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* Ulf Watchman and Southron Entered at the Postoffice at Sum ter, S. C, as Second Glass Matter. PERSONAL. * Miss Thehna Way of St.-Mat thews, is the attractive guest of Miss Sophia Weils. * Miss Helen M. Shatzer, of Balti more, who has accepted a position as laboratory technician at <th& Tourney Hospital, arrived Sunday . morning to begin duty. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Rhame of Richmond, Va.;. are here visiting j the latter's grandmother* Mrs. A.! J.- Lide, and relatives, for a few days. Mr. J. P. Everington, of Wilkes Barre, Pa., is in town for: a. few days visiting his parenst, Mr. and] Mrs! J. Everington. - Corporal Dawkins, of Camp Bragg, X. C passed through the ?... city Monday en route to Visit his] parents at Paxvilie. ? Miss Susie Gregg went to Bishops j vflle Friday to be a guest at a house party given by Miss Milford Saturn. - Miss Lueile Lide leaves for Bishopville Monday afternoon-and 4 will also be a guest at the house i party. - ? -Mr. and Mrsi-Alfred Scarborough, and family of Eastover are visiting,' Mr. and Mrs. H. -L. Scarborough. Mrs. W. E. Dick of Oswego, passed through the city} Monday] morning- en route for Greenville; where she will spend the balance of the summer. Dr: H. X. Snyder, having attend ed-the Wofford alumni meeting and I banquet at Bennettsville, and hav ing delivered an address Sunday at the McColl Methodist church, pass ed through the city Sunday night on his way to Cameron, where he will visit his s?n. - .Mrs. Gt H. Burgess has returned from Xingstree where she has been visiting friends for the past several days. ' ? ? Miss Hannah Montgomery of Bishopville arrived in the city Monday morning to spend several days with relatives. - ? . Mr. G. W. Kraker-and daughter, Miss Frances, left Monday morn ing to spend July 4th in Charles-! ton.' ? *" -:" ' "j Misses Mamie and Margaret Ed munds returned Monday morning j from Congaree, where they attend ed the wedding of Miss Lila Ed munds. Mrs. Geo. -H. Hurst, Jr., and | baby returned Monday morning; from Asheville, where they have! ijeen visiting' for the past two weeks, Miss' Bessie Miller, her sis-; 'ter, accompanied her to pay her a visit. ? - ? - ! $fr. W. H. Dukes of Crange burg, j spent Sunday in the city with friends. ? Mr^W. M. Richardson of Orange- j nurg spent Sunday in the city with Bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Richardson. ^ Miss Mary Belle Burgess will leave Monday afternoon for Dar lington to spend the fourth with I frttmds: - ' .- -* ? a ? " J ' -j- "Mrv H. Ifc Bell left for Manning Monday morning, where he will spend" the day on business. ' \ Judge R. O. Purdy is in Man ning attending court Mr. P. M/ Parrott went to Bish opville Monday morning to spend the day with his grandmother, who i? iOD years old today. Mr. Clarence Bradford and wife left for the Isle of Palms Monday morning to spend several Says. r t Mr. J. J. Williams and: wife- left Sunday afternoon for the Isle of * Palms to spend severcil days. Miss Jurnelle Myers accompanied'them. Mrs. William Raffield and little daughter went to < Columbia -Mon day morning tr/ spend the day. ;- Mr. P-P. Love has returned from Wrights* ille Beach, where he at tended a meeting of the Enrd chain managers for several days. Miss Emma Mood and Mrs. H. A. Mood, accompanied by Miss Sarah Wilder, left Tuesday morning for Mnrreirs Inlet, where they will visit Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Mood. Miss Susie Newman, of Mont gomery, Ala., has returned to her home after an extended visit to Miss Lydia Ryttenberg. Mr. Philip Jennings returned to Estill Wednesday morning, after spending the Fourth with his par ents in the city. ' Miss Elizabeth Dickinson - %f Richmond, Va., arrived Wednes day morning to visit Miss Eleanor Wallace. " Messrs. Hugh Green, William Wright, Julitir Pitts and Marlon Burkett attended the dance in Hartsvflie Monday evening and then: went to Myrtle Beach for a Short visit. - ? ? ? - - Misses Francina Parrott of Spar taitburg; Ethel Dickson, of Dar lington and-Mr. McDonald Dickson of Marion are visiting Mrs. Edwin Boyle. Messrs. John B. Duffie? Charles Bradham. G. C. Propst, C. A. Bruner, W. E. , Bynum, S. M. Na bers, F. B. Creech, Geo. Bultman, and John Riley attended the "would be" "baseball game and horse race3 in Darlington Ttiesday. Miss Hazel Hanna of Cades is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wil liam Crawford" on