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r=n The Union I)aily Times -u j PRESS -. ...' - Tuesday warmer. | DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY E>tabl??hed?an 1850?Conv?rt?di to T?^ Upfen Dally Tfan#> October 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY j | Vol. LXXII No. 1271 Union, S. C., Monday Afteraooitf January 9, 1922 3C pw Copy COMMUNION CUP POISONS DEACON Grand Uapids, Mich., .Ian. 8.?T< elders of the Seventh -Reform* church here were poisoned at tl morning service today when th? drank varnish that had been pour* into a communion cup in the belii it was sacremental wine. Two of tl elders were said to be in a critic condition. The church recently had been r paired and in the store room whei the sacramental wine is kept in a jn several jugs of varnish used in r decorating had been stored. One < the officials of the church is said I have mistaken the varnish for wir when he filled the communion cup dm ing the church service. The ten elders of the church wei the first to drink the communion win As the cup was being passed to oth< members of the congregation the eh ers were seen to fall to the floo Many of the church members becam panic stricken and rushed from th edifice. A physician was summone and the stricken men taken to hosp tals or their homes. The poisoned elders were D. J. Vt derwert, John Riewold, S. Folkertsm Henry Terkeurst, John Bosth, I Druyn, J. Hollgensteger, C. Heemstri R. Dofeo and H. Hoggsweis. The communion cup was passed t the elders immediately after the Re1 D. A. Vanlummel, the pastor, has con pleted his sermon. Elder Riewold wr the first to drink the poison and th first, to fall. The other elders co lapsed in rapid succession. Folkertsn was said to be in the most scrioc condition of any of the ten. Merrbers of Crew To Be Prosecutei Washington, Jan. 9.?Instructor covering the disposition of the Britis schooner, Messenger of Peace, seize with liquor cargo off the North Car< una coast is expected to ne sent toua to the United States district attorne a Raleigh by Attorney Generi Dai'gherty. The justice departmei probably will instruct the return < |&>? the vessel to the owners because < ^Hke;^ th? foreign registry,-but at the sai* I time prosecute the members of tY crew as the evidence might warrant. Senator of N. D. Selected Chairma Washington, Jan. 9.?Senator M< Cumber of North Dakota was selecte chairman of the senate finance con mittee succeeding the late Penros Senator Freling-Huysen was selecte as a member of the finance committer i Pepper Will Succeed Penros Philadelphia, Jan. 9.?George Wliai ton Pepper, a Philadelphia lawye was appointed United States senate by Governor Sproul to succeed Pei rose. The appointment stands unt the November election. Timber Consumed Faster Than Grow Washington, Jan. 9.?The timber i the United States is being consume four times faster than it is grown, s Chief Greeley of the Forest Servic told the house committee urging tY fo/lornl 1 n Of i o 1 otion t/v rtAtioortfo fbo fa i 4VUV1UI IV tw VVIIOCI Vlt^ 1UJ ests. Reports of Death Exaggerate Tokio, Jan. 9.?Marquis Okum; statesman, who was reported dea< was still alive last night. His deat was officially announced and the pos" humous honors conferred by the r< Kent. Negr Murderer Captured Philadelphia, Jan. 9.?Luther Bodd; a negro, the alleged slayer of two Ne York detectives, has been capture He was heavily armed, but surrei dered without a fight. National Guardsmen On Trie Hamilton, Ala., Jan. 9.?Robert T.nnrnsfpr n Nnt.innnl Ciiinrrfsimnn on trial for the third time, chargt with murder in connection with tl lynching of William Baird, a mine last .January. Who Hunted Without License Richmond, .Jan. 9.?Secretary Dei the state game commissioner for tl explanation as to who hunted nei Fredericksburg, Va., without a sta license. Notice The regular meeting of Marti Chapter, No. 79, O. E. S., will be he in the Masonic hall Tuesday evenin January 10, at 7:30. Officers will be installed. Mrs. Geo. T. Keller, Mrs. H. V. Frierson, W. M. Secretary. . GERMANS CALLED T( S DISCUSS DAYMEN | 1 sn Cannes, Jan. 8 (By the Associate ed Press).?Premiers Brinnd and Llo: "?e George today had their first talk c 'y the future relations between FraiL ?d and Great Britain since they ha' of been at Cannes. It is understoc ie that they went over broadly the pri a' cipal. questions, this being necessai to settle the order and form the has e" of a close entente, pact or alliance. A Franco-British alliance for nv 'ff tual defense has created a stror e" under current of opinion here, no withstanding that the atmosphere h: seemed to be little favorable to neg ,e tiations tending to make the relatioi r" between the two countries close. J Briand and Mr. Lloyd George appe: CC f?.. .......... a;? 