Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, October 06, 1921, Image 7
IMPORTANT NEWS :
THE WORLD OVER i
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/MPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THI8 1
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR *
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THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH p
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What Is Taking Place In The South* C
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Foreign? ['
"With Lloyd-George's reply to Earn- 1
onn de Valera generally accepted as
conciliatory in tone and not calcu- F
iaicu iaj uucuu oiuu rciu icaucio, iuc
belief is prevalent here that the Irish
"president" will accept the invitation v
to a conference in London on October ^
11. and thus bring to an end the cor- 0
respondence which has gone back and a
forth over the channel since July.
Previous decisions that Argentina 11
amendments to the covenant of the 13
league of nations cannot be accepted
at the present time, were reaffirmed d
by a resolution finally adopted by the t;
committee on amendments in session e
at Geneva, Switzerland. V
The British house of commons has a
a bill before it providing that all botties
containing poison should be label- e
ed with directions for its proper antidote.
It is a meant? to check deaths s
by unintentional poisoning. 8
France and Germany are? expected h
to ratify the Loucheur-Rathenau sepv D
rate reparations agreement, thus open- t:
ing the way for a European boom. t(
Life in Soviet Russia is far less thrilling
than might be imagined from read- o
ing the French, English and German c
newspapers, which recently arrived in f
Moscow. Foreigners living calmly in s
Moscow were decidedly surprised to t
read Berlin dispatches to the English 1:
papers that Moscow was recently in
flames for two days and had been a
largely consumed. The people in Mos- t
cow knew nothing about it. So far as
can be learned there was not even a 1
good neighborhood fire, when the city b
was reported going up in smoke. t
The Independent Socialist party has ?
introduced a measure in the German
reichstag to confiscate all the former
emperor's property.
Spanish forces engaged against the *
Moorish tribes southwest of Melilla, *
it is reported, have begun a new ad- b
vance. Columns debouched from Zoco
El Arbaa and Nador, and gained con- J
siderable ground. There was a rumor ~
recently that Seluan had been recaptured
from the Moroccans. c
Japan will consult with other mem- h
bers of the league of nations relative h
to the desire of the United States to c
receive equal treatment in mandate isl- i<
ands of the Pacific as a feature of the 13
settlement of the Yap question.
Conditions in the United States were r
cited by speakers before the Interna- a
tional Anti-Prohibition conference at s
Lauzanne. Switzerland, as proving that ^
compulsory prohibition will always fail t
in any country. s
Japan, says a Tokio dispatch, will
protest to China against the signing
of a contract with the Federal Radio ^
Company of America for a wireless ^
telegraph station at Shanghai.
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Washington? ?
Comprehensive plans for creation of t
the organized reserve of the army on n
a basis that will permit quick mobili- a
zation of more than four million fighting
men have been prepared by the s
o?of? An rvi111 ino nf tho nro. O
f,CUCi?l ovan. flu vuviimv wfc ?*4v w
liminary steps now in progress has b
been made public by Acting Secretary h
Walnwright. The first step in per- c
fecting the organized reserve will be
to assign from the present officers' v
reserve corps to the 27 reserve divi- "
sions, the full war strength coraple- d
ment of officers, in all more than forty-: c
six thousand. It is expected this can bo s
completed by July, next year.
Ratification of peace treaties with o
the central empires would involve "J
the United States of America in European
political affairs for generations o
to come, in the opinion of Senator p
Borah, of Idaho. d
A tentative plan for consolidation
of all major American railroads into a
19 grand competing systems has been ^
announced by the Interstate commerce 1
commission.
Several weeks' delay in considera- "V'
tion of the anti-beer bill are forecast o:
in the senate after conference between E
me liepuuuuau ibuucis. h
In the machinery set tip for international
fulfillment of agreements Gn. o
tered into by the great powers at the P
forthcoming arms conference, may be e
embodied President Harding's idea of h
a fraternity *f nations.
