The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, August 24, 1921, Image 1

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' r=ri The Union Daily Times ISO PRESS i ' < I '? ' . i.... - I . I ' - -U;.I- i ki I|f V I iii'" i i i i , Thursday; probably DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 1850?Converted to The Union Badly Time* October 1,1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY thowero. ;^ ' I . . ; an \ . ' .? v * i ' . ti " ' - ' ' 1 i''~' ' Vol. LXXI N6.1154 Union, S. C., Wednesday ifternoon, Aug. 24, 1921 T.r 3c Per Copy CHAPIN FARMER SU POSSE SEAR Noah F. Frick, prominent Chopin I farmer, was shot olid fatally wounded oh .the road about three-quarters of a ^Jlfe from hk) ho rite iiear Chapin at :JJ> o'clock fhte hffo*n<k>n by Will Allen, a negro share chopper on Mr. Frfck's farm, according: to Calvin Fuller and Enoch Frick, eyewitnesses of tpe tragedy. Mr, Frick was brought to ColutftbiA immediately. after the shoptirtg and was carried t6 the BapkSK&SV&T; * Ftjck entered the operating room at 8 O'clock, dying there at about 19:90 o'clock. The ball, fired from a large calibre rifle, entered the * abdomen,' producing A fearful Wound. i^ate jast mgnt the negro was being Odhght in*the gwhmp hear his. home by &>osfte of about 1,00 i?en, hbaded by v Sheriff Roof qt Lexington And Sheriff Blease of NeWberry. Bloodhounds ere brought over from Newberry but w?re up Able to pick up the trail. The Rt^amp^bj^l,jbeCn carefully surrounded, Wweee&JMId the. men. aye expected to cApt^re -tlfe fugitive although it is admfttedfjWpadljdJng Jo State Constable Bdtley* , jrethynea to poluihbia fyOm the scene last night, that the h<(gro hhvp possibly made his jrfyr .thrt^i^lt'the swamp before the posse. couT&JWve surrounded it. No talk of. mob violence has been heard. d.^Hie negro remained at bis house after' the shooting uftti! jtifet before nightfall, Mr. Burley said, and was fepn by a number of people during J&fe afternoon sitting on his front pOrch with, his rifle lying across his / thee. About 40 men gatnerfed at Chapm during the Afternoon' but no one aired to thake aiVy effort to Arrest the j nigro and the - potential posse reniained motionless, awaiting the ar: rjyal of dtfcers to Tfead them. The ne$fo, still carrying his rifle, took to a learby swamp at dusk, his wife ap ?kicuutjr av^UMiuaiijriuK ii&ixi a paiv* ui I way into tne woods. At about 9' o'clock Sheriff Roof of Lexington OOunty and Sheriff Blease of Newberry county arrived and took chares of .tne search, distributing the posse '. throughout the awhmp and sending fnen to watch all negro houSes in the Vicinity. Description of Negro The negg-o is described as being 55 E60 years ofd,. weight 145' to 150 unds, height five* feet eight inches, sdium build, dark ginger cake color, round, high, 'flat cheek bones, stubby ipoustache,^tfnn^ ported beard, alvery erect end speaks rapidly, using very ffew words. Mr. Frick was shot in the public Sad just in front of Allen's house on y. Flick's farm, according to Calvin Fulmer, ohe of the two eye-witnesses of the shooting. Mr. Fulmer had been over to the negro's house to see about some laundry work, which Allen's wife was to hkve done, and was just leaving when he met Mr. Frick and his .sbn, Enoc Frfck, in a wagon coming toWard the negro's house, where Mr. 1 Frick' Whs to supervise the dividing of ; a shfare ctop of fodder which Allen had raised. Mr. Furmel stopped beside the wagon to talk with Mr. Frick, he said, and saw the negro come from his nouse about 150 yhrds away carrying a Winchester rifle in his right hand. The negro, Mr. Fulmer said, approached the wagon and then fired, telling Mr. Frick, "Now's the time to settle that affair." Mr. Frick fell over i . in the Wagon and the boy, Enoch, jumped out of the wagon, running to bring help. The mules, hitched to the wagon, became frightened and while \ Mr. Fulmer was busy catching and quieting them the negro turned and ! went back into the house after aiming ] his gun at both the fleeing boy and Mr. Fulmer, apparently undecided as to whethej he should also shoot them. . Brought to Columbia J Noticing that Mr. Frick was still living, Mr. Fulmer got into the wagon and drove back to Chapin where med ical attention was secured. Dr. J. W. , Eargle of Chapin and Dr. Claud Sease of Little Mountain both being called in. Mr. Frick was then placed on the train and brought to Columbia for hospital treatment. He was acccmpa- | niod to the hospital by Mr. Fulmer and ( relatives. In the meanwhile the news ; of the shooting had been spread throughout the neighboring country , and bloodhounds ordered out from Newberry. 