Church St. ? Miss Clara Reynolds of Char leston is visiting her niece, Mrs. E. C, Duncan on Blanding St. Misses Florence and Emma Les ter of Augusta are visiting Mrs. Julia" Lester Dillon. Miss Irene Dick returned Tues day from Orangeburg, where she has been on a house party for the past two weeks. Miss Adria Du Rant is spending the week in Columbia with rela tives. Mrs. Joe Edwards of Washington, who hfas been visiting Mrs. James Cuttino, left Wednesday morning for Augusta to visit friends. Mr. J. S. Chandler went to Co lumbia Wednseday morning on business. Judge R. O. Purdy and Mr. Geo. D. Shore, Jr., left for Manning Wednesday morning to attend court. Mr. Bennie Mixon returned Wednesday morning to Lykeslnnd, where be has a position. Mr. H. G. Osteen returned on Wednesday morning from Murreli's Inlet where h# has been* visiting his wife and daughter, Miss Annie, for the past three days.. Mr. H. C. DesChamps went to Columbia Wednesday morning on business. ? Miss. Allene McCoy went to Hartsvilie Tuesday, where she will be a guest at the house party given by Miss Rosine Chase. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Nigles have gone to Charleston on a two weeks visit to Mr3. Nigel's parents. - Mr. and Mrsi E. S. McManus of this place, attended the funeral of Mrs. John E.- Bowers- of Lancaster, S; C, June 20th.-* She was a sister of Mrs. McManus. Mrs. Bowers' death will be regretted by all who knew her.- - Mrs. Nancy B; Cato has returned to her home in Charlotte, N. C, after a two months stay with Mrs. B. S. McManus. ? Many friends of Mrs. E. S. Mc Manus will be glad to learn that she is able to be out again after a two month's stay indoors. She Will soon take her place in her Sunday school as usual. Miss Marie Bryson, of Mount ville, is visiting Miss Lillis McCol lum. ; Justice T. B; Fr?ser went to Co lumbia Wednesday morning on of fical business; Mrs. J. Walter Doar, of George town, is ?pending a few days with Mrs. E. S. Booth. ' Mrl B. W. Danes went to Colum bia Thursday morning oh busi ness. Mrs. Robert-I/. Rowland and lit tle1 son have returned after an. ex tended visit to the mountains of western North Carolina. " "Miss Jeriie Barnett" has gone to Atlantic City to spend some time.~ Mr. O. H. Folley went to Char leston Thursday morning to spend the day on. business. Major Shelly returned- Thursday morning from Tybee Beach, where hennas been for the past several days; Rev.- and- Mrs. J. R. Johnson have* returned to Cades after visit ing-Mr. and Mrs, S. R. J. Smith. Mr. J. Ct Cooper went to Co lumbia. Thursday morning on busi ness. ?Mr. ?j&d Mr& Percy E. Rhame left - for Atlanta Thursday morn ing to spend several weeks. Mr.- C. M. Sturgeon and son, Carson; went to Eihgstree Thurs day morning,- where they will spend severai days. i Mr. W. A. Bowman went to Manning Thursday morning on bus iness. ? Mr. William J. BlackWetl left Thursday morning for Asheville, N.Cy where he was called on business. ? Mrs. B. C. Haynsw?rth and son, Mr. William H?ynsw?rth; are visit ing her daughter, Mrs; H. E. Drebenstedt in Cleveland, Ohio. Misses Martha and Rebecca Moore of Charleston are the at tractive visitors of Miss Emma Pinckney. 5 Mr. and Mre. Octave G?gue of Ashepoo, S. ? C., are visiting Mrs. Henry Hodge, 216 N. Main St. Mr. W. E. Aereer wh* has been visiting his daughter, Mrs; Henry H?dge - returned- to hisr home in Spartanburg Monday. Miss Virginia Moise and Mr. Da vis Moise, Jr., have gone to Hope well, Va., to visit their aunt, Mrs. S.<R: Shel?r. ? Mrs. <D. D. Moise left Thursday morning for Folly Island to visit friends for two or three weeks. " Dr. J. P. Marion has returned from Montreatv~N. C, where he preached the opening sermons Sun day at the assembly's summer Sun day school conference. Mr. B. F. Williams ? of Charles ton, passed through the city Thurs day morning; returning home, hav ing attended the cotton market association meeting in Columbia. Mr. B. F. Wallace- of Bennetts ville attended the cotton marketing assocaition meeting in Columbia and passed through the city Thurs day- eh route to ' his home. Mr. Mac Zemp accompanied him. !