Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-02-02
Domestic

Colonel Paul B. Malone now assist
ant commandant of the infantry school
at Camp Benning, Columbus, Ga, and
who served with great gallantry with
the American expeditionary forces in
France, first as colonel and after
wards as brigadier general, seemed
overcome with astonishment when in
formed of press dispatches from
Washington in which Ivy Henderson,
Of Chester, s. c., was quoted as say
ing that he saw Colonel Malone shoot
a soldier because he could not keep
up with his command.
Judge ]. L. Kent recently denied
the motion for a new trial of George
Walker, Is years Of age, under life
sentence for the murder of George
Avery, II, recently at Dublin. Ga.
Thirty patients were removed to
safety when the Lincoln hospital, a
negro institution, of Durham, N. c.,
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss was estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000. The origin of the blaze
has not been determined.
Complete confidence an the business
outlook with regard to building in the
southeastern section Of the United
States was generally expressed by
SPEAKERS. at the annual convention OF
the Southeastern Builders Supply as.
sociation, at Miami, Fla.
The meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Southeastern Express company at
Birmingham. Ala. after electing d.
rectors. declared a 4.67To dividend,
which is at the rate OF 79S per annum.
The company was organized about
eight months ago.
The American Museu moi National
History New York City, reports that
the tomb of prehistoric warrior, who
apparently fell In combat, haS been
discovered In the ruins Of a large
Pueblo community dwelling near Az.
tee, New Mexico.
II is estimated that more than a
hundred Chattanooga, Tenn, families
have been driven from their homes by
flood waters of the Tennessee river,
all the motor vehicles of the city gov
ernment being called into play TO
move the victims to higher ground.
The schooner yacht Iris, owned by
J. H. Jobson Of Manula, Ala, was de-
stroyed by fire while at anchor off
Pinellas Point Fla. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000. Only the owner was
on board during the fire.
The opening session OF the annual
meeting of the Lee Highway associa.
ton at Chattanooga, Tenn. was fea.
tured by an address by former Gov
ernor Brough Of Arkansas, who paid
a glowing tribute to Gen. Robert Ed
mund Lee. for whom the highway is
named.
The contract covering the proposed
lease and purchase OF the govern
ment's nitrate and water-power prof.
ects at Muscle Shoals, Ala, has been
signed by Henry Ford and returned to
the war department by one of the Ford
engineers.
At the request OF the city council
of Chicago, Mayor James l.. Key Of
Atlanta, Cd. has submitted the prop
ostion for the government to legalize
the sale of light wines and beer" to
Auanta's city council. The mayor
puts it up to council just as the prop
oSition came to him.
The Mississippi senate. at Jackson.
recently adopted tax OF on, cent
per gallon for the public roads, .hG
funds to he divided SO per cent TO the
counties where collected, and 40 per
cent to the state highway commission.
Fire seriously damaged the Devon
Avenue cdrbarn Of the Chicago sur
face lines recently, destroyed 100
streets cars and forced fifty families
living nearby in cottages to the streets
scantily clad. Wellington Fish, gen.
eral manager of the surface fines, said
the loss would be approximately ST.
100000.