Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, September 29, 1921, Image 3
COUNTY OFFICIALS
FORM STATE BODY
AUDITORS AND TREASURERS OF
STATE HOLD INTERESTING
MEETING AT COLUMBIA.
WANT A NEW PENALTY SYSTEM
Resolution Adopted Calls on Legislature
to Provide a Straight 5 Per
Cent Penalty on Defaulters.
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Columbia.
Severe attacks on the present tax
system of the state which was char*
caterized as antiquated and burdensome
and the adoption of a resolution
calling for radical changes in the
method of penalties on tax payers
who do not meet their obligations in
t<me, featured the organization meeting
of auditors and treasurers.
, Following a two hour session in
the afternoon, which was spirited at
times by the discussions in reference
to tax matters, the asociation of county
Auditors and treasurers of South
Carolina was formed. t
The afternoon session developed a e
spirited discussion on several topics, ^
mainly the penalty question and the j,
matter of too much revenue being de- ?
pended upon from the property tax. j
Both these discussions were caried j
into the night and the penalty situation
was hammered from all sides. T.
M. McMichael of Orangeburg offered p
a resolution, which was adopted in its
essentials after being amended, call- ?
ing on the legislature to change the t
present method of assesing penalties, t
The resolution asks for a straight 5 J
per cent penalty to be placed Janu- *
arv 1 and after fin days executions go I
into the hands of'the sheriff under
the terms of the resolution. The legis- c
lative committee was instructed to ap- c
pear before the proper committees in I
the.general assembly and to see it v
this change could be made. 1
Signature Campaign Extended . f
At a meeting of the organization
committee of the "outh Carolina Cot- r
ton Growers' Co-operative association t
it was decided to ex'end the campaign I
for signatures to the contract at once f
into the counties of York. Richland, j
# Darlington. Lancaster. Greenwood, c
Dorchester. Lexington. Chester, Dil- a
Ion .Marlboro. Kershaw, Oconee Newberry
McCormick. I^ee. Laurens, Calhoun.
Greenville. Pifkens and Saluda.
The committee exnressed delight at
the progress being made in the cam- *
paign and complete confidence was
expressed that the 400.000 bales necessarv
to make the contract effective
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would tie signed neiore amy 1,
the final date named in the contract. ?
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Orders to National Guard. c
Federal recognition has been extended
by the war department, mlli- 8
tia bureau, to Col Treiawney E. Mar9
chant, comanding the FirBt regiment. E
South Carolina National Guard, orders
to this effect being issued by the h
adjutant general The recognition 1<
was with the understanding that if p
the entire First regiment is not com- r
pleted by October 23 it will be with- t
drawn. s
Federal recognition was also ex- 1
tended to Capt. HRliard B. Thomas, c
medical corps. Wh'tmire. First regi- a
ment. and to Capt. E. E. Stuck, dental i
corps. Newberry, First regiment. I
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Clarke and Flenni''en Resign.
W. A. Clarke, chairman of the com- .
mission in control -?f the Confederate
home, and D. R. Henniken. a member T
of the commission, both submitted
their resignations to the governor.
"When asked as to the cause for their t
resignations neither member would
make any statement, but it is said ^
.nmo rliQriicqion in the commis
sion effused the resignations. *
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Third Y. M. C. A. Conference.