>:. J , ? ? ? ? - Federals Defeat Mexican Rebels Washington, July 2. ? Rebel forces were defeated and scattered by federal troops near the Aguada ! camp of the Cortez Oil company in the T?mpico district of Mexico on June 3t), according to a- message received by the state department i today from Consul Shaw at Tam pico. The latter said his informa tibn was based upon a report he thad received from oil company of ficials yesterday. There were two actions, the con i sul said', in which five or six reb els were killed, three taken pris oners and 60 of their-horses and mules captured. The federal troops, he added, according to his advices , were preparing to follow up the route of the rebels while other federal troops, he understood were coming into the district. . Mr. Shaw in "his message, which was filed at noon yesterday, did not ttiention the name of the comman der of the rebel forces but it was assumed here it probably was General Gorozave who recently took* several of the employees of the oircompany prisoners and seiz I ed much destructible property ol the concern as "security" for pay ment of 15.000 pesos. The situa , tion now wa? apparently well in hand by the troops of the Obre ! gon government the consul stated. ; The employees and property held ; by General Gorozave were subse quently released, as were those i seized later at the Pecera camp j of La Corona company in the same j district. Consul Shaw late " lasl i week reported that all the Ameri ! cans thus seized were "no longer ! held" but no detailed information I has been received to indicate just I what had occurred at the two I camps. If a grant of land could keep j Villa quiet so long, isn't then; something we could do about our j reconciled senators? There is so much killing we are getting to be shork absorbers. Strange how many people you meet now whose favorite time of year is winter. ? Washington, July 3.?This year's cotton crop will be about eleven I million and sixty-five thousand j bales. The department of agri I culture announced in first forecast of the season: This is calculated on the condition of 71.2. per cent normal June 25, and an estimated acreage of? thirty-four million eight hundred and fiity-two thou sand. Tokio, July 3.?The admiralty today issued a formal statement flatly denying recent reports that Japan is evading the Washington naval treaty by increasing the construction of auxiliary vessels. The statement, which outlined the tentative auxiliary program, also announced that Port Arthur, taken from the Russians in the Russo Japanese war, will be abandoned j as a naval port. t\ """""?"~"> ' Washington, July 3. ? Mrs* i Thomas Cheney, Mexican born; wife of an American employee, of! the American ? company operating in the Tampico oil region, was kill ed by Mexican bandits, June 29th,-t when she recognized their leaders, according to a report- made today to the state department from Con sul Shaw at Tampico. The depart ment made immediate representa tions to the Mexican government, j Dublin, July 3.?The battle in j Sackville street is still raging at j one o'clock this ;?fternoon. Insur- I gents responding vigorously to the j machine gun bombardment. Washington, July 3.?ComptrolI-,| er of the currency today issued -a] call for the condition cf all nation al banks at the close of business on June 30th. j New York, July 3.?Cotton jump ed about seven fifty per bale with in ten minutes after the publica tion of the first government fore cast figures. Williamson, W. Va., July 5?The strike of the Norfolk & Westprn railway clerks is unauthorized, having-been called without taking a properly authorized strike ballot, according to a message to local chairman Carr from E. H. Fitzger ald, president of the Clerk's Nation al organization, i ? i Macon, Ga., July 4.?-Although ? city council tonight granted ,the [Ku Klux Klan permission to hold la public meeting in the city hall auditorium oh Thursday night, peJN? mission to wear the robes and hoods of the order in the meeting was refused.- Council also refused to accept an invitation to. attend the meeting^and refused to desig j nate a representative to introduce the klansmen's speaker. Pittsburgh, Kans., J aly 5.?