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THE srMTER WATCHMAN, Establisl CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 181 Republican Party For South Carolina The National Executive Commit tee Will Act in the Matter on | June 8th Tolbert and His Clan Not Pop ular with Leaders in Washington Columbia. May 19.?Considerable j interest is being taken throughout i the state in the plans of the Repub-j lican party for the format-on of a , new party in South .Carolina and j Gergia. According to prominent Re- i publicans of Columbia, these plans \ will take definite shape at the meet- | ing, of the National Republican ex ecutive committee in Washington on i June S. A preliminary meeting of Republican leaders will be held on May 25th, in Washington, it is stated, and a number of South Carolinians say they are to attend this meeting. It is said that definite announcement of the plans of the G. C. P. for the new party in this state will be made following the meeting on the 25th. Joseph W. Tolbert, of Greenwood, national ^ommitteeman of the Re publican party, is now in Washington looking after his interests in connec tion with the'fruit on the G. O. P. plum tree. Reports from Greenville 'r a few days ago. to the effect that A. A. Oates, prominent Republican of j that city, had been appointed post master at Greenville, and that J. R. Cochran had been given the postmas tership at Anderson, were denied in telegraphic advices received from Washington Wednesday, these being to the effect that these two men had not been appointed and that other of the names endorsed by Tolbert were not being considered. These a'd vices state that the Republican lead - ers are making earnest efforts to "und a Republican leader in South Carolina to whom the administration can turn instead of Tolbert, but so far this ef fort has not been successful." It is also stated that the Republican chiefs are searching for names in connec tion with some of the plums for which Toibert has set his basket "that will reflect more credit on their party than those of the Tolbert clan." ? -There is mach... speculation, behis indulged in in political and" official circles in Columbia and other parts Of the state as to what procedure the Republican party will follow, if it does determine on June 8th to launch an entirely new party in ?. South' Carolina and Georgia. There are many political wise ones who say that it can't be done, while on the other hand there are many in the old Demokratie state of South Carolina who say openly that they would join such a party as is proposed, if it can be formed. The outcome of the sit uation is awaited with much interest. Confederate Reunion Camden, May IS.?Camden is today under strict martial law with Maj. Gen. C. A. Reed commanding the South Carolina division U. C. V.. and Commander W. F. Russell of Camp ? Richard Kirkland. in charge. The city was placed under martini law early this morning and will remain so until late Thursday night. Major General Reed and Commander Rus sell are having no difficulty Control ling the situation as they have some thing over 500 soldiers standing at attention awaiting commands. J: is the martial law that is giving the participants one of the greatest tim.es in their lives. Major Reed and Com 'mander R?ssel] are in charge of the reunion of the South Carolina divis ion of the Confederate Veterans. The first uay of the program was carried out as planned without a single hitch and eveiy veteran in at tendance is enjoying every minute. Every citizen of Camden, as well as many .citizens of the county for miles surrounding Camden, are leaving no stone unturned to see that everyone of them are well entertained?every automobile and every home in the city of Camden is at the disposal of the veterans and all they have to do is to express a desire and it is com plied with. Practically the entire daj of Wed nesday was filled up with addresses of welcome, music, introducing of sponsors, maids and matrons of hon C***. All business houses in the city closed their doors at 1 o'clock in the afternoon to give the clerks a chance to entertain the veterans and the en tire afternoon was a continuous round of pleasure for everyoone. The program for today was con cluded with a dance in honor of the veterans at the opera house which was very beautifully decorated for the