University of South Carolina Libraries
\ \ COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COM- MERGE DECIDES TO STAGE GALA EVENT. MIMMUGH MADE Will Be Same Spectacular Event That Delighted Thousands of Visitor* Last Year. Columbia—Palmafesta, an occaaion of merrymaking, display and Jollity to which all South Carolina looks for ward with pleasant anticipations, will be staged in Columbia about the mid dle of April, according to a decision arrived at the meeting of the direc tors of the Columbia chamber of com merce. John L. Mimnaugh, well known mer chant of Columbia, was elected gen eral chairman of Palmafesta and was promised the cordial support and co operation of the members of the board. At a former meeting of the board It had been decided not to have Palma festa this year on account of condi tions, but James M. Green reported that 96 citizens had signed a petition that Palmafesta be put on again this year and had agreed to put up $100 each to meet any deficit that might arise. Mr. Green estimated that Palm afesta this year would cost approxi mately $16 000. After the matter had been discussed at length James O. Holmes moved that the chamber of commerce put on Palmafesta In April and that John L. Mimnaugh he made general chairman. This motion was paased Palmafesta this year will be the same spectacular event that delighted thousands of visitors last year; there will be numerous attractions and dis plays with a style show, street pa rades and queens from the counties. The details have not yet been worked oat. hnt the committees will he ap pointed at once and plpns will be pushed forward to completion rapidly, la a short time a meeting of cltixeas Will be held pt the court house at which plans will be discussed In de tall Raorpanlxlng Can nary at Grsanwood. Greenwood—Plans for a cannery to operate here on a large scale are be ing drawn and actual work will begin within the next ten days, according to Q. Allen Banka, president of the Dixie Land company, whose firm has or- gaaised the Greenwood Cannery com-, pany with a capitalisation of fSO.OOO. Under the plana being perfects! by the local cannery, machinery will be Installed for canning all sorts of veg etables. fruits, berhea and sweet po tatoes A large potato curing house will be operated in connection with farmers to grow vegetables for the cannery and the promoters declare that It will he one step In assisting farmers to diversify and plant other crops than cotton Takes Frsnch Lsavs. Chester—Osle Gore, a very desper ate negro. In some unaccountable way managed to get a hack saw and sawed his chains loose from his legs and made his get away from the Chester county chalngang A $60 reward has been offered for his apprehension. Several years ago he was shot through the head by a Charlotte police officer at Charlotte, while a number of years ago he was shot through the mouth at Tampa. Fla., while in trouble there. Gaffney Proposes to Cut Expenses. Gaffney.—The members of the town council of Gaffney held a meeting and discussed some of the policies for the coming term The salaries of all the officials will he cut. and the police force will be reduced to four men At the request of Mayor R. A. Jones, mayor-elect, "his salary will be reduced $100 per year. While the reductions are not drastic, it will result in a considerable saving to the town. Asked as to the personnel of the police force which will be elected by the new coun cil, a member said that it was not dis cussed in the meeting, and that this matter would he decided later. County to Borrow Money. Greenwood.— For the first time In the history of Greenwood county, the annual county loan has been awarded to a bank outside the city of Green wood, the Bank of Ninety-Six hav ing been the lowest bidder on the loan for the coming fiscal year. The Bank of Ninety-Six offered to loan the coun ty $80,000 at one fodly-seventh of one per cent, or p total of $17.02. Fif ty thousand of this amount was for school purposes, and will enable the schools of the county to run their nor mal terms. Hamilton, Ont —County Judge Snider released Matthew Bullock, American negro, who was held at the request of Unfled States au- tohrltles for extradition to Norlina, N. C., where he Is wanted on a charge of attempted