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DEMAND MADE BY AMERICAN LEGION CLAIM SEAT IN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AS MATTER OF RIGHT. MEMBERSHIP OVER 1,000,000 The Legion Has For Some Time Been Working on Unemployment Problem of the Ex-Service Men. ' Washington. ? The American Legion demands representation at the International conference on disarmament and the national conference on unemployment. ? John Thomas Taylor, vice-chairman of the legislative committee of the legion, announced that he has made personal representations to President Harding concerning the legion's desire to have a part in the disarmament conference. Taylor informed the President that the American Legion, with an active membership of over a million veterans of the world's war, is most vitally interested in the problems of peace and war, and felt that it was entitled to have something to say on the question of disarmament. Thus far the President has not indicated his stand in the matter, but it is the hope of legion leaders here that he will see fit to name as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference either a legion member or someone who can be counted upon to voice the views of the legion membership. The American Legion has been working on the problem of the unemployment of ex-service men for some time and it is the desire of leaders here to use the results of their efforts in co-operating with the government in the general movement to reduce idleness. Truce Hangs by Slender Thread. London.?There is little fresh to rei port from Ireland except the fighting in Belfast. Sinn Fein spokesmen are provocative and Belfast is disappointing. Earaonn de Valera's deliverances have little practical bearing on the situation and Sir James Craig's utterances are not hopeful. vtaonHmo nnhlir* nnininn here is impatient and getting angry. The truce hangs by a slender thread. $408,729,560 For Candy. Washngton.?It cost-the nation $54,000,000 less to fill its sweet tooth during the last fiscal year than in the previous year, according to preliminary annual statistics of the internal revenue bureau, $408,729,560 being spent for candy in the year, as compared with $462,840,660 in 1920. Four Aviators Burn to Death. Charleston. W. Vo.?Four army aviators are reported to have been burned to death when an army airplane crashed near Poe, in Nicholas county. Three other planes have crashed without loss of life. Troops go to West Virginia. Washington.?Federal troops to the number of more than 2.000 took up positions in the West Virginia coal fields and were reported by Commander Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz to have the situatien well in hand. n ? Not to Dismantle Camp Bragg. * Washington. ? Secretary Weeks officially announced that Camp Bragg will not be sold. All of the troops are to be taken away, but the camp, buildings. roads, streets, etc., will be held intact for future war use. Increase in Public Debt. ' Washington.?An increase of $151,092,658 in the public debt during the month of August was announced by the treasury. Something New Under the Law. New York. ? Charlie Chaplin was sued for $10,000 by the attorney of his former wife, Mildred Harris, for services rendered her while she was in California getting the divorce. Damages Awarded Kenilworth. Asheville. ? The Kenilworth Development company has been awarded $125,000 by the government for physical and material damages to Kenilworth hotel, which has been operated as an army hospital. Mill Workers Return to Jobs. Raleigh, N. C.?All cotton mill workers in Charlotte, Concord and Kannapolis returned to their jobs, thereby bringing to a termination the strike which has been in progress for three months. Millerand Taking Vacation. Rnmhmiill#>t. France. ? President Millerand of France has been spending his vacation in the mediaeval castle here built by the kings of France in the fifteenth century. It is surrounded by a wide moat. Constantine Suffers Relapse. Athens?King Constantine, who was stricken with illness while visiting the Greek front in Anatolia, has suffered a relapse. The Greeks have penetrated Priluk, 30 miles from Angora. Agreement is Reached. Mexico City. ? The presidents of American oil companies having large interests in Mexico reached an agreement with the Mexican government upon taxation and other quetions in dispute. Lost Airplane Located. Mexico City. ? An airplane which had disappeared while making a flight from Tampico to this city with two passengers, was located in an isolated mountain district, far from the railroad. ?w SCENE OF INTENSE ACTIVITY From Every Section of the Two Carolina* Come Reports of a Steady Increase in Public Interest. Charlotte, N. C.?The Made-in-Carolinas Exposition is rapidly assuming the physical form it will have on opening day, September 12. More than 200 exhibitors now