Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COTTON STORED : 11 WAREHOUSES i a WAREHOUSE SYSTEM DEVELOPS |INTO ONE OF GREATEST BUS- |) INESSES OF COUNTRY. c VALUE INCREASED ON STORAGE: V c During November the Number of Bales Stored Increased 33,857 Over the g First Day of November. g, I* \ V t] Columbia. tl "More than $30,000,000 wo^th of cot- f< ton is now stored in the warehouses fi In the state system," J. Clifton Rivers, warehouse commissioner, said re- b cently in speaking of the big business n . the state system is handling this 2 year. v c "The state warehouse system has ? developed into one of the biggest busi- n ne9ses of the country,'' Mr. Rivers v continued. "At present we have more a than 1,000 bonded employes and are lj operating more than 1,000 units or worehouses, with cotton values at more than $30.00t>,000. "By calculations made on October ^ 15 it was shown that the value of the ^ cotton in storage at that time had increased $7,500,000 since the cotton n was placed in the warehouses. This was carried at a minimum cost to the . people who are using the department." ' During November the number of bales of cotton stored increased by 33,857 over the first day of November. ? A great increase in the number of ^ the larger warehouses entered into the state system is shown in the November business. This is attributed A to the fact that the state warehouse receipts are being used more exten- e sively in obtaining loans through the n war finance corporation and other c financial agencies, because of the easy facilities they afford for such pur- t< poses and because they are approved h by the war finance corporation. p tl Pardon Board Meets. The state pardon board will meet here to consider a number of appeals for clemency. A large number of petitions are on file and these will be ^ taken up at the session. Among the mQre important petitions will be one by friends of Abraham j Williams, the Branchville negro who is under death sentence. The petition asks that the sentence be commuted to life imprisonment * a Office In Columbia. ^ Washington. ? In connection with the decentralization plan of ex-soldier welfare administration. Col. Charles R. s Forbes, director of the United States Veterans' bureau, announces the es- a nkiiokmont r\f o auH.Hiatrirt nffirft in Columbia at 907 Loan and Exchange 0 Bank building. The district office is jj in Atlanta. I, li Want Flour Examined. 0 The state health office received & letter from a physician in Allendale q county in which it was requested that an examination of some flour be made, R The letter was to the effect that some 0 groceries which were in thp Lee t] house were taken to a lumber camp n and some 15 persons became violently c ill after having eaten biscuits made ^ from some of the flour. ' o Corporation Gets Charter. The Aiken County Asparagus corporation of Williston was chartered by q the secretary of state with a capital stock of $200,000. The firm will grow t] and market asparagus and other truck p crops. Officers are: D. W. Gaston, t] president; H. D. Calhoun, vice-presi- n dent; R. M. Mixson, secretary and 2 treasurer. ^ t< Hardwlck Heard by Governors. * A J J nnKinnl r\f A A master auureso uu uc suvj^k v> ^ taxation, the feature of which was his whole-hearted recommendation (if 6 a system of income taxation for states, t( was delivered by Governor Thomas ^ W. Hardwick of Georgia. t] Much of what Governor Hardwick c had to say as to conditions in Geor- 8 gia applied to this state and Governor g Cooper followed the address with a a particularly keen interest. r Boll Weevil to be Discussed. g The boll weevil and the best methods of combatting it will be the prin- ^ cipal topic of discussion at the an- j, nual meeting of the South Carolina t] division of the American Cotton as- 0 Jnn Pro vcn hall outianvu, iu viutvu mm... 4J Soirh Carolina Is deeply interest- q ed in the weevil at this time, its ravages having been felt over a large t] portion of the state this year, and it is y expected to extend its activities into e the Piedmont section another year. j( Officers for the ensuing year will be 8, elected. a Opinions of Supreme Court p Seven opinions were handed down by the state supreme court, chief 0 among these being the dismissals of ^ the appeals of J. A. Green and John L. a George of manslaughter in the cir- fl cult courts. r) Another case of interest was the ^ dismissal