Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TIDES GIVE ^SNING OP HURRICANES The W?ier^ Man Can Now I preach of De iiveStorm ^vX^l^;'ij>rir' 28.?By m eas - ?ring a^g^'fh'c Gulf coast, it is " now pojfflfef to^- warn of the ap proach*. *|grafer^eanes.; 12 hours af-j -ter the^^MyV^^^ Gulf of - Mexico, I a ?d TJ^ciiV^To 4 $ hours .before they j beco-m^^wlfer?us to* coastal cities' or to kh'^m&yies: any of the ports. 'Ths* ^netaod-- of foretelling ^Jthe :'&j^??M.''ol ;:pixli storms, dis covere?T,"^'.^r. Isaac-M. Chine, for 20 years wither forecaster at New Orleans, already has resulted in enorii^uSi^sayihg of Ufe and proper ty, accorjii^l; to Popular Science Monthly fot^ May, which, says:' "Baring the 20 years^.from . 190 0 to 1919, "hurricanes xm -the coast of the Gulf of Mex4eo^"<iestroyed property^Ta^ed at S10?,042,00*0 and caused"^loss of 7,225 lives. ''Triei 'enormous importance of* Doctor- Kline's discovery may be inrferre^ from the fact that in 1920 ?th^eVfirst year in which his meth od of forecasting was employed? although there were several un f^SUally severe hurricanes, only 18 . Jives were lost, two small vessels wrecked and property valued at less than $100,000 was destroyed in the coast cities and towns. Storm Tkles Give Warning ''During the. 33 years in which Doctor Cline. ...was stationed as weather observer'>at different points of the Gulf coast.- he.observed that cyclonic hurricanes! are, in all in "'T'^Khc'e^Ttl^e^e'd'etf by storm tides. The waie% begins; to rise on the j shore, in. JSj^at of the approaching hurri.caner 3?^m,one "to two days be fore the <s?or?rf reaches the coast "By careful observation of the increase. inf" height of \ the tide waves, Doctor Clirre discovered that it is possibie:to learn of the hurri cane's approach, where its .center in located,' in which direction it moves, and where it will strike. "Haying determined that the ? point ?n the coast that shows the greatest rise of the tide is in variably slightly to the right of the point toHyard which the hurri cane is headed. Doctor Cline is able to determine the center and course of the storm? and t? mark them on the map Of'the G?lf region. Draw-j ing a line through the storm ceri-j ter pointing ' in the direction, in' which the hurricane is moving, and another'iine at right angles to the line 'of motion, ? then dividing each line into equal parts, Doctor Cline obtains four-quadrants. The waves and swells of greatest size and length ^are developed in the r<?ar right-hand "quadrant of the cyclonic area and move through the smalier waves in front of the storm, toward the 'shore in the direction of the. storm.'' Speed 'of Waxes Varies "The speed of the long waves that herild vthe approach of the hurricane1 varies between 30 and 45 mileshour, wiiile the cy clone center'progresses at a rate of not more'thaii from"12 to 15 mi? s-4 an hour. : This difference i". <?>? .-ed makes forewarning possible. "Seated stf^his tiesk in the Wash ington headquarters of the Weather B^eauT. thV*foreeaster every two :-h?urs^eceii4s reports- of ..weather conditions, jrf>eed and direction of '^fijf. wind^'acd heigh* of the tides "from 'all* observation stations on the Gulf coast. Oh the map of the Gulf region before him, he marks.} rhe rise of the tide at each point, ( as well as1 the direction arid speed j vi the wind. To him, these data j speak a clear language. They tell Izlm that a cyclonic storm has en- I ter'ed the Gulf. . Warnings are j flashed to the points threatened. THE SANDAL CASE Supreme jCourt Hearing Afni peal in Suit Against tire State * ? "Columbia, ,Aprtt 28.^?One of the tw? famous-- Sandel cases was heard by the" supreme court today. It, was begtm yesterday and ar-j guments were completed today.! This is the ease which on the cir-j cuit was won by the state. One of these cases resulted in a; . verdict fdr^the plaintnf, the Other for the state, which was the de- < fendant. -Both were appealed t?! the supreme court, one by the j ptaintiff, the' other by the defense.! The case which was won in circuit! court.by the plaintiff was argued] on appeal before the supreme court last year. It has not as yet, however, been decided. Beth cases j are now before .the court, appeal ed by different sides. The two eases were brought joint- j ly by J. O'Neal Sandel, of Fort! 3$otte, in Calhoun county, under I authority of.an act of the legis* lature, passed several years ago. In each he/sued the state for $50, Mo, alleging that his two daugh ters died from the effects of typhoid anti-toxin *tt?nished by the state board of health. In one case Mr. Sandel got a ver dict of $^5,500. In the other the state wob. ? 