THE CHERAW CHRONICLE __ VOL. XXIII. CHEEAW, S. C., THURS^jj^ANUAEY 1, 1920 < NO. 8. NEARLY COMPLETE CAMIM1 47,531,850.04 REALIZED BY STATI BAPTISTS IN THEIR RECENT GREAT DRIVE. WO FIFTHS OVERSUBSCRIBE! >ll Association! Excepting Colleton Pickens, Sauldam and York Fairly d?"?h Their Allotted Quota. Columbia. Practically complete figures in th Baptist drive in South Carolina to $5,500,000 show that the churches c the state contributed $7,531,850.04, o an oversubscription of $2,031,850.0< All the associations passed their allot ments with the exception of Yorl Sauldam, Colleton and Pickens. Leac era are hoping that: these four ma ?yet attain their goals, but say this i not likely, as nearly all the churche have been heard from. The denomination leaders are mai ping out one of the strongest reliqiou BmaMma fnr 1950 that anv church ha ever attempted in South Carolina. A the next meeting of the general boarc -January 6, several important change will likely be announced. Many Boys Reaohed. Over 3,100 young men and hoys in 2 South Carolina communities have a ready been reached by the "Keep Fit campaign, now being conducted in th state as a part of the work of th state health department Or. C. I Akin of the United States publi health service in charge of venerei control in the state has charge of th campaign with James H. Grmuel, stat boys' work secretary of the Youn Men's Christian association as fiel director. This campaign has already reache some 21 counties in the state and Mi Grauel said that the campaign ha 3>een received enthusiastically so fa r. auguring continued success in th next week oijh* active campaign, be Tgiiyrtng January o, to be carried on fi the northern and eastern counties last lug throughout January tt>. Senior Honor Society. Permission has been granted for th formation at the University of Sout Carolina of a senior honor society, th members of which will be picked a the five members of the senior clas showing the best average in sehola; ship, general leadership and charactei The idea of the men behind the 01 ganization of the society is that it wi promote interest in scholarship, per s< acting as in the same relation to th leading students as the football an others letters acts to the athlete. Governor's Christmas Clemeney. Governor Cooper has extends clemency to 18 prisoners. In all case -clemency was recommended by th state board of pardons, and in moi # instances the appeals were Joined 1 by the trial judges and solicitors. Si: prisoners had their sentences con muted to briefer terms and 12 wer paroled during good behavior. large Insurance Profits. In 1918 In South Carolina there wer 110.000,000 more paid into all classe of Insurance companies for premium than there were paid out hy these con panles for losses Incurred during tha year, according to the annual repoi of W. A. MeSwain, state insuranc commissioner. May Disturb Cotton Sales. J. Skottowe Mannamaker, preslder of the American Cotton associatlor end R. M. Mixson. president of th South Carolina Cotton associatior have returned from a trip throug states In the cotton belt. They spent a day in Dallas In coi ference with the Texas directors of th American Cotton association. M TVannamnker addressed a special mee In? of the Texas Bankers' associatlo called to consider among other lmpo1 tant mattes the stabilization of th value of cotton. Report on Forest Fires. TVa'h'ngtoti ?A new call has bee Issued for vo'-nnteers?nn* for milltar duty, hut for the important ta^k of n porting forest fires In the Souther states. The forest service of the d< parfment of agriculture, comp:les r< ports regarding forest fires throuel out the country which are invaluabl to the conservation movement, and 1 In need of additional cooperators i the South, in order that it may hav complete Information regarding th c '? V? < r, worriAn on, Trequencv ui mrs m mis utiuu ?.. the extent of their damage. Frequent Cause of Fires. Sixty-flve per cent of the flres ot curring in South Carolina originate ii the homes of the people and more thai half of these flres are due to cond tions which may be regulated in th home, said W. A. McSwaln, state ir surance commissioner, in his report t the legislature. Careful and systematic inspection o premises, with prompt correction c unsafe conditions that may be foun to exist will result in the saving c much property to the citizens of th state according to the report. j Audit of County Books. Rut L. Osborne, comptroller general, I Is asking the general assembly for an I appropriation of $15,000 with which to ) engage a stafT of auditors capable of )| making a complete audit annually of the books of every county officer, mag- . Inrate, clerk and judge of probate, and amendment to the present legislation g lor such procedure. The amount has been recommended by the budget commission. and the general assembly will likely make the aporopriatlon and enact the necessary law, as the proposition is so justifible, both for the ] protection