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? - ; PACES'A WAIT' IN CHARLESTON Mr. R. ;W. ?reene Passes A^ay at,4s.e of 109 Years (News and; Courier. April 18) Mr. Rofcew #P Greene 'died yes-; terday at his "residence. ID Amer ica street, at the'age of 105 years. Coming to ^Charleston from - New Orleans, he hadvbeen living hercj more than twenty years. He. was unmarried, ?hd Ts ^aid to have had no relatives residing here. The i"uner?l'"Service and burial will be held in;St. Paul's Episcopal churchyard this ^afternoon, begin ning at 4 o'clock. 1'he arrange ments* -tcte 't?^gti&rgb of J. Heriry Stuhr.- " ? i'i ". Living eighty-eight years in the - nineteenth\cent%ry and twenty-two' year? in the t'weiltieth, Mr. Greene attained a sp-Wn bf life which is - reached by levr. -^He1 was boin dur ing tfte-Hfetfnffc -of Napoleon and in the "year whie? marked the be ginning of the/ naval war with Great - Britaif?.- ?? Only thirty-six years had elapsed since the Decla ration of Ij-r?-epftidence. When the World War began'in 1914, and end ed three years/"^ter, Mr. Greene was still in fulP'possession of his faculties. tn The vehe1rab"fe- figure of- Mr. Grefte was well-*"Renown to many Charlestonians. and in" particular to tVte congregation of St. Paul's ?' church-, whicB "he attended regu larly as a member. He was pres ent at the 'se*vi<?e last Sunday. In fact. Mr." Greesfte^ippeared to be in good heaitlv -uMff shortly before '-"?* riiis desth.1 He^^s out walking: at 5: SO o'clock yesterday morning. When some fr^tids noticed that lie was- not ree"Knfg"wcll. he was tak en -home -in' an7' automobile, and died soon afterward. Mr. Greene^ JTormer home was in New Orleans,* where he has a ? sister residing 'He entered the cotton brcd^e^'gfe business and ' amassed'?-l?rg?-fortune, but it was greatly redtW6e&il after the civil - war.. Mr.- Greeiie traveled exten sively, haying-visited practically all - "the twihtrie^of'tBe world. He was widely informed and highly culti vated; possessing* a fine intellect. ?> His penmanship*""-is also well re TneMbered:''-^"r.p"Greene had excel ! lent health" alT^ithrough his long life, and -hr^'mSatai faculties were clear to. tfee^^'dlP ? ;;'&EW eOBIPANIES 5 0MRTERED Super-Syton^ Company of ^ SimtterTp^ganized ' ColumbS,4l^ffi 18".?The Rod & Reel Club; of ^Columbia, was char tered by the ^secretary of state Mon . day. The clufcibis capitalized at, $5,000. Its purpose, as set out in K>the chartsery?s tor "buy, sell, hold.j ..^jmanage and dealt in real estate and! to- own or.contrei lands and ponds j ? /for the purposer;: of hunting andj fishing thexeoni'j* M. C. Heath is 1 \ ';? president "of- .-. the "club. W. 3fc| Burney is vice-president; Harry j - Cantey is secretary and treasurer. \ Charter "wast granted to the Sum- j ' ter Superr-SpitLOnb Co., of Sumter, j ? -capitalized at -S^OOO, proposing td-j manufacture .andir sell sewer ft***, < devices. R.. B* Belser is pre . ?eut". J a?? treasurer .o?, the corporation: Irene A. Bryan is secretary and . . Harmon D.<MQise;is mechanical en . gi?eer. SEC. MEIiON That Counterfeit Bonds Are in Circolatioh Washington^ April 17.?Secretary Mellon today called upon the Plate. Printer, offiei&l.x>rgan of the Plate Printers* Union, ^employes at the Bureau of Engjrajving and Printing to furnish himuimmedia-".ely with any evidence upon which that pub lication had based its statements that the country tnvas flooded with j millions of-'counterfeit bank notes, | ? bonds, war'-?arrogs and other j stamps, war bonds and coupons.; ? Any such evidence; he added, would j be investigated at once. j The Plate Printer recently pub lished an ?rticte? i connecting what it declared w as racflood of counter ?-? feits with the'vpfcoent reorganiza . tions of the btfreau by President Harding involvmg the removal of Director James Wilmeth and; other officials. '?'>? In a letter to i*rank J. Coieman, j editor and business manager of the i Plate Printer. Mr*- Mellon said that1 "statements erf this sort, reflecting! as they do 'bpon the government bonds in the-h'^rfds of investors are calculated to cause widespread un easiness upon'the part of such' holders. and'"a't::rhe same time if uncontradicted ; "might tend to in jure the credit 'rrnd standing with the public of the securities of the I go\-ernment." \"\\ Would Send Out Circular. Mr. Mellon added that it has been the custom of the treasury to send out circulars describing every counterfeit iss?e__when discovered. "No information has come to the treasury."' he said, "of anv overissue or counterfeiting of .? United States b.ojrvd or coupons at tached to the >a,rne. ? "?s regards.. ;wur savings and other stamps,, bajak notes and other forms of currem y. attempts are made from time to time to counter feit the issue or raise the denomi nations of ^ejiuine issues. Tin treasury is constantly on the alert to, stop such attempts in substan tially every case .