1 ' The trouble betweea Mr. Frick and | the negro, who has been working for , Mr. Frick as a share cropper for two years, is of a year's standing, according to Mr. Fulmer. A year ago the , negro had carried two bales of cottbn J to a gin at Chapin, one bale being somewhat lighter than the other. The cotton seed was sold immediately and '? ... ? '?i J i v x W ? CUIwI. ine money aiviaeo Detween ivr. r rita and the: rte^rou The seed from the ' second bale, the lighter of the two, was also somewhat lighter than the i seed secured fronl the. first bale ahd . the negro, Mr. Fulmer said, accused Mr. tfrick of chddfing hint ?Ut of his money, alleging that he had brought : the same amrtunt cf seed cotton for I both bales- Mr. Friclc told the negro 1 r that he had ttcjt had afrtything to do i with the waighmg of the seed and ras 1 therefore not responsible for any mistake if any had been made. The 1 amount in dispute totaled only about J '$2.1>0, Mr. Fulmer said.?The State. Bobby Jones only , Formidable Competitor ** Cleveland, Aug. 24.?Bobby Jones, < of Atlanta, is the only formidable * amateur competitor for the open chnmpionship title of the Western Golf Association which began today with nearly 200 of American best professional golfers playing the first 18 v . holes. ; > i " i i ' V > - ' ' .' * . V; -~k jr t . UN BY NEQIO; CH1NG FOR SLAYER Am SQUADRON FOR NEW YORK New York, Aug. 24.?New Yorl state nas tne nrst .air squadron to tx organized by the national guard b the' country. ' I .! ' The 102nd Observation Squiujron o the.New York National Guard Ai; Service, with headduarterse mt MitOh el Field, Lone Island, was insp?ecte< recently i>y state and federal olhcers Tne personnel comprises vcterw aviators, many of whom are aces. I is expected that the government wil furnish the- squadron with standUn Da Ha^iland machines. Lieutenant Colonel. Laurence Lj Tourette Driggs, who Organized th< squadron has been ' attached to th< staff of Major - General Ryan, com mahding the 2?th Division. "MajO Kenneth P. Littauer, former com mahder of the 88th Spwfoo. i? com mandirtg officer of NCWXbrks squad ron. . .._ The roster includes:'Captains, Cur tis Wheeler. G. De Freest learner George A. Vaughn, Ja.-JWgttMd, L Vandewater, and Henty^'B. Smith Lieutenants, Howard Bundlck, Alex ander McLanahan, Harold Buckley Kenneth Noble and Cortl&Ad Grosei The enlisted personnel; will be fur nished by Company M., former infan try company at Hempstead, Long Is land. _ . GIANT OIRIGieiE EXPLODES AND . FALLS IK RIVEH ' ^London, Aug. 24.?Giant dirigibli /jtsr-& expioaed over tne city ox tiui today during a trial flight, falling ir the river H umber. Two of the dea< and a number of the injured wen landed from the river where the dirigi blewas 1n a maw of flames and a conj plete wreck. The ship broke tn tw< nigh in the air and explosions occurre< t ing to the sides of parachutes. Th< captain is Said to be rescued. Tn< explosion was so terrific that it shat tered windows in the town of Hull Thousands watched the catastrophe and as the explosions occurred dashec panic stricken in fear of being en; veloped in the wreckage. Ambulance! and tugs were rushed to the scene. wasnington, Aug. zi.? ine navj department said that not mote thar a dozen Americans were aboard.th< dirigible ZJt-2 when'it exploded. rwelve Million Dollars Involved in Swindle Chicago, Aug. 24.?Twelve millior dollars is likely to be involved in th< activities of a band of audacious swindels, so the authorities announced, fol lowing an investigation of the affaitt of Charles W. French, the allege< head of a group of Bwinders operat ing on a national scale. The manipulations of the band included banking schemes,, bond sales and exchange stock transactions, involving 17 companies and three banks. Details of new Peace Treaty Vienna, Aug. 24.?Treaty of peace with the United States was signed today. Washington, Aug. 24.?The detail oi the new peace treaty between the United States and Germany was laic before the senate foreign relation! committee by the President and Secretary of State Hughes at the White House and Senator Lodge will call a special meeting of the senate commit tee this afterttbon to discuss the treaty details. The senators Are said to approve the terms of the treatj anc^ the President expects an earls ratification, McAdoo