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OVERMAN ASSAILS I
AT RALEIGH DEI
Raleigh, N. C., April 8.?Assailini
the Republican party of North Caro
lina and of the riation, Senator Lee 8
Overman, addressing the Democrat!
State Convention today, declared th
Republicans, "hoping to win the nex
election by discrediting the grea
head of the Democratic party, havi
entered into a conspiracy of abuse an<
slander of the vilest and most inhu
man kind against the President of thi
United States." Senator Overman de
clared he believed the American peo
pie would resent at the ballot bo:
"this unjust propaganda of slander.'
"The Republicans indict the Presi
dent for stubbomeos and indifference
to their feelings ,when it was thee
neet, torn tne senate investigating
committee that the vessels on the active
!< * w?r*? fullv prepared wher
America entered the war and th(
navy department had the full anc
complete plans to combat the Germar
offensive against the coasts, prosecuted
the war _with the greater* neeygy
from the first. He said Secretary
Daniels co-operated fully witi
thir* tiled admiralties and carried oul
their suggestions promptly and efficiently.
British Cabinet,
dMet Yesterday
(By the Associated Press.)
London, April 8.?The British Cabinet
met presumably to discuss th?
French occupation of German cities
The conference of allied premiers anc
foreign ministers was postponed pre
sumably until tomorrow.
Strike Advisers
Urge Nomination
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 8.?The Chica
go strike advisers have urged Fresi
dent Wilson to send the nomination o1
nine members of the railroad laboi
board to the senate.
Million Dollar
Fire in Dallas
(By the Associated Press.)
Dallas, April 8.?A million dollai
loss is estimated as a result of the fin
in the army aviation repair depo
here which destroyed several airplanei
and large supplies in the lumber an<
engine house building and unloadinf
sheds.
Call on France
to Withdraw Troop
(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, April 8.?The reports tha
Great Britain and the United State
called on Prance to withdraw troop:
occupying Frankfort is without foun
dation, says the official note.
Prince of Wales
Off for Honohili
(By the Associated Prssa.)
Sandtego, April 8.?The receptio
aboard the RenoWn concludes the visl
of the Prince of Wales. He sai^ to
night for Honolulu.
Six Hundred '
Switchmen Qui
(By the Associated Press.)
Toledo, April 8.?Six hundre
switchmen walked out in sympath
with other cities. It is predicted_tha
it will-tie dp traffic in twenty"fou
hours.
fc' > i .. i ? ?
Mr. and I. D. Smith have pui
erased the Oetsal cottage on flout
nt.reet and will move there at an earl
data. They recently sold theft* horn
on N. Pinckney strsst to the Unioi
Buffalo MIRa Co.
and not he who made the treaty i
partisan issue," continued Senatoi
Overman. "They did it wilfully, an<
deliberately. They determined more
than a year ago that regardless of al
of the provisions of the treaty thej
would so change it and modify it thai
n CAUGHT BT MOB
IS IOVIII RUN JAII
(By Associated Press)
Raleigh, April, 7,?Chased by i
mob in automobiles the officers sue
cessfully landed the negro, Charlii
Armstrong, charged with attacking i
white girl at Rocky Mount, and is ii
jail here.
Admiral Wilson
Before Committee
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 8.?Admiral H
B. Wilson, commanding the Atlanti<
REPUBLICANS I
MATIC CONVENTION
g they could gain a partisan victory
- over the President. They had no ^
1. other program and no other purpose. 11
c They care nothing for principle, na- p
tional honor or national good faith p
8 and national pride; they dashed all n
t away for partisan advantage. Even "
t while the government ws negotiating
e this treaty?before its contents were "
i known?our Republican friends, de- G
- siring to make political capital out of a
e 't and injure the President, entered ^
- into a conspiracy to fight it to the ^
- bitter end. For eight long months
c this treaty has been held up in the
senate, embarrassing the President r:
- and embarrassing us both at home
& and abroad. We now have to appear
r before the nations of the world as a Jc
i people who do not regard treaties as
r a solemn international obligat'on, but ^
1 regrad them only as campaign issues.
e ratfy the treaty with certain-mild
1 reservations and Woodrow Wilson will ^
r America, in my judgment, will finally
t be vindicated." 0
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Yard Men Strike ti
in Sympathy ^
L (By the Associated Press.) oi
Los Angeles, April 8.?Between five tl
hundred and one thousand yard men M
i struck in sympathy with Chicago ?