murder. The southenf’state refused to send wit nesses to Canada to testify in ex tradition proceedings. r - , The Judge ruled when Bullock was re arrested two weeks ago that witnesses must be produced by North (Carolina to establish a prlma facie case against the negro, Gov ernor Morrison, of North Carolina, refused to send witnesses and the judge held that affidavits submit ted by the United States consul were not sufficient proof of the, prisoner’s guilt. FURTHER CUT IN ARMY PREDICTED THE HOUSE SUB COMMITTEE PRO POSES FURTHER SLASHING OF BUDGET. ARMY CIRCLES ARE WORRIED Would Reduce Enlisted Strength to 115,000 Men and Officers to «• ^ Eleven Thousand. MARTIN HEARD BY COMMITTEE ALABAMA POWER CO. .WOULD SPECIALIZE IN HYDRO-ELEC TRIC POWER. Its President Promises Enough Power to Industrialise Territory 800 Miles in Diameter. Washington—Development of hydro electric power sufficient to industrial ize a territory 800 miles in diameter, with center based on Muscle Shoals, Ala., was promised the house miliury jf or the army and the rest for non-mill- committee by Thomas W. Martin, the tary work, such as Improvements to president of the Alabama Power com rivers and harbors, pany, ‘in the event congress accepts Concern was expressed in army cir- Washington. — At least $50,000 000 and possibly $60,000,000 will be slash ed from the budget estimate for tne war department by the house appro priations subcommittee which j.s framing the army appropriation bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, members of the sub-committee predicted. The measure, they added, not only will provide that the enlisted strength of the army be reduced from its pres ent strength of 137,000 ts> 11S.OOO men on July 1, but that the number of of ficers be limited to 11,000 as compared with the present strength of 12,900 on the active list. W’ar department estimates were re vised and pared down by the budget bureau to approximately $363,000,000 for the coming fiscal year, of this amount $293,000,000 being requested STEPS FROM FEDERAL BENCH AFTER 1/ YEARS OF SERVICE. Chicago. — With a tear In his eye, but an unfaltering step, Kene- saw Mountain Landis walked from the federal building a private citi zen after 17 years as federal judge. The famous jurist, who recently resigned, will -devote his time to the position of baseball commis sioner. The judge showed the greatest emotion when reporters presented him with a signed testimonial wishing him luck, saying he was “taking the life of the Joint away,’’ and that they would *always re member him as an “honest-to-God man and a judge with the right kind of backbone.” After reading it the judge swung his big chair around so the report ers could not see him and when he turned bkek five minutes later his cheeks and eyes glistened with tears. Judge Landis will leave in about 10 days for a" tour of the southern major league training camps. FOR LACK OF FUEL H»STJ(|EPWELL HOUSE APPROPRIATldVl COMMIT TEE CUTS FUEL DEFICIENCY BILL TO BONE. POLICY" OF ADMINISTRATION Naval Officials Regard Situation at oerious. But Secretary Denby Declines to Comment. UPHOLDS THE STATE COURT WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE IS UPHELD BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Washington.—Necessity of tying up every ship in the navy for lack of • fuel to permit operation faced the j navy department as an immediate pos sibility, due, to action of the house ! appropriations committee in report ing out a deficiency item of $6,200,000 for naval fuel to be used during the remainder of the fiscal year. The sum is about one-half of the original fuel deficiency .estimate submitted by the department. As drawn by the committee, the bill does not provide for an additional appropriation but merely authorizes the department to spend money it might be able to take from other cur rent appropriation^ for fuel up to the limit set. Naval officials are known to regard the situation as fterious^although Sec retary Denby refused to authorize any | comment on the action of the commit- Washington.—The constitutionality | tee. There were indications, however, of the woman's suffrage, or Test Case Came From the State of Maryland—Justice Brandies Ren ders Unanimous Decision. 