-One spectator was killed and two wounded by steel jacketed bullets mysteriously fired during the sham battle here by members of the j American Legion at a July 4th : celebration. All were standing close together in the crowd. , i Washington, July 5.?A formal demand will be made by the alien property custodian Miller this week on the chemical foundation for the return to the custodian of all for i merly alien owned patents now [ controlled by the foundation, Mill j er announced today. In the event I of a refusal, suit in equity will be I filed he stated. Marion. July 5?President hoard ing's second day in Marion as a homecoming visitor ga-/2 promise today as being the least strenuous since leaving Washington ;ast Sat urday, /.rrangements were made for him to review ti e historical paral-? this afternoon but aside from this he is not scheduled to make any public appearance. St. Louis. July 5. ? Bandits boarded a tower grove street car and disarmed a policeman, accom panying Joseph Mossop, a bank messenger and escaped with a satchel containing twenty-one thou sand dollars in money and seventy eight thousand in checks. Dublin, July 5.?Art O'Brien, former representative of the Eire ami in London, and Sean O'Kelly, former representative -in Paris, were both arrested last evening, it was announced today. New York; July 5?The leaders of the striking railroad shopmen placed double picket forces around the railroad shops and yards to day, which is considered the first real test of the strength of the strike, as there has been Sunday and holiday cessation work since the strike was called. j Albany, N. Y.. July 5.?Mrs. An na Valentine, sixty, is dead, and i twenty-three others are in the j Saratoga hospital, while several are believed fatally injured as a result of a Schenectady railway car crashing into an automobile truck last night. Chicago, July 6.?The strike of the railway shopmen assumed j more conciliatory aspect today and j the feeling became more general in railroad circles that the last : twenty four hours had shown a j marked trend toward peace, despite ! the increase in disorders at scat i tered points. It is believed yester I day's exchange of letters between Chairman Ben Hooper of the Fed eral labor board and B. M. Jewell, the shopmen's head, probably open end a way to negotiations for an early settlement. New Vork, July fi.?About one hundred and fifty persons were overcome by smoke today when the northbound Jerome Avenue express on the Eastside subway caught fire near Lexington Avenue and Sixty first street. Dozens of ambulances IS IN BRIEF were summoned and Mayor Hy Mn arrived to direct the rescue work. The accident occurred 75 feet under ground. The injured were stretched on the sidewalks for several blocks. Chicago, July 6.?Seven ty-five persons .injured, only one serious ly, when a Chicago bo?nd Pere Marquette passenger train crashed into a New York Central engine on a siding near Porter, Ind.. last night. The train proceeded to Chicago this morning after the in jured had received first aid. Dublin, July 6.?A call to arms was issued today by the provisional Free State government in the form of a proclamation opening the way for the enlistment of those citizens who, last week, were "declined by the government because it was con fident of the ability of the army singlehanded to meet and defeat any attack made upon it." The general headquarters staff of the volunteer organization has been in structed to place its entire estab lishment on an active service basis. Washington, July 6.?A - leaf worm threatens the destruction of the Brazilian cotton crop, the com merce department was advised to day by Consul General Gaulin at Rio Janeiro. St, Louis, July 6. ? Christian science leaders are considering the construction of a two million dollar college near St. Louis, it was an nounced today. REMAINS AT F?RMAN President of Baptist College I Declines Call to Missouri ! ? Greenville, July 5.?Announce ment was made this afternoon by Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, president of Furmah university, that he had de cided to decline the offer of. the presidency of William Jewell col lege, at Liberty, Mo., and would re main at the head of Furman uni versity. The offer from the -Misr souri institution was received *by Dr. McGlothlin several weeks ago and has been under careful con sideration since that time. Formal announcement of his de cision to remain at Furman was made by Dr. McGlothlin in a let ter to John A. Russell, president of the Greenville chamber of.com merce, in which he says: "Assur ances of interest and support on the" part of the citizens of Green ville have materially aided me in reaching a decision as to what course I ought to pursue. The presidency of William Jewell col lege, with the high standards and great potential resources of the in stitution, ' made a strong appeal but I have decided to remain with Furman." ? In outlining the reasons why he has decided to remain at Furman, | Dr. McGlothlin states in this let ter that some two years ago the general education board of New York offered to give to