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HARDING ADVISES IN STOPPAGE OF WORK Al m THE RESERVE BOARD PRESIDENT SE < WOULD WAIT ON PENDING LEGISLATION. HOOVER JKD HARDING DIFFER CI Attention of the Twelve Chairmen of Fir i Regional Reserve Banks is Called to the Harris Amendment. Washington.?Chairmen of all fed- ^ eral reserve banks were advised by Ye; Governor Harding of the federal re- tiai serve board to stop all construction pet work for which have not yet been let, tro pending the outcome of legislation be- aln fore congress to require congressional per authorization for building operations sio by federal reserve banks. ing This action, Governor Harding said, bet will stop building operations planned ove in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, the Baltimore, Nashville, Jacksonville, De- or troit, Louisville, Denver, Oklahoma nat City and Salt Lake City. wo1 Action of the board in stopping finr proposed building operations was con- 1 veyed to the 12 chairmen of the re- on serve banks by Governor Harding in a tar better made public which called at- tar lennon 10 ine aiiienumt-ui ?.u iuc icu-1 - j eral reserve act proposed by Senator j sch Harris (democrat) of Georgia, which mis would forbid the federal reserve board cor 'to erect any building without the ex- rat press consent of congress. t Governor Harding explained, how-1 pro ever, that the action of the board tail woujd not affect building contracts al-; in ready let for construction by reserve PO? banks in various districts. 1 Building operations planned but for! * which no contracts have yet been let an( and which will be affecied by the an1 board's instructions were outlined by Governor Harding. Governor Harding also made public \ a letter from Secretary Hoover to mil the board, calling attention to the rec- sta ommendation of the national confer-! pr ence on unemployment that all federal aid agencies and the federal reserve I the board should expedite as far as pos-1 the sible public works in an effort to pro-1 >fo vide work. In reply to Mr. Hoover, j3 j Governor Harding stated the reserve bank's building program would have to await the action of congress upon j, the proposed regulatory legislation. ^ I bee De Valera Resigns. tjOI London.?News of Eamon De Val- tur era's decision to resign as president, a ? of the Irish republic was received at|^0 Primo Minister T.lnvd Opnrcre's offical 1 A * ?"V ? I IU1 residence Downing street. It was con-! sig] sidered there as a good sign in the I sense that it indicated Mr. De Valera's recognition that his cause was p lost and that the supporters of the q Anglo-Irish treaty would prevail. A I not telegram was immediately dispatched ma to Mr. Lloyd George at Cannes. i tor Newberry Fight in Final Stage. Washington.?The senate hegan its p(n final discussion of the Newberry case. dac precipitated by the contest of Henry rep Ford against the seating of Senator Truman II. Newberry of Michigan, his i republican opponent in the 1918 elections, and was_ told by Senator Spencer, republican. Missouri, chair-<tur man of the senate privileges and elections committee, that Senator? gjj, Newberry himself would take the am( floor Monday and defend himself sef against the charges which involve jnp his campaign expenditures. The subject. under a unanimous consent agreement, will remain continuously before the senate until disposed or. jjg, A vote is expected some time next par week. j pio , arb Byrnes Attacks Reserve Board. par Washington.?An attack was made due in the house by Representative Dvrnes democrat, of South Carolina, on the federal reserve board, which he said ?1 ? 1 ? rn^.t if h nn<st nf S2S-- v IMaUKt-U IV/ - . Ul , 000.000 an elaborate headquarters in ^Sf New York city with a gymnasium, mei club, auditorium and other "extrava- ]utj gart features." , Veg Such a building will do more to the incite bolshevism than anything far] else,'' Mr. Byrnes declared. jng Another Bid Against Ford. Washington.?Another offer for the \ private lease and operation of the ma government's nitrate and water power eVe properties at Muscle Shoals. Ala., was aga received by Secretary Weeks. It was per presented by Marion Butler, former wo, United States senator, acting as at- cer torney for Frederick E. Engstrum, e(j president of the Newport Shipbuilding ai,i, Co., of Wilmington. N. C.. and was ac- q companied by a lengthy statement