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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-10
Movies Want Taxes Cut.

PARIS. Jan. 10.-Tho society OF
Motion Picture Proprietors yesterday
handed an ultimatum to the govern
ment, declaring that unless the taxes
on the Industry are reduced every
movie house in Franco would shut
down. The proprietors claim they are
running their theaters at loss,
owing to heavy governmental i'm
posts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-10

hsd been left al the island police sta
ton. Burdick was unable 20 cross
until daylight (the Belle Isle bridge
is closed to all except police traffic
at midnight each nighO.
Burdick. In a statement today. de-
clared contempt OF court proceedings
would be started tomorrow,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-10
Those Interested Should
Read This Carefully and
Understand the Art of
Pie Making


can make the finest pie crust. Only two
things are necessary. A good recipe
which is given here. And Mazola-which
is sold by all grocers.
Mazda is so readily adapted to pie
crust making that even those who first
try it are assured of flaky, tender
crusb.
The liquid form of Mazda, the fact that
it is 1909 pure, highest grade vegetable
oil, is in large way responsible tor the
satisfactory results. Crusts are too tough
or too short in many cases. This is due to
the inaccurate measuring bound to occur
when hard fats arc used.
Equal to Butter at Half the
Price-Beter Than Lard
And, quite as interesting as the perfect
suits, is the economy of Mazda.
You use II to q less Mazda than of
lard or other fat. Because Mazda con-
tains no moisture, whereas lard and other
aaiImal fats contain 1879 to 1870 water.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
MRS. CHAPMAN NOT TO
VISIT 4. d. BIGHAM
Jailor Mt Florence Writes to Age,
Mother OF cGorgIa Man Convicted O

Jailor nt Florence Writes to Aged
Mother OF GEORGIA Man Convicted OF
Murder.
Florence, April 2.-In view OF a let,
ter which Jailor j. IG Cook has written
Mrs. Chapman, mother OF DR.. Chapman
who is serving life sentence for the
murder Of Walter Wade in Georgia, It
is not believed that the aged woman
Will make the journey to Florence in
the effort, as has been suggested in
press dispatches, to secure from Ed
mund Bigham confession that he, and
not DR.. Chapman, is the murderer
OF Wade.
AS a matter OF fact there are none
here conversant with the case who b.
lievc that Bigham could be guilty Of
the Georgia crime. Jailor Cook wrote
Mrs. Chapman several days ago that in
his opinion her trip to Florence would
be time thrown away; that he had no
idea Bigham could be persuaded to
say word, and even if he knew any
thing about the death of Wade he
would keep this information to him
self.
jail officials here do not know
whether Yrs. Chapman is coming or
not. They do not believe that she will.
Bigham stated Sunday that the Geor-
gia story had been spread around
Florence county to prejudice his case
in the killing OF his mother, sister,
brother and two children, OF which
crime he was convicted by a Florence
county jury Monday.
II have been automobile riding with
relatives Of Wade after his death and
il these people suspected me in con-
ncction with the case certainly they
would not have continued their fr i'd
ly relations With me-" said Bigham.
There have been no developments
in the Bgham case since Monday He
Is being held in the Florence county
Jail pending receipt of orders from the
governor to transfer him to the peni-
tentiary. Bigham spends most OF his
time reading the Bible.
Mrs. Bigham who tainted when she
heard the news Of her husbands con
viction, is still confined to her bed
and Is under the care OF physician.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
LANFoRD NEWS

