Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 04, 1919, Image 1
PRESIDENT WILSON
1 ISSUES UN mi
WK.L CALL CONFERENCE 800N
OF REPRE8ENTATIVE8 OF LABOR
AND INDUSTRY.
IS ENCOURAGED AND PLEASED
Appeal* to Every Citizen to Do All
That la Possible to Reduce Cost
By Increaalng Production.
Washington.?President Wilson, in
a Labor day messago to American
workers, announced that he would call
In the near future a conference of
representatives of labor and industry
"to discuss fundamental means of bettering
the whole relationship of capital
and labor and Duttinz the whole
question of wages upon another footing."
The President said he was encouraged
and pleased with the results
thus far of the government's efforts
to bring down the cost of living and
expressed confidence that aubstantial
results would be accomplished in the
solving of the problem. Patience and
vigilance, however, he said, must be
exercised and the government's efforts
must have the co-operation of every
citizen.
Presuimbly referring to the exist
Ing labor unrest and threats of strikes,
hte President appealed to every citl<
sen to refrain from doing anything
that would tend to increase the cost
of living, but instead to do all possi
ble to promote production.
The President expressed partlculai
gratification at the attitude taken by
the representatives of organized labor
In supporting the government's pro*
gram to meet requests for additional
wages through a lowering of living
costs.
62 DIVORCED FRENCH
GIRLS RETURN TO FRANCE
Paris. ? Sixty-two French women
who had married Americans, army of
flcdrs or soldiers, and subsequently
who had been divorced in the United
States, returned to France on the same
steamer this week, according to the
newspaper Avenier. Most of them,
the newspaper added, returned not be
oause of personal differences with
fhafv* hiiahanrla Kaaonan r\9 In
ability of the brides to adapt them
selves to the American mode of living,
REGRET 13 FELT IN FRANCE
OVER PERSHING'S DEPARTURE
Paris.? Paris newspapers devote
much space to cordial and apprecla
tlve articles bidding farewell to Gen
eral Pershing, who received represen
^ tatives of the French press and bade
them formal good-bye. In addressing
the newspaper men the general ex
pressed his affection for nnd admira
tlon of France and said he felt sure
that the struggle France and America
had waged together would serve tc
cement the friendship of the two na
tlons.
MURDERERS RELEASED BY
MOB FROM KNOXVILLE JAIL
Knoxvllle, Tenn.?After the doors ol
the county Jail had been battered
down by the mob which was seeking
Maurice Mayes, the negro, who had
been taken into custody for the killing
of Mrs. Bertie Llndsey, a number ol
prisoners escaped through the crowd
Among them were several convicted
of first degree murder and one undei
sentence to be electrocuted.
"FINANCIAL AUTOCRACY"
IS KEEPING PRICES UP
* Richmond. Va.?Efforts of the gov
ernment to restore normal price con
dltions will fail so long as a "flnnn
cial autocracy is kent in power througt
the inflation of prices and values,'
Olenn E. Plumb, author of the pro
posed trl-pnrtite railroad control plan
declared In addressing a meeting ol
the organized railroad employees ol
Richmond.
COST OF PEACE DELEGATES
SO FAR IS $1,250,629.7'
Washington?Tn asking Oongresf
for an additional appropriation ol
$825,000 for the expenses of the Amer
ian cpeace ?ommlsslon in Paris frorr
last July 1 to the end of this cnlen
dar year. President Wilson transmit
ted a detailed account of the expensef
of the American delegates.
Total estimated and actual llabill
ties so far as known to dato $1,250,
629.74.
lafollette talks
for sixteen hours
Washington.?Maintaining his aver
age of four honrs' speaking a daj
for the fourth consecutive day, Sena
tor LaFollette, Republican, of Wiscon
sin, blocked plans of those.In charge
of the public lands leasing bill for a
t final vote.
