The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 24, 1921, Image 1
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VOL. 36 7~ ~ KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1921. NO. 51
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r BIDS ARE OPENED I
I FOR BRIDGE WORK
SIMONS-MA YRA NT CO. AND THE
ATLANTIC BRIDGE CO. ARE h)
LOWEST BIDDERS b(
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Bids for the construction of the sub- j
tructure and the super-structure of ?(
the San tee River bridge were opened n
in Charleston, Friday by the San tee p.
Bridge District commission, and the ^
^ , lowest bidders were found to be the ^
Simons-Mayrant Co., of Charleston q,
and the Atlantic Bridge Cc., of Roa- p]
noke, Va., for the cub-strv.cture and ^
the super-structure respectively. The ^
CUAnt.Mavr?nt h?H was S29.91.180 a.
and the Atlantic Bridge Company's cj
bid was $48,694.60. The sub-struc- ^
a tare consists of the concrete piers, K
^Lr while the super-structure represents g,
w the steel spans, so that the total cost, m
on the basis of the two bids, would ^
be $141,585.70, which is just slightly ^
more than it was estimated the bridge ai
would cost m
There were in all 11 bids received,
submitted by concerns from Florida to
Pennsylvania. Representatives of the
bidders were present at the commis- ^
sion meeting which was held in the jn
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. w
to open the offers, and about 25 or er
30 men were on hand, much interest ^
being shown in the reading of the w
figures. Simons-Mayrant Company's ^
bid for the super-structure agrees to jn
complete the work in 300 days, while ^
the Atlantic Bridge Co. named 180 aj.
days for their work. ja
It is estimated that the complete m
project will cost about $850,000, the ^
balance of the cost being the ap- n
proach&s, for which bids will be called ^
later. The funds for the project are jc
to come from the Santee Bridge dis- pj
trict comprising the counties of Char- ^
leston, Berkeley, and Williamsburg
and from the federal government. '
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Hemingway- School Notes. w
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Hemingway Feb. 15.?The county va
teachers' meeting was held Saturday, w<
February 5th. On account of bad W
weather and road conditio! s, tlie ex- gi
pec ted crowd was not present How- ui
ever, the program was very enthus- da
ia.stic.ally carried out; the Rev. Mr. pc
G. B. Guess being the principal speak- yc
er. It was agreed that the next meet- th
ing be held in Kingstree. After the 1 tc
program, a three course luncheon was [ th
served by the doemstic science class.
The preliminary contest for the I ux
commencement oratorical contest be-' at
gan February 14; and will continue
through March 2nd. Each morning;in,
in chapel throe leadings will be giv- j en
en until every high school pupil has
taken part. iwj
The honor roll for the fifth month i F1
i? as follows:
' Gradel.?George Rogers 97, Regi-Jw<
ual Davis 95, Mary JuliaJIemingway! w<
95, Floride Graham 95, Ruth Tyler 95,
Tulah Hughes 93, Edward Kaddv 91, so
Advanced first git.de.?Dorothy G<
Flowers 94, Nina Douglas 92, Cornell!
Cox 91, Hazel DuRant 90, Zaledo Mc- j sp
Daniel 90, Mary Shine 90, George mi
Watts 90.
Grade II.?Javese Bushhardt 94, |of
Louise Lewis 93, Kathleen Haselden! ca
oo rvihh 92. Sara Martha Ha-! w<
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selden 91, Gladys Haselden 91, Betha fa
Parsons 91. Cecile Waldron 91, Nor- wi
ris Kennington 91, Ethelyn Chandler so
90, Louise Harper 90, Neato Parsons
90 Marion Eaddy 90. ta
Grade III.?Wannah Mary Huggins ur
93, Mack McAlister 93. David Gas- tv
kins 90. j tu
Grade IV.?William Lewis 93, Helen j
Davis 92, John Gee 91.
Grade V.?Marguerite Huggins 99. Ki
Bessie Bolyn 95, Selnia Cribb 94,
Myrtle Haselden 94, Ruth Douglas 92,
Belle Hemingway 92, Belle DuRant
.91, Hallie Graham 90,
Grade VI.?Jean Oliver 97, Sam Joe
Haselden 92, Eunice Gordon 91, Bar- yy
nie Bouglas 91.
