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SHIP SUBSHT1B ' NOI IMPOSSIBLE warding and advisors have , not yet formulated a * marine program. * ? * WAR HAS WROUGHT CHANGES i ' ^ _____ .V< * Former Bitter Opponents to Subsidy . Propositions Now Apparently Want a Subsidy for Themselves. / ' * ? \ Washington. ? The revival of the Emergency Fleet Corporation has . raised some Important questions as to the future of the American merchant ^ marine. While President Harding and his advisers have not yet reached a definite program or policy, the significant thing about the Informal discussions which are now taking place is the drift toward government subsidy of ships flying the American flag. For years the subsidy idea has 6een warmly espoused by shipping men only to be bitterly denounced by the members of Congress from agricultural states. Years ago no American President would have felt warranted in recommending a subsidy to any class of American enterprise. But tne war has wrought many changes, and it would not be surprising if before the end of the Harding administration a ship subsidy bill, not only is proposed, but actually put thrbugh Congress. It is felt that the chief source of opposition has vanished, for the agricultural element in Congress has recently come forward with'a request for a subsidy themselves. The proposal that a hundred million dollar approprtatlon be made by the' government to finance agricultural projects is looked upon by advocates of the ship subsidy as an established precedent which agricultural senators and members of the house will not be able to ignore. Potash Users Enter Protest. Washington. ? Potash users of the South are protesting against the prohibitive duty of $50 a ton imposed by the new tariff bill. It is understood the purpose of this tax is to protect the potash mines of Utah. Ninety per cent of the potash used is used by Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. , Irish Situation Deadlocked. London.?The Irish situation, it was declared in responsible quarters, has developed into virtually a deadlock between Premier Lloyd George and SirJames Craig, the Ulster premier, and the latter has been given an opportunitv to ro to Belfast to see if any thing can be dune in the circumstances. Fire and Riot in Penitentiary. . Pittsburgh. ? Six persons were injured and ten factory buildings destroyed in a riot and fire at Western penitentiary here. Police and deputy sheriffs from all parts of the city assisted the prison guards in holding the prisoners while the firemen put out the flames. Greek Forces Pressing Turks. Athens.?The Greek troops in the region of Kataia. to the southeast of Brussa. Asia Minor, have forced the Turkish Nationalists to retreat in such a manner to give hope of a complete investment by the Greek forces. Bomb Outrage in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires*? A powerful bomb was exploded in front of the capital build' Ing, A policeman was seriously wounded, but only small material damage was caused. The outrage is credited here to communist agitators. Duty Free Crude and Fuel Oil. Washington. ? The proposed duty j on crude and fuel oil was struck out of the Fordney tariff bill by the house. Fifty Firemen Overcome. New York.?Fifty firemen were overj come in fighting a $1,000,000 fire in the building of the Phoenix Cheese ! com/any, on Greenwich street, on the West, Side of Lower Manhattan. 20,000.000 Russians Starving. Berlin?Twenty million persons are on the verge of starvation in drought stricken sections of Russia, subsisting mainly on moss, grass and bark of trees. Rise in Sam Browne Belts. Washington.?With the war department's order restoring the Sam Browne belt for all commissioned officers, prices of this article of equipj ment, which had been a drug on the market, immediately begon to soar skyward. 