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Vol. LXXII No. 1379 Urtion, S. C., Monday AfterooflL May IB, 1922 3c Par Copy
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YOUNG BAN LOSES
LIFE IN POND
Douglass Johns, a young marriec
man who lived ikt Monarch Mills, was
accidentally drowned in Hog Thiei
pond on the Southern Railway three
miles below Union yesterday afternoon
about 2 o'clock. He Wont fn
bathing with six of eight others and,
it is reported that he was warned by
one that he was a poor swimmer and
, might come to grief. He went in, however,
and got into water over his head
and was drowned. Some two or three
hours later his body was recovered and
- brought to the undertaker's parlor
here to be prepared for burial.
The funeral hour has not been set,
awaiting word from a brother who is
in the navy.
The death has caused sorrow to
many. The burial will be at Beulah
church.
. Sprouse-Fowler
Miss Ethel Sprouse and Mr. Morris
Duncan Fowler were quietly married
on last Friday evening at 4:30 o'cloclc
at the home of the bride's parents in
the presence of relatives and a few
close friends by Dr. W. R. Burrell,
pastor First Baptist church, Monroe,
N. C.
Mrs. Fowler is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sprouse of
Monroe and is an attractive and talenter
young woman, being gifted musically.
She will be missed by her
many friends.
Mr. Fowler is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius fc. Fowler of Kelton, S.
C., and has for sometime been with
the Southern'Power company of Charlotte.
During the war he served with the
American Forces in France. Mr. Fowler
has many friends who will learn
with interest of his marriage and will
extend congratulations. Following
the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs, Fowler left for a week's stay
with the former's parents at Kelton
after which they will make their home
in Charlotte.
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Beautiful Flowers
ine figMi omce was decorated toWilli
PtwoUij Pmhiiw swvol
Williams, and gorgeous bunches of
sweet peas?the thoughtfulness of
y kind friends.
The sweet peas are more beautiful
than ever before, so it seems to us,
and the colors are many and varied.
A stranger passing through thought
our show window was a florist display
and came in to purchase blossoms;
he raved over the flowers and
it would have indeed been a heartless
person who could refuse him a handful.
Georgia Peaches Moving
Atlanta, May 15.?The first car of
Georgia peaches of the 1922 season
destined for New York and moving in
Yhe Southern Railway system special
peach train No. 1 reached Monroe, Va.,
at 3 o'clock this morning nine hours
ahead of schedule according to reports
received in Atlanta. This car was
shipped from Byrom, Ga., over the
Central of Georgia railway and was
delivered to the Southern in Atlanta
at 1:17 a. m. Sunday. It was moved
from the interchange tracks to the
Southern terminal at Inman, distance
of four miles, received and placed in a
waiting train which departed at 1:50
a. m., the operation being completed in
30 minutes. They will be delivered
to the Penna. Railway at Potomac
Yards sometime during the day, and
the peaches will be on the New York
market Wednesday morning.
Here From Germany
Mrs. Dogan H. Arthur arrived last
week from Germany, where she has
been for the last year and a half, and
is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice L. Farrell in College Place
where she will spend a month. Before
her marriage in Germany to I.t.
Arthur of the U. S. Air Service, Mrs,
Arthur was Miss Eileen Farrell of Columbia.
Lt. Arthur will join her here
next Wednesday from New York,
stopping by Washington, D. C., and
Lahgley Field, Va., for a few days.
Lt. and Mrs. Arthur will now be
stationed at Langley Field, Va.
While in Columbia Mrs. Arthur will
be delightfully entertained by her
many friends here, among the parties
being the affair on Thursday to be
given by Mrs. Randolph Little and the
bridge party on next Saturday afternoon
with her sister, Miss Bessie Farrell
as hostess.?Columbia Record.
Pine Gift for Cat
The cat was remembered right royally
by Buster Hodge Saturday and is
very grateful for the basket of fresh
Irish potatoes grown in his own garden.