of the appeal of G. F. Mil- ]( ler who sought relief from a decision T of Judge Townsend In which the cir ? cult judge declined to order the state y penitentiary to pay Miller about $5o0 for dental work. Miller alleged that >.o/t rtnnp work under a contract k u Spartan Branch Geta Membership. ^ Richmond. Va.. (Special). ? The Spartanburg branch of the American association of University Women, of which Miss Penelope McDuffie of Con- fi verse college is president, has taken w membership in the Southern Woman's L Educational alliance, headquarters of t< which are in Richmond. Though the o alliance some years ago increased the c scope of its work to include not only a Virginia, but all the states known as c Southern, this year active member- h ship Is being offered groups of college women throughout the South. tl inference of Older Boys. More than 300 young South Caroinians with a number of invited uests from Columbia gathered in the ymnasium of the Columbia Y. M. C. l. to feast, hear talks and give cheer ftor resounding cheer for themselves nd others. The banquet for the state older oys' conference was furnished by the 'olumbia chamber of commerce, preared by the Mothers' club and servd by the girls of the high school, nd was worthy of the efforts of all oncerned. After the banquet the speech of the vening was delivered by C. C. Robinon of New York, international boya, rork secretary of the Y. M. C. A. who ame to Columbia from the boys' consrence in Wisconsin, bringing their reetings. Mr. Robinson told many amusing tories which illustrated the point he ras trying to bring out on "Someliing More in American Boyhood," tie address taking the form of a plea ar the making of better men for the iiture from the boys of today. "The world must have a different reed of men in the future from the len of today," he declared. "After ,000 years men have reached the onclusion that bovs must be taken s found and made into the kind of len desired, whereas heretofore they rere expected to be of a certain type nd continue in the same unto their ife's end.'' lontracts to be Awarded. Bids for the construction of a 613 oot reinforced concrete bridge over be Edisto river on the Orangeburgiamberg road and the earth embanklent on the same bridge will be reeived up until noon of December 14, he state highway department anounced. Another contract to be awwarded rill be the 4,544 mile stretch of the Mountain to Sea" highway in Charjston county.' annexation Muddle. Somewhat of a muddle has developd in the prosopsed annexation of the lost of Floyd's township in Horry ounty to Marion county. The coralission appointed some months ago o examine into the proposed move as reported to the governor and the eople affected are anxious to have he governor order the election, but he chief executive has so far declind because the commisioners have ot nmt all the requirements as proided'y statute. ?? i iovernor Paroles Soldier. Norman W. Tucker, convicted of I ggravated assault in Lexington last 1 uly before Judge SeaBe and sentenc- j d to serve three months or pay a i ne of $150, was paroled during his , 1 opd behavior by the governor upon i ae condition that Tucker be immedi- j i tely turned over to officers of the ' Tnited States Army at Cainp Jack- I on to be treated for tuberculosa, i tand Examinations. j Seven doctors, two chiropractors i nd 37 nurses successfully passed the xaminations before the state board i f medical eraminera and are now ] censed to practice their professions i South Carolina, acording to the ( st given out following the meeting f the state board here. , ounty Offices in Good Condition. All Richland county offices are in ! ood condition and with the exception ( f a few errors occuring here and here in the bookkeeping there is , othing wrong with any of the acounts, books and vouchers of all inds, according to the audit of all he officers made by representatives f the comptroller generals- office and led with the comptroller general. Columbian Wins in Contest. Mrs. U. R. Brooks of Columbia is he winner of first place in The State's libical picture contests, according to he verdict of the three judges anounced. Second place goes to C. W. immerman of Glenn Springs and hird place to L. E. Wiggins of Clinhn. iuits for License Tax. " n 1 fQ haCATI Attorney ueuciai ???