Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I OVATION IS GIVEN 10 MARSHAL FOCH GREAT COMMANDER OF ALLIED FORCES COMES TO ATTEND LEGION CONVENTION. SHEETED ALSO BY PERSHING "Tumultous Thousands Line the Water ' Front to Welcome the Gray Haired Soldier of France. / New York.?A mighty bombardment of cheers greeted Marstial r oco wnen he steamed into New York on the lin?r Paris to sit with his American "buddies" at their legion's convention in Kansas City. Tumultous thousands lined the water front to welcome the grayhaired little man, soldier of France and citizen of the world, who held the Allies' cards in the great game of war ?and turned the trick. Up the harbor he came, escorted by fleet destroyers and soaring airplanes ?to the boom of guns from forts guarding the harbor's mouth, great blasts from whistles afloat and ashore. To greet him at quarantine was the navy cutter Vigilant, bearing Ambassador Jus8erand, Assistant Secretary! of the Navy Roosevelt, Alton T. Rob-J orts of the American Legion, and of-1 flcials of country, state and city. General Pershing meantime won another victory. Time was the vanquished. Racing into port on the liner George Washington, the leader of America's forces in the World war reached quarantine about 11 o'clock, in ample time to greet Marshal Foch, who followed bim several hours later into the harbor on the steamship Paris. * Merely a Truce Effected. Washington. ? The railroad strike uiay have been averted, Dut tne issues which threatened have by no means .been settled. Most everybody in the .government realizes that a truce has been made and nothing more. Further wage cuts are up in the air, so are further freight reductions. The ?tatus quo will be maintained for at least nine months more. Discourage Increased Acreage. Birmingham, Ala. ? The American Cotton Association in annual convention here, unanimously adopted a resolution urging that the farmers of the I South "do not in 1922 increase the .acreage planted in cotton in 1921." Well Known Engineer Killed. Columbia. S. C.?Del G. McAllister, potentate of Omar temple of Shriners, and veteran engineer of the Southern railway, was instantly killed here when the engine of a passenger train lie was driving backed into a freight train and was overturned. Earnings Exceed Dividends. New York.?Earnings of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation for the last quarter were in excess of dividend requirements. President E. G. Grace announced after the regular dividends on both classes of common shares had been declared. Convicted of Desertion. New York.?Linn A. E. Gale, former Albany newspaper man and one time state employe, was convicted by a court martial of desertion from the army as well as on two charges of seditious publication. Harding Returns to Washington. Washington.?President Harding returned to Washington from his Southern trip, his special train completing a run from Atlanta, Ga., in two hours less than the scheduled time of the Southern Railway's Limited. U. C. V. Reunion Adjourns. Chattanooga.?A ball in honor of the Sons of Veterans and official ladies marked the finale of the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. Forecast of Cotton Crop. Birmingham, Ala. ? The American Cotton association has announced* a forecast of the cotton crop of the United States in 1921 to be 6,427,700 bales. Dr. Had ley in Death Cell. Richmond. Va.?Dr. W. A. Hadley. -convicted of murdering his wife, Mrs. Sue Kathleen Hadley, has been removed to the death cell in the Henrico county jail and will remain there until he is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Irish Question in Committee. London. ? The Irish conference seems to have resolved itself into meetings of the small committee which was appointed to nna a iorniuia as a bridge between the negotiators. Mine Wrecked by Dynamite. Pittsburgh, Kan. ? The Gray Wolf mine, near Gross, Kansas, was wrecked by two charges of dynamite shortly before midnight. One charge of j dynamite wrecked the tipple of the1 mins and the other exploded at the mouth. 