Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 13, 1919, Image 1
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TO BEREFORMED
A "BETTER 8ERVICE CAMPAIGN"
INAUGURATED BY 138,000 EMPLOYEES
OF COMPANY.
STUPENDOUS DRIVE NOW ON
Rules Now Existing, Relating to Boxing
and Packing of Shipments to
Be Rigidly Enforoed.
Charlotte, N. C.?Plans of a most
comprehensive nature to bring about
conditions which will make possible
a marked improvement in the express
service throughout the country, have
been announced by Mr. W. S. Hall.
Charlotte representative of the American
Railway Express Company. A
ocuci service campaign" will be
undertaken by the 135,000 men and
women employed in the express business,
for the purpose of raisng the
tandurds of packing, wrapping and
marking shipments.
The drive started on February 10,
in every city and town in the counof
education and appeal among express
employes simultaneously with a
widespread effort to secure the cooperation
of the shipping public along
the same Hues. No new packing or
marking rules have been adopted for
the campaign, but express drivers and
receiving clerks will be instructed
hereafter to insist, firmly but courteously,
thut the rules already in force
be strictly adhered to.
The chief purpose of the "Better
Service Campaign" is to check, once
for all, the waste of time, effort and
money that result from loBt or damaged
shipments. It is a source of dissatisfaction
and annoyance to both
shippers and the carrier and tends to
impair the express service. It is expected
that all who ship by express,
and 300,000,000 shipments are annually
traveling that way, will be keenly
^ .inlerettt^ia. the forthcoming drive,
because It so intimately concerns the
transportation end of many different
trades and industries, some of which
depend almost exclusively upon the
express service.
Regarding the conditions which led
to a decision for a national drive of
this character, an express official
made this statement: "It is an acknowledged
fact that the average
American businss man regards a satisfied
custome. as a direct asset tn
bis business. He would do nothing
that might jeopardise his good relations
with that customer. Rut it the
goods he sends to the customer arrive
in bad order, if the contents are damaged
or pilfered because they were
exposed during the journey, or if, may
he, entire shipments are lost because
of inadequate marking or insecure
packing, the customer may not wait
long for explanations, but place his
business elsewhere."
"Start Express Shipments Right" is
a slogan which will be carried
throughout the campaign and which If
adhered to will mean a great saving
to business and their customers.
18 DIVI6ION8 OF GERMANS
ARE ON THE WESTERN FRONT
London.?British newspapers of all
shades of opinion are devoting serious
attention to the attitude adopted
by the German government toward
the armistice conditions.
The Daily News Parte correspondent
sends a dispatch from "authorita
tive sources" on the subject in which
he says his Informant told him thut
he had~ the best reason to believe that
Germany is not continuing to demobilize.
"She has now concentrated mors
than 18 divisions und?r Von Hlndenburg
on the western front," the correspondent
quotes his informant an
saying. "We also have the best reasons
to believe that Germany is keeping
her troops under arms on the pretext
of economic necessity. Some of
the military authorities think that
Germany has sought more material
to give necessary armament to 3.000,000
men. German demobilization is
a condition to our demobilization.
GERMAN NEWSPAPER USES
AIRPLANES FOR DELIVERY
Berlin.?Am Mittag is the first paper
to employ air service in newspaper
distribution. It will send its issues
to Letpslg and Weimar, thus enabling
the paper to be distributed to
its subscribed houses in the early
hours. Herr Ullstein decided to supply
ths national assembly at Weimar
with a regular service of newspapers
and chartered a number of airplanes,
which left with Vossiche Zeltung's
morning edition.
JAPAN COERCES CHINESE
DELEGATES 18 CHARGED.
T*>udoa.?Japan has notified China
must work in harmony with Japan at
conference and must un4&4fltt
not to reveal to the con?eeret
Chino-Japanese agree
>>MnHKccording to a Reuter dispatch
from Peking dated February .1.
The correspondent says his infor
monies front Chinese sources
and Reuters says it should be regard
ad with some reserve.
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A. BRUCE BIELASKI
New photograph of A. Bruce Bid
ski, chief of the bureau of inveetiga
tion of the department of justice, whi
has been telling much of the doings ?
