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FLORENCE DAILY TIMES
THI LATEST ASSOCIATED PflESS DISPATCHES
27th Year
Florence, S. C., Wednesday Afternoon, March 21, 1923.
$6.00 a Year
BILLY SUNDAY TO SPEAK
IN FLORENCE ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 27, AT 8:30 A. M.
Great Evangelist To Hold
Service In Dixie Warehouse
On North Coit Street
Arranging To Take Care
Of 1 ive Thousand
People
“MA” SUNDAY IS TO
ACCOMPANY HIM
MISSES COURT FIRST
TIME IN 23 YEARS
INDIANS ON WARPATH
WITH WHITE SETTLERS
HOT ON THEIR TRIAL
iA YOUNG BUCK AND TWO
COUNTER PROPOSALS
OF TURKS TO TREATY
UNDER CONSIDERATION
EXPERTS WILL BE CALED UPON
TO REPORT TO ALLIED
GATHERING
VENIZELOS STANDS
GUARD FOR GREECE
ER’TISH am A ns-.; A DOR T'l BERLIN
IS ALSO ATTENDING MEET
■ N LONDON
OTHERS REPORTED SHOT
IN CLASH
PIUTES CONVICTED OF
ELECTED
-rj r T'l. 4. r\C SHERIFF BURCH HAS t«OT BEEN)
Will Be 1 he Guest Of I he absent since first being i
Hotel Florence Over
Monday Night
Billy Sunday wil Ispeak in Florence
Tuesday morninjr, March 27 at 8.30 1
STEALING SHEEP
; ESCAPES FROM THE SHERIFF'
AND TROUBLE BEGINS
For Ihe first time in 23 years Slier- BLANDin j. UTAH
iff Burch is not attcndim* court tlrsl
week. He is confined to Lis Led «nd I Ua, » L3k * Utah. March 21— |
'a wheel chair with a broken if".
IA possee of white settlers in tri
which he sustained some 11 mu ago ■-Juan comty, fjouthcasiern Utah, I::
o'clock, it was announced th s morn- .
ing by ,1. c. Long, chairman of the,
committee representing the Men's when he tr'ppet o\er a iioard and fell I ,n ^ a - v re b° r t r, d on the trail of a band
Bib’e classes of the city, who went to 1 in fhp rorri( , nr of thp • of l B ' Joz ^ n reD ^ade Piute Indians
Columbia some time ago to see Mr. ^ f f 1 !' vho went on “u* warpath at uiam 1
Sunday about comimr here Mr Sun ' Jusl 23 y ears ago the sheriff was Ing Monday afternoon,
day and his party will nrrive at “J^® for . ,he "’ f . nm " | A young buck known an Joe Bisb-
o’clock Monday evening from Wilson if”' 1 st “ t * d M th,s fl that begin 1 op-» Boy is reported killed, and two
N. C.. where he will speak on that | ^ "m TnU) SeSS, ° n af,0 ‘. hc '•"lims wounded in a c lash yester
day, spend the night at the Florence I int ° ( J ffl( ® ?® !l tU not n,,88 ^ (1 :i . day. As far as could he learned no
WltU Mr Suoday will I,. 1,1, wit,. T£S.
“aJned 11 ^ 0 W,U haS Vet beeU ' talled 0,1 him at 1,10 ^ ,l an(i assured' a "band of 8 Indians stmtecl making
All of the churches of the citv arel^ h °Y ever ’ thll \ the nia ! ; ' , I ,Ucrv 0? ! trouble. The young Indians were
closc iv coooerat ny ri arr mv Z for Ule C0urt Wa:3 ru . nninK Km<,othly untter i convicted of robbery but escaped
Hie R ervW P smi ninna arranging for the able direction of Deputy M. IM from the sher'ff. The Indians have
the service and plans are now being Burch, who has been associated witn j C ut the telephon lines
mada to accommod.te 5.000 iKiopio thc , h ,, r |„ ln thc orace ..aiabor | ^ °
0 ' >cirs BAPTISTS WIN ONE
FROM METHODISTS
which is the capacity of the ware
bouse. Seats will be arranged tor
2,500, the remaining having to stand.
