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AVIATION CADETS PLUNGE TO DEATH Three Killed in, Accident at Brooks Field When Plane Falls ' San Antonio, June 28.?Three aviation cadets-were killed aiid their bodies burned when an airplane, in which they had just taken off at Brooks field, fell from a height of 2?n feet late today. ' The dead are; ? : : * Waldren R. F*arreHT *24," Phila delphia pilot, killed instantly. William C. McCoy; 22^j>feshvillef '? George C. Thompson, west Phil adelphia, Pa. Parrel! and. McCoy ar,e said have gone ~from their station at Kelly field to Brooks fieliqf, , where Thompson had arjiveJdr- from Carlstron field, Ala., oniiis^wav to Kelly field. Farreh was killed insfahtly, but the; other ?wo lived until officers agdenhsted men in the vicinity reached the plane. Their c^es were heard as they struggled to free themselves from the wreckage, but the "flames from the exploded gaso line tank had overcome them. ^ Thompson was one of a,,.group Si) officers and 500 men arrivi from Carlstrom field. ' Nashville, June 28.?William McCoy, who was killed tn an air plane accident at Sah Antonio tc day- was the son of the T?te "Bishop J. P. McCoy of the - Methodist Ebiscopal church, South. Birming ham, AkW whp died about three years ago. Young McCoy-had re cehtly completed . his" course as a pilot and was expecting his commis sion in a^few weeks. MINORITY FIGHT ONSHiPSUBSID Report by Democratic Mem bers of Committee Washington.^ June 2S.?passage of the administration's .ship sub sidy bill was opposed in a npnority report today by all of the Demo cratic Members- of the house mer chant marine, committee, by which it was drafted. '? I>eclaririg the government own ed merchant tonnage cost the people about $3,000,i)0f>,op0, the minority held that it probably would be sold for $200,009,000, meaning "the . people will stand a loss- by deflation of. $2.800,000, 000/* "Furthermore," the report add ed.: "it. is contemplated that either existing shipping companies* or companies to be organized, which buy the ships, will capitalize them . largely in excess of the cost price, and sell the stock and bonds to the American people, , so that the people will be standing the- war inflation, the pest-war "deflation and then promotion deflation." 1 The people, through the. govern-' ment, the report - declared^ "will sell the ships for approximately $200,000.000, lend $125.0004,000 to' ?^ recondition these ships ? '??"- build others and then pajP.&be* owners approximately $750.000,000 in sub sidies and aids within the next ten years, with'the chances that such -burdens will hereafter . continue indefinitely and probably .increase if this-policy is once fastened on the government." The Democrats asserted "it was not -even claimed by the propon ents of the bill" that ocean 'freight rates would be reduced." that ""loans from the $!25,OO##0O re versing fund would be made at 2 per cent.." whereas under the fed eral farm loan system farmers are ' compelled to-pay about 6-,per cent, interest." that the bill confers "au tocratic and unprecedented, pow-" ers ' on the 'shipping board, and that the board is not required- to jhade any accounting to the presi dent or congress. I." "This bill authorizes the'grant ing of subsidies and all " other aids to jhe Standard ?IV company, the United States Steel corporation and other large concerns which own and operate their own ships- in the transportation of their own pro ducts and does not require them to operate their ships in whole or in part as common earners,"" said the report. , . 125,000 Enlisted Men Provided For in Conference Report on Army Bill Washington, June 27.-i-Congres sional action on the annual army appropriation bill providing for an average army for the coming year of 125,000 enlisted men. anjif 12,000 efficera was ? completed. *T today through final adoption b?:^e sen ate of the conference report on the measure. The average ^ize of the army as provided in -ihe' meas ure represents a1 reduction*- of 25, 000 men from 'the average for the Vear now drawing to a close. The bill carries appropriations .totalling $271,000,000. Japanese Police Use Common Sense. . .Tokio. May 25 (By Mail)?The police of Japan with their modern ideas have shattered another very convenient "superstition" of those who wished to wreak vengeance on their, enemies; It has been the custom, when a person did not do as his neighbors wished him. for a crowd of youths with a mikoshi or shrine, to parade the rtreets. and when the jshrine struck a house it was taken as an indica tion that the occupant had dis pleased the gods. Invariably'*!