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THE CHERAw|cHRONICLE wot. on CHEEAW, S. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921. NO. 23. V VAJt UVi RAILROAD CRAFTS ASK CONFERENCE ff OFFER TO NEGOTIATE ALL THEIR DIFFICULTIES AT ROUND-TABLE MEETING WITH EXECUTIVES HARDING CALLS SHEPHERD! Set Forth Principles Upon Which 1 Industrial Peace Can 3e Incured by Agreement Chicago.?Railroa 1 craft unions.j Thursday night "ff-jied their terms j for peace with the railroads in a protocol sent to President Harding. The unions offer to negotiate all , difficulties at a round-table conference, which, it is inferred, may be called by President Harding. It is iuriner mierrea uy iuc icic-i gram that this offer of peace is the outgrowth of a request by the president for their terms, following his conference last week with President B. M. Jewell, of the American Federation of Labor Railroad Department The .unions ask that all other conferences on wage reductions that are pending be suspended until working conditions are worked out at the proposed conference. "We have never and do not now | contend for the continuation of any rule or rules which xftay be unjust or unreasonable, and are now willing to submit our case to decision at the conference table," the telegram states. The unions, however, insist that there must be signed agreements with railroad managements guaranteeing just and reasonable conditions of employment. The following principles must be recognized to insure industrial peace the telegram states: 1. The right to organize. 2. Protection against discrimina-, tion because of union membership. 3. The right of the majority of , each craft on each railroad to determine what organization shall represent them. 4. The right of the majority of each craft to name their own representative on each railroad. 6. Eight-hour day. . 6. Overtime after eight hours. 7. Hours of labor that will permit reasonable living conditions. 8. Clear definition In each craft on the work to be performed by mechanics an <T helpers. 9. * Apprenticeship agreements. 1 ? JO. Craft' point seniority recogni-' ? t!mv' *" - 11. Reasonable safeguards for pro-, tection of health and safety of employees. The conference, the telegram pro-. poses, should be under the authority of the railroad labor board. The telegram is signed by the heads of all the American Federation of . Labor Railroad Department Union Leaders. Washington.?L. E. Shephard. head of the Order of Railway Conductors, recentlly was invited by President Harding to discuss with him at the white house at an early date his i views on the transportation situation. Officers of other railway employees' ! organizations already have discussed the question with Mr. Harding, (and the invitation to Mr. Shephard is a continuation of the president's effort | to get at every angle of the rail transportation problem. Will Urge Abolition Of "Etfcess" Tax Washington.?Secretary of the Treasury Mellon recently announced that he I would recommend abolition of the ex-j cess profits tax immediately after the assembling of congress in special session. Mr. Mellon warned that in revising the tax laws it will be necessary for congress to provide for expend! tures of approximately four bililon dol-' lars annually. This is about one billion dollars less than will have been collected at the end oi the present fiscal year, June 30. 4 Are Killed, 30 Injured, fn Wreck Somerset, Ky., April 7.?An investi- j gation of the wreck of the Royal Palm limited of the Queen and Crescent j route, recently wrecked near New River. Tenn., with the loss of four lives and thirty injured, is being pushed by ^ officials of the Southern railroad. That the greatest damage was caused by rock ledges near the track ripping open the day coaches was the opinion of j the survivors. Marine Airplanes Land At Guantanamo Washington.?The two airplanes piloted by marine corps aviators now making a trail blazing flight from this Kcity to the Virgin Islands arrived at Guantanamo. Cuba. April 7. the navy department is advised, and left on :he ' 8th for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Named Collector For Virginia District Washington.?John C. Noel of Pennington Gap. Va? was appointed recently by the president as collector of internal revenue for the district of Virginia. Reports Spain Overstocked On Cotton Washington.?Spain is apparently i chut nff as a market for American cotton for the time being according to Commercial Attache Charles B. Cunningham at Madrid, who informed the department of commerce recently that Spain was overstocked with cotton and cotton textiles under normal circumstances, he declared. Spain would at this season of the year be able to consume about 600,000 