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PROSPECT** OF ADJOURNMENT
OF THE CONGRESS BY DATE
OF NOV. 10 ARE SMALL.
HOUSE TO PASS BUDGET BILL
Important Committee Activities Are
Planned in Both House and Senate
Reopen 8trike Investigation.
Washington.?Pressure from administration
sources for enactment of
permanent railroad ^legislation may
block tentative plans of congressional
leaders for adjournment of the extraordinary
session about November
10.
^ Leaders were of the opinion that
unless consideration of the German
peace treatj' Is expedited action by
the senate on the railroad bill prior
to November 10 would be impossible.
The railroad bill as completed by
the senate Interstate commerce commission
is to be in position for consideration
immediately after the ratification
of the peace treaty.
While the senate treaty fight continues,
the house expects to pass the
budget bill.
Many important committee activities
are planned in both senate and
house. The steel strike investigation
of the senate labor committee will
be reopened.
VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL
TO BE KING ALBERT'S HOST.
Washington.?Owing to the illness
of President Wilson. King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and
their son, the duke of Brabant, will
not be entertained at the White
House during their stay in Washington
from October 27 to 30. They will
t be the guests instead of Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall.
AMERICAN RED CROSS IS
V> ASKED TO REPLACE DANES.
Vienna.?The Danish Red Cross,
having notified the Austrian government
that it can no longer supervise
the care ot Austrian prisoners of war
In Russia and Siberia, the Austrian
government is asking the American
Red Cross to look after these 200,000
men.
STRENGTH OF AMERICAN ARMY
GROWING STEAQILY SMALLER
Washington.?The army is now well
below the 300,000 mark, an official
statement giving the strength as 290,<
477. The net reduction since November
11, last, has been 92 per cent.
American forces abroad total 35,000,
including the 8,000 in- Silesia.
FATE OF LENINE-TROT2KY
REGIME 18 8URE IF 8LOW
Washington?"The flnal crash of ths
Trotzky-Lenine regime may be de?
layed some weeks but it is inevita
ble." Official information received
here thus summarizes the situation in
Russia.
Only the "inertia' 'of the antl-bol
shevik groupB has permitted th?
present Moscow government to remain
alive beyond September 16. one
official who has made a special study
of the situation said.
PHYSICIAN8 ENCOURAGED BY %
PROGRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
Washington.?Having obtained re.
lief from the prostratlc condition,
which retarded his recovery last week,
President Wilson was the victim of
slight digestive trouble. Ills condition
otherwise Doctor Grayson announced,
was unchanged.
Dr. Grayson issued the following
bulletin from the white house:
ine presmeni naa a sogm oigesiWe
disturbance today. Oiherwlse his
condition is unchanged."
ANTI-STRIKE PROVISIONS IN
RAILROAD BILL DRASTIC
Washington.-?Containing one of the
most drastic anti-strike provisions
ever approved by a senate committee,
hthe Cummins railroad bill virtually
ready to be offered to the senate.
The interstate commerce committee
went event further than the original
bill and added an amendment which
will make It a crime to "aid. t-bet;
counsel, command or induce" railroad
employers to strike.
DEMANDS MUST BE GRANTED
OR MINERS WILL WALK OUT
%
Washington.?There seemed little
hope of averting the strike of a half
million bituminous coal miners called
for November 1.
After a sorles of conferences with
labor leaders here, and telephon*
talks with others In the central coa
territory, John L .Lewis, president o1
5HKgA8Lt.h6 United Mine Workers of America
Announced that they would go ounntess
All demands, including the live
- ^ . ^ weck.wero granted.
FOUR MORE STILLS CAPTURED
United State*, State and County Of>
fleers Join In Extensive Raids
In Aiken During Court Week.
Aikin.?Four stills, with a combined
capacity of 80 gallons, were seized
and destroyed by revenue and state
officers in Aiken county a few days
ago. Two white men were arrested
and a mule and wagon seized. The
men were taken before the United
States commissioner in Aiken for a
preliminary examination. *
The four stills were in a cluster,
and when the first had been located
little difficulty was met with in finding
the others. One still was of 50
gallons capacity, two of 20 gallons
and a fourth of 10 gallons. About 50
gallons of beer were destroyed. The
operation of the stills had hardly gotten
under way when the officers arrived
and they were not all working
to capacity.
The ofTicers were in Aiken attending
court and made the raid early one
morning before court had convened.