19th.' ,hat orders must go forward to all the offer of that company for the pur-jciB, over the prospective forced re- amendment was sustained bv the su- part8 ° f navy a,moal ‘ mme * chase and development of the govern- durtion of the regular establishment. ’ diately under which no ship would be ment owned steam and water power Both Secretary Weeks and General 1 preme courl ,n * unanimous decision permitted to operate under steam for projects at the shoals. Bershing appearing recently before the r ** nd * red by Justice Rrandela. j the remainder of the (Deal year, unless Thorough studies had been made subcommittee urged that provlaion be The challenge came from the state ' a ^ m l D ** ,ra U° n officials were success- of power markets within a radius of made for an army of 150.000 men and of Maryland where Oscar Leser and ful ,n ,nrfut ln * congress to make more 100 miles of Muacle Shoals. Mr. Mar- the sub-committee In deciding upon others sought to prevent the registra- Provisions, tin said, and appllcatlona for power 11.000 as the maximum number of of- tloo of two women as qualified voters " hlle the navy department has au- s I ready filed with the power company fleers has disregarded the recommen- in Baltimore. Leser and his aaao- ,hort, J r under existing law to create convinced him there was need for de-idation of General Pershing who out- elates contended that the conatitu- ' 1eflc, * Br, cs as an emergency matter, veloping Muscle Shoals and dlstriftut* I lined plans for “weeding out’* ineffi- .tion of Maryland limited suffrage to il *" ,hat policy of the ad- Ing the power throughout that section clent officers to bring the force down men; that the legislature of Maryland n,,nl ** ralton *• sgslnst that practice of the country. His company was pre- to 12.000 In the expectation of them had refused to ratify the woman's “ nd th * 1 rotary Denby proposes to pared to serve the public, functioning Increasing the officer personnel to 14.- suffrage amendment, and that the expenditures of his department as a public utility regulated by federal 000 by commissioning officers In the amendment had not become n part of ot »PProprlations. If It and state laws, be added, and deliver Junior grades. t h* federal constitution The Mary- P 0 " a,bl * 10 *° powe- In emergency canes ton grantor A reduction of the army to 115.000 land state courts sustained the i® Pro^nting the fuel defldency til- distance by relay systems. enlisted strength. It wan pointed out amendment nation to the sub-committee on naval •Development of Mnecls Rhonls.’ ** department officials, would mean ^ conl#Dtl o B that an amendment ^i^S^TiMTe^tm^tr'for Mr Martin asserted. “Is the last op- ^ ac ;“ a, '* r * ct,Te ,orr * of ,Utl# mor * to the federal constitution relating U>! portualty the public will have In the th *» 1<* 000 »«. as the regular tam-j ftdduloM to ^ Hectomte cannot be stelT^L J!d ^'tbe territory south and west of these to oy **’ J° •*P , Gng enlistments, re- made without the consent of the state, d-n- lo |vn ( H»oooo riit hv obtain hydro-electric power. If Muscle f™ 11 «mlnlng and other conditions. thc d |apoaed of by reference to ^ ii-mo non' X Shoals Is withdrawn from public ner •‘eeps about 10<mm. mf . B on the average t||# 1Sth o|> >ufrra j e amend ()f |h , tiiooonoo was Vice. It will rot be possible to meet continuously out of the active ranks meilt th , t -on. r annot be for flJtll WM natural markets for power at remote ' 1 *** * * f ^ fuel, and Mr. Den i valid and the other Invalid. * It point- ....... .w t . points and probably not even Memphis) Woe* Appoints* to Succssd Hays. ^ oUi th-t th< . v . ndUjr of fh . I5th ^ ( P , t year, tho total fuel bill Ith energy to meot Washington Dr. Hubert Work, first amendment had been recognised for " h ™ .assistant postmaster general, was half , t aniaT7 |throughout the ran be supplied existing demands ’• assistant Representative Greene, republican. " ora, ®®<^ President Harding and Vermont, contrasted the power com ^ PO« l*nnv's proposal with the offer sub- ^ aat * r mittod by Henry Ford Under the 1st Hays, resigned. He succeeds Will H. ter. Mr Green* believed, much of that ^ ‘ na, of power I —i, .. ... . _ * the legislatures from ratifying, could the 1922 year created at the shoals would be “ n ° ^ entertained, the