4 I.. ?i i?i ?l'ui t IV^UIVUII^ inu aiwuuuc n e* allies ought to take towaid Germar ir after the default in the payment ( reparations, and are not at all in a r' cord as to whether the explanatior lc ought to be heard at Cannes. Council circles were much agitate . today by reports from Paris that treaty had been signed, but the onl document known to exist touehin upon the question of an alliance is memorandum which sets the reasor as a basis for such a pact. M. Briand ' flat declaration for an alliance b . fore he departed from Paris made v marked impression on the Britis! ^ who advanced the argument that would be easier to deal with Frarn ie on European questions if she wei not able to hold forth as an argumei a on her part the failure to secure froi 1S the United States guarantees for hi security, such as would have bee given her if the Versailles tripartit agreement had been ratified, j The decision to discuss the situi tion in Asia Minor here, instead of i Paris at a later date, is interpreted i ^ a move to do away with all subjed j in controversy between the two eoui ^ tries so as to clear the way for convention covering all European ar Eastern questions. ^ The reparation experts have ii ^ creased the total amount which Ge many will be required to pay in cas ^ in 1922 from 500,000,000 gold marl tp 700,000,000. This was done as concession to Belgium when* it wt seen that 500,000,000 would be ei tirely absorbed in the cost of tl armies of occupation. n Belgium has made a determine tight for the priority which is due h. and the increase in the next year 1(j payments makes possible the contini t_ ance of this priority. e The allies are anxiously awaiting reply from the United States to tl p invitation to join in the econom conference; both M. Briand and M e Lloyd George are confident of its a< ceptance. r. There is considerable speculate r> in allied circles as to how the Uniti >r States will regard the new attitu* towards Russia, but both the Front il and British delegates are of the opii ion that the United States will re ognize Russia on the conditions tht have laid down. The British feel ce n tain that the Soviet lenders will a cept the conditions after they ha* ln tried to bargain for better term >(j No reply is expected from Russia f< the present. >u e, ie Announce Engagement r Anderson, Jan. 7.?The engageme of Miss Evie Lewis and James Ham ton Stone of Clinton is announced 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lewis of Belto a. Miss Lewis is here visiting her brot d. er, Earle Lewis. She has been f h several years the superintendent t- the telephone exchange of Clinte e* Miss Lewis is a sister of Dr. Walt Lewis of Columbia, state veterinarin and of the bureau of animal industr The wedding will be the latter pa of this month or first part of Fe y. ruary.?Sunday State, w Miss Lewis was superintendent d. the telephone exchange of this ci for several months last summer ai has many frierds in Union who w be interested in the announcement d her approaching marriage and wi for her every good thing this li J. holds. is . ?d ie Newberry Speaks ir, In Own Beha Washington, Jan. 9.?A sweepii declaration of his innocence was ma ^ by Senator Newberry, Republican, Michigan speaking in the senate Li- ... A ills own ucifiint MKninst uuaici |m 1P ceedings brought by Henry Ford, c ftr feated Democratic candidate. te Cod is my witness," he said, "I am n to this day and hour conscious of ha ing done a single net that was or in any way unlawful, dishonorable corrupt." flB ]d De Valera Defeated g, For Re-electic Dublin, Jan. 9.?The Dail Eiren defeated the motion to reelect Valera president of the frish repub by a vote of 60 to 58. 