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f ~^=n The Union Daily Times I PRESS h. day warTin*r i ^ DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 1850?Converted to The Union Daily Times Oc tober 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY _ | Vol. LXXII No. 1261 Union, S. C., Wednesday Afternoon, December 28, 1921 3c Per Copy SPEND MUCH FOR * MOTION PICTURES Washington, Dec. 27.?The American people spend from $750,000,000 tc $1,000,000,000 a year to see motion picture shows, the sennte finance committee was told today in the course of arguments for and against a high tariff on foreign made pictures. The investment in the industry totals about $250,000,000 and employed is given to about 250,000 persons. Paul M. Turner of New York, speaking for the Actors' Equity association, testified the idea that everybody connected with the industry made "big money" was erroneous: that 96 per cent of tho.se engaged in making films received only "a living wage." Mr. Turner and John Emerson, an independent producer of New York, speaking for himself and for D. W. Griffith, urged a duty on imported films of from 50 to 60 per cent ad valorem in place of the 30 per cent in the Fordney bill. They said the industry was in bad shape with many studios and a large number of the 18,000 motion picture theaters over the country closed. Declaring that only a high tariff stood between the industry and extermination Mr. Turner said that at this time 54 Gernvin made pictures were being exhibited in this country and that four or five of these had yielded the exhibitors $2,500,000. American producers can not compete with the Germans, he said,, adding that pictures which cost from $20.0,000 to $300,000 to produce in this country could be made in Germany for from $10,000 to $12,000. Saul E. Rogers of New York, speakV ing for the National Association of Motion Industry, opposed the duty in the Fordney bill .urging that the k present rifte of 3 cents a foot be retained. He declared that only a few foreign films and those depicting great spectacles had been successful ML in this country. "K An attack on the Eastman Kodak company featured the hearings. Mr. -WiWiam A. DeFord of New at foty the v .^idenly take ?*eatcrdfc" ? /9Ty hour8. The bereayftparents have the sym pathy of Mcged that'jnds in this sor row. monopoly ov _\^ r?rtKl"*^roduct would be abie-7- , _ A the motion picture industry if imports were shut out. They consequently opposed the 20 per cent ad valorem duty on "raw" films proposed in the W* * Fordnev bill. Start Construction of Largest Hydro-Electric Plant Niagara Falls, Dec. 28.?The new Hydro-electric power plant at Queenstown, the greatest plant of its kind in the world, costing $88,000,000 will be started today.* Cook Remembered in Will Philadelphia, Dec. 28.?Because he liked her cooking, Samuel Isling left Mrs. Anna Souder, his housekeeper $60,000 and nn automobile in his will, Golf Schedules to Be Rearranged Chicago, Dee. 28.?Golf schedules of Texas-Mississippi circuit and Atlantic coast resorts will be rearranged so other Southern States, in addition to those on East coast, may have a share of golf during winter. Accused of Killing Step-Father McRae, Ga., Dec. 28.?Elisha and Dave Bishop, brothers, were arrested here today charged with murder and arson in connection with the burning of the home of J. W. Knight, theii stepfather, killing him and cremation of his body. Wheel Company In Bankruptcy Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 28.?Shrinkage in the demand for wagons caused a voluntary petition in bankruptcy of the Wayne Wheel company of Newark today. Debs Will Stop at Indianapolis j ' Indianapolis, Dec. 28.?Eugene V jjb Debs, paroled Socialist leader, will stop here on his way home in Terrc Haute. He will be greeted by a large delegation of admirers. Stockholders' Meeting The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Union Union, S. C., will be held in the office of the bank on Wednesday, January 11th ,1922, at 12 o'clock noon. C. C. Sanders, 1260-3t President. Noted Actor Dead . London, Dec. 28.?Sir John Hare noted English actor, is dead. . DADGHERTY ASKS ; FOR