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Ertabllihed in 1891. FOBT MUX, S 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1919 ^ ^ SUB fw Ywr. PRESIDENT FORGED 1 TO REMAIN IN BED' COTERIE OF PHYSICIANS SAY A ? ? PROLONGED REST IS AN ' ABSOLUTE NECE8SITY. I | PUZZLING CONDITION ARISES ; A Possibility, Incident to Peculiar I Situation Is That Vice President ' May Be Given FuP Control. i ? I Washington.?Hope that President | Wilson might regain his normal t health and resume fully the duties of I hiB office was swept away by his phy- t siclans, who announced it would be Impossible for him to leave his bed "'for an extended period." I The announcement, made after a consultation between Rear Admiral | Oravson and the three other physl- | \ clans aiding in the case, said there | \had been no Interruption of the President's slow improvement, but emphav sized that he still had a long road to travel before he reached complete re- 1 covery. The physicians' announcement was ( not taken to moan that Mr. Wilson ( would be prohibited from sitting up in bed and it was considered entire- ( ly possible that he might be permit- f ' ted to sign a few important bills and orders each day as his progress continues. Announcement that President WI1- J on cannot leave his bed "for an extended period although in keeping 1 with the program of rest originally 1 planned for Mr. Wilson bv Dr. firav. 1 son, brought home to officials the pos- y ible effect of the President's Illness j on public affairs and renewed discussion as to what expedient might be ' adopted should the press of the executive business reach a point demanding more attention than he could i give it. . c The constitution provides that in 1 case of the President's disability the ! Ice president shall act as chief executive but there is no precedent for * such a transfer of authority and offi- ( cial opinion is divided as to how it might be brought about should the ( necessity arise. Who could declare a President's disability is known to present some- < thing of a puzzle to the legal advisers ] of +he government. The constitution ? Is silent on the point. i i LETTISH TROOPS ENGAGED ] WITH HUNS OPPOSITE RIGA, J 1 Stockholm. ? Authorities of the Lettish government left Riga, before the German-Russian forces took the < place, being now in Rodenpols sta- j tion, and Esthonian troops are en- i gaged in the fighting east of the Duna c Tlver, according to an official state- * rnent issued by Esthpnian headquar- l ters. Riga has been botnbarded by < the attacking forces. Bridgeheads ] east of the river are still being held t tlV T * t f I o V. tmvnn. ? I. ?IJ BELIEVE GERMANY WILL I FEEL WRATH OF ALLIE8. 1 London.?A wireless dispatch from i Berlin, dated Saturday, says Marshal < Foch's reply to the German note re- t garding the evacuation of the Baltic < provinces is expected momentarily. ] A majority of the newspapers, the ] dispatch adds, consider the measures < Germany has taken will be regarded as inadequate. They express the ? fear that a "hunger policy" will be in- i troduced to punish Germany for the ' developments In the Baltic. t ? , MONTENEGRINS WALLOP SERBIAN DETACHMENTS I Paris.?Montenegrin forces have in- i flicted heavy losses on Serbian do- i tachments in the Montenegrin insur- i rection. which is continuing, accord- 1 ing to a statement Issued by the Montenegrin ministry of foreign affairs. | Montenegro, it is said, has again I asked the great powers to order the i Serbians out of Montenegro. I DISCUSSION OF UNIMPORTANT ASSERTION CONSUMING TIME Pittsburgh.?Strike lenders from the industrial districts where the steel controversy is being waged were gl\*m almost the entire day by the senate investigating committee in an attempt to prove the assertion of J. G. Brown, one of the union organizers .that "the long arm of the steel trust has reached into the government of western Pennsylvania to strangle the workingman's right of free speech and free r??emblage." INCREASE ALLOWED LOWER CLASS POSTAL EMPLOYEES Washington.?Senator Harrison of Mississippi induced the senate to adopt amendments to the house resolution on postal salary increases in order to allow slightly greater Increases to carriers rind fourth class postmasters, so that the bill will now go to a committee of rree conference I . unless the house shall concur in the senate amendments. Sjjljvj Senator Dial of South Carolina vot ed for the Harrison amendments. MEETING OF SOCIAL WORKERS i Mill Discuss Many Vital Topics Relating to the Social Welfare of South Carolina. Greenwood.?It is announced that he annual meeting of the Btate conerence of social workers will be held it Sumter November 18-20. next. Mans are being arranged tor presenation of many vital topics that reate to the social