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Fight For Charles^ ton Navy Yard Negotiations Said to Be Under way Looking to Restoration of Funds for Charleston ^Washington, May 24.?The econ omy drive-against the $495,000,000 naval, appropriation bill was shatter ?k,. e? .'in' I'n'e ".seriate today when many fSv^^bfcreases 'recommended by the naval committee'we're adopted. > ]By a vote of 4 5 to 23 the senate VJt4^P^'?^"*.'^omm^tee amendment op c^pae41 vigorously by the economy forces, providing for a personnel of 120,u0?, men as against 100.000 au ihorized. b>" the. house. Allerward, in O^ick succession and without de ? mands from the economy adv ocates for. roll ealls, committee amendments ; ? caUing . for increases aggregating: about $43,500,000 were approved. '?ke.^T?? call on the navy person nel, apparently broke the attack of senators who have been fighting to o^e^urft'^the increases recommend ? by* tfie; naval committee. The way '""paved for passage of the tomorrow .or Thursday after itjxe adoption of the Borah tent for a disarmament con ire were reports today of nego Ibba looking to restoration of ap lons for a new Pacific coast ?t'.Alamcda, -Calif., and for con M&?^ng" <jry .dock and dredging pro 0$t?[, >i ."Charleston, S.. C. Whether ?T?e1&"; negotiations figured in the vote ^io?tff"jfW^ftaihing the comrnitee in '5^^^-Was'not -disclosed. -' ^ifty' line's were broken in the .^Te O'n fixing the navy personnel at i?$i0O6s; Thirteen Republicans voted t? ixO)& the personnel to 100,000, but the doss, of these Republicans to the ??fhittee provisions was offset b3 fVurieeh iDemocrats who voted tc k^p~l 2.0*0 00 men in the navy. ?."'4ino?^. committee increases adopt W>.^ef5e.^l5,377,000 for pay of per So^eV f^.SO0,000 for reserve forces f^3*3,"090 for provisioning, $7,500, (SfrS fof-fuel and its transportation i*i^U-ll?*?O^,opo for the marine corps Qufert^rmaster corps. Nearly all 01 ?^ft-increases were bound up in the.--decision for a personnel at 120, &?&eh. ? r&j&ator .Lenroot, Republican, Wis Qopsrh. led ?the battle today agains the*\ committee increases, and agair ?fra^Red'" the "Republicans that the -eojiatry' would not stand for them JSe^wa.? joined by Senator Hitchcock ^Jfemocrati -Nebraska, who announced iftit'Jhe would .vote against the bil ifcithe 'committee.;increases should tx * : iwt^^ttBLlly cstistaiaec. .? '?'^'^B^tot'''^Swansoin,-.'- of . ' Virginia rajg"fcmgtJ"De^ the naval com acattfeS;-however,vsupported the com jmlS^'-p^ograrrf. declaring' that witl ^fcfe^viatidh '? $t"nd- other* programs o "riae^navy 120.0?O men w'ere needed . "$e^^?r;rT]F?derw?od, ?of - Alabama ^"CjS^rcratic leader,- who. voted for th< "l^.'OOO personnel, made' a length: djff^p^s,' Advocating intethiationar dis ? .a^r^&"^aent";agreements." but opposec dii^mament by 'the' United States ii .'^e:;]aT^iice/of agreement witl Other powers. iBink Boll Worm Fight -Washington, May 24. ? Federa , .funds;for indemnifying cotton grow <?>rs-;rln-areas where non-cotton zone ''?*Te";?established to stamp out th pihk; boil worm were sought througl ^a^Vamendment to the deficiency bill 'provided the state affected put up i like-.amount. Senator Sheppard. Tex as;, .said, today. The amendment, hi v'?aid; -will -.provide that ?200,000 o :fhe ;$?OP;00.0 .already appropriated To ?tKe>^ink" boll worm work be mad< 'available ' for the non-cotton zon< ?Work*.'as the federal share of th ?funds.' >^he" Texas legislature will meet ii "-special*- session in- July to conside this matter, it was said, and will b< *asked'*t6 pas's regulations which wil i&eet *the views of the federal au .'.^?ylties in carrying on the figh .'a'gainst the pink boll worm. The re oent^conference here of representa ""fives from all the cotton growing states - recommended to Secretary .^Wallace s that the federal governmen .