court st.ted used In the manufacture of fertilizer, I **"'** *' n * 0 * ,t because the state legislatures derived parts for sntomoblle. and other com-' ,he on ' c * * ,h * *"*•***• retlrs- Constdering New Plan. Washington. — Klimlnatlon of the cash feature of the soldiers' bonus bill, but under a plan which would en able former service men to obtain The iauiaining objection that the f undi f rom banks on adjusted service ^ . ,, . their power In such matters from the modules by s private roncern. The 01 * lr Hajr * **• *•** constitution, which “trans- question was. he said, whether the ^ * aao ^ . cends any limitations sought to be Ford or Alabama offer, would best . Th<l '<>® '*e poto^donn to ^ of , (Ut ,~ serve the public policy, adding th.t ^ fnersl.hlp will leave ^ ^ M aia the position of first and second as- . nr.iv I .Ion in it. nronoul for fnnlllinr pontmirtrr gonrrnti to bn <111- ln t rnnolbtioM of TenonMne nod nnrttftcnlni Irnmndlnteljr after they nrodm-Mon 0 -d E II Sh.u,bnn..y. who ... w |. Vlrfl.to ..re Inopnrntlrn. bn- „„ )m1iM „ „„„„ ron . ld „. tlo „ ^ ' ond assistant postmaster general, hav- ‘* u *® a ^°P te< ^ ,n violation **|*_|**^ majority members of the house ways Ing lost bis life In the Knirkerbocker * H,a i lr c procedure In those states, may an( j mean> committee aa a possible Augusta Trunk Factory Burns*. theater disaster. * har * b *® n rondered "immaterial, the n1 ,n„ of the que8tton Augusta, On—Fire breaking out Ini - . dwlared. by the subsequent rat-j The tAgk or wor | cln(f tilf , p| an Seaboard Air Line Seeking Loan. .ifleation of the amendment by Cotanec- was assigned to a special sub-commit- In c hecking up the loss the dam-j The Seaboard Air Line put in latures of 36 states, the amendment ige was variously estimated at from blanket application under which It not-! to ^ ,ntent8 and Purposes had be- Boonton N j _ $150,000 to $200,000, with the latter the commission that It needed rome a P art constitution. As j{]j nKier go. and figure believed to be nearer a true es large sums of money, the total not be- Tennessee and West Virginia Sad pow Kll t,n,ate - Ing given, but an amount of $14,000,000 er to ratif y- and had officiallv notified thelr home near here by their two The Augusta trunk factory and John being mentioned as a likely requisite secretary of state that they had children^ who awoke at the sound of R Jones’ tailoring house, just above t 0 continue operations and extend its j done s ?’ tbe * r art ' on was bi ® ,n F a 8 hot. A revolver clutched in Kling- the trunk factory, were wiped out. as u neB upon the secretary, and upon being 2er , 8 hand le( , p ro g ecutor Mill8 t0 be . w'ell as a number of offices in the cen tral part of the building Two Clerks Robbed on Street Car. Norwegian Steamer is Sinking. Boston. — The Norwegian freight steamer Grontoft was reported sink- Covington, Ky. — Three bandits in K about 500 miles southeast of Cape | New York.—Creditors of Robert H. boarded a street car and. at the point Race in radio messages received here. Ingersoll & Bros., bankrupt makers of certified by that official had become conclusive upon the eburts. Ingersoll Property to be.Sold. of guns, robbed two clerks connected with the First National Bank at Lud low, Ky., of a . satchel ” containing $7,000. Parker Likes Cake. Greenwood.—The local post of the American legion is making an effort to learn the name of the maker of angel food cake which was placed on board MarshaKForh*'s train when it passed through Greenwood December : a duplicate of!he cake .being sought by the wife of Alton T. Parker, nation al American Legion executive commlt- taeman. who helped eat the cake. In • letter to the local post. Mrs. Parker Aeclarsd her cook has gone crazy at tempting to make an angel food cake the om her husband ate Rate For Veterans. Memphis, Tjnn.