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\ - » ’ 9. * . .. / x s x x^ VOL. XXXVI. WA^ TERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1914 7S£ X NO. 45 ' SENATORIAL CANDIDATES WIELD K HAMMER Blease, Jennings, Pollock and Sntith Tell Voters of the Many Good Things That They Have Done and Aje Going to Do. ' • ' Z' MEETING DEVOID OF SENSATIONAL ATTACKS OR PERSONAL ABUSES i / AU .the Speaker xXere -Accord-! 'majority'two ycr.r« asoz^and X ’ uId's goinc to thom from ed. RespcclK;! Attention p.nt? | mer* Somebody in 'Hu* trowd 'HaW the Dq.yPassed Off WUhou! ' •smitw-s K ori:g to you.- tvnore? . ... /'upon the povernur offered to wager tncider.1 of an l npleasant; At!l , r , lolllot . ihe result, su'd hi.< < halU nger - "o- THE AUEN LAW MATTER FRIDAY Correspondence Will Then Be Given to the Press . * •: ■ • Simultaneously/ 1 HUERTA MEN TO MEET REBI Plan Promises Success in Getting Factions in Conference. HOPE RISES HIGH FOR EARLY PEACE Washington, Juno 22.-—Serretary [ 'Hr: an announced today that by nr* i rangomont' with tlio Japaneae afu-J bassador «err. spondom-o on the'!' California Allen I^and Ownership The Mediators tyill Consider iRternational Questions Formally. SEEKS FUNDS FOR VILLA IS BENT ON HUERTA’S DEFEAT Proposes to Take the City of Mexico Before Halting / His Campaign. X Swearingen to Attend the Conference at V Nashville. GREAT NEED IS BETTER TRAINING Eagle 1’aFs, Tex . Jui yf 22. (5 e II S a* ht Ivpr Z About eight hundred (iti^ene of ^Colleton county heard the (andi- dates for the United States Senate i.peak here Monday, the meeting oneping the aetond week of tlte campaign. . \ The train from Charleston*^ bA*ar- ing the four aspirants for senato- Att would he given to the press f 1 publication jjniultnneou d ’ jn Jap 'and the United Knt's t »•*r.vy.' . ■It \va? pointed out as sigrifieaM tod:;; that since 'the last note from Japan the arbitration treaty be tween the United States and Japan, which had lapsed by limitation, ha* been Renewed. Spine time ago Am bassador Guthrie was approarhoi. OA'ilh a suggestion bv the Japaneoe rial honors, was delayed several hours by a wreck near . Adams Run* and lt°.was nearly 1 o’clock when the speaking began, the xrowd hav-- Ing. waited since about 10 'o’clock in the grove nepr the center-of the under town, where the meeting was held. M. P. Howell. Esq., county chair man. presided: ‘Although a number of questions were fired at the can didates. the audience preserved the nest of order. , I Denies Rnimir. Governor Blease denied a rumor ho said "as being circulated that Lewis W. Parker and other cotton mill men were supporting him. say ing Mr. Parker was one who was •roadv to contribute to Senator Smith’s campaign fond. The gov ernor declared, he would be nomi nated in the first primary. Mayor L. D Jennings undertook to explain the new enrollment t rule-, r.nd show that no such Injustice had l oftn done to the'poor and illiterate citizens es was changed by the gov ernor. Mr. Jennings also dbcUssed Uie governor’s pardwo record. Mr. W. P. Pollock also tackled the governor’s pardon record again and touched up the exee&tive in oth er" ways. . / Senator Smith’s best speech of the campaign so far was made here The Senator showed considerable fire and seemed ttylW 'n bis old form of six years ago cepted. He paid sonn* attention to Senator Smith’s record, hut said he had not time to go fully into it. •feitningN Talk-, on Rules. j Mr. Jennings, in defending the enrollment rules, explained thaf the ; fort . ign offlce that R8 the »*. primary regulations in Charleston i twm * n jap^, and the United Stater are <overe,l by a speetal act of the in the ralifornia land involv legislature, making, time of resi-. e( j constru< .tion of a treaty. It dence In the state for ( harleston : wag eminently suitable for adjust voters one year, therefore the state , meilt by aI ty trat |on before 1V> convention had no power to change ; HaKUe At that tlme th e arbitra the law. or Charlestn wuld have^had t j on treatv between the two coita- the twd-year