are busily engaged in placing their exhibits, which will show for the first time under one roof more than 3,000 different articles of merchandise made by North Carolina and South Carolina plants. The interior of the great building, now beautifully decorated in black, yellow and white, is a scene of intense and varied activity. Scores of work men employed by the exhibitors are engaged in uncrating exhibit material, ranging from saw mills to tiny jewels of great value. Many other workmen, members of Building Manager Bryant's staff, are mingling with the others in the discharge of their duties of co-operation and assistance. While these scenes are re-enacted daily at the building, the up-town offices of the exposition are crowded with exhibitors and business men who come to discuss the multitude of matters pertaining to so great an undertaking. From every section of the two Carolinas come daily reports of a steady increase in public interest, land it is now estimated that the attendance will approach the 100,000 total. Reorganize Air Service, Washington.?Reorganization of the army air service at reduced strength was announced by the war department. Twenty-one detachments, including heavier-than-air units, supply and school organizations, were ordered demobilized. Hickson Made Moderator. Spartanburg. S. C.?Rev. F. C. Hickson, of Gaffney, S. C., who was convicted in the federal court in 1918 of violation of the espionage act and sentenced to 4ix months imprisonment, was elected moderator of the Broad River Baptist association. Unemployment Assembly Sept. 15. Washington?Assembly of President Harding's unemployment conference in Washington by September 15?or by the 20th at the latest?is planned by the administration, Secretary Hoover said. Sealed Indictment Returned. New York.?The federal grand jury has returned a sealed indictment j against 62 alleged violators of the Sherman anti-trust law in the building trades, Col. William Hayward, ! United States attorney, announced. Pan-American Postal Rates. Buenos Aires. ? Argentina's proposition granting various countries freedom of action regarding postal rates j between American nations has been approved by the commission of the Pan-American postal congress. Greeks Condemn Spy to Death. Smyrna, Asia Minor. ? An Italian merchant named Alberto Penzo, has been condemned to death by a Greek i court martial for acting as a spy for the Turks. Hardings Will Attend. Washington. ? President and Mrs. Harding will attend memorial services for the late King Peter, of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, to be held here at St. Alban's Church. j General Wood Accepts Post. Manilla. ? Major General Leonard j Wood announced his acceptance of the post of Governor General of the Philippines .tendered to him by PresiU'jrHinc UUUt A At*, i v* . Roads Could Use Million Men. New York.?Employment of 1,000,000 men by the railroads of the United States would follow the passage by congress of the Townsend-Wlnslow i railroad funding bill, Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing director of the war finance corporation, asserted in a statement. He said he believed his estimate of 1,000,000 men was conservative. A considerable part of the existing ' unemployment, he said, is due to the position in which the railroads find themselves short of funds. Nine Ships Offered for Sale. Washington.?The nine ships temporarily allocated to the United I Stales Man sieanisnip cuiupauy ?c?c offered for sale or charter in one lot as "a going concern," it was said at the shipping board. Eight Communist Leaders Killed. Riga. ? Eight Russian communist leaders at Petrograd have been assassinated within the last two months, in connection with the "white terrorist" plot, it was revealed by Leon Trotzky in a speech. Obregon Opposed to Treaty. Mexico City. ? The signing of a treaty with the United States is contrary to Mexican constitutional precepts in that it creates special privileges for America, according to Obregon's message to congress. Weeks Studying Ford's Offer. Washington.?ueporis oy experts as to the operation of the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate plant and dams under the proposal submitted by Henry Ford were placed before Secretary Weeks for study. No Agreement on Food Relief. Paris.?The international commission for relief in Russia created by the supreme council to co-ordinate the relief work of all natons has not been able to bring the countries together in a unified plan of action. Bandholtz Commands Troops. Charleston. W. Va.?The recommendation that federal troops be sent into the disturbed area of West Virginia having been granted by the war department, Brigadier General H. H. j Bandholtz will be in command. COTTON PROSPECTS " LOWESTjl[ RECORD" REDUCTION OF MILLION BALES SHOWN IN THE DECLINE IN P CONDITIONS FOR AUGUST. a p NOW 