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Vol. LXXII No. 1298 Union, S. C., Thursday Afternoon, February 9, 1922 3^. pw Copy
SENATE APPROVES
MARKETING BILL
Washington, Feb. 8.?The house cooperative
marketing bill, a measurt
designed to aid the agricultural interests
and pressed by the farm bloc
was passed by the senate late today.
Only one vote, that of Senator Merrj
(Democrat) of Rhode Island, was cast
against the measure. Two other senators,
Brandcgee (Republican) of
Connecticutt and King (Democrat) of
Utah, were paired against the measure
and withheld their votes. The
vote was 48 to 1 and the senate's action
was regarded by some as the
most sweeping of the victories yet attained
by the farm bloc since, in accepting
the house bill, the senate
overrode its own judiciary committee
which had reported a substitute
measure. The substitute was
defeated by r>b to 4. I he bill now
foes to conference for adjustment of
differences with the house.
As passed by the senate the bilj retains
the provisions which relieve the
cooperative associations from the application
of laws prohibiting trusts
or unfair business practices, placing
the authority to determine when such
nets have been committed with the
secretary of agriculture. The senate
substitute would have made the associations
amenable to the present laws
and it was around this point that debate
revolved in the week the subi
ct was before the senate.
During the closing hours of debate
today, reference was made to the
bloc's power. This brought from Senator
Norris (Republican) of Nebraska
the statement that he had heard the
bill had administration support.
"It is the first time in many months
that the majority has come over to
my side," he said. "It happens so
almighty seldom that I feel I must
make note of it. Maybe the administration
is behind this bill. If that is
so then I am glad they have come
over into the same wagon with me.
Whether they came because of me or
in spite of me, I do not know, but 1
teelcome them here."
The most important of the amendments
accepted by the senate was one
providing "that the associations shall
not deal in products of non-memberr
amount greater, in value than
such as are handled hy It for members."
This, it was explained, makes it impossible
for cooperative associations
to "be stolen" by a group of individuals
who merely by declining to admit
new members resolve themselves into
a closed corporation. Without the
amendment the group would be able,
according to senators, to engage in
competitive trade by buying other
farmers' products to an unlimited extent.
The amendment limits any association
in the handling of the commodities
of non-members so that what
was described as a throttle of local
business could not be obtained.
Other important provisions of the
bill prescribe that no member of an
association may have more than one
vote in directing its activities regardless
of the amount of stock he holds
nor can any association pay dividends
on stock or membership's capital in
excess of 8 per cent a year.
VVitn respect to tne autnoruy
granted the secretary of agriculture
to control attempts to monopolize or
restrain trade, the bill provides that
notice of charges of alleged violations
must he served on the offending association
and it must be given an opportunity
to defend itself. If found guilty
of the charges, the secretary of agriculture
may order the association to
"cense and desist" and in event of its
failure to do so, the case then may
be referred to the federal courts for
enforcement of the order and the fding
of such decrees as the courts deem
equitable.
Colurrbia Graphophone
Company Insolvent
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 9.?The Columbia
Graphophone Manufacturing
company has applied for receivership
in the federal district court, claiming
insolvency.
Hornsby Wants
$25,000 Salary
St. Louis, Feb. 9.?Rogers Hornsby,
the leading Natnioal League batsman,
fs holding out for a $25,000 yearly
salary.
Naval Ordnance
Plant Closed Down
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 9.?Th*
naval ordnance plant here was orderer
closed down today by Naval Secretarj
I)enby and the employes were laid ofl
without pay until June 13th.
The great Shackleton died, it might
be said, with his arctics on. ?Philadelphia
Record.
In the British house of common!
some 25,000 lunches are served in a
season and about 37,000 dinners
1,000 suppers and quite 60,000 teas?
to say nothing of 8,000 quick meals ai
the busy bar. The receipts amount
to about $100,000 a year. ^
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i MURDER MYSTERY
STILL PUZZLING
|
Los Angeles, Feb. 9.?Investigation!
, into the Taylor murder mystery is'
. centralized inthe district attorney's'
office. Letters written by Mabel Nor-!
mand to Taylor were found in a boot
, in the closet and a handkerchief was |
discovered initialled "M. M." Search
. for the missing butler Sands is con- j
t tinued.
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Los Angeles, Feb. 8.?Officers try-!
, ing to solve the mystery of the mur.
dcr of William Desmond Taylor, mo,
tion picture director, here last Wed.
nesday night, reported tonight that
they had made but slight progress in
. the past 24 hours.
The blank wall which, they said, un.
identified influences appeared to have
. thrown up between thorn and the true
r facts remained unpierced, although1
me ponce ueparnnom and uie o.neo
of the sheriff' were attempting to make
separate breaches through ii into new
, fields of inquiry.
The police continued to concentrate
( their efforts upon search for Edward
F. Sanders, former secretary and buti
ler for Taylor, missing since Taylor
? made a charge of grand larceny
. against him last August. Capt. D ivid
. L. Adams, head of the detective bu-j
i reau, reiterated that "there is no one
. else we want, and have discoveredj
, nothing that would indicate a motive j
tor the crime except that of averting
. prosecution on the grand larceny
. charge."
( Late today the detective bureau rei
ceived through the sheriff's olfice a
, message from the sheriff at Tucson,
Ariz., to the effect that a man re-,
sembling Sands was seen at Lowell,
, Ariz., February 4, three days after J
, Taylor was slain.
; The sheriff's office here, according:
to the deputies working on the case, i
; up to tonight and wound up a "blank
i wall" in every step it had taken. This
investigation, it was said, hail nothing'
I to do with Sands.
The sheriff's investigators said they j
expected to examine Henry Peavey,
. houseman for Taylor, in an effort to
> obtain corroboration or detial of cer[
tain statements made to them by other
i parties, andthat possibly some light ,
N JPQliUJt* Situation , by I
. this.
Peavey passed the day assisting officers
in checking over Taylor's effects I
t at the apartment where the slaying
. occurred. These articles were taken
after the checking to a storage wnre,
house under the direction of the pub- j
. lie administrator. The police took
charge of certain articles, as possibly
! having some bearing on the killing
but did not state what they were.
After the search, Captain Adams
said there had been no letters dis.
covered and that he never had seen
; any leiters addressed to Taylor with,
I the exception of a half dozen from
the director's former wife and daugh-! |
> ter. These, he declared, had absoi
lutely no bearing upon the case.
. Mabel Normand nnd Mary Miles,
, Minter, motion picture actresses,
( friends of the slain director, who have
t been questioned about the case, rc-\
i mained in seclusion today. Both po-;
lice and sheriff's investigators said
late in the afternoon no further in.
formation had been sought from them.
While Asociated Press dispatches:
from Washington announced the navy
department had forwarded the police
descriptions of a deserter from the
navy who had used the name "Strathmore,"
which was known to have been
used by Sands, the police said they
had no direct information from the
department. They professed anxiety
to (jet the official description, saying
they could make good use of it.
i New York, Feb. 8.?The New York
detective bureau denied today a report
that it had received word of the arrest
in Miami, Fla., of "Dapper Don"
Collins, wanted here in connection
with the shooting of John I'. Reid,
silk manufacturer, and in I,os Angeles (
, in connection with the slaying of Willuim
Desmond Taylor.
No trace has been found of Collins
since he disappeared from New York
last May, it was asserted.
ULSTER BRISTLES
WITH BAYONETS
Belfast, Feb. 9.?The Ulster fron-j
I Mer m virtually a lint" or steel as a
result of raids when many Unionists
were kidnapped. It is estimated that
f>,000 men are policing the lines.
, Hoover Makes Report
I On Russian Relief
r '
Washington, Feb. 9.?Secretray
Hoover is understood to have submit-1
ted to President Harding a report on
' the activities of a certain Russian
' famine relief organization in the Unit-j
ed States and their supposed connec-|
' tion with the Soviet government. It
1 is said by some they nre not interested
? in feeding the starving Russians.
t Mrs. J. R. Jeter and Mrs. L. B.
t Jeter, Jr., of Santuc, were shopping
in the city today. i
BONUS BILL PAID '
BY SPECIAL TAX
Washington, Fob. 8.?A tentative
estimnte of $350,000,000 yearly as the o
amount r f special taxes that must be b
laid to finance the cash feature of the n
proposed soldiers' bonus legislation s
was made today nt an executive ses- ji
sion of majority members of the house r
ways and means committee. The ex- 1
act amount that is to be determined n
upon and the sources from which it r
must come will be taken up tomorrow e
by a subcommittee headed by Chair- y
man Fordney. b
Committeemen said it was not the
intention to rely upon any part either 1:
of the intevest or principal of the t
British or other foreign debts. They |
said thn! something around $350,000,- a
000 a year would take care of the cash (,
payments to be made over the two and I
one-half years' period beginning .Tanu- a
nry 1, 1023, and that the finding of t
definite and certain sources from s
which to obtain this amount was their o
immediate concern. t
The $350,000,000 estimate, it was
explained, was made on the basis of lj
figures presented at public hearings o
by fiscal officers of the army, navy ,|
and marine corps. These figures con- n
templte 50 per cent of the men who L
served with the army and 75 per cent n
of those who served with the navy
and marine corps electing to take t
cash. This figure may be revised as i;
the subcommittee studies the matter. ,|
The first question before the tax n
: ubcommittee will be that of deciding
whether the total amount of tax rev- t
villi e is to come from a limited group li
of sources or whether the taxes will s
be spread over a wide field so as to s
make the burden as light as possi- H
ble on those who have to pny. It was f
said that there were two schools of t
thought in the committee on this f]
ouestion. Some members emphasized (|
it would be the purpose to so arrange
the tax program as to interfere
as little as possible with the recovery c
of business. il
There was said to be drift of senti- v
ment in the committee for a tax of 0
possibly one cent a gallon on gasoline 0
and also a levy on the transfer of s
stocks and bonds. These are only two i
of a soon of suggestions and it was t
m&de jjlsin that these has been no de-. 4
cision as to these or any others. F
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One Kidnapped Man t
Has Returned Home v
1
Belfast, Feb. 9.?Major Miles, of
South Donegal, one of the men kid- J
napped, has returned home. Others
orn rnnnrforl rnlaucnil
Ul V AV|/Vi l^\4 IVJVUUVUi
Belfast, Feb. 9.?Additional kidnapping
occurred today in the county of ^
Fermanagh and the prisoners were
carried off in the direction of Bally
Bay.
ORLANDO FAILED
TO FORM CABINET
London, Feb. 9.?Former Premier
Orlando, of Italy, failed in an attempt
to form a new cabinet, according to
Exchange Telegraph dispatches.
MUCHBOOZE
IS CONFISCATED
Roanoke, Feb. 9.?Four hundred g
gallons of whiskey was confiscated today
by revenue agents in a railroad
car consigned to Washington.
Steam Cloud Rising
From Mount Redouble ,
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Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 9.?Steam v
clouds are reported to be rising from t
Mount Redouble and the natives have j
great apprehension of an eruption for
the first time in 18 years. j
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Godson of Jefferson Davis
Buys Celebrated Necklace ^
Paris, Feb. 9.?Jefferson Duvis
Cohn, godson of the Confederate president,
Jefferson Davis, purchased the
celebrated pearl necklace once owned i
by Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary r
for 200,000 pounds. It was pawned c
by former Emperor Charles. ?
Notice C
A stated communication of Union
js Ixidge, N. 75, A. F. M., will
be held in the Masonic Tern- 0
pie Friday, February 10th,
1922. at 7:30 p. m. n
By order, t
J. Gordon Hughes, q
Win. C. Lake, W. M. f
Secretary. ~ 1298-2t j
' t
F. E. Donald, publicity representa- y
five of the Sim itK? m PauHu Ca ^
Greenwood, S. C., is in the city to y
conduct the advertising of the lot sale J
for the city of Union on Saturday,
February 18, 1 p. m. and the Knight
Foster farm at Jonesville February
22. This company has a number of
sales to conduct in the near future t
in and around Union and Gaflfney. 1
'BAD CKECt" BILL
TO THIRBREADINC
The ultimate pasmge by the house
f the Sheppard-BsJjjitt "bad check"
ill was forcsha?lfyed yesterday
norning when the hoose, after conidcrable
discussion of the measure
iro and con, sent the bill to third
ending by an overwlt&luiing majority,
'he one test vote taken showed a
najority of 75 to '24 favoring the
ueasure, and the bfc$is expected to
ncounter littlo, if' any,. opposition
.hen it conies up third reading;
oday. j?
The bill, which waj* first introduced
ast year with the i&a of supplying
eeth to the check law of the state,
irovides "Hint, it *m be unlawful
nd felonious for aiiyperson in his
Avn name, or as an attorney in fact j
or any other persop or persons or
s an otHeer or ngenli.of hny corporaion
or unincorporated association,
ociety or company, jb obtain money
r other property oWily kind or naure
whatever, with 'Sttldulcnt intent
r to obtain credit '-with like intent
iy means of a check^dvaft or older,
f which such permjti is maker or
Irnwer, or which, QMoffh he is not
naker or drawer, he,faith like intent,
liters <>r delivers Or aids or abets
mother to utter or deliver. If such
heck, draft or order is not paid by
he drawee, the persdn making, drawng
or uttering thd same shall be
loomed guilty of the larceny of such
noney or property orr thing of value
btaincd on such credit, aud the fact
hat such maker otj drawer did not
lave on deposit with the bank, pcron,
firm or corporation upon which
;uch check, draft or order is drawn,
ufiieient funds to* pay the same in
ull when presented, ehall, as against
he maker or drawer of such chock,
Iraft or order, be prima facie evilenec
of fraudulent intent, and any
icrson so convicted shall he punished
y fine or imprispnuocnt in the disretion
of the court: Provided that
P such check, draft or order be paid,
rith costs and interest, upon notice,
r at any time prevfons to the trial
r examination of ayA person, or if
uch person be not.trfcl&or examined,
f such check, drj&lHhDrder be paid
lefore indictmg^^^HHLffrand Jury>
,lo.l fiir-ther fhif ft the amount
f the check, draft or order be less
han $20, the offense may be triable
vithin the jurisdiction of the magisrate's
court."
70UL PLAY
IS SUSPECTED
Newport News, Feb. 9.?Captain
Villiam Lusti, master of the transport
Northern Pacific, destroyed by
ire off Delaware Breakwater, refused
o make a statement regarding the
lisaster which is believed to have cost
he lives of four employes of the sun
hip yard. Captain Seth Chaie, maser
of tho steamship transportation,
vhich docked here with 22 survivors,
aid when he first got the sight of
he Northern Pacific it was burning
rom end to end and in a rough sea.
le picked up the men in life boats,
""ive others were rescued by the
tcnmship Wylie. The men believed
o be lost were sleeping near where
he fire of undetermined origin startd.
Survivors suspect foul play.
>hould Give Company
The Right of Purchase
Washington, Feb. 9.?Major <Ien ra|
Williams, ehief of the arms ordiniiec,
told the house military commit
oe considering Henry Ford's Muscle
shoals proposition, that government
vax morally obligated to give the .Mamma
Power company the right of
purchase of properties before any priate
bids are considered, as the company
camp to the aid of the go\eminent.
during the war.
'resident Signs Bill
Creating a Commission
For Conversion Allied Debts
Washington, Feb. 9.?President
larding signed bill creating a comnission
for the conversion of the $11 ,
00,000,000 debt owed the United
5tates by her allies.
)yster Supper
And Cake Sale
The ladies of Ottaray will serve an
lyster supper Saturday night, Februiry
11, at the Y. M. C. A. Also homeriade
cakes baked by the famous Otavny
cake bnkers will be for sale,
""he prices will be reasonable and the
?roceeds will pro to buy the carpet for
don-Aetna church. Plans are made
o have music and singing and we in1te
the entire community to bring
heir families and enjoy the evening
vlth us.
tpd. Committee.
Woman's Study Club
The Woman's Study club will meet
omorrow afternoon with Mrs. Julia
Tiomas at 5:45 o'clock.
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PLAN BOND ISSUE !
TO AiD SCHOOLS j
Chief among the flood of now bills
introduced in the house yesterday
morning w is the measure, sponsored
by F. (I. Harris of Spartanburg, It.
Bryson of Greenville and T. .1. llcndrix
of Duncan to provide a special
building fund to be loaned school districts
in the stale. No small volume*
of business wa> transacted by the
house at its single meeting, the greater
number of measures considered and
new bills introduced, however, being
of only local import.
The Ilarris-Bryson-lIendrix bill,
which was referred to the ways and
mean; committee, provides for the is-j
suance of $10,000,000 in state bonds J
by the state treasurer, Ihese bonds to
bear interest at a rate not to exceed
5 per cent per annum. The proceeds
from the sale of these bonds would be
kept as a separate fund in the hands
of the state treasurer to be paid out
upon the warrant of the stale superintendent
of education with the np
proval and at trie direction ot lno ]
state hoard of education, which would
be empowered to make loans from the
fund to school districts for building,)
equipping, repairing and enlarging
public school buildings and purchns-j
ing suitable sites.
These loans would be made at the'
request of the various county boards
of education and would bear interest
at a rate not more than one-half of
one per cent higher than the rate
paid by the state on the bonds issued.!
The loan would also he evidenced by {
the bonds <f the school district ro-j
cciving the loan and the county treas-1
urers would be authorized to levy a'
special buildup? fund tux on such
school districts to meet the annual
payments on the bonds and the interest
clue.
The state bonds, which would be
issued under the provisions of the bill,
would be coupon bonds of the denomination
of $500 and $1,000 or larger
denomination and would be exempt
from nil state, county and municipal
taxes. One-twentieth of the bonds so
issued January, 192J, would fall due
January, 1924, another 20th January
1 of each year thereafter until the
whole series has been paid. The loans
be payable in 20 equal annual installments.
The plan, the authors of the bill
think, would result in a considerable
saving to the state on its school building
program, the state bonds, they
point out, being more easily sold andi
for a cosnidernblc lower rale of interest
than the school district bonds.
R. R. EMPLOYES
RETURN TO WORK
v> aycross, iia., i?cd. y.?unc Hundred
Atlantic Coast Line employes returned
to work today, leaving only a
small number out of work in the ear
department.
STAY OF EXECUTION
IS DENIED CHURCH
Chicago, Feb. 0. Harvey Church,
sentenced to death for the murder of
two altoniohile salesmen, was denied
a stay of execution by the state supreme
court ami is scheduled to hang
February 17th. Church is on a hunger
strike and lias lost 10 pounds. The
jailer -, are alarmed.
New Hope
Here comes Yero again. Guess
some thought 1 had forgotten to
write, hut I am still on my job writing
to the Union Times, even if my
real name has changed since my last
writing. I am sure the correspondents
were surprised when they found
out I was married.
I appreciate Moxy's and Little
Girl's congratulations.
My partner and 1 enjoyed the
Hilly Sunday meeting while in Spartanburg
and every meeting was well
attended: Mr. Sunday certainly is a
man who can hold the attention of
anyone. He is doing lots of go(Td and
he says he likes Dixie bettor than any
place he has been. He says he finds
the people here are living more in a
o ?\lonen H/wl t l\?m Kn KuC frvlinil
V.M.V IU I'ltliov ...... v. ...... .........
elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Beckncll and
family, of Sardis, visited at the home
of their parents Sunday and attended
the Hilly Sunday meeting in Spartanburg
Sunday afternoon.
The Bishop Club meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. T. J. Bishop
Friday afternoon. I want to thank
the many friends of the club and Miss
Mahala Smith for the nice shower of
pretty nrticles given to me.. I am so
sorry that I could not be present, but
must say it was a nice surprise and I
want to^ thank each and every one
including my small friend Alleon
Vinson. Vero.
France is gently reminded that the
. hand that rocks the lioat isn't that
hand that rules the world.?Baltimore
Sun.
COMMITTEE TAKES
UP FORD'S PLAI
Washington, Fob. 8.?Opening se;
sions of the house military commil
loo's investigation of the Ford cor
tract offer for purchase and lease v
the government properties at Muse!
Shoals, Ala., revolved today primpally
about the clauses relating t
manufacture of fertilizers for the n:
lion's agricultural needs. Secretar
Weeks of the war department, appeal
irg as the first witness, repeatedl
declared his doubts as to whether fei
tilizers could be manufactured chea]
!y at Muscle Shoals and expressed hi
belief that amendments to safeguar
better the government's interests i
the ?100,000,000 investment alroad
made should be incorporated in th
offer as it was drafted.
To alter existing government pol
l ies regarding the lease of real estut
or other properties and permit a 10
year lease of the water power machii
try and dams in Alabama, the seen
tary asserted repeatedly, would be a
unwise act and should not be permil
ted. He advocated a reduction in hi
time clause from 100 years to f>u i
the event congress should decide I
accept the offer.
Another often reiterated suggestio
involving a change in present lar
gunge of 1 ho offer, the secretary poinl
ed out, would require a lixed capita
ization for the operating company M
Ford is to create. The secretary sai
r.o provision existed in the offer guai
anteeing a capitalization which 111
government might recover, in who!
or in part, in the event the contra*
was v'olated. A provision of son
sort was advisable, he said, whic
would permit the government to in
pose through legal means a penalty c
forfeit should the company fail 1
carry out the terms of the offer.
"Anything might happen in the no
100 years," he said. "While not tl'
slightest doubt I have as to the so
vency of Mr. Ford or of his intentior
tr execute the agreement in goo
faith, neither he nor I will be hei
clui-ing the life of the contract. I
considering this question we are pr<
viding for the future generations."
Regarding the manufacture of fe:
tilizer and their cheap delivery to tl
far mora of tho country, Mr. Wool
said there was no reasonable certaint
in his mind that that was possible.
"If I thought that development pei
fccted by Mr. Ford would effect a nu
terial reduction in the cost of fert
lizer," he said, "I would vote for h;
proposition if I were in congress. Bi
1 am so in doubt as to that, I shoul
hesitate to give any advice unless a
sured of a guarantee."
Asked what the annual consumptic
of fertilizer was the secretary sa
:? ~ ra nnn nnn - -
II *1 jlf'K l#A 1IIIU ll'U IO,VVU,"VU L<MI> it I
the Muscle Shoals plants would on1
produce at a maximum '2u0,000 ton
That amount, he asserted, would n<
in his opinion atTect the existing ma
ket.
The war secretary previously h:
told the committee that Mr. Ford he
declined to guarantee fertilizer pr<
duction over a given number of yea
and had informed him in conversatioi
that he would not manufacture- tl
commodity at a loss.
Although pressed repeatedly by se
oral committee members the secretai
did not express an opinion as
whether the offer should be accepti
or rejected by congress. At one poii
he was asked whether the proje
should be salvaged or Mr. Ford's off<
accepted, but he replied only that tl
government would not salve the pr<
ject in any event and repeated his ii
tention to complete the Wilson dam
the offer was rejected. He said da
could be completed, without taking
dollar from the treasury, by a bor
issue based on commercial value <
the project as a water power doveloi
ment.
Marriage Announcement
The following marriage announc
ment will be read by the people <
I'nion with great interest, for tl
bride is one of Union's favorite daugl
ters, and has a wide circle of friem
throughout the county. The groom
one of the leading business men <
Greenwood:
"Mr. It. S. McDaniel
announces the marriage of his daugl
ter
Pauline
to
Mr. Kverett 0. Phillips
on Tuesday noon, February seven
Greenwood, South Carolina.
At Home
after February th?> twelfth
Greenwood, S. C."
TODAY'S COTTON MARKE
Open Clo
March 17.38 17j
May 17.03 16.
July . 16.53 16.
October 15.80 15.
December 15.88 15.6
Ix>cal market 16.
Mr. Reuben Jeter of Santuc was
business visitor to the city today.
GAME MEASURE
I PASSES SENATE
Final passage of the fish and game
[. bill of the committee on fish, game
,. and foiestry by the senate last night
after a long debate and the rejection
le of numerous amendments to the bill
j. as well as the adoption of several
0 others was the only action of the
j. upper house last night,
v The bill is a reenaetment of all the
fish and game laws with some changes
y here and there, the seasons being left
r. practically as they are in the present
law. The hill drew forth plenty
;s' of debate and n large number of
,1 amendments.
n One amendment adopted provides
v for revenue from the fur business in
[(? the state, a label or tae being re,
quired for each hide to bo shipped.
C?.. T -i
ucii.uui .MivuM.'tn .->nutn snici a ire,?
monJous business of this kind was
0 done in the low country and the tax
would bring in much revenue.
?_ Two provisions that were characn
tcrizcd as "dangerous" were stricken
[. from the measure. One was to allow
1S the chief game warden to remove
county game wardens "in his dis0
cretion," and another was to allow
the chief warden to employ three ex?
trn special wardens to send into any
j. county to assist the county warden
[. W he deemed it necessary or to use
i. three countv wardens in anv other
, county if such was deemed advisable.
,j The law was left as it now stands
r.1 so the governor can remove the war)0|
dens.
|t. i No increase is made in the license,
-t 1 it. was explained, except for non-resi??
i dents which was made $2.r>.2f?. Senajj
| tor Johnson attempted to have this
j.j made $r>0.25, hut lost his effort.
? REVENUE FROM
AUTO PLATES
ie ______
Automobile licenses to the number
,s of 40,242 had been issued by the state
^ highway department for the year 1922
"e yesterday, according to a statement bv
11 I.. II. Thomas, secretary of the c,
*" mission.
The. revenue derived from the is
l" suanoe of these licenses amounted to
ie .>123.in 5.41. The number of licenses
t? fnv jui.iwl ?. * -> 1
xr? v>?aasvso SOCIMVU W UOIC TT n.1 Xt U11U
^ (lie number for motorcycles was 179.
Secretary Thomas said the falling
off in the number of licenses for dealers
in automobiles was noticeable. In
|* 1920. the number of licenses issued
ls to dealers was 1,541; in 1921, the
number dropned to 069; up to the
d j-resent time, the number of licenses
s" to dealers for 1922 is 299. This sharp
drop indicates that men are either
m puittinp the business of dealing in
automobiles or are neglecting to prou*
vide themselves with licenses, accord'y
iiig to Secretary Thomas.
s' The peace officers of the state are
being called upon to enforce the lir"
cense law, Secretary Thomas said yesterday,
who pointed out that the counu'
ties get 80 per cent of the license fees
and all the revenue derived from fines
imposed.
1:1 "Golden Eagles"
le
Last week the nthletie association
*,'b" "'""u ?
to prize of a school pennant to the Ixiy
. ? 01 girl who handed in the test name
^ for the boys' basket ball squad. Ir; ai\
. over 3d names were handed in. The.o>r!
were put on the board and the team,
lf>! managers and eoaoh voted on them.
The name selected v.ac lite "Golden
a Eagles"; and Harry Sanders was the
successful competiu for this prize.
ml The Union basket bad squad: both
1 boys and girls, are going over to Glinuj
ton tomorrow, to play a Riimo. We
would be triad to fret some cars to
carry our boys and girls over there in,
and would bo clad to have any of 1 he
patrons of the school to furnish them,
and if they care to we will gladly let
them accompany us to Clinton We
feel the financial effects of having to
0^
pay ten or fifteen dollars for cars to
carry our teams around the country
^ in, as we had to fret our girls' squad
to Gaff'ney last Friday.
i S '
As this paper is delivered at your
door we are playing a game with
' Whitmire on our court. As the new.
has been broadcasted over the town
^ by the school children we hope that
you are at the game.
Manager.
TWELVE PERSONS
STILL MISSING
Richmond, Feb. 9.?Twelve persons
ore still missing in the Lexington hotel
fire as the clearing of the debris
T is continued. The workmen plan to
laze the threatening walls. The
se known dead are four. Mrs. Matt-ie
04 Blackwell, housekeeper, who was seen
74 at a window, with clothing ablaze, has
31 not been found.
74 Another body recovered from the
65 ruins was identified as E. J. Bush, of
Richmond, bringing the number of the
00 dead to five.
a W. I .ester Davis of Greenville is a
business visitor to Union today.