90 Gallons of Liquor Captured. Charleston, S. C.?Federal prohibition officers made a seizure of 90 gallons of liquor in town as the result of a raid on a number of tiger lairs in the city. Possum Presented to Harding. Greenville, S. C.?A live South Carolina 'possum and a bushel of sweet po- ( tatoes were presented to Noble Warren O Harding, President of the Unit-1 ed States, by a committee of Hejaz | temple, when the presidential special stopped here en route to Washington. FORCE OF PUBLIC OPINION President Sheppard, Conductors' Or d?r, Said There Was Little Chance of Gaining Their Objectives. Chicago.?The rail strike scheduled for October 30 was averted when lead ers of the switchmen, trainmen, con ductors, engineers and firemen, at s joint meeting, adopted a resolutior withdrawing authorization of a walk out, and officials of the railroad teleg raphers' organization announced the) would take similar action. These wert the only unions which had authorizei a strike. The vote calling off the strike was unanimously by organizations, W. G Lee, president of the brotherhood oi railroad trainmen, announced. Th< official wording of ,the resolutioi adopted was that "the strike be de clared hot effective." Unofficial reports were that th< flt?omon'a ornonf i roa Vio/1 otranilAllfll) opposed adoption of the resolution None of the presidents would confirn this, however. The vote in the individual union: was unusually close, however, the fire men particularly holding lengthy ar guments before agreeing to cancella tion of the strike order, the laboj chieftains said. L. E. Sheppard, president of th< Order of Railway Conductors, said: "It was evident that the entire Wash ington administration was opposed t( us and that we have had little chance of gaining our objectives. Charles Detained on Cruiser. Paris.?The Allied Council of Am bassadors decided that former Em peror Charles, of Austria-Hungary and ex-Empress Zita should be placec immediately upon a British battle 'cruiser in the Danube pending anothei meeting of the Council, when a fina decision regarding their disposition if to be made. Defaulting Cashier Suicides. Augusta, Ga.?In a note to W. H Sherman, assistant cashier of the Merchants' Bank, which closed iti doors here, Eugene E. Rosborough vice president of the bank, who com mitted suicide here, divulged that he ' was short $1^7.000 in his accounts ant ' that the money had been taken durinf a period of 15 years. t Lloyd George May Not Come. London.?Prime Minister Lloyd George probably will have to abandoi his visit to Washington, or at leas postpone it until the closing session: i of the conference there, because o' the critical situation of negotiation: with Ireland, it was asserted by sev eral well-informed newspapers here. Usurpation Is Protested. . Washington. ? Complaints againsl the Interstate Commerce Commissior were made before the senate inter state commerce committee by stat< railway commissioners, who charged that the federal commission hac usurped their powers over intrastat( rates. Cigar Stores to Be Absorbed. New York.?Negotiations for ab sorption of the Schulte Retail Stores Corporation, one of the largest chain: of cigar stores in the country, by th< : United Cigar Stores Corporation, own ed by the Wheelan-Duke Tobacco in terests, are under way. Not Wanted in England. London.?Under no circumstances will former Emperor Charles, of Aus tria-Hungary, be allowed to come t( Pncland. This was the answer ir official circles to a reported desire , of the ex-Emperor to accept exile 11 I the British Isles. Morrison and Cooper to Speak. Nashville, Tenn.?Many notables, in eluding Gen. John J. Pershing and a number of high ranking military of fieials, governors and former gover nors from at least three states wil' take part in the Thirtieth division re union program here November 4 ton 1 Gov. R. A. Cooper of South Carolina and Governor Morrison of Nortfi Car joiina will respond to the addresses ol welcome delivered by Mayor Wilsoc of Nashville and Governor Taylor ol I Tennessee. Five Deaths in Storm. Tampa, Fla.?Five persons ars known to be dead in this city and St Petersburg across Tampa bay as the result of storm, which caused a loca! property damage estimated at be tween $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Excess Profits Tax Is Doomed. Washington.?Repeal of the excess t?iY aa nf riPYt .Taniiarv 1 was made certain with the adoption bj the senate of a provision in the ta? revision bill providing only for