The shipping hoard has rejected the o
bid of $2,100 each, offered by a ship i h
construction and trading company for i a
ISC of the government's wooden ships, j p
A new survey of the status of the wood-1 b
en fleet has been ordered. h
Unless the Gorman government dis-j
courages emigration, a flood of Ger- n
mans may follow the re-establishment ^
of American consular offices in that -p
country, in the opinion of officials of
the department of labor. ii
Replying to Charles S. Stoler of Al- r
exandria, Ya., who had asked the pres- ^
ident for an expression on the "duties
of a citizen," President Harding said p
"there is no more important duty for s
the citizen than that of voting on the n
day iu the year when his vote means p
something. o
Dr. W. D. Coolidge told the American
Roentgen Society, recently that X-ray p
outfits have improved so that there is ^
now no danger of shocks and burns. ,\
and said outfits as small as a camera 1
can now be manufactured, and will
soon be in common use by physicians, j
Treasury officials are unanimous in 1 >
the opinion that liberty bonds will be
selling for par in less than a year. b
Profiteers are reaping a harvest of i i<
thousands of dollars daily in the large e
cities because of superstitions regard-1 s
ing the color of eggs, reports by the fi
department of agriculture show. j a
Portugal's request made through |
'iscount D'Alte, Portuguese minister I
ecently, for representation in the conerence
on armament and Far Eastern
ifairs will be granted, it is indicated,
^he United States will be willing to
ccord Portugal the same privileges
,s those accorded to Belgium and Holand,
it is understood. Discussion
rith other powers would precede the
xtension of an invitation, as in the
ase of Belgium and Holland. Formal '
eplies have not yet been rc/.-eived <
rom all invited p'uwers relative to the '
larticipation of these nations. Portu- 1
;al's interests in the east were pointed 1
>ut. i
"All America" must co operate in i 1
olving the unemployment problem, j
aid President Harding, addressing ?
he opening session of the unemploy- i i
lent conference recently. "A crys- '
alization of m uch valuable public | i
hought on this matter would have I 1
asting value in the education of our >
leople,'' said Secretary of Commerce 1
loover.
President Harding has spoken the
irord and Secretary Hoover has taken
iold of the machinery for starting one
f the most important domestic re.djustment
efforts of the administraion?providing
work for the nation's
die and a breath of optimism for the
lation's business.
A shrinkage of more than one billion
ollars in income and excess profits
axes this fiscal year has been reckond
upon by the senate finance commitee
in revising the house tax bill, with
view to raising $3,324,009,000 in inernal
revenue in the twelve months
nding June 30.
Postponement of hearing on tariff
chedules on farm products and live
tock until November is agreed upon
y Chairman Penrose of the senate fiance
committee and farm organizaions
with headquarters in Washingon.
Recommendations on the question
f a pardon for Eugene V. Debs, soialist
leader imprisoned at Atlanta
or violation of the war laws, may be
ent to President Harding soon, Atorney-General
Daugherty said recentv.
The senate recently began considertion
of the revised tax bill, designed
o raise $3,300,000,000 for the present
iscal year. This action puts the anti- '
ieer bill, which has been delaying the
ax measure, on the shelf. Senator
Sterling announced that the drys will
tot obstruct the measure, but sail ,
n tficVlArl if iinHnnotrtArl that nrKnn t V*
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ax bill and the treaties are out of 1
he way he will insist upon the beer j
ill being disposed of.
)omestic? <
John Green, farmer of Quitman
ounty, Ala., had the misfortune to ,
>se by fire his large barn contain- ]
ig live stock, feed and two bales of i
otton recently. The fire entailed <
ass of several thousand dollars, part- j
f covered by insurance. ]
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graff and Har- <
y Lewis, of Terre Haute, Ind., were ]
eriously injured when a tornado *
truck there recently. A buggy and
ragon shop was wrecked and part of
he wreckage was blown into the ]
treet on an automobile occupied by 1
he injured persons. (
With six bullet holes in his body, (
V. B. Wyley, manager of the West ;
Irginia Coal company with headquar- 1
ers at Seabree, Ky., was found dead i
bout two squares from his home. I
If the 186,000 members of the Brothrhood
of Railway Trainmen, more
han 90 per cent of whom have voted i
o strike are supported in their de- <
aands by the grievance committee, \
, strike will be ordered. I
Singing "O Pal, Why Don't You An- I f
wer Me?*' Carl Wanderer, convicted i
f the murder of his wife, her unborn (
abe and a "ragged stranger" whom j
e hired to stage a fake hold-up in Chi-1
ago, went to his death on the gallows. ]
In the police court at Norfolk, there i
ras a home brew case being tried, t
Bang!" went the jug in which the evi- ]
ence was contained. "On with the (
ase; the evidence has spoken for itr (
elf." said the Judge. 1
The girls' Boston telephone union j
wns a colonial mansion of its own?
Driftway," which contains many acres.
