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t THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES THB LATEST ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 27th Year Florence, S. C. Saturday Afternoon, Macrh 31, 1923. $6.00 a Year PAGEANT PROGRAM IS OUTLINED FOR VETERANSREUNION History Committee ‘Prc- [ VIPC PRFQIIIFNT pares Tentative Outline I rllLdlULlil to | SPEAKS TO CLUB THE FAIR GROUNDS Chairmen 'ligert Has An nounces Members Of Speakers Committee The history committee, of which Mrs. E. At. Hicks is chairman, lias I PI.epared an outline of the historical i setting lor the pageant of the MRS. M. C WOOD? TALKS TO MEMBER? Ot FEDERATED CLUBS OF THE CITY SIX GERMAN WORKERS KILLED IN CONFLICT WITH FRENCH OFFICERS TROUBLE OCCURS WHEN THE FRENCH TAKE HOLD KRUPP PLANT IN E^SEN “WILD MAN” ASKS FOR CHURCHES MAKE BIG | PROTECTION AT JAIL GAINS IN MEMBERSHIP j DURING THE PAST YEAR STATED PUR THAT HE WAS >UED BY THE KLUX KLAN BEING KU . i EASIER RALLY DAY ! AT BIBLE CLASSES NO SPECIAL SERVICES ARRANGED BUT ATTENDANCE CERTAIN 70 RUN HIGH. COUNTY SCHOOLS TO { COMPETE SPELLING BEE ELIMINATIONS Although wall-eyed." still looking a man giving somewhat ms name Mrs. M. C. Woods of Marion, vice president of the state association of federated clubs, spoke very interest ingly to a gathering of representa TURN MACHINE GUNS ON THE EMPLOYEES TWENTY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER KILLED IN VOLLEY —. i Berlin, March 31.—Six German workers were killed and twenty in jured at the Krupp plant in Kssen in , a conflict with the Frencn military.] as C. it. Thomas, was relea ed the county jail wuon- he nas for Uk> past several days. The I . tives of all of the federated cluhs in ] according to a Central News dispatch the city at 11 o’clock this morning, j flcm ]r ssen today. in from not number the iedera- ■ , ' tle lrillll, le occurred when the! South, which is to be puTon here 0 iti2 epr ?T ,t ?h V t e8 union I08 the 0f fiUTt ‘com' I ! ion wen3 a, f P resont - Tho meet-[ French unexpectedly occup ed certain rnitteo announces that the program talking" conern!^ Urn’ siate i KrUPl ‘ nU,t ° r Work8 ' The W ° rker3 Et0,, netessity of the harrest outline at convention which meets in Spartan IM. this time, and it will be filled out and perfected at later meetings of the com mittee. The program as outlined is Aa follows: 1 — Fie’-alda announce the opening of the JVgeant. As a setting, the snirit nature calls forth natures gifts to South Caro lina. the Wild Flowers birds. Spirits of the Forrst and Rivers. They dance a free exulant dance. At us conclu sion the negro slave enters and a picture is give of the carefree, happy life of the slave before the w*ir. The scene shifts to slave owner and the party in the mansion. EPISODE I. Secession Interlude—South Carolina symboli cally secedes. 1—The sescessisn convention scene. -—The firing on Fort Sumter. EPISODE I War. Interlude—The Four Horsemen. 1— The Volunteers Leave for War. 2— Sherman’s Marcli to the Sea. 2—The War is Over. EPISODE I I I. Reconstruction Interlude—The Ku Klux of Recon struction. 1— The Snirit of South Carolina rircs triumphant out of the ashea of the past. 2— The Red Shirt Brigade. The following will be depicted in Mte-Fa^anr *•*•* 1—Processional if the Passing Years. 2—Memorial to the Soldiers of AH W'ars who did not come nomu. o—Mortiorldl to the Mothers of the Confederacy. 4—The Reunited North and South. All committees or the pageant arc working hard, and plnn.; have already reached the stage where tir- organiza tion as a whole is tailing on visible shape C. (I. Brown, cliiirman of tho grounds committee, announces that Inc pageant Will he held at the Pee lice fuir grounds, permission having been granted by the fair managemeu: lor this purpose, it was announced several days ago that this site would J probably be selected and it. is con uidered an ideal alnce for holding tho pageant, us a great deal of the natural scenery necessary for the background is already there, thereby saving the cost and necessity of bringing scenery into Cue c’.tv should the pageant be held near tne center of Florence. Paving L already going on on the stn at leading from fa r grounds which feeds into the streets west of Darrun, thereby making a direct uaved high nay from the fair location to the center of the city. This paving will in all probability be completed by tne