Grade VII.?Zulena Haselden 93, j2
Av-Jc n^rrlon Cressie Stancill 90, m
JackCockfield 90, Johnnie Spring 90, ^
Grade VIII.?Zuline Chandler 95,
Annie Lawrimore 91, Willis Haselden
91, Edith Hughes 90, Lorena Powers
90.
Grade IX.?Mary Pope 93. Gertrude ^
Stuckey 90. ri<
Grade X.?Iva Cox 90. g
Grade XI.?Minnie Hugging 91,
Lucy Ingraham. g(
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-* The General Assembly is still balloting
on candidate for the selection
of a successor to Associate Justice
Gage of the State Supreme Court who
died last week. The list of candidates
before the legislature yesterday "oad
dwindled to four in number: Marion,
Shipp, Bonham and Carter. w
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BOOK CLUB MEETING <
[r. and Mrs. Johnson Honored with i
Belated Shower.?Personal
Mention.
The meeting of the Rome Book club <
eld at the home of Mrs. W. T. Tur- 1
eville on February 16th was greatly <
1 joyed by the members of the club,
he subject of the meeting was i
Uhild Welfare". Miss Annie Wilson i
aa an interesting and instructive ]
iper on "Laws Governing Child
abor", and Miss Emmie Snow pre- |
mted an able paper on "Juvenile 1
ourts". Members of the club ex- ]
ressed their appreciation of these <
eo papers by a* vote of thanks, end j
so expressed themselves as being j
*ply interested in the problem of t
did welfare in South Carolina. The 1
cretar\* of the club was asked to i
ad the constitution at the close of <
le business session. Dainty refresh- f
ents were served during the social ]
>ur. The hostess was assisted by <
ir daughter Miss Lucile Turbeville, {
id her niece Mrs. Wi'-or. uie. This t
eeting was one of the most enjoyable <
jtherings of the winter season in the 1
ome community.
Mr. Lamar Johnson and Miss Laura (
hem were very quietly married durg
the summer of 1918. As the world 1
as then in a turmoil of war and ev- t
y thought was of the boys in Fra ice, 1
eir friends neglected to honor them i
ith a shower.# Mr. and Mrs. John- s
n have recently gone to house keep- I
g and their many friends thought c
at this would be a good time to c
one for their seeming neglect. On t
st Friday night a large crowd met j
far their home and all went ih a a
dy. Twelve or more cars were in c
line and every horn was being j
own and bells were ringing. Mrs. e
hnson was completely taken by sur- c
ise and came to the door, with a s
in,but recognizing voices of her 1
iends, she put down that dangerous a
eopon and met her friends with a t
arm welcome. Fifty people went p
to the house at one time. A great t
iriety of attractive and useful gifts i
ere piled on the table. Mrs. G. K. f
ay gave a toast to tne "Dnae anu a
oom", after which the gifts were s
iwrapped and displayed. An abun- c
ince of home made candy and salted v
tanuts, brought by some of the p
mng ladies in the party was served
e guests. After that the guests en- i
red into a round of merry making v
at lasted into the "wee sma' hours', g
Miss Mary Rhem, a student of Colnbia
college is spending a few days a
home. n
Miss Loise Haddock who is teach- h
g at Bloomingvale spent the week- 0
d with Miss Florence Hemingway.
Miss Belle Hemingway of Heming- t
ty spent the week-end with Miss t
orence Hemingway. c
Messrs. D. D. Rhem and L. H. Rhem
;re in Chaiieston on business last
iek.
Mesdames W. T. Turbeville and Wiln
Buie are visiting relatives in
jorgetown.
Mrs. E. D. Vause of Kingstree ^
ent last week-end here with i.eric
other. Mrs. Willie Haddock. ^
We regret that Miss Eleanor Todd
the Union High school faculty was
lied to her home in Due West last jj
?ek, on account of the illness of her
ther. We hope that his condition
11 be improved so that she might ^
on return.
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Master Laurice Rhem, Jr., enter- .
J1
ined a number of his friends on SatQ
day afternoon with a Valentine par.
