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WARSHIP WORK III !CI BfilTNNJTOPPED' NO FURTHER LIABILITIES ARE * TO BE INCURRED WITHOUT er tic RENEWED ORDERS. mi to AFFECTS FOUR SUPER HOODS S fe ci< The Four Ships Were to Cost Ar6und ^ * 32,000,000 P. 8., the Bulk of Which *h Will Be 8aved by GovernmenL wi S t *4 London.?The Admiralty announced M -* - ?--J J~ J nf df loai 11 ana urueicu iuo ooooqi.uu v> -ail work on the four warships of tu the snper-Hood type. The shipbulldlng firms were notified not to incur *t any further liabilities on new naval sl< r construction until further notice from ta the Admiralty. Pc Officials explained that the practi- of cal effect of the Admiralty's order * will be the absolute cessation of all P warship work pending the outcome of the Washington conference. f 8e Three of the ships were to have 111 been built on the Clyde and the fourth n( at Newcastle-on-Tyne. of The Admiralty order halts work on 8U all the new warships authorized by parliament. Actual construction had sot been begun, although it is under stood virtually all the preliminary ^ work ,had been completed. Ai The four ships were tq cost about a 22,000,00<X p. s. in all, and the bulk of fe {his sum will be saved by the gov- gc ernment. as a comparatively small amount is due the constructors for g3 * the work accomplished aj Anti-Beer Bill Pastes Senate. * Washington.?The final legislative * step for the outlawing of beer and ot malt liquors for medicinal purposes to was taken by the senate. ar By a vote of 56 to 22, the senate adopted the conference report on the pj so-called anti-beer bill and the meas- er tire now goes to the President. CI Shortage of 1.200,000 Homes. St Louis, Mo.?There is a shortage of approkimately 1,200,000 homes in - the United States, but the outlook for ag building activities is good, according aI to members of the commission of the ?<j Associated General Contractors of ad America. Ci $7 Praises Russian Government Raleigh.?Plans for the democratic lorm of government that is being * worked oat In Russia under the dlrec- pr tlon of Lenine and Trotxky was a fea- w ture of a speech by Robert Maxwell, Be one of the delegates at the Fanners' Ds Union convention. th M Wants Treaty to Prevent Wart. 00 New York.?Negotiation of a treaty which would prevent future wars was a urged, in conjunction with an agree-. ment to limit navies, by Elbert H. - sa Gary, chairman of the board of the 00 United States Steel corporation. ;th . Di Speaker to Lead Indians. Cleveland, Ohio.?Tris Speaker has signed a contract to manage the Cleva? land American team next season, James C. Dunn, president of the club, le announced here. fr th * Eight Members of Family Die. ai Mena, Ark.?Eight members of the family of R. E. Weems, at Wickes, Ark., 65 miles south of here, were killed when the Weems home col* m lapsed during a violent storm. h( th Fifty-eight Pleas of Guilty. tv New York.Thirty-three individuals Ir and 25 corporations, members of the Marble Industry Employers' associa" tlon, pleaded guilty to violating the TV?nr>?llv anti-trust law. 61 Oppose Ship Canal Project. bi Savannah, Oa.?The Atlantic Deeper , 0< Waterways convention adopted reso-; lb lutlons opposing the St. Lawrence n< river ship canal project. w UJ Develops Spirit of Caution. n< * Toklo.?With the waning of the first m enthusiasm over the anticipated relief W of armament burdens a spirit of cau- st tlon has developed in Japan. v< Capital Ships Not Displaced. k Washington?An authoritative statement of British naval views disclosed th ^ that aircraft are not regarded by the ti< British as having displaced capltaJ H t > ships in naval warfare. T; ^ Gardner in Worse Trouble. Phoenix. Ariz. ? Roy Gardner, escaped mail robber, who was captured ei here, had a new charge against him w when Sheriff John Montgomery' road ai a warrant to him charging him with to ? - -??* u: ...... ? -J n. criminally asettuiuug a yuung i here on October 24. re Emergency Tariff Extended. 