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i * \ f THOMPSON-LITTLE. Abbeville, Mfyy 3.—A pretty wed ding of Wednesday was that of Miss Antoinette Thompson, daugh ter of Dr. and 'Mrs. S. G. Thomp- \8on, and Joe Hamilton Little which was solemnized at 5 o’clock in the afternoon at' the Presbyterian ehoureh, ttev. IjL. W. Pratt offiRat- BIGHTS OF SENATORS. mg. The church was beautifully deco- • rated in evergreens and white flow ers, the white columns « trimmed with trailing fern and capped with urns holding white carnations marked the place where the bride and groom stood during the cere mony. Mrs. S. G. Thompson, ^Fr., was the dame of honor, and the brides maids were: Miss Sara Perrin, Miss Mary ilnaodes Link, and Miss •Janie Morse. Lieut. Owen Speed was the best man, the ushers being: S. Goode Thompson, Jr., Lieut. Carroll Sweteriberg, Herman Greene and W. S. Wolfe. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was lovely in a dark blue traveling suit, with a,dark blue hat to match, and car ried a bridal’ bouquet of bride roses and white swansonia. . A beautiful feature of the wed ding was the organ recital given by Miss Margaret Burton of Newber ry, who played “Annie Laurie” and other favorite-^dd-songs whiles the guests gathered, with ’Mendel sohn’s wedding march as a proces sional and Schubert’s “Serenade” during the ceremony. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Little left for a trip through Flori da and Cuba. • —o— DUNG AN-WORK MAX. Newberry, May 3—A pretty home wedding was that of Miss Nene Duncan and Hugh B. Work man Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. A. H. Best, pastor of the Whit mire Method&t Church, .assisted by the Rev. 0. J. Jeffcoat of Nine- tv Six. The home was artistically deco rated for the occasion. A number of musical selections were render ed by Miss Irene Dillard of Clin ton, who also played the wedding march. When the first strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding nrarch were sounded, the bridesmaids and groomsmen entered as follows: Miss Net Wallace of Kinards, Miss .Nellie Adams of Newberry. Miss Louise Pitts of Clinton, J. W. Riser of Whitmire, J. L.- Browning of GoldVille, J. M. Hatton of Clin ton and J. W. Workman of Clin ton. Immediately preceding the bride, who entered with her maid of honor, her sister, Miss Emmie Duncan, came little Hugh and Mary Lottie Riser scattering rose petals. Little Virginia Shannon, a cousin of the bride, brought in the ring in the heart of a white lilly. The groom was attended by his brother, Earle Workman, as best man. The bride wore a love ly gown of w r hite satin 'and beaded georgette with court train, veil of tulle worn coronet fashion, and carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and valley lillies. The im pressive ring ceremony was used during which Miss Dillard played “Traumerei.” Following the ceremony a de lightful reception was held, and congratulations md good wishes were extended the young couple. Later refreshments were served. ■» Mr. and Mrs. Workman motored that evening to Columbia where they boarded the Seaboard train for a wedding trip. May Hold Up Postmasters' Confirms- 4tkm on Personal Grounds. To the Editor of The State: • “Your editorial, “Are Examina tions Travesties,” based upon the edi torial of the Rock Hill Record, stating that no matter how meritorious a can- .flldale may .ha .proved by .the examina- tion, he will^not be named, unless he be acceptabl^yto the senators from South Carolina, I think is based on an inaccurate understanding of the situation. Unless there is special cause shown, the man who makes thp highest mark in the examination will be appointed, regardless of the wishes of the sena tors or their likes and dislikes. Then, if they make it a personal matter when it comes to the confirmation and he is "personally objectionable” to the sen ators, they can have the appointment rejected. The appointee does not have to be personally acceptable to the senators, but if the senator makes the plea to the senate that the appointee is “personally objectionable” he can prevent his confirmation—and that is nothing new. Postmasters above the fourth class have always had to be confirmed by the senate, and there are many instances where the senators have exercised the right to have ap pointments rejected on personal grounds, but they have absolutely nothing to say about appointments un til they are transmitted to the senate for confirmation, and I will say that there never has been an appointment made in my district since I have been in congress, which the senators have hesitated to confirm at once and I ap prehend that there will be no candi date for Vb’e^RdcR'Hnt'Olftce'wli^-wIll find any difficulty after he passes the inspection of the eivil r service commis sion and the postoffice department in being confirmed by the senate; but I have no brief for the senators and do not undertake to speak for them. The examinations are not travesties, but are a business iway of selecting an important officer of the government and I have not only approved the same but have insisted on the results be ing accepted In good faith and the winners in the examinations being ap pointed and confirmed whether per sonal or political friends of mine or not, and I hope the confidence of the country in the honesty of the govern ment in endeavoring to get the high est order of talent suitable for ppst- masters will not be impaired by any misunderstanding of the situation. . W. F. Stevenson. h GREAT DAY FOR 6A1 Crowd Gathered to Welcome Return ing Soldiers'and For Loan Rally Waa Estimated at 15,000. Gaffney.