Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, March 16, 1922, Image 2
DRASTIC CUT FOR
UPKEEP OF ARMY
MEASURE REPORTED BY COMMITTEE
CARRIES LESS THAN
$300,000,000
GREATLY REDUCES THE ARMY
Would Return All Soldiers Stationed
in China; Reduction in Hawaii
and Panama Canal Zone.
Washington ? W ith the provisions
which would necessitate reduction of
the size of the regular army to 115,000
enlisted men and 11,000 officers,
the army appropriation bill, carrying ^
$270,353,030.67, was reported by the
house appropriation Committee. [
The amount recommended for the '
military and non-military activities of
the war department during the coming
fiscal year is a reduction of $116,- F
000,000 from the total appropriated
for the current year and $S7,996,086.S0
less than budget estimates.
As drafted by a sub-committee
Leaded by Representative Anthony, republican,
Kansas, the bill would re- {
quire the return to the United States
by next July 1 of all troops stationed
in China. 6,500 men from Hawaii,
about 2,000 men from the Panama canal
zone, and all but 500 officers and ^
men in the army of occupation on the *
Rhine. j
No limitation is proposed on the E
number of men to be maintained in t
the Philippines, the committee's re- E
port stating, however, that Secretary s
Weeks believes tnat unaer present c
conditions "some reduction" can be v
made in the force there. The con- f
templated withdrawals, it was said,
would leave 5,000 men in the Ha- E
waiian islands and a like number in j,
the canal zone. The present actual e
strength of the army was given by the q
committee as about 13,000 olTicers and
132.000 men. exclusive of 7,000 Philip- a
pine scouts. b
An appropriation of $27,635,260 is g
lecommended for continuance of work y
on various river and harbor improve- j(
ments, for which the chief of engi- a
neers requested $43,000,000; $12,431.- c
000 for the air sen-ice against $15,000.- n
000 requested and $21,130,200 for the j,
National Guard, about $9,000,000 less
than budget estimate. 0
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Worthless as Fertilizer Producer. o
Washington. ? Charles L. Parsons, P
consulting chemist and former techni- t<
cal adviser to the government on ni- s
trate fixations, said before the house h
military committee that Henry Ford,
any other person or company would ^
"lose their last penny" befc/e they tl
ever produced commercial fertilizers
nitrate plant No. 2, at Muscle Shoals, ti
Ala. The plant, which has cost the s
government about $69,000,000, the v P
ness said, was designed to be operat- 0
ed only by the cyanamid process of
nitrate fixation, an obsolete method. $
and was worthless as a fertilizer pro- c
ducer. 8
The cyanamid process was con- 15
demned by Mr. Parsons as obsolete 6
and economically impossible, having
been superseded, he declared, by the ^
Haber improved methods. It was his t!
conviction, he. added, that the Muscle
Shoals plant could not be redesigned
to produce commercial fertilizers.
This judgment was based, he explain
' ?? * v? /M.AI1 rro Hrvn nf Via P
fu, UU a IUU1UUA1I iu i cau^auuu vi tuv
Cvanamid plants in Europe, many of r
which were being closed down by r
bankrupt operators while others al- r 0
ready had gone out of business be- 1
cause they could not compete with es- k
tablishments using the Haber improvements.
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Bank Runner Robbed of $13,000. 11
Philadelphia. ? Robert McGuire, a "
bank runner, was held up and robbed '
of $13,500 as he left the Southwestern 11
National bank, at Broad and South n
streets. Two men waylaid and blackjacked
McGuire. In the chase which
followed two policemen and one bandit
were shot. One of the policemen *
is said to be in a serious condition. '
The robbers' automobile was pursued n
more than a mile before they were 1
caught and the money recovered.
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Kills Wife and Holds Sheriff at Bay.
Perry. Ga.?After shooting and killing
his wife. Sidney Ayler, 40. farmer,
defied the county officers to touch his
wife's body or to attempt to arrest ^
him. He held the fort for eight hours,
being captured at midnight in a run- f
ning gun fight. Ayler was shot two 11
times, but not seriously wounded. ^
Sheriff T. S. Chapman, after sev- eral
unsuccessful attempts to arrest n
Ayler. began organizing a posse.