-v]*here efforts have been apprehended, and brought to ttTa! and their activities ended. "The Secretary of the Treasury desires t< stare in the most em phatic texyng* iimt The i?ubli<- need have no apprehension as to tlie genuineness of the government se curities and^tay;rency outstanding." "Berlin. AprU, 10?Otto Hue. presideat ot the National Miner's Cnion is dead. FARMERS ARE SIGNING UP Cooperative Cotton Marketing Campaign is being Vigor ously Pushed to Suecess Columbia, April 1$.?Although over 15,000 hales were signed up last week, officials of the South Carolina Cotton Growers* Coopera tive Association said today that re ports from over the state indicated that there would he a much heavier signup this week. More bales were signed yesterday, according to reports coming in today, than on Monday of "victory week." This week has been designated as "clean up week" and a goal of not less than 85,000 bales set for it. All over the state preparations are" going forward for the observ ance of next Tuesday, April 25, which has been set aside, by proc fcimatioft of the governor, as "co operation day" for the whole state. Business men in matfy cities and towns are-arranging to close their j places-of business for the* day and< join in the canvas's for contracts. Officials of the association said to day the hard and consistent work on the part of all public spirited | Citizens during the next two weeks' would-make the success of the cam-' paign> an - absolute certainty. EFFORT TO SETTLE BIG COAL STRIKE Conference of. Operators and Miners on Wage Contract Resumed New Tork, April 1$.?Efforts of anthracite miners and operators to settie the pending strike was re sumed when members of the joint sub-committee on wage contract negotiations reopened its series of conferences. The crux of situation is expected to be reached latter part cf the week when operators make known the percentage of reduc tion in wages they will ask the strikers to accept. RUSSIAN LEASER DEFENDS TREATY 6erm;an Sees Good Omen in Signing Easter Sunday Genoa, April 17.?George Chitch jerin, head of the'Russian delega tion, discussing tonight the Rus so-German treaty, said negotia tions for a full resumption of dip lomatic relations between Germany and Russia had been in progress) several months. . j "The place and the time of the signature." M. Chitoherin added, "must not be interpreted as indi cating that the two governments intended special significance in concluding the treaty at the Genoa conference rather than elsewhere, i The treaty was contemplated long ago. "Tn this way Germany and Rus sia have wiped out the past and, replaced the Brest-Litovsk treaty! t by new relations, granting both ! peoples the same rights and es I tablishihg a secure hasis for peace ful, common work. The two gov ernments thus place themselves on a firm basis." The German foreign minister, Dr. Rathenau, calmly discussed the Rus^-Gertnan treaty which has I created such excitement among the I allies, particularly the French and English delegations. He explained that the negotiations between Rus sia and Germany for the conclusion of the present treaty were con ducted for several months andl happened to be finished Easter Sunday, which he considered a good omen, not only for the contracting parties, but entire Europe, indeed, the world at large. The spokesman of the Italian delegation, discussing the Russo German treaty tonight, said he I was convinced that it would not bring about a happy result in the j conference, but he considered it de plorable from the Gorman point of view because it strengthened the thesis of those who maintain that it* is impossible to treat with the Germans. Nothing better could be invited to support the French viewpoint, in his opinion. The French delegation, in an of- j ficial statement, denounced the treaty bitterly and declared that France would not change her atti tude and would exact from the So viet recognition of debts and resti tution of confiscated property. "The action of the Germans is an absolute breach of loyalty to the general idea of the Genoa confer-1 ence, and in that sense is