welfare of South Carolina. Such matters are regarded is of very much more concern to tha leople than formerly and interest in work of this kind is being lotably quickened among thoughtful nen and women who are leading in iirActing affairs in South Carolina. Columbia.?The total enrollment for he public schools in Columbia up to he present time is 5,043, according ;o figures compiled by W. H. Hand, mperintcndent. Mullins.?The Mullins Cotton Holdng corporation, with an authorized ;apital of $100,000, placed a buyer on he local market to buy and store dirress 'cotton. This company will also )uy and store other cotton. Camp Jackson.?Claims of property iwners of lands in the Camp Jackson irea arising out of government occulation are still being heard by the nilitary committee in the postoffice luilding. All persons having claims igainst the government are urged to present them before this committee in PinpHlls Rpttlomont Washington (Special). ? Senator 3mith, after conference with John B. Gannon of Spartanburg, was able to nake announcement that the war detriment has promised him to vacate Uffereat warehouses at Camp Wadsvorth just as Quickly as possible, so :hat more cotton may be stored there )y the Spartanburg Warehouse company. Lake City.?The laying of the coflerstone of the Lake City Baptist :hurch by William W. Wannamaker, grand master, marks a red letter day n the history of this community. The Forty-eighth infantry band from "amp Jackson rendered music for the )ccaslon. Governor Robert A. Cooper was the jrator of the day. Rock Hill.?The Anderson Motor :ompany has bought the A. D. Holler property on West Main street and will convert the residence into a 60 oom hotel or boarding house for the ise of the men employed by the comsany. The structure will be Bteam mated and fitted with modern convenences. The cost of the addition and mprovements will aggregate $40,000. Florence.?Dr. Covington I^ee of Rewards was arrested on a warrant ssued by Coroner Smith charging him with murder. The warrant is based >n the verdict of the coroner's Jury which investigated the death of Mrs. iValter Anderson of New Hope, Florence county. Mrs. Anderson died folowing her confinement. Dr. Lee being :he physician in attendance. Columbia. ? "Goodwill" plantation ias been leased as a truck and' stock !arm. This announcement will bring a ihudder to many a Boy Scout and ether sportsmen. But S. B. McMas'.er, the owner, who has been the host en many a joyous occasion, says that tie hopes the way may be open for Boy Scout picnics and other such like entertainments. ?vi-u ? a uo iiiauiduuii which coniains ibout 3,500 acres has been leased (or i term of years by t1\e Dutch Fork rmck Farm, and it proposes among jther things to extend greatly the raising ( Tamworth hogs. Rock Hill.?Dr. D. B. Johnson, presdent of Winthrop college, has Just idvised the secretary of the York fair issociation that the college will have i large exhibit and demonstration (jooth at the York county fair October 52-24. This exhibit will occupy approximately one-fourth of the big exhibit building and will represent the various branches of work that the colege is doing. Orangeburg Bond Election. Orangeburg.?On November 8 Oringeburg votes on her first bonds for rermirnent street improvement. The luestion of issuing $850,000 in bonds vill be decided by the voters. It is iropoaed to spend the money as folows: $100,000 for a gas plant, $50.100 for enlarging and extending the ity sewerago system. $45,000 for exending and enlnrging the city water ind light plant, $610,000 for permanent mprovement of city streets. The >roperty owners readily signed the petition for the election. Ravages of Boll Weevil. Trenton.?The farmers of Trenton lave been ^naking a study of what he boll weevil is doing for them in he patches where it has been found, n one patch it has practically puncured every small boll and square for nod and the half grown bolls to lay ts egg between the thick outer skin ind the thin white lining and seals ij? IVhen the larvae hatches, it ts white ind makes its way into the boll and hen comes out a weevil, the boll toting. No half grown boll* In these patches will onen. I nMnn JAMES J. FORRESTER jbB^^SK ' v?R*> V < J I HH^HMpRHNJ^^^^^i J I James J. Forrester of Cincinnati iJ I labor's choice for postmaster general I according to the resolutions adopteJ I by the Atlantic City convention of thJ I American Federation of Labor, which] asked for the removal of Mr. Burl J uno M r T - - ww... ..... vi i v?wcr is now prctiaen of the Brotherhood of Railway Mai Clerks. A FILIBUSTER MAY DEVELOF Underwood's Demand for Action, Say ing that Every Senator la Now Prepared to Vote, Overruled. Washington. ? Opponents of the peace treaty blocked all attempts tc bring the Shantung