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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Russian Relief Arranued For.

Riga.-The agreement between the
United States and Russia providing
for American relief for the famine
stricken districts of Russia was sign
ed by Walter Lyman Brown of the
American relief administration, and
Maxim Litvinoff.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Ordered to Increase Rates.

Washington Railroads Of Tennes-
see were ordered by the Interstate
commerce commission to increase by
October 19 the freight rates within
that state on stone and gravel for road
building material to the level in ef-
feet in interstate traffic.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Britains to Fiuht Moors.

London.-Publicatio here Of news
that the Spanish consulate was en-
rolling recruits to fight against the re-
bellious tribesmen in Morocco result
ed in a rush of the former British SOL
diers to the consulate.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Tablet TO ve,dun Defenders.

Verdun, France. - Members Of the
American Legion dedicated a tablet
to the defenders of Verdun in the city
hall here. The ceremony was carried
out in the presence Of all the city
officials.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
No Word Yet From HardWlck,

Greenville, S. Cup to late hour
Governor Cooper had received no
word from the governor of Georgia
in regard to an apology for the in
vasion" Of Georgia by South Caro-
lima mob more than a week ago.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Greeks Reach Sakaria River.

Smyrna.-Af;er four days fighting
the Greeks have reached several points
on the west bank Of the Sakaria
river. while the right wing was crush
ed beyond the river, the Turkish left
wing capturing ITO officers and 4,OOO
men.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Money For Financing Exports.

Washington.-An application for an
advance of $5.OOO,OOO to the Citizens
and Southern Bank of Savannah, Ga,
for financing exports was approved
by the war finance corporation at its
last meeting.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Warehouse Owners Are Warned.

hington-Attention was direct
ed by Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes to the practice of certain pro-
prietors of bonded warehouses and
storerooms of removing wines from
bonded premises without permit.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
King of Juuo-Slav1a Very llI.

Paris.-A crisis has developed in
the attack of appendicitis from which
King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia is suf-
fering in hospital in Neuilly, which
probably will necessitate an opera
tion Immediately.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
N. Y. cIearinq House Reserve.

New York.-The actual condition OF
clearing house banks and trust COM
panies for the week SHOWS that they
hold $16.975.670 reserve in excess of
legal requirements.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
ShootInu Affra in AUGUSTA.

Augusta. Ga. - Three persons are
dead and eight wounded as the result
OF a shooting affray here in which
whites, negroes and city and county
police were involved. All the wound
ed are white.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Fire in Mexican Oil Fields.

Mexico City-Fire broke out in the
Amatlan oil field near Tampico, and
the flames are raging fercely, it is
said in a dispatch from Tampico 1t
is declared that the oil field workers
face a serious problem.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Montevideo Gets Loan.

Montevideo.-The contract between
the government Of Uruguay and syn
dicate Of American banks headed by
the National City Bank Of New York.
for the loan of s75oO,OO0, was signed
by treasury officials.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Meyicans TaIkinu Prohibition.

Mexico City.-There is a well de-
fined movement here which is said to
have some official backing to make
the federal district which embraces
Mexico City bone dry by September I.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Linuor Seized in Georgia.

Statesboro, Ga. - A big roadster
au,o loaded down with $50 quarts OF
red ticker" was seized by officers.
The driver gives the name of K. l..
Herndon. St Louis. The whiskey was
going to Macon.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Great Fire In New York.

New York.-Ten factory buildings,
occupying a block in the Williams
burg section of Brooklyn, were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was esti-
mated at S1,000000.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Money for Road BuiIdinu.

Washington.-The Federal aid road
bill, appropriating S75,OOO,OOO for con-
struction, one-third of which would
be Immediately available, was passed
by the senate.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Half Million Fire Loss.

Kansas City. Mo. - Damage esti-
mated at approximately 100000 was
caused here when the large plant of
the Kolley Milling company, located
in an east side industrial district, was
destroyed by fire.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Denial Is Issued.