occasion. The danee consisted of the Virginia reel and many other dances which were familiar to the veterans of the war. It is true that many of the heroes were feeble, bin when the '*fiddle*' started tuning up many of them could be seen with that ticklish feeling coming on, and by the time the music started they were on the floor and seemed almost as spry as in the 80*s. The program for Thursday will be taken up with much business. I low ever, htere will be some addresses, the'most important of which will be an address by Governor Cooper. Tie program will conclude with presenta tion of souvenirs or Camden by C. P. McDaniel. secretary-treasurer of tie Camden and Kershaw county cham ber of commerce. After this tlx- cli max' of the reunion will be staged in the way of a monster parade, and later camp fire and community ring ing. ied April, 1S50. Be Just a 31. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE ILL ! Distinguished Jurist Not Ex ? pected to Survive?Until Yes terday He Was Believed to j Be Improving Steadily _ ' ! - i Washington, Mav 2 7.?Chief Jus i ! lice White of tin- United States su- | j preme court is not expected to live through the night, his physi ians I said late this evening. "His pulse is j J weak and his heart is Pad." Dr. Fran j eis TL. Hagner said after a visit to I the judge at Garfield hospital: ".He [probably will not survive the night." j The chief justice submitted to an operation for bladder trouble last Friday and had improved steadily untii late today when he suffered a relapse. Dr. Hagner said that the patient's j temperature was normal until 3 j o^clock this afternoon, when he suf j fered a chill and then declined rap idly. Late tonight he lapsed into unconsciousness. For four months he had been unwell, the doctor said. I but he refused to leave his work, saying that it v.as important, and. if necessary, he would die rather than stop for treatment. The chief justice, who is Til years of age, had always been in rugged health, exccjit for a slight impair ment of vision, which had troubled him for several years. He was a well known figure about the capital and he enjoyed walking and was to be seen frequently among the crowds on the streets. Although recently there have been reports current that he contemplated resigning, no word from him sup ported the rumor. Several weeks ago he was absent from the bench ior a period of two weeks with a se vere cold, but returned io his du ties in apparently as good health as ever. On .May 2 he delivered a vigorous dissenting opinion in the Newberry case with his oldtime force. Because of what is understood to have been a developing trouble, he was taken tu Garfield hospital last week and operated on Friday. At tending surgeons refused to announce the character of the operation, but described it as of a minor nature. His early convalescence was expect ed until late today, when the unex pected relapse came. Louisiana and served in the Confed erate army during the war. He served in the United States senate three years before he was appointed to the supreme court by President Cleveland in 1S94. Although he had I been a Democrat in politics, he was j elevated to the chief justiceship in i 1910 by President Taft. MRS. BERGDOLL SENTENCED I Mother of Draft Dodger Must Pay Fine or Go To Prison Philadelphia, .May IT.?Mrs. Emma C. Bergdol' was today sentenced to i pay a fine of $7.000 i*..r the part she [ was convicted of having taken in the 'evasion of the drat: laws by her sons, [Grover and Edwin Bergdoll. If she i refuses or fails to pay the fine. Judge Dickinson of the United States dis jtrict court imposed the alternate sen Itcnce of one year and one day in the [federal penitentiary at -Atlanta. Ga. rHer fine must l?