Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, May 11, 1922, Image 2
Decrease in cost
ft if government
ffm EXPENDITURES FOR 1922 APPROX|
IMATELY $1,600,000,000 LESS
ft THAN 1921.
Pas shown by dawes report
B Actual Coat of Routine Buaineaa Cut
* $907,500,000 by Efficiency, Saya
the President.
Washington.?Government expend!- j
. tures for 1922 will be approximately
fl( '$1,100,000,000 leas than the actnau outi'?,ft
1*7 f?r the preceding year. Congress
B jwili bo Informed by President Hard- <
ft jing in transmitting the report of DiDawad
of th#? hnHcpt on wonn.
mies and savings in governmental
The report o fDirector Dawes,
'made public by the White House, it
r H for submission to the house appropria
Hon committee in connection with a
. pending resolution by Representative
Byrnes, Tennessee, asking the PresiB
dent to inform the house in what way
direct savings of $32,000,000 and indiK
rect savings of $104,000,000, as pre
rlously announced by the President
I to have been accomplished by the bud|
get bureau during its first six months
I of operation, had been made.
Actual cost of th erouting business
? of government. The President de- i
dared in his letter of transmission to
~ Chairman Madden has been reduced i
I' by $907,500,000 of which $250 000,000
may be accredited to more efficient
* and economic administration of the
B government's business.
f Director Dawes presented in detail
f with the accompanying tables and
1 statements the comparative expendif
turei for the past and present fiscal
' years divided into items representing
I those which were charged to execute
control and others such as public debt
and slmllaT accounts which were considered
as apart from the subject to ;i
routine government expenditure. He i
also submitted exhaustive reports of .(
the government savings accomplished
through interdepartmental transfers
of surplus supplies and other economy '
methods put Into effect by the budget i
bureau, itemizing thousands of trans
i actions involving snips, snoes, sealing
wax and all the many articles and
commodities utilized by the govern- '!
ment, together with the amount of
' Baving realized in each case. '!
The budget director further report- 1
ed that th esavings reserve against 1
I current appropriations of $112,000,000 1
set up by the departments and estab- 1
lishments in August, 1921, in response '
to executive request, had been increas- 1
' ed. notwithstanding reapportionments '
of more than $7,000,000 or this reserve
for other purposes, to th eappropriate '
hmm of $133,000,000.' Only such part '
>ot these reductions as are real savings 1
and not postponed expenditures were
Included in the general estimate of
saving, he added.
Five Men Injured in Riot.
Atlanta, Ga.?Four white men and
a negro were shot and another injured
in a riot at the Atlanta^ Bir- (
mingham and Atlantic railroad yards ^
here. All five of the men were wounded
seriously.
The shooting resulted from a rock ,
battle between several negro em- j
ployes of the railroad and a number ,
of white men, police who answered j
[the riot call stated. A negro em- ,
h?loye of the A. B. and A. was shot by j
officers when he resisted arrest. An- (
other negro employe was injured when
he was thrown from a building during
^he flght.
All the shooting during the riot ex- j
cept th\t of the police was done by j
the negroes. Officers stated and several
white men are under arrest, while (
officers are investigating.
Davidson Leaves Estate of Millions- 1
New York.?Close friends of the late
Henry P. Davidson who died from an I
nnoroHnn fnr hrain tumor, estimated i
V that the financier left an estate of
H about $10,000,000. He carried a large i
A amount of life insurance, but the figBure
has not been ascertained. \
Acres of Melons.
I Washington. ? The aoreAge planted
V to watermelons In the early producing ,
states this year totals 161,000 acres in j
I nine states as compared with 109,800
L harvested in 1921. according to esti- ,
B mates made public by the United
I States department of agriculture. This
is an increase of 47 per cent.
B Georgia has 57,800 acres this year,
B a gain of 52 per cent over the harB
vested acreage last year. Texas has
I 87,400 acres, or 29 per cent more than
B In 1921. Florida has 35,400 acres, a
B Judge Beverly D .Evans.
B Savannah. Ga. ? Judge Beverly D.
B Bvans, United States district judge for ,
the southern district of Georgia, died
suddenly at his home here.
Hj Death resulted from a heart atJudge
Evans was 57 years old. A
jfef^waduate of Yale, practically his enthe
time he left that
in the practice
lliiiiyi.-.jjBfc^hench or bar of
ibttgda s a mem1
n
Work.