amendment to a vote in the senate this weel? and then refused to accede to a joint request by Republican and Democratic lead ers for its consideration one week hence. In the half hour wrangle that fol lowed the suggestion of Chairmai Lodge of tho foreign relations com mittee, that the senate could Bpeec up the treaty by reading '.he printec text while senators were preparing speeches on the Shangtung provision the charge was made and denied thai a full fledged filibuster soon might en velope tho pact and delay final actior on it. Earlier in the day democratic lead ers had declared there was no hope of a vote this week on Shangtung, be cause Senator Dorah, Republican, ol Idaho, had let it be known that h< would not give unanimous consent tc such a move before Senator Johnson nepunilcan, of California, had return ed from his western speaking toui against the league of nations. Senator Underwood, democrat, ol Alabama, broke in with a sharp de mand for action. Declaring that both the country and the senate were de slrous of haying the treaty disposed of, Senator Underwood declared thai the senate should not wait until next week to vote on the Shangtuni amendment, when every senator knew now how he would vote on that and the treaty itself. t INDUSTRIAL CONGRE8S 18 < MAKING SLOW PROGRES8 * ___ ' Washington. ? After three dayt spent in organization, the industrial conference called by President Wil json will come to a showdown on the .business to he transacted. : Only a brief session was held, ad journment being taken to permit the groups representing capital, labor and the public, to formulate such sugges tions and proposals as they wish tc submit for consideration. None was ready for submission except the pre amble of a resolution to be introduced hv Charles a. Barrett, of Georgia, representing the farmers' union. The resolution will demand a comprehen Bive national agricultural policy. BOTH SIDES ARE SEEMINGLY SATISFIED WITH SITUATION Chicago.?Federal soldiers and In diana state militiamen preserving or der at points where violence had threatened led to a betterment in the industrial situation in the Chicago steel district during the last 24 hours according to mill ODoratnrs T>ipv ?? serted that under protection of the military many additional employes had returned to work. Strike leaders expressed themselves as satisfied with the situation. GENERAL DENIKINE'S MEN CAPTURE MANY BOLSHEVIKI I/ondon.?The capture of the city of Voronezh, 275 miles southeast 6t Moscow, by the anti-bolshevik forces of General Denkine is admitted in a Russian soviet wireless message from Moscow just received. General Denikine's cavalry is advancing on ITsman. A message from General Denjkine's headquarters received October 7. reported the capture of 16.000 bolshevikl "during operations around VoroI nc*b." ' ? ? . NATIONALIZATION OF MINES DEMAND FROM ONE LABOR DIFFICULTY INTO ANOTHER THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PASSE8. DECLINED BY LLOYD 6E0RGE Complete Absence of Bluster and Violent Language Were Features of Addresses te Premier. London.?From one labor difficulty the government passes to another. No sooner was the railway men's wage crisis surmounted or deferred, than the miners' demand for the nationalization of mines confronts the cabinet. Premier Lloyd-George informed a deputation that the government was unable to adopt the proposal made by the coal commission, headed by Sir John Sankey, and the miners are , greatly dissatisfied. Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation. I said after the premier's statement at , the conference, that "the govern, ment's attitude had created a very . grave situation" and the utterances I of other labor men show they unlI versally share this view. A feature of the addresses made by members of the deputations to Mr. Lloyd-George was. according to unofi flclal reports, a complete absence of bluster or violent language. OPPOSITION TO CLOSED SHOP AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING a. Washington.?Opposition to collective bargaining and the closed shop ' were among twelve fundamental prin> ciples outlined by the group reprei senting capital and presented to the ( national industrial conference here. Sympathetic strikes, t>Iacklists. and ' boycotts were declared to be "Indefensible, anti-social and immoral." c While deploring strikes and lock | outfl, the principles set forth that the . I right of strike or lockout "should not ; be denied as an ultimate resort afteT all posible means of adjustment have been exhausted." This right, howl | ever, should apply only to private inI dustry. t . CONCENTRATING PRACTICALLY t ALL ARMY PLANES ON BORDER ' Washington. ? Concentration of practically all available army flying * personnel In this country