Thp third annual state Y. M. C. A. '
conference for older boys will he held
in Columbia December 3. 4 and 5, f
when approximately 3ft0 high school I
boys from a'l over <5outh Carolina will f
be the guests of h? city association '
and of the chamber of commerce,
which la*er will give a banquet to f
the boys December 2 at the Y M. C. A. (
gymnasium. T
Sales of Tobacco Less. f
Tobacco sales in South Carolina
reached a total of 43.021.024 pounds i}
durintr August as compared with oft.- 1
4M.7ft2 pounds for the corresponding 15
k month last year, acording to the Au- j t
gu<t *-eport issued bv the state de- 1 (
pnrtm?n' of agriculture, commerce
and industries. The total price paid I
. for this nonndage 'or the past month 1
was $3,235 575.34 last year, a decrease tc
/ >f nr>r>rnvimntelv Jft.ftftft.ftfH) received 1
this year. f
The average pr*re paid last month | t
was ?12.1rt a hundred. 11
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Resicination and Commission. '
Adjutant Gene^l Grant accepted
the resignation rf Second Lieut. (\ J
Downire Hlounr. Pattery A. field artil- f
lerv. Georgetown The resignation t
was accepted at '.he request of Lieu- I
tenant Plount. An ele'-tion to fill the \
vacancy caused by t^e resignation i
was ordered bv the adjutant general
to be held on the n -xt drill night after t
m the receipt of th*> order. <
Orders were alro isued commission- (
in? Lucius D. M-t-hews second lieutenant
of fomnany I. South Carolina t
National Guard. Rack Hill. <
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No Motorcclcs in 6 Counties. (
Six counties in South Carolina have
no motorcvcles within their bottn- t
daries. according to motor vehicle li- 1
cen.-e registration figures compiled by t
the state highway department. These t
ffues sho'" that not a single motor- *
cycle h is been registered from Ram- t
1 err. Barnwdl. C'lhoun. Jasper, Mc- t
Cormick and York f
Ann her interesting fac t disclosed 1
by the registration figures, compiled t
* through August 31. is that in Rerkr- t
ley county onlv one automoyile dea? t
?r ts registered |
National Grand Allotments.
National Guard allotments for
5outh Carolina for the present flsc:?4
fear give the state only a few units
o be organized. As announced by
Adjutant General Grant the allotnents
are: One engineer battalion,
me motor transport company and
me coast artillery company. These
mits include the entire allotment
rom the war department, militia bi?eau,
for the state up until June 30,
.922.
General Grant said that several apdications
to organize a battery of
ield artillery had been received from
lifferent sections of the state and he
s trying to get the government to
aange the engineer battalion to an
trtillery battery. He has received no
leflnite answer yet. but hopes that
he war department will make the
hange as it is believed the artillerd
tnit can he organized much more
eadily than the engineer unit.
General Grant, who has just reurned
from his vacation, has also received
notices from the government
hat .he use of parts of Camp Jackson
as storage places for the guard
n this state can not be allowed. Use
>f the rifle range for the guard will
>e permitted, the war department adrises.
.ast of Camp Jackson.
With the completion of the abaalonment
of Camp Jackson *with the
exception of a small garrison to proect
government property, Col. Jackion,
commander of the cantonment,
innounced that the government was
eady to lease the site for residential
>r industrial projects to a responsible
essee. The lease would only be termnated
by war.
Jew Firms Chartered.
The Men's Shop of Charleston, a
;eneral clothing firm, was chartered
>y the secretary of state with a capial
stock of $10,000. Officers are:
Joseph H. Cohen, president; Morris
tubin, vice president and treasurer;
Jarry R. Freeman, secretaryThe
Planters Gin & Trading Co.,
>f Greenville was chartered with a
:apital stock of $5,000. Officers are:
2. B. Rhodes, president and treasirer;
S. V. Taylor, vice president;
J. D. Ferrell, secretary.
tfay Suspend Magistrate.
Governor Cooper issued an order
equiring Magistrate J. E. Higgins of
he Fifth and Fourteenth districts of
'airfield county to show cause beore
him why he should not be suslended
from office. Charges of mis:onduct
in office have been preferred
igainst the magistrate.
rax Payers in Trouble.
Two or mree numireu mwuc ?.?.?
tayers in South Carolina will be fore
d to pay the remainder of the tax
hey owe because of their failure to
aeet the third installment on time,
t was said at the internal revenue
offices. The third installment was
lue September 15 and the majority
if those paying on the four installments
plan met their obligation, but
ome 200 or 300 did not.
istablish Loan Headquarters.
Announcement of the opening of
eadquarters in Columbia for the
oaning of money for farming purloses
in South Carolina under the agicultural
credits acts was made by
he committee appointed for this
rate by the war finance corporation.
Temporary headquarters will be loated
at the Palmetto National bank
ind all application blanks and other
nformation can be obtained from W.
^atta Law, Jr., secretary of the coranittee.
iheck Flasher Arrested.
