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I w m Wfei -w-? ? fr ? ii < ? -a- -t-1 ? i > 4 | the Union Hail y Times i, , i i t;-'X ' DAILY EXCEPT SfNDAY EstoMbhoJ In 1880?Coavirtxl *> YMjLtrwi Daily Tim? Oc tofcor 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY ! f < H* f i IM ' ?V 110 UUJMfcaiBBHBei I 1 Mil I JUI.J 1 I HgggjBrifcwwgLL- ' 1.. 11 Vol. LXXII No. 1394 Union, S. C., Thursday Aftii^y, June 1, 1922 3c Per Copy SOLDIERS'BONUS BILL APPROVED Washington, May 31.?The hous? soldiers' bonus bill, amended in several important particulars, but with the much discussed bank loan provision retained, was approved today by I # the senate finance committee by a ' vote of 9 to 4. Chairman McCumbet proposes to report the measure to the I senate within a few days and said he hoped to get action on it before the passage of the tariff bill. | ( The more important alterations made to the house measure were: The changing of the effective date of the legislation from next October 1 to January 1, 1923. Removal of the time limitation on 1 Alt a AMnor n# nnllftotlnna wftrl .1 war veterans for adjusted service compensation. Abandonment of the reclamation plan and the substitution of a provision under yrhich veterans would be 1 j s - *Vfn preference in making entry on i -Vic or Ituftan lands when opened , entry. Elimination of the forfeiture prov vision under which veterans failing to repay loans made by banks of the government on adjusted service certificates would have forfeited their ? . certificates. Under 'the amended bill such veterans could reclaim their certificates 41 t aaty time before the maturity?20 ^ ears'ffom the date of issue?upon payment of the sum they were in de. iault plus interest at 4 1-2 per cent pounded annually. I Approval of the altered house measure, commonly called the McCumber plan, was voted by the .committee after rejection, 8 to 5, of a measure offered by Senator Smoot of Utah, proposing paid up life insurance in lieu of all other forms of compensation. Senator Simmons, North Carolina, ranking minority member of the committee,. said the Democratic members supported the McCumbcr plan, not because they favored it, but to obtain quick action on bonus legislation. Neither President Harding's views with respect to the bonus, nor methods of financing the legislation entered inta Committee discussion, senators said. Leading proponents of the PjjV ^MyijflllM I nil I" 1II"1 't the belief mat this plan would prove not unacceptable to the executive, since its called for no heavy expenditures during the next three years that would require either new taxes or any large drafts og the treasury. Chairman McCumber said that after the first three years the necessary funds probably could be supplied from interest on the refunded foreign debt. As now drafted the bill is simply a charge against the federal treasury. Senator McCumber expressed the opinion that no additional legislation would be necessary in order to divert interest from the foreign debt to the channel of bonus financing as the in^ovoof nniimonf a nr. >lllrl <vn inin 4-lt a v^i tov ^ujriuciiW) wuuiu gu MIC general treasury fund. Present plans for calling up the bonus bill in the senate are indefinite. Senator McCumber said he did not desire to make it a partisan question, but that he hoped to reach an agreement under which a final vote could be. taken before the passage of the i tariff bill. Hie bonus bill is certain to lead to , a long fight in the senate. The Democrats expressed them/ selves as not pleased with its pres! ent form and have indicated that they will have a number of amendments to offer. Senator Smoot plans to offer his insurance measure as a substitute and may introduce the issue of the sales tax into the discussion. Opponents of a bonus in any form, who include Senators Borah, Idaho; Moses, New Hampshire; Wadsworth, New York, Republicans, and Williams, Mississippi and Myers, Montana Democrats, are preparing for a determined fight on the bill. Bonus proponents contended, however, that the) have tlie votes to put adjusted service - ' 1 iL. lU, coinptsnsafeiou it^isiaiiun tnruuKii nit senate and they are confident suet legislation will be enacted before this session of congress ends. / ^ Revival at First V < Baptist Church The theme of the sermon last nighl was obedience. The subject