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PAGE TWO THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THl'KSDAY, DEC. 11, 1924. T BY W AGENT!) 68,161 PERSONS TAKEN DURING YEAR FOR VIOLATING DRY LAWS. IN WashinKton. Federal prohibition forces alone made 68,161 arrests for violations of the National Prohibition Law during the last fiscal year, Pro hibition Commissioner Haynes report ed to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. '• . The figures represent an Increase of l,22. r ) over the number of arrests by the same agents during the pre vious year, and 25.938 more than two years ago. Statistics for arrests for Intoxica tion and other infractions of liquor laws made by State and local authori ties were not contained in the,report. The f.61 general Federal prohibition agents active during the yeqr, deal with 32,611 cases, arrested 23,552 per sons and recommended prosecutions against 22,930. Federal forces assigned to States reported 44,609 arrests and sizure of 2,779 automobiles and 111 boats used in transporting liquor. ETO PRESIDENT URGES ECONOMY Coolidge Says Strict Federal Economy Will Enable Tax Cut La- ter—Urges Farm Aid—Raps League,^ But 1 Favors World Court. President Coolidge advised Con gress in his annual message that per haps the most important work it could do at its present session would be to practice-such economy as to make pos sible a reduction of taxes for the next fiscal year. “The Government can do more to remedy the economic ills o{ the people by a system of rigid economy in public expediture,” he said, 'Mtian can Ire ac complished through any other action." Although stressing economy Mr Coolidge presented a wide range of other recommendations, some new and others reiterations of propasls made a year ago in his first annual message. - Favors World Court. Most of these related to domestic affairs, but the President went in to the field of international relations to renew his plea for American adher ence to the Permanent Court of Inter national Justice; to declare the United Ftates not to be disposed to join the League of Nations; the appeal for Through collection of taxes, tax . ... ... „ a , , support by public authorities and pri- penalffes, fines and forfeitures under .. . ... provisions of the National law. $6,538.- 114 was turned into the Treasury more j than a million and a half*dol!ars mora than for the previous year. Couple Found Dead in At o. Rock Hill. S. C.—Thu final chapter of what Is said to have .been a romance between Mrs. Frank Simpson, 25, and J T (Coon) Cornwell, 38. both of the Ogden section of York county, was written when they were found dead in a Ford roadster parked on the side of the York road about two and one- quarter miles from Rock Hill. Tha vate citizens for the Furopean repara tions 'settlement plan, and to repeat his declaration of opposition to can cellation by the United States of th<* debts owed the Country by foreign nations. Two new pronouncements marked the President’s discussion of foreign i affairs. One touched’on reduction of world armament’s, and the other had reference to the outlawing of war. Defers Call For Parley.! “It has been and is my expectation that we might hopefully approach other great powers for further ion- woman had a bullet wound in her left j ferenee on this subject as soon as the breast that punctured her heart, while j carrying out of the present reparation her escort s temple was punctured | plan as the established and settled with a leaden missile fired from his policy of Europe has created a favor- 38-caliber Smith and Werson pistol, 1 able opportunity,’’ he said, with re- which lay on his knee clutched loosely | gard to armament, reduction. “But on by his right hand. | account of proposals which have al- . The gruesome discovery ..was made rf , a( ]y been made by other Govern-i by John Kee. rural mail carrier, when ments for a European oonference, it i he passed the parked c ar will be necessary-la-wait to Bee what A short time before two shots had been heard by persons in the vicinity.- After an inquest the coroner s jury the outcome of their actions may be. I should not wish to propose or have representatives attend a conference returned a verdict to the effect that which would contemplate commit- the woman came to her death as the merits opposed to the fredom of action result of a gunshot wound inflicted by desire to maintain unimpaired J. T Cornwell, and that he fired the with respect to our purely domestic second shot Into his own brain. While policies.” .’ i it was shown plainly at the Inquest j Proposals to outlaw aggressive war- that the dead persons were responsible fare .the President asserted, should for the tragedy, no effort was made be carefully studied and sympathetic to uncover reasons for the unfortu- ally viewed. nate occurrence. Urges .Cut in Expenses H Combining discussion of tax revis- Coolidge Likes Plebeian Train. Washington.