its col lection this calendar year. Carr Is U. C. V. Commander. Chattanooga, Tenn.?Gen. Julian S Carr of Durham, N. C., was electee commander-in-chief of the United Con federate Veterans to succeed K. M Van Zandt of Texns. Damage Done In Sacramento. Sacramento, Cal.?Many housef were unroofed, windows were broker and other damage, as yet unestimated was done by a strong wind approach ing the strength of a tornado, whict swept through the southern and east orn parts of Sacramento. Two Airmen Meet Death. Honolulu.?Lieut. Ulric Boquet ol Brooklyn. N. Y., and Staff Sergenul Vernon E. Vlekers of Montgomery Ala., were killed when their airplane crashed in flames. No Contract For Mine Owners. Washington. -- Decision of many West Virginia mine opor ors to refuse next spring to re-enter into wage contracts with their employes' unions was announced to the senate committee investigating conditions in the West Virginia fields. 'THE WORST STORM" II TWENTY YEARS ( HURRICANE PUTS ONE OF THE STRONGEST OF OUR RADIO STATIONS TO THE BAD. i i J IS NO KNOWN LOSS OF LIFE ) I After Sweeping Across the Florida s Peninsular the Hurricane Passed on Into the Atlantic Ocean. t J r? 1 Miami ,Fla. ? The powerful radio station at Maimi Beach, one of the atfrvnnrAaf An tho Amnrlpon PATltinpnt. OUUUgCOV VU mo nuivuvww W-V? , I was unable to reach Tampa or St. Petersburg on the Gulf coast. It Is in ' communication with Key West and al1 so with the Panama Canal Zone and points along the Texas coast, but no 5 appreciable storm damage was reported from these points. * John S. Rowland wh,o arrived here from Tampa, reported that the water r on the bay shore boulevard was over the lamp posts and Franklin street was under four feet of water. The loss ' at Tampa was placed by a conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line reaching ' here at a quarter million dollars. } Jacksonville. ? The gulf hurricane apparently having passed into the At lantic ocean after sweeping across the Florida peninsula in a northeast erly direction, cities and towns were - taking stock of the damage done. , Apparently there was no loss of life 1 but meagre reports indicated damage i to the orange crop and inundation of r the lands. 1 Handing on the Negro. Birmingham, Ala.?The right of the American negro to broader political economic and educational advantages, . based on a pride of race, but never on i an aspiration for social equality, was i championed by President Harding , here in a plainly worded enunciation - of his views on the whole American s race problem. 1 __ American Consul Stabbed. Washington. ? Lloyd Burlingham, American consul at Salina Cruz, Mexico, was assaulted and stabbed by un identified assailants in the consulate, l according to advices to the state det partment. The consul's injuries were j not of a serious nature. r J Another Priest Is Killed. Lead, S. D.-?Father Belknap, parish priest at St. Patrick's church here, was lured from his home here and shot to death, t The priest was called from his bed i by a man who represented that he - wanted him to answer a sick call. > 1 Million For Celebration. 1 Washington.?Legislative action on j the resolution providing an appropriation of H,000,000 for American participation in the Brazilian centennial celebration at Rio de Janeiro next year, ? ? ? i KIT A oon Q f Q - was cuxupieiou u/ uic 3 ? 3 Shoemakers' Wages Reduced. ) Lynn, Mass.?Proposals for an im mediate 20 per cent reduction in wages - of the 13,000 shoe workers in factories affiliated with the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' association were submitted to the workers' union for approval. 3 Brewers Receive Permits. ) Washington?Issuance of permits to l brewers for the manufacture of medi' icinal beer under the new treasury | l regulations will proceed promptly In- J ternal Revenue Commissioner Blair! said. | Storm Takes Light Toll. I Orlando, Fla.?Three known deaths - have resulted from the tropical storm that swept across the peninsula of I this state during the last two days, - according to a four-page issue of the J | Tampa Tribune, printed at Plant City. 1 Wirth to Form New Cabinet. t: Berlin.?Joseph Wirth, who resigni ed from the office of German Chancelf lor, has been designated by President Ebert to form a new