-we? uits against tho Norfo Augusta Ho?1 company and the North Augusta ,and company in Aiken county for tie recovery of 1921 corporation 11ense fees and penalties owed the tate of South Carolina by these two rms. The fees are $150 in each case nd the penalty in each instance has eacbed a total of $30,300. outh Carolina Behind. That South Carolina as compared ith some of its neighboring states i somewhat behind in the care and reatment of its thousands of cases f tuberculosis is a statement issued rom state readquarters of the South arolina Tuberculosis association. According to figures compiled for le year 1919, the Palmetto state and lississlppi each lost 136 citizens for very 100.000 population from tubercuisis. Mississippi appropriated the urn of $1,000,000 to he used to erect sanitorium. 'ostoffice Nominations. Washington, (Special).?South CarUna postofflce nominations Bent to ie senate by the president and not cted upon include, according to ofcial announcement: "Warley L. ParDtt, Bi8hopville; Mack C. Holmes, onway; Lewis E. Stephenson, Dllm: Charles C. Withlngton, Qreen!l!e; S. T. Waldrop, Greer; Adam C. avson, Johns Island; Cary Smith, fanning; Benjamin J. Mixson, Orange ^ 1 " Wnn/lrii ff urg; raui Ej. ui yovu, tt It Is expected the same names will e returned promptly. lo Trace of Poison In Well. Absolutely no trace of poison was 3 be found In the water of the well rom which it was stated several reeks ago that four members of the ,ee family at Beldoc died, according 3 a report received by the state board f health from Dr. R. F. Parker, at harleston. who made a series of anlysis of specimens of the stomach on tent taken from Mrs. I>ee after er death. The report shows that the water of he well was greatly contaminated. 1?L. o. t.u >.. ....ii ngul ulrsliip, I the Reading near Philadelphia, in wh as chancellor ,of the National unlverslt NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland Is Signed and Peace Is in Sight. IRISH FREE STATE CREATED J Fyll Independence Within Empire Ifc Granted?Ulster Given Its Choice ? Quadruple Understanding on Pacific Is Announced In Plenary Session of the Conference. By EDWARD W. PICKARD PEACE and amity between Great Britain and Ireland are In sight, after many a long year of bitter enmity and Intermittent flghtlug. Just as the outlook seemed darkest, Lloyd George and the Sinn Fein delegates arrived at an agreement that solved the tangled problem and signed a treaty which creates the Irish Free State as j a sister nation of the British empire like Canada. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Its constitution is to be based on that of Canada, and the representative of the crown in Ireland Is to be chosen In the same way as the Canadian viceroy. By clever Juggling of words and phrases the peace delegates evolved an oath of allegiance that the Irish were willing to accept. It must be taken by every member of the Irish parliament and is as follows: "I do solemnly swear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the Irish Free State as by law established and that I will be faithful to his majesty King George V, and his heirs and successors by law, In virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain and her adherence to and membership of the group of nations forming the British commonnaHr*nQ_, \y erai in v*. Irelnnd Is to have her own array and t coast defenses and to control her own t flnapces. She admits liability for a > share of the British debt, and Britain t retains the right to control certain I ports. As for Ulster, while speedily In- r formed of the treaty, she Is not even i asked to consent to It. The northern t counties are to be Included In the 3 *rtsh Free State, with local autonomy, t but have a month to decide whether i they prefer their present status, and t during that time "the powers of the t parliament and government of the t Irish Free State shall not be exercls- $ T-nlon,1 > Tf aoie as reapeeis uvuiiun ,v,. ?? Ulster elects to retain her present status, her boundary lines are to be fixed by a commission of three. At this writing Ulster has not acted formally concerning the treaty, but It is predicted It will approve It. All Great Britain, except a very few of the most rabid Unionists, are enthusiastically for the pact and the southern Irish themselves seem fairly well satisfied and decidedly relieved. They should be happy, for they gain practically everything they have asked ex- ] cept actual separation from the Brit- * lsh