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WASHINGTON, Feb. g. Comptroller of Currency Williams last report to Congress published today The eport states that the country in many respects was on onder financial basis economically than in many years connidtcs will he returned to prewar levels and asserts that labor must soon decide whether they prefer shut down and ideness to lower wages the scale taking into consideration lower living coasts.
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ENACTMENT OF BILL BE OPPOSED

WASHINGTON, Feb 8-The enactment of bills for Federal Regulation of coal and packing industres will be pposed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States according to its officers who assert the legislation would substitute given for private control of the great bas industries The members of the organization w organ ze to fight the measure, they say. -
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KLAMATHIS ABANDONED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb g. The coast guard cut ter Unaga reported by wireless today that the Steamer Klamath hich was wrecked with nineteen passengers on board has broken in two and abandoned &e
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FORCES OF PROGRESS TO BE ORGANIZED

WASHINGTON Feb 8-Forty-nine of the one hun dred and six members of the Democrat Committee request ed Chairman White to call meeting of the Committee at St. Louis on March First order that the forces progress may be organized for continuous construction of patriotic action in the succeeding four years and for righteous md rightly earned victory n 1924"
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No Casualties Reported.

PORTTOWNSEND, Feb. 8-Noc casualties have thus far been reported The storm began on January th and has continued without abatemen the wind reaching ve locity of I12 miles per hour i; :,
 There has been no loss of life the direct result of the storm as yet several persons severely injured by the falling branches and trees. s.< E1*s
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RECRUITING BILL BECOMES LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb g. The house resolution direct ing that recruiting be stopped until the army is reduced to
 5000 became law when the senate voted 67 to to over tide the Presidents veto ,
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EsCH TO BE MEMBER OF BOARD

ESCH TO BE MEMBER OF BOARD
 WASHINGTON, Feb. Representative J. J. Esch of Wisconsin who was defeated for renomnation during the last election will probably be member fthe Interstate Commerce Co,nmisson under Harding.
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'. aWASHINGT0N Feb. g.: |Sandsl Gompefs, president
 |ofs fife ricalr D iteration
 Epf ,4,ab8 deelare Id, that the
 EMexieant evemnaant twill eon1esas near being a gov
 ernment for Europe as any nnsaoxfhss E: :: ],
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STEAMER IN DISTRESS

EUREKA, Cal Feb. B. Theasteam schooner Raymone and Washington reported in distress yesterday due to the heavy storm raging along the entire coast are safe The Washington reached here today while the Raymond with her engine broken is being lowed Southward.
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s100.OOO FOR ALASKA ROADS

$1UU,0OU HLaona NO71DEo WASHINGTON, Feb B. The house passed the bill au- horizng an appropriation of for road work next year in Alaska. l.,
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WINS SUIT AGAINST TREADWELLCO CONTAIN

8 WINS SUIT. AGAINST STTREADWELL COMPANY
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. g. The circuit court of apl peals upheld the Alaska district court decision awarding 500 from the Alaska Treaadwel Mining Company to
 May Mugford for injuries sustained when lie fell into loe in the board walk in front the copanys store at
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yMIIJNOTION AGAINST afAYOR.BAK a

" 8S agJ gJM1INCI1lJN (SA1NSF 1AY YUEs sBAkHtE W - s@9
 PORTLAND Feb g. Application has been made tt tho
 ifcuit Court f6t sn injunction s. Tom preyeGtne aat and St, John Itrk arc scheduled to speak
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SAYS RAIL0AD BOARD
 SHOULD SETTLE QUESTION
President Thinks It Unnecessary to Submit Matter to Con Congress-Ralroad Board and Interstate Commerce Commission to Adjust Matter.
BIG APPROPRIATION FOR ALASKA R

Harding May Appoint J. J. Esch Member of Commerce Commission Representative Mondell says America Must Act Soon
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 BIG STEEL BRIDGE OVER SUSITNARIVER COMPLETED Biggest Structure West of Missouri River E Now Com pleted and Traffic Crosses For the First Time.

ANCHORAGE; Feb. g. The big steel bridge across the Sstna river was opened for traffic February sixth when regular passenger crossed the bridge for the first time This bridge has longest steel span west of inc Missouri rvef.s $ @ :
 (SgneD Gerig @.,s: :,.s. 5s
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
MORE RARE THAN DIAMONDS
Only Fifty pIeoes Of "Rose Ebony" N
Existence. and They Are Con-
sldered Priceless.