0 ) GENERAL ASSEMBLY T MEETS TOMORROW l'U Efforts to relieve the tax burdens fd of the people by the adoption of n?w >n sources of revenue through what is ce commonly called the painless exlracco tion method and to reduce expenses )d all along the line will probably be the n most important work to be underry taken by the general assembly at the is session which begins tomorrow at high noon, u- A small advance guard came in last ig night and other members will begin t- arriving this afternoon and tonight is -and by early tomorrow morning o- every member will be present. Politiis cal efforts wil Ibegin to take on new >1 life with the early arrivals as there p are a number of places to be tilled le by the assembly. iy When J. B. Atkinson, speaker of if the house, raps for order at noon toc morrow and Wilson G. Harvey, presis ident of the senate, does likewise, a session that may go down in history ?d as "stormy" will be off with a rush, a Only a few changes will be noted in ly the attaches, while four new memg bers are to be sworn in. 1). 1). Moise, u newly elected senator from Sumter, is and E. P. McCravey, newly elected 's seator from Pickens will be the new ?- faces in the senate. Eugene S. a Blease succeeds George S. Mower as h a " representative from Newberry it county and J. B. Britton succeeds :e Mr. Moise from Sumter. The new e senators take the places of Senator it Clifton of Sumter and Senator Alexin under of Pickens, who died during the jr year. m New Revenue Bills. te New revenue measures will be among the first bills to be introduced, i- The joint legislative committee on it consolidation has already drawn bills is covering different phases of its rets port and there are to be introduced early in the session, a In general the new revenue bills id may be summed up as follows: A tax on gasoline and kerosene, an inheri:i lance tax, a luxury tax, an income r- lax, an occupation or business license ih tax, an increase in the corporation lits cense tax and a small tax on hydroa electric power. T^*y?r8.J?Y* twea, is meeting in the different counties and i- a statewide meeting was held in" Cole lumbin to discuss the need for changes in the present tax system. These id meetings have gone on record for the r new sources of revenue, 's Probably the most concrete recomJ mendation so far is that by the joint legislative committee. This commita tee proposes that a tax of two cents ie a gallon be places on gasoline and one ic cent a gallon on kerosene, that the r luxury tax incorporate tobaccos, c- theater tickets, soft drinks, automo biles etc., and that the other recom>ti mendations be largely similar to the id general trend of thought. Under the ic recommendations of this committee h the new sources would bring in $3,H_ OS linn ..n/l ....ooSl.ln it So ?? II*.I iuuivc ii> c- claimed, the reduction of the state ;y levy from 12 to 4 mills. An eamset r- effort to reduce the millage will be c- made, and even if the new sources .'?? are not tapped it is practically cers. tain that the levy will be cut, possi"U" bly to seven or eight mills. Under the proposals of the joint committee it is planned to introduce a bill Tuesday to provide for a tern porary appropriation to pay state nt officers and employees during January and February. This would relieve the necessity of all pay warrants in advance of the appropriation bill, which policy has been practiced for many years. ()f Three of the new revenue bills that in are being advocated passed the house (>r last year and are now cither on the n senate calendar or in committee ,v rooms. Many other important bills are also on the calendars of the two houses.?The State. ()f Propaganda Against ty Arms Conference nd ill Washington, Jan. 9.?Propaganda of against the arms conference is reachsii ing a majority of the homes, especfe ially of foreigners and creating suspicion among some, according to John Barrest, a former Pan-American Un ion director. ^ Palestine Being Rehabilitated nK . de Clevelund, Jan. 9.?Palestine is now of being rehabilitated, according to Presjn ident Sokolow of the world's Zionist ro- organization. Twelve thousand homes |p. have been purchased, and the lands As irrigated. Twenty-five thousand pioiot neers are offered the privilege of setiv tling there, is ' * or Second Trial Arbuclcle Is Set For Tomorrow Snn Francisco, Jan. 9.?The second >n trial of Roscoe Arbuckle is set for