- paid by June i A like fine, with the same alterna ! rive, was impos? d upon two of her co defendants in the conspiracy case. I One was her son, Charles F. Braun, i who changed his name because of the 'notoriety achieved by his brothers, ?and the other her lifelong friend and [Counsellor, James E. Bomig. The two ?other defendants. Albert Mitchell and Hary Schuh, were lined $1,000 each, with the alternative of spending six tmonths int he Mercer county jail at [Trenton. X. J. Counsel for the defendants imme diately filed a formal appeal from the sentence. This action, the clerk of th-* court explained, was for the pur pose of staying execution of the sen tence, as otherwise the defendants would have been sent to jail imme diately. Judge Dickinson, in sentencing Mrs. Bergdoll. declared there was no way of ascertaining how much of her guilt was the act "of- a fond and foolish m<.th?r." and while her mo tive did not affect her guiit. it might mitigate the punishment. Her heav iest punishment, he said, would be the thought that her sous had brought disgrac- upon her. "No one would wish to sec a moth er sent to jail for merely helping her sons, guilty as they were." he said. In sentencing Itonii??; who is Tu years old. Judge Dickinson said his only ciaim to leniency was P.is age. IP- censored the former city magis trate in blunt terms. Braun's mo tives. Judge Dickinson said, had per haps been tie- best of any of the de fendants and he did m?t consider it just Jo punish him more severely than the others. He pointed that the jury bad recommended mercy in the case of Mitchell and Schuh. As sin- walked ou1 of the court room Mrs. Bergdoll turned ;.. news paper men and said: "Never will 1 pay a fine. Perhaps I shall go to jail. Maybe rd be better off so." Tin- five defendants were released m $10.000 bad each pending an appeal. Curtis Pressmen arc On strike Philadelphia. May 1 v Tie- Curl in Publishing company lias given the pressmen, who struct; in sympathy with tin- -11-hour movement. until noon today to return or be Consider ed no long?r m o ley es. md Fear Not?Iah all the ends Thou Ai SUMTER, S. C SATUR REPLY TO POLISH REQUEST; [Secretary of Stale Declares ! American R eprosentatives ; I Abroad Will Not Take Part in Discussion of Silesian l ~ i Question ! - vTashington, May is (By the Ass.- ; jointed Press)- Poland's request for I American support in the settlement I jof tli<' disposition of Upper Silesia (has evoked a formal answer from ! [Secretary Hughes that the Ameri 1 can representatives abroad would ; j take n<i part in the discussions con-i jcerning the Silesian question, j In explanation of the American re- j jfusal. Secretary Hughes -pointed to j '"the tradiiiou.il policy of the United j jStates"' not to become involved in ! ! matters of purely European concern. The text of Secretary Hughes' nute follows: "I have the honor to acknowledge i [the receipt of your note of May IX, I in which you recite the reasons why.*] in your opinion, certain districts of j j Upper Sih-sia should be assigned to ? J Poland and urge that the representa tives of the government of the Unit- 1 ed States on the supreme'council. | 1 the council of ambassadors and the] [reparations commission, be instruct- ] led to exert their influence in favor' j of a settlement of the matter strict- , j !y in accord with the treaty of Ver sailles and the result of the recent j plebiscite. "In reply I have the honor to in j form you that in my opinion the set tlement of such boundary disputes las arise in the matter under consid eration is a matter of European con j cern in which, in accord with t ho tra ditional policy of the United States, j :his government should not become involved. The attitude of the gov ernment in this matter is clearly un derstood by its representatives in Eu rope, who will, therefore, so far as at present may i>c seen, rake no part in the discussions concerning Upper Si lesia and will express no opinion as to the settlement." South Carolina Good Roads Association Columbia. May 19.?The South Car olina Telephone Subscribers' associa tion executive committee is planning to have a meeting- in Columbia at an early date, according to <lulm S. Monteith, of Columbia, secretary, j .who states that the purpose of the meeting wall be to consider further plans for the association's fight against the advanced telephone rates. The committee meeting will be held j about the 2.")th, though the exact (date has not yet been announced. ? Mr. Monteith is advise:! by Presi dent Wiggins, of EEartsville. of tin coming committee meeting, and he urges thai the association put forth ? ??very effort to secure the funds nec essary for the rate fight. I The committee, at its meeting in Columbia, will discuss plans for ap pearing before the railroad commis sion, to ask for a re-opening of the least-. .The .association proposes i> present evidence tu Tin- commission I as ground for a re-opening of the case. If tlie commission will rc-open