Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LIGHTNING KILLS LITTLE GIRL During the severe electric atom yesterday afternoon, lightning strucl two little girls of Mr. Luther Davits killing one. instantly r and aoverelj shocking the other. The little ^rirl, Leon, who was killed < was about nine years of age and witl her. little sister was standing on th< back porch when the bolt struck. Mr. Davie lives on the Lemastei El ace about one mile from Jonesvilk ut formerly lived in Union and mar giethMjss Motte from this place. State Teachesrs* s Examination The county superintendent of edu cutinfi. member hf the Gonntv Boarr of Education or other person conducting the examination is' requested U read this sheet to the assembled applicants af- the' opening of the examination. At the outset eqch applicant should be d>^cted to supply fully and accurately every item of information called for on his or her individual envelope. Questions should not. be furnished to any but bona fide applicants Who have supplied these preliminary data and who have declared their intention to take the examination. Applicants may stand for a primary Certificate, first, second -Or third ^grade; a general elementary certificate, first, second or third grade; a high school certificate, first grade only. It will be impossible for any applicant to take more than one examination successfully. Any attempt to double work and thereby cover two groups of questions is sure to result in failure. The primary examination covers. 12 subjects: Friday Forenoon?English Grammar apd Language, 1 hour. Arithmetic, 1 hour. Playground and Community Activities, 1 hour. Friday Afternoon?History, South Carolina, United States, and General, 1 hour. Geography, 1 hour. Civids and Current Events, 1 hour. Saturday Forenoon?Literature, 1 hour. Pedagogy, 1 hour. Health, 1 hour. . . ^ Saturday Afternoon?Nature Study, 1 hour. School Law,1 hour, Manual A Tx*ain g and Writing, 1 hour. Ac primary certificate will entitle the holder to teach in the first five grades. The- general elementary examination covers 12 subjects; Friday Forenoon?English- Gramy mar 'ana Composition, Arithmetic. ' Friday Afternoon?^History, United States arid* South Carolina. Geography. - Civics and . Current Events . Spelling. Saturday . Forenoon?Reading, including Literature. Pedagogy. Na" turio Study .and Elementary Agricul - '""BIHMlWillllWllU iu and. Hygiene. School Law. Algebra (Algebra required for first and sec.* ond grade certificates.) Any general elementary certificate entitles the holder to teach in the first nine grades. The high school examination covers 12 subjects, with options in Science and jn Foreign Language: Friday Forenoon?Grammatical Analysis and Composition, Literature Piinciples of Teaching. Friday Afternoon?American History and Civics. Science (Seven subjects offered, two required). General Science, Physiology, Biology, Physics Chemistry, Agriculture, Home Economics. Saturday Forenoon ? Arithmetic Algebra, Geometry. 0 Saturday Afternoon?Foreign Language (one required) Latin, French Spanish, German, Ancient and Modern History, School Law. The subjects should be given in order listed and the time allowed foi each subject should be carefully observed. / Three hours' continuous work at f sitting has been deemed sufficient. The examination, therefore, will cover twe days, with forenoon and aftemoor tests each day. It is recommendet that one hour and thirty minutes b< used for the noon recess. Applicants should not be permittee . to leave the room while the examina tion is in progress. Under no circum stances should questions of any kinc be 'furnished any one except appli cants. Permission to leave the roon should be given only after all paper; have been handed in. A uniform percentage basis^govern; Al- -?a_i.; ? _ ? .11 ?? I me grauauon 01 an cenuit?ie? ui ai three groups. A general average of 85 per cen " -v. itn not less than 60 in any on< subject entitles the applicant to i first grade certificate; a general aver age of 75 with not less than 55 in anj t ne subject entitles the applicant to i f second grade certificate; a genera average of 65 with not less than 5i in any one subject entitles the appli cant to a third grade certificate. Each applicant is responsible