Washington. ? Through passage by
the senate, congressional action wsb
completed on the bill making immediately
available $12,000,000 for the
construction of hospitals for formei
service men as a part of a program
calling eventually for the expenditure
of >17,000.000. The measure which
was passed hv the house was put
k through without a record vote and
B without debate within a few hours
after it had been reported out by the
B appropriations committee. ...
TWENTYTHOUSAND REFUGEES
STRANDED fN YAZOO BASIN
'Vicksburg, Miss. ? The Mississippi
flood relief committee, at
meeting here adopted a resolution
to request President Harding to issue
an appeal for public contributions
to the flood sufferers in the
Yazoo basin, where twenty thousand
men, women and children, marooned
or driven from their homes
by the Mississippi river flood were
declared to be in absolute need of
help.
The call for additional aid was
taken after it had been found by
the committee that available funds
were inadequate to take care of
I ue ritpiu 1 y mticasiug uuiuuci vi
destitute victims.
VIVID INSIGHT OF FL00I
A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIOf
TRAVELS FROM CAREY TO
VICKSBURG, MISS.
Viewing Quarter Million Acres o
Farm Land Under Water Three
to Fifteen Feet Deep.
Vicksburg, Miss.?One million acrei
?25 per cent under cultivation?inun
dated to a depth of three to 15 feel
water covered and rapidly iqtegratinj
buildings, refugees housed in box cars
tents and railroad stations and heri
and there a more persistent house
holder sticking to his dwelling de
Bpite the lapping of the water agains
the thresholds, viewed from the win
dows of a special train which ploughei
its way through more than two feet o
back water for a distance of 25 mllei
from Carey to Vicksburg, gave th<
congressional delegation surveying th<
ravages of the swollen Mississippi i
vivid insight into the tragedy of th<
river flood.
Box cars, top floors of cotton gins
railroad stations and loading plat
forms and tents pitched on the ridge:
which dot the generally flat lowland!
now are housing se'.eral thousand re!
ugees, with the number expected ti
appreciably increase as the waters ris<
and spread further.
Approximately 2.000 persons are be
Ing cared for in box cars, 300 o
which have been distributed on siding:
at central points along the line of th<
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad ii
the overflowed area.
Members of the congressional part;
left the river commission steame:
Mississippi, aboard which the greate
part of the tour is being made, a
Greeneville, and. after an automobili
ride to Leland for a view of neighbor
Ing plantations, curtailed by a heavi
rainstorm, boarded a special train a
the latter town for the rail tri]
through the flooded sections to Vicks
burg.
After a visit to the National Pari
bere and a luncheon the party ra
boarded the Mississippi for a contin
nation of the southward journey.
Lengthen Hearings on Shoals.
Washington?A new schedule for in
restigations into private offers for de
relopment of the government's nitrat<
ind power projects at Muscle Shoals
A.la.. designed to speed up the pro
feedings and expedite an agreemen
tor Senate consideration was adoptee
by the senate agricultural committee
At the suggestion of Chairman Nor
ris, it was decided unanimously to ex
tend the investigation to all-day meet
ings, and in order to permit commit
tee members to respond to roll calli
in the Senate, it was arranged to mov<
kKr* Vino rinrrf feom tVin ofPloo Tiiiilslinc
111*7 iirai U150 iiuui uic uuiuv/ uuiiu
into the capitol, using a room then
convenient to the Senate chamber.
Favor Inquiry of War Claims.
Washington.?By a vote of 6 to 5 th<
tiouse rules committee decided to giv<
privilege status to the Johnson-Wood
ruff resolution calling for congression
tl investigation of charges of allegec
laxity in the prosecution of govern
ment claims arising out of war con
tracts and settlement thereof.
Attorney General Daugherty in a let
ter to the committee said the depart
ment of justice had no objection t(
'such an investigation as Congresi
may see fit to undertake." Secretarj
Weeks wrote that he was not opposet
to the resolution.
Fewer Failures Noted In Country.
New York.?Business failure in th<
country fell off 28 per cent last montl
from January, the peak month of th<
year, statistics issued by Bradstreet'i
3how. A total of 1.948 firms failed dur
Ing the month with liabilities of $72,
553.740. The percentage of failures
however, exceeded by 38 per cent th<
total for April of last year.
Failure for the first four monthi
of the year total 9,059 with liabbili
ties of $302,763,847, a numerical in
crease of 42 per cent, over the sam<
period of last year.
Jewel Case Stolen on Train.
