VOLUME 34—NUMBER 22.
JCIWANIAN’S PLAN FOR NEW HOTEL APPROVED
bit if crop
CONDITIONS 111 S, C.
801 l Weevils Are Numerous
But Active Combative Mea
sures Have Prevented Much
Damage, Report States.
Columbia, S. C., June 13.—Some
cotton fields in the Piedmont, where
the stand is “only poor to fair” have
been turned to pthcr crops owing to
grass infestation, according to the
weekly weather and crop summary
issued here today by Richard H.
Sullivan, in charge of the local wea
ther bureau. Roll weevils are nume
rous but active combative measures
have prevented much danSage the
report says. Weather conditions
■generally during the week were fa
vorable for crops, it was stated.
The report follows, in full:
“Warm weather with no rain and
increased sunshine towards the week
end, was greatly beneficial to all
crops, and planters are busy culti
vating against grass which had ac
cumulated during previous wet wet
i thcr.
“Cotton, though backward, is in
fair to good condition in the east
ern central and southern counties,
but Standards are only poor to fair
in the Piedmont, where chopping
continues, anod some grasy fields
have been turned to other crops;
squares are appearing in the early
crop; boll weevils are numerous but
active preventive measures are in
and but little damage has
benn onted thus far.
“Corn shows material improvement
and has good color in most sections;
planting continues.
The oat and rye harvests are
about finished in the low country;
* wheat is ripening generally.
“Tobacco, truck, gardens, sweet
potatoes, peanuts and other crops
are in good condition. White potato
digging shows good, results.
“Early peaches are turning out
better than expected; blackberries
and vegetables are plentiful/'
SUES FOR $30,000
Charleston, S. C., June 13. —In the
jftoited States district court here to
a suit for breach of promise
was filed in behalf of Mrs. Annie
% \Vatts, a citizen of Florida, against
V. C. Oswald, of Alfejyjale* S. C. Mrs.
■kVatts claims that on April 15, 1922,
■ Oswald promised to marry her in
.January of 1923. She asks damages
of $50,000.
ENROLLS |
o YOU i
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Why waste any more time longing for the |
pleasures you can get out of a Ford Car? fj
Start now to make the Touring Car or any
other type you may select, your own. i
Soon you will have it to drive anywhere
you want to go —camping-t-visiting picnick
ing—or to your work. |
Under the the Ford Weekly Pur- !
chase Plan you can enroll for as little as $5.
We will deposit your payments in a local $
bank at interest. You can add a little every !;
week. Soon the payments plus the interest,
will make the car yours. jj
You will be surprised how little time it
really takes to get a Ford after you make the
start. Don’t put it off—Enroll today. Come
in and let us give you full particulars.
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THE NEWS AND FARMER
DRIVE TO RIGHT SIGNS
NOW PLACED ON STREETS
All Corners Near Town Have
Traffic Regulating Posts.
All corners near Broad Street now
have Drive to the Bight signs. The
posts are In the middle of the
street, and are so placed as to regu
late traffic on all blind corners. The
placing of the signs may pjevent a
serious accident as the autoist who
observes the regulation yuist surety
cut down the speed of the car. The
narrowness of some of the streets,
however, makes the signs tend to
be a nuisance and an eyesore to
ordinarily careful drivers.
EicTlin
HI EXECUTED Mi
Epitaph Contains in Large
Letters, Words “Unjustly
Executed.”
Chattanooga, June 13.—Another
sensational development growing
out of the killing of Deputy Sheriff
.1. W. Morton, of Walker County,
Ga., in March. 1922. for which
George M. Baker paid the extreme
penalty at LaFayette, April 27, 1923,
is written in chiseled words on a
monument just completed in a local
marble yard.
The monument, designed to lie
placed at the grave of the young
mountaineer in a cemetery near
Ryall Springs, contains in large Pot
ters the words “unjustly executed’"
below the name and date of birth,
and death, and followed by a few
lines of verse, vVhich, in effect,
pleaded the innocence of the man
who was hanged for the slaying of
Deputy Morton and asks for those
who brought about his death. v
George Baker, with his younger
brother, Ralph, was convicted of the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Morton,
but .the death sentence of the
younger boy was commuted to life
imprisonment.
