Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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:"Ur. ^BStfablifthed in 1891. IBROS DELIGHTED rfiVER BOND SALES Bccess of loan drive was jksURPRI8E to all except the 8tate chairman. WOMEN ARE HIGHLY PRAISED jHrh* People Are Urged to Continue to Purchase Bonde from Banke Until B Every Home Has One or More. Columbia. t The success ui ihe Victory Loan Hferive In South Carolina was a sur ?v. uoci 1/ oTorjr one?except to jlpthe stout-hearted chairman, Charles B: H. Barron. When Mr. Barron took H hold of the campaign about three months ago, he was greeted on all H[ aides with such encouragement as this "Oh, it can't be done." The pub|| lie seemed to think that there was |lio interest in the campaign, as the Bk war was over. The people had gone B through with a devastating epidemic B- of influenza. They had gone through H?ti6arly a dozen drives and campaigns B|*or money. Many of the county chairmen E thought that it couldn't be done. Mr. lj? "Barron said that it could and would. B Mis optimism became infectious and B the trick was turned. K Mr. Barron expressed his great P gratification at the success of the fc efforts of the workers in all the I -counties. "First," said Mr. Barron, i ""I want to thank the women. This is B not merely to he gallant. The whole B state knows wh^t the women have B- done. What could we have done B without them? Then 1 wish to thank ? the soldiers who c.tme back from : France and helped us here at home. K "One last word to the people of the state T Thonn hnnda nr-a nn? ?' '"1" E enough distributed. Thera should not be a home in the state without its bonds. I urge the people to buy bonds as an investment?all through the year. The banks wilt have them ^ for sale on easy terms. "Again I thank all of the workers, the press of the state and the women, and again say to the people, 'Buy 1 bonds and make our country increasingly great.'" Any Lawyer May Apply. The department of justice announced that the selection of a district Judge to succeed the late Joseph T. Johnson In South Carolina may not be confined to the western district, if no available candidate is found there. -Charleston or any other place in the state may have one of Uh lawyers chosen for this position. The vacancy is open to any lawyer in South Carolina. No matter whether he ~ is from Pickens or Charleston, the sole question with the attorney general, as he explained, being to recommend a competent man as Judge Johnson's successor. This does two things, it throws the place wide open to any attorney in the state who can get it and at the ?me time avoids a possible deadock of candidates from the western district. Many Secure Employment. During the past week a total of 1,119 persons applied to United States employment service offices in South Carolina for information relative to finding positions and 573 were referred to work. Of this 573. 387 accepted Jobs offered them. Approxlmatelv 128 discharged soldiers were Included in this number applying for work and from these 128, 78 accepted Jobs offered. These men and women, applying for positions included practically every known occupation. Other Counties Ask Aid. The state highway commission received one formal and two tentative applications for federal aid. The formal application came from the York county board of county commissioners and asked for $14,000 for use in the construction and improvement of approximately seven miles of the Rock Hlll-I^ancaster road, beginning at Rock Hill and ending at Roddey station on the Southern railway. Senator Dial's Secretary. Capt. McDavid Horton of Columbia will he private secretary to United States Senator N. B. Dial, according to announcement by the senator. Captain Horton was commanding a battery of heavy field nrtillery in France when offered the appointment and he has preceded his regiment home in time t/> enter unm its duties with the beginning of the spe- . elal session of Congress opening May j 1?. He has been in military service i iwo years ana lor me inri nine iuumii.1 has been overseas. Contested Bill Approved. Governor Cooper signed the bill, passed by the goneral assembly, requiring the transmission of telephone and telegraph messages over the most direct rowtes. This Is to eliminate as far as possible relay stations. Strong pressure was brought to have the measure vetoed. After signing ths bill, the governor said: "I am In grave doubt as to the constitutionality of this act. but since there Is a doubt T feel that I should olve that douht In favor of the act. W the court* decide. i , The To Qo to Atlantic City. The National Conference of Social Worl{ will meet this year at Atlantic City. June 1 to 8 inclusive. Co-ordinate with the meeting of the national conference will be the meetings of other organizations which aii engaged in special phases of social work. Among them being: The National Conference of Jewish Charities. May 27 and 31; National Child Welfare Organization. May 29 and 31; National Conference Probation Association, May 30 and June 7; American Association for Organized Charities, May 30 and Tnno 1 Ttriaw ?i ? -* -- ?? a. tt uu me i iuse ul uie National Conference the American Medical Association will meet in Atlantic City June 9 and 13. and the American Academy of Medicine June 9 and 10. It is expected that about 4,000 persons will he present at Atlantic City to take part in the various conferences. The following have nlrendy expressed their intention of attending the conference: G. Croft Williams, secretary state board of charities and cordections; Dr. Atha T. Jamison, chairman of the state correctional board and Mrs. Jamison; J. B. Johns, superintendent of the Boys' I^lustrinl School and Mrs. Johns; Mrs. Ella C. Perry, superintendent of the Girls' Industrial School, Campobello; Miss Grace Porter. Secretary Associated Charities of Columbia; C. J. Kimball, Judge of the juvenile court, and Mrs. Kimball. Columbia; Miss Lottie E. Olnev, su\>erintendent Children's Home and juvenile court; Mrs. Amv Ireland, field agent South Carolina Children's Home Society, Columbia. Banks Should Sell Bonds. A wire from Edwin W. Robertson, district chairman, to the state headquarters in Columbia urged that all of the banking institutions in the state try to get the epople to buy the Victory bonds. He declared that the government has been informed that some or me nanus wish to absorb these Victory notes because they are a Rood investment, but Mr. Robertson says that this is bad business policy. "For the good of the country as a whole and that the resources of the several banks may be conserved to care for ordinary business and develop commerce and industries it is most desirable that Victory notes should be absorbed by the savings of the people." says Mr. Robertson. "This makes for better citizenship. Greenville to Get Next Meeting. Greenville was selected by the executive committee of the South Carolina Press Association meeting; here as the place for the 1919 convention, the date to be decided upon later. A committee, composed of W. W. Ball, of The Columbia State; Rlon McKissick. of The Greenville Piedmont, and August Kohn, of Columbia, was appointed to map out plans for a propose i permanent camp for the association to be located in the piedmont section. Common Labor Still Scarce. Common labor is still short, according to figures of the United States employment service which is keeping in close touch with labor conditions throughout the state. The local ofTiee in Washington has ci'ls for over 1,500 common workmen for all phases of construction work in and near Co1 * ? v, Kl? Many civilians arc needed to replace soldiers at Camp Jackson in the remount depot and other organisations. These jobs pay well and offer opportunities for rising:. Along with these johs a number of men are needed at North Camp Jackson. The back to the farm movement seems to have fallen short as few discharged soldiers are returning to the farms. An Honor to South Carolina. A Baltimore paper gives the following account of a high honor conferred a South Carolina boy: "Amid the cheers of fellow patients of ward 35 of the Maxillofacial Service at General Hospital No. 2, Fort McTTenry, Sergt. Ezra Muse of Columbia. S. C? was awarded the croix de guerre from the French government last Thursday for conspicuous bravery. The citation reads as follows: " 'Sergt. Ezra Muse, Seventh Machine Gun Battalion, being in charge of a machine gun. had it installed in a house especially designed, and after three shells bad struck bis emplacement he refused to leave. All Want Good Roads. Congressman A. F. Lever spent the night in Columbia and left for Washington to be present at the opening of Congress. With the organization or the House or representatives by the Republicans he will retire from the chairmanship of the committee on agriculture. Congressman I^ever has recently delivered a number of speeches over the state in the interest of good roads and said that he had found the sentiment for permanent roads very strong throughout South Carolina. Hold On To Cotton. Refore leaving for New Orleans Chairman Wannamaker gave out a statement in which he reviewed the progresa of the movement for holding cotton and for the reduction of acreage. In hla statement he declared that hut for the fight which had been made cotton would today he bringing 12 cents per pound, basis middling, in the South. He declared that manipulators had planned to buy the new crop at 10 to 12 cents per pound. He urged the farmers not te sell at the present prices. f - . . FORf FORT ME BRIG. GEN. F. T. HINES yTRflBS^^ jPy i Brig Gen. Frank T. Hines, chief of embarkation, arrived in Washington with a report to Secretary Baker that conditions at Brest have ao improved that