-Having set a prece-1 . ,u , •# o , , . , , . it-he Executive said that if Congress at dent in manner of travel. Fresfne-’t | and Mrs Coolidge returned to Wash . ington after their ViS.t t . lAe C1.k- 0 u ! ha<1 Presented it will then be possible ion with his statement on economy, t this session kept with'n the budget he ' .Livestock exposition. ■—-—- 1 " ' The executive seemed well satisfied with his economy experiment in the use of regular trains and the usual accommodations rather than specia trains or private cars, and member.- of the party that aeconipaneid him to Chicago declared it would not be stir prising if on all future trips he should choose to travel as he did on the one just ended. ’ Railroad offieials. however, sighed with relief when the train drew into the union station. Transportation of a presidential party always places the greatest responsibility on the railroad over which the 'executive chooses to travel, and the trainmen who took Mr to have a moderate amount of tax re duetion -and all the tax reform that the Congress may wish for during the next fiseal year ” He declared, publi cation of income tax payments to be ’detrimental to the public welfare and hound to decrease public revenues,” and urged the repeal of that section of the Revenue AeL Aside from his declarations relative to economy and taxation, the outstand ing recommendations on domestic af fairs made by the President included: Enactment of such legislative reme dies for agricultural ills as are work ed out by the recently appointed agri- ultural commission and exertion of all efforts “by government activity and by j p-iy.-i.te pgencies to restore and maiii-.,. the same time recognize that the pub lic “has a right to he heard when there is danger that the Nation may suffer great injury through interruption of operations because of labor disputes.” Such 1 action as will maintain “the policy of constantly working toward the full treaty strength of the Navy.” Enactment of legislation changing the new Immigration Law so as to make the administrative features “a little more humane for the purposp of permitting those already here a great er latitude in securing admission of members of their own families.” Divide Shipping Duties. Transfer of the Emergency Fleet Uorporation of “the whole responsibil ity of operation of the'fleet and other property, leaving to the Shipping Board solely th* duty of determining eertain major policies, which require deliberative action.” Sale or long-time lease of Muscle Shoals to private interests “under rigid guarantees of commercial nitro gen production at reasonable prices for agricultural use” with a sub-com mittee of the Senate and House Agri cultural Committees empowered to conduct negotiations with the private interests. Development of flood control on such rivers as the Mississippi, and Colorado, of inland waterway transpor tation, of navigation from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic by way of the St. Lawrence River, and of improve ments generally to harbors on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. Acquisition of the Cape Cod Canal hr the Federal Government. Favors Electoral Reforms. Extension of the national laws gov erning the choice of members of Con-, gross “to include appropriate repres entation of the respective parties at the ballot box and equality of repres entation on the various registration boards wherever they exist.” Transfer to the Civil Service of first, Second and third-class postmast ers, and “without covering in-the pres ent membership the field force of pro hibition enforcement.” Enactment of legislation > reorganiz ing the Governmental Departments. The President also commended to the attention of Congress the legisla tive program of the American Legion; urged that steps be taken to accord to the negroes “their full Constitutional rights; that they should be protected from all of these impositions to which from the position jlhey naturally fall a prey, especailly from’ the crime of lynching,” recommended prompt pay ment of the French spoliation claims; approved certain changes in court iffo- cedure to hasten the administration of justice; suggested establishment of Federal reformatories for young men and women and first offenders; and of a National Police Bureau; and asked for suitable recognition to the world fliers.— Questions Rate Section. He opposed procedure under Section 28 or preferential rate provision of the Merchant Marine Act “until Con gress’can reconsider the entire ques tion in the light Of the experience that has developed since its enact ment,” and also opposed inaugura tion of anv new valuation of railroad ‘ t - • propertyuntil the -results of the pres ent valuation are known and can be considered. Coolidge to and from Chicago fnnrkty | taln aRr j<. u it U re to a complete normal asserted that his use of regular equip ment hardly lessened this responsi bility. “Radio Rash” Rapes. Berlin.