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CHA1NCANC GOJUtD . - ; GUTS TWO YEAR! r , Spartanburg. Oct. 81.?Torn tjal chettft chaingang ^ard, who was cot victed of assault and battery of a *" and aggravated nature in ses^iot) late Saturday qprfihing, vra been morning to serv? tw courts-martial up a storm in the s^Jor m uw?r/,i n tor, resulted in the adoft|ath frhoduw- V. mnno i-Atn /.f "" , xi "" sie^wajB-iront ^e\ vestigation at which theS^tgpced^io^th ator will be asked to pri^Wov >%ioboin{, of his charges. ^riftng * an A special committee lieajj^. JRierc wa ator Hrandegee (Repul^'and^fcidufnian necticut was appoi^'e^dunj^?mn corn inquiry after S?y*te HI} 4]mw was j fused to proajjj Ijot^as vrarf^CT?*^!?.cg the son^die jtfbftnqa. Wa i caused und the phy^cj&jw^ dr/U4p#*tb? Ojtkle#th j^/ta I^t^ke.. A y the HifhV^her^ \s*P I ing^i#'thej^|tTotf whei^th^go^jBTW^ i Jr^. ' Joiige ^jl^hr charged the J^ty- tha i L^/ -V of^squtii I corporal punishmeht^Httnt 11#. .that though the practice, ?? ft V~*?|g^tf6g corporal punishufah^tk i V'4,t^n'kang guards is< commOii ifc&h I ' nevertheless it,]S iUegat^Vjpfej r ^j^PPillfeoner.* Attorneys for the def?X^f W Jfc&rtt will^ght the caae ih the- suprpifr d M coutt, they ann^untfed thl| jnorrdiil The clalm^is madethat the q^vrt dl n'6t _ inflict ^Corporal pun ishment. ityu ' 2- 'Vtto?w'c*fctatfang guard cariJ ' iffaqirf T wfeon says he cap not; dko thgfc m Jfctofclual would rfftve fVfSjfeJKTin ^^ra^nishmeut which is d[j$i?u to tlv #. case has been the matter o ^^ Wfcinunications , "between officials o New'Jersey , and \Gbvernor Cooper. ? :?> ^ N6tice $ Regular communication of J'ohn A Fant lodge, U. D. A. F. M., will b. held Wednesday night, Nov. 2, at 7:31 f oxlock. All members .df. this lodg jure urgeel lb be present. Business o: importance. - All visiting brethren ar *>>, iuviteil to.attend. By order*.,, ; - . V ? J; A: Petty, R. P. Haines, W. M. W ^ ^ ^ l2l3"2i Laurens Ydfci^ GilHani, tiie sipal f f so"n of Mrs. :&?:[ Farr Gilliam, tele ' brated hid fourfh birthday, yesjfcerda? c afternoon at. the home of his grand * mother," Mrs. L. G. Young, and invite* about 20 of bis little friends ,to joii in the celebration, i The little men played ball and othe outdoor games and had a-merry time Refreshments were served and tlv birthday cake with four lighted -etm dies held the attention of the guest until good wishes for the young hos were made. Death of a Younff Man Walter Crisp died in West End Union, Sunday morning arul his re mains were laid to rest in "Rosenion cometery yesterday. The funeral wa in charge of the Junior Order, o which organization he was a ir.cn ber. He was 19 years of age. If was ill about eight or nine weeks with typhoid fever. lie was a ycuni \man held in high esteem by all wh t know him. \ Union Vs. Woodruff.The Union Hi will meet the Wood rurtJ.Hi at the city park on Wednes day, Nov. 2. This will he orpj of th best games of the season, as Wood ruff has a strong team and our tear is in good fighting trim. A good, hard fought game is prom ised to all who come out. Tickets o sale at Union Drug Store an Glymph's Pharmacy. Bomb Explosion at / American jp>nsulat< Lisbon, Nov. 1.?Bomt&cploded o the staircase of the A^Mican cor sulate here, hut littM^Biage wa done. The police the out rape to the sacco^^^^Metti ngita ,ion' ^JF Wafchj^iWlf^MJ^W!