University of South Carolina Libraries
PROHIBITION SQUAD WARNED II NASSAU ' COL. NUTT TELLS OF THREAT OF PERSONAL VIOLENCE DURING VISIT. FORWARD REPORT TO HAYNES Prohibition Officers Gain Considerable Information During Tour of Investigation. Miami. Fla.?Col. L. G. Nutt and his prohibition squadron returned to Miami from Nassau and told of warnings of personal violence received by them and what they believed was au attempt to sink their boat during their visit to the British Bahama island capital. A short time after their arrival in Nassau, the American consul there warned them to be on their guard, they declared. Two hours later while cruising in a glass bottom boat, they were approached by another boat carrying halt a dozen rough looking individuals. "We will get you and your crowd if you don't leave Nassau," one of the men aboard the other craft shouted. A number of women tourists aboard Colonel Nutt's boat became excited and the skipper turned back to the dock. Colonel Nutt said that had there not been women aboard, he believed violence would have developed. The threat, according to the party, had nothing to do with their return to Miami. Considerable information came into possession of the prohibition men during their tour of investigation of liquor sources, Colonel Nutt said. Officials in Nassau, he stated, expressed their desire to co-operate with him as much as possible. Nassau officials, it was said, are investigating the "doctoring'' of liquor and the Bahama assembly adopted a resolution declaring it unlawful to import narcotics. Colonel Nutt forwarded a report of his recent visit to Havana and his Nassau visit to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. Former fcmperor Charles Dead. Funchal, Madeira.?Charles I. former emperor of Austria, died here suffering from pneumonia. Charles, who retained consciousness until the last, passed away in the presence of his wife, the former Empress Zita, and their eldest son, Francis Joseph Otto, one time heir apparent to the throne of AustriaHungary. Zita, when the condition of her husband became critical, desired that the physicians in attendance permit her to undergo blood transfusion in an effort to save him, but the prysicians refused their consent. The expectation here is that the body will be taken back to Austria for burial. On the announcement of the death of Charles all the commercial houses in Funchal closed their doors as a token of respect. Soviet Government Files Demands. London.?According to a dispatch to the London Times from Riga, messages have been received in the Letvian capital to the effect that the Moscow soviet will make the following demands at the Genoa conference: Recognition of the soviet merchant fiag; unrestricted use of foreign ports, and the handing over of all Russian ships. It will be claimed that 60 per cent of Russia's pre-war shipping was in foreign ports and if any of it has been lost it shall be replaced. In the event of the Dardanelles best coming neutral the soviet government fc, will seek participation in the international control of the waterway. Twenty-two Aliens Caught. Tampa. Fla. ? Twenty-two aliens, patrons of the gigantic smuggling system operating along the Atlantic seaboard, were captured by federal of" m noor Vl orfl ncers on iarpon Uu?. The men?Spanish. Greek and German?were attempting to enter this country through the "underground" soute. authorities declared. Asks Ford to Consider Augusta. Augusta. Ga.?Henry Ford, would-be developer of natural resources, was officially invited to give this section the "once-over.*' Mayor Julian M. Smith, of Augusta, wrote the automobile manufacturer asking that he send engineers to inspect the shoals on the Savannah river, above this city, with a view to harnessing the water there, which Smith believes is capable of developing 100.000 horsepower. The enormous volume of potential water pow -?r is now going to waste. For Better Films. Atlanta.?The Southeastern Better Films conference wnicn wm onng together more than 200 educators and civic leaders throughout nine southeastern states to discuss ways and means of improving quality and educational value of motion pictures, will be held in Atlanta on April 28, it was announced. Will H. Hays, former postmaster general of the United States, and now president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, will be one of the principal speakers, Martial Law in City of Nassau. Miami. Fla?Martial law prevails in the fire zone of the city of Nassau, capital of New Providence, in the Bahama islands, following the burning of the Colonial hotel and 13 nearby buildings. according to passengers who arrived here on the steamship Miami. Activities of looters while the fire raged the fiercest caused Provost Marshal C. 0 Whobell to Issue edicts that they would be shot on sight and the district about the hotel was plared under a patrol. ? ? 