected to see the session last to thr ! g p ni $5 middle of Ajir'l. Wilson Gilibes,; until Wednesday, WIND RIPS ROOF OFF SCHOOL AND FLINGS IT AMONG PLAY ING CHILDREN between the bid in the original con^| officers during the past week. Ssv tract and the cost of having the build ing completed by the concern which mushed the work The defendant, in iiis answer al leges that the reason the worn was not completed was because of condi tions brought about by the govern- nent itself and that the government had no right to take the contract away. The defense alleges that shortly after starting the work in 1917 the government began the con struction of a number of army can tonments near Columbia, urging as a patriotic duty that all workers should work on these buildings; that the government took upon itself to pay much higher wages than the defend ant was paying for labor; that the government extended the day’s labor to more than eight hours, paying time und a half for overtime and double time for Sunday. This, the defense alleges, took aw^y’'the laborers on their project. Another defense is that the government assumed prior ity on all building mateiials, thereby making it impossible for the defend ant to secure the necessary building material to caBpiete the work, and that the priority of the government on all coal shipments prevented the subcontractors from furnishing the defendant with the materials they had contracted to furnish him.' Appearing for William H. Maxwell la Christie linnet, of Columbia; F. G. Thompson and F. A. W. Ireland are attorneys for the Globe Indemnity company. hut steadily the line was extended un til thirty-one of the choicest young men and women of Florence stood around the altar. Practically speak itig. It is said that the first gun fired at Bunker Hill wag neaiq around the world. It w«s fired in behalf of the freedom of men. This service last Mrs. D. E. Goueu who was out rid mg with her husband and Miss C. J. Sfowly, silently Hobbs, was slightly injured yesterday afternoon on the Timnionsville road w.ien the car in which the party was riding was run into und damaged bv aother one in wh'ch were a numbei of negroes ia a drunken condition, ac cording to officers who made an in vestigation of the accident. The Golden party was driying a night was w’thout sound of trumpet 1 Dodge car belonging to the Texas Oil or of gun, but Its influence shall b^icompany of which Mr. Gdlden is In felt and the harvest of it shall he gathered perhaps from the four cor ners of the world. The morning service was rich in blessings to attending. The afternoon service for children was one..of the most Impressive nnd fru'tful services of the kind ever held. Rev. J. W. Speike wtfl long be re membered Jftu 1 his itirt in these serv ices. He was at his best and freely spent h'raaelf. The meeting will continue through Thursday night. Every body is urged 10 come ana snare the blessings that God is pouring out upon this meet'ng. cat agent and were going towards Timnionsville at the time. Mr. Gold en stated that the right wheels were completey off the concrete and he had the great congregation : come to a complete stop when he was I struck. The left front wheel and fen- 1 der of Mr. Goden’s car was com- ! pletely Smashed. .Mrs. Golden’s in juries were only flight bruises when ' she was thrown against the side of J the car by the impact. ! County Officer Sims and Assistant Chief of Police Ward made un inves tigation. The driver of the car which struck Mr. Golden's was arrested and is now In the county jail. Washington, March 12.—More than 1 score are reported dead, and scores injured, some of them seriously, by widespread storms during last, nighit ind early today, according to dis patches. A Jackson. Tennessee, dis natch says twenty are reported killed and seventy-five injured in the vicln dy of Pinson, Tennessee. A number of the dead and injured are negroes Fifty dwellings in Pinson were re ported wrecked. A freight train was blown off the track. Relief parties were sent from Jackson. Three were killed nnd a numbei hurt near Richmond, Ken. One chibi was kifled and five injured when the wind ripped the ’•oof off the high schoqi binding at South Portsmouth Ky. r carrying it into the school yard where the children were playing. Cincinnati reports a Southern rail way train from New Orleans ran into the rear end of another at Pulaskte. Two were reported hurt. The wires are down. era! German secret organ'zatlons with headquarters here are said to have been formed to oppose tne French in every way possible. One df these is known as “The Young tier' mans." Several of its leaders have been arrested. Most of the member:-: are decVrert by the French to be young miners or factory workers. The mines in the Recklinghausen district, three of which are atate mines, con- uue 111 operation, but with the pro duction greatly reduced. Although figures are not a , liable the