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THE SCMTER W ATCHMAK, EfetabK? Consolidated Aug. 2,1 UNCOVERING ! TAX DODGERS; ' . 1 V Agents of Tax ?ommissionj Finding Many Thousands of tJnreturaed Property * - Columbia, June 3.?Thousands of; dollars are. to be put into State, coun ty and municipal coffers tbis year a$J a result of the enlarged work of the j State Tax Commission, according to an j explanation- made to the press by; Commissioner Querry, of the commis- J siox, today. j Mr. Querry made public a report: made by one of the two * new field J agents of the commission, authorized | by the 192D legislature, as to work ;."n accomplished during the past week or so in Spartanburg county. In this \ .one county the agent found unasses &ed property which now goes on the tax books, producing taxation enough j to pay the field agent's, salary and ex- j pehses for the entire year. The same ] thing will be duplicated over and '?over.-again:throughout the State. The report of assessment work done in recent weeks in Spartanburg was ~ I. made/ by I. ? . Wilson, of Spartanburg county, one of the field agents of the tax commission. During his work in Spartanburg county, Mr. Wilson found property on w:hich returns have been delinquent to the vahtev-of $718,595. He also "made necessary adjustments in returns, which will add to the total ? taxable property the sum of $73,702.^ He found and put on the tax books; *' property heretofore unassessed at all, valued at $195,225, making a total valuation of $98S,5"22 added to the taxation values in Spartanburg county alone. This will be assessed on the basis of 42 per cent, $415,179. The State levy alone twelve mills, which means added. revenue for the State ,from this one county alone of $4,982. In addition to, this the work of the commission means added income, for county andccity. In Greenville Mr. Wilson found even more property escaping taxation. The same work is being done in every county in the State. The agents are now at work on the figures for' Richland . county and the city of Columbia. This work will eventually, it is stated, mean a lower tax levy.. ,.'--? BARGAINING and Shoe Manufac turers of Rochester Have Found It a Prevent ive of Strikes Rochester, N. T., June 3?Collec tive bargaining is the method adopted by the clothing industry in Rochester to solve.its labor problems. Manu factures declare that it has "been ?so successful here that the National In dustrial Federation of Clothing Man ufacturers has been formed to deal with a national organization j of x^e workers. In a time when strikes have "been frequent in other .industries there has been peace in this industry here, except in one plant which is not: a party to the agreement between the, employers and workers. Shoe manufacturers of Rochester have adopted the plan and ended a strike by an agreemht similar to that in the clothing trade. Under these agreements, the strike and lockout are believed to have been eliminated and . the open shop pre vails. The union relinquished its claim for. a closed shop. One of the labor managers, representing the employers, says that the' union saffer-. ed no loss by doing so but that on the contrary the number of clothing workers organized has increased from .50 per cent of the total employed to 90 or 95 "per cent. ^1 As the collective bargaining plan derates here, the more general agree ments between the workers and em ployers are made by\_a local joint; board, composed of representatives of: the clothing manufacturers and the ? workers. Working conditions are j formulated by a labor adjusting board composed of representatives of both sides. Its decisions become the laws of the industry. Appeals can be tak-, en to a court presided over by an im- j / partial^judge whose decisions are ac-j copied by both sides as final. In the shops labor managers rep- j resent the employer and the shop j chairman the unions. The manufac- j turcs have their price commodities I land time-study men and the unions j retain their local business agents. The plan had its conception as the j result of a threat of the workers to j go ?5n strike. In its adoption the man ufacturers obtained the advice of Dr. Meyer Jacobstein, of the University of Rochester, who has been teaching j methods of service management. Johnson and Hard ing Reach Chicago ???? Contesting Delegates Still Press ing Their Claims Before Committee Chicago, June 3 ? Johnson and ; Harding arrived in Chicago today, i their arrival marking the beginning of the-active days of the pre-conventioni period. Ttie advance guard of the delegates are beginning to arrive and \ by Sunday will be pouring in. The! National Committee still has the .claims of the delegations contesting! for Mats befort it, j hed April, 18?0. "Be Jnst i 881. PART OF RAFTING CREEK UNSATISFIED - ? ? ?