state residence rule I tfleg waa not !n effert like all other counties. He said that | " old rule one hundred 1 Flowers were in evidence, Sena-^ keep on fooling the people until he tor RmUJr receiving two bouquets, and Governor Blease one. Z' Itlease First Speaker. the - . names could have been taken off the for awhile, as 73 of tne 9* members tombstones in (’harleston. placed on of the Senate were lawyers. He in- *he club rolls and on election day vited his opponents whp had been one hundred men could be taken attempting to belittTei his efforts in from ships and voted in the names Washington to comp to the .tfattonal of the dead men. but this couldn’t ! capital and see wrfteher or hot the be done now. He said not all the “cotton patch farmer from* South men who can’t write* their names Carolina could hold his own on the* HI vote for the governor; that vo- floor of the Senate.” He declai'ed ters on both sides must sign the- he wuld never let up in the fight rolls, the same rule applies to both. ] until those who produce shall reap He said the cevsraai bnrped on the the benefits. ”Ie spite of flesh, poor men, and an alleged scheme to devil and lawyers.” he declared, he disfranchise but that so much was going back to Washington, with wouldn’t be hear0 about the poor six years' experience behind him. man If he didn’t have a vote I and that there were enough votes “What you going to do w hen you to keep from Washington - the men ■?«t to the Senate?" some one .in the j who could a f -ro ih*.!* and talk •o 1 ’ crowd asked. “Haven't time to tell 'ton. He said he was a farmer, only you to day; will show you when I j incidentally a Senator, and believed' get there.” replied Mr. Jennings. | t j,> crowd knew he had done more who declared the country was safe | for cetton than any other man since while Woodrow Wilson was prest-; the war. "You’ve heard the three dent. ' j gentlemen who preceded me. Has Mr. Jennings denounced the gov-J either one of them given a sound, ernor’s pardon course and enumer- ' convincing reason why they should ated some of the things he -would be sent to the Senate?” asked Mr work for if sent to the Senate. He Smith. declared he Vouhl try to open the j “Xo. no,” came, in -chorus from eyes of. the people to condit'fbns in ! the crowd. South Caroftha from every stump.) Mr. Smith declared he was /led md that Governor Blease wants to gets in the Senate. Pollock (lives Experiences. Mr. W. P- Pollock recited his leg- U.overnor Blease wa« the first to (dative experleme. saying he hau speak. In denying that the cot-on j i>4eti in the general assembly with mill men were supporting him. I' 1 ' J both Blease and declared /Lewis W. Parker one of his bitter©*/ enemies, “who bfifore tli * dispem4ry investigation coTnmjttee n11emptpddA blacken'm’' charactcri, ’<> said be warned his friends "h- i \ r . bMore about ctionding ' > l/eetinrs and convi i.tli'n-., vii l ‘••brit'bau been the vcsr.it < ' m • V . ftiylty," referring tcj. tlv ''' :he state conventio,, !;> ■ « •’ -l^ase. forces- and change-• 1* te-'iuj*r> rules. lie decl::rr ! :* <1 '<• en bonded oni the street * ’/ tumbia that ir».0T>it to 2o.'H»u Hiea-> oters had been disfranchised, and that one must* go before a “Uuskd- !te. Ramps Popeite or Deas-lte" who would say whether a name should i'emaln on thi* roll. ► iie asked v hat mnsf liianicte'tbi^jk, when Smith and was willing for his record to be compar ed with 1 heirs. He also defended •he new rules, and if the governor doesn’t like them, “he can’t help • l- i!e was-not a : 'member of tfie j s.atn roaventicn. but thinks it work- j ■ i to get honest ‘elections, so “Dv | goes” in Uharjcktbn cpuldn t kill /he •pit s dl ot-hera He asked the 'mlHtary com • pey have to-pass in review lH-fo> .g- yernor \. ho would Have . ' Vie ‘him a noth apm/nted Ih'iiU-nant colonel on his sfaK. “th‘‘ I liiun. Hugo, blind tigerz/Jim tie" He asked vhet Blease had * a id "to make yort tltihk more of voitr country.' state/and nation?" He said. "Blease Is Kroud of his roc- ed six years ago by thirty