Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CHARGEr>WITH SECRET PLAN Kassian Soviet Army and the |p Gemaiz. General Staff Wor&ir^.jTogether Paris, May .rt^?The newspaper L'Eclair tcda?h%iwited the text of a military convention said to have ? been signed--by representatives of the Russian Soviet army and the >jt? German general? astaff in Berlin on ApFil 3, by* theo principal clause of ?which- the Germans agree to fur nish the Red army with the arms and material -sfeeessary to eonip eighty regiraen>tst<oof infantry and saffi-einet heavy -field artillery for twenty infantry divisions. The Germasr>general staff, ac cording to the: convention, pledges to reorganize' tho* Russian Baltic and- Black Sea-fleets and to sup ply at the earnest possigle date 5&o new airplanes,- together with a supply of spaiie- parts and 150 - field wireless - ^ outfits. The Ger mans would train -sixty . Russian in stn*ctors in'th&'* latest discoveries and indentions of-1- chemical war fare and send 'teeftnical experts to Russia to speed-tup the existing munition plants1 'and open new fac tories. The Red armV staff guarantees - the establishniern't;'&i Russia of three German plants-^Orae for the- manu facture of 'airplanes, -one for ? poison gas and-one for arms, on condition that'tge' Russian army can use the outp&ft when needed. German specialists* would be ad " ' nutted to' "the,!ne*w arms factory in Afghanistan.^ The text prfcted%y L'Eclair also says the RussSan? would promise to maintain' nor less than 18' infan try and eight cavalry divisions on -> -tk^'wester RussiaTn frontier. The Red staff" furth&v would 'agree to increase the capSe?y Of the Alexan drovsk and -Nikbiaievsk railroads. Finally 'the^--convention says the -fwo*- staffs will ^prepare a joint plan of operations for Russia's access to the Baltic sea, and the contract mg/parfl?&' bind themselves fo'keep the' convention secret. The) ? document; i's^signed, according to the newspaper'5pf "Novitski Stefan as, Major Gehl?-Ton Seecht, Vice Admiral Bennel?ey>iieut. Shorf and "SEa^dr* Fetter.' . muscSiKo?ls much discussed Four Developments Come Up - Washingtoni -? May 11?-Four de velopments- in?eongerssional con- | - sideration of 4>riDp?sal^ for devel oping the Musclej :ShoaIs, Ala., ni trate-, and powers projects occurred today in the senate agriculture and ~ -house m?itary: coptmittee and on ,... ?-.the.. senate- fl?cuv.-?, Chairman ^-pfrjp of Nebraska of ' . . feix? .sextette /committee introduced ' a bill providing for a semi-govern xaent corporation, to take over and operate the. nitrate, and power pro jects for 50 years. The measure was drafted 'by1 frames T. Floyd, - former represen^afive from' Mis souri, and submhfted 3>y J. H. Lev- j ering, a consulting^ engineer of Los j Angeles, CaL,' as^a1 modification of j " ' the bill Senator Norris recently in- | ?traduced. - rj " ' Sir The Nebraska senator also made | public a tentafcive*3proposal received j ".from L. Stern, BaKimore, Md., j . consulting engineer and manuf ac- j tnrer of chemical products. Mr. Stern?s letter--Of transmission re quested the committee to hear htm at- his convenifatfre and said the former tender-, weiuld be made la iu s.ter,.the commjE#e^ deciding inform ally to accede to.jthe request and grant Mr. Stern a^hearing. The tentative .-fleers of Mr.- Stern provides for the* operation of the nitrate. and power projects for a period of 25 to 50 years or any suit able number of years that might be determiried Upon. It further stat ed that all expenses included by the governmernr art Muscle Shoals would be repaicf'-to it at the rate | of 2 per cent?, arrually as contained j in a provision by'H^hich the govern 15" ment would receive SO per cent of *> -all net profits Wade daring the op ' eration with the lease retaining 40 ><* rr per cent. ? : y In the house committee an agree ment was reached by which any <? - > -lessee of the shoals property would be compelled *o manufacture finish 1 ? ed fertihzer whettuer at a profit or loss throughout th$ term of his op . _ eratipns whether^.-ft be 50 or 10ft years. An amendment to this effect! ....; ^eas made to .the, bill the committee is formulating for tjhe house in con nection with its report on the va rious proposals it, has investigated. Wide differ^njpe|.. of opinion are understood to prevail in the com mittee over the/provisions of the offer made by/H^nry Ford which are being discussed as the basis, for the measure under consideration. It was believed possible that the cornmitteement*nu?ld be divided inj ? tr three factions when the discussions vere ended and.