Henry A. Koch of Carlstadt, N. J.,
vas arrested at Chester on complaint
>f the Gibbes Machinery company,
vho claimed that the stranger obained
a car on the payment of a
heck which was not honored by the
iank. SherifT Heise sent a special
ifficer to Chester to bring Koch and
he machine to Columbia.
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\ttractive Fair Permiums.
Many attractive premiums nre ofered
to growers of fine hogs in the
)remimu list of the South Carolina
itate fair, which will be held October
14-28.
The total of the premiums, exclulive
of the premium offered members
)f the boys' pig club department, ia
rell above the $8,000 mark.
Motor License Plates Bought.
The Pres-Teel Manufacturing and
Enameling company of Cincinnati has
>een formally awarded the contract
or the manufacturing of the 1922 moc
r vehicle license plates for South
Carolina.
Ttie contract calls for 113.850
dates, the automobile plates to cost
'.84 cents each and those for motor ycles
4.75 cents each. This will
iring the total cost to around $ 10.0'?0
is compared with $19,000 last year.
Ml the plates must be delivered by
December 1.
'Good Night" to the Artillery.
For the last time, perhaps, for
ears, the streets of Columbia will respond
to the rumble of army vehicles
he blare of military bands and the
)eculiar concatenation of sounds
vhich acoinpanv the movement of an
trtillery reginipnt.
The departure of this unit signals,
is it were "Good Night" for the
amp. and the occasion will be mark
>d with some ceremnoy.
The regiment will be reviewed from
he balcony of the Imperial hotel by
3ov. R. A. Cooper.
Same Will be Plentiful.
With the approach of real fall
veather hunters over the state are
ooking forward to a great season in
he fields and those who have already
rone forth on short trips say the
jame will he plentiful. Although
he season for hunting a number of
tame animals has already opened, so
ar as the law is concerned, only a
imited number of hunters have enered
the field except for doves as
he weather is far from 'right." as
he term is construed ly men who
ollow the dog.
1?View of Travis and esc. Alary'
flood. 2?Caskets of the American v
home. ?Mrs. Raymond Robins abc
Women In Geneva.
NEWS REVIEW UF
CURRENT EVENTS
Congress Reconvenes and the
Senate Is Confronted With
Plenty of Work.
PEACE TREATIES SUBMITTED
Revised Tax Bill Reported But Not Before
Radical "Drys" Get Into Action?Tentative
Agenda for Arms
Conference?Serbia and Albania
Fighting.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Congress Is In session again, with
the house marking time while the senate
tries to catch up. There is a tremendous
lot of Important legislation
before the senators, and President
Harding, through Senator Watson of
Indiana, warned them that they must
j speed up. not only for the benefit of
the nation but in order that ttepunncan
campaign promises may be redeemed.
As a starter the President
submitted the treaties with Germany,
Austria and Hungary, without a special
message but with the understanding
that they shall be ratified before
the conference on limitation of armaments
opens In November.
The treaties were referred to the
foreign relations committee and the
old opposition of the irreconcilables,
led by Senator Borah, developed at
once. It centered on the section reserving
to the United States the right
to have a representative on the reparations
commission. Borah contended
that if this right were exercised this
country would become involved immediately
in the reparations dispute
that forms the crux of the present
European problems.
At the first session Senator Penrose
reported the tax bill as revised by
the finance committee and he said he
would seek to keep it before the senate
continuously until it is disposed
of. Next day the measure was called
up for consideration. It may be two
weeks before a final vote is taken on
It. Senator Gerry was given permission
to file a minority report for the
Democratic members of the committee
within seven days, and Senator La Kollette
was accorded the same time to
hie his dissenting views.
