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r=ri The Union itmfcy Times L-rfl PRESS . '&??* Wl 3BS I' Ul" ' ' ?I Fridaj , freezing. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY E?tabli?hcdSn 18SO?Convert* d to Thn foiofifenily Tim? October 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY ______ Vol. LXXII No. 1273 Union, S. Tluurs!diay^ft?n 1922 3c P?r Copy FOUR INJURED IN TRUCK WRECI Florence, Jan. 11.?Dr. B. G. Greg received a telegram this afternoc stating that a truck in which a hun ing party from Folrence was ridni was struck from the track by tt fust Atlantic Coast Line train N 87, at Strawberry today, injurin bore or less seriously J. W. McCowi Sr., Brooks McCall, Ed lAyton an W. P. Cole. George McCown, anotl er member of the party was not hur Mr. McCall was the most serioual hurt. Dr. Gregg stated this aftei noon that while he could not learn th exact extent of Mr. McCall's injurie he feared that his condition was cril ical. No details have been received a how the accident occurred. Th party was apparently on its wa Strawberry, the nearest station. . W. McCown was hurt on his body an his log bruised. Mr. Layton was en on the head. Mr. Cole's right le was broken and he was considerabl bruised. George McCown was no hurt. As far as he could laern, non of the party was considered serious ly injured except Mr. McCall. Di Gregg and Mrs. Brooks McCall let for Charleston this afternoon. State Completes Testimony Takinj Spartanburg, Jan. 11.?The stat completed its testimony in the cas against T. E. I,anford, charged wit the murder of Glenn Foster and Gu McDowell, which is being tried in ses sions court this afternoon, and th f * defense put up several witnesses be fore court adjourned. The state mad out a strong case against Lanforc Witnesses were put on the stand wh testified to seeing Foster and McDow ell get in Lanford's car with Lanforc who saw the three driving townr Camp Wadsworth, where they wer killed, and later saw Lanford return ing without them. The defense is put ting up an alibi. The taking of testi mony will consume practically all o tomorrow and probably part of th next day. It may be Saturday befor thee ase goes to the jury. ? Vf!.'-.. =. I Robbed of B!f Sum of Mone; A. B. Bryant, a white man, of Mori arch, was yesterday arrested for bein drunk and shooting firearms in th corporate limits of the city. He wa brought to police headquarters by Pc liceman W. P. Skelton. He had acci dentally shot himself in the leg. Bry ant told Chief Moseley that he ha been robbed. After getting furthe information. Chief Moseley put Police man Gault and Stroud on the cas? They arrested Sid Henderson and Si f? Love, colored. "Sis" confessed tha she could get the money where she hi it. She went to Crawford Hill, ac companied by the chief, and tume $110 over to the officers. Both pai ties were turned over to the highe court, and are now in jail. Bryant was fined $77.50 this morn ing in the mayor's court and paid th fine. Meeting of Stockholders of the Bank of Unioi The stockholders meeting of th Bank of Union was held yesterday a noon in the offices of the companj The report of the bank was rea by W. W. Alman, cashier, and showe th'* condition of thf* hank to bo e> c?ll?nt. The report of the president, C. ( Sanders, was read and was very satis factory to the stockholders. R. L. Kelly was elected to fill th vacancy on tjie board of directoi caused by the death of E. F. Kell; The other directors were reelected and the board now is as follows: / G. Kennedy, P. E. Wilbum, D. I1 Jones, Dr. D. H. Montgomery, B. 1 Kennedy. J. F. Cheek, G. B. Sander: R. L. Kelly, C. C. Sanders, J. ( Hughes and L. J. Sprouse. C. C. Sanders was reelected pres dent: B. F. Kennedy was elected vie president.; W. W. Alman, cashier; J. 1 Jeffries, assistant cashier; C. H. Ber nett, bookkeeper; Miss Sara Trac; stenographer. A Silver Tea The William Wallace Chapter, I D. C., will have a silver tea on Jani nry 9th, General Robert E. Lee's birtl day, at the home of Mrs. A. H. Foi tor on east Main street. A delightful program has been ai ranged and sandwiches and tea wi be served. Everybody is invited to attend. """" Mount Vernon Preaching at Mount Vernon Presb; terian church, Sunday, January 151 at S p. m. Wo will be glad to see