7,037,000 BALES CROP I it F Production Was Forecast a Month Ago c< at 8,203,000 Bales, Based on the '' Condition of Crop on July 25. P fi w Washington.?Decline in the condition of the cotton crop during August1 j | caused a reduction of 1,106,000 bales 11] in the estimated final production as j e compared with the amount forecast h | a month ago. a Production this year was forecast c] at 7,037,000 bales of 500 pounds gross 1 bv the deDartment of agriculture, t< which based its estimate on the condi- t< I tion of August 25, which was 49.3 u 1 per cent of normal, forecasting a yield 8, of 127.0 pounds per acre. h The production was forecast a jj 1 month ago at 8,203,000 bales, based tl on the July 25 condition of the crop, j j which was 64.7 per cent of a normal, i w I Last year's crop was 13,439,603 bales 0 land the August 25th condition was1 s: : 67.5 per cent of a normal. The av-|C( lerage condition cf the crop on Au-i gust 25 for the ten years, 1911-20, is: j 67.7 per cent. ,, Strong Advance in Cotton. n New York. ? Cotton advanced to rr new high levels for the season on pub- .d lication of the government crop re- a: port here. December sold at 17.55 ann | ii 'January at 17.40 representing about; ir $8.50 a bale advance. Heavy realizing b finally checked the advance and the i . market eased off a trifle. Armed Force Always Needed. "i Washington. ? President Harding, G speaking at the fall term of the open- l ing of the Army War College, de- r< clared that "no matter where the best h aspirations of the world lead us, there ti never may be a time without the nei cessity of armed forces." Ford's is Rich Company. c< Lansing. Mich, ? The Ford Motor n ! company has in the neighborhood or ai $54,000,000 in cash in the bank, ac- ol i cording to a report tendered the de- ai partment of state here. The report;a: has not been officially accepted, be-j cause of minor errors Further Irish Conference. | w Dublin. ? It was authoritatively e; stated here that the reply is an ac-,ei ceptance of the invitation of Mr. ai j Lloyd George for a further confer- b: ence in London. No plenipotentiaries ir have yet been nominated, however. Expect Martial Law. Charleston, W. Va. ? When state, fi officials reached their offices and; a glanced at reports from Logan coun- j tl ty, they expressed the opinion that ai martial law in Logan and other near- di by counties was inevitable. Water Consigned to Greece. Philadelphia.?United States treasury department agents came here to, investigate charges that water had a} been substituted for whiskey in 100! barrels consigned to the government ; of Greece. To Rewrite House Tax Bill. tl Washington.?Decision was reach- ol ed by the senate finance committee to k rewrite the house tax bill so as to a include in one document every inter- R nal revenue law on the statute books. New Alaskan Gold Fields. Anchorage, Alaska.?Receding tides L I in the Gulf of Alaska, on Turnagain ai arm, have revealed a five-foot vein m of gold quartz assaying about $100 r< ! to the ton. according to reports. tl is U. S. Buys Submarine Motors. si Geneva.?It is announced that the i ci engineering firm of Sulzer at Winter- jn thur, has received an order from the a American government for $5,000,000 b; worth of Diezl motors for submarines, w Los Angeles Limited Held Up. Salt Lake City.?The Los Angeles Limited of the Union Pacific railroad | A was held up by two masked and armed d robbers near Clearfield, nine miles i .Y 'south of Ogden. All the male pas- r: sengers were robbed. Another Period of Terror. Belfast. ? Although the truce be- o tween the discordant factions is be-Jo 1 ing completely observed throughout > si I the remainder of Ireland. Belfast p again experienced another period of ti terror from gunmen and snipers. tl Wife Stands by Husband. Washington. ? Mrs. Walter Krout, whose husband of two weeks is under. R arrest, charged with forgery, declared d that she would stand by him in his si : fight for freedom. ! C jb Will Settle Jap-U. S. Matters. Tokio. ? The Japanese foreign office has received advices, according to Tokio newspapers, indicating that the n points at issue between Japan and rr the United States over the control of it 'the island of Yap would soon be set- V j tied. v Two Aviators Are Killed. Hampton. Va. ? Cadet Aviators ' Adolph Ferenchak of Brooklyn, N. Y., jL , and Samuel C. Chapkowitz of Pater-I fi ! son, N. J., were kiiicu wucn men ?w-j ? ; plane was wrecked near the flying b ; field. I No Alarm Felt Over Wheat. Washington.?No cause for serious p alarm is apparent at present over tbe:V prospect of the world's wheat supply, la although the situation is not so satlr- d factory as was expected during the n , first part of the current season. jii /ILL MAKE NO EXTHA CHARGE g : Was Found Impossible to Provide Through Cars From the City to the Exposition Grounds. Charlotte. N. C. ? The