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THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES THK LATKtT ASSOCIATED PftKSS DISPATCH IS v 27th Year Florence, S. C., Thursday Afternoon, March 15, 1923. $6.00 a Year 11 LAST SERVICE OF REVIVAL TONIGHT METHODIST CHURCH GREAT CONGREGATION EXPECT ED TO ATTEND THE CLOS ING OF MEETING TWO HUNDRED DRAMATIC MEETING HELD COURT HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON FOR PURPOSE OF ORGANIZING INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION IN THE CITY HOUSE AND SENATE I TIMES’ BIG CONTEST i WOMEN PERISH IN NAME-COMMITTEES 1 FIX TAX QUESTION RAPIDLY NEARING THE HOME'STITCH THEIR BEDS WHEN ALMSHOUSE BURNS COMMUNITY SERVICE JOIN THE CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE HERE REV. J. W. SPEAKE, AT HIS BEST, PREACHES GREAT SERMON LAST NIGHT WILL GIVE FOUR WEEKS’ COURSE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Or PLAY PRESENTATION Rev. J. W. Speake wrs at his best last n’ght when one of the largestcon- gref t'tions of the meeting heard him j unfold the meaning of the great text: “AJI we like sheen have gone astray; j we have turned every one to his own • way; and the Lard hath laid on him j the iniquity of us all.” With won-1 derful tenderness of vofee and man- 1 ner the speaker showed the ruin find 1 havoc wrought by sin How that all mank nd had fallen under the guilt and dominion of s’n. How that no one was able to forgive his own sin 01 to atone for it. “/,'l have gone astray.” That means the preacher, the pastor, the members of the choir, every individtiil in the great con-( gregation and in the whole world. All have sinned at some time in some wav. We are helpless, houeless lost unless God in love and pity shall by some method of mercy reach out af ter us an*! restore us. And th's God has done. “He hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” t'hrist is the great sin bearer of a fallen nice. “He bore our own sins in his own bodv on the tree.” He bears our sin, our guilt, our shame. This is what wo cat! the atonement. We do not understand the depth of its mean ng. But this 's God’s nlan as he has revealed it to us. No man can strut before God. No man can commend himself to God. No man can pknd his morality before God. There will be no self-made men in heaven. Those who go there will be God-pardoned, God-saved, God-made men and w6men. Forgiveness and salvation are the free gifts of God out of a heart moved by love and 1 mercy. There is no other way to get rid of the burden, the load of guilt and sin that weighs so hcpvily upon the human heart. But thanks be to God. we can bring our sins, our guilt and our shame and lay them on Jesus. He takes them all. And hav ing taken them. He atones for them, i-uiiiiveutss comes. Qui t is removed. And having removed the guilt he cleanses us. and delivers us from its power and its dominion. And thus we are privileged by me mercy and grace of God to walk the earth as the sons and daughters o: God Almighty. F ve bleeding wounds he bear*. They pour effectual prayers. They strongly plead tor me: “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry. “Nor let that ransomed sinner d’c." Herein Is hope for every one who has sinned, lor every one who has cone ast:»:y. And the only condition is that of repentance and faith. “All the fitness He reqnireth is to feel your need of Him.” You are weary of this load, but the consciousness of guilt is ever with you. You w.'sh you might rise to the best that is iu you, but you find yourself power,’ess. Here is the secret of leliverance. of free dom. It is Christ the burden-bearer, the sin-bearer of the world. It is God’s way and it is the only way." By touching Illustrations Mr. Speake got the wonderful message of pardon |ind love across to the hearts of his great congregation. _ Many re sponded to the call to lay their s’ns upon Jesus and trust Him and Him alone for His saving grace. The last service of the meeting will be held tonight. All the people of Florence are cordially and loving ly invited to enjoy this last great day of the feast that God has prepared at Central church. Dramatics in Florence wi/1 be given a boost this afternoon at a meeting CONFEREES WILL TRY WORK OUT DIFFERENCES OVER SALES TAX BILL MEANWHILE FINANCE BILL IS HUNG UP WOFFORD PRESIDENT ADDRESS TEACHERS MEETING SATURDAY THE TIME IS BRIftP BUT THE 1 SEVENTEEN DEATHS RESULT} AT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING POSSIBILITIES ARE REALLY FROM FIRE CAUSED BY GAS OF THE FLORENCE COUNTY UNLIMITED APPROPRIATIONS MIGHT HAVs TO BE CUT. DATE OF CLOS ING IS UNCERTAIN EXTRA WORK NOW WILL BRING RESULTS EXPLOSION TEACHERS’ ASSOC. RESCUED WOMEN PLANS PROGRESSING STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR MEETING BADLY BURNED Columbia, Mar. 16.