Wednesday, nn * De Ernest Gregory, son of Mr. and lie Mrs. Clarence Gregory, is sick with pneumonia. NEGRO FUClifVE ELUDES |POUCE Trenton, N. J., Jan. It?Surrounded tonight by New Jersey and Pennsylvania state police n$ar Fallaington, Pa., a few miles frbtn this city, and with New York Andi Trenton po-' lice on guard, Luther < Boddy. th": young negro who is alleged to have killed two New York detectives Thursday night, was momentarily expected to be captured. jHe was believed to be cornered in* small area, following a dash early., today in a taxicnb from Jersey cit^ to Trenton with a revolver at the-'jhead of the taxi driver. Boddy, attired in woknon's clothing, eluded the vigilance of the Ncy York police and made hji way to the Hudson Tubes terminal in Newark late last night, where ?he engaged Adam AduLato, a taxi dnver of Newark, to take him to Jerse^ City. There Body is declared to hp!ve revealed himself to the taxi driver as "Boddy, the murderer," after having threatened him with a revolver and robbing hmi of about $1.75, all the money he had. Adubato, according to the story he told Chief of Police CujpCngton here today, was compelled qy Boddy at Jersey City to take the rpad to Philadelphia. The negro, fctt said, frequently threatened him -wiht the revolver adn demanded speed, declar ing tnat there was u reward oi ?iu,000 for him and if he "fcfd to go," he did not care who went with him. Body, according to the., driver said he wanted to get to Canada. After passing Trenfebp, Adubato ran out of gas. The negta compelled him to stop a car towards Langhorne, Pa., telling jfcdnbato to ask for gas and sayta# jof he made a false move it would," & his lastInstead of asking for fjp I, hotjwver, Adubato jumped on runninir board of the other car arfWutn,#* "For God's sake, steppe ^'-the gas. I've got a murderer in ntyoear and he wants to get both of . Without more urgingja the other driver jumped his car wif followed by a bullet reviver of the lowered gates at a railroad crossing, the strange driver dashed on and smashed both gates at the other side, just as an express train whizzed past. At Oxford Adubhto telephoned the Trenton police and n man hunt was organized to capture the fugitive. Boddy, according to the Newark taxi driver, besides wearing woman's attire, wore a woman's wig, and the police believe that this, with the veil he wore, covered a long scar qn his face and enabled him to elude the New York police. Notice Mr. W. D. Wood, the county agent, and I will hold meetings to discuss j the boll weevil situation at the follow ing school houses at the hours and i (xi.j given b^low: Wednesday, Jan. 11th. Woodson ( colored), 10:00 a. m. Oakland (white) 1:00 p. m. Cohen (white) 3:00 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 12th. Kelly (white) 10:00 a. m. Emanuel Chapel (colored) 1:00 p. J m. Howells (white) 2:00 p. m. Friday, Jan. 13th. New Hope (colored) 10:00 a. m. Sedalia (white) 12:00 p. m. Cross Keys (white) 2:00 p. m. Mt. Cavalry (colored) 4:00 p. m. We earnestly urge all farmers in these communities to be at these meetings. Come promptly at the hour named as the meetings must be held on time. We hope to give information that will be of service to farmers in meeting and defeating this much-dreaded enemy. 1271-2t L. J. Browning. Prince of Wales Shoots Tiger Bombay, Jan. 9.?The prince of Wales shot his first tiger measuring nine feet and six inches. Reduction on Crude Oil Pittsburgh, Jan. 9.?Principal purchasing agencies announced 25 cents a barrel reduction on crude oil. Earthquake Recorded Chicago, Jan. 9.?An earthquake was recorded 2540 miles southwest of Chicago. Death of a Little Child Thomas Duncan Holeomb, the little ,son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Holeomb, died at the home of his parents yes'.torday and was buried today at 10:8C o'clock in Rosemont cemetery. Mr, , and Mrs. Holeomb have hte sympathy of a wide circle of friends in thi? bereavement that has come to them Milton Jolly, Jr., the son of Mr and Mrs. Milton Jolly, is recovering from a spell of pneumonia. - . 1 BILLY SUNDAY IN SPARTANBURG Spartanburg, Jan. 8.