The little guets had a delightful e
a
ne.
Prof. D. H. Di.ntzler ar.d Mr. B. B. c
landler spent one day last week in ^
ingstree.
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Honor Roll for Mulberry School
r?? mnnfi, nf January 1921. c
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Grade I.?Clifton Hughes 91, Frank
illiamson 91.
Grade II.?Eloise Gist 91, Grinnel
imes 93, Gilbert Ferrell 93, Clyde
oore 91. Bessie Tison 91, Alma Wiltmson
95, Othan Gibbons 95, Jane
cGill 91.
Grade III.?Rosabelle James 94,
arvin Williamson 92,.
Grade IV.?Lizzie Tisdale 90, Her;rt
Hughes 90, Isaac James 91, Care
Tiso? 90. Mellie Osbom 90, John
w'rvey 90.
Grade VI.?Ida Belle Bradham 91,
srry Williamson 91. ^
Grade VTI.?Lawence Tisdale 90
aac Hughes 90.
Grade VIII.?Herbert Bradham 90.
Grade IX.?Fannie McKnight 90,
jpiuel Lesesne 91. j
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Mr. F. E. Huggins of Hemingway <
as noted in Kingstroe Monday. <
CUT 1921 TOBACCO CROP IN HALF
Large Surplus Now Op Hand the
World 0?er.
"The salvation qf the tobacco farmer
this year lies in his willingness
to see conditions as they exist and
cut the crop in half', says Mr. T. J.
Walker of Richmond, Va., who is
spending a few days in our section
interviewing his farmer friends and
prominent business men.
"Yes, the work that I am doing is
jetting results, which is shown by
the fact that a large number of people
who are among the leading farmers
in this section, have promised to
jreatly reduce their crop," answered
Mr. Walker to a question about the
success of his effort, then he went on
the say "It is impossible for me to get
n touch with all of the fanners, I
>nly wish I could do that, for I have
studied the situation diligently and
[ am so firmly convinced that a half
:rop for 1921 is necessary that I want
ill the farmers to know the situation
is it exists. Your newspaper cov?rs
this section, so I ask you to tell
;he farmer and tell him convincingly,
fou will do a great service when you
lo this."
Mr. Walker tells us "The 1920 tobacco
crop was the largest tliat has
wer been produced in this country,
["he crop has been increasing so rapdly
for the past few years, that the
tupply is greater than the demand.
Europe has almost two years supply
in hand now and this country is litsrally
flooded with it. Although
here is a good demand for the fine
rrades, the common grades are not
ittractive to the manufacturers, so
onsequently they bring very low
irices, so low in fact, that the farmir
cannot possibly get the expense
>f productionout of it." He further
ays "A small crop in 1921, closely
ooked after, properly housed, graded
ind marketed, will meun better tolacco,
a saving in time ar.d better
irices. Also if the farmers will use
he time and acreage saved for i.iakng
food crops for their families and
eed crops for their teams, the l.-irge
imounts that have been sent to other
tates for the purchase of these neessities
will be stopped; the farmers
rill live better and have more clear
rofit at the end of each year".
The Tobacco association of the Unted
States heartily endorse the good
rork which Mr. Walker is doing.
Surely no one is better qualified to
now conditions, for Mr. Walker was
ctively engaged in the tobacco busiless
for 39 years and has probably
landled more leaf tobacco than any
ther man in the Un'ted States.
We ask our friends, in the in the inerest
of every individual and the secion
at large, to cut the 1921 tobacco
lop in half and raise more food.
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Notice to Ex-Serive Men.
The Finance office of the U. S. arly
still has 6,600 original discharge
ertificates which are unclaimed. If
here are any ex-service men in this
ounty who have no discharge certiicates
they should write at once to
ecure them as the government ex*tcs
soon to round up all the draft
ieserters.
Applicants for discharge certificates
hould be sure to give the following
lata: full name, including middle,
hristian and surname; rank, organzation
and station at time of disharge;
army semi number; date of
nlistment, date of discharge; present
iddress; address to which discharge
ertificates should be sent.
For further information or help in
his matter call at Red Cross office.