—The legisla ture today appointed a committee to MISS NEALIE BRI3MAN OF SPECIAL CASH LrFER WEDNESDAY WINNER EIGHT BY FIREMEN WERE KILLED DELEGATES EXPLOSION. LOSS IS j TO $100,00o TO BE APPOINTED ATTEND THE STATE ASSOCIATION Angelica. New York. Mar. 16.—Sev-} The March meeting of the Florence } short spurt; en women anu two mm perished when ! County Teachers Association has I which has been called at the cour*’ work 0 ut the differences between the! George ^Junkin! 'head of 1 thp h dramatic » ho " 8fi and senate over the sales and; department of National CommimHy ^ occl, ^ a ^‘ ona ^ * ax kill. , Service of New York City, w'll spoas.l The senate named a committee' to those who are interested in dm J composed of Senators Gross, of Dor-' matics of any sort in the city The• Chester, chairman of the finance com-’ meeting is for the public and is nn l.mittee, which drew up the bill; Todd, der the direction of the local Corn .of Charleston; and Duncan, of TInion, munity Service. —»— -->**- **-- •- - - ... ’ The purpose of the meeting this a? teinoon is to sound the sent'ment ot the i' final 'the •, Allegheany almshouse burned 1 been called for next Saturday morn ,1 those interested in organizing a dra matic institute in Florence for the purpose of giving a course In instruc tion to train directors in this I'ne. Mr. Junkin,. who arrived in Mi' city last night, spoke very interest ingly of the possibilities of such at Institute today. The purpose, pruna- riiy, is not to put on plays, although one or more will be presented ut the qlose of the institute, but to train dl rectors in all departments of the art. such as directing plays, building anu equipping stage settings, scenery, light'iig effects, and in fact everything in connection with the proper presen tation of the play. After the instl tute closes and the members have completed the course of instruction, it will not be necessary, Mr. Junkin stated, to go outside for a directoi for any play, pugeant or other pre sentation any organization in the c'tv might wish to put on, us those wnn have completed the course of instruc tion will be thoroughly competent t< take charge .and as the training was received under Community Service, their services will be at the call ot the public. The institute wMl last about tour weeks, and will be directly under the direction of a national Community Service worker in this department ot the organization’s activities. Mr. Junkin will be in the c’ty tor a day or two and those wishing to have private interviews with him may do so by making an engagement through the local community service office. Miss Margarete Wright, the local executive, is introducing Mr Junkin today to a number of people interested in the worg. to confer with the house committee which is composed of Representatives McKissick, of Greenville; Glenn, of- Chester; and John Gary Evaus. of Spartanburg. The house yesterday voted to re ject the senate measure, which was an amendment to the commodity tax hill. The fate of the appropriations bill carrying over $8,000,000 tod-y was said to depend on what tax measure was worked out by the conferees. If the measure is deemed insufficient ♦ho appropriations will be cut. ao cording to statements in the senate. When tepislatuie will adjourn still is uncertain. Two c’nys! And then comes the down the homestretch of week! '.here today. ; ,n «. the 17th, at 11.30 o'clock in the I The time is brief, but possibilities I A gas explosion in the basement of;h'gh school building. The principal J are unlimited. j tw °' 8 * orv wooden structure started feature of tne program is an address j s m Saturday | * blaze. , byJJr. Henry N. Snyder, president of p. m. »aturaay, i q wenty-four women patients were Wofford College. j - - i hlllMln _ . , . administration I Snyder's popularity as a speak- i the votes that wi,'! make himself or n f a,8 ° was burned. — . -- •- ‘ Charles Sanborn, head of the stable men, perished while trying to rf^ue women. Eight Between now ami 6 p. m. Saturday, I March 17 some contestant may gatnerlin the built'ing. REVOLVING FUND OF $50,000 IS PROVIDED CALCIUM ARSENATE TO BE DIS TRIBUTED FROM WAREHOUSES IN COLUMBIA EBENEZER TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MINSTREL AMATEUR PERFORMANCE FOR BENEFIT OF THE PARENT- TEACHER ASSOCIATION Ebrnezer, March 15—At Ebenezer school Friday night, March 16. at 8 o’clock, the people of Ebenezer com munity will have the privilege of at tending a real honest to goodness home talent, b,'aek-face m uatrel. a minstrel in which various local cel, If rities will figure, and wh'ch promisee, to be all It’s “cracked up to be." anu then some. Sevenl weeks of Yiractlce end coaching have “put ‘the ‘darkies right," and they promise Friday night to rival Coburn and Gus HH1 at their best. The program will consist of: A slap-Mlck, one-act play, entitled “Coontown Thirteen,” and a ser'ea oi dialogues and Jokes by “The Merry- Making Minstrels,” weM interspersed with songs and jigs. Among the well known comedians taking part are: Messrs. Sam J. Cole. Buck Flowers. Ernest Cole. Bill Isgett. Gee Jeffords and others. A committee of ladies representing the Parent-Teacher association, will sell all kinds of good home-made r-oked eats before and after the show. Popular prices will prevail for both «ne minstrel and the eats. The as sociation hopes that the fun lovers of ryorence will make the ^asy trip via the concrete, and patronize tUau entertainment _ DEATH IN AUTO WRECK L’ttle Rock, Ark.. March 15.—L. S McDonald, president of the Arkansas traffic bureau was killed and five men hurt, two of them possibly fatal ly, in an automobWe accident near here today. ALL STARS-LINESMEN WINNERS YESTERDAY In two interesting games of voffey- ball on the local :onrt yesterday eve ning the All-Stars held up their rec ord by defeating the Methodists, and the Palmetto Power and Light Go. linesmen won over the Southern Motor Car Co. boys. Botli games were well played, and that between the All- Stars and Methodists was especially exciting. Tonight the A. C. L. plays the Sothern Motor and the Episcopalian church team and the Presbyterians will clisti Tomorrow the Baptists play the I'r.’.naetto Power and Light company iu... the P«inkers meet the Lutherans. GERMANY HAS PLAN CORRESPONDENT SAYS London, March 15.—The Dally Tel egraphs diplomatic correspondent to day says Germany has a peace plan including guarantees to France and international supervision of her finances. The correspondent asserts Germany awaits assurances that the plan will be received attentively be fore bringing it to light. WEAK FROM HUNGER STRIKE Columbia, March 15.—The state's plan for distribution of calcium ar senate to the farmers of the state for their boll weevil warfare is about to function, under provisions of the act of the present legislature, signed last week by Governor McLeod. State Warehouse Ctunmissioner J. C. Rivers is just back from New York, where he looked deeply into the calc'um arsenate market. He re ports that while the suprlv of ar- senato Is somewnat low. still he was able to make some good dea.’s where by he will be able to get poison tor the immedVite demands of South Car olinn farmers. The new act provides for a revolv ing fund of $50,000. to be used by the warehouse commission in purchas ing the calcium arsenate. This is to be advanced by the state treasurer from warehouse funds, money received by the warehouse comm’ss on as fees for the storing of cotton. Mr. Rivers states that $50,000 will not purchase very much calcium ar senate. Eight or ten carloads will be the average amount that this sum can purchase, but. he hopes for ranid turnovers, so that he can provide for a wide thorough distribution through- out the state. He wants the farmers to purchase ns rapidly as they can. so that he will keep the money at work all the time. The money will have done its work by June, and ac cording to the nlan will cost the state nothing. The arsenate will he sold on nivili cations only. Mr. Rivers has blanks to be used in making