-?A dispntc ^QpSJtehsttl General Hollis nt Lisho , . * Tr>a$ been received reporting the bom *' explosion in the consulate, and sai ( the government was investigating i *r energetically. He said a note protesl ing against the Sacco-Vanzetti convic tion was slipped under the door short ly ^efore the explosion. Storm'Raging Over / . ., - -v' - ' East Tennessc V Av # ' i - ^ * t Washington, Nov. 1.?A ston marked by intensity centered over th east of Tennessee and is noving slov ly northeastward increasing in inter ?ity, so. the Weather Bureau nr nounced. Storm warnings are dis played db the coast and north c CapelfatteMs and the storm a '* ^ tended by ^general rains east of th * vjdfssissippf'river. /. ?\ . " m $&**.. .. Ian mul to s release power, t?- ;$ Hugh >V. Roberf*. kr. V; "Washington/ Oct. 31. ~ So aators b representing the states of Alabama, is Georgia, South. Carolina and N&fcfch s Carolina boday petitioned John^W. 0 ^eeks, secretary o^yrar, to lease V 'auxiliary Steam flajot at hfuscltf i- Shoal's to the. Alabama pQ3?ser.<<com-! [ pany to the end that industry in North ^ Carolina and Sputh Carolina, put out] (..of business becabse Uf drought tray \ - 'receive over transmission lines power d inecessary*for"$hehr iteration. ^ At the presentwfrw, North Carolina 1 "is .so. desperately situated (that the * 'ttjtffns are. jtrj\?sportli^g water ?to ?the p fmills, fhanj^of which Kayo befen fojfced B -to suspehd business. "The #oVct^vent $ jLsteam plaiit at Muscle ShodTg is idle,] i a^id ft lenSed to the Alabama'.Power i) 1 company, will- be able to transmit ? acrpsg Georgia 80,00i)-horse pbu^r for s. use. of business in tB4 Carolina^/ Al! Veady^ from .its .oWn J resources, < tbd t Power company is supplying ei in ^onntfction \Vith Gcorg^^xa^pAie^ tl .10 000 horW<^crWpr,~ which i,p.^fts sVr1 plus. />*;'> " V ' " y . It is pndtfrfcieod that the Alabama, r Power company wyuhl ae.quire a lease' i if or onh year. Senator Underwood"^ ^ A^abauui, in wriLihg Secretary W^eks i :today, declared^^hotfcijteCkbotild bo L> '.dojie \>y the ^go vVwnpVmt ey ei). to- rp-: Mh?vo n desperate situation, whic>j 8 would interfere \vi?ii th^ .ifbsrihauepi p 'disposal of Musclp Snofti^c in - aceofcfi! ance with plans under OOusUleratioh ?< ?hy the goyernmdht! ; . . ? ^ V"Shn?d?rs ^Nartis pf Georgia", and pial'of South''Camlidn' a?so ^ldreeeed f -nm mimical ions to the- s&retfiry. SOnf ator Overman <$? Nbrth- Caroling/ vrth sCe him in person tojnorttoW.^Jf the" lease is granted^ th er c suIt-"hn ilihminnting illustratln tlWiShUltv of .Southern compani^d," 'j^erlock. ir^jJ^fcransmissiOn wires, to p^yu<any e community withi^n ^ditti "^1)%0Q0 D miles, which isf e lb?MPiedniont section of 1 l'owoV company. J*he^ goverhme nt will receive a return on present i?lle industry ^ and will in addition serve a' very "laudi able purpose." , .Membership Good Roads Association Grows c Columbia, Nov. Ik?Writiirie to the - South CarQlina GfSod Roads Ajvsocia. '* tion from Hartsville, J. ?K Lawton, one of the best known business men in the state says: "Pletiso find herein my check for $5.00 enrolling me as a t member of the South Carolina Good ' Roads Association I am deeply interested in this proposition and you * have a new "slogan: 'Good Schools. p Sood ^toads. Good Health.' I stand f for all of thefce. I trust that you * may meet with great success." P A L- i of PnlumKin cnifo in o ' letter to the association:? "f assure. 7 you that there is nothing I approve of more than good schools, good roads and good health unless it he good laws." ] Membership in the asosciatirn is' steadily increasing, officials said j Among the members enrolled Monday " besides J. J. T^awton of Hartsville,1 0 were J. K. Sirrine of Greenville, and Dr. R. W. Gihbes of Columbia. a ? A Correction n In- our advertisement, which ap(1 penred in The Times yesterday's Men's and Boys' Blue Work Shirts wen? ad* vertised at 75 cents; this should have been 39c. Misses and Children's Knit Caps advertised at. 5c should have been p 25c. We