you. J. F. Matheson, Pastor. Mrs. T. S. Adams of Herberts is tl guest, of Mrs. II. B. Jennings c South street. FORD LEAVES I FOR WASHINGTON ;g Detroit, Mich., Jan. 11.?The Muscle in Shoals plan of Henry Ford contemt plates one of the greatest undertakig ings in the history of industrial ie America and if the Detroit manufaco. turer obtains possession of the prog ject in Alabama he will take immea, diate step3 to make that part of the id South one of the industrial centers of x- the country, the Associated Press t. learned today. His plan, it became y known, includes development of the property as a model to be extended te eventually to many other parts of the .s country. Mr. Ford's proposal includes the building of a city 75 miles long in tho lS Muscle Shoals region. It would be e made up of a number of large towns y or small cities. This is in line with j the manufacturer's view that men and tj their families should live in small communities where benefits of rural c or near rural life would not be eny tirely lost. . Hiq nmriAC11 < 11. rr? trnrnmnnf i n 1 It V..V bV/.VIIIIIiVlll ? e eludes leasing of the property for 100 years. But before the expiration of r half that time he proposes to turn the completed project over to the people of the district or to the government in such a way that no one in the future will be able to' make a per- , j sonal profit from the undertaking. He will arrange that neither he nor any of < his heirs may realize any monetary benefits from the Muscle Shoals plants . ^ or the power developed, it became j known. 1 y Mr. Ford proposes to make the pro- , ject, if the government gives its cor.- \ sent, the outstanding achievement cf , his career. , j The Muscle Shoals project is. how- < ever, only the start of a greater program, it became known. This includes < j the development cf water power fa- j ^ cilities in many parts of the countrv ] by which persons in those communities , would derive power to run manufacturing plants, light their homes and | run machinery on the farms. One < j detail of the plan is the harnessing by farmers of every creek and brook ] e that crossee their property. , Mr. Ford expects to leave here about ] noon tomorrow for Washington to ^ ing his proposal of leasing the Alabama plant. p Students and Policemen * In Near Riot ] >- c j_ Oakland, Cal., Jan. 12.?One stur. dent, George Fortune, was probably 1 j fatally injured when he was struck T on the head by a policeman who broke up a near riot between a ?. group of young men, many of them < g students of the California Universi- ( it ty, an<l Oakland police who wede on d duty during a boxing bout. The af- j fray started when the police attempt- f d ed to quiet the disturbance. T Minister Found Guilty i- Athens, Jan. 12.?An ecclesiastical ( e court presided over by metropolitan of Athens, found Rev. Meletois Metaxakis, recently elected patriarch of Constantinople, guilty of attempting ^ n to bring about schism in the church, j He was ordered deprived of every ^ p rank and secluded as a monk in Zante ^ Monastery. Membership Meeting Tonight d ^ There will be a membership meet. ing of the Union Chamber of Com, merce and Agriculture tonight at o'clock. All members are earnestly " requested to come. e Silver Tea s j' Tlie William Wallace Chapter, U. ' D. C., will give a silver tea on Thurs day, January 19th, Gen. R. E. Lee's j,* birthday, at the residence of Mrs. A. H. Foster, from 4 to 6 o'clock. A very cordial invitation is extended to all the ladies of the town. ? Mrs. T. C. Duncan, Cor. Sec. 7 Mrs. F. M. Farr, j' 1274>-6tpd Pres. y' Epidemic of Hat Band Disease London, Jan. 1,0.?An epidemic of hat-band skin disease in Denmark is M reported in the British Medical Journal. The disease is caused by a sub* stitute for leather. In some men, only a narrow strip of skin is affected, but more susceptible persons get inflamed r* blisters round the nose and mouth. M In some cases, one day's wearing of the hat produces ulceration of the forehead, great swelling of the face, and a red rash over the trunk and limbs. f- Mrs. B. F. Walker and Ben Walker ;h of Coleraine were visitors in the city yesterday. Miss Fanny Duncan will entertain this afternoon, complimenting Miss te Elizabeth Arthur, whose approaching m marriage is creating such