4 E I fer-. HEAVY FIRE LOSS IN HICH POINT. High Point. ? The Carolina and Yadkin railroad depot, including the general offices of tne compauy, six box cars, one containing automoblies and another hosiery, five residence's, a table factory, a tin shop, a cattle barn and numerous other small buildings, were practically destroyed by a fire here which started from undetermined , cause in the railroad depot. The total property loss was variously estimated at between $150,000 and I $250,000. Irby Brown, a volunteer fire fighter, was knocked down by hose and in falling badly cut one of his ; hands. Ho suffered severely from loss of blood before he could he hurried to the hospital in an ambulance. BORAH PRAISES CONFERENCI i '' TREATY IS APPROVED BY THI SENATE 74 TO ONE AFTER A SHORT DEBATE. Author of the Resolution Says Tha More Drastic Reduction Must Yet Be Made. Washington.?The Arms Conferenc naval treaty, limiting the navies c all the great sea powers, was ratifie by the senate. The senate's approvj of the pact was voted without reservi tions or amendments and with repul ! lican and democratic "regulars" an j "irreconcilablcs" generally standin together in its support. The ratification vote was 74 to ! Senator France, republican, Marylant casting the only negative vote. Of the 74 affirmatives, 48 were r< publicans and 26 democrats. Ai nouncements were made that all al sent and paired senators favored rat i fication. Senator Borah, republican, Idah( author of the congressional resolutio requesting the calling of an arms coi ference, supported the naval limitatio treaty in a speech, but declared th pact must be regarded "as the begii ning and only the beginning of th work of disarmament.*' Mr. Borah praised the conferenc for what it had done and at the sam time asserted that it had accomplisl ed nothing toward limiting moder ? ? a mn/la K|1 [ weapons OI wanaie uuu uau umut. uu I an "almost insignificant" reduction i the armament budgets of the powers. "I have no doubt." said the Idah . senator, "that this treaty represent all that it was possible to secure a this conference. Nevertheless I shoul regard the treaty as a disaster rathe than a benefit if it came to be n garded as all there is to do, eve ! in the next ten years, in the matte of disarmament. It is fitting that w congratulate ourselves on what ha been done, but it is exceedingly in portant that we utilize the occaBio for consideration of what there is ye to be done. "Really, while it is a beginning an perhaps will mark an era in progres ! and civilization, the treaty accon plishes very little compared to wha | we yet must accomplish in order t get the benefit of this first step. Ther has been a great deal of discussio about who was the author of the dii armament conference. The real ai thor was public opinion, and withou the sustaining power of public opinio this treaty will accomplish little i the way of bringing the world towar disarmament. Unless we go forwar moulding public opinion to secure ret disarmament, we shall not in the en j accomplish much. I JSUppuSC ?'e wcic lu uc luutcu , Suppose we were to sterilize the li terest and enthusiasm aroused In fs vor of disarmament and should rei J upon what has been done. We shoul | then have to face the fact that no sue naval armaments have been know In the world as will exist after th treaty is ratified. "The conference was wholly unabl to deal with the submarine or wit [ any other instrument of modern wa: fare except airplane carriers. We are simply beginning the grea struggle of disarmament." Better Days Ahead. New Orleans.?Optimism over proi pects of greater business activity i I the lumber industry during the cu j rent year featured addresses delivere at the opening session of the sevent annual convention of the Souther Pine association here. R. M. Hallowell, of Elizabeth, La vice-president of the association, i his address opening the conventioi . 