cabinet. Labor Board Maxes suggestion. ? Chicago.?Labor board suggests to . roads that they temporarily postpone ? seeking further wage cuts because the I docket is so full that a decision could - not be rendered before July, 1922. I Taylor Talks to Veterans. Chattanooga, Tenn.? Characteristic ! addresses given by Governor Alf A. 5 Taylor and former United States Senr ator James B. Frazier of Tennessee1 r featured the opening of the thirty-first - annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans here. Bandit Kills Mail Clerk. San Francisco.?Frank B. Adams, I mail clerk and guard, was shot and - killed by a masked bandit who enter. ed the ferry postofflce and escaped with a sack of registered mail. Japan Hronors an American. i Toklo.?E. M. Sutliff, one of the vice i presidents of the American Trading , company, has been granted the Third Order of the Rising Sun by the Japani ese government in recognition of 24 years' service in promoting trade be tween the United States and Japan. Plan to Unify Methodists. f Detroit.?A definite plan for reunitt ing the Methodist Episcopal church. , north and south, is to be made immes diately preceding the world conference at the Methodist Episcopal church that opens November 14. Aviators Fall in Water. Newport News, Va. ? An airplane 11 from Langley Field was wrecked in i j Hampton Roads, falling in 20 feet of water. There were two men aboard ! the machine. Both crawled out on one of the wings. WAS CAPTURED NEAR KDMQRM The Troops Under Charles Heeded Demand for Obedience Made by Horthy and Disbanded. . Budapest?Former Emperor Charles whose attempt to re-establish himself upon the Magyar throne met with dismal failure and he attempted to commit suicide by shooting after his arrest near Komorn. Former Empress Zita was with him when he was preparing to shoot himself and prevented him from carrying out his intention. The former emperor and empress are now prisoners in the Esterhazy castle at Tata Tovaros, and Thomas Beaumont Hopler, British high commissioner in Hungary, is hurrying there, with the representatives of other nations, to Insure the safety of the prisoners. Orders sent to the rebellious troops supporting Charles by Admiral Horthy, the Hungarian regent, spelled the doom of Charles' attempt to regain at least part of his former empire. The onWiora r\t fhalr I WgOUl IC1IIIUUCU luo OUIU.V.U oath of allegiance to him, and demanded their unconditional obedience, adding that the success of their undertaking would mean the ruin of the country. The firm stand of Admiral Horthy had the effect and the royalist forces scattered, seeming to vanish into thin air. Tampa Is Storm Swept. Jacksonville, Fla.?The business section of Tampa is practically flooded under three feet of water as a result of the gulf storm, according to advices reaching here over crippled transmission lines. No loss of life has been reported. Stlllman Must Show Cause. New York?Citation directing James A Stillman, divorce suit plaintiff, to show cause why Mrs. Stillman should not be appointed general guardian of their sons, James and Alexander, were issued by Surrogate Cohalan. Boy Kills Two Brothers. Warsaw, Ind^?Harris Long, 17-yearold son of Elam Long, a farmer living nine miles west of here, killed his two brothers, Kenneth 5 and Russell 3 years ol<j. Income Tax Rates Approved. Washington.?Normal tax rates of 4 per cent on the first $4,000 of income and 8 per cent on all over that amount were approved by the senate without a record vote. These are the rates now in force. Memorial Tablet of Boone. Ashevllle. ? A beautiful memorial tablet of Daniel Boone was unveiled here on the court house square, a gift to the schoolchildren of the city and county from the Boone Trail Highway association. Mall Bandits Hold Up Truck. New York^-Three automobile bandits, who held up a United States mall truck in Lower Broadway, escaping with four pouches of registered mail, were being sought by the police and postoffice inspectors. On Official Inspection. Columbus, Ga.?The visit of President Warren O. Harding and party to the United States Infantry schoo.l will be nothing more than an official inspection of the post, according to an announcement. War Material Transferred. Washington.?Army surplus mate rioi onatin? tho o-nvenimpnt $209,620. 