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NEW RULING OF LABOR BOARD
WILL AFFECT 12,000 RAILROAD
SIGNALMEN.
OVERTIME PAY IS ELIMINATED
Time and One-Half Pay For Regularly
Assigned Wdrk on Sundays and
Holidays Also Eliminated.
Chicago.?Re-establishment of a tenliour
day at the usual hourly wage
and elimination of time and one-half
pay fox* regularly assigned work on
Sundays and holidays, new rules governing
railway signalmen, were announced
by the United States railroad
labor board to replace on February 16
the national agreement made under
federal control.
The board's rules afreet more than
12,000 rail workers. According to figures
based on interstate commerce
commission statistics, the annual labor
bill of the railroads will be cut
about $300,000 by eliminating the overtime
pay provisions of the national
agreement.
While the new set of rules retains
the principles of the eight-hour day,
the door is open for a ten-hour day.
Overtime pay is likewise eliminated
for employes paid a monthly salary
by a new formula for determining the
monthly rate, based on the standard :
hourly rate.
Other minor provisions which will
affect the signalmen's pay envelopes
are substitution of straight time for
the former time and one-half rule; provision
for a minimum of three hours
straight time instead of two hours at
time and one-half for working less
than four hors on Sunday, and complete
elimination of the old rule allowing
half pay from 10 'o'clock at
night to 6 a. m., for men traveling on
boarding cars. .
Other rules were charged to eliminate
any fixed hour for starting work
and any specified lunch period. The
time limit for investigations into discharges,
decisions and appeals was
extended from seven to ten days.
300 Students Have Ptomaine Poison.
Columbus, Miss. ? More than 300
students of the Mississippi state college
for women here are suffering
with ptomaine poisoning as a result
of eating chicken salad which was
served at the evening meal at the college.
Every physician in Columbus was
called to the institution and it is
stated that all the students are <*ut
of danger, although a large number
are still very ill.
Dr. J. C. Fant, president of the institution.
stated that the poisoning
was undoubtedly caused by the salad,
as those who did not eat it were not
affected. Dr. Irene Fatheree, the college
physician, made the same statement.
A thorough investigation will
be made by the college authorities, it
was announced.
Chicago Has Second "Ponzi." \
Chicago.?Raymond J. Bischoff, taken
into custody, after involuntary
proceedings in bankruptcy had been
instituted against him by creditors,
admitted that he owes about $4,500,000,
representing the savings of 6,000 Chicagoans,
mostly foreigners. Less than
one million dollars worth of oil and
gas stock of doubtful value is available
to meet the obligations, it was announced.
Bischoff, whose financial operations
apparently rival those of Charles fonzi,
the Boston "wizard." expressed relief
when taken into cusody by deputy
marshals. He had received threats
from those he is alleged to have fleeced.
he said, and was afraid to venture
into the south and west side districts.
To Reinstate Teachers.
Dublin.?School teachers of Irish nationality,
who have been dismissed for
political activities in recent years, will
be reinstated by the Dail Eireann. the
ministry of education announces. In
determining the status of such teachers
and the salary they are to receive,
they will be considered as having
served continuously.
Millions Starving In Russia.
London?More than 250,000 children
are starving in the Chuvash region of
Eastern Russia, to say nothing,of a
half million adults who have lost, all
hope of help, acordlng to a telegram
from the Russian famine relief commission
of the International Federation
of Trade Unions received by Arthur
Henderson, prominent labor member
of the houBe of commons.
The telegram sa?s a total of 30.000,000
workers and peasants in all Ru??*?
o?o T-vfn C7 anrl thnt thousands
Sid aic oiai uuw v.Mv
are dying daily.
Four Thousand Employes Released.
Washington. ? The number of employes
released at the navy yard by
the suspension of capital ship construction
has now passed the 4.000
mark but no further material reductions
are anticipated, it was sai l at
the navy department Employes retained
are believed sufficient to carry
on the present building urogram and
"handle repair work, provided the naval
treaty is adopted, and no hope
of re-employing the men released is j
no wheld out by the navy department.
Authorizes Railroad Construction.