COOPERATION Washington, Dec. 27.?Cooperation > of state law enforcement officials with i those of the federal government was > asked by Attorney General Daugherty in letters sent late today to the attor: neys general of the various states. Such cooperation, it was maintained, i would result in better and more uni' form enforcement of all statutes. Enforcement of the prohibition and i the food and fuel supply laws were particularly referred to, Mr. Daugherty explained in announcing the dispatch of the letters. There was no disposition on the part of the federal government to evade responsibility, ' he added, but there was a feeling that the states should make every effort to enforce their laws which l might be a duplication of federal statutes. The letters were also accepted in some quarters as a step in connection with the move recently announced of investigating retail prices. Mr. Daugherty suggested to the ! state attorneys general that they call ' a conference of county prosecutors of their respective states and if possible bring about "a working arrangement between them and the federal officials charged with the same enfoi'cement of the functions." Such a meeting, he added, ought to be held early in the new year, that the basis of understanding could be employed to effect economics in expenditures as well as serve the real purpose of accomplishing more through law enforcement. The coordination sought, Mr. Daugherty said, ought to be of real help to municipal authorities, chambers of commerce and others interester in reaching "violations for extortion in the prices now maintained." Purity Conference Denounces Sin Chicago, Dec. 28,?Jazz dancing movies and cigarettes as they aflfect public morals, were denounced at the International Purity Conference in ! session here today. A nhjisurance Salesman - Murdered New York, Dec. 28.?Three men attacked and killed Charles Haves, an , insurance salesman in East New , York today. The murderers are suspected. Will Not Visit Pinehurst Washington, Dec. 28.?Indications at the White House today were that President Harding had abandoned his plan to spend a portion of the holidays at Pinehurst, N. C. A member I said the cabinet would meet as usual I on Friday. d_i: c l: c o ju. I uiilc tjcarciiuiy i ui uaiiuus Kansas City, Dec. 28.?The police are searching for two bandits who 1 held up an express messenger of the ' Missouri Pacific train here today. looted the safe and shot the messenger. Ambassador Harvey To Visit Cannes 1 London, Dec. 28. ? Ambassador Harvey left for Cannes, Franc#, to' day, where he will act as an observer 1 at the conference of the supreme 1 council. Tribute of Respect Whereas God in his all-wise providence has seen fit to remove from I our midst Bro. J. S. F. Adams, a deaI con of Salem church, I And whereas Brother Adams was . an earnest Christian, loyal to his 1 church, therefore be it resolved: , 1st. That while we regret the death of our brother, and shall miss his life of consecration, we bow in humble submission to him who doeth all things well; 2nd. That we extend to the be reaved family our deepest sympathy 1 in the bereavement that has befallen ^ them. 3rd. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family and The Union Times and a paj^e in our minute ' book be inscribed to his memory. Committee. 1 Villa Living Peacefully Mexico City, Dec. 28.?Francisco Villa's six hundred soldiers will be given fifteen acres of land by the government. Villa is living peacefully on the farm the government ' gave him. ? i Mrs. McCormick Is Granted Divorce Chicago, Dec. 28.?Mrs. Edith McCormick, daughter of John D. Roekefeler, Sr., was granted a divorce from Harold F. McCormick, president of the International Harvester coni, pany. She claimed desertion, which McCormick admitted. t SHOOTING SCRAPE AT ALLENDALI Allendale, Dec. 27.?Earl Framp ton, ti prominent farmer and a pc pu lar young man of this section, wa: shot and probably fatally wounde< about two miles from here this nft^r noon by his cousin, Lewis Davis. Da vis immediately after the shooting took about 16 grains of poison ar.t lies in a desperate condition at a hotel here tonight with