Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, March 23, 1922, Image 2
DISABLED VETERANS
TD GETATTENTIDN
CARE OF DISABLED SOLDIERS
PRESSES UPON PRESIDENT
HARDING'S MIND.
MEET OFFICIALS OF LEGIOfi
President Seems Greatly Refreshed
From His Vacation In the Bright
"Land of Flowers."
Washington.?Problems connected
with the care of disabled soldiers
were the first matters considered by
President Harding on his return from
a ten-day vacation in Florida.
The President called, Director
Fortes, of the Veterans' bureau; Director
Dawes, of the Budget bureau,
and Brigadier General Sawyer, to
meet Illinois officials of the American
legion in conference for the purpose
of discussing the plan of gov
ernmem uospuaiuauuu auu tlonal
training of former service
men.
The Illinois officials' were asked to
state the criticism which they were
said to have against the present
plan and to suggest any improvement
or amendment they had in
mind. The President made known
his deep personal interet in the subject
and the desire of himself and
other government officials to do
everything possible for the welfare
of men whose disabilities have resulted
from their serving the United
States.
The special train conveying Mr.
and Mrs. Harding and their party
from Florida reached Washington
shortly after noon, the run having
been made on schedule time and
without incident. The executive and
Mrs. Harding went at once to the
White House.
Others who returned in the presidential
special were Secretary and
Mrs. Weeks, Attorney General
Dougherty, Under Secretary of State
Fletcher, Brigadier General Sawyer
and Secretary Christian.
UorHlnp qoM Via fait STPatlV
benefited as a result of rest and the
numerous games of golf which
marked his vacation stay, and declared
he had a "bully" time. Mrs.
Harding and the other members of
the party voiced similar sentiments.
Secretary Weeks, who joined the
party at St. Augustine for the return
trip, said his vacation had put
him in 'tip top" condition.
Rate For Veterans.
Memphis.?Announcement that the
United Confederate Veterans will still
be allowed the old rate of a cent a mile
to and from the annual reunion in
Richmond, Va., was made by railroad
officials here. The Southeastern Passenger
association at a meeting in St.
Augustine last month announced that
the reunion rate this year would be
one fare for the round trip. This announcement
raised a storm of protest
from the veterans with the result that
the railroads have granted the old
rate.
To Protect Bullock.
Toronto. ? Rev. William E. Guy,
pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal
church, arranged for adequate
police protection for Matthew Bullock,
negro, whom Canada refused to turn
over to the authorities of Norlina, N.
C., for prosecution on charges of attempted
murder.
The dominion declined to honor the
extradition request across the border
after the authorities of North Carolina
had declined to send special wit
nesses to Canada. Later there be
came current reports tljat threat shad
been made to kidnap the negro.
, Liberty Bonds Are Missing.
Washington.?Between $170,000 and
$200,000 in negotiable Liberty bonds
are missing from the Liberty bond
branch of the treasury, W. H. Moran,
chief of the secret service, said.
Secret service operatives have been
sent to Richmond and Charlottesville.
Va.. where two employes of the
branch wanted in connection with the
investigation of the loss were reported
to be. he added.
Engineer Collopses at Throttle.
Jacksonville. Fla.?Louis G. Dowell,
45. engineer in charge of the Atlantic
Coast Line passenger train, fell unconscious
at the throttle of engine
while running at full speed near Hainesworth
and died a short time later in
the baggage car. where he was taken
after the fireman had stoped the
train. Mr. Dowell was a brother of
W. W. Dowell. of Wilmington. N. C..
general paymaster for the Atla-tic
Coast Line system. Physicians said
death resulted from acute indigestion.
Mexico to Pay Foreign Debts.
Mexico City.?Regardless of whether
the United States grants recognition
to the present Mexican regime,
arrangements soon will be made to
start paying Mexico's foreign debt,
President Obregon stated here.
Tho Preaident gave his first audience
to newspaper correspondents
since his return from Vera Cruz.
"There will be a favorite solution of
the problem." said the President.
"Recognition is a question of conversations
and they are now in progress
in the United States."
King of New Egypt Stormed by Mob.
Cairo. ? Growing feeling against
King Fuad I. Sultan of the new independent
Egypt, broke forth when the
crown stormed the palace while Fuad
was reviewing Egyptian troops.