J. Walter Sanders is in Atlanta
Ga., for a while with the Virginia
Life Insurance Cjo. Im writing to
friends he says the work is going fine
but he misses dear old Union.
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AGREEMENT TO
i ACCEPT TREATY
I Geneva, May 14 (By the Associate!
( Press).?The German and Polish rep
'j xesentatives attending the sessions o1
i the council of the league of nationi
. are r?ady to sign tomorrow the ecot
nomtc treaty agreed upon, settling Um
, Upper Sllasia question. The signing
> of this treaty will conclude whp.* the
league of nations considers the
league's greatest political nchi ryement.
The document is longer tliar
the treaty of Versailles, coiwa -ring
601 articles, which is 166 more a .'vie lei
than are embraced in the Vers lillet
treaty.
The Upper Silesian agreement follows
sir months work under the chairmanship
of M. Calonder, former president
of Switzerland, who was appointed
arbitrator by the league oi
nations. Although the conference several
times was On the verge of breaking
lln witknilh on norppnipnt M P.#1.
onder never had occasion to use his
authority from which there would
have been no right of appeAh
The Upper Silesia agreement which
members of the league regard the
most important settlement of a European
controversy since the signing
of the Versailles treaty, contains detailed
arrangements for dispositions
of the railways, water, electric current
and coal, and postal as well as
legal. problems for 15 years. It is
designed also to prevent an economic
crisis And provides for two joint Polish-German
commissions under the
league of nations chairman, the first
of which is to execute the treaty and
the second to settle private disputes.
League experts believe the treaty
will remove possible sources of war
between Germany and Poland and
France and that it so pools Silesian
resources as to prevent either German
or Polish industries from suffering.
The Germans still are dissatisfied
with the territorial divisions based
on the plebiscite but feel that they
are compensated by the economic arrangements.
Settlement of the long
pending Silesian problem was referred
to the league by the allied supreme
council.
Commerce Meeting
Washington, May 15.?The United
States chamber of commerce opened
the tenth annual meeting with Euro
pean conditions and their effect on
American business as the chief topic
of discussion.
Newspaper Man Fights Duel
Milan, May 15.?Prof. Musolini, the
leadre of the Fascisti, who bears IOC
wounds received in battle, engaged in
a duel with Signor Missiroli, editor of
the Turin Secolo, over differences arising
from an article in their newspapers.
Misolini won in the seventh assault.
The duellers refused a reconciliaton.
v Major Cumming Dead
Augusta, May 15.?Maj. Joseph B
Cummings, a Confederate Veteran and
a pioneer of the Augusta bar, died
f/ v/ln 11 of Q C
Ilfiu W/UOJ O V uu,
Services at Putnam
On account of the Southern Baptisl
convention there will be no services at
Putman next Sunday. There will b(
preaching on the fourth Sunday at
8 p. m. J. M. Trogdon, Pastor.
Buffalo Baptist Church Sends
Pastor to the Convention
The Buffalo Baptist church has presented
their pastor, Rev. J. M. Trogdon,
with a nice purse and told him tc
go to the Southern Baptist conventior
and have a good time.
Sends Pastor to Convention
The Mon-Aetna Baptist church pre
' sented its pastor, Rev. H. Haydock
with a trip to the Southern Baptisl
convention in Jacksonville and he wil
leave today.
Woman's Missionary Society
The Woman's Missionary society ol
the First Baptist church is entertain
ing their missionaries at the regulai
: monthly meeting at the church at <
' o'clock this afternoon. The visitors
' are Miss Virginia Hill, of Bamberg
Miss Myrtle Littlejohn, of Pacolet anc
Miss Iora Clement, who has rpcentlj
returned from her labors in China.
Fach of these young ladies wil
speak of the work and the society wil
serve refreshments at the conclusior
of the meeting.
i *
i Misses Dorothy and Jewell Tram
mell have returned to their home or
South street, after o three months
visit to relatives in New Orleans an<
. Atlanta.
i .?