thousand majority, given by all claves, and l\»t he -had spent his time talking and working for cotto/V He went into the other phases/of his record, which seemed highly satisfactory to the audience, the Majority of whom were-farmers. id That negroes were used in New-lord, and stands nH it, then it takes l berry to carry club* against him. j mighty Httle tX m ^ e who proud." He/barged the governor v is charged by the governor also stated that good men who can t write must make thefr marks, wit nessed by "half-Haskelltes. negro-, appealing Republicans, before they can, voteJL’ The governor claimed that two years ago from 15.000 to IS 000 votes -were stolen rrom him. ’ • Kncampment Sitnathm. He denied he was to blame Dfr the withdrawal of the' encamp/ent invitation to the South Ch/olina militia, and quoted from n/ommu- Mcation from the secretary- of war to the effect that the ii/itation wa* withdrawn because tpure than one hundred thousand dollars’ worth of military stores. «kn», etc., property of the federal government, and dis- f-ibuted to Urla state’s troops, was unaccounted for, and that until this shoriage was explained the bouth X'arolina National Guard could not attend the encampment. KMnid he had one-mix-up with the Ir department and beat them out: Mint he had no apologiet to make ever done, "and can’t help with not st/king to his announced platform./Which, he said, wa* made onlv to/Vatch vote*. Mr. , Pollock declared that although the govern or hdd said he-was in favor of im- piynial law enforcement »t Charles- for anything he ha^i ever that^ don’t like It It.", He said some of the state candl- dates are dodging the Blease Issue, hot tl^at when thoy get in the Pied mont they will have to tell where they stand. When the govern* dared he would be elected In ®rst primary, that he had IS.fiOO to • 0 / /, n he transferred the responslblli- ; tv to the shoulders of Sheriff Mar- .m."saving h^ had nothing to do with blind tigers, race track?, etc . chat if lhe governor issued orders to •he sheriff the latter would have to enforce them or the governor v® 1 "” remove him. Mr. Pollock declared ■ here was much law lesanj-h in fharlesfon. When fae declared he ; a w on Sunday a bar room in full operation In the Chariton *<>£'• somebody asked tf he didn t think h* 1 Pollock i - HhooW h« v * roportoa i, Shorlir Mkftln. Tho .P«|«r replied that he was reporting It to the people of South * Carohnw He Mid that the governor axfiected fhe people to. believe his statement, tha 1 K ^had all three of his 0 PP on *" t " licked: “he nuist be trying to play you for fool* " He urged ple to vote for ’law, order and de cency/ ' . 0/ Hmitti Hpewkec » Senator E. D. Smith cUk^I the icre bat** Hf said ho wa* do- throe Uwyorn." although he h^od the that when ho •tarted on th« cam- he would be rid of lawyers paign Ser.iifo'ial Onc|»algii. The Itiiiyrary for the set/*or' •!. cjynpaign/iollowa: . -St.' oiewg* 1 . Friday. June 1!» <’h/loston, Saturday, June . ’.Vuli >rboro. Mor. lay, Juno _’2. ;*‘ar,fort. To»?day. June \ Itiilgclan'l. .Yednesda.v. Jm. - v, II.'aip’.on. Thursday. Juno Uatrwell. Friday, .J in*' :;,iiaberg. Saturday,-Juno 27 Wirmsboru. Monday. June :2> ('heator. Tuesday, June 3**. •l^anoaste*'. Wednesday, *u* 1 Yorkville, Thursday. July 2 b Gaffney'. Friday, July 3. Spartanburg. Saturday. July 4 • Union, Wednesday, July #.» / N.ewbcrry, Friday. July 10. 7 Greenwood. Saturday. July/11 Abbevile, Tuesday. July; 14. Anderson, Wednesday, July IF.. Walhalla. Thursday, July Ifi Pickens. Friday. Juljf 17. Greenville. Saturday. July 18. l^urens, Wednesday. July 22. rolumbip. Thursday 1 . Lexington, Friday. July\24 Saluda, ^turday. July 257 Edgefield. Wednesday. July Atkon. Thursday. July 30. Uamden. Tuesday. August 4 Chesterfield, Wednesday, ’ Aug. Bennottsvile. FWday. August 7 Darlington. Saturday. August 8 Bishopvllle, Monday. August 10. Florence. 0 Tuesday. August 11. Dillon, Wednesday, August 12 Marlon, Thursday. August 13. Conway, Friday, August 14. Kingstree. Saturday. August 15.