Says . President is Mistaken Washington. Aug. 24.?William G McAdoo, former director general ol the railroads, disapproves of the administration's railroad funding bill in a letter to Senator Stanley, of Kentucky, who requested Mr. McAdoo's views when the senate committee refused to hear him. Mr. McAdoo says President Harding is mistaken in the belief that the country is "morally and legally bound" to refund $763,000,0$] the railroads owe the government. Fire Sweeps Business Section Hornall, N. Y., Aug. 24.?Fourteer business places were destroyed anc 10 families were made homeless by t fire which swept through WellsvilU today, causing a $200,000 damage. Sugar Refiner Dead Philadelphia, Aug. 24.?William M Frazier. widely known sugar refiner died today, aged ^2. "FARMER'S BILL" J I AGAIN HALTS Washington, Aug. 23.?House | senate conferees on the adminUrtj ? tibn bill for financing refunding j erations and for stimulating expo* L tion of agricultural products repor a deadlock tonight oVer provisions i ^ assisting export credit. Chj|trii [> M{Fadaen of the house conferees, a f the conference would not be resun unless the senate managers agreed f principle to changes demanded c house. The bill woUld give the war final J corporation power to borrow on sei g governnropt credit tl-,500,000^ I ${500,600,00 of VhiA would be vh t for purchase of railroad securities 1 Connection with plans already i i nounced for funding railroad d#t The rest of the borrowing pwp i w<A?ld b? used for export credit 'i 3 safe of f&rm products abroad. j I A senate provision to permit 1 . finance corporation to lend money^ i- rectiy to European associations, n i nicipalities. governments or . WPs struck out by the house wp . stipulated that ail export loans shoi be made to Americans or American J . stitutions. Upon this restriction,.! i Mc Fad den announced,. the house , t tended to stand. The house also Strt | oilt a senate provision author! d ; the' purchase by the finance corpoi I m of/jteOO.OOO.OOO of fflVm l<j > bbnds. On this the house conferi : expressing a willingness to yiel<L J i sehAte members were hopeful p| . the conference would be resumed, rl both parties agreed that final pas^j * vi the-bill even then might be del*] until after ..the recess. Pichlc at Forget | The Junior Department of Gfci Methodist Church had a picnic yc#$ ria?* affntmAAn ? - ? 1 ^ v MA vvk liWV** a? VIIC A* UJLCOb OHH7 a delightful time. Mrs. Boa UU is superintendent of this departnil 1 and the picnic was the result d contest conducted during the holiflK the girta won the contest and graCM ly invited the boys. . Good eats were served hn<F\j 3 young folks came home tired but'nj i Ball Game Tliufsdayg ] Don't fail to attend the baa*| K?me Thursday. The north side J , secured the services of the vetaj J ftrste** f. JFrapk Fowlee^who *9 -i-stap-with the B. K.. mill " j&etter come out and see tnisgau * 1t 4yrfl| be great. After expenses i - paid, the proceeds will be given to i Baby Hospital. J fror Baby's Sake ' That $100 is so long coming a The Times is beginning to desps Friday morning the amount on ha f will be forwarded. * J'reviousiy reported $37 - mr. ana Mrs. * red Uibaon . . 1 Program for W. M. U. Rally of Mon-Aeti ' / The following is the program 1 J the W. M. U. rally of Mon-Aetna i be held at the Baptist church, Ai 25, at 7:45 o'clock: Devotional service conducted j Mrs. E. R. Godshall. Special song, No. 80. Address by Mrs. P. B. Bobo. Son.;. ' Talk by Mrs. R. M. Hendley. ! Song, "Send the Light." Social hour. Refreshments. Committee, Euterpean Music Club Mrs. Phil Flynn delightfully enk tained the Euterpean Music CI Tuesday afternoon at the home of J mother, Mrs. H. K. Smith. The f ' lowing program was enjoyed by al Paper?Miss Katherine Layton. Piano solo?Mrs. Kemper Morgan Vocal solo?Mrs. W. T. Beaty. Vocal solo?Mrs. Frost Walker. s Piano solo?Miss Elizabeth Garjv i Vocal solo?Mrs. Billie Goforth. Delicious cream and cake w ! served by the hostess. I The next meeting will be with Mi r Ruth Gault. ' Mrs. Chas. B. Counts, Reporter. iuuoj ? v uiiuu maiivei Open Clc January J4.33 14. March 14.41 14. Iffcy 14.52 14. October .. 13.85 14. December '.. .. 14.24 14. N. Y; Spots 14. Local market .. .. ? 