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JAPANESE PREMIER - STABBEDJfl DEATH OTHER MEMBERS OF JAPANESE CABINET HAVE RECEIVED THREATENING LETTERS. ' GROWN PRINCE ALSO WARNED Dead Premier Was Rapidly Attaining ^ a Predominant Position In Political Life of the Empire. * Tokio.?Premier Hara was fatally -'-VI a J_ >.? ?oll^c./1 Dinuutru IU luc ui caoi a c tuo lautvau station in Toklo. Washington. ? Before the departure of the Japanese delegation from Tokio, .threatening letters had been received by various members of the cabinet, and Prince Tokugawa himself, just before embarking on the steamer for the United States, received a fantastically worded document threatening him with assassination unless he achieved results at Washington of benefit to his country and warning him also that he must not be too "foreign" In his attitude while in the United States. Admiral Baron Kato, who Is next to the premier in the cabinet, is in Washington to carry out the premier's policies. with which he is familiar. The assassination may have an important efTect upon the conference on armament limitation so far as Japan is concerned, because it is the custom of the Japanese to consult freely among themselves upon all important state affairs, and the conference delegation undoubtedly would have cabled frequently to Premier Hara for his adf -vice. Mr. Hara was rapidly attaining a predominant position in the political life of Japan and was often referred to as the Lloyd George of the empire. Veterans of Thirtieth Meet. n Nashville, Tenn. ? Veterans of the Thirtieth division gathered here for a two-day reunion, greeted the man who led them and the other hosts of the , American expeditionary forces to victory in France in 1918, Gen. John J. Pershing. Russia Will Not be Bound. % Moscow.?Foreign Minister Chitcherin sent a note to the entente nations and the United Statee saying that Russia will not feel herself bound by the decisions of the Washington conference. Wheat Production Greater. Washington.?Total wheat production this year of the 29 leading wheatgrowing countries of the world, exclud- j ing Russia, reached 2,852.825.000 bush-1 els, or approximately 190,000,000 bush-1 ^xla mnro'thon In 1920. More Money For Prohibition. Washington.?Congress will be asked for ten million dollars for the enforcement of prohibition during the next fiscal year, an increase of $2,500,000 over the appropriation for the v current year. Name Road for "John D." Freeville, N. Y.?"Rockefeller Highway." in honor of John D. Rockefeller, oil king, is the name giveh a public higl*.ay extending along the scenic Finger Lakes Trail. Hapsburg Dynasty Ousted. Budapest.?Former Emperor Charles was dethroned and the Hapsburg dynasty was ousted from Hungary by a bill adopted by the Hungarian national * assembly. Armistice Day is Holiday. Washington.?The resolution of congress declaring Armistice Day, No vember 11, a legal holiday, was signed . by President Harding. Five Bandits Got $5,900. Philadelphia.?Five men in an au* tomoblle held up two runners of the Corn Exchange National Bank, robbed them of $5,900 and escaped. Liberty Bonds Advancing. New York.?All Liberty bonds and Victory loan issues reached new high records for the year, presumably as * the result of the federal reserve board's action in reducing rediscount rates. ^ Reduce Government Expenses. Washington. ? The administration expects to effect an aggregate reduction in government expenditures for the fiscal year of 1922 of $439,000,000 instead of its previous estimated reduction of $350,000,000. Hold Nightgown Race. London.?One of the events at the * swimming sports at Kensington Baths, held by the Interservtce women's league, was a nightgown race. The swimmers wor<* their night dress and held lighted candles above ahe water. Foch at Lee's Tomb. Lexington, Va. ? Marshal Foch accepted. in a telegram to officials of "Washington and I^ee university, an invitation to visit Lexington and lay - a wreath on the tomb of Robert E. J.ee France Bans Duelling. Paris.?The ministry of Justice has pent a circular to all public prosecutors asking them to prosecute all duelP'sts and their attendants, and to see that no further duels occur, n Labor Board to Take Action. ^h'rajro.?The decision of the Unitel States railroad labor hoard on all * <r nut'd rules and working conditions p'^rfinc the railroad shop.