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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE—Board of direc
tors of chamber of commerce has
just adopted resolution to circulate
a petition among the cotton mills
of Greenville, asking South Caro
lina Cotton Growers' Co-operative
association to concentrate its cot
ton grown in Piedmont Section in
this area, instead of shipping it to
Columbia tor storage as proposed.
COLUMBIA. —Cotton continues to
open rapidly, picking is well advanc
ed, and ir.dicati ms point to earlier
completion of this work than usual,
reports U. S. weather bureau for
South Carolina.
GREENVILLE. —Business pendu
lum is continuing upward swing in
Piedmont section. Merchants are
optimistic over marked improvement
in business since first of 1923 cotton
crop was thrown on market. Farm
ers themselves are enthusiastic over
prospects for much larger cotton
yield this year than last, and re
ports from towns in section indicate
prevailing belief that the Piedmont
is entering upon new era of pros
perity.
FLORENCE.—Arguments for new
trial for Edmund D. Bigham, under
sentence of death for murder of
brother, E. Smiley Bigham, was to
be heard in court of general ses
sions for Florence county October
15. Bigham, who is charged also
with murder of mother, sister and
her two adopted children, ■was tried
in 1921 and convicted.
GREENWOOD. Otis Goodman,
19, white, who was tried and ac
quitted in county court assault and
battery with intent to kill, is found
dead in bed at his boarding house.
Coroner's jury returns verdict that
he died of natural causes, due to
heart faiiure.
GREENWOOD. Approximately
70,000 pounds of tobacco, represent
ing crops raised one hundred
acres by twelve Greenwood county
farmers this year are being ship
ped to Timmonsville, to he sold
through marketing association.
Farmers find tobacco more prof
itable than cotton, but harder to
raise.
GREENVILLE.—When John L.
Wise faced charges of storing
whisky, he declared he kept moon
shine in his home for private use
of his wife’s aged mother.
COLUMBIA.—South Carolina pub
licity commission, which is agitating
for fund of SIOO,OOO to advertise
state nationally, is in session here.
COLUMBIA.—South Carolina wins
decision in United States supreme
court in suit of Sandal against state
for supplying diphtheria vaccine
virus that produced death of two
children. In circuit court plaintiff
was given verdict of $23,000, vrhich
was upset by state supreme court
and case was then taken to United
States tribunal.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.—Famous
sun dial, which was presented to
village of Pendleton in 1850 by Col
onel Frank K. Huger, is being re
stored so that this interesting relic
may be preserved.
COLUMBIA.—That banks of South
Cardlina are' strongly behind South
Carolina Cotton Growers’ Co-opera
tive association is indicated by fact
that since opening of pew season
they have made loans aggregating
$1,551,000 to it to assist in orderly
marketing of crop.
GREENVILLE. “Making
straight, honest men and women out
of boys and girls who enter his em-
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plbyment—not making money—is
the biggest job which faces the re
tail merchant today,” declares David
Ovens, Charlotte merchant, in ad
dress at meeting of Retail Mer
chants’ bureau.
ST. MATTHEWS.—Action to be
taken at Columbia at annual con
vention of American Cotton associa
tion regarding production of cotton
in future is matter receiving widest
attention not only from producers
of cotton themselves, but from cot
ton trade throughout.
FLORENCE.—During next three
weeks intensive campaign for de
struction of cotton stalks will be
waged in Florence county as remedy
against boll weevils next season.
ABBEATLLK High
school football team is known as the
Psalm-singing Confederates. They
attend church in body every Sunday.
ABBEVILLE. —Merchants report
big business here. Farmers are pay
ing out of debt and have a little cash
to spend.
CLINTON. —Faculty football team,
coaches and entire student body ac
company remains of Cary Clyde
Brown, right end of varsity football
1 team, who was fatally injured in
football practice. The. funeral cor
tege moved by automobiles from
Clinton to Black Mountain, N. C.,
where body was buried.
GREENVILLE.—It is estimated
by officials Greenville county will
produce between 30,000 and 35,000
bales of cotton.
NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE.—After hearing ad
dress by Rev. Plato Durham, of At
lanta, Mecklenburg county board of
lay activities of Methodist church,
south, adopts resolution calling on
western North Carolina conference
of church to announce whether it
stands “true to the faith of the
fathers” after declaring “schools and
even pulpits are being tainted with
disbelief.”
RALEIGH. Governor Morrison
designates November 2 as state
arbor day and names A. T. Allen,
state superintendent of public in
struction, to direct observance.