dishon- j orable and a challenge to Europe," said the authorized British spokes man tonight to the Associated ?Press in discussing the signing of the Russo-German treaty. "Nevertheless," the spokesman continued, "the British delegation does not think it will result in tho j breaking up of the conference, (even though Germany has broken i loose from it." I STATE SCHOOL BOOK ADOPTION Columbia. April 1 J).?The state's public school books are to be purchased anew by the state board lot education at a meeting on May { 15, and already the state superin tendent of education and Governor i Cooper, who is chairman ex-oifficio j of the state board of education, are ' being sought after by school book ; agents! The state has h five-year i'contract for its school books, and this expires this year. The state : board will meet with Governor t'oopep ihe middle of the coming month. -? 9 ? Mixing drinks doesn't cause as much trouble as mixing drunks. -o m ? Climbing hills before we come to 'hem is what makes us tired. i REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES State Railroad Commission Has Control of Both Ser vice and Rates j Columbia. April IS.?The South Carolina Railroad Commission is at work on regulations to govern public utilities throughout the state, under, the act of the 1 legislature, which gives this com mission the duty of regulating all public utilities of the state. The regulations will cover both service and rates and will go into consid erable detail in regard to operation. Another task before the rail road commission is the regulation of bus iines, motor truck lines, and taxi lines, over which the com mission was this year given specific power. The commission will at an early date promulgate a set of rules governing these, according to a statement by Chairman Shealy, of the commission. RECORD FLOOD AT NEW ORLEANS j River Will Reach Twenty Three Early in May New Orleans. April IS.?Predict ing that the Mississippi river would exceed by one foot the high est flood stage ever attained here. Dr. L M. Cline, forecaster of the New Orleans weather bureau, is sued 'a revised forecast today call- j ing for a maximum of 23 feet be tween May and 10. The previous record, which was (established in 1912. was 22 feet The forecaster stated that recent rains over the Mississippi valley and unfavorable winds which have retarded the flow of the excessive volume of water into the Gulf of j Mexico have intensified flood con | rations and made the new predic tion necessary. Today's upward revision of flood stages is the fourth that has been issued since early in March when 20 feet was predicted. The Southern Pacific railroad an- J nounced that service on its branch from Baton Roufce to I>a Fayette, La., had been discontinued because of high water in the Atchaflaya river basin. Vicksburg reported that back water from the Mississippi and Tazoo rivers had flooded approxi mately 1,382 square miles of terri tory in the lower Yazoo basin. No reports of loss of life have been received and all livestock have been removed to places of safety. Heavy rains during the past 48 hours were said to have increased the danger to the levees in *the third Mississippi river district but head quarters at Vicksburg reported that nothing beyond minor troubles had developed at any point. I Memphis. April IS.?Through j railroad traffic out of Memphis to-' day began to feel for the first time this year the effects of the flood stages in the Mississippi north of the city, when th-? St. Louis <fc San Francisco railroad announced the annulment of its through trains betwen Memphis and St. Louis. With the crest stage of the second rise in the Mississippi passing Osceola, Ark., and expected here to morrow night, no change has been j reported in the levee situation, all i embankments between Cairo and Greenville. Miss., holding safely. Hundreds of tents secured by the Red Cross from the army depot at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., were erect ed today on the Banquette of the main levee south of Mellwood. Ark., and many families who have been marooned for a week by the high water from a break in the White, river levee were brought from the box cars in which they have been living and given shelter on the le vees, where no trouble is expected. Tents have also been sent to the flooded section in the Yazoo delta, where backwater has driven out hundreds of tenant farmers living in the river bottoms. More than 500 men are at work strengthening the levee at Fulton Lake, south