-; crafts or<# r "Nations will be handed down in r'?out three weeks, it was announced at the board's office. ) OPPOSED By 17 REPUBLICAN The Vote Was Regarded Gener2;ly Decisive of the Whole Question of a Sales Tax at This Time. Washington.?The sales tax was i Jected by the senate. The vote, against and 25 for, was on a propds by Senator Smoot, republican, Uta for a one per cent levy, with exem tions provided in the case of sales 1 fanners of the products of their fanr sales by public utilities and those 1 the United States or any foreign gc ernment or any state or territory, tl army and navy and hospitals. This vote was regarded generally decisive of the whole question of sales tax at this time, but immediat ly after it had been announced, Sen tor Smoot offered another amendmei embodying a business sales tax of on half of one per cent cm gross sales excess of $6,000 a year. This we over. In the debate on the defeated ma ufacturers* sales tax plan, some i publican leaders indicated 'hat a sal t;-.x might hnve to be provided for connexion with the soldiers' ben f oil!, which they predated would 1 passed at the next session of congres Study Wages and Living Costs. New York.?A study of wages ai living costs in non-transportation i dustries, on which proposed additio al wage cuts for railroad workers w 'be based, was begun at a conferen of operating officials of railroads ea of the Mississippi river and north jthe Ohio river. \ Four Earthquake Shocks. Lima, Peru.?Four sharp earfhqual shocks were felt in this city. T1 first came at 2:49 o'clock, the secoi at 2:56, the third at 3:23 and the la at 11:20. The first and third were vl lent, but all were di3tincaly f< throughout Lima. Reimbursement Refused. Washington.?Soldiers who paid f the transportation of European brid to this co'*~*ry must stand the ? ponse themoelves, according to a rt ir.g by Comptroller General McCa jYne government, he held, will not i imburse soldiers for such outlay. William Mansfield Is Dead. London. ? William Mansfield, fir Viscount, of Sandhurst, is dead. I was under secretary for war in 18 and again from 1892 to 1894. Fro 1895 to 1899 he was governor of Boi bay. To Investigate Coal Dealers. Augusta. Ga. ? The department justice may shortly conduct an inv? tigatlon here to determine if the co dealers* of Augusta are operating violation of the Sherman anti-trust a< following a uniform increase of pri per ton several days ago. t $600,000,000 In Gold Imported. New York.?Gold importations 1 the United States from January 1 October 20 totaled $593,505,506, a cording to the Federal Reserve Boaj In the same period, $15,854,902 go was exported. Placing of Composite Flag. London.?A composite flag, repi senting Great Britain, the Unit i States, France. Belgium, Italy and J pan, has just been placed upon tl grave of the British unknown warri in Westminster Abbey. Madeira For Charles. Lisbon. ? Arrangements have be< completed to receive former Emper Charles and ex-Empress Zita, of At tria-Hungary, as exiles on the Islai ; of Madeira, according to a telegram. * LvncMng Bill Is Sidetracked. Washington?Legislation giving tl Federal Government Jurisdiction ov th.e punshment for lynching was aid tracked indefinitely, following a we lengthy and bitter conference of hou leaders. Weeks and Pershing Critlsed. Washington?Senator Thomas Wt son. of Georgia, enlivened a session the Senate by opening his guns up< Secretary of War Weeks and Gener ' Pershing. Oil Workers Return to Work. Washington. ? Southern Californ oil workers, who have been on stril for several weeks, have voted pra tically unanimously to accept recoi mendations of their district coun< for a return to work. Mother and Four Children Burned. Toledo, Ohio.?A mother and fo children, three girls and a boy, we burned to death when fire destroy* the fruit store and apartment of Wc Greenburg, Indiana avenue and E ing street. Sir James Craig Accepts. London.?Sir James Craig, the T ster premier, has accepted the go ernment's Invitation to come to Lo don and consult it as to Ulster's f titude toward boundary and oth questions. Reduces Discount Rate. London.?The Bank of England i duced its rate of discount to 5 p cent from 5 1-2 per cent. The last j duction in the discount rate was mai on July 21 last, when it was cut fro 6 per tent to 5 1-2 per cent. Coal Stocks Are Fairly Large. Washington.?Coal stocks throug out the country are fairly large, a cording to a study made for the N tional Coal association by its ofTIci organ, the Coal Review. Hale's Promotion Urged. Washington. ? Brigadier Cener Harry C. Hale was nominated by Prt ident Harding to be a major generi He will succeed the vacancy causi by the retirement several days ago Major Gaaeral March, formor chlef-< t staff. 