French say that a limited mini tier of miners go down the shalt daily but work only three hours, spending the remainder of their time playing cards or in oth er amusements, Dothwlthstanding they are receiving full pay. The sending of the men to the mines is said to have been adopted in order to keep them off the streets. Several persons have been arrsfeed in Bochum in connection with the discovery of a box of hand grenades in the German prison. -.clerk of the bouse, an authority on .legislative matters, predicts that the [session will run to March 2i. which ! is the end of next week. The irt'.jor itv sentiment, however, favors ad journnient this'week. The legislature of 1922 lasted foi aixty-one days. If th’s year s sessio ' lasts through this week only, it will have extended 68 days. This ia one of the longest legislative sessions the state has evar known, excepting the Reconstruct on days and the years oi the Civil war There was n time, unt’l early years of the present century, when the ! n z i''utnre met before Christmas, begin ning the last Tuesday in Novembei KUd ending just before Christmas There wa% then, no running over time. Since the t me was r.iiangec I the sessions have been getting longer and *'onger. The task of tax reform is this year causing the lenguiy peri #1 of deliberation. The finance committee will prob ably report the approoriatlois b'li to the Senate Monday night. Bills pro viding taxes on commod’tier, nnn sales taxes on transfers of stocKr and bonds are to have right of way in the senate. In the house are the bills providing for the $60,000,000 road program, and Wednesday, 6 p. m., until Thursday, 6 p. m. $5. Thursday, 6 p. m, until Friday, 6 p. m., Everybody competes for the above mentioned prizes. • To the contestant residing in Dis- tr'ct One who turns in the greatest amount of cash subscription business from Saturday, March 10, 6 p. m. un’H next Saturday, March 17 6 p. m. wi»l go $lo- second most. $5. ’10 ...o contestant residing in Dis Irict Two who turns in the greatest amount of cash subscription busne-s uoni Saturday, March 10. 6 p. m. un til Saturday, March 17, 6 p. ni. wi,,' go $10; second most $.'., She Wins $25 For turning in the greatest number of new subscriptions during the week Just closed, and she also had in the greatest amount of cash business of anybody in the contest during the week, Miss Nealie Brigman. of D;s- li ct Two wins the $15. She also was v.inner of the $lo offered the contest ant residing in District 2 to turn in the greatest amount of cash subscrip tion business during the week. Sec ond, and winner of the $5 offered in District Two was Miss Mary Graham Winners in One In District One Miss Dorothea Wa >1, U if I’’non.non bond issue for educa won the $10 offered to the con tional institutions are among th# ini#' estan l turning in the greatest amount GONGRES. BYRNES TO ADDRESS TEACHERS AT STATE ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD IN COLUMBIA ON APRIL 12-13 PRESIDENT BUSY ON BOARD THE PIONEER IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT BUSI NESS IS ATTENDED TO EVERY DAY BY TELEGRAPH PHYSICIANS STUDY REMOVED BY DEATH YOUNG WOMAN EXPECTED TO RECOVER, ALTHOUGH FEVER NOT DECLINING BOOTLEGGER’S LIST OF OFFICIAL CUSTOMERS CHAMBER COMMERCE MOVED TEMPORARILY Washington March 12.—Prohibition ofneial themselves must take what ever action appears necessary in con n*ct ! on with the discoveity in a re cant bootleg raid here of a list of army, navy and marine corps officers. After a preliminary inquiry it was in dicated ’ that various departments .would not act. They regard each case as a personal matter between the men named and {be prohibition authorities. Preparatory to having the ofld quar ters at the city hail remodeled and completely renovated, temporary quar ters for the chamber of commerec and Community Service have been opened in the old Gas Co. store on the south side of West Evans street next door to Aiken and Long, it is expected that it will take about two weeks to complete the work after wh'ch the offices will be ready for occupaucy. Escanaba, Mich., March 12.—Sur rounded by physicians. Miss Evelyn Lyons APPeured today to have won out in her fight for life last night, thoqgh her temperature still hovared around 115 degrees. Early last evening she was sfizert with intense pains, which in spite ot all the doctors could do continued throughout the night. Numerous hypodermics were admin istered. but they apparently had no effect and finally w'ere attotidoned. Her temperature today continues to run 115 plus and her pulse was esti mated at between 160 and 170. This morning Dr. Woodyatt of Russ Medical College, and Dr. Morris Fish- being arrived from Chicago and were in consultation throughout the dav with Dr. Defnet, attending phvsictan. They made several visits to the bed side of the rmlent but would make no statement whe nthey left for Chicago .last night except to snv that, a statement would be made uoon arrival in Chicago tomorrow. Dr. Defnet declared after the conferences that he believed h<s patient would re cover. Rock Hill, March 12.