Southern C,H ublic Utilities company and the P. & 1 f. railway have jointly acceded to the ppeal of the Made-in-Carolinas Exosition directorate for special street ar service from a transfer station t the Standard Oil company's plant > the door of the exposition building, III was announced upon authority of 'resident Marshall, of the Utilities ampany, and E. Thomasson, of the Ot '. & N. Every effort will be made < y these companies in co-operation to rovide quick transportation to and -om the exposition for the thousands ho are expected to attend this event. A supplementary announcement by 1 , C. Patton, executive secretary ot le exposition, pointed out that this xtra service will be provided without ^ ope of compensation, and at a prob- Se .... inss " qo nn Pxfrn w i uie vci/ uca?j iuoo, barge will be made for the transfer. eri It was decided upon as impossible "n j provide through cars from the city ) the exposition because of the un- no sual manner in which, by way of exj everal switches, physical connection i made with the Chadwick-Hoskins An ne and the P. & N. railway spur to ma le exposition building. v,i Another street car line, the Third s'c ard line, will carry exposition visit- 1,0 rs within a few blocks of the expo- A" ition, the nearest point being at the ec* orner of Palmer and Mint streets. nei vo th< Cuba Threatened by Tariff. sjE Washington. ? Tariffs proposed in le Fordney bill "threaten the eco- tJo omic stability of the Cuban govern- An lent," Minister De Cespedes of Cuba th( eclared recently in a formal memor- ha ndum presented to Secretary Hughes c^, 1 behalf of the Cuban government ilssion representing growers of toacco, sugar and other products. Ru Jail Delivery Frustrated. Chicago.?An alleged attempt by a Qff trusty" in the county jail to free . ene Gary, Carl Wanderer and Frank igreni, under sentence of death, was ^ jvealed by jail authorities after they Ru ad discovered a partly completed mnel through one of the jail walls. f Bold Statement by Official. Nashville. ? E. B. Craig, retiring ^ jllector of internal revenue for Tenessee, told members of a local club t a luncheon that at least 65 per cent ^ f the officers of the law in this state wr re co-operating with moonshiners nd bootleggers. Knickers for Women. ^ Chicago.?One of Chicago's largest ^ holesale clothing houses for men are c xtensively advertising knickerbock- u rs for women for general wear. The c' Jvertisements point out the desiraility of knickers for women for busless and street wear. 1 An ZR Would Use German Property. CO11 Washington.?Recommendation thai now in the nossession of the . ei * hp lien Property Custodian be used in le settlement of American claims gainst Germany was made to Presient Harding by Custodian Miller. wii Cotton Prices Break. jn New York.?A heavy selling move ye. lent in cotton by commission houses ^ ad others broke prices $5 a bale tc e(j le basis of 15.92 for January. Bu Dirigible Balloon Is Burned. New York. ? Dirigible balloon D-6, 1 le largest American naval airship tu? f its type, the blimp H-L and the toi ite balloon A-P were destroyed by wii fire which also razed the hangar at tai ockaway Point naval air station. mi of Unemployment is on the Wane. Washington.?The year swings into abor Day with American industry ] t last in quickened step. Unemploy- Fn lent is definitely on the wane. Sec- Gr 3tary Davis' estimated army of more me lan 5,000,000 idle has shrunk. Credit 13 i easier than it has been at any time ince the peak of high prices. The ast of living has tumbled far. The ] iilroads are making money and mills Sn nd fwtnrifis are gradually coming foi ack to something resembling normal yei orking conditions. En Another American's Body Found. Hull, Eng.?The body of still another merican who was killed in the ZR-2 Co isaster was found. It was that ol wi iaurice Law of Greensboro, N. C.P a foi igger. col Water Famine is Imminent. Raleigh, N. C.?Partial suspension 1 f pumping operations at night and jnt rders stopping use of water for con- sh< truction purposes and preventing em lumbers from making new connec- of ons are the latest steps taken by gpi te city to stave off a water famine. Fl< Two Men Electrocuted. Trenton, N. J.?Frank J. James and 1 aymond W. Schuek, both of Cam- 59; en. N. J., were electrocuted at the trj tate prison here for the murder last yei ictober of David S. Paul, a Camden fjn ank messenger. an U. C. V.'s Invited to Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Following a ieeting of representative business rnii len here it was voted to extend an jJP ivitation to the United Confederate gj, eterans to hold their annual con- Up ention here. $g( Body of Maxfield Recovered. London.?The body of Commander < ,ouis H. Maxfield, commanding of st? cer of the American contingent, whc cr( as killed in the ZR-2 disaster, has a(j, ecn recovered. no joi