CRUEL MOTORIST WHIPPED
East Orange, N. J.—Henry Tur
ven whipped a motorist who delib
erately turned his machine and
sstruck a dog that barked at him
in the street.
HUMS
SHIM MORE
Rev. House of Camilla Will
Preach for Methodists.
A revival meeting will begin Sun
day in the Louisville Methodist
Church. Rev. .1. H. House of Cam
illa, will conduct the services morn-
Rev- J. 11. House
ing and evening. The meeting will
probably continue for ten days. Rev.
House is a forceful and popular min
ister of the Gospel, and Louisville
is to be congratulated upon the op
portunity of hearing him preach.
*
Rebuilding Louisville
Llight Plant Completed
The rebuilding of the light and
water plant is now complete. It
is likely that not one person in
Louisville in ten lias even seen what
the town has in the way of a plant-
It is suggested, and it is the wish of
the mayor and council of the city,
that every person in town take a
walk down and look at our municipal
system. Mr. Nesbit VjjiigfieJt 1 ,
leading engineer of the state, has
recently had occasion to see it. He
states that there is not a superior,
better equipped, better arranged,
more efficient and economical plant
in the state, regardless of the size
of the town or city.
Upon the occasion, of the comple
tion of this work, the mayor, and
the members of council other than
the water and light committee, fell
that something more was due the
water and light committee and Mr.
M. A. Cox, Supcrinendant, than mere
perfunctory thanks on the part of
council. It was for this reason that
a committee was appointed to call
attention to their work at this lime,
in order that the people of the
town, along with the other members
of council, might know and appre
ciate it; and do so by requesting the
publication of this item in the col
umns of the News and Farmer.
The members of this committee
have given very generously of their
valuable time and attention to this
work, without compensation, for the
good of the whole community. They
did not ask or expect it, hut they
are entitled to the thanks of all
of us.
Mr. Cox lias saved the town his
annual salary over and over again,
on this one filing. The people shorn!
also realize the worth of the man
they have as Supermtendant, as it
is realized by others who are in a
position to know.
Respect fully.
Mayor and Council City of
Louisville.
NO COURT RECORD
OF S. C. LEGACY
Marietta, Ga., June 13. —Exhaus-
tive search of court records here to
day failed to reveal the will said to
have been made by J. H. McCann of
this city, naming It. M. McCann and
his sister, Mrs. Dollie Tyler, two
textile mill employes at Langley,'
S. C., beneficiaries to,a sum of $155,-
000.
It was announced in Augusta yes
terday that McCann and his sister
had inherited yie money from their
wealthy uncle, whow as supposed to
have died here in February, last.
County officials here said today
there is no record of any person by
that name having died in February
or about that time.
Atlanta, Ga., June 13.—The fol
lowing press dispatch was sent out
from Marietta tonight:
Little credence is placed in reports
sent out from Augusta, Ga., telling
of the inheritance of $155,000 by
two textile mill employees in Lang
ley, S. C.
The report stated that It. M. Mc-
Cann and his sister, Mrs. Dollie
Taylor had been made beneficiaries
in the will of a wealthy uncle, J. If.
McCann, who was suposed to have
died' here a bachelor in February
at the ge of 83.
Exhaustive search of records here
fails to reveal the will, which is
supposed to have been made by Mc-
Cann, nor is there any record of
any person by that name having
died here in February or about that
time.
LOUISVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 1 I, 1923.
Broad St., Location Discouraged;
Site Donated By Generous Banker;
T. B. Kelly Makes Stirring Address
The meeting of the Kiwanis Club
held Tuesday night in the Denny
Ruilding was the most enthusiastic
meeting vet held- Thirty-seven
members were present, delightful
dinner was served and stirring talks
were made.
The discussion of the evening cen
tered around the building of the new
hotel, and talks were made by T.
!> Kelly, J. R. Phillips, It. G. Price,,
V . W. Abbot. W. W. Abbot, Jr.
It. S- Fanner, W. It. Sinquelield
and others. The feature of the even
ing v.asjhc talk made by T. R. Kelly
which was met by hearty and en
thusiastic applause. Mr. Kelly said
“show me a properly run hotel and
I will show you a good return on
your money.” Mr. Kelly spoke of
the assured iinancial success of the
proposed hotel, and said it was the
duty of every man and woman to
purchase stock until it hurts.