Gaffney.?A large amount of cotton
is being marketed daily in Gaffney
and although the crop is short, owing '
to the good price whicn is being real
ized for the staple renters and crop- 1
pers for tha most part will be able *
to meet all of their obligations and 1
have something left. '
t
Clemson College. ? Attention of I "
South Carolina farmers is called by I
the extension service of Cleinson col- '
lege to the sale of Berkshire hogs at
Orangeburg, Tuesday, October 21.
This is a consignment sale made up t
by the Berkshire breeders of the state
and is the first co-operative sale of
this breed ever held in South Carolina.
Bamberg.?H. W. Moody, chief of C
police of Bamberg, shot and instantly 1
killed Kirk Antley, a former negro j
soldier. Apparently under the influence
of liquor. Antley made himself
particularly obnoxious to many peo- *
pie here and is said to have threat- \
ened any one who undertook to arrest t
him. ? j
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Columbia.?Reports from tobacco t
markets in South Carolina, compiled
by the state department of agriculture,
show that nearly 12,000,000 E
pounds of tobacco were sold by pro- f
ducers in the Pee Dee section in Sep- ?
tember.
The average price received was 18.5
cents, bringing in a total revenue of 8
nearly |2,250,000. i
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Gaffney.?Certain dealers in Gaff- r
ney, in the commodity known as gas- j.
oline have recently cut the price of fi
the fluid, and it is likely that a price t
war in this very essential material
_I11 ?a?1l TV. I. I
TT ... .? ?>?. ? ".o ui tuuiao ID Rl ttlliy B
ing to the consumer, and he is stand- t
ing by hoping that the matter will go t
far enough for him to be able to get c
It at a price which he considers reas- t
onable. t
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Greenwood.?A recent census shows f
that 70 new residences have been built e
in Greenwood since the first of Jan- t
uary, this year/ The average cost
was 1350,000 for residences in Greenwood
thus far this year and there are
a number of new ones in prospect
now for the remaining three months
of the year.
Sumter.?The Sumter county cham- .
ber of commerce, learning that B. F.
McLeod, state manager of the 8outh
Carolina Cotton association, had said
that headquarters of the association
might be moved from Columbia, wired 1
him as follows: 1
"Sumter will heartily welcome head- c
quarters of the South Carolina Cot- '
ton association and we will secure 8
suitable offices for you.
Forlence.?The Jury in the case of <!
the state against Lillian and Rebecca c
Meyers, char* with the murder of (
their father, Sylhert Myers, returned *
a verdict of guilty of manslaughter,
with recommendation to mercy. Judge j
Mauldin sentenced the two negro r
girls, who are aged about 14 and 16 t
years of age, respectively, to two a
years at such labor as they could per- c
form in the lorence county jail. i
Advance of Boll Weevil. 8
Florence.?The boll weevil has ad
vunceii 10 a line ten muea south of
the city of Florence. A scouting party
consisting of J. A. Burley of the r
state crop pest commission, E. S. ^
Tucker of Delta laboratory and Ward c
McLendon. county agent, made the \
discovery. They took three lines out ?
of Florence, veering always to the a
south and found the weevil on the
farms of many farmers. The pest is i
reported plentiful between Florence v
and Lake ?ity and in the Olanta and p
TimmonsviUe sections. c
Trustees Plan Extension. |y
Spartanburg. ? If the governing
body of Converse college have not
misjudged the soul of this community,
the service of that institution a
will be largely extended and we shall t
have in Spartanburg a university for a
women. They have outlined a plan n
which should commend itself to the \,
judgment and liberal gifts of all who ^
are interested in education. To carry a
out the plans of the trustees, the sum t,
of $500,000 will be needed, and of this P
amount the people of Spartanburg ?
will be asked to subscribe $J00,00). |,
MISS EDITH AINGE
"* I
I Miss Edith Alnge it the Betty Rott
f the National Woman't party. Thia
Bhotograph thowt her tewing another
Btar on the auffrage flag, a purple,
white and gold emblem. Suffrage ;
worker* hope to tecure the required
^6 *tate? by 1920, the centenary__of|
ne oirtn or Susan B. Anthony.
RECORD NOT TO BE CHANGED
?ays Welfare of the Country Waits on
Ratification of Peace Treaty and
Legislation Urged by Wilson.
Atlantic City, N. J.?Postmaster
Jeneral Burleson gave the National
iardware association and the Amercan
Hardware Manufacturers' assoslation,
in joint session here, the first
luhllc account of his administration
vhich he has made since ho entered
he cabinet. Often Mr. Burleson was
n fighting mood, especially when disHissing
efforts to force a reversal in
lis policies.