of Arkansas City, where caving has occurred during the last three days. Enigneers de clare themselves confident that the levee can be held, although the situation there is described as un favorable. ? ? ? Development Plans of Muscle Shoals Discussed Detroit. April 1 8.? Henry Ford's plans for development of the Mus cle Shoals project should he ac quire the property from the gov ernment were outlined in detail to day by E. ('.. Leibold. his private j secretary, in an address. Mr. Leibold dealt at length upon the Ford proposal to make the ! shoals the basis for a currency is sue amounting to $30,000,000, the estimated cost of improving the J property. Under the plan the gov j ernment would authorize an issue ) of Muscle Shoals currency, persons j performin.tr labor or furnisning ma terial being paid in this manner, j Such a stet) would eliminate tax j in?: tin- public, Mr. Leibold ex j plained. I The currency would be retired. .under the plan, from a redemption fund provided from the ?1.20o.00U annually Mr. Ford would pay the government as rental. After twen ty-five years, Mr. Leibold said, the i entire project would have I.n paid for without the pnblie being tax'-d. ? He declared the government's pro tit under tin- plan would be ?tH>. 000.000 in 100 years. Every man im^ his price: but the man v. ho gives himself riwaj isn't worth very much. Sometimes :i man postpones ad vertising to sell his goods until ho has to dp i! to sell his store. Not since Maude Adams appeared women's fashions as much as "Kik Lenore in the di'ess she wears in th copied from it. WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Chairman of Committee Out lines Plans of League of Women Voters Columbia. April 19.?The legis lative program for the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, for the coming year, was outfined in a statement issued today by Mrs. C. Y. Reamer, of Columbia, chair man of the legislative committee of the organization. The things which the women will advocate before the 1023 legislature, and for which they will work in the mean time are a prison farm bill, a bill to provide for repression of pros titution, a bill to reintroducc in the next legislature the recently de feated SimonhofT bill, to require both men and women to stand medical examinations before being given marriage certificates; poll tax ,for women: enforcement of the prohibition laws: opposition to blanket legislation providing for equal rights for men and women. In explaining the opposition to legislation giving women the same rights and privileges with men, the statement says that giving them identical lights "such privileges as dower rights, responsibility of the [husband for the support of his j family, ages of consent laws, tlu j Mann act and similar laws might be automatic-ally swept away, and that the entire body of stale leg islation for the protection of wage earning women would he endanger ed." - Music Sections To Be Established Peoria. 111., Apr:! is.?A music section in every public library in the t nited States is the Joint aim Of the General Federation of Wo men's Clubs and the National Fed eration of Women's Clubs. Loth federations have created a depart ment of library extension, with Mrs. James Hl Hirsch of Orlando, Fla., as chairman. Mrs. Hirsch said the proposed music sections would prove valuable in making available information oh music to those desiring it. The committee working with Mrs. Hirsch include: Mrs* J. Lacey Harper. Vuma. Arizona: Mrs. Franklin W. Cochens, Salida. Colo.: Mrs. J. C. Hancock. Stuart, Fla.: .Mrs. IOla Bishop, Savannah. Ga.: Mrs. Frank H. Cbwles; Crawfords vilie, Ind.: Mrs. Jacob Van der Zee. Iowa. City. Ia.; Mrs. Cordon Kingsbury, St. Clair. Michigan; .Mrs. Clara N. StefiTers, Brookhaven, .Miss.: Mrs. Ceo. W. Lamke, Clay ton, Mo.: .Mrs. Josephine J. Rolfe. Concorl. N. IL: Mis Julia E. Wil liams, .Merchantviilc. X. J.: Miss Marguerite Heard. Fargo. N. !).: Miss Leonora Lewis. Pierre. S. D.; Mrs. Henry Si one, Christiansburg Va.: Mrs. Anna V. Hassett. Ed monds, Wash.: Miss Edith Rud dock, Manitowoe, VVis. Plans For the Entertainment of Delegates to Stab- T. P. A. Con vention Arc Being Made. At a recent meeting <>:" the re freshment committee of Host (;., T. P. A., appointed take care <?:" that end of the arrangements which are to be made in view <>f the Sumtor Lost entertaining the State T. P. A- Convention, the con tract was awarded for the serving <?;' the mid-day lnn< ii <? i May 4th the opening day of 111? convention. Plans were also practically com pleted for the \ ? ! i<*I*en stew and fish fry vvhii h is t-> I , served at Hvcallu Springs i:: the evening. The report of the financial com mittee was als?? mido at thai time and this report showed that a large majority of, rbe members of Lost <; had sulwribed and better still, had paid their subscriptions to wards the c.nteit:unm<*ni fund. I'nsi <: ho,,.s tn haw- the distinc tion of pulling ??;'(' a ert-ditablt! en tertaiumeiv! ?.. ii!:<? 