More than 50 shots were exchanged ^
between Avlcr and the posse seeking
to arrest him.
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Seek Solution of Bombing Mystery.
Chicago.?Federal authorities Joined
in the seeking the solution of the
mysterious bombing of the suburban c
home of William P. Dtekerson. presi- ?
dent of the Security Trust and Deposit n
company of Chicago. A heavy charge ?
of dynamite placed under the front
porch exploded, causing considerable '
damage but injuring no one Mr. Dick- ?
erson, a housekeeper and her two *
daughters were in the house.
Dickerson has been connected with e
several enterprises. Among them ^
were the Memphis and Pensacola Ry. ,
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Meat Packers Operating at a Loss.
Chicago?The annual statement of
Wilson & Co.. packers, revealing an
operating deficit of $9.462 650 during
1921. was made public. Including the ^
payment of preferred dividends, the
deficit for the year was placed at $9.2^6.269.
compared with profits of $1.- ^
rnn.noo in 1020. and ?5 000 ono in 1919. (J
The statement said that while sales
totaled fewer dollars in 1921 than In
previous years, the tonnage was very
nearl ythe same.
Wilson & Co. was the last of the
big five packers to issue a statement. t]
GIANT AIRSHIP ROMA
BEING REASSEMBLED
Norfolk, Va. ? The giant semirigid
airship Roma, destroyed at
the army supply base more than
two weeks Jgo with a loss of 34
lives and injury to many more, is
being reassembled at the base.
Enlisted men from Langley Field
began the work recently and as
fast as sectioas are placed together
photographs are being taken.
When the task is completed,
a photograph showing the blimp
as she was when she started from
Langley field on her final voyage,
with the exception of the fabric
covering, will be sent to Washington.
The steel ribs of the Roma that
were bent and twisted by the explosion
that wrecked the ship,
have been straiehtened out a3 far
as possible and are being replaced
by experts practically as
they were before the disaster.
I0A0 BUILDING APPROPRIATION
IECOMMEND $50,000,000 FOR FED
ERAL ROAD BUILDING
NEXT YEAR.
lommittee Recommends Increase o'
100 in the Number of Postoffice
Inspectors.
Washington. ? Appropriations o:
50,000,000 for federal road construe
ion next year, $1,900,000 for continu
ng the trans-continental airplane
nail service and $513,000 to r3paii
he New York-Brooklyn pneumatic
nail tube service are additions to tnc
innual postoffice appropriation bill
arrying about $624,000,000 which
ras ordered reported by the senate
lostoffice committee.
In addition to the $50,000,000 foi
lext year in carrying out the federal
lighway act, the committee declar
id for $65,000,000 for 1924 and $75,
00.000 for 1925.
All together the senate committee
dded nearly $70,000,000 to the postal
udget as passed by house of repre
entatives. Among additions inserted
rere provisions for continuing the
oint postal commission next year
nd for investigation of "star route''
ontracts for 1919 to 1921 to deterline
whether there should be readirstments
of compensation.
An increase of 100 in the number
f postoffice inspectors over the 420
uthorized by the house also was recmmended
by the committees. The
resent force is 435 and Chief Inspecar
Simmons testified that the Inpection
force was "hopelessly beind
in its work.
Depredations of parcel post mail
Ir. Simmons said, have increased
he bureau's work greatly.
The $1,900,000 authorized for coninuing
the trans-continental mail
ervice wLich the house refused to
rovide for is the minimum for safe
peration of the mail airplanes, ofcials
told the committee although
300.000 less than the estimates. The
ommittee was told that American
irplane development was "negliglle"
compared with foreign airplane
ystems. .
Eventually, officials said, it is
nrwil that nrivate comnanies will
ake over the airplane mail transpor
ation.
Oil Companies Consolidate.
Mexia. Texas. ? First steps in the
roposed consolidation of the Humpheys
Texas company and the Humpheys
Mexia company into a new $15.00.000
corporation to be known as
he Humphreys Oil company were taen
here, it was annonnced.
Germany Makes Payment.
Paris. ? The German government
otified the Allied Reparations comlission
that it had placed on deposit
(ermany's sixth ten-day reparation
ayment, amounting to 31,000,000 gold
larks.