^cooperate with the states in provid In^-funds for maintaining the non icottOn zones. Dispose of CounV Bond* "' v Spartan burg. May 24.?The Secur Jty-Trust company of this city, W. S ;OIenn, president, today purchasec \in3iOO0 worth of bonds from Spar 'tfcnburg county at a price which Mr ?Glenn stated, was a price better thai per cent, he county held $125.00C ?w#rt"h'of bonds which it' was hopec "to sell;in order to cancel ha^k in ?dehtedn.ess but it developed that tin county wouid be permitted to sei; ?onjy-$113.000 of these Ponds. Onlj Tone-hid/ that of the Security Trust .'cxunpany was received. The bonds bear.interest from April 1. '-"he bonds sold- by the county to -day. are 5 per cent serial maturities, ^ye thousand ollar3 will mature an nually, for the next five years while six-thousand dollars will mature each year thereafter for fifteen years. ; Program For Silesia T'aris, May 25.?The latest plan for the settlement of the Upper Sil esian controversy, supposedly a Brit ish suggestion, is to give. Poland and '<3ermany respectively the communes that vites in favor in the plebiscite hut hold the entire territory u :der control of a special commission for thirty years. cures Mlious FcAcr. \.3an Bernardino, May 25.?An order for',the reduction of employees in the Santa Fe. mechanical department at all ; points' has been issued. The continued decrease in traffic is said to he the reason, ^ 066 cures Malarial Fever? Friends of Music Club Entertained Annual Concert Held Last Evening in Auditorium of Girls' High School The ladies of the "Women's After noon Music Club charmed their large audience of invited guests and friends of the club on last evening when th^y t rendered a most beautiful musical j concert in the auditorium of the Girls' j high school. The rostrum of the auditorium was decorated with nu {merous ferns, Shasta daisies, nas ? turtrums and black-eyed susans > which formed a background which could be counted worthy of com parison with the lovely and delicate1, tinted gown sworn by the ladies who held a place on the splendidly ar ranged program. The audience, which ?was made up entirely of a good representation of the people of Sum j ter truly appreciating the music of (the classics, was enthusiastic with its I whole hearted applause and could only be satisfied after an encore for (almost every number of the. program had been very kindly given. The previously arranged program of the evening was", with the exception of only one slight chance, strictly ad hered to. It consisted of choruses, vocal solos and duets, piano solos, and violin duets, all very cleverly and es pecially arranged so that the c hosen selections covered a wide range and a. good variety in the classical field of music. Every lady appearing on this program rendered her particular number illustriously splendid. The program follows as it was executed. \ Chorus (a) "Morn." L. Denza; (b) "Morn-Rise." A. Czibulka. Piano solo, "Witch's Dance," E. MacDowell. Miss Margaret Mc Leod. "Callihol Ballet." Cecil Chaminade. Vocal duet, "Hark to the Mando line," H Parker. Miss Haynsworth. Mrs. McKnight. Piano duet, "Prelude," Rachmanin ? off. Miss McLeod, Mrs. Hearon. Polish Dance, Scharwerika. Violin Duet, "Sorrento Mazurka." iEachman. Mesdames Alexander and Stuckey. Minuet No. 2, Beethoven. Vocal solo. "Spring is Awake," S. R. ? Gaines. Miss Haynsworth. "When the Roses Bloom." Piano duet, "Hungarian Rhapsody" 1 No. 2, Liszt. Miss Naylor, Mrs. Cash ion. Vocal duet, "Venetian Boating 1 Song" Blumenthal. Mesdames Leslie 1 and Lyn am. Polichinelle, Rachmnainoff. Piano solo, "Badinage," Victor Her ? bert. Miss Inez King. ? ? Chorus, (a) ? "A Gentian," W. Ber ? wald; (b)''Spring Has Come," E. S. i Hdsmer. f' ? "Voices of the Woods,"' A. Ruben ? stein. Chorus: Sopranos ? Miss Hayns ' worth, Miss Naylor, Mrs. Leslie, Mrs. ?