time the pageant is held. 1. L. Tigert, cnatrman of the apeak ers committee for the pageant, Ir.s announc’d the members on this com- mittie, which include a large number t. peaole throughout the entire county. Mr. Tigert has listed every pastor of a church in tne county who u tie .was able to learn and is mailing them a letter today asking Mint tin y announce tne pageant in their churches at every service between now and the date of the pageant On account ot not knowing na- names of pH of the preachers in the county, some were not listed, but Mr. Tigart wishes that those who do not receive Jotters from him will consider Ihfunselves as msmn rs of the com mittee and make tnese annonneemom < t ue members from Florence are to appear at tho various garnering.; me city during trie month of Anril and mak-i snort one or two minutes talks on tne p igcunt. in tins way m ..» mg the pageant continually before me people of the city. Arrangementk are being made to give wtUe publicity io the pageant throjglnr.it the eni.iv state, and it is expected that hundr '.ls i». people from every sj. lien will ( o. ;c tc, Florence for litis occasion. Tie following Is the list of names appear ing on tho spill kora committee: Florence—1. L. Tigert. chairman, .1 M Lytic It E. R. Mdver, Roy Swindell, tlev. F. H. Martin, Rt v. M. C. Walton, R. (’. king, (!. J. Gamine Rev. T. S. Brown. II. B. Wessinger, Rev. L. L Rcueubaugli, Mrs. J. W. Ivey Rev. II. linker Graham, I. M. Mclnlosh, F. W. Willis, Frank H. Barnwell, A. L. liar dee, Mrs. E. E. iloweil. J. P. McNeill, Ir. 'j. C. Long, U. E. Lawson, J. Ward McLendon. W H Wliiteh''ud, Lake City; John o. Green, Lake City; C. C. Cantu,n Johnaonville; I* J. Poston, Johnson ville; Rev. John McSween, Timmons /Me; Dr. A. E. Simmons, Timm ana vLUe; Rev. H. K. Will nms, Timmons- vil’e; Rev. Roy ''hillips, T mmons ville; Rev. J. M.. Plowdeiy Timmons ville; G. R. Gaskins. Kingsburg; Rev concrning convention burg on April At their regular meetings next ! week, the various member clubs will j select their delegates to the stat i convention. Each club can send two I delegated, the president and one 1 from the membership. The meeting this morning was a very interesting one. Mrs. Wool's, during her stay in the city is the guest of Mrs. J. I). Murchison, 3 *1 West Palmetto street. from Deen man wa.t locked ur> Wed ties' ay night when he asked for protection trom “a mob am 1 the Ku Klux Klnn” whom ^ lie sui t were se; K.im him out to m .' mm. Thomas got off an A. C. L. train I Wednesday evening and dashed up. to Oiilcer Johnson who was on dutv there am! asked 1o he rushed to the 1 jail as there were a number of men! after him to kill him. He appeared . to the officer to be frightened nearly, to death, with his limbs tremblingi nd his eyes rolling about - in hf .i head. The officer took him in a cat | ped tne macliinery and went outside to 1 brought, him to the jail, where. he was locked un. OVER A MILLION AND A QUAR TER PEOPLE PROFESS THIS E-ELI Er METHODISTS LEAD AND BAPTISTS SECOND CATHOLICS THIRD, ACCORDING Tf. FIGURES COMPILED By LM. r. fi WATSON While no II s< ii.ivo oeen l l i.'IS.-CK Ol uvices arraug. d by tiie Men’s. Bible . i.^.-er; , Un* < ity Easter Sunday has always a rally day with Uien. organizu- aud efforts are l eiag njuie to uttendanee mark up to a high morning. WILL SEND TWO REPRESENTA TIVES TO STATE MEET AT WINTHROP COLLEGE FINAL CONTEST IN FLORENCE APRIL 25 Washington Mar. 31—^jhe churches gain'd 1,22,128 nu mbers in Ameri ca during tin; past year, according io statistics compiled by l)r. E. O. Watson, st/iti: i ii j in of the federal council of churches, nt de public here today. The membership in all religious bod es amounted to 47,‘H>V fiX. Tile Methodist lead, 'he Ban i m • n ! lionr, irun the ■ figure tomorrow j Last Easter a union service was | bei(j and Go/eriijr Cooper anil Lover j nor Morrison madi notable addresses. There were about l.eilo men iiresent. j The year previous tin attendance con [ ; test with Sumter terminated faster'in the state-wide spelling contest to , Sunday with over 1,000 me n gather j bo lu ld at Withrop College en July ! ed in the Methodist class atone, i ) Tliis year Billy Sunday was brought Florence through the united efforts# '■ FURMAN P D E'?IDENT TO SPEAK TO TEACHERC HERE NEXT SATURDAY A series of elimination contests’ have been arrang’d for Florence coun tv in order to