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FIDOS ID RUES
COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE
COMMERCE RECEIVES AN
UNEXPECTED VISIT.
A SIX FOOT W^lL OF WATER
* WAS FIRST OF SEVERAL TO
STRIKE DOOMED CITY
LABOR CAUSES 25 PER CENT
Hoover Appointed This Committee at j
Time he wee at Hea<fof American
Engineering Council.
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WANTS LOWER FREIGHT RATE
i Direct and Bold Couree Taken by Mr. |
Harding Will Bruch Aelde for all
Time a Technical CHtlolem.
REAM M. WHITEHEAD
Juctioe of the Peace Reah M. White,
head of Kinge County, Washington, on
the bench. She wae formerly a ste
nographer in a Seattle law office.
St. Louis, Mo—Respooslbllty for
more than 60 per cent of the waste In
Industrial processes, which is causing
enormous annual losses to the nation,
can be placed at the door of the man
agement and less than 26 per cent at
the door of labor, declared a report of j
the American Engineering Council’s |
oommlttee on elimination of waste in !
industry, made public at a meeting of i
the council’s executive board. The
committee was appointed by Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, when
he was head of the council.
The report showed, that the margin
otnn.mployment « "or. | Wa.hlD.loi. - America coD.ldere
ttam a million men that blllloa. of lb , olute „ valld her t|u . w tlle Qw .
EQUANIMITY IS UNDISTURBED
Title to the Ships was Obtained by
President Wilson After Passage
of Special Act of Congress.
doHars were tied up In Idle equip
ment; that high labor turnover was a
rough index of one of the commonest
waetee, and that waste of time and en-
, ergy and money through duplications
and estimates and bids in building
trades ran into millions of dollars an
nually.
Both employer and employes re
strict output, it was said Both capi
tal and labor are blamed for existing
abuses.
From four to five million workers
were idle during January and Febru
ary of this year.
Telephone Company Wins Suit.
Raleigh, N. C—The Corporation
Commission handed down Us opinion
in the petition of the Southern Bell ! nnquestioned. As for a German claim
man ships seized in American ports
about the time of the outbreak of
war with Germany.
Dispatches from abroad, stating
that the reparation commission would
e'xamine whether the ships should be
tyraed over to that commission as a
portion of German assets, failed to dis
turb the equanimity of official opinion
Tfirthe subject. No claim has as yet
been made for thq ships, but if it
should be presented, the United States
government will take the position
that tltlo to the ships was obtained
by President Wilson after the pas
sage of a special act of congress au
thorizing him to seize the ships. So
far as domestic law is concerned, our
government’s '‘rights to the ships is
Telephone company cese increasing
the rate for residence phones 25 cents
for each phone and allowing a 10 per
cent Increase for business phones pro
vided that the increase of the business
phones shall not be less than 25 cents
and not more than 60 cents.
for the return of those ships, the
American government finds nothing in
Washington. — President Harding
has taken his first important step to
ward solving the railway problem. He
has in effect asked ^he Interstate Com
merce Commission to reduce freight
rates. He didn't do so directly—-he
managed the thing very tactfully aad
diplomatically. For a President Isn’t
suppossed to ask the Interstate Com
merce Commission, which is a ques-
judicial body, to render any decisions.
Woodrow Wilson had some informal
conferences once with members of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and was severely criticised for trying
to Influence the commission to revise
rates.
President Harding adopted a much
more direct course and even bolder
course, which unquestionably will es
tablish a precedent and brush aside
for all times the technical criticism
that a President can't communicate
with the I: C. C. Mr. Harding walked
to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion building and told the members
that he recognized that , the commis
sion Is the rate-making agent of con
gress and that, inasmuch as he had
the official right to communicate to
congress any message he pleased, he
therefore felt free to oommunicate di
rectly with the agent of congress.
PRINCE HIROHITO
Heir te the Japanese throne who
received a tumultuous welcome on hie
vleK te England.
HH COTIF I3II.NMN
U. 8. Railway Labor Board Completes
Its Work of Scaling the Wages of
Employes of 104 Railroads.