New York.?Jewelry valued at $100,
000 was stolen from Mrs. Mitchell Hai
rison of Philadelphia by a band o
crooks believed to have followed he
to this city on a train, it becanv
known when the theft was reported t<
local authorities. The case containini
the gems, according to Mrs. Harrison
who is prominent in New York, Phila
delphia and Washington ?oclety, wa
stolen as the train entered the Penn
sylvania station. The report of tb<
theft was made just before Mrs. Hai
rison sailed for Europe.
Famous Irish Tenor Sails.
New York.?Haggard and wan, Johi
McCormaok. famous Irish tenor, sailei
on the Aquitania to recuperate aloni
the Riviera.
With the singer sailed Mrs. McCoi
mack, their daughter, Gwendolyn, am
two sons. Kevj^and Cyril. The part}
Mr McCormaok said, would be gon
all summer, possibly longer. If he r<
turns in health fie?wjll give two cor
cert tours for charity.
Mr McCormack's cabin was a mas
of flowers Bent by members of hi
profession and other friends.
'BANK EXAMINERS i
IN ANNUAL MEET
CHIEP NATIONAL BANK EXAMINERS
OF TWELVE RESERVE
DISTRICTS REPORT.
PROGRESS ONLY, GRADUAL
Geneial Strengthening of Economic
Machinery of Nation Found
i in Survey.
Washington?General strengthening
* i nf the economic machinery of the na
tion was reported to Comptroller of I
Currency Cresslnger by the 12 chief!"
J national bank examiners represent- j |
Ing the federal reserve districts of the [
country at their annual meeting here, i
In the main ,the examiners said,
there has been a notable improvement *
in business conditions throughout the
f 1 country together with restored con- j
fldence and a favorable outlook for |
the future. The belief was ex-' f
pressed .however, that progress towards
normal conditions would be
s gradual and not an over-night accomi
plishment.
I In the New York district business ?
? generally shows a wholesome trend
lf although still depressed in all lines, t
0 according to L. C. Borden.
h I "This depressed condition," he said,
J "is believed to be still due to our fl
1 western and southern agricultural sitI
uation, to taxation, to the still too Q
j ; high living costs and to labor costs."
{ In the New York district, he con- t
8 ! tinued, it is hoped that the Genoa con8
! ference will be the first step towards | a
B j future beneficial conferences which
! j will prove more economical than po- c
3 litical. The proposed soldiers' bonus
.; legislation, he added, "while strongly v
[ condemned, is not having much effect j.
! because of the firm faith in President .
_ ! Hardinsr "
j1 Philadelphia is well on the way to j ^
recovery, as well 'as Cleveland and
3 | New England, it was reported. I ^
e Less favorable reports . from the j B
Richmond district were presenter by I (
j W. J. Schechler.
f "Industrially, conditions are fair," t
8 he said. There is probably lees j ^
g employment than is found in the j ?
j larger cities. The agricultural situa-,
tion is serious, but the farmer.
7 ' will be able to combat the boll j g
r weevil well. The commercial situa- j ^
r uation in general is fair but nothing [ c
t 1 to enthuse over. Financially condi- j f
a tions are probably poor, but not so j t
1 much due to cotton as to bad loans
y in years gone by." . ?
t
) Drowned When Naval Planes Crash,'n
- j Washington.?Lieutenant Harold F.,
Seldon, of this city, and Ensign Miller, a
c of the bureau of aeronautics, were'
- drowned in the Potomac river when . t
- their naval sea-plane was in collision
| with one piloted by Lieutenant Com-; s
j mander C. Y. Johnson, in command j
of the Anacosta naval air station and j r
- his mechanician. J. W. Jacobs, the d
- last escaped uninjured. j /
; Lieutenant Selden was said to have h
, been trying out a new propeller and s
- i about 500 feet up when the collision
t occurred. His seaplane fell into the!"
1 river, just below the naval air station a
.: while that of Commander Johnson !
- flew off but made a forced landing in j
- the river and was wrecked. Both j
- Johnson and Jacobs were picked up f
- j by rescue boats. : n
'! F
i! Gifts For Hampton Institute. jc
% Hampton. Va. ? Several valuable!b
J gifts, including cash for the Hampton j]
Normal institute, were announced by
j Chief Justice William Howard Taft. t
president of the board of trustees, at d
J the 54th anniversary celebration of the w
i institute. These included $25,000 j
from an anonymous donor for an organ i
as a memorial to the late Dr. Hollis p
I B. Frizzell. former principal, and $15 -! g
- 000 from Mrs. Henry A. Strong, of j
- Rochester. N. Y., for a home econom- ji
: ios practice house. Acting on behalf t<
- of Mrs. John S. Kennedv. of New p
- York. Dr. Willis Jay SchiefTlin, a 11
) Hampton trustee, presented a dormi- t
3 tory for 12 teachers and 50 girls, which g
f Mrs. Kennedy provided as a memo- t
I rial to her husband, a life-long friend b
of the institute. ' g
McRae Is Selected For Post.