t^eg to make the above corrections. Our ad man slipped in the n prices. i' J. F. McLure Dry Goods Cor. q " ^ 1 " Notice to Poultry Clubs Imnortant noultrv meetimr<? will be held next week at following places: Monday, Nov. 7, at West Springs h school house, at 3 p. m. n Monday night at Colerain school k house at 7:45 and a joint meeting of d the Sardis Midway and Fair Forest it clubs at Sardis community house on :* Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 3 p. ni. Miss Eula Atkinson, state poultry - specialist, will give a demonstration at each ]>lace, and everybody living in the above communities, in addition to the club members, is urged to attend. They will be interested in the plans that ? Miss Atkinson will present. The regular meetings of Bishop and n Midway clubs will be held Friday and e Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Bishop club will meet at Mrs. T. J. Bishop's; and Mid\fray at Mrs. Arthur Hawkins'. l" Miss Mahala Smith, County Agent. >f ? i t- Mrs. W. W. Summer has returned ie home frdm a fortnight's visit to relatives in Clinton. ? i *?' 2 "Aifr'r-* ' *.s ; .Elal?#*t4 entcr^MWi^ ..feature aie3?^ betogtfSK? for th gdverhoTjb, of the 48 mK when the: visit gj^uth. Carolina *fcrthe annua .govo^oas' conference?^9f1s ui be hel. -of thtejiautial session imfcolumbia. r* Governor CoopeT, w? will be hos to thtjr.hief executive*,^*' receivinf Jetterfe daily from governors in whicl the chief magistrate akpress detygh at the opportunity tx?;frtjdt the" Pal The plans now indpJ&e that tin governors and a numtwpTof .other dis tinguhihed visitors wij^'Videt' in Co lumbia on December the fir^o da: of the conference, wh^ifcfthcy will b< entertained by Goverjp/- Cooper an< the state. A speciat^irain will b< arranged to carry the>^hc governor; and visitors to Charleston', where th< main sessions are to beheld Decembe' G and 7. " * A; :v - ! If the first Session ^ held hot? which seems probabl^I* G^v. Coop er and Mrp. Cooper wiflj^eo that the: are royally entertained^Charle6ton i; also already getting rtufty for *he'dis tinguiShed guests andjtae.'ii- tication: now point to the be?p^pn^l*rence ii "? atvti-ly^cbi in^j^bbuee toddy in majority and rtfinowfy ^riports from .the judiciary contmittee. .V'} The", bitl introduced by Represents^ tfvo. Dyer (Republican) *of^ Missouri would undertake tflfc wipe out lynching by heaV pehnftfcj? 10. be imposed on persons partiijyjtatirig atid offlb'eTs chafed with \enrorci13te -tfrie^ .peace. Counties^ in A^hieh persoha are. put to death by tfh>bs also would be subjected to heavy'fines in the federal 'court.' Citing the demand in the platform adopted by the last Republican national convention to end lynching, the plea of. President Harding in an address to congress "to wipe out this barbaric stain" and the -appeal of Resident Wijsofc in 191R to citizens to help stop mob taw,' tho majority report, prepared by )Mr. Dyet^ deflated, that these and similar appeals ^f!:?ye gofre Co naught ahd; Jyngluttfcs, Continue. ; v,v , \ \v.' /' ' ^'0b^rc5yfinu?t provide tfie means tuff -, endibg &is powardly -crime,'* tHe vi'opur I. cOQtiiTOPd. "It is in punishing those *dbo take pdrt in it or wrho permit ft. v.