147 has been transferred by the war department to other government agencies September 30. * Big White Robe Parade. Enid, Okla.?A parade of approximately 250 automobiles, each containing four or five men clad in white robes and hoods, drove through a negro quarter here, according to reports. The reports said about a score of negroes shortly before the* parade had received anonymous warnings to leave town. Several were reported to have fled. The parade was thought to have been a sequel of a pistol fight between officers and two alleged negro thieves in which the negroes were killed and a policeman injured. Bull-Fight Contracts Signed. Mexico City^?The world's best matadores have signed contracts to appear here during the bull-flghting season now in progress. Fifty-one Spanish bulls already are in the stockades near Mexico City. Boy Avenges Father. Sydney, N. S. W.?Ernest Dowling, 18 years old, will plead the unwritten law when arraigned for killing Eugene Duff. He told the police that while Mtio. WQQ nwnv Duff became too friendly with his mother. Taft Selects His Circuit. Washington.?Chief Justice Taft announced that he would be assigned to the Fourth circuit, composed of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, We6t Virginia, North and South Carolina. Increase Not Permitted. Washington. ? Increases in freight rates on lumber over the Atlantic Coast Line from producing points in the Carolinas to Newport News, Va., were suspended by the interstate commerce commission. Unexpected Decision on Beer. Washington.?As unexpected as a rainstorm in a desert, regulations per mltting the manufacture and use of beer for medicinal purposes were issued by the treasury department by order of Secretary Mellon. Ex-Eperor Charles Captured. Budapest?Former Emperor Chaales and former Empress Zita were captured near Komorn and are now confined in the castle at Tata Tovars guarded by two companies of government troops. -? A POULTRY BREEDERS 10 ASM AID ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HF.LD AT THE JEFFERSON HOTEiM*NY AT BANQUET. ADAMS RETAINS PRESIDENCY Something Must be Done If th* Show, Held Annually is Ever to Expand and Become What it Should be. Columbia. One of the most enthusiastlt meetings of poultry breeders ever held in this city was staged at the JefTerson hotel in connection with the banquet of the South Carolina Poultry Breeders' association. The association laid plans tq secure state aid for the poultry show in connection with the state fair and for the development of a i . * ? ? t? poultry experiment station in ouuui Carolina. B. E. Adams of Charleston was reelected president of the assication, and outlined plans foi* the further development of the poultry business of South Carolina, which, he declared, amounted to nearly $20,000,000 annually. Mr. Adams said that many other states in the union were rendering financial aid to the poultry shows and had spent large sums of money for the advancement of the industry. He cited the fact that the poultry show was one of the most attractive features of the state fair and represented an industry which added to the food production of the state, yet, he said, it was cramped into a building less than half the size needed to properly care for -the exhibition. He declared something must be done if the show was to expand and develop into the large show, which, he asserted, could, and should be, held in connection with the South Carolina state fair. I Armistice Day Proclamation. Governor Cooper has issued a proclamation calling upon the people in all walks of life in South Carolina to pause from their work on Armistice day, November 11,' and unite in service of prayer and thanksgiving in commemoration of this momentou? day in the history o'f the world. The governor calls upon the ministers to open the churches for services and upon the directors of schools and business houseB to stop the schools and work to remember the signing of the armistice. , Winners of Kitchen Contest. Mrs. Julia Taylor of Colleton county was announced winner of the kitchen contest which has been conducted by the state home demonstration department of iWnthrop college to get the farm women to make improvements in their kitchens which will make their work lighter and