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t PRESIDENT GREETS
MEN OrpiCAS
A; THE LEADING FINANCIERS OF
21 REPUBLICS GATHER FOR
x.
& FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.
( BARRETT WELCOMES VISITORS
Beoretary Glass, President-Genera'
of ths Conference Occupying the
Chair at Opening 8ession.
Washington.?"Marked by the presence
of the leading financiers and busness
men df the twenty-one republics
of the western hemisphere, the second
Pan-American Financial Conference
opened here for the consideration of :
:niernation".i problems arising from
the return of peace.
President Wilson sent a message of
Craeting, declaring that Pan-America
sought no selfish purpose in assisting
world -feconstruction and would
regard it as a privilege to fulfill the
obligations imposed by the great advantages
enjoyed by the people of
these republics. Secretary Lansing
brought out the same idea in addressing
the deleggtei p, when he said the
gAlfreriOftS aocepted the burdens thrust
*V>pOft the $pw world by the war. f
Welcoming the visitors to the build
Ing^of the Pan-American Union. John
Bhrrett, director-general, spoke of the
union's moral influence in preserving
peace and building up commerce.
Secretary Glass, president-general
of the conference, occupied the chair
at the opening session.
BRYAN ANTI-PROFITEERING
AND PUBLIC OWNERSHIP IDEA.
New York.?Profiteering and public
'Ownership were declared by William
Jennings Bryan to be two of the great .
Issues on which the coming presidential
campaign should be fought
THOUSAND CA8ES OF FLU
^ 8AID TO BE IN HAVANA.
Havana.?Many cases of Influenza
have been reported in this city, but
no authoritative statistics are available.
A newspaper report states that
1.000 cases have been found here, hnt
this has not been corroborated.
PROHIBITION AMENnMRNT 18
TO BE GIVEN ANOTHER TEST
Washington.?Validity of the federal
prohibition constitutional amendment
Is to be determined by the supreme
court, which granted the state of
"Rhode Island permission to tnst'tute
original proceedings to test It and enjoin
the enforcement in that state.
HOLLAND 18 REMINDED OF
. . . . .
ne? IN 1 tKNATIONAL DUTY
Paris.?Holland is told in the allied
note 'demanding the extradition of former
Bmoeror William that she w'll
fiot "fitfflll her International ctuty"
If she refuses to associate herself
with the entente powers in chastising
crime committed by Germans during
the war.
AMSRICAN RED CRO88 WILL
LEAVE SIBERIA VERY SOON
Washington.?Orders providing for
withdrawal of American Red Cross
personnel from Siberia at the time
American troops start homeward have
been cabled it was announced to headquarters
at Vladivostok of th? mm.
mission headed bv Lieut. Col. Rudolph
Teusler, of Virginia.
Sfc Tnf^W amtrian
school children
> \1 ;4.8UFFERlNQ .much for food
Paris. ? Representatives of the
American mlss'on for the relief of
children have Just finished ap examt'
nation of school ch^ldrefi lh Vienna
and found, according to a dispatch received
by the Austrian delegation here
that 97 per cent of them,are suffering
from lack of food.
army transport powhatan !
!n no ^ immediate danger
- > .Newv Tork.V?The army transport 1
FpWijhtan, In d Strega abotit 700 miles
of New Vork, reported by wire-,
^tdp* tobthe array transport offices hero
although she was leaking and her
dOjlwiroom flooded, she was In "no
?ltftk<tf{ate danger." - The BOO passen"calm
and comfortable." the
^cKfflr anld. When the sea be-tofi&ei
smoother, the passengers will
be v irbnsferred to the White Star
J^ir Cedric, which Is standing by.
u^^teer nurses fighting
\ check spread of flu
. -^?3ifyjggo.?-Chicago's health departwWfc
Y?B swamped with appeals for
combat the spread of In'^pp^and
pneumonia, of which more
0^00 cases hare been reported
'MfflBl*** *8 hours with SO deaths.
department officials declared
needed at least 10,000 nuraes
?lWij?iipeneerlee. began a surrey ot
VjSk-ymf to aid In relief measures.
RATIFICATION THE WIN IDEA |
Mvocatei His Plan of Withdrawal of
Democratic Participation Should
Efforts at Compromise Fail.