this morn ing was love. Despite the threatening weather the services were well attend ed and full of interest. Saturday morning there is to be ? special service for young people. Dr -^Walker will give an object lesson ser mon. Everybody is asked to bring s nail. The age limit is from 6 to 100 While the service will be especially for young people it wilt have a mes sage also for the older ones. Do noi miss this service; You are invitee to attend all of the services. Ica Cream Supper I will serve an ice cream suppei * end cold drinks at the city park or Saturday night. All candidates arc * cordially, invited. h J. W. Dridgers. I MARY PICKFORD l WINS IN COUfT > Carson, Nev., May 31.?Mary Pick ford's divorce from Owen Moore wa i sustained today when the Nevada su preme court affirmed the order of Dis ' trict Judge Frank P. Langan quash i ing service of summons in the actio] ' brought by Attorney General Fowle > to set aside the decree granted tb > movie star. ? The divorce of Miss Pickford fron Owen Moore, also a screen farorite ' at Minden, Nov., March 20," I92C precipitated an action by the state fo 1 the dissolution of the decree on th< ' ground that Miss Pickford's residenci in the state had not covered th< period required by law. The distric court in which the divorce was grant ed, was asked to review its docisioi and reverse itself, but held that th< action had been regular and that th< decree would stand. Attorney General Fowler then, ap pealed to the state supreme court charging that the divorce was obtain ea through fraud and collusion 01 the part of Miss Pickford and con tending that the Minden court ha< no jurisdiction.,;-^ The defense ; ' ""vltiiat the stat was not an aRt. Jparty and therefore, had no under th< Nevada law to prosecution the action Arguments were heard here Janu ary 30. Miss Pickford married Dougla? Fairbanks two weeks after the di vorce. Seventy-four Chinese Killed Manila, June 1.?Seventy-four Chi nese were killed and many wounds in the Macao clash between the Chi nese strikers and the Portugues troops, according to Honk Kong ad vices. The destroyer Tracy is read; to protect the American interests. Young Philadelphian Charged With Larceny Berwick, Pa., Juhe 1.?Carter Leidj a socially prominent young Philade! phian, whose elopement with Fll Widener, daughter of oJseph /Widenei created a sensation in society .circlei who subsequently cc fr* arte to do overalls to work in the sty/l mills, i charged with larceny driving an aut while intoxicated and reckless dri\ ing. The case will come up June 6. m ? New Candidate S\ hereby announce myself a cand date for reelection to the House c Representa4!ves from Union Count and pledge myself to abide the result of the Dej,tocratic primary electioi 7/ A. G. Kennedy. Children of Confederacy The Jefferson Davis chapter, Chi dren of the Confederacy, will obser\ Jefferson Davis' biithday Saturda morning, June 3rd, at 10 o'clock t the high school auditorium. All members are urged to be prei ent. Mrs. C. H. Peake, Directress. Notice There will be a box and ice creai supper at Brown's Creek church Sa urday evening, June 3rd, the proceet to go to help paint the church. Notice fie sure and attend the ice creai , supper at Brown's Creek Saturda evening at 7:30 o'clock. A good tin is expected. ] "Two Gun" Murphy Returns , New York, May 31.?"Two Gur t Murphy, champion roundup man < . the A. E. P., with a record of 6C . deserters captured, landed in tl r Urpted States today on the Chatea ? Tlderry. His exploits include a double ham t ed pistol battle with drug peddle] i it# an alley in Paris; capture of a d< sorter after whom he dived through Paris subway window in Paris, ar pursuit of Grover Cleveland Berj doll, draft dodger in Germany. "Two Gun" Murphy hopes to b< come a 'government investigator." Early in his career he practice hunting moonshiners in Spartanburi S. C. Miss Fanny Cohen Graduate Invitations have been received t friends in Union to the commenci rrtent exercises at Frank Evans Hig School, Friday, June 9, at the hig school auditorium. Miss Fanny Oohei^, daughter c Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cohen ia a men I ber of the class and is being congra ulated by her friends upon comple ing the course. M<\ny people from Union will a tend the exercises and see this popi f lar young lady receive her