This will be an Incentive to arrive
early. It Is on$ of the famous evan
gelist’s hobbies to start promptly on
EXAMINATIONS FOR
YOUNG PHARMACISTS
London, March 21.—Allied govern
ment representatives are meeting
here tocia*- tn consider the Turkish
counter proposals to the Lausanne
treaty. Lord Curzon Biillsh foreign
secretary, presided. It Is understood
that after a dlscues'on by the d< c
gates and the committee exe rts will
be named to make a report on the va
rious proposals..
Comidarable interest lias been
i roused by Ihe announcement that
Premier Venizelos of Greece will n*
l-iesent during the consideration of
the Turkish treaty. He is under..mod
to have been Inv ted by the Briti'h
government so he would be available
for consultation regarding question*
Meeting Greece.
Po’itical gossip today speculated
regarding the purpose of the visit
here of Lord LFAbernon, British am
bassador to Berlin. Olflc al circles
profess ignorance of it myiiig the
visit is unofficial. The general as
sumption is he really came to report
on the German situation regarding
possible Ruhr developments.
Legislature Likely Quit
With No Progress Made
\ 4 .
hi Solving Tax Question
Columbia, March 21.—The iegiau. that the worst had already hanpened. |
ture adjourned this atternoon to meet | The decisive action of the senau'
again tomorrow morning i last night seems to have put an end for|
The free conference committee on! (he present to any attempts to raise 1
the appropriation biii began its work revenue by any other than the direct
at three o’clock. Permanent improve- ! way of making p.operty pay the costs j
inents to cducat iona. 1 institutions wnl of government.
likely be cut down, according to mem j The free conference committee's re
hers of the ctiicmMt''". nort met with an unfavorable re
ciaudo 11 in. of me committee waajeeption in the senate and the house
in consultation nearly all nlgnt long i was spared the necessity—or op-
with Govrenor McLeod, and he awoke portunity - of acting upon it.
this morning with a severe headache It would be rlgnt to sav no such
which postponed the comm ttee this condition as this has ever confronted
; morning to this afternoon. a general assembly. Everybody knows
1 •Little was before the two branches j that now. The question is. “What
of the legislature today. j shall be done?’’
i The legislators are eager for
ANNUAL OLDER BOYS
CONFERENCE TO BE
11 HELD AT PAMfTJGO
(By Associated Prens.i
somebody to show them the
Columbia. March 21.—Both houses out. They want to get through
of the legi Siture udjourned this
morning until tomorrow. The session
was biief. The appropriation bill
conleiees are unable to get together.
Prospects for final adjournment In c
week are regarded as doubtti;' Th*'
house instructed the conferees to cut
out slate institution building appro
priations.
BAD CHECK BILL
A STRINGENT ONE
Columbia. March 21—Dazed but not
hopeiesa.
After adjournament tonight mem
bers of the two nouses were milling
around in the halls, wondering what
would happen. Some seemed to think
FRUIT IN PIEDMONT
SUFFERS FROM FROST
go home. In the mad rush at
last, what will suffer? That is (lie
responsibility that, is weighing
heavily upon the men who wish to
see the state go frewanl and yet
must keep in mind the fact that this
is the state's critical year.
Many wild rumors were afinat last
night, one persistent one being that
an extra session would be necessary
This did not meet with much < re
dunce. Some voiced the opinion that
it is a wonderfully psychological mo
ment for Governor McLeod to take
the party leadership.-News and Con
rier.