Attempt at Incendiarism.
Word was received ir. Kingstree
Sunday that an attempt had been
nade to bum the Baggett hotel at'
^ane by some unknown party crawl-,
ng under the building aad starting
e it.. I-LL.. I
t fire near the cencer 01 me louoy.
In investigation revealed the fact
hat shavings and gasoline had been
ised to start the blaze which apparr.tly
went out without doing material
lamage to the building. A request
vas sent to Kingstree for the blood
kounds, but as there had been a rainall
since the would-be incendiary had
nade his escape, those in charge of
he dogs deemed it useless to attempt
o run down the guilty party.
The Baggett hotel is under the :nanigement
of Mr. J. E. Plowden.
The newly organized Southeastern
Express company will soon be ready
for business. The $1,000,000 capital
stock for the company was subscribed
last week in one day.
MOTHER'S CLUB MEETS
Interesting Paper Read by Mrs. J
P. Adams.
The twentieth Century Club wa
entertained at its Febrir.ry tr.eetinj
Friday afternoon by Mes.'.ames F. W
Fairey and W. C. Clairhorne, r t th(
home of the latter. Mrs. A. C. Swuiis
vice picsident presided over the met
ing in the absence Mrs. R. K. Wallace
president.
The subject of the paper fcr thi
afternoon was "The Function of Plaj
in a System of Child Trainging," an<
was read by Mrs. J. P. Adams.
It was noted that at olll uubcequen
meetings members shall be require
to answer the roll call "yes" or "no"
indicating whether or nci they hav<
read the references outlined in tin
club's prepared programmes.
It was d. ci 'ed by y. jianomous vot<
that a letter signed by ea:h nv mbei
of the club be written to each ?^f oui
Senators and Congressman,, request
ir.g them to s?- their influence to
wards the passage ox the Stieppard
Towner bill now pending, providinj
for state and federal aid for mothers
giving mothers of the ruial district!
the same opportunities of care ii
child birth that women in large cities
enjoy through private benefactions
and city funds. Attention was callec
to statistics showing that 20,000 American
mothers die yearly from avoid
able dangers connected with childbirth;
and that 250,000 American infants
die before reaching their firsl
birthday; that- congress has twice beer
deaf to a mother's-and-babies bill, although
millions of dollars have beer
appropriated by congress for the protection
and production of horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs, and for the exterm
nation of the boll weevil and
similiar pests, and for hatching fish
and propagating lobsters.
The servant problem discussed at
the last regular meeting was again
brought up, and ail members of the
club pledged themselves to reduce the
wages of thir dcmestic servants to a
moderate amount, excepting in cases
where housekeepers feel that their
present arrangements are not exorbitant.
The concensus of opinion
seemed to be that from $2.50 to $3.
50 per week would bi a fair wage,
varying according to the size of the
family and number of meals prepared
each day.
The children's Story Hour, under
the direction of Miss Lizzie Heape,
will begin at four o'clock in the afternoon
the fourth Friday in each month
at the school auditorium.
Toe hour for the regular club meetings
has been changed from 4:00 to
4:30 o'clock.
Four new members Uesdames W.
I. Nexsen, J. W. Swittenburg, R. Z.
Vai.se, and W. K. Mcintosh, were admitted
to membership, making a total
of thirty members.
A delicious salad course was served
by the hostesses.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. J. H. Epps, with
Mrs. L. A. Vr.n Keuren as assistant
hostess.
Mrs. John D. Kritton, Secretary
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Pot if inn Romcr firrnlatftH
Petitions are being circulated among
the freeholders in Kingstree this wrek
in the interest of the stieet paving
proposition, extension of waterworks
anrl sewerage system, important
questions which have been set on foot
by public spirited citizens of the community.
Very litcle opposition to the
proposed work is being net with, and
it is expected that enough signers
will be secured before the en 1 of 'he
present week, to warrant the holding
of an election on the question of a
bond issue, by which it is proposed
to raise funds for the .vcrk.