a doctor in at tendance. There is a possibility ol his recovery doctors said tonight, a: the period of greutcst danger hat passed. His recovery is considered remarkable as the dose taken was unusually large. Frampton, the wounded man, was taken to a sanitarium in Charleston this afternoon. The general opinion was that the wound would prove fatal, he being shot through the abdomen the ball entering near the left side in the rear of the body and coming out in the front on the right side, The weapon used was a 38 automatic, The details of the motive of the crime are very scant. It appears thai Frampton, who is a first cousin of Davis, lived in the home of Davis together with his father and two sisters. Davis' only statement after the shooting was that it was due to fam ily troubles. Members of the family of the wounded man were so excited that no coherent statement could be gained at the home where the shoot ing occurrd. It was some time after the shooting before the news reached Allendale although the place where i! occurred is only two miles from here. A resident of Allendale happened to pass the home after the shooting occurred and coming on into Allendale reported the news to Sheriff Bennett who immediately went to the scene of the crime together with several deputies and a doctor. Immediate attention was given to Frampton and he was taken to Charleston by Allendale physicians this afternoon on the Charleston & Western Carolina train. Davis, who did the shooting, waj found upstairs in his home with an empty bottle that contained poison by his side. He stated that he had taken the entire bottle and requested to be allowed to atey-in the room ? few minutes as he believed he would be dead at the end of that time. He was taken in charge by Sheriff Bennett, however, and brought to Allendale. He was having convulsions when he reached here but after attention by a physician he appeared to have slightly recovered and is resting fairly well tonight. At the request of physicians he is being allowed to remain here tonight instead of being removed to the; Barnwell jail where the Allendale county prisoners are being kept. H< will be removed there early tomor row if his conditions warrants the r; moval. No news from Frampton has beer heard since his removal to Charles ton this afternoon. The father ol Frampton made a statement after the shooting that Davis had made ode threats and appeared in other ways te be mentally unbalanced during the past six months, but that he knew o1 no direct motive for the allegee crime. Both of the parties in the dif ficulty are prominent in this sectior and Davis is reported to be verj wealthy having just completed a large and expensive home. Siihurrintinnn to $5,000 Cannery Lewis M. Rice $ 50.0C C. K. Hughes . ' 50.0( R. M. White 50.01 J. F. McLure 50.0( W. D. Wood 50.0< Dr. Russell Jeter 50.0( J. E. Minter 50.0( R. W. Beaty 50.0( T. B. Strange 50.0( F. H. Garner 50.0( H. L. Davis 50.0C J. R. Whitmire 50.0C Roy Willeford 50.0( Sam Berelowitz 50.0( Sam Kassler 50.01 C. R. Lancaster 50.01 J. V. Askew 50.01 S. Krass 50.01 Macbeth Young 50.01 E. M. Garner 50.01 Claude Wilburn 50.01 J. Mobley Jeter, Jr 50.0( L. G. Young 50.0( F. W. Cornell 50.0< D. Jean Whitlock 50.01 A. G. Kennedy 50.01 Found 26 ? wanted 74 more sub scriptions. Who will be the next' Unless we can secure 100, no subscrip tion will hold good TODAY'S COTTON MARKE1 Open Olos< January JX.8.r> 18.8 March' 18.8.r? 18.7May 18.33 18.3 July 17.92 17.8' October 16.9f> 16.91 N. Y. Spots 19.01 Local market 18.01 Dr. O. L. P. Jackson and Mis Ferol Jackson are spending the da; in Spartanburg with his mother, Mr? W. H. Blackwell. EXPORT TRADE HAS DECREASED Washington, L?