COUNCIL AND MAYOR
IN MEETING TODAY
Hr. A. C. Ellerbe, a member of the;
The Baptists won from the Metho-
the minute, and those who eo out to! state ' pharmaceutical examiipng ; ,list on t,,,, volleyball court
hear him will be assured that he will, boiml has gone to Greenwood to yesterday evening in a very exciting
-* u join the board in giving examina-j K ame - Tonight the Baptist take on
tions to ten or 16 applicants lor U I Rotarians and the Palmetto
start speaking promptly at 8.30
o’clock- A choir made up from all
of the churches w H begin pmcticing
at once for the song service, which
will begin around 8 o’clock.
J. C. Sparrow Is chairman of the
seating committee and he has already
begun work on arranging for the
censes. No other business will bei\ ow ^ ,r * l’ '’! 1 * Uo. linesmen play the
transacted. The exnniining board <i i ^ ® 0 t* 1 °t these gams are ox-
composed of I. A. Rigby, Spartanburg; ' pp( ' ,p, ^ to prov interesting and
M. S. Dantzler, Elloree; Herbert | close '
jkxt i or ^nou, in
OPERATION STILL GROWING
' X'r r , ray, Abbeville; A. Clyde Ellerbe,!
seats and other changes that will have ri ^ ence . w Awards Boyd, Colu.n-1
bia; Frank VI. Smith, secretary, Chari
eston.
to be made in the warehouse. A
stage will be erected, pnd Mr. Sun
day esfeciallv called attention to hav
ing a well-constructed chair on the
stage '"'hich will stand a great deal
of rough usage. It will be remem
bered by those who 'have heard th*«
famous evangelist that n great many
of his points during his senmun aio
driven home while ne is i ;lner sunn
ing in a chair or using it In h s ges- J morning at 10 o’clock, after pn v’ ! wary.
i Washington, March 21.—More cot-
I ton spindles were in place and the
) average number operated was greater
during February Mian ! n January, the
MRS. SUSIE PULLEY
men UCDC TnnAVl' Pns ’^ Moreau announced today. Spin
UlbU ntnb IUUAT dies in place on Febrrpry 28 wer*
j 37,276.302 of which 35.307,107 wen
Mrs. Susie Palmy, wife of Arthur■ operated as compared with S7.225.419 j
Pulley, died at a local hospital this *n place and 35,240,853 active in Jan-
Following is the act making it un
lawful to draw checks without founds
in bank to pay them:
Pet it enacted: by the general as
sembly of the state of South Caro
lina. section 1. That it shall be un
lawful for any person, in his own
name or in any other capacity what
soever. to obtain money or other
property of any kind or nature what
ever. with fraudulent intent, by
means of a check draft or moner
order, or which he is the maker or
drawer, or which, though Up is not
maker or (rawer, no with like in
tent,utters or delivers, or aids on
abets another to utter or deliver. 1!
such check, draft or order 4s not paid
l»v the drawee, the person making,
drawing or uttering the same shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor; and the fact
that such check or order was not
paid by drawee ncause the maker or
drawer did not have on deposit with
the bank, person, firm or corpora
lion, upon which such check, draft o?
o’dcr was drawn, sufficient funds to
pay the same in full when presented;
and the further fact that the maker
or drawer of such check, draft oi
WORK TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK ON
ERECTION OF THE CITY'S NEW
WHITE WAY
tures.
j ness lasting tor two months. She.