. railroad me ntoday. They have pre?
dieted the entire Pacific coast would al
i be affected soon. w
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Causing No
Serious Differences w
5 (By the Associated Press.) J
London, April 8.?There is no possibility
that the Franco-German situa- 01
tion is causing serious differences
. among the allies is the opinion of the
, Italian minister, Scialoia. ^
k Flat Rejection of Plan
| ' (By the Associated Press.) ^
t Washington, ApHl 8.?There has n(
. been a fiat rejection of the plan of the bJ
. second industrial conference settling #c
. the labor unrest urged before, the senj
ate labor committee, W.
, secretary of^the old war hoard, said ^
. that the labor demand greater ^
than share control and industry and -7
this caused the unrest.
NEW HARNESS SHOP w
hj
Turbeyfill & Cobb is the name of a ^
new firm recently opening for busi.
ness in Union. The concern will do
i a general repair business and also has
. a complete stock of saddles, bridles, '
I collars and a full line of "horse
. goods" generally.
The establishment is located in the
rear of the old post office building on
South Gadberry street and is already b
in full operation. 8j
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NOTICE. w
84
All members of Excelsior Council,
No. 116, are earnestly requested to
^ come out next Friday night at 7:30
r o'clock, as we are expecting Brother
J. E. Wilson to meet with us. He has
something good in store for all members
and I am sure that every one will ?r
j be glad that they heard Brother Wilson.
All visiting brothers are wel- a,
come. Remember the date, April 9, .,
r 1920.
8 Brother Wilson is from Greenville. V(
^ J. G. Brock,
j F. S. Secretary,
j 2t-Wed. and Thurs.
f NOTICE TO WESTSIDE
BAPTIST CHURCH
The week of training and study q
I v/hich Dr. E. S. Reaves has arranged n
for to be conducted from April 11-16
is one of the greatest opportunities
t which has come to the Baptist of t
g Union County for a great while and .
I Uo. * 1 J
I - itviTi w? MwnvrB snu outers interested
in the Westside Baptist
church will avail themselves of this g
golden opportunity.
I have on hand a number of pro- v
grams of the meeting and will be ^
1 glad to place them with the teachers Q
and workers before Sunday. As
many of you as can should take ad- t
n vantage of this week of study; it puts j
t us in a position to be more effective j
- teachers and I hope you will not let ^
the chance pass. ^
Sincerely yours
W. L. Davis, Supt. Sunday School t
* Mips Jane Breton Gordon passed Ir
thru Union this afternoon on her way
from New York to Charleston where 5
she goes to join her parents, Capt and
y Mrs. John Gordon, for a visit to Magt
nolia Gardens. Miss Gordon fre- ?
r quently visited in Union while the
troops were stationed at Camp Jackson
and has many friosds who were
? pleased to see he* again. .
y Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Williams are
e spending this week in Walhalia, the
i- guest of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Bro. .1.
k ' 'fin i- ':i?
PER REFUSES I
TO GIVE UP DEAR
McCormick, April 7.?Searching paries
continued throughout today tryig
to find the ten bodies of the young
eople who lost their lives at Harer's
ferry across the Savannah river
ear Ltowndesville on Sunday afteroon
when the flat used to cross the
erry was capsized. The river for
liles was lined with people from both
Georgia and South Carolina on land
nd in boats trying to locate the
odies, but so- f* y their efforts have
een unavailing. Motor hoats have
one un the river from Augusta and
iey, too, are used in dredging the
iver in search of the bodies.
Probably 2.000 people lined the
nnks of the river today try'ng to
cate some body which might have
een washed ashore and these efforts
ill continue tomorrow. Rewards
Five been offered for each body and
ie search will continue for some days
et.