CHARLOTTE. —Local post Ameri
can Legion announces plans for
“biggest Armistice day” celebration
and adds hope is held out that Wil
liam G. McAdoo will be present to
deliver principal address.
GREENSBORO. Mrs. William
Sydney Porter, widow of “O.
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IN PHENIX FIRE;
CHILDREN BURIED
PHENIX CITY, Ala., Oct. 15.—An 1
arrest is thought to be in prospect
by local police today in the fatal
burning of the three Hart children
her* Saturday night. The offi-ors
have been working on several clews,
according to Chief of Police Gul
latt, but nothing definite has been
learned.
J. C. Capps, proprietor of the
grocery store on the ground floor of
the two-story brick building, where
the children’s charred bodies were
found on the second floor following
the' fire Saturday night, is under
stood to have told the officers that |
Hart probably had enemies in two I
negro women, against whom he I
had appeared as witness in the lo- I
cal police court a week ago. That
their malice led them to burn the
store' is one of the incendiary clews
being run down.
Chief of Police Gullatt is said to
have received a number of other
rumors which he indicates he would
Investigate, one of them being that
the rear stairway of the store had
been saturated with kerosene.
Chief Gullatt said two of his men, '
Officers Collier and Newsome, had
passed the building only about two
minute# before they heard some one
shouting fire. They heard these
shouts when they were about a
block away, according to the chief,
and when they turned saw the
flames? leaping up.
During the whole of Sunday, the
scene' of the triple tragedy was the
mecca of people from Columbus,
just across the river from Phenix
City, and other nearby cities.
The condition of Mrs. Hart,
mother of the victims, who col
lapsed Saturday night when she
learned of the fate of her children,
was reported improved yesterday,
and she and her husband accom
panied the bodies to Richland, where
interment was held.
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MELBOURNE.—Numerous facto
ry fires in Australia indicate a cam
paign of incendiarisnv accoring to
the authorities.
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turns to visit husband’s birthplace
and tells newspaper men O. Henry
wrote to please editors everyone of
his many short stories except “Roads
of Destiny,” which he told her, “I
wrote to please myself."
CHARLOTTE. Membership in
Mecklenburg county, of North Caro
lina Co-operative Cotton Growers’
association, is increased 100 per cent
in three-day canvass.
DURHAM. —Opening of co-opera
tive tob'acco growers’ association
warehouse is marked by delivery of
80,000 pounds of leaf, representing
substantial increase over last year.
CHARLOTTE.— J. B. Duke, presi
dent of Southern Power company,
and New York financier, says pow
er company “is through" with de
veloping hydro-electric plants in
Carolinas unless higher rates are al
lowed. He says North Carolina cor
poration commission will be asked
to allow 15 cents per kilowatt hour
increase, making rate $1.40.
RED SPRlNGS.—Scottish Society
of America meets in annual session,
with Col. Donald Walter Cameron,
head of Clan Cameron in Scotland,
his wife, Lady Hermoine, and Gov
ernor Morrison, of North Carolina,
and Governor McLeod, of South
Carolina, on program for principal
addresses.
GREENSBORO.—Mrs. R. P. Holt,
of Rocky Motlnt, is chosen president
of United Daughters of Confederacy
of state at annual convention, which
votes $2,500 to help pay cost of
erecting memorial at Gettysburg
battlefield.
GREENSBORO. —N,orth Carolina
United Daughters of Confederacy in
annual convention approve refusal
of Durham chapter to participate in
exercises at forthcoming unveiling
of memorial near here marking site
of General Johnston's surrender of
Confederate army to General Sher
man.
WASH INGTON? N. C. Judge
Bond, in chambers, denies Tobacco
Growers’ Co-operative association’s
petition for injunction restraining L.
H. Witherington, Beaufort county
farmer, from selling 20,000-pound
crop of tobacco on independent mar
ket, fertilizer company interpleading
it held mortgage for fertilizer. As
sociation appeals to supreme court.
RALElGH.—Payment of SSO to
wife and enlistment in navy are con
ditions in parole of David Falkner,
young Vance county man, convicted
WILSON GUIDED BY CLOCK
ON ROAD BACK TO HEALTH
Former President’s Day
Carefully Divided Lei
sure and Rest and Fresh
Air Are Principal Features
V BY HARRY B. HUNT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Not
even in the days when he was presi
dent and his hours were carefully
charted for him —so many for inter
views, so many for correspondence,
so many for congressional or cabinet
conferences —did Woodrow Wilson
live more definitely by the clock
than he does today, as a private citi
zen and semi-invalid.