The mob was kept from the palace
by a cordon of police, but the demonstrations
spread throughout the city,
the crowds tearing down flags and
throwing missiles.
Before police broke up the remon8t
ration three persons had bew
wounded.
TWO LIVES ARE LOST
IN FIRE AT AUGUSTA.
AuguBta, Ga. ? JameB A. Tant,
60, aud his wife, 45, were burned
to death here when the Grand
theater, an abandoned playhouse,
was gutted by fire. The Tarns
made their home on an upper
floor of the building. While the
firemen were fighting the theater
fire flames broke out in a pool
room next door. The fire authorities
charged both fires to incendiarism
and declare their belief
that the several fires here during
the past four months were the result
of arson. The state fire marshal
has been summoned and local
representatives of fire underwriters
are demanding an investigation.
The owner of the theater
has offered a $500 reward for the
conviction of the firebugs and the
city authorities announce they
will on Monday offer a reward in
the case.
DHICA60 BLOCK IS BURNED
WIND CAUSES CONFLAGRATION
TO SPREAD; DAMAGE IS
10 TO 15 MILLION.
Flre-Flghtlng Apparatus Within Five
Miles Was Called Out In Series
of Ten Alarms.
Chicago?A spectacular early morning
fire destroyed a full square of
business buildings just outside of Chicago's
"Loop,'' or downtown district,
with a loss estimated at from $10,000,000
to $15,000,000. The fire started in
the center of the block bounded by
VanBuren, Canal and Clinton streets
and West Jackson boulevard, of unknown
origin, burned every structure
in that area, leaped north across
Jackson and wrecked the 21-story
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad's
general ofTice building, which
also houses the Mercantile Trust and
Savings Bank, and under burden of a
strong wind, dipped over VanBuren
Btreet southward and burned nearly
to Harrison street.
The fire was not brought under con
trol untH nearly 5 o'clock and even
then firemen were fighting a dozen
different fires and others broke out
Intermittently as the wind wafted the
sparks about. One fireman waB killed.
another seriously injured, ten or
more slightly hurt, and an unknown
number of the hundred thousand spectators
who thronged the burning district
slightly hurt by falling bricks,
burning timbers or sparks.
The fire for a time threatened to
assume virtually unlimited proportions
and every piece of fire-fighting
apparatus within five miles was called
out in a series of ten alarms.
"The rapidity with which the fire
spread was astounding,'' Marshal
Buckley, assistant fire chief, Bald.
That the original blaae from which
the conflagration grew possibly was
of incendiary origin was the statement
of Shirley P. High, city fire attorney.
who announced the arrest of
an unnamed man on information supplied
by H. T. Schiff, president of the
Confectionery Specialty company, at
521 West Jackson boulevard, where
the fire started.
Mr. High refused to divulge the
name of the man arrested, but Bald
that he was being questioned regarding
threatening letters Mr. Schiff said
the man, a former employe, had sent
to him. Mr. Schiff told Mr. High the
man was discharged when he became
incensed over refusal to permit him to
purchase stock in the company and
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ffimin me paei iwy uiuuuid uou iimuu
I a series of threats. Mr. Schiff placed
his personal loss at $50,000.
Mr. High summoned several of his
aides while the fire was at its height,
and said an investigation would be
begun immediately. He placed the total
loss at from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000.
Pershing Registers Protest
Washington. ? House appropriation
committee proposals to cut the regular
army to 115,000 enlisted men and
11,000 officers aroused General Pershing
to a renewed declaration that the
whole national defense project put
through in 1920 would be Imperiled If
the slash recommended was made by
congress.
Plan Consolidation Railroad Systems.
Washington. ? The interstate commerce
commission moved to take up
the plan, authorized in the transportation
act, for bringing about the consolidation
of the principal American
railroads into nineteen major systems
A hearing was ordered for
April 24 before Commissioner Hall, at
which consideration will begin of the
consolidation proposed for the Southeastern
region as the first phase of
the public inquiry into the plan which
already has been the subject of considerable
preliminary study.
Bonus Bill to be Introduced.
Washington. ? With only a single
change from the form in which it was
approved last week by the ways and
means committee aiajority, the compromise
soldiers' bonus bill was approved
at a meeting of the entire
committee, the vote being 19 to 5.
with three democrats and two republicans
opposing the measure.