Mayor W. R. Barringer staled tluslwas in the hospital her? a month. Hei | KERENSKY SAYS READY
morning that he intends personally to home was in St. Stephen s, but tne| TO PLAY THE MARTYR
see the merchants and other business body will be shipped to Keenersvilie. j
men of the citv and request then' 10 N. C 4 for interment. Mrs. Pulley was. New York. March 21.—Former Pre-
close up shop during this service and 37 years of age. :mier Kerensky of Russia, Catherine
attend. He is expected to issue aj Breshkovsky, and other social revo-
piouai • ton to this effect withai the ALLOWS BIG RAILROAD lutionary par / leaders are r«,dy to
next day or two. The mayor is very j TO QUIT BUSINESS surrender to the soviet government
enthusiastic over the coming to Fior- and he imprisoned in place of 22
AUTHORITY ON SUBJECT SAYS
PEACHES AND PEARS HAVE
BEEN HARD HIT
Greenville. M^rdT 21-Frult. and! City councM .s holding * meeting
especially peaches and pears. In tha , «»ls afternoo i in which the white wa"
Piedmont section of South Carolina,
suffered heavily from the low tempera
ture of Monday night, according to
question is up for discussion. Al
though the white way lighting sys
tem is assured for Florence, tliere an
yet a number of minor details to be
Prof C. C. Newman. Professor New- 1 B( , tllr( , an( , th( , sp v . i|M 1)0 a tu.,,d< <
man. a noted horticulurlst and agrono- • to it js ex p e cted. at the meeting tlii-'
mical authority.made extensive In- j afternoon
vestigations in orchan’s near the city | ‘ Thp ( . 0I ' ltra ,. t f or erecting the bases
this morning and reported damage {oi (hp ijgi , t ha , , )PPn let ,,
to peaches had probably run as hiKh j» a | cier aI1( j Conard. and work will be
as 90 per cent. Pears were nearly all, R j n Qn thi3 en(1 of „, P worU n ex’
killed, the expert said, while apples; week jt has bpen
announced. It 1
had apparently not been materially, expected that the visit of Billy
damaged.The loss has run far Into ^ , 0 Florenc . c Tuesday of m ..
flixj 4 I wxi i c* o ti rl c; r\T 4 n >'/>11 CT ii / ki 11 J -
I week will come up for discussion, ano
I council asked by the mayor to giv
the thousands of dollars throughout
the section,it was thought.
full coope ution ‘n the plans for ids
oider failed io pay the amount , (Room and killed probably more than
same within seven (7) days after ba jf 0 f f bosP no f ve f blooming. Those
Professor Newman said thatlOo per
cent of peaches already in bloom and , _ ,
examined by him had been killed, rece P t,on
These embraced chiefly the Elberta; r->r,>-r,im-kit nr-
and kindred late varieties. The bitter! pQRMER PRESIDEIMT Ul
cold, adr'ed to £. heavy humidity. It. IIMIWCDOITV HCAH
was said, wiped out the peaches in, UlMIVtnoll T ULAU
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THIS
WEEK. FINE PROGRAM
PREPARED
MORE THAN HUNDRED
DELEGATES EXPECTED
HELD AS PART OF THE FLORENCE
COUNTY Y. M. C. A.
WORK
Program for the third annual older
boys’ conference to be held at
Pamplico Frb’av and Saturday of this
week are off ihe press and ara now
being sent to the different groups
over, the county. Dr R. M. Johnston.
♦ he countv secretary announced this
morning. This is th® third conference
of its kiml in the country, and it is
expected to be the best one held su
far. More than 100 delegates from
Mie various Hi-Y groups *A-er the
country are expected to be in attend-
' > nce. bslt’es a number of the state
officials of the organization.
G. A. Schnell. state county liovs’
woik secretary is to be one of the
speakers, as well as T. B. Lanham.
another state officer.
The program is as follows:
Program
Theme- T1 dp the. Other Fellow
Friday. March 23—AOr.ioon
Pampl co Methodist riuirrb
.‘LOO Registration and Assignments
3.45 Song Service, Rev Mark (>=>-
borne. Illiaiiezcr. pi:m i r,t. Ot;s Ham.
t ilanta.
4.oo I mvotioppl. Rev. Jdin Me.
Sween, Timmonsvi!l<*.
4.15 OiKanizalion. Rivers Mct’al!,
Florence, nrosido'it 1922 Confei-.'nce,
tresiding.
5.00 How to (Jet Die Most Opt of
Th's Conference. B. A. ib linen. Co
lumbia.
6.30— Recreation and Get A-'Tiain’-
°d.