Washington. ? Trie interstate commerce
commission hat; issued a certificate
authorizing the construction of
a line of railroad in the counties of
Washington and Hyde, known as New
Holland. Hleginsport and Mt. Vernon
with permission to retain excess earnings
It would extend from Wenona
to New Holland, a distance of 35
miles. It was projected in 1919 by the
North Carolina Farms company, and
has been practically completed, with
expenditures of $903,249.24.
PIUS XI IS CROWNED
POPE OF ROME
Rome. ? Pius XI was crowned
pope in the bascilica of St. Peter's
amid scenes of pomp and enthusiasm
and in the presence of princes
and dignitaries of the church, the
diplomatic representatives of foreign
countries, members of the Roman
aristocracy and a vast assemblage
filling the great structure to
the very doors. The anciext custom
was carried out with impressive
ceremonies, and the newly- .
elected pontiff now occupies the
throne of the first pope, reported
rrnwned Leo III. who reiened from
795 to 816.
With the exception of Leo XIII
and Benedict XV. who, owing to the
strained relations existing between
the quirinal and the Vatican in 1878,
and the world war in 1914, preferred
to be crowned in the sistine i
chapel, the coronation of all the i
popes elected since the erection of j.
the hacilica has been celebrated
there. j I
STOP WORK ON 14 SHIPS1
STEP WAS TAKEN IN ANTICIPA- 1
TION OF NAVAL TREATY
RATIFICATION.
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Building Operations Suspended Have 1
Cost the Government Approxi- 1
mately $5,000,000 a Month.
Washington.?Construction work on j
i'ourteen capital ships was suspended <
by order of Secretary Denby under di
rection of President Harding. The 1
step was taken in anticipation of rati- 1
flcation of the naval limitation treaty :
which resulted fronj the Washington 1
conference and under whiA only 1
three of the vessels involved will be 1
completed as war craft. The other 11 '
will be scrapped or converted into!
merchant ships under the treaty provisions.
,
Secretary Denby acted after Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt had discussed !
with President Harding the terras of
the treaty affecting the new ships. !
Mr. Harding approved the suggestion
that work be brought to a standstill .
immediately on the eight superdreadnaughts
aj?d six battle cruisers, pending
final action on the treaty. In '
found figures the building operations
thus halted have cost the government
approximately $5,000,000 a month.
Following ratification of the
' nkinn
ueaiy contracts tor tue ue? om^o j (
will be cancelled. The ultimate cost ,
to the government of this cancella-1 j
tlon cannot be determined In advance ,
but naval officers believe that a con-1,
siderable saving will be made:
through the action. ,
Only one capital ship under con-1 ]
struction was exempted from sus- \
pension order. She is the Colorado. ]
more than 90 per cent complete and ]
which will be retained in the permg- ,
n->nt fleet. i
Ships on which work was stopped !
included eight first-class battleships: II
the Washington, at the New York|]
shipbuilding corporation; the West 11
Virginia, Newport News Shipbuilding 1
and Dry Dock company; the South J i
Dakota, New York navy yard; the!1
Indiana, New York navy yard; the, i
Montana, Mare Island navy yard; the i <
North Carolina, Norfolk navy yard; |i
the Iowa, Newport News Shipbuilding ]
and Dry Dock company, and the Mas- 1
sacuhsetts, Bethlehem Shipbuilding
corporation. Fore River, Mass.
Work was also ordered suspended
on six battle cruisers, as follows:!'
Lexington, Bethlehem Shipbuilding '
corporation; Constellation, Newport 1
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock com- 1
pany; Saratoga, New York Shipbuild- '
ing corporation; Ranger, Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock j J
company; Constitution and United
States, Philadelphia navy yard.
Treaties to Senate.
Washington. ? Submission to the
senate by President Harding of the
treaties resulting from the arms con- ,
ference probably will be delayed until
^ I? -31 n I
aexi ween, it iwas uiuaaicu auci a
meeting of f'le American delegation (
devoted to drafting of the report to ,
be presented to the President. ]
Eight Men Killed in Mine.
Huntington. W. Va. ? Eight men
were killed, two badly injured and
one is missing as the result of an
explosion which wrecked a mine of |
the Marietta Coal company on Pond ,
creek, Pinson Fort, Ky., according to 1
information received here.
A dust explosion is reported to have
caused the accident in the plant. Only
eleven men were said to have been']
in the mine at the time, eight of
whom rescue parties found dead, two
injured and one missing.
Aged Indian Dead.