Washington. ? At a bi-partisan j
'round-table" conference of senate
leaders late formal negotiations toward
a compromise on reservations
to the peace treaty were Inaugurated. .
While no agreements were reached
at the meeting, which was partlcipat- 1
ed in by four republicans and five |
democrats prominent in recent informal
negotiations and which lasted two
hours, another meeting will bo held, g
Another development in the treaty
situation wa* a visit to the capitol by
William Jennings Bryan, the former
secretary of state, who conferred with
several republicans as well as demo:ratic
senators, urging an Immediate ^
aompromise on reservations and ratification
of the treaty.
He also advocated his plan of withdrawal
of democratic participation in tl
voting on the treaty if a compromise 8
should fall. h
A NEW HIGH LEVEL MARK IS t)
REACHED IN PRICE OF PORK. a
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Noblesville, Ind.?Chiefs Best, a n
spotted Poland-China hog, brought 11(
$35,000 in a sale here this week. This y
is said to be a new record price for ^
one hog. c
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GERMAN REDS URGE EMPLOYES
TO ORGANIZE INTO COUNCILS. g
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Berllii^?A communist manifesto n
urges the Immediate election of revo- .(
lutlonary employes' councils In all ^
industrial establishments.
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SECOND DEGREE MURDER IS ' F
VERDICT IN CASE OF NEW P
Los Angeles, Calif.?The Jury re- C
turned a verdict of murder In the second
degree In the case of Harry S.
New. New was charged with the murder
of Miss Freda Lesser in July. a
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TkZRMS OF PEACE TREATY fc
WITH HUNGARY DELIVERED, t]
II
Paris.?The terms of peace for Hun- t
gary framed by the pence conference
were handed to the Hungarian delegation
here. The Hungarians were glv- "
en 15 days in which to present their
observations.
WORK TO BEGIN LOOKING TO ?
RETURN OF AMERICAN DEAD H
tl
New York.?The army transport "
Powhatan, for Antwerp, Belgium, has ?
on board a party of 75 former service !fl
men and officers who will visit the P
battlefields to begin the work of returning
the bodies of American sol- g
dler dead to this country.
GENERAL REVIVAL OF WAR 18
NOT IMPROBABLE SAYS BLISS
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Washington.?General revival of j s
war in Europe if Poland is unable to *
withstand the Russian bolshevik ' ?
armies, is" not "improbable" General d
Bliss, who was a member of the n
American peace delegation, told the
house ways and means committee. "
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SOUTHERN CITIE8 APPLY FOR
MAIL 8ERVICE BY AIRPLANE. *
Washington. ? Postmaster General
Burleson has received applications
from more than 125 cities, more than
one-third of which are in the south- e
ern and southeastern states, for ex- n
tension of the present airplane mail h
service to their communities. The n
list Includes Chester and Spartanburg,
8 C.; Charlotte, Gastonia, and More- ?
head City, N. C. d
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SOUTH CAROLINA TO REJECT M
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT. A
Columbia.?The resolution for the
ratification of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment to the national constltu- ^
tlon for equal suffrage will be reject- ?
ed hv the South Carolina general as- j.a
sembly. . I1
By no hazard or combination can 8
the resolution be assured of passage p
by the necessary two-thirds majority.
its opponents say that it will fail 1
by a two to one vote. n
THE FLAX OUTPUT OF THREE C
COUNTRIES BOUGHT BY BANK.
Washington.?An agreement with
Lithuania. Lctvia and Flathonla to sell *
the'r entire flax output has been con-1'
eluded by the National Metal & Chem- : f
leal Pank of London. according to a f
dlanatch to the department of Justico. n
Relief for the world wide linen short- c
ace, caused hy the failure to market d
the "Russian flax crop, which former- a
ly supplies the bulk of the world's 8
looms. Is expected to follow the opening
of these sources of supply. d
KING OF KURDISTAN HAS F
BECOME BOLSHEVIK LEADER
Paris.?Enver Pasha, former Turkish
minister of war, who was recently J
elected king of Kurdistan, has started d
a bolshevik revolution In Turkestan,
Afghanistan and Baluchistan. Enver "
Is said to have many followers and Is n
directing his energies against British tj
prestige in southwestern Asia, the ul?' c
t'mate aim being India. Large sums t
of money. It is reported, have been o
DANIELS MUTE AS 1
TO ADMIRAL SIMS
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MANY CRITICS ARE READY TO
BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY
HEAR ON THE CABINET.