The senate calendar, in addition to
this tax bill and the treaties, contains
such important measures as the
tariff hill, the .<"<>0.000.000 railroad
funding bill, the Borah bill to exempt
American coastwise vessels from payment
of I'anama canal tolls and the
bill authorizing the President and secretary
of the treasury to refund the
$11,000,000,000 owed by the allied governments
to the United States. Nevertheless,
in what appears to be utter
disregard of the best interest of the
people, the radical "drys" made an atI
tempt to capture the right of way for
the Campbell-Willis antibeer bill. Senator
Sterling of South Dakota forestalled
Senator Penrose as soon as a
niinmim nhll.Mllul (Itl.l IllftVOll TO
j newal of consideration of that tneusure,
the conference report on it being
the issue. Senator Heed refused to
agree to the fixing of a date for a
vote. The "wets" then renewed their
filibustering luetics, but failed to get
| an adjournment.
From now on there will he no lack
of partisan polities in congress. This
j was made evident on the opening day
when I'at Harrison of .Mississippi en|
tertuined the senate with a violent at1
tuck on the administration in which
| lie asserted it had displayed "pitiable
I inefliciency" and practiced "outrageous
extravagance." He scored the l'resI
ident because he plays golf and spends
| week ends on the Mayflower. The
j immediate cause of Harrison's outburst
1 l>v President
WilN I III." nun - . v?v. ?
Harding to Senator McCortnick of Illinois
recounting the achievements of
tin* Republican party since March 4.
; This, tlcclareii the Mississippian, was
i for tin* purpose of influencing the New
I Mexico senatorial election. Senator
Lodge arose to reply to Mr. Harrison,
i hut contented himself with reading tlie
| returns from New Mexico, showing
FINES 59 AUTOISTS BY PHONE
All of Them Have Seen the Jail
Building, So They Come in
and Pay Up,
Philadelphia.?Fifty-nine motorists
accused of exceeding the speed limit
of tifteen utiles an hour over the
Leech speed trap received their trials
by phone of Justice Leech of l'aoli,
after their names had been learned
via phone and mail front the Motor
License bureuu in llurrisburg. They
LW'I^P Illll'fIBBBBggaa^^ ^^11^.11
s streets. Snn Antonio, when the water ther
ictims of the ZR-2 disaster on the deck of t
>ut to sail for Europe to preside over the
i
that Holm O. Bursum, Republican, had
been elected by a large majority. Mr.
Bursum fills the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Albert Fall for the purpose
of entering the cabinet.
President Harding made two diplomatic
nominations last week. Joseph
Grew, who Is now minister to Denmark,
Is appointed minister to Switzerland
; and Dr. John D. Prime of New
Jersey Is named to fill the post in
Copenhagen. Dr. Prime is a professor
in Columbia university.
The conference summoned by the
President to devise measures to relieve
the stress of unemployment and
business depression is now in session
in Washington. The conferees, who
were selected by Mr. Harding and who
number forty-eight, include Secretary
of Commerce Hoover as chairman and
the country's leading authorities on
economics and Industries. Four women
are among them?Elizabeth Christman
of Chicago and Idc M. Tarbeil,
Mrs. Sarah Conboy and Mary Vnn
Kleeck of New York.
Monthly reports of the bureau of
labor statistics show improved employment
conditions In a number of indusiries.
In nine groups of industry there
were increases in the number of persons
on the payroll In August as compared
to the July payroll and in five a
decrease.
Presumably all the powers Invited
to the conference on limitation of
armaments and Far East questions
have indicated their approval of the
tentative agenda submitted by Secretary
of State Hughes, for an outline
of the proposed outline has been made
public in Washington. It is as follows:
Limitation of naval armament. Basis
of limitation, fulfillment of conditions.
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Rules for control of new agencies of t
warfare. n
Limitation of land armament.
r\ *t.. neln. \
Vursuuns reiuuu& iu vuoiu, |inuciples
to be applied. f
Application to subjects: (A) TerrI- <
torlul integrity; (B) Administrative In- *
tegrlty; (C) Open door. Equality of '
administrative and industrial oppor
tunity; (D) Concessions, monopolies f
and other economic privileges; (E) t
Development of railways; (F) Prefer- I
ential ruilroad rates; (G) Status of
existing commitments.
Questions relating to Siberia. ?