more bales of American cotton but there is now a surplus which will probably last about six raontbhs. STRIKERS DESTROY MINES | Llt>yri George Tells Commons He Will Not Recede From His Stand One lota London.?The British government _ has cpoken the last word to the coal miners of the United Kingdom. It will neither maintain, nor control, nor subsidize the mining industry. Lloyd George, toward'the close of ^ one of the most memorable labor de- a bates in the house of commons, threw his challenge to the striking federation C shortly before the session adjourned, after other government leaders had outlined In long statements exactly what position cabinet was ready to take in the crisis. Not a word was spoken n which might indicate to any degree a that th egovfernment will recede from is its uncompromising stand. e Instead, through the threat of mili- a tary activity and by the impressive r preparations to meet violence by a dis- v play of force, the government is swiftly r concluding its plans for any emergency, s The government - is concentrating c troops in Kensington Gardens in the fashionable west en^J district, suppos- n edly in connection with plans to main- i< tain order in the event of diBturb- h ances. This location was a huge sup- s< ply depot during the railway strike of It ir>19 and probably will serve as the It nucleus for such work, if the trans- s port men support the miners. Soldiers F were going into camp, steel helmets p and full wartime paraphernalia. The big park presented a scene of animatiou v with t?mts going up, lorries unloading food and other supplies and squads a moving at sharp commands from their p officers. B And while the triple alliance, strike v leaders and mine owners were waiting g the result of the debate in parliament, a the strikers themselves were wreak- n ing their growing anger on coal prop- a erties in Scotland and Wales, terrorism v was beginning to show itself, sabotage c broke loose and valuable pits were be- ^ ing destroyed one by one. Outbreaks were reported in the various mine fields near Glasgow. One ? colliery was mysteriously blown up: c Seven firemen, attempting to operate the pumps in a South Wales mine, were driven away and clubbed. Six pits in this district report water pouring In at the rate of 450,000 gallons an hour. In one mine the operators fcere given 24 hours in which to bring up some 600 pit horses. 1( t< Grand Opera In Atlanta April 25th ? Atlanta, Ga.?Atlanta's grand opera t< season is to be held during the week u c&nmenclr.g" Mcfh'flay "AVriF"25th 'and g; closing Saturday night the 30th. The v genuine Metropolitan Opera company 8( of New York, with a full list of the b stars that have made that organization c, famous, will be brought to Atlanta, and c the performances will in every way equal those given in New York. The (( sale of tickets for single performances tj is now open, and the Atlanta Music tj Festival Association has announced c that out-of-town people who wish to attend the- opera should order their tickets immediately. A speoial section has been reserved for out-of-town people. p fl Rail Employees Voluntarily Aid Road Jackson, Tenn.?Workers of the Bir- c mingham and Northwestern railroad n' are said to have notified President I. B. c Tigrett here that they will voluntarily ri turn back 10 per cent of their salaries P to the road's treasury for the next ^ three months. Unskilled employees of this road and the Gulf, Mobile and h Northern are said to have agreed to a accept a reduction of 15 per cent in n wages, effective April 1. v Alleged Shooter Killed By Sheriff [_ Nashville, Tcnn.?Cooper Rowe, residing near Humboldt, Tenn., charged ^ with shooting and seriously wounding n his brother-in-law named Davis, was shot and killed recently at Beech t( Bluff, Madison county, by Sheriff R. ^ A. Mainard, who had been called there r to arrest. It is said Rowe whipped .p out a razor when Mainard commanded him to surrender. Memphis Bakers Cut Bread Prices l< Memphis, Tenn.?Memphis bakers, 1 who recently increased the size of their ^ loaf of bread, cut the price recently. The twenty-three ounce loaf was re- f< from 15 to 13 cents, and the i t< fifteen-ounce loaf from 10 to 9 cents, d During the period of peak prices an : p eighteen-ounce loaf was sold for 15 j s cents and a twelve-ounce" loaf for a v dime. Bakers say that bread consump- r tion here is 40 per cent under normal. I c Police Searching For Magnate's Widow F New York.?Public aid was recently 1 enlisted in the search for Mrs. Annette ? Norton Rankin, wealthy widow who ? r has been missing since she left her i r automobile at the Queensboro bridge ti approach. Mrs. Rankin's disappear-; l< ance first became known when her tl brother, Benjamin Norton, an official s of the Guaranty Trust company, an- I g nounced that a search of hospitals he b had conducted with the aid of police f and private detectives had failed to , e reveal a clue. j, Legion May Accept Offer Of Home ( Washington.?The American Legion j will accept the Knights of Columbus' j c offer for a five million dollar home r here if certain conditions in it are J changed, a legion committee recently a told the K. of C. board of directors in c session here. j t r??