Lanford, April 4.--Mr. and Mrs. j.
B. Cooley have returned from Spar
tanburg and will spend some time
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
I4anford. Mr.. Carl Berry returned
with them and will be their guests a
few days.
Miss Jennie Burgess spent the week
end with her friend, Miss Rearle Raw
linson.
Mrs. ]. S. Higgins has had very un-
favorable news as to the condition OF
her brother, Mr.. Henry Ferguson, who
Is In a Baltimore hospital in very
critical condition at present.
Mrs J. w. Johnson is in Spartan
burg at Steedly hospital and was op~
Grated on Monday. We hope she Will
soon be able to return home and in
good health
GMrs. Walter Odclle and little daugh-
ter. Nell, are spending a few days in
Ashevillc, n. c., where Mr.. Odelle was
called on special business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Garrett
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S.
e. Riddle.
Mr.. John b. Harmon. OF Laurens,
was a welcome visitor in our midst
last Sunday, greeting old-time friends.
Mr.. Louie Lanford, Of Furman Uni
vcrsty, spent the weekend with his
mother. Mrs ethel Lanford. He was
looking well and was loud In his
praise for Furman.
Mr.. Dewey Langston, Of Fountain
Inn, spent the week with his SIS
ter. Mrs. j. r. Patterson.
Rev. j. w. Watts Will preach Mt the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
April 10th. We hope everyone Will
coStc snd hear this young man, as 1t
is his first sermon here and we want
large congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Burns, OF Barks-
dale, and Mr.. James Patterson, Of Emo
rec, spent Sunday with their grand
Ss1At ther, Mrs. O. +. Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Drummond, OF
SpartanDurg, Dr. ana MIS-. vincent
and family, Of Laurens. were guests OF
Mrs. Mamie Drummond last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nabors, OF Laurens,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Furman Poole, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Patter-
son.
Misses Matte and Annie Fowler.
OF Central, visited Mrs. o. f. Fowler
@Seccntly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
10000 POUNDS OF POWDER
EXPLODE IN CAR

fredericksburg, Va, April 3.--Two
men were injured, at least six freight
cars were destroyed, and traffic on the
r. f. and p. Railroad was blocked for
hours this afternoon when 10000
pounds OF black powder in car ex-
ploded in the freight yards near here
The injured are a. w. ohnson, con.
ductor. and A. r. Brown. brakeman.
The blast could be heard ten or flf-
teen miles distant Glass windows and
plastering In homes and stores
throughout fredericksburg were dam
aged The extent OF damage could not
be estimated tonight, but It is thought
the total will be high.
Intense excitement was caused here
and throughout the surrounding
country. Hundreds rushed to the
scene of the blast.
Several freight cars were splintcrcd
by the explosion. which set thee 9TH
cr cars on fire. 1bf Fredericksburg
fire department liter q hard fight,
prcvnn'ch the fans from spreading.
For time it was feared other cars
OF explosives might be on the train,
but this was dispel'ed by the authori-
ties of the railroad.
Two water tanks In the immediate
vicinity were destroyed by the blast,
and two COWS in nearby field wero
killed
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
sHoeKYNa DHARm
or LITTLB erSh
TarHsonea IN BwTadng Baildfag LIttlo
Girl OF M& Gffve Section Pefishes
Within Sound ~ Uor MA4hnr


Girl OF MT. Gffve Section Pe4ishes
Within Sound Of Mor Mother.
MT Olive. April 4,-One OF the most
terrible and shocking fsicdents known
In this section Tor number of years
occurred near THE Dlace last Friday
when tho flve year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roc, living on the Aunt
Nancy South place this sido Of Poplar
Springs church, was burned to death.
The little girl had gone into an out
building in tho yard to look for a hen
nest. The house. 1t Is said. contained
several bales Of cotton and it is sup
posed she lighted a match to see the
eggs from which in some way the
building caught fire. By some un-
known means the child was cut off
from the only door by the flames and
was heard by the excited mother call
Ing and crying in the opposite side
of the house. The grief-stricken moth
er could give no help as tho flames
had already enveloped the door when
S"' viii q heai' ledpinS anu
"ritnlhs IN the most terrible pain she
could only stand and listen to the Dit
iaoie ana a"ful cries or her own child
az ene lI'ie voice gradually softened
mo oea'h. ihe cE"rred remains were
~ 'eo q foPiar Sorlngs on Saturday.
io ia'iiiy nave inc deepest sYmpathy
oi an peoplc IN thelr srlef-strickencd
conditlon.
me mouse with all It's contents was
ehtirely consumed by the fire.
Al'er winning two games Of base
"''. rom |ho Nl'' "ailagher team this
Spiihs' one OF which we believe, was
SiiD'-oue' Inc w. oIlVe nine met the
op''f Hprlnss boys last Saturday az
'c''io'A on 'he latter's grounds i'll q
somewhat harder fought battle. The
Same was nara fought by both sides
rom 'he oeslhning and up TO the fifth
lih'hs helthcr side mad made run.
ne result seemed doubtful but the
'0'''i's gre" more ANXIOUS and the
ea'''o 'hora interesting. In this strain
oo eono'''oh ana with tenseness be
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
81 Never Knew You Could Keep Rats
Out of n Butcher ShOD.o