empire. The treaty is yet to be ac- 1 cepted formally by the Irish parlla- l ment and the Dall Elreann and by the i British parliament, which has been summoned to special session. "Presl- < dent" de Valera declares himself 1 ngainst the agreement, but the real i rulers of Sinn Fein are Arthur Griffith 1 and Michael Collins, both of whom t signed the pact gladly. Mr. Griffith < said: i "These proposals give Irelnnd the f control of her own destinies and place ' our future In our own hands. They 1 enable us to stand on our own feet x and to develop our own civilisation < and national distinctiveness. They 1 constitute a regainment of Irish liber- s ty after a struggle of centuries." < THE United States, Great Britain, ( Japan and France hove reached 1 an agreement for the stabilization of peace In the Pacific, and this first def- 1 lnite accomplishment of the conference 1 In Washington was announced at a i plenary session on Saturday. The plan 1 CLASSED AS SACRED GROUND Proclamation Issued at Rome Would Seem to Classify Colosseum as a Public Church. Rome.?The question whether the Colosseum, that ancient monument of Imperial Rome, where the Christian martyrs suffered death and "men fought wild beasts to make a Roman holiday, Is a public church 1ms again been < raised and decided. A proclamation, t attributed by some oft the Roman ( . uilcu Willi Ledum, umklng deinonstruuui lcli a dozen persona were killed. 3?Eamo y ut Dublin. already had received the Indorsements *T >f the governments In London, Tokl and Paris and the approval of the cei American administration, and it is as- pr< sumed that it will be rattled by con- flsi rress when submitted to it, since It Is bu io{ drawn in the form of an alliance ex] >r entente which would be distasteful inf :o a large element In the senate. Ho By this agreement the four powers tw ecognize the status quo of the island aossessions of each in the Pacific and tui andertake to settle by mediation or < irbltratlon any disputes that may arise mt >etween two or more of the powers of mncernlng those possessions and that ari ire not settled by conference of the tin 'our powers. mt Upon the ratification of thfe pact by ,)a he powers the Anglo-Japanese alii- dlr ince Is to be terminated, which will a'r le^plensing not only to the United trc States hut also to tile British domln- est oils. The abrogation of that alliance JU( vill make it safe for America to re- an luce its navy and will permit close th< .'o-operntlon between this country and Britain in handling questions pertainng to the Pacific. th< Since the other powers are pledged, RgJ iy the status quo agreement, to re- Au' rain from aggression against the Phil- wJ ppines the islands are virtually neu- utJ rallzed and the United States is re- ^ leved of the necessity of strengthen- j ng its defenses there and in Guam, Fi?e agreement also operates to record he recognition by America of the ^ rapanese mandate over the former ^ 3erman islands that He north of the ^ 4quator, and it was understood that . he United States and Japan had , each**!, outside the conference, a set- ^ lement of their disputes over coramuncation and commercial rights, espe- jq] ially those pertaining to the island of trp ine With this quadrilateral agreement he eached, It is believed the other main wo iroblems before the conference will bi? on ? TLa n ooonto non a# ouivru. X lie av.v.c(/iuiiv? VI he Hughes naval reduction plan Is at land, Including the 5-5-3 ratio, for >ven Japan will not hold out agalpst vj(] t now. The matter of the strength of an he French and Italian navies will be pa lettled at a future conference, as will SO( >e some of the problems relating to qc ""hlna. Tlowever, before adjourning. pa he conference will do all It can with j3t' lie Chinese questions, and the Chinese, hu vhen the situation Is fully understood gj, >y them, probably will have to be sat- na, sfied with this. e(j Jnpanese and Chinese delegates are am lot getting along so well as was at? loped In their discussion of the evacu- An itlon of Shantung, and the latter may nlr ret Insist that the question be placed scl lefore the conference without prelim- sta nary settlement. The Chinese feel ma hat they are getting the worst of hings In the conference, and one or wo Important members of their dele- 1 ;atlon have resigned. 