Cass Lake, Minn.?Ga-Bo-N'ah-GewnWoncee,
also known as John Smith, a ,
Chipewa Indian reputed to be 137
years old. died here after a week's ,
illness with pneumonia.
"The old Indian," as he was gen-;
erally known among the white people,
was active until six months ago. Before
that time he made it a practice
to meet all trains entering the village
and offer post cards for sale.
He had been married eight times.
He had no children and the only survivor
is Tom Smith, an adopted son. ,
Bullock Case Yet Undicided.
Raleigh.?The Canadian authorities
have not as yet passed on the extradi-!
tion of Matthew Bullock, negro, wantde
in Warren county on a charge of ;
participating in rioting, according to'i
Charles Stewart, minister of immigra-1
tion and colonization at Ottawa. In
a letter to a prominent North Carolinian.
the minister states that it was
only a question of whether or not Bui-1
lock should he deported that was i
brought to his attention, and that the 11
court muBt pass on the question of 11
extradition. ji
THE CHE
PRESIDENT HARDING
BEFORE THE SENATE.
ASKS SENATE TO GIVE ITS APPROVAL
TO ARMS CONFERENCE
TREATIES.
PROMPT ACTION REQUESTED
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IV? flinoipcii wa .
Supplemental Agreements Delivered
to the Senate.
Washington. ? President Harding
lsked the senate to approve the arms
conference treaties in order that
America's professed desire to rid the I
world of war may not become "a hoi-1
low mockery."
"If we cannot join in making ef-j
fective these covenants for peace,"
he said, "and stamp this conference
with America's approval, we shall
discredit the influence of the republic,
render future efforts futile and unlikely,
and write discouragement
where today the world is ready to
reclaim new hope."
Delivering his message in person,
In a voice that betokened deep emotion,
the President was answered repeatedly
by applause from floor and ;
galleries. He asked that ratification j
be given without delay, and before he j
left the capitol senate machinery was
3et in motion to hasten a vote.
Five principal treaties and two j
supplemental agreements, the fruition j
of the twelve weeks of negotiation !
lust concluded here, were in the bun- j
die of international covenants taken
to the senate chamber by Mr. Hardtag.
They propose in short, a limitation
on naval armament, a new bill of
rights for China, and a four-power
concord to preserve peace in the Pacific.
All of these agreements, said the
President, are related portions of the
p/fort "to put an end to contradictions,
to remove ambiguities, and establish
clear understandings." None of them,
he asserted, commits the American
government "to any kind of alliance,
entanglement or involvement."
After the address was completed,
both republican and democratic lead-1
srs predicted that the treaties would j
be ratified without long debate and
by substantial majorities. Only one,
the four-power Pacific pact, is threatened
now with organized opposition,
ind its opponents have not yet dembnstrated
how large a vote they can
command against the strength of party
leaders on both sides of the chamber.
Will Not Postpone Genoa Conference.
London. ? Great Britain will agree
to no postponement of the Genoa economic
conference unless the request
for such postponement emanates from
Rome, it was authoritatively declared
here. The French ambassador, it is
understood, was so informed by Lord
Curzon, the foreign secretary.
Belief was expressed in a well-informed
American quarter that the
holding of the conference on the intended
date was becoming increasingly
doubtful, owing to the Italian domestic
political situation. Until an1
intimation was given that this situa- j
tion was such a preclude the holding
of the conference, however, the na-1
tions which are expected to participate
have no choice but to await developments.
Simmons Wants an Oil Station.
Washington.?Senator Simmons has
taken up with the treasury department
the desirability of establishing an oil 1
station either at Southport or Wil- j
mington, N. C.. to furnish fuel for
the new oil burning revenue cutter,!
'The Modoc," which is to be station- j
ed at Wilmington, and for other oil-1
burning government boats which from I
time to time put in at Southport and
Wilmington.
Two Men Killed in Battle.
Albany. Ga.?George Career, of Hals
burg. Ala., was killed and a deputy
sheriff of Stewart county, Georgia,
was fatally Injured, dying in a hospital
at Eufaula. Ala., as the result of
a fight between Carter and Stewart
:ounty sheriffs' officers on the Bradley
place, near Florence, Ga.
Plan Reduction in Personnel.
