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• s/ \ l \ \ THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES i >»**. »•.'• THE LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES V • t' .' 27th Year Florence, S. C. Monday Afternoon, March 26,1923. $6.00 a Year JUDGES ANNOUNCE WINNERS IN TIMES’ BIG AUTO CONTEST COMMITTEE ACCEPTS^ Mrs. Palles THE PEE DEE BRIDGE IS FLORENCE OFFICE IS ATLANTIC COAST LINE UNDAMAGED BY WATER FEELING EFFECTS OF SAY THE ENGINEERS 1 POSTAL ECONOMIES TO SPEND TWENTY- SIX MILLION DOLLARS ALL IN READINESS FOR BILLY SUNDAY SERVICE TUESDAY -A* . . I m» MISS WERHAN WINS THE FORD COUPE HAS WITHSTOOD THE BIGGEST POSTMASTER ANNOUNCES ONLY LARGEST SINGLE YEAR’S P R °-I r|n||T lOnfOTm III FLOOD SINCE 1916 BETTER j ONE CITY DELIVERY BE MADE GRAM OF EXTENSION AND IM- rlltH I AKnrMHi IN THAN EXPECTED HEREAFTER PROVEMENT IN HISTORY ^ fclVIl I flllllkU I L.U 111 Misses Waters and Graham, Touring Cars. Com missions To All “The shoutinR and the tumult dies, The captains and the kings depart ’ And the contest ended promptly at 9 p. m- Saturday night. There were a number of contestants in The Flor ence Daily Times office at closing hour, it being after 11 n. m. before all had finished turning in their busi ness. Just as soon as the last contestant departed the Judges took charge of INVITATION TO PUT i river fallinb fast ; NOW, IS THE REPORT ON PAGEANT HERE FORCE OF CLERKS IS NEW EQUIPMENT REDUCED TO FOUR HAS BEEN BOUGHT HIGH WATER WILL DELAY COM PLETION OF THE WORK ABOUT 15 DAYS WILL BE PART OF THE ENTER TAINMENT PROGRAM AT CON FEDERATE REUNION WITH ALL OF THIS. HOWEVER LITTLE COMPLAINT AS TO SERVICE MAIN LINE DOUBLE TRACKED FROM RICHMOND TO FLORIDA IS SYSTEM’S PLAN HORRY COUNTY FOR SHOOTING A FARMER The Peen Dee Uivar br.dge, which | Along with citii>s all over the comi-1 Following out a program of ex- IS MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL | is in course of construction at Mars : try Florence Is suffering from the penditures decided on last fal.’j AM ° N by T CONSTA^LE ? s H ELD ; Bluff came through the extreme y, curta'lment in the postal Servian whim the Atlanfc Coast Line Kail i CAST WILL CONTAIN jhign water ot the past week in much j officials of the department at Wash-J road has placed, nr Is about to p’uce GOVERNOR ORDERS 1 500 CHARACTERS :bpt,Pr sna P‘‘ tnan was expected. »c-- in S t! >n explain is cam-d by a lack; orders for station facilitieB. shops and HFPIPPRQ TO APT i vi ini \j i ki | cording to a general statement given ' ot monev w,th which to run the de-' ? hop equipment, 100 nound steel rails, j UrrlLitnO IU HU I to PORTRAY PFRion«t OF CE .' th,s mt,rnin K hv th e engineers in ; partmmt. the appropriation for next •. additional yards, yard tracks and pass-1 _ “■ i _ iriiki . . kI CESSION. CIVIL WAR AND “W, Messrs. Johnson and Rolierts. J year not becoming available until July! | nK tracks, locomotives, passenger j qaniEL A. DUNCAN FROM RECONSTRUCTION r‘ . }1. On that date, say the o flcials. they I » ra i n ri ,,. q freitrhr j Although the ferry broke loose and ;will be able to extend and perfect ther 1 ( it will he some time before a crossing train cars. AMBUSH DEC. 7 At the reauest of the committee ' n ! r n Vip mario nn ' i* TnV i'i < pn economy. j ran made on it. and ad of the' The constantly rising volume of mnii charge of the state Confederate re-! bridges on the old ferry road were i i„ all sections of the country has the votes, and they sure found a JobI un * on to he held in Florence the first vpshed away, practically no damage (gone beyond the expectations of the “' i '"**■ ■"" ,1 ... - — — - - wn s done, says the report except some \ department, as well as the director of of the concrete aprons on the rend, | the budget and the congress, accnru- which had not been back filled. This j jpg t 0 an authoritative stalemei 1 .! awaiting them. Mr. Sulzbaclier call-j 0 f May, the executive committee oi ed off the vote ballots. Messrs King „ . ... i. . "(Community bervice. which met Satur- and Maxwell tallied the ballots, and' then checked up against their fig-| ( l a y afternoon, decided to put on a ures. It was after 4 o'clock Sunday, pageant as a part of the entertain morning when the judges drew up damage can be repaired at a cost ot n-om Washington, so that the appro- and handed The Florence Daily Times their