of county officers and alsoIn the interest of the people, whose money Is thus handled through long period of years without any adequate ^ checking up. Emphasizing that the county auditors and treasurers are a component part of the state government. Mr. Osborne points out that approximately >0 per cent of tihe revenue coming e Into the state treasury is collected by r the county officers. The state officials enter the charge and the county ofPIr cers corecL "During 1919 these I county officers handled $18,782,245.95, which includes about $3,500,000 for the state," Mr. Osborne says. "Does It ^ not seem rather lax. to 6av the least, j y that there Is no law requiring an ap8 propriation permitting a thorough au8 dit of the accounts of these officers annually?" > s Asked to Study Highway Bill. 8 j Governor Cooper. In a letter to the 1 * I various state senators, has asked the '? I county delegations to meet and study 9 the highway bill recently mailed on* by him. that the members of the general assembly might arrive at some basis for improved highway legisla* tion when they arrive in Columbia. 1 e To Revise Hotel Schedule. * The hotels of the state are asked in j a resolution adopted by the special c legislative committee of the T. P. A. j and by representatives of the U. T. C. p to abolish the plan still in vogue with a many ofx the hotels of the state of charging a flat rate per day including g meajs and room, and to substitute therefor a flat rate for rooms and . serve table d'hote meals, a r. ???? , d Cotton Cheap at $1.00. r "A painstaking Investigation by the a American Cotton association through ?? 0?' r<"!aM? 8~?TS U .Eu ?? i for the purpose or securing all possible t- information on the exchange situation | and the European demand for raw cot- i ton conveys the absolute certainty of a world demand for 17,000,000 bales of ? American cotton," says a statement is- ; h sued by J. Skottowe Wannamaker, ' ? president of the American Cotton as,8 sociation. a j "From whence can this cotton come? r- Enormous contracts, some at far r. ! lower prices, both for long and short r- staple cotton must be filled. Cotton is 11 dirt cheap today at $1 per pound, basis ;, middling, e , ^ Discussion on Trachoma. Surgeon John McMullen, medical officer In charge of trachoma stations in Kentucky and Tennessee for the j United States public health senrice, s with headquarters In Louisville, Ky., j 0 I will meet with the executive commit- j f I I tee of the South Carolina state board j n of health, when the matter of trachoma x in and around Newberry will come up l~ for discussion. 6 ; ______ Income Tax Blanks. Blanks for income tax returns for e 1919 are expected dally at the office g of the collector of Internal revenu*. The form, No. 1048, will be distributed to the taxpayers for use in filing their t income tax returns for the past year. As soon as the forms arrive they will ^ be mailed out from the office, e The returns are to be made on or before March 15, 1920. They can not be nut iin+tl the close of 1919 it . was stated at the office of the collecit ..itor ?! i. Distilling Outfits Seized. b Four distilling outfits were destroyed during the past week by officers I- raiding in Calhoun and Orangeburg e cousties. each county contributing two r. ! stills to the total. One white man and t- two negroes were arrested, two being n charged with operating distilleries and r- : the other being charged with removo ing and concealing whiskey on which the tax had not been paid. Must Move Your Whiskey. n Members of country clubs, golf clubs v or any other kind of club who have ?. j been accustomed to keep a store of n ' liquor for their convenience and the comfort of their guests in the club?. houses will have to move their stock i- before January 15 or they are likely to o lose them. The only assvlum that s will be left for intoxicants after Fobn ruary 1 is a private dwelling, but une der the law they cannot be transport_ 1 qH 3 ft or Tannarv 15 Therefore it be d hooves club members who want to save their store to take it home. Shorter Hours for Nurses. Miss Mary C. McKenna, president j n of the South Carolina Graduate Nurses j n association, has received a letter from j. the National League of Nursing Edu- j f, cation, asking her tp make all possl-! [. ble efTorts to secure financial aid for ( 0 the nursing schools in the state so shorter hours can be Inaugurated in >f all the hospitals. ,f Many of the large associations for d nurses are favoring this chanrs for if shorter hours and to this end a bet? tar financial basis for the hospitals of the state is desired. CHESTER T. MINXLER Hn&ik^4fe<9a I | Chester T. Minkler of Newport, R. I. who, it has been announced by th< navy department, is the inventor o' the depth bomb, which was used sc effectively against the U-boats. Mink ler not only invented the depth boml but was also responsible for the mint used by the navy in the North sea He turned over both his inventions t< the government