^s many different recommedations "v^ould be made to the house. The senate agriculture body heard Benjamin C, Marsh, manag- j ' ing director of , the Farmers' Na-j tional council, trifled today. Me said the council v. as opposed to the Ford proposal, or any other that j deprived the government of control j and operation of the projects at j Muscle Shoals. < r The bill introduced recently by] Senator Norrisythe witness believ-1 ed, was fundamentally sound and j he recommended ;the legislation of I a similar sort be-- enacted. The bill drafted by Mr. Lloyd | . ; followed the description which the agriculture committee heard pes . . terday in general language. It would create a $5.4*00,000 corpora tion headed by -seven directors to j be appointed by the president, three! being officials of the war, treasury! and agriculture department:*. g? m m .. ? Now that flappers are shaving I their necks they may quit shapen- \ n ?? mg pencils with razors. -. i ? m> m Rouged lips don't taste so good, j _? m ? Bryan says the Democrats are! coming to the" front: but they j mustn't lot thF~drscourage them. AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON GUARD Detachment Sent from Peking to Tiestsin to Protect Foreigners Peking, May 12?A hundred Am erican soldiers have been dispatch ied to Tongshan, near . Tientsin, to maintain communication and pro ] cect foreigners. The troops of Gen eral Wu, who defeated the Man churian forces of General Chang Tsao-Lin last week, are now en trenched at Tongschan. Gen. Wu has changed his headquarters to Kwanchow with forty-five thou sand., soldiers. i : TARIFF DEBATE OCCUPIES HOURS Approval ef One Amendment Only Result Washington, May 11.?The sen ate had another 11 hour session to day .with the tariff biD, but again made comparatively little progress. Its most important action was the approval, Z'o to .24, of a commit tee amendment proposing to re move ammonium nitrate from the _free list and make it dutiable at one ^cent a pound. Four Republicans?Borah of Ida ho. Capper of Kansas, La Follette of Wisconsin and Norris of Nebras ka?voted against the amendment; and two. Democrats?Broussard of Louisiana- and Kendrick of Wyom i ing?supported it.' Explaining the amendment, Sen ator McCumber (Republican) of North Dakota, in charge of the bill, said ammonium nitrate was one of the things which the committee had "wobbled," proposing first that it be on the free list. He explain ed that this item Was regarded as being in the "twilight zone," be tween the free list and the protec tion list, and told the senate that the placing of a duty on it would make necessary a compensatory duty on explosives. After the vote of Senator King (Democrat> of Utah, who led the fight: against the proposal, said he wanted "to congratulate the Re publicans of the agricultural tariff bloc for standing by the farmers; road builders and others who use explosives and dynamite and for making this present to the trusts." Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, a Republican of the finance committee, urged the amendment, declaring that the duty was neces sary to protect" from' the German nitrate trust the' nitrate industry built up in this country during the war. He added that the issue would have a bearing on the Mus cle Shoals project. At the suggestion- of Senator Simmons fTJeahoerat> of North Car olina, the senate deferred action on ammonium phosphate and ammon ium sulphate. Senator Simmons said consideration of these items at this time would open up the whole fight over free fertilizer materials: and time would be saved hy post poning action until the senate reached the potash schedule with its proposals for duties on that commodity. PUBLIC IS ' CONCERNED Over State of Affairs in Ire land London. May If.:?Announce ment of the failure of the Dail Eireann peace committee to reach a basis for a settlement between the opposing army factions has-brought back public attention here sharply to the Irish situation which has lately been overshadowed by the Genoa conference and its attend ant incidents. "? While hope that a peaceable ar rangement will eventually be reach ed is not precluded, the outlook is regarded as discouraging and the impatience of the greater section of English opinion was accurately reflected in the house of eommons debate. Several press dispatches from Dublin represent the major ity of the public m Ireland as equally concerned over the state of theicrauntr?'