cordial interest. RAILWAY RATES 1 FORCED DOWN Washington, Jan. 11. ? Railroad rates are being slowly but steadily t forced downward by economic laws \ which govern their levels, Daniel Wil- i lard, president of the Baltimore & i Ohio railroad, argued today before the interstate commerce commission when t that body resumed its inquiry into 1 the general level of transportation c charges. There is no need but consid- \ erable danger, he added, in forcibly \ decreasing them by government edict \ at the present time. d Mr. Willard appeared as the first of r several railroad presidents who will a sum up the case of the common car- j riers in defense of the existing rate levels. He was preceded by several v statisticians who presented masses of 1 figures all tending to prove insuffi- t cient earnings from railroad opera- u nons uuring recent montns, ana c meaner prospects for appreciable im- I provement even if present' rates are maintained. "What then, may the pub- b lie expect?" Mr. Willard said in re- t viewing the statistical case. "Must v it continue to pay existing rates and v fares ? Is no relief to be expected ? o "To assume that such is the case v would be in error. In the past Amer- f ican railroads have afforded the v cheapest transportation service in the c world. They will do so again. They are in fact doing so at this minute. a High as railroad charges are, they n are not higher relatively than other r prices are or were, and it is impor- n tant to remember that railroad charges or prices were the very last 0 to go up and in the nature of things a can not be the first to go down. They c can and will participate in the down- p ward movement of all prices. g "In my opinion to accelerate the downward movement artificially at c this time would injure the roads and n not benefit the public. Railroad rates f are now and always have been sub- f ject to economic laws against which they can not prevail, and the mere B operation of such laws and influences tvill tend constantly to bring about q lower rates just as has been the caee f not only during the past year but dur- j, inz air years of railroad operation." t; By Armed Men Belfast, Ireland, Jan. 12.?Three si vomen were shot, one fatally, by T irmed men who knocked at the doors fi >f their homes last night. si Difference of Opinion v c Regarding Rules j' a Washington, Jan. 12.?The differ- ? Mice of opinion regarding the rules of ^ he battleships to be scrapped re- n linined to be settled when the big ive resumed a final rveision of the 11 litvul limitation treaty. ? n Arguments Begun Today h k Washington, Jan. 12.?Arguments >n the modification of the '"Big Five" neat packers' consent degree to enihle them to resume handling of un- V elated grocery lines has begun be- " tor a special investigating committee repersenting the justice, agricul- ^ ure and commerce departments. Rural Policemen Busy t p Tlios. McDaniel, A. N. Fortune and f C. D. Fortner got out of Tom Lyles' house a copper still and about 90 Q gallons of beer on the J. D. Smith land two miles from Carlisle on January 9. Thos. McDaniel, V. E. Lawson and g Jack Greer got a 50 gallon capacity copper still and 600 gallons of beer ^ on the Free place near Pacolet river j on January 11 Woman's Study Club 8 The Woman's Study club will meet a. o .on _ f l. .i ^ tomorrow aiternoon ai o:ou ociock at f the home of Miss Eloise Beaty. The members are urged to note the change of hour. , 0 . t Rast Goes to Trial c Orangeburg, Jan. 11.?Claude J. g Rast, former township commissioner c and board chairman, was called to c trial this afternoon on a charge of ^ official misconduct. The cast is well t under way, but the state has not fin- e ished its testimony. Mr. Rast denies j his guilt. The state is proving irreg- j ularities, which the defense admits, ( but Mr. Rast states that he can explain where all the money went and j that the county got the benefit of j every cent. c Notice t A regular communication of Union ? All duly and qualified ( Jk Ix)dge, No. 75, A. F. M., will , be held in the Masonic Tern- j pie Friday evening, J?nu- , ary 15th, 1922, at 7:30 p. m. j brothers are invited. By order, J. Gordon Hughes, ? Wm. C. Lake, W. M. j Secretary. x 1274-2t j NEW YORK Cfflf IN GRIP Of ICE New York, Jan. IX.?Thia i Action