without cost. WOULD CAUSE COMPLICATION! Because of Inaction by the Congresi President Wilson Has Changed the Date of Transfer to March 1. Washington.?President Wilson is sued proclamations returning the rail roads and express companies to prl vate control March 1. Failure of Congress to enact reme dial legislation was given as the rea son for extending by two months th< time originally announced for relin quishing government control of rail road properties. In His message rc Congress last May President Wilsor aid that the roads would, he tiirnez back at the" end of the year. "No agreement having yet beei rsached by Congress," Secretary Tu multy said in announcing the' procla mation, "it becomes necessary in th< pilblic interest to allow a reasonabli time to elapse between the issuing o the proclamation and the date of it! actually taking effect. The Presiden is advised that the railroad and ex press compannies are not organized t< make It possible for them to recelv and manage their properties if actual ly turned over to them on Decembe; 31." ROCKEFELLER AGAIN DONATES ANOTHER HUNDRED MILLIONS New York.?John D. Rockefellei gave to mankind a Christmas presen of $100.000.000?half to the genera education board to raise the salariei of college professors and half to the Rockefeller Foundation to aid in iti work of combatting disease througt improvement of medical education public health administrations anc scientific research. It is estimatec that Mr. Rockefeller's public gifts no* approximate $450,000,000. LICENSE TO EXPORT ARMS TO MEXICO ARE WITHDRAWN WeohJno-tAn cv ^notinn offorfin January 1 of all licenses issued by the trade board prior to last Septembei 30 for the exportation of arms or mu nitions of war to Mexico was announc ed by the state department. NEW PRODUCTION RECORD SET BY THE FARMERS OF KANSAS Toppka, Kan.?For the first time ir the history of the state the farm pro ducts and live stock raised this ^eai exceed $1,000,000,000 in value. Th( annual report on farm production, is sued by J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture, shows the aggregate value to be $1.0S5.000.000. CHARGE OF SEDITION TO BE PREFERRED AGINST JENKINS El Paso.?Charges of sedition wil be filed against William O. Jenkins consul agent of the United States at Puebla, Mex-, following the alleged de livery by him of arms and ammuni tlon to the bandits who ahd captur pd him, according to The Excelsior ol Mexico City. According to a dispatch from Ex celsior's correspondent, the examina tion of the Indians was conducted witl "considerable solemnity." ROOT TO BROBE TO ROOT OF PROHIBITION LAW IN JERSEY Trenton, N. J.?Another legal attacl jn prohibition was launched hen when Eilhu Root for Christein Feigena pau. filed a bill of complaint In the United States court asking for an in junction restraining United Statei District Attorney Bodine and Charlei Duffy, collector of Internal revenue from enfrcing the prohibition law The bill declare* that both the Vol itead act and the 18th amendment an mconstitutional. si usr AT LLflJSTlOIl VIGOROUSLY DEFEpJb^f-VOTINC ARRANGEMENT OF THE LEAQUE OF >{lf 1ON&, w EXPLAINS AUSTRAMTI Recount* Fight on Pea^flpMrty ii This Country, Which AHBtrmed "The Folly of Amdj:^^ London. ? Premier Iioj^ Qeorgi speaking at Llanystymwaf,1 Wales, de fended the voting arrangements ot th league of nations. He g&id that Aus 'calia lost as many men as-the Unltei States in the war and had as mucl right to vote as the United States This vote, however, he added, wouh ' not be used on any question arising ' between Great Britian and the Unitei , States. i_ ? He recounted the fight itt the UnJ } ' ted States on the treaty, which h , termed the "folly of Amerioji enterinj ; upon party warfare when trying to set j tie the difficulties and troubles ensi ing from the great war." j 5 , FOCH INFORMS COMMITTEE HE ] WILL NOT RUN FOR 8ENATI Paris.?Marshal Foch has' inform? , the Republican committee ,iof Finif terre that he will decline th^offer of j candidacy to the senate, Which wa ^recently offered him, according to th I Matin. I r i- THE CALL IS OUT FOR NINE [. BEST AIRMEN IN AMERICi ;New York.?A call for (bdnine bes airmen in the United to rej ' resent this country in internationj a aer-plane contests next yekr by th - Aero Club of America, J PRESIDENT WILSOJ^^^W Washington.?President Wilson wa 1 63 years of age oh Decem^r 28. Rear Admiral Grayson sa|d the pre.' * idents progress continues and he is 1 3 good spirits. 3 I s ADMIRAL KOLCHAK COMMANDEI t ALL-RUSSIAN ARMY RESIGNS 3 Vladivostok. ? Admiral Kolchali 0 commanding the All-Russian goverr . i mental forces opposing the bolshevifc r! in Siberia, has retired from activ I command because of ill-health am jhas appointed General Semenoff t I succeed as commander in chief, a< j cording to a message received here. EXPORTERS ARE REQUIRED TO FURNISH $12,600,000 BONE r' Philadelphia.?A bond of $12,500,00 ' will be required of the exporters of 30 ! 