Similar questions relating to China. I
Mandated islands. t
From London comes the regrettable >
news that Premier Lloyd George and 1
Foreign Minister Curzon will not be t
able to come to the conference. Their '
constant attention will be required by I
Great Britain's domestic problems. 1
The prohibition unit of the treasury
department gave the home brewers an
awful jolt last week. To dispose of
unfounded reports that permits were I 1
being issued for home manufacture of
wine and beer, it Issued a statement in
which the following things were declared
illegal:
1. The manufacture of any Intoxicating
beer, wiue or spirits in the 11
home, even for strictly private home 1
consumption.
?. The manufacture of any beer
or wine of any alcoholic content with- 5
out a permit, which permits are not 1
issued to home brewers and wine
makers.
,'i. The sale of any hops or oilier
"makings" to a person without a
permit, which permits are not issued
to home brewers.
Only nonintoxicating fruit juices may
he made without a permit, to the extent
of -IK) gallons.
The railways are facing the prospect
of another big strike, with the probability
of disorder and the open shop
as results. The six federated shop
crafts unions have voted to strike
against the general railroad wage reduction
of July 1. last, hut have deferred
action until the United States
railway labor board promulgates the
working rules it has been considering.
The men are bitterly opposed to many
<>f the decisions already made by the
board. They believe the railroads
want them to strike so that the open
shop may be instituted.
The union carpenters of the Chicago
district, who refused to be a party
to the I.andis arbitration, have voted
to maintain their position, and consequently
the contractors are beginning
were told how constables had timed
them over the eighth of a mile trap
on the Lancaster pike at its intersection
with Valley road.
"Although our speed limit Is fifteen
miles an hour, you were going more
j than thirty an .'lour," said Judge Leech
in every instance. "Your tine is $10 t
ami the costs are $".."0. Come in and i
I pay or seud a check." 1
All of the fifty-nine, like I>avy ]
Crockett's 'possum, caiue down. They t
had read of Mie log stone burn opposite <
the justice's oflice which, it was said, I
e was 20 feet deep, during the great i
he British cruiser that brought them c*
International Congress of Working w
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to employ non-nnlon men. Judge Lan- hi
lis is reconsidering some of the awards g]
lie made, at the request of some trades a<
liiat tiiouglit they got too much the bi
worst of It.
The latest war to break out in this
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peaceful world is between Albanin and ,
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Serbia, and the Immediate objective is
possession of a zone twenty miles long
ind eight deep. The Serb commander:
>n the frontier ordered the Albanians c.
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:o evacuate six towns in that territory,
tnd twenty-four hours later began
lostilitles. Bishop San Noll, Albanian B(
lelegate to the League of Nations, reported
the affair to that body, and M
ater it was secretly considered by the
?ouncil of the league. The Serb dele- 1
?ate was quoted as saying fjlerbla
.vouid not permit the league to Intrude
nto the Albanian question; that the di
mpreine council of the allies must fix d
he frontiers of Albanin and thus Jugo- fi
lavia would be protected and guar- S
niteed by Great Britain and France. le
riiough the actual war In this case c<
nay be comparatively trifling, the mat- w
er is fraught with serious complica- si
ions. Serbia, it is said, plans to cut t<
hrough to the Adriatic by way of b:
rirana, splitting Albania in two, and ei
lopes eventually to absorb the northern
half of that country. Greece Is
credited with an ambition to grab the m
lower hnlf. Itnly stands ready to tl
=eize the naval base and port of Va- tl
ona. which would make the Adriatic
in Italinn lake, and this Is vigorously 0:
ipposed by Great Britain. d;
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The League of Nations admitted p
hree new nations to membership. They
ire Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania,
rhe vote to take them in was unaninous
for the several nations that were |
ipposed refrained from voting. The
council of the league set a precedent ?j
>y referring to the assembly for set- 0
lement the dispute between Poland
ind Lithuania concerning Vilna. '
Intervention In the Greco-Turkish ^
,var was suggested by several delerates
and probably It would be welcomed
by Greece, for her army In
\sia has met with another setback, a
rhe Snlt desert again proved itself an fc
'fficient guard for Angora on the west Ie
ind the Greeks have once more re- cl
Ired to the Sakarla river with the ai
vemalists In hot pursuit. ci
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Of writing many notes there is no
?nd, apparently, In the Irish affair.