pleasanter. Mrs. Bolt Wins Butter Contest. Mrs. G. H. Bolt of Laurens county was announced winner of the state bhtter contest conducted in the home demonstration booth at the fair grounas. jwrs. nous avciugo stuic was 92 3-4 per cent. Hog Honors are Divided. South Carolina and New Jersey divided honors and prizes in the awards in the swine department, L. I. Sanders of Ninety-Six taking every prize in ! the Essex department while C. W. Walton of Mays Landing, N. J.; captured all ribbons on Chester Whites. Conference is Popular. The Upper South Carolina Methodist conference, which meets in Lancaster November 2, has already received three invitations for the 1922 meeting, according to information given out from the offices of the Southern Christian Advocate. Date for Boundary Case. The Georgia-South Carolina boundary dispute has been docketed to be heard during the week beginning January 3 by the United States supreme court. Blind Tiaers Relieved. With the promotion of R. Q. Merrick, supervisor of field forces of the prohibition department in South Carolina, to general prohibition inspector with the federal government, blind tigers in the Piedmont section will breathe a sigh of relief for perhaps no officer in the state had the knkck of finding illicit whiskey outfits as did Mr. Merrick. Mr. Merrick has gone to New York to assist in an extensive drive on bootleggers and when this is finished he will move to other places. Congratulates Noted Scholar. Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the University of South Carolina, sent a telegram of congratulation on reach ing the age of 90 years to Prof. Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve who, born in Charleston, became such a great Greek and Latin scholar. The telegram follows: "The University of South Carolina, especially the classical departments, sends warmest greetings and heartiest congratulations to the greatest Greek scholar and teacher in America, upon reaching the ripe age of 90. Governor Cooper Commended. Governor Robert A. Cooper has received hundreds of letters of commendation of his statement of October 17 in which he said that, in cas& of a "walk-out" of railroad men in South Carolina on October 30, there would be no cessation of the running of trains, and in which he urged cooperation of all the people of the state to avert a calamity. Likewise, hundreds of men, many of them experienced railroad men, have volunteered their services to operate trains. State Stationery ani/J Printing. Following the visit to Columbia of Senator W. Fred Llghtsey of Hampton and Represen .ative John K. Hamblin of Union, interest has been revived in the investigations and conclusions of the joint legislative committee on economy and consolidation, the other members of which are Senator Niels Christensen of Beaufort, Representative E. T. Hughes of Marion, C Senator F. A. Miller of Hartsville and Representative J. Ed Anderson of Timmonsville. Senator Llghtsey and Representative Hamblin constitute a sub-committee to visit all of the departments, i boards', and commissions with head- | quarters in Columbia except the highway department and the state board of health. One of the features that favorably impressed the sub-committee is the savings already accomplished through the central purchase by joint committee on printing of stationery and printing. Both Mr. Lightsey and Mr. Hamblin are of, the belief that the j central purchase of supplies for do- , nartments and institutions should be _ extended to coal, foodstuffs,clothing, and the like. Veterans Admitted Free. The privilege of free admission to the fair grounds during the state fair in Columbia has been accorded to all Confederate veterans by the State Fair association. The same privilege was granted to the veterans for the flrst time last year at the suggestion' of Capt. M. M. Buford of Newberry. This year Captain Buford made the same suggestion to the state fair officers and D. F. Eflrd, the secretary, replying to the formal request of Captain Buford, expresses the pleasure of the fair association in again extending the same consideration to the veterans and they will be admitted on the same conditions as last year. Convention of Governors. Madison, Wis. (Special).?Unemployment will be one of the principal