* v / ; * ^The. prevalence in many WW(S ?f w^lch tolerates lyncbjng, VUiNcf^ri^&ni*d.S^'i often with inhuman Cruelty,^ *nabibtfy or unNvilIhurne&sl^.frpublic'authorities to punish th& v. persons guilty ;of this criipb, threaten y4fy seripU^iy the.fu ture ,peace-of nation. Lynching Ido^a dttr jLUr^riifehc a*-.? option for we cdn ^lo^cjaum'ti^ be civilized until iour la\Vs ?nted Xnd enforced $nd otir citizens' seSired' against' the .hide'6us cruelties .oi* which we " constantly .furnishing fresh' examr _ , V ^'V U: B.C. Hold Weeting; "ft i C-, met. iilonday aftdtnoon. the Chapiter of ComnKfi^e-Av((j^?72 daugh,stesses were Mrs. transacted before the chapter. The .chapter is to cooperate with the American Legion in celebrating Armistice Day. Delegates to the state convention which meets in Batesburg .in December were elected: Mrs. J. D. Arthur, Mrs. T. C. Duncan, * Mrs. Macbeth Young, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Mrs. R. F. White and Mrs. Hunter Gilliam and Mrs. G. T. Keller Five new names were proposed for membership. The officers of the chapter reported the year's work and Mrs. Jeffries, vice president, road a beautiful letter from the president, Mrs. Frost Walker, stating her pleasure in having served the chapter as its president and thanking the .members for their cooperation ; also pledging her loyalty and support to the next administration, bidding it Godspeed. The reports from the officers showed what wonderful progress had l>een made by the chapter during Mrs. Walker's administration. The registrar's office has been a stupendous one and showed that she had been most painstaking in her work; the chapter is especially proud of the historical department for the year a? 181 contributions were sent from the chapter to the state historian. The recorder of crosses has been most dil igent, placing wreathes on biers oi "World War" veterans and Confed erate veterans, also flowers and let tors have been sent to the surviving veterans and their wives and woiner of the county in sickness and on theii anniversaries. Markers have beei placed nnd four crosses of honor hav< been bestowed on descendants of Con federate Veterans. All red letter days have been oh served both in the schools and by th< chapter. The election of officers for the nev year resulted as follows: Mrs. F. M Farr, president; Mrs. D. M. Eaves I first vice president; Mrs. Hunter Gil liam, second vice president; Mrs. II ' E. Mnlpheus, recording secretary Mrs. T. C. Duncan, corresponding sec rotary; Miss Pearl Harris, treasurer Mrs. P. B. Bobo, registrar; Mrs. Or B. Fant, recorder of crosses. At the conclusion of the clectior Mrs. Davis Jeffries, in a most pleas ing mannc, presented the gavel t the new president, Mrs. Farr, and sh responded in her usual charming mar ner, pledging her love and loyalty t the chapter anew and asked for th coop* -ration of the members in makin l.^v . <1/1 miniof f lAtl n UllPPAflS. M |*J Fa rr has served most acceptably a pr< rodent of the William Wallac eh? ipter in the past. EI even Fishermen Drownei lnj?1esea, N. J., Nov. 1.?Eleve fis' jermen wore drowned in a storm o the ? coastr here early today when tw sm all motor boats capsized. \ several years; . Miles C. Riley of- Arndison, Wis. secretary, of the confAtence, is; coop era ting with Governo*?T$o$er in ever way1 to make -thp. jn'efcljnfT here th( best, yet. Mr. Riltfy'dmLftlie governo have already received'wrswers from i large numbers of governors in whtcl they say they will bei^p attendance Mtony of the chfofi. Executives wil bring'their families alWfojther.s. t On^ Of the big quesjudfys to -fie dis cussed at the cbnfor?p?e tyilf be up Employment, a' numf*', of speaker being > expected to hI1c^ upon thf topic, t Secretary of ^Sbo? Davjs am Herbert Hoo*8r- are JUpocted to b .presentvfor these disc^Pkions. i JFollowtng the confAipco in Soutl Ogjflfoliuu a larg ^ii^ ^?" m ; fied r Lost iinffi(V^RS9r ^ . Mrs. L. Gant, of Tampa, Fla., ii writing to her sister, Mrs. J. Davis and brother-in-law, Ensign Davis, o the Salvation Army here, tells of th deat|i by drowning, of Mrs. Davis mother, in the Tampa storm last Tues day. The following extract from