* Guthrie, Mrs. Cashion, Mrs. Boring. ? Altos?Miss King. Mrs. Morse, Mrs. 1 Dillard. Mrs. C. McKnight, Mrs. J. ? McKnight, Mrs. B. Lynam, Mrs. F. 1 Lynam. Accompanists: Mrs. Stuckey and Miss McLeod. Reception committee: Mrs. <~* B. Epps, Mrs. Mitchell Levi. . The ladies comprising the limited ! membership of this music club have done magnificent work since the time of its organization in Sumter. A good 1 portion of the credit for this splendid ? work has been due to the untiring ef 1 forts and the wonderful guidance of Mrs. H. M. Stuckey, club president, ' who, as the ladies of the club declare, p ' has at all times been an inspiration to its members and who has been able to accomplish much on account of ' her being so well versed and posted " on the really worth while music of the present dt y. The whole of Sum [, ter should be justly proud of the work of this club for it is the only organization of its kind in this vicin ity for the study and theory of mu ?ic and where the interest in classical t music can be kept alive and nurtur ' ed. GG6 cures Chills and Fever. Engineer Saves Train Driver Applies Brakes When He Sees Switch Thrown Darlington. May 24.?An unsuc cessful! attempt, was made Monday nip:ht to wreck the Atlantic Coast Line train from Florence to Cheraw at Nine Mile .-uding. one mile from Darlington. Unknown parties broke the lock on the switch and just be before the train reached the switch threw the switch over, causing the train to run into an open siding. Th*? engineer saw (he party throw the switch and applied the brakes and the train did not. leave the track but ran several hundred feet into a sid ing before it could bo stopped. Thorough search was made I>nl the party could not be found. Xo one was injured and no damage was done. -.Rub-My-Tism kills Infection. Trouble in Dublin i London. May 25.- Reports of r*;i attack "i! Dublin Custom house was! received here this afternoon. One account says the building was set ! afire through bombs thrown Into it j The confused accounts do not men-1 tion the fate of the custom officials inside the building. Dublin. May L'."?. ? The < ustom house lo re was set afire hy ;i large number of Sinn Feiners at 1 10 this afternoon, according'to a statement from Dublin Castle ai 3 p. m. By the time the fire brigade attacked (In flames they had taken such firm hold it was doubtful jf much of the build- J 'ng could be saved, the state men- -! ?aid. I Rub-My-Tisin for Rheumatism. Wedgefield School Closing! Interesting Exercises at End of! ] Successful Session Wedgefied, May 2S.?The closing exercises of the Wedgefield Graded school were held with appropriate ex ercises on Thursday and Friday nights. As is the custom the music recital took place two weeks earlier. The sermon to the graudates was preached on Sunday, the 15th. at the Baptist church, by Dr. John A. Brun son of Sumter. The address on Friday night was delivered by Mr. W. T. Aycock of Co lumbia. The weather was anything but good, but fact that one of Wedge field's nativ? sous was to speak brought out a large audience. This coupled with fact that Mr. Aycock is member of the board of trustees of Columbia schools, and is closely identified with educational matters in Richland county contributed to making his address' both interesting and instructive. The faculty for the past session were: Principal Baxter Genoble of Pacolet Mills; Miss Mary A. Stokes of Orangeburg; Miss Helen George, of Laurens, and Misses Ruth Cain and Janette Thomas of this place. The success of their efforts was clearly demonstrated by the splendid pro gram thoroughly enjoyed by large audiences on all three occasions. The Robert Sine; Aycock declaim ers' medal was won by Evelyn Ram sey. High school scholarship medal by Marion Ramsey. Grammar scholarship medal. Ma rion Geddings. Primary scholarship