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THE PEOPLE. RARNWELL. S. C. u If S If S1NEIIS PUN SPRING PARLEY JOINT CEREMONIAL OF HEJA* AND OMAR TEMPLES AT CO LUMBIA APRIL 16. 1 5,000 SHRINERS EXPECTED Thl» la To Be the Flret Joint Cere- monial to Be Held In South Caro, line. THREE WOMEN KILLED GOING FROM* WEDDDING. New York.—Threejwomen were killed outright; two men probably fatally Injured and two others, a ,man and a woman, were less ser iously injured when the automobile 'In which 'they were returning from a wedding „ celebration, awerved from the road and erahed into a telegraph pole in the Bronx. Joseph Curry, owner of .the car, who suffered a fracture of the skull, was-held at the hospital on a tech nical charge of homicide. FINAL VOTE DURING WEEK MUSCLE SHOALS BILL TAKEN w v. UP WITH DEBATE LIMITED TO TEN HOURS. / Proposition of the Detroit, jftanafler la Alternately Commended and Attacked. Columbia.—Columbia Rhriners have organized working committees for the early perfection of platuu^ftT the joint ceremonial of HejtOt and Omar Shrine temples here April 17, compliment- cry to the visit of Imperial Potentate Conrad V’. Dykeman, of Brooklyn, andT other visiting potentates, according to an announcement made here. This Is the first joint ceremonial to he held in South Carolina, and the 42. r > Cohim- \\ ashingj^h.—Henry Ford's offer for biu Nobles are not overlooking the Muscle /Knouln. pending befbre con- fact thatt- hey will bo hosts to 5,000 gres.^ional committees for more than Shrlners of the State, it was stated, two years, finally reached the floor of Potentate Louis C Fischer, of Omar/the house. Temple, and Potentate \N Lawrence Under an agreement limiting debate Walker, of Hejaz. have issued official f n 10 hourH (htl McKenzie hill, provid- orders for the Shriners of tjM* Capital j,j K f or acceptance of the hid was tak- Cihy to put on the ceremonial, includ- ,, n U j^ with a final vote in sight be ing arrangements for life parade, rltn- f()re th<> on( j 0 f ,h e week. TARIFF OF iEAT -TO BE INGREASED PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TAKES. AC- 1 TION TO BENEFIT WHEAT ‘ GROWERS. UNDER THE NEW Wheat Rate* Rajged 12c. a Bushel; Flour Rate/To Be 26c. a 100 ■'bunds Higher. — N . \VatOiington.-^An increase of 12 ts a bushel in the tariff rate on wheat was ordered by President Cool- idge. •« Acting under the flylble provision of the^tariff act and on the basis of j the tariff commission's recent inquiry, ; the President at the same time order- ! ed an increase of 26 cents a hundred pounds in the duty on wheat flour and a decrease of 5U per cent in thea d valorem rate on mill feeds. The new rate, on wheat will be 42 •cen's per bushel as.compared with the present, rate of 20 cents; >tfie new rate on flour will he $1.04 per hundred pounds as compared with 78 coots, and the rate on mill feeds will be 7 1-2 per * cent ad valorem as against 15 per cent WOMAN KILLED; MAN HURT^ IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT- Asheville.—Mrs. B. B. TmM, own er of the Franklin hotel auBrevard, was Instantly killed, ^ind W. W, Croshorn, prominent business man of Trangylv*m» fcount y- was P a In* fully injure^ when an automobile in which the couple were riding overtm-ned on the Hendersonville road, near Busbee. It was sometime' after the acci dent before they were discovered b^ passersby. Mrs. Todd was al ready dead, while Croshorn .was rushed to a local hospital. Attend ing physicians say his Injuries al though painful are not considered serious. THE RESERVE BOARD SAYS BUSINESS INCREASE SHOWS THE COUNTRY IS IN BETTER CONDITION. Federal Body Gives Out Survey Business For February; More Bank Credit. of EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LIQUOR ANCHORS ALONG RUM ROW. TWENTY-ONE LOADED VESSELS Cargo Will Be Sold at Fifty Dollar! Per Case F. O. Ei. The Ships. New- York.—Slipping in from the high seas under cover of a heavy fog 21 vessels, headed by the British steam yacht Istar, dropped anchor along Rum Row- to dispose of 160,000 cases of liquor—$8,00^,000 worth. ^ Thus the squadron presented tc coast guard cutters wlio reported its discovery, approximately prehistoric strength, t'here were 23 rum ships ol the line before Christmas hut customs Doctors Says for Rheumatism, Sprains, 'Sort Threat, ChUUauu, Etc Dr. 8. Wood, Jock too. Mo.