th letter tells its pitiful tale: "We arrived home last night an came out to Ola's where he found th whole family, except Sister and A. J and O. and Doty, They haven't foun our darling mother's body yet and w fear it has been swept out to sea, a every particle of the beach and te ri tory has been searched, but no trac at all. "The storm had been raging bn got suddenly worse?and in fact, wa a tidal wave. Daddy was at horn when the water commenced to com up so high and the house started t go'first. They got on the bed, then o some boards in a tree, but the watt came in a wave over them and strar I gled mother. It washed them off bi Daddy held on to her for hours aftc \ she was dead until a big wave washe . her out of his arms. -lie clung to , small tree until the water weht dow , and he could wadp. lie found a litt' piece of Leslie's house and got on tlu P and sat there all night?that wr Tuesday about 10 o'clock. The boj found him wading around up to h f kn;>es, searching for mother's body.' 1 . ? ^ T. M. Littlfield p Will be Transfcrre T. M. Littlefield, head lineman f< - the Bell Telephone Co. here, sim e August 21, 1917, has been transfern to Clinton and has been promoted v the position of plant foreman. M . Littlefield will move with his fanii to Clinton some time soon. IIo is - thoroughly competent man, and h i. rendered good service here. His pr ; motion is well deserved. Mr. Littl - field says he likes Union better. th< ; any place he ever lived, but feels th a ho is justified in taking the new poi tion in Clinton. AT * ITialtnr nf Quaonlui\\r i- come to Union to take the place o Mr. Lifctlefleld. e 1 " ' - Union's Clean-Up " Campaign a Suceei ' At the courthouse yesterday t "Clean-Up Squad" of rcpresentativ from the Veteran's Bureau did a go c day's work in the interests of Unioi ex-service men. Eighty cases were interviewed a a as a restfty 25 rew claims* for coi pensation or medical' treatment wt n filed?about 40'old crfses were re-c fT ened for readjustment. Besides.the o many others were given informati on insurance and other matters. J # % yij- n- ?i?! -U'. . - ggeggg iDEAD BODY OF i t . FARMER FOUND Jtf . J * 1 ' s Allendale, Qct. 31.?Fleming Chae vous, former mif^er of Allendale and d y ope of the most prominent citizens of t 1 tnis entire section of the state, was s i found dead oh the edge of the woods a y on one of hik plantations near Allen- b dale this afternoon, with two bullet r t holes through the region of his y r heart. <?? .' t i While evidence points to the fact f t that his death might have been self- j - inflicted, there is no reason that can a possibly be assigned for such an act. i c He was .seen only a few minutes be- g - fore thh discovery of his dead body in ^ - apparently good . spirits, having y bought several cigars from a store- r ? keeper nearby. While has health has u 1 not been the best during the past year j e it has caused him no. apparent anxiety. f) s H is financial condition was in every I n e way satisfactory, it appears, he be- ^ r ing one of the largest land owners and j, planters of this section. His mysteri- p it .o\ia death has cast a gloom over 'this t - town and community that has scarcely ^ y ever.been felt. The sheriff is conducts ing-"an investigation to find out if - there could possibly have been foul ^ g play in connection with his death. i , Mr. Chavous was about 65 years of age and leaves ' a widow, formerly Mrs. Clementine Williams of this sec tion, and two sons,* W. A. Chavous, y present mayor of Allendale, and asso- * e ciated with his late* father in business 1 r and C. C. Chavous, cashier of the Al- 1 3 lendale bank, besides several grand- i children. Funeral services will be n' !. held tomorrow at the Baptist church * I here and interment will take place at I'1 Swallow Savdnnhh sJmetery near - here. \ . v c I l American Legion , . 