ex- the plaining the offer in detail and com- or,i paring the offer in detail with that (jeK submitted by Henry Ford. ma O.oie Enters Sweeping Denial. | Washington. ? Sweeping denial of I ^ charges that he had shot two of his twe men while his command, part of the tati Twenty-ninth division, was in the ase thick of the Argonne fighting, was trai made before a senate investigating mu committee by Major H. L. Opie of jan Staunton. Va.. and nearly a dozen Qf I men serving with his overseas. tar; At an all day session only one voice tun was lifted against Major Opie?the dat voice of a shell-shocked victim of war, aut now a patient in a Virginia hospital. neg for the insane. I per Steamship Company Cuts Wages. New York.?Wage reductions of 15 per cent and upwards will be put into effect immediately by the American e Steamship Owners' association. Wages 1)9r of officers. Mr. Marvin said, would bo of 3 cut 15 per cent with higher reductions def; for some other classes of employes. 805, These cuts were necessary, he added, by to meet the competition with foreign T vessels. ; ran I was pointed out that there is and ?*-* i ! toct no wage agreement now existing wi'v?. j the Ocean Boatmen's union and and the i,tea!ilfchip owners' association. ,incl "Milt I, . ^ IK RESUMED HI IS CONFERENCE VERAL OF THE MOST TROUBLOUS PROBLEMS NEARLY SWEPT AWAY. IINESE TARIFF AGREED ON ial Disposition of Technical Details ? of Naval Limitation Plans is a Qjestion of Hours Only. Washington.?After a five-day New ar's breathing space the arms negotions were resumed with an imus that swept some of the most ublous problems of the conference lost to the point of decision. Upmost among the separate discusns which appeared to be approacha conclusion was the controversy ween the Japanese and Chinese w? >r Shantung. It was indicated that thi i conversations might end, one way cu the other, and that the predomiing belief was that the result | he uld be an agreement rather than a | il deadlock. L final agreement also was in sightj rj the question of a revised Chinese | [ iff. After a long argument, the iff sub-committee came together on SE proposal to increase China's tariff ledules under an international comision plan and the Far Eastern nmittee of the whole is expected to ify the decision. tmong the naval experts so much Sh igress was made with technical dels of the naval limitation plan that quarters it was declared final disdtion of the subject was only a sstion of hours. 'reparations for scrapping ships 1 replacement were numbered a ] ong the day's agreement. jvh 11111 Miners' Families In Distress. [ res Washington. ? West Virginia coal 1 dri iers, who say their families are ad rving, have appealed directly to! cri isident Harding for government j wa . Letters the miners have sent to no i President are contradictory of wc statement issued by Governor, 1 rgan of West Virginia, that there at< 10 starvation among the families. ly ho Hays Has Accepted Offer. w? Jew York. ? Postmaster General f?l I 11 Hays has signed a contract to in ome director general of the Na-1 lal Association of the Motion Pice Industry at a salary of $150,000 >n ear, according to the New YorklP*. rid. The contract, which runs for | n? ee years, the newspaper says, was iun tied more than a week ago. Jof No Senate For Sproul. j St? 'hiladelphia. ? Governor William ; rol Sproul announced that he would ^?d resign to take the senatorship P de vacant by the death of Sena-1 no Penrose. e pa; If I should ever endeavor to go to it United States senate,'' said the ernor, "I shall submit my candi- ral y to the people of the state in the to ular way?through yie processes nomination and election." tec fee Farm Conference January 23. mc Washington.?The national agricul- P? al conference, suggested several Pei 's ago by President Harding to con- sei er means of relieving distress th? ong the farmers, was called by /In retary Wallace to meet in Wash- ja ton January 23. I im Wage Dispute Settled. ; th< >Tew York.?Settlement of the wage wo pute between 11 large independent fin ?er manufacturers and their em- Rol yes was announced by a board or mc itration named to pass on the comiies' proposal for a 25 per cent re tion. i < i 20 ? - .