—April 25 waa the biggest day in the hlatory at Gaffney with 10,- 000 people here for the soldier wle- eome and Victory Bond rally. Early in the morning they commenced to ar rive and by the time the parade waa ready to march, the streets were crowded, some eaying that there were ae many aa 15,000 present. The Forty- eighth Infantry band made splendid music for the occasion and was com plimented on all sides. The parade marched to City Park, where Dr. Lee Davis Lodge introduced Col. Arthur L. Gaston of Chester, chairman of the Victory Loan commit tee tor the Fifth congressional dis trict, who made a meet eloquent and inspiring talk on the loan. Colonel Gaston was followed by former Sena tor Pollock, who made an eloquent speech which was liberally applauded at its close. Dinner was served to the soldiefs and veterans at the park. The local troop of Boy Scouts did good service during the day in keeping order along the line of march and acting as traffic policemen. . Practically all of the businesi houses in town were closed during the day and all the cotton mills of Gaff ney gave their employees holiday. The day was a glorious one for Gaffney and the ladies who engineered the af fair are receiving the congratulations of the people because of the grsal success of the meeting. ANOTHER LOAN FOR ITALIANS Fifty Million Dollars From United States. Big Total Reached. Washington, April ’ 30.—Italy was given a new loan of $50,000,000 today by the treasury to cover a number of obligations incurred by the Italian gov-* ernment on constracts for war ma terials and food stuffs from American producers. The - credit, extension brought Italy’s total borrowing from the United States to $1,571,500,000. The loan has been under negotiation for several weeks and recent develop ments of Paris resulting from the Fiume situation, it was stated official ly, have not entered into the financial discussions of representatives^, of the treasuries of the United States and Italy. Total loans to all allies now are $9,238,829,000. Congress has authorized total loank of $10,000,000 and indi cations at this time are that the bal ance of this authorization will be sufficient to care for allied needs be tween now and the declaration of peace. After that date no further loans to allied governments may be made, but the war finance corporation has authority to finance exports by Ameri can firms. This may take the place to some extent of government loans in providing credit by which foreign interest may purchase in the United States. meow MEN ME IQ FIND S01II1I0N i * ALL DOUBT AS TO DESTINED P&Fft OF RETURNING CARO-— LINIANS DISSIPATED. l(N EMPHA1IC ANNOUNCEMENT All Our Troops in Rogimont Should Bo Mu Stared Out and at Thtlr Own Homos In Tsn Days. Motor Truck Mall Route. Laurens.—Senator N. B. Dial is in TereslTftg htmsfetf in the esflabUshment in the Piedmont section of a motoi truck mail route. He has written letter to the poetoffice department asking that a line be operated from Columbia to Pickens via Newberry, Laurens and Greenville. Tfc^ senatoi recounts the fact that through the counties already there are excelleni highways and that a complete system of approved roads will be completed through these sections within the yeai mast likely. Then the operation of s line of this kind would pass through scores of progressive towns and vil lages and touch continuously thickly populated rural communities whose in habiet&nts could, der\ve great benefit by reason of the easy shipping facili ties the motor service would giv« them for their produce as well as all mail matter. • The proposed motor route would be about 135 miles in length and Senator Dial, after making inves ligation of the service in other sec tions of the country is strongly of the opinion that this route would at once be popular and profltable. —' T Must Include Confeds. Greenville.—Unless former Confed Washington (Special).