—A Tate of one fare for the round trip has been made for the annual reunion of the United Con federate Veterans at Richmond, Va., June 20 to 23, by the Southeastern Passenger association. It was an nounced by railroad officials here. The old rate was a cent a mile, which has Her lifeboats had been smashed, the ! “the dollar watch," authorized the steamer West Kebar reported. The trustees to sell the company at pub- steamer Estonia was proceeding to 111c sale April 10 unless an offer of at their assistance. . ' ^ I least $1,500,000 Is received. lieve the man shot his wife and thpn committed suicide. • Reproclty Act Not to be Revived. Washington. — William S. Fielding, who came to Washington several days . Noisy Welcome for German Liner. New Yorlc^—Hobokfen’s waterfront took on a holiday aspect on the ar- ago In the interest of a general tariff rival of the North German Lloyd pas- reciproclty agreement between the senger liner Seydlitz. the first of that United States and Canada, has been ; company’s vessels to resume trans- advised by congressional leaders that! Atlantic service to thie port since Au- congress does not look with favor at gust, 1914. The liner was accompa- j this time on such an agreement. | nled from quarantine to her pier by a Mr. Fielding has been in confer- tug,.bearing a reception committee of been granted the veterans for 3JT yeartf,' ence on the subject with Chairman , seseral hundred persons. will not be effective this year. The Fordney of the house ways and means The liner brought 117 passengers time limit of reunion tickets has also committee, who expressed unalterable and flew the black, white and red of been reduced, from 30 days to about 10 days, It is stated. Find Gold on Tennessee Farm. Knoxville, Tenn.-—A reliable corres pondent at Harrlman. Tenn., reports the finding of gold In paying quanth ties on the farm of W. M. Poland. In Roane county. Last summer Mr. Po land discovered Qiutrtr* ©ir his farm and. taking some of the surface ore. opposition to putting into force the 1911 reciprocity act. Home of General Lee Bought. Cape May, N. J.—The former home the German merchant marine of pre war days. Working Women Opposed to Measure. Washington.—A committee from the Women’s Trade Un^ion League asked Honors Memorv of Late Members. Washington—The house held memo-' of Getr. Robert E. Lee. commander#of, rial services for two of Its members the Confederate army, was purchased who died during the last year—Wil-jPresident Harding for administration by Leonard H. Davis, president of thejliam E. Mason. representaUve at large, suppojj'of, their opposition ta-thecon- Progressive league of this .pity. urom-Illinois.'and Samnel M Taylor stitutional amendment proposed by Mr" Davis announced tbat~he would of * the Slxtji Arkansas dtstrlet. J the. National Woman’s Party to re leave intact the war relics and an- Representative Charles W Taylor, move alleged legal disabilities of wo- had an assay which it is claimed show- tiques in the old mansion, but would a son of the late renreeent’tlVe. who men. ed the presence of gold to the extent restore parts of the building to con- was ele *ted to All the unexoired terra. The committee, which was headed of $907 91 to the ton. Since then Mr.! form with the architecture of the pe- presided over the. exeroises in mem- by Mrs. Raymond Robins, of Chicago. Poland has driven a “drift’’ of 100 feet riod in which It was bullt-^-more than or/ of his father. Representative told the President that the alleged dts into the ridge. Assays of ore taken 100 years ago. Tha property was pur- .lames R Mann of Illinois presided abilities could be removed only by from this drift are said to show gold chased from the estate of the late during delivery of speeches eulogizing specific measures and "not by blanket »« the value of $1,900 to the ton. {Albert Hughes. .Mr Mason. legislation. » trunk factory here, at a point less ^ than 200 feet from where the disas- Waakington—Railroad flnanclng pn)- t,cut and Vermont The contention ^ wh , ch WM appolllted b y what is trous conflagration of November. 1921. posa]* crowded the flies of the inter-, wa8 d,Bpo * ed of - ® owever - °® a br ° ad described as “unanimous consent” af was checked, ate Its way through the gtate commerce commission, due to Hr * r °und. lb * rourt stated, ad ng ^ majority members had failed heart of the Montgomery building, a the ending of the period during which that the secretary of state avl ®K 18 ‘ to agree on any method of financing three-story structure near the center carriers are allowed to apply for “ u * d a Proclamation of the ratiflea- the cagh paymen t of the 700 block of Broad street. government loans t,on of the amend 1 ®* 1 ®* b y * h « legis- Kilts Wife; Then Suicides. The bodies of Henry his wife, Catherine, 56. were found on the kitchen floor of 25 000 Out of Work. Tokio.