fo his or her individual envelope and it contents. When the examination oi any one subject is completed, all pa pc-TS on this subject should be neatl; folded together, marked on the baci ^ witji the applicant's name and th subject and placed in the envelope be fore work in the next subject is be gad. The work of the graders will b facilitated if each page is also marke* with the name of both the applican and the subject. At the close of th *<> first day the applicant should seal hi envelope and give it to the county su pp.iintendent, who then becomes re sponsible fpr. it. A second envelop should be handed each applicant oi the morning of the second day. Applicants are expected to furnisl ? paper and writing materials. Th county superintendent is responsibl - Irf assembling, wrapping and prompt ly forwarding all papers from hi county. Rules and regulations prescribed b the State Board of Education. Result of the examination to be determine by the State Bureau of Examiners. Miss Maude Mabry left Monda morning for. Harrisonburg, Va., to er ter the State Normal college for th 1921-22 session. Wallace Culp left this week fc Charleston to resume his studies a tl^a Modical Colege. ARBUCKLE CASE M . IN LOS ANGELES i Los Angelas, Cal., dept. 21.?Ad- i c missions declared to have been made ree , by Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle that f0i J he had used a foreign substance in T. an attack upon Miss Virginia Rappe wa , during a party at the St. Francis ho- Ca i tel in San Francisco* were described of ; by Al Semnacher, a friend of Ar- j buckle, today before the Los Angeles tor r county grand jury, according to W. C. jUr ! Doran, chief deputy district attorney, on - Arbuckle is held at San Francisco Wi charged with murdering Miss Rappe. ers Doran said Semnacher swore Ar- pa< buckle had told of applying ice to por- pe< tions of Miss Rappe s body. rel I Doran outlined the testimony in wh confirming reports that Semnacher. <.cr . had made identical statements to him hoi , at an earlier time and then had declared that he\had not even at the San j ) Francisco inquiry, told of the alleged yit admitted facts. ? * an< Semnacher testified that on the the morning after the party Arodckle told wei j him in the presence of Lowell Sher- Ca! . man, actor; Fred' Fischback, director, Wa, arid Harry McCullough, chauffeur, Mr that he had taken Miss Rappe into a ter j room with him and had committed wit p ceitnin acts in connection with the al- tha Icged crime. These acts, according to, Qf Doran, were of a character likely td', fall , have caused the injury from which tha i Miss Rappe's death resulted. tha The grand jury session was called gfi0 | by Doran to hear this testimony, in- h&c , formation concerning which was im- ten ; mediately conveyed to District Attor- car ney Brady at San Francisco. . wif I McCullough, chauffeur for Arbu- to ' kle, who was present when the al- ?-v.. ' leged statements were made by Ar- me buckle, according to Bemnacher's tes- boj , timony, also was examined by the j g<and jury today bv^ his testimony me was not made public. > me: Semnacher announced after the ex- af ' j animation that he would leave Los strj Angeles for San Francisco at once. G;1 1 San Francisco, Sept. 21.?Testi- cou [ mony said to have* been given today use by Alfred Semnacher before the Los the Angeles county grand jury in rela- / tion to the Arbuckle murder case here ( "ir in direct contradiction of his testi- 80T] mony before the San Francisco grand Boi ' jury," District Attorney Brady said. * orn Brady said he would have Sem- <5 , nacher here tomorrow for further \ questioning. He annoqnced also that c]lfl Lowell Sharman another witness, who ma is missing, could be made the subject ncv of the grand jury indictment in the qUt event he fails to answer Brady's de- uta mand to return to San Francisco. I Semnacher wired later that he did not have money enough to come to San at Francisco to give testimony in the EL Arbuckle case, Brady announced. ** - "I told him to get up here without " any loss of time or suffer the conse, quehpes," Brady said.: -'It seems f WSlb bile and evidently spend a lot of nion- the ey here and then suddenly lose all he fr0 ( had in the world." P?.8, J Semnacher motored from Los An- J