Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VERY PRONOUNCED DAMAGE WEEVIL Ail Over the State Apprehension is felt That Damages from Pest this Year will be Very Great WEEVIL GOT AN EARLY START' I EIGHTY PER CENT OF STALKS 1 EXAMINED SHOW FORMS ARE SERIOUSLY PUNCTURED ??? i Columbia. < J. H. Caffey of Orangeburg, vice 1 r\t >!?> farnlina divid- ' jri ooxucu t vfc *MV ? ion of the American Cotton association who was in Columbia said that the boll weevil was attacking the young cotton in the Cope section of Orangeburg county. He said that a tenant on the farm of W. M. Hughes was in Orangeburg and reported that the insect was des^oying the cotton on the farms in that section. In some places it was found that as many as Are out of six square* on a stalk of cotton had been punctured. The farmers in the Cope section plant their cotton unusually early, Mr. Claffey said, usually planting in March. The Insect invaded that section last fall, but to late to do any damage. This year, however, it has gotton an early start and Mr. Claffey fears la going to do a great deal of damage. Reports from over the state indicate that the insect is also invading other counties. State's Railroad Mileage South Carolina is second only to ? - Georgia in the Soutn in me Uluea ui ^ railroad lines in proportion to area, averaging 12.12 miles of rails to every t 1,000 square miles of territory while a Georgia shows an average of 12.71 c miles. The total mileage of all lines B In South Carolina reaches 3,232 miles. a ~""' r Wannamaker Made Trustee > J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president ? oI the American Cotton association, i has accepted an Invitation extended fc him by Russell R. Whitman, president of the New York'Commercial, to become a member of the beard of trustees of the Roosevelt Military academy, of which Mr. Whitman is also the e president. This institution is to be v devoted entirely to the education of !] deserving boys, unable to secure an dotation otherwise. _______ c Increase of Capital 8tock ^ Two large Increases of capital stock * were authorized by W. Banks Dove, ' eecretary of state, In granting amend- 1 ments to charters. * One of these was the General Asleston, which has been phenomenally J ftf Itn ax- I iUOOOBBlUi iil UiV ten / V?I > wo ?~ J stance. The capital stock was increased from 1500,000 to 15,000,000. Another large increase was for the Saxon Mills of Spartanburg, from 1400,900,000 to $1,000,000. Paying Increased Taxas The time for the payment of the second installment on income taxes expired and scores of letters, contain- , ing checks, were received at the office of the collector of internal reve- ? nue. Three clerks were kept busy during a good part of the day. The next installment on income tax Is due on or before September 15, and , the last on or before December 15. Special or occupational taxes, which Include taxes on theaters, narcotics and other lines, are due on or before July 1. \ i Mast Move Parr Shoals Dam Information was received in Columbia to the effect that A. Mitchell Pal- | mer, attorney general of the United States in a letter of recent date, has , instructed Francis H. Weston, of Co- ' Tumble, United States district attorney for tho eastern district of J South Carolina, to start proceedings , against the Parr Shoals Power com- J panv, either to remove the hydro-elec- , trie dam at Parr Shoals, 26 miles up ( he Broad river from Columbia, or . ulld a water controlling dam some point on the Broad river. Other Candidates File Pledges. Four more candidates have filed their pladges and paid their assessment fees. Governor Cooper has filed ht? pledge as a candidate for re-election. W. C. Irby of Laurene formally , ?nt?red the race for the United States eenate with Senator E. D. Smith and George Warren of Hampton. D. L. , Smith, familiarly known as "Jack" j Smith, filed his pledge as candidate for railroad commissioner, as did R. L. Moss of Columbia. Thus far opposition has developed in only three state offices. ! Dr. Reavis to Resign < Dr. James Overton Reavis. professor of the English Bible and homlletics at the Columbia Theological sem- 1 inary. will offer his resignation from ' the faculty of the institution at the i ne*t meeting of the board of directors . at noon