One workman was killed and four i
thers seriously injured when 5,000 ]
ounds of powder exploded at a pow- i
er plant near Dodson, Mo. (
The Royal Arch Masons, in session <
t Asheville, N. C., selected Portland, s
laine for the next convocation in i
924. <
Mrs. Elizabeth Oty of Lynchburg,
'a., running for state superintendent1
f public instruction, says she voted for
lugene V. Debs for president. She is <
Lining on the Republican ticket. i i
Bishop Walter R. Lambuth (Meth- ;
dist) died -at Yokohoma recently. If ;
lans go through, all bells of South- i l
rn Methodist churches will toll at the (
our of his funeral. <
Mrs. Madeline Taylor, 25 years old, i
f Success, Ark., has offered to sell (
erself into respectable servitude to i
ny one who will underwrite the ex- i
enses for an operation for her bus- <
and, a world war veteran, who is a t
elpless invalid.
Ben Austin, charged with killing Dolerico
Maleneri, former young Italian
oldier, near Ravenscroft, Tenn., is on
rial in circuit court at Cookevillo, 1
'enn. 1 i
The Independent Medical Association .
i convention at St. Louis adopted a i
esolution favoring beer of 2 3/4% t
lcoholic content, and denounced tho r
ry law. t
Dr. William M. Strother, practicing l
hvsician, near Roonsboro, Va., was (
hot and almost instantly killed by a c
eighbor, Jesse R. Ford, Jr.. who sur- 3
endered himself. Ford's wife was tho ]
nly witness.
Joseph Moore, movie actor, and a j
rother of Owen. Tom and Matt j
loore. all film stars, is in jail at Los
iiigeles, on the charge of drunkenness,
referred by his own mother, who said
e had been on a drunk for eight '
ears.
Alexander Ilowat. who was ordered !
y the United Mine Workers of Amer- !
2a to order the Kansas striking min- '
is to return to work, refused to do i
0, stating that he would be expelled
rom the union before he would obey
ny such order.
SOUTHERN SEEKS REDUCTION II
Action Begun in United States Court
for Western District to Have It?
1921 Assessments Set Aside.
Grensboro.?Alleging that the tax D
issessments of their property in North
Carolina are excessive and discriminatory
and that under the statutes they
aave no right of appeal to the State
Board of Equalization or to any other
?tate board or court, the Southern y
Railway company began action in the ||
United States court for the Western
Jistrict of North Carolina to have its
1921 assessments set aside. j
The Southern states in its bill that
it has no desire to eiiioarrass the counties,
municipalities or school districts
ind expresses willingness to pay,
when due, wnaiever laxes u may owe
based on a proper valuation, leaving
to be fought over only the taxes on th
that part of the assessment which it tj(
claims is excessive. ai
The Southern alleges that the as- be
sessment of its property in North Car- al
dina at above $96,000,000 is more sc
than $30,000,000 in excess of its true
ralue. It states further that, should m
this assessment stand, its taxes in
Nforth Carolina will be increased more
than $180,000 over last year as the re- jn
suit of the action of the counties in ^
reducing the assessments on real es- th
tate and increasing the tax rates. er
Kinston.?The establishment of the cc
first commercail rabbitry in this sec- te
tion at LaGrange may mean the begin- Ir
aing of a considerable industry in the tt
territory, acording to federal animal n<
husbandry men. W. J. Brothers is re- f
sponsible for the innovation. Broth- sf
?rs will breed Quinea pigs' and white m
mice as well as hares and rabbits. fr
ct
Greenville.?Some two hundred odd is
fanners from every section of the d<
country attended a mass meeting or
cotton and tobacco growers held at ei
the court house here relative to plans 01
for canvassing the county in the in- b<
Lerest/ of the co-operative marketing w
association. pt
Congressman Hallet S. Ward, of
Washington, delivered a stirring ap
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peai lu uuuuii ul unc
Asheboro.?The water situation in
Asheboro has become so acute that 8!