Lester Walters and his wife, a bride
f six weeks, both of whom were
rowned, lived only a short distance
om the river, and Mrs. Walters was
le teacher in a nearby school. The
>mpany of young peonle had gone to
io home of their teacher for a visit
i . Easter Sunday afternoon when
ley strolled down to the river and
Irs. Walters suggested that they
oss the river in the flat which they
^ided to do. When they had gone
iout half way the river the post to
hich the cable was tied gave wayr
te cable swingvng to and on the corsr
of the flat farthest up the river
hich caused the flat to list and
lunge head foremost into the water,
he flat sank, but was raised yesteriy
and no bodies were found under
round it.
No Bodies Found.
Abbeville, April 7.?At a late hour
lis afternoon not a single one of the
>dies of the ten young people drown|
a few days ago "In the Savannah
ver had been recovered though uie
ver had been searched by scores of *
arsons for miles up and down the
inks. A woman's garments was
lund peveraf miles down the river
om the scene of the tragedy, but if :
belonged to one, of the party it is
evidence of the drowning to
) received. Partied IHTOr been ftrgahed
to drag the river as soon as it
ills sufficiently to allow this. A reard
of $1,000 or $100 for each body
is been offered for the recovery of
le bodies.
NOTICE
We will furnish a first class barbele
at Cross Keys on the day of the
>unty campaign 1920.
B. R. Sumner,
Mrs.* Frank Lawson, formerly of
ogansville but now of Greenville,
topped over in Union last night with
tr. and Mrs. Herbert Smoak, on her
ay to Coleraine to attend the funeTal
jrvices of Dr. B. F. Walker.
NOTICE NOBLES
There wll be a regular meeting of
le Union Shrine club held the 8th
ay of Apri,l 1920, at 8 o'clock p. m.
i the Masonic Hall.
There is business of vast importnee
to be transacted and you are
rged to be present. Visiting Nobles
'elcome. Refreshments will be sered.
By order
C. C. Sanders, President
Wm. C. Lake, Secretary. 2t.
SOCITEY MEETS
The Woman's Missionary Society
Irace M. E. church held its regular
lonthly meeting April 5 in the church
ft r lorn.
Mrs. W. W. Summer presided; after
he opening exercises and the usual
usiness Mrs. Hamblin made an imressive
talk on consecreation.
Miss Carrol, Supervisor of Home
lervice work, was present and talked
o the ladies along the lines of her
rork. This was followed by a solo by
frs. J. F. Walker, Jr., accompanied
n the piano by Miss Louise Hamilton.
The meeting was then turned over
o the hostesses Mrs. M. D. Huiett,
ifrs. Evelina Rice and Mrs. R. G.
familton, who served delicious rereshmenta
and a delightful social
lalf hour wasxenjoyed by all present.
This society has 61 members and
here was a good attendance at this
nesting.
We are planning to do more this
ear than ever before.
Mrs. Reuben Hamilton, Supt. %f
fission study and Publicity.
WANTED
One hundred men' genuinely Interested
in tl)e betterment of
Union, to meet a committee of
twenty-one at the Chamber of
Commerce to-night at 8:80.
I
GOSSETT Til
BEGINf TBBM
Abbeville, April and Kenneth
Gossett, the twqStfpng mai whe
are to be placed oniftfr here tomorrow
charged with ,'^fctoXT- assault,
were brought here tnlpBMtnoatt from
Greenville and lodg?^M| ,^ie< Abbeville
county jail. BMI 4eptttfos accompanied
the prisonlHr Although it
was generally know^khat the G?*setts
would be brouA,.hp*o tonight
there wero only aboi&ihalf a, do^en
persons loitering arotHl- the passenger
station when the Wlln arrived.
The boys walked thi^mgfa-tbe struts
surrounded with deflfl &*. and were
delivered to Foster Maftain, the jailer,
at the jail, which is blocks
from the railroad atimfep.. Sheriff
Burtg and of deputies
will sleep in th^Vl fcalifghi-tutH
precaution against aflwrpoasible mob
The deputies who Sir* dispatched
to Greenville to br uAthe prisoners
were: T. L- Cann, jdj forty sheriff of
Abbeville county; C^j^fil'pce, United
states deputy marsMR P. F. Fintoy
and W. T. Cason. Cyo V'fflfort was
made to conceal thsMftamont of the
Coming down froiA'preenville there
w. many acquaintAboe at several
stations to greet
tomorrow morning,Jpfcfrjjdla. Judge
Sease is hopeful off jlpWuatng the
case i_3, one day, proaM.