—"Mciteon Minton* Unimoni U o moot oxcollont oroDormtioo. In nr 0rootle* I boro It for Bhoomotlam. Sprains, ote., and M nttr/mUd to tftet a cor*.’’ Dr. J. L. Conn. Aihlond, N. C -"Aftor M Toon' •xporionco I will Mr that Moilcan MoaUng Linimont la tbo toot rrmtdy for fraoraittoo that I bar* arar triad. 1 ofUa proaerlbo It.'* Dr. W. A. Proctor, Homar.gr•—**/* pooooaao* jroot tnrtao. Tbo aaoro 1 DM It tbo bettor trorr WHU for boMdfol SOUVENIR pen- T IxCiC. C1L, lent abtoltfUlw (tm with comploU directions for ualng Murtanc Liniment tor familr ailmanta, and for lirMtock aadpooltrr, Lroa If ff. Co., tf South Fifth St.. Brooklm, N. T. 25c - BOc - 91.00 * < Sold by *Drag and Central Stores MEXICAN fi7! MUSTANG LINIMENT alistic work, progr;rtn and such forms of entertainment as may he determin ed. According to the tentative program, already mapped out, the governing boards will meet on April 16, with a arade as the spectacular feature of the first day’s program. In the parade As the discussion got under way file authorities say there are enough lar ! Vashingtbn. The increased Indus- vessels there now to more than trial and trade activity with which mate up in cargo capacity for the the current year started Continues to gjjghtly 'smaller number, he well maintained as a characteristic p r { CP —also according to cus of the country s business condition., ( 0ms authorities—wil he approximate- the federal reserve board said in its j v a case f.'o. b Rum Row. ^They l ebruary survey of business. 1*‘"an-j ^jjn^pd thejr efforts to board 11 the The new rates as ordered by the j t ' iaI an(1 commercial interests, the re- j star nTe t with as little success as at. President and set forth in a formal v > ew said, generally view the future tended a similar strategy attempt a with confidence and are shaping their year ago wlth th g British yacht first policies accordingly. With the increased business activity there was a large volume of bank credit, the statement said. The vol ume of commercial loans, which de creased continuously after October be- proclamation will become effective in proposition of the Detroit manufactur- i ,j 0 da er was alternately commended and at-, Thoir increa8e will become effective tacked. Representative McKenzie, re- jn time to be a p plled t0 (he flood of publican, Illinois, led the fight in be- Canadlan wheat which desC e ndB on half of the offer, while the opposition , ho Unlted stateg about (he raiddle rested chiefly In the hands of four re- 0 j Apr j| p at . b y ( , ar w j (b ,j bo opening 1 l,ay " " r * \ , ’i" “ pirblican members of the military com- f , t i fh i „L.a will be the divans of Omar ana.Hejaz, | mlt(pr whlch recommended accept-! Thp advan( .p i n rates was sought the trend was marked in the first half of February .when these loans -ere about $327,000,000 or approxi ately 5 per "cent above the level of peeled to he reflected in pfowth in loans, however. As reported, YTffc McKenzie hill pro- ^ be market quotations on winter wheat was larger offset by a decrease in in and became “the flagship /Ustar’’ and “peen of the fleet.’’. Six steamships, all former tramp freighters, were described as the backbone of the fleet. There were. Green’s August Flqwer The remedy with a record of fifty-seven years of surpassing excellence. All who suffer with nervous dyspepsia, sour stom ach, constipation, indigestion, torpid liver, dizziness, headaches, coming-up of food, wind on stomach, palpitation and other indications of digestive disorder, will find Green s August Flower an effective and efficient remedy. For fifty-seven year* this medicine has been successfully used in millions of households all over the civil-, ized world. Because of its merit and pop ularity GftEEN'S AUGUST Flower can be found today wherever medicines are sold. 30 and 90 cent bottles. are .scheduled for the afternoon, with^^^^^^^* . entertainment for the ^ to Mr. Ford of the