7 ' !S NATION COMPETES " HOIST ITSELF ' ' . AMERICANS ACTUALLY AIDING re43 THE FOREIGN SHIPPER IN ial HIS RACE FOR TRADE. .h, ip I RANSDELL CITES INSTANCES IV lie The Exclusive Use of Facilities is as Granted by the Railroads in Many a Cases, Said the Senator. ;ei ie_ New York. ? Foreign competition, Jn "aided and abetted by Americans," nt was declared by United States Senator Joseph E. Ransdell, of Louisiana, : n.1 in an address before the Advertising' >e_ Clubs of New York, to be one of the j eg "underlying causes that are crippling jn thf development of the American meru8 chant marine." Nearly a score of he American railroads, he said, including }S some of the greatest systems, have filed witn tne jnieraiaie c,ommeri;e | Commission copies of contracts in which they agreed to use their best 3<* efforts to secure freight "for foreign ,n" shipping companies to the exclusion n" of others." "Exclusive use of facilities is grantce ed in many cases," the speaker said; Jt!"fiee wharfage and freight handlnig ?' is given, special arrangements on through bills of lading and many other privileges accorded. "The Boston A Albany railroad, in Ice its agreemen with the Cunard Line, he grants the free and exclusive use of ad j certain piers, and in addition further st, pledges under certain conditions, a lo-; reduced rate of 2 1-2 cents per hun;lt dred pounds for freight in carload lots. School Population 33,000,000. "Washington.?The "school populaor i tlon" of the United States is 33,es 1250,870, the census bureau announced, ix- Of this number, comprising citizens ul- five to 20 years old, more than 21,rl. 370,000 were attending school between e-, September, 1919, and January, 1920. National Debt Decreased. Washington.?A reduction of about $465,000,000 in the public debt during October was announced by the treas86 . ury. m J The total public debt on October n". 131 was $23,459,148.59. Brandeis' Sister Appointed. New York.?Miss Susan Brandies, a of; sister of United States Supreme Court iS" Justice Brandeis, has been appointed a* a special assistant to United States j *n Attorney Hayward to investigate the building trades, ce Another Advance In Crude Oil. Pittsburg.?The fifth advance in the 1 price of oils within the last 30 days IV ...oo ??(?/) of thn nnoninc nf th? mar to ket here. Si l(j President Harding Is 56. Washington. ? President Harding celebrated his 56th birthday quietly at the White House. e- j ed New President of the Legion. a" Kansas City, Mo.?The national con116 vention of the American Legion ad- 1 or journed here after electing Hanford MacNlder, of Mason City, Iowa, national commander. Coal Miners Stop Work. ig Indianapolis, Ind.?Work in the Indiana coal field was practically at a standstill as a result of walkouts of, 20,000 men employed at 300 mines. ne Armistice Day a Holiday. pr Washington. ? Armistice Day, No- ( le. vember 11, will be declared a national , ry holiday in honor of America's uiv se known soldier to be buried that day | in Arlington. I Committee Conference Called. tt- Washington.?Call for the first meetof lng of the standing committee of the | >n national conference of unemployment | al in New York has been sent out by Secretary Hoover. 1 Treasurer Short In Accounts. ia Macon, Oa.?Mayor Toole reported ; Ice'to the city council that auditors had1 c-1 informed him City Treasurer A. H. n-1 Stewart's books ^howed a shortage of \ :il $5,913.83. He also reported that the i rity treasurer cannot be found. i Further Aid From Government. ur Washington.?Advances for financre ing agricultural live block, wheat and ] 3d cotton loans aggregating nearly $3,- l >1 f COO.OGC were announced by the war ] w- finance corporation. Seventeen trans- i actions were listed ] Killed by Moonshine StiM. Tl- Portsmouth, Va.?Samuel Butt, 71, ?v- is dead. Earl Garrett is in a hospital | n- and a companion natred Griffin is suf- ] it- fering from painful injuries as a rc- i er suit of the explosion of a moonshine i | still. . I Schulte Merger Plan Fails. e- New York.?David A. Schulte, preser ident of the Schulte Retail Stores Cor- ] e- poration, announced that negotiations le for the merger of his concern with the i m United Retail Stores Corporation has < failed. t House Adopts Road Aid Bill, h- Washington.?The house by a vote iC- J of 194 to 36, adopted the conference ] a- report on the federal aid roads bill 11 al which carries an appropriation of $75.-; < 20,000 men employed at approximately i 300 mines in the state. al American Delegates Confer, 's- Washington.?Problems of reducing < tl.! naval armament were studied for an- 1 &d other four hours by the American del- I egates to the armament conference 1 >f- and the navnl experts designated as i 1 their technical adviserg. ?