- ?'. - ? ". -;-:? . Another Meeting Held at \Rem berts?Votes for Annexa tion to Kershaw Pisgah, June 1?A large and enthus iastic meeting was held at Rembert school house last night to take defin ite action4 whether we should hold an election to join Kershaw, or remain without action for the present. Judge W, B. DeLeoach, Hon. * T. J.; Kirkland, Supervisor. M. C. West and I Hon. W. R. Hough, of Camden were] present by invitation, and Wade elo- j quent addresses, showing the financial} condition of Kershaw county, which is good and assuring us that a warm and hearty welcome awaits as if we go to Kershaw. Mr. Kirkland gave the iaw on how to hold.such elections. Judge - De Loach spoke of the Close business and social relations betwen this section and Kershaw. Mr. Hough spoke on taxa tion and Mr. West on roads. After which Rev. J. W. Kenny made" a fine address in advocacy of going to Ker shaw. Other remarks were made, af ter .which, on motion of Messrs. Thos. D. McLeod and James E. Rembert, it was unanimously resolved, by a ris ing vote, to hold the election at once. The meeting held in Sumter last week "did not bind or reflect the sen timent of the people here. The banking and cotton business .has gone to Camden .from this section and the people f?eel that they bad. rather go to a county where a coun tryman can be elected to office and not a city, man every time. The ladies served a nice luncheon. Mr. J. E. DuPre presided over the meeting. J. E DuPre. wmraROP CLOS ED FOR YEAR l - - The Graduating Exercises Held Tuesday Night?Address Delivered by Hon. J. A. Berry Rock Hill, June 1?The scholastic year of Winthrop College came to a close tonight with the graduating ex? ercises in the auditorium, which was. filled to its capacity. The address to the.graduating cia^ was delivered by Hcn, J. A." Berry, of, Orangeburg, on the subject, "The New Ballot" The. following awards of honors were announced: - j Scholarship awards were, announced .as follows: A. Markley Lee scholar-j ship, Miss Louise Geddings, Sumter, R. j F. D.. This is awarded each year to the janior completing the work of her class, and who is judged as excelling morally, mentally and physically. The honorary scholarships were awarded to students, on recommendation of the faculty, who have completed without condition, the-work in the four year course, scholarship and deportment j being taken into consideration. The j awards were: ! Juniors: t Miss Sara Clowney, Col umbia; Miss Ruth Gunter, Wagner; Miss' Mary Love McClure, Chester. Sophomores: Miss Katherine Fr?s er. Georgetown; Miss Anna Sullivan,; Miss Faye Ford', York, R. F. D.; Miss ! Lucia McLees, Greenwood. . Freshmen: Miss Elizabeth McLure. j Chester, Miss Louise McFadden, Ches- ! ter; Miss Eleanor Wallace, Sumter; j Miss "'Virginia Marshall. Anderson; j Miss Gertrude McLaurin. Mullins.' j Graduates with honor were: Misses! Meynel Clowney, Marie Tedder, Lila Foy, Carolyn Plowden, Julia Wilson. Distinctions were: Seniors: Misses Helen Baiiey, Ever 1 lyn Boozer, Clara Burdine, Lottie Car j roll, Meynel Clowney, Alma Cook, j j Pauline Cook. Bessie Dunlap, Lottie j j Fitts. Lila Foy, Matha Glass, Eliza- j [beth Goff, Emmie Hicks, Sarah Jack-' json, Beulah I. Johnson, Annie Kinard, j I Cornelia McLees, Pauline Marion, Eloise Nonns, Carolyn Plowden, Rek ah Richards. Grace Sease\ Ollie Simp i son, Margaret. Elizabeth Stewart, ! Marie Tedder, Edna ? Tindal, Eliza j Wardlaw. Julia Wilson, Mary Woods, j I, Juniors: Misses Maggie May Bry jant. Sara Clowney, Helen Derrick, ' Clyde Doar, Louise Geddings, Ruth j Gunter, Arnette Holloway, Ida Lou Hunter. Bessie Levin. Mary Love Me I Lure, Elizabeth Stover, Ada Lee j Youngblood. j Sophomores: Annie Barksdale, Mary D. Blackwell, Frederica Cullum, Mamie Dantzler, Anna Edwards, j Faye Ford, Katherine Fraser, Thelma' Harvin, Garland McCutchen, Lucia j McLees, Pauline Cates, Anna Sulli van. Freshmen ? Misses Louise McFad-; den. Gertrude McLaurin, Eleanor Wal- j lace. Specials: Miss Ellen Richardson, j Miss Hascal Vaughn. The Markley Lee scholarship was; announced by D. S. Henderson and j other scholarship awards by J. E. j Breze?le, with the distinction by D. W. | McLaurin. The huge auditorilm wasj infcu'fficient to seat the huge crowd; present for the exercises. A special j trair leaves tomorrow morning at 7:30 ? o'clock for Columbia bearing stu- { dents and visitors here from all over the State. PRESIDENTS SHEEP SHEARED i j Washington, June 3?The Presi ? dent's fK/ck of '-eight prize sheep! were shorn toda.. Nearly 200 pounds! of wool were realized and will be siv- i en to th* Salvation army. i ?