select two contestants to tist came second, (Indies th'fd. . oppose the French, says the message. French officers tried to persuade i... ‘.men to return to work. They refused. ]•iiirroandi d the troops, and tlir- atenee io (ittack unless they withdrew. The otficers told the workers they must carry out the orders but they assert ed they would defend tho plant. Four macnine guns then opened lire. Tin workers scattered, leaving six dear -nd twenty wounded seriou. ly. Th. French then occup ed the plant. NEARLY MILLION ON INCOME TAX A total of $019,194.39 has already been collected by the state treasurer from tho 1923 income tax. according to figures given out yesterday by tho treasurer. Samuel T. Carter This figure is very near the entire 1922 amount and n barge number of fiscal year returns are yet to bo re ceivc d alone with other returns de layed and some extensions. The lig ure should reach $1,000,000 early i next week, Mr. Carter believes, as the i tolly tax commission lias n number of checks not yet turned over to him. The largest individual check was for $07,000, paid by a corporation, while several payments of one cent were received for the lowest. One taxpayer owed one cent and to show his astuteness he bought u three cent money order to pay .the tax. Another sent a penny in the mall SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. ROBERT THIEME SIMMONS DEFIES * IMPERIAL PALACE Atlanta, March 31.—William Joseph Simmons today issued a proclamation declaring that the Ku Klux Klan members had a right to participate in the affairs of Kamelia, a woman's organization, difepRo the prodmpu- Thn manv friencs of Mrs. Robert Thiemo will ho shocked to heat of tier sudden death which occurred at an early hour this morning at her home. 114 South Ravenel street. Mrs. Thieme had been in had health for some time but was able to be out among her friends on Thursday. She became worse that night, however, but her condition was not such as to cause alarm and the family was to- unprepared for tho end which came this morning while she lay sleeping. The funeral services will be held at the home at four o’clock Sunday afternoon and the intermpnt will be made at Mount Hope ceme tery. Mrs. Thieme was 30 years old. She leaves a husband and five both ers. four of whom live at Denmark, and one here, C. E. Gibson. Two sis ters also survive, Mrs. Joe Touchher- ry and Mrs. James Cochran of Man ning. Mrs. Thieme, before marriage was Mrs. Nita Smoak- She had hosts of friends here who will learn of her death with sincere regret. lion of the contrary. imperial palace to the MOVING PICTURES OBJECT TO TAX Columbia. March 31.—The tax ap peal hoard created under the sales luxury tax law meets on Thursday morning to hear a protest from the motion picture interests against amusement tax. tho MORE THAN HUNDRED ENROLL FOR SCHOOL In spito of the cold weather more than 100 boyys gathered at Hicks field this morning to enroll in the Junior baseball school, which was begun today. Because of the cold no actual work could lie done, hut the organization was begun and the first regular sc ' m will be held on Satur day morni:. of next week. The committee t{> arrange the league schedule wiM neet the early part of the week to outline the schedule. TWO stills - SEIZED IN FREIGHT DEPOT Two factory made copper stills were captured in the freight depot at Lamar yesterday by Federal Offi cers Baskins and Stacey and State Constable Eichelberger. The stills were said to be of tho finest make and we e of the “parlor” variety. The ret'or'’ of the week's work by the prohibition officers runs .iow to eight stills captured, five prosecu tions, 12 gallons of whiskey and sov- era'. hundred gallons of muni, la EIGHT DEAD FROM BIG FOUR WRECK Columbus. Ohio, March 31.