i Washington.-r-Selection of Brigadier
i : General James H. McRae. first as- a
i sistant chief of staff, to be a major h
3 general to fill the vacancy oaused j L
- by the death of Major General James 1 o
- W. McAndrew. was'announced. n
Promotion of Colonel Harry A Smith E
3 of the infantry, to the grade of briga-jo
dier general also was recommended. ; E
s General McRae. commanded the r
- Seventy-eights division during its f
a* Pnmn T^l^r o 1 luA in C
ll aiuiiife ai v A^IA uuu w.uw .u J v;
9 France. He has been In charge of h
the personal division. c
Poor Folks Mourn Death of Croker.
New York.?Bent and wrinkled wo -
men and old men?250 of Ihem, and u
f most of them poor?knelt in prayer h
r for Richard Croker, who died recently j h
e in Ireland. Moat of them at someii
0 j time in their long lives had been I
? helped in an hour of need by the hard
i, but often warm-harded man who rul- c
i- ed oer Tammany bany a year. c
s It was these poor people?not poll- %
i- j tieians, nor those of wealth and I
e power?who prayed for the repose j p
-1 of Croker's soul at a requiem mass in j \
the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Jl
Asks Resignation of Bonner.
n San Juan.?The statement was made j
1 that Goernor Reily had directed the : r
S insular treasurer to request the resip-11
nation of Judge J. Willis Bonner as ( S
- bank examiner, but that, as Judge Bon-; J
d ner refused to resign, the governor j
\ desisted from his purpose of ramov-lfc
e inp him. Judge Bonner is one of j r
>- the well-known residents of the island. | r
i- formerly of Nashville. Tenn., from |!
which point he was appointed by 11
s President Taft sr auditor of Puerto t
e Rico, and later appointed by Governor t
ReQy as bank examiner. |c
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PERMANENCY OF CAMP
BRAGG iS ASSURED
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Fayettevllle?Not in many a day
have the people of Fayettevllle received
a more welcome bit of news
than the announcement made here
that Camp Bragg has been officially
established as a permanent military
post by an order formally issued
by the war department. While
the permanency of the big artillery
training center has been practically
assured since the visit of
Secretary of War Weeks last September,
the formal order to that
effect had not been issued and so
peraiBlfclll nave UCCU UO Uiavjuiw
ing rumors and the attacks on the
camp, despite its acknowledged importance
to the army, that the announcement
of the war department's
definite action comes with
almost the force of Secretary
Weeks' original decision.
.ADY ASTOR GUEST OF FRIEND
>HE IS UNABLE TO REPRESS HER
TEARS IN EXPRESSING HER
APPRECIATION.
rive Thousand Greet Her Upon Arrival
and Ten Thousand Hear Her
Speak in City Auditorium.
Richmond, Va. ? From the moment
he first set her black slippered feet
in Virginia soil at Broad Street staion,
on her sight-seeing automobile
rip in and around Richmond, until
he close of her address to 10,000 perons
in the city auditorium, following
vhich she was whisked away in a limmslne
to the home of a girlhood friend
rhose guest she is while in this city, j
^ady Nancy Astor was the central fig-;
"e of one of the most whole-souled
,nd sincere welcomings ever accordea
i home-coming former citizen of Richaond
or of Virginia.
The reception she received and the
irarmth of the greeting extended 'to
i >r so impressed her that, in express- j
ng her Appreciation, she was unable
o repress tears that welled up in her
(yes. i
"I cannot begin to tell you how
;ood it feels to be back home again,"
he said, as Ghe gazed out on a veriable
sea of faces.
"I. don't know what to say to all
his," she declared. "I have never
teen so thrilled in all my life and
Dixie' never before sounded so good
0 me."
A crowd estimated at five thousand
:reeted the distinguished visitor and
ler party, consisting, besides herself,
if Viscount Astor, Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson and Dame Littlejohn, upon
heir arrival in Richmond.
Lady Astor's greeting to the group
hat assembled in the train shed was: J
1 can't be here at 7 o'clock in the i
tiorning."
The camera men crowded up to get ;
, snap.
"Now, please," she said, "don't come
oo close.
"It's awfully hard to look pleasant
o early in th emorning."