—Honorable James F. Byrnes, congressman from South Carolina, has accepted an invi tation to address the Stale Teachers Association at its opening sess on April 12th. Honorable F. W. Capple man of Columbia will make the ad dress of welcome and Mr. S. H. Ed munds. superintendent of the Sumter city schools will respond. On Friday, April 13th, at 12 o’clock noon there will be held a joint meet ing of the State Teachers Association and the Citizens Education Assoc'a- llon. Governor Thomas G. McLeod will preside nt this meeting. Short addresses wi|il be made by James H. Hope, state superintendent of educa tion, and J. Kion McKissick, presi dent of the Citizens Education Assn ciation. On Friday evening Judge Charles A. Woods ot the United States Circuit Court will be the principal speaker. At the conclusion of Judge Woods' address on Friday evening an import ant business session will be held at which time the question of the secre taryship will be considered. It is hoped that the executive committee of the State Teachers Association wilj be time enough given to th's to have the association decide all the policies for the future. The local committee b?s arranged to make the musical program one of the features of the general session?. In addition to selections bv the Glee Clubs from the Colleges, the Colum bia High School will probably appear on the program. Through the courtesy of Superin tendent W. H. Hand the teachers' o' the state will have an opportunity to visit t;he city .schools on Thursday morning. April 12th. Palm Beach, Fla., March 12.—Th<- President, although on bis vacation, styi transacts imworiant offie'al bus: ness, it was learned here today. A definite period daily is set aside for taking up matters brought* to his 111 tent'on by telegraph from the Whitt House. A considerable volume of ol- ficiai mall was sent aboard the bouae boat “Poneer” yesterday. Attorns? General Daugherty and Secretary Da via are expected to join the President at Miami tomorrow. Intimations have come from the Pioneer thar announce ment of the administrations mer chant marine policy might come while the President Is in Miami. FIRE DESTROYS FINE HOME ■ •riant matters yet to be disposed of, as Is the bill, already passed the sen ate providing for change in the pen itentiary control, with a board of five, named by the governor, this board to name the superintendent. There are several bi,'la on the hous«* calendar providing for state revenues but as these are of small importance, compared with the laiger measure such as the appropriation bill and the commodities sales tax bill, theti chances of passage aie slim. Th- commodities tax is now proposed on tobaccos, soft drinks and tea. Ai. amendment is to be proposed, to ta* s r ies of all comniod'ues. Two outsauding portance that have passed of cash business for the week end'ng 6 p. m., March 10th. Second was Mrs. Louis Palles, who wins $6 c ’’d« 9 P; M. Saturday. March 24 Promptly at 9 p. m. Saturday, M 11 .. ^th. The Florence Daily Times’ great $5,000 Automobile am' rnze L oiliest wr« come to a final dose. All contestants and their friends are requested to observe thi* closing date and hour set. There will be no extension of the contest, v.-hicn will nave lasted nine weeks from its first announesment on January 2" til Its end. on March 24th. WUVa this publication reserved the right, n "3 original announcement of the plan measures of ini 'to extend the campaign to March ;;i the nres Word has been received in Florence of the burning of the home of J. Wal lace Davis at Alcott. near BishopviWe in Lee county Saturday night. The home was a very beautiful one miu was a total loss. There wag no m surance carried The fire was discovered up sta’ra. and the only furniture saved was pan of that on the first floor. ent leg'slature are the bad checi- bill" and the “calcium arsenate byl.' The latter bos been signed by th-- governor and takes effect immediai’- <y. It provides for sa'e to the farm ers at cost, through the state ware house commission of calcium arsenair and other insecticides. BANKS OF THE STATE TO THE FARMERS AID MOR ETHAN 100 SIGN AGREEMENT WITH COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION INQUEST EXONERATES COUNTY OFFICERS JAILOR AND ASSISTANT SAY ALL POSSIBLE ATTENTION GIVEN TO CLIFF HAWKINS The wife of London’s new Lord Mayor, Mrs. Edward C. Moore, is keenly interested in social and philan thropic work. + * + *4**4.** + * + *** ♦( •. ♦ TIMES PHONES ♦ 4 - -—o— ♦ Editorial and news denart- 4 ments, sociaj and personal 4 ♦ items. Phone 225. ♦ . Business Department, adver- ♦ 4 tisements, complaints as to de- 4 * livery of papers, subscriptlona, 4 * contest, Phone 60. ♦ • * Greenville, Maren 12.