The time at which the bill will be
called up will not be determined.
Chairman Fordney said, until the return
here of Speaker Gillett.
Bids Received For Fleet.
Washington. ? The shipping board
has received 25 bids in response to
the advertisement offering virtually
its entire fleet for sale. Opening the
bids, which was set has been postponed
as a result of the absence of
Vice-President Farley.
One hid, opened inadvertently because
it was improperly addressed,
was from a man in North Dakota who
offered $225,000,000 for the entire
fleet. He failed, however, to enclose
a certified check for 2% per cent of
the amount cf his bid.
COMMITTEES WILL f
INSPECT SHOALS
1
BOTH SENATORS AND REPRE- j
SENTATIVES WILL VISIT
PROJECT.
$2,000 FOR EXPENSE OF TRIP
A ..IaijUiip. r.nmmittf f Will
\7QII?IC /nyi iWMihtai v
Start For Muscle Shoals
March 25.
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I Washington. ? Work of arranging ! i
jfor senators and members of the house L
i military committee to inspect personalis
the government's war-initiated
project at Muscle Shoals, Ala., and L
Gorgas, Ala., in a body, were begun
by officers of the two legislative
chambers, Joseph Rogers, sergeant-atarms
of the house, to whom the duty
of making preparations for the military
committee was entrusted, opened
communications with David S. Barry,
the senate sergeant-at-arms, immediately
upon passage b? the house of
a resolution authorizing the visit and
appropriating $2,000 for expenses of
the house members.
The decision of the senate agricul- *
ture committee to leave Washington 8
March 25 was announced by Sena- a
tor Norris, of Nebraska, a few min- n
utes before the house passed the *
resolution. Several military committeemen
said the date would be convenient
for them, while others favor- *
ed making the trip at once so they n
might return here and begin imme- p
diate preparation of the report the 8
j committee will make to the house on
I the offers of Henry Ford, the Ala-1 3
, bama Power company and Frederick
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! E. Engstrum, of Wilmington, N. (J., ~
; which hare been under investigation 6
for more than a month.
The impossibility, however, of the 0
senators departing before their votes i?
are recorded on the four-power Pacific
treaty was recognised by house mem- i 6
bers as a justifiable reason for wait-1
ing until March 25. Reasons of econ- J *
omy also were advanced by those jr
who advocated the Joint visit. Both;?
senators and house committeemen, it
j was explained, could go as one delegation
much less expensively than e
i t\ey could in two or more groups.
Although about 47 senators have ex;
pressed a desire to see the Shoals
j projects, it was the impression that jn
the 16 members of the agricultural |0
: committee would have the first prefer-1
ence and the others would probably |a
await until the committee had return- j ?
i ed before deciding whether they could
go. *
Senator Norris believed about five
days would be necessary for the in- 1
spection. ?
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Less Unemployment Reportsd.
Washington.?Reports from widely e
separated states, from Michigan to 0
Texas and from New York to Kansas, q
show an improvement in the employ:
ment situation, according to Colonel fi
j Arthur Woods, chairman of the emer- !c
jgency committee of the president's , C(
conference on unemployment. i d
Referring to the "unprecedented" w
amount of winter outdoor work and l
the added improvements to be expect- u
ed with the approach of spring, Colo- a
nel Woods said: 0
onomq tn ho a a 11 cVl t ffllljnfir r.
off in the number of applicants for r
work at the employment bureaus, tj
coupled with a corresponding increase 8
in the number for whom work is found h
by these same bureaus." jp
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Boston Celebrates. |u
Boston?The 146th anniversary of w
! the evacuation of this port by British , A
forces was celebrated. The feature h
was a parade of 10,000 regular and
state troops and war veterans. A re- c
viewing stand wa6 provided for Sena-!
tor Stanley, of Kentucky, guest of b
the day, Governor Cox and others. ?
Negress, 122, Is Dead.
Mount Vernon, 111.?Margaret Ed- i
mi8on. negress. reputed to be 122 I i'
years old. is dead at her home here, j b
She was almost blind and very feeble ^
for several months before her death. ;a
She waB said to have been born in F
Richmond, Va. Ia
Officers Fight Pistol Battle.