>e \aiera wants rue proposed conrer nee
with the British cabinet, hut he sj
vants it on his own terms?that the
rish delegates enter It as representsives
of a sovereign state. From this ^
ittltude he dare not hark down, for
ds own "official" status depends on m
lis firmness. Lloyd George is equnly
intent in denying this demand, and
s fully supported hy the cabinet,
vhose members returned to Scotland d'
vhere the premier was somewhat un- S(
ler the weather at Gnirloch. In one ?
if his latest notes De Valera suggested
hat Britain and Ireland conclude a
'treaty of accommodation and asso- F
iatlon," expressing the belief that tlds in
vould end the dispute forever and enibie
the two nations to settle down in
leace. ; l
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Tlie British official announcement,
tevernl weeks ago, that the Moslem ^
evolt on the Malabar coast of India i
lad been suppressed was premature,
i'tie trouble is about as acute as ever, y
tip ri-hpls control Inrirp districts and. t_.
? I in
xcept where troops are stationed, the
ives and property of r..on-Moslems are
tot safe. The P.ritish authorities in -n(
India have obtained a document callng
on all Mussulmans in India to
lroclaiin complete independence from
3reat Itritain and set up a republic fr
n the event that the Rritish take ac- | jy
ion against the Angora government of p,
Turkey. ai
The greatest industrial catnstrophe j P'
Germany ever experienced occurred j
Wednesday when a large synthetic nl- j
rate plant at Oppau blew up. Probihly
l.fiOO persons were killed, thous- ?"
inds were injured and the entire town ^
,vas destroyed. The shock of the two ^
>xplosions was felt and damage done t efl
kvithin a radius of fifty miles. Among j
lie victims were French troops on j a
:uard duty tit tlie works and others on 1 m
i transport. Oppau Is In the Rhine j *
I'alatinate in ti region that was devel- tr
iped during the war into one of the
next extensive and productive of t'Jerunity's
chemical munition supply dis- |
irlets. 'e
iad been fitted up as a jail to receive
speedsters refusing to pay and they gr
iad no notion of putting in the rest th
jf tiie month in box stalls. ! th
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Killed Child While Chopping Wood, th
Welland, Can.?Mary, infant dnugh- di
:er of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Piper, was te
iceidentally killed by her grandfather, ?r
DanieJ Welland, while lie was chop- Pi
ping wood. The child got In the way ro
if the man, who Is almost blind, and
ivhen he made u stroke with the nx It at
landed on the top of the Villd's head. ^
BOUNQS FQRNEWBERRYCLU6
leal Spot Leased Containing Fifty
Acres With Several Srlngs on it,
and Good Grounds for Golf.
Newberry.?The Newberry Country
ub has leased 50 acres from Welch
'ilbur, near Mr. Wilbur's home, two
id a half miles northwest of New
?rry. It is an ideal place, with sev
al springs on it and a stream ol
esh spring water flowing through it
-including the spot where the Wil
ir brothers had a large flsh pond
>me years ago. There are excellent
rounds for golf links. The place is
(ached from Newberry by the exten
on of Nance street?a good roao
3w and can be made better.
The lease Is for $400 a year, with
te privilege of extending it to 3(
sars. A call is made upon the mem
srs of the club for the first install
ent of $20 of the membership fee
le balance to be paid in eight install
ents of $10 each .beginning Novem
?r 1,
An agreement between Newberry
)unty officials and the state high
ay department to build a bridge
rer the Bush river on the road tc
reenwood, about five miles out from
ewberry, has been reached. The
[ghway department has agreed tc
rant federal aid for the structure tc
jsist the county in erecting the
ridge.
Gaffney.?W. C. McArthur, county
jperintendent of education of Chero
ee county, said that he would have
> employ a secretary to help him
ith his mail since the item was sen!
) the newspapers in regard to th?
lortage of teachers in Cherokee
Mi^tv. Mr. McArthur said he ha<3
3 far received some 40 applications
hlle his deficiency is only 25. "II
loroughly convinces me," said he
that there is nothing like printer's
lk when you want something."