/ ? ?? TRY TO STEAL AIRPLANES Newport News, Va., May 11.? Joseph Brown and Aphius Hoppe, two escaped prisoners from Lang ley Field are believed by army of ficers to have been the persons Who tried to make away with two privately owned airplanes at the Newport News Aero Club and the Curtiss Flying field early this morning. ' A plane owned by Elmore Pow ell was first tried by them but its magneto had been removed and it would not run. Then a machine belonging to Manager Russell Si mon of the Curtis Field uas hauled out and several attempts made to get away with it before! the smash-up which landed the ma- i chine on its back several hundred yards down the beach. The thieves made their escape. Negroes Strike in New York _______ - Haverstraw, N. Y.. May 12 Twenty state troopers were ordered here to guard the town against threatened outbreaks of a thousand1 negroes striking at thirty-five brick1 plants. The first troopers, mounted, have arrived and are patrolling the streets, keeping the striking ne groes moving. A deadline for all except those on business has been drawn. Special guards have been placed at the brick yards When a girl pats a man r>n the head he always smiles because that's his funny bone. A man may be down but neve.r out unless he is down in the mouth. i NUMBER OF BISHOPS TO BE DECIDED Methodist Conference Takes Up Political Questions Hot Springs, May 12.?Politics has moved into the foreground at the nineteenth quadrennial con ference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, taking up the ques tion of the number of bishop's to be elected this session. Hot Springs, May 12.?After a heated debate the nineteenth quad rennial general -Episcopacy provid ed for the election of five new I bishops^ JURY FINDS TRUE BILLS Eight Union Labor Leaders Named Chicago, May 11.?Eight union labor leaders were named in true bills voted at a special session of the grand jury tonight in connec tion with the slaying of Terrance Lyons, an acting police lieutenant, [ yesterday, according to George E. Gorman, assistant state's attorn ey. Among those named in the true bills, according to Mr. Gorman, were Fred Mader, president of the Building Trades' council: "Big Tim" Murphy of the Gas Workers* union, and Cornelius ("Con") Shea, who directed the teamster's strike in 1904. All are .now in the cus tody of the police, having been captured in a raid on union head quarters yesterday. The slaying of Lyons followed a series of bombings, blamed by the police on labor warfare in the building industry. Another police man was slain and a third injured in a running pistol battle with four bombers in an automobile. The killings were followed by po lice raids on union headquarters and saloons known as centers for gunmen and bombers. More than .150 persons were taken into cus tody, bf whom 36 sought their re lease' today on writs of habeas corpus. Describing crime conditions in Chicago as a "reign of terror and akin to treason in time of war," Judges Kickham Scanlen and Jo seph Favid refused to release any .of the prisoners. "We are in a state of anarchy that approaches in intensity the condition that existed during the Haymarket anarchist riots," de clared Judge Scanlan in criminal court. AERIAL ! NAVIGATION Admiral Moffet Makes Inter esting Statements Detroit. Mich., May 10.?^An nouncement that the fighting air craft of the Atlantic would be brought to Detroit during the early part of September to participate irr the Pulitzer air races and that pilots of these machines would seek to establish new altitude and endur ance records, was made here re cently by Rear-Admiral William A. Moffet, chief of thei Bureau of Aerial Navigation of the United States Navy. The admiral predicted that within the next year safe, depend i able airplanes would be crossing the Atlantic on regular passenger and freight schedules and that the aircraft industry would rival that of the automobile industry within a comparatively short time. Ho predicted this city would become thepenter of the aeronautical field. ? Discussing the part that aircraft will play in any future war the ad miral said': "Aircraft was the only aim' of defense that the recent disarma ment conference failed to restrict and in the next war destruction or victory will be a matter of but a few hours. Great fleets of airplanes will drop 4.000 pound bombs. Fleets of these air monsters will descend upon cities in this next war, carry ing greater loads for greater dis tances than was the case during the world war." "The airplane is not to be de veloped merely as an engine of de struction, however." the naval offi cer declare7. "The commercial use fulness of the airplane cannot be over emphasized. The war airships, great carriers with a speed of from 35 to 40 knots an hour, will be able to launch smaller planes from their decks by means of a capatult that will cast the small ships into the air at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The same catapult well may be used tor commercial purposes. A fast transatlantic airship could cast from its decks an airplane loaded with mail within a distance of a European port that the smaller machine