-- 'Billy" Sun day opened bis meeting: in Spartanburg today, speaking at three ser\icca, morning, afternoon and night, to nudienOes that packed every possible 3?at in the tabernacle, sealing more than 5,000 persons. Though the rain was falling throughout the day, the crowds came and hundreds of them remained in the great building throughout the day, except for journeys to neighboring restaurants for dinner and supper. Mr. Sunday's three texts were: In the morning, "Have you received the holy ghost since ye believed?"; in the afternoon. "The hour is come;" night, "Why call ye me lord, loid?" The speaker's marvelous enthusiasm, his power of action and the amazing rapidity with which he speaks were all contributing elements in the hold he has already established on his audiences. At the aft moon meeting the choir <>f ,'10o voices, unaer ine direction 01 iiomcr Rodeheavor, turned into its nal revival swing with the old time songs, above which* the voice of the threat song leader was heard. Mr. Sunday will preach every day in the week, except Monday. "Billy" Sunday has spoken to three audiences of more than 5,000 each on the opening day of his campaign in Spartanburg and closed tonight's meeting standing on top of the pulpit crying with both hands to his mouth. "Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things I say." His text of the night sermon, from which he preached upon the sins and weaknesses of society, mixed scripture and modern slang with it rapidity that leaves his audience almost dizzy. The South Carolinn audience broke htto prolonged applause at one time rWhen he concluded a denunciation of .the divorce evil and again when be paid his respects to the bootleggers. When he reached in the course of hi1>aertm>n the theater and society, he declared he had no quarrel with the theater or with society but with their slnS pitd declared mothers of girls joy ride into the Mr. Sunday preaches from a text and sticks to his text, calling it over and over throughout the course of his sermon until the line rings in the ears of his audience. Tie switches from the serious to the ridiculous in a breath and applause and "anions" are constant response from his audience. As with all the Sunday meetings the singing under the direction of Homer Rodeheaver is a feature. At the night service, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are," had its introduction, and under his direction Mr. Rodeheaver had every section of the great audiience carrying the refrain in sections and then all together. '1 he singing tonight showed the work of the artist as the old familiar hymns of tiic churcn rolled trom o.uuu tnmats. The expense of the Sunday earn paign, amounting to $20,000, it was announced, will be cleared up in tha collections for the first week. Thou sands of dollars were dropped into the tin pans today. Mr. Sunday will not preach tomorrow but again on Tuesday afternoon the week's work will be begun. De Valera Formally Resigns Dublin, Jan. 0.?When the Dai Aireann convened Eamon De Valors placed his resignation as president ol | the Irish republic formally before the 1 house. Patrolman Kidnapped and Beaten By Bootlegger? ! ?? Louisville, Jan. 9.?Patrolman Wi! , liant Blunk was kidnapped by boot I leggers, beaten over the head am I thrown out of his automobile uncoil | scious on a lonely road. The police j man saw suit eases in the maehim j and occupants admitted that the; S were selling whiskey. Instead of driv j ing to the police station they spcede< to the country. First Wireless Press Message Sydney, New South Wales, Jan. f> ?The first direct wireless press nios sage to Australia from England wa published December 8 in the Sun It was sent from the wireless statioi at Carnarvon, England, a distant bf about 12,000 miles. It was picked up almost simul taneously by the powerful wiroles stations at Perth, eastern Austral! and Melbourne, Victoria and thenc re-transmjtted to Sydney. Miss Irene McDow left yestorda afternoon for Keech Island to resum 1 her school duties. Mr. Moody Lawson of Arkansa spent the Christmas holidays visit in 1 Jesse F. Lawson and other relatives. Mr. Wylie F.stes of Cross Keys i visiting relatives in Union this weel f C. 8. Moore of Columbia is in tli city today on business. CONVICTS ESCAPE ! BY SEWER ROUTE K rank fort, Ky., Jan. S. Kiglit .<1 the most dcspt rate prisoners iti the ivcntuckky stalo reformatory here, in eluding ciio who is serving a life term 1?>?