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\ w W I 1 i :'.l; t. !-<m- - - • < • <■ *1 j’• 1 ct .* •*- • . ;• /••• • ;■ * > * • . a . l* | 1I , -*j *’ • ' ;*•. f **<t •• *••• i** .: v, ! t , t - s'"’ , • * • V » r * 1 i it*.l J : * t * J r - i .^.vn»s.*'V. H-.i t< 4 * *» tj !• »., , «*. , r .4.t, »| I t ^ • V r •** *1 * • • ••*- • i i.i..'. .♦ t.ilf :«t -u #1 . • • ♦•«»« , 4.» i i-ti*«*•«■.it ♦»! ’o t" • ‘r..i-'itl'ii j'.*!r £ ’ •« *, * i»r •: ♦ ‘ .. • . • • iV* .. * * ^ i’*i • TIIK I’KOI’LE, HARXWEFJ,, S. (\ LEGION (C» py f,., i h,.s iM purtiiK-tii Supplltd by the Am* tican la-Klon N'. wh Service ) LEGION WAS LUCKY IN 1924 CONGRESS In outlining the in hievements Ilf the national le^lslatlv t* commit lee of thv Amenenn l.eyrioii (hiring , the first ses M' >11 of thy Sixty-eiyhlh coIl^resN, .fohn Thomas 'l ay lor, vice chairman of the committee, stnteil that ei^'lit measure> of major - '.importance were etuicteh largely .through the efforts of ttie Le- trion. He ileelareit I'.TJf was the nest successful year in the history of the lA’Kion In carry iti>f out policies. Ttie e i;ht I.e^ioj) sponsoreil hills, made lav's, were: the adjusted com p‘*nsatioii hill, the creation of the coin mitten on World war Veterans' Te^isla tloil of the house of representatives. Heed .Johnson h.lj, affecting i no re (tarn 11Ki,tnmi (llsahled veterans and their de pemhnts; the l-'ernald l.atisdey hilt, an tliori/.nijz the construction of fireproof hospitals cost I ns hi im hi and. i.>n- tainitiK V’.ltho lads, prov ishui ~for~'n l,ihn» training; school for Idijvd vet erans at Hveryireen. Md. ; the I'red- eri«d>s hill. providiiikT a ,<| 'hhiihhi fire proof hospital, containiriy Thhi hed-s. at Santa M on lea t'alif ; house ta’si'ilution nutt.ori/im; a survey and investigation of World war veterans' hospitals and soldiers' homes; provision for the erec tion of permanent—stone rrosses tn overseas ceimderies; and the war trophies hill, to distrhute ttie vast* aim tint of war material captured and surrendered from Hermany. Other measures which the Lepdon aj* j.roved and extended Its intlueilce toward enactment were; the immi>;ra- tion act of 1'd'Jf, which restricts and ^elects Immiurnnts and excJudes ttie .Japanese, the constitutional amend metit to protilldt clilld labor, vvliicJi now j»oeH to the states for ratification Important provisions of the Heed Johnson hill are: extension to .January 1, 1!»l , r., of Jhe presumption of auto matic service connection for (HsaliiH ties from the former period of three years after discharge, as jirovision which will allow Hu.ihni veterans to lm mediately connect their disabilities with the service and thereby receiv* -•finvernment compensation; tree care and treatment in trov erfiment hospitals for" any veteran of any vv-ar or'expedi tJoti sjnee |s'.i7 without recard to {lie nature or oi icn of 4iis ilisahilities; ro- <iuirement that compensation cannot tie reduced or discoptinuci) without tlireo months' notice to the disabled veteran; lapsed war risk insurance is automat haillv reinstated retroacTively vvliere lit tlie time of lapse the veteran had sutli cieiit nnpttiiJ com{M'nsatlon>tlth' him to rev ive Ids instir nice : 11 •• ratine of dm aJdlity and awardinir of enmpensaJion an'i liosp|tali/at ion vvfls .hfdered tie centrali/.etl-; awards of compensation for disability can now he made in the Held GIRL IN CANOE SAVED WHILE 2 BOVS DROWN IlrecJiin, out IlavInK drifted in a <11- ah|ei|, sail canoe for three (lays and niyhts afp.