diplom Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gentry < Greenville were called to Union ye terday on account of the critical il ness of Mrs. B, B. Going. MRS. 1'CORffiCK r GOES TO COURT Chicago, May 31 (By the Associ s ated Press).?A determined battle to - prevent the marriage Df Mathilde Mc Cormick, prospective heir to millions, - and Max Oser, Swiss riding master, i was begun in court today by Mrs. r Edith Rockefeller McCormiek, the 17s year-old girl's mother and divorced wife of Harold F. McCormiek, mill ionn aire head of the International Harvesi, ter company. * \ I, Asking a restraining order frdjh r probate court to prevent the marriage b Mrs. McCormiek declared that because e of her "tender age,*' Miss Mathilde e might "become the subject of machit nations and intrigues of designing - persons." She added that Oser, being l a poor man, desired the marriage "prib marily" because he believed Min so doe ing he will secure large sums of money and financial gain." The motion was made in Mrs. Mc,, Cormick's answer to the. application - of her daughter for appointment of i Mr. McCormiek as her legal guardian. - Under the Swiss law, consent of the 1 guardian, or both parents of a minor is. necessary for marriage. b Judge Henry L. Horner, however, I, declined to grant even a temporary e restraining order, .but contended the i. hearing of the motion 'until June 3, - meanwhile ordering that letters of guardianship be drawn up for Harold S F. McCormiek under bonds of $20,000. - Mr. McCormick's counsel, Edwin H. Cassell, agreed, however, that the guardian's consent to his ward's marriage would not be given before the hearing. ' Charles S. Cutting, attorney for 3 Mrs. MeCormick, indicated he would - use every legal means to block cone sent to the international marriage, by - which the grandfather of John Dv y Rockefeller would become the bride of the former cavalry officer, who was her riding master for many years during her residence in Switzerland. y Mrs. McCormick's answer stated that Mr. MeCormick was a "suitable t and proper person to act" as guardian, l' "except so far as he may consent to fl marriage of the petitioner with Oser." r Believing that his appointment 4* wduld lead immediately to such conp' 'serrtvMrp. "MeCormick declined tp cons sent to the appointment and asked ^ that the guardian be restrained-from r_ giving consent to the marriage until further order of the court. S All Liberty Bonds Finally Reach Par i ?f New York, May 31.?For the first y time since the date of issue, all Lib-s erty bonds today sold at par or betn. ter. Heavy trading in Liberty bonds at highest prices and transactions embracing several lots of $1,000,000 were the outstanding features of the bond market. 1. Continued ease of monev and in re vestment buying by individuals and y corporations in anticipation of June ?t interest and dividend disbursements gave stimulus to the day's exten3. sive purchases of these war flotations. Mullinax-Faucett Clothing Company m The Mullinax-Faucett Clothing Co, t- has been incorporated at $10,000 and la the officers are: It President, B. G. Faucett. Vice-president, F. E. Gault. Secretary-treasurer, D. M. Mullim "axiy Manager, B. G. Faucett. ie The directors of the concern are D ^ W. Mullinax, B. G. Faucett, F. E Gault, R. J. Fowler and L. J. Hames Mrs. B. B. Going Very 111 if Mrs. B. B. Going is desperately ill |e at the home of her parents, Mr. and u Mrs. Jas. A. Wilburn, on East Main street. Yesterday she was considered til in iho ovfromo Hiif fnrlov iu fhnmrVii ail 111 VAVIVLiVJ 'MW V..VUft.., rg to have rallied somewhat. Thieves Get Payroll New York, May 31.?Seven autc bandits held up three men at Long 8_ Island City and robbed them of $15,000, the payroll belonging to silk dealkJ erS" , Tension Runs High in Belfasl it Belfast, May 31.?Tension along the parts of the Ulster free state bor >y der still ran high, although little addi B" tional fighting is reported up till noon :h Each side is apparently occupied wit! taking measures for the protectior ^ against possible attacks. J" Balloons Pass Over Michigan Detroit, June 1.?Five balloons, pre sumed to be the entrants in the na tional balloon race, passed over south Q~ ern Michigan this morning, a. ??? Judge Thomas McDow, specia judge for this term of court, is th, II" guest of his niece, Mrs. Spencer