Washington.?Secretary Weeks announced
that he had ordered a survey !
of the "personnel and activities of
every branch of the war department"
In Washington for the purpose of reducing
the number of officers on duty
here.
Closing up of the department's postwar
settlements and adjustments has
proceeded to a point, the annocncement
said, where Mr. Weeks believes
It will be possible to effect a material
reduction in officer personnel on duty
at the department.
Ambushed Ulster Constables.
Belfast.?A party of Ulster special j
constables was ambushed by thirty
men, who opened fire on the police
car at Clady. on the Donegal-Tyrone
border, which previously had been
the scene of several disturbances.
Constable McFadden. of Londonderry,
was shot and killed.
Thomas Saddler. 50. was shot to
death at his home near Cavan by five
armed raiders, who took away his
shotgun and service refle of the Ulster
volunteers, of which he was formerly
a member.
Bank Employe Must be Good Shot. '
Pittsburgh. ? That one employe of
every bank in Pennsylvania, who is
an expert in the handling o farms,
should be detailed to guard the institution
against bandits, was the suggestion
given in a statement to members
of the Pennsylvania Bankers' association
by the committee on protective
information. The suggestion stated
that one man who is not actively
engaged in business transactions
should be provided with firearms to
act in case of an emergency.
RAW CHRONICLE, CHERA^
HERE'S PROGRAM OF SOLDIER
BONUS TAXES AGREED UPON
Washington. ? This program of
soldiers' bonus taxes was agreed
upon by a house ways and means
sub-committee:
Two and one-half per cent on
the undivided profits of corporations,
estimated to yield $22,000,000.
On parcel post packages on
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wnicn trie postage aiuuuuu w ,
cents or more, a tax of one cent
for each 25 cents or fraction thereof,
$20,000,000. ;
One cent a gallon on gasoline,
$70,000,000.
Twenty-five cents per horsepower
on automobiles, $50,000,000.
Double the present 10 per cent
tax on admissions where the >
charge exceeds 25 cents, $60,000,000.
Double existing documentary
stamp taxes, except in the case |
of sales or transfers of capita)
stock, on which the rate would )
be increased from one-fiftieth of
one per cent to one-tenth of one
per cetit, $64,000,000.
An increase of 50 cents per j
1,000 in the tax on cigarettes, $25,- i
000,000.
An increase of 2 cents a pound
on smoking and chewing tobacco, ,
$5,000,000.
HALF CITY BLOCK 13 BORNEO
Property Loss From Early Morning
Blaze is Estimated at $250,000;
Started in Hotel.
Richmond, Va.?Six known dead, 33
reported missing or unaccounted for!
and 28 known injured, 14 of whom J
are believed to be fatally hurt, is the
toll of the fire which swept over an j
area of half a city block here, destroying
the Lexington hotel and several
other, buildings and entailing a
loss variously estimated at $250,000.
The fire was discovered in the hotel
and rapidly spread to adjoining prop-j
erty, other buildings being destroyed
or gutted being the Pearl laundry, the
plant of Clyde W. Saunders, print-!
ers; the Savings Bank of Richmond, J
Branch, Cabell & Co., E. R. LafTertry
& Co. and the Co-operative Producers !
Exchange.
Twenty-two patients are at one hospital,
the Virginia; three are/at the
Memorial, two at the Johnston Willis
and one at the Grace hospital. At police
headquarters a force of men still
was busy in an effort to check off i
those accounted for from the list of
guests in the hotel. From 75 to 85
persons were known to have been in
the hotel when the fire began.
The dead are:
Hiram S. Austin, Fincastle, Va.
M. J. Fox, Wllliamsport, Pa.
J. M. Thomas, sheriff of Albemarle i
county, Va.
E. T. Cox, Richmond.
F. L. Shaw, C & O. railway conduc-.
tor, Richmond.
The bodies of the last named three
are still in the ruins, according to the
police. *
Those reported missing or unaccounted
for follow:
Samuel Ash. Richmond; D. E. Amos,
Charleston. S. C.; C. C. Eberly, address
not given; E. J. Bush, Rich-j
mond; T. N. Riley, South Carolina; !
I. H. Crowder, Fincastle. Va.; H. G. I
Cahoon, Fincastle, Va.; E. T. Carter,'
United States navy; T. J. Jones, j
Norfolk; Mrs. T. J. Jones, Norfolk; I
T. W. Crannen, address not given;
T. F. Hilliard, Richmond; H. O. j
Bailey, address not given; Frederick
Keller, United States navy; T. L.