gelcs with Miss Rappe and Mrs. Del- a t mont, who brought the murder charge aa3 , against Arbuckle, a few days before ( the party in which Arbuckle is al- 8en leged to have fatally injured Miss the Rnppe. Frederick Fischback and Ira atr ' C. Fortlouis, who were guests at the party in the St. Francis hotel in which Arbuckle is charged with hav- aK| [ ing fatally injured Miss Rappe, ar- j5"8 rived in San Francisco from Los An- f" ! geles today, Brady announced, and in? will be questioned later. w" Brady said-that Semnacher testified J ' kn'f/wo fkn 4-V* ** 4- A * CkA uvxuic i/ut ^ituiu juiy ncic tuau x*vi- tu . buckle made no admissions to him 96 whatever concerning his alleged reia- but ! tions with Miss Rappe which is in the contradiction to his purported Los An- ed . geles testimony that Arbuckle did sin; r make these admissions. I * wei The Butter Contest cor i ______ . sid j The butter contestants Resumed * ? their work in butter making Septem- g_j , ber 1st and last Tuesday the result _m j of their work was well demonstrated ' when they met at the Chamber of , , Commerce for the purpose of having { their butter judged. t> . " This was the fourth series of but- ' j ter scoring since the contest opened < last spring. It is the purpose of the ' county agent to have their butter a*? scored twice in each season and there- fes by prove their ability of making good butter. A good butter maker can wo | make butter any time and under any rfa weather conditions. So far, these con- ?10 t testants have proved their worth, and aal regardless of the intense heat their t1*' butter has scored well. Mrs. T. Abe * Gallman of Bishop club made highest (R ' score, which was 92%. This is a very chf ' exciting contest as there are several Rf others whose butter scored almost as wit (I high. att We . were very fortunate in securing the services of Miss Elizabeth ' Forney, the state dairy specialist of noi Winthrop college, to do tne scoring, sn< She said that this was one of the best the contests that she had attended this da; ~ month. The ladies of the home cor ^ demonstration clubs realize what Miss Th Forney is doing for them and they be. don't hesitate to say that, they con- ble sirlor fVlis tVio nior<> nf umrlf thaf r " has been done for them this year. pe, ^ They had a unique way of express- w}, x ing their gratitude to her last Tues- Pei p day by giving her a surprise picnic, to ? The lunch w>?s well prepared and it vei showed up well in quantity as well as jq ^ quality. The table simply groaned th< " under its load. The ladies deserve th< much credit for preparing such a wonderful lunch, and it was certainly ap- C01 . predated both by Miss Forney and the th< e county agent. ' e - mi Today's. Cotton Market 8 : New York an, Open Close . . I January %. .. .. 20.81 20.03 nl 1 March ; 20.15 19.97 {" a May . 19.90 19.70 h0 October .. .. .. .. \ . 19.90 19.68 > December 20.26 20.03 O y i N. Y. Spots 20.20 e local market .... 20.00 "i ' ' St <r Donald Matheson and Charles Murit phy will leave in the morning for Georgia Tech. j Oj ORDER CASE HEARING END Anderson, Sept. 21.?The defense >ted here late today in the trial of tr men charged with the murder of F. Raihey last July and the Jury s taken' to the Ramey home near rswell Institute to view the scene the killing. \rguments. are expected to begin norrow with the case going to the y during the afternoon. The men trial are Walter L. Hayes, Ea lson, George Wilson and Allen Emon. Their claim is that they wert ssing the Ranley home and drop1 in to try to patch up an old quar. and that Ramey started a fight ich resulted in his death. The stabs itends that the men wen to Ramey g ne and assaulted him. Anderson, Sept. 21.?