> Mrs. J. S. Plowden of Greenville it
i the guest of Mrs. Preston Barnes or
South Church street.
Iperu and chile
TO SETTLE ISSUE
' Washington, May 14 (By the Ass'o
" ciated Press).?In an atmosphere of t
f renewed cordiality and Uopefulnes
* the plenipotentiaries of Chile and Pew
' will meet tomorrow in the hall of tht
1 Americas to attempt solution of the
t differences that have estranged then
! governments for more than a genera
' dpn.
Convened in Washington at the in
1 vitation of President Harding, the con
ference will be opened with an ad
1 dress of welcome and good will by
1 Secretary Hughes, delivered in thvi
presence of a notable gathering o:
' government .officials and diplomatist?
from every 'part of Cne world. Response
will be made for Chile by Luis
Izqnierdo and for Peru by Meliton
Porras, and then the two delegations
will retire for private consultation in
their new effort to try "the new conference
plan of diplomacy."
1 Although the seriousness of the
problem is everywhere realized, there
was a feeling here on the eve of the
conference that the delegates would
1 come together under conditions notably
auspicious. For two governments
between whom diplomatic relations
have been severed for a dozen years,
Chile and Peru have approached the
negotiations in a spirit of amity regarded
in diplomatic circles as so unusual
as to give much promise of a
settlement.
At the same time, among the delegates
themselves and among officials
who have an intimate knowledge of
the 40 year controversy over the
treaty of Ancon, there was apparent a
tendency to warn against overconfidence.
Quick results are not expected
by those in a position to make authoritative
predictions. It is recognized
that an agreemen can come only after
many intercharges of opinion and
there are some who believe that in the
end the^ outstanding issues must be
left to arbitration.
It now is considered improbable that
the United States will m any way be
represented in the negotiations unless
arbitration becomes necessary and
both delegates agree to appeal directly
to President Harding.
Thpt the president and his advisers
ready has been made known to the
delegates.
Lady Astor Ready
For the Fray
i
Ch^ago, May 15.?Lady Astor was
prepared for an active program today
lifter spending a quiet Sunday.
Church Closed by
! Police Request
Sofia, May 15.?The Unitarian
church at Bubnitza, whose pasto)
. granted a divorce to former United
. States Senator Hollis, recently deelar.
ed illegal by the Bulgarian government,
was closed by the police at the
request of the ministeries of foreign
affairs and religion.
j Eight Labor Leaders
I To Have Hearing
Chicago, May 15.?The eight laboi
leaders were indicted on charges ir
connection with labor trouble during
t the war will have preliminary hear
; ings today before Chief Justice Scan
? Ion of the criminal courts.
Circle Meetings
Grace Church
The Woman's Missionary society
circles will meet Tlesday afternoon ai
. 5 o'clock at the following homes:
Circle No. T with Mrs. J. D. Arthur
> Circle No. 2 with Mrs. Daniel a
, Commercial hotel.
Circde No. 3 with Mrs. J. Fros
Walker.
Circle No. 4 with Mrs. A. L. Layton
Circle No. o with Mrs. J. A. Brown
, Green Street Revival
t
1 Saturday morning: Evangelist Hobb:
received a telegram bearing the sa<
intelligence of the death of his littl*
boy. Therefore, with regret to all
fatherly duty called him from th<
f midst of a great revival to his hom<
in Louisville, Ky. However, the meet
r ing will continue. Rev. G. C. Thumn
I will remain with us and lead the sing
J ing.
, Saturday night and yesterday grea
I crowds of people attended the ser
r vices. A gracious revival spirit i
felt at each service and we are look
1 ing forward to a mighty spiritua
I awakening among the people,
i Tonight, Rev. Sam Creech wil
preach one of his old-time gospel ser
mons. Brother Creech needs no in
- troduction to the people of Union. H<
> is a man of ability and a preach o
great force. Come out tonight a
i 7:30 and enjoy these blessings with us
J. B. Chick, Pastor.
* Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Barrett of Spar
i tanburg are the guests of their moth
er, Mrs. N. F. Parker.