there la no longer cauae for anxiety. IS BEING LEFT IN THE COLD From Date of First Proceas, Treaty Will Come Into Force Between the High Contracting Parties. Purls.?The que^ion of Fiume and .he Adriatic remains where it was. Since the return of Premier Orlando and Sonnino from Rome, the matter has not been again taken up by the council of four but, in the unofficial discussions which have taken place, it is impossible to say nny progress has been made. The proposal to appoint a small committee of experts, such as that which worked out the scheme for the administration of the Saar valley, to try to l^pd a modus yivendi has been abandoned. This lack of achievement seems to have had a depressing effect in Italy. Her omission from the alliance which is to guarantee France's security, coming on top of the failure to settle the status of Fiume, has evidently contributed to the feeling th?.t Italy is being left in the cold. Italian circles strongly insist that there wolud hu\e been no doubt that Italy would have accepted the invitation to join the alliance had she been asked. Another point which has affected public opinion hag been the discovery that the peace treaty has a provision for ratification without the signature of Italy. This is provided in article 440, which says: "A first process verbal of deposit of the ratifications will be drawn up as soon as the treaty has been ratified by Germany, on the one hand, and by three of the principal allies and associated powers, on the other hand. "From the date of this first process the treaty will come into force between the high contracting parties who have ratified It. For the determination of all periods of time provided for in the present treaty this date will be the date of coming into force of the treaty." AUSTRIAN PEACE DELEGATION HAS ARRIVED AT ST. GERMAIN Paris.?Karl Renner, Austrian chancellor, has brought his peace delegation and. attendants to St. Germain, near Paris, and at a later date will appear before the representatives of the allied and associated powers to receive the conditions which spell peace for the former empire. A notable feature of the reception was the absence of Germans, who had requested permission to greet the Austrians, but had been denied this privilege. The prefect of the department, M. Chaleil. met the Auatrians courteously and although there was no official handshaking, many members of the party were greeted by unofficial hnn/lchnlfoo from oM a - --- ..M..v*oi<Mn^o Hum \/i\? m (|iiiiniitiit'VS. WILSON TO VISIT BRUSSELS BEFORE STARTING HOME Paris.?President Wilson was considering sailing for the United States from Antwerp so that ho might visit Brussels on the way. but on inquiring it developed that the TTnited States transport George Washington is of too great a draft to enter the port of Antwerp. The project, therefore, has been abandoned. The President will visit Brussels, however, before starting on his homeward voyage. THE SEAPLANE NC-4 FLIES FROM CHATHAM TO HALIFAX Halifax.?The hvdroairplane NT-4. third of the American naval planes to alight in the harbor hero on its way to New Foundland for the start of a flight to the Asorea and thence to England, arrived from Chatham. Mass., after a speedy trip. Favored by a brisk south wind, the seaplane covered the 340 miles in three hours and R1 mnlutes. Ldeut. Commander Albert C. Read said that he had exnoriamed nt, engine trouble. r Mi LL, S. 0., THURSDAY, MAY COTTON MEN HOLD 1 AMERICA FIRST J. S. WANNAMAKER WAS MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATION. A FA'R ACREAGE REDUCTION The Complete Board of Directors of the Export Corporation Is to Select Principal Officers. New Orleans.?Pointing out that the South never again will raise as large a cotton crop as in the past because of what were termed successful efforts towards an acreage reduction." the crop report committee of the newly formed American Cotton Association made public its findings at a meeting here today of members. The following table shows reduction percentages by states: Virginia 33.3, North Carolina 20.1, South Carolina 26.1. Georgia 20.5. Florida 24.5, Mississippi 15.0, Louisiana 23.1. Texas 20.0, Arkansas 20.0, Tennessee 18.0, Missouri 37.5, Oklahoma 25.0, California 20.0, Arizona 25.0; Alabapia 5 per cent increase. Average reduction 20.2 per cent. J. S. Wannamaker, of St. Matthews, S. C., was elected permanent chairman of the American Cotton Association at its meeting of delegates from cotton growing states here. Dirnr tnr? of tlm nnt t r\n o*nnrl f\vynn - w. vmv vwi.il/il CA|/Ull 11 it rt 11cing corporation so far selected include: North Carolina. J A. Brown. Chadhurn; South Carolina. L. D. Jennings, Sumter; Georgia, R. T. Willingham, Macon. The complete hoard of directors of the export corporation when elected will select the principal officers. STEP TAKEN TO CURTAIL SPECULATION IN CORN New York.?Julius