A gem so rare that diamond seems
common In comparison.
Sounds like an overstatement,
doesn't itf
There Is snch a substance. however
1T Is rose ebony"
Only about fifty pieces ef "rose
ebony" are In existence today, and, as
Its composition Is known to snly one
person Its production Is limited to such
an extent that 1t is doubtful II there
will ever be more than q few hundred
pieces at most.
Mrs. Sarah Sewell Jones holds the
secret Of the exquisite gem--a jet
black substance, nearly as hard as q
diamond, yet composed Of substance
Of which rose petals are the base.
Mrs. Jones from childhood has been
deeply interested In sculpture and she
early developed remarkable talent.
The idea OF using rose petals as the
basis for substance with which to
work appealed to her as soon as she con-
ceived 1t. What wonderful thing It
would be, she thought. If she could
preserve the beauty of the gardeners
fairest flower so that it would live for
centuries INSTEAD of merely a few
days.
Numerous mechanical obstacles con.
fronted her in working out the
formula, but she finally found how her
object could be attained.
Using several other ingredients-the
character Of which, Of course, She keeps
secret-she works the rose petals into
a plastic composition which she molds
to suit her fancy. Then the piece is put
aside to harden. Every day Mrs. Jones
goes over the mold, working on It so
that II will retain its original lines
throughout the hardening process.
At the end of three weeks the gem Is
hard as flint-and then Mrs. Jones
puts on the finishing touches with her
chisel.
The carving is unlike anything else
In the world. In some inexplicable
manner 1t seems to retain all the fresh
beauty of the rose. to which is added
the artistry Of the maker.
Rose ebony will never be a drua
on the market. The process shas been
known to Mrs. Jones for eight years
and in all that time only fifty or so
gems have been made Even II Mrs
Jones were to devote all her time to the
work she couldn't possibly make more
than six a month-which would only
mean few hundred in the course OF
her lifetime.-Vernon I. Lucas In the
Seattle POst-Intelligencer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
Close to Terrible Death.

Buried alive, young workman In
Chateaudun. France had a remarkable
escape after being 10 hours In a well.
He was fitting pump In a well 90
feet deep when the sides gave way
and he was buried 80 feet from the
surface. A fellow workman, seeing
that alone he could do nothing. at
once Informed the mayor Of the hamlet,
who In. turn telephoned the sub-pre-
feet of Chateaudun. The latter at
once dispatched to the scene the only
troops at hand. a tank corps detach-
ment, and then telephoned to Yer
sailles for a detachment Of military
engineers to be sent by motor car.
Sixteen hours later ThiOn was rescued
alive. having been protected by the
props, which were fixed transversely
in the well to prevent the sides fall
ing in while it was in course, of con-
struction. He was, however, very bad
ly bruised, and I'm such an exhausted
state that he was at once taken to
the nearest hospital.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
New African Cathedral.

Twenty years ago the London Mis-
sionary society entered the Luapula
valley and occupied the area around
Kazembe's-a country where Living
stone began his pathfinding There
the L. NJ. S. has labored effectively
until they have about forty out-schools
and 5000 adherents. Recently a new
brick church has been erected at
Mberesbi, and Dan Crawford. who is
known among the natives as Bwana
Nkonga-''the Gatherer Of the Peoples"
was invited to consecrate the build
Ing. Many Europeans came. including
government officials and high church.
men. and King Kazembe with all his re-
tinue. Mr.. Crawford opened the Goth
ic door with great ivory key carved
from an elephants tusk from the local
marsle e The key was nf,erw ards
presented to Mr.. Crawford in u cssker
Of local mahogany.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
Not Even q Drink

Two stenOgraphers went out walk
Ing the other night with a very par.
simonious young lawyer. Now, they
had given him many informal dinners
and supposed that he intended to do
something fine to show his apprecia.
ton for their favors. But he eco
nomically walked them around one
block after another and finally after
almost two hours walking started
them home. Then the most independ.
ent one could stand 1t no longer. Gar
rie," she said solemnly, don't you
suppose we're going tc even have q
drink this eveningf"
Cody the young man replied,
why. certainly you are. There's
where I'm taking you nOw-round D: t
my mothers home. She has q well of
the best water In this state."-Ex.
change.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
Citys "Hitch-Up" Unlike Farms.