June 29. Dr. Reavis has ac- ' cepted a call as field secretary of for- i lgn missions of the Southern Presby- < terian church. As such his duties will i be to travel about the country in the nterest of foreign missions and pre- < renting the work to the congregations < of the various cnurcnes. To Study Defective Child The child welfare committee of the state hoard of public welfare of South Carolina, with headquarters in Columbia. has arranged through its depart- i tnr?nt for defectives for a semi-techni- i cal conference on "The Problematic i Child." to b9 held at Winthrop college i July 5 through July 17. ] Misa Sylvia Allen of Charleston Is i chairman of this department. Dr. i ;t). B. Johnson, president of Winthrop ' ^college, has very generously offered the facilities of the college to the com- I gntttea for this conference. ' Cotton Helped oy Heat. The oppressive heat the last wee has been exceedingly helpful to th cotton plants and meant a great in provement in the crop, according t Richard" H. Sullivan, meterologist. I the weather summary for the week h says: "Summer heat, with plentifu sunshine and warm nights, has bee: especially favorable for cotton, whicl shows marked improvement genera ly; but the crop is still somewha backward, and complaints of lice dazz age continue. Corn, which had a lat' start is still about ten days backward but has improved in coror and vigoi Wheat and oat harvests are general with satisfactory returns generallj Oat harvest is nearing completion ii the southern sections. The stubbl lands are being turned mostly to cow peas for hay. The white potato hai vest is about completed", with highl: satisfactory returns, both as to quan tity and price. Sweet potato trans planting continues. Tobacco has im proved to good condition generallj md peanuts are fair to good. Apple ind peaches are promising, and peacl shipments continue. Military Secretary to Governor. Washington (Special). ? Senato Wal, who has taken considerable in erest in the matter, announced tha Lieut. Col. George H. McMastei Jnlted States Infantry, retired, ha< )een detailed 'by the war departmen ;o the office of Governor Cooper a; nilltary secretary. Many Cases Infectious Diseases. During the month of May 96 caaei >f' smallpox were reported from va iuos counties in the State to th< State health office. Of these cases, 2< vere reported from Anderson, a like lumber from Cherokee and Sumter ind 12 from Greenville. During the month 60 cases of 1nflu inta were reported. 20 of these caset >eing reported from Anderson countj md 20 from Calhoun. Itate School Inspector. B. L. Parkinson, formerly superin endent of the Laurens city schools .nd Red Cross leader during the war :ame to Columbia to resume public chool work as state high school in pector. This position represents >erhaps, the most vital activity in the iducational system of the common realth. Its fundamental importance n each of the 48 states is emphasizes iy students of education everywhere lanitary Highway Commissioner. L. H. Thomas of Columbia has been appointed secretary of the state high ray commission, according to an an louncement of A. B. Langley, mem ier of the commission. The secretary is to be the executive (fficer of the highway commission ? ?*>? /if fh A com lave cn&rge ui uc ? aission and appoint and employ, sub ect to tbe confirmation of tiie high ray commission, clerks and steno ;raphers as he finds the yare needed ft linn r*iw.agto^UCTb'.Pe?T. Examinations will be held In 2 counties July 9 for t*e award of n cant normal scholarships to the un ersity. The scholarships are wort 1100 each and also carry with thei exemption from tuition and fees t bring their total vplue to $168 eacl The $100 is paid in monthly instal ments of $12.50 for eight montki Successful applicants are required t take regular teachers normal cours at the university. All applicants fo the scholarships must be 16 years ol or over. Endorse Development Movement. Recognition of the movement fo the development of the resources c South Carolina, which will take cor crete form in an expansion campaig for the South Carolina Developmen Board, has been given by a consibei = ki0 ni,TYVhor nf organizations of farrr UU1V UU?l?