10,000 Stills in Porto Rico. San Juan, P. R.?There are 10,000 stills in operation in the island, in violation of the Volstead act and local Jaws, in the opinion of the prohibition director's staff. Steamer Strikes Mine. T ati? A Hianutph frnm TJnVfl'fl from Kustendje, Rumania, says the British steamer General Turner, bound from the Danube to Rotterdam with grain and cattle struck a mine off Caliakra and sank. The crew were saved. Farm Mortgage Debts Doublad. Washington. ? Mortgage debts of American farmers more than doubled in the decade between 1910 and 1920. J The increase in mortgage charges against farms owned by their operators was 132.5 per cent. Bluejackets Guard Property. \ Kobe, Japan.;?Two hundred armed 'bluejackets were landed here to cooperate with 3,000 police and a com pany of Infantry who wore protectlnp naval propert^^La result of the strik ft thed^jflj^^^orkers. DEBT TO BRITAIN IS PAIDjy U,! INDEBTEDNESS OF THAT COU TRY TO US AT THIS TIME IS $4,500,000,000. CLAIM FOR TRftNSPORTATIO The Claim Paid By Us Constitutes Final Settlement of Transportation Charges of Both Countries. Washington. ? Despite Great Br ain's debt of $4,500,000 to this cou try, payment of $32,688,352 has be made by the American government the British ministry of shipping in si tlement of a claim against the war c partment treasury officials said. T1 payment was made, officials adde pursuant to an opinion by Attorn General Daugherty. The British claim was for transpo; tation service arising out of the w with Germany, and the payment, was explained, constitutes a final s< tlement between the war departme and the British minister of shippii of all claims of either party again the other for transportation %srvic? Secretary Mellon asked Mr. Dau herty for a ruling as to whether tl act of March 3, 1875, which requir the secretary to withhold payment any judgment against the Unite States where the claimant is indebte to this country in any manner, a plied to such a claim. Mr. Daugherty held tne act did n apply, as it was not the practice i sovereigq nations to pitosecute the claims against one another in tl courts and obtain judgment, but* a just such matters through diplomat channels. Hun Lieutenants Convicted. Leipsic, Germany.?Lieutenant Dil mar and Leutenant Boldt, charge with murder in the first depree f< firing on life boats after the Canadis hospital ship Llandovery Castle h? been torpedoed In the summer of 191 were each sentenced to four years' ii prisonment. Horseback Riding for Harding. Washington. ? President Hardli wants to take up horseback riding. ? has not ridden since he was a bo however, and may back out at tl last minute, Borne of his friends say " | Woman 68, 13th Child. Bland, Mo.?Mrs. Amanda Martin, ( years old, has presented her husbar with a fine, healthy boy. The fath< is 70 years old. Neighbors have pr sented Martin with a new suit < clothes. The baby is Mrs. Martin thirteenth. Did Not Endorse boidler Bonus. Cleveland, O.?The Rainbow Divi ion Veterans' association failed to ei dorse an immediate cash bonus tie former soldiers at the closing sesso of their annual convention here. Tariff Rates on Dyes Stands. Washington.?After refusing by vote of 122 to 106 to eliminate tfa three-year dye embargo from the Fori ney bill, the house jumped suddenl into a partisan fight over oil. International Marriage. New York.?Another American w< man is soonj to be married into tb British peerage, it was disclosed her when a license was issued to Lor Queensborough and Miss Edith Star of New York. General McAndrew Very III. Washington.?Major General Jame W. McAndrew, president of the gei eral staff college and former chief-o staff for General Pershing in Franci was in a serious condition at the Wa ter Reed army hospital. Brazilians Are Worried. Rio Janeiro?Dispatches from Waal ington that the tariff bill places a 1 per cent ad valorem duty on hide caused consternation among Brazilia hide exporters. Presdent Wins a Victory. Washington. ? The administrate won its battle in Congress when th Senate, responding to President Hare lng's recent request, recommitted th soldiers' bonus bill. Population Deserting Towns. Sidney, N. S. W.?Inactivity in tb copper mining industry has caused th practical desertion of the populatio from the towns of Cobar and Broke Hills. At one time Cobar boasted of a popi lation of several thousand people. To Loan Liberia $5,000,000. Washington.?The state departmer having made its recommendations, th application of Liberia for a $5,000,00 loan is now Congress for final decii ion. Heavy Duty on Hides. Washington.?Hides, raw. green an pickled?were thrown off the Fordne tariff free list by the House, whic voted 152 to 97, to impose an ad vs lorem duty of 15 per cent, to be fo lowed by another- amendment taxin all leather products, Including shoes. Plan Agricultural Bank. Warsaw. Poland.?Poland is to hav an agricultural bank which will grac long-term credits to the farmers. 