Must Return Black’s Car.
Miami. Fla—Return to Harry Ft.
Francis Block, New York millionaire,
of hla private Pullman car, aeised in
Miami last March, when over 400
quarts of Intoxicating liquor were
found aboard it bv federal and state
officers, was ordered by the trial
court.
Suggestion to Japs by Britain.
Tokio—Great Britain. The Nlchi
Nichi declares has suggested that Ja
pan permit the Anglo-Japanese alll-
.. „ . ... .. ance to continue another year. The
h. V.rMllle. tr-aty which pormit. two MUon , d9flnUely n6g0tuu „
Germany to make such a claim as the aW _.
Berlin government, gave away all her
; rights to the ships in that treaty.
Secretary Hughes will instruct the
American representative on the repa
rations commission to express the
Errtsrvts of Ex-Ruesl»n States.
Helsingfors.—Poland will shortly
Invite representatives of Finland.
Lotvla. Estbonia and Lithuania to a
conference In Warsaw to discuss as
entente of all states formerly belong
ing to the Russian empire
for a revision 6t
newspaper says.
the' alliance, the
Chicago.—Wheat for* May delivery
made a sensational upward swing in
price as a result • of demand from
shorts who had waited until the last
of the month before fulfilling con
tracts. Little was for sale and the
market ran up 12 1-2 cents a bushel
to $1.82 as compared with finish.
The United States Railroad Labor
Board completed work on the decis
ion. cutting the wages of employes of
104 railroads. Eventually the new
rates to be established will apply to
every road in the country.
Advance estimates.of the slash to
be ordered by the board place ^e fig
ure somewhere between 10 and 15%.
A 10 per cent cut would subtract
some $300,000,000 from the nation’s
railway wage bill.
The decision, effective Joly 1. Just
14 months after the $<00,<KH).000 in
crease 6t last year took effect
Makes Bonds Legal Tender.
Washington.—Federal bonds would
be. made legal tender under a bill in
Refuses to Resign.
Fan Antonio, Tex.—Hugh H. Rob _
AmoH.an if onv claim ! ® rt,Km - halted FUtes district attorney j troduced iySenator Watson, demo-
■hoDld D« made for the Oeymma ,bh>t. * or «>• •«<«™ of T,x.. .D- c „ t . gdo^ who de^Ur-d the don
nounced he had refused a request of! eral Industrial and financial depree
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Senate Passes Relief Measure.
Washington.—Another farmers’ re
lief measure, the bill of Senator Cur
tis. republican, Kansas, to loan up to
$50,000,000 to federal farm loan banks
Attorney General Daugherty that he
resign.
Committee to Report Bill.
Washington.—The house judiciary
committee agreed to report out the
Police Were Ambushed.
Cork. Ireland—District inspector
Stevenson, a police sergeant and four
constables were killed and four offi
cers ▼ere seriously wounded when a
police patrol was ambushed, by 100
armed men at Carrowkennedy.
to distribute amoug farmers at not Volstead bill which would prohibit
more than 5 1-i per cent Interest, was M ] e Q f beer en physicians’ prescrip-
passed by the senate with assurances | t j on f or nBe by the sick
of early house approval.
sion to be due to contraction of the
circulating currency
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• King Boris to Visit us. . . ,
Sofia. Bulgaria-Premier Ftamhnli- <lr# * 8 ror D * a ‘
wski, of Rnlgarla. declared here King
Boris would vielt the United States
Salesman Shot by Young Girl.
Texarkana. Ark.—Claude Dunagan,
aged 35, clothing salesman, was shot
and killed by a 14-year-old girl, when,
according to the girl’s story to the po
lice, the man appeared at her bed
room window as she was about to un-
Psper Mill Striks Ended.
Green Bay, Wis.—The strike of 600
employes of the Northern Paper Mills
here was settled at a conference of
mill officials and union representa
tives, ft was announced.
Russia Helps Turkey.