To Enlarge Camp Bennlng.
Washington.?An appropriation of
40,000 for enlargement of quarters
or officers and men at Camp Benmg,
Georgia, is provided in thev anual
army appropriation bill as comleted
by a house sub-committee and
oon to be presented to the house.
Hardwood Men Plan Institute.
Louisville. Kv. ? The American
lardwood institute, proposed succesor
to the American Hardwood Manuacturers'
association as a trade oranization
of the hardwood lumber
ndustry, will be ready for incorporaIon
within two weeks. James E.
Itark of Memphis, chairman of the
rnmmltfftp Said. Fol
i^aiu&nvtvti v, ? ,
swing this formality, he added, the
roposed plan will be submitted to
ittorney General Daugherty and the
epartment of commerce for an opinsn
as to its legality.
Princess Mary on Honeymoon.
London.?Princess Mary and Visount
Laseelles left Victoria station
n their way to Par-is. Thev were allost
overwhelmed by the salutations
f a great crowd.
"Princess Mary as Viscountess Laselles,'"
as she is designated by the
ffirial court circular, wore an attractive
moleskin coat and a blue hat.
Vomen admirers, particularly, pressd
forward to catch a glimpse of the
ewly-married couple and almost
roke through the police cordon. The
oneynmoners are on way to Italy.
Plans to Rebuild Cheboygan.
Cheboygan. Mich. ? Business intersts
of Cheboygan were considering
lans to rebuild the city's business
istrict, four blocks of which were
est roved by fire.
While these plans were under con{deration,
city firemen continued to
ig among the embers in search of
he bodies of two missing boys.
The known dead still stood at Ibree,
man and two boys, whose bodies
rere recovered.
State troops are aiding local auhorities
in maintaining order.
SEVEN ARE KILLED
AND SIXTEEN HI
WHEN COACH TURNS OVER Of
TRESTLE AND FALLS INTO
CREEK 50 FEET BELOW.
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ASSISTANCE FROM ATLANT
Accident Occurs on Atlanta, Birminj
ham & Atlantic Railroad in the
Early Morning Hours.
Atlanta, Ga. ? Seven persons wer
killed and sixteen injured when a pai
seuger coach of an Atlanta, Birminj
, ham & Atlantic train, en route to Fits
gerald, was derailed 15 miles fror
(Atlanta and sent crashing /nto Cam
creek, 50 feet below.
Approximately 30 persons were i
hp coach, the last of the trail
wnen a wheel on the first true
burst, sending the car bumping over
hundred yards of ties before the tre:
tie was reached, and it was almoe
across, when it suddenly turned ovei
The coach tore away from the pn
ceding car as it fell and was almos
' completely demolished when it droj
ped into the shallow creek.
The seven persons killed, six me
and one woman, met instant deatt
f' their bodies being badly mutilated.
. All of the injured are expected to r(
. | cover.
, : Scores of other passengers and pel
. sons from nearby towns, spurred b
. the cries of the injured, worked in th
s wreckage, releasing those irJprisor
1 | ed and removing the dead.
L | Ambulances and physicians wcr
, rushed from Atlanta, and the injure
and dead removed to hospitals an
. morgues here.
I The following list of dead and injui
ed was issued by the A., B. and A
. officials, after checking with the hoe
Jpital authorities:
,! C. T. Elmore, cashier, local freigh
I station, A., B. and A. Railroad com
. pany.
I i W. E. Mcintosh, Imperial hotel, Nev
, | York.
B. C. Driver, Roanoke, Ala.
i W. E. Johnson, section foremar
, Birmingham division, A., B. and A
, Birmingham, Ala.
R. W. Lanier, operator. Senoia. Ga
Mrs. I. H. Etheridge, Atlanta, Ga.
i W. M. Brooks, Western Union Tele
graph Co., Manchester, Ga.