jit and "near the evidence presented by j the association, the aim will be to i have the commission change the re | cent order which increased the j phone rates. ! Thereafter the association will ? make plans for having an audit made I of the telephone company's hooks. with a view to determining whether j or not the rate increase is justifiable, j Allen Rogers, of the Liberty Trust ["company, of Columbia, treasurer of [the telephone subscribers" association. states that funds for the financing of ! the work of the association is hot coming in as rapidly as possible. To date a thousand dollars, in round numbers, has been received, and prac iticaily ail of this has be< n secured in the seventh congressional ^district. and tin- city of Columbia and the city l of Orangeburg have contributed [large part of that. Several towns in the 1'ee Dee section have also con Itributed liberally, in proportion to j their telephone exchange list. i>m Mi. i Hogers says that tln re should be more liberal response. He says he .believes some ofrthe district eommit ? teomen have not sent in all their Ifunds and he hopes tiny will do this right away, so the asso< ia.tion wiil j .'know law it stands financially. London. Ma\ 1 .r?.?The shortage of beer reported throughout tin- country generall> as one consequence lack of coal due t" the mniers' strike. This lias led the newspaper Punch to re mark that it is feared something se rious would happen eventually. Washington. May 19.?Chairman porter; of the .house foreign commit tee, alter a conference with Presi ident Hardmg today said thai the president hoped for adoption ??f a -e e resolution by the house with out unnecessary delay. Greenfield. Mo.. May lib Amend ment to tie- constitution of tie- Cum berland Presbyterian -hureh, pr? ?pos in g to eliminate all reference to se.s constitutes one of the mosl imp">i ant issued before the general assem bly, which opened here today. Washington. May 1!'. President Harding today attended the seventy otth a ?i o i v< r-: i yy ol lie- (hint Cnit ed States cavalry at Porl Mycr.. Va. The regiment gained distinction dur ing the Mexican war and was given distinction by Gen.. Scott of raising the stars and stripes on Chapuliepec. mst at be thy Country's, i"hy God's DAY. MAY 21, 1921 Attempted Assault in Orangeburg Accused Negro Brought to Peni tentiary For Safe Keeping, Avoiding Possible Violence Orangeburg, May 17.?Abraham Williams, sometimes known as Abra ham Mays, a negro, is being he'd at the state penit< p.tiaiy on a ev*-?rge of attempted assaub upon a we! town white girl of nc^r Branch vi lie. the attempt b< ing made this morning about 1" o'clock. The news reach ing Orangeburg is to tin- effect that tile 1 tP year daughter of a lead ing farmer of hear Brancliville was attacked by Abraham Williams, hut his attempt was unsuccessful. The girl was taking a letter to the wife of Ahraham William's, upon her fath er's place, as the Williams negroes receive their mail at the mail box oJ the giri's father and when sire called for Williams' wife, the front door was closed. A voice from the inside called "Come in." The wife of Wil liams was u<'t there; but tie- girl did hot ktmw it. As she opened the door, according to tin- story reach ing here, Abraham Williams, who had no; gone <>at to work, appeared with, only his shirt on and grabbed the girl. When she screamed, Wil liams was frightened, ami turned her loose, i: is said. COAL MINERS UNITE Kara and Soft Coal Unions Forming Combinations New York. May 17.?The anthra cite mine workers will join forces with the bituminous miners in for mulating policies which will govern Ithe negotiation of wage agreements [with the coal operators, to take the place of tin- present contracts which Expire March 31. 