It is estimated th-r *" " " v'l!
be required for street improvement:
$25,000 for enlarging the waterworks
and increasing the supply, and $15,nnn
oainamm ovfoncion Thorp
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are three separate petitions in circulation,
each covering specifically one of
the above propose*! improvement
plans. The question of lighting the
town, or the installation of a municipally
owned electric plant is not considered
or in any way provided for
in the estimates given above. The
lighting question is still undei consideration
by the conrnittee appointed
to make the investigation.
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Bryan Lawhon, aged 24, died Friday
from pneumonia at his home near
Timmonsville. Mr. Lawhon was a
graduate of Clemson college of the
class of 1920, and had ma :y friends
throughout the state.
HUGHES TO HEAD CABINET
, Named for Secretary of State Portfolio
by Harding.
Charles Evans Hughes, former govs
ernor of New York, justice of the sur
preme court and Republican nominee
for the presidency in 1916, was fore
mally designated by President-elect
Harding, Saturday as the secretary
. of state of the ccming administration,
The announcement, embodying the I
first official word to come from the (
e president regarding selections for
membership in his family of counselI
lors was made in a simply worded oral |
statement after a long conference bet
tween the two men on the foreign
\ problems that must be solved after
t March 4. Neither Mr. Harding nor
? the prospective head of the state de- !
? partment added any formal comment 1
There was no element of surprise .
? in the selection, for it had been known
r for several weeks that Mr. Hughes
r virtually was certain to be given the 1
. place. He is understod to have been '
. Mr. Harding's choice from the first
. despite strong pressure on behalf of
f other aspirants. '
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I Salters Depot, S. C., Route No. 1 (
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i SaltjrrK Hennt. Rt 1. Rph 9.9?Af.pr .
3 several days cold rains the sun is .
1 shining very much like spring this (
morning much to the satisfaction of ;
the people in general.
We are sorry to report Mrs. W. C. j
Cannon quite ill at her home here. 1
t Mrs. G. Walter Scott and Mrs. Heri
bert Carter visited Mrs. R. D. Brad- j
ham yesterday afternoon, she having l
i been confined to her home for twelve (
months, except one month last fall ,
which she spent at the Sumter hospi- ,
tal and had a very serious operation, j
I Mrs. Bradham is still confined to her (
i bed most of the time. ?
Miss Susan Gourdin has resigned j
, her school at Belsers Cross Roads and j
i returned to her home here. Her ^rm (
i which was broken last fall causing her ^
such pain that she was unable to ?.nr- j
ry on the work. j
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Carter spent r
Sunday with the latter's mother M>*s. ?
Lewis, near Greelvville. .
Mr. and Mr;. (J V\'. Scoot attended
services at Mt Vernon church Sun- ^
day where the presiding elder, Rev. a
Derrick, of Kingstree preached a very t
inspiring sermon. j.
Tuesday being Washington's birth- r
day the Boyd school enjoyed a holiday
. "Owl." v
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Mob Leader is Sentenced. r
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Wilson, N. C.,?H. B. Futrelle,
found guilty in Wilson co.nty Supe- c
rior court, of leading o mob which r
stormed the Wayne county court- t
house at Goldsboro on the night of ^
December 3, in an effort to get pos- s
session of three negroes charged with t
the murder of Herman Jor.es, a groc- s
er, this afternoon was sentenced by \
Judge Calvert to serve four years in
the State prison. Futrelle appealed
to the Supreme court and his bond I
was fixed at $4,000.
Four other alleged members of the
mob had their cases continued until
the next term of Wilson ccuntv cim- ^
inal court. c
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Demonstration Meetings this Week, j
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Tuesday, February 22.?Girls club
at Indian town. r
Thursday, February 24.?Women's r
Home Demonstration club at Cedar t
Swamp. t
Friday, February 25.?Girl's Home t
Demonstration club at Central. t
Friday night, February 25.?Cora- fc
munity meeting at Central school j
building. e
Saturday, February 26.?Indian- s
town Home Demonstration club. ?
Hatie McMurray, Agent.