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OPERS HAVE KOT RECOVERED <
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leiiate Committee on Naval Affairs to ,
Broaden Investigation to Sift to f
Bottom the 8ima Charges. t
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Washington.?The Slms-Daniela out- f
reak has aroused Washington's offi- 1
ial and social circles. *
The first shot of Admiral Sims went ?
brough and hit the mark, but the%,
econd one seems to be flaring back on 1
lim. i
Secretary Daniels takes the posi- t
Ion that it Is improper for him to say ?
nything before he goes before the
enate committee. He will let Ad- I
liral Sims finish and then he will
estify. A great many critics of the
/llson administration are ready to beieve
anything about members of his i
ahinet, and a southern member is &
referred for attack. \ 1
The drinking public are inclined to r
me wnn tne secretary in the affair. t
It appeared that the senate comlittee
on naval affairs will broaden (
:s investigation of the navy department
in order to sift to the bottom the
harge of Admiral Sims that he did not
eceivo proper support from the de- ^
artment during the war. i
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LEMENCEAU'S TITLE MAY BE
"SAVIOR OF HIS COUNTRY."
Paris ?A number of the senators
nd deputies are circulating among the
lembers of parliament a resolution t
o confer upon Premier Clemenceau t
he title of "Savior of the Country." j
t is proposed to pass an enabling act ]
o make this title official.
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AUL DESCHANEL 18 ELECTED
TO PRESIDENCY OF FRANCE.
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Versailles.? Paul Deschanel was t
lected president of the French repub- e
c by 734 votes of the 889 members of
he national assembly voting. His <
lajority was the largest since the
lection of Louis Adolphe Thiers, the
rst president after the fall of the emire,
who was chosen unanimously. ^
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(ATE FOR JEWI8H PALE8TINE J
WEEK 8ET FOR FEBRUARY 1-8 c
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New York.?Over 5,000 Jewish oranlzations
throughout the United
tates will observe "Palestine Week"
'ebruary 1-8, the week of the coming
f Spring in the Holy Land, when e
rive will be beld, whose purposes are
either to enroll members nor to raise
unds. but merely to Inform the pub- J
1c of everything known regarding Palatine.
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1 ANY FLUE AND PNEUMONIA
DEATHS OCCUR IN CHICAGO. ?
Chicago.?Twelve deaths were causH
in rhlca PA hv in fl lion -?o sn/i 1 AAO
ew cases were reported to the cltjr '
ealth commissioner. Pneumonia '
umbered 152 with 34 deaths. c
Comparison of the figures with those 1
f the 1918 epidemic show that the ^
isease is spreading more rapidly than 1
; did a year figo. 1
kFTER THIRTY-8IX HOURS 18 1
BULLET REMOVED FROM HEART
Omaha.?A surgeon at St. Joseph's
ospital here took the heart out of '
Iteve Vakich. an Austrian who had I
hot himself, removed the bullet from r
he heart, replaced the organ and I
ewed up the incision. Zakich is now t
radically out of danger. c
The operation was performed when
he bullet had been in Zakich's heart f
early thirty-six hours. J J
JENERAL WOOD WRITES LETTER
SETTING OUT HIS POSITION C
New York.?A budget system far
rovernment finances "was advocated
y MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, candidate a
or the Rpeubllca'i nominatinr. for b
resident in a letter read at the an c
nnl dinner of the Queens chamber of ,r
ommerce. He also urged "a square n
leal for labor and for capital; no t
utocracy for either." adding that they;
hould "pull together." v
"The slogan of today is-law and or*
ler and no class legislation," <he said.:'
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REMIER LLOYD QEORQE HAS
PASSED HIS 67TH BIRTHDAY E
London.?Premier-Lloyd George has
ust celebratejk his flfty-sev nth birth*
lay. ^
In his stormy political career, the "
little Welsh Wizard" has experienced
nany ups snd downs, being perhaps 8
he most venomously attacked politi* r
Ian of his time a few years ago, but 1
nday there is little venom among his
pponent* and practically the whole '
Iritish nation nnited In wishing birth*
WAR ON INTOXICANTS ONLY
Until Tobacco Haa Effect of Liquor,
No Legislative Crusade Against It
May Be Expected or Feared.