In the meantime. Viscount Astor had
;otten off the train and was imme- j
iately beseiged by an admiring group.:
is the photographer closed in on him.
ie threw his hand to his face and,
aid:
"Oh. Lord." in true British style. ;
No photograph, please. I haven't had
shave this morning."
U. S .Treasury Damaged by Fire.
Washington. ? Flames which burst
rom the roof of the treasury departlent,
eating their way through a suerstructure
and spreading to the
entral portions of the roof were
rought under control after threatenag
heavy damage to the building. j
Leaping 300 feet or more in the air. j
1U un o lot* or a narf of t V? O ;
lie UUIAIOO lit U|l a, migc w VI v..w .
owntown section and sparks were
rafted across the street to the White
louse lawns. Awakened by White
louse attendants, President and Mrs.
larding dressed and watched the proress
of the flames at a window. , j
Several smaller explosions occurred
a quick succession as the flames rose
o a height of 30 or 40 feet and ap-'
eared to be enveloping the entire cenral
portion of the roof. Sparks from
he fire were being swept by a light
outheast wind in the general direclon
of the White House but it was
elieved that structure was in no daner.
Kills Suit Against Russell.
Jackson, Miss.?The $100,000 damge
suit brought by Miss Frances Birkead,
a stenographer, against Gov.
-ee Russell of Mississippi, her former
mplover. alleging seduction, was dislissed
in federal court here by Judge
Idwin Holmes, on the ground of lack
f jurisdiction. Attorneys for Miss
lirkhead announced that they would j
eflle the suit immediately in the Oxord
division of the federal court,
lovernor Russell contended that his
tome was in Oxford. Miss., and he I
ould not be tried in Jackson.
Much Scotch Seized.
Washington.?Order for the forfeitire
of what was declared to he the
argest amount of liquor ever effected
y a single prohibition bureau decis- J
on were approved by Commissioner
laynes.
The decision calls for forfeiture pro-,
eedings against about 9,000 cases or
aore than 100,000 quarts of Scotch
fhiskey shipped into this country by |
)avid Heilbon & Sons. Ltd., of Glas;ow,
Scotland, a large quantity of
rhich was to be consigned to the Alps ;
)rug company of New York.
Bryan Will Speak.
Kansas City.?William J. Bryan anlonnced
that he had accepted the invlation
of the International Sunday j
School convention to speak here In
une.
An earlier invitation was withdrawn '
iut following protest the program com-1
nlttee for the convention last week
esclnded the cctlon and again Invited
dr. Bryan to speak. His opposition to
ligh criticism ^>f the Bible and the
heory of evf^A^n was said to have j
>een the reas^^^^vithdrawal of the
110 ERECT TWELVE 1
S0LDIERJ0SP1TALS'
! AT A COST OF $17,000,000 WITH
A TOTAL CAPACITY OF (
5,450 BEDS. 3
(
t
200 BEDS FOR DISTRICT S ;
i
i
Bill Makes Direct Appropriation of
$12,000,000, to be Withdrawn From {
Treasury During Fiscal Year.
Washington. ? The erection of 12
soldier hospitals, at a cost of $17,000,
000, and with a total capacity of 5,450
| beds, is provided in a bill reported by
the house appropriations committee.
The bill makes a direct approprla|
tion of $12,000,000, this being the sum
estimated to be withdrawn from the
treasury during the next fiscal year.
Authority is given, however, for the
additional $5,000,000 and the director
of the Veterans' bureau, the committee
declared, will be able to start work
as soon as possible on all facilities
J contemplated under the Langley bill
authorizing the $17,000,000 outlay. The
additional funds, it was stated, may
not be required before 1924.
The facilities proposed to be acquired
with appropriate cost figures,
as outlined to the committee by Director
Forbes, include:
District No. 4 .West Virginia, Viriglnia.
Maryland, District of Columbia,
i general cases 250 beds, $750,000.
District No. 5. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Tennessee,
general cases, 200 beds, $600,000.
District No. 6, Ixjuisiana, Alabama,
and Mississippi, Neuro Psychiatric
leases, 350 beds, $1,050,000.
Definite decision as to the location
of the hospitals in the various districts
was under d'scussion at a conference
between Director Forbes and
the bureau hospital committee.
? . ? A 1 I - ft J . ...
I ornaao r\rns uric ana injures mmi/. B
Austin, Texas.?One person was re- T
ported dead and more than a score
injured following a tornado which ^
passed through Austin. Property c
damage was estimated at several hun- ^
dred thousand dollars. r
Most of the damage was caused at c
Pennfleld, a suburb. There the storm
struck the Woodward Manufacturing
company's plant, a wood work establishment,
and demolished it, killing
one employe and injuring fifteen oth- "
ers, none seriously. Abo' t 78 other
employes escaped. Some were car- *
ried through the air for short distances.