at the air 1 stations along the southern border " was announced by the war depart^ ment under "recom..iendatlon of the 1 director of air service." Pour sur1 velllance squadrons, Ave pursuits, two observation and Ave bombing groups are temporarily assigned to the Mexican line with station at Kelly, Scott and Ellington fields and interf mediate points along the international ' line. i [ EIGHT THOUSAND VETERAN8 1 STAGE ANNUAL PARADE ' (Atlanta, Ga.?Veterans of the arm[ ies of the Confederacy, more than ^ 8,000 strong, paraded here, staging the closing spectacle of their 29th yearly reunion. The line of march. I more than a mile long, was literally Jammed with spectators, who cheered and wept and laughed as the grayclad heroes of the sixties passed In i review. I . GERMANS MARCH ON RIGA, THE , CHIEF SEAPORT OF LETVIA I Paris.?German troops attacked Leti ! fish forces October 2. according to a I protest received by the peace confer ence from the Lettish government. The allies are asked to take decisive i action against this "violation of the peace treaty." and to compel Germany 1 , to ^comply with the terms of the Ver. sallies pact. It is claimed German >; troops in Letvla are "threatening the world and uniting with nro-German | Russians." MEXICAN AMBASSADOR IS 'i ON WAY TO WASHINGTON. Mexico City. ? Ygnacio Ronillas, ' Mexican ambassador to the United I States, left President Carranza's par' tv at Venegas. state of San Luis ' Potosi, on his way to Washington, ac1 cording to special dispatches to Mex'ico City newspapers. This announcement would appear to ' end at least for the present, the persistent rumors that important changes were pending in the diplomatic status of Mexico and the United States. 1 REBELLIOUS PEASANTS SIEGE TOWN OF RIESI. Rome.?Reports from Sicily state that the town of Riesi, in the sulphur mining district, has been seized by rebellious peasants. Four thousand of the peasants, engaged in an attempt to take possession of land, clashed with troops sent against them. 1 seven persons being killed. The troops and the town authorities. it la added, were compelled to retire, leaving Riesl in the possession .of the rebels. MISS GRACE ABBOTT 1 Miss Grace Abbott^ who has been s In charge of the administration of the''* national child labor law, has been des ! ti ignated to represent the labor depart- c ment in connection with the work of a the international labor conference. a FORCED TO KISS THE FLM)!* t' Escorted to Limits of the Town and 8 Ordered to Leave the Vicinity.? G Most of Men Were Finns. F d Welrton, W. Va.?One hundred and " r.;?htcon alleged membvrs of the In- g dustrial Workers of the World, cap- tl tured in a raid near here were march- s *L- ?-ll. __ - ?- - - au iuiu mu puunc square or weirton, h forced to kiss the American flag and li were then driven out of town by po- r lice and doputies. Seven others sus- II pected of being the leaders, after kiss- c ing the flag, were taken to the coun- g ty Jail at New Cumberland, where n they will be held pending investigation by federal authorities. ^ A big American flag was strung across the stroet while another flag : was used for the kissing. Most of : the men were Finns, and they were'^, told in their native tongue that they (j must kiss the flag or remain in cus-i0 j tody. Protests came from many, but i ^ they were in vain. Some voluntarily ^ took hold of the flag and buried their ^ faceB in it. The men were then in- j formed that they must leave town. I Again there was a protest from many, j but they were escorted to the town v limits, nevertheless, and ordered to , leave. t] It is claimed most of the men were : furnace workers and that they came ^ here from Woodlawn, Pa., near Pitts- n burgh, a few days ago. The record of the men at Woodlawn is being in- o vestigatcd by state and federal au' thorlties. ft HEALTH OF THE PRESIDENT STILL SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. Washington. ? President Wilson's b nonunion improvea again and nis ap- r petite, the failure of wthlch has been ri one of the serious drawbacks to his N recovery, showed a decided change F J toward normal. . h Messages of solicitude and sympa- * ; thy continued to pour into the White ? | House from all parts of the world. c' jThe following telegram reached thejC White House from President Porras, i of Panama: 1< "With the greatest pleasure we see tl by today's cable about the improve- J ment in your health. We crave it e will be a "turning for the best." KINQ ALBERT TAKE8 HAND AT RUNNING HIS OWN TRAIN. jt< 1 o: | Chicago?The king of the Belgians ran the engine of his own train for 10 u miles. The special train on which a the king and his party are traveling j, westward was stopped at Wauseon, Ohio, while his majesty climbed Into n the cab of the engine and took over ^ the throttle from the grimy pilot. The king, who has a thorough knowledge^ of locomotive engineering, ran the ^ heavy train for 10 miles without a ^ jolt. Then he stopped the engine and ( returned to his car. ,a GERMAN COMMANDER HAS C JOINED THE BOLSHEVIKI Copenhagen. ? Genarnl von der Goltz. commander of German forces " in me Baltic provinces, joined the ' Russian bolsheviki forces, according *' to a Berlin dispatch. The case of General von der Goltz o1 and the German troops which remain- 11 ed in the Baltic provinces after the 1' olnao nf tho war Kaa Koa?