* was found that the house struck was that of somebody who had displeased the crowd. Recently the residence of a man who had failed to contribute to the fund for Kanda festival, was wrecked after being "struck by the mikoshi." The practical pohce ar rest 54 cf the carriers of the Mi koshi, : . - ARMY BILL PASSES WITH AMENDMENT Money Appropriated, How ever, Can Not Be Spent Be fore Next October ; ARMY BILL j Washington, June 27.?Presi jdent' Harding's signature was all Uhat was required tonight for au thorizing The appropriation of $7, i 500,000 for new work on the Wil son dam at. Muscle Shoals. The army bill containing authority. of congress to spend the money on that project, effective October 1, next, was passed today by the sen ate without a change in the lan guage already approved by the house and by conferees of the two legislative bodies.. During final senate consideration however, the measure at certain j stages was threatened with being sent back to the house for further i conference, \ Senator Norris of j Nebraska, chairman of the agricul ture committee, moving that the senate disagree with the house pro vision delaying expenditure of the mimey until October. He was fin ally overruled by a vote of 28 to 32. The Nebraska senator led the attack on the house amendment and was joined by Senator Wads worth of New. York^, chairman of the military committee in charge of the bill, and by* Senator Under wood of Alabama, Democratic lead er in declaring the house action "unfortunate:" The'tetter two sen ators, however, differed with Sena tor Norris on his 'motion to dis agree, declaring .that;' if it prevail ed*, the bill would be returned to the house and the ' appropriation probably would be jeopardized hi this procedufe. Others, including Senator1 'Glass (Democrat > . of Virginia, Heflln (Democrat) Of Alabama7and'Smith (Democrat) of South Carolina, supported Senator Underwood in requesting concurrence in the house amendment in order to make the appropriation certain. Senator Underwood recalled past .occur rences where differences between ! the senate and house had resulted 'disastrously to Muscle Shoals ap I propriations and reminded his col i leagues that the army bill has to j be on the statute books by July 11. and that they had no time to [lose in adjusting differences ih I language, however unfortunate jrhey might appear to the senater. The first executive h^^etihg of the i agriculture "committ ee 'since* it con cluded its examination orf- proposals jfrom Henry Ford, the 1 Alabama Power; company, ' 'Frederick k?ng strum and Charie"s:L. Parsons,: fOr developing the shoals ' nrbperties [also was held today. Senator Nor ! ris was understood i:'o have, mfornt led the committee^ that he would submit a report to* the senate al i though he" was : alone among tifj^ i members with reference'" tOTthelr j opinions' of offers considered. | Chautauoua, *N: Y:, June 27;? j The Muscle 'Shoals project passed another stage in the cbnfH^ray before the 'biennial- Convention of ? ifheGeneral Federations Wometfs j Clubs today when the" resolution^ [committee ruled' that the* silbjeet [might come before the convention, j The directors of the -federators 'have decided jtha't no indorsement j might be given by the convention j to affairs of "sectional 'interest.** The resolution was brought J>e ! fore the convention today for the | "intelligent development of the ^Muscle-Shoals plant in the inter est of the nation as a whole." The. | f ramers of the resolution refrained j from. suggesting who;: shall do the | developing or how R shall be ac complished. 1 The convention had a lively dis cussion on the sale of the prison made goods on the open market and voted to refer to the commit tee the entire recommendation for prison reform. ' ' This is state president's evening ! at the convention, the presidents of ! the federation in the 48 states, the i District of Columbia and Alaska each being given two minutes to jtell of the accomplishment of their i organizations during the last two i years. Better Livestock Available. Clemson College, June 27.?A" list of 28 counties in the United {States in which livestock improve ; ment is progressing rapidly has ?been prepared by the Bureau of i Animal Industry, U.'S. D. A., in connection with the "Better Sires? I Better Stock" campaign. In each ! of these comities more than 50 j owners, and in some cases, several hundred, are using piirebred sires exclusively for all classes of farm j animals kept. South Carolina is i represented in this, list by two j counties?Greenville and Claren : don. The list has been prepared par ticularly for .the information of j those who are in need of well I bred livestock. Some persons* go I long distance to secure breeding j stock merely because they do not j know where to secure it nearer at hand. This list refers specifically j i to localities where the breeding of! I improved livestock* is going for- j j ward rapidly, but does not neces-! j sarily imply that they are as im- j j portant centers of purebred stock i as are other localities where pure breds have been bred for a longer time. j In both of the South Carolina i counties mentioned in the list ho?s are the principal kind of livestock I kept, and other South Carolina i farmers who desire to secure some ! of this surplus stock may get fur ! ther information by writing A. H. Chapman, County Agent. Green ville, S. C., and W. R. Gray. County ; Agent, Manning. S. C. ? ? ? New York had a storm, then a ! fire. Another British ?eeturer is also expected. We have the unwritten law. ; What we need is an unbroken law. ? ? ? . j The greenest thing in the woods i is a man from