Washington.?Denying that the re:ently
inaugurated anti-saloon league
:ampaign for $25,000 000 was for the
purpose of securing funds with which
.0 wage a legislative war against tobacco,
Fepresentative Upshaw, Democrat,
Georgia, a leader in anti-saloon
eague councils, declared in a etatenent
tfke opponents of prohibition
vera attempting to divert attention
rora enforcement of prohibition laws
>y raising false issues. The proposed
und, he safcl, would be used to aid enorcement
of prohibition laws in the
Jnited States and to help wage pro- j
lihition campaigns In other countries.
"Until taking a chew of tobaccoo j
?r Bmoklng a cigar dethrones a man's
-eason, making him go home and beat
lis wife and shoot up the town, there
vill be no legislative crusade against
obacco," said Representative Upihaw's
statement.
REVENUE OFFICERS ARE TO BE
SPURRED TO GREATER ACTIVITY
Washington.?North Carolina reverne
officers will be spurred to greater
iction aguinst moonshiners and bootncronro
Kv fKr? K??.? 1^*--- ? * ?
.DD^.U u>o iiix i cuu ux imvi uoi rr?e>
lue after the 16th, when the probibiion
amendment goes Into effect.
CHINESE BOLSH EVIKI ARE TO
AID RUSSIAN SOVIET TROOPS
Liondon. ? Russian soviet troops.
vhioh have reached B&ilal station al-!
nost 400 miles east of Taiga, will be
ilded by the Chinese bolsheviki, aclording
to a Moscow dispatch.
.INCOLN, NEBRASKA 8ECURES
NATIONAL PROHI CONVENTION
Washington.?The national execuIve
committee of the prohibition party
ias selected Lincoln, Nebraska, and
ruly 1.2 as the place and time for the
920 national convention of the party.
MORE EARTHQUAKE DEATHS
REPORTED FROM MEXICO CITY
Mexico City.?San Joaquin, a village
if 3,000 inhabitants in the Jalapa disrict,
state of Vera Crux, was destroyiy
by an earthquake.
1TEAMER AFRIQUE WRECKED;
400 LIVES BELIVED LOST
La Rochelle, Prance.?More than 400
lersons are believed to have lost
heir lives in the werck of the steamer
Ifrique on Roche Bonne shoal. Bay
if Biscay. Only 57 survivors are
mown to have landed.
AMERICAN WAPAMID r?*re o/m *
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MAY LAND TROOPS AT FIUME:
Belgrade.?It is believed the Amercan
warship off Pola Is going to
iMume, where it ts stated she will be
oined by allied vessels which will
and men to replace Italian troops as
non as a decision is reached at Paris
egardlng the future status of that
lty.
IEN ATE 8UB-COMMITTEE 18
INVESTIGATING LYNCHING8
Washington?Inaugurating its invesIgation
of recent race riots and lynchng
over the country, the senate Judl:iary
sub-committee entnisted with
he inquiry i^der a resolution Introluced
by Senator Curtis, Republican,
(ansas, and adopted by the senate,
net to hear testimony.
HIRAM J0HN80N TO RUN IN
' NORTH CAROLINA PR1MARIE8
Raleigh.?Hiram W. Johnson, Caliornla
senator and candidate for the
residency of the United States, will
un in the North Carolina primary and !
le wires asking everything Incident
o the race save the "costlvity" there>f.
.
In offering to run m a state comnitted
aforetime to a favorite eon,
feter C. Pritchard. Senator Johnson
uns true to spectacular form.
iOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA ASKS
FOR STATE BUDGET SYSTEM.
Richmond. Va.?Fa'llng to request 1
n appropriation for the state prohiiltion
department, but making speial
recommendation for schools,
oads and hospitals, Governor Westnoreland
Davis appeared in person
o deliver his address before the genral
assembly of Virginia, which cononed
here. He urged a budget sysem
for the state and recommended
1,000,000 increase in annual approbation
for public free schools.