* murder, late today escaped from the main prison through a sewer. Seven of the men got outside the walls but were recaptured within an limn ami the eighth was found two hour, later hiding in the shirt factory. The delivery was planned by (teorge Miller of Covington, Ivy.. ser\ ing live years tor robbery, who served two terms in the federal prison at Kort Leav; nworth. Kan., and new is wanted there as an escaped convict, and Joe I'at Murray of Newport, Ivy., serving seven years for storehouse breaking and who has attempted to escape four times, according to tlicii stories. Recently some work had bee t done on the sewers in the prison yard and j the excavations uncovered the main sewer. Murray and Miller, it is said. hi<l a pick and today while eonviet? were pitching horseshoes in the yard1 broke a small home in the large scwei ' main. The pair dropped into this walked a few feet to a trap door in i the factory stockade, raised the sewci ! c: p, climbed out, ran through lie- shir fi.cli ry and escaped by climbin t ??ve< tbe fence. The other men claiioe they did not see Murray and Miller escape, but noticing the hole in the si wer on th?- spur of the numi it attempted to make their escape. J As the men climbed the fence around the factory a small boy living: nearby saw them and notified the guard on the front guard who gave i the alarm. Pursuit of the men was | begun at once and they were recap-1 timed without offering any rosi-tance In the pursuit several shots were fired, by the guard but none took effect. Most of the men have long prison records and two of them have made previous efforts to escape. Passion Play in 1922 Oberammcrgau, Jan. G.?The long list of characters for the Passion Play, which will be produced here a number of times in 1922, have been selected. and -rehearsals have ttegnrrr The chief roles will be played again by veterans, some of whom have participated in the presentations for 40 yt ars. Anton T.ang will portray the character of Christ for the third time. Ani< n l.eclmer will be prologue t for the second time. Other characters will be: Peter, Andreas Lang; John, Melchior Ilreitsamter; Judas, Guido idavr: Cu'.aphas, Hugo Rut7.; King Herod. (ire"or Brcitsamter; Annas, Sebastian Lang; Pilate, Ha is Mayr; Mary. Martha Scitz; Magdalene, Paula | Pound. Or.o of the last selections was Guido Diemer for choir b'ader. Theic has not been a performance of the play for s(i years that a Diemer was not leader of the choir or one of the important singers in it. Guido Dicniei took part in the war. tirst a* an artillerist and later as an aviator. In I IMP be dedicated his life to the study of singing, and shortly afterward appoured with pronounced success in \a rioii!- chureh concerts. The Passion Play committee decided not to violate Obcrammergau tradi tion ly permitting pictures to be taken of the play. American movinu picture representatives approa< bed the committee with offers of million.of marks, but their proposals wer< ^ promptly rejected. Princess Mary's Wedding London, Jan. t>.? Princess Mary, whose engagement to Viscount Las cellos has been announced, is the first Princess of the royal blood to marry an Englishman since the reign of Henry VIII, some four cen I tunes ago. Since that time only two English Princesses have mated out side the circle of royalty. Princess Mary's bridal veil will be the one worn by Queen Victoria ant; Queen Alexandra. It is of a very I handsome design, through many mod ern brides would look upon it as be ing somewhat old-fashioned. ? After the wedding, the bride wil he Known as nor lCoyal Highness Princess Mary, Viscountess Ijiscel les, and her honie will be at Golds borough Hall in Yorkshire, which th< Karl and Countess of Harewood Viscount I .nacelles' parents, are giv ing as a wedding present to thei son. Except at state events, there wil he no court etiquette in the bride' future home life, and there will b no ladies-in-waiting, people connect ed with the court say. TODAY'S COTTON MARKE1 * Open CI08 January 18.57 18.5 1S March 18.28 18.5 K May 17.90 17.