the mayor is urging the people to di
ivoid any waste of water in any pubIfc
places, and that housekeepers see tc
to it that no water is wasted in the m
tiomes. A very deep well used by one
if the factories has been tapped and
will supplement the tows's supply fo*
the present. n'
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Fayetteville.?When J. M. Liles, lo- fc
aal photographer, went to his room at r*
lis boarding house on Maiden Lane, 01
the picture that greeted him was that 6'
if a big 10-pound 'possum lying comfortably
in the middle of his bed. Billy
was yawning sleepily as Mr. Liles
anttered the room. The captive is s*
low being fattened for an old-time P'
possum supper. , al
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Tarboro.?The Tarhoro high school n*
las organized four literary societies m
.'or the coming year, for the training
if pupils in debating, declaiming, reaiting,
etc. Two of the organizations
ire for the eighth grade, one for the lo
tioys and one for girls. The other two It
ire for the ninth, tenth and eleventh d<
;rade boys and girls. cl
Sanford.?Mayor W. H. Fitts tendared
the Carolina Power and Light
company 25.000 gallons of water daily d<
30 long as available in order to enable h<
the company to operate its Raleigh b?
jteam plant, thus furnishing power re
with which to operate the numerous rc
anterprise dependent upon it.
Charlotte.?The opening of foreign
port so that Southern textile goods w
nay go into all parts of the world in
evIII he the hobby of Congressman A. n?
U Bulwinkle while v.r> is in the House ra
if Representatives, he told Charlotte
2ivitans in addressing them at their
uncheon in the chamber of commerce
assembly room. fe
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Rockingham?The boll weevil is b(
low to be found in every part of re
Richmond county, and has been and
s still doing serious damage to the
irop. This with tfce drought will
:ause this country's 1921 crop to be re
scarcely 9.000 bales, and is in strik- iy
ng contrast to the 23,676 bale crop w
)f 1920. w
To Wind Up Affairs and Quit.
Tarboro.?Realizing that the large
capital and surplus of the First Na-1 Ri
lional Bank and Farmers Banking Si
tnd Trust company give the public ! th
tmple banking facilities; and the fact pi
hat the Pamlico Savings and Trust w
ompany under rresent conditions
a/inot make money; the board of directors
have authorized the liquidation
">f the bank, according to announcenent.
On and after Tuesday, Sep-! pt
ember 27th the bank will not receive w
leposits, but will be kept open for m
:he purpose of paying checks. j la
No Decision on Neal Case.
Winston-Salem.?Viie John Neal h(
vill case, in which about $300,000 is rr
nvolved, was argued here before j th
ludpe Long. Parties in Nebraska, 1 nj
vhere Mr. Neal died, are contending j
hat the will probated is not genuine. The
buik o fthe large estate was left
;o the Methodist children's home y<
lere and the Masonic orphanage at
Oxford. Mr. Neal, who was a native M
)f this county, was for a number of of
,-ears district sales manager for the ce
rt. J. Reynolds Tobacco company. , se
Big Poultry Show Projected.
Newion.?People who are interest- ,
?d in high class poultry will do wel ui
o attend the Catawba county fair at ec
Iickory, October 4-7. County Agent b.i
f. W. Hendricks says that 4150 birds W
lave been selected for the county
air, all of which belong to the boysind
girls' poultry clubs. These birds
will represent 20 of the leading h(
>reeds and in all cases the birds will th
>e of high class. Mr. Hendricks also th
dates that he will probaby exhibit pc
:his club poultry at several other m
'airs. re
n PROBLEM IS
PURELY DOMESTIC
E VALERA AND LLOYD GEORGE
AGREEMENT CAUSES MUSH
SATISFACTION HERE
OT TO GRANT INDEPENDENCE
he Hope of Solution Lies in a Referendum
by the People of Ireland
Who Are Weary of Warfare.
Washington. ? Although officially
e Irish problem is purely a domes
c matter as between Great Britain
id Ireland the fact is the agreement
>tween Prime Minister Lloyd George
id Eamonn de Valera to enter a per>nal
discussion on October 11th of
e questions at issue has caused
uch gratification here.
For unquestionably the settlement
1 the Irish problem will have a bearg
on the relations between the
nlted States and Great Britain at
ie forthcoming Washington conferlce.
While there is no such thing aa a
insensue of opinion in official quarts
on such a delicate thing as the
ish problem, a dominant view is
iat Mr. Lloyd George has cleverly re;wed
the negotiations with the Sinn
ein without causing either side to
jem to be surrendering its major deand.
Such informlklon as trickles in
om reliable sources .however, indices
that the British prime minister
determined not to grant absolute inppendence
to Ireland
The hope of solution lies in a referidum
by the people who are so weary
! warfare that they are safd to
s ready to approve the settlement
hich the British government is preiring
to offer. .
Wants Congress to Adjourn.
Washington.?The Harding adminisation
does not want congress in seson
during the first few weeks of the
isarmament conference.