oi ;he country was lashed today by th? vorst (?ale of the winter?a Ale that it 2 p. m. reached a velocly of 9C nilea an hour off Sandy Hofk. Ushered in with snow th.?t latei urned to hail and rain, the storm >uffeted New Yorkers without' mercy, arrying many across slippery side, valks and plunging them fwje downward in slushy streets. Umbrellas vere torn out of many a hand, winlow glass fell tinkling into tjip street, nail packages boxes were blwti over nd traffic generally hampered. Many >cdestriuns were injured. ? * Several tall stacks fell bitore the vind. One, 80 feet high, tippled in Trenton, N.' J., falling on fded wires hat supplied traction lines 4^d tying ip service for nearly two bj^urs. A himney 12!> feet tall crashed in Brooklyn. llarbor traffic was hard hit,)A number of small boats were blpwn from heir moorings and incoming liners /ere held at quarantine by high winds irhich made it impossible fbf heal* fficers to board them. With th? leather bureau sending ou^'the first ull gale warning in many yS^rs, there /as a tension noticeable in 'shipping ircles. Some concern was felt for the disbled army transport Crodk, with early 1,000 persons aboarcL despite ndia messages that repairs tad been nade and all was well. Outside the city the full strength f the storm was felt. New Jersey nd Lang Island, especially.along the oasts, were hard swept and at several oints a tangle of telephone #d tele:raph wires wa* reported, Several hdncfred men, tntAea and hildren, storm sttuck, appe&& to the aunicipal lodging houses Igt succor. Preparations were made jjfc . aupply nod and clothing to the-flSHF.Many freak incidents ttlMyljfcji At Garden City, J. B. D. Colver, flying a sittgk, plane rom Cleveland to Hili ^tfjfflnlyii.li il e had been unable to even hough ha gave his plHP? tfc* qjas .anil owed her down almdtfgpttffit" gjftfi r: En<&uatortng '?***&* wirled up from the earth, the mahine, nose down, seemed to hang for everal moments dead still in air. 'hen the pilot flew over Hazlehurst eld and anchored his sleet-covered hip by lashing it to a motor truck. Trial of a divorce case in supreme ourt was delayed when one. of the irors, out for lunch, was run down by n automobile in the blinding storm, fe went home in a taxicab, leaving he case to be concluded, by agree lent, with only 11 jurors. Tom Breen, 23, despite his best eforts, was blown into a taxicab that tood near by with its door open. The lachine took him to a hospital, where e was treated for severe contusions. Wind borne missiles of various mas KnocKea several peuesmans own. One, Anna I,a Carl, 14, was iiled by a blow from a limb of a tree rhlch had been wrenched off by the ale. Several persons were hurt when ortions of roofs and building corices were blown into the street. Mrs. P. E. Linder has many friends hroughout Union county who will be leased to hear of her improvement rom a recent illness. Changes In Superintendent First Baptist Sunday School C. C. Sanders, for the past 12 years uperintendent of the Sunday school i the First Baptist church, tendered lis resignation of the office Sunday, tanuary 1, and Guy H. Wilbum wan hosen to succeed him. Mr. Sanders las rendered faithful and satisfactory ervice throughout the entire period if his superintendency, and has, unler his administration, witnessed very narked development in the growth ind efficiency of the school. The chool has grown from 120 to 350 av rage attendance. The congregatior las cooperated fully with Mr. Santera in his efforts to strengthen the ichool. Under the pastorate of Dr. E >. Reaves largely through his effort, ombined with the efforts of Mr. Sanlers and his teachers and assistants he school has been thoroughly grad(d. It was through the efforts of Dr, leaves that the annual Sunday school r.stitute has become an established ustom with this school. There are now 19 teachers, onp sujerintendent and two assistants, anc Mr. Wilburn is receiving the full co operation of the outgoing superintend int and all the officers and teachers ir he school. Mr. Wilburn is a young man, i onsecratcd and devout Christian, an< s held in high esteem by all who knou lim. It is expected that the schoo srill maintain its high level of ef Fieiency under his management. Mrs. Macbeth Young will entertaii it a large