-1 1 Tarin is ueirimcniai. Tew Orleans.?At a special meeting; mc the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers wh sociation here. 80 per cent of the of mbership went on record in a resoon declaring a tariff on foreign rai ;etable oils to be detrimental to m' best interests of the southern Tb mer and to the cottonseed produc- cai industry. cai American Legion Protests. trashington. ? Departmental com- I nders of the American Legion from tio ry state in the union protested tar inst the proposal of the president's fry sonal physician. Dr. Sawyer, which sio jld have disenrolled reserve offi- thi s of the public health service charg- ma with the medical treatment of dis- hei pd men. w | in? 'he treasury department, prior to ha; r.rotest. had prepared an executive for er for the signature of the Presi- lin ,i. That order is now held up and to y be presented. of To Reopen Shoals Project. i'ashington. ? Negotiations be- ^ en the government and represen- me ves of Henry Ford for the purch- pel and lease of the government's ni- dei te and water power projects at 1 scle Shoals, Ala., will be resumed ! Ba uary 11. J. W. Worthington, one ha< Mr. Ford's advisers, notified Secre- det y Weeks that the Detroit manufac- ? ?r would be here in person on that Pai e to renew the discussion or would dui horize his engineers to carry the 1 on< otlations forward in the event he sur sonally could not attend. hy Dueln?cc Pailnr^c IncrnatJ. few York. ? Business failures in United States during 1921 numed 19,652 with a total indebtedness 1627,401.883 as compared with 8.881 sto lults in 1920. involving $295,121,- at , according to a report made public the R. 0. Dun ft Co. he number of failures last year ked next to the 1915 total of 22.000 F the indebtedness was the heav-: nor of record. Banking suspensions 289 personal bankruptcies were not figi uded in the figures. jVir Judge Edward P. Pierce, of the issachusetts Supreme Court, who is accused of conspiring to obstruct s administration of Justice by proring Charles S. Hill, as master, to ike a report contrary to the facts had found while acting in a case. 1REI0N C. i FEDERAL RANK iNATOR OWEN URGES ESTAB- ( LISHMENT OF BRANCH IN ENGLAND. ould be Linked Inseparably With Americar? System?Outlines Plan ' of Organization. ??i Washington.?The establishment of , European federal reserve bank, pro- 1 ling a gold-secured currency and i ked inseparably with the American!' jerve System from which it would ! < iw its resources and reserves, was ' vocated by Senator Owen, demoit, Oklahoma, as a basic move to- i ird the restoration of stable eco- I mic conditions throughout the ' rid. 1 to an extensive speech in the sen- 1 5, in which he dealt comprehensive- ' with post-war conditions, the Okla- < ma senator suggested, in connection' '< th the proposed reserve bank, the lowing proposals for American aid 1 world rehabilitation: 1 '1 wa cKnnl/1 nnefnnno hfi A. 1 licit *> C oiiUUiu pv/ovpuug mv | al payment of the world's war debt; '< the United States by extending the,' yment over 50 years; that we should |' t for ten years collect any amount 1 der the sinking fund. 11 '2. That in arranging the payment1 Europe's war debt to the United ' ites we should extend time to Eu- < lie necessary to enable them to re-! < just their affairs and regain their < iductive power and that we should |5 t for ten years demand of them the 1 yment of interest due. but allow to merge with the principal. 1 '3 That we should put the interest!'' te at 3 per cent on Europe's debt 1J the United States." h Mr. Owen at the same time submit- < ! to the senate a bill to amend the 1 leral reserve act so that establish- ' snt of the foreign banks would be ' ssible. He proposed that the Euro- 1 an bank should be owned by the rerve system of the United States and it from the 12 banks here it should iw a total of J500.000.000 in gold as ] reserve. ! i This, he claimed, would in no way ] pair the reserves of resources of < ? American institutions, yet it j uld enable the foreign banks to is- f =? $2,500,000 in notes backed up by s Id as well as 100 per cent com- t idity bills. I f Many Injured in Smashup. t Cleveland. Ohio.?Between 15 and t persons were seriously injured, j n probably fatally, and a score or j ire badly shaken up and bruised f en the first car on a double-header a southbound Cleveland and Akron- i nton interurban limited was deled and went into a ditch three 1 Ies south of Bedford, near here, t e npridont is said to have bepn i used by a broken flange on the first \ Ic Cut From Railroad Revenues. I ^Tew