- - ]' MATTER TO BE INVESTIGATED Senator Wadsworth of New York Vigorously Challenged the Truth of Georgia Senator's Statement. Washington.?Investigation by a special committee into charges by Senator Watson, democrat, of Georgia, that American soldiers in France were hanged without court-martial or other trial, was ordered by the senate by unanimous vote. The committee will be appointed by the President of the Senate and Senator Watson will be invited before it to produce proof. "How many senators know," Senator Watson had asked, "that a private soldier was frequently shot by his officers because of some complaint against officers' insolence; and that they had gallows upon which men were hanged;, day after day, without court-martial or any other form of trial? I had and have the photograph of one of those gallows, upon which 21 white boys had been executed at sunrise when the photograph was taken, and there were others waiting in the camp jails to be hanged morning after morning." Senator Borah, republican* Idaho, said he had examined the photograph and had been told by two former service men that the charges were true, but that he was "unwilling to proceed on such evidence." Senator Wadsworth of New York vigorously challenged the truth of Senator, Watson's charges. Heavy Rains Check Fires. Ashevilil, N. C.?Heavy rains of the last few days have checked forest fires that were inflicting heavy damage in this section. Five hundred acres on the Canea river, near Mount Mitchell, were burned over, threatening the state and government preserves. investigation Instituted. Washington?Investigation has been instituted by the department of Justice into threats being made by radicals in connection with the cases of Sacco and Vanzetti, Italians convicted in Massachusetts of the murder of a mill paymaster. Another Consulate Bombed. Lisbon.?A bomb exploded on the staircase at the American consulate here. No damage was done, however. The police attribute the outrage to the agitation in connection with the cases of Sacco and Vanzetti. Ask Lower Freight Rates. Washington.?Notice was given to the interstate commerce commission by the National Association of Sand and Gravel Producers that complaint asking reduction in freight rates on their product throughout eastern and centrai territory had been filed. More Tobacco Now Held. Washington.?Leaf tobacco held by manufacturers and dealers on October 1 amounted to 1,547,439,732 pounds compared with 1,271,51-4,630 pounds so held on that date last year, the census bureau announced. Paraguay His New President. Buenos Aires.?Felix Paiva,has assumed the ofTice of president of the Republic of Paraguay, following the deposition of President Gondra, against whom a revolutionary movement broke out. White Succeeded by Hull. St. Louis.?Cordell Hull or Tennessee has been chosen chairman of the democratic national committee to succeed George White of Marietta, Ohio. Union Organizer Flogged. Mobile, Ala.?John E. Winstanley. official organizer of the American Federation of Labor of Mobile, is in a hospital in Marianna, Fla., suffering painful wounds received when tied to a tree and flogged by a party at Sherman, Fla., acording to word received here. Winstanley was in route from Mobile to Panama City, Fla., according to information received here, and had Intended to assist in settling some labor troubles at Panama City. A Gain to Law and Order. Washington.?The swift and complete collapse of the venture of the former Hapsburg emperor represents a real and encouraging gain for the cause of order and stability in all of central Europe. Roanoke Power Plant Flooded. Roanoke, Va.?Heavy rains for 48 hours resulted in Roanoke river breaking its banks and flooding the local power company plant, stopping street car service and threatening to put all lights out of commission. Norwegian Vessel Quarantined. Boston.?The Norweigian steamer, Snar, was placed in quarantine with her crew here because of the removal at Norfolk of her commander, suffering from a disease reported here' to have been diagnosed as typhus. Germany is Granted Extension. I'HI ia. <jei iirnil/ uuo 1A.UU eiauiCTi by the reparations commission a fifteen days' extension on the first installment of 500,000,000 gold marks af the second billion of her reparation payments due November 15. Death of Gum Manufacturer. Charlotte, N. C.?Frank H. Fleer, Philadelphia millionaire chewing gum manufacturer, died suddenly at bis ountry estate at Thomasville, N. C., i victim of apoplexy. Expected Mandate Obtained. London.?The government obtain?d Its expected mandate from the House of Commons to proceed with :ho Irish negotiations. The Unionist notion censuring the government for nitiating the Irish negotiations, was roted down 439 to 43. COOPER WIRES IRE : AMERICAN LEGION ? sic AI GREETINGS ARE EXTENDED BY ^ SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH So HER GOVERNOR. an CO . ur Ea LAUDS LEGION FOR ITS WORK . _ gr tt "Nothing Can Impair the Stability of ,n' Republic While Legion Stands for T* flc Law, Order and Government" 0j , PO fo] Columbia. E "Nothing can impair the stability 1 of our republic while the American pr Legion stands for law and order and ba government under our constitution," en said Governor Cooper in a telegram as to the Legion in session at Kansas ml City in which he conveyed greetings th from South Carolina to the ex-service ? 