reception tomorrow after loon in compliment to Mrs. Wilsor Arthur, of Akron, O. GOVERNOR SENDS ! ANNUAL MESSAGE > . i I ' Taxation, the word that stays con> tinuallv 011 the tongues of the people t of South Carolina, wus the keynote of > Governor Cooper's annual message to the general assembly delivered to the ' joint assembly in the hall of the 1 house of representatives yesterday at > noon. Some change in the tax system is imperative and the change must come L at this session if a backward step is. ot he warded off, the chief executive; Said, in recommending new sources of j ' revenue. "Any tax system which is liot based 011 the principle of ability to pay is fundamentally wrong," the governor declared. Some paragraphs from the governor's message gave! an insight to the need for additional tax measures. New revenue measures proposed by the governor are: An income tax, an inheritance tax, a gasoline and petiolcum products tax, an occupation and j privilege license tax, a luxuries tax 1 and a small hydro-electric power tax. In addition he favors proposed amendments to the constitution to give the state a just tax system, j 1 In his message the governor gives j his recommendations for state appropriations for this vead. These rcc ommenriations have been taken from! the budget and the figures show that the governor recommends a total ap-1 propriation for 1922 of $0,406,2-10.15. Tbis is a slight decrease from the j amount appropriated by the 1921 leg-, ialature. In 1921 the general assembly appropriated $6,767,1 35.32 for a'l state purposes. Last year the governor recommend- j ed that the legislature appropriate j $7,111,688.86 and this year his rec-j oihmendation showr a reduction of $Q4Gra448.71. As compared with 'he: appropriation Dili last year his 1921, recommendations are $300,895.17 be, low what was appropriated, including the'extra $200,000 for the Citadel. Th$ passage dealt almost' entirely with.ifrfe proposed new revenue ineas- ' ures and the Budget &commei>daWWis. The govemor*<ta>k ;up every j J>ropospd new bills ^and j King George Grants Amnesty London, Jan. 12.?King George hasj granted general amnesty "in respect to the political offenses committed in Ireland prior to the operation of the' true last July," so it was announced here today. The release of prisoner.; will begin immediately. To Appear Before Chamber of Deputies Paris, Jan. 12.?Premier Bri:tnd will appear before the chamber of deputie with the full sunnnrt. of the French cabinet behind him on the Cannes no gotiation it was stated after the premier's meeting with the cabinet.. Five Jurors Remain To Be Selected San Francisco, .Ian. 12.?Five ju rors remain to be selected in the second trial of Koseoe Arbuekle, charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe. Transport Not Damaged Washington, Jan. 12. A radiogram from the transport Crook bringing home the American troops from (lermany, said the gale reached the trans port last night, but did not cause it to slow up its position given as :it55 miles , east of New York. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET ' Open Close i January 18.00 18.0-2 March 17.00 17.80 I May 17.52 17.40 July 17.05 17.10 ' October 10.87 10.42 i ? N. Y. Spots 18.25 Local market 17.50 Martial Law Proclaimed In Mexia, Texas Austin, Texas, Jan. 12. Martial | law was proclaimed by Governor Neflrj at Mexia, Texas, an oil town, where the rangers hfcve been on duty since, the "cleanup" campaign against the ' alleged saloon and gambling resorts 1 was inaugurated. Brigadier General Wolters has been placed in command " with the power to summons the Na1 tional Guard if necessary. TVio manu f rionrla of M r on/I \Tre J. C. Perrin will regret to learn that i they have moved their home from Sen1 eca to Orangeburg, having left Senr eca this morning. Mrs. Perrin was 1 before marriage Miss Eunice Macau lay and was one of Walhalla's most popular young ladies. Mr. Perrin has baan transferred to Orangeburg by ? the State Highway Commission and! - will have charge of work in that sec-1 I tion of the state for several months.? Keowee Courier. i v .5k' WOULD RESTRICT APPROPRIATIONS Introduction of n joint concurrent resolution to restrict the 1922 appropriations for all state purposes to $.'