application for orders. He expects to have a good quantity for immediate distribution, and alruadv a large number of orders are on hand. Mr Rivers states that the arsenate will he distributed from Columbia. The state warehouses here will be the concentration point, and distrihu tion will be made from Columbia With the low third-class freight rate on the commodity, it wi!,’ be cheaper to distribute from Columbia than to have ^h'nments mads to furthtr parts of the state. The calcium arsenate Is to he sold to the farmers of the state at cost. The plan will he at work within a short time, and Mr. Rivers is confi dent that it will mean much to the people of the state. He believes he will be able to secure all the' poison needed at good prices. ’ lu-rself a winner. The daily special cash prize offer, a prize .o the one who turns in tne greatest amount of pash business tticn day this week with $10 and $5 to each district for best and second best showing of the entire week on Satur day, these eight special cash prizes coupled with the 100,000 Extra Vote Coupon given witn each $'34 in cash turned in. makes anything possible. Wednesday, at 6 p. m found Miss Nealie Brignpin the day’s best bust ness producer. Second was Miss Ethel Werhan. Miss Brlgmau gets the $5. Tuesday, Miss Dorothea Wa ters won. Today—ah, today—well, 6 p m. tonight tells. Each day sees the hour draw closer when the $1750 Studebaker Light Six Sedan,, the $607.20 Ford Coupe, thA two $464.72 Ford touring cars and two $165 Radio sets will be awarded. The campaign ends at 6 p. m. Saturday, March 2,4, just nine days away. But wonderful work can be accom plished in nine days. Candidates are swinging forward, fired with enthusiasm that closeness of standings, puts nearness of the end of race inspires. Vote reserves are being piled up everywhere along the line. Tremendous pressure will be brought to bear whenever a possible subscription looms up. The whole re sult of all work that has gone before lunges on the next nine days. A lit tle extra endeavor now and the $1750 Studebaker or other big prize is won. And even the tiniest fraction of lost time between now and the close may ditch a person into the “also ran” column. For when the final count is made it will be “awful nice” to have a big fist-fi*’! of those 100,000 Extra Vote Coupons to throw into the fray. There will be no more special cash prizes after this week, t.nd next week it firemen, whose names er is expected to result in securing a large attendance of county teachers at this meeting. He was present Iasi 1 year at the April session of the asso- unlearned, were killed by the exploe | Lm 10 ,"' and f! i8 , tal ! l , l 0n that O f asion l on v will be recalled with much pleasure Six women were cremated in their ^ W 8ch °ol workers^ The teach- bens and another killed while jump- f 8 f 01 ™? co « nt y ' eel for - , * f lllinto in liavincr nrvrtrkt** iini+w n# iug from an upper story. Several of the rescued women were badly bttrnei’. The loss is fixed at a hundred thousand dollars. WOMEN INTERESTED IN ROAD PROGRAM Greenville, March 16.—Prominent women who are interested in the de velopment of good roads throughout the United States will be among those in attendance upon the joint meeting here of the United States .Good Roads Assoo’ut'cn and the Bankhead National Hghway Associa tion oh Aprijl 16-19, according to an MRS. THORNTON WILL TOUR THREE STATES FOR BANK- HEAD HIGHWAY tunate in having the opportunity of hearing Dr. Snyder again. No department sessions will be held this time. Impor unt business mat ters are to come up, however, includ ing the election of two delegates to the Council of Delegates of the State r l eachers’ Association. Lunch will be set ved at the close of thh program. SOUTH CAROLINA WILL COOPERATE Bankhead Commiss'op, and nro ac tively engaged in promoting the beautifying of this cross-country route from the Nafon's Capital to San Di ego. Calif. Among those who are expected to be present is Mrs. Albert E. Thorn ton, a member of the woman's com mission on the Bankhead highway, and vice-president of the United States Good Roads’ nssoc'atlon. For the last several weeks, Mrs. Thorn ton, according to reports received . , here, has devoted practically all of takes $27 for each 100,000 Extra | j, er ti mo stirring up interaat in Votes the approaching meeting. An itinerary for Mrs. Thornton through the state's of South Carolina. Georgia and Virginia has been drawn up with the assistance of J. A. Roun tree. director general of the United States Good Roads Association, in the course of which Mrs. Thornton wil lappeal to the women of the three states to take up the work of beau tifying the Bankhead route, and in vite them to attend the Greenville meeting. Among iVitces on the itin erary are Greenville. Spartanburg, Greensiibro and Richmond. Mrs. Thornton is the first woman in this country to be honored by an election to the vice presidency of the United States Good Roads Associa tion. Dedham, Mass.. March 15.—Nicola fjicco, convicted of killing a paymas ter and guard three years ago. was sp weak from his hunger strike today he must be helped if he attends the hearing tomorrow on a motion for a new. trial. He has refused to oat for twenty-nine days. MRS. M. V. HENRY DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS^ After an illness of about ten days Mrs Maria V. Henry .died this after noon at her home on Day street. She was 84 years old. The funeral »nr- vice will be held at the home at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. The body will then be taken to Columbia for interment. That a fuel saving of 10 per cent can be effected by the use of roller hearing railway cars Is the conclusion reached after a long series of careful tests by the Swedish slate railways. . Tiny, quills of gold dust form the (Undard pl yalue in the blghUuds of British Guiana. “ THREE GERMANS SHOT BY FRENCH SENTRIES Duesseldorf. March 16.—Three Ger mans were killed bv French sentries todfly white trying to brtfik into a warehouse at Recklinghausen., The French said the Germans disregarded the usual challenges. ' r HEAVY EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED IN ITALY Rome. March 16.—A. heavy earth quake at some point near by was re corded by seismographs at Naples and Foggla today. The instruments were damaged. A Florence dispatch says the observatory there reported an earthqu.iKe c-ntering in the Dal matian zone across the Adrlut’c. DISThlCT 1 Florence Miss Mar’e Richardson 596,650 Miss Margaret Gandy 592,460 Miss Ethel Werhan 589,000 Mrs. B. L. Hyman 546,850 Albert Taylor 478,650 Miss Mary Fetner 436,275 Mrs. J. E. Koopman 435.225 M ! ss Dorothea Waters 407,825 Miss Lizzie McIntyre 347,575 Mrs. 1L D. Sanders 327,000 Mrs. Louis Palles 304,725 M ss Myrtle Stackley 251,000 Charlie Stokes 50,000 DISTRICT * Tlmmonsville, R. F. D. 1 Miss Eloise Cole 608,000 tferanton Miss Mary Graham 598,500 Kingbsurg Mrs. G. R. Gaskins 596,600 Florence Gen. Del. Miss Nealie Brigman 578,175 Mar* Bluff Miss Nora Mae McMillan.... 505,500 Florence, R. F. D. 1 Ernest Haselden 448,875 Lake City, R. F. O. 3 Miss Myrtle Godwin 440,000 Leo, R. F. D. 1 Mrs. Annie McDaniel 414,000 Pamplico Andrew Coleman, Jr 397,260 Coward* Mrs, Janie Parrott 254,500 Bannockburn, R. F. D. 1 Miss Add’e Eagerton 250.400 STATE PRESIDENT AND FIELD SECRETARY MEET WITH LOCAL COMMITTEES FORMER VISIT HERE | PREPARINgTeNTERTAIN VERY PLEASANT 0NE| OVER 300 DELEGATES NAMES OF SOME OF THE SPEAK ERS AT THE CONVENTION ARE ANNOUNCED J. Arthur Flanagan, state president. and S. Wilkes Dendy., field secretary Nir the state, of the South Carolina Christian Endeavor Union were in the city on Monday, for a disnissiou with local workers of the plans for tile S.»te Convention to be held in Florence April 6, 7 and 8. which ulans are rapidly taking shape. Prelimi nary to the meeting, » canvass of all Presbyterian homes for the r.’acitu of delegates had been made. Seven teams made this canvnss in a thor ough manner last Sunday, with the result that a fair estimate is that 200 of the delegates will he so en tertained. Other denominations arc h eartily cooperating, ahd <t is hoped by the end of the week or the first of next week arnangements will he made to take care of the 3u0 to 350 delegates expected. An enthusiastic meeUn* of chair men of committees was held on Mon day atiernoon in the office of j. Long, who is chairman of the Ban quet Committee of the Convention, present S. J. McCown, president of the local society, T. R. Barringer, district prcsjWent and chairman