* July 17.32 17.3 is Octobar 16.52 16 (3 k- N. Y. Spots 18.8 le . l/ocal market .18.0 PARTY ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED Washington, .Ian. S.?A move toward party su'idarity and an effort to tind ways and means of increasing the efficiency of the Republican party , in congress, it was learned today, was , the twofold purpose of the White House dinner Saturday night which brought together President Harding and a nuniher of representative Republican leaders. Protracted consideration was given, during the after-dinner discussion, which lasted until after midnight, to itic* position <>i tiio purtv on present ' 'iin'stic issue- with the result that . ! decision was practically reached on what was described as two matters of first inipo'taucc; early enactment of a soldi?*r bonus bill, .and early assi in blimr of a [{ publican senate conference to reconcile .and differences which may 1>(. found to exist in party ouiu ils over the form to be given legislation for refunding allied debts. The two subjects were interconnected in the discission since the possibh> income of the debts, it was fairly generally agreed, stood out as the b<'-t ehance of recouping bonus expenditure with a sales tax suggested as the only alternative. Chiefly the discussion bore on the irislative situation in the senate . where it was agreed that three most important measures aside from the i routine of appropriations the tariff, i the bonus and refunding proposals? ' needed agreement and adjustment to force them through semi-blickadcs which they are now facing. As a result of last night's discussions senate leaders had today an wit line of a program for the senate whi h indicated that, after disposing >f the Newberry contest and the proposed amendment, to the federal reserve n?t. action first would be sought 11 tlie foreign debt funding measure, rbo soldier bonus bill was s'ated as ' i"Xl in line, with profusions *r>r payment dependent largely upon he final _ i form of the debt fundii" ' 'aMon. Republican paity confer' -r i-b j of those questions are s ' : i< r I the near future, it was u"d i. , ; Following the bonus b:r. . ; ors. ' ' snid,? elther'thp tariff or *- * -Vfrft*****. ' | produced by the arms vould be the senate's wr' Pre ideiit Harding w s | Indicated his view thai, to ' <> s.onal ! members themselves shou'd furnish he leadership and basis for agreements, particularly upon formulating policies, hut expressed a desire to eoi operate. Secretary of War Weeks ; suggested that the debate on the quest ions should he thrown into party aueuses in both houses, and that the majority, having so developed its ovu iews, should proceed to enact lc-K's~ lation accordingly. forcing reeali(rants into line. Death of Two Children Mr. and Mrs Arthur Crocker lost wo children last week, one died Friday and the other on Saturday. They were buried at Ml. Vernon, one on Saturday and the other on Sunday, j Mr. and Mrs. Crocker have then other children ill. They have the sympathy of many friends in their distressing ocreavi ment. \mbassador to England Has Narrow Escape f nines, Ian ? i11*???s.* lla'viv. ili American ambassador ti> <?? ? ;.; Uiitain. narrmvly escaped (hath vlic la ..\1< i'f h i - automobile broke a art throwing him < it. lie \va> dazed for n hour and v. id be confined to his br-d for m". eral days. ' \Y isliingto i. Ian. ! . Ambussndoi llarviy cabled the state department J ili.it l.e was >r.ly slightly injured, but ' i-aid he had requested Ambassador j Merrick at [ arts to temporarily act i's the American observer at the fan | lies conference. McCurry-McAdam Florence, dan. 7.?On December 2(1 | at Lancaster Miss Frances McCurry I ; iid Krucc S. McAdatns were married, - coming on to Florence to spend the holidays with the family of the bride. -j Mrs. McAdanis is the second daughl': tcv of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Me. j furry, a charming and accomplished - j young woman. Mr. McAdams, origr inally from Atlanta, is now engaged 1 in business in Columbia, where they 1 j will make their home. ? ? pi M iss Mnhala Smith, home demonstration a>;ent for Union county, left today for Winlhrop college to tak" the short course given for a"e ' Miss p Smith will he away until e' T. J, 11. Smith, who ur ' >. 4 : serious operation at Walla < i : .,| son hospital last week, is doin : as ql well as could he expected, and the reg ports from his bedside ar* most en|0 couraging. If. Mrs. .1. T. Murdock. of ?'ton. N. ('., is visiting friends in Union this iO week.