report. Mrs. Louis Palles won the SI750 Studebaker Light Six Sedan hands down, with a margin of 6,84:1,800 votes over the next highest, and rich ly deserves her victory. Miss Ethel Werhan. stenographer I in Mr. Flowers’ office at the Atlantic Coast Line railroad shops, won the 1607.20 Ford couna. This dlsposea ot the two capital prizes, and the S464.72 Ford touring car. awarded as a District Prize in District One, going to Miss Dorothea Waters, while second prize for Dis trict One, a $165 Kadio set, was won by Mrs. J. E. Koopman. ment program for the occasion This pageant wll he staged by the depart ment of dramatic arts or' which Mrs. A. H. Gasque is chairman. It is be lieved that if the tentative plans arq carriej through It will prove to be the most spectacular presen'iition of its kind that has ever been held in the state. The pageant will portray in vivid scene three periods in the history of the county, the period of cession the period of the war and the recon struction period. The cast wilj have some 1,500 characters in it who will be costumed in accordance with the styles and modes of the periods. The rugeant will attempt to portray In District Two Miss Mary Graham, i accurately scenes of these periods and assistant cashier of the Peoples Dank' a wonderful d.splay is expected. Twen- of Scranton, won the $464.72 Ford touring car while Miss Nealie Urig- man. of Florence. Gen. Del., residing about three miles from the city, won the $165 Radio set. 1071 NEW SBUSCRIBER6 The camoaign was a success from every standpoint, and 1071 new sub scribers were added to The Florence Daily Times’ list, every one cash in advance. Besides this. 776 old sub ty committees are to handle dif ferent details of the pageant, and work has already begun on the plans. Each committee will have a definite part of the program to handle. The pageant will last for more than two hours and will he staged outdoor* at some suitable place In the city to Le announced Inter. This is expected to he the most elaborate feature o the program of the reunion, and no scribers renewed, making a total of 1 pains wi D spared to put it over 1846 subscriptions handled during the ib a sty.’e that ihe people of the citv campaign. I hnd visitors who witness it will look This places The Florence Daily | back to with pride for years after Times far ana away in advance in ( wards. Us field in the matter of circulation,) and it Is a point of deepest Interest to advertisers. Today The Florence Daily Times enjoys the largest clrcu-1 lattou in Us history, due to the nnttr-1 lug work or a marvelous corps of workers developed hv this contest, i Besides the six capital prizes over j $200 was awarded in cash prizes from time to time. All Get Commissions Under the rules of the contest, any active candidate competing to the end of the race and turning in at least $t)6 in cash business (the require- 1 SAYS SHIP BOARD SHOULD MUSTER OUT COMMITTEE DECLARES MER CHANT MARINE CAN’T LIVE WITH FEDERAL CONTROL Washington, March 26.—The oom- ^ t ,, j mittee of the American ship owners holne that to bo coush oron today recommended the active ’ a contestant must turn in at | shlpplng board t0 retlre from busi- least »wo yearly subscriptions or U08tt< scrap all i n f or j or vessels end I heir equivalent during each week of ge jj t),e i-emaining tonnage to Ameri- the last three weeka of the rHcei|p a jj citizens without restrictions. It were to receive commissions. In' a | 8() recommended that all vessels view of the unparalleled success of I no ^ r . 0 j ( j - within reasonable time he the campaign and In recognition of scrapped. It declared an American services rendered, every contestant | mrc jj an j marine In foreign trade can- who turned In anv business at ail not ^ built through a government were given commissions. Commls- operatlon The assoc j a tion commlt- slon checks in many instances total-!j,, e j 8 jbe f ir8 t 0 f three representa- ed tidy sums. All commission check* I t j ve bodies invited to present sugges- not called for by tonight (Monday) ' t i on8 to re p 0 rt. It declared the “fail- were mailed to the addresses of thOjure to provide national aid places a respective contestants. - most serious a meet upon the entire Thank tha Judge* | situation with . ?p«ct to American The Florence Daily Times feela dipping m fore.gn trade and makes that a word of appreciation is duejtbe problem one which can be solved, the Judges. Messrs. Sulxbacher. King if at all> only aft( „. ;l more extended and Maxwell who unstlntingly gave] | nve8 tjg a tion.’’ The report was made of their time and energy so late at night. They were painstakingly care ful in the count which is absolutely accurata. . Appreciate Work Done The Florence Dally Times cannot find sufficient words to express Its gratitude to every worker who assist ed in making the campaign the suc cess it Is. Any time we can render In the form of a letter signed by Pres ident Albert G. Smith. LIFE INSURANCE MEN MEETING TODAY Life insurance agents of the dis the offices of Aiken and Long, dis you a favor we are yours to com-]lrict agents. The following are in at- $150 to $200. The report of the onai neers is ns follows: “Mars Bluff bridge and oppi-nachos. though not quite complete and still not protected in many vital points by Rip Rap Stone, have passed the crest of the h'ghest water since 1916 and shows, under careful inspection no damage,, other than the possible loss of $150 to $200 of concrete nprons that had not been back filled and was undermined. “While the water is still high, though the current action is no longer dangerous, two cars passed from Pee Dee to ibe river span and hack to Pee Dee this morning. “The concrete road has been ex amine,! as carefully as is possible nt this stage of water and no displace ment Is discernible. “The earth fill, a mile long, has not eroded at all. though some of the earth was placed as late ns ten days ago. “The abutments at Toby’s Creek bridge which are to be protected by Rip Rap Stone, are now entirely un protected but were sand bagged and passed through the excessivewati l with no loss of earth whatever. “The river p'ers, though lacking Rip Rap have proven conclusively that they will be more than safe with greater water than the river has ever shown. One river pier which lacks a little of being completed and is there fore in Its nost dangerous cond'tion and the location of which has caused more discussion and critism than any otner point of the'construction, pass ed through the exsessive flood so \v.dl that the engineers will probably decide to dispense with R'p Rap for this pier. "Tne east and center niers are sup porting one span of the steel bridge which throws an eccentric load on the center pier and Is therefore '* r from Ideal for flood conditions, but the action was so satisfactory that in,- engineers contemplate no further precautions than already determined upon. “One span of the steel bridge wnleh was swung two days before the arrival of the flood, and which is m,t yet riveted or even fastened to the piers and which is nine feet above the J90S flood and 15 feet above the one just passed and which is some four feet Higher than the railroad bridge at Pee Dee, is or course out of reach of any possible flood con dition. “While it was expected to open the bridge for trafiic May 1st., there will bo a delay, caused by stopruge of work on account of high water, of about fifteen days. “The flood interrupted traffic at the old terry by breaking the cable by which the ferry boat is operated and it is not known when the ferry boat will he ready for traffic af t iin. “All the bridges on the old ferry road are washed away, although they have passed through al previous floods since 1913 and traffic will have to pass over the new road in order to reach the ferry.’’ mand. Regardless of.weather, road triet of the Southeastern Life Insur- conditions, etc., workers toiled faltfr-jance Company are meeting today in fully and this is the sort of work that tendance: F. B. Hunter, Lake City; deserves reward. iJ. N. Powell, Clyo; C. B. Edwards, Messrs. Chandler, Crowell & Parrott Jr., Darlington; C. L. Levy, Andrews; Messrs. G. C. Chandler. Studebaker | Ira A. Calhoun, Kingstree. dealer for this territory, and Mr.I Crowell, of Crowell and Co., had the GARBER-DAVIS ORCHES- cars right on hand for display pur poses all during tho campaign and they were given their respective win- TRA HERE THURSDAY .Ian Garber and his celebrated or- ners Monday night at 5 o. m. These: eliestra will give a concert and dance cars are brand new, having pever rup: here Thursday, they are to appear excepting to tho front of the postnffioa | fhr one performance only at the Op