, The injured:
C. D. Moore, Atlanta, Ga.; Thoma
, W. Etheridge, Atlanta; Mrs. Thoma
W. Etheridge, Atlanta; Thoma
i Etheridge, Jr., baby, Atlanta; Mis
j Mattie Wall, Fitzgerald. Ga.; Mis
Estelle McNeice, Talbottom. Ga.; Mis
, Caroline Dunbar, Langdale, Ala.; T. F
Hentz, Atlanta; Miss Olive Sigert, At
lanta; C. A. Davis, Alvaton. Ga.; Mis:
| Mamie Whitlock. Atlanta; Mrs. B. G
, McNeilly, Atlanta; Mrs. J. H. Murray
Atlanta; J. H. Murray, Atlanta; Wil
, lard Cope, Atlanta.
i Funds Available to Assembly Data.
Washington.?The secretary of agri
i I nnUtiT>A tnfnrmosl tho r*nm m \ t top nn nn
propriations that a Bum of $20,000
i representing increased appropriation!
for formulating crop estimates, $5,001
would be used in formulating cottoi
estimates.
When the increase was grantee
some days ago, Representative J. F
i Burnes of South Carolina spoke t<
representatives of the agricultural de
i partment of the importance of cottoi
estimate, and of the frequency wit!
i which grievous errors had been made
in the past. He wanted to know o
the department the amount of tin
total increase which would be dedi
cated to cotton estimates. It was ii
response to that request that the de
j partment reported to the committee.
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Radio Waves Will Travel in Ground
Schnectady, N. Y.?Rario waves wil
travel as readily through the earth oi
; water as through the air under cer
tain conditions, Dr. Charles P. Stein
metz, chief consulting engineer of th<
, General Electric company, declared
He says this accounts for recent re
markable performances of the lov
power radio apparatus in transmittinf
and receiving messages from surpris
ing distances.
Hospital Building Program Approved
Washington.?Appropriation of $17,
,000,000 to complete the hospital build
ing program of the United States Vet
erans' bureau Is provided in the Lang
ley bill, which was unanimously re
ported from the house public building:
committee. The Veterans' bureai
!: will be in charge of the constructlor
work under the bill. Formerly th<
building of hospitals for disabled vet
n?or>c u-oe unHor tho annorviatnn nf th<
n nuo n u.j uu\?vt uu,v. f *w.wm w. ....
1 treasury department. Chairman Lang
ley stated that he would try to securt
prompt action on the bill.
Second Deficiency Bill Passes.
Washington.?The senate passed th<
1 second deficiency appropriation bill
carrying $137,967,065 95 for the ex
penses of government department
during the present fiscal year.
The total of the bill was increased
$28,358,466 by the senate appropria
tions committee over the amount ap
' proved by the house. The change:
included $27,468,000 asked by Presi
dent Harding for use of the treasun
'j department in refunding taxes col
jlected illegally.
Honor For Edison.
Riga. Latvia.?One American birth
day was recently celebrated in Soviei
Russia. It was that of Thomas A .Edi
i son. inventor, whose anniversary was
made an occasion of speeches in thr
Mascow schools, says an official from
the Russian capital.
Mr Edison is hailed in Russia at
j one of the great benefactors of man
kind, whose electrical experimentf
1 are bound to play an important rolt
in the Soviet scheme for the electri
; fication of Russian industry.
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HEARINGS
CONTINUE
ON MUSCLE SHOALS
r Washington. ? Hearings by the
house military committee on the
various proposals it has received
; for private development of the
i government's proposition at Mus^
cle Shoals. Ala., will be continued
indefinitely. Chairman Kalin ani
nounced that new witnesses would
be called and all available information
would be sought which
would throw light upon the puzAzling
legal phases which have
grown out of the investigation.
Opinions of department of justice
attorneys as to the validity
of the power companies claims
I" have been asked by Chairman
Ivahn and officers of the war department
who negotiated the
agreement with the power company's
representatives will be Jne
terrogated by the committee be5"
fore the hearings are ended.
I REFUSE TO ENTER MEETING
n | '
l' UNITED STATES DECLINES TO
k
a PARTICIPATE IN MEETING
IN GENOA.
it
r.
i- America "Should Not Unnecessarily
I Become Involved in European
y Political Affairs."
n
i Washington. ? The American gov*
J ernment declined the invitation to;
j participate in the international ecoj
nomic and financial conference to be
. held at Genoa next month, on the
ground that the conference is not;
e primarily an economic one, "but is j
L rather a conference of a political
character in which the government j
e of the United States could not helpfully
participate."
j i The refusal to enter the conference
I was contained in a note from Secre-1
I tarv Huehes to Ambassador Ricci, of!
