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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA
140NTG0MERY. With several
important state offices to be filled
this year, much interest is being
taken in the various counties in pri
mary election to be held May 13.
ANNISTON.—C. C. O’Bryant, for
35 years prominent business man of
Anniston, is found dead in bed.
SHEFFIELD. —C. E. Hamilton, of
Greenville, is elected president of
State Bar association at closing ses
sion of annual meeting here.
CULLMAN.— Mayor M. L. Robert
son and board of aidermen plan 13
miles of paving in business section.
AUBURN.—President Spight Dow
ell announces commencement pro
gram for Auburn college to take
place May 18-20.
• GREENVILLE. Judge Sturdi
vant opens Lowndes county circuit
court with prayer, and delivers
strong charge to grand jury on pro
hibition enforcement.
DECATUR.—Home of late Capt.
John W. Jones, historic land mark,
is being torn down to make way
for new city school building. Old
building stood throughout Civil war.
HEFLIN. —Mrs. Arlan Gaines
spreads quilt on floor of corn crib
and slashes her throat with razor,
death resulting -in few minutes.
MOBILE. —County board of reve
nue increases tax values approxi
mately $200,000 in Mobile county.
OZARK. United Daughters of
Confederacy of Alabama hold three
days’ meeting here, with Mrs.
Charles McDowell, Jr., of Eufaula,
president, presiding.
MOBlLE.—William Letcher , Mel
ton, former vice president of Farm
ers & Merchants bank of Mobile and
official of Commonwealth Finance
corporation of New York, dies here.
FLORENCE. City officials let
contract for paving 70 blocks of
streets.
TUSCALOOSA.—Chamber of com
merce is making strong bid for loca
tion of orphans home to be built by
Knights of Pythias.
ANNISTON. —Calhoun county is
winner of Brandon banner in dis
trict No. 2, in illiteracy drive.
OPELlKA.—Opelika high school
is preparing what will be one of
finest athletic fields in state.
SCOTTSBORO. —Continued rains
delay farming operations in this
county. But little cotton and corn
has been planted.
CULLMAN. Arrangements are
being made looking to organizing in
fantry company of Alabama Na
tional Guards here.
MONTGOMERY.—W. L. Neill, of
Birmingham, is commissioned asso
ciate mine inspector for Alabama,
succeeding W. W. Kicker.
HEFLlN.—Sheriff ~H. A. Jackson,
assisted by state and federal officers,
capture and destroy dozen stills
hear here in few days.
ATHENS. —George Johnson and
family narrowly escape death when
auto turns over on highway near
here.
SELMA.—Alabama Pecan Grow
ers’ association holds two days’ ses
sion and many subjects relative to
industry are discussed.
MONTGOMERY —Alabama is pay
ing this year greatly increased sum
to Confederate veterans, owing to
fact that legislature of 1923 increas
ed amounts each Confederate soldier
receives.
MONTGOMERY. Montgomery’s
new hotel, “The Whitley,” built by
N. J. Bell, will open June 1. It is
a six-story building.
State
Normal school will graduate 57
young men and young women, May
25.
GREENSBORO. —Unusually cool
nights recently have damaged cot
ton in this county to considerable
extent.
UNIONTOWN. Construction
commences on Uniontown-Brown sta
tion of Dixie highway and will be
completed by December 1.
HARTSELLE?—Mrs. J. J. Griffin,
Sr., well-known resident of Morgan
county, dies at home of son, J. J.
Griffin, Jr., at Mount Tabor.
HUNTSVILLE—AIabama Nurs
ery association and state board of
agriculture will meet here May 20-30.
R. Mor
ton, principal of Tuskegee institute,
announces institute will celebrate
forty-third anniversary May IS.
MONTGOMERY. Campaign of
education and conservation is being
launched by state forestry depart
ment, newly created governmental
bodies of Alabama.
HALEYVILLE.—Grady R. Berry,
Haleyville boy, member of United
States marines stationed at Haiti,
qualifies as efficient marksman by
making number of hits on bull’s eye
at ranges from 200 to 600 yards.