Peking. - The American legation
here has issued a statement to the
press in which, on instructions from
Washington, it denies that the Ameri-
can government favors international
control of China.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
DESTROY Moonshine VILLAGE.

Savannah, Ga.-What the Federal
officers. designate a moonshine vii
lage, was discovered about fifteen
miles from Savannah and destroyed.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Greeks Keep Turks Moving.

Smyrna. - King Constantine's fast
moving army is within eight miles OF
the last real defensive position of
the Turkish Nationalists, along the
Sakaria river, go miles west Of An
CORA.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Secretary of Merchants Association

Richmond, Va.-A. L. NJ. Virgins,
of Hartsville, S. c., was elected to
succeed Murray S. Mckinley, also Of
Hartsville, as president of the South
ern Retail Merchants association at
the closing of its annual convention
here
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Granville to Hold Franchise.

Greenville, S. C. - Greenville will
not surrender it's baseball franchise in
the South Atlantic League, according
to the decision reached by the stock
holders who inaugurated a campaign
to secure additional sock to take
care of a deficit.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Decline in Cotton Exnorts.

Washington.-Cotton exports during
the past fiscal year showed a decline
of 81 per cent in quantity and de-
crease of 81 per cent IN value, due
to lower prices, according to a re-
port by the commerce department.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Retail Food Prices Higher.

Washington.-Retail food prices in
creased 81 per cent in July over June
prices, while the prices Of wholesale
foodstuffs advanced Is per cent and
wholesale farm products LIS per cent,
the department of labor announced.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Chemical Schedule is Revised.

Observation-Disclosures must share
with the farmers and others the bur-
den of the present economic situa-
tion by reducing freight rates on
chemicals, Secretary Wallace said.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
American Ambushed and Murdered

Ell Paso, Texas.-Bennett BOYD, Is
years old, of Ell Paso, was ambusned
and murdered by bandits in Mexico
on August IS, according to messages
received in Ell Paso by his father
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Leauue Council Meets Soon.

Paris.-The sessions of the league
of nations council for the considera-
ton of the Upper Silesian question
have been tentatively set for August
27 by Viscount Ishii, President.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Food Agreement Reached.

Washington. - Complete agreement
on the question of food relief for Rus
sia has been reached at Riga, Secre-
tary Hoover announced.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Result of Turkish Victory.

Constantinople.-Claim is made by
the Turks that their success over
the Greeks in the Sakaria river region
has caused the retreat Of the Greeks
along the entire front.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
German Treaty Nav Be siqned.

Berlin.-Unless unexpected compli-
cations .develop in the next few days.
a formal peace treaty with the United
States will be signed by the German
Government.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Suit Goes to Federal Court.

Charleston.-The suit of George f.
New against the American Railway
Express company for damages of $780,
900. has been transferred to the fed
eral court from the state court.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
ku klux klan In CHICAGO.

Chicago.-More than 1900 Chica-
goans were inducted into the order
of the Ku Klux Klan in an initiation
ceremony conducted six miles south
Of Lake Zurich.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Dauqherty Will Investigate.

Washington. Attorney General
Daugherty has started an inves.iga-
ton to find what becomes of liquor
seized by government officials.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Condition Of Cotton Improved.

Washington. - Under the influence
of nearly normal" temperatures, cot
ton improved slightly in the cetnral
and eastern sections of the belt dur
ing the past week.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Weather Insurance Beina Taken.

New York-The British custom of
taking out weather insurance mas ac-
quired a strong foothold in the United
States. Five major league baseball
clubs thus safeguard themselves.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Sweden's Population.

Stockholm.-The total population at
the end of 1920 amounted to over s.
9O4 900, according to the central sta
tistical bureaus preliminary figures
just published.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
400 Marines for Canal Zone.

Philadelphia. "A force of 400 ma
rines embarked from here on the
U. S. S. Pennsylvania for duty IN
Panama.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
First Bale Brouoht 1e Cents.