1 ^ v . Extends G^tpgs c - *. - \ ' ' ' ' s KtM4*as City, Nov. JL.?The American Legion convention extended ofi 1 ficial greeting to "the Buddies", Foch c ^ 'lflrf PpthViino1 ivliict tune (to ntinf frtu ture. of the morning session followed ^ ( by^participation in the dedication of t memorial city to be erected to the de?d. -v ; ' .. j S ' < ? f . General Pershing extended 4- formal " welcome to Marshal Foch on behalf of e tW iiegion and his own native state 1 also wel | Bt'aty of Great Britain'and urged the i n Legion to continue its efforts toward 5. preparedness and in behalf' of the in- ! f capacitated veterans. He predicted e that the armament conference would 3' lessen the chances of war. ] e Negro Will Die , d in Electric Chair e I. Spartanburg,. Oct. 31.?Tillman d Rose, negro, convicted last week of e criminal assault on a white woman in s- this county, was sentenced by Judge Wilson in sessions court this morning e to die in the electric chair Friday, !)e_ cember 2. it Life sentence was passed on Dwin,s ell Casey, convicted of the murder of o Guy Whitmore last week. Attorneys .o for the defense announced that they o. will appeal for a new trial on after n discovered* evidence. Casey was conir victed July, 1920, with a recommendai tion to mercy and on after discovered it evidence secured a new trial. The >r same plea will be made again for a d new trial. a ic Trial of Burch it Begins Today IS Los Angeles, Nov. 1.?The trial of |s Arthur C. Burch, of Evanston, 111., charged with the murder in connection with slaying of J. Belton Kennedy at Beverly Gleen on the night of August is scheduled to begin here today. d Peace Negotiations yv are Resumed ce London, Nov. 1.?The peace negotito ations between the British and the r- Irish representatives were resumed at 'v the ofTieiau home of Premier Lloyd a George. as ?" Mine Workers w Face New Task . I with th? jj. JHUioiiniJuim, """ ----check off system banned by Federal HI court injunction the officers of the ()f United Mine Workers faced a task creating a new nationwide agency for collecting the union's revenues from one-half million members. Today's Cotton Market New York "c Open Close es January 18.38 18.32 od March 18.20 18.22 *'9 May 17.81 17.92 July 17.35 17.47 nd December 18.37 18.42 m- * ' -re N. Y. Spots 18.75 ?P- ' fse John Young Webber of Pens'neoln, on Fla., spent a few days this week with relatives in the city. feci oft the whole,". SsfyalSlr. Ba ter, "that our boys did remarkably svell with training they had, ^nd they aore themselves^ like. m6n. ^They had tho content, while some 'of-*the .other states-had their men inathe ft eta for iveoks visiting stock farms, fairs, etc. But certainly our boys need not be ashamed of their record; and the experience gained, in'the training and in taking part in the* contest justify the trouble and expense"'incurred." Expression Recital . Friday Evening lire expression pupils of Mrs. Chas B. Counts will give their first, recita Friday night at the high school audi torium at 7:30 o'clock. Some of Union's most talented musicians will assisting in entertaining the audience. The recitations will be interspersed with musical numbers, and a rare treat is in store for you. Loses Three Toes ' ? Anderson, Oct. 31.?Frank S. Mauldin had a painful accident Sunday evening. lie was riding on tho back seat of a motorcycle and his foot got caught in the chain and throe toes were cut off. Women's Auxiliary Organized Kansas City, Nov. 1.?The first national convention of the women's aux