could make in safety, thus saving a full day ?tj mail operation." WILL SCALE j DOWN RATES I ? ! South Atlantic Ports Steve dores Agree to Cut Washington. May 12. ? Con tracting stevedores of Gulf and South Atlantic ports agreed today I in conference with Commissioner j O'Connor, of the Shipping Board, I to a general scaling down of the I rates for handling at these ports some 6.00 commodities. Because of the complicated nature of the table j of commodities, figures under the ; agreement will not be available be i fore Tuesday, but it is understood that rates were seated down from 15 to 15 per cent over tin- whole j list. Commissioner O'Connor, in an nouncing the UKn'cmcnt, said that ! the contractors had accepted "re ductions al! along the tine."' The conference between Mr. O'Connor ; and representatives of the con I tractors had been in progress sev j era I days. Fold the drapery of. your skirt slash it into fringe, and you'll be ri spun, ratine, tweed and flannel ant j HIS BODY IS PIERCED I Switchman Pinned Between Eneine and Box Car - - Florence. May 12.?F. E. War ner, a switchman in the Atlantic Coast Line freight yards here, was killed last night when he was caught between the bumpers of the locomotive tender and a box car. which, it is stated, he was at tempting to couple. Warner's body was pierced by the bumpers. When extracted, he was in an up right position. He was carried to j the hospital and lived 'two hours. J Warner was twenty-five years old. j He came here two weeks ago. Ef ! forts are being made to get into J communication with relatives in Ce rella, Neb., and Spokane, Wash. His body is being held at a local undertaker's. ! SHRINERS AT ROCK HILL Ceremonial Session of Hejaz i Temple to Be Held May 18th _ } Rock Hill. May 13.?The "fresh ! meat" brought to Rock Hill for the [annual Ceremonial of Hejaz Temple Jon Thursday, May 18th. will have jto go through a number of stunts I brand new to the seasoned Shriher, ; according to members of the local committee. They have put their heads together, with the ? result that the tenderfeet will have real I hot sands to traverse and will wish j for a real Sahara long before they ! arrive at the oasis where they will i find refreshments and the joy and j satisfaction that comes to one who : has attained the goal. A goodly portion of these stunts j will be i>ulied off on the streets for j the enjoyment of the spectators ; and the humiliation of the "fresh l meat". In addition to the 2. (WO j Shriners expected to be here for the Ceremonial, several thousand j visitors from York and Chester > counties are expected to be pres [ en to witness the street fun. Sev j oral hundred Shriners from North j Carolina towns are 'lso expected j to be here. j The local committees have made i arrangements to furnish lodging I for all Shriners who desire to spend j the night here. A large number will j come in Pullmans, which will be ; parked and used as sleeping quar j ters for several hundred. The re j maihder will be handled under J special provision. The ladies have contracted lo furnish 1.800 dinners for the Shriners on Thursday, thus assuring a square meal with trim mings to make it round as neces sary, is assured. Special provision has been made for the entertainment of the ladies win) accompany their nobles and it is expected about "500 ladies will I grace the occasion with their pres ence. There will be rest rooms and reception halls and provision for ! their comfort and convenience. The Ceremonial will be in the j Winthrop gymnasium and the j Winthrop students will give a dem j on ? nv on in the evening, following i tht Ceremonial session. Other j forms of entertainment will be provided, thus assuring an enjoy I able time for all who come to Rock Hill. And the local commit I tee has thrown to door open and (invited the state to enter. * ENEMIES *ADMIT TED TO COURT I - International Court Throws Doors Open to Whole World ! Geneva, May 12.?(By the Asso ciated Press.)? Yiie Court of Inter national Justice '.his afternoon uns thrown open to the entire world, .when the council of the League <>f Nations decided that Russia, Ger many, Turkey. Hungary and Mexi i j co could bring cast s before the: court, provided they previously had ? agreed to accept its decisions and I not declare war over the distunes' ? i in question. i These nations were the ohlv ones :ti> which the coun had not previ ously been available for the settle-' j.merit ?