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THE PKOH E. miyrtn.. ». c CUMBER SEASON GUIS TO CLOSE BLACK VILLE 3MJP8 OVER TWO HUNDRED CAR LOADS FROM CROP. PRICES WERE SATISFACTORY On« Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Brought V> Farmers By Season's Yield. tin persons killed AND FIFTY INJURED. Berlin.—Ten perosns were kill ed and fifty Injured In th* explo •Ion that wrecked a Belgian troop train near Duisburg, according to reports received here. l Belgian military authorities Im mediately arrested several hUh officials at Duisburg, including a representative of the Mayor. They are her as hostages pending an investigation to fix blame for Lhe explosion. Traffic over the railroad was immediately prohibited by mili tary order. Blaekville.—Blackvllle has just clog- id one of the most remarkable cucum ber seasons from many points of view, she has ever had. This has been its best cucumber season. Two hundred an* rairty-two cars were shipped from here this season us compared with 183 last. Possibly the best price ver paid was given this season. They brought as high as $0 per crate at the track for the farmers and sold as high as $6 to $10 at the markets. It is estimated that the crop brought the farmers here from $100,- UOU to $2©O.OUO. There were more buyers here this saaion than ha* ever been known be fore and then cucumbers were hauled h - re from miles around and sold Tfcey were brought her from Bamberg Denmark. Olar, Oman Fairfax. Kline. rLrnwell. Meynra Mill. Dunlmrtna. W lllilstnw. Klko and many other point* In one instance they • ere h'ought here from a dlatanre of 13 mile* making a 44 mile haul fur de livery ll ta remarkable the money that aorte •mall potrhea even hare brunghl In their owner* In owe tnatanie a farmer hamght a good ait'4 farm tael fell end tmM for •« vlth >te rm ■WMW RESERVE MRO WONT HANDLE CHECKS DRAWN ON BANKS CHARGING EX- • „ I CHANCE. WILL SEIZE LIQUOR SKIPS STEP IS DECIDED UPON IN EN FORCEMENT OF SUPREME COURT'S DECREE. THE COLLECTION OF FEES Will Charge to Handle Checks Endora- tesued By Banks ^Refusing to Remit at Par. er or Will Not Stop at Confiscating Ships But Will Arrest Captains of Liners Bringing in Whiskey. Washington.—Extending the scope of their par collection arrangement, the federal reserve board, in a ruling announced, prohibited the federal re serve banks in the future "from re ceiving on deposit or for collection” (hecks drawn on banks which de mand a fee for collections. By TEN DEAD. MANY HURT IN TORNADO. Abrrdenn. S D ■ were said to have scores of others when a torndo laid -Ten persons perished and were injured waste a wide stretch of prosperous farming coun try for forty miles in the vicinity of Hccder and Hettinger, N. .D., Adams county, Sunday evening, according to word received here. MANY WIRES BROKEN DOWN IOWA, MINNESOTA AND WISCON SIN SUSTAIN BIG LOSSES IN PROPERTY. BOILDIRG COSTS TO DEGUNE SOON SPEAKERS TELL REAL ESTATE MEN AT CONVENTION IN jf „ CLEVELAND. 1INES TO ADDRESS ACTIVITY SOON TO FOLLOW Statistician Also Forecasts Some De pression For General Business; Study of Quest.onnaires, Cleveland—Predictions of falling Tremendous Damage is Caused in New! prices in the cost of building and a York By Terriffic Storm; Farm ’general real estate activity were made by speakers at the opening ses- - s.on of the 16th annual convention of the National Association cf Real Es tate Boards here. The convention, Lands Hit Hard. cjuired the banks to make a collection vices from other sections of the north- Washingtoo.—The government pre pared to take the extreme step, in en forcing the supreme court ban against llguor imports, of seiting ships which bring io intoxicating beverages wheth er Ln cargo or under foreign govern ment's custom s.