This desire has been communicated
i congressional leaders by high adinistration
officials.
Harding Sees Mimic Battle.
With President Mardlng at Wilder3ss
Run, Va.?Under the eyes of the
)mmander-in-chief of all the fighting
irces of the United States, 5,000 manes
staged a thrilling sham-battle
1 the historic Wilderness battleround.
Longshoremen To Go On Strike.
New York.?Several thousand longloremen
and checkers walked out in
rotest against new working terms
;reed upon recently by trans-Atlantic
eampship operators and the Interitional
Association of Longshoreen.
Y. M. C. A. College Endangered.
Springfield, Mass. ? Fire caused a
88 of $100,000 when the Springfield
:e company plant was practically
jstroyed. The Y. M. C. A. college,
ose to the ice plant, was saved.
Fleeing From Earthquakes.
Richfield, Utah. ? Terrorrized resists
within a radius of 50 miles of
ire were reported preparing to flee
?cause of fears of another recurmce
of earthquake shocks that have
>cked this district five times.
Fight With Ku Klux Klan.
Waco, Texas.?Pistols spat fire and
hite shrouded riders rode pell mell
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1 couiusiuu wutiu oucuu jjuu Liui-u
in attempted to stop a Ku KIux paide
at Lorena, 14 miles south of here.
Farm Loan Bonds For Sale.
Washington.?A general offering of
deral farm loan bonds, amounting
i $60,000,000 has been made on beihalf
of the federal land banks, Sectary
Mellon announced.
Carried Pin For Years.
New York.?Mrs. Katherine Lawince,
editor and authoress, of Brookn,
is recovering from an operation
hich removed a pin she swallowed
hen a child.
Woman Deputy Marshal.
Asheville, N. C. ? Miss Katherine
ollins, appointed as deputy United
:ates marshal here, is believed to be
ie first woman to serve in such calcify
in the South, or possibly elsehere
in the nation.
Plans to Launch Woman's Party.
Washington. ? Plans for launching
woman's political party, which will
it its own candidates in the field,
ere announced by Mrs. O. H. P. Belont.
Back of it is millions of dob
rs and millions of women.
Credit System Aiding West.
Washington.?Important results are
dng obtained from the agricultural
edit arrangement made possible by
,e extended powers of the War Fitnce
corporation.
Dies at Age of 115 Years.
EI Paso. Texas.?Juan Flores, 115
;ars old, died here. His wife, 102
>ars old, and a son. aged SO. survive,
r. Flores witnessed the attainment
' Mexico's independence centenary
debration which was recently obrved.
Miners Vote Postponement.
Indianapolis, Ind. ? Postponement
itil next February in the framing of
>al miners' wage demands was voted
r the convention of the United Mine
'orkers.
Tax Bill Held Up.
Washington.?Senator Penrose had
)ped to put the new tax bill through
e senate in the course of two or
ree weeks fro-" the time it was re>rted.
But it h i been in the senate
>w for ten days ad little or no prog 88
has been mat, ..
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Copyright 1921
by R. J. Reynolds K|lr B
Tobacco Co.
Winston-Salem, ^
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Toronto?The sovereign grand lodge
i of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- j,
lows, which has been in session for j,
the last week, is considering the ad- v
visability of extending the order's activities
to Europe and other parts of ^
1 the world.
Plan Immediate Prosecutions.
Chicago.?Immediate prosecution by n
federal and state authorities of all f]
j indicted labor leaders, building con- n
tractors and material dealers involved r
in the recent building investigation
I was discussed here.
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Swearing Called no Crime. a
London.?Everybody does it. It t
isn't a crime.
Two men arrested for swearing,
were discharged by a North London s
Magistrate, who declares that as long
as other people were not annoyed, t
bad language is no offense. c
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Another Woman in Parliament.
London.?Mrs. Margaret Wintring- j
mm. liberal, has been elected to the i
louse ot commons for the south di- j
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if her late husband, Tom Wintringlam.
Carson is Nominated.
Washington.?David B. Carson, of
Tennessee, was nominated by Presilent
Harding to be commissioner of
lavigation in the department of commerce.
Stockholm. ? The Swedish government
has abandoned its plan tA erect
big, high-powered wireless station
o communicate with America.
Athens, Ga. ? A giant moonshine
till, producing a pint of corn whisky
every sixteen seconds, was capured
by federal officers in Greene
ounty.
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