9 W GREEK SHOT BY POSSE Killing of Sheriff Causes Trouble at Beardstown, III. Beardstown. 111., April 29?An j unidentified Greek was shot and j billed by posse seeking to arrest} "four or five men wanted in con- j nection with the killing of Edward j Lashbrook, sheriff of Schuyler county, and two; deputies, fori which twenty-eight Greek main tenance way workers are being held in the city iail here. The way things turn up depends upon wha^vpu put into them, o ? A man drowning in perspiration will clutch at ? straw hat. LEAGUE RE-ELECTS OFFICERS High School Mai in Annual Meeting Columbia, April 2 S? Re-elec tion of all officers and the taking under consideration of the advis ability of holding a girls' track meet every year and the decision to appoint a committee to ?work out a code of ethics for the annual high school events were the more im portant actions of the South Caro lina High school league at its an nual meeting yesterday. Twenty-eight schools were repre sented at the meeting, but over 8? schools are participating in the events of high school week. "The various vice presidents in charge of football, baseball and basketball reported on the contests already held and what progress had bteen made. After President Burts. Dr. Reed Smith and Dr. S. H. Emunds 'called I attention to the present tendency of taking so much time with the* va rious events, the league passed a resolution instructing Mr. Burts to appoint a committee of five to, work out ? code of ethics for the1 various events.' This committee will have power to frame rules and regulations and in other ways de termine the best methods for hold ing the annual high school- week. The league felt that some way should be mapped out whereby so much time would not be lost'in some of the athletic contests as well ?s in the other events. The executive committee also took up the matter of an amend ment to the constitution in regard to the eligibility rules for the con tests. This 'committee afeo consid - ered a number of other matters yes terday afternoon. Secretary Broc^man presented' a proposed certificate for all parents to sign before pupils can enter the annual contests and this form was adopted. This :. certificate, if signed by the parents) gives per mission for the p'upils to enter the various events. It also provides for the signature of. a physician who/will' certify to the health of the pupil desiring to. enter athletic events. . ' Winthrop college, through Dr. Kifaarar and Mrs. Bartlett, invited the league to hold the girls' track meet there if it was decided t? stage such a meet." This matter was left to the executive commit tee.. '' Dr. Reed Smith proposed an an nual essay contest and A. C. Flora of Columbia a commercial contest, such as typewriting, but the essay suggestion was hot. adopted by the league. .The . typewriting contest ?was. adopted. . *. "Officers, chosen were as follows: . R. C. Burts, Rock Hill, president; j D. Fulp, Abi eville, vice presi dent in charge of football; W. C. Taylor, Gaffnev, .vice president in; charge of baseball; A.C. Flora, Co lumbia, vice president in charge of track': S. "vV. Carwile, McColl, vice president ih charge Of girls" basket- ; ball; H. T. ShockLey,' Spartan burg, vice president in charge of, boys' basketball; S. H.- Edmunds, Sumter, vice president in' charge of declamation and expression contests;' H. C. Davis,' Columbia, vfee president in charge *f debat ing; M. EVBroekman, Chester, sec retary and treasurer. The executive, committee was re elected and is composed of all the! officers 'and Dr. Reed Smith of the] university. DISPLAY OF BANK P PAHtlSA^SHIP Revenue Ccimnfissioneir Rules That Contributions to Wil sort Memorial Fund Must Be Taxed "Washington, April.. 