^c. 27.?American business houses exported $4,189,343, s 000 in merchandise in the lirst 11 i months of this year, according to fig ures made public today by (he de parlment of commerce, whi< h also T gave imports for the period as valued 1 at $2,271,797,000. an the same 11 months in 1920 exports totalled $7, 307,729,000 and imports $5,012,242,f 000. > The declining trade was shown fur ther in statistics for November who: exports aggregated $294,437,000 as compared with $343,597,000 for October, and $676,528,000 for Xovem1 ber of last year. The imports for No1 vember aggregated $211,027,000 whi-e 1 for October they were $294,437,000 i and for November, 1920, were $321, 209,000. ! Europe, as in 19?0, lrew the bulk oi American foreign shipments, the figures showing that for November merchandise valued at $153,349,000 went there, making, the total for the 11 months $2,209,5118,000. Neighboring North Amevicap countries received $71,64G,000 in November shipments and $1,067,440,000 for the 11 ! months. Exports to South American countries for the 11 iponths aggregated 1 $257,120,000 or about 40 per cent of the value of commodities sent there in the corresponding period last year. To Asia, the figures show, wa< shipped merchandise of an aggregate value of $439,467,000 in the ' 11 months but for the same period in 1920 the shipments were valued a; $710,737,000. In 11 mon'hs this year, Americans shipped $147,104,000 and ' $68,837,000 to Oceania and Africa, j respectively. For the 11 months of last yea* the exports amounted to t $239,938,000 for Oceania and $149, 069,000 for Africa. Imports from Europe for the first , 11 months of the year were $692,263,000, against $1,160,410,000 for the . corresponding period of 1920, whil" , from Canada, Mexico and Central ; American countries the imports to I tailed in 11 months $702,928,000 as I compared with $1^573,440,000 in th" k 11 months o| tha preceding year I From Soutfi America the busines? , houses in the United States imported . in the 11 rnonhts of this year $269,. 607,000, while in the first 11 month1 , last year the imports were $725,114,. 0Q0. The imports from Asia totalled r $494,501,000 and $1,222,847,000 foi the first 11 mpnths of this year and ; last year, respectively. Imports from . Oceania to December 1 this yeai were $79,870,000 while for the cor> Vesponding period of 1920, they were > $183,75.5,000. From Africa there - came imports of $33,553,000 in the first 11 months of this year as compared with $146,827,000 in the same i period of 1920. f Blue Ribbon : Distillery Raided 1 } Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 28.?Mjto. - ti*ucks loaded with armed mer f swooped down on the Blue Ribboi ' Distillery and locked up two guard; " and escaped with whiskey woill 1 $30,000. / - Wilson's Birthday Celebrated New York, Dec. 28.?Women fron all narts of the enuntrv are here ft ' celebrate Woodrow Wilson's birth day and plan to honor the forme1 president through a permanent foun dation. The campaign for funds t< open January 16th. Spend Millions for Toys and Garnet New York, Dec. 28.?Over $100,000,000 was spent by the Americar people for toys and games during th< last year, so the National City Banl estimates. Rural Police Busy Thos. McDaniel, V. E. Lawson an< Sam Garner, rural policemen, got 12( gallons of beer on the Peter Hawl branch, near Kelton, December 28. Thos. McDaniel, V. E. Lawson ant Jack Greer captured a 100 gallon cop per still, also steel drum used for -< still. They got cap, copper worm ant - the whole outfit with 420 gallons o ? beer on the Ed Littlejohn place, nea Skull Shoals bridge, December 24. Thos. McDaniel, V. E. Lawson ant * Jas. G. Faucett, rural police, and Jacl Greer cnnture/l two Conner stills nr.i f four or five hundred gallons beer, cap: 1 and everything belonging to a stil 1 near Red Point station on the U. & G * S. railroad December 26th. 7 r> Miss Elinor Sutton of Dunston, Md arrived today to spend a fortnigh r> with friends. r) Miss Bessie Dye has? returned to he home in Kershaw, after a few dayf s visit to Mrs. Preston Barnes, on Soutl y Church street. i. Mr. and Mrs. Manning Jeter are en joying a motor trip to Alabama. FRANCE MAKES l DEMAND FOR FLEET i ij Paris, Dec. 27 (By the Associated i Press).