and various points about tho clty,m’a House at 9 o’clock, and then a streets for display purposes. \Ve dance will he given at 10 o’clock at thank tljese dealers and also Mr. \V. Pinewood Club. Mr. Garber and his V. Parrott, who displayed the Radio musicians have been playing In Bir- aets, one at his place of business on mingham, Ala., for the past week to South Dargan street, and tho other at capacity houses, and they are now priations available during this ner on are a.’ready reduced to a point where it is evident that economics must J)e practiced. Florence feels the effect of the economies In several wavs one ot which is that hereafter there will be only one delivery of mail by city car riers. Carriers will leave the postoflice about 10:4"> after the arrival of the morning trains and the mail Is separated. Outgoing mail service will not be curtailed, according to postmaster Chase. Every member of the force of the local postoffice will nut forth his best efforts to see that letters deposit ed in the mails here are given promnt dispatrh. Patrons of the office are re quested to get their mail to the office earlier as last minute mail cannot be handled In time to he disoatched. Parcels placed in the postoffice late in the afternoon have no hope of get ting off on the night trains. Immediate attention will be given to letters and 1 to newspapers according to the post master. They will be worked and dis tributed to fhe locked boxes and to the carriers as soon as they are re ceived. Circular matter wL'l be handled as the opportunity presents and as quickly as possible. With all of the economies that have been placed in effect In the Flor ence office resulting In the cutting off of one delivery and the reduction in the force of several clerks and car riers. little coumlaint has been neard n Florence about the service. This i« due to a large extent to the great ef- ticiencv of the force of clerks em- p'oyed at the Florence office and the determination of the postmaster to afford the patrons of the office the best service that is possible under all circumsyances. Oft:ces all over the country have been shot to pieces by the reduction of forces. Atlanta has gone so far as to send delegat ons to Washington to nrorest. while tnc Cleveland office and the Washington and New York offices are thoroughly congested with incoming and outgoing mails, with not nope or relief tn sight VICTORY CLUBS TO BE FORMED HERE FINE' PROGRAM FOR LEADERS CLASS MEET TO BE HELD TONIGHT AT EIGHT O’CLOCK AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL • The Daily Times office. JUDGES’ REPORT Florence, S. C.. March 24, 1923. Messrs. Brunson* and Gardiner, Puhrs. Florence Dally Times, Florence. 8. C. Gentlemen:—We the undersigned Judges chosen to canvass the votes cast In The Florence Dally Time*’ contest beg leave to report our find ings as follows: D1STRIT ONE Mrs. Louis Palles 16.O32.600 considered equal if not better than any brch'£S|fc in the world. All lov ers of gooirmusic can look for a big treat at the Opera house announced manager Srhnibben, who has arrang ed for a longer concert than given before. JUDGE PRINCE IS REPORTED BETTER A fine program has been arranged for the recreation leaders class to be held at the Junior nigh school this evening at 8 o’clock. The program is as follows: Jump, Jump, Jump, Jim Crow, Miss Ma^arlte Wright. Over and Under Relay, Mrs. A. B. Lynch. Three Deep, W. H. Garron. Crossing the Brook. Miss Susie Jones. Rachael and Jacob. Miss Marie Cottingham. Grand March. A. B. Lynch. amount ng approximately to twenty- six million uoiiare. It Is hoped to ] have all of the new equipment in service b\ November 1st. ThU w:i«i *he information authora- tafively issued from the headquarters of the Atlantic Const Line Company in Wilm netnn. according to the Wil mington Dispatch. It mams when taken In combina tion with large expenditures of ;♦ similar nature by the New York Cen- •••'al tlie Pennsylvania system and the Louisville and Nashville Railway a total expenditure of well over one hundred million dollars. It should have a marked effect on such busi ness industries as steel and iron, giv ing them more than a normally pros porous era of production in which em ployment will he available to many more skilled artisans. The program of the Atlantic Coast Line involving as it does the sum of $26,000,000 is the largest single year's program for equipment and Improve ments ever undertaken In the historv of the c omp my. The need for such expenditure is duo to the growth of the company’s business, the noiicy o the Coast Line being to fully keen naee with tae requirements ot adequate service to its shippers and other patrons. improvements will he undertaken at many stations, several of which will he in this state. Shops and shop equip ment will bo Improved or added to includmg those at Wilmington, Rocky Mount, N. C., and Montgomery. Ala. The large order of 3(1000 pounds of steel rails is In line with the com pany’s policy of adopting the one hundred nound standard. These rails will be used to replace 85 nound mils now in use on the Atlantic Coast Line system. Double tracking of the A. C. L. front Richmond. Va.. to Jacksonv lie. Fla including tho installation of autom. ^ tie signals, and Interlocking plants. > will mean a double track line from 1 New York to Jacksonville. Additional yards, yard tracks, ami passing tracks will be built, affecting practically every division of the A. C. L. system New equipment to the amount oi over ten million dollars is being pro vided. This Includes 95 locomotives, 101, passenger train cars, and 5,331 | Columbia Match 26—Eight white ! men including preachers were auest- i ('ci in Grassy Fay section Horry conn- Doors To Be Opened At 7 O’clock Tomorrow Morning SEATING COMMHTEE TO MEET THIS P. M* Numbers Of People Ex* i pected To Arrive In The City Today For Service I The committee in cnarge annotint-4* I that everything is In readiness for tlie Billy Sunday service to be held at the Dixie Warehouse No. 2 tomor row morning. The doors will be open ed at 7 o’q'o k, the singing will Stgrt I at 8, and Mr Sunday will begin speak ing at 8:30 promptly. J. M. Lvnch, chairman of the music committee an nounced this morning that Mrs M. H. Mobly and Brs, J. P. McNeill Sr., .will preside at tee pianos, two of which ty, charged with firing from ambush > have peen furnished bv tne Siegli^ at Daniel A. Duncan, a farmer, on I 1 '* , * a * p hous»~ .... .1 *'l r Stindny passed through Florence December seventh .t was announced thi3 mornlna on hl8 wav j at the governor’s office today. Special c - " here he had an engaYeifiMir fqr constables made the arrests and say j ,0< I a v. He will return tonifbti>r4M£bln* ^ .... Florence at 9 o’clock and 'will lie taken immediately to th$ Heidis Flor ence where he will remain until the service tomorrow morning. He will he accompanied by Mrs Sunday onlv. A final meeting of the ushers com mittee will he held this afternoon at 1 5 o’clock, for the purpose of making j final arrangements for handling and seating the immense crowd th&f T expected to he on hand at the servira A large number of out of town people are expected to arrive in Florence th'lf evening and spend the night so a* to be on hand when the doors are opened at 7 o’clock In the morning. Fii al work on the seats and stag* Sarah Bernhardis !' vn be rompleted this afternoon the last few <ar,ieR ter* having been at work In the warehouse ever since Friday ot last week. Sawdust has been placed oa the floor to deaden the sound of loot- steps on the board floor. As was an nounced Saturday no cars will be al- they lave obtained two confessions. The men he.’d are Monroe, Mayberry and J. \V. Hill, Stog Grainger, .Memory Prdegeon, Rev. Albert Pridegeon, Lloyd Jolley and \V. ('. Blacfwell. MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT DEAD Paris, March 26—Mr.dame Sarah Bernhardt is dead. Paris. March 26 condition lias grown worst hours. The household considers the end near. A flood of messages bidding the famous actress to nave courag; eapie from *rlends on the eont nem and in America. Bernhadt has still. , retained her mental alertness despite I ,owed tJ P ark about th * warehouse her condition. i :,s u ‘ 9 expected that there ertll be hundreds who will be unable to get Paris. March 26-A priest arrived! inside tbP house and thev will stand this afternoon to administer the Iasi ,n -’ aroand tbp building while the noted rites of the church. Phys cians said evan § e, ist is sneaking, Madame Bernhardt’s condition is i hopeless and she might die at any minutes. opiate. She is sleeping under an The hanks of Florence and *H busi ness henerally will remain cosed uutil after the