1 declared that "the business of the ni tion now seems to be coming out c Uie snaaows ana preuiciea 11 wuui Improve steadily. Russia Would Trade. Chicago. ? A handwritten lette I scratched with pin and ink on newi . print paper and plastered with 5.00 I rubles worth of postage stamps, a . rived at the headquarters of the 111 i nois Manufacturers' association froi l Ural, Russia, with the first offer t export goods known to have been r< reived here from that section < Russia. . | The letter enumerates a sizeable lis of goods, maunfactured and raw m?ti rials which the national commissaris of foreign tilde had for sale. May Visit Number of Islands. Washington?I, O. N'utt, special re] . resentative of Prohibition Commii i sioner Havnes in charge of the dr j drive in Florida, who has returne j to Miami after a visit to Cuba, ma i : visit a number of the islands in th neighborhood of the Florida penli sula. Mr. Nutt. it was said, has broad at i thority in the conduct of the ant illicit liquor campaign in Florida an< if he considers it necessary to vis reported sources of supply on adjacar jtlands, he will probably do so. . OFFICERS AMERICAN" EXOHANGEJNDICTED; CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE ' PENAL CODE BY "BUCKETING" ORDERS. UNDER $1,000 D0N0 EACH ; Indictments Resulted From Evidence , Obtained in Recent "John Doe" I Inquiry. ' 1 , New York.?On evidence given at a ' recent "John Doe" investigation be ? tore Chief Magistrate McAdoo and ; presented to the grand jury by the j f district attorney, the American cotton j E exchange, largest of its kind in membership in the country, and six of the j directors, were indicted charged with , violating the penal code by "bucketting'' orders. The individuals named in the bill/ Randolph Ro6e, Sr., of Rose & Son, i_< vice-president of the exchange; W. G. Pratt, secretary; Angela T. Jennings, Martin Goulko, Edwin L. Pate ton and Raymond Palmer, each were . held in $1,000 for pleading before ' Judge Rosalsky in general sessions:De d ; on Monday. pc ll : Two indictments were returned, one ! jn, l* of which Benjamin F. Schreiber, as-]ap sistaut district attorney, revealed te jointly charged the exchange as a cor- m( g I poration and the six directors with j having, since January 1, "crossed sales fa U' by making contracts on the basis of at J the market quotation without intend- tn I ing to buy any cotton." j pi! ' j The other indictment, Mr. Scheiber j ac ! said, accused Patton and Jennings i0( >*: "with permitting and inducing the i-, bucketing of orders in that on Octo- te, ber 3, 1921, they made a contract be- be >,! tween themselves to purchase 390 n i bales of cotton at the market quota- j be i-1 tion without any intention of making fe n ja purcnase or delivery. be e The "John Doo'' inquiry which led ge i- j to the indictments was an outgrowth j e of District Attorney Banton's investi-1 vi< | gation into bucket shop operations in th e the financial district and the snares . sp e set for the investing public by get- J W i-1 rich-quick promoters. ! sa n Testimony given before Magistrate 1 it McAdoo concerning the alleged irreg-1 Ka n ularities practiced by certain mem-! mi ; bers of the indicted exchange caused ca o ' him publicly to express his amazement Al 8 and upon his recommendation the evl- i f?i ,t dence was carried to the grand jury. | Ei d The American cotton exchange was of r originally known as the American cot-1 i , ton and grain exchange. It was or- J b" n ganized by Joseph C. Cooper, a south- m< r ^ ern promoter, who is said now to have 10 e | a claim of $300,000 against the ex-!an s j change. It was incorporated in New I i-l York state August 24, 1919. j co n Cll 11 It was brought out at the John Doe : ^ '^inquiry that many memberships hadj^ j been sold in the south for prices as ; d low as $125 payable on installments, j ^ s The market value of membership on j i- the exchange today was said to be un-1 it determined. A minimum price of Jl.-'j^1* o 000 was fixed at the last meeting of ( e | the exchange. Pr j. !be Conference of Women to Meet. thi lt Baltimore, Md. ? A Pan-American on (>nnfflp?ni'P nf women unon civic and va n ? -- - , n [social problems, called by the National $7 j League of Women Voters, will open N( j in this city April 2ft, continuing here wc until April 28. Then the conference ^ will move to Washington, where, after pr j visiting places of interest it will be F1 addressed at an evening mass meet- i W t- j ing by Secretary Hughcj"; by Dr. L. S.1 Rowe, director gene'ji of the Pan- j V l" American Union, and by delegates. j 1 ' Sunday. April 23, will be "Annapolis J . , Day," by invitation of the governor of; wc _ ' Maryland. j on i - pe e' " Hi Bandit Robs New York Tribune. ^ e 1 New York.?Three bandits walked wi h into the accounting room of the New r- York Tribune, in Park Row, across po i the street from City Hall police sta-1 $3 lt tion, held up two clerks and a watch- ye man, and escuped with $1,000. W1 Three Men Killed. 