JJUii^ i/i tnu rviuri ivau lA'^iait w|'ruvu to complete the organization started last year at Cleveland. Vice President Assumes Office ____ # # Buenos Aires, Nov. 1.?Felix Paiva, vice president, bar assumed the office of president of Paraguay after the deposition of President Gondra, against whom a revolution broke out Saturday. It was led by former President Schaerer, says a dispatch to Lanacion Chairman to he Appointed St. Louis, Nov. 1.?Indications earh were that the successor to George White, chairman of the Democratic national committee might he agreec upon by the party elements committee convened at noon. Heavy Rains Check Forest Fires Asheville, Nov. 1.?The heavy rain: of the last few days checked the for est tires which have been catisinj heavy damage in this section. Icebergs in the Arctic regions ar neither so large nor so numerous a those seen in the A antarctic seas, bu they are usually loftier and mor beautiful, with spires and doomee.? iSK THAT FINE BE ABOLISHED Greenville, Oct. 31.?A recommenlotion that violation of the prohibi. ioh .laws be punishable by chaingang entences without the option of lines ind rea.omfti$ndations that warrants ?e sworn out against Tom Harrison, ecenlly convicted of manslaughter, ,nd Lettie Littloficld, charging adulery, were^ among the features of the inal presentment of the county grand ury here tod^y. Lettie Littlefield i? i sister of Mr^.Tom Harrison, whom larrison vtas"-Convicted of killing Several county officers were nameo >y the grand jur? as fitnesses. The grandjjury also paid a cnupli rient to K? \#t Blemmingci.. and xpressed the hrfpe that South Caroina "will recognise your honor's un[uestjoned and great ability and a* in early time succeed in enlisting* rour services for the state in a stiV ligher judicial position. " This i; renerally taken to ipcan a suggestior hat. Judge Memminger be, chosen t<ill the present vacancy in the state upreme ^gurt. I ^ 1 Carolina Club Boys at . . International Contest Clemson . College, Oct. 29.?South Carolina's team of club boys at the ntemational Club Judging Contest atbe Southeastern Fair in Atlanta wo> ehth place among all states, scoring 1797 points out \of <a possible 3600 "his was only 204 points under the vinnintr team from Mnrvlnnd ?inJ il ndicates the closeness u)l the contest ^The South Carolina .team consisted if James Garrison, Pickens county 'rovince 'Brarrham, Kershaw county Robert Whitehead, Union county iVallace Belcher, alternate, Aqdevsor ounty, .with L. L. Baker, supervising igent of boys' clyb woru. in charge: Mr. Baker reports' chat the team vas stronger on placing than on reaions. Garrison made perfect score or daring three classed, and ;Whi1;ehoad nade'^erievH, score On one cam won .third prize money oh placng cattle and fourth on ilaclnir ^orthom cattle. \ SERIOUS CHARGE ' AGAINSf;Mp/ Greenville, Act. 31,-rS* and Luther R^iiTey, youn# vAr of the mill section neatfjhere, 1L '/ in javl, charged 'with criminal ; upon two yung gii*ls?; \ybom / alleged to have, taken, out / . urday nighL The ghr&.yrlto nre&alfelto be under 16 years # of , ag^_ jfrgre on. their way to the earalaaE^accompanied by an old.r,KiW. ^om the [ young men knew. ' rickinaprfeni up1 on their way to the/car^ival, the men * -vc nllApp'H 'tn have <*?ried them ov<*r I :ito Pickens county, /here thb assault t is said to have taken lilace. The. girls* & returned to their hotmcs yesterday and ... .. <y oiH' of them is saidato have required medical attention.. f^priff Hector has Communicated witH-*pn?riflP Koark of \ ' Pickens county and he will arrive here * early tomorrow' to take the men to "*"V Pickens for incarceration < until -the . * 7* next court term. " v. . . ... v-'' * >:? , Gases Played ; Important Part v , * During World War ! % - - Vast areas of war wases in the upper spaces in which aeroplane pilots willifc-*' instant death; pockets of hydro&jb \ich will burst into flame as U?.enters them; attack detjjtPK ^ -?