Charleston, S. ca bid of 10 .ents
bought at auction the first ba.e Of
this seasons cotton arriving here. 1t
was sent from Allendale.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Eirst Bale of Sea Island Cotton.

T TUot IeTC OT W" 'o''&''~
Savannah, Ga.-The first bale OF the
1921 sea island cotton crop was sold
at auction in Savannah for so cents
a pound.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-08-25
Publicity in Divorce Suits.

New York. Publicity in divorce
suits hereafter has been approved by
the supreme court justices OF the
ninth district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
FAKE OFFICER GETS wHIsKEY.
Frightened Passenger Deserts COntraband
Linuid at Burlington.

BURLINGTON. April 26.-An impos-
ing looking gentleman, who wore a blue
serge suit and star shaped badge such
as is obtained at the county fairs, placed
n disastrous scare into another gentleman
at the railroad station Saturday night,
when one of the sleepers arrived from
Canada. The result was that the gentle
man who arrived in the city disappeared
with such quickness as to deceive the eye,
but according to some of the Onlookers
went through Shepard < Morse's lumber
ward. The stranger with the badge
promptly picked up the suit case and
after selecting a few bottles of Scotch
took his way toward the interior of the
city unmOlestcd.
Nobody took any special interest in
the blue garbed gentleman until a man
with a suit case which looked heavy
aighted from the SOuthbOund train.
You drop that and drop it quick said
the man who wore the star badge, which
wore sign Licensed to steal chickens. "
The man dropped it and left the vicinity.
Nothing was held in the suit case except
ing the whiSkey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
CAN'T CHANGE DAYLIGHT.
Greenfield Attorney Says Special Town
Meeting Would Be Useless.

GREENFIELD. Mass. April 26.-
Stephen r. X. Davenport circulated pc
titiou and secured the names of 100
voters and yesterday afternoon the select
men We're through this medium asked to
call a special town meeting to see if the
town viii continue with daylight saving
or eastern standard time. 1t was Mr..
Davcnports second petition TO the board
Of selcctmen aS the first was not accepted
because it did not contain the required
number of names of registered voters.
Frederick l.. Greene. town counsel. eN-
pressed the opinion that the selectmcn are
not obliged to call special meeting and
further stated that a vote by such a meet
ing TO the effect that the town shall
transact its business by catern standard
time would be as uugutOry as a vote tn
abolish or amend the Ten Command
meut~.
He adds that the town cannot by law
effectively change the law enacted by the
legislature chapter 10. dealing with the
changing from standard to daylight saving
time. To attempt to do this would not
in one sense be illegal, for the law pro
vides no sanction by way of punishment
for its infraction." he said. 1t remains
optional with the secCtmen to call a meet
ing or not. They discussed the question
i'm a meeting held yesterday afternoon, but
no action was taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
ALLEN b. SPAULDING.
Died This Morning in Home of His Son.
Harry w. Spauldng.

Allen Il. Spaulding, 81. died this morn
ing i'm the home of his son. Harry w.
SpaUlding. on Linden street. after an i'll
ness of three months with brights dis
ease and complications due to his ad-
vanccd age.
Allen Bushrod Spaulding was born in
CavendiSh (NtD Nov. %. 1886. a son of
Artemus and Mary FRENCH SpauIding.
His wife, who was Miss Georgiana Hast
ingS, died several years ago. He leaves
two sons. Harry w. of this town. where
he had made his home winters the past
few years, and Wilber s. of prOctorsville
tNt.l. two grandsOns and three great
grandchildren. also two half-sisters, Mrs.
Willis Darling of Gardner, Mass. and
Mrs. Charles Atwood of Chicago. 4
daughter. Alma G.. wife of c. T. Ord
way, died Aug. I. 1920. and son, My
ron. died about 20 years ago.
Mr.. Spaulding was able to walk down
town several times this winter. and he
made many friends during the time be
spent in Brattleboro, He was one who
lived i'm a house by the side of the road
and was a friend to man." lie had becn
a member of Lafayette lodge of AIasons
of Cavendish since early manhood
\ Masonic funeral will be held in Cav
cndish. There viii he a prayer service
at the house on Linden street Thursday
morning at . o'clock and the body will
be taken to Cayendish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
CLAIMS RULES NOT
COMPLIED WITH
III. l.. Emerson Moves that Tea Co.'S Ex
ceptiOns BE Dismissed and Chan
ceTy Decree Affirmed.