City ways Of hitchlng up a team
OF horses to wagon differ from the
old-fashioned system In the country,
remarked a former farmer as he
watched a teamster "hook up" his
nags after he had delivered the new
liberty f1agpole in City Hall park the
other day, according to the, New York
Sun.
The city teamster backed his horses
to the wagon tongue and hitched up
the traces. Then he attached the
chains TO the, neck yoke and snapped
up his lines
Now that's all wrong" said the
former farmer. "When l was kid,
1 was taught to hitch up In front first
so. If the team started to run, they
could not pull the wagon except with
the neck chains. But the first thing
of all to do was to get the lines in
order so you cDuld control the team
In case Of emergency"
The former farmer could not resist
asking the teamster why he hitched
up that way.
"Well." replied the teamster, "ev-
erybody has their way Of doing things.
This is the city way"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

The friends and relatives of Mrs
b. c. Boney will be grieved to learn
OF her death on the 18th at Wallace,
N. G. where she lived. She had long
hard fight between life and death in
which she suffered a great deal, and
the end was not surprise to her low
ed ones, who watched by her bedside.
She was Miss, Bethea before her
marriage. she being the oldest child
Iof George j. Bethea and Mrs. Flora
M Bethea, and was fifty one years
old at the time of her death. She
leaves two children: Mrs. C. M. Mil
ler and Norwood Boney who both live
at Wallace. She leaves the following
brothers.: E C. Bethea, P. M, at Lat
ia. H. L. and c. c. of Latta, R. B. of
Floydale and George ]. of Tatum, s.
Z. She leaves one sister, Mrs. jamie
Gaddy of Latta.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
nleh .nd Low. Point. ef land.

Nt8U sts6 wv Sts'>e ~ >.stes
The difference between the highest
and lowest points Of land In the
United States Is 14.777 feet, accord
Ing TO the United States geological
survey. Department Of the Interior.
Mount Whitney. the highest point. is
14,5Ol feet above sea level. and In
Death valley there Is q depression
that lies 276 feet below sea level.
These two points. which are both in
California, are less than 80 miles
apart. This difference In height Is
small, however, compared with the
difference In the height and depth Of
land in Asia. Mount Everest rises
29.OO2 feet above sea level, whereas
the shores Of the Dead sea lie ,29Q
feet below sea level. a total differ
ence. in height Of 30.292 feet. Mount
Everest has never been climbed. The
greatest depth yet found in any ocean
is 32OSS feet, the depth at a point
about 40 miles north Of the island of
Mindanao, In the Philippines. The
bottom Of the sea at this point Is
therefore more than 11M miles below
the summit Of Mount Everest.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

Miss Christine Berry entertained on
Friday afternoon with a Tacky Party
on her spacious lawn in honor of the
Junior Epworth League. There were
twenty five who attended this pleas
ant occasion. Games of many different
kinds were indulged in for about an
hour, after which refreshments con-
sisting Of peanuts. chewing gum and
candies were served. A prize was
awarded to the one who could make
the best animal out of gum. Margar-
et Bethea and Joseph Williams were
pronounced the tackiest couple.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
Lalta News Department.
Conducted by Bethea
Conducted by w. Ellis Bethea

]. d. Coleman of Eitcfry was here
Oh, business Friday.
Miss Jimmie Carmichael of ,Hamer
Is visiting her her sister. Mrs. H. H.
Bass.
Miss Katherine Bethea visited Miss
Leila Coleman during the past week
at Elberry.
E. l.. Powell of the Dalcho section
was here looking after tobacco Tues
day.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Carpenter and
their son LaFon spent the week end
at Wrightsville Beach.
A. M. Rogers of Dillon was among
those who were in the city Tuesday
afternoon.
DR.. q s. Evans of Clio passed
through here Wednesday on his way
to Florence.
On Tuesday Magistrate E. C. AL
len visited his nephew E. w. Allen
near Clio.
H. T. Hartley of Brownsville was
among those who were here on busi-
ness early Wednesday morning.
L. L. Watson, mayor of Latta, and
Mrs. Watson spent the week end at
Myrtle Beach.
S. NJ. Watson has just returned
from a visit to his daughter Mrs. c..
M. Staley at Staley, N. G.
Henry Berry of Marion was on a
visit to his brother in law c. G. Bass
OH Monday.
Len" Burnett who travels out of
Wilmington was here pushing his line
Oh Tuesday.
Thomas Stanton of Clio passed
through here Wednesday on his way
to the Columbia hospital where his
son Rufus is seriously sick
S. A. Mcmillan has just returned
from Baltimore where he has been for
several days purchasing the fal! and
winter needs of his customers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Bethea and son
William Of Wilmington are visiting
Mr.. Bethea's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Ellis Bethea. also Mrs. Bethea's
mother, Mrs. Clara Manning.
! Miss Sallie Smith who for the past
several seasons have had charge of
the ladies hat department. at the Lat
ia Dry Goods store has already ar
rived from Baltimore and is ready to
serve her many friends in this sec
ticn.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
The Methodist Sunday school and

