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GENERAL NEW 8 NO TKS. Items of Inter?nt Gathered From Many Source*. Union telephone operatprs in all the Now England states except Connecti cut, wont on a striko Tuesday morn ing, 7000 operators walking out antl leaving their, jobs; Amateur burglars blew open a safe in an insurance office in New York Monday night and used ho much nitro glycerine in their work that the safe wan blown to pieces and the money in the cash box wan torn to frazzles. The building wait badly wrecked. The * Hoyal Mail steamship, Cara quet, went on a reef twelve miles from Bermuda Monday night because of u fog. The passengers were land* ed safely but the ship wil be a com plete loss. Carlton Mathews, 22, attempted sui cide Monday in his home in Philadel phia, when he loarned that his 16 year old . bride bad married him on a wager and had Haid she did hot lovo her husband. Lawrence K. Price, Philadelphia salesman, killed his wife and then com mitted suicide Tuesday. Heleft a pote in which he said, "I am jealous, can't live without her." Price fired five shots into bin Own breast, one of them piercing his heart. * Seven ten cows, owned, by John (JriefF, wandered on to the estate of James B. Duke near Sumerviile, N. J., Monday and ate grass that had been sprayed with a gipsy moth poison. Fourteen of the animals died from the poison arid three other* were shot. The Pennsylvania state department of labor says there is a shortage of (>0,000 men and womon laborers in that state. "White Collar" workers and those, who will not accept work are the only classes affected by un employment. Four persons were killed in the vi cinity of New York Tuesday when a spectacular electrical storm swept over the city and suburb*. Bert Sa voy and Jack C. Grossman, well known vaudeville actors were two of the victims of lightning. Automobile fatalities in New York city and state during May totaled 203 persons. Mrs. Anna Buzzi, charged with the murder of Frederick .Schneider, a wealthy contractor of New York, last , February, was convicted by a jury in that city Wednesday night after delib erating on the case for ten houurs. Mrs. Buzzi attempted to prove an alibi and to put the killing on her brother-in-law. She faces the electric chair, although sentence has not been passed in her case. Mrs. Mary Lonergan, 46, the moth er of thirteen children, is on trial in New York on the charge of having killed her husband, Big Bill Lonergan. She had been beaten and abused by her husband almost all their married life, and the killing followed the beat ing of their 24-year old daughter. Nuny Davis, negro woman, has had her arm amputated because of in fection caused by the bite of a "blue gummed negro" woman, says a dis patch from Moultrie, Ga. Bandits in Chicago Saturday lock ed the bookkeeper and a man clerk of a contracting firm in a rear room and escaped with the payroll of $5,000. Tom Fields, of Thrift, was almost instantly killed Saturday evening nenr Mt. Holly. N.? (\, by a negro, alleged to be one Brad Gordon. Fields is ^aid to have been drinking. He was shot four times. Lightning set tire to two barns near Hodges Wednesday, causing loss of much feed stufl' and burning four mules to death. (!. D. Young, aged -11'. ami for lf> years rail road agent at Simpsonville, Greenville county, committed suicide with a pistol Thursday. He is sur vived by his wife and five children. A telegram from Inman, Spartan burg rounty, Wednesday said that "five small children and one grown person have died as a result of the epidemic of measles which has been prevalent in Inman for more than a month." .1. I). Fulp has ivMgneil as superin tendent of the Abhevillr eity schools to accept the position <>f high school inspector, to which he was elected Friday by the state board of educa t ion. Will Flowers, h well known contrac tor of Dillon, was drowned Thursday night in Fee Dee river when a boat in which he and a friend were fish ing upset, Two thousand quarts of Scotch whiskies, wines, champagne, gin and beer were poured into the sewer at Charleston custom house Thuursday having been raptured and confiscated by officers. Most of the stuff was of foreign make. Spartanburg county banks and cot ton mills are paying out $700,000 on stock dividends for the past six months; which is slightly smaller than last year. Greenville is paying about the same. | Three banks in Columbia have com bined ? the Liberty, the Palmetto and the Merchant* ? the two first named national and the third state, with a capital of $2,500,000 and a surplus of $600,000. THK PIKES OF MT. ETNA. Volcano Han Been Active Since Kuril* I est Times, Say* Bulletin. "The newspaper mon who dre writ hastily about Etna thorn? days were -?