1922. This action which will consolidate the ranks of 500.000 organized min ers o. the country so that tiny will present a solid front to the coal operators was decided noon today at a conference between international officers of the i nited Mine Workers 5f America and the presidents and international board members of the three union districts comprising the anthracite coal region. Tin- confer ence decided that the anthracite tri listrict convention which is usually held in August to draw up the new wage demands; should be postponed until after the international. convene ?ion of the United M3ne Workers which oper.s at Indianapolis. Septem ber 20. Ai this international gath ering tin- bituminous workers frann their wage, proposals. John L. Lewis, international presi dent of the United .Aline Workers, explained that under this agreement che Indianapolis convention won!.] frame poiici? s that would govern both factions of miners in their wag*' negotiations and the extent and method of their cooperation. He said I a date would be fixed after tin- In ternational convention tor the tri [district meeting at which time the ; inthracit? would complete their de mands; Officers of the anthracite miners poin'cd out that under the new pian which originated with the international officer? of the min? vorker;- union, tin- bituminous min ers would "set the pace" in the wage negotiations instead of tie.- hard coal workers as in tin- pas.1, when theij I convention preceded the national j meeting. ; MUST RELEASE I AMERICANS - "Washington. .May ]7. ? Definite though informal notiilcation has been served on Soviet '.'.assia by the state department that so long as Americans : a re In Id. prisoners in Russia there j exists no chance for .In- recognition >f the soviet government in airy form by the United States. The exact nature of the new com munication was not revealed, but it (has been intimated thai it was made j Indirectly, either through British or tted Cross channels and could leave I no doubt now in the minds of soviet j officials as to tin- attitude of the j United States. It was declared that so long as Americans were held pris j oners in liussia. no agent or repre ! sen ta live of the Soviets eon Id come I within hailing distance of the I'nited ; Siaios. and that until the American v.ej-e released further negotiations (direct or indirect, were useless. Indictments to Come Washington. May IT.?Other in dictments in New* Vork. Chicago and Other eiti-s arc to l>?- exijoc'u-?, a. .i result of the nation-wide building trades in vestigation. Attorney. ? len .-ral IJaugherty said today. The in vestigation of the department of jus tice the attorney general said, has progress-)! steadily in various cities, lie mentioned particularly Cleveland and Columbus, 'dine bit! added that he did rmi expect any indictments in the former city immediately. The attorm-y general did not indi cate what indictmerits weiv expected but said ib.- investigation as a wheb was leading to a general disposition mi tin- ouildiug trades to discontinue illegal practices. franklin iv. Lane Dead. Bochestcr: Minn., May is.?Frank lin I<. Lmc. ex -secretary of the fntcr !<.?? lied :ii the hospital Uere oariy this mcrhing. with angina pectoris. Io wa-: operated "a. oti May thre sixth for gallstones ami appendicitis ami was said to bo "recovering when heart disease developed*'. juI Truth's." CHIEF JUSTICE j WHITE DEAD Distinguished Jurist Had Been Unconscious in Washington Since Late Tuesday i ! I Washington. May IX ? Edward I Douglas Whip-, chief justice of che J ! United States, died at - o'clock this ! [morning at a hospital where he sub- ' jmitted to an operation last Friday, i j Hi- was years old. TJie chief justice had been uncon- ; j scious since late Tuesday afternoon ? when acute dilation, of tit - heart oc- : jctuTcd. Up to that time tic attend- I ring physicians had hope for a rapid.: j:reeovc**y after an operation for blad> j ; der trouble. j After this unexpected relapse the j I physicians had not expect* d the chief j i justice to live through that night. The j ! Rev. Father S. J. Creeden of George- ? ? own university administered the I Mast sacrament during the early even- j I ing and members of the immediate ! ! tamily were summoned tu the oed- . ; Side. Death was said to be due directly j rto complications which developed af- ; ter the operation. Justice McXenna j arid other of Mr. White's associates j in the supreme court called at the ;hospital when it became known that: I his condition was serious but did not: tenter the room as the chief justice! ' w as unconscious. j Washington, .May 19.?Death here at 'l o'clock this morning of Chief I Justice Edward Douglas White, of ; the supreme court, cast a shadow of : sorrow over tite national capital i where, during his long years of ser ; vice In- had grown in the admiration and esteem not only of his official as I sociales, but the entire Community. , At the bedside when death came were I his wife, two nieces and Rev. Father '. Creeden, who administered the last ? scrament during the n.g'i;. Tenta tive funeral arrangements provide (for simple services at St. Matthews j Catholic church Saturday, interment ; in Oak Iliii cemetery here. ; Justice McKenna as senior assistant [justice of the supreme court today formally notified by President Hard ! ing. Vice President Co?lidge and I tiie speaker of the house of Chief i Justice White's death. Eight mem i bers -of the court will act as pail i bearers, if the family agrees that an ; oliiciai funeral be held, i. Ch.i.eX. Justice White's funeral will i be strictiv private. 1 ? - Telephone Subscribers' Association ; Columbia, May v.).?An appeal for . membership in the newly organized South Carolina Good Roads associa tion rs being sen; today to hundreds ? of pri?mineui citizens of the state. The membership effort is to be push .j ed to an immediate success! with the ; ( view !?? making tin's organization a [} functioning proposition right away. . j The aim ?>:" the association is to de . I velop a sentiment for better high ways. Education along the line- of .'roads, their construction, their fin . j ancing. their value to the state and ; j the local community, will be the ob , ject of tin- a.-:-oeiation. ,\ !.-. I>. .?? -nnings. or Sumter, is pres d'iden* of ;h*- organization, and on its [official board are some of the most j prominent men of the state. 1 >r. .; George i;. Cromer. of Xowberry. and i ' W. G. Miller, of Chester, are lirst and (second vice presidents respectively. . : Those following were elected vice presidi nts from the seven congres ; siona 1 districts; ? j First?-J. M* Robertson, of Char I . i i lesion. : Second ? Xeils Christensen, of I B? aufort. Third?Kenneth B?ker. of Green \ Wood. Fourth:?J. F. Jacobs; Clinton. Fifth?J. G. Anderson. Rock Hill. Sixth.?F: L. Willcox. Florence. Seventh?A. Mason Cibbes, Co ; 'lue following executive c-c-.mittee : was elected, to serve from one to five I years. ?"espeotIveiy ia the order I named. Frank E. Brodnex. Columbia; j A. \*. Snel.i. Charleston: W. K. Gunu-r. i Gaffney: Xei's : hristensen^ Beatrfort. and <'. G. Rowland. Sumter. A seC ! later. There will also be an advis s:-uta:iv<s .if various other civic or ganizations, tiiis committee to be ' uana vi later. i Tin- organization is modeled aft? '?' the Xorth ? "andlnn good roads as>" ciatron, which has done remarkable j work in that state, in-, Joseph Hyde [?Pratt, of the University of Xorth '-"arelhui. and A. P. McGirt. president f?t the Xorth Carolina association. MSSisteVl i;: live orjeaniza iion ??! the j South i "ar?dina association at th< ? Ihitat! at--; t it::- in Columbia Wednes Washingt'-n. May If".?Judge Ed nauied h\ Attorney General Da?gJi erty as judge of tin- fourth federal circuit court, suceeediue the lato Judge Pritchard of Asheville. Pensaeola; May 1 :?. ? As a result j of the indictment of Shim y t'atts. [former governor t*f Florida by a fed eral grand .iury on tw<> counts of peonata*. Galls is bcitig so tight by ot?th federal and state authorities. Hi- whereabouts are unknown. Xew York. May It).? Ellis Island, through which the bulk of the coun try's immijrra?en passes, was quar antined today because of the death yesterday from typhus of a Jugo- | Slav boy. Seventeen hundred immi-; grants were transferred to Hoffman's j Island detention station. I-THRON, Esrablisl VOL. ] The Hampton M Court Orders Gooding to Sho? Cause?Count y Democratic Committee Asks Thomas io Send in Resignation Chief Justice "Eugene 3. Gary signed an order yesi rrday directing attorneys for T. HOagood- Gooding, ousted auditor of Hampton county, to show cause May 25 at 10 o'clock in the morning why My." Gooding should not surrender the office to Jesse Thomas. appointed and com missioned by :):? governor. Solicitor Murdaugis presented . a petition to the court in behalf of Mr. Thomas and other authorities and the supreme court issued the order for Mr. Gooding to show cause why he should not give tip the office. Mr. Gooding submitted his resigna tion sonn weeks ago in order that the governor might hold ?" hearing tnd settle the row over ? the auditor's office. Solicitor Murdaugn went di rect to the' supreme court ia the hopes of getting a final ,' settlement and the court will rake the-, matter ander advis? ment on May 25. Mr. Thomas was recommended l?y. I the senator for appointment. 