York. ? Freight. rste reduc-1 ns on farm products made volunily by the railroads and ordered the interstate commerce commis- 1 n, will cut down revenuesi i -oughout the country by aproxi- | i tely $80,000,000. it is estimated f re. The commission's order, call: for a decrease of freight rates on I y, grain, grain products and alfalfa f trans-Mississij/ii territory, wil go t to effect and will add 6 1-2 per cent r the 10 per cent voluntary reduction c rates. t Mrs. Mitchell Palmer Dies. Washington.?Mrs. A. Mitchell Palir, wife of the former attorney I leral of the United States, died sud- c lly at her home here. v drs. Palmer, who was Miss Roberta rtlett Dixon, of Easton, Maryland, J been ill for some time, but her ith was unexpected. f ?he was married in 1898 to Mr. t Imer, who was attorney general of C ring the last two years of the sec- t 1 Wilson administration. She is e in nflHitinn to Mr Palmer, t a daughter. j f $60,00 Worth of Candy Burned. Vtlanta. Ga.?Fire of undetermined gin practically destroyed the three* d ry brick candy factory of the r ley company here. Loss to the r ck of the candy concern was placed v $60,000, irrespective of damage to I building. $14,289 960 Tons Mined. ^a'fmont.?Coal production in the fi them West Virginia fie'd was II " .960 tons during 1921. acording to ires issued by the Northern W"?f ginia Coal Operatoii/ Association v. CANNOT ATTACK MERCHANT SHIPS ?r U. 8. PROPOSAL RESTRICTING U-BOAT WARFARE ACCEPTED BY FRANCE. PROHIBITION ON SUBMARINES British Acceptance Already Given; Tokio and Rofne Not Expected To Fight It. Washington. ? The American proposal to prohibit the use of submarines against merchant vessels, now the predominant issue of the arms negotiations, has been accepted in principle by France, but her delegates have reserved final approval pending a discussion bf the precise language of the declaration. British acceptance previously has been given and, although neither the Italians nor the Japanese had received final instructions there were indications that neither Rome nor Tokio would interpose serious objection if the proposal received France's full approval. The exact nature of the French reservation was not revealed, but the impression was gathered in some quarters that it might concern such a definition of the terms of the declaration as would make it clear Just what conduct would be expected from merchantmen in view of their immunity from submarine attack. ^hould that point be raised, an interesting and many-sided discussion might result, for in several quarters there has been apparent a tendency toward the opinion that the term "merchant ship" should be strictly defined with express stipulations as to whether merchantmen ire to be permitted to arm and whether it is to be permissible to disguise warships as vessels of commerce. The French delegation, however, making known their acceptance in principle, has emphasized that they not only agree to the original proposal of Elihu Root that the new prohibition on submarine warfare becomt effective when all nations have agreed to it, but also to the fhiendment of Arthur J. Balfour which would make the prohibition immediately effective as between the five great powers. At the same time the French have accepted the additional Root declaraion under which any submarine commander violating the rules of international law would be liable to trial !or an act of conspiracy. In regard to this also acceptances atill are awaited from the other foreign governments. It is possible the lelegates' instructions will be sufficiently complete, however, to permit a meeting of the naval committee of die whole. The French acceptance was communicated to Secretary Hughes by \mbassador Jusserand, while the formal proceedings of the conference vere passing through another period )f outward inactivity, but while developments that touched on several ether important issues of the Washngton negotiations were stirring belind the scenes. German Flag Flies in New York. New York.?Germany's flag reapreared among those of other nations vhich fly from the tall buildings of S'ew York's financial and shipping listricts. It was unfurled from the same flagpole, stop No. 11, Broadway, 'rom which it was hauled down in the spring of 1917, and marked the locaion of the re-established consular of ices of the new German republic. For more than a week representaives of Consul General Karl