New York.?Fifteen special revenue
agents arrested 24 men after a pistol
battle aboard a two-masted schooner,
' said to have been loaded with con- a
traband liquor, in the East river at
the foot of Tiffany street, in the Bronx.
More than 30 shots were exchanged. *(
The schooner, whose cargo of liquor
was said to be worth nearly half a 8
million dollars, was seized, together
with two automobiles and a large w
moving van. which the authorities 4
aald were to have been used In trans- 0
porting the contraband. Ic
Cotton Seed Re|iort. *
Washington.?The cotton seed products
report for the seven-month pe- *
rlod, August 1 to February 28. issued l
by the Central Bureau, shows: T
Cotton seed crushed, 2.625.520 tons g
compared with 3,063,649 for the same w
period the previous year, and on hand d
at mills February 26th, 256.872 tons, C
'compared with 424,557. N
Crude oil produced 803.439,496 lbs..
| compared with 976,758.372 and on T
hand 69.952.001 lbs., compared with w
169,156.143. a
Situation Becomes Complicated.
Rome.?The situation created by
the seizure of Italian ships by the fc
Greek government is becoming more g
complicated. It was said the Greeks, ci
besides seizing the steamship Africa, h
had not given a satisfactory explana- S
tion for the continued detention of
the Abbazia. which *(/ seized a few
days ago on the ground that she was
carrying contraband of war for the S
Turkish Nationalists, with whom k
Greece is at var. An explanation of a
the seizure was asked by the Italian S
^minister at Athens. lit
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RESUME ISSUANCE
OF GOLD CERTIFICATES
Washington. ? Issuance of gold
certificates, without demand, discontinued
in 1917, was resumed
by the treasury. Gold certificates
have always been available upon
demand, but during the war silver
certificates were issued on ordinary
checks. Resumption of the
ordinary use of gold certificates
was said by treasury officials to
remove the last artificial currency
situation growing out of the war
and to indicate a return to normal
conditions.
The treasury now holds approximately
$3,000,000,000 in gold and
it was said there is now no reason
why gold certificates should not
be freely available.
EAST 23 KILLED BY STORMf
..leeioomni A O 1/ A KJ
OUI8IANA, IVllooiogirri,
SAS AND OKLAHOMA SUFFER
BIG LOSSES.
torm in Lonoke County, Arkansas
Leaves a Trail of Wrecked Buildings
For Twenty Miles.
New Orleans?At least 23 persont
'ere killed and many others were
eriously injured as a result of storms
t places reaching proportions of tor
adoes, which visited isolated sec
ions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar
ansas and Oklahoma.
The heaviest loss of life reported
ras at Gowan, Okla., a village 11
liles east of McAlester, where 11
ersons were killed when a tornadc
wept through the foreign section ol
le village. Many others were slight
f injured.
Six negroes were killed when the
torm passed through the northeast
rn section of Jefferson county anc
ae southeastern section of Lonokt
ounty, Arkansas. The storm in tbh
action left a trail of wrecked build
lgs for 20 miles. Several wer<
lightly injured here.
At Sulphur, Okla., two white mei
rere killed. Nineteen others were se
loualy injured and scores suffered
light injuries. Property damag<
ere is estimated at $100,000. Flftj
* ' 1-4-1.. ,-Uah
UllGlDg8 were cumpioici; uomuuou
d and 200 people left homeless.
Eight homes were demolished at
unrlse, a village two miles north 01
i&ton Rouge, La., and a negro wo
lan and her child were killed, Ifoui
thers were slightly injured.
Twenty-five persona were injured
nuritber seriously, when the stonr
truck Corlnes, Miss. More than 15(
omes were leveled. The storm swepi
path more than 100 feet wide, razlnj
very building in its path. Reports
rom outlying districts tell of consid
rable property damage. A schoo
uildlng in which were 1.000 childrer
arely escaped the path of the storm
An aged negro was killed and sev
ral were slightly injured and a score
f houses were destroyed at Arkansas
!ity, Ark.