111 asking any as sistaiu'c whatsoever fr??nj sources 11 a'side of its membership. The ei>:(w*? i .'?>'. da\ ? ar? Max 1th and r.th. A wife on hand is worth two at f ll<- UU/N ICS. Style^StancTard; in "Peter Pan" has a play, influenced :i," starring Lcnorc Ulrich. Here ii e nlay and one of the new garment* MUSCLE SHOALS UP AGAIN House Military Committee Exchange Individual Opin ions on Project Washington, April 17.?Members of the house military committee concluded today their first exchange of individual opinions on the four private proposals for developing the government's projects at Mus cle Shoals. Ala., and adjourned ?until Wednesday. At that time, it j was announced by Chairmna Kahn, the committee will begin boiling (down testimony heard during the investigation of the offers to reach a constructive program, the out standing features of each proposal to be considered as a part of the report to be drafted for the house. v Sentiment among the commit teenieri, it was said, had not yet reached the stage where any of the existing proposals had received preferential consideration. While hopeful that the final eh ? deavor of the committee to reach a I constructive program fur deveiop ? ment of Muscle Shoals would re ; ceive the full approval of the 21 , members on the committee. Chair i man Kahn said he was unable to 'predict what the final decision j would be or which of the existing offers now under consideration would be recommended in whole or ; in part. j Members who attended the executive committee sessions while the exchange of the opinions- was 1 in progress said today th*> indica tions were that important modf i ficati?ns in the existing offers prob ably would be insisted upon by the committee before it submitted a report to the house. Xone of the proposals, it was explained, was en : rtrely acceptable to the committee ?If the opinions already voiced by j the members could be accepted as j reflecting the attitude of the 21 I members. A strong insistence pre j vailed among the committeemen ! that the proposal of Henry Ford should be modified so as to elimi nate the steam plant at Gorgas from the properties he proposes to j purchase and lease, it was said. ; Another point in that offer not al together satisfactory, according to ISome members, was the 100 year : lease 'period. A reduction to 50 j 1 [years was preferred by several ; members. After tiic "boiling down"' of evi dence has been completed it is ! probable that Chairman Kahn will request the creation of a sub'com | mhtee with himself excluded for j working out the details of the re i port. , The present plan involves the . recalling of each of the bidders by the committee after the subcom mittee has completed the report. Tin- senat'.' agriculture commit tee held its first actual examination I today of the offers pending before it for investigation. Thomas \V. : Martin, president of the Alabama ; Power company, was called and presented the offer made by the ' power company for its develop ment of tin- power project in the .Muscle Shoals territory. After a brief session the com j mittee adjourned to continue its study of the power company's pro posal tomorrow. Mr. .Martin was able to make little progress in the time allowed today and it was es timated that he would continue on the stand several da.es to complete his statement unless tin- commit tee extended its session to the af ternoon. Getting u i* before hubby is a fine waj i?> keep in pocket t hange. "Latlgll and grow fat" is fine: but after you succeed it ceases to be u laughing matter. The fellow who sayjs he lias noth ing to do until tomorrow usually does it tomorrow. For every man who w ould like to !