! Italy, who had presented the invita^!
tion on behalf of his government
which in turn was acting for the al-1
t lied ambassadors. Ambassador Ricci
h j immediately communicated the text
j of the note to his government.
v | The note stated that while the
| American people were desirous of
suitably assisting in the recovery of,
( the economic life of Europe, the
United States government could not
be unmindful of the "clear convic-,
t tion" of the people "that they should
;not unnecessarily become involved
I in European political questions."
The conviction was expressed that
all considerations of economic re-1
vival would be futile without the ess
tablishment in Russia of the essen- j
g | tial bases of production outlined in :
s ; the public declaration of the Ameri
s 1 can government on March 25, 1921, I
g j and urged that "adequate action*' to (
, J that end be taken on the port of [
"those chiefly responsible for Rus5
sia's present economic disorder."
In that connection it was also
'* pointed out in the note that the
American government believes nothing
should be done looking to the ob-,
taining of economic advantages in j
Russia which "would impair the Just j
opportunities of others,'' and warning j
was issued that "fair and equal eco- j
" nomic opportunity" in Russia was ex?
pected by the United States in the
3 interest of Russia itself as well as
' i that of all other powers.
11 In conclusion the note expressed
hope that progress would be made
1 in preparing the way for "the even-1
j tual discussion and settlement of the !
3; fundamental economic and financial
| questions relating to European re1
cuperation which press for solution."
1 The position of the American govi
ernment as set forth in the comrnuf
nication handed Ambassador Ricci is
- that participation by the United
States in any general European eco5
gnomic conference is impossible at this j
-1 time, owing to the complete failure
! of European nations in the view of,
i the American government to adopt
proper measures for remedying the
1 ravages of war and for insuring the
[ stabilization of their economic life.
. j All Bridges Swept Away.
?! Augusta. Ga.?J. C. McAuliffe, post.
master, received a telephone message
. from his brother. H. F. McAulifTe, edij
I tor of the News, at Millidgeville, Ga.,
r stating that every bridge of wood
. construction in Baldwin county had
been swept away by high water.
For Army Reduction.
Washington. ? Despite presidential
. and war department opposition to any
. reduction in the enlisted strength of
tho nrmv hplnw 1RO.000 men. the'
. house sub-committee in charge of the
, annual army appropriation bill in ;
t completing draft of the measure, rei
talned the previously agreed upon )
j provisions for decreaso in the size
. of the army on July 1 from 137,000 to
? 115,000 and a reduction in the number
. of officers from 12,900 to 11,000. The '
> bill will come up .for consideration
next week.
Disappointment Felt in Britain.
, London.?The news that the United
States has declined the invitation to
' participate in the Genoa economic
i conference is extremely disappointing1
3! to all of the supporters of the Genoa
I project. The view is held here that
1 the absence of the United States is
.! bound to detract from the usefulness
. of decisions adopted at the conference
i for European economists, are in.
creasingly convinced that the real rer!
habituation of central Europe is pos- 1
. sible only with the co-opetration of
Ithe United States.
Gand of Liquor Robbers Escape.
Frederick. Md.?Overpowering the
three guards and smashing down the 1
^ doors, a gang of liquor robbers, be- 1
[ lleved to have numbered thirty, es- !
?j raped with 2.100 gallons of whiskey
' from the warehouse at Burkittsville, I'
i near here, of the Outridge Horsey,'
Distilling Co.. Inc.
i The value of the liquor stolen was
I estimated by representatives of the1'
i company at $35.fto0. The whiskey, i<
> contained in barrels, was loaded into <
- three trucks and several automo- I
j biles. ] 1
WANT EXPENSES OF
ARMY ON RHINE PI
SECRETARY HUGHES REFUSES
TO COMMENT ON DEMAND
MADE ON MINISTERS.
BILL TOTALS $241,000,001
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American Demand, if Granted, Woulc
Upset Distribution Already
Settled On.