At Stewards college, near Pennfleld,
two students were injured. The storm *
partly demolished the dormitory. The *
student body saw the twister coming
and left.
This evening motor cars were still
bringing injured persons to hospitals
from Pennfleld and it was said that
the total number of those receiving
medical care was nearly forty.
The storm approached Austin from ^
the north and hundreds of persons
on the downtown streets watched the "
whirling cloud pass over the west section
of the city. c
Will Address Carriers by Radio. T
A5heville ? Postmaster General
Work, though unable to attend the an- j,
nual convention of the North Carolina
letter carriers and clerks, will address
them by radio. President Harding,
who has been invited, will also be unable
to attend, and because he has de- ^
clined other invitations to speak by radio
will not use the radiophone. p
Miss Knox Given 20 Years.
a
Montross. Va.?Miss Sarah E. Knox ^
was found guilty of murder in first de- 1
gree and sentenced to 20 years in prls- ^
on. Miss Knox, former nurse, has ^
been on trial for the killing of Mrs.
Roger D. Eastiake, whose husband
was acquitted last December of the {
murder. ^
Watt T. Mayo, commonwealth's at- ^
torney of Westmoreland county, con- ^
eluded the argument for the state. ^
Judge Chinn then adjourned court to ^
allow the jury time to eat dinner be- ^
fore beginning their secret discussion. ^
The Jury retired returning the verdict ^
in one hour and 23 minutes. ^
Presents Bonus Plan to President.
Washington.?Chairman McCupiber,
of the senate finance committee, was
authorized formally by the majority "
of that committee to present his sol- P
diers' bonus plan, with the bank loan f]
nrovision. to President Harding as the D
MARKET CAMPAIGN IS VICTORY
I
^cooperative Cotton Association Now
Assured; 400,000 Bales Signed
up in South Carolina.
f
Columbia. ? Over 400,000 bales of
:otton were signed to the cotton co)perati*e
marketing contract by May
L and rite organization of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-operative
issoclatfon is now assured. Anlouncenient
to this effect was made
jy Harry G. Kanimer, president of the
irganization committee, and R. Cham)er,
chairman of the campaign comnittee.
Announcement that the state had
jone over the top caused much jubiation
among the campaign workers
ind farmers over the state generally.
Ml day long there was a stream of
.elegrams pouring into the offices of
he association here froci every sec
ion of the state asking the outcome
ind many called over the long disance
phone.
There was a great deal of interest
n the campaign in other states also, (
tnd many of the telegrams came
rom North Carolina, Georgia, Texas,
Uabama and other states in the belt,
vhich have already either organized
>r are in process of organization. C.
5. Moser, secretary of the American
Cotton Growers' Exchange, the over-ead
organization of the various
itate co-operative associations, wired:
"Please accept my congratulations.
Campaign has been great piece of
voik. Greetings."
F. R. Shanks, chairman of the
campaign committee of the Alabama
Lssociation .wired:
"Congratulate you on your great vicory.
Alabama sends you greetings."
Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of The
Progressive Farmer, wired:
"Hearty congratulations on great
rictory."
Now that the terms of the contract
lave been complied with and the 400,100
bales necessary signed by May 1,
t was announced that opportunity
vould be given all who desire to Join
he association to do so during the
lext three weeks. The belief was
(xpressed by officials of the associaIon
that there would be a heavy baleige
signed up during the next three
veeks.
Harry G. Kaminer, president, said
hat he would call a meeting of the
irgamzauou cuinmiuoe uu can/
late to district and state and set the
nachinery In order for the permanent
irganlzation.
Retains Corpse Thirteen Years.
Charleston.?That the body of Sarnicca
Conceppo, an Italian, has been
leld by an undertaker at Laurinburg,
J. C., for 13 years has been charged
ere, with the result that County Sherff
Joseph M. Poulnot and the local
talian consul, Charles Mauro, have
aken up the matter, Mr. Mauro beievlng
that the Italian agents in
Vashington will bring the matter beore
the state department.
According to C. S. Thompson of
,'harleston, Conceppo, while employed
y a circus, was killed at McColl, S. C.,
nd the Laurinburg undertaker was
Iven the body to prepare for burial,
t is believed that Conceppo's father
iade* at least one payment to the unertaker,
who is reported to have
laimed that until he is fully paid he 1
rill not deliver the body.