3- [ Bowling Green, Ky. ? Three men n were killed and six ethers were in-1 thi r- jured two probably fatally, when the tie d three-story frame warehouse of the' tri h American Tobacco company buckled inj n under the weight of 800,Ott) pounds of i th? | tobacco and fell in a heap here. Tne sti dead are Edward L. Hendricks, 48,1 tal n manager of the warehouse; Roy! Di 1, Haynes, 25. of Scottsburg, the book- of i- keeper, and a negro workman. cri >f Fifteen men were buried in the de- ne d bris. Six escaped without serious in- co I >,? J"-J Wife Kills Husband. >r Atlanta.?Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson. 44. a-, whom a lunacy commission found of 10 sane when her daughter tried to place sC r.1 her in an asylum, shot and killed her I nii i- husband. Dr. W. D. Vinson, 65, in his an n i office. | Sv o The shooting, according to the po- hi! a- j lice, was the climax to a seiVs of law- ! Wf >f, suits over property between the two. po who had been separated for seevral'na ?t years. g. Dr. Vinson had recently filed f?uit to: it for divorce, claiming his wife had o|< threatened his life. slj Nassau Hostelry Wrecked by Fire. p- Miami. Fla?A radio message from 3- Nassau, N. P.. reported that the fire p-r v : which wrecked the .100 room Colonial ' as d hotel and for a time threatened to de- I th y | stroy the city, was undor control. I w e. The hotel, one of the Flagler chain. jsa i-! owned and operated by the Florida th j Kast Coast Hotel company, and a nutn-. i- j her of cottages nearbv were burned (>r i-1 to the ground. The number of guests : on 1, | in the hotel at the time of the fire Is 1 th It not known here, hut it is believed |n| it there were not as many as usual, as jT| the tourist season la near its close. jgp DECREASE SHOWN IN RETAIL FOOD FRICES Washington.?Retail food costs n ten cities of the country showed i decrease ranging from 1 to 4 )er cent during the month from February 15 to March 15. accordng to statistics announced by the ; >ureau of labor statistics of the j Department of Labor. The decrease was as follows: j Manchester, 4 per cent; Balti- j nore. Bridgeport, Newark. New daven, New York, Richmond and Washington, 3 per cent; Milwautee, 2 per cent, and Denver, 1 per , :ent. For the year ending March 15 last, retail food prices showed i decrease of 13 per cent in Bridgeport and Denver; 12 per cent in Manchester and New Haven; 11 per cent in Baltimore, Washing:on and Milwaukee; 10 per cent n Newark, and 9 per cent in New fork and Richmond. IS ARGUE PRCBEEM 1 I 3VICE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST ENGINEERS WILL BE SOUGTH. >t of Evidence Obtained in Washington Found by the Committees to Be "Camouflage." j; Florence, Ala.?The foremost engi-1 ers of America will be called to apar in Washington before the senate ricultural committee to aid in solv- j g the Muscle Shoals problem, Sen- j or Norris, chairman of the commite, announced here after the govern-, Bnt's plants had been inspected. Members of the house military afirs committee, which with the sen- j e committee, is inspecting the nl-i ite and waterpower projects, exessed the view that Muscle Shoals tually and Muscle Shoals on paper aked quite unlike, and Representa-, re Hull declared the house commit a would never consent to the plants i ing scrapped. I1 Mr. Hull said the plants might well used in time of peace for making rtilizers but that they must "ever, kept in rer.diness in case of emer- i ncy." ?' 1 - ' -1 */.* aKoro t V, n Uiiairrnun ixurns uiu uui oimi? tMv ew of a few of his colleagues that i e Muscle Shoals problem might be eedily disposed of on return to ashington of the committee. He | id he would invite the presidents four chemical and technical or- i nizations to appear before the com- | Ittee at once. They are the Ameri11 Society of Electrical Engineers, i nerican Society of Chemical En- : neers, American Society of Civil lgineers and the American Society i Mechanical Engineers. "We have a tremendous responsi-ji lity before us," asserted the chair- i in. "and we are going to endeavor i thresh it out along business-like i d sound scientific lines.'' In saying that the visit of the i mmittees has shown many new anbs to the situation not covered by I: e hearings in Washington, "Mr. Hull 11 clared "we had a lot of evidence be- i re us which we have found here to ' < mere camouflage." It was his inion, he said, that much of the ' ound must be gone over again. The entire day was spent in a tour , the two nitrate plants and other i] operties of the reservations. Data J] fore the committeemen showed ( Fit the government spent $S1 237.G56 the nitrate plants and that the sal-'i ge value as scrap was estimated at , ,850,000. They were told that plant ; ). 