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Paris.?A demand from the Unite<
; States that $241,000,000 for its ex
| l>euses in couenction with the occu
pation of the Khineland be paid be
| fore any reparations were paid wen
presented to the allied finance minis
ters at their meeting.
| Washington.?Secretary Hughes re
fused to comment on the news fron
i Paris that representatives of the
United States government had pre
sented a demand to the allied finance
ministers that expenses aggregatinf
$241,000,000 sustained by the Unltee
States in the occupation of the Rhine
land paid before any reparations
There was nothing that could be sale
on the subject at this time, Mr
Hughes declared.
The distribution of this year's Ger
man payments, it is learned on good
authority, already was practically de
cided upon before the American note
was received. The total is not to ex
ceed 800,000,000 gold marks, and the
ratio of sharing this amount is prac
tically the same as vac decided upor
at the recent meeting of the supreme
council at Cannes, which was a slight
modification of the percentages work
ed out at the Spa conference.
According to this schedule, France
would receive 52 per cent of the pay
ment and Great Britain 22 per cent
Since the appraised value of the Saai
valley coal mines, estimated at 300,'
000,000 gold marks, is charged
against France's receipts, this sched
ule would leave France about 35,000,000
gold marks.
A high allied authority said recent
ly that the American claim for the
expenses of the American forces in
Germany was a matter for the consideration
of the reparations commission,
which is indirectly charged with
the collection and distribution of the
German payments.
Thus far the commission has accepted
modifications of the terms of
payment suggester by the allied powers,
and it is considered a foregone
conclusion that it will accept the decisions
of the finance ministers in
this series of sessions.
The American claim, however, may
modify the distribution of this year's
payments.
Commission Favored by Knutson.
Washington.?The house agricultural
committee was asked by Representative
Knutson, republican, Minnesota,
for early hearing on his bill
providing for the creation of a crop
siituuizi liuii cuiiiuiisaiuu ?itu ? ci
to fix the prices of 1922 crops of
wheat, corn and cotton. The commission
would be composed of the
secretaries of agriculture, commerce
and labor and prices so fixed could
not be less than the cost of production.
The measure would give the
commission authority to revive the
United States grain corporation and
include other farm products which,
in its judgment, needed stabilizing.
Drugs Stores Are Saloons.
Albany, N. Y? A charge that between
400 and 500 pharmacies and
drug stores began busine/s last year
for the purpose of conducting saloons
under the guise of drug stores was
made before the senate committee on
public health by Andrew A. Iteitweisner
of New York.
Fradv Asks Continuance.
Miami. Fla.?Counsel for Edgar C
Fradv, Chicago automobile dealer,
under indictment for the murder here
of his wife last month, filed a motion
in circuit court for a continuance,
which, if granted by Judge Hranning,
would prevent the case from going
to trial at the present term of court.
Improved Business Conditions.
Washington. ? Favorable reports
from widely scattered localities indicate
an improvement in business con
ditions, according to a bulletin Issued
by Arthur Woods, chairman of the
emergency committee of the National
conference of unemployment.
Reports Indicative of the nationwide
upward trend. Mr. Woods said,
had been received from a number of
cities, including Asheville, N. C.;
Baltimore, Md.; Clarksburg. W. Va.;
Columbus, Oa.; Johnson City, Tenn.;
Macon, Oa.; Roston, Omaha, Passaic.
Promise! to Carry Out Treaty.
Belgrade. ? Foreign Minister Ninchitch
informed parliament that he
had received assurances from the
Italian government of an energetic
and prompt settlement of the Fiume
incident which would involve also definite
and complete execution of the
treaty of Rapallo, including the evacuation
of the third zone of Dalmatla
by Italy.
The Jngn-Slav government, be added.
would make no protest to tha
allied powert providing the Italian
promises wore carried out.
Twelve Shocks to Kill Negro.
Little Reck, Ark.?After eleven attempts
by au inexperienced electrician
to eloctrooute James Wells. 18rear-old
negro. hat' failed, the twelfth
was pronounced a succosr and the'
murderer's life was su tiffed out In
the state prison.
The scone In the death chamber!
was so revolting that most of the wit-,
nesses and convicts present left and
anly a few persons wore there when'
leath was finally pronounced. Fully
twenty minutes vrera consumed In
putting the negro to death.
: TO SUPPORT MARKETING PLAN
I Banks of Rock Hill Issue'Letter to
the Farmers of the County and
State.