—All doubt as to where Col. Monroe Johnson’s One Hundred and Seventeenth Itfngi- neers, a part of the Rainbow Division, would be mustered out, these men hav ing landed at New York a few days ago on the Pueblo, was settled here when the war department emphatical ly announced that they would go to Camp Jackson, as stated in this cor respondence several days ago. The disposition of the Engineers is as follows; Camp Jackson, 16 officers, S02 men; Camp Lee, five officers, 207 men; Camp Lewis, ona officer, 65 men; Camp Grant, 36 men; Camp Sherman, 121 men; Camp Dix, five officers, 101 men; Camp Kearney, 11 officers, 379 men. No announcement was made as to when Colonel Johnson’s men would reach Columbia, but as they were fu migated before they reached New York, according to private informa tion received here, there should be no delay in their departure for Camp Jackson. The work of mustering the men out of the service will probably not take more than a week or ten days and the South Carolinians should be at their own homes within two weeks unless present plans are changed. erate soldiers are accepted as mem bers of the American Legion, South Carolina veterans of the world wai probably will not want membership in the organization, is the belief of Col Holmes B. Springs and MaJ. W. ' D Workman, former officers of the fa mous “Old Hickory” Division. After s conference a telegram was sent t< Lieut. Co. Theodore Roosevelt one ol the chief organizers of the American Legion appraising him of the feeling of the South Carolina soldierk Cooper on “The Problems." Spartanburg.—Qov. Robert A. Coop er has accepted an invitation to de liver the principal address at a county convention to be held in this city on May 30 and 31, at which talks of inter eet will be made by several distln- guished men. Governor Cooper wil speak Friday evening, May 30. On Saturday addresses will be de livered by Dr. H. N. Snyder of Wofford College, the Rev. A. D. P. Gfimour, D. D., of this city, Dr. W. L. Laprade of Trinity College, Durham, N. C., Dr Baxter Haynes, a Spartanburg county health officer, and several other loca men. Saturday evening Dr. George B. Cromer of Newberry will speak to soldiers and sailors of the county at a special meeting and banquet of the members of the Spartanburg World War Veterans’ Association. The series of meetings is to be held under the auspices of the city T. M C. A. and the World Veterans’ Aasoci ation.' It id intended that they shal be of benefit to all the people of the county and it is expected that the at tendance will be large. Nuthbers problems concerning the people of the county will be taken up at the meet ing, which is planned as a get-together conference of the people of the varl ous sections of the county. Bank* to Close Saturday Saturday l>eing Memorial Day fwd a national holiday, the Iwinks of.the * . 'V 1 ** citv will l)e closed. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and aa a rule, there ia more or lew stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONlGglven regularly for two or three, weeks will enrich the blood, im prove the digestion, and net as a General Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child wlH be In nerfect health. Pleeeant to take. 66c per bottle. DECORATION OF TWO AMERICANS ANNOUNCED Washington, May 1.—Major Rice McNutt Youell, Norton, ^’a., and Pri vate Mac Dudley, Dickson, Tenn., have been awarded distinguished service crosses, according to announcement today by the war department. Major Youell was cited for extra ordinary heroism in action near Ver dun, France, October 1 to 12, 1918. “Taking command of his battalion af ter the battalion commatader had, been mortally wounded. Major Youell with one company and no artillery sup port, pushed forward two kilometers unde£ heavy'fli^e, driving back a force of enemy infantry, superior in num ber to his own, capturing Important positions.” i The decorations for Private Dudley was given for extraordinary heroism in action near Terny-Sorny, France, havipg-carried messages between pla toon leaders through heavy shell fire. Little Girls Burned to Death. Honea Path.—The homes of J. R Lust and W. H. Monroe were shocked in the death of a daughter from each The little girls, four and five years old. were burned to death when th« barn in which they -were playing caught and burned to the ground. Th« fathers of the childi-en were in town on business and there was no one neai enough to the barn wlien it caught tc render any assistance. 1NESIMIEMPTS PROBABLY AEOrTTIVE EFFORTS Yd FIND SUITABLE PORT TO REPLACE THAT OF FIUME. BAY OF BUCCARI SUGGESTED = HANSON DENOUNCES SKIX MILK POLICY Mayor of Seattle Thinks IPs Time’ fer Government to Brace Up on L W.. W.’s Toj^eka, Kas., May 1.—In a victory loan address today before the Topeka Chamber pf Commerce, Mayor Ole Hanson, of Seattle, denounced the pol- Othar Possibilities Being Suggested In Endeavor to Find a Way .Out of This Most Serious Situation. Paris.