1 men. ine governor expresseu ucep appreciation for what the veterans have done in the past and the belief mj that the future will be sound and safe jnj with men like the veterans to stand br behind the government. His telegram ^0 to the convention follows: /pa "The State of South Carolina sends M greetings. The American Legion has j shown by practice and teaching that s]j distinguished service can be render- ea ed in peace as well as in war. Every' 8t] man who is eligible ought to belong 1 to the Legion and those who are not 20 eligible ought to honor and respect 21 the Legion. Nothing can impair the stability of our republic while the Legion stands for law and order and c government under our constitution. "Continue to teach the' spirit of unselfish service and universal obligation to our people and the Legion ja will be soon recognized as the hope of America. Carry on and your vie- Qn tories will be the peoples' blessing." ^ / sic War Veteran Is Paroled. roi Governor Cooper paroled during du good behavior Andrew Adams, of ar York county, a veteran of the world do war who served, in France and Belgium with the 118th infantry, 30th Mi division. Adams was convicted at York county in 1920 before Judge of Ernest Moore, of grand larceny, and foi was sentenced to two years in the thi state penitentiary. sU de Stockyards are Taken Over. Washington, (Special)/?Under au- g thority of the recently enacted packera' control bill, the department of 1 agriculture took over the Columbia Stockyards company of Columbia. , Hereafter that company will report ! ?? -II V,.flJna.a . r>.i Tiai^tinna fr\ fVl ft UU till UUOIUCOO tiausnv/vivuii vv v secretary of agriculture. CO pr Southern Medloal Association. e. James A. Hayne and L. M. Fisher, 0f state health officer and officer in Co charge of malaria control work, re- ni: spectively, will attend the meeting of the Southern Medical association at w< Hot Springs November 14-17. At this 1 meeting state health officers will re- br port on the number of cases of pella- by gra that have occurred in their states ch up to the present time. wc toi Reward for Capture Paid. The Governor's office peid $50 to John Widner of Bath, Aiken county, co for the capture of Press BrookB, wanted in Aiken on a murder charge. J Brooks has been tried and sentenced a j to life imprisonment, it was said at the executive office. att ' mi Sharp Drop In Fees. I Fees collected by the secretary of ml state for October reached *a total of tll) $1,174 as compared with $1,547 in September. Business this year has been yy, far behind 1920, only a few papers being filed and a small number of wj charters granted as compared with wa the figures lor last year. ce] sta Special Term for Kershaw. fei Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary signed an order for a special term of the 0 common pleas court to be held in i Kershaw county beginning December sei 5 and continuing for two weeks if necessary. it i Not to Sell Camp Buildings. Di Washington. (Special).?The reported determination of the war de- fin partment to sell Camp Jackson build- ini ings at auction was without founda- m< tion, it is oflfcially learned. The sal- an vaging of all abandoned camps has ah been held up pending the considera- ti\ tion by a board of staff officers of sol plans for utilizing camps for national guard purposes and adapting them to inj the needs of units of the reserve corps co: during training seasons. Representa- vi< tlve Fulmer pried beneath the reti- coi cence of the war department. th< Distributing Insurance Fund. Nil Insurance Commissioner J. J. Mc- I Mahan made his semi-annual report d'e of the amount to be naid to the dif- at ferent counties of the state from the dls two per cent license tax on pre- bul miums collected by the Insurance in companies. bei Charleston county gets the largest of amount, her apportionment being $9,- tha 138.20. Rucbland is second with $7,- tirr 308.86; Greenville third with $5,561- pre .96; Spartanburg fourth with $4,338- tro 11, and Anderson ranks fifth with |3,- n 649.29. pla Fair President Farea Well. Lie In many ways the feature of the ^ annual state fair, the Guernsey ex- me hlbit, has attracted attention as one wa of the greates collections of Guern- of seys ever gathered together in the Coi state, both numbers and Quality of put entries being considered. R. M. Coop- the er, Jr., newly elected president of the to state fair, was the leading prize win- sue nar, barely nosing out J. L. Mcintosh at of Doversville and his famous Clover the farm cattle. Mr. Cooper won seven in flrBt prizes, five seconds, four thirds 1 and three fourth!. Chi oper Appoints Delegates. Clarence J. Owens, director genii of the Sotuhern Commercial conis, following