000 barrels of whiskey, bound her * from Louisville. Ky., before their cai 1 j goes can be shipped, according to cut 'torn house officials. The bond will b : demanded, it was said, to prevent th return of the liquor to the Unitei r States in any form. The cargo will be shipped to Pranct LIVING COST LEAPS 82 2 PER CENT IN FIVE YEARS Boston./?An increase of 82.2 pe cent in the cost of living for Amerl can wageearners between July, 1914 and November. 1919 is shown in i statement issued by the national ir dustrial conference board based upoi its recent investigations. RICH FLYER AND PILOT SAVED OFF FLORIDA COAST i Daytona, Fla. ? James Levy, - wealthy automobile dealer and his pj r lot named Goodrich, en route in a ; ing boat from New York to Miami were rescued off the Florida coas ; near here when motor trouble and ai ? exhausted gas supply forced them t | alight on the water. ^ REPORTED THAT THE I. W. W. PLAN A STRIKE IN ALASKA j Seattle, Wash.?The I. W. W.. no sat'sfled with causing havoc in th< ^ northwpstern states are determined t extend their sphere of evil influenc to Alaska, according to Governo Thomas Riggs, who is a guest of thi city. Governor Riggs stated that h has positive evidence that conclusivf ly shows that the I. W. W. have plar . ned and are planning a general strik i in Alaska with a view to paralyzin industry there. 8EVENTY-ONE PEOPLE DIE FROM EFFECTS OF WOOD ALCOHOL c New York. ? Seventy-one person j have died during the past 48 hours an | scores of others are suffering fror paralysis and blindness, due to drinl ing wood alcohol "whiskey." accorr ing to reports from seven easter 1 cities and Chicago. 1 1 The toll of polsoaoirfllQuor is th ' highest in New England, where 6 . deaths are recorded. Two women a i iChicopee Falls. Mass., and one I I Springfield, Mass., are la tfhls llst^ FRANKLIN D'OLIER J- be given Ireland to establish unity it a she desired it, and a council would be established at the outset, selected by the two legislatures, to form a con^ necting link between the two parts of . the country. The premier said that the Irish con tribution to the imperial services was estimated at 18.000,000 pounds sterling j annually. A ointj exchequer board a would settle the rate of contribution j for the future and the question of tax0 able capacity. STAY OF EXECUTION GRANTED TO TWELVE ALABAMA NEGROES Little Rock, Ark.?Governor Brough 0 has granted stays of execution of thirty days to the twelve Phillips county j negroes, under sentence of death^or . participating in the insurrection in ( Phillips county last October. e * * MAN WHO OBJECTED TO ALL A RELIGION IS FOUND DEAD. ' Indianapolis.?Martin Genners, 87, who created a sensation in Indiana a few years ago when he erected a ' monument for himself in a local cemetery on which was Inscribed his obr jection to all religion, was found as' phyxiated in his room. I. a CLEMENCEAU GOVERNMENT IS i- GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. a Paris.?The chamber of deputies has voted confidence in the government, 458 to 71. The vote, which carried approval 01 Premier Cleinenceau's program, was a taken after the chamber had listened I* t? his declaration on the determina' tion of the allies to crush bolshevlsm, ' his confidence in the Anglo-Francot | American pacts, his prediction or a i |solution of the Fiume problem and his o understanding with Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain. NAVY WORK IS DISCONTINUED J BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDSt I Washington.?Replying to a message B from the Massachusetts senate express0 i ing its "concern" over the reported e intention of the navy department to r discontinue certain work at the Bos8 ton navy yard with a resultant disei charge of many employes. Secretary '- nanifils infnrmrrl that bodv that lack l* of funds had necessitated reduction of e all navy yard forces \nd that it may be E i.eccssary to order still further reducj turns. j PEOPLE OF CHICAGO BUYING - ! WHO NEVER BOUGHT BEFORE. 8 | Cicago.?A pearl necklace which d.sold for $275,000, numbers of other n gifts costing from $50,000 to $100,000, c" and many rings and other pieces of '" jewelry purchased for from $3,000 to n $5,000, according to Chicago jewelers, have gone to make this Christmas a e| record revenue producer. ? "Persons are buying who never bought before,' said one proprietor. 