Do?i"" Atlanta- t T) furrier, ad
dress not given; J. L. Kellam, Hampton,
Va.; C. B. Bowen, Richmond;
C. W. Hawthorne, address not given; ;
E. F. Taylor. North Carolina; J. R. i
Nelson, Florence, S. C.; T. R. Jones,'
Norfolk; T. T. Lefwich; W. F. Hamlin;
E. T. Cox, addresses not given; '
F. L. Shaw, Richmond.
Those reported injured are:
J. N. Hager, Boydton, Va.; John R.
Cocran. New York; E. P. Howell. Norfolk;
Thomas Flagan, Brooklyn. N. Y.; ,
George Cutter, Buckroe Beach, Va.;
Barnes F. Olden. Patton, W. Va.; B. !
G. Wright. Newport News, Va.; Elmer i
Diffenbaught, Newport News, Va.; B.
H. Trice, Globe, Va.; Hubert Dodd, i
Lexington, Va.; Joe Webb. FineasHe,
Va.; Andrew Galles, BufTalo, N. Y.
Tar Heel Has Narrow Eccape.
Richmond. Va.?J. E. Scott, flagman
on the Atlantic Coast Line railway,
whose home is at Rocky Mount, N. C.,
kept a cool head when he found himself
trapped in the Lexington hotel .
when it caught fire. While other tenants
were screaming for help and ;
jumping from windows, he calmly tied ;
bed clothes together and let himself |
down to safety from the third floor
without mishap. He was awakened ,
soon after 4 a. m.. when the flames
were burning through the door to his J
room.
Arrested After 17 Years.
Providence, R. I.?Escaping police
detection in several states over a period
of 17 years, Walter M. Savage, a
negro, was arrested here charged
with the murder of Columbus Wells,
who was shot at a chicken shooting
party in Duplin county, North Carolina,
in December, 1904.
Savage, although he denied the i
shooting was intentional, admitted he
fired the shot that caused Wells'
death, the police say, and that he fled
the state.
Jobseekers Engage in Fight.
Buenos Aires. ? Rival women jobseekers,
endeavoring to Interview
President Irigoyen in his office the
other day came to blows and attacked !
with hat pins and finger nails a mus-j
cular janitor who sought to separate
the Infuriated seekers of government
preferment. The janitor was rescued
by policemen.
Women who seek government posi- '
tions who try to get an audience with
the President of Argentina are so
numerous that one day a week hn
been set aside to attend to them.
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FORD CONTRACT IS
BE! DISCUSSED
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TALK OF REDUCING THE TIME
CLAUSE FROM 100 TO
FIFTY YEARS.
SECRETARY WEEKS IS HEARD
Advisability, is Questioned by Major
General Beach, Army Engineer;;
Williams Heard.
Washington. ? The advisability of
reducing the time clause in Henry
Ford's offer for the lease of the Muscle
Shoals, Ala., government owned
lands, from 100 to 50 years was questioned
indirectly by Major General
Lansing H. Beach, chief of army engineers,
in testimony before the house
military committee.
, Referring to the general policy of
tho pnvprnmpnt not to lsase its nroD
erties for a period exceeding 50
years, General Beach in his te3ti-\
mony at the second day of the hearing
of the committee on the Ford
proposal said that "it is not! always
advisable to apply one general rule
to things big and small."
Secretary Weeks, who was heard
by the committee, declared repeatedly
that in his opinion it would be unwise
to permit the lease of public
lands or properties to private interests
for so long a period as one
hundred years. General Beach, however,
said that it was "a question in
as big and important a matter as
this whether the 50 years rule would
not work a hardship."
It was his belief, the general continued.
that in the disposition of the
properties at Muscle Shoals, the paramount
consideration should be the
effect upon the nation's defense' rather
than the manufacture of fertilizer.
The country, he said, should not be
"caught again" without an adequate
nitrate supply.
The disadvantages of installing
power plants in Alabama and establishing
a market tor their output
were dwelt upon at length by the engineer
chief. He said it would be
comparatively easy to install a plant
at Niagara Falls, with a market close
by, but it was quitei another feat,
fr^m the standpoint of time, to do
so in a sparsely settled region lika
that about Muscle Shoals, with only
four cities within reasonable distance.