-.V ... ' . ^ Mm aid Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou i SUMTES,, S. 0., SATU RELIEF FOR POSTAL CLERKS Committee of Congress Recom mends Substantial In crease In Pay Washington, May 31?Increased sal aries for postal employees amounting to approximately $33,000,000, for the first year, effective July 1, were recom mended in a report to. congress today by a joint congressional committee. Increase of from $150 to $250 an nually for postal clerks and letter carriers with $400 for supervisory of fificers were recommended. No in-* creases for first class postmasters re ceiving $5,000 a year were proposed, however. Estimates by the commission place the increase of the postal payrool at about $38,000,000 for the second year and $43,000,000 for the third and fourth years. For rural delivery carriers the com mission recommended $1,800 for a 247 mile route and an additional $30 for each mile in excess of that distance. Motor route Carriers covering 50 mile^ or more would receive not in excess of $2,600. The pay of village delivery carriers would be from $1,000 to'$l, 200. Should the recommendation of the. commission, based on hearings held in various parts of the country, be adop ted, clerks at first and second 'class postoffices. as well as city carriers would be divided in to five classes with those in first class receiving.$1,200 an nually and $100 added- for each class. Substitute, and temporary clerks would receive 60 cents an hour while special clerks would be paid from $1,900 to $2,000 annually. Watchmen and messengers and la borers would, be divided into two grades, the first receiving $1,350 and the second $1,420. Clerks in the postal mail service would be divided into six classes with those in the first class receiving $1, 600, those in the sixth $2,300 and the others graduated between. Services for all clerks, the commis sion's report recommended, would be on an average of eight hours per day 306 days per year. Division superin tendents in the postal mail service un der the commission's recommenda tions would receive $4,200 annually, assistant superintendents $3,200; chief clerkte $3,000 and assistant inspectors $2,300. A graduated increase was proposed by/the ?commission for first class post masters receiving less than $5,000 an nually ranging from $200 to $400 for postmasters now receiving $3,000 to. $3,700 annually $400 to $500, for those now getting between $3,700 and ?3, 700, $500 to $600, for'those whose pay now is between $3,900 and $4,000. Second class postmasters whose present salary ranges from $2,300 to $3,000 would receive an increase from $100 to $200. Assistant post masters would receive $50 for each grade up to $2,150. Third class post masters would be increased $300, from basic salaries, each, the salaries ranging from 11,000 to $2.200. The commission also recommended that fourth class postmasters be allowed 140 per cent, on cancellations of $75 per quarter and less; 115 per cent, from $75 to-$100 of cancellations per quarter, and in excess of $100 per quarter. 100 pier cent on the first $100, 75 per cent, on the next $100% and 60 per cent, on the remainedr. The commission recommended a graduated scale of pay based on office receipts for- supervisory officers in first frclass postoffices. The scale ranges from $2,200 "for assistant postmasters and $2,^00 for superintendents of mail in offices with receipts between $40,000 and $7-5,000, to $4,600 for the former and.$4.400 for the latter when receipts are above $1,000,000 annual ly. - ; - ? ?"; .. Fifteen days' vacation annually with pay for all employees and sick leave of not more than 30 days a year with pay, also were recommended. Eills providing for carrying out the commission's recommendations will be introduced by Senator Sterling, acting chairman of the commission, and Rep resentative Moon. Action on the pro posed increase before the national con vention is considered unlikely. In creases, however, if granted later would be retroactive to July 1. Members of the commission ap pointed more than a year are Senators Sterling, Moses, and Phipps, Republi cans; and McKellar, Tennessee, and Gay, Louisiana, Democrats; and Rep resentatives Madden and Stephenson, Minn, Republicans, and Moon, Bell and Rousek, Democrats. Committee Reports Wilson Petition House Will Vote Tomorrow On Armenian Mandate _ i Washington, June 3?The senate re solution declining the President's re quest for authority to accept the Ar menian mandate was reported out to day by the nouse foreign affairs com mittee. Chairman Porter said that he i did not expect to ask the house for ac-1 tion? before tomorrow. CLERKS TO LOSE THEIR JOBS i ' Washington. June 3?Five thousand j clerical employees of the War Depart- ? ment are to be-discharged by July 1st on account of crtigressional reduction of appropriation. 