Evening Session
Pamplico Warehouse
Music By Orchestra.
7.00 - Banquet.
Toastmaster. C. M. Wilkins >n May
or of Pampimo.
Address of Welcome, Ctnude Bu-
’'.*r. I’timplico.
Response. Leonard M< Elveen. Oiai*-
ta.
Report* from eaelj DelesaMor:.
Who w<* are.
Wliere are we *rcm?
Whiit di'l we come fee ^
Address. T. B. Lanham. ColtrnhiR.
9.00 Speckil Meet'ng < f (’''iinty
Committeemen and Adult Leaiiers.
Saturclay Morning
r.’mflico Methodist Church
ence of Mr. Sunday and has assured
the committee of the full coot era! ion
Washington, March® 21.—The Inter party leaders, acsord'ng to a member
state commerce commission today au of the party here,
of every department of the city gov-r thorized the receivers of the Chicago,
ernment in making the occasion a sue- Peoria and St. Lou’s railroad to aban- j
cess. No public reception will be giv- don the Hna which with its branenes.,
en the evangelist when h« arrives | totals 234 miles. It is the biggest
in the c'ty Monday evening, as he i rnilroad the commission ever autnor- and Airs. j. u. Murciuson, cued at
has requested that he wishes to go ' ized to quit business and it run^ j hospital heie last night, after an i.'l-
immedVtely to the hotel as he will through a rich aect.on of country. (ness of some time. The body was
be in need of the rest until the next' —— j i ikep to Marion this morning for
morning. However, it is probable' ATEYEH HAS SOLD FIRE STOCK the funeral servi e ami interment.
tnat Hundreds will gather at the de- 1
pot to get a glimpse of Mr. Sunday . Proprietor" 'if the Ateyeh Depart
MISS FLORA CARMICHAEL
Miss Flora Carmichael, aunt of Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Murchison, died at
when he arrives, as there are many [ ment store an -' ince that the remain-
people in Florence who have never; der of the slot k of goods recently
seen the evangelist. : damaged by fire has been sold to C. Jtime.
It is expected that thousands of' N. Levy of Charlotte, N. C. Mr.
people from Florence will crowd thc • Ateyeh announce.-, that the store is
warehouse-to hear Mr. Sunday, and \ to be completely remodeled and that
that hundreds w 11 come in from near jin about two weeks the company will
by towns and the country within a ! reopen an entirely new stock,
radius of 25 miles or more.
Miss Cnrmichael had numerous
friends in Florence who will learn of
her death with sincere regret. She
had been in failing health for some
JANUARY EXPORTS FAR
AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Immediately aft^r the service the Cecil Gregg who underwent au ou- ;
Sunday party will board the A. C. L.
Washington, March 21.—Exports
from the United States during Janu
ary were $335,539,192 as compared
not yet blossoming. Professor New
man said, were chiefly of the eariy
varieties and had suffered least.
Pears. Professor Newman said, ha* 1
written notice sent to his last known
Hf’nress, shall, as against the maker
or drawer of such check, draft, or
order, bo prlma facie evidence of
fradulent intent; and any persons so
convicted shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment, in* the discretion,
of the court. Provided: That if the a moiiiU of these,
amount of the check, (’raft or order] Apples, it w'as said, had probably
8.30
Ren eat a
mat
Games. B
Be b U'd
9.00
Song ftm
vice.
Mark Osh:
Itevo
tinnal. b>
!in M
i-SweeTi.
9.20
R r -p'>rt fi
rom 1
■’acll Gro't:)
Hi Y
Methods.
B. A
. Schnei!
NewOrleans. March 21—Dr. Job”
McLaren McBryde. Sr.. 82 years o'
age, of Blackhurg. Va.. president
emeritus of Virginia Polytechnic in
stitute, died here today as the re-
undc^btedly been practically ruined an , t o£ a fall three weeks ago ei
by Lie cold wave, though he said he| n , p honio ()f bia R0 „ |. rof j obn Me.
had not personaly examined any great nry(le Jr of Tl ,i a „ c University.