of the Automobile Committee. Miss Jeanette Jaeger, chairman of Registration Committee, Miss J«,.n- ette Ross and Miss Klsie Napier, Junior workers. And A. L. Hardee, chairman of the Committee on Enter tainment. At this meeting, it waa decided that separate banquets for Seniors and Intermediates would he held on Saturday evening, and a h g Junior social on the same evening. At some convenient place on Satur day about noon, a "pep” •,’uncheon will be served, and the delegates will be entertained by the local society at n social after the meeting in the church on Friday evening. Full oro- giaui of activities and meetings will be available later. A number of speakers secured are the following: Rev. O. A. Nickles of Charleston. Miss Mamie Gene Cola. AM-South Junior Superintendent, of Atlanta. Rev. R. F. Kirknatr’ck of Anderson. S. C., Dr. E. B. Quick. Re gional Superintendent of the Disciples of Christ, of Atlanta. Oa.. Charles F. Evans. Southern Secretary of All- South Committee of Christ'an Ku- lfi:vor. Dr. Howard S. Hilley, presi dent of Atlantic Christian College, Dr. H. H. Pitzer. associate pastor of First Presbyterian church of Chatta nooga, Dr. John M. Wells, pres’dent of Columbia Seminary, Dr. Henrv F. Williams, of Foreign Mission Board of Southern Presbyterian church: and there will be still others. Registration for delegates are now coming in rapidly, already some six ty or sixty-five having bee nrece’ved. The chairman of the Hegistration Committee is hihgly p/aased with tne response his efforts so far to pace deegates have met with, and hopes that Foreuce wi soon he ready to say it can entertain a who want to come. nounccment by members of the local committee having charge of the prep-; lowed the same course, arations foi- the meeting. Many oflation of $3,000 is provided to pay this these women ar? members of the ; state’s portion of the expenses of the Columbia, March 15.—The stat of South Carolina will offic'ally cooper ate with other states of the Cotton Belt in fighting insect pests if a bill introduced in the House of Represen tatives by the ways and means com mittee, should escape being caught mi the legislative jam of the last ot the sess'on, and be enacted into law. Under the pending bill, the governor would appoint three members of a commission which would function as soon as a total of six states have fal- An appropri commission. A similar bill has already been en- i cted into law in North Carolina, where the movement was launched some months ago by Governor Cam eron Morrison. The Tar Heel chief executive showed his interest in the movement by sending his personal ap peal to the South Carolina legislature to arrange a hearing on the proposi tion at which A. W. McBean, of Ral eigh, former member of the war firunce board, could outline the plan. This hearing was granted, and short ly thereafter thw ways and means committee prepared the b’.U now be fore the legislature. DEMPSEY GETS BIG OFFER FOR FIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL TO REOPEN PLAYGROUND After being closed for several weeks the Central school playground will he reopened Saturday with Mrs. J H Rainwater as playground supervisor Mrs. Rainwater ias had special train ing in this work and the parents of the school are urged to send the'r children to the playground. Parents are invited to come out and watch the manner in which the play is di reeled. PLAY'AT CARTERSVILLE Cartcrsvllle, March 15.—(Special)— The high school pupfs of the Car- tersville school assisted by the teach ers. will present “Valley Farm.” a play in four acts, on Friday evening. March>23. at the school auditorium at 7:45 o’clock. Admission 15 and 26 cents. Proceeds to go for the benefit of the baseball team. THE WEATHER. Los Angeles. Mar. 15 —Jack Demn- sey. world’s heavyweight hoxlmi champion, has be?n offered $150,000. $25,000 for training expenses and 75 per cent of the motion p'eture rights for a fight with Luis Angelo Firpo at Buenos Aires next November, the Los Angeles Examiner said today. Demu- sey admitted receiving the offer and said he awaited word from his man ager regarding the details. New York, March 15.-Tex Rickard, the promoter, announced today that Firpo cannot fight Dempsey in Beu- nos Aires for a year on account of his" contract with him. BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS READY TO PAY Washington. March 16.