>,ti;ii the town red there's one who would like to paint it blue. ff Ford has too much money why doesn't he try raising chick ens? LETTER WRITTEN BY DEAD AVIATOR Fascination of Flying Told by Ross Smith Who Was Kill ed Short While Ago I Kipling, nor an engineer, wrote j most feelingly of the love of the I man in the cab for Iiis locomotive: ; in the field of aviation it was an avi j ator. Sir Ross Smith, who has por j trayed most vividly the fascination I and romance of flying. The aviator who met death upon Sir Ross Smith, famous British aviator, was killed just as he was j about to start on a flight around I the world when his plane crashed at Brodklands, England. the eve of a great flight around1 the world, wrote for the National Geographic Magazine the story of his epochal London-to-Australia j air voyage?a story which already has become the classic of aerial I travel. This story contained a wealth of geographic detail and technical in formation, but those portions which described the sensation of air trav- j el are. perhaps, the most unusual. He wrote: "A small machine is ideal for ' short flights, joy riding in the heav- j j en. or sight-seeing among the : clouds, but there is something more ? j majestic about the big bombers < which a pilot begins to love. An exquistic community grows up be- ? tween machine and pilot: each, as i it were merges into the other. The machine is rudimentary and the pi- ; jlot the intellectual force. The lev ers and controls are the nervous system of the machine, through ; which the will of the pilot may be j expressed?and expressed to an inri- j nitely fine decree. A flying-ma chine is something entirely apart [from and above all other contriv-j j ance's of man's ingenuity. Most Human-Like Machines "The aeroplane is the " nearest! i thing to animate life that man has created. In the air a machine ceas , es indeed to be a mere piece of me j chanism: it becomes animate and is j capable not only of primary guid l ance and control, but actually of : expressing a pilot's temperament, j i "The lungs of the machine, its en-j ? gines, are again the crux of man's j wisdom. Their marvelous reliabil-j I ity and great intricacy are almost j as awesome as the human anatomy. ? When both engines are going well i and synchronised to the same speed j the roar of the exhausts develops ; into one long?sustained rhythmical ! boom, boom, boom. It is a song ; of pleasant harmony to the pilot, j a duet of contentment that sings ! of a perfect firing in both engines ; and says that all is well. , "This melody of power boomed I pleasantly in my ears, and my ! mind sought to probe the inscru I table future, as we swept over the i coast of England at 90 miles per j hour." Skimming Tops of the Clouds Of another phase of the trip, when it was determined to climb above the clouds he wrote: "So we climbed steadily in a wide ascending spiral, until we reached j an altitude of 9,000 feet, and were then just above the clouds. Below us the snowstorm raged, but we had entered another world, a strange world, all our own, with bright, dazzling sunshine. "It might have been a vision of the polar regions: it undoubtedly felt like it. The mighty cloud ocean over which we were scudding) resembled a polar landscape cov-1 ered with snow. The rounded cloud j contours might have been the j domes of snow-covered summits. It was hard to conceive that tha?.J amorphous expanse was not actual,' solid. Her?. and there Aoccule.nt ? lowers and ramps heaved up. piled j like mighty snow dumps, toppling and crushing into one another. Ev erything was so tremendous, so vast, that one's ease of proper- j lions swayed uncontrolled. Eyes Stung by Snow Blast "The cold grew more intense, I our hands and feet lost all feeling] and our bodies became well-nigh] frozen. Goggles were useless, ow- j ing to the ice. and we suffered! much agony through being compel!- ) ed to keep a lookout with unpro- ! tected eyes?straining into the 1*0 mile an hour snow-blast. "The only really cheerful objects of the whole outfit were our two engines. They roared away and sang deep-throated song, filled j with contentment and gladness: it did not worry them that their radi ator blinds, which we kepi shut., were thickly coated with frozen j ?-now. "Ahead loomed tip beautiful j dome-shaped ' loud, lined with >il ver edges. It was symbolical:: and when all seemed dark, this re kindled in me the spark of hope. B> the side of the cloud with th silver lining there extended a gulf i about two miles across. A : we-.j burst out o\ er it I loo'; I down1 into its abysms 1 depths. "At ihc bottom laj the world.] As far as the eye < ould reach, in every direction stretched the iiiim Ltable cloud sea. and the only bi"-ak now lay before us. It resembled a tremendous crater, with sides clean <-ui .??