^?? _ . .. I t Habeas Corpus Denied trwin uergaon j Kansas City, Kans?Erwin Bergdoll's t application for release from federal p prison where he is serving a sentence 1 v for draft evasion, on writ of habeas b comus. was denied by Judge Pollock, f KPORT SUBMITTED ON SOLDIER CARE lOMMISSION OF INQUIRY HEADED BY DAWES, SENDS RESULT OF PROBE TO HARDING I EVEN SUGGESTIONS MADE T ihief Change Is Formation Of One Agency To Supervise All Branches Of Soldier Relief Washington.?Seven specific recomlendations, chief among them the cretion of the veterans' service adminstration to take entire charge of govrnment relief work among ex-soldiers nd to be headed by a director general esponsible directly to the president, rere contained in a report submitted' ecently to President Harding by his pecial commission investigating the ase of veterans. Charles G. ?)awes of Chicago, chairlan of the commission, told the prestent as hp hanrtpd him the reDort that e believed the recommendations were ound and that they would prove a satjfactory solution for the troubles exiting in the present administration of oldier relief work. Early action by 'resident Harding on the report is exected. Recommendation number one proides for the new agency, and gives : jurisdiction over the war risk insurnce, the rehabilitation division of the ublic health service as may be necesary to take proper care of disabled eterans. It ask that a director eneral assume charge of the new gency with full authority to obtain ecessary facilities when these already vailable prove inadequate. This proision would permith the lease or purhase of hospital buildings whenever le demand exceeded the supply. Care is sugested in the framing of ew legislation creating the admlnisration in order to avoid present inonsistencies of law affecting the three xisting bureaus. Particular request is lade that no statutory limitations be laced on the director general as to tie number and salaries of his emloyees. Number three says that pending the nactraent of new laws, Secretary Melin of the treasury shall issue orders a the heads of the public health and rar risk bureaus, authorizing the latir bureau to take charge of the pubc health activities and personnel enaged iff providing medicaTcare for the eterans. The efect would be to conjlidate these bureaus under one head y executive order without waiting for Dngress to act or risk delay from that ause. The next recommendation provides nn ovfonoinn 11 llH lit 1 H7H Ji an uiiiucuiatc cAivuo*vu ? ?* w%M?Ion of all government hospital facililes together with such mobilization of ivilian medical services as may prove ractical. An immediate and continuous hosital building program is asked in the ifth recommendation which suggests hat Secretary Mellon's committee, reently appointed to report on sites for ew hospitals, be directed to report conerning the type and locations of the equired buildings. It adds that apropriations should be made available y the congress which convenes soon. The sixth calls for exertion of humansing influences to impress the sick nd wounded with the fact that the ation is entirely concerned in their ,-elfare and rehabilitation. .iquor Explosion Clears Court Room New York.?New York's night court, usy as a result of the police departlent's first drive at enforcement of he state prohibition law, adjourned gmporarily in disorder when a quart ottle of confiscated liquor exploded ecently in the pocket of a detective, he detective stood before a magistrate upporting a man who, with bowed ead, was confessing that he had taken do freely of the brew that intoxicates. lail Robbers Loot Over Half Million Chicago.?An abandoned mail sack aund by the police today and believed o be registered pouch stolen by banits from a mail truck contained wrapers for money which the police say ? i o-eaa ann ?7ca ann nows UlUl 1IUII1 iPJVUiUW IU v i uv,u vv ; ras obtained by the robbers. It wa^j eported that the loss would not exeed fifty thousand dollars. ling Lost 28 Years Ago Found In Yard Knoxville, Tenn.?Mrs. E. W. Eblen f Roekwood, Tenn., is happy again ver the return of her engagement ing, lost twenty-eight years ago. The ing, an old-fashioned band ring, con- J aining the initials of her husband, was I jst while the family was