1 is planned to have a working capiti of about 8.000,000 marks. Bad Conditions in Kiev. Warsaw.?Conditions in Kiev, in th Ukraine, are reported worse than a I ? ? trAiiKloo in Pnaoi any in Lie Dime iuc wvui/ivo *u began. Word reached Warsaw recently the the population of the city had dwii died to something like 100,000 personi 1- JAMES B. JONES, jn James B. Jones, of Youngstown, O., to has been appointed assistant federal jt. prohibition commissioner to assist [e. Roy Haynes, the new commissioner, tie . ? - WOULD LEASE THE NO. 3 DAM rt- . ar jt Stipulates That Lease Shall Run 100 it. Years, For Which He, or His Estate at Will Pay $1,500,000 Annually, ig St I ? ' & Washington.?Secretary Weeks announced that he would ask congress 16 for authority to accept a proposal by Henry Ford for acquiring the govern?_, ment nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, if the offer was found to be "substantial." The proposal, which p~ was transmitted by Secretary Hoover, was on his desk, Mr. Weeks said. ? Mr. Ford offers to buy the nitrate p plant, equipment and lands for $5,r 000,000, and lease for 100 years the 16 Wilson and No. 3 dam, when complete, ^ at an annual obligation of 11,500,000. c He proposes to convert the works into a fertilizer plant, the profits of which yould be limited to 8 per cent and to keep it in readiness for the manufac.t ture of explosives by the government id in time of war. If acceptance of the ir offer is found advisable, Mr. Weeks in said, he would ask congress for avid thority to sell the plant and lease 8, the dams and for an appropriation to n- complete the electrical Installation on them. This work is estimated to cost $28,000,000 and on this sum Mr. Ford proposes t6 pay Interest at the rate of 6 per cent and to amortize the enle tire cost of both dams. V _____ ?? 10 More Trouble In Mexico. Mexico City.?Federal troops have been dispatched to the State of Tamaulpias and San Louis Potosi to put .g down rebellious movements headed by [d Daniel Martinez Herrera, Gen. Alejan;r dro Chao and Lieut. Col. Horatio Mue notaf '8 Passion Play to Be Revived. Oberammergau, Bavaria. ? Thirty performances of the Passion Play are scheduled for 1922 by the committee B_ of twenty-one which 1b directing the a. spectacle. >r n Canucks to Build School. Woonsocket, R. I.?The French Canadians of this city have launched a campaign for the purpose of raising a $500,000 for the erection of a textile e and manual training school here. y i Nine Killed in Alps. Berne, Switzerland.?Nine mountain ' climbers, including Professor Schaeft-j lain, an Austrian, are reported to have ! . been killed in a series of accidents e in the eastern Alps. e d Urfled to Pray For Rain. r Paris.?Cardinal Dubois, archbishop i of Paris, called upon the people to pray for rain because of the prolonged drought, which has caused much damage and much suffering. 18 A Provide Bible Reading. t_ Atlanta, Ga. ? After a considerable debate, the state senate passed the' Fleming-Bond bill providing for the i reading of the Bible in the pubic1 schools of Georgia. l- Australian Population. .5 Sidney, N. S. W.?The census re-! (8 turns for Australia give a total popu-1 n lation of 5,419,702, an increase of 964,697 since 1911. Long-Lived Methodist Pastors. n Chicago.?There are thirty ministers e! over 90 years of age in the Methodist. I-1 Episcopal church. There is one min-' e iBter over 98 years of age ,one nearly i 97 years, and three about 96 years. I I Jusserand Cancel* Leave. e Washington.?Probability of intare national conferences here on disarman ment and Pacific questions caused n Jules J. Jusserand, French ambas**-1 dor, to make an eleventh-hour change i- in plans for a leave of absence in sFrance. General Tariff Debate Closed. it Washington.?The house concluded e general debate on the Fordney tariff 0 bill after the longest session of the s- six days since unlimited discussion began. Weather Cond!