Per rin, while in the city. FIXES M/UQflM I PRICES FOR COAL Washington, May flL?Maximum fair prices for spot,?M| in five dis- ci tricts wer0 announced Wight by Sec- gi retary Hpover after fMehing ngn>e- ci merits with comm?ttW|iI representing or those fields under thepun adopted at n< the genanfl ^onfeTenafcjpf" operators in from producing fleltkbjjfr preventing ~rs runaway A-ices on coqflfc the mines h< during thgf strike. - w It was determined tqftin the Ala- of bama district the fair ?e should be C 26 cents below the- TD&al Garfield M scale" or a maximum Of jf2.20 a ton to 92.60 a ton. " . / at On the Harlan arid SBeferd fields of cc Tennessee and Kentucjyl^and the Po- F cahontas, New Riveting. River and pi Winding Gulf coal, lfefls" (smokeless ct coal districts of Wes^Tirginia) the ct maximum prices waa&?dat 93.50 a hi ton. al Costs of production-mv$ been re- fii duced in the Alabama'jfeid since the tc final Garfield scales determined, al Mr. Hoover explained. *Ehe operators, hi he said, emphasized that? the price set was a maximum; thaflfciyone might 4( sell below it, and that :?ng' contracts ec for coal are necessaidlV below the jn levels set today. In "tee other districts, he declared, production coats hi have increased since ,.-ftie Garfield g, scale and that scale inemded contract e( coal which now sells -mow the new C( maximum. The oper$t<&s are to ab- ta sorb a reasonable selling expense at r( the new prices, SecretaryTHoover said. C( Fair prices for the regaining fields which are producing durfag the strike r( are to be fixed tomorro v after con- ^ ferences between Mr. > Hoover and e( committees representing those dis- {j< tricts which were appointed affeV the general meeting today. * 1 ; ft The plan adopted ai*u*he general meeting calls for agreeRjfents between Mr. Hoover and the: different committees upon fair prices foi^ coal at the mines in their respective districts, ' based upon the Garfield male as modi- ^ fied by local conditions. Moral suasion will be reli?d upon by l?r. Hoover to . keep the agreements in force for the ,r duration of the strike, at was indi- c< cated. .. j . J New York, May 31 ^--Independent coal operators in New York, particularly owners of non-union mines, 01 showed little enthusiasm today, for the Hoover plan to suppress profiteering N during the strike by mutual agree- 81 ment to keep down prices. The tenor ai of their comment was that the "hands cff" policy adopted by the administra- 81 tion early in the strike when it refused o1 to warn the public of the impending a: shortage should now be maintained. . . n Mu sic Club Entertained fi i s] Mrs. B. F. Alston was the charm- Cl ing hostess of the Euterpean Music ti Club at her home on South street Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. In a spite of the inclement weather there a was a large attendance of members r1 as well as visitors. The following in- n teresting. program was given: Paper?Lives of Franz and Chopin tl ?Mrs. Goforth. r' Vocal Solo?The Sweetest Flower tl That Grows?Miss Layton. Reading?Mrs. Counts. n Vocal Solo?The Light?Mrs. W. T. 1 Beaty. J 5 Vnral Solo? ' ?ril Ecstaov. hv U Speaks?Mrs. Turner. Vocal Duet?Life's Dream is Over? r Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Walker. ^ A delightful salad course and Ices 1' were served by the hostess, assisted e . by the two charming daughters of the F . household. t The next meeting will be Tuesday v afternoon with Mrs. W. T. Beaty as v hostess. Mrs. Charles B. Counts, I Reporter. I - 1 Efforts to Form a Field I 1 ' At a conference of the church held J on last Sunday afternoon, Putnam 1 Baptist church voted to extend an in- 1 vitation to the officers and members 1 of Mt. Lebanon, Sulphur Springs and 4 ' West Springs churches to meet^ at 1 ' Putnam on next Sunday morning, < June 4th, at 11 o'clock, for the pur- ' ' pose of discussing the advisability of the formation of a field of the four churches. The churches are well lo> cated for such a purpose, being only \ a few miles apart. , : West Springs and Sulphur Springs , - have bargained for a splendid nouse - and several acres of land for their i . pastor s home. , i The situation is ideal and if the i Held is formed it will doubtless prove ' to be one of the strongest in Union county association, i All the members of the four ( churches, and the officers especially, - are urged to attend the conference. 