-The fourt men, liter Hayes, Allen Emerson, George i Ed Wilson, on trial charged with 1 murder of T. F. Ramey July 14, re put on the stand, and |>ractily bore the same testimony which s* a refutation of the testimony of s. Ramey and her son Barney. WalHayes admitted striking Ramey ;h the child's rocking chair, and I he tried to catch the second blovt the chair when he saw Ramey was ling, but couldn't. He did not deny t he shot Ramey. They all testified it Barney Ramey fired the first >t, Walter Hayes said that they I gone to the farm of one of his ants,and as they returned Ramey ne out with a shotgun, with his e behind him, and that he told her "go back that he would tend to se damned Hayes's," and that Ray had a Winchester rifle and the r a shotgun. * n his story of the killing of Ray he said thai Tom Hayes and Ray were both standing up shooting each othey and that he did not ike Ramey tniiil he drew his gun him. He swore he had never seen pick handle^ which was shown in rt, and said to be the one that was d when T. F. Ramey was hit over head. Glen Emerson gave his testimony a clear voice, but failed to answer ne of the questions put by Mr. iham, who conducted the cross e*inatlon. * leveral men whqjived in the neighhnnd war* nnt. nn Ki to?tWw t? fko iracter of Walter Hayes, and the jority of them said that they had er heard of his character being: stioned. or hd never heard his reption discussed and that it was ?d. ITENTION GIVEN TO TAX REVISION tax revision^"bifi m the finance committee and of the ice treaties with Germany, Ausi and Hungary from President rding marked the reassembling tor of congress after its recess. )nly brief sessions were held, the ate, after reopening warfare over anti-beer bill and a Democratic ack on President Harding and adlistration policies, adjourned untomorrow and the house, under its eement to transact no important iness until October 4 adjourned unSaturday after a perfunctory meet. Three day recesses of the house 1 continue until next month, ilany members of both parties failto appear today. Only 54 of the senators answered the roll call and ; two score house members heard gavel. Republican leaders expressfrank disappointment over the all attendance. h the senate the peace treaties re referred to the foreign relations nmittee which will begin their coneration tomorrow. Little time uld be required by the committee their consideration Senator Lodge d, adding that Secretary Hughes i other state department officials o already have examined the trea_ i _ a.\. ill.. 1J 5 to ine commnice wouiu uiu ue reled. Night sessions of the senate, publican leaders said, were being isidered to expedite ratification. Senate debate of the treaties, Sen>r Lodge said, would be in open sion. It had been stated previously Republican leaders that the debate uld be in executive session and no ison for the change to public sesns was given. Closed sessions /e been opposed by Senator Borah cpublican) of Idaho, and others. Senator Lodge, Senator Sterling, epublican) of South Dakota, in irge of the anti-beer bill, and other publican leaders conferred today h the president regarding the seni program which is admittedly conjted. rhe immediate program, it was aninced, was to expedite the tax bill d the peace treaties. Debate on s former probably will begin Montr with the anti-beer bill fight to itinue at available opportunities, e treaties also, it was said, would "sandwiched" in whenever possirhe railroad debt funding bill is exited to follow the tax measure lile the technical "unfinished busi3s" of the senate is the Borah bill restore tolls to "American coastwise ssels using the Panama canal. This fixed for a vote October 10, with j tax measure being given place in i meantime. Chairman Penrose of the finance mmittee, announced today that fur-, ar hearings on the tariff revision 1 would begin soon, with the c<mtttee working toward its completion die the senate is engaged on the tax 4 other measures. Numerous bills and resolutions wefe? :rodticed today and* a large crowd" the galleries of both senate and use witnessed the reconvening. pen Golf Cmohpionship Tournament ^ i ii Ottawa, Sept. 22.?Miss Alexan irling, of Atlanta, today was itched against Mrs. W. A. Gavin. of iw York, inthe Canadian Ladies' >en Golf Championship Tournament. At* . ^'liVv Hgj \ I is saii GreenviiU,r ?.xed s*jsi^9K^S5 stSrpenit?ntiarv^B|ih? bearing halt i^U^GreenviUa;?^ court houat &Zm2& rX&GoLu's rt. 5M S*w4 *t2>> p **??' order grantlSLbail to Goasett _, f Jfrtfet he b^iSetfsed from cus wI? udo?5i? aplsHr* of the clerk of tody upon ^ aSUJa'S7S3KSS bond to the . .^S^tS ~?rt^S?iXbbevUle-county. ThiB action was taken in <>rder ^at thedSSSSnt VfwSWot be compelled to etrang* the Cothmo?? T%a MotiSufr** resisted by Solicitor Hom*?S*j|lackw?U of Si J? form* S#Jor George Bell *?? GoaaW^a8 ?rw,.ttiin viSSP23?r <35**** With having mESEf a young woman cnmin2StaSf^& VaTtSed at a ne ? r^r^. rtt ?!i>ut? ?t Abbeville and recommanda?a8 f!