28.?Publica- ] tion of a letter fromjthternal Rev enue Commissioner Blair to Sena tor Glass (Democrat) of Virginia, ruling that contributions to the "VToodrow WiTS?n foundation could not be deducted by taxpayers from their taxable income, brought from revenue, officials today the state ment that a formal explanation wo did be made as to why different rulings were handed down with re spect to the Roosevelt Memorial association and the McKinley Me morial association. In the absence of Mr. Blair, Assistant Commis sioner Smith declared that the bu reau Would make public an expla nation of its interpretation of the law holding that contributions to teh latter associations might be de ducted from income. However, no formal statement was forthcoming from the bureau today, although legal experts were said to be at work on the matter. $25,000 LOSS IN NEWBERRY FIRE Lumber Company Suffers Large Damage Xewberry, April 2S.?The Xew berry Lumber Company, of New berry, caught fire this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The fire started in the boiler room at the plant near the Southern depot and the Xewberry Cotton Mill. The estimated loss is between 525,000 and $30,000 with no insurance, except about $2,000 on the newest planing machine. Practically $1,000 worth of build ing supplies and paint were saved. This was the largest lire Xewberry j has experienced since 1907. The reason so little insurance was car ried was because the mill was so near the railroad the insurance was roc high. The directors of the comp??.ry are B. V. Chapman, at torney; Ernest Summer, manager, George \V. Summer, W. A. Murray, J. Ii. Summer, Oscar Summer and McK. Hutchinson. - * ? ? Business is better but can't get arsmnd by itself yet. SENATOR MYERS DEFIES LEGION i - Democrat From Montana De dines to Submit to Domina . tion of Organized Minority Washington, April 27.?Replying to resolutions of the Montana state division. Disabled American Veter ans of the World War, condemning his stand against the cash bonus for World war veterans. Senator ; Myers (Democrat) of Montana de j Glared in a letter written today to John W. Mohan of Missouri, state commander of the organization, that he "came to the senate a free man and would rather retire from it a free man than to remain in it subject to the dictation of any organized minority afraid to fol low the judgment of my own con science and sense of duty." "I have so far followed my own convictions of duty since I have ; been here,". Senator Myers wrote, "and shall continue to do so, so long as I may remain. The high est test of public service, in my : opinion, is to do one's duty, fear lessly and fairly, as one sees it, without regard to consequences, and I have tried to set my aim on that plane. "I observe you write significant ly that the disabled men in Mon >taha~ have been 'observant' of the actions of Montana's representa tives at" Washington. I observe, also, that one of the resolutions severely condemns me for my op position to the cash provisions of the adjusted compensation meas ure and refers to my 'hostility' to the wishes of the ex-service men and citizens generally. Of course it was the privilege of your con vention thus to characterize me if it saw lit, and it is equally my privil ege to discharge my duties accord ing to my convictions and sense of duty. "I have voted for every measure that has come up in congress for the benefit of disabled World War veterans. I have favored everything our former service men have asked and do favor everything they now ask except a cash bonus at an ex pense of about $4,000,000,000 to the taxpayers of the country. That I can not favor because I am op posed to it in principle; it never has been done for the soldiers of any other American war and I do not think the business of the coun try or'the condition of the over burdened taxpayers justifies it. Furthermore, I doubt the right of your convention to speak for all former service men and all citizens Of Montana. I have received many letters from former service men ahd' from other citizens in oppo sition to the cash bonus." TAX NOT RE TROACTIVE State Inheritance Tax Cannot Be Collected From Estates in Process of Settlement Columbia, April 2S.?The state inheritance tax, cheated by the re cent legislature, is not retroactive, and no estate in process of settle ment when the act was signed, creating the tax, is liable to this tax, where death occurred prior to the - sighing of the act, according to a decision by the supreme court, announced this week. The decision was in the case brought against the tax commis sion by^ J. E. Belser, admniistra tor of the estate of the late John E.'Lowry, of Columbia, who died last year, but whose estate has not as yet been wound up. It was ciaimed that this estate was not taxable, as Mr. Lowry died before the governor signed the inheri tncce tax act, on February 23, last. This contention is sustained, and it is 'said there are many cases throughout the state of like status. The tax commission took the po sition that the Lowry estate was taxable; that the personal property, which was in question, did not ac tually pass to the heirs until the es tate was finally settled. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES State Department of Agricul ture Completes Inspection Columbia, April 28.?The weights and measures department of the state department of agriculture, commerce and industries has just completed a campaign of inspec tion of all scales, measures, yard sticks, yard tacks and measuring machines in the city of Columbia. Out of a total of 366 twenty-nine scab's were condemned for repairs, and 26 were confiscated for giving short weights. A total of 1,129 weighing and measuring devices were tested; 3S!i dry measures were inspected. 2(1 being confiscat ed as false measures; 2\\ weights were tested, five were confiscated. GOOD ROADS MEET lOll GIIFKXYILLK Joint Convention to Be Held in South Carolina in 192:5 Phoenix, Arizona, April ? Greenville, S. C. was selected as the 1923 meeting place by tin- United States Good Roads Association and the Bankhead National Highway Association nt the close of their annual joint convention here today. The Bankhead Association at a separate session ratified the Texas Mexico division of tin- Bankhead highway^ cohrfecHng the national capitals of tin- United States and Mexico. All executive officers, State vice presidents and State directors were reeleeted by the Bankhead organi zation. Col Bennenhe Cameron, of North Carolina, again was named president; Leon G. Jones, of Ala bama, was reeleeted treasurer, and .J. A. Rountree, also of Alabama, was chosen director general for the seventh consecutive year? i ?Ancient Patterns :. Fabric designers have gone back to grandmother's day for designs of cotton prints for housedresses and aprons. Sprigged muslins, trimmed with rickrack, are most popular. \J! COLLECTING NEW TAXES! Gasoline T?x Collection For First Month Totaled $67,196.87 Columbia, April 28.?The offices of the state tax commission consti tute one of the busiest places in ihe state just now. The offices have been enlarged greatly by the aetion of the recent legislature, in creating new taxes, and this com mission is busily collecting the new revenues. The commission's increased work has demanded more office ?Space, and almost an entire floor of the Palmetto bank building has been secured. Gasoline tax, inheritance tax, income tax and property tax departments have been organized. The commission has just certi fied to the state treasurer the amount of gasoline tax for the first month of the operation of the new law, the month's collections being reported on April 20. The total from the tax on gasoline for the month of March was $G7,19G.87. The tax commission estimate.: that on this basis the tax for the year will net the state approximately $670,000, or possibly more if the sale of gasoline in the summer months increases materially. One half of the proceeds of the gasoline tax goes to the counties, for use on their roads, the other half to the state treasury. The commission, is also certify ing io the state treasurer a total tax of $84,257, due from utility corporations, which are taxed three mills on their gross earnings. CAROLINA KIWANIS CONVENTION Columbia, April 28.?An attend ance of two hundred and fifty visiting Kiwanians, representing practically all the Kiwanis clubs of the two Carolinas, is recorded for the district convention now in ses sion in Columbia. The convention closes ' ;ith a banauet at the Jef ferson Hotel tonight, which, it is said, will be elaborate to the limit, and will be marked by a number of Kiwanis "stunts," the like of which have never before been attempted. This afternoon the "Kiwanis Cot tage" .