IREWERY 8T0CK OWNER8 ARE
RECEIVING FINAL DIVIDENDS.
Providence, R. 1/?Stockholders in
>cal breweries expect to receive what
lany believe their last dividend, a
(vision of the beer or ale in stock
ince operations ceased several
lonths ago. The James Htinley Brewtig
Company sent each of its stock*
olders two barrels of its product at/
sr receiving permission from the insrnai
revenue officer, and other
reweriee announced that they would
FIRST MEETING OF
LEAOUEJR PENCE
REPRESENTATIVES OF GREATER
NATION8 CONVENE IN MOST
MEMORABLE SESSION.
LEON BOURGEOIS IS CHAIRMAN
i m
First Act, Appointment of Committee
to Trace Frontiers of Territory
of the 8arre Bssln.
Paris.?Representatives of France,
Great Britain, Italy, Qreeco, Belgium,
r
Spain, Japan and Brasil. members of
the council of the league of nations,
met in the French foreign office for
the first meeting of the league.
The council organized by electing
Leon Bourgeois chairman and confirming
the choice of Sir Eric DrurnmoIRl,
of Great Britain, as general secretary.
The first official act of the council
was the appointment of a commission
to trace upon the spot the frontiers
of the territory of the Sarre basin.
Leon Bourgeois, French representor
tive, who presided, said:
"The task of presiding at this meeting
and inaugurating this great international
institution should have fallen
to President Wilson.' We respect the
reasons which still delay final decision
by our friends in Washington, but
express the hope that their differ
ences will soon be overcome anil that
a representative of the great American
republic will occupy the place
waiting him among us. The work of
the council will then assume definite
character and will have that particular
force which should be associated
with our work. #
INFLUENZA IN VIRULENT
FORM RAGING IN CHICAGO.
Chicago.?Five hundred and twentyfive
new cases of influenza with seven
deaths were reported as developments
of 24 hours ending at 10 a. m.
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REPORTS OF CAPTURE OF
KOLCHACK ARE CONFIRMED
London.?The reports of the capture
of Admiral Kolchak, head of the
all-Russlan government In Siberia,
have been confirmed. It is declared In
a Moscow wireless dispatch.
NEW TURKO-GERMAN ALLIANCE
8AID TO HAVE BEEN FORMED
Salonikl.?A telegram from a Greek
source received here says that the
Turkish military authorities at Marzlfoun,
Anatolia, received a message reporting
that a new alliance between
Germany and Turkey is about to be
concluded.
UNITED STATES MARINES HELP
REPULSE HAITI EN BANDIT8.
Washington.?United States Marines
and Haltlen gendarmerie repelled an
attack on Port-au-Prince, the Haitien
capital, by a force of 300 bandits, more
than half of whom were killed, wounded
or captured after being pursued
outside the city.
JAPANESE READY TO CONFER
WITH CHINA ON 8HANTUNG
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Honolulu, T. H.?The Japanese foreign
office has announced that a formal
note will be sent to China asking
the appointment of a commission to
negotiate with Japan regarding the
resoration of Shantung.
MEXICO TO MAKE ATTEMPT TO
8ECURE FRONTIER OIL LANDS
Douglas, Ariz.?The government of
Mexico has resolved to buy or acquire
by condemnation proceedings all or
oil lands in the zone of fifty kilo- j
metres from the frontiers of the na- ;
tion that are held hy foreigners against !
the perfectly well defined precepts of
the constitution. Rays a Mexico City
special to El Tempo, a Cananea newspaper.
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CLEMENCEAU IS DEFEATED AS
A r.&NnmATC CCD noc?ir\c?iT
Paris?Premier Georges Clemencoau;
went down to defeat at the hands of
his countrymen in a caucus of the senato
and chambers of deputies to choose
a candidate for the presidency of the
republic.
Senators and deputies after the caucus,
generally expressed the opinion
that the vote means the elimination
from public life of ''the father of vietry,'
Premier Clemenceau being neith
er a senator nor a deputy.