- France's determination to j have n powerful fleet and objection* ! to the limitation efforts of the Wash 1 ington conference were vigoiouslji voiced in the senate today during a [ discussion of the murine section ol I the govemmnt's budget. Senutoi ' Henri Berenger, who reported the j marine budget, said France was at a i decisive turning point. "Is France i still independent in her navy as in | her army?" he asked. "Has the old principle of sovereignty been sacrificed somewhat in those conferences wherin we have been promised a sort of internationale of happiness?" Senator De Kerguer.ee defended the submarine as an essential weapon o'.' defense, but wishes it to be confined to military uses instead of be rg applied to torpedoing nsineree. "At the Washington conference," he said, "we were surprised to see the French delegation demand fi.~c.00n t .ns of capital ships when France does not desire to carry war into foreign waters. France desires no impendisrn, but if we found Adniirnl De Bon's proposal s,'-anir> there are. - ...1.: i can not accept." Senator I)e Korguezec declared i'. was impossible that the Fvcn- n il -legation at Washington had s.vd thai the submarines would bo used to (5 stroy the enemy's commercial dcet. lie explained the necessity < > submarines in defending the cmist ami iti transportion of supplies for ti.x.ps. M:nister of Marine Gaisthau. replying to Senator Kerguezoc, said h.> was greatly affected by the remarks about the Washington conferer.ee, hut he asserted: "Nothing has been proposed that reduces France's powers." Moreover, he declared, no decisions reached at Washington would be effective until the French pa'I amen, had approved them. lie explained that the naval program was reduc< d through lack of money but "hat a defensive program was prepar .1 providing for the utilization of thj commercial fleet. Senator Berenger severely criticized the condition of the navy and oth i er senator's joined with him in urgI ing speedy reforms. Senator G u enger described the central naval ad ministration as being "in a state of what I term arterio Sclerosis." Preceding the debate over the nav I ul budget, the naval commission had published a resolution urging th< I minister of marine to increase the i number of submarines so as to ade quately protect the coast line in view of the present weakness of the navy 1 which was stressed during the d's ; eussion in the senate. The concluding paragraph of the - naval resolution " follows: "One cannot conceive, therefore that France's efforts in this directioi should be obstructed or limited. I is a question of national independence I and of the riprht of legitimate defense that is at stake." The resolution was adopted in con ) nection wiht the naval commission's 5 reports on its proprram based on tw< * principals: That the Franeh nav\ j must always be superior to the Ger man navy and sufficiently supreme it the Meditearranean to safeguart I French interests in north Africa am the Near East. i The commission's report credits ) France with havinpr -10 submarines . of which 15, it is declared, will b< obsolete by 1027. These are to be re . placed only by 12 provided for in th< > present proprram, although 24 other: are scheduled for the indefinite fu ture. The commission suprprests twi prroups of undersea craft, one to hi I composed of short ran pre and the oth er of lonp: ranpre submarines, the lat t ter prroup beinpr for "pursuit of ene , my commerce, pursuit of pirates am { of liprht enemy cruisers." New Way to Get Passport Geneva, Dee. 28.?Business womei ' finding difficulty to obtain passport J pay seven men to marry and divorei < her as soon as she establishes he I citizenship in their countries. j Greetings from Everywhere 1 f Washington, Dec. 28.?Forme i" President Wilson quietly celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday at home he t 1, Cablegrams, telegrams and letter < I brought him greetings. dj ? Gov. Bickett Dead 1 Raleigh, Dec. 28.?Former Gov Bickett of North Carolina died toda without regaining consciousness af t ter a stroke of paralysis last nigh*. Mrs. R. A. Jones of Greenville i r the guest of Mrs. A. IT. Foster o 1 East Main street. ^ Mrs. W. K. Cole of Greenville wa summoned to the bedside of her moth - er, Mrs. M. J. Haney of this city tc [ day. SOCIALIST LEADER j HAS GONE HOME I Washington, Dec. 27.?Freed by i President Harding from the Atlanta ; i federal penitentiary, where he was 1 serving a ten year sentence for malt 1 - ing speeches in violation of the war 5 i j laws