1 was obsolete and that $4,000,000 , >uld be required to make it modern. ! j After an inspection of the site for oposed dam No. 1, 17 miles east of : orence, the party will leave for J ( ashington. I /ins Jewels By Birth of Daughter. Oakland. Calif.?James C. Blum, Jr., ( becoming the father of a girl, has |i m the right to inherit two necklaces, i e o* diamonds nnd the other of ? arls, valued together at $100,000. | a mother, Mrs. Rosa Blum, he- i eathed them to be his when his i fe gave birth to a daughter. Blum, who already had come into ssession of the rest of his mother's 30,000 estate, brought suit last i ar to get the necklace because his j ] fe had borne a son. < Many New Offenders. Washington.?Only 14 per cent of a crimes registered by civil authori- ;1 :s in the last six months can be at- < buted to previous offenders, accord- j' ? to E. E. Dudding, president of < e Prison Relief society. Based on j i itiBtics, which he said had been ob- j' ined from official prison records, Mx.; 1 idding estimated that 86 per cent | those definitely connected with i ime in the past half year have been 1 ? - ** -> r. ....... HI,,, ! | w onenuura. ouine aic wcaim/ auu i mmit crime without hope of gain, i said. Swift Faces Charge. Chicago.?Louis F. Swift, Jr., son the packer, was free on bond but j I beduled to appear before the police igintrate on a charge of driving an , tomobile while Intoxicated. Mr. vift was arrested after his automole had collided with another car and j is held four hours at the Bvanston lice station until his brother Wil-j ,m appeared and furnished bond. -j Mr. Swift denied the charge of indication. fie explained that the aclent was unavoidable, due to a ppery pavement. Joffre in Victoria. Victoria, R. C.?Marshal Joffre of ance, now here in his own words I "an envoy of peace.'' arrived from ! e Far Fast on the liner Silver State. ; ith him are Madame Joffre and i' mitel Hill, of Seattle, wltose guests j 1 oy will be. : < The hero of the Mam > came as an t dinary passenger, lie explained. His 1 ly mission, he said, wan "solely In < e interest of a permanent and last- I g peace." During his tour of the t lited StnteR and Canada he will i e&k for peace. 1' / 13 DISCUSS HER AND LIGHT Tri-State Water & Light Association to Hold Annual Convention in Spartanburg. Columbia.?The Tri-State Water & Light Association of the Carolinas and Georgia will held its twelfth annual convention at Spartanburg on April 19. 20 and 21. Printed programs are being mailed to the membership and the indications are that the Spartanburg meeting will be largely attended. Able addresses will be delivered and manufacturers will make exhibits. The following speakers will discuss subjects of importance to water and light men: George H. Moffett, H. M. Callahan, F. B. McDowell, C. L. Vann, G. T. Moore, E. P. Verner and O. H. Bissell, of Charleston: R. B. Simms and George B. Tripp. Spartanburg; H. E. Miller of the North Carolina Board of Hoalth; R. E. Plimpton, of Richmond: PEACE DOCUMENT SiEDJT IRISH IMPORTANT AGREEMENT ALSO SIGNED BY THE BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE. FOR 'GENERAL CO-OPERATION Declared Most Significant and Weigh* ty Happening Since Irish Treaty Was Signed. London.?Winston Spencer Churchill, the imperial secretary of the colonies, announced in the house of commons the terms of the most important agreement yet reached between representatives of the northern ana southern governments in Ireland for bringing about peace in the strifetorn country. ' The agreement, which was reached with unexpected expedition at the conference between delegates of the Irish groups and representatives of the imperial government, far transcends in importance the pact arrived at between Michael Collins, head of the provisional government, and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, at an earlier stage in the negotiations. It provides for the re-organization of the police in Ulster on a basis satisfactory to the religious leanings of the people of the north and the south; for the trial of persons charged with serious offenses by a special court composed of the highest justices; for general co-operation