>/v* ?.0 ers, business men and manufacturers The files of the board contain copie of resolutions of indorsements adopt ad by these statewide bodies: Exter sion Service of Clemson College South Carolina Live Stock Associa tion, South Carolina Swine Grower; Association, South Carolina Bankers association. Agricultural Society o South Carolina. South Carolina Autc motive Trade Association, South Care Una Cotton Mill Association, Sout! Carolina Division of the Traveler; Protective Association and the Sout! Carolina Division of the American 1a glon. Pollock For Senator. Former Senator William P. Pollocl filed his pledge with H. N. Edmunds secretary of the state democratic ei ecutive committee, and announce that he is a candidate for nominatio to the United States senate in oppic sition to Ellison Durant Smith, th Incumbent. This makes four entrant! the first being George Warren o Hampton, solicitor of the fourteent) Judicial circuit, and the other bein William C. Irby of Laurens, who er tered the race for governor in 1914. Women Study Citizenship. A fine course in citisenship is to b offered at the University or soun Carolina in connection with the sum mer school session there, beginnin; July 1 and continuing through July j The object of this course is to teacl citizenship to the soon-to-be enfrar cbised women. It is to be taught b; a capable woman who will give in struetion in the fundamental principl of government, explaining the differ ent platform planks and the metho< of putting bills through a legislature Koitt Scholarship Award Appointments to the Lawrence M Keitt scholarship, offered at the Un: versity of South Carolina, will b< made by the university faculty, th special scholarship committee havin; charge of the drawing of the rules am regulations to govern the appoint ments. The first appointment for th' scholarship will bo made to sorm student attending college next yeai The Lawrence M. Keitt 6cholarshi] was created through a fund set asid for this pumos? bv t'r? wii' Miss Anna B. Keitt at 8t. Matthews. REED OF MISSOURI ; FACING A CONIES1 il a , STATE CONVENTION DECLARE! HIS PLACE ON DELEGATION * # TO BE VACANT e : A QUESTION OF JURISDIGTIOI r. a e Delegation of4 Congressional Conven [' I tion Restored His Name as Dele y gate to San Francisco. ' San Francisco.?A contest over th '* seating of United States Senato s' James A. Reed, of Missouri, as dele 3 gate, and recommendations for a com plete change in party law so as to e: tabllsh definitely the status of wmafe in the party organization, probahl; will come before the democratic na r tlonal committee at its meeting her< preparatory to the national conven 1 [ tion, party executives said. The Reed contest possibility de * veloped when it was learned the sena t tor had been restored as a delegate a 5 a convention of the fifth Missour congressional district delegates, afte ' his name had been thrown out and hi; place declared vacant by a state con s ventlon. The question is one of ju riedlction between the state and dis g trict conventions. ) 5 Epidemic of Influenza le Spreading in Japan; 119,000 Deaths Occur Tokyo.?The Influenza epidemic hai ) again appeared in Japan and ii r spreading throughout the country. The total number of cases since the mal ady first broke out last year ha< reached 2,285,000, of which 119,0(K persons died. i Nationalist Turkish Troops Are Murdering the Civilian Refupefes London.?A Constantinoule message ? received by the Weekly Dispatch, re - ports that the American school nea; > Ismld was entered by nationalist I troops of Mustapha Kemal Pasha . Civilian refugees there were mur dered, the message adds. i Production of Bituminous Coal Is Increasing Very Perceptibly, Washington.?Bituminous coal pro duction during the week ended June ' 12 deached the highest level since the beginning of the strike of railroad switchmen. The output thus far in 1920 :s 38. ' 900,000 tons ahead of that for the ' same^period last year. E|ve i* j. Los Angeles, Calif.?Fire guilty, 1 h not guilty and a disagreement as t n 12, was the report returned by th 0 Jury hearing the case of 21 rallroa 1 men tried in the United States dii 1. trict court here on charges of violatio j J of the Lever act through alleged pai 0 ! ticipation in the switchmen's strlk a ' last April. r More Japanese Troops Are Being Sent to Nikolaievsk, Is Reportec Honolulu, T. Hr?The Japanese wa r office has announced that it'will sen ?f additional troops to Nikolaievsk, a< i- cording to a Tokyo cablegram to th 1 Nippu Jiji, Japanese language news t paper. A number of Japanese soldier - -????