town. DEBTS OF RUSSIA GET ATTENTION Will Be Mutual Exchange of Facts and Figures at The Hague * The Hague, June 28 (By the As sociated Press).?Maxim Litvinofif discussed Russian debts for two hours today with 11 western ex perts, headed by M. Alphand. There is a general feeling tonight that the Russians and French are both in a conciliatory mood. It was agreed between M. Litvinoff and the ex prts of the subcommittee mission on debts that there should be a mutual exchange of facts and fig ures necessary to an exhaustive and comprehensive study of Russia's financial situation. The head of the Russian dele gation consented to submit a state ment on Russian government loans, provincial railway and public util ity' bonds, Russian treasury bills and other public debts represented by securities, and also to supply ? statement on the Russian budget which the non-Russian subcommit tee desired so it may pass on the financial prospects of the Soviet government and. the necessity of a moratorium. , The subcommission on its part promised to supply M. Litvinoff statements from the associated gov ernments on the amounts of Rus sian bonds held by their various nationals. As the information de sired is so comprehensive, M. Litvinoff said it would require some time to prepare; consequently it was decided to adjourn this sub commission until Monday, or such time as may be agreeable to the Russians. M. Alphand and his associates desired a detailed statement of the Russian budget, including the amount of ordinary and extraordi nary receipts, ordinary and extra ordinary expenses and financial cir I emulation. M. Litivinoff objected j somewhat to these demands. He I said^ he did not suppose any one I believed that the ^Russian's would be able to pay their debts imme diately and urged that a morato rium had been agreed upon in prin ciple at Genoa. This statement was I questioned by both M. Alphand and Hilton Young, who contended that no actual agreement had been reached at Genoa oh this mat ter. t . The subcommission dealing with the property of foreigners con fiscated by Russia will meet tomor row."*.. "The Hague, June 28 (By the As sociated Pr^ss)..?-Queen Wilhei mina does not- like red flags and Foreign Minister Van Karnebeek has adopted a skilful plan to pre vent her. majesty from seeing Bol shevist pennants flying over the Or*afige hotel, at Scheveningen, headquarters of the Soviet delega-* i tfoiiV upon her approaching return to Holland. i All the hotals at the beach re sorts'have been requested to low er the colors of the various delega tions which they are sheltering. The Union Jacjc; the tricolor ? of France; the red sun of Japan and the other national standards have all been lowered. Even the Dutch flag is not being floated over the long line' of hotels adjoining the Bolshevik headquarters. Orchestra Concert at Community Singing j ?? ?? j ?Sumter is the proud possessor of! a municipal orchestra! One could travel far and whie, and not visit j another town the size of Sumter j with as fine communjty^spirit. Sumter is noted as a hustling town, we pull together in all big; undertakings for-our mutual bene- j fit. . Some people say Sumter is not I !a musical town. Won't you help the I Music Club prove that statement I untrue? You can do so by coming j out strong, to the Community Sing j at Memorial Park*Friday evening at 6:45 o'clock to enjoy the cool j ! breezes, the fine singing, the spleh-! did orchestra concert and last but pot least, to mingle in good fel-, i lowship with your townspeople. When the ex-president of the Music Club, Mrs. Stuckey, started j out to. organize ?n orchestra she j was met with a wonderful display of civic pride and spirit, everyone! who could play an instrument glad- j I ly gave their services to form an I orchestra to lead the singing and ! give concerts for the pleasure and entertainment of their fellow towns-1 i people. There, are more musicians j in town now than there has been. j for years, several pf our young \ people are home fresh from study I with music masters in the North,; I and all our professional musicians j i have given their services to make! I this municipal orchestra and com- i munity sing a grand success. Everyone who can sing is invited I to join the big chorus that will I be led by Mr. W. E. Moore. Mr. L. C. Moise will direct the orches- ! tra. Following is the personnel df the ' orchestra players. Violins: Prof. Girard, Mrs. Alex- ! ander. Miss Claudia Fraser. Mr. J. A. Stubbs, Mr. Hughson Green, Mr. Marion Foxworth. : Cornets: Mrs. Miller. Mr. Ken dri^k Wilder. Mr. R. C Wilder, Mr. Newman. Trombone.: Mrs. Girard. Saxophone: Mr. Archie LeGrand. Drums, bells and triangle: Mr. DuPre Rhame. Piano: Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. i Director: Mr. L. C. Moise. The piano is generously donated j by Mr. S. I. Till. , Come out and bring the chil i dren. Fire at Anderson. Anderson, June 28.?Another i small fire occurred this morning at 2 o;clock when a store in the An derson mill village was found to be burning inside. The store room belonged to R, L. Carter and was occupied as a restaurant. All of the furnishings were