What Ralph Watkins says: Zig
ured rats around store had enough to
feed on; wouldn't touch anything sus-
picious. Heard about RAT-SNAP,
gave it trial. Results were wonder
full. Cleaned all rats out in ten days.
Dogs about store night and day never
touch RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, Soc,
sc, $l.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Laurens Hardware Co., Putnam Drug
Store, and Kennedy Bros.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06
Leeh eaa Yssssnaa ssasssa.
. . = . ~ = 40 "a . I.

80 . ass,a $3.50 o. .
Miss Eva oxner of Kinards, was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Mr.. r. G. Gray. OF Gastonia, N. c..
spent tho week-end In the city with
relatives.
Mr.. f. w. Grissette, editor of The
Woodruff News, was a business visitor
in the city yesterday.
Miss Frances Davis has returned
to the city after taking a special
course in music in New York City.
Mr.. G. G. Tollison, Of Columbia,
spent the weekend in the city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Tollison.
p Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II. Finkbeimer,
Of Guthrie. Okla. are visiting Mr.. ana
Mrs. c. III. Gasque on Laugens street.
Mrs, Carlos r. Moseley,8pf Spar
tanburg, with her two children, has
been visiting Mr, and Mrs. C. d.
Moseley for several days.
The friends Of MIR. w. II. Gilkerson
will be sorry to learn that he has
been quite sick at his home on South
Harper street %or several days
Mrs. Hugh A. Sanford, OF Mocks-
Vile, N. c., arrived in the city last
week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gelder and Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Minter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCravy and
Mr.. James McCravy are spending a
few days in the city with their mother,
Mrs. Geo G. McCr~y.
Dr.. end Mrs. II. l.. Zimmerman, and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.. Moore spent last
Aeek-cnd in Spartanburg visiting rel
atives.
Misses Lucy Primrose Whytc, Fran
ces Maddox and Norma Bass, members
Of the Anderson College glee club,
have been spending several days with
Miss Lucy McPhail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilson came
down from Gsstonia Sunday TO visit
relatives Mr.. Wilson returned Mon
day, but Mrs Wilson will remain in
the city for several weeks.
Miss Matte Poole, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. It. p. Poole, who 1.-Two a few
milcs from tho city passed through
the city Saturday on her return homo
from Lander college whore she grad
uated Briday might.
Mr. Geo. G. Hopkins, who is in a
Columbia hospital is reported to bo
making satisfactory progress and Is
expected aomo in q few days. Mr..
Hopkins wasr, erroneously reported
last week aa already returned. but he
Is still in Coiumbio.
Mr.. J. D.. !soxton was called to In
man Monday to attend tho funeral of
ibis brothertin-law. Mr.. ]. A. Lynch,
Who died there. the day before. Mr..
Lynch was "a resident Of this county
about AZ years ago and is remembered
by the oldkFl citizens Of the com
munity.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-06

Your dollars will do double duty
this week at j. Burns & Co., 2 stores
in Laurens
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
Business Storms Unnatural.

What would happen to US II nature were
as varying and uncertain in temperature as
business is varying and uncertain in it, de-
grees of prices?
Suppose temperature rose 172 degrees above
normal. as wholesale prices did daring the
war. We don't know-what would happen to
nature, but we . know what would happen
to man--hed turn into a cinder.
: Nature has her occasional cyclones and
transforms. but they don't last year or SO,
as do business panics And If you'll 60 back
in the weatherman's files you'll find that the
average yearly temperature in = community
varies only a few degrees.
Nature has her temperature well balanced
into regular seasons. Comes October and man
knows that he must all his coal bin and buy
heavier garments, it being common knowledge
that October presages . steady drop in the
thermometer
But the business mans thermometer is un-
certain. When he expects summer. he's apt
to gee winter. Few believed.sa year ago: that
prices would crash, and today nobody knows
how far they will drop or when they will stop.
Is business facing summer or winter con-
ditions? Many speculate. but none knows.
Mans activities are like natures. Mans price
fluctuations are unnatural processes There
is no more reason why price storms should
sweep the business world than there is reason
why nature should have winter 200 degrees
in the shade at tho north pole
But can prices be stabilized? Yes. say some
economists. by regulating the amount Of cur
rency in circulation. Still other methods are
advanced Surely there must be some way to
bring prices under natural laws and end vio-
lent fluctuations up or down. There is in this
problem material for national conference OF
business leaders.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02