Dr. McBryde bed been spending
the winter with his son ami shortly
be less than twenty dollars, t*20.00) h v though not to d . . uf v.“„ V
the offence rnav hp triahlp within the ! A. . lY r<in ’ a2:P, i' l noil go no1 l0 | planned returning to his Virginia
^ i thp . Pxteht suffpred ny P ears or I home. Three weeks ago he fell o-.
jurisdiction of the magistrates court:
Provides, further, that nothing here
in shall affect m any way prosecu
tions now pending for violations of
section 203 ol the criminal code of
peaches.
Professor Nwman. said, how’ever. that
while the cold wave had been very
general throughout the Piedmont and
that temperatures as low as 22 degrees
the stairway of his son’s home,
breaking his hip. He had been
comparatively good health prior to
jte injury.
South Carolina of 1912; nor shall it i, a( ] been reaf .hed that local conditions | juqg e DECLARER UNION
affect or prevent prosecution of an of- had no doubt modified losses to ' LEADERS WERE RESPONSIBLE
fence under law prior to the approval p earbes j,, different localities 'The! LEADERS W RE
of this act. Section 2; The word p|p va jj on 0 r (] 1P orchards, he said, was , Harrison Ark March "l Iml-*'
it” as used in section 1 of this : R , arKe f », tor in determining to what R HarrlS ™ nH XV ^ ^
crer
act shall be construed to mean 8e-i pxfPn » r b ev would suffer Ordinarily ' 3 , 1 . ' tl
curing further advances of monev or ..u" 1 ", ° , 1 s,irrpr - . r117 '. the legislative Investigators of striK*-
ciiring runner advances or money or wlth a temperature between 2.> and . , N - . tl ,
goods by means of a check, draft or .jefrrpea he said fhc Ires on high . ir,>UD,PS aiong l,lp 1 * 1
..u degrees, ne sain tne ires on uign Arkansas ra lroad. that ill*- i*adcr.s o
order given in whole or In part pay
ment of a then existing account.
Section 3: That all nets or parts
of act inconsistent with this act are,
hereby repealed, except as hereinbe
fore provided.
Section 4: That this act shall takei
effect immediately upon its approval
by the governor.
ground would suffer much less than £be ra R r0 ad unions were rcsoonsibi"
those in the lowqr groum’.
train for Columbia. The 10.20 train
leaving Florence will stop opposite doing well this afternoon,
the warehouse in order to allow the
party to board it
eratlon in a* local hospital this morn-J with $278,848,469 in January a year
ing for appendicitis, is reported as ago. according ^ d ”. a .L“f“Jf 3 today
bv the commerce department.
SLAIN FOR REFUSING
BLACKMAIL FRIEND
Florence Yellow Jackets In
Good Shape For Opener
New York March 21—The police
today began investigating a report
that Dorothy Keenan, the Broadway
model, was slain because she re
fused tn blackmail a mysterious man
known as Air. Marshall. The police
were told the girl had letters from
Marshall, who was said to be a
wealthy Boston manufacturer, which
she refused to use illegitimately.
New York. March 21.—The murder
of Dorothy Keenan killed last Thurs
day is still a mystery today. The
police asked the Chicago nolice to
look up Jack Lannigan, a friend of
the girl.
Chicigo, Mhrch 21.—lack Lannigan
formei friend of Dorothy KeelVm. to
day denied he had qitarfeled with the
girl three weeks afo. as the New
York police bellpved he had. He saw
her last three ni-jnths ago.
J. H. Welch. Sr. went to Jackson-
lie, Fla., Saturday night and met
s wife, who has been visiting her
star in Miami. Fla. Both returned
i the city Sunday n ght.
i The game with Conway will be
p’ayed at 3.30 Friday afternoon. Thc
pitr-hers will be selected from Me
Knight, Coleman. Byrd Rhame. These
boys ure going fine. They have plen
ty of curves and fast balls. They
will bear watching this season.