1 i Among the Union Shriners attending meeting in Charleston this week were Paul Wilburn, Evans Tinsley, L. , 1 R. Partlow, W. B. Aiken, Dr. R. R. 3 Pope, J. H. Schoppaul, E. M. Gamer, - J. H. Wilburn, C. M. McWhirter and i James W. Mixson. (NION CHIEFS MEET NEXT WEEK Cincinnati, May 31 (By the Assoated Press).?Telegrams asking the -and chiefs of the 16 railroad brothhoods and executives of other union -ganizations to meet in Cincinnati !Xt week to consider matters affectg the common welfare of 2,000,000 dlroad workers were sent out from ;re today, it was announced by Edard H. Fitzgerald, grand president the Brotherhood of Railway lerks, Freight Handlers, Station asters and Section Employees. The brotherhood chiefs are being iked if next Tuesday will be an acsptable date for the conference. Mr. itzgerald said that it was at first anned to hold the meeting in Chitgo Friday, Telegrams were extanged today with various brotherx>d and union leaders, Mr. Fitzgerd said, but announcement as to the lal decision will not be made until imorrow. However, he said, that in 1 probability the meeting will be jld in Cincinnati Tuesday. According to Mr. Fitzgerald some > brotherhood, union and labor ex:utives are expected to take part i the conference. "It will be the first gathering of its ind ever held in the history of'oranized labor," Mr. Fitzgerald stat1. He said that the object of the inference was to discuss matters vi,1 to the common welfare of all rail>ad workers. It is expected that a mrse of action with regard to reactions in wages of railroad workers icently made and contemplated by ie railroad labor board will be decid1 Kiif fUnf {4- i o n tv* ntfoi* fViof tuill Van f wuv i/iiav ill 10 c* aiiavv^L vnav vr in mv veloped at the meeting, it is said. lust Pass Rigid Physical Examination Washington, May 31.?Regulations ^signed to apply the same rigid bysical requirements to National uard officers and men assigned for le flying service as are now enforced i the regular army air force are mtained in a circular issued by the far Department for the "guidance of 11 concerned." They provide that 10 person will be assigned, commistfned or enlisted for.dutv as a pilot r as an observer, or be permitted > pilot any aircraft issued to the ational Guard until he shall have jccessfully passed the physical exmination prescribed." The examination outlined is the ime as that required for regular fficers assigned for duty in the air nd examination must be made by ampetent doctors, either regular ledical officers who have graduated rom the flight surgeon's school or, in pecial cases, National Guard medial personnel with flight surgeon raining. To insure the continued physical bility of National Guard airmen for ctive service, the regulations require e-examination of all flying personel twice annually, the January and uly of each year. Records both of be original examination and of the e-examination must be submitted to be War Department for approval beore either assignment or re-assignlent takes place. With respect to former pilots apilying for flying service in guard inits the regulations say: "Persons who formerly held the ating of pilot or observer in the irmy of the United States or who are icensed pilots will be subjected to xamination prescribed unless they resent satisfactory evidence that hey have passed such examination trithin six months of the date on /hich flight or training is desired." Matters of Vital Importance ' A,To be Discussed Cincinnati, uJne 1.?Edward H Fitzgerald, grand president of th< Motherhood of Railway Clear Freight Handlers, Express and Station Em aloyees, announced that 16 chiefs oi :he railroad brotherhoods and othei executive officers of the railroad unioi will meet Tuesday to discuss the mat ters vital to the commonwelf&re of al railroad workers. Situation Very Grave Indeed Ixmdon, June 1.?The cabinet meet ing discussed the military situatioi af Ulster and its possibilities. Ac wording to the Evening News Premie Lloyd George regards the situation s< grave that he has postponed his holi jay trip indefinitely. TODAY'S COTTON MARKE1 Open Closi January 19.77 19.8* March 19.69 19.61 June 20.66 20.4' October 20.19 20.11 December 20.04 19.91 Ix>cal market ' 20.21 N. Y. 8pota 21.