medal, Robt. Allsbrooks. Most improvement in penmanship. Liza Nettles. F. E. Thomas* music medal, by Lucy Coulter. piano Recital by Pupils of Miss Ja nette Thomas. Little Birdie < Duet)?Wood?Bes sie Nunnery and Eliza Nettjes. Maypole Dance?Bug bee?Frances Brice. Soldiers Marching By?Renard? Ethel Burress. Alphabet Song?Spaulding?Louisi Nettles. Turtle Dove?Fugleman ? Marj Burress. The Fragrant Water Lilly?Spauld ing?Eliza Nettles. Dreaming Poppies?Ellis ? Bessu Nunnery. All the Day?Wray?Ethel Mellette A Merry Day?Preston?Margarel Nettles. The Dancing Maiden?Steinheimei ?Mae Burress. Enticement (Duet)?Norris?Mar: Ramsey and Nellie Freeman. A Merry Round?Schick?Mamh Gul ledge. Frolics?Ilaesche?Floride Coulter Joy of Spring?Lansing?Margrei Hair. Nadji Op. SSI?Wilson ? Esthe: Ramsey. Golden Rays?Preston ? Nellie Freeman. Sun Shower Op. 152?Atherten? Evelyn Ramsey. Scherzo? Schubert?Mary Ramsey. Ala Bien Aimie Op. :"'.>, No. 2? ^Schutt?Tillie Brice. ] Valse Op. 12 No. 2?Siojowski? Eva Geddings. Grande Valse Caprice?Englemani ?Lucy Coulter. Rhapsodie Hongroise No. P.?Lisz ?Misses Thomas? and 'Brice. Program May 10, 8:30 p. m. Chorus ? Welcome Sweet Spring Time. An Old Man's Story?Charlie Free man. The Foot Steps Die Out Forever Cornelia Brice. The Inspiration of America?Ma rion Ramsey. The Patriot and the Traitor?Rilej Geddings. The War Inevitable?-Whilden Net tic?. The Ballard <>f Splendid Silence Marguerite Hair. The Highwayman?Tillic Brice. The Gypsy Flower Girl?Evelyr Ra msey. A Yankee in Love .Marie Burress Euiogium on South Carolina?Les G( ddings. Lady Clare?Lucy Coulter. Fundamental Rights?M. L. Par ier. Jr. The Bridge Keeper's Story Flo ride (Toulter. The Coming Peaci?Willie Strange Chorus?Our Triumphant Flag. Friday. May 50. 8:30 P. M. Chorus?"In the Spring."?Cradtj at es. Invocation? Rev. Martin. Salutatory? Lucy < Toulter. History - Marie Burress. Will? Lex Geddings. Prophecy ?Cornelia Brice. Mal. dictory?Tillie Brice. Awarding of Diplomas. Awarding of Medals. Address?W. T. Aycock Chorus- Home Going Song. NEW YORK COTTON. j t*# j Vfonth Open Hip-h Low rioP? 'Mow [.Tan. ... 1 1.22 I 1.2.3 14.00 14.12 1 1.2 1 IMch. . . ! 1...S 14.5s i 1.32 14.32 14.35 July ... !2.92 12.97 I 2.72 II!.$9 I ?01 Oct.. .. la.fia 1.:.7t 1 :t.50 1.3.65 ur.es I >ec. . . 1 4. l L' 14.13 I ;;.:?<i 1 4--.02 I 1 09 Spots unchanged; middling 13.05. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Month Open High Low Close Close .Tan, .. 13.7;') 13 ."<? 13.5?; l :: <; i t ::.,<? Mch. . . 14.01 14.04 July. .12.50 I::.:?! i::.i's 12, tl 12.17 1 ?et. . . 13.21 12 i 1 3.03 t::. j t 1 3.2 1 l >e<-. . . I:{.;.;. 13.5?j i it.39 13.52 i3.57 Spots unchanged^ middling 11.75. LIVERPOOL COTTON. January. S.X* March . . 8.89 May. 7.97 July . 8.27 October. 8.62 December. S.7S The Printers' Strike and the Question It Raises. (Manufacturers Record). Amors' the many letters which have been received by the Manufac turers Record from all parts of the co?ntry in regard to the printers' strike there are come of special in terest. One is from Mr. William T. 'Harding, of Raleigh, president of the ! Southern Metal Trades association, in ! which he says, "If there ever was a ? publication that has taken the part I oi honest labor and which should re ceive honest labor's support in a cri j sis such as you are facing now. it is I the Manufacturers Record." j Another of a similar tenor is from ! the Machinery Clearing House of In j dianapolis. in which Mr. S. P. Gray writes: "It seems to us that as good 'a friend as you have been to the working men's real interests that any set of men who hod it in their power I to do so would have made some ar jrangement i<> have had the Record {conic out as usual. Any printer as sociated in any way with its publi cation that would put it in such a shape av to cause such a loss and in