8IMS TELLS COMMITTEE OP
THE HANDICAP OF OUR NAVY
Washington.?Declaring that the
greatest handicap of the American
navy was the lack(of constructive criticism
and the fact that naval officers
were refused permission to publish |
any matter without first submitting it 1
to iiis ifiiijf pit wi^Mipi|piy
Sims told the senate obnynltteo J
* fcstigaflng nafal decoration* that lils J
FLORENCE NOW SUPPLY POINT
Approximately On* Hundred and Fifty
Poetofflcea and Routes Included
In Recent Order of Department
Florence,?The Florence postofflce
ias been designated a supply point
for a number of second, third and
fourth class powtofflces in this section
of the state, including the following
oountiee: Chesterfield. Darlington, DilJon,
Florence, Georgetown. Horry,
Marion. Marlboro and Williamsburg.
This list includes seven second claas
postoffices, IS third class offices, and
108 offices of the fourth class, from
which are served eight rural routes
and more than a score of star routes.
Florenoe was selected as the distribute
lng point because of its location and
of the efficiency of the force employed
at the local postofflce.
Columbia,?Zdnn Beck who began
his professional career in Columbia in
1910 and later played his way to the
major leagues, will manage the Columbia
team of the South Atlantic association
this year.
Greenville.?William I?. Laval, manager
of the Greenville baseball team
of the South Atlantic league during
the past season tendered his resignation
to the directors of the club. He
will devote his entire time to directing
athletics at Purman university.
Ward.?Fred R. Wells, private.
Company K. Forty-eighth Infantry.
Camp Jackson, was shot and killed
here a short while after he arrived In
town from Columbia. Fletcher Winn,
a well known citizen of Ward, went
to Saluda and surrendered to tho
sheriff and he is now in Jail.
MlillinQ A now atoom nlonf art A
stemmery for Mullins has been incorporated
with 176,000 capital. The business
of this company will be to redry,
steam and export tobacco.
The new concern will add much to
the Mullins tobacco market.
Greenwood,?The price of 40 cents
for cotton has caused a lot of movement
in the Btaple. So far the largest
transaction in cotton here was the
sale of 1,600 bales at 40 cents to
Greenwood Cotton mills by W. C.
Rasor of Cross Hill. The amount involved
was something over $300,000.
Mr. Rasor had held some of the cotton
three years.
Charleston.?Supreme Chancellor
Charles S. Davis. Knights of Pythias,
will be a visitor in Charleston on
February 11, when the local lodges
will extend him a cordial welcome, at ,
a united convention. He will be greet- |
ed by Grand Chancellor O. J. Bond,
who will probably accompany him on
his visits to Columbia and Greenville.
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Florence,? With several distinguished
men as his guest, Barney M.
Baruch passed through here on the
way to his estate on Waccnmaw Neck.
Georgetown, for two weeks on hunting
and rest. Besides Mr. Baruch in the
party were William G McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasuary; William
A. Glasgow, former attoriw?y of the
Qfofno tr\r\A nilmlnlafroHAn on/i
Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary
of war.
Hemingway,?A most unusual report
was read toy W. C. Hemingway,
president of the Bank of Hemingway,
at a meeting of the ntockholders. from
which it was shown that a cash dividend
of 26 per cent and a stock dividend
of 50 per cent, were to be declared.
As It had been decided to in- 1
crease the capital from $15,000 to
$50,000, the extra subscription was
paid in, and now the bank begins its
new career with a $50,000 capital and
a $16,666 surplus.
Chester.?In going through the ruins
of his store, wh'ch was destroyed
toy Are, Paul B. Brawley d'scoverod
that in^dd'tlon to his heavy loss that i
all his credit papers, which were kept
in a supposedly fireproof box. had
toeen destroyed and the only way that
he now had of finding what is due him,
in the majority of cases is to trust to
the integrity of the people Indebted to
him.
Co-Oneratlve Association a Success.
Fort Mill.? The success with which
the Fort Mill Cooperative association
has met In the four months of Its existence
was demonstrated at a meeting
of the stocVVi"lders when directors
and officers were elected and a dlvi
dend of 2 1-2 per cent declared which
Is at the rate of 7 1-2 per cent pe^
annum.