The body, in an upright position, is
isible from train? at Laurinburg and
here is a belief that Conceppo's body 1
5 petrified, Mr. Thompson said.
1
Fiddlers Compete For Honors. 1
committee plan. k
Senator Smoot. republican. Utah, n
however, informed the committeemen tl
that he also would lay before the j
President his bonus plan, which con- n
templates a 20 years 'endowment life tl
insurance plan without any specific ^
provisions for loans to be made. tl
Methodists Meet for Busy Session.
Hot Springs, Ark. ? The nineteenth
quadriennial session of the general 0
conference of the Methodist Episcopal 8
church, South, was launched here with p
formal organization and the address c
from the college of bishops making c
recommendations to the conference t]
and with a review of the past four b
years. The address was prepared and u
road by Bishop James Atkins of Nash- j,
ville, Tenn.. and is the official pro- n
nouncement of all the prelates of ths f,
church. The most drastic recom- ?
mendation was the subject of divorce a
General Osplna Visits Washington.
Washington.?General Pedro Ospina,
president-elect of Colombia, accompa- p
nied by his daughter. Miss Helena
Ospina. arrived here from New York. f(
was presented to President Harding r
by Secretary Hughes and was the ^
guest of President and Mrs. Harding a
at dinner at the White House. b
At the station Genoral Ospina was t(
met by Secretary Hughes, General c
Pershing. Admiral Coontz, crief of n
naval operations: Director General p
Rowe of the Pan-American union, and j;
officials of the Colombian delegation. p
York?For two hours the auditorium 1
f the city hall vibrated to the melody !
hat fairly gushed from battered in- '
trumenjts as the owners vigorously 1
lied the bow in a genuine old-time
Iddlers' convention, staged under the
uspices of the York camp of the
Woodmen of the World. Better music
f its kind has never been heard In 1
rork and the audience was captivated '
y its charms. 1
The most noted fiddlers in York and
Icinity participated in the contest 1
nd all were in fine form. The judges
ad a difficult task in selecting the 1
rlnners but decided to give first prize
3 R. E. Steele, chief of police of '
'ork. and second prize to J. J. J. Rob- j
ison of the Beth Shiloh community,
etter known as "Three J.'' Robinson. '
ither star performers on the violin 1
re re Bert Clinton of the Bethseda sec- '
Ion and T. K. Thomasson of York. 1
Buy Mules In West.
County Supervisor Lipscomb, Mayor ,
L A. Jones and County Commissioner ,
Tather Smith have Just returned (
rom St. Louis, where they went to I
urchase mules for the use of Chero- '
ee county. They purchased 21 fine '
lules to be used on road building in I
le county for the present year. Mr. '
ones says that the people of the I
orthwest are ih good spirits, and that 1
(ley believe that the depression i
rhirh has existed everywhere is a <
ding of the past. 1
Sells Paving Bonds.
Orangeburg.?Bonds for the purpose
f securing funds with which to con- <
truct Ave and one-half miles of street <
avlng were let at the session of the <
ity council, the Trust Company of i
ieorgla being the successful bidder, 1
tiefr bid being $250,050 for 5 per cent l
onds. This bid was better by $8,000, 1
lian the best bid rejected at the meet- 1
ig about a month ago. An advertise- t
lent will be published shortly calling
ar bids to lay the street paving, j
>rangeburg is operating under the 1
butting tax law. 1
May Test Tax Law.
Florence.?Senator D. Gordon Baker
xpressed serious doubt as to whether
iie state of South Carolina could ensrce
collection of any taxes on in- *
omes for last year, and stated frank- f
/ he believed the courts would decide 1
gainst the state In any case it might '
ring against delinquents. Tne sena- 1
sr pointed to the supreme court deision
on the Inheritance tax law. The 1
Bcommendation of the committee as 1
ublished in the house journal, he said. 1
i altogether different from the bill ag i
ubllshed. <
TRAVELERS HOLD
. ANNUAL MEETING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS SHOWED
THE ORGINIZATION IN GOOD
CONDITION.
MEET NEXT IN CHARLESTON
Convention Adopts Resolutions For
Good Roads and Public Schools
Over the State.
Sumter.?The 18th annual conven.ion
of the South Carolina^ division of
the Travelers' Protective asosciation
convened in Sumter.
The convention was called to order
in the court room by the stato president,
H. Lee Scarborough ot Sumter,
and the invocation was made by the
state chaplain, the Rev. W. E. Thayer
of Sumter. Dr. Thayer also made the i
address of welcome, which was responded
to by William Coggsweli < 1
Charleston.