—Cliff Haw king. young white man of this oountv and alleged slayer of WtfliiBro Morgan and. -losie Craig, died in the countv Jail last Friday morning at 6.05 o'clock “from natural cPiise<; and not from neglect of ja'lof or pfiya'clans.” according to a Verdict reached her# today bv n coroners jury called to hq'd an inquest. The inquest was Held at a local undertaking parlor" and Dr. A. Eu gene Brown and Dr. C. W. Stone, who attended the prisoner .and countv of fleers were called to testify Bowen and Bryson, attorneys wno fought Hawkins' case in the courts.for two and a half years, Saturday requested that an inquest be held, saving that rumors had come to them indicating that Hawkins had not been given proper attention while ill in the county yield. Columbia. March 12.—Over one hun dred South Carolina bank? have al ready signed a cooperative agreemem • ith 'He South CarrVina Cotton Grow ers Cooperative Association to the ciH-ot tnrtt they will peimit members of the association placing crop liens with them to sell their cotton throng!; the association this fall without fro test on their part. Offic'ala of th* association express the belief lhai fully 95 per cent of the banks will sign the agreement, copies of which have been sent to every one in the state. Over Kb) new contracts were sign ed in Laurens County in a whirl w’nd campaign conducted in that county on Thursday, Friday and Sat urday of last week. Committees of farmers and business men canvassed the non-members in the county ami an opportunity was given every farm j cr to Join. The. one hundred new 1 contracts'represented over 3.000 batie* ot cotton. SAYS AIR SERVICE FACES EXTINCTION ■i IRISH SUSPECTS DEPORTED 0. London, Mar. 12.—Ninefy-eight In ish suspects were arrested last night and deported to Ireland, ac cording to an announcement. They were arrested in various parts of Eng land. The arrests were made undar the Defense of tha Realm act and the Restoration Order in Irland act. Washington, March 12.- The air service situation is critical Reprasen tative-elect J. Mathew Wainright, re publican, of New York, former assist ant secretary of war, jleclared in a partial report to Secretary Week? on turning over the office to Dwight F. Davis. War surplus equipment >s rap idly disappearing he says and the war time aeronautical industry faces ext'uction. DELIVERY BOYS HAVE OUTING Under the charge of Circulation Manager Blackmon, a number of the paper delivery noys of the Times. Spent Saturday night in a camp out in the country. The bovg took along their camping outfit and a most en joyable time wgs had, or April 7, it will close on the first closing date scheduled. Big Vote Offer During th's week, ending March 17. 6 p. ni., each contestant turning in $24 in cash subscription business wiW he given Extra Vote Coupon good for 100,000 Extra Vutes. There is no limit to the number of 100,000 Extra Vote Coupons any contestant is per mltted to win. During the Final week of the race it will take $27 to entitle a worker to each 100,000 Ex- trat Vote Coupon. With the last ex tra cash prizes offered tins week, ami with the extra vote offer requiring $; less for each coupon, it is anticipated that a battle royal w M he m progress not only this week, hut .from now uu til the finish ot the campaign. Win Situdebaker Sedan There will be awarded at the close of this campaign a $1750 Studebaker L'ght Six Sedan, purchased of G. C. Chandler; a $607.20 Ford coupe, two $461.72 Ford touring cars, and two $165 Radio sets. The Ford cars were purchased of Crowell and Co., author' •zed Ford Agency for Florence. Tiu- $165 Sumter Radio Sets from W V. Parrott, tattery service man. The Only Rule The plan and working rules of this contest as outlined in our first an nouncement were so simple and easv that any active person could easily comply with them and win a prize or get a worth while commission. Ti qualify for a commies on a,'I one needs to do Is to compete actively until the end, and the ruling read by ‘an active candidate competing 10 the end of the contest” we specifically mean one who turns in ,at least two yearly subscriptions, or their eqiy,. alent, during each week -of the Us' three weeks ot the contest. We are on the second week ot Jhe last thrsB weeks of the race. r . Any contestant who was dropped from the race for HsV.nre to comply with this ruling van bs, reinstated by turning in two yearly subscr’pMons (or their equivalent) for last week, and two for this week, same to reach this Tiffme not lat^r.thaiv 6 p. ni. this coining Saturday n ght Last Call to Enter No new entrants in this rface will he accepted after Faturdayy March li. 6 p. m. so if you are thinking of win ning the SHidebaker Light Six this is the last ca.'l to enter. —* THE WEATHER For South Carolina: Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Probably local rains in southern and central portion tonight. Cooler Tuesday. Fresh and southwest wind?. -