subjects before the annual conference of governors which will be held at Charleston, S. C., December 5, 6 and 7, it was announced by Miles C. Riley, 1 secretary. Among other subjects to be discussed are agricultural credits, taxation, freight rates, governmental decentral- , ization, centralization of purchases of , state requirements, extradition, work- , men's compensation, the short ballot ( and uniform state laws for co-opera- , tlve associations. Governor Cooper of South Carolina, . will entertain. the visiting governors. Lever Replies to Hardwlck. Washington (Special). ? Commis- j sioner A. F. Lever of the farm loan board, former congressman from ] South Carolina, assured Senator Har- , ris of Georgia that every effort is be- , ing put forth to meet the distressing conditions as promptly and as safely as physical capacity will permit Senator Harris had presented to the farm loan board several letters from ! prominent people of Georgia and South Carolina citing the very low yield of cotton and the necessity for prompt action on applications for farm loans. Prohibition Agents at Work. * * ( Federal prohibition agents, assisted by state and county officers, captured four stills last week, three being in nif-hlatifl rountv. Two 70-gallon cop per outfits were seized in this county in addition to a small Joy plant and the fourth booze mill was discovered in Bamberg county. i Report of Highway Commission. Governor Cooper gave out the report by the state highway commission on the abandonment of the Pee Dee bridge, so far as federal and state aid is concerned, by the Pee Dee bridge commission. This report contains a 1 full account of all the features in ref- 1 erence to the erection of a bridge ! across the Great Pee Dee near Mara Bluff. 1 Frank Shealy In Washington. Frank W. Shealy, chairman of the | South Carolina railroad commission, ] left Columbia for Washington, where , he will attend a meeting Monday of the special committee of the National Association of Railroad and Public Utilities Commissioners on federal .lit- | igation and legislation, of which he is , a member. ( Other Charters Issued. The Dixie Tool & Neely Co., of Charleston was chartered by the sec* ( retary of state with a capital stock of $30,000. Officers are: V. L. T. J Cooper, president: J. H. Roberts, vice j president and general manager; O. J. Muller, secretary and treasurer; M. C. Orvin, attorney. The Boll-We-Go company of King's j Mountain, N. C., was chartered with , a capital stock of $50,000. The firm j will sell and distribute a boll weevil exterminator. Officers are: Beverly , Patterson, president and treasurer. . Wardens Must Render Service. Chief Game Warden Richardson revoked the commissions of 197 game ; wardens in South Carolina. Mr. Richardson says he wrote all f wardens whose names appeared upon the records of the secretary of state j as holding game warden commissions, notifying them that if they could not show to his satisfaction that they were in a position to render some ^ service to his department their com- g missions would be revoked. The chief t warden gave all the persons involved r until September 24 to answer. ^ Should Not Dump Cotton. "The selling or dumping of cotton by individual growers under present conditions is one of the greatest con- ^ ceivable bear forces on the cotton market," says Dr. Clarence Poe, of ^ Raleigh, in a letter to Harry G. Kaminer, president of the South Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative associa-1 tion. "It is one of the strongest foroea for breaking prices." Dr. Poe declares that the perfection ? of the organisation of co-operative marketing association over the belt F will put an end to this practice. * a,.. FALL IN MONEY IS f A HELP 10 PEOPLE _____ I \ y S JUT OF ONE PER CENT MADE IN INTEREST RATES ON NEW CERTIFICATES. e ISSUE IS $200,000,000 < Jheap Money Carries Along With It , i An Enhancements Value of Every t / Form of Liberty Bond. / Washington.?Hie price or money \ >,-r s tumbling. There was a time when t , i in announcement of this sort meant lothing to the mass of the people, It was but a sign that the man of Wall Ko-wa mnrp and cheaper ' / 3U OtJt nuuiu uu ? v _ funds with which to work. But each time money; takes a drop low, it means millions of dollars to the