-it the RidgeWood Tubercu losis camp, will be presented. This cottage was built by the Columbia Kiwanis club. Following this the Kiwanis visitors will be given an automobile ride over Columbia, with the Rotary, Lions and Focus clubs acting as joint hosts. At 1:30 today the Kiwanians at tended a luncheon, at which J. Thos. Arnold, of Spartanburg, in ternational trustee, was the main speaker. At the same time the lady members of the convention, wives of sons of the Kiwanians had a separate luncheon, in a private ho tel dining room. Two addresses of more than or dinary interest marked the morn ing session, these being by Edmund j F. Arras, of Columbus, O., inter national trustee of the Kiwanis or ganization, and Paul McGrady, also representing the international Ki wanis headquarters at Columbus. Thursday afternoon (he Kiwan ians enjoyed various outings, many of them playing golf on the Ridge wood country club links. Thursday night o dance, following u recep tion, were the features of the pro j gram, when members Of the Ro tary Club, the Focus Club and tie Lions Club were invited guests. j Conun Doyle says people stay \ married forever in heaven. Some Ipeople wouldn't call iluit heaven. j They ;-:?> out t<? the three-mile ! limit to wait for their ship to come Your evening: silhouette must be long and slim, after the manner of the beanpole, this summer. The drape effect in crepe or moire will be most popular and the organdie fan adds a dainty touch. HISTORICAL DATA OF MUSCLE SHOALS Old Records Show That Name Was Derived From Mussels That Once Thrive There Florence! Ala., April 27.?From 1818 till about 1S7G the shoals on the Te'inessee river here were known as "mussel shoals," accord ing to maps of original survey and' historical data of original and au thentic character possessed by John Ii. Weakley, Birmingham lawyer and capitalist and former resident of this community. Mr. Weak ley's parents and grand parents resided here and handed down to him a wealth of histori cal information, which he has dis played to set at rest a controversy that has arisen over the original spelling of "Muscle Shoals." j This data, according to Mr. Weakley, shows that the Cypress Land company purchased the land about Muscle Shoals from the government March 13. ISIS and the first white settlements were re corded that year, followed by an in flux of settlers the next year. At that time, the survey showed the shoaly section of the river a:s "Mus sel Shoals,"-the name being given' the rapids by reason of the great quantities lOf the edible bivalve, mussels, found in and along the stream, these records appears to indicate. "I have often heard my grand parents tell of mussels being haul ed out by the wagon loads," de clared Mr. Weakley. "This was the same mussel that was once so abundant on the Mississippi river and from the shell of which in earlier days many 'pearl' buttons were made." Mr. Weakley accounts for the! partial disappearance of the mussel from the stream as a rseult of; floods and the encroachments of ! civilization. When the government under took to complete the Muscle Shoals canal about 1X70, the data in Mr. Weakley's possession shows, engi neers changed the name from ?'MusMd" to "Muscle" on govern ment recoi'ds and it has so stood. This was not by design, but by ac cident, in Mr. Weakley's opinion. Mr. Weakley posses a map which he said was made 100 years ago. This shows the spelling ??Mussel." Several copies of this map are matters of record in the commun ity. Mr. Weakley said. Government records, insofar as they are available, show the spell ing "Muscle Shoals." Since Muscle Shoals became a national issue, discussion of the name has created numerous re ports. It was contended by :irmy engi neers thai the name never had been altered ami that it originated from an Indian story, "heap, lug Muscle" required to pull canoes over the rapids in the river at this point. Another story that came from [the Indians wus that the shoals at that point in the river resembled the biceps, or muscle on the arm. State Supreme Court Columbia, April 28.?Tbe su preme court today announced that j for the rest of tin* present term, i Monday sessions will start at 3 ! o'clock and end at 7. instead of ! starting a! 1". This is to allow [justices ami lawyers to reach Co j luhvbia Monday mornfhg. 1 It would simplify matters for '.lie I s h o r t-term-marriage-and-dtvorce addicts if marriage licenses could ! be allowed to lapse and expire i like ot her licenses. We've made a strange discovery. Re-arrange the letters in the word "baseball." and j,;ou have :'ali*3 Babe." A DISTINGUISH ED FAILURE Gov. Cox ;Uses: Strong and Plain Language in Criticism of Harding's Adminis tration Harrisburg, P?., April 28?