living in | he home now occupied by Robert Wil-1 on. Mr. Wilson, while doing some I arden work, unearthed the ring in the ack yard. After cleaning the earth j rom the ring the initials were discov- \ red and the ring returned to Mr. Eb;n in good condition. Srand Jury Indicts Tennessee Senator Nashville, Tenn.?The Davidson ounty grand jury returned an indict- j uent recently against State Senator' i. N. Clabo, Sevier county republican. \ xrested recently on a state's warrant harging him with accepting a $300 ! iribe for his vote. The contents of he indictment were not made public. I mmediately arier ine convening or he senate. Senator Clabo rose on a mint of personal privilege and said he as not guilty, and asked the memers to withhold judgment till the acts had been developed. ASKS TO WITHDRAW M/ Japan Is Told United Stajjei Recognize Allocation Of Island Of Yap j Washington.?In the mos foreign communication yet* I: the new administration, tl 2 States has notijed th^ foi allied powers that this gov 1 sists in sharing in the rig ti from the victory over Ger u Dealing specifically witt .1 date to Japan over the islt t( the note asserts that the m r approved without American 11 that the United States "ca n nize the allocation of the i the validity of the mandat t' The allies virtually are i to withdraw the mandate } note declares: "This government trust* action, which it must a* 1 taken under a misa^prehenflk: reconsidered." ! The American note, whfcl that our fundamental Stain question of mandate terri !c though referring especiall 1 was made public recently i i of a communication from I of State Hughes to the 1 "J ernment. Similar notes weye ed to Japan, France and 1U note to Japan contained add t agrapha referring to prev ? spondence between the ti c ments, and was not made < v Secretary Hughes, at the c minds the four powers that; J States participated in the v c Germany and therefore sh r the rights gained by the al < "It will not be question d tary Hughes asserted, "tha to dispose of the overseas its of Germany was acquired omj the victory of the allied, ail I powers, and it is also b<j it there is no disposition o of the British government > participation of the Unite that victory. It would see I necessarily that the right c the allied and issocii a through the common victol by the United Statlfc, andfti could be no valid or effect tlon of the overseas posses Germany, without the adsgl United States. The note points out tifcj United States has hfeverlH the supreme council or nations with any authoh?K government,/ "there haf^HL tunity for dny decisi^^^P be deemed to affect $ United States." Ameri??ari note asserts, could notl c surendered to Japan, orlar tlon, except by treaty, 1'ad treaty has been made." 1 j Bankers To Meet In Birmlngl Rirmin^ham. Ala.?The ami ing of the southeastern assoi the banking industry will bi Birmingham April 12, 13 and ers from all over the Sou states will be In attendance, the members are bankers fr phis, Atlanta, Montgomery a other Southern cities. Cabinet Discusses Domestic Washington.?A variety of problems was discussed at cabinet meeting Including r< dations for increasing the of government radio servic were made by Secretary of C Hoover. The question of get to normalcy in the matter oi material also was taken u] Hearst Denounced In Labor F Lynchburg.?Resolutions d( William R. Hearst and expref fidence in and devotion t< Gompers were drawn up by tee of the Virginia Federatii bor which plans to present the convention in session h( Clubhouse Reported Shootii Roanoke, Va.?W. W. Hazle ian railway conductor, shot a C. H. Middlecamp, machinist, oke, at the Virginian club hoi more, W. Va., according to d received here. Persons who to "have witnessed the shool made no statement, the rer and information as to the cai trouble is not available. [ Wilson To Have Countr | Philadelphia.?Woodrow W have a handsome country hi Princeton. N. J., it was lear recently. A Philadelphia arc! been at work on plans for tl: president since last Noveml i Myron T. Herrick Will Ac Washington.?Myron T. He decided to accept appointmen ed States ambassador to f post he filled under Presid and which he occupied at tl ning of the world war. Lockout Declared In Turin London.?A lockout has clared by the factory owner rin, the important Italian 1 center, and troops have oca factories there, says a disp Criticise American Policy London.?American conten vv. fnr thf equality ui ucauu^uv of all nations in mandated are held by the British fiover b<- "scarcely consistent" witl titude of the United States American oil interests in M< 67TH CQNGRESSIS NOW IN SESSION emphatic rafted by United FIRST CONGRESS IN 10 YEARS principal lment in- IN COMPLETE ACCORD WITH 3 derived THE