(X Miss Pearl Wilson, of Spartanburg is the guest of friends in Union thi week. FARMER FIRES SHOT INTO BRAIN Bethune, May 31.?The community was shocked this morning when it was learned that J. Clifton Josey, prominent farmer, who lived about six miles below here, had taken his own life. Early this morning Mr. Josey went out to his barn to milk his cow, taking his pistol along him. Within a few minutes his Mm, who was a short distance away^Epfcard a pistol shot. Going to the Mfrx\, the son found his father's bodyTying in a pool of blood, the pistol lyinjf beside the body and the bucket of milk on the ground a few feet away. Mr. Josey fired the fatal shot through the head, the ball penetrating the brain. It !s thought that bad health and financial troubles were the reasons for Mr. Josey taking his own life. He was about 54 years of age and is survived by his wife and one son. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at Turkey Creek. Death of Mrs. Samuel Littlejohn News reached Union last night concerning the death of Mrs. Samuel Littlejohn at her home in Jonesville. News of the death of this good woman was received with genuine regret by her many friends throughout the county and state. Mrs. Littlejohn had been in poor health for some * time, and recently became desperately ill. The burial will be this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Gilead cemetery near Jonesville. Mrs. Littlejohn was 55 years of age and is survived by her husband and four sons and one daughter. Her sons are: James C. Littlejohn, registrar at Clemson College; Major McGowan Littlejohn, of. the United States army, stationed at Chicago; ri... f T 1- " viiHo, u. uii/kicjuiin, siait' ugricunu "ist of Virginia and Samuel Littlejohn, Jr., of Philadelphia. Her surviving daughter is Miss Kathleen Littlejohn of Jonesville. Mrs. Littlejohn was a woman of splendid mental gifts, a trained mind and a very kind heart. She was a faithful wife and mother and possessed rare^qualities of heart as well as a bVdliant mind. Site"Vai^htfnys Bry with the affairs of her own home, yet possessed a ready willingness to minister to others, her neighbors. Mar.y have lost a sincere friend and hor community a real benediction in hor death. Mrs. Littlejohn was, before her marriage, Miss McGowan, a name prominent in the public affairs of the state and nation. She had three sor.s overseas during the world war, one with a captain's rank and two with the rank of major. This noble woman has left to her children a rich heritage and a beautiful memory. Martha Mshdall Can Throw Light Upon Mystery Los Angeles, June 1.?Martha Ken dall, who once filed a suit charging criminal con^iracy against Walter S. Ward, who is under bond in White Plains, N. Y., for killing Clarence Peters for alleged blackmail, has been located at Hollywood by the Los Angeles Times. "I can throw light upon the mystery, she told a Times reporter. "I know a few things that those interested in prosecuting Ward , would like to know. I'll tell all if they ask me, but not till then." i Members of Cotton 1 Exchange Suspended New York, June 1.?A. H. Lamborn, J. Marks, John F. Clark, members ' of the cotton exchange were suspended for six months for conduct detri. mental to the exchange's best inter J est. t - Republicans Blamed for Business Depression r 1 Indianapolis, Ind., June 1.?Indiai I Democrats meeting at the state con vention laid the foundation for th< fall campaign with, a series ol speeches blaming the Republicans managment of national affairs for th< - business depression which is causing i much unemployment. ? . ? ? r Henry Ford's Reply To Counter Proposl Washington, June 1.?Henry Ford'i [ reply to the counter proposal of thi house military committee for the de P velopment of Muscle Shoals was pre 0 sented to the committee. Definitely 7 rejected the provision which elimi 5 nnted the stea mplant at Gorgas, Ala. 3 from properties to be disposed of by ^ the government, if congress votes tri rt acceptance offer of Ford it is statei j he would get on the job immediately but if rejected it would be but thi y, beginning of a more determined ef s fort, on his part to save the shoaus fo the benefit of the public. YOUNG AVIATOR PLUNGES TO DEATH Richmond, Va.f May 31.?As his loved ones watched him perform j stunts in the air, Second Lieut. Wili ham Austin Snyder, Jr., aged 22. United States