* It* IT between the supreme council at Paris tl and the German government for months. ? ; MINE BARRAGE IN NORTH F SEA HAS BEEN REMOVED Washington.?Removal of the great North sea mine barrage laid by the American navy has been completed. a, ' This was disclosed when Secretary tc I Daniels made public a cablegram of Cl congratulation, sent to Rear Admiral K 'Joseph Straus, who commanded ? the J1 force which Bince last October has h) : been engaged In the hazardous task of sweeping the 50,000 mines from the h< I Ma. & ' [N ? ,i idibn ? ? . KUL IS BLAZED FOR SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL8 ARE PRESENTED LOOKING TO ARBITRATION OF GREAT STEEL STRIKE. I0MPERS' ACTION SURPRISE Ixplanation la Made that Proposals Have the Support of Labor Delegates, and the Brotherhoods. Washington. ? Concrete proposals esigned to bring about better relaons between employers and the emloyed were laid before the national ldustrial conference by members of be various groups making up the athering. The proposals included: "Arbitration of the nation-wide teel strike with return of the men to rork pending settlement; an indusrial truce starting immediately and ontinuing three months; creation of n arbitration board by the President nd Congress, and including among :s members all ex-Presidents; and a omprehensive plan for adjudication t industrial disputes through boards I arbitration in the various Indusries." The proposal for settlement of the teel strike, introduced by Samuel rompers, president of the American 'ederation of Labor, and one of the elegates, soon after the conference let in the first of the day's two sesions, came as a surprise to the roups representing the public and tie employers. In offering the propoal, Mr. Gompers explained that it ad the support of the labor delegates lcluding the representatives of the ailroad brotherhoods. The proposal, ke all others submitted, under the onference rules was referred to the eneral committee composed of five epresentatives of each group. ETERANS URGE THE SENATE NOT TO CHANGE THE TREATY. Atlanta. Ga.?Ratification of the lerman peace treaty and league of naions covenant without amendments r textual reservations, was asked of tie senate in resolutions adopted ere at the annual reunion of the inited Confederate veterans. Officers of the organization were e-e)octed as follows: General K. M. Van Zandt, of Fort yorth, Tex., commander-in-chief. General C. B. Vance, commander nf he army of Tennessee. General Julian S. Carr, of North iarollna, commander of the army of orthern Virginia. v General Virgil Y. Cook, commander f the trans-Mississippi department. IAYNARD IS STILL LEADING IN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RACE. Chicago. ? Eastbound and westound fliers met in the air at North 'latte, Neb., in the trans-continental sliability race, and Lieut. B. W. laynard, the "flying parson" of Wake 'orest, N. C. was at Cheyenne, Wyo., undreds of miles ahead of the other 'estbound aviators, while Capt. Low11 H. Smith, well in the lead of the ontingent from the west, was at imaha for the night. Maynard, piloting machine No. 31, >ft Chicago at 7:09 a. m., central ime, and flew 886 miles. 1PISCOPAL CONVENTION AT DETROIT TAKES UP PROBLEMS. Detroit, Mich.?By means of a pas>ral letter, the duty of church people f America, in facing the social and idustrial problems and after-the-war nresi will, be brought sharply to the ttention of the membership of the rotestant Episcopal church, the tri- , nnial general convention of which is , teeting here. The house of bishops , he higher legislative body of tho | onvention, delegated preparation of | te letter to Bishops Charles P. An- j erson, of Chicago, and Charles 11. ( irent, of Western New York, with , nother yet to be named. , ORN CROP WILL BEAT EARLY ESTIMATE BY MANY MILLIONS Wsahington?.The cc^^Lry's enors j ions corn crop has "run unharmed I ir gaunlet of dangers that faced it j uring the doubtful days and nights f September, and lays into the lap ! f mellow October. 