"Record has been made of what I
itand for" ho declared, smashing liis
1st into his open palm, "and it's not
;oing to be changed."
Chief among his critics Mr. Burleion
listed the express companies
?*hich. he said, were angered by his
levolopment of the parcel post; the
ailroads, opposed to changing the
>asis of mail pay from weight to
ipace; owners of pneumatic tube sysemi,
which he declared, had been
tothing short of "graft;" newspapers
ind magazines, which had been forced
o pay higher second-class rates, and
he American Federation of Labor.
iffendod by his stand against public
.mployees affiliated with an organlation
using the strike to enforce denands.
Ho declared bo had been consented
with powerful opposition exirted
through Congress by these inercsts.
iAMUEL QOMPER8 SUFFERING
FROM NERVOUS BREAK-DOWN.
Washington. ? Samuel Oompers.
'resident of the American Federaion
of Labor, is confined to his home
lere in a state of nervous exhaustion,
ind his physician has ordered him to
emaln in bed.
Mr. Oompers' illness results, labor
eadors said, from months of unrenittlng
work at home and abroad in
onnoction with the peace treaty, the
nternational labor congress at Amterdam
and the steel strike.
The vetoran labor loader was strick>n
when he reached hfs home after
lelivering an attack in the industrial
:onference on the United States Steel
Corporation for its rofusal to deal
vith the steel strike committee.
1
Those who heard Mr. Gompers' im>assioned
address la the conference
ealLod that he was laboring under a
Hinendous nervous strain and the
nnouncement of his illness did not
ome as a surprise to his associates [
n the labor group.
(ECRETARY WILSON ASKS FOR
CONFERENCE ON COALxMATTER
Indiaapolis, Ind.?John . L. Lewis*
icting president of the United Mine
Vorkers of America, wired Secretary
if Labor Wilson that he would be in
Yashlngton October 17 for a conference
on the bituminous coal mine
ituation.
Secretary Wilson telegraphed Mr.
<ewis asking for a conference and It
iras announced Thomas T. Brewster,
iresident of the Coal Aperators" Assoiation
would be present.
AANY SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION WITH BOMB PLOT
Gary, Ind.?More than a dosen men
rere taken into custody here during
he night by military intelligence
.uthorltles to be questioned In conlectlon
with the investigation into al-11
eged radical activities, Including
omb and anti-govornment plots. It
lso la said army Intelligence agentsi
ave in their possession a list of sevral
hundred alleged radicals, among
rhom a number are believed to be
Laders in the radical movement
ANOTHER MEET TO
GONSIOER STRIKE
NOT MUCH HOPE ENTERTAINED
OF A SETTLEMENT UNLESS
STRIKE IS CALLED OFF.
LEWIS LABORS UNDER STRAIN
Operators Must Change Stone-Wall Attitude
and Indicate Willingness
to Frame Another Agreement.
Washington.?Failing after an allday
conference to avert a strike of
nearly half a million bituminous coal j
miners, called for the very eve of I
winter. Secretary of Labor Wilson in- |
vited miners and operators to send \
their full scale committee to Washington
when another efTort to bring
about peace will be made.
Both sides accepted the invitation.
This did not offer any great hope,
however, for representatives of the operators
stood Arm in their determina- H
Hon not to negotiate any demand for *
a six hour day, and not to deal with '
fie unions unless the strike, set for ^
November 1, was called off. f
John L. Lewis, acting president of I
the United Mine Workers of America,
whose word probably would
swing the unions one way or the E
nthf?r ?hnwo<l ? -- * - * '
, w..wiuot uc was lauunug
under a terrible strain when he left
the three-cornered meeting.
Speaking to a group of reporters, he
said he had told Secretary Wilson that
the 32 members of his wage scale g
committee would be here to meet an
oqual number from the other side, but a
that it would be useless to reconvene c
the joint inter-state wage conference li
"unless the operators changed their 2
stone-wall attitude," and indicated a j
willingness to frame another agreement.
URGE ADVERTISER8 TO ?
SUPPORT PUBLISHERS. (]
New York. ? Resolutions recom- *
mending that the advertisers through- y
out thq country pledge their support
to the publishers here who have de- t
clined to grant the demands of the {]
striking workers in the printing n
trades were adopted at a meeting of h
the board of directors of the audit bu- s
reau of circulation. The organization, n
is composed of advertisers, advertislng
agents and publishers of newspapers
and periodicals in the United j,
States and Canada. ^ n
Two hundred and fifty employing e
printers met and reaffirmed their de- t
cision to hold out against the strik- h
ers. t
LES8 THAN 15,000 U. 8.