L. Bonham nf father
the defense, has bee&angagod to assiot
the defense, a# wfcalso James H.
Price of Greenville. nU^Bor Blackwell
will be assieteijw^be proseeu-.
tlon by George and
J. Howard Moor^fl^fe^virom Ab
Another venire oK^will be
a? ru Ji. tl .1
owiw ui?,
drawn Ave are tdiiilstPifi or haver
been excused. Thiftfottiisfi only 31
jurymen to draw fjjSjL ?f the Arst
venire, hence the tjHd PIT ior the
ing the testimony of the young women
taken outside the court, in the presence
of attorneys for the defense and
piosecution, but the defense objected,
and the young women will testify in
open court.
M. P. Gossett of Honea Path, father
of Kenneth Gossett, was in court-all
day and went to meet the train. He
accompanied his son to his cell door
this afternoon.
FORMER CAROLINIAN
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Of interest to the railroad men of
South Carolina will be the news of
the recent promotion of W. H. Donny,
a. form or Rnnfh?rn '?
the state, to general Eastern passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacflc railway.
Mr. Donney has offices in New
York.
Mr. Donny was born in Anderson
county from where he moved to
Greenville county. As relief agent of
the Southern Several years ago he
traveled all over the state and is
known in practically every city and
town in South Carolina. Later he become
agent of the Southern in Union.
Just prior to the period of government
control Mr. Donny was city
ticket agent for the Missouri Pacific
in Chicago, going from there to New
York a short time ago. He is a
brother of O. G. Donny, commercial
agent of the Seaboard Air Line railway
in Columbia.?The $tate.
"PAIR AND WARMER."
So great was the success of "Fail
and Warmer," the Avery Hopwood
farce of temperature and temperament,
which Spaeth A Company will
present at the Rialto on April 8th thai
before it had reached its first hundredth
performance ai the Harrit
Theatre, in New York, there was a
demand for it from every quarter oi
the country, and its fame had beer
carried from coast to coast and froir
the Gulf to Canada hv the nut-of
town members of ito capacity au
dlences.
It* success, was so inatantaneoui
and so unceasing during its year h
New York, that a nation-wide inter
est was' created. . It will come hern
with a typical Spaeth A Companj
I cast of excellent farceurs, who wil
i give the fullest flavor to the flop
wood lines and situation.
WEATHER REPORT
For S. C. Partly cloudy tonigh
and Friday. Not much change ii
temperature; gentle to moderate was
to northwest winds.
J. E. Minter and C. E. House, o
Sedalia, are business visitors in Union
today.
stat highim 5
' mm here
J. Roy Peunell, State lllighway enr
gineer, i? here today to Consult with .
the city Hnd county authorities and a ]
, representative of the Soui -hern Rail- i
i way in reference to the grtyde cross- i
ing just above Union on th^e Buffalo
road. For some- time the Chamber of ,
j- Commerce has been agitating the j
. question of an overhead bridrfe. The |
consultation is upon the question. It
has been suggested that the National
Highway through Unton be carried 1
; along the street between the * post *
office and court house, on by Hie U. 1
" & G. S. station and in the rear oil' the *
T. C, Duncan, residence to conVnect
With the Buffalo road and thus elKm- (
inate altogether the grade crossing f
question. Just what will be deciqled a
today is not yet*revealed. \ f
There is a delegation here, Mw. "S
Dickerson and Mr. Feaater, fronh r
Fairfielr County, to consult with Mr;, '
[ Pspnel la reference to a bridge over
Broad river below Carlisle. The pro;
pesed bridge touching the Feaster \
lands on the Fairfield' side and the h
Jeter lands on the Union County side, n
! APPOINTED COUNTY n
?. AGENT FOR UNION w
' ' n
,.W. D. Wood, a Clem son College 111
graduate, hps been appointed County oi
; Agent for Union County succeeding >
Jas. L. Carbery who resigned to be- ti
com* assistant agronomist in charge c<
of plant breeding, with headquarters
at damson College. *
Mr. Wood has had two years ex- ic
perieace in dairy and general farming 111
and two years service with the Dairy w
Divisiqn of the U. 8. Department of
Agriculture. He Will begin work *
Aprik l?th with headquarters In 8<
| Unite.