Workers Reach Agreement. Cleveland - An agreement has heen FMiched here between the National | Window Glass Workers' association c?n nd the National Association of Win |j;i ow Glass Manufacturers when thr Ine nion accepted a 28 per cent reduction j wages. ANKERS' DAY AT | THEJXPOSITION IAIRMAN OF RESERVE BOARD //ILL ATTEND THE MADE-INCAROLINAS SHOW. I0USAND BANKERS EXPECTED her Prominent Speakers, Including Senator Simmons, Expected to Address the Gathering. Charlotte, N. C.?Governor W. P. G. rding, of Federal Reserve Board; \ W. McLean, former chairman of i War Finance Corporation, and nator Simmons of North Carolina, 11 deliver addresses before a gathng here of bankers of North Caroa, September 23, at the Made-in- ; rolinas Exposition, it was an- j unced at the executive offices of the position. Word H. Wood, president of the aerican Trust company, and chair- ! m of entertainment for that day, 11 forward to 1,000 bankers and buless men cf the Carolinaa invitans to attend as the guests of the lerican Trust company. It is expect- ; that 500 to 1,000 bankers and busi- 1 ss men will attend. Four notable ' calists who will be appearing on 3 exposition musical programs will ig at this banquet. The announcement at the exposing offices gave Mr. Wood and the lerican Trust company credit for 3 working out of the plans for the nkers' day. Mr. Wood also will have arge of all plans for the banquet. Generals Ask for Work. Montpelier, France.?One hundred issian refugees recently answered advertisement of a vineyard owner ering temporary work at grape :king. Fifty of them were engaged, long whom the owner was astoundto find three formor generals of the ssian imperial army. Give Ministers Divorce Power. Pampa, Fla. ? Placing the divorce wer in the hands of the ministers o Join the couples together was adcated in a sermon by Rev. W. F. nkle, pastor of the First Methodist urch and one of the best known iters and ministers in the South. C 1 \A7/M,nr4..rf sjcvci a i rci ov/no ?? wmumwwi Berlin. ? Several persona, among ?m "children, were wounded by maine gun Are and hand grenades ring fighting at Coburg between po9 and agitators. Ship American Bodies Home. lull. ? The bodies of the sixteen, lericans, who lost their lives in the :-2 disaster, having all been revered, will be placed aboard a train re for Plymouth, where they will transferred to the British cruiser untless for the journey home. Oil Fields of Argentina. A'ashington. ? Argentina oil fields 11 see a much greater development the next few years than in the 13 irs since the first well was drilled, } commerce department was advisby Consul General Robertson at enos Aires. Horse a Memory Within Decade. N'ew York.?"The horse will be virilly only a subject for natural his y museum in the United States ' thin a decade," F. W. Fenn, secre y of the national motor truck comttee, National Automobile Chamber Commerce, declared. Sadi Lecointe Wins Flight. Brescia, Italy.?Sadi Lacointe, the ench aviator, won tne aviauuu and Prix, flying three hundred kiloitres 1186.41 miles) in one hour, minutes and 9 seconds. Woman Magistrate Here. Mew lork. ? Sir George Fisherlith and his wife, who is one of the tr women magistrates appointed a ar ago hy the iord chancellor of j gland, have arrived from Kngland. Coolidge's Platform Collapses. Williamsburg, Mass.?Vice-President olidge and ten other men escaped thout injury when a speaker's plat m on which they were standing [lapsed here. Better Industrial Conditions. Washington.?Some improvement in iustrial conditions in the South is own in the monthly survey of the j iployment service of the department ' labor for August. The brightest ot in the South appears to be in jnua. Heavy Decrease in Exports. Washington.?The decrease of $1,2,000,000 in the value of the counr's exports during the last fiscal ar as compared with 1920 was coned to trade with Europe, Canada d Japan. Manager of Theater Killed. Jacksonville, Fla.?George S. Hickin, manager of the Palace theater re, was instantly killed when a man ring his name as Frank Rollins held and robbed the cashier's office of )0. Membership is Increased. Chicago?Membership in the United ites Grain Growers, Inc., was in- j jased last week to 8.115, with the rlition of 1,466 farmers, it was anunced. Twenty more elevators ned the movement. Dr. Jeremiah Smith Dead. Cambridge, Mass. ? Dr. Jeremiah lith, professor of lawemeritus at irvard university, and the senior i mher of the faculty, died at St. An?ws, N. If. He was born at Exeter, H , in 1S37. COMING FAIR AT ORANGEBURG I Attractive Premium List is Just Off the Press, Has Illustrated Cover, Contains Nine Departments. Orangeburg.?The premium list of the Orangeburg County Fair, which will be held on November 8, 9, 10 and 11, hus been issued from the press and is ready for distribution. This is an attractive book, carrying on its front cover a