-r her two hoy cotiu_ jianrons were drownud; rfi-yiiaroM Maryaref Murchison collaitsed a#, ta;S( tircrsf found Jter, dwtlf cr^etl, strtiKKlinK tlirongh the ' marshes skirting Lake Sirncofu I , With \\ ilhtir Hoskins and Ed- IT a r Smith, the yirl set out from Hitf Hay Point in’ a licht sailimr draft They had rtutched the mill die of Hie lake when a ssudden storm descended itpoti them, {uir Hally overturning-, th** boat ahd /Pitching its otaupants into the wa ter Ifdskitts and Smith, realizing that the disabled'craft would md hear them all, shouted to their companion to "hatu; on,” bade her adi'-u; and in ttie yAthering gloom headed fur the distant shore. They sank before they-got rfut of s'ffht, Miss Murchison related. 10 HOLD mi . 1 HATES OH GHAIN »- INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS SION REFUSES VALLEY STATES’ APPEAL. Washington Reductions in western railfoiid raliis on grain, grain products and hay sought by 10 states of the ■ M i s s i s s i j) j i i • M i s-s i > u r i Valley ceri'al 'growing region under th<' leadership Of Kansas and suiiported hy most fan'll organizations concerned, were definitely refused hy the interstate commerce commi.s.siun. At ti|e same 'time the comrnfssion decided that the results of an imh- pendent iiivestigatpm it had conduct ed into the level of rates on these same products in all sect ions of the bolted States had demonstrated no. need for any changes, and proceed ings before it hearing upon both is sues were dismissed. Hailfoarf efynmigs rir the western region from tlie Kooky- Mountains to — the (.real Lakes and south as far as. Texas would have been reduced about CASUALTIES INCREASFD BY PRE $17.:V)0,0eu annually bail the conten- SENCE OF UNOFFICIAL thin of the producing states -been j granted, HTie Join mission held the financial status iTj tie- carriers did not FOUR DIE FROM VIOLENT POISONING Hillings, Mont -Dick Richardson, 2J, of (ierma-ntow n. Ha., dp d at St. Vincentes Hospital here-as a re suit of what doctors say was bo tulism poisoning, the result of eating imported rlju' olives at a din ner given by Mrs. Paul Ache * ' 1 of Pittsburg at Aldrich Lodge, near Cody, Wyoming. Richardson is the fourth victim of the poisoning. Richardson and three other pa tients were brought here from Cody for treatment Richardson was the only one seriously ill He was tak ••n immed atoly to the hospiLiI while the serum was wired for at Kansas City with a request for aer oplane servi( e if possible. Miss Eu genia Jones, tutor of Paul Ache . .Jr., one of the first of the three to (lit*; Toby Richardson, and .Miss L Richardson, brother and sister of the fourth victim, were the others who were ill. 3LIN0 TO MEET IN CGLUMBIh ' " ■ T 4 ■ Convention Will be Held at the Urn versity of Soutft Carolina July 30. 31 an! August 1. HOPES AMERICANS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP EUROPE OUT OF DISASTER. c olu; uhia Rrep.i i',at ions are heir HIM < !** f or th* • fifth ' uiintia i convent i( 'ti >i t he A-Sim iation of Hlint 1 of Sou: h (\j Min a, to b" heli 1 ilt the rniversil y AIR PRESSURE CAUSES DEATHS OBSERVE-ft-S- Washlngton The turret explosion justify the stf-p, w)iih* in general -it d South Carolina July 3<i, ”.l and Au* London — The importance with gii't 1 During the three (lay t<>..v u- whieh the European po’wer.s view th>n several business meetings will die America's partieipafIon in the inter- | held amt concerts vvill he given • ai h allied ( otifer> iu e .on the Dawes report evening ai th'* university chape! on German lajuirations was clearly in-j Preparations art; being made to en* dicated during the deliberations of the : t^rtain as, many as l'*u _people. a» (lelegat.es of lu naiions, whom the cording to Miss Artitia l aity v. Hriiisli prime minister. Itamsev Mac-I president of the association- i o:.y Donald, formally w.