a conference with iv. Robert A. Cooper announced it South Carolina would be reprented on the commercial com mis>n to Europe that would go abroad mil 15 for study of the questions of rect trade and financial relations tween the Southern ports and 'Uthern interior industrial centers d the markets of the European untries, heretofore in great mease neglected by the South and the istern ports of the country. The commission is being assembled the Southern Cqmmercial coness, based on resolutions adopted the 13th convention held in Washgton in March. Each state will be presented by two delegates with ofial creditionals from the governors states. Governor Cooper has apinted, to represnt South Carolina rmer Gov. Richard I. Manning and !. W. Robertson, both of Columbia. Thomas R. Preston of Chattanooga, esident of the Hamilton National nk and also president of the Southn Commercial congress, is to serve LAFOLLOTTE OPENS FIGHT MELLON A CLOSE VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO GIVE FULL PUBLICITY TO ALL TAX RETURNS. SECURITIES MUST BE LISTED / Party Lines Were Badly Spilt In the Senate on Every Vote on the Several LaFollette Amendments. i Washington.?At the end of a day of stormy debates, which at times was featured by heated, personal exchanges, Senator Robert M. La Follette, Republican, of Wisconsin, indicated that he Intends to press his demand for the retirement of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon "for hav-1 ing brazenly and impudently laid down the principle that wealth will not and cannot be made to bear its full share of taxation." LaFolylette also served notice that * he would later renew his battle to . force the treasury department to make public all returns. An amendment to the existing tax bill to this effect sponsored by the Wisconsin Senator, was voted down by the Spnate by the narrow margin of two votes, 35 to 33. LaFollette was successful in one > phase of his fight to compel the Seo , retary of the Treasury to give "piti- ' . v > less publicity" to tax returns. He secured the adoption by an over- ' whelming vote of an amendment compelling holders of Federal, State, municipal and other tax-free securities to list their holding when they make their tax returns. The vote on this whs 38 to 11. 1 Party lines were badly split on the LaFollette amendments, a considerable proportion of the Republican side joining with a large number of ' Democratic Senators in supporting them. I Business Is on Upgrade. Washington?Government agency reports show that business is apparently taking the upgrade, but its speed is not yet very striking. Buying is picking up, but it is buying of necessities, not luxuries. The A a ??/< mn/Tlnm.nrlftnH (TAnHi 4a chairman of .the European comIssion and Dr. Owens will serve as e active director of the mission. icurate Road Estimates. The state highway department is lintaining a good Record in preparg estimates on costs of roads and idges in South Carolina, figures mpiled by the engineers of the dertment showing that out of 20 proits begun and completed from July 1920, to September 30, 1921, only ght differences were noted in the timated cost and the actual conruction cost. The department estimated that the projects would coat a total of $1,2,517.59.1 1 \ > Stop More Road Damage. Damage to South Carolina roads by my trucks making the trip from imp Bragg to Camp Jackson has out stoppd, acording to Camp ckson authorities, who advised the ite highway department that only e more truck train was to make e trip. The trucks have done conlerable damage to the top soil ads over which they passed, but e to the fact that all tfye machines e within the law nothing could be ne. irking Important Highways. M. G. Brown and J. E. Henderson the state highway department rces are now engaged in marking a more important highways In the ite in accordance with the scheme cided upon several weeks ago. This irking system consists of numbers /en each road and these numbers a being placed at intervals all along a highways. gh Schools Everywhere. The establishment this fall of the unty high school at Monck's Corr, Berkeley county, gives .every unty in the state a high school apoved by the state, according to J. Swearingen, state superintendent education. Every one of the 46 unties now has a high school recog* sed as such by the department omen's Day Celebrated. The state fair horse shows cele> ated the advent of woman suffrage holding a woman's day, the two ief winners of the day being both >men, Mrs. A. L. James of Darling* a and Mrs. P. A. Wilcox of Florce. Mrs. James took three first ribns and one second, while Mrs. Wilx was awarded two blue ribbons, g Attendance at Fair. Big Thursday maintained Its repudon as marking the climax of the >ek at the state fair in interest ana