the endow ment of the institution the sum of $175,000 if its other friends would raise $325,000. thus adding a total of half a million to the endow ment. "Up to the present very lit tle has been done toward meeting this great offer," says Dr. Mc Glothlin's letter. .. "This delay was caused by the serious financial depression through i which our state with others has been passing. But the period in which our part of the half million is to be raised is rapidly passing. Something like two years remain in which to complete the raising of I the funds necessary to meet the i great offer of the general education j board. Can this amount be rais j ed? Will the enlighterfed, wealthy, forward looking men of Greenville help me? This is the question which has revolved itself over and Over in my mind as I have consid ered the possibilities of the future, and the hope that such will be the case has kept me in Greenville. I ! ask nothing for myself. I only ask i that Greenville and South Carolina will unite to build a- great and worthy educational institution in this city for the education of the young men of this and adjoining j states and for the service of man i and of God. Greenville is sure to j be a great industrial center. In the midst of this material growth will it also support worthily those institutions which are necessary to I keep up the moral and spiritual life j of its people ? I hope that it may j be so and that hope has kept me in Greenville." (Daring Daylight I Hol?-?p in Columbia Columbia. July G.?The most j daring hold-up ever perpetrated in ? Columbia was that of Wednesday j afternoon, when in broad day light, at 4 o'clock, two white men without masks, entered the home of Dr. S. K. Harmon, and held up Mrs. Harmon, bound her and gag ged her. and threatened to shoot I her if she did not open the safe j in the home where the man j through were some liberty bonds. I After scuffling with the man a ! long time, Mrs. Harmon fainted, j and seeing their victim unconscious : and the safe still locked, the men I fled. The police, city, county and j state, began a search for the rob j bers. ! One of the men told Mrs. Har mon that he was the one she had j driven out of the house last Sun day night. At that time Mrs. Harmon tired at the man several times and drove him from the place. "We will get those bonds yet," he fold her when she began to scuffle with him. One of the m??n was large and red faced, and wore overalls. The other was small and dark. Mrs. Harmon says she can recognize them if she ever sees them again. Regulars Defeat Rebels in Dublin Irish Nationals Take Several Strongholds. Many Men Captured r Dublin, July 2 (By the Associat ed Press).?The ?atiohal troops were victorious in the battle in Dub lin today. Early in the evening they opened with a heavy fire, and several rebel strongholds were cap tured together with nearly 400 pris oners. An official bulletin issued short ly before 9 o'clock tonight says*.' ?Thirty irregulars who occupied Moran's hotel are'now in our hands, as is also the section bounded by Talbot, Purd?n, Amiens and Gardi ner streets. "General Ennis telephoned at S:20 o'clock that the irregulars have been' driven from eight po sitions they held." A fresh outbreak of firing oc curred in many part sof Dublin and throughout the city there has been increased activity on the part of nationals and heavy concentrations at tactic points. Free state troops began by occupj'ing the : building Commanding the field of fire to the principal buildings in possession of the irregulars. "All quiet" is the significant report from Cork and' Limerick. Ah official bulletin is sued at general headquarters to night describes the evening opera tions of the national troops. It specifies certain buildings occupied and says that during ; the opera tions several ground mines laid by the irregulars were exploded: A tunnel apparently for the purpose of escape was found parallel to Parnen Square. Many of the in surgents escaped in Marlborough street area through breaches in the adjoining houses when, their posts were attacked. The bulletin adds that the regu lars are receiving the whole heart ed support of the civilian popula tion. One of the most important successes of the regulars was Mo ran's hotel. An 18-pounder was turned against it and after the third shot the rebels rushed from the hotel, and crossed the street into a hotel opposite. In a few minutes, however, they hoisted the white flag and surrendered. Their