picture of "Hig Orange," a famous Poland China boar of the big bone type. The book also carries nine different departments. The premium list of the swine department has been revised and enlarged and now carries attractive premiums, totaling $1,500. Orangeburg county is well stocked with pure bred hogs and it is assured that this department will be well filled wth one of the best exhibits of purebred hogs seen in this state this year. The premiums for the cattle department has also been revised and enlarged. and it is expected that thin department will be well filled. The Orangeburg County Fair offers this year over $9,000 in premiums and purses, and on account of labor being plentiful and the people having plenty of time to prepare the exhibits, it if. fully expected that the fair this year will offer to its patrons the most complete line of exhibits in the different departments that has been offered n 11 van ra nf ovlatonpft Greenville.?Walter and Carl Bowers, father and son. who were placed on trial in the court of general sessions for the murder of Andy Wells, a young farmer, of Travelers Rest, were found guilty of manslaughter with recommendation to mercy by a jury that deliberated over three hours. Andy Wells died two days after he was struck about the head and chest in a fight he had with Walter and Carl Bowers in a garage at Travelers Rest on May 7, last. The fatal blow was inflicted with an iron axle. Fort Mill.?The First National Bank of Fort Mill, through its president, Col. Thomas B. Spratt, Is arranging for a party of farmers of this community to go to the lQwer section of South Carolina next week for the purpose of inspecting fields of cotton which the boll weevil has destroyed, in an effort to get first hand information about the weevil and its work, with the idea of combatting the pest intelligently when the occason arises in this section, as it is believed will be the case next year. Charleston.?W. Banks Dove, secretary of state, has filed in the circuit court here an action on behalf of the commonwealth of South Carolina for the escheating of an estate consisting of 15 acres of land in the upper portion of ths county, for which, it is alleged, there are no heirs at law or by will. It has been many years since such an action was brought in the local court. Chester.?The first bale of new cotton sold in Chester was bought here Ktr tho s M .Tonus comoanv. It was raised by W. R. Hair og the Halseville section. The grade was good middling. Price paid was 15 cents per pound. The first bale came in last year September 3 and brought 30 centa. " ^ Lancaster?The Charlotte road fror^ Lancaster to the North Carolina line, 20 miles, has been completed and the chaingang force moved to another part of the county. This road has been top-soiled and is classed by many people who have used it as the best dirt road they ever saw. Manning.?The first bale of new cotton was brought in by W. T. Briggs and sold to W. G. King at 16 cents per pound. Mr. Briggs has an extensive farm and last year made 18? bales on 125 acres. On the same acreage this year he will gather probably 25 bales. Rock Hill.?The Rock Hill unit of the Highland Park Manufacturing company has resumed operations, after having been idle since June 1, when the operatives walked out in unison with the operatives of the Charlotte units of the company. Howel's Ferry Route Adopted. York.?Definite decision to adopt the Howel's ferry route in preference , to the Sutton Springs road as the , York to Sharon link of York county's western highway from the county seei to the Cherokee line, was reached at , a joint meeting of the county board of commissioners and the western road commission in the courthouse, 'rtie cheaper cost of the Howel's Fee ry route in comparison with that by Sutton Springs was the cause of the former winning out. Boll Weevil Infests York. York.?Reports from all over York county indicate that the boll weevil has almost completed his occupation of York county. Only the townships along the northern border are free of the pest, and the outlook is that they will be invaded within a week or t"*o. Despite the large area covered by the weevil, its numbers are not ( large enough to mat^Hallv injure the | , frnn (hia VPSr. it is thOUgllt. ' The outlook Is dark for another sea- 1 K'tfi. however, and farmers are much , concerned. ( Caffney May .Have Daily Paper. OsfTney. ? The OJaffney Ledger is now an eieht-pa*re. seven-ealumn sheet i Instead of a six-column issue as heretofore. Kdltor DeCamp says that his j new press, a Duplex, has a capacity , of 4,000 papers per hour, and that it Is , a great improvement over the Hubet f which he has just discarded. This is | the fourth press which The Ledger ( has installed since it was established in Oaffney. There is a demand on the j part of the people of Gaffney for a ( daily publication. i ( WEEVIL DISPERSED OVER WHOLE STATE THE PEST IS MORE NUMEROUS AND DISTRIBUTION WIDER OWING TO MILD WINTER. COVER CROP IS REST WEAPON Period of Dispersion, says Professor Conradi, the Entomologist of Clemson College Until Advent of Frost. Celmson College?The boll weevil, bo long as there Is food available In the cotton field, does very little migrating during the spring and summer. but beginning about the middle of August, the pest is seized by the migration instinct and begins a period of dispersion which continues until stopped by the first killing frost. This, says Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomologist, explains to farmers why they have been observing a greater number of weevils in their fields during the last week or ten days than at any previous time. The weevil is now over the entire state, specimens having been eent in by farmers from the extreme upper portions of the Piedmont section. Although the weevils are more numerous than we expected, because of mild winter, every farmer should put forth his best efforts to destroy the weevils* winter homes. This destruction consists in cleaning up terraces, ditch banks, fence rows, the edges of woods, neglected orchards, and other places where the weevil may find proper shelter. v Cover crops offer one of the best weapons in a weevil fight, because v?oi^aci tkair qtrHniltiipnl vdIiia in nre ucniuco Liivn up* .vu.vm. v.. venting washing and leaching, and in adding vegetable matter, they serve as a powerful cleansing crop whicu destroys the weevils' winter quarters most effectively. Greenville.?As a result of the recent "clean-up drive" among ex-service men in Greenville and Pickens counties. 39 ex-service men were sent to government hospitals. 728 ex-service men were interviewed and 218 new claims for compensation were <31ed, according to the report of the drive made by Fred W. Graham, service officer of the Greenville post of the American Legion. Greenwoods?The 31st session of Bailey Military institute will begin Tuesday, September 13, with every room in the barracks occupied. In spite of the financial depression, applications on file show a marked increase over former years and prospects are unusually bright for a very successful year. York.?The dying request of William Patton, a widely known negro citizen of the East View section, that his body be allowed to stand upright in the grave rather than rest in a recumbent position, accounted for a strange burial at Pineville church, eight miles east of York. His wish was observed. Chester.?One of the most remarkable religious services ever conducted here was that held upon the lawn of ? -i v -.1. 10V the First Baptist cnurcu v> I1UU new members, who had united with that denomination since April, whet* the Rev. Robert G. Lee, Ph. D.. assumed the pastorate of that church, were given a special welcoming service. Charleston.?Chief J. w. Mcintosh of Hartsville and Chief R. S. Hood, of Sumter, members of the South Carolina State Firemen's association testimonial committee, presented Chief Louis Behrens, president of the firemen's organization, with a handsome gold watch, a token of love and affection. Newberry?The primary election in this county to fill the vacancy in the house of representatives caused by the death of George S. Mower resulted in the election of Eugene S. Blease. w. his only opponent being H. H. Evans. York Farm^s Holding Cotton. York.?Despite the spectacular rise In the price of cotton within the last few days, causing it to reach 15 cents, York farmers with cotton in the warehouses are not offering it for sale, according to local buyers. The belief seems general that the price will continue to advance, as the reports of a short crop over the- entire- cotton belt. The York cotton crop has de teriorated considerably within the past week, according to many farmers from widely separated localities. Improvements at Wlnthrop. Rock Hill.?The fall term of the 1921-22 session of Wlnthrop college, the South Carolina College for Women will begin September 21, and the capacity of the institution will be taxed to acommodate the young ladies who have applied for admission. With the completion of the new dormitory, 1, 250 students can be accommodated. The old dormitories and administration buildings are being overhauled und put in spic and span condition fog the beginning of the term. Narrow Escape of Four Women. Charleston.?K6ur young women, all pf Charleston, who were In Sullivan's Island surf had a narrow escape from a strong undertow, it became known here, and were rescued just in time. They were enjoying the breakers when they found themselves unable to maintain a footing, and but for a timely alarm given by a beach resilent they mikht have been swept to sea. All were revived after being brought to shore, although they were exhausted by their struggle with th? ravaa, * ?