( i k 1 1 ?i ? l Home year* ago by at leaat three rather well-known fellow crafts men: Homer, Titular and Plato," says a bulletin from Washington, l>. C\, headquarters of the National Geo graphic Society. "For this volcano, gieatoht in Europe and ranking with the greatest in the world, has been pouring out lava and ashes, destroy ing farms and villages and interesting philosophers and scientists since the world was young. Pindar was the first writer to mention Etna'* fires, in 474 Ii. 0., and Hince that time more than 100 eruptions are said to havo taken place . . "A much more remote history of Etna has been pieced together by modern geologists who look upon the whole islund of Sicily as a contribu tion from the great reservoir of mol ten material under the*-. mountain. They picture a time when the sea roll ed over the site of Sicily. Then pre sumably in the Pliocene, Etna's tip emerged, and through the ages it has steadily built itself and Sicily up.' Etna might be described in the terms of an Eastern religion as both the Creator and the Destroyer. It has created Sicily; its disintegrated lava has given a soil of matchless fertility Whieh supports rich vineyards and or chards; and it hiiS drawn to its slopes, in spite of obvious dangers, hundreds of thousands of tillers of the soil and their towns and villages. As one wrltof puts it 'to.wna . succeed, tawnp along its base like pearls in a necklace and when a stream of lava effects a breach in the chain of human habita tion, it is closed up again as soon as the lava has had time to cool.' Many of the villages on the mountain's slope are built almost exclusively from black lava, and have a somber, depressing aspect in consequence. "It is on the lower slopes of Etna where time and weather have most completely broken up and washed down the ancient lava, that the crea tive side of the volcano is best seen. Virtually the whole circuit is a gurden spot of date palms, bananas, oranges, lemons, olives, figs and almondsTVar ther up are nut trees,? notably the beautifully ordered filbert orchards near. Castiglione ? and a forest zone of chestnut, cork, pine and oak. Above 0,300 feet is the region that fire has kept for its own domain ? a dreary, rough, black desert of lava and ash. Down from this region and into the forest and orchard and farm zones, tongues of molten lava have encroach ed at frequent intervals. These are left, significant warnings of Etna's potentialities for destruction only so lonjf as they must be. Some enter prising? planters have blasted holes in fairly recent lava flows and have made the artificially fractured mate rial support olive and almond an4 ci trus trees. "Few of the towns and villages near Etna have escaped destruction or serious damage from one or more of the numerous eruptions. One town that seemingly lives a -charmed exist ence Is Uandazzo which, though less than ten miles from the crater, has always escaped. The city and port Catania, about 20 miles from the crater, has on the other hand, been Etna's chief victim, and is reputed to have sulTered more from eruption and earthquakes than any other place of Importance in the world. Because of partial destruuetion in 122, Home re mitted part of its^ynxus for a decade. There in 1 1 GO the catKedral was over whelmed by lava and its worshippers and bishop destroyed. In 1069 a river of lava rose above the 60-foot walls, poured into the streets, destroyed a large part of the city, and, flowing into the sea. ruined the harbor. "The streams that have poured down Etna's sides during the past ft-w days can hardly be different from the numerous preceding flows that have been sn frequently described. The typical river of fire from Etna flows in a relatively narrow stream. It moves sufficiently slow so that men and animals may keep out of its path and large crowds of people assemble to watch its progress. It is a crowl of mixed emutionns. Beside the small farmer, trembling, lest the stream de stroy his valuable orchards, may kneel peasants from the threatened village, weepmg and praying that the flow be deflected, and tourists from a far land viewing -what can be to them a mag nificent activity of Nature. Priests head processions of the pious country folk; candles are lighted, relics ex hibited and altars set up. "Beneath the rays of the sun the stream seems black except when, like the crest of a breaker, the edge of the oncoming wave breaks disclosing the angry, red interior and sending aloft sparks as the falling material shat ters on the ground. When night falls the same activity seems tremendously increased. The stream is now a river of fl re, a thing of fascinating but cruel beauty." 'AN ORDINANCE To Amend "An Ordinance Authoriz ing the Sale of One Hundred Thou- 1 Hand Dollars Certificate* of Indebt ' edncHM for Street Improvements of City oj Camden, South Carolina." Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Camden, and by authority of the same, That "An Ordinance Authorising the sale of One Hundred Thousand hollars Cn tiftcates of Indebtedness for Street Improvement* of City of Camdon, South Carolina," and ratified in Council assembled the 18th day of June, 1923, be and is hereby amended ho that when amended said ordinance shall read as follows: * Sec. 1. That the City Council of Cam den offer for sale One Hundred Thou sand Dollars Certificates of Indebted ness for street improvements of the City of Camden, in denominations of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, bearing date the 1st of July, 1023, said Certificates of Indebted ness shall be due and payable as follows: Six (6) of said Certificates of Indebtedness to be due the 1st of July, 1024, and six (6) on each con secutive 1st of July for the years 1025, 1026, 1027, and 1028; seven (7) of said Certificates of Indebtedness to be due the 1*1 of July, 1020, and each of the years 1030, 1031, ? 