casualties are not believed to be se rious. Moran's hotel commanded an important position between Nelson Pillar and the Great Nor thern station and the central telegraph office of this area and its surrender was preceded by a long engagement with the rebels. Armored cars played an import ant part in the attack. ? o ?,? Albert Freel?nd Drowns in River McCormick, July- 2. ? Albert Freeland, the IS year- old son Of .Mr., and Mrs. Jv M. Freeland of Plum Branch, was drowned about 4 o'clock this afternoon while in bathing with a number.;- of -his chums in the Savannah river at the old Ferguson ferry, ?bout four miles from Plum Branch. The young man, in company with several of his friends, had walked about three miles to the river to go swimming in water very little over his head and only a few feet away from One of his friends, whom he caught as he was sink ing. The friend, believing that the drowning boy was only diving and playing, made no effort to save him. The young man nearest Freeland stated that he thought Freeland was only playing at the time and when Freelarid caught him he was almost exhausted and he also came near being drowned. The water at this point is very swift, and, although relatives and friends were soon notified and the river for some distance down had been scoured at dark, tonight the body of the drowned man has not been found and it is thought that it was carried on down the river ahead of the searching party. The Ferguson ferry has . been abandoned for some years as a ferry and the road leading to the landing has reached such a stage that travel upon it is almost im possible and this accounts for the crowd of searchers not reaching the scene sooner. The searching party will continue tomorrow in their efforts to find the body. Marconi can make radio go around the world. Now a man will be able to talk'to himself . Movie actors will not be allow ed to cuss the boss. They can't act good if they act bad. ? ? ? *Taft Sits on London Bench"? headline. Maybe the chairs were to weak looking. * ? A porch swing is a great money saver. It will go 40.000 miles on one c?n of grease.' WOLFE TO RESCUE . OF WOMEN VOTERS They Don't Have to Tell Age, He Says Women do not have to tell their ages when they register or when they enroll for the Demo cratic primary, the only re quisite being that they must be "21 or over," according to At torney General Wolfe. This will be a great "blessing" to many of the female voters, who may be tim?d about admitting their age. Cnder the constitution the voter must be 21, but other than this no age is stipulated. Mr. Wolfe indicated that a woman 4<" years df age might say she is "2 I" and everything would be all right. In fact, that is the case. "You can't tell the mother from the d.iucrhter" anyway, some say. Mr. Wolfe has held that (he women will not have to give away their most sacred secret. Senate Approves Tariff on Wheat X "V ??! ? ??? ?? ? * - - ' Democratic Leaders Say, Cost Wit! Aftiotint to Hundred Million Dollars Washington, July 1.?By a vote of 38 to 12 the senate approved today a tariff of 30 cents a bushel on wheat. Democratic leaders declared dur ing the debate which preceded the vote that this rate would cost the American people $100,000,000. Senator McCumber '(Republican) of North Dakota, in charge of the measure, stating frankly the pur pose of the rate was to keep above the world level the price of North ern spring wheat from the Dakotas and Minnesota, said he did not think the tariff proposed would be carried on to the consumer, but even if it was it would not. amount to $2 a year to each consumer. Leaders sweltered through a four hour session of debate. - Despite the fight, however; . the minority split on the final vote, Senators Jones of New Mexico and Ken drick of Wyoming voting with the solid Republican majority for the committee rate which is an increase of 5 cents over the house rate but a decrease of 5 cents from the ex isting emergency tariff duty> With the wheat fight out of the way the senate made unusually, ra pid, progress on the bill, approving several scores of committee amend- ! ments. The first to be agreed upon was a duty of 78 cents per 100 pounds on flour or 28 cents over] the house rate. Other rates ap proved included: Irish .potatoes, 58 cents per 100 pounds, house rate 42; dried, 2 3-4 cents a pound, house rate 3 1-2, potato flour, 3 cents a pound, ho ise rate 1 1-2 cents. Tomato- paste, 45 per cent, ?d valorem, house rate 