Lang? emporar.v charge d'affaires of his government in Washington-?had been ireparing for a reopening of the ofices. Szchenyi is Hungarian Minister. Budapest.?Count Laszio Szechenyi las been appointed Hungarian miniser to the tTnited States. He now is ! n Washington Countess Szchenyi vas formerly Gladys M. Vanderbilt, >f New York. ) School For Soldiers Delayed. Washington.?Action of the proposal establishment of a vocational trainng university for former service men n the south may be delayed for a veek or more, it was said at the vettrans' bureau. Camp Johnston, at Jacksonville, ^la.. is understood to have been given avorahle consideration as a site for he proposed institution, which it is ilanned to' put into operation in one if the former army cantonments of he south. Fletcher to Succeed Whltlock. Washington. ? The nomination of Ienry P. Fletcher, under secretary >f state, to be ambassador to Belgium, vas announced at the White House. Fleet Off For Practice. New York.?Units of the Atlantic leet, which have their winter base at he New York navy yard, sailed for Juantanomo. Cuba, for their annual arget practice maneuvers. The manuvers this year will be limited, due 0 restrictions in the appropriations or fuel. King Alfonso Not Coming. Washington.?The Spanish embassy enied formally that King Alfonso dans a visit to the western hemls-here which, according to reports, . as to have included a tour of the 'nited States. , Canada to Mint Nickel. Ottawa. Canada is to have a new ' eecn' piece, similar to the Ameri- n *?irl;el. The o'd coin has beeg ri;|f>ed h-ca'i'o of its resemblance 1 s;^o t- a dime. Minting of the ?w c 'in will he started this week. IRISH TREATY IS RATIFIED 8! Dill ACTION OF THE DELEGATION A1 LONDON IS APPROVED BY CLOSE VOTE. OAY-QF INTENSE EXCITEMEN1 I The Future Control of the Irish Re publican Party Continues to be Subject of Speculation. \ Dublin. ? The treaty creating th< Irish Free State was ratified by th< Dail Eireann. By a majority of sevei votes, 64 to 57, the Dail gave its ap proVal to the document signed by iti delegates at London. Coincidentally, Eamonn de Valen announced his resignation from th< presidency of the Irish republic. The news was received with th< greatest enthusiasm, and the patien crowds, which had waited for hour outside the university building, in an ticipation of a decision, burst int( cheering, even before the official fig ures were announced. Ratification of the treaty came aftei a day of intense excitement and heatec controversy. Although the result wai as had been expected, the majority ii favor of the agreement was greate than had been counted on almost uj to the last minute. A tense, strained silence prevaile< while the vote was being taken, am a gasp of relief went up from the sup porters of the treaty when the resul was announced. A dramatic scene en sued, when de Valera stood up and ii a broken voice, which vibrated witl emotion, declared that "the republic' must be carried on. After voting ratification of th< treaty the Dail Eireann adjourned un til Monday. Before adjournment wai taken Eamonn de Valera, having an nounced his resignation from the pres idency, asked that the members as sociated with him should meet hin at the Mansion House. Michael Collins protested agains the calling of such a partisan gather ing, whereupon Mr. de Valera rose t< insist on it, but broke down and re sumed his seat amid hearty applause The situation at the adjournment o the Dail appeared to remain chaotic The Dail will meet on Monday anc there is no disposition revealed by d< Valera and his followers to abandoi the factional struggle. TVio future rnntrnl of the Irish re nublican army is the subject of anx ious comment and speculation, a* Charles Burgess, who strongly op posed the treaty, is the minister o! defense. So far as the the public is concern ed. Dublin seems delighted over rati flcation. Arthur Griffith and his col leagues on emerging from the parjia ment were wildly cheered and the citj waB in jubilant spirits. Churchmen Drink Varinsh. Grand Rapids. Mich.?Ten elders ol the Seventh Reformed Church hert were poisoned when they drank var nish that had been poured into a com munion cup in the belief that it was sacramental wine. Two of the elders were 3aid to be in a critical coadi tion. The church had been repaired ani in the storeroom where the sacra mental wine is kept in a Jug several jugs