>? a shaft. Down this wonder ful cloud avenue I headed the Vimy. slowely descending in a wide spiral. The escape through this marvelous gateway, seven thousand feet deep; that seemed to link the realms of the infinite with the low er world of mortals, was the most soul-stirring episode of the whole voyage. Snow w;is falling heavily from the clouds that encircled us, yet down, <b>\.vn We went'in an ai Sir Keith. Smith, who was to fly around the world with his brother, Sir Ross, will probably curry on alone, following the latter's death. most snow-free atmosphere. The omen was good: fair Fortune rode with us. The landscape was covered deep in snow, but we pick ed out a fairly large town, which my brother at once said was Roanne. This indicated that we were directly on our route: but it seemed too good to be ..rue, for we had been flying at over SO miles per hour for three hours by 'blind navigation.' and had been unable to check our course." WARM POLITICAL FIGHT IN COLA. 2,100 of About 4.893 Regis tered Voters for Primary Are Women Columbia, April 16.?More inter est is being displayed in the mu nicipal political campaign than perhaps ever before in the city of Columbia and a great deal of this interest is being manifested by the newly enfranchised women. "When the registration books for the municipal primary which is to name a nominee for mayor and for two commissioners, closed there were 4.S93 names'on it. approxi mately 2.100 of which were rhose of women voters. In Ward ?J (Shandon) there were three more women registered than men. and in Ward. 1. the banner ward of the city. 483 out of the 'J'JO registered were women. The prevailing sentiment seems to be that Columbia is too murky a moral atmosphere for the self respecting citizen to palliate and he is demanding that it be cleared. The complaint is that the "boot leggers" are selling more liquor than was sold by the old dispen sary, that gambling is in its heyday and tfiat there are too many im moral women here. William A. Cbleman, president of the Bank of Columbia, and candidate for mayor, is the center of attack-, and the whole cam paign seems to be revolving around his personality. The women's vote will decide the election and all individual candidates and factions are assiduously courting them. Other than Mr. Coleman the candidates for mayor are .lohn W. Richardson, former chief of po lice, who Mr. Coleman was instru mental in ousting: Thomas E. Hair, magistrate: A. W. Coleman. lawyer, and Thornwell McMasteK civil engineer, whose penchant is water power and opposition to the prevailing commission form of gov ernment, which he claims was foisted on this country through German propaganda. Those in the race for commis sioner, other than Dr. Rice and Mr. DuPre. are John W. Balleht?ie. former employe of the Columbia Railway, (his and Electric Com pany: Andrew Crawford, broker: Louis x. Drake, druggist: George K. Ellison, locomotive engihemah; W. 1). Hampton, mechanic: Rich ard C. Keenan. former commis sioner and councilman for sixteen years: Sam Sweeney. Everyman and livestock dealer: Richard J. Person, chairman of the "citizens* commit tee" which has been fighting the present administration for years, and Krank W. Seegars. business man and former councilman. There are two places for school commissioner and Mrs. Mary S. Fisher and Frank C. Withers have announced to succeed themselves. NO others than the foregoing can enter tin* Democratic primaries and the entries closed Friday night, .it o'clock. The :ir*-t municipal primary will !??? held April l'.".. the polls opening at s o'clock in the morning and closing ai S o'clock at nicht. Should a second primary election be neecssarv. i; will be held May 2nd. - There is little talk about the prospective candidates for county offices ami for members of the leg islature. There will be a suffi . ieney of candidates, no doubt, in the race before the county cam paign opens, but they are some what slow hi getting starred. Rear Admiral Sims wants to b, ;> full admiral but doesn't saj of what. DECISION SHOE MACHINERY ' f TRUST BY COURT Supreme Court Decides That j Tying Clause in Contract in Invalid j Washington. April 17.?The "ty j ing" clauses in the leases of the J United Shoe Machinery ? corpQjja j tion and its associated companies, j challenged by the government un der the Clayton act were today de 1 (hired invalid by ihe supreme i court, in an opinion deli*" * by [Justice Bay. Justice McK ,..ua dls : sen tod and Justice Brandeis did not . I participate in the consideration or i decision of the case, j "This system of 'tying" restric