4.100(1 nno I. lore of ripened ears than it could!) romise at tho beginning of that I lonth," the department of agricul- i ire commented in issuing the Octo- ( er crop report forecasting a yield f f ^ 900,511.000 bushels. I ORMER U. S. A. LIEUTENANT 18 SENTENCED TO PRISON Maconv Ga.?Alexander A. Martl^ i ey. former lieutenant in the United , I tates army stationed at the arsenal f ; Augusta, pleaded guilty in the Uni- ' id States court here to stealing a I irload of small arms and machine < un ammunition valued at $20,000 1 udge Beverly D. Evans sentenced * !m to one year a id a day in the fed- 1 ral prison in Atlanta. Martiney'a ( tme is said to be at Great Bend, * MORE HONORS FOR SOUTH CAROLINIAN V; jH| MONTEN EGRAN KING SIGNALLY HONORS CAMDEN BOY FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION. FRENCH MEDAL FOLLOWS SOON Recipient Has Probably Been Honored by More Governments Than Has Any South Carolina Soldier. Camden.?John Cantey Villepigu? of Camden, one of the six South Carolinians on whom the United States government conferred the congressional medal of honor, has been signall" honored by King Nicholas I of Montenegro with a silver bravery medal for gallantry displayed In action while fighting with the American army in France. Mr. Villepiguo will receive the "medal militaire" one of the highest war decorations given by the French government in a short time. The citation for the French medal has already been received liv the former corporal. Besides the congressional medal o? , honor, the Montenegrin medal and Ihe citation of the "medal mllitaire," Mr. Villepigue has been presented with the British distinguished conduct medal for conspicuous gallantry under fire. Villepigue was formerly a corporal In Company M, One Hundred and Eighteenth infantry, "Old Hickory" division. He has probably been honored by more governments than any other South Carolina boy. All the medals given him have been for conspicuous bravery beyond the call of duty in action. Marion.?The Marion Star says that two barrels of mash, ready to be distilled into liquor, were found in the Marion chaingang camp, and comments as follows: "County officers were literally thunder struck when they found the two barrels, and of course immediately sorted an investigation. Dillon.?Mackey Masonic lodge held a "lodge of Borrow" at Main Street Methodist church in honor of their brother Masons who have passed away within the past year. Columbia.?S. Preston Hutto, former clerk for the J. L. Mlinnaugh company, has filed suit against J. L. Mimnaugh, the elder, and J. L. Mimnaugh, the younger, for $200,000 damages. The plainiff alleges that he was cursed, struck, kicked and push ea anout ny tne (lerenuants rollowing an accusation charging the plaintiff with stealing. Orangeburg. ? Enumerators are needed in practically all of the counties in the Seventh congresscional district which consists of the following counties: Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland, Sumter, Lee and Calhoun. Enumerators will be paid for the work done which will be about $4 to $6 a day. The work will begin on the second day of January, 1920. Dillon.?The town of Dillon Increased its size several times by a vote of 20 to 8. The vote in town was unanimous in favor of the extension of the town limits. The limits were extended one-half mile, which will give it much additional and val uable property from which to get revonue. Many improvements, such as paving the streets and enlarged light and sewer system, will be undertaken. Washington (Special)? Construction of a Seabord Air Lino passenger station at Chester in the near future depends on the outcome of negotiations now in progress between the railway officials and the United States railroad administration concerning the general financial position of the Seaboard. according to statements made to Senator Dial by T. C. Powell, iirector of capital expenditures in the )ffice of Director General Hines. An Insurance Church. Charlotte.?Perhaps the first "Insurince church" in history is in operaion In Charleston. Death benefits, tick benefits and old age pensions aro )art of tho practical Christianity practiced bv St. John's Episcopal mislion amone its nnrishlonera urith r?n? Jay's wage a montli from each em>loyed man and woman as premium, n the two months the plan has been n operation the congregation has increased until a movement has been itarted to raise a $50,000 fund and mild a larger church. Seizure of Liquor. Gaffney.?Sheriff Thomas and J. TC. Yatkins, deputy sheriff, excited much ntorest by bringing into town several gallons of whiskey in a five gallon an and fmit jars. The can was ound at the residence of Dolph Peterson near Oaffney, and when quesioned by the officers Pnttemon said h> can was left at his house by 3rady Coyle, who told him the recepacle contained gasoline. Young "^oylo was arrested and gave bond for Us appearance at th$ noxt term cf th? r--"r