between the north and the south of a most promising character, and for assistance from the British parliament to remedy the unemployment difficulties in Belfast, wtych render the carrying out of the previous Craig-Collins pact almost impossible. The fact that the representatives of the Dublin, Belfast and imperial governments, set their signatures to such an agreement, is regarded in political circles as the most significant and weighty happening since the Irish treaty was signed. The conference sat throughout the whole day but there always was a most hopeful and cheerful spirit manifested by all those participating in it. Airway to Panama Being Planned. Washington.?As soon as Mexico Is officially recognized by the United States a fleet of American army planes will be sent through Mexico to lay out an airway to the Panama Canal zone. This became known following the announcement of Secretary of War Weeks that plans for the early establishment of an air route to the canal zone as a measure of national defense were being made by the war department. These plans were begun nearly three years ago by Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assistant chief of the air service. They have been held in abeyance through the wishes of the state department pending recognition of the Mexican government. Ratification Program Concluded. Washington.?The senate completed its part of the armB conference program by giving its approval to the last two treaties of the group of seven submitted to it for ratiflcation. On th^e final ratiflcation roll calls 1 the affirmative expression of senate opinion was all but unanimous. Not a signle vote was cast against the far eastern treaty, drawn to guarantee a new bill of rights to China, and there was only one dissenting voice when the constitutional "advice and consent" was given to the pact for revision of the Chinese tariff. The momentum with which the ratiflcation program was (Swept to a conclusion exceeded the expectations of the administration leaders. By the day's accomplishment the senate set a new record for actien, four far-reaching internafional cove nan-ts having been ratified within two days, and six within the last weik. Another Agricultural Loan. Washington.?An advance of $350,)00 for livestock and agricultural purposes was announced for North Carolina by the war finance corporation. Praise For Marines. Washington. ? A letter expressing the 'highest commendation of your corps" from Postmaster General Work has been received by Major General LeJeune. commandant of the marine corps, in connection with the withdrawal of 2,000 marines who have been guarding the mails. "I wish to extend my personal thanks and appreciation for the masterful ami efficient methods by which these operations have been conducted ind brought to such a successful ecuelusion." the postmaster gone-al said. Pine Association Names Officers. New Orleans.?John H. Klrby of Houston, Texas, was elected president af the Southern Pine association at the concluding session of the seventh annual convention. Other offfcers chosen were: Vice-presidents R. 11. Hallowell, Elizabeth, La., and P. H. [Jardiner, Laurel, Miss.; treasurer, Henry M. Young, New Orleans; secretary-treasurer, J. E. Rhodes. New Orleans; chief counsel, John H. Lucas, Kansas City; assistant secretaries, H. CJ. Berckes, New Orleans, and W. E Jardner, Jacksonville, Fla. i Plan For Aviation. Sioux City, Iowa.?Plnns for a national assoc iation to encourage and assist in the development of commercial iviutlon will be discussed at a nation- 1 wide gathering at Detroit In Septem- 1 >er. officers of the seventh army corps conference at its closing session here announced. City and state officials, representatives of civic and commor- 1 ;ial organizations and all persons Interested In aviation, including army I ind navy officers In charge of the air i lorvlce, will be invited to attend the I noeting. i H. F. Lee, Goldsbo/o; E. L. Filbry, sanitary engineer South Carolina Board of Health; II. C. Woodfall, director Georgia State Board of Health; W. S. Tomlinson, Columbia; R. D. Hall. Buffalo. N. Y.; C. N. Grantham, ,?oldsboro; Wilder M. Rich. Goldsboro; H. Y. Carson, New York. The following are officers of the Tri State association: J. E. Gibson, Charleston, president; C. N. Grantham, Goldsboro, N. C., first vice-president; D. L. Gaston, Gainesville, Ga., second vice-president; H. W. Schumpert, Newberry', third vice-president; W. F. Steiglitz, Columbia, secretary and treasurer. Cox Speaks in Aiken. Aiken.?Speaking