^3uff?r saMttwaa sentenced to ***** PenitentiJ !t^hv Jndga S. Sease. I Admitted to League of Nations Geneva, Sept. 'flb?The three additional*^admitted to the League of Nations are EsthAtfa, Letvia and Lithuania. V,; * Body of Brij| Found in Lake Union, (hnaJipt, 22..?The bodj of Mrs. Nora JLjCetteJle, who. as s bride of a Ww dflfc disappeared frorr the camp at LaSSpffashapaug, when sh^was^g^h^l^^rmoon on^ water' pending an^ investigation". Locates Lowell Sherman New York, Sept. 22.?The district attorney announced that he had located Lowell Sherman, the movie actor, and served him with a request subpoena for questioning in connection with the Arbuckle case. He will be questioned today. ^ Governor Condemns Ku Klux Klan Before Grand Lodge St. Louis, Sept. 22.?Governor Hydt condemned the Ku Klux Klan as an organization before the Missouri grand lodge of Masons, declaring thai "Masons nave no connection with th? organization and want nothing to dc with it." Fortner Acquitted . A. N. Fortner, state constable charged with the murder of Reubei Willard, resulted in a verdict of "no guilty." The jury was out foui hours. This case has attracted considerabh iniprnaf on/1 Koo onnonm/./! o? ...?v.vmv ?? ? ?i?o vviiouiucu tuc gicaici part of three days in court. Fottner shot and killed Willard ii Goshen Hill township several monthi ago. Ice Cream Supper at Monarch i The Girls' club of Monarch wil have an ice cream supper at th< Community House tonight at 7:34 o'clock. You are invited. j Bonham Community Club Bonham Community club met las Saturday at the home of Mrs. O. T Belue. A very interesting busines meeting was held as they are plan ning to have a community exhibit. ^ committee of six ladies was appointe* to get everything in readiness for th< exhibit. Mesdames Lloyd Belue am J. C. Davis will be in charge of pan try supplies. Mesdames Olon Belu and J. T. A. Belue will collect fane; work and Misses Ruby Smith and An gel Belue will be responsible fo curios, relics, pot plants and fnesl fruit and vegetables. These ladie have the honor of placing their exnibi in a show window on Main street Oc tcber 16, where it can be seen by al club members who participate in th rally. The clubs throughout the coun ty are oqually as enthusiastic ove their' exhibits and are working wit! the same aim in view. After the business session, Mis Smith made an informal talk on fal and winter gardens and gave a cullim demonstration. Some practical cull i.i. ?... ja.. v... .1 tf aiig vrmo uwiic mj mvnu p^caoiib. ?uc interest was manifested and each lad took a culling report card with th premise that nu would cull hot entir flock and report on same. At the close of the meeting Mn BOlue served delicious refreshment; She was assisted hjr her daughtei Miss' Apgel. IP v Aubrey Nolard left tills week fc Sinton to enter the Presbyterian ee! ye. GERMAN TOWN IS DESTROYED Mayence, Germany, Sept. 21.?A ' great explosion today at the chemical | products plant of the Badische Anilin . Fabrik company at Oppau, on the i Rhino, wrecked the town and spread ' loath and destruction on every hand. The number of killed is variously esti. nated at from 1,000 to 1,600 and the i injured dose to 2,000. One report ' saya that 3,000 men were on the ^pot , at the moment of the explosion and it : is believed about half of these were killed. r The town of Oppau is & scene of I desolation, having been completely de stioyed, while the roofs of the others were swept off as if by a whirlwind. Here also many were killed or in jtired. (The explosion is attributed by some . to excess preftUre in two adjoining gasometers, the whole at this part of je work* being' literally pulverized. . Where the gasometer stood is now a . funnel shaped hole 180 yards wide and . 