*gcs created'by the chemist ?if complete system of chemical ofttose .and', defense?is the picture painted, by-General Eugene Oebency, comtnaiider- of the French first army luring" the* war in describing the tac- * tics that theTflftheral staffs of the loading nations- of the world are now enfbavortng to perfect. -k ' If hostilities had been drawn out ?oi\a fenutnonths longer^." says Gentfi al' Debefiey, "the |rar.;of explosives would have become a struggle between the manufacturer* .of gases."7 "To.-..create -supplies\j of chemicals and gas iff"teo simpte/'the French general .poin^t out, t that is needed is a * laborafp^JaW. ,a few dye factories. And thenrvthe path of scientific Research i$ broad. Colorless, odorless gases will beVdiscovqred' that can .. be cond inrfnltely small ; compass j^nd sMidified tablets and pills, ^llread^ we knoai^omething'of ?vhat th<h effects of thfe^.JjMngs will . j Jbe,/ Scatter tye cohtirafc(if a ?gw .m'uLhfljjlfts on the grounn, and a dense miles of countryside/ A deadlji, fog/^^ fatal to everything living "within ijf &/' ' area, will be created at and desirJ point merely by a shot from a cann/ / of even from a cunningly placed ilia.liine gun. Brpad belts of territory and entire villages will be poisoned. and -rendered unapproachable for weeks at a time by other gases poured out here and there, a drop at a time. "Where will one be able to- go? There, the ground* is suspect; that airplane overhead may be dropping an * impenetrable fog in another direction at a third point a sudden shot from a gun has created an area of several acres covered with an atmosphere of^ strychnine; those bushes down there may breathe out an invisible wave of death. "The poor infantryman will Ktagger along under an enornftms mask, covered with a shapeless and gasproof cloak, and protected, as to the feet, with insulated soles. Chemistry makes no attempt to preserve manly beauty, and worries itself still less in regard to the feelings of the wo man who may have the desire to recognize, under the disguise of this hideous diverlike costume, the beloved features of the heroic husband, son 01 sweetheart. Poor women! "Against attacks by airships barages will be launched?no longer infantile barrage fire* of expl' And shrapnel, but barrages .of gas that will create pn the poisoned "pockets" wh: happy pilot will tf,lect death; pockets of l*ydr' burst into flame j/s if Fields dreds of flexible*!* which will smaslv The work in ' stroy both pilot virtually at will be filled \Vtf the walkout snares. hos, according "On the torrcs| headquarters tight tanks will be dicers of the. infantry, fitted with fc.awaiting ' reaction will reveal 4^e ^unhidden gas and ehabl??uH telemediately to latfnab^ej^oEMkth0 selg-propelled watering carfCN^v deluge the poisoned ground with ' antagonistic liquid." j General Debeny believes that ehem, ical attack and defense will tend to offset each other provided that the rival nations are equally skilled. The expert chemist will find a way to neutralize poison gases. However, tho { French veterans concludes, the nation that fails to develop chemical research s and chemical industry y, '4 be power lcSs against a highlfe> r led invader ~ ; even, though the WWteKing forces might be inferior numerically. > ^ Joe Sanders of Fvfrman University t ^pent the- week-end with his parents, 1 e Mr. and Mrs. Gus B. Sanders, on S. Church street. - # * 1 ' ' v ~