LEIGHTON. —J. C. Crosswhite,
77, prominent Colbert county citi
zen, dies at home near here.
TUSCALOOSA.—Campaign In fa
vor of $600,000 road bond issue for
Tuscaloosa county meets with little
opposition.
DECATUR. —Conference of lead
ing Republicans of Eighth congres
sional district here favors Calvin
Coolidge for president, Judge O. D.
Street, of Guntersville, for re-election
as national committeeman, and
Henry Ford for Muscle Shoals
project.
H. Blum, 68.
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THE ATLANTA TRLWEEKLY JOURNAL
prominent citizen and civic worker,
dies after short illness.
AUBURN. During past six
months farmers of 38 Alabama coun
ties bought and used for explosive
purposes 76.000 pounds of sodatol,
according to L. C. Leßron, of de
partment of agricultural engineer
ing.
GADSDEN. —801 l weevil campaign
will commence in this county May
2J, and will cover entire county.
MONTGOMERY—Activities of al
leged local drug ring will be Investi
gated by federal grand jury. Over
$3,500 worth of morphine is recently
seized here.
TUSCALOOSA.—Tuscaloosa's curb
market for farmers opens and is
proving quite popular.
MONTGOMERY.—Cotton stored in
Montgomery warehouses is valued
at $1,500,000 at present prices.
MONTGOMERY.—Governor W. W.
Brandon appoints long list of dele- •
gates, representing every county in
Alabama, to attend meeting of United
States Good Roads association and
Bankhead National Highway asso
ciation at. Albuquerque, New’ Mexi
co, May 26-31.
BESSEMER.—T. G. Johnson, 45,
prominent mechant and fraternal
man, dies at his home.
COURTLAND?—Miss Emma Sim
mons. local operator for Southern
Bell Telephone company, wins hon
orable mention in awards of Theo
dore N. Vail fund for conspicuous
bravery in extinguishing fire in ,
clothing of child.
BIRMINGHAM.—WhiIe walking [
safety bridge at plant of Chickasaw,
company, J. P. Davis, 19, is instantly (
killed "-hen glowing hot ingot;
buckles up and demolishes bridge.
BIRMINGHAM?—Louis Pizitz will
erect new department store building
to cost $1,500,000, on site of old
building, corner Nineteenth street
and Second avenue.
DORA.—Herman. Young sustains
lacerations of face and bruises on
body when auto is struck by South
ern train.
BIRMINGHAM.—Robert N. Mc-
Daniel, 80, Confederate veteran, dies
in drug store before ambulance can
arrive.
CARBON HlLl??—Citizens bank
buys lot for $15,000 on which will be
erected $30,000 bank building. .
GREENSBORO?—Fire of undeter
mined origin totally destroys city ice
plant, at loss of several thousand dol
lars.
ATHENS. —Athens Masons orga
nize band and give first concert here.
DOTHAN.—New dining room of
Newsom hotel opens, and case will
be opened later to be operated in con
nection with dining room.
TALLADEGA?”— ’ W. H.’ Erum
mitt, negro doctor, is taken from
his home by party of -jnmasked
white men and given good whip
ping and told to leave here within
90 days. He is charged with prac
ticing on white people.
MOBlLE—Malcolm Williams. 15.
is seriously shot by prohibition
agents, without warning he claims.
Bart Chamberlain, county solicitor,
will investigate.
SPEIGNER. Two strange
negroes hold up P. B. Tinsley, book
keeper at state cottcn mill here,
and rob him of $941.
MONTGOMERY. Several hun
dred people from 15 counties at
tend semi annual Montgomery sa
cred harp convention here.
MONTGOMERY. - — Anthcny Cov
ey, 12. and Walter Covey, 10, are
Seriously injured when they throw
lighted match into empty paint bar
rel, causing explosion.
IRONDALE.—Grady Patterson is
shot in stomach during difficulty
with man who escapes.
BESSEMER. —Mrs. Annie O’Neal
Thompson. 74, dies at home of her
daughter, Mrs. Annie Glenn Crowe.