0jU The conference committee on Far to Sast Questions has pledged that the nlr line powers It represents will respect vol he neutrality of China In future wars, an md has agreed on a wireless conven- jnt :Ion by which the various government an< adlo stations In legation compounds C0] ihali be used only for government tul nessages, except when ordinary means if telegraphic communication are In- a errupted. /j thl Pr PRESIDENT HARDING gave voice er{ to his optimism concerning the con'erence In two public addresses last Co A*cdne6day. In convening the annual me neeting of the Red Cross he said: ne^ "I hope with all my heart that much if the big work which has been yours n the past will never be asked of you R.e igaln. It will be a wonderful thing 'or me and for you to have lived In i period when we have brought the [ conscience of mankind Into an understanding where we shall have done wu something tangible to prevent calling teI jpon you again for war service. And we [ like to say It to you, because I know lD* whereof I speak. We are going to sueceed beyond our fondest hopes; It Is clt jetting to be so pleasing to be able to In lay that things never done before we t'? can do now." sld To a delegation representing varl- jnj jus farm organizations the President la| said: n0 "This conference will demonstrate ' :he wisdom of Internationally coming ha together?nations facing each other pk and settling problems without resort | th< :o arms." ga aowspnpers to the Vatican, declares en hat the famous building Is a public pn ?hurch. thi The point was raised recently when ?f :he Roman police prohibited the dele;ntes t? a convention of the Italian He L'athollc Young Men's association from ongregatlng in the Colosseum and be, holding a parade from that point to bu the Vatican. so< The public announcement of the de- wf rlslon on this point recounts the his- re< ory of the Colosseum from early times, dk It states that Popes Clement X, Clem- sti k/lntlt ..4 ...MAiltr An Tir I Ulgnu Tic? m WiCta VI* n un de Valera Id his official robes Ir n< "R "*HE first regular session of the Six- cc ty-seventh congress opened on De- jj, uber 5, and President Harding ta amptly submitted the budget for the ct cal year 1923?the first national tj, dget In our history. It shows the j0 penditures of the government durj 1923 will be more than half a bll- w n dollars less than during 1922, and ol 0 billions less than during 1921. The dget contemplates a total expendl e of $4,081,992,793. w On Tuesday the President read his 8 sssage to congress In the presence nearly the entire membership of the w us conference and many other dls- r gulshed persons. It was rather 0j >re startling In parts than people U1 d been led to expect from Mr. Har- w ig and some of his recommendations eady are the subjects of warm con- gj versy. For instance, he advises the d< nbllshment of tribunals for the ad- pj lication of disputes between capital rc d labor and to prevent the strike, ni ? lockout and the boycott. Of course 8t s brought Instant response from n( muel Gompers, who characterized n( ? recommendation as a "reversion conditions of 400 years ago," and ^ ?erted that the experience of the ja stralaslan countries and Kansas ol th such courts proved them to be ^ :er failures. , w [n a plea for closer party nnlty and a] s division in congress "geographlly or according to pursuits." Mr. ^ .rdlng was supposed to be hitting at ^ ? members of the agriculture bloc; ^ t he pleased them by recommending w s adoption of a co-operative market; system similar to that of Russia, rhe President made It clear that he, m e President Wilson, would refuse lE carry out the Injunction of the ties act to abrogate commercial p atles In order to help develop our- ^ xchant marine, and said that soon p would submit a better plan which uld contemplate no greater draft the public treasury. i 1 d1 IONSIDERABLE progress is being p 1 made In the negotiations to prole a moratorium for the German rep- tj. ltlons debts, and cablegrams from rls say the allied governments will . >n announce that it is impossible for ~~ rmany to carry out the schedule of Q] j-ments. M. Loucheur, French miner 6f the liberated regions, made a c< rrled trip to London to confer with ^ Robert Home and Doctor Rntheu after Premier Brland had consult- g( the British, Italian and Japanese ^ ihassadors. Berlin failed to negotl? loans In New York, London and ^ isterdam, and the French are beginig to fear that unless changes In the { ledule