German agents and their friends li
this country.
FIX LUMP SUM OF DAMAGES
Time and Method of Payment is No
is Important as a Guarantee of
Final and Complete Reparation.
Paris.?Germany is making utmos
efforts to have the allies beliove thu
she is npnrlncr linnlrrm,!...
? ?o u|?vv,j , ucv.iai ci
Kaoul Peret. chairniun of the budge'
commission of the chamber of depu
ties and former minister of justice, ii
discussing the flnuncinl problems fac
ing the peace conference. The firs
measures of the conference along fl
nancial lines, he added, should be t(
take measures to prevent German;
from declaring herself an insolven
debtor or a bankrupt state.
"Then." Peret returned, "we shouli
immediately fix the amouut of oui
account against Germany which sh<
must be made to pay to the full limi
of her flnancial ability without eon
sideration for her feeliugs. It will h
time enough then to decide about thi
method of payment.
"Whether the installments we ahal
demand from Germany be twenty
thirty or forty billions of francs yearlj
depends entirely upon our decision
after an investigation as to wha
amount Germany will be able to pay
These payments would be guarantee*
by customs tariffs decided upon at th<
conference, reserving for ourselves th<
right to raise such tariffs should Ger
many fail to meet her obligations.
"I do not believe that all imports
tions of raw material to the Germant
should be forbidden, because their in
dustry would then be at a standstil
and they would be unable to pay.
"I would suggest that preferentta
treatment be given the allied coun
tries, as France. Belgium and SerbU
have suffered the greatest damage
Raw material from AmeHra ci.r?..iv
he sent to these three countries first
the overflow being allowed to rever
to Germany so as to enable her t<
keep her machinery working withou1
enabling her to undersell us.
ALL CORRECTLY ADDRES8ED
MAIL PROMPTLY DELIVERED
Washington.?General Pershing ca
bled the war department denying re
ports that mall to and from th?
American expeditionary forces bar
become congested at French rai
heads. The g^ner-*! ssid thor?? wis
no delay or accumulation of mail foi
the United ftH(l no nrrnmnli.
tlon of correctly-addressed mail arriv
Ing in France for the-soldiers.
General Pershing said there wert
1.219 sacks of incorrectly-addressed
mail at the central urmy postoffice ir
France now being redirected, whl'.t
only 126 sacks of dead letters had
been shipped to the United Statei
during January.
PADEREWSKI'S PARTY LEADS
IN LATE POLISH ELECTION
Paris.?The elections in Poland for
members of the constituent assembly
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irnimru in iin* usi neaneu r?y iTomtcr
Padcrewski and M. Dmowskl. obtainins
50 per rent of the total votes. The
Polish socialist pnrty sot 15 per rent
and the remainder went to Jewish
candidates, according to a telegram
from the Polish official news agenrv
to the Polish committee of Paris. Of
435.000 eligible voters. 320.000 votfed.
Women voted in great numbers.
SECRET SESSION TO PLAN
BOLSHEVIK INVESTIGATION
Washington.?The senate judiciary
subcommittee held a secret session to
plan procedure in its investigation of
Solshevlki, I. W. W.. and other propaganda
in the United States, hut postponed
hearing of the first witness, Albert
Rhys Williams, a writer, recently
returned from Russia, who had
Seen subpoenaed I y the committee.
Chairman Overman announced the
ttrat hearing would be held soon.
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men now in
* CRITICAL STAGE
IMPERIALISM OR NIHILISM IS
IMPRESSION GIVEN OUT BY
MANY REFUGEES.
> 1R0TZKY WORKS FOR ORDER
Chief Characteristic Tired Feeling,
Tired of Killing, Tired of Fighting
and TVed of Wandering.
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Warsaw.?That lK>l8nevtsm is in its
critical stage, either turning to im-j
perialism, with perhaps Leon Trotsky,'
minister of war and marine, as the
new emperor, or slipping back to the
idea of nihilism, wish a sort of order-1
ly disorder, is the impression Riven l
by many refugees of all nationalities
who have arrived hwre from Russia.