service. NEGROES CAUGHT IN OVERTURNED GAR MINISTERS TO HEAR COURSE OF LECTURES ] Columbia. Marh 26—Between fifty and seventy-five Presbyterian mir£ j stirs will arrive in Columbia Monday I atiernoon and Tuesday morning, to | spend the week, as guests o" th° FORD DEMOLISHED WHEN 1 Presbyterians of Columbia. lor the STRIKES TWO CARS AND } sf 'c al purpose of hearing “Billy Sun- TURNS UPSIDE DOWN. I day and of taking a course of ,’ectures j at the Columbia Theological Seminary. A Ford touring car. containing a 1 The ministers will he guests in the number of negro men, ran into an- homes of Columbians. They wi|l atrpn^’ other automobile on the concrete road ] the taheni cle services at 2:30 and 2 miles out of the city yesterday ev»-j 7:30 each day. and will have a cours* MRS. D. W. ALDERMAN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. Chairman Cordell Hull, of the demo cratic rational committee, has appoint ed Mrs. D. W. Alderman to act as a special representative of the national headquarters In organizing a “Na tional Democratic Victory Club” in Florence. This is part of a nation-wide plan of organ zation, extending Into every one of the 5,000 larger towns of the coun try, and having for Its object the formation of an army of 100.000 demo crats to bring victory in 1924. Chai? man Hull is thus striving, by intensive work this year, to win the presidential elect'on next year. The plan is for each club president appointed by Mr. Hull to organize a c.’uh of twenty livest democrats in each town, thus giving the national chairman 5,000 flying squadrons, each one composed of twenty dependable men and women, and each under a trustworthy captain, broadcasted over the whole United States and actir* us the eyes, ears and good right arm of the national headquarters. Format : on of the Victory Club among democrats of Florence start immediately. p’eto somersault and landed with the i dav. from 11 to 12. DATING BUREAU IS NOW IN OPERATION wheels sticking tip in the air. several of the negroes being pinned under neath it. The ear wh'eh the Ford first struck did not stop, but another ons immediately behind it. which was also struck by the negroes, stopped and the occoupants liftedthe ocertarned automobile off the howling men. The course of lectures was an nounced today by the seminary au thorities. On Tuesday Dr. W. M. Me- Pheters will talk on, “Is ,i Science of Interpretation Possible.” On Wedne® day Dr. J. M. Wei's, president of ?be seminary, will lead a conterenee on, “Church Organization.” .On Thursday freight train cars. The contract for ! nl ng, shortly after dark, turned a com- } of lectures at the seminary, one eat:h the locomotives has neen awarded to the Ba'dwin Locomotive Company. Part of the passenger ear contract has been awarded to the Bethlehem Shin- building Company, and the balance ot tee order will be placed within a few days. About 2.000 freight ears will he built by the Atlantic Coast Line in their own shops at Rocky Mount. N. C. and Waycross. Ga.. the balance of the order going to various iyr com panies. It is the hope of the Atlantic. Coast Line officials to have ail equipment delivered and In service by November 1st of this year, giving the road facili ties to furnish service to its shippers and comfort to its passengers, that the standard railroad of the south has always been noted for. It was said this morning by one pr. R. C. Reed will lead a conference of the men who assisted in rescuing on “Church PoFty,” and °h Friday Dr, the negroes that not one of them was injured, but that the Ford was a com plete wreck. After the overturned auto mobile had been lifted off the negroes a broken bottle which had contained liquor was discovered and it was said a number of them were drunk. will GIVES $25 FOR THE BASEBALL SCHOOL Since the announcement in Satur day's Times of the organization of a dating bureau by Community Service, a number of dates that have been taken up have been sent in to the oi- lice and requests in several instances have been made for open dates. Al ready two very important gatherings, whose meeting had been scheduled for next Monday evening but not pub licly announced have been straight ened out. These meetings are that of the Library association and the Community Service council. It is probable that the date of the council meeting will be changed. FINE