In the Justice ejectment suit of II. L.
Emerson against the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co. the plaintiff has moved
that the supreme court dismiss the excep-
tiOns taken by the defendant, and il is ex-
pected that a hearing on the motion will
be made at the May term in Montpelier.
This case in the municipal court was de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff The law
In case of this kind requires the defend
ant taking exceptions from a municipal
court to pay such costs as the plaintiff
shall finally recover. also rents due and in
| tervening rents. The statute requires
that this be done by bond or rec0gnizance.
and the petition for dismissal in this case
Is based on the allegation that the defend
ant has omitted to furnish such security.
In the chancery case Of the Tea Co.
against Mr.. Emerson to compel the lat
ter to execute to the company a new lease
of his store occupied by the plaintiff the
company appealed from decrees of the
Nlndbam county court of chancery dis
missing the company's case. \ supreme
court rule requires the appealing party to
file its printed case and brief within 80
days. The time expired April 6 i'm this
case. and nothing having been done by
the plaintiff Mr.. Emerson has moved
through his counsel to have the decree af-
firmcd for failure Of the plaintiff to com
ply with the rules.
In these actions Harvey. Maurice &
I,ittS are counsel for Mr. Emerson. and
Ii. g. Barber for the Tea Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
COX MAKES DENIAL
Of SPECULATION
Purchases No Street Rail
way Stock While Legis-
latiOn Is Pending
PROSECUTION OF
MEMBERS POSSIBLE

Attorney Gives Opinion that Legislature
Can Probe as Deeply as 1t Wishes
Members Violate General Law i'm Spec
uiating.
BOSTON, April Ex-Governor Chan
ming II. Cox appeared as witness today
before the committee investigating alleged
irregularities by members of the lcgisla-
ture of 1918 and 1919. The governor.
who was speaker Of the house in 1918,
appeared before the Investigators y0lun-
tarly and said that he had purchased no
stock while the street railway bills were
pending and knew of no member who did.
\ recommendation fer criminal prose
cution of the legislators who purchased
stock in either of the street railway COM
panies to aid which bills were passed,
during their terms of Office. is likely to
come from the legislative Investigating
committee. az a result of formal opinion
given to the committee last evening by its
counsel, George H. Taft of UXbridge.
Mr. Taft advises the committee that
the acts referred 10 were legally contracts
between the commonwealth and the rail
way companies involved. and that mem
bcUS who benefited Individually as Il result
{
contract may have violated section 10 Of
chapter 26S If the, general laws.
/ Not alone did Mr.. Taft defend that
legislatures power to investigate acts of
misconduct ON the part of members of
previous legislatures, but he cited a court
opinion which credits the legislature with
"unlimited' range of authority to consider
'aIl that concerns the public welfare"
Mr.. Taft'S opinion was significant in
view of the failure Of certain witnesses to
give the testimony asked of them by the
committee and its counsel.
Representative John l.. Donovan of
Boston. after being summoned before the
board. declined to give any information
voluntarily. Senator Walter McLaue.
whose name was also mentioned in con-
nection with large stock and loan trunSac-
tions with the Fidelity Trust company,
refused to testify and disputed the COM
mittee'S authority.
Again yesterday Representative
Philip X. Amidon of Cambridge though
diSclaiming any railway stock purchases
during the legislatures session of 1918.
declined to answer the question as amply
ing to the balance of that year on the
ground that it was beyond the range of the
committees authority.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26

SUIT IS SETTLED
Plaintiff Seeking TO Recover Sf2,-
OOO-GOes on Docket.

