Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 16, 1919, Image 1
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.
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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
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LETTISH TROOPS ENGAGED ]
WITH HUNS OPPOSITE RIGA, J
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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
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MONTENEGRINS WALLOP
SERBIAN DETACHMENTS
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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.
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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.
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INDUSTRIAL CONGRE8S 18
< MAKING SLOW PROGRES8
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' 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."
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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.
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. 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.
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[ 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.
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. 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.
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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)!*
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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.
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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<
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| 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. ?
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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
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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?
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