>t" disputes. Today's decision 1 'by the court, gives-.the court truly, world jurisdiction for the first time.; ilt was determined by the council] ; that the countries admitted to j pleading before thei otirt must pay-! I part of the expenses <>i' tin- hear-:] ings before the court brought by Uhem. ' VrouncPSkirt around you, ravel out the bottom or ght in style, they're made of home 1 in any old color you desire. INCOME TAX ? ACT MONEY [Nearly $400,000 Already Re ceived by Treasurer i Columbia, May 13.?Officials of j the state treasurer's office yester day announced that out of 5,000 checks received on the new state income tax the total paid was S3r,3.559.44, this being the num ?j ber of checks added up and de posited up until yesterday, j This total of $353,559.44 is not I all that has reached the treasur ies there being some 1,500 or 2, 1000 additional checks yet to be [computed by the officials. These checks will carry the amount to 'above $400,000, it is believed. No definite figure can be placed for the new tax as a total for the I year, but it is believed the amount (to come in will be somewhere near t$70c,000. A number of taxpayers j have not yet paid their taxes and a I large number have paid only one I half of the tax due. Members of j the free conference committee on j the appropriation bill estimated the tax to bring in $1,000.000, but from I the present indications this figure j w?l not be reached. j Methodist Training: Conference. j. Spartanburg. May 13.?Dr. An [drew Sledd. of Emory University. [Atlanta, Dr. A. M. Trawick. of Wofford College, and Miss Bruce McDonald, of the Columbia public schools, will be among the teach ers at the third annual Methodist Training Conference, to be held at' Wofford College - June 19-30. ac cording to announcement made to-j day by Rev. L. D. Gillespie, secre- I tary of the board of managers. The conference is the joint un dertaking of the South Carolina; j Conference and rhe Upper Souths Carolina Conference of the Meth- j odist Church, and is held annually j in the main building of Wofford College. The college dormitories! are used for the accommodation of those attending the conference, together with the facilities of Car lisle Hall, where meals are furnish de to teachers and matriculates at actual cost. The conference has made a particular appeal to Methodists of the lower portion of the state, affording them oppor tunity to take a trip to the cooler portion of the state and at the same time to make use of unusual facili ties for training in Christian lead ership. While the managers are not ready to announce the full list of lecturers and subjects, the follow ing are assured: "The Life of Paul." by Dr. Sledd. "The Methodist Church and Its Work." by Dr. Trawick. "The Or ganization and Administration of the Sunday School," by Rev. J. E. Ford. of Orangeburg. "Pupil Study." by Rev. L. D. Gillespie, of Spartanburg. "Junior Lesson Materials." by Miss Bruce McDon ald, of Columbia. "The Primary Pupil." by Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, of Oklahoma City. The conference is under the fol lowing hoard of managers repre senting the South Carolina Con ference: Rev. A. J. Cauthen, president, Rev. G. E. Edwards, Rev. deo. T. Harmon. Rev. J. E. I Ford, and Dr. E. O. Watson: repre senting tiie Upper South Carolina Conference; Dr. R. E. Stackhouse, Rev. J. W. Speake, Rev. L. ?. Oil lespie. Dr. A. G. Rembert. and ; Rev. J. R. T. Major. I J. K. Davis, treasurer of Wof ford College, is chairman of a com mittee in charge of local arrange-) I ments for the sessions of the con I ference. ! HAS RADIO ON AUTO - Greenwood Man Can Cut in On Highway - Greenwood. May 12.?The time j is here when one may flivver mer- ; i:\l\ along the highways of Green wood county and listen to concerts ] i.i Pittsburgh. Schenectady or al I most anywhere els.-. T. S. Chip ley of tlii-- city has equipped an automobile receiving equipment by means of which he can listen in on the wm ld wherever he happens to be. The equipment in his car ha: a receiving radius of 2.000 miles. In a shorl time. Mr. Chip ley de clares, he will have his ear equip ped so that he may receive radio messages without stopping while going al any speed. At present, when he wishes to listen in he has to stop and throw our antennae on some tall tree or building. I FIRST CHARLES TONI?N SINCE ! JUDGE MAGRATH Wilson G. Harvey Breaks Long Absence From Gov ernor's Chair When He Takes Office Next Month (Columbia State). When Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston seats himself in the chair of the governor of South Car olina, which event will take place in the very near future, he will be the first Charlestonian to warm said chair since 1865 when Judge A. G. Magrath of Charleston was governor. The resignation of Gov. Cooper, who has been appointed on the fed ! eral farm loan board ot succeed A. F. Lever, automatically promotes Lieutenant. Governor Harvey to the office of governor. When he be comes governor. Senator Alan John stone of