Constantinople—I^arge quantitiee
of machine guns and cannon have
been received by the Turkish nation- during the coming autumn and that
alists from Russia. Gold aad silver he would accompany Boris,
bullion is also being sent into Asia
Minor by Russia and will be minted
by the Turkish nationalist govern
ment.
Siberian Revolt Spreads.
Peking.—The anti-bolshevik revolt
in eastern Siberia, which began with
Port of Petrogmd Ooened.
Riga.—A radio dispatch from Mos
cow said the port of Petrograd had
been opened.
Byng Offered Pest?
Montreal—Lord Byng, of Vlmy, has
the capture of Vladivostok and near-^ been offered the Governor-Generalship
by towns by troops formerly com-1 of Canada to succeed the Duke of De
manded by the late General Kappell. j vonshire, according to The Gazette.
Harvey Offers a Prize.
London. — The American Ambassa
dor, George Harvey, is offering a prise
of 25 pounds for an essay on the con
stitution of the United States. The
competition is open to undergraduates
of the University of London of liot
more than ten years' standing.
Senate Approves Amendment.
Washington. — Committee amend
men's to the
appropriations
Shipping Board were approved by the
senate.
has spread to Blagovestchenek, capi
tal of Amur province, it is said.
King George to Be Present.
Belfast —The News Letter says it
has learned ’’on very good authority
An official announcement of his k]>-
pointment may be exepeted in a few
days.
Only $5 Fire Loss.
Ft. Petersburg, Fla.—ATIow record
— v/uiuiai<.i.«e BiBonu- J th ^ t | B gjj probability King George will | for fire damage was established hers
deficiency hill granting y j glt neifaat for the purpose of open-1 in May. the loss amounting to five
of $76,040,000 to the rr fVw* TT1«f r> w rva vU o rrw*r» # 4e%
Unionists Get Fsrty Seats.
Belfast — With the election of P.
O'Neill, nationalist for Down, the Ul
ster parliament- It is made up of 40
JIaionists, six Sinn Feiners and six
Nationalists.
ing the Ulster parliament in state on
June 21.'
Transfer
Washington.
Oft Reserves. ’
President Harding
White House of Confederacy.
Montgomery, Ala —The first White an executive order transfer
House of the Confederacy, was dedl- ring the naval oil reserves from the
rated bore by the Sons and Daughters jurisdiction of the Navy Department,
of Dixie. [ —
To Abandon Yacht Race.
New York. — The trans-Atlantic
yacht race for the cup offered by King
Albert of Belgium, probably will be
abandoned this year because only two
boats have been entered.
dollars.
Release 1600 Prisoners.
Lisbon, Portugal.—About 1,500 roy
alist political prisoners nave been set lowest quotation on
Ssldisrs Killed in Ireland.
Cark. — Feur soldiers were killed,
and twelve mortally wounded, when
they were attacked while marching
fyom the Youghal barracks to the rifle
fan
inge.
Olympic Games at Paris.
Geneva.—The international Olynv
pic committee awarded the 15121 Olym
pic games to Paris. Amsterdam was
awarded the 1928 games.
Tide of Failures Recedes.
New York. -The tide of business
failures continues to recede slowly.
free under the vote of general amnes
ty for all such men pgssed by Parlia
ment on April 9.
Liberty 3'/ 2 s Drop.
New York.—Liberty 3 l-2s tax ex
empted bonds, dropped to $87.50, their
the stock ex
change. Other issues of that group
were also heavy.
American Woman Decorated.
Madrid. — King Alfonso decorated
Mrs. Joseph E. Willard, wife of the
American ambassador^ with fhe Or
der of Noble Dames of Maria Lt’lsa at
a dinner at the Americtn embassy.
Crew of Esperanto Rescued.
Halifax. N. S^-The crew of the
Gloucester schooner Esperanto was
Bone la. Governor of Alaska,
Washington.—Scott C. Bone, a for
mer Seattle publisher and who was
Race Clash In Oklahsma.
Tulsa, Okla.—Nine white men are
known to have been killed in the race
clash with Chief of Police Gustafson
estimating the negro dead as 65. In
addition, scores of whites and negroes
have been wounded.
Bakers Arrested In Chicago.