SOLDIERS NOW IN FRANCE. c
Paris?The actual number of American
troops now in France Is less than
15,000 and is rapidly diminishing. t
General W. D. Connor commanding n
the American troops in France, said. ^
Within a month, he stated, virtually
all of the soldiers will be gone, as the g
task of repatriating the German pris- e
oners is now completed. e
AVIATOR IS KILLED WHEN
PLANE FALLS AT 8T. PAUL. p
St. Paul.?Lieut. Cameron Wright.
In charge of the landing field here for
the transcontinental air racers, was t
Instantly killed when an airplane In p
which he was riding as apassenger t(
went into a tall spin and dropped 200 h
,eet- ft
NEW YORK WILL BE PUT BACK P
ON WAR-TIME RATION BASIS. e
New York.?Arthur Williams, federal
food administrator for New
York, was perfecting plans to place d
the city on a sugar rationing basis r
similar to that during the war.
Increased use of sugar for "soft" f
drinks resulting from the enforce- p
ment of prohibition and the shortage n
in m;ci|iis ui raw Hiinar ^SUlling ^
from the strike of longshoremen, I ^
which virtually stopped shipping, were p
blamed by Mr. Williams for what he ,s
termed the most serious sugar short-j
age since 1917.
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INNOCENT PARTY TO DIVORCE
MAY REMARRY IN THE CHURCH
Detroit. Mich.?Through action of 1
the lavmen of the Protestant Episco
pal church in the 1916 general convention,
sustained by both clerical
and lay delegates, the innocent party
to a divorce may be rewedded in the ,
church. Amendment of the canons toprevent
remarriage by an Episcopal 11
priest of a person who has a divorced
husbnnd or wife living, by many of
the clergy and a few of the laymen n
was defeated. ri
LEWIS AND SECY. WILSON 8
CONFERRING ON COAL STRIKE
Washington.?John L. Lewis, preslCl
dent of the United Mine Workers of
I'
America, and Thomas T. Brewster, b
representing the coal operators, went ii
into conference with Secretary of Lo- P
hor Wilson, who had favlted them c'
here, in an effort to avert the threat- *
enen strike of bituminous coal miners
on November 1. p|
The first session was expected to b
continue sovoral hours ,P
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1UICK ACTION IS NECESSARY
stimated Production It Regarded by
Representative Byrnea and Others
Aa Being Extravagantly High.
Washington.?Quick action by Con;ress
on a resolution ordering the
gricuiture department to issue a new
otton report on November 2, showng
the crop condition as of October
5 was promised by house leaders,
tcpresentative Byrnes, South Carolia,
author of the resolution, announcd
that he expected to obtain house
onslderation, under an unanimous
onsent agreement. Such action was
leiayeo oy otner legislation holding
ho right of way &s unfinished busliess
and a provious order of business
rill similarly prevent action.
Favorable recommendation on adopion
of the resolution was given unanrnously
by the house agriculture comnittee
after southern congressmen
ad urged immediate action as necesary
so that the "true crop condition"
lay be made known this year for the
Inancial benefit of the cotton planter.
Failure of the government report,
ssued almost two weeks ago, to recogize
abandonment of fields was blamd
by 'Mr. Byrnes, as causing an esimated
yield of more than 10,000,000
'ales this year. The department's esimated
production, he and others aserled,
was "extravagantly" high.
COUNTERFEIT WAR 8AVING8
8TAMP8 HAVE BEEN FOUND.
Montgomery, Ala.?A letter from
he United States treasury departlent
received recently tells local ofclals
in charge of war savings
tamps that counterfeit war savings
tamps have been discovered in the
ast and warning all buyers and sellrs
of such stamps to be on the lookut
for them.
RE8IDENT HAS BEEN ASKED
TO RAI8E EMBARGO ON WHEAT
Washington.?Julius Barnes, dlrecor
of the United States grain cororation,
has asked President Wilson
o raise the export and import emargoes
on wheat, the house was inarmed
by Representative Young, reubllcan,
North Dakota.
IULLETIN FROM WHITE HOUSE
ON PRESIDENT'S CONDITION.