Only meager details are available
-om the sections visited by the stonr
n account of the damage to win
ommunication, and it is feared the
eath toll will be greatly increased
rhen complete returns are available
dttle efforts have been made to eeti
late the property damage, which, ir
ddition to destroying homes and
ther buildings include damage tc
rops and destruction of livestock
ivers and smaller streams in prac
cally all the sections visited by the
torm, which was accompanied by
eavy rains, are swollen, and some ap
rehension is felt on this score.
The storm was accompanied by the
sual freaks, the most outstanding ol
rhlch was reported from Kennet
,rk., where a 12-day-old infant wae
lown from a bed on which it wae
ring, across the yard wnere us
lothing held it suspended to a
ince until the storm abated. The
aby's parents were seriously injur
d.
Cotton Consumed During February.
Washington.?Cotton consumed dur
lg February amounted to 473.075
ales of line and 38,509 bales of lin
jrs, compared with 395,115 of line
nd 37,565 of linters consumed ir
ebruary last year, the census bureau
nnounced.
Belfast's Casualty List.
Belfast?Belfast's casualty list from
ae activities of gunmen and bomt
lrowers in ten weeks total 83 dead
nd 157 seriously wounded, according
j the Northern Whig, which declares
3is 'relatively more terrible thar
>r the whole year 1921."
The list would have been greatly
wollen, the newspaper adds, if all
lose who recently received bullet
munds were included. It points out
b the worst feature of the recent out
reaks the number of women and
hildren who were struck.
lew York Girls Need $250 Annually
New York.?It costs New York
iris at lea?t $250 annually to clothe
lemselves properly, members of the
eague of Girls' Clube announced
'he report, filed aiter the working
Iris composing the league had ans
-ered a questionnaire on the subject
eclared that Topeka. Kansas, and
hlcago estimates are too low foi
few York.
A recent report of the finding ol
'opeka merchants declared that $82
as a sufficient dress allowance for
working girl.
Opposes Foreign Dirigibles.
Washington.?The purchase of any
ireign airplane or dirigible by any
overnment department without the
onsent of congress would he pro
iblted under a bill introduced by
enator McKellar, democrat.
Moonshiners Kill Sheriff.
Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Sheriff I. L.
mith of Bradley county, was shot and
illed by moonshiners while making
raid on a still near I^auderback
prongs at the foot of White Oak
lousuln.
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IPRESENTS BONUS
B1LLJO HOUSE
MAJORITY REPORT POINTS OUT
ADVANTAGES OF THE PLANS
OF THE BILL.
iREPORT FORMALLY APPROVED
Believes Plan Meets the Approval of
Soldiers, Committee Says In
Its Report.
,j Washington. ? The compromise sol|
diers' bonus bill, as finally revised,
' was reintroduced in the house by
j Chairman Fordney, who submitted a
majority report from the ways and
means committee claiming tne advantages
of the plans of the bill."
"First?No new taxation, no issuance
of new securities is at present
required.
"Second?It provides for the vetei
ran in need a method of obtaining
aid.
"Third?The amounts required each
year after July 1, 1923, are small compared
to those which have heretofore
i been met and can be provided without
> any difficulties or derangement of our
, financial situation.
"Fourth?The plan tends to promote
savings habits among the veterans.
"Fifth?It protects the veteran himself
and his family from misfortune in
1 j the future.
>' "Sixth?It will create a class of
I i home builders who will greatly in>
I crease the mass of property in the
f j country.
"While perfect unanimity could
! not be expected as to all details of the
ij bill," the report said, "the majority of
- the committee believe that the plan in
1 general meets the approval of the
) soldiers and all of those who are in
? favor of granting to them additional
compensation in any form whatever."
s After a session at which the report
was formally approved with some
m changes from the original draft, ma-jjority
members of the committee said
1 the question of procedure in bringing
7 i Lip Lilt? U11J 111 LUC UUUOC oiiu n uo
^ decided. One committeeman said he
thought It was about "fifty-fifty"
j whether It would be taken up under
11 a suspension of the rules or later un1
der a special rule.
j While the committeemen were In
r i session, Representative Lineberger, of
I California, a former service man, put
, ! into circulation a petition proposing a
l ; conference of house republicans to
) consider the bonus bill. Under the
l rule, fifty signatures would force a
; j conference and Mr. Lineberger expect>
ed to obtain that number.
| The majority report, in discussing
I the objections raised to the bank-loan
i provision of the adjusted service cer.
| tiflcate plan, said the majority of the
| committee was of the opinion that the .