The engineer offiger was preceded
on the withess stand by Major General
Williams, chief of ordnance,
who occupied the greater part of the
day's sessions explaining valuations
of properties involved in the Ford
offer. He estimated that the Warrior
power plant and, transmission
line could be salvaged, for $3,000,000
or more, and declared under examination
by committee members that
figure was three-fifths of all that
Mr. Ford had offered for the nitrate
plants and other properties. These
properties, it was estimated, had a
scrap value to the government of $8,812.000
and would be worth $16,272,000
If made partially operative and
the remainder salvaged.
Number of Blind Persons Decreases.
Washington.?The number of blind
persons in the United States decreased
from 57,272 in 1910 to 52,617
in 1920, acording to figures for the
last census announced by the census
bureau. The decrease was attributed
in part to advanced methods for treatment
of blindness and also to educa
lion or me puuiic iu me yicveution
of blindness.
Rescued Men Land in Newport News.
Newport News, Va.?Refreshed by
a few hours' sleep, and apparently
little concerned about their experience
in being rescued from (their
burning ship, members of the crew
of the steamship Northern Pacific described
the fire and the rescue but
remained silent when questioned as
to the possible cause of the disaster.
Meantime, Capt. William Lustie, the
master of the Northern Pacific, prepared
a detailed report for the shipping
board and left for Norfolk.
Navy Yards Lay Off Thousands.
Washington.?The first effects of
the armament conference on the employment
situation were felt when*
several thousand mechanics and artificers
in navy yardsvwere temporarily
laid elf after Secretary Denby had
ordered suspended all ordnance work
designed for the naval vessels slated
for "scrapping" under the naval limitation
treaty. The instructions were
issued in line with President Harding's
order suspending work on the
vessels under construction affected
by the treaty.
Flaw In Structure.
Washington..?Belief that some flaw
in the structure of the Knickerbocker
moving picture theater caused its collapse
under a weight of snow, with
more than 90 fatalities, was expressed
by Harry C. Randall, proprietor of
the chain of theaters which included |
the Knickerbocker. Mr. Crandall is
having an independent investigation
made by engineers to determine, if
possible, the cause of the catastrophe.
Mr. Crandall said he had no knowledge
of any weakness in the roof or
an yother part of the theater
Arrangement for Handling Mails.
Washington. ? Representative Bulwinkle
has been informed of a new
arrangement for handling valuable
registered mail Gastonia to Richmond.
Acting Assistant Postmaster
General Z. R. White wrote that arrangement
had been made for the
Gastonia postmaster to dispatch mails
for Richmond on Charlotte and Atlanta
train No. 16 for connection with
train No. 38 at Charlotte. Letters
eceived after No. 16 leaves will be
nt on No. 38.
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BIGTAMPAIGN IN C0LLET11
Hold Meeting to Organize Farmers of
the County Into Co-operalivo
Association.
Walterboro.?The concluding meeting
of the campaign to organize the
farmers of the county into a co-operative
marketing association was held
at Walterboro. There was also the
committees appointed from every sec- |
tion of the county for the purpose of |
adopting a contract and launching a
membership signing drive. The committee
met following a public meeting (
and spent several hours in discussing
the money phases of the organization,
finally deciding upon a form 0/ contract
used in the tobacco growers'
campaign. This contract includes all
the products of the farm, except cotton,
and will endeavor to find a ready ,
and profitable market for everything
the farmer has to sell.
The campaign for securing members
will begin and will cover the county. (
It is hoped that several hundred farm ,
ers at least will be secured, although (
the committee decided upon organiz
in^ with a membership of only 100 (
farmers. Much enthusiasm is shown ]
over the plan, which is heralded by ,
the people of the county as a means to (
their financial salvation. They feel (
that unitedly they can cope with the |
present situation and that through it ,
conditions will be vastly Improved, j
One of the features following the 1
campaign is the organization of com- i
munity clubs to handle the problems i
affecting the different sections of the <
county. At Smoaks a meeting was
held and a club organized with a large
membership. At once plans were set i
on foot to plant certain crops, among
these being potatoes and beans on a .
commercial scale. F. J. Berry was ]
chosen president of this club and D. E. i
Sauls, secretary and treasurer. i
But for the Valuable assistance ren '
dered by W. W. Long, state agent; {
L. R. Lewis, S. D. Sims, S. E. Evans
and County Agent Kinsey, it would i
have been hard to have aroused the '
interest which has been shown. They 1
have attended the meetings over the 1
county, preaching diversification and 1
organization. The county is aroused
as never before as tj the necessity of
achieving results along these lines.