-lvoitu-d them ate three blind persons’ attended th< the foreign office. — j meeting last year, in addition to sev- Mr .Ma< I Iona Id extendvd a special eral otht*rs. who catnt* as gin.' s. vvelcdme to the American represent a- Lhe program has not been com pi • fives, Amhassador Kellogg and Col ed yet. Miss fairy said, hut T r ' James A Logan. Jr. He remarked phuis cal! for. the opetijug . s. -uii that America’s mind illuminated the and concert W ednesday nielit. Jttly - L Dawes report, which had brought tlie a business nesting for ,ihe men a.. 1 delegate's together, and lie hoped that ,cm* for the women Ihursday, aao h ,j i the Americans, although only official concert I .tureduy.■>« ntng. a -em • n! spectators would fi(’ able to help the hn>itieting, at which Hr* ■ "efH- Europt'ans out of the wrecks and dis- for the ensuing yn ai w :!1 • asters of the reparations negotiations hut'd Ftiday, tij.il .the final taincen of the past six years. Friday night. 'The men:hers of the other delega- Governor Thomas G. McLeod has tions likewise voiced the view that been asked to address the gatli**r;hg -the presence of- the* -Am err runs was i 11 its op'niiig session I h»* gov<»t-fiof- , likely materially to aid in bringing was one of th- speakers .last y. o Paris The Vnited States army about an allied agreement-tliat would Mu< h attentii a w Hi : ■ a • • n '!<** SIK FLIERS GIVEN 1 i •. ■ ARRIVE IN FRENCH CAPITAL NINETEEN DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE held that the financial condition of the fliers who are circling the globe, make the l)avv* s plan workable., there- concet. --p.'•grains, w .e > an i * n t< aboard the battleship Mississippi off , A ,. Mttrn Rra i n farmers was showing the California coast line June 12 in a slow improvement, relieving them which it men ami three officers were of the nor.-sity for the nduciioji. killed, resulted from insufficient a,r sharp dis >ent was recorded with pressure Used in chaning the bore of in the commission over th** views of - days to their •ettslit since tin >’ left the big gun, according to findings of tin* majority, Coinmis-ioners Mi-Chord. Tokio. tin* naval ( ourt of inquiry. irationsjon a sane and tin* liahl.e. ,, iiii e i bv pluelng rep swept over Pans and landed safelv • 1 ^ ' . . reasonable basis satisfactory to the at Le Hourgef ainirom**. 111 days be hind heduie, hut with a • 1 , 1 ||j (>s ;tn( | act eptabie to Gennanv. gain of 12 ... - ' i \e, u;ivc c ■immitt(■'■ ■(' ’ns.s K . Murray; ph : d Ea;rv, vice Pr. ddont: M- - E:: .t The fire in tin- upper handling room Lewis.for various stated reason's re tin court said in Its findings amnmn fusing to h How tin* majority i ed. was'Vaused by the safety doors The rates affected by .tin* decision not being entirely closed,” and casual are those applied to wheat -growing ties wen* increased by the presence territory where it constitutes tin* of unofficial observers "who crowded most troublesome an'i 'controversial the passageways, making exits more problem before tlie interstate com difficult noTcc (ommission in recent years The court made no recomnn fi'l.v The stat> s which led in tin* presenta tions, its report being confined ’solely tj,,n of the complaint denied were to findings of fact Secretary Wilbur Kansas, Nebraska, North and South and ins technical staff have taken the Dakota, Iowa. Illinois. Oklahoma, Mis document under study to determine s U uri, Minne-ota and Louisiana. whether there sh ml id Tie further ac- -— - tiou in connection with failure to Ad M*n Finish Conference, comply with regulations requiring London Th*- international adver that safety doors in turrets lie closed tising conference ended its lf'24 con* during f.ring op**rations ami also with vention'. ‘ continuing Houston. Texas as the ;dace for the P'Jii convention, and tlie ele. tion of Lou K Holland as E H Newel! Major McLeary Shot to Death. R* a*di jVLn k. s* -re!ary; J E Svv.