51 amount that would be borrowed from
i j banks on the certificate would be
i "comparatively small."
?! "Although they constitute ideal sel
' curities for the savings* banks,'' the re>
I port said, "any bank may, if it sees fit,
> | inquire into the necessity of making
,; the loan before it is made, and it is
. j believed a majority of the soldiers will
-1 not. in any event, ask for a loan upon .
i !the certificates unless they have some
I special need for the money. It is es>
timated by the committee and the
. | treasury that 70 per cent of the vet-1
erans will take the certificate plan.
j Assuming this to be correct the utmost
' that could he loaned by the banks, if
all applied for loans, would be $550,*
1000,000.
:
f Will Command Prohibition Navy.
. Washington,?Lieutenant R. L. Jack,
i of the coast guard, has been made "ad*
i miral'' of the newly created prohibi>
tion "navy."
t The duties of the new "admiral,"' it
was said, would consist in disciplining
and training the crews for the prohibition
vessels, which are now being reI
cruited in Baltimore by General Prohibition
Agent Elmer Kirwan. It was
'expected thni the new arm of the pro1
hibition forces will be ready for ser
vice within a week or two and mean.
while, it was understood, "Admiral"
i Jack is clearing the decks of his min'
iature warships for action under the
1 prohibition flag.
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Investigations of Chicago Fire.
1 Chicago.?Several separate lnvesti?
Rations of the disastrous fire which
I swept a city block and burned buildI
ings in two others with a loss placed
1 by insurance officials and property ex'
perts at $8,000,000 were continued.
Shirley T. High, city flre attorney, ex'
pressed conviction that the conflagra1
tion, the most serious one since that
.of 1897, which virtually destroyed
^ I Chicago, was of incendiary origin. An
! employe of a concern which was
1 ' ^ nn In flomoq
> among tut; nisi tu gu uy iu uamvii
was sought.
Newspapers Suspended.
: Berlin. ? One hundred and fiftyi
seven German newspapers and periodiiicals
have suspended publication dur|ing
the last two months, due to the
[i increased co?t of print paper.
The price of print paper has par.
ticularly affected labor, socialist and
I radical organs, which have carried
' smaller amounts of important advertising.
' The Laubaner Anzieger announced
! it would suspend publication April 1;
' after a continuous existence of 105
years.
German Wanted in American Legion.
Mexico City. ? A man who spoke
! English with an accent, recently callII
ed at headquarters of the American
Legion and stated his desire to join.
Commander Louis Loeb asked for
his army discharge papers but. when
he brought them the next day. they
identified him as one of the bravest
soldiers who ever received an "iron
!
I cross" from a grateful kaiser.
The German explained that he
I thought the legion was an organlza!
tion of all soldiers, no matter where
jttaey fought. j!
: 10 TRAIN VETERANS
AT GNICKJSPRIN6S '
l UNITED 8TATES VETERANS' BU.
REAU LEASES GREENVILLE
PROPERTY.
; TO BE EFFECTIVE MAT FIRST
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SLOW PROGRESS ON BRIDGE
Structure Over Catawba River 13 Nol
Likely to be Completed Until
Next Fall.
York.?Work on the York Morklen
burg steel bridge over the Catawba
river is proceeding slowly, accordion
to York people who have visited the
bridge site within the past tew days
Judging from the present rate of prog
ress the structure will not be ccmplet
ed until the middle of neAt fall thej
say, which means that there will be
but little travel between the White
Rose town and the Queen City by the
new route this year.
Travel will continue over the Rod
Hill or Greensboro routes, each 01
which necessitates a wide detour anc
make the distance to Charlotte 4J
mrles. The bridge will be the means
of shortening the distance to only 21
msles.
Sut even if the bridge were com
pleted. there are no funds with whicl
to improve the road from York to tht
river. 'There is an ordinary Yorl
county road?good in dry weather bui
bad during wet spells and it woul<
not stand up under a heavy traffic un
dor unfavorable conditions.