*lons Vary, d Washington.?Considerable rain fell i J..? i ? ~ wanlr in mnof cocf innu ' V | UUI Ulg LUC paot " ccn tu uiuoi. 0vvv?vmw h; of the cotton belt, although It ooni i tinued dry in some localities, parttcu1-; larly east of the Mississippi river, the g weekly crop bulletin of the department of agriculture said. Fierce Fighting in Belfast. Belfast. ? A fierce gun duel was it'fought in the York street and north | It Queen street areas. Sniping began il early and continued throughout the entire day. Press Endorses Marketing Plan. e Washington. Ga.?Co-operative marit keting of cotton as outlined in an ada dress by E. E. Elmore, of the Georgia Farmers' Co-operative association, it was unanimously endorsed at the anl nual convention of the Georgia Press i. association. j ATTEMPT TO LIFT. BURDEN OF TAXES / WANT PROGRAM ADOPTED THAT WILL GIVE FREE REIN TO BUSINESS INITIATIVE . ! STAMP TAX ON EVERYTHING "Business and Industries or country Are Carrying Bulk of Load Which Should be Shared Generally." / Washington.?President Harding has d made it clear to republican leaders in Congress that he wants a tax program | adopted which will lift restraint from j, business initiative. While the tax program is in embryo f condition, certain fundamentals are I practically agreed upon. For instance, | imagining that, with repeal of the [excess profits tax, the government ^ would be obliged to increase materially the corporation takes. The aim of the Harding administration, however, is to avoid any increase of corporation taxes, if possible, and only to Impose a slight addition," if necessary. The repeal of the excess profit tax is a c foregone conclusion, and it is certain j f that the next revenue bill will not at-. I tempt to make the business and Indus- j t tries of the country carry the bulk of:a the load. Instead, the tax burden will j be more evenly distributed by the use'd of every sort of stamp tax. The three- c cent letter postage may come back, t and it seepis assured that revenue v stamps will be necessary on practical- c ly every kind of business transactions. C #1 Plane Smash Kills Four. k Oakland, Calif.?An airplane from e Jascuzzi Brothers' airplane factory in b Berkeley fell at Modesto, killing the p pilot and three passengers, according to word received by the Oakland Tri-ih bune. I ii o Use Crude Oil and Cotton. J Enid, Okla. ? Crude oil and cotton c were substituted for the customary tar T and feathers by masked men, who removed Walter Billings, a wealthy theater owner and real estate dealer, from his automobile to the country and C whipped him. . li f( Japan Accepts Suggestion. a Washington.?Japan's acceptance of li President Harding's suggestion that ajsi conference be called to discuss llmita- C tlon of armaments has been received. ; d 5,000 New Cases of Cholera. Riga.?More than 5,000 n;tr cases i of cholera have been reported in Rub- si sia in the last fortnight, says the Mos-1 v cow Izvestia. I ai |K Sheriff li Impeached. w Montgomery, Ala?George W. Mitch- tl ell, sheriff of Lauderdale county, was Impeached and ordered removed from office by the Alabama supreme court. n Turks Are Deporting Greeks. p< Samuson, Asia.?The deportation of m Greeks Into the Interior by the Turk- 01 ish Nationalists continues. The de- tl portees included hundreds of em- tl ployees of American tobacco firms. w The World Cotton Crop. Washington.?The world cotton crop of the year 1920-21 is placed at 19,- i ai 595,000 bales of 550 pounds gross, or B 478 pounds net, by the bureau of mar- w kets and crop estimates. Ic \ Cotton Consumed During June. Washington.?Cotton consumed during dune amounted to 461,056 running a: ~a ,1-4 ~ ? -I *0 CQO Knlna r\1 Hnlnrfl XT, UcilQS UL J III t auu io,uou uaico xjl iiuv?4w, i ? the census bureau announced. * J, Hanged Without Confessing. Griffin. Ga.?Jack Kelloy was hanged here for the murder of LeRoy Trex-|p< ler, an Atlanta taxicab