* l.Illo,! of XTIW r- | ana civilians were n.mcu av I* laievsk by bolshevlkl last winter, i. j S Several States in Northwest Are in Revolt Against the Old Orde' Spokane, Wash.?The states in th ^ northwest corner of the union are 1: revolt against the old order of politics 1 It looks as if the non-partisa: league, composed largely of fanners the triple alliance, which include ' farmers and laborers, the workers , non partisan league, the committee o ' forty-eight, and other independent oi ganizations would capture Wisconsin Minnesota, parts of Montana am Washington in the fall elections. No Immediate Ruling Expected Either or or Against Palmer !, Columbus, Ohio.?Justice Willian d R. Day, associate justice of th< n United States supreme court, an y nounced that it probably would bi e several days before he would mak< ( a ruling on the hearing of an applica I tion for a restraining order enjoin ^ ing Attorney General Palmer fron , prosecution of the alleged proflteerini * cases against C. A. Weed and Co. an< the Schultzabch Co., Buffalo, N. Y. clothiers. Daily Newspapers Will Organize For Co-operative Paper Buying a [. New York. ? One hundred dailj , j newspapers of the country withou ? ' paper supplies and largely depend t) j ent on open marKet purcnases nav? ! I arranged to organize the Publishers , Purchasing corporation under th* laws of Delaware for the purpose ol co-operative buying of print pape: ' and paper mill3, it was announced j here. An executive committee to car | ry on the work with Jason Rogers as chairman, was elected. The American Federation of Labor Adjourns After a Stormy Session Montreal.?The American Federa tion of Labor adjourned its annua! ? convention here after, indorsing the league of nations without reservations The closing session of the two weeks convention was a stormy one. x Irish " sympathizers, supported by the pro gressive wing of the federation, op r posed the movement to endorse the " league and throughout the debate on the question President Gompers had difficulty in maintaining order. Insurance for Workers Against Disease, Aecli ent, Disability, UnEmployr isnt and Old Age New York.?fifteen planks which M. the Democratic national convention will be asked Ito Include In its platform were sei t to delegates to the convention by :he women's bureau of the Democrat^ national committee, j Ohe plank i dvocates the right of III I collective bargaining between em- III ployers anil employes through representatives of Aeir own choosing; another, goveraaknt control of basic In- 3c ' dustrlea affesLg the necessities of life; nationalisation of tbe railroads. Other plankMrecommended include: Development MP* aatlonal system of 0 employment Bices under joint control of fedenHmd State boards and w] f organisation Jp labor corps with h transportation /subsidies for harvest- le< ' ing; extensIb^Md development of the da bureau of wjflren in industry in the no ^ departlabor and appointment pe y of women on til government boare s Fr dealing with la K>r; enacrtment of fed3 eral and State legislation to foster or- vo * ganizations of producers and c^nsum- m< era' co-operati re organizations and > credit societies Insurance for all *, workers a gains accidents, disease, G i aisaouity, unemployment and old age. pr 1 p i CO j Flurries of 8now ~Were Reported as at Omah|, Nebraska on June 16 mi I QY Omaha.?Fluirles of snow melting before they him reached the ground * ended a heat ifave which has extended for eight dhys. The temperature dropped 22 donees. i Final 01f\o\uLjjttR^k Show re 3 1,362372 French dead In War foi s tic Paris. Final official statistics of the | ministry of war fixes the total nura- Ae ber of French soldiers killed during the great war at 1,362,871. Of this number, the details of the fate of 161,864 are unknown .according to The tki . Matin. ae< cr< ' Employes of Bank of Gary Reoeive "p 14 Per Cent Dividend on 8alarles , -r-? , ?p Gary, Ind .