of varnish used in the re-dec orating had been stored. One of the officials of the church is said to have mistaken the varnfch for wine when he filled the communion cup during the church service. Pepper to Succeed Penrose. Philadelphia.?Appointment of Geo Wharton Peeper, of Philadelphia, as United States senator to succeed the late Boise Penrose, is expected to come from Governor Sp^oul unless a last minute change is decided upon Three Killed In Collision. Wchfta Kas.?Thr persons were M'lcd and oi? n-o'^blv fatallv iniu'-^d as t*e result of an auf1 mobile co'lision bp~e. A ??ven months-old holv- v-.is hurled 100 feet, but was uninjured. Forestry Congress to Meet. Jackson. Miss.?Moans of promoting the interests of the forestry in the South, taxation of timbered and cutover lands, forest fire protection, will take the foreground at the fourth Southern Forestry Congress, to meet here February G, 7 and 8, It was learned. A number of well informed speakers have been asked to outline the needs for the best protection of forestry in the South. Their talks, branching from the usual technical angle, will be pre sented in simple and brief manner. Prisoners Escape Through Sewer. Frankfort, Kv.?Eight of the most desperate prisoners in the Kentucky state reformatory, including one who was serving a life term fo# murder, escaped from the main prison through a sewer. Seven of the men got outside the walls, but were recaptured within an hour, and the eighth was found two hours later hiding in the shirt factory. The delivery was planned by George Miller, of Covington, Ky., serving five years for robbery. Griffith to Head New Government. Dublin.?It was freely predicted that Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein end "vioe-nresident of the Irish Republic." will be the first head of the new government of the Irish Free State. His title will probably be president of the cabinet. Griffith is known as one of the cleverest writers of political pamphlets in Ireland, lie spent considerable time in jail for his activities against the British in Irealnd. In appearance Griffith is of low -stature, with a thick black moustache. MEETING FOR EVERT COIIN1V Committee Outlines Plans For Statewide Organization and Work To "3e Done. Columbia.?Decision to call meetings in every county in the state to get the tax program of the state of South Carolina taxpayers' conference before the people and the appointment of various sub-committees to work for I the tax program were tbe more important actions reached by the executive committee of the South Carolina taxpayers' conference here. This - committee was chosen at the statewide tax meeting here December 14. Need for immediate action being apparent, the executive committee decided to hold meetings in each county in the state, and with that in view 3 directed each member of the state 3 executive committee to appoint a 1 chairman of tbe counties in his dis'* trict, who will be expected to arrange 3 for and hold the meeting, at which meeting some one will explain .jto the 1 taxpayers the program for their ap proval. The program,, wh'ich will be pro3 posed to tlje legislature will sugt gest ways and mean^ by which the ' state property tax may be reduced fnAi 40 to 50 per cent, and at the ) same time equalize the burden of ; taxation, so that the tax burden on property will be gradually reduced, r Acting under instructions from the 1 Taxpayers' association, the executive i committee is prepared to suggest to J the. taxpayers the following program r for new sources of revenue: Gaso? line tax, $600,000; occupation tax, $350,000; inheritance tax, $250,000; in1 crease in the corporation license tax, i $250,000; increase in the public ser vice corporation franchise tax, $300,t 000; income tax, $1,000,000, and luxy ury tax, $150,000. If the general asi sembly will enact the above tax laws, i it will produce approximately $2,900,' 000, the committee says. The gasoline tax will be applied to i road maintenance and will take the - place of the two mill property tax for 3 roads. The occupation tax will be - placed on occupations and professions - not otherwise taxed, such, for in stance, as brokers, etc. A graduated i inheritance tax, the details of which will be worked out by the legislature, t will raise considerable revenue. An increase in the corporation license ) tax from one to two mills was recom mended, and also