—The Brit ish government today planned to pay $4,128,085 to the New York Federal Reserve Bunk under the debt refund ing agreement. The agreement has not yet been actually signed EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE For South Carolina: Rain tonight and Friday. Warmer In the Interior tonight. Increasing east and south east winds. DR. H. L. HALL DEAD Lincoln. Neb.. March 16.—Dr. H. L. Hall, aged 73. vice chairman of the Democratic Natioral committee from 1£M to 1912, is read here. Washington. March 15.—Total er>, ports for the United Ktates during Fehruffry were $:’>10.000,000 compared "•"h $250,609,000 February a year mn*v DAILY MARKETS BIG BILL BRENNAN NOW OUT OF DANGER New York, March 15.—Bill Bren nan, the Chicago boxer, who went to the hospital yesterday with concus sion of the brain as a result of be Ing knocked out by Firpo, is today expected to leav ethe hospital in a few days. COMMISSION TO SELECT OFFICIAL STATE FLOWER BETHEL STUDENTS MAKE HONOR ROLL PLAY TO BE PUT ON BY THE STUDENTS TONIGHT. LOSES FIRST BASKETBALL GAME TIMES’ PHONES o—— Editorial, and news depart ments, social am! personal items. Phone 225. Business Department, adver tisements. complaints aa to de livery of papera, subscriptions, ■ coatest, Phone 6tf. **+-*+.+ + *+.+ * » ♦ New York Cotton Open High Low Close ..30.75 31.04 30.75 30.85 31.10 31.34 31.00 31.00 30.42 30.60 30.30 30.30 .. .r. .26.75 27.04 26.70 26.74 20.2t> 26.47 20.17 26.18 New Orleans Cotton March 30.99 31,00 30.77 30.77 May .. 30.95 30.95 30.66 30.57 Jnlw .t> .. ....,30.42 30.65 30.22 30.22 Oct* vt V. v.. .26.45 26.66 26.32 26.34 March 4) May . <« July . + Oct. . Dec. . Senator T. B. Butler, of Cherokee, and Representative T. S. Heyward, of Beaufort, and (J. B. Ellison, of Rich land, have been named as members of the legislative commission charg ed with the selecting of a state flower and will begin their investigations immediately. The commission is anxious to re- .-elve suggestions from any citizen, Mr. Heyward being especially anxious to'hear from the women of the state. The commission is created under provisions of a concurrent resolu tion introduced by G. B. Ellison and Jeff B. Bates, of Richland. - ■ 1 ■ ■ —'‘ -frr- PAYS THREE-CENT TAX Greenville, Mar 15.—Probably the smallest income' taxpay er In South Carolina is J. W. Britt, printer of Greenville, who tolay paid the govern ment three cents on his income of 72 cents above exemptions. His tax to the state of South Carolina was a perty. H did not take advantag of the installment plan, but paid the en tire tax in one lump sum. Bethel. March 16.—(Special I—Tha school work in general Is progressing verv nicely now that the lon<? faces of the students caused bv examina tions are once more becoming cheer ful. The high schoa' students who made the honor roll last month and their averages are as follows: Buena Jordan 93. Lizzie Strickland 92. Beat rice Hicks 91. and John MacDefee 90. The Bethel reserves wlih the first string center lost their first game last Fr’duv to the first Glenwood quintette by the close score of 32-30. Kirby led in scoring, he being able to case 26 points for The Bethel high school auditorium will be the scene of a very sensa tional |k’ay Friday night, March 16th. The play is entitled “Clubbing the Husband.”> The Bethel Community String Bund will furn’sh the music, making its first public appearance at the time. Admission only. 10 and..20 cents. The Bethel Community Club will put on Arthur Lewis Tubji’s latest, production in the near future. Notice the Bethel notes for the date of this splendid play, it is u rural setting in four acts entitled “Home Ties” and playa^two hours. WATTS PLEADS GUILTY IN CITY COURT Deo, J-S -M .26.00 26sl7 21.86 25-861 odistl. The highest church building in the world is being built by Chicago Meth- Raleigh. March 15.—A. D Walla, former revenue commissioner of North Carolina rtauled guilty today- in the city court to the charge of aid ing and abetting immorality. He was fined $100. The case grew out of a ra’d on his apartment in January. The average yield of a cork tree tf about forty-fiva pounds each "han vest," that is to say, overy elghv or ten yeart, _ . /