SEIZED DOafcfrS
PROVIDE PROOFS
Ctycago, May 14.' i> jBUi ich today
i through^the mass of documentary evi,
donee seized in a spectacular series
i of iaids on union lab^r- headquarters :
' has supplied proof, acfojming to the
' police, that recent nxufWPt bombings
and lawlessness resulteqfrpm the ef- :
forts of a triumvirate of labor men
to rule Chicigo unions. *\ . i
The three men involved, who, the
police said, were among ?he 150 seized
several days ago fallowing the
' murder of two patrolmen seeking to '
' arrest four bombers, n^t only were i
living o(T the unions but-jWere double- 1
1 crossing them, it is claroved. Books, i
memoranda, letters, flreh and other i
matters, it was said, torn how these
men used the money coUfcted as un- .
1 ion dues to employ sluggers to intimi- ]
date members of their owyi unions and <
hold them in line. .1
Not content with the . large sums i
collected, much of which was appro- ,
1 priated to their own use*,fit was said, 1
members of the triumvirate also col- i
lected m?ney secretly from the em- s
ployers- of Union laboks to settle i
strikes ,or under threap of calling i
needless strikes. 1
Playing both ends against the middle,
dominating their o"*5n unions by
fear, employing slugged to beat up ]
those who refused to-7 acknowledge a
their authority and bomaors to intimi- (
date employers, provided such a luc- <
rative business, according to the po- 1
lice, that the trmmvi{?te itself was i
split by dissension and jealousy. ]
Meanwhile attorneys for the eight
men, indicted in connectfcrr'with the ]
slaying of the two poifeemeh, were t
preparing to go into court ^tomorrow ]
with demands for the immediate trial i
of their clients, who, fjify declared, <
were unjustly held. Reports that con- 1
fessions had been obtain bd involving <
many of those under ailjest continued,
but the police refused to supply 4c- (
tails.
Discovery that a large part of the
''^Tberc^euitionsso Jrar aresakito
show the existence of a crime organi- (
zation raised almost to the standard
of efficiency in combatting law and
order as is the police department in
combatting crime. Members of the
"wrecking crews," it is said, were rei
quired to "pull a box" at stated times '
cf the day the same as patrolmen in
reporting to headquarters. That is, '
at stated intervals members of the
gang were required to telephone to !
certain attorneys.
, Express Messenger '
Fights Single Handed'
I
Tucson, Aris., May 19.?Expj^ss .
Messenger Stewart early todayyffus-'
' trated a spectacular attempt by eight j
i masked bandits to rob the Golden!
State Limited, killing one robber and
wounding another and routing the en-|
tire band singlehanded.
Foreign Trade
r Slumped in April
) _____
' Washington, May 15.?The foreign
' trade slumped on April after the re'
cent advances, according to reports of j
the department of commerce.
Conference
Approves Agreement
^ Genoa, May 15.?The political sub-^
commission of the economic conference
unanimously approved an agree'
ment to hold another meeting at the
Hague on June 15th to further ex^
amine the Russian question.
Pastor Resigns
Rev. J. M. Trogdon has resigned
his work as pastor of Buffalo and Putman
churches to become pastor of the
s Charlotte Street church, York, S. C.
If/> drill l\o/vm Uim nrrvvlr tVtowa /\n 4 U a
j 1IC win ucjs; 11 t ins WUI I\ nine wn tin
e first Sunday in June.
Mr. Trogdon has been a pastor in
L| Union county for six years, serving
? Tabernacle, Lower Fair Forest, Beulah,
Fair View and Brown's Creel:
1 nearly three years. For the past three
years he has served Buffalo Baptist
church.
t Mr. Trogdon has won a warm place
in the heart of Union county Baptists
K and in the heart of the people generally.
He is a faithful man, a man of
j high ideals and has served faithfully.
It is with regret that his friends see
I him leave the county. Their best
wishes follow him and his family to
their new field of labor.