-als. Coatlnued if not studied violation of the-court's derision by sn Increasing : number of foreign vessels entering I Xew York wltk large quantities uf beverage liquors under seals. It was tsld. apparently made necessary tbe drastic penalty of selsare. n«t oaly of tbe roatralmad beverage, bat of the ships .themselves ilffutal* declared privately that the present practice - .mid not be tolerated much boater sad si .pa la laveh* the eatream pea allies af the YeUiead ect e*rt aaid Mtgh geversm* nf at a St. Paul.—Reports of a severe storm in southeastern Minnesota, south-, ,. . ■ .. western Wisconsin and northeastern however, sa to 0 1 > arges ga the same ruling, the board re- Iowa trickled in over shaky wires. Ad- erinK of buslIieas J -) en „ l r ^‘ s , yc ‘ ar ' t at ' 1 | traded approximately .7.600 delegates from tbe I'nited States and Canada. Basing his conclusions on question- _ . , . „ w ' naires issued to all real estate boards to areas affected by atmospheric dis- turhanecs which took a toll of nearly a score of lives and hundreds of thou- charge not exceeding one-tenth of one per cent on checks "which hear tbe endorsement of, or are drawn by or emanate from any non-member bank” which refuses to remit at par. west told of clear, cool weather. This was expected to aid in bring.ng relief With the announcement, the hoard Mods of dollors in property damage. •ft dtMR# ••d tbe Rif ^§1 Ml r%4 t%9 m t< p* Recoi Mery in uf lb# nastee e % M . *y#Si«d l# 1 IftSvlRR hm eSWRR !• rrwerml • # • <fff m h mm if *# »sr*j f v ffRikttaR • •• t* pm # MRyMH B^g Sb ••• bead 4r*H« 1 MMMi lR || •* fftV • K wPHf tff : #'% •* le> ftt* r RfRgRMe im issued * formal statement of Its pol icy respecting tbe par clearance of checks In which It declared that banks which did not participate In the par collection arrangement should not be allowed to beneBt from it. Tbe arrangement, tbe statement asserted, la entirely voluntary Mut based upon a system of mriprorlty and. la view of tbe recent dec la Ion of tbe supreme court on tbe q nest Ion tbe board said. It la certain tbe federal reserve banka manat pay etrbaage In et plain lac Its poaitmn. tbe banrd said it regarded tbe r real lea «T tbe* reserve eyaiem as In tbe it steal af aft eammeevta! asd baaktng eeigbUdb meats af ibe ewawty addtag tbat tbe membership ef tbd avaiem neu nam leant The latest storm apparently center ed in the vicinity of Dakota. Minne sota and Lacrosse. Wls.. and alto hit points In Iowa, including Marquette. Scores of telephone and telegraph poles were awept down and t ommuni- cat Um with the district la difficult No reports of Injuries or loss of life have been received Tbe eretion hardest bit by storm— Bowman and Adame counties, in by the national association in May, Melvin L. Morse, real estate statisti cian of Wellesley Hills. Mass, also forecast some depressions for general business. He predicted no general crash, howevtr. but a gradual decline of business in a aeries of stupa "The demand lor new buildings at iommandsr Luther K- An nounces Tantat.va Program Meeting. Spartanburjf.—A-uther K. Brlcn. 41 jander of the South Carolina de£ >* nent of the American legion, an- iounced the tentaf-'e program of the Iftb annual state convention to !)• xeld in Grenville on July 4 and 5. Tnu tonvention will open at 9:30 a. m. on July 4 with a joint meeting of the egion and the legion auxiliary. The iddress of welcome will be delivered >y Major William F. Robertson, com- nander of Post No. 3, Greenville. The principal addresses of thC first tession will be made by Maj. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans’ bureau, and Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, president of-ihe na- .ional organization the American P' ►vts nearly te need ih« r< ts peopl Legion auxiliary. During the after noon, the delegates will enjoy a base ball game and an athletic meet. At 8 p. m. a buffet supper and dance will be given in the Textile hall. Thursday, the second day of the convention, will be given over to busi ness in the morning, reports of com- Ti it tees being heard principally. A barbecue at the United States Veter- ms' Hospital No. 2G. situated a few miles from Greenville will take place •t 2 p. m. and 3 o'clock the delegates will assemble to elect offh era. Refreshments and dan<^u will be •njoyed at Chick Springs Vocation vchool. at Chick Spiitig. some ten miles east of Greenville at 7 p ro. • htrh will rlose the convention All the entertainments for the visiting delegates Will he by tbe courtesy of lie Greenville post of tbe Amer|f l^gton and tbe Oreeav tile unit ad _ Oececstma Fur Rw#e«t ff'f'Sl NNp• fFfff'!JT* !• CldNirfSm HP • af Jusw^-bustdiag* and armaauva l«*e relief far tbe enffefqfu V % Pummnsli si tan bad nut ben* eutab tlabed btfnusb Da<gbi and Abaevrum ble. 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It is doubtful If a rholi «r lol hs* ever been sent i<* It" di»eri Some of the finest bevernres known were Included In the riecuflon and *he heart of many an old timer would have been wrun* with despair as the flnest of Scotch whiskeys, wines, g n »nd beer ming led in the deluge with rank concoo- tions whlih almost an amateur could detect e#w vat •nnammranMBC ad *wa fwssfnaaawru pbsn ua* nasde mfuvusn • itan ef (be * aanaUeesiasn ad fb* sblB •e(*u*e path 9 d*«"hspiuff Nvmm *be nd ks ml eanfbe«nsen ll was *sa*s4L Lewes.* (bat SR > ff<rkal stalemaSK an tbe qw**t ’"MU mNbt bn espsevad Ml u ■ »•*> t*a days* Funwtpadan In lb# days esmfuw enm a ere Mas fnfafy tfudbaa and etdb e/ •(a»e department sffvtafta n*itRff rareetary Gilbert and AqyAataSn Raw rrtnry Maas m * barne af mammae, nf •be treuawry 4**artaaew| Caasmta •tones But* ad the internal I Lurmn FvablbMian Cansi Itarura and Aaat*tant CnmmtsaUnes Jwra Chief Counsel BrtVt af pvaRlbf flan b -adyvMrtevuL and at ibars A day e , ■. a wbwb bauf lb* see dmwn by as nun meutbes Lnnb pbmi at p t m ate k •atkseS'an #L*r *» -• 0. Camaunai la C#ai w *• %■ srv ronfessneea •eluded ntfb Hashes and UaMhaa tale* 1 an I Ue atbe between Wf~ ntibert lull I a#aa <•-•*» ta Re MaaR mi Cavgeauma Charts* » \ c - The fbri ruan ad tbe BbdUanCb*wl*tbs Ataavtumm base dealanated Rape *4 In fWtnRes Rtb as lbs Rat# • fas tbe third an nun I tfsRu *u fyrutmns Its yean tan m be held a* CbarbMte Lset yr*r euey etubtv tbewaand pew pU attended Ibe ffipendtan and tbe entire pgunrnm met wttb the apprusnl ed tbene etiendUd Vr John I. fksbbe Freatdeaf nf Ibe AsawrUtUm. Mates that plans base*bfun made tn >11 tree tews ed •r'* ia ra^srd t • t a b bat mi t. M Ibe' j invounf af (Rterrut manifested by the manufacturers of the tno Carotlnaa in this year's expo sition. a display of exhibits la aow assured beyond axpectatlons Close Meeting at Greenville. Orccnvi in. Shorily oeforc closing the joint convcniiivn of the Nt.rth and South Car )Hnfi i'hannat cutical asso ciation heio with a joint session, the North Car.-lina t,;vty hold a-^eparate session am decided upon Wrightsyillc Beach. W iltuingioa, N. C., as the 1 ... riUiiUa OeAen Caused By Canfsdseacy U’g»bing:iiti — For (2 years the post office department has carried on Its h<w»ks a debit of 37.277 04 charged against four souther nettles -New Or leans. Savannah. Galveston and !«lttle Rock There **-ems to be no hope of wiping nut these debts and they prnb- ably will he carried on the books in definitely. or until Congress sees lit the charge them to profit and loss. : Itinons dIrorled Every time a balance la struck and Volstead Actt The house of delegates Doctor* Kill FroHI Moves Sm Francisco — The American Medical Association In convention here declined to go on record regard ing prohibition. It killed four reso- as provisions of the every time the postmaster general issues his annual report the entries must be taken Into consideration to make the accounts balance. So old has the account become and so accus tomed have the postoffice clerks be come to taking It Into consideration that it was difficult to find the proper explanation. At last however one discovered familiar with its hiafory. represent- : Ing body of the organization of 90.