ssnisuG,y sxlitalat1a dssatiag sseiatiss, vslld
$500 3 pssileU 1ssrss q sn1lfeal e6ats61isas
~ - unreasonable mana6om1nks
Sons astAoriti1s lahe- ~ oD1esits visw.
warllsld Ainssif says IN blaa would Dssvids.
" congrsstjonal lssislatio0. national aii-
Wy services 70 purchase cars and ethsr eqai1-
msnt 70 b furnished to the railroads % =
eeoaonicai bAsis without profit, and q .
mans for co-ofdfnating facilities and ssrvice
This national railway service. says war
fisid. would haye "extsnded powers for financ-
Ing and leasing equipment under plans It Il
said will save many millions Of dollars in pre-
venting duplication Of equipment b. the car
risrq. now necessary when each carrier u
equipped to buy its maximum equipment 10
quirements."
Would luch : service stop tho milking q
the railroad Gov By supply companies Or would
it agsravate this evil. now SAID 70 exist a.
some roads?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
A Thoughtful Act.

Candidates on the Rock island township
Republican ticket have found better
use this year for the money that is ordi-
'nariIy used in campaigns for the hiring OF poll
workers, etc. The candidates, recognizing that
there is no little distress in the city due to IN
employment, have agreed among themselves
to donate to the Rock Island Welfare associa-
ton funds which they would be called upon
to expend were the campaign to be carried
out along lines followed in other years. The
fund will reach several hundred dollars, and
will 90 long way in relieving temporary dis
tress in many Rock Island homes. The thought
Is good one and will be applauded by people
OF the city generally.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02

III fThs attitude OF certain business interests in
Davenport in attempting to force the Tri-Cfty
railway company to operate cars in outlying
districts whom those lines have proved to be
usproAtable only tends 10 irritats situation
that ID becoming both burdensome to the cor
ROTATION and the public. In Rock Island the
Company has made curtailments in its service
without protest by patrons. The Argus main
tains that the public at least ought to be fair
with the company, and by so doing will be
fair to ITSELF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
Carl Shoot. His Dice.

Former Emperor Carl would not hsve, r.
turned to Austria and Hunsasy II hs had not
expected to regain his throne That much n
certain.
Carts chance Of regaining his throne 10
greater in Hungary, where 1t might b no dit
ficult matter to transform the rsgeacy' into .
restoration Of Hapsburg monarchy. Austria 10
a republic. but It also might b switched to
Carts side by an old-fashioned coup. Regard
less OF the outcome, monarchists hope 10 unite
the two countries with Carl ON the throne
Constantine, Carts former rtu@-ex1ls in
Switzerland. returned to the Greek throne,
where no appears to be seated firmly. BY royal
marriages Of two Of his children. he has strong
thened his PISTON Constantine's success. de-
spite allied opposition. encouraged Carl to
break his parole in Switzerland. The king
business looks up-dectdedly. But the case
OF former Emperor Carl eclipses Constantins's
The Hapsburgs were equally guilty with the
Hohenzollerns in starting the World war For
centuries the Hapsburg family in Vienna was
the center of European intrigue, the stocF *
change where diplomats traded, gambled and
conspired. What We call Trouble in the Bal
kans" could in nearly all cases be traced 70
vienna-and the Hapsburg back door.
Give . Hapsburg return to the throne and
you'll soon have the, Hohsnxollerns casting
their fishlines toward Berlin
Back Of these king intrisues Is the distress
Of central European and Balkan people They
are dangerously ripe for anything that offers
change Hence Hungary. possibly Austria
also. may flop from the frying pan into Carl's
fire.
1t Is, however, dou5ttulff the Hungarian or
Austrian people would for any period OF time
endure the return of monarchy. A people
who have once tasted democracy will not long
DO content with Imperialism.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
Warfield's Plan for Railroads.