MOULTON. —Citizens of Moulton
and Courtland organize Lawrence
countv chamber of commerce for
benefit of entire county,
MOBILE.—Ten days’ service be
tween Mobile and Chicago is now
offered by Warrior River Barge
line, byway of Mississippi river.
BIRMINGHAM? Georgp C.
Moore, former street commissioner,
is facing court charges of padding
his payroll.
BIRMINGHAM? Alabama Op-
i tical association holds two-days ses
sion here, with opticians from all
sections of Alabama attending.
NORTH CAROLINA
RALEIGH.—Death rate among
negroes in North Carolina has been
I cut in half since .1917, according to
agents of North Carolina Tubercu
: losis sanatorium extension depart
i ment.
, DURHAM.— FL~b7 Arbuckle, of
1 Davidson college, is elected presi-
I dent of North Carolina Academy of
I Science, at business session of 23d
■ annual convention.
SALISBURY?—’Rev. George E.
j Paddock, of Charleston, S. C., is
' elected moderator of conference of
: Congregational 'schurches of Caro
i linas in annual session.
1 RALEIGH. —Doris Long, 17, of
Fayetteville, N. C., is brought to
hospital in critical condition, suf
fering from three bullet wounds
said to have been received W’hen she
was called to door of home of Mrs.
Edward Jackson, where she lived,
and was fired upon. Clyde Jordan,
married man, is held in jail. Miss
Jackie Mayer and Fritz Holderfield
are held as material witnesses.
GREENSBORO.—PIans for Epis
copal visitation for year includes vis-
its by Bishop E. Collins Denny, of
Methodist-Episcopal church, South,
to Greensboro, Western North Caro
lina conference, October 15, and to
Wilmington, N. C., conference, No
vember 12.
RALEIGH.—AII old soldiers at
state Confederate Veterans’ home,
who are strong enough, about 50,
attended funeral services at Durham
of General Julian S. Carr, former
commander-in-chief of United Con
federate Veterans, trip being made
under direction of Superintendent J.
T. Mangum, in cars provided by
Raleigh residents.
DURHAM.—More than 10.000 per
sons attend funeral services for Gen.
eral Julian S. Carr, one of state’s
most prominent citizens, whose death
from pneumonia occurred while on
visit to Chicago. City is draped in
mourning. Governor Morrison and
Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, former
secretary of navy, are among hon
orary pallbearers.
LAURINBURG. —Gadi Dunn is ac
quitted in Scotland county superior
court after trial on charge of slay
ing Jasper Guinn, at Guinntown,
and Judge J. T. Shaw startles crowd
ed courtroom by declaring jury
“made a mistake,” adding that ju
rors knew perjury was rife during
trial. He also says jury acquitting
Dr. Wilkes, of Laurel Hill, charged
with selling denatured alcohol, failed
to discharge duty honestly. He then
abruptly dismissed Wilkes jurors
from further attendance at court.
RALEIGH.—Dr. E. C. Brooks,
president of State college, leaves for
Lafayette, Ind., to deliver principal
address at celebration of semi-cen
tennial of Perdue university.
RALEIGH. Brigadier General
Bowley, commanding Fort Bragg,
Fayetteville, N. C., is principal
speaker at State college, when 50
members of graduating class are :
commissioned as officers in reserve
corps of army.
CHARLOTTE.—CharIotte Cotton
Exchange is organized, with 50 cot
ton merchants and textile manufac- '
turers listed as members. J. H. I
Cutter, wealthy cotton broker of |
Charlotte and New York, is head of
exchange, which has leased offices
in Johnston building.
HICKORY.—Dr. George Longaker,
for nine years pastor of Trinity Re
formed church, of Akron, Ohio, ac
cepts pastorate of Corinth Reformed
church and expects to arrive with
family about June 15.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.—WiIIiam L.
Plonk, 69, one of town’s leading citi
zens, trustee of Lenoir college, at
Hickory, dies after extended illness.