13. | tore Destroys Cottage Fire last night destroyed the c< tage on Lee street, on the extrei southern city limits, belonging to t A. Brown. A cottage neftrby caua also, but the blaze was extinguished [ Big Tent Meeting i > A big tent meeting is now going in front of the jail. The pvangeli J. M. Hames, who is well known the people of Union, is doing t preaching. The public is cordially ' voted. Services at 7:45 p. Tn. , Mrs. W. H. Cole, of Greenville, visiting her mother, Mrs. M. J. Ham JiGOTO WOMAN W % PASSES AWAY J Mra. L. J. Fow'er, widow of the late K^jGodftey B. Fowler, died Monday afMpift!emoon about 4 o'clock at her resiItajMence on Main street. Mrs. Fowler bfcdjhus been sick since January 10th of ^K&ifcsvmr. At that time she was takQalen wi<h a chill, and developed pneu-fihe has been confined to her SRoMI dr SN4r ever since. Her calm *lfbnrtvery thr^ghout her suffering has beautifuf. She has been for jfcfyifei's an. aetive ^prominent member Sfiftfe- the Jones vtlle Baptist church, and rigi.ial'vtays found delight in attending flfclboth Sknday school and church. She nas also held a high position in Xjt the business and social world. She ffilwas for years owner and manager of 4eLia successful millinery store. After Mlfcetfrihg from this she threw open her |?Jhoupe as a home for the out-of-town Mtftfeachei*, She created a pleasing, hclpfflljfttl; atmosphere for our visiting teach-ddring a period of many years. HHShre. #W&8 Also a member of the John jHggArtts Chapter of the United Daughof the Confederacy. She was JWVS^HVF/l ydars afeo in Spartanburg i Bfophty near Pacolet. She was the HKCpfcjSr' of two children, a daughter, Bet-Sill of Cross Keys, who prej?raife<M&'.ner to the grave several years Wgmkp, And ay Son, Mr. N. S. Fowler, the flmtMent mayor of Jonesville. A host friends join her son in PM"QWir the passing of this good iiq?l Airs. Fowler WAs a woman of more BMni ordinary intelligence. She posjgi|ge&sed a heart' of fine gold; her BnHniftds, trho were many, trusted her loved h?r. Her soul was sincere vHMw her Ideals high. For many years ,,|s|ie was not in robust health, yet she JHwom complained and was of a cheergaJtt'iBlnd, in spite of her frail body. *"*1 burial service was conducted at MnHvJoneSville Baptist church hv Rev. Nkieley,-pastor, Rev. Mr. Blarkpa'Stbr of the Jonesville MethiMjpdist church, and Rev. Lewis M. Rice. [ a, former pastor. Each of them paid nlftjugh tribute to the members of this (L 'arP"(' concourse of vi^gmound' was .covered witlh beauti**? go to the Baby Hospital. Come out i*e and a good game Slid help a he worthy bbfirlty. Spartan Acadmy Ready for 1921-22 Session ,nd iir. With the election of Miss Helen Mend Dowell, of Kingstree, S. C.t to become assistant instructor of history and ,25 mathematics, the personnel of the fac.00 ulty at Spartan Academy is now complete. The friends of Spartan Academy in and around Union will be gratified to m learn that Superintendent E. R. Crow, who has been at the University of Chicago this summer, doing work for leading to his Ph. D. degree, has reto turned to the campus of the Wellford institution. ' He arrived in Spartanburg la.'.t -Thursday and went immediby ately to Wellford to resume personally the direction of the work at the Academy which, during his absence, has been in charge of one of his assistants. The next session begins September 7th, and by that time the work of cal cmumng and renovating the buildings will be completed. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. Jacob Cohen and Miss Judith sr- Cohen of Spartanburg were visiting ub in Union yesterday afternoon. l^r Misses Ethelyn and Lanelle Moye, p*" of Charleston, are the guests of Miss ' Linnie Mae Crawford on South Church street. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Kirby and family of Spartanburg are the guests of er relatives in Union this week. Guy H. Wilbum has returned from as the Northern markets where he went to purchase goods for Wilburn Dry iss Goods Company. Miss Carrie Hawkins of Route 3 and her fcuest, Mrs. Waltet Smith of Florida, were amohg the Choppers in Union today. Mrs. Elias Prioleau and Mrs. James Munro returned to their home yesterday afternoon from a fortnight's visit to to Major W. H. Sinkler at Eutaw07 ville. ?5 Uniform Blue Laws for all States 15 ___ Cincinnati, O.. Aug. 23.?The thir00 ty-flrst National Conference cf Commissioners on Uniform State Laws will open here tomorrow for a week's session preceding the convention of x the National Bar Association. Draft~ ing a tinfform Blue Sky law for all j states, and of a law for protection of ^ illegitimate children will be chief among the subjects considered. The conference, made up of commissioners from all of the states and ' from