The attractive bungalow of Mr. and
t Mrs. Clarke Garner on Gage avenue is
rearing completion and will probably
be ready for occupancy the first of
June.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Crosby spent
- the week-end at Meadors with Mr.
and Mrs. Hammer Crosby.
IRELAND EXPECTS
SENSATIONAL TURN
Dublin, May 1-4 (By the Associatei
Press).?The Irish situation is likelj
to take a sensational turn. It wa>
freely rumored tonight that two prom
inent members of the anti-treaty part}
contemplate resigning with a view ol
facilitating progress towards peace
Important developments are therefore
expected at an early date.
Belfast, May 14 (By the Associated
Press).?Four special constables were
wounded, two ot them seriously, when
r patrol of which they were members
was ambushed shortly after midnight
at Derrymacash, near Lurgan Armagh.
The people of the Marowbone and
A.rdoyne district of Belfast had a
peaceful Saturday night indoors in
jonaequence of the new curfew regulations.
There was, however, some
shooting in Great George street. Off
fork street a woman was shot in tinthigh.
This morning Bridget McKenla
wr.s shot through the breast by a
iniper as she was entering her home
n Litlle York street. Her condition
ic dangerous. Kobeit and James
Burns, brothers, also were wounded.
Belfast, May 14 (By the Associated
Pr*ss).?There was fierce firing in
iiVtipVt ilio milii n v\f
this afternoon in the Townsend street
listrict between Falls Road and
Shankhill road. Two women and one
man were wounded and sent to hospitals.
Indicative of the familiarity of the
people of Belfast with the shooting
iffrays pedestrian;?, this afternoon
paraded Royal avenue and other main
gt&erieH of the city, apparently unjpjiceroed
with the sharp encounter
[hat was gping on within a half mile
rf them.
Communication from
Ambassador Child
rmmicati<>n from Ambassador Child
reporting that the United States had
>een invited to participate in the newChile
and Peru
Seeking Reconciliation
Washington, May 15.?Chile and
Peru, estringed for 40 years because
af a dispute over Tacna Ariea, joined
here today in a new effort to compose
their differences and to remove
the problem of the Pacific as the
source of international friction in
I/tain America.
Sarage and Automobile
Destroyed by Fire
/The garage and Oldsmobile of Mr.
Victor Fowler were destroyed by fire
yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock.
The loss was a total one, partially
covered by insurance.
1 ? .
Robber Killed in Gun Fight
Chicago, May 15.?One member of
h band of ten men attempting to rob
the Golden State limited of the Rock
Island Lines, Chicago to I^os Angeles,
was killed in a gunfight between the
train crew and bandits near Jaynes,
Ariz., according to dispatches received
here.
Tr^in Car Catapults
Into Deep Canyon
Mexico City, May 15,?Thirteen
were killed and over 70 injured in u
tram ear carrying a holiday crowd
which catapulted into a deep canyon
near Santa Fe, near here, after colliding
with another car at the top of the
hill. Most of the victims were women
and children.
Child Labor Law
Held Unconstitutional
Washington, May 15.?The child la
bor law was held by the supreme cour
to be unconstitutional and not valid
The decision rendered was a case
brought by the Drexel Furniture com
pany, of North Carolina, and wai
one of the three cases that the state
was testing validity of the child la
bor law in all of which the Unitee
States district court decided agains
the ir.ivernment.
The supreme court dismissed th<
Atherton Mills case from North Caro
lina.
Today's Cotton Market
Open Clos
January 19.68 20.2
March 19.68 20.1
May 20.05 20.9
July 19.75 20.4i
October 19.78 20.3
December 19.75 20.3
N. Y. Spots 21.2
Local market 19.5
CONFERENCE TO
I TAKE RECESS
i Genoa, May 14 (By the Associated
r Tress).?The Genoa economic confer?
enee will be reconvened on June l.r> at
The Hague to discuss Russian ques'
tions if the plan agreed to this afierf
noon at a private conference of the
inviting powers be accepted by th?