1 1 ? - > Ums'tat be thy Country's, Thy God's a RDAY, JUNE 5, 1930. CHARGES MADE AGAINST PALMER Republican Tells Congress That Operi Appeal Was Made To Liquor Interests ?\ Washington, June 2?Charges that j the campaign for nomination of Palm j er, Democratic candidate for the pre- i Isideney, was conducted in Pennsyl-j vahia with open appeal to distillery ; and brewery interests in the State were ! made? before the senate investigating ? committee by Eugene Bonniwell, ofi Phialdelphia. j COTTON ACREAGE I SAME AS LAST YEAR Percentage Conditions Poorest la Thirteen Years?Labor Situation Worse '?, New York, June 1?Es!**mates of cotton acreage by special correspon dents in the Journal of Commerce for. May, received under an averag-j date of May 25, sh ow thai-the acreage wiil be the same, a* that of a year ago, which contrasts with our .estimated, in crease in, April of 2.03 per cent," and , "hdtcates that the acreage planted probably wiir .'not exceed 33,960,000, .last-year's total.' Per centage, condi tion also reflects unmistakably the bad weather of the past two months, and is the poorest in thirteen years?68, against 78.5 the previous years, 81.2 in 1918 and 69 in 1317. The ten-year average is 79.3. - Undoubtedly this showing is disap pointing; but it must not be forgotten that, while the outlook is unpromis ing, it is not too late for considerable recuperation.' It is generally admit ted that a few weeks of warm, dry weather would go far in reparing the earlier damage and improving cotton prospects generally. Farmers' are f ac ing ?not only the handicap of a hack ward -season and unfavorable growing weather, but the labor situation is steadily becoming worse. Only ideal weather for the remainder of the sea son can prevent complete loss of cot ton planted in some sections and seri ous depreciation throughout the great I er part of the cotton belt * I As against this it should be noted {that. the presenpe of imple sub-soil moisture in sucjh States as Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama is likely to prove valuable in withstand ing possible drought conditions inter in the seansonv and that m portions of Texas, where drought has so serious ly retarded operations, refreshing rains have fallen over large, areas, so that cotton is reported to be coming up satisfactorily. Elsewhere it has stopped raining and planting is being I pushed rapidly to completion. Missis sippi is still more tha i three weeks; late and feeling the ill effects of con tinuous nains and low temperature. In j Arkansas arid Tennessee the same general conditions prevail. Many fields are flooded and seed in some sections is rotting in the* ground with the- result that .much replanting will havt? to be done. However, sine* the writing of these repovts, material improvement has Taken place and it is stated that cotton,. especially .in; ihe .uplands, is'doing well.. The Carolinas are in better'shape so far as crop. orospec?s a*v coinoiuil while.in Ok lahoma a substantial gain :n acreage is reported, 9 4, with p,vr centage con ditions at 74.0, against 75.0 a year ago. Texas shows a in veage of :;.:> and Alabama 1.5 though condition in both cases is poor, 68.5 and 61.6, re spectively as compared with. 77.5 and 81.1 last year. Florida showed the heaviest cut in acreage, namely, 7.7, with condition 72.5, against 78.0. Geor gia came next with a reduction of 5.5 and a per centage condition of only 63.8, against 82.9 in 1919. In other States, such as Arkansas. Tennessee and Mississippi, the condition is far below that of a year ago and in each instance small losses in acreage are shoWn. Taken as a whole the report is not satisfactory. In the opinion of most I experienced observers, warm dry j weather during the first half of June j is essential if earlier drawbacks are to ! be overcome. Farmers are greatly j handicapped by the inability to obtain labor! Farm labor is not only scarce i ! but often unreliable and very ineffi- J cient. Many correspondents pronoun ced the outlook the worst ever seen and report farmers in numerous in stances to be turning their attention j to the production of fo< and forage. I crops. Owing to the late start and j cold wet spring, serious damage is exi ! pected this year from boll weevil, j which in the usually infested regions ! are apearing in unusually large num bers for this time of the year. In this connection, however, it is interesting to note that still more energetic steps are likely to be taken for the eradi cation of this pest, j According to the government re port, indicated yield will be approxi-j mately 10.800,000 bales, based on the! final official estimate of acreage. This' compares with an actual production inj 1919 of 11,399.755 bales, i2,040,532 in 1918 and 16,134,930, the banner ycari of 1914. TO BURN VERA i CRUZ HOUSES: _ m j Drastic Measure to Be Adopted to Suppress Plague \] j Mexico City, June 3?One-third ofj; the houses in Vera Cruz will be burn- : ed on account of bubonic plague, in-' fectien? i; aid Truth's." THE TR?B & PLUM PLAN IN VESTIGATED Manager of Pram Plan League j Says His Organization Is Not Supporting Any Candidate | Washington, June 2?The commit tee that is investigating campaign ex penditures today examjned Edward: Keating, manager of the Plumb Plan League. Keating said the League had j not contributed to. the campaign funds of any candidate of either party; tak ing no part in the campaign, orify dis tributing information through its weekly paper, "Labor." Chairman Kenyon suggested that he rather gath ered that the paper was supporting McAdoo for the Democratic presiden tial nomination and Johnson for the Republican. Keating replied that, the paper had probably been more Critical of other candidates than these, but reiterating that it was taking no part in the campaign. Comer Amendment Is-EliminatSff President Wilson Signs Joint Resolution AmendingyAg ricultural Bill Washington, June 2?President Wll [spn today signed the joint resolution eliminating from the agricultural bill (the Comer amendment affecting op ' tion on futures grades, which through a clerical error was included in the original measure signed yesterday. PLANS FOR G. (t P. CONVENTION Nominating Speeches Will Prob ably Be Made Thursday Chicago, June 2. ?- Nominating speehes will probably come Thursday with balloting Friday, Secretary Han ly of the arrangements committee, an nounced, .following keynote speehes of Senator Lodge, temporary chairman, and appointment of committees Tues day. Hanly said the convention would probably adjourn until Wednesday for committee work. . FIGTING AT BLARNEY Sinn Feiners Make Unsuccessful ? ' '' Attack On Barracks Cork, June 2?An unsuccessful at tack on the police barracks at Blarney was made last night. There Were no casualties, although the fighting lasted an hour. MEXICO'S NEW PRESIDENT La Huerta Sworn In As Provis ional President Mexico City, June 2?Adolfe De La Huerta, provisional president of Mexi co, took the oath of office late yester day... STRIKERS ARE ORDERED BACK Railroad Clerks Walk Out With out Authority Chicago, June 1?A grand lodge of ficer has been sent to Atlanta, Ca., to put striking members of - the union back to work, E. H. Fitzgerald, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, freight handlers, express and station employees, said today. "No strikes are now on with the authorization of this union,'* said Mr. Fitzgerald, who was attending a ses sion of the United States' Railroad La* bor Board. "We have our case before j this beard and we are abiding by the I law." President Fitzgerald mentioned in j particular a walkout which hac oc- j curred without sanction on che Cen tral of Georgia Railway. He added that J. W. Nelson, a vicexJ president of the union with heacbruur- j ters at Cincinnati, was the official sent into the Southeast territory. DEMOCRATS OF NEW MEXICO MEET To Elect Representatives tc San! Francisco Convention Roswell, N. M., June 3?Democrats ' met in their State convention here to day to elect delegates to the conven-r tion, the national committeeman, and j the State ?chairman. CONGRESS WILL AD JOURN SATURDAY; Washington, June 3?Congress will end the present session Saturday, un der a resolution of adjournment adop ted today by the senate after assur-j ances were received that the- Presi- ' dent did not intend to call a special 1 session during the summer unless a grave emergency arose. i 3?THRON, Established June 1, 186?. V61.L. No. 33. BO YS' A N D GIRLS' CLUBS Members to Be Entertained Sat urday Afternoon, June . -Twelfth. "I Mr. Shep?rd K. >~ash, of Sumter has voluntarily and kindly sent his check for $5 to the .Chamber of Conhnerec^ to be applied'hi the entertainment of J the boys and girls of the canning, pig and'corn, and poultry clubs of Sumter county on Saturday afternoon; / June 12th. In his letter Mr. Nash