the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philipon pines, during its existence since 1890 at, has had its recommendations for unito form la^s adopted in 291 jurisdiche tions. in- Opening day tomorrow will be principally taken up with organization and the presidential address by is Judge Henry Stockbridge of the jy. Maryland Court of Appeals. FOR INVESTIGATION TH BROWN'S MURDER Roy Lindler, only eye witness to the killing of Policeman Frank Brown, Was placed under arrest yesterday af| ternoor. and was taken to police headquarters where he was subjected to a grilling cross examination. Later he d was taken to a cell on the second floor d where he is being held pending an n investigation. Lindler was arrested r by Chief Strickland, Sheriff Heisc, Ded tective Shorter and T. A. Berley, state f officer* Lindler is about 18 years old - and lives at 914 Columbia aveiui?. He 3 is an apprentice printer and is said to e be on the strike roll, having left his - job during a walkout several months < - ago. 3 Lindler testified at the inquest last i Wednesday that he was about 50 - yards behind Policeman Brown when , he saw a negro coming up a path lead ing from the Seaboard Air Line railt road track. He said the officer met i, the negro near the corner of First , and Park streets, in Camp Fornance , when the policeman said to the negro, - "What are you doing dodging around t here like this?" Lindler said Brown f reached out and touched the negro on r the shoulder who immediately turned ? and bc^an firing an automatic pistol. - The witness said three shots wene t fired at close range, Brown falling at ? the first explosion and dropping his r pistol from his hand. Lindler said he ; ran to the negro artd grabbed him by the wrist only to be shoved back nev eral feet. He said the negro then ; opened fire at him and he ran. Looki ing back, Lindler said he saw the ne gro running westward and he ran and i yelled for heln. I.inrllni- Qoia ROY LINDLER HELD IN CONNECTION W! NO MORE BODIES YET RECOVEREI Macon, Ga., Aug. 23.?One hundrei county and city convicts who worke< all day in the ruins of the Browi House* removing debris with thei bare hands and with shovels, failed t< undr^r anything but the carcass o a bulldog, some gold watches, jew elry, a silver crucifix and an oversea! soldier's identification tag bearing th( name of Harry Turnipseed. The ho tel was destroyed by fire early Mon day morning. The death list total: four, to date; eight persons are ii the hospital, and the number of miss ing persons is not definitely known only three names appearing On the re vised list of missing tonight, Harrj Turnipseed, flagman; B. A. White fireman, and Lconardus Hightower news butcher. Corp. T. F. Martin of Camp Bon ning, announced this morning tha he had found Sergt. Oscar Knight ol Camp Benning and Pvt. Henrj Moore of Camp Upton, known to havt registered at the Brown House Sun day night. The men were visiting a1 Crump's park, he said, and found th( hotel on fire when they returned. Thej left for Fort McPherson at noon, h< announced. The hunt for bodies today was confined to the Plum street wing of th< hotel, where the odor of burned hnmnr flesh was strong: and where it was be lieved by those who escaped that t dozen or more persons had beer trapped in hunting: an exit. Building Inspector P. Joe Bishoj ordered the day's search stoppe( shortly after 6 o'clock tonight, wher Superintendent of the County Con vict Gang Lon Wimbush informed hin of the number of hours that the stat< law permitted convicts to work. Thi law was complied with. The worl wil be resumed in the morning. President Confers with Senate Committei - Washington, Aug. 24.?Presiden , Harding .'conferred with the senat freight rtlAtSoiis committee at th White ; jper > krcMy of p?^^ h^t\v^en ^^TJnite f Was, received item .BerBn; tvh*Te th t Eighty Percent Liquor Books Fraudulent New York, Aug. 24.?The examina tion of 2,500 books, liquor books is sued by the government to the whole | sale liquor dealers disclose 80 per cen I fraudulent, so the internal revenu agents decided following an investigu tion which will "Involve persons big in business and social life." ! Debarred from Refereeing in Stab Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 24.?Brya Downey declared to be the middl weight champion of the world by < decision of the Ohio State Associatioi boxing commissioners and Jimm; Gardner. Referees of the recen Downey jJVilson fight, are debarrei from ever refereeing in the state. Hailing Permits Not Needec New York, Aug. 24.?Sailing per mits are no longer needed by thi Americans sailing for foreign ports so the customs officials announce, bu foreigners must have them. Reply to Great Britain"s Terms Dublin, Aug. 24.?The reply t< Great Britain's terms for settlemenl of the Irish question will be deliverec at the home of Premier Lloyd Georg< by Friday preceding the public meeting , so the Daileireann reports say. Engineer Killed, Tfc ?