an increase in the . public service corporation franchise f tax from three to five mills. The . committee favors a luxury tax. ' In studying the tax situation, the 5 committee is convinced that one of 1 the causes of complaint is due to the fact that the people themselves have voted special levies for local pur poses, which, in many instances, far 5 exceed the amount necessary for state ' purposes. Therefore, ttfe committee ' earnstly recommended most rigid economy in county expenditures. Methods to Destroy Boll Weevil. Greenwood.?An entirely new methr od of ridding cotton of bol weevils has been proposed by a planter of this section. The plan has few complications, one merely feeds the weevils f to the pheasants. Of course, the 5 weevils and the pheasants must be ' brought together so that the latter ' may consume the former, but that is ' a mere detail, the originator of the ' scheme declares. Using pheasants to rid cotton of boll weevils is not a mere idle dream. ' A practical farmer, a planter who knows how to turn the undeveloped ' resources of a farm into profit, has ' proposed the new scheme. He is Eu* > gene Barmore, who. with his brother, ! R. L. Barmore, operates one of the i most diversified and profitable! plan! tations in this section. Their plantation is situated between Donalds and Ware Shoals. English ringneck pheasants have been raised at a profit by Mr. Bar1 more for several years. The birds are ! easily raised and demand fancy prices 1 as breeding stock, he says. The birds are ravenously fond of boll weevils and will keep a cotton field clear of the pests. By clipping the last joint of one wing, the birds are prevented 1 1 from flying and may be kept in any field enclosed with woven wire, according to Mr. Barmore. They do not eat crops and both cotton and pheasants may be grown at a profit on the same land, the planter declares. ' Bridge at Florence Competed. Florence. ? Supervisor Phillips announced that the iron bridge over ] Jeffreys creek on the concrete road- ( way between Timmonsville and Flor- | ence has been completed and that the < road is now open for travel. The only i point at which a detour must be made 1 is at I^ake Swamp, where a new i bridge is being built. The road has 1 been competed to within one mile 1 of Timmonsville and travelers now I have the advantage of hard surfaced 1 maris fnr a distance of nine miles. i Farmer Killed by Accident. Relton?A distressing accident happened on the Pepper place, two miles } west of here, which resulted later in i the death of Charles F. Taylor, It seems Mr. Taylor was demonstrating 3 a stump-pulling machine when the v lever broke and struck him in the ? head, crushing his skull. He was ? brought to Belton at once, where doc- v tors, after examing him, rushed him fc to the Anderson hospital. Shortly af- t ter his arrival there he died, having a been unconscious from the time of the v accident. t Funds For Fort Mill Road. Fort Mill.?Col. Thomas B. Spratt, who is chairman of Fort Mill town- v ship highway commission, has an- C nounced that he has secured from the ( county commissiopefs an appropria- C tion of $20,000 to supplement the h funds already secured for the purpose 0 of building standard highways c through Fort Mill township. With ^ an additional appropriation hitherto t made of JlO.Oop and a bond issue of h *7." ooo there will be available $105,000 53 "or road purposes and improvements, Ij ncluding an 18-foot asphalt road. - t baptists plan fob commit WOMAN'S MISSIONARY BOARD AND GENERAL BOARD HOLD GOOD MEEETINQ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED Budget For 192^ is Worked Out or? a Basis of About Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars. The Baptist general board and the executive board of the Woman's Missoniary union continued their session for two days at Columbia. The main feature of interest at the meeting of the general board was the matter of co-operation between the home mission board in Atlanta and this state. Dr C. W. Daniel and Dr. J. F. Purser, representing the home mission board, talked upon this subject and a full discussion was had. The Baptist budget for this year was worked out on a basis of about three-quarters of a million dollars. Each of the four commissions composing the general board, the missions, education, Sunday school and benevolence, made recommendations for its particular work for the