45 yards deep, while twisted girders and debris of every description lie ; scattered about. For a distance of several hundred yards not a wall is ! left standing. i The directorate of the company is i quoted as saying that the explosion . occurred in a storehouse containing 4,000 tons of nitrous sulphate, whicn I had previously been examined and i was believed to be free from danger of explosion, i All the workmen's dwellings in the vicinity were razed. At Mannheim, on ' the opposite side of the river, 85 persons were seriously injured and 200 or more slightly injured. Ludwigschafen reports say that three worki men's trains were buried under the I wreckage and many children on their i way to school in tnat town wcyre ini jured. i Heartrending scenes were witnessed on all aidea. At the little cemetery 1 on the outskirts of Oppau there are ab eady more than 200 bodies laid out on the grass. Numerous tombstones were lifted and hurled in various directions by the force of the explosion. There was not a door or window left intact for a radius of three miles. French medical units are aiding in . the rescue work. Assistance also has , been rushed from all the neighboring | towns and all public and private motji cars and vehicles were requisitioned. The roads leading to Oppau were soon crowded with people making their way to the scene of the disaster. anuuai y xy jl m uvu vi. vuv - * ? per cent advance agreed upon by the . house. j Re peal of the corporation capital t stock tax beginning in 1922, a new r provision. Reduction of the freight and pas? senger taxes from 3 and 8 per cent r to 1 1-2 and 4 per cent, respectively, effective next January 1, with i their repeal on January 1, 1923. The 3 house proposed repeal of all transportation taxes as of next January 1. An increase of $500 in the exemptions allowed heads of families having net incomes of $5,000 or less, a I house provision. j An increase from $200 to $400 in e exemptions allowed on account of ) dependents, also a house proposal. The finance committee concurred in the house action in repealing the socalled nuisance and luxury taxes, collected direct from the consumer and substituting manufacturers' taxes. These and other minor changes in the bill previously have been pub-, i lished. - Sheriff Rector i Releases Negro e ^ Greenville, Sept. 21.?Arthur Shu" mate, the negro held in the county tail here in connection with the at\ tempted assault on a white woman r near Princeton, in the lower section h of the county, Monday afternoon, 8 was released tonight by Sheriff Rect tor at the scene q! the crime where the negro had been taken in another II effort to have him identified. He e was taaen 10 ine seea nouse on me - place where the crime was comr mitted-and the victim of the assault h saw him under the same conditions under which she was assaulted Mon8 day afternoon. She declared posi11 tively that he was not the negro t ^hat committed the crime and Shup mate was released, h ^ Shumate was taught Tuesday y .morhing after an all-nifl[ht search 6 and was lodged in the county jail e ^without the knowledge of the posse of citizens searching for- the assail? and and apparently bent on lynching. r, Mrs. Samuel Brabson (Josie Hughes) will leave tomorrow for * Greenville, Tenn., to joni her husband, U Capt. Brabson, for a visit to his . parents. . PEACE TREATIES i SENT TO SENATE ed house tax revision bill was presented formally today to the senate by Chairman Fordney of the finance committee, who gave notice that he . would submit the majority report to. morrow and urge at that time that ; the measure be considered as soon as . other business of the senate would I permit. Designed to raise approximately $3,250,000,000 in revenue this fiscal year, the amended measure provides for: Repeal of the excess profits tax on ( January 1, 1922, as proposed by the ' house. Reduction of the maximum income surtax rate from 65 to 32 per cent, effective January 1, as provided in the house bill but with changes made in the lower brackets so as to reduce the amount of surtaxes paid by all individuals. An increase of 5 per cent to 15 per cent in the normal corporation income tax effective I 1 1 QOO lion tka 9 1.9 HARRISON ATTACKS PRESIDENT HARDING Washington, Sept. 21.?Senator Harrison of Mississippi, one of the Democratic spokesmen in the senpte, today attacked President Harding for taking a vacation trip last week and charged the Republican administration with failure to carry out its campaign pledge to bring increased prosperity to the country. The Mississippi senator in his speech, which enlivened the reconvening of the senate, declared that while