-ar $• Asheville Major Sa nnel H Me-* gen.'J. K Keliers and .T D. Jolly. T’ McM itiamy. K.istinan,' Cample-ll andTjr t-k. pjnt.s of the three planea and Leary, missing army officer, was kill- board of directors the .as.--*' i o regani to the {tresem**- of unauthofiz *‘d jiersons in th,e turret. - Summarizing the report the de- siderit. and J* s.« k n .M*\veii a {'artiiM-nt gave the following as s.-ci-.-tarv-treasurer for the next year. their ii ss is 1 :ants w- re in fine he, a 11h in S Jl11 e of u ■*'eks of heavy - n>iti, but th*'.v + t*ro tin*d and almost 6x» rcome hy th «• enthusiasm of their r**< option. Six men in all, under co :nm and of Lieut * nant • Lowell H Smith. have come over the long a r trail from the 1 ‘aoi f ic ci( (ast of th" Ann riean con- tin**ni l to t he.r present rest ing plaeo, a dis tanre of ly.OftO miles in sot:' e- thing less than four rnotit lis Th* y will not r einain h**re long , but will I'.rm ed to London from th' off*. f lying J,v way of Orkney island. L elan id and Greet' rl a ti d. Labrador ajid (Ji •e. will go M i* filing hack . to th*- h• • me land Th. • s t a'l rs and Strip' s i il)dt i-d in profu slotl be.-iile the tri-coli JT as far as th e ey* could so*: at Le I’m (urget. ed hy MoTTim*-r H King of near Han- are. C. \tkinson. chairman. Si.- .1 ton, and a compatiion whose identity IP A MiCull 'iigh. D I> i': is still -unrevealed by auiiionties, on Miirmy . Dr i-. M \\ haiey, A tlu* afternoon of July 2;. ai i u'ding to King,.. K \V. pike, tr*- i.sur**r; A K a sworn confession made at Canton Nelson Frierson. Miss Nan Guh'er by King, to fe'd**ral and local author!,- F. F- Livings;,ui. I M (. - - .rie L ties. A search Is now h'eing coniiucti-d' C Shaw. T K Throwef .,;i i Mr Mur for the body of the major which Is ra;. The .ex.-cutiv* . qnr ,tte. i - -aid to he hidd»*u iti the brush about debt .was not in ('•diunhia yesterday lu miles from (Tieraw, S t' and Mis- Fairy sa.ii she d.d n »t know mg to King’s confession. ,y v a "facts” I'Stahliiied hy the c.ourt , "At about 11 4a a ni , June .12, 1II24. the [■ S S. M Carrying out the keynote of tins ■ars convention, a resolution vvSs de. S t T and sqaadrons of Frecnli -aeroplanes ’ ’ hev wore in r* adin* .ss throughout the- i r f day to p>e**iid and accoinpany th*- American aviators as soon! us word w two turret was accidentally disyharg ..ruling the platform and signing Vl , ; . n , * r ipproaorung h. Lieutenant L*?lgl ant Eric Nels.o vv ith their niecii m.. ians. Kesii. p , Arnold. -Ogden and Lou John H ti ding. Jr * set forth ** King”’ iiv year Canton tin a nfession. V dtiinbia. ’■one ti I ('. rans of rh^ (42nd» division heir sixth anTi'ial i civ'-.rion -issippi while firing adopted ( ailing 'upon all nations and ( |m< , that ' thev were advanced {iraetic** H. together with s.ici**ii«*s-to pledge ili**}iiselv* s to tak* j, the Tetitii'ssee ami Idaho, suffered a ;T|J> efforts towards an exchange of casualty in the right gun of No two j, for international peace and - to ,..“V ‘ I" , ' . ' ‘V ‘V Veterans Wdl Meet Next in Chicago . . , , . , , . . 1 \v ad**, alia 1/iL*u * ♦'Ra nt nn< .Nt'is.on f urr» k t whu-h Tvsnlu-d in tii»* «i»*ath ot iU i 0 pt in^nsur^s t.