are made before the next lnillments are due on January 15, Geriny will default. w w J LATIN America most of those who rise by revolution fall by revitlon. This has been demonstrated ? Carlos Herrera of Guatemala. Some leteen months ago he headed a re- r< It and became president. Last weeK tl other bunch of revolutionists got tt o action and Herrera was seized a d forced to resign. The Guatemalan tt igress was called together to Insti- a] :e a provisional government. tl m NOTHER government that was es L overthrown last week, through g time at the polls, was that of e] emier Aieignan or Lananu. me l.id- 8j lis, headed by W. I* Mackenzie e( ng, won a sweeping victory over the 0j nservatlves and obtained a working w ijorlty In parliament without the a( cesslty of coalition with the Proisslve or farmers' party. Melghan nself and several cabinet ministers re defeated for re-election. ta bt )ENOUNCING the shop represent*- e; tlon plan and refusing the cut In m ;ges, the Amalgamated Meat Cut s' and Butcher Workmen's uulon f nt on strike last week In the pack- ^ I plants of the country. The first y saw some mob violence In several ^ les, and on Wednesday the rioting . Chicago reached serious propor- ^ ns. The police and the strikers had iny battles and a number on both les were badly Injured. A temporary unction against picketing was ob- . ned by the packers, but that did 0 t wholly stop the disorders, rhe United States Supreme court tided down an opinion holding that nf ;ketlng Is Illegal, bul also upholding ^ ! right of labor organizations to ornlze workers In nonunion plants. " t XI, Plus V In their pontificates fp ohlblted "further profanations of cc s holy ground sanctified by the blood the martyrs." Benedict XIV In pi } year 1756, declared It to be a pub- cc church. From 1750 to 1870, masses have ;n sung regularly in the Colosseum, t when Victor Emanuel II took posssion of Itome In 1870 the practice is discontinued. After the war, a julem mass for the Roldiers^who 'd during the progress of that "great * uggle was held there. WJ MPORTANT NEWS I; THE WORLD OVER ! % u ilPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS e AND OTHER NATIONS FOR f< SEVEN DAYS GIVEN j HE NEWS OF THE SOUTH l fi fhat It Taking Place In The South* v land Will Be Found (n ^ Brief Paragraph* n C 'oreign? Serious earthquake shocks have ; ien reported from the region around ie Lake for Bolsena, about 60 miles mthwest of Rome. The ground in ^ tveral villages of that vicinity shows rge fissures and most of the in- ^ ibitants are camping in the fields. Fred OUey, pilot or tne uroyuen air , ation, Croyden, Eng., has completed 000 hours of actual flying, during hlch he has covered 250,000 miles. 1 six months he has crossed the chan- a 3l 150 times. Cl The government of Chancellor Ti firth admitted recently that It was inducting credit negotiations In Engsh financial circles. Thus, it has 1 ken the first step to dispose of the inflicting reports of Its own activies and those of Dr. Rathenau, the ? inner minister of reconstruction. The Gautemalan congress, which w as dissolved during the recent rev- _ utlon, has been called to meet son I i receive the resignation of Carlos errera, whose presidential regime S1 as overthrown in the revolt, and to jj sleet a provisional president. , j, Termination of the state of war e ith Hungary is provided for in a point f( isolution adopted by the Cuban house ! representatives. Should the meas- y re be approved by the senate, Cuba 0 ould be at peace with all nations. f( With the anxiety of the past weeks e iving place to general rejoicing, Lon- j( )n, England, as well as the whole em- p Ire, is celebrating a season of all- e >und congratulations, of recalling ?he emories of great figures invthe Irish j, ruggle and of preparations for the . scessary formalities for bringing the ^ 9W Irish free state into being. t( A northwest hurricane recently took M iath and disaster to the New Found- Q ,nd coast. Reports show large loss & ! life at Conception bay, including F Ine men, a woman and a child who Q ent down with the schooner Passlport id Bay Verde. a Adolfo de la Huerta, secretary of 0 io fpoasnrv has ahandoned hia nro "* , ? - - r ased trip to New York, where, It has jj sen reported, he would seek a loan n ith Ameriqftn bankers, according to p ithoritative information. The bodies of only thirteen of th^ g tore than one hundred persons killed i the explosion recently at the Nobel tj ynamite works at Saarlouis, Rhennish y rus8ia, have been recovered, accord- ^ ig to the latest reports received in d erlin. n It is reported that one hundred per- t] ms lost their lives a? the result of a le explosion of an oil tank in the rnamite works at Saarlouis, Rhenish ^ russia. 