GREENSBORO.—With 97 building
permits issued during April, involv
ing $430,000, City Building Inspec
tor McAdoo’s report for month
shows permits for buildings to cost
$1,775,000 hav e been issued since
January 1.
DURHAM.—Joseph Faucette, 76.
of Elfland, widely known, dies at
hospital of illness attributable to ad
vanced age.
MOCKSVILLE.—J. W. Ward, 65,
dies after extended illness.
MOCKSVILLE.—Mrs. Eliza Vog
ler, 87, widely known, dies at Coo
leemee. Funeral is held here.
MOCKSVILLE?—Mrs. Eliza Baity.
91, dies at home near Cana, after
long period of ill health.
WILMINGTON. —Two carloads of
lettuce are shipped to eastern mar
kets, price ranging from $4 to $6
per crate.
FAYETTEVILLE. lnjunction is
granted to S. H. McPherson, taxpay
er, to prevent sale of $300,000 issue
of Cumberland county J»onds to pro
vide funds for building new court
house and jail, is dissolved by Judge
Cranmer.
WILMINGTON—C. D. Weeks,
well-known lawyer, is sentenced to
ten days in jail, after trial before
recorder on charge of speeding.
HICKORY —Charles Bollinger, of
Newton, sustains fracture of skull
when automobile turns over near
here.
SALISBURY—Rev. J. B. Peeler
arrives from Hickory to assume pas
torate of First Reformed church.
ASHEVILLE.—PIumbing shops
of city with one or two exceptions
reach agreement with union plumb
ers and steam fitters on new wage
scale of sll per day, and $8 per day
for junior plumbers, with double
time for overtime.
RALEIGH.—North Carolina Fu
neral Directors and Embalmers as
sociation, in annual session, elect T.
W. Summersett, of Salisbury, pres
ident.
GUILFORD COLLEGE.—Gover
nor Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana,
I Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover and T. Gilbert Pearson, pres
ident of National Audubon society,
alumni, are expected to attend Guil
ford college commencement exercises
May 31-June 3.
STATESVILLE?—More than 300
delegates attended annual session of
Woman’s Missionary society of
western North Carolina conference,
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
. Mrs. Lucy JI. Robertson, of Greens
boro. presides. Interesting address
I is delivered by Miss Daisy Davies, of
Atlanta. Ga., missionary secretary
of church.
RALElGH.—Commission of 100
members of North Carolina Educa
, tion association, in special meeting,
vote to work for constitutional
amendment authorizing minimum
eight-mouth school term for state,
i and orders finance committee to
raise SIO,OOO fund to make cam
paign. E. D. Broadhurst, of Greens,
boro, is named chairman of steering
committee.
ST AT ES VIL LE?—W it h $200,000
of stock subscribed, establishment
of underwear factory is declared as
sured, only $3,000 of quota assigned
local interests remaining to be sub
scribed.
STATESVILLE.—Mayor Bristol
and board of aidermen accept check
for $12,194 in full settlement of
shortage of George W. Long, former
city treasurer.
SALTS BUR Y~W.~ L. Cornelius,
of Statesville, president of North
Carolina Railway Mail Clerks’ asso
ciation, returning rom Washington,
says prospect is favorable that con
gress will authorize S3OO yearly in
crease in pay of postal employes.
CH AR LOTTE.—Rocky Mount is
chosen as next annual meeting place
by Woman's Auxiliary of Episco
pal church, diocese of North Caro
lina.
RALEIGH.—Edcar Haywood, 72,
’ member of prominent family, dies
of injuries received four years ago
when horse fell while fox hunting.
CHAPEL HILL—Carl Wiegand,
local attorney, files suit in Orange
county superior court at Hillsboro,
asking SIO,OOO damages of G. T.
Featherstone, former chief of po
lice here, as sequel to forcible re
moval by Featherstone and Colum
bus. Ohio, detectives of Wiegand
from state in effort tn return him
to Ohio tn face charge of failure to
support child by former wife.
! CHARLOTTE~FederaI Judge E.
Yates Webb expects to go abroad
early in June, probably soon after
close of term of district court at
Greensboro. Court officials here re
port unusually large number of per
sons applying for passports prelim
inary to going to Europe this sum
mer.