rk i sed i, 1( the middle-western i two nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals () ther states for the evening program. .... , u • i ■ with the understanding that he Is to , The proclamation setting forth the a dance and theater The program for April 17 includes the assembly of “fresh meat" arid the ceremonial at the fair grounds, in thf* steel buildings, followed by a dinner at 1 o’clock. Handicap golf touraments at Kdgewood Club are planmyl to entertain golfing devotees among the red fezzed Nobles and their wives. manufacture fertilizer there and the nPW ra t,. s wll s accompanied by a leasing of. dams number two and three vVfeUj* House statement saying that two converted yachts smaller than gan early in January to.,..increase and tbp jgtar, nine three masted schoon ers and four nondescripts which the customs men termed "sea going tubs, gas and sail." There were several new name plates among them- and enough new paint to. indicate that a few commanders had taken advantage of the heavy weather and dull markets to slip off to a quiet haveh for repairs as well as- fresh cargoes. Coast guartl cutters men said they. T 1 #. Lutions* for the development -of power. The on the basis of the record of the vestment holdings with thd conse quence that total loans and invest ments of hanks in the larger centers were only about $125,000,000 larger than a year ago. . > b - ad d j S00V ered a new system of liaison During, the last half of- 1523, -^ r,>7 ' : y 7 ?"al>li.shr‘d between the fleet and the With cold* and influenza all toocommon just now.it pay* to take regular preventive measure* against them. Spray your nose and throat night and morning with Zonite (directions on the bottle). Preventionisalway* easier, hc'ter and less expen* give than aAure. measure was amended in committee to tariff commission’s investigation, the Auction declined and even after tho gjjore' since the'proposed treaty with • . - ^ i a 1 ^ -T . K . . .a,. l .. 1 „ ..I .. President had found sharp rennery of January and early ( j reat Britain authorized search and "That in the case of wheat the dif- Ebruary the note still was about 5 seizure within 12 miles, or an hour's ference in costs of produritjon between I ), ‘ r t ’ enf helpw- the high point of last ga ji from port: Between the "mother Marion Planning Modern Hostelry. Marion -More than $100,000 has been subscribed for the erection of a modern new hotel in Marion anti ac cording to indications within the next month or so the builing will beu nder construction The movement for the new hotel was launched at Kiwanis luncheon, following the presentation of the plan by L D I.ide by which the hotel was to he financed, $50,000 in stock being taken before the meeting adjourned. Thei dea was conceived by some the United States and the Dominion of Canada is 42 cents per bushel of provide for the replacement by the government of the Gorgas steam pow er plant, recently sold to live Alabama Power company. , The McKenzie bill was brought up for consideration under a resolution 60 pounds. „ reported without opposition by t.he "That iri.the case of flour, the dif- ruies comTntttee. Representative Bur- ference in costs, of production be- ton of-Ohio.,...a republican member of tween the United .States and the Dq- the committee* offered the resolution minion of Canada is $1.04 per 100 for adoption, although indicating in a pounds... This consists of two ele- increase was sufficient to place the brief speech that he was opposed to nients, the one an amount designated R'-neral level for the two months of acceptance of the Ford hid. Mr. Bur t<> compensate the millers for the duty 1324 above the average for 1923. and ton. like a number of other members whiVh they must pay on wheat import- ta ken with the changes in production of the house was not opposed to the - ed into the United States, and the ! r()in l a l R 1923 and the movements of threshing out of the vexing Muscle other, fo cover the difference in con- P r * ce * reflected the extent and chur- Shoals problem at this time, although version costs in the two countries. acter of the recent business read determined to conduct a vigorous fight "The difference in costs of produc justmenls. May, but hoard officials said there was no reason to believe it would con tinue lower. * The distribution of edipmodities at wholesale and the shipments of mer chandise increased in January, as did the output of manufacturers. This sufficient to ships” and the shialLtwo man mofor boats wh -sc deep water, zone of opera tions is limited, has been established a secondary fleet • of intermediate sized Craft, it was reporter. , * - Some Deserters Again Citizens. Washjngton.