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Lexington.?"Guilty with recommen
ation to mercy" was the directed ver
let in the case against James Bar
eld, Sr., Mrs. Julia Cook. Ira C. Cook
arah Mimie Cook and Henry Whee
sr, charged with the killing of Mar
alius Cook near Steedman severa
eeks ago. Each was sentenced t<
arve life terms in the state peni
sntiary. The dead man was the hus
and of Mrs. Julia Cook and the fath
r of Ira Cook and Mimie Cook.
Batesburg.?What was perhaps th<
lost disastrous fire in the history o:
le town of Batesburg swept the en
re business section on the west sid?
f Granite street with the exceptioi
f three buildings, two of which wen
amaged and the contents badly in
imrf with water. Tlie total loss wil!
robably reach $150,000.
Columbia.?D. W. Alderman, presi
ent of the Alderman Lumber com
any, of Alcolu, in Florence county
ne of the biggest business concern!
f this state, and himself one of th<
ealthy men of the state, died at hit
ome of heart failure. He had noi
sen ill and his death comes as s
lock to the entire state.
Greenville.?When a man is running
race against the stork, it is no tim<
>r the law to interfere, Mayor Harv
iy decided when he dismissed i
large of exceeding the speed limit
?ainst a young nan who drove hir
ir 50 miles an hour to the hospital tc
reet the arrival of a son.
York..?While under the influence oi
hiskey and apparently in a spirit o]
leer bravado, Robert McOinnis, 4'
aars old. hostler of the Southern rail
>ad, shot and seriously wounded F
. Hinnan. 35 years old, one of th?
roprietors of the Palmetto Monu
ent company.
Spartanburg.?O. L. Johnson, candl
ite for mayor of Spartanburg in a
;cond race with Mayor I. F. Floyd, in
statement given out withdraws from
le contest.
Mr. Johnson's action leaves Mayoi
loyd the only randidate for mayoi
i (ho socnnd nrimarv election.
Westminster. ? The postoffice at
ong Creek. S. C., 16 miles from here,
as totally destroyed by fire, believed
> be of incendiary origin.
Duke Visits Great Falls.
Great Falls.?J. B. Duke of New
ork City is spending a few days
are as the guest of Robert S. Meine.
Mr. Duke, is here looking over
s many interests in and around
?re. He is very much interested in
s farming interests here, on which
i is having something like 50 farm
veilings erected on the new road
om here to Wateree Station. Mr.
uke has been a great factor in the
ogress of this section, and his visits
o always looked forward to with
ensure.
Case of "The Law's Delay."
Lexington.?The case against Newt
elly and Frank GolT. charged with
e murder of David Shull in New
i-i?a i?o foil hoa lidpn cnntinil
nUFKIAUU mow tun, ..Mu WW
I to the next term of court. Cole L.
lease, representing Kelly, asked for
continuance on the ground that the
inutes of the court did not shav
at thp grand jury which returned a
ue hill against the defendant had
en sworn according to law. and
idge Sease held that the minutes
lould show that the court had beer
gaily organized.
Heat Retards Cotton Picking.
Chester.?The executive heat is
eatlv retarding the picking of cotton
us far this year. A rather strange
ing, different from many years, 1s
e nights have been so hot, causing
e pickers to suffer much with heat
iring the sleeping hours. The innse
heat has caused the staple to
ten earlier than usual. Reports from
aces just north of Chester, like Mone,
N. C., state that never before
ive cotton pickers suffered with heat
night after picking cotton during
a dwr. ?
COMMERCIAL PEACH!
GR1INGKHED
PIEDMONT SECTION IS ALIVE TO
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF
1 PEACH CULTURE.
: MEETING IS HELD AT GREER
i
i Thirty-five Acres of Bearing Trees
Last Year Netted Fortunate Own^
er the Sum of $20,000.
i
I
Greer,?A meeting of the commer.
jial peach growers of the Piedmont
, section was held in the offices of the
. chamber of commerce. There were
. 60 present. The meeting was arranged
by A. E. Schilletter, assistant hor
ticulturiBt of the extension depart
ment of Clemson college. The object
> was to bring the peach growers toi
gether to study the peach growing
i : industry and necourage ft in this sees
tion. Experts from Clemson college
i and county farm demonstration agents
? from Greenville and Spartanburg
i counties were presnt and assisted in
profitable discussion. After the meeting
a trip was made to Mt. Vernon,
, the splendid peach orchard of J, V.