4 Washington.?Signing by President Harding of the bill to extend the emer- w gency tariff act until permanent tariff 2C legislation is enacted was announced fe at the White House. tt p< Armament Move Slowing Up. s Washington.?The Far Eastern nations await the reply of Japan to China's declaration of rights, and the fl< American move for limitation of na-: ol ral armaments is Blowing up because s? of objections raised both by Japan ^ and Great Britain. is Mrs. Mark Hanna Dead. Washington. ? Mrs. Mark Hanna, widow of the former senator, died tl at her residence here. fe a Protest by Henry Ford. Washington.?The secretary of war p'-mod the order leasing the steam r'lvlllary of the government at Muscle cx Finals to the Alabama Power com- si psnv. It Is understood that action w was taken over the protest of Henry si J Ford. who has submitted a bid for S purchase of government property , ai at Muscle Shoals. I w HIM PRESENTS TEN POINTSlfj merlcan Delegation Does Not Want Negotiations Complicated by ths Creation of Sub-Committees. Washington?Preliminary reconnoit- Tl Ing gave way to more direct negoition in the endeavors of the disarament conference to find a solution r the problems of the Far East. Sitting as a special committee on e Far Eastern situation, the heads UJ the nine delegations went into con- " rence to outline the respective polles by which each will be guided and work out a plan of procedure that Tl ill give each of these policies a fair iOW. The ten points presented by China Ith the general backing of the Unit1 States formed the basis of the day's :changes, which were designed to ivelop step by step the exact atti- re of de of the nine delegations, wo one ? :pected this process to go very far mi this meeting, although the discus- m on of a program was considered cer- aE in to draw out the opinions of the >wers as to the relative importance the topics before them. ur The opinion of the American delettlon, which appeared to have con- m derable support among the repre- aE intatlves of the other powers, was at the Far East negotiations need Ja >t be complicated by the creation sub-committees to deal with special ibjects. ve ' re of Monetary Unit Decided On. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.?The monery unit of the Federation of Central merlcan Republics has been fixed In vi decree issued by the provisional sp deral council. The coin will be of cr >ld and equivalent in vaiue to an e(j merican half dollar. It will weigh 6 milligrams, have a fineness of 900 id be called "El Centro Americano." br Admiral Kato Asks For Time. Washington. ? Admiral Baron Kato, i behalf of the Japanese delegation the Washington conference, asked ^ id received acceptance from the b( >ads of the delegations of the nine irticipating powers a delay of sev- gp al days to allow examination of the <je ?r Eastern proposals submitted by ^ lina. Forty-eight Advances Approved. Washington.?Forty-eight advances cj, jgregatlng $2,074,000 for agricultural b id live stock purposes were approv- m I by the war finance corporation. The Ivances by states Included: North jQ irolina, $100,000; South Carolina, w 4,000, and Georgia $127,000. Great Disturbances in India. Bombay, India.?Coincident with a he ocession escorting the Prince of at ales through the eity of Bombay, j fie rious disturbances toon piace in me wi itlve quarter, attributed by the au- te oritiee to agitation by followers of ahatma Gandhi, the Hindoo "non>-operationist" leader. df Oil Well Burns Furiously. Ai Long Beach, Calif.?Gas, which was ti< id to be flowing at the rate of 100,- st 0,000 cubic feet a day, broke through th e casing of a well of the Royal iitch Shell Oil company at Signal ill and burst into flames. M Much Bootlegging in New York. th New York.?Between 25 and 30 boot- 1a ggers in New York City have de- ba auded the government out of more th an $50,000,000 in 1920 income taxes id penalties. Ulster Indorses Negotiations. of Liverpool. ? By an overwhelming pi ajority, the unionist party, in session ea ?re, endorsed, with certain reserva- Bj ans, the negotiations in progress be- m veen the British government and the ri ish representatives. Huge Liquor Plot Discovered. Chicago.?A liquor plot which fed- M al agents said involved proposed i or *ibes of $50,000 to public officials, a ki lit case full of liquor permits for 87,- j cc >0 gallons of whiskey, and which df [iked the names of several promiixxt men of New York and Chicago I 1th the bootlegging trade has been icovered here, federal officials an- fr >unced. With the seizure of the per- St its, two men giving tneir names as ci rllliam McCauley and Nathan