Reports of the officers showed tie
organization in good condition, its
membership having increased from
1 AT ? .? I.... U lone tn O AOC mov 1
?yj i mciii un o iu ?jvu iu *,vr*w iuu; *
of this year.
Among the resolutions adopted by
this convention was one commending
the work and plans of the state highway
department and pledging the organization's
support to its future effort
to create a state system of goot'
roads. Another resolution *m3&asized
that the public schools of the state
were crippled by the failure of the
last legislature to provide sufficient
funds for these to meet their expenses
and that the S. C. T. P. A. favored uastinted
support for free public schools.
The convention went on record as
pledging the individual support of its
members to the incoming president
and to working to make the coming
year a banner one.
The newly elected officers are:
President, J. H. Woodward, Columbia;
vice president at large, H. Lee Scarborough,
Sumter; post vice presidents,
E. C. Ballenger of Spartanburg, J. N.
Spann of Columbia, R. B .Hindal of
Greenville, C. Ban Allen of Anderson,
Willfam Gaillard of Charleston,
W. A. Friday of Greenwood, Chaffee
Jones of Darlington, J .R. Carson of
Chester, A. R. Boozer of Newberry,
J. P. Poag of Rock Hill, Dr. J. A.
Ridley of Gaffney; secretary and
treasurer, Joseph P. Noblett, Anderson;
sergeant at arms, Sol Fleischman,
Columbia; chaplain, the Rev. J.
T. Gongawafe, D. D., Charleston;
board of directors. C .Ban Allen of
T D CKanl/1{?i a# A
AUUcicuu, u. u, uuaimnu ui
son, S. Mac Sloan of Anderson, J. I?.
Watkins of Greenville, George Dearman.
of Spartanburg.
There were present at the convention
122 delegates from the posts at
Spartanburg, Columbia, Greenville,
Anderson. Charleston. Greenwood,
Sumter. Darlington. Chester, Newberry,
Rock Hill and Gaffney. Invita- .
tions for the next convention were
presented from Charleston and Darlington
and that of Charleston wa9
accepted by a close vote.
Yeggmen Blow Safes.
Florence.?Yeggmen blew open safes
In the postoffice and 6tore of B. B.
Myers and the drug store of J. G. Singletary
at Scranton in this county and
stole approximately $1,200 in cash, besides
papers of value. Residents of
Scranton heard the discharge of the
explosives, but no investigation was
made until morning. Deputy Sheriff
Burch is making an inevstigation.
The two large safes entered were
wrecked by the force of the explosion.
In addition to the money taken were
Jeeds, mortgages, insurance policies
md other papers, none of thm negotiable.
Included in the money was $860 in
sold belonging to Mr. Singletary.
This represented an accumulation of
?old which he had been collecting for
fears. It was Mr. Singletary's habit
to save every gold piece that came
into his hands. Mr. Myers lost $250
rhe balance of the loot was the pojstDffice
property. It is not known how
many were in the party. It is thought
they escaped an a passing freight
train.
Will Speak at Florence School.
^Florence.?Robert Lethan, editor of
rhe News and Courier of Charleston,
will deliver the commencement adiress
at the graduation exercises of
the Florence high school this year,
rhe exercises will begin on May 28
with the bacoalaureate sermon in the
high school auditorium by Dr. H.
rucker Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Class exercises will be
held Monday. The high school is to
graduate a large class this year, one
jf the most successful years in the
history of the schools.
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Guilty of Wrecking Train.
Aiken? George Rivers, a negro, .
charged with the wrecking of Atlantic
2oast Line train lust out of Augusta
)n May 20 last year, in which Engileer
Joe Temple was killed, was
tound guilty of murder with a recomnendation
to mercy, which means life
mprisonment under the South Caroina
law. The Jury in the case was /
)ut onlv ten minutes.
f?Ul D Ann I?#1nreTu1a nn_
UUI 1UK liic II jai liuoa Xii Vj noi^iu, uv>rress,
told of her relationship with
divers, and said the negro informed
ler of his plans.
Morris to Quit School.
Aynor.?The Rev. S. C. Morris will
esign as head of the Horry Industrial
ichool with the close of the present
icssion. Mr. Morris has done a great
vork with thii institution and his resgnatlon
will bring regret to hi*
'riends and the patrons of the school.
The commencement exercises will
)e held May 14 and 15. The Rev. C.
3. Ramsey will preach the commencenent
sermon May 14 and A. H. Gasque
vill deliver an address the following
lay. Thirteen will receive diplomat
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