- 1 000 doctors, voted overwhelmingly to table the resolutions, which were of- tbey opwra't 1» lb* thRFu" of •inrfar- «* ~fsgy Many puMtc utility compao'e* gnd manufacturing and industrial corpora- Hons who also oua coni cam tbe com- > m las Ion decision said will be depriv ed of the privilege of getting a spe cial supply of au«h equipment In ilmca of coal or car shortage. Their equip ment also must he dia*ributed pro rata among mines, and not furnished trj any mine from which they pur chase coal In addition to that mine's prorata share of the railroads’ own cars. tbef Three Killed When Boiler Eapiodee. Albany. N Y—Threw men were killed and threat fatally Injured at Sumner. Worth county, when a boiler In the J. D. Bridget saw mill exploded. The dead are Rhodes Kllia. master mechanic of the plant; West Koaier. negro; Julius Frances, negro The injured: Lovell Ellia. age 18, son of Rhodes Ellis, believed to have been fatally scalded. Henry Banter, a farmer, who was an onlooker at the plant, believed to be fatally injured. He is unconscious. a* m Inc n! dey* (h** ftrmmm' he taugwe shi it lib to IJo p meeting jia re the third week of next June. The North Carolina association also eelcted the following offk-ers: P. A. Lee of Durham, president; James P. Stowe, Charlotte, first vice president: Allen J. Jones W*lhston-Salem, second vice president: J. 0. Beard, Chapel Hill, secretary-treasurer. The South Carolina association «elected Orangebnrg, S. C., for their rext year’s meeting. Two Killed By Dynamite Blast. # j i ^ Salisbury. Sam Fisher and George \ n unidentified negro is believed to fered hy Doctors T. C Chalmers. For- Jackson, two Winnsboro. S. C . ne- havo be( . n fatally r . ra lded. est HUltr. N Y.. and V G. Veckf, San groes. employed at the American: The explosion'is said to have been Francisco. Approval, however, was Granite quarry, near Granite Quarry. , ca ,, scd bv putting cold water into the given to another resolution, also by four miles east of Salisbury, were fa- ; boI i er when the water was low. The Dr. Chalmers, recommending that tally injured by a blast of dynamite | boiler was a double' one, and. only In ISfil he said Confederate for i 8 f h ^ > V 0 /!, "I?" Wh,Ch they were . preparinK for a ' hm one part blew up. The plant was In IS61, he said, Confederate for- nrescription. bottles of bonded wins- j n the granite-bed. Both of them died , wrPf .ked took r«**esslon .pr federal postal key in sizes appropriate for medical, at a Salisbury hospital. They we nil ' ' . — purposes, to be dispensed In the orig- badly torn by the blase Another ne- inal bottles. j gro who- was with them at the time Dr. William Allen Pusey eminent of the explosion was also injured but ua at the N^yir'Orleans suh-treas urv^T^ the^aifiount of ■$31,161.44 in Cnited^Ktes depositories at Little Roc mount of $5.823. SfTvannah of_$205^73^ a f Galveston diseases in the University of IlPnofs of $83,36. i medical college, was elected presi-; In 1921 legislation waa\offered in dent and Chicago was chosen as the Congress to have the acoounfB\wiped from the books. An amendment, ever, was accepted providingj^hat the books should be k£pt op^n so that the money could he received io the event It was offered. Dillon Contractor Drowns. Dillon.—Will Flowers, a well known contractor and builder of Dillon, was drowned In Pee Dee river when thf boat In wbleff he and hi* companion w*re fishing cap*lied in about sever feet of water Mr Flowers was • good swimmer and bN friends are a* a low to understand bow he cool* have dro»ft*d Others fishing dowr tbe river beard -rtes of dletrws aaf whea they reached tbe seem* Mr Flow#.** c#r14 *<h be faoLd They tmmt to t»ww aad hi a short bh te • French Ehips Lose Liquor.* New York.—The French liner Paris Read to Direct Alabama Prohis. Washington.—Edgar N. Read, now 1924 convention place. divisional prohibition chief for Marv- Tho delegates indorsed, the action j land. Delaware. West Virginia and the Governor Smith of New York in l District of Columbia, was transferred calling a conference of represent!- to become acting director for Ala- tlve members of^orgsnltf d medicine bama . He will serve until a perman- to draft health legislaHon > nt director is chosen. Disabled Vets Hold Election*. Hardwick Given Federal Law Job. Minneapolis. Minn.-‘-Election of of-rs s ^'*"lHngton — Attorney Genera] and fh* White Star llndr fedrlr. the fleer* and adoption of committee re- Daugherty announced the apnolnt- thlrd and fourth veeacls io defy Amert- port* will conclude the annual tonveo ,ne,,, ^ ••tenior Thomas W. Hard- **'•%, of Georgia, to membership of Night Weevil Dusting is Best. Washington.—Dusting >etton plants witlr powdered calcium arsenate has proved to be the most economical al successful method of poisoning the boll weevil, on/ a commercial scale, the department of agriculture announced^ While night (Lusting is the more com plicated and difficult, requiring spec ial lighting equipment, it is best to do it then because the air is calmest at night. It was added. * * can dry law* by bringing liquor Into of the Dlsobl»4 Amerlmn Vvter- New Y-orji under lost their rteens b##r. win* M whm r ns tom* offktnl* went and trised all bwt modta ini On tbs Fart* IS k*«* of 4mmp*4 stnrbnRf# and L Oft 1 o« (be Wwrt# ba«e to ’isory rm Of Juvtirr the De dm# (Uo#«tn I* ^ u • L##<r !•«** wfB tmrmm TVssaas. CRinrnd MB “Efc* B^*bnwy Rag 04m* mm* Jersey Hotel Man and Child Killed. Atlantic City. ML /.—Albert L. Corn- stock. manager of the Hotel Tray more here and h ■ 1$ year-old daught er. Mary, and bis konnnk—pr. ifn BlMBor Morre. ner* killed nben g mo<a*#Bt ftkkrb k# wn# drrvtnr ItFnelr • oR#u*an tveUty cat nt a mrv# #« * t Ida Otn#nr CdRkHsFb a Rtf Mr* Margaret Me### , (b# bdR—Rft »fur wee# ■ To Build Bridg* Across Ashley. Charleston’ After many months nf preparation, plan* have been comp let ed for the ronKiri* tlon of a modern bridge over the Ashley river, replac ing the present etrudure. and the county sanitary and drainage corn mission nnnottnerd after its regulai meeting that bids would be called for to be opened August 14. The bridge, with a total width of 43 feet, more than double the width of the present one. will cost over $800,000. of which J350..000 will represent federal aid, $125,000 an appropriation /rom the city of Charleston, and the balance the county's share of the cost. At its meeting the commission awarded a contract for repairs to the Johns. Island bridge, at a cost of $5,- 143. to the Wr-.terfront and Fountain company. The engineer was directed to place the roads leading to the new country club site in good cond.tion It was announced-that the commission assisted the residents of Sullivan's IslamMi? securing the rights to lay n new drainage and sewerage system. A resolution w^g passed by the com mission expressing regret at the death of S. J. Rumoh, and comraenjoratlni the services rendered to the commln Blon hy Mr Humph. - Business Men t* Visit Columbia. Columbia—A special train load ot business men of Richmond will visit Columbia and other Carolina point* during July In tbe istnrest of Moat tag for the V’rgfnu metropi . TwrSty rf* tee Hi tbe Carolines | bn naiLftf, It te we4*r»«##tf mrtutfMR ft»rv#L 1 OabtfRhlR,* f*waag. Grw#s«ia» ans ka*ab • tRnstnnauwf g ft* ^-1 CBrrisrr TV vj#r ajanavR br «bn B xR CbRsnRw- #ff rt, - i