Emphasizes Duty of Grand Jury.
Anderson. ? The court of general
seslons opened here with Judge Townsend
presiding. In charging the grand ,
jury Judge Townsend told them that (
thew were the biggest factor In law (
enforcement, that they were the supervisors
of the law and that they
should not hesitate to heck lawlessness.
The responsibility, primarily,
of enforcing the law In the county
rests on the grand jury. In the matter
of violation of the prohibition law the
judge interpreted that also, telling the
grand jury that It was against the law
of South Carolina to manufacture and ^
sell liquor or transport it or store if ,
for Illicit sale. 4Of course,'' said the .
judge, "If you nave liquor in your possession
legally acquired for medicinal
purposes you are within the law and
if you so wish you may use it for beverage.
You are allowed to give youf
friend a drink, but you are not per- '
mitted to sell any to him."
Sumter Officers Destroy Stills. !
Sumter.?A raiding party consisting ]
of Sheriff C. M. Hurst. Deputy Sheriff
H. G. McKagen and Rural Police Of- ,
fleer Mims, found four stills in the
Privateer neighborhood around Big
Bay ar.d Dark Corner. Near Branson's ,
Bay a big steam-operated whiskey still
was located. The outfit consisted of ,
a boiler under which was the fire for ,
generating the steam which was con- (
veyed by a pipe to the barrel with the (
mash already in it. j
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Cash Mills of Gaffney Sold.
Gaffney.? The Cash mills, of this
city, which were placed in the hands ,
of receivers several months ago, were ,
sold at auction to C. M. Smith, presi- ,
dent of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank, of this city, for $300,000. Mr. '
Smith said he was representing him- ,
self and associates, and would operaM !
the property. The mill was capital. (
ized at $500,000, and when the re- ,
ceivers were appointed had liabilitiei ,
of $800,000. There was only one bid- (
der and the property was bid in at t
the minimum price fixed by the (
court. j
Will Stage Winter Exhibition.
Greer.?A midwinter farmers and industrial
exhibtion will be held in (
Greer from February 15 to 25, under t
the auspices of the Greer chamber of f
commerce. Roy McCarter is mana- i
ger of the exposition and is being as- {
sisted by H. W. Link, secretary of the c
n fraHo The decorating
ureer uuaiu vi w>uuv. ...v w
company of Charlotte has the contract ^
for decorating the streets, stores and J
booths. During the ten days of the t
fair there will be special daily fea- i
tures and exhibits. ?- g
Brings Suit Against City.
Orangeburg. ? Robert Lee Stokes
has brought suit against the city of Or- 1
angeburg for $30,000 for damages be- J
cause of the death of his son, Eddie t
Klein Stokes, in June, 1920. The com- 5
plaint alleges wrongful death in that f
the city allowed ows to be tied out t
within the city. It appears that young ^
Stokes was riding on his bicycle and j
a cow tied to a stake dragged a chain c
across the sidewalk throwing the r
youth to the ground, inflicting inju- (
ries from which he died. t
Tobacco Shipments Large,
Charleston?So heavy has the movement
of tobacco exports become
through this port that it is estimated v
the end of this season of shipping the f
valuable weed abroad will see Charles- c
ton's total double that of last season, t
when $10,000,000 worth of the leaf was
sent across the water from here. The t
Carolina company has handled this ex- d
port staple from the port terminals, a
drawing the products of the South t
Carolina and North Carolina districts a
chiefly to Charleston, and this port t
now ranks next to Norfolk. j
BRITISHERS LIKE
SWEEHOTATOES
SAMPLES CF SWEET POTATOES
SENT TO ENGLAND MAKE
FAVORABLE IMPRESSION.
INVITE COMMANDER MACNIDER
Clyde Line Fast Freight Service ln?
creases Volume of Business
During 1921.