Ep- of ein, alleged agents of the men in- m )lved in the plot, were arrested. b< Newberry Case Up Again. Washington. ? The senate took up e report of the privileges and elec- n? on committee on the contest of cc enry W. Ford against the seating of A ruman H. Newberry. fo h< Linters Counted as Cotton. Washington. ? That Btock brokers, ther through ignorance or malice, ill not discriminate between cotton qi id linters is a very serious matter se i the South, Senator Dial of South J si irolina, contends in letters to the bu- dl >au of the census. VV Reduce "As 8oon As Possible." New York.?The Association of Railay Executives, representing nearly 11 railroads, decided to put into efct a 10 per cent freight rate reduc- of on on all farm products "as soon as in >ssible." tii To Meet In Washington. Asheville. N. C.?Directors and ofclals of the United States Chamber ci ! Commerce closed their bi monthly ai ission here with the selection of m aehington for the tenth annual meet- fe ig. tli To Have More Federal Judges. Washington.?Favorable report on le Waleh bill to create 23 additional at Kleral district Judges was ordered by th le house Judiciary committee. ta Undoing Church Constitution. Rocky Mount. N. C.?Undoing Its institution which has been In effect h( nee its organization In 1830 and th hlch stipulates that its members th lould be males, the North Carolina w tate Baptipt convention, voted to, th Jmlt women on terms of equality j th Ith men. In! HINESE MISTER J STATESJWION' HE JAPANESE MAKE NO REPLY AFTER CHINA'S VIEW HAD c BEEN PRESENTED. \ a ? OULD MAINTAIN. OPEN DOOR' d I le Question of the Disposition of t the Province of Shantung Was Not 1 Brought Before Conference. ? J i 8 8 Washington?A detailed statement gardlng China's' interests and her a tltude on Far Eastern questions was r ade by Minister Sze at the first c eeting of the committee on Pacific n id Far Eastern questions. t No program ror me consiuerawuu y Far Eastern questions was agreed e *on but the heads or the delegations s the nine powers forming the com- c ittee were to meet later to frame t i order of procedure. e There was no response from the ? panose after China had presented ] >r view of the situation, and, al- t ough some general discussion de- s iloped, all of the other nations rep- a seated reserved a detailed statement their opinions for later presenta>n. Maintenance of the open door In lina was said to have been urged c gorously by Minister Sze, who also ^ oke strongly for the abolition of seet treaties affecting China and urgI that hefeafter all such treaties rtween the powers be made public. * The question of the disposition of ^ e province of Shantung was not ought up. Weeks Host to Foch and Diaz. t Washington. ? Secretary of War f eeks was host at a luncheon in >nor of Marshal Foch and General l rmando Diaz, military advisers re- v ectively of the French and Italian e legations to the conference on 11m- c ition of armament. Hear Conference Report. New York.?Members of the Asso- } ation of Railway Executives met f ire to receive the report of the for- I al conference between its execu- c re committee and members of the f terstate commerce bommission at c ashington. r Mail Car Bandit Captured. Phoenix, Arix.?A bandit, captured ire at Santa Fe station following an t tempt to rob a mail car, was identi- ( id by finger prints as Roy Gardner, j ho escaped from the Federal peni- f ntiary at McNeill's Island. <v ' Lewis Has Nothing to Say. Washington.?John L. Lewis, presi>nt of the United Mine Workers of inerica, declined to discuss the situa>n in the Kansas coal fields, where E riking miners have been ordered to 1 eir work. ' i "Blue Beard" Trial Continues. 