—President Coolidge by proclamation restored the rights of American citizenship to all desert ers from the army and navy during the thrqe year period between the armistice and the formal ending of the World war. 1 ' The proclamation issued upon the I II XT I ll ' Ivl, K/-I O i- TOi a-I ii “ JJI V*L. IU IIJ.U IIU1J AOCyur'Vi 11 ’ 'II » ll ~ public spirited citizens that a hotel against the Ford bid as embod ed in tion of mill feeds between the l nited . ' , ! recommendation of Secretaries Denby could he financed by a building and loan series, so :\*;er the matter was brought to the attentiqn of the direr- ' tors of the Builillng and T/oan asoscia- tion, the directors of the Kimanis club and certain business men the propo sition was ( la,n through to a qu elusion. the McKenzie proposal. States and the Dominion of Canada ditions shows general commodity pro- is $0.0003 per 100 pounds.” The increase in the rate on flour i.unchtd and* carried ick anr. successful con- Gypsies Held For Robbing Bank. Kinston —Four gvpsv men, members also applies to semolina, crushed or of a caravan coming here from .the tracked wheat, and similar wheat southward, will be given a hearing at products. The mill feeds classifica- Beaulaville on a charge of robbing the t il >” includes bran, shorts anff-other village hank of $500, it was stated by-product feeds obtained in the mill here, following their arrest at the re ing of. wheat. .. duction in January was almost on a level wfth that of 12 months before The output of.basic materials iocreas ed about ’8 per cent over December, when production was lowest after a steady decline of seven monthss’ dura tion. Steel industries showed particularly la,rge increases in output, which at and Weeks, affects in no wise those who deserted in the face of the enemy or at any time before the arm istice. and does not remit or commute the courtmartial sentences of those who deserted after r+fre-'aFtnistiPe and prior to the technical ending of the war. Bleared at Dental Clinic. Kingstree. Dr. D. Z. Rowell reports that the dental clinic, which was be gun in Williamsburg county Ooetehr 1 last, has been completed Dr. Ro well. who has had charge of the work, states that he visited every school in the county and that he has treated 6a per cent of tin* school children. The patrons and friends of th schools arc enthusiastic over> the clinic and are -so pleaded vTuhr the results of this cxperiinerital innova tion that they arc^encouraged to be lieve the legislature will make the clinic a permanent schojol system. Kkicer Bill Plans His Early Garden. Doom. Holland —The former Ger- quest of Duplin county authorities. The prisoners denied the charge. lav cal authorities are not familiar wit the evidence in the .case. Women with the party were detained at the sepb A Holmes Safety, Association for demand-for ,steel to meet railroad re making ready his yard and ^garden police station but looked rip. <*. m -j m . rs whose acts in the relief'of quirehients cohtinued large and there for Spring. Nearly every day recent- . The accused^men are connected their comrades stood out most promt- -was distinct addition to the call for ]y he has worked among the rose with a iargemind-pf Hie nomads roam- ncn tly in last years mine disasters, steel from the automobile and build-, bushes and other .shrubbery on the — , * the end of January were as large as at Five Get Medal* For Heroic Acts. ttn y time in 1923. Unfilled orders Washington —Hero medals and di- turned upward in December after nine man Smperor is curtailing his wood- plomas