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NOTICE TO SCHOOL IM- 4 ??
PRnVFMRVT AssnrunnNa ai
.V ./ 01
Ail school improvement a**ocia- J
tions ere urged to send at fefee to the *
Office or the county oupL. ui IMuca- *?
tton the following data? .*
r Kama of Association, name of ^
president. ?
County Board of ||d$us*tion to
4t. Apr. 8-10-12-14. Pi
PIEDMONT dTIES^ TQCsrgSR f
VI
Washington, April 7.?Population ri
statistics announced today by the cen- ei
sua burear included:
Spartanburg, S. C., 22,638, an in- e>
crease of 5,121, or 29.2 per cent over ol
1910. hi
Greenville, S. C., 28,127, increase 7,- a*
386, or 49.9 per cent.
Mullins, S. C., 2,379, increase 547, si
or 29.9 er cent. si
REV. JEROME MORRIS IN UNION U1
ol
Rev. Jerome Morris, who was ill w
for several weeks with pneumonia, ei
following an attack of influenza, has al
sufficiently recovered to be out again "
and is visiting in the city today.
Mr. Morris was seriously ill and "
much concern was felt for his re- s1
covery, but he has gained consider- j to
ably in the past week and will soon be |
his usual sell. c"
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, COBB ELECTRIC COMPANY d
Is
Cobb Electric Co. is the name of a ei
new concern opened in the Smith p
Block, east of the Southern railway c<
and on Main street.
J. W. Cobb, who has had 12 years
, experience in the electrical business,
, is at the head of the concern. He
t was formerly with Brill Brothers, *
Electrical Engineers. C
The concern will carry a full line S
of electrical supplies and will do electric
wiring and a general' repair 15
business. The show room is quite e
pretty and the concern is now ready
' for business. 'i
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MOOSE MEETING f
I r
Every Moose member will please a
plan to attend the meeting Thursday
1 night April 8th, at 8 o'clock. Candidates
anxious. Members of the
f Benefit Board will meet at 7:30 f
> o'clock. Don't forget the dues. ^
i 0. E. Smith, Dictator.
C. E. House, Secretary. j
NOTICE ]
i
1 There will he on important meeting \
' of the entire membership of the Union }
5 Chambers of Commerce A Agricul-!j
' ture tonight at 8:30 p. m. The new j
1 hotel project will be discussed and
" definite plans made to proceed with
the "Work of organising the new hotel
company.
The new board bf directors will he, <
t glad to have all members and others i
n offer suggestions for anything that I
t will benefit the eity or eoonty of
Union. ^ {
1 <
f Mrs. Julian Welch, ' of Herbert's, 1
n was the guest of Mrs. D. C. Flynn
yesterday.
f jffs. CUMMINS I
' "A FOB Ml
' x. ' E,
l*e\Hampton, Va., April 7.?Mrs.
tie? !;rYle?ter Cummin?s, Was found
Kui> ?.f the murder ?f her husl
afte , f a. jury h*d considered the
four ?ra *|minutes here tonight.
Sh 3 "*1 \ 7** ?n tria.1 for the 8h?otin|
S. Gc^rC^e' 011 Cumming, lawyer and ;
aer r- ^ assen?Wyman, on the sti
here ]?hurary 7.