0 Germany will probably be granted a c iree-years delay in her cash indem- p Ity payments, the Associated Press is v iformed from the most reliable d >urce. Negotiations are now going a between France and Great Britain, c ad the responsible officials of both a auntries virtually agree that Gerlany must be given a breathing spell. Former Gerinan Minister of Recon- -j ruction Rathenau is negotiating with t] PftKorf Unmn ohnnrollnp/ nf t Vin tchequer, and with officials of the b ank of England for a loan of 50,000,- tJ )0 pounds to Germany, it was learned b irough authority at London, recentlj^ a ; was understood Herr Rathenau ould be given a definite answer soon, ^ hich a high official said probably 0 ould be in the negative, Y Vashington? ? Making what was considered a di- d ?ct allusion to the naval ratio queson, Sennosuke Yokata, president oi le legis.atlve bureau of the Japanese t( ibinet, In an address here, declared 11 te true and impartial spirit of dis- P rmament should take into considera- * on not only the existing strengths of ivies, but also the potential powers of if ich country. r The naval ratio negotiations, appar- T ltly at their most favorable stage h nee the arms conference began, wait- b i on Tokio, while the representatives ! Great Britain, Japan and France h ere coming together in a conditional j, jreement for withdrawal from por- s] ons of their leased territory in China. w The federal reserve board probably w ill designate an unofficial adviser to si iwe part in a conference of allied inkers to discuss means of preventing ti ichange fluctuations upon the pay- o; ent of German Indemnity Installment, b Igh treasury officials say. The con- c< irence is expected to be called in R ondon or Paris at an early date. it Naval "blimp" C-7, the first ever to ) inflated with helium, the non-ex- ai osive gas discovered by the navy o jpartment during the war, arrived v rer Washington and landed at the tl ivy aviation station at Anacosta, a st iburb, for inspection by naval offlals. a Further charges of irregularity in tj e conduct ot liquor raids in Savan- n( ih, filed by Senator Watson, of Geor- S( a, against General Prohibition Agent j, enson are to be investigated by the m ternal revenue bureau Commissioner lair said. rj. Fear of possible control by the "big lX ve" packers of the South American R iffee supply in the event of modifica- B an of the consent decree was ex- d< essed before the interdepartmental c< immittee. tl Disbursements for pensions growing it of wars prior to the World war 1,1 tailed $258,716,842 during the fiscal p! ?ar ended last June 30, says the ai inual report of the commissioner of C1 melons. This was an Increase of ,5,420,528 over the amount the year D ifore, but some $6,000,000 less than fc appropriated for the purpose. ... . ^ i & v ti hit V, " - >: " A mutual pledge not te hto war ver dispute in the Pacific without a cooling off period" of discussion Is ae basis of the new four-power treaty ' roposed as a substitute for the Angloapanese alliance. The Japanese diplomatic council fortally approved the proposed rour-powr treaty for settlement of Pacific dlN jrences at a meeting at the official ssidence of the Japanese premier in okio, a dispatch from a Honolulu apanese newspaper says. The American fishing boat Mabel of OS Angeles was seized recently about ve miles off the Mexican coast by & essel of the Mexican patrol and anther of American registry, but manned y Mexican soldiers, the state departtent has been advised by American onsul Burdette at Ensenada, Mexico. Aroused by indications of curtaillent of activities in Japan's naval hipbuilding industry, should a naval rmament limitation agreement be jached at. the Washington conference, 5,000 workers in Japanese shipyards, ccording to advices received from okio, have begun an agitation to ob dn employment in other national inustries. , Early* consideration by the house of le Dyer anti-lynching bill was urged t a hearing before the house rules Dmmittee recently by its author, Repjsentative Dyer, Republican, MisDuri, and