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Charleston.?Those South Carolina
.weet potatoes sent to England on the
3tearaship Wekika, 1,000 sample cartons
of them, for the purpose of introducing
this delectable product to
English palates, have evidently made
a favorable impression, as a cablegram
was received by the Carolina
company from their agent at Liverpool
asking for quantity quotations on
this vegetable, said to be virtuallyuaknown
among the Britishers. The
sending of the sample for judicious
distribution was the idea of the South
Carolina Sweet Potato association,
the Carolina company co-operating, as
also did the Southern railway, which
furnished a booklet of recipes for each
box. It is believed that a profitable
market for the sugary spuds of this
state will be developed through this
enterprising plan.
As a result the establishing of the
Clyde-Southern fast freight service,
which has been in operation since
January 15, 1921, the increase in this
particular class of freight during the
calendar year 1921 amounted to
more than 300 per cent in excess of
the movement through Charleston by
Clyde Line-Sonthern railway in 1920.
Last year 7,161 cars were moved as
against 1,735 cars the year before,
an increase of 5,426. The spread of
the plan's popularity has made necessary
to include several points of
destination not originally provided
tor. r
Charleston Post No. 10, American
Legion, hopes to have National Commander
MapNider visit Charleston
during his present tour of the South,
arrangements having been made to invite
him here and to entertain him
handsomely. Should he come, State
Commander Lumpkin and other state
officers will be invited to greet him.
Farm Women Active.
Florence. ? The Florence county
council of farm women met at the
court house for the purpose of' discussing
plans for the establishment of
i permanent club market at tni..
point.
Mrs. Henry McCall presented a plan
whereby a building was to be erected
oy the town council, this building to
je divided into stalls which were to
ce used by the different communi:ies.
Mrs. Frances Y. Kling explained
in detail the organization necessary
for the establishment of a successful
market. A marketing committee
was appointed with members
!rom the various clubs of the county
ind from the women of the town,
rhis committee is to meet with tho
lome demonstration agent. Miss Anne
B. Moore, when various plans for a
market bouse will be submitted. Miss
Moore, with the co-operation of her
club members, Is planning a production
campaign.
The special products put up by the
South Carolina Home Producers' association
were discussed. One club
decided to specialize in plum jelly.
Dther clubs will put up blackberry
|am and artichoke relish.
Greenville Policeman Held.
Greenville. ? Notice was given by
counsel for W. G. Turner, former chief
of police of West Greenville, that
they would apply before Associate
Justice Cotliran for bail f... Turner,
who is held on a charge of criminal
issault. At a preliminary hearing:
rurner was held for trial on the
charge. In his affidavit Turner makes
ibsolute denial of any criminal act toward
the girl, who is about 15 years
old. and whom he and another officer
irrested on a road several miles from
Jreenville in company with a youngf
nan.
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Increase of Stock.
Columbia?Authority to increase its
:apital ctock from $5,000 to $10,000.
o change the par value of its stock
rom $100 to $200 and to change its
lame to the Reyner-Borkson Co., was
granted to the Reyner Jewelry Co.
>f Columbia by the secretary of state.
The Marco company of Charleston
vas chartered with a capital stock of
11,000. The firm will deal in real esate.
Officers are: E. M. McSweeney,
resident and treasurer; T. Allen Leonnrnforv
)U1C| OVViWMI/i
Lumpkin Visits Florence.
Florence.*? State Commander M. C.
?umpkin. of the American Legion,
vas the guest of Fred H. Sexton, post
<o. 1, at a splendid banquet served at
he Florence hotel There were over
0 membels of the post present. The
un started as soon as the company
infolded its napkins, the resulting
larrage from the loaded linens causng
much merriment. Trick water
,'lasses gave some of the ex-service
nen cold tricklings in their throats.
)ne of the features of the evening was
he singing of the legion quartet.
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Sumter Man Injured.
Columbia?J. T. Shirer of Sumter
vas brought to the Baptist hospital
rom Fort Motte in a semi-conscious
ondition. resulting from a bolw on
he head from a piece of timber.
On account of Mr. Shirer's condiion.
only meager details of the acci- *
lent could be obtained. It was said
,t the hospital that an x-ray examinaion
showed a fracture of the skull
nd while Mr. Srirer seems to be pret
y badly hurt, it is felt that his in*
uries will not be fatal. -