Eugene V. Debs, Socialist lead i er, was reprimanded tonight by the t Lnion Station police here for making t a speech without a permit, before s l leaving for his home in Torre Haute i . Ind. I Before hoarding his train Debs ad| dressed a crowd of several hundred f persons in the station, including ad s mirers who hau come to say good-bye i | expressing his gratitude for the r I , ccption in Washington and el sing \ 1 with a reiteration of his opposition t< \ war and belief in the force of love in , the redemption of the world. i No effort was made by uniform I t ] police in the crowd to interfere witl t I bis address hut immediately upon its jionclusion a plain clothes man rush; ? up to Debs and demanded if he had ^ permit to speak in the station, and c I upon being informed in the ngathe. a declared: c "You have taken a great lib rty." v Debs, who had grasped the plain i ' < lothcs man by the hand under the im- l , pression that he was a well wish*-,apologized and said he had no? km.w i 1 he was doing wrong. Debs went immediately to hi.-. oi but considerable excitement i? eva.ili in the crowd, due chiefly to the elf??rt. < i :.ewspaper men to learn the idea- j tity of the plain clothes man. lie re ,, lured to give his name, but after rath | r excited bickering with reporters de- ? clared he was the chief of |> liee of v i the Union Station and flashed a bad*:'' \ | I'inned to his bell, lie said he had n-> f J special orders with respect to Deb.-, j but that the regulations of the station j forbid speech making without .1 .>?r- j i mit. c Debs' speech was his lirsi |>!ai|\.ni t ; utterance since leaving prison. ? "I wish," he said, "to do myself the j justice to return my grateful thanks ( for the kindness shown me here. 1 ?, also wish to express my gratitude to , j the representatives of the press?the | representatives of the fourth estate , whose courtesy, fairness and kindness I as been beyond expression." "Many dtsngree with me in eco--nomic and social ways," he added, J "but we are all human and one touch ; f nature makes the world world kin." j Debs declared that he left Washing- , 1 ton "without a trace of bitterness or ( , j hatred," adding that "many hate me" , but that they were entitled to theii . feelings and the expression of them. | r: "I believe in free speech." be said "In the expression of these differing | opinions we find our way t?? higlnn ' civilization." ! lie paid tribute to figures in his tory who had, he declared, had tin courage of their convictions although j forced to sacrifice much for them and , L referred to Washington, Jefferson and Thomas Payne, "who first wrote the 2 ; % ( ^ words United States," as those who , "at first misunderstood, won an immortality of glory." "With every drop of blood in m\ t veins," he concluded, "I am opposed t<war. Human life is too sacred t j thing to be spent in bloodshed. Love is the greatest force in this world I love will redeem us, love will save u> I and write our names in the depths of civilization." All Hope Abandoned Washington, Dec. 28.?The hope of ,; an agreement to limit the submarine <, tonnage is declared abandoned at a ! meeting of the arms conference of the . naval committee. France's demand > , for a minimum submarine tonnage m' 90,000 tons, the delegates declared closed the door to any agreement The American compromise proposal j was rejected completely by the French. Sugar Below 5c Level New York, Dec. 28.?Refined sugar l broke below the five cent level for sj the first time in several years. r> . ? . " Fifty Persons Injured In Interurban Wreck I | Detroit, Mich., Dec. 28.? Fifty per. sons were injured when the interurl an r J train turned over on a curve at Lake d Orion. Shot Self in Breast Geddes Knox, a young married man living at Monarch, shot himself yes terday afternoon about 2 o'clock. The ball penetrated the chest and is a y dangerous wound, and fear for his | recovery is expressed. Domestic ' trouble is said to he the cause ?