The legislative delegation was peti
tioned to make a special appropria
tion for the improving of this roa<
and its failure to do so caused som<
disapointment among the citizens o
York and Bethel townships, which an
traversed by this highway. The sol
ons, however, declare it was impoa
sible to make the appropriation with
out increasing the county levy an<
they deemed such a step unwise in th<
face of the business depression, men
ace of the boll weevil and general pro
tests over tax burdens. Althougl
many York people were heartily ii
favor of building the road they real
ize there is much logic to the legisla
tors' views and are not inclined t<
raise a howl over the situation.
The delegation appropriated |3,00<
to build a mile and a half of new roa<
from the bridge to connect with thi
nearest highway to that point.
Medical Society to Meet
Rock Hill.?The annual meeting o
the South Carolina Medical societ:
will be held in Rock Hill In April ant
the local physicians are engaged ii
planning for the entertainment fea
tures. Between 400 and 500 physi
clans from all parts of the state art
expected to be in attendance, and th<
program committee is understood t<
be mapping otit a program of mort
than usual interest. The doctors o
the staue are deeply Interested lr
Winthrop college, and tho entertain
ment plans will probably call for a re
ception at the college. The Fennel
Infirmary will be visited and the Dr
Summer hospital will be visited, ant
it is probable that a clinic will be held
at the first named.
To Seek Injunction.
Greenville.?Holding that the bll!
enacted by the general assembly pro
hlbiting carnivals showing in South
Carolina except during county and
state fairs is in 'violation of the pro
visions of the United States constitu
tion, in that it impairs obligation oi
contract," and of the state constitu
tion because the act is discrimina
tory, attorneys for two carnivals serv
ed notice that they will seek an in
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junction Deiore JUUgc ri a.un. u. ua.j
of Abbeville to prevent officers enforc
ing the law, thereby making a test
case and sending it to the supreme
court
Columbia Man Ends Life.
Columbia.?Austin McCreight. prom
inent citizen of Columbia, aged 36, was
found dead in the cellar of a hardware
store with which he was connected
with his. head badly shot us the result
of the firing of a shotgun in his owr
hands. No coroner's inquest was had
as the family was satisfied it was a
case of suicide.
McCreight is said to have been de
spondent for the past few weeks be
cause of poor health
Takes on More Men.
Charleston. ? An indication that
business is getting better is shown ir
the fact that the Southern railway
shops here have recently taken on a
larger force of skilled mechanics thar
tbey used before the reduction wat
made in personnel several weeks ago
About 100 men are now on the pay
rolls where formerly not more than 7E
were employed.
Try Irish Potatoes.
Andrews.?Realizing the difficulties
at growing cotton under boll wevill
conditions as a money crop, a great
many of the farmers in this section
have turned to Irish potatoes for flnan
cial relief. Approximately 500 acres
of these tubers are now under cultl
vation in the vicinity of Andrews. This
is a large increase over last year's
acreage, as only a very few planted
then.
The acreage in sweet potatoes will
also be materially increased aiVur.d
here this year.
Barker Will Speak Here.
Greenwood.?Dr. Charles A. Barker
former private physician to William
Howard Taft during his presidency,
will come to Greenwood March 27 un
der the auspices of the local Rotary
club to deliver three lectures.
Dr. Barker will speak in the morning
before the city schools, in the after
noon before a meeting of various worn
en's clubs of the city and at night before
a general meeting. He Is a nationally
known exponent of better
health and was formerly on the Chautauqua
platform.
Young Will Not Run.
Charleston. ? State Senator Arthur
Young has announced that he will not
be a candidate for re-election to the
upper house this year, having decided
to retire after serving two years in the
house of representatives and four
years in the senate. Senator Young
has done good work as a legislator, being
specially interested in good roads
measures, and has been an able champion
of Charleston's interests in the
upper house. It is said that several
members of the delegation are planning
to run for his offica
! District to bs Served Will Include
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( the Two Carolinas and the
1 State of Georgia.
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, Greenville.?A government training s
center for disabled soldiers" will Be
established near Greenville within 60
l days, official announcement having
j been obtained here that the large
c Chick Springs property, now used as
. a sanitarium, has been leased by the *
j United States Veterans' Eureau for
five years and that an additional
large brick building is to be erected
. there by the leasing companies, the
. Chick Springs Water company and
j the Steedley Sanitarium before the
3 grounds are turned over to the govf
ernment May 1. Leasing of the prop,
erty represents an outlay by the gov.
ernment, it is understood, of around r
1160,000.