-?Employes of the First . National Bank^of Gary were voted dividends of fourteen per cent on their 1 salary, the same rate as paid stock- th< holders on earnings of their holdings. Fe res Two 8saplane? Crash Together In Mid-Air and Fall Into the Gulf. . ' Th , Pensacola, Fla. ? Two seaplanes [ crashed together in mid-air here and j fell more than 600 feet into the gnlf. ^ . WilHam B. Livingston, chief electric- ltl( , lan, was killed and his body was not ^ recovered.' The other machine was ... ^Uoted by Lieut. John Farns worth, Fea&haf EnvtfoyidAfter Reaching ^ 70 Yean of Age Must be Dropped. o Washinetonr?Fekertl employe* who co e have reacped the age of retirement? d 70 years-4al though they have not givi en the minimum of 15 yearn' service pr n required under the retirement law. W? r* must be dropped from the rolls, Attor- co 0 ney General Palmer ruled. Such employes, he held, cannot draw retlro- Cz ment pensions. / ja Hearings in Deportation Case of Ludwig Martens About Concluded, eri r ? ioi ' Washington.?Hearings in deporta- (a tion proceedings against Ludwig C. Nf A. K. Martens, soviet agent in th9 sal e United States, were resumed before Immigration Inspector Shell at the des partment of labor. Counsel for both y sides expected to complete the presentation of testimony soon. ( 1 '? Ca Secretary Colby Will Represent un President Wilson at 8an Francisco. ajj e Washington. ? Bainb^idge Colby, [M{ a secretary of state, had a final coni. ference with President Wilson before q leaving for San Francisco. Mr. Col- j i, by will become the Presidents 80j s spokesmanat~Tfie convetion. Five r01 r other cabinet officers will b present jle f at San Francisco. They are Post- t0 - master General Burleson, who goes i i, as a delegate from Texas; Secretary ttl( d Daniels, Attorney General Palmer, ^ Secretaries Meredith and Alexander. tul American Federation of Labor Endorsee Government Ownership n Montreal^?Government ownership e with democratic operation of Amerii can railroads was endorsed by the to e American Federation of Labor conven- pie 5. tion here after a bitter fight. the Roll call showed that government . ownership was endorsed by a vote of ?ti ! 29,059 to 8,349. coi r The building trade delegations pre- the i sented almost a solid front against nc ? government ownership, supporting ser Gompers and administration forces. ing Nomination of Palmer Is to be He 8econded by a Woman Delegate r Little Rock Ark.?It was announced i t here that Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, of this ma . city one of the Arkansas delegates at tio ; large to the Democratic National Con- j Ho vention has been chosen to second the ' pul ? nomination of Attorney General A ! Sei f Mitchell Palmer for the Presidential | dei j nomination. Mrs. Cotnam is presi-jme 1 dent of the Arkansas League of Wo ltioi . j men Voters and has been in charge of J 5 the Palmer Western headquarters for gre women in Chicago. Is < American Institute of Banking Tei Is Against Industrial Democracy Boston.?The American Institute of I I Banking at the second day's session ant . of its annual convention heard its ha) Philadelphia members successfully op- pie pose arguments of Los Angeles bank- ant . ers in favor of giving the worker a vid . voice in the management of industry of . as a solution of industrial unrest. ins' ! The bankers talked shop in confer- ll? i ence during the day discussing var- cer I ious phases of the business, personal, by administration and development. oov j I IGADOO M III DECLINING TO RUI 0 SURPRI8E FELT IN INNE ADMINISTRATION CIRCLES "OVER THE DECISION. IS NEVER BEEN CANDIDAl me Party Leaders Say Situation t McAdoo's Self-Ellmlnatlen Now "Somewhat in Flux." New Tork.?William <J. McAdo ao has been considered by pan iders as1 one of the principal cand tea for the democratic presidentl mination, announced he could n< irmit his narhe to go before the ancisco convention. "This decision," he said, "is irr cable, as the path of duty seems 1 clear and unmistakable." Washington.?The refusal of Wi McAdoo to allow his name to t esented to the democratic nation nvention apparently did net con a very great surprise In inner a inistration circles. To other dem atic leaders in Washington, hoi er, It seemed to be wholly une: cted and to his friends it came i keen disappointment. Some party leaders raid Mr. M loo's self-elimination left the