>f th?? rash act. s 1 n Prayer Service s There will be held a prayer service i- at the First Presbyterian church this >- afternoon at 4 o'clock. The night prayer meeting has heen cancelled. OPERATOR MEETS TRAGIC DEATH Branchville, Dec. 27.?Monday night ibout 11:30 o'clock II. H. Cauthen of fort Mottc fell in a large hole about 10 or 12 feet deep on the side of the Southern railway track between the oul chute and water tank. Mr. Cauhen was working third "trick" op rator here and went down to get ionu- water from the flowing well, h s supposed that he walked into thiole in the dark. This hole was dug a few weeks ago or the purpose of putting in a reserve water tank in the ground. The icgroes who work on the chute heard dr. Cauthen when he fell in and vent to his assitance quickly but vhen they got him out he was dead. lie had several bruises across the lose and forehead. Supposition is hat he was stunned or knocked unonscious when he fell in. J. N. Williams, agent here, also had i narrow escape Saturday afternoon while hunting squirrels with three >thers. The dog had treed a squirrel ind he was going in a hurry through t thicket and in some way his gun van discharged inflicting a painful >ut not serious flesh wound across the >ail:. If the gun had been elevated m inch it would have taken off the >ack of his head. Monarch Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley, on lailroad Avenue, celebrated for their hildren and grandchildren at their some Christmas Day, by giving them i huge birthday dinner. A fine table vms : prcad and all enjoyed the day cry much. Besides Mr. Shirley and amily were the following: Mr. and drs. Oscar Shirley of Lockhart, Mrs. 'rank Wade of Chester .Mr. and Mrs. larth Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Algie Craig, Mr. md Mrs. West Mitchell, all of Men- . irch. and Mr. Jim Taylor of Fa'rficld, ogether with all their grandchildren ?xcept Virginia Shirley, who is in a sanitarium in Atlanta taking treat- " nent so she can soon use her little "oot to walk on. .She was remembered * ,vjth a good ho.x exiiWRSOil to hei^a^ r D.*tH <rf Mrr.-Will Mrs. Will Stevens died at hiv"T?t - v n Cross fceys township yepterday* . .vill be buried at Padgetts Creek tolay. Mrs. Stevens was 40 years of age md is survived by her mother, husband and six children. Her death was a great shock to her many friends and to her loved ones. Hoavv Fire I For Campobello Spartanburg, Dec. 27.?Fire startinn about 8:20 o'clock tonight wiped sut the business section of the town }f Campobello, 18 miles northwest of Spartanburg, on the Southern railway's line to Ashevillc, destroying the posU>fTice, telephone exchange, Coggins & Gosnell's store, W. E. Jackson's store, II. L. Deshield's store. Mabry's stables and other smaller buildings. The origin of the fire is unknown. The burned district is some distance from the station hut forms the center of the town's business district. The fire loss is estimated at more than $100,000 with insurance covering a large part of it. Among the first buildings to go was the telephone exchange and as a result the town has been cut etT from communication by the railroad wires. RcycM of Internal Rvenue Stamp Tax There will be no internal revenue stamp tax on parc el post matter mailid on after January 1 1922, such tax having been repealed, effective or. and after that date. Also the sale of proprietary stamsp on toilet articles and medicines, such tax will he discontinued after January 1, 1922. Postmaster. Accident On Road Gaffney, Dee. 27.?J. A. leathers, Spartanburg business man, his son, John, and C. II. Crutchfield, also of Spartanburg, were seriously injured and narrowly escaped death when the seven-passenger automobile in which they were riding turned over, after i striking an embankment, about one mile north of lilacksKurR. The aecident took place on Thursday afternoon, but newt of it has just reached GafTney. I Mr. J. H. Charles, of Darlinpton, 1 visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I R. Charles, for the holidays. He ex- I poets to return to Union in a few I weeks to live. I Mrs. Mamie Coe and little son, I visited her parents, Mr. antf Mrs. H J. R. Charles, during the holidays. B Mr. and Mrs. Ixmpie Charles, of I Adamsburg, spent Christmas with H their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 9 Charles. 9