plain people of the United States for falling monby carries, with It an anhancement of the value of each' lib- * arty bond issded by the government V*. < if the United States. It "means further that the government is enabled to borrow money at lower rates to retire short-time securities Issued fit much* tiigher rates. , . * '/ The easing up of money prices has . ? snabled the secretary of the treasury ft] to make a cut tin one per cent In the Interest rate on a new issue of cer- ? that will go to make up the nation's ' * floating Indebtedness. * i The i new issue of treasury certificates and one-year notes is $200,690,000. The interest rates are 4 1-4 and . rt I 1-2 per cent, according to whether a short or longer term obligation Is purchased. Six weeks ago the same t i sort of obligation was offered at in*v , '^j terest rates.of 5, 5 1-4 and 5 1-2 per . V m bent ' i ' - V ? . ' / Promises of Russian Reds, . Riga.?The Russian Soviet govern- ?' ' ment at Moscow has sent a Aote to 1 * \] all the allies and Vssoclated powers . promising to recognize all of the Russian foreign debts of the old czarlst' " regime up to 1$14 on Condition that ;*> the Moscow government is formally ' ' recognized. : /* : > 4 >, * ? '' ] Confirmation t|/l!ack1ng. ; . The state department had no con- * \ J flrmatlon of dilpatches from Riga that ' the Soviet government has gent a note to the principal allied - powers announcing that it will recognise the czarist debts. * Ki . ! ' i'V Great Outlay of Red Croat. . ^ , , Washington.?Three years after the * ' snd of the world war, the American 1 ^ '< Red Cross is maintaining an annual expenditure of $10,009,000 in Its sef- r vice to the disabled veterans of that struggle, it was announced. , i Wilson to Remain Aloof, v Washington. ? Woodrow Wilson, one of the central figures at the great , Versailles peace conference three years ago, has decided to remain aloof from the forthcoming limitation of ar- i mament conference. *&~'J Liberalize Prohibition Laws. Washington.?Congressional leaders' , are counting on liberalizing the pro- '.^inhibition law to help them to raise the1*- l\ necessary taxes in the next few years, ; ) members of the senate finance com-. *'* mittee admitted. < i; r -V'ii * i Urges Exclusion of Japs. 4\ . , v.-,?; Kansas City. ? Practical exclusion j of the Japanese by a new international ' ' agreement is recommended in the fo- ??.-'* port of the oriental committee of the *' ?'<{ American Legion, submitted to the^ ?.<* convention. ? : ' ) * - ? . **. * /) w T ' Death Toll of Cloudburst. >1,: Seattle, Wash. ? The terrific cloud- * 'i burst that wrecked Brittanla Beach, a mining town In British Columbia, took & toll of 36 dead and injured, , . . Threatened With Destruction. y .. Oxnard, Calif.?This city and the*'H t towns of Owensmouth and Triumpho, near here, were threatened with de- " ' Btruction by forest fires. ! * 1 In Trance Nine Year. * Johannesburg. ? After being in ft cataleptic trance for nine years, Anne Swanepoel has awakened in possession of all her faculties. Her voice is weak but distinct. j i I Foch Loves His Pipe. ; ? Washington.?Marshal Foch, who Is cnown as an inveterate pipe smoker, lefore boarding the steamship Paris 'or his trip to America made sure that t sufficient amount of his favorite ?rench tobacco was on board. One of lis military aides has it in charge. Wireless For Fire Protection. ' Pittsburgh, Pa.?Wireless telephone itations will be installed in all voltmeer engine company houses in liefheny county and in the city Are de>artments, Fire Marshal Thomas L. ^arr announced. l Medical Beer For the Sick. Washington. ? Announcement of a leflnlte treasury policy for making ' ivailable immediately medical beer to he sick under the new regulations nay be expected shortly, high officials leclared. j Advances to Farmer*. Melbourne.?Premier Hughes, pro >osal that three shillings per bushel >e advanced the fanners at railway ( ldirjgs on all voluntarily pooled wheat ias been adopted by the house of repeeentatlves. % * Evelyn Nesblt Takes Poison. ' New York.?Evelyn Nesblt wn? ro orted as almost wholly recovered rom the effects of an overdose of morv ihine, swallowed when a city maiM hal began to move furniture frorai ,er tea room and apartment. ' ' -y? . 'jr. ' , rj