tendance. The number of paid adprions to the grounds during the y was 20,561. The number of ad8sions to the grounds Thursday of 9 fa'r of 1920 was 22,257. sodrow Wilson Foundation, /^n organization for the Woodrow llson foundation in South Carolina ,s partially completed with the acptance by Governor Cooper of the ite chairmanship, following a conence with Dr. Clarence J. Owens, Tie up Cotton Market.' Washington, Special). ? Southern lators agreed to call upon cotton pwers to tie up the market until advanced from $50 to $75 per bale. scussing Tax Problems. Discussion of tax problems, state ances and the possibility of reduc5 the expenses of the state governmt are again coming to the front d some of these questions will probly be discussed by the joint legislate committee on efficiency and conlidation at its meeting here. The committee has been ivestigatl the state departments, boards, mmissions and institutions with a jw to cutting down expenses and nsolidating certain work. Much of ? investigating has been completed. ne Prisoners Nearly Escape. 'enitentlary guards n\ade a "coup tat" and frustrated the plans of least nine prisoners when they covered a cell in tne main prison ilding cut to pieces and everything readines for the escape of a rum of men. Capt. R. M. Day, head the guard at the penitentiary .said it the discovery was made just in te as the men, at least nine and ibably ten, would have had little uble in making good their escape. The attempted escape was well nned. :ense Law for Engineers. i resolution indorsing the enactnt of a license law for engineers s adopted at the state convention professional engineers held at Leite college on the university '"ira* I. The resolution also stated that i convention directs the chairman appoint a committee to draw up :h a law and promote its passage the next session of the legislature, act to be based upon similar laws other states. "he resolution was introduced by tries C. Wilson of Columbia. uumauu IVl uiguiuuiym ?vvu 0wwv?? ? obvious in practically every line. Fourteen Dry Agents Killed. Wasbingi jn?Fourteen dry agents have been Blain while enforcing the eighteenth amendment, Federal Prohibition Commissioner R. A. Haynes announced. In every case the killings occurred in States south of the Mason-Dixon line. To Investigate Hanns's Death. Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y.?Mollie <5. Hanna, divorced wife of Dan R. Hanna who died at his home here, has hhed detectives to investigate the manner of the Cleveland millionaire's death. Coto Garrison In Panama. Balboa?The Costa Rican garrison of Coto was reported to have occupied Panaman territory in the province of Chirijui, including the villages of Canas, Gordas and Progeso. Commercial Treaty V/lth Huns. Washington?Framing of a commercial treaty between the United States and Germany designed to effect complete resumption of peace-time trade relations is under way. Bonus Amendment Defeated. Washington?By a vote of 28 to 38, the Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Reed, Missouri. Democrat, providing for payment of the soldier bonue out of excess profits taxes. Will Hayes 42 Years Old. Washington ? Postmaster General Will H. Hays celebrated his 42nd birthday. He is the youngest member of the Cabinet. Recognition of Mexico a Joke. Mexico City?Recognition of Mexico by the United States is so far off that it's almost a joke, President Cbregon declared. Poland is Celebrating. Warsaw.?The fifth anniversary of the declaration of the republic of Pohnd is being celebrated throughout the country. Flags are flying on all government buildings. 1920 "Birth" Registration. Washington.?Births recorded in the 'birth registration area" during 1920 totalled 1,508,874, the public health service announced, exceeding deaths bv 672.120. The birth rate showed a relative increase of 7.6 per cent over 1919. Senate to Attend Conference. Washington ? The United States Senate unanimously voted to aecrpt the invitation of President Harding to attend the opening session of the armament conference herj in a body. Sympathy Expressed *or Japan. Washington?A reso'ution of sympathy for the Government of Japan because of the assassination .-f Premier Hara was adopted unanimously by the Senate. The resolution was introduced b.v Senator Lodge, the majority leader. Offer Twenty Million Prayers. Washington ?? Twenty million members of twenty-three great Protestant communions were urged by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America to pray for the success of the Washington conference. Milk Used As Substitute. New York..?Twenty firemen were overcome by smoke at a fire here. No alcoholic stimulant being available and the doctor order-id milk. The fire fighters regained " consciousness within a few minutes. , j : IcJhIu. jr.. .