\ settlement has been made in the suit
Of Nelson +. Doubleday of Estey street
against Ansel !. Pierce of Canal street.
so the case. which was set for trial at
the present term of Windham county
court. has gone off the docket. This was
a suit for damages Of $4,000 for injuries
received in aH automobile accident. apd
substantial amount was paid in settle
ment by the insurance company by whom
Mr.. Pierce was insured
y. +. Schwenk and +. W. Gibson were
counsel for the plaintiff and Harvey,
Maurice & Fits for the defendant.
The suit grew out Of an accident near
the Hubbard farm in Vernon Oct -.
1920. when Mr.. Pierce's automobile in
which Mr.. Doubleday was riding. left
the road while going at rapid rate Of
speed and overturned Mr. Doubleday
sustained serious injuries. and for a
time it was thought that he would not
live
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
PHYSICIANS IGNORE ORDER.
Refuse to Report Irish Suffering from
Gunshot Wounds.

this city. regardless Of politics. have ig
norcd the order Of the government mill
tary authorities to report at once the arrl-
val in hospitals of persons suffering from
gunShot wounds. Thus far no proceedings
have been taken against Them
The order was intended to aid the mill
tary in identifying their attackers, many
of whom escape though wounded.
Physicians resent the military mandate
because. they declare. it would requir,
them to break faith with their patients
thus violating rule of professional ethics
They say that if the order were obeyct
many wounded would go without mcdica
attention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
LECTURE TO BE
FREE TO PUBLIC
Seats to BE Reserved for Service Men
Sunday, When DIR. James j. Walsh
Speaks on Americanism.

Americanism is the subject to be dis
Cussed under the auspices of Leo cuun-
ell, Knights of Columbus, at the Audi
tOrium next Sunday. May /, at s p. IN.
by Dr. James J. Walsh of New York
city, medical director OF FOrdham Uni
vcrsity School of Sociology and profes-
sOr of physiological psychology at Cath
edral college, author of Health Through
VIII Power. Success in the New Era,
The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries,
and dozen other Well-knOWn volumes.
Or. Walsh has lectured from Port
land, Maine TO Portland, Oregon. and
from Duluth to New Orleans. Probably
the most interesting thing about his
lecture career has been the number OF
his recalls. Those who have heard him
many times know that any subject that
he handles viii be treated from an indi-
vidual standpoint and will present
thoughts about it that have never been
arranged quite that way before, though
they always illustrate basic. conseTva-
tive principles and bring out how old
the new Is in the best sense of the eX-
preston Pope Plus y accorded him a
special interview and spoke to him of
the apostlcshiD of the press and the lee
tuTc platform in our day as all import
ant for the church. Later His Holiness
accepted the dedication of The Popes
Science and conferred on its author on
the next visit of the Cardinal ArChbis-
hop OF New York to Rome, not merely
the knighthood of st. Gregory. but the
Knight Commander with the Star, al
most the first time that this third de
gree of the Gregorian Order had been
conferred without previous initiation
into the two preceding degrees.
Admission to the lecture is free to the
public Seats have been reserved for
ax-seryice men. The lecture Of Dr.
Walsh viii be of special interest to
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-26
BANQUET PLANNED
FOR OLDER GIRLS
Lunch. by BrattleborO People at
Time of Conference.

Letters of solicitation are being mailed
70 some Of the men of the town for CON
tributi0ns toward the banquet Friday
night and n0on-day lunch Saturday,
which win be served delegates to the
Older Girls conference. which will be
held here May 6. Z and s.
While the banquet or get-together sup
per as it is called. Friday night and the
Saturday noon lunch win be served at
Masonic temple they are in no way con
nccted with the Eastern Star chapter and
are not a moncy-making scheme, being
given by the citizens of BrattIeboro com
plimeutary to the girls who attend the
conference. The use of the Masonic ban
quet hall has been given for the purpose
as the one most accessible to the meet
ing places for the programs.
Mrs. Carrie l.. Hamilton has been
named chairman of the committee in
charge of the conference meals.