> safeua'nl against ^ u T} . three officers and 41 tor 4.:,) metj and thp reetirnm,of war This n-solu ^ K ^ u , p . Arnt>1(! <,. r famous Rainbow the injury of nine other men About ,j lin W(ts adj.pted unanimously, del** four hours later the left gun of No e ,ti s from everv nation represented -alls irom iv uaum . lonn M.rcc.e ir ser. ion n iron. a close w.t h the 'de. Mon of off :lers. .n,./- ! /. ed and lu additional men were injur the- text ’ , , , * , . ,a " P issad of r**soiu;ions m. national -wa- n* x , - * H ' , murk thy had fixed an *xpect a nd the -^.‘h . non of (-hjeago-ad J J Coll 1 1 he convention approved another , shout w-rr tin T ' y* ami a miguiv snoiu * u,' Mo-t next i onver.tlon citv. a -- ’ Turn 'The pi additional men appear to resolution expressing thanks to the j},,. ,,-.1 iroai*- when with their p , ' have | teen injured ,w hile standing out Prince of Wales Acid others who took [.• r ,, ru .y 1 in perfect alignin'nt side the turret and,,.],the blast of the part m the eouvention and those who ( , liiv ()V p r }t, )Ur gun The entire turret cri'w were kill- - arranged for P.- kill;: ug, accord W.ilethef ( 4 ] * nf>\ « omtuit tie u. ,v\; as rohliery essar.v f or t!i»* can": ling on th" work akcii Ki„ng and Of the 1 ms t-mion hii id b..->eu app •inte ! car ; and offered ■ . - — the road they $1 0C.000 Fire at Ch^snee at t he point of Sparta 111 h urg Da: nag* • - ited It get out of the $3i)".i'oo \\ (IS cause' 1 hy f.re -vv!. . !i :h a inL>v; irri ' d swpt H 1 !'< > ught th" hear’'of t!n bu.-i- di ai : the' road- ness <li.- [ T.* . t of til*' t ■ • VV n "f Che-I.e". 10 tnih s l\( »rth of S; lart.itiburg .. i.. th • of va Juabb'S C 0 K o railroad. •>ev. I"imVi Ir* i ca r and drove citrza ns a! id far:-;.- rs fTom ar. a: ! t (VV ini Canton, hell.e.l f iL’ii t the fiat lies, but none w t .s ! . M (V mg to the hurt. l u m * d to the S'a"f1l ; tr In War dell’s black s-mit-h - hop the hia/>* - {■•"".id rap; I ■ t hor* t .due later th** Mum 1 er > w: irellOU.se of W Cl v, r w Mi M gau • mtoiiling in h-t -r** th** . f th- flames The iiv-iy and warehous- of J I. Parr ;g ht at .1 t Wl ( r t-w f.>r iucago. for- •* meny a and adojit ed with the exception of two men * '1. a personal code, which"is for th from the right gun. five men from the use of all adverti.-'-r-. in which pledge p in., and ( the Arc de '.tried o ii w ar riou'jihe and r >’. the I’nkn >.wn Soldier c* nter gun ami two men from the left ire taken to set forth only the truth 'rh> n Wheeling ho k from •*'ova BEST INSURANCE gun hy t]iy| original casualty Then ,n advertising • Pan- rh*'v“ pian*'d down to tip* avia " ' t i» , 'jr' , lll. Vmercan l.egioti is || 1 tins ciiu111rv - Rest insur- t I \v*'re h number of observers both of fil ial ami unoffh lal in the turret some of whom escaped mice pi ov iding it iici i ut a i ii - right 4' All who escaped did -so bv mean- i | * leiiilership.” was the dis laration Tj <>1 Mai tied < larciice Ldwanls | i in deilicat lug the > (((H.fHMt m<* J| of th. room. The qntn-uiee <] the overhang of the turret 00**111-11 ui exits into th" low r handling s unddrnea'tIi Dead Wor-an Gnps Rattlesnake Andersiin, S C Th* finding of body of an tinah'ntifT' d w iiite vv ini.'m. 1 ;'-v-ht lm wirh a large raMLuak** clutch*'! her right hand, and the c Then Wheidit ;ig bai k fn in Haris, they* piar i.-d down to ' ih^* tion field It* m inutt-s later St) were the crow i !s> to well «>m»* that the -mall force of g ;ia«cl. ov erw-helnu-d ;,n <1 soon the f I Mi f •in 1 geant vri 1 mipnhY v Jl'.eh ti.dd •art'.jiery. w 1 ted, tirjys^Lau- jdetl' of til'* .t.'Sor.ia’ .(Oi'-tr, ,1 vote of r- a.ce’.nmatt >n. other officers > ha ■ 'gd w**re Ra-nii'.nd S ('u'-seldin** of ('•»- ms <y . T.r.- t vie** pjrvs'idpMit: Char- Kahn New Y-ork, s.-cond vice ;ir*'S- id'-ut, and A H Dave Los An4 , ''eH third vie- pro Tick, Rural Policeman Killed fb'e-tcr'e Id H„. I! Gruv.