driver. Kelloy c< never confessed the crime. j w IB Fresh Outbreak of Pellagra. ; si Washington.?A new outbreak of pellagra, particularly in the South, is alarming the public health service, j ei Womens' Smoking Compartments. ai Montreal. ? Smoking compartments s< for women are to be provided on the ei Canadian Pacific' railroad trains. it Dial Stands by President. tTnshineton?Senator Dial announc ed that he would stand by the adminis-; pi t ration in its position respecting the d< postponement of adjusted soldiers' I compensation bill. , hi Forest Experiment Station. New Orleans.?Southern timber and , the various uses to which it can be 01 adopted will be studied by a staff ot F technical experts working out of a fli forest experiment station to be established here by the United States for- t? est service. , tl Disqualified by Advanced Age. Berlin.?Prof. Lujo Brentano, who has been informally considered by the ci cabinet as German ambassador to the j ft United States, has notinea tne govern- c< ment that he is not available because m of advanced years. tl Trainman Meets Death. Tifton, Ga.??5. F. Webb of Valdosta, Ga? freight conductor of the Georgia tt Southern & Florida railroad, was scald- hi ed to death and three trainmen in- w jured when a southbound freight train h< was wrecked. : li: House Under High Pressure. Washington.?The house ran under high pressure in its consideration ol vi the Fordney tariff bill in anticipation, s? of the concluding of general debate on j fr the measure. ! w I Wllhelm at Liberty to Leave. Doorn, Holland. ? The former Oer-1 man emperor is Ignoring the repeated p< demands for payment of his municipal lii taxes on the plea that his stay is in-; Li voluntary, to which the municipality I r< retorts that it has not the slightest ob- ai jection to his departure. in I WP t %. '""'1 ^ ;*b J^<.<qBfe>.. ' . v,';:./i' MRS. WENDELL PHILLIP8. Mrs..Wendell Phillips, the American eleQate (and the only woman deleiate) to the inter-allied conference for indemnities and reparatona. IIHER NATIONS SYMPATHETIC administration Officials Are Confident of an Early Acceptance From the Government at Tokio. I Washington.?Additional pledges oi o-operation have reached Washington > rom several quarters in response to . 'resident Harding's proposal for an inernational conference on limitation ot rmaments and other world problems. Definite acceptance of the Presi* ent's invitation to participate were reelved at the state department during he day from Great Britain and Italy, . rhile informal advices came to official ircles here that a favorable reply from Ihina might be expected in the near uture. At the same time it became nown that much sympathetic interst had been' manifested informally y several governments who do not elect to have seats in the conference. , France having previously expressed er willingness to take part, the only avlted power from which no sort f an expression bad been received was apan. Administration officials were onfident of an acceptance from the 'oklo government, However. Utilities Company Bankrupt Little Rock.?Suit was flle^ In the 1 fnited States district court here ask- 1 lg (or the appointment of a receiver >r the Arkansas Light ft Power Co., 1 corporation operating public utilities 1 l a score or more of towns of the 1 Late, and the Citizens' Ice ft Utilities o.f of Junction City, Ark., a subsi- I lary. Investigate Ku Klux Klsn. , Pensacola, Fla. ? Both federal and , tate officials are conducting an in- ( estigation into the activities of an | lleged organization of the Ku Klux Jan here. Chris Lochas, the man , ho was ordered to leave town by . le alleged klansmen, has returned. , Occupation to Continue. ( Paris. ? France has informed Ger- ( lany that she will continue the occustion of the Rhine region until Gerlany has complied with the conditions r the Treaty of Versailles relative to I 1 le punshment of those who violated ' le rules of civilized warfare in the 1 orld war. ' I Greeks Forced to Retreat. > 1 Paris.?A column of Turkish Nation- ' lists attacked the Greeks west of 1 russa, Asia Minof, and the Greeks 1 ere forced to retreat after suffering >sses, says a dispatch from Angora. 