1032, 1933, 1034, 1936, 1936, 1037, and 1938, together with interest on said Certifi cates of Indebtedness from the 1st day of July, 1923, nt the rate of six (6) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, payable at the Han over National Hank, City of New York. J-Section 2. That the City Council sell same either after advertisement, as may he determined, or at private sale. , Section 3. That Fifty-nine Thou sand Dollars ($59,000.00) of said Cer tificates of Indebtedness be ({olivered at once after the sale Of same, and the remaining Forty-one Thousand Dollars ($41,000.00) of said Certifi cates of Indebtedness be delivered in blocks nor may be hereafter deter mined by the City Council, the pur chasers to pay accrued interest upon all Certificates of Indebtedness. That all bidders for Certificates of Indebt ednessf shall be required to" deposit with the City Treasurer before mak ing bids certified checks drawn to the order of the City of Camden, South Carolina, upon an incorporated bank or trust company, or a sum of money equal to two (2) per cent of the face amount of said Certificates of Indebt edness, to secure the " 1 municipality against any loss resulting from the failure of the bidder to comply with the ternis of his bid. The purchaser or purchasers - of said Certificates of Indebtedness is to have printed and delivered to the City said Certificates of Indebtedness ready for signatures within fifteen days after the delivery of same, at the purchaser's expense. Said Certificates of Indebtedness to be -promptly paid for when executed and delivered by the City. That the City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ? Ratified in Council assembled the 29th day of July, 1923. H. G. CARRISON, JR., Mayor, City of Camden. Attest: H. C. Singleton, City Clerk. Facts About South Carolina. (By the Associated Press.) The lowest temperature of record in Sumter is three degrees below zero Fahrenheit. A total of 4'849 pupils were enrolled in the Anderson city school in 1922 23. The railroad distance between Co lumbia and Sumter is 42.7 miles. Resources of State and private banks in South Carolina aggregated $147,059,969.18 at the end of 1922. Street railway companies were as sessed at $1,428,578 for purposes of taxation in 1922. Batesburg with a population of 3,000 was the largest town in Lexing ton county in 1920. The_AV^rag?i^uuiunl snowfall " in Orangeburg county is recorded as four-tenths of one inch. Salaries paid white men teachers in ? * w ^So"uth Carolina punT'TP" schools la*4 year totaled $1,218,615.18. The automobile distance from Co- ? lumbia to Sumter by the Wateree river bridge is 44 miles. The Southern Railway System had 1,158.74 miles of track in South Car olina in 1922. The elevation of Orangeburg coun ty ranges from about* fifty feet to 370 feet above sea level. Florence county in 1922 spent an average of $2G.f>4 per pupil for edu cation. I/ee county's l'J22 tobacco crop to taled 1.280,000 pounds, valued at $204,400. Beaufort county on .January 1 had 20,000 head of hog?, valued at $220, 000. Marlboro county has 58 miles of state highway and 442 miles of county roads. The county last year appro priated $42,000 for roads. Hampton county in 1922 received $4,725 from the motor vehicle license tax and 3,589.60 from the gasoline tax tor highways. j Abbevile county's torn crop in 1922 totaled 520,000 bushels valued at ' $452,400. A total of $3,004,000 was invested j in the manufacture of electricity in Richland county in 1922 and the out put w*? valued at $472,044. Laurens county has a totatof 96.02 miles of railroad track within its limits. t Nine white men patients at the South Carolina State H6apital were employed as musicians lut year. The fint house of warship in Can PLUNGES TO DE^TH. Airman . Falls Into Ocean Near the III* of i^almi. Charleston, July 4.? '"Bugs" Mc Gowan, stunt airman, lost, his life to night at; the Isle of Palms, near here, when his machine fell from a height of about 700 feet, plunging into the ocean. About 3,600 holiday visitors saw the accident. Mrs. McGowan, the airman's wife, was among the spec tators; she had kissed the airman just before he went up. McGowan was scheduled to take hi? plane high in the air\ set it afire and escape in a parachute. The machine was not on fire when it appeared to fall, nose first. The machine struck the surface with great violence and McGowan is believed to have been drowned. Hundreds of people rushed down to the beach and several men swam out, to the wrecked plane, but found no trace of McGowan. After taking the air, McGowan, fol lowing his custom, circled over the beach pavillion several times before startnig over the ocean. The crowd was on the alert for the "thrill" of seeing McGowan come down in a parachute from a burning airplane. McGowan is reported to have been strapped to the parachute, hut not to the