GASTONIA.—Headed by G. C. An
drews, president, and Fred M. Al
len, secretary, delegation represent
ing Gastonia Chamber of Commerce
goes to Washington to appear before
senate agriculture committee to ex
plain attitude on proposed disposal
of Muscle Shoals properties to pri
vate interests.
CHARLOTTE. —Two young sons
of J. C. Neely, farmer, living near
Shopton, succeeded in saving yarn,
ignited by flash of lightning, which
killed two mules.
CHARLOTTE.—CoIoneI A. W.
Burch, business manager of The
Charlotte Observer and one of city's
well-known business men, is serious
ly ill of heart trouble.
CHARLOTTE.—W? S. Alexander,
wealthy real estate dealer and one
of city’s best known business men,
is gravely ill at Battle Creek, Mich.,
according to a. telegram, and broth
er, J. B. Alexander, leaves for Bat
tle Creek.
CHARLOTTE.—Average of almost
four buildings dailj' were authorized
in city during month of April, ac
cording to report of City Building
Inspector Connelly, which shows 113
buildings representing expenditure
of $468,000 were authorized in that
period.
HENDERSON.—Bank of Vance,
with capital of $50,000, is organized,
with K. L. Burton president. Bank
will serve as liquidating agent for
defunct Farmers and Merchants
bank.
FAYETTEVILLE.—TweIv* prizes
are offered by- North Carolina divi
sion, Children of the Confederacy,
for essays by high school students
and members of C. of C., according
to announcement by Mrs. E. R.
MacKethan, state director of "Lit
tle Daughters.”
GREENSBORO.—Adjournment of
superior court comes with dramatic
suddenness when Parks Johnson,
while on stand defending himself
against charge of highway robbery,
suffers epileptic seizure and rolls
over floor toward jury box. Several
deputies with difficulty succeed in
removing Johnson, large and pow
erful man.
FAYETTEVILLE.—With Dr. Hen
ry Louis Smith, president of Wash
ington and Lee university, delivering
VETO OFTAX BILL
IS PREDICTED Bl
DOMENCE
By David Lawrence
(Special Leased Wire to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1924.)
WASHINGTON, May B.—Nothing
but vetoes he ahead. President
Coolidge has let it be known that
certain bills pending in congress do
not meet with his approval, and the
only inference that can be drawn
now is that he will veto most of
them.
The president sent for Senators
Lodge. Borah and Smoot Wednesday.
He talked over with them the whole
legislative program and the ques
tion of adjournment. The Democrats
in the last 24 hours have indicated
a change of front—they no longer
feel that congress should be termi
nated before the political conven
tions. Their opportunities for at
tack and publicity and continued in
vestigation would be hampered, thej'
feel, by falling in line with the Re
■ publican plan of adjournment. Also
1 there are too many bills in which
1 the insurgent Republicans and the
Democrats have a united interest and
I which the regular Republicans would
like to lose in the shuffle.
The president plainly is dissatis
fied with the tax bill in Its present
shape. He hopes for a change in
conference and will not announce an
intention to veto tne bill in advance
of consideration of its merits after
it come s to him. But so many of the
features of the bill are obnoxious to
big business, particularly that which
makes income tax returns open to
' public inspection, that a veto rapidly
I is becoming probable.
i When word, however, reaches the
’ senate that the tacking on of mis
; chievous provisions may bring a
veto, the chances are they will be
i eliminated as the senate collective
ly or individually would not take
the responsibility for defeating tax
' revision. Some Republicans think
.it would not be a bad idea to carry
' the issue to the country in the com
i ine- campaign, pointing out that the
Mellon plan is popular and that the
Democrats and insurgents would be
held to accountability for blocking
the plans.
Mr. Coolidge's conferences with
senate leaders to point out the perils
of the legislative situation have be
gun none too soon. The Republican
I leadership has lost control of the
senate and the exercise of the veto
power alone, at this time, will affect
the insurgent Republican alliance
with the Dtynocrats on specific is
sues.