—“Radio rash” is Europe's newest affliction. It is an eruption of the tender skin of the ears of wireless devotees resulting from the constant pressure of the hard rubber head pieces. Dr Marcus of Vienna, writing on the subject^ for The Clinical Re view. says the rash, while very annoy ing. Is not serious ’ when attended to promptly. Rush Hogs to Market. Chicago —Receplts of hogf at Chiva go this week are* by far the larges: On record. With tomorrow’s arrivals estimated at 15.000 the total arrivals for the week will he around 360,00(8 as aga 334,000 Oue of marketing of bogs is a prevalent be lief that the 1923 corn crop is tlu smallest since 1908 relationship with other industries." Passage immediately of pending leg- 1 islation based on the reports of the Reclamation Fact-Finding Commission “for the proper relief of those needing extension of time in which to meet thejr payments on irrigated land, and for additional amendments and re forms of pur Reclamation Laws.” Amplification of these portions of the Transportation Act contemplating consolidation of railroads into larger systems to-promote more expeditious action by “affording a period for vol untary proposals to the commission (Interstate Commerce Commission) , and in supplying Governmental pres sure to secure action after the expira tion of such a period.’’ Would Revise Rail Act. Amendment of the labor section^ of inst the previous top record o! > ^ Transportation Act so as to eih- the first week of January. 1916 : body a plan “which while retaining the ’ the reasons given for the big practice of systematic colleetlvUhar- Steal Night Payroll. Gastonia.—Unknown parties enter ed the mill office of the Mutual Mills Inc., West Gastonia,Tind stole the pay gaining with concilia!iifn atwi volun tary arbitration of labor differences, could also provide simplicity in rela lions and more direct local responsibil ity of employes and managers” and at j .Noting that the Constitution pro vides that the President shall report to Congress on the state of the Union. Mr. Colidge said “the present state of the Union ... is such that it may he regarded with encouragement and sat isfaction by every American." Problems Are Economic. “Our domestic problems are for the most part economic," he added. “We have our enormous debt to pay and we are paying it. We have the higji cost of Government to diminish and we are diminishing it. We have a heavy bur den of taxation to reduce and we are reducing it.” The Nation, he sai<4 has definitely relinquished "the old standard of deal ing with other countries by terror and force and is definitely oommitteed to the new standard of dealing with them through friendship and un/srstand- ing.” “I shall resist any attempt to resort to t^c -yjd- method^ and the old stand ards,” lie added “I am especially solicitous that foreign nations should comprehend the candor and sincerity with which we have adopted this posi tion.” 9IL MILL GROUP EXPANDING Eighty-One Presses in Four Gtstea Now Controlled By South . Carolinian. 'Columbia.—John T. Stevens .of Ker- ihaw, this state, already probably the largest operator in cotton seed crush ing,. has added four Mississippi milli to his chain, which now comprises 81 j presses, of which 24 are in South Caro lina, 20 in Alabama, l 1 ? In Georgia and 20 in Mississippi. “As the tendency of the times is to ward the merger of oil mill properties under large units of economic, finan cial and,operating control, it is not un likely that the Stevens interests will continue to grow,”,says the official bulletin of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ association. “Nor is it un likely that other large consolidations <(T>. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.) VERY New Year’f Eve the old lad.' came. Hoskins had been watching her now for several years. A 1 w a y s about the same time, el e v e n oi Hall's Catarrh is a Combined Medicine Treatment,both local and internal, and haa been succes* ful in the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. &.*CO., Toledo, Ohio F. J. CHENEY X a shade better SPRINGLESS SPADES Last Longer-IM Rettv’i twelve, she would in the Southeast will soon follow this come and take her stand, in the mid- notable example of enterprise,"’ j tile of the bridge looking expectantly Latest additions to the Stevens down the river. As the "Amalia." an group are the four Refuge Cotton Oil v'on^pany plants in Mississippi, which have been leased from their owners. They will he operated under the gen eral supervision of E. T. Allen of Mongomery. Ala., in addition to the former American Cotton Oil company mills at Montgomery and Huntsville, which the Stevens interests own and are operating as the Alabama Cotton old barge engaged in the Indian trade and seheduleiK t<» arrive annufllly in London on January 1. sailed up the rivor, she became violently agitated. When it passed directly under her. she shouted loudly in a crackod, hoarse voice, a fid tossed a purse down to a eortain sailor on the deck who greet ed her with wild cheers. She would watch the cld boat glide easily up f- DonfGrowOte/ Munyon'» Paw Paw Tonic builda up men and woman who are run down, prema turely •g*d or undernour- iihed. Tones every orfan. Makes rich, red blood. For Constipation Use Munyon's Paw Paw Pill* AT ALL OailGCISTa Now Hoskins was a conscientious thief. It was not his policy "’’to rob old women Oi Oil company, with Mr. Allen as gen- ,f >e river till it was out of sight. Then eral manager. The Refuge mills are flbietly she tyrned toward the south at Greenville, Rosedale, Vicksburg