commends the home and s farm. demonstration > work of this county in the following: expression. "The work of these boys and girls, " under the direction, of the two demon stration agents, should be commended as well as assisted by the public gen erally. We know that their efforts are well directed,' and every tMnggJJ that tends to educate our future citi-; jzens along the lines of endeavor to/ ' r which they aspire, yill be of . im- : measurable benefit to our county." Miss Caro Truluck, our home'de monstration agent, and Mr. J. Frank. - I Williams - our. farm . demonstration $ agent? are grateful to Mr;"Nash*/ for. ;, his contribution towards -put^g^j^njj the best possible program /of enter- ?-, tainment during i^^S?ja^ij^ii?^?^^ meeting of the boys and girls, of faeg% county a clubs; aiso. for his words of commendation of the work. h . About . 200 of the boys and girls of ;^ the rural clubs of the county, are tbs& assemble on Saturday, June 12th, at; i the ChamEber of Commerce hall at 2; o'clock where they will be addressed?-^ by officials of the home demonstra-; tion and farm demonstration depart^V* ments of Winthrop and Ciemson? coK leges,in short talks about co-operative endeavor,, home economics and extra ordinary production during a very v brief, business session. The* greater part oi* the afternoon will be devoted^ to social features^ such as music, sing- ] ing, games, serving of refreshments, ? and 'then all of the boys and g|rls "will ;^ be taken to one of the motion picture^ shows to wind up the afternoon's.en-> tertainment. ' Miss Truluck and Mr. WiMiams say > they wish it were possible to have an/ aeroplane exhibition during the' after-.,Q noon. If this could be arranged The^" City National Bank would - permjtthe, entire crowd to view the ae^iane from the top of* the "skysc^pp?i|^"'; a/.,i \ feature that would appeal imnaense^ % ly to the youngsters. :v; Every club . boy* and gril of the/ ' county. home derraonstration and^pf ?bsL ? pig and corn clubs has "been inv4fe*d icjjr;. attend this social gathering. ;Jj?r> >*Lirl ?. Baker, state supervisor, and Mr. B. O. Williams, assistant Stet^^up^ery4sorv of boys* pig and "corn "clubs, are ex pected to be present,' and Miss Trur *" luck hopes to have a lady representa-^ tive of the Winthrop home demon-;?; stration department present ralso. South Carolina Development IfoardE Organization of District Includ-^ ing Sumter, Lee, Claries- : don and Kershaw A meeting was held yesterday after^ noon at the Chamber of Commerce by0; representatives of Sumter," iee ;aiid>v Clarendon counties to oragnize the! district-for the South Carolina Devel'^ opement' Board. Those present werev J. Frank Williams, chairmanfor; Sumter county; H. A. Moses, I. J. Strauss, 33. S". Booth, El I. 'Reardon/ H. G. Osteen; W. Al Stuckey, chair-, man for Bee county; T. G. McLeodl H. W. Woodward, Henly McCutchen; H. W. Sprott, chairman for . Claren don county; Charlton DuRant, Gen., . J. Clifford Foster,/ of Florida, .anil? Richard I. Manning, representing thor State Board and H. F, X.ion,/district organizer. .Kershaw county, "which isv included in this district, was not rep-.' resented, owing to the fact that coun ty Chairman Guion was-detained yby ?C?? previous engagement. Kershaw hast": perfected ? preliminary, organization: and is prepared to co-operate in the? work, it was stated. Mr. J. Frank Williams presided over. . the meeting. Mr. Manning OLthae^-' the general purposes of the South . Carolina Development- Board and/ pointed out the necessity of ^uch an; organization . m Souths Carolina and. ,, other Southern States to deVelop our ' natural resources and to improve edu cational, health and industrial condi tions. Gen. Foster made a statement in which he briefly reviewed the move ment that led up to the effort that is now being made to create a Stata'-wictjaf organization that will have a well-, considered program for the develops ment of South Carolina along, ration^ al lines, by cooperation.in various lines: of endeavor. H<? explained in sorti? / detail the program proposed by the? State and explained the plan, of* or ganization. The membership and organization campaign will be put on simultatir*. eously in every county of the State ?uring the week of June 21-2$. The only business before the meet ing was the election of the district jhairman, and Mr. Thos. G. McL.eodt-; was the unanimous choice of the rep resentatives of the three counties pre sent-. CONFEREES AGREED Washington, June 1?An agreement >n the $436,000,000 annual , .sundrj? ;iyil appropriation bill was reacheft :oday by the senate and hc^se loafer* ?es,