situ: n more or less "in flu." They had regarded the former se tary of the treasury as one of tfc emost candidates for the nomlni o. rlcan Buyers Have Virtually Secured Options en Letvla Fla: London.?The Central News learr it American buyers have virtuall :ured a corner in the Latvian fla >p. The prices are described a henomenal." aerating Incomes of Telephone Companies Increased $2,000,00( Washington.?Operating income c ? larger telephone oompanies i bruary was $7,807,678, an lncreas $2,021,914 over that in the co: iponding month of year before Irty-twe Cases Bubonic Plague Reported so Far at Vera Crus Mexico City.?There have been 2 tea of bubonic phtgue with 22 fata >s sines the first outbreak of th ease at Vera Cruz on April 14, a< 'ding to unofficial reports. Charlotte. N. C.?That the Juvenll urt may handlp even homlcfc ses in which the defendant is und< years, is established by a ei eme court decision, a copy of wbic is received by Lucius Ransoi unty welfare officer. echo-Slovak Government Sells Us 17,500,000 Pounds of 8uga Prague.?The Czecho-Slovak go1 nment has sold seven million k ;rams of sugar to the United Statf kilogram is approximately 2Ms lbs. igotiations are continuing for t.h le of an additional eight kilogram: ur States Unite for Protection Against Alleg^J Discriminatlo Bienville, S.x C.?North and SourAlina, Georgia and Florida are I ite for mutual protection again: eged dlscrimatory freight rates. ssourl Banker Building Houses for Families With Children Onl 9t. Joseph, Mo.?Walter P. Fluke i, St. Joseph banker, is building y of houses for rent only to fam s in which there are children an newly married couples. {Vhenever a child Is born in <?ne ( i houses, Mr. Fulkerson announcei ) rent for that month will be r< ned to the tenant. irdlng AcceptAs Proposition to Submit Treaty to a Referendui wasnington.?^resident wuson sllenge to submit the peace treat a referndum of the American pe< i was accepted by Senator Hardin s republican presidential candidal 'I am sure," said Senator Hardinj ie republican party wl?l gladly we ne a referendum on the question c ? foreign relationship of this repul and the republican attitude of pr< ved nationality will be overwheln ;ly endorsed." ibert Hoover Decides He will Stay with the Republican Part IVashington.?Endorsing in th Lin action of the republican na nal convention at Chicago, Herber over, in a letter to friends mad ilic after he had conferred wH? lator Harding, the republican pres: itial nominee, called upon all el* nts of the party to support the na nal ticket at the polls, dr. Hoover dealared that "th' ater part of the Chicago platforn :onstructive and progressive." nanta' League at Manchester Commandeers Unoccupied House yondon.?Members of the local ter s' defense league at Maneheste ro taken possession of 14 unoccu d houses, turned them over to ten s selected by the league and pro ed a guard to prevent the evictioi the occupants. The tenants thui tailed were selected from demobi id soldiers without homos. Chan y proceedings have been inutltutec the owners of the houses to re er possession. WOULD BE IN SOCIETY STYLE LI Because of the Order of the Priest the M Performance of the Wedding Cere* ' mony Was Greatly Delayed. R New Orleans.?A wedding ceremony in St. Louis cathedral was postponed several hours because the officiating priest, Father Antoine, of the Ordei of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate, declared the bride wai immodEestly attired. The priest declared the bride appeared to him "so shocking that jhs had the sexton put out the lights ,y so that she might retire and properly clothe herself." Although he declined to divulge the name of the bride, he declared ehe "wanted to fly in society style at v. her wedding, much to her disgrace." ty The bride started up the main aisle [j. but bad net gone far before the priest . viewed the gown she wore, ordered the lights out and sent her heme to as? sume other garments. The marriage ,iJ ceyemony was then performed. et0 Former Premier Nitti Abandons Hie Intended Visit to America. n Rome?Former Premier Nitti has ,e abandoned his intended visit to Spain al and America, but proposes to go to ie Switzerland for an extended sojourn, g. says the G-iornale DItalia. 