_ 1 rassengers |njurec Grand Junction, Col., Aug. 24.?Ar engineer was killed and 25 passengerc injured in a wreck of the Denver Ric Grande westbound passenger train No 1, 13 miles east of here early today. Mother Jones Addresses Miners /- * Charleston,, W. Va.. Aug. 24.? Mother Jones, the leader among tht miners, goes to Marment to address 3,000 who are camjfecT there as a result of martial law in Mingo county coal fields. _ Services at Hebron There will be two services at Hebron Sunday. August 28th, and din ner will be served on the ground. The baptismal service will be held ir the afternoon. ^ L. H. Gault is in Columbia attending the Retail Monuments Dealers as sociation. Miss Maeon Biankenship has re turned to her on Route 2 after a visii to the Misses Percival at Rock Hill. T i may have fired while he was running. Yesterday Lindler told officers that > he was coming up a hill on north 1 Park street and was about 60 yards ? from the railroad bridge when Po liceman Brown reached the bridge and > waved his hand at him. He told, offi5 cers that eight shots were fired and - when asked how he accounted for c Brown's gun being empty, said: "That is one thing I can't explain." Other statements made by the young prisoner were in substance the same as given by him at the coroner'^ in5 quest. A linking of Lindler's testimony before the coroner with that t made yesterday to the police gives e the negro credit #or shooting three e shots at .Br? wo, and fWe a*5 tp '-v. * \ v be fo^^^reen the policein his possession three 49 caliber cartridges and the policeman's pistol J showed five empty chambers of 38 caliber when it was examined after the killing. One of the 45 caliber sheila showed no indentation on the cap and i_ another has a slight indentation. The " third shell has a deep dent on the cap, according to the coronM.*. e Roy Lindler, the youru/, '.an under l~ arrest, is held in high e&wem by his '' friends and associates. Fellow workman say Lindler is highly efficient at his trade and a pleasant and affable young man. They hoot at the thought that he is implicated in the killing of P the officer.?The State. n UNION ROUTE 5 e " This writer, in company with a few y others, attended an ice cream supper ? at the Wllksburg school house Friday j night and Moxy, I must say, you and a few more of those pood sports ought to go over there to see all of those girls. Everybody had a nice time. I On last Thursday, Aug. 18, I had the pleasure of attending the Smith family reunion held at Mr. John - Scales, near Adamsburg. Everybody e enjoyed a day spent together. All of i the children, grandchildren and great t grandchildren were there. A bountiful dinner was served and everybody had a day of real enjoyment. Miss Gladys Parris of GatTney returned to her home yesterday after a 5 few days' visit to thir. writer. ' Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barth returned } yesterday to their home at Tucapau, I after n lengthy visit to their parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Hence Johnson, of this ? section. French Tennis Wizard Returns to France I New York, Aug. 24.?Mile. Lengler, the French tennis wizard, may return , to France without again appearing in . the matches because of the serious * throat illness. _ State Prohibition /%./*? umcers uonate services ! Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 24.?The state prohibition officers recently laid . off for lack of funds. They donate , their services and continue rounding \ up the bootleggers and seizing moon. shine stills, arresting 30 violators of f the law and capturing eight stills and 3,000 gallons of mash. Injunction Suits by Foreign Oil Companies Mexico City, Aug. 24.?More than 4 150 temporary injunction suits brought by foreign oil companies against the government were up in the supreme court for a hearing. Miss Mary Waters has returned to her home in Chester after a visit to - friends here and was accompanied by t Miss Aline Williams, who will visit her for sometime. % # * \ , y :