' subcommission on Russian affairs at
its meeting tomorrow.
This decision to postpone action relI
ative to Russia is prompted largely
by the desire of the European powers
' to induce the United States to partic
' pate, and apparently it merely is a
means of dissolving the Genoa con
ference without admitting that the;
difference between France and Great
I Britain regarding the treatment of
Russian problems can not be recon
ciled in Genoa.
Sir Edward Grigg announced this
' afternoon that this compromise plan
suggested by Premier Lloyd George
had been accepted by the inviting
powers and will be passed on by the
subcommission on Russian affairs tomorrow.
Only vague details are given
as to how the proposed commission or
commissions to discuss the Russian
ruestior. will be formed at The Hague,
and the entire scheme seems to be
still in the twilight zone, awaiting
America's decision whether she will
help Europe to straighten out the tangle.
Sir Edward added that all the powers
attending the Genoa conferenee
will be asked to send representatives
to The Hague, where they will agree
upon matters of the commission, win
are to sit with the Russian represen
tatives.
Present at the meeting at Mr. Lloyd
George's villa, in addition to the British
prime minister, were M. Barthou
of France, Foreign Minister Schanzei
of Italy, Viscount Ishii of Japan and
M. Jaspar of Belgium.
After the morning session Mr. Lloyd
George said that considerable prog
ress had been made towards effecting
a compromise on the organization of
the commission proposed fcr the con
sideration of Russian finances.
At the conclusion of the afternooi
session it was announced that th??
meeting has ''satisfactorily settled all
^giness submitted.",. It was agreed
Jisci I-Uui ITtd&y gfiifp-was
inclined to participate in the commission
and that no separate agree
ments should be concluded with Rus
sia pending the work of the commis
sion, which must report within three
months.
A proposal for a non-aggrc.sio'
true on a recriprocal basis during thlabors
of the commission also was
adopted.
Body of Elderly
Woman Found
B 'fast, May 1">.?The body of an
elderly woman who died of bullet
wounds was found, bringing the tota"
known dead as a result of Sunday'
shootings to eight.
British Delegation
Returns From Italy
London, May 15.?It is semi-of,
ficially stated that the British dekgation
at Genoa expects to return from
Italy by the end of the present week.
All Eyes Turn to Washington
i
Genoa, May 1">.? What the Genoa
conference has failed to d> to soke
the Russian question it hoped to accomplish
at another meeting if the
United States will participate. A for
mal invitation to the new conference.
1 the date which has been tentatively
1 set for June 15 for the Hague, \va
' handed American Ambassador Child.
1 All eyes are turned upon Washingtoi
as the the only chance for an agree
ment with Russia is believed to do
1 pend.
May End in Prosecutions
It is reported that there will be a
number of prosecutions upon the
charge of election frauds in conneit
tion with the recent municipal election
. held in Jonesville. If is claimed thai
[? a number of irregularities entered thi
contest. The first election resulted
s in a tie vote between Mr. Jno. M
Gault and Mr. Stead Fowler. Mt.
- Gault was running for euelion ami Mr
J Fowler for reelection. In the seconr
t primary Mr. Fowler led by sever
votes. A number of citizens have de
e term in ed to have a probe of the elec
- tion; and claim that they can eat ah
lish their charges. The matter ap
pears to be headed for the courts.
Miss Bessie Dye, of Kershaw, wil
e arrive the latter part of the week t<
1 visit Mrs. P. B. Barnes.
j? Mrs. H. S. Adams (Marie Clifford'
' and children of Chester are the guest!
of Mrs. George H. Oetzel on Eas
^ Main street.
Mrs. S. J. Barnes, who has bcei
n visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Barnes
for sometime, left yesterday for In
0 man to visit relatives.
AN ATTEMPT TO
BLOW UP BRIDGE
An unsuccessful attempt was made
early yesterday morning by unknown
persons to destroy the viaduct at the
union station by means of wnieh
traffic, including street cars, crosses
the railroad tracks there, a charge of
some explosive being set off beneath
the southern end of the bridge. Littie
damage was done, however, only
a few boards being torn of the bridge
and a hole blown in the ground beneath
the end of the bridge.