burned, the , fire company saving the building. Senator Takes Up Economy Plan (Mississippi Man Declares Ef fort to Show Republican Saving Can Not Be Sustain ed Washington, June 27.?The re cent statement of Senator McCor mick' cf .Illinois, chairman of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, presenting administra tion claims of economies was at tacked in the senate today by Sena tor Harrison (Democrat) of Mis sissippi and defended by Senator McCormick. j The Mississippi senator said Sen jator McCormick had his "facts all wrong" and "ought to make an apology to the senate and to the country." Senator McCormick re sponded that Senator Harrison had presented one part of his statement and that he "had nothing to qual ify" in his original statement. Senator Harrison particularly criticised statements of Senator Mc Cormick comparing appropriation estimates of the Democratic and Republican administrations, claims that the Republicans had paid off $1,000.000,000 of national debts and the claim to a reduction of taxes. Senator Harrison said a Re publican newspaper had attributed to Senator McCormick the state ment that the Harding administra tion had "saved" $7,000,000,000 as compared with Democratic appro priation estimates. The latter, Sen ator Harrison explained, were made during the war, werft reduced vol untarily by department heads when the war ended unexpectedly and yet, Senator Harrison asserted, the reductions were claimed as "Re publican savings." "I want the country to know the character of hypocricy that is practiced, the kind of misrepresen tation that gets into the press," said Senator Harrison. "The esti mates were based on continuation of the war for another year. When the war closed, department heads j immediately reduced the estimates between $3,000,000,000 and $4. 000,000,000. And yet the senator sends word across the country that the Harding administration and congress had reduced them $7,000. 000.000." Senator McCormick interjected that he knew Senator Harrison did not desire to be unfair and declared that his statement did not ^ claim any actual "saving" of '$7,0?00.000, 000 but a reduction in comparison of estimates of the rspective Dem ocratic and Republican years of administration. Of Senator Mc Cormick-s statement that the Re publican administration had paid off ^$100,000,000 of - the national debt. Senator Harrison said: ? "Yes, you paid it off by selling surplus goods that were purchased to win the war. You didn't save it; you salvaged it." ?*? :q Senator Harrison presenting fig ures stated that the Democratic administration when former Presi dent Wilson retired had - paid, off $2.500,000,000 of the debt from its war-peak, comparing the end of the armistice with the close of the Wilson administration. NORTH DAKOTA HOLDS PRIMARY McCumber and Nestos Well in Lead Fargo, X. D., June 28 (By the Associtaed Press).?When first re turns from today's statewide pri mary in North Dakota had been tabulated tonight Senator Porter I J. McCumber and Gov. R. A. Nes | tos were leading for the Republi : can senatorial and gubernatorial nomination respectively. Demo cratic returns were, not tabulated. Early returns were from the heavily populated eenters-grFargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks and Minor ?and represented precincts favor able to the Ariti-Non Partisan' league or independent Republicans ing previous election. They show ' ed a falling off in the vote of near ly 25 per cent, as compared with ; the recall election last fall. ! Thirty precincts out of 2.064 give for Republicans senatorial nomination: McCumber, 3.770; Frazier 2,040. McHarg. 71. The lead Governor Nestos had 'in early'returns over B. F. Baker, j Non-Partisan league endorsed (candidate, and H. L. Stegner, self termed "clean-up" candidate, was of slightly greater ratio than that Senator MvCumber had over Lynn J. Frazier, Non-Partisan, and Ormsby McHarg, McCumber's for mer private secretary. Thirty-eight out of the state's 2.064 precincts, all in the larger cities. gave McCumber 4,536, Frazier 2.368 and McHarg 92. The same number, but different pre cincts, gave Nestos 2.377, Baker 950, and Stegner 69. When 55 precincts had reported McCumber had 6.500 votes for the senatorial nomination. Frazier 3.032 and McHarg 189. For gov ernor, 41 precincts gave Nestos 5.127, Baker 1.787 and Stegncr 83. Though first returns showed Mc Cumber and Nestos maintaining leads of more than--2. to 1. Non partisan leaguers asserted the later returns from the rural precincts would ouickly cut down this ad vantage and turn the tide to the favor of their candidates. The managers of the boxes for the election at Trinity Cross Rood* for Shiloh are: Messrs. T. Jeff Keels. T. R. Mims. J. A. Mims. nnd Lee Mims. Our ships are allowed to carry booze as "stores." These stores will not lack customers. Some men stay up town so much that when they do eat at home they look around for the menu. The spice of life isn't variety, but the word "don't." I THREE MEN HURT IN TRAIN WRECK I Railroad Detectives Working I oh Theory That Derailing Was Deliberate?S?w itch Open_ '^0Mm . Savann^ij. June 