The catching staff will be between
j Capps, IHn-js and Atk nson. Those
; boys show plenty of pep while play
j ing and they know how to work Ule
j pitchers.
The infle.M lias not been selected
| yet. Thc men that are out for m-
| Held are Stone and Montgomery, first.
I Newberry. Jones and McCormick at
! second. FVirmer and Smith at thiro
) These bovs know how lo handle the
! old pill when (hey get their hands on
i It. They know where to plav the
ball.
j 'The out field looks good. They have
l such players as Kafer, Russ, Gregg.
1 Garret, McQueen. Stoll. The yellow
| Jackets arc hitting that old rock
, right and left, and with their fielding
i and hitting they will bear watching.
; The admission for Friday’s gjtme
jia 25c and 5Uc.
The squad suffered a severe loss
last we Q K when young MeFJveen was
hit on the head by one of Rhame s
, slants. Although the blow' was not
i serious, the promising outfielder has-
been out of practice since. This will
ne a great handicap to the team and
the pep nnd fight of Wilbur will be
missed when the pride of Fioren*'*.*
takes the field in the opening game
Friday
for the uprising of the peorle ^loiig
♦he Ine. because they voted to con
tinue the strike.
St. Joseph, Mich. Mar. 21— The ques
tionnaire William Z. Foster is
charged with filling out when he
NORTH DAKOTA VILLAGE
TURNS WOMEN OUT
Des Lach. N. D.. March 21.—Village
voters here yeste.-day turned women
out of offica and elected a full ticket
of men to replace the fit'l list of wo
men officials ele^t^d a year ago.
VISITS POPLTRY CLUBS
SAW MOB KILL SIX
IN HERRIN RIOTS
I Marion, 111. March 21—George
j Dodd today testified in the Herrin; arrived for the communist con-
mine riot trial that he saw six , vention held here last August was
prisoners slain by a mob in the put-j introduced today in Foster's trial for
skirts of Herrin. criminal syndicalism.
Innocent Man Serves Two
Long Years In State Prison
Miss Farrar, the county girls agent,
visited the poultry clubs at Effing
ham and Bethel vesteiday and report
good meetings. These rlubs are com
posed of young gTls. and she gave in
struction in the care of the poultry.
HAMER ELECTED MAYOR
BY VOTERS IN DILLON
Dillon. March. 21—In the most hotly
contested election held in Dillon In
years Dr. J. H. Hamer defeated J. B.
Gibson and J. B. McCutcheon for
mayor of Dillon having obtained a
majority over his two opoonents of 45
votes. Out of 12 aldermen running the
following three were elected: W. Hall,
It. M. Carmichael and J. P. McLaurin.
There are three more aldermen yet to
be declared elected. The executive
committee is trying to edme to some
conclusion as to whether the next
Ihree highest candidates will have to
run over,
FIRE ON EAST EVANS STREET
Slight damage was done to the roof
of the house at 108 East Evans street
last night, when the rotten shingles
caught from a spark. The prompt ar
rival of the fire department keot the
fire from spreading The place la
owned bv T. R. Barringer.
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♦ contest, Phone 60.
Lawrence Tyndall, young white
roan, has served two vears in the
state penitent : arv without cause, he
being Innocent of a chtrge of stealing
an automobile as convicted in Flor
ence county, according to develop
ments announced yesterday by Gover
nor McLeod in an ^explanation of n
full pardon granted to Tyndall, says
the Columbia State.
Tyndall left in the afternoon with
ins aged father. J. F. Tyndall, for his
liome in Fayetteville. N. C.. a free
and happy man. Tyndall's conviction
was the result of a case of mistaken
identity, according .to an Investigation
by the pardon hoar*’.