8 Versailles. ? The disappearance of adame Benoist, moet prosperous of e eleven alleged victims of Henri indru, reputed "Blue Beard of Gam- d ils," was taken up at the opening of a e ninth day. of his trial for murder, i : \i Charles on Way to Exile. t Gibraltar?Former Emperor Charles Austria-Hungary and former Emess Zita are nearing their place of :fle on the Island of Madiera. The d ritish cruiser Cardiff, with the for- t er royal royal pair on board, ar- c ved here. 3 t. c Battleship Maryland Disabled. Boston. ? The superd read naught aryland, which broke all speed reeds of her class in a run at 22% t lots over the Rockland, Maine, trial I >urse, put in here disabled. She had 1 iveloped engine trouble. t 1 3ernm mended Free Zones In Porta, i Asheville, N. 0.?Establishment of c ee zones In ports of the United r ates was recommended by the speal committee reporting to the board t ! directors of the Chamber of Com- t eroe of the United States In session i )re. t New Yorker Dies In London. London.?A verdict of death from itural causes was returned after a c ironer's inquest on the body of Roger c tklnson Pryor, aged 68, of New York, f und dead in his bed at a London i >tel. ( Severe Earthquake Shock Felt. Washington.?A pronounced earthlake shock was registered on the c >ismograph at Georgetown 'univer- I ty, the estimated distance of the g sturbance being 1,900 miles from r Washington. ? World Shortage of Cotton. Washington.?Prediction of a world lortage of cotton next summer was r ade In the senate by Senator Smith \ South Carolina In a speech analyz- t g the statistics on cotton consump- c on for October. Five Powers In Agreement Washington.?The sweeping Ameri- t in proposal for reduction of naval a raament became the accepted funda- i ental policy of the armament con- s rence by the unanimous assent of a ie five great powers. I Excise and Soft Drink Taxes. Washington.?Agreement on excise id soft drink taxes was reached by 7 e house and senate conferees on the f x revision bill. 1 t Miners Refuse to Work. Pittsburgh.?John [Fleming, acting >ad of the Howatt miners' organlzaon, in a statement, declared none of c e followers of Alexander Howat a ould return to work in spite of the 1 a rents of the international organiza-I t on 'to revoke the charters of local r lions. lc HE ALSO INTERESTED The United States Is Not Disposed to Reduce Below 90,000 Tons Her Proportion of Submarines. Washington.?British desire to disuse the figures In the American reilacement program as to submarines loes not surprise American naval ofIcers. It is fully expected that the Japanese also Will have something o say on this point. At the same time, it may be said lefinltely that the United States la not irepared to reduce below 90,000 tons he proportion of submarines sne vould be allowed to maintain In the iropoaed restriction of fleets. Subnarlnes enter vitally into American chemes of naval defense of her own rreat coast line. As insular powers, both Great Britain and Japan are exposed to submalne operations to a degree not true if the United States, officers say. 7here is little doubt among naval folk lere that Great Britain in particular rould welcome absolute prohibition of ubmarlne warfare, or, failing that, harp limitation on the use to be made if underwater craft. That phase pf he question the writing of rules te :overn employment of submarines in rar, will come before the conference ater, as it has a definite place on he agenda with other new agencies uch as aircraft, air bombing raids nd gas. May Postpone Watson Probe. Washington.?Members of the speial senate committee appointed to nvestigate charges made by Senator Vatson, democrat, of Georgia of hsrgngs without trial of American soldiers n France, stated the inquiry in all irobabillty would not begin until afer the meeting of congress in regilar session next month. Balfour Speaks For Britain. Washington.?Great Britain stands leside the United States as a firm riend in this conferencp. The speech of Arthur James Balfour s but the index of British policy vhich now aims to make the confer-; mce a success by assisting the Amerian proposition in every way possible. Claude Kitchin Goes Home. Washington?Representative Claude Cltchin, democratic leader, left here or his home in Scotland Neck, N. C. le returned to Wasnington several lays ago from Albany, N. Y., where or some time he has been under the are of a specialist. His health was erported as greatly improved. Tentative Valuation of Road. Washington.?The tentative valuaion of the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad was fixed by the nterstate Commerce Commission at 10,50t.027. The road's capital inrestment account, according to the retort, totaled $9,351,927. Picketing Garment Shops. New York.?Picketing of 3,000 garnent shops by striking workers has tegun. Every picket was provided trith a card of instructions from the mion warning against engaging in