A person familiar with Wilson’s
regimen can, by looking at his
watch, tell you just what the for
mer president is doing at any given
time. No wage-earning clock
puncher leads a more carefully timed
existence. Although routine to a
hgih degree, it is robbed of the
dreariness that follows most routine
by the variety of interests and sub
jects covered in the definitely listed
periods of his daily schedule.
Wilson rises at 7. He shaves him
self and is rather leisurely about his
morning toilet. It is after 8 before
he is through shaving, bathing and
dressing.
Breakfast at 8:30, is partaken
with Mrs. Wilson. Then the morn
ing papers—Washington and New
York —until 10 o’clock.
Promptly at 10, unless Dr. Gray
son has dropped in to look over his
patient and put him through a
course of calisthenics, he tackles his
mail, which usually is large.
He reads every letter personally.
To the more important ones he dic
tates the answer. To others he
simply indicates to his secretary the
nature of the answsr to be given.
This keeps him busy until about
12:30. After lunch at 1 o’clock he
always lies down for a nap. He
sleeps until 3, when he arises to pre
pare for his daily auto rifles, at 3:30.
These rides usually last about two
hours. So carefully has he timed
the various drives he likes best, that
he knows to a minute just how long
each will take. When he tells the
chauffeur where he wishes to go, he
can tell you whether he will be back
by 5:20 or whether it will be 5:25.
At 5:30, returned from his ride
he hears the news of the day. Mrs.
Wilson usually goes ovar the eve
ning papers with him, but' often he
reads them himself. This occupies
the interval to 7 o’clock, w) n din
ner is served.
After dinner, unless an evening
guest has dropped in, which is rare,
he reads —magazines, current fiction,
a few books. Preparation for bed is
begun at 9 o’clock. This usually oc
cupies about an hour, in the course
of which he receives certain treat
ments for his ailments and a light
massage. By 10 o'clock he is under
the covers, ready for nine hours of
rest.
Wilson receives an average of
from four to six 'callers each week,
usually old political or war-time as
sociates. With them he likes par
ticularly to discuss current events
which helps keep his contact and
viewpoint on important develop
ments fresh. He attfends the thea
ter once each week, usually vaude
ville. •
The former war president is doing
no writing, nor does he plan any ex
tended literary wotk as his admirers
I generally have hoped. Any further
writings he may undertake will be
brief articles discussing current
issues or . problems, such as his re
cent article in the Atlantic Monthly
on “The Road Away From Revolu
tion.”
He will write no memoirs, no “in
side” story of his administration or
of the war. He will undertake no
! defense or explanation of himself or
the policies he followed or advo
cated. To a caller who urged him
to write the inside story of his ad
ministration he said:
“I know I had a great adminis
tration, but it would not sound well
j for me to say so. I am willing to
; leave the record as it stands for the
I future to judge.”
Neither will Wilson take an ac-
I tive part, in the 1924 presidential
I campaign. He knows his physical
■ condition, although considerably im-
of non-support. Governor Morrison
is prompted by fact wife obtains di
vorce. Falkner left navy to stand
trial.
CANTON.—J. C. Richards, super
intendent of waterworks, announces
shortage of water is faced by this
and several other towns in western
North Carolina, due to lack of rain.
WAKE FOR~EST~— Within five
years following close of Baptist $75,-
000,000 campaign, Wake Forest will
need added endowment and plant fa
cilities of $3,000,000, Dr. Hubert M.
Poteat, president, reports to/educa
tion board of Southern Baptist con
vention of recent session at Birming
ham, Ala.
TRINITY COLLEGE—With sub
scription of’ $5,000 by Francis At
water, of New Haven, Conn., leading
list, members of Atwater family, in
annual reunion at Trinity college,
pledge $30,000 for new dormitory at
Methodist orphanage at Raleigh.
ALABAMA
AUBURN.—There are 1,404 stu
dents registered at Auburn; largest
number in history of college.
GADSDEN. —Gasden Car works is
destroyed by fire, causing loss of
$250,000 and throwing 700 men out
of employment.
RUSSELLVILLE.—AIabama Pow
er company buys city steam plant
and electric franchise, and will fur
nish lights and power.
—ANNISTON.—H. O. Bernard, of
Birmingham, is elected president of
Alabama convention of Christian
church, in annual convention here.
E. E. Linthicum is re-elected treas
urer; Dr. J. R. McWayne, Dr. R. L.
Simpson and Rev. T. E. Cheek are
elected members of executive board.
MOBlLE.—Mobile League of
Women Voters condemns recent
state legislature for failure to enact
legislation favorable to women.