—The death of W. L. Silhert a Cincinua-i student fireman, today increased the deaths from the wreck of a Big Four passenger train yesterday to eight. The eleven Injured in the hos pitals are recovering. When questioned by Jail officials, Thomas stated that he had been pur sued by a mol) of men rrom a num ber of places who were seeking to kill him and the only way he could escape them was to ho locked up in some safe place. When lie arrived at the jail the man appeared to be ibout tn go to pieces, so he was given i cell in tho jail. It was stated that iie hardly slept at all tho first night, •oiling about on his cot and groaning throughout the entire night. During the next few days, however, ho partly recovered, although he was still nervous when released this morning. It is tho belief that the man was doped up and that biff* rav ing about being pursued by a mob was wholly imaginary. WEATHER MAN SAYS FREEZING TONIGHT TOMORROW WILL BE FAIR COLD. ACCORDING TO ALL REPORTS. BUT LANDER STUDENTS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS mal 'ng the raids the officers assisted by Sheriff Register of lington and his deputies. Greenwood, March 31—Three mem bers of the senior class of Lander college completed the term and were awarded diplomas today. Those graduating were: Miss Caroline Lof ton, McClellanville; Miss Gladys Har rison Spartanburg county, and Miss Nanoline Tyler, Hemingway. Tho nine months’ term at Lander is divided into four sections of nine weeks each and students are permit- ed to enter college at the beginning of any section, being required to com plete only one studyy at a time. BOY IS ARRESTED FOR TURNING FALSE ALARM - - % Willie Robinson, a 13 year old hoy, was arrested late ysterday after noon and locked up in the city Jail, charged with turning in false fire alarms. Shortly after 5 o’clock yes terday afternoon a fire alarm was sent in from box 42 on Marlboro street and Willio was seen running away from the box. After his arrest the hov admitted turning in the alarm, but said he saw smoke coming from tho roof of a no.i-e.y house and thought it was on vr«. AIRPLANES ' r-AVE ON WASHINGTON FLIGHT According to the weather man Fast er will bo fair, but very cold, the thermometer registering near the freezing point tonight in Florence and other sections of the state. This s exceedigly cold for thi g iimo of the year, jiccording to weather reports, and a great deal ,p! the fruit and young vegetables that were not killed in the first freeze o fa week ago, have been killed since. Althougu tin* merchants of Florence have done a splendid Faster business amt many will (itteiui tfpon the church services of the city tomorow in their new spring outfits, it i 8 expected that there will he a scarcity of men's straws worn. Many persons who con templated Imying straws for Faster have abandoned the idea and have secured spring felts instead, waiting until later on to buy their summer hats. FRENCH ENGINEERS TAKE OVER MINES and the Roman Ca-)o the M. n’s Bible (’lasses of the city \ | and this remarkable meeting was i allowed to supercede the anniiil rally. Partiyulnr stress is being laid on in dividual stress is being laid on in inxious that an invitation he extended to every man in the city to attend a Bib'e c *iss tomorrow regardless ot weather conditions. INVITED TO BENNETSVILLE Essen.. Mrrch 31.—French engin eers today occupied the government coal mines at Fmschelippe in the Gelsenkirchen di •ti’ict. Thi’fty thousand tons of coke and great piles of coial wore seized. Several thousands mineis immediately struck. PROMINENT MEN ARE UNDER ARREST Indianapolis, Ind., March 31—Tho f'fty-five of sixty-two residents of Gary and Lake county, Indiana, won tried on charges of conspiracv B v olate the Volstead act and round guilty by a jury in the federal court uere touay. Among the most prominent were Roswell O. Johnson naiyor of Gary: William H. Olds, Lake county sheriff; William H. Dunn, Gary oil’ judge; Blaz Lucas, an attorney. C. W. Morrison, secretary of the Florenec chamber of commerce, lias been inv ted to make an address be fore the business men of Bonnotsviile on April 12 and lias occupied tho in vitation. CHARLESTON BANTAMS LEAVE FOR CHICAGO Charleston, March ing ten players and the Charleston high Chicago, where they 31.—This morn- two coaches of school left for will participate COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTY AT THE Y. M. C. A- MONDAY The citizens of the city generally are invited to attend the Community Service party at the Y. M. C. A. Mon day evening, beginning at o’clock. A typical communityy ice program has been prepared and those who attend are assured of a splendid evening’s 'entrtainemnt. 