Mrs. 'hiciliCumming's attorneys in
inal arff8 -<teuments, based their pleas :
icquitta?on on *he claim that their cli<
vas tem^? -lporarily insane at the time
he shoob aPlT,n&The
tr^ _3al be&an yesterday, Mi
3ummingt A jLtest'^(K* *bat her husban
'rom who1. ^ 8be was divorced sot
ifter her it?. ?1ar*"iage, with alimony <
>5 a week, h^^^d^threatened to take ht
.EADEH an^S EXPECT
VC *fTE ON FRIDAY
Washington;r_t April y.?Final deter
nination was <LA*"eached today by Re
ublican leaden - jf *n the nouse to bring
\i a vote in thai 'Sj body late Friday the
Solution to dec Tare the state of waf
It'h Germany t?.^ V an end. A special
lid reported tod ie Vy hy the rules ccmtittee
provides f<,*Yr 8'x hours debate
i Thursday and bours on Friday, j
fter which oppoiu^?bnts of the resoluon
iraay offer onlj V a motion to rejmn^it.
lff
Completion today , I oi the minority
j pert, resenting vie'V^8 of Democrati
members of the for "Wigm affairs comlittee
on the resolutih pn, prepared the
ay for the long debaV,V?. Represer.ta- s
ve Flood of Virginia i ranking Dem- '
cratic member of the c \ommittee, pre- v
anted the minority Areport, dialing
ed the power of con^Vre^s to bring |
ie war l?K?*?y to an c ind and charjterised
Section 6 of t.9?? resolution
i "an attempt to preserve something
ttt of the wreck of American rights .
'hlch have been so outrageously a
irrpndered in for ?er sections of the f?
|?OlQtlOB?."K V lin
"From whatever angle tl^ig resolu-|
qji la viewed," he continued "it pre- O
sat# itself a* n proposition1 not only
(effective in achieving it* procla'med
urpnef, tut at a aur* method of conl&mi&ir..-frjgifo
relations,'.injecting X
ew and completed questions into f
n n 1 r earty d ifflcujtj^al tuation md in- funalvlhg
a surrender of American- ^
ghta and an impairment of Am-1 an
rican prestige and honor." | oc:
The minority report took particular wi
tception to the statement in the reslution's
preamble that the president m<
ad informed congress the war was tir
i end. ?r
"At no time and under no e're im- cji
anca3 has th? pres'dent made any
ich assert;on," the report sa'd. Jj
"It is true that on signing of the
rmist'ce, the president in the course
r an address to congress, used the
ords, "the war thus comes to an ,
id" but he spoke of actual hostilities ^
ad not of the technical state of war. ^
; takes a treaty to end a war.
"Representative Flood asserted e
lat sections of the resolution re- ^
;ricted trade with Germany or seek- n
ig to repeal the war time legislation
ere within the power of congress 1
ut citt many authorities in his con- ^
mtion that in so far as it seeks to *
irect the president to issue a procimation
to the German government
ntrenches upon the treaty mak'ng
nwprc nnrl in nnf witVi in the n.4
ongress. "w
* ne
OF INTEREST HERE of
Lh
Miss Elizabeth Burkhalter, of Bam- at
roll, gave her graduating recital at
Ihicora College this week and the B
tate has this comment:
44 Miss Burkhalter exh:bited a brilant,
viril style and a certainty and
ase of laying in such numbers as
he fir?t movement of the Beethoven ^
Pathetique' sonata, a barcarolle by fr
he talented American composer, Grif- *h
es, and a composition of eccentric di
hythm and interesting character by g,
nother American Francis Hendricks.
B
O. T. BELUE HAS ACCIDENT
Orus T. Belue was assisting in repairing
the telephone line near his hi
iome this morning and fell from the C1
post, a distance of about fifteen feet. a'
fo bones were broken but Mr. Belue
vas badly bruised and suffered a t
levere shock. si
He has hundreds of friends in j8
jnion uounty who will be grieved to ti
lear of his misfortune, but also re- g
oice that it did not result disastrousy.
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NOTICE TO RED MEN ?
The improved order of Red Men
[>udalee Tribe No. 18, will hold its 8,
regular meeting Friday evening April o
), 1920, at 7:80 o'clock. ^
All members are urged to be pres- t]
ent as a very important matter will
come up before the tribe. Visiting
brothers welcome. . o
E. L. Roes, Sachem. I
J. H. D, Kubanks, Chief of Records. f<
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8c PIER COPY
S ACQUITTED
IRDER OF HER HUSBAND
Mit- boy from her, and had often had her
"not placed ' ' - -n , '
jand KeiL' r?W3* 4 J>14 _
case son of the accused, sat 1# his mother's ' "f
side throughout the trial. Often when
of her body was shaken Tfith smothered
for- s?bs? he slipped his aim around her
^ neck and kissed her.