^, Georgetown. Monday, August 17. MoiVckV CorHeg, Tuesday. Aug ust 18. „ Manning, Wednesday. August 19. Sumter;. Thursday, August 20. ‘ State Campaign. Moncka Corner. Friday. June It*. Georgetown, Saturday. Juoe^20. Kingatree. Tueaday, June 23. d^loronce. Wednesday. June 24. Mnrloa. Thuraday. June 2S. Conway, Friday. Juae 26. Dillon Saturday. Juae 27. Darlington, Monday. Juno 29. Bisbopvilo, Thnrsday. July 2. (CooUnwed aa* Page Five) Niiirara Falls, Out.,^Juno 22.-.. .ough the invitation of the Uni- ! Statoi government and the i ofiices o<' the three South ‘ •riran mediator-., •repr.vH-niu- •i ’—’/tt 1 In* two warring factions Mexico the Couslitutionalk I the liuqrta governmept s<pm will ho brought face to lace/it an ii.ie-inal conference, .distinct from .!;•• mediation proceedings. To save Mexico from further 'imitation and the possibility of a- foreign war the Constitutionalists 1 apparently liavC been prevailed up on to meet their countrymen—the < Inert a,, delegation—in a conference w hose object shall be the ending of tin* Mexican civil strife. The be- jie 1 is general that'this plan stands an excellent chance of being parried to success if recent differences be- ween General Villa and Carranz% »re sufllciently composed to guaran tee that the Constitutionalist dele gation may work without embar rassment. N Plans Yet Unset t'err. Arrangements for'the meeting are in a formative state. The me diators and American and Huen delegates. howeVer, believe that /by tomorrow, or Wednesday, at the la test. they will be able to announce not only the personnel of the Con stitutionalist delegation./ but th« dace of the meeting tg»d its gen-, oral purposes,. The hew plan has buoyed/he hopes of the prin/ipals to media tion. The feotUh American envois discussed it briefly with the Amer ican delegates/odpy and lat^r con ferred with /he Huerta delegates, who were asked formally if they would meet Constitutionalist repre sentative The Huerta deUga.es repUed/hTtf they were willing to ea- .or any conference with their coun- tr/i**n "which had for its objec.t the evention of bloodshed and the de- truction of property and sought to establish a national government on 9 fifm basis. The Mediator.'.’ Proposal. , The plan the' mediators have worked out is to continue the for mal mediation conferences to a con sideration of international ques tions, treating with the Huerta an/ American delegates on (he.se points >n internal '’questions the Huerta and Constitutionalist delegates are •Xifected to cen tec. a lone With the Constitutionalist and Huerta delegate* djscu/ing names for the provisional presideiif’y and ’'intired Internal qu/ttons, the m**- Hator? would' aw a i/the outco'me of t , .’.”ir efrprrs hef/' signing a final roioeql Fernando /esias CaWleyon is e\ I T»tc*| <1 to hj/fi ti p fatraa .. chdoc *- ’tnnl /U’/s due in Washington to- ni'vrros /\ It hough t );ere w as no of u i "i i/nolKKeiacnt Uere, it was un- ders/ofi thal^ Gercral Carranza, !i/ugli I.uhr jTfiV'ra, !iU vVashtn?- c*ti re preken t a t L vc; x had given hi* „of Farihties for Training Teachers. villa isjictemiinet] to complete the ^uperlwlendwit Deplore^ Lack itbsttluie defeat of/fuer*a ami- fight -i of Farilifies for Trnininw his way uf thc/rfead uf his army io- tc> tli*' City ajt' Mexico. irr*“-1” "ct'c <• ef attion/Ceneral Carranza nui.v !' / _____ •• take, according ■(*» reports hroughV / to !I>Z border today by travelers a».-- /olumida, June 23.-—“It w ill by riyfng from Torroon and Mon- 'hiposible for me to attend the, ♦trey. Those reports state f 11 a fa, fler/' D * n R the* University Remoter Villa succeeds hi occupying Za«-att^ School for .Teachers.’’ raids J. K. «as he v ill push on south a» <</<• E^^aringen. state superintendent o! without waiting for troop move- education yesterday. “My absence.” ntenls other liter, /those under his continued Mr. Swearingen: “is doe own direct omtol. ’ | *° a,, effort to secure from outside* At Saltillo it is r. ported that ''OVU’ces additional funds to be uses! Genu al Trev a >, chtm «/ »tafl to ln the free pubU* 'Schools. Carranza, is shortly to be assigned | ‘’T ,,e General Education Hoard of to field duty and is to command a York t’lty recently* indicated ita brigade In, the attack on San Luis to co-operate with state Pdtosi. General Eduardo Hay, who J de P ar t ,U( * n,s of education in the has been with General Obregon’s' Soy th in seeking to secure better command qn the west coast, is ex- «’hoo1 facilities in rural, district*. a. a a _ .... v. . a mm . _ fif'l* A c* 4 n • MaaaaAM V ft. pected to succeed Trevino as chief The ■tate superintendent of educa- of staff. / ' **. jtlon of South Carolina, along wit:* This change, it is understood, / is similar officers from other state*, part of the plan to heal the breach 1 haa been invited to a conference at between Villa and Carranza. The | George Peabody College for Teach- retiremen tof Julian Breceda, one of who left Saltillo a few days ago for ashington, and Isadro Fabela, acting secretary ol also is antldpat foreign affairs. T SHIP RKPORTKID AGROUND. Wrecking Tug* of Ke> West G» to Key West. Fla.. June 22.—An un identified steamer, sailing under a Danish Hug, is reported aground on Rebecca Shoals, forty miles west of ins place. The vessel was sighted by the steamer A. A. Raven. Wrecking tugs have gone to Khe assistance of the steamer in dis- tffess. EIGHTY DIGGING GKAYHS. Total mimWr Recovered From Hie Alberta Mine 181. f- ill (Test, Alberta. June 22 ecovery by rescuers of fifty bo*Uos ving in" one of the tunnels of mine No*" 2*t. of the Hill Crest Collieries Company, today brought up to 181 the total of recovered dead at the mine which was wrecked by an ex- plo*iOn Friday. Eighty grave dig gers worked all day in the little mountain-side cemetery^ just out- •51 de of the village, and by night it « expe* ted the greater part 02 the' fi rmer mule population of the .m ’ng colony, will l»e vesting il’i'rc Winn. ^ in »’l.‘-HvfiUHng. The fly-awaititig «otrf*st ‘.••hhth v.h i by t he <••}•• h-..'League r/selt- . i.i uh 'M’s”- /t on ol unit' ' 11 timber of« ; ii«/* 11 oiibb sou.* in se«t:!. I.i! 1 b- jlul.aine Saundet !h«, first prize of s-’.On. he . in d* tb*' greatest number *>l ers at Nashville. June 23-25. MFrr*~ tendance upon this conference will prevent my attending the Univer sity and the Wlnthrnp College Bum mer School this week. I hope, how ever, to bring back from Nashvltte further support for the work of the state supervisor of elementary rural / schools hitherto carried on by Prof. Tate. "The great need of the publlt /school system of today is for trained ;ind effiiieijt teachers. Any agency helping to supply this need will re ceive the hearty rupport of public; school officers. “In spores of districts the tr.xpay- * ers have voted tf/ money to sup- I or* adequat * acdoo:*. We ijo'v h «v< every .Ket to expeci reoulpj from teachers. / - * “Our utaatisradorv method of »x- ' amination afftl certificatfon unfortu nately’- pernjlt* a large number > of young, inexperienced and untraine! reechers to erter our class rofos The state board of education n«<u controls fli*> certifies Hon- of JeaChehy^ by preparing questions for u.-« In the semi-annual county examinnifouJ. The several county boards of edu cation must grade al* p^roers sub- htjtted by app’lcan a J6r teachers’ licenses, and these county board/, therefore, regulate the scholarship and efficiency 1/ teachfrs in their respective counties "Formerly, the state sumui“r school was organized and directed by the, state board of education q^td was, properly co-ordinated add cor- * related with the public echonl/hctfv- ltie« df the various rouhtieff TTifs sy‘M**m was abandorfied and W’offo-1 t’ollege. recognizing tjd' n'-'vl inr tii/N r. st su-l-nh for /eachqra.- r>— vised-the summer scL-opl work as .< r'»r*vn**‘ tjnderfakin/ Tl’“ oford , ! Riirijmer - S< hoot'v. r/succesaf ul»y “or- 1 duffed inr 't o /’arr,, until tLe (.Mature u.ad.yan iipprej rtwtlo:'. i r won / zurnmer s/’Ki! at Wiiilhrop f.’ kii’.