irguments or making a disturbance. Fletcher Charges Discrimination. Washington. ? Senator Fletcher, lemocrat, Florida, charged in the senite that Postmaster General Hays ras discriminating against former ser1ce men in the appointment of postoasters. P.nnmimftH In October. Washington. ? Cotton consumed luring October amounted to 494,745 tales of lint and 61,513 of linters, compared with 401,325 of lint and 48,64 of linters in October last year, the census bureau announced. High Price For Coal Lands. New York.?The sale by the Cenral Railroad of New % Jersey of its loldings in the Lehigh Valley and Vilkesbarre Coal company to a synlicate formerly identified with the atter, together with local Interests, nvolres approximately 132,000,000, ac:ording to reports current in the fll&ncial district. It is estimated that the figure nam>d the return to the Central railroad >quals about 1118.50 per share, this r&luation being based on earnings of he last ten years. World's Approval Genuine. Washington.?The world's approval if the naval disarmament suggesuou if the American delegation to the conerence for the limitation of armanent is sincere, according to Senator )scar W. Underwood. Britain Welcomes Principle. London?Officials in Downing street leelared frankly that Prime Minister ..loyd George cordially welcomed the ;6neral principle of America's naval estriction program as laid down by secretary of State Hughes. Bomb Suspects Arrested. Lisbon.?Two men, said to be comnuni8ts, have been arrested charged vlth placing the bomb which exiloded on the staircase at the Amerian consulate here November 1. Navy For Defense Only. Washington. ?* Limitation of the world's navies so that they will be adapted for defensive purposes only s the fundamental motive which inpired the proposals submitted to the .rmament conference by Secretary lughes. Louisville Politician Dead. Louisville, Ky.?James F. Grinstead, 6, former mayor of Louisville, and or many years one of the republican eaders in Kentucky, died at his home i ere. Eliminating Amendments. Washington.?The house and senate onferees on tb? tax revision bill greed to the elimination of the sen.te amendment giving congress auhority to call on the treasury de artment for income tax returns of orporations and individuals. I : JAPAN HAS JOINED THE OTHER POWERS I A VERY GENERAL EXPRESSION FOR CHINA'S ASPIRATIONS IS NOTED EVERYWHERE. CLAIMS NO SPECIAL RI6HTS Regrets Tendency Toward a Detailed Examination of Innumerable Minor Matters In the Far East Washington.?Japan Joined with the other Dowers in an expression of sym p&thy with the national aspirations of China, but added a postscript regretting any tendency towards a detailed examination by the armament conference into "innumerable minor matters" in the far east. In a statement omitting mention of specific points of controversy between the two countries, the Japanese delegation informed the conference delegates that their government claimed no "special rights and privileges" in the procurement of raw materials from China, harboring no "policy of territorial aggrandizement" at China's expense, and was ready to Join in any readjustment of extra-territorial rights which appeared "fair and satisfactory." In turn Great Britain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal expressed in broad terms their desire for the emancipation of China through commercial liberty and preserved territorial integrity, a general position already having the adherence of the United States. Ford is Very Confident. New York. ? "You bet it's going through," Henry Ford said regarding his proposal to buy and lease the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and waterpower projects. The terms, he said, were up to the government. Mr. Ford, who conferred here with Thomas A. Edison, regarding the Muscle Shoals project, was asked if he proposed to compete with Chile "If we can't beat the Chileans, we ought to quit," he asserted. Facts Only Wanted of Expert*. Washington. ? Secretary Hughes and his associates of the American delegation have no intention of surrendering to the naval experts the formulation of any policies to guide American action in naval or other questions pertaining to the armament conference. It was made plain that the function of the experts was strictly that of