The sentiment was back of bis
remarks, and judging from the en
thusiasm that was displayed it is as
sured that Louisville will have a
modern and up-to-date hotel, equip
ped with baths in every room, es
timated to cost about $55,000.00
within t lie next few weeks. The
temper of the crowd was for prompt
action.
The organization of a corporation
for the purpose of building a hotel
was placed in bands of an active
committee and they are now engag
ed in selling stink.
OF NM ORLEANS
SAILS FOR BOMBAY
Former British Officer Loses
in Extradition Fight Which
Has Been Carried on Five
Years.
New Orleans, June 13.—Inspector
George Miles of Scotland Yard, had
passage today on the Liner Comus
for New York for himself and
Charles Glenn Collins, former lieu
tenant-colonel in the British army
and probably New Orleans* most
noted prisoner. It was the first
lap of a journey intended to end
in Bombay, India. Colonel Collins,
a veteran of the Boer war, who
served under Kitchener in Egypt,
and during the World War won cita
tions for gallantry in fighting at
Antwerp, Gallipoli and in France,
and who further distinguished him
self as a courier between Petro
grad and Vladivostok, is charged by
a Bombay firm with having swin
dled it of .$20,000.
Long Fight.
Colonel Collins has lost one of the
longest extradition fights in the his
tory of this countrya fight that
lasted more than five years, that
see-sawed between the United States
district courts in New York and New
Orleans reached the suprdme court
of the United States four times anil
cost thousands of dollars more than
the amount involved. The former
officer, denied bail, has spent three
of the five years in jail in New Or
leans, and Arthur Fuller, police in
spector from Bombay, who made
the arrest here in 1918, remained
in the city two years awaiting the
outcome of the extradition proceed
ings only to be ordered home with
out his prisoner.
With all this, the man who was
made a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor of France, gazetted as a com
panion of the Order of St. Michael
and St. George by Britain and who
received the thanks of the Cana
dian government by special act of
parliament, still is undaunted.
Plead at Court.
lie sails aboard the Majestic from j
New York on June 28rd and as soon i
as he lands at Southampton, de
clares he will take steps to place
his case before the courts of En
gland. He is an Eton and Sand
hurst man, was a personal acquaint
ance of King George when the King
was the Prince of Wales and he
expects to leave no stone unturned
in his effort to prevent his return
to Bombay.
\\ bile touring in the Orient re
covering from wounds. Colonel Col
lins purchased for liis fiance a
necklace costing 7.000 pounds, pay
ing 3,000 pounds in cash. He went
Irom Bombay to Canada to be
come commander at Camp Vaucar
ticr and an investment in the Goose
Neck oilfield in Texas, lie claims,
was his undoing, for he was swin
dled and lost very heavily, so much
so that he could not meet the drafts
from Bombay to apply upon his
debt. The Bombay creditor sought
his arrest and it was accomplished
in New Orleans by Inspector Fuller
who met Colonel Collins here while
the latter was in the South in an
attempt to recover the money swin
dled from him i’ll Texas.
MAGIC PUMP RE-OPENED.
Shenfield, Eng.—A local pump
which is supposed to act miraculous
ly in healing sores and sprains has
been ro-opened after being unused
for many years.
RURAL ROTISSERIE
Gray, Ind.—One hundred and fifty
pure-bred fowl were roasted to death
in a fire on Hans Peterson’s farm.
Ihe sentiment of the meeting was
against the building of the hotel in
Broad Street on account of unrea
sonable prices demanded by prop
crt.\ owners on this street. Mr. \V.
11. Sinqucfield, vice president of the
First National Bank, proposed to
do ilc free of charge, a lovely site
with plenty of grounds, near the new
school building- This proffer is be
ing considered favorably because of
the fact that all travel through
Louisville is made in
and the traveling public will stop
as well on the edge of town as on
Broad Street. The section of the
town in which Mr. Sinqticfield’s lot
is located is the section now being
developed and the town is growing
in that direction.
Those attending the meeting this
meeting were Messers. \V. W. Abbot,
w. \V. Abbot, Jr., W. R. Sinqucfield.