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Sheriff D. Gober Anderson of Ches- p
tie county was shot in the neck last t
ter county was shot in the neck last t
Saturday. Sheriff Anderson had at- r
tempted to enter a negro house, but a
found all doors locked, and went d
through the kitchen window. From s
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ine Kitcnen ne tva.-. ? _
room in the house, when the shotgun r
went off, a part of the load striking b
him in the fleshy part of the neck, j
just below the chin. It is thought that
when he opened the door the gun a
which belonged to the. negroes living o
in the house, fell orth^^been set so t
that it would shoot when "any one op- J
ened the door. " - b
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The South Carolina Grand Lodge f
of A. F. M. is in session in Charleston t
where it convened yesterday. The r
session will close tonight. r
HOUSE TO IMPOSE
TAX ON GASOLINE
BILL WOULD REDUCE LEVY AND
TAX FROM PROPERTY
HOLDERS.
After two hours of tempestous and
at times humorous and ludicrous debate
the house of representatives last
Thursday night passed to thind reading
the gasoline tax bill, an aye and
nay vote on the motion to strike out
the enacting words of the bill showing
that the house stood 82 to 27 in
favor of the new revenue measure.
This bill, which was introduced
by the ways and means oomndtte,
is one of the series of bi h
to reform the tax system of the state
by lifting a part of the burden of ta-x
ation from the shoulders of the property
owners. The measure will, according
to Chairman Hughes of the
ways and means committee, raise approximately
$650,000, reducing the
state levy by 1 1-2 mills. Other bills
now on the house calendar, designed
to further reduce the levy on property
are the state income tax and
the state business tax. The house
this week passed the first bill of
the series, a measure imposing a tax
on inheritances, and the ways and
means committee now has under consideration
a soft drink tax bill, which
it is expected will be introduced in
the near future.
The bill passed to third reading
imposes a tax of one cent upon every
gallon of gasoline and kerosene or
gasoline substitute sold in the state
and a tax of two cents per gallon on
all lubricating or other oil derived
from petroleum sold or shipped or
iistributed for sale within the state,
rhis tax will be paid by the old com
sanies shipping oli and gasoline into
;he state, these companies being retired
to file a monthly statement of
;heir business in the state. A penaly
of ten per cent additional tax will
>e imposed in case this provision is
lot complied with, the tax commis;ion
estimating the amount of busiless
done and the taes due.
Proponents of the measure were of
he opinion that the bill would operite
to tax the "luxury loving autonobile
drivers" thereby relieving the
>urden from the property owners, who
low finance the entire state govern- ^
nent. The federal government it
ras pointed out last year took out
rom the state in taxes such as these
lew measures impose, a sum of $28,>00,000.
The tax on kerosene arousd
considerable cppcsition, opponents
if the bill contending that it would
esult only in shifting the tax from ^
he farmer's land to the gasoline he
ised in running his tractor. An
jnendment proposed by Representaive
W. P. Robinson to exempt keroene
from the tax was killed by a
ote of 38 to 56.
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luilding Battleships of New Design
New styles of warfare aro developng
new styles in battleships. The
Iropping- of bombs from the ie.r is
ompclling the sailors to get more tinier
cover, says Joint W. Kean, ia an
llustrated article in tiie March issue
f Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Six battleships, three fleet submaines,
and an air-craft carrier of the
iew designs are to be constructed for
he United States navy. New fea- i
ures, particularly in the case of the A
attleship, indicate the attempt to pro- w
ect the sea fighters from attacks
iy air, as veil as from attacks by
and and water. The new designs also
mbody other late features in battlchip
construction which developed as
i result of war.
The fleet submarines are to be 300
eet in length, and will have a disilacement
of about 2,000 tons. On
he surface they will be propelled by
wo main oil engines aft, driving diectly
in the main shafts. There will
Jso be two auxiliary engines forward,
[riving electric generators, which will
upply current to two main motors,
a A. t- -i?rx n-i
>ne connected tc eacn snait. sunaerged,
the vessels will be propelled
iy the motors, taking current froin a
(owerful storage battery.
Catapults to assist the planes to
attain necessary speed before hopping
iff, and arresting devises to assist
hem to alight, are Co be installed,
in elevator will hoist the planes from
elow ?to the flying deck, and there
rill be two cranes to hoist machines
rom the water. The repair facjliies
will include a machine shop, wingeuairing
shop, molding spaces and
netal shop.