The White House.?"The President
id not have a restful night. His
estlessness was caused by a swelling
f the prostate gland, a condition
rom which he has suffered in the
ast and# which has been Intensified
lore or less by his lying in bed. His
eneral condition, however, is good.
lb noted, his temperature, pulse, resiration,
heart action and blcod pres11
rA urn nnrmol
"(Signod): Grayson, Ruffin. Stitt."
REATION OF FREE STATE
IN FIUME AGREED TO.
Paris.?Italy has agreed to the eretion
of a free state in Fiume, tho
ort remaining under control of the
>ague of nations, says the Petit PaIsien,
which claims to have received
ellable information on the subject.
,t the same time it is said Italy is
nderstood - to require there shall be
0 gap between the free state and
tartan Istria in order that Fiume may
ot be surrounded by Jugo-Slav teritory.
OUTH MUST POSITIVELY
WAREHOUSE COTTON CROP
New Orleans.?Country damage to
atton aggregating approximately
60.000.000 annually can be prevented
y warehouses on the farms, at gins,
1 interior concentration points and at
grts handling cotton, speakers delared
at the general session of the
orld cotton conference.
E. A. Calvin, of Houston, Tex., urgI
a campaign throughout the cotton
elt in the interest of warehousing,
articularly on the fartp
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SENATE SHANTUNG
AMENDMENTS FAIL
A VOTE IS FINALLY REACHED
AND MEASURE IS DEFEATED
BY A DECISIVE VOTE.
FOURTEEN REPUBLICANS BOLT
Of Senators Absent Two Republicans
Favored; 1 Republican and 3
Democrats Opposed IL
Washington. ? Tho long debated
Shangtung amendment to the peace
treaty, presented by Senator Lodge
and approved by the foreign relations
comirittoe, Anally wub rejected In the
sonate with a majority of an even
score against it.
In the vote of 35 to 55. 14 Republicans
swung over to the pro-treaty
forces while three Democrats lined up
with thoee supporting the proposal.
Of the six senators absent, two republicans
wero put on record as in favor
of the amendment and one Republican
and three Democrats as opposing it.
The roll call, which came at the
end of another six and a half hours
of sharp debate, in reality swept
away six amendments instead of one,
each change in the treaty text having
baen numbered separately by the
committee in Its decision to strike out
the word "Japan" and substitute the
"China" throughout the sections relating
to the province of Shangtung.
By unanimous conse.it, however, the
six changes were debated and voted
on as one.
Only three of the committee's 45
amendments now remain to be acted
on by the senate, 36 previously having
been rejected. Of those remaining,
one relates to American repre
sontnWon of the reparations commission,
and two to equalization of voting
power in the league of nations
assembly.
FAIRLY FAVORABLE BULLETIN
AS TO PRESIDENT'S HEALTH.
Washington.?Further Indication of
the steady improvemont in the condition
of Picsidont Wilson, who entered
the fourth week of his illness, was
given in a statoment by White House
officials that the vote on the Shangtung
amendment to the peace treaty
was imported to him within a few
minutes after the senate roll call.
The President, earlier in the day,
it was learned, was advised that an
Important vote in the senate peace
treaty controversy was near. As the
news did not Beem to worry him.
Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal
physician, gave permission for the
sending of the vote to the sick room
when recorded.
In a bulletin issued at the white
house, Dr. Grayson said:
"The President had a fairly satisfactory
day."
LEAGUE NOT TO BE HINDERED
BY ANY ACTION BY SENATE
Washington.?While no official declaration
can be made In advance of
the action of the senate on the treaty
of Versailles, It was learned unofficially
that plans were being laid for
bringing the league of nations into
existence almost immediately upon
the publication in Paris of the ratiflatlon
of the treaty by Great Britain,
France, Italy and Germany, which
will put it into force.
STEEL MILL OFFICIALS SAY
STRIKE IS VIRTUALLY ENDED
Chicago.?Steel mill officials at
Gary, Ind.f expressed the opinion that
the strike was virtually ended, and
made preparations for building up a
new organization. They declared
there was a surplus of labor in Borne
departments. Union leaders disputed
the accuracy of the claims made by
the steel officials. They also began
an effort to establish the Independence
of the union forces from the radicals.
GREAT PROFITS ARE MADE IN
CEREAL AND BREAKFAST FOOD
YTT V ? * * ? -
ttobiiiiiriuii.?i ne Armour uraln 1
Company, a factor In cereal and;
breakfast foods renorted surplus undl- j
vided profits for the year 1917 of I
$5,426,830 after deducting a 78 per
|cent dividend on capital stock, the
report says:
"The year's net earnings amounted
to $2,908,912, or 290 per cent on the
capital stock and 67 per cent on the
net worth of the compnny. including
capital, surplus and undivided profits
'HEALTH OF 8AMUEL GOMPERS
IS NOW SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
I
Washington. ? Samuel GBompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, who is suffering from nervous
exhaustion, was reported somewhat
improved, but his physician ordered
him to remain In bed.