28; tomatoes preserved in any manner, 15 per cent., house rate 10 per cent. Onions, 1 cent per pound; house rate 75 cents per 100 pounds. Cocoanuts 5 were transferred to the free list, but cocoanut meat, prepared, was made dutiable at 4 cents a pound against the house rate of 4 1-2 cents: Rates on prepared fruits were increased generally over both the house figures and those Originally recommended bythe committee. Third Conference On Coal Strike Washington, July 3.?The only possible proposal by the adminis tration appeared today to offer any prospect for break in the deadlock j faced by the* bituminous coal mine operators and miners officials on meeting for the third joint session of conference which was called here by President Harding. Just prior to the assembling of the conferees. Secretary of Labor Davis let.it be known.that he will be prepared to press for adoption of the plan which he broached at the initial meeting Saturday. Still deadlocked over a basis for negotiating a settlement of the strike conference which adjourn ed until next Monday at the sug gestion of government representa tives. , -~ Candidates Cards FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Congressional District, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic party. I also wish to take this op-' portunity to say that if elected I shall endeavor to faithfully dis charge the duties of the office and to merit the confidence and sup port of the people. ANDREW J. BETHEA, Candidate for Congress. 666 quickly relieves Colds, Constipation, Biliousness and Headaches. A Fine Tonic? DOINGS OF THE DUFFS f VETAKEN OfF forty five pounds FORTV FIVE P??HDS THEM 5WMMINMIHTMY MAY BUILD DAM NEAR VAN WYCK Southern Power Company Plans Huge Development Chester, July 2.?:James B. Duke of the Southern Power company, according tp a report current here," is planning further to utilize the wonderful resource's of Catawba river by constructing a great da:m somewhere between Van Wyck and Great Falls, approximately 20 xo 23 miles from Chester. It is thought by some the object is the developing of the water power of Landsford or Clup's island. For the past few weeks a large party of surveyors have been surveying the territory in the Van Wyck section and Wednesday the party reached the Seaboard Air Line railws.y station at Waxhaw, a little over 30 miles north of Chester. This ap parently is the eastern limit of the survey. Enough information 1 has been gained to cause assurance that the surveyors, employees of the -South ern Power company, are ascertain ing the highest possible ridge the Seaboard could use for a right of way from Waxhaw southward, in the event the power company should construct a large dam on the Catawba river at some tfoint just below Van Wyck. Those who have read of Mr. Duke's vast, scheme to utilize all the possible re sources of the Catawba have fig ured out that a logical place on the Catawba in his place for future de velopment of water power will be at' a point somewhere near the town of Van Wyck. If these specu lations are true it is interesting to note the possible effect upon this section of the Carolinas in the carrying out of such an enterprise. Among other things it would necessitate the Seaboard track be ing laid upon higher ridges from a point j?st below Waxhaw until :it passes beyond the danger of injury to the road bed from the great TheyareGOOD! pond Vhat would be made by the construction of such a dam. There' is much speculation upon the ef fect that such a construction would have upon. Van Wyk,-some holding that the settlement of Van Wyck would have to be moved tp-another point if the dam should -be erect ed a few miles .below the town. Of course'all- this is only speculation. The surveyors will not give out any information, nor has any one else volunteered any authoritative statement about what the surveying means. .But folk are making1 sur mises, which it is perfectly -natural that they should do, and some lev-, el headed folk say that it is mev^ table that the Southern Power com pany would eventually build a daoi somewhere between Van Wyek and Great Falls. - ' m J? ? ' Wonder *? what the man .y"#bo names race horses ? thinks about them after he gets sober? ? mm .:? . Some dull people wear em-art clothes. EVERETT TRUE . .. Soap ?C ^bsjsf?.^ - <B.*~ 2 TrflS TX>* ^^^^TF^^^ ^^^^^ OKI? op: by allman: '>?t*R?rV?R!* FOND *\ OP SWIMMING it A -<cf NOT?SPECIAU>/ BOT lV? REDUCE? WEIGHT COHSlDERABlVr SJMCE ) 5TAJ2THD