Chicago.—Five union bakers were
arrested when striking employes of a
«*° nb >-‘ h *«'ouo M . P - U b, lc « y m.D«;;,„rt;;
struts for May. These showed 1.3S3 ..... H 1Br e e naamg company were said to
Itdemendous ldss in lives
Leas of Property Through Flood and
Flame in Stricken City Estimated
«t $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.
Pueblo, Colo.—An 18-hoar reign of
terror in Pueblo is gradually coming
to an end.
National guardsmen, state rangers
and hundreds of civilian population
who escaped are now restoring order.
Nightfall finds the city at the mercy
of the elements, igjth bodies floating
nere and there on the ebbing waters.
The city is without gas, electric
lights or drinking water. The eastr
ern section of the city is isolated. The
business district is blackened and
charred with filthy water flowing in
and out of the ruins. People are ma
rooned in every section of the city
where they escaped death by climbing
to the roofs of tall buildings. Refu
gees are now housed in schools, the
courthouse and in churches. Hundreds
of persons, ignoring the warnings of
rising waters, were trapped in the
downtown sections and drowned like
rats when the flood of the Arkansas
and Fountain rivers broke over the
city.
Here are some of the outstanding
features of the Pueblo flood:
Death toll, 500 minimum, 2,000 max
imum. Estimates vary.
Martial law proclaimed with rang
ers and national guardsmen in control.
’ Two-thirds of city under water,
whole business section destroyed by
fire.
Property damage estimated $10,000,*
000 to $20,000,000.
filffltitMPUIFEIMUl
Club Bay Graduates From Membership
In Loos I Club to Goners I Lssdsr
and Purebred Hog Breeder.
Clem son College.—A good example
of the evolution of A club boy into a
leader of his comthuaity and of the
influence of such \ young man upon
parents end others Is found in the
case of G. T. Ligon, a Cherokee Cos*-
ty club boy, who is graduatiag from
club membership Into purebred hog
breeder and general leader in his com
munity.
Ounty Agent H. K. Sanders re
ports that young Ligon, though Just
nineteen years old, is now starting
out with three brood sows to raiso
purebred pigs to help develop the
purebred swine industry in his county
and section. Last year Ligon was in
the Chester County pig and corn clubs
and was successful in both. His com
was first in the county club work In
1920 and won second place in the
single-ear class at the big Pee Dee
Corn Show at Florence. He was beat
en in this show only by the man from
whom he secured his seed corn. He
used all of his 1920 prize money fa
both phases of the club work from
prizes won at the County Fair and at
the State Fair as well as at the Pee
Dee Corn Show to’ bny enough wire to
fence in about ten acres, whioh he is
now in process of making into a good
hog pasture. Sanders reports that
this enthusiastic young graduate of
club work says that he reports that
he is no longer young enough to stay
in club work but declares his inten
tion to be heard from in the adult
classes ih the local and state fairs.
Find Skeleton of Mastodon.
Arlington, Ore.—The complete skel
eton of a mastodon with tusks nine
feet long and twelve inches in diam
eter, has been discovered in the Butch
er Knife Canyon, four miles east of
here. All the bones have not yet been
unearthed, but it is believed to be a
complete specimen. Arlington citizens
plan to have the find exhumed and
brought here to be mounted and placed
on exhibition for automobile tourista.
Anderson.—Ernest Ashley, found
frailty of manslaughter for killing
Policeman and Deputy Sheriff Arthur
T. Hughes at the close of a political
meeting held in Honea Path August
24 of last yeah was sentenced to servo
ten years in the state ^nttentlary or
on the county chaingangr The sen
tence of the court was at first 11
years, hat an appeal was made to
Judge George E. Prince, presiding, te
reduce the sentence to ten years so
that bsil could be granted by the pre
siding Judge, pending an appeal.
Peace Delegation Hae Sailed.
New York—Ano'her American peace
delegation—this time composed entire
ly of women—is en route to another
peace congress in Vienna.
A delegation of forty American wo
men delegates to the convention of
the Women’s International League for
Peace and Freedom, headed by Jane
Addams, Chicago, sailed for Europe.