year, all of which was adopted by the general board. The Rev. A. L. Pickens, of Easley, was elected rural field secretary in the place of J. L. Corzine, who leaves for Greenville January 15. The executive committee was appointed as follow^: Dr John E. White of Anderson, Chairman; Dr. T. C. Skinner, J. J. Lawton of Hartsville, the Rev. S. P. Hair of Fountain Inn the Rev. George P. White of Darling-, ton, D. M. Dew of Latta, the Rev. E. S. Reaves of Union, I. H. Hunt of Newberry, Dr. W. J. McGlotblin of Greenville. * A committee of five was appointed to make a thorough survey of the state in regard to mission work and to report at the next meeting of the board The committee is as follows: The Rev. W. C. Allen of Dillon,- Dr. J. E. White of Anderson, the Rev. R. C. Granberry of Gaffney, the Rev. J. * E. Bailey of Charleston. Dr. T. C. Skinner of Columbia, Dr. W. T. Derieux of Columbia will co-operate with this committee. The Woman's Missionary union discussed plans for the year's work and appointed committees to make plan9 for the Baptist assembly in Greenville in the summer and also to attend the inter-racial conference which will be held in Columbia January 1920. This last committee is as follows: Mrs. J. D. Chapman df Anderson. Mrs. Edwin Carpenter of Florence. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher of Johnstop, Mrs. G. E. Davis of Orangeburg, Mrs. T. B. Clarkson of Gaffney, Miss Bessie Major of Anderson, Mrs. J. S. Harris of Troy, Mrs. C. D. Bobo of Laurens, Mrs. T. T. ' Hyde of Charleston, Mrs. E. W. Masters of Anderson and Mrs. W. L. Griggs , of North. Plan $3,000,000 Road Bonds. Laurens.?At the regular monthly , meeting and banquet of the Laurens Business league last week, the proposed plan to raise $3.000.d00 for roads by bond issue and other measues was discussed, the subject having been introduced for the purpose of giving the ? plan indorsement. However, after the diderable talk it was suggested that R. Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston be invited to the next meeting to explain in * detail the full import of (he scheme. The league had as its specially invited guests for the meeting Representatives C. D. Nance. C. M. Babb and T. A. Willis of the Laurens delegation to the legislature and it is the inten- . tion to have the entire delegation present when Mr. Rhett comes. Laurens Sells Bonds. ^ Laurens.?City council has sold two hond issues amounting to $55,000 for 98 1-4. the proceeds of which are to be used in sewerage extension and street improvements. The bond? were bought by a Cincinnati firm, through ? A. H. Montieth of Columbia. The bonds were authorized in an election held several months ago. One Issue was for $20,000 and the other for $35,-, . 900. , * | Florence Invites State Legion. Florence.?The Fred H Sexton I'ost No. 1 of the American Legion at its j recent meeting decided to invite the J state convention of the American Le- J jion to hold its fal meeting in For- J ?nce. Should the invation be accepted It is expected that at east 200 ex-ser- H . ice men will spend at least two days n Florence as delegates, during which :inie they will be entertained in the lomes of citizens. All of the local or- 1 ranizations are co-operating with the ? ocnl post and it is hoped that the . J nvitation will ,be accepted. B Boy Dies From Wounds. * I Greenwood.?From wounds received I vhen he was accidentally shot while a abbit hunting the day after Christ- 0 nas, Wesley Perry Vaughan, a 16- * I ear-old boy of Ninety-Six, died last ? veek at his home. Death was due to :angrene. Young Vaughan was accl- ffl lentally shot by Wade Elkins. with I vhom he was hunting. As Elkins B landed him a gun .a shell exploded. 3| he load passing through his right leg? I nd entering the left leg. The wound M k-as believed not to be serjous at the & ime but became infected. fl H Sells Aiken Calf in Chicago. is Aiken.?Of interest to Aiken and fl icmity is the announcement from fl 'hicago that the first bull calf of fl 'onvers Woolsey's herd bull. Prince fl 'harming, sold at the top price for fl ulls at the recent international sale f polled Herefords in Chic .so. The fl alf was purchased by T. W. H^rrorf" fl k Son of Ohio, and will ho used uy ?? hem as herd hull in this the oldest 9g| erd in Ohio. An aunt of Mr. Woolev's bull. Prince Charming, namel/f |M ,illie Stanway. recently won grand JM hampion female. ? Bj I