5 Rock Hill.?That the Co-operatic
Marketing association is a good thini
for the cotton growers of the state ii
the belief of the three Rock Hill bank.',
and in taking tnis position they are
backed up by other banking instituItions
of the county. The following
open letter to the cotton growers ot
the county was issued by the National
Union bank, Citizens Bank and
j Trust company and Peoples National
hu n Ir
"We have thought it well to publicly
answer numerous inquiries reaching
us with regard to the cotton mar1
keting association now in process of
- organization in this county and state.
"We believe that co-operative mar
keting is sound in principle, no longer
i experimental, but on the contrary, en
tirely practical. It is now being successfully
operated in many states in
the union. Assuming that the man
agement is honest and capable, such
i an association would, we believe,
3 prove of immense advantage to cotton
- growers generally whose present mar3
keting methods are admitted^ bad.
; The warehouse receipts of the cotton
1 iparketing association in other states
- are accepted by bankers generally as
. security of loans.
I "No cotton grower in York county
need fear that he would weaken his
financial standing with the local banks
' by joining the proposed co-operative
' marketing association. The plan of
* the association, providing for an or!
derly marketing of the cotton crop
" during the current year, appeals to
> us as wise, and would undoubtedly
tn afnhilitv of nrire. We wish
1 to express our cordial sympathy with
* this and all other movements of our '
t farmer friends to advance the agri"
cultural interests of York county and
South Carolina, and pledge the fullest
! co-operation consistent with sound _
' banking.*'
Industrial Show to Attract Crowd.
Spartanburg.?According to Lucian q
0. Holman, manager of the Piedmont
Commercial and Industrial exposition,
to be held in the Billy Sunday tabernacle
in Spartanburg, March 18 to 25,
will draw 40,000 visitors to this city.
The tabernacle has been arranged F
into about 300 booths for exhibits and
these are being taken by both local
and out-of-town firms.
An automobile show and style show
will be two of the big features of
the exposition. Expert decorators
' will transform the big tabernacle into
a place of beauty and contracts are v'
being signed for bands of music. 113
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The Piedmont commercial and industrial
exposition will not only ad- J
vertise the advantages of Spartanburg,
city and county, but the entire Ja
Piedmont region as well. Quite a
number of exhibits are being booked ^
from cities within a radius of 100 '
miles. '
The exposition is a means to an end.
in that the money accruing from the p'
show will be used to defray the
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expenses of an industrial survey of
Spartanburg. Spartanburg is haviig
a city plan made by Qr. John Nolen, ^
and the next thing in drder is to have J
an industrial survey.
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Bank to Open Soon. v<
Anderson.?More than the $200,000
in capital stock has been subscribed g{
to the new bank which has received p]
notification of approval of the applica- ^
tion by the comptroller of currency in H
Washington. The bank will be nai v a.
ed the Carolina National Bank of An- ^
derson. A meeting will be held in
the next few days and plans completed
for the opening. The organization ^
of this bank re-establishes confidence tf.
in banking in this county. v,
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To Hold Field Day.
Darlington. ? The committee in
charge of the field day exercises in
Darlington county met and decided jj
that field day would be held in Darlingtou
this year on May 5. The oratorical
contest will be held in Darlington
on the night of May 4. Field day
was held in Hartsville last year and H
was quite a success. It is expected
that all of the schools in the county N
will take part in the exercises this gj
year. A game of baseball will be
played on the afternoon of May 5.
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Teaching Adults in Colleton.
Walterboro.?The work of the county
in the illiteracy schools has been
very helpful. There have been 6ix
white schools and 18 negro schools in -n
the county and each has had a full enrollment.
Two teachers from the j
state have been employed in the coun- m
ty for nearly two months, but the tfl
other teachers have been local. Many ^
adult illiterates have been taught to
read and write. They have been most
faithful, theh teachers report, in at-, h(
'* * onH
tending tne sessions ui iuc omuu. ?~
preparing their lessons.
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Chester Makes Good Showing.