—Earnest attempts are being made in various' quarters to find a solution for the Adriatic problem which would give the Jugo-Siavs a port which could serve the main rail way line Into'Croatia and at the same time leave Fiume to Italy. Thd Temps has suggested that the port of Zena, about 30 miles south of Fiume, might be developed to meet the needs of the Jugo-Slavs. Zena, however, would require a very costly harbor works to be of any use and it is about 60 miles from the railway line. The French Engineer Quellenec, in a letter to The Temps, suggests the bay of Buccari, which opens actually into the gulf of Fiume, and is touched by the railway from Fiume to Agram. The hay is a natural harbor, well pro tected, with five to six fathoms of water. The shores are suitable for the construction of quays. However,* such a solution, which would place upon the shoulders of the young state the burden of developing a new port which could not be an effective substi tute fdrFrfinteforyeaTs^fsuftUkely- to satisfy the Jugo-Slavs. Other possibilities ai*e being exam ined in order to find a way out of the difficulty which would not leave a standing ground of hostility between two neighboring nations. Suggestions like these. The Temps says, will show Italians that the spirit of good will is at work and honest attempts are be ing made to arrive at a just arrange ment. , icy pursued by the government to wards anarchism and the I. W. W. as “a skim milk, weak, vacillating and changeable” one, and pronounced c warning of a “wide-spread, national effort to overthrow the government and society by violence.” He declared government was “on the wrong track in starting conferences instead of cemeteries in dealing with the I. W. W.” and "in singing of brotherly love and turning loose these enemies of society.” * As to the lately revealed bomb plot in which he himself was one of the intended victims, the i^ayor said: “I trust Washington will buck up and clean up, and either hang or incarcerate for life all the anarchists in the country.’* Reveialing great emotion in his subject he added, 'if the government does not clean th up, I will. I’ll give up my mayor- ship and start through the country. We will hold meetings' and have hanging places.” He declared he be lieved the I. W. W. was at the bot tom of the late bomb plot ‘The conspiracy to overthrow the / MAKING UP PARTIES OF REDS FOR DEPORTATION San, Francisco.—Parties of alleged alien revolutionists are being made up in San Francisco, Seattle and other coast points for deportation as a re sult of the receipt, of mailed bombs and other radical activities at these points. Edward White, commissioner of Immigration, announced here. The recent murder of Mrs. George B. Greenwood, Oakland society ma tron, by a bomb aud the receipt here of infernal contrivances by District Attorney C. M. Fickert and his assist ant, Edward A. Cunha, have caused the immigration authorities to redou ble their efforts to-round up all alien undesirables, White said. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE v OFFICIALS NOT ADVISED Cooper to Present Marshall. Cheeter.—Gov. Robert A. Coopei will be present at the State Travelers Protective Association convention and on the evening of May 8 will intro . duce Thomas R. Marshall, vice presi dent of the United States, according to word received from the governoi by the entertainment committee ol Pont 1, T. P_ A. Methodist Women Confer. St. Matthews.—The woman’s mis sfonary conference of the Methodist Church for Sumter district closed iipre after a successful session of three days. A large number of delegates from the vaAous charges were present and the work was carried or. with a vim and enthusiasm that savers of the spirit of religious progress. The conference was featured ^with many novel and inspiring numbers. . Being in the main an advance effort in be half of the great centen ;rv movement of the church. Weather and Crop Conditions. Columbia. — Richard H. Sullivan meterologist, issues the following syn opsis of weather qnd crop conditions in South Carolina for the week ending April 29: “All crops are badly in need of rain and warmer weather. The frosts the 26th and 27th. materially injured garden and field truck and young cot ton up-State, necessitating consider able replanting. Germination of cot ton has been materially retarded by cold, dry weather, but extensive plant ing continues, and chopping has ex tended northward over the central counties. “Corn continues weak Id vigor and color, due to cold, dry weather, but planting continues general. Wheat, oats and rye are heading, with growth irregular and straw short on account of semi-drought; wheat is good to ex cellent in the northern counties, but rather poor on the lower coastal plain. Tobacco transplanting is well ad vanced, but the soil is very dry. “Fruit prospects are generally good.” Invitation to *Gompers. Spartanburg. — Samuel G->mpers president of the American Federatlor of Labor, has been extended an invi tation to deliver the princ'pil address at the annual meeting of the Soutl 1 Carolina Federation of Labor to be held in this city next Septeir.beV. II is believed by officials of the Central I^abor Union of -this city, which ha? charge of the plans for the"\meeting that Mr. Gompers -wilV accept. Pla-i!' for . the conyentjon wen launched at the regular weekly meat Inc of the Central Labor Union. ^ \ Chester Bses Big Tank. Chester.