-Speak ing before a statewide gathering of Democrats here tonight, former Gov. James M: Cox. of Ohio, who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1020, started a verbal onslaught on the-Harding admin , istration with the statement that "it may go down in history as the I outstanding failure of the last 50 I years. J Mr. Cox devoted the major part of his address to an attack on the national administration and deliv ered a few shaft's at the present international policy of the country. "The very thing that has threat I ened to disrupt the conference at Genoa is the outgrowth of our in ternational processes of circumlo- j cution," the former presidential candidate declared. The result of the arms confer ence at Washington, he said, is a "regional alliance." This, he con j tinned, "has led to other alliances, j and grave crises have come in con- j sequence." "Not only have we ceased to be helpful; but in view of recent de- J velopments it is apparent that we are a distinctly disturbing factor in ! international affairs. Our leaders in hanking and economic thought are doing the best they can as in dividuals: Recognizing the futility of appealing to our government, the statesmen of the world are en deavoring to arouse the co-Opera tion of individual agencies, It is so opposed to every moral and prac tical consideration that public dis approval is enrvitable. The Republican campaign pledge of "reorganization, economy and added efficiency in government," Mr. Cox declared, "has developed into the actuality of spoils in gov- j ernment." He charged that the "chief op- j erator of the old Mark Hanna ma- j chine is in charge of this work, and j the ruling objective is to strengthen : the control of the old guard." He continued: "With an almost unprecedented opportunity to render service to humanity, with every facility of po litical control, with a widespread! spirit of public cooperation the | Republican party has not success-! fully .net the test of responsibility. I ''We are at peace with the world, j and j-et the burdens of taxation re main and a yearly deficit of ap-; proximately $500,000,000 is not de- j nied. "Unparalleled conditions call for j modern measures of relief and yet j day by day the country 13 drawn I back to the reactionary policies oi! an almost forgotten past. The old j guard has tied the Republican. party to the post of provincialism, j "A tariff law with schedules higher then the publicly repudiat ed Pajme-Aldrich measure is about j to be enacted. The belief that we j can live sufficiently unto ourselves: I again is. present. The economic truth that we can not sell our sur j plus without exchanging commodi I ties with the vest of the world is i ignored. The proof of experience ! that if the American people are to be busy we must sell one-third of what we grow and make it not a part of the equation. The old guard does not seem to sense the conditions of the hour. It is living in a world that it docs not under stand. It is surrounded with prob I lems that are international and the political craftsmen who were train ed in the narrow provincial school are incapable of the task." "If the Republican party," he asserted, "is to survive as an or j ganization it must turn to a new leadership. It was constructed up on the/ moral philosophy of Lin coln. It can not feed on the hate of Lodge and live." < ? ? NEW ENGINE IS TESTED Syracuse, X. Y., April 27.? Three hundred mile's by an auto mobile on a gallon of fuel costing five and one-half cents, is the claim H. H. Elmer, treasurer and general manager of the Globe Mal leable Iron and Steel Company, of this .city, makes for an engine de signed by himself, revealed to the directorate of the company at its annual meeting here today. Inter nationally known engineering ex ? pens, including Arthur West, chief engineer of che Bethlehem Steel Corporation, have inspected Mr. Elmer's engine and are said to have pronounced it hundreds of years ahead of times. Three full sized models were tested before the directors today. One of the models, a one-cylinder, three horse power engine, ran eon { tinuously for eighteen hours on one jand one-quarter pints of fuel, tho I directors stated. I The fuel used is oil, either min ; eral, animal or vegetable. Xc ig ! nit ion or carburetor is used. One j of Mr. Elmer's models has attain ed a speed of from 2,500 to 3,000 revolutions a minute, he claims. [The principle of the discovery is ; based