Chester.?The auditor's abstract of
the tax duplicate of Chester county,
which has Just been announced by Albert
T. Henry, treasurer of Chester
county, indicates, in view of the finan- G
cial depression, that Chester county A
has made a remarkable showing along m
financial lines. Mr. Henry says the ^
figures phow that Chester county is in
the very front ranks of other coun- ^
ties of South Carolina in a financial w
way. Treasurer Henry says that up t
to March 1. $338,000 had been paid
in to the county in taxes.
Pickens Convict Assists Officers.
Pickens?Jim Poole. Pickens county th
negro convict, recently pardoned by w
Governor Cooper, was an unusual con- j.,
vict. Jim has two bloodhounds of his
own which he raised from pups and tr
since he has been on the rhaingang d.
he and his bloodhounds have caught sa
30 escaped convicts for the county. n<
He gave the county use of his blood uj
hounds without pay, urging or promise
of rewnrd. He says he will keep w
his dogs, and as Pickens county hac pi
no bloodhounds, he will lend the coun te
ty his dogs whenever necessary. af
PENH'S
CHEWING
TOBACCO
'ASSAGE OF BILL INDICATED
OMPROMISE PLAN APPROVED
BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
OF COMMITTEE.
ordney, However, Declines to Say
Whether He Has Discussed Com- ?
promise With Harding. '
Washington.?The compromise Boilers'
bonus bill, carrying a bank pro- #
ision in place of the cash installent
payment plan originally propos1
and once approved by the house,
nally agreed to by the reublican
members of the ways and
eans committee. It was introduced
ter in the house by. Chairman Ford- j
ey, who announced that it would not
i called up until next week, if then.
Passage of the bill was predicted
7 Mr. Fordney. His opinion apjared
to be shared by members of ie
house generally, some of whom
lid that on the final vote party lines
ould disappear. There was soma
jeculation in house lobbies and corri- '
irs as to President Harding's views
! the compromise plan and also as to
hether h3 would find occasion to
(press those views before the house
Jted.
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Chairman Fordney still declined to
ty whether he had discussed the comromise
with the executive. At the '
fhite House it was* said that Mr.
arding had not studied, and conseiiently
had not formed an opinion
C the bank loan provision. He was
'presented, however, as maintaining
ie same nosition that he did when
e wrote Mr. Fordney on February 16
lat the bonus should either be paid
y a sales tax or the legislation post*
oned.
Life Saving Medals Awarded.
Washington?Ten awards of silver
fe-saving medals of honor were anQunced
by. Secretary Mellon. The
jcipients include:
E. J. Applegate, Norfolk, Va., for ?
jscuing a man from drowning fn
ampton Roads, Va., June 21, 1921.
James R. Brodhead, seaman, U. S.
'., for assisting in the rescue of a 0
lipmate from drowning in the York
ver at Yorktown, Va., May 22, 192V
Leonard B. Watson, mechanic,
nited States navy, for assisting in
jscuing a shipmate from drowning. ^
Tar and Feathers For Highwaymen.
Camden, N. J.?Tarring and feather:g
will be the punishment for highay
robbers at Woodlynne, near here,
t the future, Mayor William D. Kraer
announced. Many residents of ?
le community recently have been
sld up and robbed of small sums.
"We have obtained a big tank for
elting tar," said the mayor, "and a
juntiful supply of feathers. The next
an caught in a hold-up will be tar- ?
>d and feathered and carried through
>e streets as an example to the com
unity."
Travels 1,700 to Marry.
Anchorage, Alaska. ? Miss Mary
onley, a trained nurse, formerly of
naconda, Mont., is traveling 1,700
iles, 700 miles of the distance by
)g team, on her way from Akiak, in
le Kushokwim country, to Juneau,
here in April she will wed Carl m
hiele, acting governor of Alaska. f
Norris to Set Date. a
Washington.?Chairman Norrls, of I
te senate agricultural committee, ||
as authorized by the committee to jg
< a date for the proposed inspection I
ip to Muscle Shoals. No tentative ||
tte was set. This, Senator Norris - I
lid, would depend upon senate busi- IS
;ss, as it was desired to avoid tying S
i the senate by lac'< of a quorum. # I
The senatorial party, it was learned, I
ould be limited to 16 under the ap- Jg
opriation with the personnel unde*
rmined, but composed largely of fa
jricultural committee members. <gj