7.3u serv- in the national inter-scholastic bas ketball tournament, to he held under the auspices of the l niversify of Chicago next week. Between 35 and 40 of the best high school teams from all sections of the country have been entered. Those who made the trip are: Coaches Jervey and I’rapso and the following playeyrs: Teddy Weeks, Douglas. Taylor, George Weeks, Nantz, Drowota, Fischer, Nowell, Johnson and Oglesby. TENNIS ASSOCIATION MEETING FOR MONDAY SILVER ANNIVERSARY STATE FEDERATION On account of the Inclement weather the meeting for the purpose ot organizing a tennis association was postponed until Monday after noon at 4 o’clock at the office of Community Service. Those interest ed are requested to he present at this time as the association will be or ganized then. CONFESSES TO DELAY GOING TO CHAIR New York. March 31.—New York police today expressed the opinion that Herbert Wilson. Los Angeles Murderer, had confessed to making tlie^all street bomb in order to de- lav the carrying out of a murder sen tence. TO begin pastorate FIRST SUNDAY IN MAY were | on I tar SLEEPING SICKNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH According to word received from Charleston today the iruse of the death of Thomas Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs Walter ||. Watson, who are both well known n Florence, was sleeping sickness. The deseawe w;is diagnosed as such by specialists who arrived at tin* conclusion eft or ox- liaustivo investigation and study of the case. Funeral serv ees over the body of the hid were held In Charles ton today. Thomas Watson was a nephew of Mrs, Brooks Rutledge of this city. Miss Grace Maxwell of Coker Col- , lege. Is at home for the Easter hall- ' days. M'amL Ha. March 31—Four army airplanes left hero today for Savannah a northward [light to Wash ngton. The Ifth proceeded to Fort Bracg, N. C„ yesterday. The planes are making a test, flight from Texas to Porto Rico thence to Washington. OLD COACH SECURED Word was received from Darling ton tliis morning that Miss Susie Brunson <d that place has an old coach of the Civil War period which can he used by tho committee in the pageant of the Old South, which is to be pat on here dining the Confeder ate reunion to ho held the first of May. *♦*++*+++♦+++*+ * i THE WEATHER Cowards; W. B. Gillespie, Effingham; |j. Me Trttluck, Olanta Rev. Mr. Hud- - - „ „ _ „ . < son, Pamplico; Thomas Wal’nce, Mara J.T. LJtUhJaha, Scranton; Z. C. Lynch, Bluffj D McConnack( Mars Blu£t> —o— for Sou»;h Carolina: Fair to niflht with heavy to killinq frost and temperature near tn freezing to the roast. Slowly rising tempe- rature Sunday; warmer Monday Fresh northerly winds diminish ing late tonight. ♦ CLUB WOMEN OF SOUTH CARO LINA PREPARING TO GATHER IN SPARTANBURG. • Orangeburg. March 31—Club wom en in all parts of South Carolina are erenaring to attend the silver an niversaryy meeting of the State Fed- •■ration of Women’s Clubs, which will he held in Spartanburg, April 24-27. recording to reports received hero by Mrs. Adam H. Moss, state prest- detn .and Mrs. A. C. Ligon, corres ponding secretary. The formal call or the convention was issued a few djiys ago. Member clubs are urged to elect their delegates at once, and to semi their names to Mrs. Ligon. and to Mrs. ,T. W. Allen, at Stvirtanhurc. Delegates are expected to arrive in the convention city on Tuesday, Anrii 24. according to the call, which an nounces that the coifvention will be formally opened that night with oxer Hres in tho cltape.i of Converse Col lege. The credentials committee wilt* receive credentials, which must lie accompanied by receipts for annum dues, in the afternoon from 3 o’clock :o 5:30 o’clock. Tuesday, and from •) m 11 a. m. and 2 to i n. m. Wednes day. tiie board of directors will hold its regular meeting Wednesday morn ing at 9 o'clock. A birthday pnrty will he the feature of tho itav sessions on Wed nesday. It wif 1 bo held at noon, at which time clubs will he given tin* opportunity to present gifts to tin* '.’deration endowment fund. Department conferences will he held Wednesday afternoon from 2:3" o’clock to 5:30 o’clock, at places to he announced at the time* of- tiie convent Ion Mtuh interest is being taken, ac .coruing to officers of the federation in th<’ proposed nmemiments to the constitution and bylaws, which will lie submitted ov a committee of which Mrs. Leroy Springs, of Lancaster, is chairman. Copies of the suggested changes have be'*n sent out with the formal call, in order that delegates may be informed in advance of the proposals to be cansldered. A dub presidenta’ "Dutch ’ lunch- eon is jinnouucod as a special fealurc planned for the Kpartanaurg meet ing. Attention is cfilled to tUe fnet tlint each federated club i» allowed two delegates, one of whom shall he its president or her appointee. Latta, March 31.