Washington.?By an overwhelming
majority the house passed the bill extending
for one year war-time passport
restrictions so as to keep radicals
and undesirable aliens out.
BOLL WEEVIL IN ]
RICH W COUNTY
PEST HAS COVERED ONE-HALF
OF COUNTY AND WILL SOON
embrace THE WHOLE.
NO MORE BIG COTTON CROPS
Farm Demonstrator's One Plan Hat
Been to Persuade Farmers to Give
Up the One Crop System.
Columbia.?That the boll weevil h&s
covered practically one-half of Richland
county in the past two weeks and
that before the end of the cotton season
the entire county will be covered
with the pest is a statement contained
tn an open letter to Richland county
farmers by J. Khett Clark, farm dem?
onstrator. In his letter Mr. Clark
calls attention to the fact that the
weevil has been steadily advancing
upon the county for several years and
that no alarm should be taken over
his widespread appearance.
In reference to many inquiries from
farmers as to what course should be
pursued the coming year, the demonstrator
says he is convined that the
generally accepted theory of "we can
raise one more hip crop of cotton" is
wrong, and wlvile he does not say this
can not be done he advises the farmers
to turn to stock and hog raising
and diversified farming.
Mr. t;iarK says that his one plan
since he came to Richland has been to
hammer into the hends of farmers
that they must forsake the one-crop
system.
St. Matthews.? Congressman-elect
Ed. C. Mann has announced that in
the near future he will move his family
to Orangeburg, which hereafter
will be Lis official residence.
Charleston.?The Consolidated company
presented to city council a petition
for right to increase its rates on
car fare, gas and electricity. A seven
cent fare is asked for and a gas rate
of $1.25 per thousand cubic feet, for
small consumers. Instead of $1.
Rock Hill.?Fire broke out here In
the central section of the John T.
Roddey cotton warehouse and several
hundred hairs of cotton belonging to
the Victoria mills were consumed.
The loss will mount into thousands
of dollars. Full insurance was carried
on the cotton, however.
Anderson.?Two automobiles arc
wrecks on account of accidents. One
driven by J. L. Owens of near Spartanburg
took a header into a ditch
just outside of the city limits. No one
w?? injured, nr. j. u. Harris and the
ar of E. J Kay clashed when Dr. Harris
stopped his car and the other
crashed into the back end.
Charleston.?F. II. McMasters of
Columbia, addressed a large meeting
of the Woodmen of the World here on
the new Insurance rates, effective in
the order after this year. Mr. McMaster
explained that the change was
a readjustment of rates, the main
purpose of which was to make for permanency
in the insurance written by
this fraternity.
York. ? Charged with shooting
Claude Thomasson. a white youth of
the McConnellsville section, Will
Meek and Boysie Wilkes, negroes,
both about 21 years old. have been
lodged in the York county Jnll. The
negroes say the shooting was accidental,
claiming that the bullet from
a .22 ealihre German automatic pistol
that pierced the boy's left lung
was intended for a dog.
Greenville.?Following a meeting of
interested parties came the official
announcement that the Liberty Life
Insurance company had been fully organized
with a capital of $100,000.
The company is to begin business hefore
November, with the home office
here and agencies in many cities of
this section. The company will specialize
on industrial business.
Teaching Illiterates.
John E. Swearingen, state superintendent
of education, has forwarded
iu aiiuimstm couniy 91.ZD7 to bo distributed
among tho teachprs who recently
assisted the county superintendent
of education in his drive
against illiteracy. This county during
August established 34 white
schools. One teacher. Miss Eva
Smith, taught 58 illiterates to read
and write during this time. The enrollment
in the schools was 375. Nine
ty-five pupils attended fevery session.
Airplane for Fair.
Florence.?The Pee Dee fair management
announces that an army passenger
carrying airplane haB heen secured
as one of the features for the
forthcoming fair. This will he good
news to the attendants of the fair and
the presence of the plane will bring
many here who otherwise would not
have Come. While Florence has seen
airplanee before in numbers, this will
be the first time that any of its people
have had the opportunity at home
to experience the thrills of a trip
through the air.
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