j tions is <iuite as effective a< express : ed covenants could be." the court declarded, "and practically com pels i lie use of the machinery of the lessor except upon risks which manufacturers will not willingly in-. i cur. The power to enforce them j is omnipresent and their restram | ing influence, constantly operates ; upon competitors and lessees. The fact that the lessor in many in stances forebore to enforce theifcj provisions does not make them any less agreements within the cbh I demnation of the Clayton aH." Thirty Days* Notice. Referring to the contention tt the corporation that the Tonn, et lease it adopted after the Claytou act became effective is free from the restrictive and tying clauses, and is. therefore unobjections?ble, j the opinion pointed out that thos? '"M ? leases are terminable upon 30 days' ' notice and stated "they were evi* I dently framed in view of the Clay i ton act and litigation likely to arise j over the former leases in view of I that enactment." : The district court expressed the ! opinion that should the shoe ma jchinery company's contention ? b? ^ sustained "vases containing them ?would again I/o insisted upon. Jus tice Bay said, declaring that the ? earnestness and zeal with which j the right to use these clauses has ! been insisted upon throughout I confirms conclusion of trial judge, j The fate of these substituted forms j of leases evidently depends on the outcome of this suit, j "While the clauses of the lease en ! joined by the district court do not contain specific agreements hot-to use the machinery of a competitor, the suprem?- conn found that "the \ practical effect of these drastic pro i visions is to prevent such use. That jsuvh restrictive and tying agree j ments must necessarily lessen com I petition and tend to monopolize, we j believe, is equally apparent. In Dominant Position, j "When it is considered that.the United company occupies a domi ! nant position in supplying shoe ; machinery of the classes involved." {ir added, "these covenants signed I by the lessee and binding upon ! him effectually prevent him from i acquiring the machinery of a com ; petitor of the lessor except at the i risk of forfeiting the right to.ufce j the machines furnished by the j United company which may be ab j solutely essential to the prosecu i tion and success of his business." Considerable space In the opin* lion is devoted to disposing of the ? claim by the company that the sc ! preme court's decision in the Sher I man act. which was against the j government, precluded the Clay ' ton act case on the ground that the issues had been fully adjudi?|H cared. A patent grant dees not limit the right of congress to enact legisla tion not interfering with the Iegiti- .iv mate rights secured by the patent, I the court asserted, and it may pro hibit in the public interest. Justice Bay said, "the making' of agree* ments which may lessen compete tion and build up monopoly." H0LLINS' ' '. I DIVORCE mm At I Sofia. April 10.?A divorce issued ! to former United States Senator \ Henry F. Hollis, of New Hamp shire, by the pastor of the Unitar ian church of Dubnitza is not of ficially recognized by the Bulgar ian state, as it possesses no legal I for. :?. the foreign office advises I Washington officials. -:- ? ? .Rollins Satisfied With Divorce i Paris. April 19.?Former Senator Hollis when informed of Bulgaria's action declared himself confident that the divorce would stand. LADY ASTOR I ARRIVES IN U. S. , New York. April 19.?Lady-As-? ! tor. a native of Virginia, who Is th? j tirst woman elected a member o? the British house of commons ar* rived today, accompanied by her ! husband. Viscount William Waldorf j Astor. ? ?- ? " > m Lady Astor gave newspaper ?re porters some flashing comments oh many subjects, Lloyd George, flap pers, prohibition, labor situation, Genoa conference, servant problem and her own children, six in num ber. She will speak at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press oa Tuesday. Little Bock. April 19?An urgent appeal for government aid for fighting the flood waters of the MiS sissippi in Arkansas was telegraph ?d to Washington by Governor Mc Rae. A school teacher boxed the ears of a pupil a few days ago. The Ik>\ told his mother and the next day t!ie teacher received the foi ing note: ?'Nature ha:> provided a proper place for the punishment ??! a boy. and it is not his ear. I will thank you to use it hereafter.'' Exchange. There are lots of vacant places jail thai should be lilled. - .. .