0- - v- An Attempt Being Made to Have x- Passed Uniform Automobile Laws. is St. Louis.?A campaign for enacted ment of uniform automobile laws in a- all the slates was authorized at a meeting here of the board of directors c- of the NatloAl Automobile Dealers' ie Association. 1- ' . . , . The Famous German Raiding Ship ' Eltel Frelderlch Offered for Sale. *' Washington.?One of the famous German commerce raiders, the Prince 18 Bitel Freider'ch, which took refuge y in Hampton Roads during the war, fs x to be offered for sale. LS Credit of Chicago With Bankers Exhausted, at Least for a Time. ). Chicago.?James B. Forgan, chair,f man of the Chicago Clearing House ! n notified the city that a request for a I e $15,000,000 loan had been refused by 1 r. Chicago banks and that no more money would be loaned to the city at this time. ? u President of Mine Workers In a 8peech Deflea Governor of Kansas. 0 2 |. Montreal.?Alexander Howatt, prese ident of the Kansas district of th? .. United Mine Workers, in an address here beftfre the American Federation of Labor convention, defied Qovernor lien to enforce his court of industrial f* ride into the White House. le V~' [0 Joint Effort Is Being Made to )r Relieve Congestion of Freight* i?. h Washington^?Department of Justice i, and Interstate/commerce commission officials began working together to relieve freight, congestion on the nation's railroads and to restore coastwise r shipping to normal through settlement of strikes of marine workers. 7- ?????_ > Chinese Troops Attack American >s Mission and Kill the Missionary. ) Peking. ? The American legation ! 3 here was informed that General Chang Ching-Yao's northern troops in their retreat from Chang-Sha, capital of the Hu-Nan province, attacked the Ren formed church mission at Yo-Chow, 50 miles north of Chang-Sha, and killb ed the Rjv. Mr. W. A. Reimert. to Governor Cox Does fiot Want the Nomination For Vice-President. ! Dayton, Ohio.?Gov. James M. Cox ! 'y hf Ohio is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for vice-prev j r* ident. He made this emphatic dec- i a laration here at his country home. "I urge upon you, Pilgrims, that I i d am not a candidate for the second ' place," the governor declared.. )f His announcement was greeted j with yells of applause by several B" thousand persons who had Journeyed to his home to pay their respects. General Aguilar, Son-fn-Law of 11 Carranza, Quits Soil of Mexlee 8 Mexico City.?,General Aguilar, for y mer governor of the state of Vera ; > Cruz, and son-in-law of the late Presi- | 5 cfent Carranza, has embarked 'on the steamer Yuma at Vera Cruz to leave Mexico. On the eve of his departure, he issued a statement saying that when '"i "the political passions of the country j ^jhave cooled, I will be ready to ba '"l Judged before any tribunal, as an official. a soldier or a politician." American Federation of Labor y Wants Exclusion of Japanese ? Montreal.?The American Fedeii tion of Labor in convention here tj called upon the congress o fthe United e; States to cancel the "gentlemen"'* h agreement" with Japan and absolutely ' exclude Japanese and other Asiatic ' immigration into this country. The ex1 elusion of "picture brides" also was demanded. e i Federation departments and interQ nation unions were instructed to "c* ; operate and press" this legislation. Reply to Persia by Council of * League of Nations is Postponed ' London.? Forecasts that the reply r of the council of the league of nations i- to Persia's request for intervention - against bolshevik aggression would ' 'announce a postponement of any final ij decision were borne out by an official s i announcement. -j Communications regarding the inva sion of Persian territory by bolshevik ' forces from the Caspian sea have been exchanged between Persia and the so, riet government of Russia. STORMY MEETING HELD IN SUMTEit i COUNTY HIWGHAY COMMISSIONON PERMANENT ROADS HOLD AN ALL DAY SESSION BIDS FOR BUILDING AGGETTEII At Mass Meeting of Citizens, Action. By Board of Commissioners on Road Matters was Voted Approval Sumter?The Sumter county permanent highway commission held aa all day session and many important questions were considered at length Probably the most important business, disposed of was the appointment ot the engineers to take charge of the