1 Atlantic City Secures Elks. Los Angeles, Calif.?The Benevolent { ad Protective Order of Elks, in con- , ention l^ere, selected Atlantic City, N. , as the 1922 convention city. ( $50,000,000 Live Stock Pool. Chicago.?The $50,000,000 livestock ^ ool subscribed by bankers at recent anferences here and in New York ill be in operation July 18, Everett C rown, president of the National Live- 3 :ock Exchange, said. t N T Must Have Warrants. ? Lynchburg, Va.?A government rev* J aue agent or prohibition agent not ? rmed with a warrant for search or ?izure is not an employe of the govrnraent at the time, was the ruling j i the district court here. t c Harding Signs Navy Bill. Washington.?The annual naval apropriation bill was signed by Presi?nt Harding. t The bill carries approximately four < undred and ten million dollars. g ( ? ?- U j , ucain ui nun; iinnitvn , London.?Harry G. Hawker, the famis aviator, was killed on the Hendon j lying Field. His machine burst into 1 ames as it alighted on the field. Hawker achieved fame when he at- c impted a trans-Atlantic flight from t le Canadian coast to Ireland. a a Italy Favors Disarmament Idea. Rome.?The foreign ministry offially notified the American embassy lat President Harding's plan for a j inference for the limitation of arma- e lents meets with the full approval oi r le Italian government. ^ c DeValera Arrives in Lonaon. 0 London. ? Eamonn de Valera and j le other Irish republican leaders who j re to participate in the conference E ith Prime Minister Lloyd George n sre, has arrived in London from Dub- r a. y t Cities Present Their Views. Atlanta. ? Representatives of indiidual cities and organizations presnted their own views on railroad ^ eight rates here at the conference a 1th railroad freight officials. ^ men ncqucsx Lfiscnargcs. ^ Newport News, Va.?More than " ^ ?r cent of the several thousand ? - 1 sted men stationed at Fort Monroe angley Field and Camp Eustis have ^quested their discharge from the my despite the fact that many meo ^ i this state are out of work. s I PENSION DEPOSITS RULED ON Delayed Fourth of JiHy Celebration Rasulta In Severe Injury to the Young Celebrator. Anderson.?Attorney General S. M. "Wolfe has given his opinion concerning the pension money which was denofitterl in the tTarmftjrs Sz. Planters bank shortly before the bank went into liquidation. The amount deposited was 138,820, and the balance in the bank is $22,000 to the credit of this account Mr. Wolfe states that "where a*bank accepts a deposit of this nature from a public official in his official capacity, and with the full knowledge of the deposit being public money, it is impressed with a trust, and to this extent the law would permit'of a collection of the fund in full and hot require tbht it be placed upon a parity of ordinary deposits. Feaster Tribble, a young boy, was badly burned when he staged a delay-1 ed celebration of the Fourth. He and some of his friends got an old powder horn which belonged to his grandfather, Col. J. C. Stribling, and took tt down in the woods near the home and then struck a match and set to it to see If It was dry. The powder flashed into the face and eyes of the boy and he was severely burtied about the head and arms and his eye lashes singed off. The nomination of Ernest ,F. CochTan an TTnlteri fttatea district attorney for the Western district was announced from Washington and was gratifying news to the entire city. Beaufort.?Through the suggestions of Miss Sallye Hamilton, home demonstration agent, and under the supervl- ' sion of the Woman's County council, a market has been established ' in Beaufort county which is proving a success and a benefit* to all concerned. The women have fitted up a warehouse with tables and attractive placards announcing their wares. They have also been |iven the use of some show cases and counters by progressive merchants. Charleston.?A decanter set that , once belonged to Gen. Francis Marion has been presented to the Charleston Museum by S. D. Ravenel of Valdosta, Ga? a member of the Marion family, and this interesting display has been , placed in the South Carolina culture exhibit It consists of two large and | kV .? 