J. R Phillips, \V. L. Phillips ,M. C.
Barwick. R. S. Farmer. J. R. Palhill
Jr., R. L. Bethea, C. \\\ Powers,
Nesbit Raker, O. H. Beall, L- R.
Farmer, \V. G. S. Rowe, Hoyt Haul
brook, H. Wright. F. A. Stone,
W. A. Stone, P. L (Hark, T. R. Kel
ly, W. M. Whighen, R. G. Price, R.
H. (Hark, Frank Hardenan, R. N.
Hardeman, Jr., S. F. Jones, ('.. L.
Hauser, A. P. Jones, Henry Culpep
per, P. L. Warren, W. F. Denny, A.
P. Little, Phillips Abbot, R. N.
Whigham, J. G. Gunter, Dr. J. R.
Lewis and I). C. Thomas.
BBS REDUCTION
PfilTli FBBEE
Washington Orders Will Re
duce Georgia Force From
i 27 to 22 Men —Becomes
Effective July Ist.
Atlanta, Ga., June 13. —Orders
: were received here today by federal
prohibition director, I'red Disniuke,
| from the department in Washington
that the enforcement department in
this state be reduced July Ist from
27 to 22 men. and that the office
of assistant director for this dis
trict, from which W. H. Halir lias
just been ousted by action in Wash
ington, will he entirely abandoned
hereafter, the only reason assigned
for the reduction is that the en
forcement department is making a
nationwide curtailment of force to
come within its appropriation.
Director Dismukes* only comment
was that the order from Washing
ton speaks for itself.
Wholly disassociated, hut in the
same connection, it is interesting
that the federal grand jury will to
morrow submit to the court its true
hills and no hills, on cases it has
had under consideration and on
which work was completed today.
Humor about the federal build?ng
lias it that the temperament of the
jury, if the no hills returned is to
be taken as a measure has become
rigidly for adherence to the old
principles of law in the matter of
prosecution of prohibition eases,
and almost invariably the jury will
or already has disallowed true bills
in cases where the evidence offered
lias the appearance of being trump
ed up, or where merely tile state
ment of the enforcement officer is
.ill there is offered to go on. Among
those who are close followers of
Ihe proceedings in that branch of
the federal court there is a strong
disposition to believe that the re
cent catastrophe; following federal
department raids, in which gun play
has been hurried and fatal, has de
veloped a jury room sentiment ad
verse to that form of procedure if
the reports in connection with what
will come from this week’s federal
grand jury are true, and they seem
to be rather persistent, it is conclu
sive that there will lie a far greater
trouble hereafter to obtain convic
tions on what might commonly be
called evidence,” and
that this will he found particularly
true in cases carrying with them
confiscation of property.
_P.T. A. NOTES
\ P. T. A. NOTES.
The President of P. T. A. requests
tile officers and chairmen of differ
ent committees to meet at the resi
dence of Mrs. W. S. Murphy Friday
morning at ten-thirty o clock.
The following chairmen have been
aimointed.
Membership— Mrs. R. 1,. Rethca.
Program—Mrs. W. O. Rowe.
Child Hygiene—Mrs. W. L. kittle.
Repfrcshmei^ts —Mrs. Albert Stone.
Campers—Mrs. C. \V. Powers.
Civic—Mrs. \V. ,1. Rhodes.
Decoration —Mrs. B. H. Warren.
Press and Publicity—Mrs. B. I>.
Ramsey.
Jail Inspection -Mrs. W. R. Sinque
field.
School Building Mrs. W. S. Mur
phy.
Thrift—Mrs. W. R. Sinqucfield.
Pre-school Circle —Mrs. W. W. Ab
bott, Jr.
COMEDY OF THRIFT
New York.—A party of 20 people
who hired a bus driver to bring
them to New York from a Long Is
land dance at .$1.25 each regretted
their bargain after going a few miles
and offered sl. The driver ejected
them and they had to walk 13 miles
in the rain.
FORD STOLE!
| MOW RIGHT
j
Car Owned By Mr. Rowe Dis
appears.
Car owned by Mr. Rowe Disappear
The Ford automobile owned In
Mr. W. G. S Rowe was si Ln from
tlie house Monday night. Ihe car
was later recovered, and young Hat
taway, who is accused of the theft
is now in jail.