army aviator, plunged 700 feet to earth in an ueroplane that had become unmanageable within sight of the home of his uncle, Eugene B. Snyder, president of the Richmond Dry Goods company, at West Hampton this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and was probably instantly killed. In its descent the plane, which, according to eye witnesses, was acting erratically, dove into two cedar sap lings, one of which it snapped off. The other it uprooted. Immediately after striking the second tree, the careening plane was seen to emit a thin spiral of black or blue smoke and a few seconds later struck the ground with a thud that was heard at the country club and the Richmond university grounds at West Hampton, both some distance away. Divining from the unusual antics of the plane that something was amiss and fearful that the aviator would be unable to right the machine before it reached the ground, scores who had been witnessing the stunts of young Sydnor in midair hastened to a field in which it was apparent the machine would land. Before the first of these spectators could reach the scene, the plane had struck the ground and almost immediately a burst of flame was seen. By the time aid had arrived, the machine was a mass of flames and the body of the youthful flier, who was motionless, rapidly was be! ing consumed in the fires that partly consumed both plane and the body of the officer. The body, burned beyond recognition ivflc li-ftn/1 frnni tVio tnnrrlo/t tviooa of twisted steel and other wreckage left by the destruction of the plane. Then began a feverish search for some trinket or other means by which the body might be identified. Firstj. the searchers uncovered from th?ashes and hits of charred wood a metg}, watch, which, however, did tvt + in the- ideixfcificatiofC' Nexfc, V -ir** ?pocket knife was brought to fight. Neither did this throw any light on the identity of the victim. Then a gold signet ring was brought to light by searchers, who persisted after others had abandoned the quest. After the ashes and grime were wiped off the initials of a monoI gram "W. A. S." were deciphered. It was identified by the uncle of young Sydnor. "Toy Capital of Europe" Tirana, Alabania, June 1.?The distinction of being the "toy capital of Europe" so long enjoyed by Cettinje, the old site of the palace and couxt of King Nicholas of Montenegro, falls now to Tirana, the capital of Albania, where regents, chiefs, beys, ministers and diplomats are beginning to congregate to set up the governmental magnificence of the new state, the last to be admitted into the League of Nations. Tirana still burns oil for light. She has no communication with the outside world except a wagon road leading to "her seaport," Durazzo. Qko Kr.ii uf c n mnrkpt nlacp and five mosques and has lately adapted an old building into a hotel called 'The International HoHjel." The government palaces are scattered throughout her winding, narrow streets, which are lined with merchants displaying their wares sitting with ' crossed legs in the Arab fashion. The stores and houses, roofed with a red tile, are all of one story. Distinction is given the government buildings in the fact tha they have two stories. All are old buildings adapted to the use of government by the introduction of a few chairs and , desks. Each building has no more than six or eight rooms. The mini isters enter their offices with great . solemnity and ceremony. Orderlies ? and ushers stand at attention while f the heads pass. Inside his office, the ' minister calls his ushers by an old; fashioned table bell, electric bells r being wholly unknown in this primitive land. With stern severity, everyone addresses the minister as "Your Excellency." I Diplomats have only a legal resi dence in Tirana. Minister Ayers, me British plenipotentiary, who has the * unique dignity of being the representative of the only country to recognize Albania formally, lives in Durazzo making the trip to Tirana when f state functions demand it. Italy also maintains a diplomatic residence in ' Durazzo. V m . e Miss Annie Kelly attended the 1 pageant at Lander College last week. Miss Helen Linder is the guest of e relatives in Union this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wolling, of St. Louis, r Mo., are the sruesta of Mrs. Ida Perrin, on East Main street.