{.892,G82, a hill In abolish the state tax commission alul one to pto\ide for two months' emergency appropriations for this year as well as to restrict expenditures by the stale agencios until the 1922 appropriation hill is passed, were the main features of the day's work in the senate yesterday. The resolution to restrict the appropriations was ottered hy Mr. Wells of Kdgcticld and was held over, no action being taken. In the resolution it is set forth that in 1919 the appropriations were $.'l,892.G82 and that in 1921 the amount was $G,.r>34,000 and Senator Wells claims there is no need for such an increase. His resolution would give the same appropriation for 1922 as for 1919. Senator Wight-man introduced the bill to abolish the tax commission. Under the terms of this measure the duties of the tax commission would devolve upon a state board of tax assessors headed by the comptroller general and seven members to be appointed by the governor, who would hold office coterminal with the governor. One member from each con-1 gressional district is provided for. Senator Goodwin introduced a joint | resolution postponing the payment of state and county taxes until April 1, 1922, with a penalty of 1 per cent. The resolution was referred to the finance committee. The senate emended the house resolution providing for the balloting for an associate justice continuously beginning at noon today. The senate voted to meet today at noon and begin balloting and if there was no election hy 2 o'clock to adjourn until 4 o'clock when the voting would again start. Balloting would then be in order until 6 o'clock. Tliis procedure would be followed every legislative day that both houses were in session until an electidn resulted. The senate amendment provides that no roll call shall be interrupted by the ^ fd change the status o fthe trustees of the Charleston high school so the trustees and the high school can receive and hold property, real and personal in any amount and granting to the trustees the power to condemn property for school purposes was passed without opposition by the senate. A concurrent resolution from the house fixing the time for meetings every day and providing for session through Friday as well as other reg ulatory clauses was held up upon oh joe'ion of Senator Wightman. Governor Cooper returned a number of duplicate acts from last session that lie had vetoed nnd his action wat i sustained.?The State. Will Exhibit Art Treasures Recovered from Austria ' i Home, .Ian. II.?Italy will soon hold an exhibition to display to tie world the beautiful art treasures she has recovered from Austria in conso (pit-nce of the war. The Italians eluini that tliese ohjeets of virtu were systematically stolen l?y Aus 11 ions from Italy in the dajs when the Italians were too w'eah to j?i'? te<t themselves. First and foremost anions them are nine magnificent tapestries of Bible stihjeets 'I hey are of Flemish workmanship. These products of the first half of the 15th century were hung in the Ducal palace at Mantua. Kmperoi Francsi Joseph ordered their transfer temporarily to the Industrial Museum of Vienna and later they were removed to the imperial palace in the Austrian capital. They have just been returned to Italy's possession and once more hang in the Mantuan Palace. Some of the works of art just restored were among those carried off by Napoleon from the churches, palaces and country houses of the republic of Venice. They were returned to Venice after Napoleon's fall, only to he carried off to Vienna to hecome the brightest ornaments of the celebrated galleiies there. Included in the number now returned to Italy are Pima da Congliano's superb "Madonna of the Oranges," and pictures by Bartolommeo Vivarini, Paolo Veronese. Risciani (the Master of Carpaccio), Tintoretto, Bellini, etc. Col. Ham Testifies Washington, Jan. 12.?Only two soldiers were hanged at Is Sur Tille France, while he was in command there from March to July, 1010, so Colonel Ham testified before the sen ate committee. J. B. :Hjftti^nger ot Charlestor spent a cdttytte fef days this week with his family in Union. Mr. HnMwangei has purchased a home in Cmenville where he will reside in the'fhture. It f ^ m ARBUCKLE AGAIN FACING JURY San Francisco, Jan. 11.?Selection of seven temporary jurors and dismissal