airplane. At dayljght the search f Mc Gqwan's body will begin. McGowan was known in 'Hying cir cles as "Bugs" McGowan and was a native of Quitman, Georgia. He had don$ stunt flying in a number of Southern cities for the past two years. A poll made by the Literary Digest, New York, on the question of choice of Democratic presidential nominees, announced Saturday, gives the lead to William G. McAdOo, for first place; Henry Ford, second; Oscar W. Under wood, third; Alfred E. Smith, fourth; and James E. Cox, fifth place. Wood row Wilson stood in sixth place. den, of which there is record, was the Quaker meeting house. . . Spartanburg county is the most densely settled South Carolina county outside of incorporated places, with a population of 93.6 persons per square mile. Four Hole Swamp, with its tributa ries, is the principal drainage system for Orangeburg county. In 1920 Horry county led the State j in pounds of pork produced per capi ta of population with an average of 183.3. The assessed value of water, light, heating and power plants and trans mission lines in Charleston county in 1922 was $931,625. The annual mean temperature of Florence is 62.8 degree Farenheit and the mean annual precipitation is 46.55 inches. Greenville county industries paid to their employes in 1920 $8,873,931 in wages. ? ' . N?. 4W 73 STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ' MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK LOCATED AT BETHUNE, S. Ci, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINP?? JUNE 30, 1023.' ' Resource* Loans and Discount# - $N0,52U Furniture and Fixtures rr- ? ? ? ? Bunking llouBe ? * ??> l,128j Other Heal Estate Owned Due Froiu Bsnks and Baukera -5,0tK>.| Currency -- -- ? - ? --- * * ' ' 1.834J Qold - --7 ? - Silver aud Other Minor (x>lu . ?,? ? ? * V'4 Checks aud Caab Itecua . ***!*" . . ... ............. . Other Resources Total ? - m...' ? ? ? ? U ' Liabilities Capital Stock Paid Iu ? * 120,000, Surplus Fund -<4- jr"""* ? **' ; - 15M Undivided Profits, leas Current Hspenaes ahd taxes paid .. . ,304? Iudivldual Depoalta Subject to Check - ..32,034.64 Saving* Deposits . ? .... ? ........ 7,007.76 Time Certificates of Deposit .r. . ,49,685,80 Cashier's Checks 288.60 89 46H *???? ----- ------ rui?j State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Before we came J. D. Laffltte, Cashier of the above named bauk, ?| being duly sworn. saya that the above aud foregoing statement is a in condition of said bank, as shown by the b^oks of said bank. J. D. Lafitte. Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of July, 1923. Correct Attest H. T. Lee, Notary Public, For South Carolina W. K. Davis ,B. W. Best, Directors ' E. B. King, J. W. Watts, driving a Studebaker in Greenville Saturday, collided \vith a train on the P.- & N. road at the Hampton avenue crossing. A six year old daughter of Mr. Watts was instantly killed, another daughter of 13 and an adopted daughter of about the same age were severely hurt. A convention of the solicitors of South Carolina, held in Columbia Sat urday night, decided "to ask for" more money for law enforcement? to em ploy detectives, investigators, et cet era. u ~ Mill Pupils Give Recital. The recital by the music and ex pression pupils of the Wateree Mill Village last Thursday evening, under the direction of Miss Helen Williams, music teacher, and Miss Brucie Barnes, expression expert, was one of the most delightful events put on in village recently. Misses Williams and Barnes together with their numerous pupils who participated certainly de serve a great deal of credit and the thanks of the community for splen did program, and unexcelled rendition of same by their skilfully trained pu pils. The Wateree Mill Vfllage Club House was crowded With an apprecia tive audience and the standing room sign had to be put" up early in th evening. Quite a number of ladie tmd" gentlemen from the city of den were present and enjoyed t| program in conjunction with ttb hospitable people of the Wntfcree MB Village. Those-, who participated | the program were a^TJollows: Mi^sJ Mac Morris, Kate Shaw, MUrgarj Barnes, Lillian Hasty, Grace Robuj son, Alethea Sanders, Jesie Lee Rob inson, Nellie Benton, Esther Barn? Brucie Barnes, Grace Robinson, Rut Robinson, Vera Anderson, and Cle Hasty and Master Wiliam Johnson. , Under the excellent supervision o Miss Bertha Peppeard, Comraunit; Worker of the Wateree Mill Villas some very fine work is being don and this mill village is one of tb most up-to-date to be found in tb southern states, as it has all of tb recreational and amusement feature to be found in up-to-d^te mill village such as community club rooms, co? muntyy worker, recreation groundi music and expression experts, dome* tic science teachers, swimming base ball and tennis clubs, etc. Es pecial attention is paid to sanitati# and to the "City Beautiful" idea, at the authorities of the. mill conte* plate further improvements and recit ational facilities at an early date. ip/stfiiir, You Know OLDFI ELD Cord Quality , BUY NOW From Regular Tire Dealers"*'1 at These Astounding LOW PRICE6 FABRICS. 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