111 "and people who formerly bought $5 I tuff links are now Duylng diamonds." d i Lieut. Col. Franklin D'ORer, a yarn j merchant of Philadelphia, who served [. on the general staff of the A. E. F., e was elected first national commander _ f t>e American Leaion at the conven s tlon in Minneapolis. " tO CREATE TWO PARLIAMENTS E Irish Contributions to the Imperial ^ Services Are Estimated to Reach 18,000,000 Pounds Annually. a. 8 London.?Premier Lloyd-George ouilined the government's proposals for Ireland in a long statement in the houss of commons. Speaking with \ great deliberation an:! emphasis he declared: f "Great Britain cannot accept separy atlon. The people wno think Britain can be forced into ifr have not read 6 the story of the last Ave years." Loud cheers greeted this declaration. The premier said it wjls proposed to : whelo of If'elah^^an^^rrc^e two s parliaments, one in the,north, and one | ya the south. Every opportunity would ! which he was sleeping, was destroyed i by fire Christmas morning. # PRESIDENT RESERVES ACTION ON BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Washington.?President Wilson is withholding action on the McNary | bill extending the life of the sugar i equalization board until the board files a memorandum concerning the meas! ure. It was said at the white house I that the baord had requested the delay. DETROIT STREET RAILWAYS WILL NOT INCREASE RATES Detroit.?The Detroit United Railways withdrew a request that it be permitted to make a charge of one cent for transfers stating that, because of improvement in conditions affecting its operation, it now finds itj self able to operate profitably on a j flat five-cent fare. 'certainty that clemenceau j will be next french ruler Paris.?President Raymond Poincare's successor will be elected on January 17. according to the inference generally drawn by the Parisian press from Premier flemenceau's statement in the chamber that his cab-net wruld definitely resign on that date. It is also deduced from the rentier's declarat:on that he will he a candidate for the presidency which means that he will be elected virtually without opposition _??__ union railway machinists expected to go on strike Wash^e'on.?Ninetv-clght per cent of the 125.000 union railway machinists voted in November to strike with other trades in the event congress enacted the rummhs railroad bill with its anti-strike provision. In mak'ng this announcement. Wil liam H. Johnston. president or tno international Association of Machinists said the vote was taken W.-re the senate Interst'iif commerce comrnit'ee reported out the Cummins measure. ilMPRIRONFD AMFRICANS IN MEXICO NOT YET RELEASED Mpxico City.?HUario Medina, in charge of the Mexican foreign office, declared in answer to a question that ;ho two American ca'lo-s arrested at \TszaMan for ass*"it upon a Mexican c't!zen were, so fa?- as the foreign office knewv st<11 h"M th?re imder nrorisio^s rf C" Mexican common law. Swnr Ved<-s the foreign Oftw bed --'---J ?b? Maxatlan author!"?? f"r o<*r? fir J MANY OLOGISTS IN BOSTON HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTtO*:^lJjj^|||^ * * * ? ~'jr * Boston.?Bacteriologists, geologists, oaleontologists. anthropologists and psychologists convened here In annual t meetings. More than 1.000 scientists attended and nearly 200 speakers were announced. WHEN TREATY IS IN EFFECT DEMAND FOR KAISER COMING Paris.?Extradition of former Emperor William of Germany, will be demanded from Holland as soon as the treaty of peace becomes effective -rcording to a decision reached by the British^and French governments, says the Echo de Paris. AN OFFICER OF THE GUARD IS KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN Dublin.?Lieutenant Boast, the officer of the guard who met death in shooting affray near the vioe regal lodge, in Phoenix Park, was "accidentally killed by a bullet from his own patrol party,' it was found by the jury at the inquest into the lieutenant's death. THE WORLDS LARGEST BIBLE IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION London.?What is said to be the world's largest Bible now is being written by hand by leading men and women of the United Kingdom. Among 'hose who are participating in the work are King George, Queen Mary, ; the Prince of Wales and the cabinet ! ministers. The book will contain the complete j text of the authored version from | Genesis to Revelations, and there Is ! space in it for 12,000 handwritten contributions. It will be five feet two inches high and three feet six inches i wide. Twelve large goatskins were re' quired for the binding, which is done in red levant Morocco leather. COAL OPERATORS SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT COMMITTED Chicago.?Represontaihes of coal I roerator? in the biruuiiiious fields met I here to discuss the attitude to *e I adopted toward the findings of the commission appointed by President ' Wilson to adjust wages of miners after settlement of tbe recent nationwide strike. The operators assert they have not committed themselves as to accepting or endorsing any decision the president's commission may reach. FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Paris.?Informal notice of the first meeting of the council of the league of nations will probably be given a day or two after the exchange of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles. Ambassador Wallace cabled the state department in Washington to this effect after the morning's meeting at the supreme council. It is still an open question whether the formal call for tne meeting shall be Issued by President Wilson.