U. S. Judge Refuses
To Discharge Jury
In Trial of Langley
COVINGTON, Ky., May 7.—Fed
eral Judge Cochran today overruled
a motion made on behalf of Con
gressman John W. Langley, to dis
charge the jury. Langley is charged
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment through illegal removal of
whisky.
D. Hedrick, revenue clerk in the
1 federal prohibition office at Louis
ville, Ky., was the first witness
called by the prosecution.
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This remarkable treatment Is
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Many who think they hav. loose or
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dedication address and Mr. Graham
himself on program to bring per
sonal message, Alexander Graham
building of high school is dedicated
May 6.
ASHEVILLE. Clarence Poe,
chairman of North Carolina League
of Nations Non-Partisan association,
is making state-wide drive to arouse
sentiment in favor of United States
adhering to world court advocated
by late President Harding.
CHARLOTTE.—W. N. Everett, of
Rockingham, N. C., secretary of
state, js reported rapidly recovering
at local hospital, after undergoing
three major operations at one time,
being on table three hours.
CARTHAGE.—T. B. Tyson, 58,
president of Tyson & Jones Buggy
company and prominent figure in
business activity of this part of
state, dies after long period of poor
health.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON.—Anderson is mecca
for motorists who come in constant
stream from all parts of several
states to visit Riverside mill area
visited by storm of April 30, which
took dozen lives and wrecked scores
of homes.
CHARLESTON.—Hughes Brad
ley, of Sumter, falls or is thrown
from speeding automobile, and an
other car runs over him, inflicting
injuries immediately pronounced
fatal, including skull fracture.
Sheriff Poulnot searches for pas
sengers on car with Bradley. 1
LAURENS. —John Y. Henderson,
Confederate veteran, aged 80, dies
at Barksdale home and is buried
here.
GREENVILLE—H. G. Prior, S 3,
veteran of Civil -war, head of promi
nent family of Piedmont section, |
dies here.
GREENVILLE—WiIIis Arnold,
seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. j
J. E. Arnold, Is killed on way home,
from Sunday school, when run down
by automobile driven by W. V.
Granger. The boy breaks away from '
grasp of older sister and runs into .
street.
GREENVILLE. —Henry Thomp
son, bailiff for circuit and county
courts, dies from injuries received
when struck at roadside by motor
cycle driven by Calvin Ward, negro.
Mr. Thompson stepped into path of
cycle, which was moving at mod
erate speed.
GREENVILLE. —W. G. Turner,
former chief of police of West Green
ville, suburb town, begins service I
of six months’ term on count} 7 chain-|
08. BUTLER HAILED
IS MDSES II FIGHT
AGAINST PRDHIUW
BY ROBT. T. SMALL
(Special Leased Wire to The Journal.)
[Copyright, 1924.)
NEW YORK, May 7.—Dr. Nicho
las Butler, president of Columbia
university, is being urged to 4ead
a nation-wide movement against the
present conception of prohibition in
the United States. The distinguished
educator has been receiving hun
dreds of letters daily since he spoke,
his mind about the Volstead act,
1 and the tenor of most of them is
I to the effect that there is a wide-
I spread reaction against conditions
growing out of the prohibition laws,
but thus far the anti-dry movement
has lagged for lack of courageous
leaders.
Some of Dr. Butler’s correspond
ents are of the opinion that an era
of tolerance is about to dawn in the
United States and they commend es
pecially the tolerance which has
marked Dr. Butler’s administration
of affairs at Columbia, as to race,
religion and temperance. The corre
spondents cite the fact that at the
Methodist general conference which
denounced Dr. Butler’s attitude on
the Volstead act, there was never
theless a new spirit of liberality
which may result in the lifting of
the traditional Methodist ban
against dancing and other forms of
amusement.
There was citation also of the
fact that plans were under way to
present at the Protestant Episcopal
convention of the diocese of Penn
-1 sylvania a plea that the present
1 methods of prohibition be replaced
j by a “sensible and moderate” liquor
: law.