The stock of the association Is now
worth $110. George Fish was elected
president, C. W. Eason secretary
reasuary. and E. Springs Parks, gen
oral manager.
Vote le Against Free Range.
Oeorge"*nwTV?Complete returns
from the IS boxes In this county tn
the stock law election, testing sentiment
for and against the free range of
o&ttle show 403 votes for and 080
rotes against, a majority against free
range pf 277 votes. The county ex
entire committee having ruled that
I WEEVIL IS NOT AT
PRESENTDREADED
CLEMSON COLLEGE MAN MAKES
A THOROUGH STUDY OF THE
SITUATION AT CHE8TER.
CONFERENCE HAS SHORT MEET ]
Business Transacted at One Day Se?
aion Was That Usually Attsnded
to During Mid-Year Meeting.
Chester.?Chester county will not
suffer any considerable boll weevil
damage during th? next two seaaona.
according to information just received
hers from A. F. Conradi, of the divlnon
of entomology at Clemson college.
He has made a thorough study of the
situation as it applies to Chester county
and the letter should be of interest
to many of the nearby counties.
The board of missions, thfe presiding
elders and th? evangelistic com'mittee
of the Upper South Carolina
Methodist Episcopal conference clos
wu us one nay ue?ltng in Chester after
settling upon the mid-year meeting
of the board of missions, election
of conference and district evangelistic
directors and setting-up of the
evangelistic campaign.
The board of missions transacted
the business usually attended to at
the mid-year meeting.
Florence.?A legislative investigation
will likely be asked of the financial
status of the South Carolina Industrial
School for Bovs at Florence,
an audit just completed showing that
the institution has a deficit of $132,473.96.
Columbia.?Senator Williams and
Representative Bradford announced
when the South Carolina general assembly
reconvenes, after a week-end
recess they will introduce resolutions
In the house and senate to reject the
woman's suffrage amendment.
Charleston.?Local fans will see
some big league baseball the latter ,
part of March, President Tom McMillan
of the Charleston club, stating
that he had secured a date, probably
March 29, for an exhibition game at
Hampton Park, between the Cincinnati
Reds, world champs, and the
Washington Americans..
Lancaster.?Mayor .R. 3. Stewart of
Lancaster, a member of the law firm
of Williams, Williams, ft Stewart, la
being strongly spoken of by his
friends as a candidate for congress la
Fifth district this summer. Mr. Stewart
is an able debater and a fine orator.
Should he enter the race he will
no doubt make things lively and In
teresting.
8partanbujur. ? The announcement
that P. H. Knox, rice president and
general manager of the South Carolina
Light, Power and Railways company,
had been elected president of
the Columbia Rnihvay, Gas & Electric
company, and of the Parr Shoals
Tower company, succeeding E. W.
Robertson, resigned, came as a surprise.
Columbia?The Bank of Columbia
and the Commercial bank of Colombia
have agreed to consolidate, tha
first named bank retaining its name
and the Commercial bank becoming
merged in the older institntion. The
combined resources will show a capital
stock of $300,000, a surplus and '
undivided profits of about $80,600 and
deposits of about $3,400,000,
Sumter.?The Southern division of
the Red Cross is sending to Sumter
two instructors in social service work
who will give a course of lectures and
practical field work lasting for two
weeks, beginning January 14. These
courses are given free by the T?e?*
Cross to any who desire to do constructive
home service work of a pei*
roanent nature.
Arbitration Efforts Useless.
Counvbia.?Efforts to arbitrate no
far have proved fruitless and a strike
of bam workers and motornien and
conductors employed by the Coumbla
Raiway. Gas and Electric company, of
tMs ci-ty, appears inevitable, accord*
In* to the statement of Charles Bend*
helm, commissioner of conc.liatton.
United States department of labor.
"All that is hoding the men to their
iohs now." snld Mi* D?-*?- - ?
IJI ..... ucuuneim, "IS
lack of authorization from their national
union to walk out, which an- /
thorlty is dally expected." .
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Talks to Pee Dee Farmers.
Florence?There was a large attendance
of fanners and business A
men at the boll weevil conference M
held in the court house here, rud much
interest was m$pifested In the talka
of the oxpert^Sent to Clem son col