The corrsepondent has talked to a
number of these people as to what
might happen in Russia if there is
? no outside interference. One of them
, was a bolshevist soldier who deserted
f while his contingent was engaged in
l raiding the country west of Minsk.
j "Our chief characteristic." he said.
- i "is. that we are tired?tired of fooli
ing. tired of killing, tired of fighting |
) and tired of wandering from piltar to1
i post. There is no doubt that Leon
, Trotzky is attempting to obtain order
t and to whip the troops into shape.
He is known to be terribly ambitions.
! and possibly he is dreaming of be|
coming czar, knowing that bolshevism
i has failed."
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t MEMORIAL SERVICE8 HELD
| j FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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! ' Washington.?In solemn services
1 within the house chamber the nation's
loaders and representatives of foreign
" I governments paid tribute to the memt,
ory of Theodore Roosevelt. Members
I- of Congress, supreme court justices.
, : members of the cabinet, army and I
I navy officers, and diplomats of many
", nations heard Senator Lodge of Mas- i
' sachusetts praise Roosevelt as a |
I statesman and up a man.
j Crowded gnllerles and the throng of
r I men and women who could not gain
? admission testified to the personal
fnalln. ' -
[ ivii ma iiimu wnov aeam
t. shocked the world. It was this to I
B which Senator I^odge. a close friend ;
e of the man he eulogized. referred j
i when he spoke these words in the
j stillness of the house chamber: j
, , "A tower is fallen, a star is set!
'. Alns! Alas! for Celin.
1 "The words of lamentation from
the old Moorish ballad, which in boyhood
we used to recite, must, I think,
' have risen to many lips when the
world was told that Theodore Roose8
velt was dead. But whatever the
' phrase the thought was instant and
" j everywhere."
TO PURCHASE PROPERTY
J . FOR NATIONAL CEMETERY
i* Boston.?Acting upon instructions
1 from the war department General
. Pershing has been in communication
t the past month with Marshal ePtain
for the purpose of purchasing propI
erty for a national cemetery for the
American dead In France, according
j to Secretary Baker. The orders stlpu,
late that a chateau qr castle shall he
t located on the property decided upon,
I adequate for a museum to house a
collection commemorating America's
participation in the world war.
F Secretary Baker made clear the I
I plan would not interfere in any way :
with the desires of parents who wish !
their dead brought back to this coun- j
try.
. "The war department will scrupu
lously respect such requests." he said.
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CASH FOR GOOD ROADS IN
I NOW FAIRLY A CERTAINTY
' ?
Washington.?The senate by a vote
* of R1 to 17 tentatively adopted the
I Bankhead amendment to the postof?
flee appropriation bill appropriating
! $200 000.000 for the construction of
I good roads. Of this amount JRO.OOrt,-,
' 000 Is for use this year and S7R.000,-'
mn?.uou each In 1920 and 1912.
PROPHECIES OF PROSPERITY
ARE SANE AND RATIONAL
Washington. ? Secretary Carter
Glass, of the treasury department, anticipates
and expects prosperous days
is well on the way. He sees no reason
for hesitation on the part of busij
ness. The country needs the prodj
ucts of the factory and the farm and
; is willing to pay for them. Money is
more plentiful than ever before. This
s shown in the office of the comptroller
of tho currency,
PLANNING TO BRING HOME
OFFICER AND SAILOR DEAD
Washington.?Plans for bringing
home the bodies of all officers, sailors
and marines now buried on foreign
soil are being worked out in the next
few months. The wishes of relatives,
however, will govern not only as to
the return of the bodies, but also as
to their Anal disposition. Those
I brought home either will be sent forward
for private interment or buried
| in the Arlington or some other NaI
tlc.nal cemetery.
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William P. Pollock of Cheraw, 6. C.t
baa been iworn In aa a member of tha
aenata from South Carolina. He will
aerva until March 4 and will then be
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CHINESE AMONG THE ENEMY
I
I Americans Preparnig Warm Welcome
for Manchus in View of Stories of
Their Inhuman Conduct.