Newberry, president pro tern of the senate, acts as lieuten ant governor. When Senator John stone becomes lieutenant governor, Newberry county will have no sen ator in the state senate, which will necessitate the election in New berry county of a senator. The fact that a man from Char leston-will be in the gubernatorial chair has attracted considerable at tention and has served to arouse in terest in other cases in which the lieutenant governor has succeeded to the governor's chair. In January,.; 1800, Edward Rut ledge of Charleston died and Lieut. Gov. John Drayton, "also of Ch-aaj leston, succeeded him. At that time, the legislature met in No vember, and on the following De cember, John Drayton was elected by the legislature for the full term of the office. Governor Patrick Noble of Abbe ville died April 7, I860, and was succeeded by Lieut. Gov. B. K. Henagan of Marlboro district. Gov. Wade Hampton resigned the office in February, 1879, in order to take a seat in the United States senate in March of that year. He was succeeded as governor by Lieut. Gov. W. D. Simpson of Lau rens. "In September. 1880, Governor Simpson resigned to become chief justice of the supreme court of j the state, having been elected to that office by the general assembly. At this time Thomas B. Jeter of Union, who had been president pro tem of the senate, became lieuten- i ant governor by reason of the ad- j vancement of Mr. .Simpson to the j governorship. Gov. Hugh S. Thompson of Co-j iumbia resigned in 18S6 to become! assistant secretary of the treasury of the United States under Cleve land and John C. Sheppard of Edgefield became governor. In June, 1899, Gov. W. H. El-1 lerbe of Marion died and was sue- j ceeded by Lieut. Gov. M. B. Mc- j Sweeney of Hampton county. No more lieutenant governors I became chief executive until Jan-! uary 14, 1915, when C. L. Blease resigned and was succeeded by Lieut. Gov. Charles A. Smith of j Timmonsivlle who held the office i just five days until R. I. Manning J was inaugurated. While Wilson G. Harvey is the ! first Charlestonian to occupy the gubernatorial chair in many years, Charlestonians are no strangers to the "feel" of the chair as every one knows, for in the early days Charlestonians held in their hands the rudder of the ship of state, and a list of the early governors reads aJmost like a Charleston directory. Beginning back in 1775, there j was Gov. Henry Laurens of Char leston, and John Rutledge also of the city,, by the sea and Rawlins j Lowndes" and then John Rutledge j again when the constitution -was changed. Then came John Math- j ews. also a Charlestonian. Following these as governor j came Benjamin Gvicrard of Char- ] leston and William Moultrie of j Charleston, governor in 1785. Then ! there were Thomas Pinckney and J then Charles Pinckney both Char- j lestonians, then Governor Moultrie j again and A. Van Horst of Char- j leston and then Edward Rutledge I and John Drayton. so that from 1775 to 1802, the governors of South Carolina were from Charles- j ton. Henry Middleton of Charleston ! was governor early in the 19th cen- j tury and in 1818 Joseph Alston of J Georgetown was governor: then came John Geddes of Charleston! and a little later Thomas Bennett j of Charleston. A Charlestonian j was again governor in 1830-32 when James Hamilton, Jr., was! elected. He was followed as gov- j ernor by R. Y. Hayne, also or' Charleston. No more men from Charleston j were in the governor's chair until i IS44 when William Aiken was j elected. In 1S4S W. B. Seabrooksj of Charleston was governor. Years elapsed before another Charleston- j ian held the executive's office, and ; in 1S64 A. G. Magrath was in that j position. j Since that time no Charlestonian has been governor of the state. The center of population shifted rapidly as the upcountry became j settled, and upcountry men voted! for upcountry- candidates. Gen. Wade Hampton, it is recall- j ed. was horn in Charleston. At the present rime governors! "go into" office on the even years: j prior to 1790, they were inaugurat- ? ed on the odd years. The coming of Mr. Harvey and his family to Columbia is awaited | with interest. He is already known i to many people in this city and community and lie will bo given a warm welcome on his arrival. Three Killed \ When Train and Auto Collide Batavia, X. Y.. May 13.?Three: persons were killed and twenty-five j injured when the Black Diamond Express on the Leigh Valley rail road struck an automobile. Three coaches were overturned. ?????? A kiss is just the trimph Of n.i- | Lure over the germ theory, SEABOARD RESENTS TO . INTERFERENCE Through Trains May Be De toured on Account of Spite Ordinances Columbia, May 13 -Because of the fact that some towns in South