developing the facts. Determination of policies upon those facts is the reserved right of the civilians who make up the American delegation. Thousands of Acres Submerged. Terre Haute, Ind. ? Thousands of acres of lowlands in the Wabash valley are under water and greal prop erty damage has resulted from high water caused by recent rains. The Wabash river reached a stage of 16 feet and was still rising. Appropriations of $60,000,000. Washington.?The war finance corporation has made available for the movement of; Southern cotton,| loans approximating $60,000,000. Of this $14,500,000 has already been delivered to loan organizations. The remainder is awaiting demand of those whose requests for loans have been favorably acted upon. Huns May Postpone Payments. Berlin.?Future installments of German reparations may be postponed after those due in January and February are paid after the allies are convinced of Germany's sincerity, it was stated seml-offlcially after a final conference between Chancellor Wirth and members or me reparations commission. Reduction* In Wages Accepted. Omoha, Neb.?Employes of the Cudahy Packing company In Sioux City, Iowa, have decided to accept a wage reduction Bimilar to that accepted by the Armour & Co. and other packing house workers In Chicago, it was announced by the company. Seven Killed In Funeral Car. Chicago.?Seven persons were killed and a funeral limousine in which they were riding was demolished when a fast Santa Fe train crashed into the machine. Martial Law In Coal Field*. Walsenburg, Coyo.?The Southern Colorado coal fields under martial law entered upon the third day of the miners' strike against the Colorado Fuel & Iron company's wage reduction with the state rangers apparently in firm control of the situation. Schooner Slntram la 8unlc Boston.?The five-masted schooner Sintram, a converted shipping board steamer, was rammed and sunk off Cape Cod by the tanker David MoKelvy in a heavy fog off Cape Cod. Arbuckle Jury Selected. San Francisco.?Final selection of the Jury and the introduction of expert medical testimony were the day'B developments in the manslaughter trial of Roscoe C. ("Fatty") Arbuckle in connection with the death of Virginia Raboe. Peace With Austria Declared. Washington. ? Peace between the United States and Austria was declared formally In a proclamation signed by President Harding. Farmer on Reserve Board. Washington. ? The neat appointment to the federal reserve board would have to be from the ranks of the farmers under the provisions of an amendment to the federal reserve act introduced in the senate by Senator Smith (democrat) of South Carolina. r PARTRIDGE TO FIGHT WEEVIL Adequate Measures for Protection of This Bird Against Pothunters has Now Become a Necessity. York.?That the presence In York county of the boll weevil will operate> to the advantage of the partridge, securing him an increased measure of protection and consideration, is presaged by the attitude many farmers are taking toward quail hunting during the approaching season. With the "bobwhite" pronounced by ornUhologists and entomologists as an inveterate enemy of the boll weevil and valuable ally of man in the war on the pest, farmers are viewing the situation as regards his protection in an entirely new light. In the past many unsportmanlike hunters have relentlessly pursued coveys until not, y single survivor was left, often bragging about the exploit. Such tactics will now go into discard, for with the fuller realization that the partridge has an actual economic value, there will come about protective measures 'that sentiment alone was powerless to efTect. Well informed persons, of course, have always known that the partridge was an ally of mas in his warfare against destructive insects, DUt it required a concrete case nae that of his value in combating the boll weevil to bring home the fact to the people generally. Charleston.?Among names being mentioned as very acceptable to waterfront development proponents here as members of the port utility commission to be appointed by Governor Cooper, are J. W. Norwood of Greenville and D. R. Coker of Hartsville. It is expected that Gdvernor Cooper will shortly name the Uvo members he is to appoint, and this will mean an early organization of that body . which will manage the big