H. Barnes, federal wheat director, has formally notified L. F. Gates, president of the Chicago board of trade, that, the exchange should reinstate the rule limiting the amount of open trades in corn for any one interest or individual to 200.000 bushels. His suggestion was designed to prevent undue speculation. If the Chicago board complies with this suggestion. Mr. Barnes will "feel just'fied in cabling Herbert Hoover, director general of the food administration, that further regulation "may not be necessary." he said. , ALLIES PREPARING FOR THE EVENTFUL DAY WITH TURKEY Paris.?That the allies are prepnr! ing for the eventful day, when the Turks are to be reckoned with in a pt-aie Treaty, is indicated by the fact that British. French. American, Italian nnd Greek warships, with landing parties, have begun a great concentration at'Smyrna, Asia Minor. Allied troops also are being massed at Salonika The concentration at Smyrna is connected with the mandate given to Greece by the peace conference to adi minister the affairs of the Turkish seaport, while the belief is expressed in Paris that the massing at Saloniki is connected with the enforcement of the peace terms to be presented to the Ottomans, which it is thought probable will include a demand that the Turks leave Europe. SEAPLANES ON OCEAN FLIGHT GET AWAY TO FAIR START Trepassev.?Three giant seaplanes , of the American navy?the NC-3. j NT-4 and the NC-1?rose from the wa' ters of Trepassey hay and headed for the Azores, to make by air In the twentieth century a Journey as dangerous as that Columbus made by I water five centuries ago. Commanded by Commander John ! TI. Towers, Lieutenant Commander A. i C. Bead nnd Lieutenant Commander P. V. Pellinger, thoplanes lr>ft their moorings at the head of Trepassey ! harbor and "taxied" towards the narrows. Then, rushing into a westerly wind, they took the air. RESIGNATION OF CHINESE CABINET IS DECLINED Paris.?The peace negotiations with Turkey, and also with Hulgarla, are j expected to take place in Constanti! nople or other city in the near east. I The Chinese cabinet is reported to have tendered its resignation, which President Hsu Shih-Chang is said to 1 have declined to accept. The conferI ence at Shanghai, at which endeavors were being made to arrange a peace between northern and southern China, has broken up. WASHINGTON, D. C? SECURES NEXT BAPTIST CONVENTION Atlanta. Oa.?In line with its proposal to spend $15,000,000 for Christian education in the South, the Southern Raptist Convention voted to establish an education board, similar j in scope to the boards which now j handle home and foreign mission*. [ The convention voted to meet In Washington. D. C.. May 12, 1920. and selected Dr. John E. White. Anderson. S. C., to preach convention sermon. LL Tl 22, 1919 SIR JOSEPH RICKETT _ ' i | J I I il -lit J \ A new and characteristic portrait of Rt. Hon. 3lr Joseph Compton Rickett, paymaster general of Englpnd. 1 He Is the author of several interesting , books end frequently contributes to ourrent journalism. A HUN DEPRECATES MURDER! Scheidemann Says Peace Treaty Would Make Enormous Jail in WKIok cn nnrt ???? j uu,wu,uuu wouia i_ador. Berlin.?The declaration by Chancellor Scheidemann in the national assembly that the peace terms were "unacceptable" brought the members of the assembly, the spectators and those in the press gallery to their feet in a hurricane of cheers and applause. The chancellor reached the climax of his statement on the peace terms 10 minutes after he began. He paused in his address and then thundered out the word which announced the German government's rejection of the Versailles conditions. "This treaty," he said, "is in the view of the imperial government unacceptable, so unacceptable I am unable to believe that this earth could bear such a document without a cry issuing from millions and millions of throats in all lands!" The chancellor described the peace treaty as a "dreadful and murderous" document. He said it wolud make an enormous Jail of Germany iM which sixty million persons would have to labor for the victors in the war. He criticised President Wilson and said the President by his attiude had deceived the hopes of the German people. "We have made counter proposals and shall .make still more. With your consent we regard it as our sacred task to come to negotiations. "Here and there insight and the common obligations of humanity are beginning to make themselves felt in neutral countries; in Italy and in Great Britain, above all, too?this is a comfort for us in this last fearful flaming up of the policy of the mailed | fist?and in sorialistir ! are heinp hoard whereby historians one day will measure the state of hu' inanity after four years of murder." ! TURKISH AND ASIA MINOR QUESTIONS DISCUSSED Paris.?The council of four discussed the Turkish and Asia Minor questions and certain details