—One of the big tanks now touring South Carolina in charge of Sergeant Blankenship, who is experi enced in operation of tanks ann tank fighting, arrived earty and spent all day in Chester. It traversed soma of the leading thoroughfares of the city and on the public square gave a dem onstratibn of the melanism and showed ho wit works upon the battle field. The British aviator. Lieutenant Innis, will probably also be here later to speak in connection with the visit of the tank. * 1 ; k— New Association fa Charleston. Charleston.—A charter was issued by W. Banks DdVe. secretary of state, for the Employers’ Association of Charleston. The corporation is of an pllemosynary character. Its purpose Is "to promote the interests of its members by association to, promote the rights and interests of employers and employees, to establish and main tain helpful co-operation between them, to assist its members in obtain ing ru^rials and laborers, to assist employees in jbtaining work an<t to keep its memlers posted. Washington.—Officials of the de partment of justice were without in formation of the decision of Federal Judge Boyd at Greensboro, N. C., de daring the child labor section of the war revenue law unconstitutional and could not say what the next step in the case would be. it was stated, how ever, that the decision would not af feet operation of the law unless up held by the supreme court. As the case was brought by an employe against a cotton mill, the government having no direct part iu the proceed ings, it was said that the question of an appeal would have to be decided locally at Greensboro. REGULATIONS ARE ISSUED FOR CAPITAL STOCK TAX Washington.—Returns filed by cor porations for the taxable period July 1, 1918. to June 30. 1919, under provi sions ofthe law of 1916, will be used by the bureau of Internal reveneu in assessing the new capital stock tax for which regulations were issued. All, corporations, Joint stock com panics and associations, foreign and domestic, engaged in business In this country are subject to the law unless specifically exempted. ENEMY WARSHIP SNOT TO BE SUNK OR DESTROYED Paris.—-It Is felt that the final dis position of the enemy ships is purely an inter-allied question and not one for inclusion in the treaty, which pro vides only for the surrender of the vessels. This action is regarded a« indicating that the warships will not be sunk or destroyed. After the enemy ships are divided among ttre allies each pmrer wtB rL- cide on the dlspostion of Its owr quota. ' ' government is widespread. It per meates every state in the Union. The I. W. W. have followers every where.” he continued. “These men njust lx? ruled by a rod of Iron, kindness means weakness to them.” Concerning the pending I. W. W. con vention, Mayor Hanson said: ‘"A'ny Tnayor that wiU permit, an. I. W. W. meeting In his city should be recalled and banished from America. He is not an American.” Health About Gone Many thousands ol women suffering from womanly trouble, have been benefited by the use of Cardui, the woman's tonic, according to letters we receive, similar to this one from Mrs. Z.V. Speif k of Hayne, N. C. “I could! not stand on my feet, and* just suffered terribly/*' she says. “As my suf fering was so great, and he had tried other reme dies, Dr. had us get Cardui. . * I began unproving, and it cured me. I know, and my doctor knows, what Car dui did for me, for my nerves and health were aboutgone." TAKE CARDUI The Woman’s Tonic She writes further: 4r l am in splendid health ... can do my work. -I feel I owe it to Cardui, lor I was in dreadful condition." If you are nervous, run down and weak, or suffer from headache, backache, etc., every month, try Cardui. Thousands of women praise this medi cine for the good it has done them, and many physicians who have used Cardui successfully with their women patients, for years, endorse this medi cine. Think what it means to be in splendid health, like Mrs. Spell. Give Cardui a trial. All Druggists 771 COSTA RICAN FRONTIER GUARDS ARE DEFEATFr O.d Vra;t.e Uncle Ebep—“i just had letted San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua— p osta, Rican exiles met and defeated : force r.f Costa Rican frontier gutrd on th- 1 Rio FiMo. *nenr the southeast em shore of Lake NTicarair 1 !'' 1 - Thni” day. The frontier guards retired late the fight. According to reporta reaching her# i smell 's'bonner carrying revolutior ists car.oized in Lake Nicaragua afU the skirmish .on the Rio Frio. All o board, however, were rescued. —^ from my English' renstn. Ho was lid the trenches. He says one dav company was ordered to charge, the first thing he knew he ran Into lot of barbeo wire, sev- il tulues ar a hundred Gennxp i* •’ms" At Nancy—“Just lik& George—never look^ where he’s going.”—Life. Defeat What is'defeat? ', NotHthg but edu cation ; the first 'step to somethiag better.—Wendell Phillips.