Urged As Candidate
A few of Dr. Butler s friends have
been urging him to run for vice
president with President Coolidge.
The friends admit they have not
sounded out President Coolidge on
the subject and admit that his word
will be law as to the selection of his
running mate. They also are aware
of the fact that the Republicans are
i looking to the west for a vice presi
j dential candidate.
I Despite this, enough has been said
lon the subject to cause Dr. Butler
Ito issue a statement to the effect
; that in his present frame of mind he
would not accept the vice presiden
tial nomination if it were handed to
him. What may happen between
now and the week of June 4, how
ever, the president of Columbia
leaves in the laps of the sovls.
Dr. Bugler is a delegate-at-large to
the Republican national convention,
and it was said today that he may
endeavor to get a place on the com
mittee on resolutions which will draft
| the party platform. If he succeeds
in this quest, he undoubtedly will
make a fight in the committee for
.some sort of liberal plank in the plat
form relating to the prohibition situa-
Ition. Dr. Butler feels very keenly
(about this « tnation. His recent ad
( dress before the Missouri society in
this city was really but a reiteration
1 of earlier activities on the subject of
prohibition as it was written into the
cqpistitutic.i and into the statutes of
; the United States.
Commended for Valor
■ Dr. Butler says he has heard from
all over the country that conditions
| have become deplorable under the
i present workings of the Volstead act,
1 and denies he has been blinded to the
1 exact situation in the interior and
ion the west coast by the prevailing
“wetness” on the north Atlantic
coast.
Virtually all of the letters received
by Dr. Butler praise his valor in
making such a frank declaration of
his views. He has been told many
times that if all men in public places
who believe as he does would speak
as courageously’ as he has done the
•anti-dry movement would make rapid
headway.
Not all of Dr. Butler’s letters are
I commendatory, however. A small
■ minority of them attack him relent
j iessly. Those who believe in the
present law and feel that as much
progress in enforcement is being
made as fould possibly be expected,
accuse the eiiucator nf
• n tear down the constitution and
; “incite to anarchy.”
gang, on conviction of violation of
prohibition laws.
ANDERSON.—Surgeons find It
necessary to amputate hand of one
year-old Mary Anderosn, injured in
tornado of April 30.
LAURENS. —Survivors of three
Laurens county companies in Civil
war hold thirty-eighth annual reun
ion, presided over by Judge O. G.
Thompson, with main address deliv
ered by Postmaster James H. Sul
livan.
ST. GEORGE. —News is received
here of death in Baltimore of C. M.
Gavin, sixty-five, one of most prom
inent of town's citizens.
CHESTERFIELD.—Two carloads
of poultry are shipped from this
county to northern markets, chick
ens being arranged bby W. J. Tiller,
county agent.
HEATH SPRING.—Miss Sallie
Rollings dies here In eightieth year.
She was one of community’s best
loved women, being known to every
body as “Aunt Sallie.”
GAFFNEY. J. M. Gardener,
country merchant and farmer, is un
der bond for trial on charge of muti
lating timber on land of another,
charge being preferred by his moth
er, who alleges that he mutilated
pear tree on her premises. At pre
liminary he said he had cut from
tree limb which hung over road and
interfered, with traffic.
COLUMBIA. —One hundred and
fifty seniors, sixteen of them wom
en, will receive diplomas at univer
sity, June 11, it is announced by Dr.
W. D. Melton, president of institu
tion, in announcing Josephus Dan
iels as commencement speaker.
M’CALL. While playing “wild
west show” with “unloaded” pistol,
twelve-year-old son of Luke Alford
shoots and kills fourteen-year-old
son of Cordy Snipes.
ST. MATTHEWS. —Jack and Rob
ert, young sons of D. D. Wannama.-
ker, and John Wannamaker, Elliott
Darby. J. A. Merritt. George and
Pou Wannamaker, are among plant
ers who have this year realized well
on cultivation of peas, for northern
markets.
ROCK HILL.—Dr. Walter L. Lin
gle, of Richmond; Rev. M. Ashby
Jones, of Atlanta, and Governor Mc-
Leod are announced as commence
ment speakers for Winthrop college.