municipal dock and terminal project Greenwood.?Decision was reached at a meeting of business men here at noon to begin a compaign to secure stock subscriptions in a creamery to be established here at once. The creamery is to be capitalized at $10,000, the 200 shares of stock being offered for sale at $50 per share. A meeting of directors of the chamber of commerce, other business men and farmers, was held and the proposal to establish a creamery was heartily indorsed. Union.?The state poultry specialist of Winthrop college spent two days in Union county working with a home demonstration agent, Miss Mahala Smith. A number of schools were visited and the work of poultry clubs presented to the boys and girts for the purpose of getting lined up for later work. Several comuunlty meetings were held and plans for community poultry associations outlined. Manning.?The cypress timber mill, located on Black river, has resumed work after several months. Operation began at the big mill at Gable with a full force of men. This company Is one pf the largest manufacturers of cypress timber In the state and the resumption of work Is a forerunner of Improved business conditions. Newberry.?Newberry has Just received from the postofflce department 40 concrete posts eight feet high and tapering toward the top for mail bor posts in this city. They are beautifully polished and artistic In outline, and look like white marble. Greenvile.?J. E. Barton, of Anderson, president of the Barton Lumber company, and his young daughter were killed almost Instantly and three women were seriously injured when Barton's automobile turned turtle on the national highawy near Piedmont Columbia.?Benjamin Lindsey Abney, one of the ablest and best known members of the South Carolina bar, died following an illness of a little over a week. Mr. Abney died at the - * T11 lis VioH Dome 01 ixne u. ditooc nuoi resided for a number of years. Spartanburg.?The minutes of the Presbyterian synod of South Carolina have been printed and are now being mailed, a copy for each minister, elder and deacon according to the order of synod. Young Boy Accldently Shot. Florence.?Charlie Cutts, aged 14, Is at the hospital here seriously injured as a result of having been accldently shot while hunting. Physicians stated that the lad was doing as well as could be expected and they hoped amputation of his left leg would not be necessary. Cutts was accompanied on his hunt by two companions. He was walking ahead of the two when a bush caught the trigger of Dantzler Butler's gun and discharged it, the full load taking effect in Cutt's leg, and inflicting a ghastly wound. Woman on Hunger 8trlke. York.?The first hunger strike ever pulled off in the York county jail is being conducted by Mrs. Effie Hudgins, incarcerated on the charge of being an accessory to the murder of her husband, J. Pink Hudgins, whose killing was laid at the door of Albert Zimmerman by the coroner's Jury. Mrs. Hudgins refuses to eat a bite of anything, simply saying that she does not care for it. She drinks water but beyond this takes no other form of nourishment. This is the third day of her strike. i Improved Freight Service. Charleston.?Freight service from New York to the southeast by the Clyde Special operated by the South- ] era Railway system in connection ~.<?v tha Clvita Qfaamnhln Cftmnsnv W1UJ luo UI/UV r ? ?# through the ports of Charleston and i Jacksonville, has been improved by , the inauguration of four sailings per week from New York. Special fast steamer trains are run from Charleston and Jacksonville with solid cars for the most impor'ant points in the southeast and southwest. ... - V fc STRICTLY FAIMT MEETING IS HELD - i WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY FOLKS' 8TR0NG ON CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING TOBACCO. ? # MANY SI6N UP ENTIRE CROP The Speaker*, Were Free to Say That This Meeting waa so Far the Beat Held by Them in the Stataw \ ' Kingstree.?1The largest gathering v& laimoio w asociuuio iu tuugwt* w in many years to attend a strlctly.farmer's meeting was here to hear Messrs. Bondurant ot Virginia and Young of Florence speak on the subject of tobacco marketing. It was planned to hare about 1,000 here, but the negro farmers did not turn out as strong as was expected, consequently