President Harding and veveral members of his cabinet were enjoying the vacation trip "millions of Americans were hanging their heads in shame" because men wfho "helped win the war" were on the auction block in Boston. "The American people want more work and less play," said Senator ^Harrison looking across to the Republican side of the senate chamber, "more results and fewer recommendations, more meal tickets and fewer bread lines; more prosperity and fewer poof houses." Senator 'Harrison made the letter recently written by President Harding to Senator McCormick of Illinois, chairman of the senatorial cumpaign Committee, recounting the achievements of the Republican congress, the basis of his attack, although upon inquiry from Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, Republican leader, as to his "text" he said he was speaking on "the deficiencies and delinauencies of the Renuhlican nnrtv " The president's letter to Senator McCormick, Senator Harrison said, "shocked and almost pained some Democrats and was written in the interests of the candidacy of Senator Bursum, Republican senatorial candidate in yesterday's election in New Mexico. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader, in this connection read a telegram announcing the election of Senator Bursum and explained that he was not presenting it as an argument but merely as information. Tons of Rations for Starving Russians Riga, Sept. 22.?Rations for about 10 days or more for 1,000,000 Russian children left in the first all-American food train of forty cars, representing 13 tons of balanced rations. Merchants Ass'n Oppose Treaty With Virginia Wilson, N. C., Sept. 22.?The Merchants' Association of this city went on record *s opposing the trading with Virginia firms because of a decision .of jyidAufeW, B. Bradley, of the ber of games played by the Wilson club on account of alleged violation of the salary limit, thus forcing Wilson out of the first place in the pennant race. _ Rules for Regulating Wrestling New York, Sept. 22.?Rules for the regulation of wrestling were issued by the State Athletic Commission and forbids strangle, toe holds and scissors, limiting all matches to two hours and disqualifying wrestlers displaying bad temper. _ Featherweight Claims Foul Cleveland, Sept. 22.?Banny Fruss, of Baltimore( who proclaims himself as the featherweight champion of the wcrld, is claiming a foul when knocked out by Johnny Kilbane Saturday last. * Total Damage From Explosion Amsterdam, Sept. 22.?The total damage from the explosion of the Badische Aniline company chemical plant at Oppau in which hundreds lost their lives and thousands were injured is placed at 150,000,000 marks. Big Publishing Houses May Adopt Open Shop New York, Sept. 22.?The big publishing houses may adopt an open shop policy if the unions fail to arbitrate the differences now existing. The publishers demand 20 per cent wage cut while the unions demand an increase of from $50 to $55 per week. Mayor Hyland Issues Statement to Business Men New York, Sept. 22.?New York papers published nn official proclamation by Mayor Hylan calling on the "business men, merchants and shopkeepers" to curb the "half-crazed newspaper publishers" who are alien ed against his reelection in November. Of the five morning paper* which published the proclamation four oppose his reelection. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. P. B. Bobo attended the fun eral services of Mrs. C. C. Little a1 Sulphur Springs Baptist church this afternoon. W. R .Gibbs left Wednesday foi Charleston to enter the South Caro lina Military Academy for the sessioi 1021-22. Mrs. R .M. Estes has accepted a po sition with J. F. McLure Dry Good Co. Jim Bartles left yesterday fo Clemson college. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smith of Hen dersonville, N. C., are visitors iiLUn ion today. '? Miss Estelle Stubbs, of Bishopvill is visiting friends in the county thi week. Mrs. Coggshall has returned to h? , home in Darlington, from a viait 1 i her sister, Mrs. R. P. Harry, on Sout street. PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMWAL COURT Criminal court convened bare Moos* day, Judge John S. Wilson presiding, , with Solicitor Blackwood representing the state. The following cases were tried: The State against U. H. Adams, . Lee Garner, O. F; Fonder, W. SL / W Souther and Charlir Garner, charged J | with violating the prohibition law. / k ciach plead guilty, and were sentenced I wo serve six months afid pay $500 Ana, I />. the sentence being suspended upon f good behavior and paying $200. The State against A. N. Fortner, J. charged with murder. The jury brought in a verdict of "not guilty. The State against James Inman, charged with violating the prohibition law. Plead guilty and sentenced to six months and a fine of $500. Sen- , tcnce suspended upon good behavior and the payment of $200. The State against Willie Palmer, charged with violating the prohibition law. Plead guilty and given tlx month and $500 fine, sentence suspended upon good benavior and the payment of $200. rt The State against Clark wjWH*oa, charged with murder. Plea# guilty of manslaughter and give fear, years. The State against Henry Prysock, charged with murder. Plead guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to four years. Court adjourned Wednesday about 7 o'clock. _ Grand Jury Presentment State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of General Sessions. Fall Term, 1921. To his Honor, John S. Wilson, Presiding Judge: The grand jury respectfully submits the following report: A committee from this body has inspected the county jail, and find that all recommendations of the grand jury's last report have been carried out, with the exception of one front roc.m, which needs to be plastered overhead, and which should be done at once, and that the cook room be painted on the inside. A committee of this body has inspected the County Poor House, and find same to be in good.condition. We recommend that another well be dug near the home of the inmates, this to be done at once, befom cold weather OCVO nit We strongly recommend that the county engineer' repair all a&ads, bridges and culverts throughout the county, and seo that fill railroad crossings in the county be put in good condition, so that the large amounts of money spent by the county, in building good roads be not wasted and thrown away through, the L k of { proper care and attention in provid- * tng the proper upkeep of these roads. 4ifeiiurthgf that able signs beplaced atTm throughout the county, on the main The grand jury further recom- * 'i mends, that the hooks of all county J officials be audited. J A committee of this body has in- ? spected the court house, and find it in good condition. Our thanks are extended to your Honor and to the Solicitor for the curtesies shown us, and asai?' ~ renHered during the term, and we .1 va. to be relieved from further attend-* * ance. ^ Respectfully submitted, B. F. Alston, Jr., Foreman Grand Jury. September 20, 1921. Eight Thousand Men Vote to Strike Los Angeles, Sept. 22.?All the local oil workers of the International Union in Southern California representing 8,000 men, have voted to strike. _ Withdraw Film of Virginia Rappe Los Angeles, Sept. 22.?All the first national film exchanges are ordered to withdraw all films in which appeared Virginia Rappe, the actress for whose death Arbiickle is heldr Thirty-two hundred exhibitors are represented in the action trken. Nicknamed the "Mayfly" Howden, Eng., Sept. 22.?The American airship ZR-2, which exploded in the air killing most of the men on board, had been dubbed by her American crew with the name of "Mayfly." , The nickname was given to the craft ( because of the numerous delays that { occurred in the attempt to give her a final trial trip. _ Describing His Diplomatic Status Constantinople, Sept. "22.?One of the stories which men tell on? anI other here to illustrate tile confused ? diplomatic situation in Central Blurope is attributed to Prince Furstan. berg. He was appointed as a diplo. matic representative-of the -old Aus ^Wa^governmeni to the UlMbM [which then was ruled by ^ I Skkorpadsky. I Describing^ his diplomatic i^giy| Jam the representative of ; I rr.cnt that has ceased to exist I accredited to one that never exMttd. , r The most extraordinary pari of fell - that I am paid for perxormiagK J II duties of,this position that I da Circle Meetings I The Circles of. the Woman's -Isionary Society of the First BsflMgH -I church will