conv< uien.ee to you and also your thousands of readers would steal a '. mother's milk from a blind baby." i Many of the men in the printing [office where the Manufacturers Rec i ord was handled for nearly forty i years are tine types of patriotic IAmerican citizens; some of them i have been there for twenty-Jive or j thirty years, and we have no word of criticism against some of these in dividual men. except that they are ]permitting the Typographical union to ?absolutely dictate to them what they j shall or shall not do. Because the iunion said they must walk out and j refuse to work unless they wert ? granted an increase of 25 per cent ir 'wages and a.-decrease of four hours , jin time, with pay and a half for over j time, making nearly a net increase jot" Z7Ys per cent, they went on strike One of the most regrettable thing; ' connected with the labor situation is that men of this character are s< completely dominated by their unioni ? that they have no volition of theii 'own and are afraid to do anything - j contrary to the dictates of radical ism which is ruling the unions today > In this situation is one of the grea dangers faced by our country, a dan - ger so serious that it behooves ever: i intelligent man to recognize his re i j sponsibility to human liberty to sNuu [against such a dominating spirit o r unionism, but at the same time t< deal with individual men as he wouk ? Wish to be treated under similar cir cumstances. The Golden Rule cai ; still solve many problems of the hou: if intelligently and honestly followed The Manufacturers Record has fo: t many years demanded full wages fo: labor. We believe in liberal wages r and though the Manufacturers Ree ord has no financial interest in th< j plant in which it has been printe< ! for nearly forty years it has alway i j said to the owners of that plan j whenever the question of wages wa: . raised, that so far as we are concern t cd they could advance the wages anc advance the cost to us. We believi r that every honest, hard-working mai should have a living wage, as far a: j that may be possible, but to ask fo: an increase of wages and for shorte: _ hours now shows unspeakable folly. We have fought for better price for the farmer and better wages fo . the laboring man. and in this respec j have often run entirely contrary t< . j the views of some who sought t< ! break down farm products, wages an( ! j prices, but we have at the same tim< always fought against the drasti< t power of union labor as it is now con trolled. We have seen in the presen labor situation a great danger t< American liberty and to the welfan r \ of laborers themselves. We repea what we have said many times beton . that if membership in a labor uniot j was a badge of honor and patriot . jism and a certificate of charactei j and etliciency. most employers wouk . ! prefer to deal with members of la I bor unions. But membership in a la ? j bor union is no longer a certificate o . honor. <>f character, or efficiency, noi . is i* even a badge of patriotism. it has been the policy of laboi unions under the radical leadershij of recent yens to disregard law, tc foment si rife, and to ignore patriot i j ism. as illustrated in the fad thai there were six thousand strikes of twe . j million members of labor unioni ;| during the war, shutting off. as fai as might he in their power, the sup j ply of munitions to the soldiers or ? I the battlefield who were offering then I liv?-s for the safety of these verj j union men and their wives ami chil jdren. It has ton often been the ease ? jthat labor leaders defended the mur , dei- of, non-union men merely in or | der to keep them from working. S< [great was the power of labor unions jsome years ago that they succeeded ir j dominating polities and in securing I from congress legislation which mode theia immune from prosecution I for w hat iu others would have been . ! criminal otlenses. I The pres.