the crowd was estimated at 200 less than the number prepared for. There was a great deal of interest in the meeting and the co-operative marketing plan was unanimously Indorsed by those who hear the above named speakers. A large number of these here signed the agreement and pledged their entire crop next year, estimating It on the basis of the 1920 crop. The sjeakers were free to say that the meeting was the best they had held in the state. After two hours in the court house where the speaking was held the crowd went to the fair grounds where a babrecue dinner was served, there being about 30 hogs prepared. Charleston.?Work on four miles of concrete roadway in St Andrew's parish will be completed in the next ten days, It was announced by the sanitary and drainage commission, and followng ths, a mile and a half ot concrete will be laid connecting this stretch with the Ashley bridge cause- , way. Preparations are oompleted by the commission for holding in this v county, on November 22, an election to authorize the issuing of $1,000,P<X) worth of bonds for financing permanent roadway construction. Richmond. Va., (Special).?The Industrial Cotton Mills > company was chartered here. Alexander Long, of Rock Hill, was listed as president, and L. B. Cauthen, of Rock Hill, as secretary. The declared purpose of the company is to take over and operate the Blue Buckle Cotton mills, at Rock Hill,/formerly a subsidiary company of the Jobbers' Overall company, of Lynchburg, Va. . \ Timmonsrille.?The work of enlisting members for the headquarters company of the First South Carolina battalion, commanded by Maj. J. B. Keith, has practically been completed and it is fully expected that at the meeting here at leaat 40 men will have signed up. Timmonsvllle Is highly gratified at Major Keith's appointment, as his military record in the state, on the border and in France is most enviable. Kershaw. ? Clarence Young and Jack Bowers, automobile 'mechanics employed at a local garage and C. J. Baker, a bystander, were painfully burned about the face, arms and hands when a gasoline blow torch, which was being used by the two mechanics, exploded. The force of the explosion shattered all of the / windows In tixe building. Sumter.?J. C. Wallace, white married man, who was found guilty of attempted criminal assault upon a young girl under the age of 14 years, was sentenced by Judge T. J. Mauldin j to die by electrocution Friday, December 16. Wallace was tried in the fall term of the court of general sessions for Sumter county and was convicted at that time. Columbia.?Reports have reached Columbia to the effect that several dogs were drowned and a considerable quantity of hunting supplies were lost when a boat overturned in the Santee river in which also was Whit Boykin of Camden / Water Burns at Fort Mill. Fort Mill.?An unusual sight was witnessed on the streets of Fort Mill by a number of prominent citizens, when several palls of water, drawn from a surface well on the property of teh Palmetto hotel, were set on fire with matches and burned freely, indicating the presence of oil in the water. The tests were made by W. F. Harris, properletor of the Palmetto hotel, who states that the presence of oil In the water was noticed by a maid employed at the hotel who called attention to it Prepare for Sunday Meeting. Spartanburg.?Billy Sunday will begin his six weeks' revival meeting in Spartanburg on Sunday, January 1, according to an announcement made here by Dr. W. L. Ball, pastor of the First Baptist church, chairman of the general committee on arrangements for the Sunday meeting. The tabernacle, It is announced, will be erected on the vacant lot between the Kennedy library and the county courthouse on Magnolia street, near the railway station, this being a most convenient location. No Appeal by Laurent County. Laurens.?No appeal has yet been taken by the Laurens county attor neys from the veraici ror givea by a Jury in the court of common pleas here in favor of Henrietta Stewart, negress, whose husband was taken from the city jail and killed by a mob in April, 1920, after he had been arrested following a difficulty with a party of young white men. The verdict was given in accordance with the provision of the state constitution of 1895 relating to the crime of lynching. *'f ** '