TO CORRECT A MISTAKE
Recently, it was announced
j through these columns that the tui
tion charged by the Louisville Aca
demy for next year would he rais
ed to $25.00 for grammar school
pupils and *4O 00 for high school
pupils. Of course, this applies only
to children living outside the Louis
ville school district. No tuition has
ever been charged, and none wil.
likely ever he charged, to children
living in the district. The people of
the district support the school by
taxes. When children come t- school
from outside the district, while their
attendance is very much desired,
they must he charged tuition in an
amount somewhat approximating
the cost to the people of the dis
trict of maintaining the school, per
child.
This explanation is made for the
I reason that it is understood that
there has been some misunder
standing of the former announce
ment, at least in another community ,
of the county, where there is some
disposition to oppose district bonds
on the ground that Louisville has a
district school and also charges tui
tion. The people of the district, as
a matter of course, pay no tuition
whatever.
-Board of Trustees Louisville
Academy.
OrCMEETING
The regular monthly meeting of
the John R. Gordon Chapter of the
U. D. C. was held with Mrs. Herbert
Mcßride Thursday afternoon, June
seventh at five o'clock. A sliori
business session was followed by
celebration of Jefferson Davis' birth
day.
The chairman of the market com
mitted reported work progressing
well and suggested that Chapter buy
four cement benches to be placed
on the plot. The chapter will dis
band as is its custom during the
summer months. The Historian gave
interesting facts of history concern
ing Davis’ college and war life.
The following program was ren
dered :
Song Ronnie Blue Flag.
Reading Davis’ Visit to Georgia
Mrs. W. S. Murphy.
Reading—Revolutionary Record of
Sain Davis Mrs. A. P. Little.
Song Rosary Miss Mary Gayle.
Recitation- My Visit to Grandma—
Alice Cox.
A delicious ice course was served
by the hostess, assisted by Miss
Nora Davis.
Those present included: Mrs. C.
V. Clark, Mrs. Pearl Stone, Mrs. It.
P. Ramsey, Mrs. W. S. Murphy, Mrs.
W. R. Sinqucfield, Mrs. M. A. Cox.
Mrs. Hoyt Haulbrook, Mrs. A. P.
Little Mrs. J. R. Murphy, Mrs. L. D.
Gayle. Mrs. Rush Burton of Sylva
nia; Miss Helen Mcßride, Mrs. J. W.
White, Mrs. <). H. Beall, Mrs. Nellie
Little, Mrs. M. C. Barwick and Miss
Mary Sue Gayle.
INVITATION TO MEETING.
You will be welcomed to each of
the services at the Methodist revi
val beginning on Sunday, June 17th
and continuing for 10 days or two
weeks. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Mal
lory, will be assisted by Rev. J. H.
House. Rev. Rouse is recognized as
a very strong forceful and eloquent
preacher. His sermons are timely,
logical and well worded. You will
miss a great deal if you fail to
come.
While the meeting is held at the
Methodist church the pastor hopes
that all the members of other
churches will unite. Pray for us.
REVIVAL SERVICES IN BARTOW
Revival services began at the
Methodist Church in Bartow Sunday
and large .congregations greeted the
speaker at both services. Miss Em
ma L. Tucker, of Enterprise, F.a, is
giving Bible readings twice each
day. Services are being held at 9:30
a. m. and 8:30 p. in. each day. The
meetings will conti.VUc two weeks.
DUNDEE WINS DECISION
Milwaukee, Wis., June 12.—Johnny
Dundee, New York, was given a
newspaper shade decision over
Richie Mitchell, local lightweight, in
a ten-round no-decision boxing bout
tonight which went the limit. Each
boxer shook the other up on sev
eral occasions^though there were no
knockdowns and both finished prac
tically without a blemish-
GYPSIES INCREASING
Chicago.—According to the police,
the number of gypsy bands about
Chicago shows a big increase this
year.
5 DIAMOND TifiEVES SHOT
Capetown.—Five natives trying to
smuggle diamonds out of a Kimber
ley mine were shot to death.
Come to the barbecue at
C. C. Robinson’s Mill, July 4.
Ice cream and soft drinks,
bathing, fishing and all kinds
of sport. Dinner from 12 to
2.o'clock. Music by band.