11 ?1A0flAa luror Dumu uctauici a auu gtaoavo, VIBamented with gold, and of. -are workmanship. This set Is greatly prized by the museum authorities. Charleston.?A,n informal "censuj" showed that there were 22 merchant- i men of various kinds in port, the larg- Mt fleet of commerce bearers assent- ( bled in some time, and with sailings , growing fairly brisk and a number of i steamers en route for cargoes, ship- { ping men are beginning to sight a ( resumption of qormal condition's once j more along the waterfront. The mark- < sd/increase in coal exporting is one ] factor making for improved commerce. Gaffney.?The people of Oaffnoy i were very much surprised when they i [earned that Mrs. Edith Fort Sullivan < #as married to Attorney General Ram- < itel W. Wolfe. The ceremony was per- < formed by tne Rev. W. A. Fairley, In < the presence of the family and Dr. rnd ] Mrs. R. C. Garland. The happy couple < left on the afternoon train for e trip < to the mountains of North Carotins. York?Sooth Carolina authorities 1 lave not been able to extradite J. P < \tkins of Virginia, wanted here on i he charge of forgery, Governor Da- t Ms declining to honor the requisition s >n the ground of alleged irregularity < )f the papers. Negotiations are still \ n progress, however, and it is believed that Atkins will eventually be jrought here for trial. 1 Anderson.?All bids have been re- c ected by the highway commission on T he Wflliamston and Gluck-Starr a oads. This was done as the commis- i lion has been unable to obtain the 1 >100,000 loan which was authorized lome time ago. c Chester.?Arrangements are being c >erfected for a big horse race in Ches- v er on July 20, as well as a good game ^ M 1 V- 11 >l UH?euau. Commwloners to be Elected. Spartanburg.?Under the act of 1912 hrough the provision of which the city ^ >f SpartanbUVg adopted the commls- d ilon form of government, the city is p mtitled to only two commissioners c >r councilmen, City Attorney George c V. Nichols announced in a decision h endered to the city council at the 0 aet meeting of that body. c No increase in the present number p if commissioners can be made untij t he electors of the city are afTorded b in opportunity to vote upon the propo- c iltlon. b Showing Newspaper Men. Greenville.?What the government s doing here for the relief of disabled 8 ix-service men was shown to *he c tewsDaDer men of South Carolina last | n peek when members of the South Cur- s ilina Press association were person- tj lly conducted through the large u Jnited States public health service B lospital at Camp Sevier by the com- n aanding officer. Col. James E. Ded- w nan, and his staff. The visit was a 0 evelation to the journalists, many of j] phom had not realised the extent of s he work. p Women Are Assuming Duties. Rock Hill.?That in rapidly increasag numbers the women of the state ^ Ye becoming, eager to assume their * ull duties as citizens and are thor- c, uehly alive to the necessity for prop- c r training and guidance in meeting |r heir new problems is being demon- & trated daily at Winthrop college by r< he large numbers who All tie seats C( ni crowd the doorways of the class jr oom where "citlienship" is helm fl, soght twice daily in tha club woman' easion by Mrs. Thornton Brown o * Ilssourf. [i Sk ATTENDANCE LAW CHANGE DISLIKED ' . . v AT MEETING OF TRUSTEES AT fcsjf YORK, A REQUEST WAS MADE TO REVIVE OLD SECTION. WANT SIX HOUR SCHOOL DAY Eighty-seven Trustee* Representing Practically All School Districts in County Were Represented. . % - . <4fiQ n%V ~ York. ? Expressing dissatisfaction over change In compulsory school attendance law at the last Session of tha general assembly whereby the two school attendance officers for York county were relieved of their duties and their work devolved on the school trustees and unanimously passing res- y olutlons that the office be revived, a ' largely attended meeting of York county school trustees was he!d in the courthouse. The trustee? registered their opposition to the present law whereby it lsohligatory that school buildings * be insured with the sinking fund commssion and asked that York ccrunty be freed from this obligation and the trustees allowed to place the Insurance A wherever deemed most advantageous. They also went on record as favoring a school day of six hours of actual work, or from 9 o'clock in the morning to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, which would allow for the time lost at recess. Eighty-seven trustees, representing practically every school district In the county, attended the meeting. ? % Charleston.