They sav: “This legislature enacted
less legislation of humanitarian na
ture than any in recent years. The
only thing the body did was to in
crease salaries."
I BIRMINGHAM. Arrangements
i are being made for annual meeting
of National Anti-Saloon League of
America, to be held here December
13. It is expected this will be big-
i gest meeting of league ever held.
I MOULTON.—Auto owners are ob
| jecting to red tape connected with
j getting licenses under new law. Tax
j receipt and number of other papers
| must be secured before license tag
I is issued.
proved, would neither permit him to
make the race nor to meet/ the du
ties of the office. He is content to
be just an onlooker, Injecting, per
haps, from time to time as occasion
offers, a pointed remark,or a brief
letter on poltical affairs.
A recent letter. In which he
dipped into the Tennessee senatorial
race long enough to remark that he
considered Senator Shields of that
state “one of the least trustworthy”
of his former professed supporters,
may prove a deciding' factor in the
fight there. Where opportunity of
fers for such direct help or opposi
tion, Wilson will get a smile and
some satisfaction in saying what he
has to say.
But he will do it all while sitting
by on the sidelines as a spectator.
Despite the careful regimen to
which Wilson has ordered his life,
he has taken on weight which is not
helpful to him. He has a keen ap
petite, however, and does not take
kindly to suggestions of a restricted
diet.
Although there has been improve
ment in the condition of partial
paralysis underlying much of Wil
son’s illness, his closest friends are
not optimistic of any decided fur
ther improvement. For offsetting
the somewhat better circulation and
muscular control there has de
veloped difficulties of elimination
which may grow dangerous. A par
ticularly difficult bladder condition
has arisen which may cause com
plications.
(Copyright, 1923, Nea Service, Inc.J
Lankford Undecided
On Congressional Race
Senator George W. Lankford, of
Lyons, chairman of the committee
that investigated the state depart
ment of agriculture, has not yet de
aided whether he will enter the race
for congress in the Twelfth district
next year, he stated Saturday. It
was reported during the last session
of the legislature that Senator
Lankford almost certainly would be
a candidate against Congressman
W. W. Larsen, of Dublin.
Senator Lankford has intimated
that his decision in the congres
sional race will depend upon
whether or not Senator George H.
Carswell, of Irwinton, runs for gov
ernor next year. The two senators
are very close friends, and Senator
Lankford expects to devote all his
time to campaigning for Senator
Carswell, if the latter runs for gov
ernor.
General Strike in Vera Cruz
VERA CRUZ. Oct. 15. —A general
strike is in effect here as a result of
a dispute between two workmen s
associations. Four foreign steam
ships have left for Tampico to dis
charge their cargoes. Railway traf
fic continues with federal troops
guarding the roads. _
NEW METHOD
HEALS RUPTURE
Kansas City Doctor's Discovery
Makes Trass or Operation
Unnecessary.
Kansas City, Mo.—(Special A
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TUSKEGEE. —Macon county cot
ton gins are doing good business but
are not operating night and day, as
in former years. Crop this year is
estimated at 10,000 bales for Macon
I county, as against 16,000 last year.
PRATT VILLE.-—Miss Virginia E.
Dowling, 90, one of oldest citizens ot
this place, dies while on visit to
Florida. Remains are interred here.
HUNTSVILLE.—City council in
structs Mayor Fraser L. Adams to
enforce Sunday blue laws. Mayor
refuses to be instructed by council,
saying laws are obsolete.
MONTGOMERY. Dr. S. W.
Welch, who returns from Chicago,
where he attended meeting of Amer
ican Medical association, says he
found Senator Oscar W Underwood
favorite for Democratic nomination
for president.
LAFAYETTE. —Cotton crop here
I is almost picked and is almost up to
average. Farmers plan to use more
fertilizer and plant bigger crop next
year.
ALABAMA CITY.—Ten bales of
cotton, being hauled on trucks from
Gadsden to Alabama City, catch fire
and cause spectacular blaze. Several
hundred dollars’ damage is done.
MOBlLE.—Members of Baldwin
I County Historical society and others
assemble at Blakely and listen to ad
dresses on vanished glories of that
once thriving place, now numbered
among dead towns of Alabama.
EUTAW.—Several foreign doctors
visiting America attend old-fashion
ed southern barbecue here. Over
3,000 people, or twice population of
Eutaw, are present.
favorable
weather conditions cotton crop is
being gathered rapidly. Many
farmers are holding for higher
prices. t
MOBILE.—River front merchants,
■! who sell city water to ships at 100
per cent profit, are notified by
I Mayor R. Y. Taylor that hereafter
i city will sell water to ships at regu
i lar city rates.