Mrs. Cumming maintained, a strained
calm throughout to-day. She was
the seated when the jury returned from
f?r its room and was helped to her feet
Jnt by her sister. She stood trembling
?f but very straight, her fingers twitching
and lips quivering when the ver- f'-.yi
rs. diet of "not guilty" was rendered; "
id, In a moment the acquited woman
>n was surrounded by scores of friends
>f who showered congraulaions upon t
?r her.
Transport Arrives With #5
r Bodies of Americans ^ iV1
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, April 8.?The transport
. Nansemond arrived with the bodies of :
eighty-seven American soldiers who
die<l u v?* -
? ? ... ^.ugiand during the war. The
relatives and friends received the flag; */, j
draped coffins. 7/ . , / '
I Armenian Q?rph&ita&*' A * . 1
Burned by |
(By the Associated Pre^s.) ^ . ' n
Constantinople, April 8.?The Ar- ^ |
"leninn orphanage w*a burned when
the Turks destroyed the village of H
Haroun'yi. Two th9tifeand Arthenian "H
orphans were removed to safety. The SB
Turks are besieging .other Amenian fal
ullages. H
bombarded With Gas Shells I
(By the Associated Press.),.
Paris, April 8?The German rbg-o- ft ( *8
r troops bombarded DusseMorf with,. ' ^9
is shelft, according to a dispatches jH
e Mati^ ?
pponents of- Universal .'-7^18
T^ung Liar Up if*
(By the Asroc^at^d pre^T) **
Vashington, April 8.?Opponent? v H
the
e said to have indented forty Demrats
and thirteen Republicans who I ?
11 vote against the plan, assuring V,^^D
feat Under these circumstances a
yvement has boon begun to substite
voluntary tra'nin<?. but the p *? 8
d details are not yol ready to o V^B
nmneed
;ws and Moslems ffl
Engage in Fight
(By the Associated Press.)
Jerusalem, April S.?Although mar- ( o9
il law has been proclaimed here, the
itish troops patrol the city and the
ws and Moslems were enj*a<red in ^B|
attered fights on Monday and Tuea- R9B
y, resulting .in several Vpled 'r.
th sides-an dabout two hundred and jJggH
ty injured, mostlv slightly. jflfl
' L '
as Explosion M|
in Restaurant H
(By the Associated Press.)
Poncairty. Ok^.. Anril 8.?One d?ad Hfl
id one seriously injured, and two HH
rsons unaccounted for as a result ffiSj
the fas explosion at a restaurant in KH
is city. The damage estimated B|
one hundred thousand dollar?.
ody of Lucy H|
Bradshaw Recovered BB
(By the Associated Press.) Mjfl
Anderson, April 8.?The body of raH
icy Bradshaw wag found ten miles
om the scene of the tragedy. It is BH
e first recovered of the ten persona /
'owned in the Savannah river last /
inday. fl
ASE BALL TOMORROW |H
AFTERNOON jM
The base ball fans of this city will
ive the opportunity of seeing a HH
osely contested game tomorrow 'MHI
fternoon at the ball park when the
fnion Hi will play Jonesville Hi.
he team has dee ded to charge the
nail admission of ten cents and tt
up to the folks to support HHj
le boys and attend this game; the *flj^R
iris will go and yell for their teams, :^DR
at the older citizens should take an fl^Hj
our or two off and show the younger flfl
tizens that they are standing square I
shind them. KSu
A wee bit of encouragement goes
long way and if mothers fathers, BH
weethearts and friends will atteiVV,,fl^B
tils game and boost*?it win be wori&H ?H
rorld* to th^ boy on the team. Y?, B^B
ry it and see. ^^^B
Dr. J. C. Brawley has given up his M
fflceWi^ this city awd'VWWmE .ockhart
for the practice of b'a p*o- .^^B3