2*8. ? Atlantic Coast Line^railway detectives are today working on the theory that through train No. 89, south, from Washington was deliberately de railed near Ravenel, S. C, shortly after midnight last night. The train was run into a spur \ track where three cars of lumber j were placed. The switching had j been removed. J. C. Harsh, the en j gineer,. was seriously injured. He j is at his home in Savannah. Wal j ter Cleapher, the fireman, who also J was injured, was carried to his j home in Charleston. Charleston, June 28;?It is be lieved here that malicious mischief j is the cause of the accident to ; Atlantic Coast Line train No. 89 ! which ran into an open switch at Ackermann's crossing, 30 miles be low Charleston last night. The switch was open and its light ex tinguished. Because the through i train was going at moderate speed damage resulting when it struck freight cars in the siding was slight. The engineer, fireman and a rail way mail clerk were slightly in jured. No passengers were re ported hurt. The train was de layed about two hours, then con tinued its trip to Savannah. OFFICERS SEIZE ALLEGED LIQUOR One Shipping Board Vessel Is Raided by Inspectors i New York. June 27.?Customs j inspectors late today raided three j vessels in port, two flying the j American Sag and the other, a j Norwegian freighter, and confis icated 2,400 bottles of alleged II j quor, all of which was declared to "have been smuggled aboard. The ships searched were the United, States Shipping Board steamer President Arthur, operated by the United States lines; the Dard Liner Sibony, and the Barfond, a Norwegian cargo ship. Reports that the raid aboard the i President Arthur in Hoboken, was j conducted as a test case, as a re suit of the recent ruling of -Chair | man ifaasker of the Shipping. Board ! that ships carrying the American [ flag may carry and sell liquor out side the three-mile zone were la ter denied by members . of the searching squad. ; ? Leaders Called To Conference Washington, June 28.?Invita tion? went out ,from the White House today asking the leaders of the striking miners and the' repre sentatives of the employing coal op erators in both the.'bituminous and anthracite fields of- the United I States to meet President Harding ! Saturday to devise methods upon j which negotiations for the settle i ment of the coal strike can be i initiated." The communications made evi ! dent that careful and completed j discussions with spokesmen on both I sides of the industrial struggle i had preceded the meeting call, j and prompt and ready acceptances j are expected. I John Lu Lewis, chief of the Unit ! ed Mine Workers, who remained in the city after a personal inter* view with the president, accepted at once in behalf of the union. The wording of the president's I message was interpreted as dem j onstrating the desire of the admin j istration to hold the meeting above the controversies which have dead ' locked the unionized section .of the j industry since April 1. Official but I informal comment emphasized it j was the intention; that the confejr ; ence should be held .merely to dis j cuss ways and means for a settle I ment and not to take up the ; miners' demands for continuance j of war time wage scales, nor the ; operators' demand in the bitumin ! ous field for separate district wage ! agreements supplanting the seml j national wage contracts that have i heretofore been made. It was ful ly expected, however, that- when j the meeting assembled, the presi j dent or his cabinet members who ! have participated in the prelimin I ary efforts would have a program I for continuation of the settlement attempt to present to the assem I blage. There was no hint, how | ever, as to the line such a program j might follow. Pittsburgh, Ja,, July 28?Five deputy sheriffs fully armed, stop ped a march of 100 or more strik ing miners in Elizabeth township today. The strikers had set out to prevent further operations at a number of small wa*gon mines when the deputies appeared and urged the leaders to go home. One deputy proposed that ' the leaders come to Pittsburgh and confer with Sheriff Woodside. This they consented to do. NEGRO MAN FOUND DEAD Kit Corley Discovered in Woods. No Inquest Held Fairfax. June 2S.?Kit Corley. an aged negro, was found dead in the woods near here Tuesday af ternoon. Corley had left his home .Monday morning and did not re turn that night. Tuesday spsrch was made for him and he was found dead sitting upright against a tree. No inquest was held, there being no evidence of foul play and ; no question that his death was j from natural causes. Corley own ed a good farm and home and was highly respected by the white j people. j It seems our ships can't carry I passengers on water alone. RAILROAD HEADS WILL MEET TODAY j Suggested That Government j Agency May Act If Strike is Called ' Chicago, June 28 (By the Asso ciated Press).?Two possible means of averting the threatened rail j strike of 400;000 shopmen suggest | ed themselves to 'railroad circles j tonight, followed by -what B. MV ! Jewell, head of the shop unions, i termed the "last word" to the rail j roads in the union