PRESIDENT ELECT. any. the manM9NDELL RE-ELECTED LEADER Kent and iOt recogWand or Kitchin Becomes Democratic Leader, by Virture of His Nomination for requested A. _ , . , vhen the the sP?akershiP\ that this Washington.?The 67th congress asime was sem,)led promptly at noon at the call >1 will be ?' President Harding for its first session, expected now to continue until * - - fal1i States i i" on the This congress is the first controlled iries al- republican to meet under a to Yap republican administration in a decade, the form The senate previously had been organSecretary ize(* at *ts 8Pecial session, which betjsh gov- gan la8t March 4, but the house proUo /vro-onUofmn Kw ro.olopi. (address- ^ccucu w 113 ?j jy The s Speaker Frederick H. Gillett, of tonal par- Massachusetts, over Claude Kltchln, us corre- ?' North Carolina, the democratic can) govern- ^idate. The vote was on strictly party lines and Mr. Gillett was elected. (Qtset re- *rank W. Mondell, Wyoming, was 16 United re"e^ected republican leader while tory over RePresentat,ve Kitchln became the ok in all democratic leader by virture of his ;jj nomination for the speakership. I'' Secre Nearly all of the 435 members were A i ht Pre9ent *or tbe opening. The crowded house galleries broke into applause r .. when Miss Alice Robertson, republi* Msociate can' ?' ttie 8econ<^ Oklahoma district, ' the only woman member of congress, tha[ came on the floor, the part deny the Senate galleries also were crowded, States in 1116 overfl?w extending far outside of to follow the doors. Seventy-eight senators ancruing to 8wered tbe ro11 cal1 after tbe presid powers dent's proclamation calling the extra ^ shared se88lon bad been read, hait there * E&disposi- Bank Robber Gets One Year. Ions of Chicago.?James Carey, the 19-year.of the old bank cashier of Ottawa, 111., whose theft of $96,000 last November was t, as the followed by criticism of Jndge Landis 4jj either wben the latter permitted the youthleagaS of *ul culprit to return home pending fadnd-thls sentence, was sentenced by Judge ?0 or- Ijandl> t0 serve one year in the Na*fWbrtr"Trafning Schotol for TSoys at its of the Washington, D. C. Ights, the ceded or Here to Present Statue, other na- New York.?Dr. Estaban, Gilborges, no such foreign minister of Venezuela, arrived here at the head of a special mission representing the Venezuelan governham Ala. ment- which will present a statue of Simon Bolivar to the City of New lual meet- York on April 19. elation of a holH <n I 14. Bank- Would Abolish Labor Board. theastern Washington.?A bill to abolish the Among Railroad Labor board, now functioning under the transportation act. and m em* place its duties under the Interstate md many Commerce Commission was introduced by Representative Tincher, Kansas. Problems N0 Review of Haywood Case. domestic Washington.?The supreme court a recent refused to review the conviction of ecomraen- William D. Haywood and more than efficiency 79 other members of the I. W. W. on :e, which charges of having conspired to oblommerce struct the war activities or the govting back ernment. I building , To Succeed Judge Prltchard. Washington.?Two North Carolinlesolutlon ians will he considered by President mouncing Harding to succeed the late Judge jsing con- Jeter Prltchard, of Asheville. They 5 Samuel are JudKe W. P. Bynum, of Oreensacommit horo, and James J. Britt, of Asheville in of La- * them to Suffered From Cold. ;re. .Nashville, Tenn.?This vicinity suffered a visitation of frost and ice durig Scene 'nE the night, the former being heavy tt, Virgin- an(l the damage widespread. The ice ind killed formed on shallow water. of Roan use at El- German Ex-Empress is Dead, lispatches Doom, Holland.?Former Empress are said Augustta Victoria, of Germany, dted dng have here. By a strange concldence, th?* ?- <?"i inst nnp vear after she suf >uri says, ? > ?? ? ise of the ferpd her first serious attack of heart disease. y Home Phone Connection With Cuba. ilson will New York.?The first submarine ome near telephone cable to link the United ned here : States with Cuba was formally opened litect has I when President Harding talked from ie former Washington to President Menocal in ier. Habann. cept Job Earthquake Shocks Felt. rrick has Washington ?An earthquake lash t as Unit- ing an hour and estimated at about 1."ranee, a S00 miles from Washington, probably ent Taft, in Central South America, was recordtie begin- ed on the seismographs at Georgetown university. Factories ^ad No Rights at All. been de- Paul and Anthony own a wagon In s of Tu- partnership. Sometimes Paul exerts industrial a little more authority than is pleasipied the ,nF to Anthony. On one of these ocatch. fusions Anthony sought bis mother and. after yelling