-s, h* r. T'v-id* n’ Fa]h* r l-'rancid I’ Duffv. o! New V irk. vv.ia r* • i> td d ai .M a<k with ed f tang niorial building at Atlml, Mass., | re* cully. "I rat entity. 1 lie gen I | eral s ; ij,|, .“is ib,- gr:inib'-'t thing f, We received from tie- VV :, I, 11 Mil Tj~ the la gi"ii is ti.,- only place f ! w here J b is fr item t > , an t.e p.er i pel uated.General Ldwarda j praised lilt* valor • : tie VI lli-n . t ; cii'n soldier In I 'rvrr, .- but de j ■ '• i-lmred rlcit lln* ' w rk et tin t • Coast peace i i 111 * ■ soldier and the high. , Spokan* siaii'l.inI of citizenship vv.Lic.U Is | jiomesteai now represent ed by t l.-enc in the ~i tra7'l'*‘d by foi'esr fir*" U. S. Sends 4,500 to Convention ward and apparently • tied in time to i» i ■ ign K mi I h. « nt* i ed 11 'V-rtiHiig about 15 ;> asualt.y iiccui*‘il I ii t luck that lie was a I the tilri't otiiv a fev mb otiedl- in ■r neck. Is r« por chaidain ot the d:v ision Resolutions eontleniulng pacifism t,- p*e, ware adopted by th*- v * tei uns, and the whicii i spread of "TFe do. 'nne of unpiepar ing M*n .and women- who edness" bv mzat T" ■ turr ■ti"'. I'm • iiy ; rv * h y the Seneca. S H . Farm at d Fa. n i < T P.* 1 adv* nixing tt leir bu-i ri"ss in vv'as "u pfpnrit igly con d -.rs' ' Ihd-r t*e frtf V Tilt* VV <*!!:.t! - W 1 - »4r>4 Mr. (Tf r h «-• w • rid n * i r V .1 '' i i f T it j * r APL- •n* tr. • r. r nt a. . inut> s aft (i t ii. n t . ir the N Tth and South t an >iina * .. >t n.tel II ational <■< 'Tive n r ; o:i in th.' Vest iga te the feu Mii:l ■ gqse- /''••re Mi mdary litu'.l.y a ;\i'r ty of toil .s. it heart ^ • I 4 ho Itrir-T a "T nmen’ts' reunion in Fr am e du , 1, t, ^ '■emaiu in ' < stated , r* a t * St lid \ * * r 11i r i ^T- atti 1 n I; t. ,t ii- . \ dition to tjl *■ n-unio; t minti The iirDts arc sa id Ho -ha *■ ai t h i h 11 j i n a t Wimble,;- V } V. - that yi ■ar.. was T \\ i -mail i llildrvQ ,n tii- road; cry ing- Th- l'e w ere- 1 r.OlV d,T [f'ga ’ ■ ■s -ffoin i (i:; v e n ion a! (> adojir F orest Fires < n 1 wen- too! th,.:, ti ■ 11* Jllot 1.1 -r had •be.s'e * leant t ies - vv tro ■att. m pi" 1 to . n fegi) rd to -r.n t r-'por! a t Mint W(Vrk**r> I,, ov> r nr-it.i! to pick hiM k ii o. ' 'er t! e lia IV - i K urt a irossed vent i. .ti s. \n1ii* h it wa- lim A liier . all Legion is equally (I serv ing, of pr; instances of W ashing!,m uti uliers reported lies and had i > in * astern--. Mgatioti. the to ’ihern Id tho and - on*- find Tin \v ;i r * f from the Putt a ml, rates to con -i red should Ii,- lowered so as to conform m<>r* ;• trly to those grant'4 the American legion. and ill i * rta'n 1 w\ lose fa 1 e vv .ls in d ■ ii 1 •;, Fia va ' *' - 1 a p—d ,n tin \V4>maii igli In • n* »r •- lie f 4 * h e flalll .w rc.p i.irts reel' 1 v e d ' 'beta- de -til'!’, f .. ^ t. i tied tjeilS , •f t he a v ♦ treil ! o the Sto ry s, d dt e| r * s ’ ! e the I i five p< r-ons im ludin ig e|,‘ven —— e lead M’l' lip of t h ddl'en wdio 'S •'ere trap] >.d a t Wheel. 700 Lives n- a- t hr 1 1 .eg .oil, { . *r - Mill. in die.- w.-st .q'.R lm—stale Ih'k i n g The *r ti-ei A | | t Tl ’ Rend (>i ilie (Vuntryi Wa -liingt.on • flood w hii ii p.n aned ! M’HWi i • le the h a Ve e-r al'-d til- fire. t W (1 r*'PortM Hhilhi jirovince. • u.rrieit. ()n tnv is mh Lke.s body gripped Hritisb I,sl*;s Tlie next largest deh-- md. ami its fan. - gation to that of the Lnir. I .S'af.-K c" necsk. acionhng was'from Scotland. Ireland and Wales. w irh the,r represent,•«'ion of .most a half thousitid. Last y.-ar at Atlantic -r cashier of tin- Glrmi Queaiy Honl d women «'or« pany here, who. disappb'.