to approximately 2,000 people here former Governor James M. Cox of Ohio appealed to his audience to be true and steadfast to the principles of Jeffersonian democracy and await with confidance the final outcome of democratic princinine Henry S. Johnson, president 01 the Aiken chamber of commerce, presided over the meeting and introduced Mayor D. W. Gaston, Jr., who welcomed the visitors and in turn introduced Governor Cooper. Governor Cooper paid a tribute to Governor Cox and introduced him as one who was "as triumphant in defeat as he was in victory." Governor Cox began his address with a tribute to the beauty of Aiken and Its possibilities. He referred to the work of William C. Whitney and to the "diversified efforts" of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock in laying the foundation of Aiken as a winter resort. He discussed the agricultural conditions as he had observed them and encouraged the farmers to grow more hogs and to practice diversification. He referred to the campaign now on in South Carolina for the co-operative marketing of cotton on a business basis. Denmark was cited as an example of co-operative marketing. Need New Building. Anderson. ? At a meeting of the Young Men's Business League the subject considered was that of the overcrowding of the srhools of the city. Supt. E. Crayton McCant3 and Dr. Walter H. Nardin of the school board presented the matter to the young men, asking them for their cooperation in having school bonds to the sum of $200,000 issued as a solution of the problem. Dr. Nardin said the accommodations at present were for 2,300 stu(lent3, and the enrollment more than 3,000. One-fourth of the sum asked for would be placed 01 past Indebtedness of the school district No. 17, which includes the schools of the city and the mill schools. Superintendent McCants emphasized the points made by Dr. Nardin, and stated that he believed that now would be the time to build, as material and labor were lower than in many months. Hotel Gets High Rating. Darlington. ? The Hotel McFall of Darlington, alter a recent Inspection by the state hotel inspector, was given an official rat n'g of 985 by the inspector, who said that this is the highest rating in the state at present. The in- i spector highly complimented the owner, Harold McFall, upon the way in which the hotel Is conducted and for the very high standard of cleanliness ' which prevails. Overturned Auto Kills Young Man. Fountain Inn.?Paul Drummond, 25 years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Drummond of this town, was almost i instantly Kineu on me ivaureun mm i Greenville highway about two miles below here, when the roadster in j which he was riding with Arthur "Witt i turned turtle and pinned him against a bank, breaking his neck. His com- < panion, who was driving the ei* st the 1 time of the accident, escaped unhnrf j although the automobile was lemoi- ) ished. Mr. Witt, according to Into:'- i matlon, lost control of the car. I To Erect Building. Aiken.?W. M. Barnwell, chairman of the Abbeville board of trustees, 1 returned from Atlanta with 9 New ( York exchange check for $101.3^3-33, ^ the proceeds from the sale of $100.- 1 000 worth of school district bonds re- ; cently sold at par to .Hilsman & Co., 1 of Atlanta. The money is to be used 1 in erecting a new high school building 1 in Abbeville and the board of trustees < expects 'to get busy letting contracts 1 In the quickest time compatable with ( good business judgment. ! Shipping Medical Supplies Abroad. Charleston. ? Twenty carloads of medical supplies and equipment are ' r>n their wsy to Charleston from Camp Jackson and Fort 3111, to he ( loaded aboard the S. 3. Lelse Maersck. ( 1 6teamer now headed for Charleston from Gibraltar, by way of New Or leans. The stores are to he sent to t near Constantinople, for distribution ( by the Near Eust relief commfttee. ( jnd after arrival there will be placed ( in a warehouse at the port terminals, 9 iwaltlng the coming of the steamship t Lfiy CORNERSTONE FOR m SCHOOL I VERY IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES CONDUCTED UNDER MASONIC AUSPICES. BUILDING 10 COST $80,000 t, Musical Program Rendered by Pupil* of the City Spools a Pleasing Feature. York.?With fitting and impressive exercises conducted under Masonic auspices, the outstanding feature of whi<^i was addresses by the Rev. J. Lee Dates, D. D., and Prof. E. A. Mont gomery, tho .laying of the cornerstone of York's $SO,000 school building was made an event memoriable in the history of the