JACKSONVILLE. Mrs. Julia
Casey, 35, is sent to Kilby prison to
I commence fifteen years sentence for
! murdering husband.
FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE.—Governor Har-
I dee appoints J. K. Davis, of Dade
I City, to be game warden for Pasco
j county, and William P. Rivers, of
I Bronson, to be justice of peace.
| DELAND. —Highway bridges over
BOVS FIIOM ELBERT
COUNTY PROVE BEST
LIVE STOCK JUDGES
Elbert county boys proved the
best judges of live stock among the
scores who participated in the boys’
club judging contests at the South
eastern fair, and three of them will
be sent to the international live
stock exposition at Chicago at the
expense of the Atlanta Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. The lads are
Frank and Alton Jones and Thomas
Harper. They will be accompanied
by W. It Huie, county agent, who
trained them.
Among individual prize winners,.
Needham Bateman, Jr., of Washing
ton county, made high score in
judging all classes of live stock and
poultry. Tom Powell, of Columbia
county, headed the list in the judg
ing of Berkshires, and Isaab Par
ker, of Seminole county, scored first
in the Poland China division. In
judging the Durocs, Leo Brown, of
Miller county, was? awarded first
place. These four boys will be sent
to the 9 hica so exposition as ths
guests, respectively, of Wilson & Co.,
packers; the Berkshire congress, the
Poland China breed promotion com
mittee, and the American Duroc-Jer
sey association.
Other winners in the contests and
the prizes given them were John
Martin, Seminole county, judging
Hampshire hogs, given medal by
the American Hampshire Swine Rec
ord association, and Joseph Holt,
Ware county, judging chickens,
awarded trip to Chicago exposition
at expense of Poultry Breeders’ asso
ciation of Georgia.
The contests were held under the
direction of G. V. Cunningham,
state boys’ club agent, and the boys
were trained for their work at the
fair by the various county agents.
At the conclusion of the contest,
Elbert county stood first with 3,181
points, and Franklin county second
with 3,139. The other counties in
their official order were Washing
ton, Seminole, Floyd, Miller, Musco
gee, Ware and Columbia.
The ten highest scoring boys were
announced as follows:
Needham Bateman, Jr., of Wash
ington county, 1,122; Alton Jones, of I
Elbert county, 1,113; Hoke Hill, of
Franklin county, 1,086; Frank Jones,
of Elbert, 1,079; Isaac Parker, of
Seminole county, 1,073; Willie Yates,
of Washington county, 1.048; John
Sproull, of Floyd, 1,046; John
Goolsby, of Franklin, 1,032; Carlton
Berry, of Muscogee county, 1,023;
James Wooldridge, of Muscogee,
1,022.
The boys’ judging contest lasted
three days, beginning Thursday. It
was one of the big features of the
fair.
Gen. E. M. Johnson,
77th Division Chief
During War, Is Dead
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., Oc(. 13.
General Evan M. Johnson, comman
der of the Seventy-seventh division
in France during the World war,
died this morning in Paris, accord
ing to a cablegram received by his
daughter, Mrs. William C. McDowell
of this place.
The body, it is thought by rela
tives here, will be brought to Amer
ica and buried in Arlington cemtery.
Surviving General Johnson, are
one son, Evan M. Johnson, Jr.,
Moore. Pa., and two daughters, Mrs.
McDowell of this place, and Mrs.
Charles A. Drave. Fort Benning, Ga.
Young Student Dies
After Being Found
Unconscious on Campus
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 14.
Bolton Brown, a junior at the Uni
versity of Alabama, found uncon
scious on the campus last night, died
today without regaining conscious
ness.
A statement of physicians said
death was caused by inflammation
of the meninges, complicated by
ptomaine poisoning.
Brown's home was in Cullomburg.
Alabama. ,
TCESDAV, OCTOBER 16, 1923.
the St. Johns river, at Sanford and
Crows Bluff, are taken over by
Volusia county. Price paid private
owners was $75,000. Tolls on both
bridges are now reduced one-half,
and are now twenty-five cents for
car and .driver.
DELAND. —County commissioners
of Volusia have ordered all signs,
except those directing traffic and
receiving ‘O. K. of board, to be re
moved from right of way of all
county highways. A committee of
DeLand, Daytona. New Rmvrna,
Barberville and Enterprise citizens
was appointed and empowered to
carry out order.
TAMPA. —Letter carriers of entire
state will assemble here October 21.