and !in( T "alhed away. Columbus. Mr. Stevens, as president of Ker shaw. Marion and Lancaster units in this state ,has been active in the crush ing industry for years, and with his able vice president and associate, Fred E. Culvern. has somehow con trived to .make money in adverse sea- ions. Two years ago Mr. Stevens, with his associates bought the mill properties of the defunct American Cotton Oil company in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, excepting some which had already been sold. Those mill remain ed dormant last year: Under more favorable conditions this season, how ever. Alabama mills in Montgomery and Huntsville were put into opera tion again under style of the Alabama Cotton Oil company and Georgia mills in Macon and Augusta were reopened under style of the Georgia Cotton Oil company. Mr. Stevens and Mr. Cul vern are president and vice president, respectively. Sam D, Dodds is man ager at Macon. At the Augusta mill, of which Ed A. Eve, formerly of Charleston, is man ager. peanut shelling apparatus is be ing installed.;, Mr. Eve haying given more study to the crushing of peanuts than perhaps any one else in the Southern field. The Augusta mill may crush cotto nseed also. May Ship Carload of Turkeys. Kershaw.—The turkey crop of Lan caster count iys probably larger this year than in any previous year in the history of the county. M-arkets that have been supplied with our Thanks giving birds in the past are already overstocked. So many requests have come to the county agents for help in marketing that it has been decided to market a carload of turkeys pre vious to the Christmas season. if the response is general, the tur- keys will probably be loaded about Dfce mber 10 or IT and ITieTbadThg will likely take place at Kershaw and Lan caster county is.probably larger this •at the ear door, as , was th.a T*se , »fcTth the car of poultry shipped nils spring. Tin 5 actual price to be paid can not he announced until two or three days before loading takes.place. New Water Works For Latta. Latta The town ef^Latta has its waterworks and sewerage system just about completed and expects to have ; -most of the residences of the—tmvn-r their purses. Tin opulent old nieE of Hyde . Park and the. vbuh.r men, too. were lib game. But la tel) there were to< many in tbe bust ness ’for any profit And the riewspa pers were agains him. daily re m i n d 1 n g thoii readers to he ware Of pick pockets. PeopR watched one niori, now and one hac to he on one's guard at all times. Reluctantly Hoskins forsook the old field of his activities and << ught other prey. It was a hard year, however. What little he picked up from the_ -Christmas shoppers lb 7 already owed to friends, He was facing the Now Year almost penniless. Then he re membered the old lady and her fat purse. He despised himself for think ing of it—he. a man of principles—hut starvation is starvation, and it was New Year's Eve. Tonight she would ‘come. He concealed himself In an old erevise in Jhe masonry. It was a per fect hiding place. He could see out easily and not he seen by anyone. About midnight he heard the slow, heavy step of the old lady. She passed close by him and advanced a few yards. He emerged from his hid ing place and followed. About to make a quick spring at her. she turned* and faced him. lie composed himself with difficulty, tipped his hat and hid her happy New Year in a weak strained voice. “Oh, thank Ye. sir; the same to you, sir.” “Flfie weaTTTer we 1 >een 'avin ?’’ “Fine, indeed. And fine for that boy o’ mine what's coinin’ in tonight from I them dt Yathen places.” The old lady sniffed. Hoskins edgud a little closer ; to her. “Ain't seen yer hoy for some time?” “Only from thejiridge 'ere onet a 'year. Ain’t seen him to ’old in my arms since he was i lad o’ twelve, j The hoarse old j voice trembled a little—a 1 m o s t “There it MUNYON’S PAW PAW TONIC Satu/acrion guaranteed or money refunded MUNYON’S • Scranton, Pa. • Easy to Blaze S^c • Ym; should get your temper insur'd." Hr “Why?" She “It’s so rterv."- London Answia - -. MOTHER! Child's Best Laxative is "California Fig Syrup" Hurry Mother ! Even a bilious,, con stipated, feverish child loves the pleas ant taste of “California Fig Syrup" and it never fails to open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for genuine “Cali fornia Fig Syrup ” which has direc tions for babies and children inf all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say “Caljforia" or you may get an Imitation fig syrup. No Harm in That Doctor 1 forbid all brain Work. Patient But I am a pom. _ f Doctor- You can iro on with that.—f a sum between five and six* hundred dollars. Superintendent Black liad just left the office to attend to some out- ■>’ business. He returned in a few min* utea. saw a light oh'in the office .... found the money had been remi . d from its drawer in & desk. Southern Railway After City Road. Cincinnati.