town. J. Campbell Bissell of Charleston, grand master of the grand lodge, presided and laid the cornerstone according to the time-honored Masonic ritual, other grand lodge officers taking part in the ceremony. Present for the occasion was a large body of Masons, every organization of the fraternity in York county being represented, as well as others in counties contigious. Also in attendance was a representative gathering of the" ' town people, numbering approximately 800. Thomas F. McDow, chairman of the board of school trustees, presided over the preliminary exercises. The Rev. E. E. Gillespie, D. D., offered the invocation, after which a brief address was made by E. A. Montgomery, superintendent of the city schools. The principal address of the occasion was then delivered by the Rev. J. Lee Oates, D. D., pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of York. Though he substituted on only ten minutes' notice for another speaker who was unavoidably absent, Dr. Oates captivated his audience with a masterly discussion of education and its relation to human progress. The exercises were then turned over to the Masons, Grand Master Bissell presiding and laying t*je cornerstone. A list of the interesting articles placed in the copper box placed in the stone was read by Grand Secretary 0. Frank Hart of Columbia. The Rev. T. T. Walsh pronounced the benediction. A pleasing feature of the exercises was the rendition of a musical program by pupils of the city schools. A session of the grand lodge was held at night, at which several officers of that body were present who reached here too late for the other exercises. Rotarlans Aid Boys. Greenwood?Dividing the entire city into districts, the local Rotary club has undertaken a program of boys' work which looks to concrete results. Each district will be in charge of two or more Rotarians and plans are being made for district baseball teams. In addition to dividing the city into districts, the Rotary club plans to take a boy census and to keep on file the name and age of every white boy in the city of Greenwood. Plans are being discussed for $. boys' camp during the coming summer. Sells County Bonds. Spartanburg^?Supervisor J. J. .Vernon sold $110,000 of 5 per cent funding bonds. The successful bidder was Caldwell & Co. of Nashville. Tenn., who paid par and a premium of $1,325. . The bonds are payable as follows: $4,000 per annum for the first five years, $6,000 per annum for the third five years and $7,000 per annum for the fourth five years. There were 13 bids made for the bonds, of them above par. To Stage Festival. Timmonsville?It has been announced by the high school authorities that on May 12 a spring festival will be held here. Plans are already being made for the gala occasion and it is the desire of those in charge to make the festival an annual event. The May queen will be elected by the school and community from'the high school girls as they only will be eligible. The ballot committee ir R. C. Thompson, Nebraska Brown and Fred Bone. ' Repairing Highways. Marion.?Work on the Mara Bluff fill has been resumed. No aerioua damage was done by recent high waters of the Great Pee Dee river, and it is believed that if conditions are not unfavorable both the bridge and the road can be completed by fall. The bridge at Toby's creek, Just east of Pee Dee station, on the Marion-Floreijce road, was washed off its foundation by the high water. It is now being replaced by a new bridge and passage over this section of the road is blocked. Governor to Speak. Lexington.?The commencement ex- * srcises for the Lexington high school will be held this year. May 26 to 29. The tenth, grade pupils will give a nlnv entitled "Much Ado About Bet tie," Thursday and Friday nights, May 26 and 27. The Rev. P. D. Brown, pastor of Ebenerer Lutheran Church of Columbia, will preach the annual sermon Sunday at 11:15 a. m. at the school auditorium. Special music will be arranged. The commencement adIress at the graduating exercises will se delivered by Gov. Robert A. Cooper. Meeting at Denmark. "Denmark.?A meeting was held here n the intereet of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-operative Marketng association. Capt. James B. Guess. :he county chairman, presided over he meeting. Captain Guess introduced Harry S. fnhnson. district agent, who explained he contract which the growers are ?xpected to sign. Upon the strength >f his explanation practically all the arinere present signed the contract ind the others expressed their inte*1*0 of doing so.