One of matters to be considered is
preparation for next state confer
ence-convention of postal workers to
be held here in 1924.
TALLAHASSEE.—Benjamin A.
Meginnis, prosecuting attorney of
Leon county and former county
judge for twelve years, is elected
mayor of Tallahassee, at a meeting
of the city commissioners. He was
named a commissioner several weeks
ago to succeed Guyte I’. McCord,
who resigned as mayor-commission
er.
TALLAHASSEE.—ResoIution urg
ing state road department to take
over ami maintain state road No. 1
in entirety, as soon as maintenance
crews can be organized and also
urging department to proceed with
hard-surfacing of road at earliest
possible moment, and that work con
tinue until road is completed, is
adopted by State Road No. 1 asso
ciation, as one of first acts after
organization here. Meeting ad
journs subject to call of president.
Association was organized by repre
sentatives from 22 north and west
Florida counties by naming T. J.
Tallahassee business man,
as president, and the following: W.
B. Harbeson, of DeFuniak Springs,
first vice president; Thomas Hamil
ton, of Live Oak, second vice pres
ident, and ‘William L. Wilson, of
Panama City, treasurer, and J. A.
Mackintosh, Tallahassee, secretary.
LIVE OAK.—Tobacco meeting is
attended by more than 200 repre
sentative men and women of Su
wannee county. W. H. Webb, of
Georgia state marketing bureau,
from Hahira, Ga., and A. H. Ward,
county agent, of Darlington county,
South Carolina, make instructive ad
dresses along line of growing, cur
ing and marketing crop. Much in
terest is shown and many questions
are put to speakers. Several farm-
MASONS TO HONOR
MEMORY OF UTE
GRANO TREASURER
MACON, Ga., Oct. 15.—A lodge of
sorrow, to which the general public
is invited, will be held by the Geor
gia Masonic grand lodge Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock in memory t
thg late Mr. Ji M. Rushin, of Boston,
Ga., grand treasurer of the grand
lodge for many years. He is the only
officer of the grand lodge to die sinra
the last session. f
The grand lodge will convene here
this year for a two days’ session, Oc
tober 30. Between twelve and sis
teen hundred delegates will attend,
representing lodges throughout the
state, Georgia now has a Masonic
lodge membership that exceeds 65 000
and many encouraging reports are
expected at this session.
Monday night, before the opening
of the grade lodge on Tuesday, the
Capitol View lodge of Atlanta, under
direction of Guy Thurman, grand
lecturer of Georgia Masons, will put
on special degree work with a se
lected team. The grand opera house
has been leased for this event. The
degree team is .regarded as one of
the best in the state.
The board of trustees of the Ma
sonic home, located here, will also
ho'.d its annual session Monday be
fore the opening of the grand lodge,
to complete its report, which will be
submitted at the session of the grand
lodge, T. J. Carling, of Macon, is
chairman of the board.
Since las* year a model printing
plant has been installed at the home
for the purpose of teaching the older
boys of the institution the printer's
trade. Competent printers are in
charge as instructors. This is part
of the industrial program of the
home, which houses more than one
hundred children, sons and daugh
ters of Masons.
Since the death of Grand Treasurer
Rushin, his place has been filled bv
W. G. England, of Cedartown, past
grand master of Georgia. The posi
tion of W. Hal Reviere, of Columbus,
who resigned as junior grand war
den, is now being filled by Raymund
Daniel, of Atlanta, who has charge
of foreign coi .idence for the
grand lodge.
The session this year will be pre
sided over by Grand Master Joe P.
Bowdoin, of Adairsville, who is now
serving his second term as grand
master. He will likely retire at this
session m x j.mes D. Ham-
rick, of Carrollton, deputy grand
master, who will probably be ele
vated.
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
, By J. P. Alley
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DESB hEA.H NO-COUNT,
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ers are ready ot plant small acre
ages and tobacco association will be
formed in few days.
PERRY.—At enthusiastic meeting
organization of chamber of com
merce of Taylor county is com
pleted. Following officers are
chosen: W. T. Hendry, president;
W. L. Weaver, first vice president;
S. S. Philbrick, second vice presi
dent; J. H. Scales, treasurer; W. F.
Calhoun, assistant treasurer; O. J.
Stephens, secretary and manager.
Robert L.
Eaton, of Monticello, is appointed by
Governor Hardee to position of labor
inspector for Florida.
Mr. Eaton announced a few weeks
ago that he would make race, sub
ject to the Democratic primary next
June, for office of commissioner of
agriculture, and it is understood he
will now withdraw from that race.