-?Petitions signed by the w necessary majority of freeholders were received by city council; elections being asked for thit will record the vote of the public on the questions of issuing some $2,600,000 in bonds bearing , JS Interest of not more than six per cent* t to raise money to purchase the proper- ' ly of the Charleston Terminal company and develop It as a municipal enterprise; of issuing $600,000 in bonds ror sewerage extensions; sad or issuing certificates of Indebtedness for financing large paving piojects. Timmonsville. ? One of the most . | Bucceeeful amateur performances ever presented here by local talent was 'The Microbe of Love." It was thw ' unanimous verdict that the Tlmmonsville chorus girls are unsurpassed for grace and beauty. The opera was un3er the direction of Miss Lydla Dixon ind was for the benefit of the J. Arthur Wilder post of the American Legion. The net proceeds amounted to 1250 which will be used in fitting up :lub rooms in the Houck building on } Main street. York.?The Filbert picnic, an event it county-wide importance which has lot been held since 1917, wilTBe stagid again this year, Jnly 28 being the late fixed for the event W. F. Stevinann Mn,a?All4,Hvd trr\m tha Sfth 3UOUU, ?C|rigOVUM?blTV UVIU i?uv UIVU -] ^ongresflional district, and Cole L. Blease, former governor of 8outh Car>Iina, are to be the speakers of the occasion. A large crowd Is expected. Orangeburg.?Claude J. Rast, super V ntendent of education for Orangeburg: county, was badly beaten by an Oringeburg man aim his son near thei to re of A. W. Stroman, in the eastern . K tuburbs of Orangeburg, the father -harging Rast with criminal assault ipon his 15-year-old daughter. ' . Aiken.?Henry Montgomery Dibble* iged 60, president of the Bank of Vestern Carolina, died suddenly at hi* , county home near here. The Bank of Vestern Carolina has Its headquarters it Aiken, but operates branch bank* n nine other towns of western Caro- -- * tna. \ Fort Mill.?J. C, McElhaney has revived the appointment as postmaster if Fort Mill, succeeding W., B. Ardrdy, /hose resignation, effective July 1, has ieen fn the department's hands for x ome time. Course for Blue Rbboners. 1 Chester.?William Gill Reid and Ar* j | hur Boyd left with Connty Agent San- \ ers for Clemson college where the j Hue Ribbon club winners from all the i \ ounties 'will hold a ten days' short ) ourse. These trips for two club boy? ave b^pn made possible by prizes, ffered eacl^ year by the banks of Theater. The - White bank and the 'eoples National bank gave the trip* bis year to Lbe boys woo snowed ww est pigs and the best corn at the ounty {air last tall. The other two anks gave cash prizes. Value of Purebred Sires. Walterborp. ? W. J. Sheely, exten? ion animal husbandman of Clemson ollege, was the speaker for a special leeting of the Colleton County Livetock association, which was held at be courthouse. Mr. Sheely gave tigres to show the value of purebred ? ires and urared the association to pro lote replacing the scrub bull and boar rlth purebred. He pledged the coperation of bis office with the county 1 its co-operative shipments of live' tock and ot any other local enter* rises of like character. Cotton Warehouse Burns. Chester.?Four hundred and ninetyvo bales of cotton were destroy. .1 hen lightning struck the Fort Lawn jtton warehouse at Fort Lawn in hester county. The rain wqs falling i torrents wnen tne/ nre oroae ouir ut this did not deter cltisens from pairing to the scene (o do what they 3uld to extinguish the blaze. It wa~. npossible, however, to check the amea and the building was quickly estroyed. The Port Lawn warehouse as a part of the state system and way ; isured. i