have been received by the Jo- months of* down ward tendencies. The 'inn ting activities, and has starred* the ing through this'section fnths. ’ ' ’ * Gasoline Supply in U. S. fe&tnfe of the in recent qfie-.Ot the awards, which are bestow ed annually by the association, will be made posthumously. -* Those named for awards are Mike Los \ngeles Calif—An- -essential*I’-ivliain and Clifford Phillips, of Frnn- need exists, fbr constant exploration tier. Wyo.; Khen W Jones, of Pecks- for oil to meet increasing demands, vllle, Pa.,who sacriffced his life; Isaac Paul Shdup, vice president of the ing industries. estate near here. • Other improvements on the place League Secretary Reveices Surprise, include alteration of the old cohser- Gerieva -The league of’nat ions sec— vatory w hich, because of a shortage retary, in charge of the registration of rooms in the home, is to he con- of treaties, got something new the verted into a nursery-fc+r the children other day' wheji he received from the 0 f Princess Hermine. Colton, of Jasonville, Ind., and Lewis-BrrHsh foreign office a copy of a ' Southern Railway company and prcaL. t’i'hule. of Lea.lvillc, Co treaty between Great Britain and 1 dent nf the Pacific and*associated com- ’ panics, declared in a statement say- insurance Folk Meet m Sqmter. ; a , tb:ui a^O-day supply, of Sum'er M*xing pleasure with mist- ' A * , , rcss. rhi' Jeffr 1 !'.on Standard Life In on hand in the I’nited ‘surancc company of GroCnnboro. N. C . gave a Mni'st Uc2.ini;!Jal. musical pro gram.-aud s-upper f'r its agents, .oyer the s*->*e, ending with a very inter esting and.successful business- session. There were some 4° local agents pros ept for the occasion,fnuw 5 vll'parts of realize the. necessitj n South Carolina. W. t O’Donahue of. new oil fields, he said.^ Greensboro, secretary of the company presided during the social session and W F C^fton, manager of agents for South Carolina, presided during the business meeting. During the business session an or ganization of the local agents was perfected with W. B Upshur of Sum ter, president. One Killed, One Hurt, in a Wreck. M.nrganton - L. M Norris*, shoe gasoline i Stales. . .... He declared that' three great- pro ducing fields of California have not returned money invested in them, al' salesman, was -ktiled ami Marvin Mlt- tjjough producing $250,000,000 to date j pr wbo . se.lls shirts and overalls for The -American public mirst come t*o a . Bridal concern, waa painfully injur,- - realize the. necessity for search for od< wlvut^ Norris' car slid off an em- ' _bankment on the Morgapton-.Lenoir fiffldja. highway and overturned. The medals and diplomas will he Sweden for the recent marriage of presented at the seventh international. Lady Louise Mountbatten and hi^ roy- first aid and mine rescue contest at al highness. Gustav Adolf, crown BunUngtpn. ,W. Yq ..September 11. - prince of Sweden, signed at Stock- ^October 27, 1923 When .the permanent. Swedish sec- The three California oil Shoup said, produced up to date 228. A Both men’s honles are' near Boone. | 136.000 barrels at an estimated value IFxorris, w*ho was driving, Las pinned by a jj governments to make a record of $250,000,000.. He remubmrated ex beneath the car and died a short time thplr treaUes at Geneva, no nation pense for this productiori. totaling after her was taken from beneath the , wan i 8 be beaten by another in this $217,800,000, exclusive of taxes and wreckage Miller jumped and eacap- rf8p#ct Hence the idea of publfctty other'costs as support for his state ed with minor injuries and bruises l9 grow i nf and secret^covenants sec- retary at Geneva heard about Eng land’s scrupulous living up to the ob ligation of filing alL treaties he sug gested to his home government that Sweden do likewise. The registration of all international engagements is in keeping with Article 18 of the league covenant. TheFe- has "tyeenr - **scramble lately Cherokee Opposed to Measure. Gaffney,.