The position of labor inspector
carries salary of SI,BOO a year, with
allowances of $1,200 for traveling ex
penses and S2OO for office expenses.
Mr. Eaton is appointed to fill va
cancy caused by resignation of L.
W. Zim, who was appointed state
inspector of foods, drugs, oils and
fertilizers.
JACKSONVILLE.—Dispute in mu
nicipal court as to whether Judge
J. J. Beckham may proceed with trial
of Jesse Butler and Roy Gladden
goes over for several days. Two are
charged with pouring oil of mustard
on boy and burning him severely.
Attorneys for defense endeavor to
prevent trial by* Beckham, alleging
he cannot give impartial hearing.
TALLAHASSEE. Duval Hall,
used for classrooms at state college of
negroes, was destroyed by fire Thurs
day night. Loss between $7,000 and
SIO,OO, partially insured. Fire came
during “strike” by negro students
who are protesting against new
regulations put into effect by Acting
President W. H. A. Howard.
GAINESVILLE. Seventeen de
nominations are represented in stu
dent body at University of Florida,
it ;s shown in census compiled by
Rev. George E. White, general sec
retary of University Young Men’s
Christian association. Figures show
that more than 74 per cent of stu
dents are church members. Meth
odists have lead by 4 to 3 ratio over
Baptists, with Presbyterians taking
third, Epiccopal fourth, Catholic
fifth, Christians sixth, and Congre
gationalists seventh. Jewish mem
bers are eighth in ranking. There
V e only sixty-one non-members of
churches among students expressing
na preference out of total enroll
ment of 1,248. i
TALLAHASSEE.—Board of con
trol of state’s institutions of higher
learning, it is stated here, rejected
all bids for construction of buildings
at State College for Women, because
they did not come within appro
priations made by legislature. Low
est bid for new dormitory, for which
there is appropriation of SBO,OOO in
cluding furnishings of SBO,OOO in
cluding furnishings and heating,
was $74,497. For administration
building and auditorium alterations,
lowest bid was $83,490, while appro
priation is only $54,000. Bids will
be re-advertised.
TALLAHASSEE. Presbyterian
synod of Florida will hold thirty
second meeting here October 16.
Seventy or eighty are expected, to
attend, including- representatives
from various church boards. Among
important matters to be considered
is question oftaking over Rollins
college at Winter Park, and con
ducting it by joint action of Presby
terian and Congregational churches
in Florida. Another question is
campaign for raising funds for Pal
mer college at DeFuniak Springs
and other educational institutions
now being conducted by church.
SANFORD. —Progressive spirit of
Sanford is again manifested by car
rying of election for bond issue of
$160,000 by majority of three to one.
Issue provides SBO,OOO for sewerage
extensions; $75,000 for purchase of
athletic field and golf course, of
which $40,000 will be used for
course and $35,000 for athletic field.
Baiance of $5,000 to be used for
library site.
LAKE ClTY.—Constable J. C.
Roberts was found dead in his auto,
about one mile from town Tuesday
with bullet hole in his head. From
close examination of wound it was
evident that fatal shot was fired
at close range and that death was
instantaneous. Case presents much
mystery as Roberts was not known
to have any enemies who would
seek to take his life. He had been
in official life here for a great num
ber of years, having held the office
of chief of police of Lake City, dep
uty sheriff and was elected consta
ble for district at last general elec
tion. Coroner’s jury, after going
into all available testimony adjourn
ed to meet again Friday.
Bishop Gailor Sent
To Japan to Study
Quake Reconstruction
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—The na
tional council of the Episcopal
church has given instructions to the
R(. Rev. Tmomas. F. Gailor, bishop
of Tennessee, and Dr. John W.
Wood, executive secretary of the de
partmant of missions, to proceed to
Japan at once nad obtain informa
tion for plans for permanent recon
struction of the church’s properties
destroyed in the disaster. The coun
cil has been informed the work will
involve a minimum cost of $2,-
400,000.
Prehistoric Settlement
Is Unearthed in Norway
CHRISTIANA, Oct. 12.—The re
mains ot a prehistoric settlement
showing an advanced degnee of eul- |
ture, have been brought to light near !
Kristianstad Stone sepulchral ;
chambers and sacrificial altars have I
been unearthed.
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South Carolina Draws , : *
$175 on Her Forests;
Georgia Gets $1,765
COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 13. '
South Carolina, with 18,558 acres
of national forests, received $176.19
from the United States department
of agriculture as its share of re
ceipts from national forest re
sources during the fiscal year of
1923, according to an annoifncement
from the office of the secretary of «
agriculture.