several other members of ie house Judiciary committee which ivorably reported the measure. Diplomatic relations with the Balc provinces will be opened in th0 ear future, according to those who ave recently discussed the question 1th President Harding. )omeltic? Legal proceedings to restrain the triking packing house workers from iterfering with the operation of packlg plants by picketing or molesting; mployees are either pending or in efact in five cities in the mlddlfe west. Rioting was renewed in the stockards district of Chicago, when mobs f striking packinghouse employees aught police trying to control workra to the gates. Hundred of strikers, ro by a woman, fought with mounted * olice at Racine avenue and forty-sevnth street, during which one man 'as shot and fqur others so badly in- * ared they were taken to hospitals. Gladys M. Rhodes, seeking a divorce rom Rolley Rhodes, of Easley, S. C., astified that she had married him rhen she was 13 years old only as a leans of avoiding attendance at (foool. The marriage took place in 'hiladelphia. She charged cruelty and on-support. labelling vinegar from dried apples s "apple cider vinegar, is a violation f the pure food act, Federal Judge A. Gieger, ruled recently at Milwauee, Wis., in the case of the governlent vs the Douglas Packing comany, Fairport, N. Y. It is expected hat the case will be carried to the upreme court Two unidentified men believed by he police to have been car burglar, rere shot dead at Dunkirk, N. Y. Whether they were killed by railroad Atar.tivftfl guarding freight trains, or let death in a pistol fight between tiemselves, the police have not been ble to determine. A preliminary hearing was waived y the defense recently In the case f Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, harged with violation of the Volstead rohibition enforcement act The case rill go directly to the United States istrict court, at San Francisco, Cal. Thomas H. Poole, one of six men harged with wrecking a street car t Nashville, Tenn., recently, with in?nt to commit murder was acquited. Counsel for Mrs. Geraldine Farrar 'elegen, opera star, has laid before tie supreme court a motion to have reated as a nullity on the ground of eing "frivolous and a shame," cerlin allegations made by Lou Telegen, er actor husband, who is suing for separation. A verdict of "not guilty" was renered at Nashville, Tenn., in the case f five former employees of the Nashille Railway and Light company, who -ere charged with wrecking a street ar with Intent to take human lives uring a recent strike. Over 7,000 bales of long-staple cotan were destroyed by a fire of undeBrmined origin which broke out in le warehouse of the Greenwood Com- / ress and Storage company at Greenwood, Miss., recently. Complete destruction of Yuma, Ariz., i threatened by a fire which started ecently from a mysterious source, wenty store buildings and 25 business ouses in the central district have een reduced to ashes. Charges that attempts were made to itimidate Mrs. Helen M. Hubbard, iror in the Roscoe Arbuckle manlaughter trial at San Francisco, CaL, ill be laid before the grand jury, it as announced by Milton U'Ren, asistant district attorney. After forty-one hours of deliberaon, the seven men and five women a the jury which tried Roscoe atuckle on a charge of manslaughter in , mnectlon with the death of Virginia appe was discharged recently when was unable to agree upon a verdict Mike Stine, a Bulgarian, has been rrested and held without ball in maha, Neb., for investigation in the /all street explosion, a dispatch to le Wall Street Journal recently ated. Frank Dietzel, of Union City, serving life sentence in the state penitenary, charged with one of tho most atable murders occurring in Tennesse in the past ten years, was paroned recently by Governor Taylor, a ian named Semones, it Is statea, havig recently confessed the crime In ampa, Fla. Investigation of the collision of eadlng railway passenger trains at ryn Athyn recently in an effort to Btermine the responsibility has been mtinued by Philadelphia officials of le company and representatives of le interstate commerce and state pubc service company. The investigators lan to visit the scene of the accident nd examine members of the trains :ews. A charter was recently filed at the elaware state department at Dover >r the great Southern Stoel coippany, tpitalized at $105,000,000. Lu