—Latta people tn general and the Baptist congregation in particular feel very fortunate m securing the services of th’ Rev. Samuel Long of Heath Springs to he pastor of the Latta Bapils': church. Mr. Long is a native of Monroe, N. (’.. a graduate of Wake Forest col lege and of the Baptist seminary at Louisville, Ky. He has been pastor of the Heath Springs Baptist church for about six years. His wife is also a native of Monroe, N. C., and she is a graduate of Meredith collee'*. Ra leigh. They haye two small children. Mr. Long will begin his pastorate here on the first Sum’ay in May. J. M. LYNCH TO SPEAK AT THE T TOMORROW J. M. Lynch will address the men at the regular Sunday a'ternoon service at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow at 2:45 o’clock. Mr. Lynch always has a splendid message for the men Mush* will he furnished by the opera- house orchestrn and a male duet by H. A. McNeill and H. F. Collins, will he a feature of *he musical program. All men in the city are cordially in vited to attend liis service. Visitors and strangers are cordially welcom ed. WANTS $30,000 DAMAGES Lane.i'ter, March 30—Damages 'or $50,000 arc asked of the Southern Railway Company for the do th ot her husband, Claud M. Steele, In a grade crossing tecident at Charlotte recently by Mrs. Steele, who has filed ou t for that amount. SEVERAL WANT JOB. Spartanburg, March 30- The legis lature Jeh gatioa of Spartanhtirg county will meet In the next few days to select a supervising auditor for the county, a position whit h was created at the last session of the leg s isture. Tin re are said to he several ettndldates foe tho position, which will pay $2,4oo a vear. DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES SUGAR PRODUCTION Washington, March 31.—World production of sugar for the crop year 1922-23 was estimated at $20,450,000 by the agriculture department today. Tho department was unable to esti mate Hie probable consumption. The production estimate is 200,000 short tons over that of the previous year. BURNS PROVE FATAL TO CHILD IN UNION Union, March 31.—Carrie Cody, the four vear old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cody of Gault's Mill was burned severely last evening and I died from the effects this morning at i 1 o’clock. From all that could lie) gathered about the accident, the chil dren were playing with a magic lan tern and the films caught the baby's ‘■lothing. In trying to extinguish the fire, the father was seriously burned about the arms and hands and two of tho other children were burned, though not seriously. PAGEANT COMMITTEES ARE TO MEET MONDAY Hi, iiccordhtg to an announccmeiii giv« n out today ity County Sttpei in- ^temte... M. M. Wilkes. The purpose I of tiie elimination contests is to select ] two students, one from [lie elementary | and one from the high school of the county, who will go to Wintrop and take part in the state contest. There wilt be 'wo prelimlivrv con tests, stated Mr. Wilkes the fir t one. which is to be h’Id in the individual schools of the county on or before April 18, will select two students, one Horn elementary and one from the ’ ! **h school departments, who come to Florence on April 25 where the final countv eliiiiinaitoii contest will he held, at which time the winner in each of tliese departments will he declared I tho county's representaties to the slate meet. The place for holding the contest here lia.s not yet been announced nut it will prolf.bly be held e th w in thw senior or Junior high school aduitor- iums. A slight admission will tm charged at this time, the funds to go toward paying the expenses of the two winners to the state meet at Win throp. This matter will he taken up offici ally with the teachers of the county it the regular mo.tthly meetin* of the Florence County Teacher's association core next Saturday, at which time the rules and regulations governing the elimination contests will tie anitouiicad to the various schools Dr. McLaughlin, president of Fur man University will be tiie speaker of the day at the teachers meeting next Saturday, ond U is expected that tna appearance in Florence will draw a large crowd to hear him. as he is considered one if the leading eittna- tors of the state pud always