NEWBERRY. —Death claims John
B. Chambers, eighty-four, Confeder
ate veteran, hero of battle of Spot
sylvania.
ELLOREE. —At meeting of citi-
‘WEAKENED’ NAVY
SCIRE UNFOUNOED.
PRESIDENT ASSERTS
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Allega
tions of serious deterioration of
American naval strength are re
garded as generally unfounded by
President Coolidge.
The president has considered some
what exhaustively the question of
naval replacements in connection
with his recommendations to con
gress for building new cruisers and
submarines and his indorsement of
generous naval appropriations.
Through that study he has come to
the conclusion that there need be
no disturbance in the public mind
regarding the navy's comparative
strength.
New construction of certain types
of vessels is recognized by the presi
dent as vitally needed because of
the limited period of usefulness of
naval ships, due to depreciation and
changes in armament. Mr. Coolidge,
however, feels that tlfe situation is
no more alarming than at any other
period, inasmuch as the navy always
except in case so war is in need of
such replacements as are constantly
being made.
Reporter Stands Test
For Sanity as Joke;
Is Declared Insane
DES MOINES, lowa, May 7.—A
hoax, conceived by a local newspa
per reporter to test the theory that
“any bright criminal could prove
himself insane and thus escape pun
ishment for his crimes,” proved suc
cessful Tuesday when John Duncan,
the reporter, playing the part of
the insane man, actually was ad
judged insane. The sanity commis
sion which ruled him a “dangerous
lunatic” remanded him to the state
hospital.
Efforts will be made soon to have
him declared sane. Details of the
plot were made public before the re
porter could write about his expe
riences.
Members of the lunacy commission
say they were not advised of the
hoax. They are none too well
pleased about It.
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RATT’RDAY, MAY 10, 1924.
zens of Clarendon and Orangeburg
counties here plans for bridge over
Santee river, between two counties,
are discussed, and committee ap
pointed, with E. F. Irick, chairman,
to secure support of proposal.
COLUMBIA. —Extensive plans are
made for celebration of Memorial
day here and in every other county
of state, May 9. Ben M. Sawyer,
secretary state budget commission,
will be speaker here.
COLUMBIA.—State Treasurer S.
T. Carter, disburses to counties,
state highway commission and state
government purposes proceed from
state gasoline tax for April totaling
$164,340.
COLUMBIA—Large delegation of
Baptists from all parts of state will
attend Southern Baptist convention
in Atlanta, May 14.
ANDERSON. —Citizens raise sum
exceeding $15,000 for relief of citi
zeens of Riverside Mills, where fifty
homes were destroyed and eight
lives lost in recne ttornado.
CLINTON. —Two year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith,
playing on railroad track, is run
over by locomotive, but when train
is stopped she crawls from under
wheels of engine without scratch.
ST. MATTHEWS?—Sensation tis
caused by trial here of case of Mary
Scott, negress, against Southern
Railway, for SIOO,OOO damages,
when Miss Tressie Pierce and Mrs.
L. T. Lester, women lawyers, of
Columbia, appear for plaintiff. Case
results in mistrial.
RIDGE SPRING. Asparagus
raising increases In this community
and now there are 85 growers, who
ha-ve already shipped 40 carloads to
distant markets.
GREENWOOD. Governor Mc-
Leod Is announced as speaker for
Lander college commencement here,
June 2.
CHARLESTON. —Dan S. Lesesne
announces candidacy for office of
sheriff.
COLUMBIA. Clemson college
wins In state collegiate track meet,
making 89 points to 22 for nearest
Competitor. Hall, of Clemson, wins
individual scoring honors.
MULLINS. —Chief of Police Kel
lett arrests J. L. Gore, alleged
notorious auto thief. Releasing grip
on him to open jail . door,~ Gore
draws pistol and aims it at Kellett’s
stomach. S. L. Davis, another offi
cer, standing by jumps on Gore and
bullet goes wild. After scuffle, two
officers get gun and jail Gore.
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in the afternoon;
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