Archangel.?Heavy losses were In-1
| flcited on the bolshevlkl by the
, American forces, and the enemy was
I driven back in dsiordcr from the village
of Vistavka. on the Vaga. The
I American casualties were five killed |
and severely wounded. Many bolslie-!
vlk soldiers were taken prisoner by |
the Americans.
The enemy early in the morning t
began a bombardment with field guns !
and howitzers, and under cover of a
| shrapnel and pompok barrage essayed
a frontal attack with infantry in,
| the Arctic twilight at 3 o'clock In the
J afternoon. American troops, who;
j were rested after their retirement!
from Shenkursk and were now estab-!
lished in a good condition, poured a
heavy fire from artillery and machine
guns into the charging bolslieviki,!
whose ranks broke and fled into the'
woods.
I Captured bolshevik! declared the'
enemy had planned a flank attack aim-'
ultaneously with the frontal move-'
ment, but this was abandoned when'
the Vistavka attempt failed.
Chinese and Manchu troops are
now included in the bolsheviki forces j
opposing the Americans on tho Viga. j
So far these have been held in reserve j
but the Americans are preparing a
warm reception for the yellow soldiere 1
if they appear in the flghtnig line, in |
view of stories re?rVi>r>cr ??.-? '
-? mem ui ma i
the Baltic province*.
NEW ENLISTMENTS IN NAVY
SIXTEEN HUNDRED WEEKLY
Washington.?Roar Admiral Victor
BlQe, chief of the bureau of navlgatoin,
wrote Chairman Padgett, of the
house naval committee, that the navy
department had directed to date the
release of 40 per cent of the reserves, i
40 per cent of the men who enliated j
for the war only, and 20 per cent of i
the men who, since the beginning of j
the war. had enlisted for the regular ;
four-year period.
New enlistments in the navy now
are at the rate of about 1.600 a week.'
the admiral said, but he added that'
the full effect of new enlistments on
demobilisation plans would not be felt
for several months, as the new men
could be sent to ships.
NEUTRAL NATIONS WILL BE
ALLOWED LARGER IMPORTS.
Washington.?As a result of negotiations
conducted at Paris. Norway,
Sweden. Holland and Denmark are to
l?e permitted to import increased
quantities of essential commodities
from the victorious associated nations
and a large pnrt of the 910.079 I
ion a 01 lJanlsh. Swedish and Norwe- {
glan shipping now under charter to j
the shipping hoard ia to be returned.
REPARATION BY GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA DISCUSSED
Paria.?The peace conference committee
on reparations met and ex- \
changed views regarding the princi- ,
pies covering reparations for dam- j
ages caused by the enemy and based
on memoranda which will lie presented
by the delegations of the countries
affected.
The memoranda will be discussed
at the next meeting of the committie.
Louis Klotz. the French minister
of finance, presided.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS EJECT
3PARTACAN8 FROM BREMEN
Copenhagen. ? Government troops
entered Bremen after heavy fighting
and occupied the town hall and the
stock exchange. The spartacans have
retreated to Qroepsingen.
The government troop* made their i
entrance after the city had been bombarded,
Many persons are reported
to have been killed in the bombardment.
Armed sparacans are on their
way to Bremen to the support of the j
soirtacano there.
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BY 13, 1919
BELGIUMS CLAIMS !'
ABE MOSTUBGENT'
A PERCENTAGE OF INDEMNITY J
8HOULO BE PAID A8 800N i
AS PO88IBLE.
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NEED FOODS AND MACHINERY I
Government, Cities, Towns, Villages |
and Indviduals Have Suffered <
Heavy Losses.
Paris.?The financial claims of Bel- <
gium against Germany are moat ur- <
gent. Baron Van Den Heuvel. a mem 1
ber of the Belgian peace delegation ,
and of the peace conference commit- ]
tee on reparations, said. ,
Belgium, he declared, does not have
time to wait for an agreement to be
reached as for the exact figures of
the indemnity which is due her before
obtaining at least partial reparation.
The baron said a percentage of
the indemnity should be paid immediately.
Belgium, he added, needs foods and
machinery at once. Her workingmen
are idle, her industries are at a standstill
or working at u loss, and her for
eign trade will go to other markets
unless something is done.