his troubles, added: On Oil "Mother, I'aiil treats me like the ugly tions for sisters treated Cinderella." citizens territory Jud Tunkins. u.nent tc Tunkins says that in eallitis it the at 011 n s'(,k friend you have to be a little 5 toward tnctful to avoid looking surprised beixico. cuuse he is still alive. GOLD METAL FOR CLUB WORK j An Abundance of Fruit Remaining In Cherokee County if Not Subjected to More Severe Weather. Gaffney.?S. C. Stripling, county f demonstration agent, said that the offer of the Gaffney Rotary club to give a gold medal to the boy in the county who makes the best record in club work has added an Impetus to the organization work, and the pros* j pects are now very bright for the ' wonk this year. B. 0. Williams, assistant to the state agent a part of this week in the county assisting Mr., I Stribling with the club work. A party of fishermen went to Broad river one day and while seining in the river caught a mallard duck which one of the fishermen has at his home. The frightened bird dived when it saw ' the proximity of the fishermen, and J ran into the seine where it was cap- 1 tured. The party caught a quantity f of fish, but were more elated over the t capture of the bird than of the fish 1 which were caught. Reports that the fruit crop in Chero- j kee county had been badly damaged ] v.., rooont />nlrl nrmn were denied I by several persons. One prominent 1 farmer said that he had closely ex- i amined the trees in his orchard, and i that there is left an abundance of < fruit and that if it is not subject to ( any more severe weather, a big crop i may be expected. i . ] Columbia.?R. J. Person, of Colum- 1 bia, swcre out warrants for Mayor W. ' C. Blalock, Councilmcn Fred Marshall and Fred C. Wyes, former manager 1 of the Columbia water works, and 1 city engineer. Charges against Mayor < Blalock are that he sold group in-sur- i ance to city officials while a member 1 of the city council, and against Mr. Marshall that he sold feed stuffs and other supplies while also a member i of the council. Such procedure is contrary to regulations of the city government. ( The charges against Mr. Wyes are that he disposed of junk belonging to the city. The money for this was later collected from Mr. Wyse by the council. Spartanburg.?The community club at Its.April' meeting will take up the matter of high prices charged for necessities?principally ice, meats and milk. It is claimed by the women, several hundred of thpm, that more is charged for many commodities here than is charged in other cities, and more than the cost of the raw product, or that which goes into the construction or me pronuci, juuvifies. Dealers in the commodities affected will be invited to appear before the club and make a showing. / Anderson.?A party of Ohio farmers was camped here on their way home , after a winter in the South. They took advantage of the opportunity and visited the Brogon cotton mill, the only mill south of the Mason and Dixion line that manufacturers outing flannels, and takes the cotton from the field through the entire process in " their large plant. These men had never been through a cotton mill and were keenly interested in every phase of the process. Charleston.?Elks of this city are making plans to entertain 1,500 visitors April 28 and 29, when the B. P. O. E. state convention is held, and a program that will long be remembered is shaping up for the big celebration. A record breaking parade, a ball, a trip to Magnolia gardens, and a mammoth minstrel show are some of the features well under way. Columbia.?At the close of the Palmafesta contest, Miss Sarah Kirkpatrick of Chester, was chosen queen, she having received the greatest number of ballots among the representatives, one from each county in the state. Miss Callie Mims Purvis or Florence, came second, and Miss Mayme Rast of Orangeburg, third. Laurens.?Dr. John O. Wilson president of Lander college, who suffered a slight stroke of paralysis at the First Methodist church here, returned to his home in Greenwood accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Dr. John M. Lander. It was stated that Dr. Wilson has apparently recovered. Meeting of Federated Clubs. Camden.?The annual meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs hegan at The Hotel Kirk- . wood with a brief session, about 100 delegates being present, and many others expected to arrive. An informal reception followed the business session in the spacious parlors of the 1 hotel. The convention was orened with a I precessional march, followed by a ; chorus by the Camden Music Club, | which was greatly enjoyed by the members and spectators. No Meeting Now of Secretaries. Camden. ? The meeting of the South Carolina Secretaries