of the Austrian treaty. American experts were called in for consultation on the subject of Austria. FIFTH NOTE DISPATCHED BY GERMANS TO COUNCIL Paris.?The German delegation announces the dispatch of a fifth note which will be delivered to the council of four at an early session. GERMAN PLAN FOR LEAGUE CONTAINS 66 ARTICLES Paris.? The German plan for a league of nations submitted hv the German delegation at Versailles and now in the hands of the peace confer' ence committee on the league of na! tlons to which it was referred, contains 66 articles, together with a supplement settinp forth the charter tor j I an international labor leageu. GERMAN n=-t PLATES SEEK TO MAKE AUSTRIAN CONNECTION Paris.? With the expected advent of j the Austrian delegates at St. Germain- J : En-T,ayo. the Germans at Versailles are seeking permission to he allowed I in CllTTlTTUinHT^TP WIIO Hlftm (Villi! | von Rrockdnrff-Rantzau. head of *he i 1 Ocrman continent, is said to have ( | carried liis reonest to the r?oint of : desiriny to send a Oerman delegation* ' to erect the Anstrlans on their ar- j rivnl. The answer of the allied repre- 1 ; sontatives is problematical. CHINESE AR3EM BLY IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED Paris ?\ message from the Ohekiany assemblv. dated Hane Chow, May 10. and addressed to the Chinese peace deleeates says: "The assemhlv is extremely disappointed at henriny that the disposal of Tsine-Tau has been left to the discretion of Japan alone. All are prepared to do what the crisis demands hut are hopinc that you will vet effect a chanye In the situation. If necessary withdraw from the conference.** * . ; [MES MIL tOUIB AT Mian ui- AMAN AKNIT INTERESTING FIGURES SHOWN OF RESULTS TO THE HINDENBURG LINE BREAKERS. LOSS IN 30TH. WAS 11.081 Battle Deaths Number 48,909; Total Number Wounds Inflicted Including Duplication About 7,000. Washington.?The war department issued statement showing the "battle deaths" and wounded by divisions. The figures for the Twonty-Seventh, a New York division, and the Thirtieth, made up of Tennessee. South Carolina and North Carolina troops are interesting. The Twejity-aeventh sustained 1,791 battle deaths, and the Thirtieth 1,652. The Twenty-seventh had 9.427 wounded and the Thirtieth 9.429. The total deaths and wounded in battle were: For the Twenty-seventh. 11,218, and for the Thirtieth, 11,081. Revised figures made public by the \v:ir Hoiuirf Miont oh/\u-o/1 casualties of the American expeditionary forces during the war was i'86.044. Battle deaths numbered 48.909 and the total of wounded was placed at 2.87,135. with the explanation that this represented a duplication of about 7.000 by reason of the fact that many men were woundedmore than once. GERMANY BROUGHT BLOCKADE TROUBLES UPON HERSELF Paris.?Germany's blockade troubles were primarily brought upon her by herself, writes Maxmilian llardon, the German Free Lance, in the latest number of his periodicals. Die Zukuhft. Both Bismarck and Caprivl had predicted such a measure against Germany if she went to war, the writer points out. but he argues that it would have been impossble for the blockade to have been imposed if Germany had not refused at the Hague in 1907 to accept the British proposition tending to the abolition of the right of capture and that of prohibited zones on the sea. Tho men who at that time were directing German foreign policy, Herr Harden continues, were convinced that in case of the outbreak of an Anglo-German war the British people, no longer devoted to agriculture, would suffer from famine much before Germany, a country highly developed agriculturallya nd adjoining Russia, Holland and Denmark. HENRY FORD'S LAWYERS BRING CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY Mount Clemens.?'Notice that the plaintiff In the 11.000.000 libel sut of Henry Ford aganst The Chicago Daily Tribune, et al., will attempt to prove that The Tribune in urging military preparedness three years ago did so in an effort to aid Germany was given to the newly completed jury here bk Attorney Alfred J. Murphy of counsel for Mr. Ford. The statement was made in the form of a final interrogatory to the entire Jury. "We wll try to prove," siad Mr. Murphy "that the Chicago Daily Tribune in its campaign for prepared ness was doing so solely in an effort to emhroil the United States in a war with Mexico so that American munitions would he used on this continent instead of heing shipped to the enemies of Germany. Does any member of the jury hold views or has he held views whch would prejudice him ngainst a fair consideration of evidence to prove this contention?" HIGHEST MILITARY HONORS MAY COME TO GEN, MAIG * Dondoa?Should he desire. Sir Douglas Haig can go to India as commander in chief of the P.ritish forces there. This is the highest mltarv honor in peace times within the gift of the government. ONLY ONE U. S. DIVISION