—The Southern Railway system, through its president, Fairfax roll of the night hands, amounting to i^ ar rjpnn has snhinittgd a definite pro- j posal for the purchase of the Cincin- i natl Southern railway from the city of Cincinnati, it was learned. Mr. Harrison, in a letter to the trus tees of the Cincinnati Southern rail way, said the Southern would Invite negotiations leading the the absorp tion of the only municipally owned railroad in the world. The letter gave no specific plan outlining the possible way of consummating the transaction. Brazil jS r’o.—The Brazil Suspends Visas. Tokyo.—The 1 Brazilian consul has notified the Japanese government that he has been instructed to suspend the grant of visas for intending emigrants to Brazil. The foreign office, taken by surprise, has instructed the Japanese minister to Brazil to make a report on the maU^ immediately. Mr. Akamatsu. chief of the-immigra- tion section of the foreign office, said: “If this notice heralds a^n -exclusion policy against Japanese the situation presents itself in a decidedly serioua aspect to the Japanese uatina. M connected with the system within the next 15 or 20 days. The work has been in progress for the last few months'and a well planned layout has been put in and the character of the work is reported to be excellent. The, system was designed by the Ryan Engineering company of Colum bia. The resident engineer is A. Has kell Miller of Columbia, who'has been on fhe job since work began and fyas had the work under his direct super vision ever day,' looking out for the town's interest in the installation. Bonds in the sum of $60,000 were voted by the town for putting in the sewerage and water systems but when broke down. - “An' ’urd life for a lad. that, on 'the m ships, and no Yme. and an ’aid er life for me what’s his lawful mother never to lay an arm on him In all these years.” Here she broke Into a heart- breakingsoh. “It’s a had ’tin I’ve been. sir. I couldn't ■ let that lad o' mine see his mother was ! such a miserable old witch. It’d hrrnk work was undertaken it was found that his 'cart. I get together all I can in works. Crops of Chester Suprisingly Good. Chester—Considering the bad weath er conditions through which Chester county’s cotton crop has to pass this year a surprisingly bigger crop is be ing harvested than was at first anti cipated. W. F. Marion, the federal government cotton statistician for Chester county, has just announced that up to November 14, 16,443 bales had been ginned, as compared with 20,030 bales up to the corresponding period a year ago.—A good deal of cotton is yet to be ginned. several thousand dollars more would the world and give it to him onct a he required. The town added about I year for his Yliday. It's the best I $15,000 more to the $60,000 secured i can do for ’ini. Don’t know who he from the sale of the bonds, making a thinks I am. He never troubled to total of $75,600. About $34,500 has find out. But—'Ey, ’ey, there," she heen expended on the sewerage plant shouted suddenly, and about $40,500 on the wateryiprks^-j The "Amalia" was steaming tip the The sewerage system was the first river. It was directly under them now- installed and was practically complet- and a little youth in uniform jumped ed before the work began on the water- about eagerly on deck, signaling to the old woman on the bridge. She dropped the purse squarely Into his hands. " ’Corny for ’or Majesty," called the youth', his gay voice continuing to sound merrily as the barge disap peared up the river. Finally the old woman turned to Hoskins. “Good night, sir. and God bless you In the New Year," she said softly, and walked away. Hoskins stood motionless, gazing up the river after the small hazy object that was the barge. There was a sentimental look In his eye, and a softness in the droop of his mouth. "God bless them,” he breathed. “’Twould ’a been a bad way, that, to begin the New Year." Pcnrunvut roads arc a cood investment —not an expense The High Cost of Postponing Permanent Highway Building Poor motor roads stifle industry and agricult ure; waste huge sums annu ally in high maintenance costs, and greatly increase gasoline, tire and repair bills. There is net a state, not a county, not a commu nity, that isn’t paying a heavy price for having too few fjermanent roads. Th^re art *uU many aecrions of the country—even whole states—that are trying to operate twentieth century traffic over nineteenth century roads. This is coning millions of dol lars every year, and will keep on costing millions until we have well developed permanent high way systems every where. Even what we often call the more progressive communities are far behind the demands of modern highway traffic with its 16,000,000 motor vehicles. From the Atlantic to the Pa cific, ind from Canada to Mex ico, weneed moreConcreteroads —the roads for twentieth cen tury traffic. Your highway officials want to be of the greatest possible . service to you. Get behind them with ways and means that will provide more Concrete roads and streets. Such an investment will pay you big dividends year after year. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 111 West Washington Street CHICAGO •4 Setmutl OrttniteHtm to Imfrovt mnd Extend the Utet of Concrete OSes* « 29 Citias r- ^ it 0 W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 50-1931 V