Carolina insist on obedience to i "slow orders"' the Seaboard Air Line Railway is considering se riously the plan of dctouring through freight and passenger trains, according to information given out yesteju- \y by Frank Shealy, chairman of the South Car olina railroad commission. "With the exc ption some j three or four towns, all towns in j the state have agreed not to in j force, their "slow orders,' " Mr. ! Shealy said yesterday. "In some {instances these-'slow' orders were j put into effect in a spirit of retali ation, 1 believe. The Seaboard I trains did not stop in some of these towns, so the ordinances requiring the trains to run at four and one ' half or five miles per hour were j passed. Due to grades and heavy j loads, the Seaboard finds it next to j impossible to comply with these "slow" orders. The grades stop the long heavy trains when they get down to the low speed required. Again, a speed of four and one half miles through a town entails greater danger than does a higher speed- because of the fact that people who want to get out may "take a chance" and attempt to board the slow moving train with consequent danger to life and limb. "The Seaboard has tiled notice with us that it is giving serious con sideration to the matter of de ! touring the through freight and [passenger trains. If this action be j taken, it will mean much to South } Carolina." I Mr. Shealy said the commission ! was giving serious thought to the j matter and expressed the hope that j towns which continue to insist on I obedience to ice "slow" ordinances j would consider carefully the effect j of. detouring through freight and i passenger trains on the Seaboard. Allan Johnstoite Declines Lieuten ant Governorship Senator From Newberry Pre fers Retaining Seat in Sen ate to Succeeding Wilson G. Harvey Columbia. May 13.?It now ap- ' pears that Speaker of the House J. B. Atkinson, of Spartanburg, j may be the lieutenant governor and thereby presiding officer of the sen ate when that body convenes again | next January, unless some legal so lution to what appears to be a j knotty problem is found. In a statement to the press today, Sen ator Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, says he' will not resign as state senator to become lieutenant gov ernor, when Lieutenant Governor ] Wilson G. Harvey becomes govern or, because he does not want to give up his seat in the senate, on which he has two more year's hold. Senator Johnstone is expected to resign as president pro tern of the senate and if this i-esignation is accepted by Lieutenant Governor Harvey, the speaker of the house will automatically become lieuten ant governor. RECONSTRUCTION OF RUSSIA Subcommission of Genoa Con ference Considers Vital Problem Genoa. May 13.?The subcom mission on Russian affairs of the economic conference met today to consider whether the powers would u n d e r t a k e the re construction of Russia. While the pessimists arc proclaiming that the Genoa congress is dead. Premier Lloyd George, alarmed at the pos sibilities of a new political crisis, is striving, with others, to create a binding truce and prevent new schemes and postpone the dangers of war. MORE DAIRY COWS Greenwood Chamber of Com merce Encourages Organi zation To promote Policy Greenwood, May 12.?A plan to; procure additional .thoroughbred Jersey cattle for this country has j been undertaken by the chamber] of commerce of Greenwood and aj committee, composed of W. H.1 Xcholson. M. S. Chipley and H. V. j Ft. Schr?der, appointed, to work out I the details. Under the plans of the I chamber of commerce now being! considered, a corporation will be formed along somewhat similar j lines of the system made famous j in Pettis county. Missouri. "Of all the cotton states. South ! Carolina's climate is most ideally! suite * to the boU weevil and South : Carolina's chance to raise cotton is] the poorest, and for that reason i farmers are going to be foroed to diversify, especially by keeping1 dairy cows." declared Donald C. Badger, extension dairyman from Clemson college, in urging the adoption of a scheme to bring dairy cattle to ill is state. BARS NARCOTIC DRUGS IN U. S. Senate Passes On Measure Amending Harrison Act Washington. May 12.?A meas ure amending the Harrsion Anti j Narcotic .