The Methodist Sunday school and
congregation at the hour was smaller
than seldom seen even during the
summer months, caused by so many
OF Its members being away at the
several nearby beaches and noun
tain resorts. The condition of the
roads will justify going to a beach
fifty or sixty miles away and return
ing late the same day. While Sun
day would seem to be the only day
one could spare from his business, yet
we believe that one would have more
real pleasure to close up business for
a day and take one of the six days
OF the week for such trip.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

Our town and community were
greatly shocked and grieved on Aug
ust the 18th, when one of our mob
lest christian characters, Mrs. Louisa
Lenoir Ballard met with such a hor-
rible death. She was about her Mas
ter's business when she was struck by
the train. Always conscientious and
loyal to her church, she leaves us in
example that we might well emulate.
She was born at Hagood, Sumter
county, July 18th, 1849, the daughter
OF Isaac and Sarah Moore Lenoir. Her
KIND disposition was displayed even
when child in her home. She mar
ried John r. Ballard end was the
mother of eight children, two of
whom survive her, Mrs. Luther C..
Bass. Latta, and Richard M. Ballard
Lumberton, N. G. She had been a
faithful member of the church for
about fifty five years Her pastor. DIR.
kirkland accompanied the bereaved
FAMILY to Providence Springs where
she was buried in the old family GEM
etery, and was attended by many of
her old friends in Sumter county.
Rev. w. G. Allen of Dillon assisted DIR.
kirkland in performing the last sad
rites. She is survived by one sister.
Mrs c. w. Sanders, Hagood, s. c..
three brothers, w. II. Lenoir, Hagood,
3. c., Polk Lenoir. Providence, 8. G.
ana Isaac Lenoir, Texas.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

Travellers Graphic Description of
7arbarie Ceremony Witnessed in
the South Seas.

On one Of the Gilbert islands saw
q "bateta" (dance) Of unforgettable
splendor. In the afternoon natives
were busy making wreaths and neck
laces Of White flowers of the male
papaya tree. In deep pink oval. mother
of-pearl and lavender the sun sat be-
side the palms. On the lagoon beach
was kindled a great fire. Presently
the mellow moon and huge stars. ris-
ing through the fantastic coconut and
more fantastic pandanus. cast the
black shadows Of the trees athwart
the white sands. Over the rustic Of
the palm fronds, the soft fall Ct feet
In the dust of the dim pathways. and
the murmur' of fiOwer-crowned men
and women. on their. way to the dance.
came the voice Of the surf on the
outer reef.
A chant and a clapping afose from
80 to 40 persons. men and women
not one standing-who sat- cross
legged ON the coral. writes Andrew
Farrell in Asia Magazine. Members of
the ballet. four and five deep. made
three sides Of a rectangle; Oh the
open side were the spectators. All of
the men, and some of the women,
were nude to the waist. Necklaces of
white cOc0nut leaf. long and many
pointed, hung down upon the breasts;
greeneries were twisted in the pierced
lObes of their ears, and from under
white cOcOnut and chaplets Of flowers
cleaned their white eyebails. and
winter teeth.
In the forefront of the ballet sat q
woman-a Micronesian Aphrodite-
covered from her waist down with q
fine dancing mat. She was the prin-
cipai, and only she and two men did
not beat hand against hand and
against breast. One of these-a
great. bearded. Arablike fellow-was
the leader of the chorus. He gave
calls, accompanied by sweep Of the
raised arm. AT the second or third
call the second man, broad-bodied
Bacchus, opened the song in a tenor,
and the others Joined, chanting and
beating, the wOmen's voices high and
nasal. the mems round and full.
The chants we've altogether monot-
onOus repetitions of few words. Co
conut-oiled bodies cleaned under the
fire. Hands. feet, arms and trunks OF
the three principals kept exquisite
time to the beat, beat of the chouls.
My ears were filled with the tumult,
my eyelids were heavy with drowsi-
ness. sat in hypnotic daze; I
awOke with start, to find the singers
silent and their bodies languid A
brief pause-a settling back Of the
wearied singers-and again the leader
gave the call and the sweep Of the
upraised arm.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
Conserving Wild Game.