TO REMAIN IN GERMANY | Crfblenz.?As soon as the German sign the peace treaty the American armv of occupation in Germany will he reduced to three divisions, the First. Second and Third, which will remain on the Rhine until some other disposition is made of the American bridgehead. General Pershing is desirous of taking the first and second divisions hack to the I'nited States with him when he sails for home in July. MANl/FACTURE OF BEER NOT TO BE PROHIBITED Washington?In accordance with an opinion rendered by Attorney General Palmer, holding it to be the "lawful duty" of the internal revenue bureau to collect a tax on malt beverages wth an alcohol content in excess of that permitted by law," issuance of revenue stamps to cover beer taxes will be continued and no ?,ttcvnpt will be made by the revenue bureau to prohibit the manufacture of beer pending a decision. 3'v;., V;' - " \ t 'O'Tt 4^?I $1.25 Per Year. GERMAN DELEGATES FflOF RITTFR RIITY IIWhT W I kll WW I 9 VON BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU OF THE HUN PLENIPOTENIARIES MAY NOT RETURN. SOCIALIST MEMBERS SPEAK *W? Will Sign the Treaty Because of the Fact That We Would be Hacked to Pieces If We Did Not." Sharp differences have arison among the members of the Germau peace delegation over the peace treaty, and Count von Brockdorff, Kantzuu, head of the Teutonic plenipotentiaries, may return to Berlin to discuss with the Kbort government whether tho terms presented by the allied and associated governments shall be signed. He has already reached Spa and conferred with technical experts. A majority of the delegates, including the financial experts, are assorted to be strongly against submission to the terms, and so marked has become the division between the opposing factons that it is quite probable Oount von llroc kd o rff-tf tu n twi uj will not agree to remain a parly to the negotiations. UnoifTcial advices from Spa are to the effect that the count already has asked to be relieved of his arduous task. The departure of the head of the German delegation will not necessarily cause an interruption of the negotations, however, as these may be conducted meantime hv those menvnvbers of the party remaining at Versailles. The independent socialists of Germany are still in favor of signing the peace treaty, in the face of strong opposition on the part of the non-socialist supporters of the government. In this connection one member of the German delegation, ranking as a counselor of legislation is tjuoted as having declared: "We will sign despite all. because we would he hacked to pieces if we return to Berlin wthout signing." CHINESE MAKING ATTEMPTS TO BOYCOTT THE JAPANESES Shanghai.?Dissatisfaction with the decisions of the peace conference relative to Shantung is widespread in China and following demonstrations of protest in the principal cities an attempt is now being made to organise a boycott of Japan. The Nankin. Wuhsi, Hankow. Hangchow, Foochow and Chang Chow and other cities. Tho proposed boycott deals iwtth Japanese bank notes, goods and shippings. ONE DIRECTOR IN WAR RISK INSURANCE BUREAU RESIGNS Washington.?-Henry D. Ldndsley announced his resignation as director of the treasury's bureau of war risk insurance declaring that excessive "red tape" and ponderous wupor\fiy sion of the treasury over minor routine matters made successful adminstration intposstble. The resignatTon had been requested by Secretary Glass. BUSINESS MAN FATALLY SHOT BY BAPTIST PASTOR Richmond, Va.?F obert Spence. 3?. business man at Buckingham Court House, was brought to a private hospital hern suffering from four bullet . . wounds said to have been Inflicted by Rev. C. T. Real), pastor o? the Baptist churches at Dillwyn and Buckingham Court House. Surgeons pronounce the U'ounds fatal . EX-PRESIDENT ZELAYA DIES IN NEW YORK New York.?General Joseph Rantoo died at his home linrn <> ? <? .OMR IIIZeluya. president of the republic of Nienraugua for lf? turbulent years, dod at his home here after a long illness. THE OREGON IS TO GO OUT OF COMMISSION San Francisco.?"Good bye dear old Oregon." was the sentiment voiced by hundreds of men, women and children during the last week of the Victory T/fborty T^oan campaign when they visPod the famous old buttleship for the last time as she lay at anchor in San Francisco Ray. Within a few weeks the grim fighter of nearly a quarter of a century ago will go or.t of commission and become a memory, THE BAPTISTS WANT NO DENOMINATIONAL UNION Atlanta, Ga.?Reiterated charges that the war department sought to break down denominational lines during the war were made at the Southern Raptist Convention by President J. B. Gambrell, of Fort Worth. Texas. He also voiced the disapproval of any proposal for church union. "What Is wrong about the Methodists. Raptists and Presbj terions going about attending to their own business?" he asked.