Eight southern states have re
ceived sums ranging from that for (
South Carolina to $9,517.16, and no
tices of the awarded sums have been *
sent to the governors of the va- i
rious states.
The total sum turned over to all j
states containing national forests i
during the fiscal’ year of 1923 '
amounted to $1,321,422. Twenty
seven states and Alaska shared in
the distribution of this sum, which
exceeded the annual average for the
previous five years by afcout $250,- i
000. Increased sales of timber were
largely responsible for the record- 1
breaking receipts of 1923. i
Os the seven other southern states
sharing in the awards, Arkansas. 1
with two national forests embracing |
957,247 acres, received the largest
amount —$9,517.16. North Carolina, '
with three, embracing 359,690 acres, i >
received $8,410.13. Virginia, with
three, embracing 431,513 acres, re- 1
ceived $6,257.46. Florida, with one, I
embracing 337,938 acres, received (
$4,560.84. Tennessee, with two, em
bracing 241,210 acres, received $3,-'
237.65. Georgia, with two, embrac- ( n
Ing 153,457 acres, received $1,765.19.
Alabama, with one, embracing 97,• <
198 acres, received $2214.90. ,
One-fourth of the moneys received
by the department of agriculture 1
from timber sales, grazing permits, ,
and other uses of national forest
lands is turned over to the states in '
which such lands are located on a |
pro rata basis in accordance with an
act of congress. Such sums are for 1
the school and road funds of the j
counties containing national forests
lands. ' ' •
South Carolina’s forests resources |
are said to consist principally of .
yellow pine, cypress, red gum, oak. 1
tupelo, yellow poplar, ash, maple, and I
cottonwood.
Upper South Carolina
Methodist Conference '
To Open October 31i
NEWBERRY, S. C., Oct. 13.—1
More than two hundred ministers
and laymen representing all the l
churches in the upper South Caro-|
lina conference cf the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, are expect- 1
ed x to convene here Wednesday, Oc-1,
tober 31, for the annual deliberations
of that body. The conference this I
year will be presided over by Bishop (
Collins Denny, of Richmond, Va.
The conference meets earlier than I
usual this year, according to the,
calendar date, although it always
convenes on Wednesday of the same i
week. Last year the date fell on No
vember 1 and the year before on No- 1 <
vember 2. Reports indicate that peo-1
pie of all faiths, denominations and
creeds are combining their efforts
here to entertain the visiting pastors .
and laymen and their wives in their
homes.
The historical society, which is not
officially a part of the conference,
but meetings of which are usually
attended by many of the ministers,
will convene on Tuesday night.
Bishop Denny, it is announced, will
call the conference to order on Wed
nesday morning and without delay
will proceed with the regular busi
ness. The ministers remain in session
until all business is disposed of.
The last business to be taken up
is the rec ":.g of the appointments
for the ensuing year, which assigns i
the pastors to new churches or re- (
turns them to their present charges. '
These appointments usually are read |
on Sunday night or Monday mflx’n
ing. 1
No official announcement has
been made regarding the probable
changes which will be made this 1
year, although it is expected that < ;
large number of pastors will receive
new assignments. Four yearsr has |
usually been considered the length (
of service a pastor might give to one
charge, although the discipline ofi
the Methodist church now states
that the presiding bishop may return 1
a minister to a. church longer than |
four years upon a majority vote of !
all the pr-Mding eiuers. Final de
cision, however, then rests with the ;
bishop.
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Objects to Lawyers
Getting His Money, So i
He Pleads Own Case'
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12.—-C./
F. Hollums, Cheatham’county farm- t
er, doesn’t mind spending $25 or I
SIOO, but he absolutely won’t pay (
that much to a lawyer for his de- 1
sense. Therefore he pleaded his own 1
case before the court of civil ap- ,
peals here.
Farmer Hollums prefaced his de
fense in a trade involvement ty in- (
forming the court: “I don’t mlnC
spending $25 or $lO0 —I frequently I
throw that much away on a pie sup- ( 1
per—but I simply won’t pay one of
these here lawyers that much.” <
Hollums reminded the court, de-,
fending his profession as a trader,
that he once had swapped a horse i
by moonlight which soon thereafter
won leading races at Lexington and '
Louisville, Ky. i
Gasoline at 7 Cents
At San Antonio Station
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 12.
Gasoline is selling at seven cents a
gallon at a. local auto supply house, ’
while the price at filling- stations
ranges from nine cents to eleven
cents.