Increased bounties on ferociOuis ami
mails and destructive BIRDS, and pro-
tective measures with a view to con-
serving the bear. which is becoming
very scarce in many parts Of British
Columbia, feature new game regula-
tions which have recently been an
nounced. Trapping of bear is now
prohibited and only three bears may
now be shot in a season. Bounty for
panthers has >been increased to $40.
timber wolves $25. cpows 20 cents.
magpies 20 cents, and big-horn and
snow owls, 81 each. =A-,-'- .s.srkt
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

Miss Rachel Powell-af cheraw q
spending the week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Powell. y
MRS. G. L Norman left Saturday
night for her home In Chicago.
Miss Lucy Crisp spent last week
with Mrs. d. K. Ford, 50
Miss Grace Goodyear has returned
meme after several days stay in Co
lumbia with Mrs. tt E. Grimes.
G. b. Stackhouse Of Mullins was
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. 2. Grimes Of Coz
iumbia arrived Tuesday for a few
days stay with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
n. Goodyear.
Miss Clarice Baxley Of Columbia is
visiting Mrs. w. E. Spivey<--
L. w. Temple spent the week end
at Wrightsville Beach.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
FOR SALE = Second Hand Gin. dis.

FOR SALE = Second Hand Gin, dis
placed by cleaner and huller outfit,
but too good to discard. Brush
nearly new. Extra saws. Cut 16
bales in day last fall. Makes good
turn out, unusually clean seed. 1t
is we'll preserved, 20 saw Van Win
kle, one of the best ever made.
Used for our own crops. Call or ad-
dress Prop. Red Bluff Farms, Box
100, Clio, 8. C.-S as ct.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

News was received in town yester-
day afternoon to the effect that Mr.
e. B. McEachern was not doing so
well. Sunday morning he was cheer
ful, but since then his condition has
become worse. He will likely be I'm
the hospital from ten days to two
weeks.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

Mr.. Jno. c. Bethea- has returned
from a weeks stay in the mountains
of Tennessee. Mrs. Bethea and son.
Hugh Calhoun, who accompanied him
on the trip, will remain there several
weeks.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

SJno. Hargrove has returned from
charleston where he went to see Mrs.
Hargrove who is at hospital. Mrs.
Hargrove is recovering from an op-
Grafton for appendicitis and will re-
turn home In about three weeks.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25
News and Courier.

NEWS ana Courier.
This time last August the Front
porch campaign was in full blast and
the country was being supplied with
daily guarantees of overflowing prost
perlty II only 1t would turn the Dem
ocrats out and put the Republicans in
charge. Doesn't it make you laugh to
think about it?
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-25

o. P Tanner of Marion was a pleas
ant visitor to our town Wednesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-04
Sparks CIRCUS
IS CLEAN SHOW.
II Has Grown From Small
Beginning On Its
OwnM Merit

The Sparks circus which Is con-.
ing to Fairmont tomorrow, Is with.
out q doubt the cleanest show that
will visit the city this season, and
as1this organiaziotn has been com
ing to Fairmont for several sal,
sons, citizens Of this community. Is
we'll Is circus goers from nearly
towns. know from experience, that
this 10 one show that lives up Ia
its advance promises.
II does not employ and keep any
agents In Africa, India or other
foreign countries to capture wild
animals, being content to buy them
froa dealers who bring them IA
this country and when the show
exhibits in this city, there will be
seen In the big street pa=ads iutt
as good, II not better, a collection
OF wild animals, second to none.
Newspapers all along the route,
from Macon, Ca, to Marietta, Ohio,
have been praistng the cleanliness
.of the organization, hetng tree
from "gouging" and skin games. /.
The Sparks circus has grown
from q two small wooden car slcw
to a twenty-five car traia, every
car being Of solid steal and seven
.ty feet in length. Every ons AZ the
eight tents used Is new and when
the show Is put up on the lot Fair,
monters will gaze on absolutely The
best equipped show that has or win
be in the city this seasop.