The exact n.'iture of the explosive
used is not known, but the theory is
that it was dynamite, the imperfect
placing of the charge, accounting^
probably for the absence of material
damage to the structure. .1. W.
Ppence. superintendent of tbo trne.
tion department of the Columbia Hailway,
Gas and Electric company, who
was called to the scene, said yesterday
that dynamite has been used
twice before in an apparent effort to
wreck the company's track. Both of
these incidents occured nearly two
weeks ago, he said, one on the Colonial
Heights line and one on the Ridgewood
line. Cars were being operated
on these two lines at the times of the
explosions, Mr. Spence said, but in
neither case was any material damage
done. The explosion yesterday morning
was set off at 4 o'clock, all of the
street cars having already been returned
to the barns for the night and
therefore did not endanger the lives
of either employees or passengers. The
bridge, although it carries the tracks
of the str-ct car company, is not tho
property of the company, hut was
built and is maintained by the Southern
railway system. Mr. Spence was
ruled to the scene or the explosion at
about 4:20 o'clock yesterday morning,
he sa'ul, and there d'scovered that the
explosive had been ret off under the
southern end of the bridge.
City police, who reached the scene
shortly after the explosion, have been
unable to find any clues as to the
identity of the person or persons setting
off the explosive and no arrestshave
been made in the case. A night
watchman at the Pacific mills, Mr.
Spence said, reported that he had seen
an automobile standing near the
at^ the time. The car, ac
sum, drove on immediately arrrr r"p
explosion.?The Stato.
Live Program For
State Elks Convention
May 17th and 18th
Complete program for the eighth
annual state convention of Elk? to be
held in Greenville, on May 17th nrd
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This is the complete program:
Wednesday, May 17th.
8:00 to 10:45 a. m.? Registration ar
Ottaray hotel.
10:45 to 11:00 a. m.?Assemble for
taking pictures.
11:00 a. m.?Business meeting at
Cleveland hall.
11:00 a. m. to 1 p. m.?Guest of pie
lure snows.
11:00 a. m. ? Auto ride around : y
for ladies only.
1:00 p. m Luncheon at <>tt: i. Iw
tel for ladies only.
5:00 to 0:30 p. m. Parade.
8:00 to 10:30 p m Frolic ami m;
st: el at Grand.
10:30 p. in. to 'J a m Pancine at
Cleveland had for K'ks only am!
friend*
Thursdnj, May 1 Sth
110:00 to 11:00 a. m.?Busuie*
me- tine a* Cleveland hall.
11:00 a. m. Tour of city in autom <
1 tiles ending at barbecue anil dance on
Paris Mountain.
4:00 p. in. Baseball, Charleston vs
Greenville.
8:00 p. in. Frolic at Grand.
10:30 p. m. to 2 a. m.?Closing
dance at Clow hit ,1 hall for Elks only
and lady friends.
From Union ' o ice of Elks a representative
delegat. - will go to Greenville
for both day Fifty oi si ty
Elks will go from the local lodge The
convention committee from this lodge
is composed of D. W. Mullinax and S.
H. Smith.
I Miss Viola Trodden who teaches at
Six Mile Academy, will arrive Friday
to spend the summer with her pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Trogdon
j at Buffalo.
i Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire, pastor of
- Westside church, left today for Jacksonville,
to attend the Southern Baptist
convention.
Mrs. W. D. Arthur and Miss l.eonora
Arthur attended the conimenroI
ment exercises at the College of Char^
leston this week. James Arthur was
a member of the '22 class and received
his diploma from, this institution.
Macbeth Wagnon, of the University
3 of South Carolina, spent the week-end
* with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Wagnon, on South Church street,
n John McDow left last week for Dorchester
county, where he has accepted
- a position with the State Highway
Commission.