Baron Van Den Heuvel said it
would take time to reckon the exact
figure of Belgium's losses through j
military operations, occupation and
enemy requisitions. The government,
cities, towns, villages and private
citizens have suffered heavy losses.
GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY j
HAS BEEN OPENED AT WEIMAR
I
Weimar.?The opening of the na- 1
tional assembly this afternoon was 1
impressive for its solemnity, earnestness
and simplicity. Chancellor
Ehert's opening speech, the delivery
of which occupied a half hour, was '
frequently interrupted. The Court '
theater was thronged long before the 1
appointed time.
It was a democratic looking crowd. .
well, though plainly dressed, that
shuffled its way through the snow to
the theater, for everyone walked, save
one carriage and one automobile
party. Following a brief review of
an infantry honor company, everyone
sought the interior of the theater.
Herr Ebert received only a brief j
ovation on his entry. He found him- ^
self so heckled by independent social- ,
ists that he was forced in the middle (
of his speech to turn u^on them with j
the declaration that their disorder
showed how little evil times had
taught them. He aroused approval
when he began by declaring:
"We have done forever with princes j <
ana nonies, ny me grace ot God." 1
He said the German people wan 1
now ruling Itself. I
There was disapproval mixed with '
approval when he declared the revolution
would decline responsibility for 1
the shortage of food and the defects 1
Ir. food in Germany. 1
Need, the chancellor continued, delivered
Germany to her enemies, but
he protested against being a slave to
Germany's enemies for 30. 40 or 60
years
TOTAL RECENT CASUALTIES
BY AMERICANS IN RUSSIA ,
Washington.?Total casualties in j
the American forces In the Archangel (
region of Russia un to and including j
January 31. were 180 killed, died of <
w6unds. sickness or from other j
causes, or missing in action, and 229 (
wounded or injured, making a total
casualty list of 409 out of a force that
numbered 4.925.
The information was contained in j
a cablegram from Archangel dated
February 4. The casualties were listed
as follows:
Killed in action, three ofTicers and
58 men; died of disease, two officers
and 64 men; died of wounds, one officer
and 12 men; accidentally killed,
three men; drowned, one officer and
two mon; missing in action. 34 men; 1
wounded in action, all rank*, 198; ac- i
cidentally wounded. 25; wounded, j
other causes, six. r
EARl.Y ACTION EXPECTED ON
MUCH DEBATED TAX BILL
Washington. ? Senate and house ,
members studied the final re-draft of t
the six billion dollar 'war revenue bill, (j
preparing for early action pn the con- u
ference report. . o
The bill will yield $6,077,200,000 for c
the present fiscal year and $4,184,- a
510.000 next year, according to estl- v
mates given out as compiled by ex- J
ports of the treasury and senate fl- f
nance and house ways and means (
commitees. t
U. S. H08PITALS IN NORTH
CAROLINA TO BE CLOSED
p
Washington.?The government hos- S
pitals at Waynesvllle and Hot Springs 0
will be abandoned. The Kenilworth li
1
Inn hospital has not been passed up- t(
on yet. The war department has c
reached a final decision on the two v
plants at Waynesvllle and Jdot Springs p
Representative Webb introduce**? bill \
for $75,000 for a sito and public build (1
ing at Morganton. T>is is one of man; d
public buildings going in now. .1
[MES
/IGOROUS PROTEST ENTERED
Greenwood Business Msn Say Psnd
Ing Revenue Bill Is Causing Anxiety
to Business of Country.
Greenwood. ? Greenwood business
nen have filed a strong: protest with
the South Carolina delegation in Congress
against the revenue bill which
Congress is considering. Mayor Harttog
has sent telegrams personally to
the South Carolina senators and memMrs
of the bouse, together with mestages
signed by leading farmers in
Lhls section. He wired the South Carolina
delegation as follows:
"The pending revenue bill is causing
great anxiety to the business of the
country. It is tying up vast sums of
noney. preventing new enterprises
md the enlargement of those already
itarted. It is placing the products of
our country at the mercy of speculators.
The South, because of the effect
upon cotton, is peculiarly interisted.
Any higher taxes than those
levied in 1917 will, under present conlitions,
mean widespread disaster."