\< t to prohibit the impor tation of narcotic drugs into the i United States or its Territories was [passed hy the senate tonight and ! sent to the president. A maxi mum penalty for violations of $5. | 000 or ten years imprisonment is j provided. I CHARGES ON TARIFF RILL Democrats Claim Republicans Are Attempting to Use Steam Roller Tactics _ Washington, May 12.?RepubK : < an and Democratic leaders in the j senate got into another row today ! over the tariff, the controversy cen | tering around the attacks of Re : publican newspapers on the measv j ure and the duty of ten cents' ? I galion proposed on wood alcohol . by the finance committee. There were charges of a filibuster from j the majority side and fiat denials j from the Democratic side with I counter charges that the member? j of the committee were refusing to j give the senate information about i the rates on which it could act in j telligently. The editorials were presented by j Senator Simmons Of Xorth Caro ; lina, who concluded a general as sault on the bill with the predic I tion that if it were passed in its ! present form it would lead the bus j iness of this country into a "de | bade from which it will take us a I quarter of a century to rescue it and the dire consequences of which to the American people can not be measured in words or figures." Senator McCumber (Republican) of Xorth Dakota in charge of the bill, countered with a charge that the editorials were a part of a "propaganda" and the assertion that the prediction of Senator Sim mons as to the result of the pas sage of the bill was not "one half as startling as would be the dire results'* if the Underwood tar iff law remained in effect for ar other year. He added that the Re publicans were going to put a "pro tective tariff bill" on the statute bocks and would "take the conse quences." Asserting that there was a "com bination" on the Republican side to put the bill through without "even considering the schedules" Senator Hitchcock (Democrat) -of Nebras ka said that if there are no Re publican senators who would stand up and fight this bill as did Sena tors Dolliver, Beveridge and others when the Payne-Aldrich measure was up, the Democrats would make the fight and would continue to make it until the bill was passedr Senator Borah (Republican) of Idaho remarked that if the Demo crats could present reasonable rates in substitution for the committee rates "you will get some votes on this side." He added, however, that those on the Republican side would not "vote for free trade." ANOTHER ' BONUS BILL Veterans to Receive Part Cask Under Measure Washington, May 12.?A substi tute soldiers' bonify bill, under which veterans wou"i! receive 5? per cent cash payments, was in troduced today by Senator Bursum Republican, New Mexico, and re ferred to the senate finance com mittee. The balance due the -rrt erans would be covered by eertrfi-"x cates of indebtedness payable Sep tember 30, 1927, and drawing in terest at the rate of 3 1-2 per eeht from next October 1. Aside from the cash and certifi cate option, veterans wouid be permitted to select vocational train ing, farm or home aid, or land purchase aid. Under the land pur chase plan veterans could take homestead entries upon any public lands, paying $125 per acre by means of the certificates of indebt edness. If the land cost less tfaaa the face value of the certificate the difference would be paid in cash. Veterans entitled to only $50 would be paid in full. Payment would be at the rate of $1 ? day for domestic service and $1.25 fox foreign service with the maximums $500 and $625. respectively, as in the house bill. INVESTIGATION SOUGHT Into Trading in Futures oh Cotton Exchange Washington, May 12.?Investi gation by a special senate con> mittee of trades in futures on cot ton exchanges and beards of trade, their relation to actual prices of the commodities dealt in, and of contracts between such organiza tions and telegraph companies for distribution of quotations is sought in a resolution introduced tonight by Senator Hefiin. Democrat, Ala bama, and referred to the senate agriculture committee. Senator Heflin in his resolution specifically named the New York and Xew Orleans cotton exchanges and the Chicago Board of Trade for investigation and charged that the volume of dealing in future con tracts on such markets totalled from ten to fourteen times the amount of such commodities ac tually for sale. He also declared that the contracts between the ex changes and telegraph companies lim.it and restrict the continuity of quotations senCout. FLOOD AT' * BRISTOL, VA. Ikar Creek Overflow* Streets Causing S600,000 Damages Bristol, Va.. May 13?The reced ing waters of Bear Creek, which overflowed last night, left debris strewn streets and water filled cel lars in the business section today. The damages estimated at $6001000. Thirty-five stores and residences were flooded. The merchants saved their goods in many cases by moving them to tipper floors. The lleod. which ended almost as qucik ly as it began, originated in a cloud burst near Wallace. Old law of supply and demand doesn't apply to money. Every body demanding it and nobody supplying i{. t