ALL DAY MEETING AT
GAMBREL’S MILL CHURCH
County Sunday School Asso
ciation to Be Held There
July First.
The Gambrel’s Mill Church has
invited the annual County Sunday
School Convention for all denomina
tions to meet with them this year
on July Ist. The hospitality of these
people is well known and doubtless
the Sunday School people from
every section of the county will at
tend in large numbers. The conven
tion will he an all day affair, it is
understood, and dinner will he
served on the grounds at the noon
hour in picnic style.
The State Sunday School Associa
tion is offering a banner to the
school in the county that has the
largest attendance (over 15 years of
age) according to the distance trav
eled and this fact will doubtless be
a. big incentive for most of the
churches to work up a large attend
ance.
l'he Sunday School superintend
ents and the pastors especially arc
asked to take note of this and to
take the lead in working up the at
tendance for their schools,
KIDNAPPERS PUT
UNDER HEAVY BOND
Plead Guilty to Attempt to
Kidnapp Children.
Beaufort. N. C.. June 13. M. Lu
cious McNeill, of Greenville, S.
and J. R. Merritt, charged with kid
napping the two sons of Charles R.
Thomas, Jr., of Chicago, today were
allowed to give bond in the sum of
$5,000 each not to interfere further
with the children and prayer for
judgment was continued.
Under the compromise which
brought an end to the case, the two
defendants who pleaded guilty to at
tempting to kidnap and to carrying
concealed weapons are to pay the
costs of the case.
SIGNS COMMISSION
Washington, June 13.—President
Harding today signed the new com
mission of Frederick I. Thompson
of Alabama, recently reappointed
commissioner of the shipping board
for the gulf section for a six-year
term.
Mr. Thompson was first appoint
ed by President Wilson in 1920 and
reappointed by President Harding in
1921. He is the owner of four
newspapers published in Alabama.
GAUZE
LYSOL
CREOLIN
BANDAGES
BED PANS
EAR SYRINGES
INFANT SYRINGES
HOT WATER BAGS
ADHESIVE PLASTERS
NO. 6 DISINFECTANT
FOUNTAIN SYRINGES
With twenty-seven years experience to guide
us in our purchases, you can depend on get
ting THE BEST when you come to us for
your sick-room supplies. >
Hie Louisville Drug Cos.
The Store
Louisville, Georgia.
“Going Since 1896—Growing All the
Time.”
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NO WINE 3IOPS
LEAVE THEIR SHIPS
Forty Two Seamen Desert
Vessels Because of Ban.
New York, June 13.——The first di
rect effect of the treasury depart
ment's strict in pretation of the
dry ship ruling cutting off spirit,
rations of sailors, was the sailing
from this port today of the Argen
tina with 42 nun missing from her
original crew of 159, anti of the
France with nearly half the crew
declaring they would not make a li
nt her trip to America.
Captain Dminiak, of the Argentina,
which cleared for Mediterranean
ports, declared that the 42 seamen
had deserted because they could not
have wine with their meals since
Sunday morning.
Sailors on the France said they
would not ship on her again unless
arrangements were made to give
them the two-litre daily wine rat
ion provided by French law.
Officers of the vessel asserted
that the grievances of the men
would be settled “on the other
side" and declared that the France
would return on schedule even if
new crews had to be recruited from
the French marine college.
\ strike in the crew of the France
was averted, it was pointed out, by
the men’s realization that such ac
tion. would have caused them to he
left behind in a dry land when the
ship sailed.
FOSTER ATHLETICS
Athens, Ga., June 13. Named the
“High School Athletic Association
of the State Accredited Association,**
this body has been formed here and
has adopted a set of rules, regula
tions and by laws. The purpose of
the association is to further the up
keep of high school athletic re
quirements.
TAX ADJUSTMENT
Valdosta. Ga., June 13.—Tax ad
justment on what is believed to be
a fair and equitable basis is now
under way here by the Lowndes
county hoard of tax equalizers. Con
siderable changes arc being made,
it is said, and hearings will be
be granted those whose rates have
been raised and who demand to
be heard.
BOLT WRECKS DINNER
Hammond. Ind.—A bolt of light
ning struck a table at which the
family of Carl Sehlemmer was din
ing. The dinner was wrecked, but
no one was hurt-