ultimatum sent ? to the Association of Railway ? Executives last night. The executives by coincidence were scheduled to meet in Chicago tomorrow afternoon and local executives today said the shopmen's proposal of a truce pending fur j ther negotiations on wages and i working conditions would undoubt j edly receive attention. ! President Jewell's telegram last i night to T. De Witt Cuyler, chair | man of the executives, left little i lee way for avoiding the strike, it { was felt by the railroad officials to I day. The certain rejection of the union proposal, therefore, left in the opinion of railroad men but two possible, loophbles to avoid issu ance of the strike call, i One was that a conference be I tween the union leaders and'the j executives might be called tomor j row and if no agreement was reached a technical dispute might i be announced, over which'the rail i road labor board, acting under au> j thority of the transportation act, could take jurisdiction as it did in j the Big Four brotherhood strike ; last year and act to prevent ? walk ! out- - ? ? ?? The other was that if the strike j is called, the board could also take I jurisdiction under the act on the j ground that the strike. would in i terrupt ?,commerce,, and order the j men back to work, j Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the j-board, refused to comment on j these two possibilities tonight The action of the board in the threat ened strike last October was in terpreted as representing the board's position on the first possi | bility'and since the board has nev i er had occasion to act in* any strike ; of consequence the chairman de j clined to state what the federal body's interpretation of the trans* portation on that point would he. Mr. Jewell, while, refusing also to discuss the possibilities of a con j ference tomorrow with the railway j executives said "a statement" wotfid i be given out tomorrow afternoon ! ahout the. hour the executives^ go I into session"". u. \ Among phases of the strike sit uation which, received considerable attention tonight, was the fact that but 19 railroads are involved in the practice of contracting work to I outside firms, one of ( the - points j which-the shopmen cast their strike i vote. . Among the 201 railroads themselves there was said to be a decided split in the question of con tracting and there was said to be some doubt as to whether the ma jority of the roads, which have re frained from contracting, would (support the minority- which'has held contracting to be their legal right. . .. -0 Chairman Cuyler and the heads of the larger roads of the" country were to arrive in Chicago tomorrow morning for a meeting announced as a conference on. contracts with ! the American Railway Express company. Numerous other sub j jects, however, would be discussed, I it was said^ j New York, June 28.?Railroad j officials and public officers went j ahead today with plans to circum j vent any tying up of traffic and j neessary food supplies of Greater j New York in the event that rail j road shop repairmen and mainten ance of way workers go out on j their threatened strike next Sat jurday. j Confidence was expressed at the. } offices of the 11 railroads entering j New York City that all traffic would be moved and no food shortage would result for the metropolis be cause of the strike As an indication that managers I of Eastern railroads are not taking ' the strike threat seriously, E. M. j Rhipe, 'general manager of the ! Dela ware & Lackayana railroad land chairman of the committee of I general manages for the Eastern j district, said today that no meeting j of his committee had been called j for the specific purpose of arrang i ing unification in case of a strike. Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, who was here today with other members of the cabinet {inspecting a site for a new post I office, sa|4 he did not think there I would be" a strike and that Wash I ington did not feel .planned over it j The strike situation, he said, was J complicating; the outlook for busi j ness, however. j New York, June 28.?President i Harding declared that the federal ! government "is not unmindful of j its responsibilities" as regards a j threatened food embargo in the i event of a railroad strike, in a I letter to Mayor Hylan today. The j president's letter was in response ! to one from the mayor, in which jthe city's threatened difficulties i were set forth. I "I have read with full appreoia-. I tion of gravity of the situation which you portray in your letter," I the president wrote. "Let me as sure you that the federal govern i ment is not unmindful of its re } sponsibility. I hope no situation , will develop which will be a menace !to the safety and the health of the j people of the city of New York." ? ?? ^ j ' Name Not Connolly. London, June 28.?The real j name of James Connolly, who is j charged with the murder fo Field ? Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, is Regi ! nald Rudd. says The Evening News j today. The News says he served three years with the Irish guards jin France, that he lived in a Lon don suburb and drew a pension. His father, it says, is a retired band master of the Dragoon guards. TARIFF RATES GAIN APPROVAL Republicans Vote Solidly For First Time and Get As sistance From Some Demo crats Washington. June 28.?Rates on cattle and meats written into the tariff bill with the approval of the Republican agricultural-tariff bloc and ranging generally"higher than those in the house measure were approved today by the senate by overwhelming majorities. Not only did the Republicans vote solidly for the first time since, the bill was called up nine weeks ago. but there was the first real split in the Dem ocratic ranks. Five roll calls were demanded during the' day and all showed about the same results. The. first was on the rates of one and a half cents a pound on live cattle weigh ing less than 1,050 pounds and two cents a pound on such cattle weighing more than that amount and the result was 48 to 15. Sen ators La Follette and Norris (Re (publicans), who consistently had .(opposed duties in the bill, voted with the solid Republican majori ty, while Democrats who supported the committee amendment were Ashurst of Arizona, Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick of Wyoming. Pittman of Nevada and Sheppard of Texas. The second roll call was on'the committee amendment to increase to three and a half cents the two cent rate proposed by the.house on fresh beef and veal. The vote was 47 to 17 with six Democrats voting with the solid .Republican majori ty.; 'Senator Broussard (Demo crat) of Louisiana, who had voted for the committee_ rates right along and who announced that he would vote for the bill on its final pas sage, was the sixth Democrat on this roll call. Without record votes the senate approved rates of $2 a head on sheep and goats an then voted,' 43 to 16. to increase to two cents a pound the house rate on bacoh, hams, shoulders and other pork, prepared, or preserved. Next it approved. 37 to 16. a rate of five cents a pound on lard compounds and lard substitutes. A determined fight against most of the committee rates was con ducted by a small group of Demo crats, . including' Senators Sim mons of North Carolina^ the mi nority leader, in the tariff contro versy;.. Walsh, of j Massachusetts, Stanley of Kentucky. King of Utah and Pomerene of Ohio. Senator king assailed Democrats who sup ported -the. committee rates, de; claring they were forgetting the principles. of their party in their votes "in the., interest of indusr tries in their. .own states." ?Some- of-the Democratic oppon ents declared the rates proposed would be in the interest of the. "big five" .meat packers and would do the farmers little good. In? a general assault, on the agri cultural schedule Senator Simmons declared that in every case where the rates proposed would result iln benefiting the farmers they were imposed on articles, such as wool and sugar, produced by only a limited number bf farmers. All the other agriculturists, he ;. said, would be burdened for the benefit of the few. He also asserted the farmers would be further burden ed by the high duties on manu factured products, which, he de clared, the friends of the farmers were voting into the bilL Chairman McCumber and other supporters, of the rates argued that the experience with the emergency tariff bill showed that tariff rates would benefit all the farmers, as they would prevent , a decreasing of prices. They denied that in all instances prices would" be increas ed to the consumers. RETURN SIX INDICTMENTS In Connection With Shooting in Railroad Yard Atlanta, June 27.?Six indict ments, two charging murder, were returned late today by the Fulton county grand jury which investi gated the shooting affray in the yards of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway yards here May 7, in whichr'two men were killed. ? ' A. B. Knowles, and W. S. Mor gan, members of the Atlanta po lice force, were indicted on charges of murder, and indictments charg ing rioting, a misdemeanor under Georgia law, were returned against four other men who were alleged to have thrown rocks during the shooting which resulted in the deaths of two persons and injuries to several others. The trouble is said to have started in a rock battle between employes of the road and other persons in the Bellwood section, and Everett was shot after calling to halt. The police were charged with his death. Charter Issued To Warehouse Corporation Columbia, June 28.?Charter yeas this afternoon issued by the secre i tary of state to the South Carolina j Warehouse Corporation, of Flor ! ence. The corporation is chartered at $300.110. It's stock is to be sold to the members of the Tobac co Growers' Co-operative Associa tion. R. J. Blackwell of Marion is president; N. A. McMillan, of Mul lins, vice president and B. A. Cook of Marion, secretary and treasurer. The corporators are T. L. Smith, H. O. Schoolfield, E. C. Edwards, John P. Cooper, C. O. Dixon and N. A. McMillan, of Mullins; R. J. Blackwell, B. A. Cook of Marion, and Bright Williamson of Darling ton. CONFERENCE OF MASONS Master's Degree Will Be Con ferred This Afternoon at 6 P. M . A large number of Masters from