association. which was to have been held here April 4 and 5, has been postponed. < The meeting was called off by Presi- ( dent A. P. Pant in a telegram to C. P i McDaniel, secretary-treasurer of the f Camden and Kershaw county cham ] ber of commerce, who is a member j of the executive committee of the as- < sociotion. The reason for the post- < ponement is hat at the present time all the secretaries of the state arc ; i very busy. ( 3ISSATISFAGTI0N BIER PHONE RATES siEW SYSTEM OF TOLL CHARGE FOR OUT OF CITY CALLS VERY INCONVENIENT. ICTION By TOWN OF FELTZER f Relief Petitioned for is Denied or Postponed, All Telephones Will be Ordered Out at Once. Anderson.?The sale of $75,00# v. rth of Anderson county bonds on Vpril 19 will be the first sale of the ssuance of $325,000 worth of Anderion with federal aid upon the roads of his county. The $75,000 will provide !or the work to be done in 1921. There is much dissatisfaction with patrons of the Southern Bell Telephone since the increase of rates. Bel:on and Hona Path who have had comnunication with Anderson without ez :ra toll charges, are finding the new system of toll charges exceedingly inconvenient, as they are accustomed to calling Anderson many times a day, is this is the central point for order* ind supplies. The lines of Starr and [va are owned independently and still allow the calls to Anderson without extra toll. In Pelzer a petition has been circa lated and signed by all of the subscribers against the Increase oT 20 per cent, and the addition of toll for outof town service. It is said that if they do not get the relief petitioned for or no change is made that all telephones will be ordered out immediately. Winnsboro.?A preliminary oratorical contest was held in the community building to select a boy and a girl to represent the Mt. Zion high school at the oratorical contest held by the Catawba association in Rock Hill this month. There were four contestants among the boys: Henry Johnson, William Elliott, James Smith and Tom Sentell. The winner's piece was a "Eulogy on Mothers," by the Rev. GL C. Gibson, and was declaimed by Tan Sentell. First place among the giiis was mm by Mis# Rebecca Macfle, who declaimed "footsteps Died Out Forever,** the last chapter from "The Tale of Two Cities." Spartanburg.?T. G. Hamby of Columbia, representating the state' tax commission, is in the city for the purpose of making a survey of several blocks of the city picked at random to find what may be expected from a survey of the whole city to determine nf rt>91 PStflta ig QOW W1JUC U*A?VSUU?. vk v%*. ? ? escaping taxation. It is thought that much property in Spartanburg is not on the tax books. Rock Hill.?The faculty is ahodl complete for the 11th annual session of the Winthrop Summer school. The session will begin on June 14 and continue for six weeks. Many courses, ranging from primary to high school and college work will be given, caling for a faculty of over 40 members. Clemson College.?Two new publications of the Extension Service of Clemson College are Extension Circular 26, "Co-operative Marketing of Farm Products," and Extension Circnlar 27. "A Forage System For A Sow and Two Litters." Both of these publications are obtainable upon request Charleston.?The Rev. John Kershaw, D. D., aged 74, for 25 years re<v tor of St. Michael's Episcopal church here, died at North Augusta. He served in the Confederate army and practiced law at Camden, before entering the ministry. York.?A still was captured on the farm of Mrs. Sallie McCarter in the Ramah section, about 11 miles northwest of York. Chesterfield.?In an election held * * A ' ? InnnnWAA rtf here on tne question ui II1C isouauuo v? bonds for waterworks here resulted la a decision for the bonds by a vote at 98 to 43. Edgefield Bank Pavs Dividend. Edgefield.?The stockholders of the / Bank of Edgefield held their annual meeting in the directors' room of the bank. Considering the season of business depression and the acute financial situation through which we are passing, the bank has had a very satisfactory year, the hearts of the stoekho'ders being made happy through the resolution adopted to pay at once an 8 per cent dividend. The statement of the bank's affairs was presented by the president, J. C. Sheppnrd. Swine Association Perfect St. Matthews.?With 400 people present, all well fitted with a genuine old time barbecue, and imbued with i (Jeep earnestness, the Calhoun county Swine association perfected its organization, and tlie treasurer went to liis office with a large size cigar box full of checks, grenback and silver with which the bank account of the association begins to do real work. Following the addresses, marketing '.greements were signed for the sale jf more than 600 hoga