in the police court of a perjury charge against Mrs. Minnie Neighbors resulting from her defense testimony in the first trial were outstanding developments today in connection with the opening of the second manslaughter trial of Roscoe C. ("Fatty") Arbuekle, motion picture comedian. The case grew out of the death of Miss Virginia ltappe, the prosecution j charging Arbuckle attacked her. The presence of a large throng in front of the criminal court building to watch the trial principals come and ' go, and of a crowd in the court room belied to some extent the general belief that interest in the trial had died ! out. The defendant, cheerful and | keenly interested in the proceedings, I sat close to h's chief counsel, Gavin McNab. His wife sat in another section of the court room. The personnel of the opposing counsel was the same as in the last trial. Mr. McNab handled the questioning of talesmen for the defense and Milton U.Ren, assistant district attorney, for the prosecution. The presence in the court of representatives of the Woman's Vigilant committee and a moral and civic uplift organization figured in the questioning of veniremen, McNab asking if such activity of the committee would be considered by them. Three women were among the temporary jurors selected. The dismissal of Mrs. Neighliours, whose case had progressed at intervals for a month, was regarded by the defense as a point in its favor but the prosecution held the opposite view. Uncle Sam Wants Married Employees to be Happy San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 10.? Uncle Sam wants his married employes to be happy at home so they can be efficient in their work and, to -accomplish this result in one of his ^ i San Francisco offices, has decided to I take the role of peacemaker and help , patch up domestic trouble. The new -rule, said to be the most i remai-Kaoie oi its kind ever put into effect in any federal office i nthe United States, was announced recently to the *100 married men and women employes of the ofti;ce of the San Francisco collector of custom by W. B. Hamilton, who recently became head of the office. Portions of Mr. Hamilton's talk follow: "A married man or a married woman must be happy while they are at work or they will not do their work well. "A married man cannot roach full | efficiency in his work if he comes to [ the office after a fight with his wife. I "A married woman?a woman being more tempermental than a man?isn't any good all day long if she quarreled with her husband at breakfast. "It is not alone a humanitarian duty it is a service to the government, if by patching up troubles at home, I can make the 400 married folks in the United States Custom Service all happy. Tliry will work more efficiently." Before Mr. Hamilton made his talk he held an hour's conference with one of bis Initio I'liil.laviw on,I I to |?1? v?.*'s wife, who had boon in trouble at In.tin-. A doctor and a minister of tin- gospel won- present at the ronton fel once. Following the interview the married man went whistling back to his work and the wife went home smiling. The doctor, Mr. Hamilton said, was on hand to make pathological symptons and the minister was invited to help in the peacemaking. Anxious to Help Relatives Paris, Jan. 10.?Russians anxious to send food drafts to relatives in Russia fairly overran the office of the American Relief Administration which recently opened here to enable them to do so. Members of the former Russian nobility rubbed shoulders with Rus sinn peasants in the effort to obtain one of the $10 drafts before the\ were exhausted. There were many cases in which Russians who had not seen their relatives for years and had lost all tiaco of them brought their savings to the American offices and bended the staff to try and find and send food to them. In all cases the money wns nccented and assurances eriven that the persons would be found or the money refunded within three months. , Miss Phyllis Clayton, of Dunwoddie, I Md., will arrive tonight to visit friends i for a couple of days. Miss Clayton is on her way to Daytona Reach, Fla., to join her grandparents. Col. and Mrs. J. J. Clayton. I ^ t i Mat tie Coppedgc, of Wades" boro, W. 5., is the guest of her sis. ter, Mrs.' James W. Kilgo, at the Methodist parsonage.