all the twelve lodges, comprisii the Nineteenth Masonic District, together with numerous other Ma sons from surrounding counties not in ths District, met at the Ma sonic Temple at 11:30 Thursdsr morning for the initial meeting of the convention ^now being held the city. The following Masters of th? twelve lodges 'in the district were in attendance, as representatives of their respective lodges: > Kershaw, No. 99, Camden, by W. F. Nettles; Claremont No. b'4, SuSa ter, by E. P. DuRant; Bishop ville, by C. R. Kilgore; Flat Rock /So. 178, Kershaw, by R. B. Faulken^ I berry; Spring Hill No. 188. Rem, bert by D. J. Hatfield; Lynchw I No. 197, Bethune, by John A. j McCaskill; Abney No. 211, Ker-*. ! shaw, by L. D. Simpson; Lucknow I No. 212, Lucknow, bf C. B. Pate; {Mamille No. 232, St. Charles, by ! R. W. Hatfield; Antioch No. 29*, - Lucknow, by W. R. Davis; Pates - ville No. 295, Patesville, by B. Z. Gilbert; Utopia No. 303, Mayes*. ville, by J.-;M. Kohn - Besides the official representa tives, the meeting was thrown open to all visiting and local Masons,. with the result that there was a "large number in attendance. This was the second meeting of the Nineteenth District Association, and the enthUsaism manifested indi cates that the Association will con- . tinue to grow and prosper, as have all of the jodges constituting the association.7 Tho meeting was prer sided over by District Deputy Grand Marter Robert T. Goodale, Calden, who made a- very charming address to the delegate^, arid during the past twelve months; and interestingly discussing many subjects pertaining to the frater nity. In honor of the delegates and the visiting Masons, a dinner was given at the Claremont Hotel at two o'clock, the officers of Clare mont Lod^e No. 64, and the mem bers of thfe Past Masters' Club o^ ! Claremont Lodge being the host of I the occasion. [ The afternoon* session was held ' at. t^p Ma^nic ! Temple, at tanm o'elpck, and was presided over by j Drf E. P; DuRant, W. M., of Claremont Lodge. This was. a get ! together meeting? and a representa I tive from'' each Lodge made .a . five minutes talk, reviewing xnat I ters of Masonic interest within-his ? lodge that had occurred since tb<? 'last contention in Camden. This meeting was highly enjoyed. The featuring event of the meet ing will be the conferring o< theC. Master's Degree upon five fellow crafts by the Past Masters* Club of Claremont Lodge at ?&* o'clock this afternoon3?1" Preparations are being Imade for three hundred Masters, who will attend this meeting. Re freshments will be served in U*3 lodge rpohai ' < The work will be done by the following* past masters filling th# j stations as below indicated: .' j George D. Levy, W. M., first an* I second sections. i W. R. Parker, W. M., third sec tion . Dr. H. L. Shaw. Sr., W.; Georg* C. Warren, Jr., W.; R. M. Jones, [Sr., D.; W. I. Whitehead. Jr., p.; H. P. Moses, steward: A. C. Phefes,^ : steward; J. C. Pate^ secretary; Abe; Ryttcriberg^ treasurer; W. D. Owens, tyier; Dr. W. E. Thayer; chaplain. Floor work in charge of John S. Buck. f Traditional characters: J. C Pate and Dr. C. P. Osteen, Bartow Walsh, L. % Parrott and J. A. Jfc Knight. S Bishop ville News Notes I am glad- to see our state cam paign being conducted on a highe* order and free from partisan feel-* ings.' I hope our candidates will confine themselves to the issues at hand and not to mud slinging and expression of each other. ? PoUtics'is very quiet in this sec tion. We>*were very much pleased that the governor -seTected bne*>? our citizen^ to serve on his staff. The honor was very property be stowed. The crops are doing finely, well worked up. and free frt m grass. Most of the corn has beer, iaid by, cotton looks well, and T dont'hear iof much trouble with the boil weev^" j il, though they are here in abun dance. Most of the ontland has been planned in corn, pander* or j sown in peas for forage, lots ofW potatoes have been planned. * Th^ *urm?rs harve?*Ud an abun I dant crop of oats. Wheat crop $as : muc^. leit^'than was c^-ecufd r?t one fixe SB M'*i I f innings has gone <m & delegation to represent the Feder- y at ion of Woman's Clubs, now in* session in New York state. No doubt, she will reflect credit on her native state. j Mr. G. O. Rogers was unfortun-^j:~ ate in having his barn struck .wfth< lightning last week, in which was : stored a lot of oats, besides a Valu able lot of farm implements.. The loss isj partly covered by insurance. Very few from this section at- V. tended the Confederate reunion in Richmond last week . None of our old veterans felt able to undertake the trip. The flour mill Is again in opera tion and giving general satisfaction. The Sunday School of the Metho- A ; dist church held their annual pic nic at Segar's Mill last Thursday* and every one claims to have a pleasant time. I hear of no sickness in our town which goes to prove the healthful^ ness of this section, or perhaps it is from hard times and plain living. H. W. Scott. ^? ? ? ? * : From what we hear of the ex kaiser's book, he knows more about fighting than writing. AndS he lost the war. * * * * ' Japs have a new cabinet. . The