-red at th* of life from the present at th*- * onveot-.o., ' -.m*' time that the semi-n.<tTrrtily pay i 'i-.dx de tlnerre and the Ijistin gnished Service i'm .'s, ' from Hlitc Slide said (•tie hundred ahd fifty -refuge*- fro’r the Constitution, Highland SurpM'C iT:i! N'.iboli \Lli,.i ,,f (be ( 1 o■ 1 1m O'Meur" rl v in 11,*, vv * -. k is t !i*' s*- it tuna11 d .it T 11 '- and the prop*>rt v loss i niu-ng Fire Salute Over Grave at Request of Mother Laeli Memorial day lm (he hist three years a tnother. identity unknown, h s asked the' tiring squaiT of Abm/.a < hid worth post, Ameriean Legion Milwau kee, In tire a salute her sons grave, in I oresi Hmne cemetery The hoys hav*‘ c, i edit'd vvitli the sorrowing mother’s vvlsp each year. 'Three years fig", after memorial services at the graves of veterans i a Woman ap proaclo'd. weeping She asked one of. the hoys if it saJvjte qotihi not he tired over lier son's, grave 'The squad marched to the grave she designated and tired u salute. The incident lias been repeated every year since. An Object Lesson Policeman What were you doifig w hile the banditti were robbing-the pa trons? Waiter—1 was kicking myself be cause I’d been such a piker all tnjr life.—American Legfon Weekly. district of north''! n' Mai K* ; « They -f tue d. -:;|j ; tacc workings Maid property is liurnmg an . v in 1 t wo millpoti 'Th • ■ lossi ^ ^ ^ ^ i th* trading (enter. M-xoan' open'd forj 1 chiefly in the The app* aimn TTc city adj.i*rnif WTr al!< Coal Cashier is Killed. Rock Springs. \\ yn. ('lyde N T'tsh- roll of the company va-n'ish*‘il, was shot I anil the ad- an'i fatally wounded by J. Walker, A -search of the vicinity rev ealefl ,,11 v erflow me* : ii gs ca 'he* of food, vv at. r and hlanketa f 'tin- I’rince of ami also the, mitir** pay roll <d 'lie , om- ,a via r a t /'v t la nt ic m. n a ei women onve'nt; • n. h*' * <,uf*. o.-nce began all till*' 1 anli 'he ad- ice foo n - !,,id.. je • n r-r * i d*‘. hire t a '(/ the A iu er brought rontnrm.it mn i ' - The cause of.th' • flood wa s til** de- indulg e in. 10 mitiut djryj .Iiy .fir*' of the stir | struct ion of a prot e» t ing dyke , f ll. h i * - tlglT -• After th. file N*d)pb min*- and | lug th e he;t\ iest r, i i n i n' ya-ars ed the pr:tr**’ dt-,ivi of tltc t'oti-utuMon and For* ign firms . local e.; i on hi: rher vv e 1 (' o: lie and am ei arise mine , was serious . r * (iim d -scaped wi th sijg ilt da m.t uL ,e. v* ntio tl -WaS-Mqieh The ,hi p»i u^so ct)iisul.ii* !• is 1 •riirj ; re- . Fra i ik H Kell 'g hii h in n Pine Crea k. port <*d [, to ha ve b**i n Aw"* •eked I. a nd- ambus s<idor. tin n i. a twelve mile front 1 bldcked the raih\ (,y ’in S ♦ H • r.il dr-ss in which b, > t e th- only S’ : ions idaces and th*’ bridge i > n n * *< • r in^ the d.me>. tbat work i v in nit v. ail othei f n . ■ wo p arts of the city w as w ashed would teinl to brit ng -inder can]rol. j • n \v U y The Hood soon siHisu iled. t quia 1 aiiord. portfHl as Automobiles as Dressing Rooms mventieu open paity d oaling -more than .. > a ,i lia-nci' to — ~~ m : f id.*'* !'ing an’d Troops Augmented by New Foroi. -<• h id suhsid Wasliitigtotj Tin* Hrazalian govern- hi- -;.<■• . h of ill-nt troops operating against the Sao 1 t jiat m con l’:mlo iiisuneclionists hav* Peen aug . !u> nt'd Py new forces, who.-** organiza- ’- ,v American '. 'U has just Icen (ouijdided, it was v, ,.,j i:i ad- st,,t d m an officially commuicil'ie if»- , , ,] , onfi -■ii* , d at Rio de Jar. iro and received cm,;'. r*-nce ■> Hie embassy herP An iniportant u; intoniu- a.'tion i- under way on Lh" whol# i.-ngth of tiie Sao I’aalo front. Fmd Headless Body riduiiibia Mar ne offi.Vrs at Paris I .-Ha f, ; vv,au Id nc 1 (li.