—Navy department orders to stop construction on eight capital ships in four dock yards, as a result of the Washington agreement, thre\ 25,000 workers out of employment, ac cording to the Osahi. Should Read Thi» Letter £ from Mrs. Enrico * . - .i Chicago, Illinois.—‘I took Lydia K Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for » *■ "isenous trouble. *. jhikd tried doctors and all said the same—aa operation. At first I only felt the pain oa my left side.but later I seemed to feel it on both sides. I am a power sewing-ma chine operator and have a little girl to support. I work in a tailor shop and that* line of work has been very slack this year and I am home part orthe tu«e. I do not like to take any chances, so I consulted my friends, and one lady said, *Take Lydia Pmkham a medicine/ so I did. I have felt better right along and am in good enough healta to go to work. I recommend your Veg etable Compound and Sanative Wash to all.”—Mrs. Mary Enrico, 469 N. Car penter St, Chicago, Illinois. Often the mother is obliged to support her children and good health ia neces sary. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is just the medicine you can depend upon. It is a medicine for wo men’s ailments and the relief it brought Mrs. Enrico it may bring to you. Keep well by taking Lydia E. Piz •table Compound. Hnkham’z Veg- Dorit cough. T HE violent paroxysms of coughing soon eased by Dr. King’s New Diwovery. Fifty years a standard remedy for colds. ( hildren .ike it. No harmful drugs. All druggists, 60c. Dr. King’s New Discovery For Colds and Coughs Make Bowala Normal way is the wav of Dr. Ki gently and firmly regulating eliminating the intestine waste. At all druggists. 25c. YX PROM.PT' WON'T GK1PZ. Dr. Kinffs Pills Natures ng’s Pills— [ the bowels, clogging to keep them under necessary steam The suggestion that several of the | a port would amount to $12tMfi*fi. SC states which ratified the 19th which would leave the navy only amendment had provisions in their $l,l$0,000 for operations under wny state constitutions which prohibited aa against $12,500,000 requested for Th« Day Aftsr Gomorrah. L*d ft" slaves j—Here, jr«*u ! Tako thU whtsJbsrrow nnd <*h<ivel mid bring •l••tlg that pillar of salt tny wife turned Into. We’ll use her ill tlie P c crenru fneefer.—Life. ACHES AND PAMS- StOAITS GETS’EM! A VOID the misery of racking pa Have a bottle of Sloan's Li in. mi- ment handy and apply when you first feel the ache or peua. It Quickly eases the pain and send* • feeling of warmth through the aching part. Sloan's Ltntmcru pimetraMt Wilkout rubbtni. Fine, too, for rheumatism, neuralgia, •datica, sprains and strains, stiff joints, lame back and sore muscles. For forty years pain’s enemy. Ask ’TSf rty ye hbor. druggists—J5c, 70c, $1.40. SIO Liniment Should Commission Middies. Washington.—Rear Admiral Wilson, superintendent of the Naval Academy, told the house naval committee that all of the 541 members of the first class to be graduated fu June ought to receive their commission as of- fleefs. .. _ In advocating this action, the ad* miral declared a speedy decision should be made by congress because of the uncertainty among the midship men as to their future and the effect on their morale byj-eason of agitation of the question.——- CIms Y*«r CmosUsIm of pimples. I •cm and other faoial diafiffuraoient. Um freely Dr. Hobeoe'e Ecsema Oint ment Good for eczema, itching akin, •nd ether akin troubles. One of Dr. Hobeon'i Family Remedies. DrHobson’s Eczema Ointment BABIES LOVE m VMSIOTS SVMIP ns West.’ end CUdree’. Renlster Pleasant to give—pleasant to toke. Guaranteed purely veg. . •tableand absolutely harmless. It quickly overcomes colic, diarrhoea, flatulency and other lika disorder*. The open published formula appears on label. AlAUDnsggUt THE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidneys-Heart-Liver Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's stand ard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles— C0LDMEDAL % Tha National Remedy of Holland lot contones and endorsed by Quaan VViihM- mina. At all druggists, three aUaa.