-in strike of union printers ! -s h.-ised on -,\ demand tor an ad vance in wages and for shorter hours I when millions i?f men an- idle, seek jiuK m vain tor work, though no man j who work? only eight hours can ever ! possibly make a great success mor al> or financially for himself. No tfanner. ii<> physician, no preacher, no ! teacher, no laboring man, who con fines ids work strictlv to eight hours j;i d:i\ ean ever hope to achieve great things tor himself or for the world. ! Um Ibe printers, not content with this situation, have demanded a re jduction to || hours a week and pay land ;i half tor ;il| over time in addi tion to ;i straight demand for a l'*> per rent adv;me?> in wages. We be lieve that in making this demand and going on :i strike to enforce it they are makim; a \<ry greal blunder, which will inevitably renei on them and intensify public yenliment ;igainst union labor. Kvery strike at the present tine- for higher wages or shorter hours only drives deeper into Iii'- heart of the American people a determination that union labor slmll not control this country and in creases the demand for the open shop as the only safeguard to indi idual and national liberty. DR. JNO. H. MORSE APPOINTED Named by Gov. Cooper as Mem ber of State Board Veterinary Examiners Columbia. May 24.?Dr. Jno. H. Morse, of Sumter, has been appoint ed by Governor Cooper as a member of the state board of veterinary ex aminers. Ho serves for three years. State Sunday School j Convention! Spartanburg, May 23.?The official program for the South Carolina State Sunday school eon vent ion. to be held at Winthrop CoHegre. June S-U-10. ha* been announced by the state head quarters and includes about forty speakers and lecturers, who togeth ! er cover practically every phase of I modern Sunday school work. Among those on the program are: Hon. Robert A. Cooper, governor of South Carolina: Dr. Plato T. Dur ham, of Emory University, Atlanta: Dr. YV. J. McGlothlin. president of Furman University; Dr. Patterson Ward .'aw. University of South Caro lina; Rev. Bob Jones, the famous j evangelist; Dr. Len G. Broughton, of j KnoxviUe. Dr. Robt. S. Truesdale, j pastor .Main street Methodist church. I Columbia; Dr. \ym. A. Brown, direc tor of evangelism for the Intcrnat j ionai Sunday School assciation. Chi cago. Dr. Melton Clark. Columbia Theological Seminary; Mrs. W. L. ! Blankenship, religious education di I rec tor Tabernacle Baptist church. At lanta; Dr. J. Vi Mann. Greenville; Miss Freda Boso, Young People's di vision superintendent of Alabama; Dr. Watson B. Duncan, pastor Main street (Methodist church, Dillion; Dr. Wm. ML. Ball, pastor First Baptist church. ; j Spartan burg; Rev. Geo. K. Way. i i Khems; J. P. Spillman. Columbia; ! W. V. Martin. Spartanburg; Miss Lou " Gray, of State'Illiteracy Commission. : Columbia: C. C. Milford. superintend ? en? Firsl Baptist S. s. Greenville; S. , T. Lanham, Spaftanburg; Major T. T. ; j Hyde. Charleston: C. C. Thornton. . Lockhart; L. P. Hollis. Greenville; ? C. S. Lea veil, ruperintendent First Baptist S. S.. Anderson; Rev. J. K. [ Roberts, Greenville; Dr. J. L. Weeks, ? Darlington; Dr. J. F. Townsend, Char , Icston; Mrs. W G. Willard. Cradle [{Roll superintendent Bethel Methodist . Spartanburg; Rev. H. G. Redinger, t Hartsville; W. T. Harmon, past pres . ident McLeod-Wesley Bible class, Trinity Methodist church, Sumter; Dr. . A. D. P. Gilmour, pastor First Pres . byterian church, Spartanburg; J. B. Horton, General secretary Columbia \ Y. M. C. A.: C. E. Kepley, Columbia; , and many others. j Sumter will be represented on the , program of the South Carolina State . Sunday School Convention at Wln j throp College. Rockhill. June 8. 