on the chemistry of oil. ac j cording to Mr. Elmer, j A committee to arrange for the j immediate development of the en gine w:is appointed by the com j pany directors today. ! Mexico City. April 10?Nine na tions have lib-.j through their dip lomatic agents 331 claims against the Mexican government for loss! of property by expropriation mi [der the federal agrarian laws. I Spain with 114 heads the list. Am erican citizens have llled 19 claims. I British It; Kreuch ">; Japanese, j ; Swiss and Italians two each, and! I Dutch and Cuban one each. Spain! is said to have 15 additional eases' I uiub-r preparation for filing. -??? ? couldn't the boys or ?he stock exchange let crops alom and have as much fun with craps? FORMER PRESIDENT OF FRANCE DIES Paul Deschanel Passes Away After Ulness of Less Than Week Pari?,, April 28 (By the Associat ed Press).?Paul..Deschanel, form er president of Prance, died today after an illness of less than a week. The passing of M. Deschanel, who for many years had been prominent in the political life of France, caused widespread sorrow. His friends had hoped for his recovery until this morning when the physicians in attendance an nounced that he could not survive. Madame Deschanel was at the bedside when her husband died. The former president's eager ness to be up and doing, notwith standing his long weakened condi tion, played an important par' in the hastening of his death. Re in sisted last week on leaving his res idence before he had completely recovered from a cold. There was a relapse Sunday and double pneu monia developed on Monday. Pre mier Poincare was among the first persons to call at the Deschanel residence after the' death of the statesman to express the sympathy of the French government. The plans for the funeral have; not yet been made. Paul Eugene Louis Deschanel, j tenth president of France, entered' upon a seven-year term in that of- j fice on February 1$, l'.?20, after! having been chosen by the national' assembly the preceding January by ' the biggest majority since the elec iton of Thiers, the first president of the present republic. Statesman and author and one of the most brilliant public speakers in France, M. DeschaneFs political triumph marked the retirement from pub lic life of former Premier Georges Clemenceau. The campaign had been most sensational and bitter. M. Clem- ] enceau, then at the height of his{ power as the French war premier' and one of the negotiators of the treaty with Germany, was, up until a few days before the election, he- j lieved to be the only candidate whr. I had a chance -for the office. Cath olic and Socialist votes in the French parliament, however, com- i bined with* those of the political enemies of the "Tiger" and elected Deschanel. A few months later, when Deschanel had been forced by illness to resign, the "Tiger" was asked if he again would per mit his name to be used as a can didate for the presidency. "I was too old to be elected last j January," he replied ironically, j "and I feel too young to accept] now, in case I was chosen. I am j going.into India's jungles to hunt! tigers, which is much less danger ous than French politics." On May 24, IA20, a few months [ after taking up iiis residence at the i Elysee palace as the successor of j Poincare, President Deschanel, [ when on his way at night .from ?aris to Monbrison to dedicate a monument, fell from a moving train while attempting to raise a window in his sleeping compartment. He was supposed to have been only slightly injured. Thereafter, how ever, the press of France expressed almost daily solicitude for his health. After passing weeks of convalescence in Normandy, he re turned to Paris in June to preside at the council of ministers. Later it was announced tnat he had suf fered a complete breakdown and that his resignation was inevitable.; The following September the pres ident sent a letter of resignation to Premier Millerand together with a message to the senate and cham ber of deputies which were soon followed by the election of his suc cessor. Riga. Latvia. April Z.?Feodorj Chaliapin, Russian singer, is cred ited by Riga newspapers with earning on his tour of England and America last winter more than $500,<>00 by concerts and as royal ties on phonograph records. This money, the papers said, had all been deposited in London banks. THE IRISH SITUATION Session of Daii Eireann