The signing of the lease brings
j to a successful conclusion a great
9 amount of work in behalf of Greenville,
covering a number of months
_ past, by Major G. Heyward Mahon,
1 Jr., J. A. Bull, Fred V. Graham and
j others connected with the chamber
.. of commerce and the American legion.
. Th^ training center will be the only
3 one of its kind in this district ana one
of the largest in the South,
j Two hundred and fifty men and inj
structors will be brought here when
a the property is taken over, and this
number will be increased later. The
new training center Is to have no connection
with the public service hosf
pital at the old Camp Sevier site.
Y Veterans of the world war, sent to
-l this training school, will be taught
j a number of trades. They will come
? here from points through this district,
. which comprises North and South Car3
cllna, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.
, The present building, which was for3
merly the Chick Springs hotel, will be
3 used for a dormitory, and the new
f building will be used for class rooms
t and workshops.
Death Penalty For Two.
1 Greenville, March 15.?In the court
* of general sessions here Judge Frank
1 B. Gary imposed death sentences upon
I Cliff Hawkins, white, convicted of the
murder of William Morgan, on the
night of July 9, 1921, and upon Will
Wood, negro, convicted of the murder
1 of G. W. Smith, at Poe Mill Septem*
bar 21, 1921. Both had been under
1 death sentence pending appeals to
I the supreme court, the appeals being m
* dismissed. Both were re-sentenced to
die in the electric chair on April 2,
' betweeu the hours of 11 a. m. and
* 4 p. m.
Marion Sells Bonds.
Marion?The municipal bonds to the
r amount of $100,000 for paving and
other improvements in the town of
^ Marion brought 97 with a 5 per cent
1 rate of interest when the bidding was
opened at the city hall. The bonds
actually went at 94, but the bonus offered
by the Marion National bank
" for the deposit brought them up to 97.
1 A. T. Bell ft Cq., of Toledo, Ohio, was
' i the firm that purchased the bonds.
? Representatives from some seven or
^ eight firms were present and made
1 offers ranging from 92ft to 94^- As
' soon as the money is placed with the
Marion National bank, the town council
will be in a position to go ahead
" with the letting of the contract for the *
" construction work.
The engineering firm of Johnson ft
Roberts has been engaged to supervise
the work,
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1 Farmer Breaks Leg. *
r Anderson.?Jones Williams, a farm1
er, had the mfsfortune to break his leg
1 when he Jumped from a buggy to stop
1 a pair of runaway mules. Mr. Wll
liams fell in a ditch and his leg was
so badly fractured that amputation
' may be necessary. He lives on the
Hammond farm near Wllliamston. *
Must Muzzle Dogs.
1 Manning.?Two small children were
recently bitten by a mad dog while
i they were walking along the street. ^
Arrangements were quickly made to
i give the Pasteur treatment by local
physicians, and the results have been
i satisfactory. The town council has or- t ^
i dered all dogs appearing on the streets
I without being muzzled to be shot. A
number of dogs were bitten by the
?a An*, that hit thft rhildren and af
i niau uuft i4iM%
I fleers are aiming to clear the town
of all dogs without muizles.
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New Bank Organized.
, Anderson. ? The Carolina National
i bank was organized with a capital of
, $200,000. At the meeting the officer*
were elected and E. P. Vandiver was
' elected president; J. W. Norwood, of
Greenville, vice-president and chair*
man of board of directors; John A.
Horton, vice-president; T. Sloan Ban- t
ister. cashier; D. E. Brown, assistant
cashier. At the meeting for the organization
0. Pierce Browne was made
' chairman and John A. Horton, secre
tary. Fourteen members were elected
on the board of directors.
Marlboro Farmer* Pledging Cotton.
Bennettsvllle.?E. W. Evans, chairman
of the committee in charge of
securing pledges for the Co-operative
Cotton Marketing association, reported
for Marlboro county pledges *
amounting to 25,384 bales. Mr. Evans
has entered into this work with the
thoroughness and enthusiasm characteristic
of the manner in which he
handles his own business affairs. The
splendid showing madfe for Marlboro *
county is due very largely to his indorsement
of the idea and hy his confidence
in the proposition.
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