- l fj* lV Dot!) t Wirit!uoi> ». i : / r Zm.scnt t/the plan; of .holding «w‘* ■ /rov'n ^ 8eeon ,| prise Q t,B<honl/mI Ih- University Rum TR6: ferenceK separat** from Hie media- w-er© Hon; ifnd that details were being orked out now by telegraph'. It is ^virtually fertain that an "ar mistice would be declared by Ufts '’onstltutionalists until an agre|- ment of’ a definite character ** reached in the formal conferences as to the establishment of the pYo- visiorvai government. On arriving at such ah understanding it would be »x|>ected that a'f.eneral suRpension of hostilities and guaranty o! am nesty would be proclaimed and the Const it utionalist delegates ' ttan might formally be admitted to Ihe mediation proceedings for the sign- mg of the final protocol, recording the 1 olution of the difference* be- tweeir.|Iexlco and the United States. Mexican Cmigre** In Extra NesKkm. City of Mexico,'June 22. An ex traordinary session of Congress was opened today. ’ Thq Japanese minis ter, Mlneichero Adachi.'and the flag Heutenant^ of the crulset Idzunto paid a visit of courtesy to President Huerta and the ministers of foreigp affairs, war and the interior today. It is reported that several skir mishes took place north of Zactecas today. A general attack on ’'the expected td begin within 24 hours Federal troops will leave Guada lajara by way of Ameca tomorrow to repair and protect the railroad to MaasaniUo and attempt to drive the Constitutionalists out of that terri tory;. A column later will proceed la the direct lee of Tepic. ■* Schoql do better work if proper'v co-crdtuat* (I and correlated witb th« in u v a» ***• » •* winning of the. prizes interest they have taken in th , , hleh If followed up wilF «*®c»tlon The public school ny*- vj Tl,<•.’♦• Rub' girls are to be congratulated, not so much on the . , >nN aK U p 0tl Hi,, st/e clejmrtment of education at»1 several couirtv departtnents of movement Wu.». — mean so much tor the betterneyrtt of the town. At the Methodist Church. Last Sunday, though warm. wa« a beautiful June day. and a large congregation assembled at . the morning service. The singing, led by Mrs- Edgar Jones, was especial ly good The congregation joined in with full volume and- Miss Eunice Glover sang one of her most beauti ful aelectlfma. Subject discussed by Dr M*oiling was "The Paul’s Today. Yesterday, and Tomorrow." which was heard with the utmost attention. At the Close of the morning service the offi cial board, met and among other busincaa attended to, voted the pas tor a month’s vacation to be taken at will. All the iutereata of thU church are now in a prosperous con dition and th* member* are. show ing a new spirit of devotiod and aympntkr The regular porvlces will be held town by the ConatltutionaHst* i*1 next Sunday morning nt night be ginning nt tha usual hour Mr! Hdfcry Stokat la superinten dent of the Sunday scheol and the exercises are held every Sunday af ternoon nt 1.29 o’clock. Kent Sun day nt 11 o’clock the pastor wilt discuss the great Importance of tho Sunday school w Xi tern should not bo rnn -for the ex ploitation and advertisement of any institution of higher learning. "Neither of the summer school* now supported at public expense is a state summer school In the truest sense of the word. Neither can ac complish its -best results until In methods and aims are such as cap be reproduced in the actual class rooms of the state It is a mlsta-? ken policy to invert our educational ’ pyramid by expecting it to stand on the apex of state colleges rather than upon the broad foundation of th* free public schools in every community. ' I expect, however, some good results, both from th * Winthrop Bummer School at Rock Hill and from the ’University Sum mer School at Columbia.’ I, >* PKKNIDKNT CANT ATTEND. ^ Declines In vital U> D to Come in Che- raw With Regrn^qZ , * Washington. .lum. -^President Wilson and Vice, President Marshall today declined with regret the invi tation extended to them by. Con gressman Finley and Messrs. Duval and Johnson, of fibersw, to attend the 160th anniversary celebration nt that town. July 8 or 9. Repre sentative A. F. Lever promised be on band.