Char acterized by Bitter Debate But Was Free Fro?n Viole \ Dublin, April 28 (By th<> Asso ciated Press).?Today's session of the Dail Eireann was unexpected ly quiet. There was evident a de sire not to- pursue yesterday's per sonal conflict and when Arthur Griffith, president of the ~Dail Eireann, urged the necessity, ow ing to the grave state of the coun try, of the Dail remaining in ses sion from Week to week, there was unanimous approval. Later it was decided to adjourn the sessions to next Wednesday, . the motion* for adjournment being agreed to with out division. Kamen De Vaiera, in a calm manner, followed Mr. Griffith -with a plea Jtor avoidance of dissension. Dr. Patrick McCarter then brought up the proposal of Michael Col lins for a joint committee of pub lic safety. Mr. Collins and Mr. Griffith did not comment and Mr. De Vaiera confined his reply y> an expression of hope that perhaps by proposals of a third party, the peace conference might lead .vy some agreement. The report of Richard "ilul cahy, minister of defense, provok ed a long, keen debate. It con demned disturbances and raids, due to the dissident section of the army. Mrs. O'Gallaghan, of Limerick moved rejection of the report on the ground that Mulcahy had not kepi his promise to maintain* the army as a Republican body. Sec onding this motion, Liam Mellows, secretary of the dissident, army army council, not only defended his men, but delivered an unspar ing attack on the headquarters staff. Non-support of the treaty in the Dail, he said, made the breach inevitable. '/ ^ In support of the irreconcilable3 Mellows declared that owning to their allegiance to the republic soldiers would never consent to enter the British Empire against which they fought. He frankly expressed the distrust which the dissident section of the army had lor the Dail, which voted subver sion of the republic. He ridiculed the idea that the soldiers should keep their mouths shut and face such intrigues. Raids on goods, he explained, were part of the work of the Bel fast boycott and would .continue until they were no longer necte sary. Mellows characterized the Dail chameleon-like?one day using the green, white and orange of the re public, the next day the red, white and blue of the Britsih Empire. The dissident soldiers were called mutineers because they were Ipyal to the republic. It was true they were irregular, in the sense that they lacked funds, but irregulars always were like that and it wa;; no disgrace. The speech was loudly applaud ed by the De^ Vaiera adherents, some of whom in speeches urged unity on the basis of repudiation of the treaty, saying that if w&r with England followed it would be preferable to civil war. It was the general argument that obe? dience of the army to the Dail should be conditional on the Dail'* adherence to the republic. The members of the treaty party were silent for the most part, leaving the debate to the opposi tion speakers. ^ As the time for adjustment was appearing, Charles Burgess, who is against the treaty, said he. intended to speak, but preferred to p^ost pone his remarks until Wednesday in the hope that the army mean while could come under unity of command. This was considered the most hopeful incident of the day, though nothing in the course of the debate encouraged any expec tation of a compromise. . . Edison has invented seme more questions. The market was flooded already. What the world needs is answers. Columbia Dry Bat teries work better and last longer ?for bell? and buzzer? t ;?for thermostats >?for gas engine* ?for ignition on the i Ford while starting ?for dry battery Hght | rag in closet, cellar, * garret, barn, etc. The world's most famous dry battery. U<*d where group of indsyidu&l cells is needed. Fahr.estock Spring Clip Binding Posts at r.o extra charge WM; Fix that hell today! Get one Columbia KBeii Ringer" Bat tery, or two Columbia "No. 6" Batteries, and make the old^beli happy. Columbia Dry Batteries are better for every purpose. More power and longer life at little cost. Used everywhere for doorbells, buzzers, heat regulators, alarms, etc., for gas engine and tractor ignition, a:id for quick starting ignition on non-self-starting Fords. Columbias arc for sale ail around ycu ?electricians, hardware stores, general stores, auto supply shops, garages, im-, plement dealers. Insist upon Columbia. ? they Izst longer