9, 10. by Mr. W. T. Harmon, who was ^ until recently the President of the > McLeod-Wesley Bible Class at Trin l ity Methodist Church. . Mr. Harmon has been as .ed by . General Superintendent Leon C. . Palmer on behalf of the Program Committee, to tell the Adult Bible . Class session of the convention about r the remarkable Sunday School at . tendance contest recently waged be , tweeh Sumter and Florence, in which j the Sumter class was finally victori [ ous, and has accepted the invitation. At a meeting of the "Committee of , Forty" of that class, held when Mr. . Palmer was in Sumter. the class t requested Mj\ Harmon to represent j them at the convention, and hope , was expressed that there would be a r strong delegation from the class , present. ' To Attend World Cotton Conference ; Columbia. May 24.?Former Gov ernor R. I. Manning, president of th< American Products Export & Impori Corporation, sails on June 1 for Lon ? don. to attend the World's Cottor ! Conference and to look into the situ ? ation surrounding the exportation oi American cotton. Governor Manning will be accompanied by Mrs. Manning , and they will be away from Colum bia about two months. The Former Governor leaves Co lumbia this week for New York, where he will attend next week the national cotton conference in the metropolis. The (kites for this conference are the I 2Sth and 29th. J <?(><> cures Biliousness. Fatal Accident at Second Mill. Troutville. May 2.".? (Special to the Underwater News.')?Friends of Mr. ' William Trout, one of the oldest and most respected citizens living below .he dam. were shocked and grieved to learn of his sudden end yesterday lfternoon abou' 6:30 P. M. Mr. Trout who has not been feeling well of late and lias been confined to i:is home under the right hank among i beautiful growth of rushes, started j nit about sun down for a short stroll j iml a little needed exercise. He had jone but a few feet, idly floating along {half asleep, and enjoying the warm I -vening water, when he suddenly ran I igainst one of those terrible hooks I thai some human being was holding : n the water and before he realized I what had happened, the hook was pulled upward catching Mr. Trout under the chin as ii ascended, this being the last seen of him. This most regretable accident was witnessed b> his son Willie. Jr.. who] was swimming nearby, otherwise hisj strange disappearance might never! have been accounted for. He leaves a widow, and sixteen small children, be-I sides three brothers and two sisters all of whom live in the same vicinity.! Constable Cat Fish who investigated tho matter reports that the human i creature who caused the death of Mr.| Trout was some kind of a newspaper! man who lived in a place called Sum ter. This should he a warning to all to use more care and keep their eyes >pen. Rub-My-Tisan cures sores, n Women Denounce 4 Harvey's SpeecK President of League For Peace Tell President That His Am bassador Has Violated Pre Election Pledge San Francisco, May ::4.?Mrs. Kay Wilbur, president of <he Woman's Leapru" for Peace, has telegraphed President Harding pretesting against Ambassador Harvey's speech in Lon don regarding Amercian participation in world affairs, as a violation of one of the president's pre-election prom ises. State University Affairs Columbia. May 24?Changes in the University faculty make-up and im portant action regarding tire fratern ity situation and new law school fac ulty are believed to have been mat ters considered by the trustees of the University at an executive meeting in the governor's office Monday after noon. Xo announcement was made regarding what was considered at the meeting, but it is known that the trus tees had very important matters for consideration. It is said that the faculty's recent action regarding sub-rosa fraternities did not meet with the unanimous ap proval of the trustees. Forty-eight