S. C. Medal Winners.
Washington (Special).?The Congressional
medal of honor, the only
one of the kind provided before the
present war broke out, has been
iwarded by the President, in the name
of Congress, to 47 men. It is considered
the highest mark of distinction.
juiriB limy ue given.
The following named South Carolinians,
all of the 30th Division, were
jo honored: First. Lieut. James C.
Dozier, of Rock Hill, and Sergeant
tlaly E. Foster, of Inman.both of the
118th Infantry, distinguished themselves
near Mont Brehaln, October 8.
Dozier belongs to Company G and Foster
to Company M.
Sergeant Richmond H. Hilton, of
Westville, Company M. 118th Infantry.
won his honors at Brancourt. October
11 ; Corporal James D. Heriot,
Providence. Company I, 118th Infantry,
at Vaux; Corporal John C. Villepigue.
of Camden, Company M. 118th
infantry, at Vauxandigny, October 15.
Florence Secures S. S. Convention.
Florence.?Florence will be the host
rf the forty-second annual state Sunlay
school convention, according to
in announcement made here. At an
mthusiastic meeting of pastors and
business men, an invitation was extended
to the State Sunday School
invention to hold its annual convention
in Florence on June .3-5.
The State Sunday School convention,
held annually, is without doubt
the largest gathering of religious
porkers held in South Carolina. At
the Jast convention, which was held
in Greenwood, in addition to the
1,998 registered delegates, there were
i large number in attendance who
lid not register. The convention will
)e self-entertaining.
Indorse Good Roads Movement.
Lancaster.?The Lancaster rnmit*
Automobile Association went on recird
indorsing the good roads plan now
jefore the legislature. The following
telegram was sent by the secretary.
3eorge B. Craven, to the I^ancaster
county delegation in the legislature:
"Lancaster County Automobile Aslociation
meeting attended by 60 representative
men all sections of county
manimously indorse plan for system
State highways. Urge you support
neasure in interests of county and
3tate development."
"Ben Hope's" Father Killed.
York.?While attempting to cross
:he track in front of a Southern west?ound
passenger train. James Love,
iged 70, was run over and killed. Mr.
LX>ve was a resident of the Ixx-kmore
nill village and the accident occurred
jpposlte the mill. He is survived by a
'amily, one of his children being Jas.
Stanhope Love, a shut-in who is well
tnown to newspaper readers under
:he name of "Ben Hope."
Big Deal in Stone.
Gaffney.?A transaction involving a
arge sum wns consummated in Gaffley
recently when T. G. McCraw sold
:o the Southern Railway 1*2.000,000
rards of stone at the price of three
:ents per yard. It is said that the
Joutheta is contemplating many imirovements
on its lines, and that this
ttone will he used in the developnents.
It is said that Mr. McCraw
las an unlimited supply on his prem
r.r-r>, mid iii<ti me quuniy or HaillP IR
list suited to the requirements of the
ailwuy company.
Union Temple Planned.
Charleston.?A temple of labor costng
between $100,000 and $150,000.
rith the probability that its construeion
will reach the larger figure, is
leflnltely planned by local white
inions, a committee representing 18
irganizations. with prospect of more
oming in. already being busy with
rriving at agreement on details. A
erv desirable site is in view, and
t is expected that developments will
ollow a recent general conference.
)ver 100 union representatives met
o come together on the project.
Madden Columbia Postmaster.
Columbia.?Bolin and Pope, ineororated,
representatives of the United
Itates Fidelity and Guaranty Company
f Baltimore. Md.. bondsmen for the
ite Postmaster Coleman, designated
\ B. Madden, assistant postmaster,
o fill the duties of postmaster of the
!olumbia postoffice until a civil series
examination is held to fill the
ostmastership of the Columbia office.
Ir. Madden has not yet received ofcial
notification"from the postoffice
epartment at Washington confirming
be action of Mr. Coleman's bondsmen
$li5 Per Year.
DEBT OF COUNTY J
IS CU1JN HALF
ASTUTE COUNTY SUPERVISOR
HAS MORE THAN EARNED
HIS 8ALARY.