'wvas -ap | pointed; was confirmed by tbv sen-, [ate. was commissioned and has ? qual I Hampton. May 10.?Ten out of 19 members of the Democratic executive ?om mit tee for this county met here today in connection with the coialty* j tuditor matter and the things |ncii ? I lent tho-<-ti> ae.d growing our. of I ame. The county chairman, M* Y. Lafitte. president. '":'.. Ha go od C^od i ng was requested to make some 're-- ~ 'marks to the comm'ttee and he:, out j lined what he considered the princi- \ ; pies governing the selection off otS jeers under il:.- Democratic primary-.' i system pleading with ihe cominitte? to stand by the primary. *?~; j A resolution was offered and adopt ed by a vote o** '?? to 1 requesting Icsse Tin.-nas to i.der his rosigha Irion as auditor insamuch as ho-, did j not a.-pi:-; to the ( ffiee of auditor. ! His name v.a-- never put before - the. j ?)< ople and his appointment was cop-. trar\ to both thv sj..rii and -letter vo?%; ! ?? ue democracy. A:m:horsresolution';" was offered condemning Senator ; Lighlsey for an alleged secret agree-. men: he made with B. H. Tuten, now. ; supervisor, to the effect that if Mr.'-' '.Tuten would enter th.e priihary last I mn.m- i and win the- nomination ?or^~ -upt rvisor the sab. ry of the office*,..: ! .vouid be increased by the senator-, j from $1,400 to $2.t"o)0 and the term^' lengthened from tv > to four yearsS ; md in the event that Mr. Tuten was^ ! cot nominated ih-. office of super-?.: j visor would be abo^shed. This res dution had five v | s for it and five j igainst It. . ? The committee then decided to call; rff business for the day after decid-'v; Ing to call upon the citizenship of," the county to come together in massif j meeting a: Hampton court house the i ! "irs: Monday in June to debate the | j genera! situation. * THE BLUE SKY LAW, Columbia I 7.?A tightening up of ! the ' blue skv'' laws of South. Carolina-. I will be asked of t! next legislature*. ? I by ?rate Insurance* Commissioner J.C-. ?.!. McMahan. Mr. MVMahan stated to 1 day ?that tie would *isk for certain' amendments In the laws against "wild cat"* investment - homes, such as I would authorize th< commissioner to ' [exercise a firmer band in regulating. ; the sale to South. (. roliniahs of stock in investment schemes, j Mr. McMahan's statement was brought about by his consideration of j a recent case in this state, where an (Oil land salesman made sales to cer ! tain South Carolinians. Prosecutions j followed, but Mr. McMahan stated 'thai had the matter come into his [oifice for action, the "blue sky'- law Iwould not have c.\\ !'d :ho point in 1 voiced, a cord ing t< his interpretation ; and that --f attorneys. in the r.eilt land agent case, ac cording to Mr. McMahan, the contract 'offered by the ageh< covered lease of . certain land; >:.:d to be oil producing*, l and on the developm? nt of which prof ;? was assured. Th? re was no sale of i.-tock. but merely the lease of land, for ?ovid ut purposes. Mr. Mc Mahan secured a e ny of the contract ami made a comph study of it and he decided that unt.^r th ? present law . his office would no- have had direct authority to prosec; ie in such a case. With a view to remedying such a situation. Mr. MeM.-han say-; he will ask the 11*22 legisia. ure to make cer ? tin changes in the law. making amendments m cos* iry CO give the insurance departim . power to license ?lite .-.tie of 'and !?. as s as well as stock . ; oi! w?-?i corpora ions and similar iu\ > ^ i na n: projects. Uriik-h Mxpress V:<i?ude on Silesia. London. May is. ?Premier Lloyd (borge issued a sta ement reiterating the British attitude towards the lrp :?( r Silesfan quest; u expressed by bint it: his recent spec* h disclaiming respo . for distorted reports ii ihr French newspapers. "The chil dren of the treats t*annot be allowed to break crockery .a Kurope with impttntty. Sinnebod.y must place a restraining hand on them. Otherwise there will be continual troible. Great b'ritain cannot consent t<- stand by u hi's: the treaty is being trampled upon/' "Message Sen" Mrs. l-ano. Washingtom May i^.?President Harding and ex-President Wilson sent messages of condolence to Mrs. Lane on the death of her husband. The president chara< terized Mr. Lane as an outstanding Ar terican. . ?