ATTENDANCE AT MEN.S BIBLE CLASS With no especially arranged at tractions featuring their program tne men’s hible classes ran up unusually h’gh attendance records yesterday morning. Wvery church was sur rounded with automobiles, many hav ing to park a block away. It is prob ably a fact that a larger percent of the adult white population o!' Flor ence attend hible classes than any town in this entire section. Last year a great Easter rally was staged In whch all classes united hut this y ear 1 fVpigihTlerks the Billy Sunday meeting under th * i law L rs Two auspices of tlie men’s bihla classes of Hugh R. Muorchlson will he the lead er of a conference on, “ A Program of Missions for Every Church.” Dr. Melton Clark is chairman of the program committee. He annpunves that ministers in Columbia have been invited to attend the series of lectures at the seminary. GOVERNOR WILL SIGN APPROPRIATION BILL. Columbia. March 26—Governor Me I end Stated this morning that he would sign the annual appropriation h 111. with possiblv or two omitted. He ’ is preparing a statement today, giving his position on certain Rems, which he will likely veto. : VOLLEYBALL GAMES TONIGHT BILLY SUNDAY PREACHES TO LARGE CONGREGATION. Columbia,. March 26—“Billy Sunday preached Sunday lo tlfree of the larg- Waukegan. Ills., March 26.—Wit- nesses gathered here today to appear O. G. Weston, a member of the ex-'before the grand Jury to testify re- ecutive hoard of Community Service, garding alleged attempts to bribe has contributed $25 towards equip-1 jury and veniremen in thetrlalof ment for the Junior baseball school Governor Len Small, who was aenuU- whlch is to begin Saturday of this ted recently of the charge of mls- auspiees of the men the city takes its place. | The unusual records for attendance. WITNESSES GATHER IN established by the Florence classes I THE BRIBERY CASE, pave attracted wide attention anu , frequently calls are made upon .local | The Rotarians and A. C. L. shop men will e.’ush tonight on ths local | volleyball court, and the A. C. 1*. will go up against ths very interesting games are anticipated. DAILY MARKETS week. This matter was taken up at tho meeting of the committee Satur day afternoon and the members were ( * greatly impressed with the undertak- ( ♦ lug, as the school will probably take ♦ handling state funds. men to visit other places and assist in organizing similar classes. The secretaries of tho various class- i as report the following figures for yesterday. Central Methodist 1 First Baptist 102 Presbyterian [ Episcopalian - Lutheran 14 THE WEATHER est audiences ho has yet addressed, to jn ev ory hoy in the city between tho. ... 1.. a ^ I nwirt i *» ‘ - . • in *. ^ 3. ♦ , GOVERNOR SEIZES ♦ ' FOUR LEASED BOATS, May Anderson, March dittos of Clrcu t Judge E. Prince, is Miss Ethei Werhan 8.88L800 j reported slightly improved today. He has been critically ill for a week or (Continued on page 4), , .(more. negroes in the morning, men in the j afternoon and the g°neral public In C on- the evening. Mr. Sunday is In Wilson. N. C.. where he delivered a sermon, returning in the afternoon to Flor ence. where he will speak Tuesday morning. • \ » *- ages of 10 and 16 years. Cloudv and -ooler tonight, prob- 4 As was announced in the Times of [4 ah’.v rain on the crast. Tuesday 4 iturda'y. the school is to he followed 4 partly cloudy: cooler in FJouth 4 the organization of a Junior base- 4 portion moderate w.nds mostly 4 Saturday by .... . ball league, which will play a reguttr schedule of games during the sum- BlOft * ■ . . , . . i, ^ — 4 north and northwest. 4 (Courtesy H. and B. Beer) New York Cotton • * Open High Low Closa January 1. —23.90 24.14 23.25 23.36 May 29.25 29.52 28.50 28.66 July 28.42 28.57 37.50 27.53 OH 24.85 25.19 24.40 24.4$ > IVc. .. 24.20 24.58 23.80 23.8$ New Orleans Cotton , , 1 Open High Low ,Clp*0., I January 23.55 23.96 23.55 23.07 , May 28.00 28.76 27.70 27.70 | July 28.00 28.45 27.25 27.26 St. Louis. March 26.—Eleven bar-'oh. 34.35 24.69 23.84 23, ges and four towboats of the govern-! Dec. 24.00 24.18 23.32 23.33 ment leased river fieef' of Edward F. Ooltra were seized yesterday by gov ernment representatives. It is claim ed Goltra failed to operate the boats. New Orleans—Spots dull, 76 points down. Middling 29c. \Vo New York—Spots, quiet, 80 polqt*- down- Middling 28i76. , '■