-''-u - • Hi* re;, ''T finding of the headless body of a tnan, suM to h* a tnarim . on llors* l-:aad. Heanfi'rt. county. s*-v*'ral day - ago, liy pegro fislictuii n. he.y'itid saving that a hoard of inquest had found no evi dence of fmi.l play "liiyh wi'iild Con nect the death with two nth*i mar ines who ipdeneil tmt were captund Sheriff I '.alley at • Reaufort vvihn ap- pr*-het»*I*-d th*- aLLogcil 'd* serters said M;, y '1 ad in- tli*' t pos-e ^jun a wa' fi otli* r articles vv!i., ii he believed bo- longe'd to til" deal mail. The—iiu'.riif added that the two ileelareil they wi.r.* svv.milling for th* inaitban 1 when a .lord 1 *■ d • - e r l i ’I ’ : 1; e-n I iei a !1. e—i X,-. \i ■ • In State of Prostration. Cancer Causes More Deaths Hangs From Limb of Tree. hau ted and dPawn' d AH names liave- .P'-un w itlilteld fropi imblii ation Lease of Charleston ' Utilities Gharleston 'Amiqum .•mi-nt .;s ^rbade Of Hie signing ( f th*' pui-e diy Hu—P- I • utilities com ;■ issioti board, lip l a-e will ext. mj overjji iayrfo,|. of fiv-e years and thi comtuis t u hoe agr* •'<i t" j-.ay 4 1-2 per eotit, inferest annaally to i’:> shipping hoard on the e\j • nd.'tir* s made foi\eviriditiomnir th-- {irojii rty Ship Many Melons Coitimbia. An my NTjlons a vo r.oge of 20 car- Kavannah Th*' 1 increasing prac A Washington. Mrs. Samuel H Me Philadelphia.- Deaths due to can Spartanburg. So0.—Claud.' Snn». 23. loads of watermelon-_a day is being tide of dressing and undressing- in ail i Learv wife of the army officer slain rnr ;in ,j *‘ 0 th.-j malignant Mimors” well known farmer of the Cavip<s'eom- tornobiles on public thoroughfares by | and robbed ne«r Cheraw S -C . was in ^ (0 dj ej8 of fh( . ki(U „; vs showt v (i m unity, killed himself by hanging persons who cirtinge from street Vl< ondition nf prostration -having,gone . . , , . . . ' ■ the great.'st increase fbA-iniz the first himself from the limb of a pine tr©4 tires to bathing ^uits has («itiso(i thf i through tht* sirnin of 1 d»i-ys of search ‘ * K ^ town Council of Tybee. iCT^aside fe f or her husband only to find that he fi'e months of (lh24 over the correx- with a rope which he had a few mo- soret near here, to pass an ordinance j had been killed. ponding per.of v fer iP23— atiyng ments before used in plowing, accord- today prohibiting the (hanging) and imposing penalties for violations The new law makes it unlawful'tor any.one to dress or undress in an au tomobile., motor, motor truck, vehicle or other vehicle of any other kind «■ ha i ever. Arrnv officers were keeping her ad- Mutual Life insurance company f mg to a report received from officers, vised of developments in the search Philadelphia The body was not discovered^ until 11 and rendering her every aid Friends Suicide likewise showed a gain* The o clock at night. Hump Littlefield, a also were attending her at a hotel report also showed that a smidler per- ! negro, found it flerL condition was described as rest- ventage of deaths was credited' -to less and very weak from the long nervous infectious and, respiratory traiT she had b«en forced to endure, disease and Insanity and sensibility. Rural Policeman M E. McAbee, of Woodruff, was notified and went to th# scene to take charge of the body. I shipped from points along thi 1 ' a - board Air Line railway according to a statement made at the uptown office of the Seaboard Among the shipping poiftts are 1 : Kstiil, Scotia, (Mar. Ul mers and Garnett. Shipment -of peaches from the Mt- Bee section will begin within two weeks one of the Seaboard agents said. Ret ween 15 and 2b cars a day will be sent from Me Bee and five or iix cars a day from Lugoff. » A*.