—The county officers of Cherokee, who have offices in the court house, have sent n protest to the members cf the Cherokee delega-. tion aeninst the passage of a meas tire which provides that the janitor service at the temple of justice shall be performed by a t convict, and that* the service* of a third janitor shall be dispensed with. When it is taken into consid- r ".lion that the aforesaid eonyict would have access to all the offices' they say it may readily he Man that there ar« serious object*.- ment that profitable. the fields had not been although at first it was thought that his back Was broken. s Three Buildings Burn. Oxford —Fire of undetermined orig retly arrived at seem to be getting out of fashion. 1 Wilson Tobacco Market Sets’ Record Wilson. N.' C.—The world’s record in the sale of tobacco on a single iharket .was broken this season, by Wilson tobacco market, it, was ah nouheed here at -the closing of the market by H. B.-Johnson, supervisor , of sales of the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade. The total sales^qf the sea son were given out ‘as 71-.51T.350 pounds, which sold for $15,856,541.43 making an average of $22.17 per him dred pounds. * The sale of this season showed an increase of 29,174,990 pounds over last season, an increase of 9,275,284 pounds over the banner season of 1920, It was stated when 62.242.066 pounds were sold. Since 1902 the Wilson- market has sold 622,044,672 pounds, and one third of the amount was sold within the last four seasons, it was- declared HENRY S. WAMPOifS PaldJbdJble Prepajcdjon PTMCT- cod mi . COMPOUND Unless you.remember initials “Henry S.” and “Made in Balti more” you, may not get the original and genuine Henry S. Warnpole’s product, proven best by millions of people for nearly two decades. *' made in BALTIMORE Sold Everywhere. Nine Mils Chase Ends in Capture. New York.—After a nine mile chase Chemicals Ruin Clevelsnd Water. in destroved a tobacco warehouse and during which The craft was the tar Treasury Makes Refund. Washington.—Refunds on tax pay ments totaling $123,992,820.94 were made by the treasury in the fiscal , nwnoH hv thu Tnbac- : of machine gun fire from.-police vgar ending June 30: 1923, according ■ • boats, the power Yacht Monori was to a report sent to the ho^iso ways ' CO Orow.rr Co-operative a.soclatlon, aban j oned by her crew at an East and means committee by the depart- a n d a four-story building owned by the River pier and was captured by ma- ment. - Adams Tobacco company. The loss is fine police, who said they found a The refunds, which were made - estimated at $40,000, with insurance of i a rge cargo of liquor aboard. The and chlorine in the water pumped 263.320 persons, covered payments for approximately $25,00. . yacht, valued at approximately $100, from I^ake Erie. several yeass and were mpde on ac- v The origin of the fire is unknown was sa j d t 0 e arr y license papers Hundreds of Clevelanders stood for count of Illegal or erroneously collect- but b j s believed to. have been the j S8U ed to Edward L. Smallwood of hours awaiting,their turn at seven ap ed taxes.” - The report showed 10,152 resu it of spontaneous combustion of^Gfeat Neck. N. Y Cleveland, Ohio.—Virtually ^ all of greater Cleveland depended on springs and the distributors of distilled water for their drinking and cooking sup plies. This situation, one of the most acute in the. city’s history, was brought about by the strong taste of pheno persons had received more than $1,000 . bear jne kept there by painters, who la ratmhursemieBti. ’ I hai $60,000 worth of supplies stored. Federal and policy forces had been looktnr for the Monon for a week proved springs, policemen were sta tioned at the springs to handle th* crowd*. Money back o-ithenit question If Ht'NT’8 SALVE fails In the treat men t of ITCH, ECZEMA RIN*"WORM,TETTERorother • Itehlug skin dtseasea Price 78c at druggists, or direct from 11. Kicks** MtScist C*. Iksraaa.Tu. Wof the Last of It • He—“But I thouglit you’d forgiven me for that and promised to forget it?” Sbe “les—but I didn’t promise to let you forget I’d forgiven It!”—I'unch. Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION LQ lg] BIAX'NASf 6 Bellans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-ANS ** AND 75i PACKAGES EVERYWHERE t: