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Vol. LXXH No. 131l"" "" Maimmm^SS=SL Un'on^ S, CM Friday Afterno<^^February 24, 1923 3C pf Copy
SEEKING CHINESE
IN LOS ANGELE!
Los Angeles, Feb. 28.?A Chines
bearing the name of Wong Lee?th
same as that of the Chinese said b;
Harry M. Fields in Detroit to hav
been a member of the group of thre
persons he drove to the home of Wil
liam Desmond Taylor the night th<
film director was murdered?left Lo
Angeles Chinatown two days ago, i
was announced tonight by sheriff'!
deputies at work on the case.
The officers said they had nothinj
to lead them to believe that the Chi
i?ese had anything to do with the slaving
of Taylor, but they pointed op
that his departure was simultaneoui
with the first intimations from Detrol
that Fields might have important in
formation in connection with the case
According to Fields' story as tele
graphed by Sheriff Irving I. Coffin ai
juetron to onerm William 1. Traegei
here, the murder of Taylor was plotted
in a "hop joint" at Venice, a bead:
suburb of Los Angeles.
Arrangements were completed shortly
before noon Feb. 1, eight hour*
or more before Taylor was billed, the
telegraphed details continued. At that
time a woman named by Fields as Jennie
Moore, and Wong Lee, a Chinese,
and an American, Johnnie Clark, sat
in a dingy room in Venice and reviewed
alleged plans for slaying Taylor
because of their belief that he was
interfering with the drug traffic.
Fields, who claimed the ownership
of a small automobile, said he was
offered $900 for driving the murder
party to the Taylor apartment but
he maintained he was not invited to
take an active part in the murder. At
3:30 o'clock the afternoon of February
1, the statement added, the party
left Venice. On the way to Los Angeles
they passed through the Hollywood
section, where they waited until
after dark, and at 7:30 o'clock drove
to the Taylor apartments. They stopk
ped the car, acording to the language
\ of the socalled confessor, "nine doors
south of the Taylor bungalow on Alvarado
street, and on the other side
of the street." At this point, accord_
luff to Omi Detroit massacres. Fields re.
then took place in the Taylor apartments.
But, Fields was said to have declared,
the woman carrying: an automatic
pistol of heavy caliber, the Chinese
holding: a .38 caliber breakdown
pistol, and Clark carrying: a blackjack,
left the automobile and disappeared
in the bungalow court.
Three minutes later, according: to
Fields, he heard the "mufflled report"
of a revolver and 30 seconds, later the
Woman, the Chinese and Clark were
back in the car urging: Fields to "go
away from here."
As he was starting the car, Fields
stated, the Chinese sprang out of it.
saying, "Wait a minute, wait a minute."
?
Wong I^ee then ran about 30 feet
up a nearby court and hid his revolver
under "something," according to
Fields.
The remainder of the night was
passed at the eVnice "hop joint," as
neicis aescrioea 11, and tne following
day Wong: Lee and Fields departed for
the East by way of Seattle.
Fields said he did not know what
became of Jennie Moore and Johnnie
Clark. Fields was subsequently arrested
in Buffalo, N. Y., and then sent
to Detroit to meet another charge.
Upon receipt of the Fields statement
officers were sent to the vicinity
of the Taylor apartmbents to search
for the revolver Wong Lee was said
to have thrown under "something'
and another group went to Chinatown,
hunting information about the Chinese.
At the same time the police of Venice
were conducting a search for th<
"hop joint" mentioned by Fields. Offi
ccrs seeking the revolver found them
selves hampered by the icy coverec
hedges near the Taylor apartments
tut they finally satisfied themselves
that no weapon was concealed in th<
vicinity.
Venice officers declared themselves
unable to find the "hop joint" men
tioned by Fields.
U. D. C. Meeting
The William Wallace Chapter, II
P. C? will meet Monday afternoon a!
4 o'clock at the Union High Schoo
nnd the hostesses will be Mrs. J. A
Brown, Mrs. G. B. Barron, Mrs. Johr
B. Bradley and Mrs. L. \V. Blackwel
*f? fp r> t>
mrn. a, w. cuncnn,
!310-3tpd Secretary.
. All Business Suspend
Newport News, Feb. 'J4.?All bus
iness here and in the surroundini
communities is ordered suspended dur
ing the public funeral today of th<
84 Roma victihs. Airplanes will droj
floral tributes.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wood and littb
Betty, of York, and Mrs. J. R. Golsoi
and little Marjorie of Bennettsvilh
ere visiting Mrs. J. D. Charles.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Spears o
Jonesville were among the visitors it
Pnlon today.
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SENATOR DIAL
J ADDRESSES HOUSE
e The evils and inconsistencies of
e the present cotton futures act and the
y ways and means of remedying these
e evils was the theme of an hour's ade
dress before the house of representa
tives last night by Nat B. Dial of
e Laurens, United States senator from
s South Carolina. Senator Dial, howt
ever, took occasion to digress from
s his subject to touch upon various other
matters of national and statewide
I import, recommending that the South
- Carolina general assembly make a
study of the criminal court procedure
t of the state, which, he said, "was obsoi
lete by at least DO years"; denouncing
t the Republica nparty for the defeat
- of the treaty of Versailles and for the
. consideration shown the plan to re
fund the public debt while praising the
t socallcd "farmers' bloc" for its activr
ity in behalf of the agricultural in
terests of the South and West. In
i commenting upon the debt refunding
proposal, Senator Dial criticized the
appointment of Hoover as a member
> of the commission to investigate the
1 proposition, referring to the seere;
tary of commerce as "the Santa Claus
of the world, who wants to donate to
, everybody who comes along." The
; senator said that he himself was not
in favor of "donating."
The first cotton futures act, Senai
tor Dial said, was passed in 1914
only after 30 years' effort in the two
i houses of congress and was designed,
i he admitted, to aid the growers of
' cotton. The law, despite amendments,
had, however, failed to serve its puri
pose, he contended, and was, he
thought, unfair both to the buyer and
the grower of cotton, whose interests
are identical, he said. Both the
grower and the consumer, he thought,
wish higher prices while the seller
of the contract, the bear, wanted lower
prices on the cotton in order to
permit, of his profit.
The present act, Senator Dial said,
was grossly one-sided, alowing the
seller of the contract to supply any
one of ten grades of cotton in filling
the contract. "A man," he thought,
"should not be allowed to make a
t ?a?teu* ustaaq*ftU*tfce,
to the satisfaction of both parties.
Under the present act the right buyer
and the right seller are not brought
together. No mill can use all of the
ten grades of cotton, which are allowed
to be given, and a man desiring
a particular grade of coaaon for use
in a mill or for export can have no
guarantee that he will get the par1
ticular grade under the present law.
Such a state of affairs leads the
buyer of the contract to hid lower
' than the actual value of the commodity.
And he can not afford to pay
the full value of the cotton desired
when he has to close his eyes and
let the seller fix the grade of the
product from any one of ten grades.
The system is wrong in that it allows
the seller ten options to the buyer's
one. There is nothing fair in it and
1 its mate can be nowhere found either
in nrnctiro or law "
1 Senator Dial said that he had proposed
an amendment to the futures
act which, he thought, would aid ir.
remedying some of the evils of the
present law and in raising the price
: of all grades of cotton at least two
' or three cents. The ten grades allowed
now he proposed to arrange in
three classes, the class desired to be
specified in the contract when made.
The seller of the contract would then
be allowed to supply any one of the
1 grades in that particular class, comI
yensating the price if the grade
' ihould be above or below the middle
? grade of the class. This, he said,
was not unfair, nor one-sided but
would merely allow the buyer of the
contract to say to the dealer, "Deliver
me what you have sold."
The passage of his amendment,
Senator Dial contended, would result
I first in a raising of the prices on the
? cotton exchange and would, therefore,
' also raise the prices of s})ot cottor.,
! giving the farmer a somewhat more
just and fair return on his product.
5 "The South," he said, "has paid for
" the Civil war debt several times in
the money lost in the iniquitous practices
of the cotton exchange."
The house extended Senator Dial a
rising vote of thanks nt the conclusion
1 of his address.
1 .
' Mable Normand Still
' Critically 111
Los Angeles, Feb. 24.?The condition
of Mable Normand, who is reported
critically ill, remains unchanged.
She is still secluded in the home
. where she went after the funeral o'
, William D. Taylor, the slair. film di
ix't'ujr.
i Wedding Will
Take Place in May
? Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 24.?The
1 wedding of Mathilde McCormick and
s Max Oser, the riding master, will take
place in May at Chicago, according to
t the present plans and Oser has agreed
i to become a citizen of the United
States.
DISCUSSION OVER
MUSCLE SHOALS
Washington, Feb. 23. ? Consideration
was given today by both the war
department and the house military
committee on the question of disposing
of the government's power and nitrate
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala.,
to private enterprise for completion
and operation.
At the war department Secretary
Weeks received the final draft of the
offer made by Frederick E. Engstrum
of Wilmington, N. C., for completion
of the Wilson dam and operation of
the nitrate plants for the fixation
of nitrogen from the air and production
of fertilizers under a proposed
50 year lease. At the capitol the military
committee heard Gray Silver and
R. F. Bower, Washington representative
and assistant, respectively, of the
American Federation of Farm Bureaus,
who enthusiastically advocated
the proposal made by Henry Ford for
a 100-year lease and outright purchase
of the. Muscle Shoals projects. Both
denounced the offer submitted by the (
Alabama Power company for purchase
of the Warrior steam plant and 50
year lease of the remaining properties.
Only two requests remained before
the committee tonight for hearings
on the Ford bid, including that of
the Alabama Power company, whose
spokesmen, headed by S. H. Dent, (
former chairman of the committee, j
were scheduled to appear tomorrow in
explanation of the company's claim
for optional rights on the Warrior
property in the event it is disposed
of to other private interests.
The Muscle Shoals question also was <
discused on the floor of the house ,
today when Representative Huddles- i
ton of Alabama declared that 99 nor
cent of the people of Alabama urged (
acceptance of the Ford proposal. He
asserted they would rather see the
Tennessee river go unharnessed than (
have the Alabama Power company
take over the Muscle Shoals property.
1
The outstanding features of the ,
Engstrum offer were summarized in a ^
statement addressed to Secretary
Weeks which read, in part, as fol- j
"The United States is not dlvestedr
of title to any of its property, but ]
retains ownership and preserves as- j
sets of approximately $141,000,000. (
"Returns from investment on a
basis of 400,000 k. m. gross development,
under my lease, will pay to the
government approximately $3,500,000 .
per year for 50 years, or a total at
compound interest at 4 per cent of
approximately $537,000,000 which
cash will be used to produce cheap
nitrates for fertilizer or will be turned
into the treasury at the option of
the government. This is a liberal return
for investment of the government
to produce the indicated power. (
"I propose to devote the entire
power development to the fixation of
nitrogen from the air and to the
manufacture of fertilizers, including
the operation of a research plant for
the development of the improved
methods for the reduction of the cost
of producing such nitrates.
"The method proposed to finance
by the sale of excess power, the manufacture
of nitrates is the only possible
method by which nitrates can be
produced under present known
methods and sold to the American
farmer at prices less than the Chilean
product. The quantity of nitrates and
fertilizers annually produced will be
limited only by the amount of excess
power sold and the price at which the
nitrates may be sold."
i rimiy vuiic^u
Student Arrested
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 24.?George
Mulligan, a freshman at Trinity College,
was arrested after an investigation
of six fires at the college during
the last two weeks. He refused to
answer question regarding the fire in
the student's room last night.
Militia Begins Fourth
Day of Guard Duty
Pawtucket, R. I., Feb. 24.?The
state militia began its fourth day
guard duty about the textile strike
?mills with nine plants are under its
protection and order in all.
Urges That Resignation
Be Not Accepted
Washington, Feb. 24.?Benjamin F.
Welty, former Democratic representative
from Ohio, sent another letter
10 rresiaeni riaraing urging mat me
resignation of Judge Landis be not
accepted, declaring that the impeachment
proceedings against Judge I.andis
were pending in congress and that
congress should dispose of the matter.
Important Notice
All the teachers in the city schools
who are graduates of Winthrop college
are requested to meet in Room
No. 2 at the High School building in
Union at 11:30 o'clock on Saturday
morning, just prior to the coutny
teachers' meeting at 12 o'clock.
FOUR FAILUBS
IN WALt STREET
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New York, Feb. * ? Financial
storms in speculative J Wall street
which swept the brafcgrage firm of
Kardos & Burke into npkruptcy last
night hit four more hollies today.
Involuntary petitions fn bankruptcy
were filed in federal court against:
S. S. Ruskay & C6.?\ liabilities at
$2,500,000 and assets11.500,000.
J. W. Ball & Co., labilities estimated
at $150,000 and assets at
$10,000.
Rodney & Co., liabilities and assets
not given. The
New York curb market announced
the suspension of Rasmussen
ii Co., for alleged failnra to meet its
engagements.
A steady stream of failures for the
last month with resultant heavy loss
to customers throughout tbc United
States and Canada recently led District
Attorney Blantoji'to start an invesigation
of alleged, irregular practices
by brokers, thfclihost common
of which was alleged t&.be the bucketing
of orders.
Of 30 odd firms flpt have gone
into bankruptcy since^g^e first of the
year 12 have been fouiHl by grand iu
ries to have operated JK a manner to
warrant indictment of Some of their
members. Nineteen persons are uniler
indictment and several of them
are reported to have disappeared from
the city.
Unusual interest attached to the
Kardos & Burke failure because the
junior member of th? firm, John
Burke, was treasurer of the Uni^d
States under former President Wilson.
He resigned that post in 1921
'.o go into business with Kardos, a 2(5
year old broker, who started in Wall
street eight years ago as a $10 a week
messenger boy.
"The whole thing ^uiinds me of
the old adage," Burke said, "that a
:obbler should stiok id his last. . I am
i lawyer by profession. I made a mistake
going into the brokerage busiless,
concerning whk>h| find I know
would absolve me persJnally7 and I
have not the slightest doubt but that
it would clear up insinuations against
the firm.
Burke said he had lost everything
in the crash.
"Rose of Washington
Square" at Rialto Tonight
New York Booking Syndicate Wanted
to Take Greenwich Village Revel
into Metropolis.
While all good citizens of Union
were peacefully snoring in the arms
>f Morpheus last night the manager
of the Rialto Theatre was putting up
the fight of his life over the long distance
telephone.
It was all because the big New York
booking syndicate that controls the
tour of "Rose of Washington Square"
wanted to cancel the local engagement
scheduled for so that the New York
engagement could be opeend next
week. The local showman stood pat
with the result that this city will see
the hip Bohemian revel as scheduled
for tonight, Friday. Feb. 24th.
The original plan was to keep
"Rose" on the road for two or three
weeks before inaugurating the metropolitan
run. The show has- proven
such a tremendous success, however,
that its sponsors, the Astor Producing
company, wished to bring it to
Manhattan immediately. This procedure
would have caused the cancellation
of several dates including the
local one.
The big city producers were willing
to compensate Mr. Willeford for any
loss that would be caused by the cancellation.
However, the local showman
took the stand that he had a duty
to his patrons, that "Rose of Washington
Square" is the most pretentious
offering of the season and that no
amount of money could-buy his good
standing with the theatregoers of this
community. Thus it is that the big
village at the junction of the North
and East rivers must mark time as far
as "Rose" is concerned until after we
have seen her.
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I lUIUC V/UIIUIl^ LfflJ
To Be Observed
The congregation of the Mt. Lebanon
Baptist church will, on Sunday,
February 26th, celebrate "Homecoming
Day" and "Old Folks Sing." There
will be a visiting speaker for both
morning and afternoon, and dinner
will be served on the gipunds. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Attitude of United States
Washington, Feb. 24.?The attitude
of the United States toward the participation
of the Genoa conference will
be set forth in a note responding to
the invitation of the supreme council
in a few days, it is said, at the state
department. The officials refused tc
Indicate the nature of the reply.
INVESTIGATION OF
AIR SERVICE
Washington, Feb. 23.?An inquiry
by the army air service into the
whole question of the military value
of lighter than air craft is expected
to grow out of the Roma disaster.
Otlicers of the air service said today
such an inquiry would be necessary
because loss of the Roma had
entirely upset training and operating
programs for that branch of the service.
From the inquiry, it is understood,
will come a decision as to
whether there is sufficient military
value, direct or indirect, in the employment
by the army of dirigible
i aircraft of great size to warrant recommendations
to congress for the acquisition
of new craft of the lighter
than air type. Secretary Weeks in
j this connection said today he had
not discussed with his military ad
j viseds the replacement of the Rmna
hut felt there was no justification
for asking the pur* base of const ruei
lion of a now vessel of the same
type. The was secretary, after a conference
with Major General I'atiick,
chief of the army air service, was
represented as satisfied on the basis
of present information that the accident
was due to the breaking of elevating
rudder controls or of the upport
for the elevating gear and that
there was no structural defect involved
of a nature thai probably
| could have been detected in advaace.
| Mr. Weeks said, howevr, that Ito
wouui nave department records in
vestigated fully to see what reports
had been made by operating officers
at any time as to the condition of the
ship, lie had no knowledge, he said,
of any complaint in connection with
the ability of the crew to control the
flight of the Roma except for the mo
tor fliidculties which led to the replacing
of the original Italian engines
with American-built Liberty
motors.
If any officer of the Roma had
knowledge before the accident of
weaknesses of the vessel or structural
or other defects which rendered
her in the least unsafe for operation,
his superiors for the protection of
himself and of his associates on the
ship.
Secretary Weeks and General Patrick
took issue with published statements
seeking to blame congress in
connection with the Roma disaster.
"I have noticed articles in tin
' press," said the secretary in a formal
statement, "in which congress is
j blamed for the loss of lives in conI
nection with the destruction of the
Roma. Such an attack on congress
is unjust and is in no sense justified
by the sentiments of officials of the
war department or officers of the air
service of the army. Aninv esiigation
is being conducted to determine
the cause of this most unfortunate
disaster and specific recommends!
tions may result therefrom."
Negroe3 Fight to
Prevent Extradition
I
Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 20.?The on
of Matthew Bullock, the negro char
, kI with the attempted murd< r in c m
licet ion with the Novlina, *J. iron
. lia s, i up again today with th'* ham
i ilton negroes waging a s ,rong fight
to prevent liis extradition to North
Carolina.
Death List From Blizzard
Chicago, Feb. 20.?'The dea'h list
from the bliz/.ard in the Northwest
remained at 12 today as lb" North
west slowly recovered from the zero
weather, snow and sleet. Million* of
dollars of property damage is report
ed. The' heaviest life loss was \vho>
the train crashed into a snow plownear
Minneapolis, killing five.
Mechtanic Said Roma
Was Unsafe
i Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 24. Robert
, Hanson, the mechanic, who lost his
i life in the Homa doubted the safety of
the airship, aceordingto a letter received
here quoting him as saying the
! fabric was in bad shape.
Fire in Business
Section of Wadley, Ga.
Wadley, Ga., Feb. 24.?The fire that
broke out nt midnight was brought
under control today after the destruc!
tion of the main business section reI
suiting in $150,000. The weak water
I pressure hampered the firemen.
Three Burned to Death
Clehurne, Texas, Feb. 24.?Three
persons were burned to death and
three probably fatally injured in a
fire which destroyed the Lambert
; looming house. An oil stove explosion
1 caused the blaze.
I
i Paul E. Wilbum will leave this week
> for New Orleans, to visit Hervie Whitj
lock and attend Mardi Gras.
REPUBLICANS FACE I
POLITICAL CRISIS
I
By Hugh \V. Roberta.
Washington, Feb. 23.?It is a lamentable
state of affairs as far as the
Republicans are concerned.
They will have to go to the people
with most important legislation still
pending before congress.
It is true that their leader in the
house, Representative Mfcmdell of
Wyoming, declares that a whirlwind
finish will be made, but the rank and
tile admit that his dream is a roseate
one?but only a dream.
The first primary will be held in
April. Illinois congressmen at that
time will have to face their constitu
ency at the polls. Thereafter there
will be primaries every month until
the month of the general elections? '
November.
From the standpoint of the Republicans
the situation is doubly desperate
because there is no hope that 1
work will be completed irrespective
of whatever efforts are made.
There is the tariff. The house and '
senate can not agree on a bill. The
house insists on enacting legislation
involving American valuations. The
senate contends that were the Rcpub j j
lican party so to go on record, th* <
party would be swept from power j
For American valuations would cut i '
off importation, and without importa ( (
lion enough money can not be gather- j ,
ed at the customs houses to pay the J j
t orn me expenses oi government.
And there is the soldiers' boons
The Republicans can agree that the
bonus should be voted, but the two t
houses are as far apart as the poles- 1
respecting the form of taxation that (
is to be levied for the payment of tin
bonus. Whatever scheme they devise
will be fought by Democrats un
less they determine to tax the rich
rather than the poor. And the lie
publicans will never agree to increase
surtax rates on excessive incomes 01
profits.
And there is the vexatious prob
lcm involving a subsidy in favor ol
American shipping. The president
would impose a subsidy of $30,000,OOO*
The Democrats contend that
ln>tr~8(Fni w'otiW" represent a *
"big business." It would not reduci
taxation to the American public. I
would not put necessaries into tlu
hands of the American public at less
cost.
It would enable American shi|
owners to pay wages on the Ameri
can scale as contrasted against th<
scales of other nations. But then
is nothing in law requiring Americar
ship operators to employ America! j
labor. They could employ British la 1
bor anil thus compete with Breat '
Britain.
But irrespective of the merits in
volved, it is not possible that by lb
date of the first primary election ii
April the ship subsidy question o
the question of an American nvtriiv
can be settled.
The treaties pond. They will lit
ratified. But the Democrats are anx
ious to express themselves. And <>
course they have legitimate subject:
to discuss. The Republicans ar n >
in a highly favorable position. Th
arc m>\v standing for the fund.-.men
till principles wrncn tnoy op in.when
they were written in the t
of Versailles.
The Democrats wish to ?1 i 11 that
point antl many others. I h '
president has declined i?? give ion I
erress, in response to the llitela'oe;
resolution, the detailed debutes of th !
delegates to the Washington confer ,
ence in executive session. It i- po*
sihle th.ai he could not ii" no wl-hei
to do so. At any rate it is pii-hald'
that he should not do so for the rep
resentatives of other natins Unv ,
much iit stake. However, Democrat,
have been trivcn another excuse t<
talk ;it length. There is no doubt bu
hat they will take jfdvantage of
every opportunity, although in thi
end they will probably vote for rati
tication. j
And so there will be the cDmo !
eratio contention of a "do nothing
congress." There will be little done
by April. As a matter of fact, do
spite the promises of Mondell, vert
little will be accomplished by .lone.
Democrats have been quick to see
their advantage. They are taking
possession of it, too.
Modified Treaty Satisfactory !
Washington, Feb. 24.?A modified
blanket reservation to the four power
ractnc treaty is saui to do satistaetory
loth to President, Harding and the
majority of the senate foreign relations
committee debated by the com
mittee and the agreement was reached
by a vote on the treaty itself and proposed
reservations tomorrow. The
text reads, "The United States understands
that under the statement in th"
preamble or under the terms of this
treaty there is no commiment to the
armed force, no alliance, no obligation
to join in any defense."
Mrs. W. O. Southard of Jonesville
is visiting in Uniontoday.
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST BROKERS
New York, Feb. 23.?Alleged to
have defrauded 14 or 15 society women
of at least $.">00,000, Alfred I..
Lindsay, a broker of South Niack, is
being sought to face charges that he
made otT with the entire personal fortune
of Mrs. Lillian Duke, divorced
wife of dames I). Duke, the "tobacco
king." Mrs. Duke charges I.indsey
got all her ca h. $>L'~,00n, ?.rd jewelry
worth $50,000
Papers filer! at New York allege
that I.indsey. who was known also as
Alfred F. Post ard Richard Roe. with
Mrs. I.indsey, said to have gone by
the name of Klsie Behr, "learned Mrs.
Duke was a woman easily influenced
and deceived and the deliberately
outrived to take advantage of her."
Mrs. Duke's attorneys said tonight f
he had suffered a nervous breakdown.
I.indscy's home, tin extensive country
villa at South Niack, is one of the
show places of the west hank of the
Hudson river. Mrs. Duke declared in
her complaint that it had been bought
and improved with money she lent
I.indsey.
Another complainant against the
missing broker was Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Arnold, a widow. She charged
several days ago that he had obtained
$30,000 from her on his representation,
that he, Percy Rockefeller and
Seorge F. Raker were associated and
had niirhtlv meetiners to "liv on the
market" for the next day's trading.
Rockefeller and Baker denied they
enow him.
Mrs. Arnold obtained an order from
fuprcnie Court .Justice Bijur directing
the sheriff of Rockland county
o hold J.indsey's home and its ccnents
pending the outcome of her suit
lo recover her money.
T.indsey was prominently identified
with civic movements in South Niack,
raking a conspicuous part in Red
Cross and other drives and was always
himself a large contributor.
Teachers' Association
Meets Tomorrow
The Teachers' Association meets at
the High sehoolutomorow* Jijuhrnary m v
2-r?th,'12 o'clock.
Program Central school.
Primary department Chairman,
Mrs. N\ M. hinder.
Music, Misses Thev oung, Mary
Jones.
"How Spelling Should Be Taught"?
Misses Belle Crawford, Pearl IJttleohn.
"Discipline"?Misses Sarah Morgan
and Agnes Robertson.
"Palmer Method in Writing"?Miss
Blanche Garner.
"Round Table Talk"?Mrs. \\ M.
hinder and others.
Silver Tea
The Silver Tea given by the I). A.
.i. yesterday afternoon at the home
f Mrs. T..hn A. Fant was beautiful
>nd well attended. In receiving '.no
eve the officers of the Fair Forest
huptcr, Mrs. 1.. J. Haines, Mrs. Hnncr
Gilliam, Mrs. W. .1 liaile. Mrs. J.
*. Arthur. Mrs. 1?. M. Ka\es, ?1rs.
lilip Fl\nn. Mrs. John Morgan and
' r>. PudVy Venuty.
R<'eei\ in* at the <i > r were little
\uii> - and Arthur McKlrov, dressed
.s George and Martha Washing'/vi
! iiian Jeter as lU t-v Ross J W*s.
ey (ireer Walker in eolotual est-.urn?
The iirof?rji?n wsiv it
njoyvd bv the large crowd.
Recitation, "George r.'
Wesly Walker.
Chorus?Music club.
Vocal quartette?Misse- Layn n,
ones, Mesdames Martin a:.<i Goforth.
Violin trio?Misses Etle i Hicka,
Kathrin Thompson, Mrs. H. I Kennedy.
Chorus? Music club.
Heading?Mrs. C. B. Counts.
Vocal solo?Mrs. H. L. Kennedy.
The table was covered with America:
t! e-J and lighted with candelabra
with the proverbial hatchets and
cherries much in evidence. Mrs. Ida
Perrin and Mrs. I.. M. Jordan poured
tea and the girls of the chapter serv ed.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open Close
March . . .... 18.15 18.18
May 17.00 17.88
July 17.24 17.23
October .". 18.02 16.50
December . 10.50 16.35
Local market 17.50
The friends of Mrs. Mildred Lybrand
will be glad to know that she
has returned home from the Waiacc
Thomson hospital, where she underwent
a serious operation and is mueh
improved in health.
Misses Julia Bell and Rachel Alvcrson
have returned to Union after a
short stay with Mrs. C. H. Buckley
on Otis Baulevard. ? Spartanburg
Journal.
It is estimated that there are at
least 10,000 lepers in Russia.