II AS congress tries to untangle the railroad
mess, you'll read a lot about the Warfield plan.
This plan is backed by the National Associa-
Mon OF Owners OF Railroad Securities. The
head man is s. Davies Warfieid.
The Warffeld PLAN is said to present the side
ipf organizations and people that own $1,000
100000 OF railroad securities. mostly bonds.
These owners include insurance compan-
des, colleges, trust funds. hundreds Of thou
sands of private individuals, and the $780,,
OJo,o00 which American mutual savings banks
have invested in railroad securities out Of So
Ooo. 100. 900 deposited in these banks by 10000.
900 depositors.
The Warfield plan is a middle-of-the-road
proposition between government ownership
ina unrestrained private ownership. 1t would
not according to warfield repeal or replace
my part Of the Esch-Cummins Act, the contin-
Ged operation Of which is essential"
Il me basic warfield idea is that the railroads
hnno& function on . profit of less than 6 per
cent ON their investment Any profits in excess
oes psr cent would be divided in three equal
parts among railroad labor. the government
and fund for improving railroad property.
That was the original Warfield plan. advanced
Vksn the ch-Cummins Act\ was being
lSmed Now It marches out on the stage
Seain. essentially unchanged.
6 Ths feature Of the warfieid plan that should
ak4ract closest scrutiny in congress is its
ll4Aer involved method by which the roads
rS6iald in effect be consolidated into q few
4sms, with four boards and 40 committees
nning the whole show.
N n boards and committees would repreasnt
|ll6Snjsu, raslrssd executives and the people
4A dc lsterstate Commerce commission
4 III. = saJss The Wall Street Journal. III It
it1d II 4ai1g aang efan-a group Of In
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
Gillian a Tonic.

Strickland W. Gillian entertained last
night under the auspices OF the Augustana
College Lyceum association. That statement
doesn't mean anything to those Rock Islanders
who did not hear the humoFist because they
do not realize what they missed by failing to
sbe among those present. Gillian has been
coming to Rock Island for a number OF years.
On his first visit to this section some twenty
years ago he showed" at the town hall in An
dalusia. That was when he was just breaking
into the platform game Since then he has
traversed the United States several times, ap-
pearing in all of the larger cities and in many
OF the small ones.
Gillian is different from the ordinary run
Of platform humorists.
Instead Of attempting to be just funny, he
runs the whole gamut 1f human emotions. and
It makes little difference in what frame of mind
you happen to be when he begins his program,
before the evening is over he will get a re-
Spouse from you. To look at Gillian you
wouldn't imagine him TO be able to arouse a
pathetic note but he knows how to do it. and
he does do it. He can tell funny story with
keen artistry. and, too. he can relate an incl
dent with the sad note with that penetrating
touch that goes directly to the heart. Gillian
perhaps is without a peer on the American
pIatform in his peculiar style Of entertainment.
10 hear him is as good as tonic. He'll be
lsck again in Rock island. and if you have
not yet heard him, you are advised not to miss
him the next time he visits here. He is too
much OF rarity and you owe it to yourself
En- hoap him
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-02
WHAToF TT?
By BERTON BRALEY.

By BERT0N BRALEY.
Gone is the stately minuet
The lancers and the gay gayotte,
Some view their passing with regret
But confess that do not
Virginia reels are gone to pot
They couldn't hold their vogue, somehow,
can't say that weep lot
We're dancing only fox-trots now
The waltz quadrille is never met
The two-step's in burial plot
And who is there remembers yet
The make or the turkey trot?
The one-step's on the wane, wot
Soon it will make its final bow,
Well. let it go. care NO jot,
We're dancing only fox-trots now.
Oh, very soon do We forget
The dance Of yester-year. and blot
It from our memory, and let
New steps absorb a. on the spot;
The shimmy's bolt h nearly shot
Though jazz still rules the moor. vow.
like it. though It may DO rot:
We're dancing only fox-trots now.
ENVOY.
Princess. you savvy what 70 what
Wen dancs while fortune VIII allow.
All osAer stsps ~ quite forgot
wsfs- dancing only. fcx-trots nDwt ID