When the senate recessed the wis
consln senator had spoken for If
hour* on the bill which he charged la
a monopoly measure for benefit of thi
Standard Oil Company.
ro HEM) ORIENTAL SCHOOL ~
i
?rof???or B. 8. Dreher of Columbia
Has Boon Elected Superintendent
of Shanghai Amerioan School
I Mr. and Mm. S. Dreher of Columbia
will sail from Vancouver, British
Columbia, for Shanghai, China, next
month. iMr. Dreher has been elected
superintendent of the Shanghai AmerI
lean School in the' great oriental
I metropolis. Mrs. Dreher will also be
% member of the corps of teachers.
The school has 12 grades, four of
which are high school years.
This school was founded in 1912 by
seven denominations and two American
business organizations in Shanghai,
that the children of American
mssionaries in the orient and the children
of the several thousand Americans
who live in Shanghai might have
educational advantages equivalent to
the best in their native land and under
positive Christian influences.
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Clemson College.?The premium n
lists and entry blanks are being mail
ed by Secretary F. C. Hare of Clemson
College for the annual state poul- d
try show to be held in connection with
the South Carolina state fair the last .
week in October. |
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Washington.?Rice growers of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and F
. Florida sustained a loss of $150,000
last fall from the depredations of rice
. birds, known also as reedhirds or
, bobolinks. This fact was determined
by investigations of the biological sur.
vey. United States department of ag- G
riculture. H
t:
Gaffney.?The GafTney Ledger will c
publish statistics on the public schools
of Gaffney for the past five years and
' comments made thereon by W. H. p
: Hand, state high school inspector, o
The report and statistics show that v
there has been steady improvements t,
in all the branches of the schools dur,
ing the five year period.
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Timmonsville.?C. A. Rector, P. J. y
Coleman and J. W. Klllett, United r
States deputies, captured and destroyed
two stills in Finn's pastures on C. ^
W. DuBose's place Just beyond Oar- (
ner's old mill near here. The officers R
report that the stills were eet up and
a Rood quantity of mash and beer was t
found.
Anderson.?Two new buildings will 0
be added to the equipment of Ander- ^
son College. Plans for a recreation K
building which will include a large j,
swimming pool have been made. It e
1 has been stated that the dormitories
' were all filled for the coming session, v
and while it might be possible to tnke j,
a few more students, a new dormi- e
tory would be absolutely necessary. ?
Greenville.?The circulation of The p
. Raptist Courier, the offcial organ of
, the denomination in South Carolina.
( was increased virtually 10.00? last
> week. This increase is due to the t
. fact that the Baptist $75,000,000 cam- t
paign is having the paper sent free of p
chaige to all Baptists in the state.
Several thousand more subscribers are
yet to be placed on The Courier's list. ^
P Tlmmonsville.?Trie past five days *
I have been recor.d breakers In the t
t tobacco industry of this town. The ii
1 tales began early And c dad late and p
r the warehouses are still packed to ca- h
P pacity. About 300,000 pounds hare c
. been daily sold, thus maicing l.buu,- G
I 000 pounds for the five days' sales. c
Thv prlcei have beon enormously fl
high, in a great many cases 82 and
even mor> have been raised Wy the
best grades.
Greenville.?A number of prominent
' Baptist ministers and laymen of \
" South Carolina have pledged their ac- |j
' tlve service in the interest of the ?
1 Baptist "75,000.000 campaign" and q
will deliver addresses at various con- c
ventlons and meetings throughout the tl
state during the next three months. ^
^ South Carolina's share of the $75,000,- a
^ I 000 is $5,500,000, to bo raised Novem- v
ber 30 to December 7. w
Columbia Accepts Park. p
* Columbia.?At a meeting of city
council, the report of the subcommit?
tee which had been appointed to look
f into the Keenan Park proposition submltted
a report and as a result, coun- r
cil voted to accept the gift of 50 p
1 acres from Councilman Keenan. (.
The gift to the city is unconditional. t(
Councilman Keenan said that If add!'
tional acroage was purchased, the pur- Ci
pose of the donation must not be for- (
gotten, and that the place was in be n
' used as a park for the white people ol (1
Columbia.
Lever At Spartanburg. p
1 Spartanburg.?Speaking before an
? audience composed of nearly 1,000
f farmers, former Congressman A.
* Prank Lever, member of the Farm "
' Loan Board, made an earnest plea in j.
* behalf of the organization of the pro- t)
1 ducers of cotton for the purpose of p(
taking the marketing of their product K
Into their own hands as a first con- pi
1 crete step. Mr. Lever urged the R(
> erection of cotton warehouses at once
' and this feature of his address seemed
to imprese h.s hearers very greatly. ?
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MISS HELEN TAFT
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the
x-president, has sailed for Europe to
rtake a study of foreign educational
ystems.. Miss Taft is acting presient
of Bryn Mawr College. This is
ler latest photograph, mads a few
ays before she sailed.
rAR HEEL MEMBER ASSENTS
teference to Case of Miss Cavell Was
Made by S. S. Gregory of Chicago,
Chairman of Committss.
Baltimore, Md.?Execution by the
lermans of Edith Cavell, the EngIsh
nurse, v/hich aroused the lndignalon
of the allied world, was In acordanca
with the laws of "civilized
rarfare," according to a minority reort
of the committee on military law
f the American Bar association, adocatlng
abolition of the death penaly
for women convlctod of infringing
lilitary law. Both majority and miority
reports were prepared by the
ommittee, which was appointed to in-:
estigate courts martial and suggest
eforms in military law.
The reference to the case of Miss
!avell wcs made by S. S. Gregory, of
Ihicago, chairman of the committee,
nd was concurred in by Judge Wlllain
P. Bynum. of Greensboro, N. C.,
he other minority member.
In his report, Mr. Gregory said:
"A careful consideration of the case
f Miss Cavell, one of the most pa-1
hetic and appealing victims of the i
real war, whose unfortunate fate
as aroused the sympathy and excitd
the indignation of two continents,
as led me to the conclusion that she
fas executed in accordance with the
iws and usages of what we are pleasd
commonly to refer to as civilized
rarfare.
'RICES BEGINNING TO FALL
IN SOME PARTS OF COUNTRY.
"Washington.?Prices are beginning
o turn downward in various parts of
he country, but the slump has not yet
athered momentum sufficient to af^ct
purchases being made for immed
ite use, according to reports to the
epartment of justice.
Attorney General Palmer asked how
oon results could be expected from
ho campaign to reduce the cost of liv
ng, the outcome of which railroad employes
have been requested to await
efore pressing demands for wage inTeases,
said all the government wantd,
was a fair chance to show what i
?
ould be done to take the artificial inlation
out of the market.
10VERNMENT SOON TO
"CLEAN UP" WET CENTER8.
Washington.?Recent arrests in New
'ork for violation of the prohibition
iw will be followed immediately by
clean up" In other cities. Attorney
leneral Palmer announced. He de-!
lared that liquor dealers who thought
tie law enforcement activities of the
epartment of Justice had been laid
side for the high cost of living in-;
estigation would he shown that they
'ere mistaken.
RESIDENT WILL SOON BEGIN
"SWING AROUND THE CIRCLE"
Washington.?The course of Presi
ent Wilson's "swing around the oirle"
with addresses in behalf of the
pace treaty in at least F?0 of the prlnipal
cities of the country is expected
) be announced at the White House.
After weeks of uncertainty conprning
the proposed trip, which will
jstoiid to the Pacific coat, definite anouncement
was made that the presient
would leave Washington as soon
* arrangements could he made.
ROCESSION OF WITNESSES
PROTEST PASSAGE OF BILL
Washington.?A procession of witpbsps
representing sections of the
hited States scattered from Texas to
ew York City, varied as to occupaon
and views, but all united in opasing
the passage of the Kenyon and
>ndrlck hills, for regulating the
acking industry, were heard hy the
mate agricultural committee. Stock
len predominated, hut grocers, farmrs.
feeders, hankers, and commission
len were Included.
GOMPERS CONFERS
WITH It WILSON
PRESIDENT 18 A8KED TO U8E HIS
INFLUENCE TOWARDS A FAIR
SETTLEMENT OF QUE8TION.
CORPORATIONS FORCE ISSUE
Senator Kenyon Says That Committees
of Labor of Both House and
Senate Will Hold Joint Sessions.
Washington.?After two days of
conferences with other officials of the
American Federation of Labor, President
Samuel Oompers, who returned
from Europe this week rather unexpectedly
discussed the disturbed labor
situation over the country with President
Wilson at the white house.
No announcement was made on behalf
of the president and Mr. Gompers
and the union officials who accompanied
him, including representatives
of the steel workers, steadfastly
refused to discuss what had transpired.
It was known, however .that the
president was asked to intervene in
tho dispute between the steel workers
and the United States Steel corporation
over wages, hours, working
conditions and the right of collective
bargaining.
Before coming to the white house
the committee of steel workers made
public a telegram to the council at
Gary, Ind., in which they charged that
the steel corporation was discharging
union men at a number of its plants
in an effort to force the strike Issue
before the president could act
While the federation chiefs were
meeting with the president, the labor
situation was discussed at the capitol.
Senator Poindexter, Republican, Washington,
urged speedy action on the
resolution asking the president to call
conference between representatives
of capital and labor. Chairman Kenyon
of the senate labor committee,
said the house and senate committees
planned Joint action.
1,050 FIGHTING TANKS
BEING BUILT FOR ARMY.
Washington.?American troops on
the Mexican border have 100 tanks,
while 650 others are held elsewhere In
the country.
Brigadier General S. D. Rockenback,
wh owas chief of the American
tank corps in France, said he regarded
a tank with two machine guns and
two six pounders, as the equal of a
battery of field artillery.
One thousand and fifty additional
tanks are under construction for the
army, it was also revealrd.
FLORIDA'S ADJUTANT GENERAL
IS MUCH FED UP ON CATTS.
.TacVronville, F"la.?Declaring thait
Gov. Sidney J. Catts had continually
lnterferred with the nffairs of his of
nee ana tnat it was Impossible to
serve under the state's chief executive,
James McCants. adjutant general
of Florida, announced here on
his arrival from Washington that he
had telegraphed his resignation.
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VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HEARS SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION
Richmond, Va.?Members of the
general assembly heard read the bill
ratifying woman suffrage In the state
of Virginia. The bill was submitted
the previous day by Governor Westmoreland
Davis following the receipt
of a telegram from President Wilson,
asking this he done.
DE FACTO GOVERNMENT OF PERU
RECOGNIZED BY DEPARTMENT.
Washington.?Recognition of the defacto
government of Peru was announced
by the state department.
Secretary Lansing Instructed the
American legation at Lima to advise
the minister of foreign affairs that
the United States recognizes President
I/eguia as head of the defacto
government of Peru.
PLAN TO SEND OPPOSITION
SPEAKERS IN WILSON'S WAKE.
Washington.?As the final itinerary
for President Wilson's speaking tour
in support of the peace treaty was
f unounced. republican senators began
conferences to decida on plans for
sending opposition speakers along be
hind him.
ThP President's plans call for
speeches in the .10 cities through the
w>st between the time he leaves here
and his return to Washington September
30.
BRYAN LAYS BEFORE SENATE
DUAL PLAN OF OWNERSHIP.
Washington. ? William Jennings
Rryan laid before the houso interstate
commerce committee his dual plan of
state and federal ownership of rail-1
way lines as a solution of the rallrond
reorganization problem. In doing
so, the former secretary of state denounced
private ownership of the
railroads as indefeasible and intolerable
and characterized railway magnates
as political corruptionists.
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C. W. HARE 1
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C. W. Hare, director of sales of the n
war department, accompanied by , a ^
large staff of experts, has gone to Europe
to dispose of the surplus stocks (
of war materials held there More
than $1,500,000,000 worth of surplus 9
property is to be disposed of by the ^
director of sales.
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MAY ACCEPT PERSONAL BONDS i
d
Warehousemen Will Furnish Receipts s
iv i noil v/U8(omen wnicn will DC s
Face Value Everywhere. E
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Washington.?The department of
agriculture explained why the amended
warehouse act would aid the cotton
industry. The changes made help
growers and bankers and the trade "
generally. ^
| It was asserted: "To put the business
of cotton warehousing on a sta- f
ble basis and provide receipts for cot- ^
ton that are negotiable at any bank
has loug been an uim of persons in- p
terested In cotton and under the^
amended United States cotton warehouse
uct this is likely to be realized. c
That is the opinion of men in the bureau
of markets, who are charged
with issuing federal warehouse 11;
censes. i
"The warehouse act has Just been s
| amended so as to permit the issuance T
of acceptance of personal bonds from F
I warehousemen.
The purpose of the warehouse act t
i is to create a warehouse receipt of ^
unquestionable value, and one which F
will be acceptable to all banks as se- s
curity for obtaining loans, regardless ?
of the location of the warehouse. In v
this way warehousemen will furnish s
a receipt to their customers which v
will be of the utmost value to them
to borrow close to the actual value on c
their stored goods at cheaper interest
: rates.
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CAR AND LABOR SHORTAGE p
PRESAGE A COAL FAMINE. C
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Washington.?Entering on an in- !u
vestigation of the increased price 1
of coal .senate interstate commerce li
sub-committee brought forth testl s
mony that a shortage of cars and e
labor difficulties were hindering r?r*Q 1 n
production, that certain dements in, r
the miners' union were intent on nationalization
of the coal mines with h
adoption of a six hour day and a five- ii
day week plus a wage increase and t
that unless problems of production s
were solved the country would be i
brought face to face with a coal fa- f
mine in the coming winter. s
RESULTS OF CONGRESSIONAL
PRIMARY IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia. S. C.?Primaries in South
Carolina to fill the vacancies In the
sixth and seventh congressional dis- s
tricts were held, the result being that t
a second primary will be held Sep- r
tember 9. to name the Democratic \
nominees which in South Carolina is c
equivalent to election. i c
In the seventh district a second t
race will be between George Dell f
Timmerman of Lexington and Fd C. c
Mann of St. Matthews, both lawyers, n
Incomplete and unofficial returns h
show: Timmerman. 2..119; Mann. 1.- U
Ml; H. P. Fulmer, 1.407; Colin S. t
Montieth, 1,321; John Hughes Cooper, v
423; John T. Duncan, 38. ,t
WILSON MAY SOON START F
ON SPEECH MAKING TOUR.
Washington. ? Pro3'dent Wilson's
pioposed trip to the Pacific coast in 1
itha interest of the peace treaty is
L.-' . , , A ... . . iT
iuuic iiiiiiuit'iiL niisn 11 nan noon in ,,
the past few weeks," is the view of
administration officials. f1
As between reviewing the First di- l<
vision in Washington and going he- li
fore the country, the President would P
consider the speechmaking tour of
more importance. v
MEXICAN CAVALRY ON W\Y F
WITH AMERICAN AVIATORS.
El Centro, Cal.?Mexican caalry under
the command of Captain Trujillo v
were reported to be escorting to the t
international boundary Lieutenants s
Frederick Watei house and C. I). Con- a
nelly. American aviators missing from c
Rockwell field. t
Captain Trujiilo reported by courier o
to Colonel Hipolito Baranca that he i,
had found them rlive in lower Cal- n
lfornla. about 200 miles southeast of t'
San Diego. ih
HE LIMITED FOR
INDUSTRIAL PEACE
F COST OF LIVING HAS NOT
BEEN REDUCED IN 90 DAY8
GREAT STRIKE WILL COME.
TIS NOW UP TO GOVERNMENT
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.etter of Executive Council Serves to
Compose Somewhat Uneasiness
In Official Circles.
Washington.?Industrial peace In
he United States depends on the reults
the government can show in the
lext 90 days in its campaign to reluce
the cost of living.
That time limit was tacitly set by
he executive council of the railroad
ihop crafts in suggesting to locals
hroughout the country that President
Vilson's compromise offer in response
o their demand for higher wages
hould be accepted pending the outome
of the effort to restore a normal
irlce level.
If the cost of living does not come
town, the 600,000 members of the
hop craft would reserve the right to
trike for more money, and with them
robably would be associated the re
nainder of thv 2.500,000 railroad emdoyes,
all of whom have been conldering
the same problem.
The letter of the executive counil
served to compose somewhat the
ineasiness felt in official circles over
he immediate labor situation and to
ocus attention on the legal measires
being directed by Attorney Genral
Palmer and his assistant, Judgo
imes. to take the inflation out of
trices by punishing hoarders and
(roflteers.
iOMPERS TAKES IMMEDIATE
CONTROL LABOR SITUATION
Washington.?Samuel Gompers took
mmediate hold of the restless labor
ituation on his return to American
federation of Labor headquarters from
hirope.
In the cnse of the steel workers,
heir committee after conferring with
dr. Gompers made public a letter to
Albert II. Gary of the United States
teel corporation notifying him that a
trike would be called unless an inter'iew
was granted the union repre^tnatives
within the time limit pre'iously
fixed.
>IRE PREDICTIONS MADE
BY COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Columbia. S. C.?The following r?
iort was issued by the American
'otton Association:
T*he condition of the growing crop
ip to August 25 for the belt is 58.2.
"ho crop is from two to four weeks
ate. It has a diseased root system;
appy and unable to stand reverses;
xtremely poorly fruited; shedding
nd showing rapid deterioration and
aemature opening.
Insect damage has been record
reaking. Boll weevil damage Is the
argest ever known. In addition to
his holl worm, army worms and red
piders have done serious damage,
"here is serious damage already
rom boll rot. "Labor is extremely
hort and unsatisfactory.
CONFERENCE WOULD AID
IN SETTLING OF PROBLEM8.
Washington. ? President Wilson
hould call a conference of reprcsenatlves
of capital, labor, industrial
aanagers and the public to meet in
Vashington in the near future to disuss
perplexing economic problems
onfronting the nation. Secretary of
he Interior Lane declared. Heretoore,
only capital and labor have been
onsidered in discussions of vital ecoomic
questions. Mr. Lane asserted,
nit the time has come when the pubic
must b> given a voice as well as
ho business managers anil executives
/ho are "the brains of modern indusrial
organizations."
tOAD GRAFTED $5.000 000
FROM GOVERNMENT, CHARGE
Portland, Ore.?Charges that upiroximatoly
5,000,000 of government
nods had been "sqnndered. misapdied
and converted to the prospective
sea of the Milwaukee railroad Intersts,"
wero contained in a report
elepranhed to Seen farv of War U lcer
of tho congressional committee
nvestignting operations of the spruce |
iroduction division.
The report declares the expenditures
rere "wasteful and unnecessary."
FRENCH WATCH SENATE
TREATY ROW WITH FEAR
Paris.?The French deputies are
patching with great Interest the con
roversy going on in the United States
enate over tho treaty wit.h unfavorhi
ecommenta on the senate's prorastination.
One deputy, who hereofore
has been a staunch supporter
f the league of nations, said: "If the
F?ague of nations Is the muse, then
mputnte tho league covenant from
he treaty, but' for the sake of every
odv rattfv the treatir."
CLEMSON BOARD OF
TRU$TEES]0 MEET
ACTION UPON REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF. CHARITIES AND
CORRECTION IS OBJECT.
HANDLES SCHOLARSHIPS ALSO
Professor Poats, Head of the Physics
Division Gets Leave of Absence
Because of III Health.
Clemson College.?President W. M.
Riggs announces that there will be a
special meeting of the board of trustees
of Clemson College on September
3, in Columbia for the purpose of passing
upon the report of the state board
of charities and corrections. This
bonrd, handles the applications for
free scholarships at Clemson College
and other state institutions.
Prof T n Pn-.tc .* v.. j
v.. * |M I'iconui UllU UOHU
of the Physics division, has been
granted a year's leave of absence
chiefly on account of his health.
Chesterfield. ? Chesterfield has a
building boom on that promises to
stay on. Within the past six months
numerous new store buildings have
been erected and with others now under
construction uud several new
ones projected.
Charleston.? Commencing September
1, only pasteurized milk may be
sold for consumption in Charleston,
and the food division of the city
health department is preparing to enforce
the ordinance which was adopted
and ratified several months ago.
Gaffney.?A negro named George
Whittenberg was killed on one of,H.
M. Brown's farms in Cherokee county.
The man was engaged In work at a
Rawmlll, and in some way was thrown
against the saw and was inatantly
killed.
St Matthews.?In the race forthe legislature
from Calhoun county to succeed
Representative Redmond, resigned.
the vote, for 11 out of IS
boxes, stands Pairey, 230; M. Symmes,
224. and McLaucblin. 78. The missing
boxes are small ones.
Rock Hill.?Chief State Constable
and Detective S. IT. White, assisted by
Horace Johnson, of York, raided a
whiskey still a short distance from
this city, seizing the equipment and
arresting Giles Wright, a negro tenant
| on the farm of J. B. Steele.
Oaffney.?The officers, both county
and municipal, have been unusually
active within the last few days with
the result that a number of individuals
are now within the toils, and will
have to stand (rial at the next term of
the court for having contraband whis- %
key in their possession.
Spnrtanburg.?On the first of September
the Textile Industrial Institute
of Spnrtanhurg will begin its nlntl)
year. Nine years ago the school began
in a tenement house, with $100
borrowed capital, a principal, a matron,
and a student body of one 32
years married man, the father of three
children.
Winnsboro.?The eloctlon held In
Fairfield county as to whether a bond
Issue of $400,000 should be made to
establish a county-wide system of
roads was favorably voted upon. There
was only a light vote cast, and but little
opposition. The voting was about
five to one in favor of the Issue.
Darlington.?A gloom has been cast
over this community at the untimely
death of N. H. Harmon, for many
years past the leading contractor of
Darlington. Mr. Harmon was riding in
his car down Pearl street and a large
limb of a oak tree fell across the
electric line, hearing it to earth. Mr.
Harmon must have gotten out of his
car to examine the street when ue
came in contact with thp electric wire
and was instantly killed. '
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Spartanburg.?According to a state'
ment ma do by R. P. Roll. president of
Converse College for Women In this
I city, the applications for admission o
the institution for over 100 prospertivo
students for the coming session
have been refused-, because accommodations
have been exhausted. The
dormitories have been filled, and more
applications continue to come In every
day. The corps of professors will be
increased by two. according to Dr.
Pell, because of the incroanod number
of students.
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Strike Breakers Local or Native.
n ..tile A " at
viiri-ii* mo.?aii mo nonunion men
who hare boon employed by the
Southern Public Utllltln* company tn
operate the street railway onr* In
Greenville, following iho strike of the
union men which ha* boon In effect
more than two week*. nro from this
section of South Carolina and mniiT of
thorn reside In Oreonvllle, nooonllnn
to a statement frotn high officials of
the company when asked If any mov?
had been madn lo secure employe**
or strike breakers from the North.
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