Cable Censorship to Continue.
Paris.—All cable messages sent from
Paris to the United States, Including
both newspaper dispatches and ordi
nary business cables, are still subject
to a form of government censorship.
Hen Lays Ostrich Egg.
San Jose, Cal.—Mrs. S. A. Hooe be
lieves that one of her Buff Orpington
hens has a streak of ostrich blood in
her veins. The hen has laid an egg
measuring six inches in circumference
and seven Inches in length. -
Chinese Educators In England.
London.—Commissioners appointed
by the Chinese government to study
the United States and European edu
cational systems have arrived is Lon
don. They have already made an ex
tensive tour of the United StaUi.
'v _ Claims Age as 121.
Fulton, Mo. — John'Johnson, aigre,
who claims he is 121 years old, is
blind. Johnson was born in 1799 and
t Is claimed that he has papers to bear
out his birth record.
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African Women Study Stylet.
London.—West African women will
eooa be wearing the latest English and
American fashions, for several native
girls are now in London studying
dressmaking.
etn>#ts for May. These showed 1,383
failures for the month, a decrease of
7.4 per cent.
terman Elsie, which had taken them
off Uie wreck of their craft
Hoover on Warehouse Receipts.
Washington.—Herbert Hoover, sec
retary of commerce, takes the position
Lewis H Machen Resigns.
Richmond. Va.—Lewis H. Machen _ ,
sent his resignation as federal prohi- that credit facilities of the govern-
bitlon d'rector for Virginia to David ment should be greatly extended in
H. Blair, commissioner of Internal Southern states, and that a warehouse
Revenue, to become effective on or be- receipt should pass as actual delivery
jm v m
fore June 7.
Reserve Banks to Lower Rates.
Washington—A movement for a
general lowering of bank rates will be
Initiated by the federal reserve banks
during the summer months, it was
officiafly announced.
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He Belfevee in Married Life.
Ridgefield. Wash.—“Wedding.JhbUs”
ring as merrily for the old as for the
young, says Pastor Andrew Jackson
Stover, of the Seventh Day Adventist
Church, who, et the ege of eighty-five.
templates his second adventure (n
matrimony »
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jof cotton.
To Reorganize Dry Forces.
Washington.—Early and complete ]
leorganlzation of the federal prohibi
tion unit is planned by the Internal
Revenae Bureau. Commissioner Bleir
announced. More efficient end lees
coetiy administration is sought
national committee in 1920 was nom
inated by President Harding tb‘ be
Governor of Alaska.
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Kelley's Ninth Homer.
New York.—George Kelly, of the
New York Nationals; made his ninth
home run of the season, tying with
Meusel, of the Philadelphia Nationals,
who knocked out his ninth circuit
clout ’
have threatened non-union men who
took their places.
tttnees of Prominent Lawyer.
Penescola, Pier—Hon. W. A. Blount,
president of the American Bar asso
ciation aad eeaior counsel for Ute
Florida East Coast railroad loft for
Baltimore. Md., where be will ueder-
go an operation.
May Materially Aid Farmers.
Washington.—Creation of a. $100,-
000,000 federal farmers’ export financ-
w . . j IS V , V'VVU OVMiaaWI 0 w d 1U
ing corporation to buy farm products the National Cemetery here by reta
in the United States end sell them
abroad is proposed in a bill Introduced
by Senator Norrte. .
Clyde Manning Gets Life Term.
Covington, Ga.—Clyde Manning, ne
gro farm boas tor John 8. Williams,
was convicted of murder in superior
court here and sentenced to life Im
prison meat—the seme saute nee puss-
led uooe Williams.
Twelve Theusand Acres Flood*).
Woodland, Wash.—Between 400 and
500 persons, farmers and their fami
lies, were beleved to have escaped
to safety, as the result of warning giv
en when a dike near here prottttlhs
e reclaimed farm area of 12,000 acres
broke under pressure of flood waters.
Half Confidence In Hun Cabinet.
Berlin.—The Wirth cabinet, which
has set for itself the task of begin
ning .payment of reparations to the
Allies, was given a vote of semi-con
fidence by the reichstag.
Britain Faces Red Revolution.
Many Graves Decorated.
Winchester. Va. — The graves of
over 5,000 soldiers were decorated in
raae of the Confederate and world
wars.. ..
Of Internattcnal Significance.
Washington.—The national capital's
memorial ceremonies for American
war dead were colored by a new
touch of international significaace et
sTvlcee held la Arlington Cemetery
under the lend of President Harding
i Memorial day.
London.—Lenin, the agent of Ger
many, whe was sent to Russia with
ten million dollars of German money
with which to remove Russia from ne
war, is today working in the interests
of Germany by attempting to spread
revolution in England.
Camden.—The body of Lieut iy.
Bratten Delteach. Jr, which has been
resting In Tout France, since 1918.
arrived in Camden to be laid to rest
in the Camden remetery. It wae
taken to the home of the parents. Ms.
and Mrs. W. Bratton DeLoach, Sr.
Members of the' Kershaw Guards.
First Bouth Carolina infantrv. and the
James LeRoy Belk post of the Ameri
can Legion formed a guard of honor.
Orangeburg. — O. W. Land. Leroy
Benton and J. B. Herring, white pris
oners at the Orangeburg county JalL
escaped in what turned out to be an
easy manner. When the county jailer
awoke to make hie rounds he found,
all of the jail doors open except the
one to the negro cell and soon found
out that the three prisoners werw
gone.
Williston.—The boll weevil ha»
made its appearance In this commu
nity and is doing considerable dam
age. Cotton from the farm of O. A.
Kennedy about eight inches tall has
all the huds completely destroyed.
Every stalk had weevils on it
Newberry*—The chamber of com
merce received 100,000 Puerto Rico
potato* plants from Jessup, Ga.. which
had been ordered by farmers from al
most every section of the county,
through the chamber for planting.
Practically every p’ant had been tak
en and carried home.
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Union.—A three million gallon set
tling basin has been completed at the
standpipe and the water was turned
in the basin. This wKl give Union u
large supnly of water at all times.
The surroundings have been beauti
fied and a neat iron fence placed
around it.
Spartanburg.—With his heart on
his right side, his liver on his left side,
and various other internal orghns sit
uated in portions of the anatemy just
opposite to thoee ordinarily accepted
ss the proper locations for such or-
■rans, a prominent citizen of Spartan
burg county is causing local physi
cians and surgeons much thought.
Governor Did Not Reach Puebljf^
Colorado Springs.—Governor Shoup
was forced to return to Denver after
making two unsuccessful attempts to
reach Pueblo. Flood waters droye the
Governor and his party back.
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Married In College ChapeL
Washington. — Miss Jennie Mattax
Sutherland of Washington and Bur-
dett MeKendrie AsbtH of Atlanta are
the first and only couple ever married
in the chapel of Gaucher college, Bal
timore. The groom la a native ol
North Carolina. •
Marines Facing Court Martial.
Charleston.—As a result of armed
men aoTvearing at the county jail, at
about 1:30 o’clock to , ‘get ,, Wilson
G’V'cu. -a negro, who K under arrest
charged with seriously wounding
Frank Urban, a marine, some nights
ago, eight sea Roldlers are locked up
the Charleston navy yard U. S. M.
C 4 barracks, charged with being ab
sent without leave and with conduct
to the prejudice and good order of
the service. This means that, they
w<11 face a general court martial In
the next few days.
Struck In Head by Axe.
Chekter^—Neal Williams, one of
CHester’s most highly esteemed and
Tyjnu’ar young men. the son of Mr.
»*'d W. T. Williams is In a very grave'
condition as thie result of haring been
in the head by ah axe. He was 1
a poet at his home on York
-♦reel whi’e a negro was driving H
into the rronnd when the axe accident
ly flew off the handle 1 and plowed Its
wav into his skull for a distance of
over an inch. His skull H *ev«retv
fractured. He was much
iy Ides of blood
iHfer