permanent road construction. After hearing the proposals of the firms making bids, the job was awarded t> Lee, Pennell and Murry. This firm is. to receive 4 1-2 per cent of all money spent and is to have complete charge of the highways. A stormy meeting was held in the: court house, when the mass meeting, called by the 8umter chamber of commorc* mnsidered the nroposed bridge over the Wateree. E. W. Dabbs, R. B_ Epps and others made speeches urging the citizens to instruct the county commissioners to complete the countyroads before bridging the river. R. B. Belser, L. D. Jennings and others spoke for the bridge, showing that ther county could not afford to let this Chance to connect with Columbia get by. Mayor Jennings and other* pledged the citizens of Sumter county to contribute money to build the causeway, and the representative* from Richland county offered to put up the same amount as Sumter in construction of approaches and permanent causeways. At the conclusion of the < meeting resolutions were adopted approving the motion of the commissioners in applying for federal aid, instructing them to use no county funds on the approaches. Heath Springs.?A message received from Rock Hill announced the death of Mrs. W. T. Stover, which occurred in a hospital there, from injuries received when the automobile in which she was riding here was hit by a train. Abbeville,?The problem of securing homes is about to be solved In Abbevllle. A $50,000 corporation ban been formed to bnild homes to sail. At least five houses on desirable lot* will be In coun^ of .omtructitt with- T , Abbeville,.?Th? Little River Light and Power' company, L. L. Hester, president, has purchased from C. . Parks the Calhoun mills property. Besides the mill building the property consists of 180 acres of land and a water power that develops 300 horse power. ? i ... i Columbia.?Rural police men raided a still about nine miles from Columbia and destroyed about 300 gallons of mash. The still was seized and brought to the county jail. No arrest* were made. Cartersville?The biggest sale of hogs ever made in South Carolina, privately or publicly, has recently been held whereby L. D. Jennings of Sumter purchased over $15,000 worth of hogs from Duroc Hog farms, Cartersville. In this sale was a yearling boar for which Mr. Jennings paid $1,000. He is Completing a modern hog farm near Sumter. Gaffney.?According to A. B. Kirby ^ of the Kirby Seed company, of Gaffney, more clover is being planted thia year than ever before by the farmers of this county. According to the authorities at Clemson college, said Mr. Kirby, clover is recognized as a won-' Hprfni noil builder. It Is estimated that the value of a crop of clover to the land Is from $40 to $60 to saynothing of the hay which the land wilt produce. Cruise of Naval Reservists Charleston.?The sailing date for the first cruise of the naval reservists of the Sixth naval district has been definitely set for July 10. The officers and men will be required to report at district headquarters at Charleston on July 8 in order that they may be outfitted and assigned. , It is proposed to use five of the destroyers, but to date there are not enough aplicants to fill the complement of all of thhm, particularly in the engine room force, and additional applications are deeired. Spartanburg Legion Acta Spartanburg.?The South Carolina department of the American legion, In convention here today, went on record as opposing withdrawal from the national organizauuu uuu am uyin/oBu to the agitation of the cash bonus for er service men. South Carolina delegates to the national convention ot the American legion were instructed to use every effort to have the national convention repudiate the activities of the national executive committee in regard to the cash bonus. Big Fire at Johnston Johnston.?Fire at an early hour destroyed the large two story warehouse of H. W. Crouch and a garage conducted by Perry $ Maxwell in one -ids of the structure, eatalllng a loss of more than $65,000. it is estimated. Besides the structure itself, much other property was destroyed. Perry & Maxwell lost nearly $20,000 worth of automobilea accessories together with four new cars. Three Hundred bales of linters ttored on th? second floor ware alto burned.