FIX LUMP SUM OF DAMAGES
Debt of County Cut Almoat in Half
Through Persistent Following Up
of Clues in Certain Matters.
Greenwood.?The debt of Greenwood
county has been cut almost in
half. according to a statement of A. J.
Bell, county supervisor. The exact
figures compiled by Mr. Bell show
that the county's indebtedness has
been reduced from $42,000 to ?$19,957.07
up until the first of the year.
Only the persistent following up of
crrtnin mntters on the part of the supervisor
did the amount show such
a large reduction. One item was
$449 received from M<rOormlck county.
Mr. Bell states thut he just happened
neross some small slips of paper
in a drawer in the ofTice with
amounts on them and which Mentioned
McCormiok county. He decided
to take a chance and sent in a bill
for McCormtck county. A check for
the amount came next day. There
was no charge on any book in the office
for this amount. Mr. Bell declares.
r??n. IWI man/ DUilUinQS.
Washington (Special).?In view of
the announcement several days ago
that the committee on public buildings
and grounds would report a general
public buildings bill at this session
of congress. Congressman Doniinick
has requested the committee to
provide for postoffice buildings at the
following postoffices in his district at
a cost of $f?0 000 each: Belton. Piedmont,
Westminster, Easley, Williamston,
Walhalla, McCormtck, Pickens.
Pelzer, Seneca. Honea Path.
Mr. Dominick has also asked
federal court houses at Anderson
Greenwood be authorized, provid^^
for an appropriation of $250.00ftrAt
each of these places and authorizing
and directing the secretary of the
treasury to sell the present buildings
and sites there at public sale to the
highest bidder.
Papers Consolidated.
Greenwood.?The Greenwood Index
and Greenwood Journal which have
both been issuing afternoon editions
carrying full leased wire news reports,
announced a consolidation of
the two papers and that hereafter one
paper will bo Issued under the name.
The Index-Journal. The merging of
the two daily papers will give the new
paper a circulation of approximately
6,000 And a mechanical equipment
capable of producing one of the heat
aiiciuuuu jmpvis in me niaie. in andition
to the regular afternoon edition,
a Sunday morning edition and ft
tri-weekly edition will be issued. The
following will compose the organization
of the Index-Journal: H. L. Watson,
editor; E. P. Wideman, cfty editor;
R. M. Norment. news editor;
J. S. Bailey, business manager; and
G. W. Gardner. Jr., advertising manager.
Joint Session of Lawyers.
Columbia. ? Announcement was
made that the South Carolina Bar Association
had accepted an Invitation
to meet in joint session with the Georgia
Bar Association at Tybee during
the month of June.
Members of the State Association
will endeavor to secure a large attendance
at the meeting which w'll
>?rove a big success socially and otherwise.
John P. Thomas, Jr.. of Co- *
lumhia. is president of the South Carolina
Bar Association, and C. S. Monieith
is secretary.
An executive committee composed
->f Alva M. Lumpkin. F. O. Tompkins
and D. D. Moise will arrange for a
meeting with the executive committee
from the Georgia Association and
complete plans for the big joint session.
Additions to Faculty.
Clemson College.?Two recent additions
have been made to the teaching
force of the agricultural department.
Capt. L. B. Cannon, a graduate of
Clemson College in 1916 in the animal
husbandry course, has been appointed
assistant professor of dairying.
He succeeds J. A. Clutter, who
resigned in order to enter the commercial
dalrvln* ir. /-?-? *- -
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Lieut. C. L. M or Run of Kentucky, a
graduate of the University of Kentucky.
has been appointed assistant
professor of animal husbandry.
Sheriff Captures Still.
Oaffney.?8heriff Thomas and Dep?ty
Sheriff J. E. Watkins captured a
distillery about 14 miles from Oaffnev.
on the waters of Big Thicket creek,
on lands which were said to belong to
John Blackwood. Two white men
we p nt work on the plant when the
ofTicers arrived. The still, which was
of copper and of about 35 gallons capacity,
was destroyed. The officer*
sav that the plant had the apnearanco
of having been operated for some
weeks and that a quantity of whiskey
had been manufactured there.