Smith, four miles from Greer. Mr.
, Smith conducted the visitors over his
j 35 acre orchard and gave practical
, demonstrations in pruning, spraying
| and cultivation. Mr. Smith's is the
, largest and most profitable orchard
I In the Piedmont s&Kfon. Last season
the 35 acres of bearing trees produced
j 20 carloads of peaches and netted an
average of $1,00 per car.
J The organization of the First National
bank of Greer has been completed
by the board of directors.
Aiken.?Aiken will entertain, as attendants
upon a three-day short course
the home demonstration agents of Al'
lendale, Barnwell. Bamberg, Colleton,
Charleston, Calhoun, Hampton LexI
ington, Orangeburg and Richland
] counties, together with a number of
experts in poultry raising, cooking,
canning and conservation, sewing,
dairying and household management,
and the elevenpriie-winnlngclubgirls
from the counties comprising the district
of Miss Bessie Harper, of the
| home demonstration work.
, Saluda.?During the past week J.
, Kleazer, county agent, and Dr. Urich
j of the Clemson college live stock sanl.
tary office finished testing 800 family
I cows in the county for tuberculosis.
This work is being done on a community
basis. All of the cows to be
tested are assembled at some central
' point and the tuberculin is injected.
" On the third day they are reassembled
and observations are made and reJ
suits determined.
I
| Chester/?Chester and this section
t was visited by a terrific electrical
storm, the most severe seen here in
many years. The rainfall was torrential.
Reports received from the tern5
porary Chester camp of the Fifty-first
i artillery states that the soldiers went
" through the severe storm excellently
1 and that no damage of any conse'
quence was done.
'
Columbia.?William Burns, one of
the gang of alleged automobile thieV%&
rounded up by Richland officials in
1 June, and charged with operations covf
ering several southwestern states,
* was sentenced in criminal court here
* to serve three years on the theft
* charge, and a year and a half for at5
tempted Jail breaking.
Greenville.?Kenneth Gossett young
white man of Honea Path, 3. C. sent
. to the state penitentiary for 40 years
, on a conviction of criminally attack,
ing a young girl of Greenwood. S. C.,
t but recently ordered by the supreme
court to a new trial was granted bail
. in the sum, of $6,000.
Orangeburg. ? Abraham Williams,
negro, was convicted of criminal assault
in the Orangeburg court here.
* * ' ? v,a imnosftd as
j A aeain semeutc
1 no recommendation was carried in the
verdict rendered by the jury which sat
on the case.
Death of Doctor Daniel.
Kingstree.?The Rev. W. Daniel, D.
D., former president of Columbia college
and a leading minister in Ihe
Methodist Episcopal church in South
Carolina, died suddenly here at midnight.
Dr. Daniel had been in declining
health the last few months, but
was able to attend the opening exercises
of the Kingstree high school. He
had returned from his summer vacation
only a few v eelcs ago. and it
was thought his health was much improved
by the rest and recreation h?
enjoyed.
' Times" Moves to New Home.
Fort Mill.?The Fort Mill Times,
the local newspaper, issued from its
new home on the west side of Confederate
street, a building specially
erected for is use and admirably
adapted for its purposes. Since me
| Interests of the paper were acquired
several years ago by W. R. Bradford.
| many Improvements have been made
In the appearance a?l matter contained
in the week'y issues. For many
years a "patent outside" was used,
but the paper has been all home
print for seevral years.
Progress in Road Building.
Conway.?Horry county is keeping
well abreast her plan for good
roads inaugurated two years ago by
means of a bond issue of $200,000. The
first work was the building of a splendid
sand-caly road from Conway to
Galivant's ferry, connecting there with
a good road to Marlon, thus giving /
Conway a direct highway connecting
with the main highways of the state.
The next road was the ConwayNtchols
road. This has all been completed
except a gap of about eight
miles.
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