students who confessed to participa tion in sub-rosas were suspended for a week each. this.action being taken several months ago, following orders from the trustees for an up-robting of the "sub-rosas." It is understood that some members cf the board thought this treatment of the situ ation too light and not in compliance wih the orders of the trustees. Whatever action was taken regard ing the situation at the University will be announced probably at the end of the present session, following the regular commencement meeting of the board. GIFTS FOR CON VERSE COLLEGE Spartanburg, May 23.?Gifts to the amount of $100,000 were presented to Converse College during the prefer ent month, it was announced today by Dr. R. P. Pell, president of th<* institution. A gift of $25,000 from the Carnegie fund, for the advance ment of education was followed by a gift of $65,000 from a donor who re quested that his name not be di vulged. These gifts have added ap preciably to the endowment fund of Converse College. War Dead Returned Columbia. May 20.?The bodies of. twenty-two world war heroes, eleven of them South Carolinians, arrived in Columbia today from Hoboken. for distribution to their homes in various parts of the southeast, "Hie' South' Carolinians are: John Jenkins, Dale Station; Edgar S. Eakin, of Aboeville; Frank C. Banks, of McCormick; Ernest C. Coleman. of Ninety-Six; James X. McClellan. of Pelzer; San ford Cain of Westminster; Henry L. Brown, of Marion; John L. Railings of Pageland; Richard M. Michael, of North, and Second Lieutenant Wil liam B. DeLoach. EX-GOVERNOR MAKES BOND Pensacola. May 23.?Sidney J. Catts, former Governor of Florida, made bond in the United States District Court here today in the sum of $2,500. He is charged with peonage, having, been indicted on two counts by the federal grand jury last week. Bonds men for the former Governor are A. F. Pederick. H. Whitacker, B. A. Davis and C. P. Lybrant. of Pensa cola, and A. F. Bullard of Defuniak; Springs, Fla. Attorneys John P. Stokes, and John S. Beard, counsel for Catts are granted until June 13 by Judge Sheppard to file demurrers to the indictments. Arguments on the ii demurrer are to be heard June 20. GOVERNOR'S SUMMER HOME Columbia, May 24.?Gov. Cooper has finally accepted the invitation of the city of Greenvilb- to establish the state's capital on the top of Paris Mountain, ten miles from the city of Greenville, the highest place in South Carolina. for the summer months. The governor's health is not as good as it has beer, up to a few months ago. and his plan is to take a two-months complete rest. Mrs. Cooper and the Cooper children will also spend the vacation time on Par is mountain. The governor has written to Fred j W. Symmes. president of the Green I villc Chamber of Commerce, formal j ly accepting the invitation. His iet ; ter says: ! '"Nothing you could ever do would !>..? more appreciated than this very [generous and hospitable invitation. I lam glad that we can accept your of fer ami for a short while at least ; have a personal contact with Green jvillc and tin- Greenville spirit. I con gratulate the state of South Carolina on the tine service which the people j of Greenville have just rendered in jthe tour of the state, inaugurated by the Young Men's Business League." The governor has been offered a home on Paris Mountain and also of tice space in the city of Greenville. Marriage License Record. A marriage license has been issued to Mr. U. C. Lewis ami Miss Mary. Evelyn White of Sumtcr. The rural carriers of Sumter coun ty will have a meeting at the Tourt House on May 30th. Refreshments will he served, and ah of the rural mail carriers- are. invited Wi? eure? Dengue Fever. -_ ~ i Marriage License Record. A marriage license has been issued to E. J. Thomas and Henrietta Gor don, colored of Sumter.