nas a message of deep interest wherever he speaks. Tiie trustees of the schools of the county will meet at the same time with the teachers, and matte.s ot in terest relative to school work in the county will h^ taken up with them oy Superintendent Wilkes. Five prizes wilt tie awarded to the five best spellers in each dep ir.uietit First, second and third prizes w II be $50, $25, and $15. Fourth and Bfth prizes will he diMioniries. A meeting of all of the pageant committees for the Confederato re union to he held the first of Mnv has been called by tiie chairman. Rev. W. S. I'oynor. to lie held at the Episcopal I‘Irish house Mondav eve ning at 5 o’clock. Not only are the chairmen of the com mil tees expected, hut every member of the various committees is expected to he present. Reports of what the committees have accomplished to date will he mane and definite working plans announc ed. BILLY SUNDAY SERVICE COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO $410 SUBSCRIPTION SLOW Berlin, March 31.—Only 25 per cent of Germany's internal $50,000,000 loan nas been covered by popular subscrip tion, accori’lng to returns made public today, and while this result designat ed as meeting official expectations under the prevailing political and eco nomic conditions, the financial critics frankly concede that the showing it anything but flattering. Winter is just starting in Australia and this is.enough to make them as mad as everything. According to a letter received by J. ('. Long from Bob Mathews, man ager for the Billy Sunday campaign, the amount of Hie collection Tak*’n at the special service held here last Tuesday amounted to $410. None of Hits collection was used for the cur rent expenses of the meeting, a num ber of local men hearing this ex pense. which amounted to less than $100. DEATH SENTENCE OF VICAR GENERAL STAYED Moscow, Marcli 31—The , '°ni imposed on Vicar General Mutc!^* vitch of tho Roman Catholic chart a in Russia, the commutat’on ot which the central executive committee de nied, was not yet carried out at five o’clock tliis afternoon. Butchkavitch vi:s convicted of opposing the soviet government '* • GEORGE E. PRINCE DIES IN ANDERSON LITTLE HOPE HAD BEEN ENTER TAINED FOR RECOVERY OF JURIST FOR SEVERAL WEEKS Anderson, March 31.—Judge Gao:ge R. Prince, for 18 years circuit judge in the Tenth judicial circuit of South Carolina, died at his residence. 758 West Whitner street, at 9 o’clock last night. He was C8 years old. The end was not unexpected, as Judge Prince had been in declining health for several months and about two weeks ago was taken suddenly worse, hope for tits recovery being abondon- ed several days ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Judge Prince was a brother-in-law of the late Dr. John G Wilson, presi dent of Lander college, who died one week ago tonight. George Edward Prince was horn on his father’s farm in Diamond Hill township, Abbeville county, January 24. 1855. lie was (tie son of Wash ington L and Martha R. ((’linkesalesJ Prince, lie was a lineal descendant of Edward Prince, a native of Eng land. who settled In Virginia in the latter part of the 17th century. Some of his descendants later left Virginia and pioneered to the Spar tanburg district of South Carolina prior to the Rev<j2'tt1onarv war. From that point of th Astute the fam ily found its way into Edgefield and Abbeville disrlcts. Hugh M. Prince, grandfather of Judge Prince, was horn in Edgefield, while his wife was a native of Mecklenburg, North Caro lina. Washington L. Prince, who was horn in Abbeville countv. April 23. 182(5. acquired and managed ex tensive farming interests in Abbe ville and lived on tits estate in Dia mond Hill township, until 18(59, when ho moved his home to Williamston. Anderson county, though continuing his active work as a farmer. Anderson, Mar. 31—The funeral of Judge (!. E. Prince, who died here last n gtit will he he'd from [51 John's Methodist church at three o'clock to morrow Tin* burial will he in Stlver- Lrook Cemetery. ANDERS7N CHAMBER BUSY i Anderson, March 30—Newlv elected o ( o fil ers of tli" Anderson chamber of y i commerce, who have just taken office, are: W. W. Sullivan, presi dent: M M. Mattison, first vice- president ; W. L. Brlssey, second vice- president; J. Reed Fowler, secretary of the hoard: A. P. Funt, re-elected executive secretary, ond J. Cliff Green, treasurer. J