‘ Th“ e’der Tyndall was in Columbia
, yesterday with a'North ( andina attor
ney in interest of his*son s case, and
during the day he appeared before
the board of pardons. He did not
know until h : s arrival thut the board
was meeting, coming to Columbia to
see Governor McLeod in an effort fof
a pardon. After’ the governor had
signed the full pardon for Tyndall, he
presented the pen he had used in af
fixing hie name *n the paper to the
boy’s father. The father broke down
and wept as his son whs declared
free man. thanking the chief exe"'!
live vrofuseJr.
Tyndall was under sentence of fiv°
years along with L. J. Miller for th n
theft of a Ford coupe, lie claimed t >
have been in Fayettev’lle nt *h n
time and had a large number of wit
nesses present at the tUpt to testify
that he was in the North (’andina
city, but they were never placed on
the stand, Tyndalls attorneys nit
thinking such action necessary. Aft’u
Tyndall was convicted, he app r i'led
to the supreme court for a new trial,
but the court upheld his convi* Bon
The trial was in the fall of 1921 and
Tyndall has since nerved iwo years in
the penitentiary
The pardon hoard found (hat a man
nanjed Hnll w’as in the car with Mil
ler at the time instead of Tyndall.
The pardon was based practically
entirely upon the report of the par
don board, which heard the case. It
was the first full pardon by Governor
McLeod. ^
10.30- Recreation and Blnu:*.
11.30— If I am to be the Can’eiu nf
Mv L'fe. Who Is to lie the Coach?
Training Rules Albert. Sirnmn.
Timmonsville
Playing the Game. Manton te' le.
Oiania.
Compelitinn, W. R. Sprott. Florence.
Choosing the Coach, Rivers M-tr!!.
Florence.
Address. Mark Osborn.
1.00—Dinn***'
Recreation or Sight Seeing Trio
Afternoon
3.00 -Song Service. Mark O-lcirr.
Devotional. John McSween
3.45—What Hat Tins Confsrenna
Meant to Me?
Address ,T. B. Lanham.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Columbia. March 21 .--The high
school basketliu’l championship '‘nr
girls will tie decided Thursday and
Friday when four teams will meet to
play off the sem. fine Is and fi» L.
The games will lie placed on Thms
day afternoon and even ng and Fridav
afternoon and evening after the serv
ices at the Billy Sunday faliernac'e.
Simpsonville and Anderson wil' rei •
resent the upper section of Bin sia-r.
! ••■hile Orangeburg and Mi Cull, lepra-
seut the lower section.
MIKE M’TIGUE’S PLANS
Dublin. Mprch 21—The mans ot
’like McTigue, th** conqueror of Bat-
‘ling Siki. are ind.-finite for tne i-’ei;
ent He nas gone to v sit bis vne
bis native h*>me county Kerry, an 1
'it Is not Bkely he will return. ' < th-
United States for some, time. U i
reported lie frobably will meat i-jd:
again in Ireland.
Dublin hrs no acknowledgment <'t
] the rumors regarding a possible me-L-
I'jig between- M- TUttie and < ai o-a'p-r
in New York
DAILY MARKETS
(Courtesy
of 11. and B
Beet
1
New York Cotton
Opm High
Low (
To*e
March .. ..
. . 39.75 30.75
SO. 33
Mav
..30.95 30.95
"'Ml
30 sa
July . .. .
. . .30.12 30.15
29 51
29,;. 1
Oct
...’6.71 ?8.83
25 41
9i 4 !
Dec
25.82
25.82
Naw
Or'eans Cotton
March . .* ..
..30.40 30 40
30.15
30.19
May
.. .30.27 39.41
29.77
'’9.89
July
...30.05 30.14
29.50
29.50
Oct
. 20.28 26.44
26.94
25.94
Dec
. . .25.85 25.90
25.48
....
New Orleans spots sturdy
38 points down. Middling 30.50.
Closed bwely staady,